Анна Каренина

Chapter 30

           

           Havingfinishedallhisbusiness,soakedthroughwiththestreamsofwaterwhichkeptrunningdowntheleatherbehindhisneckandhisgaiters,butinthekeenestandmostconfidenttemper,Levinreturnedhomewardsintheevening.Theweatherhadbecomeworsethanevertowardsevening;thehaillashedthedrenchedmaresocruellythatshewentalongsideways,shakingherheadandears;butLevinwasallrightunderhishood,andhelookedcheerfullyabouthimatthemuddystreamsrunningunderthewheels,atthedropshangingoneverybaretwig,atthewhitenessofthepatchofunmeltedhailstonesontheplanksofthebridge,atthethicklayerofstilljuicy,fleshyleavesthatlayheapedupaboutthestrippedelm-tree.Inspiteofthegloominessofnaturearoundhim,hefeltpeculiarlyeager.Thetalkshehadbeenhavingwiththepeasantsinthefurthervillagehadshownthattheywerebeginningtogetusedtotheirnewposition.TheoldservanttowhosehuthehadgonetogetdryevidentlyapprovedofLevin’splan,andofhisownaccordproposedtoenterthepartnershipbythepurchaseofcattle.

           “Ihaveonlytogostubbornlyontowardsmyaim,andIshallattainmyend,”thoughtLevin;“andit’ssomethingtoworkandtaketroublefor.Thisisnotamatterofmyselfindividually;thequestionofthepublicwelfarecomesintoit.Thewholesystemofculture,thechiefelementintheconditionofthepeople,mustbecompletelytransformed.Insteadofpoverty,generalprosperityandcontent;insteadofhostility,harmonyandunityofinterests.

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