Анна Кареніна

Chapter 29

           

           “Verygladtoseeyou!Tobesure!Irememberyouverywell.Lastyearatourdistrictmarshal,NikolayIvanovitch’s.”

           “Well,andhowisyourlanddoing?”askedLevin.

           “Oh,stilljustthesame,alwaysataloss,”thelandowneransweredwitharesignedsmile,butwithanexpressionofserenityandconvictionthatsoitmustbe.“Andhowdoyoucometobeinourprovince?”heasked.“Cometotakepartinourcoupd’état?”hesaid,confidentlypronouncingtheFrenchwordswithabadaccent.“AllRussia’sheregentlemenofthebedchamber,andeverythingshortoftheministry.”HepointedtotheimposingfigureofStepanArkadyevitchinwhitetrousersandhiscourtuniform,walkingbywithageneral.

           “IoughttoownthatIdon’tverywellunderstandthedriftoftheprovincialelections,”saidLevin.

           Thelandownerlookedathim.

           “Why,whatistheretounderstand?There’snomeaninginitatall.It’sadecayinginstitutionthatgoesonrunningonlybytheforceofinertia.Justlook,theveryuniformstellyouthatit’sanassemblyofjusticesofthepeace,permanentmembersofthecourt,andsoon,butnotofnoblemen.”

           “Thenwhydoyoucome?”askedLevin.

           “Fromhabit,nothingelse.Then,too,onemustkeepupconnections.It’samoralobligationofasort.Andthen,totellthetruth,there’sone’sowninterests.Myson-in-lawwantstostandasapermanentmember;they’renotrichpeople,andhemustbebroughtforward.Thesegentlemen,now,whatdotheycomefor?”hesaid,pointingtothemalignantgentleman,whowastalkingatthehightable.

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