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When he was dressed, Stepan Arkadyevitch sprinkled some scent on

himself, pulled down his shirt-cuffs, distributed into his

pockets his cigarettes, pocketbook, matches, and watch with its

double chain and seals, and shaking out his handkerchief, feeling

hirant, healthy, and physically at ease, in

spite of his unhappiness, he walked with a slight swing on each

leg into the dining-roo for

him, and beside the coffee, letters and papers from the office

He read the letters One was very unpleasant, fro a forest on his wife's property To sell this

forest was absolutely essential; but at present, until he was

reconciled with his wife, the subject could not be discussed

Theof all was that his pecuniary interests

should in this way enter into the question of his reconciliation

with his wife And the idea that he ht seek a reconciliation with his wife on

account of the sale of the forest--that idea hurt him

When he had finished his letters, Stepan Arkadyevitch h two pieces of

business,away

the papers, turned to his coffee As he sipped his coffee, he

opened a still da it

Stepan Arkadyevitch took in and read a liberal paper, not an

extre the views held by the majority

And in spite of the fact that science, art, and politics had no

special interest for him, he firmly held those views on all these

subjects which were held by the ed the, he did not change theed of themselves within him

Stepan Arkadyevitch had not chosen his political opinions or his

views; these political opinions and views had come to him of

themselves, just as he did not choose the shapes of his hat and

coat, but si in a certain society--owing to the need, ordinarily

developed at years of discretion, for soree of mental

activity--to have vieas just as indispensable as to have a

hat If there was a reason for his preferring liberal to

conservative viehich were held also byliberalis in closer accordance with his manner of life The

liberal party said that in Russia everything is wrong, and