Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           Oncehedinedthere,anothertimehespenttheeveningtherewithapartyoffriends,buthehadnotoncestayedthenightthere,asithadbeenhishabittodoinpreviousyears.

           ThedayoftheraceshadbeenaverybusydayforAlexeyAlexandrovitch;butwhenmentallysketchingoutthedayinthemorning,hemadeuphismindtogototheircountryhousetoseehiswifeimmediatelyafterdinner,andfromtheretotheraces,whichalltheCourtweretowitness,andatwhichhewasboundtobepresent.Hewasgoingtoseehiswife,becausehehaddeterminedtoseeheronceaweektokeepupappearances.Andbesides,onthatday,asitwasthefifteenth,hehadtogivehiswifesomemoneyforherexpenses,accordingtotheirusualarrangement.

           Withhishabitualcontroloverhisthoughts,thoughhethoughtallthisabouthiswife,hedidnotlethisthoughtsstrayfurtherinregardtoher.

           ThatmorningwasaveryfulloneforAlexeyAlexandrovitch.Theeveningbefore,CountessLidiaIvanovnahadsenthimapamphletbyacelebratedtravelerinChina,whowasstayinginPetersburg,andwithitsheenclosedanotebegginghimtoseethetravelerhimself,ashewasanextremelyinterestingpersonfromvariouspointsofview,andlikelytobeuseful.AlexeyAlexandrovitchhadnothadtimetoreadthepamphletthroughintheevening,andfinisheditinthemorning.Thenpeoplebeganarrivingwithpetitions,andtherecamethereports,interviews,appointments,dismissals,apportionmentofrewards,pensions,grants,notes,theworkadayround,asAlexeyAlexandrovitchcalledit,thatalwaystookupsomuchtime.

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