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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! LEVEE WAS DRAW+ TO A CLOSE4 ,PEOPLE MET AS !Y W]E GO+ 
AWAY1 & GOSSIP$ ( ! LATE/ NEWS1 ( ! NEWLY BE/[$ 
HONORS & ! *ANGES 9 ! POSITIONS ( ! HI<] 
FUNCTION>IES4 

0,IF ONLY ,C\NTESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA W]E ,M9I/] ( ,W>1 & 
,PR9CESS ,VATKOVSKAYA W]E ,COMM&]-9-,*IEF10 SAID A 
GRAY-HEAD$1 LITTLE OLD MAN 9 A GOLD-EMBROID]$ UNI=M1 
ADDRESS+ A TALL1 H&SOME MAID ( HONOR :O HAD QUE/ION$ HIM 
AB\T ! NEW APPO9TM5TS4 

0,& ME AMONG ! ADJUTANTS10 SAID ! MAID ( HONOR1 SMIL+4 

0,Y\ HAVE AN APPO9TM5T ALREADY4 ,Y\'RE OV] ! ECCLESIA/ICAL 
DEP>TM5T4 ,& Y\R ASSI/ANT'S ,K>5940 

0,GOOD-DAY1 PR9CE60 SAID ! LITTLE OLD MAN TO A MAN :O CAME UP 
TO HIM4 

0,:AT W]E Y\ SAY+ ( ,K>5980 SAID ! PR9CE4 

0,HE & ,PUTYATOV HAVE RECEIV$ ! ,ALEX&] ,NEVSKY40 

0,I ?\<T HE HAD IT ALREADY40 

0,NO4 ,JU/ LOOK AT HIM10 SAID ! LITTLE OLD MAN1 PO9T+ ) 
HIS EMBROID]$ HAT TO ,K>59 9 A C\RT UNI=M ) ! NEW 
R$ RIBBON ACROSS HIS %\LD]S1 /&+ 9 ! DOORWAY ( ! 
HALL ) AN 9FLU5TIAL MEMB] ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,C\NCIL4 
0,PLEAS$ & HAPPY AS A BRASS F>?+10 HE ADD$1 /OPP+ TO 
%AKE H&S ) A H&SOME G5TLEMAN ( ! B$*AMB] ( 
COLOSSAL PROPORTIONS4 

0,NO2 HE'S LOOK+ OLD]10 SAID ! G5TLEMAN ( ! B$*AMB]4 

0,FROM OV]WORK4 ,HE'S ALWAYS DRAW+ UP PROJECTS N[ADAYS4 ,HE 
WON'T LET A POOR DEVIL GO N[ADAYS TILL HE'S EXPLA9$ IT ALL TO 
HIM UND] HEADS40 

0,LOOK+ OLD]1 DID Y\ SAY8 ,IL FAIT DES PASSIONS4 ,I BELIEVE 
,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S JEAL\S N[ ( HIS WIFE40 

0,OH1 COME N[1 PLEASE DON'T SAY ANY H>M ( ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA40 

0,:Y1 IS !RE ANY H>M 9 H] BE+ 9 LOVE ) ,K>5980 

0,BUT IS IT TRUE ,MADAME ,K>59A'S H]E80 

0,WELL1 NOT H]E 9 ! PALACE1 BUT 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,I MET H] 
YE/]DAY ) ,ALEXEY ,VRONSKY1 BRAS DESS\S1 BRAS DESS\S1 
9 ! ,MORSKY40 

0,C'E/ UN HOMME QUI N'A PAS4440 ! G5TLEMAN ( ! B$*AMB] 
WAS BEG9N+1 BUT HE /OPP$ TO MAKE ROOM1 B[+1 = A MEMB] 
( ! ,IMP]IAL FAMILY TO PASS4 

,?US PEOPLE TALK$ 9CESSANTLY ( ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 F9D+ 
FAULT ) HIM & LAU<+ AT HIM1 :ILE HE1 BLOCK+ UP ! WAY 
( ! MEMB] ( ! ,IMP]IAL ,C\NCIL HE HAD CAPTUR$1 WAS 
EXPLA9+ TO HIM PO9T BY PO9T HIS NEW F9ANCIAL PROJECT1 NEV] 
9T]RUPT+ HIS DISC\RSE = AN 9/ANT = FE> HE %\LD 
ESCAPE4 

,ALMO/ AT ! SAME TIME ?AT HIS WIFE LEFT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
!RE HAD COME TO HIM ?AT BITT]E/ MOM5T 9 ! LIFE ( AN 
(FICIAL--! MOM5T :5 HIS UPW>D C>E] COMES TO A FULL /OP4 
,?IS FULL /OP HAD >RIV$ & EV]YONE P]CEIV$ IT1 BUT ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* HIMSELF WAS NOT YET AW>E ?AT HIS C>E] WAS 
OV]4 ,:E!R IT WAS DUE TO HIS FEUD ) ,/REMOV1 OR HIS 
MIS=TUNE ) HIS WIFE1 OR SIMPLY ?AT ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* 
HAD REA*$ HIS DE/9$ LIMITS1 IT HAD BECOME EVID5T TO 
EV]YONE 9 ! C\RSE ( ?AT YE> ?AT HIS C>E] WAS AT AN 
5D4 ,HE /ILL FILL$ A POSITION ( CONSEQU5CE1 HE SAT ON MANY 
COMMISSIONS & COMMITTEES1 BUT HE WAS A MAN :OSE DAY WAS OV]1 
& FROM :OM NO?+ WAS EXPECT$4 ,:ATEV] HE SAID1 :ATEV] 
HE PROPOS$1 WAS HE>D AS ?\< IT W]E SOME?+ LONG FAMILI>1 
& ! V]Y ?+ ?AT WAS NOT NE$$4 ,BUT ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS NOT AW>E ( ?IS1 &1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 BE+ 
CUT (F FROM DIRECT P>TICIPATION 9 GOV]NM5TAL ACTIVITY1 HE 
SAW MORE CLE>LY ?AN EV] ! ]RORS & DEFECTS 9 ! ACTION 
( O!RS1 & ?\<T IT HIS DUTY TO PO9T \T MEANS = !IR 
CORRECTION4 ,%ORTLY AFT] HIS SEP>ATION FROM HIS WIFE1 HE BEGAN 
WRIT+ HIS FIR/ NOTE ON ! NEW JUDICIAL PROC$URE1 ! FIR/ 
( ! 5DLESS S]IES ( NOTES HE WAS DE/9$ TO WRITE 9 ! 
FUTURE4 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* DID NOT M]ELY FAIL TO OBS]VE HIS HOPELESS 
POSITION 9 ! (FICIAL WORLD1 HE WAS NOT M]ELY FREE FROM 
ANXIETY ON ?IS HEAD1 HE WAS POSITIVELY MORE SATISFI$ ?AN EV] 
) HIS [N ACTIVITY4 

0,HE ?AT IS UNM>RI$ C>E? = ! ?+S ?AT BELONG TO ! 
,LORD1 H[ HE MAY PLEASE ! ,LORD3 ,BUT HE ?AT IS M>RI$ C>E? 
= ! ?+S ?AT >E ( ! WORLD1 H[ HE MAY PLEASE HIS 
WIFE10 SAYS ! ,APO/LE ,PAUL1 & ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 :O WAS 
N[ GUID$ 9 EV]Y ACTION BY ,SCRIPTURE1 (T5 RECALL$ ?IS 
TEXT4 ,IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT EV] S9CE HE HAD BE5 LEFT )\T 
A WIFE1 HE HAD 9 !SE V]Y PROJECTS ( RE=M BE5 S]V+ ! 
,LORD MORE ZEAL\SLY ?AN BE=E4 

,! UNMI/AKABLE IMPATI5CE ( ! MEMB] ( ! ,C\NCIL TRY+ 
TO GET AWAY FROM HIM DID NOT TR\BLE ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*2 HE 
GAVE UP HIS EXPOSITION ONLY :5 ! MEMB] ( ! ,C\NCIL1 
SEIZ+ HIS *ANCE :5 ONE ( ! ,IMP]IAL FAMILY WAS PASS+1 
SLIPP$ AWAY FROM HIM4 

,LEFT ALONE1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* LOOK$ D[N1 COLLECT+ HIS 
?\<TS1 !N LOOK$ CASUALLY AB\T HIM & WALK$ T[>DS ! 
DOOR1 :]E HE HOP$ TO MEET ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 

0,& H[ /RONG !Y ALL >E1 H[ S\ND PHYSICALLY10 ?\<T 
,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 LOOK+ AT ! P[]FULLY BUILT G5TLEMAN 
( ! B$*AMB] ) HIS WELL-COMB$1 P]FUM$ :ISK]S1 & AT 
! R$ NECK ( ! PR9CE1 P9*$ BY HIS TI<T UNI=M4 ,HE HAD 
TO PASS !M ON HIS WAY4 0,TRULY IS IT SAID ?AT ALL ! WORLD IS 
EVIL10 HE ?\<T1 ) ANO!R SIDELONG GLANCE AT ! CALVES ( 
! G5TLEMAN ( ! B$*AMB]4 

,MOV+ =W>D DELIB]ATELY1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* B[$ ) HIS 
CU/OM>Y AIR ( WE>9ESS & DIGNITY TO ! G5TLEMAN :O HAD 
BE5 TALK+ AB\T HIM1 & LOOK+ T[>DS ! DOOR1 HIS EYES 
S\<T ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA4 

0,AH6 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*60 SAID ! LITTLE OLD MAN1 ) A 
MALICI\S LI<T 9 HIS EYES1 AT ! MOM5T :5 ,K>59 WAS ON A 
LEVEL ) !M1 & WAS NODD+ ) A FRIGID GE/URE1 0,I 
HAV5'T CONGRATULAT$ Y\ YET10 SAID ! OLD MAN1 PO9T+ TO HIS 
NEWLY RECEIV$ RIBBON4 

0,?ANK Y\10 ANSW]$ ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*4 0,:AT AN EXQUISITE 
DAY TODAY10 HE ADD$1 LAY+ EMPHASIS 9 HIS PECULI> WAY ON ! 
WORD EXQUISITE4 

,?AT !Y LAU<$ AT HIM HE WAS WELL AW>E1 BUT HE DID NOT EXPECT 
ANY?+ BUT HO/ILITY FROM !M2 HE WAS US$ TO ?AT BY N[4 

,CAT*+ SI<T ( ! YELL[ %\LD]S ( ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA JUTT+ 
\T ABOVE H] CORSET1 & H] F9E P5SIVE EYES BIDD+ HIM TO 
H]1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* SMIL$1 REVEAL+ UNT>NI%$ :ITE 
TEE?1 & W5T T[>DS H]4 

,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S DRESS HAD CO/ H] GREAT PA9S1 AS 9DE$ ALL 
H] DRESSES HAD DONE ( LATE4 ,H] AIM 9 DRESS WAS N[ QUITE ! 
REV]SE ( ?AT %E HAD PURSU$ ?IRTY YE>S BE=E4 ,!N H] 
DESIRE HAD BE5 TO ADORN H]SELF ) SOME?+1 & ! MORE 
ADORN$ ! BETT]4 ,N[1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 %E WAS P]=CE 
DECK$ \T 9 A WAY SO 9CONSI/5T ) H] AGE & H] FIGURE1 
?AT H] ONE ANXIETY WAS TO CONTRIVE ?AT ! CONTRA/ BETWE5 
!SE ADORNM5TS & H] [N EXT]IOR %\LD NOT BE TOO 
APPALL+4 ,& AS F> AS ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* WAS CONC]N$ %E 
SUCCE$$1 & WAS 9 HIS EYES ATTRACTIVE4 ,= HIM %E WAS ! 
ONE ISL& NOT ONLY ( GOODWILL TO HIM1 BUT ( LOVE 9 ! MID/ 
( ! SEA ( HO/ILITY & JE]+ ?AT SURR\ND$ HIM4 

,PASS+ ?R\< R[S ( IRONICAL EYES1 HE WAS DRAWN AS NATURALLY 
TO H] LOV+ GLANCE AS A PLANT TO ! SUN4 

0,I CONGRATULATE Y\10 %E SAID TO HIM1 H] EYES ON HIS RIBBON4 

,SUPPRESS+ A SMILE ( PLEASURE1 HE %RUGG$ HIS %\LD]S1 
CLOS+ HIS EYES1 AS ?\< TO SAY ?AT ?AT C\LD NOT BE A 
S\RCE ( JOY TO HIM4 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA WAS V]Y WELL 
AW>E ?AT IT WAS ONE ( HIS *IEF S\RCES ( SATISFACTION1 
?\< HE NEV] ADMITT$ IT4 

0,H[ IS \R ANGEL80 SAID ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 MEAN+ 
,S]YOZHA4 

0,I CAN'T SAY ,I WAS QUITE PLEAS$ ) HIM10 SAID ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*1 RAIS+ HIS EYEBR[S & OP5+ HIS EYES4 0,& 
,SITNIKOV IS NOT SATISFI$ ) HIM40 7,SITNIKOV WAS ! TUTOR TO 
:OM ,S]YOZHA'S SECUL> $UCATION HAD BE5 5TRU/$47 0,AS ,I 
HAVE M5TION$ TO Y\1 !RE'S A SORT ( COLDNESS 9 HIM T[>DS 
! MO/ IMPORTANT QUE/IONS :I* \<T TO T\* ! HE>T ( 
EV]Y MAN & EV]Y *ILD44440 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* BEGAN 
EXP\ND+ HIS VIEWS ON ! SOLE QUE/ION ?AT 9T]E/$ HIM 
BESIDES ! S]VICE--! $UCATION ( HIS SON4 

,:5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* ) ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA'S HELP HAD BE5 
BR\<T BACK ANEW TO LIFE & ACTIVITY1 HE FELT IT HIS DUTY TO 
UND]TAKE ! $UCATION ( ! SON LEFT ON HIS H&S4 ,HAV+ 
NEV] BE=E TAK5 ANY 9T]E/ 9 $UCATIONAL QUE/IONS1 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* DEVOT$ SOME TIME TO ! !ORETICAL /UDY ( ! 
SUBJECT4 ,AFT] READ+ SEV]AL BOOKS ON AN?ROPOLOGY1 $UCATION1 
& DIDACTICS1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* DREW UP A PLAN ( $UCATION1 
& 5GAG+ ! BE/ TUTOR 9 ,PET]SBURG TO SUP]9T5D IT1 HE 
SET TO WORK1 & ! SUBJECT CONT9UALLY ABSORB$ HIM4 

0,YES1 BUT ! HE>T4 ,I SEE 9 HIM HIS FA!R'S HE>T1 & ) 
SU* A HE>T A *ILD CANNOT GO F> WRONG10 SAID ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA 
) 5?USIASM4 

0,YES1 P]HAPS4444 ,AS = ME1 ,I DO MY DUTY4 ,IT'S ALL ,I CAN 
DO40 

0,Y\'RE COM+ TO ME10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 AFT] A 
PAUSE2 0WE HAVE TO SPEAK ( A SUBJECT PA9FUL = Y\4 ,I W\LD 
GIVE ANY?+ TO HAVE SP>$ Y\ C]TA9 MEMORIES1 BUT O!RS 
>E NOT ( ! SAME M9D4 ,I HAVE RECEIV$ A LETT] FROM H]4 
,%E IS H]E 9 ,PET]SBURG40 

,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* %UDD]$ AT ! ALLUSION TO HIS WIFE1 BUT 
IMM$IATELY HIS FACE ASSUM$ ! DEA?LIKE RIGIDITY :I* 
EXPRESS$ UTT] HELPLESSNESS 9 ! MATT]4 

0,I WAS EXPECT+ IT10 HE SAID4 

,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA LOOK$ AT HIM EC/ATICALLY1 & TE>S ( 
RAPTURE AT ! GREATNESS ( HIS S\L CAME 9TO H] EYES4 

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