dead souls(死魂灵)-第97章

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　but　one　director；　whereas　a　director　may　have　a　hundred　subordinates。　But　let　us　put　aside　the　question　of　comparative　culpability。　The　important　point　is；　that　before　us　all　lies　the　duty　of　rescuing　our　fatherland。　Our　fatherland　is　suffering；　not　from　the　incursion　of　a　score　of　alien　tongues；　but　from　our　own　acts；　in　that；　in　addition　to　the　lawful　administration；　there　has　grown　up　a　second　administration　possessed　of　infinitely　greater　powers　than　the　system　established　by　law。　And　that　second　administration　has　established　its　conditions；　fixed　its　tariff　of　prices；　and　published　that　tariff　abroad；　nor　could　any　ruler；　even　though　the　wisest　of　legislators　and　administrators；　do　more　to　correct　the　evil　than　limit　it　in　the　conduct　of　his　more　venal　tchinovniks　by　setting　over　them；　as　their　supervisors；　men　of　superior　rectitude。　No；　until　each　of　us　shall　come　to　feel　that；　just　as　arms　were　taken　up　during　the　period　of　the　upheaval　of　nations；　so　now　each　of　us　must　make　a　stand　against　dishonesty；　all　remedies　will　end　in　failure。　As　a　Russian；　thereforeas　one　bound　to　you　by　consanguinity　and　identity　of　bloodI　make　to　you　my　appeal。　I　make　it　to　those　of　you　who　understand　wherein　lies　nobility　of　thought。　I　invite　those　men　to　remember　the　duty　which　confronts　us；　whatsoever　our　respective　stations；　I　invite　them　to　observe　more　closely　their　duty；　and　to　keep　more　constantly　in　mind　their　obligations　of　holding　true　to　their　country；　in　that　before　us　the　future　looms　dark；　and　that　we　can　scarcely。　。　。　。〃

　　　＇Here　the　manuscript　of　the　original　comes　abruptly　to　an　end。＇





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