Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           Shepositivelyshranktogetherandflushedtothepointoftears,andclutchingtheendsofheraproninbothhands,twistedtheminherredfingerswithoutknowingwhattosayandwhattodo.

           ForthefirstinstantLevinsawanexpressionofeagercuriosityintheeyeswithwhichKittylookedatthisawfulwoman,soincomprehensibletoher;butitlastedonlyasingleinstant.

           “Well!howishe?”sheturnedtoherhusbandandthentoher.

           “Butonecan’tgoontalkinginthepassagelikethis!”Levinsaid,lookingangrilyatagentlemanwhowalkedjauntilyatthatinstantacrossthecorridor,asthoughabouthisaffairs.

           “Wellthen,comein,”saidKitty,turningtoMaryaNikolaevna,whohadrecoveredherself,butnoticingherhusband’sfaceofdismay,“orgoon;go,andthencomeforme,”shesaid,andwentbackintotheroom.

           Levinwenttohisbrother’sroom.Hehadnotintheleastexpectedwhathesawandfeltinhisbrother’sroom.Hehadexpectedtofindhiminthesamestateofself-deceptionwhichhehadheardwassofrequentwiththeconsumptive,andwhichhadstruckhimsomuchduringhisbrother’svisitintheautumn.Hehadexpectedtofindthephysicalsignsoftheapproachofdeathmoremarkedgreaterweakness,greateremaciation,butstillalmostthesameconditionofthings.Hehadexpectedhimselftofeelthesamedistressatthelossofthebrotherhelovedandthesamehorrorinfaceofdeathashehadfeltthen,onlyinagreaterdegree.Andhehadpreparedhimselfforthis;buthefoundsomethingutterlydifferent.

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