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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! NEWLY-ELECT$ M>%AL & MANY ( ! SUCCESSFUL P>TY D9$ ?AT DAY ) ,VRONSKY4 

,VRONSKY HAD COME TO ! ELECTIONS P>TLY BECAUSE HE WAS BOR$ 9 ! C\NTRY & WANT$ TO %[ ,ANNA HIS RI<T TO 9DEP5D5CE1 & ALSO TO REPAY ,SVIAZHSKY BY HIS SUPPORT AT ! ELECTION = ALL ! TR\BLE HE HAD TAK5 = ,VRONSKY AT ! DI/RICT C\NCIL ELECTION1 BUT *IEFLY 9 ORD] /RICTLY TO P]=M ALL ?OSE DUTIES ( A NOBLEMAN & L&[N] :I* HE HAD TAK5 UPON HIMSELF4 ,BUT HE HAD NOT 9 ! LEA/ EXPECT$ ?AT ! ELECTION W\LD SO 9T]E/ HIM1 SO KE5LY EXCITE HIM1 & ?AT HE W\LD BE SO GOOD AT ?IS K9D ( ?+4 ,HE WAS QUITE A NEW MAN 9 ! CIRCLE ( ! NOBILITY ( ! PROV9CE1 BUT HIS SUCCESS WAS UNMI/AKABLE1 & HE WAS NOT WRONG 9 SUPPOS+ ?AT HE HAD ALREADY OBTA9$ A C]TA9 9FLU5CE4 ,?IS 9FLU5CE WAS DUE TO HIS WEAL? & REPUTATION1 ! CAPITAL H\SE 9 ! T[N L5T HIM BY HIS OLD FRI5D ,%IRKOV1 :O HAD A PO/ 9 ! DEP>TM5T ( F9ANCES & WAS DIRECTOR ( A FL\RI%+ BANK 9 ,KA%92 ! EXCELL5T COOK ,VRONSKY HAD BR\<T FROM ! C\NTRY1 & HIS FRI5D%IP ) ! GOV]NOR1 :O WAS A S*OOLFELL[ ( ,VRONSKY'S--A S*OOLFELL[ HE HAD PATRONIZ$ & PROTECT$ 9DE$4 ,BUT :AT CONTRIBUT$ MORE ?AN ALL TO HIS SUCCESS WAS HIS DIRECT1 EQUABLE MANN] ) EV]YONE1 :I* V]Y QUICKLY MADE ! MAJORITY ( ! NOBLEM5 REV]SE ! CURR5T OP9ION ( HIS SUPPOS$ HAU<T9ESS4 ,HE WAS HIMSELF CONSCI\S ?AT1 EXCEPT ?AT :IMSICAL G5TLEMAN M>RI$ TO ,KITTY ,%T*]BATSKAYA1 :O HAD A PROPOS DE BOTTES P\R$ \T A /REAM ( IRRELEVANT ABSURDITIES ) SU* SPITEFUL FURY1 EV]Y NOBLEMAN ) :OM HE HAD MADE ACQUA9TANCE HAD BECOME HIS ADH]5T4 ,HE SAW CLE>LY1 & O!R PEOPLE RECOGNIZ$ IT1 TOO1 ?AT HE HAD DONE A GREAT DEAL TO SECURE ! SUCCESS ( ,NEVY$OVSKY4 ,& N[ AT HIS [N TABLE1 CELEBRAT+ ,NEVY$OVSKY'S ELECTION1 HE WAS EXP]I5C+ AN AGREEABLE S5SE ( TRIUMPH OV] ! SUCCESS ( HIS C&IDATE4 ,! ELECTION ITSELF HAD SO FASC9AT$ HIM ?AT1 IF HE C\LD SUCCE$ 9 GETT+ M>RI$ DUR+ ! NEXT ?REE YE>S1 HE BEGAN TO ?9K ( /&+ HIMSELF--MU* AS AFT] W9N+ A RACE RIDD5 BY A JOCKEY1 HE HAD LONG$ TO RIDE A RACE HIMSELF4 

,TODAY HE WAS CELEBRAT+ ! SUCCESS ( HIS JOCKEY4 ,VRONSKY SAT AT ! HEAD ( ! TABLE1 ON HIS RI<T H& SAT ! Y\NG GOV]NOR1 A G5]AL ( HI< RANK4 ,TO ALL ! RE/ HE WAS ! *IEF MAN 9 ! PROV9CE1 :O HAD SOLEMNLY OP5$ ! ELECTIONS ) HIS SPEE*1 & >\S$ A FEEL+ ( RESPECT & EV5 ( AWE 9 MANY PEOPLE1 AS ,VRONSKY SAW2 TO ,VRONSKY HE WAS LITTLE ,KATKA ,MASLOV--?AT HAD BE5 HIS NICKNAME 9 ! ,PAGES' ,CORPS--:OM HE FELT TO BE %Y & TRI$ TO METTRE A SON AISE4 ,ON ! LEFT H& SAT ,NEVY$OVSKY ) HIS Y\?FUL1 /UBBORN1 & MALIGNANT FACE4 ,) HIM ,VRONSKY WAS SIMPLE & DEF]5TIAL4 

,SVIAZHSKY TOOK HIS FAILURE V]Y LI<!>T$LY4 ,IT WAS 9DE$ NO FAILURE 9 HIS EYES1 AS HE SAID HIMSELF1 TURN+1 GLASS 9 H&1 TO ,NEVY$OVSKY2 !Y C\LD NOT HAVE F\ND A BETT] REPRES5TATIVE ( ! NEW MOVEM5T1 :I* ! NOBILITY \<T TO FOLL[4 ,& SO EV]Y HONE/ P]SON1 AS HE SAID1 WAS ON ! SIDE ( TODAY'S SUCCESS & WAS REJOIC+ OV] IT4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* WAS GLAD1 TOO1 ?AT HE WAS HAV+ A GOOD TIME1 & ?AT EV]YONE WAS PLEAS$4 ,! EPISODE ( ! ELECTIONS S]V$ AS A GOOD OCCASION = A CAPITAL D9N]4 ,SVIAZHSKY COMICALLY IMITAT$ ! TE>FUL DISC\RSE ( ! M>%AL1 & OBS]V$1 ADDRESS+ ,NEVY$OVSKY1 ?AT HIS EXCELL5CY W\LD HAVE TO SELECT ANO!R MORE COMPLICAT$ ME?OD ( AUDIT+ ! ACC\NTS ?AN TE>S4 ,ANO!R NOBLEMAN JOCOSELY DESCRIB$ H[ FOOTM5 9 /OCK+S HAD BE5 ORD]$ = ! M>%AL'S BALL1 & H[ N[ !Y W\LD HAVE TO BE S5T BACK UNLESS ! NEW M>%AL W\LD GIVE A BALL ) FOOTM5 9 /OCK+S4 

,CONT9UALLY DUR+ D9N] !Y SAID ( ,NEVY$OVSKY3 0\R M>%AL10 & 0Y\R EXCELL5CY40 

,?IS WAS SAID ) ! SAME PLEASURE ) :I* A BRIDE IS CALL$ 0,MADAME0 & H] HUSB&'S NAME4 ,NEVY$OVSKY AFFECT$ TO BE NOT M]ELY 9DIFF]5T BUT SCORNFUL ( ?IS APPELLATION1 BUT IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT HE WAS HI<LY DELI<T$1 & HAD TO KEEP A CURB ON HIMSELF NOT TO BETRAY ! TRIUMPH :I* WAS UNSUITABLE TO !IR NEW LIB]AL TONE4 

,AFT] D9N] SEV]AL TELEGRAMS W]E S5T TO PEOPLE 9T]E/$ 9 ! RESULT ( ! ELECTION4 ,& ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 :O WAS 9 HI< GOOD HUMOR1 S5T ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA A TELEGRAM3 0,NEVY$OVSKY ELECT$ BY TW5TY VOTES4 ,CONGRATULATIONS4 ,TELL PEOPLE40 ,HE DICTAT$ IT AL\D1 SAY+3 0,WE MU/ LET !M %>E \R REJOIC+40 ,D>YA ,ALEX&ROVNA1 GETT+ ! MESSAGE1 SIMPLY SI<$ OV] ! RUBLE WA/$ ON IT1 & UND]/OOD ?AT IT WAS AN AFT]-D9N] AFFAIR4 ,%E KNEW ,/IVA HAD A WEAKNESS AFT] D9+ = FAIRE J\] LE TELEGRAPHE4 

,EV]Y?+1 TOGE!R ) ! EXCELL5T D9N] & ! W9E1 NOT FROM ,RUSSIAN M]*ANTS1 BUT IMPORT$ DIRECT FROM ABROAD1 WAS EXTREMELY DIGNIFI$1 SIMPLE1 & 5JOYABLE4 ,! P>TY--SOME TW5TY--HAD BE5 SELECT$ BY ,SVIAZHSKY FROM AMONG ! MORE ACTIVE NEW LIB]ALS1 ALL ( ! SAME WAY ( ?9K+1 :O W]E AT ! SAME TIME CLEV] & WELL BR$4 ,!Y DRANK1 ALSO HALF 9 JE/1 TO ! HEAL? ( ! NEW M>%AL ( ! PROV9CE1 ( ! GOV]NOR1 ( ! BANK DIRECTOR1 & ( 0\R AMIABLE HO/40 

,VRONSKY WAS SATISFI$4 ,HE HAD NEV] EXPECT$ TO F9D SO PLEASANT A TONE 9 ! PROV9CES4 

,T[>DS ! 5D ( D9N] IT WAS /ILL MORE LIVELY4 ,! GOV]NOR ASK$ ,VRONSKY TO COME TO A CONC]T = ! B5EFIT ( ! ,S]VIANS :I* HIS WIFE1 :O WAS ANXI\S TO MAKE HIS ACQUA9TANCE1 HAD BE5 GETT+ UP4 

0,!RE'LL BE A BALL1 & Y\'LL SEE ! BELLE ( ! PROV9CE4 ,WOR? SEE+1 REALLY40 

0,NOT 9 MY L9E10 ,VRONSKY ANSW]$4 ,HE LIK$ ?AT ,5GLI% PHRASE4 ,BUT HE SMIL$1 & PROMIS$ TO COME4 

,BE=E !Y ROSE FROM ! TABLE1 :5 ALL ( !M W]E SMOK+1 ,VRONSKY'S VALET W5T UP TO HIM ) A LETT] ON A TRAY4 

0,FROM ,VOZDVIZH5SKOE BY SPECIAL MESS5G]10 HE SAID ) A SIGNIFICANT EXPRESSION4 

0,A/ONI%+6 H[ LIKE HE IS TO ! DEPUTY PROSECUTOR ,SV5TITSKY10 SAID ONE ( ! GUE/S 9 ,FR5* ( ! VALET1 :ILE ,VRONSKY1 FR[N+1 READ ! LETT]4 

,! LETT] WAS FROM ,ANNA4 ,BE=E HE READ ! LETT]1 HE KNEW ITS CONT5TS4 ,EXPECT+ ! ELECTIONS TO BE OV] 9 FIVE DAYS1 HE HAD PROMIS$ TO BE BACK ON ,FRIDAY4 ,TODAY WAS ,SATURDAY1 & HE KNEW ?AT ! LETT] CONTA9$ REPROA*ES = NOT BE+ BACK AT ! TIME FIX$4 ,! LETT] HE HAD S5T ! PREVI\S EV5+ HAD PROBABLY NOT REA*$ H] YET4 

,! LETT] WAS :AT HE HAD EXPECT$1 BUT ! =M ( IT WAS UNEXPECT$1 & P>TICUL>LY DISAGREEABLE TO HIM4 0,ANNIE IS V]Y ILL1 ! DOCTOR SAYS IT MAY BE 9FLAMMATION4 ,I AM LOS+ MY HEAD ALL ALONE4 ,PR9CESS ,V>V>A IS NO HELP1 BUT A H9DRANCE4 ,I EXPECT$ Y\ ! DAY BE=E YE/]DAY1 & YE/]DAY1 & N[ ,I AM S5D+ TO F9D \T :]E Y\ >E & :AT Y\ >E DO+4 ,I WANT$ TO COME MYSELF1 BUT ?\<T BETT] ( IT1 KN[+ Y\ W\LD DISLIKE IT4 ,S5D SOME ANSW]1 ?AT ,I MAY KN[ :AT TO DO40 

,! *ILD ILL1 YET %E HAD ?\<T ( COM+ H]SELF4 ,!IR DAU<T] ILL1 & ?IS HO/ILE TONE4 

,! 9NOC5T FE/IVITIES OV] ! ELECTION1 & ?IS GLOOMY1 BURD5SOME LOVE TO :I* HE HAD TO RETURN /RUCK ,VRONSKY BY !IR CONTRA/4 ,BUT HE HAD TO GO1 & BY ! FIR/ TRA9 ?AT NI<T HE SET (F HOME4 

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