Chapter 29

           

           “Come,it’sallover,andthankGod!”wasthefirstthoughtthatcametoAnnaArkadyevna,whenshehadsaidgood-byeforthelasttimetoherbrother,whohadstoodblockinguptheentrancetothecarriagetillthethirdbellrang.ShesatdownonherloungebesideAnnushka,andlookedaboutherinthetwilightofthesleeping-carriage.“ThankGod!tomorrowIshallseeSeryozhaandAlexeyAlexandrovitch,andmylifewillgoonintheoldway,allniceandasusual.”

           Stillinthesameanxiousframeofmind,asshehadbeenallthatday,Annatookpleasureinarrangingherselfforthejourneywithgreatcare.Withherlittledefthandssheopenedandshutherlittleredbag,tookoutacushion,laiditonherknees,andcarefullywrappingupherfeet,settledherselfcomfortably.Aninvalidladyhadalreadylaindowntosleep.TwootherladiesbegantalkingtoAnna,andastoutelderlyladytuckedupherfeet,andmadeobservationsabouttheheatingofthetrain.Annaansweredafewwords,butnotforeseeinganyentertainmentfromtheconversation,sheaskedAnnushkatogetalamp,hookeditontothearmofherseat,andtookfromherbagapaper-knifeandanEnglishnovel.Atfirstherreadingmadenoprogress.Thefussandbustleweredisturbing;thenwhenthetrainhadstarted,shecouldnothelplisteningtothenoises;thenthesnowbeatingontheleftwindowandstickingtothepane,andthesightofthemuffledguardpassingby,coveredwithsnowononeside,andtheconversationsabouttheterriblesnowstormragingoutside,distractedherattention.

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