Анна Каренина

Chapter 10

           

           “Hi,sportsmen!”shoutedoneofagroupofpeasants,sittingonanunharnessedcart;“comeandhavesomelunchwithus!Haveadropofwine!”

           Levinlookedround.

           “Comealong,it’sallright!”shoutedagood-humored-lookingbeardedpeasantwitharedface,showinghiswhiteteethinagrin,andholdingupagreenishbottlethatflashedinthesunlight.

           “Qu’est-cequ’ilsdisent?”askedVeslovsky.

           “Theyinviteyoutohavesomevodka.Mostlikelythey’vebeendividingthemeadowintolots.Ishouldhavesome,”saidLevin,notwithoutsomeguile,hopingVeslovskywouldbetemptedbythevodka,andwouldgoawaytothem.

           “Whydotheyofferit?”

           “Oh,they’remerry-making.Really,youshouldjointhem.Youwouldbeinterested.”

           “Allons,c’estcurieux.”

           “Yougo,yougo,you’llfindthewaytothemill!”criedLevin,andlookingroundheperceivedwithsatisfactionthatVeslovsky,bentandstumblingwithweariness,holdinghisgunoutatarm’slength,wasmakinghiswayoutofthemarshtowardsthepeasants.

           “Youcometoo!”thepeasantsshoutedtoLevin.“Neverfear!Youtasteourcake!”

           Levinfeltastronginclinationtodrinkalittlevodkaandtoeatsomebread.Hewasexhausted,andfeltitagreatefforttodraghisstaggeringlegsoutofthemire,andforaminutehehesitated.ButLaskawassetting.Andimmediatelyallhiswearinessvanished,andhewalkedlightlythroughtheswamptowardsthedog.Asnipeflewupathisfeet;hefiredandkilledit.Laskastillpointed.“Fetchit!”Anotherbirdflewupclosetothedog.Levinfired.

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