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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! RA9 DID NOT LA/ LONG1 & BY ! TIME ,VRONSKY >RIV$1 HIS 
%AFT-HORSE TROTT+ AT FULL SPE$ & DRAGG+ ! TRACE-HORSES 
GALLOP+ ?R\< ! MUD1 ) !IR RE9S HANG+ LOOSE1 ! 
SUN HAD PEEP$ \T AGA91 ! RO(S ( ! SUMM] VILLAS & ! 
OLD LIMETREES 9 ! G>D5S ON BO? SIDES ( ! PR9CIPAL 
/REETS SP>KL$ ) WET BRILLIANCE1 & FROM ! TWIGS CAME A 
PLEASANT DRIP & FROM ! RO(S RU%+ /REAMS ( WAT]4 ,HE 
?\<T NO MORE ( ! %[] SPOIL+ ! RACE C\RSE1 BUT WAS 
REJOIC+ N[ ?AT--?ANKS TO ! RA9--HE W\LD BE SURE TO 
F9D H] AT HOME & ALONE1 AS HE KNEW ?AT ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 :O HAD LATELY RETURN$ FROM A =EIGN WAT]+ 
PLACE1 HAD NOT MOV$ FROM ,PET]SBURG4 

,HOP+ TO F9D H] ALONE1 ,VRONSKY ALI<T$1 AS HE ALWAYS DID1 TO 
AVOID ATTRACT+ ATT5TION1 BE=E CROSS+ ! BRIDGE1 & 
WALK$ TO ! H\SE4 ,HE DID NOT GO UP ! /EPS TO ! /REET 
DOOR1 BUT W5T 9TO ! C\RT4 

0,HAS Y\R MA/] COME80 HE ASK$ A G>D5]4 

0,NO1 SIR4 ,! MI/RESS IS AT HOME4 ,BUT WILL Y\ PLEASE GO TO 
! FRONT DOOR2 !RE >E S]VANTS !RE10 ! G>D5] ANSW]$4 
0,!Y'LL OP5 ! DOOR40 

0,NO1 ,I'LL GO 9 FROM ! G>D540 

,& FEEL+ SATISFI$ ?AT %E WAS ALONE1 & WANT+ TO TAKE H] 
BY SURPRISE1 S9CE HE HAD NOT PROMIS$ TO BE !RE TODAY1 & %E 
W\LD C]TA9LY NOT EXPECT HIM TO COME BE=E ! RACES1 HE 
WALK$1 HOLD+ HIS SWORD & /EPP+ CAUTI\SLY OV] ! S&Y 
PA?1 BORD]$ ) FL[]S1 TO ! T]RACE ?AT LOOK$ \T UPON 
! G>D54 ,VRONSKY =GOT N[ ALL ?AT HE HAD ?\<T ON ! 
WAY ( ! H>D%IPS & DIFFICULTIES ( !IR POSITION4 ,HE 
?\<T ( NO?+ BUT ?AT HE W\LD SEE H] DIRECTLY1 NOT 9 
IMAG9ATION1 BUT LIV+1 ALL ( H]1 AS %E WAS 9 REALITY4 ,HE 
WAS JU/ GO+ 91 /EPP+ ON HIS :OLE FOOT SO AS NOT TO CREAK1 
UP ! WORN /EPS ( ! T]RACE1 :5 HE SUDD5LY REMEMB]$ 
:AT HE ALWAYS =GOT1 & :AT CAUS$ ! MO/ TORTUR+ SIDE ( 
HIS RELATIONS ) H]1 H] SON ) HIS QUE/ION+--HO/ILE1 
AS HE FANCI$--EYES4 

,?IS BOY WAS MORE (T5 ?AN ANYONE ELSE A *ECK UPON !IR 
FRE$OM4 ,:5 HE WAS PRES5T1 BO? ,VRONSKY & ,ANNA DID NOT 
M]ELY AVOID SPEAK+ ( ANY?+ ?AT !Y C\LD NOT HAVE 
REPEAT$ BE=E EV]YONE2 !Y DID NOT EV5 ALL[ !MSELVES TO 
REF] BY H9TS TO ANY?+ ! BOY DID NOT UND]/&4 ,!Y HAD 
MADE NO AGREEM5T AB\T ?IS1 IT HAD SETTL$ ITSELF4 ,!Y W\LD 
HAVE FELT IT W\ND+ !MSELVES TO DECEIVE ! *ILD4 ,9 HIS 
PRES5CE !Y TALK$ LIKE ACQUA9TANCES4 ,BUT 9 SPITE ( ?IS 
CAUTION1 ,VRONSKY (T5 SAW ! *ILD'S 9T5T1 BEWILD]$ GLANCE 
FIX$ UPON HIM1 & A /RANGE %YNESS1 UNC]TA9TY1 AT ONE TIME 
FRI5DL9ESS1 AT ANO!R1 COLDNESS & RES]VE1 9 ! BOY'S 
MANN] TO HIM2 AS ?\< ! *ILD FELT ?AT BETWE5 ?IS MAN & 
HIS MO!R !RE EXI/$ SOME IMPORTANT BOND1 ! SIGNIFICANCE ( 
:I* HE C\LD NOT UND]/&4 

,AS A FACT1 ! BOY DID FEEL ?AT HE C\LD NOT UND]/& ?IS 
RELATION1 & HE TRI$ PA9FULLY1 & WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE CLE> 
TO HIMSELF :AT FEEL+ HE \<T TO HAVE = ?IS MAN4 ,) A 
*ILD'S KE5 9/9CT = EV]Y MANIFE/ATION ( FEEL+1 HE SAW 
DI/9CTLY ?AT HIS FA!R1 HIS GOV]NESS1 HIS NURSE1--ALL DID 
NOT M]ELY DISLIKE ,VRONSKY1 BUT LOOK$ ON HIM ) HORROR & 
AV]SION1 ?\< !Y NEV] SAID ANY?+ AB\T HIM1 :ILE HIS 
MO!R LOOK$ ON HIM AS H] GREATE/ FRI5D4 

0,:AT DOES IT MEAN8 ,:O IS HE8 ,H[ \<T ,I TO LOVE HIM8 ,IF ,I 
DON'T KN[1 IT'S MY FAULT2 EI!R ,I'M /UPID OR A NAU<TY BOY10 
?\<T ! *ILD4 ,& ?IS WAS :AT CAUS$ HIS DUBI\S1 
9QUIR+1 SOMETIMES HO/ILE1 EXPRESSION1 & ! %YNESS & 
UNC]TA9TY :I* ,VRONSKY F\ND SO IRKSOME4 ,?IS *ILD'S 
PRES5CE ALWAYS & 9FALLIBLY CALL$ UP 9 ,VRONSKY ?AT /RANGE 
FEEL+ ( 9EXPLICABLE LOA?+ :I* HE HAD EXP]I5C$ ( 
LATE4 ,?IS *ILD'S PRES5CE CALL$ UP BO? 9 ,VRONSKY & 9 
,ANNA A FEEL+ AK9 TO ! FEEL+ ( A SAILOR :O SEES BY ! 
COMPASS ?AT ! DIRECTION 9 :I* HE IS SWIFTLY MOV+ IS F> 
FROM ! RI<T ONE1 BUT ?AT TO >RE/ HIS MOTION IS NOT 9 HIS 
P[]1 ?AT EV]Y 9/ANT IS C>RY+ HIM FUR!R & FUR!R 
AWAY1 & ?AT TO ADMIT TO HIMSELF HIS DEVIATION FROM ! RI<T 
DIRECTION IS ! SAME AS ADMITT+ HIS C]TA9 RU94 

,?IS *ILD1 ) HIS 9NOC5T \TLOOK UPON LIFE1 WAS ! COMPASS 
?AT %[$ !M ! PO9T TO :I* !Y HAD DEP>T$ FROM :AT 
!Y KNEW1 BUT DID NOT WANT TO KN[4 

,?IS TIME ,S]YOZHA WAS NOT AT HOME1 & %E WAS COMPLETELY ALONE4 
,%E WAS SITT+ ON ! T]RACE WAIT+ = ! RETURN ( H] SON1 
:O HAD GONE \T = HIS WALK & BE5 CAU<T 9 ! RA94 ,%E 
HAD S5T A MANS]VANT & A MAID \T TO LOOK = HIM4 ,DRESS$ 
9 A :ITE G[N1 DEEPLY EMBROID]$1 %E WAS SITT+ 9 A CORN] 
( ! T]RACE BEH9D SOME FL[]S1 & DID NOT HE> HIM4 
,B5D+ H] CURLY BLACK HEAD1 %E PRESS$ H] =EHEAD AGA9/ A 
COOL WAT]+ POT ?AT /OOD ON ! P>APET1 & BO? H] LOVELY 
H&S1 ) ! R+S HE KNEW SO WELL1 CLASP$ ! POT4 ,! 
BEAUTY ( H] :OLE FIGURE1 H] HEAD1 H] NECK1 H] H&S1 /RUCK 
,VRONSKY EV]Y TIME AS SOME?+ NEW & UNEXPECT$4 ,HE /OOD 
/ILL1 GAZ+ AT H] 9 EC/ASY4 ,BUT1 DIRECTLY HE W\LD HAVE 
MADE A /EP TO COME NE>] TO H]1 %E WAS AW>E ( HIS PRES5CE1 
PU%$ AWAY ! WAT]+ POT1 & TURN$ H] FLU%$ FACE T[>DS 
HIM4 

0,:AT'S ! MATT]8 ,Y\ >E ILL80 HE SAID TO H] 9 ,FR5*1 
GO+ UP TO H]4 ,HE W\LD HAVE RUN TO H]1 BUT REMEMB]+ ?AT 
!RE MI<T BE SPECTATORS1 HE LOOK$ R\ND T[>DS ! BALCONY 
DOOR1 & R$D5$ A LITTLE1 AS HE ALWAYS R$D5$1 FEEL+ ?AT 
HE HAD TO BE AFRAID & BE ON HIS GU>D4 

0,NO1 ,I'M QUITE WELL10 %E SAID1 GETT+ UP & PRESS+ HIS 
\T/RET*$ H& TI<TLY4 0,I DID NOT EXPECT 444 !E40 

0,M]CY6 :AT COLD H&S60 HE SAID4 

0,Y\ />TL$ ME10 %E SAID4 0,I'M ALONE1 & EXPECT+ 
,S]YOZHA2 HE'S \T = A WALK2 !Y'LL COME 9 FROM ?IS SIDE40 

,BUT1 9 SPITE ( H] EF=TS TO BE CALM1 H] LIPS W]E QUIV]+4 

0,=GIVE ME = COM+1 BUT ,I C\LDN'T PASS ! DAY )\T 
SEE+ Y\10 HE W5T ON1 SPEAK+ ,FR5*1 AS HE ALWAYS DID TO 
AVOID US+ ! /IFF ,RUSSIAN PLURAL =M1 SO IMPOSSIBLY FRIGID 
BETWE5 !M1 & ! DANG]\SLY 9TIMATE S+UL>4 

0,=GIVE Y\8 ,I'M SO GLAD60 

0,BUT Y\'RE ILL OR WORRI$10 HE W5T ON1 NOT LETT+ GO H] H&S 
& B5D+ OV] H]4 0,:AT W]E Y\ ?9K+ (80 

0,ALWAYS ! SAME ?+10 %E SAID1 ) A SMILE4 

,%E SPOKE ! TRU?4 ,IF EV] AT ANY MOM5T %E HAD BE5 ASK$ 
:AT %E WAS ?9K+ (1 %E C\LD HAVE ANSW]$ TRULY3 ( ! 
SAME ?+1 ( H] HAPP9ESS & H] UNHAPP9ESS4 ,%E WAS 
?9K+1 JU/ :5 HE CAME UPON H]1 ( ?IS3 :Y WAS IT1 %E 
WOND]$1 ?AT TO O!RS1 TO ,BETSY 7%E KNEW ( H] SECRET 
CONNECTION ) ,TU%KEVIT*7 IT WAS ALL EASY1 :ILE TO H] IT WAS 
SU* TORTURE8 ,TODAY ?IS ?\<T GA9$ SPECIAL POIGNANCY FROM 
C]TA9 O!R CONSID]ATIONS4 ,%E ASK$ HIM AB\T ! RACES4 ,HE 
ANSW]$ H] QUE/IONS1 &1 SEE+ ?AT %E WAS AGITAT$1 TRY+ 
TO CALM H]1 HE BEGAN TELL+ H] 9 ! SIMPLE/ TONE ! 
DETAILS ( HIS PREP>ATIONS = ! RACES4 

0,TELL HIM OR NOT TELL HIM80 %E ?\<T1 LOOK+ 9TO HIS QUIET1 
AFFECTIONATE EYES4 0,HE IS SO HAPPY1 SO ABSORB$ 9 HIS RACES 
?AT HE WON'T UND]/& AS HE \<T1 HE WON'T UND]/& ALL ! 
GRAVITY ( ?IS FACT TO US40 

0,BUT Y\ HAV5'T TOLD ME :AT Y\ W]E ?9K+ ( :5 ,I CAME 
910 HE SAID1 9T]RUPT+ HIS N>RATIVE2 0PLEASE TELL ME60 

,%E DID NOT ANSW]1 &1 B5D+ H] HEAD A LITTLE1 %E LOOK$ 
9QUIR+LY AT HIM FROM UND] H] BR[S1 H] EYES %9+ UND] 
!IR LONG LA%ES4 ,H] H& %OOK AS IT PLAY$ ) A LEAF %E 
HAD PICK$4 ,HE SAW IT1 & HIS FACE EXPRESS$ ?AT UTT] 
SUBJECTION1 ?AT SLAVI% DEVOTION1 :I* HAD DONE SO MU* TO W9 
H]4 

0,I SEE SOME?+ HAS HAPP5$4 ,DO Y\ SUPPOSE ,I CAN BE AT PEACE1 
KN[+ Y\ HAVE A TR\BLE ,I AM NOT %>+8 ,TELL ME1 = ,GOD'S 
SAKE10 HE REPEAT$ IMPLOR+LY4 

0,YES1 ,I %AN'T BE ABLE TO =GIVE HIM IF HE DOES NOT REALIZE ALL 
! GRAVITY ( IT4 ,BETT] NOT TELL2 :Y PUT HIM TO ! PRO(80 
%E ?\<T1 /ILL />+ AT HIM 9 ! SAME WAY1 & FEEL+ 
! H& ?AT HELD ! LEAF WAS TREMBL+ MORE & MORE4 

0,= ,GOD'S SAKE60 HE REPEAT$1 TAK+ H] H&4 

0,%ALL ,I TELL Y\80 

0,YES1 YES1 YES 4 4 40 

0,I'M ) *ILD10 %E SAID1 S(TLY & DELIB]ATELY4 ,! LEAF 9 
H] H& %OOK MORE VIOL5TLY1 BUT %E DID NOT TAKE H] EYES (F 
HIM1 WAT*+ H[ HE W\LD TAKE IT4 ,HE TURN$ :ITE1 W\LD HAVE 
SAID SOME?+1 BUT /OPP$2 HE DROPP$ H] H&1 & HIS HEAD 
SANK ON HIS BREA/4 0,YES1 HE REALIZES ALL ! GRAVITY ( IT10 
%E ?\<T1 & GRATEFULLY %E PRESS$ HIS H&4 

,BUT %E WAS MI/AK5 9 ?9K+ HE REALIZ$ ! GRAVITY ( ! 
FACT AS %E1 A WOMAN1 REALIZ$ IT4 ,ON HE>+ IT1 HE FELT COME 
UPON HIM ) T5FOLD 9T5SITY ?AT /RANGE FEEL+ ( LOA?+ 
( SOMEONE4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME1 HE FELT ?AT ! TURN+-PO9T 
HE HAD BE5 LONG+ = HAD COME N[2 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO 
GO ON CONCEAL+ ?+S FROM H] HUSB&1 & IT WAS 9EVITABLE 
9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R ?AT !Y %\LD SOON PUT AN 5D TO !IR 
UNNATURAL POSITION4 ,BUT1 BESIDES ?AT1 H] EMOTION PHYSICALLY 
AFFECT$ HIM 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,HE LOOK$ AT H] ) A LOOK ( 
SUBMISSIVE T5D]NESS1 KISS$ H] H&1 GOT UP1 &1 9 SIL5CE1 
PAC$ UP & D[N ! T]RACE4 

0,YES10 HE SAID1 GO+ UP TO H] RESOLUTELY4 0,NEI!R Y\ NOR ,I 
HAVE LOOK$ ON \R RELATIONS AS A PASS+ AMUSEM5T1 & N[ \R 
FATE IS SEAL$4 ,IT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESS>Y TO PUT AN 5D0--HE 
LOOK$ R\ND AS HE SPOKE--0TO ! DECEPTION 9 :I* WE >E 
LIV+40 

0,PUT AN 5D8 ,H[ PUT AN 5D1 ,ALEXEY80 %E SAID S(TLY4 

,%E WAS CALM] N[1 & H] FACE LI<T$ UP ) A T5D] SMILE4 

0,LEAVE Y\R HUSB& & MAKE \R LIFE ONE40 

0,IT IS ONE AS IT IS10 %E ANSW]$1 SC>CELY AUDIBLY4 

0,YES1 BUT ALTOGE!R2 ALTOGE!R40 

0,BUT H[1 ,ALEXEY1 TELL ME H[80 %E SAID 9 MELAN*OLY MOCK]Y AT 
! HOPELESSNESS ( H] [N POSITION4 0,IS !RE ANY WAY \T ( 
SU* A POSITION8 ,AM ,I NOT ! WIFE ( MY HUSB&80 

0,!RE IS A WAY \T ( EV]Y POSITION4 ,WE MU/ TAKE \R L9E10 
HE SAID4 0,ANY?+'S BETT] ?AN ! POSITION 9 :I* Y\'RE 
LIV+4 ,( C\RSE1 ,I SEE H[ Y\ TORTURE Y\RSELF OV] 
EV]Y?+--! WORLD & Y\R SON & Y\R HUSB&40 

0,OH1 NOT OV] MY HUSB&10 %E SAID1 ) A QUIET SMILE4 0,I 
DON'T KN[ HIM1 ,I DON'T ?9K ( HIM4 ,HE DOESN'T EXI/40 

0,Y\'RE NOT SPEAK+ S9C]ELY4 ,I KN[ Y\4 ,Y\ WORRY AB\T HIM 
TOO40 

0,OH1 HE DOESN'T EV5 KN[10 %E SAID1 & SUDD5LY A HOT FLU% 
CAME OV] H] FACE2 H] *EEKS1 H] BR[1 H] NECK CRIMSON$1 & 
TE>S ( %AME CAME 9TO H] EYES4 0,BUT WE WON'T TALK ( HIM40 

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