Анна Кареніна

Chapter 30

           “Oh,mercy!whydohisearslooklikethat?”shethought,lookingathisfrigidandimposingfigure,andespeciallytheearsthatstruckheratthemomentasproppingupthebrimofhisroundhat.Catchingsightofher,hecametomeether,hislipsfallingintotheirhabitualsarcasticsmile,andhisbig,tiredeyeslookingstraightather.Anunpleasantsensationgrippedatherheartwhenshemethisobstinateandwearyglance,asthoughshehadexpectedtoseehimdifferent.Shewasespeciallystruckbythefeelingofdissatisfactionwithherselfthatsheexperiencedonmeetinghim.Thatfeelingwasanintimate,familiarfeeling,likeaconsciousnessofhypocrisy,whichsheexperiencedinherrelationswithherhusband.Buthithertoshehadnottakennoteofthefeeling,nowshewasclearlyandpainfullyawareofit.

           “Yes,asyousee,yourtenderspouse,asdevotedasthefirstyearaftermarriage,burnedwithimpatiencetoseeyou,”hesaidinhisdeliberate,high-pitchedvoice,andinthattonewhichhealmostalwaystookwithher,atoneofjeeringatanyonewhoshouldsayinearnestwhathesaid.

           “IsSeryozhaquitewell?”sheasked.

           “Andisthisallthereward,”saidhe,“formyardor?He’squitewell....”

           

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