Анна Каренина

Chapter 23

           “Doyouknow,theonlywomanwhocametoseemeinPetersburgwasBetsyTverskaya?Youknowher,ofcourse?Aufond,c’estlafemmelaplusdepraveéquiexiste.ShehadanintriguewithTushkevitch,deceivingherhusbandinthebasestway.Andshetoldmethatshedidnotcaretoknowmesolongasmypositionwasirregular.Don’timagineIwouldcompare...Iknowyou,darling.ButIcouldnothelpremembering....Well,sowhatdidhesaytoyou?”sherepeated.

           “Hesaidthathewasunhappyonyouraccountandhisown.Perhapsyouwillsaythatit’segoism,butwhatalegitimateandnobleegoism.Hewantsfirstofalltolegitimizehisdaughter,andtobeyourhusband,tohavealegalrighttoyou.”

           “Whatwife,whatslavecanbesoutterlyaslaveasI,inmyposition?”sheputingloomily.

           “Thechiefthinghedesires...hedesiresthatyoushouldnotsuffer.”

           “That’simpossible.Well?”

           “Well,andthemostlegitimatedesirehewishesthatyourchildrenshouldhaveaname.”

           “Whatchildren?”Annasaid,notlookingatDolly,andhalfclosinghereyes.

           “Annieandthosetocome....”

           “Heneednottroubleonthatscore;Ishallhavenomorechildren.”

           “Howcanyoutellthatyouwon’t?”

           “Ishallnot,becauseIdon’twishit.”And,inspiteofallheremotion,Annasmiled,asshecaughtthenaïveexpressionofcuriosity,wonder,andhorroronDolly’sface.

           “Thedoctortoldmeaftermyillness....”

           “Impossible!”saidDolly,openinghereyeswide.

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