Анна Кареніна

Chapter 15

           

           “Whatmadnessisthis?”StepanArkadyevitchsaidwhen,afterhearingfromhisfriendthathewasbeingturnedoutofthehouse,hefoundLevininthegarden,wherehewaswalkingaboutwaitingforhisguest’sdeparture.“Maisc’estridicule!Whatflyhasstungyou?Maisc’estdudernierridicule!Whatdidyouthink,ifayoungman....”

           ButtheplacewhereLevinhadbeenstungwasevidentlystillsore,forheturnedpaleagain,whenStepanArkadyevitchwouldhaveenlargedonthereason,andhehimselfcuthimshort.

           “Pleasedon’tgointoit!Ican’thelpit.IfeelashamedofhowI’mtreatingyouandhim.Butitwon’tbe,Iimagine,agreatgrieftohimtogo,andhispresencewasdistastefultomeandtomywife.”

           “Butit’sinsultingtohim!Etpuisc’estridicule.”

           “Andtomeit’sbothinsultinganddistressing!AndI’mnotatfaultinanyway,andthere’snoneedformetosuffer.”

           “Well,thisIdidn’texpectofyou!Onpeutêtrejaloux,maisàcepoint,c’estdudernierridicule!”

           Levinturnedquickly,andwalkedawayfromhimintothedepthsoftheavenue,andhewentonwalkingupanddownalone.Soonheheardtherumbleofthetrap,andsawfrombehindthetreeshowVassenka,sittinginthehay(unluckilytherewasnoseatinthetrap)inhisScotchcap,wasdrivenalongtheavenue,joltingupanddownovertheruts.

           “What’sthis?”Levinthought,whenafootmanranoutofthehouseandstoppedthetrap.Itwasthemechanician,whomLevinhadtotallyforgotten

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