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Anna Karenina

We wanted to get rid of her, but the baby is so used to her
that we’ve gone on keeping her still.’
‘But how have you managed?...’ Dolly was beginning a
question as to what name the little girl would have; but

noticing a sudden frown on Anna’s face, she changed the
drift of her question.
‘How did you manage? have you weaned her yet?’
But Anna had understood.
‘You didn’t mean to ask that? You meant to ask about
her surname. Yes? That worries Alexey. She has no
name—that is, she’s a Karenina,’ said Anna, dropping her
eyelids till nothing could be seen but the eyelashes
meeting. ‘But we’ll talk about all that later,’ her face
suddenly brightening. ‘Come, I’ll show you her. Elle est
tres gentille. She crawls now.’
In the nursery the luxury which had impressed Dolly in
the whole house struck her still more. There were little
go-carts ordered from England, and appliances for learning
to walk, and a sofa after the fashion of a billiard table,
purposely constructed for crawling, and swings and baths,
all of special pattern, and modern. They were all English,
solid, and of good make, and obviously very expensive.
The room was large, and very light and lofty.

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