Анна Каренина

Chapter 10

           

           “No,theheartdoesspeak;butjustconsider:youmenhaveviewsaboutagirl,youcometothehouse,youmakefriends,youcriticize,youwaittoseeifyouhavefoundwhatyoulove,andthen,whenyouaresureyouloveher,youmakeanoffer....”

           “Well,that’snotquiteit.”

           “Anywayyoumakeanoffer,whenyourloveisripeorwhenthebalancehascompletelyturnedbetweenthetwoyouarechoosingfrom.Butagirlisnotasked.Sheisexpectedtomakeherchoice,andyetshecannotchoose,shecanonlyanswer‘yes’or‘no.’”

           “Yes,tochoosebetweenmeandVronsky,”thoughtLevin,andthedeadthingthathadcometolifewithinhimdiedagain,andonlyweighedonhisheartandsetitaching.

           “DaryaAlexandrovna,”hesaid,“that’showonechoosesanewdressorsomepurchaseorother,notlove.Thechoicehasbeenmade,andsomuchthebetter....Andtherecanbenorepeatingit.”

           “Ah,pride,pride!”saidDaryaAlexandrovna,asthoughdespisinghimforthebasenessofthisfeelingincomparisonwiththatotherfeelingwhichonlywomenknow.“AtthetimewhenyoumadeKittyanoffershewasjustinapositioninwhichshecouldnotanswer.Shewasindoubt.DoubtbetweenyouandVronsky.Himshewasseeingeveryday,andyoushehadnotseenforalongwhile.Supposingshehadbeenolder...I,forinstance,inherplacecouldhavefeltnodoubt.Ialwaysdislikedhim,andsoithasturnedout.”

           LevinrecalledKitty’sanswer.Shehadsaid:“No,thatcannotbe....

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