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Alexey
Alexandrovitch
questioned
him
as
to
the
duties
of
this
new
committee
,
and
pondered
.
He
was
considering
whether
the
new
committee
would
not
be
acting
in
some
way
contrary
to
the
views
he
had
been
advocating
.
But
as
the
influence
of
the
new
committee
was
of
a
very
complex
nature
,
and
his
views
were
of
very
wide
application
,
he
could
not
decide
this
straight
off
,
and
taking
off
his
pince
-
nez
,
he
said
:
“
Of
course
,
I
can
mention
it
to
him
;
but
what
is
your
reason
precisely
for
wishing
to
obtain
the
appointment
?
”
“
It
’
s
a
good
salary
,
rising
to
nine
thousand
,
and
my
means
.
.
.
.
”
“
Nine
thousand
!
”
repeated
Alexey
Alexandrovitch
,
and
he
frowned
.
The
high
figure
of
the
salary
made
him
reflect
that
on
that
side
Stepan
Arkadyevitch
’
s
proposed
position
ran
counter
to
the
main
tendency
of
his
own
projects
of
reform
,
which
always
leaned
towards
economy
.
“
I
consider
,
and
I
have
embodied
my
views
in
a
note
on
the
subject
,
that
in
our
day
these
immense
salaries
are
evidence
of
the
unsound
economic
assiette
of
our
finances
.
”
“
But
what
’
s
to
be
done
?
”
said
Stepan
Arkadyevitch
.
“
Suppose
a
bank
director
gets
ten
thousand
—
well
,
he
’
s
worth
it
;
or
an
engineer
gets
twenty
thousand
—
after
all
,
it
’
s
a
growing
thing
,
you
know
!
”
“
I
assume
that
a
salary
is
the
price
paid
for
a
commodity
,
and
it
ought
to
conform
with
the
law
of
supply
and
demand
.
If
the
salary
is
fixed
without
any
regard
for
that
law
,
as
,
for
instance
,
when
I
see
two
engineers
leaving
college
together
,
both
equally
well
trained
and
efficient
,
and
one
getting
forty
thousand
while
the
other
is
satisfied
with
two
;
or
when
I
see
lawyers
and
hussars
,
having
no
special
qualifications
,
appointed
directors
of
banking
companies
with
immense
salaries
,
I
conclude
that
the
salary
is
not
fixed
in
accordance
with
the
law
of
supply
and
demand
,
but
simply
through
personal
interest
.
And
this
is
an
abuse
of
great
gravity
in
itself
,
and
one
that
reacts
injuriously
on
the
government
service
.
I
consider
.
.
.
.
”
Stepan
Arkadyevitch
made
haste
to
interrupt
his
brother
-
in
-
law
.
“
Yes
;
but
you
must
agree
that
it
’
s
a
new
institution
of
undoubted
utility
that
’
s
being
started
.
After
all
,
you
know
,
it
’
s
a
growing
thing
!
What
they
lay
particular
stress
on
is
the
thing
being
carried
on
honestly
,
”
said
Stepan
Arkadyevitch
with
emphasis
.
