Анна Каренина

Chapter 18

           

           “Howcanyoubebored?Why,youliveintheliveliestsetinPetersburg,”saidAnna.

           “Possiblythepeoplewhoarenotofoursetareevenmorebored;butweIcertainlyarenothappy,butawfully,awfullybored.”

           Sapphosmokingacigarettewentoffintothegardenwiththetwoyoungmen.BetsyandStremovremainedatthetea-table.

           “What,bored!”saidBetsy.“Sapphosaystheydidenjoythemselvestremendouslyatyourhouselastnight.”

           “Ah,howdrearyitallwas!”saidLizaMerkalova.“Wealldrovebacktomyplaceaftertheraces.Andalwaysthesamepeople,alwaysthesame.Alwaysthesamething.Weloungedaboutonsofasalltheevening.Whatistheretoenjoyinthat?No;dotellmehowyoumanagenevertobebored?”shesaid,addressingAnnaagain.“Onehasbuttolookatyouandonesees,here’sawomanwhomaybehappyorunhappy,butisn’tbored.Tellmehowyoudoit?”

           “Idonothing,”answeredAnna,blushingatthesesearchingquestions.

           “That’sthebestway,”Stremovputin.Stremovwasamanoffifty,partlygray,butstillvigorous-looking,veryugly,butwithacharacteristicandintelligentface.LizaMerkalovawashiswife’sniece,andhespentallhisleisurehourswithher.OnmeetingAnnaKarenina,ashewasAlexeyAlexandrovitch’senemyinthegovernment,hetried,likeashrewdmanandamanoftheworld,tobeparticularlycordialwithher,thewifeofhisenemy.

           “‘Nothing,’”heputinwithasubtlesmile,“that’stheverybestway.

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