Анна Каренина

Chapter 21

           Therewereatthetimeasmanyreasonsforthestepasagainstit,andtherewasnooverbalancingconsiderationtooutweighhisinvariableruleofabstainingwhenindoubt.ButAnna’saunthadthroughacommonacquaintanceinsinuatedthathehadalreadycompromisedthegirl,andthathewasinhonorboundtomakeheranoffer.Hemadetheoffer,andconcentratedonhisbetrothedandhiswifeallthefeelingofwhichhewascapable.

           TheattachmenthefelttoAnnaprecludedinhishearteveryneedofintimaterelationswithothers.Andnowamongallhisacquaintanceshehadnotonefriend.Hehadplentyofso-calledconnections,butnofriendships.AlexeyAlexandrovitchhadplentyofpeoplewhomhecouldinvitetodinner,towhosesympathyhecouldappealinanypublicaffairhewasconcernedabout,whoseinteresthecouldreckonuponforanyonehewishedtohelp,withwhomhecouldcandidlydiscussotherpeople’sbusinessandaffairsofstate.Buthisrelationswiththesepeoplewereconfinedtooneclearlydefinedchannel,andhadacertainroutinefromwhichitwasimpossibletodepart.Therewasoneman,acomradeofhisattheuniversity,withwhomhehadmadefriendslater,andwithwhomhecouldhavespokenofapersonalsorrow;butthisfriendhadapostintheDepartmentofEducationinaremotepartofRussia.OfthepeopleinPetersburgthemostintimateandmostpossiblewerehischiefsecretaryandhisdoctor.

           MihailVassilievitchSludin,thechiefsecretary,wasastraightforward,intelligent,good-hearted,andconscientiousman,andAlexeyAlexandrovitchwasawareofhispersonalgoodwill

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