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Anna Karenina

different ways on leaving the corps, and had only met
once since.
At that meeting Vronsky perceived that Golenishtchev
had taken up a sort of lofty, intellectually liberal line, and

was consequently disposed to look down upon Vronsky’s
interests and calling in life. Hence Vronsky had met him
with the chilling and haughty manner he so well knew
how to assume, the meaning of which was: ‘You may like
or dislike my way of life, that’s a matter of the most
perfect indifference to me; you will have to treat me with
respect if you want to know me.’ Golenishtchev had been
contemptuously indifferent to the tone taken by Vronsky.
This second meeting might have been expected, one
would have supposed, to estrange them still more. But
now they beamed and exclaimed with delight on
recognizing one another. Vronsky would never have
expected to be so pleased to see Golenishtchev, but
probably he was not himself aware how bored he was. He
forgot the disagreeable impression of their last meeting,
and with a face of frank delight held out his hand to his
old comrade. The same expression of delight replaced the
look of uneasiness on Golenishtchev’s face.
‘How glad I am to meet you!’ said Vronsky, showing
his strong white teeth in a friendly smile.

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