Анна Каренина

Chapter 30

           

           “Mistress,darling!”beganthenurse,goinguptoAnnaandkissingherhandsandshoulders.“Godhasbroughtjoyindeedtoourboyonhisbirthday.Youaren’tchangedonebit.”

           “Oh,nursedear,Ididn’tknowyouwereinthehouse,”saidAnna,rousingherselfforamoment.

           “I’mnotlivinghere,I’mlivingwithmydaughter.Icameforthebirthday,AnnaArkadyevna,darling!”

           Thenursesuddenlyburstintotears,andbegankissingherhandagain.

           Seryozha,withradianteyesandsmiles,holdinghismotherbyonehandandhisnursebytheother,patteredontherugwithhisfatlittlebarefeet.Thetendernessshownbyhisbelovednursetohismotherthrewhimintoanecstasy.

           “Mother!Sheoftencomestoseeme,andwhenshecomes....”hewasbeginning,buthestopped,noticingthatthenursewassayingsomethinginawhispertohismother,andthatinhismother’sfacetherewasalookofdreadandsomethinglikeshame,whichwassostrangelyunbecomingtoher.

           Shewentuptohim.

           “Mysweet!”shesaid.

           Shecouldnotsaygood-bye,buttheexpressiononherfacesaidit,andheunderstood.“Darling,darlingKootik!”sheusedthenamebywhichshehadcalledhimwhenhewaslittle,“youwon’tforgetme?You....”butshecouldnotsaymore.

           Howoftenafterwardsshethoughtofwordsshemighthavesaid.Butnowshedidnotknowhowtosayit,andcouldsaynothing.ButSeryozhaknewallshewantedtosaytohim.Heunderstoodthatshewasunhappyandlovedhim.Heunderstoodevenwhatthenursehadwhispered.

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