Анна Кареніна

Chapter 19

           Shemovednearertohersister-in-lawandtookherhandinhervigorouslittlehand.Dollydidnotshrinkaway,butherfacedidnotloseitsfrigidexpression.Shesaid:

           “Tocomfortme’simpossible.Everything’slostafterwhathashappened,everything’sover!”

           Anddirectlyshehadsaidthis,herfacesuddenlysoftened.Annaliftedthewasted,thinhandofDolly,kisseditandsaid:

           “But,Dolly,what’stobedone,what’stobedone?Howisitbesttoactinthisawfulpositionthat’swhatyoumustthinkof.”

           “All’sover,andthere’snothingmore,”saidDolly.“Andtheworstofallis,yousee,thatIcan’tcasthimoff:therearethechildren,Iamtied.AndIcan’tlivewithhim!it’satorturetometoseehim.”

           “Dolly,darling,hehasspokentome,butIwanttohearitfromyou:tellmeaboutit.”

           Dollylookedatherinquiringly.

           SympathyandloveunfeignedwerevisibleonAnna’sface.

           “Verywell,”shesaidallatonce.“ButIwilltellyouitfromthebeginning.YouknowhowIwasmarried.WiththeeducationmammagaveusIwasmorethaninnocent,Iwasstupid.Iknewnothing.Iknowtheysaymentelltheirwivesoftheirformerlives,butStiva”shecorrectedherself“StepanArkadyevitchtoldmenothing.You’llhardlybelieveit,buttillnowIimaginedthatIwastheonlywomanhehadknown.SoIlivedeightyears.YoumustunderstandthatIwassofarfromsuspectinginfidelity,Iregardeditasimpossible,andthentrytoimagineitwithsuchideas,tofindoutsuddenlyallthehorror,alltheloathsomeness....Youmusttryandunderstandme.

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