Анна Каренина

Chapter 21

           Hecouldnotnowreconcilehisimmediatepast,histenderness,hisloveforhissickwife,andfortheotherman’schildwithwhatwasnowthecase,thatiswiththefactthat,asitwere,inreturnforallthishenowfoundhimselfalone,puttoshame,alaughing-stock,neededbynoone,anddespisedbyeveryone.

           Forthefirsttwodaysafterhiswife’sdepartureAlexeyAlexandrovitchreceivedapplicantsforassistanceandhischiefsecretary,drovetothecommittee,andwentdowntodinnerinthedining-roomasusual.Withoutgivinghimselfareasonforwhathewasdoing,hestrainedeverynerveofhisbeingforthosetwodays,simplytopreserveanappearanceofcomposure,andevenofindifference.AnsweringinquiriesaboutthedispositionofAnnaArkadyevna’sroomsandbelongings,hehadexercisedimmenseself-controltoappearlikeamaninwhoseeyeswhathadoccurredwasnotunforeseennoroutoftheordinarycourseofevents,andheattainedhisaim:noonecouldhavedetectedinhimsignsofdespair.Butontheseconddayafterherdeparture,whenKorneygavehimabillfromafashionabledraper’sshop,whichAnnahadforgottentopay,andannouncedthattheclerkfromtheshopwaswaiting,AlexeyAlexandrovitchtoldhimtoshowtheclerkup.

           “Excuseme,yourexcellency,forventuringtotroubleyou.Butifyoudirectustoapplytoherexcellency,wouldyougraciouslyobligeuswithheraddress?”

           AlexeyAlexandrovitchpondered,asitseemedtotheclerk,andallatonce,turninground,hesatdownatthetable.

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