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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,VRONSKY'S W\ND HAD BE5 A DANG]\S ONE1 ?\< IT DID NOT 
T\* ! HE>T1 & = SEV]AL DAYS HE HAD LA9 BETWE5 LIFE 
& DEA?4 ,! FIR/ TIME HE WAS ABLE TO SPEAK1 ,V>YA1 HIS 
BRO!R'S WIFE1 WAS ALONE 9 ! ROOM4 

0,V>YA10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ /]NLY AT H]1 0,I %OT MYSELF BY 
ACCID5T4 ,& PLEASE NEV] SPEAK ( IT1 & TELL EV]YONE SO4 
,OR ELSE IT'S TOO RIDICUL\S40 

,)\T ANSW]+ HIS WORDS1 ,V>YA B5T OV] HIM1 & ) A 
DELI<T$ SMILE GAZ$ 9TO HIS FACE4 ,HIS EYES W]E CLE>1 NOT 
FEV]I%2 BUT !IR EXPRESSION WAS /]N4 

0,?ANK ,GOD60 %E SAID4 0,Y\'RE NOT 9 PA980 

0,A LITTLE H]E40 ,HE PO9T$ TO HIS BREA/4 

0,!N LET ME *ANGE Y\R B&AGES40 

,9 SIL5CE1 /IFF5+ HIS BROAD JAWS1 HE LOOK$ AT H] :ILE %E 
B&AG$ HIM UP4 ,:5 %E HAD F9I%$ HE SAID3 

0,I'M NOT DELIRI\S4 ,PLEASE MANAGE ?AT !RE MAY BE NO TALK ( 
MY HAV+ %OT MYSELF ON PURPOSE40 

0,NO ONE DOES SAY SO4 ,ONLY ,I HOPE Y\ WON'T %OOT Y\RSELF BY 
ACCID5T ANY MORE10 %E SAID1 ) A QUE/ION+ SMILE4 

0,( C\RSE ,I WON'T1 BUT IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT]4440 

,& HE SMIL$ GLOOMILY4 

,9 SPITE ( !SE WORDS & ?IS SMILE1 :I* SO FRI<T5$ 
,V>YA1 :5 ! 9FLAMMATION WAS OV] & HE BEGAN TO RECOV]1 HE 
FELT ?AT HE WAS COMPLETELY FREE FROM ONE P>T ( HIS MIS]Y4 ,BY 
HIS ACTION HE HAD1 AS IT W]E1 WA%$ AWAY ! %AME & 
HUMILIATION HE HAD FELT BE=E4 ,HE C\LD N[ ?9K CALMLY ( 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 ,HE RECOGNIZ$ ALL HIS MAGNANIMITY1 BUT HE 
DID NOT N[ FEEL HIMSELF HUMILIAT$ BY IT4 ,BESIDES1 HE GOT BACK 
AGA9 9TO ! BEAT5 TRACK ( HIS LIFE4 ,HE SAW ! POSSIBILITY 
( LOOK+ M5 9 ! FACE AGA9 )\T %AME1 & HE C\LD LIVE 
9 ACCORDANCE ) HIS [N HABITS4 ,ONE ?+ HE C\LD NOT PLUCK 
\T ( HIS HE>T1 ?\< HE NEV] CEAS$ /RUGGL+ ) IT1 WAS 
! REGRET1 AM\NT+ TO DESPAIR1 ?AT HE HAD LO/ H] =EV]4 
,?AT N[1 HAV+ EXPIAT$ HIS S9 AGA9/ ! HUSB&1 HE WAS 
B\ND TO R5\NCE H]1 & NEV] 9 FUTURE TO /& BETWE5 H] 
) H] REP5TANCE & H] HUSB&1 HE HAD FIRMLY DECID$ 9 HIS 
HE>T2 BUT HE C\LD NOT TE> \T ( HIS HE>T HIS REGRET AT ! 
LOSS ( H] LOVE1 HE C\LD NOT ]ASE FROM HIS MEMORY ?OSE 
MOM5TS ( HAPP9ESS ?AT HE HAD SO LITTLE PRIZ$ AT ! TIME1 
& ?AT HAUNT$ HIM 9 ALL !IR *>M4 

,S]PUHOVSKOY HAD PLANN$ HIS APPO9TM5T AT ,TA%K5D1 & ,VRONSKY 
AGRE$ TO ! PROPOSITION )\T ! SLI<TE/ HESITATION4 ,BUT 
! NE>] ! TIME ( DEP>TURE CAME1 ! BITT]] WAS ! 
SACRIFICE HE WAS MAK+ TO :AT HE ?\<T HIS DUTY4 

,HIS W\ND HAD HEAL$1 & HE WAS DRIV+ AB\T MAK+ 
PREP>ATIONS = HIS DEP>TURE = ,TA%K5D4 

0,TO SEE H] ONCE & !N TO BURY MYSELF1 TO DIE10 HE ?\<T1 
& AS HE WAS PAY+ F>EWELL VISITS1 HE UTT]$ ?IS ?\<T TO 
,BETSY4 ,*>G$ ) ?IS COMMISSION1 ,BETSY HAD GONE TO ,ANNA1 & 
BR\<T HIM BACK A NEGATIVE REPLY4 

0,SO MU* ! BETT]10 ?\<T ,VRONSKY1 :5 HE RECEIV$ ! NEWS4 
0,IT WAS A WEAKNESS1 :I* W\LD HAVE %ATT]$ :AT /R5G? ,I 
HAVE LEFT40 

,NEXT DAY ,BETSY H]SELF CAME TO HIM 9 ! MORN+1 & ANN\NC$ 
?AT %E HAD HE>D ?R\< ,OBLONSKY AS A POSITIVE FACT ?AT 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* HAD AGRE$ TO A DIVORCE1 & ?AT !RE=E 
,VRONSKY C\LD SEE ,ANNA4 

,)\T EV5 TR\BL+ HIMSELF TO SEE ,BETSY \T ( HIS FLAT1 
=GETT+ ALL HIS RESOLUTIONS1 )\T ASK+ :5 HE C\LD SEE 
H]1 :]E H] HUSB& WAS1 ,VRONSKY DROVE /RAI<T TO ! 
,K>59S'4 ,HE RAN UP ! /AIRS SEE+ NO ONE & NO?+1 & 
) A RAPID /EP1 ALMO/ BREAK+ 9TO A RUN1 HE W5T 9TO H] 
ROOM4 ,& )\T CONSID]+1 )\T NOTIC+ :E!R !RE 
WAS ANYONE 9 ! ROOM OR NOT1 HE FLUNG HIS >MS R\ND H]1 & 
BEGAN TO COV] H] FACE1 H] H&S1 H] NECK ) KISSES4 

,ANNA HAD BE5 PREP>+ H]SELF = ?IS MEET+1 HAD ?\<T 
:AT %E W\LD SAY TO HIM1 BUT %E DID NOT SUCCE$ 9 SAY+ 
ANY?+ ( IT2 HIS PASSION MA/]$ H]4 ,%E TRI$ TO CALM HIM1 
TO CALM H]SELF1 BUT IT WAS TOO LATE4 ,HIS FEEL+ 9FECT$ H]4 
,H] LIPS TREMBL$ SO ?AT = A LONG :ILE %E C\LD SAY NO?+4 

0,YES1 Y\ HAVE CONQU]$ ME1 & ,I AM Y\RS10 %E SAID AT LA/1 
PRESS+ HIS H&S TO H] BOSOM4 

0,SO IT HAD TO BE10 HE SAID4 0,SO LONG AS WE LIVE1 IT MU/ BE SO4 
,I KN[ IT N[40 

0,?AT'S TRUE10 %E SAID1 GETT+ :IT] & :IT]1 & EMBRAC+ 
HIS HEAD4 0,/ILL !RE IS SOME?+ T]RIBLE 9 IT AFT] ALL 
?AT HAS HAPP5$40 

0,IT WILL ALL PASS1 IT WILL ALL PASS2 WE %ALL BE SO HAPPY4 ,\R 
LOVE1 IF IT C\LD BE /RONG]1 WILL BE /R5G!N$ BY !RE 
BE+ SOME?+ T]RIBLE 9 IT10 HE SAID1 LIFT+ HIS HEAD & 
P>T+ HIS /RONG TEE? 9 A SMILE4 

,& %E C\LD NOT BUT RESPOND ) A SMILE--NOT TO HIS WORDS1 BUT 
TO ! LOVE 9 HIS EYES4 ,%E TOOK HIS H& & /ROK$ H] 
*ILL$ *EEKS & CROPP$ HEAD ) IT4 

0,I DON'T KN[ Y\ ) ?IS %ORT HAIR4 ,Y\'VE GR[N SO PRETTY4 
,A BOY4 ,BUT H[ PALE Y\ >E60 

0,YES1 ,I'M V]Y WEAK10 %E SAID1 SMIL+4 ,& H] LIPS BEGAN 
TREMBL+ AGA94 

0,WE'LL GO TO ,ITALY2 Y\ WILL GET /RONG10 HE SAID4 

0,CAN IT BE POSSIBLE WE C\LD BE LIKE HUSB& & WIFE1 ALONE1 
Y\R FAMILY ) Y\80 %E SAID1 LOOK+ CLOSE 9TO HIS EYES4 

0,IT ONLY SEEMS /RANGE TO ME ?AT IT CAN EV] HAVE BE5 
O!RWISE40 

0,/IVA SAYS ?AT HE HAS AGRE$ TO EV]Y?+1 BUT ,I CAN'T ACCEPT 
HIS G5]OSITY10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ DREAMILY PA/ ,VRONSKY'S FACE4 
0,I DON'T WANT A DIVORCE2 IT'S ALL ! SAME TO ME N[4 ,ONLY ,I 
DON'T KN[ :AT HE WILL DECIDE AB\T ,S]YOZHA40 

,HE C\LD NOT CONCEIVE H[ AT ?IS MOM5T ( !IR MEET+ %E 
C\LD REMEMB] & ?9K ( H] SON1 ( DIVORCE4 ,:AT DID IT ALL 
MATT]8 

0,DON'T SPEAK ( ?AT1 DON'T ?9K ( IT10 HE SAID1 TURN+ H] 
H& 9 HIS1 & TRY+ TO DRAW H] ATT5TION TO HIM2 BUT /ILL 
%E DID NOT LOOK AT HIM4 

0,OH1 :Y DIDN'T ,I DIE6 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT]10 %E SAID1 & 
SIL5T TE>S FL[$ D[N BO? H] *EEKS2 BUT %E TRI$ TO SMILE1 
SO AS NOT TO W\ND HIM4 

,TO DECL9E ! FLATT]+ & DANG]\S APPO9TM5T AT ,TA%K5D 
W\LD HAVE BE51 ,VRONSKY HAD TILL !N CONSID]$1 DISGRACEFUL 
& IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT N[1 )\T AN 9/ANT'S CONSID]ATION1 HE 
DECL9$ IT1 & OBS]V+ DISSATISFACTION 9 ! MO/ EXALT$ 
QU>T]S AT ?IS /EP1 HE IMM$IATELY RETIR$ FROM ! >MY4 

,A MON? LAT] ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS LEFT ALONE ) HIS SON 
9 HIS H\SE AT ,PET]SBURG1 :ILE ,ANNA & ,VRONSKY HAD GONE 
ABROAD1 NOT HAV+ OBTA9$ A DIVORCE1 BUT HAV+ ABSOLUTELY 
DECL9$ ALL IDEA ( ONE4 

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