Анна Кареніна

Chapter 4

           StepanArkadyevitchwasfondofajoke:“Andmaybeshewillcomeround!That’sagoodexpression,‘comeround,’”hethought.“Imustrepeatthat.”

           “Matvey!”heshouted.“ArrangeeverythingwithDaryainthesittingroomforAnnaArkadyevna,”hesaidtoMatveywhenhecamein.

           “Yes,sir.”

           StepanArkadyevitchputonhisfurcoatandwentoutontothesteps.

           “Youwon’tdineathome?”saidMatvey,seeinghimoff.

           “That’sasithappens.Buthere’sforthehousekeeping,”hesaid,takingtenroublesfromhispocketbook.“That’llbeenough.”

           “Enoughornotenough,wemustmakeitdo,”saidMatvey,slammingthecarriagedoorandsteppingbackontothesteps.

           DaryaAlexandrovnameanwhilehavingpacifiedthechild,andknowingfromthesoundofthecarriagethathehadgoneoff,wentbackagaintoherbedroom.Itwashersolitaryrefugefromthehouseholdcareswhichcrowdeduponherdirectlyshewentoutfromit.Evennow,intheshorttimeshehadbeeninthenursery,theEnglishgovernessandMatronaPhilimonovnahadsucceededinputtingseveralquestionstoher,whichdidnotadmitofdelay,andwhichonlyshecouldanswer:“Whatwerethechildrentoputonfortheirwalk?Shouldtheyhaveanymilk?Shouldnotanewcookbesentfor?”

           “Ah,letmealone,letmealone!”shesaid,andgoingbacktoherbedroomshesatdowninthesameplaceasshehadsatwhentalkingtoherhusband,claspingtightlyherthinhandswiththeringsthatslippeddownonherbonyfingers,andfelltogoingoverinhermemoryalltheconversation

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