Анна Кареніна

Chapter 14

           Hedroppedhiseyesanddidnotknowwhattosay.

           CastingoverthesubjectsofconversationthatwouldbepleasanttoSergeyIvanovitch,andwouldkeephimoffthesubjectoftheServianwarandtheSlavonicquestion,atwhichhehadhintedbytheallusiontowhathehadtodoinMoscow,LevinbegantotalkofSergeyIvanovitch’sbook.

           “Well,havetherebeenreviewsofyourbook?”heasked.

           SergeyIvanovitchsmiledattheintentionalcharacterofthequestion.

           “Nooneisinterestedinthatnow,andIlessthananyone,”hesaid.“Justlook,DaryaAlexandrovna,weshallhaveashower,”headded,pointingwithasunshadeatthewhiteraincloudsthatshowedabovetheaspentree-tops.

           Andthesewordswereenoughtore-establishagainbetweenthebrothersthattonehardlyhostile,butchillywhichLevinhadbeensolongingtoavoid.

           LevinwentuptoKatavasov.

           “Itwasjollyofyoutomakeupyourmindtocome,”hesaidtohim.

           “I’vebeenmeaningtoalongwhile.Nowweshallhavesomediscussion,we’llseetothat.HaveyoubeenreadingSpencer?”

           “No,I’venotfinishedreadinghim,”saidLevin.“ButIdon’tneedhimnow.”

           “How’sthat?that’sinteresting.Whyso?”

           “ImeanthatI’mfullyconvincedthatthesolutionoftheproblemsthatinterestmeIshallneverfindinhimandhislike.Now....”

           ButKatavasov’ssereneandgood-humoredexpressionsuddenlystruckhim,andhefeltsuchtendernessforhisownhappymood,whichhewasunmistakablydisturbingbythisconversation,thatherememberedhisresolutionandstoppedshort.

           “Butwe’lltalklateron,”headded.

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