Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           Ifsheweredivorced,heknewshewouldjoinherlifetoVronsky’s,andtheirtiewouldbeanillegitimateandcriminalone,sinceawife,bytheinterpretationoftheecclesiasticallaw,couldnotmarrywhileherhusbandwasliving.“Shewilljoinhim,andinayearortwohewillthrowherover,orshewillformanewtie,”thoughtAlexeyAlexandrovitch.“AndI,byagreeingtoanunlawfuldivorce,shallbetoblameforherruin.”Hehadthoughtitalloverhundredsoftimes,andwasconvincedthatadivorcewasnotatallsimple,asStepanArkadyevitchhadsaid,butwasutterlyimpossible.HedidnotbelieveasinglewordStepanArkadyevitchsaidtohim;toeverywordhehadathousandobjectionstomake,buthelistenedtohim,feelingthathiswordsweretheexpressionofthatmightybrutalforcewhichcontrolledhislifeandtowhichhewouldhavetosubmit.

           “Theonlyquestionisonwhattermsyouagreetogiveheradivorce.Shedoesnotwantanything,doesnotdareaskyouforanything,sheleavesitalltoyourgenerosity.”

           “MyGod,myGod!whatfor?”thoughtAlexeyAlexandrovitch,rememberingthedetailsofdivorceproceedingsinwhichthehusbandtooktheblameonhimself,andwithjustthesamegesturewithwhichVronskyhaddonethesame,hehidhisfaceforshameinhishands.

           “Youaredistressed,Iunderstandthat.Butifyouthinkitover....”

           “Whosoevershallsmitetheeonthyrightcheek,turntohimtheotheralso;andifanymantakeawaythycoat,lethimhavethycloakalso,”thoughtAlexeyAlexandrovitch.

           “Yes,yes!”hecriedinashrillvoice

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