Анна Каренина

Chapter 27

           Someoftheyoungmen,asLevinobserved,belongedtotheoldparty;andsomeoftheveryoldestnoblemen,onthecontrary,werewhisperingwithSviazhsky,andwereevidentlyardentpartisansofthenewparty.

           Levinstoodinthesmallerroom,wheretheyweresmokingandtakinglightrefreshments,closetohisownfriends,andlisteningtowhattheyweresaying,heconscientiouslyexertedallhisintelligencetryingtounderstandwhatwassaid.SergeyIvanovitchwasthecenterroundwhichtheothersgroupedthemselves.HewaslisteningatthatmomenttoSviazhskyandHliustov,themarshalofanotherdistrict,whobelongedtotheirparty.HliustovwouldnotagreetogowithhisdistricttoaskSnetkovtostand,whileSviazhskywaspersuadinghimtodoso,andSergeyIvanovitchwasapprovingoftheplan.Levincouldnotmakeoutwhytheoppositionwastoaskthemarshaltostandwhomtheywantedtosupersede.

           StepanArkadyevitch,whohadjustbeendrinkingandtakingsomelunch,cameuptotheminhisuniformofagentlemanofthebedchamber,wipinghislipswithaperfumedhandkerchiefofborderedbatiste.

           “Weareplacingourforces,”hesaid,pullingouthiswhiskers,“SergeyIvanovitch!”

           Andlisteningtotheconversation,hesupportedSviazhsky’scontention.

           “Onedistrict’senough,andSviazhsky’sobviouslyoftheopposition,”hesaid,wordsevidentlyintelligibletoallexceptLevin.

           “Why,Kostya,youheretoo!Isupposeyou’reconverted,eh?”headded,turningtoLevinanddrawinghisarmthroughhis.

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