Анна Кареніна

Chapter 23

           NowIcannotletyoudisgracemyname,’”“andmyson,”shehadmeanttosay,butabouthersonshecouldnotjest,“‘disgracemyname,and’andmoreinthesamestyle,”sheadded.“Ingeneralterms,he’llsayinhisofficialmanner,andwithalldistinctnessandprecision,thathecannotletmego,butwilltakeallmeasuresinhispowertopreventscandal.Andhewillcalmlyandpunctuallyactinaccordancewithhiswords.That’swhatwillhappen.He’snotaman,butamachine,andaspitefulmachinewhenhe’sangry,”sheadded,recallingAlexeyAlexandrovitchasshespoke,withallthepeculiaritiesofhisfigureandmannerofspeaking,andreckoningagainsthimeverydefectshecouldfindinhim,softeningnothingforthegreatwrongsheherselfwasdoinghim.

           “But,Anna,”saidVronsky,inasoftandpersuasivevoice,tryingtosootheher,“weabsolutelymust,anyway,tellhim,andthenbeguidedbythelinehetakes.”

           “What,runaway?”

           “Andwhynotrunaway?Idon’tseehowwecankeeponlikethis.AndnotformysakeIseethatyousuffer.”

           “Yes,runaway,andbecomeyourmistress,”shesaidangrily.

           “Anna,”hesaid,withreproachfultenderness.

           “Yes,”shewenton,“becomeyourmistress,andcompletetheruinof....”

           Againshewouldhavesaid“myson,”butshecouldnotutterthatword.

           Vronskycouldnotunderstandhowshe,withherstrongandtruthfulnature,couldendurethisstateofdeceit,andnotlongtogetoutofit.Buthedidnotsuspectthatthechiefcauseofitwasthewordson,whichshecouldnotbringherselftopronounce.

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