Анна Кареніна

Chapter 1

           Theprincefrownedandcoughed,listeningtothedoctor.Asamanwhohadseensomethingoflife,andneitherafoolnoraninvalid,hehadnofaithinmedicine,andinhisheartwasfuriousatthewholefarce,speciallyashewasperhapstheonlyonewhofullycomprehendedthecauseofKitty’sillness.“Conceitedblockhead!”hethought,ashelistenedtothecelebrateddoctor’schatterabouthisdaughter’ssymptoms.Thedoctorwasmeantimewithdifficultyrestrainingtheexpressionofhiscontemptforthisoldgentleman,andwithdifficultycondescendingtothelevelofhisintelligence.Heperceivedthatitwasnogoodtalkingtotheoldman,andthattheprincipalpersoninthehousewasthemother.Beforeherhedecidedtoscatterhispearls.Atthatinstanttheprincesscameintothedrawing-roomwiththefamilydoctor.Theprincewithdrew,tryingnottoshowhowridiculoushethoughtthewholeperformance.Theprincesswasdistracted,anddidnotknowwhattodo.ShefeltshehadsinnedagainstKitty.

           “Well,doctor,decideourfate,”saidtheprincess.“Tellmeeverything.”

           “Istherehope?”shemeanttosay,butherlipsquivered,andshecouldnotutterthequestion.“Well,doctor?”

           “Immediately,princess.Iwilltalkitoverwithmycolleague,andthenIwillhavethehonoroflayingmyopinionbeforeyou.”

           “Sowehadbetterleaveyou?”

           “Asyouplease.”

           Theprincesswentoutwithasigh.

           Whenthedoctorswereleftalone,thefamilydoctorbegantimidlyexplaininghisopinion,thattherewasacommencementoftuberculoustrouble,but...andsoon.

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