Part 1 Chapter 3文档格式.docx
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thesepoliticalopinionsandviewshadcometohimofthemselves,justashedidnotchoosetheshapesofhishatandcoat,butsimplytookthosethatwerebeingworn.Andforhim,livinginacertainsociety--owingtotheneed,ordinarilydevelopedatyearsofdiscretion,forsomedegreeofmentalactivity--tohaveviewswasjustasindispensableastohaveahat.Iftherewasareasonforhispreferringliberaltoconservativeviews,whichwereheldalsobymanyofhiscircle,itarosenotfromhisconsideringliberalismmorerational,butfromitsbeingincloseraccordancewithhismanneroflife.TheliberalpartysaidthatinRussiaeverythingiswrong,andcertainlyStepanArkadyevitchhadmanydebtsandwasdecidedlyshortofmoney.Theliberalpartysaidthatmarriageisaninstitutionquiteoutofdate,andthatitneedsreconstruction;
andfamilylifecertainlyaffordedStepanArkadyevitchlittlegratification,andforcedhimintolyingandhypocrisy,whichwassorepulsivetohisnature.Theliberalpartysaid,orratherallowedittobeunderstood,thatreligionisonlyacurbtokeepincheckthebarbarousclassesofthepeople;
andStepanArkadyevitchcouldnotgetthroughevenashortservicewithouthislegsachingfromstandingup,andcouldnevermakeoutwhatwastheobjectofalltheterribleandhigh-flownlanguageaboutanotherworldwhenlifemightbesoveryamusinginthisworld.Andwithallthis,StepanArkadyevitch,wholikedajoke,wasfondofpuzzlingaplainmanbysayingthatifhepridedhimselfonhisorigin,heoughtnottostopatRurikanddisownthefirstfounderofhisfamily--themonkey.AndsoLiberalismhadbecomeahabitofStepanArkadyevitch'
s,andhelikedhisnewspaper,ashedidhiscigarafterdinner,fortheslightfogitdiffusedinhisbrain.Hereadtheleadingarticle,inwhichitwasmaintainedthatitwasquitesenselessinourdaytoraiseanoutcrythatradicalismwasthreateningtoswallowupallconservativeelements,andthatthegovernmentoughttotakemeasurestocrushtherevolutionaryhydra;
that,onthecontrary,"
inouropinionthedangerliesnotinthatfantasticrevolutionaryhydra,butintheobstinacyoftraditionalismcloggingprogress,"
etc.,etc.Hereadanotherarticle,too,afinancialone,whichalludedtoBenthamandMill,anddroppedsomeinnuendoesreflectingontheministry.Withhischaracteristicquickwittednesshecaughtthedriftofeachinnuendo,divinedwhenceitcame,atwhomandonwhatgrounditwasaimed,andthataffordedhim,asitalwaysdid,acertainsatisfaction.ButtodaythatsatisfactionwasembitteredbyMatronaPhilimonovna'
sadviceandtheunsatisfactorystateofthehousehold.Heread,too,thatCountBeistwasrumoredtohaveleftforWiesbaden,andthatoneneedhavenomoregrayhair,andofthesaleofalightcarriage,andofayoungpersonseekingasituation;
buttheseitemsofinformationdidnotgivehim,asusual,aquiet,ironicalgratification.Havingfinishedthepaper,asecondcupofcoffeeandarollandbutter,hegotup,shakingthecrumbsoftherolloffhiswaistcoat;
and,squaringhisbroadchest,hesmiledjoyously:
notbecausetherewasanythingparticularlyagreeableinhismind--thejoyoussmilewasevokedbyagooddigestion.
Butthisjoyoussmileatoncerecalledeverythingtohim,andhegrewthoughtful.
Twochildishvoices(StepanArkadyevitchrecognizedthevoicesofGrisha,hisyoungestboy,andTanya,hiseldestgirl)wereheardoutsidethedoor.Theywerecarryingsomething,anddroppedit.
"
Itoldyounottositpassengersontheroof,"
saidthelittlegirlinEnglish;
there,pickthemup!
"
Everything'
sinconfusion,"
thoughtStepanArkadyevitch;
therearethechildrenrunningaboutbythemselves."
Andgoingtothedoor,hecalledthem.Theythrewdownthebox,thatrepresentedatrain,andcameintotheirfather.
Thelittlegirl,herfather'
sfavorite,ranupboldly,embracedhim,andhunglaughinglyonhisneck,enjoyingasshealwaysdidthesmellofscentthatcamefromhiswhiskers.Atlastthelittlegirlkissedhisface,whichwasflushedfromhisstoopingpostureandbeamingwithtenderness,loosedherhands,andwasabouttorunawayagain;
butherfatherheldherback.
Howismamma?
heasked,passinghishandoverhisdaughter'
ssmooth,softlittleneck."
Goodmorning,"
hesaid,smilingtotheboy,whohadcomeuptogreethim.Hewasconsciousthathelovedtheboyless,andalwaystriedtobefair;
buttheboyfeltit,anddidnotrespondwithasmiletohisfather'
schillysmile.
Mamma?
Sheisup,"
answeredthegirl.
StepanArkadyevitchsighed."
Thatmeansthatshe'
snotsleptagainallnight,"
hethought.
Well,isshecheerful?
Thelittlegirlknewthattherewasaquarrelbetweenherfatherandmother,andthathermothercouldnotbecheerful,andthatherfathermustbeawareofthis,andthathewaspretendingwhenheaskedaboutitsolightly.Andsheblushedforherfather.Heatonceperceivedit,andblushedtoo.
Idon'
tknow,"
shesaid."
Shedidnotsaywemustdoourlessons,butshesaidweweretogoforawalkwithMissHooletograndmamma'
s."
Well,go,Tanya,mydarling.Oh,waitaminute,though,"
hesaid,stillholdingherandstrokinghersoftlittlehand.
Hetookoffthematelpiece,wherehehadputityesterday,alittleboxofsweets,andgavehertwo,pickingoutherfavorites,achocolateandafondant.
ForGrisha?
saidthelittlegirl,pointingtothechocolate.
Yes,yes."
Andstillstrokingherlittleshoulder,hekissedherontherootsofherehairandneck,andlethergo.
Thecarriageisready,"
saidMatvey;
butthere'
ssomeonetoseeyouwithapetition."
Beenherelong?
askedStepanArkadyevitch.
Halfanhour."
HowmanytimeshaveItoldyoutotellmeatonce?
Onemustletyoudrinkyourcoffeeinpeace,atleast,"
saidMatvey,intheaffectionatelygrufftonewithwhichitwasimpossibletobeangry.
Well,showthepersonupatonce,"
saidOblonsky,frowningwithvexation.
Thepetitioner,thewidowofastaffcaptainKalinin,camewitharequestimpossibleandunreasonable;
butStepanArkadyevitch,ashegenerallydid,madehersitdown,heardhertotheendattentivelywithoutinterruptingher,andgaveherdetailedadviceastohowandtowhomtoapply,andevenwroteher,inhislarge,sprawling,goodandlegiblehand,aconfidentandfluentlittlenotetoapersonagewhomightbeofusetoher.Havinggotridofthestaffcaptain'
swidow,StepanArkadyevitchtookhishatandstoppedtorecollectwhetherhehadforgottenanything.Itappearedthathehadforgottennothingexceptwhathewantedtoforget--hiswife.
Ah,yes!
Hebowedhishead,andhishandsomefaceassumedaharassedexpression."
Togo,ornottogo!
hesaidtohimself;
andaninnervoicetoldhimhemustnotgo,thatnothingcouldcomeofitbutfalsity;
thattoamend,tosetrighttheirrelationswasimpossible,becauseitwasimpossibletomakeherattractiveagainandabletoinspirelove,ortomakehimanoldman,notsusceptibletolove.Exceptdeceitandlyingnothingcouldcomeofitnow;
anddeceitandlyingwereopposedtohisnature.
Itmustbesometime,though:
itcan'
tgoonlikethis,"
hesaid,tryingtogivehimselfcourage.Hesquaredhischest,tookoutacigarette,tooktwowhiffsatit,flungitintoamother-of-pearlashtray,andwithrapidstepswalkedthroughthedrawingroom,andopenedtheotherdoorintohiswife'
sbedroom.
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