Анна Каренина

           “Therearesomeamongus,too,likeourfriendNikolayIvanovitch,orCountVronsky,that’ssettledherelately,whotrytocarryontheirhusbandryasthoughitwereafactory;butsofaritleadstonothingbutmakingawaywithcapitalonit.”

           “Butwhyisitwedon’tdolikethemerchants?Whydon’twecutdownourparksfortimber?”saidLevin,returningtoathoughtthathadstruckhim.

           “Why,asyousaid,tokeepthefirein.Besidesthat’snotworkforanobleman.Andourworkasnoblemenisn’tdonehereattheelections,butyonder,eachinourcorner.There’saclassinstinct,too,ofwhatoneoughtandoughtn’ttodo.There’sthepeasants,too,Iwonderatthemsometimes;anygoodpeasanttriestotakeallthelandhecan.Howeverbadthelandis,he’llworkit.Withoutareturntoo.Atasimpleloss.”

           “Justaswedo,”saidLevin.“Very,verygladtohavemetyou,”headded,seeingSviazhskyapproachinghim.

           “Andherewe’vemetforthefirsttimesincewemetatyourplace,”saidthelandownertoSviazhsky,“andwe’vehadagoodtalktoo.”

           “Well,haveyoubeenattackingtheneworderofthings?”saidSviazhskywithasmile.

           “Thatwe’reboundtodo.”

           “You’verelievedyourfeelings?”