Анна Кареніна

Chapter 30

           

           “Ofone’ssoul’ssalvationweallknowandmustthinkbeforeallelse,”shesaidwithasigh.“ParfenDenisitchnow,forallhewasnoscholar,hediedadeaththatGodgranteveryoneofusthelike,”shesaid,referringtoaservantwhohaddiedrecently.“Tookthesacramentandall.”

           “That’snotwhatImean,”saidhe.“ImeanthatI’mactingformyownadvantage.It’sallthebetterformeifthepeasantsdotheirworkbetter.”

           “Well,whateveryoudo,ifhe’salazygood-for-nought,everything’llbeatsixesandsevens.Ifhehasaconscience,he’llwork,andifnot,there’snodoinganything.”

           “Oh,come,yousayyourselfIvanhasbegunlookingafterthecattlebetter.”

           “AllIsayis,”answeredAgafeaMihalovna,evidentlynotspeakingatrandom,butinstrictsequenceofidea,“thatyououghttogetmarried,that’swhatIsay.”

           AgafeaMihalovna’sallusiontotheverysubjecthehadonlyjustbeenthinkingabout,hurtandstunghim.Levinscowled,andwithoutansweringher,hesatdownagaintohiswork,repeatingtohimselfallthathehadbeenthinkingoftherealsignificanceofthatwork.OnlyatintervalshelistenedinthestillnesstotheclickofAgafeaMihalovna’sneedles,andrecollectingwhathedidnotwanttoremember,hefrownedagain.

           Atnineo’clocktheyheardthebellandthefaintvibrationofacarriageoverthemud.

           “Well,here’svisitorscometous,andyouwon’tbedull,”saidAgafeaMihalovna,gettingupandgoingtothedoor.ButLevinovertookher

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