Анна Кареніна

Chapter 6

           

           “Hashebeenscreaminglong,nurse,verylong?”saidKittyhurriedly,seatingherselfonachair,andpreparingtogivethebabythebreast.“Butgivemehimquickly.Oh,nurse,howtiresomeyouare!There,tiethecapafterwards,do!”

           Thebaby’sgreedyscreamwaspassingintosobs.

           “Butyoucan’tmanageso,ma’am,”saidAgafeaMihalovna,whowasalmostalwaystobefoundinthenursery.“Hemustbeputstraight.A-oo!a-oo!”shechantedoverhim,payingnoattentiontothemother.

           Thenursebroughtthebabytohismother.AgafeaMihalovnafollowedhimwithafacedissolvingwithtenderness.

           “Heknowsme,heknowsme.InGod’sfaith,KaterinaAlexandrovna,ma’am,heknewme!”AgafeaMihalovnacriedabovethebaby’sscreams.

           ButKittydidnothearherwords.Herimpatiencekeptgrowing,likethebaby’s.

           Theirimpatiencehinderedthingsforawhile.Thebabycouldnotgetholdofthebreastright,andwasfurious.

           Atlast,afterdespairing,breathlessscreaming,andvainsucking,thingswentright,andmotherandchildfeltsimultaneouslysoothed,andbothsubsidedintocalm.

           “Butpoordarling,he’sallinperspiration!”saidKittyinawhisper,touchingthebaby.

           “Whatmakesyouthinkheknowsyou?”sheadded,withasidelongglanceatthebaby’seyes,thatpeeredroguishly,asshefancied,fromunderhiscap,athisrhythmicallypuffingcheeks,andthelittlered-palmedhandhewaswaving.

           “Impossible!Ifheknewanyone,hewouldhaveknownme,”saidKitty,inresponsetoAgafeaMihalovna’sstatement,andshesmiled

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