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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE 

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,AS SOON AS ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA LE>N$ ?AT ! (FIC] ( HUSS>S WAS ! SON ( ,C\NT ,FEODOR ,TURB91 %E WAS ?R[N 9TO A GREAT /ATE ( EXCITEM5T4 

0,OH6 GREAT HEAV5S6.<#h#c.> HE IS MY D>L+6 ,DANILO6 RUN1 HURRY1 TELL !M ! LADY 9VITES !M TO /AY AT H] H\SE10 %E CRI$1 9 GREAT AGITATION1 & HA/5+ TO ! S]VANTS' ROOM4 0,LIZANKA6 ,U/IU%KA6 ,Y\ MU/ HAVE Y\R ROOM PUT 9 ORD]1 ,LIZA4 ,Y\ CAN GO 9TO Y\R UNCLE'S ROOM2 & Y\1 BRO!R1--BRO!R1 Y\ CAN SLEEP TO-NI<T 9 ! P>LOR4 ,IT'S = ONLY ONE NI<T40 

0,?AT'S NO?+1 SI/]6 ,I W\LD SLEEP ON ! FLOOR40 

0,HE MU/ BE A H&SOME FELL[1 ,I ?9K1 IF HE'S LIKE HIS FA!R4 ,ONLY LET ME SEE HIM1 ! TURTLE-DOVE6 ,Y\ %ALL SEE = Y\RSELF1 ,LIZA4 ,AH6 HIS FA!R WAS H&SOME6 ,:]E %ALL WE PUT ! TABLE8 ,LET IT GO !RE10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 RUNN+ AB\T H]E & !RE4 0,!RE N[1 BR+ 9 TWO B$S2 GET ONE FROM ! OV]SE]1 & GET FROM ! ETAG]E ! GLASS C&LE/ICK :I* MY BRO!R GAVE ME = MY BIR?DAY1 & PUT 9 A WAX C&LE40 

,AT LA/ ALL WAS READY4 ,LIZA1 9 SPITE ( H] MO!R'S 9T]F]5CE1 >RANG$ H] ROOM 9 H] [N WAY = ! TWO (FIC]S4 

,%E BR\<T \T CLEAN L95 %EETS1 FRAGRANT ( .<#b#e#i.>MIGNONNETTE1 & HAD ! B$S MADE2 %E ORD]$ A C>AFE ( WAT] & C&LES NE> IT ON ! LITTLE TABLE4 ,%E BURN$ SC5T$ PAP] 9 ! GIRLS' ROOM1 & MOV$ H] [N LITTLE B$ 9TO H] UNCLE'S *AMB]4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA GRADUALLY BECAME CALM1 & SAT D[N AGA9 9 H] USUAL PLACE2 %E EV5 TOOK \T H] C>DS2 BUT 9/EAD ( %UFFL+ !M1 %E LEAN$ ON H] FAT ELB[1 & GAVE H]SELF UP TO H] ?\<TS4 

0,H[ TIME HAS GONE6 H[ TIME HAS GONE60 %E EXCLAIM$ 9 A :ISP]4 0,IT IS LONG6 LONG6 ISN'T IT8 ,I SEEM TO SEE HIM N[6 ,AKH6 HE WAS A SCAMP60 

,& ! TE>S CAME 9TO H] EYES4 0,N[ H]E IS ,LIZANKA1 BUT %E ISN'T AT ALL :AT ,I WAS AT H] AGE4 ,%E IS A NICE GIRL2 BUT NO1 NOT QUITE4444 

0,LIZANKA1 Y\ HAD BETT] WE> Y\R M\SSEL9-DE-LA9E DRESS ?IS EV5+40 

0,BUT >E Y\ GO+ TO 9VITE !M D[N-/AIRS1 MAMA%A8 ,Y\ HAD BETT] NOT DO IT10 REJO9$ ,LIZA1 ) A FEEL+ ( 9V9CIBLE AGITATION AT ! ?\<T ( SEE+ ! (FIC]S4 0,Y\ HAD BETT] NOT1 MAMA%A60 

,9 PO9T ( FACT1 %E DID NOT SO MU* DESIRE TO SEE !M1 AS %E FELT APPREH5SIVE ( SOME PA9FUL PLEASURE AWAIT+ H]1 AS IT SEEM$ TO H]4 

0,P]HAPS !Y !MSELVES W\LD LIKE TO MAKE \R ACQUA9TANCE1 ,LIZOT*KA10 SAID ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA1 GLANC+ AT H] DAU<T]'S HAIR1 & AT ! SAME TIME ?9K+1 0,NO1 NOT SU* HAIR AS ,I HAD AT H] AGE4 ,NO1 ,LIZOT*KA1 H[ MU* ,I C\LD WI% = Y\60 ,& %E REALLY WI%$ SOME?+ V]Y EXCELL5T = H] DAU<T]1 BUT %E C\LD SC>CELY LOOK =W>D TO A MAT* ) ! C\NT2 %E C\LD NOT DESIRE SU* A RELATION%IP AS %E H]SELF HAD =M$ ) HIS FA!R2 BUT ?AT SOME?+ GOOD W\LD COME ( IT1 %E WI%$ V]Y1 V]Y MU* = H] DAU<T]4 ,%E POSSIBLY.<#b#f.> HAD ! DESIRE TO LIVE OV] AGA9 9 H] DAU<T]'S HAPP9ESS ALL ! LIFE :I* %E LIV$ ) ! LATE C\NT4 

,! OLD CAVALRYMAN WAS ALSO SOME:AT EXCIT$ BY ! C\NT'S COM+4 ,HE W5T TO HIS ROOM1 & %UT HIMSELF UP 9 IT4 ,AT ! 5D ( A QU>T] ( AN H\R1 HE RE-APPE>$ DRESS$ 9 A ,HUNG>IAN COAT & BLUE PANTALOONS2 & ) A TR\BL$-HAPPY EXPRESSION ( C\NT5ANCE1 SU* AS A GIRL WE>S :5 %E PUTS ON H] FIR/ BALL-DRESS1 HE />T$ = ! ROOM ASSIGN$ TO ! GUE/S4 

0,WE %ALL HAVE A GLIMPSE ( SOME ( ! HUSS>S ( TO-DAY1 SI/]4 ,! LATE C\NT WAS 9DE$ A G5U9E HUSS>4 ,WE %ALL SEE6 WE %ALL SEE60 

,! (FIC]S HAD BY ?IS TIME COME 9 BY ! BACK 5TRANCE1 & W]E 9 ! ROOM ?AT HAD BE5 PUT AT !IR S]VICE4 

0,!RE N[10 SAID ! C\NT1 /RET*+ HIMSELF \T 9 HIS DU/Y BOOTS ON ! B$ :I* HAD JU/ BE5 MADE = HIM1 0IF WE >5'T BETT] (F H]E ?AN WE W]E !RE 9 ?AT HOVEL ) ! COCKROA*ES60 

0,BETT]8 ( C\RSE2 BUT ?9K :AT OBLIGATIONS WE >E PUTT+ \RSELVES UND] TO ! PEOPLE H]E40 

0,:AT RUBBI%6 ,Y\ MU/ ALWAYS BE A PRACTICAL MAN4 ,!Y >E MI<TY GLAD TO HAVE US1 ( C\RSE4 ,FELL[60 CRI$ ! C\NT1 0ASK SOME ONE TO PUT A CURTA9 UP AT ?IS W9D[1 ELSE !RE'LL BE A DRAFT 9 ! NI<T40 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ! OLD MAN CAME 9 TO MAKE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ! (FIC]S4 ,?\< HE WAS SOME:AT CONFUS$1 HE DID NOT FAIL TO TELL H[ HE HAD BE5 A COMRADE ( ! LATE C\NT'S1 :O HAD BE5 V]Y CONG5IAL TO HIM1 & HE EV5 W5T SO F> AS TO SAY ?AT MORE ?AN ONCE HE HAD BE5 UND] OBLIGATIONS TO !.<#b#f#a.> LATE C\NT4 ,:E!R HE MEANT1 9 SPEAK+ ( ! OBLIGATIONS TO ! LATE C\NT1 A REF]5CE TO ! HUNDR$ RUBLES :I* ! C\NT HAD BORR[$ & NEV] RETURN$1 OR TO HIS ?R[+ HIM 9TO ! SN[-DRIFT1 OR TO ! SLAP 9 ! FACE1 ! OLD MAN FAIL$ TO EXPLA94 

,H[EV]1 ! C\NT WAS V]Y URBANE ) ! OLD CAVALRYMAN1 & ?ANK$ HIM = HIS HOSPITALITY4 

0,Y\ MU/ EXCUSE US IF IT IS NOT V]Y LUXURI\S1 C\NT10--HE ALMO/ SAID 0Y\R EXCELL5CY10 AS HE HAD GOT \T ( ! HABIT ( MEET+ ) M5 ( RANK4 0,MY SI/]'S H\SE IS RA!R SMALL4 ,AS = ! W9D[ H]E1 WE WILL F9D SOME?+ TO S]VE AS A CURTA9 RI<T AWAY1 & IT WILL BE FIR/-RATE10 ADD$ ! LITTLE OLD MAN2 & UND] ! PRETEXT ( GO+ = A CURTA91 BUT REALLY BECAUSE HE WANT$ TO GIVE HIS REPORT AB\T ! (FIC]S AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 HE LEFT ! ROOM4 ,! PRETTY LITTLE ,U/IU%KA CAME1 BR++ H] MI/RESS'S %AWL TO S]VE AS A CURTA94 ,%E WAS ALSO COMMISSION$ TO ASK IF ! G5TLEM5 W\LD NOT LIKE SOME TEA4 

,! *E]FUL HOSPITALITY HAD HAD A MANIFE/LY B5EFIC5T 9FLU5CE UPON ! C\NT'S SPIRITS4 ,HE LAU<$ & JE/$ ) ,U/IU%KA GAILY1 & W5T TO SU* L5G?S ?AT %E EV5 CALL$ HIM A BAD MAN2 HE ASK$ H] IF H] MI/RESS WAS PRETTY1 & 9 REPLY TO H] QUE/ION :E!R HE W\LD LIKE SOME TEA1 REPLI$ ?AT %E MI<T PLEASE BR+ HIM SOME1 BUT ABOVE ALL1 AS HIS SUPP] WAS NOT READY1 HE W\LD LIKE SOME VODKA N[1 & A LITTLE LUN*1 & SOME %]RY IF !RE WAS ANY4 

,! OLD UNCLE WAS 9 RAPTURES OV] ! Y\NG C\NT'S POLIT5ESS1 & PRAIS$ TO ! SKIES ! Y\NG G5]ATION ( (FIC]S1 SAY+ ?AT ! M5 ( ! PRES5T DAY W]E F> PREF]ABLE TO ?OSE ( ! PA/4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA C\LD NOT AGREE TO ?AT1--NO ONE.<#b#f#b.> C\LD BE ANY BETT] ?AN ,C\NT ,FEODOR ,IVANOVIT*1--& %E WAS BEG9N+ TO GR[ S]I\SLY ANGRY1 & REM>K$ DRYLY1 0,= Y\1 BRO!R1 ! ONE :O FLATT]S Y\ LA/ IS ! BE/6 ,)\T ANY QUE/ION1 ! M5 ( \R TIME >E BETT] $UCAT$1 BUT /ILL ,FEODOR ,IVANOVIT* C\LD DANCE ! S*OTTIS*E1 & WAS SO AMIABLE ?AT EV]YBODY 9 HIS DAY1 Y\ MI<T SAY1 WAS /UPID COMP>$ TO HIM6 ONLY HE DID NOT C>E = ANY ONE ELSE BESIDE ME4 ,OH1 C]TA9LY !RE W]E F9E M5 9 ! OLD TIME60 

,AT ?IS MOM5T CAME ! MESSAGE REQUE/+ ! VODKA1 ! LUN*1 & ! %]RY4 

0,!RE N[1 JU/ LIKE Y\1 BRO!R6 ,Y\ NEV] DO ?+S RI<T4 ,WE \<T TO HAVE HAD SUPP] PREP>$4444 ,LIZA1 ATT5D TO IT1 ?AT'S MY D>L+40 

,LIZA HA/5$ TO ! /OR]OOM = MU%ROOMS & FRE% CREAM BUTT]1 & TOLD ! COOK TO PREP>E BEEF CUTLETS4 

0,H[ MU* %]RY IS !RE8 ,HAV5'T Y\ ANY LEFT1 BRO!R80 

0,NO1 SI/]2 ,I NEV] HAVE HAD ANY40 

0,:AT6 NO %]RY8 BUT :AT IS IT Y\ DR9K 9 Y\R TEA80 

0,?AT IS RUM1 ,ANNA ,F$OROVNA40 

0,ISN'T ?AT ! SAME ?+8 ,GIVE !M SOME ( ?AT4 ,IT IS ALL ! SAME1 IT'LL MAKE NO DIFF]5CE4 ,OR W\LD IT NOT BE BETT] TO 9VITE !M D[N H]E1 BRO!R8 ,Y\ KN[ ALL AB\T IT4 ,!Y W\LD NOT BE (F5D$1 ,I IMAG9E1 W\LD !Y80 

,! CAVALRYMAN ASSUR$ H] ?AT HE W\LD ANSW] = IT ?AT ! C\NT1 9 HIS GOODNESS ( HE>T1 W\LD NOT DECL9E1 & ?AT HE W\LD C]TA9LY BR+ !M4 

,ANNA ,F$OROVNA W5T (F TO PUT ON1 = SOME REASON OR O!R1 H] GROS-GRA9 DRESS & A NEW CAP2 BUT ,LIZA.<#b#f#c.> WAS SO BUSY ?AT %E HAD NO TIME TO TAKE (F H] P9K G+HAM DRESS ) WIDE SLEEVES4 ,MOREOV]1 %E WAS T]RIBLY WR\<T UP2 IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT SOME?+ A/ONI%+1 LIKE A V]Y L[ BLACK CL\D1 WAS SWEEP+ D[N UPON H] S\L4 

,?IS C\NT-HUSS>1 ?IS H&SOME FELL[1 SEEM$ TO H] AN ABSOLUTELY NOVEL & UNEXPECT$ BUT BEAUTIFUL CREATURE4 ,HIS *>ACT]1 HIS HABITS1 HIS WORDS1 IT SEEM$ TO H]1 MU/ BE SOME?+ EXTRAORD9>Y1 SU* AS HAD NEV] COME 9TO ! RANGE ( H] EXP]I5CE4 ,ALL ?AT HE ?\<T & SAID MU/ BE BRI<T & TRUE2 ALL ?AT HE DID MU/ BE HONORABLE2 HIS :OLE APPE>ANCE MU/ BE BEAUTIFUL4 ,%E C\LD HAVE NO D\BT ( ?AT4 ,IF HE HAD DEM&$ NOT M]ELY A LUN* & %]RY1 BUT EV5 A BA? 9 SPIRITS ( SALVIA1 %E W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SURPRIS$1 %E W\LD NOT HAVE BLAM$ HIM1 & %E W\LD HAVE BE5 CONV9C$ ?AT ?IS WAS JU/ & REASONABLE4 

,! C\NT IMM$IATELY ACCEPT$ :5 ! CAVALRYMAN BR\<T HIM HIS SI/]'S 9VITATION2 HE COMB$ HIS HAIR1 PUT ON HIS COAT1 & TOOK HIS CIG>-CASE4 

0,WILL Y\ COME80 HE ASK$ ( ,POLOZ(4 

0,9DE$ WE HAD BETT] NOT GO10 REPLI$ ! CORNET2 0ILS F]ONT DES FRAIS P\R N\S RECEVOIR40 

0,RUBBI%6 IT WILL MAKE !M HAPPY4 ,BESIDES1 ,I HAVE BE5 MAK+ 9QUIRIES 444 !RE'S A PRETTY DAU<T] H]E4444 ,COME ALONG10 SAID ! C\NT 9 ,FR5*4 

0,JE V\S 5 PRIE1 MESSIEURS10 SAID ! CAVALRYMAN1 M]ELY = ! SAKE ( GIV+ !M TO UND]/& ?AT HE ALSO C\LD SPEAK ,FR5*1 & UND]/OOD :AT ! (FIC]S W]E SAY+4.<#b#f#d.> 

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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