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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,ON HIS RETURN TO ,MOSC[ ,NEKHLUD(F W5T AT ONCE TO ! PRISON HOSPITAL TO BR+ ,MASLOVA ! SAD NEWS ?AT ! ,S5ATE HAD CONFIRM$ ! DECISION ( ! ,C\RT1 & ?AT %E MU/ PREP>E TO GO TO ,SIB]IA4 ,HE HAD LITTLE HOPE ( ! SUCCESS ( HIS PETITION TO ! ,EMP]OR1 :I* ! ADVOCATE HAD WRITT5 = HIM1 & :I* HE N[ BR\<T ) HIM = ,MASLOVA TO SIGN4 ,&1 /RANGE TO SAY1 HE DID NOT AT PRES5T EV5 WI% TO SUCCE$2 HE HAD GOT US$ TO ! ?\<T ( GO+ TO ,SIB]IA & LIV+ AMONG ! EXIL$ & ! CONVICTS1 & HE C\LD NOT EASILY PICTURE TO HIMSELF H[ HIS LIFE & ,MASLOVA'S W\LD %APE IF %E W]E ACQUITT$4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! ?\<T ( ! ,AM]ICAN WRIT]1 ,?OREAU1 :O AT ! TIME :5 SLAV]Y EXI/$ 9 ,AM]ICA SAID ?AT 0UND] A GOV]NM5T ?AT IMPRISONS ANY UNJU/LY ! TRUE PLACE = A JU/ MAN IS ALSO A PRISON40 ,NEKHLUD(F1 ESPECIALLY AFT] HIS VISIT TO ,PET]SBURG & ALL HE DISCOV]$ !RE1 ?\<T 9 ! SAME WAY4 

0,YES1 ! ONLY PLACE BEFITT+ AN HONE/ MAN 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! PRES5T TIME IS A PRISON10 HE ?\<T1 & EV5 FELT ?AT ?IS APPLI$ TO HIM P]SONALLY1 :5 HE DROVE UP TO ! PRISON & 5T]$ ITS WALLS4 

,! DOORKEEP] RECOGNIZ$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 & TOLD HIM AT ONCE ?AT ,MASLOVA WAS NO LONG] !RE4 

0,:]E IS %E1 !N80 

0,9 ! CELL AGA940 

0,:Y HAS %E BE5 REMOV$80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$4 

0,OH1 Y\R EXCELL5CY1 :AT >E SU* PEOPLE80 SAID ! DOORKEEP]1 CONTEMPTU\SLY4 0,%E'S BE5 C>RY+ ON ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 SO ! HEAD DOCTOR ORD]$ H] BACK40 

,NEKHLUD(F HAD HAD NO IDEA H[ NE> ,MASLOVA & ! /ATE ( H] M9D W]E TO HIM4 ,HE WAS /UNN$ BY ! NEWS4 

,HE FELT AS ONE FEELS AT ! NEWS ( A GREAT & UN=ESE5 MIS=TUNE1 & HIS PA9 WAS V]Y SEV]E4 ,HIS FIR/ FEEL+ WAS ONE ( %AME4 ,HE1 ) HIS JOYFUL IDEA ( ! *ANGE ?AT HE IMAG9$ WAS GO+ ON 9 H] S\L1 N[ SEEM$ RIDICUL\S 9 HIS [N EYES4 ,HE ?\<T ?AT ALL H] PRET5SE ( NOT WI%+ TO ACCEPT HIS SACRIFICE1 ALL ! REPROA*ES & TE>S1 W]E ONLY ! DEVICES ( A DEPRAV$ WOMAN1 :O WI%$ TO USE HIM TO ! BE/ ADVANTAGE4 ,HE SEEM$ TO REMEMB] HAV+ SE5 SIGNS ( OBDURACY AT HIS LA/ 9T]VIEW ) H]4 ,ALL ?IS FLA%$ ?R\< HIS M9D AS HE 9/9CTIVELY PUT ON HIS HAT & LEFT ! HOSPITAL4 

0,:AT AM ,I TO DO N[8 ,AM ,I /ILL B\ND TO H]8 ,HAS ?IS ACTION ( H]S NOT SET ME FREE80 ,& AS HE PUT !SE QUE/IONS TO HIMSELF HE KNEW AT ONCE ?AT IF HE CONSID]$ HIMSELF FREE1 & ?REW H] UP1 HE W\LD BE PUNI%+ HIMSELF1 & NOT H]1 :I* WAS :AT HE WI%$ TO DO1 & HE WAS SEIZ$ ) FE>4 

0,NO1 :AT HAS HAPP5$ CANNOT ALT]--IT CAN ONLY /R5G!N MY RESOLVE4 ,LET H] DO :AT FL[S FROM ! /ATE H] M9D IS 94 ,IF IT IS C>RY+ ON ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 LET H] C>RY ON ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT2 ?AT IS H] BUS9ESS4 ,I MU/ DO :AT MY CONSCI5CE DEM&S ( ME4 ,& MY CONSCI5CE EXPECTS ME TO SACRIFICE MY FRE$OM4 ,MY RESOLUTION TO M>RY H]1 IF ONLY 9 =M1 & TO FOLL[ :]EV] %E MAY BE S5T1 REMA9S UNALT]ABLE40 ,NEKHLUD(F SAID ALL ?IS TO HIMSELF ) VICI\S OB/9ACY AS HE LEFT ! HOSPITAL & WALK$ ) RESOLUTE /EPS T[>DS ! BIG GATES ( ! PRISON4 ,HE ASK$ ! W>D] ON DUTY AT ! GATE TO 9=M ! 9SPECTOR ?AT HE WI%$ TO SEE ,MASLOVA4 ,! W>D] KNEW ,NEKHLUD(F1 & TOLD HIM ( AN IMPORTANT *ANGE ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 ! PRISON4 ,! OLD 9SPECTOR HAD BE5 DIS*>G$1 & A NEW1 V]Y SEV]E (FICIAL APPO9T$ 9 HIS PLACE4 

0,!Y >E SO /RICT N[ADAYS1 IT'S JU/ AWFUL10 SAID ! JAIL]4 0,HE IS 9 H]E2 !Y WILL LET HIM KN[ DIRECTLY40 

,! NEW 9SPECTOR WAS 9 ! PRISON & SOON CAME TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,HE WAS A TALL1 ANGUL> MAN1 ) HI< *EEK BONES1 MOROSE1 & V]Y SL[ 9 HIS MOVEM5TS4 

0,9T]VIEWS >E ALL[$ 9 ! VISIT+ ROOM ON ! APPO9T$ DAYS10 HE SAID1 )\T LOOK+ AT ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,BUT ,I HAVE A PETITION TO ! ,EMP]OR1 :I* ,I WANT SIGN$40 

0,Y\ CAN GIVE IT TO ME40 

0,I MU/ SEE ! PRISON] MYSELF4 ,I WAS ALWAYS ALL[$ TO BE=E40 

0,?AT WAS SO1 BE=E10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR1 ) A FURTIVE GLANCE AT ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,I HAVE A P]MISSION FROM ! GOV]NOR10 9SI/$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 & TOOK \T HIS POCKET-BOOK4 

0,ALL[ ME10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR1 TAK+ ! PAP] FROM ,NEKHLUD(F ) HIS LONG1 DRY1 :ITE F+]S1 ON ! FIR/ ( :I* WAS A GOLD R+1 /ILL )\T LOOK+ HIM 9 ! EYES4 ,HE READ ! PAP] SL[LY4 0,/EP 9TO ! (FICE1 PLEASE40 

,?IS TIME ! (FICE WAS EMPTY4 ,! 9SPECTOR SAT D[N BY ! TABLE & BEGAN SORT+ SOME PAP]S ?AT LAY ON IT1 EVID5TLY 9T5D+ TO BE PRES5T AT ! 9T]VIEW4 

,:5 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$ :E!R HE MI<T SEE ! POLITICAL PRISON]1 ,D\KHOVA1 ! 9SPECTOR ANSW]$1 %ORTLY1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT4 0,9T]VIEWS ) POLITICAL PRISON]S >E NOT P]MITT$10 HE SAID1 & AGA9 FIX$ HIS ATT5TION ON HIS PAP]S4 ,) A LETT] TO ,D\KHOVA 9 HIS POCKET1 ,NEKHLUD(F FELT AS IF HE HAD COMMITT$ SOME (F5SE1 & HIS PLANS HAD BE5 DISCOV]$ & FRU/RAT$4 

,:5 ,MASLOVA 5T]$ ! ROOM ! 9SPECTOR RAIS$ HIS HEAD1 &1 )\T LOOK+ AT EI!R H] OR ,NEKHLUD(F1 REM>K$3 0,Y\ MAY TALK10 & W5T ON SORT+ HIS PAP]S4 ,MASLOVA HAD AGA9 ! :ITE JACKET1 PETTICOAT & K]*IEF ON4 ,:5 %E CAME UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F & SAW HIS COLD1 H>D LOOK1 %E BLU%$ SC>LET1 & CRUMBL+ ! HEM ( H] JACKET ) H] H&1 %E CA/ D[N H] EYES4 ,H] CONFUSION1 SO IT SEEM$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 CONFIRM$ ! HOSPITAL DOORKEEP]'S WORDS4 

,NEKHLUD(F HAD MEANT TO TREAT H] 9 ! SAME WAY AS BE=E1 BUT C\LD NOT BR+ HIMSELF TO %AKE H&S ) H]1 SO DISGU/+ WAS %E TO HIM N[4 

0,I HAVE BR\<T Y\ BAD NEWS10 HE SAID1 9 A MONOTON\S VOICE1 )\T LOOK+ AT H] OR TAK+ H] H&4 0,! ,S5ATE HAS REFUS$40 

0,I KNEW IT W\LD10 %E SAID1 9 A /RANGE TONE1 AS IF %E W]E GASP+ = BREA?4 

,=M]LY ,NEKHLUD(F W\LD HAVE ASK$ :Y %E SAID %E KNEW IT W\LD2 N[ HE ONLY LOOK$ AT H]4 ,H] EYES W]E FULL ( TE>S4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT S(T5 HIM2 IT R\S$ HIS IRRITATION AGA9/ H] EV5 MORE4 

,! 9SPECTOR ROSE & BEGAN PAC+ UP & D[N ! ROOM4 

,9 SPITE ( ! DISGU/ ,NEKHLUD(F WAS FEEL+ AT ! MOM5T1 HE CONSID]$ IT RI<T TO EXPRESS HIS REGRET AT ! ,S5ATE'S DECISION4 

0,Y\ MU/ NOT DESPAIR10 HE SAID4 0,! PETITION TO ! ,EMP]OR MAY MEET ) SUCCESS1 & ,I HOPE---0 

0,I'M NOT ?9K+ ( ?AT10 %E SAID1 LOOK+ PITE\SLY AT HIM ) H] WET1 SQU9T+ EYES4 

0,:AT IS IT1 !N80 

0,Y\ HAVE BE5 TO ! HOSPITAL1 & !Y HAVE MO/ LIKELY TOLD Y\ AB\T ME--0 

0,:AT ( ?AT8 ,?AT IS Y\R AFFAIR10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F COLDLY1 & FR[N$4 ,! CRUEL FEEL+ ( W\ND$ PRIDE ?AT HAD QUIET$ D[N ROSE ) R5EW$ =CE :5 %E M5TION$ ! HOSPITAL4 

0,HE1 A MAN ( ! WORLD1 :OM ANY GIRL ( ! BE/ FAMILIES W\LD ?9K IT HAPP9ESS TO M>RY1 (F]$ HIMSELF AS A HUSB& TO ?IS WOMAN1 & %E C\LD NOT EV5 WAIT1 BUT BEGAN 9TRIGU+ ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT10 ?\<T HE1 ) A LOOK ( HATR$4 

0,H]E1 SIGN ?IS PETITION10 HE SAID1 TAK+ A L>GE 5VELOPE FROM HIS POCKET1 & LAY+ ! PAP] ON ! TABLE4 ,%E WIP$ ! TE>S ) A CORN] ( H] K]*IEF1 & ASK$ :AT TO WRITE & :]E4 

,HE %[$ H]1 & %E SAT D[N & >RANG$ ! CUFF ( H] RI<T SLEEVE ) H] LEFT H&2 HE /OOD BEH9D H]1 & SIL5TLY LOOK$ AT H] BACK1 :I* %OOK ) SUPPRESS$ EMOTION1 & EVIL & GOOD FEEL+S W]E FI<T+ 9 HIS BREA/--FEEL+S ( W\ND$ PRIDE & ( PITY = H] :O WAS SUFF]+--& ! LA/ FEEL+ WAS VICTORI\S4 

,HE C\LD NOT REMEMB] :I* CAME FIR/2 DID ! PITY = H] FIR/ 5T] HIS HE>T1 OR DID HE FIR/ REMEMB] HIS [N S9S--HIS [N REPULSIVE ACTIONS1 ! V]Y SAME = :I* HE WAS CONDEMN+ H]8 ,ANYH[1 HE BO? FELT HIMSELF GUILTY & PITI$ H]4 

,HAV+ SIGN$ ! PETITION & WIP$ H] 9KY F+] ON H] PETTICOAT1 %E GOT UP & LOOK$ AT HIM4 

0,:ATEV] HAPP5S1 :ATEV] COMES ( IT1 MY RESOLVE REMA9S UN*ANG$10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,! ?\<T ?AT HE HAD =GIV5 H] HEI<T5$ HIS FEEL+ ( PITY & T5D]NESS = H]1 & HE WI%$ TO COM=T H]4 0,I WILL DO :AT ,I HAVE SAID2 :]EV] !Y TAKE Y\ ,I %ALL BE ) Y\40 

0,:AT'S ! USE80 %E 9T]RUPT$ HURRI$LY1 ?\< H] :OLE FACE LI<T$ UP4 

0,?9K :AT Y\ WILL WANT ON ! WAY--0 

0,I DON'T KN[ ( ANY?+ 9 P>TICUL>1 ?ANK Y\40 

,! 9SPECTOR CAME UP1 & )\T WAIT+ = A REM>K FROM HIM ,NEKHLUD(F TOOK LEAVE1 & W5T \T ) PEACE1 JOY1 & LOVE T[>DS EV]YBODY 9 HIS HE>T SU* AS HE HAD NEV] FELT BE=E4 ,! C]TA9TY ?AT NO ACTION ( ,MASLOVA C\LD *ANGE HIS LOVE = H] FILL$ HIM ) JOY & RAIS$ HIM TO A LEVEL :I* HE HAD NEV] BE=E ATTA9$4 ,LET H] 9TRIGUE ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT2 ?AT WAS H] BUS9ESS4 ,HE LOV$ H] NOT = HIS [N BUT = H] SAKE & = ,GOD'S4 

,& ?IS 9TRIGUE1 = :I* ,MASLOVA WAS TURN$ \T ( ! HOSPITAL1 & ( :I* ,NEKHLUD(F BELIEV$ %E WAS REALLY GUILTY1 CONSI/$ ( ! FOLL[+3 

,MASLOVA WAS S5T BY ! HEAD NURSE TO GET SOME H]B TEA FROM ! DISP5S>Y AT ! 5D ( ! CORRIDOR1 & !RE1 ALL ALONE1 %E F\ND ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 A TALL MAN1 ) A BLOT*Y FACE1 :O HAD = A LONG TIME BE5 BO!R+ H]4 ,9 TRY+ TO GET AWAY FROM HIM ,MASLOVA GAVE HIM SU* A PU% ?AT HE KNOCK$ HIS HEAD AGA9/ A %ELF1 FROM :I* TWO BOTTLES FELL & BROKE4 ,! HEAD DOCTOR1 :O WAS PASS+ AT ?AT MOM5T1 HE>D ! S\ND ( BREAK+ GLASS1 & SAW ,MASLOVA RUN \T1 QUITE R$1 & %\T$ TO H]3 

0,AH1 MY GOOD WOMAN1 IF Y\ />T 9TRIGU+ H]E1 ,I'LL S5D Y\ AB\T Y\R BUS9ESS4 ,:AT IS ! MEAN+ ( IT80 HE W5T ON1 ADDRESS+ ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT1 & LOOK+ AT HIM OV] HIS SPECTACLES4 

,! ASSI/ANT SMIL$1 & BEGAN TO JU/IFY HIMSELF4 ,! DOCTOR GAVE NO HE$ TO HIM1 BUT1 LIFT+ HIS HEAD SO ?AT HE N[ LOOK$ ?R\< HIS SPECTACLES1 HE 5T]$ ! W>D4 ,HE TOLD ! 9SPECTOR ! SAME DAY TO S5D ANO!R MORE S$ATE ASSI/ANT-NURSE 9 ,MASLOVA'S PLACE4 ,& ?IS WAS H] 09TRIGUE0 ) ! M$ICAL ASSI/ANT4 

,BE+ TURN$ \T = A LOVE 9TRIGUE WAS P>TICUL>LY PA9FUL TO ,MASLOVA1 BECAUSE ! RELATIONS ) M51 :I* HAD LONG BE5 REPULSIVE TO H]1 HAD BECOME SPECIALLY DISGU/+ AFT] MEET+ ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,! ?\<T ?AT1 JUDG+ H] BY H] PA/ & PRES5T POSITION1 EV]Y MAN1 ! BLOT*Y ASSI/ANT AMONG !M1 CONSID]$ HE HAD A RI<T TO (F5D H]1 & WAS SURPRIS$ AT H] REFUSAL1 HURT H] DEEPLY1 & MADE H] PITY H]SELF & BR\<T TE>S TO H] EYES4 

,:5 %E W5T \T TO ,NEKHLUD(F ?IS TIME %E WI%$ TO CLE> H]SELF ( ! FALSE *>GE :I* %E KNEW HE W\LD C]TA9LY HAVE HE>D AB\T4 ,BUT :5 %E BEGAN TO JU/IFY H]SELF %E FELT HE DID NOT BELIEVE H]1 & ?AT H] EXCUSES W\LD ONLY /R5G!N HIS SUSPICIONS2 TE>S *OK$ H]1 & %E WAS SIL5T4 

,MASLOVA /ILL ?\<T & CONT9U$ TO P]SUADE H]SELF ?AT %E HAD NEV] =GIV5 HIM1 & HAT$ HIM1 AS %E TOLD HIM AT !IR SECOND 9T]VIEW1 BUT 9 REALITY %E LOV$ HIM AGA91 & LOV$ HIM SO ?AT %E DID ALL HE WI%$ H] TO DO2 LEFT (F DR9K+1 SMOK+1 COQUETT+1 & 5T]$ ! HOSPITAL BECAUSE %E KNEW HE WI%$ IT4 ,& IF EV]Y TIME HE REM9D$ H] ( IT1 %E REFUS$ SO DECID$LY TO ACCEPT HIS SACRIFICE & M>RY HIM1 IT WAS BECAUSE %E LIK$ REPEAT+ ! PR\D WORDS %E HAD ONCE UTT]$1 & BECAUSE %E KNEW ?AT A M>RIAGE ) H] W\LD BE A MIS=TUNE = HIM4 

,%E HAD RESOLUTELY MADE UP H] M9D ?AT %E W\LD NOT ACCEPT HIS SACRIFICE1 & YET ! ?\<T ?AT HE DESPIS$ H] & BELIEV$ ?AT %E /ILL WAS :AT %E HAD BE51 & DID NOT NOTICE ! *ANGE ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 H]1 WAS V]Y PA9FUL4 ,?AT HE C\LD /ILL ?9K %E HAD DONE WRONG :ILE 9 ! HOSPITAL TORM5T$ H] MORE ?AN ! NEWS ?AT H] S5T5CE WAS CONFIRM$4 

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