Анна Каренина

Chapter 13

           

           “No;weonlycametofetchyouandthankyou,”shesaid,rewardinghimwithasmilethatwaslikeagift,“forcoming.Whatdotheywanttoarguefor?Nooneeverconvincesanyone,youknow.”

           “Yes;that’strue,”saidLevin;“itgenerallyhappensthatoneargueswarmlysimplybecauseonecan’tmakeoutwhatone’sopponentwantstoprove.”

           Levinhadoftennoticedindiscussionsbetweenthemostintelligentpeoplethatafterenormousefforts,andanenormousexpenditureoflogicalsubtletiesandwords,thedisputantsfinallyarrivedatbeingawarethatwhattheyhadsolongbeenstrugglingtoprovetooneanotherhadlongago,fromthebeginningoftheargument,beenknowntoboth,butthattheylikeddifferentthings,andwouldnotdefinewhattheylikedforfearofitsbeingattacked.Hehadoftenhadtheexperienceofsuddenlyinadiscussiongraspingwhatitwashisopponentlikedandatoncelikingittoo,andimmediatelyhefoundhimselfagreeing,andthenallargumentsfellawayasuseless.Sometimes,too,hehadexperiencedtheopposite,expressingatlastwhathelikedhimself,whichhewasdevisingargumentstodefend,and,chancingtoexpressitwellandgenuinely,hehadfoundhisopponentatonceagreeingandceasingtodisputehisposition.Hetriedtosaythis.

           Sheknittedherbrow,tryingtounderstand.Butdirectlyhebegantoillustratehismeaning,sheunderstoodatonce.

           “Iknow:onemustfindoutwhatheisarguingfor,whatisprecioustohim,thenonecan....”

           Shehadcompletelyguessedandexpressedhisbadlyexpressedidea.

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