Анна Каренина

Chapter 12

           ToMihailovatthatmoment,excitedbyvisitors,itwasextremelydistastefultospeakofmoneymatters.

           “Itisputuptheretobesold,”heanswered,scowlinggloomily.

           Whenthevisitorshadgone,MihailovsatdownoppositethepictureofPilateandChrist,andinhismindwentoverwhathadbeensaid,andwhat,thoughnotsaid,hadbeenimpliedbythosevisitors.And,strangetosay,whathadhadsuchweightwithhim,whiletheywerethereandwhilehementallyputhimselfattheirpointofview,suddenlylostallimportanceforhim.Hebegantolookathispicturewithallhisownfullartistvision,andwassooninthatmoodofconvictionoftheperfectibility,andsoofthesignificance,ofhispictureaconvictionessentialtothemostintensefervor,excludingallotherinterestsinwhichalonehecouldwork.

           Christ’sforeshortenedlegwasnotright,though.Hetookhispaletteandbegantowork.AshecorrectedtheleghelookedcontinuallyatthefigureofJohninthebackground,whichhisvisitorshadnotevennoticed,butwhichheknewwasbeyondperfection.Whenhehadfinishedtheleghewantedtotouchthatfigure,buthefelttoomuchexcitedforit.Hewasequallyunabletoworkwhenhewascoldandwhenhewastoomuchaffectedandsaweverythingtoomuch.Therewasonlyonestageinthetransitionfromcoldnesstoinspiration,atwhichworkwaspossible.Todayhewastoomuchagitated.Hewouldhavecoveredthepicture,buthestopped,holdingtheclothinhishand,and,smilingblissfully,gazedalongwhileatthefigureofJohn

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