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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,SOON AFT] HIS ADMISSION TO ! ,MASONIC ,BRO!RHOOD1 ,PI]RE W5T TO ! 
 ,KIEV PROV9CE1 :]E HE HAD ! GREATE/ NUMB] ( S]FS1 TAK+ ) HIM 
 FULL DIRECTIONS :I* HE HAD WRITT5 D[N = HIS [N GUIDANCE AS TO :AT 
 HE %\LD DO ON HIS E/ATES4 

,:5 HE REA*$ ,KIEV HE S5T = ALL HIS /EW>DS TO ! HEAD (FICE & 
 EXPLA9$ TO !M HIS 9T5TIONS & WI%ES4 ,HE TOLD !M ?AT /EPS W\LD 
 BE TAK5 IMM$IATELY TO FREE HIS S]FS--& ?AT TILL !N !Y W]E 
 NOT TO BE OV]BURD5$ ) LABOR1 WOM5 :ILE NURS+ !IR BABIES W]E 
 NOT TO BE S5T TO WORK1 ASSI/ANCE WAS TO BE GIV5 TO ! S]FS1 
 PUNI%M5TS W]E TO BE ADMONITORY & NOT CORPORAL1 & HOSPITALS1 
 ASYLUMS1 & S*OOLS W]E TO BE E/ABLI%$ ON ALL ! E/ATES4 ,SOME ( 
 ! /EW>DS 7!RE W]E SEMILIT]ATE =EM5 AMONG !M7 LI/5$ ) 
 AL>M1 SUPPOS+ !SE WORDS TO MEAN ?AT ! Y\NG C\NT WAS DISPLEAS$ 
 ) !IR MANAGEM5T & EMBEZZLEM5T ( MONEY1 SOME AFT] !IR FIR/ 
 FRI<T W]E AMUS$ BY ,PI]RE'S LISP & ! NEW WORDS !Y HAD NOT HE>D 
 BE=E1 O!RS SIMPLY 5JOY$ HE>+ H[ ! MA/] TALK$1 :ILE ! 
 CLEV]E/ AMONG !M1 9CLUD+ ! *IEF /EW>D1 UND]/OOD FROM ?IS 
 SPEE* H[ !Y C\LD BE/ H&LE ! MA/] = !IR [N 5DS4 

,! *IEF /EW>D EXPRESS$ GREAT SYMPA?Y ) ,PI]RE'S 9T5TIONS1 BUT 
 REM>K$ ?AT BESIDES !SE *ANGES IT W\LD BE NECESS>Y TO GO 9TO ! 
 G5]AL /ATE ( AFFAIRS :I* WAS F> FROM SATISFACTORY4 

,DESPITE ,C\NT ,BEZUKHOV'S 5ORM\S WEAL?1 S9CE HE HAD COME 9TO AN 9COME 
 :I* WAS SAID TO AM\NT TO FIVE HUNDR$ ?\S& RUBLES A YE>1 ,PI]RE 
 FELT HIMSELF F> POOR] ?AN :5 HIS FA!R HAD MADE HIM AN ALL[ANCE ( 
 T5 ?\S& RUBLES4 ,HE HAD A DIM P]CEPTION ( ! FOLL[+ BUDGET3 

,AB\T #h1 W5T 9 PAYM5TS ON ALL ! E/ATES TO ! ,L& ,BANK1 AB\T 
 #c1 W5T = ! UPKEEP ( ! E/ATE NE> ,MOSC[1 ! T[N H\SE1 & 
 ! ALL[ANCE TO ! ?REE PR9CESSES2 AB\T #a#e1 WAS GIV5 9 P5SIONS 
 & ! SAME AM\NT = ASYLUMS2 #a#e1 ALIMONY WAS S5T TO ! C\NTESS2 
 AB\T #g1 W5T = 9T]E/ ON DEBTS4 ,! BUILD+ ( A NEW *UR*1 
 PREVI\SLY BEGUN1 HAD CO/ AB\T #a1 9 EA* ( ! LA/ TWO YE>S1 & 
 HE DID NOT KN[ H[ ! RE/1 AB\T #a1 RUBLES1 WAS SP5T1 & ALMO/ 
 EV]Y YE> HE WAS OBLIG$ TO BORR[4 ,BESIDES ?IS ! *IEF /EW>D WROTE 
 EV]Y YE> TELL+ HIM ( FIRES & BAD H>VE/S1 OR ( ! NECESSITY ( 
 REBUILD+ FACTORIES & WORK%OPS4 ,SO ! FIR/ TASK ,PI]RE HAD TO FACE 
 WAS ONE = :I* HE HAD V]Y LITTLE APTITUDE OR 9CL9ATION--PRACTICAL 
 BUS9ESS4 

,HE DISCUSS$ E/ATE AFFAIRS EV]Y DAY ) HIS *IEF /EW>D4 ,BUT HE FELT 
 ?AT ?IS DID NOT =W>D MATT]S AT ALL4 ,HE FELT ?AT !SE CONSULTATIONS 
 W]E DETA*$ FROM REAL AFFAIRS & DID NOT L9K UP ) !M OR MAKE !M 
 MOVE4 ,ON ! ONE H&1 ! *IEF /EW>D PUT ! /ATE ( ?+S TO HIM 9 
 ! V]Y WOR/ LI<T1 PO9T+ \T ! NECESSITY ( PAY+ (F ! DEBTS 
 & UND]TAK+ NEW ACTIVITIES ) S]F LABOR1 TO :I* ,PI]RE DID NOT 
 AGREE4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ,PI]RE DEM&$ ?AT /EPS %\LD BE TAK5 TO 
 LIB]ATE ! S]FS1 :I* ! /EW>D MET BY %[+ ! NECESSITY ( 
 FIR/ PAY+ (F ! LOANS FROM ! ,L& ,BANK1 & ! CONSEQU5T 
 IMPOSSIBILITY ( A SPE$Y EMANCIPATION4 

,! /EW>D DID NOT SAY IT WAS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE1 BUT SUGGE/$ SELL+ ! 
 =E/S 9 ! PROV9CE ( ,KO/ROMA1 ! L& L[] D[N ! RIV]1 & 
 ! ,CRIMEAN E/ATE1 9 ORD] TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE3 ALL ( :I* OP]ATIONS 
 ACCORD+ TO HIM W]E CONNECT$ ) SU* COMPLICAT$ MEASURES--! 
 REMOVAL ( 9JUNCTIONS1 PETITIONS1 P]MITS1 & SO ON--?AT ,PI]RE 
 BECAME QUITE BEWILD]$ & ONLY REPLI$3 

0,YES1 YES1 DO SO40 

,PI]RE HAD NONE ( ! PRACTICAL P]SI/5CE ?AT W\LD HAVE 5ABL$ HIM 
 TO ATT5D TO ! BUS9ESS HIMSELF & SO HE DISLIK$ IT & ONLY TRI$ TO 
 PRET5D TO ! /EW>D ?AT HE WAS ATT5D+ TO IT4 ,! /EW>D = HIS 
 P>T TRI$ TO PRET5D TO ! C\NT ?AT HE CONSID]$ !SE CONSULTATIONS 
 V]Y VALUABLE = ! PROPRIETOR & TR\BLESOME TO HIMSELF4 

,9 ,KIEV ,PI]RE F\ND SOME PEOPLE HE KNEW1 & /RANG]S HA/5$ TO MAKE 
 HIS ACQUA9TANCE & JOYFULLY WELCOM$ ! RI* NEWCOM]1 ! L>GE/ 
 L&[N] ( ! PROV9CE4 ,TEMPTATIONS TO ,PI]RE'S GREATE/ WEAKNESS--! 
 ONE TO :I* HE HAD CONFESS$ :5 ADMITT$ TO ! ,LODGE--W]E SO 
 /RONG ?AT HE C\LD NOT RESI/ !M4 ,AGA9 :OLE DAYS1 WEEKS1 & MON?S 
 ( HIS LIFE PASS$ 9 AS GREAT A RU% & W]E AS MU* OCCUPI$ ) 
 EV5+ P>TIES1 D9N]S1 LUN*ES1 & BALLS1 GIV+ HIM NO TIME = 
 REFLECTION1 AS 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,9/EAD ( ! NEW LIFE HE HAD HOP$ TO LEAD 
 HE /ILL LIV$ ! OLD LIFE1 ONLY 9 NEW SURR\ND+S4 

,( ! ?REE PRECEPTS ( ,FREEMASONRY ,PI]RE REALIZ$ ?AT HE DID NOT 
 FULFILL ! ONE :I* 5JO9$ EV]Y ,MASON TO SET AN EXAMPLE ( MORAL 
 LIFE1 & ?AT ( ! SEV5 VIRTUES HE LACK$ TWO--MORALITY & ! 
 LOVE ( DEA?4 ,HE CONSOL$ HIMSELF ) ! ?\<T ?AT HE FULFILL$ 
 ANO!R ( ! PRECEPTS--?AT ( RE=M+ ! HUMAN RACE--& 
 HAD O!R VIRTUES--LOVE ( HIS NEI<BOR1 & ESPECIALLY G5]OSITY4 

,9 ! SPR+ ( #ahg HE DECID$ TO RETURN TO ,PET]SBURG4 ,ON ! WAY HE 
 9T5D$ TO VISIT ALL HIS E/ATES & SEE = HIMSELF H[ F> HIS ORD]S 
 HAD BE5 C>RI$ \T & 9 :AT /ATE W]E ! S]FS :OM ,GOD HAD 
 5TRU/$ TO HIS C>E & :OM HE 9T5D$ TO B5EFIT4 

,! *IEF /EW>D1 :O CONSID]$ ! Y\NG C\NT'S ATTEMPTS ALMO/ 9SANE--UNPR(ITABLE 
 TO HIMSELF1 TO ! C\NT1 & TO ! S]FS--MADE SOME CONCESSIONS4 
 ,CONT9U+ TO REPRES5T ! LIB]ATION ( ! S]FS AS IMPRACTICABLE1 HE 
 >RANG$ = ! ]ECTION ( L>GE BUILD+S--S*OOLS1 HOSPITALS1 & 
 ASYLUMS--ON ALL ! E/ATES BE=E ! MA/] >RIV$4 ,EV]Y:]E 
 PREP>ATIONS W]E MADE NOT = C]EMONI\S WELCOMES 7:I* HE KNEW ,PI]RE 
 W\LD NOT LIKE71 BUT = JU/ SU* GRATEFULLY RELIGI\S ONES1 ) 
 (F]+S ( ICONS & ! BREAD & SALT ( HOSPITALITY1 AS1 ACCORD+ TO 
 HIS UND]/&+ ( HIS MA/]1 W\LD T\* & DELUDE HIM4 

,! S\!RN SPR+1 ! COM=TABLE RAPID TRAVEL+ 9 A ,VI5NA C>RIAGE1 
 & ! SOLITUDE ( ! ROAD1 ALL HAD A GLADD5+ EFFECT ON ,PI]RE4 ,! 
 E/ATES HE HAD NOT BE=E VISIT$ W]E EA* MORE PICTURESQUE ?AN ! 
 O!R2 ! S]FS EV]Y:]E SEEM$ ?RIV+ & T\*+LY GRATEFUL = 
 ! B5EFITS CONF]R$ ON !M4 ,EV]Y:]E W]E RECEPTIONS1 :I* ?\< 
 !Y EMB>RASS$ ,PI]RE AWAK5$ A JOYFUL FEEL+ 9 ! DEP? ( HIS 
 HE>T4 ,9 ONE PLACE ! PEASANTS PRES5T$ HIM ) BREAD & SALT & AN 
 ICON ( ,SA9T ,PET] & ,SA9T ,PAUL1 ASK+ P]MISSION1 AS A M>K ( !IR 
 GRATITUDE = ! B5EFITS HE HAD CONF]R$ ON !M1 TO BUILD A NEW 
 *ANTRY TO ! *UR* AT !IR [N EXP5SE 9 HONOR ( ,PET] & ,PAUL1 HIS 
 PATRON SA9TS4 ,9 ANO!R PLACE ! WOM5 ) 9FANTS 9 >MS MET HIM TO 
 ?ANK HIM = RELEAS+ !M FROM H>D WORK4 ,ON A ?IRD E/ATE ! PRIE/1 
 BE>+ A CROSS1 CAME TO MEET HIM SURR\ND$ BY *ILDR5 :OM1 BY ! 
 C\NT'S G5]OSITY1 HE WAS 9/RUCT+ 9 READ+1 WRIT+1 & RELIGION4 
 ,ON ALL HIS E/ATES ,PI]RE SAW ) HIS [N EYES BRICK BUILD+S ]ECT$ OR 
 9 C\RSE ( ]ECTION1 ALL ON ONE PLAN1 = HOSPITALS1 S*OOLS1 & 
 ALM%\SES1 :I* W]E SOON TO BE OP5$4 ,EV]Y:]E HE SAW ! /EW>DS' 
 ACC\NTS1 ACCORD+ TO :I* ! S]FS' MANORIAL LABOR HAD BE5 
 DIM9I%$1 & HE>D ! T\*+ ?ANKS ( DEPUTATIONS ( S]FS 9 !IR 
 FULL-SKIRT$ BLUE COATS4 

,:AT ,PI]RE DID NOT KN[ WAS ?AT ! PLACE :]E !Y PRES5T$ HIM ) 
 BREAD & SALT & WI%$ TO BUILD A *ANTRY 9 HONOR ( ,PET] & ,PAUL 
 WAS A M>KET VILLAGE :]E A FAIR WAS HELD ON ,/4 ,PET]'S DAY1 & ?AT 
 ! RI*E/ PEASANTS 7:O =M$ ! DEPUTATION7 HAD BEGUN ! *ANTRY 
 LONG BE=E1 BUT ?AT N9E T5?S ( ! PEASANTS 9 ?AT VILLAGES W]E 9 
 A /ATE ( ! GREATE/ POV]TY4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT S9CE ! NURS+ 
 MO!RS W]E NO LONG] S5T TO WORK ON HIS L&1 !Y DID /ILL H>D] 
 WORK ON !IR [N L&4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT ! PRIE/ :O MET HIM ) 
 ! CROSS OPPRESS$ ! PEASANTS BY HIS EXACTIONS1 & ?AT ! PUPILS' 
 P>5TS WEPT AT HAV+ TO LET HIM TAKE !IR *ILDR5 & SECUR$ !IR 
 RELEASE BY HEAVY PAYM5TS4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT ! BRICK BUILD+S1 BUILT 
 TO PLAN1 W]E BE+ BUILT BY S]FS :OSE MANORIAL LABOR WAS ?US 
 9CREAS$1 ?\< LESS5$ ON PAP]4 ,HE DID NOT KN[ ?AT :]E ! 
 /EW>D HAD %[N HIM 9 ! ACC\NTS ?AT ! S]FS' PAYM5TS HAD BE5 
 DIM9I%$ BY A ?IRD1 !IR OBLIGATORY MANORIAL WORK HAD BE5 9CREAS$ 
 BY A HALF4 ,& SO ,PI]RE WAS DELI<T$ ) HIS VISIT TO HIS E/ATES & 
 QUITE RECOV]$ ! PHILAN?ROPIC MOOD 9 :I* HE HAD LEFT ,PET]SBURG1 
 & WROTE 5?USIA/IC LETT]S TO HIS 0BRO!R-9/RUCTOR0 AS HE CALL$ 
 ! ,GR& ,MA/]4 

0,H[ EASY IT IS1 H[ LITTLE EF=T IT NE$S1 TO DO SO MU* GOOD10 ?\<T 
 ,PI]RE1 0& H[ LITTLE ATT5TION WE PAY TO IT60 

,HE WAS PLEAS$ AT ! GRATITUDE HE RECEIV$1 BUT FELT ABA%$ AT RECEIV+ 
 IT4 ,?IS GRATITUDE REM9D$ HIM ( H[ MU* MORE HE MI<T DO = !SE 
 SIMPLE1 K9DLY PEOPLE4 

,! *IEF /EW>D1 A V]Y /UPID BUT CUNN+ MAN :O SAW P]FECTLY ?R\< 
 ! NAIVE & 9TELLIG5T C\NT & PLAY$ ) HIM AS ) A TOY1 SEE+ 
 ! EFFECT !SE PRE>RANG$ RECEPTIONS HAD ON ,PI]RE1 PRESS$ HIM /ILL 
 H>D] ) PRO(S ( ! IMPOSSIBILITY & ABOVE ALL ! USELESSNESS ( 
 FREE+ ! S]FS1 :O W]E QUITE HAPPY AS IT WAS4 

,PI]RE 9 HIS SECRET S\L AGRE$ ) ! /EW>D ?AT IT W\LD BE 
 DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E HAPPI] PEOPLE1 & ?AT ,GOD ONLY KNEW :AT W\LD 
 HAPP5 TO !M :5 !Y W]E FREE1 BUT HE 9SI/$1 ?\< RELUCTANTLY1 
 ON :AT HE ?\<T RI<T4 ,! /EW>D PROMIS$ TO DO ALL 9 HIS P[] TO 
 C>RY \T ! C\NT'S WI%ES1 SEE+ CLE>LY ?AT NOT ONLY W\LD ! C\NT 
 NEV] BE ABLE TO F9D \T :E!R ALL MEASURES HAD BE5 TAK5 = ! SALE 
 ( ! L& & =E/S & TO RELEASE !M FROM ! ,L& ,BANK1 BUT W\LD 
 PROBABLY NEV] EV5 9QUIRE & W\LD NEV] KN[ ?AT ! NEWLY ]ECT$ 
 BUILD+S W]E /&+ EMPTY & ?AT ! S]FS CONT9U$ TO GIVE 9 
 MONEY & WORK ALL ?AT O!R PEOPLE'S S]FS GAVE--?AT IS TO SAY1 
 ALL ?AT C\LD BE GOT \T ( !M4 

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