Анна Каренина

Chapter 7

           

           “Yes,Iwillarrangeit,”shedecided,andgoingbacktoherformerthoughts,sherememberedthatsomespiritualquestionofimportancehadbeeninterrupted,andshebegantorecallwhat.“Yes,Kostya,anunbeliever,”shethoughtagainwithasmile.

           “Well,anunbelieverthen!BetterlethimalwaysbeonethanlikeMadameStahl,orwhatItriedtobeinthosedaysabroad.No,hewon’tevershamanything.”

           Andarecentinstanceofhisgoodnessrosevividlytohermind.AfortnightagoapenitentletterhadcomefromStepanArkadyevitchtoDolly.Hebesoughthertosavehishonor,tosellherestatetopayhisdebts.Dollywasindespair,shedetestedherhusband,despisedhim,pitiedhim,resolvedonaseparation,resolvedtorefuse,butendedbyagreeingtosellpartofherproperty.Afterthat,withanirrepressiblesmileoftenderness,Kittyrecalledherhusband’sshamefacedembarrassment,hisrepeatedawkwardeffortstoapproachthesubject,andhowatlast,havingthoughtoftheonemeansofhelpingDollywithoutwoundingherpride,hehadsuggestedtoKittywhathadnotoccurredtoherbeforethatsheshouldgiveuphershareoftheproperty.

           “Heanunbelieverindeed!Withhisheart,hisdreadofoffendinganyone,evenachild!Everythingforothers,nothingforhimself.SergeyIvanovitchsimplyconsidersitasKostya’sdutytobehissteward.Andit’sthesamewithhissister.NowDollyandherchildrenareunderhisguardianship;allthesepeasantswhocometohimeveryday,asthoughhewereboundtobeattheirservice

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