es. Levin tried through her to get asolution of the weighty enigma her husband presented tohis mind; but he had not complete freedom of ideas,because he bijou phillips nude was in an agony of embarrassment. This agonyof embarrassment was due to the fact that the sister-in-lawwas sitting opposite to him, in a dress, specially put on, ashe fancied, for his benefit, cut particularly open, in theshape of a trapeze, on her white bosom. This quadrangularopening, in spite of the bosoms being very white, or just719 of 1759
Anna Kareninabecause it was very white, deprived Levin of the full use ofhis faculties. He imagined, probably mistakenly, that thislow-necked bodice had been made on his account, andfelt that he had no right to look at it, and tried not to lookat it; but he felt that he was to blame for the very fact ofthe low-necked bodice having been made. It seemed toLevin that he had deceived someone, that he bijou phillips nude ought toexplain something, but that to explain it was impossible,and for that reason he was continually blushing, was ill atease and awkward. His awkwardness infected the prettysister-in-law too. But their hostess appeared not to observethis, and kept purposely drawing her into theconversation.You say, she said, pursuing the subject that had beenstarted, that my husband cannot be interested in whatsRussian. Its quite the contrary; he is always in cheerfulspirits abroad, but not as he is here. Here, he feels in hisproper place. He has so much to do, and he has the facultyof interesting himself in everything. Oh, youve not beento see our school, have you?Ive seen it.... The little house covered with ivy, isntit?Yes; thats Nastias work, she said, indicating hersister.720 of 1759
Anna KareninaYou teach in it yourself? asked Levin, trying to lookabove the open neck, but feeling that wherever he lookedin that direction he should see it.Yes; I used to teach in it myself, and do teach still, butwe have a first-rate schoolmistress now. And weve startedgymnastic exercises.No, thank you, I wont have any more tea, saidLevin, and conscious of doing a rude thing, but incapableof continuing the conversation, he got up, blushing. Ihear a very interesting conversation, he added, andwalked to the other end of the table, where Sviazhsky wassitting with the two gentlemen of the neighborhood.Sviazhsky was sitting sideways, with one elbow on thetable, and a cup in one hand, while with the other handhe gathered up his beard, held it to his nose and let it dropagain, as though he were smelling it. His brilliant blackeyes were looking straight at the excited countrygentleman with gray whiskers, and apparently he derivedamusement from his remarks. The gentleman wascomplaining of the peasants. It was evident to Levin thatSviazhsky knew an answer to this gentlemans complaints,which would at once demolish his whole contention, butthat in his position he could not give utterance to this721 of 1759
Anna Kareninaanswer, and listened, not without pleasure, to thelandowners comic speeches.The gentleman with the gray whiskers was obviouslyan inveterate adherent of serfdom and a devotedagriculturist, who had lived all his life in the country.Levin saw proofs of this in his dress, in the old-fashionedthreadbare coat, obviously not his everyday attire, in hisshrewd deep-set eyes, in his idiomatic, fluent Russian, inthe imperious tone that had beco bijou phillips nude me habitual from longuse, and in the resolute gestures of his large, red, sunburnthands, with an old betrothal ring on the little finger.722 of 1759
Anna KareninaChapter 27If Id only the heart to throw up whats been setgoing...such a lot of trouble wasted...Id turn my back onthe whole business, sell up, go off like NikolayIvanovitch...to hear La Belle Helene, said the landowner,a pleasant smile lighting up his shrewd old face.But you see you do bijou phillips nude nt throw it up, said NikolayIvanovitch Sviazhsky; so there must be somethinggained.The only gain is that I live in my own house, neitherbought nor hired. Besides, one keeps hoping the peoplewill learn sense. Though, instead of that, youd neverbelieve it—the drunkenness, the immorality! They keepchopping and changing their bits of land. Not a sight of ahorse or a cow. The peasants dying of hunger, but just goand take him on as a laborer, hell do his best to do you amischief, and then bring you up before the justice of thepeace.But then you make complaints to the justice too, saidSviazhsky.I lodge complaints? Not for anything in the world!Such a talking, and such a to-do, that one would have723 of 1759 bijou phillips nude
Anna Kareninacause to regret it. At the works, for instance, theypocketed the advance-money and made off. What did thejustice do? Why, acquitted them. Nothing keeps them inorder but their own communal court and their villageelder. Hell flog them in the good old style! But for thatthered be nothing for it but to give it all up and runaway.Obviously the landowner was chaffing Sviazhsky, who,far from resenti bijou phillips nude ng it, was apparently amused by it.But you see we manage our land without suchextreme measures, said he, smiling: Levin and I and thisgentleman.He indicated the other landowner.Yes, the things done at Mihail Petrovitchs, but askhim how its done. Do you call that a rational system? saidthe landowner, obviously rather proud of the wordrational.My systems very simple, said Mihail Petrovitch,thank God. All my management rests on getting themoney ready for the autumn taxes, and the peasants cometo me, Father, master, help us! Well, the peasants are allones neighbors; one feels for them. So one advances thema third, but one says: Remember, lads, I have helped you,and you must help me when I need it—whether its the724 of 1759
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