Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           That’sasitoughttobe.AndI’mverygladforthepeasant.ButIdomindseeingtheprocessofimpoverishmentfromasortofIdon’tknowwhattocallitinnocence.HereaPolishspeculatorboughtforhalfitsvalueamagnificentestatefromayoungladywholivesinNice.Andthereamerchantwillgetthreeacresofland,worthtenroubles,assecurityfortheloanofonerouble.Here,fornokindofreason,you’vemadethatrascalapresentofthirtythousandroubles.”

           “Well,whatshouldIhavedone?Countedeverytree?”

           “Ofcourse,theymustbecounted.Youdidn’tcountthem,butRyabinindid.Ryabinin’schildrenwillhavemeansoflivelihoodandeducation,whileyoursmaybewillnot!”

           “Well,youmustexcuseme,butthere’ssomethingmeaninthiscounting.Wehaveourbusinessandtheyhavetheirs,andtheymustmaketheirprofit.Anyway,thething’sdone,andthere’sanendofit.Andherecomesomepoachedeggs,myfavoritedish.AndAgafeaMihalovnawillgiveusthatmarvelousherb-brandy....”

           StepanArkadyevitchsatdownatthetableandbeganjokingwithAgafeaMihalovna,assuringherthatitwaslongsincehehadtastedsuchadinnerandsuchasupper.

           “Well,youdopraiseit,anyway,”saidAgafeaMihalovna,“butKonstantinDmitrievitch,givehimwhatyouwillacrustofbreadhe’lleatitandwalkaway.”

           ThoughLevintriedtocontrolhimself,hewasgloomyandsilent.HewantedtoputonequestiontoStepanArkadyevitch,buthecouldnotbringhimselftothepoint,andcouldnotfindthewordsorthemomentinwhichtoputit.

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