Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           Whatsortofviewscananyonehaveonsuchasubject?”

           “Turkishviews,ingeneral,”Veslovskysaid,turningtoAnnawithasmile.

           “Ican’tdefendhisopinions,”DaryaAlexandrovnasaid,firingup;“butIcansaythathe’sahighlycultivatedman,andifhewereherehewouldknowverywellhowtoansweryou,thoughIamnotcapableofdoingso.”

           “Ilikehimextremely,andwearegreatfriends,”Sviazhskysaid,smilinggood-naturedly.“Maispardon,ilestunpetitpeutoqué;hemaintains,forinstance,thatdistrictcouncilsandarbitrationboardsareallofnouse,andheisunwillingtotakepartinanything.”

           “It’sourRussianapathy,”saidVronsky,pouringwaterfromaniceddecanterintoadelicateglassonahighstem;“we’venosenseofthedutiesourprivilegesimposeuponus,andsowerefusetorecognizetheseduties.”

           “Iknownomanmorestrictintheperformanceofhisduties,”saidDaryaAlexandrovna,irritatedbyVronsky’stoneofsuperiority.

           “Formypart,”pursuedVronsky,whowasevidentlyforsomereasonorotherkeenlyaffectedbythisconversation,“suchasIam,Iam,onthecontrary,extremelygratefulforthehonortheyhavedoneme,thankstoNikolayIvanitch”(heindicatedSviazhsky),“inelectingmeajusticeofthepeace.Iconsiderthatformethedutyofbeingpresentatthesession,ofjudgingsomepeasants’quarrelaboutahorse,isasimportantasanythingIcando.AndIshallregarditasanhonoriftheyelectmeforthedistrictcouncil.It’sonlyinthatwayIcanpayfortheadvantagesIenjoyasalandowner.

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