Анна Кареніна

Chapter 27

           Buthewouldnotseeanything,andhedidnotseeit.

           “Ah,theyoungman!He’sgrown.Really,he’sgettingquiteaman.Howareyou,youngman?”

           Andhegavehishandtothescaredchild.Seryozhahadbeenshyofhisfatherbefore,andnow,eversinceAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadtakentocallinghimyoungman,andsincethatinsolublequestionhadoccurredtohimwhetherVronskywereafriendorafoe,heavoidedhisfather.Helookedroundtowardshismotherasthoughseekingshelter.Itwasonlywithhismotherthathewasatease.Meanwhile,AlexeyAlexandrovitchwasholdinghissonbytheshoulderwhilehewasspeakingtothegoverness,andSeryozhawassomiserablyuncomfortablethatAnnasawhewasonthepointoftears.

           Anna,whohadflushedalittletheinstanthersoncamein,noticingthatSeryozhawasuncomfortable,gotuphurriedly,tookAlexeyAlexandrovitch’shandfromherson’sshoulder,andkissingtheboy,ledhimoutontotheterrace,andquicklycameback.

           “It’stimetostart,though,”saidshe,glancingatherwatch.“HowisitBetsydoesn’tcome?...”

           “Yes,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitch,andgettingup,hefoldedhishandsandcrackedhisfingers.“I’vecometobringyousomemoney,too,fornightingales,weknow,can’tliveonfairytales,”hesaid.“Youwantit,Iexpect?”

           “No,Idon’t...yes,Ido,”shesaid,notlookingathim,andcrimsoningtotherootsofherhair.“Butyou’llcomebackhereaftertheraces,Isuppose?”

           “Oh,yes!”answeredAlexeyAlexandrovitch

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