Chapter 16

           

           WhenLevinwentupstairs,hiswifewassittingnearthenewsilversamovarbehindthenewteaservice,and,havingsettledoldAgafeaMihalovnaatalittletablewithafullcupoftea,wasreadingaletterfromDolly,withwhomtheywereincontinualandfrequentcorrespondence.

           “Yousee,yourgoodlady’ssettledmehere,toldmetositabitwithher,”saidAgafeaMihalovna,smilingaffectionatelyatKitty.

           InthesewordsofAgafeaMihalovna,LevinreadthefinalactofthedramawhichhadbeenenactedoflatebetweenherandKitty.Hesawthat,inspiteofAgafeaMihalovna’sfeelingsbeinghurtbyanewmistresstakingthereinsofgovernmentoutofherhands,Kittyhadyetconqueredherandmadeherloveher.

           “Here,Iopenedyourlettertoo,”saidKitty,handinghimanilliterateletter.“It’sfromthatwoman,Ithink,yourbrother’s....”shesaid.“Ididnotreaditthrough.ThisisfrommypeopleandfromDolly.Fancy!DollytookTanyaandGrishatoachildren’sballattheSarmatskys’:TanyawasaFrenchmarquise.”

           ButLevindidnothearher.Flushing,hetooktheletterfromMaryaNikolaevna,hisbrother’sformermistress,andbegantoreadit.ThiswasthesecondletterhehadreceivedfromMaryaNikolaevna.

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