Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           Whenwillitbe?”

           Theironicallightdiedawayinhereyes,butadifferentsmile,aconsciousnessofsomething,hedidnotknowwhat,andofquietmelancholy,cameoverherface.

           “Soon,soon.Yousaythatourpositionismiserable,thatwemustputanendtoit.Ifyouknewhowterribleitistome,whatIwouldgivetobeabletoloveyoufreelyandboldly!Ishouldnottorturemyselfandtortureyouwithmyjealousy....Anditwillcomesoon,butnotasweexpect.”

           Andatthethoughtofhowitwouldcome,sheseemedsopitiabletoherselfthattearscameintohereyes,andshecouldnotgoon.Shelaidherhandonhissleeve,dazzlingandwhitewithitsringsinthelamplight.

           “Itwon’tcomeaswesuppose.Ididn’tmeantosaythistoyou,butyou’vemademe.Soon,soon,allwillbeover,andweshallall,allbeatpeace,andsuffernomore.”

           “Idon’tunderstand,”hesaid,understandingher.

           “Youaskedwhen?Soon.AndIshan’tlivethroughit.Don’tinterruptme!”andshemadehastetospeak.“Iknowit;Iknowforcertain.Ishalldie;andI’mverygladIshalldie,andreleasemyselfandyou.”

           Tearsdroppedfromhereyes;hebentdownoverherhandandbegankissingit,tryingtohidehisemotion,which,heknew,hadnosortofgrounds,thoughhecouldnotcontrolit.

           “Yes,it’sbetterso,”shesaid,tightlygrippinghishand.“That’stheonlyway,theonlywayleftus.”

           Hehadrecoveredhimself,andliftedhishead.

           “Howabsurd!Whatabsurdnonsenseyouaretalking!”

           “No,it’sthetruth.”

           “What,what’sthetruth?”

           “ThatIshalldie.

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