Анна Каренина

Chapter 31

           Butneitherofthemdaredtospeakofit,andsowhatevertheysaidnotutteringtheonethoughtthatfilledtheirmindswasallfalsehood.NeverhadLevinbeensogladwhentheeveningwasoveranditwastimetogotobed.Neverwithanyoutsideperson,neveronanyofficialvisithadhebeensounnaturalandfalseashewasthatevening.Andtheconsciousnessofthisunnaturalness,andtheremorsehefeltatit,madehimevenmoreunnatural.Hewantedtoweepoverhisdying,dearlylovedbrother,andhehadtolistenandkeepontalkingofhowhemeanttolive.

           Asthehousewasdamp,andonlyonebedroomhadbeenkeptheated,Levinputhisbrothertosleepinhisownbedroombehindascreen.

           Hisbrothergotintobed,andwhetherhesleptordidnotsleep,tossedaboutlikeasickman,coughed,andwhenhecouldnotgethisthroatclear,mumbledsomething.Sometimeswhenhisbreathingwaspainful,hesaid,“Oh,myGod!”Sometimeswhenhewaschokinghemutteredangrily,“Ah,thedevil!”Levincouldnotsleepforalongwhile,hearinghim.Histhoughtswereofthemostvarious,buttheendofallhisthoughtswasthesamedeath.Death,theinevitableendofall,forthefirsttimepresenteditselftohimwithirresistibleforce.Anddeath,whichwashereinthislovedbrother,groaninghalfasleepandfromhabitcallingwithoutdistinctiononGodandthedevil,wasnotsoremoteasithadhithertoseemedtohim.Itwasinhimselftoo,hefeltthat.

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