Анна Кареніна

Chapter 17

           AndbeggingfiftyroublesfromDolly,hesetoffforPetersburg.

           StepanArkadyevitchsatinKarenin’sstudylisteningtohisreportonthecausesoftheunsatisfactorypositionofRussianfinance,andonlywaitingforthemomentwhenhewouldfinishtospeakabouthisownbusinessoraboutAnna.

           “Yes,that’sverytrue,”hesaid,whenAlexeyAlexandrovitchtookoffthepince-nez,withoutwhichhecouldnotreadnow,andlookedinquiringlyathisformerbrother-in-law,“that’sverytrueinparticularcases,butstilltheprincipleofourdayisfreedom.”

           “Yes,butIlaydownanotherprinciple,embracingtheprincipleoffreedom,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitch,withemphasisontheword“embracing,”andheputonhispince-nezagain,soastoreadthepassageinwhichthisstatementwasmade.Andturningoverthebeautifullywritten,wide-marginedmanuscript,AlexeyAlexandrovitchreadaloudoveragaintheconclusivepassage.

           “Idon’tadvocateprotectionforthesakeofprivateinterests,butforthepublicweal,andforthelowerandupperclassesequally,”hesaid,lookingoverhispince-nezatOblonsky.“Buttheycannotgraspthat,theyaretakenupnowwithpersonalinterests,andcarriedawaybyphrases.”

           StepanArkadyevitchknewthatwhenKareninbegantotalkofwhattheyweredoingandthinking,thepersonswhowouldnotaccepthisreportandwerethecauseofeverythingwronginRussia,thatitwascomingneartheend.Andsonowheeagerlyabandonedtheprincipleoffree-trade,andfullyagreed.AlexeyAlexandrovitchpaused,thoughtfullyturningoverthepagesofhismanuscript.

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