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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,9 SPITE ( ,VRONSKY'S APP>5TLY FRIVOL\S LIFE 9 SOCIETY1 HE 
WAS A MAN :O HAT$ IRREGUL>ITY4 ,9 E>LY Y\? 9 ! ,CORPS ( 
,PAGES1 HE HAD EXP]I5C$ ! HUMILIATION ( A REFUSAL1 :5 HE 
HAD TRI$1 BE+ 9 DIFFICULTIES1 TO BORR[ MONEY1 & S9CE !N 
HE HAD NEV] ONCE PUT HIMSELF 9 ! SAME POSITION AGA94 

,9 ORD] TO KEEP HIS AFFAIRS 9 SOME SORT ( ORD]1 HE US$ AB\T 
FIVE TIMES A YE> 7MORE OR LESS FREQU5TLY1 ACCORD+ TO 
CIRCUM/ANCES7 TO %UT HIMSELF UP ALONE & PUT ALL HIS AFFAIRS 
9TO DEF9ITE %APE4 ,?IS HE US$ TO CALL HIS DAY ( RECKON+ 
OR FAIRE LA LESSIVE4 

,ON WAK+ UP ! DAY AFT] ! RACES1 ,VRONSKY PUT ON A :ITE 
L95 COAT1 & )\T %AV+ OR TAK+ HIS BA?1 HE 
DI/RIBUT$ AB\T ! TABLE MONEYS1 BILLS1 & LETT]S1 & SET 
TO WORK4 ,PETRITSKY1 :O KNEW HE WAS ILL-TEMP]$ ON SU* 
OCCASIONS1 ON WAK+ UP & SEE+ HIS COMRADE AT ! 
WRIT+-TABLE1 QUIETLY DRESS$ & W5T \T )\T GETT+ 9 
HIS WAY4 

,EV]Y MAN :O KN[S TO ! M9UTE/ DETAILS ALL ! COMPLEXITY ( 
! CONDITIONS SURR\ND+ HIM1 CANNOT HELP IMAG9+ ?AT ! 
COMPLEXITY ( !SE CONDITIONS1 & ! DIFFICULTY ( MAK+ !M 
CLE>1 IS SOME?+ EXCEPTIONAL & P]SONAL1 PECULI> TO 
HIMSELF1 & NEV] SUPPOSES ?AT O!RS >E SURR\ND$ BY JU/ AS 
COMPLICAT$ AN >RAY ( P]SONAL AFFAIRS AS HE IS4 ,SO 9DE$ IT 
SEEM$ TO ,VRONSKY4 ,& NOT )\T 9W>D PRIDE1 & NOT 
)\T REASON1 HE ?\<T ?AT ANY O!R MAN W\LD LONG AGO HAVE 
BE5 9 DIFFICULTIES1 W\LD HAVE BE5 =C$ TO SOME DI%ONORABLE 
C\RSE1 IF HE HAD F\ND HIMSELF 9 SU* A DIFFICULT POSITION4 
,BUT ,VRONSKY FELT ?AT N[ ESPECIALLY IT WAS ESS5TIAL = HIM TO 
CLE> UP & DEF9E HIS POSITION IF HE W]E TO AVOID GETT+ 9TO 
DIFFICULTIES4 

,:AT ,VRONSKY ATTACK$ FIR/ AS BE+ ! EASIE/ WAS HIS 
PECUNI>Y POSITION4 ,WRIT+ \T ON NOTE PAP] 9 HIS M9UTE H& 
ALL ?AT HE [$1 HE ADD$ UP ! AM\NT & F\ND ?AT HIS DEBTS 
AM\NT$ TO SEV5TE5 ?\S& & SOME ODD HUNDR$S1 :I* HE 
LEFT \T = ! SAKE ( CLE>NESS4 ,RECKON+ UP HIS MONEY & 
HIS BANK BOOK1 HE F\ND ?AT HE HAD LEFT ONE ?\S& EI<T 
HUNDR$ RUBLES1 & NO?+ COM+ 9 BE=E ! ,NEW ,YE>4 
,RECKON+ OV] AGA9 HIS LI/ ( DEBTS1 ,VRONSKY COPI$ IT1 
DIVID+ IT 9TO ?REE CLASSES4 ,9 ! FIR/ CLASS HE PUT ! 
DEBTS :I* HE W\LD HAVE TO PAY AT ONCE1 OR = :I* HE MU/ 9 
ANY CASE HAVE ! MONEY READY SO ?AT ON DEM& = PAYM5T !RE 
C\LD NOT BE A MOM5T'S DELAY 9 PAY+4 ,SU* DEBTS AM\NT$ TO 
AB\T F\R ?\S&3 ONE ?\S& FIVE HUNDR$ = A HORSE1 & 
TWO ?\S& FIVE HUNDR$ AS SURETY = A Y\NG COMRADE1 
,V5OVSKY1 :O HAD LO/ ?AT SUM TO A C>D%>P] 9 ,VRONSKY'S 
PRES5CE4 ,VRONSKY HAD WANT$ TO PAY ! MONEY AT ! TIME 7HE 
HAD ?AT AM\NT !N71 BUT ,V5OVSKY & ,YA%V9 HAD 9SI/$ ?AT 
!Y W\LD PAY & NOT ,VRONSKY1 :O HAD NOT PLAY$4 ,?AT WAS SO 
F> WELL1 BUT ,VRONSKY KNEW ?AT 9 ?IS DIRTY BUS9ESS1 ?\< 
HIS ONLY %>E 9 IT WAS UND]TAK+ BY WORD ( M\? TO BE 
SURETY = ,V5OVSKY1 IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y = HIM TO HAVE 
! TWO ?\S& FIVE HUNDR$ RUBLES SO AS TO BE ABLE TO FL+ 
IT AT ! SW9DL]1 & HAVE NO MORE WORDS ) HIM4 ,& SO = 
?IS FIR/ & MO/ IMPORTANT DIVISION HE MU/ HAVE F\R ?\S& 
RUBLES4 ,! SECOND CLASS--EI<T ?\S& RUBLES--CONSI/$ 
( LESS IMPORTANT DEBTS4 ,!SE W]E PR9CIPALLY ACC\NTS [+ 
9 CONNECTION ) HIS RACE HORSES1 TO ! PURVEYOR ( OATS & 
HAY1 ! ,5GLI% SADDL]1 & SO ON4 ,HE W\LD HAVE TO PAY SOME 
TWO ?\S& RUBLES ON !SE DEBTS TOO1 9 ORD] TO BE QUITE 
FREE FROM ANXIETY4 ,! LA/ CLASS ( DEBTS--TO %OPS1 TO 
HOTELS1 TO HIS TAILOR--W]E SU* AS NE$ NOT BE CONSID]$4 ,SO 
?AT HE NE$$ AT LEA/ SIX ?\S& RUBLES = CURR5T 
EXP5SES1 & HE ONLY HAD ONE ?\S& EI<T HUNDR$4 ,= A MAN 
) ONE HUNDR$ ?\S& RUBLES ( REV5UE1 :I* WAS :AT 
EV]YONE FIX$ AS ,VRONSKY'S 9COME1 SU* DEBTS1 ONE W\LD 
SUPPOSE1 C\LD H>DLY BE EMB>RASS+2 BUT ! FACT WAS ?AT HE 
WAS F> FROM HAV+ ONE HUNDR$ ?\S&4 ,HIS FA!R'S IMM5SE 
PROP]TY1 :I* ALONE YIELD$ A YE>LY 9COME ( TWO HUNDR$ 
?\S&1 WAS LEFT UNDIVID$ BETWE5 ! BRO!RS4 ,AT ! TIME 
:5 ! ELD] BRO!R1 ) A MASS ( DEBTS1 M>RI$ ,PR9CESS 
,V>YA ,T*IRKOVA1 ! DAU<T] ( A ,DECEMBRI/ )\T ANY =TUNE 
:ATEV]1 ,ALEXEY HAD GIV5 UP TO HIS ELD] BRO!R ALMO/ ! 
:OLE 9COME FROM HIS FA!R'S E/ATE1 RES]V+ = HIMSELF ONLY 
TW5TY-FIVE ?\S& A YE> FROM IT4 ,ALEXEY HAD SAID AT ! TIME 
TO HIS BRO!R ?AT ?AT SUM W\LD BE SUFFICI5T = HIM UNTIL HE 
M>RI$1 :I* HE PROBABLY NEV] W\LD DO4 ,& HIS BRO!R1 :O 
WAS 9 COMM& ( ONE ( ! MO/ EXP5SIVE REGIM5TS1 & WAS 
ONLY JU/ M>RI$1 C\LD NOT DECL9E ! GIFT4 ,HIS MO!R1 :O 
HAD H] [N SEP>ATE PROP]TY1 HAD ALL[$ ,ALEXEY EV]Y YE> 
TW5TY ?\S& 9 ADDITION TO ! TW5TY-FIVE ?\S& HE HAD 
RES]V$1 & ,ALEXEY HAD SP5T IT ALL4 ,( LATE HIS MO!R1 
9C5S$ ) HIM ON ACC\NT ( HIS LOVE AFFAIR & HIS LEAV+ 
,MOSC[1 HAD GIV5 UP S5D+ HIM ! MONEY4 ,& 9 CONSEQU5CE 
( ?IS1 ,VRONSKY1 :O HAD BE5 9 ! HABIT ( LIV+ ON ! 
SCALE ( =TY-FIVE ?\S& A YE>1 HAV+ ONLY RECEIV$ TW5TY 
?\S& ?AT YE>1 F\ND HIMSELF N[ 9 DIFFICULTIES4 ,TO GET 
\T ( !SE DIFFICULTIES1 HE C\LD NOT APPLY TO HIS MO!R = 
MONEY4 ,H] LA/ LETT]1 :I* HE HAD RECEIV$ ! DAY BE=E1 
HAD P>TICUL>LY EXASP]AT$ HIM BY ! H9TS 9 IT ?AT %E WAS 
QUITE READY TO HELP HIM TO SUCCE$ 9 ! WORLD & 9 ! >MY1 
BUT NOT TO LEAD A LIFE :I* WAS A SC&AL TO ALL GOOD SOCIETY4 
,HIS MO!R'S ATTEMPT TO BUY HIM /UNG HIM TO ! QUICK & MADE 
HIM FEEL COLD] ?AN EV] TO H]4 ,BUT HE C\LD NOT DRAW BACK 
FROM ! G5]\S WORD :5 IT WAS ONCE UTT]$1 EV5 ?\< HE 
FELT N[1 VAGUELY =ESEE+ C]TA9 EV5TUALITIES 9 HIS 
9TRIGUE ) ,MADAME ,K>59A1 ?AT ?IS G5]\S WORD HAD BE5 
SPOK5 ?\<TLESSLY1 & ?AT EV5 ?\< HE W]E NOT M>RI$ HE 
MI<T NE$ ALL ! HUNDR$ ?\S& ( 9COME4 ,BUT IT WAS 
IMPOSSIBLE TO DRAW BACK4 ,HE HAD ONLY TO RECALL HIS BRO!R'S 
WIFE1 TO REMEMB] H[ ?AT SWEET1 DELI<TFUL ,V>YA S\<T1 AT 
EV]Y CONV5I5T OPPORTUNITY1 TO REM9D HIM ?AT %E REMEMB]$ 
HIS G5]OSITY & APPRECIAT$ IT1 TO GRASP ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( 
TAK+ BACK HIS GIFT4 ,IT WAS AS IMPOSSIBLE AS BEAT+ A WOMAN1 
/EAL+1 OR LY+4 ,ONE ?+ ONLY C\LD & \<T TO BE DONE1 
& ,VRONSKY DET]M9$ UPON IT )\T AN 9/ANT'S HESITATION3 
TO BORR[ MONEY FROM A MONEY-L5D]1 T5 ?\S& RUBLES1 A 
PROCE$+ :I* PRES5T$ NO DIFFICULTY1 TO CUT D[N HIS 
EXP5SES G5]ALLY1 & TO SELL HIS RACE HORSES4 ,RESOLV+ ON 
?IS1 HE PROMPTLY WROTE A NOTE TO ,ROL&AK1 :O HAD MORE ?AN 
ONCE S5T TO HIM ) (F]S TO BUY HORSES FROM HIM4 ,!N HE 
S5T = ! ,5GLI%MAN & ! MONEY-L5D]1 & DIVID$ :AT 
MONEY HE HAD ACCORD+ TO ! ACC\NTS HE 9T5D$ TO PAY4 
,HAV+ F9I%$ ?IS BUS9ESS1 HE WROTE A COLD & CUTT+ ANSW] 
TO HIS MO!R4 ,!N HE TOOK \T ( HIS NOTEBOOK ?REE NOTES ( 
,ANNA'S1 READ !M AGA91 BURN$ !M1 & REMEMB]+ !IR 
CONV]SATION ON ! PREVI\S DAY1 HE SANK 9TO M$ITATION4 

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