Анна Каренина

Chapter 35

           Ican’tactexceptfromtheheart,andyouactfromprinciple.Ilikedyousimply,butyoumostlikelyonlywantedtosaveme,toimproveme.”

           “Youareunjust,”saidVarenka.

           “ButI’mnotspeakingofotherpeople,I’mspeakingofmyself.”

           “Kitty,”theyheardhermother’svoice,“comehere,showpapayournecklace.”

           Kitty,withahaughtyair,withoutmakingpeacewithherfriend,tookthenecklaceinalittleboxfromthetableandwenttohermother.

           “What’sthematter?Whyareyousored?”hermotherandfathersaidtoherwithonevoice.

           “Nothing,”sheanswered.“I’llbebackdirectly,”andsheranback.

           “She’sstillhere,”shethought.“WhatamItosaytoher?Oh,dear!whathaveIdone,whathaveIsaid?WhywasIrudetoher?WhatamItodo?WhatamItosaytoher?”thoughtKitty,andshestoppedinthedoorway.

           VarenkainherhatandwiththeparasolinherhandswassittingatthetableexaminingthespringwhichKittyhadbroken.Sheliftedherhead.

           “Varenka,forgiveme,doforgiveme,”whisperedKitty,goinguptoher.“Idon’trememberwhatIsaid.I....”

           “Ireallydidn’tmeantohurtyou,”saidVarenka,smiling.

           Peacewasmade.Butwithherfather’scomingalltheworldinwhichshehadbeenlivingwastransformedforKitty.Shedidnotgiveupeverythingshehadlearned,butshebecameawarethatshehaddeceivedherselfinsupposingshecouldbewhatshewantedtobe.Hereyeswere,itseemed,opened;shefeltallthedifficultyofmaintainingherselfwithouthypocrisyandself-conceitonthepinnacletowhichshehadwishedtomount

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 396 из 1375