Candles, lights, legal marriage, husband and wife.
Karenin handed the menu to the waiter, then looked at his wife and asked, "What's wrong?"
"This is our first dinner."
"I think this is the third time we've had dinner together," Karenin said.
"I mean like this, just the two of us, out there alone, with these candles." Anna emphasized the candles in front of them.
Karenin looked away from the candle, not quite understanding Anna's mood, but he didn't intend to spoil it.
He saw that under the light, Anna's cheeks were still flushed, and then she suddenly turned slightly sideways, took out a handkerchief and sneezed.
He knew where this sense of disobedience came from.
"not comfortable?"
"I don't know." Anna sneezed again.
Karenin got up and walked to Anna's side. Under Anna's puzzled gaze, he pressed the back of his hand to her forehead, which was really hot.
"It feels warm to the touch." After he finished speaking, he took off his hand and said to Anna again, "You are a little hot."
Only then did Anna realize that the rapid heartbeat and warm cheeks she felt were not due to this dinner date.
"I don't think it should be a big problem." Anna said uncertainly.
"You will see a doctor for supper," said Karenin, sitting down, calling the waiter to come.
"Is it necessary? I think it's okay, maybe just rest for one night."
"It's best to see a doctor, don't delay." Karenin said with a frown.
"Oh well."
Karenin asked the waiter to find a way to bring them a doctor, and he gave him some money. Although this is originally a service that the hotel can provide, but if the money is collected, the people in the hotel will naturally be more efficient.
Anna waited for the man to leave before whispering, "I thought you were upright."
"This has nothing to do with integrity, Anna, when you need efficiency, don't be stingy with money." Karenin said, and at the same time replaced Anna's glass of water that had cooled down, and replaced it with a glass of hot water.
The dinner she wanted, the meticulous care from her husband, and the medical condition confirmed by the doctor to be nothing serious, Anna felt that this day was really not bad, even if she originally thought that she had to go to Paris on the first day Look at the Canal Saint-Martin, I heard that the sky and river there are lavender blue.
"I didn't go anywhere today," she said, with the quilt already covering her body.
"You can't go anywhere, Anna, you are sick and need to rest." Karenin said in a calm tone, as if calmly comforting a child.
"I know." Anna opened her eyes and looked at Karenin, and asked, "Are you still going out tomorrow?"
"Yes, I will not be back until five o'clock tomorrow."
"All right."
"I have to look at the papers for a while," said Karenin, and Anna nodded.
Although I sleep a lot during the day, I do need sleep when I'm sick. Anna thought it was difficult for her to fall asleep, but in fact she fell asleep again after ten minutes.
Karenin finished his work early at 9:30, he washed up, and when he came to the bedroom, he found that Anna was not sleeping soundly, and her breathing was a bit heavy. Maybe it was the reason of illness and fever, the quilt was kicked away.
Karenin covered Anna with the quilt.
The bed was always big enough. Karenin blew out the candle and lay down in his own quilt. Not long after, a restless hand stretched out, accompanied by a low coughing sound.
I couldn't see clearly in the dark, but after a while I could hear the sound of the bedding.
Karenin felt the person in his arms struggling, and he gently stroked the other person's shoulder with his hands, as if to comfort him.
The night is still long.
When it was daylight, Anna woke up.
The body wants to struggle, but it feels as if it is trapped in it.
When she looked up, she realized that she was in Karenin's arms.
"Plop-plop-"
Following the familiar temperature, Anna lowered her head and closed her eyes again, letting herself get closer to the other person's arms.
When he woke up again, Karenin was gone. Judging from the time, he should have left.
The temperature returned to normal and I saw a letter on the bedside table.
The handwriting is steady and concise.
Anna could only hug the pillow and laugh secretly, this little happiness spread slowly in this morning.
While eating breakfast, Anna wondered if she was going somewhere, but then decided to wait until Karenin came back.
At noon, she received a letter from her husband.
He asked her if she felt better.
This line of writing is not cheap, and the manual courier fee is very expensive.
Anna felt that she was a good wife who was diligent and thrifty, so she wrote a full page and put it in the letter.
The same price, voila, this is cost-effective!
She read another book, time seemed to pass too slowly, several times Anna went to see if the grandfather clock was broken.
At four o'clock she received another letter from her husband.
Not sweet talk, still brief, and bad news.
Apparently, after confirming that she was well, her husband needed to return late, at an unspecified time.
To be honest, Ana was a little frustrated.
When the time came, she went to have dinner alone, because it was obvious that waiting at this time was useless. Although she understood, she still had some expectation that her husband would come back while eating dinner, but the reality was, no.
After dinner, she went for a walk in the garden to digest food, and was blown by the night wind, and the negative emotions were almost gone. Anna regained her spirits, and she began to re-plan. If she had to stay alone for a long time, she could arrange several separate travel plans for herself.
Just when Anna had already listed her third solo outing plan, Karenin came back.
Anna glanced at the clock, it was eight o'clock.
Karenin first confirmed that Anna had recovered, and then nodded.
"Have you had dinner yet?" Anna put down her pen and asked Karenin, who was hanging up his coat.
"I've eaten. What are you doing?" Karenin asked, his body was a little cold, so he was a little far away from Anna.
"I'm making travel plans." Anna said.
Karenin walked over to take a look, then raised his head and said, "Are you planning to go out alone?"
"From the analysis of these two days, it is very likely that I will have to go out and see alone."
Karenin was a little disturbed, wondering if this was an accusation.
Anna saw Karenin's uneasiness, and she said, "It doesn't matter."
Karenin frowned, and he quickly sorted out the next itinerary in his mind. Because his secretary injured his leg, he couldn't come together this time, and the substitute had to arrive in Paris tomorrow night.
After combing, Karenin glanced at the clock and finally said, "Do you want to sleep now?"
"I've slept too long these two days." Anna smiled, trying to resolve the embarrassment.
"Then let's go out, at least we can go to one place." Karenin said, still holding Anna's planner in his hand.
"Is it okay to go to the St. Martin? It's the closest, considering there's a dance tomorrow, and you're just getting better."
"Yes!" Anna's eyes lit up, and then she hesitated, "But you must be very tired today."
"Just going for a walk, Anna," said Karenin, taking up his overcoat again.
"You should wear more." He suggested, no, judging from the way he supervised Anna picking out the coat from the closet, it was more like an order.
In the end, Anna wore a velvet dress, wrapped in a fur coat, and even a hat.
Tiny diamond drop earrings look beautiful against the fur print without being overwhelming.
"You have to allow me to dress up a little bit." Anna stuffed her fingers into the beautiful leather gloves, which can be said to be fully armed, but still surprisingly beautiful.
"I doubt if I can walk a hundred meters." Anna wanted to make a grimace but held back. She was really worried that if she made such an inappropriate expression, Karenin would be too stunned to speak .
"You can." Karenin still didn't have a sense of humor.
Anna shrugged her shoulders. She walked forward, but she didn't know that although someone didn't have a sense of humor, he still had a male sense of aesthetics.
Because they didn't inform in advance, this time they were not riding in Binoche's carriage, but the coachman who was picking up passengers at the door of the hotel.
About twenty minutes later, they arrived at their destination.
Karenin got out of the car first, and then stretched out his hand to pull Anna down, and the latter took his arm along the way.
Anna touched Karenin's arm and patted it again, and the latter looked at her suspiciously.
Anna laughed and said, "This arm will be mine from now on."
Karenin said after a while: "Technically my arm is mine alone."
"Don't forget the vows you made when you got married," Anna reminded.
"I haven't forgotten." Karenin replied with a gentle tone.
When you come to the Canal Saint-Martin at this time, you can't see the scenery clearly. Fortunately, there is still moonlight. The surroundings are not all quiet, there is the sound of the wind blowing the bushes, the subtle sound of the river being rippled by the wind, and one or two human voices.
Anna and Karenin were walking by the river, and the latter asked, "Will you be disappointed? I can't see anything clearly now."
Anna stopped and smiled under the moonlight: "Why are you disappointed? It was a surprise from the moment I went out." As if thinking of something, Anna blinked and said, "Can you sing me a song here? "
This request caught Karenin by surprise, and he said stiffly, "I'm not good at singing."
"Then, I'll sing you a song, and you'll have to give it back to me later, Alexei." Anna said with a smile. After Karenin nodded, she walked slowly again holding Karenin's arm. There was a melodious singing sounded on this trail.
The melody of the singing is beautiful, like the moonlight scatters every piece of brilliance on the leaves. Even people who are not good at melody like Karenin can feel its beauty.
Finally Karenin asked: "What is it called?"
"Night at the Harbor." Anna said, and then quickly denied it, laughing:
"No, let's say it again, it's "Night on the Canal Saint-Martin""
"You have to remember to give it back to me."
For a long time, with the night wind and moonlight, Anna heard Karenin's promise.
"good."