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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,! DOCTOR WAS NOT YET UP1 & ! FOOTMAN SAID ?AT 0HE HAD BE5 UP LATE1 & HAD GIV5 ORD]S NOT TO BE WAK$1 BUT W\LD GET UP SOON40 ,! FOOTMAN WAS CLEAN+ ! LAMP-*IMNEYS1 & SEEM$ V]Y BUSY AB\T !M4 ,?IS CONC5TRATION ( ! FOOTMAN UPON HIS LAMPS1 & HIS 9DIFF]5CE TO :AT WAS PASS+ 9 ,LEV91 AT FIR/ A/\ND$ HIM1 BUT IMM$IATELY ON CONSID]+ ! QUE/ION HE REALIZ$ ?AT NO ONE KNEW OR WAS B\ND TO KN[ HIS FEEL+S1 & ?AT IT WAS ALL ! MORE NECESS>Y TO ACT CALMLY1 S5SIBLY1 & RESOLUTELY TO GET ?R\< ?IS WALL ( 9DIFF]5CE & ATTA9 HIS AIM4 

0,DON'T BE 9 A HURRY OR LET ANY?+ SLIP10 ,LEV9 SAID TO HIMSELF1 FEEL+ A GREAT] & GREAT] FL[ ( PHYSICAL 5]GY & ATT5TION TO ALL ?AT LAY BE=E HIM TO DO4 

,HAV+ ASC]TA9$ ?AT ! DOCTOR WAS NOT GETT+ UP1 ,LEV9 CONSID]$ V>I\S PLANS1 & DECID$ ON ! FOLL[+ ONE3 ?AT ,K\ZMA %\LD GO = ANO!R DOCTOR1 :ILE HE HIMSELF %\LD GO TO ! *EMI/'S = OPIUM1 & IF :5 HE CAME BACK ! DOCTOR HAD NOT YET BEGUN TO GET UP1 HE W\LD EI!R BY TIPP+ ! FOOTMAN1 OR BY =CE1 WAKE ! DOCTOR AT ALL HAZ>DS4 

,AT ! *EMI/'S ! LANK %OPMAN SEAL$ UP A PACKET ( P[D]S = A COA*MAN :O /OOD WAIT+1 & REFUS$ HIM OPIUM ) ! SAME CALL\SNESS ) :I* ! DOCTOR'S FOOTMAN HAD CLEAN$ HIS LAMP *IMNEYS4 ,TRY+ NOT TO GET FLURRI$ OR \T ( TEMP]1 ,LEV9 M5TION$ ! NAMES ( ! DOCTOR & MIDWIFE1 & EXPLA9+ :AT ! OPIUM WAS NE$$ =1 TRI$ TO P]SUADE HIM4 ,! ASSI/ANT 9QUIR$ 9 ,G]MAN :E!R HE %\LD GIVE IT1 & RECEIV+ AN AFFIRMATIVE REPLY FROM BEH9D ! P>TITION1 HE TOOK \T A BOTTLE & A FUNNEL1 DELIB]ATELY P\R$ ! OPIUM FROM A BIGG] BOTTLE 9TO A LITTLE ONE1 /UCK ON A LABEL1 SEAL$ IT UP1 9 SPITE ( ,LEV9'S REQUE/ ?AT HE W\LD NOT DO SO1 & WAS AB\T TO WRAP IT UP TOO4 ,?IS WAS MORE ?AN ,LEV9 C\LD /&2 HE TOOK ! BOTTLE FIRMLY \T ( HIS H&S1 & RAN TO ! BIG GLASS DOORS4 ,! DOCTOR WAS NOT EV5 N[ GETT+ UP1 & ! FOOTMAN1 BUSY N[ 9 PUTT+ D[N ! RUGS1 REFUS$ TO WAKE HIM4 ,LEV9 DELIB]ATELY TOOK \T A T5 RUBLE NOTE1 &1 C>EFUL TO SPEAK SL[LY1 ?\< LOS+ NO TIME OV] ! BUS9ESS1 HE H&$ HIM ! NOTE1 & EXPLA9$ ?AT ,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT* 7:AT A GREAT & IMPORTANT P]SONAGE HE SEEM$ TO ,LEV9 N[1 ?IS ,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT*1 :O HAD BE5 ( SO LITTLE CONSEQU5CE 9 HIS EYES BE=E67 HAD PROMIS$ TO COME AT ANY TIME2 ?AT HE W\LD C]TA9LY NOT BE ANGRY6 & ?AT HE MU/ !RE=E WAKE HIM AT ONCE4 

,! FOOTMAN AGRE$1 & W5T UP/AIRS1 TAK+ ,LEV9 9TO ! WAIT+ ROOM4 

,LEV9 C\LD HE> ?R\< ! DOOR ! DOCTOR C\<+1 MOV+ AB\T1 WA%+1 & SAY+ SOME?+4 ,?REE M9UTES PASS$2 IT SEEM$ TO ,LEV9 ?AT MORE ?AN AN H\R HAD GONE BY4 ,HE C\LD NOT WAIT ANY LONG]4 

0,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT*1 ,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT*60 HE SAID 9 AN IMPLOR+ VOICE AT ! OP5 DOOR4 0,= ,GOD'S SAKE1 =GIVE ME6 ,SEE ME AS Y\ >E4 ,IT'S BE5 GO+ ON MORE ?AN TWO H\RS ALREADY40 

0,9 A M9UTE2 9 A M9UTE60 ANSW]$ A VOICE1 & TO HIS AMAZEM5T ,LEV9 HE>D ?AT ! DOCTOR WAS SMIL+ AS HE SPOKE4 

0,= ONE 9/ANT40 

0,9 A M9UTE40 

,TWO M9UTES MORE PASS$ :ILE ! DOCTOR WAS PUTT+ ON HIS BOOTS1 & TWO M9UTES MORE :ILE ! DOCTOR PUT ON HIS COAT & COMB$ HIS HAIR4 

0,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT*60 ,LEV9 WAS BEG9N+ AGA9 9 A PLA9TIVE VOICE1 JU/ AS ! DOCTOR CAME 9 DRESS$ & READY4 0,!SE PEOPLE HAVE NO CONSCI5CE10 ?\<T ,LEV94 0,COMB+ HIS HAIR1 :ILE WE'RE DY+60 

0,GOOD MORN+60 ! DOCTOR SAID TO HIM1 %AK+ H&S1 &1 AS IT W]E1 TEAS+ HIM ) HIS COMPOSURE4 0,!RE'S NO HURRY4 ,WELL N[80 

,TRY+ TO BE AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE1 ,LEV9 BEGAN TO TELL HIM EV]Y UNNECESS>Y DETAIL ( HIS WIFE'S CONDITION1 9T]RUPT+ HIS ACC\NT REPEAT$LY ) 5TREATIES ?AT ! DOCTOR W\LD COME ) HIM AT ONCE4 

0,OH1 Y\ NE$N'T BE 9 ANY HURRY4 ,Y\ DON'T UND]/&1 Y\ KN[4 ,I'M C]TA9 ,I'M NOT WANT$1 /ILL ,I'VE PROMIS$1 & IF Y\ LIKE1 ,I'LL COME4 ,BUT !RE'S NO HURRY4 ,PLEASE SIT D[N2 WON'T Y\ HAVE SOME C(FEE80 

,LEV9 />$ AT HIM ) EYES ?AT ASK$ :E!R HE WAS LAU<+ AT HIM2 BUT ! DOCTOR HAD NO NOTION ( MAK+ FUN ( HIM4 

0,I KN[1 ,I KN[10 ! DOCTOR SAID1 SMIL+2 0,I'M A M>RI$ MAN MYSELF2 & AT !SE MOM5TS WE HUSB&S >E V]Y MU* TO BE PITI$4 ,I'VE A PATI5T :OSE HUSB& ALWAYS TAKES REFUGE 9 ! /ABLES ON SU* OCCASIONS40 

0,BUT :AT DO Y\ ?9K1 ,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT*8 ,DO Y\ SUPPOSE IT MAY GO ALL RI<T80 

0,EV]Y?+ PO9TS TO A FAVORABLE ISSUE40 

0,SO Y\'LL COME IMM$IATELY80 SAID ,LEV91 LOOK+ WRA?FULLY AT ! S]VANT :O WAS BR++ 9 ! C(FEE4 

0,9 AN H\R'S TIME40 

0,OH1 = M]CY'S SAKE60 

0,WELL1 LET ME DR9K MY C(FEE1 ANYWAY40 

,! DOCTOR />T$ UPON HIS C(FEE4 ,BO? W]E SIL5T4 

0,! ,TURKS >E REALLY GETT+ BEAT51 ?\<4 ,DID Y\ READ YE/]DAY'S TELEGRAMS80 SAID ! DOCTOR1 MUN*+ SOME ROLL4 

0,NO1 ,I CAN'T /& IT60 SAID ,LEV91 JUMP+ UP4 0,SO Y\'LL BE ) US 9 A QU>T] ( AN H\R40 

0,9 HALF AN H\R40 

0,ON Y\R HONOR80 

,:5 ,LEV9 GOT HOME1 HE DROVE UP AT ! SAME TIME AS ! PR9CESS1 & !Y W5T UP TO ! B$ROOM DOOR TOGE!R4 ,! PR9CESS HAD TE>S 9 H] EYES1 & H] H&S W]E %AK+4 ,SEE+ ,LEV91 %E EMBRAC$ HIM1 & BUR/ 9TO TE>S4 

0,WELL1 MY DE> ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA80 %E QU]I$1 CLASP+ ! H& ( ! MIDWIFE1 :O CAME \T TO MEET !M ) A BEAM+ & ANXI\S FACE4 

0,%E'S GO+ ON WELL10 %E SAID2 0P]SUADE H] TO LIE D[N4 ,%E WILL BE EASI] SO40 

,FROM ! MOM5T :5 HE HAD WAK$ UP & UND]/OOD :AT WAS GO+ ON1 ,LEV9 HAD PREP>$ HIS M9D TO BE> RESOLUTELY :AT WAS BE=E HIM1 & )\T CONSID]+ OR ANTICIPAT+ ANY?+1 TO AVOID UPSETT+ HIS WIFE1 & ON ! CONTR>Y TO SOO! H] & KEEP UP H] C\RAGE4 ,)\T ALL[+ HIMSELF EV5 TO ?9K ( :AT WAS TO COME1 ( H[ IT W\LD 5D1 JUDG+ FROM HIS 9QUIRIES AS TO ! USUAL DURATION ( !SE ORDEALS1 ,LEV9 HAD 9 HIS IMAG9ATION BRAC$ HIMSELF TO BE> UP & TO KEEP A TI<T RE9 ON HIS FEEL+S = FIVE H\RS1 & IT HAD SEEM$ TO HIM HE C\LD DO ?IS4 ,BUT :5 HE CAME BACK FROM ! DOCTOR'S & SAW H] SUFF]+S AGA91 HE FELL TO REPEAT+ MORE & MORE FREQU5TLY3 0,LORD1 HAVE M]CY ON US1 & SUCCOR US60 ,HE SI<$1 & FLUNG HIS HEAD UP1 & BEGAN TO FEEL AFRAID HE C\LD NOT BE> IT1 ?AT HE W\LD BUR/ 9TO TE>S OR RUN AWAY4 ,SU* AGONY IT WAS TO HIM4 ,& ONLY ONE H\R HAD PASS$4 

,BUT AFT] ?AT H\R !RE PASS$ ANO!R H\R1 TWO H\RS1 ?REE1 ! FULL FIVE H\RS HE HAD FIX$ AS ! FUR!/ LIMIT ( HIS SUFF]+S1 & ! POSITION WAS /ILL UN*ANG$2 & HE WAS /ILL BE>+ IT BECAUSE !RE WAS NO?+ TO BE DONE BUT BE> IT2 EV]Y 9/ANT FEEL+ ?AT HE HAD REA*$ ! UTMO/ LIMITS ( HIS 5DURANCE1 & ?AT HIS HE>T W\LD BREAK ) SYMPA?Y & PA94 

,BUT /ILL ! M9UTES PASS$ BY & ! H\RS1 & /ILL H\RS MORE1 & HIS MIS]Y & HORROR GREW & W]E MORE & MORE 9T5SE4 

,ALL ! ORD9>Y CONDITIONS ( LIFE1 )\T :I* ONE CAN =M NO CONCEPTION ( ANY?+1 HAD CEAS$ TO EXI/ = ,LEV94 ,HE LO/ ALL S5SE ( TIME4 ,M9UTES--?OSE M9UTES :5 %E S5T = HIM & HE HELD H] MOI/ H&1 ?AT W\LD SQUEEZE HIS H& ) EXTRAORD9>Y VIOL5CE & !N PU% IT AWAY--SEEM$ TO HIM H\RS1 & H\RS SEEM$ TO HIM M9UTES4 ,HE WAS SURPRIS$ :5 ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA ASK$ HIM TO LI<T A C&LE BEH9D A SCRE51 & HE F\ND ?AT IT WAS FIVE O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON4 ,IF HE HAD BE5 TOLD IT WAS ONLY T5 O'CLOCK 9 ! MORN+1 HE W\LD NOT HAVE BE5 MORE SURPRIS$4 ,:]E HE WAS ALL ?IS TIME1 HE KNEW AS LITTLE AS ! TIME ( ANY?+4 ,HE SAW H] SWOLL5 FACE1 SOMETIMES BEWILD]$ & 9 AGONY1 SOMETIMES SMIL+ & TRY+ TO REASSURE HIM4 ,HE SAW ! OLD PR9CESS TOO1 FLU%$ & OV]WR\<T1 ) H] GRAY CURLS 9 DISORD]1 =C+ H]SELF TO GULP D[N H] TE>S1 BIT+ H] LIPS2 HE SAW ,DOLLY TOO & ! DOCTOR1 SMOK+ FAT CIG>ETTES1 & ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA ) A FIRM1 RESOLUTE1 REASSUR+ FACE1 & ! OLD PR9CE WALK+ UP & D[N ! HALL ) A FR[N+ FACE4 ,BUT :Y !Y CAME 9 & W5T \T1 :]E !Y W]E1 HE DID NOT KN[4 ,! PR9CESS WAS ) ! DOCTOR 9 ! B$ROOM1 !N 9 ! /UDY1 :]E A TABLE SET = D9N] SUDD5LY APPE>$2 !N %E WAS NOT !RE1 BUT ,DOLLY WAS4 ,!N ,LEV9 REMEMB]$ HE HAD BE5 S5T SOME:]E4 ,ONCE HE HAD BE5 S5T TO MOVE A TABLE & S(A4 ,HE HAD DONE ?IS EAG]LY1 ?9K+ IT HAD TO BE DONE = H] SAKE1 & ONLY LAT] ON HE F\ND IT WAS HIS [N B$ HE HAD BE5 GETT+ READY4 ,!N HE HAD BE5 S5T TO ! /UDY TO ASK ! DOCTOR SOME?+4 ,! DOCTOR HAD ANSW]$ & !N HAD SAID SOME?+ AB\T ! IRREGUL>ITIES 9 ! MUNICIPAL C\NCIL4 ,!N HE HAD BE5 S5T TO ! B$ROOM TO HELP ! OLD PR9CESS TO MOVE ! HOLY PICTURE 9 ITS SILV] & GOLD SETT+1 & ) ! PR9CESS'S OLD WAIT+ MAID HE HAD CLAMB]$ ON A %ELF TO REA* IT & HAD BROK5 ! LITTLE LAMP1 & ! OLD S]VANT HAD TRI$ TO REASSURE HIM AB\T ! LAMP & AB\T HIS WIFE1 & HE C>RI$ ! HOLY PICTURE & SET IT AT ,KITTY'S HEAD1 C>EFULLY TUCK+ IT 9 BEH9D ! PILL[4 ,BUT :]E1 :51 & :Y ALL ?IS HAD HAPP5$1 HE C\LD NOT TELL4 ,HE DID NOT UND]/& :Y ! OLD PR9CESS TOOK HIS H&1 & LOOK+ COMPASSIONATELY AT HIM1 BEGG$ HIM NOT TO WORRY HIMSELF1 & ,DOLLY P]SUAD$ HIM TO EAT SOME?+ & L$ HIM \T ( ! ROOM1 & EV5 ! DOCTOR LOOK$ S]I\SLY & ) COMMIS]ATION AT HIM & (F]$ HIM A DROP ( SOME?+4 

,ALL HE KNEW & FELT WAS ?AT :AT WAS HAPP5+ WAS :AT HAD HAPP5$ NE>LY A YE> BE=E 9 ! HOTEL ( ! C\NTRY T[N AT ! DEA?B$ ( HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY4 ,BUT ?AT HAD BE5 GRIEF--?IS WAS JOY4 ,YET ?AT GRIEF & ?IS JOY W]E ALIKE \TSIDE ALL ! ORD9>Y CONDITIONS ( LIFE2 !Y W]E LOOP-HOLES1 AS IT W]E1 9 ?AT ORD9>Y LIFE ?R\< :I* !RE CAME GLIMPSES ( SOME?+ SUBLIME4 ,& 9 ! CONTEMPLATION ( ?IS SUBLIME SOME?+ ! S\L WAS EXALT$ TO 9CONCEIVABLE HEI<TS ( :I* IT HAD BE=E HAD NO CONCEPTION1 :ILE REASON LAGG$ BEH9D1 UNABLE TO KEEP UP ) IT4 

0,LORD1 HAVE M]CY ON US1 & SUCCOR US60 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF 9CESSANTLY1 FEEL+1 9 SPITE ( HIS LONG &1 AS IT SEEM$1 COMPLETE ALI5ATION FROM RELIGION1 ?AT HE TURN$ TO ,GOD JU/ AS TRU/FULLY & SIMPLY AS HE HAD 9 HIS *ILDHOOD & FIR/ Y\?4 

,ALL ?IS TIME HE HAD TWO DI/9CT SPIRITUAL CONDITIONS4 ,ONE WAS AWAY FROM H]1 ) ! DOCTOR1 :O KEPT SMOK+ ONE FAT CIG>ETTE AFT] ANO!R & EXT+UI%+ !M ON ! $GE ( A FULL A% TRAY1 ) ,DOLLY1 & ) ! OLD PR9CE1 :]E !RE WAS TALK AB\T D9N]1 AB\T POLITICS1 AB\T ,M>YA ,PETROVNA'S ILLNESS1 & :]E ,LEV9 SUDD5LY =GOT = A M9UTE :AT WAS HAPP5+1 & FELT AS ?\< HE HAD WAK$ UP FROM SLEEP2 ! O!R WAS 9 H] PRES5CE1 AT H] PILL[1 :]E HIS HE>T SEEM$ BREAK+ & /ILL DID NOT BREAK FROM SYMPA!TIC SUFF]+1 & HE PRAY$ TO ,GOD )\T CEAS+4 ,& EV]Y TIME HE WAS BR\<T BACK FROM A MOM5T ( OBLIVION BY A SCREAM REA*+ HIM FROM ! B$ROOM1 HE FELL 9TO ! SAME /RANGE T]ROR ?AT HAD COME UPON HIM ! FIR/ M9UTE4 ,EV]Y TIME HE HE>D A %RIEK1 HE JUMP$ UP1 RAN TO JU/IFY HIMSELF1 REMEMB]$ ON ! WAY ?AT HE WAS NOT TO BLAME1 & HE LONG$ TO DEF5D H]1 TO HELP H]4 ,BUT AS HE LOOK$ AT H]1 HE SAW AGA9 ?AT HELP WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 & HE WAS FILL$ ) T]ROR & PRAY$3 0,LORD1 HAVE M]CY ON US1 & HELP US60 ,& AS TIME W5T ON1 BO? !SE CONDITIONS BECAME MORE 9T5SE2 ! CALM] HE BECAME AWAY FROM H]1 COMPLETELY =GETT+ H]1 ! MORE AGONIZ+ BECAME BO? H] SUFF]+S & HIS FEEL+ ( HELPLESSNESS BE=E !M4 ,HE JUMP$ UP1 W\LD HAVE LIK$ TO RUN AWAY1 BUT RAN TO H]4 

,SOMETIMES1 :5 AGA9 & AGA9 %E CALL$ UPON HIM1 HE BLAM$ H]2 BUT SEE+ H] PATI5T1 SMIL+ FACE1 & HE>+ ! WORDS1 0,I AM WORRY+ Y\10 HE ?REW ! BLAME ON ,GOD2 BUT ?9K+ ( ,GOD1 AT ONCE HE FELL TO BESEE*+ ,GOD TO =GIVE HIM & HAVE M]CY4 

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