Анна Каренина

Chapter 10

           

           ThelittlegirltriedtosayitinFrench,butcouldnotremembertheFrenchforspade;themotherpromptedher,andthentoldherinFrenchwheretolookforthespade.AndthismadeadisagreeableimpressiononLevin.

           EverythinginDaryaAlexandrovna’shouseandchildrenstruckhimnowasbynomeanssocharmingasalittlewhilebefore.“AndwhatdoesshetalkFrenchwiththechildrenfor?”hethought;“howunnaturalandfalseitis!Andthechildrenfeelitso:LearningFrenchandunlearningsincerity,”hethoughttohimself,unawarethatDaryaAlexandrovnahadthoughtallthatovertwentytimesalready,andyet,evenatthecostofsomelossofsincerity,believeditnecessarytoteachherchildrenFrenchinthatway.

           “Butwhyareyougoing?Dostayalittle.”

           Levinstayedtotea;buthisgood-humorhadvanished,andhefeltillatease.

           Afterteahewentoutintothehalltoorderhishorsestobeputin,and,whenhecameback,hefoundDaryaAlexandrovnagreatlydisturbed,withatroubledface,andtearsinhereyes.WhileLevinhadbeenoutside,anincidenthadoccurredwhichhadutterlyshatteredallthehappinessshehadbeenfeelingthatday,andherprideinherchildren.GrishaandTanyahadbeenfightingoveraball.DaryaAlexandrovna,hearingascreaminthenursery,raninandsawaterriblesight.TanyawaspullingGrisha’shair,whilehe,withafacehideouswithrage,wasbeatingherwithhisfistswhereverhecouldgetather.SomethingsnappedinDaryaAlexandrovna’sheartwhenshesawthis

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