Анна Кареніна

Chapter 20

           

           “Idon’tbelieveawordofwhat’ssaidabouther,”saidAnnaquickly.“Iknowshereallycaresforme.”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchsighedandsaidnothing.Sheplayednervouslywiththetasselofherdressing-gown,glancingathimwiththattorturingsensationofphysicalrepulsionforwhichsheblamedherself,thoughshecouldnotcontrolit.Heronlydesirenowwastoberidofhisoppressivepresence.

           “Ihavejustsentforthedoctor,”saidAlexeyAlexandrovitch.

           “Iamverywell;whatdoIwantthedoctorfor?”

           “No,thelittleonecries,andtheysaythenursehasn’tenoughmilk.”

           “Whydidn’tyouletmenurseher,whenIbeggedto?Anyway”(AlexeyAlexandrovitchknewwhatwasmeantbythat“anyway”),“she’sababy,andthey’rekillingher.”Sherangthebellandorderedthebabytobebroughther.“Ibeggedtonurseher,Iwasn’tallowedto,andnowI’mblamedforit.”

           “Idon’tblame....”

           “Yes,youdoblameme!MyGod!whydidn’tIdie!”Andshebrokeintosobs.“Forgiveme,I’mnervous,I’munjust,”shesaid,controllingherself,“butdogoaway....”

           “No,itcan’tgoonlikethis,”AlexeyAlexandrovitchsaidtohimselfdecidedlyashelefthiswife’sroom.

           Neverhadtheimpossibilityofhispositionintheworld’seyes,andhiswife’shatredofhim,andaltogetherthemightofthatmysteriousbrutalforcethatguidedhislifeagainsthisspiritualinclinations,andexactedconformitywithitsdecreesandchangeinhisattitudetohiswife,beenpresentedtohimwithsuchdistinctnessasthatday

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