Chapter 31

           

           Abellrang,someyoungmen,uglyandimpudent,andatthesametimecarefuloftheimpressiontheyweremaking,hurriedby.Pyotr,too,crossedtheroominhisliveryandtop-boots,withhisdull,animalface,andcameuptohertotakehertothetrain.Somenoisymenwerequietasshepassedthemontheplatform,andonewhisperedsomethingabouthertoanothersomethingvile,nodoubt.Shesteppeduponthehighstep,andsatdowninacarriagebyherselfonadirtyseatthathadbeenwhite.Herbaglaybesideher,shakenupanddownbythespringinessoftheseat.WithafoolishsmilePyotrraisedhishat,withitscoloredband,atthewindow,intokenoffarewell;animpudentconductorslammedthedoorandthelatch.Agrotesque-lookingladywearingabustle(Annamentallyundressedthewoman,andwasappalledatherhideousness),andalittlegirllaughingaffectedlyrandowntheplatform.

           “KaterinaAndreevna,she’sgotthemall,matante!criedthegirl.

           “Eventhechild’shideousandaffected,”thoughtAnna.Toavoidseeinganyone,shegotupquicklyandseatedherselfattheoppositewindowoftheemptycarriage.Amisshapen-lookingpeasantcoveredwithdirt,inacapfromwhichhistangledhairstuckoutallround,passedbythatwindow,stoopingdowntothecarriagewheels.“There’ssomethingfamiliaraboutthathideouspeasant,”thoughtAnna.Andrememberingherdream,shemovedawaytotheoppositedoor,shakingwithterror.Theconductoropenedthedoorandletinamanandhiswife.

           “Doyouwishtogetout?”

           Annamadenoanswer.

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