Анна Кареніна

Chapter 31

           Thewindowwaslightedupbythebrighteveningsun,andaslightbreezeflutteredthecurtain.Annaforgotherfellowpassengers,andtothelightswayingofthetrainshefelltothinkingagain,asshebreathedthefreshair.

           “Yes,whatdidIstopat?ThatIcouldn’tconceiveapositioninwhichlifewouldnotbeamisery,thatweareallcreatedtobemiserable,andthatweallknowit,andallinventmeansofdeceivingeachother.Andwhenoneseesthetruth,whatisonetodo?”

           “That’swhatreasonisgivenmanfor,toescapefromwhatworrieshim,”saidtheladyinFrench,lispingaffectedly,andobviouslypleasedwithherphrase.

           ThewordsseemedananswertoAnna’sthoughts.

           “Toescapefromwhatworrieshim,”repeatedAnna.Andglancingatthered-cheekedhusbandandthethinwife,shesawthatthesicklywifeconsideredherselfmisunderstood,andthehusbanddeceivedherandencouragedherinthatideaofherself.Annaseemedtoseealltheirhistoryandallthecranniesoftheirsouls,asitwereturningalightuponthem.Buttherewasnothinginterestinginthem,andshepursuedherthought.

           “Yes,I’mverymuchworried,andthat’swhatreasonwasgivenmefor,toescape;sothenonemustescape:whynotputoutthelightwhenthere’snothingmoretolookat,whenit’ssickeningtolookatitall?Buthow?Whydidtheconductorrunalongthefootboard,whyaretheyshrieking,thoseyoungmeninthattrain?whyaretheytalking,whyaretheylaughing?It’sallfalsehood,alllying,allhumbug,allcruelty!...

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