,BOOK #a1 ,*APT] #da 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,A MOM5T AFT]W>DS ,MASLOVA CAME \T ?R\< A 
SIDE DOOR4 ,) G5TLE /EP %E CAME UP TO ,NEKHLUD(F2 
/OPP$ & GLANC$ AT HIM FROM UND] H] L[]$ EYEBR[S4 
,H] BLACK HAIR /OOD \T ON H] =EHEAD 9 
CURLY R+LETS2 H] UNHEAL?Y1 BLOAT$1 :ITE FACE WAS 
PRETTY & V]Y CALM1 ONLY H] %9+-BLACK1 SQU9T+ 
EYES SP>KL$ FROM UND] !IR SWOLL5 LA%ES4 

0,Y\ MAY TALK H]E10 SAID ! 9SPECTOR & W5T ASIDE4 

,NEKHLUD(F MOV$ T[>D A B5* /&+ BESIDE ! 
WALL4 

,MASLOVA GLANC$ 9QUIR+LY AT ! 9SPECTOR1 & 
%RUGG+ H] %\LD]S1 AS IF 9 WOND]1 FOLL[$ 
,NEKHLUD(F TO ! B5*1 & /RAI<T5+ H] SKIRT1 SAT 
D[N BESIDE HIM4 

0,I KN[ ?AT IT IS H>D = Y\ TO =GIVE ME10 BEGAN 
,NEKHLUD(F1 BUT FEEL+ ! TE>S FLOOD+ HIS EYES1 AGA9 
/OPP$1 0BUT IF ! PA/ CANNOT BE M5D$1 ,I WILL DO N[ 
EV]Y?+ 9 MY P[]4 ,TELL ME----0 

0,H[ DID Y\ F9D ME80 %E ASK$ )\T ANSW]+ 
HIS QUE/ION1 H] SQU9T+ EYES LOOK+ & NOT LOOK+ 
AT HIM4 

0,OH1 ,LORD6 ,HELP ME1 TEA* ME :AT TO DO60 ,NEKHLUD(F 
SAID TO HIMSELF AS HE LOOK$ AT H] FACE SO COMPLETELY 
*ANG$4 

0,I WAS ON ! JURY :5 Y\ W]E TRI$10 HE SAID4 
0,Y\ DID NOT RECOGNIZE ME80 

0,NO1 ,I DID NOT4 ,I HAD NO TIME TO RECOGNIZE Y\4 ,BESIDES1 
,I DID NOT LOOK10 %E ANSW]$4 

0,WASN'T !RE A *ILD80 HE ASK$1 & HE FELT HIS FACE 
TURN+ R$4 

0,IT DI$ AT ?AT TIME1 ?ANK ,GOD10 %E SAID ) BITT]NESS1 
TURN+ AWAY H] HEAD4 

0,H[ DID IT HAPP580 

0,I WAS ILL MYSELF--NE>LY DI$10 %E SAID )\T RAIS+ 
H] EYES4 

0,H[ C\LD ! AUNTS LET Y\ GO80 

0,:O W\LD KEEP A S]VANT ) A *ILD8 ,AS SOON AS 
!Y NOTIC$ IT !Y DROVE ME \T4 ,BUT :AT IS ! USE 
( TALK+6 ,I DON'T REMEMB] ANY?+4 ,IT IS ALL OV] 
N[40 

0,NO1 IT IS NOT OV]4 ,I CANNOT LEAVE IT ?US4 ,I N[ 
WI% TO ATONE = MY S940 

0,!RE IS NO?+ TO ATONE =2 :AT'S GONE IS GONE10 
%E SAID1 &1 ALL UNEXPECT$ TO HIM1 %E SUDD5LY LOOK$ 
AT HIM & SMIL$ 9 AN ALLUR+ & PITE\S MANN]4 

,HIS APPE>ANCE WAS 5TIRELY UNEXPECT$ TO ,MASLOVA1 
ESPECIALLY AT ?IS TIME & PLACE1 & !RE=E ! A/ONI%M5T 
( ! FIR/ MOM5T BR\<T TO H] M9D ?AT 
( :I* %E NEV] ?\<T BE=E4 ,AT ! FIR/ MOM5T 
%E HAZILY RECALL$ ?AT NEW1 WOND]FUL WORLD ( 
FEEL+ & ?\<T :I* HAD BE5 OP5$ TO H] BY 
?AT *>M+ Y\NG MAN :O LOV$ H]1 & :OM %E 
LOV$1 & !N HIS 9EXPLICABLE CRUELTY & ! LONG 
*A9 ( HUMILIATION & SUFF]+ :I* FOLL[$ AS ! 
DIRECT RESULT ( ?AT 5*ANT+ BLISS1 & IT PA9$ H]4 
,BUT BE+ UNABLE TO ACC\NT = IT ALL1 %E DID ! CU/OM>Y 
?+ = H]--BANI%$ ALL !SE RECOLLECTIONS 
FROM H] M9D1 & 5DEAVOR$ TO OBSCURE !M BY A LIFE 
( DISSIPATION4 ,AT FIR/ %E ASSOCIAT$ ?IS MAN :O SAT 
BESIDE H] ) ?AT Y\NG MAN :OM %E HAD LOV$ 
ONCE1 BUT AS ! ?\<T PA9$ H]1 %E DROVE IT FROM H] 
M9D4 ,& N[ ?IS NEATLY DRESS$ G5TLEMAN1 ) 
P]FUM$ BE>D1 WAS TO H] NOT ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F :OM 
%E HAD LOV$1 BUT ONE ( ?OSE PEOPLE :O1 AS OPPORTUNITY 
AF=D$1 W]E TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( SU* CREATURES 
AS %E1 & ( :OM SU* CREATURES AS %E \<T TO TAKE 
ADVANTAGE AS OPPORTUNITY (F]S4 ,= ?IS REASON %E 
SMIL$ ALLUR+LY4 

,%E WAS SIL5T1 ?9K+ H[ TO PR(IT BY HIM4 

0,ALL ?AT IS OV] N[10 %E SAID4 0,& H]E ,I AM1 S5T5C$ 
TO P5AL S]VITUDE40 

,H] LIPS TREMBL$ AS %E SPOKE ! T]RIBLE WORD4 

0,I KNEW1 ,I WAS C]TA9 ?AT Y\ W]E 9NOC5T10 SAID 
,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,( C\RSE ,I WAS 9NOC5T4 ,I AM NO ?IEF OR ROBB]4 
,!Y SAY H]E ?AT IT ALL DEP5DS ON ! LAWY]2 ?AT IT 
IS NECESS>Y TO APPEAL4 ,ONLY !Y SAY IT COMES V]Y 
HI<----0 

0,YES1 C]TA9LY10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 0,I HAVE ALREADY 
SE5 A LAWY]40 

0,ONE MU/ NOT BE SP>+1 & GET A GOOD ONE10 %E 
SAID4 

0,I WILL DO EV]Y?+ 9 MY P[]40 

,!Y W]E SIL5T4 ,%E AGA9 SMIL$ AS BE=E4 

0,I W\LD LIKE TO ASK Y\--= SOME MONEY1 IF Y\ HAVE 
IT--NOT MU*1 SAY T5 RUBLES10 %E SAID SUDD5LY4 

0,YES1 YES10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 ABA%$1 & ?RU/ HIS 
H& 9 HIS POCKET4 

,%E QUICKLY GLANC$ AT ! 9SPECTOR1 :O WAS WALK+ 
UP & D[N ! AISLE4 

0,DON'T LET HIM SEE IT1 OR HE WILL TAKE IT AWAY40 

,NEKHLUD(F TOOK \T HIS POCKETBOOK AS SOON AS ! 
DIRECTOR TURN$ HIS BACK ON !M1 BUT BE=E HE C\LD 
H& H] ! T5-RUBLE BILL ! 9SPECTOR TURN$ R\ND1 
FAC+ !M4 ,HE CRUMPL$ ! BILL 9 HIS H&4 

0,:Y1 %E IS A DEAD WOMAN10 ?\<T ,NEKHLUD(F AS 
HE LOOK$ AT H] ONCE LOVELY1 BUT N[ DEFIL$1 BLOAT$ 
FACE ) ! UNHEAL?Y SP>KLE 9 H] BLACK1 SQU9T+ 
EYES1 :I* LOOK$ N[ AT ! 9SPECTOR1 N[ AT ,NEKHLUD(F'S 
H& ) ! CRUMPL$ BILL4 ,& A MOM5T ( 
HESITATION CAME OV] HIM4 

,AGA9 ! TEMPT] ( ! NI<T BE=E :ISP]$ 9 
HIS S\L1 5DEAVOR+ TO TURN ! QUE/ION1 ,:AT W\LD 
BE ! BE/ ?+ TO DO8 9TO1 ,:AT WILL BE ! 5D ( IT8 

0,Y\ CAN DO NO?+ ) ?AT WOMAN10 :ISP]$ 
! VOICE4 0,%E WILL BE LIKE A /ONE >\ND Y\R NECK1 
:I* WILL DRAG Y\ D[N1 & PREV5T Y\R BE+ USEFUL 
TO O!RS4 ,GIVE H] ALL ! MONEY Y\ HAVE1 BID 
H] GOOD-BY & PUT AN 5D TO IT = ALL TIME40 

,& IMM$IATELY HE BECAME AW>E ?AT SOME?+ IMPORTANT 
WAS TAK+ PLACE 9 HIS S\L2 ?AT HIS 9N] LIFE 
WAS ON A WAV]+ SCALE1 :I* C\LD BY ! SLI<TE/ 
EF=T BE MADE TO OV]BALANCE TO ONE SIDE OR ! O!R4 
,& HE MADE ?AT EF=T1 CALL+ ON ?AT ,GOD :OM ! 
O!R DAY HE FELT 9 HIS S\L1 & ,GOD IMM$IATELY CAME 
TO HIS AID4 ,HE RESOLV$ TO TELL H] ALL4 

0,KATI\%A6 ,I CAME TO ASK Y\R =GIV5ESS1 BUT Y\ 
HAVE NOT ANSW]$ ME :E!R Y\ HAVE =GIV5 ME1 OR 
EV] WILL =GIVE ME10 HE SAID SUDD5LY4 

,%E WAS NOT LI/5+ TO HIM1 BUT LOOK$ N[ AT HIS 
H&1 N[ AT ! 9SPECTOR4 ,:5 ! LATT] TURN$ 
AWAY1 %E QUICKLY /RET*$ =? H] H&1 SEIZ$ ! 
MONEY FROM ,NEKHLUD(F'S H& & /UCK IT BEH9D H] 
BELT4 

0,H[ FUNNY60 %E SAID1 SMIL+ CONTEMPTU\SLY AS IT 
SEEM$ TO HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F SAW ?AT !RE WAS SOME?+ 9IMICAL TO 
HIM 9 H]1 :I* /OOD GU>D1 AS IT W]E1 OV] H] AS 
%E WAS N[1 & PREV5T$ HIM FROM P5ETRAT+ 9TO 
H] HE>T4 

,BUT--WOND]FUL TO RELATE--SO F> FROM REPULS+ HIM1 
?IS ONLY DREW HIM TO H] BY SOME NEW PECULI> =CE4 
,HE FELT ?AT HE \<T TO AWAK5 H] SPIRIT2 ?AT IT WAS 
EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO DO SO2 BUT ! V]Y DIFFICULTY ( ! 
UND]TAK+ ATTRACT$ HIM4 ,HE EXP]I5C$ A FEEL+ 
T[>D H] :I* HE HAD NEV] EXP]I5C$ BE=E1 EI!R 
T[>D H] OR ANY ONE ELSE1 & 9 :I* !RE WAS NO?+ 
P]SONAL4 ,HE DESIR$ NO?+ ( H] = HIMSELF1 
& ONLY WI%$ H] TO TO CEASE TO BE :AT %E WAS N[1 
& BECOME :AT %E HAD BE5 BE=E4 

0,KATI\%A1 :Y DO Y\ SPEAK ?US8 ,I KN[ Y\1 ,I 
REMEMB] Y\ AS Y\ W]E 9 ,PAN(F----0 

,BUT %E DID NOT YIELD--%E W\LD NOT YIELD4 

0,:Y RECALL ! PA/60 %E SAID DRYLY1 FR[N+ EV5 
MORE4 

0,BECAUSE ,I WI% TO EFFACE1 TO EXPIATE MY S94 ,KATI\%A----0 HE 
BEGAN1 & WAS AB\T TO TELL H] ?AT 
HE W\LD M>RY H]1 BUT HE MET H] EYES 9 :I* HE 
READ SOME?+ SO T]RIBLE1 RUDE & REPULSIVE ?AT HE 
C\LD NOT F9I%4 

,AT ?AT MOM5T ! VISITORS BEGAN TO TAKE LEAVE4 ,! 
9SPECTOR APPROA*$ ,NEKHLUD(F & TOLD HIM ?AT ! 
TIME = 9T]VIEW+ WAS 5D$4 ,MASLOVA ROSE & SUBMISSIVELY 
WAIT$ TO BE DISMISS$4 

0,GOOD-BY4 ,I HAVE A GREAT DEAL TO TELL Y\ YET1 BUT1 AS 
Y\ SEE1 ,I CANNOT DO IT N[10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F1 & EXT5D$ 
HIS H&4 0,I WILL CALL AGA940 

0,I ?9K Y\ HAVE SAID EV]Y?+----0 

,%E EXT5D$ H] H&1 BUT DID NOT PRESS HIS4 

0,NO4 ,I WILL TRY TO SEE Y\ AGA91 :]E WE CAN SPEAK 
TOGE!R1 & !N ,I WILL TELL Y\ SOME?+ V]Y IMPORTANT10 
SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,WELL1 ALL RI<T10 %E SAID1 SMIL+ AS %E US$ TO DO 
:5 %E WI%$ TO PLEASE A MAN4 

0,Y\ >E MORE TO ME ?AN A SI/]10 SAID ,NEKHLUD(F4 

0,FUNNY10 %E REPEAT$1 &1 %AK+ H] HEAD1 %E 
W5T BEH9D ! GRAT+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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