Анна Кареніна

Chapter 11

           “Butyouhavenotdrawnthelinebetweenhonestanddishonestwork.ThatIreceiveabiggersalarythanmychiefclerk,thoughheknowsmoreabouttheworkthanIdothat’sdishonest,Isuppose?”

           “Ican’tsay.”

           “Well,butIcantellyou:yourreceivingsomefivethousand,let’ssay,foryourworkontheland,whileourhost,thepeasanthere,howeverhardheworks,cannevergetmorethanfiftyroubles,isjustasdishonestasmyearningmorethanmychiefclerk,andMalthusgettingmorethanastation-master.No,quitethecontrary;Iseethatsocietytakesupasortofantagonisticattitudetothesepeople,whichisutterlybaseless,andIfancythere’senvyatthebottomofit....”

           “No,that’sunfair,”saidVeslovsky;“howcouldenvycomein?Thereissomethingnotniceaboutthatsortofbusiness.”

           “Yousay,”Levinwenton,“thatit’sunjustformetoreceivefivethousand,whilethepeasanthasfifty;that’strue.Itisunfair,andIfeelit,but....”

           “Itreallyis.Whyisitwespendourtimeriding,drinking,shooting,doingnothing,whiletheyareforeveratwork?”saidVassenkaVeslovsky,obviouslyforthefirsttimeinhislifereflectingonthequestion,andconsequentlyconsideringitwithperfectsincerity.

           “Yes,youfeelit,butyoudon’tgivehimyourproperty,”saidStepanArkadyevitch,intentionally,asitseemed,provokingLevin.

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