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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

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

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,LEV9 REA*$ ! CLUB JU/ AT ! RI<T TIME4 ,MEMB]S & VISITORS W]E DRIV+ UP AS HE >RIV$4 ,LEV9 HAD NOT BE5 AT ! CLUB = A V]Y LONG :ILE--NOT S9CE HE LIV$ 9 ,MOSC[1 :5 HE WAS LEAV+ ! UNIV]SITY & GO+ 9TO SOCIETY4 ,HE REMEMB]$ ! CLUB1 ! EXT]NAL DETAILS ( ITS >RANGEM5T1 BUT HE HAD COMPLETELY =GOTT5 ! IMPRESSION IT HAD MADE ON HIM 9 OLD DAYS4 ,BUT AS SOON AS1 DRIV+ 9TO ! WIDE SEMICIRCUL> C\RT & GETT+ \T ( ! SL$GE1 HE M\NT$ ! /EPS1 & ! HALL PORT]1 ADORN$ ) A CROSSWAY SC>F1 NOISELESSLY OP5$ ! DOOR TO HIM ) A B[2 AS SOON AS HE SAW 9 ! PORT]'S ROOM ! CLOAKS & GALO%ES ( MEMB]S :O ?\<T IT LESS TR\BLE TO TAKE !M (F D[N/AIRS2 AS SOON AS HE HE>D ! MY/]I\S R++ BELL ?AT PREC$$ HIM AS HE ASC5D$ ! EASY1 C>PET$ /AIRCASE1 & SAW ! /ATUE ON ! L&+1 & ! ?IRD PORT] AT ! TOP DOORS1 A FAMILI> FIGURE GR[N OLD]1 9 ! CLUB LIV]Y1 OP5+ ! DOOR )\T HA/E OR DELAY1 & SCANN+ ! VISITORS AS !Y PASS$ 9--,LEV9 FELT ! OLD IMPRESSION ( ! CLUB COME BACK 9 A RU%1 AN IMPRESSION ( REPOSE1 COM=T1 & PROPRIETY4 

0,Y\R HAT1 PLEASE10 ! PORT] SAID TO ,LEV91 :O =GOT ! CLUB RULE TO LEAVE HIS HAT 9 ! PORT]'S ROOM4 0,LONG TIME S9CE Y\'VE BE54 ,! PR9CE PUT Y\R NAME D[N YE/]DAY4 ,PR9CE ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* IS NOT H]E YET40 

,! PORT] DID NOT ONLY KN[ ,LEV91 BUT ALSO ALL HIS TIES & RELATION%IPS1 & SO IMM$IATELY M5TION$ HIS 9TIMATE FRI5DS4 

,PASS+ ?R\< ! \T] HALL1 DIVID$ UP BY SCRE5S1 & ! ROOM P>TITION$ ON ! RI<T1 :]E A MAN SITS AT ! FRUIT BUFFET1 ,LEV9 OV]TOOK AN OLD MAN WALK+ SL[LY 91 & 5T]$ ! D9+ ROOM FULL ( NOISE & PEOPLE4 

,HE WALK$ ALONG ! TABLES1 ALMO/ ALL FULL1 & LOOK$ AT ! VISITORS4 ,HE SAW PEOPLE ( ALL SORTS1 OLD & Y\NG2 SOME HE KNEW A LITTLE1 SOME 9TIMATE FRI5DS4 ,!RE WAS NOT A S+LE CROSS OR WORRI$-LOOK+ FACE4 ,ALL SEEM$ TO HAVE LEFT !IR C>ES & ANXIETIES 9 ! PORT]'S ROOM ) !IR HATS1 & W]E ALL DELIB]ATELY GETT+ READY TO 5JOY ! MAT]IAL BLESS+S ( LIFE4 ,SVIAZHSKY WAS H]E & ,%T*]BATSKY1 ,NEVY$OVSKY & ! OLD PR9CE1 & ,VRONSKY & ,S]GEY ,IVANOVIT*4 

0,AH6 :Y >E Y\ LATE80 ! PR9CE SAID SMIL+1 & GIV+ HIM HIS H& OV] HIS [N %\LD]4 0,H['S ,KITTY80 HE ADD$1 SMOO?+ \T ! NAPK9 HE HAD TUCK$ 9 AT HIS WAI/COAT BUTTONS4 

0,ALL RI<T2 !Y >E D9+ AT HOME1 ALL ! ?REE ( !M40 

0,AH1 ',ALIGN-,NAD9E1' TO BE SURE6 ,!RE'S NO ROOM ) US4 ,GO TO ?AT TABLE1 & MAKE HA/E & TAKE A SEAT10 SAID ! PR9CE1 & TURN+ AWAY HE C>EFULLY TOOK A PLATE ( EEL S\P4 

0,LEV91 ?IS WAY60 A GOOD-NATUR$ VOICE %\T$ A LITTLE F>!R ON4 ,IT WAS ,TUROVTS94 ,HE WAS SITT+ ) A Y\NG (FIC]1 & BESIDE !M W]E TWO *AIRS TURN$ UPSIDE D[N4 ,LEV9 GLADLY W5T UP TO !M4 ,HE HAD ALWAYS LIK$ ! GOOD-HE>T$ RAKE1 ,TUROVTS9--HE WAS ASSOCIAT$ 9 HIS M9D ) MEMORIES ( HIS C\RT%IP--& AT ?AT MOM5T1 AFT] ! /RA9 ( 9TELLECTUAL CONV]SATION1 ! SI<T ( ,TUROVTS9'S GOOD-NATUR$ FACE WAS P>TICUL>LY WELCOME4 

0,= Y\ & ,OBLONSKY4 ,HE'LL BE H]E DIRECTLY40 

,! Y\NG MAN1 HOLD+ HIMSELF V]Y ]ECT1 ) EYES =EV] TW9KL+ ) 5JOYM5T1 WAS AN (FIC] FROM ,PET]SBURG1 ,GAG94 ,TUROVTS9 9TRODUC$ !M4 

0,OBLONSKY'S ALWAYS LATE40 

0,AH1 H]E HE IS60 

0,HAVE Y\ ONLY JU/ COME80 SAID ,OBLONSKY1 COM+ QUICKLY T[>DS !M4 0,GOOD DAY4 ,HAD SOME VODKA8 ,WELL1 COME ALONG !N40 

,LEV9 GOT UP & W5T ) HIM TO ! BIG TABLE SPREAD ) SPIRITS & APPETIZ]S ( ! MO/ V>I\S K9DS4 ,ONE W\LD HAVE ?\<T ?AT \T ( TWO DOZ5 DELICACIES ONE MI<T F9D SOME?+ TO ONE'S TA/E1 BUT ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* ASK$ = SOME?+ SPECIAL1 & ONE ( ! LIV]I$ WAIT]S /&+ BY IMM$IATELY BR\<T :AT WAS REQUIR$4 ,!Y DRANK A W9E GLASSFUL & RETURN$ TO !IR TABLE4 

,AT ONCE1 :ILE !Y W]E /ILL AT ! S\P1 ,GAG9 WAS S]V$ ) *AMPAGNE1 & TOLD ! WAIT] TO FILL F\R GLASSES4 ,LEV9 DID NOT REFUSE ! W9E1 & ASK$ = A SECOND BOTTLE4 ,HE WAS V]Y HUNGRY1 & ATE & DRANK ) GREAT 5JOYM5T1 & ) /ILL GREAT] 5JOYM5T TOOK P>T 9 ! LIVELY & SIMPLE CONV]SATION ( HIS COMPANIONS4 ,GAG91 DROPP+ HIS VOICE1 TOLD ! LA/ GOOD /ORY FROM ,PET]SBURG1 & ! /ORY1 ?\< IMPROP] & /UPID1 WAS SO LUDICR\S ?AT ,LEV9 BROKE 9TO RO>S ( LAU<T] SO L\D ?AT ?OSE NE> LOOK$ R\ND4 

0,?AT'S 9 ! SAME /YLE AS1 '?AT'S A ?+ ,I CAN'T 5DURE6' ,Y\ KN[ ! /ORY80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 0,AH1 ?AT'S EXQUISITE6 ,ANO!R BOTTLE10 HE SAID TO ! WAIT]1 & HE BEGAN TO RELATE HIS GOOD /ORY4 

0,PYOTR ,ILLYIT* ,V9OVSKY 9VITES Y\ TO DR9K ) HIM10 A LITTLE OLD WAIT] 9T]RUPT$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 BR++ TWO DELICATE GLASSES ( SP>KL+ *AMPAGNE1 & ADDRESS+ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* & ,LEV94 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* TOOK ! GLASS1 & LOOK+ T[>DS A BALD MAN ) R$ MU/A*ES AT ! O!R 5D ( ! TABLE1 HE NODD$ TO HIM1 SMIL+4 

0,:O'S ?AT80 ASK$ ,LEV94 

0,Y\ MET HIM ONCE AT MY PLACE1 DON'T Y\ REMEMB]8 ,A GOOD-NATUR$ FELL[40 

,LEV9 DID ! SAME AS ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* & TOOK ! GLASS4 

,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S ANECDOTE TOO WAS V]Y AMUS+4 ,LEV9 TOLD HIS /ORY1 & ?AT TOO WAS SUCCESSFUL4 ,!N !Y TALK$ ( HORSES1 ( ! RACES1 ( :AT !Y HAD BE5 DO+ ?AT DAY1 & ( H[ SM>TLY ,VRONSKY'S ,ATLAS HAD WON ! FIR/ PRIZE4 ,LEV9 DID NOT NOTICE H[ ! TIME PASS$ AT D9N]4 

0,AH6 & H]E !Y >E60 ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT* SAID T[>DS ! 5D ( D9N]1 LEAN+ OV] ! BACK ( HIS *AIR & HOLD+ \T HIS H& TO ,VRONSKY1 :O CAME UP ) A TALL (FIC] ( ! ,GU>DS4 ,VRONSKY'S FACE TOO BEAM$ ) ! LOOK ( GOOD-HUMOR$ 5JOYM5T ?AT WAS G5]AL 9 ! CLUB4 ,HE PROPP$ HIS ELB[ PLAYFULLY ON ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*'S %\LD]1 :ISP]+ SOME?+ TO HIM1 & HE HELD \T HIS H& TO ,LEV9 ) ! SAME GOOD-HUMOR$ SMILE4 

0,V]Y GLAD TO MEET Y\10 HE SAID4 0,I LOOK$ \T = Y\ AT ! ELECTION1 BUT ,I WAS TOLD Y\ HAD GONE AWAY40 

0,YES1 ,I LEFT ! SAME DAY4 ,WE'VE JU/ BE5 TALK+ ( Y\R HORSE4 ,I CONGRATULATE Y\10 SAID ,LEV94 0,IT WAS V]Y RAPIDLY RUN40 

0,YES2 Y\'VE RACE HORSES TOO1 HAV5'T Y\80 

0,NO1 MY FA!R HAD2 BUT ,I REMEMB] & KN[ SOME?+ AB\T IT40 

0,:]E HAVE Y\ D9$80 ASK$ ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*4 

0,WE W]E AT ! SECOND TABLE1 BEH9D ! COLUMNS40 

0,WE'VE BE5 CELEBRAT+ HIS SUCCESS10 SAID ! TALL COLONEL4 0,IT'S HIS SECOND ,IMP]IAL PRIZE4 ,I WI% ,I MI<T HAVE ! LUCK AT C>DS HE HAS ) HORSES4 ,WELL1 :Y WA/E ! PRECI\S TIME8 ,I'M GO+ TO ! '9F]NAL REGIONS1'0 ADD$ ! COLONEL1 & HE WALK$ AWAY4 

0,?AT'S ,YA%V910 ,VRONSKY SAID 9 ANSW] TO ,TUROVTS91 & HE SAT D[N 9 ! VACAT$ SEAT BESIDE !M4 ,HE DRANK ! GLASS (F]$ HIM1 & ORD]$ A BOTTLE ( W9E4 ,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! CLUB ATMOSPH]E OR ! W9E HE HAD DRUNK1 ,LEV9 *ATT$ AWAY TO ,VRONSKY ( ! BE/ BRE$S ( CATTLE1 & WAS V]Y GLAD NOT TO FEEL ! SLI<TE/ HO/ILITY TO ?IS MAN4 ,HE EV5 TOLD HIM1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ?AT HE HAD HE>D FROM HIS WIFE ?AT %E HAD MET HIM AT ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA'S4 

0,AH1 ,PR9CESS ,M>YA ,BORISSOVNA1 %E'S EXQUISITE60 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 & HE TOLD AN ANECDOTE AB\T H] :I* SET !M ALL LAU<+4 ,VRONSKY P>TICUL>LY LAU<$ ) SU* SIMPLEHE>T$ AMUSEM5T ?AT ,LEV9 FELT QUITE RECONCIL$ TO HIM4 

0,WELL1 HAVE WE F9I%$80 SAID ,/EPAN ,>KADYEVIT*1 GETT+ UP ) A SMILE4 0,LET US GO40 

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