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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! FRI5DS W]E SIL5T4 ,NEI!R C>$ TO BEG9 TALK+4 ,PI]RE 
 CONT9UALLY GLANC$ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW2 ,PR9CE ,&REW RUBB$ HIS =EHEAD 
 ) HIS SMALL H&4 

0,LET US GO & HAVE SUPP]10 HE SAID ) A SI<1 GO+ TO ! DOOR4 

,!Y 5T]$ ! ELEGANT1 NEWLY DECORAT$1 & LUXURI\S D9+ ROOM4 
 ,EV]Y?+ FROM ! TABLE NAPK9S TO ! SILV]1 *9A1 & GLASS BORE 
 ?AT IMPR9T ( NEWNESS F\ND 9 ! H\SEHOLDS ( ! NEWLY M>RI$4 
 ,HALFWAY ?R\< SUPP] ,PR9CE ,&REW LEAN$ HIS ELB[S ON ! TABLE &1 
 ) A LOOK ( N]V\S AGITATION SU* AS ,PI]RE HAD NEV] BE=E SE5 ON 
 HIS FACE1 BEGAN TO TALK--AS ONE :O HAS LONG HAD SOME?+ ON HIS 
 M9D & SUDD5LY DET]M9ES TO SPEAK \T4 

0,NEV]1 NEV] M>RY1 MY DE> FELL[6 ,?AT'S MY ADVICE3 NEV] M>RY TILL 
 Y\ CAN SAY TO Y\RSELF ?AT Y\ HAVE DONE ALL Y\ >E CAPABLE (1 & 
 UNTIL Y\ HAVE CEAS$ TO LOVE ! WOMAN ( Y\R *OICE & HAVE SE5 H] 
 PLA9LY AS %E IS1 OR ELSE Y\ WILL MAKE A CRUEL & IRREVOCABLE MI/AKE4 
 ,M>RY :5 Y\ >E OLD & GOOD = NO?+--OR ALL ?AT IS GOOD & 
 NOBLE 9 Y\ WILL BE LO/4 ,IT WILL ALL BE WA/$ ON TRIFLES4 ,YES6 ,YES6 
 ,YES6 ,DON'T LOOK AT ME ) SU* SURPRISE4 ,IF Y\ M>RY EXPECT+ ANY?+ 
 FROM Y\RSELF 9 ! FUTURE1 Y\ WILL FEEL AT EV]Y /EP ?AT = Y\ ALL 
 IS 5D$1 ALL IS CLOS$ EXCEPT ! DRAW+ ROOM1 :]E Y\ WILL BE RANG$ 
 SIDE BY SIDE ) A C\RT LACKEY & AN IDIOT6444 ,BUT :AT'S ! GOOD84440 
 & HE WAV$ HIS >M4 

,PI]RE TOOK (F HIS SPECTACLES1 :I* MADE HIS FACE SEEM DIFF]5T & ! 
 GOOD-NATUR$ EXPRESSION /ILL MORE APP>5T1 & GAZ$ AT HIS FRI5D 9 
 AMAZEM5T4 

0,MY WIFE10 CONT9U$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0IS AN EXCELL5T WOMAN1 ONE ( ?OSE 
 R>E WOM5 ) :OM A MAN'S HONOR IS SAFE2 BUT1 ,O ,GOD1 :AT W\LD ,I NOT 
 GIVE N[ TO BE UNM>RI$6 ,Y\ >E ! FIR/ & ONLY ONE TO :OM ,I M5TION 
 ?IS1 BECAUSE ,I LIKE Y\40 

,AS HE SAID ?IS ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS LESS ?AN EV] LIKE ?AT ,BOLKONSKI :O 
 HAD LOLL$ 9 ,ANNA ,PAVLOVNA'S EASY *AIRS & ) HALF-CLOS$ EYES HAD 
 UTT]$ ,FR5* PHRASES BETWE5 HIS TEE?4 ,EV]Y MUSCLE ( HIS ?9 FACE 
 WAS N[ QUIV]+ ) N]V\S EXCITEM5T2 HIS EYES1 9 :I* ! FIRE ( 
 LIFE HAD SEEM$ EXT+UI%$1 N[ FLA%$ ) BRILLIANT LI<T4 ,IT WAS 
 EVID5T ?AT ! MORE LIFELESS HE SEEM$ AT ORD9>Y TIMES1 ! MORE 
 IMPASSION$ HE BECAME 9 !SE MOM5TS ( ALMO/ MORBID IRRITATION4 

0,Y\ DON'T UND]/& :Y ,I SAY ?IS10 HE CONT9U$1 0BUT IT IS ! :OLE 
 /ORY ( LIFE4 ,Y\ TALK ( ,BONAP>TE & HIS C>E]10 SAID HE 7?\< 
 ,PI]RE HAD NOT M5TION$ ,BONAP>TE71 0BUT ,BONAP>TE :5 HE WORK$ W5T 
 /EP BY /EP T[>D HIS GOAL4 ,HE WAS FREE1 HE HAD NO?+ BUT HIS AIM TO 
 CONSID]1 & HE REA*$ IT4 ,BUT TIE Y\RSELF UP ) A WOMAN &1 LIKE A 
 *A9$ CONVICT1 Y\ LOSE ALL FRE$OM6 ,& ALL Y\ HAVE ( HOPE & 
 /R5G? M]ELY WEI<S Y\ D[N & TORM5TS Y\ ) REGRET4 ,DRAW+ 
 ROOMS1 GOSSIP1 BALLS1 VANITY1 & TRIVIALITY--!SE >E ! 5*ANT$ 
 CIRCLE ,I CANNOT ESCAPE FROM4 ,I AM N[ GO+ TO ! W>1 ! GREATE/ W> 
 !RE EV] WAS1 & ,I KN[ NO?+ & AM FIT = NO?+4 ,I AM V]Y 
 AMIABLE & HAVE A CAU/IC WIT10 CONT9U$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 0& AT ,ANNA 
 ,PAVLOVNA'S !Y LI/5 TO ME4 ,& ?AT /UPID SET )\T :OM MY WIFE 
 CANNOT EXI/1 & ?OSE WOM54444 ,IF Y\ ONLY KNEW :AT ?OSE SOCIETY 
 WOM5 >E1 & WOM5 9 G5]AL6 ,MY FA!R IS RI<T4 ,SELFI%1 VA91 
 /UPID1 TRIVIAL 9 EV]Y?+--?AT'S :AT WOM5 >E :5 Y\ SEE 
 !M 9 !IR TRUE COLORS6 ,:5 Y\ MEET !M 9 SOCIETY IT SEEMS AS IF 
 !RE W]E SOME?+ 9 !M1 BUT !RE'S NO?+1 NO?+1 NO?+6 ,NO1 
 DON'T M>RY1 MY DE> FELL[2 DON'T M>RY60 CONCLUD$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

0,IT SEEMS FUNNY TO ME10 SAID ,PI]RE1 0?AT Y\1 Y\ %\LD CONSID] 
 Y\RSELF 9CAPABLE & Y\R LIFE A SPOIL$ LIFE4 ,Y\ HAVE EV]Y?+ 
 BE=E Y\1 EV]Y?+4 ,& Y\44440 

,HE DID NOT F9I% HIS S5T5CE1 BUT HIS TONE %[$ H[ HI<LY HE ?\<T 
 ( HIS FRI5D & H[ MU* HE EXPECT$ ( HIM 9 ! FUTURE4 

0,H[ CAN HE TALK LIKE ?AT80 ?\<T ,PI]RE4 ,HE CONSID]$ HIS FRI5D A 
 MODEL ( P]FECTION BECAUSE ,PR9CE ,&REW POSSESS$ 9 ! HI<E/ DEGREE 
 JU/ ! V]Y QUALITIES ,PI]RE LACK$1 & :I* MI<T BE BE/ DESCRIB$ 
 AS /R5G? ( WILL4 ,PI]RE WAS ALWAYS A/ONI%$ AT ,PR9CE ,&REW'S CALM 
 MANN] ( TREAT+ EV]YBODY1 HIS EXTRAORD9>Y MEMORY1 HIS EXT5SIVE 
 READ+ 7HE HAD READ EV]Y?+1 KNEW EV]Y?+1 & HAD AN OP9ION AB\T 
 EV]Y?+71 BUT ABOVE ALL AT HIS CAPACITY = WORK & /UDY4 ,& IF 
 ,PI]RE WAS (T5 /RUCK BY ,&REW'S LACK ( CAPACITY = PHILOSOPHICAL 
 M$ITATION 7TO :I* HE HIMSELF WAS P>TICUL>LY ADDICT$71 HE REG>D$ 
 EV5 ?IS NOT AS A DEFECT BUT AS A SIGN ( /R5G?4 

,EV5 9 ! BE/1 MO/ FRI5DLY & SIMPLE/ RELATIONS ( LIFE1 PRAISE & 
 COMM5DATION >E ESS5TIAL1 JU/ AS GREASE IS NECESS>Y TO :EELS ?AT 
 !Y MAY RUN SMOO?LY4 

0,MY P>T IS PLAY$ \T10 SAID ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,:AT'S ! USE ( TALK+ 
 AB\T ME8 ,LET US TALK AB\T Y\10 HE ADD$ AFT] A SIL5CE1 SMIL+ AT HIS 
 REASSUR+ ?\<TS4 

,?AT SMILE WAS IMM$IATELY REFLECT$ ON ,PI]RE'S FACE4 

0,BUT :AT IS !RE TO SAY AB\T ME80 SAID ,PI]RE1 HIS FACE RELAX+ 9TO A 
 C>ELESS1 M]RY SMILE4 0,:AT AM ,I8 ,AN ILLEGITIMATE SON60 ,HE SUDD5LY 
 BLU%$ CRIMSON1 & IT WAS PLA9 ?AT HE HAD MADE A GREAT EF=T TO SAY 
 ?IS4 0,)\T A NAME & )\T MEANS444 ,& IT REALLY4440 ,BUT HE DID 
 NOT SAY :AT 0IT REALLY0 WAS4 0,= ! PRES5T ,I AM FREE & AM ALL RI<T4 
 ,ONLY ,I HAV5'T ! LEA/ IDEA :AT ,I AM TO DO2 ,I WANT$ TO CONSULT Y\ 
 S]I\SLY40 

,PR9CE ,&REW LOOK$ K9DLY AT HIM1 YET HIS GLANCE--FRI5DLY & 
 AFFECTIONATE AS IT WAS--EXPRESS$ A S5SE ( HIS [N SUP]IORITY4 

0,I AM FOND ( Y\1 ESPECIALLY AS Y\ >E ! ONE LIVE MAN AMONG \R :OLE 
 SET4 ,YES1 Y\'RE ALL RI<T6 ,*OOSE :AT Y\ WILL2 IT'S ALL ! SAME4 
 ,Y\'LL BE ALL RI<T ANY:]E4 ,BUT LOOK H]E3 GIVE UP VISIT+ ?OSE 
 ,KURAG9S & LEAD+ ?AT SORT ( LIFE4 ,IT SUITS Y\ SO BADLY--ALL 
 ?IS DEBAU*]Y1 DISSIPATION1 & ! RE/ ( IT60 

0,:AT W\LD Y\ HAVE1 MY DE> FELL[80 ANSW]$ ,PI]RE1 %RUGG+ HIS 
 %\LD]S4 0,WOM51 MY DE> FELL[2 WOM560 

0,I DON'T UND]/& IT10 REPLI$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 0,WOM5 :O >E COMME IL 
 FAUT1 ?AT'S A DIFF]5T MATT]2 BUT ! ,KURAG9S' SET ( WOM51 
 'WOM5 & W9E' ,I DON'T UND]/&60 

,PI]RE WAS /AY+ AT ,PR9CE ,VASILI ,KURAG9'S & %>+ ! DISSIPAT$ 
 LIFE ( HIS SON ,ANATOLE1 ! SON :OM !Y W]E PLANN+ TO RE=M BY 
 M>RY+ HIM TO ,PR9CE ,&REW'S SI/]4 

0,DO Y\ KN[80 SAID ,PI]RE1 AS IF SUDD5LY /RUCK BY A HAPPY ?\<T1 
 0S]I\SLY1 ,I HAVE LONG BE5 ?9K+ ( IT4444 ,LEAD+ SU* A LIFE ,I 
 CAN'T DECIDE OR ?9K PROP]LY AB\T ANY?+4 ,ONE'S HEAD A*ES1 & ONE 
 SP5DS ALL ONE'S MONEY4 ,HE ASK$ ME = TONI<T1 BUT ,I WON'T GO40 

0,Y\ GIVE ME Y\R WORD ( HONOR NOT TO GO80 

0,ON MY HONOR60 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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