,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #ab 
,TWELVE ,YE>S ,BE=E 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

 0,YES1 ?IS WAS ,KATU%A40 

,! RELATIONS BETWE5 ,NEKHLUD(F & ,KATU%A HAD BE5 ! FOLL[+3 

,NEKHLUD(F FIR/ SAW ,KATU%A :5 HE WAS A /UD5T 9 HIS ?IRD YE> AT ! ,UNIV]SITY1 & WAS PREP>+ AN ESSAY ON L& T5URE DUR+ ! SUMM] VACATION1 :I* HE PASS$ ) HIS AUNTS4 ,UNTIL !N HE HAD ALWAYS LIV$1 9 SUMM]1 ) HIS MO!R & SI/] ON HIS MO!R'S L>GE E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[4 ,BUT ?AT YE> HIS SI/] HAD M>RI$1 & HIS MO!R HAD GONE ABROAD TO A WAT]+-PLACE1 & HE1 HAV+ HIS ESSAY TO WRITE1 RESOLV$ TO SP5D ! SUMM] ) HIS AUNTS4 ,IT WAS V]Y QUIET 9 !IR SECLUD$ E/ATE & !RE WAS NO?+ TO DI/RACT HIS M9D2 HIS AUNTS LOV$ !IR NEPHEW & HEIR V]Y T5D]LY1 & HE1 TOO1 WAS FOND ( !M & ( !IR SIMPLE1 OLD-FA%ION$ LIFE4 

,DUR+ ?AT SUMM] ON HIS AUNTS' E/ATE1 ,NEKHLUD(F PASS$ ?R\< ?AT BLISSFUL /ATE ( EXI/5CE :5 A Y\NG MAN = ! FIR/ TIME1 )\T GUIDANCE FROM ANY ONE \TSIDE1 REALIZES ALL ! BEAUTY & SIGNIFICANCE ( LIFE1 & ! IMPORTANCE ( ! TASK ALLOTT$ 9 IT TO MAN2 :5 HE GRASPS ! POSSIBILITY ( UNLIMIT$ ADVANCE T[>DS P]FECTION = ONE'S SELF & = ALL ! WORLD1 & GIVES HIMSELF TO ?IS TASK1 NOT ONLY HOPEFULLY1 BUT ) FULL CONVICTION ( ATTA9+ TO ! P]FECTION HE IMAG9ES4 ,9 ?AT YE>1 :ILE /ILL AT ! ,UNIV]SITY1 HE HAD READ ,SP5C]'S ,SOCIAL ,/ATICS1 & ,SP5C]'S VIEWS ON L&HOLD+ ESPECIALLY IMPRESS$ HIM1 AS HE HIMSELF WAS HEIR TO L>GE E/ATES4 ,HIS FA!R HAD NOT BE5 RI*1 BUT HIS MO!R HAD RECEIV$ #a1 ACRES ( L& = H] D[RY4 ,AT ?AT TIME HE FULLY REALIZ$ ALL ! CRUELTY & 9JU/ICE ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 L&1 & BE+ ONE ( ?OSE TO :OM A SACRIFICE TO ! DEM&S ( CONSCI5CE GIVES ! HI<E/ SPIRITUAL 5JOYM5T1 HE DECID$ NOT TO RETA9 PROP]TY RI<TS1 BUT TO GIVE UP TO ! PEASANT LABOR]S ! L& HE HAD 9H]IT$ FROM HIS FA!R4 ,IT WAS ON ?IS L& QUE/ION HE WROTE HIS ESSAY4 

,HE >RANG$ HIS LIFE ON HIS AUNTS' E/ATE 9 ! FOLL[+ MANN]4 ,HE GOT UP V]Y E>LY1 SOMETIMES AT ?REE O'CLOCK1 & BE=E SUNRISE W5T ?R\< ! MORN+ MI/S TO BA! 9 ! RIV]1 UND] ! HILL4 ,HE RETURN$ :ILE ! DEW /ILL LAY ON ! GRASS & ! FL[]S4 ,SOMETIMES1 HAV+ F9I%$ HIS C(FEE1 HE SAT D[N ) HIS BOOKS ( REF]5CE & HIS PAP]S TO WRITE HIS ESSAY1 BUT V]Y (T51 9/EAD ( READ+ OR WRIT+1 HE LEFT HOME AGA91 & W&]$ ?R\< ! FIELDS & ! WOODS4 ,BE=E D9N] HE LAY D[N & SLEPT SOME:]E 9 ! G>D54 ,AT D9N] HE AMUS$ & 5T]TA9$ HIS AUNTS ) HIS BRI<T SPIRITS1 !N HE RODE ON HORSEBACK OR W5T = A R[ ON ! RIV]1 & 9 ! EV5+ HE AGA9 WORK$ AT HIS ESSAY1 OR SAT READ+ OR PLAY+ PATI5CE ) HIS AUNTS4 

,HIS JOY 9 LIFE WAS SO GREAT ?AT IT AGITAT$ HIM1 & KEPT HIM AWAKE MANY A NI<T1 ESPECIALLY :5 IT WAS MOONLI<T1 SO ?AT 9/EAD ( SLEEP+ HE W&]$ AB\T 9 ! G>D5 TILL DAWN1 ALONE ) HIS DREAMS & FANCIES4 

,& SO1 PEACEFULLY & HAPPILY1 HE LIV$ ?R\< ! FIR/ MON? ( HIS /AY ) HIS AUNTS1 TAK+ NO P>TICUL> NOTICE ( !IR HALF-W>D1 HALF-S]VANT1 ! BLACK-EY$1 QUICK-FOOT$ ,KATU%A4 ,!N1 AT ! AGE ( N9ETE51 ,NEKHLUD(F1 BR\<T UP UND] HIS MO!R'S W+1 WAS /ILL QUITE PURE4 ,IF A WOMAN FIGUR$ 9 HIS DREAMS AT ALL IT WAS ONLY AS A WIFE4 ,ALL ! O!R WOM51 :O1 ACCORD+ TO HIS IDEAS HE C\LD NOT M>RY1 W]E NOT WOM5 = HIM1 BUT HUMAN BE+S4 

,BUT ON ,ASC5SION ,DAY ?AT SUMM]1 A NEI<BOR ( HIS AUNTS'1 & H] FAMILY1 CONSI/+ ( TWO Y\NG DAU<T]S1 A S*OOLBOY1 & A Y\NG >TI/ ( PEASANT ORIG9 :O WAS /AY+ ) !M1 CAME TO SP5D ! DAY4 ,AFT] TEA !Y ALL W5T TO PLAY 9 ! MEAD[ 9 FRONT ( ! H\SE1 :]E ! GRASS HAD ALREADY BE5 M[N4 ,!Y PLAY$ AT ! GAME ( GORELKI1 & ,KATU%A JO9$ !M4 ,RUNN+ AB\T & *ANG+ P>TN]S SEV]AL TIMES1 ,NEKHLUD(F CAU<T ,KATU%A1 & %E BECAME HIS P>TN]4 ,UP TO ?IS TIME HE HAD LIK$ ,KATU%A'S LOOKS1 BUT ! POSSIBILITY ( ANY NE>] RELATIONS ) H] HAD NEV] 5T]$ HIS M9D4 

0,IMPOSSIBLE TO CAT* ?OSE TWO10 SAID ! M]RY Y\NG >TI/1 :OSE TURN IT WAS TO CAT*1 & :O C\LD RUN V]Y FA/ ) HIS %ORT1 MUSCUL> LEGS4 

0,Y\6 ,& NOT CAT* US80 SAID ,KATU%A4 

0,ONE1 TWO1 ?REE10 & ! >TI/ CLAPP$ HIS H&S4 ,KATU%A1 H>DLY RE/RA9+ H] LAU<T]1 *ANG$ PLACES ) ,NEKHLUD(F1 BEH9D ! >TI/'S BACK1 & PRESS+ HIS L>GE H& ) H] LITTLE R\< ONE1 & RU/L+ ) H] />*$ PETTICOAT1 RAN TO ! LEFT4 ,NEKHLUD(F RAN FA/ TO ! RI<T1 TRY+ TO ESCAPE FROM ! >TI/1 BUT :5 HE LOOK$ R\ND HE SAW ! >TI/ RUNN+ AFT] ,KATU%A1 :O KEPT WELL AHEAD1 H] FIRM Y\NG LEGS MOV+ RAPIDLY4 ,!RE WAS A LILAC BU% 9 FRONT ( !M1 & ,KATU%A MADE A SIGN ) H] HEAD TO ,NEKHLUD(F TO JO9 H] BEH9D IT1 = IF !Y ONCE CLASP$ H&S AGA9 !Y W]E SAFE FROM !IR PURSU]1 ?AT BE+ A RULE ( ! GAME4 ,HE UND]/OOD ! SIGN1 & RAN BEH9D ! BU%1 BUT HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT !RE WAS A SMALL DIT* OV]GR[N ) NETTLES !RE4 ,HE /UMBL$ & FELL 9TO ! NETTLES1 ALREADY WET ) DEW1 /++ HIS B&S1 BUT ROSE IMM$IATELY1 LAU<+ AT HIS MI%AP4 

,KATU%A1 ) H] EYES BLACK AS SLOES1 H] FACE RADIANT ) JOY1 WAS FLY+ T[>DS HIM1 & !Y CAU<T HOLD ( EA* O!R'S H&S4 

0,GOT /UNG1 ,I D>ESAY80 %E SAID1 >RANG+ H] HAIR ) H] FREE H&1 BREA?+ FA/ & LOOK+ /RAI<T UP AT HIM ) A GLAD1 PLEASANT SMILE4 

0,I DID NOT KN[ !RE WAS A DIT* H]E10 HE ANSW]$1 SMIL+ ALSO1 & KEEP+ H] H& 9 HIS4 ,%E DREW NE>] TO HIM1 & HE HIMSELF1 NOT KN[+ H[ IT HAPP5$1 /OOP$ T[>DS H]4 ,%E DID NOT MOVE AWAY1 & HE PRESS$ H] H& TI<T & KISS$ H] ON ! LIPS4 

0,!RE6 ,Y\'VE DONE IT60 %E SAID2 &1 FREE+ H] H& ) A SWIFT MOVEM5T1 RAN AWAY FROM HIM4 ,!N1 BREAK+ TWO BRAN*ES ( :ITE LILAC FROM :I* ! BLOSSOMS W]E ALREADY FALL+1 %E BEGAN FANN+ H] HOT FACE ) !M2 !N1 ) H] HEAD TURN$ BACK TO HIM1 %E WALK$ AWAY1 SWAY+ H] >MS BRISKLY 9 FRONT ( H]1 & JO9$ ! O!R PLAY]S4 

,AFT] ?IS !RE GREW UP BETWE5 ,NEKHLUD(F & ,KATU%A ?OSE PECULI> RELATIONS :I* (T5 EXI/ BETWE5 A PURE Y\NG MAN & GIRL :O >E ATTRACT$ TO EA* O!R4 

,:5 ,KATU%A CAME 9TO ! ROOM1 OR EV5 :5 HE SAW H] :ITE APRON FROM AF>1 EV]Y?+ BRI<T5$ UP 9 ,NEKHLUD(F'S EYES1 AS :5 ! SUN APPE>S EV]Y?+ BECOMES MORE 9T]E/+1 MORE JOYFUL1 MORE IMPORTANT4 ,! :OLE ( LIFE SEEM$ FULL ( GLADNESS4 ,& %E FELT ! SAME4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT ONLY ,KATU%A'S PRES5CE ?AT HAD ?IS EFFECT ON ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,! M]E ?\<T ?AT ,KATU%A EXI/$ 7& = H] ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F EXI/$7 HAD ?IS EFFECT4 

,:5 HE RECEIV$ AN UNPLEASANT LETT] FROM HIS MO!R1 OR C\LD NOT GET ON ) HIS ESSAY1 OR FELT ! UNREASON+ SADNESS ?AT Y\NG PEOPLE >E (T5 SUBJECT TO1 HE HAD ONLY TO REMEMB] ,KATU%A & ?AT HE %\LD SEE H]1 & IT ALL VANI%$4 ,KATU%A HAD MU* WORK TO DO 9 ! H\SE1 BUT %E MANAG$ TO GET A LITTLE LEISURE = READ+1 & ,NEKHLUD(F GAVE H] ,DO/OIEVSKY & ,T\RG5EFF 7:OM HE HAD JU/ READ HIMSELF7 TO READ4 ,%E LIK$ ,T\RG5EFF'S ,LULL BE/4 ,!Y HAD TALKS AT MOM5TS SNAT*$ :5 MEET+ 9 ! PASSAGE1 ON ! V]&A1 OR ! Y>D1 & SOMETIMES 9 ! ROOM ( HIS AUNTS' OLD S]VANT1 ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA1 ) :OM HE SOMETIMES US$ TO DR9K TEA1 & :]E ,KATU%A US$ TO WORK4 

,!SE TALKS 9 ,MATRONA ,PAVLOVNA'S PRES5CE W]E ! PLEASANTE/4 ,:5 !Y W]E ALONE IT WAS WORSE4 ,!IR EYES AT ONCE BEGAN TO SAY SOME?+ V]Y DIFF]5T & F> MORE IMPORTANT ?AN :AT !IR M\?S UTT]$4 ,!IR LIPS PUCK]$1 & !Y FELT A K9D ( DREAD ( SOME?+ ?AT MADE !M P>T QUICKLY4 ,!SE RELATIONS CONT9U$ BETWE5 ,NEKHLUD(F & ,KATU%A DUR+ ! :OLE TIME ( HIS FIR/ VISIT TO HIS AUNTS'4 ,!Y NOTIC$ IT1 & BECAME FRI<T5$1 & EV5 WROTE TO ,PR9CESS ,EL5A ,IVANOVNA1 ,NEKHLUD(F'S MO!R4 ,HIS AUNT1 ,M>Y ,IVANOVNA1 WAS AFRAID ,DMITRI W\LD =M AN 9TIMACY ) ,KATU%A2 BUT H] FE>S W]E GR\NDLESS1 = ,NEKHLUD(F1 HIMSELF H>DLY CONSCI\S ( IT1 LOV$ ,KATU%A1 LOV$ H] AS ! PURE LOVE1 & !RE9 LAY HIS SAFETY--HIS & H]S4 ,HE NOT ONLY DID NOT FEEL ANY DESIRE TO POSSESS H]1 BUT ! V]Y ?\<T ( IT FILL$ HIM ) HORROR4 ,! FE>S ( ! MORE POETICAL ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA1 ?AT ,DMITRI1 ) HIS ?OR\<GO+1 RESOLUTE *>ACT]1 HAV+ FALL5 9 LOVE ) A GIRL1 MI<T MAKE UP HIS M9D TO M>RY H]1 )\T CONSID]+ EI!R H] BIR? OR H] /ATION1 HAD MORE GR\ND4 

,HAD ,NEKHLUD(F AT ?AT TIME BE5 CONSCI\S ( HIS LOVE = ,KATU%A1 & ESPECIALLY IF HE HAD BE5 TOLD ?AT HE C\LD ON NO ACC\NT JO9 HIS LIFE ) ?AT ( A GIRL 9 H] POSITION1 IT MI<T HAVE EASILY HAPP5$ ?AT1 ) HIS USUAL /RAI<T-=W>DNESS1 HE W\LD HAVE COME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT !RE C\LD BE NO POSSIBLE REASON = HIM NOT TO M>RY ANY GIRL :ATEV]1 AS LONG AS HE LOV$ H]4 ,BUT HIS AUNTS DID NOT M5TION !IR FE>S TO HIM2 &1 :5 HE LEFT1 HE WAS /ILL UNCONSCI\S ( HIS LOVE = ,KATU%A4 ,HE WAS SURE ?AT :AT HE FELT = ,KATU%A WAS ONLY ONE ( ! MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! JOY ( LIFE ?AT FILL$ HIS :OLE BE+1 & ?AT ?IS SWEET1 M]RY LITTLE GIRL %>$ ?IS JOY ) HIM4 ,YET1 :5 HE WAS GO+ AWAY1 & ,KATU%A /OOD ) HIS AUNTS 9 ! POR*1 & LOOK$ AFT] HIM1 H] D>K1 SLI<TLY-SQU9T+ EYES FILL$ ) TE>S1 HE FELT1 AFT] ALL1 ?AT HE WAS LEAV+ SOME?+ BEAUTIFUL1 PRECI\S1 SOME?+ :I* W\LD NEV] REOCCUR4 ,& HE GREW V]Y SAD4 

0,GOOD-BYE1 ,KATU%A10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ ACROSS ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA'S CAP AS HE WAS GETT+ 9TO ! TRAP4 0,?ANK Y\ = EV]Y?+40 

0,GOOD-BYE1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*10 %E SAID1 ) H] PLEASANT1 T5D] VOICE1 KEEP+ BACK ! TE>S ?AT FILL$ H] EYES--& RAN AWAY 9TO ! HALL1 :]E %E C\LD CRY 9 PEACE4 

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