Анна Каренина

Chapter 25

           Intheveryfirstminutetheclosegroupofhorsemendrewout,anditcouldbeseenthattheywereapproachingthestreamintwosandthreesandonebehindanother.Tothespectatorsitseemedasthoughtheyhadallstartedsimultaneously,buttotheracersthereweresecondsofdifferencethathadgreatvaluetothem.

           Frou-Frou,excitedandover-nervous,hadlostthefirstmoment,andseveralhorseshadstartedbeforeher,butbeforereachingthestream,Vronsky,whowasholdinginthemarewithallhisforceasshetuggedatthebridle,easilyovertookthree,andtherewereleftinfrontofhimMahotin’schestnutGladiator,whosehind-quartersweremovinglightlyandrhythmicallyupanddownexactlyinfrontofVronsky,andinfrontofall,thedaintymareDianabearingKuzovlevmoredeadthanalive.

           ForthefirstinstantVronskywasnotmastereitherofhimselforhismare.Uptothefirstobstacle,thestream,hecouldnotguidethemotionsofhismare.

           GladiatorandDianacameuptoittogetherandalmostatthesameinstant;simultaneouslytheyroseabovethestreamandflewacrosstotheotherside;Frou-Froudartedafterthem,asifflying;butattheverymomentwhenVronskyfelthimselfintheair,hesuddenlysawalmostunderhismare’shoofsKuzovlev,whowasflounderingwithDianaonthefurthersideofthestream.(Kuzovlevhadletgothereinsashetooktheleap,andthemarehadsenthimflyingoverherhead.)ThosedetailsVronskylearnedlater;atthemomentallhesawwasthatjustunderhim,whereFrou-Froumustalight,Diana’slegsorheadmightbeintheway.

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