Анна Кареніна

Chapter 19

           ItwastruethatasfarasshecouldrecallherimpressionsatPetersburgattheKarenins’,shedidnotliketheirhouseholditself;therewassomethingartificialinthewholeframeworkoftheirfamilylife.“ButwhyshouldInotreceiveher?Ifonlyshedoesn’ttakeitintoherheadtoconsoleme!”thoughtDolly.“AllconsolationandcounselandChristianforgiveness,allthatIhavethoughtoverathousandtimes,andit’sallnouse.”

           AllthesedaysDollyhadbeenalonewithherchildren.Shedidnotwanttotalkofhersorrow,butwiththatsorrowinherheartshecouldnottalkofoutsidematters.SheknewthatinonewayoranothershewouldtellAnnaeverything,andshewasalternatelygladatthethoughtofspeakingfreely,andangryatthenecessityofspeakingofherhumiliationwithher,hissister,andofhearingherready-madephrasesofgoodadviceandcomfort.Shehadbeenonthelookoutforher,glancingatherwatcheveryminute,and,assooftenhappens,letslipjustthatminutewhenhervisitorarrived,sothatshedidnothearthebell.

           Catchingasoundofskirtsandlightstepsatthedoor,shelookedround,andhercare-wornfaceunconsciouslyexpressednotgladness,butwonder.Shegotupandembracedhersister-in-law.

           “What,herealready!”shesaidasshekissedher.

           “Dolly,howgladIamtoseeyou!”

           “Iamglad,too,”saidDolly,faintlysmiling,andtryingbytheexpressionofAnna’sfacetofindoutwhethersheknew.“Mostlikelysheknows,”shethought,noticingthesympathyinAnna’sface.

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