Анна Каренина

Chapter 19

           “Well,comealong,I’lltakeyoutoyourroom,”shewenton,tryingtodeferaslongaspossiblethemomentofconfidences.

           “IsthisGrisha?Heavens,howhe’sgrown!”saidAnna;andkissinghim,nevertakinghereyesoffDolly,shestoodstillandflushedalittle.“No,please,letusstayhere.”

           Shetookoffherkerchiefandherhat,andcatchingitinalockofherblackhair,whichwasamassofcurls,shetossedherheadandshookherhairdown.

           “Youareradiantwithhealthandhappiness!”saidDolly,almostwithenvy.

           “I?...Yes,”saidAnna.“Mercifulheavens,Tanya!You’rethesameageasmySeryozha,”sheadded,addressingthelittlegirlassheranin.Shetookherinherarmsandkissedher.“Delightfulchild,delightful!Showmethemall.”

           Shementionedthem,notonlyrememberingthenames,buttheyears,months,characters,illnessesofallthechildren,andDollycouldnotbutappreciatethat.

           “Verywell,wewillgotothem,”shesaid.“It’sapityVassya’sasleep.”

           Afterseeingthechildren,theysatdown,alonenow,inthedrawing-room,tocoffee.Annatookthetray,andthenpusheditawayfromher.

           “Dolly,”shesaid,“hehastoldme.”

           DollylookedcoldlyatAnna;shewaswaitingnowforphrasesofconventionalsympathy,butAnnasaidnothingofthesort.

           “Dolly,dear,”shesaid,“Idon’twanttospeakforhimtoyou,nortotrytocomfortyou;that’simpossible.But,darling,I’msimplysorry,sorryfrommyheartforyou!”

           Underthethicklashesofhershiningeyestearssuddenlyglittered.

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