Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           Petritsky,whomheliked,wasimplicatedintheaffair,andtheotherculpritwasacapitalfellowandfirst-ratecomrade,whohadlatelyjoinedtheregiment,theyoungPrinceKedrov.Andwhatwasmostimportant,theinterestsoftheregimentwereinvolvedinittoo.

           BoththeyoungmenwereinVronsky’scompany.Thecoloneloftheregimentwaswaiteduponbythegovernmentclerk,Venden,withacomplaintagainsthisofficers,whohadinsultedhiswife.Hisyoungwife,soVendentoldthestoryhehadbeenmarriedhalfayearwasatchurchwithhermother,andsuddenlyovercomebyindisposition,arisingfromherinterestingcondition,shecouldnotremainstanding,shedrovehomeinthefirstsledge,asmart-lookingone,shecameacross.Onthespottheofficerssetoffinpursuitofher;shewasalarmed,andfeelingstillmoreunwell,ranupthestaircasehome.Vendenhimself,onreturningfromhisoffice,heardaringattheirbellandvoices,wentout,andseeingtheintoxicatedofficerswithaletter,hehadturnedthemout.Heaskedforexemplarypunishment.

           “Yes,it’sallverywell,”saidthecoloneltoVronsky,whomhehadinvitedtocomeandseehim.“Petritsky’sbecomingimpossible.Notaweekgoesbywithoutsomescandal.Thisgovernmentclerkwon’tletitdrop,he’llgoonwiththething.”

           Vronskysawallthethanklessnessofthebusiness,andthattherecouldbenoquestionofaduelinit,thateverythingmustbedonetosoftenthegovernmentclerk,andhushthematterup

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