Анна Кареніна

Chapter 21

           Buttobeatruefriend,onemustenterintothespiritualstateofone’sfriend,andIfearthatyouarenotdoingsointhecaseofAlexeyAlexandrovitch.YouunderstandwhatImean?”shesaid,liftingherfinepensiveeyes.

           “Inpart,countess,IunderstandthepositionofAlexeyAlexandrovitch....”saidOblonsky.Havingnoclearideawhattheyweretalkingabout,hewantedtoconfinehimselftogeneralities.

           “Thechangeisnotinhisexternalposition,”CountessLidiaIvanovnasaidsternly,followingwitheyesoflovethefigureofAlexeyAlexandrovitchashegotupandcrossedovertoLandau;“hisheartischanged,anewhearthasbeenvouchsafedhim,andIfearyoudon’tfullyapprehendthechangethathastakenplaceinhim.”

           “Oh,well,ingeneraloutlinesIcanconceivethechange.Wehavealwaysbeenfriendly,andnow....”saidStepanArkadyevitch,respondingwithasympatheticglancetotheexpressionofthecountess,andmentallybalancingthequestionwithwhichofthetwoministersshewasmostintimate,soastoknowaboutwhichtoaskhertospeakforhim.

           “Thechangethathastakenplaceinhimcannotlessenhisloveforhisneighbors;onthecontrary,thatchangecanonlyintensifyloveinhisheart.ButIamafraidyoudonotunderstandme.Won’tyouhavesometea?”shesaid,withhereyesindicatingthefootman,whowashandingroundteaonatray.

           “Notquite,countess.Ofcourse,hismisfortune....

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