Anna Karenina - Part 5

"Delighted," said Yashvin with a smile, from which Vronsky could

see that he liked Anna very much.

Yashvin said good-bye and went away; Vronsky stayed behind.

"Are you going too?" she said to him.

"I'm late already," he answered. "Run along! I'll catch you up

in a moment," he called to Yashvin.

She took him by the hand, and without taking her eyes off him,

gazed at him while she ransacked her mind for the words to say

that would keep him.

"Wait a minute, there's something I want to say to you," and

taking his broad hand she pressed it on her neck. "Oh, was it

right my asking him to dinner?"

"You did quite right," he said with a serene smile that showed

his even teeth, and he kissed her hand.

"Alexey, you have not changed to me?" she said, pressing his hand

in both of hers. "Alexey, I am miserable here. When are we

going away?"

"Soon, soon. You wouldn't believe how disagreeable our way of

living here is to me too," he said, and he drew away his hand.

"Well, go, go!" she said in a tone of offense, and she walked

quickly away from him.