Анна Кареніна

Chapter 12

           “VasyaPryatchnikov,”hesaid,withagood-naturedsmileonhisdamp,redlips,addressinghimselfprincipallytothemostimportantguest,AlexeyAlexandrovitch,“theytoldmetodayhefoughtaduelwithKvitskyatTver,andhaskilledhim.”

           Justasitalwaysseemsthatonebruisesoneselfonasoreplace,soStepanArkadyevitchfeltnowthattheconversationwouldbyillluckfalleverymomentonAlexeyAlexandrovitch’ssorespot.Hewouldagainhavegothisbrother-in-lawaway,butAlexeyAlexandrovitchhimselfinquired,withcuriosity:

           “WhatdidPryatchnikovfightabout?”

           “Hiswife.Actedlikeaman,hedid!Calledhimoutandshothim!”

           “Ah!”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitchindifferently,andliftinghiseyebrows,hewentintothedrawing-room.

           “HowgladIamyouhavecome,”Dollysaidwithafrightenedsmile,meetinghimintheouterdrawing-room.“Imusttalktoyou.Let’ssithere.”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitch,withthesameexpressionofindifference,givenhimbyhisliftedeyebrows,satdownbesideDaryaAlexandrovna,andsmiledaffectedly.

           “It’sfortunate,”saidhe,“especiallyasIwasmeaningtoaskyoutoexcuseme,andtobetakingleave.Ihavetostarttomorrow.”

           DaryaAlexandrovnawasfirmlyconvincedofAnna’sinnocence,andshefeltherselfgrowingpaleandherlipsquiveringwithangeratthisfrigid,unfeelingman,whowassocalmlyintendingtoruinherinnocentfriend.

           “AlexeyAlexandrovitch,”shesaid,withdesperateresolutionlookinghimintheface,“IaskedyouaboutAnna,youmademenoanswer.

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