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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,9 ,SEPTEMB] ,LEV9 MOV$ TO ,MOSC[ = ,KITTY'S CONF9EM5T4 ,HE HAD SP5T A :OLE MON? 9 ,MOSC[ ) NO?+ TO DO1 :5 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 :O HAD PROP]TY 9 ! ,KA%9SKY PROV9CE1 & TOOK GREAT 9T]E/ 9 ! QUE/ION ( ! APPROA*+ ELECTIONS1 MADE READY TO SET (F TO ! ELECTIONS4 ,HE 9VIT$ HIS BRO!R1 :O HAD A VOTE 9 ! ,SELEZNEVSKY DI/RICT1 TO COME ) HIM4 ,LEV9 HAD1 MOREOV]1 TO TRANSACT 9 ,KA%9 SOME EXTREMELY IMPORTANT BUS9ESS RELAT+ TO ! W>D%IP ( L& & TO ! RECEIV+ ( C]TA9 R$EMPTION MONEY = HIS SI/]1 :O WAS ABROAD4 

,LEV9 /ILL HESITAT$1 BUT ,KITTY1 :O SAW ?AT HE WAS BOR$ 9 ,MOSC[1 & URG$ HIM TO GO1 ON H] [N AU?ORITY ORD]$ HIM ! PROP] NOBLEMAN'S UNI=M1 CO/+ SEV5 P\NDS4 ,& ?AT SEV5 P\NDS PAID = ! UNI=M WAS ! *IEF CAUSE ?AT F9ALLY DECID$ ,LEV9 TO GO4 ,HE W5T TO ,KA%94444 

,LEV9 HAD BE5 SIX DAYS 9 ,KA%91 VISIT+ ! ASSEMBLY EA* DAY1 & BUSILY 5GAG$ AB\T HIS SI/]'S BUS9ESS1 :I* /ILL DRAGG$ ON4 ,! DI/RICT M>%ALS ( NOBILITY W]E ALL OCCUPI$ ) ! ELECTIONS1 & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ! SIMPLE/ ?+ DONE ?AT DEP5D$ UPON ! C\RT ( W>D%IP4 ,! O!R MATT]1 ! PAYM5T ( ! SUMS DUE1 WAS MET TOO BY DIFFICULTIES4 ,AFT] LONG NEGOTIATIONS OV] ! LEGAL DETAILS1 ! MONEY WAS AT LA/ READY TO BE PAID2 BUT ! NOT>Y1 A MO/ OBLIG+ P]SON1 C\LD NOT H& OV] ! ORD]1 BECAUSE IT MU/ HAVE ! SIGNATURE ( ! PRESID5T1 & ! PRESID5T1 ?\< HE HAD NOT GIV5 OV] HIS DUTIES TO A DEPUTY1 WAS AT ! ELECTIONS4 ,ALL !SE WORRY+ NEGOTIATIONS1 ?IS 5DLESS GO+ FROM PLACE TO PLACE1 & TALK+ ) PLEASANT & EXCELL5T PEOPLE1 :O QUITE SAW ! UNPLEASANTNESS ( ! PETITION]'S POSITION1 BUT W]E P[]LESS TO ASSI/ HIM--ALL !SE EF=TS ?AT YIELD$ NO RESULT1 L$ TO A FEEL+ ( MIS]Y 9 ,LEV9 AK9 TO ! MORTIFY+ HELPLESSNESS ONE EXP]I5CES 9 DREAMS :5 ONE TRIES TO USE PHYSICAL =CE4 ,HE FELT ?IS FREQU5TLY AS HE TALK$ TO HIS MO/ GOOD-NATUR$ SOLICITOR4 ,?IS SOLICITOR DID1 IT SEEM$1 EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE1 & /RA9$ EV]Y N]VE TO GET HIM \T ( HIS DIFFICULTIES4 0,I TELL Y\ :AT Y\ MI<T TRY10 HE SAID MORE ?AN ONCE2 0GO TO SO-&-SO & SO-&-SO10 & ! SOLICITOR DREW UP A REGUL> PLAN = GETT+ R\ND ! FATAL PO9T ?AT H9D]$ EV]Y?+4 ,BUT HE W\LD ADD IMM$IATELY1 0,IT'LL MEAN SOME DELAY1 ANYWAY1 BUT Y\ MI<T TRY IT40 ,& ,LEV9 DID TRY1 & DID GO4 ,EV]YONE WAS K9D & CIVIL1 BUT ! PO9T EVAD$ SEEM$ TO CROP UP AGA9 9 ! 5D1 & AGA9 TO B> ! WAY4 ,:AT WAS P>TICUL>LY TRY+1 WAS ?AT ,LEV9 C\LD NOT MAKE \T ) :OM HE WAS /RUGGL+1 TO :OSE 9T]E/ IT WAS ?AT HIS BUS9ESS %\LD NOT BE DONE4 ,?AT NO ONE SEEM$ TO KN[2 ! SOLICITOR C]TA9LY DID NOT KN[4 ,IF ,LEV9 C\LD HAVE UND]/OOD :Y1 JU/ AS HE SAW :Y ONE CAN ONLY APPROA* ! BOOK+ (FICE ( A RAILWAY /ATION 9 S+LE FILE1 IT W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 SO VEXATI\S & TIRESOME TO HIM4 ,BUT ) ! H9DRANCES ?AT CONFRONT$ HIM 9 HIS BUS9ESS1 NO ONE C\LD EXPLA9 :Y !Y EXI/$4 

,BUT ,LEV9 HAD *ANG$ A GOOD DEAL S9CE HIS M>RIAGE2 HE WAS PATI5T1 & IF HE C\LD NOT SEE :Y IT WAS ALL >RANG$ LIKE ?IS1 HE TOLD HIMSELF ?AT HE C\LD NOT JUDGE )\T KN[+ ALL AB\T IT1 & ?AT MO/ LIKELY IT MU/ BE SO1 & HE TRI$ NOT TO FRET4 

,9 ATT5D+ ! ELECTIONS1 TOO1 & TAK+ P>T 9 !M1 HE TRI$ N[ NOT TO JUDGE1 NOT TO FALL F\L ( !M1 BUT TO COMPREH5D AS FULLY AS HE C\LD ! QUE/ION :I* WAS SO E>NE/LY & >D5TLY ABSORB+ HONE/ & EXCELL5T M5 :OM HE RESPECT$4 ,S9CE HIS M>RIAGE !RE HAD BE5 REVEAL$ TO ,LEV9 SO MANY NEW & S]I\S ASPECTS ( LIFE ?AT HAD PREVI\SLY1 ?R\< HIS FRIVOL\S ATTITUDE TO !M1 SEEM$ ( NO IMPORTANCE1 ?AT 9 ! QUE/ION ( ! ELECTIONS TOO HE ASSUM$ & TRI$ TO F9D SOME S]I\S SIGNIFICANCE4 

,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* EXPLA9$ TO HIM ! MEAN+ & OBJECT ( ! PROPOS$ REVOLUTION AT ! ELECTIONS4 ,! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE 9 :OSE H&S ! LAW HAD PLAC$ ! CONTROL ( SO MANY IMPORTANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS--! GU>DIAN%IP ( W>DS 7! V]Y DEP>TM5T :I* WAS GIV+ ,LEV9 SO MU* TR\BLE JU/ N[71 ! DISPOSAL ( L>GE SUMS SUBSCRIB$ BY ! NOBILITY ( ! PROV9CE1 ! HI< S*OOLS1 FEMALE1 MALE1 & MILIT>Y1 & POPUL> 9/RUCTION ON ! NEW MODEL1 & F9ALLY1 ! DI/RICT C\NCIL--! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE1 ,SNETKOV1 WAS A NOBLEMAN ( ! OLD S*OOL1--DISSIPAT+ AN IMM5SE =TUNE1 A GOOD-HE>T$ MAN1 HONE/ AFT] HIS [N FA%ION1 BUT UTT]LY )\T ANY COMPREH5SION ( ! NE$S ( MOD]N DAYS4 ,HE ALWAYS TOOK1 9 EV]Y QUE/ION1 ! SIDE ( ! NOBILITY2 HE WAS POSITIVELY ANTAGONI/IC TO ! SPREAD ( POPUL> $UCATION1 & HE SUCCE$$ 9 GIV+ A PURELY P>TY *>ACT] TO ! DI/RICT C\NCIL :I* \<T BY RI<TS TO BE ( SU* AN IMM5SE IMPORTANCE4 ,:AT WAS NE$$ WAS TO PUT 9 HIS PLACE A FRE%1 CAPABLE1 P]FECTLY MOD]N MAN1 ( CONTEMPOR>Y IDEAS1 & TO FRAME !IR POLICY SO AS FROM ! RI<TS CONF]R$ UPON ! NOBLES1 NOT AS ! NOBILITY1 BUT AS AN ELEM5T ( ! DI/RICT C\NCIL1 TO EXTRACT ALL ! P[]S ( SELF-GOV]NM5T ?AT C\LD POSSIBLY BE D]IV$ FROM !M4 ,9 ! WEAL?Y ,KA%9SKY PROV9CE1 :I* ALWAYS TOOK ! LEAD ( O!R PROV9CES 9 EV]Y?+1 !RE WAS N[ SU* A PREPOND]ANCE ( =CES ?AT ?IS POLICY1 ONCE C>RI$ ?R\< PROP]LY !RE1 MI<T S]VE AS A MODEL = O!R PROV9CES = ALL ,RUSSIA4 ,& H5CE ! :OLE QUE/ION WAS ( ! GREATE/ IMPORTANCE4 ,IT WAS PROPOS$ TO ELECT AS M>%AL 9 PLACE ( ,SNETKOV EI!R ,SVIAZHSKY1 OR1 BETT] /ILL1 ,NEVY$OVSKY1 A =M] UNIV]SITY PR(ESSOR1 A MAN ( REM>KABLE 9TELLIG5CE & A GREAT FRI5D ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

,! MEET+ WAS OP5$ BY ! GOV]NOR1 :O MADE A SPEE* TO ! NOBLES1 URG+ !M TO ELECT ! PUBLIC FUNCTION>IES1 NOT FROM REG>D = P]SONS1 BUT = ! S]VICE & WELF>E ( !IR FA!RL&1 & HOP+ ?AT ! HONORABLE NOBILITY ( ! ,KA%9SKY PROV9CE W\LD1 AS AT ALL =M] ELECTIONS1 HOLD !IR DUTY AS SACR$1 & V9DICATE ! EXALT$ CONFID5CE ( ! MON>*4 

,:5 HE HAD F9I%$ ) HIS SPEE*1 ! GOV]NOR WALK$ \T ( ! HALL1 & ! NOBLEM5 NOISILY & EAG]LY--SOME EV5 5?USIA/ICALLY--FOLL[$ HIM & ?RONG$ R\ND HIM :ILE HE PUT ON HIS FUR COAT & CONV]S$ AMICABLY ) ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 ,LEV91 ANXI\S TO SEE 9TO EV]Y?+ & NOT TO MISS ANY?+1 /OOD !RE TOO 9 ! CR[D1 & HE>D ! GOV]NOR SAY3 0,PLEASE TELL ,M>YA ,IVANOVNA MY WIFE IS V]Y SORRY %E C\LDN'T COME TO ! ,HOME40 ,& !REUPON ! NOBLES 9 HI< GOOD-HUMOR SORT$ \T !IR FUR COATS & ALL DROVE (F TO ! CA!DRAL4 

,9 ! CA!DRAL ,LEV91 LIFT+ HIS H& LIKE ! RE/ & REPEAT+ ! WORDS ( ! >*DEACON1 SWORE ) MO/ T]RIBLE OA?S TO DO ALL ! GOV]NOR HAD HOP$ !Y W\LD DO4 ,*UR* S]VICES ALWAYS AFFECT$ ,LEV91 & AS HE UTT]$ ! WORDS 0,I KISS ! CROSS10 & GLANC$ R\ND AT ! CR[D ( Y\NG & OLD M5 REPEAT+ ! SAME1 HE FELT T\*$4 

,ON ! SECOND & ?IRD DAYS !RE WAS BUS9ESS RELAT+ TO ! F9ANCES ( ! NOBILITY & ! FEMALE HI< S*OOL1 ( NO IMPORTANCE :ATEV]1 AS ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* EXPLA9$1 & ,LEV91 BUSY SEE+ AFT] HIS [N AFFAIRS1 DID NOT ATT5D ! MEET+S4 ,ON ! F\R? DAY ! AUDIT+ ( ! M>%AL'S ACC\NTS TOOK PLACE AT ! HI< TABLE ( ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 ,& !N !RE OCCURR$ ! FIR/ SKIRMI% BETWE5 ! NEW P>TY & ! OLD4 ,! COMMITTEE :O HAD BE5 DEPUT$ TO V]IFY ! ACC\NTS REPORT$ TO ! MEET+ ?AT ALL WAS 9 ORD]4 ,! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE GOT UP1 ?ANK$ ! NOBILITY = !IR CONFID5CE1 & %$ TE>S4 ,! NOBLES GAVE HIM A L\D WELCOME1 & %OOK H&S ) HIM4 ,BUT AT ?AT 9/ANT A NOBLEMAN ( ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*'S P>TY SAID ?AT HE HAD HE>D ?AT ! COMMITTEE HAD NOT V]IFI$ ! ACC\NTS1 CONSID]+ SU* A V]IFICATION AN 9SULT TO ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE4 ,ONE ( ! MEMB]S ( ! COMMITTEE 9CAUTI\SLY ADMITT$ ?IS4 ,!N A SMALL G5TLEMAN1 V]Y Y\NG-LOOK+ BUT V]Y MALIGNANT1 BEGAN TO SAY ?AT IT W\LD PROBABLY BE AGREEABLE TO ! M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE TO GIVE AN ACC\NT ( HIS EXP5DITURES ( ! PUBLIC MONEYS1 & ?AT ! MISPLAC$ DELICACY ( ! MEMB]S ( ! COMMITTEE WAS DEPRIV+ HIM ( ?IS MORAL SATISFACTION4 ,!N ! MEMB]S ( ! COMMITTEE TRI$ TO )DRAW !IR ADMISSION1 & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* BEGAN TO PROVE ?AT !Y MU/ LOGICALLY ADMIT EI!R ?AT !Y HAD V]IFI$ ! ACC\NTS OR ?AT !Y HAD NOT1 & HE DEVELOP$ ?IS DILEMMA 9 DETAIL4 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* WAS ANSW]$ BY ! SPOKESMAN ( ! OPPOSITE P>TY4 ,!N ,SVIAZHSKY SPOKE1 & !N ! MALIGNANT G5TLEMAN AGA94 ,! DISCUSSION LA/$ A LONG TIME & 5D$ 9 NO?+4 ,LEV9 WAS SURPRIS$ ?AT !Y %\LD DISPUTE UPON ?IS SUBJECT SO LONG1 ESPECIALLY AS1 :5 HE ASK$ ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* :E!R HE SUPPOS$ ?AT MONEY HAD BE5 MISAPPROPRIAT$1 ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* ANSW]$3 

0,OH1 NO6 ,HE'S AN HONE/ MAN4 ,BUT ?OSE OLD-FA%ION$ ME?ODS ( PAT]NAL FAMILY >RANGEM5TS 9 ! MANAGEM5T ( PROV9CIAL AFFAIRS MU/ BE BROK5 D[N40 

,ON ! FIF? DAY CAME ! ELECTIONS ( ! DI/RICT M>%ALS4 ,IT WAS RA!R A /ORMY DAY 9 SEV]AL DI/RICTS4 ,9 ! ,SELEZNEVSKY DI/RICT ,SVIAZHSKY WAS ELECT$ UNANIM\SLY )\T A BALLOT1 & HE GAVE A D9N] ?AT EV5+4 

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