Анна Каренина

Chapter 13

           

           AnditseemedtohimthattherewasnotasinglearticleoffaithofthechurchwhichcoulddestroythechiefthingfaithinGod,ingoodness,astheonegoalofman’sdestiny.

           Undereveryarticleoffaithofthechurchcouldbeputthefaithintheserviceoftruthinsteadofone’sdesires.Andeachdoctrinedidnotsimplyleavethatfaithunshaken,eachdoctrineseemedessentialtocompletethatgreatmiracle,continuallymanifestuponearth,thatmadeitpossibleforeachmanandmillionsofdifferentsortsofmen,wisemenandimbeciles,oldmenandchildrenallmen,peasants,Lvov,Kitty,beggarsandkingstounderstandperfectlythesameonething,andtobuilduptherebythatlifeofthesoulwhichaloneisworthliving,andwhichaloneisprecioustous.

           Lyingonhisback,hegazedupnowintothehigh,cloudlesssky.“DoInotknowthatthatisinfinitespace,andthatitisnotaroundarch?But,howeverIscrewupmyeyesandstrainmysight,Icannotseeitnotroundandnotbounded,andinspiteofmyknowingaboutinfinitespace,IamincontestablyrightwhenIseeasolidbluedome,andmorerightthanwhenIstrainmyeyestoseebeyondit.”

           Levinceasedthinking,andonly,asitwere,listenedtomysteriousvoicesthatseemedtalkingjoyfullyandearnestlywithinhim.

           “Canthisbefaith?”hethought,afraidtobelieveinhishappiness.“MyGod,IthankThee!”hesaid,gulpingdownhissobs,andwithbothhandsbrushingawaythetearsthatfilledhiseyes.

           

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