Анна Каренина

Chapter 28

           

           “What’sthis?DoesKittyconsideritdegradingtomeetme?”thoughtAnnawhenshewasalone.“Perhapsshe’sright,too.Butit’snotforher,thegirlwhowasinlovewithVronsky,it’snotforhertoshowmethat,evenifitistrue.IknowthatinmypositionIcan’tbereceivedbyanydecentwoman.IknewthatfromthefirstmomentIsacrificedeverythingtohim.Andthisismyreward!Oh,howIhatehim!AndwhatdidIcomeherefor?I’mworsehere,moremiserable.”Sheheardfromthenextroomthesisters’voicesinconsultation.“AndwhatamIgoingtosaytoDollynow?AmuseKittybythesightofmywretchedness,submittoherpatronizing?No;andbesides,Dollywouldn’tunderstand.Anditwouldbenogoodmytellingher.ItwouldonlybeinterestingtoseeKitty,toshowherhowIdespiseeveryoneandeverything,hownothingmatterstomenow.”

           Dollycameinwiththeletter.Annareaditandhandeditbackinsilence.

           “Iknewallthat,”shesaid,“anditdoesn’tinterestmeintheleast.”

           “Oh,whyso?Onthecontrary,Ihavehopes,”saidDolly,lookinginquisitivelyatAnna.Shehadneverseenherinsuchastrangelyirritablecondition.“Whenareyougoingaway?”sheasked.

           Anna,half-closinghereyes,lookedstraightbeforeheranddidnotanswer.

           “WhydoesKittyshrinkfromme?”shesaid,lookingatthedoorandflushingred.

           “Oh,whatnonsense!She’snursing,andthingsaren’tgoingrightwithher,andI’vebeenadvisingher....She’sdelighted.She’llbehereinaminute,”saidDollyawkwardly,notcleveratlying.“Yes,heresheis.

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