Анна Кареніна

Chapter 1

           Hisbrotherraisedmoneyforhim,theprincessadvisedhimtoleaveMoscowafterthewedding.StepanArkadyevitchadvisedhimtogoabroad.Heagreedtoeverything.“Dowhatyouchoose,ifitamusesyou.I’mhappy,andmyhappinesscanbenogreaterandnolessforanythingyoudo,”hethought.WhenhetoldKittyofStepanArkadyevitch’sadvicethattheyshouldgoabroad,hewasmuchsurprisedthatshedidnotagreetothis,andhadsomedefiniterequirementsofherowninregardtotheirfuture.SheknewLevinhadworkhelovedinthecountry.Shedidnot,ashesaw,understandthiswork,shedidnotevencaretounderstandit.Butthatdidnotpreventherfromregardingitasamatterofgreatimportance.Andthensheknewtheirhomewouldbeinthecountry,andshewantedtogo,notabroadwhereshewasnotgoingtolive,buttotheplacewheretheirhomewouldbe.ThisdefinitelyexpressedpurposeastonishedLevin.Butsincehedidnotcareeitherway,heimmediatelyaskedStepanArkadyevitch,asthoughitwerehisduty,togodowntothecountryandtoarrangeeverythingtheretothebestofhisabilitywiththetasteofwhichhehadsomuch.

           “ButIsay,”StepanArkadyevitchsaidtohimonedayafterhehadcomebackfromthecountry,wherehehadgoteverythingreadyfortheyoungpeople’sarrival,“haveyouacertificateofhavingbeenatconfession?”

           “No.Butwhatofit?”

           “Youcan’tbemarriedwithoutit.”

           “Aïe,aïe,aïe!”criedLevin.“Why,Ibelieveit’snineyearssinceI’vetakenthesacrament!Ineverthoughtofit.

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