Анна Каренина

Chapter 20

           “Thisnewbuildingoughttohavebeeninharmonywiththehospital.Itwasanafterthought,andwasbegunwithoutaplan.”

           Vronsky,havingfinishedhistalkwiththearchitect,joinedtheladies,andledtheminsidethehospital.

           Althoughtheywerestillatworkonthecornicesoutsideandwerepaintingonthegroundfloor,upstairsalmostalltheroomswerefinished.Goingupthebroadcast-ironstaircasetothelanding,theywalkedintothefirstlargeroom.Thewallswerestuccoedtolooklikemarble,thehugeplate-glasswindowswerealreadyin,onlytheparquetfloorwasnotyetfinished,andthecarpenters,whowereplaningablockofit,lefttheirwork,takingoffthebandsthatfastenedtheirhair,togreetthegentry.

           “Thisisthereceptionroom,”saidVronsky.“Heretherewillbeadesk,tables,andbenches,andnothingmore.”

           “Thisway;letusgoinhere.Don’tgonearthewindow,”saidAnna,tryingthepainttoseeifitweredry.“Alexey,thepaint’sdryalready,”sheadded.

           Fromthereceptionroomtheywentintothecorridor.HereVronskyshowedthemthemechanismforventilationonanovelsystem.Thenheshowedthemmarblebaths,andbedswithextraordinarysprings.Thenheshowedthemthewardsoneafteranother,thestoreroom,thelinenroom,thentheheatingstoveofanewpattern,thenthetrolleys,whichwouldmakenonoiseastheycarriedeverythingneededalongthecorridors,andmanyotherthings.Sviazhsky,asaconnoisseurinthelatestmechanicalimprovements,appreciatedeverythingfully

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