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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,! HI/ORY ( ! PRISON] ,MASLOVA WAS A V]Y COMMON 
ONE4 ,MASLOVA WAS ! DAU<T] ( AN UNM>RI$ 
M5IAL :O LIV$ ) H] MO!R1 A CO:]D1 ON ! 
E/ATE ( TWO SP9/]S4 ,?IS UNM>RI$ WOMAN GAVE 
BIR? TO A *ILD EV]Y YE>1 &1 AS IS ! CU/OM 9 ! 
VILLAGES1 BAPTIZ$ !M2 !N NEGLECT$ ! TR\BLESOME 
NEWCOM]S1 & !Y F9ALLY />V$ TO DEA?4 

,?US FIVE *ILDR5 DI$4 ,EV]Y ONE ( !SE WAS BAPTIZ$1 
!N IT />V$ & F9ALLY DI$4 ,! SIX? *ILD1 
BEGOTT5 ( A PASS+ GYPSY1 WAS A GIRL1 :O W\LD HAVE 
%>$ ! SAME FATE1 BUT IT HAPP5$ ?AT ONE ( ! TWO 
OLD MAID5S 5T]$ ! C[-%$ TO REPRIM& ! MILKMAIDS 
= C>ELESSNESS 9 SKIMM+ ! CREAM1 & !RE 
SAW ! MO!R ) ! HEAL?Y & BEAUTIFUL *ILD4 
,! OLD MAID5 *ID$ !M = ! CREAM & = P]MITT+ 
! WOMAN TO LIE 9 ! C[-%$1 & WAS ON 
! PO9T ( DEP>T+1 BUT NOTIC+ ! *ILD1 WAS MOV$ 
TO PITY1 & AFT]W>DS CONS5T$ TO /& GODMO!R 
TO ! *ILD4 ,%E BAPTIZ$ ! *ILD1 & 9 PITY = H] GOD-DAU<T]1 FURNI%$ H] ) MILK1 GAVE ! MO!R 
SOME MONEY1 & ! BABE ?RIV$4 ,:]E=E ! OLD 
MAID5S CALL$ IT 0! SAV$ ONE40 

,! *ILD WAS ?REE YE>S OLD :5 ! MO!R FELL ILL 
& DI$4 ,%E WAS A GREAT BURD5 TO H] GR&MO!R1 
SO ! OLD MAID5S ADOPT$ H]4 ,! D>K-EY$ GIRL 
BECAME UNUSUALLY LIVELY & PRETTY1 & H] PRES5CE 
*E]$ !M4 

,( ! TWO OLD MAID5S1 ! Y\NG] ONE--,SOPHIA 
,IVANOVNA--WAS ! K9DLI]1 :ILE ! OLD] ONE--,M>IA 
,IVANOVNA--WAS ( AU/]E DISPOSITION4 ,SOPHIA ,IVANOVNA 
KEPT ! GIRL 9 DEC5T CLO!S1 TAU<T H] TO READ & 9T5D$ 
TO GIVE H] AN $UCATION4 ,M>IA ,IVANOVNA SAID 
?AT ! GIRL \<T TO BE TAU<T TO WORK ?AT %E MI<T 
BECOME A USEFUL S]VANT1 WAS EXACT+1 PUNI%$1 & 
EV5 BEAT H] :5 9 BAD HUMOR4 ,UND] SU* CONDITIONS 
! GIRL GREW UP HALF S]VANT1 HALF LADY4 ,H] POSITION 
WAS REFLECT$ EV5 9 H] NAME1 = %E WAS NOT 
CALL$ BY ! G5TLE ,KAT9KA1 NOR YET BY ! DISDA9FUL 
,KATKA1 BUT ,KATI\%A1 :I* /&S S5TIM5TALLY BETWE5 
! TWO4 ,%E SEW$1 CLEAN$ ! ROOMS1 CLEAN$ 
! ICONS ) *ALK1 GR\ND1 COOK$ & S]V$ C(FEE1 
WA%$1 & SOMETIMES %E READ = ! LADIES4 

,%E WAS WOO$1 BUT W\LD M>RY NO ONE1 FEEL+ ?AT 
LIFE ) ANY ONE ( H] WOO]S W\LD BE H>D1 SPOIL$1 AS 
%E WAS1 MORE OR LESS1 BY ! COMP>ATIVE EASE %E 5JOY$ 
9 ! MANOR4 

,%E HAD JU/ PASS$ H] SIXTE5? YE> :5 ! LADIES 
W]E VISIT$ BY !IR NEPHEW1 A RI* /UD5T1 & ,KATI\%A1 
)\T D>+ TO CONFESS IT TO HIM1 OR EV5 TO H]SELF1 
FELL 9 LOVE ) HIM4 ,TWO YE>S AFT]W>DS1 :ILE 
ON HIS WAY TO ! W>1 HE AGA9 VISIT$ HIS AUNTS1 & 
DUR+ HIS F\R DAYS' /AY1 CONSUMMAT$ H] RU94 ,BE=E 
HIS DEP>TURE HE ?RU/ A HUNDR$ RUBLE BILL 9TO H] 
H&4 

,!NCE=W>D LIFE CEAS$ TO HAVE ANY *>MS = H]1 
& H] ONLY ?\<T WAS TO ESCAPE ! %AME :I* 
AWAIT$ H]1 & NOT ONLY DID %E BECOME LAX 9 H] 
DUTIES1 BUT--& %E DID NOT KN[ H]SELF H[ IT HAPP5$--ALL 
( A SUDD5 %E GAVE V5T TO H] ILL TEMP]4 
,%E SAID SOME RUDE ?+S TO ! LADIES1 ( :I* %E 
AFT]W>DS REP5T$1 & LEFT !M4 

,DISSATISFI$ ) H] BEHAVIOR1 !Y DID NOT DETA9 H]4 
,%E !N OBTA9$ EMPLOYM5T AS S]VANT 9 ! H\SE ( 
! COMMISS>Y ( RURAL POLICE1 BUT WAS OBLIG$ TO GIVE 
UP ! POSITION AT ! 5D ( ! ?IRD MON?1 = ! 
COMMISS>Y1 A FIFTY-YE> OLD MAN1 PURSU$ H] ) HIS 
ATT5TIONS1 & :51 ON ONE OCCASION1 HE BECAME TOO 
P]SI/5T1 %E FL>$ UP1 CALL$ HIM AN OLD FOOL1 & 
?REW HIM TO ! GR\ND4 ,!N %E WAS DRIV5 FROM ! 
H\SE4 ,%E WAS N[ SO F> ADVANC$ ON ! ROAD TO MAT]NITY 
?AT TO LOOK = A POSITION WAS \T ( ! QUE/ION4 
,H5CE %E TOOK LODG+S ) AN OLD MIDWIFE1 :O WAS 
ALSO A W9E DEAL]4 ,! CONF9EM5T CAME (F PA9LESSLY4 
,BUT ! MIDWIFE WAS ATT5D+ A SICK WOMAN 9 ! VILLAGE1 
9FECT$ ,KATI\%A ) PU]P]AL FEV]1 & ! 
*ILD1 A BOY1 WAS TAK5 TO A F\NDL+ ASYLUM :]E1 %E 
WAS TOLD1 HE DI$ IMM$IATELY AFT] HIS >RIVAL !RE4 

,:5 ,KATI\%A TOOK LODG+S ) ! MIDWIFE %E 
HAD #abg RUBLES2 #bg RUBLES ( :I* %E HAD E>N$1 & 
#a RUBLES :I* HAD BE5 GIV5 H] BY H] S$UC]4 
,:5 %E LEFT H] %E HAD BUT SIX RUBLES LEFT4 ,%E WAS 
NOT ECONOMICAL1 & SP5T ON H]SELF AS WELL AS O!RS4 
,%E PAID #d RUBLES TO ! MIDWIFE = TWO MON?S' BO>D2 
#be RUBLES IT CO/ H] TO HAVE ! *ILD TAK5 AWAY2 #d 
RUBLES ! MIDWIFE BORR[$ ( H] TO BUY A C[ )2 
! BALANCE WAS SP5T ON DRESSES1 PRES5TS1 ETC41 SO ?AT 
AFT] ! CONF9EM5T %E WAS PRACTICALLY P5NILESS1 & 
WAS COMPELL$ TO LOOK = A POSITION4 ,%E WAS SOON 9/ALL$ 
9 ! H\SE ( A =E/] :O WAS M>RI$1 & 
:O1 LIKE ! COMMISS>Y1 BEGAN TO PAY C\RT TO H]4 
,HIS WIFE BECAME AW>E ( IT1 & :51 ON ONE OCCASION1 
%E F\ND !M BO? 9 ! ROOM1 %E FELL ON ,KATI\%A 
& BEGAN TO BEAT H]4 ,! LATT] RES5T$ IT1 & ! 
RESULT WAS A SCRIMMAGE1 AFT] :I* %E WAS DRIV5 \T 
( ! H\SE1 )\T BE+ PAID ! WAGES DUE H]4 
,KATI\%A W5T TO ! CITY1 :]E %E /OPP$ ) H] 
AUNT4 ,H] AUNT'S HUSB& WAS A BOOKB9D]4 ,=M]LY 
HE US$ TO E>N A COMPET5CE1 BUT HAD LO/ HIS 
CU/OM]S1 & WAS N[ GIV5 TO DR9K1 SP5D+ EV]Y?+ 
?AT CAME 9TO HIS H&S4 

,) ! AID ( A SMALL LAUNDRY %E WAS KEEP+1 H] 
AUNT SUPPORT$ H] *ILDR5 AS WELL AS H] HUSB&4 ,%E 
(F]$ ,MASLOVA WORK AS A WA%]WOMAN1 BUT SEE+ :AT A H>D LIFE ! WA%]WOM5 AT H] AUNT'S E/ABLI%M5T 
W]E LEAD+1 %E SE>*$ ?R\< ! 9TELLIG5CE 
(FICES = A POSITION AS S]VANT4 ,%E F\ND SU* A PLACE 
) A LADY :O WAS LIV+ ) H] TWO /UD5T BOYS4 
,A WEEK AFT] %E HAD 5T]$ UPON H] DUTIES1 ! OLDE/ 
SON NEGLECT$ HIS /UDIES & MADE LIFE MIS]ABLE = 
,MASLOVA4 ,! MO!R ?REW ALL BLAME UPON ,MASLOVA 
& DIS*>G$ H]4 ,%E WAS SOME TIME )\T ANY 
OCCUPATION4 ,9 ONE ( !SE 9TELLIG5CE (FICES %E ONCE 
MET A LADY RI*LY DRESS$ & ADORN$ ) DIAMONDS4 
,?IS LADY1 LE>N+ ( ! CONDITION ( ,MASLOVA1 :O WAS 
LOOK+ = A POSITION1 GAVE H] H] C>D & 9VIT$ H] 
TO CALL4 ,! LADY RECEIV$ ,MASLOVA AFFECTIONATELY1 TREAT$ 
H] TO *OICE CAKES & SWEET W9E1 :ILE %E DISPAT*$ 
H] S]VANT SOME:]E ) A NOTE4 ,9 ! EV5+ A 
TALL MAN ) LONG HAIR JU/ TURN+ GRAY1 & GRAY BE>D1 
CAME 9TO ! ROOM4 ,! OLD MAN IMM$IATELY SEAT$ 
HIMSELF BESIDE ,MASLOVA & BEGAN TO JE/4 ,! HO/ESS 
CALL$ HIM 9TO AN ADJO9+ ROOM1 & ,MASLOVA OV]HE>D 
H] SAY3 0,AS FRE% AS A ROSE2 JU/ FROM ! C\NTRY40 
,!N ! HO/ESS CALL$ 9 ,MASLOVA & TOLD H] ?AT ! 
MAN WAS AN AU?OR1 V]Y RI*1 & WILL BE V]Y G5]\S 
IF HE TAKES A LIK+ TO H]4 ,HE DID TAKE A LIK+ TO H]1 
GAVE H] TW5TY-FIVE RUBLES1 & PROMIS$ TO CALL ON H] 
(T54 ,! MONEY WAS SOON SP5T 9 SETTL+ = H] 
BO>D AT H] AUNT'S1 = A NEW DRESS1 HAT & RIBBONS4 ,A 
FEW DAYS AFT]W>DS ! AU?OR S5T = H] A SECOND TIME4 
,%E CALL$4 ,HE GAVE H] ANO!R TW5TY-FIVE RUBLE BILL 
& (F]$ TO R5T AP>TM5TS = H] :]E %E C\LD 
RESIDE SEP>ATELY4 

,:ILE LIV+ 9 ! AP>TM5TS R5T$ BY ! AU?OR1 
,MASLOVA BECAME 9FATUAT$ ) A JOLLY CL]K LIV+ 9 
! SAME H\SE4 ,%E H]SELF TOLD ! AU?OR ( H] 9FATUATION1 
& MOV$ 9TO A SMALL] AP>TM5T4 ,! 
CL]K1 :O HAD PROMIS$ TO M>RY H]1 )\T SAY+ 
ANY?+1 LEFT = ,NIJHNI1 EVID5TLY CA/+ H] (F1 & 
,MASLOVA REMA9$ ALONE4 ,%E WI%$ TO REMA9 9 ! 
AP>TM5T1 BUT ! L&LORD W\LD NOT P]MIT A S+LE 
WOMAN TO OCCUPY IT1 & %E RETURN$ TO H] AUNT4 ,H] 
FA%IONABLE DRESS1 CAPE & HAT WON H] ! RESPECT ( H] 
AUNT1 :O NO LONG] D>$ TO (F] H] WORK AS A WA%]WOMAN1 
CONSID]+ H] PRES5T POSITION F> ABOVE IT4 ,! QUE/ION ( WORK+ 9 ! LAUNDRY DID NOT EV5 
OCCUR TO ,MASLOVA N[4 ,%E LOOK$ ) COMPASSION ON 
! LIFE ( DRUDG]Y L$ BY !SE PALE1 EMACIAT$ WA%]WOM51 
SOME ( :OM %[$ SYMPTOMS ( CONSUMPTION1 
WA%+ & IRON+ 9 A /IFL+1 /EAM-LAD5 ATMOSPH]E 
) ! W9D[S OP5 SUMM] & W9T]1 
& %E WAS HORRIFI$ AT ! ?\<T ?AT %E1 TOO1 MI<T 
BE DRIV5 TO SU* DRUDG]Y4 

,MASLOVA HAD = A LONG TIME BE5 ADDICT$ TO CIG>ETTE 
SMOK+1 BUT ( LATE %E HAD BE5 GETT+ MORE & 
MORE ACCU/OM$ TO DR9K4 ,! W9E ATTRACT$ H]1 NOT 
BECAUSE ( ITS TA/E1 BUT BECAUSE IT 5ABL$ H] TO =GET 
H] PA/ LIFE1 TO COM=T H]SELF ) EASE1 & ! CONFID5CE 
( H] [N WOR? ?AT IT GAVE H]4 ,)\T W9E 
%E WAS DESPOND5T & ABA%$4 ,!RE WAS ! *OICE 
( TWO ?+S BE=E H]2 EI!R ! HUMILIAT+ OCCUPATION 
( A S]VANT1 ) ! C]TA9 UNWELCOME ATT5TIONS 
( ! M51 OR A SECURE1 QUIET & LEGITIMATIZ$ POSITION 
( EV]YBODY'S MI/RESS4 ,%E WI%$ TO REV5GE H]SELF 
ON H] S$UC]1 AS WELL AS ! CL]K1 & ALL ?OSE ?AT 
BR\<T MIS=TUNE UPON H]4 ,BESIDES1 %E C\LD NOT 
)/& ! TEMPTATION ( HAV+ ALL ! DRESSES H] 
HE>T DESIR$--DRESSES MADE ( VELVET1 GAUZE & SILK--BALL 
DRESSES1 ) OP5 NECK & %ORT SLEEVES4 ,& 
:5 ,MASLOVA IMAG9$ H]SELF 9 A BRI<T YELL[ SILK 
DRESS1 ) VELVET TRIMM+S1 DECOLETTE1 %E MADE H] 
*OICE4 

,FROM ?IS DAY ON ,MASLOVA BEGAN TO LEAD A LIFE TO 
:I* HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( WOM5 >E DRIV51 & 
:I*1 9 N9E CASES \T ( T51 5DS 9 PA9FUL DISEASE1 
PREMATURE DECREPITUDE & DEA?4 

,AFT] A NI<T'S ORGIES !RE W\LD COME A DEEP SLUMB] 
TILL ?REE OR F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON2 !N ! WE>Y 
RIS+ FROM A DIRTY C\*2 SELTZ]-WAT] TO REMOVE ! 
EFFECT ( EXCESSIVE DR9K+1 C(FEE4 ,!N CAME ! 
SAUNT]+ ?R\< ! ROOMS 9 DRESS+-G[N1 LOOK+ 
?R\< ! W9D[S2 ! LANGUID QU>RELS2 !N ! P]FUM+ 
( H] BODY & HAIR1 ! TRY+ ON ( DRESSES1 & 
! QU>RELS ) ! MI/RESS :I* !Y OCCASION$2 
CONTEMPLAT+ H]SELF 9 ! MIRROR1 R\G+ H] FACE1 
D>K5+ H] EYEBR[S4 ,!N CAME ! SWEET1 RI* 
FOOD1 ! BRI<T SILK DRESS1 ! 5TRY 9TO ! BRI<TLY LI<T$ P>LOR1 ! >RIVAL ( ! GUE/S1 MUSIC1 DANC+1 
CONFECTION]Y1 W9E & CIG>ETTES4 

,?US ,MASLOVA LIV$ = SEV5 YE>S4 ,ON ! EI<?1 
:5 %E HAD REA*$ H] TW5TY-SIX? YE>1 !RE HAPP5$ 
?AT = :I* %E HAD BE5 JAIL$1 & = :I* 
%E WAS N[ L$ TO ! C\RT1 AFT] SIX MON?S ( CONF9EM5T 
AMONG ?IEVES & MURD]]S4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,AWAK5+ BY GRAF ,LEO ,TOL/OY1 ,TRANSLAT$ BY ,SMI?1 ,WILLIAM ,E41 ,A,K,A3 ,! ,RESURRECTION4 ,TEXT FROM ,GUT5B]G4ORG47 

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