Анна Каренина

Chapter 16

           Moreover,hewaswellawarethatthetwentyroublesthatwouldbeaskedforthejourneywereaseriousmatterforher;DaryaAlexandrovna’specuniaryaffairs,whichwereinaveryunsatisfactorystate,weretakentoheartbytheLevinsasiftheyweretheirown.

           DaryaAlexandrovna,byLevin’sadvice,startedbeforedaybreak.Theroadwasgood,thecarriagecomfortable,thehorsestrottedalongmerrily,andonthebox,besidesthecoachman,satthecounting-houseclerk,whomLevinwassendinginsteadofagroomforgreatersecurity.DaryaAlexandrovnadozedandwakeduponlyonreachingtheinnwherethehorsesweretobechanged.

           Afterdrinkingteaatthesamewell-to-dopeasant’swithwhomLevinhadstayedonthewaytoSviazhsky’s,andchattingwiththewomenabouttheirchildren,andwiththeoldmanaboutCountVronsky,whomthelatterpraisedveryhighly,DaryaAlexandrovna,atteno’clock,wentonagain.Athome,lookingafterherchildren,shehadnotimetothink.Sonow,afterthisjourneyoffourhours,allthethoughtsshehadsuppressedbeforerushedswarmingintoherbrain,andshethoughtoverallherlifeassheneverhadbefore,andfromthemostdifferentpointsofview.Herthoughtsseemedstrangeeventoherself.Atfirstshethoughtaboutthechildren,aboutwhomshewasuneasy,althoughtheprincessandKitty(shereckonedmoreuponher)hadpromisedtolookafterthem.“IfonlyMashadoesnotbeginhernaughtytricks,ifGrishaisn’tkickedbyahorse,andLily’sstomachisn’tupsetagain!”shethought.

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