Анна Кареніна

Chapter 15

           Themechanician,bowinglow,saidsomethingtoVeslovsky,thenclamberedintothetrap,andtheydroveofftogether.

           StepanArkadyevitchandtheprincessweremuchupsetbyLevin’saction.Andhehimselffeltnotonlyinthehighestdegreeridicule,butalsoutterlyguiltyanddisgraced.Butrememberingwhatsufferingsheandhiswifehadbeenthrough,whenheaskedhimselfhowheshouldactanothertime,heansweredthatheshoulddojustthesameagain.

           Inspiteofallthis,towardstheendofthatday,everyoneexcepttheprincess,whocouldnotpardonLevin’saction,becameextraordinarilylivelyandgood-humored,likechildrenafterapunishmentorgrown-uppeopleafteradreary,ceremoniousreception,sothatbytheeveningVassenka’sdismissalwasspokenof,intheabsenceoftheprincess,asthoughitweresomeremoteevent.AndDolly,whohadinheritedherfather’sgiftofhumorousstorytelling,madeVarenkahelplesswithlaughterassherelatedforthethirdandfourthtime,alwayswithfreshhumorousadditions,howshehadonlyjustputonhernewshoesforthebenefitofthevisitor,andongoingintothedrawing-room,heardsuddenlytherumbleofthetrap.AndwhoshouldbeinthetrapbutVassenkahimself,withhisScotchcap,andhissongsandhisgaiters,andall,sittinginthehay.

           “Ifonlyyou’dorderedoutthecarriage!Butno!andthenIhear:‘Stop!’Oh,Ithoughtthey’verelented.Ilookout,andbeholdafatGermanbeingsatdownbyhimanddrivingaway....Andmynewshoesallfornothing!...”

           

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