Анна Каренина

Chapter 2

           

           “Andconfessthereisafeelingthatyouwanttojumpoutofthewindow,likeGogol’sbridegroom?”

           “Ofcoursethereis,butitisn’tconfessed,”saidKatavasov,andhebrokeintoloudlaughter.

           “Oh,well,thewindow’sopen.Let’sstartoffthisinstanttoTver!There’sabigshe-bear;onecangorightuptothelair.Seriously,let’sgobythefiveo’clock!Andhereletthemdowhattheylike,”saidTchirikov,smiling.

           “Well,now,onmyhonor,”saidLevin,smiling,“Ican’tfindinmyheartthatfeelingofregretformyfreedom.”

           “Yes,there’ssuchachaosinyourheartjustnowthatyoucan’tfindanythingthere,”saidKatavasov.“Waitabit,whenyousetittorightsalittle,you’llfindit!”

           “No;ifso,Ishouldhavefeltalittle,apartfrommyfeeling”(hecouldnotsaylovebeforethem)“andhappiness,acertainregretatlosingmyfreedom....Onthecontrary,Iamgladattheverylossofmyfreedom.”

           “Awful!It’sahopelesscase!”saidKatavasov.“Well,let’sdrinktohisrecovery,orwishthatahundredthpartofhisdreamsmayberealizedandthatwouldbehappinesssuchasneverhasbeenseenonearth!”

           Soonafterdinnertheguestswentawaytobeintimetobedressedforthewedding.

           Whenhewasleftalone,andrecalledtheconversationofthesebachelorfriends,Levinaskedhimself:hadheinhisheartthatregretforhisfreedomofwhichtheyhadspoken?Hesmiledatthequestion.

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