Анна Каренина

Chapter 32

           “Orhasshebeenverymuchirritatedtoday?It’sreallyludicrous;herobjectisdoinggood;sheaChristian,yetshe’salwaysangry;andshealwayshasenemies,andalwaysenemiesinthenameofChristianityanddoinggood.”

           AfterCountessLidiaIvanovnaanotherfriendcame,thewifeofachiefsecretary,whotoldherallthenewsofthetown.Atthreeo’clockshetoowentaway,promisingtocometodinner.AlexeyAlexandrovitchwasattheministry.Anna,leftalone,spentthetimetilldinnerinassistingatherson’sdinner(hedinedapartfromhisparents)andinputtingherthingsinorder,andinreadingandansweringthenotesandletterswhichhadaccumulatedonhertable.

           Thefeelingofcauselessshame,whichshehadfeltonthejourney,andherexcitement,too,hadcompletelyvanished.Inthehabitualconditionsofherlifeshefeltagainresoluteandirreproachable.

           Sherecalledwithwonderherstateofmindonthepreviousday.“Whatwasit?Nothing.Vronskysaidsomethingsilly,whichitwaseasytoputastopto,andIansweredasIoughttohavedone.Tospeakofittomyhusbandwouldbeunnecessaryandoutofthequestion.Tospeakofitwouldbetoattachimportancetowhathasnoimportance.”SherememberedhowshehadtoldherhusbandofwhatwasalmostadeclarationmadeheratPetersburgbyayoungman,oneofherhusband’ssubordinates,andhowAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadansweredthateverywomanlivingintheworldwasexposedtosuchincidents,butthathehadthefullestconfidenceinhertact,andcouldneverlowerherandhimselfbyjealousy

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