Анна Каренина

Chapter 29

           Theywantthatdirtyicecream,thattheydoknowforcertain,”shethought,lookingattwoboysstoppinganicecreamseller,whotookabarreloffhisheadandbeganwipinghisperspiringfacewithatowel.“Weallwantwhatissweetandnice.Ifnotsweetmeats,thenadirtyice.AndKitty’sthesameifnotVronsky,thenLevin.Andsheenviesme,andhatesme.Andweallhateeachother.IKitty,Kittyme.Yes,that’sthetruth.‘Tiutkin,coiffeur.’JemefaiscoifferparTiutkin....I’lltellhimthatwhenhecomes,”shethoughtandsmiled.Butthesameinstantsherememberedthatshehadnoonenowtotellanythingamusingto.“Andthere’snothingamusing,nothingmirthful,really.It’sallhateful.They’resingingforvespers,andhowcarefullythatmerchantcrosseshimself!asifhewereafraidofmissingsomething.Whythesechurchesandthissingingandthishumbug?Simplytoconcealthatweallhateeachotherlikethesecabdriverswhoareabusingeachothersoangrily.Yashvinsays,‘Hewantstostripmeofmyshirt,andIhimofhis.’Yes,that’sthetruth!”

           Shewasplungedinthesethoughts,whichsoengrossedherthatsheleftoffthinkingofherownposition,whenthecarriagedrewupatthestepsofherhouse.Itwasonlywhenshesawtheporterrunningouttomeetherthatsherememberedshehadsentthenoteandthetelegram.

           “Isthereananswer?”sheinquired.

           “I’llseethisminute,”answeredtheporter,andglancingintohisroom,hetookoutandgaveherthethinsquareenvelopeofatelegram.“Ican’tcomebeforeteno’clock.Vronsky,”sheread.

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