Chapter 25

           

           “Soyousee,”pursuedNikolayLevin,painfullywrinklinghisforeheadandtwitching.

           Itwasobviouslydifficultforhimtothinkofwhattosayanddo.

           “Here,doyousee?”...Hepointedtosomesortofironbars,fastenedtogetherwithstrings,lyinginacorneroftheroom.“Doyouseethat?That’sthebeginningofanewthingwe’regoinginto.It’saproductiveassociation....”

           Konstantinscarcelyheardhim.Helookedintohissickly,consumptiveface,andhewasmoreandmoresorryforhim,andhecouldnotforcehimselftolistentowhathisbrotherwastellinghimabouttheassociation.Hesawthatthisassociationwasamereanchortosavehimfromself-contempt.NikolayLevinwentontalking:

           “Youknowthatcapitaloppressesthelaborer.Thelaborerswithus,thepeasants,bearalltheburdenoflabor,andaresoplacedthathowevermuchtheyworktheycan’tescapefromtheirpositionofbeastsofburden.Alltheprofitsoflabor,onwhichtheymightimprovetheirposition,andgainleisureforthemselves,andafterthateducation,allthesurplusvaluesaretakenfromthembythecapitalists.Andsociety’ssoconstitutedthatthehardertheywork,thegreatertheprofitofthemerchantsandlandowners,whiletheystaybeastsofburdentotheend.Andthatstateofthingsmustbechanged,”hefinishedup,andhelookedquestioninglyathisbrother.

           “Yes,ofcourse,”saidKonstantin,lookingatthepatchofredthathadcomeoutonhisbrother’sprojectingcheekbones.

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