Анна Каренина

Chapter 1

           Butthatwasjustwhatwassoawful.

           InspiteofthescrupulousconscientiousnesswithwhichSergeyIvanovitchverifiedthecorrectnessofthecritic’sarguments,hedidnotforaminutestoptoponderoverthefaultsandmistakeswhichwereridiculed;butunconsciouslyhebeganimmediatelytryingtorecalleverydetailofhismeetingandconversationwiththeauthorofthearticle.

           “Didn’tIoffendhiminsomeway?”SergeyIvanovitchwondered.

           Andrememberingthatwhentheymethehadcorrectedtheyoungmanaboutsomethinghehadsaidthatbetrayedignorance,SergeyIvanovitchfoundthecluetoexplainthearticle.

           Thisarticlewasfollowedbyadeadlysilenceaboutthebookbothinthepressandinconversation,andSergeyIvanovitchsawthathissixyears’task,toiledatwithsuchloveandlabor,hadgone,leavingnotrace.

           SergeyIvanovitch’spositionwasstillmoredifficultfromthefactthat,sincehehadfinishedhisbook,hehadhadnomoreliteraryworktodo,suchashadhithertooccupiedthegreaterpartofhistime.

           SergeyIvanovitchwasclever,cultivated,healthy,andenergetic,andhedidnotknowwhatusetomakeofhisenergy.Conversationsindrawing-rooms,inmeetings,assemblies,andcommitteeseverywherewheretalkwaspossibletookuppartofhistime.Butbeingusedforyearstotownlife,hedidnotwasteallhisenergiesintalk,ashislessexperiencedyoungerbrotherdid,whenhewasinMoscow.Hehadagreatdealofleisureandintellectualenergystilltodisposeof.

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