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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,AS 9T5SELY AS ,ANNA HAD LONG$ TO SEE H] SON1 & LONG AS %E 
HAD BE5 ?9K+ ( IT & PREP>+ H]SELF = IT1 %E HAD 
NOT 9 ! LEA/ EXPECT$ ?AT SEE+ HIM W\LD AFFECT H] SO 
DEEPLY4 ,ON GETT+ BACK TO H] LONELY ROOMS 9 ! HOTEL %E 
C\LD NOT = A LONG :ILE UND]/& :Y %E WAS !RE4 0,YES1 
IT'S ALL OV]1 & ,I AM AGA9 ALONE10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 & 
)\T TAK+ (F H] HAT %E SAT D[N 9 A L[ *AIR BY ! 
HE>?4 ,FIX+ H] EYES ON A BRONZE CLOCK /&+ ON A TABLE 
BETWE5 ! W9D[S1 %E TRI$ TO ?9K4 

,! ,FR5* MAID BR\<T FROM ABROAD CAME 9 TO SUGGE/ %E %\LD 
DRESS4 ,%E GAZ$ AT H] WOND]+LY & SAID1 0,PRES5TLY40 ,A 
FOOTMAN (F]$ H] C(FEE4 0,LAT] ON10 %E SAID4 

,! ,ITALIAN NURSE1 AFT] HAV+ TAK5 ! BABY \T 9 H] BE/1 
CAME 9 ) H]1 & BR\<T H] TO ,ANNA4 ,! PLUMP1 WELL-F$ 
LITTLE BABY1 ON SEE+ H] MO!R1 AS %E ALWAYS DID1 HELD \T 
H] FAT LITTLE H&S1 & ) A SMILE ON H] TOO?LESS M\?1 
BEGAN1 LIKE A FI% ) A FLOAT1 BOBB+ H] F+]S UP & D[N 
! />*$ FOLDS ( H] EMBROID]$ SKIRT1 MAK+ !M RU/LE4 
,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SMILE1 NOT TO KISS ! BABY1 IMPOSSIBLE 
NOT TO HOLD \T A F+] = H] TO CLUT*1 CR[+ & PRANC+ 
ALL OV]2 IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO (F] H] A LIP :I* %E SUCK$ 9TO 
H] LITTLE M\? BY WAY ( A KISS4 ,& ALL ?IS ,ANNA DID1 & 
TOOK H] 9 H] >MS & MADE H] DANCE1 & KISS$ H] FRE% 
LITTLE *EEK & B>E LITTLE ELB[S2 BUT AT ! SI<T ( ?IS 
*ILD IT WAS PLA9] ?AN EV] TO H] ?AT ! FEEL+ %E HAD 
= H] C\LD NOT BE CALL$ LOVE 9 COMP>ISON ) :AT %E FELT 
= ,S]YOZHA4 ,EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS BABY WAS *>M+1 BUT = SOME 
REASON ALL ?IS DID NOT GO DEEP TO H] HE>T4 ,ON H] FIR/ 
*ILD1 ?\< ! *ILD ( AN UNLOV$ FA!R1 HAD BE5 
CONC5TRAT$ ALL ! LOVE ?AT HAD NEV] F\ND SATISFACTION4 ,H] 
BABY GIRL HAD BE5 BORN 9 ! MO/ PA9FUL CIRCUM/ANCES & HAD 
NOT HAD A HUNDR$? P>T ( ! C>E & ?\<T :I* HAD BE5 
CONC5TRAT$ ON H] FIR/ *ILD4 ,BESIDES1 9 ! LITTLE GIRL 
EV]Y?+ WAS /ILL 9 ! FUTURE1 :ILE ,S]YOZHA WAS BY N[ 
ALMO/ A P]SONALITY1 & A P]SONALITY DE>LY LOV$4 ,9 HIM 
!RE WAS A CONFLICT ( ?\<T & FEEL+2 HE UND]/OOD H]1 
HE LOV$ H]1 HE JUDG$ H]1 %E ?\<T1 RECALL+ HIS WORDS & 
HIS EYES4 ,& %E WAS =EV]--NOT PHYSICALLY ONLY BUT 
SPIRITUALLY--DIVID$ FROM HIM1 & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO SET ?IS 
RI<T4 

,%E GAVE ! BABY BACK TO ! NURSE1 LET H] GO1 & OP5$ ! 
LOCKET 9 :I* !RE WAS ,S]YOZHA'S PORTRAIT :5 HE WAS ALMO/ 
( ! SAME AGE AS ! GIRL4 ,%E GOT UP1 &1 TAK+ (F H] 
HAT1 TOOK UP FROM A LITTLE TABLE AN ALBUM 9 :I* !RE W]E 
PHOTOGRAPHS ( H] SON AT DIFF]5T AGES4 ,%E WANT$ TO COMP>E 
!M1 & BEGAN TAK+ !M \T ( ! ALBUM4 ,%E TOOK !M ALL 
\T EXCEPT ONE1 ! LATE/ & BE/ PHOTOGRAPH4 ,9 IT HE WAS 9 
A :ITE SMOCK1 SITT+ A/RIDE A *AIR1 ) FR[N+ EYES & 
SMIL+ LIPS4 ,IT WAS HIS BE/1 MO/ *>ACT]I/IC EXPRESSION4 
,) H] LITTLE SUPPLE H&S1 H] :ITE1 DELICATE F+]S1 ?AT 
MOV$ ) A PECULI> 9T5SITY TODAY1 %E PULL$ AT A CORN] ( 
! PHOTOGRAPH1 BUT ! PHOTOGRAPH HAD CAU<T SOME:]E1 & %E 
C\LD NOT GET IT \T4 ,!RE WAS NO PAP] KNIFE ON ! TABLE1 & 
SO1 PULL+ \T ! PHOTOGRAPH ?AT WAS NEXT TO H] SON'S 7IT WAS 
A PHOTOGRAPH ( ,VRONSKY TAK5 AT ,ROME 9 A R\ND HAT & ) 
LONG HAIR71 %E US$ IT TO PU% \T H] SON'S PHOTOGRAPH4 0,OH1 
H]E IS HE60 %E SAID1 GLANC+ AT ! PORTRAIT ( ,VRONSKY1 & 
%E SUDD5LY RECALL$ ?AT HE WAS ! CAUSE ( H] PRES5T 
MIS]Y4 ,%E HAD NOT ONCE ?\<T ( HIM ALL ! MORN+4 ,BUT 
N[1 COM+ ALL AT ONCE UPON ?AT MANLY1 NOBLE FACE1 SO FAMILI> 
& SO DE> TO H]1 %E FELT A SUDD5 RU% ( LOVE = HIM4 

0,BUT :]E IS HE8 ,H[ IS IT HE LEAVES ME ALONE 9 MY MIS]Y80 
%E ?\<T ALL AT ONCE ) A FEEL+ ( REPROA*1 =GETT+ 
%E HAD H]SELF KEPT FROM HIM EV]Y?+ CONC]N+ H] SON4 ,%E 
S5T TO ASK HIM TO COME TO H] IMM$IATELY2 ) A ?ROBB+ 
HE>T %E AWAIT$ HIM1 REHE>S+ TO H]SELF ! WORDS 9 :I* 
%E W\LD TELL HIM ALL1 & ! EXPRESSIONS ( LOVE ) :I* HE 
W\LD CONSOLE H]4 ,! MESS5G] RETURN$ ) ! ANSW] ?AT 
HE HAD A VISITOR ) HIM1 BUT ?AT HE W\LD COME IMM$IATELY1 
& ?AT HE ASK$ :E!R %E W\LD LET HIM BR+ ) HIM ,PR9CE 
,YA%V91 :O HAD JU/ >RIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG4 0,HE'S NOT COM+ 
ALONE1 & S9CE D9N] YE/]DAY HE HAS NOT SE5 ME10 %E 
?\<T2 0HE'S NOT COM+ SO ?AT ,I C\LD TELL HIM EV]Y?+1 
BUT COM+ ) ,YA%V940 ,& ALL AT ONCE A /RANGE IDEA CAME TO 
H]3 :AT IF HE HAD CEAS$ TO LOVE H]8 

,& GO+ OV] ! EV5TS ( ! LA/ FEW DAYS1 IT SEEM$ TO H] 
?AT %E SAW 9 EV]Y?+ A CONFIRMATION ( ?IS T]RIBLE IDEA4 
,! FACT ?AT HE HAD NOT D9$ AT HOME YE/]DAY1 & ! FACT 
?AT HE HAD 9SI/$ ON !IR TAK+ SEP>ATE SETS ( ROOMS 9 
,PET]SBURG1 & ?AT EV5 N[ HE WAS NOT COM+ TO H] ALONE1 AS 
?\< HE W]E TRY+ TO AVOID MEET+ H] FACE TO FACE4 

0,BUT HE \<T TO TELL ME SO4 ,I MU/ KN[ ?AT IT IS SO4 ,IF ,I 
KNEW IT1 !N ,I KN[ :AT ,I %\LD DO10 %E SAID TO H]SELF1 
UTT]LY UNABLE TO PICTURE TO H]SELF ! POSITION %E W\LD BE 9 
IF %E W]E CONV9C$ ( HIS NOT C>+ = H]4 ,%E ?\<T HE 
HAD CEAS$ TO LOVE H]1 %E FELT CLOSE UPON DESPAIR1 & 
CONSEQU5TLY %E FELT EXCEPTIONALLY AL]T4 ,%E RANG = H] MAID 
& W5T TO H] DRESS+ ROOM4 ,AS %E DRESS$1 %E TOOK MORE 
C>E OV] H] APPE>ANCE ?AN %E HAD DONE ALL ?OSE DAYS1 AS 
?\< HE MI<T1 IF HE HAD GR[N COLD TO H]1 FALL 9 LOVE ) 
H] AGA9 BECAUSE %E HAD DRESS$ & >RANG$ H] HAIR 9 ! 
WAY MO/ BECOM+ TO H]4 

,%E HE>D ! BELL R+ BE=E %E WAS READY4 ,:5 %E W5T 9TO 
! DRAW+ ROOM IT WAS NOT HE1 BUT ,YA%V91 :O MET H] EYES4 
,VRONSKY WAS LOOK+ ?R\< ! PHOTOGRAPHS ( H] SON1 :I* %E 
HAD =GOTT5 ON ! TABLE1 & HE MADE NO HA/E TO LOOK R\ND AT 
H]4 

0,WE HAVE MET ALREADY10 %E SAID1 PUTT+ H] LITTLE H& 9TO ! 
HUGE H& ( ,YA%V91 :OSE BA%FULNESS WAS SO QUE]LY \T ( 
KEEP+ ) HIS IMM5SE FRAME & CO>SE FACE4 0,WE MET LA/ 
YE> AT ! RACES4 ,GIVE !M TO ME10 %E SAID1 ) A RAPID 
MOVEM5T SNAT*+ FROM ,VRONSKY ! PHOTOGRAPHS ( H] SON1 & 
GLANC+ SIGNIFICANTLY AT HIM ) FLA%+ EYES4 0,W]E ! 
RACES GOOD ?IS YE>8 ,9/EAD ( !M ,I SAW ! RACES 9 ! 
,CORSO 9 ,ROME4 ,BUT Y\ DON'T C>E = LIFE ABROAD10 %E SAID 
) A CORDIAL SMILE4 0,I KN[ Y\ & ALL Y\R TA/ES1 ?\< ,I 
HAVE SE5 SO LITTLE ( Y\40 

0,I'M AWFULLY SORRY = ?AT1 = MY TA/ES >E MO/LY BAD10 SAID 
,YA%V91 GNAW+ AT HIS LEFT MU/A*E4 

,HAV+ TALK$ A LITTLE :ILE1 & NOTIC+ ?AT ,VRONSKY GLANC$ 
AT ! CLOCK1 ,YA%V9 ASK$ H] :E!R %E W\LD BE /AY+ MU* 
LONG] 9 ,PET]SBURG1 & UNB5D+ HIS HUGE FIGURE REA*$ AFT] 
HIS CAP4 

0,NOT LONG1 ,I ?9K10 %E SAID HESITAT+LY1 GLANC+ AT ,VRONSKY4 

0,SO !N WE %AN'T MEET AGA980 

0,COME & D9E ) ME10 SAID ,ANNA RESOLUTELY1 ANGRY IT SEEM$ 
) H]SELF = H] EMB>RASSM5T1 BUT FLU%+ AS %E ALWAYS 
DID :5 %E DEF9$ H] POSITION BE=E A FRE% P]SON4 0,! 
D9N] H]E IS NOT GOOD1 BUT AT LEA/ Y\ WILL SEE HIM4 ,!RE IS 
NO ONE ( HIS OLD FRI5DS 9 ! REGIM5T ,ALEXEY C>ES = AS HE 
DOES = Y\40 

0,DELI<T$10 SAID ,YA%V9 ) A SMILE1 FROM :I* ,VRONSKY C\LD 
SEE ?AT HE LIK$ ,ANNA V]Y MU*4 

,YA%V9 SAID GOOD-BYE & W5T AWAY2 ,VRONSKY /AY$ BEH9D4 

0,>E Y\ GO+ TOO80 %E SAID TO HIM4 

0,I'M LATE ALREADY10 HE ANSW]$4 0,RUN ALONG6 ,I'LL CAT* Y\ UP 
9 A MOM5T10 HE CALL$ TO ,YA%V94 

,%E TOOK HIM BY ! H&1 & )\T TAK+ H] EYES (F HIM1 
GAZ$ AT HIM :ILE %E RANSACK$ H] M9D = ! WORDS TO SAY 
?AT W\LD KEEP HIM4 

0,WAIT A M9UTE1 !RE'S SOME?+ ,I WANT TO SAY TO Y\10 & 
TAK+ HIS BROAD H& %E PRESS$ IT ON H] NECK4 0,OH1 WAS IT 
RI<T MY ASK+ HIM TO D9N]80 

0,Y\ DID QUITE RI<T10 HE SAID ) A S]5E SMILE ?AT %[$ 
HIS EV5 TEE?1 & HE KISS$ H] H&4 

0,ALEXEY1 Y\ HAVE NOT *ANG$ TO ME80 %E SAID1 PRESS+ HIS H& 
9 BO? ( H]S4 0,ALEXEY1 ,I AM MIS]ABLE H]E4 ,:5 >E WE 
GO+ AWAY80 

0,SOON1 SOON4 ,Y\ W\LDN'T BELIEVE H[ DISAGREEABLE \R WAY ( 
LIV+ H]E IS TO ME TOO10 HE SAID1 & HE DREW AWAY HIS H&4 

0,WELL1 GO1 GO60 %E SAID 9 A TONE ( (F5SE1 & %E WALK$ 
QUICKLY AWAY FROM HIM4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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