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The following days Aniuta went about in a
sad but gentle mood, looking as if she had
resigned all worldly pleasures. What was the
use of loving, longing, and hoping for anything,
if death put an end to it all?’
Novels were done with now; Aniuta hated
them. She took up the ‘Imitation of Christ,’
and resolved to follow the example of Thomas à
Kempis, and to kill her doubts by self-torment
and resignation.
She was kind and indulgent to everybody ; but
it made Tania quite sad to see this expression on
her sister’s face.
Aniuta’s pious mood was respected by those
surrounding her; they treated her with gentle
consideration, like an invalid or a person who has
had a great sorrow. Only the governess shrugged
her shoulders incredulously, and her father made
a joking remark about her ‘air ténébreux,’ as he
called it. But Aniuta received his joke with
calm resignation, and she answered the governess
with a politeness that aggravated her more than
Aniuta’s former impudence. Tania felt
miserable to see her sister like that, and no longer
enjoyed anything herself; at the same time, she
was ashamed at her own want of depth, and
secretly envied Aniuta her deep, strong character.
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