Анна Каренина

Chapter 6

           WhyitwasthethreeyoungladieshadonedaytospeakFrench,andthenextEnglish;whyitwasthatatcertainhourstheyplayedbyturnsonthepiano,thesoundsofwhichwereaudibleintheirbrother’sroomabove,wherethestudentsusedtowork;whytheywerevisitedbythoseprofessorsofFrenchliterature,ofmusic,ofdrawing,ofdancing;whyatcertainhoursallthethreeyoungladies,withMademoiselleLinon,droveinthecoachtotheTverskyboulevard,dressedintheirsatincloaks,Dollyinalongone,Nataliainahalf-longone,andKittyinonesoshortthathershapelylegsintightly-drawnredstockingswerevisibletoallbeholders;whyitwastheyhadtowalkabouttheTverskyboulevardescortedbyafootmanwithagoldcockadeinhishatallthisandmuchmorethatwasdoneintheirmysteriousworldhedidnotunderstand,buthewassurethateverythingthatwasdonetherewasverygood,andhewasinlovepreciselywiththemysteryoftheproceedings.

           Inhisstudentdayshehadallbutbeeninlovewiththeeldest,Dolly,butshewassoonmarriedtoOblonsky.Thenhebeganbeinginlovewiththesecond.Hefelt,asitwere,thathehadtobeinlovewithoneofthesisters,onlyhecouldnotquitemakeoutwhich.ButNatalia,too,hadhardlymadeherappearanceintheworldwhenshemarriedthediplomatLvov.KittywasstillachildwhenLevinlefttheuniversity.YoungShtcherbatskywentintothenavy,wasdrownedintheBaltic,andLevin’srelationswiththeShtcherbatskys,inspiteofhisfriendshipwithOblonsky,becamelessintimate.

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