Анна Каренина

Chapter 20

           Besides,shelovedAnnawithallherheart.ButseeingAnnainactuallifeamongthesestrangers,withthisfashionabletonethatwassonewtoDaryaAlexandrovna,shefeltillatease.WhatshedislikedparticularlywasseeingPrincessVarvarareadytooverlookeverythingforthesakeofthecomfortssheenjoyed.

           Asageneralprinciple,abstractly,DollyapprovedofAnna’saction;buttoseethemanforwhosesakeheractionhadbeentakenwasdisagreeabletoher.Moreover,shehadneverlikedVronsky.Shethoughthimveryproud,andsawnothinginhimofwhichhecouldbeproudexcepthiswealth.Butagainstherownwill,hereinhisownhouse,heoverawedhermorethanever,andshecouldnotbeateasewithhim.Shefeltwithhimthesamefeelingshehadhadwiththemaidaboutherdressingjacket.Justaswiththemaidshehadfeltnotexactlyashamed,butembarrassedatherdarns,soshefeltwithhimnotexactlyashamed,butembarrassedatherself.

           Dollywasillatease,andtriedtofindasubjectofconversation.Eventhoughshesupposedthat,throughhispride,praiseofhishouseandgardenwouldbesuretobedisagreeabletohim,shedidallthesametellhimhowmuchshelikedhishouse.

           “Yes,it’saveryfinebuilding,andinthegoodold-fashionedstyle,”hesaid.

           “Ilikesomuchthecourtinfrontofthesteps.Wasthatalwaysso?”

           “Oh,no!”hesaid,andhisfacebeamedwithpleasure.

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