Анна Каренина

Chapter 24

           

           “Oh,comenow,pleasedon’tsayanyharmofCountessLidiaIvanovna.”

           “Why,isthereanyharminherbeinginlovewithKarenin?”

           “ButisittrueMadameKarenina’shere?”

           “Well,nothereinthepalace,butinPetersburg.ImetheryesterdaywithAlexeyVronsky,brasdessous,brasdessous,intheMorsky.”

           “C’estunhommequin’apas,...”thegentlemanofthebedchamberwasbeginning,buthestoppedtomakeroom,bowing,foramemberoftheImperialfamilytopass.

           ThuspeopletalkedincessantlyofAlexeyAlexandrovitch,findingfaultwithhimandlaughingathim,whilehe,blockingupthewayofthememberoftheImperialCouncilhehadcaptured,wasexplainingtohimpointbypointhisnewfinancialproject,neverinterruptinghisdiscourseforaninstantforfearheshouldescape.

           AlmostatthesametimethathiswifeleftAlexeyAlexandrovitchtherehadcometohimthatbitterestmomentinthelifeofanofficialthemomentwhenhisupwardcareercomestoafullstop.Thisfullstophadarrivedandeveryoneperceivedit,butAlexeyAlexandrovitchhimselfwasnotyetawarethathiscareerwasover.WhetheritwasduetohisfeudwithStremov,orhismisfortunewithhiswife,orsimplythatAlexeyAlexandrovitchhadreachedhisdestinedlimits,ithadbecomeevidenttoeveryoneinthecourseofthatyearthathiscareerwasatanend.Hestillfilledapositionofconsequence,hesatonmanycommissionsandcommittees,buthewasamanwhosedaywasover,andfromwhomnothingwasexpected.

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