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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,KITTY MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ,MADAME ,/AHL TOO1 & ?IS 
ACQUA9TANCE1 TOGE!R ) H] FRI5D%IP ) ,V>5KA1 DID NOT 
M]ELY EX]CISE A GREAT 9FLU5CE ON H]1 IT ALSO COM=T$ H] 
9 H] M5TAL DI/RESS4 ,%E F\ND ?IS COM=T ?R\< A 
COMPLETELY NEW WORLD BE+ OP5$ TO H] BY MEANS ( ?IS 
ACQUA9TANCE1 A WORLD HAV+ NO?+ 9 COMMON ) H] PA/1 AN 
EXALT$1 NOBLE WORLD1 FROM ! HEI<T ( :I* %E C\LD 
CONTEMPLATE H] PA/ CALMLY4 ,IT WAS REVEAL$ TO H] ?AT BESIDES 
! 9/9CTIVE LIFE TO :I* ,KITTY HAD GIV5 H]SELF UP HI!RTO 
!RE WAS A SPIRITUAL LIFE4 ,?IS LIFE WAS DISCLOS$ 9 RELIGION1 
BUT A RELIGION HAV+ NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ?AT ONE :I* ,KITTY 
HAD KN[N FROM *ILDHOOD1 & :I* F\ND EXPRESSION 9 LITANIES 
& ALL-NI<T S]VICES AT ! ,WID['S ,HOME1 :]E ONE MI<T MEET 
ONE'S FRI5DS1 & 9 LE>N+ BY HE>T ,SLAVONIC TEXTS ) ! 
PRIE/4 ,?IS WAS A L(TY1 MY/]I\S RELIGION CONNECT$ ) A 
:OLE S]IES ( NOBLE ?\<TS & FEEL+S1 :I* ONE C\LD DO 
MORE ?AN M]ELY BELIEVE BECAUSE ONE WAS TOLD TO1 :I* ONE C\LD 
LOVE4 

,KITTY F\ND ALL ?IS \T NOT FROM WORDS4 ,MADAME ,/AHL TALK$ TO 
,KITTY AS TO A *>M+ *ILD ?AT ONE LOOKS ON ) PLEASURE AS 
ON ! MEMORY ( ONE'S Y\?1 & ONLY ONCE %E SAID 9 PASS+ 
?AT 9 ALL HUMAN SORR[S NO?+ GIVES COM=T BUT LOVE & 
FAI?1 & ?AT 9 ! SI<T ( ,*RI/'S COMPASSION = US NO 
SORR[ IS TRIFL+--& IMM$IATELY TALK$ ( O!R ?+S4 ,BUT 
9 EV]Y GE/URE ( ,MADAME ,/AHL1 9 EV]Y WORD1 9 EV]Y 
HEAV5LY--AS ,KITTY CALL$ IT--LOOK1 & ABOVE ALL 9 ! :OLE 
/ORY ( H] LIFE1 :I* %E HE>D FROM ,V>5KA1 ,KITTY RECOGNIZ$ 
?AT SOME?+ 0?AT WAS IMPORTANT10 ( :I*1 TILL !N1 %E HAD 
KN[N NO?+4 

,YET1 ELEVAT$ AS ,MADAME ,/AHL'S *>ACT] WAS1 T\*+ AS WAS 
H] /ORY1 & EXALT$ & MOV+ AS WAS H] SPEE*1 ,KITTY C\LD 
NOT HELP DETECT+ 9 H] SOME TRAITS :I* P]PLEX$ H]4 ,%E 
NOTIC$ ?AT :5 QUE/ION+ H] AB\T H] FAMILY1 ,MADAME ,/AHL 
HAD SMIL$ CONTEMPTU\SLY1 :I* WAS NOT 9 ACCORD ) ,*RI/IAN 
MEEKNESS4 ,%E NOTIC$1 TOO1 ?AT :5 %E HAD F\ND A ,CA?OLIC 
PRIE/ ) H]1 ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD /UDI\SLY KEPT H] FACE 9 ! 
%AD[ ( ! LAMP-%ADE & HAD SMIL$ 9 A PECULI> WAY4 
,TRIVIAL AS !SE TWO OBS]VATIONS W]E1 !Y P]PLEX$ H]1 & 
%E HAD H] D\BTS AS TO ,MADAME ,/AHL4 ,BUT ON ! O!R H& 
,V>5KA1 ALONE 9 ! WORLD1 )\T FRI5DS OR RELATIONS1 ) A 
MELAN*OLY DISAPPO9TM5T 9 ! PA/1 DESIR+ NO?+1 
REGRETT+ NO?+1 WAS JU/ ?AT P]FECTION ( :I* ,KITTY D>$ 
H>DLY DREAM4 ,9 ,V>5KA %E REALIZ$ ?AT ONE HAS BUT TO =GET 
ONESELF & LOVE O!RS1 & ONE WILL BE CALM1 HAPPY1 & NOBLE4 
,& ?AT WAS :AT ,KITTY LONG$ TO BE4 ,SEE+ N[ CLE>LY :AT 
WAS ! MO/ IMPORTANT1 ,KITTY WAS NOT SATISFI$ ) BE+ 
5?USIA/IC OV] IT2 %E AT ONCE GAVE H]SELF UP ) H] :OLE 
S\L TO ! NEW LIFE ?AT WAS OP5+ TO H]4 ,FROM ,V>5KA'S 
ACC\NTS ( ! DO+S ( ,MADAME ,/AHL & O!R PEOPLE :OM %E 
M5TION$1 ,KITTY HAD ALREADY CON/RUCT$ ! PLAN ( H] [N 
FUTURE LIFE4 ,%E W\LD1 LIKE ,MADAME ,/AHL'S NIECE1 ,ALIGN1 ( 
:OM ,V>5KA HAD TALK$ TO H] A GREAT DEAL1 SEEK \T ?OSE :O 
W]E 9 TR\BLE1 :]EV] %E MI<T BE LIV+1 HELP !M AS F> 
AS %E C\LD1 GIVE !M ! ,GOSPEL1 READ ! ,GOSPEL TO ! SICK1 
TO CRIM9ALS1 TO ! DY+4 ,! IDEA ( READ+ ! ,GOSPEL TO 
CRIM9ALS1 AS ,ALIGN DID1 P>TICUL>LY FASC9AT$ ,KITTY4 ,BUT ALL 
!SE W]E SECRET DREAMS1 ( :I* ,KITTY DID NOT TALK EI!R TO 
H] MO!R OR TO ,V>5KA4 

,:ILE AWAIT+ ! TIME = C>RY+ \T H] PLANS ON A L>GE 
SCALE1 H[EV]1 ,KITTY1 EV5 !N AT ! SPR+S1 :]E !RE W]E 
SO MANY PEOPLE ILL & UNHAPPY1 READILY F\ND A *ANCE = 
PRACTIC+ H] NEW PR9CIPLES 9 IMITATION ( ,V>5KA4 

,AT FIR/ ! PR9CESS NOTIC$ NO?+ BUT ?AT ,KITTY WAS MU* 
UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( H] 5G\EM5T1 AS %E CALL$ IT1 = 
,MADAME ,/AHL1 & /ILL MORE = ,V>5KA4 ,%E SAW ?AT ,KITTY DID 
NOT M]ELY IMITATE ,V>5KA 9 H] CONDUCT1 BUT UNCONSCI\SLY 
IMITAT$ H] 9 H] MANN] ( WALK+1 ( TALK+1 ( BL9K+ 
H] EYES4 ,BUT LAT] ON ! PR9CESS NOTIC$ ?AT1 AP>T FROM 
?IS ADORATION1 SOME K9D ( S]I\S SPIRITUAL *ANGE WAS TAK+ 
PLACE 9 H] DAU<T]4 

,! PR9CESS SAW ?AT 9 ! EV5+S ,KITTY READ A ,FR5* 
TE/AM5T ?AT ,MADAME ,/AHL HAD GIV5 H]--A ?+ %E HAD NEV] 
DONE BE=E2 ?AT %E AVOID$ SOCIETY ACQUA9TANCES & 
ASSOCIAT$ ) ! SICK PEOPLE :O W]E UND] ,V>5KA'S 
PROTECTION1 & ESPECIALLY ONE POOR FAMILY1 ?AT ( A SICK 
PA9T]1 ,PETROV4 ,KITTY WAS UNMI/AKABLY PR\D ( PLAY+ ! 
P>T ( A SI/] ( M]CY 9 ?AT FAMILY4 ,ALL ?IS WAS WELL 
5\<1 & ! PR9CESS HAD NO?+ TO SAY AGA9/ IT1 
ESPECIALLY AS ,PETROV'S WIFE WAS A P]FECTLY NICE SORT ( WOMAN1 
& ?AT ! ,G]MAN PR9CESS1 NOTIC+ ,KITTY'S DEVOTION1 PRAIS$ 
H]1 CALL+ H] AN ANGEL ( CONSOLATION4 ,ALL ?IS W\LD HAVE 
BE5 V]Y WELL1 IF !RE HAD BE5 NO EXAGG]ATION4 ,BUT ! 
PR9CESS SAW ?AT H] DAU<T] WAS RU%+ 9TO EXTREMES1 & SO 
9DE$ %E TOLD H]4 

0,IL NE FAUT JAMAIS RI5 \TR]10 %E SAID TO H]4 

,H] DAU<T] MADE H] NO REPLY1 ONLY 9 H] HE>T %E ?\<T 
?AT ONE C\LD NOT TALK AB\T EXAGG]ATION :]E ,*RI/IANITY WAS 
CONC]N$4 ,:AT EXAGG]ATION C\LD !RE BE 9 ! PRACTICE ( A 
DOCTR9E :]E9 ONE WAS BIDD5 TO TURN ! O!R *EEK :5 ONE 
WAS SMITT51 & GIVE ONE'S CLOAK IF ONE'S COAT W]E TAK58 ,BUT 
! PR9CESS DISLIK$ ?IS EXAGG]ATION1 & DISLIK$ EV5 MORE 
! FACT ?AT %E FELT H] DAU<T] DID NOT C>E TO %[ H] ALL 
H] HE>T4 ,KITTY DID 9 FACT CONCEAL H] NEW VIEWS & FEEL+S 
FROM H] MO!R4 ,%E CONCEAL$ !M NOT BECAUSE %E DID NOT 
RESPECT OR DID NOT LOVE H] MO!R1 BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE %E WAS 
H] MO!R4 ,%E W\LD HAVE REVEAL$ !M TO ANYONE SOON] ?AN 
TO H] MO!R4 

0,H[ IS IT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S NOT BE5 TO SEE US = SO LONG80 ! 
PR9CESS SAID ONE DAY ( ,MADAME ,PETROVA4 0,I'VE ASK$ H]1 BUT 
%E SEEMS PUT \T AB\T SOME?+40 

0,NO1 ,I'VE NOT NOTIC$ IT1 MAMAN10 SAID ,KITTY1 FLU%+ HOTLY4 

0,IS IT LONG S9CE Y\ W5T TO SEE !M80 

0,WE'RE MEAN+ TO MAKE AN EXP$ITION TO ! M\NTA9S TOMORR[10 
ANSW]$ ,KITTY4 

0,WELL1 Y\ CAN GO10 ANSW]$ ! PR9CESS1 GAZ+ AT H] 
DAU<T]'S EMB>RASS$ FACE & TRY+ TO GUESS ! CAUSE ( H] 
EMB>RASSM5T4 

,?AT DAY ,V>5KA CAME TO D9N] & TOLD !M ?AT ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA 
HAD *ANG$ H] M9D & GIV5 UP ! EXP$ITION = ! MORR[4 
,& ! PR9CESS NOTIC$ AGA9 ?AT ,KITTY R$D5$4 

0,KITTY1 HAV5'T Y\ HAD SOME MISUND]/&+ ) ! ,PETROVS80 
SAID ! PR9CESS1 :5 !Y W]E LEFT ALONE4 0,:Y HAS %E GIV5 
UP S5D+ ! *ILDR5 & COM+ TO SEE US80 

,KITTY ANSW]$ ?AT NO?+ HAD HAPP5$ BETWE5 !M1 & ?AT 
%E C\LD NOT TELL :Y ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA SEEM$ DISPLEAS$ ) H]4 
,KITTY ANSW]$ P]FECTLY TRULY4 ,%E DID NOT KN[ ! REASON ,ANNA 
,PAVLOVNA HAD *ANG$ TO H]1 BUT %E GUESS$ IT4 ,%E GUESS$ AT 
SOME?+ :I* %E C\LD NOT TELL H] MO!R1 :I* %E DID NOT 
PUT 9TO WORDS TO H]SELF4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE ?+S :I* ONE 
KN[S BUT :I* ONE CAN NEV] SPEAK ( EV5 TO ONESELF1 SO 
T]RIBLE & %AMEFUL W\LD IT BE TO BE MI/AK54 

,AGA9 & AGA9 %E W5T OV] 9 H] MEMORY ALL H] RELATIONS 
) ! FAMILY4 ,%E REMEMB]$ ! SIMPLE DELI<T EXPRESS$ ON 
! R\ND1 GOOD-HUMOR$ FACE ( ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA AT !IR MEET+S2 
%E REMEMB]$ !IR SECRET CONFABULATIONS AB\T ! 9VALID1 
!IR PLOTS TO DRAW HIM AWAY FROM ! WORK :I* WAS =BIDD5 
HIM1 & TO GET HIM \T-(-DOORS2 ! DEVOTION ( ! Y\NGE/ 
BOY1 :O US$ TO CALL H] 0MY ,KITTY10 & W\LD NOT GO TO B$ 
)\T H]4 ,H[ NICE IT ALL WAS6 ,!N %E RECALL$ ! ?91 
T]RIBLY ?9 FIGURE ( ,PETROV1 ) HIS LONG NECK1 9 HIS BR[N 
COAT1 HIS SCANT1 CURLY HAIR1 HIS QUE/ION+ BLUE EYES ?AT W]E 
SO T]RIBLE TO ,KITTY AT FIR/1 & HIS PA9FUL ATTEMPTS TO SEEM 
HE>TY & LIVELY 9 H] PRES5CE4 ,%E RECALL$ ! EF=TS %E 
HAD MADE AT FIR/ TO OV]COME ! REPUGNANCE %E FELT = HIM1 AS 
= ALL CONSUMPTIVE PEOPLE1 & ! PA9S IT HAD CO/ H] TO 
?9K ( ?+S TO SAY TO HIM4 ,%E RECALL$ ! TIMID1 S(T5$ 
LOOK ) :I* HE GAZ$ AT H]1 & ! /RANGE FEEL+ ( 
COMPASSION & AWKW>DNESS1 & LAT] ( A S5SE ( H] [N 
GOODNESS1 :I* %E HAD FELT AT IT4 ,H[ NICE IT ALL WAS6 ,BUT 
ALL ?AT WAS AT FIR/4 ,N[1 A FEW DAYS AGO1 EV]Y?+ WAS 
SUDD5LY SPOIL$4 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA HAD MET ,KITTY ) AFFECT$ 
CORDIALITY1 & HAD KEPT CONT9UAL WAT* ON H] & ON H] 
HUSB&4 

,C\LD ?AT T\*+ PLEASURE HE %[$ :5 %E CAME NE> BE ! 
CAUSE ( ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S COOLNESS8 

0,YES10 %E MUS$1 0!RE WAS SOME?+ UNNATURAL AB\T ,ANNA 
,PAVLOVNA1 & UTT]LY UNLIKE H] GOOD NATURE1 :5 %E SAID 
ANGRILY ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY3 ',!RE1 HE WILL KEEP WAIT+ 
= Y\2 HE W\LDN'T DR9K HIS C(FEE )\T Y\1 ?\< HE'S 
GR[N SO DREADFULLY WEAK4'0 

0,YES1 P]HAPS1 TOO1 %E DIDN'T LIKE IT :5 ,I GAVE HIM ! RUG4 
,IT WAS ALL SO SIMPLE1 BUT HE TOOK IT SO AWKW>DLY1 & WAS SO 
LONG ?ANK+ ME1 ?AT ,I FELT AWKW>D TOO4 ,& !N ?AT 
PORTRAIT ( ME HE DID SO WELL4 ,& MO/ ( ALL ?AT LOOK ( 
CONFUSION & T5D]NESS6 ,YES1 YES1 ?AT'S IT60 ,KITTY REPEAT$ 
TO H]SELF ) HORROR4 0,NO1 IT CAN'T BE1 IT \<TN'T TO BE6 
,HE'S SO MU* TO BE PITI$60 %E SAID TO H]SELF DIRECTLY AFT]4 

,?IS D\BT POISON$ ! *>M ( H] NEW LIFE4 

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