Chapter 56 (2/2)
”I hope you really keep your word when you're at skyward's, Anna.” He said, almost with a sigh.
Anna then smiles and lets each other warm her hands.
”I always take care of myself as much as I can when I'm alone, but,” she said shyly after a pause. ”When I'm at home, I can't help but neglect.”
”It's very irrational.” Karenin said that he was almost completely puzzled by customs. Instead of raising his eyes to look at his wife, he looked at her hands carefully to see if they were frostbitten.
Anna this little love words did not bring more romantic words, but for her, the palm temperature has exceeded everything.
After the last cold, Anna received a telegram from Karenin's sister.
In fact, it was their nephew Andre who wanted to come to Petersburg to see his good friend Charlie.
So Anna had an idea.
”Do you have any plans for this holiday? Alexis. ”
”There is a schedule. But you can spare a day. What's the matter? ” Karenin asked.
Anna wanted to forget it when she heard about it, but she told her other party what she thought.
”Now that Andre will come the day after tomorrow, Charlie's parents will send him over, and Alexei, we're going to host three little boys at once. It's not right to keep them in this house. ”
”So?”
”So what if I take the children to a villa in the country for a few days? I'll take anuska with them. ”
When she got married, Anna was fully aware of Karenin's property because it was written on a roll of parchment.
The villa in the countryside was not Karenin's only property, and it was not the best, but there was also a large forest there, which was just right to go there this season.
”I think it is feasible. I'll make it in the afternoon. ” Karenin nodded and agreed to the decision.
”And your arrangement?”
”There's no need to worry about it. Anna and I don't have to worry about it. It's not a matter of time. It's not an empty day for me and Anna.” Karenin said that he had already made a general arrangement for the meeting.
”It's very thoughtful of you, Alexis.” Anna gave Karenin a kiss on the cheek, laughed, and told him that she was going to tell Alexei about it.
Karenin looked at his wife's back and took a moment to take back his sight.
His wife's voice is still in his ears, gentle, full of thanks, sincere.
What is the so-called marriage? This is what the big man thinks.
You have nothing to lose, but you have a wife.
She loves you and brings more to your life.
She loves your loved ones, becomes the hostess of your family and keeps your life in order.
Your relatives, you originally maintain a stable frequency of contact with them, with a kind address and appropriate greetings, the relationship between you is not strong but warm.
But now.
The letters you receive begin with dear XX and become dear XX and XX.
You are mentioned less frequently in letters, and your sister asks more about your wife. And then, slowly, there are letters for your wife.
She's so easy to get into your life. Love your loved ones and turn your life into her own.
And you don't even realize such a change, until one day, she has to take care of your relatives and have to disturb your work, your arrangement, you will suddenly realize what she has done for you.
Thinking of this, Karenin's hands left the document.
He folded his hands in a meditative position.
Those who do not know the truth may think that the chief executive is thinking about an important political decision, at least one that will directly affect a province.
But in fact, Karenin only suddenly realized that he did not seem to have done anything for his wife.
Well, Karenin thought, let's do it for the time being.
After returning from the Department in the evening, Karenin got out of the carriage at the exact time without any delay.
He laughed at Peter's meaning, but he didn't care.
Karenin returned to the hall with precise and steady steps.
Colney took his coat, he was loosening his cuffs, and saw his wife come down the escalator.She was wearing the light green satin skirt she had seen in the day, but now she had an embroidered bright yellow shawl.
Some curly black hair down, with a silver ribbon slightly tied up, put aside, when looking at him, slender neck as beautiful as a swan.
”Welcome home.”
Said his wife, his gray eyes shining like stars in the night sky. The corners of the lips are curved, tender as red tassels.
The housekeeper left and the servants were doing their own business.
Karenin also went to his wife and stood still. After blinking, he leaned over and kissed her on the lips and said, ”I'll stay with you for three days, Anna.” ( )