Love
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IMPERIAL RUSSIA
The St. Petersburg road
from Gatchina -- a road
often traveled by the
gay young officers of
the Czar --
2
"If Madame is going to
St. Petersburg....may
I be of service?"
3
"The road is blocked....
you can't get through!"
4
"There is an inn near here,
Madame, where we can
wait comfortably."
5
"You are very kind....
but I must hurry on
to St. Petersburg."
6
"Very well, Madame....
we shall wait here....
and let the horses
freeze."
7
"It's Captain Vronsky....!"
8
"Will you get me a sleigh?
I must go on tonight."
9
"Impossible, Madame....
the storm...."
10
"Yes....I have already
prepared a room for
Madame."
11
"Now, Marfa....a room
for myself."
12
"You have not quarrelled....
so early in the evening.... ?"
13
"But I thought...of course...
I put your things in her
room...."
14
On parade the following
morning, the Grand Duke
Michael impatiently awaited
his aide -- Captain Count
Vronsky.
15
"What delayed you?"
16
"The storm, Sir."
17
"Was she pretty?"
18
"Yes, Sir."
19
"Blonde....or brunette?"
20
"Blonde, Sir."
21
"Any luck?"
22
"No, Sir."
23
"Go back to your place....
and tell me about it later."
24
Easter Night -- St. Petersburg --
Night of solemn joy -- night of
forgiveness -- --
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"I'd give a thousand
rubles for a drink!"
26
"Who is she?"
27
"Anna Karenina."
28
"Madame, I must seize
this Easter night....to
beg your forgiveness."
29
"On this holy night,
cleanse your hearts of
hate....forgive your
neighbor even as you
hope to be forgiven."
30
"....if you knew how
wretched I am....you
would forgive...."
31
-- Christ is Risen -- !
--- Christ is Risen --- !
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"Senator Karenin....my
aide....Captain Count
Vronsky."
33
"Count Vronsky....my
wife."
34
"We are very happy that
we are to be honored with
Your Highness' presence
tonight...."
35
"I always bring the Easter
candle home for my
little boy."
36
"I am going to light the
little lamp with this
candle....it will bring
us good fortune."
37
"But suppose it goes
out?"
38
"Then, it will bring....
bad fortune...."
39
"But it won't go out!"
40
"Madame, I have followed
you only to beg your
forgiveness...."
41
"My offense was unforgivable.
I can only throw myself upon
your mercy...."
42
"We shall be friends."
43
"Vronsky and Anna
have a great deal to
say to each other....
for a first meeting."
44
"Your promise of friendship
makes me very happy."
45
"I hope you are going up
to the Grand Duke's for
the wolf hunt."
46
"....at this dawn of a
new day, I wish you all
happiness....health....
friendship...."
47
"....and love."
48
"I'm glad you came in,
Anna. Listen to this
speech."
49
"I've never before asked
you a favor. Let us
go away together....
somewhere....anywhere!"
50
"Go away? Impossible,
Anna....you know how
busy I am."
51
"By the way, your
animated conversation
with Count Vronsky
attracted attention...."
52
"...you realize, of course
...any gossip about my
wife reflects upon me..."
53
"You are perfectly right.
I shall never see Count
Vronsky again!"
54
"Don't dramatize your-
self, Anna. Of course
you must see him again.
He is the Grand Duke's
aide!"
55
"Why did you disturb
me? Now I shan't
sleep a wink."
56
"Let's take the short
cut and head him off!"
57
"I'm sorry, but we'll
never be in at the
finish....now."
58
"It doesn't matter! The
best part of hunting is
the ride....and that's
been glorious!"
59
"Shall we give the horses
five minutes' rest?"
60
"We'd never find the
others now....and as
far as I'm concerned,
we needn't try!"
61
"God, how I love the
country....and a good
horse!"
62
"I love it too! I was
born in the country....
almost in the saddle."
63
"Funny world, isn't it?
We have so much in
common....and yet...."
64
"Well, we won't solve
the world's problems
today! Wasn't that
a great jump at the
last gate?"
65
"Curious....wasn't it....
the way Vronsky and
Anna....disappeared?"
66
"....no....I don't believe
it wise for us to see
each other very often..."
67
"Perhaps....but knowing
you even for this short
time....has meant so
much...."
68
"I've been careless....
reckless....but that's
all changed. May I
tell you why?"
69
"It's getting late! I'd
forgotten the time."
70
"Do you know why
you forgot...why we
forgot?"
71
"Because for the first
time we've each talked
to the one person who
really understood...."
72
"Because into our empty
lives has swept a force
that is overwhelming us
both...."
73
".....because we love
each other....Anna...."
74
"The gardener said I
mustn't ride my pony
on the lawn...."
75
"...and I said that you
said that I could...and
he said....that you
said...."
76
"You haven't heard one
word I said...."
77
"Mother....you've forgotten
something...."
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"....but, Anna....these
months have shown us
this is not a passing
romance...it is our life!"
79
"How can I go away
with you?"
80
"But we can't go on
hiding our love as
though it were some-
thing shameful...."
81
"....to see you, and not
touch you...to love you,
and not have you....
no....we'll never see
each other again...."
82
"You love him more?"
83
"There is no more...nor
less...in love. I love you
both infinitely...."
84
"Then I must decide
for you...."
85
"Good-bye."
86
In St. Petersburg, one might
avoid meeting certain people
for a time. But the military
races brought everyone
together --
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"It has been a long
time since I've seen
you...."
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"Yes....very...."
89
"Good racing weather..."
90
"Yes....very...."
91
"You are looking well....
Madame...."
92
"Alexei....I'm worried....
terribly worried....about
you...."
93
"I've heard...you've been
drinking...you're not fit
to race today...!"
94
"Alexei....if anything
happened to you...."
95
"Good luck, Captain
Vronsky!"
96
"Sometime in the future....
we'll discuss the little
matter of this after-
noon...."
97
"Why do you torture me?
If you know....why don't
you say so....?"
98
"I may not wish to know....
at this time. I may find it
more convenient not to
know...."
99
"Why don't you beat
me....turn me out....
challenge Vronsky?"
100
"I shall do nothing
sensational."
101
"Take my arm. You will
keep up appearances in
my home....at least."
102
"Shocking accident to
our young friend, wasn't
it?"
103
"Count Vronsky is at
his apartment. His one
concern was that you
should not worry."
104
"Madame Karenina came
while you were with the
doctor. She is waiting."
105
"Anna, you have done
the one thing I forbade
....made public your
guilt."
106
"Anna and I love
each other...."
107
"....and I am ready to
give you satisfaction!"
108
"My satisfaction will
come....without the
risk of my life....with-
out compromising my
career!"
109
"You will destroy each
other!"
110
After three months'
travel -- Italy --
111
"Anna, are you really
happy?"
112
"Of course I'm happy,
Alexei. Why?"
113
"Anna, there's a sadness
in your eyes. We have
only each other....why
won't you tell me what
it is....?"
114
"Give me a kiss...."
115
"How can you say you
love me....when every
moment you're longing
for your child?"
116
"When we came away
together....we promised
to give up everything
for each other...."
117
"....and now you want
to go back to the place
where we are outcasts!
You want to show them
our love is a failure!"
118
"Anna....!"
119
"Anna, my darling....
forgive me...."
120
"I'm so in love with you....
the thought of anything,
anyone....between us....
maddens me...."
121
"Say you forgive me....
say you understand...."
122
"Darling....the world
doesn't matter....we'll
go back. You shall see
your child."
123
St. Petersburg --
124
"I am sorry, Madame....
but I must ask the
master's permission..."
125
"Mother, I knew you
would come on my
birthday!"
126
"They told me you were
dead....but I never
believed it."
127
"Mother....you'll never
go away again....will
you?"
128
"Let me come and see
him sometimes. He
needs me."
129
"He thought you dead....
had forgotten you. He'll
forget again."
130
"Better you were dead....
than to live, a constant
reminder to him of your
disgrace."
131
"But you will not be alone
in your wretchedness...."
132
"For many generations the
name of Vronsky has been
written with honor upon
the rolls of the most famous
regiment in Russia...."
133
"....tomorrow the Grand
Duke will order the name
of Vronsky to be struck
with dishonor from the
rolls of that regiment....!"
134
"I can conceive of no
greater punishment....
no greater humiliation....
for Captain Count Alexei
Vronsky!"
135
"Madame....I have loved
him as a son....but the
honor of the regiment
must be upheld!"
136
"I love him more than
my life. If I went away
....never to see him
again....?"
137
"Never to see him again?
You would do that.... ?"
138
"Send for him tonight....
and...."
139
"...when he comes back
to the hotel, I will be
gone...."
140
"....never to see him
again."
141
"Alexei....there's always
been a Vronsky in the
regiment...."
142
"You have a great future.
Don't throw it away....
come to your senses....!"
143
"Alexei....no woman is
worth it....!"
144
"You see....we love
you, too."
145
"Did you see your son?"
146
"They had told him
I was dead."
147
"Did you go to....the
Club?"
148
"Do they know?"
149
"Know what?"
150
"That...that you are to
leave your regiment...?"
151
"Anna....even death
could never part us..."
152
"The Grand Duke wants
to see you...."
153
"That sounds hopeful...."
154
"I'll go in the morning."
155
"No....no....you must go
now....at once!"
156
"Alexei, always remember....
I love you....I love you...."
157
"We are all happy
to welcome Captain
Vronsky home."
158
"You see, Vronsky....how
we all love you...."
159
"Then, Sir, may we
drink to....Love?"
160
"To....Love."
161
For three years Vronsky
had been searching for
Anna -- always in vain.
162
"Sir, will you grant me
a leave of absence?"
163
"You mean to tell me,
Serezha, you don't
remember a brother
officer?"
164
"But you haven't forgotten
your mother, have you?"
165
"Of course not! She comes
to see me every day since
father's death."
The End
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