Анна Каренина

Chapter 23

           Buthowpaleyouare!”

           “Yes,I’mveryweak,”shesaid,smiling.Andherlipsbegantremblingagain.

           “We’llgotoItaly;youwillgetstrong,”hesaid.

           “Canitbepossiblewecouldbelikehusbandandwife,alone,yourfamilywithyou?”shesaid,lookingcloseintohiseyes.

           “Itonlyseemsstrangetomethatitcaneverhavebeenotherwise.”

           “Stivasaysthathehasagreedtoeverything,butIcan’taccepthisgenerosity,”shesaid,lookingdreamilypastVronsky’sface.“Idon’twantadivorce;it’sallthesametomenow.OnlyIdon’tknowwhathewilldecideaboutSeryozha.”

           Hecouldnotconceivehowatthismomentoftheirmeetingshecouldrememberandthinkofherson,ofdivorce.Whatdiditallmatter?

           “Don’tspeakofthat,don’tthinkofit,”hesaid,turningherhandinhis,andtryingtodrawherattentiontohim;butstillshedidnotlookathim.

           “Oh,whydidn’tIdie!itwouldhavebeenbetter,”shesaid,andsilenttearsfloweddownbothhercheeks;butshetriedtosmile,soasnottowoundhim.

           TodeclinetheflatteringanddangerousappointmentatTashkendwouldhavebeen,Vronskyhadtillthenconsidered,disgracefulandimpossible.Butnow,withoutaninstant’sconsideration,hedeclinedit,andobservingdissatisfactioninthemostexaltedquartersatthisstep,heimmediatelyretiredfromthearmy.

           AmonthlaterAlexeyAlexandrovitchwasleftalonewithhissoninhishouseatPetersburg,whileAnnaandVronskyhadgoneabroad,nothavingobtainedadivorce,buthavingabsolutelydeclinedallideaofone.

           

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