Анна Кареніна

Chapter 23

           Butwhileshelookedlikeabutterfly,clingingtoabladeofgrass,andjustabouttoopenitsrainbowwingsforfreshflight,herheartachedwithahorribledespair.

           “ButperhapsIamwrong,perhapsitwasnotso?”Andagainsherecalledallshehadseen.

           “Kitty,whatisit?”saidCountessNordston,steppingnoiselesslyoverthecarpettowardsher.“Idon’tunderstandit.”

           Kitty’slowerlipbegantoquiver;shegotupquickly.

           “Kitty,you’renotdancingthemazurka?”

           “No,no,”saidKittyinavoiceshakingwithtears.

           “Heaskedherforthemazurkabeforeme,”saidCountessNordston,knowingKittywouldunderstandwhowere“he”and“her.”“Shesaid:‘Why,aren’tyougoingtodanceitwithPrincessShtcherbatskaya?’”

           “Oh,Idon’tcare!”answeredKitty.

           Noonebutsheherselfunderstoodherposition;nooneknewthatshehadjustrefusedthemanwhomperhapssheloved,andrefusedhimbecauseshehadputherfaithinanother.

           CountessNordstonfoundKorsunsky,withwhomshewastodancethemazurka,andtoldhimtoaskKitty.

           Kittydancedinthefirstcouple,andluckilyforhershehadnottotalk,becauseKorsunskywasallthetimerunningaboutdirectingthefigure.VronskyandAnnasatalmostoppositeher.Shesawthemwithherlong-sightedeyes,andsawthem,too,closeby,whentheymetinthefigures,andthemoreshesawofthemthemoreconvincedwasshethatherunhappinesswascomplete.Shesawthattheyfeltthemselvesaloneinthatcrowdedroom.

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