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#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ WEEKS ( HIS /AY 9 ,PET]SBURG ,PR9CE ,&REW FELT ! 
 :OLE TR5D ( ?\<T HE HAD =M$ DUR+ HIS LIFE ( SECLUSION QUITE 
 OV]%AD[$ BY ! TRIFL+ C>ES ?AT 5GROSS$ HIM 9 ?AT CITY4 

,ON RETURN+ HOME 9 ! EV5+ HE W\LD JOT D[N 9 HIS NOTEBOOK F\R OR 
 FIVE NECESS>Y CALLS OR APPO9TM5TS = C]TA9 H\RS4 ,! ME*ANISM ( 
 LIFE1 ! >RANGEM5T ( ! DAY SO AS TO BE 9 TIME EV]Y:]E1 ABSORB$ 
 ! GREAT] P>T ( HIS VITAL 5]GY4 ,HE DID NO?+1 DID NOT EV5 ?9K 
 OR F9D TIME TO ?9K1 BUT ONLY TALK$1 & TALK$ SUCCESSFULLY1 ( :AT 
 HE HAD ?\<T :ILE 9 ! C\NTRY4 

,HE SOMETIMES NOTIC$ ) DISSATISFACTION ?AT HE REPEAT$ ! SAME REM>K 
 ON ! SAME DAY 9 DIFF]5T CIRCLES4 ,BUT HE WAS SO BUSY = :OLE DAYS 
 TOGE!R ?AT HE HAD NO TIME TO NOTICE ?AT HE WAS ?9K+ ( NO?+4 

,AS HE HAD DONE ON !IR FIR/ MEET+ AT ,KO*UBEY'S1 ,SP]ANSKI PRODUC$ A 
 /RONG IMPRESSION ON ,PR9CE ,&REW ON ! ,W$NESDAY1 :5 HE RECEIV$ HIM 
 TETE-A-TETE AT HIS [N H\SE & TALK$ TO HIM LONG & CONFID5TIALLY4 

,TO ,BOLKONSKI SO MANY PEOPLE APPE>$ CONTEMPTIBLE & 9SIGNIFICANT 
 CREATURES1 & HE SO LONG$ TO F9D 9 SOMEONE ! LIV+ IDEAL ( ?AT 
 P]FECTION T[>D :I* HE /ROVE1 ?AT HE READILY BELIEV$ ?AT 9 
 ,SP]ANSKI HE HAD F\ND ?IS IDEAL ( A P]FECTLY RATIONAL & VIRTU\S 
 MAN4 ,HAD ,SP]ANSKI SPRUNG FROM ! SAME CLASS AS HIMSELF & POSSESS$ ! 
 SAME BRE$+ & TRADITIONS1 ,BOLKONSKI W\LD SOON HAVE DISCOV]$ HIS 
 WEAK1 HUMAN1 UNH]OIC SIDES2 BUT AS IT WAS1 ,SP]ANSKI'S /RANGE & 
 LOGICAL TURN ( M9D 9SPIR$ HIM ) RESPECT ALL ! MORE BECAUSE HE DID 
 NOT QUITE UND]/& HIM4 ,MOREOV]1 ,SP]ANSKI1 EI!R BECAUSE HE 
 APPRECIAT$ ! O!R'S CAPACITY OR BECAUSE HE CONSID]$ IT NECESS>Y TO 
 W9 HIM TO HIS SIDE1 %[$ (F HIS DISPASSIONATE CALM REASONABL5ESS 
 BE=E ,PR9CE ,&REW & FLATT]$ HIM ) ?AT SUBTLE FLATT]Y :I* 
 GOES H& 9 H& ) SELF-ASSURANCE & CONSI/S 9 A TACIT ASSUMPTION 
 ?AT ONE'S COMPANION IS ! ONLY MAN BESIDES ONESELF CAPABLE ( 
 UND]/&+ ! FOLLY ( ! RE/ ( MANK9D & ! REASONABL5ESS & 
 PR(UNDITY ( ONE'S [N IDEAS4 

,DUR+ !IR LONG CONV]SATION ON ,W$NESDAY EV5+1 ,SP]ANSKI MORE ?AN 
 ONCE REM>K$3 0,WE REG>D EV]Y?+ ?AT IS ABOVE ! COMMON LEVEL ( 
 ROOT$ CU/OM4440 OR1 ) A SMILE3 0,BUT WE WANT ! WOLVES TO 
 BE F$ & ! %EEP TO BE SAFE4440 OR3 0,!Y CANNOT UND]/& 
 ?IS4440 & ALL 9 A WAY ?AT SEEM$ TO SAY3 0,WE1 Y\ & ,I1 
 UND]/& :AT !Y >E & :O WE >E40 

,?IS FIR/ LONG CONV]SATION ) ,SP]ANSKI ONLY /R5G!N$ 9 ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW ! FEEL+ HE HAD EXP]I5C$ T[>D HIM AT !IR FIR/ MEET+4 
 ,HE SAW 9 HIM A REM>KABLE1 CLE>-?9K+ MAN ( VA/ 9TELLECT :O BY 
 HIS 5]GY & P]SI/5CE HAD ATTA9$ P[]1 :I* HE WAS US+ SOLELY 
 = ! WELF>E ( ,RUSSIA4 ,9 ,PR9CE ,&REW'S EYES ,SP]ANSKI WAS ! MAN 
 HE W\LD HIMSELF HAVE WI%$ TO BE--ONE :O EXPLA9$ ALL ! FACTS 
 ( LIFE REASONABLY1 CONSID]$ IMPORTANT ONLY :AT WAS RATIONAL1 & WAS 
 CAPABLE ( APPLY+ ! /&>D ( REASON TO EV]Y?+4 ,EV]Y?+ 
 SEEM$ SO SIMPLE & CLE> 9 ,SP]ANSKI'S EXPOSITION ?AT ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 9VOLUNT>ILY AGRE$ ) HIM AB\T EV]Y?+4 ,IF HE REPLI$ & >GU$1 
 IT WAS ONLY BECAUSE HE WI%$ TO MA9TA9 HIS 9DEP5D5CE & NOT SUBMIT 
 TO ,SP]ANSKI'S OP9IONS 5TIRELY4 ,EV]Y?+ WAS RI<T & EV]Y?+ WAS 
 AS IT %\LD BE3 ONLY ONE ?+ DISCONC]T$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 ,?IS WAS 
 ,SP]ANSKI'S COLD1 MIRRORLIKE LOOK1 :I* DID NOT ALL[ ONE TO P5ETRATE TO 
 HIS S\L1 & HIS DELICATE :ITE H&S1 :I* ,PR9CE ,&REW 9VOLUNT>ILY 
 WAT*$ AS ONE DOES WAT* ! H&S ( ?OSE :O POSSESS P[]4 ,?IS 
 MIRRORLIKE GAZE & ?OSE DELICATE H&S IRRITAT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW1 HE KNEW 
 NOT :Y4 ,HE WAS UNPLEASANTLY /RUCK1 TOO1 BY ! EXCESSIVE CONTEMPT = 
 O!RS ?AT HE OBS]V$ 9 ,SP]ANSKI1 & BY ! DIV]SITY ( L9ES ( 
 >GUM5T HE US$ TO SUPPORT HIS OP9IONS4 ,HE MADE USE ( EV]Y K9D ( 
 M5TAL DEVICE1 EXCEPT ANALOGY1 & PASS$ TOO BOLDLY1 IT SEEM$ TO ,PR9CE 
 ,&REW1 FROM ONE TO ANO!R4 ,N[ HE W\LD TAKE UP ! POSITION ( A 
 PRACTICAL MAN & CONDEMN DREAM]S2 N[ ?AT ( A SATIRI/1 & LAU< 
 IRONICALLY AT HIS OPPON5TS2 N[ GR[ SEV]ELY LOGICAL1 OR SUDD5LY RISE 
 TO ! REALM ( METAPHYSICS4 7,?IS LA/ RES\RCE WAS ONE HE V]Y 
 FREQU5TLY EMPLOY$47 ,HE W\LD TRANSF] A QUE/ION TO METAPHYSICAL 
 HEI<TS1 PASS ON TO DEF9ITIONS ( SPACE1 TIME1 & ?\<T1 &1 HAV+ 
 D$UC$ ! REFUTATION HE NE$$1 W\LD AGA9 DESC5D TO ! LEVEL ( ! 
 ORIG9AL DISCUSSION4 

,9 G5]AL ! TRAIT ( ,SP]ANSKI'S M5TALITY :I* /RUCK ,PR9CE ,&REW 
 MO/ WAS HIS ABSOLUTE & UN%AKABLE BELIEF 9 ! P[] & AU?ORITY ( 
 REASON4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT ! ?\<T C\LD NEV] OCCUR TO HIM :I* TO 
 ,PR9CE ,&REW SEEM$ SO NATURAL1 NAMELY1 ?AT IT IS AFT] ALL IMPOSSIBLE 
 TO EXPRESS ALL ONE ?9KS2 & ?AT HE HAD NEV] FELT ! D\BT1 0,IS NOT 
 ALL ,I ?9K & BELIEVE NONS5SE80 ,& IT WAS JU/ ?IS PECULI>ITY ( 
 ,SP]ANSKI'S M9D ?AT P>TICUL>LY ATTRACT$ ,PR9CE ,&REW4 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ P]IOD ( !IR ACQUA9TANCE ,BOLKONSKI FELT A PASSIONATE 
 ADMIRATION = HIM SIMIL> TO ?AT :I* HE HAD ONCE FELT = ,BONAP>TE4 
 ,! FACT ?AT ,SP]ANSKI WAS ! SON ( A VILLAGE PRIE/1 & ?AT /UPID 
 PEOPLE MI<T MEANLY DESPISE HIM ON ACC\NT ( HIS HUMBLE ORIG9 7AS 9 
 FACT MANY DID71 CAUS$ ,PR9CE ,&REW TO *]I% HIS S5TIM5T = HIM ! 
 MORE1 & UNCONSCI\SLY TO /R5G!N IT4 

,ON ?AT FIR/ EV5+ ,BOLKONSKI SP5T ) HIM1 HAV+ M5TION$ ! 
 ,COMMISSION = ! ,REVISION ( ! ,CODE ( ,LAWS1 ,SP]ANSKI TOLD HIM 
 S>CA/ICALLY ?AT ! ,COMMISSION HAD EXI/$ = A HUNDR$ & FIFTY 
 YE>S1 HAD CO/ MILLIONS1 & HAD DONE NO?+ EXCEPT ?AT ,ROS5KAMPF HAD 
 /UCK LABELS ON ! CORRESPOND+ P>AGRAPHS ( ! DIFF]5T CODES4 

0,& ?AT IS ALL ! /ATE HAS = ! MILLIONS IT HAS SP5T10 SAID HE4 
 0,WE WANT TO GIVE ! ,S5ATE NEW JURIDICAL P[]S1 BUT WE HAVE NO LAWS4 
 ,?AT IS :Y IT IS A S9 = M5 LIKE Y\1 ,PR9CE1 NOT TO S]VE 9 !SE 
 TIMES60 

,PR9CE ,&REW SAID ?AT = ?AT WORK AN $UCATION 9 JURISPRUD5CE WAS 
 NE$$ :I* HE DID NOT POSSESS4 

0,BUT NOBODY POSSESSES IT1 SO :AT W\LD Y\ HAVE8 ,IT IS A VICI\S CIRCLE 
 FROM :I* WE MU/ BREAK A WAY \T40 

,A WEEK LAT] ,PR9CE ,&REW WAS A MEMB] ( ! ,COMMITTEE ON ,>MY 
 ,REGULATIONS &--:AT HE HAD NOT AT ALL EXPECT$--WAS *AIRMAN 
 ( A SECTION ( ! COMMITTEE = ! REVISION ( ! LAWS4 ,AT ,SP]ANSKI'S 
 REQUE/ HE TOOK ! FIR/ P>T ( ! ,CIVIL ,CODE ?AT WAS BE+ DRAWN UP 
 &1 ) ! AID ( ! ,CODE ,NAPOLEON & ! ,9/ITUTES ( ,JU/9IAN1 HE 
 WORK$ AT =MULAT+ ! SECTION ON ,P]SONAL ,RI<TS4 

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