Анна Кареніна

Chapter 2

           hesaid,notknowingwhathewassaying,asherespondedtothetearfulkissoftheprincessthathefeltonhishand.Andtheprincewentoutoftheroom.

           Beforethis,assoonasKittywentoutoftheroomintears,Dolly,withhermotherly,familyinstincts,hadpromptlyperceivedthathereawoman’sworklaybeforeher,andshepreparedtodoit.Shetookoffherhat,and,morallyspeaking,tuckeduphersleevesandpreparedforaction.Whilehermotherwasattackingherfather,shetriedtorestrainhermother,sofarasfilialreverencewouldallow.Duringtheprince’soutburstshewassilent;shefeltashamedforhermother,andtendertowardsherfatherforsoquicklybeingkindagain.ButwhenherfatherleftthemshemadereadyforwhatwasthechiefthingneedfultogotoKittyandconsoleher.

           “I’dbeenmeaningtotellyousomethingforalongwhile,mamma:didyouknowthatLevinmeanttomakeKittyanofferwhenhewasherethelasttime?HetoldStivaso.”

           “Well,whatthen?Idon’tunderstand....”

           “SodidKittyperhapsrefusehim?...Shedidn’ttellyouso?”

           “No,shehassaidnothingtomeeitherofoneortheother;she’stooproud.ButIknowit’sallonaccountoftheother.”

           “Yes,butsupposeshehasrefusedLevin,andshewouldn’thaverefusedhimifithadn’tbeenfortheother,Iknow.Andthen,hehasdeceivedhersohorribly.”

           Itwastooterriblefortheprincesstothinkhowshehadsinnedagainstherdaughter,andshebrokeoutangrily

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