Анна Кареніна

Chapter 32

           

           “Yes,it’sallover,butitwasallmuchlessseriousthanwehadsupposed,”answeredAnna.“Mybelle-sœurisingeneraltoohasty.”

           ButCountessLidiaIvanovna,thoughshewasinterestedineverythingthatdidnotconcernher,hadahabitofneverlisteningtowhatinterestedher;sheinterruptedAnna:

           “Yes,there’splentyofsorrowandevilintheworld.Iamsoworriedtoday.”

           “Oh,why?”askedAnna,tryingtosuppressasmile.

           “I’mbeginningtobewearyoffruitlesslychampioningthetruth,andsometimesI’mquiteunhingedbyit.TheSocietyoftheLittleSisters”(thiswasareligiously-patriotic,philanthropicinstitution)“wasgoingsplendidly,butwiththesegentlemenit’simpossibletodoanything,”addedCountessLidiaIvanovnainatoneofironicalsubmissiontodestiny.“Theypounceontheidea,anddistortit,andthenworkitoutsopettilyandunworthily.Twoorthreepeople,yourhusbandamongthem,understandalltheimportanceofthething,buttheotherssimplydragitdown.YesterdayPravdinwrotetome....”

           Pravdinwasawell-knownPanslavistabroad,andCountessLidiaIvanovnadescribedthepurportofhisletter.

           Thenthecountesstoldherofmoredisagreementsandintriguesagainsttheworkoftheunificationofthechurches,anddepartedinhaste,asshehadthatdaytobeatthemeetingofsomesocietyandalsoattheSlavoniccommittee.

           “Itwasallthesamebefore,ofcourse;butwhywasitIdidn’tnoticeitbefore?”Annaaskedherself.

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