Anna Karenina Part 2 Chapter 8

In which Alexey Alexandrovitch grapples uneasily with the sight of his young wife sitting apart in animated conversation, stirring a restless discomfort within him that conflicts with his principles of trust and decorum. As night deepens, he paces his home, wrestling with thoughts of marital duty, social expectation, and the perplexing intimations of a life in his wife’s heart that he has never before contemplated.