Chapter 32

           

           Levinhadlongbeforemadetheobservationthatwhenoneisuncomfortablewithpeoplefromtheirbeingexcessivelyamenableandmeek,oneisaptverysoonaftertofindthingsintolerablefromtheirtouchinessandirritability.Hefeltthatthiswashowitwouldbewithhisbrother.AndhisbrotherNikolay’sgentlenessdidinfactnotlastoutforlong.Theverynextmorninghebegantobeirritable,andseemeddoinghisbesttofindfaultwithhisbrother,attackinghimonhistenderestpoints.

           Levinfelthimselftoblame,andcouldnotsetthingsright.Hefeltthatiftheyhadbothnotkeptupappearances,buthadspoken,asitiscalled,fromtheheartthatistosay,hadsaidonlyjustwhattheywerethinkingandfeelingtheywouldsimplyhavelookedintoeachother’sfaces,andKonstantincouldonlyhavesaid,“You’redying,you’redying!”andNikolaycouldonlyhaveanswered,“IknowI’mdying,butI’mafraid,I’mafraid,I’mafraid!”Andtheycouldhavesaidnothingmore,iftheyhadsaidonlywhatwasintheirhearts.Butlifelikethatwasimpossible,andsoKonstantintriedtodowhathehadbeentryingtodoallhislife,andnevercouldlearntodo,though,asfarashecouldobserve,manypeopleknewsowellhowtodoit,andwithoutittherewasnolivingatall.Hetriedtosaywhathewasnotthinking,buthefeltcontinuallythatithadaringoffalsehood,thathisbrotherdetectedhiminit,andwasexasperatedatit.

           ThethirddayNikolayinducedhisbrothertoexplainhisplantohimagain,andbegannotmerelyattackingit,butintentionallyconfoundingitwithcommunism.

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