Анна Каренина

Chapter 28

           Hesmiledtohiswifeasamanshouldsmileonmeetinghiswifeafteronlyjustpartingfromher,andgreetedtheprincessandotheracquaintances,givingtoeachwhatwasduethatistosay,jestingwiththeladiesanddealingoutfriendlygreetingsamongthemen.Below,nearthepavilion,wasstandinganadjutant-generalofwhomAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadahighopinion,notedforhisintelligenceandculture.AlexeyAlexandrovitchenteredintoconversationwithhim.

           Therewasanintervalbetweentheraces,andsonothinghinderedconversation.Theadjutant-generalexpressedhisdisapprovalofraces.AlexeyAlexandrovitchreplieddefendingthem.Annaheardhishigh,measuredtones,notlosingoneword,andeverywordstruckherasfalse,andstabbedherearswithpain.

           Whenthethree-milesteeplechasewasbeginning,shebentforwardandgazedwithfixedeyesatVronskyashewentuptohishorseandmounted,andatthesametimesheheardthatloathsome,never-ceasingvoiceofherhusband.ShewasinanagonyofterrorforVronsky,butastillgreateragonywasthenever-ceasing,asitseemedtoher,streamofherhusband’sshrillvoicewithitsfamiliarintonations.

           “I’mawickedwoman,alostwoman,”shethought;“butIdon’tlikelying,Ican’tendurefalsehood,whileasforhim(herhusband)it’sthebreathofhislifefalsehood.Heknowsallaboutit,heseesitall;whatdoeshecareifhecantalksocalmly?Ifheweretokillme,ifheweretokillVronsky,Imightrespecthim.

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