Анна Кареніна

Chapter 25

           ButherchiefthoughtwasstillofherselfhowfarshewasdeartoVronsky,howfarshecouldmakeuptohimforallhehadgivenup.Vronskyappreciatedthisdesirenotonlytoplease,buttoservehim,whichhadbecomethesoleaimofherexistence,butatthesametimeheweariedofthelovingsnaresinwhichshetriedtoholdhimfast.Astimewenton,andhesawhimselfmoreandmoreoftenheldfastinthesesnares,hehadanevergrowingdesire,notsomuchtoescapefromthem,astotrywhethertheyhinderedhisfreedom.Haditnotbeenforthisgrowingdesiretobefree,nottohavesceneseverytimehewantedtogotothetowntoameetingorarace,Vronskywouldhavebeenperfectlysatisfiedwithhislife.Therôlehehadtakenup,therôleofawealthylandowner,oneofthatclasswhichoughttobetheveryheartoftheRussianaristocracy,wasentirelytohistaste;andnow,afterspendingsixmonthsinthatcharacter,hederivedevengreatersatisfactionfromit.Andhismanagementofhisestate,whichoccupiedandabsorbedhimmoreandmore,wasmostsuccessful.Inspiteoftheimmensesumscosthimbythehospital,bymachinery,bycowsorderedfromSwitzerland,andmanyotherthings,hewasconvincedthathewasnotwasting,butincreasinghissubstance.Inallmattersaffectingincome,thesalesoftimber,wheat,andwool,thelettingoflands,Vronskywashardasarock,andknewwellhowtokeepupprices.Inalloperationsonalargescaleonthisandhisotherestates,hekepttothesimplestmethodsinvolvingnorisk,andintriflingdetailshewascarefulandexactingtoanextremedegree.

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