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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ! TIME :5 ,MASLOVA1 EXHAU/$ BY ! LONG 
WALK1 WAS APPROA*+ ) ! >M$ CONVOY ! BUILD+ 
9 :I* C\RT WAS HELD1 ! SAME NEPHEW ( ! 
LADIES ?AT BR\<T H] UP1 ,PR9CE ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT* 
,NEKHLUD(F1 :O DECEIV$ H]1 LAY ON HIS HI<1 S(T1 
SPR+ FEA!R-B$1 9 SPOTLESS ,HOLL& L951 SMOK+ A 
CIG>ETTE4 ,HE WAS GAZ+ BE=E HIM1 CONTEMPLAT+ 
! EV5TS ( ! PREVI\S DAY & CONSID]+ :AT HE 
HAD BE=E HIM = ?AT DAY4 ,AS HE ?\<T ( ! PREVI\S 
EV5+1 SP5T AT ! ,KOR*AG9S1 A WEAL?Y & 
9FLU5TIAL FAMILY1 :OSE DAU<T]1 RUMOR HAD IT1 HE WAS 
TO M>RY1 HE SI<$1 & ?R[+ AWAY ! BUTT ( HIS 
CIG>ETTE1 HE WAS ON ! PO9T ( TAK+ ANO!R FROM ! 
SILV] CIG>ETTE HOLD]1 BUT *ANG$ HIS M9D4 ,HALF RIS+1 
HE SLIPP$ HIS SMOO?1 :ITE FEET 9TO ! SLIPP]S1 
?REW A SILK MORN+ G[N OV] HIS BROAD %\LD]S1 & 
) QUICK & HEAVY /RIDE1 WALK$ 9TO ! ADJO9+ 
DRESS+-ROOM1 :I* WAS P]MEAT$ ) ! >TIFICIAL 
ODORS ( ELIXIRS1 P]FUMES1 COSMETICS4 ,!RE HE WA%$ 
HIS P>TLY GOLD-FILL$ TEE? ) A TOO?-P[D]1 R9S$ 
!M ) A P]FUM$ M\?-WA%1 !N BEGAN TO SPONGE 
HIMSELF & DRY HIS BODY ) ,TURKI% T[ELS4 ,AFT] 
WA%+ HIS H&S ) P]FUM$ SOAP1 C>EFULLY BRU%+ 
HIS TRIMM$ NAILS & WA%+ HIS FACE & /\T NECK 
9 A M>BLE BAS91 HE WALK$ 9TO A ?IRD ROOM1 :]E A 
%[]-BA? WAS READY4 ,H]E HE RECEIV$ A COLD-WAT] 
D\*E1 & AFT] RUBB+ HIS :ITE & MUSCUL> BODY 
) CO>SE T[ELS & DONN+ HIS :ITE L951 HE SEAT$ 
HIMSELF BE=E ! MIRROR & BEGAN TO BRU% HIS %ORT1 
CURLY BE>D & ! ?9N+ CURLS ( HIS =EHEAD4 

,EV]Y?+ US$ BY HIM--! L951 CLO?+1 %OES1 
SC>FS1 SC>F-P9S1 CUFF-BUTTONS1 W]E ( ! V]Y BE/ 
QUALITY1 SIMPLE1 TA/EFUL & EXP5SIVE4 

,HE !N PICK$ \T ! FIR/ ( A DOZ5 SC>FS & P9S 
?AT CAME 9TO HIS H&--IT WAS NO MORE NOVEL & AMUS+1 
AS IT US$ TO BE--& HE WAS QUITE 9DIFF]5T AS TO 
:I* HE PUT ON4 ,HE DRESS$ HIMSELF 9 HIS BRU%$ 
CLO!S :I* LAY ON ! *AIR & W5T \T1 ?\< NOT 
QUITE REFRE%$1 YET CLEAN & FRAGRANT4 ,9 ! OBLONG 
D9+-ROOM1 ! 9LAID FLOOR ( :I* HAD BE5 
POLI%$ BY ?REE ( HIS M5 ! DAY BE=E1 & CONTA9+ 
A MASSIVE OAK5 SIDEBO>D & A SIMIL> EXT5SION 
TABLE1 ! LEGS ( :I* W]E C>V$ 9 ! %APE ( 
LION'S PAWS1 GIV+ IT A POMP\S APPE>ANCE1 BREAKFA/ 
/OOD READY = HIM4 ,A F9E1 />*$ CLO? ) L>GE 
MONOGRAMS WAS SPREAD ON ! TABLE1 ON :I* /OOD A 
SILV] C(FEE-POT1 CONTA9+ FRAGRANT1 /EAM+ C(FEE1 A 
SUG> B[L & CREAM PIT*] TO MAT*1 FRE% ROLLS & 
V>I\S K9DS ( BISCUITS4 ,BESIDE !M LAY ! LA/ NUMB] 
( ! 0,REVUE DES DEUX ,MONDES10 NEWSPAP]S & 
HIS MAIL4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS AB\T TO OP5 ! LETT]S1 
:5 A MIDDLE-AG$ WOMAN1 ) A LACE HEAD-GE> OV] 
H] UNEV5LY P>T$ HAIR1 GLID$ 9TO ! ROOM4 ,?IS 
WAS ,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA1 S]VANT ( HIS MO!R1 :O 
DI$ 9 ?IS V]Y H\SE4 ,%E WAS N[ /EW>DESS TO ! 
SON4 

,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA HAD TRAVEL$ MANY YE>S ABROAD 
) ,NEKHLUD(F'S MO!R1 & HAD ACQUIR$ ! MANN]S 
( A LADY4 ,%E HAD LIV$ 9 ! H\SE ( ! ,NEKHLUD(FS 
S9CE *ILDHOOD1 & KNEW ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT* :5 HE 
WAS CALL$ BY ! DIM9UTIVE ,MIT5KA4 

0,GOOD-MORN+1 ,DMITRI ,IVANOVIT*40 

0,H[ DO Y\ DO1 ,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA8 ,:AT'S ! 
NEWS80 ASK$ ,NEKHLUD(F1 JE/+4 

0,A LETT] FROM ! OLD ,PR9CESS1 OR ! Y\NG ONE1 
P]HAPS4 ,! MAID BR\<T IT LONG AGO1 & IS N[ 
WAIT+ 9 MY ROOM10 SAID ,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA1 H&+ 
HIM ! LETT] ) A SIGNIFICANT SMILE4 

0,V]Y WELL2 ,I WILL ATT5D TO IT IMM$IATELY10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 
TAK+ ! LETT] & !N1 NOTIC+ ! SMILE ON 
,AGRIPP9A'S FACE1 HE FR[N$4 

,! SMILE ON ,AGRIPP9A'S FACE SIGNIFI$ ?AT ! LETT] CAME FROM ,PR9CESS ,KOR*AG91 :OM1 ACCORD+ TO 
,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA1 HE WAS TO M>RY4 ,& ?IS SUPPOSITION1 
EXPRESS$ BY H] SMILE1 DISPLEAS$ ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,!N ,I WILL BID H] WAIT10 & ,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA 
GLID$ \T ( ! D9+-ROOM1 FIR/ REPLAC+ ! CRUMB-BRU%1 
:I* LAY ON ! TABLE1 9 ITS HOLD]4 

,NEKHLUD(F OP5$ ! P]FUM$ LETT] & BEGAN TO 
READ3 

0,9 FULFILLM5T ( ! DUTY ,I ASSUM$ ( BE+ Y\R 
MEMORY10 ! LETT] RAN1 0,I CALL TO Y\R M9D ?AT Y\ 
HAVE BE5 SUMMON$ TO S]VE AS JUROR TO-DAY1 ! #b#h? 
( ,APRIL1 & ?AT1 !RE=E1 Y\ CANNOT ACCOMPANY US 
& ,KOLOS(F TO ! >T EXHIBITION1 AS Y\ PROMIS$ YE/]DAY 
9 Y\R CU/OM>Y =GETFULNESS2 A MO9S QUE 
V\S NE SOYEZ DISPOSE A PAY] A LA C\R D'ASSISES LES #c 
RUBLES D'AM5DE QUE V\S V\S REFUSEZ P\R VOTRE 
*EVAL1 = Y\R FAILURE TO APPE> 9 TIME4 ,I REMEMB]$ 
IT YE/]DAY1 :5 Y\ HAD LEFT4 ,SO KEEP IT 9 
M9D4 

0,PR9CESS ,M4 ,KOR*AG940 

,ON ! O!R SIDE WAS A PO/SCRIPT3 

0,MAMAN V\S FAIT DIRE QUE VOTRE C\V]T V\S ATT5DRA 
JUSQU' A LA NUIT4 ,V5EZ ABSOLUM5T A QUELLE 
HEURE QUE CELA SOIT4 ,M4 ,K40 

,NEKHLUD(F KNIT HIS BR[S4 ,! NOTE WAS ! CONT9UATION 
( A SKILLFUL /RATEGEM :]EBY ! ,PR9CESS 
S\<T1 = ! LA/ TWO MON?S1 TO FA/5 HIM ) 9VISIBLE 
BONDS4 ,BUT ,NEKHLUD(F1 BESIDES ! USUAL IRRESOLUT5ESS 
BE=E M>RIAGE ( PEOPLE ( HIS AGE1 & :O 
>E NOT PASSIONATELY 9 LOVE1 HAD AN IMPORTANT REASON = 
)HOLD+ HIS (F] ( M>RIAGE = ! TIME BE+4 
,! REASON WAS NOT ?AT T5 YE>S BE=E HE HAD RU9$ 
& AB&ON$ ,KATI\%A1 :I* 9CID5T HE HAD 5TIRELY 
=GOTT51 BUT ?AT AT ?IS V]Y TIME HE WAS SU/A9+ RELATIONS 
) A M>RI$ WOMAN1 & ?\< HE N[ CONSID]$ 
!M AT AN 5D1 !Y W]E NOT SO CONSID]$ BY 
H]4 

,9 ! PRES5CE ( WOM51 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS V]Y %Y1 
BUT IT WAS ?IS V]Y %YNESS ?AT DET]M9$ ! M>RI$ WOMAN TO CONQU] HIM4 ,?IS WOMAN WAS ! WIFE ( 
! COMM&] ( ! DI/RICT 9 :I* ,NEKHLUD(F WAS 
ONE ( ! ELECTORS4 ,%E L$ HIM 9TO RELATIONS ) H] 
:I* HELD HIM FA/1 & AT ! SAME TIME GREW MORE 
& MORE REPULSIVE TO HIM4 ,AT FIR/ ,NEKHLUD(F C\LD 
NOT RESI/ H] WILES1 !N1 FEEL+ HIMSELF AT FAULT1 HE 
C\LD NOT BREAK (F ! RELATIONS AGA9/ H] WILL4 ,?IS 
WAS ! REASON :Y ,NEKHLUD(F CONSID]$ ?AT HE HAD 
NO RI<T1 EV5 IF HE DESIR$1 TO ASK = ! H& ( ,KOR*AG94 
,A LETT] FROM ! HUSB& ( ?AT WOMAN HAPP5$ 
TO LAY ON ! TABLE4 ,RECOGNIZ+ ! H&WRIT+ 
& ! /AMP1 ,NEKHLUD(F FLU%$ & IMM$IATELY FELT 
AN 9FLUX ( ?AT 5]GY :I* HE ALWAYS EXP]I5C$ 9 
! FACE ( DANG]4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO CAUSE = HIS AGITATION2 
! HUSB&1 AS COMM&] ( ! DI/RICT :]E 
,NEKHLUD(F'S E/ATES W]E SITUAT$1 9=M$ ! LATT] ( 
A SPECIAL MEET+ ( ! LOCAL GOV]N+ BODY1 & ASK$ 
HIM TO BE PRES5T )\T FAIL1 & DONN] UN C\P 
D'EPAULE 9 ! IMPORTANT MEASURES TO BE SUBMITT$ CONC]N+ 
! S*OOLS & ROADS1 & ?AT ! REACTION>Y 
P>TY WAS EXPECT$ TO (F] /RONG OPPOSITION4 

,! COMM&] WAS A LIB]AL-M9D$ MAN1 5TIRELY 
ABSORB$ ) ! /RUGGLES1 & KNEW NO?+ AB\T HIS 
WRET*$ FAMILY LIFE4 

,NEKHLUD(F RECALL$ ALL ! TORTURES ?IS MAN HAD OCCASION$ 
HIM2 H[ ON ONE OCCASION HE ?\<T ?AT ! 
HUSB& HAD DISCOV]$ ALL1 & HE WAS PREP>+ TO 
FI<T A DUEL ) HIM1 9T5D+ TO USE A BLANK C>TRIDGE1 
& ! 5SU+ SC5E :]E %E1 9 DESPAIR1 RAN TO ! 
POND1 9T5D+ TO DR[N H]SELF1 :ILE HE RAN TO SE>* 
= H]4 0,I CANNOT GO N[1 & CAN UND]TAKE NO?+ 
UNTIL ,I HAVE HE>D FROM H]10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,! 
PREC$+ WEEK HE HAD WRITT5 TO H] A DECISIVE LETT]1 
ACKN[L$G+ HIS GUILT1 & EXPRESS+ HIS READ9ESS TO 
R$EEM IT 9 ANY MANN] %E %\LD SUGGE/1 BUT = H] 
[N GOOD1 CONSID]$ !IR RELATIONS 5D$4 ,IT IS TO ?IS 
LETT] ?AT HE EXPECT$ A REPLY4 ,HE CONSID]$ IT A FAVORABLE 
SIGN ?AT NO REPLY CAME4 ,IF %E HAD NOT CONS5T$ 
TO A SEP>ATION1 %E W\LD HAVE ANSW]$ LONG 
AGO1 OR W\LD HAVE COME P]SONALLY1 AS %E (T5 DID BE=E4 
,NEKHLUD(F HAD HE>D ?AT AN >MY (FIC] WAS 
C\RT+ H]1 & :ILE HE WAS TORM5T$ BY JEAL\SY1 HE WAS AT ! SAME TIME GLADD5$ BY ! HOPE ( RELEASE 
FROM ! OPPRESSIVE LIE4 

,! O!R LETT] WAS FROM ! /EW>D 9 *>GE ( HIS 
E/ATES4 ,NEKHLUD(F WAS REQUE/$ TO RETURN & E/ABLI% 
HIS RI<T TO ! 9H]ITANCE & ALSO TO DECIDE ON 
! FUTURE MANAGEM5T ( ! E/ATES2 :E!R ! SAME 
SY/EM ( LETT+ \T TO ! PEASANTS1 :I* PREVAIL$ 
DUR+ ! LIFETIME ( HIS MO!R1 WAS TO BE CONT9U$1 
OR1 AS ! /EW>D HAD /RONGLY ADVIS$ ! DECEAS$ 
,PR9CESS1 & N[ ADVIS$ ! Y\NG ,PR9CE1 TO AUGM5T 
! /OCK & WORK ALL ! L& HIMSELF4 ,! /EW>D 
WROTE ?AT ! L& C\LD ?US BE/ BE EXPLOIT$4 ,HE 
ALSO APOLOGIZ$ = HIS FAILURE TO S5D ! ?REE ?\S& 
RUBLES DUE ON ! FIR/ ( ! MON?1 :I* HE W\LD 
S5D BY ! NEXT MAIL1 EXPLA9+ IT BY ! DIFFICULTY ( 
COLLECT+ ! R5TS FROM ! PEASANTS :OSE BAD FAI? 
HAD REA*$ A PO9T :]E IT BECAME NECESS>Y TO RESORT 
TO ! C\RTS TO COLLECT !M4 ,?IS LETT] WAS P>TLY 
AGREEABLE & P>TLY DISAGREEABLE TO ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,IT WAS 
AGREEABLE TO FEEL ! P[] ( AU?ORITY OV] SO VA/ AN 
E/ATE1 & IT WAS DISAGREEABLE1 BECAUSE 9 HIS Y\? HE 
WAS AN 5?USIA/IC ADH]5T ( ,H]B]T ,SP5C]1 & 
BE+ HIMSELF A L>GE L& [N]1 WAS /RUCK BY ! PROPOSITION 
9 ,SOCIAL ,/ATICS ?AT PRIVATE [N]%IP ( L& 
IS CONTR>Y TO ! DICTATES ( JU/ICE4 ,) ! FRANKNESS 
& BOLDNESS ( Y\?1 HE NOT ONLY !N SPOKE ( ! 9JU/ICE 
( PRIVATE [N]%IP ( L&2 NOT ONLY DID HE COMPOSE 
!SES 9 ! UNIV]SITY ON ! SUBJECT1 BUT HE ACTUALLY 
DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ! PEASANTS ! FEW HUNDR$ 
ACRES ( L& LEFT HIM BY HIS FA!R1 NOT DESIR+ TO [N 
L& CONTR>Y TO HIS CONVICTIONS4 ,N[ ?AT HE F\ND 
HIMSELF ! [N] ( VA/ E/ATES1 HE WAS CONFRONT$ BY 
TWO ALT]NATIVES3 EI!R TO WAIVE HIS [N]%IP 9 FAVOR ( 
! PEASANTS1 AS HE DID T5 YE>S AGO ) ! TWO HUNDR$ 
ACRES1 OR1 BY TACIT ACQUIESC5CE1 CONFESS ?AT ALL HIS 
=M] IDEAS W]E ]RONE\S & FALSE4 

,HE C\LD NOT C>RY \T ! FIR/1 BECAUSE HE POSSESS$ 
NO RES\RCES \TSIDE ( ! L&4 ,HE DID NOT WI% TO 
GO 9TO S]VICE1 & YET HE HAD LUXURI\S HABITS ( LIFE 
:I* HE ?\<T HE C\LD NOT AB&ON4 ,9DE$1 !RE 
WAS NO NECESSITY ( AB&ON+ !SE HABITS1 S9CE HE 
HAD LO/ ! /R5G? ( CONVICTION AS WELL AS ! RESOLUTION1 ! VANITY & ! DESIRE TO A/ONI% PEOPLE ?AT HE 
HAD POSSESS$ 9 HIS Y\?4 ,! O!R ALT]NATIVE--TO 
REJECT ALL ! >GUM5TS AGA9/ PRIVATE [N]%IP ( 
L& :I* HE GA!R$ FROM ,SP5C]'S ,SOCIAL ,/ATICS1 
& ( :I* HE F\ND CONFIRMATION 9 ! WORKS ( 
,H5RY ,GEORGE--HE C\LD FOLL[ EV5 LESS4 

,= ?IS REASON ! /EW>D'S LETT] WAS DISAGREEABLE 
TO HIM4 

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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