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,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! MI/AKE MADE BY ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 9 ?AT1 :5 PREP>+ 
= SEE+ HIS WIFE1 HE HAD OV]LOOK$ ! POSSIBILITY ?AT H] 
REP5TANCE MI<T BE S9C]E1 & HE MI<T =GIVE H]1 & %E 
MI<T NOT DIE--?IS MI/AKE WAS TWO MON?S AFT] HIS RETURN FROM 
,MOSC[ BR\<T HOME TO HIM 9 ALL ITS SIGNIFICANCE4 ,BUT ! 
MI/AKE MADE BY HIM HAD >IS5 NOT SIMPLY FROM HIS HAV+ 
OV]LOOK$ ?AT CONT+5CY1 BUT ALSO FROM ! FACT ?AT UNTIL 
?AT DAY ( HIS 9T]VIEW ) HIS DY+ WIFE1 HE HAD NOT KN[N 
HIS [N HE>T4 ,AT HIS SICK WIFE'S B$SIDE HE HAD = ! FIR/ 
TIME 9 HIS LIFE GIV5 WAY TO ?AT FEEL+ ( SYMPA!TIC 
SUFF]+ ALWAYS R\S$ 9 HIM BY ! SUFF]+S ( O!RS1 & 
HI!RTO LOOK$ ON BY HIM ) %AME AS A H>MFUL WEAKNESS4 ,& 
PITY = H]1 & REMORSE = HAV+ DESIR$ H] DEA?1 & MO/ 
( ALL1 ! JOY ( =GIV5ESS1 MADE HIM AT ONCE CONSCI\S1 NOT 
SIMPLY ( ! RELIEF ( HIS [N SUFF]+S1 BUT ( A SPIRITUAL 
PEACE HE HAD NEV] EXP]I5C$ BE=E4 ,HE SUDD5LY FELT ?AT ! 
V]Y ?+ ?AT WAS ! S\RCE ( HIS SUFF]+S HAD BECOME ! 
S\RCE ( HIS SPIRITUAL JOY2 ?AT :AT HAD SEEM$ 9SOLUBLE :ILE 
HE WAS JUDG+1 BLAM+1 & HAT+1 HAD BECOME CLE> & SIMPLE 
:5 HE =GAVE & LOV$4 

,HE =GAVE HIS WIFE & PITI$ H] = H] SUFF]+S & H] 
REMORSE4 ,HE =GAVE ,VRONSKY1 & PITI$ HIM1 ESPECIALLY AFT] 
REPORTS REA*$ HIM ( HIS DESPAIR+ ACTION4 ,HE FELT MORE = 
HIS SON ?AN BE=E4 ,& HE BLAM$ HIMSELF N[ = HAV+ TAK5 
TOO LITTLE 9T]E/ 9 HIM4 ,BUT = ! LITTLE NEWBORN BABY HE 
FELT A QUITE PECULI> S5TIM5T1 NOT ( PITY1 ONLY1 BUT ( 
T5D]NESS4 ,AT FIR/1 FROM A FEEL+ ( COMPASSION ALONE1 HE HAD 
BE5 9T]E/$ 9 ! DELICATE LITTLE CREATURE1 :O WAS NOT HIS 
*ILD1 & :O WAS CA/ ON ONE SIDE DUR+ H] MO!R'S ILLNESS1 
& W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE DI$ IF HE HAD NOT TR\BL$ AB\T H]1 
& HE DID NOT HIMSELF OBS]VE H[ FOND HE BECAME ( H]4 ,HE 
W\LD GO 9TO ! NURS]Y SEV]AL TIMES A DAY1 & SIT !RE = 
A LONG :ILE1 SO ?AT ! NURSES1 :O W]E AT FIR/ AFRAID ( 
HIM1 GOT QUITE US$ TO HIS PRES5CE4 ,SOMETIMES = HALF AN H\R 
AT A /RET* HE W\LD SIT SIL5TLY GAZ+ AT ! SAFFRON-R$1 
D[NY1 WR9KL$ FACE ( ! SLEEP+ BABY1 WAT*+ ! MOVEM5TS 
( ! FR[N+ BR[S1 & ! FAT LITTLE H&S1 ) CL5*$ 
F+]S1 ?AT RUBB$ ! LITTLE EYES & NOSE4 ,AT SU* MOM5TS 
P>TICUL>LY1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD A S5SE ( P]FECT PEACE 
& 9W>D H>MONY1 & SAW NO?+ EXTRAORD9>Y 9 HIS 
POSITION1 NO?+ ?AT \<T TO BE *ANG$4 

,BUT AS TIME W5T ON1 HE SAW MORE & MORE DI/9CTLY ?AT H[EV] 
NATURAL ! POSITION N[ SEEM$ TO HIM1 HE W\LD NOT LONG BE 
ALL[$ TO REMA9 9 IT4 ,HE FELT ?AT BESIDES ! BLESS$ 
SPIRITUAL =CE CONTROLL+ HIS S\L1 !RE WAS ANO!R1 A BRUTAL 
=CE1 AS P[]FUL1 OR MORE P[]FUL1 :I* CONTROLL$ HIS LIFE1 
& ?AT ?IS =CE W\LD NOT ALL[ HIM ?AT HUMBLE PEACE HE 
LONG$ =4 ,HE FELT ?AT EV]YONE WAS LOOK+ AT HIM ) 
9QUIR+ WOND]1 ?AT HE WAS NOT UND]/OOD1 & ?AT SOME?+ 
WAS EXPECT$ ( HIM4 ,ABOVE ALL1 HE FELT ! 9/ABILITY & 
UNNATURALNESS ( HIS RELATIONS ) HIS WIFE4 

,:5 ! S(T5+ EFFECT ( ! NE> APPROA* ( DEA? HAD 
PASS$ AWAY1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* BEGAN TO NOTICE ?AT ,ANNA WAS 
AFRAID ( HIM1 ILL AT EASE ) HIM1 & C\LD NOT LOOK HIM 
/RAI<T 9 ! FACE4 ,%E SEEM$ TO BE WANT+1 & NOT D>+1 
TO TELL HIM SOME?+2 & AS ?\< =ESEE+ !IR PRES5T 
RELATIONS C\LD NOT CONT9UE1 %E SEEM$ TO BE EXPECT+ 
SOME?+ FROM HIM4 

,T[>DS ! 5D ( ,FEBRU>Y IT HAPP5$ ?AT ,ANNA'S BABY 
DAU<T]1 :O HAD BE5 NAM$ ,ANNA TOO1 FELL ILL4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS 9 ! NURS]Y 9 ! MORN+1 & LEAV+ 
ORD]S = ! DOCTOR TO BE S5T =1 HE W5T TO HIS (FICE4 ,ON 
F9I%+ HIS WORK1 HE RETURN$ HOME AT F\R4 ,GO+ 9TO ! 
HALL HE SAW A H&SOME GROOM1 9 A BRAID$ LIV]Y & A BE> FUR 
CAPE1 HOLD+ A :ITE FUR CLOAK4 

0,:O IS H]E80 ASK$ ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,PR9CESS ,ELIZAVETA ,F$]OVNA ,TV]SKAYA10 ! GROOM ANSW]$1 & 
IT SEEM$ TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ?AT HE GR9N$4 

,DUR+ ALL ?IS DIFFICULT TIME ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD NOTIC$ 
?AT HIS WORLDLY ACQUA9TANCES1 ESPECIALLY WOM51 TOOK A PECULI> 
9T]E/ 9 HIM & HIS WIFE4 ,ALL !SE ACQUA9TANCES HE 
OBS]V$ ) DIFFICULTY CONCEAL+ !IR MIR? AT SOME?+2 ! 
SAME MIR? ?AT HE HAD P]CEIV$ 9 ! LAWY]'S EYES1 & JU/ 
N[ 9 ! EYES ( ?IS GROOM4 ,EV]YONE SEEM$1 SOMEH[1 HUGELY 
DELI<T$1 AS ?\< !Y HAD JU/ BE5 AT A W$D+4 ,:5 !Y 
MET HIM1 ) ILL-DISGUIS$ 5JOYM5T !Y 9QUIR$ AFT] HIS 
WIFE'S HEAL?4 ,! PRES5CE ( ,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA WAS UNPLEASANT 
TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* FROM ! MEMORIES ASSOCIAT$ ) H]1 
& ALSO BECAUSE HE DISLIK$ H]1 & HE W5T /RAI<T TO ! 
NURS]Y4 ,9 ! DAY NURS]Y ,S]YOZHA1 LEAN+ ON ! TABLE ) 
HIS LEGS ON A *AIR1 WAS DRAW+ & *ATT+ AWAY M]RILY4 ,! 
,5GLI% GOV]NESS1 :O HAD DUR+ ,ANNA'S ILLNESS REPLAC$ ! 
,FR5* ONE1 WAS SITT+ NE> ! BOY KNITT+ A %AWL4 ,%E 
HURRI$LY GOT UP1 CURTSI$1 & PULL$ ,S]YOZHA4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* /ROK$ HIS SON'S HAIR1 ANSW]$ ! 
GOV]NESS'S 9QUIRIES AB\T HIS WIFE1 & ASK$ :AT ! DOCTOR 
HAD SAID ( ! BABY4 

0,! DOCTOR SAID IT WAS NO?+ S]I\S1 & HE ORD]$ A BA?1 
SIR40 

0,BUT %E IS /ILL 9 PA910 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 LI/5+ 
TO ! BABY'S SCREAM+ 9 ! NEXT ROOM4 

0,I ?9K IT'S ! WET-NURSE1 SIR10 ! ,5GLI%WOMAN SAID FIRMLY4 

0,:AT MAKES Y\ ?9K SO80 HE ASK$1 /OPP+ %ORT4 

0,IT'S JU/ AS IT WAS AT ,C\NTESS ,PAUL'S1 SIR4 ,!Y GAVE ! BABY 
M$IC9E1 & IT TURN$ \T ?AT ! BABY WAS SIMPLY HUNGRY3 ! 
NURSE HAD NO MILK1 SIR40 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* POND]$1 & AFT] /&+ /ILL A FEW 
SECONDS HE W5T 9 AT ! O!R DOOR4 ,! BABY WAS LY+ ) 
ITS HEAD ?R[N BACK1 /IFF5+ ITSELF 9 ! NURSE'S >MS1 & 
W\LD NOT TAKE ! PLUMP BREA/ (F]$ IT2 & IT NEV] CEAS$ 
SCREAM+ 9 SPITE ( ! D\BLE HU%+ ( ! WET-NURSE & ! 
O!R NURSE1 :O WAS B5D+ OV] H]4 

0,/ILL NO BETT]80 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,%E'S V]Y RE/LESS10 ANSW]$ ! NURSE 9 A :ISP]4 

0,MISS ,$W>DE SAYS ?AT P]HAPS ! WET-NURSE HAS NO MILK10 HE 
SAID4 

0,I ?9K SO TOO1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*40 

0,!N :Y DIDN'T Y\ SAY SO80 

0,:O'S ONE TO SAY IT TO8 ,ANNA ,>KADYEVNA /ILL ILL4440 SAID ! 
NURSE DISCONT5T$LY4 

,! NURSE WAS AN OLD S]VANT ( ! FAMILY4 ,& 9 H] SIMPLE 
WORDS !RE SEEM$ TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* AN ALLUSION TO HIS 
POSITION4 

,! BABY SCREAM$ L\D] ?AN EV]1 /RUGGL+ & SOBB+4 ,! 
NURSE1 ) A GE/URE ( DESPAIR1 W5T TO IT1 TOOK IT FROM ! 
WET-NURSE'S >MS1 & BEGAN WALK+ UP & D[N1 ROCK+ IT4 

0,Y\ MU/ ASK ! DOCTOR TO EXAM9E ! WET-NURSE10 SAID ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,! SM>TLY DRESS$ & HEAL?Y-LOOK+ NURSE1 
FRI<T5$ AT ! IDEA ( LOS+ H] PLACE1 MUTT]$ SOME?+ TO 
H]SELF1 & COV]+ H] BOSOM1 SMIL$ CONTEMPTU\SLY AT ! 
IDEA ( D\BTS BE+ CA/ ON H] ABUNDANCE ( MILK4 ,9 ?AT 
SMILE1 TOO1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAW A SNE] AT HIS POSITION4 

0,LUCKLESS *ILD60 SAID ! NURSE1 HU%+ ! BABY1 & /ILL 
WALK+ UP & D[N ) IT4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAT D[N1 & ) A DESPOND5T & 
SUFF]+ FACE WAT*$ ! NURSE WALK+ TO & FRO4 

,:5 ! *ILD AT LA/ WAS /ILL1 & HAD BE5 PUT 9 A DEEP B$1 
& ! NURSE1 AFT] SMOO?+ ! LITTLE PILL[1 HAD LEFT H]1 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* GOT UP1 & WALK+ AWKW>DLY ON TIPTOE1 
APPROA*$ ! BABY4 ,= A M9UTE HE WAS /ILL1 & ) ! 
SAME DESPOND5T FACE GAZ$ AT ! BABY2 BUT ALL AT ONCE A SMILE1 
?AT MOV$ HIS HAIR & ! SK9 ( HIS =EHEAD1 CAME \T ON HIS 
FACE1 & HE W5T AS S(TLY \T ( ! ROOM4 

,9 ! D9+ ROOM HE RANG ! BELL1 & TOLD ! S]VANT :O 
CAME 9 TO S5D AGA9 = ! DOCTOR4 ,HE FELT VEX$ ) HIS 
WIFE = NOT BE+ ANXI\S AB\T ?IS EXQUISITE BABY1 & 9 ?IS 
VEX$ HUMOR HE HAD NO WI% TO GO TO H]2 HE HAD NO WI%1 EI!R1 
TO SEE ,PR9CESS ,BETSY4 ,BUT HIS WIFE MI<T WOND] :Y HE DID NOT 
GO TO H] AS USUAL2 & SO1 OV]COM+ HIS DIS9CL9ATION1 HE 
W5T T[>DS ! B$ROOM4 ,AS HE WALK$ OV] ! S(T RUG T[>DS 
! DOOR1 HE C\LD NOT HELP OV]HE>+ A CONV]SATION HE DID NOT 
WANT TO HE>4 

0,IF HE HADN'T BE5 GO+ AWAY1 ,I C\LD HAVE UND]/OOD Y\R 
ANSW] & HIS TOO4 ,BUT Y\R HUSB& \<T TO BE ABOVE ?AT10 
,BETSY WAS SAY+4 

0,IT'S NOT = MY HUSB&2 = MYSELF ,I DON'T WI% IT4 ,DON'T SAY 
?AT60 ANSW]$ ,ANNA'S EXCIT$ VOICE4 

0,YES1 BUT Y\ MU/ C>E TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO A MAN :O HAS %OT 
HIMSELF ON Y\R ACC\NT44440 

0,?AT'S JU/ :Y ,I DON'T WANT TO40 

,) A DISMAY$ & GUILTY EXPRESSION1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
/OPP$ & W\LD HAVE GONE BACK UNOBS]V$4 ,BUT REFLECT+ ?AT 
?IS W\LD BE UNDIGNIFI$1 HE TURN$ BACK AGA91 & CLE>+ HIS 
?ROAT1 HE W5T UP TO ! B$ROOM4 ,! VOICES W]E SIL5T1 & 
HE W5T 94 

,ANNA1 9 A GRAY DRESS+ G[N1 ) A CROP ( %ORT CLU/]+ 
BLACK CURLS ON H] R\ND HEAD1 WAS SITT+ ON A SETTEE4 ,! 
EAG]NESS DI$ \T ( H] FACE1 AS IT ALWAYS DID1 AT ! SI<T ( 
H] HUSB&2 %E DROPP$ H] HEAD & LOOK$ R\ND UNEASILY AT 
,BETSY4 ,BETSY1 DRESS$ 9 ! HEI<T ( ! LATE/ FA%ION1 9 A 
HAT ?AT T[]$ SOME:]E OV] H] HEAD LIKE A %ADE ON A LAMP1 
9 A BLUE DRESS ) VIOLET CROSSWAY /RIPES SLANT+ ONE WAY ON 
! BODICE & ! O!R WAY ON ! SKIRT1 WAS SITT+ BESIDE 
,ANNA1 H] TALL FLAT FIGURE HELD ]ECT4 ,B[+ H] HEAD1 %E 
GREET$ ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ) AN IRONIC SMILE4 

0,AH60 %E SAID1 AS ?\< SURPRIS$4 0,I'M V]Y GLAD Y\'RE AT 
HOME4 ,Y\ NEV] PUT 9 AN APPE>ANCE ANY:]E1 & ,I HAV5'T 
SE5 Y\ EV] S9CE ,ANNA HAS BE5 ILL4 ,I HAVE HE>D ALL AB\T 
IT--Y\R ANXIETY4 ,YES1 Y\'RE A WOND]FUL HUSB&60 %E SAID1 
) A MEAN+ & AFFABLE AIR1 AS ?\< %E W]E BE/[+ AN 
ORD] ( MAGNANIMITY ON HIM = HIS CONDUCT TO HIS WIFE4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* B[$ FRIGIDLY1 & KISS+ HIS WIFE'S 
H&1 ASK$ H[ %E WAS4 

0,BETT]1 ,I ?9K10 %E SAID1 AVOID+ HIS EYES4 

0,BUT Y\'VE RA!R A FEV]I%-LOOK+ COLOR10 HE SAID1 LAY+ 
/RESS ON ! WORD 0FEV]I%40 

0,WE'VE BE5 TALK+ TOO MU*10 SAID ,BETSY4 0,I FEEL IT'S 
SELFI%NESS ON MY P>T1 & ,I AM GO+ AWAY40 

,%E GOT UP1 BUT ,ANNA1 SUDD5LY FLU%+1 QUICKLY CAU<T AT H] 
H&4 

0,NO1 WAIT A M9UTE1 PLEASE4 ,I MU/ TELL Y\ 444 NO1 Y\40 %E 
TURN$ TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 & H] NECK & BR[ W]E 
SUFFUS$ ) CRIMSON4 0,I WON'T & CAN'T KEEP ANY?+ SECRET 
FROM Y\10 %E SAID4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* CRACK$ HIS F+]S & B[$ HIS HEAD4 

0,BETSY'S BE5 TELL+ ME ?AT ,C\NT ,VRONSKY WANTS TO COME H]E TO 
SAY GOOD-BYE BE=E HIS DEP>TURE = ,TA%K5D40 ,%E DID NOT 
LOOK AT H] HUSB&1 & WAS EVID5TLY 9 HA/E TO HAVE 
EV]Y?+ \T1 H[EV] H>D IT MI<T BE = H]4 0,I TOLD H] ,I 
C\LD NOT RECEIVE HIM40 

0,Y\ SAID1 MY DE>1 ?AT IT W\LD DEP5D ON ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*10 ,BETSY CORRECT$ H]4 

0,OH1 NO1 ,I CAN'T RECEIVE HIM2 & :AT OBJECT W\LD !RE44440 
,%E /OPP$ SUDD5LY1 & GLANC$ 9QUIR+LY AT H] HUSB& 7HE 
DID NOT LOOK AT H]74 0,9 %ORT1 ,I DON'T WI% IT44440 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ADVANC$ & W\LD HAVE TAK5 H] H&4 

,H] FIR/ IMPULSE WAS TO J]K BACK H] H& FROM ! DAMP H& 
) BIG SWOLL5 VE9S ?AT S\<T H]S1 BUT ) AN OBVI\S 
EF=T TO CONTROL H]SELF %E PRESS$ HIS H&4 

0,I AM V]Y GRATEFUL TO Y\ = Y\R CONFID5CE1 BUT4440 HE SAID1 
FEEL+ ) CONFUSION & ANNOYANCE ?AT :AT HE C\LD DECIDE 
EASILY & CLE>LY BY HIMSELF1 HE C\LD NOT DISCUSS BE=E 
,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA1 :O TO HIM /OOD = ! 9C>NATION ( ?AT 
BRUTE =CE :I* W\LD 9EVITABLY CONTROL HIM 9 ! LIFE HE L$ 
9 ! EYES ( ! WORLD1 & H9D] HIM FROM GIV+ WAY TO HIS 
FEEL+ ( LOVE & =GIV5ESS4 ,HE /OPP$ %ORT1 LOOK+ AT 
,PR9CESS ,TV]SKAYA4 

0,WELL1 GOOD-BYE1 MY D>L+10 SAID ,BETSY1 GETT+ UP4 ,%E KISS$ 
,ANNA1 & W5T \T4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ESCORT$ H] \T4 

0,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*6 ,I KN[ Y\ >E A TRULY MAGNANIM\S MAN10 
SAID ,BETSY1 /OPP+ 9 ! LITTLE DRAW+-ROOM1 & ) SPECIAL 
W>M? %AK+ H&S ) HIM ONCE MORE4 0,I AM AN \TSID]1 BUT 
,I SO LOVE H] & RESPECT Y\ ?AT ,I V5TURE TO ADVISE4 ,RECEIVE 
HIM4 ,ALEXEY ,VRONSKY IS ! S\L ( HONOR1 & HE IS GO+ AWAY 
TO ,TA%K5D40 

0,?ANK Y\1 PR9CESS1 = Y\R SYMPA?Y & ADVICE4 ,BUT ! 
QUE/ION ( :E!R MY WIFE CAN OR CANNOT SEE ANYONE %E MU/ 
DECIDE H]SELF40 

,HE SAID ?IS FROM HABIT1 LIFT+ HIS BR[S ) DIGNITY1 & 
REFLECT$ IMM$IATELY ?AT :ATEV] HIS WORDS MI<T BE1 !RE 
C\LD BE NO DIGNITY 9 HIS POSITION4 ,& HE SAW ?IS BY ! 
SUPPRESS$1 MALICI\S1 & IRONICAL SMILE ) :I* ,BETSY 
GLANC$ AT HIM AFT] ?IS PHRASE4 

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