Chapter 7

           

           OnarrivinginMoscowbyamorningtrain,Levinhadputupatthehouseofhiselderhalf-brother,Koznishev.Afterchanginghisclotheshewentdowntohisbrother’sstudy,intendingtotalktohimatonceabouttheobjectofhisvisit,andtoaskhisadvice;buthisbrotherwasnotalone.Withhimtherewasawell-knownprofessorofphilosophy,whohadcomefromHarkovexpresslytoclearupadifferencethathadarisenbetweenthemonaveryimportantphilosophicalquestion.Theprofessorwascarryingonahotcrusadeagainstmaterialists.SergeyKoznishevhadbeenfollowingthiscrusadewithinterest,andafterreadingtheprofessor’slastarticle,hehadwrittenhimaletterstatinghisobjections.Heaccusedtheprofessorofmakingtoogreatconcessionstothematerialists.Andtheprofessorhadpromptlyappearedtoarguethematterout.Thepointindiscussionwasthequestiontheninvogue:Istherealinetobedrawnbetweenpsychologicalandphysiologicalphenomenainman?andifso,where?

           SergeyIvanovitchmethisbrotherwiththesmileofchillyfriendlinesshealwayshadforeveryone,andintroducinghimtotheprofessor,wentonwiththeconversation.

           Alittlemaninspectacles,withanarrowforehead,torehimselffromthediscussionforaninstanttogreetLevin,andthenwentontalkingwithoutpayinganyfurtherattentiontohim.Levinsatdowntowaittilltheprofessorshouldgo,buthesoonbegantogetinterestedinthesubjectunderdiscussion.

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