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(Russian) lev tolstoy.

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Ka Qiuxia is the daughter of a peasant woman in Maslova. Mother works in the dairy farm of Sister Sophia, the landlady. My father is a vagrant gypsy. Maslova's mother died when she was three years old. Because of her beauty, the landlady adopted her. So, she lives a life of half lady and half maid. She works as a female worker, cleans the room, polishes the idol with white ash, barbecues, grinds powder, makes coffee and washes some effortless things; Sometimes read to the hostess. At the age of sixteen, he fell in love with the nephew of the landlady, the young aristocrat Nekhludoff. At that time, he was a college student and came to menstruation's house for the summer vacation. Two years later, Nekhludoff went for military service and stayed in his menstruation home for four days. On an Easter night, he had a physical relationship with Maslova. When leaving, he gave Maslova one hundred roubles and went to the army. Since then, Nekhludoff has not even written her a letter. She is pregnant.

On one occasion, Maslova found Nekhludoff going through a station near the manor. Originally, his menstruation invited him to get off and visit them, but he called back and said he couldn't come. He would arrive in Petersburg on the appointed date. Maslova was very sad, but she decided to meet him at the station herself. It was a rainy and cool autumn night. Because of the dark weather, she couldn't see the path in the field clearly and lost her way. When she arrived at the station, the train was about to leave. She saw Nekhludoff sitting in the first-class carriage. But before I could say a word to him, the train had already left. Maslova ran after the platform, lost his headscarf and had a big fall.

Maslova was wet by the rain and came home exhausted. From that day on, her thoughts changed greatly, and she realized that there was an insurmountable gap between herself and the noble young master. She imagined Nekhludoff "sitting in a velvet chair, chatting, drinking and having fun in a brightly lit carriage;" Me, in the open air, it's raining, standing in the dark crying. "She no longer believes in people and thinks everything is cheating. When Niekhludoff's aunt learned that Maslova was pregnant, she was kicked out of the house. In order to make a living, she had to be a maid. But every time I was insulted by the male host. The child born died, too. Finally, she ended up as a prostitute in a brothel in Kidayeva.

Ten years later, Maslova was tried by the court on suspicion of a murder. What happened was this: Smirkov, a Siberian businessman, went to a brothel to have fun. Kuljian Geng, a waiter, and Bob Chekhova, a former maid, saw that the businessman was rich, and they had the idea of killing people for money. They gave Maslova a packet of powder, put it in the merchant's teacup, and lied to her that it was a sleeping pill. At that time, Maslova was pestered by businessmen, and he wanted to get rid of him, so he did. As a result, the businessman was killed by medicine. After the case happened, the waiter and maid bribed the lawyer and put all the responsibility on Maslova.

The court heard the case of Maslova. Nekhludoff participated in the jury as a representative of the nobility. During the trial, the judges were only busy with their private affairs, but they were absent-minded about the trial. A judge was in a bad mood and worried because he had just quarreled with his wife. He is worried about whether his wife will give him food when she gets home after hearing the case. Another judge, Matvei, is always late. What he cares about is his illness. He thought that if he walked from the door to the seat, if the number of steps he took could be divided by three, his stomach trouble would be fine. This distance can be completed in 26 steps, so he quickly added a small step to make up 27 steps. Deputy Prosecutor Brevi drank all night, but he never woke up from drunkenness, so he began to read the trial case against Maslova. In order to meet a Swiss girl with red hair before six o'clock, the president of the court hopes that the trial will end early.

Nekhludoff recognized Maslova in the jury box. This made him very shocked. He recalled the process of seducing Maslova and thought that he was the sinner who caused her misfortune. After seducing Maslova, he was once condemned by his conscience. But the thought that everyone in the upper class does this makes him feel at ease. He went to his aunt's house after his service. But by this time, Maslova had been kicked out of the house by the landlady. After that, Nekhludoff tried not to think about his mistake in order to make himself forget it. Now he has a good relationship with the noble Kirchageng family. People are talking about him marrying Maria, the young lady of Cole Chagan. However, he has no intention of getting married. He was having an affair with the wife of an aristocratic leader in a county.

The trial continues. The court will convict Maslova. Deputy Prosecutor Brevet stepped forward and made a mistake. He found Maslova guilty according to criminal genetics. He believes that people in the lower classes are born cheap, and cheap people are bound to commit crimes. Maslova is a prostitute, a "model of the lowest depravity" and undoubtedly a crime. Finally, the jurors wrote a conviction opinion for Maslova. They thought that Maslova didn't mean to rob or steal money, but he forgot to add "there was no intention of murdering his life", and Nekhludoff also neglected for a moment. So Maslova must be convicted. Originally, the president disagreed with this opinion, but for fear of delaying the appointment with the redhead, he closed the case in a hurry. Maslova was sentenced to four years' hard labor in Siberia.

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Maslova was sent back to prison, and the prisoners sent their sympathy greetings to Maslova. When they learned that she had been sentenced, a prisoner said, "These days, the truth has come out." Nekhludoff believes that the court has made an unfair judgment. He went to Nalder, a lawyer, and submitted the case to the High Court. In the meantime, he went to the prosecutor. He admitted that he had seduced Maslova, asked to visit the prison, and was going to marry Maslova to make up for his mistake. He declared that he would no longer serve as a juror in the future because the court "all trials are not only unprofitable, but also immoral."

In prison, Nekhludoff met Maslova, begged her to forgive him, and told her his decision to marry her. But Maslova can't forgive his past. She said angrily; "You go to your duchess. My price is a ten-ruble bill ... I am a prisoner, you are a duke, and you have nothing ... You are not kidding me in this world, you need me to save yourself so that you can go to heaven! I hate you-your glasses, your dirty fat face! Go, go! " Nekhludoff was turned away, but he thought that in order to live up to his conscience, even if Maslona didn't want to marry him, he would go into exile with her. Wherever she goes, he follows her. He began to criticize his life path, was ashamed of his parasitic life, and wanted to break with his class.

In order to prepare for Siberia, Nekhludoff returned to his farm, Skoye village in Kuzmin. He implemented measures to improve the lives of farm farmers. He rented land to farmers at a low price (30% cheaper than the land rented by farmers from landlords in the same county), which changed farmers' dependence on landlords. Then, he visited Banofo (the grange he inherited from his aunt) and personally talked with the farmers to understand their living conditions and sympathize with their poverty and situation. He believes: "The main reason for people's extreme poverty is the loss of the only land that can support them." He agreed with henry george's tax system, saying that "land can't be anyone's property, it can't be bought or sold like water, air and sunshine, and everyone has equal rights to enjoy all the benefits that land gives to mankind". Here, he also leased the land to farmers, and further used the funds paid by farmers as public welfare funds or taxes for farmers' own use. He called the farmers' representatives to discuss. At first, the farmers were dubious. They can't believe the landlord's kindness. After repeated explanations by Nekhludoff, they finally accepted. When Nekhludoff returned to the provincial capital from the countryside, he felt infinite happiness like a heavy burden, and there was a sense of novelty that travelers would only have when they discovered the new world.

Nekhludoff brought Maslova a family photo of her aunt's house found in Banofor, with a photo of her and Nekhludoff; And told her that he would travel to Petersburg and Dali College would hear Maslova's appeal. At the same time, he also helped Maslova to move from prison to prison hospital.

Nekhludoff went to Petersburg and stayed at Menstrual's home. Uncle Ivan Herovich is a former Minister of State. Nekhludoff visited several influential people through his introduction. These include Judge Wolff, Baron Buddha Robbio, a member of the Appeal Board, and Toporov, head of the official church. But these upper-level bureaucrats only care about their own self-interest, regardless of the prisoner's life or death. Through the interview, Nekhludoff clearly saw: "These officials, from his menstruating husband, Chief Justice and Toporov to the beautiful, clean, solemn and self-righteous gentlemen sitting at the desks of ministries and commissions, although they clearly saw that this situation harmed innocent people, they didn't mind at all. All they cared about was to suppress and eliminate all dangerous elements."

Dali Court rejected Maslova's appeal for insufficient reasons. Nekhludoff left Petersburg and told Maslova the bad news. At this time, Maslova has left the prison hospital. She was falsely accused of having an affair with a medical assistant and sent back to prison. Nekhludoff once again told her that he was determined to go to Siberia with her.

Maslova fell in love with Nekhludoff again. She fell in love with him deeply, and she did exactly as he asked: give up smoking and drinking, and stop flirting. But she thought of such a combination, which was a misfortune for him. She can't accept the sacrifices made by her relatives for her.

The prisoner who was taken to Siberia set out. It was a hot July, the street was almost desolate, and several passers-by walked in the shadow of the roadside. Some prisoners couldn't stand the scorching sun and died of heatstroke on the spot. Nekhludoff traveled all the way to intercede for the prisoner's bad situation, and he almost became his defender. At the same time, under his movement, Maslova was transferred to the ranks of political prisoners. In this team, quiet and peaceful, no longer entangled by men. Maslova thought political prisoners were "lovely good people" and learned that they stood with civilians and opposed the upper class. Some of them belong to the noble class, but they sacrificed their privileges and freedoms for the common people, which made her especially value them and admire them. She met a political prisoner named simonsson. This is a shy, modest and strong-willed person. After graduating from college, he joined the populists and became a rural teacher, "publicly attacking what he thought was hypocrisy and unfairness". For this, he was arrested. Soon, simonson fell in love with Maslova. At this point, Maslova must choose between simonson and Nekhludoff. She felt: "Nekhludoff proposed to her out of generosity and because of what happened in the past. But simonson loves her in her present situation just because she loves her. " So she accepted simonson's love.

With the help of Sergei Lenin, a friend of Petersburg and deputy procurator-general, Nekhludoff changed Maslova's case from hard labor to exile near Siberia. He told the news to Maslova. At this time, there was an idea that he needed a family and children. However, Maslova has decided to go with simonson. She didn't want to "ruin" Nekhludoff's life. Nekhludoff was rejected again, but he didn't feel pain. In order to love her, he has done his best and made sacrifices. He paid enough to make up for his mistake. So, he quietly slept a sweet sleep in the chair next to the prison. Finally, Maslova and simonson left. Nekhludoff fell behind. In the gospels, he found five principles of life: piety to God, no cursing, humiliation, love for the enemy and no resistance. He believes that if people follow these five laws, repent constantly and turn over a new leaf, they can "get the greatest happiness, and the kingdom of heaven on earth will be established." He began to live a brand-new spiritual life. His soul was saved.