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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,MIHAILOV SOLD ,VRONSKY HIS PICTURE1 & AGRE$ TO PA9T A 
PORTRAIT ( ,ANNA4 ,ON ! DAY FIX$ HE CAME & BEGAN ! WORK4 

,FROM ! FIF? SITT+ ! PORTRAIT IMPRESS$ EV]YONE1 
ESPECIALLY ,VRONSKY1 NOT ONLY BY ITS RESEMBLANCE1 BUT BY ITS 
*>ACT]I/IC BEAUTY4 ,IT WAS /RANGE H[ ,MIHAILOV C\LD HAVE 
DISCOV]$ JU/ H] *>ACT]I/IC BEAUTY4 0,ONE NE$S TO KN[ 
& LOVE H] AS ,I HAVE LOV$ H] TO DISCOV] ! V]Y SWEETE/ 
EXPRESSION ( H] S\L10 ,VRONSKY ?\<T1 ?\< IT WAS ONLY FROM 
?IS PORTRAIT ?AT HE HAD HIMSELF LE>N$ ?IS SWEETE/ 
EXPRESSION ( H] S\L4 ,BUT ! EXPRESSION WAS SO TRUE ?AT HE1 
& O!RS TOO1 FANCI$ !Y HAD LONG KN[N IT4 

0,I HAVE BE5 /RUGGL+ ON = EV] SO LONG )\T DO+ 
ANY?+10 HE SAID ( HIS [N PORTRAIT ( H]1 0& HE JU/ 
LOOK$ & PA9T$ IT4 ,?AT'S :]E TE*NIQUE COMES 940 

0,?AT WILL COME10 WAS ! CONSOL+ REASSURANCE GIV5 HIM BY 
,GOL5I%T*EV1 9 :OSE VIEW ,VRONSKY HAD BO? TAL5T1 & :AT 
WAS MO/ IMPORTANT1 CULTURE1 GIV+ HIM A WID] \TLOOK ON >T4 
,GOL5I%T*EV'S FAI? 9 ,VRONSKY'S TAL5T WAS PROPP$ UP BY HIS 
[N NE$ ( ,VRONSKY'S SYMPA?Y & APPROVAL = HIS [N >TICLES 
& IDEAS1 & HE FELT ?AT ! PRAISE & SUPPORT MU/ BE 
MUTUAL4 

,9 ANO!R MAN'S H\SE1 & ESPECIALLY 9 ,VRONSKY'S PALAZZO1 
,MIHAILOV WAS QUITE A DIFF]5T MAN FROM :AT HE WAS 9 HIS 
/UDIO4 ,HE BEHAV$ ) HO/ILE C\RTESY1 AS ?\< HE W]E 
AFRAID ( COM+ CLOS] TO PEOPLE HE DID NOT RESPECT4 ,HE CALL$ 
,VRONSKY 0Y\R EXCELL5CY10 & NOT)/&+ ,ANNA'S & 
,VRONSKY'S 9VITATIONS1 HE W\LD NEV] /AY TO D9N]1 NOR COME 
EXCEPT = ! SITT+S4 ,ANNA WAS EV5 MORE FRI5DLY TO HIM ?AN 
TO O!R PEOPLE1 & WAS V]Y GRATEFUL = H] PORTRAIT4 ,VRONSKY 
WAS MORE ?AN CORDIAL ) HIM1 & WAS OBVI\SLY 9T]E/$ TO 
KN[ ! >TI/'S OP9ION ( HIS PICTURE4 ,GOL5I%T*EV NEV] 
LET SLIP AN OPPORTUNITY ( 9/ILL+ S\ND IDEAS AB\T >T 9TO 
,MIHAILOV4 ,BUT ,MIHAILOV REMA9$ EQUALLY *ILLY TO ALL ( !M4 
,ANNA WAS AW>E FROM HIS EYES ?AT HE LIK$ LOOK+ AT H]1 BUT HE 
AVOID$ CONV]SATION ) H]4 ,VRONSKY'S TALK AB\T HIS PA9T+ 
HE MET ) /UBBORN SIL5CE1 & HE WAS AS /UBBORNLY SIL5T 
:5 HE WAS %[N ,VRONSKY'S PICTURE4 ,HE WAS UNMI/AKABLY BOR$ 
BY ,GOL5I%T*EV'S CONV]SATION1 & HE DID NOT ATTEMPT TO OPPOSE 
HIM4 

,ALTOGE!R ,MIHAILOV1 ) HIS RES]V$ & DISAGREEABLE1 AS IT 
W]E1 HO/ILE ATTITUDE1 WAS QUITE DISLIK$ BY !M AS !Y GOT TO 
KN[ HIM BETT]2 & !Y W]E GLAD :5 ! SITT+S W]E OV]1 
& !Y W]E LEFT ) A MAGNIFIC5T PORTRAIT 9 !IR 
POSSESSION1 & HE GAVE UP COM+4 ,GOL5I%T*EV WAS ! FIR/ 
TO GIVE EXPRESSION TO AN IDEA ?AT HAD OCCURR$ TO ALL ( !M1 
:I* WAS ?AT ,MIHAILOV WAS SIMPLY JEAL\S ( ,VRONSKY4 

0,NOT 5VI\S1 LET US SAY1 S9CE HE HAS TAL5T2 BUT IT ANNOYS HIM 
?AT A WEAL?Y MAN ( ! HI<E/ SOCIETY1 & A C\NT1 TOO 7Y\ 
KN[ !Y ALL DETE/ A TITLE71 CAN1 )\T ANY P>TICUL> 
TR\BLE1 DO AS WELL1 IF NOT BETT]1 ?AN HE :O HAS DEVOT$ ALL 
HIS LIFE TO IT4 ,& MORE ?AN ALL1 IT'S A QUE/ION ( CULTURE1 
:I* HE IS )\T40 

,VRONSKY DEF5D$ ,MIHAILOV1 BUT AT ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T HE 
BELIEV$ IT1 BECAUSE 9 HIS VIEW A MAN ( A DIFF]5T1 L[] 
WORLD W\LD BE SURE TO BE 5VI\S4 

,ANNA'S PORTRAIT--! SAME SUBJECT PA9T$ FROM NATURE BO? BY HIM 
& BY ,MIHAILOV--\<T TO HAVE %[N ,VRONSKY ! DIFF]5CE 
BETWE5 HIM & ,MIHAILOV2 BUT HE DID NOT SEE IT4 ,ONLY AFT] 
,MIHAILOV'S PORTRAIT WAS PA9T$ HE LEFT (F PA9T+ HIS PORTRAIT 
( ,ANNA1 DECID+ ?AT IT WAS N[ NOT NE$$4 ,HIS PICTURE ( 
M$IEVAL LIFE HE W5T ON )4 ,& HE HIMSELF1 & 
,GOL5I%T*EV1 & /ILL MORE ,ANNA1 ?\<T IT V]Y GOOD1 BECAUSE 
IT WAS F> MORE LIKE ! CELEBRAT$ PICTURES !Y KNEW ?AN 
,MIHAILOV'S PICTURE4 

,MIHAILOV MEAN:ILE1 AL?\< ,ANNA'S PORTRAIT GREATLY FASC9AT$ 
HIM1 WAS EV5 MORE GLAD ?AN !Y W]E :5 ! SITT+S W]E 
OV]1 & HE HAD NO LONG] TO LI/5 TO ,GOL5I%T*EV'S 
DISQUISITIONS UPON >T1 & C\LD =GET AB\T ,VRONSKY'S 
PA9T+4 ,HE KNEW ?AT ,VRONSKY C\LD NOT BE PREV5T$ FROM 
AMUS+ HIMSELF ) PA9T+2 HE KNEW ?AT HE & ALL DILETTANTI 
HAD A P]FECT RI<T TO PA9T :AT !Y LIK$1 BUT IT WAS 
DI/A/EFUL TO HIM4 ,A MAN C\LD NOT BE PREV5T$ FROM MAK+ 
HIMSELF A BIG WAX DOLL1 & KISS+ IT4 ,BUT IF ! MAN W]E TO 
COME ) ! DOLL & SIT BE=E A MAN 9 LOVE1 & BEG9 
C>ESS+ HIS DOLL AS ! LOV] C>ESS$ ! WOMAN HE LOV$1 IT 
W\LD BE DI/A/EFUL TO ! LOV]4 ,JU/ SU* A DI/A/EFUL 
S5SATION WAS :AT ,MIHAILOV FELT AT ! SI<T ( ,VRONSKY'S 
PA9T+3 HE FELT IT BO? LUDICR\S & IRRITAT+1 BO? PITIABLE 
& (F5SIVE4 

,VRONSKY'S 9T]E/ 9 PA9T+ & ! ,MIDDLE ,AGES DID NOT LA/ 
LONG4 ,HE HAD 5\< TA/E = PA9T+ TO BE UNABLE TO F9I% 
HIS PICTURE4 ,! PICTURE CAME TO A /&/ILL4 ,HE WAS VAGUELY 
AW>E ?AT ITS DEFECTS1 9CONSPICU\S AT FIR/1 W\LD BE GL>+ 
IF HE W]E TO GO ON ) IT4 ,! SAME EXP]I5CE BEFELL HIM AS 
,GOL5I%T*EV1 :O FELT ?AT HE HAD NO?+ TO SAY1 & 
CONT9UALLY DECEIV$ HIMSELF ) ! !ORY ?AT HIS IDEA WAS 
NOT YET MATURE1 ?AT HE WAS WORK+ IT \T & COLLECT+ 
MAT]IALS4 ,?IS EXASP]AT$ & TORTUR$ ,GOL5I%T*EV1 BUT 
,VRONSKY WAS 9CAPABLE ( DECEIV+ & TORTUR+ HIMSELF1 & 
EV5 MORE 9CAPABLE ( EXASP]ATION4 ,) HIS *>ACT]I/IC 
DECISION1 )\T EXPLANATION OR APOLOGY1 HE SIMPLY CEAS$ 
WORK+ AT PA9T+4 

,BUT )\T ?IS OCCUPATION1 ! LIFE ( ,VRONSKY & ( ,ANNA1 :O 
WOND]$ AT HIS LOSS ( 9T]E/ 9 IT1 /RUCK !M AS 
9TOL]ABLY T$I\S 9 AN ,ITALIAN T[N4 ,! PALAZZO SUDD5LY 
SEEM$ SO OBTRUSIVELY OLD & DIRTY1 ! SPOTS ON ! CURTA9S1 
! CRACKS 9 ! FLOORS1 ! BROK5 PLA/] ON ! CORNICES 
BECAME SO DISAGREEABLY OBVI\S1 & ! EV]LA/+ SAM5ESS ( 
,GOL5I%T*EV1 & ! ,ITALIAN PR(ESSOR & ! ,G]MAN TRAVEL] 
BECAME SO WE>ISOME1 ?AT !Y HAD TO MAKE SOME *ANGE4 ,!Y 
RESOLV$ TO GO TO ,RUSSIA1 TO ! C\NTRY4 ,9 ,PET]SBURG ,VRONSKY 
9T5D$ TO >RANGE A P>TITION ( ! L& ) HIS BRO!R1 
:ILE ,ANNA MEANT TO SEE H] SON4 ,! SUMM] !Y 9T5D$ TO 
SP5D ON ,VRONSKY'S GREAT FAMILY E/ATE4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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