Chapter 13

           

           NonebutthosewhoweremostintimatewithAlexeyAlexandrovitchknewthat,whileonthesurfacethecoldestandmostreasonableofmen,hehadoneweaknessquiteopposedtothegeneraltrendofhischaracter.AlexeyAlexandrovitchcouldnothearorseeachildorwomancryingwithoutbeingmoved.Thesightoftearsthrewhimintoastateofnervousagitation,andheutterlylostallpowerofreflection.Thechiefsecretaryofhisdepartmentandhisprivatesecretarywereawareofthis,andusedtowarnwomenwhocamewithpetitionsonnoaccounttogivewaytotears,iftheydidnotwanttoruintheirchances.“Hewillgetangry,andwillnotlistentoyou,”theyusedtosay.Andasafact,insuchcasestheemotionaldisturbancesetupinAlexeyAlexandrovitchbythesightoftearsfoundexpressioninhastyanger.“Icandonothing.Kindlyleavetheroom!”hewouldcommonlycryinsuchcases.

           WhenreturningfromtheracesAnnahadinformedhimofherrelationswithVronsky,andimmediatelyafterwardshadburstintotears,hidingherfaceinherhands,AlexeyAlexandrovitch,forallthefuryarousedinhimagainsther,wasawareatthesametimeofarushofthatemotionaldisturbancealwaysproducedinhimbytears.Consciousofit,andconsciousthatanyexpressionofhisfeelingsatthatminutewouldbeoutofkeepingwiththeposition,hetriedtosuppresseverymanifestationoflifeinhimself,andsoneitherstirrednorlookedather.ThiswaswhathadcausedthatstrangeexpressionofdeathlikerigidityinhisfacewhichhadsoimpressedAnna.

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