Анна Кареніна

Chapter 8

           Thiswasreallytootragic,andDaryaAlexandrovnamadeuphermindtopersuadetheEnglishgovernesstoforgiveGrisha,andshewenttospeaktoher.Butontheway,asshepassedthedrawing-room,shebeheldascene,fillingherheartwithsuchpleasurethatthetearscameintohereyes,andsheforgavethedelinquentherself.

           Theculpritwassittingatthewindowinthecornerofthedrawing-room;besidehimwasstandingTanyawithaplate.Onthepretextofwantingtogivesomedinnertoherdolls,shehadaskedthegoverness’spermissiontotakehershareoftarttothenursery,andhadtakenitinsteadtoherbrother.Whilestillweepingovertheinjusticeofhispunishment,hewaseatingthetart,andkeptsayingthroughhissobs,“Eatyourself;let’seatittogether...together.”

           TanyahadatfirstbeenundertheinfluenceofherpityforGrisha,thenofasenseofhernobleaction,andtearswerestandinginhereyestoo;butshedidnotrefuse,andatehershare.

           Oncatchingsightoftheirmothertheyweredismayed,but,lookingintoherface,theysawtheywerenotdoingwrong.Theyburstoutlaughing,and,withtheirmouthsfulloftart,theybeganwipingtheirsmilinglipswiththeirhands,andsmearingtheirradiantfacesalloverwithtearsandjam.

           “Mercy!Yournewwhitefrock!Tanya!Grisha!”saidtheirmother,tryingtosavethefrock,butwithtearsinhereyes,smilingablissful,rapturoussmile.

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