Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           ThatyearCountessLidiaIvanovnadeclinedtosettleinPeterhof,wasnotonceatAnnaArkadyevna’s,andinconversationwithAlexeyAlexandrovitchhintedattheunsuitabilityofAnna’scloseintimacywithBetsyandVronsky.AlexeyAlexandrovitchsternlycuthershort,roundlydeclaringhiswifetobeabovesuspicion,andfromthattimebegantoavoidCountessLidiaIvanovna.Hedidnotwanttosee,anddidnotsee,thatmanypeopleinsocietycastdubiousglancesonhiswife;hedidnotwanttounderstand,anddidnotunderstand,whyhiswifehadsoparticularlyinsistedonstayingatTsarskoe,whereBetsywasstaying,andnotfarfromthecampofVronsky’sregiment.Hedidnotallowhimselftothinkaboutit,andhedidnotthinkaboutit;butallthesamethoughheneveradmittedittohimself,andhadnoproofs,notevensuspiciousevidence,inthebottomofhisheartheknewbeyondalldoubtthathewasadeceivedhusband,andhewasprofoundlymiserableaboutit.

           HowoftenduringthoseeightyearsofhappylifewithhiswifeAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadlookedatothermen’sfaithlesswivesandotherdeceivedhusbandsandaskedhimself:“Howcanpeopledescendtothat?howisittheydon’tputanendtosuchahideousposition?”Butnow,whenthemisfortunehadcomeuponhimself,hewassofarfromthinkingofputtinganendtothepositionthathewouldnotrecognizeitatall,wouldnotrecognizeitjustbecauseitwastooawful,toounnatural.

           SincehisreturnfromabroadAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadtwicebeenattheircountryvilla.

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