1759 Anna KareninaChapter 23Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in tosee her, attired for the night. In the course of the dayAnna had several times begun to speak of matters near herheart, and every time after a few words she had stopped:Afterwards, by ourselves, well talk about everything. Ivegot so much I want to tell you, she said.Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not knowwhat to talk about. She sat in the window looking atDo free anime porn lly, and going over in her own mind all the stores ofintimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustiblebeforehand, and she found nothing. At that moment itseemed to her that everything had been said already.Well, what of Kitty? she said with a heavy sigh,looking penitently at Dolly. Tell me the truth, Dolly: isntshe angry with me?Angry? Oh, no! said Darya Alexandrovna, smiling.But she hates me, despises me?Oh, no! But you know that sort of thing isntforgiven.Yes, yes, said Anna, turning away and looking out ofthe open window. But I was not to blame. And who is to1373 of 1759 Anna Kareninablame? Whats the meaning of being to blame? Could ithave been otherwise? What do you think? Could itpossibly have happened that you didnt become the wifeof Stiva?Really, I dont know. But this is what I want you totell me..Yes, yes, but weve not finished about Kitty. Is shehappy? Hes a very nice man, they say.Hes much more than very nice. I dont know a betterman.Ah, how glad I am! Im so glad! Much more than verynice, she repeated free anime porn .Dolly smiled.But tell me about yourself. Weve a great deal to talkabout. And Ive had a talk with... Dolly did not knowwhat to call him. She felt it awkward to call him either thecount or Alexey Kirillovitch.With Alexey, said Anna, I know what you talkedabout. But I wanted to ask you directly what you think ofme, of my life?How am I to say like that straight off? I really dontknow.No, tell me all the same.... You see my life. But youmustnt forget that youre seeing us in the summer, when1374 of 1759 Anna Kareninayou have come to us and we are not alone.... But wecame here early in the spring, lived quite alone, and shallbe alone again, and I desire nothing better. But imagineme living alone without him, alone, and that will be...I seeby everything that it will often be repeated, that he will behalf the time away from home, she said, getting up andsitting down close by Dolly.Of course, she interrupted Dolly, who would haveanswered, of course I wont try to keep him by force. Idont keep him indeed. The races are just coming, hishorses are running, he will go. Im very glad. But think ofme, fancy my position.... But whats the use of talkingabout it? She smiled. Well, w free anime porn hat did he talk about withyou?He spoke of what I want to speak about of myself, andits easy for me to be his advocate; of whether there is nota possibility ...whether you could not... (DaryaAlexandrovna hesitated) correct, improve your position....You know how I look at it.... But all the same, if possible,you should get married...Divorce, you mean? said Anna. Do you know, theonly woman who came to see me in Petersburg was BetsyTverskaya? You know her, of course? Au fond, cest lafemme la plus depravee qui existe. She had an intrigue1375 of 1759 Anna Kareninawith Tushkevitch, deceiving her husband in the basestway. And she told me that she did not care to know me solong as my position was irregular. Dont imagine I wouldcompare...I know you, darling. But I could not helpremembering.... Well, so what did he say to you? sherepeated.He said that he was unhappy on your account and hisown. Perhaps you will say that its egoism, but what alegitimate and noble egoism. He wants first of all tolegitimize his dau free anime porn ghter, and to be your husband, to have alegal right to you.What wife, what slave can be so utterly a slave as I, inmy position? she put in gloomily.The chief thing he desires...he desires that you shouldnot suffer.Thats impossible. Well?Well, and the most legitimate desire—he wishes thatyour children should have a name.What children? Anna said, not looking at Dolly, andhalf closing her eyes.Annie and those to come..He need not trouble on that score; I shall have nomore children.How can you tell that you wont?1376 of 1759 Anna KareninaI shall not, because I dont wish it. And, in spite of allher emotion, Anna smiled, as she caught the naiveexpression of curiosity, wonder, and horror on Dollysface.The doctor told me after my illness..Impossible! said Dolly, opening her eyes wide.For her this was one of those discoveries theconsequences and deductions from which are so immensethat all that one feels for the first instant is that it isimpossible to take it all in, and that one will hav free anime porn e to reflecta great, great deal upon it.This discovery, suddenly throwing light on all thosefamilies of one or two children, which had hitherto beenso incomprehensible to her, aroused so many ideas,reflections, and contradictory emotions, that she hadnothing to say, and simply gazed with wide-open eyes ofwonder at Anna. This was the very thing she had beendreaming of, but now learning that it was possible, she washorrified. She felt that it was too simple a solution of toocomplicated a problem.Nest-ce pas immoral? was all she said, after a briefpause.Why so? Think, I have a choice between twoalternatives: either to be with child, that is an invalid, or to1377 of 1759