resurrection(复活)-第108章

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roubles；　as　he　afterwards　heard。

When　he　was　twenty　a　celebrated　revolutionist　came　to　their
factory　to　work　as　a　working　girl；　and　noticing　his　superior
qualities　began　giving　books　and　pamphlets　to　Kondratieff　and　to
talk　and　explain　his　position　to　him；　and　how　to　remedy　it。　When
the　possibility　of　freeing　himself　and　others　from　their
oppressed　state　rose　clearly　in　his　mind；　the　injustice　of　this
state　appeared　more　cruel　and　more　terrible　than　before；　and　he
longed　passionately　not　only　for　freedom；　but　also　for　the
punishment　of　those　who　had　arranged　and　who　kept　up　this　cruel
injustice。　Kondratieff　devoted　himself　with　passion　to　the
acquirement　of　knowledge。　It　was　not　clear　to　him　how　knowledge
should　bring　about　the　realisation　of　the　social　ideal；　but　he
believed　that　the　knowledge　that　had　shown　him　the　injustice　of
the　state　in　which　he　lived　would　also　abolish　that　injustice
itself。　Besides　knowledge　would；　in　his　opinion；　raise　him　above
others。　Therefore　he　left　off　drinking_　and　smoking；　and　devoted
all　his　leisure　time　to　study。　The　revolutionist　gave　him
lessons；　and　his　thirst　for　every　kind　of　knowledge；　and　the
facility　with　which　he　took　it　in；　surprised　her。　In　two　years　he
had　mastered　algebra；　geometry；　historywhich　he　was　specially
fond　ofand　made　acquaintance　with　artistic　and　critical；　and
especially　socialistic　literature。　The　revolutionist　was
arrested；　and　Kondratieff　with　her；　forbidden　books　having　been
found　in　their　possession；　and　they　were　imprisoned　and　then
exiled　to　the　Vologda　Government。　There　Kondratieff　became
acquainted　with　Novodvoroff；　and　read　a　great　deal　more
revolutionary　literature；　remembered　it　all；　and　became　still
firmer　in　his　socialistic　views。　While　in　exile　he　became　leader
in　a　large　strike；　which　ended　in　the　destruction　of　a　factory
and　the　murder　of　the　director。　He　was　again　arrested　and
condemned　to　Siberia。

His　religious　views　were　of　the　same　negative　nature　as　his　views
of　the　existing　economic　conditions。　Having　seen　the　absurdity　of
the　religion　in　which　he　was　brought　up；　and　having　gained　with
great　effort；　and　at　first　with　fear；　but　later　with　rapture；
freedom　from　it；　he　did　not　tire　of　viciously　and　with　venom
ridiculing　priests　and　religious　dogmas；　as　if　wishing　to　revenge
himself　for　the　deception　that　had　been　practised　on　him。

He　was　ascetic　through　habit；　contented　himself　with　very　little；
and；　like　all　those　used　to　work　from　childhood　and　whose　muscles
have　been　developed；　he　could　work　much　and　easily；　and　was　quick
at　any　manual　labour；　but　what　he　valued　most　was　the　leisure　in
prisons　and　halting　stations；　which　enabled　him　to　continue　his
studies。　He　was　now　studying　the　first　volume　of　Karl　Marks's；
and　carefully　hid　the　book　in　his　sack　as　if　it　were　a　great
treasure。　He　behaved　with　reserve　and　indifference　to　all　his
comrades；　except　Novodvoroff；　to　whom　he　was　greatly　attached；
and　whose　arguments　on　all　subjects　he　accepted　as　unanswerable
truths。

He　had　an　indefinite　contempt　for　women；　whom　he　looked　upon　as　a
hindrance　in　all　necessary　business。　But　he　pitied　Maslova　and
was　gentle　with　her；　for　he　considered　her　an　example　of　the　way
the　lower　are　exploited　by　the　upper　classes。　The　same　reason
made　him　dislike　Nekhludoff；　so　that　he　talked　little　with　him；
and　never　pressed　Nekhludoff's　hand；　but　only　held　out　his　own　to
be　pressed　when　greeting　him。


CHAPTER　XIII。

LOVE　AFFAIRS　OF　THE　EXILES。

The　stove　had　burned　up　and　got　warm；　the　tea　was　made　and　poured
out　into　mugs　and　cups；　and　milk　was　added　to　it；　rusks；　fresh
rye　and　wheat　bread；　hard…boiled　eggs；　butter；　and　calf's　head
and　feet　were　placed　on　the　cloth。　Everybody　moved　towards　the
part　of　the　shelf　beds　which　took　the　place　of　the　table　and　sat
eating　and　talking。　Rintzeva　sat　on　a　box　pouring　out　the　tea。
The　rest　crowded　round　her；　only　Kryltzoff；　who　had　taken　off　his
wet　cloak　and　wrapped　himself　in　his　dry　plaid　and　lay　in　his　own
place　talking　to　Nekhludoff。

After　the　cold　and　damp　march　and　the　dirt　and　disorder　they　had
found　here；　and　after　the　pains　they　had　taken　to　get　it　tidy；
after　having　drunk　hot　tea　and　eaten；　they　were　all　in　the　best
and　brightest　of　spirits。

The　fact　that　the　tramp　of　feet；　the　screams　and　abuse　of　the
criminals；　reached　them　through　the　wall；　reminding　them　of　their
surroundings；　seemed　only　to　increase　the　sense　of　coziness。　As
on　an　island　in　the　midst　of　the　sea；　these　people　felt
themselves　for　a　brief　interval　not　swamped　by　the　degradation
and　sufferings　which　surrounded　them；　this　made　their　spirits
rise；　and　excited　them。　They　talked　about　everything　except　their
present　position　and　that　which　awaited　them。　Then；　as　it
generally　happens　among　young　men；　and　women　especially；　if　they
are　forced　to　remain　together；　as　these　people　were；　all　sorts　of
agreements　and　disagreements　and　attractions；　curiously　blended；
had　sprung　up　among　them。　Almost　all　of　them　were　in　love。
Novodvoroff　was　in　love　with　the　pretty；　smiling　Grabetz。　This
Grabetz　was　a　young；　thoughtless　girl　who　had　gone　in　for　a
course　of　study；　perfectly　indifferent　to　revolutionary
questions；　but　succumbing　to　the　influence　of　the　day；　she
compromised　herself　in　some　way　and　was　exiled。　The　chief
interest　of　her　life　during　the　time　of　her　trial　in　prison　and
in　exile　was　her　success　with　men；　just　as　it　had　been　when　she
was　free。　Now　on　the　way　she　comforted　herself　with　the　fact　that
Novodvoroff　had　taken　a　fancy　to　her；　and　she　fell　in　love　with
him。　Vera　Doukhova；　who　was　very　prone　to　fall　in　love　herself；
but　did　not　awaken　love　in　others；　though　she　was　always　hoping
for　mutual　love；　was　sometimes　drawn　to　Nabatoff；　then　to
Novodvoroff。　Kryltzoff　felt　something　like　love　for　Mary
Pavlovna。　He　loved　her　with　a　man's　love；　but　knowing　how　she
regarded　this　sort　of　love；　hid　his　feelings　under　the　guise　of
friendship　and　gratitude　for　the　tenderness　with　which　she
attended　to　his　wants。　Nabatoff　and　Rintzeva　were　attached　to
each　other　by　very　complicated　ties。　Just　as　Mary　Pavlovna　was　a
perfectly　chaste　maiden；　in　the　same　way　Rintzeva　was　perfectly
chaste　as　her　own　husband's　wife。　When　only　a　schoolgirl　of
sixteen　she　fell　in　love　with　Rintzeff；　a　student　of　the
Petersburg　University；　and　married　him　before　he　left　the
university；　when　she　was　only　nineteen　years　old。　During　his
fourth　year　at　the　university　her　husband　had　become　involved　in
the　students'　rows；　was　exiled　from　Petersburg；　and　turned
revolutionist。　She　left　the　medical　courses　she　was　attending；
followed　him；　and　also　turned　revolutionist。　If　she　had　not
considered　her　husband　the　cleverest　and　best　of　men　she　would
not　have　fallen　in　love　with　him；　and　if　she　had　not　fallen　in
love　would　not　have　married；　but　having　fallen　in　love　and
married　him　whom　she　thought　the　best　and　cleverest　of　men；　she
naturally　looked　upon　life　and　its　aims　in　the　way　the　best　and
cleverest　of　men　looked　at　them。　At　first　he　thought　the　aim　of
life　was　to　learn；　and　she　looked　upon　study　as　the　aim　of　life。
He　became　a　revolutionist；　and　so　did　she。　She　could　demonstrate
very　clearly　that　the　existing　state　of　things　could　not　go　on；
and　that　it　was　everybody's　duty　to　fight　this　state　of　things
and　to　try　to　bring　about　conditions　in　which　the　individual
could　develop　freely；　etc。　And　she　imagined　that　she　really
thought　and　felt　all　this；　but　in　reality　she　only　regarded
everything　her　husband　thought　as　absolute　truth；　and　only　sought
for　perfect　agreement；　perfect　identification　of　her　own　soul
with　his　which　alone　could　give　her　full　moral　satisfaction。　The
parting　with　her　husband　and　their　child；　whom　her　mother　had
taken；　was　very　hard　to　bear；　but　she　bore　it　firmly　and　quietly；
since　it　was　for　her　husband's　sake　and　for　that　cause　which　she
had　not　the　slightest　doubt　was　true；　since　he　served　it。　She　was
always　with　her　husband　in　thoughts；　and　did　not　love　and　could
not　love　any　other　any　more　than　she　had　done　before。　But
Nabatoff's　devoted　and　pure　love　touched　and　excited　her。　This
moral；　firm　man；　her　husband's　friend；　tried　to　treat　her