Анна Кареніна

Chapter 6

           “Ifourhusbandsdidn’ttalktous,weshouldseethefactsastheyare.AlexeyAlexandrovitch,tomythinking,issimplyafool.Isayitinawhisper...butdoesn’titreallymakeeverythingclear?Before,whenIwastoldtoconsiderhimclever,Ikeptlookingforhisability,andthoughtmyselfafoolfornotseeingit;butdirectlyIsaid,he’safool,thoughonlyinawhisper,everything’sexplained,isn’tit?”

           “Howspitefulyouaretoday!”

           “Notabit.I’dnootherwayoutofit.Oneofthetwohadtobeafool.And,well,youknowonecan’tsaythatofoneself.”

           “‘Nooneissatisfiedwithhisfortune,andeveryoneissatisfiedwithhiswit.’”TheattachérepeatedtheFrenchsaying.

           “That’sjustit,justit,”PrincessMyakayaturnedtohim.“ButthepointisthatIwon’tabandonAnnatoyourmercies.She’ssonice,socharming.Howcanshehelpitifthey’reallinlovewithher,andfollowheraboutlikeshadows?”

           “Oh,Ihadnoideaofblamingherforit,”Anna’sfriendsaidinself-defense.

           “Ifnoonefollowsusaboutlikeashadow,that’snoproofthatwe’veanyrighttoblameher.”

           AndhavingdulydisposedofAnna’sfriend,thePrincessMyakayagotup,andtogetherwiththeambassador’swife,joinedthegroupatthetable,wheretheconversationwasdealingwiththekingofPrussia.

           “Whatwickedgossipwereyoutalkingoverthere?”askedBetsy.

           “AbouttheKarenins.TheprincessgaveusasketchofAlexeyAlexandrovitch,”saidtheambassador’swifewithasmile,asshesatdownatthetable

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