Анна Каренина

Chapter 15

           “I’llgoalonewithmychild.”

           “Yes,it’sverywrong,”saidAnna,andtakinghersonbytheshouldershelookedathim,notseverely,butwithatimidglancethatbewilderedanddelightedtheboy,andshekissedhim.“Leavehimtome,”shesaidtotheastonishedgoverness,andnotlettinggoofherson,shesatdownatthetable,wherecoffeewassetreadyforher.

           “Mamma!I...I...didn’t....”hesaid,tryingtomakeoutfromherexpressionwhatwasinstoreforhiminregardtothepeaches.

           “Seryozha,”shesaid,assoonasthegovernesshadlefttheroom,“thatwaswrong,butyou’llneverdoitagain,willyou?...Youloveme?”

           Shefeltthatthetearswerecomingintohereyes.“CanIhelplovinghim?”shesaidtoherself,lookingdeeplyintohisscaredandatthesametimedelightedeyes.“Andcanheeverjoinhisfatherinpunishingme?Isitpossiblehewillnotfeelforme?”Tearswerealreadyflowingdownherface,andtohidethemshegotupabruptlyandalmostranoutontotheterrace.

           Afterthethundershowersofthelastfewdays,cold,brightweatherhadsetin.Theairwascoldinthebrightsunthatfilteredthroughthefreshlywashedleaves.

           Sheshivered,bothfromthecoldandfromtheinwardhorrorwhichhadclutchedherwithfreshforceintheopenair.

           “Runalong,runalongtoMariette,”shesaidtoSeryozha,whohadfollowedherout,andshebeganwalkingupanddownonthestrawmattingoftheterrace.“Canitbethattheywon’tforgiveme,won’tunderstandhowitallcouldn’tbehelped?”shesaidtoherself.

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