,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #d 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,HAV+ BREAKFA/$1 ,NEKHLUD(F W5T TO ! CAB9ET TO 
SEE = :AT H\R HE WAS SUMMON$ TO APPE> AT C\RT1 
& TO ANSW] ! ,PR9CESS' NOTE4 ,9 ! WORK-ROOM 
/OOD AN EASEL ) A HALF-F9I%$ PA9T+ TURN$ FACE 
D[NW>D1 & ON ! WALL HUNG /UDIES 9 DRAW+4 ,ON 
SEE+ ?AT PA9T+1 ON :I* HE HAD WORK$ TWO YE>S1 
& ?OSE DRAW+S1 HE CALL$ TO M9D ! FEEL+ ( IMPOT5CE1 
:I* HE EXP]I5C$ ( LATE ) GREATE/ =CE1 
TO MAKE FUR!R ADVANCE 9 ! >T4 ,HE EXPLA9$ ?IS 
FEEL+ BY ! DEVELOPM5T ( A F9E ES!TIC TA/E1 & YET 
?IS CONSCI\SNESS CAUS$ HIM UNPLEASANT S5SATIONS4 

,SEV5 YE>S BE=E HE HAD RETIR$ FROM ACTIVE S]VICE 
HE DECID$ ?AT HIS TRUE VOCATION 9 LIFE WAS PA9T+1 & 
FROM ! HEI<T ( HIS >TI/IC ACTIVITY HE LOOK$ D[N 
UPON ALL O!R OCCUPATIONS4 ,& N[ IT APPE>$ ?AT HE 
HAD NO RI<T TO DO SO1 & EV]Y RECOLLECTION ( IT WAS DISAGREEABLE 
TO HIM4 ,HE LOOK$ ON ALL ! LUXURI\S APPO9TM5TS 
( ! WORK-ROOM ) HEAVY HE>T1 & WALK$ 
9TO ! CAB9ET 9 ILL HUMOR4 ,! CAB9ET WAS A HI< 
ROOM1 PR(USELY ORNAM5T$1 & CONTA9+ EV]Y IMAG9ABLE 
DEVICE ( COM=T & NECESSITY4 

,HE PRODUC$ FROM ONE ( ! DRAW]S ( A L>GE TABLE 
! SUMMONS1 &1 ASC]TA9+ ?AT HE MU/ APPE> AT 
ELEV5 O'CLOCK1 HE SAT D[N & WROTE TO ! ,PR9CESS1 
?ANK+ H] = ! 9VITATION1 & SAY+ ?AT HE %\LD 
TRY TO CALL = D9N]4 ,! TONE ( ! NOTE SEEM$ TO HIM 
TOO 9TIMATE1 & HE TORE IT UP2 HE WROTE ANO!R1 BUT ?AT 
WAS TOO =MAL1 ALMO/ (F5SIVE4 ,AGA9 HE TORE IT UP1 & T\*$ A BUTTON ON ! WALL4 ,A S]VANT1 MOROSE1 
) FL[+ SIDE-:ISK]S & 9 A GRAY APRON1 5T]$4 

0,PLEASE S5D = A C>RIAGE40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,& TELL ! ,KOR*AG9S' MAID ?AT ,I ?ANK !M2 ,I WILL 
TRY TO CALL40 

0,YES1 SIR40 

0,IT IS IMPOLITE1 BUT ,I CANNOT WRITE4 ,BUT ,I WILL SEE H] 
TO-DAY10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 & />T$ TO DRESS HIMSELF4 

,:5 HE EM]G$ FROM ! H\SE A C>RIAGE ) RUBB] 
TIRES AWAIT$ HIM4 

0,Y\ HAD SC>CELY LEFT ,PR9CE ,KOR*AG9'S H\SE YE/]DAY 
:5 ,I CALL$ = Y\10 SAID ! DRIV]1 HALF-TURN+ 
HIS /\T1 SUN-BURN$ NECK 9 ! :ITE COLL> ( HIS 
%IRT1 0& ! FOOTMAN SAID ?AT Y\ HAD JU/ GONE40 

0,EV5 ! DRIV]S KN[ ( MY RELATIONS TO ! ,KOR*AG9S10 
?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F1 & ! UNSOLV$ QUE/ION :I* 
CONT9UALLY OCCUPI$ HIS M9D ( LATE--:E!R OR NOT HE 
\<T TO M>RY ,PR9CESS ,KOR*AG9--AGA9 OCCURR$ TO 
HIM1 &1 LIKE MO/ QUE/IONS ?AT HE WAS CALL$ UPON TO 
DECIDE AT ?AT TIME1 IT REMA9$ UNSOLV$4 

,HE HAD MANY REASONS =1 & AS MANY AGA9/1 M>RIAGE4 
,!RE WAS ! PLEASURE ( DOME/IC LIFE1 :I* 
MADE IT POSSIBLE TO LEAD A MORAL LIFE1 AS HE CALL$ M>RI$ 
LIFE2 !N1 & PR9CIPALLY1 ! FAMILY & *ILDR5 W\LD 
9FUSE HIS PRES5T AIMLESS LIFE ) A PURPOSE4 ,?IS WAS 
= M>RIAGE G5]ALLY4 ,ON ! O!R H& !RE WAS1 
FIR/1 ! LOSS ( FRE$OM :I* ALL ELD]LY BA*ELORS FE> 
SO MU*2 &1 SECOND1 AN UNCONSCI\S AWE ( ?AT MY/]I\S 
CREATURE1 WOMAN4 

,H[EV]1 9 FAVOR ( M>RY+ ,MISSY 9 P>TICUL> 
7,KOR*AG9'S NAME WAS ,M>IA1 BUT1 AS USUAL 9 FAMILIES 
( ! HI<] CLASSES1 %E RECEIV$ A NICKNAME7 !RE WAS1 
FIR/1 ! FACT ?AT %E CAME ( GOOD /OCK1 & WAS 9 
EV]Y?+1 FROM H] DRESS TO H] MANN] ( SPEAK+1 
WALK+ & LAU<+1 DI/+UI%$ NOT BY ANY EXCEPTIONAL 
QUALITIES1 BUT BY 0GOOD BRE$+0--HE KNEW NO O!R 
EXPRESSION = ! QUALITY :I* HE PRIZ$ V]Y HI<LY4 
,SECOND1 %E VALU$ HIM ABOVE ALL O!R M51 H5CE1 HE 
?\<T %E UND]/OOD HIM4 ,& ?IS APPRECIATION ( 
HIM1 ?AT IS1 ACKN[L$G+ HIS HI< QUALITIES1 WAS PRO( 
TO ,NEKHLUD(F ( H] 9TELLIG5CE & CORRECT JUDGM5T4 ,F9ALLY1 AGA9/ M>RY+ ,MISSY 9 P>TICUL>1 WAS1 FIR/1 
! EXTREME PROBABILITY ( HIS F9D+ A GIRL ( MU* BETT] 
QUALITIES ?AN ,MISSY1 &1 CONSEQU5TLY1 MORE WOR?Y 
( HIM2 &1 SECOND1 ,MISSY WAS TW5TY-SEV5 YE>S OLD 
& HAD PROBABLY LOV$ O!R M5 BE=E HIM4 ,?IS 
?\<T TORM5T$ HIM4 ,HIS PRIDE C\LD NOT RECONCILE 
ITSELF TO ! ?\<T ?AT %E C\LD LOVE SOME ONE ELSE1 
EV5 9 ! PA/4 ,( C\RSE1 %E C\LD NOT BE EXPECT$ TO 
KN[ ?AT %E W\LD MEET HIM1 BUT ! V]Y ?\<T ?AT 
%E C\LD HAVE LOV$ SOME ONE ELSE BE=E (F5D$ HIM4 

,SO ?AT !RE W]E AS MANY REASONS = AS !RE W]E 
AGA9/ M>RIAGE 9 G5]AL & M>RY+ ,MISSY 9 P>TICUL>4 
,AT ALL EV5TS ! >GUM5TS W]E EQUALLY /RONG ON 
BO? SIDES1 & ,NEKHLUD(F LAU<$ AS HE COMP>$ HIMSELF 
TO ! ASS 9 ! FABLE :O1 :ILE DECID+ :I* ( 
! TWO BALES ( HAY BE=E HIM HE %\LD HAVE HIS MEAL 
FROM1 />V$ HIMSELF4 

0,H[EV]1 UNTIL ,I HAVE HE>D FROM ,M>IA ,VASILIEONA1 
! WIFE ( ! COMM&]1 & HAVE DONE ) H] = 
GOOD1 ,I CAN DO NO?+10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 

,& ! CONSCI\SNESS ?AT HE C\LD & MU/ DEF] HIS 
DECISION PLEAS$ HIM4 

0,AH1 BUT ,I WILL CONSID] IT ALL LAT]10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 
AS HIS CABRIOLET SIL5TLY APPROA*$ ! ASPHALT PAVEM5T 
( ! C\RT-H\SE4 

0,& N[ ,I MU/ DO MY DUTY TO ! COMMUNITY CONSCI5TI\SLY1 
AS ,I ALWAYS DO1 & ?9K IT ONE'S DUTY TO DO4 
,BESIDES1 IT IS (T5 9T]E/+10 HE SAID1 & W5T PA/ ! 
DOOR-KEEP] 9TO ! VE/IBULE ( ! C\RT4 

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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