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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! >TI/ ,MIHAILOV WAS1 AS ALWAYS1 AT WORK :5 ! C>DS ( 
,C\NT ,VRONSKY & ,GOL5I%T*EV W]E BR\<T TO HIM4 ,9 ! 
MORN+ HE HAD BE5 WORK+ 9 HIS /UDIO AT HIS BIG PICTURE4 ,ON 
GETT+ HOME HE FLEW 9TO A RAGE ) HIS WIFE = NOT HAV+ 
MANAG$ TO PUT (F ! L&LADY1 :O HAD BE5 ASK+ = MONEY4 

0,I'VE SAID IT TO Y\ TW5TY TIMES1 DON'T 5T] 9TO DETAILS4 
,Y\'RE FOOL 5\< AT ALL TIMES1 & :5 Y\ />T EXPLA9+ 
?+S 9 ,ITALIAN Y\'RE A FOOL ?REE TIMES AS FOOLI%10 HE SAID 
AFT] A LONG DISPUTE4 

0,DON'T LET IT RUN SO LONG2 IT'S NOT MY FAULT4 ,IF ,I HAD ! 
MONEY4440 

0,LEAVE ME 9 PEACE1 = ,GOD'S SAKE60 ,MIHAILOV %RIEK$1 ) 
TE>S 9 HIS VOICE1 &1 /OPP+ HIS E>S1 HE W5T (F 9TO HIS 
WORK+ ROOM1 ! O!R SIDE ( A P>TITION WALL1 & CLOS$ ! 
DOOR AFT] HIM4 0,IDIOTIC WOMAN60 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 SAT D[N TO 
! TABLE1 &1 OP5+ A PORTFOLIO1 HE SET TO WORK AT ONCE ) 
PECULI> F]VOR AT A SKET* HE HAD BEGUN4 

,NEV] DID HE WORK ) SU* F]VOR & SUCCESS AS :5 ?+S 
W5T ILL ) HIM1 & ESPECIALLY :5 HE QU>REL$ ) HIS 
WIFE4 0,OH6 DAMN !M ALL60 HE ?\<T AS HE W5T ON WORK+4 ,HE 
WAS MAK+ A SKET* = ! FIGURE ( A MAN 9 A VIOL5T RAGE4 ,A 
SKET* HAD BE5 MADE BE=E1 BUT HE WAS DISSATISFI$ ) IT4 
0,NO1 ?AT ONE WAS BETT] 444 :]E IS IT80 ,HE W5T BACK TO HIS 
WIFE1 & SC[L+1 & NOT LOOK+ AT H]1 ASK$ HIS ELDE/ 
LITTLE GIRL1 :]E WAS ?AT PIECE ( PAP] HE HAD GIV5 !M8 
,! PAP] ) ! DISC>D$ SKET* ON IT WAS F\ND1 BUT IT WAS 
DIRTY1 & SPOTT$ ) C&LE-GREASE4 ,/ILL1 HE TOOK ! 
SKET*1 LAID IT ON HIS TABLE1 &1 MOV+ A LITTLE AWAY1 SCREW+ 
UP HIS EYES1 HE FELL TO GAZ+ AT IT4 ,ALL AT ONCE HE SMIL$ & 
GE/ICULAT$ GLEEFULLY4 

0,?AT'S IT6 ?AT'S IT60 HE SAID1 &1 AT ONCE PICK+ UP ! 
P5CIL1 HE BEGAN RAPIDLY DRAW+4 ,! SPOT ( TALL[ HAD GIV5 
! MAN A NEW POSE4 

,HE HAD SKET*$ ?IS NEW POSE1 :5 ALL AT ONCE HE RECALL$ ! 
FACE ( A %OPKEEP] ( :OM HE HAD B\<T CIG>S1 A VIGOR\S 
FACE ) A PROM95T *91 & HE SKET*$ ?IS V]Y FACE1 ?IS 
*9 ON TO ! FIGURE ( ! MAN4 ,HE LAU<$ AL\D ) DELI<T4 
,! FIGURE FROM A LIFELESS IMAG9$ ?+ HAD BECOME LIV+1 & 
SU* ?AT IT C\LD NEV] BE *ANG$4 ,?AT FIGURE LIV$1 & WAS 
CLE>LY & UNMI/AKABLY DEF9$4 ,! SKET* MI<T BE CORRECT$ 
9 ACCORDANCE ) ! REQUIREM5TS ( ! FIGURE1 ! LEGS1 
9DE$1 C\LD & MU/ BE PUT DIFF]5TLY1 & ! POSITION ( 
! LEFT H& MU/ BE QUITE ALT]$2 ! HAIR TOO MI<T BE ?R[N 
BACK4 ,BUT 9 MAK+ !SE CORRECTIONS HE WAS NOT ALT]+ ! 
FIGURE BUT SIMPLY GETT+ RID ( :AT CONCEAL$ ! FIGURE4 ,HE 
WAS1 AS IT W]E1 /RIPP+ (F ! WRAPP+S :I* H9D]$ IT 
FROM BE+ DI/9CTLY SE54 ,EA* NEW FEATURE ONLY BR\<T \T 
! :OLE FIGURE 9 ALL ITS =CE & VIGOR1 AS IT HAD SUDD5LY 
COME TO HIM FROM ! SPOT ( TALL[4 ,HE WAS C>EFULLY F9I%+ 
! FIGURE :5 ! C>DS W]E BR\<T HIM4 

0,COM+1 COM+60 

,HE W5T 9 TO HIS WIFE4 

0,COME1 ,SA%A1 DON'T BE CROSS60 HE SAID1 SMIL+ TIMIDLY & 
AFFECTIONATELY AT H]4 0,Y\ W]E TO BLAME4 ,I WAS TO BLAME4 
,I'LL MAKE IT ALL RI<T40 ,& HAV+ MADE PEACE ) HIS WIFE HE 
PUT ON AN OLIVE-GRE5 OV]COAT ) A VELVET COLL> & A HAT1 
& W5T T[>DS HIS /UDIO4 ,! SUCCESSFUL FIGURE HE HAD 
ALREADY =GOTT54 ,N[ HE WAS DELI<T$ & EXCIT$ AT ! VISIT 
( !SE PEOPLE ( CONSEQU5CE1 ,RUSSIANS1 :O HAD COME 9 !IR 
C>RIAGE4 

,( HIS PICTURE1 ! ONE ?AT /OOD N[ ON HIS EASEL1 HE HAD AT 
! BOTTOM ( HIS HE>T ONE CONVICTION--?AT NO ONE HAD EV] 
PA9T$ A PICTURE LIKE IT4 ,HE DID NOT BELIEVE ?AT HIS PICTURE 
WAS BETT] ?AN ALL ! PICTURES ( ,RAPHAEL1 BUT HE KNEW ?AT 
:AT HE TRI$ TO CONVEY 9 ?AT PICTURE1 NO ONE EV] HAD 
CONVEY$4 ,?IS HE KNEW POSITIVELY1 & HAD KN[N A LONG :ILE1 
EV] S9CE HE HAD BEGUN TO PA9T IT4 ,BUT O!R PEOPLE'S 
CRITICISMS1 :ATEV] !Y MI<T BE1 HAD YET IMM5SE CONSEQU5CE 
9 HIS EYES1 & !Y AGITAT$ HIM TO ! DEP?S ( HIS S\L4 
,ANY REM>K1 ! MO/ 9SIGNIFICANT1 ?AT %[$ ?AT ! CRITIC 
SAW EV5 ! T9IE/ P>T ( :AT HE SAW 9 ! PICTURE1 AGITAT$ 
HIM TO ! DEP?S ( HIS S\L4 ,HE ALWAYS ATTRIBUT$ TO HIS 
CRITICS A MORE PR(\ND COMPREH5SION ?AN HE HAD HIMSELF1 & 
ALWAYS EXPECT$ FROM !M SOME?+ HE DID NOT HIMSELF SEE 9 ! 
PICTURE4 ,& (T5 9 !IR CRITICISMS HE FANCI$ ?AT HE HAD 
F\ND ?IS4 

,HE WALK$ RAPIDLY TO ! DOOR ( HIS /UDIO1 & 9 SPITE ( HIS 
EXCITEM5T HE WAS /RUCK BY ! S(T LI<T ON ,ANNA'S FIGURE AS 
%E /OOD 9 ! %ADE ( ! 5TRANCE LI/5+ TO 
,GOL5I%T*EV1 :O WAS EAG]LY TELL+ H] SOME?+1 :ILE %E 
EVID5TLY WANT$ TO LOOK R\ND AT ! >TI/4 ,HE WAS HIMSELF 
UNCONSCI\S H[1 AS HE APPROA*$ !M1 HE SEIZ$ ON ?IS 
IMPRESSION & ABSORB$ IT1 AS HE HAD ! *9 ( ! %OPKEEP] 
:O HAD SOLD HIM ! CIG>S1 & PUT IT AWAY SOME:]E TO BE 
BR\<T \T :5 HE WANT$ IT4 ,! VISITORS1 NOT AGREEABLY 
IMPRESS$ BE=EH& BY ,GOL5I%T*EV'S ACC\NT ( ! >TI/1 
W]E /ILL LESS SO BY HIS P]SONAL APPE>ANCE4 ,?ICK-SET & ( 
MIDDLE HEI<T1 ) NIMBLE MOVEM5TS1 ) HIS BR[N HAT1 
OLIVE-GRE5 COAT & N>R[ TR\S]S--?\< WIDE TR\S]S HAD 
BE5 A LONG :ILE 9 FA%ION1--MO/ ( ALL1 ) ! ORD9>9ESS 
( HIS BROAD FACE1 & ! COMB9$ EXPRESSION ( TIMIDITY & 
ANXIETY TO KEEP UP HIS DIGNITY1 ,MIHAILOV MADE AN UNPLEASANT 
IMPRESSION4 

0,PLEASE /EP 910 HE SAID1 TRY+ TO LOOK 9DIFF]5T1 & GO+ 
9TO ! PASSAGE HE TOOK A KEY \T ( HIS POCKET & OP5$ ! 
DOOR4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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