Анна Каренина

Chapter 1

           Athomeinthecountry,knowinghimselfdistinctlytobeinhisrightplace,hewasneverinhastetobeoffelsewhere.Hewasneverunoccupied.Hereintownhewasinacontinualhurry,asthoughafraidofmissingsomething,andyethehadnothingtodo.Andshefeltsorryforhim.Toothers,sheknew,hedidnotappearanobjectofpity.Onthecontrary,whenKittylookedathiminsociety,asonesometimeslooksatthoseoneloves,tryingtoseehimasifhewereastranger,soastocatchtheimpressionhemustmakeonothers,shesawwithapanicevenofjealousfearthathewasfarindeedfrombeingapitiablefigure,thathewasveryattractivewithhisfinebreeding,hisratherold-fashioned,reservedcourtesywithwomen,hispowerfulfigure,andstriking,asshethought,andexpressiveface.Butshesawhimnotfromwithout,butfromwithin;shesawthatherehewasnothimself;thatwastheonlywayshecoulddefinehisconditiontoherself.Sometimessheinwardlyreproachedhimforhisinabilitytoliveinthetown;sometimessherecognizedthatitwasreallyhardforhimtoorderhislifeheresothathecouldbesatisfiedwithit.

           Whathadhetodo,indeed?Hedidnotcareforcards;hedidnotgotoaclub.SpendingthetimewithjovialgentlemenofOblonsky’stypesheknewnowwhatthatmeant...itmeantdrinkingandgoingsomewhereafterdrinking.Shecouldnotthinkwithouthorrorofwheremenwentonsuchoccasions.Washetogointosociety?Butsheknewhecouldonlyfindsatisfactioninthatifhetookpleasureinthesocietyofyoungwomen,andthatshecouldnotwishfor.

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