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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,SVIAZHSKY WAS ! M>%AL ( HIS DI/RICT4 ,HE WAS FIVE YE>S 
OLD] ?AN ,LEV91 & HAD LONG BE5 M>RI$4 ,HIS SI/]-9-LAW1 
A Y\NG GIRL ,LEV9 LIK$ V]Y MU*1 LIV$ 9 HIS H\SE2 & ,LEV9 
KNEW ?AT ,SVIAZHSKY & HIS WIFE W\LD HAVE GREATLY LIK$ TO 
M>RY ! GIRL TO HIM4 ,HE KNEW ?IS ) C]TA9TY1 AS SO-CALL$ 
ELIGIBLE Y\NG M5 ALWAYS KN[ IT1 ?\< HE C\LD NEV] HAVE 
BR\<T HIMSELF TO SPEAK ( IT TO ANYONE2 & HE KNEW TOO ?AT1 
AL?\< HE WANT$ TO GET M>RI$1 & AL?\< BY EV]Y TOK5 
?IS V]Y ATTRACTIVE GIRL W\LD MAKE AN EXCELL5T WIFE1 HE C\LD 
NO MORE HAVE M>RI$ H]1 EV5 IF HE HAD NOT BE5 9 LOVE ) 
,KITTY ,%T*]BATSKAYA1 ?AN HE C\LD HAVE FL[N UP TO ! SKY4 
,& ?IS KN[L$GE POISON$ ! PLEASURE HE HAD HOP$ TO F9D 9 
! VISIT TO ,SVIAZHSKY4 

,ON GETT+ ,SVIAZHSKY'S LETT] ) ! 9VITATION = %OOT+1 
,LEV9 HAD IMM$IATELY ?\<T ( ?IS2 BUT 9 SPITE ( IT HE HAD 
MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT ,SVIAZHSKY'S HAV+ SU* VIEWS = HIM WAS 
SIMPLY HIS [N GR\NDLESS SUPPOSITION1 & SO HE W\LD GO1 ALL 
! SAME4 ,BESIDES1 AT ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE HAD A DESIRE TO 
TRY HIMSELF1 PUT HIMSELF TO ! TE/ 9 REG>D TO ?IS GIRL4 ,! 
,SVIAZHSKYS' HOME-LIFE WAS EXCE$+LY PLEASANT1 & ,SVIAZHSKY 
HIMSELF1 ! BE/ TYPE ( MAN TAK+ P>T 9 LOCAL AFFAIRS ?AT 
,LEV9 KNEW1 WAS V]Y 9T]E/+ TO HIM4 

,SVIAZHSKY WAS ONE ( ?OSE PEOPLE1 ALWAYS A S\RCE ( WOND] TO 
,LEV91 :OSE CONVICTIONS1 V]Y LOGICAL ?\< NEV] ORIG9AL1 GO 
ONE WAY BY !MSELVES1 :ILE !IR LIFE1 EXCE$+LY DEF9ITE & 
FIRM 9 ITS DIRECTION1 GOES ITS WAY QUITE AP>T & ALMO/ ALWAYS 
9 DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO !IR CONVICTIONS4 ,SVIAZHSKY WAS AN 
EXTREMELY ADVANC$ MAN4 ,HE DESPIS$ ! NOBILITY1 & BELIEV$ 
! MASS ( ! NOBILITY TO BE SECRETLY 9 FAVOR ( S]FDOM1 & 
ONLY CONCEAL+ !IR VIEWS FROM C[>DICE4 ,HE REG>D$ ,RUSSIA 
AS A RU9$ C\NTRY1 RA!R AFT] ! /YLE ( ,TURKEY1 & ! 
GOV]NM5T ( ,RUSSIA AS SO BAD ?AT HE NEV] P]MITT$ HIMSELF TO 
CRITICIZE ITS DO+S S]I\SLY1 & YET HE WAS A FUNCTION>Y ( 
?AT GOV]NM5T & A MODEL M>%AL ( NOBILITY1 & :5 HE 
DROVE AB\T HE ALWAYS WORE ! COCKADE ( (FICE & ! CAP ) 
! R$ B&4 ,HE CONSID]$ HUMAN LIFE ONLY TOL]ABLE ABROAD1 
& W5T ABROAD TO /AY AT EV]Y OPPORTUNITY1 & AT ! SAME 
TIME HE C>RI$ ON A COMPLEX & IMPROV$ SY/EM ( AGRICULTURE 
9 ,RUSSIA1 & ) EXTREME 9T]E/ FOLL[$ EV]Y?+ & KNEW 
EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS BE+ DONE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,HE CONSID]$ ! 
,RUSSIAN PEASANT AS OCCUPY+ A /AGE ( DEVELOPM5T 9T]M$IATE 
BETWE5 ! APE & ! MAN1 & AT ! SAME TIME 9 ! LOCAL 
ASSEMBLIES NO ONE WAS READI] TO %AKE H&S ) ! PEASANTS 
& LI/5 TO !IR OP9ION4 ,HE BELIEV$ NEI!R 9 ,GOD NOR ! 
DEVIL1 BUT WAS MU* CONC]N$ AB\T ! QUE/ION ( ! 
IMPROVEM5T ( ! CL]GY & ! MA9T5ANCE ( !IR REV5UES1 
& TOOK SPECIAL TR\BLE TO KEEP UP ! *UR* 9 HIS VILLAGE4 

,ON ! WOMAN QUE/ION HE WAS ON ! SIDE ( ! EXTREME ADVOCATES 
( COMPLETE LIB]TY = WOM51 & ESPECIALLY !IR RI<T TO 
LABOR4 ,BUT HE LIV$ ) HIS WIFE ON SU* T]MS ?AT !IR 
AFFECTIONATE *ILDLESS HOME LIFE WAS ! ADMIRATION ( EV]YONE1 
& >RANG$ HIS WIFE'S LIFE SO ?AT %E DID NO?+ & C\LD DO 
NO?+ BUT %>E H] HUSB&'S EF=TS ?AT H] TIME %\LD PASS 
AS HAPPILY & AS AGREEABLY AS POSSIBLE4 

,IF IT HAD NOT BE5 A *>ACT]I/IC ( ,LEV9'S TO PUT ! MO/ 
FAVORABLE 9T]PRETATION ON PEOPLE1 ,SVIAZHSKY'S *>ACT] W\LD 
HAVE PRES5T$ NO D\BT OR DIFFICULTY TO HIM3 HE W\LD HAVE SAID 
TO HIMSELF1 0A FOOL OR A KNAVE10 & EV]Y?+ W\LD HAVE SEEM$ 
CLE>4 ,BUT HE C\LD NOT SAY 0A FOOL10 BECAUSE ,SVIAZHSKY WAS 
UNMI/AKABLY CLEV]1 & MOREOV]1 A HI<LY CULTIVAT$ MAN1 :O 
WAS EXCEPTIONALLY MODE/ OV] HIS CULTURE4 ,!RE WAS NOT A 
SUBJECT HE KNEW NO?+ (4 ,BUT HE DID NOT DISPLAY HIS KN[L$GE 
EXCEPT :5 HE WAS COMPELL$ TO DO SO4 ,/ILL LESS C\LD ,LEV9 
SAY ?AT HE WAS A KNAVE1 AS ,SVIAZHSKY WAS UNMI/AKABLY AN HONE/1 
GOOD-HE>T$1 S5SIBLE MAN1 :O WORK$ GOOD-HUMOR$LY1 KE5LY1 
& P]SEV]+LY AT HIS WORK2 HE WAS HELD 9 HI< HONOR BY 
EV]YONE AB\T HIM1 & C]TA9LY HE HAD NEV] CONSCI\SLY DONE1 
& WAS 9DE$ 9CAPABLE ( DO+1 ANY?+ BASE4 

,LEV9 TRI$ TO UND]/& HIM1 & C\LD NOT UND]/& HIM1 & 
LOOK$ AT HIM & HIS LIFE AS AT A LIV+ 5IGMA4 

,LEV9 & HE W]E V]Y FRI5DLY1 & SO ,LEV9 US$ TO V5TURE TO 
S\ND ,SVIAZHSKY1 TO TRY TO GET AT ! V]Y F\NDATION ( HIS VIEW 
( LIFE2 BUT IT WAS ALWAYS 9 VA94 ,EV]Y TIME ,LEV9 TRI$ TO 
P5ETRATE BEYOND ! \T] *AMB]S ( ,SVIAZHSKY'S M9D1 :I* 
W]E HOSPITABLY OP5 TO ALL1 HE NOTIC$ ?AT ,SVIAZHSKY WAS 
SLI<TLY DISCONC]T$2 FA9T SIGNS ( AL>M W]E VISIBLE 9 HIS 
EYES1 AS ?\< HE W]E AFRAID ,LEV9 W\LD UND]/& HIM1 & HE 
W\LD GIVE HIM A K9DLY1 GOOD-HUMOR$ REPULSE4 

,JU/ N[1 S9CE HIS DIS5*ANTM5T ) F>M+1 ,LEV9 WAS 
P>TICUL>LY GLAD TO /AY ) ,SVIAZHSKY4 ,AP>T FROM ! FACT 
?AT ! SI<T ( ?IS HAPPY & AFFECTIONATE C\PLE1 SO PLEAS$ 
) !MSELVES & EV]YONE ELSE1 & !IR WELL-ORD]$ HOME 
HAD ALWAYS A *E]+ EFFECT ON ,LEV91 HE FELT A LONG+1 N[ 
?AT HE WAS SO DISSATISFI$ ) HIS [N LIFE1 TO GET AT ?AT 
SECRET 9 ,SVIAZHSKY ?AT GAVE HIM SU* CLE>NESS1 DEF9IT5ESS1 
& GOOD C\RAGE 9 LIFE4 ,MOREOV]1 ,LEV9 KNEW ?AT AT 
,SVIAZHSKY'S HE %\LD MEET ! L&[N]S ( ! NEI<BORHOOD1 
& IT WAS P>TICUL>LY 9T]E/+ = HIM JU/ N[ TO HE> & 
TAKE P>T 9 ?OSE RURAL CONV]SATIONS CONC]N+ CROPS1 
LABOR]S' WAGES1 & SO ON1 :I*1 HE WAS AW>E1 >E 
CONV5TIONALLY REG>D$ AS SOME?+ V]Y L[1 BUT :I* SEEM$ 
TO HIM JU/ N[ TO CON/ITUTE ! ONE SUBJECT ( IMPORTANCE4 0,IT 
WAS NOT1 P]HAPS1 ( IMPORTANCE 9 ! DAYS ( S]FDOM1 & IT 
MAY NOT BE ( IMPORTANCE 9 ,5GL&4 ,9 BO? CASES ! 
CONDITIONS ( AGRICULTURE >E FIRMLY E/ABLI%$2 BUT AMONG US 
N[1 :5 EV]Y?+ HAS BE5 TURN$ UPSIDE D[N & IS ONLY JU/ 
TAK+ %APE1 ! QUE/ION :AT =M !SE CONDITIONS WILL TAKE 
IS ! ONE QUE/ION ( IMPORTANCE 9 ,RUSSIA10 ?\<T ,LEV94 

,! %OOT+ TURN$ \T TO BE WORSE ?AN ,LEV9 HAD EXPECT$4 ,! 
M>% WAS DRY & !RE W]E NO GR\SE AT ALL4 ,HE WALK$ AB\T 
! :OLE DAY & ONLY BR\<T BACK ?REE BIRDS1 BUT TO MAKE UP 
= ?AT--HE BR\<T BACK1 AS HE ALWAYS DID FROM %OOT+1 AN 
EXCELL5T APPETITE1 EXCELL5T SPIRITS1 & ?AT KE51 
9TELLECTUAL MOOD :I* ) HIM ALWAYS ACCOMPANI$ VIOL5T 
PHYSICAL EX]TION4 ,& :ILE \T %OOT+1 :5 HE SEEM$ TO BE 
?9K+ ( NO?+ AT ALL1 SUDD5LY ! OLD MAN & HIS FAMILY 
KEPT COM+ BACK TO HIS M9D1 & ! IMPRESSION ( !M SEEM$ 
TO CLAIM NOT M]ELY HIS ATT5TION1 BUT ! SOLUTION ( SOME 
QUE/ION CONNECT$ ) !M4 

,9 ! EV5+ AT TEA1 TWO L&[N]S :O HAD COME AB\T SOME 
BUS9ESS CONNECT$ ) A W>D%IP W]E ( ! P>TY1 & ! 
9T]E/+ CONV]SATION ,LEV9 HAD BE5 LOOK+ =W>D TO SPRANG 
UP4 

,LEV9 WAS SITT+ BESIDE HIS HO/ESS AT ! TEA TABLE1 & WAS 
OBLIG$ TO KEEP UP A CONV]SATION ) H] & H] SI/]1 :O 
WAS SITT+ OPPOSITE HIM4 ,MADAME ,SVIAZHSKAYA WAS A R\ND-FAC$1 
FAIR-HAIR$1 RA!R %ORT WOMAN1 ALL SMILES & DIMPLES4 ,LEV9 
TRI$ ?R\< H] TO GET A SOLUTION ( ! WEI<TY 5IGMA H] 
HUSB& PRES5T$ TO HIS M9D2 BUT HE HAD NOT COMPLETE FRE$OM ( 
IDEAS1 BECAUSE HE WAS 9 AN AGONY ( EMB>RASSM5T4 ,?IS AGONY 
( EMB>RASSM5T WAS DUE TO ! FACT ?AT ! SI/]-9-LAW WAS 
SITT+ OPPOSITE TO HIM1 9 A DRESS1 SPECIALLY PUT ON1 AS HE 
FANCI$1 = HIS B5EFIT1 CUT P>TICUL>LY OP51 9 ! %APE ( 
A TRAPEZE1 ON H] :ITE BOSOM4 ,?IS QUADRANGUL> OP5+1 9 
SPITE ( ! BOSOM'S BE+ V]Y :ITE1 OR JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS 
V]Y :ITE1 DEPRIV$ ,LEV9 ( ! FULL USE ( HIS FACULTIES4 ,HE 
IMAG9$1 PROBABLY MI/AK5LY1 ?AT ?IS L[-NECK$ BODICE HAD 
BE5 MADE ON HIS ACC\NT1 & FELT ?AT HE HAD NO RI<T TO LOOK 
AT IT1 & TRI$ NOT TO LOOK AT IT2 BUT HE FELT ?AT HE WAS TO 
BLAME = ! V]Y FACT ( ! L[-NECK$ BODICE HAV+ BE5 
MADE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO ,LEV9 ?AT HE HAD DECEIV$ SOMEONE1 ?AT HE 
\<T TO EXPLA9 SOME?+1 BUT ?AT TO EXPLA9 IT WAS 
IMPOSSIBLE1 & = ?AT REASON HE WAS CONT9UALLY BLU%+1 WAS 
ILL AT EASE & AWKW>D4 ,HIS AWKW>DNESS 9FECT$ ! PRETTY 
SI/]-9-LAW TOO4 ,BUT !IR HO/ESS APPE>$ NOT TO OBS]VE 
?IS1 & KEPT PURPOSELY DRAW+ H] 9TO ! CONV]SATION4 

0,Y\ SAY10 %E SAID1 PURSU+ ! SUBJECT ?AT HAD BE5 />T$1 
0?AT MY HUSB& CANNOT BE 9T]E/$ 9 :AT'S ,RUSSIAN4 ,IT'S 
QUITE ! CONTR>Y2 HE IS ALWAYS 9 *E]FUL SPIRITS ABROAD1 BUT 
NOT AS HE IS H]E4 ,H]E1 HE FEELS 9 HIS PROP] PLACE4 ,HE HAS 
SO MU* TO DO1 & HE HAS ! FACULTY ( 9T]E/+ HIMSELF 9 
EV]Y?+4 ,OH1 Y\'VE NOT BE5 TO SEE \R S*OOL1 HAVE Y\80 

0,I'VE SE5 IT4444 ,! LITTLE H\SE COV]$ ) IVY1 ISN'T IT80 

0,YES2 ?AT'S ,NA/IA'S WORK10 %E SAID1 9DICAT+ H] SI/]4 

0,Y\ TEA* 9 IT Y\RSELF80 ASK$ ,LEV91 TRY+ TO LOOK ABOVE ! 
OP5 NECK1 BUT FEEL+ ?AT :]EV] HE LOOK$ 9 ?AT DIRECTION 
HE %\LD SEE IT4 

0,YES2 ,I US$ TO TEA* 9 IT MYSELF1 & DO TEA* /ILL1 BUT WE 
HAVE A FIR/-RATE S*OOLMI/RESS N[4 ,& WE'VE />T$ 
GYMNA/IC EX]CISES40 

0,NO1 ?ANK Y\1 ,I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE TEA10 SAID ,LEV91 & 
CONSCI\S ( DO+ A RUDE ?+1 BUT 9CAPABLE ( CONT9U+ ! 
CONV]SATION1 HE GOT UP1 BLU%+4 0,I HE> A V]Y 9T]E/+ 
CONV]SATION10 HE ADD$1 & WALK$ TO ! O!R 5D ( ! 
TABLE1 :]E ,SVIAZHSKY WAS SITT+ ) ! TWO G5TLEM5 ( ! 
NEI<BORHOOD4 ,SVIAZHSKY WAS SITT+ SIDEWAYS1 ) ONE ELB[ ON 
! TABLE1 & A CUP 9 ONE H&1 :ILE ) ! O!R H& HE 
GA!R$ UP HIS BE>D1 HELD IT TO HIS NOSE & LET IT DROP AGA91 
AS ?\< HE W]E SMELL+ IT4 ,HIS BRILLIANT BLACK EYES W]E 
LOOK+ /RAI<T AT ! EXCIT$ C\NTRY G5TLEMAN ) GRAY 
:ISK]S1 & APP>5TLY HE D]IV$ AMUSEM5T FROM HIS REM>KS4 
,! G5TLEMAN WAS COMPLA9+ ( ! PEASANTS4 ,IT WAS EVID5T TO 
,LEV9 ?AT ,SVIAZHSKY KNEW AN ANSW] TO ?IS G5TLEMAN'S 
COMPLA9TS1 :I* W\LD AT ONCE DEMOLI% HIS :OLE CONT5TION1 
BUT ?AT 9 HIS POSITION HE C\LD NOT GIVE UTT]ANCE TO ?IS 
ANSW]1 & LI/5$1 NOT )\T PLEASURE1 TO ! L&[N]'S 
COMIC SPEE*ES4 

,! G5TLEMAN ) ! GRAY :ISK]S WAS OBVI\SLY AN 9VET]ATE 
ADH]5T ( S]FDOM & A DEVOT$ AGRICULTURI/1 :O HAD LIV$ 
ALL HIS LIFE 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,LEV9 SAW PRO(S ( ?IS 9 HIS 
DRESS1 9 ! OLD-FA%ION$ ?READB>E COAT1 OBVI\SLY NOT HIS 
EV]YDAY ATTIRE1 9 HIS %REWD1 DEEP-SET EYES1 9 HIS IDIOMATIC1 
FLU5T ,RUSSIAN1 9 ! IMP]I\S TONE ?AT HAD BECOME HABITUAL 
FROM LONG USE1 & 9 ! RESOLUTE GE/URES ( HIS L>GE1 R$1 
SUNBURNT H&S1 ) AN OLD BETRO?AL R+ ON ! LITTLE F+]4 

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