Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           Butinthiscaseonewantsfirsttobeconvincedthatonehascertainqualificationsforthissortofbusiness,andespeciallythatallthisbusinessisofgreatimportance.”

           “What!doyoumeantosayit’snotofimportance?”saidSergeyIvanovitch,stungtothequicktooathisbrother’sconsideringanythingofnoimportancethatinterestedhim,andstillmoreathisobviouslypayinglittleattentiontowhathewassaying.

           “Idon’tthinkitimportant;itdoesnottakeholdofme,Ican’thelpit,”answeredLevin,makingoutthatwhathesawwasthebailiff,andthatthebailiffseemedtobelettingthepeasantsgoofftheploughedland.Theywereturningtheploughover.“Cantheyhavefinishedploughing?”hewondered.

           “Come,reallythough,”saidtheelderbrother,withafrownonhishandsome,cleverface,“there’salimittoeverything.It’sverywelltobeoriginalandgenuine,andtodislikeeverythingconventionalIknowallaboutthat;butreally,whatyou’resayingeitherhasnomeaning,orithasaverywrongmeaning.Howcanyouthinkitamatterofnoimportancewhetherthepeasant,whomyouloveasyouassert....”

           “Ineverdidassertit,”thoughtKonstantinLevin.

           “...dieswithouthelp?Theignorantpeasant-womenstarvethechildren,andthepeoplestagnateindarkness,andarehelplessinthehandsofeveryvillageclerk,whileyouhaveatyourdisposalameansofhelpingthem,anddon’thelpthembecausetoyourmindit’sofnoimportance.

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