Анна Кареніна

Chapter 26

           Shecouldnotunderstandnowhowshecouldhaveloweredherselfbyspendingawholedaywithhiminhishouse.Shewentintohisroomtoannounceherdetermination.

           “ThatwasMadameSorokinaandherdaughter.Theycameandbroughtmethemoneyandthedeedsfrommaman.Icouldn’tgetthemyesterday.Howisyourhead,better?”hesaidquietly,notwishingtoseeandtounderstandthegloomyandsolemnexpressionofherface.

           Shelookedsilently,intentlyathim,standinginthemiddleoftheroom.Heglancedather,frownedforamoment,andwentonreadingaletter.Sheturned,andwentdeliberatelyoutoftheroom.Hestillmighthaveturnedherback,butshehadreachedthedoor,hewasstillsilent,andtheonlysoundaudiblewastherustlingofthenotepaperasheturnedit.

           “Oh,bytheway,”hesaidattheverymomentshewasinthedoorway,“we’regoingtomorrowforcertain,aren’twe?”

           “You,butnotI,”shesaid,turningroundtohim.

           “Anna,wecan’tgoonlikethis....”

           “You,butnotI,”sherepeated.

           “Thisisgettingunbearable!”

           “You...youwillbesorryforthis,”shesaid,andwentout.

           Frightenedbythedesperateexpressionwithwhichthesewordswereuttered,hejumpedupandwouldhaverunafterher,butonsecondthoughtshesatdownandscowled,settinghisteeth.Thisvulgarashethoughtitthreatofsomethingvagueexasperatedhim.“I’vetriedeverything,”hethought;“theonlythingleftisnottopayattention,”andhebegantogetreadytodriveintotown,andagaintohismother’stogethersignaturetothedeeds

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