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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NATA%A & ,PI]RE1 LEFT ALONE1 ALSO BEGAN TO TALK AS ONLY A HUSB& & 
 WIFE CAN TALK1 ?AT IS1 ) EXTRAORD9>Y CLE>NESS & RAPIDITY1 
 UND]/&+ & EXPRESS+ EA* O!R'S ?\<TS 9 WAYS CONTR>Y TO ALL 
 RULES ( LOGIC1 )\T PREMISES1 D$UCTIONS1 OR CONCLUSIONS1 & 9 A 
 QUITE PECULI> WAY4 ,NATA%A WAS SO US$ TO ?IS K9D ( TALK ) H] 
 HUSB& ?AT = H] IT WAS ! SURE/ SIGN ( SOME?+ BE+ WRONG 
 BETWE5 !M IF ,PI]RE FOLL[$ A L9E ( LOGICAL REASON+4 ,:5 HE BEGAN 
 PROV+ ANY?+1 OR TALK+ >GUM5TATIVELY & CALMLY & %E1 L$ ON BY 
 HIS EXAMPLE1 BEGAN TO DO ! SAME1 %E KNEW ?AT !Y W]E ON ! V]GE ( 
 A QU>REL4 

,FROM ! MOM5T !Y W]E ALONE & ,NATA%A CAME UP TO HIM ) WIDE-OP5 
 HAPPY EYES1 & QUICKLY SEIZ+ HIS HEAD PRESS$ IT TO H] BOSOM1 SAY+3 
 0,N[ Y\ >E ALL M9E1 M9E6 ,Y\ WON'T ESCAPE60--FROM ?AT MOM5T 
 ?IS CONV]SATION BEGAN1 CONTR>Y TO ALL ! LAWS ( LOGIC & CONTR>Y TO 
 !M BECAUSE QUITE DIFF]5T SUBJECTS W]E TALK$ AB\T AT ONE & ! 
 SAME TIME4 ,?IS SIMULTANE\S DISCUSSION ( MANY TOPICS DID NOT PREV5T A 
 CLE> UND]/&+ BUT ON ! CONTR>Y WAS ! SURE/ SIGN ?AT !Y 
 FULLY UND]/OOD ONE ANO!R4 

,JU/ AS 9 A DREAM :5 ALL IS UNC]TA91 UNREASON+1 & CONTRADICTORY1 
 EXCEPT ! FEEL+ ?AT GUIDES ! DREAM1 SO 9 ?IS 9T]C\RSE CONTR>Y 
 TO ALL LAWS ( REASON1 ! WORDS !MSELVES W]E NOT CONSECUTIVE & CLE> 
 BUT ONLY ! FEEL+ ?AT PROMPT$ !M4 

,NATA%A SPOKE TO ,PI]RE AB\T H] BRO!R'S LIFE & DO+S1 ( H[ %E 
 HAD SUFF]$ & LACK$ LIFE DUR+ HIS [N ABS5CE1 & ( H[ %E WAS 
 FOND] ?AN EV] ( ,M>Y1 & H[ ,M>Y WAS 9 EV]Y WAY BETT] ?AN 
 H]SELF4 ,9 SAY+ ?IS ,NATA%A WAS S9C]E 9 ACKN[L$G+ ,M>Y'S 
 SUP]IORITY1 BUT AT ! SAME TIME BY SAY+ IT %E MADE A DEM& ON ,PI]RE 
 ?AT HE %\LD1 ALL ! SAME1 PREF] H] TO ,M>Y & TO ALL O!R WOM51 
 & ?AT N[1 ESPECIALLY AFT] HAV+ SE5 MANY WOM5 9 ,PET]SBURG1 HE 
 %\LD TELL H] SO AFRE%4 

,PI]RE1 ANSW]+ ,NATA%A'S WORDS1 TOLD H] H[ 9TOL]ABLE IT HAD BE5 
 = HIM TO MEET LADIES AT D9N]S & BALLS 9 ,PET]SBURG4 

0,I HAVE QUITE LO/ ! KNACK ( TALK+ TO LADIES10 HE SAID4 0,IT WAS 
 SIMPLY DULL4 ,BESIDES1 ,I WAS V]Y BUSY40 

,NATA%A LOOK$ 9T5TLY AT HIM & W5T ON3 

0,M>Y IS SO SPL5DID10 %E SAID4 0,H[ %E UND]/&S *ILDR56 ,IT IS AS 
 IF %E SAW /RAI<T 9TO !IR S\LS4 ,YE/]DAY1 = 9/ANCE1 ,MITYA WAS 
 NAU<TY4440 

0,H[ LIKE HIS FA!R HE IS10 ,PI]RE 9T]JECT$4 

,NATA%A KNEW :Y HE M5TION$ ,MITYA'S LIK5ESS TO ,NI*OLAS3 ! 
 RECOLLECTION ( HIS DISPUTE ) HIS BRO!R-9-LAW WAS UNPLEASANT & HE 
 WANT$ TO KN[ :AT ,NATA%A ?\<T ( IT4 

0,NI*OLAS HAS ! WEAKNESS ( NEV] AGREE+ ) ANY?+ NOT G5]ALLY 
 ACCEPT$4 ,BUT ,I UND]/& ?AT Y\ VALUE :AT OP5S UP A FRE% L9E10 
 SAID %E1 REPEAT+ WORDS ,PI]RE HAD ONCE UTT]$4 

0,NO1 ! *IEF PO9T IS ?AT TO ,NI*OLAS IDEAS & DISCUSSIONS >E AN 
 AMUSEM5T--ALMO/ A PA/IME10 SAID ,PI]RE4 0,= 9/ANCE1 HE IS 
 COLLECT+ A LIBR>Y & HAS MADE IT A RULE NOT TO BUY A NEW BOOK TILL HE 
 HAS READ :AT HE HAD ALREADY B\<T--,SISMONDI & ,R\SSEAU & 
 ,MONTESQUIEU10 HE ADD$ ) A SMILE4 0,Y\ KN[ H[ MU* ,I4440 HE BEGAN TO 
 S(T5 D[N :AT HE HAD SAID2 BUT ,NATA%A 9T]RUPT$ HIM TO %[ ?AT 
 ?IS WAS UNNECESS>Y4 

0,SO Y\ SAY IDEAS >E AN AMUSEM5T TO HIM44440 

0,YES1 & = ME NO?+ ELSE IS S]I\S4 ,ALL ! TIME 9 ,PET]SBURG ,I SAW 
 EV]YONE AS 9 A DREAM4 ,:5 ,I AM TAK5 UP BY A ?\<T1 ALL ELSE IS M]E 
 AMUSEM5T40 

0,AH1 ,I'M SO SORRY ,I WASN'T !RE :5 Y\ MET ! *ILDR510 SAID ,NATA%A4 
 0,:I* WAS MO/ DELI<T$8 ,LISA1 ,I'M SURE40 

0,YES10 ,PI]RE REPLI$1 & W5T ON ) :AT WAS 9 HIS M9D4 0,NI*OLAS 
 SAYS WE \<T NOT TO ?9K4 ,BUT ,I CAN'T HELP IT4 ,BESIDES1 :5 ,I WAS 9 
 ,PET]SBURG ,I FELT 7,I CAN SAY ?IS TO Y\7 ?AT ! :OLE AFFAIR W\LD GO 
 TO PIECES )\T ME--EV]YONE WAS PULL+ HIS [N WAY4 ,BUT ,I 
 SUCCE$$ 9 UNIT+ !M ALL2 & !N MY IDEA IS SO CLE> & SIMPLE4 
 ,Y\ SEE1 ,I DON'T SAY ?AT WE \<T TO OPPOSE ?IS & ?AT4 ,WE MAY BE 
 MI/AK54 ,:AT ,I SAY IS3 ',JO9 H&S1 Y\ :O LOVE ! RI<T1 & LET 
 !RE BE BUT ONE BANN]--?AT ( ACTIVE VIRTUE4' ,PR9CE ,S]GEY IS A 
 F9E FELL[ & CLEV]40 

,NATA%A W\LD HAVE HAD NO D\BT AS TO ! GREATNESS ( ,PI]RE'S IDEA1 BUT 
 ONE ?+ DISCONC]T$ H]4 0,CAN A MAN SO IMPORTANT & NECESS>Y TO 
 SOCIETY BE ALSO MY HUSB&8 ,H[ DID ?IS HAPP580 ,%E WI%$ TO EXPRESS 
 ?IS D\BT TO HIM4 0,N[ :O C\LD DECIDE :E!R HE IS REALLY CLEV]] 
 ?AN ALL ! O!RS80 %E ASK$ H]SELF1 & PASS$ 9 REVIEW ALL ?OSE 
 :OM ,PI]RE MO/ RESPECT$4 ,JUDG+ BY :AT HE HAD SAID !RE WAS NO ONE 
 HE HAD RESPECT$ SO HI<LY AS ,PLATON ,K>ATAEV4 

0,DO Y\ KN[ :AT ,I AM ?9K+ AB\T80 %E ASK$4 0,AB\T ,PLATON ,K>ATAEV4 
 ,W\LD HE HAVE APPROV$ ( Y\ N[1 DO Y\ ?9K80 

,PI]RE WAS NOT AT ALL SURPRIS$ AT ?IS QUE/ION4 ,HE UND]/OOD HIS WIFE'S 
 L9E ( ?\<T4 

0,PLATON ,K>ATAEV80 HE REPEAT$1 & POND]$1 EVID5TLY S9C]ELY TRY+ 
 TO IMAG9E ,K>ATAEV'S OP9ION ON ! SUBJECT4 0,HE W\LD NOT HAVE 
 UND]/OOD444 YET P]HAPS HE W\LD40 

0,I LOVE Y\ AWFULLY60 ,NATA%A SUDD5LY SAID4 0,AWFULLY1 AWFULLY60 

0,NO1 HE W\LD NOT HAVE APPROV$10 SAID ,PI]RE1 AFT] REFLECTION4 0,:AT HE 
 W\LD HAVE APPROV$ ( IS \R FAMILY LIFE4 ,HE WAS ALWAYS SO ANXI\S TO 
 F9D SEEML9ESS1 HAPP9ESS1 & PEACE 9 EV]Y?+1 & ,I %\LD HAVE 
 BE5 PR\D TO LET HIM SEE US4 ,!RE N[--Y\ TALK ( MY ABS5CE1 BUT 
 Y\ W\LDN'T BELIEVE :AT A SPECIAL FEEL+ ,I HAVE = Y\ AFT] A 
 SEP>ATION44440 

0,YES1 ,I %\LD ?9K4440 ,NATA%A BEGAN4 

0,NO1 IT'S NOT ?AT4 ,I NEV] LEAVE (F LOV+ Y\4 ,& ONE 
 C\LDN'T LOVE MORE1 BUT ?IS IS SOME?+ SPECIAL4444 ,YES1 ( 
 C\RSE--0 HE DID NOT F9I% BECAUSE !IR EYES MEET+ SAID ! RE/4 

0,:AT NONS5SE IT IS10 ,NATA%A SUDD5LY EXCLAIM$1 0AB\T HONEYMOONS1 & 
 ?AT ! GREATE/ HAPP9ESS IS AT FIR/6 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 N[ IS ! BE/ 
 ( ALL4 ,IF ONLY Y\ DID NOT GO AWAY6 ,DO Y\ REMEMB] H[ WE QU>REL$8 ,& 
 IT WAS ALWAYS MY FAULT4 ,ALWAYS M9E4 ,& :AT WE QU>REL$ AB\T--,I 
 DON'T EV5 REMEMB]60 

0,ALWAYS AB\T ! SAME ?+10 SAID ,PI]RE ) A SMILE4 0,JEALO4440 

0,DON'T SAY IT6 ,I CAN'T BE> IT60 ,NATA%A CRI$1 & H] EYES GLITT]$ 
 COLDLY & V9DICTIVELY4 0,DID Y\ SEE H]80 %E ADD$1 AFT] A PAUSE4 

0,NO1 & IF ,I HAD ,I %\LDN'T HAVE RECOGNIZ$ H]40 

,!Y W]E SIL5T = A :ILE4 

0,OH1 DO Y\ KN[8 ,:ILE Y\ W]E TALK+ 9 ! /UDY ,I WAS LOOK+ AT 
 Y\10 ,NATA%A BEGAN1 EVID5TLY ANXI\S TO DISP]SE ! CL\D ?AT HAD COME 
 OV] !M4 0,Y\ >E AS LIKE HIM AS TWO PEAS--LIKE ! BOY40 7,%E 
 MEANT H] LITTLE SON47 0,OH1 IT'S TIME TO GO TO HIM4444 ,! MILK'S COME4444 
 ,BUT ,I'M SORRY TO LEAVE Y\40 

,!Y W]E SIL5T = A FEW SECONDS4 ,!N SUDD5LY TURN+ TO ONE ANO!R 
 AT ! SAME TIME !Y BO? BEGAN TO SPEAK4 ,PI]RE BEGAN ) 
 SELF-SATISFACTION & 5?USIASM1 ,NATA%A ) A QUIET1 HAPPY SMILE4 
 ,HAV+ 9T]RUPT$ ONE ANO!R !Y BO? /OPP$ TO LET ! O!R 
 CONT9UE4 

0,NO4 ,:AT DID Y\ SAY8 ,GO ON1 GO ON40 

0,NO1 Y\ GO ON1 ,I WAS TALK+ NONS5SE10 SAID ,NATA%A4 

,PI]RE F9I%$ :AT HE HAD BEGUN4 ,IT WAS ! SEQUEL TO HIS COMPLAC5T 
 REFLECTIONS ON HIS SUCCESS 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,AT ?AT MOM5T IT SEEM$ TO HIM 
 ?AT HE WAS *OS5 TO GIVE A NEW DIRECTION TO ! :OLE ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY 
 & TO ! :OLE WORLD4 

0,I ONLY WI%$ TO SAY ?AT IDEAS ?AT HAVE GREAT RESULTS >E ALWAYS SIMPLE 
 ONES4 ,MY :OLE IDEA IS ?AT IF VICI\S PEOPLE >E UNIT$ & CON/ITUTE A 
 P[]1 !N HONE/ FOLK MU/ DO ! SAME4 ,N[ ?AT'S SIMPLE 5\<40 

0,YES40 

0,& :AT W]E Y\ GO+ TO SAY80 

0,I8 ,ONLY NONS5SE40 

0,BUT ALL ! SAME80 

0,OH NO?+1 ONLY A TRIFLE10 SAID ,NATA%A1 SMIL+ /ILL MORE BRI<TLY4 
 0,I ONLY WANT$ TO TELL Y\ AB\T ,PETYA3 TODAY NURSE WAS COM+ TO TAKE HIM 
 FROM ME1 & HE LAU<$1 %UT HIS EYES1 & CLUNG TO ME4 ,I'M SURE HE 
 ?\<T HE WAS HID+4 ,AWFULLY SWEET6 ,!RE1 N[ HE'S CRY+4 ,WELL1 
 GOOD-BY60 & %E LEFT ! ROOM4 

,MEAN:ILE D[N/AIRS 9 Y\NG ,NI*OLAS ,BOLKONSKI'S B$ROOM A LITTLE LAMP 
 WAS BURN+ AS USUAL4 7,! BOY WAS AFRAID ( ! D>K & !Y C\LD NOT 
 CURE HIM ( IT47 ,DESSALLES SLEPT PROPP$ UP ON F\R PILL[S & HIS ,ROMAN 
 NOSE EMITT$ S\NDS ( RHY?MIC SNOR+4 ,LITTLE ,NI*OLAS1 :O HAD JU/ 
 WAK$ UP 9 A COLD P]SPIRATION1 SAT UP 9 B$ & GAZ$ BE=E HIM ) 
 WIDE-OP5 EYES4 ,HE HAD AWAK5$ FROM A T]RIBLE DREAM4 ,HE HAD DREAM$ ?AT 
 HE & ,UNCLE ,PI]RE1 WE>+ HELMETS SU* AS W]E DEPICT$ 9 HIS 
 ,PLUT>*1 W]E LEAD+ A HUGE >MY4 ,! >MY WAS MADE UP ( :ITE SLANT+ 
 L9ES ?AT FILL$ ! AIR LIKE ! COBWEBS ?AT FLOAT AB\T 9 AUTUMN & 
 :I* ,DESSALLES CALL$ LES FILS DE LA ,VI]GE4 ,9 FRONT WAS ,GLORY1 :I* 
 WAS SIMIL> TO ?OSE ?READS BUT RA!R ?ICK]4 ,HE & ,PI]RE W]E BORNE 
 ALONG LI<TLY & JOY\SLY1 NE>] & NE>] TO !IR GOAL4 ,SUDD5LY ! 
 ?READS ?AT MOV$ !M BEGAN TO SLACK5 & BECOME 5TANGL$ & IT GREW 
 DIFFICULT TO MOVE4 ,& ,UNCLE ,NI*OLAS /OOD BE=E !M 9 A /]N & 
 ?REAT5+ ATTITUDE4 

0,HAVE Y\ DONE ?IS80 HE SAID1 PO9T+ TO SOME BROK5 SEAL+ WAX & 
 P5S4 0,I LOV$ Y\1 BUT ,I HAVE ORD]S FROM ,>AK*EEV & WILL KILL ! 
 FIR/ ( Y\ :O MOVES =W>D40 ,LITTLE ,NI*OLAS TURN$ TO LOOK AT ,PI]RE 
 BUT ,PI]RE WAS NO LONG] !RE4 ,9 HIS PLACE WAS HIS FA!R--,PR9CE 
 ,&REW--& HIS FA!R HAD NEI!R %APE NOR =M1 BUT HE EXI/$1 
 & :5 LITTLE ,NI*OLAS P]CEIV$ HIM HE GREW FA9T ) LOVE3 HE FELT 
 HIMSELF P[]LESS1 LIMP1 & =MLESS4 ,HIS FA!R C>ESS$ & PITI$ HIM4 
 ,BUT ,UNCLE ,NI*OLAS CAME NE>] & NE>] TO !M4 ,T]ROR SEIZ$ Y\NG 
 ,NI*OLAS & HE AWOKE4 

0,MY FA!R60 HE ?\<T4 7,?\< !RE W]E TWO GOOD PORTRAITS ( ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW 9 ! H\SE1 ,NI*OLAS NEV] IMAG9$ HIM 9 HUMAN =M47 0,MY 
 FA!R HAS BE5 ) ME & C>ESS$ ME4 ,HE APPROV$ ( ME & ( ,UNCLE 
 ,PI]RE4 ,:ATEV] HE MAY TELL ME1 ,I WILL DO IT4 ,MUCIUS ,SCAEVOLA BURN$ HIS 
 H&4 ,:Y %\LD NOT ! SAME SORT ( ?+ HAPP5 TO ME8 ,I KN[ !Y WANT 
 ME TO LE>N4 ,& ,I WILL LE>N4 ,BUT SOM$AY ,I %ALL HAVE F9I%$ LE>N+1 
 & !N ,I WILL DO SOME?+4 ,I ONLY PRAY ,GOD ?AT SOME?+ MAY HAPP5 TO 
 ME SU* AS HAPP5$ TO ,PLUT>*'S M51 & ,I WILL ACT AS !Y DID4 ,I WILL 
 DO BETT]4 ,EV]YONE %ALL KN[ ME1 LOVE ME1 & BE DELI<T$ ) ME60 ,& 
 SUDD5LY HIS BOSOM HEAV$ ) SOBS & HE BEGAN TO CRY4 

0,>E Y\ ILL80 HE HE>D ,DESSALLES' VOICE ASK+4 

0,NO10 ANSW]$ ,NI*OLAS1 & LAY BACK ON HIS PILL[4 

0,HE IS GOOD & K9D & ,I AM FOND ( HIM60 HE ?\<T ( ,DESSALLES4 0,BUT 
 ,UNCLE ,PI]RE6 ,OH1 :AT A WOND]FUL MAN HE IS6 ,& MY FA!R8 ,OH1 ,FA!R1 
 ,FA!R6 ,YES1 ,I WILL DO SOME?+ ) :I* EV5 HE W\LD BE 
 SATISFI$44440 

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