Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           DoyousupposeIcanbeatpeace,knowingyouhaveatroubleIamnotsharing?Tellme,forGod’ssake,”herepeatedimploringly.

           “Yes,Ishan’tbeabletoforgivehimifhedoesnotrealizeallthegravityofit.Betternottell;whyputhimtotheproof?”shethought,stillstaringathiminthesameway,andfeelingthehandthatheldtheleafwastremblingmoreandmore.

           “ForGod’ssake!”herepeated,takingherhand.

           “ShallItellyou?”

           “Yes,yes,yes....”

           “I’mwithchild,”shesaid,softlyanddeliberately.Theleafinherhandshookmoreviolently,butshedidnottakehereyesoffhim,watchinghowhewouldtakeit.Heturnedwhite,wouldhavesaidsomething,butstopped;hedroppedherhand,andhisheadsankonhisbreast.“Yes,herealizesallthegravityofit,”shethought,andgratefullyshepressedhishand.

           Butshewasmistakeninthinkingherealizedthegravityofthefactasshe,awoman,realizedit.Onhearingit,hefeltcomeuponhimwithtenfoldintensitythatstrangefeelingofloathingofsomeone.Butatthesametime,hefeltthattheturning-pointhehadbeenlongingforhadcomenow;thatitwasimpossibletogoonconcealingthingsfromherhusband,anditwasinevitableinonewayoranotherthattheyshouldsoonputanendtotheirunnaturalposition.But,besidesthat,heremotionphysicallyaffectedhiminthesameway.Helookedatherwithalookofsubmissivetenderness,kissedherhand,gotup,and,insilence,pacedupanddowntheterrace.

           “Yes,”hesaid,goinguptoherresolutely

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