Анна Кареніна

Chapter 3

           

           “Thecarriageisready,”saidMatvey;“butthere’ssomeonetoseeyouwithapetition.”

           “Beenherelong?”askedStepanArkadyevitch.

           “Halfanhour.”

           “HowmanytimeshaveItoldyoutotellmeatonce?”

           “Onemustletyoudrinkyourcoffeeinpeace,atleast,”saidMatvey,intheaffectionatelygrufftonewithwhichitwasimpossibletobeangry.

           “Well,showthepersonupatonce,”saidOblonsky,frowningwithvexation.

           Thepetitioner,thewidowofastaffcaptainKalinin,camewitharequestimpossibleandunreasonable;butStepanArkadyevitch,ashegenerallydid,madehersitdown,heardhertotheendattentivelywithoutinterruptingher,andgaveherdetailedadviceastohowandtowhomtoapply,andevenwroteher,inhislarge,sprawling,goodandlegiblehand,aconfidentandfluentlittlenotetoapersonagewhomightbeofusetoher.Havinggotridofthestaffcaptain’swidow,StepanArkadyevitchtookhishatandstoppedtorecollectwhetherhehadforgottenanything.Itappearedthathehadforgottennothingexceptwhathewantedtoforgethiswife.

           “Ah,yes!”Hebowedhishead,andhishandsomefaceassumedaharassedexpression.“Togo,ornottogo!”hesaidtohimself;andaninnervoicetoldhimhemustnotgo,thatnothingcouldcomeofitbutfalsity;thattoamend,tosetrighttheirrelationswasimpossible,becauseitwasimpossibletomakeherattractiveagainandabletoinspirelove,ortomakehimanoldman,notsusceptibletolove.Exceptdeceitandlyingnothingcouldcomeofitnow;anddeceitandlyingwereopposedtohisnature

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