Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           Thentherewasprivatebusinessofhisown,avisitfromthedoctorandthestewardwhomanagedhisproperty.Thestewarddidnottakeupmuchtime.HesimplygaveAlexeyAlexandrovitchthemoneyheneededtogetherwithabriefstatementofthepositionofhisaffairs,whichwasnotaltogethersatisfactory,asithadhappenedthatduringthatyear,owingtoincreasedexpenses,morehadbeenpaidoutthanusual,andtherewasadeficit.Butthedoctor,acelebratedPetersburgdoctor,whowasanintimateacquaintanceofAlexeyAlexandrovitch,tookupagreatdealoftime.AlexeyAlexandrovitchhadnotexpectedhimthatday,andwassurprisedathisvisit,andstillmoresowhenthedoctorquestionedhimverycarefullyabouthishealth,listenedtohisbreathing,andtappedathisliver.AlexeyAlexandrovitchdidnotknowthathisfriendLidiaIvanovna,noticingthathewasnotaswellasusualthatyear,hadbeggedthedoctortogoandexaminehim.“Dothisformysake,”theCountessLidiaIvanovnahadsaidtohim.

           “IwilldoitforthesakeofRussia,countess,”repliedthedoctor.

           “Apricelessman!”saidtheCountessLidiaIvanovna.

           ThedoctorwasextremelydissatisfiedwithAlexeyAlexandrovitch.Hefoundtheliverconsiderablyenlarged,andthedigestivepowersweakened,whilethecourseofmineralwatershadbeenquitewithouteffect.Heprescribedmorephysicalexerciseasfaraspossible,andasfaraspossiblelessmentalstrain,andaboveallnoworryinotherwords,justwhatwasasmuchoutofAlexeyAlexandrovitch’spowerasabstainingfrombreathing.

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