Анна Каренина

Chapter 21

           

           “Perhapsyouwouldn’tconfesstoitifyouhadn’tbeensuccessful,”saidVronsky.

           “Idon’tsupposeso,”saidSerpuhovskoy,smilingagain.“Iwon’tsaylifewouldn’tbeworthlivingwithoutit,butitwouldbedull.OfcourseImaybemistaken,butIfancyIhaveacertaincapacityforthelineI’vechosen,andthatpowerofanysortinmyhands,ifitistobe,willbebetterthaninthehandsofagoodmanypeopleIknow,”saidSerpuhovskoy,withbeamingconsciousnessofsuccess;“andsothenearerIgettoit,thebetterpleasedIam.”

           “Perhapsthatistrueforyou,butnotforeveryone.Iusedtothinksotoo,buthereIliveandthinklifeworthlivingnotonlyforthat.”

           “Thereit’sout!hereitcomes!”saidSerpuhovskoy,laughing.“EversinceIheardaboutyou,aboutyourrefusal,Ibegan....Ofcourse,Iapprovedofwhatyoudid.Buttherearewaysofdoingeverything.AndIthinkyouractionwasgoodinitself,butyoudidn’tdoitquiteinthewayyououghttohavedone.”

           “What’sdonecan’tbeundone,andyouknowInevergobackonwhatI’vedone.Andbesides,I’mverywelloff.”

           “Verywelloffforthetime.Butyou’renotsatisfiedwiththat.Iwouldn’tsaythistoyourbrother.He’sanicechild,likeourhosthere.Therehegoes!”headded,listeningtotheroarof“hurrah!”“andhe’shappy,butthatdoesnotsatisfyyou.”

           “Ididn’tsayitdidsatisfyme.”

           “Yes,butthat’snottheonlything.Suchmenasyouarewanted.”

           “Bywhom?”

           “Bywhom?Bysociety,byRussia.

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