Анна Каренина

Chapter 1

           KonstantinLevinhadnodefiniteandunalterableideaonthesubject,andsointheirargumentsKonstantinwasreadilyconvictedofcontradictinghimself.

           InSergeyIvanovitch’seyeshisyoungerbrotherwasacapitalfellow,withhisheartintherightplace(asheexpresseditinFrench),butwithamindwhich,thoughfairlyquick,wastoomuchinfluencedbytheimpressionsofthemoment,andconsequentlyfilledwithcontradictions.Withallthecondescensionofanelderbrotherhesometimesexplainedtohimthetrueimportofthings,buthederivedlittlesatisfactionfromarguingwithhimbecausehegotthebetterofhimtooeasily.

           KonstantinLevinregardedhisbrotherasamanofimmenseintellectandculture,asgenerousinthehighestsenseoftheword,andpossessedofaspecialfacultyforworkingforthepublicgood.Butinthedepthsofhisheart,theolderhebecame,andthemoreintimatelyheknewhisbrother,themoreandmorefrequentlythethoughtstruckhimthatthisfacultyofworkingforthepublicgood,ofwhichhefelthimselfutterlydevoid,waspossiblynotsomuchaqualityasalackofsomethingnotalackofgood,honest,nobledesiresandtastes,butalackofvitalforce,ofwhatiscalledheart,ofthatimpulsewhichdrivesamantochoosesomeoneoutoftheinnumerablepathsoflife,andtocareonlyforthatone.

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