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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,LEV9 WAS 9SUFF]ABLY BOR$ ?AT EV5+ ) ! LADIES2 HE WAS 
/IRR$ AS HE HAD NEV] BE5 BE=E BY ! IDEA ?AT ! 
DISSATISFACTION HE WAS FEEL+ ) HIS SY/EM ( MANAG+ HIS 
L& WAS NOT AN EXCEPTIONAL CASE1 BUT ! G5]AL CONDITION ( 
?+S 9 ,RUSSIA2 ?AT ! ORGANIZATION ( SOME RELATION ( ! 
LABOR]S TO ! SOIL 9 :I* !Y W\LD WORK1 AS ) ! 
PEASANT HE HAD MET HALF-WAY TO ! ,SVIAZHSKYS'1 WAS NOT A DREAM1 
BUT A PROBLEM :I* MU/ BE SOLV$4 ,& IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT 
! PROBLEM C\LD BE SOLV$1 & ?AT HE \<T TO TRY & SOLVE 
IT4 

,AFT] SAY+ GOOD-NI<T TO ! LADIES1 & PROMIS+ TO /AY ! 
:OLE ( ! NEXT DAY1 SO AS TO MAKE AN EXP$ITION ON HORSEBACK 
) !M TO SEE AN 9T]E/+ RU9 9 ! CR[N =E/1 ,LEV9 
W5T1 BE=E GO+ TO B$1 9TO HIS HO/'S /UDY TO GET ! BOOKS 
ON ! LABOR QUE/ION ?AT ,SVIAZHSKY HAD (F]$ HIM4 
,SVIAZHSKY'S /UDY WAS A HUGE ROOM1 SURR\ND$ BY BOOKCASES & 
) TWO TABLES 9 IT--ONE A MASSIVE WRIT+ TABLE1 /&+ 9 
! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM1 & ! O!R A R\ND TABLE1 COV]$ ) 
REC5T NUMB]S ( REVIEWS & J\RNALS 9 DIFF]5T LANGUAGES1 
RANG$ LIKE ! RAYS ( A /> R\ND ! LAMP4 ,ON ! WRIT+ 
TABLE WAS A /& ( DRAW]S M>K$ ) GOLD LETT]+1 & FULL 
( PAP]S ( V>I\S SORTS4 

,SVIAZHSKY TOOK \T ! BOOKS1 & SAT D[N 9 A ROCK+-*AIR4 

0,:AT >E Y\ LOOK+ AT !RE80 HE SAID TO ,LEV91 :O WAS 
/&+ AT ! R\ND TABLE LOOK+ ?R\< ! REVIEWS4 

0,OH1 YES1 !RE'S A V]Y 9T]E/+ >TICLE H]E10 SAID 
,SVIAZHSKY ( ! REVIEW ,LEV9 WAS HOLD+ 9 HIS H&4 0,IT 
APPE>S10 HE W5T ON1 ) EAG] 9T]E/1 0?AT ,FRI$RI* WAS 
NOT1 AFT] ALL1 ! P]SON *IEFLY RESPONSIBLE = ! P>TITION 
( ,POL&4 ,IT IS PROV$4440 

,& ) HIS *>ACT]I/IC CLE>NESS1 HE SUMM$ UP ?OSE NEW1 
V]Y IMPORTANT1 & 9T]E/+ REVELATIONS4 ,AL?\< ,LEV9 WAS 
5GROSS$ AT ! MOM5T BY HIS IDEAS AB\T ! PROBLEM ( ! 
L&1 HE WOND]$1 AS HE HE>D ,SVIAZHSKY3 0,:AT IS !RE 9SIDE 
( HIM8 ,& :Y1 :Y IS HE 9T]E/$ 9 ! P>TITION ( 
,POL&80 ,:5 ,SVIAZHSKY HAD F9I%$1 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HELP 
ASK+3 0,WELL1 & :AT !N80 ,BUT !RE WAS NO?+ TO FOLL[4 
,IT WAS SIMPLY 9T]E/+ ?AT IT HAD BE5 PROV$ TO BE SO & 
SO4 ,BUT ,SVIAZHSKY DID NOT EXPLA91 & SAW NO NE$ TO EXPLA9 
:Y IT WAS 9T]E/+ TO HIM4 

0,YES1 BUT ,I WAS V]Y MU* 9T]E/$ BY Y\R IRRITABLE NEI<BOR10 
SAID ,LEV91 SI<+4 0,HE'S A CLEV] FELL[1 & SAID A LOT ?AT 
WAS TRUE40 

0,OH1 GET ALONG ) Y\6 ,AN 9VET]ATE SUPPORT] ( S]FDOM AT 
HE>T1 LIKE ALL ( !M60 SAID ,SVIAZHSKY4 

0,:OSE M>%AL Y\ >E40 

0,YES1 ONLY ,I M>%AL !M 9 ! O!R DIRECTION10 SAID 
,SVIAZHSKY1 LAU<+4 

0,I'LL TELL Y\ :AT 9T]E/S ME V]Y MU*10 SAID ,LEV94 0,HE'S 
RI<T ?AT \R SY/EM1 ?AT'S TO SAY ( RATIONAL F>M+1 DOESN'T 
ANSW]1 ?AT ! ONLY ?+ ?AT ANSW]S IS ! MONEY-L5D] 
SY/EM1 LIKE ?AT MEEK-LOOK+ G5TLEMAN'S1 OR ELSE ! V]Y 
SIMPLE/4444 ,:OSE FAULT IS IT80 

0,\R [N1 ( C\RSE4 ,BESIDES1 IT'S NOT TRUE ?AT IT DOESN'T 
ANSW]4 ,IT ANSW]S ) ,VASSILT*IKOV40 

0,A FACTORY4440 

0,BUT ,I REALLY DON'T KN[ :AT IT IS Y\ >E SURPRIS$ AT4 ,! 
PEOPLE >E AT SU* A L[ /AGE ( RATIONAL & MORAL DEVELOPM5T1 
?AT IT'S OBVI\S !Y'RE B\ND TO OPPOSE EV]Y?+ ?AT'S 
/RANGE TO !M4 ,9 ,EUROPE1 A RATIONAL SY/EM ANSW]S BECAUSE 
! PEOPLE >E $UCAT$2 IT FOLL[S ?AT WE MU/ $UCATE ! 
PEOPLE--?AT'S ALL40 

0,BUT H[ >E WE TO $UCATE ! PEOPLE80 

0,TO $UCATE ! PEOPLE ?REE ?+S >E NE$$3 S*OOLS1 & 
S*OOLS1 & S*OOLS4 

0,BUT Y\ SAID Y\RSELF ! PEOPLE >E AT SU* A L[ /AGE ( 
MAT]IAL DEVELOPM5T3 :AT HELP >E S*OOLS = ?AT80 

0,DO Y\ KN[1 Y\ REM9D ME ( ! /ORY ( ! ADVICE GIV5 TO 
! SICK MAN--,Y\ %\LD TRY PURGATIVE M$IC9E4 ,TAK53 WORSE4 
,TRY LEE*ES4 ,TRI$ !M3 WORSE4 ,WELL1 !N1 !RE'S NO?+ 
LEFT BUT TO PRAY TO ,GOD4 ,TRI$ IT3 WORSE4 ,?AT'S JU/ H[ IT IS 
) US4 ,I SAY POLITICAL ECONOMY2 Y\ SAY--WORSE4 ,I SAY 
SOCIALISM3 WORSE4 ,$UCATION3 WORSE40 

0,BUT H[ DO S*OOLS HELP MATT]S80 

0,!Y GIVE ! PEASANT FRE% WANTS40 

0,WELL1 ?AT'S A ?+ ,I'VE NEV] UND]/OOD10 ,LEV9 REPLI$ ) 
HEAT4 0,9 :AT WAY >E S*OOLS GO+ TO HELP ! PEOPLE TO 
IMPROVE !IR MAT]IAL POSITION8 ,Y\ SAY S*OOLS1 $UCATION1 
WILL GIVE !M FRE% WANTS4 ,SO MU* ! WORSE1 S9CE !Y WON'T 
BE CAPABLE ( SATISFY+ !M4 ,& 9 :AT WAY A KN[L$GE ( 
ADDITION & SUBTRACTION & ! CATE*ISM IS GO+ TO IMPROVE 
!IR MAT]IAL CONDITION1 ,I NEV] C\LD MAKE \T4 ,! DAY 
BE=E YE/]DAY1 ,I MET A PEASANT WOMAN 9 ! EV5+ ) A 
LITTLE BABY1 & ASK$ H] :]E %E WAS GO+4 ,%E SAID %E WAS 
GO+ TO ! WISE WOMAN2 H] BOY HAD SCREAM+ FITS1 SO %E WAS 
TAK+ HIM TO BE DOCTOR$4 ,I ASK$1 ',:Y1 H[ DOES ! WISE 
WOMAN CURE SCREAM+ FITS8' ',%E PUTS ! *ILD ON ! H5-ROO/ 
& REPEATS SOME *>M4444'0 

0,WELL1 Y\'RE SAY+ IT Y\RSELF6 ,:AT'S WANT$ TO PREV5T H] 
TAK+ H] *ILD TO ! H5-ROO/ TO CURE IT ( SCREAM+ FITS IS 
JU/4440 ,SVIAZHSKY SAID1 SMIL+ GOOD-HUMOR$LY4 

0,OH1 NO60 SAID ,LEV9 ) ANNOYANCE2 0?AT ME?OD ( DOCTOR+ ,I 
M]ELY MEANT AS A SIMILE = DOCTOR+ ! PEOPLE ) S*OOLS4 
,! PEOPLE >E POOR & IGNORANT--?AT WE SEE AS SURELY AS ! 
PEASANT WOMAN SEES ! BABY IS ILL BECAUSE IT SCREAMS4 ,BUT 9 
:AT WAY ?IS TR\BLE ( POV]TY & IGNORANCE IS TO BE CUR$ BY 
S*OOLS IS AS 9COMPREH5SIBLE AS H[ ! H5-ROO/ AFFECTS ! 
SCREAM+4 ,:AT HAS TO BE CUR$ IS :AT MAKES HIM POOR40 

0,WELL1 9 ?AT1 AT LEA/1 Y\'RE 9 AGREEM5T ) ,SP5C]1 :OM 
Y\ DISLIKE SO MU*4 ,HE SAYS1 TOO1 ?AT $UCATION MAY BE ! 
CONSEQU5CE ( GREAT] PROSP]ITY & COM=T1 ( MORE FREQU5T 
WA%+1 AS HE SAYS1 BUT NOT ( BE+ ABLE TO READ & WRITE4440 

0,WELL1 !N1 ,I'M V]Y GLAD--OR ! CONTR>Y1 V]Y SORRY1 ?AT 
,I'M 9 AGREEM5T ) ,SP5C]2 ONLY ,I'VE KN[N IT A LONG :ILE4 
,S*OOLS CAN DO NO GOOD2 :AT WILL DO GOOD IS AN ECONOMIC 
ORGANIZATION 9 :I* ! PEOPLE WILL BECOME RI*]1 WILL HAVE 
MORE LEISURE--& !N !RE WILL BE S*OOLS40 

0,/ILL1 ALL OV] ,EUROPE N[ S*OOLS >E OBLIGATORY40 

0,& H[ F> DO Y\ AGREE ) ,SP5C] Y\RSELF AB\T IT80 ASK$ 
,LEV94 

,BUT !RE WAS A GLEAM ( AL>M 9 ,SVIAZHSKY'S EYES1 & HE SAID 
SMIL+3 

0,NO2 ?AT SCREAM+ /ORY IS POSITIVELY CAPITAL6 ,DID Y\ REALLY 
HE> IT Y\RSELF80 

,LEV9 SAW ?AT HE WAS NOT TO DISCOV] ! CONNECTION BETWE5 ?IS 
MAN'S LIFE & HIS ?\<TS4 ,OBVI\SLY HE DID NOT C>E 9 ! 
LEA/ :AT HIS REASON+ L$ HIM TO2 ALL HE WANT$ WAS ! 
PROCESS ( REASON+4 ,& HE DID NOT LIKE IT :5 ! PROCESS ( 
REASON+ BR\<T HIM 9TO A BL9D ALLEY4 ,?AT WAS ! ONLY 
?+ HE DISLIK$1 & AVOID$ BY *ANG+ ! CONV]SATION TO 
SOME?+ AGREEABLE & AMUS+4 

,ALL ! IMPRESSIONS ( ! DAY1 BEG9N+ ) ! IMPRESSION 
MADE BY ! OLD PEASANT1 :I* S]V$1 AS IT W]E1 AS ! 
FUNDAM5TAL BASIS ( ALL ! CONCEPTIONS & IDEAS ( ! DAY1 
?REW ,LEV9 9TO VIOL5T EXCITEM5T4 ,?IS DE> GOOD ,SVIAZHSKY1 
KEEP+ A /OCK ( IDEAS SIMPLY = SOCIAL PURPOSES1 & 
OBVI\SLY HAV+ SOME O!R PR9CIPLES HIDD5 FROM ,LEV91 :ILE 
) ! CR[D1 :OSE NAME IS LEGION1 HE GUID$ PUBLIC OP9ION BY 
IDEAS HE DID NOT %>E2 ?AT IRASCIBLE C\NTRY G5TLEMAN1 
P]FECTLY CORRECT 9 ! CONCLUSIONS ?AT HE HAD BE5 WORRI$ 
9TO BY LIFE1 BUT WRONG 9 HIS EXASP]ATION AGA9/ A :OLE 
CLASS1 & ?AT ! BE/ CLASS 9 ,RUSSIA2 HIS [N DISSATISFACTION 
) ! WORK HE HAD BE5 DO+1 & ! VAGUE HOPE ( F9D+ A 
REM$Y = ALL ?IS--ALL WAS BL5D$ 9 A S5SE ( 9W>D 
TURMOIL1 & ANTICIPATION ( SOME SOLUTION NE> AT H&4 

,LEFT ALONE 9 ! ROOM ASSIGN$ HIM1 LY+ ON A SPR+ MATTRESS 
?AT YIELD$ UNEXPECT$LY AT EV]Y MOVEM5T ( HIS >M OR HIS 
LEG1 ,LEV9 DID NOT FALL ASLEEP = A LONG :ILE4 ,NOT ONE 
CONV]SATION ) ,SVIAZHSKY1 ?\< HE HAD SAID A GREAT DEAL ?AT 
WAS CLEV]1 HAD 9T]E/$ ,LEV92 BUT ! CONCLUSIONS ( ! 
IRASCIBLE L&[N] REQUIR$ CONSID]ATION4 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HELP 
RECALL+ EV]Y WORD HE HAD SAID1 & 9 IMAG9ATION AM5D+ HIS 
[N REPLIES4 

0,YES1 ,I \<T TO HAVE SAID TO HIM3 ,Y\ SAY ?AT \R HUSB&RY 
DOES NOT ANSW] BECAUSE ! PEASANT HATES IMPROVEM5TS1 & ?AT 
!Y MU/ BE =C$ ON HIM BY AU?ORITY4 ,IF NO SY/EM ( 
HUSB&RY ANSW]$ AT ALL )\T !SE IMPROVEM5TS1 Y\ W\LD 
BE QUITE RI<T4 ,BUT ! ONLY SY/EM ?AT DOES ANSW] IS :]E 
LABOR] IS WORK+ 9 ACCORDANCE ) HIS HABITS1 JU/ AS ON ! 
OLD PEASANT'S L& HALF-WAY H]E4 ,Y\R & \R G5]AL 
DISSATISFACTION ) ! SY/EM %[S ?AT EI!R WE >E TO BLAME 
OR ! LABOR]S4 ,WE HAVE GONE \R WAY--! ,EUROPEAN WAY--A 
LONG :ILE1 )\T ASK+ \RSELVES AB\T ! QUALITIES ( \R 
LABOR =CE4 ,LET US TRY TO LOOK UPON ! LABOR =CE NOT AS AN 
AB/RACT =CE1 BUT AS ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT ) HIS 9/9CTS1 
& WE %ALL >RANGE \R SY/EM ( CULTURE 9 ACCORDANCE ) 
?AT4 ,IMAG9E1 ,I \<T TO HAVE SAID TO HIM1 ?AT Y\ HAVE ! 
SAME SY/EM AS ! OLD PEASANT HAS1 ?AT Y\ HAVE F\ND MEANS ( 
MAK+ Y\R LABOR]S TAKE AN 9T]E/ 9 ! SUCCESS ( ! WORK1 
& HAVE F\ND ! HAPPY MEAN 9 ! WAY ( IMPROVEM5TS :I* 
!Y WILL ADMIT1 & Y\ WILL1 )\T EXHAU/+ ! SOIL1 GET 
TWICE OR ?REE TIMES ! YIELD Y\ GOT BE=E4 ,DIVIDE IT 9 
HALVES1 GIVE HALF AS ! %>E ( LABOR1 ! SURPLUS LEFT Y\ 
WILL BE GREAT]1 & ! %>E ( LABOR WILL BE GREAT] TOO4 ,& 
TO DO ?IS ONE MU/ L[] ! /&>D ( HUSB&RY & 9T]E/ 
! LABOR]S 9 ITS SUCCESS4 ,H[ TO DO ?IS8--?AT'S A MATT] 
( DETAIL2 BUT UND\BT$LY IT CAN BE DONE40 

,?IS IDEA ?REW ,LEV9 9TO A GREAT EXCITEM5T4 ,HE DID NOT SLEEP 
HALF ! NI<T1 ?9K+ OV] 9 DETAIL ! PUTT+ ( HIS IDEA 
9TO PRACTICE4 ,HE HAD NOT 9T5D$ TO GO AWAY NEXT DAY1 BUT HE 
N[ DET]M9$ TO GO HOME E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,BESIDES1 ! 
SI/]-9-LAW ) H] L[-NECK$ BODICE >\S$ 9 HIM A FEEL+ 
AK9 TO %AME & REMORSE = SOME UTT]LY BASE ACTION4 ,MO/ 
IMPORTANT ( ALL--HE MU/ GET BACK )\T DELAY3 HE W\LD HAVE 
TO MAKE HA/E TO PUT HIS NEW PROJECT TO ! PEASANTS BE=E ! 
S[+ ( ! W9T] :EAT1 SO ?AT ! S[+ MI<T BE 
UND]TAK5 ON A NEW BASIS4 ,HE HAD MADE UP HIS M9D TO 
REVOLUTIONIZE HIS :OLE SY/EM4 

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