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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,MA%K9 ,UPL& WAS M[N1 ! LA/ R[ F9I%$1 ! PEASANTS HAD 
PUT ON !IR COATS & W]E GAILY TRUDG+ HOME4 ,LEV9 GOT ON 
HIS HORSE &1 P>T+ REGRETFULLY FROM ! PEASANTS1 RODE 
HOMEW>D4 ,ON ! HILLSIDE HE LOOK$ BACK2 HE C\LD NOT SEE !M 
9 ! MI/ ?AT HAD RIS5 FROM ! VALLEY2 HE C\LD ONLY HE> 
R\<1 GOOD-HUMOR$ VOICES1 LAU<T]1 & ! S\ND ( CLANK+ 
SCY!S4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* HAD LONG AGO F9I%$ D9N]1 & WAS DR9K+ 
IC$ LEMON & WAT] 9 HIS [N ROOM1 LOOK+ ?R\< ! REVIEWS 
& PAP]S :I* HE HAD ONLY JU/ RECEIV$ BY PO/1 :5 ,LEV9 
RU%$ 9TO ! ROOM1 TALK+ M]RILY1 ) HIS WET & MATT$ 
HAIR /ICK+ TO HIS =EHEAD1 & HIS BACK & *E/ GRIM$ & 
MOI/4 

0,WE M[$ ! :OLE MEAD[6 ,OH1 IT IS NICE1 DELICI\S6 ,& H[ 
HAVE Y\ BE5 GETT+ ON80 SAID ,LEV91 COMPLETELY =GETT+ ! 
DISAGREEABLE CONV]SATION ( ! PREVI\S DAY4 

0,M]CY6 :AT DO Y\ LOOK LIKE60 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 = ! 
FIR/ MOM5T LOOK+ R\ND ) SOME DISSATISFACTION4 0,& ! 
DOOR1 DO %UT ! DOOR60 HE CRI$4 0,Y\ MU/ HAVE LET 9 A DOZ5 
AT LEA/40 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* C\LD NOT 5DURE FLIES1 & 9 HIS [N ROOM HE 
NEV] OP5$ ! W9D[ EXCEPT AT NI<T1 & C>EFULLY KEPT ! 
DOOR %UT4 

0,NOT ONE1 ON MY HONOR4 ,BUT IF ,I HAVE1 ,I'LL CAT* !M4 ,Y\ 
W\LDN'T BELIEVE :AT A PLEASURE IT IS6 ,H[ HAVE Y\ SP5T ! 
DAY80 

0,V]Y WELL4 ,BUT HAVE Y\ REALLY BE5 M[+ ! :OLE DAY8 ,I 
EXPECT Y\'RE AS HUNGRY AS A WOLF4 ,K\ZMA HAS GOT EV]Y?+ 
READY = Y\40 

0,NO1 ,I DON'T FEEL HUNGRY EV54 ,I HAD SOME?+ TO EAT !RE4 
,BUT ,I'LL GO & WA%40 

0,YES1 GO ALONG1 GO ALONG1 & ,I'LL COME TO Y\ DIRECTLY10 SAID 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 %AK+ HIS HEAD AS HE LOOK$ AT HIS BRO!R4 
0,GO ALONG1 MAKE HA/E10 HE ADD$ SMIL+1 & GA!R+ UP HIS 
BOOKS1 HE PREP>$ TO GO TOO4 ,HE1 TOO1 FELT SUDD5LY 
GOOD-HUMOR$ & DIS9CL9$ TO LEAVE HIS BRO!R'S SIDE4 0,BUT 
:AT DID Y\ DO :ILE IT WAS RA9+80 

0,RA98 ,:Y1 !RE WAS SC>CELY A DROP4 ,I'LL COME DIRECTLY4 ,SO 
Y\ HAD A NICE DAY TOO8 ,?AT'S FIR/-RATE40 ,& ,LEV9 W5T (F 
TO *ANGE HIS CLO!S4 

,FIVE M9UTES LAT] ! BRO!RS MET 9 ! D9+ ROOM4 ,AL?\< 
IT SEEM$ TO ,LEV9 ?AT HE WAS NOT HUNGRY1 & HE SAT D[N TO 
D9N] SIMPLY SO AS NOT TO HURT ,K\ZMA'S FEEL+S1 YET :5 HE 
BEGAN TO EAT ! D9N] /RUCK HIM AS EXTRAORD9>ILY GOOD4 
,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAT*$ HIM ) A SMILE4 

0,OH1 BY ! WAY1 !RE'S A LETT] = Y\10 SAID HE4 0,K\ZMA1 
BR+ IT D[N1 PLEASE4 ,& M9D Y\ %UT ! DOORS40 

,! LETT] WAS FROM ,OBLONSKY4 ,LEV9 READ IT AL\D4 ,OBLONSKY 
WROTE TO HIM FROM ,PET]SBURG3 0,I HAVE HAD A LETT] FROM ,DOLLY2 
%E'S AT ,]GU%OVO1 & EV]Y?+ SEEMS GO+ WRONG !RE4 ,DO 
RIDE OV] & SEE H]1 PLEASE2 HELP H] ) ADVICE2 Y\ KN[ ALL 
AB\T IT4 ,%E WILL BE SO GLAD TO SEE Y\4 ,%E'S QUITE ALONE1 
POOR ?+4 ,MY MO!R-9-LAW & ALL ( !M >E /ILL ABROAD40 

0,?AT'S CAPITAL6 ,I WILL C]TA9LY RIDE OV] TO H]10 SAID ,LEV94 
0,OR WE'LL GO TOGE!R4 ,%E'S SU* A SPL5DID WOMAN1 ISN'T %E80 

0,!Y'RE NOT F> FROM H]E1 !N80 

0,TW5TY-FIVE MILES4 ,OR P]HAPS IT IS ?IRTY4 ,BUT A CAPITAL 
ROAD4 ,CAPITAL1 WE'LL DRIVE OV]40 

0,I %ALL BE DELI<T$10 SAID ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 /ILL SMIL+4 
,! SI<T ( HIS Y\NG] BRO!R'S APPE>ANCE HAD IMM$IATELY PUT 
HIM 9 A GOOD HUMOR4 

0,WELL1 Y\ HAVE AN APPETITE60 HE SAID1 LOOK+ AT HIS D>K-R$1 
SUNBURNT FACE & NECK B5T OV] ! PLATE4 

0,SPL5DID6 ,Y\ CAN'T IMAG9E :AT AN EFFECTUAL REM$Y IT IS = 
EV]Y SORT ( FOOLI%NESS4 ,I WANT TO 5RI* M$IC9E ) A NEW 
WORD3 ,>BEITSKUR40 

0,WELL1 BUT Y\ DON'T NE$ IT1 ,I %\LD FANCY40 

0,NO1 BUT = ALL SORTS ( N]V\S 9VALIDS40 

0,YES1 IT \<T TO BE TRI$4 ,I HAD MEANT TO COME TO ! M[+ TO 
LOOK AT Y\1 BUT IT WAS SO UNBE>ABLY HOT ?AT ,I GOT NO FUR!R 
?AN ! =E/4 ,I SAT !RE A LITTLE1 & W5T ON BY ! 
=E/ TO ! VILLAGE1 MET Y\R OLD NURSE1 & S\ND$ H] AS TO 
! PEASANTS' VIEW ( Y\4 ,AS F> AS ,I CAN MAKE \T1 !Y DON'T 
APPROVE ( ?IS4 ,%E SAID3 ',IT'S NOT A G5TLEMAN'S WORK4' 
,ALTOGE!R1 ,I FANCY ?AT 9 ! PEOPLE'S IDEAS !RE >E V]Y 
CLE> & DEF9ITE NOTIONS ( C]TA91 AS !Y CALL IT1 
'G5TLEMANLY' L9ES ( ACTION4 ,& !Y DON'T SANCTION ! 
G5TRY'S MOV+ \TSIDE B\NDS CLE>LY LAID D[N 9 !IR IDEAS40 

0,MAYBE SO2 BUT ANYWAY IT'S A PLEASURE SU* AS ,I HAVE NEV] KN[N 
9 MY LIFE4 ,& !RE'S NO H>M 9 IT1 Y\ KN[4 ,IS !RE80 
ANSW]$ ,LEV94 0,I CAN'T HELP IT IF !Y DON'T LIKE IT4 ,?\< 
,I DO BELIEVE IT'S ALL RI<T4 ,EH80 

0,ALTOGE!R10 PURSU$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 0Y\'RE SATISFI$ ) 
Y\R DAY80 

0,QUITE SATISFI$4 ,WE CUT ! :OLE MEAD[4 ,& SU* A SPL5DID 
OLD MAN ,I MADE FRI5DS ) !RE6 ,Y\ CAN'T FANCY H[ 
DELI<TFUL HE WAS60 

0,WELL1 SO Y\'RE CONT5T ) Y\R DAY4 ,& SO AM ,I4 ,FIR/1 ,I 
SOLV$ TWO *ESS PROBLEMS1 & ONE A V]Y PRETTY ONE--A PAWN 
OP5+4 ,I'LL %[ IT Y\4 ,& !N--,I ?\<T OV] \R 
CONV]SATION YE/]DAY40 

0,EH6 \R CONV]SATION YE/]DAY80 SAID ,LEV91 BLISSFULLY DROPP+ 
HIS EYELIDS & DRAW+ DEEP BREA?S AFT] F9I%+ HIS D9N]1 
& ABSOLUTELY 9CAPABLE ( RECALL+ :AT !IR CONV]SATION 
YE/]DAY WAS AB\T4 

0,I ?9K Y\ >E P>TLY RI<T4 ,\R DIFF]5CE ( OP9ION AM\NTS 
TO ?IS1 ?AT Y\ MAKE ! MA9SPR+ SELF-9T]E/1 :ILE ,I 
SUPPOSE ?AT 9T]E/ 9 ! COMMON WEAL IS B\ND TO EXI/ 9 
EV]Y MAN ( A C]TA9 DEGREE ( ADVANCEM5T4 ,POSSIBLY Y\ >E 
RI<T TOO1 ?AT ACTION F\ND$ ON MAT]IAL 9T]E/ W\LD BE MORE 
DESIRABLE4 ,Y\ >E ALTOGE!R1 AS ! ,FR5* SAY1 TOO 
PRIMESAUTI]E A NATURE2 Y\ MU/ HAVE 9T5SE1 5]GETIC ACTION1 
OR NO?+40 

,LEV9 LI/5$ TO HIS BRO!R & DID NOT UND]/& A S+LE 
WORD1 & DID NOT WANT TO UND]/&4 ,HE WAS ONLY AFRAID HIS 
BRO!R MI<T ASK HIM SOME QUE/ION :I* W\LD MAKE IT EVID5T 
HE HAD NOT HE>D4 

0,SO ?AT'S :AT ,I ?9K IT IS1 MY DE> BOY10 SAID ,S]GEY 
,IVANOVIT*1 T\*+ HIM ON ! %\LD]4 

0,YES1 ( C\RSE4 ,BUT1 DO Y\ KN[8 ,I WON'T /& UP = MY 
VIEW10 ANSW]$ ,LEV91 ) A GUILTY1 *ILDLIKE SMILE4 0,:ATEV] 
WAS IT ,I WAS DISPUT+ AB\T80 HE WOND]$4 0,( C\RSE1 ,I'M 
RI<T1 & HE'S RI<T1 & IT'S ALL FIR/-RATE4 ,ONLY ,I MU/ GO 
R\ND TO ! C\NT+ H\SE & SEE TO ?+S40 ,HE GOT UP1 
/RET*+ & SMIL+4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* SMIL$ TOO4 

0,IF Y\ WANT TO GO \T1 LET'S GO TOGE!R10 HE SAID1 DIS9CL9$ 
TO BE P>T$ FROM HIS BRO!R1 :O SEEM$ POSITIVELY BREA?+ 
\T FRE%NESS & 5]GY4 0,COME1 WE'LL GO TO ! C\NT+ H\SE1 
IF Y\ HAVE TO GO !RE40 

0,OH1 HEAV5S60 %\T$ ,LEV91 SO L\DLY ?AT ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* 
WAS QUITE FRI<T5$4 

0,:AT1 :AT IS ! MATT]80 

0,H['S ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA'S H&80 SAID ,LEV91 SLAPP+ HIMSELF ON 
! HEAD4 0,I'D POSITIVELY =GOTT5 H] EV540 

0,IT'S MU* BETT]40 

0,WELL1 ANYWAY ,I'LL RUN D[N TO H]4 ,BE=E Y\'VE TIME TO GET 
Y\R HAT ON1 ,I'LL BE BACK40 

,& HE RAN D[N/AIRS1 CLATT]+ ) HIS HEELS LIKE A 
SPR+-RATTLE4 

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