Анна Каренина

Chapter 14

           “I’vecometoseeyouinthefirstplace,”hesaid,embracingandkissinghim,“tohavesomestand-shootingsecond,andtoselltheforestatErgushovothird.”

           “Delightful!Whataspringwe’rehaving!Howeverdidyougetalonginasledge?”

           “Inacartitwouldhavebeenworsestill,KonstantinDmitrievitch,”answeredthedriver,whoknewhim.

           “Well,I’mvery,verygladtoseeyou,”saidLevin,withagenuinesmileofchildlikedelight.

           Levinledhisfriendtotheroomsetapartforvisitors,whereStepanArkadyevitch’sthingswerecarriedalsoabag,aguninacase,asatchelforcigars.Leavinghimtheretowashandchangehisclothes,Levinwentofftothecountinghousetospeakabouttheploughingandclover.AgafeaMihalovna,alwaysveryanxiousforthecreditofthehouse,methiminthehallwithinquiriesaboutdinner.

           “Dojustasyoulike,onlyletitbeassoonaspossible,”hesaid,andwenttothebailiff.

           Whenhecameback,StepanArkadyevitch,washedandcombed,cameoutofhisroomwithabeamingsmile,andtheywentupstairstogether.

           “Well,IamgladImanagedtogetawaytoyou!NowIshallunderstandwhatthemysteriousbusinessisthatyouarealwaysabsorbedinhere.No,really,Ienvyyou.Whatahouse,howniceitallis!Sobright,socheerful!”saidStepanArkadyevitch,forgettingthatitwasnotalwaysspringandfineweatherlikethatday.“Andyournurseissimplycharming!Aprettymaidinanapronmightbeevenmoreagreeable,perhaps;butforyourseveremonasticstyleitdoesverywell.

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