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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,VRONSKY'S LIFE WAS P>TICUL>LY HAPPY 9 ?AT HE HAD A CODE ( 
PR9CIPLES1 :I* DEF9$ ) UNFAIL+ C]TITUDE :AT HE \<T 
& :AT HE \<T NOT TO DO4 ,?IS CODE ( PR9CIPLES COV]$ 
ONLY A V]Y SMALL CIRCLE ( CONT+5CIES1 BUT !N ! 
PR9CIPLES W]E NEV] D\BTFUL1 & ,VRONSKY1 AS HE NEV] W5T 
\TSIDE ?AT CIRCLE1 HAD NEV] HAD A MOM5T'S HESITATION AB\T 
DO+ :AT HE \<T TO DO4 ,!SE PR9CIPLES LAID D[N AS 
9V>IABLE RULES3 ?AT ONE MU/ PAY A C>D%>P]1 BUT NE$ NOT 
PAY A TAILOR2 ?AT ONE MU/ NEV] TELL A LIE TO A MAN1 BUT ONE 
MAY TO A WOMAN2 ?AT ONE MU/ NEV] *EAT ANYONE1 BUT ONE MAY A 
HUSB&2 ?AT ONE MU/ NEV] P>DON AN 9SULT1 BUT ONE MAY GIVE 
ONE & SO ON4 ,!SE PR9CIPLES W]E POSSIBLY NOT REASONABLE & 
NOT GOOD1 BUT !Y W]E ( UNFAIL+ C]TA9TY1 & SO LONG AS HE 
ADH]$ TO !M1 ,VRONSKY FELT ?AT HIS HE>T WAS AT PEACE & HE 
C\LD HOLD HIS HEAD UP4 ,ONLY QUITE LATELY 9 REG>D TO HIS 
RELATIONS ) ,ANNA1 ,VRONSKY HAD BEGUN TO FEEL ?AT HIS CODE ( 
PR9CIPLES DID NOT FULLY COV] ALL POSSIBLE CONT+5CIES1 & TO 
=ESEE 9 ! FUTURE DIFFICULTIES & P]PLEXITIES = :I* HE 
C\LD F9D NO GUID+ CLUE4 

,HIS PRES5T RELATION TO ,ANNA & TO H] HUSB& WAS TO HIS M9D 
CLE> & SIMPLE4 ,IT WAS CLE>LY & PRECISELY DEF9$ 9 ! 
CODE ( PR9CIPLES BY :I* HE WAS GUID$4 

,%E WAS AN HONORABLE WOMAN :O HAD BE/[$ H] LOVE UPON HIM1 
& HE LOV$ H]1 & !RE=E %E WAS 9 HIS EYES A WOMAN :O 
HAD A RI<T TO ! SAME1 OR EV5 MORE1 RESPECT ?AN A LAWFUL 
WIFE4 ,HE W\LD HAVE HAD HIS H& *OPP$ (F BE=E HE W\LD 
HAVE ALL[$ HIMSELF BY A WORD1 BY A H9T1 TO HUMILIATE H]1 OR 
EV5 TO FALL %ORT ( ! FULLE/ RESPECT A WOMAN C\LD LOOK =4 

,HIS ATTITUDE TO SOCIETY1 TOO1 WAS CLE>4 ,EV]YONE MI<T KN[1 
MI<T SUSPECT IT1 BUT NO ONE MI<T D>E TO SPEAK ( IT4 ,IF ANY 
DID SO1 HE WAS READY TO =CE ALL :O MI<T SPEAK TO BE SIL5T 
& TO RESPECT ! NON-EXI/5T HONOR ( ! WOMAN HE LOV$4 

,HIS ATTITUDE TO ! HUSB& WAS ! CLE>E/ ( ALL4 ,FROM ! 
MOM5T ?AT ,ANNA LOV$ ,VRONSKY1 HE HAD REG>D$ HIS [N RI<T 
OV] H] AS ! ONE ?+ UNASSAILABLE4 ,H] HUSB& WAS SIMPLY A 
SUP]FLU\S & TIRESOME P]SON4 ,NO D\BT HE WAS 9 A PITIABLE 
POSITION1 BUT H[ C\LD ?AT BE HELP$8 ,! ONE ?+ ! 
HUSB& HAD A RI<T TO WAS TO DEM& SATISFACTION ) A WEAPON 
9 HIS H&1 & ,VRONSKY WAS PREP>$ = ?IS AT ANY M9UTE4 

,BUT ( LATE NEW 9N] RELATIONS HAD >IS5 BETWE5 HIM & H]1 
:I* FRI<T5$ ,VRONSKY BY !IR 9DEF9IT5ESS4 ,ONLY ! DAY 
BE=E %E HAD TOLD HIM ?AT %E WAS ) *ILD4 ,& HE FELT 
?AT ?IS FACT & :AT %E EXPECT$ ( HIM CALL$ = SOME?+ 
NOT FULLY DEF9$ 9 ?AT CODE ( PR9CIPLES BY :I* HE HAD 
HI!RTO /E]$ HIS C\RSE 9 LIFE4 ,& HE HAD BE5 9DE$ 
CAU<T UNAW>ES1 & AT ! FIR/ MOM5T :5 %E SPOKE TO HIM ( 
H] POSITION1 HIS HE>T HAD PROMPT$ HIM TO BEG H] TO LEAVE H] 
HUSB&4 ,HE HAD SAID ?AT1 BUT N[ ?9K+ ?+S OV] HE SAW 
CLE>LY ?AT IT W\LD BE BETT] TO MANAGE TO AVOID ?AT2 & AT 
! SAME TIME1 AS HE TOLD HIMSELF SO1 HE WAS AFRAID :E!R IT 
WAS NOT WRONG4 

0,IF ,I TOLD H] TO LEAVE H] HUSB&1 ?AT MU/ MEAN UNIT+ H] 
LIFE ) M9E2 AM ,I PREP>$ = ?AT8 ,H[ CAN ,I TAKE H] AWAY 
N[1 :5 ,I HAVE NO MONEY8 ,SUPPOS+ ,I C\LD >RANGE4444 ,BUT 
H[ CAN ,I TAKE H] AWAY :ILE ,I'M 9 ! S]VICE8 ,IF ,I SAY 
?AT--,I \<T TO BE PREP>$ TO DO IT1 ?AT IS1 ,I \<T TO HAVE 
! MONEY & TO RETIRE FROM ! >MY40 

,& HE GREW ?\<TFUL4 ,! QUE/ION :E!R TO RETIRE FROM ! 
S]VICE OR NOT BR\<T HIM TO ! O!R & P]HAPS ! *IEF 
?\< HIDD5 9T]E/ ( HIS LIFE1 ( :I* NONE KNEW BUT HE4 

,AMBITION WAS ! OLD DREAM ( HIS Y\? & *ILDHOOD1 A DREAM 
:I* HE DID NOT CONFESS EV5 TO HIMSELF1 ?\< IT WAS SO 
/RONG ?AT N[ ?IS PASSION WAS EV5 DO+ BATTLE ) HIS LOVE4 
,HIS FIR/ /EPS 9 ! WORLD & 9 ! S]VICE HAD BE5 
SUCCESSFUL1 BUT TWO YE>S BE=E HE HAD MADE A GREAT MI/AKE4 
,ANXI\S TO %[ HIS 9DEP5D5CE & TO ADVANCE1 HE HAD REFUS$ A 
PO/ ?AT HAD BE5 (F]$ HIM1 HOP+ ?AT ?IS REFUSAL W\LD 
HEI<T5 HIS VALUE2 BUT IT TURN$ \T ?AT HE HAD BE5 TOO BOLD1 
& HE WAS PASS$ OV]4 ,& HAV+1 :E!R HE LIK$ OR NOT1 
TAK5 UP = HIMSELF ! POSITION ( AN 9DEP5D5T MAN1 HE 
C>RI$ IT (F ) GREAT TACT & GOOD S5SE1 BEHAV+ AS ?\< 
HE BORE NO GRUDGE AGA9/ ANYONE1 DID NOT REG>D HIMSELF AS 
9JUR$ 9 ANY WAY1 & C>$ = NO?+ BUT TO BE LEFT ALONE 
S9CE HE WAS 5JOY+ HIMSELF4 ,9 REALITY HE HAD CEAS$ TO 5JOY 
HIMSELF AS LONG AGO AS ! YE> BE=E1 :5 HE W5T AWAY TO 
,MOSC[4 ,HE FELT ?AT ?IS 9DEP5D5T ATTITUDE ( A MAN :O 
MI<T HAVE DONE ANY?+1 BUT C>$ TO DO NO?+1 WAS ALREADY 
BEG9N+ TO PALL1 ?AT MANY PEOPLE W]E BEG9N+ TO FANCY ?AT 
HE WAS NOT REALLY CAPABLE ( ANY?+ BUT BE+ A 
/RAI<T=W>D1 GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[4 ,HIS CONNECTION ) ,MADAME 
,K>59A1 BY CREAT+ SO MU* S5SATION & ATTRACT+ G5]AL 
ATT5TION1 HAD GIV5 HIM A FRE% DI/9CTION :I* SOO!D HIS 
GNAW+ WORM ( AMBITION = A :ILE1 BUT A WEEK BE=E ?AT WORM 
HAD BE5 R\S$ UP AGA9 ) FRE% =CE4 ,! FRI5D ( HIS 
*ILDHOOD1 A MAN ( ! SAME SET1 ( ! SAME COT]IE1 HIS 
COMRADE 9 ! ,CORPS ( ,PAGES1 ,S]PUHOVSKOY1 :O HAD LEFT S*OOL 
) HIM & HAD BE5 HIS RIVAL 9 CLASS1 9 GYMNA/ICS1 9 !IR 
SCRAPES & !IR DREAMS ( GLORY1 HAD COME BACK A FEW DAYS 
BE=E FROM ,C5TRAL ,ASIA1 :]E HE HAD GA9$ TWO /EPS UP 9 
RANK1 & AN ORD] R>ELY BE/[$ UPON G5]ALS SO Y\NG4 

,AS SOON AS HE >RIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG1 PEOPLE BEGAN TO TALK AB\T 
HIM AS A NEWLY RIS5 /> ( ! FIR/ MAGNITUDE4 ,A S*OOLFELL[ 
( ,VRONSKY'S & ( ! SAME AGE1 HE WAS A G5]AL & WAS 
EXPECT+ A COMM&1 :I* MI<T HAVE 9FLU5CE ON ! C\RSE ( 
POLITICAL EV5TS2 :ILE ,VRONSKY1 9DEP5D5T & BRILLIANT & 
BELOV$ BY A *>M+ WOMAN ?\< HE WAS1 WAS SIMPLY A CAVALRY 
CAPTA9 :O WAS READILY ALL[$ TO BE AS 9DEP5D5T AS EV] HE 
LIK$4 0,( C\RSE ,I DON'T 5VY ,S]PUHOVSKOY & NEV] C\LD 
5VY HIM2 BUT HIS ADVANCEM5T %[S ME ?AT ONE HAS ONLY TO WAT* 
ONE'S OPPORTUNITY1 & ! C>E] ( A MAN LIKE ME MAY BE V]Y 
RAPIDLY MADE4 ,?REE YE>S AGO HE WAS 9 JU/ ! SAME POSITION 
AS ,I AM4 ,IF ,I RETIRE1 ,I BURN MY %IPS4 ,IF ,I REMA9 9 ! >MY1 
,I LOSE NO?+4 ,%E SAID H]SELF %E DID NOT WI% TO *ANGE H] 
POSITION4 ,& ) H] LOVE ,I CANNOT FEEL 5VI\S ( 
,S]PUHOVSKOY40 ,& SL[LY TWIRL+ HIS MU/A*ES1 HE GOT UP FROM 
! TABLE & WALK$ AB\T ! ROOM4 ,HIS EYES %ONE P>TICUL>LY 
BRI<TLY1 & HE FELT 9 ?AT CONFID5T1 CALM1 & HAPPY FRAME ( 
M9D :I* ALWAYS CAME AFT] HE HAD ?OR\<LY FAC$ HIS 
POSITION4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS /RAI<T & CLE>1 JU/ AS AFT] 
=M] DAYS ( RECKON+4 ,HE %AV$1 TOOK A COLD BA?1 DRESS$ 
& W5T \T4 

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