Анна Кареніна

Chapter 4

           

           “Soon,verysoon,itwillend,anyway,”shesaid;andagain,atthethoughtofdeathnearathandandnowdesired,tearscameintohereyes.

           “Itwillendsoonerthanyouandyourloverhaveplanned!Ifyoumusthavethesatisfactionofanimalpassion....”

           “AlexeyAlexandrovitch!Iwon’tsayit’snotgenerous,butit’snotlikeagentlemantostrikeanyonewho’sdown.”

           “Yes,youonlythinkofyourself!Butthesufferingsofamanwhowasyourhusbandhavenointerestforyou.Youdon’tcarethathiswholelifeisruined,thatheisthuff...thuff....”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchwasspeakingsoquicklythathestammered,andwasutterlyunabletoarticulatetheword“suffering.”Intheendhepronouncedit“thuffering.”Shewantedtolaugh,andwasimmediatelyashamedthatanythingcouldamuseheratsuchamoment.Andforthefirsttime,foraninstant,shefeltforhim,putherselfinhisplace,andwassorryforhim.Butwhatcouldshesayordo?Herheadsank,andshesatsilent.Hetoowassilentforsometime,andthenbeganspeakinginafrigid,lessshrillvoice,emphasizingrandomwordsthathadnospecialsignificance.

           “Icametotellyou....”hesaid.

           Sheglancedathim.“No,itwasmyfancy,”shethought,recallingtheexpressionofhisfacewhenhestumbledovertheword“suffering.”“No;canamanwiththosedulleyes,withthatself-satisfiedcomplacency,feelanything?”

           “Icannotchangeanything,”shewhispered

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