Анна Кареніна

Chapter 3

           Theliberalpartysaid,orratherallowedittobeunderstood,thatreligionisonlyacurbtokeepincheckthebarbarousclassesofthepeople;andStepanArkadyevitchcouldnotgetthroughevenashortservicewithouthislegsachingfromstandingup,andcouldnevermakeoutwhatwastheobjectofalltheterribleandhigh-flownlanguageaboutanotherworldwhenlifemightbesoveryamusinginthisworld.Andwithallthis,StepanArkadyevitch,wholikedajoke,wasfondofpuzzlingaplainmanbysayingthatifhepridedhimselfonhisorigin,heoughtnottostopatRurikanddisownthefirstfounderofhisfamilythemonkey.AndsoLiberalismhadbecomeahabitofStepanArkadyevitch’s,andhelikedhisnewspaper,ashedidhiscigarafterdinner,fortheslightfogitdiffusedinhisbrain.Hereadtheleadingarticle,inwhichitwasmaintainedthatitwasquitesenselessinourdaytoraiseanoutcrythatradicalismwasthreateningtoswallowupallconservativeelements,andthatthegovernmentoughttotakemeasurestocrushtherevolutionaryhydra;that,onthecontrary,“inouropinionthedangerliesnotinthatfantasticrevolutionaryhydra,butintheobstinacyoftraditionalismcloggingprogress,”etc.,etc.Hereadanotherarticle,too,afinancialone,whichalludedtoBenthamandMill,anddroppedsomeinnuendoesreflectingontheministry.Withhischaracteristicquickwittednesshecaughtthedriftofeachinnuendo,divinedwhenceitcame,atwhomandonwhatgrounditwasaimed,andthataffordedhim,asitalwaysdid,acertainsatisfaction.

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