Анна Кареніна

Chapter 14

           

           “Oh,no,Masha,KonstantinDmitrievitchsaidhecouldnotbelieveinit,”saidKitty,blushingforLevin,andLevinsawthis,and,stillmoreexasperated,wouldhaveanswered,butVronskywithhisbrightfranksmilerushedtothesupportoftheconversation,whichwasthreateningtobecomedisagreeable.

           “Youdonotadmittheconceivabilityatall?”hequeried.“Butwhynot?Weadmittheexistenceofelectricity,ofwhichweknownothing.Whyshouldtherenotbesomenewforce,stillunknowntous,which....”

           “Whenelectricitywasdiscovered,”Levininterruptedhurriedly,“itwasonlythephenomenonthatwasdiscovered,anditwasunknownfromwhatitproceededandwhatwereitseffects,andagespassedbeforeitsapplicationswereconceived.Butthespiritualistshavebegunwithtableswritingforthem,andspiritsappearingtothem,andhaveonlylaterstartedsayingthatitisanunknownforce.”

           VronskylistenedattentivelytoLevin,ashealwaysdidlisten,obviouslyinterestedinhiswords.

           “Yes,butthespiritualistssaywedon’tknowatpresentwhatthisforceis,butthereisaforce,andthesearetheconditionsinwhichitacts.Letthescientificmenfindoutwhattheforceconsistsin.No,Idon’tseewhythereshouldnotbeanewforce,ifit....”

           “Why,becausewithelectricity,”Levininterruptedagain,“everytimeyourubtaragainstwool,arecognizedphenomenonismanifested,butinthiscaseitdoesnothappeneverytime,andsoitfollowsitisnotanaturalphenomenon.

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