Анна Кареніна

Chapter 22

           Hewastooeager,buthekepttheplayerslivelywithhishighspirits.Hislaughterandoutcriesneverpaused.Liketheothermenoftheparty,withtheladies’permission,hetookoffhiscoat,andhissolid,comelyfigureinhiswhiteshirt-sleeves,withhisredperspiringfaceandhisimpulsivemovements,madeapicturethatimprinteditselfvividlyonthememory.

           WhenDaryaAlexandrovnalayinbedthatnight,assoonassheclosedhereyes,shesawVassenkaVeslovskyflyingaboutthecroquetground.

           DuringthegameDaryaAlexandrovnawasnotenjoyingherself.ShedidnotlikethelighttoneofraillerythatwaskeptupallthetimebetweenVassenkaVeslovskyandAnna,andtheunnaturalnessaltogetherofgrown-uppeople,allalonewithoutchildren,playingatachild’sgame.Buttoavoidbreakingupthepartyandtogetthroughthetimesomehow,afterarestshejoinedthegameagain,andpretendedtobeenjoyingit.Allthatdayitseemedtoherasthoughshewereactinginatheaterwithactorsclevererthanshe,andthatherbadactingwasspoilingthewholeperformance.Shehadcomewiththeintentionofstayingtwodays,ifallwentwell.Butintheevening,duringthegame,shemadeuphermindthatshewouldgohomenextday.Thematernalcaresandworries,whichshehadsohatedontheway,now,afteradayspentwithoutthem,struckherinquiteanotherlight,andtemptedherbacktothem.

           When,aftereveningteaandarowbynightintheboat,DaryaAlexandrovnawentalonetoherroom,tookoffherdress,andbeganarrangingherthinhairforthenight,shehadagreatsenseofrelief

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