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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,LEV9 HAD BE5 M>RI$ ?REE MON?S4 ,HE WAS HAPPY1 BUT NOT AT 
ALL 9 ! WAY HE HAD EXPECT$ TO BE4 ,AT EV]Y /EP HE F\ND HIS 
=M] DREAMS DISAPPO9T$1 & NEW1 UNEXPECT$ SURPRISES ( 
HAPP9ESS4 ,HE WAS HAPPY2 BUT ON 5T]+ UPON FAMILY LIFE HE SAW 
AT EV]Y /EP ?AT IT WAS UTT]LY DIFF]5T FROM :AT HE HAD 
IMAG9$4 ,AT EV]Y /EP HE EXP]I5C$ :AT A MAN W\LD 
EXP]I5CE :O1 AFT] ADMIR+ ! SMOO?1 HAPPY C\RSE ( A 
LITTLE BOAT ON A LAKE1 %\LD GET HIMSELF 9TO ?AT LITTLE BOAT4 
,HE SAW ?AT IT WAS NOT ALL SITT+ /ILL1 FLOAT+ SMOO?LY2 ?AT 
ONE HAD TO ?9K TOO1 NOT = AN 9/ANT TO =GET :]E ONE WAS 
FLOAT+2 & ?AT !RE WAS WAT] UND] ONE1 & ?AT ONE MU/ 
R[2 & ?AT HIS UNACCU/OM$ H&S W\LD BE SORE2 & ?AT IT 
WAS ONLY TO LOOK AT IT ?AT WAS EASY2 BUT ?AT DO+ IT1 ?\< 
V]Y DELI<TFUL1 WAS V]Y DIFFICULT4 

,AS A BA*ELOR1 :5 HE HAD WAT*$ O!R PEOPLE'S M>RI$ LIFE1 
SE5 ! PETTY C>ES1 ! SQUABBLES1 ! JEAL\SY1 HE HAD ONLY 
SMIL$ CONTEMPTU\SLY 9 HIS HE>T4 ,9 HIS FUTURE M>RI$ LIFE 
!RE C\LD BE1 HE WAS CONV9C$1 NO?+ ( ?AT SORT2 EV5 ! 
EXT]NAL =MS1 9DE$1 HE FANCI$1 MU/ BE UTT]LY UNLIKE ! 
LIFE ( O!RS 9 EV]Y?+4 ,& ALL ( A SUDD51 9/EAD ( 
HIS LIFE ) HIS WIFE BE+ MADE ON AN 9DIVIDUAL PATT]N1 IT 
WAS1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 5TIRELY MADE UP ( ! PETTIE/ DETAILS1 
:I* HE HAD SO DESPIS$ BE=E1 BUT :I* N[1 BY NO WILL ( HIS 
[N1 HAD GA9$ AN EXTRAORD9>Y IMPORTANCE ?AT IT WAS USELESS 
TO CONT5D AGA9/4 ,& ,LEV9 SAW ?AT ! ORGANIZATION ( ALL 
!SE DETAILS WAS BY NO MEANS SO EASY AS HE HAD FANCI$ BE=E4 
,AL?\< ,LEV9 BELIEV$ HIMSELF TO HAVE ! MO/ EXACT 
CONCEPTIONS ( DOME/IC LIFE1 UNCONSCI\SLY1 LIKE ALL M51 HE 
PICTUR$ DOME/IC LIFE AS ! HAPPIE/ 5JOYM5T ( LOVE1 ) 
NO?+ TO H9D] & NO PETTY C>ES TO DI/RACT4 ,HE \<T1 AS 
HE CONCEIV$ ! POSITION1 TO DO HIS WORK1 & TO F9D REPOSE 
FROM IT 9 ! HAPP9ESS ( LOVE4 ,%E \<T TO BE BELOV$1 & 
NO?+ MORE4 ,BUT1 LIKE ALL M51 HE =GOT ?AT %E TOO W\LD 
WANT WORK4 ,& HE WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT %E1 HIS POETIC1 EXQUISITE 
,KITTY1 C\LD1 NOT M]ELY 9 ! FIR/ WEEKS1 BUT EV5 9 ! 
FIR/ DAYS ( !IR M>RI$ LIFE1 ?9K1 REMEMB]1 & BUSY 
H]SELF AB\T TABLECLO?S1 & FURNITURE1 AB\T MATTRESSES = 
VISITORS1 AB\T A TRAY1 AB\T ! COOK1 & ! D9N]1 & SO 
ON4 ,:ILE !Y W]E /ILL 5GAG$1 HE HAD BE5 /RUCK BY ! 
DEF9IT5ESS ) :I* %E HAD DECL9$ ! T\R ABROAD & 
DECID$ TO GO 9TO ! C\NTRY1 AS ?\< %E KNEW ( SOME?+ 
%E WANT$1 & C\LD /ILL ?9K ( SOME?+ \TSIDE H] LOVE4 
,?IS HAD J>R$ UPON HIM !N1 & N[ H] TRIVIAL C>ES & 
ANXIETIES J>R$ UPON HIM SEV]AL TIMES4 ,BUT HE SAW ?AT ?IS 
WAS ESS5TIAL = H]4 ,&1 LOV+ H] AS HE DID1 ?\< HE DID 
NOT UND]/& ! REASON ( !M1 & JE]$ AT !SE DOME/IC 
PURSUITS1 HE C\LD NOT HELP ADMIR+ !M4 ,HE JE]$ AT ! WAY 
9 :I* %E >RANG$ ! FURNITURE !Y HAD BR\<T FROM ,MOSC[2 
RE>RANG$ !IR ROOM2 HUNG UP CURTA9S2 PREP>$ ROOMS = 
VISITORS2 A ROOM = ,DOLLY2 SAW AFT] AN ABODE = H] NEW MAID2 
ORD]$ D9N] ( ! OLD COOK2 CAME 9TO COLLISION ) ,AGAFEA 
,MIHALOVNA1 TAK+ FROM H] ! *>GE ( ! /ORES4 ,HE SAW H[ 
! OLD COOK SMIL$1 ADMIR+ H]1 & LI/5+ TO H] 
9EXP]I5C$1 IMPOSSIBLE ORD]S1 H[ M\RNFULLY & T5D]LY 
,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA %OOK H] HEAD OV] ! Y\NG MI/RESS'S NEW 
>RANGEM5TS4 ,HE SAW ?AT ,KITTY WAS EXTRAORD9>ILY SWEET :51 
LAU<+ & CRY+1 %E CAME TO TELL HIM ?AT H] MAID1 ,MA%A1 
WAS US$ TO LOOK+ UPON H] AS H] Y\NG LADY1 & SO NO ONE 
OBEY$ H]4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM SWEET1 BUT /RANGE1 & HE ?\<T 
IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] )\T ?IS4 

,HE DID NOT KN[ H[ GREAT A S5SE ( *ANGE %E WAS EXP]I5C+2 
%E1 :O AT HOME HAD SOMETIMES WANT$ SOME FAVORITE DI%1 OR 
SWEETS1 )\T ! POSSIBILITY ( GETT+ EI!R1 N[ C\LD 
ORD] :AT %E LIK$1 BUY P\NDS ( SWEETS1 SP5D AS MU* MONEY 
AS %E LIK$1 & ORD] ANY PUDD+S %E PLEAS$4 

,%E WAS DREAM+ ) DELI<T N[ ( ,DOLLY'S COM+ TO !M ) 
H] *ILDR51 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE %E W\LD ORD] = ! *ILDR5 
!IR FAVORITE PUDD+S & ,DOLLY W\LD APPRECIATE ALL H] NEW 
H\SEKEEP+4 ,%E DID NOT KN[ H]SELF :Y & :]E=E1 BUT 
! >RANG+ ( H] H\SE HAD AN IRRESI/IBLE ATTRACTION = 
H]4 ,9/9CTIVELY FEEL+ ! APPROA* ( SPR+1 & KN[+ 
?AT !RE W\LD BE DAYS ( R\< WEA!R TOO1 %E BUILT H] NE/ 
AS BE/ %E C\LD1 & WAS 9 HA/E AT ! SAME TIME TO BUILD IT 
& TO LE>N H[ TO DO IT4 

,?IS C>E = DOME/IC DETAILS 9 ,KITTY1 SO OPPOS$ TO ,LEV9'S 
IDEAL ( EXALT$ HAPP9ESS1 WAS AT FIR/ ONE ( ! 
DISAPPO9TM5TS2 & ?IS SWEET C>E ( H] H\SEHOLD1 ! AIM ( 
:I* HE DID NOT UND]/&1 BUT C\LD NOT HELP LOV+1 WAS ONE 
( ! NEW HAPPY SURPRISES4 

,ANO!R DISAPPO9TM5T & HAPPY SURPRISE CAME 9 !IR QU>RELS4 
,LEV9 C\LD NEV] HAVE CONCEIV$ ?AT BETWE5 HIM & HIS WIFE 
ANY RELATIONS C\LD >ISE O!R ?AN T5D]1 RESPECTFUL & 
LOV+1 & ALL AT ONCE 9 ! V]Y E>LY DAYS !Y QU>REL$1 SO 
?AT %E SAID HE DID NOT C>E = H]1 ?AT HE C>$ = NO ONE 
BUT HIMSELF1 BUR/ 9TO TE>S1 & WRUNG H] >MS4 

,?IS FIR/ QU>REL >OSE FROM ,LEV9'S HAV+ GONE \T TO A NEW 
F>MH\SE & HAV+ BE5 AWAY HALF AN H\R TOO LONG1 BECAUSE HE 
HAD TRI$ TO GET HOME BY A %ORT CUT & HAD LO/ HIS WAY4 ,HE 
DROVE HOME ?9K+ ( NO?+ BUT H]1 ( H] LOVE1 ( HIS [N 
HAPP9ESS1 & ! NE>] HE DREW TO HOME1 ! W>M] WAS HIS 
T5D]NESS = H]4 ,HE RAN 9TO ! ROOM ) ! SAME FEEL+1 
) AN EV5 /RONG] FEEL+ ?AN HE HAD HAD :5 HE REA*$ ! 
,%T*]BATSKYS' H\SE TO MAKE HIS (F]4 ,& SUDD5LY HE WAS MET 
BY A L[]+ EXPRESSION HE HAD NEV] SE5 9 H]4 ,HE W\LD HAVE 
KISS$ H]2 %E PU%$ HIM AWAY4 

0,:AT IS IT80 

0,Y\'VE BE5 5JOY+ Y\RSELF10 %E BEGAN1 TRY+ TO BE CALM & 
SPITEFUL4 ,BUT AS SOON AS %E OP5$ H] M\?1 A /REAM ( 
REPROA*1 ( S5SELESS JEAL\SY1 ( ALL ?AT HAD BE5 TORTUR+ 
H] DUR+ ?AT HALF H\R :I* %E HAD SP5T SITT+ MOTIONLESS 
AT ! W9D[1 BUR/ FROM H]4 ,IT WAS ONLY !N1 = ! FIR/ 
TIME1 ?AT HE CLE>LY UND]/OOD :AT HE HAD NOT UND]/OOD :5 
HE L$ H] \T ( ! *UR* AFT] ! W$D+4 ,HE FELT N[ ?AT 
HE WAS NOT SIMPLY CLOSE TO H]1 BUT ?AT HE DID NOT KN[ :]E HE 
5D$ & %E BEGAN4 ,HE FELT ?IS FROM ! AGONIZ+ S5SATION 
( DIVISION ?AT HE EXP]I5C$ AT ?AT 9/ANT4 ,HE WAS (F5D$ 
= ! FIR/ 9/ANT1 BUT ! V]Y SAME SECOND HE FELT ?AT HE 
C\LD NOT BE (F5D$ BY H]1 ?AT %E WAS HIMSELF4 ,HE FELT = 
! FIR/ MOM5T AS A MAN FEELS :51 HAV+ SUDD5LY RECEIV$ A 
VIOL5T BL[ FROM BEH9D1 HE TURNS R\ND1 ANGRY & EAG] TO 
AV5GE HIMSELF1 TO LOOK = HIS ANTAGONI/1 & F9DS ?AT IT IS 
HE HIMSELF :O HAS ACCID5TALLY /RUCK HIMSELF1 ?AT !RE IS NO 
ONE TO BE ANGRY )1 & ?AT HE MU/ PUT UP ) & TRY TO 
SOO! ! PA94 

,NEV] AFT]W>DS DID HE FEEL IT ) SU* 9T5SITY1 BUT ?IS 
FIR/ TIME HE C\LD NOT = A LONG :ILE GET OV] IT4 ,HIS 
NATURAL FEEL+ URG$ HIM TO DEF5D HIMSELF1 TO PROVE TO H] %E 
WAS WRONG2 BUT TO PROVE H] WRONG W\LD MEAN IRRITAT+ H] /ILL 
MORE & MAK+ ! RUPTURE GREAT] ?AT WAS ! CAUSE ( ALL HIS 
SUFF]+4 ,ONE HABITUAL FEEL+ IMPELL$ HIM TO GET RID ( ! 
BLAME & TO PASS IT ON TO H]4 ,ANO!R FEEL+1 EV5 /RONG]1 
IMPELL$ HIM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE TO SMOO? OV] ! RUPTURE 
)\T LETT+ IT GR[ GREAT]4 ,TO REMA9 UND] SU* UNDES]V$ 
REPROA* WAS WRET*$1 BUT TO MAKE H] SUFF] BY JU/IFY+ 
HIMSELF WAS WORSE /ILL4 ,LIKE A MAN HALF-AWAKE 9 AN AGONY ( 
PA91 HE WANT$ TO TE> \T1 TO FL+ AWAY ! A*+ PLACE1 & 
COM+ TO HIS S5SES1 HE FELT ?AT ! A*+ PLACE WAS HIMSELF4 
,HE C\LD DO NO?+ BUT TRY TO HELP ! A*+ PLACE TO BE> IT1 
& ?IS HE TRI$ TO DO4 

,!Y MADE PEACE4 ,%E1 RECOGNIZ+ ?AT %E WAS WRONG1 ?\< %E 
DID NOT SAY SO1 BECAME T5D]] TO HIM1 & !Y EXP]I5C$ NEW1 
R$\BL$ HAPP9ESS 9 !IR LOVE4 ,BUT ?AT DID NOT PREV5T SU* 
QU>RELS FROM HAPP5+ AGA91 & EXCE$+LY (T5 TOO1 ON ! 
MO/ UNEXPECT$ & TRIVIAL GR\NDS4 ,!SE QU>RELS FREQU5TLY 
>OSE FROM ! FACT ?AT !Y DID NOT YET KN[ :AT WAS ( 
IMPORTANCE TO EA* O!R & ?AT ALL ?IS E>LY P]IOD !Y W]E 
BO? (T5 9 A BAD TEMP]4 ,:5 ONE WAS 9 A GOOD TEMP]1 & 
! O!R 9 A BAD TEMP]1 ! PEACE WAS NOT BROK52 BUT :5 
BO? HAPP5$ TO BE 9 AN ILL-HUMOR1 QU>RELS SPRANG UP FROM SU* 
9COMPREH5SIBLY TRIFL+ CAUSES1 ?AT !Y C\LD NEV] REMEMB] 
AFT]W>DS :AT !Y HAD QU>REL$ AB\T4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT :5 
!Y W]E BO? 9 A GOOD TEMP] !IR 5JOYM5T ( LIFE WAS 
R$\BL$4 ,BUT /ILL ?IS FIR/ P]IOD ( !IR M>RI$ LIFE WAS 
A DIFFICULT TIME = !M4 

,DUR+ ALL ?IS E>LY TIME !Y HAD A PECULI>LY VIVID S5SE ( 
T5SION1 AS IT W]E1 A TUGG+ 9 OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ( ! 
*A9 BY :I* !Y W]E B\ND4 ,ALTOGE!R !IR HONEYMOON--?AT 
IS TO SAY1 ! MON? AFT] !IR W$D+--FROM :I* FROM 
TRADITION ,LEV9 EXPECT$ SO MU*1 WAS NOT M]ELY NOT A TIME ( 
SWEETNESS1 BUT REMA9$ 9 ! MEMORIES ( BO? AS ! BITT]E/ 
& MO/ HUMILIAT+ P]IOD 9 !IR LIVES4 ,!Y BO? ALIKE 
TRI$ 9 LAT] LIFE TO BLOT \T FROM !IR MEMORIES ALL ! 
MON/R\S1 %AMEFUL 9CID5TS ( ?AT MORBID P]IOD1 :5 BO? 
W]E R>ELY 9 A NORMAL FRAME ( M9D1 BO? W]E R>ELY QUITE 
!MSELVES4 

,IT WAS ONLY 9 ! ?IRD MON? ( !IR M>RI$ LIFE1 AFT] !IR 
RETURN FROM ,MOSC[1 :]E !Y HAD BE5 /AY+ = A MON?1 ?AT 
!IR LIFE BEGAN TO GO MORE SMOO?LY4 

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