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,9TIMATE ,CONV]SATION ,) ,MY ,FRI5D 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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,?IS CONV]SATION ( \RS TOOK PLACE 9 A PHAETON ON ! WAY TO ,KUNTSEVO4 ,DIMITRI HAD 9VIT$ ME 9 ! MORN+ TO GO ) HIM TO HIS MO!R'S1 & HAD CALL$ = ME AFT] LUN*EON2 ! IDEA BE+ ?AT ,I %\LD SP5D ! EV5+1 & P]HAPS ALSO PASS ! NI<T1 AT ! C\NTRY-H\SE :]E HIS FAMILY LIV$4 ,ONLY :5 WE HAD LEFT ! CITY & EX*ANG$ ITS GRIMY /REETS & ! UNBE>ABLY DEAF5+ CLATT] ( ITS PAVEM5TS = ! OP5 VI/A ( FIELDS & ! SUBDU$ GR9D+ ( C>RIAGE-:EELS ON A DU/Y HI< ROAD 7:ILE ! SWEET SPR+ AIR & PROSPECT 5VELOP$ US ON EV]Y SIDE7 DID ,I AWAKE FROM ! NEW IMPRESSIONS & S5SATIONS ( FRE$OM 9TO :I* ! PA/ TWO DAYS HAD PLUNG$ ME4 ,DIMITRI WAS 9 HIS K9D & SOCIABLE MOOD4 ,?AT IS TO SAY1 HE WAS NEI!R FR[N+ NOR BL9K+ N]V\SLY NOR /RAI<T5+ HIS NECK 9 HIS COLL>4 ,= MY [N P>T1 ,I WAS CONGRATULAT+ MYSELF ON ?OSE NOBLE S5TIM5TS :I* ,I HAVE EXPRESS$ ABOVE1 9 ! BELIEF ?AT !Y HAD L$ HIM TO OV]LOOK MY %AMEFUL 5C\NT] ) ,KOLPIK(F1 & TO REFRA9 FROM DESPIS+ ME = IT4 ,?US WE TALK$ TOGE!R ON MANY AN 9TIMATE SUBJECT :I* EV5 A FRI5D SELDOM M5TIONS TO A FRI5D4 ,HE TOLD ME AB\T HIS FAMILY :OSE ACQUA9TANCE ,I HAD NOT YET MADE--AB\T HIS MO!R1 HIS AUNT1 & HIS SI/]1 AS ALSO AB\T H] :OM ,WOLODA & ,DUBK(F BELIEV$ TO BE HIS 0FLAME10 & ALWAYS SPOKE ( AS 0! LADY ) ! *E/NUT LOCKS40 ,( HIS MO!R HE SPOKE ) A C]TA9 COLD & =MAL COMM5DATION1 AS ?\< TO =E/ALL ANY FUR!R M5TION ( H]2 HIS AUNT HE EXTOLL$ 5?USIA/ICALLY1 ?\< ) A T\* ( CONDESC5SION 9 HIS TONE2 HIS SI/] HE SC>CELY M5TION$ AT ALL1 AS ?\< AV]SE TO DO+ SO 9 MY PRES5CE2 BUT ON ! SUBJECT ( 0! LADY ) ! *E/NUT LOCKS0 7:OSE REAL NAME WAS ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 & :O WAS A GR[N-UP Y\NG LADY LIV+ ON A FAMILY FOOT+ ) ! ,NE*LUD(FS7 HE DISC\RS$ ) ANIMATION4 

0,YES1 %E IS A WOND]FUL WOMAN10 HE SAID ) A CONSCI\S R$D5+ ( ! FACE1 YET LOOK+ ME 9 ! EYES ) DOGG$ TEM]ITY4 0,TRUE1 %E IS NO LONG] Y\NG1 & EV5 RA!R ELD]LY1 AS WELL AS BY NO MEANS GOOD-LOOK+2 BUT AS = LOV+ A M]E FEA!RHEAD1 A M]E BEAUTY--WELL1 ,I NEV] C\LD UND]/& ?AT1 = IT IS SU* A SILLY ?+ TO DO40 7,DIMITRI SAID ?IS AS ?\< HE HAD JU/ DISCOV]$ A MO/ NOVEL & EXTRAORD9>Y TRU?47 0,I AM C]TA91 TOO1 ?AT SU* A S\L1 SU* A HE>T & PR9CIPLES1 AS >E H]S >E NOT TO BE F\ND ELSE:]E 9 ! WORLD ( ! PRES5T DAY40 7,I DO NOT KN[ :5CE HE HAD D]IV$ ! HABIT ( SAY+ ?AT FEW GOOD ?+S W]E DISCOV]ABLE 9 ! WORLD ( ! PRES5T DAY1 BUT AT ALL EV5TS HE LOV$ TO REPEAT ! EXPRESSION1 & IT SOMEH[ SUIT$ HIM47 

0,ONLY1 ,I AM AFRAID10 HE W5T ON QUIETLY1 AFT] ?US ANNIHILAT+ ALL SU* M5 AS W]E FOOLI% 5\< TO ADMIRE M]E BEAUTY1 0,I AM AFRAID ?AT Y\ WILL NOT UND]/& OR REALIZE H] QUICKLY4 ,%E IS MODE/1 EV5 SECRETIVE1 & BY NO MEANS FOND ( EXHIBIT+ H] BEAUTIFUL & SURPRIS+ QUALITIES4 ,N[1 MY MO!R--:O1 AS Y\ WILL SEE1 IS A NOBLE1 S5SIBLE WOMAN--HAS KN[N ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 = MANY YE>S2 YET EV5 TO ?IS DAY %E DOES NOT PROP]LY UND]/& H]4 ,%ALL ,I TELL Y\ :Y ,I WAS \T ( TEMP] LA/ EV5+ :5 Y\ W]E QUE/ION+ ME8 ,WELL1 Y\ MU/ KN[ ?AT ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY ,LUBOV ASK$ ME TO ACCOMPANY H] TO ,IVAN ,YAKOVLEVIT*'S 7Y\ HAVE HE>D ( HIM1 ,I SUPPOSE8 ! FELL[ :O SEEMS TO BE MAD1 BUT :O1 9 REALITY1 IS A V]Y REM>KABLE MAN74 ,WELL1 ,LUBOV IS EXTREMELY RELIGI\S1 & UND]/&S ,IVAN ,YAKOVLEVIT* TO ! FULL4 ,%E (T5 GOES TO SEE HIM1 & CONV]SES ) HIM1 & GIVES HIM MONEY = ! POOR--MONEY :I* %E HAS E>N$ H]SELF4 ,%E IS A M>VEL\S WOMAN1 AS Y\ WILL SEE4 ,WELL1 ,I W5T ) H] TO ,IVAN'S1 & FELT V]Y GRATEFUL TO H] = HAV+ AF=D$ ME ! OPPORTUNITY ( EX*ANG+ A WORD ) SO REM>KABLE A MAN2 BUT MY MO!R C\LD NOT UND]/& \R ACTION AT ALL1 & DISC]N$ 9 IT ONLY SUP]/ITION4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 LA/ NI<T %E & ,I QU>REL$ = ! FIR/ TIME 9 \R LIVES4 ,A V]Y BITT] ONE IT WAS1 TOO10 HE CONCLUD$1 ) A CONVULSIVE %RUG ( HIS %\LD]S1 AS ?\< ! M5TION ( IT RECALL$ ! FEEL+S :I* HE HAD !N EXP]I5C$4 

0,& :AT >E Y\R 9T5TIONS AB\T IT ALL80 ,I 9QUIR$1 TO DIV]T HIM FROM SU* A DISAGREEABLE RECOLLECTION4 0,?AT IS TO SAY1 H[ DO Y\ IMAG9E IT IS GO+ TO TURN \T8 ,DO Y\ EV] SPEAK TO H] AB\T ! FUTURE1 OR AB\T H[ Y\R LOVE OR FRI5D%IP >E GO+ TO 5D80 

0,DO Y\ MEAN1 DO ,I 9T5D TO M>RY H] EV5TUALLY80 HE 9QUIR$1 9 HIS TURN1 ) A R5EW$ BLU%1 BUT TURN+ HIMSELF R\ND & LOOK+ ME BOLDLY 9 ! FACE4 

0,YES1 C]TA9LY10 ,I REPLI$ AS ,I SETTL$ MYSELF D[N4 0,WE >E BO? ( US GR[N-UP1 AS WELL AS FRI5DS1 SO WE MAY AS WELL DISCUSS \R FUTURE LIFE AS WE DRIVE ALONG4 ,NO ONE C\LD V]Y WELL OV]LOOK OR OV]HE> US N[40 

0,:Y %\LD ,I ,N,O,T M>RY H]80 HE W5T ON 9 RESPONSE TO MY REASSUR+ REPLY4 0,IT IS MY AIM--AS IT %\LD BE ! AIM ( EV]Y HONORABLE MAN--TO BE AS GOOD & AS HAPPY AS POSSIBLE2 & ) H]1 IF %E %\LD /ILL BE WILL+ :5 ,I HAVE BECOME MORE 9DEP5D5T1 ,I %\LD BE HAPPI] & BETT] ?AN ) ! GREATE/ BEAUTY 9 ! WORLD40 

,ABSORB$ 9 SU* CONV]SATION1 WE H>DLY NOTIC$ ?AT WE W]E APPROA*+ ,KUNTSEVO1 OR ?AT ! SKY WAS BECOM+ OV]CA/ & BEG9N+ TO ?REAT5 RA94 ,ON ! RI<T1 ! SUN WAS SL[LY S9K+ BEH9D ! ANCI5T TREES ( ! ,KUNTSEVO P>K--ONE HALF ( ITS BRILLIANT DISC OBSCUR$ ) GRAY1 SUBLUM9\S CL\D1 & ! O!R HALF S5D+ =? SPOKES ( FLAM+ LI<T :I* ?REW ! OLD TREES 9TO /RIK+ RELIEF AS !Y /OOD !RE ) !IR D5SE CR[NS ( GRE5 %[+ AGA9/ A BLUE PAT* ( SKY4 ,! LI<T & %IMM] ( ?AT PAT* CONTRA/$ %>PLY ) ! HEAVY P9K CL\D :I* LAY MASS$ ABOVE A Y\NG BIR*-TREE VISIBLE ON ! HORIZON BE=E US1 :ILE1 A LITTLE FUR!R TO ! RI<T1 ! P>TI-COLOR$ RO(S ( ! ,KUNTSEVO MANSION C\LD BE SE5 PROJECT+ ABOVE A BELT ( TREES & UND]GR[?--ONE SIDE ( !M REFLECT+ ! GLITT]+ RAYS ( ! SUN1 & ! O!R SIDE H>MONIZ+ ) ! MORE L\R+ PORTION ( ! HEAV5S4 ,BEL[ US1 & TO ! LEFT1 %[$ ! /ILL BLUE ( A POND :]E IT LAY SURR\ND$ ) PALE-GRE5 LABURNUMS--ITS DULL1 CONCAVE-LOOK+ DEP?S REPEAT+ ! TREES 9 MORE SOMB] %ADES ( COLOR OV] ! SURFACE ( A HILLOCK4 ,BEYOND ! WAT] SPREAD ! BLACK EXPANSE ( A PL[$ FIELD1 ) ! /RAI<T L9E ( A D>K-GRE5 RIDGE BY :I* IT WAS BISECT$ RUNN+ F> 9TO ! DI/ANCE1 & !RE JO9+ ! LEAD51 ?REAT5+ HORIZON4 

,ON EI!R SIDE ( ! S(T ROAD ALONG :I* ! PHAETON WAS PURSU+ ! EV5 T5OR ( ITS WAY1 BRI<T-GRE51 TANGL$1 JUICY BELTS ( RYE W]E SPR\T+ H]E & !RE 9TO /ALK4 ,NOT A MOTION WAS P]CEPTIBLE 9 ! AIR1 ONLY A SWEET FRE%NESS1 & EV]Y?+ LOOK$ EXTRAORD9>ILY CLE> & BRI<T4 ,NE> ! ROAD ,I C\LD SEE A LITTLE BR[N PA? W9D+ ITS WAY AMONG ! D>K-GRE51 QU>T]-GR[N /EMS ( RYE1 & SOMEH[ ?AT PA? REM9D$ ME VIVIDLY ( \R VILLAGE1 & SOMEH[ 7?R\< SOME CONNECTION ( ?\<T7 ! IDEA ( ?AT VILLAGE REM9D$ ME VIVIDLY ( ,SONET*KA1 & SO ( ! FACT ?AT ,I WAS 9 LOVE ) H]4 

,NOT)/&+ MY FONDNESS = ,DIMITRI & ! PLEASURE :I* HIS FRANKNESS HAD AF=D$ ME1 ,I N[ FELT AS ?\< ,I DESIR$ TO HE> NO MORE AB\T HIS FEEL+S & 9T5TIONS ) REG>D TO ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 BUT TO TALK UN/9T$LY AB\T MY [N LOVE = ,SONET*KA1 :O SEEM$ TO ME AN OBJECT ( AFFECTION ( A F> HI<] ORD]4 ,YET = SOME REASON OR ANO!R ,I C\LD NOT MAKE UP MY M9D TO TELL HIM /RAI<T \T H[ SPL5DID IT W\LD SEEM :5 ,I HAD M>RI$ ,SONET*KA & WE W]E LIV+ 9 ! C\NTRY--( H[ WE %\LD HAVE LITTLE *ILDR5 :O W\LD CRAWL AB\T ! FLOOR & CALL ME ,PAPA1 & ( H[ DELI<T$ ,I %\LD BE :5 HE1 ,DIMITRI1 BR\<T HIS WIFE1 ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA1 TO SEE US1 WE>+ AN EXP5SIVE G[N4 ,ACCORD+LY1 9/EAD ( SAY+ ALL ?AT1 ,I PO9T$ TO ! SETT+ SUN1 & M]ELY REM>K$3 0,LOOK1 ,DIMITRI6 ,H[ SPL5DID60 

,TO ?IS1 H[EV]1 ,DIMITRI MADE NO REPLY1 S9CE HE WAS EVID5TLY DISSATISFI$ AT MY ANSW]+ HIS CONFESSION 7:I* IT HAD CO/ HIM MU* TO MAKE7 BY DIRECT+ HIS ATT5TION TO NATURAL OBJECTS 7TO :I* HE WAS1 9 G5]AL1 9DIFF]5T74 ,UPON HIM ,NATURE HAD AN EFFECT ALTOGE!R DIFF]5T TO :AT %E HAD UPON MYSELF1 = %E AFFECT$ HIM RA!R BY H] 9DU/RY ?AN BY H] BEAUTY--HE LOV$ H] RA!R ) HIS 9TELLECT ?AN ) HIS S5SES4 

0,I AM ABSOLUTELY HAPPY10 ,I W5T ON1 )\T NOTIC+ ?AT HE WAS ALTOGE!R TAK5 UP ) HIS [N ?\<TS & OBLIVI\S ( ANY?+ ?AT ,I MI<T BE SAY+4 0,Y\ WILL REMEMB] H[ TOLD Y\ AB\T A GIRL ) :OM ,I US$ TO BE 9 LOVE :5 WAS A LITTLE BOY8 ,WELL1 ,I SAW H] AGA9 ONLY ?IS MORN+1 & AM N[ 9FATUAT$ ) H]40 ,!N ,I TOLD HIM--DESPITE HIS CONT9U$ EXPRESSION ( 9DIFF]5CE--AB\T MY LOVE1 & AB\T ALL MY PLANS = MY FUTURE CONNUBIAL HAPP9ESS4 ,/RANGELY 5\<1 NO SOON] HAD ,I RELAT$ 9 DETAIL ! :OLE /R5G? ( MY FEEL+S ?AN ,I 9/ANTLY BECAME CONSCI\S ( ITS DIM9UTION4 

,! RA9 OV]TOOK US JU/ AS WE W]E TURN+ 9TO ! AV5UE ( BIR*-TREES :I* L$ TO ! H\SE1 BUT IT DID NOT REALLY WET US4 ,I ONLY KNEW ?AT IT WAS RA9+ BY ! FACT ?AT ,I FELT A DROP FALL1 FIR/ ON MY NOSE1 & !N ON MY H&1 & HE>D SOME?+ BEG9 TO PATT] UPON ! Y\NG1 VISC\S LEAVES ( ! BIR*-TREES AS1 DROOP+ !IR CURLY BRAN*ES OV]HEAD1 !Y SEEM$ TO IMBIBE ! PURE1 %9+ DROPS ) AN AVIDITY :I* FILL$ ! :OLE AV5UE ) SC5T4 ,WE DESC5D$ FROM ! C>RIAGE1 SO AS TO REA* ! H\SE ! QUICK] ?R\< ! G>D51 BUT F\ND \RSELVES CONFRONT$ AT ! 5TRANCE-DOOR BY F\R LADIES1 TWO ( :OM W]E KNITT+1 ONE READ+ A BOOK1 & ! F\R? WALK+ TO & FRO ) A LITTLE DOG4 ,!REUPON1 ,DIMITRI BEGAN TO PRES5T ME TO HIS MO!R1 SI/]1 & AUNT1 AS WELL AS TO ,LUBOV ,S]GIEVNA4 ,= A MOM5T !Y REMA9$ :]E !Y W]E1 BUT ALMO/ 9/ANTLY ! RA9 BECAME HEAVI]4 

0,LET US GO 9TO ! V]&A2 Y\ CAN PRES5T HIM TO US !RE10 SAID ! LADY :OM ,I TOOK TO BE ,DIMITRI'S MO!R1 & WE ALL ( US ASC5D$ ! 5TRANCE-/EPS4 

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