Анна Каренина

Chapter 6

           AshegotnearertothecarriagehesawbesideStepanArkadyevitchnottheprincebutahandsome,stoutyoungmaninaScotchcap,withlongendsofribbonbehind.ThiswasVassenkaVeslovsky,adistantcousinoftheShtcherbatskys,abrilliantyounggentlemaninPetersburgandMoscowsociety.“Acapitalfellow,andakeensportsman,”asStepanArkadyevitchsaid,introducinghim.

           Notawhitabashedbythedisappointmentcausedbyhishavingcomeinplaceoftheoldprince,VeslovskygreetedLevingaily,claimingacquaintancewithhiminthepast,andsnatchingupGrishaintothecarriage,liftedhimoverthepointerthatStepanArkadyevitchhadbroughtwithhim.

           Levindidnotgetintothecarriage,butwalkedbehind.Hewasrathervexedatthenon-arrivaloftheoldprince,whomhelikedmoreandmorethemorehesawofhim,andalsoatthearrivalofthisVassenkaVeslovsky,aquiteuncongenialandsuperfluousperson.Heseemedtohimstillmoreuncongenialandsuperfluouswhen,onapproachingthestepswherethewholeparty,childrenandgrown-up,weregatheredtogetherinmuchexcitement,LevinsawVassenkaVeslovsky,withaparticularlywarmandgallantair,kissingKitty’shand.

           “YourwifeandIarecousinsandveryoldfriends,”saidVassenkaVeslovsky,oncemoreshakingLevin’shandwithgreatwarmth.

           “Well,arethereplentyofbirds?”StepanArkadyevitchsaidtoLevin,hardlyleavingtimeforeveryonetouttertheirgreetings.“We’vecomewiththemostsavageintentions.

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