Анна Каренина

Chapter 1

           “Whatdoeshewanttoaskmeaboutthisatconfessionfor?”hethought.

           And,asthoughansweringhisthought,thepriestsaidtohim:

           “Youareabouttoenterintoholymatrimony,andGodmayblessyouwithoffspring.Well,whatsortofbringing-upcanyougiveyourbabesifyoudonotovercomethetemptationofthedevil,enticingyoutoinfidelity?”hesaid,withgentlereproachfulness.“Ifyouloveyourchildasagoodfather,youwillnotdesireonlywealth,luxury,honorforyourinfant;youwillbeanxiousforhissalvation,hisspiritualenlightenmentwiththelightoftruth.Eh?Whatanswerwillyoumakehimwhentheinnocentbabeasksyou:‘Papa!whomadeallthatenchantsmeinthisworldtheearth,thewaters,thesun,theflowers,thegrass?’Canyousaytohim:‘Idon’tknow’?Youcannotbutknow,sincetheLordGodinHisinfinitemercyhasrevealedittous.Oryourchildwillaskyou:‘Whatawaitsmeinthelifebeyondthetomb?’Whatwillyousaytohimwhenyouknownothing?Howwillyouanswerhim?Willyouleavehimtotheallurementsoftheworldandthedevil?That’snotright,”hesaid,andhestopped,puttinghisheadononesideandlookingatLevinwithhiskindly,gentleeyes.

           Levinmadenoanswerthistime,notbecausehedidnotwanttoenteruponadiscussionwiththepriest,butbecause,sofar,noonehadeveraskedhimsuchquestions,andwhenhisbabesdidaskhimthosequestions,itwouldbetimeenoughtothinkaboutansweringthem.

           “Youareenteringuponatimeoflife,”pursuedthepriest,“whenyoumustchooseyourpathandkeeptoit

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