Анна Кареніна

Chapter 7

           

           “Forlove?Whatantediluviannotionsyouhave!Canonetalkofloveinthesedays?”saidtheambassador’swife.

           “What’stobedone?It’safoolisholdfashionthat’skeptupstill,”saidVronsky.

           “Somuchtheworseforthosewhokeepupthefashion.TheonlyhappymarriagesIknowaremarriagesofprudence.”

           “Yes,butthenhowoftenthehappinessoftheseprudentmarriagesfliesawaylikedustjustbecausethatpassionturnsupthattheyhaverefusedtorecognize,”saidVronsky.

           “Butbymarriagesofprudencewemeanthoseinwhichbothpartieshavesowntheirwildoatsalready.That’slikescarlatinaonehastogothroughitandgetitover.”

           “Thentheyoughttofindouthowtovaccinateforlove,likesmallpox.”

           “Iwasinloveinmyyoungdayswithadeacon,”saidthePrincessMyakaya.“Idon’tknowthatitdidmeanygood.”

           “No;Iimagine,jokingapart,thattoknowlove,onemustmakemistakesandthencorrectthem,”saidPrincessBetsy.

           “Evenaftermarriage?”saidtheambassador’swifeplayfully.

           “‘It’snevertoolatetomend.’”TheattachérepeatedtheEnglishproverb.

           “Justso,”Betsyagreed;“onemustmakemistakesandcorrectthem.Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?”sheturnedtoAnna,who,withafaintlyperceptibleresolutesmileonherlips,waslisteninginsilencetotheconversation.

           “Ithink,”saidAnna,playingwiththegloveshehadtakenoff,“Ithink...ofsomanymen,somanyminds,certainlysomanyhearts,somanykindsoflove.”

           VronskywasgazingatAnna,andwithafaintingheartwaitingforwhatshewouldsay.

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