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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,:5 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* CAME 9TO ! ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA'S SNUG LITTLE B\DOIR1 DECORAT$ ) OLD *9A & HUNG 
) PORTRAITS1 ! LADY H]SELF HAD NOT YET MADE H] APPE>ANCE4 

,%E WAS *ANG+ H] DRESS4 

,A CLO? WAS LAID ON A R\ND TABLE1 & ON IT /OOD A *9A 
TEA S]VICE & A SILV] SPIRIT-LAMP & TEA KETTLE4 ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT* LOOK$ IDLY AB\T AT ! 5DLESS FAMILI> 
PORTRAITS :I* ADORN$ ! ROOM1 & SITT+ D[N TO ! TABLE1 
HE OP5$ A ,NEW ,TE/AM5T LY+ UPON IT4 ,! RU/LE ( ! 
C\NTESS'S SILK SKIRT DREW HIS ATT5TION (F4 

0,WELL N[1 WE CAN SIT QUIETLY10 SAID ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 
SLIPP+ HURRI$LY ) AN AGITAT$ SMILE BETWE5 ! TABLE & 
! S(A1 0& TALK OV] \R TEA40 

,AFT] SOME WORDS ( PREP>ATION1 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA1 
BREA?+ H>D & FLU%+ CRIMSON1 GAVE 9TO ,ALEXEY 
,ALEX&ROVIT*'S H&S ! LETT] %E HAD RECEIV$4 

,AFT] READ+ ! LETT]1 HE SAT A LONG :ILE 9 SIL5CE4 

0,I DON'T ?9K ,I HAVE ! RI<T TO REFUSE H]10 HE SAID1 
TIMIDLY LIFT+ HIS EYES4 

0,DE> FRI5D1 Y\ NEV] SEE EVIL 9 ANYONE60 

0,ON ! CONTR>Y1 ,I SEE ?AT ALL IS EVIL4 ,BUT :E!R IT IS 
JU/4440 

,HIS FACE %[$ IRRESOLUTION1 & A SEEK+ = C\NSEL1 SUPPORT1 
& GUIDANCE 9 A MATT] HE DID NOT UND]/&4 

0,NO10 ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA 9T]RUPT$ HIM2 0!RE >E LIMITS 
TO EV]Y?+4 ,I CAN UND]/& IMMORALITY10 %E SAID1 NOT 
QUITE TRU?FULLY1 S9CE %E NEV] C\LD UND]/& ?AT :I* 
LEADS WOM5 TO IMMORALITY2 0BUT ,I DON'T UND]/& CRUELTY3 TO 
:OM8 TO Y\6 ,H[ CAN %E /AY 9 ! T[N :]E Y\ >E8 ,NO1 
! LONG] ONE LIVES ! MORE ONE LE>NS4 ,& ,I'M LE>N+ TO 
UND]/& Y\R L(T9ESS & H] BAS5ESS40 

0,:O IS TO ?R[ A /ONE80 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 
UNMI/AKABLY PLEAS$ ) ! P>T HE HAD TO PLAY4 0,I HAVE 
=GIV5 ALL1 & SO ,I CANNOT DEPRIVE H] ( :AT IS EXACT$ BY 
LOVE 9 H]--BY H] LOVE = H] SON44440 

0,BUT IS ?AT LOVE1 MY FRI5D8 ,IS IT S9C]E8 ,ADMITT+ ?AT Y\ 
HAVE =GIV5--?AT Y\ =GIVE--HAVE WE ! RI<T TO WORK ON ! 
FEEL+S ( ?AT ANGEL8 ,HE LOOKS ON H] AS DEAD4 ,HE PRAYS = 
H]1 & BESEE*ES ,GOD TO HAVE M]CY ON H] S9S4 ,& IT IS 
BETT] SO4 ,BUT N[ :AT WILL HE ?9K80 

0,I HAD NOT ?\<T ( ?AT10 SAID ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 
EVID5TLY AGREE+4 

,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA HID H] FACE 9 H] H&S & WAS SIL5T4 
,%E WAS PRAY+4 

0,IF Y\ ASK MY ADVICE10 %E SAID1 HAV+ F9I%$ H] PRAY] & 
UNCOV]$ H] FACE1 0,I DO NOT ADVISE Y\ TO DO ?IS4 ,DO Y\ 
SUPPOSE ,I DON'T SEE H[ Y\ >E SUFF]+1 H[ ?IS HAS TORN OP5 
Y\R W\NDS8 ,BUT SUPPOS+ ?AT1 AS ALWAYS1 Y\ DON'T ?9K ( 
Y\RSELF1 :AT CAN IT LEAD TO8--TO FRE% SUFF]+ = Y\1 TO 
TORTURE = ! *ILD4 ,IF !RE W]E A TRACE ( HUMANITY LEFT 9 
H]1 %E \<T NOT TO WI% = IT H]SELF4 ,NO1 ,I HAVE NO 
HESITATION 9 SAY+ ,I ADVISE NOT1 & IF Y\ WILL 5TRU/ IT TO 
ME1 ,I WILL WRITE TO H]40 

,& ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT* CONS5T$1 & ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA ,IVANOVNA 
S5T ! FOLL[+ LETT] 9 ,FR5*3 

0,DE> ,MADAME1 

0,TO BE REM9D$ ( Y\ MI<T HAVE RESULTS = Y\R SON 9 LEAD+ 
TO QUE/IONS ON HIS P>T :I* C\LD NOT BE ANSW]$ )\T 
IMPLANT+ 9 ! *ILD'S S\L A SPIRIT ( C5SURE T[>DS :AT 
%\LD BE = HIM SACR$1 & !RE=E ,I BEG Y\ TO 9T]PRET 
Y\R HUSB&'S REFUSAL 9 ! SPIRIT ( ,*RI/IAN LOVE4 ,I PRAY 
TO ,ALMI<TY ,GOD TO HAVE M]CY ON Y\4 

,C\NTESS ,LIDIA0 

,?IS LETT] ATTA9$ ! SECRET OBJECT :I* ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA HAD CONCEAL$ FROM H]SELF4 ,IT W\ND$ ,ANNA TO ! 
QUICK4 

,= HIS P>T1 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*1 ON RETURN+ HOME FROM ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA'S1 C\LD NOT ALL ?AT DAY CONC5TRATE HIMSELF ON HIS 
USUAL PURSUITS1 & F9D ?AT SPIRITUAL PEACE ( ONE SAV$ & 
BELIEV+ :I* HE HAD FELT ( LATE4 

,! ?\<T ( HIS WIFE1 :O HAD SO GREATLY S9N$ AGA9/ HIM1 
& T[>DS :OM HE HAD BE5 SO SA9TLY1 AS ,C\NTESS ,LIDIA 
,IVANOVNA HAD SO JU/LY TOLD HIM1 \<T NOT TO HAVE TR\BL$ HIM2 
BUT HE WAS NOT EASY2 HE C\LD NOT UND]/& ! BOOK HE WAS 
READ+2 HE C\LD NOT DRIVE AWAY H>ASS+ RECOLLECTIONS ( HIS 
RELATIONS ) H]1 ( ! MI/AKE :I*1 AS IT N[ SEEM$1 HE 
HAD MADE 9 REG>D TO H]4 ,! MEMORY ( H[ HE HAD RECEIV$ H] 
CONFESSION ( 9FIDELITY ON !IR WAY HOME FROM ! RACES 
7ESPECIALLY ?AT HE HAD 9SI/$ ONLY ON ! OBS]VANCE ( 
EXT]NAL DECORUM1 & HAD NOT S5T A *ALL5GE7 TORTUR$ HIM LIKE 
A REMORSE4 ,HE WAS TORTUR$ TOO BY ! ?\<T ( ! LETT] HE 
HAD WRITT5 H]2 & MO/ ( ALL1 HIS =GIV5ESS1 :I* NOBODY 
WANT$1 & HIS C>E ( ! O!R MAN'S *ILD MADE HIS HE>T BURN 
) %AME & REMORSE4 

,& JU/ ! SAME FEEL+ ( %AME & REGRET HE FELT N[1 AS HE 
REVIEW$ ALL HIS PA/ ) H]1 RECALL+ ! AWKW>D WORDS 9 
:I*1 AFT] LONG WAV]+1 HE HAD MADE H] AN (F]4 

0,BUT H[ HAVE ,I BE5 TO BLAME80 HE SAID TO HIMSELF4 ,& ?IS 
QUE/ION ALWAYS EXCIT$ ANO!R QUE/ION 9 HIM--:E!R !Y 
FELT DIFF]5TLY1 DID !IR LOV+ & M>RY+ DIFF]5TLY1 
!SE ,VRONSKYS & ,OBLONSKYS 444 !SE G5TLEM5 ( ! B$*AMB]1 
) !IR F9E CALVES4 ,& !RE PASS$ BE=E HIS M9D A :OLE 
S]IES ( !SE METTLESOME1 VIGOR\S1 SELF-CONFID5T M51 :O ALWAYS 
& EV]Y:]E DREW HIS 9QUISITIVE ATT5TION 9 SPITE ( HIMSELF4 
,HE TRI$ TO DISPEL !SE ?\<TS1 HE TRI$ TO P]SUADE HIMSELF 
?AT HE WAS NOT LIV+ = ?IS TRANSI5T LIFE1 BUT = ! LIFE 
( ET]NITY1 & ?AT !RE WAS PEACE & LOVE 9 HIS HE>T4 

,BUT ! FACT ?AT HE HAD 9 ?IS TRANSI5T1 TRIVIAL LIFE MADE1 AS 
IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 A FEW TRIVIAL MI/AKES TORTUR$ HIM AS ?\< 
! ET]NAL SALVATION 9 :I* HE BELIEV$ HAD NO EXI/5CE4 ,BUT 
?IS TEMPTATION DID NOT LA/ LONG1 & SOON !RE WAS 
REE/ABLI%$ ONCE MORE 9 ,ALEXEY ,ALEX&ROVIT*'S S\L ! PEACE 
& ! ELEVATION BY VIRTUE ( :I* HE C\LD =GET :AT HE DID 
NOT WANT TO REMEMB]4 

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