Answer:
Because although he believes that his son should not smoke, he does not think that smoking is such a serious and hateful sin that the boy is severely punished.
Step-by-step explanation:
"Home" by, Anton Chekhov is a story that addresses the relationship between father and son and their conversation about the dangers of stimulating smoking.
In this story, Yevgeny Petrovitch Bykovsk discovers, through the housekeeper, that his seven-year-old son was caught smoking cigars from his father's drawer. The father calls his son to talk about how this habit is wrong for such a young boy, but he has difficulties in punishing the child because he does not think he has done anything serious and hateful.