Анна Кареніна

Chapter 34

           

           Thecoffeewasneverreallymade,butsplutteredovereveryone,andboiledaway,doingjustwhatwasrequiredofitthatis,providingmuchcauseformuchnoiseandlaughter,andspoilingacostlyrugandthebaroness’sgown.

           “Wellnow,good-bye,oryou’llnevergetwashed,andIshallhaveonmyconsciencetheworstsinagentlemancancommit.Soyouwouldadviseaknifetohisthroat?”

           “Tobesure,andmanagethatyourhandmaynotbefarfromhislips.He’llkissyourhand,andallwillendsatisfactorily,”answeredVronsky.

           “SoattheFrançais!”and,witharustleofherskirts,shevanished.

           Kamerovskygotuptoo,andVronsky,notwaitingforhimtogo,shookhandsandwentofftohisdressing-room.

           Whilehewaswashing,Petritskydescribedtohiminbriefoutlineshisposition,asfarasithadchangedsinceVronskyhadleftPetersburg.Nomoneyatall.Hisfathersaidhewouldn’tgivehimanyandpayhisdebts.Histailorwastryingtogethimlockedup,andanotherfellow,too,wasthreateningtogethimlockedup.Thecoloneloftheregimenthadannouncedthatifthesescandalsdidnotceasehewouldhavetoleave.Asforthebaroness,hewassicktodeathofher,especiallysinceshe’dtakentoofferingcontinuallytolendhimmoney.Buthehadfoundagirlhe’dshowhertoVronskyamarvel,exquisite,inthestrictOrientalstyle,“genreoftheslaveRebecca,don’tyouknow.”He’dhadarow,too,withBerkoshov,andwasgoingtosendsecondstohim,butofcourseitwouldcometonothing.Altogethereverythingwassupremelyamusingandjolly.

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