Анна Кареніна

Chapter 24

           

           Leftalone,AlexeyAlexandrovitchlookeddown,collectinghisthoughts,thenlookedcasuallyabouthimandwalkedtowardsthedoor,wherehehopedtomeetCountessLidiaIvanovna.

           “Andhowstrongtheyallare,howsoundphysically,”thoughtAlexeyAlexandrovitch,lookingatthepowerfullybuiltgentlemanofthebedchamberwithhiswell-combed,perfumedwhiskers,andattheredneckoftheprince,pinchedbyhistightuniform.Hehadtopassthemonhisway.“Trulyisitsaidthatalltheworldisevil,”hethought,withanothersidelongglanceatthecalvesofthegentlemanofthebedchamber.

           Movingforwarddeliberately,AlexeyAlexandrovitchbowedwithhiscustomaryairofwearinessanddignitytothegentlemanwhohadbeentalkingabouthim,andlookingtowardsthedoor,hiseyessoughtCountessLidiaIvanovna.

           “Ah!AlexeyAlexandrovitch!”saidthelittleoldman,withamaliciouslightinhiseyes,atthemomentwhenKareninwasonalevelwiththem,andwasnoddingwithafrigidgesture,“Ihaven’tcongratulatedyouyet,”saidtheoldman,pointingtohisnewlyreceivedribbon.

           “Thankyou,”answeredAlexeyAlexandrovitch.“Whatanexquisitedaytoday,”headded,layingemphasisinhispeculiarwayonthewordexquisite.

           Thattheylaughedathimhewaswellaware,buthedidnotexpectanythingbuthostilityfromthem;hewasusedtothatbynow.

           CatchingsightoftheyellowshouldersofLidiaIvanovnajuttingoutabovehercorset,andherfinepensiveeyesbiddinghimtoher,AlexeyAlexandrovitchsmiled,revealinguntarnishedwhiteteeth,andwenttowardsher.

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