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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ALL ! ROOMS ( ! SUMM] VILLA W]E FULL ( PORT]S1 
G>D5]S1 & FOOTM5 GO+ TO & FRO C>RY+ \T ?+S4 
,CUPBO>DS & *E/S W]E OP52 TWICE !Y HAD S5T TO ! %OP 
= CORD2 PIECES ( NEWSPAP] W]E TOSS+ AB\T ON ! FLOOR4 
,TWO TRUNKS1 SOME BAGS & /RAPP$-UP RUGS1 HAD BE5 C>RI$ D[N 
9TO ! HALL4 ,! C>RIAGE & TWO HIR$ CABS W]E WAIT+ AT 
! /EPS4 ,ANNA1 =GETT+ H] 9W>D AGITATION 9 ! WORK ( 
PACK+1 WAS /&+ AT A TABLE 9 H] B\DOIR1 PACK+ H] 
TRAVEL+ BAG1 :5 ,ANNU%KA CALL$ H] ATT5TION TO ! RATTLE 
( SOME C>RIAGE DRIV+ UP4 ,ANNA LOOK$ \T ( ! W9D[ & 
SAW ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S C\RI] ON ! /EPS1 R++ AT ! 
FRONT DOOR BELL4 

0,RUN & F9D \T :AT IT IS10 %E SAID1 & ) A CALM S5SE ( 
BE+ PREP>$ = ANY?+1 %E SAT D[N 9 A L[ *AIR1 FOLD+ 
H] H&S ON H] KNEES4 ,A FOOTMAN BR\<T 9 A ?ICK PACKET 
DIRECT$ 9 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S H&4 

0,! C\RI] HAS ORD]S TO WAIT = AN ANSW]10 HE SAID4 

0,V]Y WELL10 %E SAID1 & AS SOON AS HE HAD LEFT ! ROOM %E 
TORE OP5 ! LETT] ) TREMBL+ F+]S4 ,A ROLL ( UNFOLD$ 
NOTES DONE UP 9 A WRAPP] FELL \T ( IT4 ,%E DIS5GAG$ ! 
LETT] & BEGAN READ+ IT AT ! 5D4 0,PREP>ATIONS %ALL BE 
MADE = Y\R >RIVAL H]E 444 ,I ATTA* P>TICUL> SIGNIFICANCE TO 
COMPLIANCE4440 %E READ4 ,%E RAN ON1 !N BACK1 READ IT ALL 
?R\<1 & ONCE MORE READ ! LETT] ALL ?R\< AGA9 FROM ! 
BEG9N+4 ,:5 %E HAD F9I%$1 %E FELT ?AT %E WAS COLD ALL 
OV]1 & ?AT A FE>FUL CALAMITY1 SU* AS %E HAD NOT EXPECT$1 
HAD BUR/ UPON H]4 

,9 ! MORN+ %E HAD REGRETT$ ?AT %E HAD SPOK5 TO H] 
HUSB&1 & WI%$ = NO?+ SO MU* AS ?AT ?OSE WORDS C\LD 
BE UNSPOK54 ,& H]E ?IS LETT] REG>D$ !M AS UNSPOK51 & 
GAVE H] :AT %E HAD WANT$4 ,BUT N[ ?IS LETT] SEEM$ TO H] 
MORE AWFUL ?AN ANY?+ %E HAD BE5 ABLE TO CONCEIVE4 

0,HE'S RI<T60 %E SAID2 0( C\RSE1 HE'S ALWAYS RI<T2 HE'S A 
,*RI/IAN1 HE'S G5]\S6 ,YES1 VILE1 BASE CREATURE6 ,& NO ONE 
UND]/&S IT EXCEPT ME1 & NO ONE EV] WILL2 & ,I CAN'T 
EXPLA9 IT4 ,!Y SAY HE'S SO RELIGI\S1 SO HI<-PR9CIPL$1 SO 
UPRI<T1 SO CLEV]2 BUT !Y DON'T SEE :AT ,I'VE SE54 ,!Y 
DON'T KN[ H[ HE HAS CRU%$ MY LIFE = EI<T YE>S1 CRU%$ 
EV]Y?+ ?AT WAS LIV+ 9 ME--HE HAS NOT ONCE EV5 ?\<T 
?AT ,I'M A LIVE WOMAN :O MU/ HAVE LOVE4 ,!Y DON'T KN[ H[ AT 
EV]Y /EP HE'S HUMILIAT$ ME1 & BE5 JU/ AS PLEAS$ ) 
HIMSELF4 ,HAV5'T ,I /RIV51 /RIV5 ) ALL MY /R5G?1 TO 
F9D SOME?+ TO GIVE MEAN+ TO MY LIFE8 ,HAV5'T ,I /RUGGL$ 
TO LOVE HIM1 TO LOVE MY SON :5 ,I C\LD NOT LOVE MY HUSB&8 
,BUT ! TIME CAME :5 ,I KNEW ?AT ,I C\LDN'T *EAT MYSELF ANY 
LONG]1 ?AT ,I WAS ALIVE1 ?AT ,I WAS NOT TO BLAME1 ?AT ,GOD HAS 
MADE ME SO ?AT ,I MU/ LOVE & LIVE4 ,& N[ :AT DOES HE DO8 
,IF HE'D KILL$ ME1 IF HE'D KILL$ HIM1 ,I C\LD HAVE BORNE 
ANY?+1 ,I C\LD HAVE =GIV5 ANY?+2 BUT1 NO1 HE4444 ,H[ 
WAS IT ,I DIDN'T GUESS :AT HE W\LD DO8 ,HE'S DO+ JU/ :AT'S 
*>ACT]I/IC ( HIS MEAN *>ACT]4 ,HE'LL KEEP HIMSELF 9 ! 
RI<T1 :ILE ME1 9 MY RU91 HE'LL DRIVE /ILL L[] TO WORSE 
RU9 YET44440 

,%E RECALL$ ! WORDS FROM ! LETT]4 0,Y\ CAN CONJECTURE :AT 
AWAITS Y\ & Y\R SON44440 0,?AT'S A ?REAT TO TAKE AWAY MY 
*ILD1 & MO/ LIKELY BY !IR /UPID LAW HE CAN4 ,BUT ,I KN[ 
V]Y WELL :Y HE SAYS IT4 ,HE DOESN'T BELIEVE EV5 9 MY LOVE = 
MY *ILD1 OR HE DESPISES IT 7JU/ AS HE ALWAYS US$ TO RIDICULE 
IT74 ,HE DESPISES ?AT FEEL+ 9 ME1 BUT HE KN[S ?AT ,I WON'T 
AB&ON MY *ILD1 ?AT ,I CAN'T AB&ON MY *ILD1 ?AT !RE 
C\LD BE NO LIFE = ME )\T MY *ILD1 EV5 ) HIM :OM ,I 
LOVE2 BUT ?AT IF ,I AB&ON$ MY *ILD & RAN AWAY FROM HIM1 ,I 
%\LD BE ACT+ LIKE ! MO/ 9FAM\S1 BASE/ ( WOM54 ,HE 
KN[S ?AT1 & KN[S ?AT ,I AM 9CAPABLE ( DO+ ?AT40 

,%E RECALL$ ANO!R S5T5CE 9 ! LETT]4 0,\R LIFE MU/ GO 
ON AS IT HAS DONE 9 ! PA/44440 0,?AT LIFE WAS MIS]ABLE 
5\< 9 ! OLD DAYS2 IT HAS BE5 AWFUL ( LATE4 ,:AT WILL IT 
BE N[8 ,& HE KN[S ALL ?AT2 HE KN[S ?AT ,I CAN'T REP5T ?AT 
,I BREA!1 ?AT ,I LOVE2 HE KN[S ?AT IT CAN LEAD TO NO?+ BUT 
LY+ & DECEIT2 BUT HE WANTS TO GO ON TORTUR+ ME4 ,I KN[ 
HIM2 ,I KN[ ?AT HE'S AT HOME & IS HAPPY 9 DECEIT1 LIKE A FI% 
SWIMM+ 9 ! WAT]4 ,NO1 ,I WON'T GIVE HIM ?AT HAPP9ESS4 
,I'LL BREAK ?R\< ! SPID]WEB ( LIES 9 :I* HE WANTS TO 
CAT* ME1 COME :AT MAY4 ,ANY?+'S BETT] ?AN LY+ & 
DECEIT4 

0,BUT H[8 ,MY ,GOD6 MY ,GOD6 ,WAS EV] A WOMAN SO MIS]ABLE AS ,I 
AM84440 

0,NO2 ,I WILL BREAK ?R\< IT1 ,I WILL BREAK ?R\< IT60 %E 
CRI$1 JUMP+ UP & KEEP+ BACK H] TE>S4 ,& %E W5T TO 
! WRIT+ TABLE TO WRITE HIM ANO!R LETT]4 ,BUT AT ! BOTTOM 
( H] HE>T %E FELT ?AT %E WAS NOT /RONG 5\< TO BREAK 
?R\< ANY?+1 ?AT %E WAS NOT /RONG 5\< TO GET \T ( 
H] OLD POSITION1 H[EV] FALSE & DI%ONORABLE IT MI<T BE4 

,%E SAT D[N AT ! WRIT+ TABLE1 BUT 9/EAD ( WRIT+ %E 
CLASP$ H] H&S ON ! TABLE1 &1 LAY+ H] HEAD ON !M1 
BUR/ 9TO TE>S1 ) SOBS & HEAV+ BREA/ LIKE A *ILD 
CRY+4 ,%E WAS WEEP+ ?AT H] DREAM ( H] POSITION BE+ 
MADE CLE> & DEF9ITE HAD BE5 ANNIHILAT$ =EV]4 ,%E KNEW 
BE=EH& ?AT EV]Y?+ W\LD GO ON 9 ! OLD WAY1 & F> 
WORSE1 9DE$1 ?AN 9 ! OLD WAY4 ,%E FELT ?AT ! POSITION 
9 ! WORLD ?AT %E 5JOY$1 & ?AT HAD SEEM$ TO H] ( SO 
LITTLE CONSEQU5CE 9 ! MORN+1 ?AT ?IS POSITION WAS 
PRECI\S TO H]1 ?AT %E W\LD NOT HAVE ! /R5G? TO EX*ANGE 
IT = ! %AMEFUL POSITION ( A WOMAN :O HAS AB&ON$ HUSB& 
& *ILD TO JO9 H] LOV]2 ?AT H[EV] MU* %E MI<T 
/RUGGLE1 %E C\LD NOT BE /RONG] ?AN H]SELF4 ,%E W\LD 
NEV] KN[ FRE$OM 9 LOVE1 BUT W\LD REMA9 =EV] A GUILTY 
WIFE1 ) ! M5ACE ( DETECTION HANG+ OV] H] AT EV]Y 
9/ANT2 DECEIV+ H] HUSB& = ! SAKE ( A %AMEFUL 
CONNECTION ) A MAN LIV+ AP>T & AWAY FROM H]1 :OSE LIFE 
%E C\LD NEV] %>E4 ,%E KNEW ?AT ?IS WAS H[ IT W\LD BE1 
& AT ! SAME TIME IT WAS SO AWFUL ?AT %E C\LD NOT EV5 
CONCEIVE :AT IT W\LD 5D 94 ,& %E CRI$ )\T RE/RA9T1 
AS *ILDR5 CRY :5 !Y >E PUNI%$4 

,! S\ND ( ! FOOTMAN'S /EPS =C$ H] TO R\SE H]SELF1 
&1 HID+ H] FACE FROM HIM1 %E PRET5D$ TO BE WRIT+4 

0,! C\RI] ASKS IF !RE'S AN ANSW]10 ! FOOTMAN ANN\NC$4 

0,AN ANSW]8 ,YES10 SAID ,ANNA4 0,LET HIM WAIT4 ,I'LL R+40 

0,:AT CAN ,I WRITE80 %E ?\<T4 0,:AT CAN ,I DECIDE UPON ALONE8 ,:AT 
DO ,I KN[8 ,:AT DO ,I WANT8 ,:AT IS !RE ,I C>E =80 ,AGA9 %E FELT 
?AT H] S\L WAS BEG9N+ TO BE SPLIT 9 TWO4 ,%E WAS T]RIFI$ 
AGA9 AT ?IS FEEL+1 & CLUT*$ AT ! FIR/ PRETEXT = DO+ 
SOME?+ :I* MI<T DIV]T H] ?\<TS FROM H]SELF4 0,I \<T TO 
SEE ,ALEXEY0 7SO %E CALL$ ,VRONSKY 9 H] ?\<TS72 0NO ONE BUT HE 
CAN TELL ME :AT ,I \<T TO DO4 ,I'LL GO TO ,BETSY'S1 P]HAPS ,I %ALL 
SEE HIM !RE10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 COMPLETELY =GETT+ ?AT :5 
%E HAD TOLD HIM ! DAY BE=E ?AT %E WAS NOT GO+ TO ,PR9CESS 
,TV]SKAYA'S1 HE HAD SAID ?AT 9 ?AT CASE HE %\LD NOT GO EI!R4 
,%E W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 WROTE TO H] HUSB&1 0,I HAVE RECEIV$ 
Y\R LETT]4--,A402 &1 R++ ! BELL1 GAVE IT TO ! FOOTMAN4 

0,WE >E NOT GO+10 %E SAID TO ,ANNU%KA1 AS %E CAME 94 

0,NOT GO+ AT ALL80 

0,NO2 DON'T UNPACK TILL TOMORR[1 & LET ! C>RIAGE WAIT4 ,I'M 
GO+ TO ! PR9CESS'S40 

0,:I* DRESS AM ,I TO GET READY80 

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