Анна Каренина

Chapter 21

           “Youcan’timaginemoralsufferingsgreaterthanwhatshewentthroughinPetersburginthatfortnight...andIbegyoutobelieveit.”

           “Yes,buthere,solongasneitherAnna...noryoumisssociety....”

           “Society!”hesaidcontemptuously,“howcouldImisssociety?”

           “Sofaranditmaybesoalwaysyouarehappyandatpeace.IseeinAnnathatsheishappy,perfectlyhappy,shehashadtimetotellmesomuchalready,”saidDaryaAlexandrovna,smiling;andinvoluntarily,asshesaidthis,atthesamemomentadoubtenteredhermindwhetherAnnareallywerehappy.

           ButVronsky,itappeared,hadnodoubtsonthatscore.

           “Yes,yes,”hesaid,“Iknowthatshehasrevivedafterallhersufferings;sheishappy.Sheishappyinthepresent.ButI?...Iamafraidofwhatisbeforeus...Ibegyourpardon,youwouldliketowalkon?”

           “No,Idon’tmind.”

           “Well,then,letussithere.”

           DaryaAlexandrovnasatdownonagardenseatinacorneroftheavenue.Hestoodupfacingher.

           “Iseethatsheishappy,”herepeated,andthedoubtwhethershewerehappysankmoredeeplyintoDaryaAlexandrovna’smind.“Butcanitlast?Whetherwehaveactedrightlyorwronglyisanotherquestion,butthedieiscast,”hesaid,passingfromRussiantoFrench,“andweareboundtogetherforlife.Weareunitedbyallthetiesoflovethatweholdmostsacred.Wehaveachild,wemayhaveotherchildren.Butthelawandalltheconditionsofourpositionaresuchthatthousandsofcomplicationsarisewhichshedoesnotseeanddoesnotwanttosee.Andthatonecanwellunderstand.

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