Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           “Howwasityoudidn’tletmeknowbefore,thatis,atthetimeofmywedding?Imadeinquiriesinalldirections.”

           Hehadtotalksoasnottobesilent,andhedidnotknowwhattosay,especiallyashisbrothermadenoreply,andsimplystaredwithoutdroppinghiseyes,andevidentlypenetratedtotheinnermeaningofeachword.Levintoldhisbrotherthathiswifehadcomewithhim.Nikolayexpressedpleasure,butsaidhewasafraidoffrighteningherbyhiscondition.Asilencefollowed.SuddenlyNikolaystirred,andbegantosaysomething.Levinexpectedsomethingofpeculiargravityandimportancefromtheexpressionofhisface,butNikolaybeganspeakingofhishealth.Hefoundfaultwiththedoctor,regrettinghehadnotacelebratedMoscowdoctor.Levinsawthathestillhoped.

           Seizingthefirstmomentofsilence,Levingotup,anxioustoescape,ifonlyforaninstant,fromhisagonizingemotion,andsaidthathewouldgoandfetchhiswife.

           “Verywell,andI’lltellhertotidyuphere.It’sdirtyandstinkinghere,Iexpect.Marya!clearuptheroom,”thesickmansaidwitheffort.“Oh,andwhenyou’veclearedup,goawayyourself,”headded,lookinginquiringlyathisbrother.

           Levinmadenoanswer.Goingoutintothecorridor,hestoppedshort.Hehadsaidhewouldfetchhiswife,butnow,takingstockoftheemotionhewasfeeling,hedecidedthathewouldtryonthecontrarytopersuadehernottogointothesickman.“WhyshouldshesufferasIamsuffering?”hethought.

           “Well,howishe?”Kittyaskedwithafrightenedface.

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