Анна Каренина

Chapter 18

           Thesickmanhimself,washedandcombed,layincleansheetsonhighraisedpillows,inacleannight-shirtwithawhitecollarabouthisastoundinglythinneck,andwithanewexpressionofhopelookedfixedlyatKitty.

           ThedoctorbroughtbyLevin,andfoundbyhimattheclub,wasnottheonewhohadbeenattendingNikolayLevin,asthepatientwasdissatisfiedwithhim.Thenewdoctortookupastethoscopeandsoundedthepatient,shookhishead,prescribedmedicine,andwithextrememinutenessexplainedfirsthowtotakethemedicineandthenwhatdietwastobekeptto.Headvisedeggs,raworhardlycooked,andseltzerwater,withwarmmilkatacertaintemperature.Whenthedoctorhadgoneawaythesickmansaidsomethingtohisbrother,ofwhichLevincoulddistinguishonlythelastwords:“YourKatya.”Bytheexpressionwithwhichhegazedather,Levinsawthathewaspraisingher.HecalledindeedtoKatya,ashecalledher.

           “I’mmuchbetteralready,”hesaid.“Why,withyouIshouldhavegotwelllongago.Howniceitis!”hetookherhandanddrewittowardshislips,butasthoughafraidshewoulddislikeithechangedhismind,letitgo,andonlystrokedit.Kittytookhishandinbothhersandpressedit.

           “Nowturnmeoverontheleftsideandgotobed,”hesaid.

           NoonecouldmakeoutwhathesaidbutKitty;shealoneunderstood.Sheunderstoodbecauseshewasallthewhilementallykeepingwatchonwhatheneeded.

           “Ontheotherside,”shesaidtoherhusband,“healwayssleepsonthatside.Turnhimover,it’ssodisagreeablecallingtheservants.I’mnotstrongenough

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