Анна Кареніна

Chapter 14

           

           TheCountessNordstonandLevingotintothatrelationwithoneanothernotseldomseeninsociety,whentwopersons,whoremainexternallyonfriendlyterms,despiseeachothertosuchadegreethattheycannoteventakeeachotherseriously,andcannotevenbeoffendedbyeachother.

           TheCountessNordstonpounceduponLevinatonce.

           “Ah,KonstantinDmitrievitch!Soyou’vecomebacktoourcorruptBabylon,”shesaid,givinghimhertiny,yellowhand,andrecallingwhathehadchancedtosayearlyinthewinter,thatMoscowwasaBabylon.“Come,isBabylonreformed,orhaveyoudegenerated?”sheadded,glancingwithasimperatKitty.

           “It’sveryflatteringforme,countess,thatyouremembermywordssowell,”respondedLevin,whohadsucceededinrecoveringhiscomposure,andatoncefromhabitdroppedintohistoneofjokinghostilitytotheCountessNordston.“Theymustcertainlymakeagreatimpressiononyou.”

           “Oh,Ishouldthinkso!Ialwaysnotethemalldown.Well,Kitty,haveyoubeenskatingagain?...”

           AndshebegantalkingtoKitty.AwkwardasitwasforLevintowithdrawnow,itwouldstillhavebeeneasierforhimtoperpetratethisawkwardnessthantoremainalltheeveningandseeKitty,whoglancedathimnowandthenandavoidedhiseyes.Hewasonthepointofgettingup,whentheprincess,noticingthathewassilent,addressedhim.

           “ShallyoubelonginMoscow?You’rebusywiththedistrictcouncil,though,aren’tyou,andcan’tbeawayforlong?”

           “No,princess,I’mnolongeramemberofthecouncil,”hesaid.“Ihavecomeupforafewdays.

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