Анна Каренина

Chapter 2

           AshedroveuptotheKarenins’entrancehelookedathiswatchandsawitwastenminutestonine.Ahigh,narrowcarriagewithapairofgrayswasstandingattheentrance.HerecognizedAnna’scarriage.“Sheiscomingtome,”thoughtVronsky,“andbettersheshould.Idon’tlikegoingintothathouse.Butnomatter;Ican’thidemyself,”hethought,andwiththatmannerpeculiartohimfromchildhood,asofamanwhohasnothingtobeashamedof,Vronskygotoutofhissledgeandwenttothedoor.Thedooropened,andthehall-porterwitharugonhisarmcalledthecarriage.Vronsky,thoughhedidnotusuallynoticedetails,noticedatthismomenttheamazedexpressionwithwhichtheporterglancedathim.IntheverydoorwayVronskyalmostranupagainstAlexeyAlexandrovitch.Thegasjetthrewitsfulllightonthebloodless,sunkenfaceundertheblackhatandonthewhitecravat,brilliantagainstthebeaverofthecoat.Karenin’sfixed,dulleyeswerefasteneduponVronsky’sface.Vronskybowed,andAlexeyAlexandrovitch,chewinghislips,liftedhishandtohishatandwenton.Vronskysawhimwithoutlookingroundgetintothecarriage,pickuptherugandtheopera-glassatthewindowanddisappear.Vronskywentintothehall.Hisbrowswerescowling,andhiseyesgleamedwithaproudandangrylightinthem.

           “Whataposition!”hethought.“Ifhewouldfight,wouldstandupforhishonor,Icouldact,couldexpressmyfeelings;butthisweaknessorbaseness....Heputsmeinthepositionofplayingfalse,whichInevermeantandnevermeantodo

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