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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEKHLUD(F EXPECT$ ?AT AT ! FIR/ MEET+ ,KATI\%A1 
LE>N+ ( HIS 9T5TION TO S]VE H]1 & ( HIS REP5TANCE1 
W\LD BE MOV$ TO REJOIC+1 W\LD BECOME 
AGA9 ,KATI\%A1 BUT TO HIS SURPRISE & HORROR1 HE SAW 
?AT ,KATI\%A WAS NO MORE2 ?AT ONLY ,MASLOVA REMA9$4 

,IT SURPRIS$ HIM P>TICUL>LY ?AT NOT ONLY WAS ,MASLOVA 
NOT A%AM$ ( H] CONDITION1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 %E 
SEEM$ TO BE CONT5T )1 & EV5 TOOK PRIDE 9 IT4 ,& 
YET IT C\LD NOT BE DIFF]5T4 

,IT IS USUALLY ?\<T ?AT A ?IEF OR MURD]]1 ACKN[L$G+ 
! H>MFULNESS ( HIS OCCUPATION1 \<T TO BE 
A%AM$ ( IT4 ,! TRU? IS JU/ ! CONTR>Y4 ,PEOPLE1 
:OM FATE & !IR S9FUL MI/AKES HAVE PLAC$ 9 A 
GIV5 CONDITION1 =M SU* VIEWS ( LIFE G5]ALLY ?AT 
!Y >E 5ABL$ TO CONSID] !IR CONDITION USEFUL & 
MORALLY T5ABLE4 ,9 ORD]1 H[EV]1 TO MA9TA9 SU* 
VIEWS !Y 9/9CTIVELY CL+ TO SU* CIRCLES 9 :I* ! 
SAME VIEWS >E HELD4 ,WE >E SURPRIS$ :5 WE HE> 
?IEVES BOA/+ ( !IR CLEV]NESS1 OR MURD]]S BOA/+ 
( !IR CRUELTY1 BUT ?AT IS ONLY BECAUSE !IR CIRCLE IS 
LIMIT$1 & BECAUSE WE >E \TSIDE ( IT4 

,?IS WAS ! CASE ALSO ) ,MASLOVA4 ,%E WAS S5T5C$ 
TO P5AL S]VITUDE1 & YET %E =M$ SU* VIEWS 
( LIFE & H] PLACE 9 IT ?AT %E C\LD F9D REASONS = 
SELF-APPROVAL & EV5 BOA/ BE=E PEOPLE ( H] CONDITION4 

,! SUB/ANCE ( ?IS VIEW WAS ?AT ! GREATE/ WELF>E 
( ALL M51 )\T EXCEPTION--Y\NG1 OLD1 /UD5TS1 G5]ALS1 
$UCAT$ & UN$UCAT$--CONSI/$ 9 ASSOCIAT+ 
) ATTRACTIVE WOM51 & ?AT !RE=E ALL M51 :ILE 
PRET5D+ TO OCCUPY !MSELVES ) O!R BUS9ESS1 9 
REALITY DESIRE NO?+ ELSE4 ,N[1 %E IS AN ATTRACTIVE 
WOMAN1 & CAN SATISFY ?AT DESIRE ( !IRS1 OR NOT1 AS %E 
WI%ES1 H5CE %E IS A NECESS>Y & IMPORTANT P]SON4 
,ALL H] LIFE1 PA/ & PRES5T1 ATTE/$ ! JU/ICE ( ?IS 
VIEW4 

,:OMEV] %E MET DUR+ T5 YE>S1 BEG9N+ ) 
,NEKHLUD(F & ! OLD COMMISS>Y ( POLICE1 & 5D+ 
) ! JAIL]S1 ALL WANT$ H]4 ,%E HAD NOT MET ANY ONE 
:O DID NOT WANT H]4 ,H5CE ! WORLD APPE>$ TO H] 
AS AN AGGREGATION ( PEOPLE :O WAT*$ H] FROM ALL 
SIDES & BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS--DECEIT1 VIOL5CE1 GOLD OR 
CRAFT9ESS--/REWN TO POSSESS H]4 

,) SU* AN IDEA ( LIFE1 ,MASLOVA CONSID]$ H]SELF 
A MO/ IMPORTANT P]SON4 ,& %E *]I%$ ?IS VIEW 
ABOVE ALL ELSE 9 ! WORLD1 BECAUSE TO *ANGE IT W\LD BE 
TO LOSE ?AT /&+ AMONG PEOPLE :I* IT ASSUR$ H]4 
,& 9 ORD] NOT TO LOSE H] /&+ %E 9/9CTIVELY 
CLUNG TO ?AT CIRCLE :I* HELD ! SAME VIEWS ( LIFE4 
,SEE+1 H[EV]1 ?AT ,NEKHLUD(F WI%$ TO LEAD H] 9TO 
ANO!R WORLD1 %E RESI/$ IT1 FEEL+ ?AT 9 ?AT O!R 
WORLD 9TO :I* HE WAS LUR+ H] %E W\LD LOSE H] 
PRES5T /&+ :I* GAVE H] CONFID5CE & SELF-RESPECT4 
,= ! SAME REASON %E DROVE FROM H] M9D ALL 
RECOLLECTION ( H] FIR/ Y\? & H] FIR/ RELATIONS TO 
,NEKHLUD(F4 ,!SE RECOLLECTIONS CLA%$ ) H] PRES5T 
VIEWS ( LIFE1 & = ?AT REASON W]E 5TIRELY EFFAC$ 
FROM H] MEMORY1 OR1 RA!R1 W]E PRES]V$ SOME:]E 
9 H] MEMORY1 BUT W]E COV]$ UP1 AS IT W]E1 ) A 
?ICK PLA/]+1 TO PREV5T ANY ACCESS TO !M4 ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS1 !RE=E1 TO H] NOT ?AT MAN :OM %E HAD 
LOV$ ) A PURE LOVE1 BUT M]ELY A RI* G5TLEMAN BY 
:OM ONE MAY & \<T TO PR(IT1 & :O WAS TO BE 
TREAT$ LIKE ANY O!R MAN4 

0,I DID NOT TELL H] ! MO/ IMPORTANT ?+10 ?\<T 
,NEKHLUD(F1 AS ) ! O!R PEOPLE HE WALK$ T[>D 
! DOOR4 0,I DID NOT TELL H] ?AT ,I W\LD M>RY H]1 BUT 
,I WILL DO IT40 

,! 9SPECTORS AT ! DOORS C\NT$ ! VISITORS EA* 
) ONE H& SLAPP+ EV]Y VISITOR ON ! BACK4 ,BUT 
,NEKHLUD(F WAS NOT (F5D$ BY IT N[2 HE EV5 TOOK NO 
NOTICE ( IT4 

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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