Анна Каренина

Chapter 21

           

           Landaulookedroundhurriedly,cameup,andsmiling,laidhismoist,lifelesshandinStepanArkadyevitch’soutstretchedhandandimmediatelywalkedawayandfelltogazingattheportraitsagain.ThecountessandAlexeyAlexandrovitchlookedateachothersignificantly.

           “Iamverygladtoseeyou,particularlytoday,”saidCountessLidiaIvanovna,pointingStepanArkadyevitchtoaseatbesideKarenin.

           “IintroducedyoutohimasLandau,”shesaidinasoftvoice,glancingattheFrenchmanandagainimmediatelyafteratAlexeyAlexandrovitch,“butheisreallyCountBezzubov,asyou’reprobablyaware.Onlyhedoesnotlikethetitle.”

           “Yes,Iheardso,”answeredStepanArkadyevitch;“theysayhecompletelycuredCountessBezzubova.”

           “Shewasheretoday,poorthing!”thecountesssaid,turningtoAlexeyAlexandrovitch.“Thisseparationisawfulforher.It’ssuchablowtoher!”

           “Andhepositivelyisgoing?”queriedAlexeyAlexandrovitch.

           “Yes,he’sgoingtoParis.Heheardavoiceyesterday,”saidCountessLidiaIvanovna,lookingatStepanArkadyevitch.

           “Ah,avoice!”repeatedOblonsky,feelingthathemustbeascircumspectashepossiblycouldinthissociety,wheresomethingpeculiarwasgoingon,orwastogoon,towhichhehadnotthekey.

           Amoment’ssilencefollowed,afterwhichCountessLidiaIvanovna,asthoughapproachingthemaintopicofconversation,saidwithafinesmiletoOblonsky:

           “I’veknownyouforalongwhile,andamverygladtomakeacloseracquaintancewithyou.Lesamisdenosamissontnosamis.

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