Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           Youmightgo”sheturnedtoTushkevitch“withMasha,andtrythecroquetgroundovertherewherethey’vebeencuttingit.Weshallhavetimetotalkalittleovertea;we’llhaveacozychat,eh?”shesaidinEnglishtoAnna,withasmile,pressingthehandwithwhichsheheldaparasol.

           “Yes,especiallyasIcan’tstayverylongwithyou.I’mforcedtogoontooldMadameVrede.I’vebeenpromisingtogoforacentury,”saidAnna,towhomlying,alienasitwastohernature,hadbecomenotmerelysimpleandnaturalinsociety,butapositivesourceofsatisfaction.Whyshesaidthis,whichshehadnotthoughtofasecondbefore,shecouldnothaveexplained.ShehadsaiditsimplyfromthereflectionthatasVronskywouldnotbehere,shehadbettersecureherownfreedom,andtrytoseehimsomehow.ButwhyshehadspokenofoldMadameVrede,whomshehadtogoandsee,asshehadtoseemanyotherpeople,shecouldnothaveexplained;andyet,asitafterwardsturnedout,hadshecontrivedthemostcunningdevicestomeetVronsky,shecouldhavethoughtofnothingbetter.

           “No.I’mnotgoingtoletyougoforanything,”answeredBetsy,lookingintentlyintoAnna’sface.“Really,ifIwerenotfondofyou,Ishouldfeeloffended.Onewouldthinkyouwereafraidmysocietywouldcompromiseyou.Teainthelittledining-room,please,”shesaid,halfclosinghereyes,asshealwaysdidwhenaddressingthefootman.

           Takingthenotefromhim,shereadit.

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