Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           VeslovskywasbeforeTushkevitchinofferinghisarmtoPrincessVarvara,sothatTushkevitchwiththestewardandthedoctorwalkedinalone.

           Thedinner,thedining-room,theservice,thewaitingattable,thewine,andthefood,werenotsimplyinkeepingwiththegeneraltoneofmodernluxurythroughoutallthehouse,butseemedevenmoresumptuousandmodern.DaryaAlexandrovnawatchedthisluxurywhichwasnoveltoher,andasagoodhousekeeperusedtomanagingahouseholdalthoughsheneverdreamedofadaptinganythingshesawtoherownhousehold,asitwasallinastyleofluxuryfaraboveherownmanneroflivingshecouldnothelpscrutinizingeverydetail,andwonderinghowandbywhomitwasalldone.VassenkaVeslovsky,herhusband,andevenSviazhsky,andmanyotherpeoplesheknew,wouldneverhaveconsideredthisquestion,andwouldhavereadilybelievedwhateverywell-bredhosttriestomakehisguestsfeel,thatis,thatallthatiswell-orderedinhishousehascosthim,thehost,notroublewhatever,butcomesofitself.DaryaAlexandrovnawaswellawarethatevenporridgeforthechildren’sbreakfastdoesnotcomeofitself,andthattherefore,wheresocomplicatedandmagnificentastyleofluxurywasmaintained,someonemustgiveearnestattentiontoitsorganization.AndfromtheglancewithwhichAlexeyKirillovitchscannedthetable,fromthewayhenoddedtothebutler,andofferedDaryaAlexandrovnaherchoicebetweencoldsoupandhotsoup,shesawthatitwasallorganizedandmaintainedbythecareofthemasterofthehousehimself.

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