Анна Каренина

Chapter 6

           Thecoloneltootalkedoftheopera,andaboutculture.Atlast,afterspeakingoftheproposedfollejournéeatTurin’s,thecolonellaughed,gotupnoisily,andwentaway.Levintoorose,buthesawbythefaceofthecountessthatitwasnotyettimeforhimtogo.Hemuststaytwominuteslonger.Hesatdown.

           Butashewasthinkingallthewhilehowstupiditwas,hecouldnotfindasubjectforconversation,andsatsilent.

           “Youarenotgoingtothepublicmeeting?Theysayitwillbeveryinteresting,”beganthecountess.

           “No,Ipromisedmybelle-sœurtofetchherfromit,”saidLevin.

           Asilencefollowed.Themotheroncemoreexchangedglanceswithadaughter.

           “Well,nowIthinkthetimehascome,”thoughtLevin,andhegotup.Theladiesshookhandswithhim,andbeggedhimtosaymillechosestohiswifeforthem.

           Theporteraskedhim,ashegavehimhiscoat,“Whereisyourhonorstaying?”andimmediatelywrotedownhisaddressinabighandsomelyboundbook.

           “OfcourseIdon’tcare,butstillIfeelashamedandawfullystupid,”thoughtLevin,consolinghimselfwiththereflectionthateveryonedoesit.Hedrovetothepublicmeeting,wherehewastofindhissister-in-law,soastodrivehomewithher.

           Atthepublicmeetingofthecommitteetherewereagreatmanypeople,andalmostallthehighestsociety.Levinwasintimeforthereportwhich,aseveryonesaid,wasveryinteresting

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