Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           

           SergeyIvanovitchwasforaminutesurprisedatthisunexpectedviewofthesubject;buthepromptlymadeanewplanofattack.Hewassilentforalittle,drewoutahook,threwitinagain,andturnedtohisbrothersmiling.

           “Come,now....Inthefirstplace,thedispensaryisneeded.WeourselvessentforthedistrictdoctorforAgafeaMihalovna.”

           “Oh,well,butIfancyherwristwillneverbestraightagain.”

           “Thatremainstobeproved....Next,thepeasantwhocanreadandwriteisasaworkmanofmoreuseandvaluetoyou.”

           “No,youcanaskanyoneyoulike,”KonstantinLevinansweredwithdecision,“themanthatcanreadandwriteismuchinferiorasaworkman.Andmendingthehighroadsisanimpossibility;andassoonastheyputupbridgesthey’restolen.”

           “Still,that’snotthepoint,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,frowning.Hedislikedcontradiction,andstillmore,argumentsthatwerecontinuallyskippingfromonethingtoanother,introducingnewanddisconnectedpoints,sothattherewasnoknowingtowhichtoreply.“Doyouadmitthateducationisabenefitforthepeople?”

           “Yes,Iadmitit,”saidLevinwithoutthinking,andhewasconsciousimmediatelythathehadsaidwhathedidnotthink.Hefeltthatifheadmittedthat,itwouldbeprovedthathehadbeentalkingmeaninglessrubbish.Howitwouldbeprovedhecouldnottell,butheknewthatthiswouldinevitablybelogicallyprovedtohim,andheawaitedtheproofs.

           Theargumentturnedouttobefarsimplerthanhehadexpected.

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