Анна Каренина

Chapter 16

           Levinwasbeginning,butSergeyIvanovitchinterruptedhim.

           “Everymemberofsocietyiscalledupontodohisownspecialwork,”saidhe.“Andmenofthoughtaredoingtheirworkwhentheyexpresspublicopinion.Andthesingle-heartedandfullexpressionofpublicopinionistheserviceofthepressandaphenomenontorejoiceusatthesametime.Twentyyearsagoweshouldhavebeensilent,butnowwehaveheardthevoiceoftheRussianpeople,whichisreadytoriseasonemanandreadytosacrificeitselfforitsoppressedbrethren;thatisagreatstepandaproofofstrength.”

           “Butit’snotonlymakingasacrifice,butkillingTurks,”saidLevintimidly.“Thepeoplemakesacrificesandarereadytomakesacrificesfortheirsoul,butnotformurder,”headded,instinctivelyconnectingtheconversationwiththeideasthathadbeenabsorbinghismind.

           “Fortheirsoul?That’samostpuzzlingexpressionforanaturalscienceman,doyouunderstand?Whatsortofthingisthesoul?”saidKatavasov,smiling.

           “Oh,youknow!”

           “No,byGod,Ihaven’tthefaintestidea!”saidKatavasovwithaloudroaroflaughter.

           “‘Ibringnotpeace,butasword,’saysChrist,”SergeyIvanovitchrejoinedforhispart,quotingassimplyasthoughitweretheeasiestthingtounderstandtheverypassagethathadalwayspuzzledLevinmost.

           “That’sso,nodoubt,”theoldmanrepeatedagain.Hewasstandingnearthemandrespondedtoachanceglanceturnedinhisdirection.

           “Ah,mydearfellow,you’redefeated,utterlydefeated!”criedKatavasovgood-humoredly.

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