Анна Каренина

Chapter 16

           Whatwasextraordinarywasthateveryonenotonlylikedhim,butevenpeoplepreviouslyunsympathetic,cold,andcallous,wereenthusiasticoverhim,gavewaytohimineverything,treatedhisfeelingwithtendernessanddelicacy,andsharedhisconvictionthathewasthehappiestmanintheworldbecausehisbetrothedwasbeyondperfection.Kittytoofeltthesamething.WhenCountessNordstonventuredtohintthatshehadhopedforsomethingbetter,KittywassoangryandprovedsoconclusivelythatnothingintheworldcouldbebetterthanLevin,thatCountessNordstonhadtoadmitit,andinKitty’spresencenevermetLevinwithoutasmileofecstaticadmiration.

           Theconfessionhehadpromisedwastheonepainfulincidentofthistime.Heconsultedtheoldprince,andwithhissanctiongaveKittyhisdiary,inwhichtherewaswrittentheconfessionthattorturedhim.Hehadwrittenthisdiaryatthetimewithaviewtohisfuturewife.Twothingscausedhimanguish:hislackofpurityandhislackoffaith.Hisconfessionofunbeliefpassedunnoticed.Shewasreligious,hadneverdoubtedthetruthsofreligion,buthisexternalunbeliefdidnotaffectherintheleast.Throughlovesheknewallhissoul,andinhissoulshesawwhatshewanted,andthatsuchastateofsoulshouldbecalledunbelievingwastoheramatterofnoaccount.Theotherconfessionsetherweepingbitterly.

           Levin,notwithoutaninnerstruggle,handedherhisdiary.Heknewthatbetweenhimandhertherecouldnotbe,andshouldnotbe,secrets,andsohehaddecidedthatsoitmustbe

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