Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           

           “Oh,bytheway,”saidStepanArkadyevitch,“Iwantedtoaskyou,sometimewhenyouseePomorsky,todrophimahintthatIshouldbeverygladtogetthatnewappointmentofsecretaryofthecommitteeoftheamalgamatedagencyofthesouthernrailwaysandbankingcompanies.”StepanArkadyevitchwasfamiliarbynowwiththetitleoftheposthecoveted,andhebroughtitoutrapidlywithoutmistake.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchquestionedhimastothedutiesofthisnewcommittee,andpondered.Hewasconsideringwhetherthenewcommitteewouldnotbeactinginsomewaycontrarytotheviewshehadbeenadvocating.Butastheinfluenceofthenewcommitteewasofaverycomplexnature,andhisviewswereofverywideapplication,hecouldnotdecidethisstraightoff,andtakingoffhispince-nez,hesaid:

           “Ofcourse,Icanmentionittohim;butwhatisyourreasonpreciselyforwishingtoobtaintheappointment?”

           “It’sagoodsalary,risingtoninethousand,andmymeans....”

           “Ninethousand!”repeatedAlexeyAlexandrovitch,andhefrowned.ThehighfigureofthesalarymadehimreflectthatonthatsideStepanArkadyevitch’sproposedpositionrancountertothemaintendencyofhisownprojectsofreform,whichalwaysleanedtowardseconomy.

           “Iconsider,andIhaveembodiedmyviewsinanoteonthesubject,thatinourdaytheseimmensesalariesareevidenceoftheunsoundeconomicassietteofourfinances.”

           “Butwhat’stobedone?”saidStepanArkadyevitch.

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