,BOOK #b1 ,*APT] #ai 

#ahiiahii 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! DEPORTATION ( ! P>TY ( CONVICTS TO :I* ,MASLOVA 
BELONG$ WAS SET = ! FIF? ( ,JULY1 & ,NEKHLUD(F 
WAS PREP>$ TO FOLL[ H] ON ?AT DAY4 ,! DAY BE=E 
HIS DEP>TURE HIS SI/]1 ) H] HUSB&1 >RIV$ 9 T[N 
TO SEE HIM4 

,NEKHLUD(F'S SI/]1 ,NATALIE ,IVANOVNA ,RAGOJH9SKY1 
WAS T5 YE>S HIS S5IOR4 ,HE HAD GR[N UP P>TLY UND] 
H] 9FLU5CE4 ,%E LOV$ HIM :5 HE WAS A BOY1 & BE=E 
H] M>RIAGE !Y TREAT$ EA* O!R AS EQUALS2 %E 
WAS TW5TY-FIVE & HE WAS FIFTE54 ,%E HAD BE5 9 LOVE 
!N ) HIS DECEAS$ FRI5D1 ,NIKOL5KA ,IRT5IEFF4 ,!Y 
BO? LOV$ ,NIKOL5KA1 & LOV$ 9 HIM & 9 !MSELVES 
! GOOD ?AT WAS 9 !M1 & :I* UNIFIES ALL PEOPLE4 

,S9CE ?AT TIME !Y HAD BO? BECAME CORRUPT$--HE 
BY ! BAD LIFE HE WAS LEAD+2 %E BY H] M>RIAGE TO A 
MAN :OM %E LOV$ S5SUALLY1 BUT :O NOT ONLY DID NOT 
LOVE ALL ?AT :I* %E & ,DIMITRI AT ONE TIME CONSID]$ 
MO/ HOLY & PRECI\S1 BUT DID NOT EV5 UND]/& IT1 
& ALL ?OSE ASPIRATIONS TO MORAL P]FECTION & TO S]V+ 
O!RS1 TO :I* %E HAD ONCE DEVOT$ H]SELF1 HE ASCRIB$ 
TO SELFI%NESS & A DESIRE TO %[ (F BE=E PEOPLE4 

,RAGOJH9SKY WAS A MAN )\T REPUTATION OR =TUNE1 
BUT A CLEV] =TUNE HUNT]1 :O1 BY SKILLFUL MANOEUV]+ 
BETWE5 LIB]ALISM & CONS]VATISM1 AVAIL+ HIMSELF ( 
?AT DOM9AT+ T5D5CY :I* PROMIS$ BITT] RESULTS 9 
LIFE1 BUT PR9CIPALLY BY SOME?+ PECULI> :I* ATTRACT$ 
WOM5 TO HIM1 HE SUCCE$$ 9 MAK+ A RELATIVELY BRILLIANT 
JUDICIAL C>E]4 ,HE WAS ALREADY PA/ HIS Y\? :5 
HE MET ,NEKHLUD(F ABROAD1 MADE ,NATALIE1 :O WAS ALSO 
NOT V]Y Y\NG1 TO FALL 9 LOVE ) HIM1 & M>RI$ H] 
ALMO/ AGA9/ ! WI% ( H] MO!R1 :O SAID ?AT IT 
W\LD BE A MESALLIANCE4 ,NEKHLUD(F1 AL?\< HE CONCEAL$ 
IT FROM HIMSELF & /RUGGL$ AGA9/ ! FEEL+1 
HAT$ HIS BRO!R-9-LAW4 ,HE DISLIK$ HIS VULG> FEEL+S1 
HIS SELF-CONFID5T N>R[NESS ( M9D1 BUT1 PR9CIPALLY1 BECAUSE 
( HIS SI/]1 :O %\LD SO PASSIONATELY1 EGOTI/ICALLY 
& S5SUALLY LOVE SU* A POOR NATURE1 & TO PLEASE 
:OM %E %\LD /IFLE ALL H] NOBLE S5TIM5TS4 ,IT WAS 
ALWAYS PA9FUL TO ,NEKHLUD(F TO ?9K ( ,NATALIE AS ! 
WIFE ( ?AT HAIRY1 SELF-CONFID5T MAN1 ) %9+ BALD 
HEAD4 ,HE C\LD NOT EV5 SUPPRESS HIS AV]SION TO HIS *ILDR54 
,& :5EV] HE HE>D ?AT %E WAS AB\T TO BECOME 
A MO!R1 HE EXP]I5C$ A FEEL+ ( COMPASSION 
= H] BE+ AGA9 9FECT$ ) SOME?+ BAD BY ! 
MAN :O WAS SO UNLIKE ALL ( !M4 

,! ,RAGOJH9SKYS >RIV$ )\T !IR *ILDR51 & 
5GAG$ ! BE/ SUITE 9 ! BE/ HOTEL4 ,NATALIE ,IVANOVNA 
IMM$IATELY W5T TO ! OLD HOME ( H] MO!R1 & 
LE>N+ !RE ?AT H] BRO!R HAD MOV$ TO FURNI%$ 
ROOMS1 %E W5T TO HIS NEW HOME4 ,! DIRTY S]VANT1 
MEET+ H] 9 ! D>K1 ILL-SMELL+ CORRIDOR1 :I* WAS 
LIT UP BY A LAMP DUR+ ! DAY1 ANN\NC$ ?AT ! ,PR9CE 
WAS AWAY4 

,DESIR+ TO LEAVE A NOTE1 ,NATALIE ,IVANOVNA WAS %[N 
9TO HIS AP>TM5TS4 ,%E CLOSELY EXAM9$ ! TWO SMALL 
ROOMS4 ,%E NOTIC$ 9 EV]Y CORN] ! FAMILI> CLEANL9ESS 
& ORD]1 & %E WAS /RUCK BY ! MODE/Y ( ! 
APPO9TM5TS4 ,ON ! WRIT+ TABLE %E SAW A FAMILI> 
PAP]-PRESS1 ) ! BRONZE FIGURE ( A DOG1 NEATLY >RANG$ 
PORTFOLIOS1 PAP]S1 VOLUMES ( ! ,CRIM9AL ,CODE 
& AN ,5GLI% BOOK ( ,H5RY ,GEORGE1 & A ,FR5* ONE 
BY ,T>D1 BETWE5 ! LEAVES ( :I* WAS AN IVORY PAP] 
KNIFE4 

,%E LEFT A NOTE ASK+ HIM TO CALL ON H] ! SAME EV5+1 
&1 %AK+ H] HEAD 9 WOND] AT :AT %E HAD 
SE51 RETURN$ TO H] HOTEL4 

,!RE W]E TWO QUE/IONS RELAT+ TO H] BRO!R ?AT 
9T]E/$ ,NATALIE ,IVANOVNA--HIS M>RIAGE TO ,KATI\%A1 
( :I* %E HAD HE>D 9 H] CITY1 :]E IT WAS A MATT] 
( COMMON GOSSIP1 & ! DI/RIBUTION BY HIM ( HIS L& 
TO ! PEASANTS1 UPON :I* SOME PEOPLE LOOK$ AS SOME?+ 
POLITICAL & DANG]\S4 ,FROM ONE PO9T ( VIEW1 
%E RA!R LIK$ ! IDEA ( HIS M>RY+ ,KATI\%A4 ,%E 
ADMIR$ HIS RESOLUTION1 SEE+ 9 IT H]SELF & HIM AS !Y 
HAD BE5 BE=E H] M>RIAGE4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 %E WAS 
HORROR-/RICK5 AT ! ?\<T ?AT H] BRO!R WAS TO 
M>RY SU* AN AWFUL WOMAN4 ,! LATT] FEEL+ WAS ! 
/RONG]1 & %E DECID$ TO DISSUADE HIM FROM M>RY+ 
H]1 AL?\< %E KNEW H[ H>D ?AT W\LD BE4 

,! O!R AFFAIR1 ?AT ( HIS P>T+ ) HIS L&1 %E 
DID NOT TAKE SO CLOSE TO HE>T1 BUT H] HUSB& WAS 9DIGNANT 
AT SU* FOLLY1 & DEM&$ ?AT %E 9FLU5CE H] 
BRO!R TO AB&ON ! ATTEMPT4 ,IGNATIUS ,NIKI=OVIT* 
SAID ?AT IT WAS ! HEI<T ( 9CONSI/5CY1 FOOLH>D9ESS 
& PRIDE2 ?AT SU* AN ACT C\LD ONLY BE EXPLA9$1 IF AT 
ALL1 BY A DESIRE TO BE ODD1 TO HAVE SOME?+ TO BRAG AB\T1 
& TO MAKE PEOPLE TALK AB\T ONE'S SELF4 

0,:AT S5SE IS !RE 9 GIV+ ! L& TO ! PEASANTS 
& MAK+ !M PAY R5T TO !MSELVES80 HE SAID4 0,IF 
HIS M9D WAS SET ON DO+ IT1 HE C\LD SELL !M ! L& 
?R\< ! BANK4 ,!RE W\LD BE SOME S5SE 9 ?AT4 
,TAK+ ALL 9 ALL1 HIS ACT IS V]Y ECC5TRIC10 SAID ,IGNATIUS 
,NIKI=OVIT*1 ALREADY CONSID]+ ! NECESSITY ( A 
GU>DIAN%IP1 & HE DEM&$ ?AT HIS WIFE %\LD S]I\SLY 
SPEAK TO H] BRO!R ( ?IS1 HIS /RANGE 9T5TION4 

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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