Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           YoumustthankHim,andpraytoHimforsuccor.InHimalonewefindpeace,consolation,salvation,andlove,”shesaid,andturninghereyesheavenwards,shebeganpraying,asAlexeyAlexandrovitchgatheredfromhersilence.

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchlistenedtohernow,andthoseexpressionswhichhadseemedtohim,ifnotdistasteful,atleastexaggerated,nowseemedtohimnaturalandconsolatory.AlexeyAlexandrovitchhaddislikedthisnewenthusiasticfervor.Hewasabeliever,whowasinterestedinreligionprimarilyinitspoliticalaspect,andthenewdoctrinewhichventureduponseveralnewinterpretations,justbecauseitpavedthewaytodiscussionandanalysis,wasinprincipledisagreeabletohim.Hehadhithertotakenupacoldandevenantagonisticattitudetothisnewdoctrine,andwithCountessLidiaIvanovna,whohadbeencarriedawaybyit,hehadneverargued,butbysilencehadassiduouslyparriedherattemptstoprovokehimintoargument.Nowforthefirsttimeheheardherwordswithpleasure,anddidnotinwardlyopposethem.

           “Iamvery,verygratefultoyou,bothforyourdeedsandforyourwords,”hesaid,whenshehadfinishedpraying.

           CountessLidiaIvanovnaoncemorepressedbothherfriend’shands.

           “NowIwillenteruponmyduties,”shesaidwithasmileafterapause,asshewipedawaythetracesoftears.“IamgoingtoSeryozha.OnlyinthelastextremityshallIapplytoyou.”Andshegotupandwentout.

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