Анна Каренина

Chapter 9

           Heunderstandsthosethings,andhesaysit’saremarkablepieceofwork.Butareyoufancyingshe’sanauthoress?notabitofit.She’sawomanwithaheart,beforeeverything,butyou’llsee.NowshehasalittleEnglishgirlwithher,andawholefamilyshe’slookingafter.”

           “Oh,somethinginaphilanthropicway?”

           “Why,youwilllookateverythingintheworstlight.It’snotfromphilanthropy,it’sfromtheheart.Theythatis,Vronskyhadatrainer,anEnglishman,first-rateinhisownline,butadrunkard.He’scompletelygivenuptodrinkdeliriumtremensandthefamilywerecastontheworld.Shesawthem,helpedthem,gotmoreandmoreinterestedinthem,andnowthewholefamilyisonherhands.Butnotbywayofpatronage,youknow,helpingwithmoney;she’sherselfpreparingtheboysinRussianforthehighschool,andshe’stakenthelittlegirltolivewithher.Butyou’llseeherforyourself.”

           Thecarriagedroveintothecourtyard,andStepanArkadyevitchrangloudlyattheentrancewheresledgeswerestanding.

           Andwithoutaskingtheservantwhoopenedthedoorwhethertheladywereathome,StepanArkadyevitchwalkedintothehall.Levinfollowedhim,moreandmoredoubtfulwhetherhewasdoingrightorwrong.

           Lookingathimselfintheglass,Levinnoticedthathewasredintheface,buthefeltcertainhewasnotdrunk,andhefollowedStepanArkadyevitchupthecarpetedstairs.AtthetopStepanArkadyevitchinquiredofthefootman,whobowedtohimastoanintimatefriend,whowaswithAnnaArkadyevna,andreceivedtheanswerthatitwasM.Vorkuev.

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