Анна Каренина

Chapter 28

           “Itappears,”hewenton,witheagerinterest,“thatFriedrichwasnot,afterall,thepersonchieflyresponsibleforthepartitionofPoland.Itisproved....”

           Andwithhischaracteristicclearness,hesummedupthosenew,veryimportant,andinterestingrevelations.AlthoughLevinwasengrossedatthemomentbyhisideasabouttheproblemoftheland,hewondered,asheheardSviazhsky:“Whatisthereinsideofhim?Andwhy,whyisheinterestedinthepartitionofPoland?”WhenSviazhskyhadfinished,Levincouldnothelpasking:“Well,andwhatthen?”Buttherewasnothingtofollow.Itwassimplyinterestingthatithadbeenprovedtobesoandso.ButSviazhskydidnotexplain,andsawnoneedtoexplainwhyitwasinterestingtohim.

           “Yes,butIwasverymuchinterestedbyyourirritableneighbor,”saidLevin,sighing.“He’sacleverfellow,andsaidalotthatwastrue.”

           “Oh,getalongwithyou!Aninveteratesupporterofserfdomatheart,likeallofthem!”saidSviazhsky.

           “Whosemarshalyouare.”

           “Yes,onlyImarshalthemintheotherdirection,”saidSviazhsky,laughing.

           “I’lltellyouwhatinterestsmeverymuch,”saidLevin.“He’srightthatoursystem,that’stosayofrationalfarming,doesn’tanswer,thattheonlythingthatanswersisthemoney-lendersystem,likethatmeek-lookinggentleman’s,orelsetheverysimplest....Whosefaultisit?”

           “Ourown,ofcourse.Besides,it’snottruethatitdoesn’tanswer.ItanswerswithVassiltchikov.”

           “Afactory....”

           “ButIreallydon’tknowwhatitisyouaresurprisedat.

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