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__________________________________________________________________ Ti t l e: The Deat h of I van I l ych C r eat or ( s) : Tol st oy, Leo Ni kol aye vi ch ( 1828- 1910) CCEL Subj ects: A l l ; Fi cti on; LC Cal l no: PG3366 LC Subj ect s: Sl avi c R ussi an. W hi te R ussi an. U kr ai ni an __________________________________________________________________ TH E D EA TH O F I V A N I LYC H by Lev N i kol ay evi ch Tol st oy 1886 Tr ansl at ed by Loui se and A ylmer Maude Di st r i but ed by t he Tol st oy Li br ar y h t t p: / / home. aol .com / Tol st oy2 8 emai l : To l st oy2 8@ aol . com __________________________________________________________________ I Dur i ng an i nt er val i n t he M el vi nski tr i al i n t he l ar ge bui l di ng of t he Law C ou r t s t he mem be r s a nd pu bl i c prosecut or m et i n I van Eg or ovi ch Sh eb ek' s pr i vat e r oom , w her e t he con ver sat i on t ur ne d on t he cel eb r at ed Krasovski case. Fedor Vasi l i evi ch w ar m l y m ai nt ai ned t hat i t w as not subj ect to t hei r j ur i sdi ct i on, I van Egor ovi ch mai nt ai ned t he cont r ar y, w hi l e Pet er I va novi ch, not havi ng ent er ed i nt o t he di scussi on at t he start, took no par t i n i t but l ooked t hr ough t he Gazet t e whi ch had j ust been handed i n. "Gent l emen, " he sai d, "I van I l ych has di ed! " " You don' t say so! " "H er e, r ead i t yo ursel f , " rep l i ed Pet er I vanovi ch, handi ng Fe dor V asi l i evi ch t he paper st i l l damp f r om t he press. Sur r ounded by a bl ack bo r de r were t he wor ds: " Pr askovya Fedo r ovna G ol ovi na, w i t h pr of ound sor r ow, i nf orms r el at i ves and f r i ends of t he dem i se of her be l ove d husba nd I van I l ych G ol ov i n, Mem ber of t he C our t of J ust i ce, w hi ch occu rred on Fe br uar y t he 4t h of t hi s year 18 82. t he f uner al w i l l t ake pl ace on Fr i day at one o' cl ock i n t he af t er noon. " I van I l ych ha d been a col l eague of t he gent l emen pr esent an d w as l i ked by t hemal l . He had been i l l f or some w eeks w i t h an i l l ness sa i d to be i ncurabl e. Hi s post had bee n kept open f or hi m , but the r e had been conj ect ur es that i n case of hi s deat h A l exeev m i ght r ecei ve hi s ap poi nt ment , an d t hat ei ther Vi nni kov or Shtabel woul d succeed A l exee v. So on r ecei vi ng t he news of I van I l ych' s death the first thought of each of t he gen t l em en i n t hat pr i vate roomwas of t he change s and pr om ot i on s i t m i gh t occasi on amon g t he m sel ves or t hei r acqua i nt ances. "I shal l be sure t o get Sht abel ' s pl ace or Vi nni ko v' s, " t hought Fedor V asi l i evi ch. " I was prom i sed t hat l ong ag o, and t he pr omot i on means an extra ei ght hundred rubl es a year f or me besi des t he al l owance. " " Now I must appl y f or m y br ot her - i n- l aw' s t r ansf er f r om Kal uga, " t hought Pet er I vanov i ch. "My w i f e w i l l be ver y gl ad , an d t hen she won' t be abl e t o say t hat I neve r do anyt hi ng f or her rel at i ons. " "I t hou ght he woul d never l ea ve hi s bed ag ai n, " sai d Pe t er I vanovi ch http://www.ccel.org/ccel/tolstoy/ivan.txt 1 of 36 05-12-2010 00:31
