Chapter 2

           

           GeneralEpanchinlivedinhisownhouseneartheLitaynaya.Besidesthislargeresidencefive-sixthsofwhichwasletinflatsandlodgingsthegeneralwasownerofanotherenormoushouseintheSadovayabringinginevenmorerentthanthefirst.Besidesthesehouseshehadadelightfullittleestatejustoutoftown,andsomesortoffactoryinanotherpartofthecity.GeneralEpanchin,aseveryoneknew,hadagooddealtodowithcertaingovernmentmonopolies;hewasalsoavoice,andanimportantone,inmanyrichpubliccompaniesofvariousdescriptions;infact,heenjoyedthereputationofbeingawell-to-domanofbusyhabits,manyties,andaffluentmeans.Hehadmadehimselfindispensableinseveralquarters,amongstothersinhisdepartmentofthegovernment;andyetitwasaknownfactthatFedorIvanovitchEpanchinwasamanofnoeducationwhatever,andhadabsolutelyrisenfromtheranks.

           Thislastfactcould,ofcourse,reflectnothingbutcredituponthegeneral;andyet,thoughunquestionablyasagaciousman,hehadhisownlittleweaknessesveryexcusableones,oneofwhichwasadisliketoanyallusiontotheabovecircumstance.Hewasundoubtedlyclever.Forinstance,hemadeapointofneverassertinghimselfwhenhewouldgainmorebykeepinginthebackground;andinconsequencemanyexaltedpersonagesvaluedhimprincipallyforhishumilityandsimplicity,andbecause“heknewhisplace.

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