Анна Кареніна

Chapter 16

           IassureyouIhavereckoneditallout,”hesaid,“andtheforestisfetchingaverygoodpricesomuchsothatI’mafraidofthisfellow’scryingoff,infact.Youknowit’snot‘timber,’”saidStepanArkadyevitch,hopingbythisdistinctiontoconvinceLevincompletelyoftheunfairnessofhisdoubts.“Anditwon’truntomorethantwenty-fiveyardsoffagotsperacre,andhe’sgivingmeattherateofseventyroublestheacre.”

           Levinsmiledcontemptuously.“Iknow,”hethought,“thatfashionnotonlyinhim,butinallcitypeople,who,afterbeingtwiceintenyearsinthecountry,pickuptwoorthreephrasesandusetheminseasonandoutofseason,firmlypersuadedthattheyknowallaboutit.‘Timber,runtosomanyyardstheacre.’Hesaysthosewordswithoutunderstandingthemhimself.”

           “Iwouldn’tattempttoteachyouwhatyouwriteaboutinyouroffice,”saidhe,“andifneedarose,Ishouldcometoyoutoaskaboutit.Butyou’resopositiveyouknowalltheloreoftheforest.It’sdifficult.Haveyoucountedthetrees?”

           “Howcountthetrees?”saidStepanArkadyevitch,laughing,stilltryingtodrawhisfriendoutofhisill-temper.“Countthesandsofthesea,numberthestars.Somehigherpowermightdoit.”

           “Oh,well,thehigherpowerofRyabinincan.Notasinglemerchanteverbuysaforestwithoutcountingthetrees,unlesstheygetitgiventhemfornothing,asyou’redoingnow.Iknowyourforest.

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