Анна Каренина

Chapter 4

           ToLvovitwasveryinteresting.

           “That’swhatIenvyyou,thatyouareabletomixintheseinterestingscientificcircles,”hesaid.Andashetalked,hepassedasusualintoFrench,whichwaseasiertohim.“It’strueIhaven’tthetimeforit.Myofficialworkandthechildrenleavemenotime;andthenI’mnotashamedtoownthatmyeducationhasbeentoodefective.”

           “ThatIdon’tbelieve,”saidLevinwithasmile,feeling,ashealwaysdid,touchedatLvov’slowopinionofhimself,whichwasnotintheleastputonfromadesiretoseemortobemodest,butwasabsolutelysincere.

           “Oh,yes,indeed!IfeelnowhowbadlyeducatedIam.ToeducatemychildrenIpositivelyhavetolookupagreatdeal,andinfactsimplytostudymyself.Forit’snotenoughtohaveteachers,theremustbesomeonetolookafterthem,justasonyourlandyouwantlaborersandanoverseer.SeewhatI’mreading”hepointedtoBuslaev’sGrammaronthedesk“it’sexpectedofMisha,andit’ssodifficult....Come,explaintome....Herehesays....”

           Levintriedtoexplaintohimthatitcouldn’tbeunderstood,butthatithadtobetaught;butLvovwouldnotagreewithhim.

           “Oh,you’relaughingatit!”

           “Onthecontrary,youcan’timaginehow,whenIlookatyou,I’malwayslearningthetaskthatliesbeforeme,thatistheeducationofone’schildren.”

           “Well,there’snothingforyoutolearn,”saidLvov.

           “AllIknow,”saidLevin,“isthatIhaveneverseenbetterbrought-upchildrenthanyours,andIwouldn’twishforchildrenbetterthanyours.

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