Chapter 9

           

           Theoldneglectedpalazzo,withitsloftycarvedceilingsandfrescoesonthewalls,withitsfloorsofmosaic,withitsheavyyellowstuffcurtainsonthewindows,withitsvasesonpedestals,anditsopenfireplaces,itscarveddoorsandgloomyreceptionrooms,hungwithpicturesthispalazzodidmuch,byitsveryappearanceaftertheyhadmovedintoit,toconfirminVronskytheagreeableillusionthathewasnotsomuchaRussiancountrygentleman,aretiredarmyofficer,asanenlightenedamateurandpatronofthearts,himselfamodestartistwhohadrenouncedtheworld,hisconnections,andhisambitionforthesakeofthewomanheloved.

           TheposechosenbyVronskywiththeirremovalintothepalazzowascompletelysuccessful,andhaving,throughGolenishtchev,madeacquaintancewithafewinterestingpeople,foratimehewassatisfied.HepaintedstudiesfromnatureundertheguidanceofanItalianprofessorofpainting,andstudiedmediævalItalianlife.MediævalItalianlifesofascinatedVronskythatheevenworeahatandflungacloakoverhisshoulderinthemediævalstyle,which,indeed,wasextremelybecomingtohim.

           “Herewelive,andknownothingofwhat’sgoingon,”VronskysaidtoGolenishtchevashecametoseehimonemorning.“HaveyouseenMihailov’spicture?”hesaid,handinghimaRussiangazettehehadreceivedthatmorning,andpointingtoanarticleonaRussianartist,livingintheverysametown,andjustfinishingapicturewhichhadlongbeentalkedabout,andhadbeenboughtbeforehand.

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