Анна Каренина

Chapter 19

           

           Whentheywentin,thebaby,withnothingonbutherlittlesmock,wassittinginalittleelbowchairatthetable,havingherdinnerofbroth,whichshewasspillingalloverherlittlechest.Thebabywasbeingfed,andtheRussiannurserymaidwasevidentlysharinghermeal.Neitherthewet-nursenorthehead-nursewerethere;theywereinthenextroom,fromwhichcamethesoundoftheirconversationinthequeerFrenchwhichwastheironlymeansofcommunication.

           HearingAnna’svoice,asmart,tall,Englishnursewithadisagreeablefaceandadissoluteexpressionwalkedinatthedoor,hurriedlyshakingherfaircurls,andimmediatelybegantodefendherselfthoughAnnahadnotfoundfaultwithher.AteverywordAnnasaid,theEnglishnursesaidhurriedlyseveraltimes,“Yes,mylady.”

           Therosybabywithherblackeyebrowsandhair,hersturdyredlittlebodywithtightgoose-fleshskin,delightedDaryaAlexandrovnainspiteofthecrossexpressionwithwhichshestaredatthestranger.Shepositivelyenviedthebaby’shealthyappearance.Shewasdelighted,too,atthebaby’scrawling.Notoneofherownchildrenhadcrawledlikethat.Whenthebabywasputonthecarpetanditslittledresstuckedupbehind,itwaswonderfullycharming.Lookingroundlikesomelittlewildanimalatthegrown-upbigpeoplewithherbrightblackeyes,shesmiled,unmistakablypleasedattheiradmiringher,andholdingherlegssideways,shepressedvigorouslyonherarms,andrapidlydrewherwholebackupafter,andthenmadeanotherstepforwardwithherlittlearms.

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