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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CE ,NEKHLIUD( WAS N9ETE5 YE>S ( AGE :51 AT ! 5D ( HIS ?IRD T]M AT ! UNIV]SITY1 HE CAME TO SP5D HIS SUMM] VACATION ON HIS E/ATE4 ,HE WAS ALONE !RE ALL ! SUMM]4 

,9 ! AUTUMN HE WROTE 9 HIS UN=M$1 BOYI% H&1 A LETT] TO HIS AUNT1 ! ,C\NTESS ,BIELORETSKAIA1 :O1 ACCORD+ TO HIS NOTION1 WAS HIS BE/ FRI5D1 & ! MO/ G5IAL WOMAN 9 ! WORLD4 ,! LETT] WAS 9 ,FR5*1 & WAS TO ! FOLL[+ EFFECT3--  

0,DE> ,AUNTIE1--,I HAVE ADOPT$ A RESOLUTION UPON :I* MU/ DEP5D ! FATE ( MY :OLE EXI/5CE4 ,I HAVE LEFT ! UNIV]SITY 9 ORD] TO DEVOTE MYSELF TO A C\NTRY LIFE1 BECAUSE ,I FEEL ?AT ,I WAS BORN = IT4 ,= ,GOD'S SAKE1 DE> AUNTIE1 DON'T MAKE SPORT ( ME4 ,Y\ SAY ?AT ,I AM Y\NG4 ,P]HAPS ,I AM /ILL ALMO/ A *ILD2 BUT ?IS DOES NOT PREV5T ME FROM FEEL+ SURE ( MY VOCATION1 FROM WI%+ TO ACCOMPLI% IT SUCCESSFULLY1 & FROM LOV+ IT4 

0,AS ,I HAVE ALREADY WRITT5 Y\1 ,I F\ND \R AFFAIRS 9 9DESCRIBABLE CONFUSION4 ,WI%+ TO BR+ ORD] \T ( *AOS1 ,I MADE AN 9VE/IGATION1 & DISCOV]$ ?AT ! PR9CIPAL TR\BLE WAS DUE TO ! MO/.<#b.> WRET*$ MIS]ABLE CONDITION ( ! PEASANTS1 & ?AT ?IS TR\BLE C\LD BE REM$I$ ONLY BY WORK & PATI5CE4 

0,IF Y\ C\LD ONLY SEE TWO ( MY PEASANTS1 ,DAVID & ,IVAN1 & ! WAY ?AT !Y & !IR FAMILIES LIVE1 ,I AM CONV9C$ ?AT ONE GLANCE AT !SE TWO UN=TUNATES W\LD DO MORE TO P]SUADE Y\ ?AN ALL ?AT ,I CAN TELL Y\ 9 JU/IFICATION ( MY RESOLVE4 ,IS NOT MY OBLIGATION SACR$ & CLE>1 TO LABOR = ! WELF>E ( !SE SEV5 HUNDR$ HUMAN BE+S = :OM ,I MU/ BE RESPONSIBLE TO ,GOD8 ,W\LD IT NOT BE A S9 TO LEAVE !M TO ! M]CY ( H>% ELD]S & OV]SE]S1 SO AS TO C>RY \T PLANS ( 5JOYM5T OR AMBITION8 ,& :Y %\LD ,I SEEK 9 ANY O!R SPH]E ! OPPORTUNITY ( BE+ USEFUL1 & DO+ GOOD1 :5 SU* A NOBLE1 BRILLIANT1 & P>AM\NT DUTY LIES RI<T AT H&8 

0,I FEEL ?AT ,I AM CAPABLE ( BE+ A GOOD F>M]2.<#a.> & 9 ORD] TO MAKE MYSELF SU* AN ONE AS ,I UND]/& ! WORD TO MEAN1 ,I DO NOT NE$ MY DIPLOMA AS ,B4,A41 NOR ! RANK :I* Y\ SO EXPECT ( ME4 ,DE> AUNTIE1 DO NOT MAKE AMBITI\S PLANS = ME3 ACCU/OM Y\RSELF TO ! ?\<T ?AT ,I AM GO+ ON AN ABSOLUTELY PECULI> PA?1 BUT ONE ?AT IS GOOD1 &1 ,I ?9K1 WILL BR+ ME TO HAPP9ESS4 ,I HAVE ?\<T & ?\<T AB\T MY FUTURE DUTIES1 HAVE WRITT5 \T SOME RULES ( CONDUCT1 &1 IF ,GOD ONLY GIVES ME HEAL? & /R5G?1 ,I %ALL SUCCE$ 9 MY UND]TAK+4 

0,DO NOT %[ ?IS LETT] TO MY BRO!R ,VASYA3 ,I AM AFRAID ( HIS RIDICULE4 ,HE G5]ALLY DICTATES TO ME1 & ,I AM ACCU/OM$ TO GIVE WAY TO HIM4 ,:IL/ ,VANYA MAY NOT APPROVE ( MY RESOLVE1 AT LEA/ HE WILL UND]/& IT40 

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,! C\NTESS REPLI$ TO H] NEPHEW 9 ! FOLL[+ LETT]1 ALSO WRITT5 9 ,FR5*3--  

0,Y\R LETT]1 DE> ,DMITRI1 %[$ NO?+ ELSE TO ME ?AN ?AT Y\ HAVE A W>M HE>T2 & ,I HAVE NEV] HAD REASON TO D\BT ?AT4 ,BUT1 MY DE>1 \R GOOD T5D5CIES DO US MORE H>M 9 LIFE ?AN \R BAD ONES4 ,I WILL NOT TELL Y\ ?AT Y\ >E COMMITT+ A FOLLY1 ?AT Y\R BEHAVIOR ANNOYS ME2 BUT ,I WILL DO MY BE/ TO MAKE ONE >GUM5T HAVE AN EFFECT UPON Y\4 ,LET US REASON TOGE!R1 MY DE>4 

0,Y\ SAY Y\ FEEL ?AT Y\R VOCATION IS = A C\NTRY LIFE2 ?AT Y\ WI% TO MAKE Y\R S]FS HAPPY1 & ?AT Y\ HOPE TO BE A GOOD F>M]4 

0,9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ ?AT WE FEEL SURE ( \R VOCATION ONLY :5 WE HAVE ONCE MADE A MI/AKE 9 ONE2 SECONDLY1 ?AT IT IS EASI] TO W9 HAPP9ESS = \RSELVES ?AN = O!RS2 & ?IRDLY1 ?AT1 9 ORD] TO BE A GOOD MA/]1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO BE A COLD & AU/]E MAN1 :I* Y\ WILL NEV] 9 ?IS WORLD SUCCE$ 9 BE+1 EV5 ?\< Y\ /RIVE TO MAKE BELIEVE ?AT Y\ >E4 

0,Y\ CONSID] Y\R >GUM5TS IRRESI/IBLE1 & GO SO F> AS TO ADOPT !M AS RULES = ! CONDUCT ( LIFE2 BUT AT MY AGE1 MY DE>1 PEOPLE DON'T C>E = >GUM5TS & RULES1 BUT ONLY = EXP]I5CE4 ,N[1 EXP]I5CE TELLS ME ?AT Y\R PLANS >E *ILDI%4 

0,I AM N[ 9 MY FIFTIE? YE>1 & ,I HAVE KN[N MANY F9E M52 BUT ,I HAVE NEV] HE>D ( A Y\NG MAN ( GOOD FAMILY & ABILITY BURY+ HIMSELF 9 ! C\NTRY UND] ! PRETEXT ( DO+ GOOD4 

0,Y\ HAVE ALWAYS WI%$ TO APPE> ORIG9AL1 BUT Y\R ORIG9ALITY IS NO?+ ELSE ?AN MORBIDLY DEVELOP$ EGOTISM4 ,&1 MY DE>1 *OOSE SOME BETT]-TRODD5.<#d.> PA?4 ,IT WILL LEAD Y\ TO SUCCESS2 & SUCCESS1 IF IT IS NOT NECESS>Y = Y\ AS SUCCESS1 IS AT LEA/ 9DISP5SABLE 9 GIV+ Y\ ! POSSIBILITY ( DO+ GOOD :I* Y\ DESIRE4 ,! POV]TY ( A FEW S]FS IS AN UNAVOIDABLE EVIL1 OR1 RA!R1 AN EVIL :I* CANNOT BE REM$I$ BY =GETT+ ALL Y\R OBLIGATIONS TO SOCIETY1 TO Y\R RELATIVES1 & TO Y\RSELF4 

0,) Y\R 9TELLECT1 ) Y\R K9D HE>T1 & Y\R LOVE = VIRTUE1 NO C>E] W\LD FAIL TO BR+ Y\ SUCCESS2 BUT AT ALL EV5TS *OOSE ONE :I* W\LD BE WOR? Y\R :ILE1 & BR+ Y\ HONOR4 

0,I BELIEVE ?AT Y\ >E S9C]E1 :5 Y\ SAY ?AT Y\ >E FREE FROM AMBITION2 BUT Y\ >E DECEIV+ Y\RSELF4 ,AMBITION IS A VIRTUE AT Y\R AGE1 & ) Y\R MEANS IT BECOMES A FAULT & AN ABSURDITY :5 A MAN IS NO LONG] 9 ! CONDITION TO SATISFY ?IS PASSION4 

0,& Y\ WILL EXP]I5CE ?IS IF Y\ DO NOT *ANGE Y\R 9T5TION4 ,GOOD-BY1 DE> ,MITYA4 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT ,I HAVE ALL ! MORE LOVE = Y\ ON ACC\NT ( Y\R FOOLI% BUT /ILL NOBLE & MAGNANIM\S PLAN4 ,DO AS Y\ PLEASE1 BUT ,I =EW>N Y\ ?AT ,I %ALL NOT BE ABLE TO SYMPA?IZE ) Y\40  

,! Y\NG MAN READ ?IS LETT]1 CONSID]$ IT LONG & S]I\SLY1 & F9ALLY1 HAV+ DECID$ ?AT HIS G5IAL AUNT MI<T BE MI/AK51 S5T 9 HIS PETITION = DISMISSAL FROM ! UNIV]SITY1 & TOOK UP HIS RESID5CE AT HIS E/ATE4.<#e.> 

7,S\RCE3 0,A ,RUSSIAN ,PROPRIETOR & ,O!R ,/ORIES10 BY ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 TRANSLAT$ BY ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE1 PUBLI%$ BY ,?OMAS ,Y4 ,CR[ELL @& ,CO41 ,NEW ,YORK1 #ac ,A/OR ,PLACE47 

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