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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ANATOLE ,KURAG9 WAS /AY+ 9 ,MOSC[ BECAUSE HIS FA!R HAD S5T HIM AWAY 
 FROM ,PET]SBURG1 :]E HE HAD BE5 SP5D+ TW5TY ?\S& RUBLES A YE> 
 9 CA%1 BESIDES RUNN+ UP DEBTS = AS MU* MORE1 :I* HIS CR$ITORS 
 DEM&$ FROM HIS FA!R4 

,HIS FA!R ANN\NC$ TO HIM ?AT HE W\LD N[ PAY HALF HIS DEBTS = ! 
 LA/ TIME1 BUT ONLY ON CONDITION ?AT HE W5T TO ,MOSC[ AS ADJUTANT TO ! 
 COMM&] 9 *IEF--A PO/ HIS FA!R HAD PROCUR$ = HIM--& 
 W\LD AT LA/ TRY TO MAKE A GOOD MAT* !RE4 ,HE 9DICAT$ TO HIM ,PR9CESS 
 ,M>Y & ,JULIE ,K>AG9A4 

,ANATOLE CONS5T$ & W5T TO ,MOSC[1 :]E HE PUT UP AT ,PI]RE'S H\SE4 
 ,PI]RE RECEIV$ HIM UNWILL+LY AT FIR/1 BUT GOT US$ TO HIM AFT] A 
 :ILE1 SOMETIMES EV5 ACCOMPANI$ HIM ON HIS C>\SALS1 & GAVE HIM MONEY 
 UND] ! GUISE ( LOANS4 

,AS ,%9%9 HAD REM>K$1 FROM ! TIME ( HIS >RIVAL ,ANATOLE HAD TURN$ 
 ! HEADS ( ! ,MOSC[ LADIES1 ESPECIALLY BY ! FACT ?AT HE SLI<T$ 
 !M & PLA9LY PREF]R$ ! GYPSY GIRLS & ,FR5* ACTRESSES--) 
 ! *IEF ( :OM1 ,MADEMOISELLE ,GEORGE1 HE WAS SAID TO BE ON 9TIMATE 
 RELATIONS4 ,HE HAD NEV] MISS$ A C>\SAL AT ,DANILOV'S OR O!R ,MOSC[ 
 REVEL]S'1 DRANK :OLE NI<TS ?R\<1 \TVY+ EV]YONE ELSE1 & WAS AT 
 ALL ! BALLS & P>TIES ( ! BE/ SOCIETY4 ,!RE WAS TALK ( HIS 
 9TRIGUES ) SOME ( ! LADIES1 & HE FLIRT$ ) A FEW ( !M AT 
 ! BALLS4 ,BUT HE DID NOT RUN AFT] ! UNM>RI$ GIRLS1 ESPECIALLY ! 
 RI* HEIRESSES :O W]E MO/ ( !M PLA94 ,!RE WAS A SPECIAL REASON = 
 ?IS1 AS HE HAD GOT M>RI$ TWO YE>S BE=E--A FACT KN[N ONLY TO 
 HIS MO/ 9TIMATE FRI5DS4 ,AT ?AT TIME :ILE ) HIS REGIM5T 9 ,POL&1 
 A ,POLI% L&[N] ( SMALL MEANS HAD =C$ HIM TO M>RY HIS DAU<T]4 
 ,ANATOLE HAD V]Y SOON AB&ON$ HIS WIFE &1 = A PAYM5T :I* HE 
 AGRE$ TO S5D TO HIS FA!R-9-LAW1 HAD >RANG$ TO BE FREE TO PASS 
 HIMSELF (F AS A BA*ELOR4 

,ANATOLE WAS ALWAYS CONT5T ) HIS POSITION1 ) HIMSELF1 & ) 
 O!RS4 ,HE WAS 9/9CTIVELY & ?OR\<LY CONV9C$ ?AT IT WAS 
 IMPOSSIBLE = HIM TO LIVE O!RWISE ?AN AS HE DID & ?AT HE HAD NEV] 
 9 HIS LIFE DONE ANY?+ BASE4 ,HE WAS 9CAPABLE ( CONSID]+ H[ HIS 
 ACTIONS MI<T AFFECT O!RS OR :AT ! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS OR ?AT 
 ACTION ( HIS MI<T BE4 ,HE WAS CONV9C$ ?AT1 AS A DUCK IS SO MADE ?AT 
 IT MU/ LIVE 9 WAT]1 SO ,GOD HAD MADE HIM SU* ?AT HE MU/ SP5D ?IRTY 
 ?\S& RUBLES A YE> & ALWAYS OCCUPY A PROM95T POSITION 9 SOCIETY4 
 ,HE BELIEV$ ?IS SO FIRMLY ?AT O!RS1 LOOK+ AT HIM1 W]E P]SUAD$ ( 
 IT TOO & DID NOT REFUSE HIM EI!R A LEAD+ PLACE 9 SOCIETY OR MONEY1 
 :I* HE BORR[$ FROM ANYONE & EV]YONE & EVID5TLY W\LD NOT REPAY4 

,HE WAS NOT A GAMBL]1 AT ANY RATE HE DID NOT C>E AB\T W9N+4 ,HE WAS 
 NOT VA94 ,HE DID NOT M9D :AT PEOPLE ?\<T ( HIM4 ,/ILL LESS C\LD HE 
 BE ACCUS$ ( AMBITION4 ,MORE ?AN ONCE HE HAD VEX$ HIS FA!R BY SPOIL+ 
 HIS [N C>E]1 & HE LAU<$ AT DI/9CTIONS ( ALL K9DS4 ,HE WAS NOT 
 MEAN1 & DID NOT REFUSE ANYONE :O ASK$ ( HIM4 ,ALL HE C>$ AB\T WAS 
 GAIETY & WOM51 & AS ACCORD+ TO HIS IDEAS !RE WAS NO?+ 
 DI%ONORABLE 9 !SE TA/ES1 & HE WAS 9CAPABLE ( CONSID]+ :AT ! 
 GRATIFICATION ( HIS TA/ES 5TAIL$ = O!RS1 HE HONE/LY CONSID]$ 
 HIMSELF IRREPROA*ABLE1 S9C]ELY DESPIS$ ROGUES & BAD PEOPLE1 & ) 
 A TRANQUIL CONSCI5CE C>RI$ HIS HEAD HI<4 

,RAKES1 ?OSE MALE ,MAGDAL5ES1 HAVE A SECRET FEEL+ ( 9NOC5CE SIMIL> 
 TO ?AT :I* FEMALE ,MAGDAL5ES HAVE1 BAS$ ON ! SAME HOPE ( 
 =GIV5ESS4 0,ALL WILL BE =GIV5 H]1 = %E LOV$ MU*2 & ALL WILL 
 BE =GIV5 HIM1 = HE 5JOY$ MU*40 

,DOLOKHOV1 :O HAD REAPPE>$ ?AT YE> 9 ,MOSC[ AFT] HIS EXILE & HIS 
 ,P]SIAN ADV5TURES1 & WAS LEAD+ A LIFE ( LUXURY1 GAMBL+1 & 
 DISSIPATION1 ASSOCIAT$ ) HIS OLD ,PET]SBURG COMRADE ,KURAG9 & MADE 
 USE ( HIM = HIS [N 5DS4 

,ANATOLE WAS S9C]ELY FOND ( ,DOLOKHOV = HIS CLEV]NESS & AUDACITY4 
 ,DOLOKHOV1 :O NE$$ ,ANATOLE ,KURAG9'S NAME1 POSITION1 & CONNECTIONS AS 
 A BAIT TO DRAW RI* Y\NG M5 9TO HIS GAMBL+ SET1 MADE USE ( HIM & 
 AMUS$ HIMSELF AT HIS EXP5SE )\T LETT+ ! O!R FEEL IT4 ,AP>T 
 FROM ! ADVANTAGE HE D]IV$ FROM ,ANATOLE1 ! V]Y PROCESS ( DOM9AT+ 
 ANO!R'S WILL WAS 9 ITSELF A PLEASURE1 A HABIT1 & A NECESSITY TO 
 ,DOLOKHOV4 

,NATA%A HAD MADE A /RONG IMPRESSION ON ,KURAG94 ,AT SUPP] AFT] ! OP]A 
 HE DESCRIB$ TO ,DOLOKHOV ) ! AIR ( A CONNOISSEUR ! ATTRACTIONS ( 
 H] >MS1 %\LD]S1 FEET1 & HAIR & EXPRESS$ HIS 9T5TION ( MAK+ 
 LOVE TO H]4 ,ANATOLE HAD NO NOTION & WAS 9CAPABLE ( CONSID]+ :AT 
 MI<T COME ( SU* LOVE-MAK+1 AS HE NEV] HAD ANY NOTION ( ! \TCOME 
 ( ANY ( HIS ACTIONS4 

0,%E'S FIR/-RATE1 MY DE> FELL[1 BUT NOT = US10 REPLI$ ,DOLOKHOV4 

0,I WILL TELL MY SI/] TO ASK H] TO D9N]10 SAID ,ANATOLE4 0,EH80 

0,Y\'D BETT] WAIT TILL %E'S M>RI$44440 

0,Y\ KN[1 ,I ADORE LITTLE GIRLS1 !Y LOSE !IR HEADS AT ONCE10 PURSU$ 
 ,ANATOLE4 

0,Y\ HAVE BE5 CAU<T ONCE ALREADY BY A 'LITTLE GIRL1'0 SAID ,DOLOKHOV :O 
 KNEW ( ,KURAG9'S M>RIAGE4 0,TAKE C>E60 

0,WELL1 ?AT CAN'T HAPP5 TWICE6 ,EH80 SAID ,ANATOLE1 ) A GOOD-HUMOR$ 
 LAU<4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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