Анна Каренина

Chapter 7

           “Look,Kitty,”hesaid,pointingtothemoon,whichhadjustrisenbehindthelimetrees“howexquisite!Veslovsky,thisisthetimeforaserenade.Youknow,hehasasplendidvoice;wepracticedsongstogetheralongtheroad.Hehasbroughtsomelovelysongswithhim,twonewones.VarvaraAndreevnaandhemustsingsomeduets.”

           Whenthepartyhadbrokenup,StepanArkadyevitchwalkedalongwhileabouttheavenuewithVeslovsky;theirvoicescouldbeheardsingingoneofthenewsongs.

           Levinhearingthesevoicessatscowlinginaneasy-chairinhiswife’sbedroom,andmaintainedanobstinatesilencewhensheaskedhimwhatwaswrong.Butwhenatlastwithatimidglanceshehazardedthequestion:“WasthereperhapssomethingyoudislikedaboutVeslovsky?”itallburstout,andhetoldherall.Hewashumiliatedhimselfatwhathewassaying,andthatexasperatedhimallthemore.

           Hestoodfacingherwithhiseyesglitteringmenacinglyunderhisscowlingbrows,andhesqueezedhisstrongarmsacrosshischest,asthoughhewerestrainingeverynervetoholdhimselfin.Theexpressionofhisfacewouldhavebeengrim,andevencruel,ifithadnotatthesametimehadalookofsufferingwhichtouchedher.Hisjawsweretwitching,andhisvoicekeptbreaking.

           “YoumustunderstandthatI’mnotjealous,that’sanastyword.Ican’tbejealous,andbelievethat....Ican’tsaywhatIfeel,butthisisawful....I’mnotjealous,butI’mwounded,humiliatedthatanybodydarethink,thatanybodydarelookatyouwitheyeslikethat.

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