Анна Каренина

Chapter 14

           

           “Well,Yegor,it’shardworknotsleeping,isn’tit?”

           “One’sgottoputupwithit!It’spartofourwork,yousee.Inagentleman’shouseit’seasier;butthenhereonemakesmore.”

           ItappearedthatYegorhadafamily,threeboysandadaughter,asempstress,whomhewantedtomarrytoacashierinasaddler’sshop.

           Levin,onhearingthis,informedYegorthat,inhisopinion,inmarriagethegreatthingwaslove,andthatwithloveonewouldalwaysbehappy,forhappinessrestsonlyononeself.

           Yegorlistenedattentively,andobviouslyquitetookinLevin’sidea,butbywayofassenttoitheenunciated,greatlytoLevin’ssurprise,theobservationthatwhenhehadlivedwithgoodmastershehadalwaysbeensatisfiedwithhismasters,andnowwasperfectlysatisfiedwithhisemployer,thoughhewasaFrenchman.

           “Wonderfullygood-heartedfellow!”thoughtLevin.

           “Well,butyouyourself,Yegor,whenyougotmarried,didyouloveyourwife?”

           “Ay!andwhynot?”respondedYegor.

           AndLevinsawthatYegortoowasinanexcitedstateandintendingtoexpressallhismostheartfeltemotions.

           “Mylife,too,hasbeenawonderfulone.Fromachildup....”hewasbeginningwithflashingeyes,apparentlycatchingLevin’senthusiasm,justaspeoplecatchyawning.

           Butatthatmomentaringwasheard.Yegordeparted,andLevinwasleftalone.Hehadeatenscarcelyanythingatdinner,hadrefusedteaandsupperatSviazhsky’s,buthewasincapableofthinkingofsupper.Hehadnotsleptthepreviousnight,butwasincapableofthinkingofsleepeither

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