Анна Каренина

Chapter 6

           

           “Yes,goalong,goalong,andI’llcometoyoudirectly,”saidSergeyIvanovitch,shakinghisheadashelookedathisbrother.“Goalong,makehaste,”headdedsmiling,andgatheringuphisbooks,hepreparedtogotoo.He,too,feltsuddenlygood-humoredanddisinclinedtoleavehisbrother’sside.“Butwhatdidyoudowhileitwasraining?”

           “Rain?Why,therewasscarcelyadrop.I’llcomedirectly.Soyouhadanicedaytoo?That’sfirst-rate.”AndLevinwentofftochangehisclothes.

           Fiveminuteslaterthebrothersmetinthedining-room.AlthoughitseemedtoLevinthathewasnothungry,andhesatdowntodinnersimplysoasnottohurtKouzma’sfeelings,yetwhenhebegantoeatthedinnerstruckhimasextraordinarilygood.SergeyIvanovitchwatchedhimwithasmile.

           “Oh,bytheway,there’saletterforyou,”saidhe.“Kouzma,bringitdown,please.Andmindyoushutthedoors.”

           TheletterwasfromOblonsky.Levinreaditaloud.OblonskywrotetohimfromPetersburg:“IhavehadaletterfromDolly;she’satErgushovo,andeverythingseemsgoingwrongthere.Dorideoverandseeher,please;helpherwithadvice;youknowallaboutit.Shewillbesogladtoseeyou.She’squitealone,poorthing.Mymother-in-lawandallofthemarestillabroad.”

           “That’scapital!Iwillcertainlyrideovertoher,”saidLevin.“Orwe’llgotogether.She’ssuchasplendidwoman,isn’tshe?”

           “They’renotfarfromhere,then?”

           “Twenty-fivemiles.Orperhapsitisthirty.Butacapitalroad.Capital,we’lldriveover.

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