Анна Каренина

Chapter 1

           

           “You’reaprettyfellow!”saidStepanArkadyevitchlaughing,“andyoucallmeaNihilist!Butthiswon’tdo,youknow.Youmusttakethesacrament.”

           “When?Therearefourdaysleftnow.”

           StepanArkadyevitcharrangedthisalso,andLevinhadtogotoconfession.ToLevin,astoanyunbelieverwhorespectsthebeliefsofothers,itwasexceedinglydisagreeabletobepresentatandtakepartinchurchceremonies.Atthismoment,inhispresentsoftenedstateoffeeling,sensitivetoeverything,thisinevitableactofhypocrisywasnotmerelypainfultoLevin,itseemedtohimutterlyimpossible.Now,intheheydayofhishighestglory,hisfullestflower,hewouldhavetobealiarorascoffer.Hefeltincapableofbeingeither.ButthoughherepeatedlypliedStepanArkadyevitchwithquestionsastothepossibilityofobtainingacertificatewithoutactuallycommunicating,StepanArkadyevitchmaintainedthatitwasoutofthequestion.

           “Besides,whatisittoyoutwodays?Andhe’sanawfullynicecleveroldfellow.He’llpullthetoothoutforyousogently,youwon’tnoticeit.”

           Standingatthefirstlitany,Levinattemptedtoreviveinhimselfhisyouthfulrecollectionsoftheintensereligiousemotionhehadpassedthroughbetweentheagesofsixteenandseventeen.

           Buthewasatonceconvincedthatitwasutterlyimpossibletohim.Heattemptedtolookatitallasanemptycustom,havingnosortofmeaning,likethecustomofpayingcalls.Buthefeltthathecouldnotdothateither.

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