Анна Кареніна

Chapter 7

           Sheusedtostayinthecountryasachild,andtheimpressionshehadretainedofitwasthatthecountrywasarefugefromalltheunpleasantnessofthetown,thatlifethere,thoughnotluxuriousDollycouldeasilymakeuphermindtothatwascheapandcomfortable;thattherewasplentyofeverything,everythingwascheap,everythingcouldbegot,andchildrenwerehappy.Butnowcomingtothecountryastheheadofafamily,sheperceivedthatitwasallutterlyunlikewhatshehadfancied.

           Thedayaftertheirarrivaltherewasaheavyfallofrain,andinthenightthewatercamethroughinthecorridorandinthenursery,sothatthebedshadtobecarriedintothedrawing-room.Therewasnokitchenmaidtobefound;oftheninecows,itappearedfromthewordsofthecowherd-womanthatsomewereabouttocalve,othershadjustcalved,otherswereold,andothersagainhard-uddered;therewasnotbutternormilkenoughevenforthechildren.Therewerenoeggs.Theycouldgetnofowls;old,purplish,stringycockswerealltheyhadforroastingandboiling.Impossibletogetwomentoscrubthefloorsallwerepotato-hoeing.Drivingwasoutofthequestion,becauseoneofthehorseswasrestive,andboltedintheshafts.Therewasnoplacewheretheycouldbathe;thewholeoftheriver-bankwastrampledbythecattleandopentotheroad;evenwalkswereimpossible,forthecattlestrayedintothegardenthroughagapinthehedge,andtherewasoneterriblebull,whobellowed,andthereforemightbeexpectedtogoresomebody.

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