Анна Кареніна

Chapter 8

           Perhapsit’sourstrongpoint,really,thefacultyofseeingourownshortcomings;butweoverdoit,wecomfortourselveswithironywhichwealwayshaveonthetipofourtongues.AllIsayis,givesuchrightsasourlocalself-governmenttoanyotherEuropeanpeoplewhy,theGermansortheEnglishwouldhaveworkedtheirwaytofreedomfromthem,whilewesimplyturnthemintoridicule.”

           “Buthowcanitbehelped?”saidLevinpenitently.“Itwasmylasteffort.AndIdidtrywithallmysoul.Ican’t.I’mnogoodatit.”

           “It’snotthatyou’renogoodatit,”saidSergeyIvanovitch;“itisthatyoudon’tlookatitasyoushould.”

           “Perhapsnot,”Levinanswereddejectedly.

           “Oh!doyouknowbrotherNikolay’sturnedupagain?”

           ThisbrotherNikolaywastheelderbrotherofKonstantinLevin,andhalf-brotherofSergeyIvanovitch;amanutterlyruined,whohaddissipatedthegreaterpartofhisfortune,waslivinginthestrangestandlowestcompany,andhadquarreledwithhisbrothers.

           “Whatdidyousay?”Levincriedwithhorror.“Howdoyouknow?”

           “Prokofysawhiminthestreet.”

           “HereinMoscow?Whereishe?Doyouknow?”Levingotupfromhischair,asthoughonthepointofstartingoffatonce.

           “IamsorryItoldyou,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,shakinghisheadathisyoungerbrother’sexcitement.“Isenttofindoutwhereheisliving,andsenthimhisIOUtoTrubin,whichIpaid.Thisistheanswerhesentme.”

           AndSergeyIvanovitchtookanotefromunderapaper-weightandhandedittohisbrother.

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