Анна Каренина

Chapter 12

           Therecollectionofhiswife’slastacthadsoincensedhimthathehadbecomefrigid,asatthebeginningoftheconversation.“Iamverygratefulforyoursympathy,butImustbegoing,”hesaid,gettingup.

           “No,waitaminute.Youmustnotruinher.Waitalittle;Iwilltellyouaboutmyself.Iwasmarried,andmyhusbanddeceivedme;inangerandjealousy,Iwouldhavethrownupeverything,Iwouldmyself....ButIcametomyselfagain;andwhodidit?Annasavedme.AndhereIamlivingon.Thechildrenaregrowingup,myhusbandhascomebacktohisfamily,andfeelshisfault,isgrowingpurer,better,andIliveon....Ihaveforgivenit,andyououghttoforgive!”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchheardher,butherwordshadnoeffectonhimnow.Allthehatredofthatdaywhenhehadresolvedonadivorcehadsprungupagaininhissoul.Heshookhimself,andsaidinashrill,loudvoice:

           “ForgiveIcannot,anddonotwishto,andIregarditaswrong.Ihavedoneeverythingforthiswoman,andshehastroddenitallinthemudtowhichsheisakin.Iamnotaspitefulman,Ihaveneverhatedanyone,butIhateherwithmywholesoul,andIcannotevenforgiveher,becauseIhatehertoomuchforallthewrongshehasdoneme!”hesaid,withtonesofhatredinhisvoice.

           “Lovethosethathateyou....”DaryaAlexandrovnawhisperedtimorously.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchsmiledcontemptuously.Thatheknewlongago,butitcouldnotbeappliedtohiscase.

           “Lovethosethathateyou,buttolovethoseonehatesisimpossible.Forgivemeforhavingtroubledyou

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