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#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,PR9CESS ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA HAD F9I%$ H] MEAL ( 
*OICE & N\RI%+ DI%ES1 :I* %E ALWAYS TOOK 
ALONE1 ?AT NO ONE MI<T SEE H] P]=M+ ?AT UNPOETICAL 
FUNCTION4 ,A CUP ( C(FEE /OOD ON A SMALL TABLE 
NE> H] C\*1 & %E WAS SMOK+ A CIG>ETTE4 ,PR9CESS 
,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA WAS A LEAN & TALL BRUNET1 ) 
LONG TEE? & L>GE BLACK EYES1 :O DESIR$ TO PASS = 
A Y\NG WOMAN4 

,PEOPLE W]E MAK+ UNPLEASANT REM>KS AB\T H] RELATIONS 
) ! DOCTOR4 ,=M]LY ,NEKHLUD(F HAD PAID 
NO ATT5TION TO !M4 ,BUT TO-DAY1 ! SI<T ( ! DOCTOR1 
) HIS OILY1 SLEEK HEAD1 :I* WAS P>T$ 9 ! MIDDLE1 
SITT+ NE> H] C\*1 WAS REPULSIVE TO HIM4 

,BESIDE ! ,PR9CESS SAT ,KOLOS(F1 /IRR+ ! C(FEE4 ,A 
GLASS ( LIQUOR WAS ON ! TABLE4 

,MISSY 5T]$1 TOGE!R ) ,NEKHLUD(F1 BUT %E DID 
NOT REMA9 9 ! ROOM4 

0,:5 MAMA GETS TIR$ ( Y\ & DRIVES Y\ AWAY1 
COME TO MY ROOM10 %E SAID1 TURN+ TO ,NEKHLUD(F1 AS IF 
NO?+ HAD HAPP5$1 &1 SMIL+ *E]FULLY1 %E WALK$ 
\T ( ! ROOM1 H] /EPS DEAD5$ BY ! HEAVY C>PET4 

0,WELL1 H[ DO Y\ DO1 MY FRI5D8 ,SIT D[N & TELL 
US ! NEWS10 SAID ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA1 ) AN >TFUL1 
FEIGN$1 RESEMBL+ A P]FECTLY NATURAL1 SMILE1 :I* DISPLAY$ 
H] BEAUTIFUL1 LONG1 SKILLFULLY MADE1 ALMO/ NATURAL-LOOK+ 
TEE?4 0,I AM TOLD ?AT Y\ RETURN$ FROM ! 
C\RT 9 V]Y GLOOMY SPIRITS4 ,IT MU/ BE V]Y PA9FUL TO 
PEOPLE ) A HE>T10 %E SAID 9 ,FR5*4 

0,YES1 ?AT IS TRUE10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,ONE (T5 FEELS 
HIS--FEELS ?AT HE HAS NO RI<T TO JUDGE O!RS40 

0,COMME C'E/ VRAI60 %E EXCLAIM$1 AS IF /RUCK BY ! 
TRU? ( ! REM>K1 &1 AS USUAL1 >TFULLY FLATT]+ H] 
FRI5D4 

0,& :AT AB\T Y\R PICTURE8 ,IT 9T]E/S ME V]Y 
MU*10 %E ADD$4 0,W]E IT NOT = MY 9DISPOSITION1 ,I 
%\LD HAVE VISIT$ Y\ LONG AGO40 

0,I HAVE GIV5 UP PA9T+ 5TIRELY10 HE ANSW]$ DRYLY4 
,H] UNJU/ FLATT]Y WAS AS APP>5T TO HIM TO-DAY AS WAS 
H] AGE1 :I* %E ATTEMPT$ TO CONCEAL4 ,TRY AS HE 
W\LD1 HE C\LD NOT =CE HIMSELF TO BE PLEASANT4 

0,IT IS TOO BAD6 ,Y\ KN[1 ,RIEP9 HIMSELF TOLD ME ?AT 
,NEKHLUD(F POSSESSES UND\BT$ TAL5T10 %E SAID1 TURN+ 
TO ,KOLOS(F4 

0,:AT A %AMELESS LI>60 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 FR[N+4 

,SEE+ ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WAS 9 ILL HUMOR1 & C\LD 
NOT BE DRAWN 9TO PLEASANT & CLE> CONV]SATION1 
,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA TURN$ TO ,KOLOS(F = HIS OP9ION ( 
! NEW DRAMA1 ) AN AIR AS IF ,KOLOS(F'S OP9ION W\LD 
DISPEL ALL D\BT & EV]Y WORD ( HIS WAS DE/9$ TO 
BECOME IMMORTALIZ$4 ,KOLOS(F CONDEMN$ ! DRAMA 
& TOOK OCCASION TO /ATE HIS VIEWS ON >T4 ,! CORRECTNESS 
( HIS VIEWS SEEM$ TO IMPRESS H]2 %E ATTEMPT$ TO 
DEF5D ! AU?OR ( ! DRAMA1 BUT IMM$IATELY YIELD$1 
OR F\ND A MIDDLE GR\ND4 ,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ & LI/5$ 
& YET SAW & HE>D BUT LITTLE4 

,LI/5+ N[ TO ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA1 N[ TO ,KOLOS(F1 
,NEKHLUD(F SAW1 FIR/1 ?AT NEI!R ( !M C>$ EI!R = 
! DRAMA OR = EA* O!R1 & ?AT !Y W]E TALK+ 
M]ELY TO SATISFY A PHYSIOLOGICAL CRAV+ TO EX]CISE1 AFT] 
D9N]1 ! MUSCLES ( ! TONGUE & ?ROAT4 ,SECONDLY1 
HE SAW ?AT ,KOLOS(F1 :O HAD DRUNK BR&Y1 W9E & 
LIQUORS1 WAS SOME:AT TIPSY--NOT AS DRUNK AS A DR9K+ 
PEASANT1 BUT LIKE A MAN TO :OM W9E-DR9K+ HAS BECOME 
A HABIT4 ,HE DID NOT REEL1 NOR DID HE TALK NONS5SE1 
BUT WAS 9 AN ABNORMAL1 EXCIT$ & CONT5T$ CONDITION4 
,?IRDLY1 ,NEKHLUD(F SAW ?AT ,PR9CESS ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA1 
DUR+ ! CONV]SATION1 N[ & AGA9 ANXI\SLY GLANC$ 
AT ! W9D[1 ?R\< :I* A SLANT+ RAY ( ! SUN 
WAS CREEP+ T[>D H]1 ?REAT5+ TO ?R[ TOO MU* 
LI<T ON H] AG$ FACE4 

0,H[ TRUE IT IS10 %E SAID ( SOME REM>K ( ,KOLOS(F1 
& PRESS$ A BUTTON ON ! WALL NE> ! C\*4 

,AT ?IS MOM5T ! DOCTOR ROSE ) AS LITTLE C]EMONY 
AS ONE ( ! FAMILY1 & WALK$ \T ( ! ROOM4 ,SOPHIA 
,VASILIEVNA FOLL[$ HIM ) H] EYES4 

0,PLEASE1 ,PHILLIP1 LET D[N ?AT CURTA910 %E SAID TO ! 
F9E-LOOK+ S]VANT :O RESPOND$ TO ! BELL1 H] EYES 
PO9T+ TO ! W9D[4 

0,SAY :AT Y\ WILL1 BUT !RE IS SOME?+ MY/ICAL 
AB\T HIM1 & )\T MY/ICISM !RE IS NO POETRY10 %E 
SAID1 ) ONE BLACK EYE ANGRILY FOLL[+ ! MOVEM5TS 
( ! S]VANT :O WAS L[]+ ! CURTA94 

0,MY/ICISM )\T POETRY IS SUP]/ITION1 & POETRY 
)\T MY/ICISM IS PROSE10 %E CONT9U$1 SMIL+ SADLY1 
/ILL KEEP+ H] EYE ON ! S]VANT1 :O WAS SMOO?+ 
D[N ! CURTA94 

0,NOT ?AT CURTA91 ,PHILLIP--! ONE AT ! L>GE W9D[10 
%E SAID 9 A SAD VOICE1 EVID5TLY PITY+ H]SELF = 
! EF=TS %E WAS COMPELL$ TO MAKE TO SAY !SE WORDS1 
& TO CALM H]SELF1 ) H] R+-B$ECK$ H&1 %E LIFT$ 
TO H] LIPS ! FRAGRANT1 SMOK+ CIG>ETTE4 

,! BROAD-*E/$1 MUSCUL> ,PHILLIP B[$ SLI<TLY1 AS 
IF EXCUS+ HIMSELF1 & SUBMISSIVELY & SIL5TLY /EPP$ 
OV] TO ! NEXT W9D[1 &1 C>EFULLY LOOK+ AT ! 
,PR9CESS1 SO >RANG$ ! CURTA9 ?AT NO /RAY RAY %\LD 
FALL ON H]4 ,IT WAS AGA9 UNSATISFACTORY1 & AGA9 ! 
EXHAU/$ ,PR9CESS WAS OBLIG$ TO 9T]RUPT H] CONV]SATION 
AB\T MY/ICISM & CORRECT ! UN9TELLIG5T ,PHILLIP1 
:O WAS PITILESSLY TORM5T+ H]4 ,= A MOM5T 
,PHILLIP'S EYES FLA%$ FIRE4 

0',! DEVIL KN[S :AT Y\ WANT1' HE IS PROBABLY SAY+ 
TO HIMSELF10 ,NEKHLUD(F ?\<T1 AS HE WAT*$ ?IS 
PLAY4 ,BUT ! H&SOME1 /RONG ,PHILLIP CONCEAL$ HIS IMPATI5CE1 
& CALMLY C>RI$ \T ! 9/RUCTIONS ( ! 
5]VAT$1 WEAK1 >TIFICIAL ,PR9CESS ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA4 

0,( C\RSE !RE IS CONSID]ABLE TRU? 9 ,D>W9'S 
!ORY10 SAID ! RETURN+ ,KOLOS(F1 /RET*+ HIMSELF ON 
A L[ >M-*AIR & LOOK+ ?R\< SLEEPY EYES AT ! 
,PR9CESS1 0BUT HE GOES TOO F>40 

0,& DO Y\ BELIEVE 9 H]$ITY80 %E ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 
OPPRESS$ BY HIS SIL5CE4 

0,9 H]$ITY80 REPEAT$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,NO1 ,I DO NOT10 
HE SAID1 BE+ 5TIRELY ABSORB$ AT ! MOM5T BY ?OSE 
/RANGE =MS :I*1 = SOME REASON1 APPE>$ TO HIS 
IMAG9ATION4 ,ALONGSIDE ( ! /RONG1 H&SOME ,PHILLIP1 
:OM HE LOOK$ UPON AS A MODEL1 HE IMAG9$ ,KOLOS(F1 
NAK$1 HIS ABDOM5 LIKE A WAT]-MELON1 BALD-HEAD$1 & 
HIS >MS HANG+ LIKE TWO CORDS4 ,HE ALSO DIMLY IMAG9$ 
:AT ! SILK-COV]$ %\LD]S ( ,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA 
W\LD APPE> LIKE 9 REALITY1 BUT ! PICTURE WAS TOO T]RIBLE1 
& HE DROVE IT FROM HIS M9D4 

,SOPHIA ,VASILIEVNA SCANN$ HIM FROM HEAD TO FOOT4 

0,MISSY IS WAIT+ = Y\10 %E SAID4 0,GO TO H] ROOM2 
%E WI%$ TO PLAY = Y\ A NEW COMPOSITION BY ,S*UMAN4 
,IT IS V]Y 9T]E/+40 

0,IT ISN'T TRUE4 ,:Y %\LD %E LIE SO60 ,NEKHLUD(F 
?\<T1 RIS+ & PRESS+ H] TRANSP>5T1 BONY1 R+-B$ECK$ 
H&4 

,9 ! DRAW+-ROOM HE MET ,KA!R9E ,ALEXEIEVNA1 RETURN+ 
TO H] MO!R'S AP>TM5TS4 ,AS USUAL1 %E 
GREET$ HIM 9 ,FR5*4 

0,I SEE ?AT ! DUTIES ( JURYMAN ACT DEPRESS+LY UPON 
Y\10 %E SAID4 

0,YES1 P>DON ME4 ,I AM 9 L[ SPIRITS TO-DAY1 & ,I 
HAVE NO RI<T TO BORE PEOPLE10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,:Y >E Y\ 9 L[ SPIRITS80 

0,P]MIT ME NOT TO SPEAK ( IT10 HE SAID1 LOOK+ = HIS 
HAT AS !Y 5T]$ ! ,PR9CESS' CAB9ET4 

0,& DO Y\ REMEMB] TELL+ US ?AT ONE \<T TO TELL 
! TRU?8 ,& :AT CRUEL TRU?S Y\ US$ TO TELL US6 
,:Y DON'T Y\ TELL US N[8 ,DO Y\ REMEMB]1 ,MISSY80 
! ,PR9CESS TURN$ TO ,MISSY1 :O HAD JU/ 5T]$4 

0,BECAUSE ?AT WAS 9 PLAY10 ANSW]$ ,NEKHLUD(F 
GRAVELY4 0,9 PLAY IT IS P]MISSIBLE1 BUT 9 REALITY WE >E 
SO BAD1 ?AT IS1 ,I AM SO BAD1 ?AT ,I1 AT LEA/1 CANNOT TELL ! 
TRU?40 

0,DON'T CORRECT Y\RSELF1 BUT RA!R SAY ?AT WE >E SO 
BAD10 SAID ,KA!R9E ,ALEXEIEVNA1 PLAY+ ) ! WORDS1 
& PRET5D+ NOT TO SEE ,NEKHLUD(F'S GRAVITY4 

0,!RE IS NO?+ WORSE ?AN TO CONFESS BE+ 9 L[ 
SPIRITS10 SAID ,MISSY4 0,I NEV] CONFESS IT TO MYSELF1 & 
?AT IS :Y ,I AM ALWAYS *E]FUL4 ,WELL1 COME TO MY 
ROOM4 ,WE %ALL TRY TO DRIVE AWAY Y\R MAUVAIS HUMEUR40 

,NEKHLUD(F EXP]I5C$ ! FEEL+ :I* A HORSE MU/ 
FEEL :5 BRU%$ D[N BE=E ! BRIDLE IS PUT ON & IT 
IS L$ TO BE H>NESS$ TO ! WAGON4 ,BUT TO-DAY HE WAS 
NOT AT ALL DISPOS$ TO DRAW4 ,HE EXCUS$ HIMSELF & 
BEGAN TO TAKE LEAVE4 ,MISSY KEPT HIS H& LONG] ?AN 
USUAL4 

0,REMEMB] ?AT :AT IS IMPORTANT TO Y\ IS IMPORTANT 
TO Y\R FRI5DS10 %E SAID4 0,WILL Y\ COME TO-MORR[80 

0,I DON'T ?9K ,I WILL10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,& FEEL+ 
A%AM$1 )\T KN[+ HIMSELF :E!R = H] OR = 
HIMSELF1 HE BLU%$ & HA/ILY DEP>T$4 

0,:AT DOES IT MEAN8 ,COMME CELA M'9TRIGUE10 SAID 
,KA!R9E ,ALEXEIEVNA1 :5 ,NEKHLUD(F HAD LEFT4 0,I 
MU/ F9D IT \T4 ,SOME AFFAIRE D'AM\R PROPRE2 IL E/ TRES 
SUSCEPTIBLE NOT] *] ,MITIA40 

0,PLUTOT UNE AFFAIRE D'AM\R SALE10 ,MISSY WAS GO+ TO 
SAY4 ,H] FACE WAS N[ WAN & PALE4 ,BUT %E DID NOT 
GIVE EXPRESSION TO ?AT PASSAGE1 & ONLY SAID3 0,WE ALL 
HAVE \R BRI<T DAYS & GLOOMY DAYS40 

0,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT HE1 TOO1 %\LD DECEIVE ME80 %E 
?\<T4 0,AFT] ALL ?AT HAS HAPP5$1 IT W\LD BE V]Y 
WRONG ( HIM40 

,IF ,MISSY HAD HAD TO EXPLA9 :AT %E MEANT BY ! 
WORDS1 0,AFT] ALL ?AT HAS HAPP5$10 %E C\LD HAVE TOLD 
NO?+ DEF9ITE1 & YET %E UND\BT$LY KNEW ?AT NOT 
ONLY HAD HE GIV5 H] CAUSE TO HOPE1 BUT HE HAD ALMO/ 
MADE HIS PROMISE--NOT 9 SO MANY WORDS1 BUT BY HIS 
GLANCES1 HIS SMILES1 HIS 9NU5DOS1 HIS SIL5CE4 ,%E CONSID]$ 
HIM H] [N1 & TO LOSE HIM W\LD BE V]Y PA9FUL 
TO H]4 

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

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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