Анна Кареніна

Chapter 2

           

           “Yes,butyoukeepalittlefurtherfromthestove,”saidhermother.

           “ÀproposdeVarenka,”saidKitty,speakinginFrench,astheyhadbeendoingallthewhile,sothatAgafeaMihalovnashouldnotunderstandthem,“youknow,mamma,Isomehowexpectthingstobesettledtoday.YouknowwhatImean.Howsplendiditwouldbe!”

           “Butwhatafamousmatchmakersheis!”saidDolly.“Howcarefullyandcleverlyshethrowsthemtogether!...”

           “No;tellme,mamma,whatdoyouthink?”

           “Why,whatisonetothink?He”(hemeantSergeyIvanovitch)“mightatanytimehavebeenamatchforanyoneinRussia;now,ofcourse,he’snotquiteayoungman,stillIknoweversomanygirlswouldbegladtomarryhimevennow....She’saverynicegirl,buthemight....”

           “Oh,no,mamma,dounderstandwhy,forhimandforhertoo,nothingbettercouldbeimagined.Inthefirstplace,she’scharming!”saidKitty,crookingoneofherfingers.

           “Hethinksherveryattractive,that’scertain,”assentedDolly.

           “Thenheoccupiessuchapositioninsocietythathehasnoneedtolookforeitherfortuneorpositioninhiswife.Allheneedsisagood,sweetwifearestfulone.”

           “Well,withherhewouldcertainlyberestful,”Dollyassented.

           “Thirdly,thatsheshouldlovehim.Andsoitis...thatis,itwouldbesosplendid!...Ilookforwardtoseeingthemcomingoutoftheforestandeverythingsettled.Ishallseeatoncebytheireyes.Ishouldbesodelighted!Whatdoyouthink,Dolly?”

           “Butdon’texciteyourself.It’snotatallthethingforyoutobeexcited,”saidhermother.

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