Анна Кареніна

Chapter 24

           

           LevinrememberedthatwhenNikolayhadbeeninthedevoutstage,theperiodoffastsandmonksandchurchservices,whenhewasseekinginreligionasupportandacurbforhispassionatetemperament,everyone,farfromencouraginghim,hadjeeredathim,andhe,too,withtheothers.Theyhadteasedhim,calledhimNoah,andmonk;and,whenhehadbrokenout,noonehadhelpedhim,buteveryonehadturnedawayfromhimwithhorroranddisgust.

           Levinfeltthat,inspiteofalltheuglinessofhislife,hisbrotherNikolay,inhissoul,intheverydepthsofhissoul,wasnomoreinthewrongthanthepeoplewhodespisedhim.Hewasnottoblameforhavingbeenbornwithhisunbridledtemperamentandhissomehowlimitedintelligence.Buthehadalwayswantedtobegood.“Iwilltellhimeverything,withoutreserve,andIwillmakehimspeakwithoutreserve,too,andI’llshowhimthatIlovehim,andsounderstandhim,”Levinresolvedtohimself,as,towardseleveno’clock,hereachedthehotelofwhichhehadtheaddress.

           “Atthetop,12and13,”theporteransweredLevin’sinquiry.

           “Athome?”

           “Suretobeathome.”

           ThedoorofNo.12washalfopen,andtherecameoutintothestreakoflightthickfumesofcheap,poortobacco,andthesoundofavoice,unknowntoLevin;butheknewatoncethathisbrotherwasthere;heheardhiscough.

           Ashewentinthedoor,theunknownvoicewassaying:

           “Italldependswithhowmuchjudgmentandknowledgethething’sdone.

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