Анна Каренина

Chapter 3

           

           “Ah!”saidLevin,listeningmoretothesoundofhervoicethantothewordsshewassaying,andallthewhilepayingattentiontotheroad,whichpassednowthroughtheforest,andavoidingplaceswhereshemightmakeafalsestep.

           “AndaboutSergeyIvanovitchandVarenka.You’venoticed?...I’mveryanxiousforit,”shewenton.“Whatdoyouthinkaboutit?”Andshepeepedintohisface.

           “Idon’tknowwhattothink,”Levinanswered,smiling.“Sergeyseemsverystrangetomeinthatway.Itoldyou,youknow....”

           “Yes,thathewasinlovewiththatgirlwhodied....”

           “ThatwaswhenIwasachild;Iknowaboutitfromhearsayandtradition.Irememberhimthen.Hewaswonderfullysweet.ButI’vewatchedhimsincewithwomen;heisfriendly,someofthemhelikes,butonefeelsthattohimthey’resimplypeople,notwomen.”

           “Yes,butnowwithVarenka...Ifancythere’ssomething....”

           “Perhapsthereis....Butonehastoknowhim....He’sapeculiar,wonderfulperson.Helivesaspirituallifeonly.He’stoopure,tooexaltedanature.”

           “Why?Wouldthislowerhim,then?”

           “No,buthe’ssousedtoaspirituallifethathecan’treconcilehimselfwithactualfact,andVarenkaisafterallfact.”

           Levinhadgrownusedbynowtoutteringhisthoughtboldly,withouttakingthetroubleofclothingitinexactlanguage.Heknewthathiswife,insuchmomentsoflovingtendernessasnow,wouldunderstandwhathemeanttosayfromahint,andshedidunderstandhim.

           “Yes,butthere’snotsomuchofthatactualfactaboutherasaboutme.

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