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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,LEV9 W5T UP/AIRS1 HIS WIFE WAS SITT+ NE> ! NEW 
SILV] SAMOV> BEH9D ! NEW TEA S]VICE1 &1 HAV+ SETTL$ 
OLD ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA AT A LITTLE TABLE ) A FULL CUP ( TEA1 
WAS READ+ A LETT] FROM ,DOLLY1 ) :OM !Y W]E 9 CONT9UAL 
& FREQU5T CORRESPOND5CE4 

0,Y\ SEE1 Y\R GOOD LADY'S SETTL$ ME H]E1 TOLD ME TO SIT A BIT 
) H]10 SAID ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 SMIL+ AFFECTIONATELY AT 
,KITTY4 

,9 !SE WORDS ( ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 ,LEV9 READ ! F9AL ACT ( 
! DRAMA :I* HAD BE5 5ACT$ ( LATE BETWE5 H] & ,KITTY4 
,HE SAW ?AT1 9 SPITE ( ,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA'S FEEL+S BE+ HURT 
BY A NEW MI/RESS TAK+ ! RE9S ( GOV]NM5T \T ( H] 
H&S1 ,KITTY HAD YET CONQU]$ H] & MADE H] LOVE H]4 

0,H]E1 ,I OP5$ Y\R LETT] TOO10 SAID ,KITTY1 H&+ HIM AN 
ILLIT]ATE LETT]4 0,IT'S FROM ?AT WOMAN1 ,I ?9K1 Y\R 
BRO!R'S4440 %E SAID4 0,I DID NOT READ IT ?R\<4 ,?IS IS 
FROM MY PEOPLE & FROM ,DOLLY4 ,FANCY6 ,DOLLY TOOK ,TANYA & 
,GRI%A TO A *ILDR5'S BALL AT ! ,S>MATSKYS'3 ,TANYA WAS A 
,FR5* M>QUISE40 

,BUT ,LEV9 DID NOT HE> H]4 ,FLU%+1 HE TOOK ! LETT] FROM 
,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 HIS BRO!R'S =M] MI/RESS1 & BEGAN TO 
READ IT4 ,?IS WAS ! SECOND LETT] HE HAD RECEIV$ FROM ,M>YA 
,NIKOLAEVNA4 ,9 ! FIR/ LETT]1 ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA WROTE ?AT HIS 
BRO!R HAD S5T H] AWAY = NO FAULT ( H]S1 &1 ) 
T\*+ SIMPLICITY1 ADD$ ?AT ?\< %E WAS 9 WANT AGA91 %E 
ASK$ = NO?+1 & WI%$ = NO?+1 BUT WAS ONLY TORM5T$ 
BY ! ?\<T ?AT ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT* W\LD COME TO GRIEF 
)\T H]1 [+ TO ! WEAK /ATE ( HIS HEAL?1 & BEGG$ 
HIS BRO!R TO LOOK AFT] HIM4 ,N[ %E WROTE QUITE DIFF]5TLY4 
,%E HAD F\ND ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*1 HAD AGA9 MADE IT UP ) HIM 
9 ,MOSC[1 & HAD MOV$ ) HIM TO A PROV9CIAL T[N1 :]E HE 
HAD RECEIV$ A PO/ 9 ! GOV]NM5T S]VICE4 ,BUT ?AT HE HAD 
QU>REL$ ) ! HEAD (FICIAL1 & WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO 
,MOSC[1 ONLY HE HAD BE5 TAK5 SO ILL ON ! ROAD ?AT IT WAS 
D\BTFUL IF HE W\LD EV] LEAVE HIS B$ AGA91 %E WROTE4 0,IT'S 
ALWAYS ( Y\ HE HAS TALK$1 &1 BESIDES1 HE HAS NO MORE MONEY 
LEFT40 

0,READ ?IS2 ,DOLLY WRITES AB\T Y\10 ,KITTY WAS BEG9N+1 ) A 
SMILE2 BUT %E /OPP$ SUDD5LY1 NOTIC+ ! *ANG$ EXPRESSION 
ON H] HUSB&'S FACE4 

0,:AT IS IT8 ,:AT'S ! MATT]80 

0,%E WRITES TO ME ?AT ,NIKOLAY1 MY BRO!R1 IS AT DEA?'S DOOR4 
,I %ALL GO TO HIM40 

,KITTY'S FACE *ANG$ AT ONCE4 ,?\<TS ( ,TANYA AS A M>QUISE1 
( ,DOLLY1 ALL HAD VANI%$4 

0,:5 >E Y\ GO+80 %E SAID4 

0,TOMORR[40 

0,& ,I WILL GO ) Y\1 CAN ,I80 %E SAID4 

0,KITTY6 ,:AT >E Y\ ?9K+ (80 HE SAID REPROA*FULLY4 

0,H[ DO Y\ MEAN80 (F5D$ ?AT HE %\LD SEEM TO TAKE H] 
SUGGE/ION UNWILL+LY & ) VEXATION4 0,:Y %\LDN'T ,I GO8 
,I %AN'T BE 9 Y\R WAY4 ,I4440 

0,I'M GO+ BECAUSE MY BRO!R IS DY+10 SAID ,LEV94 0,:Y %\LD 
Y\4440 

0,:Y8 ,= ! SAME REASON AS Y\40 

0,&1 AT A MOM5T ( SU* GRAVITY = ME1 %E ONLY ?9KS ( H] 
BE+ DULL BY H]SELF10 ?\<T ,LEV94 ,& ?IS LACK ( C&OR 
9 A MATT] ( SU* GRAVITY 9FURIAT$ HIM4 

0,IT'S \T ( ! QUE/ION10 HE SAID /]NLY4 

,AGAFEA ,MIHALOVNA1 SEE+ ?AT IT WAS COM+ TO A QU>REL1 G5TLY 
PUT D[N H] CUP & )DREW4 ,KITTY DID NOT EV5 NOTICE H]4 
,! TONE 9 :I* H] HUSB& HAD SAID ! LA/ WORDS W\ND$ 
H]1 ESPECIALLY BECAUSE HE EVID5TLY DID NOT BELIEVE :AT %E HAD 
SAID4 

0,I TELL Y\1 ?AT IF Y\ GO1 ,I %ALL COME ) Y\2 ,I %ALL 
C]TA9LY COME10 %E SAID HA/ILY & WRA?FULLY4 0,:Y \T ( 
! QUE/ION8 ,:Y DO Y\ SAY IT'S \T ( ! QUE/ION80 

0,BECAUSE IT'LL BE GO+ ,GOD KN[S :]E1 BY ALL SORTS ( ROADS 
& TO ALL SORTS ( HOTELS4 ,Y\ W\LD BE A H9DRANCE TO ME10 
SAID ,LEV91 TRY+ TO BE COOL4 

0,NOT AT ALL4 ,I DON'T WANT ANY?+4 ,:]E Y\ CAN GO1 ,I 
CAN44440 

0,WELL1 = ONE ?+ !N1 BECAUSE ?IS WOMAN'S !RE :OM Y\ 
CAN'T MEET40 

0,I DON'T KN[ & DON'T C>E TO KN[ :O'S !RE & :AT4 ,I 
KN[ ?AT MY HUSB&'S BRO!R IS DY+ & MY HUSB& IS GO+ 
TO HIM1 & ,I GO ) MY HUSB& TOO44440 

0,KITTY6 ,DON'T GET ANGRY4 ,BUT JU/ ?9K A LITTLE3 ?IS IS A 
MATT] ( SU* IMPORTANCE ?AT ,I CAN'T BE> TO ?9K ?AT Y\ 
%\LD BR+ 9 A FEEL+ ( WEAKNESS1 ( DISLIKE TO BE+ LEFT 
ALONE4 ,COME1 Y\'LL BE DULL ALONE1 SO GO & /AY AT ,MOSC[ A 
LITTLE40 

0,!RE1 Y\ ALWAYS ASCRIBE BASE1 VILE MOTIVES TO ME10 %E SAID 
) TE>S ( W\ND$ PRIDE & FURY4 0,I DIDN'T MEAN1 IT WASN'T 
WEAKNESS1 IT WASN'T 444 ,I FEEL ?AT IT'S MY DUTY TO BE ) MY 
HUSB& :5 HE'S 9 TR\BLE1 BUT Y\ TRY ON PURPOSE TO HURT ME1 
Y\ TRY ON PURPOSE NOT TO UND]/&44440 

0,NO2 ?IS IS AWFUL6 ,TO BE SU* A SLAVE60 CRI$ ,LEV91 GETT+ 
UP1 & UNABLE TO RE/RA9 HIS ANG] ANY LONG]4 ,BUT AT ! SAME 
SECOND HE FELT ?AT HE WAS BEAT+ HIMSELF4 

0,!N :Y DID Y\ M>RY8 ,Y\ C\LD HAVE BE5 FREE4 ,:Y DID Y\1 
IF Y\ REGRET IT80 %E SAID1 GETT+ UP & RUNN+ AWAY 9TO ! 
DRAW+ ROOM4 

,:5 HE W5T TO H]1 %E WAS SOBB+4 

,HE BEGAN TO SPEAK1 TRY+ TO F9D WORDS NOT TO DISSUADE BUT 
SIMPLY TO SOO! H]4 ,BUT %E DID NOT HE$ HIM1 & W\LD NOT 
AGREE TO ANY?+4 ,HE B5T D[N TO H] & TOOK H] H&1 :I* 
RESI/$ HIM4 ,HE KISS$ H] H&1 KISS$ H] HAIR1 KISS$ H] 
H& AGA9--/ILL %E WAS SIL5T4 ,BUT :5 HE TOOK H] FACE 9 
BO? HIS H&S & SAID 0,KITTY60 %E SUDD5LY RECOV]$ H]SELF1 
& BEGAN TO CRY1 & !Y W]E RECONCIL$4 

,IT WAS DECID$ ?AT !Y %\LD GO TOGE!R ! NEXT DAY4 ,LEV9 
TOLD HIS WIFE ?AT HE BELIEV$ %E WANT$ TO GO SIMPLY 9 ORD] 
TO BE ( USE1 AGRE$ ?AT ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA'S BE+ ) HIS 
BRO!R DID NOT MAKE H] GO+ IMPROP]1 BUT HE SET (F AT ! 
BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T DISSATISFI$ BO? ) H] & ) HIMSELF4 
,HE WAS DISSATISFI$ ) H] = BE+ UNABLE TO MAKE UP H] M9D 
TO LET HIM GO :5 IT WAS NECESS>Y 7& H[ /RANGE IT WAS = 
HIM TO ?9K ?AT HE1 SO LATELY H>DLY D>+ TO BELIEVE 9 SU* 
HAPP9ESS AS ?AT %E C\LD LOVE HIM--N[ WAS UNHAPPY BECAUSE %E 
LOV$ HIM TOO MU*671 & HE WAS DISSATISFI$ ) HIMSELF = 
NOT %[+ MORE /R5G? ( WILL4 ,EV5 GREAT] WAS ! FEEL+ 
( DISAGREEM5T AT ! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T AS TO H] NOT NE$+ 
TO CONSID] ! WOMAN :O WAS ) HIS BRO!R1 & HE ?\<T 
) HORROR ( ALL ! CONT+5CIES !Y MI<T MEET )4 ,! 
M]E IDEA ( HIS WIFE1 HIS ,KITTY1 BE+ 9 ! SAME ROOM ) A 
COMMON W5*1 SET HIM %UDD]+ ) HORROR & LOA?+4 

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