Chapter 179
Anna finds Dolly first and reads her eyes for news of the garden ta...
When Anna found Dolly at home before her, she looked intently in her eyes, as though questioning her about the talk she had had with Vronsky, but she made no inquiry in words. “I believe it’s dinner time,” she said. “We’ve not seen each other at all yet. I am reckoning on the evening. Now I want to go and dress. I expect you do too; we all got splashed at the buildings.” Dolly went to her room and she felt amused. To change her dress was impossible, for she had already put on her best dress. But in order…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Chart The Long Evening
List Anna's deferral, two formal details, and Dolly's mood shift from amusement to dread.
Consider:
- •Include reckoning on the evening
- •Include too formal here
- •Include positively disagreeable
Journaling Prompt
Write about a visit where the important talk waited until you were too tired to engage fairly.
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