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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S AFFAIRS W]E 9 A V]Y BAD WAY4 

,! MONEY = TWO-?IRDS ( ! =E/ HAD ALL BE5 SP5T ALREADY1 & HE HAD BORR[$ FROM ! M]*ANT 9 ADVANCE AT T5 P] C5T DISC\NT1 ALMO/ ALL ! REMA9+ ?IRD4 ,! M]*ANT W\LD NOT GIVE MORE1 ESPECIALLY AS ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 = ! FIR/ TIME ?AT W9T] 9SI/+ ON H] RI<T TO H] [N PROP]TY1 HAD REFUS$ TO SIGN ! RECEIPT = ! PAYM5T ( ! LA/ ?IRD ( ! =E/4 ,ALL HIS SAL>Y W5T ON H\SEHOLD EXP5SES & 9 PAYM5T ( PETTY DEBTS ?AT C\LD NOT BE PUT (F4 ,!RE WAS POSITIVELY NO MONEY4 

,?IS WAS UNPLEASANT & AWKW>D1 & 9 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S OP9ION ?+S C\LD NOT GO ON LIKE ?IS4 ,! EXPLANATION ( ! POSITION WAS1 9 HIS VIEW1 TO BE F\ND 9 ! FACT ?AT HIS SAL>Y WAS TOO SMALL4 ,! PO/ HE FILL$ HAD BE5 UNMI/AKABLY V]Y GOOD FIVE YE>S AGO1 BUT IT WAS SO NO LONG]4 

,PETROV1 ! BANK DIRECTOR1 HAD TWELVE ?\S&2 ,SV5TITSKY1 A COMPANY DIRECTOR1 HAD SEV5TE5 ?\S&2 ,MIT91 :O HAD F\ND$ A BANK1 RECEIV$ FIFTY ?\S&4 

0,CLE>LY ,I'VE BE5 NAPP+1 & !Y'VE OV]LOOK$ ME10 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ?\<T AB\T HIMSELF4 ,& HE BEGAN KEEP+ HIS EYES & E>S OP51 & T[>DS ! 5D ( ! W9T] HE HAD DISCOV]$ A V]Y GOOD B]? & HAD =M$ A PLAN ( ATTACK UPON IT1 AT FIR/ FROM ,MOSC[ ?R\< AUNTS1 UNCLES1 & FRI5DS1 & !N1 :5 ! MATT] WAS WELL ADVANC$1 9 ! SPR+1 HE W5T HIMSELF TO ,PET]SBURG4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE SNUG1 LUCRATIVE B]?S ( :I* !RE >E SO MANY MORE N[ADAYS ?AN !RE US$ TO BE1 ) 9COMES RANG+ FROM ONE ?\S& TO FIFTY ?\S& RUBLES4 ,IT WAS ! PO/ ( SECRET>Y ( ! COMMITTEE ( ! AMALGAMAT$ AG5CY ( ! S\!RN RAILWAYS1 & ( C]TA9 BANK+ COMPANIES4 ,?IS POSITION1 LIKE ALL SU* APPO9TM5TS1 CALL$ = SU* IMM5SE 5]GY & SU* V>I$ QUALIFICATIONS1 ?AT IT WAS DIFFICULT = !M TO BE F\ND UNIT$ 9 ANY ONE MAN4 ,& S9CE A MAN COMB9+ ALL ! QUALIFICATIONS WAS NOT TO BE F\ND1 IT WAS AT LEA/ BETT] ?AT ! PO/ BE FILL$ BY AN HONE/ ?AN BY A DI%ONE/ MAN4 ,& ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS NOT M]ELY AN HONE/ MAN--UNEMPHATICALLY--9 ! COMMON ACCEPTATION ( ! WORDS1 HE WAS AN HONE/ MAN--EMPHATICALLY--9 ?AT SPECIAL S5SE :I* ! WORD HAS 9 ,MOSC[1 :5 !Y TALK ( AN 0HONE/0 POLITICIAN1 AN 0HONE/0 WRIT]1 AN 0HONE/0 NEWSPAP]1 AN 0HONE/0 9/ITUTION1 AN 0HONE/0 T5D5CY1 MEAN+ NOT SIMPLY ?AT ! MAN OR ! 9/ITUTION IS NOT DI%ONE/1 BUT ?AT !Y >E CAPABLE ON OCCASION ( TAK+ A L9E ( !IR [N 9 OPPOSITION TO ! AU?ORITIES4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* MOV$ 9 ?OSE CIRCLES 9 ,MOSC[ 9 :I* ?AT EXPRESSION HAD COME 9TO USE1 WAS REG>D$ !RE AS AN HONE/ MAN1 & SO HAD MORE RI<T TO ?IS APPO9TM5T ?AN O!RS4 

,! APPO9TM5T YIELD$ AN 9COME ( FROM SEV5 TO T5 ?\S& A YE>1 & ,OBLONSKY C\LD FILL IT )\T GIV+ UP HIS GOV]NM5T POSITION4 ,IT WAS 9 ! H&S ( TWO M9I/]S1 ONE LADY1 & TWO ,JEWS1 & ALL !SE PEOPLE1 ?\< ! WAY HAD BE5 PAV$ ALREADY ) !M1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HAD TO SEE 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,BESIDES ?IS BUS9ESS1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HAD PROMIS$ HIS SI/] ,ANNA TO OBTA9 FROM ,K>59 A DEF9ITE ANSW] ON ! QUE/ION ( DIVORCE4 ,& BEGG+ FIFTY RUBLES FROM ,DOLLY1 HE SET (F = ,PET]SBURG4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAT 9 ,K>59'S /UDY LI/5+ TO HIS REPORT ON ! CAUSES ( ! UNSATISFACTORY POSITION ( ,RUSSIAN F9ANCE1 & ONLY WAIT+ = ! MOM5T :5 HE W\LD F9I% TO SPEAK AB\T HIS [N BUS9ESS OR AB\T ,ANNA4 

0,YES1 ?AT'S V]Y TRUE10 HE SAID1 :5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* TOOK (F ! P9CE-NEZ1 )\T :I* HE C\LD NOT READ N[1 & LOOK$ 9QUIR+LY AT HIS =M] BRO!R-9-LAW1 0?AT'S V]Y TRUE 9 P>TICUL> CASES1 BUT /ILL ! PR9CIPLE ( \R DAY IS FRE$OM40 

0,YES1 BUT ,I LAY D[N ANO!R PR9CIPLE1 EMBRAC+ ! PR9CIPLE ( FRE$OM10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ) EMPHASIS ON ! WORD 0EMBRAC+10 & HE PUT ON HIS P9CE-NEZ AGA91 SO AS TO READ ! PASSAGE 9 :I* ?IS /ATEM5T WAS MADE4 ,& TURN+ OV] ! BEAUTIFULLY WRITT51 WIDE-M>G9$ MANUSCRIPT1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* READ AL\D OV] AGA9 ! CONCLUSIVE PASSAGE4 

0,I DON'T ADVOCATE PROTECTION = ! SAKE ( PRIVATE 9T]E/S1 BUT = ! PUBLIC WEAL1 & = ! L[] & UPP] CLASSES EQUALLY10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ OV] HIS P9CE-NEZ AT ,OBLONSKY4 0,BUT  
!Y CANNOT GRASP ?AT1 !Y >E TAK5 UP N[ ) P]SONAL 9T]E/S1 & C>RI$ AWAY BY PHRASES40 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* KNEW ?AT :5 ,K>59 BEGAN TO TALK ( :AT  
!Y W]E DO+ & ?9K+1 ! P]SONS :O W\LD NOT ACCEPT HIS REPORT & W]E ! CAUSE ( EV]Y?+ WRONG 9 ,RUSSIA1 ?AT IT WAS COM+ NE> ! 5D4 ,& SO N[ HE EAG]LY AB&ON$ ! PR9CIPLE ( FREE-TRADE1 & FULLY AGRE$4 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* PAUS$1 ?\<TFULLY TURN+ OV] ! PAGES ( HIS MANUSCRIPT4 

0,OH1 BY ! WAY10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 0,I WANT$ TO ASK Y\1 SOME TIME :5 Y\ SEE ,POMORSKY1 TO DROP HIM A H9T ?AT ,I %\LD BE V]Y GLAD TO GET ?AT NEW APPO9TM5T ( SECRET>Y ( ! COMMITTEE ( ! AMALGAMAT$ AG5CY ( ! S\!RN RAILWAYS & BANK+ COMPANIES40 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS FAMILI> BY N[ ) ! TITLE ( ! PO/ HE COVET$1 & HE BR\<T IT \T RAPIDLY )\T MI/AKE4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* QUE/ION$ HIM AS TO ! DUTIES ( ?IS NEW COMMITTEE1 & POND]$4 ,HE WAS CONSID]+ :E!R ! NEW COMMITTEE W\LD NOT BE ACT+ 9 SOME WAY CONTR>Y TO ! VIEWS HE HAD BE5 ADVOCAT+4 ,BUT AS ! 9FLU5CE ( ! NEW COMMITTEE WAS ( A V]Y COMPLEX NATURE1 & HIS VIEWS W]E ( V]Y WIDE APPLICATION1 HE C\LD NOT DECIDE ?IS /RAI<T (F1 & TAK+ (F HIS P9CE-NEZ1 HE SAID3 

0,( C\RSE1 ,I CAN M5TION IT TO HIM2 BUT :AT IS Y\R REASON PRECISELY = WI%+ TO OBTA9 ! APPO9TM5T80 

0,IT'S A GOOD SAL>Y1 RIS+ TO N9E ?\S&1 & MY MEANS4440 

0,N9E ?\S&60 REPEAT$ ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 & HE FR[N$4 ,! HI< FIGURE ( ! SAL>Y MADE HIM REFLECT ?AT ON ?AT SIDE ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S PROPOS$ POSITION RAN C\NT] TO ! MA9 T5D5CY ( HIS [N PROJECTS ( RE=M1 :I* ALWAYS LEAN$ T[>DS ECONOMY4 

0,I CONSID]1 & ,I HAVE EMBODI$ MY VIEWS 9 A NOTE ON ! SUBJECT1 ?AT 9 \R DAY !SE IMM5SE SAL>IES >E EVID5CE ( ! UNS\ND ECONOMIC ASSIETTE ( \R F9ANCES40 

0,BUT :AT'S TO BE DONE80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 0,SUPPOSE A BANK DIRECTOR GETS T5 ?\S&--WELL1 HE'S WOR? IT2 OR AN 5G9E] GETS TW5TY ?\S&--AFT] ALL1 IT'S A GR[+ ?+1 Y\ KN[60 

0,I ASSUME ?AT A SAL>Y IS ! PRICE PAID = A COMMODITY1 & IT \<T TO CON=M ) ! LAW ( SUPPLY & DEM&4 ,IF ! SAL>Y IS FIX$ )\T ANY REG>D = ?AT LAW1 AS1 = 9/ANCE1 :5 ,I SEE TWO 5G9E]S LEAV+ COLLEGE TOGE!R1 BO? EQUALLY WELL TRA9$ & EFFICI5T1 & ONE GETT+ =TY ?\S& :ILE ! O!R IS SATISFI$ ) TWO2 OR :5 ,I SEE LAWY]S & HUSS>S1 HAV+ NO SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS1 APPO9T$ DIRECTORS ( BANK+ COMPANIES ) IMM5SE SAL>IES1 ,I CONCLUDE ?AT ! SAL>Y IS NOT FIX$ 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! LAW ( SUPPLY & DEM&1 BUT SIMPLY ?R\< P]SONAL 9T]E/4 ,& ?IS IS AN ABUSE ( GREAT GRAVITY 9 ITSELF1 & ONE ?AT REACTS 9JURI\SLY ON ! GOV]NM5T S]VICE4 ,I CONSID]4440 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* MADE HA/E TO 9T]RUPT HIS BRO!R-9-LAW4 

0,YES2 BUT Y\ MU/ AGREE ?AT IT'S A NEW 9/ITUTION ( UND\BT$ UTILITY ?AT'S BE+ />T$4 ,AFT] ALL1 Y\ KN[1 IT'S A GR[+ ?+6 ,:AT !Y LAY P>TICUL> /RESS ON IS ! ?+ BE+ C>RI$ ON HONE/LY10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ) EMPHASIS4 

,BUT ! ,MOSC[ SIGNIFICANCE ( ! WORD 0HONE/0 WAS LO/ ON ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,HONE/Y IS ONLY A NEGATIVE QUALIFICATION10 HE SAID4 

0,WELL1 Y\'LL DO ME A GREAT S]VICE1 ANYWAY10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 0BY PUTT+ 9 A WORD TO ,POMORSKY--JU/ 9 ! WAY ( CONV]SATION44440 

0,BUT ,I FANCY IT'S MORE 9 ,VOLG>9OV'S H&S10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 

0,VOLG>9OV HAS FULLY ASS5T$1 AS F> AS HE'S CONC]N$10 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 TURN+ R$4 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* R$D5$ AT ! M5TION ( ?AT NAME1 BECAUSE HE HAD BE5 ?AT MORN+ AT ! ,JEW ,VOLG>9OV'S1 & ! VISIT HAD LEFT AN UNPLEASANT RECOLLECTION4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* BELIEV$ MO/ POSITIVELY ?AT ! COMMITTEE 9 :I* HE WAS TRY+ TO GET AN APPO9TM5T WAS A NEW1 G5U9E1 & HONE/ PUBLIC BODY1 BUT ?AT MORN+ :5 ,VOLG>9OV HAD--9T5TIONALLY1 BEYOND A D\BT--KEPT HIM TWO H\RS WAIT+ ) O!R PETITION]S 9 HIS WAIT+ ROOM1 HE HAD SUDD5LY FELT UNEASY4 

,:E!R HE WAS UNCOM=TABLE ?AT HE1 A DESC5DANT ( ,RURIK1 ,PR9CE ,OBLONSKY1 HAD BE5 KEPT = TWO H\RS WAIT+ TO SEE A ,JEW1 OR ?AT = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HIS LIFE HE WAS NOT FOLL[+ ! EXAMPLE ( HIS ANCE/ORS 9 S]V+ ! GOV]NM5T1 BUT WAS TURN+ (F 9TO A NEW C>E]1 ANYWAY HE WAS V]Y UNCOM=TABLE4 ,DUR+ ?OSE TWO H\RS 9 ,VOLG>9OV'S WAIT+ ROOM ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 /EPP+ JAUNTILY AB\T ! ROOM1 PULL+ HIS :ISK]S1 5T]+ 9TO CONV]SATION ) ! O!R PETITION]S1 & 9V5T+ AN EPIGRAM ON HIS POSITION1 ASSIDU\SLY CONCEAL$ FROM O!RS1 & EV5 FROM HIMSELF1 ! FEEL+ HE WAS EXP]I5C+4 

,BUT ALL ! TIME HE WAS UNCOM=TABLE & ANGRY1 HE C\LD NOT HAVE SAID :Y--:E!R BECAUSE HE C\LD NOT GET HIS EPIGRAM JU/ RI<T1 OR FROM SOME O!R REASON4 ,:5 AT LA/ ,VOLG>9OV HAD RECEIV$ HIM ) EXAGG]AT$ POLIT5ESS & UNMI/AKABLE TRIUMPH AT HIS HUMILIATION1 & HAD ALL BUT REFUS$ ! FAVOR ASK$ ( HIM1 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* HAD MADE HA/E TO =GET IT ALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,& N[1 AT ! M]E RECOLLECTION1 HE BLU%$4 

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