Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           

           AndSergeyIvanovitchputbeforehimthealternative:eitheryouaresoundevelopedthatyoucan’tseeallthatyoucando,oryouwon’tsacrificeyourease,yourvanity,orwhateveritis,todoit.

           KonstantinLevinfeltthattherewasnocourseopentohimbuttosubmit,ortoconfesstoalackofzealforthepublicgood.Andthismortifiedhimandhurthisfeelings.

           “It’sboth,”hesaidresolutely:“Idon’tseethatitwaspossible....”

           “What!wasitimpossible,ifthemoneywereproperlylaidout,toprovidemedicalaid?”

           “Impossible,asitseemstome....Forthethreethousandsquaremilesofourdistrict,whatwithourthaws,andthestorms,andtheworkinthefields,Idon’tseehowitispossibletoprovidemedicalaidallover.Andbesides,Idon’tbelieveinmedicine.”

           “Oh,well,that’sunfair...Icanquotetoyouthousandsofinstances....Buttheschools,anyway.”

           “Whyhaveschools?”

           “Whatdoyoumean?Cantherebetwoopinionsoftheadvantageofeducation?Ifit’sagoodthingforyou,it’sagoodthingforeveryone.”

           KonstantinLevinfelthimselfmorallypinnedagainstawall,andsohegothot,andunconsciouslyblurtedoutthechiefcauseofhisindifferencetopublicbusiness.

           “Perhapsitmayallbeverygood;butwhyshouldIworrymyselfaboutestablishingdispensarieswhichIshallnevermakeuseof,andschoolstowhichIshallneversendmychildren,towhicheventhepeasantsdon’twanttosendtheirchildren,andtowhichI’venoveryfirmfaiththattheyoughttosendthem?”saidhe.

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