Анна Кареніна

Chapter 25

           

           “Why,why?”

           KonstantincouldnotsaythathevalueditmorebecauseNikolaywasunhappy,andneededaffection.ButNikolayknewthatthiswasjustwhathemeanttosay,andscowlinghetookupthevodkaagain.

           “Enough,NikolayDmitrievitch!”saidMaryaNikolaevna,stretchingoutherplump,barearmtowardsthedecanter.

           “Letitbe!Don’tinsist!I’llbeatyou!”heshouted.

           MaryaNikolaevnasmiledasweetandgood-humoredsmile,whichwasatoncereflectedonNikolay’sface,andshetookthebottle.

           “Anddoyousupposesheunderstandsnothing?”saidNikolay.“Sheunderstandsitallbetterthananyofus.Isn’tittruethere’ssomethinggoodandsweetinher?”

           “WereyouneverbeforeinMoscow?”Konstantinsaidtoher,forthesakeofsayingsomething.

           “Onlyyoumustn’tbepoliteandstiffwithher.Itfrightensher.Nooneeverspoketohersobutthejusticesofthepeacewhotriedherfortryingtogetoutofahouseofill-fame.Mercyonus,thesenselessnessintheworld!”hecriedsuddenly.“Thesenewinstitutions,thesejusticesofthepeace,ruralcouncils,whathideousnessitallis!”

           Andhebegantoenlargeonhisencounterswiththenewinstitutions.

           KonstantinLevinheardhim,andthedisbeliefinthesenseofallpublicinstitutions,whichhesharedwithhim,andoftenexpressed,wasdistastefultohimnowfromhisbrother’slips.

           “Inanotherworldweshallunderstanditall,”hesaidlightly.

           “Inanotherworld!Ah,Idon’tlikethatotherworld!Idon’tlikeit,”hesaid,lettinghisscaredeyesrestonhisbrother’seyes

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