Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           Heevensaidovertohimselfthewordsinwhichhemeanttoputhisoffer,butinsteadofthosewords,someutterlyunexpectedreflectionthatoccurredtohimmadehimask:

           “Whatisthedifferencebetweenthe‘birch’mushroomandthe‘white’mushroom?”

           Varenka’slipsquiveredwithemotionassheanswered:

           “Inthetoppartthereisscarcelyanydifference,it’sinthestalk.”

           Andassoonasthesewordswereuttered,bothheandshefeltthatitwasover,thatwhatwastohavebeensaidwouldnotbesaid;andtheiremotion,whichhaduptothenbeencontinuallygrowingmoreintense,begantosubside.

           “Thebirchmushroom’sstalksuggestsadarkman’schinaftertwodayswithoutshaving,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,speakingquitecalmlynow.

           “Yes,that’strue,”answeredVarenkasmiling,andunconsciouslythedirectionoftheirwalkchanged.Theybegantoturntowardsthechildren.Varenkafeltbothsoreandashamed;atthesametimeshehadasenseofrelief.

           Whenhehadgothomeagainandwentoverthewholesubject,SergeyIvanovitchthoughthispreviousdecisionhadbeenamistakenone.HecouldnotbefalsetothememoryofMarie.

           “Gently,children,gently!”Levinshoutedquiteangrilytothechildren,standingbeforehiswifetoprotectherwhenthecrowdofchildrenflewwithshrieksofdelighttomeetthem.

           BehindthechildrenSergeyIvanovitchandVarenkawalkedoutofthewood.KittyhadnoneedtoaskVarenka;shesawfromthecalmandsomewhatcrestfallenfacesofboththatherplanshadnotcomeoff.

           “Well?”herhusbandquestionedherastheyweregoinghomeagain

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