Chapter 7

           

           StephanArkadyevitchhadgonetoPetersburgtoperformthemostnaturalandessentialofficialdutysofamiliartoeveryoneinthegovernmentservice,thoughincomprehensibletooutsidersthatduty,butforwhichonecouldhardlybeingovernmentservice,ofremindingtheministryofhisexistenceandhaving,forthedueperformanceofthisrite,takenalltheavailablecashfromhome,wasgailyandagreeablyspendinghisdaysattheracesandinthesummervillas.MeanwhileDollyandthechildrenhadmovedintothecountry,tocutdownexpensesasmuchaspossible.ShehadgonetoErgushovo,theestatethathadbeenherdowry,andtheonewhereinspringtheforesthadbeensold.ItwasnearlyfortymilesfromLevin’sPokrovskoe.Thebig,oldhouseatErgushovohadbeenpulleddownlongago,andtheoldprincehadhadthelodgedoneupandbuiltonto.Twentyyearsbefore,whenDollywasachild,thelodgehadbeenroomyandcomfortable,though,likealllodges,itstoodsidewaystotheentranceavenue,andfacedthesouth.Butbynowthislodgewasoldanddilapidated.WhenStepanArkadyevitchhadgonedowninthespringtoselltheforest,Dollyhadbeggedhimtolookoverthehouseandorderwhatrepairsmightbeneeded.StepanArkadyevitch,likeallunfaithfulhusbandsindeed,wasverysolicitousforhiswife’scomfort,andhehadhimselflookedoverthehouse,andgiveninstructionsabouteverythingthatheconsiderednecessary.Whatheconsiderednecessarywastocoverallthefurniturewithcretonne,toputupcurtains,toweedthegarden,tomakealittlebridgeonthepond,andtoplantflowers.

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