Анна Кареніна

Chapter 9

           

           “Nonsense!Comealong,please,”saidStepanArkadyevitch,pointinginthedirectionofthedining-room.

           Themenwentintothedining-roomandwentuptoatable,laidwithsixsortsofspiritsandasmanykindsofcheese,somewithlittlesilverspadesandsomewithout,caviar,herrings,preservesofvariouskinds,andplateswithslicesofFrenchbread.

           Themenstoodroundthestrong-smellingspiritsandsaltdelicacies,andthediscussionoftheRussificationofPolandbetweenKoznishev,Karenin,andPestsovdieddowninanticipationofdinner.

           SergeyIvanovitchwasunequaledinhisskillinwindingupthemostheatedandseriousargumentbysomeunexpectedpinchofAtticsaltthatchangedthedispositionofhisopponent.Hedidthisnow.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchhadbeenmaintainingthattheRussificationofPolandcouldonlybeaccomplishedasaresultoflargermeasureswhichoughttobeintroducedbytheRussiangovernment.

           Pestsovinsistedthatonecountrycanonlyabsorbanotherwhenitisthemoredenselypopulated.

           Koznishevadmittedbothpoints,butwithlimitations.Astheyweregoingoutofthedrawing-roomtoconcludetheargument,Koznishevsaid,smiling:

           “So,then,fortheRussificationofourforeignpopulationsthereisbutonemethodtobringupasmanychildrenasonecan.MybrotherandIareterriblyinfault,Isee.Youmarriedmen,especiallyyou,StepanArkadyevitch,aretherealpatriots:whatnumberhaveyoureached?”hesaid,smilinggeniallyattheirhostandholdingoutatinywine-glasstohim.

           Everyonelaughed,andStepanArkadyevitchwithparticulargoodhumor.

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