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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,VRONSKY LOOK$ AT HIS WAT* ON ! ,K>59S' BALCONY1 HE WAS 
SO GREATLY AGITAT$ & LO/ 9 HIS ?\<TS ?AT HE SAW ! 
FIGURES ON ! WAT*'S FACE1 BUT C\LD NOT TAKE 9 :AT TIME IT 
WAS4 ,HE CAME \T ON TO ! HI< ROAD & WALK$1 PICK+ HIS WAY 
C>EFULLY ?R\< ! MUD1 TO HIS C>RIAGE4 ,HE WAS SO COMPLETELY 
ABSORB$ 9 HIS FEEL+ = ,ANNA1 ?AT HE DID NOT EV5 ?9K :AT 
O'CLOCK IT WAS1 & :E!R HE HAD TIME TO GO TO ,BRYANSKY'S4 ,HE 
HAD LEFT HIM1 AS (T5 HAPP5S1 ONLY ! EXT]NAL FACULTY ( 
MEMORY1 ?AT PO9TS \T EA* /EP ONE HAS TO TAKE1 ONE AFT] ! 
O!R4 ,HE W5T UP TO HIS COA*MAN1 :O WAS DOZ+ ON ! BOX 9 
! %AD[1 ALREADY L5G!N+1 ( A ?ICK LIMETREE2 HE ADMIR$ 
! %IFT+ CL\DS ( MIDGES CIRCL+ OV] ! HOT HORSES1 &1 
WAK+ ! COA*MAN1 HE JUMP$ 9TO ! C>RIAGE1 & TOLD HIM TO 
DRIVE TO ,BRYANSKY'S4 ,IT WAS ONLY AFT] DRIV+ NE>LY FIVE MILES 
?AT HE HAD SUFFICI5TLY RECOV]$ HIMSELF TO LOOK AT HIS WAT*1 
& REALIZE ?AT IT WAS HALF-PA/ FIVE1 & HE WAS LATE4 

,!RE W]E SEV]AL RACES FIX$ = ?AT DAY3 ! ,M\NT$ ,GU>DS' 
RACE1 !N ! (FIC]S' MILE-&-A-HALF RACE1 !N ! 
?REE-MILE RACE1 & !N ! RACE = :I* HE WAS 5T]$4 ,HE 
C\LD /ILL BE 9 TIME = HIS RACE1 BUT IF HE W5T TO ,BRYANSKY'S 
HE C\LD ONLY JU/ BE 9 TIME1 & HE W\LD >RIVE :5 ! :OLE 
( ! C\RT W\LD BE 9 !IR PLACES4 ,?AT W\LD BE A PITY4 
,BUT HE HAD PROMIS$ ,BRYANSKY TO COME1 & SO HE DECID$ TO DRIVE 
ON1 TELL+ ! COA*MAN NOT TO SP>E ! HORSES4 

,HE REA*$ ,BRYANSKY'S1 SP5T FIVE M9UTES !RE1 & GALLOP$ 
BACK4 ,?IS RAPID DRIVE CALM$ HIM4 ,ALL ?AT WAS PA9FUL 9 HIS 
RELATIONS ) ,ANNA1 ALL ! FEEL+ ( 9DEF9IT5ESS LEFT BY 
!IR CONV]SATION1 HAD SLIPP$ \T ( HIS M9D4 ,HE WAS ?9K+ 
N[ ) PLEASURE & EXCITEM5T ( ! RACE1 ( HIS BE+ 
ANYH[1 9 TIME1 & N[ & !N ! ?\<T ( ! BLISSFUL 
9T]VIEW AWAIT+ HIM ?AT NI<T FLA%$ ACROSS HIS IMAG9ATION 
LIKE A FLAM+ LI<T4 

,! EXCITEM5T ( ! APPROA*+ RACE GA9$ UPON HIM AS HE 
DROVE FUR!R & FUR!R 9TO ! ATMOSPH]E ( ! RACES1 
OV]TAK+ C>RIAGES DRIV+ UP FROM ! SUMM] VILLAS OR \T ( 
,PET]SBURG4 

,AT HIS QU>T]S NO ONE WAS LEFT AT HOME2 ALL W]E AT ! RACES1 
& HIS VALET WAS LOOK+ \T = HIM AT ! GATE4 ,:ILE HE WAS 
*ANG+ HIS CLO!S1 HIS VALET TOLD HIM ?AT ! SECOND RACE HAD 
BEGUN ALREADY1 ?AT A LOT ( G5TLEM5 HAD BE5 TO ASK = HIM1 
& A BOY HAD TWICE RUN UP FROM ! /ABLES4 ,DRESS+ )\T 
HURRY 7HE NEV] HURRI$ HIMSELF1 & NEV] LO/ HIS 
SELF-POSSESSION71 ,VRONSKY DROVE TO ! %$S4 ,FROM ! %$S HE 
C\LD SEE A P]FECT SEA ( C>RIAGES1 & PEOPLE ON FOOT1 
SOLDI]S SURR\ND+ ! RACE C\RSE1 & PAVILIONS SW>M+ ) 
PEOPLE4 ,! SECOND RACE WAS APP>5TLY GO+ ON1 = JU/ AS HE 
W5T 9TO ! %$S HE HE>D A BELL R++4 ,GO+ T[>DS ! 
/ABLE1 HE MET ! :ITE-LEGG$ *E/NUT1 ,MAHOT9'S ,GLADIATOR1 
BE+ L$ TO ! RACE-C\RSE 9 A BLUE =AGE HORSECLO?1 ) 
:AT LOOK$ LIKE HUGE E>S $G$ ) BLUE4 

0,:]E'S ,CORD80 HE ASK$ ! /ABLE-BOY4 

0,9 ! /ABLE1 PUTT+ ON ! SADDLE40 

,9 ! OP5 HORSE-BOX /OOD ,FR\-,FR\1 SADDL$ READY4 ,!Y W]E 
JU/ GO+ TO LEAD H] \T4 

0,I'M NOT TOO LATE80 

0,ALL RI<T6 ,ALL RI<T60 SAID ! ,5GLI%MAN2 0DON'T UPSET 
Y\RSELF60 

,VRONSKY ONCE MORE TOOK 9 9 ONE GLANCE ! EXQUISITE L9ES ( 
HIS FAVORITE M>E2 :O WAS QUIV]+ ALL OV]1 & ) AN EF=T 
HE TORE HIMSELF FROM ! SI<T ( H]1 & W5T \T ( ! 
/ABLE4 ,HE W5T T[>DS ! PAVILIONS AT ! MO/ FAVORABLE 
MOM5T = ESCAP+ ATT5TION4 ,! MILE-&-A-HALF RACE WAS JU/ 
F9I%+1 & ALL EYES W]E FIX$ ON ! HORSE-GU>D 9 FRONT 
& ! LI<T HUSS> BEH9D1 URG+ !IR HORSES ON ) A LA/ 
EF=T CLOSE TO ! W9N+ PO/4 ,FROM ! C5T] & \TSIDE ( 
! R+ ALL W]E CR[D+ TO ! W9N+ PO/1 & A GR\P ( 
SOLDI]S & (FIC]S ( ! HORSE-GU>DS W]E %\T+ L\DLY 
!IR DELI<T AT ! EXPECT$ TRIUMPH ( !IR (FIC] & 
COMRADE4 ,VRONSKY MOV$ 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! CR[D UNNOTIC$1 
ALMO/ AT ! V]Y MOM5T :5 ! BELL RANG AT ! F9I% ( ! 
RACE1 & ! TALL1 MUDSPATT]$ HORSE-GU>D :O CAME 9 FIR/1 
B5D+ OV] ! SADDLE1 LET GO ! RE9S ( HIS PANT+ GRAY 
HORSE ?AT LOOK$ D>K ) SWEAT4 

,! HORSE1 /IFF5+ \T ITS LEGS1 ) AN EF=T /OPP$ ITS 
RAPID C\RSE1 & ! (FIC] ( ! HORSE-GU>DS LOOK$ R\ND 
HIM LIKE A MAN WAK+ UP FROM A HEAVY SLEEP1 & JU/ MANAG$ TO 
SMILE4 ,A CR[D ( FRI5DS & \TSID]S PRESS$ R\ND HIM4 

,VRONSKY 9T5TIONALLY AVOID$ ?AT SELECT CR[D ( ! UPP] 
WORLD1 :I* WAS MOV+ & TALK+ ) DISCREET FRE$OM BE=E 
! PAVILIONS4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ,MADAME ,K>59A WAS !RE1 & 
,BETSY1 & HIS BRO!R'S WIFE1 & HE PURPOSELY DID NOT GO NE> 
!M = FE> ( SOME?+ DI/RACT+ HIS ATT5TION4 ,BUT HE WAS 
CONT9UALLY MET & /OPP$ BY ACQUA9TANCES1 :O TOLD HIM AB\T 
! PREVI\S RACES1 & KEPT ASK+ HIM :Y HE WAS SO LATE4 

,AT ! TIME :5 ! RAC]S HAD TO GO TO ! PAVILION TO RECEIVE 
! PRIZES1 & ALL ATT5TION WAS DIRECT$ TO ?AT PO9T1 
,VRONSKY'S ELD] BRO!R1 ,ALEX&]1 A COLONEL ) HEAVY FR+$ 
EPAULETS1 CAME UP TO HIM4 ,HE WAS NOT TALL1 ?\< AS BROADLY 
BUILT AS ,ALEXEY1 & H&SOM] & ROSI] ?AN HE2 HE HAD A R$ 
NOSE1 & AN OP51 DRUNK5-LOOK+ FACE4 

0,DID Y\ GET MY NOTE80 HE SAID4 0,!RE'S NEV] ANY F9D+ Y\40 

,ALEX&] ,VRONSKY1 9 SPITE ( ! DISSOLUTE LIFE1 & 9 
ESPECIAL ! DRUNK5 HABITS1 = :I* HE WAS NOTORI\S1 WAS 
QUITE ONE ( ! C\RT CIRCLE4 

,N[1 AS HE TALK$ TO HIS BRO!R ( A MATT] B\ND TO BE 
EXCE$+LY DISAGREEABLE TO HIM1 KN[+ ?AT ! EYES ( MANY 
PEOPLE MI<T BE FIX$ UPON HIM1 HE KEPT A SMIL+ C\NT5ANCE1 AS 
?\< HE W]E JE/+ ) HIS BRO!R AB\T SOME?+ ( LITTLE 
MOM5T4 

0,I GOT IT1 & ,I REALLY CAN'T MAKE \T :AT Y\ >E WORRY+ 
Y\RSELF AB\T10 SAID ,ALEXEY4 

0,I'M WORRY+ MYSELF BECAUSE ! REM>K HAS JU/ BE5 MADE TO ME 
?AT Y\ W]5'T H]E1 & ?AT Y\ W]E SE5 9 ,PET]H( ON 
,MONDAY40 

0,!RE >E MATT]S :I* ONLY CONC]N ?OSE DIRECTLY 9T]E/$ 
9 !M1 & ! MATT] Y\ >E SO WORRI$ AB\T IS4440 

0,YES1 BUT IF SO1 Y\ MAY AS WELL CUT ! S]VICE44440 

0,I BEG Y\ NOT TO M$DLE1 & ?AT'S ALL ,I HAVE TO SAY40 

,ALEXEY ,VRONSKY'S FR[N+ FACE TURN$ :ITE1 & HIS PROM95T 
L[] JAW QUIV]$1 :I* HAPP5$ R>ELY ) HIM4 ,BE+ A MAN 
( V]Y W>M HE>T1 HE WAS SELDOM ANGRY2 BUT :5 HE WAS ANGRY1 
& :5 HIS *9 QUIV]$1 !N1 AS ,ALEX&] ,VRONSKY KNEW1 HE 
WAS DANG]\S4 ,ALEX&] ,VRONSKY SMIL$ GAILY4 

0,I ONLY WANT$ TO GIVE Y\ ,MO!R'S LETT]4 ,ANSW] IT1 & DON'T 
WORRY AB\T ANY?+ JU/ BE=E ! RACE4 ,BONNE *ANCE10 HE 
ADD$1 SMIL+ & HE MOV$ AWAY FROM HIM4 ,BUT AFT] HIM ANO!R 
FRI5DLY GREET+ BR\<T ,VRONSKY TO A /&/ILL4 

0,SO Y\ WON'T RECOGNIZE Y\R FRI5DS6 ,H[ >E Y\1 MON *]80 
SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 AS CONSPICU\SLY BRILLIANT 9 ! MID/ 
( ALL ! ,PET]SBURG BRILLIANCE AS HE WAS 9 ,MOSC[1 HIS FACE 
ROSY1 & HIS :ISK]S SLEEK & GLOSSY4 0,I CAME UP YE/]DAY1 
& ,I'M DELI<T$ ?AT ,I %ALL SEE Y\R TRIUMPH4 ,:5 %ALL WE 
MEET80 

0,COME TOMORR[ TO ! MESSROOM10 SAID ,VRONSKY1 & SQUEEZ+ 
HIM BY ! SLEEVE ( HIS COAT1 ) APOLOGIES1 HE MOV$ AWAY TO 
! C5T] ( ! RACE C\RSE1 :]E ! HORSES W]E BE+ L$ 
= ! GREAT /EEPLE*ASE4 

,! HORSES :O HAD RUN 9 ! LA/ RACE W]E BE+ L$ HOME1 
/EAM+ & EXHAU/$1 BY ! /ABLE-BOYS1 & ONE AFT] ANO!R 
! FRE% HORSES = ! COM+ RACE MADE !IR APPE>ANCE1 = 
! MO/ P>T ,5GLI% RAC]S1 WE>+ HORSECLO?S1 & LOOK+ 
) !IR DRAWN-UP BELLIES LIKE /RANGE1 HUGE BIRDS4 ,ON ! 
RI<T WAS L$ 9 ,FR\-,FR\1 LEAN & BEAUTIFUL1 LIFT+ UP H] 
ELA/IC1 RA!R LONG PA/]NS1 AS ?\< MOV$ BY SPR+S4 ,NOT 
F> FROM H] !Y W]E TAK+ ! RUG (F ! LOP-E>$ 
,GLADIATOR4 ,! /RONG1 EXQUISITE1 P]FECTLY CORRECT L9ES ( ! 
/ALLION1 ) HIS SUP]B H9D-QU>T]S & EXCESSIVELY %ORT 
PA/]NS ALMO/ OV] HIS HO(S1 ATTRACT$ ,VRONSKY'S ATT5TION 9 
SPITE ( HIMSELF4 ,HE W\LD HAVE GONE UP TO HIS M>E1 BUT HE WAS 
AGA9 DETA9$ BY AN ACQUA9TANCE4 

0,OH1 !RE'S ,K>5960 SAID ! ACQUA9TANCE ) :OM HE WAS 
*ATT+4 0,HE'S LOOK+ = HIS WIFE1 & %E'S 9 ! MIDDLE ( 
! PAVILION4 ,DIDN'T Y\ SEE H]80 

0,NO10 ANSW]$ ,VRONSKY1 & )\T EV5 GLANC+ R\ND T[>DS 
! PAVILION :]E HIS FRI5D WAS PO9T+ \T ,MADAME ,K>59A1 
HE W5T UP TO HIS M>E4 

,VRONSKY HAD NOT HAD TIME TO LOOK AT ! SADDLE1 AB\T :I* HE 
HAD TO GIVE SOME DIRECTION1 :5 ! COMPETITORS W]E SUMMON$ TO 
! PAVILION TO RECEIVE !IR NUMB]S & PLACES 9 ! R[ AT 
/>T+4 ,SEV5TE5 (FIC]S1 LOOK+ S]I\S & SEV]E1 MANY 
) PALE FACES1 MET TOGE!R 9 ! PAVILION & DREW ! 
NUMB]S4 ,VRONSKY DREW ! NUMB] SEV54 ,! CRY WAS HE>D3 
0,M\NT60 

,FEEL+ ?AT ) ! O!RS RID+ 9 ! RACE1 HE WAS ! 
C5T] UPON :I* ALL EYES W]E FA/5$1 ,VRONSKY WALK$ UP TO 
HIS M>E 9 ?AT /ATE ( N]V\S T5SION 9 :I* HE USUALLY 
BECAME DELIB]ATE & COMPOS$ 9 HIS MOVEM5TS4 ,CORD1 9 HONOR 
( ! RACES1 HAD PUT ON HIS BE/ CLO!S1 A BLACK COAT BUTTON$ 
UP1 A /IFFLY />*$ COLL>1 :I* PROPP$ UP HIS *EEKS1 A 
R\ND BLACK HAT1 & TOP BOOTS4 ,HE WAS CALM & DIGNIFI$ AS 
EV]1 & WAS ) HIS [N H&S HOLD+ ,FR\-,FR\ BY BO? RE9S1 
/&+ /RAI<T 9 FRONT ( H]4 ,FR\-,FR\ WAS /ILL TREMBL+ 
AS ?\< 9 A FEV]4 ,H] EYE1 FULL ( FIRE1 GLANC$ SIDEWAYS AT 
,VRONSKY4 ,VRONSKY SLIPP$ HIS F+] UND] ! SADDLE-GIR?4 ,! 
M>E GLANC$ ASLANT AT HIM1 DREW UP H] LIP1 & TWIT*$ H] 
E>4 ,! ,5GLI%MAN PUCK]$ UP HIS LIPS1 9T5D+ TO 9DICATE 
A SMILE ?AT ANYONE %\LD V]IFY HIS SADDL+4 

0,GET UP2 Y\ WON'T FEEL SO EXCIT$40 

,VRONSKY LOOK$ R\ND = ! LA/ TIME AT HIS RIVALS4 ,HE KNEW 
?AT HE W\LD NOT SEE !M DUR+ ! RACE4 ,TWO W]E ALREADY 
RID+ =W>D TO ! PO9T FROM :I* !Y W]E TO />T4 
,GALTS91 A FRI5D ( ,VRONSKY'S & ONE ( HIS MORE =MIDABLE 
RIVALS1 WAS MOV+ R\ND A BAY HORSE ?AT W\LD NOT LET HIM 
M\NT4 ,A LITTLE LI<T HUSS> 9 TI<T RID+ BREE*ES RODE (F 
AT A GALLOP1 CR\*$ UP LIKE A CAT ON ! SADDLE1 9 IMITATION 
( ,5GLI% JOCKEYS4 ,PR9CE ,KUZOVLEV SAT ) A :ITE FACE ON HIS 
?OR\<BR$ M>E FROM ! ,GRABOVSKY /UD1 :ILE AN ,5GLI% GROOM 
L$ H] BY ! BRIDLE4 ,VRONSKY & ALL HIS COMRADES KNEW 
,KUZOVLEV & HIS PECULI>ITY ( 0WEAK N]VES0 & T]RIBLE 
VANITY4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT HE WAS AFRAID ( EV]Y?+1 AFRAID ( 
RID+ A SPIRIT$ HORSE4 ,BUT N[1 JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS T]RIBLE1 
BECAUSE PEOPLE BROKE !IR NECKS1 & !RE WAS A DOCTOR /&+ 
AT EA* OB/ACLE1 & AN AMBULANCE ) A CROSS ON IT1 & A 
SI/] ( M]CY1 HE HAD MADE UP HIS M9D TO TAKE P>T 9 ! 
RACE4 ,!IR EYES MET1 & ,VRONSKY GAVE HIM A FRI5DLY & 
5C\RAG+ NOD4 ,ONLY ONE HE DID NOT SEE1 HIS *IEF RIVAL1 
,MAHOT9 ON ,GLADIATOR4 

0,DON'T BE 9 A HURRY10 SAID ,CORD TO ,VRONSKY1 0& REMEMB] ONE 
?+3 DON'T HOLD H] 9 AT ! F5CES1 & DON'T URGE H] ON2 
LET H] GO AS %E LIKES40 

0,ALL RI<T1 ALL RI<T10 SAID ,VRONSKY1 TAK+ ! RE9S4 

0,IF Y\ CAN1 LEAD ! RACE2 BUT DON'T LOSE HE>T TILL ! LA/ 
M9UTE1 EV5 IF Y\'RE BEH9D40 

,BE=E ! M>E HAD TIME TO MOVE1 ,VRONSKY /EPP$ ) AN AGILE1 
VIGOR\S MOVEM5T 9TO ! /EEL-TOO!D /IRRUP1 & LI<TLY & 
FIRMLY SEAT$ HIMSELF ON ! CREAK+ LEA!R ( ! SADDLE4 
,GETT+ HIS RI<T FOOT 9 ! /IRRUP1 HE SMOO!D ! D\BLE 
RE9S1 AS HE ALWAYS DID1 BETWE5 HIS F+]S1 & ,CORD LET GO4 

,AS ?\< %E DID NOT KN[ :I* FOOT TO PUT FIR/1 ,FR\-,FR\ 
/>T$1 DRAGG+ AT ! RE9S ) H] LONG NECK1 & AS ?\< 
%E W]E ON SPR+S1 %AK+ H] RID] FROM SIDE TO SIDE4 ,CORD 
QUICK5$ HIS /EP1 FOLL[+ HIM4 ,! EXCIT$ M>E1 TRY+ TO 
%AKE (F H] RID] FIR/ ON ONE SIDE & !N ! O!R1 PULL$ 
AT ! RE9S1 & ,VRONSKY TRI$ 9 VA9 ) VOICE & H& TO 
SOO! H]4 

,!Y W]E JU/ REA*+ ! DAMM$-UP /REAM ON !IR WAY TO ! 
/>T+ PO9T4 ,SEV]AL ( ! RID]S W]E 9 FRONT & SEV]AL 
BEH9D1 :5 SUDD5LY ,VRONSKY HE>D ! S\ND ( A HORSE 
GALLOP+ 9 ! MUD BEH9D HIM1 & HE WAS OV]TAK5 BY ,MAHOT9 
ON HIS :ITE-LEGG$1 LOP-E>$ ,GLADIATOR4 ,MAHOT9 SMIL$1 
%[+ HIS LONG TEE?1 BUT ,VRONSKY LOOK$ ANGRILY AT HIM4 ,HE 
DID NOT LIKE HIM1 & REG>D$ HIM N[ AS HIS MO/ =MIDABLE 
RIVAL4 ,HE WAS ANGRY ) HIM = GALLOP+ PA/ & EXCIT+ HIS 
M>E4 ,FR\-,FR\ />T$ 9TO A GALLOP1 H] LEFT FOOT =W>D1 
MADE TWO B\NDS1 & FRETT+ AT ! TI<T5$ RE9S1 PASS$ 9TO 
A JOLT+ TROT1 BUMP+ H] RID] UP & D[N4 ,CORD1 TOO1 
SC[L$1 & FOLL[$ ,VRONSKY ALMO/ AT A TROT4 

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