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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! Y\NG ,PR9CESS ,KITTY ,%T*]BATSKAYA WAS EI<TE54 ,IT WAS 
! FIR/ W9T] ?AT %E HAD BE5 \T 9 ! WORLD4 ,H] SUCCESS 
9 SOCIETY HAD BE5 GREAT] ?AN ?AT ( EI!R ( H] ELD] 
SI/]S1 & GREAT] EV5 ?AN H] MO!R HAD ANTICIPAT$4 ,TO 
SAY NO?+ ( ! Y\NG M5 :O DANC$ AT ! ,MOSC[ BALLS BE+ 
ALMO/ ALL 9 LOVE ) ,KITTY1 TWO S]I\S SUITORS HAD ALREADY 
?IS FIR/ W9T] MADE !IR APPE>ANCE3 ,LEV91 & IMM$IATELY 
AFT] HIS DEP>TURE1 ,C\NT ,VRONSKY4 

,LEV9'S APPE>ANCE AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! W9T]1 HIS FREQU5T 
VISITS1 & EVID5T LOVE = ,KITTY1 HAD L$ TO ! FIR/ S]I\S 
CONV]SATIONS BETWE5 ,KITTY'S P>5TS AS TO H] FUTURE1 & TO 
DISPUTES BETWE5 !M4 ,! PR9CE WAS ON ,LEV9'S SIDE2 HE SAID 
HE WI%$ = NO?+ BETT] = ,KITTY4 ,! PR9CESS = H] 
P>T1 GO+ R\ND ! QUE/ION 9 ! MANN] PECULI> TO WOM51 
MA9TA9$ ?AT ,KITTY WAS TOO Y\NG1 ?AT ,LEV9 HAD DONE NO?+ 
TO PROVE ?AT HE HAD S]I\S 9T5TIONS1 ?AT ,KITTY FELT NO GREAT 
ATTRACTION TO HIM1 & O!R SIDE ISSUES2 BUT %E DID NOT /ATE 
! PR9CIPAL PO9T1 :I* WAS ?AT %E LOOK$ = A BETT] MAT* 
= H] DAU<T]1 & ?AT ,LEV9 WAS NOT TO H] LIK+1 & %E 
DID NOT UND]/& HIM4 ,:5 ,LEV9 HAD ABRUPTLY DEP>T$1 ! 
PR9CESS WAS DELI<T$1 & SAID TO H] HUSB& TRIUMPHANTLY3 
0,Y\ SEE ,I WAS RI<T40 ,:5 ,VRONSKY APPE>$ ON ! SC5E1 %E 
WAS /ILL MORE DELI<T$1 CONFIRM$ 9 H] OP9ION ?AT ,KITTY WAS 
TO MAKE NOT SIMPLY A GOOD1 BUT A BRILLIANT MAT*4 

,9 ! MO!R'S EYES !RE C\LD BE NO COMP>ISON BETWE5 ,VRONSKY 
& ,LEV94 ,%E DISLIK$ 9 ,LEV9 HIS /RANGE & UNCOMPROMIS+ 
OP9IONS & HIS %YNESS 9 SOCIETY1 F\ND$1 AS %E SUPPOS$1 ON 
HIS PRIDE & HIS QUE] SORT ( LIFE1 AS %E CONSID]$ IT1 
ABSORB$ 9 CATTLE & PEASANTS4 ,%E DID NOT V]Y MU* LIKE IT 
?AT HE1 :O WAS 9 LOVE ) H] DAU<T]1 HAD KEPT COM+ TO 
! H\SE = SIX WEEKS1 AS ?\< HE W]E WAIT+ = SOME?+1 
9SPECT+1 AS ?\< HE W]E AFRAID HE MI<T BE DO+ !M TOO 
GREAT AN HONOR BY MAK+ AN (F]1 & DID NOT REALIZE ?AT A 
MAN1 :O CONT9UALLY VISITS AT A H\SE :]E !RE IS A Y\NG 
UNM>RI$ GIRL1 IS B\ND TO MAKE HIS 9T5TIONS CLE>4 ,& 
SUDD5LY1 )\T DO+ SO1 HE DISAPPE>$4 0,IT'S AS WELL HE'S 
NOT ATTRACTIVE 5\< = ,KITTY TO HAVE FALL5 9 LOVE ) HIM10 
?\<T ! MO!R4 

,VRONSKY SATISFI$ ALL ! MO!R'S DESIRES4 ,V]Y WEAL?Y1 
CLEV]1 ( >I/OCRATIC FAMILY1 ON ! HI<ROAD TO A BRILLIANT 
C>E] 9 ! >MY & AT C\RT1 & A FASC9AT+ MAN4 ,NO?+ 
BETT] C\LD BE WI%$ =4 

,VRONSKY OP5LY FLIRT$ ) ,KITTY AT BALLS1 DANC$ ) H]1 & 
CAME CONT9UALLY TO ! H\SE1 CONSEQU5TLY !RE C\LD BE NO 
D\BT ( ! S]I\SNESS ( HIS 9T5TIONS4 ,BUT1 9 SPITE ( 
?AT1 ! MO!R HAD SP5T ! :OLE ( ?AT W9T] 9 A /ATE ( 
T]RIBLE ANXIETY & AGITATION4 

,PR9CESS ,%T*]BATSKAYA HAD H]SELF BE5 M>RI$ ?IRTY YE>S 
AGO1 H] AUNT >RANG+ ! MAT*4 ,H] HUSB&1 AB\T :OM 
EV]Y?+ WAS WELL KN[N BE=E H&1 HAD COME1 LOOK$ AT HIS 
FUTURE BRIDE1 & BE5 LOOK$ AT4 ,! MAT*-MAK+ AUNT HAD 
ASC]TA9$ & COMMUNICAT$ !IR MUTUAL IMPRESSION4 ,?AT 
IMPRESSION HAD BE5 FAVORABLE4 ,AFT]W>DS1 ON A DAY FIX$ 
BE=EH&1 ! EXPECT$ (F] WAS MADE TO H] P>5TS1 & 
ACCEPT$4 ,ALL HAD PASS$ V]Y SIMPLY & EASILY4 ,SO IT SEEM$1 
AT LEA/1 TO ! PR9CESS4 ,BUT OV] H] [N DAU<T]S %E HAD 
FELT H[ F> FROM SIMPLE & EASY IS ! BUS9ESS1 APP>5TLY SO 
COMMONPLACE1 ( M>RY+ (F ONE'S DAU<T]S4 ,! PANICS ?AT 
HAD BE5 LIV$ ?R\<1 ! ?\<TS ?AT HAD BE5 BROOD$ OV]1 
! MONEY ?AT HAD BE5 WA/$1 & ! DISPUTES ) H] HUSB& 
OV] M>RY+ ! TWO ELD] GIRLS1 ,D>YA & ,NATALIA6 ,N[1 S9CE 
! Y\NGE/ HAD COME \T1 %E WAS GO+ ?R\< ! SAME 
T]RORS1 ! SAME D\BTS1 & /ILL MORE VIOL5T QU>RELS ) 
H] HUSB& ?AN %E HAD OV] ! ELD] GIRLS4 ,! OLD PR9CE1 
LIKE ALL FA!RS 9DE$1 WAS EXCE$+LY PUNCTILI\S ON ! SCORE 
( ! HONOR & REPUTATION ( HIS DAU<T]S4 ,HE WAS 
IRRATIONALLY JEAL\S OV] HIS DAU<T]S1 ESPECIALLY OV] ,KITTY1 
:O WAS HIS FAVORITE4 ,AT EV]Y TURN HE HAD SC5ES ) ! 
PR9CESS = COMPROMIS+ H] DAU<T]4 ,! PR9CESS HAD GR[N 
ACCU/OM$ TO ?IS ALREADY ) H] O!R DAU<T]S1 BUT N[ %E 
FELT ?AT !RE WAS MORE GR\ND = ! PR9CE'S T\*9ESS4 ,%E 
SAW ?AT ( LATE YE>S MU* WAS *ANG$ 9 ! MANN]S ( 
SOCIETY1 ?AT A MO!R'S DUTIES HAD BECOME /ILL MORE DIFFICULT4 
,%E SAW ?AT GIRLS ( ,KITTY'S AGE =M$ SOME SORT ( CLUBS1 W5T 
TO SOME SORT ( LECTURES1 MIX$ FREELY 9 M5'S SOCIETY2 DROVE 
AB\T ! /REETS ALONE1 MANY ( !M DID NOT CURTSY1 &1 :AT 
WAS ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+1 ALL ! GIRLS W]E FIRMLY CONV9C$ 
?AT TO *OOSE !IR HUSB&S WAS !IR [N AFFAIR1 & NOT !IR 
P>5TS'4 0,M>RIAGES >5'T MADE N[ADAYS AS !Y US$ TO BE10 
WAS ?\<T & SAID BY ALL !SE Y\NG GIRLS1 & EV5 BY !IR 
ELD]S4 ,BUT H[ M>RIAGES W]E MADE N[1 ! PR9CESS C\LD NOT 
LE>N FROM ANY ONE4 ,! ,FR5* FA%ION--( ! P>5TS 
>RANG+ !IR *ILDR5'S FUTURE--WAS NOT ACCEPT$2 IT WAS 
CONDEMN$4 ,! ,5GLI% FA%ION ( ! COMPLETE 9DEP5D5CE ( 
GIRLS WAS ALSO NOT ACCEPT$1 & NOT POSSIBLE 9 ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY4 
,! ,RUSSIAN FA%ION ( MAT*-MAK+ BY ! (FICES ( 
9T]M$IATE P]SONS WAS = SOME REASON CONSID]$ UNSEEMLY2 IT 
WAS RIDICUL$ BY EV]Y ONE1 & BY ! PR9CESS H]SELF4 ,BUT H[ 
GIRLS W]E TO BE M>RI$1 & H[ P>5TS W]E TO M>RY !M1 NO 
ONE KNEW4 ,EV]YONE ) :OM ! PR9CESS HAD *ANC$ TO DISCUSS 
! MATT] SAID ! SAME ?+3 0,M]CY ON US1 IT'S HI< TIME 9 
\R DAY TO CA/ (F ALL ?AT OLD-FA%ION$ BUS9ESS4 ,IT'S ! 
Y\NG PEOPLE HAVE TO M>RY2 & NOT !IR P>5TS2 & SO WE 
\<T TO LEAVE ! Y\NG PEOPLE TO >RANGE IT AS !Y *OOSE40 ,IT 
WAS V]Y EASY = ANYONE TO SAY ?AT :O HAD NO DAU<T]S1 BUT 
! PR9CESS REALIZ$ ?AT 9 ! PROCESS ( GETT+ TO KN[ EA* 
O!R1 H] DAU<T] MI<T FALL 9 LOVE1 & FALL 9 LOVE ) 
SOMEONE :O DID NOT C>E TO M>RY H] OR :O WAS QUITE UNFIT TO 
BE H] HUSB&4 ,&1 H[EV] MU* IT WAS 9/ILL$ 9TO ! 
PR9CESS ?AT 9 \R TIMES Y\NG PEOPLE \<T TO >RANGE !IR 
LIVES = !MSELVES1 %E WAS UNABLE TO BELIEVE IT1 JU/ AS %E 
W\LD HAVE BE5 UNABLE TO BELIEVE ?AT1 AT ANY TIME :ATEV]1 ! 
MO/ SUITABLE PLAY?+S = *ILDR5 FIVE YE>S OLD \<T TO BE 
LOAD$ PI/OLS4 ,& SO ! PR9CESS WAS MORE UNEASY OV] ,KITTY 
?AN %E HAD BE5 OV] H] ELD] SI/]S4 

,N[ %E WAS AFRAID ?AT ,VRONSKY MI<T CONF9E HIMSELF TO SIMPLY 
FLIRT+ ) H] DAU<T]4 ,%E SAW ?AT H] DAU<T] WAS 9 
LOVE ) HIM1 BUT TRI$ TO COM=T H]SELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT 
HE WAS AN HONORABLE MAN1 & W\LD NOT DO ?IS4 ,BUT AT ! SAME 
TIME %E KNEW H[ EASY IT IS1 ) ! FRE$OM ( MANN]S ( 
TODAY1 TO TURN A GIRL'S HEAD1 & H[ LI<TLY M5 G5]ALLY 
REG>D SU* A CRIME4 ,! WEEK BE=E1 ,KITTY HAD TOLD H] MO!R 
( A CONV]SATION %E HAD ) ,VRONSKY DUR+ A MAZURKA4 ,?IS 
CONV]SATION HAD P>TLY REASSUR$ ! PR9CESS2 BUT P]FECTLY AT 
EASE %E C\LD NOT BE4 ,VRONSKY HAD TOLD ,KITTY ?AT BO? HE & 
HIS BRO!R W]E SO US$ TO OBEY+ !IR MO!R ?AT !Y NEV] 
MADE UP !IR M9DS TO ANY IMPORTANT UND]TAK+ )\T 
CONSULT+ H]4 0,& JU/ N[1 ,I AM IMPATI5TLY AWAIT+ MY 
MO!R'S >RIVAL FROM ,PET]SBURG1 AS PECULI>LY =TUNATE10 HE 
TOLD H]4 

,KITTY HAD REPEAT$ ?IS )\T ATTA*+ ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO ! 
WORDS4 ,BUT H] MO!R SAW !M 9 A DIFF]5T LI<T4 ,%E KNEW 
?AT ! OLD LADY WAS EXPECT$ FROM DAY TO DAY1 ?AT %E W\LD BE 
PLEAS$ AT H] SON'S *OICE1 & %E FELT IT /RANGE ?AT HE 
%\LD NOT MAKE HIS (F] ?R\< FE> ( VEX+ HIS MO!R4 
,H[EV]1 %E WAS SO ANXI\S = ! M>RIAGE ITSELF1 & /ILL 
MORE = RELIEF FROM H] FE>S1 ?AT %E BELIEV$ IT WAS SO4 
,BITT] AS IT WAS = ! PR9CESS TO SEE ! UNHAPP9ESS ( H] 
ELDE/ DAU<T]1 ,DOLLY1 ON ! PO9T ( LEAV+ H] HUSB&1 H] 
ANXIETY OV] ! DECISION ( H] Y\NGE/ DAU<T]'S FATE 
5GROSS$ ALL H] FEEL+S4 ,TODAY1 ) ,LEV9'S REAPPE>ANCE1 A 
FRE% S\RCE ( ANXIETY >OSE4 ,%E WAS AFRAID ?AT H] DAU<T]1 
:O HAD AT ONE TIME1 AS %E FANCI$1 A FEEL+ = ,LEV91 MI<T1 
FROM EXTREME S5SE ( HONOR1 REFUSE ,VRONSKY1 & ?AT ,LEV9'S 
>RIVAL MI<T G5]ALLY COMPLICATE & DELAY ! AFFAIR SO NE> 
BE+ CONCLUD$4 

0,:Y1 HAS HE BE5 H]E LONG80 ! PR9CESS ASK$ AB\T ,LEV91 AS 
!Y RETURN$ HOME4 

0,HE CAME TODAY1 MAMA40 

0,!RE'S ONE ?+ ,I WANT TO SAY4440 BEGAN ! PR9CESS1 & FROM 
H] S]I\S & AL]T FACE1 ,KITTY GUESS$ :AT IT W\LD BE4 

0,MAMA10 %E SAID1 FLU%+ HOTLY & TURN+ QUICKLY TO H]1 
0PLEASE1 PLEASE DON'T SAY ANY?+ AB\T ?AT4 ,I KN[1 ,I KN[ 
ALL AB\T IT40 

,%E WI%$ = :AT H] MO!R WI%$ =1 BUT ! MOTIVES ( H] 
MO!R'S WI%ES W\ND$ H]4 

0,I ONLY WANT TO SAY ?AT TO RAISE HOPES4440 

0,MAMA1 D>L+1 = GOODNESS' SAKE1 DON'T TALK AB\T IT4 ,IT'S 
SO HORRIBLE TO TALK AB\T IT40 

0,I WON'T10 SAID H] MO!R1 SEE+ ! TE>S 9 H] DAU<T]'S 
EYES2 0BUT ONE ?+1 MY LOVE2 Y\ PROMIS$ ME Y\ W\LD HAVE NO 
SECRETS FROM ME4 ,Y\ WON'T80 

0,NEV]1 MAMA1 NONE10 ANSW]$ ,KITTY1 FLU%+ A LITTLE1 & 
LOOK+ H] MO!R /RAI<T 9 ! FACE1 0BUT !RE'S NO USE 9 
MY TELL+ Y\ ANY?+1 & ,I 444 ,I 444 IF ,I WANT$ TO1 ,I DON'T KN[ 
:AT TO SAY OR H[ 444 ,I DON'T KN[4440 

0,NO1 %E C\LD NOT TELL AN UNTRU? ) ?OSE EYES10 ?\<T ! 
MO!R1 SMIL+ AT H] AGITATION & HAPP9ESS4 ,! PR9CESS 
SMIL$ ?AT :AT WAS TAK+ PLACE JU/ N[ 9 H] S\L SEEM$ TO 
! POOR *ILD SO IMM5SE & SO IMPORTANT4 

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