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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! FIR/ P]SON TO MEET ,ANNA AT HOME WAS H] SON4 ,HE DA%$ 
D[N ! /AIRS TO H]1 9 SPITE ( ! GOV]NESS'S CALL1 & 
) DESP]ATE JOY %RIEK$3 0,MO!R6 MO!R60 ,RUNN+ UP TO 
H]1 HE HUNG ON H] NECK4 

0,I TOLD Y\ IT WAS MO!R60 HE %\T$ TO ! GOV]NESS4 0,I 
KNEW60 

,& H] SON1 LIKE H] HUSB&1 >\S$ 9 ,ANNA A FEEL+ AK9 TO 
DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,%E HAD IMAG9$ HIM BETT] ?AN HE WAS 9 
REALITY4 ,%E HAD TO LET H]SELF DROP D[N TO ! REALITY TO 
5JOY HIM AS HE REALLY WAS4 ,BUT EV5 AS HE WAS1 HE WAS *>M+1 
) HIS FAIR CURLS1 HIS BLUE EYES1 & HIS PLUMP1 GRACEFUL 
LITTLE LEGS 9 TI<TLY PULL$-UP /OCK+S4 ,ANNA EXP]I5C$ 
ALMO/ PHYSICAL PLEASURE 9 ! S5SATION ( HIS NE>NESS1 & 
HIS C>ESSES1 & MORAL SOO?+1 :5 %E MET HIS SIMPLE1 
CONFID+1 & LOV+ GLANCE1 & HE>D HIS NAIVE QUE/IONS4 
,ANNA TOOK \T ! PRES5TS ,DOLLY'S *ILDR5 HAD S5T HIM1 & 
TOLD H] SON :AT SORT ( LITTLE GIRL WAS ,TANYA AT ,MOSC[1 & 
H[ ,TANYA C\LD READ1 & EV5 TAU<T ! O!R *ILDR54 

0,:Y1 AM ,I NOT SO NICE AS %E80 ASK$ ,S]YOZHA4 

0,TO ME Y\'RE NIC] ?AN ANYONE 9 ! WORLD40 

0,I KN[ ?AT10 SAID ,S]YOZHA1 SMIL+4 

,ANNA HAD NOT HAD TIME TO DR9K H] C(FEE :5 ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA WAS ANN\NC$4 ,! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA WAS A TALL1 
/\T WOMAN1 ) AN UNHEAL?ILY SALL[ FACE & SPL5DID1 
P5SIVE BLACK EYES4 ,ANNA LIK$ H]1 BUT TODAY %E SEEM$ TO BE 
SEE+ H] = ! FIR/ TIME ) ALL H] DEFECTS4 

0,WELL1 MY DE>1 SO Y\ TOOK ! OLIVE BRAN*80 9QUIR$ ,C\NTESS 
,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 AS SOON AS %E CAME 9TO ! ROOM4 

0,YES1 IT'S ALL OV]1 BUT IT WAS ALL MU* LESS S]I\S ?AN WE HAD 
SUPPOS$10 ANSW]$ ,ANNA4 0,MY BELLE-SOEUR IS 9 G5]AL TOO 
HA/Y40 

,BUT ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 ?\< %E WAS 9T]E/$ 9 
EV]Y?+ ?AT DID NOT CONC]N H]1 HAD A HABIT ( NEV] 
LI/5+ TO :AT 9T]E/$ H]2 %E 9T]RUPT$ ,ANNA3 

0,YES1 !RE'S PL5TY ( SORR[ & EVIL 9 ! WORLD4 ,I AM SO 
WORRI$ TODAY40 

0,OH1 :Y80 ASK$ ,ANNA1 TRY+ TO SUPPRESS A SMILE4 

0,I'M BEG9N+ TO BE WE>Y ( FRUITLESSLY *AMPION+ ! TRU?1 
& SOMETIMES ,I'M QUITE UNH+$ BY IT4 ,! ,SOCIETY ( ! 
,LITTLE ,SI/]S0 7?IS WAS A RELIGI\SLY-PATRIOTIC1 PHILAN?ROPIC 
9/ITUTION7 0WAS GO+ SPL5DIDLY1 BUT ) !SE G5TLEM5 IT'S 
IMPOSSIBLE TO DO ANY?+10 ADD$ ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA 9 A 
TONE ( IRONICAL SUBMISSION TO DE/9Y4 0,!Y P\NCE ON ! 
IDEA1 & DI/ORT IT1 & !N WORK IT \T SO PETTILY & 
UNWOR?ILY4 ,TWO OR ?REE PEOPLE1 Y\R HUSB& AMONG !M1 
UND]/& ALL ! IMPORTANCE ( ! ?+1 BUT ! O!RS SIMPLY 
DRAG IT D[N4 ,YE/]DAY ,PRAVD9 WROTE TO ME4440 

,PRAVD9 WAS A WELL-KN[N ,PANSLAVI/ ABROAD1 & ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA DESCRIB$ ! PURPORT ( HIS LETT]4 

,!N ! C\NTESS TOLD H] ( MORE DISAGREEM5TS & 9TRIGUES 
AGA9/ ! WORK ( ! UNIFICATION ( ! *UR*ES1 & DEP>T$ 
9 HA/E1 AS %E HAD ?AT DAY TO BE AT ! MEET+ ( SOME 
SOCIETY & ALSO AT ! ,SLAVONIC COMMITTEE4 

0,IT WAS ALL ! SAME BE=E1 ( C\RSE2 BUT :Y WAS IT ,I DIDN'T 
NOTICE IT BE=E80 ,ANNA ASK$ H]SELF4 0,OR HAS %E BE5 V]Y 
MU* IRRITAT$ TODAY8 ,IT'S REALLY LUDICR\S2 H] OBJECT IS DO+ 
GOOD2 %E A ,*RI/IAN1 YET %E'S ALWAYS ANGRY2 & %E ALWAYS HAS 
5EMIES1 & ALWAYS 5EMIES 9 ! NAME ( ,*RI/IANITY & DO+ 
GOOD40 

,AFT] ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA ANO!R FRI5D CAME1 ! WIFE ( A 
*IEF SECRET>Y1 :O TOLD H] ALL ! NEWS ( ! T[N4 ,AT ?REE 
O'CLOCK %E TOO W5T AWAY1 PROMIS+ TO COME TO D9N]4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS AT ! M9I/RY4 ,ANNA1 LEFT ALONE1 SP5T ! 
TIME TILL D9N] 9 ASSI/+ AT H] SON'S D9N] 7HE D9$ AP>T 
FROM HIS P>5TS7 & 9 PUTT+ H] ?+S 9 ORD]1 & 9 
READ+ & ANSW]+ ! NOTES & LETT]S :I* HAD ACCUMULAT$ 
ON H] TABLE4 

,! FEEL+ ( CAUSELESS %AME1 :I* %E HAD FELT ON ! 
J\RNEY1 & H] EXCITEM5T1 TOO1 HAD COMPLETELY VANI%$4 ,9 
! HABITUAL CONDITIONS ( H] LIFE %E FELT AGA9 RESOLUTE & 
IRREPROA*ABLE4 

,%E RECALL$ ) WOND] H] /ATE ( M9D ON ! PREVI\S DAY4 
0,:AT WAS IT8 ,NO?+4 ,VRONSKY SAID SOME?+ SILLY1 :I* IT 
WAS EASY TO PUT A /OP TO1 & ,I ANSW]$ AS ,I \<T TO HAVE 
DONE4 ,TO SPEAK ( IT TO MY HUSB& W\LD BE UNNECESS>Y & \T 
( ! QUE/ION4 ,TO SPEAK ( IT W\LD BE TO ATTA* IMPORTANCE TO 
:AT HAS NO IMPORTANCE40 ,%E REMEMB]$ H[ %E HAD TOLD H] 
HUSB& ( :AT WAS ALMO/ A DECL>ATION MADE H] AT ,PET]SBURG 
BY A Y\NG MAN1 ONE ( H] HUSB&'S SUBORD9ATES1 & H[ ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD ANSW]$ ?AT EV]Y WOMAN LIV+ 9 ! WORLD 
WAS EXPOS$ TO SU* 9CID5TS1 BUT ?AT HE HAD ! FULLE/ 
CONFID5CE 9 H] TACT1 & C\LD NEV] L[] H] & HIMSELF BY 
JEAL\SY4 0,SO !N !RE'S NO REASON TO SPEAK ( IT8 ,& 
9DE$1 ?ANK ,GOD1 !RE'S NO?+ TO SPEAK (10 %E TOLD 
H]SELF4 

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