Anna Karenina, Part 2, Chapter 27 summary
Part 2, Chapter 27 of 239 · 4 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 27, Anna greets Alexey Alexandrovitch with forced warmth when his unexpected arrival interrupts her preparations to leave with Betsy. He accepts her words at face value, while Seryozha shows distress around him and Anna ends the visit recoiling from the touch of her husband’s kiss.
What happens
- While Annushka helps Anna dress, Alexey Alexandrovitch arrives, and Anna hides her fear behind an eager welcome.
- Anna talks rapidly about tea, her husband’s health, and his plans, while he takes her concern literally.
- Seryozha enters looking frightened, and Anna removes his father’s hand from his shoulder before taking him onto the terrace.
- Alexey Alexandrovitch offers money and agrees to return after the races as Princess Tverskaya’s carriage arrives.
- Anna says goodbye cheerfully, but once her husband cannot see her, she shudders at the place he kisses on her hand.
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