Chapter 26

           

           InthemorningKonstantinLevinleftMoscow,andtowardseveninghereachedhome.Onthejourneyinthetrainhetalkedtohisneighborsaboutpoliticsandthenewrailways,and,justasinMoscow,hewasovercomebyasenseofconfusionofideas,dissatisfactionwithhimself,shameofsomethingorother.Butwhenhegotoutathisownstation,whenhesawhisone-eyedcoachman,Ignat,withthecollarofhiscoatturnedup;when,inthedimlightreflectedbythestationfires,hesawhisownsledge,hisownhorseswiththeirtailstiedup,intheirharnesstrimmedwithringsandtassels;whenthecoachmanIgnat,asheputinhisluggage,toldhimthevillagenews,thatthecontractorhadarrived,andthatPavahadcalved,hefeltthatlittlebylittletheconfusionwasclearingup,andtheshameandself-dissatisfactionwerepassingaway.HefeltthisatthemeresightofIgnatandthehorses;butwhenhehadputonthesheepskinbroughtforhim,hadsatdownwrappedupinthesledge,andhaddrivenoffponderingontheworkthatlaybeforehiminthevillage,andstaringattheside-horse,thathadbeenhissaddle-horse,pasthisprimenow,butaspiritedbeastfromtheDon,hebegantoseewhathadhappenedtohiminquiteadifferentlight.Hefelthimself,anddidnotwanttobeanyoneelse.Allhewantednowwastobebetterthanbefore.Inthefirstplaceheresolvedthatfromthatdayhewouldgiveuphopingforanyextraordinaryhappiness,suchasmarriagemusthavegivenhim,andconsequentlyhewouldnotsodisdainwhathereallyhad.

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