Анна Каренина

Chapter 14

           Butatfirst,whenhedidnotyetfeelsecureinhisposition,heknewitwouldaffecttoomanyinterests,andwouldbeinjudicious.Lateronhehadbeenengrossedinotherquestions,andhadsimplyforgottentheBoardofIrrigation.Itwentofitself,likeallsuchboards,bythemereforceofinertia.(ManypeoplegainedtheirlivelihoodbytheBoardofIrrigation,especiallyonehighlyconscientiousandmusicalfamily:allthedaughtersplayedonstringedinstruments,andAlexeyAlexandrovitchknewthefamilyandhadstoodgodfathertooneoftheelderdaughters.)TheraisingofthisquestionbyahostiledepartmentwasinAlexeyAlexandrovitch’sopinionadishonorableproceeding,seeingthatineverydepartmenttherewerethingssimilarandworse,whichnooneinquiredinto,forwell-knownreasonsofofficialetiquette.However,nowthattheglovehadbeenthrowndowntohim,hehadboldlypickeditupanddemandedtheappointmentofaspecialcommissiontoinvestigateandverifytheworkingoftheBoardofIrrigationofthelandsintheZaraiskyprovince.Butincompensationhegavenoquartertotheenemyeither.HedemandedtheappointmentofanotherspecialcommissiontoinquireintothequestionoftheNativeTribesOrganizationCommittee.ThequestionoftheNativeTribeshadbeenbroughtupincidentallyintheCommissionofthe2ndofJune,andhadbeenpressedforwardactivelybyAlexeyAlexandrovitchasoneadmittingofnodelayonaccountofthedeplorableconditionofthenativetribes.Inthecommissionthisquestionhadbeenagroundofcontentionbetweenseveraldepartments.

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