Анна Каренина

Chapter 20

           

           “Andwhenisyournextball?”sheaskedKitty.

           “Nextweek,andasplendidball.Oneofthoseballswhereonealwaysenjoysoneself.”

           “Why,arethereballswhereonealwaysenjoysoneself?”Annasaid,withtenderirony.

           “It’sstrange,butthereare.AttheBobrishtchevs’onealwaysenjoysoneself,andattheNikitins’too,whileattheMezhkovs’it’salwaysdull.Haven’tyounoticedit?”

           “No,mydear,formetherearenoballsnowwhereoneenjoysoneself,”saidAnna,andKittydetectedinhereyesthatmysteriousworldwhichwasnotopentoher.“Formetherearesomelessdullandtiresome.”

           “Howcanyoubedullataball?”

           “WhyshouldnotIbedullataball?”inquiredAnna.

           KittyperceivedthatAnnaknewwhatanswerwouldfollow.

           “Becauseyoualwayslooknicerthananyone.”

           Annahadthefacultyofblushing.Sheblushedalittle,andsaid:

           “Inthefirstplaceit’sneverso;andsecondly,ifitwere,whatdifferencewoulditmaketome?”

           “Areyoucomingtothisball?”askedKitty.

           “Iimagineitwon’tbepossibletoavoidgoing.Here,takeit,”shesaidtoTanya,whowaspullingtheloosely-fittingringoffherwhite,slender-tippedfinger.

           “Ishallbesogladifyougo.Ishouldsoliketoseeyouataball.”

           “Anyway,ifIdogo,Ishallcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtthatit’sapleasuretoyou...Grisha,don’tpullmyhair.It’suntidyenoughwithoutthat,”shesaid,puttingupastrayinglock,whichGrishahadbeenplayingwith.

           “Iimagineyouattheballinlilac.”

           “Andwhyinlilacprecisely?”askedAnna,smiling.

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