Анна Кареніна

Chapter 29

           

           “Ihavealreadybeggedyousotoconductyourselfinsocietythatevenmalicioustonguescanfindnothingtosayagainstyou.TherewasatimewhenIspokeofyourinwardattitude,butIamnotspeakingofthatnow.NowIspeakonlyofyourexternalattitude.Youhavebehavedimproperly,andIwouldwishitnottooccuragain.”

           Shedidnothearhalfofwhathewassaying;shefeltpanic-strickenbeforehim,andwasthinkingwhetheritwastruethatVronskywasnotkilled.Wasitofhimtheywerespeakingwhentheysaidtheriderwasunhurt,butthehorsehadbrokenitsback?Shemerelysmiledwithapretenseofironywhenhefinished,andmadenoreply,becauseshehadnotheardwhathesaid.AlexeyAlexandrovitchhadbeguntospeakboldly,butasherealizedplainlywhathewasspeakingof,thedismayshewasfeelinginfectedhimtoo.Hesawthesmile,andastrangemisapprehensioncameoverhim.

           “Sheissmilingatmysuspicions.Yes,shewilltellmedirectlywhatshetoldmebefore;thatthereisnofoundationformysuspicions,thatit’sabsurd.”

           Atthatmoment,whentherevelationofeverythingwashangingoverhim,therewasnothingheexpectedsomuchasthatshewouldanswermockinglyasbeforethathissuspicionswereabsurdandutterlygroundless.Soterribletohimwaswhatheknewthatnowhewasreadytobelieveanything.Buttheexpressionofherface,scaredandgloomy,didnotnowpromiseevendeception.

           “PossiblyIwasmistaken,”saidhe.“Ifso,Ibegyourpardon.”

           “No,youwerenotmistaken,”shesaiddeliberately,lookingdesperatelyintohiscoldface.“Youwerenotmistaken

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