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Chapter 1

           Hehadtheunfortunatecapacitymanymen,especiallyRussians,haveofseeingandbelievinginthepossibilityofgoodnessandtruth,butofseeingtheevilandfalsehoodoflifetooclearlytobeabletotakeaseriouspartinit.Everysphereofworkwasconnected,inhiseyes,withevilanddeception.Whateverhetriedtobe,whateverheengagedin,theevilandfalsehoodofitrepulsedhimandblockedeverypathofactivity.Yethehadtoliveandtofindoccupation.Itwastoodreadfultobeundertheburdenoftheseinsolubleproblems,soheabandonedhimselftoanydistractioninordertoforgetthem.Hefrequentedeverykindofsociety,drankmuch,boughtpictures,engagedinbuilding,andaboveall—read.

           Heread,andreadeverythingthatcametohand.Oncominghome,whilehisvaletswerestilltakingoffhisthings,hepickedupabookandbegantoread.Fromreadinghepassedtosleeping,fromsleepingtogossipindrawingroomsoftheclub,fromgossiptocarousalsandwomen;fromcarousalsbacktogossip,reading,andwine.Drinkingbecamemoreandmoreaphysicalandalsoamoralnecessity.Thoughthedoctorswarnedhimthatwithhiscorpulencewinewasdangerousforhim,hedrankagreatdeal.Hewasonlyquiteateasewhenhavingpouredseveralglassesofwinemechanicallyintohislargemouthhefeltapleasantwarmthinhisbody,anamiabilitytowardallhisfellows,andareadinesstorespondsuperficiallytoeveryideawithoutprobingitdeeply

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