Анна Каренина

Chapter 20

           

           Therewasevidentlycomingoverhimthatrevulsionthatwouldmakehimlookupondeathasthegoalofhisdesires,ashappiness.Hithertoeachindividualdesire,arousedbysufferingorprivation,suchashunger,fatigue,thirst,hadbeensatisfiedbysomebodilyfunctiongivingpleasure.Butnownophysicalcravingorsufferingreceivedrelief,andtheefforttorelievethemonlycausedfreshsuffering.Andsoalldesiresweremergedinonethedesiretoberidofallhissufferingsandtheirsource,thebody.Buthehadnowordstoexpressthisdesireofdeliverance,andsohedidnotspeakofit,andfromhabitaskedforthesatisfactionofdesireswhichcouldnotnowbesatisfied.“Turnmeoverontheotherside,”hewouldsay,andimmediatelyafterhewouldasktobeturnedbackagainasbefore.“Givemesomebroth.Takeawaythebroth.Talkofsomething:whyareyousilent?”Anddirectlytheybegantotalkhewouldclosehiseyes,andwouldshowweariness,indifference,andloathing.

           Onthetenthdayfromtheirarrivalatthetown,Kittywasunwell.Shesufferedfromheadacheandsickness,andshecouldnotgetupallthemorning.

           Thedoctoropinedthattheindispositionarosefromfatigueandexcitement,andprescribedrest.

           Afterdinner,however,Kittygotupandwentasusualwithherworktothesickman.Helookedathersternlywhenshecamein,andsmiledcontemptuouslywhenshesaidshehadbeenunwell.Thatdayhewascontinuallyblowinghisnose,andgroaningpiteously.

           “Howdoyoufeel?”sheaskedhim.

           “Worse,”hearticulatedwithdifficulty.

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