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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

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0,YES1 !RE IS SOME?+ 9 ME HATEFUL1 REPULSIVE10 ?\<T ,LEV91 
AS HE CAME AWAY FROM ! ,%T*]BATSKYS'1 & WALK$ 9 ! 
DIRECTION ( HIS BRO!R'S LODG+S4 0,& ,I DON'T GET ON ) 
O!R PEOPLE4 ,PRIDE1 !Y SAY4 ,NO1 ,I HAVE NO PRIDE4 ,IF ,I HAD 
ANY PRIDE1 ,I %\LD NOT HAVE PUT MYSELF 9 SU* A POSITION40 ,& 
HE PICTUR$ TO HIMSELF ,VRONSKY1 HAPPY1 GOOD-NATUR$1 CLEV]1 & 
SELF-POSSESS$1 C]TA9LY NEV] PLAC$ 9 ! AWFUL POSITION 9 
:I* HE HAD BE5 ?AT EV5+4 0,YES1 %E WAS B\ND TO *OOSE 
HIM4 ,SO IT HAD TO BE1 & ,I CANNOT COMPLA9 ( ANYONE OR 
ANY?+4 ,I AM MYSELF TO BLAME4 ,:AT RI<T HAD ,I TO IMAG9E %E 
W\LD C>E TO JO9 H] LIFE TO M9E8 ,:O AM ,I & :AT AM ,I8 ,A 
NOBODY1 NOT WANT$ BY ANY ONE1 NOR ( USE TO ANYBODY40 ,& HE 
RECALL$ HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY1 & DWELT ) PLEASURE ON ! 
?\<T ( HIM4 0,ISN'T HE RI<T ?AT EV]Y?+ 9 ! WORLD IS 
BASE & LOA?SOME8 ,& >E WE FAIR 9 \R JUDGM5T ( BRO!R 
,NIKOLAY8 ,( C\RSE1 FROM ! PO9T ( VIEW ( ,PROK(Y1 SEE+ 
HIM 9 A TORN CLOAK & TIPSY1 HE'S A DESPICABLE P]SON4 ,BUT ,I 
KN[ HIM DIFF]5TLY4 ,I KN[ HIS S\L1 & KN[ ?AT WE >E LIKE 
HIM4 ,& ,I1 9/EAD ( GO+ TO SEEK HIM \T1 W5T \T TO 
D9N]1 & CAME H]E40 ,LEV9 WALK$ UP TO A LAMPPO/1 READ HIS 
BRO!R'S ADDRESS1 :I* WAS 9 HIS POCKETBOOK1 & CALL$ A 
SL$GE4 ,ALL ! LONG WAY TO HIS BRO!R'S1 ,LEV9 VIVIDLY 
RECALL$ ALL ! FACTS FAMILI> TO HIM ( HIS BRO!R ,NIKOLAY'S 
LIFE4 ,HE REMEMB]$ H[ HIS BRO!R1 :ILE AT ! UNIV]SITY1 
& = A YE> AFT]W>DS1 HAD1 9 SPITE ( ! JE]S ( HIS 
COMPANIONS1 LIV$ LIKE A MONK1 /RICTLY OBS]V+ ALL RELIGI\S 
RITES1 S]VICES1 & FA/S1 & AVOID+ EV]Y SORT ( PLEASURE1 
ESPECIALLY WOM54 ,& AFT]W>DS1 H[ HE HAD ALL AT ONCE BROK5 
\T3 HE HAD ASSOCIAT$ ) ! MO/ HORRIBLE PEOPLE1 & RU%$ 
9TO ! MO/ S5SELESS DEBAU*]Y4 ,HE REMEMB]$ LAT] ! 
SC&AL OV] A BOY1 :OM HE HAD TAK5 FROM ! C\NTRY TO BR+ 
UP1 &1 9 A FIT ( RAGE1 HAD SO VIOL5TLY BEAT5 ?AT 
PROCE$+S W]E BR\<T AGA9/ HIM = UNLAWFULLY W\ND+4 
,!N HE RECALL$ ! SC&AL ) A %>P]1 TO :OM HE HAD LO/ 
MONEY1 & GIV5 A PROMISSORY NOTE1 & AGA9/ :OM HE HAD 
HIMSELF LODG$ A COMPLA9T1 ASS]T+ ?AT HE HAD *EAT$ HIM4 
7,?IS WAS ! MONEY ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* HAD PAID47 ,!N HE 
REMEMB]$ H[ HE HAD SP5T A NI<T 9 ! LOCKUP = DISORD]LY 
CONDUCT 9 ! /REET4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! %AMEFUL PROCE$+S HE 
HAD TRI$ TO GET UP AGA9/ HIS BRO!R ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*1 
ACCUS+ HIM ( NOT HAV+ PAID HIM HIS %>E ( HIS MO!R'S 
=TUNE1 & ! LA/ SC&AL1 :5 HE HAD GONE TO A WE/]N 
PROV9CE 9 AN (FICIAL CAPACITY1 & !RE HAD GOT 9TO TR\BLE 
= ASSAULT+ A VILLAGE ELD]4444 ,IT WAS ALL HORRIBLY 
DISGU/+1 YET TO ,LEV9 IT APPE>$ NOT AT ALL 9 ! SAME 
DISGU/+ LI<T AS IT 9EVITABLY W\LD TO ?OSE :O DID NOT KN[ 
,NIKOLAY1 DID NOT KN[ ALL HIS /ORY1 DID NOT KN[ HIS HE>T4 

,LEV9 REMEMB]$ ?AT :5 ,NIKOLAY HAD BE5 9 ! DEV\T /AGE1 
! P]IOD ( FA/S & MONKS & *UR* S]VICES1 :5 HE WAS 
SEEK+ 9 RELIGION A SUPPORT & A CURB = HIS PASSIONATE 
TEMP]AM5T1 EV]YONE1 F> FROM 5C\RAG+ HIM1 HAD JE]$ AT 
HIM1 & HE1 TOO1 ) ! O!RS4 ,!Y HAD TEAS$ HIM1 CALL$ 
HIM ,NOAH & ,MONK2 &1 :5 HE HAD BROK5 \T1 NO ONE HAD HELP$ 
HIM1 BUT EV]YONE HAD TURN$ AWAY FROM HIM ) HORROR & 
DISGU/4 

,LEV9 FELT ?AT1 9 SPITE ( ALL ! UGL9ESS ( HIS LIFE1 HIS 
BRO!R ,NIKOLAY1 9 HIS S\L1 9 ! V]Y DEP?S ( HIS S\L1 WAS 
NO MORE 9 ! WRONG ?AN ! PEOPLE :O DESPIS$ HIM4 ,HE WAS 
NOT TO BLAME = HAV+ BE5 BORN ) HIS UNBRIDL$ TEMP]AM5T 
& HIS SOMEH[ LIMIT$ 9TELLIG5CE4 ,BUT HE HAD ALWAYS WANT$ 
TO BE GOOD4 0,I WILL TELL HIM EV]Y?+1 )\T RES]VE1 & ,I 
WILL MAKE HIM SPEAK )\T RES]VE1 TOO1 & ,I'LL %[ HIM ?AT 
,I LOVE HIM1 & SO UND]/& HIM10 ,LEV9 RESOLV$ TO HIMSELF1 
AS1 T[>DS ELEV5 O'CLOCK1 HE REA*$ ! HOTEL ( :I* HE HAD 
! ADDRESS4 

0,AT ! TOP1 #ab & #a#c10 ! PORT] ANSW]$ ,LEV9'S 9QUIRY4 

0,AT HOME80 

0,SURE TO BE AT HOME40 

,! DOOR ( ,NO4 #ab WAS HALF OP51 & !RE CAME \T 9TO ! 
/REAK ( LI<T ?ICK FUMES ( *EAP1 POOR TOBACCO1 & ! S\ND 
( A VOICE1 UNKN[N TO ,LEV92 BUT HE KNEW AT ONCE ?AT HIS 
BRO!R WAS !RE2 HE HE>D HIS C\<4 

,AS HE W5T 9 ! DOOR1 ! UNKN[N VOICE WAS SAY+3 

0,IT ALL DEP5DS ) H[ MU* JUDGM5T & KN[L$GE ! ?+'S 
DONE40 

,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 LOOK$ 9 AT ! DOOR1 & SAW ?AT ! SPEAK] 
WAS A Y\NG MAN ) AN IMM5SE %OCK ( HAIR1 WE>+ A ,RUSSIAN 
J]K91 & ?AT A POCKM>K$ WOMAN 9 A WOOL5 G[N1 )\T 
COLL> OR CUFFS1 WAS SITT+ ON ! S(A4 ,HIS BRO!R WAS NOT TO 
BE SE54 ,KON/ANT9 FELT A %>P PANG AT HIS HE>T AT ! 
?\<T ( ! /RANGE COMPANY 9 :I* HIS BRO!R SP5T HIS 
LIFE4 ,NO ONE HAD HE>D HIM1 & ,KON/ANT91 TAK+ (F HIS 
GALO%ES1 LI/5$ TO :AT ! G5TLEMAN 9 ! J]K9 WAS 
SAY+4 ,HE WAS SPEAK+ ( SOME 5T]PRISE4 

0,WELL1 ! DEVIL FLAY !M1 ! PRIVILEG$ CLASSES10 HIS 
BRO!R'S VOICE RESPOND$1 ) A C\<4 0,MA%A6 GET US SOME 
SUPP] & SOME W9E IF !RE'S ANY LEFT2 OR ELSE GO & GET 
SOME40 

,! WOMAN ROSE1 CAME \T FROM BEH9D ! SCRE51 & SAW 
,KON/ANT94 

0,!RE'S SOME G5TLEMAN1 ,NIKOLAY ,DMITRIEVIT*10 %E SAID4 

0,:OM DO Y\ WANT80 SAID ! VOICE ( ,NIKOLAY ,LEV91 ANGRILY4 

0,IT'S ,I10 ANSW]$ ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV91 COM+ =W>D 9TO ! 
LI<T4 

0,:O'S ,I80 ,NIKOLAY'S VOICE SAID AGA91 /ILL MORE ANGRILY4 ,HE 
C\LD BE HE>D GETT+ UP HURRI$LY1 /UMBL+ AGA9/ SOME?+1 
& ,LEV9 SAW1 FAC+ HIM 9 ! DOORWAY1 ! BIG1 SC>$ EYES1 
& ! HUGE1 ?91 /OOP+ FIGURE ( HIS BRO!R1 SO FAMILI>1 
& YET A/ONI%+ 9 ITS WEIRDNESS & SICKL9ESS4 

,HE WAS EV5 ?9N] ?AN ?REE YE>S BE=E1 :5 ,KON/ANT9 
,LEV9 HAD SE5 HIM LA/4 ,HE WAS WE>+ A %ORT COAT1 & HIS 
H&S & BIG BONES SEEM$ HUG] ?AN EV]4 ,HIS HAIR HAD GR[N 
?9N]1 ! SAME /RAI<T MU/A*ES HID HIS LIPS1 ! SAME EYES 
GAZ$ /RANGELY & NAIVELY AT HIS VISITOR4 

0,AH1 ,KO/YA60 HE EXCLAIM$ SUDD5LY1 RECOGNIZ+ HIS BRO!R1 & 
HIS EYES LIT UP ) JOY4 ,BUT ! SAME SECOND HE LOOK$ R\ND AT 
! Y\NG MAN1 & GAVE ! N]V\S J]K ( HIS HEAD & NECK 
?AT ,KON/ANT9 KNEW SO WELL1 AS IF HIS NECKB& HURT HIM2 & A 
QUITE DIFF]5T EXPRESSION1 WILD1 SUFF]+1 & CRUEL1 RE/$ 
ON HIS EMACIAT$ FACE4 

0,I WROTE TO Y\ & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT* BO? ?AT ,I DON'T KN[ Y\ 
& DON'T WANT TO KN[ Y\4 ,:AT IS IT Y\ WANT80 

,HE WAS NOT AT ALL ! SAME AS ,KON/ANT9 HAD BE5 FANCY+ HIM4 
,! WOR/ & MO/ TIRESOME P>T ( HIS *>ACT]1 :AT MADE ALL 
RELATIONS ) HIM SO DIFFICULT1 HAD BE5 =GOTT5 BY ,KON/ANT9 
,LEV9 :5 HE ?\<T ( HIM1 & N[1 :5 HE SAW HIS FACE1 & 
ESPECIALLY ?AT N]V\S TWIT*+ ( HIS HEAD1 HE REMEMB]$ IT 
ALL4 

0,I DIDN'T WANT TO SEE Y\ = ANY?+10 HE ANSW]$ TIMIDLY4 
0,I'VE SIMPLY COME TO SEE Y\40 

,HIS BRO!R'S TIMIDITY OBVI\SLY S(T5$ ,NIKOLAY4 ,HIS LIPS 
TWIT*$4 

0,OH1 SO ?AT'S IT80 HE SAID4 0,WELL1 COME 92 SIT D[N4 ,LIKE 
SOME SUPP]8 ,MA%A1 BR+ SUPP] = ?REE4 ,NO1 /OP A M9UTE4 
,DO Y\ KN[ :O ?IS IS80 HE SAID1 ADDRESS+ HIS BRO!R1 & 
9DICAT+ ! G5TLEMAN 9 ! J]K93 0,?IS IS ,MR4 ,KRITSKY1 MY 
FRI5D FROM ,KIEV1 A V]Y REM>KABLE MAN4 ,HE'S P]SECUT$ BY ! 
POLICE1 ( C\RSE1 BECAUSE HE'S NOT A SC\NDREL40 

,& HE LOOK$ R\ND 9 ! WAY HE ALWAYS DID AT EV]YONE 9 ! 
ROOM4 ,SEE+ ?AT ! WOMAN /&+ 9 ! DOORWAY WAS MOV+ 
TO GO1 HE %\T$ TO H]1 0,WAIT A M9UTE1 ,I SAID40 ,& ) ! 
9ABILITY TO EXPRESS HIMSELF1 ! 9COH]5CE ?AT ,KON/ANT9 
KNEW SO WELL1 HE BEGAN1 ) ANO!R LOOK R\ND AT EV]YONE1 TO 
TELL HIS BRO!R ,KRITSKY'S /ORY3 H[ HE HAD BE5 EXPELL$ FROM 
! UNIV]SITY = />T+ A B5EFIT SOCIETY = ! POOR 
/UD5TS & ,SUNDAY S*OOLS2 & H[ HE HAD AFT]W>DS BE5 A 
TEA*] 9 A PEASANT S*OOL1 & H[ HE HAD BE5 DRIV5 \T ( 
?AT TOO1 & HAD AFT]W>DS BE5 CONDEMN$ = SOME?+4 

0,Y\'RE ( ! ,KIEV UNIV]SITY80 SAID ,KON/ANT9 ,LEV9 TO 
,KRITSKY1 TO BREAK ! AWKW>D SIL5CE ?AT FOLL[$4 

0,YES1 ,I WAS ( ,KIEV10 ,KRITSKY REPLI$ ANGRILY1 HIS FACE 
D>K5+4 

0,& ?IS WOMAN10 ,NIKOLAY ,LEV9 9T]RUPT$ HIM1 PO9T+ TO H]1 
0IS ! P>TN] ( MY LIFE1 ,M>YA ,NIKOLAEVNA4 ,I TOOK H] \T ( 
A BAD H\SE10 & HE J]K$ HIS NECK SAY+ ?IS2 0BUT ,I LOVE H] 
& RESPECT H]1 & ANY ONE :O WANTS TO KN[ ME10 HE ADD$1 
RAIS+ HIS VOICE & KNITT+ HIS BR[S1 0,I BEG TO LOVE H] & 
RESPECT H]4 ,%E'S JU/ ! SAME AS MY WIFE1 JU/ ! SAME4 ,SO 
N[ Y\ KN[ :OM Y\'VE TO DO )4 ,& IF Y\ ?9K Y\'RE 
L[]+ Y\RSELF1 WELL1 H]E'S ! FLOOR1 !RE'S ! DOOR40 

,& AGA9 HIS EYES TRAVEL$ 9QUIR+LY OV] ALL ( !M4 

0,:Y ,I %\LD BE L[]+ MYSELF1 ,I DON'T UND]/&40 

0,!N1 ,MA%A1 TELL !M TO BR+ SUPP]2 ?REE PORTIONS1 SPIRITS 
& W9E4444 ,NO1 WAIT A M9UTE4444 ,NO1 IT DOESN'T MATT]4444 
,GO ALONG40 

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