Анна Каренина

Chapter 8

           ButhehadnottakenintoaccounttheoceanofkindlinessbrimmingoverintheheartofStepanArkadyevitch.

           StepanArkadyevitchopenedwidehisclear,shiningeyes.

           “Whycan’tyou?Whatdoyoumean?”heaskedinperplexity,speakinginFrench.“Oh,butit’sapromise.Andwe’reallcountingonyou.”

           “IwanttotellyouthatIcan’tdineatyourhouse,becausethetermsofrelationshipwhichhaveexistedbetweenusmustcease.”

           “How?Howdoyoumean?Whatfor?”saidStepanArkadyevitchwithasmile.

           “BecauseIambeginninganactionfordivorceagainstyoursister,mywife.Ioughttohave....”

           But,beforeAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadtimetofinishhissentence,StepanArkadyevitchwasbehavingnotatallashehadexpected.Hegroanedandsankintoanarmchair.

           “No,AlexeyAlexandrovitch!Whatareyousaying?”criedOblonsky,andhissufferingwasapparentinhisface.

           “Itisso.”

           “Excuseme,Ican’t,Ican’tbelieveit!”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchsatdown,feelingthathiswordshadnothadtheeffectheanticipated,andthatitwouldbeunavoidableforhimtoexplainhisposition,andthat,whateverexplanationshemightmake,hisrelationswithhisbrother-in-lawwouldremainunchanged.

           “Yes,Iambroughttothepainfulnecessityofseekingadivorce,”hesaid.

           “Iwillsayonething,AlexeyAlexandrovitch.Iknowyouforanexcellent,uprightman;IknowAnnaexcuseme,Ican’tchangemyopinionofherforagood,anexcellentwoman;andso,excuseme,Icannotbelieveit.Thereissomemisunderstanding,”saidhe.

           “Oh,ifitweremerelyamisunderstanding!...

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