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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,LEV9 C\LD NOT LOOK CALMLY AT HIS BRO!R2 HE C\LD NOT HIMSELF 
BE NATURAL & CALM 9 HIS PRES5CE4 ,:5 HE W5T 9 TO ! SICK 
MAN1 HIS EYES & HIS ATT5TION W]E UNCONSCI\SLY DIMM$1 & HE 
DID NOT SEE & DID NOT DI/+UI% ! DETAILS ( HIS BRO!R'S 
POSITION4 ,HE SMELT ! AWFUL ODOR1 SAW ! DIRT1 DISORD]1 & 
MIS]ABLE CONDITION1 & HE>D ! GROANS1 & FELT ?AT NO?+ 
C\LD BE DONE TO HELP4 ,IT NEV] 5T]$ HIS HEAD TO ANALYZE ! 
DETAILS ( ! SICK MAN'S SITUATION1 TO CONSID] H[ ?AT BODY 
WAS LY+ UND] ! QUILT1 H[ ?OSE EMACIAT$ LEGS & ?I<S 
& SP9E W]E LY+ HUDDL$ UP1 & :E!R !Y C\LD NOT BE 
MADE MORE COM=TABLE1 :E!R ANY?+ C\LD NOT BE DONE TO MAKE 
?+S1 IF NOT BETT]1 AT LEA/ LESS BAD4 ,IT MADE HIS BLOOD RUN 
COLD :5 HE BEGAN TO ?9K ( ALL !SE DETAILS4 ,HE WAS 
ABSOLUTELY CONV9C$ ?AT NO?+ C\LD BE DONE TO PROLONG HIS 
BRO!R'S LIFE OR TO RELIEVE HIS SUFF]+4 ,BUT A S5SE ( HIS 
REG>D+ ALL AID AS \T ( ! QUE/ION WAS FELT BY ! SICK 
MAN1 & EXASP]AT$ HIM4 ,& ?IS MADE IT /ILL MORE PA9FUL 
= ,LEV94 ,TO BE 9 ! SICK-ROOM WAS AGONY TO HIM1 NOT TO BE 
!RE /ILL WORSE4 ,& HE WAS CONT9UALLY1 ON V>I\S PRETEXTS1 
GO+ \T ( ! ROOM1 & COM+ 9 AGA91 BECAUSE HE WAS UNABLE 
TO REMA9 ALONE4 

,BUT ,KITTY ?\<T1 & FELT1 & ACT$ QUITE DIFF]5TLY4 ,ON 
SEE+ ! SICK MAN1 %E PITI$ HIM4 ,& PITY 9 H] WOMANLY 
HE>T DID NOT >\SE AT ALL ?AT FEEL+ ( HORROR & LOA?+ 
?AT IT >\S$ 9 H] HUSB&1 BUT A DESIRE TO ACT1 TO F9D \T 
ALL ! DETAILS ( HIS /ATE1 & TO REM$Y !M4 ,& S9CE %E 
HAD NOT ! SLI<TE/ D\BT ?AT IT WAS H] DUTY TO HELP HIM1 %E 
HAD NO D\BT EI!R ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE1 & IMM$IATELY SET TO 
WORK4 ,! V]Y DETAILS1 ! M]E ?\<T ( :I* R$UC$ H] 
HUSB& TO T]ROR1 IMM$IATELY 5GAG$ H] ATT5TION4 ,%E S5T 
= ! DOCTOR1 S5T TO ! *EMI/'S1 SET ! MAID :O HAD COME 
) H] & ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA TO SWEEP & DU/ & SCRUB2 %E 
H]SELF WA%$ UP SOME?+1 WA%$ \T SOME?+ ELSE1 LAID 
SOME?+ UND] ! QUILT4 ,SOME?+ WAS BY H] DIRECTIONS 
BR\<T 9TO ! SICK-ROOM1 SOME?+ ELSE WAS C>RI$ \T4 ,%E 
H]SELF W5T SEV]AL TIMES TO H] ROOM1 REG>DLESS ( ! M5 %E 
MET 9 ! CORRIDOR1 GOT \T & BR\<T 9 %EETS1 PILL[ CASES1 
T[ELS1 & %IRTS4 

,! WAIT]1 :O WAS BUSY ) A P>TY ( 5G9E]S D9+ 9 ! 
D9+ HALL1 CAME SEV]AL TIMES ) AN IRATE C\NT5ANCE 9 
ANSW] TO H] SUMMONS1 & C\LD NOT AVOID C>RY+ \T H] 
ORD]S1 AS %E GAVE !M ) SU* GRACI\S 9SI/5CE ?AT !RE 
WAS NO EVAD+ H]4 ,LEV9 DID NOT APPROVE ( ALL ?IS2 HE DID 
NOT BELIEVE IT W\LD BE ( ANY GOOD TO ! PATI5T4 ,ABOVE ALL1 
HE FE>$ ! PATI5T W\LD BE ANGRY AT IT4 ,BUT ! SICK MAN1 
?\< HE SEEM$ & WAS 9DIFF]5T AB\T IT1 WAS NOT ANGRY1 BUT 
ONLY ABA%$1 & ON ! :OLE AS IT W]E 9T]E/$ 9 :AT %E 
WAS DO+ ) HIM4 ,COM+ BACK FROM ! DOCTOR TO :OM ,KITTY 
HAD S5T HIM1 ,LEV91 ON OP5+ ! DOOR1 CAME UPON ! SICK MAN 
AT ! 9/ANT :51 BY ,KITTY'S DIRECTIONS1 !Y W]E *ANG+ 
HIS L954 ,! LONG :ITE RIDGE ( HIS SP9E1 ) ! HUGE1 
PROM95T %\LD] BLADES & JUTT+ RIBS & V]TEBRAE1 WAS 
B>E1 & ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA & ! WAIT] W]E /RUGGL+ ) 
! SLEEVE ( ! NI<T %IRT1 & C\LD NOT GET ! LONG1 LIMP 
>M 9TO IT4 ,KITTY1 HURRI$LY CLOS+ ! DOOR AFT] ,LEV91 WAS 
NOT LOOK+ ?AT WAY2 BUT ! SICK MAN GROAN$1 & %E MOV$ 
RAPIDLY T[>DS HIM4 

0,MAKE HA/E10 %E SAID4 

0,OH1 DON'T Y\ COME10 SAID ! SICK MAN ANGRILY4 0,I'LL DO IT MY 
MYSELF44440 

0,:AT SAY80 QU]I$ ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA4 ,BUT ,KITTY HE>D & SAW HE 
WAS A%AM$ & UNCOM=TABLE AT BE+ NAK$ BE=E H]4 

0,I'M NOT LOOK+1 ,I'M NOT LOOK+60 %E SAID1 PUTT+ ! >M 94 
0,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 Y\ COME ?IS SIDE1 Y\ DO IT10 %E ADD$4 

0,PLEASE GO = ME1 !RE'S A LITTLE BOTTLE 9 MY SMALL BAG10 %E 
SAID1 TURN+ TO H] HUSB&1 0Y\ KN[1 9 ! SIDE POCKET2 
BR+ IT1 PLEASE1 & MEAN:ILE !Y'LL F9I% CLE>+ UP H]E40 

,RETURN+ ) ! BOTTLE1 ,LEV9 F\ND ! SICK MAN SETTL$ 
COM=TABLY & EV]Y?+ AB\T HIM COMPLETELY *ANG$4 ,! 
HEAVY SMELL WAS REPLAC$ BY ! SMELL ( >OMATIC V9EG>1 :I* 
,KITTY ) P\T+ LIPS & PUFF$-\T1 ROSY *EEKS WAS SQUIRT+ 
?R\< A LITTLE PIPE4 ,!RE WAS NO DU/ VISIBLE ANY:]E1 A RUG 
WAS LAID BY ! B$SIDE4 ,ON ! TABLE /OOD M$IC9E BOTTLES & 
DECANT]S TIDILY >RANG$1 & ! L95 NE$$ WAS FOLD$ UP 
!RE1 & ,KITTY'S BROD]IE ANGLAISE4 ,ON ! O!R TABLE BY ! 
PATI5T'S B$ !RE W]E C&LES & DR9K & P[D]S4 ,! SICK 
MAN HIMSELF1 WA%$ & COMB$1 LAY 9 CLEAN %EETS ON HI< 
RAIS$ PILL[S1 9 A CLEAN NI<T-%IRT ) A :ITE COLL> AB\T 
HIS A/\ND+LY ?9 NECK1 & ) A NEW EXPRESSION ( HOPE 
LOOK$ FIX$LY AT ,KITTY4 

,! DOCTOR BR\<T BY ,LEV91 & F\ND BY HIM AT ! CLUB1 WAS 
NOT ! ONE :O HAD BE5 ATT5D+ ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 AS ! PATI5T 
WAS DISSATISFI$ ) HIM4 ,! NEW DOCTOR TOOK UP A /E?OSCOPE 
& S\ND$ ! PATI5T1 %OOK HIS HEAD1 PRESCRIB$ M$IC9E1 & 
) EXTREME M9UT5ESS EXPLA9$ FIR/ H[ TO TAKE ! M$IC9E 
& !N :AT DIET WAS TO BE KEPT TO4 ,HE ADVIS$ EGGS1 RAW OR 
H>DLY COOK$1 & SELTZ] WAT]1 ) W>M MILK AT A C]TA9 
TEMP]ATURE4 ,:5 ! DOCTOR HAD GONE AWAY ! SICK MAN SAID 
SOME?+ TO HIS BRO!R1 ( :I* ,LEV9 C\LD DI/+UI% ONLY 
! LA/ WORDS3 0,Y\R ,KATYA40 ,BY ! EXPRESSION ) :I* HE 
GAZ$ AT H]1 ,LEV9 SAW ?AT HE WAS PRAIS+ H]4 ,HE CALL$ 
9DE$ TO ,KATYA1 AS HE CALL$ H]4 

0,I'M MU* BETT] ALREADY10 HE SAID4 0,:Y1 ) Y\ ,I %\LD HAVE 
GOT WELL LONG AGO4 ,H[ NICE IT IS60 HE TOOK H] H& & DREW IT 
T[>DS HIS LIPS1 BUT AS ?\< AFRAID %E W\LD DISLIKE IT HE 
*ANG$ HIS M9D1 LET IT GO1 & ONLY /ROK$ IT4 ,KITTY TOOK HIS 
H& 9 BO? H]S & PRESS$ IT4 

0,N[ TURN ME OV] ON ! LEFT SIDE & GO TO B$10 HE SAID4 

,NO ONE C\LD MAKE \T :AT HE SAID BUT ,KITTY2 %E ALONE 
UND]/OOD4 ,%E UND]/OOD BECAUSE %E WAS ALL ! :ILE 
M5TALLY KEEP+ WAT* ON :AT HE NE$$4 

0,ON ! O!R SIDE10 %E SAID TO H] HUSB&1 0HE ALWAYS SLEEPS 
ON ?AT SIDE4 ,TURN HIM OV]1 IT'S SO DISAGREEABLE CALL+ ! 
S]VANTS4 ,I'M NOT /RONG 5\<4 ,CAN Y\80 %E SAID TO ,M>YA 
,NIKOLAEVNA4 

0,I'M AFRAID NOT10 ANSW]$ ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA4 

,T]RIBLE AS IT WAS TO ,LEV9 TO PUT HIS >MS R\ND ?AT T]RIBLE 
BODY1 TO TAKE HOLD ( ?AT UND] ! QUILT1 ( :I* HE PREF]R$ 
TO KN[ NO?+1 UND] HIS WIFE'S 9FLU5CE HE MADE HIS RESOLUTE 
FACE ?AT %E KNEW SO WELL1 & PUTT+ HIS >MS 9TO ! B$ 
TOOK HOLD ( ! BODY1 BUT 9 SPITE ( HIS [N /R5G? HE WAS 
/RUCK BY ! /RANGE HEAV9ESS ( ?OSE P[]LESS LIMBS4 ,:ILE 
HE WAS TURN+ HIM OV]1 CONSCI\S ( ! HUGE EMACIAT$ >M 
AB\T HIS NECK1 ,KITTY SWIFTLY & NOISELESSLY TURN$ ! PILL[1 
BEAT IT UP & SETTL$ 9 IT ! SICK MAN'S HEAD1 SMOO?+ BACK 
HIS HAIR1 :I* WAS /ICK+ AGA9 TO HIS MOI/ BR[4 

,! SICK MAN KEPT HIS BRO!R'S H& 9 HIS [N4 ,LEV9 FELT ?AT 
HE MEANT TO DO SOME?+ ) HIS H& & WAS PULL+ IT 
SOME:]E4 ,LEV9 YIELD$ ) A S9K+ HE>T3 YES1 HE DREW IT 
TO HIS M\? & KISS$ IT4 ,LEV91 %AK+ ) SOBS & UNABLE 
TO >TICULATE A WORD1 W5T \T ( ! ROOM4 

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