Анна Кареніна

Chapter 10

           Andhavingmadepeacewithhiswifeheputonanolive-greenovercoatwithavelvetcollarandahat,andwenttowardshisstudio.Thesuccessfulfigurehehadalreadyforgotten.Nowhewasdelightedandexcitedatthevisitofthesepeopleofconsequence,Russians,whohadcomeintheircarriage.

           Ofhispicture,theonethatstoodnowonhiseasel,hehadatthebottomofhisheartoneconvictionthatnoonehadeverpaintedapicturelikeit.HedidnotbelievethathispicturewasbetterthanallthepicturesofRaphael,butheknewthatwhathetriedtoconveyinthatpicture,nooneeverhadconveyed.Thisheknewpositively,andhadknownalongwhile,eversincehehadbeguntopaintit.Butotherpeople’scriticisms,whatevertheymightbe,hadyetimmenseconsequenceinhiseyes,andtheyagitatedhimtothedepthsofhissoul.Anyremark,themostinsignificant,thatshowedthatthecriticsaweventhetiniestpartofwhathesawinthepicture,agitatedhimtothedepthsofhissoul.Healwaysattributedtohiscriticsamoreprofoundcomprehensionthanhehadhimself,andalwaysexpectedfromthemsomethinghedidnothimselfseeinthepicture.Andoftenintheircriticismshefanciedthathehadfoundthis.

           Hewalkedrapidlytothedoorofhisstudio,andinspiteofhisexcitementhewasstruckbythesoftlightonAnna’sfigureasshestoodintheshadeoftheentrancelisteningtoGolenishtchev,whowaseagerlytellinghersomething,whilesheevidentlywantedtolookroundattheartist

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