Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           Alltheseworryingnegotiations,thisendlessgoingfromplacetoplace,andtalkingwithpleasantandexcellentpeople,whoquitesawtheunpleasantnessofthepetitioner’sposition,butwerepowerlesstoassisthimalltheseeffortsthatyieldednoresult,ledtoafeelingofmiseryinLevinakintothemortifyinghelplessnessoneexperiencesindreamswhenonetriestousephysicalforce.Hefeltthisfrequentlyashetalkedtohismostgood-naturedsolicitor.Thissolicitordid,itseemed,everythingpossible,andstrainedeverynervetogethimoutofhisdifficulties.“Itellyouwhatyoumighttry,”hesaidmorethanonce;“gotoso-and-soandso-and-so,”andthesolicitordrewuparegularplanforgettingroundthefatalpointthathinderedeverything.Buthewouldaddimmediately,“It’llmeansomedelay,anyway,butyoumighttryit.”AndLevindidtry,anddidgo.Everyonewaskindandcivil,butthepointevadedseemedtocropupagainintheend,andagaintobartheway.Whatwasparticularlytrying,wasthatLevincouldnotmakeoutwithwhomhewasstruggling,towhoseinterestitwasthathisbusinessshouldnotbedone.Thatnooneseemedtoknow;thesolicitorcertainlydidnotknow.IfLevincouldhaveunderstoodwhy,justashesawwhyonecanonlyapproachthebookingofficeofarailwaystationinsinglefile,itwouldnothavebeensovexatiousandtiresometohim.Butwiththehindrancesthatconfrontedhiminhisbusiness,noonecouldexplainwhytheyexisted.

Содержание книги
Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 1088 из 1375