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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,ON 5T]+ ! /UDIO1 ,MIHAILOV ONCE MORE SCANN$ HIS VISITORS 
& NOT$ D[N 9 HIS IMAG9ATION ,VRONSKY'S EXPRESSION TOO1 & 
ESPECIALLY HIS JAWS4 ,AL?\< HIS >TI/IC S5SE WAS UNCEAS+LY 
AT WORK COLLECT+ MAT]IALS1 AL?\< HE FELT A CONT9UALLY 
9CREAS+ EXCITEM5T AS ! MOM5T ( CRITICIZ+ HIS WORK DREW 
NE>]1 HE RAPIDLY & SUBTLY =M$1 FROM IMP]CEPTIBLE SIGNS1 A 
M5TAL IMAGE ( !SE ?REE P]SONS4 

,?AT FELL[ 7,GOL5I%T*EV7 WAS A ,RUSSIAN LIV+ H]E4 ,MIHAILOV 
DID NOT REMEMB] HIS SURNAME NOR :]E HE HAD MET HIM1 NOR :AT 
HE HAD SAID TO HIM4 ,HE ONLY REMEMB]$ HIS FACE AS HE REMEMB]$ 
ALL ! FACES HE HAD EV] SE52 BUT HE REMEMB]$1 TOO1 ?AT IT 
WAS ONE ( ! FACES LAID BY 9 HIS MEMORY 9 ! IMM5SE CLASS 
( ! FALSELY CONSEQU5TIAL & POOR 9 EXPRESSION4 ,! 
ABUNDANT HAIR & V]Y OP5 =EHEAD GAVE AN APPE>ANCE ( 
CONSEQU5CE TO ! FACE1 :I* HAD ONLY ONE EXPRESSION--A PETTY1 
*ILDI%1 PEEVI% EXPRESSION1 CONC5TRAT$ JU/ ABOVE ! BRIDGE 
( ! N>R[ NOSE4 ,VRONSKY & ,MADAME ,K>59A MU/ BE1 
,MIHAILOV SUPPOS$1 DI/+UI%$ & WEAL?Y ,RUSSIANS1 KN[+ 
NO?+ AB\T >T1 LIKE ALL ?OSE WEAL?Y ,RUSSIANS1 BUT POS+ AS 
AMATEURS & CONNOISSEURS4 0,MO/ LIKELY !Y'VE ALREADY LOOK$ 
AT ALL ! ANTIQUES1 & N[ !Y'RE MAK+ ! R\ND ( ! 
/UDIOS ( ! NEW PEOPLE1 ! ,G]MAN HUMBUG1 & ! CRACK$ 
,PRE-,RAPHAELITE ,5GLI% FELL[1 & HAVE ONLY COME TO ME TO MAKE 
! PO9T ( VIEW COMPLETE10 HE ?\<T4 ,HE WAS WELL ACQUA9T$ 
) ! WAY DILETTANTI HAVE 7! CLEV]] !Y W]E ! WORSE HE 
F\ND !M7 ( LOOK+ AT ! WORKS ( CONTEMPOR>Y >TI/S ) 
! SOLE OBJECT ( BE+ 9 A POSITION TO SAY ?AT >T IS A ?+ 
( ! PA/1 & ?AT ! MORE ONE SEES ( ! NEW M5 ! MORE 
ONE SEES H[ 9IMITABLE ! WORKS ( ! GREAT OLD MA/]S HAVE 
REMA9$4 ,HE EXPECT$ ALL ?IS2 HE SAW IT ALL 9 !IR FACES1 HE 
SAW IT 9 ! C>ELESS 9DIFF]5CE ) :I* !Y TALK$ AMONG 
!MSELVES1 />$ AT ! LAY FIGURES & BU/S1 & WALK$ AB\T 
9 LEISURELY FA%ION1 WAIT+ = HIM TO UNCOV] HIS PICTURE4 
,BUT 9 SPITE ( ?IS1 :ILE HE WAS TURN+ OV] HIS /UDIES1 
PULL+ UP ! BL9DS & TAK+ (F ! %EET1 HE WAS 9 9T5SE 
EXCITEM5T1 ESPECIALLY AS1 9 SPITE ( HIS CONVICTION ?AT ALL 
DI/+UI%$ & WEAL?Y ,RUSSIANS W]E C]TA9 TO BE BEA/S & 
FOOLS1 HE LIK$ ,VRONSKY1 & /ILL MORE ,ANNA4 

0,H]E1 IF Y\ PLEASE10 HE SAID1 MOV+ ON ONE SIDE ) HIS 
NIMBLE GAIT & PO9T+ TO HIS PICTURE1 0IT'S ! EXHORTATION TO 
,PILATE4 ,MAT!W1 *APT] XXVII10 HE SAID1 FEEL+ HIS LIPS W]E 
BEG9N+ TO TREMBLE ) EMOTION4 ,HE MOV$ AWAY & /OOD 
BEH9D !M4 

,= ! FEW SECONDS DUR+ :I* ! VISITORS W]E GAZ+ AT ! 
PICTURE 9 SIL5CE ,MIHAILOV TOO GAZ$ AT IT ) ! 9DIFF]5T 
EYE ( AN \TSID]4 ,= ?OSE FEW SECONDS HE WAS SURE 9 
ANTICIPATION ?AT A HI<]1 JU/] CRITICISM W\LD BE UTT]$ BY 
!M1 BY ?OSE V]Y VISITORS :OM HE HAD BE5 SO DESPIS+ A 
MOM5T BE=E4 ,HE =GOT ALL HE HAD ?\<T AB\T HIS PICTURE 
BE=E DUR+ ! ?REE YE>S HE HAD BE5 PA9T+ IT2 HE =GOT 
ALL ITS QUALITIES :I* HAD BE5 ABSOLUTELY C]TA9 TO HIM--HE 
SAW ! PICTURE ) !IR 9DIFF]5T1 NEW1 \TSIDE EYES1 & 
SAW NO?+ GOOD 9 IT4 ,HE SAW 9 ! =EGR\ND ,PILATE'S 
IRRITAT$ FACE & ! S]5E FACE ( ,*RI/1 & 9 ! 
BACKGR\ND ! FIGURES ( ,PILATE'S RET9UE & ! FACE ( ,JOHN 
WAT*+ :AT WAS HAPP5+4 ,EV]Y FACE ?AT1 ) SU* AGONY1 
SU* BLUND]S & CORRECTIONS HAD GR[N UP )9 HIM ) ITS 
SPECIAL *>ACT]1 EV]Y FACE ?AT HAD GIV5 HIM SU* TORM5TS 
& SU* RAPTURES1 & ALL !SE FACES SO MANY TIMES TRANSPOS$ 
= ! SAKE ( ! H>MONY ( ! :OLE1 ALL ! %ADES ( COLOR 
& TONES ?AT HE HAD ATTA9$ ) SU* LABOR--ALL ( ?IS 
TOGE!R SEEM$ TO HIM N[1 LOOK+ AT IT ) !IR EYES1 ! 
M]E/ VULG>ITY1 SOME?+ ?AT HAD BE5 DONE A ?\S& TIMES 
OV]4 ,! FACE DE>E/ TO HIM1 ! FACE ( ,*RI/1 ! C5T] ( 
! PICTURE1 :I* HAD GIV5 HIM SU* EC/ASY AS IT UNFOLD$ 
ITSELF TO HIM1 WAS UTT]LY LO/ TO HIM :5 HE GLANC$ AT ! 
PICTURE ) !IR EYES4 ,HE SAW A WELL-PA9T$ 7NO1 NOT EV5 
?AT--HE DI/9CTLY SAW N[ A MASS ( DEFECTS7 REPETITION ( 
?OSE 5DLESS ,*RI/S ( ,TITIAN1 ,RAPHAEL1 ,RUB5S1 & ! SAME 
SOLDI]S & ,PILATE4 ,IT WAS ALL COMMON1 POOR1 & /ALE1 & 
POSITIVELY BADLY PA9T$--WEAK & UNEQUAL4 ,!Y W\LD BE 
JU/IFI$ 9 REPEAT+ HYPOCRITICALLY CIVIL SPEE*ES 9 ! 
PRES5CE ( ! PA9T]1 & PITY+ HIM & LAU<+ AT HIM :5 
!Y W]E ALONE AGA94 

,! SIL5CE 7?\< IT LA/$ NO MORE ?AN A M9UTE7 BECAME TOO 
9TOL]ABLE TO HIM4 ,TO BREAK IT1 & TO %[ HE WAS NOT 
AGITAT$1 HE MADE AN EF=T & ADDRESS$ ,GOL5I%T*EV4 

0,I ?9K ,I'VE HAD ! PLEASURE ( MEET+ Y\10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ 
UNEASILY FIR/ AT ,ANNA1 !N AT ,VRONSKY1 9 FE> ( LOS+ ANY 
%ADE ( !IR EXPRESSION4 

0,TO BE SURE6 ,WE MET AT ,ROSSI'S1 DO Y\ REMEMB]1 AT ?AT SOIREE 
:5 ?AT ,ITALIAN LADY RECIT$--! NEW ,RA*EL80 ,GOL5I%T*EV 
ANSW]$ EASILY1 REMOV+ HIS EYES )\T ! SLI<TE/ REGRET 
FROM ! PICTURE & TURN+ TO ! >TI/4 

,NOTIC+1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,MIHAILOV WAS EXPECT+ A CRITICISM ( ! 
PICTURE1 HE SAID3 

0,Y\R PICTURE HAS GOT ON A GREAT DEAL S9CE ,I SAW IT LA/ TIME2 
& :AT /RIKES ME P>TICUL>LY N[1 AS IT DID !N1 IS ! 
FIGURE ( ,PILATE4 ,ONE SO KN[S ! MAN3 A GOOD-NATUR$1 CAPITAL 
FELL[1 BUT AN (FICIAL ?R\< & ?R\<1 :O DOES NOT KN[ 
:AT IT IS HE'S DO+4 ,BUT ,I FANCY4440 

,ALL ,MIHAILOV'S MOBILE FACE BEAM$ AT ONCE2 HIS EYES SP>KL$4 ,HE 
TRI$ TO SAY SOME?+1 BUT HE C\LD NOT SPEAK = EXCITEM5T1 
& PRET5D$ TO BE C\<+4 ,L[ AS WAS HIS OP9ION ( 
,GOL5I%T*EV'S CAPACITY = UND]/&+ >T1 TRIFL+ AS WAS 
! TRUE REM>K UPON ! FIDELITY ( ! EXPRESSION ( ,PILATE AS 
AN (FICIAL1 & (F5SIVE AS MI<T HAVE SEEM$ ! UTT]ANCE ( 
SO UNIMPORTANT AN OBS]VATION :ILE NO?+ WAS SAID ( MORE 
S]I\S PO9TS1 ,MIHAILOV WAS 9 AN EC/ASY ( DELI<T AT ?IS 
OBS]VATION4 ,HE HAD HIMSELF ?\<T AB\T ,PILATE'S FIGURE JU/ 
:AT ,GOL5I%T*EV SAID4 ,! FACT ?AT ?IS REFLECTION WAS BUT 
ONE ( MILLIONS ( REFLECTIONS1 :I* AS ,MIHAILOV KNEW = 
C]TA9 W\LD BE TRUE1 DID NOT DIM9I% = HIM ! SIGNIFICANCE 
( ,GOL5I%T*EV'S REM>K4 ,HIS HE>T W>M$ TO ,GOL5I%T*EV = 
?IS REM>K1 & FROM A /ATE ( DEPRESSION HE SUDD5LY PASS$ TO 
EC/ASY4 ,AT ONCE ! :OLE ( HIS PICTURE LIV$ BE=E HIM 9 
ALL ! 9DESCRIBABLE COMPLEXITY ( EV]Y?+ LIV+4 ,MIHAILOV 
AGA9 TRI$ TO SAY ?AT ?AT WAS H[ HE UND]/OOD ,PILATE1 BUT 
HIS LIPS QUIV]$ 9TRACTABLY1 & HE C\LD NOT PRON\NCE ! 
WORDS4 ,VRONSKY & ,ANNA TOO SAID SOME?+ 9 ?AT SUBDU$ VOICE 
9 :I*1 P>TLY TO AVOID HURT+ ! >TI/'S FEEL+S & 
P>TLY TO AVOID SAY+ \T L\D SOME?+ SILLY--SO EASILY SAID 
:5 TALK+ ( >T--PEOPLE USUALLY SPEAK AT EXHIBITIONS ( 
PICTURES4 ,MIHAILOV FANCI$ ?AT ! PICTURE HAD MADE AN 
IMPRESSION ON !M TOO4 ,HE W5T UP TO !M4 

0,H[ M>VEL\S ,*RI/'S EXPRESSION IS60 SAID ,ANNA4 ,( ALL %E 
SAW %E LIK$ ?AT EXPRESSION MO/ ( ALL1 & %E FELT ?AT IT 
WAS ! C5T] ( ! PICTURE1 & SO PRAISE ( IT W\LD BE 
PLEASANT TO ! >TI/4 0,ONE CAN SEE ?AT ,HE IS PITY+ ,PILATE40 

,?IS AGA9 WAS ONE ( ! MILLION TRUE REFLECTIONS ?AT C\LD BE 
F\ND 9 HIS PICTURE & 9 ! FIGURE ( ,*RI/4 ,%E SAID ?AT 
,HE WAS PITY+ ,PILATE4 ,9 ,*RI/'S EXPRESSION !RE \<T TO BE 
9DE$ AN EXPRESSION ( PITY1 S9CE !RE IS AN EXPRESSION ( 
LOVE1 ( HEAV5LY PEACE1 ( READ9ESS = DEA?1 & A S5SE ( 
! VANITY ( WORDS4 ,( C\RSE !RE IS ! EXPRESSION ( AN 
(FICIAL 9 ,PILATE & ( PITY 9 ,*RI/1 SEE+ ?AT ONE IS ! 
9C>NATION ( ! FLE%LY & ! O!R ( ! SPIRITUAL LIFE4 
,ALL ?IS & MU* MORE FLA%$ 9TO ,MIHAILOV'S ?\<TS4 

0,YES1 & H[ ?AT FIGURE IS DONE--:AT ATMOSPH]E6 ,ONE CAN WALK 
R\ND IT10 SAID ,GOL5I%T*EV1 UNMI/AKABLY BETRAY+ BY ?IS 
REM>K ?AT HE DID NOT APPROVE ( ! MEAN+ & IDEA ( ! 
FIGURE4 

0,YES1 !RE'S A WOND]FUL MA/]Y60 SAID ,VRONSKY4 0,H[ ?OSE 
FIGURES 9 ! BACKGR\ND /& \T6 ,!RE Y\ HAVE TE*NIQUE10 
HE SAID1 ADDRESS+ ,GOL5I%T*EV1 ALLUD+ TO A CONV]SATION 
BETWE5 !M AB\T ,VRONSKY'S DESPAIR ( ATTA9+ ?IS TE*NIQUE4 

0,YES1 YES1 M>VEL\S60 ,GOL5I%T*EV & ,ANNA ASS5T$4 ,9 SPITE 
( ! EXCIT$ CONDITION 9 :I* HE WAS1 ! S5T5CE AB\T 
TE*NIQUE HAD S5T A PANG TO ,MIHAILOV'S HE>T1 & LOOK+ 
ANGRILY AT ,VRONSKY HE SUDD5LY SC[L$4 ,HE HAD (T5 HE>D ?IS 
WORD TE*NIQUE1 & WAS UTT]LY UNABLE TO UND]/& :AT WAS 
UND]/OOD BY IT4 ,HE KNEW ?AT BY ?IS T]M WAS UND]/OOD A 
ME*ANICAL FACILITY = PA9T+ OR DRAW+1 5TIRELY AP>T FROM 
ITS SUBJECT4 ,HE HAD NOTIC$ (T5 ?AT EV5 9 ACTUAL PRAISE 
TE*NIQUE WAS OPPOS$ TO ESS5TIAL QUALITY1 AS ?\< ONE C\LD 
PA9T WELL SOME?+ ?AT WAS BAD4 ,HE KNEW ?AT A GREAT DEAL ( 
ATT5TION & C>E WAS NECESS>Y 9 TAK+ (F ! COV]+S1 TO 
AVOID 9JUR+ ! CREATION ITSELF1 & TO TAKE (F ALL ! 
COV]+S2 BUT !RE WAS NO >T ( PA9T+--NO TE*NIQUE ( ANY 
SORT--AB\T IT4 ,IF TO A LITTLE *ILD OR TO HIS COOK W]E 
REVEAL$ :AT HE SAW1 IT OR %E W\LD HAVE BE5 ABLE TO PEEL ! 
WRAPP+S (F :AT WAS SE54 ,& ! MO/ EXP]I5C$ & ADROIT 
PA9T] C\LD NOT BY M]E ME*ANICAL FACILITY PA9T ANY?+ IF 
! L9ES ( ! SUBJECT W]E NOT REVEAL$ TO HIM FIR/4 
,BESIDES1 HE SAW ?AT IF IT CAME TO TALK+ AB\T TE*NIQUE1 IT 
WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO PRAISE HIM = IT4 ,9 ALL HE HAD PA9T$ & 
REPA9T$ HE SAW FAULTS ?AT HURT HIS EYES1 COM+ FROM WANT ( 
C>E 9 TAK+ (F ! WRAPP+S--FAULTS HE C\LD NOT CORRECT N[ 
)\T SPOIL+ ! :OLE4 ,& 9 ALMO/ ALL ! FIGURES & 
FACES HE SAW1 TOO1 REMNANTS ( ! WRAPP+S NOT P]FECTLY 
REMOV$ ?AT SPOIL$ ! PICTURE4 

0,ONE ?+ MI<T BE SAID1 IF Y\ WILL ALL[ ME TO MAKE ! 
REM>K4440 OBS]V$ ,GOL5I%T*EV4 

0,OH1 ,I %ALL BE DELI<T$1 ,I BEG Y\10 SAID ,MIHAILOV ) A 
=C$ SMILE4 

0,?AT IS1 ?AT Y\ MAKE ,HIM ! MAN-GOD1 & NOT ! ,GOD-MAN4 
,BUT ,I KN[ ?AT WAS :AT Y\ MEANT TO DO40 

0,I CANNOT PA9T A ,*RI/ ?AT IS NOT 9 MY HE>T10 SAID ,MIHAILOV 
GLOOMILY4 

0,YES2 BUT 9 ?AT CASE1 IF Y\ WILL ALL[ ME TO SAY :AT ,I 
?9K4444 ,Y\R PICTURE IS SO F9E ?AT MY OBS]VATION CANNOT 
DETRACT FROM IT1 &1 BESIDES1 IT IS ONLY MY P]SONAL OP9ION4 
,) Y\ IT IS DIFF]5T4 ,Y\R V]Y MOTIVE IS DIFF]5T4 ,BUT 
LET US TAKE ,IVANOV4 ,I IMAG9E ?AT IF ,*RI/ IS BR\<T D[N TO 
! LEVEL ( AN HI/ORICAL *>ACT]1 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] 
= ,IVANOV TO SELECT SOME O!R HI/ORICAL SUBJECT1 FRE%1 
UNT\*$40 

0,BUT IF ?IS IS ! GREATE/ SUBJECT PRES5T$ TO >T80 

0,IF ONE LOOK$ ONE W\LD F9D O!RS4 ,BUT ! PO9T IS ?AT >T 
CANNOT SUFF] D\BT & DISCUSSION4 ,& BE=E ! PICTURE ( 
,IVANOV ! QUE/ION >ISES = ! BELIEV] & ! UNBELIEV] 
ALIKE1 ',IS IT ,GOD1 OR IS IT NOT ,GOD8' & ! UNITY ( ! 
IMPRESSION IS DE/ROY$40 

0,:Y SO8 ,I ?9K ?AT = $UCAT$ PEOPLE10 SAID ,MIHAILOV1 0! 
QUE/ION CANNOT EXI/40 

,GOL5I%T*EV DID NOT AGREE ) ?IS1 & CONF\ND$ ,MIHAILOV BY 
HIS SUPPORT ( HIS FIR/ IDEA ( ! UNITY ( ! IMPRESSION 
BE+ ESS5TIAL TO >T4 

,MIHAILOV WAS GREATLY P]TURB$1 BUT HE C\LD SAY NO?+ 9 
DEF5SE ( HIS [N IDEA4 

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