Анна Каренина

Chapter 2

           Imeanttoaskyou;Iknowhim;pleasewriteanoteabouthiscase.He’sbeingsentbyCountessLidiaIvanovna.”

           SergeyIvanovitchaskedforallthedetailstheprincessknewabouttheyoungman,andgoingintothefirst-classwaiting-room,wroteanotetothepersononwhomthegrantingofleaveofabsencedepended,andhandedittotheprincess.

           “YouknowCountVronsky,thenotoriousone...isgoingbythistrain?”saidtheprincesswithasmilefulloftriumphandmeaning,whenhefoundheragainandgavehertheletter.

           “Ihadheardhewasgoing,butIdidnotknowwhen.Bythistrain?”

           “I’veseenhim.He’shere:there’sonlyhismotherseeinghimoff.It’sthebestthing,anyway,thathecoulddo.”

           “Oh,yes,ofcourse.”

           Whiletheyweretalkingthecrowdstreamedbythemintothedining-room.Theywentforwardtoo,andheardagentlemanwithaglassinhishanddeliveringalouddiscoursetothevolunteers.“Intheserviceofreligion,humanity,andourbrothers,”thegentlemansaid,hisvoicegrowinglouderandlouder;“tothisgreatcausemotherMoscowdedicatesyouwithherblessing.Jivio!heconcluded,loudlyandtearfully.

           EveryoneshoutedJivio!andafreshcrowddashedintothehall,almostcarryingtheprincessoffherlegs.

           “Ah,princess!thatwassomethinglike!”saidStepanArkadyevitch,suddenlyappearinginthemiddleofthecrowdandbeaminguponthemwithadelightedsmile.

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