Chapter 4

           

           AlexeyAlexandrovitch,aftermeetingVronskyonhisownsteps,drove,ashehadintended,totheItalianopera.Hesatthroughtwoactsthere,andsaweveryonehehadwantedtosee.Onreturninghome,hecarefullyscrutinizedthehatstand,andnoticingthattherewasnotamilitaryovercoatthere,hewent,asusual,tohisownroom.But,contrarytohisusualhabit,hedidnotgotobed,hewalkedupanddownhisstudytillthreeo’clockinthemorning.Thefeelingoffuriousangerwithhiswife,whowouldnotobservetheproprietiesandkeeptotheonestipulationhehadlaidonher,nottoreceiveherloverinherownhome,gavehimnopeace.Shehadnotcompliedwithhisrequest,andhewasboundtopunishherandcarryouthisthreatobtainadivorceandtakeawayhisson.Heknewallthedifficultiesconnectedwiththiscourse,buthehadsaidhewoulddoit,andnowhemustcarryouthisthreat.CountessLidiaIvanovnahadhintedthatthiswasthebestwayoutofhisposition,andoflatetheobtainingofdivorceshadbeenbroughttosuchperfectionthatAlexeyAlexandrovitchsawapossibilityofovercomingtheformaldifficulties.Misfortunesnevercomesingly,andtheaffairsofthereorganizationofthenativetribes,andoftheirrigationofthelandsoftheZaraiskyprovince,hadbroughtsuchofficialworriesuponAlexeyAlexandrovitchthathehadbeenoflateinacontinualconditionofextremeirritability.

           Hedidnotsleepthewholenight,andhisfury,growinginasortofvast,arithmeticalprogression,reacheditshighestlimitsinthemorning.

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