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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! EXT]NAL RELATIONS ( ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* & HIS WIFE HAD 
REMA9$ UN*ANG$4 ,! SOLE DIFF]5CE LAY 9 ! FACT ?AT HE 
WAS MORE BUSILY OCCUPI$ ?AN EV]4 ,AS 9 =M] YE>S1 AT ! 
BEG9N+ ( ! SPR+ HE HAD GONE TO A =EIGN WAT]+-PLACE 
= ! SAKE ( HIS HEAL?1 D]ANG$ BY ! W9T]'S WORK ?AT 
EV]Y YE> GREW HEAVI]4 ,& JU/ AS ALWAYS HE RETURN$ 9 ,JULY 
& AT ONCE FELL TO WORK AS USUAL ) 9CREAS$ 5]GY4 ,AS 
USUAL1 TOO1 HIS WIFE HAD MOV$ = ! SUMM] TO A VILLA \T ( 
T[N1 :ILE HE REMA9$ 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,FROM ! DATE ( !IR 
CONV]SATION AFT] ! P>TY AT ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA'S HE HAD NEV] 
SPOK5 AGA9 TO ,ANNA ( HIS SUSPICIONS & HIS JEAL\SIES1 & 
?AT HABITUAL TONE ( HIS BANT]+ MIMICRY WAS ! MO/ 
CONV5I5T TONE POSSIBLE = HIS PRES5T ATTITUDE TO HIS WIFE4 
,HE WAS A LITTLE COLD] TO HIS WIFE4 ,HE SIMPLY SEEM$ TO BE 
SLI<TLY DISPLEAS$ ) H] = ?AT FIR/ MIDNI<T 
CONV]SATION1 :I* %E HAD REPELL$4 ,9 HIS ATTITUDE TO H] 
!RE WAS A %ADE ( VEXATION1 BUT NO?+ MORE4 0,Y\ W\LD NOT 
BE OP5 ) ME10 HE SEEM$ TO SAY1 M5TALLY ADDRESS+ H]2 0SO 
MU* ! WORSE = Y\4 ,N[ Y\ MAY BEG AS Y\ PLEASE1 BUT ,I 
WON'T BE OP5 ) Y\4 ,SO MU* ! WORSE = Y\60 HE SAID 
M5TALLY1 LIKE A MAN :O1 AFT] VA9LY ATTEMPT+ TO EXT+UI% A 
FIRE1 %\LD FLY 9 A RAGE ) HIS VA9 EF=TS & SAY1 0,OH1 
V]Y WELL !N6 Y\ %ALL BURN = ?IS60 ,?IS MAN1 SO SUBTLE 
& A/UTE 9 (FICIAL LIFE1 DID NOT REALIZE ALL ! 
S5SELESSNESS ( SU* AN ATTITUDE TO HIS WIFE4 ,HE DID NOT 
REALIZE IT1 BECAUSE IT WAS TOO T]RIBLE TO HIM TO REALIZE HIS 
ACTUAL POSITION1 & HE %UT D[N & LOCK$ & SEAL$ UP 9 HIS 
HE>T ?AT SECRET PLACE :]E LAY HID HIS FEEL+S T[>DS HIS 
FAMILY1 ?AT IS1 HIS WIFE & SON4 ,HE :O HAD BE5 SU* A 
C>EFUL FA!R1 HAD FROM ! 5D ( ?AT W9T] BECOME PECULI>LY 
FRIGID TO HIS SON1 & ADOPT$ TO HIM JU/ ! SAME BANT]+ 
TONE HE US$ ) HIS WIFE4 0,AHA1 Y\NG MAN60 WAS ! GREET+ 
) :I* HE MET HIM4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ASS]T$ & BELIEV$ ?AT HE HAD NEV] 9 
ANY PREVI\S YE> HAD SO MU* (FICIAL BUS9ESS AS ?AT YE>4 
,BUT HE WAS NOT AW>E ?AT HE S\<T WORK = HIMSELF ?AT YE>1 
?AT ?IS WAS ONE ( ! MEANS = KEEP+ %UT ?AT SECRET PLACE 
:]E LAY HID HIS FEEL+S T[>DS HIS WIFE & SON & HIS 
?\<TS AB\T !M1 :I* BECAME MORE T]RIBLE ! LONG] !Y 
LAY !RE4 ,IF ANYONE HAD HAD ! RI<T TO ASK ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* :AT HE ?\<T ( HIS WIFE'S BEHAVIOR1 ! MILD 
& PEACEABLE ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* W\LD HAVE MADE NO ANSW]1 
BUT HE W\LD HAVE BE5 GREATLY ANG]$ ) ANY MAN :O %\LD 
QUE/ION HIM ON ?AT SUBJECT4 ,= ?IS REASON !RE POSITIVELY 
CAME 9TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S FACE A LOOK ( HAU<T9ESS & 
SEV]ITY :5EV] ANYONE 9QUIR$ AFT] HIS WIFE'S HEAL?4 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* DID NOT WANT TO ?9K AT ALL AB\T HIS 
WIFE'S BEHAVIOR1 & HE ACTUALLY SUCCE$$ 9 NOT ?9K+ AB\T 
IT AT ALL4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S P]MAN5T SUMM] VILLA WAS 9 ,PET]H(1 
& ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA US$ AS A RULE TO SP5D ! 
SUMM] !RE1 CLOSE TO ,ANNA1 & CON/ANTLY SEE+ H]4 ,?AT 
YE> ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA DECL9$ TO SETTLE 9 ,PET]H(1 WAS 
NOT ONCE AT ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA'S1 & 9 CONV]SATION ) ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* H9T$ AT ! UNSUITABILITY ( ,ANNA'S CLOSE 
9TIMACY ) ,BETSY & ,VRONSKY4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* /]NLY 
CUT H] %ORT1 R\NDLY DECL>+ HIS WIFE TO BE ABOVE SUSPICION1 
& FROM ?AT TIME BEGAN TO AVOID ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 ,HE 
DID NOT WANT TO SEE1 & DID NOT SEE1 ?AT MANY PEOPLE 9 SOCIETY 
CA/ DUBI\S GLANCES ON HIS WIFE2 HE DID NOT WANT TO UND]/&1 
& DID NOT UND]/&1 :Y HIS WIFE HAD SO P>TICUL>LY 9SI/$ 
ON /AY+ AT ,TS>SKOE1 :]E ,BETSY WAS /AY+1 & NOT F> FROM 
! CAMP ( ,VRONSKY'S REGIM5T4 ,HE DID NOT ALL[ HIMSELF TO 
?9K AB\T IT1 & HE DID NOT ?9K AB\T IT2 BUT ALL ! SAME 
?\< HE NEV] ADMITT$ IT TO HIMSELF1 & HAD NO PRO(S1 NOT 
EV5 SUSPICI\S EVID5CE1 9 ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE KNEW 
BEYOND ALL D\BT ?AT HE WAS A DECEIV$ HUSB&1 & HE WAS 
PR(\NDLY MIS]ABLE AB\T IT4 

,H[ (T5 DUR+ ?OSE EI<T YE>S ( HAPPY LIFE ) HIS WIFE 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD LOOK$ AT O!R M5'S FAI?LESS WIVES 
& O!R DECEIV$ HUSB&S & ASK$ HIMSELF3 0,H[ CAN PEOPLE 
DESC5D TO ?AT8 H[ IS IT !Y DON'T PUT AN 5D TO SU* A 
HIDE\S POSITION80 ,BUT N[1 :5 ! MIS=TUNE HAD COME UPON 
HIMSELF1 HE WAS SO F> FROM ?9K+ ( PUTT+ AN 5D TO ! 
POSITION ?AT HE W\LD NOT RECOGNIZE IT AT ALL1 W\LD NOT 
RECOGNIZE IT JU/ BECAUSE IT WAS TOO AWFUL1 TOO UNNATURAL4 

,S9CE HIS RETURN FROM ABROAD ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD TWICE BE5 
AT !IR C\NTRY VILLA4 ,ONCE HE D9$ !RE1 ANO!R TIME HE 
SP5T ! EV5+ !RE ) A P>TY ( FRI5DS1 BUT HE HAD NOT 
ONCE /AY$ ! NI<T !RE1 AS IT HAD BE5 HIS HABIT TO DO 9 
PREVI\S YE>S4 

,! DAY ( ! RACES HAD BE5 A V]Y BUSY DAY = ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*2 BUT :5 M5TALLY SKET*+ \T ! DAY 9 ! 
MORN+1 HE MADE UP HIS M9D TO GO TO !IR C\NTRY H\SE TO SEE 
HIS WIFE IMM$IATELY AFT] D9N]1 & FROM !RE TO ! RACES1 
:I* ALL ! ,C\RT W]E TO WITNESS1 & AT :I* HE WAS B\ND TO 
BE PRES5T4 ,HE WAS GO+ TO SEE HIS WIFE1 BECAUSE HE HAD 
DET]M9$ TO SEE H] ONCE A WEEK TO KEEP UP APPE>ANCES4 ,& 
BESIDES1 ON ?AT DAY1 AS IT WAS ! FIFTE5?1 HE HAD TO GIVE HIS 
WIFE SOME MONEY = H] EXP5SES1 ACCORD+ TO !IR USUAL 
>RANGEM5T4 

,) HIS HABITUAL CONTROL OV] HIS ?\<TS1 ?\< HE ?\<T 
ALL ?IS AB\T HIS WIFE1 HE DID NOT LET HIS ?\<TS /RAY 
FUR!R 9 REG>D TO H]4 

,?AT MORN+ WAS A V]Y FULL ONE = ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,! 
EV5+ BE=E1 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD S5T HIM A PAMPHLET 
BY A CELEBRAT$ TRAVEL] 9 ,*9A1 :O WAS /AY+ 9 ,PET]SBURG1 
& ) IT %E 5CLOS$ A NOTE BEGG+ HIM TO SEE ! TRAVEL] 
HIMSELF1 AS HE WAS AN EXTREMELY 9T]E/+ P]SON FROM V>I\S 
PO9TS ( VIEW1 & LIKELY TO BE USEFUL4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
HAD NOT HAD TIME TO READ ! PAMPHLET ?R\< 9 ! EV5+1 & 
F9I%$ IT 9 ! MORN+4 ,!N PEOPLE BEGAN >RIV+ ) 
PETITIONS1 & !RE CAME ! REPORTS1 9T]VIEWS1 APPO9TM5TS1 
DISMISSALS1 APPORTIONM5T ( REW>DS1 P5SIONS1 GRANTS1 NOTES1 
! WORKADAY R\ND1 AS ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* CALL$ IT1 ?AT 
ALWAYS TOOK UP SO MU* TIME4 ,!N !RE WAS PRIVATE BUS9ESS ( 
HIS [N1 A VISIT FROM ! DOCTOR & ! /EW>D :O MANAG$ HIS 
PROP]TY4 ,! /EW>D DID NOT TAKE UP MU* TIME4 ,HE SIMPLY GAVE 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ! MONEY HE NE$$ TOGE!R ) A BRIEF 
/ATEM5T ( ! POSITION ( HIS AFFAIRS1 :I* WAS NOT 
ALTOGE!R SATISFACTORY1 AS IT HAD HAPP5$ ?AT DUR+ ?AT 
YE>1 [+ TO 9CREAS$ EXP5SES1 MORE HAD BE5 PAID \T ?AN 
USUAL1 & !RE WAS A DEFICIT4 ,BUT ! DOCTOR1 A CELEBRAT$ 
,PET]SBURG DOCTOR1 :O WAS AN 9TIMATE ACQUA9TANCE ( ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 TOOK UP A GREAT DEAL ( TIME4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD NOT EXPECT$ HIM ?AT DAY1 & WAS SURPRIS$ 
AT HIS VISIT1 & /ILL MORE SO :5 ! DOCTOR QUE/ION$ HIM 
V]Y C>EFULLY AB\T HIS HEAL?1 LI/5$ TO HIS BREA?+1 & 
TAPP$ AT HIS LIV]4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* DID NOT KN[ ?AT HIS 
FRI5D ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 NOTIC+ ?AT HE WAS NOT AS WELL AS USUAL 
?AT YE>1 HAD BEGG$ ! DOCTOR TO GO & EXAM9E HIM4 0,DO ?IS 
= MY SAKE10 ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HAD SAID TO HIM4 

0,I WILL DO IT = ! SAKE ( ,RUSSIA1 C\NTESS10 REPLI$ ! 
DOCTOR4 

0,A PRICELESS MAN60 SAID ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 

,! DOCTOR WAS EXTREMELY DISSATISFI$ ) ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 
,HE F\ND ! LIV] CONSID]ABLY 5L>G$1 & ! DIGE/IVE 
P[]S WEAK5$1 :ILE ! C\RSE ( M9]AL WAT]S HAD BE5 
QUITE )\T EFFECT4 ,HE PRESCRIB$ MORE PHYSICAL EX]CISE AS 
F> AS POSSIBLE1 & AS F> AS POSSIBLE LESS M5TAL /RA91 & 
ABOVE ALL NO WORRY--9 O!R WORDS1 JU/ :AT WAS AS MU* \T ( 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S P[] AS AB/A9+ FROM BREA?+4 ,!N 
HE )DREW1 LEAV+ 9 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* AN UNPLEASANT S5SE 
?AT SOME?+ WAS WRONG ) HIM1 & ?AT !RE WAS NO *ANCE 
( CUR+ IT4 

,AS HE WAS COM+ AWAY1 ! DOCTOR *ANC$ TO MEET ON ! 
/AIRCASE AN ACQUA9TANCE ( HIS1 ,SLUD91 :O WAS SECRET>Y ( 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S DEP>TM5T4 ,!Y HAD BE5 COMRADES AT 
! UNIV]SITY1 & ?\< !Y R>ELY MET1 !Y ?\<T HI<LY 
( EA* O!R & W]E EXCELL5T FRI5DS1 & SO !RE WAS NO ONE 
TO :OM ! DOCTOR W\LD HAVE GIV5 HIS OP9ION ( A PATI5T SO 
FREELY AS TO ,SLUD94 

0,H[ GLAD ,I AM Y\'VE BE5 SEE+ HIM60 SAID ,SLUD94 0,HE'S NOT 
WELL1 & ,I FANCY4444 ,WELL1 :AT DO Y\ ?9K ( HIM80 

0,I'LL TELL Y\10 SAID ! DOCTOR1 BECKON+ OV] ,SLUD9'S HEAD TO 
HIS COA*MAN TO BR+ ! C>RIAGE R\ND4 0,IT'S JU/ ?IS10 SAID 
! DOCTOR1 TAK+ A F+] ( HIS KID GLOVE 9 HIS :ITE H&S 
& PULL+ IT1 0IF Y\ DON'T /RA9 ! /R+S1 & !N TRY TO 
BREAK !M1 Y\'LL F9D IT A DIFFICULT JOB2 BUT /RA9 A /R+ 
TO ITS V]Y UTMO/1 & ! M]E WEI<T ( ONE F+] ON ! 
/RA9$ /R+ WILL SNAP IT4 ,& ) HIS CLOSE ASSIDUITY1 HIS 
CONSCI5TI\S DEVOTION TO HIS WORK1 HE'S /RA9$ TO ! UTMO/2 
& !RE'S SOME \TSIDE BURD5 WEI<+ ON HIM1 & NOT A LI<T 
ONE10 CONCLUD$ ! DOCTOR1 RAIS+ HIS EYEBR[S SIGNIFICANTLY4 
0,WILL Y\ BE AT ! RACES80 HE ADD$1 AS HE SANK 9TO HIS SEAT 9 
! C>RIAGE4 

0,YES1 YES1 TO BE SURE2 IT DOES WA/E A LOT ( TIME10 ! DOCTOR 
RESPOND$ VAGUELY TO SOME REPLY ( ,SLUD9'S HE HAD NOT CAU<T4 

,DIRECTLY AFT] ! DOCTOR1 :O HAD TAK5 UP SO MU* TIME1 CAME 
! CELEBRAT$ TRAVEL]1 & ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 BY MEANS ( 
! PAMPHLET HE HAD ONLY JU/ F9I%$ READ+ & HIS PREVI\S 
ACQUA9TANCE ) ! SUBJECT1 IMPRESS$ ! TRAVEL] BY ! 
DEP? ( HIS KN[L$GE ( ! SUBJECT & ! BREAD? & 
5LI<T5M5T ( HIS VIEW ( IT4 

,AT ! SAME TIME AS ! TRAVEL] !RE WAS ANN\NC$ A PROV9CIAL 
M>%AL ( NOBILITY ON A VISIT TO ,PET]SBURG1 ) :OM ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD TO HAVE SOME CONV]SATION4 ,AFT] HIS 
DEP>TURE1 HE HAD TO F9I% ! DAILY R\T9E ( BUS9ESS ) 
HIS SECRET>Y1 & !N HE /ILL HAD TO DRIVE R\ND TO CALL ON A 
C]TA9 GREAT P]SONAGE ON A MATT] ( GRAVE & S]I\S IMPORT4 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ONLY JU/ MANAG$ TO BE BACK BY FIVE 
O'CLOCK1 HIS D9N]-H\R1 & AFT] D9+ ) HIS SECRET>Y1 HE 
9VIT$ HIM TO DRIVE ) HIM TO HIS C\NTRY VILLA & TO ! 
RACES4 

,?\< HE DID NOT ACKN[L$GE IT TO HIMSELF1 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* ALWAYS TRI$ N[ADAYS TO SECURE ! PRES5CE ( A 
?IRD P]SON 9 HIS 9T]VIEWS ) HIS WIFE4 

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