Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           

           CountessLidiaIvanovnawentintoSeryozha’spartofthehouse,anddroppingtearsonthescaredchild’scheeks,shetoldhimthathisfatherwasasaintandhismotherwasdead.

           CountessLidiaIvanovnakeptherpromise.ShedidactuallytakeuponherselfthecareoftheorganizationandmanagementofAlexeyAlexandrovitch’shousehold.Butshehadnotoverstatedthecasewhensayingthatpracticalaffairswerenotherstrongpoint.Allherarrangementshadtobemodifiedbecausetheycouldnotbecarriedout,andtheyweremodifiedbyKorney,AlexeyAlexandrovitch’svalet,who,thoughnoonewasawareofthefact,nowmanagedKarenin’shousehold,andquietlyanddiscreetlyreportedtohismasterwhilehewasdressingallitwasnecessaryforhimtoknow.ButLidiaIvanovna’shelpwasnonethelessreal;shegaveAlexeyAlexandrovitchmoralsupportintheconsciousnessofherloveandrespectforhim,andstillmore,asitwassoothingtohertobelieve,inthatshealmostturnedhimtoChristianitythatis,fromanindifferentandapatheticbelieversheturnedhimintoanardentandsteadfastadherentofthenewinterpretationofChristiandoctrine,whichhadbeengaininggroundoflateinPetersburg.ItwaseasyforAlexeyAlexandrovitchtobelieveinthisteaching.AlexeyAlexandrovitch,likeLidiaIvanovnaindeed,andotherswhosharedtheirviews,wascompletelydevoidofvividnessofimagination,thatspiritualfacultyinvirtueofwhichtheconceptionsevokedbytheimaginationbecomesovividthattheymustneedsbeinharmonywithotherconceptions,andwithactualfact

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