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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,L\ISE ,MAUDE 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,AYLM] ,MAUDE 

,TEXT 3 

,EUG5E HIMSELF DREAM$ ( M>RIAGE1 BUT NO 9 ! SAME WAY AS HIS MO!R4 ! IDEA ( US+ M>RIAGE AS A MEANS ( PUTT+ HIS AFFAIRS 9 ORD] WAS REPULSIVE TO HIM4 ,HE WI%$ TO M>RY HONORABLY1 = LOVE4 ,HE OBS]V$ ! GIRLS :OM HE MET & ?OSE HE KNEW1 & COMP>$ HIMSELF ) !M1 BUT NO DECISION HAD YET BE5 TAK54 MEAN:ILE1 CONTR>Y TO HIS EXPECTATIONS1 HIS RELATIONS ) ,/EPANIDA CONT9U$1 & EV5 ACQUIR$ ! *>ACT] ( A SETTL$ AFFAIR4 ,EUG5E WAS SO F> FROM DEBAU*]Y1 IT WAS SO H>D = HIM SECRETLY TO DO ?IS ?+ :I* HE FELT TO BE BAD1 ?AT HE C\LD NOT >RANGE !SE MEET+S HIMSELF & EV5 AFT] ! FIR/ ONE HOP$ NOT TO SEE ,/EPANIDA AGA92 BUT IT TURN$ \T ?AT AFT] SOME TIME ! SAME RE/LESSNESS 7DUE HE BELIEV$ TO ?AT CAUSE7 AGA9 OV]CAME HIM4 ,& HIS RE/LESSNESS ?IS TIME WAS NO LONG] IMP]SONAL1 BUT SUGGE/$ JU/ ?OSE SAME BRI<T1 BLACK EYES1 & ?AT DEEP VOICE1 SAY+1 0EV] SO LONG10 ?AT SAME SC5T ( SOME?+ FRE% & /RONG1 & ?AT SAME FULL BREA/ LIFT+ ! BIB ( H] APRON1 & ALL ?IS 9 ?AT HAZEL & MAPLE ?ICKET1 BA!D 9 BRI<T SUNLI<T4 

,?\< HE FELT A%AM$ HE AGA9 APPROA*$ ,DANIEL4 ,& AGA9 A R5DEZV\S WAS FIX$ = MIDDAY 9 ! WOOD4 ,?IS TIME ,EUG5E LOOK$ H] OV] MORE C>EFULLY & EV]Y?+ AB\T H] SEEM$ ATTRACTIVE4 ,HE TRI$ TALK+ TO H] & ASK$ AB\T H] HUSB&4 ,HE REALLY WAS ,MI*AEL'S SON & LIV$ AS A COA*MAN 9 ,MOSC[4 

0,WELL1 !N1 H[ IS IT Y\4440 ,EUG5E WANT$ TO ASK H[ IT WAS %E WAS UNTRUE TO HIM4 

0,:AT AB\T 'H[ IS IT'80 ASK$ %E4 ,EVID5TLY %E WAS CLEV] & QUICK-WITT$4 

0,WELL1 H[ IS IT Y\ COME TO ME80 

0,!RE N[10 SAID %E M]RILY4 0,I BET HE GOES ON ! SPREE !RE4 ,:Y %\LDN'T ,I80 

,EVID5TLY %E WAS PUTT+ ON AN AIR ( SAUC9ESS & ASSURANCE1 & ?IS SEEM$ *>M+ TO ,EUG5E4 BUT ALL ! SAME HE DID NOT HIMSELF FIX A R5DEZV\S ) H]4 ,EV5 :5 %E PROPOS$ ?AT !Y %\LD MEET )\T ! AID ( ,DANIEL1 TO :OM %E SEEM$ NOT V]Y WELL DISPOS$1 HE DID NOT CONS5T4 ,HE HOP$ ?AT ?IS MEET+ W\LD BE ! LA/4 ,HE LIKE H]4 ,HE ?\<T SU* 9T]C\RSE WAS NECESS>Y = HIM & ?AT !RE WAS NO?+ BAD AB\T IT1 BUT 9 ! DEP? ( HIS S\L !RE WAS A /RICT] JUDGE :O DID NOT APPROVE ( IT & HOP$ ?AT ?IS W\LD BE ! LA/ TIME1 OR IF HE DID NOT HOPE ?AT1 AT ANY RATE DID NOT WI% TO P>TICIPATE 9 >RANGEM5TS TO REPEAT IT ANO!R TIME4 

,SO ! :OLE SUMM] PASS$1 DUR+ :I* !Y MET A DOZ5 TIMES & ALWAYS BY ,DANIEL'S HELP4 ,IT HAPP5$ ONCE ?AT %E C\LD NOT BE !RE BECAUSE H] HUSB& HAD COME HOME1 & ,DANIEL PROPOS$ ANO!R WOMAN1 BUT ,EUG5E REFUS$ ) DISGU/4 !N ! HUSB& W5T AWAY & ! MEET+S CONT9U$ AS BE=E1 AT FIR/ ?R\< ,DANIEL1 BUT AFT]W>DS HE SIMPLY FIX$ ! TIME & %E CAME ) ANO!R WOMAN1 ,PROKHOVOVA--AS IT W\LD NOT DO = A PEASANT-WOMAN TO GO AB\T ALONE4 

,ONCE AT ! V]Y TIME FIX$ = ! R5DEZV\S A FAMILY CAME TO CALL ON ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA1 ) ! V]Y GIRL %E WI%$ ,EUG5E TO M>RY1 & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = ,EUG5E TO GET AWAY4 AS SOON AS HE C\LD DO SO1 HE W5T \T AS ?\< TO ! ?RA%+ FLOOR1 & R\ND BY ! PA? TO !IR MEET+ PLACE 9 ! WOOD4 ,%E WAS NOT !RE1 BUT AT ! ACCU/OM$ SPOT EV]Y?+ )9 REA* HAD BE5 BROK5--! BLACK ALD]1 ! HAZEL-TWIGS1 & EV5 A Y\NG MAPLE ! ?ICKNESS ( A /AKE4 ,%E HAD WAIT$1 HAD BECOME EXCIT$ & ANGRY1 & HAD SKITTI%LY LEFT HIM A REMEMBRANCE4 ,HE WAIT$ & WAIT$1 & !N W5T TO ,DANIEL TO ASK HIM TO CALL H] = TOMORR[4 ,%E CAME & WAS JU/ AS USUAL4 

,SO ! SUMM] PASS$4 ,! MEET+S ]E ALWAYS >RANG$ 9 ! WOOD1 & ONLY ONCE1 :5 IT GREW T[>DS AUTUMN1 9 ! %$ ?AT /OOD 9 H] BACKY>D4 

,IT DID NOT 5T] ,EUG5E'S HEAD ?AT !SE RELATIONS ( HIS HAD ANY IMPORTANCE = HIM4 ,AB\T H] HE DID NOT EV5 ?9K4 ,HE GAVE H] MONEY & NO?+ MORE4 ,AT FIR/ HE DID NOT KN[ & DID NOT ?9K ?AT ! AFFAIR WAS KN[N & ?AT %E WAS 5VI$ ?R\<\T ! VILLAGE1 OR ?AT H] RELATIONS TOOK MONEY FROM H] & 5C\RAG$ H]1 & ?AT H] CONCEPTION ( ANY S9 9 ! MATT] HAD BE5 QUITE OBLIT]AT$ BY ! 9FLU5CE ( ! MONEY & H] FAMILY'S APPROVAL4 ,IT SEEM$ TO H] ?AT IF PEOPLE 5VI$ H]1 !N :AT %E WAS DO+ WAS GOOD4 

0,IT IS SIMPLY NECESS>Y = MY HEAL?10 ?\<T ,EUG5E4 0,I GRANT IT IS NOT RI<T1 & ?\< NO ONE SAYS ANY?+1 EV]YBODY1 OR MANY PEOPLE1 KN[ ( IT4 ,! WOMAN :O COMES ) H] KN[S4 ,& ONCE %E KN[S %E IS SURE TO HAVE TOLD O!RS4 ,BUT :AT'S TO BE DONE8 ,I AM ACT+ BADLY10 ?\<T ,EUG5E1 0BUT :AT'S ONE TO DO8 ,ANYH[ IT IS NOT = LONG4 

,:AT *IEFLY DI/URB$ ,EUG5E WAS ! ?\<T ( ! HUSB&4 ,AT FIR/ = SOME REASON IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT ! HUSB& MU/ BE A POOR SORT1 & ?IS AS IT W]E P>TLY JU/IFI$ HIS CONDUCT4 ,BUT HE SAW ! HUSB& & WAS /RUCK BY HIS APPE>ANCE3 HE WAS A F9E FELL[ & SM>TLY DRESS$1 9 NO WAY A WORSE MAN ?AN HIMSELF1 BUT SURELY BETT]4 ,AT !IR NEXT MEET+ HE TOLD H] HE HAD SE5 H] HUSB& & HAD BE5 SURPRIS$ TO SEE ?AT HE WAS SU* A F9E FELL[4 

0,!RE'S NOT ANO!R MAN LIKE HIM 9 ! VILLAGE10 SAID %E PR\DLY4 

,?IS SURPRIS$ ,EUG5E1 & ! ?\<T ( ! HUSB& TORM5T$ HIM /ILL MORE AFT] ?AT4 ,HE HAPP5$ TO BE AT ,DANIEL'S ONE DAY & ,DANIEL1 HAV+ BEGUN *ATT+ SAID TO HIM QUITE OP5LY3 

0,& ,MI*AEL ASK$ ME ! O!R DAY3 ',IS IT TRUE ?AT ! MA/] IS LIV+ ) MY WIFE8' ,I SAID ,I DID NOT KN[4 ',ANYWAY1' ,I SAID1 'BETT] ) ! MA/] ?AN ) A PEASANT4'0 

0,WELL1 & :AT DID HE SAY80 

0,HE SAID3 ',WAIT A BIT4 ,I'LL GET TO KN[ & ,I'LL GIVE IT H] ALL ! SAME4'0 

0,YES1 IF ! HUSB& RETURN$ TO LIVE H]E ,I W\LD GIVE H] UP10 ?\<T ,EUG5E4 

,BUT ! HUSB& LIV$ 9 T[N & = ! PRES5T !IR 9T]C\RSE CONT9U$4 

0,:5 NECESS>Y ,I WILL BREAK IT (F1 & !RE WILL BE NO?+ LEFT ( IT10 ?\<T HE4 

,& ?IS SEEM$ TO HIM C]TA91 ESPECIALLY AS DUR+ ! :OLE SUMM] MANY DIFF]5T ?+S OCCUPI$ HIM V]Y FULLY3 ! ]ECTION ( ! NEW F>M-H\SE1 & ! H>VE/ & BUILD+1 & ABOVE ALL MEET+ ! DEBTS & SELL+ ! WA/EL&4 ,ALL !SE W]E AFFAIRS ?AT COMPLETELY ABSORB$ HIM & ON :I* HE SP5T HIS ?\<TS :5 HE LAY D[N & :5 HE GOT UP4 ,ALL ?AT WAS REAL LIFE4 ,HIS 9T]C\RSE--HE DID NOT EV5 CALL IT CONNECTION -) ,/EPANIDA HE PAID NO ATT5TION TO4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT :5 ! WI% TO SEE H] >OSE IT CAME ) SU* /R5G? ?AT HE C\LD ?9K ( NO?+ ELSE4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,A MEET+ WAS >RANG$1 & HE AGA9 =GOT H] = A WEEK OR EV5 = A MON?4 

,9 AUTUMN ,EUG5E (T5 RODE TO T[N1 & !RE BECAME FRI5DLY ) ! ,ANN5SKIS4 ,!Y HAD A DAU<T] :O HAD JU/ F9I%$ ! ,9/ITUTE4 ,& !N1 TO ,M>Y ,PAVLOVNA'S GREAT GRIEF1 IT HAPP5$ ?AT ,EUG5E 0*EAP5$ HIMSELF10 AS %E EXPRESS$ IT1 BY FALL+ 9 LOVE ) ,LIZA ,ANN5SKAYA & PROPOS+ TO H]4 

,FROM ?AT TIME HIS RELATIONS ) ,/EPANIDA CEAS$4 

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