Анна Каренина

Chapter 13

           

           “Ah!I’vescribbledalloverthetable!”shesaid,and,layingdownthechalk,shemadeamovementasthoughtogetup.

           “What!shallIbeleftalonewithouther?”hethoughtwithhorror,andhetookthechalk.“Waitaminute,”hesaid,sittingdowntothetable.“I’velongwantedtoaskyouonething.”

           Helookedstraightintohercaressing,thoughfrightenedeyes.

           “Please,askit.”

           “Here,”hesaid;andhewrotetheinitialletters,w,y,t,m,i,c,n,b,d,t,m,n,o,t.Theselettersmeant,“Whenyoutoldmeitcouldneverbe,didthatmeannever,orthen?”Thereseemednolikelihoodthatshecouldmakeoutthiscomplicatedsentence;buthelookedatherasthoughhislifedependedonherunderstandingthewords.Sheglancedathimseriously,thenleanedherpuckeredbrowonherhandsandbegantoread.Onceortwiceshestolealookathim,asthoughaskinghim,“IsitwhatIthink?”

           “Iunderstand,”shesaid,flushingalittle.

           “Whatisthisword?”hesaid,pointingtothenthatstoodfornever.

           “Itmeansnever,”shesaid;“butthat’snottrue!”

           Hequicklyrubbedoutwhathehadwritten,gaveherthechalk,andstoodup.Shewrote,t,i,c,n,a,d.

           DollywascompletelycomfortedinthedepressioncausedbyherconversationwithAlexeyAlexandrovitchwhenshecaughtsightofthetwofigures:Kittywiththechalkinherhand,withashyandhappysmilelookingupwardsatLevin,andhishandsomefigurebendingoverthetablewithglowingeyesfastenedoneminuteonthetableandthenextonher.Hewassuddenlyradiant:hehadunderstood

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