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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 ) ! SAME SOME:AT SOLEMN EXPRESSION 
) :I* HE US$ TO TAKE HIS PRESID5TIAL *AIR AT HIS BO>D1 
WALK$ 9TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S ROOM4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
WAS WALK+ AB\T HIS ROOM ) HIS H&S BEH9D HIS BACK1 
?9K+ ( JU/ :AT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HAD BE5 DISCUSS+ 
) HIS WIFE4 

0,I'M NOT 9T]RUPT+ Y\80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 ON ! 
SI<T ( HIS BRO!R-9-LAW BECOM+ SUDD5LY AW>E ( A S5SE ( 
EMB>RASSM5T UNUSUAL ) HIM4 ,TO CONCEAL ?IS EMB>RASSM5T HE 
TOOK \T A CIG>ETTE CASE HE HAD JU/ B\<T ?AT OP5$ 9 A NEW 
WAY1 & SNIFF+ ! LEA!R1 TOOK A CIG>ETTE \T ( IT4 

0,NO4 ,DO Y\ WANT ANY?+80 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ASK$ )\T 
EAG]NESS4 

0,YES1 ,I WI%$ 444 ,I WANT$ 444 YES1 ,I WANT$ TO TALK TO Y\10 SAID 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 ) SURPRISE AW>E ( AN UNACCU/OM$ 
TIMIDITY4 

,?IS FEEL+ WAS SO UNEXPECT$ & SO /RANGE ?AT HE DID NOT 
BELIEVE IT WAS ! VOICE ( CONSCI5CE TELL+ HIM ?AT :AT HE 
WAS MEAN+ TO DO WAS WRONG4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* MADE AN EF=T & /RUGGL$ ) ! 
TIMIDITY ?AT HAD COME OV] HIM4 

0,I HOPE Y\ BELIEVE 9 MY LOVE = MY SI/] & MY S9C]E 
AFFECTION & RESPECT = Y\10 HE SAID1 R$D5+4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* /OOD /ILL & SAID NO?+1 BUT HIS FACE 
/RUCK ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* BY ITS EXPRESSION ( AN UNRESI/+ 
SACRIFICE4 

0,I 9T5D$ 444 ,I WANT$ TO HAVE A LITTLE TALK ) Y\ AB\T MY 
SI/] & Y\R MUTUAL POSITION10 HE SAID1 /ILL /RUGGL+ ) 
AN UNACCU/OM$ CON/RA9T4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SMIL$ M\RNFULLY1 LOOK$ AT HIS 
BRO!R-9-LAW1 & )\T ANSW]+ W5T UP TO ! TABLE1 TOOK 
FROM IT AN UNF9I%$ LETT]1 & H&$ IT TO HIS 
BRO!R-9-LAW4 

0,I ?9K UNCEAS+LY ( ! SAME ?+4 ,& H]E IS :AT ,I HAD 
BEGUN WRIT+1 ?9K+ ,I C\LD SAY IT BETT] BY LETT]1 & 
?AT MY PRES5CE IRRITATES H]10 HE SAID1 AS HE GAVE HIM ! 
LETT]4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TOOK ! LETT]1 LOOK$ ) 9CR$UL\S 
SURPRISE AT ! LU/]LESS EYES FIX$ SO IMMOVABLY ON HIM1 & 
BEGAN TO READ4 

0,I SEE ?AT MY PRES5CE IS IRKSOME TO Y\4 ,PA9FUL AS IT IS TO 
ME TO BELIEVE IT1 ,I SEE ?AT IT IS SO1 & CANNOT BE O!RWISE4 
,I DON'T BLAME Y\1 & ,GOD IS MY WITNESS ?AT ON SEE+ Y\ AT 
! TIME ( Y\R ILLNESS ,I RESOLV$ ) MY :OLE HE>T TO =GET 
ALL ?AT HAD PASS$ BETWE5 US & TO BEG9 A NEW LIFE4 ,I DO NOT 
REGRET1 & %ALL NEV] REGRET1 :AT ,I HAVE DONE2 BUT ,I HAVE 
DESIR$ ONE ?+--Y\R GOOD1 ! GOOD ( Y\R S\L--& N[ ,I 
SEE ,I HAVE NOT ATTA9$ ?AT4 ,TELL ME Y\RSELF :AT WILL GIVE 
Y\ TRUE HAPP9ESS & PEACE TO Y\R S\L4 ,I PUT MYSELF 5TIRELY 
9 Y\R H&S1 & TRU/ TO Y\R FEEL+ ( :AT'S RI<T40 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* H&$ BACK ! LETT]1 & ) ! SAME 
SURPRISE CONT9U$ LOOK+ AT HIS BRO!R-9-LAW1 NOT KN[+ 
:AT TO SAY4 ,?IS SIL5CE WAS SO AWKW>D = BO? ( !M ?AT 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S LIPS BEGAN TWIT*+ N]V\SLY1 :ILE HE 
/ILL GAZ$ )\T SPEAK+ AT ,K>59'S FACE4 

0,?AT'S :AT ,I WANT$ TO SAY TO H]10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 
TURN+ AWAY4 

0,YES1 YES4440 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 NOT ABLE TO ANSW] = 
! TE>S ?AT W]E *OK+ HIM4 

0,YES1 YES1 ,I UND]/& Y\10 HE BR\<T \T AT LA/4 

0,I WANT TO KN[ :AT %E W\LD LIKE10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,I AM AFRAID %E DOES NOT UND]/& H] [N POSITION4 ,%E IS 
NOT A JUDGE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 RECOV]+ HIMSELF4 0,%E 
IS CRU%$1 SIMPLY CRU%$ BY Y\R G5]OSITY4 ,IF %E W]E TO 
READ ?IS LETT]1 %E W\LD BE 9CAPABLE ( SAY+ ANY?+1 %E 
W\LD ONLY HANG H] HEAD L[] ?AN EV]40 

0,YES1 BUT :AT'S TO BE DONE 9 ?AT CASE8 H[ EXPLA91 H[ F9D 
\T H] WI%ES80 

0,IF Y\ WILL ALL[ ME TO GIVE MY OP9ION1 ,I ?9K ?AT IT LIES 
) Y\ TO PO9T \T DIRECTLY ! /EPS Y\ CONSID] NECESS>Y 
TO 5D ! POSITION40 

0,SO Y\ CONSID] IT MU/ BE 5D$80 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
9T]RUPT$ HIM4 0,BUT H[80 HE ADD$1 ) A GE/URE ( HIS 
H&S BE=E HIS EYES NOT USUAL ) HIM4 0,I SEE NO POSSIBLE WAY 
\T ( IT40 

0,!RE IS SOME WAY ( GETT+ \T ( EV]Y POSITION10 SAID ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT*1 /&+ UP & BECOM+ MORE *E]FUL4 0,!RE WAS 
A TIME :5 Y\ ?\<T ( BREAK+ (F4444 ,IF Y\ >E CONV9C$ 
N[ ?AT Y\ CANNOT MAKE EA* O!R HAPPY4440 

0,HAPP9ESS MAY BE V>I\SLY UND]/OOD4 ,BUT SUPPOSE ?AT ,I AGREE 
TO EV]Y?+1 ?AT ,I WANT NO?+3 :AT WAY IS !RE ( GETT+ 
\T ( \R POSITION80 

0,IF Y\ C>E TO KN[ MY OP9ION10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ) 
! SAME SMILE ( S(T5+1 ALMOND-OIL T5D]NESS ) :I* HE 
HAD BE5 TALK+ TO ,ANNA4 ,HIS K9DLY SMILE WAS SO W9N+ ?AT 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 FEEL+ HIS [N WEAKNESS & UNCONSCI\SLY 
SWAY$ BY IT1 WAS READY TO BELIEVE :AT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS 
SAY+4 

0,%E WILL NEV] SPEAK \T AB\T IT4 ,BUT ONE ?+ IS POSSIBLE1 
ONE ?+ %E MI<T DESIRE10 HE W5T ON1 0?AT IS ! CESSATION 
( Y\R RELATIONS & ALL MEMORIES ASSOCIAT$ ) !M4 ,TO MY 
?9K+1 9 Y\R POSITION :AT'S ESS5TIAL IS ! =MATION ( A 
NEW ATTITUDE TO ONE ANO!R4 ,& ?AT CAN ONLY RE/ ON A BASIS 
( FRE$OM ON BO? SIDES40 

0,DIVORCE10 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 9T]RUPT$1 9 A TONE ( 
AV]SION4 

0,YES1 ,I IMAG9E ?AT DIVORCE--YES1 DIVORCE10 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* 
REPEAT$1 R$D5+4 0,?AT IS FROM EV]Y PO9T ( VIEW ! MO/ 
RATIONAL C\RSE = M>RI$ PEOPLE :O F9D !MSELVES 9 ! 
POSITION Y\ >E 94 ,:AT CAN BE DONE IF M>RI$ PEOPLE F9D 
?AT LIFE IS IMPOSSIBLE = !M TOGE!R8 ,?AT MAY ALWAYS 
HAPP540 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SI<$ HEAVILY & CLOS$ HIS EYES4 

0,!RE'S ONLY ONE PO9T TO BE CONSID]$3 IS EI!R ( ! 
P>TIES DESIR\S ( =M+ NEW TIES8 ,IF NOT1 IT IS V]Y 
SIMPLE10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 FEEL+ MORE & MORE FREE 
FROM CON/RA9T4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 SC[L+ ) EMOTION1 MUTT]$ SOME?+ 
TO HIMSELF1 & MADE NO ANSW]4 ,ALL ?AT SEEM$ SO SIMPLE TO 
,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD ?\<T OV] 
?\S&S ( TIMES4 ,&1 SO F> FROM BE+ SIMPLE1 IT ALL SEEM$ 
TO HIM UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,DIVORCE1 ! DETAILS ( :I* HE KNEW 
BY ?IS TIME1 SEEM$ TO HIM N[ \T ( ! QUE/ION1 BECAUSE ! 
S5SE ( HIS [N DIGNITY & RESPECT = RELIGION =BADE HIS 
TAK+ UPON HIMSELF A FICTITI\S *>GE ( ADULT]Y1 & /ILL 
MORE SUFF]+ HIS WIFE1 P>DON$ & BELOV$ BY HIM1 TO BE 
CAU<T 9 ! FACT & PUT TO PUBLIC %AME4 ,DIVORCE APPE>$ TO 
HIM IMPOSSIBLE ALSO ON O!R /ILL MORE WEI<TY GR\NDS4 

,:AT W\LD BECOME ( HIS SON 9 CASE ( A DIVORCE8 ,TO LEAVE HIM 
) HIS MO!R WAS \T ( ! QUE/ION4 ,! DIVORC$ MO!R 
W\LD HAVE H] [N ILLEGITIMATE FAMILY1 9 :I* HIS POSITION AS 
A /EPSON & HIS $UCATION W\LD NOT BE GOOD4 ,KEEP HIM ) 
HIM8 ,HE KNEW ?AT W\LD BE AN ACT ( V5GEANCE ON HIS P>T1 & 
?AT HE DID NOT WANT4 ,BUT AP>T FROM ?IS1 :AT MORE ?AN ALL 
MADE DIVORCE SEEM IMPOSSIBLE TO ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS1 ?AT 
BY CONS5T+ TO A DIVORCE HE W\LD BE COMPLETELY RU9+ ,ANNA4 
,! SAY+ ( ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA AT ,MOSC[1 ?AT 9 DECID+ ON A 
DIVORCE HE WAS ?9K+ ( HIMSELF1 & NOT CONSID]+ ?AT BY 
?IS HE W\LD BE RU9+ H] IRREVOCABLY1 HAD SUNK 9TO HIS 
HE>T4 ,& CONNECT+ ?IS SAY+ ) HIS =GIV5ESS ( H]1 
) HIS DEVOTION TO ! *ILDR51 HE UND]/OOD IT N[ 9 HIS 
[N WAY4 ,TO CONS5T TO A DIVORCE1 TO GIVE H] H] FRE$OM1 MEANT 
9 HIS ?\<TS TO TAKE FROM HIMSELF ! LA/ TIE ?AT B\ND HIM 
TO LIFE--! *ILDR5 :OM HE LOV$2 & TO TAKE FROM H] ! 
LA/ PROP ?AT /AY$ H] ON ! PA? ( RI<T1 TO ?RU/ H] 
D[N TO H] RU94 ,IF %E W]E DIVORC$1 HE KNEW %E W\LD JO9 
H] LIFE TO ,VRONSKY'S1 & !IR TIE W\LD BE AN ILLEGITIMATE & 
CRIM9AL ONE1 S9CE A WIFE1 BY ! 9T]PRETATION ( ! 
ECCLESIA/ICAL LAW1 C\LD NOT M>RY :ILE H] HUSB& WAS LIV+4 
0,%E WILL JO9 HIM1 & 9 A YE> OR TWO HE WILL ?R[ H] OV]1 
OR %E WILL =M A NEW TIE10 ?\<T ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 0,& 
,I1 BY AGREE+ TO AN UNLAWFUL DIVORCE1 %ALL BE TO BLAME = H] 
RU940 ,HE HAD ?\<T IT ALL OV] HUNDR$S ( TIMES1 & WAS 
CONV9C$ ?AT A DIVORCE WAS NOT AT ALL SIMPLE1 AS ,/EPAN 
,>KADYEVIT* HAD SAID1 BUT WAS UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,HE DID NOT 
BELIEVE A S+LE WORD ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAID TO HIM2 TO EV]Y 
WORD HE HAD A ?\S& OBJECTIONS TO MAKE1 BUT HE LI/5$ TO 
HIM1 FEEL+ ?AT HIS WORDS W]E ! EXPRESSION ( ?AT MI<TY 
BRUTAL =CE :I* CONTROLL$ HIS LIFE & TO :I* HE W\LD HAVE 
TO SUBMIT4 

0,! ONLY QUE/ION IS ON :AT T]MS Y\ AGREE TO GIVE H] A 
DIVORCE4 ,%E DOES NOT WANT ANY?+1 DOES NOT D>E ASK Y\ = 
ANY?+1 %E LEAVES IT ALL TO Y\R G5]OSITY40 

0,MY ,GOD1 MY ,GOD6 :AT =80 ?\<T ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 
REMEMB]+ ! DETAILS ( DIVORCE PROCE$+S 9 :I* ! 
HUSB& TOOK ! BLAME ON HIMSELF1 & ) JU/ ! SAME GE/URE 
) :I* ,VRONSKY HAD DONE ! SAME1 HE HID HIS FACE = %AME 
9 HIS H&S4 

0,Y\ >E DI/RESS$1 ,I UND]/& ?AT4 ,BUT IF Y\ ?9K IT 
OV]4440 

0,:OSOEV] %ALL SMITE !E ON ?Y RI<T *EEK1 TURN TO HIM ! 
O!R ALSO2 & IF ANY MAN TAKE AWAY ?Y COAT1 LET HIM HAVE ?Y 
CLOAK ALSO10 ?\<T ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,YES1 YES60 HE CRI$ 9 A %RILL VOICE4 0,I WILL TAKE ! 
DISGRACE ON MYSELF1 ,I WILL GIVE UP EV5 MY SON1 BUT 444 BUT 
W\LDN'T IT BE BETT] TO LET IT ALONE8 ,/ILL Y\ MAY DO AS Y\ 
LIKE4440 

,& TURN+ AWAY SO ?AT HIS BRO!R-9-LAW C\LD NOT SEE HIM1 HE 
SAT D[N ON A *AIR AT ! W9D[4 ,!RE WAS BITT]NESS1 !RE 
WAS %AME 9 HIS HE>T1 BUT ) BITT]NESS & %AME HE FELT JOY 
& EMOTION AT ! HEI<T ( HIS [N MEEKNESS4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS T\*$4 ,HE WAS SIL5T = A SPACE4 

0,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 BELIEVE ME1 %E APPRECIATES Y\R 
G5]OSITY10 HE SAID4 0,BUT IT SEEMS IT WAS ! WILL ( ,GOD10 HE 
ADD$1 & AS HE SAID IT FELT H[ FOOLI% A REM>K IT WAS1 & 
) DIFFICULTY REPRESS$ A SMILE AT HIS [N FOOLI%NESS4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* W\LD HAVE MADE SOME REPLY1 BUT TE>S 
/OPP$ HIM4 

0,?IS IS AN UNHAPPY FATALITY1 & ONE MU/ ACCEPT IT AS SU*4 ,I 
ACCEPT ! CALAMITY AS AN ACCOMPLI%$ FACT1 & AM DO+ MY BE/ 
TO HELP BO? H] & Y\10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

,:5 HE W5T \T ( HIS BRO!R-9-LAW'S ROOM HE WAS T\*$1 BUT 
?AT DID NOT PREV5T HIM FROM BE+ GLAD HE HAD SUCCESSFULLY 
BR\<T ! MATT] TO A CONCLUSION1 = HE FELT C]TA9 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* W\LD NOT GO BACK ON HIS WORDS4 ,TO ?IS 
SATISFACTION WAS ADD$ ! FACT ?AT AN IDEA HAD JU/ /RUCK HIM 
= A RIDDLE TURN+ ON HIS SUCCESSFUL A*IEVEM5T1 ?AT :5 ! 
AFFAIR WAS OV] HE W\LD ASK HIS WIFE & MO/ 9TIMATE FRI5DS4 
,HE PUT ?IS RIDDLE 9TO TWO OR ?REE DIFF]5T WAYS4 0,BUT ,I'LL 
WORK IT \T BETT] ?AN ?AT10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF ) A SMILE4 

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