Анна Кареніна

Chapter 34

           Yousee,I’mengrossedwithbusiness!Iwantalawsuit,becauseImusthavemyproperty.Doyouunderstandthefollyofit,thatonthepretextofmybeingunfaithfultohim,”shesaidcontemptuously,“hewantstogetthebenefitofmyfortune.”

           Vronskyheardwithpleasurethislight-heartedprattleofaprettywoman,agreedwithher,gaveherhalf-jokingcounsel,andaltogetherdroppedatonceintothetonehabitualtohimintalkingtosuchwomen.InhisPetersburgworldallpeopleweredividedintoutterlyopposedclasses.One,thelowerclass,vulgar,stupid,and,aboveall,ridiculouspeople,whobelievethatonehusbandoughttolivewiththeonewifewhomhehaslawfullymarried;thatagirlshouldbeinnocent,awomanmodest,andamanmanly,self-controlled,andstrong;thatoneoughttobringupone’schildren,earnone’sbread,andpayone’sdebts;andvarioussimilarabsurdities.Thiswastheclassofold-fashionedandridiculouspeople.Buttherewasanotherclassofpeople,therealpeople.Tothisclasstheyallbelonged,andinitthegreatthingwastobeelegant,generous,plucky,gay,toabandononeselfwithoutablushtoeverypassion,andtolaughateverythingelse.

           Forthefirstmomentonly,VronskywasstartledaftertheimpressionofaquitedifferentworldthathehadbroughtwithhimfromMoscow.Butimmediatelyasthoughslippinghisfeetintooldslippers,hedroppedbackintothelight-hearted,pleasantworldhehadalwayslivedin.

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