Анна Каренина

Chapter 18

           Buthisissucharichnature!Whateverhetakesup,hedoessplendidly.Sofarfrombeingboredbyit,heworkswithpassionateinterest.HewithhistemperamentasIknowithehasbecomecarefulandbusinesslike,afirst-ratemanager,hepositivelyreckonseverypennyinhismanagementoftheland.Butonlyinthat.Whenit’saquestionoftensofthousands,hedoesn’tthinkofmoney.”Shespokewiththatgleefullyslysmilewithwhichwomenoftentalkofthesecretcharacteristicsonlyknowntothemofthosetheylove.“Doyouseethatbigbuilding?that’sthenewhospital.Ibelieveitwillcostoverahundredthousand;that’shishobbyjustnow.Anddoyouknowhowitallcameabout?Thepeasantsaskedhimforsomemeadowland,Ithinkitwas,atacheaperrate,andherefused,andIaccusedhimofbeingmiserly.Ofcourseitwasnotreallybecauseofthat,buteverythingtogether,hebeganthishospitaltoprove,doyousee,thathewasnotmiserlyaboutmoney.C’estunepetitesse,ifyoulike,butIlovehimallthemoreforit.Andnowyou’llseethehouseinamoment.Itwashisgrandfather’shouse,andhehashadnothingchangedoutside.”

           “Howbeautiful!”saidDolly,lookingwithinvoluntaryadmirationatthehandsomehousewithcolumns,standingoutamongthedifferent-coloredgreensoftheoldtreesinthegarden.

           “Isn’titfine?Andfromthehouse,fromthetop,theviewiswonderful.

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