Анна Каренина

Chapter 19

           

           “MissEdwardesaysthatperhapsthewet-nursehasnomilk,”hesaid.

           “Ithinksotoo,AlexeyAlexandrovitch.”

           “Thenwhydidn’tyousayso?”

           “Who’sonetosayitto?AnnaArkadyevnastillill....”saidthenursediscontentedly.

           Thenursewasanoldservantofthefamily.AndinhersimplewordsthereseemedtoAlexeyAlexandrovitchanallusiontohisposition.

           Thebabyscreamedlouderthanever,strugglingandsobbing.Thenurse,withagestureofdespair,wenttoit,tookitfromthewet-nurse’sarms,andbeganwalkingupanddown,rockingit.

           “Youmustaskthedoctortoexaminethewet-nurse,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitch.Thesmartlydressedandhealthy-lookingnurse,frightenedattheideaoflosingherplace,mutteredsomethingtoherself,andcoveringherbosom,smiledcontemptuouslyattheideaofdoubtsbeingcastonherabundanceofmilk.Inthatsmile,too,AlexeyAlexandrovitchsawasneerathisposition.

           “Lucklesschild!”saidthenurse,hushingthebaby,andstillwalkingupanddownwithit.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchsatdown,andwithadespondentandsufferingfacewatchedthenursewalkingtoandfro.

           Whenthechildatlastwasstill,andhadbeenputinadeepbed,andthenurse,aftersmoothingthelittlepillow,hadlefther,AlexeyAlexandrovitchgotup,andwalkingawkwardlyontiptoe,approachedthebaby.Foraminutehewasstill,andwiththesamedespondentfacegazedatthebaby;butallatonceasmile,thatmovedhishairandtheskinofhisforehead,cameoutonhisface,andhewentassoftlyoutoftheroom.

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