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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 ! E>LY DAYS AFT] HIS RETURN FROM ,MOSC[1 :5EV] ,LEV9 
%UDD]$ & GREW R$1 REMEMB]+ ! DISGRACE ( HIS 
REJECTION1 HE SAID TO HIMSELF3 0,?IS WAS JU/ H[ ,I US$ TO 
%UDD] & BLU%1 ?9K+ MYSELF UTT]LY LO/1 :5 ,I WAS 
PLUCK$ 9 PHYSICS & DID NOT GET MY REMOVE2 & H[ ,I ?\<T 
MYSELF UTT]LY RU9$ AFT] ,I HAD MISMANAG$ ?AT AFFAIR ( MY 
SI/]'S ?AT WAS 5TRU/$ TO ME4 ,& YET1 N[ ?AT YE>S HAVE 
PASS$1 ,I RECALL IT & WOND] ?AT IT C\LD DI/RESS ME SO 
MU*4 ,IT WILL BE ! SAME ?+ TOO ) ?IS TR\BLE4 ,TIME 
WILL GO BY & ,I %ALL NOT M9D AB\T ?IS EI!R40 

,BUT ?REE MON?S HAD PASS$ & HE HAD NOT LEFT (F M9D+ AB\T 
IT2 & IT WAS AS PA9FUL = HIM TO ?9K ( IT AS IT HAD BE5 
?OSE FIR/ DAYS4 ,HE C\LD NOT BE AT PEACE BECAUSE AFT] 
DREAM+ SO LONG ( FAMILY LIFE1 & FEEL+ HIMSELF SO RIPE = 
IT1 HE WAS /ILL NOT M>RI$1 & WAS FUR!R ?AN EV] FROM 
M>RIAGE4 ,HE WAS PA9FULLY CONSCI\S HIMSELF1 AS W]E ALL AB\T 
HIM1 ?AT AT HIS YE>S IT IS NOT WELL = MAN TO BE ALONE4 ,HE 
REMEMB]$ H[ BE=E />T+ = ,MOSC[ HE HAD ONCE SAID TO HIS 
C[MAN ,NIKOLAY1 A SIMPLE-HE>T$ PEASANT1 :OM HE LIK$ TALK+ 
TO3 0,WELL1 ,NIKOLAY6 ,I MEAN TO GET M>RI$10 & H[ ,NIKOLAY HAD 
PROMPTLY ANSW]$1 AS ( A MATT] ON :I* !RE C\LD BE NO 
POSSIBLE D\BT3 0,& HI< TIME TOO1 ,KON/ANT9 ,DEMITRIEVIT*40 
,BUT M>RIAGE HAD N[ BECOME FUR!R (F ?AN EV]4 ,! PLACE WAS 
TAK51 & :5EV] HE TRI$ TO IMAG9E ANY ( ! GIRLS HE KNEW 
9 ?AT PLACE1 HE FELT ?AT IT WAS UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,MOREOV]1 
! RECOLLECTION ( ! REJECTION & ! P>T HE HAD PLAY$ 9 
! AFFAIR TORTUR$ HIM ) %AME4 ,H[EV] (T5 HE TOLD 
HIMSELF ?AT HE WAS 9 NO WISE TO BLAME 9 IT1 ?AT RECOLLECTION1 
LIKE O!R HUMILIAT+ REM9ISC5CES ( A SIMIL> K9D1 MADE HIM 
TW+E & BLU%4 ,!RE HAD BE5 9 HIS PA/1 AS 9 EV]Y MAN'S1 
ACTIONS1 RECOGNIZ$ BY HIM AS BAD1 = :I* HIS CONSCI5CE \<T 
TO HAVE TORM5T$ HIM2 BUT ! MEMORY ( !SE EVIL ACTIONS WAS 
F> FROM CAUS+ HIM SO MU* SUFF]+ AS ?OSE TRIVIAL BUT 
HUMILIAT+ REM9ISC5CES4 ,!SE W\NDS NEV] HEAL$4 ,& ) 
!SE MEMORIES WAS N[ RANG$ HIS REJECTION & ! PITIFUL 
POSITION 9 :I* HE MU/ HAVE APPE>$ TO O!RS ?AT EV5+4 
,BUT TIME & WORK DID !IR P>T4 ,BITT] MEMORIES W]E MORE & 
MORE COV]$ UP BY ! 9CID5TS--PALTRY 9 HIS EYES1 BUT REALLY 
IMPORTANT--( HIS C\NTRY LIFE4 ,EV]Y WEEK HE ?\<T LESS 
(T5 ( ,KITTY4 ,HE WAS IMPATI5TLY LOOK+ =W>D TO ! NEWS 
?AT %E WAS M>RI$1 OR JU/ GO+ TO BE M>RI$1 HOP+ ?AT 
SU* NEWS W\LD1 LIKE HAV+ A TOO? \T1 COMPLETELY CURE HIM4 

,MEAN:ILE SPR+ CAME ON1 BEAUTIFUL & K9DLY1 )\T ! 
DELAYS & TREA*]IES ( SPR+1--ONE ( ?OSE R>E SPR+S 9 
:I* PLANTS1 BEA/S1 & MAN REJOICE ALIKE4 ,?IS LOVELY SPR+ 
R\S$ ,LEV9 /ILL MORE1 & /R5G!N$ HIM 9 HIS RESOLUTION 
( R5\NC+ ALL HIS PA/ & BUILD+ UP HIS LONELY LIFE FIRMLY 
& 9DEP5D5TLY4 ,?\< MANY ( ! PLANS ) :I* HE HAD 
RETURN$ TO ! C\NTRY HAD NOT BE5 C>RI$ \T1 /ILL HIS MO/ 
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION--?AT ( PURITY--HAD BE5 KEPT BY HIM4 ,HE 
WAS FREE FROM ?AT %AME1 :I* HAD USUALLY H>ASS$ HIM AFT] A 
FALL2 & HE C\LD LOOK EV]YONE /RAI<T 9 ! FACE4 ,9 
,FEBRU>Y HE HAD RECEIV$ A LETT] FROM ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA TELL+ 
HIM ?AT HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY'S HEAL? WAS GETT+ WORSE1 BUT ?AT 
HE W\LD NOT TAKE ADVICE1 & 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ?IS LETT] ,LEV9 
W5T TO ,MOSC[ TO HIS BRO!R'S & SUCCE$$ 9 P]SUAD+ HIM 
TO SEE A DOCTOR & TO GO TO A WAT]+-PLACE ABROAD4 ,HE 
SUCCE$$ SO WELL 9 P]SUAD+ HIS BRO!R1 & 9 L5D+ HIM 
MONEY = ! J\RNEY )\T IRRITAT+ HIM1 ?AT HE WAS 
SATISFI$ ) HIMSELF 9 ?AT MATT]4 ,9 ADDITION TO HIS 
F>M+1 :I* CALL$ = SPECIAL ATT5TION 9 SPR+1 & 9 
ADDITION TO READ+1 ,LEV9 HAD BEGUN ?AT W9T] A WORK ON 
AGRICULTURE1 ! PLAN ( :I* TURN$ ON TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! 
*>ACT] ( ! LABOR] ON ! L& AS ONE ( ! UNALT]ABLE 
DATA ( ! QUE/ION1 LIKE ! CLIMATE & ! SOIL1 & 
CONSEQU5TLY D$UC+ ALL ! PR9CIPLES ( SCI5TIFIC CULTURE1 
NOT SIMPLY FROM ! DATA ( SOIL & CLIMATE1 BUT FROM ! DATA 
( SOIL1 CLIMATE1 & A C]TA9 UNALT]ABLE *>ACT] ( ! 
LABOR]4 ,?US1 9 SPITE ( HIS SOLITUDE1 OR 9 CONSEQU5CE ( 
HIS SOLITUDE1 HIS LIFE WAS EXCE$+LY FULL4 ,ONLY R>ELY HE 
SUFF]$ FROM AN UNSATISFI$ DESIRE TO COMMUNICATE HIS /RAY 
IDEAS TO SOMEONE BESIDES ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA4 ,) H] 9DE$ HE 
NOT 9FREQU5TLY FELL 9TO DISCUSSION UPON PHYSICS1 ! !ORY ( 
AGRICULTURE1 & ESPECIALLY PHILOSOPHY2 PHILOSOPHY WAS ,AGAFEA 
,MIHALOVNA'S FAVORITE SUBJECT4 

,SPR+ WAS SL[ 9 UNFOLD+4 ,= ! LA/ FEW WEEKS IT HAD BE5 
/EADILY F9E FRO/Y WEA!R4 ,9 ! DAYTIME IT ?AW$ 9 ! 
SUN1 BUT AT NI<T !RE W]E EV5 SEV5 DEGREES ( FRO/4 ,!RE 
WAS SU* A FROZ5 SURFACE ON ! SN[ ?AT !Y DROVE ! WAGONS 
ANY:]E (F ! ROADS4 ,EA/] CAME 9 ! SN[4 ,!N ALL ( A 
SUDD51 ON ,EA/] ,MONDAY1 A W>M W9D SPRANG UP1 /ORM CL\DS 
SWOOP$ D[N1 & = ?REE DAYS & ?REE NI<TS ! W>M1 
DRIV+ RA9 FELL 9 /REAMS4 ,ON ,?URSDAY ! W9D DROPP$1 & 
A ?ICK GRAY FOG BROOD$ OV] ! L& AS ?\< HID+ ! 
MY/]IES ( ! TRANS=MATIONS ?AT W]E BE+ WR\<T 9 
NATURE4 ,BEH9D ! FOG !RE WAS ! FL[+ ( WAT]1 ! 
CRACK+ & FLOAT+ ( ICE1 ! SWIFT RU% ( TURBID1 FOAM+ 
TORR5TS2 & ON ! FOLL[+ ,MONDAY1 9 ! EV5+1 ! FOG 
P>T$1 ! /ORM CL\DS SPLIT UP 9TO LITTLE CURL+ CRE/S ( 
CL\D1 ! SKY CLE>$1 & ! REAL SPR+ HAD COME4 ,9 ! 
MORN+ ! SUN ROSE BRILLIANT & QUICKLY WORE AWAY ! ?9 
LAY] ( ICE ?AT COV]$ ! WAT]1 & ALL ! W>M AIR WAS 
QUIV]+ ) ! /EAM ?AT ROSE UP FROM ! QUICK5$ E>?4 
,! OLD GRASS LOOK$ GRE5]1 & ! Y\NG GRASS ?RU/ UP ITS 
T9Y BLADES2 ! BUDS ( ! GUELD]-ROSE & ( ! CURRANT & 
! /ICKY BIR*-BUDS W]E SWOLL5 ) SAP1 & AN EXPLOR+ BEE 
WAS HUMM+ AB\T ! GOLD5 BLOSSOMS ?AT /UDD$ ! WILL[4 
,L>KS TRILL$ UNSE5 ABOVE ! VELVETY GRE5 FIELDS & ! 
ICE-COV]$ /UBBLE-L&2 PEEWITS WAIL$ OV] ! L[ L&S & 
M>%ES FLOOD$ BY ! POOLS2 CRANES & WILD GEESE FLEW HI< 
ACROSS ! SKY UTT]+ !IR SPR+ CALLS4 ,! CATTLE1 BALD 9 
PAT*ES :]E ! NEW HAIR HAD NOT GR[N YET1 L[$ 9 ! 
PA/URES2 ! B[LEGG$ LAMBS FRISK$ R\ND !IR BLEAT+ 
MO!RS4 ,NIMBLE *ILDR5 RAN AB\T ! DRY+ PA?S1 COV]$ 
) ! PR9TS ( B>E FEET4 ,!RE WAS A M]RY *ATT] ( 
PEASANT WOM5 OV] !IR L95 AT ! POND1 & ! R+ ( AXES 
9 ! Y>D1 :]E ! PEASANTS W]E REPAIR+ PL[S & 
H>R[S4 ,! REAL SPR+ HAD COME4 

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