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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,WALK 91 ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY1 Y\ >E EXPECT$10 SAID ! 
FAT PORT]1 PU%+ OP5 ! SW++1 OAK5 DOOR ( ! 
5TRANCE4 0,!Y >E D9+1 BUT ,I WAS TOLD TO ADMIT 
Y\40 

,! PORT] WALK$ TO ! /AIRWAY & RANG ! BELL4 

0,>E !RE ANY GUE/S80 ,NEKHLUD(F ASK$1 :ILE TAK+ 
(F HIS COAT4 

0,MR4 ,KOLOS(F1 ALSO ,MI*AEL ,S]GEIEVI*1 BESIDES ! 
FAMILY10 ANSW]$ ! PORT]4 

,A F9E-LOOK+ LACKEY 9 DRESS COAT & :ITE GLOVES 
LOOK$ D[N FROM ! TOP ( ! /AIRS4 

0,PLEASE TO WALK 91 ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY10 HE SAID4 

,NEKHLUD(F M\NT$ ! /AIRS1 & ?R\< ! SPACI\S 
& MAGNIFIC5T P>LOR HE 5T]$ ! D9+-ROOM4 
,>\ND ! TABLE W]E SEAT$ ! 5TIRE FAMILY1 EXCEPT 
,PR9CESS ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA1 :O NEV] LEFT H] [N AP>TM5TS4 
,AT ! HEAD ( ! TABLE SAT OLD ,KOR*AG91 ON HIS 
LEFT ! PHYSICIAN2 ON HIS RI<T1 A VISITOR1 ,IVAN ,IVANOVI* 
,KOLOS(F1 AN EX-DI/RICT COMM&]1 & N[ A BANK 
MANAG]1 :O WAS A FRI5D ( ! FAMILY1 & ( LIB]AL 
T5D5CIES2 FUR!R TO ! LEFT WAS ,MISS ,RAD]1 GOV]NESS 
TO ,MISSY'S F\R-YE>-OLD SI/]1 ) ! LITTLE GIRL 
H]SELF2 !N TO ! RI<T1 ,MISSY'S ONLY BRO!R1 ,PET]1 A 
HI<-S*OOL PUPIL1 ON ACC\NT ( :OSE =?COM+ EXAM9ATIONS 
! 5TIRE FAMILY REMA9$ 9 ! CITY1 & HIS 
TUTOR1 ALSO A /UD5T2 !N AGA9 TO ! LEFT1 ,KA!R9E 
,ALEXEIEVNA1 A =TY-YE>-OLD GIRL ,SLAVOPHILE2 OPPOSITE TO 
H] WAS ,MI*AEL ,S]GEIEVI*1 OR ,MI%A ,TELEG91 ,MISSY'S 
C\S91 & AT ! FOOT ( ! TABLE1 ,MISSY H]SELF1 & BESIDE 
H]1 ON ! TABLE1 LAY AN EXTRA COV]4 

0,AH1 V]Y GLAD Y\ CAME6 ,TAKE A SEAT6 ,WE >E /ILL 
AT ! FI%10 *EW+ C>EFULLY ) HIS FALSE TEE? OLD 
,KOR*AG9 SAID1 LIFT+ HIS BLOOD%OT EYES ON ,NEKHLUD(F4 
0,/EPAN60 HE TURN$ ) A FULL M\? TO ! FAT1 MAJE/IC 
S]VANT1 PO9T+ ) HIS EYES TO ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
PLATE4 ,AL?\< ,NEKHLUD(F HAD (T5 D9$ ) & 
KNEW ,KOR*AG9 WELL1 ?IS EV5+ HIS OLD FACE1 HIS S5SUAL1 
SMACK+ LIPS1 ! NAPK9 /UCK UND] HIS VE/1 ! 
FAT NECK1 & ESPECIALLY ! WELL-F$1 MILIT>Y FIGURE MADE 
AN UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION ON HIM4 

0,IT IS ALL READY1 ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY10 SAID ,/EPAN1 TAK+ 
A S\P LADLE FROM ! SIDEBO>D & NODD+ TO ! F9E-LOOK+ 
S]VANT ) ! SIDE-:ISK]S1 :O IMM$IATELY 
BEGAN TO SET ! TABLE BESIDE ,MISSY4 

,NEKHLUD(F W5T >\ND ! TABLE %AK+ H&S ) 
EV]Y ONE4 ,ALL1 EXCEPT ,KOR*AG9 & ! LADIES1 ROSE 
FROM !IR SEATS :5 HE APPROA*$ !M4 ,& ?IS 
WALK+ >\ND ! TABLE & HIS H&%AK+1 AL?\< 
MO/ ( ! PEOPLE W]E COMP>ATIVE /RANG]S TO HIM1 
?IS EV5+ SEEM$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F P>TICUL>LY UNPLEASANT 
& RIDICUL\S4 ,HE EXCUS$ HIMSELF = HIS LATE COM+1 
& WAS AB\T TO SEAT HIMSELF AT ! 5D ( ! 
TABLE BETWE5 ,MISSY & ,KA!R9E ,ALEXEIEVNA1 :5 
OLD ,KOR*AG9 DEM&$ ?AT1 S9CE HE W\LD NOT TAKE 
ANY BR&Y1 HE %\LD FIR/ TAKE A BITE AT ! TABLE1 ON 
:I* W]E LOB/]1 CAVI>1 *EESE & H]R+4 ,NEKHLUD(F 
DID NOT KN[ HE WAS AS HUNGRY AS HE TURN$ \T TO 
BE1 & :5 HE TA/$ ( SOME *EESE & BREAD HE C\LD 
NOT /OP EAT+1 & ATE RAV5\SLY4 

0,WELL8 ,HAVE Y\ BE5 UND]M9+ ! BASES ( SOCIETY80 
ASK$ ,KOLOS(F1 IRONICALLY1 US+ AN EXPRESSION ( 
A RETROGRESSIVE NEWSPAP]1 :I* WAS ATTACK+ ! JURY 
SY/EM4 0,Y\ HAVE ACQUITT$ ! GUILTY & CONDEMN$ 
! 9NOC5T8 ,HAVE Y\80 

0,UND]M9+ ! BASES--UND]M9+ ! BASES0--SMIL+LY 
REPEAT$ ! ,PR9CE1 :O HAD B\NDLESS CONFID5CE 
9 ! 9TELLIG5CE & HONE/Y ( HIS LIB]AL COMRADE 
& FRI5D4 

,NEKHLUD(F1 AT ! RISK ( BE+ IMPOLITE1 DID NOT ANSW] 
,KOLOS(F1 &1 SEAT+ HIMSELF BE=E ! /EAM+ 
S\P1 CONT9U$ TO EAT4 

0,DO LET HIM EAT10 SAID ,MISSY1 SMIL+4 ,BY ! PRON\N 
0HIM10 %E MEANT TO CALL ATT5TION TO H] 9TIMACY ) 
,NEKHLUD(F4 

,MEAN:ILE ,KOLOS(F WAS 5]GETICALLY & L\DLY DISCUSS+ 
! >TICLE AGA9/ TRIAL BY JURY :I* HAD R\S$ 
HIS 9DIGNATION4 ,MI*AEL ,S]GEIEVI* SUPPORT$ HIS CONT5TIONS 
& QUOT$ ! CONT5TS ( ANO!R SIMIL> >TICLE4 

,MISSY1 AS USUAL1 WAS V]Y DI/+UE & UNOBTRUSIVELY 
WELL DRESS$4 ,%E WAIT$ UNTIL ,NEKHLUD(F HAD SWALL[$ 
! M\?FUL HE WAS *EW+1 & !N SAID3 0,Y\ MU/ 
BE V]Y TIR$ & HUNGRY40 

0,NOT P>TICUL>LY4 ,>E Y\8 ,HAVE Y\ BE5 TO ! EXHIBITION80 
HE ASK$4 

0,NO1 WE PO/PON$ IT4 ,BUT WE W5T TO PLAY LAWN T5NIS 
AT ! ,SALAMAT(F'S4 ,MI/] ,CROOKS IS REALLY A REM>KABLE 
PLAY]40 

,NEKHLUD(F HAD CAME H]E = RECREATION1 & IT WAS 
ALWAYS PLEASANT TO HIM TO BE 9 ?IS H\SE1 NOT ONLY BECAUSE 
( ! ELEGANT LUXURY1 :I* ACT$ PLEASANTLY ON HIS 
S5SES1 BUT BECAUSE ( ! ADULAT+ K9DNESSES ) 
:I* !Y 9VISIBLY SURR\ND$ HIM4 ,TO-DAY1 H[EV]--IT 
IS WOND]FUL TO RELATE--EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS H\SE 
DISGU/$ HIM2 ! PORT]1 ! BROAD /AIRWAY1 ! FL[]S1 
! LACKEYS1 ! TABLE DECORATIONS1 & EV5 ,MISSY 
H]SELF1 :O1 JU/ N[1 SEEM$ TO HIM UNATTRACTIVE & 
UNNATURAL4 ,HE WAS DISGU/$ ) ?AT SELF-CONFID5T1 
VULG>1 LIB]AL TONE ( ,KOLOS(F1 ! BULL-LIKE1 S5SUAL1 
FIGURE ( OLD ,KOR*AG91 ! ,FR5* PHRASES ( ! ,SLAVOPHILE 
MAID51 ! C]EMONI\S FACES ( ! GOV]NESS & 
! TUTOR4 ,BUT ABOVE ALL1 HE WAS DISGU/$ ) ! PRON\N 
0HIM0 ?AT ,MISSY HAD US$4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ALWAYS 
WAV]+ BETWE5 TWO DIFF]5T RELATIONS HE SU/A9$ 
T[>D ,MISSY4 ,SOMETIMES HE LOOK$ AT H] AS 
?R\< BL9K+ EYES OR BY MOONLI<T1 & !N %E 
SEEM$ TO HIM BEAUTIFUL1 FRE%1 PRETTY1 CLEV] & NATURAL4 
,AT O!R TIMES HE LOOK$ AT H] AS IF UND] A BRI<T SUN1 
& !N HE SAW ONLY H] DEFECTS4 ,TO-DAY WAS SU* A 
DAY4 ,HE SAW ! WR9KLES ON H] FACE2 SAW ! >TIFICIAL 
>RANGEM5T ( H] HAIR2 ! PO9T$ ELB[S1 &1 ABOVE 
ALL1 H] L>GE ?UMB NAIL1 RESEMBL+ ?AT ( H] FA!R4 

0,IT IS ! DULLE/ GAME10 ,KOLOS(F SAID1 SPEAK+ ( 
T5NIS1 0BASEBALL1 AS WE PLAY$ IT :5 WE W]E BOYS1 IS 
MU* MORE AMUS+40 

0,Y\ HAVE NOT TRI$ IT4 ,IT IS AWFULLY 9T]E/+10 RETORT$ 
,MISSY1 UNNATURALLY ACC5TUAT+ ! WORD 0AWFULLY10 
AS IT SEEM$ TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 

,A DISCUSSION >OSE 9 :I* ,MI*AEL ,S]GEIEVI* & 
,KA!R9E ,ALEXEIEVNA TOOK P>T4 ,ONLY ! GOV]NESS1 ! 
TUTOR & ! *ILDR5 W]E SIL5T1 EVID5TLY FROM 5NUI4 

0,!Y >E ET]NALLY DISPUT+60 LAU<+ AL\D1 SAID 
OLD ,KOR*AG94 ,HE PULL$ ! NAPK9 FROM HIS VE/1 &1 
NOISILY PU%+ BACK HIS *AIR1 :I* WAS IMM$IATELY REMOV$ 
BY A S]VANT1 ROSE FROM ! TABLE4 ,!Y ALL 
ROSE AFT] HIM & W5T TO A SMALL TABLE1 ON :I* /OOD 
FIGUR$ B[LS FILL$ ) P]FUM$ WAT]2 !N !Y WA%$ 
!IR F+]-TIPS & R9S$ !IR M\?S1 & CONT9U$ 
!IR CONV]SATION1 9 :I* NO ONE TOOK ANY 9T]E/4 

0,IS IT NOT TRUE80 ,MISSY SAID TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 DESIR+ TO 
RECEIVE CONFIRMATION ( H] OP9ION ?AT MAN'S *>ACT] 
CAN BE/ BE LE>N$ 9 PLAY4 ,%E NOTIC$ ON HIS ?\<TFUL 
FACE AN EXPRESSION ( REPROA*1 :I* 9SPIR$ H] 
) FE>1 & %E WI%$ TO KN[ ! CAUSE ( IT4 

0,I REALLY DON'T KN[4 ,I NEV] ?\<T ( IT10 ANSW]$ 
,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,WILL Y\ GO TO MAMA80 ASK$ ,MISSY4 

0,YES1 YES10 HE SAID1 PRODUC+ A CIG>ETTE4 ,! TONE ( 
HIS VOICE PLA9LY BETRAY$ ?AT HE DID NOT WI% TO GO4 

,%E LOOK$ AT HIM 9QUIR+LY1 BUT WAS SIL5T4 ,HE FELT 
A%AM$4 0,IT IS H>DLY PROP] = ME TO COME H]E TO PUT 
PEOPLE \T ( TEMP]10 HE ?\<T1 &1 9 AN EF=T TO BE 
PLEASANT1 HE SAID ?AT HE W\LD GO ) PLEASURE IF ! 
,PR9CESS W]E 9 A MOOD TO RECEIVE HIM4 

0,YES1 YES2 MAMA WILL BE GLAD4 ,Y\ CAN SMOKE !RE 
ALSO4 ,& ,IVAN ,IVANOVI* IS ) H]40 

,! MI/RESS ( ! H\SE1 ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA1 WAS AN 
9VALID4 ,= EI<T YE>S %E HAD RECL9$ 9 LACES & RIBBONS1 
AMID VELVET1 GILD+1 IVORY1 BRONZES & FL[]S4 
,%E NEV] DROVE \T1 & RECEIV$ ONLY H] 0FRI5DS10 I4 E41 
:OEV]1 ACCORD+ TO H] VIEW1 9 ANY WAY DI/+UI%$ 
HIMSELF FROM ! CR[D4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS ONE ( !SE 
FRI5DS1 NOT ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS CONSID]$ A CLEV] 
Y\NG MAN1 BUT ALSO BECAUSE HIS MO!R WAS A CLOSE 
FRI5D ( ! FAMILY & HE WAS A DESIRABLE MAT* = 
,MISSY4 

,H] ROOM WAS BEYOND ! SMALL & L>GE DRAW+-ROOMS4 
,9 ! L>GE DRAW+-ROOM ,MISSY1 :O PREC$$ 
,NEKHLUD(F1 SUDD5LY /OPP$1 & PLAC+ H] H&S ON 
! BACK ( A GILT *AIR1 LOOK$ AT HIM4 

,MISSY WAS V]Y ANXI\S TO BE M>RI$1 & ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS A DESIRABLE P>TY4 ,BESIDES1 %E LIK$ HIM1 & HAD 
BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO ! ?\<T ?AT HE W\LD BELONG 
TO H]1 & NOT %E TO HIM1 &1 ) ! UNCONSCI\S BUT 
P]SI/5T CRAFT9ESS ( HE>T-SICK P]SONS1 %E GA9$ H] 
5D4 ,%E ADDRESS$ HIM N[ ) ! 9T5TION ( BR++ 
=? AN EXPLANATION4 

0,I SEE ?AT SOME?+ HAS HAPP5$ TO Y\10 %E SAID4 
0,:AT IS ! MATT] ) Y\80 

,! MEET+ 9 ! C\RT CAME TO HIS M9D1 & HE 
FR[N$ & BLU%$4 

0,YES1 SOME?+ HAS HAPP5$10 HE SAID1 DESIR+ TO BE 
TRU?FUL4 0,IT WAS A /RANGE1 EXTRAORD9>Y & IMPORTANT 
EV5T40 

0,:AT WAS IT8 ,CAN'T Y\ TELL ME80 

0,NOT N[4 ,DON'T PRESS ME = AN ANSW]4 ,I HAVE 
NOT HAD ! TIME TO ?9K OV] ! MATT]10 HE SAID1 BLU%+ 
/ILL MORE4 

0,& Y\ WILL NOT TELL ME80 ,! MUSCLES ON H] 
*EEK QUIV]$1 & %E PU%$ AWAY ! *AIR4 

0,NO1 ,I CANNOT10 HE ANSW]$1 FEEL+ ?AT ANSW]+ 
H] ?US HE ANSW]$ HIMSELF--ADMITT$ TO HIMSELF ?AT 
SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT HAD REALLY HAPP5$ TO HIM4 

0,WELL1 !N1 COME60 

,%E %OOK H] HEAD AS IF DESIR+ TO DRIVE AWAY UNDESIRABLE 
?\<TS1 & WALK$ =W>D ) A QUICK] /EP 
?AN USUAL4 

,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT %E UNNATURALLY COMPRESS$ H] 
LIPS 9 ORD] TO SUPPRESS H] TE>S4 ,IT WAS PA9FUL TO HIM 
TO GRIEVE H]1 BUT HE KNEW ?AT ! SLI<TE/ WEAKNESS 
W\LD RU9 HIM1 I4 E41 B9D HIM4 ,& ?IS HE FE>$ MORE 
?AN ANY?+ ELSE TO-DAY1 SO HE SIL5TLY FOLL[$ H] TO 
! DOOR ( ! ,PR9CESS' AP>TM5TS4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

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