Анна Кареніна

Chapter 9

           “Yes,”hethought,“thisnowislife,thisishappiness!Together,shesaid;letusskatetogether!Speaktohernow?Butthat’sjustwhyI’mafraidtospeakbecauseI’mhappynow,happyinhope,anyway....Andthen?...ButImust!Imust!Imust!Awaywithweakness!”

           Levinrosetohisfeet,tookoffhisovercoat,andscurryingovertheroughiceroundthehut,cameoutonthesmoothiceandskatedwithouteffort,asitwere,bysimpleexerciseofwill,increasingandslackeningspeedandturninghiscourse.Heapproachedwithtimidity,butagainhersmilereassuredhim.

           Shegavehimherhand,andtheysetoffsidebyside,goingfasterandfaster,andthemorerapidlytheymovedthemoretightlyshegraspedhishand.

           “WithyouIshouldsoonlearn;Isomehowfeelconfidenceinyou,”shesaidtohim.

           “AndIhaveconfidenceinmyselfwhenyouareleaningonme,”hesaid,butwasatoncepanic-strickenatwhathehadsaid,andblushed.Andindeed,nosoonerhadheutteredthesewords,whenallatonce,likethesungoingbehindacloud,herfacelostallitsfriendliness,andLevindetectedthefamiliarchangeinherexpressionthatdenotedtheworkingofthought;acreaseshowedonhersmoothbrow.

           “Isthereanythingtroublingyou?thoughI’venorighttoasksuchaquestion,”headdedhurriedly.

           “Oh,whyso?...No,Ihavenothingtotroubleme,”sherespondedcoldly;andsheaddedimmediately:“Youhaven’tseenMlle.Linon,haveyou?”

           “Notyet.”

           “Goandspeaktoher,shelikesyousomuch.”

           “What’swrong?Ihaveoffendedher.

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