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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,AS HE RODE UP TO ! H\SE 9 ! HAPPIE/ FRAME ( M9D1 ,LEV9 
HE>D ! BELL R+ AT ! SIDE ( ! PR9CIPAL 5TRANCE ( ! 
H\SE4 

0,YES1 ?AT'S SOMEONE FROM ! RAILWAY /ATION10 HE ?\<T1 
0JU/ ! TIME TO BE H]E FROM ! ,MOSC[ TRA9 444 ,:O C\LD IT 
BE8 ,:AT IF IT'S BRO!R ,NIKOLAY8 ,HE DID SAY3 ',MAYBE ,I'LL GO 
TO ! WAT]S1 OR MAYBE ,I'LL COME D[N TO Y\4'0 ,HE FELT 
DISMAY$ & VEX$ = ! FIR/ M9UTE1 ?AT HIS BRO!R 
,NIKOLAY'S PRES5CE %\LD COME TO DI/URB HIS HAPPY MOOD ( 
SPR+4 ,BUT HE FELT A%AM$ ( ! FEEL+1 & AT ONCE HE 
OP5$1 AS IT W]E1 ! >MS ( HIS S\L1 & ) A S(T5$ 
FEEL+ ( JOY & EXPECTATION1 N[ HE HOP$ ) ALL HIS HE>T 
?AT IT WAS HIS BRO!R4 ,HE PRICK$ UP HIS HORSE1 & RID+ \T 
FROM BEH9D ! ACACIAS HE SAW A HIR$ ?REE-HORSE SL$GE FROM 
! RAILWAY /ATION1 & A G5TLEMAN 9 A FUR COAT4 ,IT WAS NOT 
HIS BRO!R4 0,OH1 IF IT W]E ONLY SOME NICE P]SON ONE C\LD 
TALK TO A LITTLE60 HE ?\<T4 

0,AH10 CRI$ ,LEV9 JOYFULLY1 FL++ UP BO? HIS H&S4 0,H]E'S 
A DELI<TFUL VISITOR6 ,AH1 H[ GLAD ,I AM TO SEE Y\60 HE %\T$1 
RECOGNIZ+ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

0,I %ALL F9D \T = C]TA9 :E!R %E'S M>RI$1 OR :5 
%E'S GO+ TO BE M>RI$10 HE ?\<T4 ,& ON ?AT DELICI\S 
SPR+ DAY HE FELT ?AT ! ?\<T ( H] DID NOT HURT HIM AT 
ALL4 

0,WELL1 Y\ DIDN'T EXPECT ME1 EH80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 
GETT+ \T ( ! SL$GE1 SPLA%$ ) MUD ON ! BRIDGE ( HIS 
NOSE1 ON HIS *EEK1 & ON HIS EYEBR[S1 BUT RADIANT ) HEAL? 
& GOOD SPIRITS4 0,I'VE COME TO SEE Y\ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE10 HE 
SAID1 EMBRAC+ & KISS+ HIM1 0TO HAVE SOME /&-%OOT+ 
SECOND1 & TO SELL ! =E/ AT ,]GU%OVO ?IRD40 

0,DELI<TFUL6 ,:AT A SPR+ WE'RE HAV+6 ,H[ EV] DID Y\ GET 
ALONG 9 A SL$GE80 

0,9 A C>T IT W\LD HAVE BE5 WORSE /ILL1 ,KON/ANT9 
,DMITRIEVIT*10 ANSW]$ ! DRIV]1 :O KNEW HIM4 

0,WELL1 ,I'M V]Y1 V]Y GLAD TO SEE Y\10 SAID ,LEV91 ) A 
G5U9E SMILE ( *ILDLIKE DELI<T4 

,LEV9 L$ HIS FRI5D TO ! ROOM SET AP>T = VISITORS1 :]E 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S ?+S W]E C>RI$ ALSO--A BAG1 A GUN 9 
A CASE1 A SAT*EL = CIG>S4 ,LEAV+ HIM !RE TO WA% & 
*ANGE HIS CLO!S1 ,LEV9 W5T (F TO ! C\NT+ H\SE TO SPEAK 
AB\T ! PL[+ & CLOV]4 ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 ALWAYS V]Y 
ANXI\S = ! CR$IT ( ! H\SE1 MET HIM 9 ! HALL ) 
9QUIRIES AB\T D9N]4 

0,DO JU/ AS Y\ LIKE1 ONLY LET IT BE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE10 HE 
SAID1 & W5T TO ! BAILIFF4 

,:5 HE CAME BACK1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 WA%$ & COMB$1 CAME 
\T ( HIS ROOM ) A BEAM+ SMILE1 & !Y W5T UP/AIRS 
TOGE!R4 

0,WELL1 ,I AM GLAD ,I MANAG$ TO GET AWAY TO Y\6 ,N[ ,I %ALL 
UND]/& :AT ! MY/]I\S BUS9ESS IS ?AT Y\ >E ALWAYS 
ABSORB$ 9 H]E4 ,NO1 REALLY1 ,I 5VY Y\4 ,:AT A H\SE1 H[ 
NICE IT ALL IS6 ,SO BRI<T1 SO *E]FUL60 SAID ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 =GETT+ ?AT IT WAS NOT ALWAYS SPR+ & F9E 
WEA!R LIKE ?AT DAY4 0,& Y\R NURSE IS SIMPLY *>M+6 ,A 
PRETTY MAID 9 AN APRON MI<T BE EV5 MORE AGREEABLE1 P]HAPS2 
BUT = Y\R SEV]E MONA/IC /YLE IT DOES V]Y WELL40 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TOLD HIM MANY 9T]E/+ PIECES ( NEWS2 
ESPECIALLY 9T]E/+ TO ,LEV9 WAS ! NEWS ?AT HIS BRO!R1 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 WAS 9T5D+ TO PAY HIM A VISIT 9 ! 
SUMM]4 

,NOT ONE WORD DID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAY 9 REF]5CE TO ,KITTY 
& ! ,%T*]BATSKYS2 HE M]ELY GAVE HIM GREET+S FROM HIS 
WIFE4 ,LEV9 WAS GRATEFUL TO HIM = HIS DELICACY & WAS V]Y 
GLAD ( HIS VISITOR4 ,AS ALWAYS HAPP5$ ) HIM DUR+ HIS 
SOLITUDE1 A MASS ( IDEAS & FEEL+S HAD BE5 ACCUMULAT+ 
)9 HIM1 :I* HE C\LD NOT COMMUNICATE TO ?OSE AB\T HIM4 
,& N[ HE P\R$ \T UPON ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HIS POETIC JOY 9 
! SPR+1 & HIS FAILURES & PLANS = ! L&1 & HIS 
?\<TS & CRITICISMS ON ! BOOKS HE HAD BE5 READ+1 & ! 
IDEA ( HIS [N BOOK1 ! BASIS ( :I* REALLY WAS1 ?\< HE 
WAS UNAW>E ( IT HIMSELF1 A CRITICISM ( ALL ! OLD BOOKS ON 
AGRICULTURE4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 ALWAYS *>M+1 UND]/&+ 
EV]Y?+ AT ! SLI<TE/ REF]5CE1 WAS P>TICUL>LY *>M+ 
ON ?IS VISIT1 & ,LEV9 NOTIC$ 9 HIM A SPECIAL T5D]NESS1 AS 
IT W]E1 & A NEW TONE ( RESPECT ?AT FLATT]$ HIM4 

,! EF=TS ( ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA & ! COOK1 ?AT ! D9N] 
%\LD BE P>TICUL>LY GOOD1 ONLY 5D$ 9 ! TWO FAMI%$ FRI5DS 
ATTACK+ ! PRELIM9>Y C\RSE1 EAT+ A GREAT DEAL ( BREAD 
& BUTT]1 SALT GOOSE & SALT$ MU%ROOMS1 & 9 ,LEV9'S 
F9ALLY ORD]+ ! S\P TO BE S]V$ )\T ! ACCOMPANIM5T 
( LITTLE PIES1 ) :I* ! COOK HAD P>TICUL>LY MEANT TO 
IMPRESS !IR VISITOR4 ,BUT ?\< ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS 
ACCU/OM$ TO V]Y DIFF]5T D9N]S1 HE ?\<T EV]Y?+ 
EXCELL5T3 ! H]B BR&Y1 & ! BREAD1 & ! BUTT]1 & 
ABOVE ALL ! SALT GOOSE & ! MU%ROOMS1 & ! NETTLE 
S\P1 & ! *ICK5 9 :ITE SAUCE1 & ! :ITE ,CRIMEAN 
W9E--EV]Y?+ WAS SUP]B & DELICI\S4 

0,SPL5DID1 SPL5DID60 HE SAID1 LI<T+ A FAT CIG> AFT] ! 
ROA/4 0,I FEEL AS IF1 COM+ TO Y\1 ,I HAD L&$ ON A PEACEFUL 
%ORE AFT] ! NOISE & JOLT+ ( A /EAM]4 ,& SO Y\ 
MA9TA9 ?AT ! LABOR] HIMSELF IS AN ELEM5T TO BE /UDI$ & 
TO REGULATE ! *OICE ( ME?ODS 9 AGRICULTURE4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I'M 
AN IGNORANT \TSID]2 BUT ,I %\LD FANCY !ORY & ITS 
APPLICATION WILL HAVE ITS 9FLU5CE ON ! LABOR] TOO40 

0,YES1 BUT WAIT A BIT4 ,I'M NOT TALK+ ( POLITICAL ECONOMY1 ,I'M 
TALK+ ( ! SCI5CE ( AGRICULTURE4 ,IT \<T TO BE LIKE ! 
NATURAL SCI5CES1 & TO OBS]VE GIV5 PH5OM5A & ! LABOR] 
9 HIS ECONOMIC1 E?NOGRAPHICAL4440 

,AT ?AT 9/ANT ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA CAME 9 ) JAM4 

0,OH1 ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 KISS+ ! 
TIPS ( HIS PLUMP F+]S1 0:AT SALT GOOSE1 :AT H]B 
BR&Y6444 ,:AT DO Y\ ?9K1 ISN'T IT TIME TO />T1 ,KO/YA80 HE 
ADD$4 

,LEV9 LOOK$ \T ( ! W9D[ AT ! SUN S9K+ BEH9D ! B>E 
TREE-TOPS ( ! =E/4 

0,YES1 IT'S TIME10 HE SAID4 0,K\ZMA1 GET READY ! TRAP10 & HE 
RAN D[N/AIRS4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 GO+ D[N1 C>EFULLY TOOK ! CANVAS COV] 
(F HIS V>NI%$ GUN CASE ) HIS [N H&S1 & OP5+ IT1 
BEGAN TO GET READY HIS EXP5SIVE NEW-FA%ION$ GUN4 ,K\ZMA1 :O 
ALREADY SC5T$ A BIG TIP1 NEV] LEFT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S SIDE1 
& PUT ON HIM BO? HIS /OCK+S & BOOTS1 A TASK :I* ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT* READILY LEFT HIM4 

0,KO/YA1 GIVE ORD]S ?AT IF ! M]*ANT ,RYAB99 COMES 444 ,I TOLD 
HIM TO COME TODAY1 HE'S TO BE BR\<T 9 & TO WAIT = ME4440 

0,:Y1 DO Y\ MEAN TO SAY Y\'RE SELL+ ! =E/ TO ,RYAB9980 

0,YES4 ,DO Y\ KN[ HIM80 

0,TO BE SURE ,I DO4 ,I HAVE HAD TO DO BUS9ESS ) HIM1 
'POSITIVELY & CONCLUSIVELY4'0 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* LAU<$4 0,POSITIVELY & CONCLUSIVELY0 W]E 
! M]*ANT'S FAVORITE WORDS4 

0,YES1 IT'S WOND]FULLY FUNNY ! WAY HE TALKS4 ,%E KN[S :]E 
H] MA/]'S GO+60 HE ADD$1 PATT+ ,LASKA1 :O HUNG AB\T 
,LEV91 :9+ & LICK+ HIS H&S1 HIS BOOTS1 & HIS GUN4 

,! TRAP WAS ALREADY AT ! /EPS :5 !Y W5T \T4 

0,I TOLD !M TO BR+ ! TRAP R\ND2 OR W\LD Y\ RA!R WALK80 

0,NO1 WE'D BETT] DRIVE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 GETT+ 9TO 
! TRAP4 ,HE SAT D[N1 TUCK$ ! TIG]-SK9 RUG R\ND HIM1 & 
LI<T$ A CIG>4 0,H[ IS IT Y\ DON'T SMOKE8 ,A CIG> IS A SORT 
( ?+1 NOT EXACTLY A PLEASURE1 BUT ! CR[N & \TW>D SIGN 
( PLEASURE4 ,COME1 ?IS IS LIFE6 ,H[ SPL5DID IT IS6 ,?IS IS 
H[ ,I %\LD LIKE TO LIVE60 

0,:Y1 :O PREV5TS Y\80 SAID ,LEV91 SMIL+4 

0,NO1 Y\'RE A LUCKY MAN6 ,Y\'VE GOT EV]Y?+ Y\ LIKE4 ,Y\ 
LIKE HORSES--& Y\ HAVE !M2 DOGS--Y\ HAVE !M2 %OOT+--Y\ 
HAVE IT2 F>M+--Y\ HAVE IT40 

0,P]HAPS BECAUSE ,I REJOICE 9 :AT ,I HAVE1 & DON'T FRET = 
:AT ,I HAV5'T10 SAID ,LEV91 ?9K+ ( ,KITTY4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* COMPREH5D$1 LOOK$ AT HIM1 BUT SAID 
NO?+4 

,LEV9 WAS GRATEFUL TO ,OBLONSKY = NOTIC+1 ) HIS 
NEV]-FAIL+ TACT1 ?AT HE DREAD$ CONV]SATION AB\T ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS1 & SO SAY+ NO?+ AB\T !M4 ,BUT N[ ,LEV9 
WAS LONG+ TO F9D \T :AT WAS TORM5T+ HIM SO1 YET HE HAD 
NOT ! C\RAGE TO BEG94 

0,COME1 TELL ME H[ ?+S >E GO+ ) Y\10 SAID ,LEV91 
BE?9K+ HIMSELF ?AT IT WAS NOT NICE ( HIM TO ?9K ONLY ( 
HIMSELF4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S EYES SP>KL$ M]RILY4 

0,Y\ DON'T ADMIT1 ,I KN[1 ?AT ONE CAN BE FOND ( NEW ROLLS :5 
ONE HAS HAD ONE'S RATIONS ( BREAD--TO Y\R M9D IT'S A CRIME2 
BUT ,I DON'T C\NT LIFE AS LIFE )\T LOVE10 HE SAID1 TAK+ 
,LEV9'S QUE/ION HIS [N WAY4 0,:AT AM ,I TO DO8 ,I'M MADE ?AT 
WAY4 ,& REALLY1 ONE DOES SO LITTLE H>M TO ANYONE1 & GIVES 
ONESELF SO MU* PLEASURE4440 

0,:AT6 IS !RE SOME?+ NEW1 !N80 QU]I$ ,LEV94 

0,YES1 MY BOY1 !RE IS6 ,!RE1 DO Y\ SEE1 Y\ KN[ ! TYPE ( 
,OSSIAN'S WOM54444 ,WOM51 SU* AS ONE SEES 9 DREAMS4444 ,WELL1 
!SE WOM5 >E SOMETIMES TO BE MET 9 REALITY 444 & !SE WOM5 
>E T]RIBLE4 ,WOMAN1 DON'T Y\ KN[1 IS SU* A SUBJECT ?AT 
H[EV] MU* Y\ /UDY IT1 IT'S ALWAYS P]FECTLY NEW40 

0,WELL1 !N1 IT W\LD BE BETT] NOT TO /UDY IT40 

0,NO4 ,SOME MA!MATICIAN HAS SAID ?AT 5JOYM5T LIES 9 ! 
SE>* = TRU?1 NOT 9 ! F9D+ IT40 

,LEV9 LI/5$ 9 SIL5CE1 & 9 SPITE ( ALL ! EF=TS HE 
MADE1 HE C\LD NOT 9 ! LEA/ 5T] 9TO ! FEEL+S ( HIS 
FRI5D & UND]/& HIS S5TIM5TS & ! *>M ( /UDY+ 
SU* WOM54 

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