Анна Кареніна

Chapter 14

           

           Anotherdisappointmentandhappysurprisecameintheirquarrels.Levincouldneverhaveconceivedthatbetweenhimandhiswifeanyrelationscouldariseotherthantender,respectfulandloving,andallatonceintheveryearlydaystheyquarreled,sothatshesaidhedidnotcareforher,thathecaredfornoonebuthimself,burstintotears,andwrungherarms.

           ThisfirstquarrelarosefromLevin’shavinggoneouttoanewfarmhouseandhavingbeenawayhalfanhourtoolong,becausehehadtriedtogethomebyashortcutandhadlosthisway.Hedrovehomethinkingofnothingbuther,ofherlove,ofhisownhappiness,andthenearerhedrewtohome,thewarmerwashistendernessforher.Heranintotheroomwiththesamefeeling,withanevenstrongerfeelingthanhehadhadwhenhereachedtheShtcherbatskys’housetomakehisoffer.Andsuddenlyhewasmetbyaloweringexpressionhehadneverseeninher.Hewouldhavekissedher;shepushedhimaway.

           “Whatisit?”

           “You’vebeenenjoyingyourself,”shebegan,tryingtobecalmandspiteful.Butassoonassheopenedhermouth,astreamofreproach,ofsenselessjealousy,ofallthathadbeentorturingherduringthathalfhourwhichshehadspentsittingmotionlessatthewindow,burstfromher.Itwasonlythen,forthefirsttime,thatheclearlyunderstoodwhathehadnotunderstoodwhenheledheroutofthechurchafterthewedding.Hefeltnowthathewasnotsimplyclosetoher,butthathedidnotknowwhereheendedandshebegan.Hefeltthisfromtheagonizingsensationofdivisionthatheexperiencedatthatinstant.

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