Анна Каренина

Chapter 9

           Buttohim,knowingher,knowingthatwheneverhewenttobedfiveminuteslaterthanusual,shenoticedit,andaskedhimthereason;tohim,knowingthateveryjoy,everypleasureandpainthatshefeltshecommunicatedtohimatonce;tohim,nowtoseethatshedidnotcaretonoticehisstateofmind,thatshedidnotcaretosayawordaboutherself,meantagreatdeal.Hesawthattheinmostrecessesofhersoul,thathadalwayshithertolainopenbeforehim,wereclosedagainsthim.Morethanthat,hesawfromhertonethatshewasnotevenperturbedatthat,butasitweresaidstraightouttohim:“Yes,it’sshutup,andsoitmustbe,andwillbeinfuture.”Nowheexperiencedafeelingsuchasamanmighthave,returninghomeandfindinghisownhouselockedup.“Butperhapsthekeymayyetbefound,”thoughtAlexeyAlexandrovitch.

           “Iwanttowarnyou,”hesaidinalowvoice,“thatthroughthoughtlessnessandlackofcautionyoumaycauseyourselftobetalkedaboutinsociety.YourtooanimatedconversationthiseveningwithCountVronsky”(heenunciatedthenamefirmlyandwithdeliberateemphasis)“attractedattention.”

           Hetalkedandlookedatherlaughingeyes,whichfrightenedhimnowwiththeirimpenetrablelook,and,ashetalked,hefeltalltheuselessnessandidlenessofhiswords.

           “You’realwayslikethat,”sheanswered,asthoughcompletelymisapprehendinghim,andofallhehadsaidonlytakinginthelastphrase.“Onetimeyoudon’tlikemybeingdull,andanothertimeyoudon’tlikemybeinglively.Iwasn’tdull.

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