Анна Кареніна

Chapter 3

           Shefeltcertainthathersurmiseswerecorrect;thatKitty’smisery,herinconsolablemisery,wasduepreciselytothefactthatLevinhadmadeheranofferandshehadrefusedhim,andVronskyhaddeceivedher,andthatshewasfullypreparedtoloveLevinandtodetestVronsky.Kittysaidnotawordofthat;shetalkedofnothingbutherspiritualcondition.

           “Ihavenothingtomakememiserable,”shesaid,gettingcalmer;“butcanyouunderstandthateverythinghasbecomehateful,loathsome,coarsetome,andImyselfmostofall?Youcan’timaginewhatloathsomethoughtsIhaveabouteverything.”

           “Why,whateverloathsomethoughtscanyouhave?”askedDolly,smiling.

           “Themostutterlyloathsomeandcoarse:Ican’ttellyou.It’snotunhappiness,orlowspirits,butmuchworse.Asthougheverythingthatwasgoodinmewasallhiddenaway,andnothingwasleftbutthemostloathsome.Come,howamItotellyou?”shewenton,seeingthepuzzledlookinhersister’seyes.“Fatherbegansayingsomethingtomejustnow....ItseemstomehethinksallIwantistobemarried.Mothertakesmetoaball:itseemstomesheonlytakesmetogetmemarriedoffassoonasmaybe,andberidofme.Iknowit’snotthetruth,butIcan’tdriveawaysuchthoughts.Eligiblesuitors,astheycallthemIcan’tbeartoseethem.Itseemstomethey’retakingstockofmeandsummingmeup.Inolddaystogoanywhereinaballdresswasasimplejoytome,Iadmiredmyself;nowIfeelashamedandawkward.Andthen!Thedoctor....Then...

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