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Chapter 4

           Notthatthediscussionsthemselvesinterestme;Iamnotapolitician,youknow;butitdelightsmetoseehowtheyaddresseachother‘thenoblelordwhoagreeswithme,’‘myhonourableopponentwhoastonishedEuropewithhisproposal,’‘thenobleviscountsittingopposite’alltheseexpressions,allthisparliamentarismofafreepeople,hasanenormousattractionforme.Itfascinatesme,prince.Ihavealwaysbeenanartistinthedepthsofmysoul,Iassureyou,EvgeniePavlovitch.”

           “Doyoumeantosay,”criedGania,fromtheothercorner,“doyoumeantosaythatrailwaysareaccursedinventions,thattheyareasourceofruintohumanity,apoisonpouredupontheearthtocorruptthespringsoflife?”

           GavrilaArdalionovitchwasinhighspiritsthatevening,anditseemedtotheprincethathisgaietywasmingledwithtriumph.OfcoursehewasonlyjokingwithLebedeff,meaningtoegghimon,buthegrewexcitedhimselfatthesametime.

           “Nottherailways,ohdear,no!”repliedLebedeff,withamixtureofviolentangerandextremeenjoyment.“Consideredalone,therailwayswillnotpollutethespringsoflife,butasawholetheyareaccursed.Thewholetendencyofourlatestcenturies,initsscientificandmaterialisticaspect,ismostprobablyaccursed.”

           “Isitcertainlyaccursed?...ordoyouonlymeanitmightbe?Thatisanimportantpoint,”saidEvgeniePavlovitch.

           “Itisaccursed,certainlyaccursed!”repliedtheclerk,vehemently.

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