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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! ,LEV9S HAD BE5 ?REE MON?S 9 ,MOSC[4 ,! DATE HAD LONG PASS$ ON :I*1 ACCORD+ TO ! MO/ TRU/WOR?Y CALCULATIONS ( PEOPLE LE>N$ 9 SU* MATT]S1 ,KITTY %\LD HAVE BE5 CONF9$4 ,BUT %E WAS /ILL AB\T1 & !RE WAS NO?+ TO %[ ?AT H] TIME WAS ANY NE>] ?AN TWO MON?S AGO4 ,! DOCTOR1 ! MON?LY NURSE1 & ,DOLLY & H] MO!R1 & MO/ ( ALL ,LEV91 :O C\LD NOT ?9K ( ! APPROA*+ EV5T )\T T]ROR1 BEGAN TO BE IMPATI5T & UNEASY4 ,KITTY WAS ! ONLY P]SON :O FELT P]FECTLY CALM & HAPPY4 

,%E WAS DI/9CTLY CONSCI\S N[ ( ! BIR? ( A NEW FEEL+ ( LOVE = ! FUTURE *ILD1 = H] TO SOME EXT5T ACTUALLY EXI/+ ALREADY1 & %E BROOD$ BLISSFULLY OV] ?IS FEEL+4 ,HE WAS NOT BY N[ ALTOGE!R A P>T ( H]SELF1 BUT SOMETIMES LIV$ HIS [N LIFE 9DEP5D5TLY ( H]4 ,(T5 ?IS SEP>ATE BE+ GAVE H] PA91 BUT AT ! SAME TIME %E WANT$ TO LAU< ) A /RANGE NEW JOY4 

,ALL ! PEOPLE %E LOV$ W]E ) H]1 & ALL W]E SO GOOD TO H]1 SO ATT5TIVELY C>+ = H]1 SO 5TIRELY PLEASANT WAS EV]Y?+ PRES5T$ TO H]1 ?AT IF %E HAD NOT KN[N & FELT ?AT IT MU/ ALL SOON BE OV]1 %E C\LD NOT HAVE WI%$ = A BETT] & PLEASANT] LIFE4 ,! ONLY ?+ ?AT SPOIL$ ! *>M ( ?IS MANN] ( LIFE WAS ?AT H] HUSB& WAS NOT H]E AS %E LOV$ HIM TO BE1 & AS HE WAS 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,%E LIK$ HIS S]5E1 FRI5DLY1 & HOSPITABLE MANN] 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,9 ! T[N HE SEEM$ CONT9UALLY UNEASY & ON HIS GU>D1 AS ?\< HE W]E AFRAID SOMEONE W\LD BE RUDE TO HIM1 & /ILL MORE TO H]4 ,AT HOME 9 ! C\NTRY1 KN[+ HIMSELF DI/9CTLY TO BE 9 HIS RI<T PLACE1 HE WAS NEV] 9 HA/E TO BE (F ELSE:]E4 ,HE WAS NEV] UNOCCUPI$4 ,H]E 9 T[N HE WAS 9 A CONT9UAL HURRY1 AS ?\< AFRAID ( MISS+ SOME?+1 & YET HE HAD NO?+ TO DO4 ,& %E FELT SORRY = HIM4 ,TO O!RS1 %E KNEW1 HE DID NOT APPE> AN OBJECT ( PITY4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 :5 ,KITTY LOOK$ AT HIM 9 SOCIETY1 AS ONE SOMETIMES LOOKS AT ?OSE ONE LOVES1 TRY+ TO SEE HIM AS IF HE W]E A /RANG]1 SO AS TO CAT* ! IMPRESSION HE MU/ MAKE ON O!RS1 %E SAW ) A PANIC EV5 ( JEAL\S FE> ?AT HE WAS F> 9DE$ FROM BE+ A PITIABLE FIGURE1 ?AT HE WAS V]Y ATTRACTIVE ) HIS F9E BRE$+1 HIS RA!R OLD-FA%ION$1 RES]V$ C\RTESY ) WOM51 HIS P[]FUL FIGURE1 & /RIK+1 AS %E ?\<T1 & EXPRESSIVE FACE4 ,BUT %E SAW HIM NOT FROM )\T1 BUT FROM )92 %E SAW ?AT H]E HE WAS NOT HIMSELF2 ?AT WAS ! ONLY WAY %E C\LD DEF9E HIS CONDITION TO H]SELF4 ,SOMETIMES %E 9W>DLY REPROA*$ HIM = HIS 9ABILITY TO LIVE 9 ! T[N2 SOMETIMES %E RECOGNIZ$ ?AT IT WAS REALLY H>D = HIM TO ORD] HIS LIFE H]E SO ?AT HE C\LD BE SATISFI$ ) IT4 

,:AT HAD HE TO DO1 9DE$8 ,HE DID NOT C>E = C>DS2 HE DID NOT GO TO A CLUB4 ,SP5D+ ! TIME ) JOVIAL G5TLEM5 ( ,OBLONSKY'S TYPE--%E KNEW N[ :AT ?AT MEANT 444 IT MEANT DR9K+ & GO+ SOME:]E AFT] DR9K+4 ,%E C\LD NOT ?9K )\T HORROR ( :]E M5 W5T ON SU* OCCASIONS4 ,WAS HE TO GO 9TO SOCIETY8 ,BUT %E KNEW HE C\LD ONLY F9D SATISFACTION 9 ?AT IF HE TOOK PLEASURE 9 ! SOCIETY ( Y\NG WOM51 & ?AT %E C\LD NOT WI% =4 ,%\LD HE /AY AT HOME ) H]1 H] MO!R & H] SI/]S8 ,BUT MU* AS %E LIK$ & 5JOY$ !IR CONV]SATIONS =EV] ON ! SAME SUBJECTS--0,ALIGN-,NAD9E10 AS ! OLD PR9CE CALL$ ! SI/]S' TALKS--%E KNEW IT MU/ BORE HIM4 ,:AT WAS !RE LEFT = HIM TO DO8 ,TO GO ON WRIT+ AT HIS BOOK HE HAD 9DE$ ATTEMPT$1 & AT FIR/ HE US$ TO GO TO ! LIBR>Y & MAKE EXTRACTS & LOOK UP REF]5CES = HIS BOOK4 ,BUT1 AS HE TOLD H]1 ! MORE HE DID NO?+1 ! LESS TIME HE HAD TO DO ANY?+4 ,& BESIDES1 HE COMPLA9$ ?AT HE HAD TALK$ TOO MU* AB\T HIS BOOK H]E1 & ?AT CONSEQU5TLY ALL HIS IDEAS AB\T IT W]E MUDDL$ & HAD LO/ !IR 9T]E/ = HIM4 

,ONE ADVANTAGE 9 ?IS T[N LIFE WAS ?AT QU>RELS H>DLY EV] HAPP5$ BETWE5 !M H]E 9 T[N4 ,:E!R IT WAS ?AT !IR CONDITIONS W]E DIFF]5T1 OR ?AT !Y HAD BO? BECOME MORE C>EFUL & S5SIBLE 9 ?AT RESPECT1 !Y HAD NO QU>RELS 9 ,MOSC[ FROM JEAL\SY1 :I* !Y HAD SO DREAD$ :5 !Y MOV$ FROM ! C\NTRY4 

,ONE EV5T1 AN EV5T ( GREAT IMPORTANCE TO BO? FROM ?AT PO9T ( VIEW1 DID 9DE$ HAPP5--?AT WAS ,KITTY'S MEET+ ) ,VRONSKY4 

,! OLD ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA1 ,KITTY'S GODMO!R1 :O HAD ALWAYS BE5 V]Y FOND ( H]1 HAD 9SI/$ ON SEE+ H]4 ,KITTY1 ?\< %E DID NOT GO 9TO SOCIETY AT ALL ON ACC\NT ( H] CONDITION1 W5T ) H] FA!R TO SEE ! V5]ABLE OLD LADY1 & !RE MET ,VRONSKY4 

,! ONLY ?+ ,KITTY C\LD REPROA* H]SELF = AT ?IS MEET+ WAS ?AT AT ! 9/ANT :5 %E RECOGNIZ$ 9 HIS CIVILIAN DRESS ! FEATURES ONCE SO FAMILI> TO H]1 H] BREA? FAIL$ H]1 ! BLOOD RU%$ TO H] HE>T1 & A VIVID BLU%--%E FELT IT--OV]SPREAD H] FACE4 ,BUT ?IS LA/$ ONLY A FEW SECONDS4 ,BE=E H] FA!R1 :O PURPOSELY BEGAN TALK+ 9 A L\D VOICE TO ,VRONSKY1 HAD F9I%$1 %E WAS P]FECTLY READY TO LOOK AT ,VRONSKY1 TO SPEAK TO HIM1 IF NECESS>Y1 EXACTLY AS %E SPOKE TO ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA1 & MORE ?AN ?AT1 TO DO SO 9 SU* A WAY ?AT EV]Y?+ TO ! FA9TE/ 9TONATION & SMILE W\LD HAVE BE5 APPROV$ BY H] HUSB&1 :OSE UNSE5 PRES5CE %E SEEM$ TO FEEL AB\T H] AT ?AT 9/ANT4 

,%E SAID A FEW WORDS TO HIM1 EV5 SMIL$ S]5ELY AT HIS JOKE AB\T ! ELECTIONS1 :I* HE CALL$ 0\R P>LIAM5T40 7,%E HAD TO SMILE TO %[ %E SAW ! JOKE47 ,BUT %E TURN$ AWAY IMM$IATELY TO ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA1 & DID NOT ONCE GLANCE AT HIM TILL HE GOT UP TO GO2 !N %E LOOK$ AT HIM1 BUT EVID5TLY ONLY BECAUSE IT W\LD BE UNCIVIL NOT TO LOOK AT A MAN :5 HE IS SAY+ GOOD-BYE4 

,%E WAS GRATEFUL TO H] FA!R = SAY+ NO?+ TO H] AB\T !IR MEET+ ,VRONSKY1 BUT %E SAW BY HIS SPECIAL W>M? TO H] AFT] ! VISIT DUR+ !IR USUAL WALK ?AT HE WAS PLEAS$ ) H]4 ,%E WAS PLEAS$ ) H]SELF4 ,%E HAD NOT EXPECT$ %E W\LD HAVE HAD ! P[]1 :ILE KEEP+ SOME:]E 9 ! BOTTOM ( H] HE>T ALL ! MEMORIES ( H] OLD FEEL+ = ,VRONSKY1 NOT ONLY TO SEEM BUT TO BE P]FECTLY 9DIFF]5T & COMPOS$ ) HIM4 

,LEV9 FLU%$ A GREAT DEAL MORE ?AN %E :5 %E TOLD HIM %E HAD MET ,VRONSKY AT ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA'S4 ,IT WAS V]Y H>D = H] TO TELL HIM ?IS1 BUT /ILL H>D] TO GO ON SPEAK+ ( ! DETAILS ( ! MEET+1 AS HE DID NOT QUE/ION H]1 BUT SIMPLY GAZ$ AT H] ) A FR[N4 

0,I AM V]Y SORRY Y\ W]5'T !RE10 %E SAID4 0,NOT ?AT Y\ W]5'T 9 ! ROOM 444 ,I C\LDN'T HAVE BE5 SO NATURAL 9 Y\R PRES5CE 444 ,I AM BLU%+ N[ MU* MORE1 MU*1 MU* MORE10 %E SAID1 BLU%+ TILL ! TE>S CAME 9TO H] EYES4 0,BUT ?AT Y\ C\LDN'T SEE ?R\< A CRACK40 

,! TRU?FUL EYES TOLD ,LEV9 ?AT %E WAS SATISFI$ ) H]SELF1 & 9 SPITE ( H] BLU%+ HE WAS QUICKLY REASSUR$ & BEGAN QUE/ION+ H]1 :I* WAS ALL %E WANT$4 ,:5 HE HAD HE>D EV]Y?+1 EV5 TO ! DETAIL ?AT = ! FIR/ SECOND %E C\LD NOT HELP FLU%+1 BUT ?AT AFT]W>DS %E WAS JU/ AS DIRECT & AS MU* AT H] EASE AS ) ANY *ANCE ACQUA9TANCE1 ,LEV9 WAS QUITE HAPPY AGA9 & SAID HE WAS GLAD ( IT1 & W\LD NOT N[ BEHAVE AS /UPIDLY AS HE HAD DONE AT ! ELECTION1 BUT W\LD TRY ! FIR/ TIME HE MET ,VRONSKY TO BE AS FRI5DLY AS POSSIBLE4 

0,IT'S SO WRET*$ TO FEEL ?AT !RE'S A MAN ALMO/ AN 5EMY :OM IT'S PA9FUL TO MEET10 SAID ,LEV94 0,I'M V]Y1 V]Y GLAD40 

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