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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! HI<E/ ,PET]SBURG SOCIETY IS ESS5TIALLY ONE3 9 IT EV]YONE 
KN[S EV]YONE ELSE1 EV]YONE EV5 VISITS EV]YONE ELSE4 ,BUT 
?IS GREAT SET HAS ITS SUBDIVISIONS4 ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA ,K>59A 
HAD FRI5DS & CLOSE TIES 9 ?REE DIFF]5T CIRCLES ( ?IS 
HI<E/ SOCIETY4 ,ONE CIRCLE WAS H] HUSB&'S GOV]NM5T 
(FICIAL SET1 CONSI/+ ( HIS COLLEAGUES & SUBORD9ATES1 
BR\<T TOGE!R 9 ! MO/ V>I\S & CAPRICI\S MANN]1 & 
BELONG+ TO DIFF]5T SOCIAL /RATA4 ,ANNA F\ND IT DIFFICULT 
N[ TO RECALL ! FEEL+ ( ALMO/ AWE-/RICK5 REV]5CE :I* 
%E HAD AT FIR/ 5T]TA9$ = !SE P]SONS4 ,N[ %E KNEW ALL 
( !M AS PEOPLE KN[ ONE ANO!R 9 A C\NTRY T[N2 %E KNEW 
!IR HABITS & WEAKNESSES1 & :]E ! %OE P9*$ EA* ONE 
( !M4 ,%E KNEW !IR RELATIONS ) ONE ANO!R & ) ! 
HEAD AU?ORITIES1 KNEW :O WAS = :OM1 & H[ EA* ONE 
MA9TA9$ HIS POSITION1 & :]E !Y AGRE$ & DISAGRE$4 
,BUT ! CIRCLE ( POLITICAL1 MASCUL9E 9T]E/S HAD NEV] 
9T]E/$ H]1 9 SPITE ( C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S 9FLU5CE1 
& %E AVOID$ IT4 

,ANO!R LITTLE SET ) :I* ,ANNA WAS 9 CLOSE RELATIONS WAS ! 
ONE BY MEANS ( :I* ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD MADE HIS C>E]4 
,! C5T] ( ?IS CIRCLE WAS ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 ,IT 
WAS A SET MADE UP ( ELD]LY1 UGLY1 B5EVOL5T1 & GODLY WOM51 
& CLEV]1 LE>N$1 & AMBITI\S M54 ,ONE ( ! CLEV] PEOPLE 
BELONG+ TO ! SET HAD CALL$ IT 0! CONSCI5CE ( ,PET]SBURG 
SOCIETY40 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD ! HI<E/ E/EEM = ?IS 
CIRCLE1 & ,ANNA ) H] SPECIAL GIFT = GETT+ ON ) 
EV]YONE1 HAD 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( H] LIFE 9 ,PET]SBURG MADE 
FRI5DS 9 ?IS CIRCLE ALSO4 ,N[1 S9CE H] RETURN FROM ,MOSC[1 
%E HAD COME TO FEEL ?IS SET 9SUFF]ABLE4 ,IT SEEM$ TO H] 
?AT BO? %E & ALL ( !M W]E 9S9C]E1 & %E FELT SO 
BOR$ & ILL AT EASE 9 ?AT WORLD ?AT %E W5T TO SEE ! 
,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE4 

,! ?IRD CIRCLE ) :I* ,ANNA HAD TIES WAS PREEM95TLY ! 
FA%IONABLE WORLD--! WORLD ( BALLS1 ( D9N]S1 ( SUMPTU\S 
DRESSES1 ! WORLD ?AT HUNG ON TO ! C\RT ) ONE H&1 SO AS 
TO AVOID S9K+ TO ! LEVEL ( ! DEMI-MONDE4 ,= ! 
DEMI-MONDE ! MEMB]S ( ?AT FA%IONABLE WORLD BELIEV$ ?AT 
!Y DESPIS$1 ?\< !IR TA/ES W]E NOT M]ELY SIMIL>1 BUT 
9 FACT ID5TICAL4 ,H] CONNECTION ) ?IS CIRCLE WAS KEPT UP 
?R\< ,PR9CESS ,BETSY ,TV]SKAYA1 H] C\S9'S WIFE1 :O HAD AN 
9COME ( A HUNDR$ & TW5TY ?\S& RUBLES1 & :O HAD 
TAK5 A GREAT FANCY TO ,ANNA EV] S9CE %E FIR/ CAME \T1 %[$ 
H] MU* ATT5TION1 & DREW H] 9TO H] SET1 MAK+ FUN ( 
,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S COT]IE4 

0,:5 ,I'M OLD & UGLY ,I'LL BE ! SAME10 ,BETSY US$ TO SAY2 0BUT 
= A PRETTY Y\NG WOMAN LIKE Y\ IT'S E>LY DAYS = ?AT H\SE 
( *>ITY40 

,ANNA HAD AT FIR/ AVOID$ AS F> AS %E C\LD ,PR9CESS 
,TV]SKAYA'S WORLD1 BECAUSE IT NECESSITAT$ AN EXP5DITURE BEYOND 
H] MEANS1 & BESIDES 9 H] HE>T %E PREF]R$ ! FIR/ 
CIRCLE4 ,BUT S9CE H] VISIT TO ,MOSC[ %E HAD DONE QUITE ! 
CONTR>Y4 ,%E AVOID$ H] S]I\S-M9D$ FRI5DS1 & W5T \T 
9TO ! FA%IONABLE WORLD4 ,!RE %E MET ,VRONSKY1 & 
EXP]I5C$ AN AGITAT+ JOY AT ?OSE MEET+S4 ,%E MET ,VRONSKY 
SPECIALLY (T5 AT ,BETSY'S = ,BETSY WAS A ,VRONSKY BY BIR? & 
HIS C\S94 ,VRONSKY WAS EV]Y:]E :]E HE HAD ANY *ANCE ( 
MEET+ ,ANNA1 & SPEAK+ TO H]1 :5 HE C\LD1 ( HIS LOVE4 
,%E GAVE HIM NO 5C\RAGEM5T1 BUT EV]Y TIME %E MET HIM !RE 
SURG$ UP 9 H] HE>T ?AT SAME FEEL+ ( QUICK5$ LIFE ?AT 
HAD COME UPON H] ?AT DAY 9 ! RAILWAY C>RIAGE :5 %E SAW 
HIM = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,%E WAS CONSCI\S H]SELF ?AT H] 
DELI<T SP>KL$ 9 H] EYES & CURV$ H] LIPS 9TO A SMILE1 
& %E C\LD NOT QU5* ! EXPRESSION ( ?IS DELI<T4 

,AT FIR/ ,ANNA S9C]ELY BELIEV$ ?AT %E WAS DISPLEAS$ ) HIM 
= D>+ TO PURSUE H]4 ,SOON AFT] H] RETURN FROM ,MOSC[1 ON 
>RIV+ AT A SOIREE :]E %E HAD EXPECT$ TO MEET HIM1 & NOT 
F9D+ HIM !RE1 %E REALIZ$ DI/9CTLY FROM ! RU% ( 
DISAPPO9TM5T ?AT %E HAD BE5 DECEIV+ H]SELF1 & ?AT ?IS 
PURSUIT WAS NOT M]ELY NOT DI/A/EFUL TO H]1 BUT ?AT IT MADE 
! :OLE 9T]E/ ( H] LIFE4 

,A CELEBRAT$ S+] WAS S++ = ! SECOND TIME1 & ALL ! 
FA%IONABLE WORLD WAS 9 ! !AT]4 ,VRONSKY1 SEE+ HIS 
C\S9 FROM HIS /ALL 9 ! FRONT R[1 DID NOT WAIT TILL ! 
5TR'ACTE1 BUT W5T TO H] BOX4 

0,:Y DIDN'T Y\ COME TO D9N]80 %E SAID TO HIM4 0,I M>VEL AT 
! SECOND SI<T ( LOV]S10 %E ADD$ ) A SMILE1 SO ?AT NO 
ONE BUT HE C\LD HE>2 0%E WASN'T !RE4 ,BUT COME AFT] ! 
OP]A40 

,VRONSKY LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT H]4 ,%E NODD$4 ,HE ?ANK$ H] 
BY A SMILE1 & SAT D[N BESIDE H]4 

0,BUT H[ ,I REMEMB] Y\R JE]S60 CONT9U$ ,PR9CESS ,BETSY1 :O 
TOOK A PECULI> PLEASURE 9 FOLL[+ UP ?IS PASSION TO A 
SUCCESSFUL ISSUE4 0,:AT'S BECOME ( ALL ?AT8 ,Y\'RE CAU<T1 MY 
DE> BOY40 

0,?AT'S MY ONE DESIRE1 TO BE CAU<T10 ANSW]$ ,VRONSKY1 ) HIS 
S]5E1 GOOD-HUMOR$ SMILE4 0,IF ,I COMPLA9 ( ANY?+ IT'S ONLY 
?AT ,I'M NOT CAU<T 5\<1 TO TELL ! TRU?4 ,I BEG9 TO LOSE 
HOPE40 

0,:Y1 :ATEV] HOPE CAN Y\ HAVE80 SAID ,BETSY1 (F5D$ ON BEHALF 
( H] FRI5D4 0,5T5DONS N\S44440 ,BUT 9 H] EYES !RE W]E 
GLEAMS ( LI<T ?AT BETRAY$ ?AT %E UND]/OOD P]FECTLY & 
PRECISELY AS HE DID :AT HOPE HE MI<T HAVE4 

0,NONE :ATEV]10 SAID ,VRONSKY1 LAU<+ & %[+ HIS EV5 R[S 
( TEE?4 0,EXCUSE ME10 HE ADD$1 TAK+ AN OP]A GLASS \T ( 
H] H&1 & PROCE$+ TO SCRUT9IZE1 OV] H] B>E %\LD]1 
! R[ ( BOXES FAC+ !M4 0,I'M AFRAID ,I'M BECOM+ 
RIDICUL\S40 

,HE WAS V]Y WELL AW>E ?AT HE RAN NO RISK ( BE+ RIDICUL\S 9 
! EYES ( ,BETSY OR ANY O!R FA%IONABLE PEOPLE4 ,HE WAS V]Y 
WELL AW>E ?AT 9 !IR EYES ! POSITION ( AN UNSUCCESSFUL 
LOV] ( A GIRL1 OR ( ANY WOMAN FREE TO M>RY1 MI<T BE 
RIDICUL\S4 ,BUT ! POSITION ( A MAN PURSU+ A M>RI$ WOMAN1 
&1 REG>DLESS ( EV]Y?+1 /AK+ HIS LIFE ON DRAW+ H] 
9TO ADULT]Y1 HAS SOME?+ F9E & GR& AB\T IT1 & CAN 
NEV] BE RIDICUL\S2 & SO IT WAS ) A PR\D & GAY SMILE 
UND] HIS MU/A*ES ?AT HE L[]$ ! OP]A GLASS & LOOK$ AT 
HIS C\S94 

0,BUT :Y WAS IT Y\ DIDN'T COME TO D9N]80 %E SAID1 ADMIR+ 
HIM4 

0,I MU/ TELL Y\ AB\T ?AT4 ,I WAS BUSILY EMPLOY$1 & DO+ 
:AT1 DO Y\ SUPPOSE8 ,I'LL GIVE Y\ A HUNDR$ GUESSES1 A 
?\S& 444 Y\'D NEV] GUESS4 ,I'VE BE5 RECONCIL+ A HUSB& 
) A MAN :O'D 9SULT$ HIS WIFE4 ,YES1 REALLY60 

0,WELL1 DID Y\ SUCCE$80 

0,ALMO/40 

0,Y\ REALLY MU/ TELL ME AB\T IT10 %E SAID1 GETT+ UP4 0,COME 
TO ME 9 ! NEXT 5TR'ACTE40 

0,I CAN'T2 ,I'M GO+ TO ! ,FR5* !AT]40 

0,FROM ,NILSSON80 ,BETSY QU]I$ 9 HORROR1 ?\< %E C\LD NOT 
H]SELF HAVE DI/+UI%$ ,NILSSON'S VOICE FROM ANY *ORUS 
GIRL'S4 

0,CAN'T HELP IT4 ,I'VE AN APPO9TM5T !RE1 ALL TO DO ) MY 
MISSION ( PEACE40 

0',BLESS$ >E ! PEACEMAK]S2 !IRS IS ! K+DOM ( HEAV51'0 
SAID ,BETSY1 VAGUELY RECOLLECT+ %E HAD HE>D SOME SIMIL> 
SAY+ FROM SOMEONE4 0,V]Y WELL1 !N1 SIT D[N1 & TELL ME 
:AT IT'S ALL AB\T40 

,& %E SAT D[N AGA94 

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