| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | 38 | 77 | 115 | 153 |
|
all mean? A husband, the head of a family, has no occupation, abandons
everything, gives everything away, et fait le généreux à droite et à
gauche.[6] I know how it will end! Nous en savons quelque chose.[7]
[4] There is no reason for it to stop.
[5] I should put an end to all these fads.
[6] And plays the bountiful left and right.
[7] We know something about it.
PETER SEMYÓNOVICH [to Mary Ivánovna]. But do explain to me, Mary, what
is this new movement? Of course I understand Liberalism, County
Councils, the Constitution, schools, reading-rooms, and tout ce qui
s'en suit;[8] as well as Socialism, strikes, and an eight-hour day; but
what is this? Explain it to me.
[8] All the rest of it.
MARY IVÁNOVNA. But he told you about it yesterday.
PETER SEMYÓNOVICH. I confess I did not understand. The Gospels, the
Sermon on the Mount--and that churches are unnecessary! But then how is
one to pray, and all that?
8
Page
Quick Jump
|