Chapter 10

           

           WhenLevinwentintotherestaurantwithOblonsky,hecouldnothelpnoticingacertainpeculiarityofexpression,asitwere,arestrainedradiance,aboutthefaceandwholefigureofStepanArkadyevitch.Oblonskytookoffhisovercoat,andwithhishatoveroneearwalkedintothedining-room,givingdirectionstotheTatarwaiters,whowereclusteredabouthimineveningcoats,bearingnapkins.Bowingtorightandlefttothepeoplehemet,andhereaseverywherejoyouslygreetingacquaintances,hewentuptothesideboardforapreliminaryappetizeroffishandvodka,andsaidtothepaintedFrenchwomandeckedinribbons,lace,andringlets,behindthecounter,somethingsoamusingthateventhatFrenchwomanwasmovedtogenuinelaughter.LevinforhispartrefrainedfromtakinganyvodkasimplybecausehefeltsuchaloathingofthatFrenchwoman,allmadeup,itseemed,offalsehair,poudrederiz,andvinaigredetoilette.Hemadehastetomoveawayfromher,asfromadirtyplace.HiswholesoulwasfilledwithmemoriesofKitty,andtherewasasmileoftriumphandhappinessshininginhiseyes.

           “Thisway,yourexcellency,please.Yourexcellencywon’tbedisturbedhere,”saidaparticularlypertinacious,white-headedoldTatarwithimmensehipsandcoat-tailsgapingwidelybehind.“Walkin,yourexcellency,”hesaidtoLevin;bywayofshowinghisrespecttoStepanArkadyevitch,beingattentivetohisguestaswell.

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