Chapter 20

           

           “Here’sDollyforyou,princess,youweresoanxioustoseeher,”saidAnna,comingoutwithDaryaAlexandrovnaontothestoneterracewherePrincessVarvarawassittingintheshadeatanembroideryframe,workingatacoverforCountAlexeyKirillovitch’seasychair.“Shesaysshedoesn’twantanythingbeforedinner,butpleaseordersomelunchforher,andI’llgoandlookforAlexeyandbringthemallin.”

           PrincessVarvaragaveDollyacordialandratherpatronizingreception,andbeganatonceexplainingtoherthatshewaslivingwithAnnabecauseshehadalwayscaredmoreforherthanhersisterKaterinaPavlovna,theauntthathadbroughtAnnaup,andthatnow,wheneveryonehadabandonedAnna,shethoughtitherdutytohelpherinthismostdifficultperiodoftransition.

           “Herhusbandwillgiveheradivorce,andthenIshallgobacktomysolitude;butnowIcanbeofuse,andIamdoingmyduty,howeverdifficultitmaybeformenotlikesomeotherpeople.Andhowsweetitisofyou,howrightofyoutohavecome!Theylivelikethebestofmarriedcouples;it’sforGodtojudgethem,notforus.Anddidn’tBiryuzovskyandMadameAvenieva...andSamNikandrov,andVassilievandMadameMamonova,andLizaNeptunova....Didnoonesayanythingaboutthem?Andithasendedbytheirbeingreceivedbyeveryone.Andthen,c’estunintérieursijoli,sicommeilfaut.Tout-à-faitàl’anglaise.Onseréunitlematinaubreakfast,etpuisonsesépare.Everyonedoesashepleasestilldinnertime.Dinneratseveno’clock.Stivadidveryrightlytosendyou.Heneedstheirsupport.

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