Анна Каренина

Chapter 35

           

           “MammameanttogoandseethePetrovs.Won’tyoubethere?”saidKitty,totryVarenka.

           “Yes,”answeredVarenka.“They’regettingreadytogoaway,soIpromisedtohelpthempack.”

           “Well,I’llcometoo,then.”

           “No,whyshouldyou?”

           “Whynot?whynot?whynot?”saidKitty,openinghereyeswide,andclutchingatVarenka’sparasol,soasnottolethergo.“No,waitaminute;whynot?”

           “Oh,nothing;yourfatherhascome,andbesides,theywillfeelawkwardatyourhelping.”

           “No,tellmewhyyoudon’twantmetobeoftenatthePetrovs’.Youdon’twantmetowhynot?”

           “Ididn’tsaythat,”saidVarenkaquietly.

           “No,pleasetellme!”

           “Tellyoueverything?”askedVarenka.

           “Everything,everything!”Kittyassented.

           “Well,there’sreallynothingofanyconsequence;onlythatMihailAlexeyevitch”(thatwastheartist’sname)“hadmeanttoleaveearlier,andnowhedoesn’twanttogoaway,”saidVarenka,smiling.

           “Well,well!”Kittyurgedimpatiently,lookingdarklyatVarenka.

           “Well,andforsomereasonAnnaPavlovnatoldhimthathedidn’twanttogobecauseyouarehere.Ofcourse,thatwasnonsense;buttherewasadisputeoveritoveryou.Youknowhowirritablethesesickpeopleare.”

           Kitty,scowlingmorethanever,keptsilent,andVarenkawentonspeakingalone,tryingtosoftenorsootheher,andseeingastormcomingshedidnotknowwhetheroftearsorofwords.

           “Soyou’dbetternotgo....Youunderstand;youwon’tbeoffended?...

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