Анна Каренина

Chapter 27

           

           “Possiblyitdoesnotpay,”answeredSviazhsky.“ThatmerelyproveseitherthatI’mabadmanager,orthatI’vesunkmycapitalfortheincreaseofmyrents.”

           “Oh,rent!”Levincriedwithhorror.“RenttheremaybeinEurope,wherelandhasbeenimprovedbythelaborputintoit,butwithusallthelandisdeterioratingfromthelaborputintoitinotherwordsthey’reworkingitout;sothere’snoquestionofrent.”

           “Hownorent?It’salaw.”

           “Thenwe’reoutsidethelaw;rentexplainsnothingforus,butsimplymuddlesus.No,tellmehowtherecanbeatheoryofrent?...”

           “Willyouhavesomejunket?Masha,passussomejunketorraspberries.”Heturnedtohiswife.“Extraordinarilylatetheraspberriesarelastingthisyear.”

           AndinthehappiestframeofmindSviazhskygotupandwalkedoff,apparentlysupposingtheconversationtohaveendedattheverypointwhentoLevinitseemedthatitwasonlyjustbeginning.

           Havinglosthisantagonist,Levincontinuedtheconversationwiththegray-whiskeredlandowner,tryingtoprovetohimthatallthedifficultyarisesfromthefactthatwedon’tfindoutthepeculiaritiesandhabitsofourlaborer;butthelandowner,likeallmenwhothinkindependentlyandinisolation,wasslowintakinginanyotherperson’sidea,andparticularlypartialtohisown.

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