Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           

           Seryozhafelltodreaming,gazingupatthefaceoftheporter,whichhehadthoroughlystudiedineverydetail,especiallythechinthathungdownbetweenthegraywhiskers,neverseenbyanyonebutSeryozha,whosawhimonlyfrombelow.

           “Well,andhasyourdaughterbeentoseeyoulately?”

           Theporter’sdaughterwasaballetdancer.

           “Whenisshetocomeonweek-days?They’vetheirlessonstolearntoo.Andyou’veyourlesson,sir;runalong.”

           Oncomingintotheroom,Seryozha,insteadofsittingdowntohislessons,toldhistutorofhissuppositionthatwhathadbeenbroughthimmustbeamachine.“Whatdoyouthink?”heinquired.

           ButVassilyLukitchwasthinkingofnothingbutthenecessityoflearningthegrammarlessonfortheteacher,whowascomingattwo.

           “No,dojusttellme,VassilyLukitch,”heaskedsuddenly,whenhewasseatedattheirworktablewiththebookinhishands,“whatisgreaterthantheAlexanderNevsky?Youknowpapa’sreceivedtheAlexanderNevsky?”

           VassilyLukitchrepliedthattheVladimirwasgreaterthantheAlexanderNevsky.

           “Andhigherstill?”

           “Well,highestofallistheAndreyPervozvanny.”

           “AndhigherthantheAndrey?”

           “Idon’tknow.”

           “What,youdon’tknow?”andSeryozha,leaningonhiselbows,sankintodeepmeditation.

           Hismeditationswereofthemostcomplexanddiversecharacter.

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