Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           

           “Alexey’splayingusfalse,”shesaidinFrench;“hewritesthathecan’tcome,”sheaddedinatoneassimpleandnaturalasthoughitcouldneverenterherheadthatVronskycouldmeananythingmoretoAnnathanagameofcroquet.AnnaknewthatBetsykneweverything,but,hearinghowshespokeofVronskybeforeher,shealmostfeltpersuadedforaminutethatsheknewnothing.

           “Ah!”saidAnnaindifferently,asthoughnotgreatlyinterestedinthematter,andshewentonsmiling:“Howcanyouoryourfriendscompromiseanyone?”

           Thisplayingwithwords,thishidingofasecret,hadagreatfascinationforAnna,as,indeed,ithasforallwomen.Anditwasnotthenecessityofconcealment,nottheaimwithwhichtheconcealmentwascontrived,buttheprocessofconcealmentitselfwhichattractedher.

           “Ican’tbemoreCatholicthanthePope,”shesaid.“StremovandLizaMerkalova,why,they’rethecreamofthecreamofsociety.Besides,they’rereceivedeverywhere,andI”shelaidspecialstressontheI“haveneverbeenstrictandintolerant.It’ssimplythatIhaven’tthetime.”

           “No;youdon’tcare,perhaps,tomeetStremov?LethimandAlexeyAlexandrovitchtiltateachotherinthecommitteethat’snoaffairofours.Butintheworld,he’sthemostamiablemanIknow,andadevotedcroquetplayer.Youshallsee.And,inspiteofhisabsurdpositionasLiza’slovesickswainathisage,yououghttoseehowhecarriesofftheabsurdposition.He’sverynice.SapphoShtoltzyoudon’tknow?Oh,that’sanewtype,quitenew.

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