Levin was surprised that they should dispute upon this subject so long, especially as, when he asked Sergey Ivanovitch whether he supposed that money had been misappropriated, Sergey Ivanovitch answered: "Oh, no! He's an honest man.

But those old-fashioned methods of paternal family arrangements in the management of provincial affairs must be broken down.

" On the fifth day came the elections of the district marshals.

It was rather a stormy day in several districts.