Анна Кареніна

Chapter 18

           

           “No,AlexeyAlexandrovitch!”criedOblonsky,jumpingup,“Iwon’tbelievethat!She’sunhappyasonlyanunhappywomancanbe,andyoucannotrefuseinsuch....”

           “AsmuchofwhatIpromisedasispossible.Vousprofessezd’êtrelibrepenseur.ButIasabelievercannot,inamatterofsuchgravity,actinoppositiontotheChristianlaw.”

           “ButinChristiansocietiesandamongus,asfarasI’maware,divorceisallowed,”saidStepanArkadyevitch.“Divorceissanctionedevenbyourchurch.Andwesee....”

           “Itisallowed,butnotinthesense....”

           “AlexeyAlexandrovitch,youarenotlikeyourself,”saidOblonsky,afterabriefpause.“Wasn’tityou(anddidn’tweallappreciateitinyou?)whoforgaveeverything,andmovedsimplybyChristianfeelingwasreadytomakeanysacrifice?Yousaidyourself:ifamantakethycoat,givehimthycloakalso,andnow....”

           “Ibeg,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitchshrilly,gettingsuddenlyontohisfeet,hisfacewhiteandhisjawstwitching,“Ibegyoutodropthis...todrop...thissubject!”

           “Oh,no!Oh,forgiveme,forgivemeifIhavewoundedyou,”saidStepanArkadyevitch,holdingouthishandwithasmileofembarrassment;“butlikeamessengerIhavesimplyperformedthecommissiongivenme.”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchgavehimhishand,ponderedalittle,andsaid:

           “Imustthinkitoverandseekforguidance.ThedayaftertomorrowIwillgiveyouafinalanswer,”hesaid,afterconsideringamoment.

           

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