Анна Каренина

Chapter 18

           Gettingupfromtheseatandhandinghermaidabag,shegaveherlittlewrinkledhandtohersontokiss,andliftinghisheadfromherhand,kissedhimonthecheek.

           “Yougotmytelegram?Quitewell?ThankGod.”

           “Youhadagoodjourney?”saidherson,sittingdownbesideher,andinvoluntarilylisteningtoawoman’svoiceoutsidethedoor.Heknewitwasthevoiceoftheladyhehadmetatthedoor.

           “AllthesameIdon’tagreewithyou,”saidthelady’svoice.

           “It’sthePetersburgview,madame.”

           “NotPetersburg,butsimplyfeminine,”sheresponded.

           “Well,well,allowmetokissyourhand.”

           “Good-bye,IvanPetrovitch.Andcouldyouseeifmybrotherishere,andsendhimtome?”saidtheladyinthedoorway,andsteppedbackagainintothecompartment.

           “Well,haveyoufoundyourbrother?”saidCountessVronskaya,addressingthelady.

           VronskyunderstoodnowthatthiswasMadameKarenina.

           “Yourbrotherishere,”hesaid,standingup.“Excuseme,Ididnotknowyou,and,indeed,ouracquaintancewassoslight,”saidVronsky,bowing,“thatnodoubtyoudonotrememberme.”

           “Oh,no,”saidshe,“IshouldhaveknownyoubecauseyourmotherandIhavebeentalking,Ithink,ofnothingbutyoualltheway.”Asshespokeshelettheeagernessthatwouldinsistoncomingoutshowitselfinhersmile.“Andstillnosignofmybrother.”

           “Docallhim,Alexey,”saidtheoldcountess.

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