Анна Каренина

Chapter 20

           “Inpain!”

           “Inpain,where?”

           “Everywhere.”

           “Itwillbeovertoday,youwillsee,”saidMaryaNikolaevna.Thoughitwassaidinawhisper,thesickman,whosehearingLevinhadnoticedwasverykeen,musthaveheard.Levinsaidhushtoher,andlookedroundatthesickman.Nikolayhadheard;butthesewordsproducednoeffectonhim.Hiseyeshadstillthesameintense,reproachfullook.

           “Whydoyouthinkso?”Levinaskedher,whenshehadfollowedhimintothecorridor.

           “Hehasbegunpickingathimself,”saidMaryaNikolaevna.

           “Howdoyoumean?”

           “Likethis,”shesaid,tuggingatthefoldsofherwoolenskirt.Levinnoticed,indeed,thatallthatdaythepatientpulledathimself,asitwere,tryingtosnatchsomethingaway.

           MaryaNikolaevna’spredictioncametrue.Towardsnightthesickmanwasnotabletolifthishands,andcouldonlygazebeforehimwiththesameintenselyconcentratedexpressioninhiseyes.EvenwhenhisbrotherorKittybentoverhim,sothathecouldseethem,helookedjustthesame.Kittysentforthepriesttoreadtheprayerforthedying.

           Whilethepriestwasreadingit,thedyingmandidnotshowanysignoflife;hiseyeswereclosed.Levin,Kitty,andMaryaNikolaevnastoodatthebedside.Thepriesthadnotquitefinishedreadingtheprayerwhenthedyingmanstretched,sighed,andopenedhiseyes.Thepriest,onfinishingtheprayer,putthecrosstothecoldforehead,thenslowlyreturnedittothestand,andafterstandingfortwominutesmoreinsilence,hetouchedthehuge,bloodlesshandthatwasturningcold

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