Anna Karenina, Chapter 17 summary
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In Chapter 17, Vronsky meets Oblonsky at the railway station and hears his suspicion that Levin proposes to Kitty and receives a refusal. The possibility delights Vronsky, but the arrival of his mother's train shifts attention to the gap between his respectful behavior toward her and his lack of love.
What happens
- Vronsky comes to meet his mother and finds Oblonsky waiting for his sister Anna.
- They discuss Alexey Alexandrovitch, a supper for a singer, and Vronsky's unfavorable impression of Levin.
- Oblonsky defends Levin and hints that his unhappiness concerns Kitty.
- Vronsky asks whether Levin proposes, and Oblonsky treats his early departure and mood as signs of rejection.
- The train arrives while Vronsky delights in his apparent advantage over Levin.
- A guard directs Vronsky to his mother, prompting an account of his outward obedience and inward lack of affection.
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