Анна Кареніна

Chapter 28

           

           ThedayafterhisarrivalVronskywenttoher,andfindingheralone,expressedhiswishesdirectly.

           “Youknow,Alexey,”shesaidafterhearinghim,“howfondIamofyou,andhowreadyIamtodoanythingforyou;butIhavenotspoken,becauseIknewIcouldbeofnousetoyouandtoAnnaArkadyevna,”shesaid,articulatingthename“AnnaArkadyevna”withparticularcare.“Don’tsuppose,please,thatIjudgeher.Never;perhapsinherplaceIshouldhavedonethesame.Idon’tandcan’tenterintothat,”shesaid,glancingtimidlyathisgloomyface.“Butonemustcallthingsbytheirnames.Youwantmetogoandseeher,toaskherhere,andtorehabilitateherinsociety;butdounderstandthatIcannotdoso.Ihavedaughtersgrowingup,andImustliveintheworldformyhusband’ssake.Well,I’mreadytocomeandseeAnnaArkadyevna:shewillunderstandthatIcan’taskherhere,orIshouldhavetodosoinsuchawaythatshewouldnotmeetpeoplewholookatthingsdifferently;thatwouldoffendher.Ican’traiseher....”

           “Oh,Idon’tregardherasfallenmorethanhundredsofwomenyoudoreceive!”Vronskyinterruptedherstillmoregloomily,andhegotupinsilence,understandingthathissister-in-law’sdecisionwasnottobeshaken.

           “Alexey!don’tbeangrywithme.PleaseunderstandthatI’mnottoblame,”beganVarya,lookingathimwithatimidsmile.

           “I’mnotangrywithyou,”hesaidstillasgloomily;“butI’msorryintwoways.I’msorry,too,thatthismeansbreakingupourfriendshipifnotbreakingup,atleastweakeningit

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