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Chapter 3

           “Whatafistthismanhasformakingmoney!”

           “AnotherreasonwhyIstartedthosefactories,”continuedKostanzhoglo,“isthattheymightgiveemploymenttomanypeasantswhowouldotherwisehavestarved.Yousee,theyearhappenedtohavebeenaleanonethankstothosesameindustry-mongeringlandowners,inthattheyhadneglectedtosowtheircrops;andnowmyfactorieskeepgrowingattherateofafactoryayear,owingtothecircumstancethatsuchquantitiesofremnantsandcuttingsbecomesoaccumulatedthat,ifamanlookscarefullytohismanagement,hewillfindeverysortofrubbishtobecapableofbringinginareturnyes,tothepointofhishavingtorejectmoneyonthepleathathehasnoneedofit.YetIdonotfindthattodoallthisIrequiretobuildamansionwithfacadesandpillars!”

           “Marvellous!”exclaimedChichikov.“Beyondallthingsdoesitsurprisemethatrefusecanbesoutilised.”

           “Yes,andthatiswhatcanbedonebySIMPLEmethods.Butnowadayseveryoneisamechanic,andwantstoopenthatmoneychestwithaninstrumentinsteadofsimply.ForthatpurposehehieshimtoEngland.Yes,THATisthethingtodo.Whatfolly!”Kostanzhoglospatandadded:“Yetwhenhereturnsfromabroadheisahundredtimesmoreignorantthanwhenhewent.”

           “Ah,Constantine,”putinhiswifeanxiously,“youknowhowbadforyouitistotalklikethis.”

           “Yes,buthowamItohelplosingmytemper?Thethingtouchesmetooclosely,itvexesmetoodeeplytothinkthattheRussiancharactershouldbedegenerating.

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