Анна Кареніна

Chapter 22

           Noticingthis,andthatPrincessVarvaraatoncemadehastetochangetheconversationbytalkingofPetersburgacquaintances,andrememberingwhatVronskyhadwithoutapparentconnectionsaidinthegardenofhisworkinthecountry,DollysurmisedthatthisquestionofpublicactivitywasconnectedwithsomedeepprivatedisagreementbetweenAnnaandVronsky.

           Thedinner,thewine,thedecorationofthetablewereallverygood;butitwasalllikewhatDaryaAlexandrovnahadseenatformaldinnersandballswhichoflateyearshadbecomequiteunfamiliartoher;itallhadthesameimpersonalandconstrainedcharacter,andsoonanordinarydayandinalittlecircleoffriendsitmadeadisagreeableimpressiononher.

           Afterdinnertheysatontheterrace,thentheyproceededtoplaylawntennis.Theplayers,dividedintotwoparties,stoodonoppositesidesofatightlydrawnnetwithgiltpolesonthecarefullyleveledandrolledcroquet-ground.DaryaAlexandrovnamadeanattempttoplay,butitwasalongtimebeforeshecouldunderstandthegame,andbythetimeshedidunderstandit,shewassotiredthatshesatdownwithPrincessVarvaraandsimplylookedonattheplayers.Herpartner,Tushkevitch,gaveupplayingtoo,buttheotherskeptthegameupforalongtime.SviazhskyandVronskybothplayedverywellandseriously.Theykeptasharplookoutontheballsservedtothem,andwithouthasteorgettingineachother’sway,theyranadroitlyuptothem,waitedfortherebound,andneatlyandaccuratelyreturnedthemoverthenet.Veslovskyplayedworsethantheothers.

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