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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,:ILE !SE CONV]SATIONS W]E GO+ ON 9 ! RECEPTION ROOM & ! 
 PR9CESS' ROOM1 A C>RIAGE CONTA9+ ,PI]RE 7:O HAD BE5 S5T =7 & 
 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 7:O F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO ACCOMPANY HIM7 WAS DRIV+ 
 9TO ! C\RT ( ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S H\SE4 ,AS ! :EELS ROLL$ S(TLY OV] 
 ! /RAW B5EA? ! W9D[S1 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 HAV+ TURN$ ) WORDS 
 ( COM=T TO H] COMPANION1 REALIZ$ ?AT HE WAS ASLEEP 9 HIS CORN] & 
 WOKE HIM UP4 ,R\S+ HIMSELF1 ,PI]RE FOLL[$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA \T ( ! 
 C>RIAGE1 & ONLY !N BEGAN TO ?9K ( ! 9T]VIEW ) HIS DY+ 
 FA!R :I* AWAIT$ HIM4 ,HE NOTIC$ ?AT !Y HAD NOT COME TO ! FRONT 
 5TRANCE BUT TO ! BACK DOOR4 ,:ILE HE WAS GETT+ D[N FROM ! C>RIAGE 
 /EPS TWO M51 :O LOOK$ LIKE TRADESPEOPLE1 RAN HURRI$LY FROM ! 
 5TRANCE & HID 9 ! %AD[ ( ! WALL4 ,PAUS+ = A MOM5T1 ,PI]RE 
 NOTIC$ SEV]AL O!R M5 ( ! SAME K9D HID+ 9 ! %AD[ ( ! 
 H\SE ON BO? SIDES4 ,BUT NEI!R ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA NOR ! FOOTMAN NOR ! 
 COA*MAN1 :O C\LD NOT HELP SEE+ !SE PEOPLE1 TOOK ANY NOTICE ( !M4 
 0,IT SEEMS TO BE ALL RI<T10 ,PI]RE CONCLUD$1 & FOLL[$ ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA4 ,%E HURRI$LY ASC5D$ ! N>R[ DIMLY LIT /ONE /AIRCASE1 
 CALL+ TO ,PI]RE1 :O WAS LAGG+ BEH9D1 TO FOLL[4 ,?\< HE DID NOT 
 SEE :Y IT WAS NECESS>Y = HIM TO GO TO ! C\NT AT ALL1 /ILL LESS :Y 
 HE HAD TO GO BY ! BACK /AIRS1 YET JUDG+ BY ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S AIR ( 
 ASSURANCE & HA/E1 ,PI]RE CONCLUD$ ?AT IT WAS ALL ABSOLUTELY 
 NECESS>Y4 ,HALFWAY UP ! /AIRS !Y W]E ALMO/ KNOCK$ OV] BY SOME M5 
 :O1 C>RY+ PAILS1 CAME RUNN+ D[N/AIRS1 !IR BOOTS CLATT]+4 
 ,!SE M5 PRESS$ CLOSE TO ! WALL TO LET ,PI]RE & ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 
 PASS & DID NOT EV9CE ! LEA/ SURPRISE AT SEE+ !M !RE4 

0,IS ?IS ! WAY TO ! PR9CESSES' AP>TM5TS80 ASK$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ( 
 ONE ( !M4 

0,YES10 REPLI$ A FOOTMAN 9 A BOLD L\D VOICE1 AS IF ANY?+ W]E N[ 
 P]MISSIBLE2 0! DOOR TO ! LEFT1 MA'AM40 

0,P]HAPS ! C\NT DID NOT ASK = ME10 SAID ,PI]RE :5 HE REA*$ ! 
 L&+4 0,I'D BETT] GO TO MY [N ROOM40 

,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA PAUS$ & WAIT$ = HIM TO COME UP4 

0,AH1 MY FRI5D60 %E SAID1 T\*+ HIS >M AS %E HAD DONE H] SON'S :5 
 SPEAK+ TO HIM ?AT AFT]NOON1 0BELIEVE ME ,I SUFF] NO LESS ?AN Y\ DO1 
 BUT BE A MAN60 

0,BUT REALLY1 HADN'T ,I BETT] GO AWAY80 HE ASK$1 LOOK+ K9DLY AT H] 
 OV] HIS SPECTACLES4 

0,AH1 MY DE> FRI5D6 ,=GET ! WRONGS ?AT MAY HAVE BE5 DONE Y\4 ,?9K 
 ?AT HE IS Y\R FA!R 444 P]HAPS 9 ! AGONY ( DEA?40 ,%E SI<$4 0,I 
 HAVE LOV$ Y\ LIKE A SON FROM ! FIR/4 ,TRU/ Y\RSELF TO ME1 ,PI]RE4 ,I 
 %ALL NOT =GET Y\R 9T]E/S40 

,PI]RE DID NOT UND]/& A WORD1 BUT ! CONVICTION ?AT ALL ?IS HAD TO 
 BE GREW /RONG]1 & HE MEEKLY FOLL[$ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA :O WAS ALREADY 
 OP5+ A DOOR4 

,?IS DOOR L$ 9TO A BACK ANT]OOM4 ,AN OLD MAN1 A S]VANT ( ! 
 PR9CESSES1 SAT 9 A CORN] KNITT+ A /OCK+4 ,PI]RE HAD NEV] BE5 9 
 ?IS P>T ( ! H\SE & DID NOT EV5 KN[ ( ! EXI/5CE ( !SE 
 ROOMS4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 ADDRESS+ A MAID :O WAS HURRY+ PA/ ) A 
 DECANT] ON A TRAY AS 0MY DE>0 & 0MY SWEET10 ASK$ AB\T ! PR9CESS' 
 HEAL? & !N L$ ,PI]RE ALONG A /ONE PASSAGE4 ,! FIR/ DOOR ON ! 
 LEFT L$ 9TO ! PR9CESSES' AP>TM5TS4 ,! MAID ) ! DECANT] 9 
 H] HA/E HAD NOT CLOS$ ! DOOR 7EV]Y?+ 9 ! H\SE WAS DONE 9 
 HA/E AT ?AT TIME71 & ,PI]RE & ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA 9 PASS+ 
 9/9CTIVELY GLANC$ 9TO ! ROOM1 :]E ,PR9CE ,VASILI & ! ELDE/ 
 PR9CESS W]E SITT+ CLOSE TOGE!R TALK+4 ,SEE+ !M PASS1 ,PR9CE 
 ,VASILI DREW BACK ) OBVI\S IMPATI5CE1 :ILE ! PR9CESS JUMP$ UP & 
 ) A GE/URE ( DESP]ATION SLAMM$ ! DOOR ) ALL H] MI<T4 

,?IS ACTION WAS SO UNLIKE H] USUAL COMPOSURE & ! FE> DEPICT$ ON 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI'S FACE SO \T ( KEEP+ ) HIS DIGNITY ?AT ,PI]RE 
 /OPP$ & GLANC$ 9QUIR+LY OV] HIS SPECTACLES AT HIS GUIDE4 ,ANNA 
 ,MIKHAYLOVNA EV9C$ NO SURPRISE1 %E ONLY SMIL$ FA9TLY & SI<$1 AS IF 
 TO SAY ?AT ?IS WAS NO MORE ?AN %E HAD EXPECT$4 

0,BE A MAN1 MY FRI5D4 ,I WILL LOOK AFT] Y\R 9T]E/S10 SAID %E 9 REPLY 
 TO HIS LOOK1 & W5T /ILL FA/] ALONG ! PASSAGE4 

,PI]RE C\LD NOT MAKE \T :AT IT WAS ALL AB\T1 & /ILL LESS :AT 
 0WAT*+ OV] HIS 9T]E/S0 MEANT1 BUT HE DECID$ ?AT ALL !SE ?+S 
 HAD TO BE4 ,FROM ! PASSAGE !Y W5T 9TO A L>GE1 DIMLY LIT ROOM 
 ADJO9+ ! C\NT'S RECEPTION ROOM4 ,IT WAS ONE ( ?OSE SUMPTU\S BUT 
 COLD AP>TM5TS KN[N TO ,PI]RE ONLY FROM ! FRONT APPROA*1 BUT EV5 9 
 ?IS ROOM !RE N[ /OOD AN EMPTY BA?1 & WAT] HAD BE5 SPILL$ ON ! 
 C>PET4 ,!Y W]E MET BY A DEACON ) A C5S] & BY A S]VANT :O 
 PASS$ \T ON TIPTOE )\T HE$+ !M4 ,!Y W5T 9TO ! RECEPTION 
 ROOM FAMILI> TO ,PI]RE1 ) TWO ,ITALIAN W9D[S OP5+ 9TO ! 
 CONS]VATORY1 ) ITS L>GE BU/ & FULL L5G? PORTRAIT ( ,CA!R9E 
 ! ,GREAT4 ,! SAME PEOPLE W]E /ILL SITT+ H]E 9 ALMO/ ! SAME 
 POSITIONS AS BE=E1 :ISP]+ TO ONE ANO!R4 ,ALL BECAME SIL5T & 
 TURN$ TO LOOK AT ! PALE TE>-WORN ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA AS %E 5T]$1 & 
 AT ! BIG /\T FIGURE ( ,PI]RE :O1 HANG+ HIS HEAD1 MEEKLY FOLL[$ 
 H]4 

,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA'S FACE EXPRESS$ A CONSCI\SNESS ?AT ! DECISIVE MOM5T 
 HAD >RIV$4 ,) ! AIR ( A PRACTICAL ,PET]SBURG LADY %E N[1 KEEP+ 
 ,PI]RE CLOSE BESIDE H]1 5T]$ ! ROOM EV5 MORE BOLDLY ?AN ?AT 
 AFT]NOON4 ,%E FELT ?AT AS %E BR\<T ) H] ! P]SON ! DY+ MAN 
 WI%$ TO SEE1 H] [N ADMISSION WAS ASSUR$4 ,CA/+ A RAPID GLANCE AT 
 ALL ?OSE 9 ! ROOM & NOTIC+ ! C\NT'S CONFESSOR !RE1 %E GLID$ 
 UP TO HIM ) A SORT ( AMBLE1 NOT EXACTLY B[+ YET SEEM+ TO GR[ 
 SUDD5LY SMALL]1 & RESPECTFULLY RECEIV$ ! BLESS+ FIR/ ( ONE & 
 !N ( ANO!R PRIE/4 

0,GOD BE ?ANK$ ?AT Y\ >E 9 TIME10 SAID %E TO ONE ( ! PRIE/S2 
 0ALL WE RELATIVES HAVE BE5 9 SU* ANXIETY4 ,?IS Y\NG MAN IS ! C\NT'S 
 SON10 %E ADD$ MORE S(TLY4 0,:AT A T]RIBLE MOM5T60 

,HAV+ SAID ?IS %E W5T UP TO ! DOCTOR4 

0,DE> DOCTOR10 SAID %E1 0?IS Y\NG MAN IS ! C\NT'S SON4 ,IS !RE ANY 
 HOPE80 

,! DOCTOR CA/ A RAPID GLANCE UPW>DS & SIL5TLY %RUGG$ HIS 
 %\LD]S4 ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA ) JU/ ! SAME MOVEM5T RAIS$ H] 
 %\LD]S & EYES1 ALMO/ CLOS+ ! LATT]1 SI<$1 & MOV$ AWAY FROM 
 ! DOCTOR TO ,PI]RE4 ,TO HIM1 9 A P>TICUL>LY RESPECTFUL & T5D]LY 
 SAD VOICE1 %E SAID3 

0,TRU/ 9 ,HIS M]CY60 & PO9T+ \T A SMALL S(A = HIM TO SIT & 
 WAIT = H]1 %E W5T SIL5TLY T[>D ! DOOR ?AT EV]YONE WAS WAT*+ 
 & IT CREAK$ V]Y SLI<TLY AS %E DISAPPE>$ BEH9D IT4 

,PI]RE1 HAV+ MADE UP HIS M9D TO OBEY HIS MONITRESS IMPLICITLY1 MOV$ 
 T[>D ! S(A %E HAD 9DICAT$4 ,AS SOON AS ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA HAD 
 DISAPPE>$ HE NOTIC$ ?AT ! EYES ( ALL 9 ! ROOM TURN$ TO HIM ) 
 SOME?+ MORE ?AN CURIOSITY & SYMPA?Y4 ,HE NOTIC$ ?AT !Y :ISP]$ 
 TO ONE ANO!R1 CA/+ SIGNIFICANT LOOKS AT HIM ) A K9D ( AWE & 
 EV5 S]VILITY4 ,A DEF]5CE SU* AS HE HAD NEV] BE=E RECEIV$ WAS %[N 
 HIM4 ,A /RANGE LADY1 ! ONE :O HAD BE5 TALK+ TO ! PRIE/S1 ROSE & 
 (F]$ HIM H] SEAT2 AN AIDE-DE-CAMP PICK$ UP & RETURN$ A GLOVE 
 ,PI]RE HAD DROPP$2 ! DOCTORS BECAME RESPECTFULLY SIL5T AS HE PASS$ 
 BY1 & MOV$ TO MAKE WAY = HIM4 ,AT FIR/ ,PI]RE WI%$ TO TAKE ANO!R 
 SEAT SO AS NOT TO TR\BLE ! LADY1 & ALSO TO PICK UP ! GLOVE HIMSELF 
 & TO PASS R\ND ! DOCTORS :O W]E NOT EV5 9 HIS WAY2 BUT ALL AT 
 ONCE HE FELT ?AT ?IS W\LD NOT DO1 & ?AT TONI<T HE WAS A P]SON 
 OBLIG$ TO P]=M SOME SORT ( AWFUL RITE :I* EV]YONE EXPECT$ ( HIM1 
 & ?AT HE WAS !RE=E B\ND TO ACCEPT !IR S]VICES4 ,HE TOOK ! 
 GLOVE 9 SIL5CE FROM ! AIDE-DE-CAMP1 & SAT D[N 9 ! LADY'S *AIR1 
 PLAC+ HIS HUGE H&S SYMMETRICALLY ON HIS KNEES 9 ! NAIVE ATTITUDE ( 
 AN ,EGYPTIAN /ATUE1 & DECID$ 9 HIS [N M9D ?AT ALL WAS AS IT %\LD 
 BE1 & ?AT 9 ORD] NOT TO LOSE HIS HEAD & DO FOOLI% ?+S HE MU/ 
 NOT ACT ON HIS [N IDEAS TONI<T1 BUT MU/ YIELD HIMSELF UP 5TIRELY TO 
 ! WILL ( ?OSE :O W]E GUID+ HIM4 

,NOT TWO M9UTES HAD PASS$ BE=E ,PR9CE ,VASILI ) HEAD ]ECT 
 MAJE/ICALLY 5T]$ ! ROOM4 ,HE WAS WE>+ HIS LONG COAT ) ?REE 
 />S ON HIS BREA/4 ,HE SEEM$ TO HAVE GR[N ?9N] S9CE ! MORN+2 
 HIS EYES SEEM$ L>G] ?AN USUAL :5 HE GLANC$ R\ND & NOTIC$ 
 ,PI]RE4 ,HE W5T UP TO HIM1 TOOK HIS H& 7A ?+ HE NEV] US$ TO DO71 
 & DREW IT D[NW>D AS IF WI%+ TO ASC]TA9 :E!R IT WAS FIRMLY 
 FIX$ ON4 

0,C\RAGE1 C\RAGE1 MY FRI5D6 ,HE HAS ASK$ TO SEE Y\4 ,?AT IS WELL60 & 
 HE TURN$ TO GO4 

,BUT ,PI]RE ?\<T IT NECESS>Y TO ASK3 0,H[ IS4440 & HESITAT$1 NOT 
 KN[+ :E!R IT W\LD BE PROP] TO CALL ! DY+ MAN 0! C\NT10 YET 
 A%AM$ TO CALL HIM 0FA!R40 

0,HE HAD ANO!R /ROKE AB\T HALF AN H\R AGO4 ,C\RAGE1 MY FRI5D4440 

,PI]RE'S M9D WAS 9 SU* A CONFUS$ /ATE ?AT ! WORD 0/ROKE0 
 SUGGE/$ TO HIM A BL[ FROM SOME?+4 ,HE LOOK$ AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI 9 
 P]PLEXITY1 & ONLY LAT] GRASP$ ?AT A /ROKE WAS AN ATTACK ( ILLNESS4 
 ,PR9CE ,VASILI SAID SOME?+ TO ,LORRA9 9 PASS+ & W5T ?R\< ! 
 DOOR ON TIPTOE4 ,HE C\LD NOT WALK WELL ON TIPTOE & HIS :OLE BODY J]K$ 
 AT EA* /EP4 ,! ELDE/ PR9CESS FOLL[$ HIM1 & ! PRIE/S & 
 DEACONS & SOME S]VANTS ALSO W5T 9 AT ! DOOR4 ,?R\< ?AT DOOR WAS 
 HE>D A NOISE ( ?+S BE+ MOV$ AB\T1 & AT LA/ ,ANNA ,MIKHAYLOVNA1 
 /ILL ) ! SAME EXPRESSION1 PALE BUT RESOLUTE 9 ! DIS*>GE ( 
 DUTY1 RAN \T & T\*+ ,PI]RE LI<TLY ON ! >M SAID3 

0,! DIV9E M]CY IS 9EXHAU/IBLE6 ,UNCTION IS AB\T TO BE ADM9I/]$4 
 ,COME40 

,PI]RE W5T 9 AT ! DOOR1 /EPP+ ON ! S(T C>PET1 & NOTIC$ ?AT 
 ! /RANGE LADY1 ! AIDE-DE-CAMP1 & SOME ( ! S]VANTS1 ALL FOLL[$ 
 HIM 91 AS IF !RE W]E N[ NO FUR!R NE$ = P]MISSION TO 5T] ?AT 
 ROOM4 

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