Анна Кареніна

Chapter 25

           Itwastheverydullestautumnweather,whichissodrearyinthecountry,andso,preparinghimselfforastruggle,Vronsky,withahardandcoldexpression,informedAnnaofhisdepartureashehadneverspokentoherbefore.But,tohissurprise,Annaacceptedtheinformationwithgreatcomposure,andmerelyaskedwhenhewouldbeback.Helookedintentlyather,atalosstoexplainthiscomposure.Shesmiledathislook.Heknewthatwayshehadofwithdrawingintoherself,andknewthatitonlyhappenedwhenshehaddetermineduponsomethingwithoutlettinghimknowherplans.Hewasafraidofthis;buthewassoanxioustoavoidascenethathekeptupappearances,andhalfsincerelybelievedinwhathelongedtobelieveinherreasonableness.

           “Ihopeyouwon’tbedull?”

           “Ihopenot,”saidAnna.“IgotaboxofbooksyesterdayfromGautier’s.No,Ishan’tbedull.”

           “She’stryingtotakethattone,andsomuchthebetter,”hethought,“orelseitwouldbethesamethingoverandoveragain.”

           Andhesetofffortheelectionswithoutappealingtoherforacandidexplanation.Itwasthefirsttimesincethebeginningoftheirintimacythathehadpartedfromherwithoutafullexplanation.Fromonepointofviewthistroubledhim,butontheothersidehefeltthatitwasbetterso.“Atfirsttherewillbe,asthistime,somethingundefinedkeptback,andthenshewillgetusedtoit.InanycaseIcangiveupanythingforher,butnotmymasculineindependence,”hethought.

           

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