Anna Karenina Page #5

I could've played with Grisha and Tania.

Look, Mother,

I'm almost up to your shoulder now.

- I grew while you were away.

- Yes, it won't be long...

- before you're as tall as I am.

- When I'm as big as you are...

I won't let you travel alone.

I'll take you everyplace.

I'll be so old

you wouldn't want to take me.

You'll never be old. I'll be old.

Now, then.

This from Tania, and this from Grisha.

I want to guess which present is yours.

Don't tell me. I want to guess.

Is this it?

Is this one it?

Then I'm sure it must be this one.

Come in.

- Welcome home, madam.

- Thank you, Fiodor Ivanovitch.

Mother, please, no lessons today.

I'm too busy.

His Excellency has informed me that he

wished Sergei to resume his lessons.

- But I haven't the time.

- Can't you spare a few minutes...

- for your education?

- But I was educated yesterday, all day.

I don't think he'll be much good

to you today.

Very good, madam.

I want to save yours till the last.

- Oh, soldiers. Who sent me these?

- Your Aunt Dolly.

Does Aunt Dolly think

I still play with soldiers?

- What would you like, then?

- Didn't you tell her I was a scientist?

No. I saved that information

for myself.

I suppose you're annoyed

with your mother...

for keeping you away

from your lessons.

I'll make it up.

You can never make up

a lost day, Sergei.

"Unhasting and unresting"

is my motto...

and it's a good motto

for you too, my boy.

Do I have to have a motto?

May I venture to suggest

that you're spoiling this young man?

It's only today.

I wish you could get me a day's respite

from my duties at the ministry.

However, let me assure you

I'm very happy that tonight...

you will be sitting opposite me

at dinner.

I haven't enjoyed

dining alone every night.

Tonight I shall tell you

all the gossip from Moscow.

Sergei, can you guess

what I brought you?

- A battleship.

- A battleship?

I wouldn't bring a battleship

to a scientist.

I must go now.

I have an important engagement.

Goodbye, my dear.

- Goodbye, Alexei.

- Goodbye, Sergei.

Goodbye, Father.

- Look.

- You brought me just what I wanted...

the whole world.

- Wait, let's plan a trip.

- A trip.

Here we are in St. Petersburg.

Where do you want to take me?

I should advise you to hit me.

- Should you?

- Then you'll have two shots.

You can dispose of me

and then go through the wicket.

I'll try.

I love your frown when you concentrate.

How do you expect me to make this shot

if you talk to me?

Vronsky and Madam Karenina

seem to be playing...

what you might call

a conversational game.

At this rate,

they won't finish before dark.

Possibly, that's their object.

- Is Karenin coming here?

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