Madame Terrier didn't hesitate too long, and Anna thought it was all due to Karenin's hint.
She glanced at him again, because she realized that the serious gentleman had such a cunning side.
"I'll take care of everything."
Finally, the big bureaucrat so committed.
Madame Terrier could find no reason for her refusal, so the date was fixed. It stands to reason that Karenin should stay for dinner, but his official duties are really inseparable, and Mrs. Terrier is more willing to admire those who have political ambitions than men who please the woman's natal family .
Anna thought that according to Mrs. Terrier's unreasonable personality, maybe she would have to wait until the wedding day before she could be alone with Karenin, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Terrier thought that since they were about to get married, they could have a short time together. to find out.
Therefore, to clear the venue, except for the necessary servants, in the eyes of the nobles, the servants are no different from those decorations. If it is true, the decorations are usually more expensive.
The dense aroma of black tea floats, and the refreshments are exquisitely decorated on a silver plate. The two of them maintain etiquette and sit not close or far away, although for a modern person like Anna, the distance is really not close, not even good friends distance, but she knows that can't ask for enough.
"Two weeks later." Anna cleared her throat and smiled again, as if surrounded by some magic bubbles, her whole body was full of joy.
The weather was clearly still cold, and the sun couldn't penetrate the thick clouds in Russia to reach the room, but Karenin felt that he felt it.
Sunshine, his little fiancée, everything is fine.
"I hope you don't feel rushed."
"Not at all."
As he'd expected, his fiancée wasn't at all reserved when it came to him, but that, to be honest, was fine.
"I will go to Petersburg the day after tomorrow, and I will arrange everything, so you don't have to worry about anything. When you arrive in Petersburg next week, I will go to the train station to meet you."
Karenin was not talking about love, his tone was no different from his usual speech, and he always maintained a calm state of statement, but Anna was willing to imagine this as Karenin's style of love talk. To be honest, how many men can give everything with my promise so easily
"So, can you call me by my name now?" Anna said again without thinking, but Karenin was no longer surprised.
His somewhat deep blue eyes looked at Anna, and after a while, he whispered as she wished: "Anna."
"This is the third time I've asked you to call me by my name. You know, I don't always have the courage. It's only three things, Alexei." Anna said sweetly, her cheeks blushing.
"I will not easily agree to things that are not in accordance with etiquette or rules," Karenin said.
"I have to preserve our decency."
Anna ignores this unflattering fact and says bluntly: "I like it when you say 'we,' Alexey," she pauses before emphasizing cheerfully, "I like that you start so naturally It's nice to say 'we' and I feel more confident in our marriage."
"This is, it should be." Karenin said with a rare hesitation.
Anna shook her head, and she said sincerely: "There are some truths that everyone understands, but few can do it easily and naturally."
Karenin fell into a brief thought when he heard Anna's words, but Anna didn't let him meditate alone for a long time, and her standard bright eyes looked at her again.
"We're off to a great start!"
"A good start?" Karenin recalled the memory that he was shocked by the marriage proposal proposed by the other party at the ball two days ago, and some doubted whether it was really a good start, and her fiancée obviously saw this. She puffed her cheeks like a little squirrel, so puffy that the dimples were invisible.
"Believe me, not everyone can and will go through all of this."
What Anna originally wanted to say was love at first sight, but she swallowed the words. After all, she was a little bold, but it didn't mean she didn't have the restraint of a daughter.
Karenin did not guess this. After all, no matter how smart he was, he could not immediately understand the difference between the two eras for women.
If Anna hadn't said marriage to him for the first time but had fallen in love with him at first sight, maybe there would be no present. This is strange, like some laws of high society. People never resist marriage, but they all linger with their lovers, and they are happy to switch between the two roles during the day and night.
Marriage is a rational and beneficial choice, but liking and love cannot be said casually.
"Indeed." Karenin nodded in agreement. He thought, if he hadn't met her, he might never have experienced such a thing in his life.
Anna thought that Karenin was secretly expressing his approval of this matter and his liking for her, so she was a little shy instead.
Although both of them misunderstood each other's meaning, it didn't prevent them from feeling more and more satisfied with it. Sometimes, that's about it. Two people who are already suitable, under some kind of coincidence, naturally come together, and maybe they will be happy for a lifetime.
Time always flies by, and although Karenin enjoys spending time with his young fiancée, he knows it is time to say goodbye. So without waiting for a polite reminder, he told Anna that he had to go.
"So fast!" Anna was a little discouraged.
Her undisguised regret pleased Karenin, so he allowed himself to kiss the other's hand again. After all, farewell is also a kind of etiquette, isn't it
"Take it well."
Anna looked at a letter from Karenin who didn't know where it came from, and was a little puzzled. When she looked up at the other party, there was peace in the blue eyes.
Anna nodded, his cute appearance almost made Karenin want to kiss him more, but he restrained himself.
Karenin bid farewell politely.
Anna went to her bedroom, put the letter away, and went to Aunt Terrier's, where they were all waiting.
"Have you really decided?" Schahua couldn't help but speak first. Aunt Terrier glanced at her nephew in disapproval, but Schahua ignored her. He just had to make sure that his little sister was willing from the bottom of her heart.
"I think it is a very good marriage. Yes, I think Mr. Karelenin is a just and noble man."
From Anna's point of view, the best answer at this moment should stop at the first sentence, but she was moved by Skiva's concern, so she said the second sentence to reassure him and let him understand that this is also her own. Mind.
"Well, to be honest, that Mr. Karenin is indeed a good candidate. I have inquired about him with my colleagues. He is the youngest official in Petersburg. I mean that in his position, others have to sharpen at least five years. Years." Skiva looked at his brother-in-law-to-be from a favorable angle, so he was so likable.
"As Skiva said, Anna, Mr. Karenin is a very good person. It will be very beneficial to our Oblonsky family if you marry her. Since you choose today, no matter what happens in the future You can't even lose the title of Mrs. Karenin." Mrs. Terrier hinted, she was too aware of the irreparable mistakes that young people are prone to make.
"Yes, auntie," Anna promised. She did not share these ideas with Madame Terrier, but what was the point of arguing with her
Mrs. Terrier kindly let Anna go to rest first, and said that she would be busy from now on.
Anna didn't really care about the wedding process, if a woman could marry the right man, the tedious process wasn't so important.
She went back to her bedroom and opened the letter.
The paper was familiar parchment, the handwriting was obviously different, and the time was also different. She skipped over what she had written, and directly saw the few lines that were added recently.
Steady handwriting, not fancy.
A smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth. Anna held the humble paper in her hands and twirled in the bedroom. The skirt looked like a blooming flower.
She thanked the god for letting them meet again, and before long, they were going to be married.