Анна Кареніна

Chapter 4

           Livingtheoldlife,shewashorrifiedatherself,atherutterinsurmountablecallousnesstoallherownpast,tothings,tohabits,tothepeopleshehadloved,wholovedhertohermother,whowaswoundedbyherindifference,toherkind,tenderfather,tillthendearerthanalltheworld.Atonemomentshewashorrifiedatthisindifference,atanothersherejoicedatwhathadbroughthertothisindifference.Shecouldnotframeathought,notawishapartfromlifewiththisman;butthisnewlifewasnotyet,andshecouldnotevenpictureitclearlytoherself.Therewasonlyanticipation,thedreadandjoyofthenewandtheunknown.Andnowbeholdanticipationanduncertaintyandremorseattheabandonmentoftheoldlifeallwasending,andthenewwasbeginning.Thisnewlifecouldnotbuthaveterrorsforherinexperience;but,terribleornot,thechangehadbeenwroughtsixweeksbeforeinhersoul,andthiswasmerelythefinalsanctionofwhathadlongbeencompletedinherheart.

           Turningagaintothelectern,thepriestwithsomedifficultytookKitty’slittlering,andaskingLevinforhishand,putitonthefirstjointofhisfinger.“TheservantofGod,Konstantin,plightshistrothtotheservantofGod,Ekaterina.”AndputtinghisbigringonKitty’stouchinglyweak,pinklittlefinger,thepriestsaidthesamething.

           Andthebridalpairtriedseveraltimestounderstandwhattheyhadtodo,andeachtimemadesomemistakeandwerecorrectedbythepriestinawhisper

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