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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 AFT] MEET+ ,VRONSKY ON HIS [N /EPS1 
DROVE1 AS HE HAD 9T5D$1 TO ! ,ITALIAN OP]A4 ,HE SAT 
?R\< TWO ACTS !RE1 & SAW EV]YONE HE HAD WANT$ TO SEE4 
,ON RETURN+ HOME1 HE C>EFULLY SCRUT9IZ$ ! HAT /&1 & 
NOTIC+ ?AT !RE WAS NOT A MILIT>Y OV]COAT !RE1 HE W5T1 
AS USUAL1 TO HIS [N ROOM4 ,BUT1 CONTR>Y TO HIS USUAL HABIT1 HE 
DID NOT GO TO B$1 HE WALK$ UP & D[N HIS /UDY TILL ?REE 
O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+4 ,! FEEL+ ( FURI\S ANG] ) HIS 
WIFE1 :O W\LD NOT OBS]VE ! PROPRIETIES & KEEP TO ! ONE 
/IPULATION HE HAD LAID ON H]1 NOT TO RECEIVE H] LOV] 9 H] 
[N HOME1 GAVE HIM NO PEACE4 ,%E HAD NOT COMPLI$ ) HIS 
REQUE/1 & HE WAS B\ND TO PUNI% H] & C>RY \T HIS 
?REAT--OBTA9 A DIVORCE & TAKE AWAY HIS SON4 ,HE KNEW ALL ! 
DIFFICULTIES CONNECT$ ) ?IS C\RSE1 BUT HE HAD SAID HE W\LD 
DO IT1 & N[ HE MU/ C>RY \T HIS ?REAT4 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA HAD H9T$ ?AT ?IS WAS ! BE/ WAY \T ( HIS 
POSITION1 & ( LATE ! OBTA9+ ( DIVORCES HAD BE5 BR\<T 
TO SU* P]FECTION ?AT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SAW A POSSIBILITY 
( OV]COM+ ! =MAL DIFFICULTIES4 ,MIS=TUNES NEV] COME 
S+LY1 & ! AFFAIRS ( ! REORGANIZATION ( ! NATIVE 
TRIBES1 & ( ! IRRIGATION ( ! L&S ( ! ,Z>AISKY 
PROV9CE1 HAD BR\<T SU* (FICIAL WORRIES UPON ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* ?AT HE HAD BE5 ( LATE 9 A CONT9UAL CONDITION 
( EXTREME IRRITABILITY4 

,HE DID NOT SLEEP ! :OLE NI<T1 & HIS FURY1 GR[+ 9 A SORT 
( VA/1 >I?METICAL PROGRESSION1 REA*$ ITS HI<E/ LIMITS 9 
! MORN+4 ,HE DRESS$ 9 HA/E1 & AS ?\< C>RY+ HIS CUP 
FULL ( WRA?1 & FE>+ TO SPILL ANY OV]1 FE>+ TO LOSE 
) HIS WRA? ! 5]GY NECESS>Y = ! 9T]VIEW ) HIS 
WIFE1 HE W5T 9TO H] ROOM DIRECTLY HE HE>D %E WAS UP4 

,ANNA1 :O HAD ?\<T %E KNEW H] HUSB& SO WELL1 WAS AMAZ$ AT 
HIS APPE>ANCE :5 HE W5T 9 TO H]4 ,HIS BR[ WAS L[]+1 
& HIS EYES />$ D>KLY BE=E HIM1 AVOID+ H] EYES2 HIS 
M\? WAS TI<TLY & CONTEMPTU\SLY %UT4 ,9 HIS WALK1 9 HIS 
GE/URES1 9 ! S\ND ( HIS VOICE !RE WAS A DET]M9ATION & 
FIRMNESS SU* AS HIS WIFE HAD NEV] SE5 9 HIM4 ,HE W5T 9TO 
H] ROOM1 & )\T GREET+ H]1 WALK$ /RAI<T UP TO H] 
WRIT+-TABLE1 & TAK+ H] KEYS1 OP5$ A DRAW]4 

0,:AT DO Y\ WANT80 %E CRI$4 

0,Y\R LOV]'S LETT]S10 HE SAID4 

0,!Y'RE NOT H]E10 %E SAID1 %UTT+ ! DRAW]2 BUT FROM ?AT 
ACTION HE SAW HE HAD GUESS$ RI<T1 & R\<LY PU%+ AWAY H] 
H&1 HE QUICKLY SNAT*$ A PORTFOLIO 9 :I* HE KNEW %E US$ 
TO PUT H] MO/ IMPORTANT PAP]S4 ,%E TRI$ TO PULL ! 
PORTFOLIO AWAY1 BUT HE PU%$ H] BACK4 

0,SIT D[N6 ,I HAVE TO SPEAK TO Y\10 HE SAID1 PUTT+ ! 
PORTFOLIO UND] HIS >M1 & SQUEEZ+ IT SO TI<TLY ) HIS 
ELB[ ?AT HIS %\LD] /OOD UP4 ,AMAZ$ & 9TIMIDAT$1 %E 
GAZ$ AT HIM 9 SIL5CE4 

0,I TOLD Y\ ?AT ,I W\LD NOT ALL[ Y\ TO RECEIVE Y\R LOV] 9 
?IS H\SE40 

0,I HAD TO SEE HIM TO4440 

,%E /OPP$1 NOT F9D+ A REASON4 

0,I DO NOT 5T] 9TO ! DETAILS ( :Y A WOMAN WANTS TO SEE H] 
LOV]40 

0,I MEANT1 ,I ONLY4440 %E SAID1 FLU%+ HOTLY4 ,?IS CO>S5ESS 
( HIS ANG]$ H]1 & GAVE H] C\RAGE4 0,SURELY Y\ MU/ FEEL 
H[ EASY IT IS = Y\ TO 9SULT ME80 %E SAID4 

0,AN HONE/ MAN & AN HONE/ WOMAN MAY BE 9SULT$1 BUT TO TELL A 
?IEF HE'S A ?IEF IS SIMPLY LA CON/ATATION D'UN FAIT40 

0,?IS CRUELTY IS SOME?+ NEW ,I DID NOT KN[ 9 Y\40 

0,Y\ CALL IT CRUELTY = A HUSB& TO GIVE HIS WIFE LIB]TY1 
GIV+ H] ! HONORABLE PROTECTION ( HIS NAME1 SIMPLY ON ! 
CONDITION ( OBS]V+ ! PROPRIETIES3 IS ?AT CRUELTY80 

0,IT'S WORSE ?AN CRUEL--IT'S BASE1 IF Y\ WANT TO KN[60 ,ANNA 
CRI$1 9 A RU% ( HATR$1 & GETT+ UP1 %E WAS GO+ AWAY4 

0,NO60 HE %RIEK$1 9 HIS %RILL VOICE1 :I* PIT*$ A NOTE 
HI<] ?AN USUAL EV51 & HIS BIG H&S CLUT*+ H] BY ! 
>M SO VIOL5TLY ?AT R$ M>KS W]E LEFT FROM ! BRACELET HE 
WAS SQUEEZ+1 HE =CIBLY SAT H] D[N 9 H] PLACE4 

0,BASE6 ,IF Y\ C>E TO USE ?AT WORD1 :AT IS BASE IS TO =SAKE 
HUSB& & *ILD = A LOV]1 :ILE Y\ EAT Y\R HUSB&'S 
BREAD60 

,%E B[$ H] HEAD4 ,%E DID NOT SAY :AT %E HAD SAID ! 
EV5+ BE=E TO H] LOV]1 ?AT HE WAS H] HUSB&1 & H] 
HUSB& WAS SUP]FLU\S2 %E DID NOT EV5 ?9K ?AT4 ,%E FELT 
ALL ! JU/ICE ( HIS WORDS1 & ONLY SAID S(TLY3 

0,Y\ CANNOT DESCRIBE MY POSITION AS WORSE ?AN ,I FEEL IT TO BE 
MYSELF2 BUT :AT >E Y\ SAY+ ALL ?IS =80 

0,:AT AM ,I SAY+ IT =8 :AT =80 HE W5T ON1 AS ANGRILY4 
0,?AT Y\ MAY KN[ ?AT S9CE Y\ HAVE NOT C>RI$ \T MY WI%ES 
9 REG>D TO OBS]V+ \TW>D DECORUM1 ,I WILL TAKE MEASURES TO 
PUT AN 5D TO ?IS /ATE ( ?+S40 

0,SOON1 V]Y SOON1 IT WILL 5D1 ANYWAY10 %E SAID2 & AGA91 AT 
! ?\<T ( DEA? NE> AT H& & N[ DESIR$1 TE>S CAME 
9TO H] EYES4 

0,IT WILL 5D SOON] ?AN Y\ & Y\R LOV] HAVE PLANN$6 ,IF Y\ 
MU/ HAVE ! SATISFACTION ( ANIMAL PASSION4440 

0,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*6 ,I WON'T SAY IT'S NOT G5]\S1 BUT IT'S 
NOT LIKE A G5TLEMAN TO /RIKE ANYONE :O'S D[N40 

0,YES1 Y\ ONLY ?9K ( Y\RSELF6 ,BUT ! SUFF]+S ( A MAN 
:O WAS Y\R HUSB& HAVE NO 9T]E/ = Y\4 ,Y\ DON'T C>E 
?AT HIS :OLE LIFE IS RU9$1 ?AT HE IS ?UFF 444 ?UFF4440 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS SPEAK+ SO QUICKLY ?AT HE /AMM]$1 
& WAS UTT]LY UNABLE TO >TICULATE ! WORD 0SUFF]+40 ,9 
! 5D HE PRON\NC$ IT 0?UFF]+40 ,%E WANT$ TO LAU<1 & 
WAS IMM$IATELY A%AM$ ?AT ANY?+ C\LD AMUSE H] AT SU* A 
MOM5T4 ,& = ! FIR/ TIME1 = AN 9/ANT1 %E FELT = 
HIM1 PUT H]SELF 9 HIS PLACE1 & WAS SORRY = HIM4 ,BUT :AT 
C\LD %E SAY OR DO8 ,H] HEAD SANK1 & %E SAT SIL5T4 ,HE TOO 
WAS SIL5T = SOME TIME1 & !N BEGAN SPEAK+ 9 A FRIGID1 
LESS %RILL VOICE1 EMPHASIZ+ R&OM WORDS ?AT HAD NO 
SPECIAL SIGNIFICANCE4 

0,I CAME TO TELL Y\4440 HE SAID4 

,%E GLANC$ AT HIM4 0,NO1 IT WAS MY FANCY10 %E ?\<T1 
RECALL+ ! EXPRESSION ( HIS FACE :5 HE /UMBL$ OV] ! 
WORD 0SUFF]+40 0,NO2 CAN A MAN ) ?OSE DULL EYES1 ) ?AT 
SELF-SATISFI$ COMPLAC5CY1 FEEL ANY?+80 

0,I CANNOT *ANGE ANY?+10 %E :ISP]$4 

0,I HAVE COME TO TELL Y\ ?AT ,I AM GO+ TOMORR[ TO ,MOSC[1 & 
%ALL NOT RETURN AGA9 TO ?IS H\SE1 & Y\ WILL RECEIVE NOTICE 
( :AT ,I DECIDE ?R\< ! LAWY] 9TO :OSE H&S ,I %ALL 
5TRU/ ! TASK ( GETT+ A DIVORCE4 ,MY SON IS GO+ TO MY 
SI/]'S10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ) AN EF=T RECALL+ 
:AT HE HAD MEANT TO SAY AB\T HIS SON4 

0,Y\ TAKE ,S]YOZHA TO HURT ME10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ AT HIM FROM 
UND] H] BR[S4 0,Y\ DO NOT LOVE HIM4444 ,LEAVE ME ,S]YOZHA60 

0,YES1 ,I HAVE LO/ EV5 MY AFFECTION = MY SON1 BECAUSE HE IS 
ASSOCIAT$ ) ! REPULSION ,I FEEL = Y\4 ,BUT /ILL ,I 
%ALL TAKE HIM4 ,GOODBYE60 

,& HE WAS GO+ AWAY1 BUT N[ %E DETA9$ HIM4 

0,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 LEAVE ME ,S]YOZHA60 %E :ISP]$ ONCE 
MORE4 0,I HAVE NO?+ ELSE TO SAY4 ,LEAVE ,S]YOZHA TILL MY 444 ,I 
%ALL SOON BE CONF9$2 LEAVE HIM60 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* FLEW 9TO A RAGE1 &1 SNAT*+ HIS H& 
FROM H]1 HE W5T \T ( ! ROOM )\T A WORD4 

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