Анна Кареніна

Chapter 10

           

           “DaryaAlexandrovna,”hesaiddryly,“Iappreciateyourconfidenceinme;Ibelieveyouaremakingamistake.ButwhetherIamrightorwrong,thatprideyousodespisemakesanythoughtofKaterinaAlexandrovnaoutofthequestionforme,youunderstand,utterlyoutofthequestion.”

           “Iwillonlysayonethingmore:youknowthatIamspeakingofmysister,whomIloveasIlovemyownchildren.Idon’tsayshecaredforyou,allImeanttosayisthatherrefusalatthatmomentprovesnothing.”

           “Idon’tknow!”saidLevin,jumpingup.“Ifyouonlyknewhowyouarehurtingme.It’sjustasifachildofyoursweredead,andtheyweretosaytoyou:Hewouldhavebeenlikethisandlikethat,andhemighthavelived,andhowhappyyouwouldhavebeeninhim.Buthe’sdead,dead,dead!...”

           “Howabsurdyouare!”saidDaryaAlexandrovna,lookingwithmournfultendernessatLevin’sexcitement.“Yes,Iseeitallmoreandmoreclearly,”shewentonmusingly.“Soyouwon’tcometoseeus,then,whenKitty’shere?”

           “No,Ishan’tcome.OfcourseIwon’tavoidmeetingKaterinaAlexandrovna,butasfarasIcan,Iwilltrytosavehertheannoyanceofmypresence.”

           “Youarevery,veryabsurd,”repeatedDaryaAlexandrovna,lookingwithtendernessintohisface.“Verywellthen,letitbeasthoughwehadnotspokenofthis.Whathaveyoucomefor,Tanya?”shesaidinFrenchtothelittlegirlwhohadcomein.

           “Where’smyspade,mamma?”

           “IspeakFrench,andyoumusttoo.

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