Chapter 32

           

           WhenVronskyreturnedhome,Annawasnotyethome.Soonafterhehadleft,somelady,sotheytoldhim,hadcometoseeher,andshehadgoneoutwithher.Thatshehadgoneoutwithoutleavingwordwhereshewasgoing,thatshehadnotyetcomeback,andthatallthemorningshehadbeengoingaboutsomewherewithoutawordtohimallthis,togetherwiththestrangelookofexcitementinherfaceinthemorning,andtherecollectionofthehostiletonewithwhichshehadbeforeYashvinalmostsnatchedherson’sphotographsoutofhishands,madehimserious.Hedecidedheabsolutelymustspeakopenlywithher.Andhewaitedforherinherdrawing-room.ButAnnadidnotreturnalone,butbroughtwithherheroldunmarriedaunt,PrincessOblonskaya.Thiswastheladywhohadcomeinthemorning,andwithwhomAnnahadgoneoutshopping.AnnaappearednottonoticeVronsky’sworriedandinquiringexpression,andbeganalivelyaccountofhermorning’sshopping.Hesawthattherewassomethingworkingwithinher;inherflashingeyes,whentheyrestedforamomentonhim,therewasanintenseconcentration,andinherwordsandmovementstherewasthatnervousrapidityandgracewhich,duringtheearlyperiodoftheirintimacy,hadsofascinatedhim,butwhichnowsodisturbedandalarmedhim.

           Thedinnerwaslaidforfour.Allweregatheredtogetherandabouttogointothelittledining-roomwhenTushkevitchmadehisappearancewithamessagefromPrincessBetsy.

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