Анна Кареніна

Chapter 15

           Theawfulscreamneverpaused,itbecamestillmoreawful,andasthoughithadreachedtheutmostlimitofterror,suddenlyitceased.Levincouldnotbelievehisears,buttherecouldbenodoubt;thescreamhadceasedandheheardasubduedstirandbustle,andhurriedbreathing,andhervoice,gasping,alive,tender,andblissful,utteredsoftly,“It’sover!”

           Heliftedhishead.Withherhandshangingexhaustedonthequilt,lookingextraordinarilylovelyandserene,shelookedathiminsilenceandtriedtosmile,andcouldnot.

           Andsuddenly,fromthemysteriousandawfulfar-awayworldinwhichhehadbeenlivingforthelasttwenty-twohours,Levinfelthimselfallinaninstantbornebacktotheoldevery-dayworld,glorifiedthoughnow,bysucharadianceofhappinessthathecouldnotbearit.Thestrainedchordssnapped,sobsandtearsofjoywhichhehadneverforeseenroseupwithsuchviolencethathiswholebodyshook,thatforlongtheypreventedhimfromspeaking.

           Fallingonhiskneesbeforethebed,heheldhiswife’shandbeforehislipsandkissedit,andthehand,withaweakmovementofthefingers,respondedtohiskiss.Andmeanwhile,thereatthefootofthebed,inthedefthandsofLizavetaPetrovna,likeaflickeringlightinalamp,laythelifeofahumancreature,whichhadneverexistedbefore,andwhichwouldnowwiththesameright,withthesameimportancetoitself,liveandcreateinitsownimage.

           “Alive!alive!Andaboytoo!Setyourmindatrest!”LevinheardLizavetaPetrovnasaying,assheslappedthebaby’sbackwithashakinghand

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