"Your letter, dear Dmitri, showed nothing else to me than that you have a warm heart; and I have never had reason to doubt that. But, my dear, our good tendencies do us more harm in life than our bad ones. I will not tell you that you are committing a folly, that your behavior annoys me; but I will do my best to make one argument have an effect upon you. Let us reason together, my dear."You say you feel that your vocation is for a country life; that you wish to make your serfs happy, and that you hope to be a good farmer. ...
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"Your letter, dear Dmitri, showed nothing else to me than that you have a warm heart; and I have never had reason to doubt that. But, my dear, our good tendencies do us more harm in life than our bad ones. I will not tell you that you are committing a folly, that your behavior annoys me; but I will do my best to make one argument have an effect upon you. Let us reason together, my dear."You say you feel that your vocation is for a country life; that you wish to make your serfs happy, and that you hope to be a good farmer."In the first place, I must tell you that we feel sure of our vocation only when we have once made a mistake in one; secondly, that it is easier to win happiness for ourselves than for others; and thirdly, that, in order to be a good master, it is necessary to be a cold and austere man, which you will never in this world succeed in being, even though you strive to make believe that you are.
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Seller's Description:
Used: Acceptable. Hardback no dust jacket internally clean inside, owners name stamp on a couple of pages but small, outer cover small bumps and spine slight lean. Not dated but preface is dated 1887. Stories are-A Russian Proprietor, Lucerne, Recollections of a Scorer, Albert, Two Hussars, Three Deaths and A Prisoner in the Caucasus.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good. No Jacket. C1888, undated. No edition stated. Signed by the previous owner. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is gilt on the spine and the front of the book. The boards are a little shelf rubbed. There is minor foxing within the book, the text remains bright and clear. The binding is strong and the book charming. GK.
