Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           TheprincipalqualitiesinStepanArkadyevitchwhichhadgainedhimthisuniversalrespectintheserviceconsisted,inthefirstplace,ofhisextremeindulgenceforothers,foundedonaconsciousnessofhisownshortcomings;secondly,ofhisperfectliberalismnottheliberalismhereadofinthepapers,buttheliberalismthatwasinhisblood,invirtueofwhichhetreatedallmenperfectlyequallyandexactlythesame,whatevertheirfortuneorcallingmightbe;andthirdlythemostimportantpointhiscompleteindifferencetothebusinessinwhichhewasengaged,inconsequenceofwhichhewasnevercarriedaway,andnevermademistakes.

           Onreachingtheofficesoftheboard,StepanArkadyevitch,escortedbyadeferentialporterwithaportfolio,wentintohislittleprivateroom,putonhisuniform,andwentintotheboardroom.Theclerksandcopyistsallrose,greetinghimwithgood-humoreddeference.StepanArkadyevitchmovedquickly,asever,tohisplace,shookhandswithhiscolleagues,andsatdown.Hemadeajokeortwo,andtalkedjustasmuchaswasconsistentwithduedecorum,andbeganwork.NooneknewbetterthanStepanArkadyevitchhowtohitontheexactlinebetweenfreedom,simplicity,andofficialstiffnessnecessaryfortheagreeableconductofbusiness.Asecretary,withthegood-humoreddeferencecommontoeveryoneinStepanArkadyevitch’soffice,cameupwithpapers,andbegantospeakinthefamiliarandeasytonewhichhadbeenintroducedbyStepanArkadyevitch.

           “WehavesucceededingettingtheinformationfromthegovernmentdepartmentofPenza.Here,wouldyoucare?...

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