His eyes glittered feverishly while he tried to prove to Pierre that in his actions there was no desire to do good to his neighbor.

"There now, you wish to liberate your serfs," he continued; "that is a very good thing, but not for you--I don't suppose you ever had anyone flogged or sent to Siberia--and still less for your serfs.

If they are beaten, flogged, or sent to Siberia, I don't suppose they are any the worse off.

In Siberia they lead the same animal life, and the stripes on their bodies heal, and they are happy as before.