,note3 ,images ( ! orig9al pages are available ?r\gh ,int]net ,ar*ive4 ,see https3_/_/ar*ive4org_/details_/r/alks)to l/#jj;goldu(t ,,talks ,,) ,,tol/oi by ,a4 ,b4 ,,gold5veiz] ,translat$ by ,s4 ,s4 ,koteliansky & ,virg9ia ,woolf ,publi%$ by ,leon>d ,virg9ia ,woolf at ,! ,hog>? ,press1 ,p>adise ,road1 ,ri*mond #aibc ,,translators' ,,note ,9 ! foll[+ pages we h made a selection f vol4 i4 ( ! di>y ( ! well-kn[n ,russian musician1 ,a4 ,b4 ,gold5veiz]1 :i* 0 publi%$ at ! end ( #aibb 9 ,mosc[ "u ! title ,vblizi ,tol/ovo 7lit]ally ,ne> ,tol/oi74 ,,introductory ,,note ,9 publi%+ ! di>y devot$ to my fri5d%ip ( ne>ly fifte5 ye>s ) ,leo ,nikolaevi* ,tol/oi1 ,i ?9k x be/ to /ate fir/ :at my aim 0 9 mak+ notes1 & ! me?od ,i pursu$ 9 do+ s4 ,i put d[n *iefly ,tol/oi's words1 & to "s ext5t ! ev5ts ( 8 private life1 mak+ no attempt to select :at w\ld be int]e/+ f "s special po9t ( view1 b adopt+ no me?od & attempt+ to supply no connection betwe5 "o entry & ano!r4 ,my di>y1 !re=e1 is 9 no s5se 8lit]ature40 ,its aim is to be a docum5t4 ,un=tunately1 ,i did n always make notes & 0 f> f writ+ d[n ev]y?+4 ,aft] #aijh my records 7 full]2 9 #aiji-aiaj1 ! la/ ye> ( ,tol/oi's life1 my reports 7 volum9\s2 b x 0 only 9 #aiaj t my records 7 z complete z !y c\ld possibly be4 ,?is is ! cause ( a great disproportion betwe5 ! p>ts4 ,! fir/ volume ( my di>y conta9s ! long p]iod f ,janu>y #ahif to ,janu>y #a/1 #aiaj1 ! second volume records & mat]ials = ! ye> #aiaj only1 yet vol4 ii4 is consid]ably l>g] ?an vol4 i4 ,my notes f #ahif to #aijd are n[ publi%$ = ! fir/ "t4 ,! notes f #aijd to #aijh 7 publi%$ 9 ,russ4 ,prop4 vol4 ii41 & ! notes f ! end ( #aijh to ,janu>y #a/1 #aiaj1 appe>$ 9 ,tol/oi3 ,pamyatniki ,zhizni i ,tvor*e/va4 ,! p>ts ( ! di>y :i* h be5 previ\sly publi%$ are "h publi%$ 9 a consid]ably enl>g$ =m4 ,a4 ,,gold5veiz]4 #ahif ,my fir/ visit to ! h\se ( ,leo ,nikolaevi* 0 on ,janu>y #bj?1 #ahif4 ,i 0 n !n tw5ty-"o ye>s old4 ,i 0 almo/ a boy4 ,i 0 tak5 to ! ,tol/ois' by a well-kn[n ,mosc[ lady s+] :o us$ to visit ! ,tol/ois4 ,%e took me !re 9 my capacity z piani/1 ( c\rse4 ,if "o is s unlucky z to play "s in/rum5t1 or to s+ or recite1 "o has a con/ant imp$im5t 9 "o's relations ) p4 ,p d n take to "o1 are n int]e/$ 9 "o z 9 a p]son3 "o is ask$ to play some?+1 to s+1 to recite4444 ,h5ce "o feels s emb>rass$1 s awkw>d1 9 o!r p's society4 ,i felt awkw>d !n1 & pa9fully %y4 ,i 0 introduc$4 ,i w5t into ! draw+-room1 :]e1 =tunately1 two or ?ree p ,i knew 7 sitt+4 ,i did n yet see ,tol/oi4 ,%ortly aft]w>ds he came 91 dress$ 9 a bl\se1 ) 8 h&s 9 8 belt4 ,he greet$ u all4 ,i d n rememb] :e!r he spoke to me !n4 ,!n ,i play$1 & play$ badly4 ,( c\rse1 out ( polit5ess ,i 0 ?ank$ & complim5t$1 :i* made me inexpressibly a%am$4 ,& !n1 :5 ,i /ood 9 ! middle ( ! l>ge room1 at a loss1 n kn[+ :at to d ) myself1 n d>+ to raise my eyes1 ,leo ,nikolaevi* came up to me1 &1 speak+ ) a simplicity :i* 0 8 alone1 began to talk to me4 ,among o!r ?+s1 talk+ ( ! piece ,i _h play$1 he ask$ me3 8,:i* compos] d y l be/80 8,bee?ov510 ,i repli$4 ,tol/oi look$ /raight into my eyes & said quietly z if d\bt+ me3 8,is t s80 ,x seem$ z if ,i 7 repeat+ :at e "o says2 b ,i spoke ! tru?4 ,leo ,nikolaevi* obs]v$ t he lov$ ,*op9 beyond almo/ all o!r compos]s4 ,he said to me3 8,9 e art--?is ,i "k f my own exp]i5ce too--!re are two extremes :i* x is difficult to avoid3 empt9ess & virtuosity4 ,= in/ance1 ,moz>t1 :om ,i love s mu*1 is at times empty1 b aft] t he so>s to an extraord9>y height4 ,s*umann's defect is virtuosity4 ,( ^! two faults virtuosity is ! worse1 if only = ?is reason1 t x is h>d] to get rid ( x4 ,*op9's greatness consi/s 9 ! fact t1 h[ev] simple he may be1 he is nev] empty1 & 9 8 mo/ complicat$ works he is nev] a m]e virtuoso40 ,i left ! ,tol/ois' h\se ) a vague feel+ ( happ9ess t ,i _h se5 ,tol/oi & spok5 to him1 & also ) a bitt] s5se ( my own unwor?9ess4 ,"o ev5+ z ,i approa*$ ! ,tol/ois' h\se 9 ,khamovniki ,i met ,leo ,nikolaevi*1 :o 0 go+ = a walk4 ,he ask$ me to come ) him4 ,we walk$ 9 ! ,pre*i/5ka4 ,! /reet 0 des]t$ & quiet4 ,! few pass]s-by :om we met at int]vals ne>ly all b[$ to ,leo ,nikolaevi*4 ,by degrees ,leo ,nikolaevi* br\ght me to talk ab\t myself4 ,at t "t ,i 0 c>ri$ away by ! philosophy ( pessimism2 ,i rav$ ab\t ,s*op5hau]4 ,probably ev]y?+ ,i said to ,leo ,nikolaevi* 0 nave & silly1 b ,leo ,nikolaevi* li/5$ to me att5tively & spoke to me s]i\sly )\t mak+ me feel my navet4 ,9 pass+1 ,leo ,nikolaevi* said to me3 8,! mo/ complete & pr(\nd philosophy is to be f\nd 9 ! ,gospels40 ,i rememb] t at t "t x seem$ to me /range4 ,i 0 us$ to ?9k+ ! ,gospels a book ( moral tea*+2 & ,i did n und]/& t all ! wisdom ( ! mo/ pr(\nd philosophy 0 conta9$ 9 its simplicity & lucidity4 ,once ,i met ,leo ,nikolaevi* 9 ! /reet4 ,he aga9 ask$ me to walk ) him4 ,we 7 some:]e ne> ! ,nov9sky ,b\lev>d1 & ,leo ,nikolaevi* sugge/$ we %\ld take ! tram4 ,we sat d[n & took our tickets4 ,leo ,nikolaevi* ask$ me3 8,c y make a ,japanese cock]el80 8,no40 8,look40 ,tol/oi took 8 ticket & v skilfully made x into a r elaborate cock]el1 :i*1 :5 y pull$ its tail1 flutt]$ its w+s4 ,an inspector ent]$ ! c> & began *eck+ ! tickets4 ,l4 ,n41 ) a smile1 held out ! cock]el to him & pull$ its tail4 ,! cock]el flutt]$ its w+s4 ,b ! inspector1 ) ! /]n expression ( a bus9ess man :o has no "t = trifl+1 took ! cock]el1 unfold$ x1 look$ at ! numb]1 & tore x up4 ,l4 ,n4 look$ at me & said3 8,n[ our little cock]el is gone40 444 ,i arriv$ at ,yasnaya on ,july #f? aft] elev5 o'clock at night4 ,i got up e>ly 9 ! morn+ & w5t to ! riv] ) ,l4 ,n4 to ba!4 ,l4 ,n4 works e day f breakfa/ till lun*4 ,he seem$ to me to be 9 good spirits4 ,9 ! morn+ at c(fee he said3 8,i feel z ?\gh ,i 7 n9ete5 or tw5ty40 ,yasnaya !n us$ to be cr[d$ & gay4 ,ne>ly all ! *ildr5 7 at home4 ,all ! "y p play$ t5nis & enjoy$ !mselves4 ,occasionally ,l4 ,n4 w\ld also play t5nis4 ,9 ! ev5+ all us$ to g out = long walks 9 ! woods4 ,l4 ,n4 always lov$ to f9d %ort cuts1 & w\ld take u all into wond]ful places 9 ! =e/s4 ,x mu/ be admitt$ t ! #8%ort-cuts' ne>ly always made ! walks long]4 ,once ,l4 ,n4 & myself 7 left f> beh9d ! o!rs4 ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,let u cat* !m up60 ,& = half a mile or ?ree-qu>t]s ,i1 tw5ty-"o ye>s old1 & he1 sixty-eight1 ran neck & neck4 ,on ano!r occasion 8 physical vig\r /ruck me ev5 m4 ,mikhail ,lvovi* 0 do+ a v difficult gymna/ic ex]cise :i* he c\ld n br+ (f4 ,l4 ,n4 look$ & look$1 c\ld n /& x any long]1 & said3 8,let me try10 & to ! surprise ( all pres5t he at once did ! ex]cise bett] ?an 8 son4 ,:5 ,i 0 leav+ ,yasnaya & my c>riage 0 wait+ = me1 ,l4 ,n4 took my arm1 l$ me aside1 & said3 8,i h be5 mean+ all ?is "t to tell y1 & n[ z y are go+ ,i %all tell y3 h[ev] great a gift = music y may h1 & h[ev] mu* "t & p[] y may sp5d on x1 d rememb] t1 above all1 ! mo/ important ( all is to be a man4 ,x is always necess>y to rememb] t art is n ev]y?+4444 ,9 y\r relations ) p x is necess>y to try to give !m z mu* z possible & to take f !m z little z possible4 ,=give me = say+ ?is1 b ,i did n want to say good-bye to y )\t hav+ told y :at ,i ?9k40 ,ano!r ( ,l4 ,n4's say+s at ?is "t 03 8,! ego is ! tempor>y ?+ t limits our immortal ess5ce4 ,belief 9 p]sonal immortality always seems to me a misund]/&+40 8,mat]ialism is ! mo/ my/ical ( all doctr9es3 x makes a belief 9 "s my?ical matt]1 :i* creates ev]y?+ out ( itself1 ! f\ndation ( ev]y?+4 ,x is silli] ?an a belief 9 ! ,tr9ity60 #ahig ,mosc[1 ,janu>y #f?4 ,to-day ,i sp5t ! ev5+ at ! ,tol/ois'4 ,l4 ,n4 0 talkative4 ,! conv]sation 0 on v>i\s topics1 beg9n+ ) ! peasants & end+ ) ! late/ 8decad5t0 movem5t 9 art4 ,l4 ,n4 read al\d c]ta9 passages ( ,maet]l9ck's new play ,aglava9e et ,slysette4 ,8 attitude to x is "o ( complete indiff]5ce4 ,l4 ,n4 reads al\d mo/ wond]fully2 v simply & at ! same "t ) rem>kable expression4 ,wond]ful also is 8 capacity ( tell+ 9 a few words ! cont5ts ( a /ory4 ,!re is no?+ sup]flu\s1 & a cle>1 def9ite picture is giv54 ,april #bbnd4 ,at ! ,tol/ois'4 ,speak+ ( mod]n art1 ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,if an impressioni/ 0 ask$ to draw a hoop1 he w\ld draw a /raight l9e ----2 a *ild w\ld draw a circle l ?is ,o0 7,l4 ,n4 made ! circle ) 8 f+] on ! table74 8,& ! *ild is m 9 ! "r1 because he navely repres5ts :at he sees1 & ! impressioni/ repres5ts :at may be a hoop or a /ick or any?+ y l2 9 a ^w1 he does n repres5t ! *>act]i/ic prop]ties ( ! ?+1 b only a symbol ( x1 a "p1 & t n always ! mo/ *>act]i/ic "o4 8,a really rem>kable & p[]ful m9d c look = a me?od ( express+ 8 idea1 & if ! idea is /rong he w f9d new me?ods ( express+ x4 ,b mod]n arti/s inv5t a te*nical me?od & !n are on ! look-out = an idea1 :i* !y arbitr>ily squeeze into _! me?od4 8,! great mi/ake is t p h introduc$ into art ! vague conception ( #8beauty1' :i* obscures & confuses ev]y?+4444 ,art consi/s 9 ?is--:5 "s "o sees or feels some?+1 & expresses x 9 su* a =m t he :o li/5s1 reads1 or sees 8 "w feels1 sees1 & he>s ! same ?+ 9 ! same way z ! arti/4 ,!re=e art c be ( ! highe/ quality1 or indiff]5t1 or1 f9ally1 simply hateful1 b /ill x is art4 ,! mo/ immoral picture if x a*ieves its end is art1 al?\gh x s]ves l[ ends4 8,if ,i yawn1 cry1 or laugh1 & infect ano!r p]son by ! same ?+1 t is n art1 = ,i produce ! impression by ! fact itself2 b1 if a begg>1 = in/ance1 see+ t 8 te>s affect$ y & y gave him money1 %\ld on ! foll[+ day pret5d to cry & %\ld ar\se pity 9 y1 !n t is art40 ,augu/ #bnd1 #d ,p4,m4 ,i h j _h a long talk ) ,l4 ,n4 on art4 ,he 0 repeat+ ! cont5ts ( 8 article on art :i* he is writ+1 & :i* he goes on work+ ov] & rewrit+4 ,9 ! c\rse ( x ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,:5 art became ! inh]itance ( a small circle ( ri* p1 & left its ma9 c\rse1 x ent]$ ! cul-de-sac 9 :i* we see x n[4 8,art is ! expression ( feel+1 & ! high] x is ! great] ! public :i* x c draw to itself4 ,!re=e ! highe/ art mu/ reflect ^? /ates ( m9d :i* are religi\s 9 ! be/ s5se ( ! ^w1 z !y are ! mo/ univ]sal & typical ( all human be+s4 8,! majority ( s-call$ works ( art consi/ 9 a m or less skilful comb9ation ( f\r elem5ts3 7#a7 borr[+--= in/ance1 ! work+ out ( "s leg5d 9 a poem1 ( a song 9 music1 etc4 ,or unconsci\s borr[+--t is1 an imitation n[ ( "o ?+1 n[ ( ano!r1 n int5d$ by ! au?or4 7#b7 ,embelli%m5ts3 pretty metaphors :i* cov] up insignificant ideas1 fl\ri%es 9 music1 ornam5t 9 ar*itecture1 etc4 7#c7 ,effects3 viol5t col\rs 9 pa9t+1 accumulat$ dissonances1 %>p cresc5dos 9 music1 & s on4 ,f9ally1 7#d7 ! int]e/--t is1 ! desire to surprise by ! novelty ( ! me?od1 by ! new comb9ation ( col\rs1 etc4 ,mod]n works ( art are usually di/+ui%$ by ^! f\r qualities4 8,! foll[+ are ! *ief ob/acles :i* h9d] ev5 v rem>kable m5 f creat+ true works ( art3 fir/1 pr(essionalism--t is1 a man ceases to be a man1 b becomes a poet1 a pa9t]1 & does no?+ b write books1 compose music1 or pa9t pictures2 wa/es 8 gift on trifles & loses ! p[] ( judg+ 8 "w critically4 ,! second1 also a v s]i\s ob/acle1 is ! s*ool4 ,y c't tea* art1 z y _c tea* a man to be a sa9t4 ,true art is always orig9al & new1 & has no ne$ ( preconceiv$ models4 ,! ?ird ob/acle1 f9ally1 is criticism1 :i*1 z "s "o has ju/ly said1 is made up ( fools' ideas ab\t wise m54 8,i "k t my article w be receiv$ by mo/ p z a s]ies ( p>adoxes1 b ,i am conv9c$ t ,i am "r40 ,l4 ,n4 is evid5tly mu* c>ri$ away by 8 "w4 ,augu/ #i?4 ,?is ev5+ ,i am go+ to leave ,yasnaya ,polyana1 :]e ,i h sp5t ne>ly a =tnight4 ,! :ole "t pass$ wond]fully well4 ,! days 7 sp5t m or less 9 ?is way3 ,aft] breakfa/ e "o goes to 8 "w4 ,l4 ,n4 takes 8 b>ley-c(fee 9 a little kettle1 & ) ! kettle 9 "o h& & a few little pieces ( bread 9 ! o!r he goes to 8 room to "w !re1 & does n come out till lun*4 ,a ,note )\t a ,date4 ,9 ! summ] ( #ahig ! fam\s ,lombroso came to ,yasnaya4 ,i 0 n at ,yasnaya at ! "t1 b f :at ,l4 ,n4 & o!rs told me ,i c say t ,lombroso1 ^: writ+s ,l4 ,n4 reg>d$ )\t en?usiasm1 _h made no p>ticul> impression p]sonally4 ,i w give "o example to %[ h[ sup]ficially & inaccurately ,lombroso relat$ :at he saw 9 ,yasnaya4 ,!re 0 a r\nd pat* on "o ( ,l4 ,n4's boots1 :i* came (f1 & ,l4 ,n41 :ile wait+ to s5d ! boot to be repair$1 wore x ) ! hole 9 x4 ,at t "t ,sophie ,&reevna1 ,i believe1 took a snap%ot ( ,l4 ,n41 & ! little hole on ! boot 0 cle>ly se5 9 ! photograph4 ,i h t snap%ot4 ,lombroso1 9 describ+ 8 visit to ,yasnaya 9 ! ,press & 9 num]\s int]views1 said t ,l4 ,n4 pret5d$ ! #8simple life1' &1 want+ to %[ t he wore torn boots1 _h made a r\nd hole 9 "o ( !m1 evid5tly cut on purpose4 #ahii ,may #aa?4 ,! conv]sation turn$ ^u ,katkov4 ,l4 ,n4 express$ ! op9ion t ,katkov 0 n clev]4 ,sophie ,&reevna became annoy$ & said3 8,any "o :o disagrees ) u mu/ be a fool40 ,to :i* ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,! m>k ( fooli% p is3 :5 y say any?+ to !m !y nev] answ] y\r words1 b keep on repeat+ _! own4 ,t 0 always ,katkov's way4 ,t is :y ,i say t ,katkov 0 a /upid man4 ,n[1 !re is some?+ ( ! same sort 9 ,*i*]91 yet c !y be put ev5 approximately on ! same level8 8,?\gh10 ,l4 ,n4 add$1 8"o has to respect e "o4 ,among ! virtues ! ,*9ese place respect fir/4 ,simply1 )\t any relation to any?+ def9ite4 ,respect = ! individual & = ! op9ion ( e man40 ,! conv]sation turn$ ^u anci5t languages & classical education4 ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,:5 ,i /udi$ & read a great deal ( ,greek1 ,i c\ld easily und]/& almo/ any ,greek book4 ,i us$ to be at ! exam9ations 9 ! ,lyceum1 & saw t ne>ly always ! pupil only und]/ood :at he _h le>nt be=eh&4 ,he did n und]/& new passages4 ,&1 inde$1 at s*ool = e fifty words t 7 le>nt at lea/ sixty-five rules 7 taught4 ,9 su* a way "o c't le>n any?+4 8,i am always surpris$ h[ firmly all sorts ( sup]/itions possess p4 ,sup]/itions1 su* z ! ,*ur*1 ! ,ts>1 ! army1 etc41 live = c5turies1 & p h got s accu/om$ to !m t !y are n n[ ?\ght to be /range4 ,b ! sup]/ition ( classical education arose ) u 9 ,russia be=e my v eyes4 ,above all1 n "o ( ! mo/ zeal\s p>tisans ( classical education c give a s+le s5sible argum5t 9 fav\r ( ! sy/em40 ,!n ,l4 ,n4 add$3 8,!re is also ! sup]/ition ( ! possibility ( a #8s*ool' 9 art4 ,h5ce all in/itutes & academies4 ,! abnormal =m :i* art takes n[1 h[ev]1 is n ! root ( ! evil1 b "o ( its symptoms4 ,:5 ! religi\s conception ( life *anges1 !n art1 too1 w f9d its true me?ods40 ,l4 ,n4 return$ to ! ,*9ese virtue ( #8respect1' & said3 8,(t5 rem>kable m5 suff] f ! lack ( t ,*9ese #8respect4' ,= in/ance1 9 ,h5ry ,george's ,progress & ,pov]ty ,m>x's "n is n m5tion$ at all2 & 9 8 rec5tly publi%$ po/hum\s "w h>dly eight l9es ref] to ,m>x1 & ^? speak ( ! obscurity1 complexity1 & empt9ess ( ,m>x's works4 8,apropos ( obscurity & complexity1 !y are ne>ly always a pro( ( ! abs5ce ( true mean+4 ,b !re is "o great exception--,kant1 :o wrote horribly1 & yet he makes an epo* 9 ! developm5t ( mank9d4 ,9 _m respects he discov]$ p]fectly new horizons40 ,to-day aft] lun* ,l4 ,n4 w5t on horseback to ,sokolniki & came back late 9 ! ev5+4 ,nev]!less1 :5 ,mme4 ,m4 ,a4 ,maklakov & myself began to say good-bye1 he said he w\ld come ) u4 ,on ! way ,mme4 ,maklakov kept say+ all ! "t h[ mu* %e w\ld l to live 9 ! c\ntry4 ,l4 ,n4 int]rupt$ h]3 8,h[ x annoys me :5 p abuse ! t[n ) su* exagg]ation & say3 ,to ! c\ntry1 to ! c\ntry6 ,all dep5ds on ! p]son1--9 t[n1 too1 "o c be ) ,nature4 ,don't y rememb]10 ,l4 ,n4 ask$ h]1 8we _h an old gatekeep]1 ,vasili8 ,he liv$ all 8 life 9 t[n2 9 ! summ] he us$ to get up at #c o'clock 9 ! morn+1 & enjoy$ 8 int]c\rse ) ,nature 9 our g>d5 mu* m ?an c\ntry g5tlem5 d1 :o sp5d _! ev5+s 9 ! c\ntry play+ c>ds4 ,besides1 comp>$ ) ! enorm\sly important "q ( h[ to live "o's life 9 ! be/ & mo/ moral way1 ! "q ( t[n or c\ntry has no value at all40 ,be=e ?is ,l4 ,n4 said ) a smile3 8,i once said1 b y mu/ n talk ab\t x1 & ,i tell x y 9 secret3 woman is g5]ally s bad t ! diff]5ce betwe5 a good & a bad woman sc>cely exi/s40 ,yasnaya ,polyana1 ,july #ca/4 ,i am work+ ) ,n4 ,n4 ,ge on ! pro(s ( ,resurrection4 ,! corrections are to be ins]t$ 9 ! pro(-%eets f ,l4 ,n4's draft copy1 & two copies ( ! same are made4 ,! draft copy rema9s "h1 & ! fair copies are s5t1 "o to ,m>x = ! weekly ,niva1 & ! o!r to ,*]tkov 9 ,engl& = ! ,engli% edition4 ,x is an int]e/+1 b worry+ & difficult "w4 ,?r\gh\t1 in/ead ( ! "o pr9t$ pro(-%eet1 "o has to copy out afre% ?ree or f\r long pages4 ,(t5 ,l4 ,n4's corrections are writt5 s closely t a magnify+ glass has to be us$ to read !m4 ,unless "o has se5 ,l4 ,n4's incr$ible "w1 ! num]\s passages t are rewritt51 ! additions & alt]ations1 ! same incid5t be+ sometimes writt5 doz5s ( times ov]1 "o c h n ! remote/ idea ( ?is lab\r4 ,augu/ #bnd4 ,i h be5 "h f ,july #bg? 79 ,yasnaya ,polyana74 ,a que] "y man1 ,k41 came to ,l4 ,n41 &1 on my ask+ him :at he 0 do+1 he said t 8he 0 ! free son ( air40 ,k4 told ,l4 ,n4 t he want$ to settle d[n 9 ! c\ntry among ! p4 ,l4 ,n4 9 rec\nt+ x said3 8,( c\rse1 ,i did n advise him to d x4 ,usually no?+ comes f su* attempts4 ,= in/ance1 "s v nice p1 ! ,n4 ,n4's1 b\ght a small plot ( l& & settl$ l t 9 ! c\ntry4 ,a peasant cut d[n "o ( _! trees2 !y did n want to take action 9 ! c\rt aga9/ him1 & soon1 :5 ! peasants le>nt ab\t x1 !y cut d[n ! :ole woods4 ,! peasant boys /ole _! peas2 !y 7 n beat5 nor driv5 away1 & !n ne>ly ! :ole village came & /ole all ! peas1 etc41 etc4 8,"o %\ld n1 above all1 look = new ways ( life1 = usually1 9 do+ s1 "o's :ole en]gy is sp5t on ! ext]nal arrangem5t ( life4 ,& :5 all ! ext]nal arrangem5t is ov]1 "o beg9s to feel bor$ & does no?+4 ,let e "o fir/ d 8 own "w1 if only x does n cla% %>ply ) 8 convictions1 & let him try to become bett] & bett] 9 8 own situation1 & !n he w f9d new ways ( life into ! b>ga94 ,= ! mo/ "p1 all ! ext]nal side ( life mu/ be neglect$2 "o %\ld n bo!r ab\t x4 ,d y\r own "w40 ,to-day ,l4 ,n4 said ( "s "o3 8,he is a ,tol/oian--t is1 a man ) convictions utt]ly oppos$ to m9e40 ,ye/]day ,l4 ,n4 spoke ( ! process ( creative "w3 8,i c't und]/& h[ any "o c write )\t rewrit+ ev]y?+ ov] & ov] aga94 ,i sc>cely ev] re-read my publi%$ writ+s1 b if by *ance ,i come across a page1 x always /rikes me3 ,all ?is mu/ be rewritt52 ?is is h[ ,i %\ld h writt5 x4444 8,i am always int]e/$ to trace ! mom5t1 :i* comes q e>ly1 :5 ! public is satisfi$2 & ! arti/ ?9ks3 ,!y say x is good2 b x is j at ?is po9t t ! real "w beg9s60 ,to-day ,l4 ,n4 0 n well4 ,i w5t to him2 he 0 ly+ on ! little s(a 9 ! draw+-room4 ,he told me ( ,s4 ,g4 ,v]us's book on ! ,gospels4 8,8 f9al conclusion is ! d5ial ( ,*ri/ z a hi/orical p]son4 ,9 ! e>lie/ writt5 p>ts ( ! ,new ,te/am5t--9 ,paul's messages--!re is n a s+le biographical fact ab\t ,*ri/4 ,all ! ,gospels t h come d[n to u 7 compos$ betwe5 ! second & f\r? c5tury ,a4,d4 ,( ! writ]s :o 7 ,*ri/'s contempor>ies 7,tacitus1 ,suetonius1 ,philo1 ,j4 ,flavius7 n a s+le "o ( !m m5tions ,*ri/2 s t 8 p]sonality is n hi/orical1 b leg5d>y4 8,all ?is is v int]e/+ & ev5 valuable1 = x makes x unnecess>y to qu>rel any m ov] refut+ ! au!nticity ( ! ,gospel /ories ab\t ! miracles2 & x proves ! tea*+ ( ! ,gospels to be n ! words ( "o sup]man1 b ! sum ( ! wisdom ( all ! be/ moral tea*+ express$ by _m p & at diff]5t times40 ,l4 ,n4 also said ?is to me3 8,p]haps x is because ,i am unwell1 b at mom5ts to-day ,i am simply driv5 to despair by ev]y?+ t is go+ on 9 ! _w3 ! new =m ( oa?1 ! revolt+ proclamation ab\t enli/+ univ]sity /ud5ts 9 ! army1 ! ,dreyfus affair1 ! situation 9 ,s]bia1 ! horrors ( ! diseases & dea?s 9 ! ,au]ba* quicksilv] works4444 ,i c't make out h[ mank9d c g on liv+ l ?is1 ) ! sight ( all ?is horror r\nd !m6 8,x always /rikes me h[ little man is valu$1 ev5 9 ! simple/ way z a valuable & useful animal4 ,we value a horse :i* c c>ry1 b man c also make boots1 "w 9 a factory1 play ! piano6 ,& #ej p] c5t are dy+6 ,:5 ,i us$ to bre$ m]9o %eep & _! dea?-rate rea*$ #e p] c5t1 ,i 0 indignant & ?\ght ! %eph]d v bad4 ,& #ej p] c5t ( ! p are dy+60 ,i read ,l4 ,n4's mo/ wond]ful ,fa!r ,s]gius4 ,mosc[1 ,augu/ #i?4 ,i return$ f ,yasnaya 9 ! ev5+ ( ! #f?4 ,?is is :at ,i f9d ,i h writt5 d[n4 ,! talk turn$ ^u ! woman "q4 ,! conv]sation 0 c>ri$ on 9 a half-jocul> tone4 ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,woman1 z a ,*ri/ian1 has a "r to equality4 ,woman1 z memb] ( ! mod]n & p]fectly pagan family1 mu/ n /ruggle = an impossible equality4 ,! mod]n family is l a t9y little boat sail+ 9 a /orm on ! va/ ocean4 ,x c keep afloat if x is rul$ by "o w4 ,b :5 ^? 9 ! boat beg9 /ruggl+1 ! boat is upset1 & ! result is :at we see n[ 9 mo/ families4 ,! man1 h[ev] bad1 is 9 ! majority ( cases ! m s5sible ( ! two4 ,woman is ne>ly always 9 opposition to any progress4 ,:5 man wants to break ) ! old life & to g ahead1 he ne>ly always meets ) en]getic resi/ance f ! woman4 ,! wife cat*es hold ( 8 coat-tails & w n all[ him4 ,9 woman a great evil is t]ribly highly develop$--family egotism4 ,x is a dreadful egotism1 = x commits ! greate/ cruelties 9 ! "n ( love2 z if to say1 let ! :ole _w p]i% s t my ,s]ge may be happy64440 ,!n ,l4 ,n4 recall$ sc5es :i* he _h obs]v$ 9 ,mosc[3 8,!re issues f ,m9angua's a g5tleman 9 a beav] coat1 ) a sad face1 & aft] him 8 lady1 & ! port] c>ries boxes & helps ! lady into ! sl$ge4 8,i love at times to /& ne> ! colonnade by ! great !atre & wat* ! ladies driv+ up to /op at ,m]iliz's4 ,i only "k ( two simil> sights3 7#a7 :5 peasant wom5 g to ,zaseka to pick up nuts ! wat*m5 cat* !m1 s t sometimes !y give bir? out ( fright1 & yet !y g on do+ x2 & 7#b7 s x is ) ladies %opp+ at sales4 8,& _! coa*m5 wait 9 ! bitt] cold & talk among !mselves3 #8,my lady mu/ h sp5t five ?\s& to-day6' 8,i %all "o day write ab\t wom54 ,:5 ,i am q old1 & my dige/ion is completely out ( ord]1 & ,i am /ill look+ out into ! _w ?r\gh "o eye1 !n ,i %all pop my head out & tell !m3 ,t's :at y are6 & disappe> completely1 or !y w\ld peck me to dea?40 444 ,doctor ,e4 ,n4 ,maliut9 0 9 ,yasnaya4 ,l4 ,n4 said to him3 8,i c't und]/& ! usual attitude t a doctor always s]ves a good cause4 ,!re is no pr(ession t is good 9 itself4 ,"o may be a cobbl] & be bett] & nic] ?an a doctor4 ,:y is re/or+ "s "o to heal? good8 ,at times x is q ! opposite4 ,man's de$s are good1 n 9 !mselves1 b because ( ! feel+s :i* inspire him4 ,t's :y ,i d n und]/& ! desire ( wom5 to be doctors1 tra9$ nurses1 midwives1 z ?\gh by becom+ a midwife ev]y?+ is settl$ = ! be/40 ,on "s occasion ,l4 ,n4 said3 8,:5 y are told ab\t a complicat$ & difficult affair1 = ! mo/ "p ab\t "s "o's disgu/+ behavi\r1 reply to x3 ,did y make ! jam8 or3 ,won't y l to h tea8--& t's all4 ,mu* h>m comes f ! s-call$ attempt to und]/& circum/ances & relations40 ,octob] #a/4 ,i came to ,yasnaya ,polyana ye/]day4 ,x is v nice "h n[ ! wea!r is mild1 almo/ bright1 b r cold4 ,!re are no /rang]s4 ,i am copy+ ,resurrection aga91 on :i* ,l4 ,n4 is h>d at "w4 ,n[ ,i am do+ ! fir/ *apt]s ( ,"p ,,iii4 ,!re is little joy 9 ! ,tol/ois' family life1 & to an intimate fri5d ?is is extremely m>k$4 ,mosc[1 ,novemb] #bf?4 ,i am mu* di/ress$ by ,l4 ,n4's s]i\s illness1 :i* at ! bottom ( my m9d ,i consid] hopeless4 ,i call$ on ,w$nesday to inquire aft] 8 heal?1 & ! news 0 v unfav\rable4 ,decemb] #g?4 ,:5 ,tol/oi 0 ill 7he is mu* bett] n[7 & ,i 0 = ! fir/ "t 9 8 room1 he seem$ glad to see me1 :i* 0 a great delight to me4 ,on 8 table 0 ! volume ( ,tyut*ev's poems4 ,9 8 h& he _h an ,engli% book1 ,empire & ,fre$om 7,i don't rememb] by :om74 ,z is always 8 way1 ,tol/oi at once spoke ( :at he 0 read+4 8,"h is a rem>kable book60 said ,tol/oi4 8,he 7! au?or7 is ,am]ican1 !re=e an ,anglo-,saxon2 nev]!less1 he d5ies ! s-call$ civiliz+ influ5ce ( ! ,anglo-,saxon race4 ,i c't und]/& h[ p c /ick to su* sup]/itions6 ,i und]/& a ,muhammad prea*+ 8 doctr9e1--m$ival ,*ri/ianity1 ! ,crusades4 ,:atev] ! convictions ( ^? p may h be51 !y did x 9 ! belief t !y knew ! tru? & 7 giv+ t k to o!rs4 ,b n[ !re is no?+6 ,ev]y?+ is done = ! sake ( pr(it60 ,!n ,tol/oi began to talk ab\t a ,fr5* pamphlet on ! work]s' co-op]ative societies :i* he _h read4 8,:y n introduce 9 ! villages "h su* co-op]ative societies8 ,t is a vital ?+6 ,y1 in/ead ( do+ no?+10 he turn$ to ,ilya ,lvovi*1 :o sat !re1 8ought to d x "h 9 ! village4 8,sociali/ ideas h become a truism4 ,:o c n[ s]i\sly dispute ! idea t e "o %\ld h ! "r to enjoy ! result ( 8 lab\r80 ,!n ! conv]sation turn$ ^u ! obs*9a4 ,tol/oi said3 8,ev]y?+ is tak5 away f ! peasants2 !y are ov]tax$1 oppress$ 9 all ways4 ,! only good ?+ left is ! obs*9a4 ,& !n e "o criticizes x & makes x responsible = all ! mis]ies ( ! peasants1 9 _! wi% to take away f ! peasants _! la/ good ?+4 ,!y make out t ! mutual responsibility ( ! memb]s is "o ( ! evils ( ! obs*9a4 ,b mutual responsibility is only "o ( ! pr9ciples ( ! obs*9a ) reg>d to fiscal purposes4 ,if ,i use a good ?+ = an evil end1 t does n prove t ! ?+ is 9 itself bad40 ,!n ! conv]sation turn$ ^u ,tyut*ev4 ,! o!r day ,tol/oi saw 9 ! ,novoe ,vremya 8 poem 8,twilight40 ,he !re=e took d[n all ,tyut*ev's poems & read !m dur+ 8 illness4 ,tol/oi said to me3 8,i am always say+ t a "w ( art is ei!r s good t !re is no /&>d by :i* to def9e its qualities--t is real art1--or x is q bad4 ,n[1 ,i am happy to h f\nd a real "w ( art4 ,i _c read x )\t te>s4 ,i "k x by he>t4 ,li/51 ,i'll read x to y40 ,tol/oi began 9 a voice brok5 ) te>s3 8,! dove-col\r$ %ad[s melt$ toge!r44440 ,:5 ,i am on my dea?-b$ ,i %all n =get ! impression !n produc$ on me by ,tol/oi4 ,he lay on 8 back1 convulsively twi/+ ! edge ( 8 blanket ) 8 f+]s & try+ 9 va9 to re/ra9 ! te>s t *ok$ him4 ,he broke d[n sev]al times & began aga94 ,b at la/1 :5 he read ! end ( ! /anza1 8,ev]y?+ is 9 me1 & ,i 9 ev]y?+10 8 voice gave way4 ,! entrance ( ,a4 ,n4 ,dunaev /opp$ him4 ,he grew calm]4 8,:at a pity t ,i spoilt ! poem = y60 he said to me lat]4 ,!n ,i play$ ! piano4 ,tol/oi ask$ me n to play ,*op91 say+3 8,i am afraid ,i might bur/ into te>s40 ,tol/oi ask$ = some?+ by ,moz>t or ,haydn4 ,he ask$3 8,:y d piani/s nev] play ,haydn8 ,y ought to4 ,h[ good x is--beside a mod]n complicat$1 artificial "w--to play some?+ ( ,moz>t or ,haydn60 #aijj ,mosc[1 ,janu>y #bi?4 ,tol/oi _h a conv]sation ) ,v4 ,e4 ,d5 :5 ,*alyap9 0 "h4 ,tol/oi is work+ n[ on ! article on ! lab\r "q1 8,new ,slav]y10 & ! conv]sation turn$ ^u lab\r4 ,tol/oi said3 8,we are go+ ?r\gh a new /age 9 ! evolution ( slav]y3 ! slav]y ( ! work+ m5 suff]+ "u ! yoke ( ! well-to-d classes4 8,slav]y w nev] cease at ! bottom fir/1 exclusively f ! movem5t ( ! slaves !mselves4 ,we saw x 9 ,am]ica1 & "h dur+ ! s]fdom ( ! peasants4 ,s mu/ x happ5 n[ aga94 ,x is only :5 we realize t x is a %ame to h slaves1 t we %all cease to be slave-driv]s1 & %all volunt>ily give up exploit+ ! work+ classes4 8,fre$om _c come f ! slaves4 ,individual slaves :o h rid !mselves ( ! yoke ( slav]y become 9 ! majority ( cases p>ticul>ly h>% oppressors & tyrants ov] _! late bro!rs4 ,nor c x be o!rwise4 ,h[ c y expect f !m--h>ass$ & tortur$--any?+ else8 ,x is only :5 we volunt>ily give up ! %ameful use ( ! lab\r ( ! slaves1 our bro!rs1 t slav]y w come to an end4 8,sci5ce1 9 s f> z x describes & cl>ifies ! real /ate ( ?+s1 does a useful & necess>y "w4 ,b z soon z x />ts lay+ d[n programmes = ! future1 x becomes useless4 ,all ^! ideas ab\t an eight-h\r work+ day1 etc41 only increase & legalize ! evil4 ,lab\r mu/ be free1 n slavi%1 & t is all4 8,:5 a peasant gets up be=e sunrise & works all day long 9 ! field1 he is n a slave4 ,he has int]c\rse ) nature1 he does a useful "w4 ,b :5 he /&s by a piece ( ma*9]y 9 a ,morosov's factory all 8 life long1 manufactur+ textiles :i* he w nev] see1 & nei!r himself nor any "o ( 8 p w ev] use1 !n he is a slave & p]i%es 9 slav]y4 8,railways1 telephones1 & ! o!r accessories ( ! civiliz$ _w--all t is useful & good4 ,b if "o _h to *oose ei!r ! :ole ( ?is civilization1 = :i* n hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( ru9$ lives are requir$1 b only ! c]ta9 de/ruction ( "o s+le exi/5ce1 or1 on ! o!r h&1 no civilization at all1 !n no ?ank y = ?is civilization ) its railways & telephones1 if a necess>y condition ( !m is ! de/ruction ( human life40 ,febru>y #bd?4 ,on ! #ah? & #bj? ,i 0 at ! ,tol/ois'4 ,on ! #ah? ,tol/oi w5t to ! 8,pod ,devi*e0 playh\se & aft]w>ds to a dirty public-h\se1 :]e !re is an extraord9>y am\nt ( drunk5ness & debau*]y1 to make obs]vations4 ,tol/oi said3 8,tw5ty ye>s ago ,i saw at ! #8,pod ,devi*e1' ,*urk91 a play compos$ by a drunk5 tramp1 & ?is "t ,i saw ,/5ka ,ras9--& x is all ! same ?+4 ,murd] & viol5ce are repres5t$ z h]oic & are acclaim$ by ! cr[d4 ,& x is rem>kable t :il/ e ^w 9 a book :i* may enlight5 ! m9ds ( ! p is c>efully /ruck out by ! c5sor%ip1 su* p]=mances are readily all[$1 "u ! police inspector's c5sor%ip4 ,dur+ ! la/ tw5ty ye>s probably ov] a million p h se5 ^! ,*urk9s & ,ras9s40 ,9 tell+ ?is1 ,tol/oi recollect$ h[ he 0 once 9 a workh\se :]e ! prie/ expla9$ ! ,gospels3 8,! passage 0 read :]e ,*ri/ says3 #8,x is said3 ?\ %alt n kill2 b ,i say unto y1 d n be angry )\t cause4' ,! prie/ began to expla9 t "o mu/ n be angry )\t cause1 b1 if ! au?orities become angry1 t is "r & z x %\ld be4 #8,d n kill' also does n mean t "o %\ld nev] kill4 ,9 w> or at an execution1 kill+ is necess>y & is n a s94 ,?is is ! only *ance t an illit]ate p]son has to und]/& ! mean+ ( ! ,gospels1 = 9 *ur* all ! *apt]s are ei!r indi/9ctly read by ! sexton1 or %\t$ s l\d t !y are p]fectly un9telligible--& ?is is ! way 9 :i* ! ,gospels are expla9$ to ! p60 ,a long talk ab\t ! ,bo]s & ! ,engli% took place4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i always consid] t moral motives are effective & decisive hi/orically4 ,& n[1 :5 ! univ]sal dislike ( ! ,engli% is s cle>ly pron\nc$--,i %all n live to see x1 b x seems to me t ! p[] ( ,engl& w be mu* %ak54 ,& ,i say ?is n out ( an unconsci\s ,russian patriotism4 ,if ,pol& or ,f9l& rose aga9/ ,russia & success 7 on _! side1 my sympa?y w\ld be on _! side z ! oppress$4 8,! ,russian p1 speak+ imp>tially1 is p]haps ! mo/ ,*ri/ian ( all 9 its moral "*4 ,x is p>tly to be expla9$ by ! fact t ! ,gospels h be5 read by ! ,russian p = n9e hundr$ ye>s2 ,ca?olics don't "k ! ,gospels ev5 n[1 & o!r races came to "k ! ,gospel only aft] ! ,re=mation4 8,i 0 /ruck :5 ,i saw 9 ! /reets ( ,london a crim9al escort$ by ! police1 & ! police _h to protect him en]getically f ! cr[d1 :i* ?reat5$ to te> him to pieces4 ,) u x is j ! opposite3 police h to drive away by =ce ! p :o try to give ! crim9al money & bread4 ,) u1 crim9als & prison]s are #8little unhappy ones4' ,b n[1 un=tunately1 !re is a *ange = ! worse1 & our abom9able ,gov]nm5t tries ) all its might & ma9 to r\se hatr$ aga9/ ! condemn$4 ,9 ,sib]ia1 ev5 prizes are giv5 to any "o :o kills an escap$ prison]40 ,april #bi?4 ,! conv]sation 0 on ,%akespe>e4 ,tol/oi is n v fond ( him4 ,tol/oi said3 8,?ree times 9 my life ,i h read ?r\gh ,%akespe>e & ,goe! f end to end1 & ,i c\ld nev] make out 9 :at _! *>m consi/$40 ,accord+ to ,tol/oi1 ,goe! is cold4 ,among 8 7,goe!'s7 works he likes _m ( ! lyrics & ,h]mann & ,doro!a4 ,he does n l ,goe!'s dramatic works1 & 8 novels he consid]s q weak4 ,tol/oi did n speak ab\t ,fau/4 ,tol/oi is v fond ( ,s*ill]1 & said3 8,he is a g5u9e man60 ,he loves almo/ all 8 works1 p>ticul>ly ,! ,robb]s & ,don ,c>los1 also ,m>y ,/u>t1 ,william ,tell1 & ,wall5/e94 ,!n ,a4 ,m4 ,sukhot91 a man ov] sev5ty1 read al\d ,turg5ev's ,old ,portraits sup]bly4 ,tol/oi did n rememb] ! /ory1 & 0 9 great delight ov] x4 ,he said3 8,x is only aft] read+ all ^! mod]ns t "o really appreciates ,turg5ev40 ,tol/oi rememb]$ ,turg5ev ) great love4 ,he said1 9 pass+3 8,:5 ,turg5ev di$ ,i want$ to read a pap] ab\t him4 ,i want$ especially1 9 view ( ! misund]/&+s t !re _h be5 betwe5 u1 to rememb] & relate all ! good t 0 s abundant 9 him1 & to tell :at ,i lov$ 9 him4 ,! lecture 0 n giv54 ,dolgorukov did n all[ x40 ,! conv]sation turn$ on ,*ekhov & ,gorky4 ,tol/oi z usual prais$ ,*ekhov's arti/ic gift v highly4 ,! lack ( a def9ite _w conception grieves him 9 ,*ekhov2 & 9 ?is respect ,tol/oi pref]s ,gorky4 ,( ,gorky ,tol/oi said3 8,y "k :at he is f 8 works4 ,gorky's great & v s]i\s ess5tial defect is a poorly develop$ s5se ( proportion1 & ?is is extremely important4 ,i po9t$ out ?is defect to ,gorky himself1 & z an in/ance ,i drew 8 att5tion to 8 misuse ( ! me?od ( animat+ inanimate ?+s4 ,!n ,gorky said t 9 8 op9ion x 0 a good me?od1 & gave an in/ance ( x 9 8 /ory ,malva1 :]e x says3 #8! sea laugh$4' ,i repli$ to him t1 if on c]ta9 occasions ! me?od might be v successful1 nev]!less "o ought n to abuse x40 ,ye/]day ,u%akov ask$ ,tol/oi ab\t ,gromeka4 ,tol/oi & ,tatyana ,lvovna spoke a great deal ab\t him4 ,tol/oi said3 8,he 0 a sympa!tic1 passionate1 & gift$ man4 ,he %ot himself :5 /ill a "y man1 x 0 said because he 0 m5tally d]ang$40 ,tatyana ,lvovna says1 by ! way1 t ,gromeka 0 h] fir/ admir] & propos$ to h] :5 %e 0 sixte54 ,tol/oi values ,gromeka's criticism v mu*4 ,he said3 8,x 0 a pleasure to me t a man :o sympa?iz$ ) me c\ld see ev5 9 ,w> & ,peace & 9 ,anna ,k>59 a great deal ( :at ,i 0 aft]w>ds to say & write40 ,tol/oi also said3 8,:5 ,i wrote ! /ory ,:at ,m5 ,live by1 ,fet said1 #8,well1 :at d p live by8 ,by money1 ( c\rse4'0 ,i obs]v$ t ,fet _h probably said x 9 joke4 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,no1 x 0 8 conviction4 ,&1 z (t5 happ5s1 :at p try v /ubbornly to get1 !y d get4 ,fet all 8 life long want$ to become ri*1 & he became ri*4 ,8 bro!rs & si/]s1 x seems1 w5t out ( _! m9ds1 & all _! =tunes came to him40 ,fet wrote 9 ,tatyana ,lvovna's album t ! unhappie/ day ( 8 life 0 ! "o :5 he saw t he 0 go+ to be ru9$4 ,i talk$ a good deal ) ,tol/oi to-day4 ,tol/oi said ab\t curr5t ev5ts3 8,i am n s mu* horrifi$ at ^! murd]s 9 ! ,transvaal1 & n[ 9 ,*9a1 z by ! op5 decl>ation ( immoral motives4 ,!y us$ at lea/ to cloak !mselves hypocritically 9 good motives1 b n[ t ?is is no long] possible !y express all _! immoral & cruel int5tions & claims op5ly40 ,we spoke ab\t ! abolition ( deportation4 ,tol/oi consid]s x worse ?an ! o!r me?od4 ,he said3 8,in/ead ( mak+ x possible = a man to ord] 8 life 9 a new place1 he is put into prison4 ,! ,gov]nm5t has already vot$ six & a half millions = ! enl>gem5t ( prisons4 ,& ?is money w aga9 be flay$ (f ! peasants1 = !re is n[h]e else to take x f40 ,( our c\rts ( ju/ice ,tol/oi said3 8,h[ absurd our c\rts are c be se5 at ea* /age4 ,= example1 take ! case ( ! ,tula prie/4 ,h[ 0 x t ! ,tula c\rt acquitt$ him1 & !n aft] ! acquittal ! ,oriol c\rt s5t5c$ him to h>d lab\r = tw5ty ye>s8 ,if su* unc]ta9ty is possible1 :at are ^? v]dicts wor?8 ,inde$1 x dep5ds on a ?\s& accid5ts3 ! temp] ( ! jurym51 ! behavi\r ( ! prison] at ! b>--! prison] bur/s into te>s1 & ! impression produc$ secures 8 acquittal4 ,x is m]ely a game ( heads & tails6 ,x w\ld be simpl] & easi] to say3 ,heads or tails1 & to give s5t5ce accord+ly4 ,x simply baffles me h[ dec5t p c be judges60 ,( ! case ( ,s4 ,i4 ,mamontov1 ,tol/oi said3 8,"o is c]ta9ly v sorry = him3 he is an old1 unhappy man2 b1 on ! o!r h&1 y h to rememb] t ! man has squ&]$ twelve millions1 or :atev] x may be2 he c]ta9ly sp5t betwe5 "o & two hundr$ ?\s& r\bles p] annum1 & is !n acquitt$1 :ile ano!r wret*$ man /eals a trifle & is condemn$ = x4 ,& 9 8 case1 too1 money 0 sp5t on exp5sive lawy]s4 ,?is rem9ds me ( ! anecdote ,i read 9 ! pap]s4 ,a ca%i] :o embezzl$ tw5ty-five ?\s& r\bles came to a lawy] to ask him to und]take 8 def5ce4 ,! lawy] ask$ him3 #8,is !re any m money left8' ,! ca%i] said t !re 0 ano!r tw5ty-five ?\s&4 ,!n ! lawy] said3 #8,take ! re/ & give x to me1 & !n ,i w und]take y\r case4' 8,& :y %\ld ! jury be able to p>don8 ,only ! pla9tiff c p>don2 b ! jury :om he has n hurt h no?+ to p>don him =4 8,i once talk$ to ,n4 ,v4 ,davidov1 & said to him t all puni%m5t may be disp5s$ )1 yet an enquiry ought to be made2 & :5 ! crime is prov$1 !y %\ld g to ! crim9al & accuse him 9 ! pres5ce ( all ( 8 crime1 & %\ld br+ =w>d ! pro( ( 8 guilt4 ,x is q likely t ! man w say3 #8,be damn$ to y1 x is none ( y\r bus9ess6' ,b /ill ,i ?9k t ?is me?od w\ld m (t5 give positive results ?an ! exi/+ sy/em ( puni%m5t40 ,speak+ ( ! ,gov]nm5t1 ,tol/oi said3 8,i wond] :y !y h n put me into prison yet8 ,p>ticul>ly n[1 aft] my article on #8,patriotism4' ,p]haps !y h n read x yet8 ,x ought to be s5t to !m40 ,tol/oi spoke aga9 ( 8 indiff]5ce to mod]n complicat$ music3 8,i tri$ to accu/om myself to mod]n dissonances1 b ^! are all a p]v]sion ( ta/e4 ,a mod]n compos] takes a musical idea1 n[ & !n ev5 a lovely "o1 & twi/s x r\nd & r\nd )\t end or measure1 comb9es x ) o!r !mes1 &1 :5 at la/ he manages to express some?+ simple1 "o is ready to heave a sigh ( relief & say3 ,?ank ,god60 ,july #d?4 ,ye/]day ,tol/oi said to me3 8,buddha says t happ9ess consi/s 9 do+ z mu* good z possible to o!rs4 ,h[ev] /range ?is may seem on ! face ( x1 yet x is true )\t a d\bt3 happ9ess is only possible :5 ! /ruggle = p]sonal happ9ess is r5\nc$40 ,!n ,tol/oi smil$ & said3 8,& yet y play ! piano6 ,b c]ta9ly t is bett] ?an _m o!r ?+s4 ,at any rate y ne$ n pass s5t5ce on any "o1 or commit murd]40 ,tol/oi said ( newspap]s3 8,at pres5t ! newspap] infection has rea*$ its ultimate limits4 ,all ! que/ions ( ! day are artificially puff$ up by ! newspap]s4 ,! wor/ dang] is t ! newspap]s pres5t ev]y?+ ready made1 )\t mak+ p /op to ?9k ab\t any?+4 ,a lib]al ,kuzm9sky1 or ev5 a ,koni1 takes 8 fre% newspap] ) 8 morn+ c(fee1 reads x1 goes to 8 c\rt1 :]e he meets o!rs :o h j read ! v same newspap]1 & ! contagion is spread60 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,x has sudd5ly become p]fectly cle> to me t ! evil lies 9 regulations1 i4e4 ! *ief ?+ is n t p d wrong1 b t "s =ce o!rs to d a wrong :i* is consid]$ to be "r4 ,hi!rto n a s+le "o ev5 ( ! mo/ extreme sociali/ doctr9es has disp5s$ ) compulsion4 ,b slav]y w only cease :5 e "o is free to *oose 8 "w & ! "t ne$$ = x4 8,p always put an end to ?+s by ask+3 #8,well2 let u suppose t we h lib]at$ ! slave1 :at w foll[ next8 ,h[ is x go+ to be done8' ,i d n "k h[ x is go+ to be done1 b ,i d "k t ! exi/+ ord] is ! greate/ evil1 & !re=e ,i mu/ try to take z little "p z possible 9 keep+ x go+4 ,b :at w come 9 place ( t evil--,i d n & mu/ n "k4 ,= :at reason did we1 ! well-to-d classes1 take ^u ourselves ! rle ( ! controll]s ( life8 ,let ! fre$ slaves arrange ?+s = !mselves4 ,i "k only ?is1 t x is bad to be a slave & worse /ill to own slaves1 & !re=e ,i mu/ rid myself ( ! evil4 ,t's all40 ,tol/oi want$ to take = ! motto ( 8 new book1 ,! ,slav]y ( our ,times1 ,m>x's say+ t s9ce ! capitali/s made !mselves ma/]s ( ! work+ classes ! ,european gov]nm5ts lo/ all %ame4 ,tol/oi prais$ ,elzba*]'s book on an>*y1 9 :i* ! doctr9es ( sev5 an>*i/s are exp\nd$3 ( ,godw91 ,pr\dhon1 ,max ,/irn]1 ,bakun91 ,kropotk91 ,b4 ,p4 ,tuck]1 & ,tol/oi himself4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i myself c rememb] at ! beg9n+ ( ! sociali/ movem5t 9 ,russia t ! ^w #8sociali/' 0 only spok5 9 a :isp]2 b :5 ,pr(essor ,ivanyukov 9 ! fir/ ye>s ( ! eighties op5ly wrote 8 book on socialism1 x 0 already a widely spread doctr9e 9 ,we/]n ,europe4 ,x is 9 ! same way t ! public n[ reg>d an>*ism1 (t5 crudely id5tify+ ?is doctr9e ) ! ?r[+ ( bombs40 ,( ,elzba*]'s book ,tol/oi said3 8,at ! end ( ! book is an alphabetical index ( ! words us$ by ! sev5 an>*i/s4 ,x appe>s t ! ^w ,zwang1 compulsion1 viol5ce1 is abs5t only 9 ! exposition ( my views40 ,s]ge5ko 0 tell+ ,tol/oi ab\t ,vol9sky's book on ,leon>do da ,v9ci1 & said x 0 a f9e book4 ,tol/oi rem>k$3 8,yes1 x seems to be "o ( ^? books :i* are good 9 t x is n necess>y to read !m40 ,tol/oi said ye/]day ab\t doctors & sci5ce g5]ally3 8,h[ trivial & unnecess>y are all our sci5ces6 ,x is true t exact sci5ces--ma!matics & *emi/ry1 al?\gh q unimportant = ! improvem5t ( moral life1 are at any rate exact & positive4 ,b1 al?\gh m$ical sci5ce has a great deal ( k1 t am\nt is no?+ 9 proportion to :at is ne$$ 9 ord] actually to "k any?+4 ,& :at is ! good ( x80 ,i repli$ to ,tol/oi t1 al?\gh 9 !ory x may be s1 yet 9 practice1 :5 "s "o is ill1 "o always wants to help !m4 ,to ?is ,tol/oi repli$3 8,x (t5 happ5s t if "s "o is s]i\sly ill1 ^? ar\nd him1 at ! bottom ( _! he>ts1 want him to die1 9 ord] to be rid ( him--he is 9 _! way40 ,tol/oi said to ,sophie ,&reevna3 8,x's "t = u to die10 & he quot$ ,pu%k9's l9es3 8,& !n our heir 9 a lucky mom5t w cru% u d[n ) a heavy monum5t40 ,july #e?4 ,tol/oi w5t = a walk to-day ) myself & ,p4 ,a4 ,s]ge5ko4 ,we pass$ ?r\gh ! spl5did "y fir-tree =e/ on ! left ( ! road to ,kozlovka4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i am try+ to l & appreciate ! mod]n writ]s1 b x is s difficult4 ,do/oevsky (t5 wrote s badly1 s weakly & incompet5tly1 f ! po9t ( view ( te*nique2 b :at a lot he always has to say6 ,ta9e said t = "o page ( ,do/oevsky's he w\ld give all ,fr5* novels4 8,& te*nique has n[ rea*$ a wond]ful p]fection4 ,a ,mme4 ,lukhmanov or ,mme4 ,d4 writes q wond]fully4 ,:at are ,turg5ev or myself comp>$ ) h]6 ,%e c\ld give u =ty po9ts' />t ( h]60 ,tol/oi has rec5tly re-read all ,*ekhov's %ort /ories4 ,to-day he said ( ,*ekhov3 8,8 ma/]y is ( ! highe/ ord]4 ,i h be5 re-read+ 8 /ories ) ! greate/ pleasure4 ,"s1 z1 = in/ance1 #8,*ildr51' #8,sleepy1' #8,9 ,c\rt1' are real ma/]pieces4 ,i really read "o /ory aft] ano!r ) great pleasure4 ,& yet x is all a mosaic2 !re is no connect+ inn] l9k4 8,! mo/ important ?+ 9 a "w ( art is t x %\ld h a k9d ( focus1 i4e4 !re %\ld be "s place :]e all ! rays meet or f :i* !y issue4 ,& ?is focus mu/ n be able to be completely expla9$ 9 words4 ,?is inde$ is "o ( ! significant facts ab\t a true "w ( art--t its cont5t 9 its entirety c be express$ only by itself40 ,tol/oi f9ds a great lik5ess betwe5 ! tal5ts ( ,*ekhov & ,maupassant4 ,he pref]s ,maupassant = 8 great] joy 9 life4 ,b1 on ! o!r h&1 ,*ekhov's gift is a pur] gift !n ,maupassant's4 ,s]ge5ko1 ,i don't rememb] 9 :at connection1 recall$ a poem by ,l]montov4 ,tol/oi said3 8,he _h inde$ a p]man5t & p[]ful seek+ aft] tru?6 ,pu%k9 has n t moral significance1 b ! s5se ( beauty is develop$ 9 him m highly ?an 9 any "o else4 ,9 ,*ekhov1 & 9 mod]n writ]s g5]ally1 !re is an extraord9>y developm5t ( ! te*nique ( realism4 ,9 ,*ekhov ev]y?+ is real to ! v]ge ( illusion4 ,8 /ories give ! impression ( a /]eoscope4 ,he ?r[s words ab\t 9 app>5t disord]1 &1 l an impressioni/ pa9t]1 he a*ieves wond]ful results by 8 t\*es40 ,tol/oi likes ,m4 ,gorky v mu* z a man4 ,he beg9s1 h[ev]1 to be disappo9t$ ) 8 "w4 ,tol/oi said ( him3 8,gorky lacks a s5se ( proportion4 ,he has a famili> /yle :i* is unpleasant40 ,tol/oi wrote a %ort preface to ,von ,pol5z's novel ,d] ,bttn]bau]4 ,on t occasion he said3 8,z ,i read ! novel1 ,i kept say+ to myself3 #8,:y did n y1 y fool1 write ?is novel8'--inde$1 ,i "k ?is _w2 & h[ v important x is to po9t out ! poetry ( peasant life6 ,m5 ) _! civilization w cut d[n ?is lime tree "h1 ?is =e/2 !y w lay pavem5ts & make h\ses ) tall *imneys1 & !y w de/roy ! b\ndless beauty ( natural life40 ,on my ask+ him :e!r he _h ev] tri$ to write su* a novel1 ,tol/oi said t he _h done s sev]al times long ago4 ,tol/oi said ( ,grigorovi*3 8,he is n[ old-fa%ion$ & seems feeble1 b he is an important & rem>kable writ]1 & ,god grant t ,*ekhov may be a t5? "p z important z ,grigorovi* 04 ,he belong$ to ! numb] ( ! be/ m5 :o f\nd an important movem5t4 ,he has also _m arti/ic m]its4 ,= in/ance1 9 ! beg9n+ ( 8 ,anton ,goremika1 :5 ! old peasant comes home & gives 8 son or gr&son a twig1 x is a mov+ incid5t :i* depicts ! old peasant z well z ! simplicity & artlessness ( 8 life40 ,( ,turg5ev1 ,tol/oi said3 8,he 0 a typical repres5tative ( ! m5 ( ! 'fifties--a radical 9 ! be/ s5se ( ! ^w4 ,8 /ruggle aga9/ s]fdom is rem>kable1 & also 8 love = :at he describes2 = in/ance1 ! way he describes ! old man 9 ,old ,portraits4 ,& !n !re is 8 s5sitiv5ess to ! beauties ( nature40 ,speak+ ( ! prov9ce ( criticism1 ,tol/oi said3 8,! value ( criticism consi/s 9 po9t+ out all ! good t !re is 9 ?is or t "w ( art1 & 9 ?us direct+ ! op9ion ( ! public1 ^: ta/es are mo/ly crude & ! majority ( :om h no feel+ = beauty4 ,j z x is difficult to be a really good critic1 s x is easy = ! mo/ /upid & limit$ man to become a critic2 & z good critics are ne$$1 s bad critics are m]ely h>mful4 ,x is a p>ticul>ly absurd & *eap habit ( critics to express1 9 talk+ ( o!r p's "w1 all sorts ( p]sonal ideas :i* h no?+ to d ) ! book !y are criticiz+4 ,?is is ! mo/ useless gossip40 ,july #g?4 ,tol/oi said t all human vices c be r$uc$ to ?ree classes3 7#a7 ang]1 malevol5ce2 7#b7 vanity2 & 7#c7 lu/--9 ! wide/ s5se ( ! ^w4 ,! la/ is ! mo/ p[]ful4 ,9 ! morn+1 at c(fee1 ,tol/oi sigh$ & said3 8,yes1 x is h>d1 x is h>d4444 ,x is h>d because falsehood & arrogance prevail 9 ! high] ranks ( society1 & because !re is mu* d>kness among ! p4 ,! o!r day two sect>ians ( ! prie/less sect came to me f ,tula3 "o a "y "o1 evid5tly ( little und]/&+1 & ! o!r an old man1 :o1 :ile we talk$1 kept putt+ on 8 spectacles4 ,! old man turn$ out to be und]/&+1 wise1 & said _m ?+s to ! po9t1 z ?\gh he agre$ ) my religi\s views2 & yet :5 ,i (f]$ !m tea !y refus$ because !y _h n br\ght _! tea ?+s ) !m40 ,on ! occasion ( ! ,box] ris+ ,tol/oi said3 8,x is t]rible t x %\ld happ5 9 su* an awful way4 ,b1 al?\gh x is difficult to =esee1 yet x is to be expect$ t aft] ! w> a great] und]/&+ w take place betwe5 ,europeans & ! ,*9ese2 & ,i ?9k t ! ,*9ese are b\nd to h a mo/ b5eficial influ5ce on u1 if only because ( _! extraord9>y capacity = "w & ( _! ability to gr[ m on a small plot ( l& & obta9 bett] results ?an we d on a space a doz5 times l>g]40 ,tol/oi comp>es ! pres5t /ate ( ,europe ) ! end ( ! ,roman ,empire4 ,! ,*9ese1 9 8 op9ion1 play ! "p ( ! 8b>b>ians40 ,tol/oi said to-day3 8,all our actions are divid$ into ^? :i* h a value1 & ^? :i* h no value at all1 9 ! face ( dea?4 ,if ,i 7 told t ,i _h to die to-morr[1 ,i %\ld n g out = a ride on horseback2 b if ,i 7 ab\t to die ?is mom5t1 & ,levo*ka "h0 7,leo ,lvovi*'s son1 :o pass$ across ! t]race at t mom5t ) 8 nurse7 8fell & bur/ into te>s1 ,i %\ld run to him & pick him up4 ,we are all 9 ! position ( pass5g]s f a %ip :i* has rea*$ an isl&4 ,we h gone on %ore1 we walk ab\t & ga!r %ells1 b we mu/ always rememb] t1 :5 ! :i/le s\nds1 all ! little %ells w h to be ?r[n away & we mu/ run to ! boat40 ,sophie ,&reevna1 :o 0 pres5t dur+ "s ( ! talks1 argu$ all ! "t1 & answ]$ ,tol/oi 9 a v fem99e way4 ,:5 ,sophie ,&reevna on a walk said t a woman1 :ile h] husb& writes novels & philosophical articles1 has to be>1 to give bir? to1 & to re> h] *ildr51 & h[ difficult all ?is is1 ,tol/oi became indignant & exclaim$ ) a bitt]ness t 0 r>e 9 him3 8,:at t]rible ?+s y are say+1 ,sone*ka6 ,a woman :o is annoy$ at hav+ *ildr5 & does n desire !m is n a woman1 b a :ore60 ,9 ! ev5+ we sat on ! balcony3 ,tol/oi1 ,s]ge5ko1 & myself4 ,tol/oi wond]$ at ! illogicality ( wom51 & turn+ to me said3 8,pet] ,alexeevi* & myself h a "r to speak ab\t wom51 b y h none4 ,"o mu/ h a wife & daught]s to d ?is4 ,daught]s are p]haps ! m important ( ! two4 ,daught]s are ! only wom5 :o are n #8wom5' at all to a man1 & :o c be kn[n fully f ! beg9n+4 ,) si/]s su* a relation is impossible1 = "o gr[s up side by side ) !m2 a c]ta9 rivalry ent]s into ! relation1 & "o _c "k "o's si/]1 entirely1 z a :ole40 ,s]ge5ko ask$ ,tol/oi's advice z to h[ to educate 8 son sexually4 ,tol/oi said to him3 8,^! que/ions are s dang]\s t x is bett] t p>5ts %\ld n speak ( !m at all to _! *ildr54 ,x is only necess>y to wat* ! influ5ce ( surr\nd+s4 ,at times a vici\s boy1 or "o :o is n vici\s at all1 b spoilt 9 ?is s5se1 c corrupt a :ole circle ( boys4 ,x is be/ ( all t a gr[+ boy %\ld be z mu* z possible among "y girls4 ,b !re are among mod]n girls "s t are worse ?an "y m54 ,if a feel+ ( romance is felt = any girl1 ?is is ! be/ protection aga9/ immorality44440 ,july #ab?4 ,ye/]day ,i return$ home4 ,on ! day ( my dep>ture dur+ our walk ,sophie ,&reevna 0 talk+ ab\t ! sale ( ! ,sam>a e/ate1 :i* %e has complet$ = f\r hundr$ & fifty ?\s& r\bles 7,tol/oi orig9ally b\ght ! e/ate *eap71 & by ! sale ( :i* ,&rey1 ,mi*ael1 & ,alex&ra w get #aej1jjj r\bles ea*4 ,?is money 0 ! topic ( conv]sation dur+ ! la/ few days1 & h[ ! sons meant to buy ?is or "s o!r e/ate4 ,at ! end ( ! walk ,tol/oi & myself f\nd ourselves ahead ( ! o!rs4 ,sudd5ly he gave a heavy sigh4 ,i ask$ him3 8,:y d y sigh1 ,leo ,nikolaevi*80 8,if y knew h[ pa9ful x is to me to he> x all6 ,i h x always on my consci5ce t ,i1 ) my wi% to r5\nce prop]ty1 once b\ght e/ates4 ,x is funny to ?9k t x seems n[ z if ,i _h wi%$ to make provision = my *ildr51 & 9 do+ s ,i did !m ! greate/ injury4 ,look at my ,&ryu%a4 ,he is completely incapable ( do+ any?+1 & lives on ! p :om ,i once robb$ & :om my *ildr5 keep on robb+4 ,h[ t]rible x is to li/5 to all ?is talk n[1 to wat* x all go+ on6 ,x is s oppos$ to my ideas & desires & to ev]y?+ ,i live by4444 ,oh6 t !y w\ld sp>e me64440 ,tol/oi 0 sil5t = a "t1 & !n said3 8,:y did ,i sudd5ly beg9 compla9+80 ,at t mom5t ,tatyana ,lvovna came up1 & our conv]sation turn$ on o!r subjects4 ,tol/oi talk$ ab\t poetry4 8,:5 a poem deals ) love1 fl[]s1 etc41 x is a comp>atively innoc5t occupation until ! age ( sixte54 ,b to express 9 v]se an important & s]i\s idea )\t di/ort+ ! idea is almo/ impossible4 ,h[ v difficult x is to express "o's ?\ghts by words only1 s t e "o und]/&s j :at y want to express6 ,h[ mu* m difficult1 !n1 x is :5 ! writ] is b\nd by metre & rhyme6 ,only ! v great poets h succe$$ 9 do+ x1 & r>ely too4 ,p]fectly false ideas are (t5 hidd5 beh9d v]ses40 ,an und]graduate :o _h writt5 an article ^u ,tol/oi 9 reply to ,nordau's criticism came1 & turn$ out to be a fooli% "y man4 ,tol/oi _h be5 unwell = ! la/ few days & 9 a bad temp]1 s t he came to u q upset & said3 8,no1 x is "t1 x is "t = me to die6 ,!y /ick to "s s+le idea1 :i* !y arbitr>ily *oose f ! re/1 & g on & on repeat+3 ,non-resi/ance6 non-resi/ance6 ,h[ am ,i to blame = x80 ,sophie ,&reevna said to me3 8,! private life ( fam\s m5 is always di/ort$ 9 _! biographies4 ,!y are sure to make me out a ,xantippe4 ,y mu/ take my side1 ,alex&] ,borisovi*60 444 ,dur+ our walk ,sophie ,&reevna %[$ me ! spot :i* is call$ 8! api>y10 & said3 8,!re actually 0 an api>y "h once4 ,leo ,n4 0 at "o "t mad ab\t bees1 & us$ to sp5d :ole days 9 ! api>y4 ,we (t5 drove "h1 tak+ a samov> & hav+ tea "h4 ,once ,fet came "h1 & we w5t to jo9 ,leo ,n4 at ! api>y4 ,x 0 a wond]ful ev5+2 we sat "h = a long "t2 & !re 7 _m gl[-worms 9 ! grass4 ,leo ,n4 said to me3 #8,n[1 ,sonia1 y always want$ em]ald e>r+s2 take two gl[-worms = e>r+s4' ,!reupon ,fet wrote a poem 9 :i* 7 ^! l9es3 ,9 my h& is ?y h&--:at a m>vel6 ,on ! gr\nd are two gl[-worms1 two em]alds40 ,at ano!r po9t ,sophie ,&reevna %[$ me ! field :]e ,tol/oi & ,turg5ev once /ood :5 %oot+1 & %e 0 ) !m4 ,sophie ,&reevna said3 8,x 0 ! la/ "t ,turg5ev /ay$ at ,yasnaya1 n long be=e 8 dea?4 ,i ask$ him3 #8,ivan ,s]geevi*1 :y don't y write n[8' ,he answ]$3 #8,9 ord] to write ,i _h always to be a little 9 love4 ,n[ ,i am old1 ,i c't fall 9 love any m1 & t is :y ,i h /opp$ writ+4'0 ,decemb] #bg?4 ,la/ night ,i 0 at ! ,tol/ois'4 ,!re 7 ,tol/oi1 ,ilya1 & ,&rey 7,tol/oi's sons74 ,a message arriv$ t ,tatyana ,lvovna _h giv5 bir? prematurely to a /illborn *ild2 a day be=e1 news rea*$ ,yasnaya ,polyana t ! son ( ,leo ,lvovi*1 a boy ( ab\t two1 0 dead4 ,sophie ,&reevna left = ,yasnaya4 ,!re 0 an atmosph]e ( depression4 ,tol/oi play$ *ess ) me4 ,lat] ,p4 ,s4 ,usov came1 :o also play$ a game ( *ess ) ,tol/oi4 ,we began to talk4 ,tol/oi became animat$4 ,! po/ arriv$4 ,!re 7 ?ree lett]s f ,*]tkov4 ,9 "o ( !m !re 7 _m pages ( closely writt5 manuscript4 ,tol/oi glanc$ at x & said3 8,x is probably a woman's writ+4 ,h[ nice x w\ld be if "o ne$ n read x60 ,! manuscript1 h[ev]1 turn$ out n to be f a woman1 s t ,tol/oi put x aside to read x4 ,ref]r+ to 8 daught]'s mis=tune1 ,tol/oi said3 8,i am n sorry t my daught]s h no *ildr52 ,i _c be glad t ,i h gr&*ildr54 ,i "k t !y w inevitably gr[ up to be idl]s4 ,my daught]s are c]ta9ly anxi\s t ?is %\ld n be s1 b consid]+ ! surr\nd+s 9 :i* !y w h to be br\ght up1 x is v difficult to avoid x4 ,all my life long ,i h _h ^! surr\nd+s1 &1 h[ev] mu* ,i /ruggle1 ,i c d no?+4 ,n[1 dur+ ! ,*ri/mas season ,i c't be> to look at ?is mad extravagance2 ^! visits4 ,:at a t]rible absurdity x is60 ,usov 0 say+ 9 :at circum/ances a doctor has ! "r to br+ on bir? artificially1 !reby kill+ ! baby4 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,x is always immoral4 ,= ! mo/ "p1 :5 !re are v>i\s ways ( reliev+ ! pati5t1 oxyg51 etc41 x is difficult to ab/a9 f us+ !m2 b x w\ld be bett] if !y did n exi/4 ,we %all all die )\t fail1 & ! doctors' activity is direct$ t[>ds fight+ dea?4 ,b to die--9 t5 days or 9 t5 ye>s--is all ! same4 ,h[ t]rible x is t x is always conceal$ f ! pati5t t he is dy+6 ,we are none ( u accu/om$ to look dea? 9 ! face60 ,usov def5d$ ! activity ( doctors1 consid]+ x a useful "o4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is = ?is reason t ,i consid] ! activity ( doctors h>mful3 p are cr[d$ 9 t[ns2 !y are infect$ ) syphilis & consumption2 !y are kept 9 t]rible conditions1 & !n millions are sp5t on ! e/abli%m5t ( hospitals & cl9ics4 ,b :y n sp5d t en]gy1 n 9 cur+ p1 b 9 improv+ ! conditions ( _! lives8 ,:ile numb]s ( heal?y1 useful peasants are infect$ ) all sorts ( diseases1 & are worn out by "w beyond _! /r5g?1 s t !y die at ?irty in/ead ( sev5ty1 "s useless old woman :o is q incurable has sp5t ^u h] all ! treatm5t t m$ic9e c supply4 8,all mod]n sci5ces d ! v opposite ( :at !y set out to d4 ,!ology hides moral tru?s1 jurisprud5ce obscures 9 e possible way ! conception ( ju/ice1 ! natural sci5ces tea* mat]ialism1 & hi/ory di/orts ! true life ( ! p4 ,d>w9's !ory is 9 agreem5t ) ! crude fable ( ,moses4 ,all discussions on ,d>w9ism are polemics aga9/ ,moses4 8,e "y man gr[+ up 9 ,russia passes ?r\gh a t]rible contagion1 a sort ( moral syphilis2 9 ! fir/ place1 ! ,or?odox ,*ur*1 & !n1 :5 he frees himself f t1 ! doctr9es ( mat]ialism4 ,! be/ physiologi/s1 l ,krafft-,eb+ or ,claude ,b]n>d1 op5ly admit t1 h[ev] c>efully we inve/igate ev5 a simple cell1 !re is always "s x 9 its composition :i* we d n und]/&4 ,consequ5tly ! complex ( organisms & ! social conditions ( life are an x rais$ to ! x degree4 ,& if we _c inve/igate a cell completely1 !n h[ c we realize ! laws :i* gov]n ! life ( human societies8 ,yet "s blockhead l ,b4 assures u t x is all v simple1 & ! sci5ce ( hi/ory c d$uce immutable laws by :i* human life is %ap$4 8,look at all our hi/orians3 :at dull1 /upid m5 !y are6 ,= in/ance1 ,solovev4 ,he 0 an incr$ibly dull man4 ,& :5 "s "o gift$ appe>s among !m--a ,granovsky1 ,ko/om>ov1 ,kudryavzev--& y ask1 #8,:at aft] all h !y done8' x turns out t !y h done no?+ ( any importance or value4 ,take ,klu*evsky1 = in/ance3 :at has he done8 ,he talks brilliantly1 toys ) ! lib]al po9t ( view ab\t ,ca!r9e ! ,great1 & says t %e 0 a :ore--well1 we knew t )\t him4 ,or take ! man :o dances ! mazurka 9 ! ,moscovskya ,v$om/i1 ,ilovaisky--he is an hi/orian too6 8,:at %\ld be taught at s*ool8 ,long ago1 :5 ,i 0 int]e/$ 9 education1 ,i came to ! conclusion t s*ool tea*+ ought to consi/ ( two bran*es only1 ( languages & ma!matics4 ,?is is ! only positive k t "o c give a pupil4 ,!re is no humbug ab\t ?is4 ,ei!r y "k x or y don't "k x4 ,besides1 f ?is fundam5tal k all sci5ce c develop4 ,f ma!matics come a/ronomy1 physics1 natural sci5ces4 ,f languages1 hi/ory1 geography1 & s on4 ,b ) u1 :o is taught & :at are !y taught8 ,to-day ,i walk$ 9 ! /reet4 ,drunk5 m5 7 go+ ab\t1 swe>+ obsc5ely1 dragg+ wom5 aft] !m4 ,:o has ev] said a s+le ^w to ^! m5 ab\t _! moral ne$s8 ,:at did we tea* !m8 8,! o!r ev5+ ,i 0 com+ home f ! ,turki% ba? & walk$ ne> ! !atres4 ,policem5 on horseback 7 l\ng+ ab\t2 coa*m5 ) buttocks l ?is0 7,tol/oi illu/rat$ x ) 8 h&s7 8& r[s ( buttons on _! backs sit on ! boxes4 ,& 9 ! illum9at$ !atres1 cr[d$ ) p1 a div9e s]vice is p]=m$3 a silly & di/ort$ /ory ,sadko 7an op]a7 is act$1 or #8,:5 we dead awak5' is play$4 ,x's %e] madness60 #aija ,mosc[1 ,febru>y #a/4 ,tol/oi began ab\t a c\ple ( mon?s ago to le>n ,dut*1 & n[ he reads q easily1 at ! age ( sev5ty-?ree6 ,he has an orig9al way ( le>n+ languages3 he gets ! ,new ,te/am5t 9 ! language he wants to "k1 & :il/ read+ x ?r\gh he le>ns ! language4 ,tol/oi said to me rec5tly ab\t mod]n art3 8,! s5se ( %ame is lo/4 ,i _c call x any?+ else--! s5se ( /hetic %ame4 ,i wond] if y "k ! feel+8 ,i feel x mo/ /rongly :5 ,i read some?+ t is arti/ically false1 & ,i c call x no?+ else b %ame40 ,) reg>d to 8 play1 ,! ,corpse1 ,tol/oi said to me3 8,! son ( ! wife ( ! man ,i describ$ came to me1 & !n ! man himself4 ,! son on behalf ( 8 "m ask$ me n to publi% ! play1#a because x w\ld be v pa9ful to h]1 & also because %e 0 afraid ( ! consequ5ces4 ,i ( c\rse promis$4 8,_! visit 0 v int]e/+ & useful to me4 ,once m1 z s _m times be=e1 ,i 0 conv9c$ h[ mu* feebl] & m unreal are ! psy*ological motives :i* "o inv5ts oneself 9 ord] to expla9 actions4 ,! actions ( "o's imag9>y *>act]s are !n ! motives :i* guid$ ^? p 9 real life4 ,aft] talk+ to ^! p ,i cool$ to my "w40 ,on ano!r occasion1 9 ! d9+-room d[n/airs1 animat$ conv]sation 0 go+ on among ! y\ng] p4 ,tol/oi1 :o 0 re/+ 9 ! next room 9 ! d>k1 aft]w>ds came into ! d9+-room & said to me3 8,i lay !re & li/5$ to y\r talk4 ,x int]e/$ me f two po9ts ( view3 x 0 int]e/+ simply to he> "y p talk+1 & !n x 0 also int]e/+ f ! dramatic po9t ( view4 ,i li/5$ & said to myself3 ,?is is h[ "o ought to write = ! /age4 ,x is n "o speak+ & ! o!rs li/5+4 ,x is nev] l t4 ,x is necess>y t all %\ld speak1 & ! art ( ! writ] consi/s 9 mak+ :at he wants run ?r\gh x l a beautiful ?read40 ,m>* #h?4 ,ye/]day ,tol/oi 0 9 good =m4 ,at tea he laugh$ & jok$4 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t luxury4 ,tol/oi said3 8,h[ mu* m money p sp5d n[adays ?an !y us$6 ,:5 ,sophie ,&reevna & ,i liv$ 9 ,yasnaya1 our income f ! ,nikolsky e/ate 0 ab\t five ?\s& r\bles & we liv$ sup]bly4 ,i rememb] :5 ,sophie ,&reevna b\ght little mats to lay by ! b$s1 x seem$ to me a useless & incr$ible luxury4 ,& n[ my sons--,i seem to h ab\t tw5ty ( !m--squ&] money "r & left1 buy dogs1 horses1 gramophones4 ,i ask$ myself !n1 :y buy c>pets :5 we h slipp]s8 ,c]ta9ly we did n g b>efoot1 b1 behold1 ,riep9 pa9t$ me dcollet1 b>efoot$1 9 a %irt6 ,i h to ?ank him = n hav+ tak5 (f my ne!r g>m5ts6 ,& he nev] ask$ me1 if ,i lik$ x6 ,b ,i h long s9ce got us$ to be+ treat$ z if ,i 7 dead4 ,!re1 9 ! ,p]$vizhni exhibition1 y w see ! ,devil 7,riep9's #8,temptation ( ,*ri/'71 & y'll also see ! man possess$ by ! ,devil60 ,on ,febru>y #be? ,tol/oi's excommunication 0 ann\nc$4 ,t day ,tol/oi & ,a4 ,n4 ,dunaev w5t on "s bus9ess to a doctor & came into ! ,lubiansky ,squ>e4 ,9 ! squ>e1 by ! f\nta91 ! cr[d recogniz$ ,tol/oi4 ,at fir/1 z ,dunaev relates1 an ironical voice 0 he>d3 8,"h's ! ,devil 9 ! lik5ess ( a man60 ,?is s]v$ = a signal4 ,! cr[d ?rew !mselves l "o man on ,tol/oi4 ,all %\t$ & ?rew up _! hats4 ,tol/oi 0 confus$2 he didn't "k :at to d & walk$ away almo/ at a run4 ,! cr[d foll[$ him4 ,) great difficulty ,tol/oi & ,dunaev manag$ to get a sl$ge at ! corn] ( ,negl9ny4 ,! cr[d want$ to /op ! cabman & _m held on to ! sl$ge4 ,at t mom5t a troop ( m\nt$ police appe>$1 let ! cab ?r\gh1 & imm$iately made a r+ & cut (f ! cr[d4 ,on ! occasion ( 8 excommunication ,tol/oi receiv$1 & is /ill receiv+1 a numb] ( addresses1 lett]s ( sympa?y1 etc4 ,"o lady s5t him a piece ( holy bread & a lett] 9 :i* %e said t %e _h j receiv$ ! ,sacram5t & took ! ,ho/ = 8 b5efit4 ,%e ends h] lett]3 8,eat x 9 heal? & pay no he$ to ^! /upid prie/s40 ,augu/ #i?4 ,i 0 ! o!r day 9 ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,tol/oi is hale & he>ty4 ,i h n se5 him l t = a long "t4 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t ,russian writ]s4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i 0 fond ( ,turg5ev z a man4 ,z a writ]1 ,i d n attribute p>ticul> importance to him or to ,gon*>ov4 ,_! subjects1 ! numb] ( ord9>y *>act]s & love sc5es1 h too ephem]al an importance4 ,if ,i 7 ask$ :i* ( ! ,russian writ]s ,i consid] ! mo/ important1 ,i w\ld say3 ,pu%k91 ,l]montov1 ,gogol1 ,h]tz51 :om our ,lib]als h =gott51 & ,do/oevsky1 :om !y d n read at all4 ,well1 & !n3 ,gribo$ov1 ,o/rovsky1 ,tyut*ev40 ,( ,gogol's works ,tol/oi does n l ,t>as ,bulba at all4 ,he f> pref]s ,! ,revisor 7,inspector ,g5]al71 ,dead ,s\ls1 ,%9el1 ,koliaska 78x's a ma/]piece 9 m9iature071 ,nevsky ,prospect4 ,( ,pu%k9's works1 he consid]s ,boris ,godunov a failure4 ,x is *>act]i/ic t 9 mak+ 8 selection ,tol/oi said3 8,i d n speak ( myself2 x's n = me1 b = o!rs1 to judge ( my importance40 ,t ev5+ 9 8 /udy ,tol/oi said to me3 8,alex&] ,borisovi*1 an image comes be=e me4 ,rays spread out f a c5tre4 ,! c5tre is ! spiritual ess5ce2 ! rays are ! p]petually gr[+ ne$s ( ! body4 ,a "t comes :5 a spiritual life beg9s to exi/ inside ^! rays4 ,!y spread out at an ev] dim9i%+ angle1 become p>allel1 & at la/ draw toge!r & f9ally unite 9 ! "o inf9itely small & entirely spiritual c5tre--dea?40 ,gaspra1 ,crimea1 ,septemb] #ab?4 ,*ekhov 0 "h ye/]day4 ,he does n look well2 he looks old & c\ghs p]petually4 ,he speaks little1 9 %ort s5t5ces1 b !y are always to ! po9t4 ,he gave a t\*+ acc\nt ( 8 life ) 8 "m 9 ! w9t] at ,yalta4 ,tol/oi 0 v glad to see him4 ,gaspra1 ,crimea1 ,septemb] #af?4 ,life "h goes on v quietly4 ,aft] d9n] ,i or ,n4 ,l4 ,obol5sky1 or bo? 9 turn1 read ,*ekhov's /ories al\d1 :i* ,tol/oi greatly enjoys4 ,! o!r day ,i read ,! ,t$i\s ,/ory4 ,tol/oi 0 9 con/ant raptures ov] ,*ekhov's und]/&+4 ,he also lik$1 = ! orig9ality ( ! idea & ! ma/]y ( ! writ+1 ,! ,bet1 & p>ticul>ly ,! ,/eppe4 ,( ,*ekhov ,tol/oi said3 8,he is a /range writ]3 he ?r[s words ab\t z if at r&om1 & yet ev]y?+ is alive4 ,& :at und]/&+6 ,he nev] has any sup]flu\s details2 e "o ( !m is ei!r necess>y or beautiful40 ,septemb] #bj?4 ,i told ,tol/oi ab\t ! article 9 ! ,mosc[ ,c\ri] :]e ,maet]l9ck's is quot$ z say+ t ,p[] ( ,d>kness is 9 8 op9ion almo/ ! greate/ play4 ,tol/oi laugh$ & said3 8,:y doesn't he imitate x1 !n80 ,,footnote3 #a ,! !me ( ,! ,corpse became kn[n to ! newspap]s ?r\gh ,tol/oi's copyi/1 ,alex&] ,petrovi*1 :o1 9 a drunk5 b\t 9 ! ,khitrovka1 told a fell[ drunk>d1 a report] ( ! ,novo/i ,dnya1 t ,tol/oi 0 writ+ a play1 & also told him ! subject ( ! play4 ,! report] made an article ( x & publi%$ x 9 ! pap]4 ,?is 0 ! cause ( ! dramatis p]sonae com+ to ,tol/oi1 & x 0 also "o ( ! reasons :y ,tol/oi left ! play unf9i%$4 7,ye>s aft]w>ds ! play1 f9i%$1 0 publi%$ & entitl$ ,! ,liv+ ,corpse47 #aijb ,mosc[1 ,janu>y #ac?4 ,tol/oi once told me3 8,:5 ,i w5t to see ,p[] ( ,d>kness act$ ,i sat 9 ! gall]y on purpose s z n to be recogniz$4 ,yet ,i 0 recogniz$2 !y began to tell me to g on ! /age1 & ,i hurri$ home at once4 ,b !re 0 a mom5t :5 ,i c\ld h>dly re/ra9 myself f /epp+ on to ! /age & beg9n+ to speak1 to say ev]y?+--:atev] t may be40 ,janu>y #ae?4 ,gorky read al\d to ,tol/oi ! end ( ,mazz9i's book ,on ! ,duties ( ,man1 :i* ,tol/oi likes v mu*4 ,:ile ,gorky 0 read+1 ,tol/oi1 :o _h read ! book m ?an once1 0 almo/ mov$ to te>s4 ,madame ,n4 ,n4 ,d5 told me ! foll[+ /ory1 :i* %e _h f h] si/]4 ,:5 ,tol/oi 0 v ill he ?\ght he 0 dy+1 & took leave & said good-bye to all :o 7 pres5t4 ,leo ,lvovi* 0 ! only "o ( ,tol/oi's *ildr5 :o 0 abs5t1 & ,tol/oi dictat$ a lett] to him4 ,^? :o read x say t ?is f>ewell lett] at ! po9t ( dea? 0 deeply mov+4 ,! lett]1 h[ev]1 0 n s5t1 = ,leo ,lvovi* arriv$ at ,gaspra 9 p]son4 ,:5 he came into ,tol/oi's room1 ,tol/oi said t x 0 difficult = him to speak1 b t he _h express$ all 8 ?\ghts & feel+s 9 ! lett]1 :i* he h&$ to 8 son4 ,leo ,lvovi* read ! lett] at once 9 ,tol/oi's room1 !n came into ! next room1 &1 9 ! pres5ce ( all ^? :o 7 !re 7,c\ntess ,sophie ,nicolaevna includ$71 tore 8 dy+ fa!r's lett] into little bits & ?rew x 9 ! wa/epap] basket4444 ,yasnaya ,polyana1 ,july #be?4 ,i h be5 "h a few days4 ,tol/oi is well physically4 ,to-day ,tol/oi said to ,doctor ,butkevi*3 8,! only true way = a man to improve human life is by ! way ( moral p]fection 9 8 p]sonal life4 ,spiritual life is a con/ant progress1 a con/ant ef=t t[>ds ! realization ( tru?40 ,! conv]sation turn$ ^u lit]ature4 ,x began ) my say+ t ,si5kewicz's novel1 ,! ,sword ,be>]s1 0 a bor+ book4 ,tol/oi said3 8,yes1 = "s reason ,i began x1 b ,i c\ld n read x4 ,d y rememb] h[1 :5 "o is a *ild1 "o sometimes gets a piece ( meat :i* "o *ews & *ews & *ews1 & "o c't deal ) x1 & at la/ "o quietly spits x out & ?r[s x "u ! table40 ,!n ,tol/oi rememb]$ ,b4's /ory :i* he read rec5tly3 8,x beg9s ) a sup]b description ( nature--a little %[]1 :i* is done z ,turg5ev ev5 c\ld n d x1 let alone myself4 ,& !n !re is a girl4 ,%e dreams ( him0 7,tol/oi %ortly told ! plot ( ! /ory71 8& all ?is--! girl's silly emotion1 ! little %[]--all ?is is ne$$1 9 ord] t ,b4 may write a /ory4 ,j z 9 ord9>y life1 :5 p h no?+ to say !y talk ab\t ! wea!r1 s writ]s1 :5 !y h no?+ to write ab\t1 write ab\t ! wea!r1 & x is "t to put an end to x4 ,yes1 !re 0 a little %[]2 !re might j z well h be5 no %[] at all4 ,i ?9k t all ?is mu/ come to an end 9 lit]ature4 ,x is simply impossible to read any long]4 8,i once belong$ to ! guild ( au?ors1 & f habit ,i wat* & am int]e/$ 9 ev]y?+ t goes on !re40 ,tol/oi quot$ a few in/ances ( mis/atem5ts & inaccuracies 9 writ]s l ,usp5sky & ,korol5ko1 b said t ^! 7 only slips4 ,b :5 psy*ological mi/akes are made1 :5 ! *>act]s 9 novels & /ories d :at1 f _! spiritual nature1 !y _c d1 x is a t]rible fail+1 & ! works ( ! ,&reevs1 etc41 are full ( su* mi/akes4 ,ev5 9 ,gorky x is always happ5+4 ,= in/ance1 x is ! case 9 8 /ory ab\t ! silv] clasps1 or 9 ! op9ions ( ! wom5 9 ,?ree4 ,8 ,burgh]s is utt]ly un9t]e/+4 ,! surr\nd+s are indef9ite1 untypical2 nobody c make any?+ ( x at all4 8,i am always afraid ( fall+ into ! old man's habit ( be+ unable to appreciate or to und]/& ! pres5t4 ,b ,i try my be/ & g5u9ely c f9d no beauty 9 ! mod]n t5d5cies ( art4 ,!re has rec5tly appe>$ a v j article by ,e4 ,m>kov on ,gorky4 ,! writ]1 r timidly--= ,gorky has become su* an idol t p d>e n speak ( him--has po9t$ out correctly t mod]n ,russian lit]ature has completely turn$ away f ^? high moral problems :i* x =m]ly pursu$4 ,& inde$ :at a complete d5ial ( moral pr9ciples !re is6 ,y may be vici\s1 y may rob or kill2 !re is no?+ to re/ra9 ! individual2 all is all[$4444 8,b /ill ,i am impress$ by ! fact t ,gorky is translat$ 9 ,europe & greatly read !re4 ,und\bt$ly !re is some?+ new 9 him4 ,8 *ief m]it is t he 0 ! fir/ to draw ! _w ( outca/s & tramps f ! life1 :i* until !n no "o _h attempt$4 ,9 ?is respect he did :at ,turg5ev & ,grigorovi* did 9 _! day = ! _w ( peasants4 8,i love ,*ekhov v mu* & value 8 writ+s1 b ,i c\ld n make myself read 8 play1 ,! ,?ree ,si/]s4 ,:at is x all =8 ,g5]ally speak+1 mod]n writ]s h lo/ ! conception ( drama4 ,drama1 in/ead ( tell+ u ! :ole ( a man's life1 mu/ place him 9 su* a situation1 tie su* a knot1 t1 :5 x is unti$1 ! :ole man is made visible4 ,n[1 ,i all[$ myself to criticize ,%akespe>e4 ,b ) him e "* is alive2 & x is always cle> :y he acts z he does4 ,9 ,%akespe>e's !atre !re 7 bo>ds ) inscriptions #8moonlight1' #8a h\se1' because 7,heav5 be prais$67 ! :ole att5tion 0 conc5trat$ on ! sub/ance ( ! drama4 ,n[ x is j ! opposite40 ,tol/oi spoke ) disgu/ ( ,&reev's ,abyss1 & said3 8,) reg>d to ,leonid ,&reev1 ,i always rememb] a /ory by ,g9zburg ab\t a boy :o _c pron\nce ! lett] #8r' & says to 8 fri5d3 #8,i w5t = a walk & sudd5ly ,i see a wolf4444 ,are y fwight5$8 ,are y fwight5$8' 8,s ,&reev also keeps on ask+ me3 #8,are y fwight5$8' & ,i am n 9 ! lea/ fright5$40 ,ye/]day ! conv]sation 0 ab\t ! ,h]tz51 ,bakun91 & ,bel9sky circle4 ,tol/oi said3 8,! mo/ *>act]i/ic ?+ ab\t t circle 0 a k9d ( epicureanism1 or at lea/ ! d5ial (1 ! complete failure to und]/&1 a religi\s conception ( ! _w4 ,doctor ,nikit91 = in/ance1 0 surpris$ t ,i did n ?9k ,gogol mad4 ,!y ?\ght him mad1 because he believ$ 9 ,god4 ,& !y c\ld n ev5 und]/& :at 0 go+ on 9 8 s\l40 ,tol/oi spoke v disapprov+ly ( ,bel9sky's fam\s lett] to ,gogol4 ,doctor ,butkevi* ask$ ,tol/oi if he _h read ,maet]l9ck's new play1 ,monna ,vanna4 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,:y %\ld ,i8 ,h ,i committ$ a crime80 ,"s "o obs]v$ t common p are v seldom int]e/$ by ,p[] ( ,d>kness4 ,tol/oi said3 8,to int]e/ ! p "o mu/ write m simply & mu* m %ortly1 z ,sophie ,&reevna pa9ts2 ev]y?+ 9 pr(ile & ev]y?+ on ! plane1 & yet no o!r pictures are enjoy$ s mu* by *ildr54 ,9 ! same way1 =m mu/ be simple & primitive if x is to be enjoy$ by ! p40 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,i h be5 ?9k+ a great deal ab\t x lately4 ,!re are two k9ds ( art1 & bo? are equally ne$$--"o simply gives pleasure & com=t to p1 ! o!r tea*es !m40 ,ye/]day ,tol/oi criticiz$ ! sci5ti/s 7he m5tion$ ,me*nikov7 = _! d5ial & misund]/&+ ( a religi\s conception ( ! _w4 ,"s "o m5tion$ ! new ,russian ,univ]sity 9 ,p>is4 ,tol/oi is sceptical ab\t x & said3 8,"s sev5ty "y wom5 come & li/5 to ! pr(essors :o tea* !m40 ,mme4 ,/akhovi* said some?+ ab\t ! h>m t is done to ! girl /ud5ts1 b ,tol/oi said3 8,well1 !y are bad en\gh already )\t t40 ,july #bh?4 ,! o!r day we walk$ 9 ! woods4 ,tol/oi sat d[n on 8 camp /ool1 :i* 0 giv5 him by ,n4 ,he sigh$ & said3 8,yes1 poor fell[60 ,!n he turn$ to ,m>ie ,lvovna & ask$3 8,ma%a1 :o's ! poor fell[80 8,i d n "k1 papa40 8,buddha4 ,n4 bespatt]$ ,socrates1 & n[ he is go+ to d ! same to ,buddha40 ,ye/]day ,tol/oi 0 %[+ u a portrait gr\p ( ! ,tol/oi bro!rs1 &1 po9t+ to 8 bro!r ,nicolay1 said3 8,he 0 my belov$ bro!r4 ,he 0 ! man ( :om ,turg5ev ju/ly said t he _h n a s+le "o ( ! faults :i* "o mu/ h 9 ord] to be a writ]4 ,& ,i1 al?\gh x is wrong ( me1 mu/ say ( my son ,leo1 t he1 on ! contr>y1 has all ^! faults1 b none ( ! gifts1 :i* are ne$$ = a writ]40 ,ilya ,lvovi* said to ,mme4 ,/akhovi* t a writ] mu/ himself exp]i5ce ev]y?+ 9 ord] to tell x to o!rs4 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,m]e te*nique is sometimes en\gh to describe :at he has exp]i5c$4 ,a real writ]1 z ,goe! ju/ly obs]v$1 mu/ be able to describe ev]y?+4 ,& ,i mu/ say t1 al?\gh ,i am n v fond ( ,goe!1 he c\ld d x40 ,to-day ,tol/oi 0 en?usia/ic ab\t ,moz>t's op]as1 p>ticul>ly ab\t ,don ,juan4 ,toge!r ) ! extraord9>y ri*ness ( its melody1 he rates v high its p[] to give 9 music ! reflection ( *>act]s & situations4 ,tol/oi recall$ ! /atue ( ! comm&]1 ! village sc5e1 & especially ! duel4 ,he said3 8,i he> !re a pres5tim5t1 z x 71 ( ! tragic dn\em5t1 toge!r ) ! excitem5t & ev5 ! romance ( ! duel40 444 ,!n ,tol/oi turn$ ! conv]sation to ! importance & prov9ce ( =m 9 art3 8,i ?9k t e great arti/ necess>ily creates 8 own =m also4 ,if ! cont5t ( works ( art c be inf9itely v>i$1 s also c _! =m4 ,once ,turg5ev & ,i came back f ! !atre 9 ,p>is & discuss$ ?is4 ,he completely agre$ ) me4 ,we recall$ all t is be/ 9 ,russian lit]ature & x seem$ t 9 ^! works ! =m 0 p]fectly orig9al4 ,omitt+ ,pu%k91 let u take ,gogol's ,dead ,s\ls4 ,:at is x8 ,nei!r a novel nor a /ory4 ,x is a some?+ p]fectly orig9al4 ,!n !re is ! ,memoirs ( a ,sportsman1 ! be/ book ,turg5ev ev] wrote2 !n ,do/oevsky's ,h\se ( ! ,dead1 & !n1 s9n] t ,i am1 my ,*ildhood2 ,h]tz5's ,pa/ & ,?\ghts2 ,l]montov's ,h]o ( our ,"t44440 ,augu/ #a/4 ,tol/oi talk$ ) ,m>ie ,alex&rovna ,s*midt 9 my pres5ce ab\t a c]ta9 ,khokhlov :o w5t mad4 ,tol/oi told me 8 /ory briefly1 & !n said3 8,:at a riddle insanity is6 ,:at is he--alive or dead80 ,i said t insanity is n a great] riddle ?an sanity4 ,! my/]y is h[ ! p]sonality :i* lives 9 me manife/s itself ?r\gh ! bra94 ,b if ,i admit t ! fir/ cause is n 9 my bra91 b outside x1 & ! bra9 is only a means by :i* my p]sonality is %[n1 !n x is = me no fre% my/]y t t p]sonality ( m9e _c be manife/$ :5 ! ma*9e ( ! bra9 is disord]$4 ,tol/oi said3 8,yes1 x is all a my/]y6 ,let u take a *ild4 ,:5 x is born1 has x consci\s life8 ,:5 does consci\sness beg9 9 a *ild8 ,& :at is x :5 x moves 9 its "m's womb8 ,to me life is a ceaseless lib]ation ( ! #8,i' ( ! _s4 ,rec5tly ,n4 ,n4 came to me & ask$ me :e!r ,i believe 9 a future life8 ,b to me !re is a contradiction conta9$ 9 ! "q4 ,:at does #8future life' mean8 ,"o may believe 9 life1 b = et]nal life our conception #8future' is q inapplicable4 8,b if we speak ( life z we c realize x1 z life aft] our pres5t life1 !n x seems to me t x c be conceiv$ only 9 two possible =ms3 ei!r z a fusion ) ! et]nal spiritual pr9ciple1 ) ,god1 or z a cont9uation1 9 a diff]5t =m1 ( ! same process ( lib]ation ( ! spiritual #8,i' f :at is call$ matt]4 8,x may be accid5tal1 b x is rem>kable t ,*ri/ said to ! ,ph>isees3 #8,be=e ,abraham 01 ,i am4'0 ,i came into ! d9+-room :ile ,tol/oi 0 talk+ ) ,k4 ,a4 ,mikhailov ab\t art3 8,among ! s5sations exp]i5c$ by our s5ses ( t\*1 sight1 he>+1 etc41 !re are "s :i* are unpleasant & pa9ful--= in/ance1 a viol5t knock1 a deaf5+ noise1 a bitt] ta/e1 etc4 ,n[ mod]n art (t5 works ^u u n s mu* by means ( its cont5t1 z by irritat+ our organs ( s5sation1 pa9fully4 ,z reg>ds ta/e1 an unheal?y ta/e ne$s mu/>d1 :il/ x produces an unpleasant impression ^u a pure ta/e4 ,s x is 9 ! arts4 ,x is necess>y to draw a divid+ l9e & to f9d :]e t arti/ic mu/>d beg9s1 & ,i ?9k x is a problem ( enorm\s importance4 ,9 pa9t+1 x seems to me1 x is p>ticul>ly difficult to draw t l9e40 ,tol/oi said to ,c\nt ,ya%vil3 8,i h be5 le>n+ all my life & d n cease to le>n1 & ?is is :at ,i h notic$3 le>n+ is only fruitful :5 x corresponds to "o's ne$s4 ,o!rwise x is useless4 ,i rememb] ,i 0 a ,ju/ice ( ! ,peace2 ,i us$ to take ! laws & tri$ to /udy !m1 b ,i c\ld n fix any?+ 9 my m9d4 ,b :5ev] = "s p>ticul> case1 ,i ne$$ c]ta9 legal k1 ,i always kept x 9 my m9d & c\ld use x 9 practice40 ,! conv]sation turn$ on our gov]nm5t4 ,c\nt ,ya%vil began giv+ in/ances to prove h[ bad x is 9 ,europe4 ,to ?is ,tol/oi repli$ ev5 ) "s irritation3 8,:at "r h we to condemn any?+ 9 ! ,we/1 :5 we are /ill s f> beh9d !m8 ,our gov]nm5t is s abom9able t we h no "r at all to condemn any "o4 ,we are )\t ! possibility ( satisfy+ ! mo/ elem5t>y ne$s ( e man3 to read1 write1 ?9k :at & h[ "o wi%es40 ,tol/oi 0 n[ writ+ ,hadji-,murat1 & he said3 8,i rememb] h[ a long "t ago "s "o gave me a travell+ c&le/ick = a pres5t4 ,:5 ,i %[$ ! c&le/ick to our ,yasnaya ,polyana c>p5t]1 he look$ at x1 look$ aga91 & !n sigh$ & said3 #8,x is crude /uff6' ,! same applies to my pres5t "w3 x is crude /uff60 ,yasnaya ,polyana1 ,augu/ #cj?4 ,i h be5 "h n[ = ?ree days4 ,tol/oi talk$ ) ,ilya ,lvovi* & "s "o else ab\t f>m+ & ab\t ! new ma*9e call$ 8,! ,planet40 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is surpris+ h[ few te*nical inv5tions & improvem5ts h be5 made 9 agriculture1 comp>$ ) :at has be5 done 9 indu/ry40 ,aft]w>ds ,tol/oi said3 8,rusk9 says h[ mu* m valuable human lives are ?an any improvem5ts & me*anical progress40 ,!n ,tol/oi add$3 8,x is difficult to argue ) ,rusk93 he by himself has m und]/&+ ?an ! :ole ,h\se ( ,commons40 ,tol/oi w5t = a walk1 & ,i fet*$ him 8 ov]coat4 ,i met him on ! road4 ,we walk$ home toge!r & walk$ ?r\gh ! fields4 ,tol/oi look$ at ! bad h>ve/ & said3 8,my f>m]'s eye is exasp]at$3 ,god alone kn[s h[ !y s[$60 ,:5 we rea*$ ! b\nd>y ( ! ,yasnaya ,polyana =e/1 we he>d ! l\d voices ( *ildr51 & soon we saw a motley cr[d ( village boys discuss+ some?+4 ,!y notic$ ,tol/oi & began urg+ "o ano!r to g up to him--!n !y felt %y & hid !mselves4 ,tol/oi became int]e/$ 9 !m & beckon$ to !m4 ,!y began to approa*1 at fir/ timidly & "o by "o1 b gradually all came toge!r4 ,i p>ticul>ly rememb] "o ( !m dress$ 9 grey calico /rip$ tr\s]s1 9 a ragg$ cap & %irt1 ) huge heavy boots1 probably belong+ to 8 fa!r4 ,tol/oi %[$ !m 8 camp /ool1 :i* 0 a great success4 ,he ask$ !m :at !y 7 do+ !re4 ,x appe>$ !y _h be5 pick+ pe>s & ! wat*man ran aft] !m4 ,tol/oi walk$ ) !m4 ,on ! way he enquir$ ab\t _! p>5ts4 ,"o boy turn$ out to be ! son ( ,t>as ,fokani*4 ,tol/oi said to me3 8,he 0 "o ( my v be/ pupils4 ,:at a happy "t t 06 ,h[ ,i lov$ t "w6 ,&1 above all1 !re 0 nobody 9 my way4 ,n[ my fame is always 9 my way3 :atev] ,i d1 x is all talk$ ab\t4 ,b at t "t nobody knew or int]f]$1 nei!r /rang]s nor my family--?\gh1 !re 0 no family !n40 ,:5 we rea*$ ! spot ,tol/oi told ! *ildr5 to ga!r ! pe>s4 ,!y climb$ ! trees1 "s knock+ d[n ! pe>s1 o!rs %ak+ !m d[n1 o!rs aga9 pick+ !m up4 ,!re 0 a hubbub1 a happy noise ( *ildr52 & ! figure ( ! good old ,tol/oi lov+ly protect+ ! *ildr5 f ! attack ( ! wat*man mov$ "o to te>s4 ,!n two or ?ree peasants came to ask 8 advice on "s legal po9t4 ,tol/oi1 ,nikit91 & ,i talk$ ( ,do/oevsky4 ,tol/oi said3 8,c]ta9 *>act]s ( 8 are1 if y l1 decad5t1 b h[ significant x all is60 ,tol/oi m5tion$ ,kirilov 9 ,! ,possess$1 & said3 8,do/oevsky 0 seek+ = a belief1 &1 :5 he describ$ pr(\ndly sceptical *>act]s1 he describ$ 8 own unbelief40 ,( ,do/oevsky's attitude to 8,lib]alism0 ,tol/oi obs]v$3 8,do/oevsky1 :o suff]$ 9 p]son f ! ,gov]nm5t1 0 revolt$ by ! banality ( ,lib]alism40 ,tol/oi said3 8,dur+ ! sixty ye>s ( my consci\s life a great *ange has come ov] u 9 ,russia--,i am speak+ ( ! s-call$ educat$ society--) reg>d to religi\s que/ions3 religi\s convictions 7 diff]5tiat$2 x is a bad ^w1 b ,i don't "k h[ to express x diff]5tly4 ,9 my y\? !re 7 ?ree1 or r f\r1 categories into :i* society 9 ?is respect c\ld be divid$4 ,! fir/ 0 a v small gr\p ( v religi\s p1 :o _h be5 freemasons previ\sly1 or sometimes monks4 ,! second1 ab\t #gj p] c5t ( ! :ole1 consi/$ ( p :o f habit obs]v$ *ur* rituals1 b 9 _! s\ls 7 p]fectly indiff]5t to religi\s problems4 ,! ?ird gr\p consi/$ ( unbeliev]s :o obs]v$ ! conv5tions 9 cases ( necessity2 &1 f9ally1 !re 7 ! ,voltairians1 unbeliev]s :o op5ly & c\rage\sly express$ _! unbelief4 ,! latt] 7 few 9 numb]--ab\t #b or #c p] c5t4 ,n[ "o has no idea :om "o is go+ to meet4 ,"o f9ds ! mo/ contr>y convictions exi/+ side by side4 ,rec5tly !re h appe>$ ! late/ decad5ts ( or?odoxy1 ! or?odox *ur*m5 l ,m]ezhkovsky & ,rosanov4 8,_m p 7 attract$ to or?odoxy ?r\gh ,khomyakov's def9ition ( ! ,or?odox ,*ur*1 z a congregation ( p unit$ by love4 ,:at c\ld be bett] ?an t8 ,b ! po9t is t x is m]ely ! arbitr>y sub/itution ( "o conception = ano!r4 ,:y is ! ,or?odox ,*ur* su* a congregation ( love-unit$ p8 ,x is ! contr>y r40 #aijc ,m>* #ba/4 ,la/ week ,i w5t = a day to ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,i f\nd ,tol/oi well & *e]ful4 ,tol/oi is always mu* int]e/$ 9 ! "q ( man's spiritual /ate dur+ sleep4 ,he told me ?is "t3 8,9 a dream "o cries1 or is happy or excit$1 &1 :5 "o wakes up & rememb]s ! dream1 "o does n und]/& :at made "o cry or be happy or excit$4 ,i expla9 x to myself 9 ?is way3 ,ap>t f ! happ9ess1 excitem5t1 or bitt]ness :i* are caus$ by def9ite ev5ts1 !re are also /ates ( happ9ess1 excitem5t1 ec/asy1 & grief4 ,9 su* /ates an insignificant ev5t is (t5 suffici5t to ?r[ u into ec/asy1 excitem5t1 etc4 ,9 a dream1 :5 "o's consci\sness does n act s consi/5tly & logically1 ?is /ate is express$ by ! correspond+ s5sation :i* has (t5 no ext]nal cause4 ,= in/ance1 9 a dream "o (t5 feels utt]ly a%am$1 & :5 "o wakes up & sees t "o's tr\s]s are quietly hang+ ov] a *air1 "o feels an extraord9>y joy4 ,t is :y ,i s mu* love #8,popov's ,dream4'#b ,x gives a wond]ful acc\nt ( t s5sation ( %ame 9 a dream1 &1 besides1 all ! *>act]s are magnific5tly describ$4 ,9 spite ( its comic nature1 x is a real "w ( art40 ,june #a/4 ,i return$ f ,yasnaya ,polyana1 :]e ,i sp5t a day4 ,tol/oi is plann+ a "w ( a philosophical nature1 :i* he is greatly excit$ ab\t at pres5t4 ,speak+ ( x1 ,tol/oi said to me3 8,ev]y?+ 9 ! _w is alive4 ,ev]y?+ t seems to u dead seems s only because x is ei!r too l>ge or1 on ! contr>y1 too small4 ,we d n see microbes1 & heav5ly bodies seem dead to u1 = ! same reason t we seem dead to an ant4 ,! e>? is und\bt$ly alive1 & a /one on ! e>? is ! same z a nail on a f+]4 ,! mat]iali/s make matt] ! basis ( life4 ,all ^! !ories ( ! orig9 ( species1 ( protoplasm1 ( atoms1 are all ( value 9 s f> z !y help u to "k ! laws gov]n+ ! visible _w4 ,b x mu/ n be =gott5 t all ^!1 includ+ e!r1 are work+ hypo!ses1 & no?+ else4 ,a/ronom]s 9 _! calculations assume t ! e>? is a motionless body1 & only aft]w>ds correct ! mi/ake4 ,mat]iali/s too make false premises1 b !y d n obs]ve ! fact t ?is is s1 b let !m pass z basic tru?s4 8,true life exi/s :]e ! liv+ be+ is consci\s ( itself z an indivisible #8,i1' 9 :om all impressions1 feel+s1 etc41 become "o4 ,s long z ! #8,i' /ruggles1 z ne>ly ! :ole animal _w does1 m]ely to cru% ! o!r creatures kn[n to him1 9 ord] to atta9 8 own tempor>y advantage1 true spiritual life :i* is )\t "t & space rema9s unexpress$ & imprison$4 ,true spiritual life is lib]at$ :5 a man nei!r rejoices 9 8 own happ9ess1 nor suff]s f 8 own suff]+1 b suff]s & rejoices ) ! worries & pleasures ( o!rs & is fus$ ) !m into a common life4 8,( ! life to come1 al?\gh ( c\rse ! words #8to come' are inappropriate "h1 ( life beyond our physical be+1 x is impossible to h k4 ,we c imag9e two =ms only3 ei!r a new =m ( ! individual life1 or a fusion ( p]sonal life 9 ! life ( ! :ole4 ,! =m] seems to u m compreh5sible & m likely1 s9ce we only "k our individual life & we c m easily accept ! idea ( ! same life 9 a diff]5t =m40 ,july #ad?4 ,9 ! beg9n+ ( ,july my wife & ,i sp5t two days 9 ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,on ! occasion ( ,mme4 ,kolokoltsev's#c suicide ,tol/oi said to me3 8,i c't und]/& :y p look ^u suicide z a crime4 ,x seems to me to be man's "r4 ,x gives a man ! *ance ( dy+ :5 he no long] wi%es to live4 ,! ,/oics ?\ght l t40 ,z ,mme4 ,kolokoltsev 0 insane1 ! conv]sation turn$ on insanity4 ,i said1 z ,i _h done previ\sly1 t ! spiritual life ( ! s-call$ insane rema9s un*ang$4 ,all t happ5s is t a mad p]son _c make 8 p]sonality felt4 ,tol/oi agre$ ) me4 ,next day he said to me3 8,ye/]day's conv]sation on insanity 0 ( great int]e/ to me4 ,i h be5 ?9k+ a great deal ab\t x4 ,!re are two consci\snesses 9 u3 "o--! animal2 ! o!r--! spiritual4 ,! spiritual is n always %[n 9 u1 b x is ?is t makes our true spiritual life1 :i* is n subject to "t4 ,i d n "k h[ x is ) y :o are comp>atively "y1 b ) me !re are times 9 my long life :i* are cle>ly pres]v$ 9 my memory1 & o!r times :i* h completely disappe>$1 !y no long] exi/4 ,! mom5ts :i* rema9 are mo/ frequ5tly ! mom5ts :5 ! _s 9 me awoke4 ,x (t5 happ5s at a "t :5 "o has done some?+ wrong1 & sudd5ly "o wakes up1 realizes t x is bad1 & feels ! _s 9 "o ) special =ce4 ,spiritual life is a recollection4 ,a recollection is n ! pa/1 x is always ! pres5t4 ,x is our _s1 :i* %[s itself m or less cle>ly1 t conta9s ! progress ( man's tempor>y exi/5ce4 ,!re c be no progress = ! _s1 = x is n 9 "t4 ,:at ! life 9 "t is =1 we d n "k2 x is only a transitory ph5om5on4 ,speak+ metaphorically1 ,i see ?is manife/ation ( ! _s 9 u z ! brea?+ ( ,god4 8,!re is a beautiful /ory ab\t ! unreality ( "t 9 ,! ,arabian ,nights4 ,"s "o 0 put into a ba?2 he dipp$ 8 head 9 ! wat] & saw a long hi/ory ) mo/ complicat$ adv5tures2 & !n :5 he rais$ 8 head f ! wat]1 x turn$ out t he _h only dipp$ 8 head 9 once60 ,tol/oi 0 talk+ ab\t ,f$orov & ,pet]son1 p>ticul>ly ab\t ,f$orov3 8,!y belong$ to ! sect :i* believes 9 ! resurrection ( ! dead "h on e>?4 ,_! idea is t p mu/ try to resurrect all ^? :o h di$ 9 ! pa/4 ,!y believe t by h>d "w = c5turies mank9d w a*ieve x4 ,= ?is purpose "o mu/ /udy all ?+s ( antiquity & re/ore !m4 ,f$orov 0 libr>ian to ! ,rumyantsev ,museum & 0 a passionate collector ( all old ?+s3 portraits1 objects1 etc4 ,mank9d mu/ cease to multiply & ev]y?+ w be resurrect$4 ,t is _! ideal4 ,x turns out t ,vladimir ,solovev & ,do/oevsky to "s ext5t--!re is a lett] to ?is effect--believ$ 9 ?is idea4 8,f$orov1 ,i ?9k1 is /ill alive4 ,he mu/ be ov] eighty4 ,all 8 life he has liv$ z an ascetic4 ,:5 ,i once visit$ him 9 ! spr+ & saw 8 ?9 ov]coat1 ,i ask$ him3 #8,d y we> a ?9 ov]coat already8' & he repli$3 #8,*ri/ said1 if y h two cloaks1 give !m to him :o has none1 & ,i h two ov]coats4' ,& aft] t he always wore only a ?9 coat4 ,he receiv$ a v small sal>y1 ate v1 v little1 slept almo/ on ! b>e bo>ds1 help$ ! poor1 & d5i$ himself ev]y?+4 ,he wrote a great deal1 b 8 works rema9 9 manuscript3 8 disciples h no money to publi% !m1 & no publi%] c be f\nd to publi% !m40 ,!re 0 a plague ( poison\s flies at ,yasnaya ,polyana ?is summ] :i* made "o's face swell :5 !y bit "o4 ,tol/oi said3 8,once1 :5 ,i 0 y\ng]1 ,i want$ to write a /ory ab\t a "y man :o /ay$ 9 ! summ] at a fri5d's h\se :]e !re 0 a "y girl4 ,! v fir/ day !y fell 9 love & rav$ ab\t ea* o!r4 ,at night1 :5 he 0 asleep1 a fly bit 8 lip1 & half 8 face swell$ up4 ,8 lip & *eek 7 swoll51 & 8 face look$ idiotic4 ,:5 ! girl saw him 9 ! morn+ _! love at once came to an end4 ,!re 7 no m illusions3 %e notic$ a numb] ( faults 9 him :i* %e _h n notic$ at all ! day be=e40 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t ,fa!r ,gregory ,petrov4#d ,tol/oi said ( him3 8,z 0 ! case ) ,ambrosii ( ! ,opt9o ,mona/]y1 he is becom+ ! slave ( 8 popul>ity4 ,g5]ally speak+1 fame1 popul>ity1 is a dang]\s ?+4 ,x is also h>mful because x prev5ts "o f look+ ^u p simply1 9 a ,*ri/ian way4 ,n[1 = in/ance1 ,i f9d ,gorky v pleasant z a man1 & yet ,i c't behave to him ) p]fect s9c]ity4 ,8 popul>ity prev5ts me f do+ s4 ,x is z if he 7 n 9 8 "r place4 ,to him1 too1 8 popul>ity is dang]\s4 ,8 long novels are worse ?an 8 %ort /ories1 8 plays are worse ?an 8 novels1 & 8 addresses to ! public are simply revolt+4 8,yet z "s "o said3 if my "w is abus$ by e "o1 x means t !re is some?+ 9 x4 ,if all praise x1 x means t x is bad2 b if "s praise x v mu*1 & o!rs dislike x v mu*1 !n x is fir/-rate4 ,accord+ to ?is !ory ,gorky's works are fir/-rate4 ,well1 x may be s40 444 ,a bl9d man came to ,tol/oi1 & ,tol/oi 0 v mu* int]e/$ 9 him4 ,! bl9d man 0 try+ to get into a s*ool = ! bl9d1 s z to complete 8 education1 & ,tol/oi want$ to help him4 ,! bl9d man int5d$ to give an acc\nt ( 8 life4 ,aft] lun* we 7 go+ = a walk4 ,tol/oi 0 talk+ to ! bl9d man4 ,!n he took him to ! kit*5 to give him "s food1 & said good-bye to him4 ,! bl9d man said to him3 8,i %\ld l to g on talk+ to y40 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,lat]1 p]haps1 ,i w talk to y aga940 ,we w5t = a walk4 ,b be=e rea*+ ! gate ,tol/oi said t he _h *ang$ 8 m9d & w\ld return home4 ,sophie ,&reevna obs]v$3 8,he probably regrets hav+ left ! bl9d man40 ,& x 0 true4 ,we walk$ = a long "t1 & :5 we got back ,tol/oi 0 /ill sitt+ ) ! bl9d man4 ,tol/oi said to me lat]3 8,! bl9d man told me _m leg5ds4 ,"o ( !m ,i nev] he>d be=e3 8#8,once ^u a "t ,*ri/ & ,pet] ! ,apo/le walk$ 9 ! c\ntry & saw an old peasant mak+ a f5ce out ( re$s4 ,*ri/ ask$ him3 8,:y1 fa!r1 are y mak+ su* a weak f5ce ( re$s80 & ! peasant repli$3 8,i am old1 x w la/ my lifetime40 ,aft] t ,god saw to x t p %\ld n "k _! age4' ,he also told me ano!r leg5d1 :i* ,i _h he>d be=e b 9 a diff]5t v]sion3 8#8,a j old man once liv$ 9 ! woods4 ,& p came to him & said3 8,:y d y nev] g to *ur*80 ,! old man li/5$ to !m & w5t ) !m4 ,b :ile !y took a boat to cross ! riv]1 ! old man walk$ ^u ! wat]4 ,!y arriv$ & w5t into ! *ur*1 b inside ! *ur* ! devils /ret*$ a sk9 on ! floor & wrote d[n ! names ( ! s9n]s on x4 ,! old man look$ & look$ at ?is1 !n call$ ! devils bad names1 & !y wrote 8 "n d[n4 ,on return+ home he 0 unable to walk ^u ! wat]1 b _h to take ! boat4'0 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is "t = me to die1 & ,i h a :ole mass ( subjects1 & ev5 a new "o to-day4 ,i h a :ole long li/ ( !m40 444 ,tol/oi is go+ to exp\nd 9 an arti/ic =m ,buddha's tea*+1 8,ta ,twam ,asi10 ! mean+ ( :i* is t 9 e man & 8 actions "o c always recognize oneself4 ,tol/oi recall$ ! foll[+3 8,:5 ,i 0 tak5 = ! fir/ "t to a box 9 ! ,gr& ,!atre z a "y *ild ,i saw no?+3 ,i did n "k t x 0 necess>y to look at ! /age sideways1 & ,i look$ /raight 9 front ( me at ! opposite boxes40 ,augu/ #ab?4 ,i sp5t ! #g? & #h? 9 ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,m4 ,s4 ,sukhot9 0 talk+ ab\t ,c\nt ,bludov4 ,tol/oi said3 8,8 0 a v int]e/+ h\se :]e au?ors & ! mo/ int]e/+ m5 ( _! "t us$ to meet4 ,i rememb] t ,i read !re = ! fir/ "t my ,two ,huss>s4 ,bludov 0 once intimate ) ! ,decembri/s & sympa?iz$ 9 8 s\l ) e progressive movem5t4 ,& he kept on s]v+ "u ,nicolas ,i40 ,mikhail ,s]geevi* ,sukhot9 ask$ :e!r ,bludov 0 a ,russian1 & :y 0 he a ,c\nt8 ,tol/oi said3 8,! ,bludovs 7 a purely ,russian family1 to :om ! title ( ,c\nt 0 grant$4 ,i rememb]1 :5 ,i ga!r$ ! peasants to read to !m ! ,ukase ( _! lib]ation1 at ! bottom 7 ! names ( ! signatories & x f9i%$ ) ! words3 ,c\nt]sign$ by ,c\nt ,bludov4 ,an eld]ly peasant1 ,eremey1 %ook 8 head all ! :ile & said3 #8,t ,blud1 he mu/ be a bra9y fell[6' ,evid5tly he took x to mean t ,bludov 0 at ! head ( ! :ole affair40 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t m$ic9e4 ,tol/oi said3 8,m$ic9e _c possibly be call$ an #8exp]im5tal' sci5ce1 = 9 m$ic9e exp]im5t 9 ! /rict s5se is impossible4 ,) exp]im5ts 9 *emi/ry a repetition ( ! m or less same conditions is possible1 & s !re c be approximately an exact conclusion z to ! results4 ,b 9 m$ic9e !re is no exact exp]im5t nor c !re be1 = x is nev] possible to repeat ! conditions t exi/$ previ\sly2 if only because ! individuality ( ! pati5t *anges1 & ne>ly1 if n q1 ev]y?+ *anges 9 sympa?y ) t40 ,tol/oi relat$ ?is episode f 8 *ildhood3 8,we _h a di/ant relation--an old woman ,yakovlev4 ,%e liv$ 9 h] own h\se 9 ! ,/>o-,konyu%5na ,/reet 9 ,mosc[4 ,%e 0 a great mis]1 &1 :5 %e w5t to ! c\ntry 9 ! summ]1 %e s5t h] *ildr5 ahead 9 ! luggage van4 ,once1 :5 ,i 0 q a small *ild1 old ,yakovlev came to pay u a visit4 ,%e sat ) ! gr[n-up p1 & my bro!r ,nikol5ka got a box1 put dolls into x1 & began dragg+ x across ! rooms4 ,:5 he dragg$ x into ! room :]e old ,yakovlev sat1 %e ask$ him3 #8,nicolas1 :at h y got !re8' & he repli$1 #8,x is old ,yakovlev go+ into ! c\ntry1 & h] *ildr5 are be+ s5t ahead 9 ! luggage van4'0 444 ,dur+ ! two days 7! #f? & #g? ,augu/7 ( my /ay 9 ,yasnaya1 ,tol/oi wrote a p]fectly new & v p[]ful /ory call$ ,fa!r & ,daught]1#e :i*1 he said1 8w /ay z x is = ! "t be+40 ,tol/oi himself seems to be v well pleas$ ) ! /ory1 & he ?9ks he may n h to alt] x4 ,tol/oi recall$ ! folk-/ory ( 8,vanka ,kliu%nik10 :o ask$ be=e 8 execution to be all[$ to s+ a song2 & ,tol/oi 0 9 raptures ov] ! beauty ( x4 ,tol/oi is mu* amus$ because he is rid+ a "y horse & tra9+ x4 ,he is a great connoisseur ( horses2 he loves !m & is a p]fect horseman4 ,he tra9s 8 horse to v>i\s paces4 ,he %[$ me & ,ilya ,vasilevi* h[ ! horse />t$ to gallop ) ! "r leg4 ,at ! beg9n+ ( ! ride ,i ask$ ,tol/oi h[ to tra9 a horse to />t ) ?is or t leg4 ,tol/oi expla9$ to me h[ x 0 done1 & !n obs]v$3 8,once a horse leads (f ) a c]ta9 leg1 x wants to />t ) ! same leg next "t4 ,9 a man's life1 too1 cu/om plays an enorm\s "p4 ,once a c]ta9 habit is =m$1 a man unconsci\sly tries to act 9 accordance ) x4 ,x is v seldom t p act 9 accordance ) reason1 & only v rem>kable p d s2 usually p live & act by habit4 ,h[ o!rwise c\ld x be possible t moral tru?s1 ann\nc$ s long ago by ! great ?9k]s & admitt$ by mo/ p1 s r>ely guide _! actions8 ,v few p ov]come ! habits ( animal life & oppose !m by ! convictions ( reason40 ,:5 lat] we drove pa/ a beautiful wood ,tol/oi said3 8,once ^u a "t ?is =e/ belong$ to ,dol9-,ivansky4 ,he 0 ab\t to sell x & ,i want$ to buy x1 b = "s reason ,i b>ga9$1 al?\gh ! price 0 reasonable4 ,we did n settle ! bus9ess4 ,:5 ,i came home & ?\ght x ov]1 ,i saw t ! price 0 reasonable & ! =e/ good1 & ,i s5t ! /ew>d to say t ,i 0 ready to buy x4 ,b :5 ! /ew>d arriv$1 ! =e/ 0 already sold4 ,= a long "t aft]w>ds ,i c\ld n rememb] )\t annoyance t ,i _h let t =e/ slip ?r\gh my h&s40 ,!n we drove by ! =e/ call$ 8,limonov ,woods40 ,x is a "y =e/ plant$ by ,tol/oi4 ,he _h n be5 !re = a long "t & 0 surpris$ to see h[ ev]y?+ _h fl\ri%$ & gr[n up4 ,tol/oi said3 8,yes1 x is a que] s5se1 t ( own]%ip3 "h1 too1 "o f9ds ! same habit4 ,:5 "o analyses x 9 "o's own m9d1 ! feel+ disappe>s2 b in/9ctively "o always sees 9 oneself a p>ticul> int]e/ 9 :at 0 or is "o's prop]ty1 al?\gh "o consid]s own]%ip h>mful & unnecess>y40 ,speak+ lat] ( ! pres5t political ev5ts ,tol/oi said3 8,! same is true also ) reg>d to patriotism3 unconsci\sly "o's sympa?ies are on ! side ( ,russia & h] =tunes1 & "o cat*es oneself at x4 ,b x is cle> t ) ^! int]nal & =eign tr\bles "o f9e day all ( a sudd5 ,russia may fall to pieces4 ,z ! say+ goes3 sic transit gloria mundi4 ,n[ x is an enorm\s & p[]ful /ate1 & sudd5ly ev]y?+ may g to pieces60 ,tol/oi drew my att5tion to ! fact t ! road 0 beautifully lit up by ! rays ( ! sun com+ ?r\gh ! bran*es ( ! trees4 ,he recall$ t ,turg5ev 9 ,virg9 ,soil has describ$ h[ ,sipyag9 met ,m>iana & ,nezhdanov lit up by su* rays4 ,he ask$ me if ,i rememb]$ ! passage4 ,i did n rememb] x & said3 8,h[ d y rememb] x1 ,tol/oi80 ,tol/oi laugh$ & said3 8,b y rememb] 9 y\r music1 & s we writ]s rememb] ?+s 9 our art40 ,tol/oi said ab\t ,virg9 ,soil t he did n %>e ! g5]al indiff]5ce t[>ds t novel & consid]$ x v successful4 ,among o!r ?+s1 he ?\ght ! new type ( ,sipyag9 successful & obs]v$ at ! "r "t4 ,on ?is occasion ,tol/oi said3 8,b = ! mo/ "p ,i object to ! trick ( guess+ at mod]n types & ph5om5a4 ,! o!r day ! pa9t] ,k4 0 "h4 ,i told him a great deal ab\t 8 "w :i* mu/ be unpleasant to him4 ,he is always occupi$ ) ^! mod]n !mes4 ,i said to him t "o ought nev] to pa9t :at is talk$ ab\t 9 ! newspap]s4 ,besides1 he simply c't make a picture intelligible1 cle>4 ,9 8 works y c't make out :at he wants to repres5t4 ,h[ inf]ior he is to ,orlov#f 9 ?is respect60 ,i4 ,v4 ,d5is5ko read al\d ! *apt]s ab\t ,nicolas f ,hadji-,murat4 ,tol/oi sat 9 8 room1 b he want$ to come :]e we 7 all sitt+4 ,he came 9 sev]al times & said3 8,x is n int]e/+2 let x be60 ,at la/ he ev5 said ) irritation3 8,x is rubbi%60 ,!n ,m4 ,s4 ,sukhot9 ask$ him3 8,:y did y write x1 !n1 ,leo ,nickolaevi*80 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,b x is n f9i%$ yet4 ,y came into my kit*51 & no wond] x /9ks ) ! smell ( cook+40 ,tol/oi expla9$ :y he _h made up 8 m9d nev] to write to ! pap]s to d5y :at 0 said ab\t him4 8,:5 ,i /ay$ ) ,turg5ev 9 ,pet]sburg1 ,mefodii ,katkov#g arriv$ f ,mosc[1 &1 on behalf ( 8 bro!r1 ask$ ,turg5ev & myself to let him h some?+ = 8 ,russkii ,ve/nik4 ,i promis$ no?+1 b ,turg5ev ) 8 *>act]i/ic k9dness said1 r vaguely1 t he might p]haps let him h some?+4 8,soon aft] ?is a gr\p ( writ]s 9 ,pet]sburg1 ,nekrasov1 ,turg5ev1 myself1 ,panaev1 ,druzh991 ,grigorovi*1 =m$ ourselves into a gr\p & decid$ to publi% only 9 ! ,sovrem5nik4 ,:5 ,katkov he>d ?is1 he accus$ ,turg5ev 9 pr9t ( break+ 8 promise4 ,!n ,i wrote a lett] to ,katkov1 & ask$ him to publi% x1 9 :i* ,i1 z a witness1 refut$ ,katkov's /atem5t & prov$ t ,turg5ev _h n promis$ ,katkov any?+4 8,at fir/ ,katkov did n publi% ! lett]2 aft]w>ds he publi%$ x1 b 9 su* a mutilat$ =m t x q *ang$ its "*4 ,aft] t ,i made a v[ to myself t ,i w\ld nev] make any reply to attacks 9 ! ,press40 ,! talk turn$ on our ,gov]nm5t4 ,tol/oi said3 8,d y "k1 ,pet] ,alexeevi*1 ,i want to f\nd a society ^: memb]s w\ld b9d !mselves n to abuse ! ,gov]nm5t40 ,s]ge5ko & o!rs repli$ t1 al?\gh x 0 true t p made too mu* ( t subject1 /ill1 :5 ! ,gov]nm5t prev5t$ p f liv+ freely or brea?+ freely1 x 0 difficult n to criticize x4 ,to ?is ,tol/oi said3 8,x is only necess>y to rememb] t ! ,gov]nm5t1 h[ev] /rong & cruel x may be1 c nev] prev5t ! real1 spiritual life ( man1 :i* alone is ( importance4 ,& :y wond] t ! ,gov]nm5t is cruel & wick$8 ,s x mu/ be4 ,mosquitoes bite1 worms dev\r leaves1 pigs gr\t 9 manure--all ?is suits !m & x is n wor? :ile to be indignant ab\t x4 ,i rememb] _m ye>s ago--my sons are n[ tall1 be>d$ m51 b !y 7 !n *ildr5--,i once came into ! d9+-room d[n/airs 9 ! ,khamovniki h\se & saw t a ray ( ! sun fell across ! :ole room ?r\gh ! w9d[s & made a bright spot on ! sidebo>d :i* /ood by ! wall opposite ! w9d[4 ,! v5tilator 0 n tight %ut & 0 mov$ by ! w9d1 & z x mov$ ! bright spot slid ov] ! sidebo>d4 ,i w5t 91 %[$ ! *ildr5 ! bright spot1 & cri$ out3 #8,cat* x6' ,!y all ?rew !mselves on to ! bright spot to cat* x1 b x rac$1 & x 0 difficult to cat* x4 ,b if "o ( ! *ildr5 succe$$ 9 putt+ 8 h& on x1 ! bright spot %[$ on ! top ( 8 h&4 ,t is l ! spiritual nature ( man3 h[ev] y hide x1 h[ev] mu* y try to suppress x or ext+ui% x1 x w always rema9 ! same & un*ang$40 ,ab\t writ+ ,tol/oi said3 8,if y ask "s "o3 #8,c y play ! viol98' & he says3 #8,i don't "k1 ,i h n tri$1 p]haps ,i c1' y laugh at him4 ,:]eas ab\t writ+1 p always say3 #8,i don't "k1 ,i h n tri$1' z ?\gh "o _h only to try & "o w\ld become a writ]40 ,tol/oi said ab\t ,jews3 8,!re are ?ree k9ds ( ,jews4 ,"s are believ]s1 religi\s1 respect+ _! religion & /rictly foll[+ its tea*+4 ,o!rs are cosmopolitan1 /&+ on ! highe/ /ep ( consci\sness2 & f9ally a ?ird k9d1 ! middle k9d1 almo/ ! bigge/ class1 at any rate ( educat$ ,jews1 are ev5 a%am$ ( be+ ,jews or hide ! fact1 & at ! same "t !y are ho/ile to o!r races2 b x is z if !y hid _! ho/ility beh9d ! skirts ( _! ov]coats4 ,z my sympa?ies are ) ! fir/ two classes1 s ! ?ird is unsympa!tic to me40 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t religion4 ,tol/oi said3 8,r\sseau express$ a p]fectly true idea t ! ,jewi% religion admitt$ "o revelation--! pa/2 ! ,*ri/ian religion two--! pa/ & pres5t2 & ! ,muhammadan ?ree--! pa/1 ! pres5t1 & ! future4 ,hi/orically x is und\bt$ly a progressive movem5t4 ,*ri/ianity is high] ?an ,judaism1 :i* is no long] alive4 ,x is all 9 ! pa/2 & ,muhammadanism is high] ?an ,*ri/ianity3 x has n ! sup]/itions1 ! idolatry4 ,to me p]sonally ,*ri/ianity1 to be sure1 is above all religions1 b ,i speak ab\t ,*ri/ianity1 n z ! highe/ religi\s moral tea*+1 b z a hi/orical fact4 ,& z !re is ev] mu* 9 common betwe5 ! opposite poles1 s !re is "h2 bo? ,judaism & ,muhammadanism keep /rictly to mono!ism1 & !re is no intoxication 9 ei!r2 b 9 ! hi/orical ,*ri/ianity ( ! *ur*es !re is poly!ism1 z well z all k9ds ( ignorance & cruelty4 ,ev]y?+ is ju/ifi$ & ev5 enc\rag$40 ,,footnotes3 #b ,a comic poem by ,c\nt ,alexey ,k4 ,tol/oi4 #c ,mme4 ,kolokoltsev 0 ! wife ( ! l&[n] ,n4 ,a4 ,kolokoltsev4 ,%e suff]$ f n]v\s disord] & made sev]al attempts at suicide4 ,9 spite ( con/ant obs]vation1 %e manag$ "o night to make ! blanket on ! b$ into a figure1 & ?us deceiv$ h] husb&4 ,%e w5t into 8 /udy1 op5$ ! draw] ( 8 table ) a skeleton key1 took out 8 revolv] & %ot h]self4 ,%e 0 an eld]ly woman1 ! "m ( two gr[n-up daught]s4 #d ,g4 ,s4 ,petrov1 a publici/ & politician :o />t$ 8 c>e] z a prea*] ( ! ,*ur* & !n resign$ 8 prie/hood4 #e ,call$ 9 its f9al v]sion1 ,aft] ! ,ball4 #f ,n4 ,v4 ,orlov1 a pa9t] f ! p1 ( ^: pictures ,tol/oi 0 v fond4 ,reproductions ( mo/ ( 8 pa9t+s hang 9 ,tol/oi's room4 #g ,! bro!r ( ! well-kn[n editor ,m4 ,n4 ,katkov4 #aijd ,at ,*ri/mas ,alex&ra ,lvovna made a ,*ri/mas tree 9 ! lodge to ent]ta9 ! village *ildr54 ,i d n "k :o made ! *oice1 b1 z !re 0 n en\gh room1 all ! *ildr5 7 n admitt$4 ,tol/oi1 myself1 & "s "o else1 ,i don't rememb] :o1 came 9 r lat] :5 ! ent]ta9m5t 0 at its height4 ,at ! door ( ! lodge /ood ! *ildr5 :o c\ld n be admitt$4 ,:5 !y saw u1 ! mo!rs ( ! *ildr5 began ask+ ,tol/oi to take _! *ildr5 ) him4 ,tol/oi took two or ?ree inside ) him4 ,x 0 bright & hot4 ,inside ! burn+ c&les flam$4 ,x smelt ( burnt bran*es4 ,we soon came out4 ,tol/oi said ) a sigh3 8,h[ wrong x is6 ,"s are inside & ! o!rs are n all[$ 94 ,:5 our *ildr5 7 small1 ,sophie ,&reevna always _h a ,*ri/mas tree1 & ! village *ildr5 came to x4 ,once !y gave u ! sc>let fev]1 & aft] t !y 7 no long] admitt$1 except a few :o 7 c>efully *os54 ,i rememb] once !re 0 a ,*ri/mas tree up/airs4 ,i 0 ly+ d[n/airs on ! s(a 7:]e ! libr>y n[ is71 & ,i 0 t]ribly a%am$ to ?9k ( ! *ildr5 cr[d+ outside & n be+ let 94 ,i rememb] ,i c\ld n endure x1 came out1 & gave !m ?ree r\bles1 & ( c\rse made ?+s /ill worse--!y began to dispute & qu>rel ov] ! division ( x1 & x 0 revolt+1 %ameful1 & pa9ful60 ,june #e?4 ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,on ! day ( our arrival1 ,may #bg?1 ,tol/oi talk$ at d9n] ab\t ! ,decembri/s :om he knew aft] _! return f bani%m5t 7he is aga9 /udy+ t p]iod74 ,he spoke ( ,pr9ce ,volkonsky3#h 8,8 appe>ance ) 8 long grey hair 0 altoge!r l t ( an ,old ,te/am5t prophet4 ,:at a pity ,i spoke s little to him !n1 :5 ,i ne$ him s mu* n[6 ,he 0 a wond]ful old man1 ! fl[] ( ! ,pet]sburg ari/ocracy bo? by bir? & by 8 position at ,c\rt4 ,& !n 9 ,sib]ia1 aft] he _h already s]v$ h>d lab\r1 & 8 wife _h some?+ l a salon1 he work$ ) ! peasants2 all sorts ( tools = peasants' "w 7 9 8 room40 ,tol/oi does n believe ! /ory ab\t ! affair betwe5 ,poggio & ,pr9cess ,volkonsky4 ,he said3 8,i d n want to believe x3 su* sc&als are s (t5 inv5t$ & p's memory spoilt4 ,moreov]1 ,poggio lov$ ,volkonsky s mu* t :5 lat] 7,volkonsky's wife be+ already dead7 he felt ! approa* ( dea? himself1 he came to ,volkonsky to die !re40 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,i made ,volkonsky's acqua9tance 9 ,flor5ce at ,dolgorukov's1 ,koko ,dolgorukov1 ! doctor4 ,at t "t x 0 r>e = an ari/ocrat to become a doctor4 ,x 0 :5 ,nicolas ,i4 limit$ ! numb] ( univ]sity /ud5ts to ?ree hundr$1 & ,dolgorukov c\ld n be admitt$ to any o!r faculty4 ,he 0 a wond]fully capable man3 he wrote poems1 0 a sup]b musician1 pa9t$ pictures4 ,he 0 m>ri$ to 7874 ,:5 ,i visit$ !m = ! fir/ "t 9 ,flor5ce1 ?is 0 ! sc5e ,i f\nd3 8 wife & ! well-kn[n ,m>quis de ,rogan 7 play+ an extraord9>y game3 !y made a m>k on ! wall & tri$1 by lift+ _! feet1 to t\* ! m>k2 ea* tri$ to lift 8 or h] leg high] & high]4 8,!re 0 also pres5t ! v gift$ pa9t] ,nikit94 ,he drew wond]fully 9 p5cil4 ,i rememb] he _h an album & drew ,volkonsky's portrait 9 x4 ,he also drew m9e4 ,i wond] :]e ! album is4 ,if "s collector 7 to get hold ( x n[60 ,!n at d9n] ,tol/oi told u two anecdotes f 8 life4 ,! fir/ 0 h[ he ate "s e>?-worms 7,tol/oi told x because ,alex&ra ,lvovna & ,ilya ,lvovi*'s *ildr5 7 go+ fi%+74 ,tol/oi said he 0 c>ry+ ! worms 9 "o h&1 & a loaf ( black bread 9 ! o!r4 ,he _h f9i%$ eat+ ! bread1 &1 ?9k+ ( some?+ else1 put ! worms 9 8 m\? & began *ew+ !m1 & = "s "t c\ld n ?9k :at mess he _h put 9 8 m\?4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i rememb] ! ta/e ( !m z if ,i 7 eat+ !m n[40 ,my wife ask$ him if x 0 v unpleasant4 8,! ta/e ( e>?2 b ,i don't advise y to ta/e x40 ,"s "o sneez$ & ,tol/oi told ano!r /ory4 8,i us$ to sneeze v l\dly2 once at night ,i woke & felt ,i 0 go+ to sneeze imm$iately1 & z ,sophie ,&reevna 0 go+ to h a baby1 ,i 0 afraid to fright5 h] by sneez+4 ,half asleep ,i cri$ out3 #8,sonia1 ,i am go+ to sneeze6' ,sophie ,&reevna ( c\rse woke up & 0 fright5$1 & ,i in/antly fell asleep )\t hav+ sneez$40 ,tol/oi also talk$ ab\t ,belogolovy's ,rem9isc5ces4#i ,he seem$ to ,tol/oi a n>r[-m9d$ man4 ,speak+ ( ! t]rible impression made by 8 description ( ! diseases & dea?s ( ,nekrasov1 ,turg5ev1 & ,saltikov1 ,tol/oi said3 8,h[ !y dread$ dea?6 ,& !n !re 7 ^? horrible disgu/+ details ( _! illnesses1 p>ticul>ly ,nekrasov's40 ,la/ w9t] my wife & ,i /ay$ at ,yasnaya ,polyana1 &1 :5 we _h to leave1 ,tol/oi 0 sitt+ 9 8 room ) ,p4 ,a4 ,b\lang]4 ,we came into ! room to say good-bye1 & probably !y 7 talk+ ( ,b\lang]'s family affairs4 ,we ent]$ j z ,tol/oi 0 say+3 8 444 if p only said m (t53 #8,d y rememb]8' ,p %\ld make x a rule t if "o p]son says or does some?+ wrong 9 ! heat ( a qu>rel1 or :5 "o is angry1 ! o!r %\ld say3 #8,d y rememb]8'0 ,tol/oi notic$ my wife & me & said3 8,n[1 y "y p1 y ought to make t y\r rule6 ,no "o c be su* a fri5d z "o's wife1 a real fri5d4 ,9 m>riage x is ei!r p>adise1 or simple hell2 !re is no #8purgatory4'0 ,b\lang] said t g5]ally x 0 a case ( purgatory4 ,tol/oi ?\ght = a "t & !n said ) a sigh3 8,yes1 p]haps1 un=tunately40 444 ,t same ev5+1 look+ at ,&rey ,lvovi*'s little girl1 ,sone*ka1 play+ on ! floor1 ,tol/oi said3 8,fau/ speaks ( ! r>e mom5t ( :i* "o c say3 #8,v]weile do*1 du bi/ s s*n6' ,n[ !re x is1 t mom5t60 7,tol/oi po9t$ to ! little girl47 8,!re is a p]fectly happy1 pure1 & innoc5t mom5t40 ,june #bj?4 ,"s "t ago1 9 ,may1 ,tol/oi said3 8,religions are usually bas$ on "o ( ^! ?ree pr9ciples3 on s5tim5t1 reason1 or illusion4 ,/oicism is an example ( ! religion ( reason2 ,mormonism ( illusion2 ,muhammadanism ( s5tim5t4 ,i h lately receiv$ _m lett]s f ,muhammadans4 ,i _h a lett] f ,cairo f a repres5tative ( ! ,bapti/ sect1 x is an example ( ! religion ( s5tim5t4 ,i also _h a lett] f ,india1 writt5 by a wond]ful & v religi\s man4 ,he writes t true ,muhammadanism is a p]fectly diff]5t ?+ f :at p usually ?9k x to be4 ,inde$1 ,i "k "s v religi\s ,moslems4 ,& h[ mov+ly simple & l(ty is _! wor%ip60 ,to-day at sunset we walk$ 9 ! g>d54 ,we talk$ ( ,gorky & 8 feeble 8,man40 ,tol/oi 0 say+ t to-day on 8 walk he met on ! road 7he likes to g out on to ! road1 & sit d[n on a little /one1 a mile/one1 & to obs]ve or to speak to ! pass]s-by7 a man :o turn$ out to be a r well-educat$ work+-man4 ,tol/oi said3 8,8 outlook on ! _w agrees p]fectly ) ,gorky's s-call$ ,nietzs*eism & ! cult ( ! p]sonality4 ,x is evid5tly ! _s ( ! "t4 ,nietzs*e did n say any?+ new--8 is n[ a v popul> _w-conception40 ,!n ,tol/oi said3 8,:5 ,i 0 a ,ju/ice ( ! ,peace1 !re liv$ 9 ,krapivna a m]*ant call$ ,gurev1 :o us$ to say ab\t "y p ( education3 #8,well1 ,i look at y\r /ud5ts--!y are all s*ol>s1 !y "k ev]y?+1 only !y h no inv5tion4' ,turg5ev1 ,i rememb]1 lik$ ?is expression v mu*40 ,rec5tly a p>ty ( gypsies camp$ on ! road ne> ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,gypsies (t5 roam ab\t ,yasnaya ,polyana4 ,! p>ty usually /ay = two or ?ree days1 & 9 ! ev5+s ! ,yasnaya ,polyana h\sehold comes out to he> ! gypsy songs & enjoy _! dances4 ,tol/oi1 look+ at ! gypsies1 became a *ang$ man1 & involunt>ily began to dance to _! tunes1 & to cry out aga9 & aga9 approv+ly4 8,:at a wond]ful p60 ,! old gypsies all "k ,tol/oi & always ent] into conv]sation ) him4 ,tol/oi f 8 y\nge/ days lov$ & knew ! gypsies & _! peculi> life4 ,:5 we left ! h\se1 x 0 drizzl+4 ,soon ! ra9 got worse1 & we return$4 ,&rey ,lvovi* said3 8,n[ we h come to ! h\se1 ! ra9 w /op40 ,&1 inde$1 on our way home ! ra9 /opp$1 & we w5t back to ! gypsies4 ,tol/oi said3 8,yes1 x is always l t3 z soon z y turn to g home ! ra9 /ops4 ,some?+ l ?is happ5s 9 ,mosc[ too4 ,:5 y h to f9d "s "o 9 a l>ge build+ & r+ = ! port]1 he is nev] !re4 ,b no soon] d y g into ! y>d to make wat] ?an ! port] is sure to cat* y4 ,s ,i advise y t if y h to f9d "s "o1 don't r+ = ! port]1 b d ! second ?+ fir/40 ,:5 ,&rey ,lvovi* 0 made an aide-de-camp1 ,tol/oi said to him3 8,my only com=t is t y are sure n to kill a s+le ,japanese4 ,an aide-de-camp is always expos$ to great dang]1 b seldom takes "p 9 ! fight+4 ,i sp5t a great deal ( "t on ! f\r? ba/ion at ,seva/opol :5 ,i 0 9 ! army on ! ,danube4 ,i 0 aide-de-camp1 & ,i believe ,i _h n to fire ev5 once4 ,i rememb] once on ! ,danube1 ne> ,sili/ria1 we 7 on our side ( ! riv]1 b !re 0 also a batt]y on ! o!r side1 & ,i 0 s5t across ) "s ord]4 ,! comm&] ( ! batt]y1 ,s*ube1 on see+ me1 ?\ght3 #8,well1 !re's t little ,c\nt1 ,i'll give him a lesson6' ,& he took me across ! :ole l9e "u fire1 & ) deadly sl[ness on purpose4 ,i pass$ t te/ well outw>dly1 b my feel+s 7 n pleasant4 ,i also rememb] h[ "o ( ! highe/ (fic]s--,kotsebu--visit$ ! ba/ion 9 ,seva/opol1 & "s "o1 ,i ?9k x 0 ,novosilzev1 want$ to put him to ! te/1 & began say+ p]petually3 #8,look1 ,y\r ,excell5cy1 j !re at _! l9e1' =c+ him to put 8 head out f beh9d ! =tifications4 ,he put 8 head out once or twice1 & !n1 realiz+ :at 0 up1 he1 z ! sup]ior (fic]1 began 9 8 turn to ord] ! o!r man to look at ! fir+1 &1 aft] teas+ him = "s "t1 he said3 #8,next "t ,i advise y n to d\bt ! c\rage ( y\r sup]iors4'0 ,tol/oi recall$ ,li*t5b]g's#aj aphorism to ! effect t mank9d w f9ally p]i% :5 n a s+le savage is left4 ,tol/oi add$3 8,i fir/ turn$ to ! ,japanese1 b !y h already successfully adopt$ all ! bad sides ( our culture4 ,! ,kaffirs are ! only hope rema9+40 ,tol/oi said3 8,i d n rememb] dur+ any previ\s w> su* depression & anxiety z are n[ 9 ,russia4 ,i ?9k x is a good sign1 a pro( t a realization ( ! evil & uselessness & absurdity ( w> is p]meat+ deep] & deep] ! social consci\sness2 s t p]haps ! "t is com+ :5 w>s w be impossible--nobody w want to g to w>4 ,n[ ,lisanka1 :o always sees ! good 9 ?+s1 0 tell+ me ab\t a peasant--a port]1 ,i ?9k--:o 0 call$ up &1 be=e go+ to ! front1 took (f 8 cross4 ,t is a truly ,*ri/ian _s6 ,al?\gh he is n able to resi/ ! g5]al w & has to yield to x1 yet he cle>ly realizes t x is n ,god's do+40 ,tol/oi describ$ ) horror h[ a prie/ m>*$ ) 8 cross 9 8 h& 9 front ( ! soldi]s4 ,june #bf?4 ,la/ week ,i rea*$ ,yasnaya 9 ! ev5+4 ,! ,sukhot9s 7 !re4 ,dur+ tea ,mi%a ,sukhot9 began to tell ,tol/oi t on complet+ 8 /udies at ! ,s*ool ( ,jurisprud5ce he w\ld l to g to ,p>is to cont9ue 8 /udies2 & he began to argue ) ,tol/oi4 ,i did n he> ! beg9n+ ( ! argum5t4 ,i came 9 :5 ,tol/oi 0 say+3 8 444 ,e man is a p]fectly individual be+1 :o has nev] exi/$ be=e & w nev] happ5 aga94 ,x is j ! individuality1 ! s+ul>ity ( him1 :i* is valuable2 b s*ool tries to efface all ?is & to make man aft] its own patt]n4 ,! pupils ( ! ,tula second>y s*ool came to me lately & ask$ :at !y %\ld d4 ,i said to !m3 above all1 try to =get ev]y?+ y h be5 taught40 ,tol/oi ?9ks ! ,russian ,univ]sity 9 ,p>is p]fectly useless & good-=-no?+4 ,he said3 8,! be/ educational in/itution t ,i "k is ! ,k5s+ton ,museum 9 ,london4 ,!re is a l>ge public libr>y :]e _m p "w1 & !y h pr(essors ( v>i\s special subjects4 ,e "o :o works1 if he has a "q to ask1 gives notice ( x1 &1 :5 sev]al su* que/ions h accumulat$1 ! pr(essor issues a notice to say t he w lecture on su* & su* subjects1 & ^? :o wi% may come & he> him4 ,su* an arrangem5t is mo/ 9 keep+ ) ! true object ( tea*+--to answ] ! que/ions :i* arise 9 ! m9ds ( ! /ud5ts4 ,b 9 e o!r in/itution1 lectures :i* are ( no use to ! /ud5t are read by pr(essors :o are = ! mo/ "p entirely )\t gift4 ,none ( ^! lectur]s w\ld d>e to publi% _! lectures4 ,goe! said3 8#8,:5 ,i speak x turns out bett] ?an :5 ,i ?9k2 ,i write bett] ?an ,i speak2 & :at ,i publi% is bett] ?an :at ,i write4' ,he meant by ?is t :at a man publi%es is usually ! cream ( 8 ?\ght1 ! ?+ he mo/ believes 94 ,in/ead ( go+ to ,p>is to att5d lectures1 g to ! public libr>y1 & y won't come out = tw5ty ye>s1 if y really wi% to le>n4 ,"o ought n to talk ab\t oneself1 b ,i mu/ say ?is3 :5 ,i 0 at ! ,univ]sity 9 ,kazan ,i did practically no?+ ! fir/ ye>4 ,! second ye> ,i began to "w4 ,!re 0 a ,pr(essor ,may] :o took an int]e/ 9 me & gave me1 z a subject1 to comp>e ! code ( ,ca!r9e ! ,great ) ,montesquieu's ,esprit des lois4 ,&1 ,i rememb]1 ,i became infatuat$ ) ! "w4 ,i w5t into ! c\ntry & began to read ,montesquieu2 ?is read+ op5$ up endless horizons2 ,i began read+ ,r\sseau1 & left ! ,univ]sity = ! simple reason t ,i want$ to "w2 = at ! ,univ]sity ,i %\ld h to occupy myself ) subjects t did n int]e/ me & 7 ( no use to me40 ,s]gey ,lvovi* ask$ ,tol/oi :y he did n g 9 = 8 exam9ations at ,pet]sburg ,univ]sity4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i began to "w h>d1 pass$ two exam9ations1 0 aw>d$ two m>ks ( di/9ction1 b !n x 0 spr+2 x drew me to ! c\ntry2 well1 ,i gave x up & w5t away40 444 ,speak+ ( ! good effects ^u m5 ( hav+ receiv$ no education1 ,tol/oi said3 8,i "k two musicians :o nev] w5t to s*ool1 & yet !y are v well-educat$ m51 :o1 :atev] subject y talk ab\t1 "k x ?or\ghly1--,g4 & ,s]gey ,ivanovi* ,taneev40 ,i play$4 ,!n ,tol/oi said3 8,anton ,rub9/e9 told me t1 if he is mov$ himself by :at he is play+1 he ceases to move 8 audi5ce4 ,?is %[s t ! creation ( a "w ( art is only possible :5 ! emotion has settl$ 9 ! arti/'s m9d40 ,i d n rememb] h[ ! conv]sation n[ got ^u writ+1 b ,tol/oi said3 8,usually :5 ,i beg9 a new book ,i am v pleas$ ) x myself & "w ) great int]e/4 ,b z ! book "w goes on1 ,i become m & m bor$1 & (t5 9 rewrit+ x ,i omit ?+s1 sub/itute o!rs1 n because ! new idea is bett]1 b because ,i get tir$ ( ! old4 ,(t5 ,i /rike out :at is vivid & replace x by some?+ dull40 ,! conv]sation turn$ ^u ,h]tz54 ,tol/oi read al\d extracts f 8 book 7a collection ( articles publi%$ 9 ! ,kolokol74 ,tol/oi is extremely fond ( ,h]tz5 & values him v highly4 ,he spoke ( ,h]tz5's unhappy private life & ( ! suff]+ he w5t ?r\gh :5 ! repres5tatives 7p>ticul>ly ! y\ng] repres5tatives7 ( ! p>ty ) :om he _h work$ ?r\gh\t 8 life des]t$ him & ceas$ to und]/& him4 ,tol/oi saw ,h]tz5 9 ,london1 :5 ,h]tz5 liv$ ) ,mme4 ,tu*kov-,og>ev4 ,biryukov ask$ ,tol/oi 7= ! biography ( ,tol/oi :i* he is writ+7 ab\t 8 conv]sation ) ,h]tz5 :i* ,mme4 ,og>ev ref]s to 9 h] ,rem9isc5ces4 ,tol/oi said t he rememb]$ a great _m ( _! talks1 b n t p>ticul> "o4 ,& he add$3 8,p]haps %e m]ely inv5t$ ! conv]sation1 z ! au?ors ( memoirs & rem9isc5ces s (t5 d40 ,on ! :ole1 ,tol/oi has n a high op9ion ( ,mme4 ,og>ev1 al?\gh he says he kn[s h] b little4 ,he said3 8,i receiv$ a lett] f h] 9 :i* %e1 z ?\gh to ju/ify h]self1 gives an acc\nt ( ! affair ) ! peasants :i* _h lately tak5 place on h] e/ate4 ,!re 7 "s fields !re :i* ! peasants _h _h ! use ( f "t immemorial4 ,! fields belong$ legally to ! l&[n]4 ,a bailiff 0 engag$1 a ,pole call$ ,/anislavski1 & he drove ! peasants' cattle f ! fields on to ! e/ate4 ,! peasants collect$ ) ?ick /icks 9 _! h&s to free _! cattle1 det]m9$ n to give up ! use ( ! fields4 ,!y arriv$ at ! ,manor & began by dem&+ _! cattle4 ,f9ally1 ,/anislavski fir$1 & kill$ or w\nd$1 ,i d n rememb] :i*1 "s "o 9 ! cr[d4 ,! cr[d became furi\s & ?rew !mselves on ,/anislavski1 :o tri$ to save himself by flight1 b he 0 ov]tak5 on a moor & 0 murd]$ 9 a mo/ brutal way4 ,z a result ( ! affair1 a milit>y c\rt 0 held & two or ?ree peasants 7 hang$40 ,tol/oi _h kn[n ( ?is be=e he got h] lett]1 & 0 horrifi$ at ! incr$ible v]dict4 ,aft]w>ds ,tol/oi said3 8,lately ,i got a lett] f a lady ask+ me :y1 /rictly speak+1 x is a crime to kill4 ,anyh[ man mu/ die soon] or lat]--is x n all ! same8 ,i repli$ t s9ce e man repres5ts a unique type1 :i* nev] occurs aga91 we h & c h no absolute k ( :y he is ne$$ = ! life ( all4 ,9 life ev]y?+ is v c>efully arrang$1 & we d n "k ! reason :y j ?is individual %\ld be alive1 & x is = ?is reason t ! de/ruction ( ?is unique creature appe>s s t]rible40 ,( be+ afraid 9 battle1 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is impossible n to be afraid4 ,ev]yone is afraid1 b tries to conceal x4 ,:5 w\nd$ h to be c>ri$ (f ! battlefield1 s _m m5 volunte] = ! "w t ! (fic]s h to use great =ce to keep ! soldi]s back1 s9ce e "o wants1 ev5 = a "t1 to get out ( fire40 ,( himself ,tol/oi said t he 0 nev] s mu* afraid z ^u ! night be=e ! attack on ,sili/ria1 :i* aft] all did n take place4 ,!n ,tol/oi said3 8,! ,japanese are less afraid1 = !y evid5tly value life mu* less ?an ,europeans d4 ,! abs5ce ( ! fe> ( dea? goes to extreme l5g?s ) "s p4 ,= in/ance1 if a ,*uk*a wants to spite 8 enemy1 he comes to 8 hut & kills himself ne> x1 kn[+ t 8 enemy w !n h mu* tr\ble ) legal proce$+s40 ,july #h?4 ,tol/oi said ) reg>d to 8 article ab\t w>1 8,be?9k ,y\rselves03 8,x is pa9ful to feel t my words g unhe$$4 ,if "o is deal+ ) ! s-call$ m5 ( sci5ce :o reg>d w>1 ap>t f its moral significance1 z "o ( ! /ages 9 ! evolution ( human relations1 !n1 at any rate1 "o kn[s :]e "o is4 ,b :at is "o to d & h[ is "o to speak to p :o evid5tly _c und]/& my po9t ( view8 ,:atev] ,i say glides (f !m4 ,!y are1 z x 71 greas$ ) a sort ( oil1 s t ev]y?+ runs (f !m1 l wat]1 )\t wett+ !m40 ,aft] ?is ,tol/oi said t1 :5 he wrote to ,nicolas ,,ii4 7f ! ,crimea1 9 ! w9t] ( #aija-aijb71 he 0 told t ,nicolas ,,ii4 8read 8 lett] ) pleasure40 ,he also recollect$ ,h]tz5's lett]s to ,alex&] ,,ii4 ,tol/oi wrote to ,nicolas ,,ii4 ab\t ! l& "q4 ,) ref]5ce to ! attitude 9 ,gov]nm5t circles to t "q ,tol/oi said3 8,i c't possibly put myself at _! po9t ( view4 ,i rememb] :5 ,i 0 "y & an (fic] ,i 0 nev] bo!r$ by ^! que/ions2 someh[ !y did n arise 9 me4 ,b ,i _c imag9e t ,i %\ld pass by su* a problem1 if ,i happ5$ to come across x4 ,i rememb] two su* cases 9 my life4 ,"o1 :5 ,vasili ,ivanovi* ,alexeev1#aa :5 ,i 0 at ! height ( my c>e] z a l&lord1 express$ to me = ! fir/ "t ! idea t ! own]%ip ( l& is evil4 ,i rememb] h[ mu* ,i 0 /ruck by ! idea1 & h[ at once p]fectly new horizons op5$ be=e me4 ,s x also happ5$ :5 "s "o1 ,i don't rememb] :o x 01 ,i ?9k a ,fr5*man1 told me t pro/itution 0 an abnormal ?+1 & n only useless1 b really h>mful to mank9d4 ,s*op5hau]1 = in/ance1 says t x is only ow+ to pro/itution t family relations are /ill pres]v$ 9 ! community4 ,i _h n previ\sly ?\ght ab\t x1 b1 on he>+ ! ,fr5*man speak1 ,i at once felt ! tru? ( :at he said & c\ld no long] g back4 ,i c imag9e t "o's ?\ghts may n t5d 9 a c]ta9 direction2 "o may be ignorant ( "s po9t ( view4 ,b ,i _c und]/& t incapacity & unwill+ness to le>n40 ,july #i?4 ,speak+ ( ,li*t5b]g's aphorisms ,tol/oi said3 8,aphorisms are p]haps ! be/ way ( exp\nd+ philosophical judgm5ts4 ,= in/ance1 ,s*op5hau]'s aphorisms 7,p>]ga & ,p>alipom5a7 express 8 conception ( ! _w mu* m cle>ly ?an ,! ,_w z ,w & ,imag9ation4 ,a philosoph]1 9 expla9+ a :ole complicat$ sy/em1 sometimes involunt>ily ceases to be hone/4 ,he becomes ! slave ( 8 sy/em1 = ! symmetry ( :i* he is (t5 prep>$ to sacrifice ! tru?40 ,speak+ ( ,li*t5b]g's beautiful ,g]man /yle1 ,tol/oi said3 8,e lit]>y language rea*es its highe/ po9t & !n beg9s to decl9e4 ,9 ! ,g]man language t "t 0 at ! end ( ! eighte5? & ! fir/ half ( ! n9ete5? c5tury2 x 0 ! same ) ! ,fr5* language4 ,n[ bo? 9 ,g]many & ,france ! language has become utt]ly spoilt4 ,9 ,russia we are n[ f9d+ ourselves on ! bord]-l9e4 ,! ,russian language has q lately rea*$ its apex & n[ x beg9s to decay40 ,tol/oi prais$ ,*ekhov's language v highly = its simplicity1 compactness1 & expressiv5ess4 ,gorky's language he disapproves (1 ?9k+ x artificial & rhetorical4 ,:5 ,nicolas ,,ii4 appe>$ 9 _m places to bless ! troops go+ to ! ,japanese w> ) icons1 ,tol/oi said3 8,if ,a1 ! rul] ( a huge c\ntry1 takes a bo>d1 ,b1 9 8 h& & kisses x 9 ! pres5ce ( cr[ds ( _m ?\s&s ( kneel+ troops & !n waves ! bo>d ov] ! heads ( ^? :o /& 9 front ( him1 & does ?is all ov] ! c\ntry1 :at except tra% c come f su* a c\ntry8 ,?is has nev] happ5$ be=e4 ,9 y\r own room y may d :atev] y l4 ,"o man likes to wa% himself ) w9e or eau-de-,cologne1 ano!r kisses icons if he likes1 b su* idolatry on a l>ge scale 9 ! face ( all & su* deception ( ! cr[d are simply incr$ible60 444 ,dur+ ! w> ,tol/oi always said t 9 spite ( 8 attitude to w> & to patriotism g5]ally1 he felt 9 ! dep? ( 8 s\l an in/9ctive sorr[ at ,russian defeats4 ,i he>d him say ?is 9 ! pres5ce ( ,g41 ,b41 & "s o!rs4 ,all ( !m en]getically d5i$ 9 !mselves any su* in/9ctive 8patriotic bias40 ,x seems to me t !y 7 simply afraid ( admitt+ x ev5 to !mselves4 ,octob] #bbnd4 ,me*nikov s5t ,tol/oi 8 book 7,/udies on ! ,nature ( ,man7 9 ,fr5*4 ,tol/oi read x ?r\gh4 ,to-day he said to me3 8,i got mu* int]e/+ in=mation out ( ! book1 = ,me*nikov is und\bt$ly a great sci5ti/4 ,b ! self-satisfi$ n>r[ness ) :i* he is conv9c$ t he has solv$ almo/ all problems t agitate man is surpris+ 9 him4 ,he is s sure t man's happ9ess consi/s 9 a /ate ( animal cont5tm5t t he calls old age an evil 7because ( its limit$ capacity ( physical enjoym5t71 & does n ev5 und]/& t !re are m5 :o ?9k & feel precisely ! opposite4 ,b ,i value my old age & w\ld n ex*ange x = any e>?ly bless+s40 ,! conv]sation turn$ on ! t5d5cy ( wom5 to cr[d to univ]sities4 ,tol/oi said smil+ly3 8,if ,i 7 a ,m9i/] ( ,education1 ,i %\ld issue a ,ukase by :i* all wom5 7 oblig$ to ent] univ]sities & w\ld be depriv$ ( ! "r to m>ry & h *ildr54 ,= ! infr+em5t ( ?is law ! guilty w\ld be liable to a heavy f9e4 ,!n all ( !m w\ld be sure to m>ry60 ,tol/oi spoke on ,augu/ #bh? ) exasp]ation ab\t writ+ z a pr(ession4 ,i h r>ely se5 him s agitat$3 ,he said3 8,"o ought only to write :5 "o leaves a piece ( "o's fle% 9 ! ink-pot ea* "t "o dips "o's p540 ,,footnotes3 #h ,pr9ce ,s4 ,g4 ,volkonsky 7#aghh-ahfe71 "o ( ! mo/ fam\s ,decembri/s1 & 8 wife1 ne ,raevsky 7#ahje-ahfc74 ,bo? left rem>kable memoirs4 #i ,n4 ,a4 ,belogolovy 7#ahcd-ahie71 doctor1 au?or ( ! well-kn[n ,rem9isc5ces1 9 :i* !re is a *apt] devot$ to ,tol/oi call$ 8,a ,meet+ ) ,l4 ,n4 ,tol/oi40 #aj ,g4 ,c4 ,li*t5b]g 7#agdb-agii71 ,g]man physici/1 critic1 & publici/4 #aa ,v4 ,i4 ,alexeev1 at t "t tutor ( ,tol/oi's son ,ilya4 #aije ,janu>y #e?4 ,dur+ ! ,*ri/mas holidays ,mi%a ,sukhot9 read ,pr(essor ,korkunov's book on ,russian ,/ate ,law4 ,tol/oi took x & began to read x4 ,he sat ne>ly ! :ole ev5+ 9 8 room1 & came out 9 a /ate ( agitation & di/urbance say+3 8,x gave me palpitation ( ! he>t to read t6 ,9 ?is1 z 9 almo/ all legal books :i* deal ) #8rights' ( diff]5t k9ds1 x talks ( any?+ & ev]y?+ except ! tru? ( ! matt]4 ,x deals ) ! #8subject' & #8object' ( "r--,i nev] c\ld make out :at precisely ^? words & o!rs ( ! same sort mean1 nor c\ld ,i ev] get any "o to expla9 !m to me4 ,b :5ev] ! argum5t approa*es ! real "q1 ! au?or imm$iately sw]ves aside & hides himself beh9d 8 objects & subjects40 ,fur!r ,tol/oi said3 8,?is is :at surprises me2 all my life ,i h /riv5 = k4 ,i s\ght & /ill seek = x1 & ! s-call$ m5 ( sci5ce say t ,i d5\nce sci5ce4 ,all my life ,i h be5 occupi$ ) religi\s que/ions1 & outside ( !m ,i see no s5se 9 human life2 yet ! s-call$ religi\s m5 consid] me an a!i/40 444 ,ab\t t "t1 9 ,janu>y1 ,tol/oi said t he %\ld l to write a :ole s]ies ( /ories = 8 8,read+ ,circle0 :i* he is n[ plann+1 & t he _h already _m subjects 9 m9d4 8,only "o m9ute ( life rema9s1 & !re's "w = a hundr$ ye>s10 he said4 ,:5 lat] 9 ! ev5+ ,i play$ ,*op9's prelude1 ,tol/oi said3 8,^? are ! k9d ( %ort /ories "o ought to write60 ,!re 0 !n an int]e/+ talk ab\t ,*ekhov's /ory1 ,! ,d>l+1 ) ref]5ce to ,gorbunov's lett] dissuad+ him f publi%+ ! /ory 9 ! 8,read+ ,circle40 ,tol/oi on ! contr>y decid$ to include ! /ory )\t fail1 & express$ 8 v high op9ion ( x2 & 9 a few days he wrote a preface to ,! ,d>l+ 9 :i* he express$ 8 feel+ = x4 ,( ,gorbunov's lett] ,tol/oi said3 8,i feel a woman's influ5ce on him 9 ?is4 ,! confus$ mod]n idea is t a woman's capacity to give h]self up ) all h] be+ to love is obsolete & done )2 & yet ?is is ! mo/ preci\s & ! be/ ?+ 9 h] & h] true vocation2 & n political meet+s1 sci5tific c\rses1 revolutions1 etc40 ,( ,bee?ov5's music ,tol/oi said t at times he felt a little bor$ by x1 z he ?\ght (t5 happ5s ) :at has once /ruck "o greatly4 ,he felt ! same1 = in/ance1 ab\t ,ge's pa9t+s4 ,june #af?4 ,9 ,febru>y ,i made a note ( ,tol/oi's words3 8,immortality1 incomplete1 ( c\rse1 is c]ta9ly realiz$ 9 our *ildr54 ,h[ /rongly man desires immortality1 is mo/ cle>ly %[n by 8 endeav\r to leave "s trace aft] 8 dea?4 ,x might seem ( no importance to a man :at is said ( him & :e!r he is rememb]$ aft] he has gone2 & yet :at ef=ts he makes = x60 ,tol/oi said ( ! ,molokans t he _h no sympa?y ) _! religi\s =malism4 ,9 ?is respect he draws a p>allel betwe5 ! ,molokans & ! ,engli%4 ,! son ( ,vicomte de ,vog visit$ ,tol/oi 9 ! spr+2 ,tol/oi said ( him3 8,he is a typical ,fr5*man 9 ev]y?+--f 8 tr\s]s to 8 way ( ?\ght4 ,8 fa!r translat$ ,?ree ,dea?s & wrote to me ab\t x long ago4 ,x 0 on my consci5ce t ,i did n answ] him1 & 0 glad to h ! opportunity ( apologiz+ to 8 son40 ,tol/oi 0 surpris$ by "y de ,vog's say+ t 8 fa!r work$ at night & smok$ a great deal dur+ 8 "w4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i imag9e t a ,fr5*man mu/ 9 ! morn+ rub himself r$ ) eau-de-,cologne1 dr9k 8 c(fee1 & sit d[n quietly to "w4 8,i always write 9 ! morn+4 ,i 0 pleas$ to he> lately t ,r\sseau too1 aft] he got up 9 ! morn+1 w5t = a %ort walk & sat d[n to "w4 ,9 ! morn+ "o's head is p>ticul>ly fre%4 ,! be/ ?\ghts mo/ (t5 come 9 ! morn+ aft] wak+1 :ile /ill 9 b$ or dur+ ! walk4 ,_m writ]s "w at night4 ,do/oevsky always wrote at night4 ,9 a writ] !re mu/ always be two p--! writ] & ! critic4 ,&1 if "o works at night1 ) a cig>ette 9 "o's m\?1 al?\gh ! "w ( creation goes on briskly1 ! critic is = ! mo/ "p 9 abeyance1 & ?is is v dang]\s40 ,tol/oi (t5 says t he _c f9d a suitable def9ition ( music4 ,once 9 ! spr+ he said3 8,music is ! %or?& ( emotion4 ,emotions :i* let !mselves be describ$ 9 words ) su* difficulty1 are directly convey$ to man 9 music1 & 9 t is its p[] & significance40 ,once1 a long "t ago1 ,tol/oi said3 8,life is ! pres5t4 ,all t a man has felt rema9s ) him z a memory4 ,we always live by memories4 ,i (t5 feel m /rongly n :at ,i h actually felt1 b :at ,i h writt5 & felt 9 describ+ my *>act]s4 ,!y too h become my memories1 z if !y _h be5 actual exp]i5ces40 ,! o!r day ! talk 0 on ! same l9es4 ,tol/oi said3 8,a s-call$ mis=tune happ5s2 "o does n usually feel x1 j z "o does n feel a w\nd at ! mom5t x is inflict$2 & x is only by degrees t ! sorr[ gr[s 9 /r5g?1 hav+ become a memory1 plac$1 t is1 n outside me1 b already )94 ,yet1 aft] a long life1 ,i notice t ! bad & pa9ful ?+s h n become me2 !y h someh[ pass$ by2 b on ! contr>y1 all ! pleasant feel+s1 all ! lov+ relations t[>ds p--my *ildhood1 all t has be5 good--rise ) p>ticul> cle>ness 9 my memory40 ,tatyana ,lvovna said3 8,b h[ d y expla9 ,pu%k9's poem2 #8,memory unfold+ its long scroll1' & fur!r3 #8,& read+ my life ) disgu/1 ,i tremble & curse'80 ,tol/oi repli$3 8,t is q diff]5t4 ,to be able to exp]i5ce & feel all t is bad 9 "o ) su* p[]--t is a preci\s & necess>y quality4 ,happy & ( great importance is ! man :o c g ?r\gh x ) ! vig\r ( ,pu%k940 ,july #f?4 ,we w5t = a walk to ! s&pits4 ,dur+ ! walk ,gorbunov ask$ ,tol/oi ab\t ,alex&] ,dobrolyubov's#ab religi\s & philosophic book4 ,tol/oi said ( ! book3 8,x is vague1 false1 & artificial40 ,on t occasion ! talk 0 ab\t ! lit]>y pr(ession4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is surpris+ h[ 9 ev5 a little piece ( "w "o mu/ ?9k x ov] f all po9ts ( view be=e />t+ x4 ,x does n matt] :e!r y are mak+ a %irt or a move 9 *ess4 ,& if y d n ?9k x out1 y at once spoil x all--y won't make ! %irt1 y'll lose ! game4 ,x is only 9 writ+ t "o c d :at "o likes1 & p nev] notice--inde$ "o c become a fam\s writ]40 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,! :ole bus9ess ( ! writ] is to p]fect himself4 ,i h always tri$ & try n[ to make a "q :i* int]e/s me cle> to ! highe/ degree t ,i am capable ( mak+ x4 ,! writ]'s "w consi/s 9 t4 ,! mo/ dang]\s ?+ is to be a tea*]4 ,i d n ?9k ,i h tri$ to be t4 ,yes1 ,i h4444 ,b always badly40 ,i4 ,gorbunov 0 say+ t ! 8,posr$nik0 _h ! ,c5sor's p]mission to publi% an excell5t little book1 9 :i* a visit to ,s>ov is describ$ imp>tially4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i h no sympa?y :5 su* ?+s are describ$ 9 a jok+ or je]+ way4 ,!re is a great deal ( s9c]e1 simple belief !re :i* %\ld be treat$ c>efully4 ,9 "s old cr$ul\s woman y feel1 9 spite ( ! absurd sup]/ition1 t ! f\ndation ( h] fai? is a real /riv+ = ! highe/ & = ! tru?4 ,h] outlook on ! _w is mu* high] ?an t ( a pr(essor :o has solv$ all que/ions long ago40 ,v4 ,g4 ,kri/i :o walk$ ) u ask$ ,tol/oi3 8,if su* an old woman talk$ ab\t religion1 mu/ "o de/roy h] illusions & tell h] hone/ly :at "o ?9ks80 ,tol/oi repli$ to him3 8,! "q does n exi/ to me4 ,if ,i talk ab\t religi\s que/ions1 ,i always express my ?\ghts1 if ,i believe ! tru? ( :at ,i say2 & if my words are n und]/ood1 x is none ( my bus9ess1 b ,i c say only :at ,i ?9k40 ,la/ ye> two "y m5 came to ,tol/oi1 & n[ !y h be5 aga94 ,!y are v nice & 9 se>* ( a bett] life4 ,!y turn$ out to be ballet danc]s f ! ,mosc[ ,gr& ,!atre4 ,! necessity ( ma9ta9+ _! family prev5ts !m f *ang+ _! pr(ession4 ,tol/oi prais$ !m highly4 ,!n ) a smile he said3 8,if ,i _h *ildr5 n[1 ,i %\ld s5d !m to ! ballet4 ,at any rate x is bett] ?an ! univ]sity4 ,_! feet alone might be spoilt 9 ! ballet1 b at ! univ]sity x is _! heads40 ,tol/oi comp>$ m>riage to a little boat 9 :i* two p sail ov] a /ormy ocean4 8,ea* mu/ sit tight & n make %>p movem5ts or ! boat w upset40 ,speak+ ( ! pres5t s*emes = a con/itution 9 ,russia ,tol/oi said3 8,! mis=tune is 9 t ! ,radicals & _! set w only try to say some?+ v clev]1 to play ! "p ( ,russian ,bebels1 & ! p>ty game w con/itute ! :ole ( ! activity ( ! repres5tatives ( ! p40 ,( ! w> ,tol/oi said3 8,! com=t+ side ( ! ,russian failure 9 ! w> consi/s 9 ?is1 t1 h[ev] mu* p di/ort ! g5u9e ,*ri/ian tea*+1 yet its mean+ has already p]meat$ ! consci\sness ( ! p s deeply t w> _c become to !m1 z to ! ,japanese1 a sacr$ cause by sacrific+ 8 life to :i* a man becomes a h]o & does a great de$4 ,! view ( w>1 z an evil1 p]meates ! consci\sness ( ! p1 deep] & deep]40 ,tol/oi said ab\t ! ,japanese3 8,! ,japanese are p]fectly incompreh5sible & unkn[n to me4 ,i see _! wond]ful capacity = adapt+ & ev5 = c>ry+ fur!r ! sup]ficial side ( ,european culture1 *iefly 9 its worse aspects1 b ! s\l ( ! ,japanese is absolutely d>k to me4 ,japan1 by ! way1 prov$ t ! :ole ( ! boa/$ ,european civilization ( a ?\s& ye>s c\ld be tak5 ov] & ev5 surpass$ 9 a few decades40 ,! conv]sation 0 ab\t cr[d psy*ology4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is an int]e/+ & /ill little explor$ problem4 ,x is a hypnotism :i* has a t]rible p[] ov] m54 ,!re is "o mom5t :5 x is /ill possible to resi/ x4 ,i am n[ no long] infect$ by o!rs' yawn+1 because ,i always rememb] x4 ,:5 y see a cr[d runn+1 y h to rememb] t y d n "k :y !y run1 & to look back2 & imm$iately y h dissociat$ y\rself f ! cr[d1 y are at once sav$ f ! dang] ( succumb+ to ! hypnotism40 ,we play$ *ess on ! t]race1 & 9 ! hall ,sophie ,nicolaevna sang ,s*ub]t's 8,w&]]40 ,tol/oi said3 8,ah t ,s*ub]t6 he did a lot ( h>m60 ,i ask$ h[8 8,because he _h 9 a high degree ! p[] ( mak+ music correspond to ! poetry ( ! text4 ,?is r>e p[] ( 8 has br\ght to bir? a great deal ( music :i* pret5ds to correspond to poetry1 & t is a revolt+ k9d ( art40 ,!y sang ,gl9ka4 ,tol/oi said3 8,n[1 s9ful man44440 ,! int]e/+ /ate ( ! game prev5t$ him f f9i%+ 8 s5t5ce4 ,lat] he said3 8,i feel t ,gl9ka 0 co>se1 a s5sual man4 ,"o always feels ! man himself 9 8 music4 ,! "y ,moz>t--bright & direct2 ! simple ,haydn2 ! /]n1 conceit$ ,bee?ov5--are all he>d 9 _! music40 ,tol/oi is writ+ an article :i* is call$ 8,! ,beg9n+ ( ! ,end40 ,!re 0 a newspap] correspond5t to :om ,tol/oi express$ a few ( ! ideas :i* made ! basis ( 8 article4 8,! pres5t movem5t 9 ,russia is a _w movem5t1 ! importance ( :i* is /ill little und]/ood4 ,?is movem5t1 l ! ,fr5* ,revolution =m]ly1 w p]haps give1 by means ( its ideas1 an impetus = hundr$s ( ye>s to come4 ,! ,russian p has 9 ! highe/ degree ! capacity = organization & self-gov]nm5t4 ,!y gave up _! p[] to ! ,gov]nm5t & wait$1 z !y =m]ly did = ! lib]ation ( ! s]fs1 = ! lib]ation ( ! l&4 ,!y h n be5 giv5 ! l&1 & !y !mselves w c>ry out t great re=m4 ,our revolution>ies are p]fectly ignorant ( ! p & d n und]/& ?is movem5t4 ,!y might help x1 b !y only hamp] x4 ,9 ! ,russian p1 x seems to me1 & ,i ?9k ,i am n bias$1 !re is m ( ! ,*ri/ian _s ?an 9 o!r peoples4 ,probably ! reason is t ! ,russian p got to "k ! ,new ,te/am5t ab\t five c5turies be=e ! p ( ,europe1 :o until ! ,re=mation h>dly knew x40 ,tol/oi criticiz$ ! complexity & artificiality ( mod]n art 9 g5]al1 & ( music 9 p>ticul>4 ,he said3 8,c]ta9ly1 if ,i love art1 ,i c't love no art1 b ,i mu/ love t :i* exi/s4 ,/ill ,i h always be=e me ! ideal ( ! highe/ art3 to be cle>1 simple1 & accessible to all40 ,i 0 say+ h[ long & sy/ematically "o mu/ tea* piano-play+ 9 ord] to be able to play well4 ,tol/oi f\nd t 8sy/em0 dang]\s4 ,he said3 8,9 do+ ?is "o may lose ! direct fre% feel+ ) :i* y reg>d a new "w ( art4 ,i "k x f my own exp]i5ce--:5 "o beg9s to write some?+1 "o works ) excitem5t & int]e/1 & ! "w goes well2 b !n ! same old ?+ beg9s to tire "o & x becomes bor+4 ,( c\rse1 !re is ! love ( "o's "w1 & ! love is /rong] ?an ! bor$om1 & by love ! bor$om is ov]come1 b /ill bor$om !re is40 ,i spoke ab\t ! complexity ( c]ta9 ( ,*op9's works1 :om ,tol/oi loves v mu*4 8,well1 he too makes mi/akes10 ,tol/oi repli$ smil+ly4 8,once ,i /ay$ ) ! ,olsufevs 9 ! c\ntry1 &1 ref]r+ to ! wea!r & ! ga!r+ 9 ( ! h>ve/1 ,i said to ! old butl] !re--he 0 a sceptic & pessimi/--t ,god kn[s :at ,he does1 to :i* he repli$3 #8,he too makes mi/akes6'0 ,( creative activity ,tol/oi said3 8,! wor/ ?+ ( all is to beg9 a "w ) ! details2 !n "o gets muddl$ & loses ! p[] ( see+ ! :ole4 ,"o has to behave l ,pokhitonov :o has spectacles ) d\ble glasses divid$ 9 two 7look+ at ! di/ance & at 8 "w71 to look n[ ?r\gh ^! & n[ ?r\gh ^? & to put on n[ ! bright & n[ ! d>k glasses40 ,july #bh?4 ,biryukov %[$ ,m>ie ,nikolaevna 7,tol/oi's si/]7 "s old lett]s writt5 by h] bro!r ,nikolay 9 ,fr5*4 ,tol/oi recall$ !n t f *ildhood he 0 s mu* us$ to writ+ ,fr5* t he kept ! habit until he 0 q gr[n up4 ,:5 he liv$ 9 ,p>is ) ,turg5ev1 he once sat d[n to write a lett] to 8 bro!r4 ,turg5ev came up &1 see+ t he 0 writ+ 9 ,fr5*1 0 surpris$ & ask$ ,tol/oi :y he did x4 ,tol/oi said t until t mom5t x seem$ to him t x 0 impossible to d o!rwise1 s us$ 0 he to writ+ lett]s 9 ,fr5*4 ,on acc\nt ( ,biryukov's visit 7he is writ+ ,tol/oi's biography7 & ! arrival ( 8 si/] ,m>ie ,nikolaevna1 ,tol/oi aga9 turn$ to memories ( ! pa/4 ,he said3 8,x is surpris+ h[ all ! pa/ becomes me4 ,x is 9 me1 l some?+ fold$4 ,b x is difficult to be p]fectly s9c]e4 ,sometimes ,i rememb] ! bad only1 ano!r "t ! opposite4 ,lately ,i h rememb]$ only ! bad acts & ev5ts4 ,x is difficult 9 ?is to keep ! balance1 s z n to exagg]ate "o way or ano!r40 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is impossible to "k any?+ ab\t ,god2 ,he is a necess>y hypo!sis or1 m truly speak+1 ! only possible condition ( a "r moral life4 ,z an a/ronom] mu/ base 8 obs]vations ^u ! e>? z a motionless c5tre1 s also man _c live rightly & morally )\t ! idea ( ,god4 ,*ri/ always speaks ( ,god z ( a fa!r1 t is1 z if ,he 7 ! condition ( our exi/5ce40 ,augu/ #bnd4 ,tol/oi & ,m>ie ,nikolaevna 7 recall+ a c]ta9 ,voeikov4 ,he 0 once a huss>1 & !n became a monk4 ,:5 ,tol/oi 0 "y1 ,voeikov 0 cont9ually at ,yasnaya1 p]man5tly drunk1 ragg$1 9 monk's clo?+1 & tell+ lies unm]cifully4 ,tol/oi rememb]$ a /ory t ,voeikov told3 8#8,we 7 once 9 a box3 ,mikhail ,ill>ionovi* 7,kutuzov71 ,alex&] ,pavlovi* 7,alex&] ,i471 myself1 & "s "o else4 ,sontag sang4 ,%e came out to ! front ( ! /age4 ,h] bosom--oh6 7he makes a ge/ure ) 8 h& %[+ ! size ( h] bu/74 ,alex&] ,pavlovi* said to me3 8,voeikov1 :at is x80 ,& ,i said to him3 8,an organism1 ,y\r ,maje/y60' 8,& once1 aft] all 8 mad ways & lies1 he sudd5ly came up to me 9 ! g>d5 & said3 #8,i am tir$ ( life1 ,levo*ka6'0 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna ask$ ,tol/oi :y he _h nev] describ$ ,voeikov4 ,tol/oi said3 8,!re are "s ev5ts & p 9 life1 z !re are sc5es 9 nature1 :i* _c be describ$3 !y are too exceptional & seem to be impossible4 ,voeikov 0 l t4 ,dick5s describ$ su* types40 ,augu/ #crd4 ,! conv]sation turn$ on ,loba*evsky#ac & on 8 !ory t space is ( _m dim5sions4 ,tol/oi rememb]s ,loba*evsky1 :o 0 ,pr(essor & ,pr9cipal ( ! ,kazan ,univ]sity :5 ,tol/oi 0 an und]graduate !re4 ,!n ! company began to recall v>i\s ma!maticians1 among/ :om !re are (t5 que] fell[s to be met4 ,tol/oi m5tion$ ,pr9ce ,s4 ,u4 ,urusov1 ! ,seva/opol h]o1 :o 0 a ma!matician & a spl5did *ess play]4 ,tol/oi said ( him3 8,he us$ to get up at ?ree o'clock 9 ! morn+1 light 8 samov>1 :i* 0 prep>$ = him ! night be=e by 8 ord]ly1 & beg9 8 calculations4 ,urusov 0 try+ to f9d a way ( solv+ ! diff]5t =ms ( equations4 ,lat] he w5t q mad4 ,no?+ came ( 8 calculations4 ,:51 9 ! belief t he _h arriv$ at a positive result1 he decid$ to read a pap] to ! ,ma!matical ,society1 !re 0 s awkw>d a sil5ce aft] 8 pap] 0 read t all felt a%am$40 444 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,i 0 always surpris$ t ma!maticians :o are s exact 9 _! own sci5ce are s vague & inexact :5 !y try to philosophize40 ,tol/oi also m5tion$ ,pr(essors ,nekrasov & ,b41 :om he knew p]sonally4 ,tol/oi recollect$ h[ "o ev5+ he visit$ ,b43 8,8 wife 0 an unpleasant woman4 ,t ev5+ %e 0 decollete1 &1 z is always ! case on su* occasions1 "o feels some?+ sup]flu\s1 unnecess>y--"o doesn't "k :]e to look4 ,look+ at h] ,i rememb]$ ,turg5ev's /ory1--h[ 9 ,p>is he always b\ght himself a loaf 9 ! morn+1 & ! bak]'s girl w\ld h& x ov] to him ) h] b>e arm1 :i* 0 m l a leg ?an an arm40 ,augu/ #bj?4 ,a c]ta9 g5tleman f ,pet]sburg 7,i don't rememb] 8 "n7 n[ & !n s5ds books to ,tol/oi4 ,rec5tly he s5t him ! ,sovrem5nik = #aheb 9 :i* ,tol/oi's ,*ildhood 0 publi%$4 ,tol/oi read ! books ) great int]e/ & said t ! ,sovrem5nik 0 at t "t a v int]e/+ review4 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna1 :o 0 on a visit to ,yasnaya1 describ$ h[ %e read ,*ildhood = ! fir/ "t4 ,%e liv$ !n ) h] husb& 9 ! c\ntry1 9 ! ,*]nsky di/rict ( ! ,tula prov9ce1 & ,turg5ev us$ to come to visit !m fairly (t54 ,h] bro!r ,s]gey ,nikolaevi* also liv$ !re4 ,dur+ "o visit ,turg5ev read !m ! ,,ms4 ( 8 ,rud94 ,next "t he br\ght a numb] ( ! ,sovrem5nik & said to !m3 8,!re is a wond]ful new writ]2 a rem>kable "w by him is publi%$ "h1 ,*ildhood02 & he began to read x al\d4 ,f ! v fir/ words ,m>ie ,nikolaevna & ,s]gey ,nikolaevna 7 amaz$3 8,b he is describ+ u6 ,:o is he80 8,at fir/ we did n ?9k ( ,levo*ka10 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna w5t on4 8,he 0 9 debt & _h be5 s5t to ! ,caucasus4 ,we 7 r incl9$ to ?9k t our bro!r ,nikolay _h writt5 ,*ildhood40 ,x is said t ,turg5ev 9 8 ,fau/ describ$ ,m>ie ,nikolaevna4 ,! conv]sation turn$ on ,do/oevsky's hatr$ ( ,turg5ev4 ,tol/oi greatly blam$ ! libel on ,turg5ev 9 ,! ,possess$4 ,?is hatr$ always surpris$ ,tol/oi1 & s did t betwe5 ,gon*>ov & ,turg5ev4 ,tol/oi w5t on to say3 8,n[ books are writt5 by p :o h no?+ to say4 ,y read1 b y d n see ! writ]4 ,!y always try to give #8! la/ ^w4' ,!y reject ! real writ]s & say t !y h become obsolete4 ,x is an absurd notion--to become obsolete4 ,mod]n books are read j because "o c get to "k #8! la/ ^w' f !m2 & ?is is easi] ?an to read & "k ! real writ]s4 ,^! purveyors ( #8! la/ ^w' d enorm\s h>m1 !y make p unus$ to ?9k+ indep5d5tly40 ,"s "o m5tion$ ,kant1 & ,tol/oi said3 8,:at is p>ticul>ly valuable 9 ,kant is t he always ?\ght = himself4 ,9 read+ him y deal all ! "t ) 8 ?\ghts1 & ?is is extraord9>ily valuable40 ,ab\t read+ mod]n lit]ature ,tol/oi said3 8,i am mu* m ready to read ! memoirs ( "s old ,g5]al 9 ! ,russkaia ,/>9a2 he romances a little1 l ,zavali%91 ab\t 8 m]its & successes1 b ?is c be excus$1 & !re is always some?+ ( int]e/ 9 x40 ,tol/oi said fur!r3 8,bra9 "w (t5 tires ! head1 & :5 tir$1 y c't "w z fruitfully z ) a fre% head4 ,g5]ally speak+1 9 bra9 "w ! mom5t is v important4 ,!re are mom5ts :5 y\r ?\ghts come out z if m\ld$ 9 bronze2 at o!r mom5ts no?+ happ5s40 ,decemb] #ca/4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i am always int]e/$ to see :at c become obsolete 9 lit]ature4 ,i am curi\s to "k :at 9 mod]n lit]ature w seem old-fa%ion$1 z1 = in/ance1 ,k>amz9's #8,oh soev]6' etc41 seems to u n[4 ,)9 my memory x has become impossible to write a long poem 9 v]se4 ,x seems to me t 9 "t works ( art w cease to be inv5t$4 ,x w be a %ame to inv5t a /ory ab\t a fictiti\s ,ivan ,ivanovi* or ,m>ie ,petrovna4 ,writ]s1 if su* !re be1 w n inv5t1 b w only describe ! significant or int]e/+ ?+s :i* !y h happ5$ to obs]ve 9 life40 ,,footnotes3 #ab ,a4 ,m4 ,dobrolyubov 7#ahgf71 religi\s seek]4 ,8 adh]5ts =m$ a 8,dobrolyubovian sect0 on ! basis ( ,*ri/ian an>*y4 ,d4 began 8 lit]>y activity z a poet ( ! decad5t s*ool4 #ac ,nikolay ,ivanovi* ,loba*evsky 7#agic-ahef71 ! great ,russian ma!matician & geometri/ 7f\nd] ( ! non-,euclidean geometry74 #aijf ,augu/ #ba/4 ,speak+ ab\t art ,tol/oi said3 8,great works ( art are = all "t4 ,!y exi/4 ,!y mu/ only be reveal$1 z ,mi*ael ,angelo said40 ,tol/oi 0 rem9d$ by ?is say+ ( ,mi*ael ,angelo's ( a peasant :o )\t any tra9+ cut wond]ful figures 9 wood & said1 :5 ,tol/oi express$ surprise at ! art ) :i* he did x3 8,x is inside !re4 ,i am only tak+ (f :at is n ne$$40 ,tol/oi said t ,turg5ev1 9 8 ec/asy ov] ,pu%k9's description ( ,l5sky's dea? 9 ,oneg91 said t ! wond]ful rhyme--ran51 /ran5--seem$ to be inevitable4 ,!n ,tol/oi recollect$ c]ta9 ( ,tyut*ev's poems1 :om he rates v highly4 ,i ask$ him if he knew ,tyut*ev4 ,tol/oi said3 8,:5 aft] ! ,seva/opol campaign ,i liv$ 9 ,pet]sburg1 ,tyut*ev1 !n a fam\s au?or1 did me1 a "y writ]1 ! hon\r to call on me4 ,& !n1 ,i rememb]1 h[ surpris$ ,i 0 t he1 :o _h all 8 life mix$ 9 c\rt circles--he 0 a fri5d1 9 ! pure/ s5se1 ( ! ,empress ,m>ie ,alex&rovna--:o spoke & wrote ,fr5* m easily ?an ,russian1 pick$ out = special praise1 :5 he express$ 8 admiration = my ,seva/opol /ories1 a c]ta9 soldi]s' expression2 & ?is s5sitiv5ess to ! ,russian language surpris$ me 9 him extraord9>ily40 ,! conv]sation arose ab\t writ]s' fees4 ,tol/oi turn$ to ,p4 ,biryukov & said3 8,i und]/& fees 9 ! case ( a "w l y\r biography 7( ,tol/oi71 b fees to writ]s = _! arti/ic "w always seem$ /range & wrong to me4 ,! man wrote & enjoy$ writ+1 & sudd5ly = t enjoym5t he asks five hundr$ r\bles p] pr9t$ %eet60 444 ,tol/oi said3 8,i became m & m conv9c$ t a s5sible man is to be kn[n by 8 humility4 ,conceit is incompatible ) und]/&+40 ,( conceit ,tol/oi said a long "t ago 9 my pres5ce3 8,e man c be se5 z a fraction1 ^: num]ator is 8 actual qualities1 & its d5om9ator 8 op9ion ( himself4 ,! great] ! d5om9ator ! less is ! absolute quantity ( ! fraction40 #aijg ,septemb] #g?4 ,tol/oi w5t to-day to ,mme4 ,zveg9zev to ask ! police inspector1 :o lives on h] e/ate1 to release f prison ! h\se-pa9t]1 ,ivan ,grigorevi*2 & also to ?ank h] = ! pea*es %e _h s5t him4 ,tol/oi said3 8,!re 0 h] daught]1 ,pr9cess ,volkonsky1 !re4 ,!y all want$ to direct me on ! pa? ( tru?4 ,i tri$ to speak ) all s]i\sness2 b h>dly any?+ c\ld p5etrate ?r\gh _! diamonds & luxury4 ,!y n[ employ ! /ove-mak] :o us$ to come to me to borr[ books4 ,& he has be5 tell+ !m t ,i said t "o %\ld n believe 9 ,god1 & v>i\s o!r bits ( nons5se4 ,i told !m t !re 0 no?+ /range 9 my words be+ di/ort$4 ,if ev5 f ,*ri/'s tea*+ p c d$uce ! rites ( ! ,*ur*1 ! bless+ ( w>1 etc41 !n x is no wond] t our words are always misrepres5t$ & di/ort$4 8,!n !y ask$ me h[ ,i expla9$ ! fact t 9 my family no "o foll[$ my tea*+4 ,i told !m t x probably happ5$ because ,i liv$ l a ,ph>isee1 & did n fulfil my own tea*+4 ,to ?is !y made no reply40 ,tol/oi said t he saw to-day a review ( a new book on ,turg5ev4 ,! book is p>tly ( a polemical k9d4 ,! au?or gives an acc\nt ( ,turg5ev's qu>rels ) all writ]s 7,do/oevsky1 ,tol/oi1 ,h]tz51 ,fet1 etc471 z if x 7 8 object to v9dicate ,turg5ev & to prove t on all occasions he 0 "r4 ,tol/oi said3 8,really1 x is /range t he qu>rell$ ) e "o4 ,he 0 a v nice1 good man4 ,only he 0 v weak1 & 0 consci\s ( 8 weakness4 ,once1 ,i rememb]1 ,c\nt ,urusov 0 "h1 my good fri5d4 ,!re 7 two bro!rs1 & = "s reason p consid]$ !m /upid4 ,n[ kn[+ ?is1 ,turg5ev began argu+ ) !m arrogantly z ?\gh feel+ 8 sup]iority1 b ,urusov quietly1 easily1 & confid5tly refut$ 8 argum5t4 ,& no wond]3 ,urusov _h 8 own def9ite religi\s convictions1 :atev] !y might be1 & ,turg5ev _h none40 8,i 0 fond ( him10 ,tol/oi said ( ,turg5ev4 ,sophie ,&reevna said t ,turg5ev _h lov$ ,tol/oi v mu*4 8,no1 on ! contr>y10 ,tol/oi repli$4 8,he r lik$ me z a writ]1 b1 z man1 ,i did n f9d 9 him real w>m? & cordiality4 ,well1 he lik$ no "o 9 t way1 except wom5 ) :om he happ5$ to be 9 love4 ,he _h no fri5ds40 ,tol/oi ask$ me ab\t my "w1 :e!r ,i 0 compos+ music1 & said h[ bad x 0 :5 p =ce "w out ( !mselves1 & h[ great arti/s lose by imm$iately />t+ a new "w :5 !y h f9i%$ ! old "o4 ,tol/oi m5tion$ ,pu%k9 & said3 8,! be/ writ]s are always /rict ) !mselves4 ,i re-write until ,i feel t ,i am beg9n+ to spoil4 ,& !n1 ( c\rse1 ,i leave x alone4 ,& "o beg9s to spoil because at fir/1 :5 y enjoy y\r "w1 :il/ x is y\rs1 y apply all y\r spiritual =ce to x4 ,lat] :5 ! fundam5tal orig9al idea ceases m & m to be new1 & becomes1 z x 71 someone else's1 x bores y4 ,y beg9 to try to say some?+ new & y spoil & di/ort ! fir/ idea40 ,a telegram arriv$ f ,leonid ,&reev ask+ to be all[$ to come4 ,tol/oi said3 8,h[ t]ribly undes]v$ fame1 l t ( ,&reev1 spoils a man60 ,!n ,tol/oi c\ld n compose a telegram 9 reply4 8,h[ %all ,i answ]8 #8,come4' 444 ,b t is too %ort4 #8,%all be v glad to see y'--t is n altoge!r true4 ,well1 ,du%an ,petrovi*1 write simply3 #8,y are welcome4'0 ,tol/oi said3 8,i _h a lett] to-day f a man :o congratulates me on my fifty-fif? anniv]s>y1 & writes t he s mu* loves my works t he is always read+ & re-read+ ,w> & ,peace1 = in/ance1 b he says3 #8,h[ev] mu* ,i tri$1 ,i c\ld n read a s+le "o ( y\r philosophical writ+s to ! end4' ,he tries to p]suade me to give up t k9d ( writ+40 8,:y %\ld he h writt5 all t80 ,tol/oi said1 laugh+4 8,!re 0 a man liv+ & nobody knew he 0 a fool1 & sudd5ly he got up & told me s60 444 #aijh ,janu>y #f?4 ,ye/]day1 :5 _m lett]s came1 ,tol/oi said3 8,9 old age "o becomes indiff]5t to ! fact t "o w nev] see ! results ( "o's activity4 ,b ! results w be !re4 ,x is n mode/y on my "p1 b ,i "k !re w be results40 ,to-day1 speak+ ( ! revolution>ies1 ,tol/oi said3 8,_! *ief mi/ake is ! sup]/ition t "o c arrange human life40 ,april #ab?4 ,tatyana ,lvovna 0 say+ t ,a4 ,n4 ,volkov is writ+ a book on art4 ,tol/oi became int]e/$4 ,volkov says 9 8 book t art mu/ foll[ ,nature bl9dly 9 ev]y?+4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is absolutely untrue4 ,x is always l t4 ,:5 p are discuss+ art1 !y ei!r say1 l ! mod]n decad5ts1 t ev]y?+ is all[$1 ev]y?+ is possible1 t !re is complete fre$om 9 art4 ,or !y talk ab\t ! slavi% imitation ( ,nature4 ,bo? views are false4 ,j z e man is p]fectly individual & nev] occurs twice ov]1 s also 8 ?\ghts1 8 feel+s are always new2 !y are 8 ?\ghts & feel+s alone4 ,at ! basis ( a true "w ( art !re mu/ lie "s p]fectly orig9al idea or feel+1 b x mu/ be express$ ) slavi% adh]5ce to ! smalle/ details ( life40 ,july #bg?4 ,a =tnight ago ,mme4 ,e--v1 ! wife ( a privy c\ncillor1 came "h on a visit4 ,tol/oi play$ *ess ) me on ! balcony & ! lady talk$ at fir/ to ,sophie ,&reevna1 & !n1 ,i ?9k1 to ,m>ie ,nikolaevna1 ab\t ! great s]vice :i* l&[n]s p]=m$1 & h[ ! peasants are bea/s1 & h[1 b = ! l&$ ari/ocracy & _! culture1 !y w\ld become absolute brutes4 ,tol/oi kept sil5t1 b at la/ c\ld /& x no long]4 ,he got up f 8 *air & said to h]3 8,y mu/ =give me1 b :at y are say+ is t]rible1 "o c't li/5 to x ) indiff]5ce4 ,if "o is speak+ ( bea/s1 !n c]ta9ly x is n ! peasants :o are bea/s1 b all ( u :o rob !m & live on !m4 ,& all ! #8"w' ( ! l&[n]s is no?+ b play+ ab\t = want ( any?+ else to d60 ,tol/oi 0 9 a /ate ( agitation & c\ld n get calm = a long "t aft]w>ds4 ,! same ev5+ at tea1 :5 ,mme4 ,e--v _h gone1 ! talk 0 ab\t executions4 ,sophie ,&reevna tri$ to prove t any murd] is z bad z an execution1 & yet p don't talk ab\t !m4 ,elisabe?a ,val]ianovna repli$ t an execution is a murd] :i* is consid]$ to be j1 & ! horror ( x lies 9 t4 ,tol/oi said3 8,if "o 7 to ask :o is worse1 ! wret*$ execution]1 hir$1 intoxicat$1 spiritually de/roy$1 or ^? :o hire him & ^? :o pass s5t5ce ( dea?1 ! prosecutors1 ! judges1 !n x seems to me !re c be no d\bt40 ,at tea ,elisabe?a ,val]ianovna ask$ h] "m1 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna1 to h "s milk1 & %e began to dr9k x4 ,tol/oi said3 8,h[ is x1 ,ma%5ka1 t y dr9k x8 ,= myself1 if ,i am told to dr9k milk1 ,i want %]ry1 &1 :5 ,i'm told to dr9k %]ry1 ,i want milk40 444 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna began recall+ ! pa/4 ,:5 !y liv$ 9 ,mosc[1 soon aft] ! dea? ( _! fa!r 9 #ahcg-ch1 ,tol/oi1 :o 0 !n ab\t eight or n9e1 jump$ out ( ! fir/-floor w9d[ & 0 badly hurt4 ,tol/oi said3 8,i rememb] t q well4 ,i want$ to see :at w\ld happ51 & ,i ev5 rememb] t1 z ,i jump$1 ,i tri$ to jump upw>ds40 ,july #bh?4 ,ye/]day my wife & ,i 7 at ,yasnaya4 ,tol/oi's leg is /ill pa9ful4 ,he lies 9 a *air ) x /ret*$ out4 ,he suff]s f inflammation & f embolism ( ! ve94 ,!y say he mu/ lie l t = six weeks4 ,we arriv$ at ,yasnaya ab\t eight o'clock4 ,tol/oi sat 9 a *air 9 ! d9+-room4 ,he play$ *ess ) ,s4 ,!n he began to play *ess ) me4 ,s4 look$ on at our game = a "t1 & !n sitt+ ne> ! r\nd table he began to talk to ,sophie ,&reevna ab\t ! *ildr5's an?ology to be *os5 f ,tol/oi's works1 :i* he wi%es to publi% = 8 ,jubilee 7,tol/oi's eighty ye>s74 ,! conv]sation 0 t]rible4 ,sophie ,&reevna said 9 ! %>pe/ way t %e 0 n go+ to be *eat$ out ( h] rights1 t %e w\ld g to a lawy] & w\ld write to ! pap]s ab\t x4 ,s4 behav$ r well1 & ask$ h] to po9t out :at %e w\ld all[ to be publi%$2 b %e w\ld n li/5 to reason4 ,at la/ %e said t x 0 ! same z if he /ole h] silv] spoons4 ,x 0 intol]ably humiliat+ & pa9ful4 ,sophie ,&reevna made attempts to draw ,tol/oi into ! dispute4 ,poor ,tol/oi6 ,he suff]$1 fr[n$1 %ook 8 head 9 horror1 b kept sil5t4 ,! greate/ de$ 9 8 life is 8 humility & pati5ce ) ,sophie ,&reevna4 ,8 behavi\r is all ! m difficult1 because p criticize him = be+ humble & long-suff]+ 9 ?is way4 ,h[ mu* easi] x w\ld be = him to leave ?is k9d ( life1 :i* he n only does n want1 b :i* is intol]able to him4 ,!n x became ev5 worse4 ,s4 left ! room = a "t1 & :5 he return$ & sat d[n ne> u wat*+ ! *ess1 ,sophie ,&reevna did n see him & began talk+ ab\t some?+ &1 z usual1 compla9+ ( ! worries ( manag+ ! h\sehold1 & said3 8,:5 ,i get rid ( ! /ew>d1 ( ! ?iev+1 ( ,s41 & 4440 ( some?+ else1 ,i don't rememb] :at4 ,e "o 0 ov]come ) %ame4 ,tol/oi ev5 utt]$ a groan4 ,s4 turn$ deadly :ite4 ,"s "o manag$ to :isp] to ,sophie ,&reevna t he1 ,s41 0 9 ! room4 ,%e 0 n 9 ! lea/ put out1 & only began say+ h[ mu* %e regrett$ t %e _h n di$ "u h] op]ation4 ,tol/oi glanc$ at ,s42 ,s4 said3 8,did y want to say some?+1 ,leo ,nikolaevi*80 ,tol/oi 0 sil5t = a "t & !n said3 8,y und]/ood me40 ,!n he add$3 8,:om ,god loves1 him ,he tries40 ,x 0 intol]able4 ,s4 left ! room quickly & w5t away )\t say+ good-bye to any "o4 ,!re ! matt] re/$4 ,mme4 ,zveg9zev !n arriv$4 ,tol/oi talk$ ab\t ,*]tkov's fa!r3#ad 8,:5 he 0 ab\t =ty-five1 gangr5e attack$ 8 toe4 ,!n x w5t fur!r1 & 8 leg _h to be amputat$ at ! knee4 ,he w5t to ,engl&4 ,!re !y made him an artificial leg on :i* he walk$ fairly easily4 ,!n ! gangr5e attack$ ! o!r leg4 ,?is1 too1 _h to be amputat$1 b ?is "t mu* above ! knee4 ,he sat 9 a *air & 0 c>ri$ ab\t4 ,he 0 v pati5t & did n groan1 al?\gh he %udd]$ ) pa9 all day long4 ,9 ! ev5+s he w\ld be giv5 an injection ( morphia2 he w\ld !n revive1 read ! pap]s1 & talk4 ,he 0 a brilliant man1 a wit1 & a great success 9 society4 ,he us$ to be tak5 9 8 *air to p>ties4 ,!re 0 ev5 a cult = him2 he us$ to visit ! ,empress4 ,9 society invitations 7 issu$3 #8,v5ez2 ,m4 ,*]tk(f s]a ce soir *ez n\s4' ,he di$ e>ly4 ,he nev] drank & nev] c\ld dr9k1 = ! w9e w5t to 8 head4 ,b once at d9n] "s "o drank1 & he took a little glass ( vodka1 & sudd5ly di$ !n & !re at ! d9n] p>ty40 ,"s "o began to talk ab\t bugs4 ,tol/oi said3 8,:5 he has bugs1 ,p]na does n scrat*1 b lies quietly--he all[s !m to h _! fill1 l ,buddha1 :o gave himself to be dev\r$ by ! tigress2 & :5 ! bugs h eat5 en\gh1 he sleeps peacefully4 ,9 old5 days1 "u ! s]fdom1 :5 ! l&$ g5try liv$ v dirtily & bugs 7 ev]y:]e1 if a gue/ rema9$ = ! night1 ! butl] us$ to be put into ! b$ fir/1 s z to fe$ ! bugs1 & only aft] t 0 ! b$ made = ! gue/40 ,!n ,i came up to ,tol/oi & he talk$ to me4 ,at fir/1 ) a smile1 he w9k$ at ,mme4 ,zveg9zev's colossal hat4 ,i ask$ him if he 0 /ill work+ on ! new 8,circle ( ,read+40 ,tol/oi said t he is already work+ at ! tw5ty-fir/ day4 ,he makes ! same numb] ( days 9 all ! twelve mon?s4 ,i told him t ,i _h read ! fir/ day & t x seem$ to me v good4 ,tol/oi said3 8,yes1 b x mu/ all be gone ov] aga94 ,at ! beg9n+ ( ea* day ,i put ! ideas :i* c be und]/ood by *ildr5 & simple p4 ,?is is v difficult4 ,i am do+ x n[1 :5 ,i am an old man1 b ,i ought to h begun my c>e] z a writ] by do+ x4 ,i ought to h writt5 s t x c\ld be und]/ood by e "o4 ,?is is true1 too1 ( y\r art4 ,&1 g5]ally speak+1 ( all ! arts40 ,i said to him t 9 music ! mo/ musical language happ5s to be beyond "o's rea*1 :e!r or n "o belongs to intellectual circles1 ei!r because "o is n tra9$ or because "o is unmusical by nature4 ,tol/oi agre$ ) me p>tly1 b said t ?is 0 ! case 9 o!r arts z well3 8,!re are "s ideas :i* c be und]/ood by all & are necess>y to all1 b are express$ 9 ! language ( a small gr\p ( p4 ,= in/ance1 ! poem #8,i rememb] ! wond]ful mom5t1' or #8,:5 to ! mortal ! noisy day passes into sil5ce'--d y rememb] !m8 ,a peasant c\ldn't und]/& !m40 ,tol/oi said3 8,i 0 ?9k+ a great deal ab\t art to-day & ,i re-read my article1 & ,i mu/ confess ,i agre$ ) my ideas40 ,tol/oi is read+ ! ,engli% biography ( ,*op9 7by ,hunek]74 ,he does n l x4 ,he said to me3 8,i h n read books ( t k9d = a long "t4 ,! au?or does n reveal ,*op9's inn] life1 b displays 8 own erudition1 8 ability to write well & wittily4 ,he is controv]sial & proves ! faults ( o!r biograph]s4 ,b !re is no ,*op9 "h4444 ,yet !re are _m int]e/+ facts 9 x4 ,x is ! life ( a small circle ( poets1 writ]s1 & musicians--:at a p]v]t$ & t]rible life6 ,& ,george ,s&1 t disgu/+ woman6444 ,i c't und]/& h] success40 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna1 :o 0 li/5+1 said3 8,no6 %e has done good ?+s4 ,take1 = in/ance1 h] ,consuelo40 8,no1 t is n good4 ,x is all false & bad & t$i\s2 ,i c\ld nev] read x40 ,july #cj?4 ,!re 7 /ay+ at ,yasnaya ,m>ie ,alex&rovna1 ,i4 ,gorbunov1 & ,e4 ,i4 ,popov4 ,tol/oi 0 n well4 ,8 leg 0 /ill pa9ful4 ,we play$ *ess4 ,!n !re 0 tea4 ,be=e ! game ( *ess1 :5 ,i _h come into ! draw+-room by myself1 ,tol/oi 0 tell+ ,obol5sky & ! o!rs1 :om ,i m5tion$1 ! plot ( ,anatole ,france's novel1 a v complicat$ novel4 ,i believe x is call$ ,joca/e4 ,tol/oi 0 tell+ ! plot 9 detail & 0 surpris$ at its absurdity1 b said x 0 writt5 ) ,a4 ,france's usual ma/]y4 ,z ,i came 91 ,i _h met two m5 d[n/airs :o wi%$ to see ,tol/oi4 ,z ,tol/oi is ill1 ,gusev 7! secret>y7 w5t d[n/airs4 ,"o ( ! m5 turn$ out to be a sect>ian1 8an immortali/10 & ! o!r s5t up by ,gusev a /range note 9 :i*1 ref]r+ to ,b\lang]'s promise to try to f9d a job = him1 he said some?+ fooli% ab\t 8 desire to be useful to ,tol/oi4 ,altoge!r !re 0 no s5se1 no purpose 9 x4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is amaz+1 :y c't !y und]/&8 ,x seems to him t only he & myself exi/1 & yet !re are hundr$s ( him1 & only "o ( me4 ,& :at c ,i d = him80 ,at tea ,tol/oi talk$ ab\t ! #8immortali/4' ,m>ie ,nikolaevna ask$ :at sect x 04 ,tol/oi said to h]3 8,! #8immortali/s' believe t if !y g on believ+ !y w nev] die4 ,& :5 "o ( !m dies !y say3 he did n really believe4444 ,i q und]/& x4 ,) !m immortality is id5tifi$ ) ! body4 ,at a l[ level ( religi\s developm5t t is und]/&able4 ,! ,*ur* doctr9e also ?9ks ( resurrection z a resurrection 9 ! fle%40 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna began to say t %e believ$ t !re w\ld be some?+ aft] dea?4 ,tol/oi said3 8,9 ! fir/ place1 z to our /ate aft] dea?1 x is impossible to say t x w be4 ,immortality nei!r w be1 nor 01 b is4 ,x is outside ! =ms ( "t & space4 ,p :o keep on ask+ :at is go+ to happ5 aft] dea? %\ld be told3 ! v same ?+ t 0 be=e bir?4 ,we d n "k1 nei!r c we or mu/ we "k :at exi/5ce outside ( ! body1 fusion ) ,god1 is l1 &1 :5 p beg9 tell+ me ab\t x--ev5 if "s "o f ! o!r _w 7 to come to tell me ab\t x--,i w\ld n believe & ,i %\ld say t ,i d n ne$ x4 ,t :i* we ne$1 we always are aw>e ( & "k )\t d\bt+4 ,"o ought to live s t "o's life %\ld help on ! happ9ess ( o!r p40 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna said t al?\gh %e nei!r believes 9 nor admits ! exi/5ce ( p>adise & hell ) real suff]+1 nev]!less !re is hell = ! s\l 9 ! con/ant suff]+ :i* comes f realization ( evil done or ( good undone4 8,i c't admit10 %e add$1 8t "o :o lives badly & has done no good w a*ieve ! same fusion ) ,god z ! man :o has liv$ ju/ly40 ,tol/oi 0 ab\t to say some?+1 b ,m>ie ,nikolaevna int]rupt$ him4 ,tol/oi said quietly & g5tly3 8,i li/5$ to y1 ,ma%5ka2 n[ d y li/5 to me4 ,comp>$ ) ! p]fection ( ,god1 ! diff]5ce :i* exi/s 9 life betwe5 ! mo/ righte\s man & ! mo/ wick$ is s insignificant t x is simply equal to no?+4 ,& h[ am ,i to admit t ,god1 ! ,god :om ,i realize ?r\gh love1 c be rev5geful & puni%80 8,b suppose "o liv$ wick$ly all "o's life & di$ )\t rep5t+80 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna said4 8,ah1 ,ma%5ka10 ,tol/oi said1 8b :at man wi%es to be bad8 ,! man :om we ?9k bad we mu/ love & pity = 8 suff]+s4 ,nobody wants to live a bad life & to suff]4 ,he mu/ n be puni%$1 he mu/ be piti$1 because he does n "k ! tru?40 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna /ill c\ld n give up h] po9t ( view4 ,tol/oi said to h]3 8,v well1 if :at y believe 9 satisfies y2 & ?is mu/ nev] be condemn$1 only y mu/ n prev5t p f believ+ :at _! consci5ce prompts !m to1 & y mu/ n try to make !m believe diff]5tly1 z all ! ,*ur*es d1 ! ,ca?olic1 ! ,prote/ant1 ! ,or?odox1 ! ,buddhi/1 ! ,muhammadan40 444 ,t[>ds ! end ( ,july1 ,kle*kovsky came to ,yasnaya & play$4 ,tol/oi lay on ! s(a1 &1 aft] ,kle*kovsky _h f9i%$ play+1 we sat by ,tol/oi4 ,kle*kovsky began talk+ ab\t himself1 h[ dissatisfi$ he 0 ) 8 life1 h[ he w\ld l to live on ! l&1 to give up 8 music tea*+ & ! ,in/itute4 ,b he c't d x because 8 fa!r w\ld be mu* upset by su* a sudd5 *ange 9 8 life4 ,he also said t he w\ld l to g & live 9 a community4 ,tol/oi repli$ to him3 8,:y 9 a community8 ,"o ought n to sep>ate oneself f o!r p4 ,if !re is any?+ good 9 a man1 let t light be spread ab\t him :]ev] he lives4 ,:at numb]s ( p settl$ 9 communities1 yet no?+ came ( x6 ,all _! en]gies w5t at fir/ into ext]nal arrangem5t ( life1 & :5 at l5g? !y settl$ d[n1 !re began to be qu>rels & gossip1 & x all fell to pieces4444 ,y are grumbl+ at ! ,in/itute1 yet !re is ! port] !re :om y c\ld treat k9dly1 l a human be+1 & !n y w\ld h done a good act4 ,& ! girls1 y\r pupils8 ,c't y make a great deal t is good out ( ^? relations8 ,"o c always %ut oneself (f f p1 b no?+ good w come ( x4 ,i say ?is n because ,i want to ju/ify my own life4 ,i live 9 ! wrong way & "k x is ! wrong way1 b ,i h always want$ & tri$ to live bett]1 only ,i c\ld n4444 ,i %all g to ,god 9 ! consci\sness t ,i did :at ,i c\ld to make my life bett]4 8,"o %\ld nev] attempt to arrange life be=eh&4 ,at times ,i ask myself :at ,i %\ld d if ,i rema9$ "h alone8 ,= in/ance1 ,i %\ld say to ,ilya ,vasilevi*3 #8,x w\ld be nice if y did ! rooms & tidi$ !m to-day1 & ,i w d !m to-morr[4' ,!n we %\ld eat toge!r4 ,& s on ) "o ?+ aft] ano!r1 z ?+s w\ld arrange !mselves4 ,only x has to be rememb]$ t ! ideal ( ! mat]ial life _c be fully realiz$1 any m ?an ! ideal ( ! spiritual life4 ,! :ole po9t is 9 ! con/ant ef=t to approa* ! ideal4 ,if ,i gave up ev]y?+ n[ & w5t away1 ,sophie ,&reevna w\ld hate me1 & ! evil ( t w\ld p]haps be worse4 ,y h y\r fa!r 444 & s x is ) e "o40 ,tol/oi said be=e ?is3 8,i said to ,sophie ,&reevna to-day1 & ,i believe %e 0 hurt by x3 ! fir/ conc]n 9 life mu/ be = ! ?+s ( ! s\l1 &1 if h\sehold duties int]f]e ) t1 !n damn h\sehold duties40 ,la/ night we sat on ! balcony4 ,tol/oi said t he _h _h a nice lett] f a simple man :o _h read sev]al ( 8 books1 & :o ask$1 at ! end ( 8 lett]1 :]e !re 7 p :o live a ,*ri/ian life1 = he w\ld leave ev]y?+ & g & live ) !m4 ,tol/oi said t he repli$ to him mu* 9 ! same way z he _h done to ,kle*kovsky4 ,tol/oi add$3 8,i ?9k t ev5 if "o 0 a woman 9 a bro!l1 or a gaol]1 "o ought n sudd5ly to give up "o's "w4 ,c]ta9ly any "o :o realizes ! evil ( su* a life w n g on ) x1 b ! important ?+ is n ! ext]nal *ange40 ,tol/oi said he _h receiv$ ?ree lett]s3 "o f ,mr4 ,grekov1 :o s5t him ?ree copies ( 8 book1 ,! ,message ( ,peace1 & wrote t 8 book 0 s rem>kable t1 if x 7 widely read1 x w\ld revolutionize human life2 ! second lett] 0 f an intellectual :o ask$ = a loan ( #hjj r\bles2 & ! ?ird f a simple illit]ate peasant1 a good s]i\s lett]4 ,tol/oi said t1 besides lett]s ask+ = money1 he also receives lett]s f au?ors s5d+ him _! books1 & begg+ t ,tol/oi w use 8 au?ority to make _! books kn[n4 8,an odd idea10 ,tol/oi said1 8t ,i %\ld try to spread op9ions :i* ,i nei!r sympa?ize ) nor %>e40 ,augu/ #e?4 ,m>ie ,nikolaevna told h[ ! /ew>d ,fokani* _h once /ol5 #djj r\bles f ,tol/oi1 & ,tol/oi took x r indiff]5tly4 ,soon aft]w>ds ,s]gey ,nikolaevi*1 ,tol/oi's bro!r1 0 v mu* worri$ ab\t 8 affairs1 & :5 he 0 told t x 0 n wor? :ile to be s worri$1 he said3 8,x doesn't matt] to ,levo*ka t ,fokani* /ole #djj r\bles f him2 he w write a /ory & get ! money back2 & he w describe ,fokani* into ! b>ga92 b :]e %all ,i get my money80 ,tol/oi repli$ to ?is3 8,ma%5ka1 h[ c y rememb] all ?is8 ,b ,i he>d an expression to-day t keeps on com+ back into my m9d40 ,& ,tol/oi told h[ dur+ lun* to-day an unusually importunate begg> arriv$4 ,he /ood by ! balcony & began say+ h[ happy he 0 to see & salute ,tol/oi1 etc4444 ,he 0 giv5 some?+1 b he 0 n satisfi$1 w5t to ! kit*51 & began begg+ ) extraord9>y importunity4 ,aft] lun* :5 ,tol/oi 0 com+ d[n f ! balcony1 ,ilya ,vasilevi*1 po9t+ to ! begg>1 said to ,tol/oi3 8,yes1 t fell[ c\ld beg ! p>son's m>e (f him40 ,augu/ #ai?4 ,at tea ! conv]sation turn$ ^u mod]n lit]ature4 ,tol/oi ask$ ,buturl9 to s5d him any?+ new he c\ld f9d by ,anatole ,france1 :om ,tol/oi values v highly4 ,he spoke aga94 ,tol/oi said3 8,i _c rememb] gett+ a /rong impression f a book = a long "t4 ,i d n ?9k x is because ,i am old2 x seems to me t mod]n lit]ature1 l ! ,roman lit]ature 9 ! pa/1 is com+ to an end4 ,!re is no "o1 nei!r 9 ! ,we/ nor "h40 ,buturl9 ask$ ,tol/oi if he rememb]$ ,osc> ,wilde's ,de ,pr(undis4 ,tol/oi _h n read x1 b said3 8,i =get ev]y?+ n[1 b ,i rememb] hav+ tri$ to read ,wilde1 & x has left me ) an impression t he 0 n wor? read+40 ,speak+ ( mod]n ,russian writ]s ,tol/oi m5tion$ ,kupr94 8,8 scope is small2 he kn[s ! life ( ! soldi]s1 b /ill he has real arti/ic p[]4 ,! o!rs simply h no?+ to say1 & are on ! look-out = new =ms4 ,b :y look = new =ms8 ,if y h some?+ to say1 y %\ld only ask = "t 9 :i* to say :at y want1 b y won't ne$ to seek new =ms40 ,apropos ( ,eltzba*]'s book on an>*y1 :i* ,tol/oi 0 re-read+1 he said3 8,*ri/ian an>*y is a n>r[ def9ition ( ! ,*ri/ian conception ( ! _w1 b an>*y foll[s c]ta9ly f ,*ri/ianity 9 its application to social life40 ,septemb] #crd4 ,tol/oi aga9 spoke ab\t ! old ,g]man my/ic1 ,angelus ,silesius4 ,tol/oi ask$ "s "o to fet* 8 book 7a l>ge old volume7 & read al\d sev]al aphorisms1 translat+ !m z he read4 ,:5 he came to ! passage3 8,if ,god did n love ,himself 9 u1 we c\ld nei!r love ourselves1 nor ,god10 ,tol/oi exclaim$3 8,ah1 h[ well t's said60 ,ref]r+ to "s acc\nt 9 ! pap]s ( a conv]sation ) him1 ,tol/oi said3 8,if ,i 7 to live = ano!r eighty ye>s1 & 7 nev] to cease talk+1 ,i c\ld n manage to say all ! say+s t are attribut$ to me40 ,septemb] #f?4 ,tol/oi said1 ) ref]5ce to ! addresses & congratulations on 8 eightie? bir?day 7,augu/ #bh?1 #aijh7 :i* keep on com+3 8,i believe ,i am "r 9 say+ t ,i h no vanity1 b ,i c't help be+ t\*$ involunt>ily4 ,& yet1 at my age1 ,i live s f> away f all ?is1 x is all s unnecess>y & s humiliat+4 ,only "o ?+ is necess>y1 ! inn] life ( ! _s40 ,on ,augu/ #bi?1 :5 m ?an two ?\s& telegrams ( congratulation arriv$1 ,tol/oi said3 8,i feel ) joy t ,i h utt]ly lo/ ! p[] ( be+ int]e/$ 9 all ?is4 ,9 ! pa/1 ,i rememb]1 ,i exp]i5c$ a feel+ ( pride2 ,i 0 glad at my success4 ,b n[--& ,i ?9k x is n false mode/y--x is a matt] ( absolute indiff]5ce to me4 ,p]haps x is because ,i h _h too mu* success4 ,x is l sweets3 if y h too _m1 y feel surfeit$4 ,b "o ?+ is pleasant3 9 ne>ly all ! lett]s1 congratulations1 addresses1 ! same ?+ is repeat$--x has simply become a truism--t ,i h de/roy$ religi\s delusions & op5$ ! way = ! se>* aft] tru?4 ,if x is true1 x is j :at ,i h want$ & tri$ to d all my life1 & ?is is v de> to me40 ,,footnote3 #ad ,gregory ,ivanovi* ,*]tkov 7#ahbh-ahhd71 ,adjutant-,g5]al4 #aiji ,febru>y #aj?4 ,once 9 ! w9t] ,sophie ,&reevna 9 ,tol/oi's pres5ce criticiz$ ,v4 ,g4 ,*]tkov bitt]ly1 :i*1 z usual1 pa9$ him v mu*4 ,?is 0 9 ! morn+4 ,9 ! middle ( ! conv]sation ,tol/oi got up & w5t into 8 room4 ,"s "t lat] he came into ! d9+-room1 /ood at ! door1 & said 9 an agitat$ voice3 8,!re is an old nurse 9 our h\se4 ,i sc>cely "k h]1 b ,i love h] because %e loves ,sa%a1 & :5 !re is no?+ l t 9 a h\se1 !re is no real love40 444 ,aft] say+ ?is1 ,tol/oi turn$ & quietly w5t to 8 room4 ,to-night ,tol/oi said3 8,:5 "o li/5s to music1 x agitates1 excites1 elates1 b "o does n ?9k4 ,b :5 ,i play pati5ce 9 my room1 ! f9e/ ?\ghts come to me40 ,dur+ "w1 especially if he f\nd "s difficulty1 ,tol/oi us$ to play pati5ce4 ,?is 0 8 habit ?r\gh\t 8 life4 ,:5 he 0 writ+ ,"p ,,iii4 ( ,resurrection1 ,tol/oi 0 undecid$ = a long "t ab\t ! fate ( ,katyu%a ,maslov4 ,n[ he decid$ t ,nekhlyudov %\ld m>ry h]1 n[ t he %\ld n4 ,at la/ he decid$ to play a game ( pati5ce3 if ! pati5ce came out1 ,nekhlyudov %\ld m>ry h]2 if n1 !n he %\ld n m>ry h]4 ,! pati5ce did n come out4 ,once ,tol/oi told me t he _h f\nd a passage 9 a book1 :i* he 0 writ+1 v difficult4 ,he hesitat$ = a long "t :at to d1 b made up 8 m9d & wrote x4 ,!n he decid$ to te/ x by means ( a game ( pati5ce2 if ! pati5ce came out1 t meant t :at he _h writt5 0 good2 if x did n come out1 !n x 0 bad4 ,! pati5ce did n come out1 & ,tol/oi said to himself3 8,nev] m9d1 x is good z x is60 & he left x z he _h writt5 x4 ,may #bd?4 ,tol/oi 0 speak+ ab\t ,dietri*'s ,g]man book on ,goe!4 ,! au?or s5t him ! book & ask$ him 8 op9ion4 ,tol/oi said3 8,x is amaz+6 ,s f> back z #ahbd ,goe! wrote t s9c]ity 0 become almo/ impossible 9 art1 because ( ! multitude ( newspap]s1 j\rnals1 & reviews4 ,! arti/ reads !m1 involunt>ily pays att5tion to !m1 & _c be p]fectly s9c]e4 ,:at w\ld he say if he liv$ n[60 ,,! ,,end ,pr9t$ 9 ,great ,brita9 by ,r4 ,r4 ,,cl>k1 ,,limit$1 ,ed9burgh4 ,,! ,,hog>? ,,press ,,hog>? ,,h\se1 ,,p>adise ,,road1 ,,ri*mond ,,=?com+ ,,publications ,e4 ,m4 ,,=/]4 ,ph>os & ,ph>illon4 #es4 ,a book ( essays on ,alex&ria anci5t & mod]n by ,e4 ,m4 ,,=/]1 ! au?or ( ,h[>ds ,end4 ,,! ,,lett]s ,,( ,,/eph5 ,,reynolds4 #afs4 ,?is volume ( lett]s by ! au?or ( ,a ,poor ,man's ,h\se & ,seems ,s6 has be5 edit$ by ,mr4 ,,h>old ,,wright4 ,,tol/oi',s ,,love ,,lett]s4 #es4 ,?is book conta9s ! extremely int]e/+ lett]s writt5 by ,tol/oi to a "y girl to :om he 0 engag$ = a %ort "t1 & :i* h n previ\sly be5 translat$ into ,engli%4 ,x also conta9s a /udy ( ! autobiographical elem5ts 9 ! writ+s ( ,tol/oi by ,tol/oi's fri5d & biograph]1 ,m4 ,paul ,biryukov4 ,,rec5t ,,publications ,,new ,,do/oevsky4 ,,/avrog9',s ,,confession1 etc4 7,! unpubli%$ *apt] f 8,! ,possess$10 & ! plan ( 8,! ,life ( a ,great ,s9n]407 #fs4 8,?is s-call$ *apt] ( #8,! ,possess$' is a preci\s survival4 ,x has value 9 itself1 by reason ( ! beauty & t]ror x conta9s2 x has value z ?r[+ light on "s ( ,do/oevsky's mo/ secret & intimate ?\ghts 444 b its greate/ value is z an evid5ce ( ! creative process 9 ,do/oevsky40--,times ,lit]>y ,supplem5t4 ,,jacob',s ,,room4 ,a ,new ,novel by ,,virg9ia ,,woolf4 ,second ,impression4 #gs4 #f;d4 8,^: curi\s & orig9al g5ius10 says ! ,spectator1 8has already provok$ conflict+ op9ions40 8,a supremely important writ]40--,,rebecca ,,we/ 9 ,! ,new ,/atesman4 8,h[ mu* m amus+ is #8,jacob's ,room' ?an ! compet5t1 true-to-type novel40--,! ,obs]v]4 8,read ! book = y\rself4444 ,i f9d myself repeat+ ! words ( ,m4 ,b]g]et3 #8,si p\rtant c'tait un *ef-d'uvre8'0--,,=re/ ,,reid 9 ,! ,nation4 8#8,jacob's ,room' is ! be/ ?+ %e has done4 ,x reads l an absolute transcript ( life40--,john o' ,london's ,weekly4 ,,leonid ,,&reev4 ,! ,d>k4 ,translat$ by ,k4 ,,walt] & ,l4 ,a4 ,,magnus4 #bs4 8,x is a notable /ory40--,j4 ,,middleton ,,murry 9 ,! ,nation4 ,,! ,,g5tleman ,,f ,,san ,,francisco1 ,,& ,,o!r ,,/ories4 ,by ,i4 ,a4 ,,bun94 ,translat$ f ! 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