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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* CAME BACK FROM ! MEET+ ( ! M9I/]S 
AT F\R O'CLOCK1 BUT AS (T5 HAPP5$1 HE HAD NOT TIME TO COME 
9 TO H]4 ,HE W5T 9TO HIS /UDY TO SEE ! PEOPLE WAIT+ = 
HIM ) PETITIONS1 & TO SIGN SOME PAP]S BR\<T HIM BY HIS 
*IEF SECRET>Y4 ,AT D9N] TIME 7!RE W]E ALWAYS A FEW PEOPLE 
D9+ ) ! ,K>59S7 !RE >RIV$ AN OLD LADY1 A C\S9 ( 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ! *IEF SECRET>Y ( ! DEP>TM5T & 
HIS WIFE1 & A Y\NG MAN :O HAD BE5 RECOMM5D$ TO ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* = ! S]VICE4 ,ANNA W5T 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM 
TO RECEIVE !SE GUE/S4 ,PRECISELY AT FIVE O'CLOCK1 BE=E ! 
BRONZE ,PET] ! ,FIR/ CLOCK HAD /RUCK ! FIF? /ROKE1 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* CAME 91 WE>+ A :ITE TIE & EV5+ COAT ) 
TWO />S1 AS HE HAD TO GO \T DIRECTLY AFT] D9N]4 ,EV]Y 
M9UTE ( ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S LIFE WAS PORTION$ \T & 
OCCUPI$4 ,& TO MAKE TIME TO GET ?R\< ALL ?AT LAY BE=E 
HIM EV]Y DAY1 HE ADH]$ TO ! /RICTE/ PUNCTUALITY4 
0,UNHA/+ & UNRE/+10 WAS HIS MOTTO4 ,HE CAME 9TO ! 
D9+ HALL1 GREET$ EV]YONE1 & HURRI$LY SAT D[N1 SMIL+ TO 
HIS WIFE4 

0,YES1 MY SOLITUDE IS OV]4 ,Y\ W\LDN'T BELIEVE H[ 
UNCOM=TABLE0 7HE LAID /RESS ON ! WORD UNCOM=TABLE7 0IT 
IS TO D9E ALONE40 

,AT D9N] HE TALK$ A LITTLE TO HIS WIFE AB\T ,MOSC[ MATT]S1 
&1 ) A S>CA/IC SMILE1 ASK$ H] AFT] ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*2 
BUT ! CONV]SATION WAS = ! MO/ P>T G5]AL1 DEAL+ ) 
,PET]SBURG (FICIAL & PUBLIC NEWS4 ,AFT] D9N] HE SP5T HALF 
AN H\R ) HIS GUE/S1 & AGA91 ) A SMILE1 PRESS$ HIS 
WIFE'S H&1 )DREW1 & DROVE (F TO ! C\NCIL4 ,ANNA DID 
NOT GO \T ?AT EV5+ EI!R TO ! ,PR9CESS ,BETSY ,TV]SKAYA1 
:O1 HE>+ ( H] RETURN1 HAD 9VIT$ H]1 NOR TO ! !AT]1 
:]E %E HAD A BOX = ?AT EV5+4 ,%E DID NOT GO \T 
PR9CIPALLY BECAUSE ! DRESS %E HAD RECKON$ UPON WAS NOT 
READY4 ,ALTOGE!R1 ,ANNA1 ON TURN+1 AFT] ! DEP>TURE ( H] 
GUE/S1 TO ! CONSID]ATION ( H] ATTIRE1 WAS V]Y MU* 
ANNOY$4 ,%E WAS G5]ALLY A MI/RESS ( ! >T ( DRESS+ 
WELL )\T GREAT EXP5SE1 & BE=E LEAV+ ,MOSC[ %E HAD 
GIV5 H] DRESSMAK] ?REE DRESSES TO TRANS=M4 ,! DRESSES HAD 
TO BE ALT]$ SO ?AT !Y C\LD NOT BE RECOGNIZ$1 & !Y 
\<T TO HAVE BE5 READY ?REE DAYS BE=E4 ,IT APPE>$ ?AT TWO 
DRESSES HAD NOT BE5 DONE AT ALL1 :ILE ! O!R ONE HAD NOT 
BE5 ALT]$ AS ,ANNA HAD 9T5D$4 ,! DRESSMAK] CAME TO 
EXPLA91 DECL>+ ?AT IT W\LD BE BETT] AS %E HAD DONE IT1 
& ,ANNA WAS SO FURI\S ?AT %E FELT A%AM$ :5 %E ?\<T ( 
IT AFT]W>DS4 ,TO REGA9 H] S]5ITY COMPLETELY %E W5T 9TO 
! NURS]Y1 & SP5T ! :OLE EV5+ ) H] SON1 PUT HIM TO 
B$ H]SELF1 SIGN$ HIM ) ! CROSS1 & TUCK$ HIM UP4 ,%E 
WAS GLAD %E HAD NOT GONE \T ANY:]E1 & HAD SP5T ! EV5+ 
SO WELL4 ,%E FELT SO LI<!>T$ & S]5E1 %E SAW SO 
CLE>LY ?AT ALL ?AT HAD SEEM$ TO H] SO IMPORTANT ON H] 
RAILWAY J\RNEY WAS ONLY ONE ( ! COMMON TRIVIAL 9CID5TS ( 
FA%IONABLE LIFE1 & ?AT %E HAD NO REASON TO FEEL A%AM$ 
BE=E ANYONE ELSE OR BE=E H]SELF4 ,ANNA SAT D[N AT ! 
HE>? ) AN ,5GLI% NOVEL & WAIT$ = H] HUSB&4 ,EXACTLY 
AT HALF-PA/ N9E %E HE>D HIS R+1 & HE CAME 9TO ! ROOM4 

0,H]E Y\ >E AT LA/60 %E OBS]V$1 HOLD+ \T H] H& TO 
HIM4 

,HE KISS$ H] H& & SAT D[N BESIDE H]4 

0,ALTOGE!R !N1 ,I SEE Y\R VISIT WAS A SUCCESS10 HE SAID TO 
H]4 

0,OH1 YES10 %E SAID1 & %E BEGAN TELL+ HIM AB\T EV]Y?+ 
FROM ! BEG9N+3 H] J\RNEY ) ,C\NTESS ,VRONSKAYA1 H] 
>RIVAL1 ! ACCID5T AT ! /ATION4 ,!N %E DESCRIB$ ! 
PITY %E HAD FELT1 FIR/ = H] BRO!R1 & AFT]W>DS = 
,DOLLY4 

0,I IMAG9E ONE CANNOT EXON]ATE SU* A MAN FROM BLAME1 ?\< HE 
IS Y\R BRO!R10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SEV]ELY4 

,ANNA SMIL$4 ,%E KNEW ?AT HE SAID ?AT SIMPLY TO %[ ?AT 
FAMILY CONSID]ATIONS C\LD NOT PREV5T HIM FROM EXPRESS+ HIS 
G5U9E OP9ION4 ,%E KNEW ?AT *>ACT]I/IC 9 H] HUSB&1 
& LIK$ IT4 

0,I AM GLAD IT HAS ALL 5D$ SO SATISFACTORILY1 & ?AT Y\ >E 
BACK AGA910 HE W5T ON4 0,COME1 :AT DO !Y SAY AB\T ! NEW 
ACT ,I HAVE GOT PASS$ 9 ! C\NCIL80 

,ANNA HAD HE>D NO?+ ( ?IS ACT1 & %E FELT CONSCI5CE-/RICK5 
AT HAV+ BE5 ABLE SO READILY TO =GET :AT WAS TO HIM ( SU* 
IMPORTANCE4 

0,H]E1 ON ! O!R H&1 IT HAS MADE A GREAT S5SATION10 HE 
SAID1 ) A COMPLAC5T SMILE4 

,%E SAW ?AT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WANT$ TO TELL H] SOME?+ 
PLEASANT TO HIM AB\T IT1 & %E BR\<T HIM BY QUE/IONS TO 
TELL+ IT4 ,) ! SAME COMPLAC5T SMILE HE TOLD H] ( ! 
OVATIONS HE HAD RECEIV$ 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! ACT HE HAD 
PASS$4 

0,I WAS V]Y1 V]Y GLAD4 ,IT %[S ?AT AT LA/ A REASONABLE & 
/EADY VIEW ( ! MATT] IS BECOM+ PREVAL5T AMONG US40 

,HAV+ DRUNK HIS SECOND CUP ( TEA ) CREAM1 & BREAD1 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* GOT UP1 & WAS GO+ T[>DS HIS /UDY4 

0,& Y\'VE NOT BE5 ANY:]E ?IS EV5+8 ,Y\'VE BE5 DULL1 ,I 
EXPECT80 HE SAID4 

0,OH1 NO60 %E ANSW]$1 GETT+ UP AFT] HIM & ACCOMPANY+ HIM 
ACROSS ! ROOM TO HIS /UDY4 0,:AT >E Y\ READ+ N[80 %E 
ASK$4 

0,JU/ N[ ,I'M READ+ ,DUC DE ,LILLE1 ,POESIE DES ,5F]S10 
HE ANSW]$4 0,A V]Y REM>KABLE BOOK40 

,ANNA SMIL$1 AS PEOPLE SMILE AT ! WEAKNESSES ( ?OSE !Y 
LOVE1 &1 PUTT+ H] H& UND] HIS1 %E ESCORT$ HIM TO ! 
DOOR ( ! /UDY4 ,%E KNEW HIS HABIT1 ?AT HAD GR[N 9TO A 
NECESSITY1 ( READ+ 9 ! EV5+4 ,%E KNEW1 TOO1 ?AT 9 
SPITE ( HIS (FICIAL DUTIES1 :I* SWALL[$ UP ALMO/ ! :OLE 
( HIS TIME1 HE CONSID]$ IT HIS DUTY TO KEEP UP ) EV]Y?+ 
( NOTE ?AT APPE>$ 9 ! 9TELLECTUAL WORLD4 ,%E KNEW1 TOO1 
?AT HE WAS REALLY 9T]E/$ 9 BOOKS DEAL+ ) POLITICS1 
PHILOSOPHY1 & !OLOGY1 ?AT >T WAS UTT]LY =EIGN TO HIS 
NATURE2 BUT1 9 SPITE ( ?IS1 OR RA!R1 9 CONSEQU5CE ( IT1 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* NEV] PASS$ OV] ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD ( 
>T1 BUT MADE IT HIS DUTY TO READ EV]Y?+4 ,%E KNEW ?AT 9 
POLITICS1 9 PHILOSOPHY1 9 !OLOGY1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* (T5 
HAD D\BTS1 & MADE 9VE/IGATIONS2 BUT ON QUE/IONS ( >T & 
POETRY1 &1 ABOVE ALL1 ( MUSIC1 ( :I* HE WAS TOTALLY DEVOID 
( UND]/&+1 HE HAD ! MO/ DI/9CT & DECID$ OP9IONS4 
,HE WAS FOND ( TALK+ AB\T ,%AKESPE>E1 ,RAPHAEL1 ,BEE?OV51 ( 
! SIGNIFICANCE ( NEW S*OOLS ( POETRY & MUSIC1 ALL ( :I* 
W]E CLASSIFI$ BY HIM ) V]Y CONSPICU\S CONSI/5CY4 

0,WELL1 ,GOD BE ) Y\10 %E SAID AT ! DOOR ( ! /UDY1 :]E 
A %AD$ C&LE & A DECANT] ( WAT] W]E ALREADY PUT BY HIS 
>M*AIR4 0,& ,I'LL WRITE TO ,MOSC[40 

,HE PRESS$ H] H&1 & AGA9 KISS$ IT4 

0,ALL ! SAME HE'S A GOOD MAN2 TRU?FUL1 GOOD-HE>T$1 & 
REM>KABLE 9 HIS [N L9E10 ,ANNA SAID TO H]SELF GO+ BACK TO 
H] ROOM1 AS ?\< %E W]E DEF5D+ HIM TO SOMEONE :O HAD 
ATTACK$ HIM & SAID ?AT ONE C\LD NOT LOVE HIM4 0,BUT :Y IS 
IT HIS E>S /ICK \T SO /RANGELY8 ,OR HAS HE HAD HIS HAIR CUT80 

,PRECISELY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK1 :5 ,ANNA WAS /ILL SITT+ AT H] 
WRIT+ TABLE1 F9I%+ A LETT] TO ,DOLLY1 %E HE>D ! S\ND 
( MEASUR$ /EPS 9 SLIPP]S1 & ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 FRE%LY 
WA%$ & COMB$1 ) A BOOK UND] HIS >M1 CAME 9 TO H]4 

0,IT'S TIME1 IT'S TIME10 SAID HE1 ) A MEAN+ SMILE1 & HE 
W5T 9TO !IR B$ROOM4 

0,& :AT RI<T HAD HE TO LOOK AT HIM LIKE ?AT80 ?\<T ,ANNA1 
RECALL+ ,VRONSKY'S GLANCE AT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

,UNDRESS+1 %E W5T 9TO ! B$ROOM2 BUT H] FACE HAD NONE ( 
! EAG]NESS :I*1 DUR+ H] /AY 9 ,MOSC[1 HAD FAIRLY 
FLA%$ FROM H] EYES & H] SMILE2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 N[ ! 
FIRE SEEM$ QU5*$ 9 H]1 HIDD5 SOME:]E F> AWAY4 

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