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Chapter 3

           Formethedistrictinstitutionssimplymeantheliabilitytopayfourpencehalfpennyforeverythreeacres,todriveintothetown,sleepwithbugs,andlistentoallsortsofidiocyandloathsomeness,andself-interestoffersmenoinducement.”

           “Excuseme,”SergeyIvanovitchinterposedwithasmile,“self-interestdidnotinduceustoworkfortheemancipationoftheserfs,butwedidworkforit.”

           “No!”KonstantinLevinbrokeinwithstillgreaterheat;“theemancipationoftheserfswasadifferentmatter.Thereself-interestdidcomein.Onelongedtothrowoffthatyokethatcrushedus,alldecentpeopleamongus.Buttobeatowncounciloranddiscusshowmanydustmenareneeded,andhowchimneysshallbeconstructedinthetowninwhichIdon’tlivetoserveonajuryandtryapeasantwho’sstolenaflitchofbacon,andlistenforsixhoursatastretchtoallsortsofjabberfromthecounselforthedefenseandtheprosecution,andthepresidentcross-examiningmyoldhalf-wittedAlioshka,‘Doyouadmit,prisonerinthedock,thefactoftheremovalofthebacon?’‘Eh?’”

           KonstantinLevinhadwarmedtohissubject,andbeganmimickingthepresidentandthehalf-wittedAlioshka:itseemedtohimthatitwasalltothepoint.

           ButSergeyIvanovitchshruggedhisshoulders.

           “Well,whatdoyoumeantosay,then?”

           “Isimplymeantosaythatthoserightsthattouchme...

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