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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD SE5 NO?+ /RIK+ OR IMPROP] 9 
! FACT ?AT HIS WIFE WAS SITT+ ) ,VRONSKY AT A TABLE AP>T1 
9 EAG] CONV]SATION ) HIM AB\T SOME?+4 ,BUT HE NOTIC$ 
?AT TO ! RE/ ( ! P>TY ?IS APPE>$ SOME?+ /RIK+ 
& IMPROP]1 & = ?AT REASON IT SEEM$ TO HIM TOO TO BE 
IMPROP]4 ,HE MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE MU/ SPEAK ( IT TO HIS 
WIFE4 

,ON REA*+ HOME ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* W5T TO HIS /UDY1 AS HE 
USUALLY DID1 SEAT$ HIMSELF 9 HIS L[ *AIR1 OP5$ A BOOK ON 
! ,PAPACY AT ! PLACE :]E HE HAD LAID ! PAP]-KNIFE 9 IT1 
& READ TILL ONE O'CLOCK1 JU/ AS HE USUALLY DID4 ,BUT FROM TIME 
TO TIME HE RUBB$ HIS HI< =EHEAD & %OOK HIS HEAD1 AS 
?\< TO DRIVE AWAY SOME?+4 ,AT HIS USUAL TIME HE GOT UP & 
MADE HIS TOILET = ! NI<T4 ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA HAD NOT YET COME 
94 ,) A BOOK UND] HIS >M HE W5T UP/AIRS4 ,BUT ?IS 
EV5+1 9/EAD ( HIS USUAL ?\<TS & M$ITATIONS UPON 
(FICIAL DETAILS1 HIS ?\<TS W]E ABSORB$ BY HIS WIFE & 
SOME?+ DISAGREEABLE CONNECT$ ) H]4 ,CONTR>Y TO HIS USUAL 
HABIT1 HE DID NOT GET 9TO B$1 BUT FELL TO WALK+ UP & D[N 
! ROOMS ) HIS H&S CLASP$ BEH9D HIS BACK4 ,HE C\LD NOT 
GO TO B$1 FEEL+ ?AT IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NE$FUL = HIM FIR/ 
TO ?9K ?OR\<LY OV] ! POSITION ?AT HAD JU/ >IS54 

,:5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD MADE UP HIS M9D ?AT HE MU/ TALK 
TO HIS WIFE AB\T IT1 IT HAD SEEM$ A V]Y EASY & SIMPLE 
MATT]4 ,BUT N[1 :5 HE BEGAN TO ?9K OV] ! QUE/ION ?AT 
HAD JU/ PRES5T$ ITSELF1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM V]Y COMPLICAT$ & 
DIFFICULT4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS NOT JEAL\S4 ,JEAL\SY ACCORD+ TO 
HIS NOTIONS WAS AN 9SULT TO ONE'S WIFE1 & ONE \<T TO HAVE 
CONFID5CE 9 ONE'S WIFE4 ,:Y ONE \<T TO HAVE CONFID5CE--?AT 
IS TO SAY1 COMPLETE CONVICTION ?AT HIS Y\NG WIFE W\LD ALWAYS 
LOVE HIM--HE DID NOT ASK HIMSELF4 ,BUT HE HAD NO EXP]I5CE ( 
LACK ( CONFID5CE1 BECAUSE HE HAD CONFID5CE 9 H]1 & TOLD 
HIMSELF ?AT HE \<T TO HAVE IT4 ,N[1 ?\< HIS CONVICTION 
?AT JEAL\SY WAS A %AMEFUL FEEL+ & ?AT ONE \<T TO FEEL 
CONFID5CE1 HAD NOT BROK5 D[N1 HE FELT ?AT HE WAS /&+ 
FACE TO FACE ) SOME?+ ILLOGICAL & IRRATIONAL1 & DID 
NOT KN[ :AT WAS TO BE DONE4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS /&+ 
FACE TO FACE ) LIFE1 ) ! POSSIBILITY ( HIS WIFE'S LOV+ 
SOMEONE O!R ?AN HIMSELF1 & ?IS SEEM$ TO HIM V]Y IRRATIONAL 
& 9COMPREH5SIBLE BECAUSE IT WAS LIFE ITSELF4 ,ALL HIS LIFE 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD LIV$ & WORK$ 9 (FICIAL SPH]ES1 
HAV+ TO DO ) ! REFLECTION ( LIFE4 ,& EV]Y TIME HE HAD 
/UMBL$ AGA9/ LIFE ITSELF HE HAD %RUNK AWAY FROM IT4 ,N[ HE 
EXP]I5C$ A FEEL+ AK9 TO ?AT ( A MAN :O1 :ILE CALMLY 
CROSS+ A PRECIPICE BY A BRIDGE1 %\LD SUDD5LY DISCOV] ?AT 
! BRIDGE IS BROK51 & ?AT !RE IS A *ASM BEL[4 ,?AT 
*ASM WAS LIFE ITSELF1 ! BRIDGE ?AT >TIFICIAL LIFE 9 :I* 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD LIV$4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME ! QUE/ION 
PRES5T$ ITSELF TO HIM ( ! POSSIBILITY ( HIS WIFE'S LOV+ 
SOMEONE ELSE1 & HE WAS HORRIFI$ AT IT4 

,HE DID NOT UNDRESS1 BUT WALK$ UP & D[N ) HIS REGUL> TREAD 
OV] ! RES\ND+ P>QUET ( ! D9+ ROOM1 :]E ONE LAMP 
WAS BURN+1 OV] ! C>PET ( ! D>K DRAW+ ROOM1 9 :I* 
! LI<T WAS REFLECT$ ON ! BIG NEW PORTRAIT ( HIMSELF 
HANG+ OV] ! S(A1 & ACROSS H] B\DOIR1 :]E TWO C&LES 
BURN$1 LI<T+ UP ! PORTRAITS ( H] P>5TS & WOMAN 
FRI5DS1 & ! PRETTY KNICK-KNACKS ( H] WRIT+ TABLE1 ?AT 
HE KNEW SO WELL4 ,HE WALK$ ACROSS H] B\DOIR TO ! B$ROOM 
DOOR1 & TURN$ BACK AGA94 ,AT EA* TURN 9 HIS WALK1 
ESPECIALLY AT ! P>QUET ( ! LI<T$ D9+ ROOM1 HE HALT$ 
& SAID TO HIMSELF1 0,YES1 ?IS ,I MU/ DECIDE & PUT A /OP TO2 
,I MU/ EXPRESS MY VIEW ( IT & MY DECISION40 ,& HE TURN$ 
BACK AGA94 0,BUT EXPRESS :AT--:AT DECISION80 HE SAID TO 
HIMSELF 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM1 & HE F\ND NO REPLY4 0,BUT AFT] 
ALL10 HE ASK$ HIMSELF BE=E TURN+ 9TO ! B\DOIR1 0:AT HAS 
OCCURR$8 ,NO?+4 ,%E WAS TALK+ A LONG :ILE ) HIM4 ,BUT 
:AT ( ?AT8 ,SURELY WOM5 9 SOCIETY CAN TALK TO :OM !Y 
PLEASE4 ,& !N1 JEAL\SY MEANS L[]+ BO? MYSELF & H]10 
HE TOLD HIMSELF AS HE W5T 9TO H] B\DOIR2 BUT ?IS DICTUM1 
:I* HAD ALWAYS HAD SU* WEI<T ) HIM BE=E1 HAD N[ NO 
WEI<T & NO MEAN+ AT ALL4 ,& FROM ! B$ROOM DOOR HE 
TURN$ BACK AGA92 BUT AS HE 5T]$ ! D>K DRAW+ ROOM SOME 
9N] VOICE TOLD HIM ?AT IT WAS NOT SO1 & ?AT IF O!RS 
NOTIC$ IT ?AT %[$ ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+4 ,& HE SAID TO 
HIMSELF AGA9 9 ! D9+ ROOM1 0,YES1 ,I MU/ DECIDE & PUT A 
/OP TO IT1 & EXPRESS MY VIEW ( IT4440 ,& AGA9 AT ! TURN 
9 ! DRAW+ ROOM HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 0,DECIDE H[80 ,& AGA9 
HE ASK$ HIMSELF1 0,:AT HAD OCCURR$80 & ANSW]$1 0,NO?+10 
& RECOLLECT$ ?AT JEAL\SY WAS A FEEL+ 9SULT+ TO HIS 
WIFE2 BUT AGA9 9 ! DRAW+ ROOM HE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT 
SOME?+ HAD HAPP5$4 ,HIS ?\<TS1 LIKE HIS BODY1 W5T R\ND 
A COMPLETE CIRCLE1 )\T COM+ UPON ANY?+ NEW4 ,HE NOTIC$ 
?IS1 RUBB$ HIS =EHEAD1 & SAT D[N 9 H] B\DOIR4 

,!RE1 LOOK+ AT H] TABLE1 ) ! MALA*ITE BLOTT+ CASE 
LY+ AT ! TOP & AN UNF9I%$ LETT]1 HIS ?\<TS SUDD5LY 
*ANG$4 ,HE BEGAN TO ?9K ( H]1 ( :AT %E WAS ?9K+ & 
FEEL+4 ,= ! FIR/ TIME HE PICTUR$ VIVIDLY TO HIMSELF H] 
P]SONAL LIFE1 H] IDEAS1 H] DESIRES1 & ! IDEA ?AT %E 
C\LD & %\LD HAVE A SEP>ATE LIFE ( H] [N SEEM$ TO HIM SO 
AL>M+ ?AT HE MADE HA/E TO DISPEL IT4 ,IT WAS ! *ASM :I* 
HE WAS AFRAID TO PEEP 9TO4 ,TO PUT HIMSELF 9 ?\<T & 
FEEL+ 9 ANO!R P]SON'S PLACE WAS A SPIRITUAL EX]CISE NOT 
NATURAL TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,HE LOOK$ ON ?IS SPIRITUAL 
EX]CISE AS A H>MFUL & DANG]\S ABUSE ( ! FANCY4 

0,& ! WOR/ ( IT ALL10 ?\<T HE1 0IS ?AT JU/ N[1 AT ! 
V]Y MOM5T :5 MY GREAT WORK IS APPROA*+ COMPLETION0 7HE WAS 
?9K+ ( ! PROJECT HE WAS BR++ =W>D AT ! TIME71 
0:5 ,I /& 9 NE$ ( ALL MY M5TAL PEACE & ALL MY 5]GIES1 
JU/ N[ ?IS /UPID WORRY %\LD FALL F\L ( ME4 ,BUT :AT'S TO 
BE DONE8 ,I'M NOT ONE ( ?OSE M5 :O SUBMIT TO UNEAS9ESS & 
WORRY )\T HAV+ ! =CE ( *>ACT] TO FACE !M4 

0,I MU/ ?9K IT OV]1 COME TO A DECISION1 & PUT IT \T ( MY 
M9D10 HE SAID AL\D4 

0,! QUE/ION ( H] FEEL+S1 ( :AT HAS PASS$ & MAY BE 
PASS+ 9 H] S\L1 ?AT'S NOT MY AFFAIR2 ?AT'S ! AFFAIR ( 
H] CONSCI5CE1 & FALLS UND] ! HEAD ( RELIGION10 HE SAID TO 
HIMSELF1 FEEL+ CONSOLATION 9 ! S5SE ?AT HE HAD F\ND TO 
:I* DIVISION ( REGULAT+ PR9CIPLES ?IS NEW CIRCUM/ANCE 
C\LD BE PROP]LY REF]R$4 

0,& SO10 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAID TO HIMSELF1 0QUE/IONS AS TO 
H] FEEL+S1 & SO ON1 >E QUE/IONS = H] CONSCI5CE1 ) 
:I* ,I CAN HAVE NO?+ TO DO4 ,MY DUTY IS CLE>LY DEF9$4 ,AS 
! HEAD ( ! FAMILY1 ,I AM A P]SON B\ND 9 DUTY TO GUIDE H]1 
& CONSEQU5TLY1 9 P>T ! P]SON RESPONSIBLE2 ,I AM B\ND TO 
PO9T \T ! DANG] ,I P]CEIVE1 TO W>N H]1 EV5 TO USE MY 
AU?ORITY4 ,I \<T TO SPEAK PLA9LY TO H]40 ,& EV]Y?+ ?AT 
HE W\LD SAY TONI<T TO HIS WIFE TOOK CLE> %APE 9 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*'S HEAD4 ,?9K+ OV] :AT HE W\LD SAY1 HE 
SOME:AT REGRETT$ ?AT HE %\LD HAVE TO USE HIS TIME & M5TAL 
P[]S = DOME/IC CONSUMPTION1 ) SO LITTLE TO %[ = IT1 
BUT1 9 SPITE ( ?AT1 ! =M & CONT5TS ( ! SPEE* BE=E 
HIM %AP$ ITSELF AS CLE>LY & DI/9CTLY 9 HIS HEAD AS A 
M9I/]IAL REPORT4 

0,I MU/ SAY & EXPRESS FULLY ! FOLL[+ PO9TS3 FIR/1 
EXPOSITION ( ! VALUE TO BE ATTA*$ TO PUBLIC OP9ION & TO 
DECORUM2 SECONDLY1 EXPOSITION ( RELIGI\S SIGNIFICANCE ( 
M>RIAGE2 ?IRDLY1 IF NE$ BE1 REF]5CE TO ! CALAMITY POSSIBLY 
5SU+ TO \R SON2 F\R?LY1 REF]5CE TO ! UNHAPP9ESS LIKELY 
TO RESULT TO H]SELF40 ,&1 9T]LAC+ HIS F+]S1 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* /RET*$ !M1 & ! JO9TS ( ! F+]S 
CRACK$4 ,?IS TRICK1 A BAD HABIT1 ! CRACK+ ( HIS F+]S1 
ALWAYS SOO!D HIM1 & GAVE PRECISION TO HIS ?\<TS1 SO 
NE$FUL TO HIM AT ?IS JUNCTURE4 

,!RE WAS ! S\ND ( A C>RIAGE DRIV+ UP TO ! FRONT DOOR4 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HALT$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM4 

,A WOMAN'S /EP WAS HE>D M\NT+ ! /AIRS4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 READY = HIS SPEE*1 /OOD COMPRESS+ HIS 
CROSS$ F+]S1 WAIT+ TO SEE IF ! CRACK W\LD NOT COME 
AGA94 ,ONE JO9T CRACK$4 

,ALREADY1 FROM ! S\ND ( LI<T /EPS ON ! /AIRS1 HE WAS 
AW>E ?AT %E WAS CLOSE1 & ?\< HE WAS SATISFI$ ) HIS 
SPEE*1 HE FELT FRI<T5$ ( ! EXPLANATION CONFRONT+ HIM444 

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