Анна Кареніна

Chapter 14

           Hewasoffendedforthefirstinstant,buttheverysamesecondhefeltthathecouldnotbeoffendedbyher,thatshewashimself.Hefeltforthefirstmomentasamanfeelswhen,havingsuddenlyreceivedaviolentblowfrombehind,heturnsround,angryandeagertoavengehimself,tolookforhisantagonist,andfindsthatitishehimselfwhohasaccidentallystruckhimself,thatthereisnoonetobeangrywith,andthathemustputupwithandtrytosoothethepain.

           Neverafterwardsdidhefeelitwithsuchintensity,butthisfirsttimehecouldnotforalongwhilegetoverit.Hisnaturalfeelingurgedhimtodefendhimself,toprovetohershewaswrong;buttoproveherwrongwouldmeanirritatingherstillmoreandmakingtherupturegreaterthatwasthecauseofallhissuffering.Onehabitualfeelingimpelledhimtogetridoftheblameandtopassitontoher.Anotherfeeling,evenstronger,impelledhimasquicklyaspossibletosmoothovertherupturewithoutlettingitgrowgreater.Toremainundersuchundeservedreproachwaswretched,buttomakehersufferbyjustifyinghimselfwasworsestill.Likeamanhalf-awakeinanagonyofpain,hewantedtotearout,toflingawaytheachingplace,andcomingtohissenses,hefeltthattheachingplacewashimself.Hecoulddonothingbuttrytohelptheachingplacetobearit,andthishetriedtodo.

           Theymadepeace.She,recognizingthatshewaswrong,thoughshedidnotsayso,becametenderertohim,andtheyexperiencednew,redoubledhappinessintheirlove

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