Анна Каренина

Chapter 34

           “Letmeintroducemyself.”

           Thepainterbowedandsmiled,showinghisstrangelydazzlingwhiteteeth.

           “Weexpectedyouyesterday,princess,”hesaidtoKitty.Hestaggeredashesaidthis,andthenrepeatedthemotion,tryingtomakeitseemasifithadbeenintentional.

           “Imeanttocome,butVarenkasaidthatAnnaPavlovnasentwordyouwerenotgoing.”

           “Notgoing!”saidPetrov,blushing,andimmediatelybeginningtocough,andhiseyessoughthiswife.“Anita!Anita!”hesaidloudly,andtheswollenveinsstoodoutlikecordsonhisthinwhiteneck.

           AnnaPavlovnacameup.

           “Soyousentwordtotheprincessthatweweren’tgoing!”hewhisperedtoherangrily,losinghisvoice.

           “Goodmorning,princess,”saidAnnaPavlovna,withanassumedsmileutterlyunlikeherformermanner.“Verygladtomakeyouracquaintance,”shesaidtotheprince.“You’velongbeenexpected,prince.”

           “Whatdidyousendwordtotheprincessthatweweren’tgoingfor?”theartistwhisperedhoarselyoncemore,stillmoreangrily,obviouslyexasperatedthathisvoicefailedhimsothathecouldnotgivehiswordstheexpressionhewouldhavelikedto.

           “Oh,mercyonus!Ithoughtweweren’tgoing,”hiswifeansweredcrossly.

           “What,when....”Hecoughedandwavedhishand.Theprincetookoffhishatandmovedawaywithhisdaughter.

           “Ah!ah!”hesigheddeeply.“Oh,poorthings!”

           “Yes,papa,”answeredKitty.“Andyoumustknowthey’vethreechildren,noservant,andscarcelyanymeans.

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