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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

0,IT IS %AMEFUL & DISGU/+10 ,NEKHLUD(F M$ITAT$1 
:ILE RETURN+ HOME ON FOOT ALONG ! FAMILI> /REETS4 
,! OPPRESSIVE FEEL+ :I* HE HAD EXP]I5C$ :ILE 
SPEAK+ TO ,MISSY CLUNG TO HIM4 ,HE UND]/OOD ?AT 
NOM9ALLY1 IF ONE MAY SO EXPRESS HIMSELF1 HE WAS 9 ! 
RI<T2 HE HAD NEV] SAID ANY?+ TO B9D HIMSELF TO H]2 
HAD MADE NO (F]1 BUT 9 REALITY HE FELT ?AT HE HAD B\ND 
HIMSELF TO H]1 ?AT HE HAD PROMIS$ TO BE H]S4 ,YET HE 
FELT 9 ALL HIS BE+ ?AT HE C\LD NOT M>RY H]4 

0,IT IS %AMEFUL & DISGU/+10 HE REPEAT$1 NOT ONLY 
( HIS RELATIONS TO ,MISSY1 BUT ( EV]Y?+4 0,EV]Y?+ 
IS DISGU/+ & %AMEFUL10 HE REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF1 AS HE 
ASC5D$ ! /EPS ( HIS H\SE4 

0,I %ALL TAKE NO SUPP]10 HE SAID TO ,KORNEI1 :O FOLL[$ 
HIM 9TO ! D9+-ROOM1 :]E ! TABLE WAS SET 
= HIS SUPP]4 0,Y\ MAY GO40 

0,ALL RI<T10 SAID ,KORNEI1 BUT DID NOT GO1 & BEGAN TO 
CLE> ! TABLE4 ,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ AT ,KORNEI & AN ILL 
FEEL+ SPRUNG UP 9 HIS HE>T T[>D HIM4 ,HE WI%$ 
TO BE LEFT 9 PEACE1 & IT SEEM$ AS IF EV]YBODY W]E 
SPITEFULLY WORRY+ HIM4 ,:5 ,KORNEI HAD LEFT1 ,NEKHLUD(F 
W5T OV] TO ! SAMOV>1 9T5D+ TO MAKE SOME 
TEA1 BUT1 HE>+ ! FOOT/EPS ( ,AGRIPP9A ,PETROVNA1 HE 
HA/ILY WALK$ 9TO ! DRAW+-ROOM1 CLOS+ ! DOOR BEH9D 
HIM4 ,?IS WAS ! ROOM 9 :I*1 ?REE MON?S AGO1 
HIS MO!R HAD DI$4 ,N[1 AS HE 5T]$ ?IS ROOM1 
LI<T$ BY TWO LAMPS ) REFLECTORS--ONE NE> A PORTRAIT 
( HIS FA!R1 ! O!R NE> A PORTRAIT ( HIS MO!R--HE 
?\<T ( HIS RELATIONS T[>D HIS MO!R1 & !SE RELATIONS 
SEEM$ TO HIM UNNATURAL & REPULSIVE4 ,!SE1 TOO1 
W]E %AMEFUL & DISGU/+4 ,HE REMEMB]$ H[1 
DUR+ H] LA/ SICKNESS1 HE WI%$ H] TO DIE4 ,HE SAID 
TO HIMSELF ?AT HE WI%$ IT SO ?AT %E MI<T BE SP>$ 
! SUFF]+1 BUT 9 REALITY HE WI%$ TO SP>E HIMSELF 
! SI<T ( H] SUFF]+4 

,DESIR+ TO CALL =? PLEASANT RECOLLECTIONS AB\T H]1 
HE LOOK$ AT H] PORTRAIT1 PA9T$ BY A FAM\S >TI/ = 
FIVE ?\S& RUBLES4 ,%E WAS REPRES5T$ 9 A BLACK 
VELVET DRESS ) B>$ BREA/4 ,! >TI/ HAD EVID5TLY 
DRAWN ) P>TICUL> C>E ! BREA/ & ! BEAUTIFUL 
%\LD]S & NECK4 ,?AT WAS P>TICUL>LY %AMEFUL & 
DISGU/+4 ,!RE WAS SOME?+ REVOLT+ & SACRILIGI\S 
TO HIM 9 ?IS REPRES5TATION ( HIS MO!R AS A 
D5UD$ BEAUTY1 ! MORE SO BECAUSE ?REE MON?S AGO 
%E LAY 9 ?IS V]Y ROOM %RUNK5 LIKE A MUMMY1 & 
FILL+ ! 5TIRE H\SE ) AN OPPRESSIVE ODOR4 ,HE 
?\<T HE C\LD SMELL ! ODOR N[4 ,HE REMEMB]$ 
H[1 ON ! DAY BE=E %E DI$1 %E TOOK HIS /RONG1 :ITE 
H& 9TO H] [N EMACIAT$1 DISCOLOR$ ONE1 &1 LOOK+ 
9TO HIS EYES1 SAID3 0,DO NOT JUDGE ME1 ,MITIA1 IF ,I HAVE NOT 
DONE AS ,I %\LD10 & H] FAD$ EYES FILL$ ) TE>S4 

0,H[ DISGU/+60 HE AGA9 REPEAT$ TO HIMSELF1 GLANC+ 
AT ! HALF-NUDE WOMAN ) SPL5DID M>BLE %\LD]S 
& >MS & A TRIUMPHANT SMILE ON H] LIPS4 ,! 
B>$ BOSOM ( ?AT PORTRAIT REM9D$ HIM ( ANO!R 
Y\NG WOMAN :OM HE HAD SE5 DRESS$ 9 A SIMIL> WAY 
A FEW DAYS BE=E4 ,IT WAS ,MISSY1 :O HAD 9VIT$ HIM TO 
! H\SE UND] SOME PRETEXT1 9 ORD] TO DISPLAY BE=E 
HIM H] BALL-DRESS4 ,HE RECALL$ ) DISGU/ H] BEAUTIFUL 
%\LD]S & >MS2 & H] CO>SE1 BRUTAL FA!R1 ) 
HIS D>K PA/1 HIS CRUELTIES1 & H] MO!R ) H] D\BTFUL 
REPUTATION4 ,ALL ?IS WAS DISGU/+ & AT ! SAME 
TIME %AMEFUL4 

0,NO1 NO2 ,I MU/ FREE MYSELF FROM ALL !SE FALSE RELATIONS 
) ! ,KOR*AG9S1 ) ,M>IA ,VASILIEVNA1 ) 
! 9H]ITANCE & ALL ! RE/10 HE ?\<T4 0,YES1 TO 
BREA! FREELY2 TO GO ABROAD--TO ,ROME--& CONT9UE TO 
WORK ON MY PICTURE40 ,HE REMEMB]$ HIS D\BTS AB\T 
HIS TAL5T4 0,WELL1 IT IS ALL ! SAME2 ,I WILL SIMPLY BREA! 
FREELY4 ,FIR/1 ,I WILL GO TO ,CON/ANT9OPLE1 !N TO ,ROME--AWAY 
FROM ?IS JURY DUTY4 ,YES1 & TO FIX MATT]S ) 
! LAWY]----0 

,& SUDD5LY1 BE=E HIS IMAG9ATION1 APPE>$ ) UNCOMMON 
VIVIDNESS ! PICTURE ( ! PRISON] ) ! 
BLACK1 SQU9T+ EYES4 ,& H[ %E WEPT :5 ! LA/ 
WORDS ( ! PRISON]S W]E SPOK56 ,HE HA/ILY CRU%$ 
! CIG>ETTE HE WAS SMOK+1 LIT ANO!R1 & BEGAN PAC+ 
UP & D[N ! ROOM4 ,ONE AFT] ANO!R ! SC5ES 
HE HAD LIV$ ?R\< ) H] ROSE UP 9 HIS M9D4 ,HE 
RECALL$ !IR LA/ MEET+1 ! PASSION :I* SEIZ$ HIM 
AT ! TIME1 & ! DISAPPO9TM5T ?AT FOLL[$4 ,HE 
RECALL$ ! :ITE DRESS ) ! BLUE RIBBON2 HE RECALL$ 
! MORN+ MASS4 0,:Y1 ,I LOV$ H] ) A PURE LOVE 
?AT NI<T2 ,I LOV$ H] EV5 BE=E1 & H[ ,I LOV$ H] 
:5 ,I FIR/ CAME TO MY AUNTS & WAS WRIT+ MY COMPOSITION60 
,?AT FRE%NESS1 Y\?1 FULLNESS ( LIFE SWEPT OV] 
HIM & HE BECAME PA9FULLY SAD4 

,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 HIM AS HE WAS !N & AS HE 
WAS N[ WAS GREAT2 IT WAS EQUALLY GREAT1 IF NOT GREAT]1 
?AN ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ,KATI\%A 9 ! *UR* & 
?AT GIRL :OM !Y HAD TRI$ ?IS MORN+4 ,!N HE WAS 
A C\RAGE\S1 FREE MAN1 BE=E :OM OP5$ 5DLESS POSSIBILITIES2 
N[ HE FELT HIMSELF CAU<T 9 ! T5ETS ( A 
/UPID1 IDLE1 AIMLESS1 MIS]ABLE LIFE1 FROM :I* !RE WAS 
NO ESCAPE2 AYE1 FROM :I*1 = ! MO/ P>T1 HE W\LD 
NOT ESCAPE4 ,HE REMEMB]$ H[ HE ONCE HAD PRID$ 
HIMSELF UPON HIS RECTITUDE2 H[ HE ALWAYS MADE IT A RULE 
TO TELL ! TRU?1 & WAS 9 REALITY TRU?FUL1 & H[ HE 
WAS N[ /EEP$ 9 FALSEHOOD--FALSEHOOD :I* WAS RECOGNIZ$ 
AS TRU? BY ALL ?OSE >\ND HIM4 

,& !RE WAS NO ESCAPE FROM ?IS FALSEHOOD2 AT ALL 
EV5TS1 HE DID NOT SEE ANY ESCAPE4 ,HE HAD SUNK 9 IT1 
BECAME ACCU/OM$ TO IT1 & 9DULG$ HIMSELF 9 IT4 

,! QUE/IONS ?AT ABSORB$ HIM N[ W]E3 ,H[ TO 
BREAK LOOSE FROM ,M>IA ,VASILIEVNA & H] HUSB&1 SO 
?AT HE MI<T BE ABLE TO LOOK !M 9 ! FACE8 ,H[1 
)\T FALSEHOOD1 TO DIS5TANGLE HIS RELATIONS ) ,MISSY8 
,H[ TO GET \T ( ! 9CONSI/5CY ( CONSID]+ ! 
PRIVATE HOLD+ ( L& UNJU/ & KEEP+ HIS 9H]ITANCE8 
,H[ TO BLOT \T HIS S9 AGA9/ ,KATI\%A8 0,I 
CANNOT AB&ON ! WOMAN :OM ,I HAVE LOV$ & CONT5T 
MYSELF ) PAY+ MONEY TO ! LAWY] TO SAVE H] 
FROM P5AL S]VITUDE1 :I* %E DOES NOT EV5 DES]VE40 
,TO BLOT \T ! S91 AS HE DID !N1 :5 HE ?\<T ?AT 
HE WAS ATON+ = HIS WRONG BY GIV+ H] MONEY6 ,IMPOSSIBLE6 

,HE VIVIDLY RECALL$ ! MOM5T :5 HE RAN AFT] H] 
9 ! CORRIDOR1 ?RU/ MONEY 9 H] BOSOM1 & RAN AWAY 
FROM H]4 0,OH1 ?AT MONEY60 ,) ! SAME HORROR 
& DISGU/ HE RECALL$ ?AT MOM5T4 0,OH1 H[ DISGU/+60 
HE SAID AL\D1 AS HE DID !N4 0,ONLY A SC\NDREL 
& RASCAL C\LD DO IT6 ,& ,I AM ?AT SC\NDREL1 ?AT 
RASCAL60 HE SAID AL\D4 0,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT ,I--0 & HE 
/OPP$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ! ROOM--0,IS IT POSSIBLE ?AT ,I 
AM REALLY A SC\NDREL8 ,:O BUT ,I80 HE ANSW]$ HIMSELF4 
0,& IS ?IS ! ONLY ?+80 HE CONT9U$1 /ILL 
C5SUR+ HIMSELF4 0,>E NOT MY RELATIONS T[>D ,M>IA 
,VASILIEVNA BASE & DETE/ABLE8 ,& MY POSITION ) 
REG>D TO PROP]TY8 ,UND] ! PLEA ?AT ,I 9H]IT$ IT 
FROM MY MO!R ,I AM US+ WEAL?1 ! [N]%IP ( 
:I* ,I CONSID] UNLAWFUL4 ,& ! :OLE ( ?IS IDLE1 
ABOM9ABLE LIFE8 ,& TO CR[N ALL1 MY CONDUCT T[>D 
,KATI\%A8 ,SC\NDREL6 ,VILLA96 ,LET PEOPLE JUDGE ME 
AS !Y PLEASE--,I CAN DECEIVE !M1 BUT ,I CANNOT DECEIVE 
MYSELF40 

,& HE SUDD5LY UND]/OOD ?AT ! DISGU/ :I* HE 
HAD LATELY FELT T[>D EV]YBODY1 & ESPECIALLY TO-DAY 
T[>D ! ,PR9CE & ,M>IA ,VASILIEVNA1 & ,MISSY1 & 
,KORNEI1 WAS DISGU/ ) HIMSELF4 ,& 9 ?IS CONFESSION 
( HIS [N BAS5ESS !RE WAS SOME?+ PA9FUL1 & 
AT ! SAME TIME JOY\S & CALM+4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( HIS LIFE ,NEKHLUD(F (T5 EXP]I5C$ 
:AT HE CALL$ A 0CLEANS+ ( ! S\L40 ,?IS HAPP5$ 
:51 AFT] A LONG P]IOD ( RET>DATION1 OR1 P]HAPS1 5TIRE 
CESSATION ( HIS 9N] LIFE1 HE SUDD5LY BECAME AW>E 
( IT1 & PROCE$$ TO CLEANSE HIS S\L ( ALL ! ACCUMULAT$ 
FIL? ?AT CAUS$ ?IS /&/ILL4 

,AFT] SU* AWAK5+S ,NEKHLUD(F ALWAYS LAID D[N 
SOME RULES = HIMSELF :I* HE 9T5D$ TO FOLL[ ALL 
! RE/ ( HIS LIFE2 KEPT A DI>Y & BEGAN A NEW LIFE1 :I* 
HE HOP$ HE %\LD NEV] *ANGE AGA9--0TURN+ A NEW 
LEAF10 HE US$ TO CALL IT4 ,BUT ! TEMPTATIONS ( LIFE 5TRAPP$ 
HIM ANEW1 AFT] EV]Y AWAK5+1 &1 )\T 
KN[+ IT1 HE SANK AGA91 (T5 TO A L[] DEP? ?AN HE 
WAS 9 BE=E4 

,?US HE CLEANS$ HIMSELF & REVIV$ SEV]AL TIMES4 
,HIS FIR/ CLEANS+ HAPP5$ :5 HE VISIT$ HIS AUNTS4 
,?AT WAS ! BRI<TE/ & MO/ 5?USIA/IC AWAK5+4 
,& IT LA/$ A LONG TIME4 ,! NEXT HAPP5$ :5 HE 
LEFT ! CIVIL S]VICE1 &1 DESIR+ TO SACRIFICE HIS LIFE1 HE 
5T]$1 DUR+ ! W>1 ! MILIT>Y S]VICE4 ,H]E HE 
BEGAN TO S9K QUICKLY4 ,! NEXT AWAK5+ OCCURR$ 
:5 HE RETIR$ FROM ! MILIT>Y S]VICE1 &1 GO+ 
ABROAD1 GAVE HIMSELF UP TO PA9T+4 

,FROM ?AT DAY TO ?IS !RE WAS A LONG P]IOD ( UNCLEANL9ESS1 
! LONGE/ HE HAD GONE ?R\< YET1 &1 
!RE=E1 HE HAD NEV] SUNK SO DEEP1 & NEV] BE=E 
WAS !RE SU* DISCORD BETWE5 ! DEM&S ( HIS CONSCI5CE 
& ! LIFE :I* HE WAS LEAD+4 ,SO1 :5 HE 
SAW ! *ASM :I* SEP>AT$ ! TWO1 HE WAS HORRIFI$4 

,! DISCORD WAS SO GREAT1 ! DEFILEM5T SO ?OR\<1 
?AT AT FIR/ HE DESPAIR$ ( ! POSSIBILITY ( A COMPLETE 
CLEANS+4 0,:Y1 Y\ HAVE TRI$ TO IMPROVE BE=E1 & 
FAIL$10 ! TEMPT] 9 HIS S\L :ISP]$4 0,:AT IS ! 
GOOD ( TRY+ AGA98 ,Y\ >E NOT ! ONLY ONE--ALL >E 
ALIKE4 ,SU* IS LIFE40 ,BUT ! FREE1 SPIRITUAL BE+ :I* 
ALONE IS TRUE1 ALONE P[]FUL1 ALONE ET]NAL1 WAS ALREADY 
AWAKE 9 ,NEKHLUD(F4 ,& HE C\LD NOT HELP BELIEV+ 
IT4 ,H[EV] GREAT ! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 ?AT :I* HE 
WAS & ?AT :I* HE WI%$ TO BE1 = ! AWAK5$ 
SPIRITUAL BE+ EV]Y?+ WAS POSSIBLE4 

0,I %ALL BREAK ?IS LIE ?AT B9DS ME AT ANY CO/4 ,I WILL 
CONFESS ! TRU? TO EV]YBODY1 & WILL ACT ! TRU?10 HE 
SAID AL\D1 RESOLUTELY4 0,I WILL TELL ,MISSY ! TRU?--?AT ,I 
AM A PR(LIGATE & CANNOT M>RY H]2 ?AT ,I HAVE TRIFL$ 
) H]4 ,I WILL TELL ,M>IA ,VASILEVNA 7! WIFE ( ! 
M>%AL ( NOBILITY7--BUT NO1 :AT IS ! GOOD ( TELL+ 
H]8 ,I WILL TELL H] HUSB& ?AT ,I AM A SC\NDREL1 ?AT ,I 
HAVE DECEIV$ HIM4 ,I WILL DISPOSE ( MY 9H]ITANCE 9 
ACCORDANCE ) ! DEM&S ( JU/ICE4 ,I WILL TELL H]1 
,KATI\%A1 ?AT ,I AM A KNAVE1 ?AT ,I HAVE WRONG$ H]1 
& WILL DO EV]Y?+ 9 MY P[] TO ALLEVIATE H] CONDITION4 
,YES1 ,I %ALL SEE H]1 & BEG H] =GIV5ESS--,I 
WILL BEG LIKE A *ILD40 

,HE /OPP$4 

0,I WILL M>RY H]1 IF NECESS>Y40 

,HE CROSS$ HIS H&S ON HIS BREA/1 AS HE US$ TO DO 
:5 A *ILD1 RAIS$ HIS EYES & SAID3 

0,LORD1 HELP ME1 TEA* ME2 COME & 5T] )9 ME 
& PURIFY ME ( ALL ?IS ABOM9ATION40 

,HE PRAY$1 ASK$ ,GOD TO HELP HIM & PURIFY HIM1 :ILE 
?AT :I* HE WAS PRAY+ = HAD ALREADY HAPP5$4 
,NOT ONLY DID HE FEEL ! FRE$OM1 VIGOR & GLADNESS ( 
LIFE1 BUT HE ALSO FELT ! P[] ( GOOD4 ,HE FELT HIMSELF 
CAPABLE ( DO+ ! BE/ ?AT MAN CAN DO4 

,!RE W]E TE>S 9 HIS EYES :5 HE SAID !SE ?+S--TE>S 
( JOY--ON ! AWAK5+ )9 HIM ( ?AT 
SPIRITUAL BE+1 & TE>S ( EMOTION OV] HIS [N VIRTUE4 

,HE FELT W>M & OP5$ A W9D[ :I* LOOK$ 9TO 
A G>D54 ,IT WAS A MOONLIT1 FRE% & QUIET NI<T4 ,PA/ 
! /REET RATTL$ SOME VEHICLE1 & !N EV]Y?+ WAS 
QUIET4 ,DIRECTLY B5EA? ! W9D[ A TALL1 D5UD$ POPL> 
?REW ITS %AD[ ON ! GRAVEL ( ! L&+-PLACE1 
DI/9CTLY %[+ ALL ! RAMIFICATIONS ( ITS B>E 
BRAN*ES4 ,TO ! LEFT ! RO( ( A %$ SEEM$ :ITE 
UND] ! BRI<T LI<T ( ! MOON2 9 FRONT W]E ! TANGL$ 
BRAN*ES ( ! TREES1 ?R\< :I* WAS SE5 ! 
D>K %AD[ ( ! G>D5 5CLOSURE4 

,NEKHLUD(F LOOK$ AT ! MOONLIT G>D5 & RO(1 ! 
%AD[S ( ! POPL>1 & DRANK 9 ! FRE%1 9VIGORAT+ 
AIR4 

0,H[ DELI<TFUL6 ,MY ,GOD1 H[ DELI<TFUL60 HE SAID 
( ?AT :I* WAS 9 HIS S\L4 

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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