The large figure of the salary reminded him that, in that respect, the post Oblonsky was aspiring to was opposed to the main idea of his projects, which always tended toward economy.
— Novemila — ripeté Aleksej Aleksandrovic e aggrottò le sopracciglia. L’alta cifra di questo stipendio gli ricordava che, da questo lato, l’attività eventuale di Stepan Arkad’ic era contraria al senso principale dei propri piani che tendevano sempre all’economia.