Анна Каренина

Chapter 13

           Whenthisdecisionhadbeenfinallyadopted,anotherweightyconsiderationoccurredtoAlexeyAlexandrovitchinsupportofit.“BysuchacourseonlyshallIbeactinginaccordancewiththedictatesofreligion,”hetoldhimself.“Inadoptingthiscourse,Iamnotcastingoffaguiltywife,butgivingherachanceofamendment;and,indeed,difficultasthetaskwillbetome,Ishalldevotepartofmyenergiestoherreformationandsalvation.”

           ThoughAlexeyAlexandrovitchwasperfectlyawarethathecouldnotexertanymoralinfluenceoverhiswife,thatsuchanattemptatreformationcouldleadtonothingbutfalsity;thoughinpassingthroughthesedifficultmomentshehadnotoncethoughtofseekingguidanceinreligion,yetnow,whenhisconclusioncorresponded,asitseemedtohim,withtherequirementsofreligion,thisreligioussanctiontohisdecisiongavehimcompletesatisfaction,andtosomeextentrestoredhispeaceofmind.Hewaspleasedtothinkthat,eveninsuchanimportantcrisisinlife,noonewouldbeabletosaythathehadnotactedinaccordancewiththeprinciplesofthatreligionwhosebannerhehadalwaysheldaloftamidthegeneralcoolnessandindifference.Asheponderedoversubsequentdevelopments,AlexeyAlexandrovitchdidnotsee,indeed,whyhisrelationswithhiswifeshouldnotremainpracticallythesameasbefore.Nodoubt,shecouldneverregainhisesteem,buttherewasnot,andtherecouldnotbe,anysortofreasonthathisexistenceshouldbetroubled,andthatheshouldsufferbecauseshewasabadandfaithlesswife

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