Анна Кареніна

Chapter 13

           Hesawthatthecomplexconditionsofthelifetheyledmadethecoarseproofsofhiswife’sguilt,requiredbythelaw,outofthequestion;hesawthatacertainrefinementinthatlifewouldnotadmitofsuchproofsbeingbroughtforward,evenifhehadthem,andthattobringforwardsuchproofswoulddamagehiminthepublicestimationmorethanitwouldher.

           Anattemptatdivorcecouldleadtonothingbutapublicscandal,whichwouldbeaperfectgodsendtohisenemiesforcalumnyandattacksonhishighpositioninsociety.Hischiefobject,todefinethepositionwiththeleastamountofdisturbancepossible,wouldnotbeattainedbydivorceeither.Moreover,intheeventofdivorce,orevenofanattempttoobtainadivorce,itwasobviousthatthewifebrokeoffallrelationswiththehusbandandthrewinherlotwiththelover.Andinspiteofthecomplete,ashesupposed,contemptandindifferencehenowfeltforhiswife,atthebottomofhisheartAlexeyAlexandrovitchstillhadonefeelingleftinregardtoheradisinclinationtoseeherfreetothrowinherlotwithVronsky,sothathercrimewouldbetoheradvantage.ThemerenotionofthissoexasperatedAlexeyAlexandrovitch,thatdirectlyitrosetohismindhegroanedwithinwardagony,andgotupandchangedhisplaceinthecarriage,andforalongwhileafter,hesatwithscowlingbrows,wrappinghisnumbedandbonylegsinthefleecyrug.

           “Apartfromformaldivorce,OnemightstilldolikeKaribanov,Paskudin,andthatgoodfellowDramthatis,separatefromone’swife,”hewentonthinking,whenhehadregainedhiscomposure.

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