Анна Каренина

Chapter 2

           

           “What?takenastrayswarm,Fomitch?”heasked.

           “No,indeed,KonstantinDmitrich!Allwecandotokeepourown!Thisisthesecondswarmthathasflownaway....Luckilytheladscaughtthem.Theywereploughingyourfield.Theyunyokedthehorsesandgallopedafterthem.”

           “Well,whatdoyousay,Fomitchstartmowingorwaitabit?”

           “Eh,well.Ourway’stowaittillSt.Peter’sDay.Butyoualwaysmowsooner.Well,tobesure,pleaseGod,thehay’sgood.There’llbeplentyforthebeasts.”

           “Whatdoyouthinkabouttheweather?”

           “That’sinGod’shands.Maybeitwillbefine.”

           Levinwentuptohisbrother.

           SergeyIvanovitchhadcaughtnothing,buthewasnotbored,andseemedinthemostcheerfulframeofmind.Levinsawthat,stimulatedbyhisconversationwiththedoctor,hewantedtotalk.Levin,ontheotherhand,wouldhavelikedtogethomeassoonaspossibletogiveordersaboutgettingtogetherthemowersfornextday,andtosetatresthisdoubtsaboutthemowing,whichgreatlyabsorbedhim.

           “Well,let’sbegoing,”hesaid.

           “Whybeinsuchahurry?Let’sstayalittle.Buthowwetyouare!Eventhoughonecatchesnothing,it’snice.That’sthebestthingabouteverypartofsport,thatonehastodowithnature.Howexquisitethissteelywateris!”saidSergeyIvanovitch.“Theseriversidebanksalwaysremindmeoftheriddledoyouknowit?‘Thegrasssaystothewater:wequiverandwequiver.’”

           “Idon’tknowtheriddle,”answeredLevinwearily.

           

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