Анна Кареніна

Chapter 8

           

           “Pardon,Iunderstand,”interposedStepanArkadyevitch.“Butofcourse....Onething:youmustnotactinhaste.Youmustnot,youmustnotactinhaste!”

           “Iamnotactinginhaste,”AlexeyAlexandrovitchsaidcoldly,“butonecannotaskadviceofanyoneinsuchamatter.Ihavequitemadeupmymind.”

           “Thisisawful!”saidStepanArkadyevitch.“Iwoulddoonething,AlexeyAlexandrovitch.Ibeseechyou,doit!”hesaid.“Noactionhasyetbeentaken,ifIunderstandrightly.Beforeyoutakeadvice,seemywife,talktoher.ShelovesAnnalikeasister,shelovesyou,andshe’sawonderfulwoman.ForGod’ssake,talktoher!Domethatfavor,Ibeseechyou!”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchpondered,andStepanArkadyevitchlookedathimsympathetically,withoutinterruptinghissilence.

           “Youwillgotoseeher?”

           “Idon’tknow.ThatwasjustwhyIhavenotbeentoseeyou.Iimagineourrelationsmustchange.”

           “Whyso?Idon’tseethat.Allowmetobelievethatapartfromourconnectionyouhaveforme,atleastinpart,thesamefriendlyfeelingIhavealwayshadforyou...andsincereesteem,”saidStepanArkadyevitch,pressinghishand.“Evenifyourworstsuppositionswerecorrect,Idon’tandneverwouldtakeonmyselftojudgeeitherside,andIseenoreasonwhyourrelationsshouldbeaffected.Butnow,dothis,comeandseemywife.”

           “Well,welookatthematterdifferently,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitchcoldly.“However,wewon’tdiscussit.”

           “No;whyshouldn’tyoucometodaytodine,anyway?Mywife’sexpectingyou.Please,docome.

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