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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,AL?\< ALL ,VRONSKY'S 9N] LIFE WAS ABSORB$ 9 HIS PASSION1 
HIS EXT]NAL LIFE UNALT]ABLY & 9EVITABLY FOLL[$ ALONG ! 
OLD ACCU/OM$ L9ES ( HIS SOCIAL & REGIM5TAL TIES & 
9T]E/S4 ,! 9T]E/S ( HIS REGIM5T TOOK AN IMPORTANT PLACE 
9 ,VRONSKY'S LIFE1 BO? BECAUSE HE WAS FOND ( ! REGIM5T1 & 
BECAUSE ! REGIM5T WAS FOND ( HIM4 ,!Y W]E NOT ONLY FOND ( 
,VRONSKY 9 HIS REGIM5T1 !Y RESPECT$ HIM TOO1 & W]E PR\D 
( HIM2 PR\D ?AT ?IS MAN1 ) HIS IMM5SE WEAL?1 HIS 
BRILLIANT $UCATION & ABILITIES1 & ! PA? OP5 BE=E HIM 
TO EV]Y K9D ( SUCCESS1 DI/9CTION1 & AMBITION1 HAD 
DISREG>D$ ALL ?AT1 & ( ALL ! 9T]E/S ( LIFE HAD ! 
9T]E/S ( HIS REGIM5T & HIS COMRADES NE>E/ TO HIS HE>T4 
,VRONSKY WAS AW>E ( HIS COMRADES' VIEW ( HIM1 & 9 ADDITION 
TO HIS LIK+ = ! LIFE1 HE FELT B\ND TO KEEP UP ?AT 
REPUTATION4 

,IT NE$ NOT BE SAID ?AT HE DID NOT SPEAK ( HIS LOVE TO ANY ( 
HIS COMRADES1 NOR DID HE BETRAY HIS SECRET EV5 9 ! WILDE/ 
DR9K+ B\TS 7?\< 9DE$ HE WAS NEV] SO DRUNK AS TO LOSE 
ALL CONTROL ( HIMSELF74 ,& HE %UT UP ANY ( HIS ?\<TLESS 
COMRADES :O ATTEMPT$ TO ALLUDE TO HIS CONNECTION4 ,BUT 9 SPITE 
( ?AT1 HIS LOVE WAS KN[N TO ALL ! T[N2 EV]YONE GUESS$ 
) MORE OR LESS CONFID5CE AT HIS RELATIONS ) ,MADAME 
,K>59A4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! Y\NG] M5 5VI$ HIM = JU/ 
:AT WAS ! MO/ IRKSOME FACTOR 9 HIS LOVE--! EXALT$ 
POSITION ( ,K>591 & ! CONSEQU5T PUBLICITY ( !IR 
CONNECTION 9 SOCIETY4 

,! GREAT] NUMB] ( ! Y\NG WOM51 :O 5VI$ ,ANNA & HAD 
LONG BE5 WE>Y ( HE>+ H] CALL$ VIRTU\S1 REJOIC$ AT ! 
FULFILLM5T ( !IR PR$ICTIONS1 & W]E ONLY WAIT+ = A 
DECISIVE TURN 9 PUBLIC OP9ION TO FALL UPON H] ) ALL ! 
WEI<T ( !IR SCORN4 ,!Y W]E ALREADY MAK+ READY !IR 
H&FULS ( MUD TO FL+ AT H] :5 ! RI<T MOM5T >RIV$4 
,! GREAT] NUMB] ( ! MIDDLE-AG$ PEOPLE & C]TA9 GREAT 
P]SONAGES W]E DISPLEAS$ AT ! PROSPECT ( ! IMP5D+ 
SC&AL 9 SOCIETY4 

,VRONSKY'S MO!R1 ON HE>+ ( HIS CONNECTION1 WAS AT FIR/ 
PLEAS$ AT IT1 BECAUSE NO?+ TO H] M9D GAVE SU* A F9I%+ 
T\* TO A BRILLIANT Y\NG MAN AS A LIAISON 9 ! HI<E/ 
SOCIETY2 %E WAS PLEAS$1 TOO1 ?AT ,MADAME ,K>59A1 :O HAD SO 
TAK5 H] FANCY1 & HAD TALK$ SO MU* ( H] SON1 WAS1 AFT] 
ALL1 JU/ LIKE ALL O!R PRETTY & WELL-BR$ WOM51--AT LEA/ 
ACCORD+ TO ! ,C\NTESS ,VRONSKAYA'S IDEAS4 ,BUT %E HAD HE>D 
( LATE ?AT H] SON HAD REFUS$ A POSITION (F]$ HIM ( GREAT 
IMPORTANCE TO HIS C>E]1 SIMPLY 9 ORD] TO REMA9 9 ! 
REGIM5T1 :]E HE C\LD BE CON/ANTLY SEE+ ,MADAME ,K>59A4 
,%E LE>N$ ?AT GREAT P]SONAGES W]E DISPLEAS$ ) HIM ON 
?IS ACC\NT1 & %E *ANG$ H] OP9ION4 ,%E WAS VEX$1 TOO1 
?AT FROM ALL %E C\LD LE>N ( ?IS CONNECTION IT WAS NOT ?AT 
BRILLIANT1 GRACEFUL1 WORLDLY LIAISON :I* %E W\LD HAVE 
WELCOM$1 BUT A SORT ( ,W]!RI%1 DESP]ATE PASSION1 SO %E WAS 
TOLD1 :I* MI<T WELL LEAD HIM 9TO IMPRUD5CE4 ,%E HAD NOT 
SE5 HIM S9CE HIS ABRUPT DEP>TURE FROM ,MOSC[1 & %E S5T H] 
ELD] SON TO BID HIM COME TO SEE H]4 

,?IS ELD] SON1 TOO1 WAS DISPLEAS$ ) HIS Y\NG] BRO!R4 ,HE 
DID NOT DI/+UI% :AT SORT ( LOVE HIS MI<T BE1 BIG OR 
LITTLE1 PASSIONATE OR PASSIONLESS1 LA/+ OR PASS+ 7HE KEPT A 
BALLET GIRL HIMSELF1 ?\< HE WAS ! FA!R ( A FAMILY1 SO HE 
WAS L5I5T 9 !SE MATT]S71 BUT HE KNEW ?AT ?IS LOVE AFFAIR 
WAS VIEW$ ) DISPLEASURE BY ?OSE :OM IT WAS NECESS>Y TO 
PLEASE1 & !RE=E HE DID NOT APPROVE ( HIS BRO!R'S 
CONDUCT4 

,BESIDES ! S]VICE & SOCIETY1 ,VRONSKY HAD ANO!R GREAT 
9T]E/--HORSES2 HE WAS PASSIONATELY FOND ( HORSES4 

,?AT YE> RACES & A /EEPLE*ASE HAD BE5 >RANG$ = ! 
(FIC]S4 ,VRONSKY HAD PUT HIS NAME D[N1 B\<T A ?OR\<BR$ 
,5GLI% M>E1 & 9 SPITE ( HIS LOVE AFFAIR1 HE WAS LOOK+ 
=W>D TO ! RACES ) 9T5SE1 ?\< RES]V$1 EXCITEM5T444 

,!SE TWO PASSIONS DID NOT 9T]F]E ) ONE ANO!R4 ,ON ! 
CONTR>Y1 HE NE$$ OCCUPATION & DI/RACTION QUITE AP>T FROM 
HIS LOVE1 SO AS TO RECRUIT & RE/ HIMSELF FROM ! VIOL5T 
EMOTIONS ?AT AGITAT$ HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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