Анна Каренина

Chapter 24

           Herememberedhowhisbrother,whileattheuniversity,andforayearafterwards,had,inspiteofthejeersofhiscompanions,livedlikeamonk,strictlyobservingallreligiousrites,services,andfasts,andavoidingeverysortofpleasure,especiallywomen.Andafterwards,howhehadallatoncebrokenout:hehadassociatedwiththemosthorriblepeople,andrushedintothemostsenselessdebauchery.Herememberedlaterthescandaloveraboy,whomhehadtakenfromthecountrytobringup,and,inafitofrage,hadsoviolentlybeatenthatproceedingswerebroughtagainsthimforunlawfullywounding.Thenherecalledthescandalwithasharper,towhomhehadlostmoney,andgivenapromissorynote,andagainstwhomhehadhimselflodgedacomplaint,assertingthathehadcheatedhim.(ThiswasthemoneySergeyIvanovitchhadpaid.)Thenherememberedhowhehadspentanightinthelockupfordisorderlyconductinthestreet.HerememberedtheshamefulproceedingshehadtriedtogetupagainsthisbrotherSergeyIvanovitch,accusinghimofnothavingpaidhimhisshareofhismother’sfortune,andthelastscandal,whenhehadgonetoawesternprovinceinanofficialcapacity,andtherehadgotintotroubleforassaultingavillageelder....Itwasallhorriblydisgusting,yettoLevinitappearednotatallinthesamedisgustinglightasitinevitablywouldtothosewhodidnotknowNikolay,didnotknowallhisstory,didnotknowhisheart.

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