Анна Каренина

Chapter 23

           “Iftheyarenot,atanyratetheyarenotunhappy;whileiftheyareunhappy,Ialoneshouldbetoblameforit.”

           TheseweretheveryargumentsDaryaAlexandrovnahadusedinherownreflections;butsheheardthemwithoutunderstandingthem.“Howcanonewrongcreaturesthatdon’texist?”shethought.Andallatoncetheideastruckher:coulditpossibly,underanycircumstances,havebeenbetterforherfavoriteGrishaifhehadneverexisted?Andthisseemedtohersowild,sostrange,thatsheshookherheadtodriveawaythistangleofwhirling,madideas.

           “No,Idon’tknow;it’snotright,”wasallshesaid,withanexpressionofdisgustonherface.

           “Yes,butyoumustn’tforgetthatyouandI....Andbesidesthat,”addedAnna,inspiteofthewealthofherargumentsandthepovertyofDolly’sobjections,seemingstilltoadmitthatitwasnotright,“don’tforgetthechiefpoint,thatIamnotnowinthesamepositionasyou.Foryouthequestionis:doyoudesirenottohaveanymorechildren;whileformeitis:doIdesiretohavethem?Andthat’sagreatdifference.YoumustseethatIcan’tdesireitinmyposition.”

           DaryaAlexandrovnamadenoreply.ShesuddenlyfeltthatshehadgotfarawayfromAnna;thattherelaybetweenthemabarrierofquestionsonwhichtheycouldneveragree,andaboutwhichitwasbetternottospeak.

           

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