Chapter 26 (1/2)
Anna and Karenin went into their bedroom.
Karenin closed the door and was held by his wife again.
”I went to Mr. Maillard's house today, and I had afternoon tea with Mrs. Maillard.” Anna took the initiative to say that she liked it like this, as if the distance with Karenin completely disappeared, fit each other, there is no secret, they can share everything.
Karenin finally put his hand behind his wife's waist, which he would never have done in the past.
Such a close distance, not controlled by reason, some stupid to enjoy a kind of warmth.
”And then?” He heard himself asking.
”Then, I heard a lot about you as a child. Some are funny, but some are not so good. ”
”For example?”
Karenin did not understand, or in other words, he never really cared about his own impression in other people's minds. Except for those decent and emotional things, he actually had some blank space.
Karenin has always believed that unless it is politically necessary and he needs to achieve his own goals, it is not necessary to explore other people's feelings beyond the initial interests of his existence.
”Something about your brother.”
Anna felt the muscles in Karenin's body stiffen for a moment when she mentioned the word brother, and then she heard the other person say.
”That's in the past, Anna.”
”Yes, I know you can always handle this, but I still feel sorry. I don't know how to describe it, but I just think it would be nice if I could get to know you earlier.” She whispered.
”If I had known you earlier, we would have grown up together. Although I am not smart enough, I can listen to what you want to say. If you don't want to talk, I can tell you... ”
That way, you won't be so lonely
Anna still didn't say the last sentence, but she knew that, as clever as Karenin, he would understand.
Anna has always known that she is a little emotional. Her agent once said that there may be no one in the world who can have a good heart after all these things.
Anna doesn't think she is a kind-hearted person. She is kind to others, but not to everyone. Her love is actually very small and will be distributed to only one or two people. Now, there may be only one person in the world.
She loved him and depended on him.
This kind of love makes her want to inquire more about Karenin's childhood, but she is afraid that she can't help it. She felt as if she had become a mother ahead of time and would have a lot of consideration and association because of each other's every move.
Anna didn't know whether the feeling was right or not. Maybe it was too sticky, so she asked.
”Alexis, will I trouble you?”
Karenin let go of his wife. Although he could not fully understand her small entanglements, he slowly grasped the best way in this relationship, and by this way, two people with different personalities could gradually follow the same pace.
”I don't know why you have such a question. But I think I need to be honest with you about something that might be useful. ”
His blue, glassy eyes were fixed on his wife, his thin lips open and closed.
”As a matter of fact, Anna, although I can't fully understand that you have to act sometimes, they are a little strange,” Karenin used a more euphemistic way.
”But that's not entirely bad for me.”
”I have to say that naturally I have my own pace of habit, but I know that for marriage, if two people agree with each other and reach a desire to combine, they have to change a little bit. If a person's pace is too fast, he'd better slow down. If a husband walks too slowly, he'd better slow down
”In my previous plans, it's best to start a marriage when I'm 25, or when I'm 35, which is the best time. But obviously, I didn't have this opportunity when I was 25, and I met you before I was 35. ”
”It's totally different from my original plan. After I agree with you, you don't know. It means more to me.”
”Before we got married, I still had a lot of time to sort it out. I made a choice, and although I sometimes feel a little confused because I don't quite understand what you're doing, I have to tell you that if you think it's your feelings that might be bothering me, I can tell you that it's never going to happen. ”
”You don't understand how much I appreciate all this.” He said in a low voice, seeing the vibration in her eyes, and then he kissed her on the forehead.
He hugged her and held her firmly in his arms. His voice was calm, but as hard as iron.
”So, nothing needs to be changed.”
”Good now.”For a long time, a small smile was rolled up by Anna at the corner of her mouth. She rubbed Karenin's chin and said, ”meeting you is really the best thing that has happened in my life.”
From that day on, Anna completely believed that she would love each other forever.
Karenin's work at the present stage is mainly dealing with some diplomatic matters. He is a civil servant.
Russian officers always looked down upon these civil servants. When Karenin was still governor of other places, the officials in the Yamen were very United because they had no foundation and fighting spirit.
After the arrival of Karenin, the political achievements were very prominent, which even more highlighted the incompetence of these people.
Generally speaking, people with principles like Karenin would be severely excluded, but in fact, Karenin handled the relations in the Yamen with ease, of course, on the surface.
The mediocre officials foolishly accepted Karenin's overtures, believing in him and not thinking about why. Such people are harmless, but Karenin knew that they were also vulnerable to provocation. They are the minor roles in the official system, but they are also the huge cornerstone. It is very necessary to seduce them.
The other kind of people is a little bit clever, this kind of person is very deceitful. On the surface, you may be brother-in-law, and you will be able to talk about friendship for half a lifetime with a glass of vodka, but this kind of person is also the most ruthless. So we need to be careful.
In the middle of January, Karenin met a German diplomat and his wife came.
Mr. massage is a little fat, but he is tall, so he looks ok. Contrary to the stereotype of the British's excessive Gentlemanliness, Mr. massachy's somewhat round face is indeed pleasing, with a pair of very divine brown eyes under his bushy eyebrows, which is not easy to fool. But the conversation was cordial.
And his wife, Mrs. massage, was a tall woman. The latter's hair is deep gold, face is long, nose is a little narrow but very high, she looks like the kind of person who is easy to focus on one thing, when she laughs, there are a little lines on the corner of her mouth, but it doesn't make people feel old.
The couple's performance seems to have nothing to do with reserve and reserve. At least, although Madame massachy looks like a noble lady and she tries to maintain this image, her husband always makes it collapse intentionally or unintentionally.
I will not discuss all of them.
Karenin had already made an investigation into Mr. massach and his wife.
He knew that they were married three years ago. This Mr. masacchi was only 27 years old. He was obviously just an ordinary diplomat, but his personal business was huge. This involves some sensitive areas.
Most people want to please this person, but he has a strange temperament and looks very friendly. After drinking several bottles of wine with you, he has said all kinds of heartbreaking words. But if you really want to ask him for some advantages, you will get a lot of ridicule.