Анна Каренина

Chapter 6

           

           “Ishallbedelighted,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,stillsmiling.Thesightofhisyoungerbrother’sappearancehadimmediatelyputhiminagoodhumor.

           “Well,youhaveanappetite!”hesaid,lookingathisdark-red,sunburntfaceandneckbentovertheplate.

           “Splendid!Youcan’timaginewhataneffectualremedyitisforeverysortoffoolishness.Iwanttoenrichmedicinewithanewword:Arbeitskur.”

           “Well,butyoudon’tneedit,Ishouldfancy.”

           “No,butforallsortsofnervousinvalids.”

           “Yes,itoughttobetried.Ihadmeanttocometothemowingtolookatyou,butitwassounbearablyhotthatIgotnofurtherthantheforest.Isattherealittle,andwentonbytheforesttothevillage,metyouroldnurse,andsoundedherastothepeasants’viewofyou.AsfarasIcanmakeout,theydon’tapproveofthis.Shesaid:‘It’snotagentleman’swork.’Altogether,Ifancythatinthepeople’sideasthereareveryclearanddefinitenotionsofcertain,astheycallit,‘gentlemanly’linesofaction.Andtheydon’tsanctionthegentry’smovingoutsideboundsclearlylaiddownintheirideas.”

           “Maybeso;butanywayit’sapleasuresuchasIhaveneverknowninmylife.Andthere’snoharminit,youknow.Isthere?”answeredLevin.“Ican’thelpitiftheydon’tlikeit.ThoughIdobelieveit’sallright.Eh?”

           “Altogether,”pursuedSergeyIvanovitch,“you’resatisfiedwithyourday?”

           “Quitesatisfied.Wecutthewholemeadow.

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