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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,AFT] HIS 9T]VIEW ) HIS WIFE ,PI]RE LEFT = ,PET]SBURG4 ,AT ! 
 ,TORZHOK PO/ /ATION1 EI!R !RE W]E NO HORSES OR ! PO/MA/] W\LD 
 NOT SUPPLY !M4 ,PI]RE WAS OBLIG$ TO WAIT4 ,)\T UNDRESS+1 HE LAY 
 D[N ON ! LEA!R S(A 9 FRONT ( A R\ND TABLE1 PUT HIS BIG FEET 9 
 !IR OV]BOOTS ON ! TABLE1 & BEGAN TO REFLECT4 

0,WILL Y\ HAVE ! PORTMANTEAUS BR\<T 98 ,& A B$ GOT READY1 & TEA80 
 ASK$ HIS VALET4 

,PI]RE GAVE NO ANSW]1 = HE NEI!R HE>D NOR SAW ANY?+4 ,HE HAD BEGUN 
 TO ?9K ( ! LA/ /ATION & WAS /ILL POND]+ ON ! SAME QUE/ION--ONE 
 SO IMPORTANT ?AT HE TOOK NO NOTICE ( :AT W5T ON >\ND HIM4 ,NOT ONLY 
 WAS HE 9DIFF]5T AS TO :E!R HE GOT TO ,PET]SBURG E>LI] OR LAT]1 OR 
 :E!R HE SECUR$ ACCOMMODATION AT ?IS /ATION1 BUT COMP>$ TO ! 
 ?\<TS ?AT N[ OCCUPI$ HIM IT WAS A MATT] ( 9DIFF]5CE :E!R HE 
 REMA9$ !RE = A FEW H\RS OR = ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE4 

,! PO/MA/]1 HIS WIFE1 ! VALET1 & A PEASANT WOMAN SELL+ ,TORZHOK 
 EMBROID]Y CAME 9TO ! ROOM (F]+ !IR S]VICES4 ,)\T *ANG+ 
 HIS C>ELESS ATTITUDE1 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT !M OV] HIS SPECTACLES UNABLE TO 
 UND]/& :AT !Y WANT$ OR H[ !Y C\LD GO ON LIV+ )\T HAV+ 
 SOLV$ ! PROBLEMS ?AT SO ABSORB$ HIM4 ,HE HAD BE5 5GROSS$ BY ! 
 SAME ?\<TS EV] S9CE ! DAY HE RETURN$ FROM ,SOKOLNIKI AFT] ! DUEL 
 & HAD SP5T ?AT FIR/ AGONIZ+1 SLEEPLESS NI<T4 ,BUT N[1 9 ! 
 SOLITUDE ( ! J\RNEY1 !Y SEIZ$ HIM ) SPECIAL =CE4 ,NO MATT] 
 :AT HE ?\<T AB\T1 HE ALWAYS RETURN$ TO !SE SAME QUE/IONS :I* HE 
 C\LD NOT SOLVE & YET C\LD NOT CEASE TO ASK HIMSELF4 ,IT WAS AS IF ! 
 ?READ ( ! *IEF SCREW :I* HELD HIS LIFE TOGE!R W]E /RIPP$1 SO 
 ?AT ! SCREW C\LD NOT GET 9 OR \T1 BUT W5T ON TURN+ USELESSLY 9 
 ! SAME PLACE4 

,! PO/MA/] CAME 9 & BEGAN OBSEQUI\SLY TO BEG HIS EXCELL5CY TO 
 WAIT ONLY TWO H\RS1 :51 COME :AT MI<T1 HE W\LD LET HIS EXCELL5CY 
 HAVE ! C\RI] HORSES4 ,IT WAS PLA9 ?AT HE WAS LY+ & ONLY WANT$ TO 
 GET MORE MONEY FROM ! TRAVEL]4 

0,IS ?IS GOOD OR BAD80 ,PI]RE ASK$ HIMSELF4 0,IT IS GOOD = ME1 BAD = 
 ANO!R TRAVEL]1 & = HIMSELF IT'S UNAVOIDABLE1 BECAUSE HE NE$S MONEY 
 = FOOD2 ! MAN SAID AN (FIC] HAD ONCE GIV5 HIM A ?RA%+ = 
 LETT+ A PRIVATE TRAVEL] HAVE ! C\RI] HORSES4 ,BUT ! (FIC] 
 ?RA%$ HIM BECAUSE HE HAD TO GET ON AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE4 ,& ,I10 
 CONT9U$ ,PI]RE1 0%OT ,DOLOKHOV BECAUSE ,I CONSID]$ MYSELF 9JUR$1 & 
 ,L\IS ,X,V,I WAS EXECUT$ BECAUSE !Y CONSID]$ HIM A CRIM9AL1 & A YE> 
 LAT] !Y EXECUT$ ?OSE :O EXECUT$ HIM--ALSO = SOME REASON4 
 ,:AT IS BAD8 ,:AT IS GOOD8 ,:AT %\LD ONE LOVE & :AT HATE8 ,:AT DOES 
 ONE LIVE =8 ,& :AT AM ,I8 ,:AT IS LIFE1 & :AT IS DEA?8 ,:AT P[] 
 GOV]NS ALL80 

,!RE WAS NO ANSW] TO ANY ( !SE QUE/IONS1 EXCEPT ONE1 & ?AT NOT A 
 LOGICAL ANSW] & NOT AT ALL A REPLY TO !M4 ,! ANSW] WAS3 0,Y\'LL DIE 
 & ALL WILL 5D4 ,Y\'LL DIE & KN[ ALL1 OR CEASE ASK+40 ,BUT DY+ WAS 
 ALSO DREADFUL4 

,! ,TORZHOK P$DL] WOMAN1 9 A :9+ VOICE1 W5T ON (F]+ H] W>ES1 
 ESPECIALLY A PAIR ( GOATSK9 SLIPP]S4 0,I HAVE HUNDR$S ( RUBLES ,I DON'T 
 KN[ :AT TO DO )1 & %E /&S 9 H] TATT]$ CLOAK LOOK+ TIMIDLY 
 AT ME10 HE ?\<T4 0,& :AT DOES %E WANT ! MONEY =8 ,AS IF ?AT 
 MONEY C\LD ADD A HAIR'S BREAD? TO HAPP9ESS OR PEACE ( M9D4 ,CAN 
 ANY?+ 9 ! WORLD MAKE H] OR ME LESS A PREY TO EVIL & DEA?8--DEA? 
 :I* 5DS ALL & MU/ COME TODAY OR TOMORR[--AT ANY RATE1 9 AN 
 9/ANT AS COMP>$ ) ET]NITY40 ,& AGA9 HE TWI/$ ! SCREW ) 
 ! /RIPP$ ?READ1 & AGA9 IT TURN$ USELESSLY 9 ! SAME PLACE4 

,HIS S]VANT H&$ HIM A HALF-CUT NOVEL1 9 ! =M ( LETT]S1 BY ,MADAME 
 DE ,S\ZA4 ,HE BEGAN READ+ AB\T ! SUFF]+S & VIRTU\S /RUGGLES ( 
 A C]TA9 ,EMILIE DE ,MANSFELD4 0,& :Y DID %E RESI/ H] S$UC] :5 %E 
 LOV$ HIM80 HE ?\<T4 0,GOD C\LD NOT HAVE PUT 9TO H] HE>T AN IMPULSE 
 ?AT WAS AGA9/ ,HIS WILL4 ,MY WIFE--AS %E ONCE WAS--DID NOT 
 /RUGGLE1 & P]HAPS %E WAS RI<T4 ,NO?+ HAS BE5 F\ND \T1 NO?+ 
 DISCOV]$10 ,PI]RE AGA9 SAID TO HIMSELF4 0,ALL WE CAN KN[ IS ?AT WE 
 KN[ NO?+4 ,& ?AT'S ! HEI<T ( HUMAN WISDOM40 

,EV]Y?+ )9 & >\ND HIM SEEM$ CONFUS$1 S5SELESS1 & 
 REPELL5T4 ,YET 9 ?IS V]Y REPUGNANCE TO ALL HIS CIRCUM/ANCES ,PI]RE 
 F\ND A K9D ( TANTALIZ+ SATISFACTION4 

0,I MAKE BOLD TO ASK Y\R EXCELL5CY TO MOVE A LITTLE = ?IS G5TLEMAN10 
 SAID ! PO/MA/]1 5T]+ ! ROOM FOLL[$ BY ANO!R TRAVEL]1 ALSO 
 DETA9$ = LACK ( HORSES4 

,! NEWCOM] WAS A %ORT1 L>GE-BON$1 YELL[-FAC$1 WR9KL$ OLD MAN1 
 ) GRAY BU%Y EYEBR[S OV]HANG+ BRI<T EYES ( AN 9DEF9ITE GRAYI% 
 COLOR4 

,PI]RE TOOK HIS FEET (F ! TABLE1 /OOD UP1 & LAY D[N ON A B$ ?AT 
 HAD BE5 GOT READY = HIM1 GLANC+ N[ & !N AT ! NEWCOM]1 :O1 
 ) A GLOOMY & TIR$ FACE1 WAS WE>ILY TAK+ (F HIS WRAPS ) ! 
 AID ( HIS S]VANT1 & NOT LOOK+ AT ,PI]RE4 ,) A PAIR ( FELT BOOTS 
 ON HIS ?9 BONY LEGS1 & KEEP+ ON A WORN1 NANKE5-COV]$1 %EEPSK9 
 COAT1 ! TRAVEL] SAT D[N ON ! S(A1 LEAN$ BACK HIS BIG HEAD ) ITS 
 BROAD TEMPLES & CLOSE-CROPP$ HAIR1 & LOOK$ AT ,BEZUKHOV4 ,! /]N1 
 %REWD1 & P5ETRAT+ EXPRESSION ( ?AT LOOK /RUCK ,PI]RE4 ,HE FELT A 
 WI% TO SPEAK TO ! /RANG]1 BUT BY ! TIME HE HAD MADE UP HIS M9D TO 
 ASK HIM A QUE/ION AB\T ! ROADS1 ! TRAVEL] HAD CLOS$ HIS EYES4 ,HIS 
 %RIVEL$ OLD H&S W]E FOLD$ & ON ! F+] ( ONE ( !M ,PI]RE 
 NOTIC$ A L>GE CA/ IRON R+ ) A SEAL REPRES5T+ A DEA?'S HEAD4 
 ,! /RANG] SAT )\T /IRR+1 EI!R RE/+ OR1 AS IT SEEM$ TO 
 ,PI]RE1 SUNK 9 PR(\ND & CALM M$ITATION4 ,HIS S]VANT WAS ALSO A 
 YELL[1 WR9KL$ OLD MAN1 )\T BE>D OR MU/A*E1 EVID5TLY NOT BECAUSE 
 HE WAS %AV5 BUT BECAUSE !Y HAD NEV] GR[N4 ,?IS ACTIVE OLD S]VANT 
 WAS UNPACK+ ! TRAVEL]'S CANTE5 & PREP>+ TEA4 ,HE BR\<T 9 A 
 BOIL+ SAMOV>4 ,:5 EV]Y?+ WAS READY1 ! /RANG] OP5$ HIS EYES1 
 MOV$ TO ! TABLE1 FILL$ A TUMBL] ) TEA = HIMSELF & ONE = ! 
 BE>DLESS OLD MAN TO :OM HE PASS$ IT4 ,PI]RE BEGAN TO FEEL A S5SE ( 
 UNEAS9ESS1 & ! NE$1 EV5 ! 9EVITABILITY1 ( 5T]+ 9TO 
 CONV]SATION ) ?IS /RANG]4 

,! S]VANT BR\<T BACK HIS TUMBL] TURN$ UPSIDE D[N1 "9 ) AN 
 UNF9I%$ BIT ( NIBBL$ SUG>1 & ASK$ IF ANY?+ MORE W\LD BE 
 WANT$4 

 "9 ,TO 9DICATE HE DID NOT WANT MORE TEA4 

  

0,NO4 ,GIVE ME ! BOOK10 SAID ! /RANG]4 

,! S]VANT H&$ HIM A BOOK :I* ,PI]RE TOOK TO BE A DEVOTIONAL WORK1 
 & ! TRAVEL] BECAME ABSORB$ 9 IT4 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT HIM4 ,ALL AT ONCE 
 ! /RANG] CLOS$ ! BOOK1 PUTT+ 9 A M>K]1 & AGA91 LEAN+ ) 
 HIS >MS ON ! BACK ( ! S(A1 SAT 9 HIS =M] POSITION ) HIS EYES 
 %UT4 ,PI]RE LOOK$ AT HIM & HAD NOT TIME TO TURN AWAY :5 ! OLD MAN1 
 OP5+ HIS EYES1 FIX$ HIS /EADY & SEV]E GAZE /RAI<T ON ,PI]RE'S 
 FACE4 

,PI]RE FELT CONFUS$ & WI%$ TO AVOID ?AT LOOK1 BUT ! BRI<T OLD 
 EYES ATTRACT$ HIM IRRESI/IBLY4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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