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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

,TEXT 3 

,!RE >E NO CONDITIONS TO :I* A MAN CANNOT BECOME US$1 ESPECIALLY IF HE SEES ?AT ALL >\ND HIM >E LIV+ 9 ! SAME WAY4 ,LEV9 C\LD NOT HAVE BELIEV$ ?REE MON?S BE=E ?AT HE C\LD HAVE GONE QUIETLY TO SLEEP 9 ! CONDITION 9 :I* HE WAS ?AT DAY1 ?AT LEAD+ AN AIMLESS1 IRRATIONAL LIFE1 LIV+ TOO BEYOND HIS MEANS1 AFT] DR9K+ TO EXCESS 7HE C\LD NOT CALL :AT HAPP5$ AT ! CLUB ANY?+ ELSE71 =M+ 9APPROPRIATELY FRI5DLY RELATIONS ) A MAN ) :OM HIS WIFE HAD ONCE BE5 9 LOVE1 & A /ILL MORE 9APPROPRIATE CALL UPON A WOMAN :O C\LD ONLY BE CALL$ A LO/ WOMAN1 AFT] BE+ FASC9AT$ BY ?AT WOMAN & CAUS+ HIS WIFE DI/RESS--HE C\LD /ILL GO QUIETLY TO SLEEP4 ,BUT UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( FATIGUE1 A SLEEPLESS NI<T1 & ! W9E HE HAD DRUNK1 HIS SLEEP WAS S\ND & UNTR\BL$4 

,AT FIVE O'CLOCK ! CREAK ( A DOOR OP5+ WAK$ HIM4 ,HE JUMP$ UP & LOOK$ R\ND4 ,KITTY WAS NOT 9 B$ BESIDE HIM4 ,BUT !RE WAS A LI<T MOV+ BEH9D ! SCRE51 & HE HE>D H] /EPS4 

0,:AT IS IT8444 :AT IS IT80 HE SAID1 HALF-ASLEEP4 0,KITTY6 ,:AT IS IT80 

0,NO?+10 %E SAID1 COM+ FROM BEH9D ! SCRE5 ) A C&LE 9 H] H&4 0,I FELT UNWELL10 %E SAID1 SMIL+ A P>TICUL>LY SWEET & MEAN+ SMILE4 

0,:AT8 HAS IT BEGUN80 HE SAID 9 T]ROR4 0,WE \<T TO S5D4440 & HURRI$LY HE REA*$ AFT] HIS CLO!S4 

0,NO1 NO10 %E SAID1 SMIL+ & HOLD+ HIS H&4 0,IT'S SURE TO BE NO?+4 ,I WAS RA!R UNWELL1 ONLY A LITTLE4 ,IT'S ALL OV] N[40 

,& GETT+ 9TO B$1 %E BLEW \T ! C&LE1 LAY D[N & WAS /ILL4 ,?\< HE ?\<T H] /ILLNESS SUSPICI\S1 AS ?\< %E W]E HOLD+ H] BREA?1 & /ILL MORE SUSPICI\S ! EXPRESSION ( PECULI> T5D]NESS & EXCITEM5T ) :I*1 AS %E CAME FROM BEH9D ! SCRE51 %E SAID 0NO?+10 HE WAS SO SLEEPY ?AT HE FELL ASLEEP AT ONCE4 ,ONLY LAT] HE REMEMB]$ ! /ILLNESS ( H] BREA?+1 & UND]/OOD ALL ?AT MU/ HAVE BE5 PASS+ 9 H] SWEET1 PRECI\S HE>T :ILE %E LAY BESIDE HIM1 NOT /IRR+1 9 ANTICIPATION ( ! GREATE/ EV5T 9 A WOMAN'S LIFE4 ,AT SEV5 O'CLOCK HE WAS WAK$ BY ! T\* ( H] H& ON HIS %\LD]1 & A G5TLE :ISP]4 ,%E SEEM$ /RUGGL+ BETWE5 REGRET AT WAK+ HIM1 & ! DESIRE TO TALK TO HIM4 

0,KO/YA1 DON'T BE FRI<T5$4 ,IT'S ALL RI<T4 ,BUT ,I FANCY4444 ,WE \<T TO S5D = ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA40 

,! C&LE WAS LI<T$ AGA94 ,%E WAS SITT+ UP 9 B$1 HOLD+ SOME KNITT+1 :I* %E HAD BE5 BUSY UPON DUR+ ! LA/ FEW DAYS4 

0,PLEASE1 DON'T BE FRI<T5$1 IT'S ALL RI<T4 ,I'M NOT A BIT AFRAID10 %E SAID1 SEE+ HIS SC>$ FACE1 & %E PRESS$ HIS H& TO H] BOSOM & !N TO H] LIPS4 

,HE HURRI$LY JUMP$ UP1 H>DLY AWAKE1 & KEPT HIS EYES FIX$ ON H]1 AS HE PUT ON HIS DRESS+ G[N2 !N HE /OPP$1 /ILL LOOK+ AT H]4 ,HE HAD TO GO1 BUT HE C\LD NOT TE> HIMSELF FROM H] EYES4 ,HE ?\<T HE LOV$ H] FACE1 KNEW H] EXPRESSION1 H] EYES1 BUT NEV] HAD HE SE5 IT LIKE ?IS4 ,H[ HATEFUL & HORRIBLE HE SEEM$ TO HIMSELF1 ?9K+ ( ! DI/RESS HE HAD CAUS$ H] YE/]DAY4 ,H] FLU%$ FACE1 FR+$ ) S(T CURL+ HAIR UND] H] NI<T CAP1 WAS RADIANT ) JOY & C\RAGE4 

,?\< !RE WAS SO LITTLE ?AT WAS COMPLEX OR >TIFICIAL 9 ,KITTY'S *>ACT] 9 G5]AL1 ,LEV9 WAS /RUCK BY :AT WAS REVEAL$ N[1 :5 SUDD5LY ALL DISGUISES W]E ?R[N (F & ! V]Y K]NEL ( H] S\L %ONE 9 H] EYES4 ,& 9 ?IS SIMPLICITY & NAK$NESS ( H] S\L1 %E1 ! V]Y WOMAN HE LOV$ 9 H]1 WAS MORE MANIFE/ ?AN EV]4 ,%E LOOK$ AT HIM1 SMIL+2 BUT ALL AT ONCE H] BR[S TWIT*$1 %E ?REW UP H] HEAD1 & GO+ QUICKLY UP TO HIM1 CLUT*$ HIS H& & PRESS$ CLOSE UP TO HIM1 BREA?+ H] HOT BREA? UPON HIM4 ,%E WAS 9 PA9 & WAS1 AS IT W]E1 COMPLA9+ TO HIM ( H] SUFF]+4 ,& = ! FIR/ M9UTE1 FROM HABIT1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM ?AT HE WAS TO BLAME4 ,BUT 9 H] EYES !RE WAS A T5D]NESS ?AT TOLD HIM ?AT %E WAS F> FROM REPROA*+ HIM1 ?AT %E LOV$ HIM = H] SUFF]+S4 0,IF NOT ,I1 :O IS TO BLAME = IT80 HE ?\<T UNCONSCI\SLY1 SEEK+ SOMEONE RESPONSIBLE = ?IS SUFF]+ = HIM TO PUNI%2 BUT !RE WAS NO ONE RESPONSIBLE4 ,%E WAS SUFF]+1 COMPLA9+1 & TRIUMPH+ 9 H] SUFF]+S1 & REJOIC+ 9 !M1 & LOV+ !M4 ,HE SAW ?AT SOME?+ SUBLIME WAS BE+ ACCOMPLI%$ 9 H] S\L1 BUT :AT8 ,HE C\LD NOT MAKE IT \T4 ,IT WAS BEYOND HIS UND]/&+4 

0,I HAVE S5T TO MAMA4 ,Y\ GO QUICKLY TO FET* ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA 444 ,KO/YA6444 ,NO?+1 IT'S OV]40 

,%E MOV$ AWAY FROM HIM & RANG ! BELL4 

0,WELL1 GO N[2 ,PA%A'S COM+4 ,I AM ALL RI<T40 

,& ,LEV9 SAW ) A/ONI%M5T ?AT %E HAD TAK5 UP ! KNITT+ %E HAD BR\<T 9 9 ! NI<T & BEGUN WORK+ AT IT AGA94 

,AS ,LEV9 WAS GO+ \T ( ONE DOOR1 HE HE>D ! MAID-S]VANT COME 9 AT ! O!R4 ,HE /OOD AT ! DOOR & HE>D ,KITTY GIV+ EXACT DIRECTIONS TO ! MAID1 & BEG9N+ TO HELP H] MOVE ! B$/EAD4 

,HE DRESS$1 & :ILE !Y W]E PUTT+ 9 HIS HORSES1 AS A HIR$ SL$GE WAS NOT TO BE SE5 YET1 HE RAN AGA9 UP TO ! B$ROOM1 NOT ON TIPTOE1 IT SEEM$ TO HIM1 BUT ON W+S4 ,TWO MAID-S]VANTS W]E C>EFULLY MOV+ SOME?+ 9 ! B$ROOM4 

,KITTY WAS WALK+ AB\T KNITT+ RAPIDLY & GIV+ DIRECTIONS4 

0,I'M GO+ = ! DOCTOR4 ,!Y HAVE S5T = ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA1 BUT ,I'LL GO ON !RE TOO4 ,ISN'T !RE ANY?+ WANT$8 ,YES1 %ALL ,I GO TO ,DOLLY'S80 

,%E LOOK$ AT HIM1 OBVI\SLY NOT HE>+ :AT HE WAS SAY+4 

0,YES1 YES4 ,DO GO10 %E SAID QUICKLY1 FR[N+ & WAV+ H] H& TO HIM4 

,HE HAD JU/ GONE 9TO ! DRAW+ ROOM1 :5 SUDD5LY A PLA9TIVE MOAN S\ND$ FROM ! B$ROOM1 SMO!R$ 9/ANTLY4 ,HE /OOD /ILL1 & = A LONG :ILE HE C\LD NOT UND]/&4 

0,YES1 ?AT IS %E10 HE SAID TO HIMSELF1 & CLUT*+ AT HIS HEAD HE RAN D[N/AIRS4 

0,LORD HAVE M]CY ON US6 P>DON US6 AID US60 HE REPEAT$ ! WORDS ?AT = SOME REASON CAME SUDD5LY TO HIS LIPS4 ,& HE1 AN UNBELIEV]1 REPEAT$ !SE WORDS NOT ) HIS LIPS ONLY4 ,AT ?AT 9/ANT HE KNEW ?AT ALL HIS D\BTS1 EV5 ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( BELIEV+ ) HIS REASON1 ( :I* HE WAS AW>E 9 HIMSELF1 DID NOT 9 ! LEA/ H9D] HIS TURN+ TO ,GOD4 ,ALL ( ?AT N[ FLOAT$ \T ( HIS S\L LIKE DU/4 ,TO :OM WAS HE TO TURN IF NOT TO ,HIM 9 :OSE H&S HE FELT HIMSELF1 HIS S\L1 & HIS LOVE8 

,! HORSE WAS NOT YET READY1 BUT FEEL+ A PECULI> CONC5TRATION ( HIS PHYSICAL =CES & HIS 9TELLECT ON :AT HE HAD TO DO1 HE />T$ (F ON FOOT )\T WAIT+ = ! HORSE1 & TOLD ,K\ZMA TO OV]TAKE HIM4 

,AT ! CORN] HE MET A NI<T CABMAN DRIV+ HURRI$LY4 ,9 ! LITTLE SL$GE1 WRAPP$ 9 A VELVET CLOAK1 SAT ,LIZAVETA ,PETROVNA ) A K]*IEF R\ND H] HEAD4 0,?ANK ,GOD6 ?ANK ,GOD60 HE SAID1 OV]JOY$ TO RECOGNIZE H] LITTLE FAIR FACE :I* WORE A PECULI>LY S]I\S1 EV5 /]N EXPRESSION4 ,TELL+ ! DRIV] NOT TO /OP1 HE RAN ALONG BESIDE H]4 

0,= TWO H\RS1 !N8 ,NOT MORE80 %E 9QUIR$4 0,Y\ %\LD LET ,PYOTR ,DMITRIEVIT* KN[1 BUT DON'T HURRY HIM4 ,& GET SOME OPIUM AT ! *EMI/'S40 

0,SO Y\ ?9K ?AT IT MAY GO ON WELL8 ,LORD HAVE M]CY ON US & HELP US60 ,LEV9 SAID1 SEE+ HIS [N HORSE DRIV+ \T ( ! GATE4 ,JUMP+ 9TO ! SL$GE BESIDE ,K\ZMA1 HE TOLD HIM TO DRIVE TO ! DOCTOR'S4 

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