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The latter's absolute assurance he considered offensive, in fact insupportable. "Would you, please, tell me," he began, irresistibly impelled to wound Sanine, "why you always talk as if you were teaching little children?" Von Deitz, feeling uneasy at this speech, uttered something conciliatory, and rattled his spurs. "What do you mean by that?" asked Sanine sharply, "why are you so angry?"
"I have drawn up a programme but perhaps it would bore you if I read it out?" said Schafroff, with a furtive glance at Dubova. "I propose to begin with 'The Origin of the Family' side by side with Darwin's works, and, in literature, we could take Tolstoi." "Of course, Tolstoi!" said Von Deitz, looking extremely pleased with himself as he proceeded to light a cigarette.
History is inexorable; what has once disappeared from the scene can never return." "Do you mean to say that Christianity has disappeared from the scene?" shrieked Von Deitz. "Certainly, I do," continued Yourii obstinately. "You seem as surprised as if such an idea were utterly impossible.
Sanine felt fresh hatred for the fellow as he looked at his narrow forehead and his tight breeches. "Yes, yes, I know all about it," he interrupted. "But one thing, let me tell you; I don't intend to fight Sarudine." Von Deitz turned round sharply. Tanaroff drew himself up, and said in a tone of contempt. "Why not, pray?" Sanine burst out laughing.
"I suppose I ought to strike him ... rush at him, and give him one in the eye! Otherwise, I shall look such a fool, for they must all have guessed that I wanted to pick a quarrel...." But, instead of doing this, he pretended to be interested in what Ivanoff and Von Deitz were saying. "As regards women, I don't altogether agree with Tolstoi," said the officer complacently.
"Then, you had rather that it were complicated and obscure?" asked Sanine. Von Deitz shrugged his shoulders, lost in thought. Leaving the boulevard behind them, they passed along the dreary streets lying outside the town, though they were better lighted than the boulevard.
"Soloveitchik Sanine," said Von Deitz, introducing the two, and grasping the former's cold, trembling hand. Soloveitchik laughed nervously. "So pleased to meet you!" he said. "I have heard so much about you, and, you know " He stumbled backwards still holding Sanine's hand. In doing so he fell Against Yourii, and trod on Von Deitz's foot.
"I suppose the mill has been here a long while?" asked Yourii. "Oh! yes, for ever so long!" replied Von Deitz who, as he passed, looked through the lighted window, and in a tone of satisfaction said, "Oho! Quite a lot of people, already." Yourii and Sanine also looked in at the window and saw heads moving in a dim cloud of blue smoke.
Tanaroff and Von Deitz were sitting in the drawing-room bolt upright, with their heads close together, as if in their white tunics and tight riding-breeches they felt extremely uncomfortable. As Sanine entered they both rose slowly and with some hesitation, apparently uncertain how to behave. "Good day, gentlemen," said Sanine in a loud voice, as he held out his hand.
And thus all the charm of life vanished; bravery, passion, beauty, all were dead; duty alone remained, and the dream of a future golden age golden maybe, for others, coming after. Yes, Christianity has played a sorry part; and the name of Christ ..." "Well! I never!" broke in Von Deitz, as he stopped short, waving his long arms in the dusk. "That's really a bit too much!"
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