Chapter 16

           

           Vronskyhadneverhadarealhomelife.Hismotherhadbeeninheryouthabrilliantsocietywoman,whohadhadduringhermarriedlife,andstillmoreafterwards,manyloveaffairsnotoriousinthewholefashionableworld.Hisfatherhescarcelyremembered,andhehadbeeneducatedintheCorpsofPages.

           Leavingtheschoolveryyoungasabrilliantofficer,hehadatoncegotintothecircleofwealthyPetersburgarmymen.AlthoughhedidgomoreorlessintoPetersburgsociety,hisloveaffairshadalwayshithertobeenoutsideit.

           InMoscowhehadforthefirsttimefelt,afterhisluxuriousandcoarselifeatPetersburg,allthecharmofintimacywithasweetandinnocentgirlofhisownrank,whocaredforhim.ItneverevenenteredhisheadthattherecouldbeanyharminhisrelationswithKitty.Atballshedancedprincipallywithher.Hewasaconstantvisitorattheirhouse.Hetalkedtoheraspeoplecommonlydotalkinsocietyallsortsofnonsense,butnonsensetowhichhecouldnothelpattachingaspecialmeaninginhercase.Althoughhesaidnothingtoherthathecouldnothavesaidbeforeeverybody,hefeltthatshewasbecomingmoreandmoredependentuponhim,andthemorehefeltthis,thebetterhelikedit,andthetendererwashisfeelingforher.HedidnotknowthathismodeofbehaviorinrelationtoKittyhadadefinitecharacter,thatitiscourtingyounggirlswithnointentionofmarriage,andthatsuchcourtingisoneoftheevilactionscommonamongbrilliantyoungmensuchashewas.

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