The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky

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The Death of Svan Iyich anp Otner Stortes LEO TOLSTOY RICHARD PEVEAK ax LARISSA VOLOKHONSRY |! said, and She rate oaks 1 eae zu ot ing a i © Fogive ce of ha cacy the members and the prosuoe met ‘ntvan Yegoroich Stebel’ fice, ad the comvesacon raed to the Faqs Kruosly exe. Fyodor Vaeivch became heed demonstra [ing sum jerintioson, tran Yegrovich Sod his grounds for Pyotr Jew, oe having entered ino the argument in the began, be “tedh no pati tad was ooking through the jst-delivered Gage. © Geshe” head “fen yc is dead” peeaaeeas es ra ydorvna Golovin informs zesions and acqaitances of aay of her beloved stand, wan yeh Golovin, member Ses [ee | : renew ke poneon yas pn” a | Tye ad been wcleage of te atenbled grademen, and | aie Moker src westadbeetad | rmey uieHispthd bene epenfoiniet || a i f ; ening cs os de, lens AS ed lr pi ies Van Te Seteleic pecan em he office was of wh ene icon cm Te ayant “iether sai ct tev : Sas now eget dad Now sewn be couch wife lw hang ao hing tore fay Q ‘Hew Fens eye Hash "dong he wold ove vases and yos tran sp bad een Han Tg’ oma in Pyotr ev a gon i. | sepliy vit’ hat evening, The las went on upto the widow td ‘Huaviog told his wie one diner the noms of Fa yes deat ad is reflections one posible wanslr of is brother th a sa Prev iyi re tc aed Ath entrance o Ivan Hye’ aprements tod ecg aed ew tabs Doves in se font al bythe coil, leaning gant the veal wasa sll-brocaded cof id with ase and fh pied god braid Two lads black were ekg ofthe fur cots One, Fam Leis sister, he knees the oder we a kaw lady. Pytt Ivano whscollgu, Schwar, was about come downass, feo die topos sc, seeing hm eter, oped ad wie ahi, to 59: van made aotch fi; wild ete, yous. ‘Schou face wich ts Bgl kde-ohisiers and bis wale i i= an isa ind, san elega clerniy, and ths solemnity, _loysinconcasto Schwa’ playaldarace, ada pil piney | fer So hough Por Irian oar anovch Ie the aes gp abead of it ad slowly fold ‘hen up the sas, Schvara dl oe sant down, br remsined pes. ‘ps Tenovich understood why: he obi wed arange whee | Sema, wih seiouly compresed, frm lps and ply aes, _ pre hs eyebrows to show Pyotr vac to the rig the deed - msto0m. Pyotr anos west a, alas happens, wih some perpleiy “Arse was todo there. One hinge didn, that rosin one len such cesions never did any har. Cone he eed ew | Wicame tine he was nog ste, ad ceo he chosing | beenen: ing ino the room, he began 1 cos hms aed to bow gly wre. At Sesame time insofar ath moving and and loca him, beFoked around the ror. Te eung men, one & nephews apareay, were crossing emacs a they ele ‘All old lay sted motionless. And lady with stan cyesums was saying something erin whip. rade int srt bra, esol, wa loudly reading something wih an expres preclude all contraction the urs eer Geran, pas feof Py lanovch wit ihe tps sprinkled something Sting his, PyorsIenovch atone see sight snl of cose. Dring is as vist wi an lich, Pye Evanovich oe strangled eyebrows the lady who had stood fing the oi, ‘ome cut of ber roams withthe dis nd, ecospayng them 0 the (eed man's door “The service wil begin at once please gi” ‘Schnara bowing indefinite here, pparenly nether acep- ing nr desing thi gion. Prskorys Fedora, seogining ‘yur Ivanoic, sighed, wen up closet hin, ook hi bythe hand, sedi "know you meres te fend of van lyich..”andlonedat im, expecting some actin frm hin that would coeeond tthe worl yor vanovich knew that, there he had had 1 toss isl, fuse be had to pres her hand, sigh, and sa: "Beewemel” And co ed. And, having done Sa, he ele that the sek achieved was the esd one: hate was moved an she was moved Come while han started yo Tus talk with you,” sid the -gilom "Given your arm.” | Pyote Wanovich offered ee his arm, and they went wo the inner toms, pst Seiwa, who wisled moteaflly a Pyotr movi Ther goes our vn! Dos'tcomplanif we take another parte. Ualess - jonas ith when you get re” sai his playa plas. T byor Ieanorich sighed sll more deeply and umf, and _Peshorya Fyodorowna patchy pressed hiscem. Having ge ato her driving room, upabtered a pak eresnne and wih allen ar hey _s13 the able she on the so, Pye anovch on alow pouf wth ba EGopeented to warn bie tt be sboold ston moter ci, bo he fd sud warming inconsistent wih her postion and changed ee ‘Ashesat down on this pul, Pye Iezovih ealed ow Ian ind coated thi drain room ad had conse him boat hie eomre, pak wth gwen eves Passing by the weaned siting the sa (gener the whole drswing ron wx filed with and frit) the widow eng the alae of br lack lon the carving of tale Pon Irani gap rene, from cracking anew! Gur as yet i from Socios tc oe gant reese the ace herself, and Pyotr Ivanovich set rushing the rebels pout under im. Bathe widow dik completely, and Pyotr Ivanovich got up agin and again ff | ee 2 « me bo, a sonia, hen a a sill, dee te ‘plant wrath sa ir wns er let yer asi, eaghin so hed he no ogc ‘pein fa oe : “Tse dy fee alin se then deh, Why sha could ‘emerson wi coleagies andi down, by old abit sbsenimindedy, reno berhead nsx dow tothe Sek oh te eh bowwe! famous dato nd noting te cos seis She st for 2 wi, went ove ame nosing = Good night. Go gery al ee Be inotmeaser tating ci i cede eo "ewan aniseed Sy are ene of sapling heh si __genivly glancing round athe crowd and pln his two cmc (Gains iva ma me 3 Cas moral F erson he armrens of the caken chi, leaning over at uta w a col- Ca tc ony non Cs EN iS tre nt et in ochre ines md ‘e himel. For the man Cais = bent «ide ssing is eyes and siting up straight, would pronounce er- hi Ft emigre ecient ren nto be Se coe ties bl Fei Te pag so ccna wt tg preg td tebe, wold gn on graig work Ivan ich ese drove “thigh fray, ur wold pn, and i wuld ome aed stad lyin fon offs a ook thir, and he woul be dumbsrck, igi wonld go oun heey an he woul again en king hie am alone be ru?” And his colleagues end subordinates would vet ose tat he, sich = ra ands ju, lind, was king mistaken He would ou hime ty 10 iss aed snanho ting the vemos wan end arta are “asin tn re pe, Are ic ennot be hat F tebe tare pouiddosomeling bac PS enki ad ing big sn eat vn ot so hath sen ok i gt ‘ow sr chu abou inthe hed owt of Tran Ty's ins it was Irpossble os Because came aout ep by ste, inpeeepeby, bat tbs came bout was chat his wf, and dager, and im, nd he ser- {rs and aqusisanoes and the doctors, andy above alle hime [now hac for other the whale intent in im consitedoniy aw soon ti would fly vacate hi place, re the Lig fern the constraint ‘ive by is presenc, aad be fod bimzlf om hs suring. He slept Iss and les shy gz hs opium and begin injections cf momphine, But that di ne releve hin, The dll angus he espe Send ea al eeping tate onl reese in at Estas someting Srv aren became as mock or mre ofa torment shan outright Pec ode wee pepe fori y bed pes: tat - jattnns cane sand ons tn, meade sg ss |Special aang wee ho mae ris nd hb ws | seat lin tach eA tormeat ns wean mn fein the awareness tha nother person bad o take partinit — Nn hao ape ater seo pees enon ~ teatich Te es hep, Gees, Sapam ear te _ erin wasa car, ts young mi, gown sk ontown a. "rey cera bap At fe sigh fs man aes cw, ans pesonigshi epi cree en, “Os hsngepten up Eom the commode and being uuble wo pl is comers collapsed in teste aroha, looking wth hoor shake, senile highs withthe sharply catind muscles. in envy boos spreading around bin te pleas smell of fad theeene of winter a, came nwt aligh, rong sep, lean canvas apron and ln cot shi the ewe alld up on ‘ong, young arms sn without looking at Ten lich — eur he joy of ie shining om is fae, $938 noe 1 va ich sid weakly . Tove asta, eidely afd he war rem i someting, "a's ee fr met do? Pe done everyting eee phe wood forromoeron" "Then hold ny legal hgh ca yon?" ‘That Tea” Gers ied hin gs highs, sad it seed oT ‘tyhshatnhatpstion fe opal all. “pucvhaeaborthe wood?” Plessedon wry sr. Teche ine” Ivan ih ld Gers 1a ol his Ig, od comer sith him, Andring ching seed to him dat e fee beer ‘rile Gers hel ise. fer that va lich onesonly enone Gersimand made in tnd isles on issuers and ked ling wis hi. Geraci ‘tea, wing, simply and with andes tht moved van Ui. ea, Scena, vigor of if in all ace people offended ran yi only Gersinfs seg and vigor of edi tds ba soothed tin, «The main rent for van yich wash ita ier some weson chnoldged by everyone tht he wa mer ill and no dying sd ar he ned lyr hp ca and i wet and hen someting, ‘ery sped would come of While be knew a watever they, shng wold come of i excep sil ore tormenting eulering aed “Guath, And be was tormented by tat lie, tormented that no one wanted | ehoovledge wha hy allie ane ke, bt wanted oie om | rere sation, ad wed hima eve ocd Hin pa __ teint. The hie, perpetted upon ion che ewe ois thie mst eds redacted solemn at ois death “et vel fal sir isi curin srrgron diners». was ely ae back am pice ii bese when diets teaches esis recat Arca aed so Shp Wine! You know and Kaow tht Yn yng a ent Teer deni ying” Bae never had toe courage todo. The deal, eeble ‘ow wer fo ‘fod hs legs and this dying, he saw, was reduced by all those around hie tothe level Gevasi did so. ein poling bis ees. Whe sean el bes wile 2 siden unpleasantness, pany an indscency (smn he v2 man who comes into 2 drawing room spreading ¢ Bad nthe name of tat very “decency” he ad served lis es he : because noe even wanted ping but ever quite gone; abuys the same deal, haf death aise ran yg snes | appmuching-—the sole may now-—and always the sume le, What ecu Tel is gym sometimes a sree day, mec and bourse? don't ore Woul on care fore, si” “He nee onder, so smarter shoul have tain the mornings.” he hough ansaid oly ae “Wo you keto icc the sofa” ened ot up the room, ad I'm in Bs way, Lam usleannes, Sox” bethought and only: oye be" -Theservane peered arcu some moe. van Tih eached out is and. yet obliging care aves “What cn foryo, se?” yma” __Prar td on evn th egy dae ualipsteighe Are they wp yee” | Nasi Vay Irnovih® (ne was the soa) "his gone school, ec esas Fyodorna gave odes wake herif youased for ber — Sildos0"" Ne dt “Shoal ry ve wad” he thought "Yes. ring ye went te dace. van Iii wa fad be le alone, “How a fcp hn! Ab, ye mynd.” “Py ve me my medicine” fh knows maybe the medicine wil ll bl.” He rook 2 spoonful Foeoned ie "No wont lp I all nonsense, deception,” he al hee ener days and night. Let it be soonet. Wht 2 Dea dans, Noy Anything sbewe han deal” yon cmcin with he texas, van lych ook thm fora in pepe, noc understanding wo aad what he was Pyotr swashandpucon “hn ean tic began 0 wa ek rsd rn He sine tea axon is pale Foreiod. “iar sin wa bn soueverbeashaned of ying?” Bur the doctor does ne want to under ‘canbe question. ‘Andivaa ych says "Tene a ever, The pia doesn’t go away, dos et up. you ook sthimsel But 0O5 Ade se al is eater play nes, the doctor bene with = ote id 04) ‘gene ifhelookd tise ao sous iro examine the sick man, takes ipl, histemperatse, abd Jeol over He pt i drs 6 checked, fhe he upping he ascaaions edwin arbi ONE ‘vanlych rows ly and icity hati al nonsense and ‘wove sme endo bgan keene 2 AP hese pr He Forced ie, he doctor know ee bt we ia pr oun tins Th besos of her hi, andthe pie of ber je, 0 flo ie He wl Tere at be asp on ons 28 er wih ll the forces fh sol. Ander euch makes him wer andere das gone Lome ee op ME an in iy ny a owt le These warned uber pt wer dxne wul e “H the doer canae ay ts ‘cls ein ae! ames edna?” po “wrong ents ey se, whe he oa ingen hs Kins sces | Gotan een ov smog {Speier erie tonite | done 10 a8 he wed 1 succumb lawyers spezces, hen be ew \ | serechiny wel ea ye wh dat length wel gh aig ache “sdetinof Pentowya Fyedorora ned inthe doorway andahe was Fetcecing Pr smc ti doors alee Tec ns hn nos gn bat be “sings serge se Bo vncicicorcme Fey nbc et pe fr “tian pam nl ela fhe hd he ec, : ter! Dou ake hie mace on ine. And Ale ies ina posiion which x suey bad for hin —legs up.” ld bouthow be ade Geri dd isegs ocr wit a quesoning eH an {orce hrel wy swallow some boule snd apin the same ting, snd agginthe approach of nigh ‘Air diner, a seven o'dock, PrathovyaFyodoromacane ino his | sm dred for de evening, with ft, tigtlacrd bess and with tracts ol powder om ber face, She hadaleady cended hin the mora ing that they were going othe theater Sash Berard” wa A Je “the dnee smiled whiny an mei Nob orb ioril sh epson ik daha dost oan beri ey be eo i r | i i i i } . i 7 | thy bats br ea ined on ing Now bad fon nin vrseasduncyiae |__stivadter callin bce hale en a qn tm eT ferme nt hull ined hey gets Bod cngeietarbscena des a | ag oc eh | Fats pd her gs Seley cl “she an down, ssked about his health, 2 he enld ss, ony in ade 10 ‘Everything she im © pk posin ones to Gnd ou, knowing th there watching ond cut, | [pitcon lng tin wit sd nin teh wld atte = gone for anything, but the box bod boen taken, that He and thie a | Gecinn wal Poti (be caiing magic, gies | Fs) we ing and htt simp shemale. nd comer eM os | thw vu he cd ae i nO “sa ey bowen Ssh em and Fyodor Fetish (he fares) wane come erg taten” | Foca camein al ened up wher gy bred at Ey wich ne Li ur Yet exp Song, ey, Sips Se meget he isapmten ote swith assis bt 0 eee “tit Sor eames tl wae with long, sine neck cll enced a white col, ft esomots wit ht tan narow Bick tomers hy cider in wong high th hte ove dwn ono ove hin ile schoaboy crepe i incopy na new i= poe lad weaing loves, and with eee ve cees under nang of which Ivan ich knew ways phism. And his frightened and eommisercing was dread for him. Apart fm Gerssin, i seemed wo Ivan “eas dened eT en ed cand es tg hd de wa a ‘ever tea dane ] ie ak en Sc x ‘Lars uar cic hi wie rtne, She creinon pte, but he head ‘ne: he opened hit eye and hasly closed then. She ward ro send (Gerasinavay and swith hi hel He oped his eyes an sid tee chased ant og hh “Na Goawey” eA en ih id os “hr youseig very ml?” i “mates no nce” “xe heen 5 a “tae some opin wee aie Lert insome | Heagred an drake Shee “Se an si ak nn Boar nilab eeu intormesng von. seme win at x s ee eyes png im ily fs nao abd deep Hack ack, oa pe hing in rer ad cold not ph im shrug. Adis ‘hrs, which tore for hi, i being accomplished with suing land be ae, and yet he want to fal dheough, ane srugeles and “eld, And shen seal he lost ol and fel eae os sss “The sme Germ sting atthe foot ofthe bed, doxng calmly, pe And es ying wih eacsted s instokings plc on Genin’ solders he sare candle with is shade, and the sme ‘ecuing in Go away, Gers,” be whispered Nevermind.” "So pana” ewok hi lg dows ly sews om iam af ore or “iat we oly tl Gere we eo roe, en “Spel ling Wwe ack sc wee ik a cil He wept over his sorrel ones ovr hci of ple ov | eco of Goethe sence of God “Wy tae You doe lds? Why have You brought me hese? ogy do Youorment ne ely?” “Hs noenpeta anower and wept ht er wnt nd could an anmer The pn one up ag the cid ot tind ot call Ve hep ying 0 hima: "el, gon, bet we! Buc what for? vel dont You? What for™ Te gute down, sv aly wopped weeping, bt sped nine alse: emai we sein tt 3 pk rac, butt the vice of sou 0 cus of ing inhin ne ia ese ese SA bar ey anda een hee “aye i vt ea sold ae we sheltering mp cy | sentence “Near you eat ha? Toe Tore bee To ovine Ses ae pins Couniraee Co : sehen tenet “Couns insesioa! Cousin etebae pl cal cartgely "What "And be sopped tng “Wt "ade oped ip tve ToUse ow?” | cee can ved eid ean 2 Sead pena mies Aas | “Aaya eS en eerereneg | Cetetns Sie sar eck mm is peasant ie seemed sesame thing wh, wha forall hi Seen ee caret ee roves mh he ag be nd a Schl ct hin inn gg _Sinetug naroneeealtbocomesofiendoe esrang thought away. ret of which was Twa tsi ‘pe aon a dt eel mel eee 8 SE . x andi vie, nc pn dd ot Fen reo wens eb: a etm op inh 2 a eee eee ee ee a ome aly god ngs ee “Zon wn tote wl bale al eth me ote ta yc bee eas Sec ce sy te tae ine ie od meng fr ego il ie ida Ad ae ok ep Yes hme ital ie ern meant of Ee a east te aed ee donde wate aw se. a be gon and ees a Me ae ov dal nde eee noah te ened eerie Gales ete rr mek YO ganegisoee a pee peered eee wenty—and al ofits ‘Rd he urbe th de one ~ coo yao Suna hey Oren sit aa exes 52 lc opinion was esi wat we aipping ay fom ude Me a atts del * OE pot hy? tbe. Cant is eae nad wees menos Se “ “Fecuteing? Someta ah = ao canoe cots ah Mug rope obe destroyed Ta he recent ine of hs ‘at wis ele hye gaat he bac of he sa dwt — ‘te tat del all pact and desea. “R's mpomble to {re besa ohio "Buta dered vat oe Sinposie wold be poste epsin iT were tay tomy ht ave ot ive a one oght- Burnt pony each sack of the sf at sod in ‘che sa isl, eli lhe Itc, msc, sed and fr umes spines ecncy Fh fe. To adi tht quite npn” sid i= “rec bene ea ld sel slips sng, asf hee were Someone ose hat sled be eine czar tme of tat end win |i leg ne a “ert ep ee ee i ; eer id remote, an crdbood, ste thee eet ‘ tooo wea xI Spsvo wens waves. Dung wetsaneetdetbytan “yphand hi wie ok pce Ptah nade sal pa Ts ‘Depleting Tenet dey Prange yao as Frida oom, poneing howto smcince Pode ‘moet i epntibiny ihe prea sgh aw cong ee rors aed abou ro pans pec __ Sse iI li, Prasye Fyn ad i one sane [sis ch ance potion He wayne omg wl oe oxen “ngresight i onto in wih sed ee. anaes Sle sted talking about medicines. He ied his gat her. She ase and were pani ih wish had ep hp pry ihe Ts die emway a “Sao el ee “For Chria' stk, ke media peace,” he id woe | Shewas going volewe, br ju then shi dng came aad went — igownand egret hin, He lok this danghte inthe same way a3 is to her questions aout his hea aid yr er hte would A eth al of bins. They bok fl sen st fa while ad eal Vac inieisicof ors” Lina sid hermsher. “Asi edi sy eee el ory fr papa bar mhy torent?” tenes rom dehy doctor came atthe sul ne. Ian yc sneered “Ye and Hino you ci thelp ata, s aw off” ose your sulle" id he doctor. ‘wa oe conman Why Th’ Aah.” Sete ‘Mes ta nd fro sce” ‘edison ew ul ed rf Bi es eer stmt ied comedy fast ag ed moet ofbopetaneor iin Mibapainingsoo epee | Canalo temeating Heth coameten wie Toor. " an thy hi hin doen afer comma, ef ce for one dap olfarpoed opis lehopats hed ae Sound en ged won“ Tate te sid to himself His wife came congramilate him on his communion; i Sostdewed vost ae ' “tue ghee” tenis" lnecgarer f “ecaesbrfpe, etio etfi e matetter ocrestiadhn cc ing Sevag Alvayervel dine | Dione sderpncnegecl dejo ade dct inhale gc watson [ipl tig se nt aap eee Wee | Rhett Somding ewan and caged Septic | rece f bie when bi “Ye wel Hig “tl dV hnoleerargie ela onr oaks rear wow beg ace day ceases howling wich wa 36 circ wasinpossbleto heart witout horror eve hgh reo oor The moment he answered is wie he resin that he was hat there was no eetua, ha the nd had come, the led nd twill oreo ti remaned dou ‘Ol! Of” he howled in various ivoatons. He began by “1 ont ands went an howling onthe lees. st a 4 ‘Jean, darting, do his for 0 for often 2" sical realy rong Bon ly ‘He opened his eyes wie was no ine fork, ral hc ays ihe a ii oe Societies i eared tl en eae wd iy ane force shoved bm inthe ces ca “emia iek nnn cha ash eg srs ath eno he id aya one ere He “on sgemegt dai es ‘i on haveing desperately and t Seana a et aac owed tare ving bake Nek cn you tink you emi swan 3 And suddenly ic ecame clear hi hat what was eorenting him and would note esalved was sudden al rescved at once, on 80 Ses on tn es, oll side He was sory for thm, he al et 0 that was ntpual orth To dlver demand deliver hinse fom these fering. "How good and how simple," be though. “Aad the pa?" heared hire. "Whasbecome of? Where re you, pin?” ebecaneatetive Yes there its Well then le there be pin Anddenh? Whereis” eso i dba fea of death and could ao ind it. Where was? Whit est? Thee was no:more fear beau there war no more tea, Tose of death wa igh “Sethi eden aloud, “has jo™ Fr him ll is hppeed i ns and he igen of hat cat ave change For se pee, Hs guy wet o fer 20 | ve hours Something gle in his cho his ened body kept | hig, Ten he pening wbesing eal od “wtb” someone vei He ed hse wor and epee th hi su, “Death fae ihe” hensid ra ins Iieno more.” Hedhew sis sapped at ibe, stetbed ou and dd

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