Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           Afterasilenceitwouldhavebeeneasierforthemtosaywhattheywantedtosaythanaftertalkingaboutmushrooms.Butagainstherownwill,asitwereaccidentally,Varenkasaid:

           “Soyoufoundnothing?Inthemiddleofthewoodtherearealwaysfewer,though.”SergeyIvanovitchsighedandmadenoanswer.Hewasannoyedthatshehadspokenaboutthemushrooms.Hewantedtobringherbacktothefirstwordsshehadutteredaboutherchildhood;butafterapauseofsomelength,asthoughagainsthisownwill,hemadeanobservationinresponsetoherlastwords.

           “Ihaveheardthatthewhiteediblefungusesarefoundprincipallyattheedgeofthewood,thoughIcan’ttellthemapart.”

           Someminutesmorepassed,theymovedstillfurtherawayfromthechildren,andwerequitealone.Varenka’sheartthrobbedsothatshehearditbeating,andfeltthatshewasturningredandpaleandredagain.

           TobethewifeofamanlikeKoznishev,afterherpositionwithMadameStahl,wastoherimaginationtheheightofhappiness.Besides,shewasalmostcertainthatshewasinlovewithhim.Andthismomentitwouldhavetobedecided.Shefeltfrightened.Shedreadedbothhisspeakingandhisnotspeaking.

           NoworneveritmustbesaidthatSergeyIvanovitchfelttoo.Everythingintheexpression,theflushedcheeksandthedowncasteyesofVarenkabetrayedapainfulsuspense.SergeyIvanovitchsawitandfeltsorryforher.Hefelteventhattosaynothingnowwouldbeaslighttoher.Rapidlyinhisownmindheranoveralltheargumentsinsupportofhisdecision.

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