Анна Каренина

Chapter 12

           

           NoticingLaska’sspecialattitudeasshecrouchedontheground,asitwere,scratchingbigprintswithherhindpaws,andwithhermouthslightlyopen,Levinknewshewaspointingatgrouse,andwithaninwardprayerforluck,especiallywiththefirstbird,heranuptoher.Comingquitecloseuptoher,hecouldfromhisheightlookbeyondher,andhesawwithhiseyeswhatshewasseeingwithhernose.Inaspacebetweentwolittlethickets,atacoupleofyards’distance,hecouldseeagrouse.Turningitshead,itwaslistening.Thenlightlypreeningandfoldingitswings,itdisappearedroundacornerwithaclumsywagofitstail.

           “Fetchit,fetchit!”shoutedLevin,givingLaskaashovefrombehind.

           “ButIcan’tgo,”thoughtLaska.“WhereamItogo?FromhereIfeelthem,butifImoveforwardIshallknownothingofwheretheyareorwhotheyare.”Butthenheshovedherwithhisknee,andinanexcitedwhispersaid,“Fetchit,Laska.”

           “Well,ifthat’swhathewishes,I’lldoit,butIcan’tanswerformyselfnow,”shethought,anddartedforwardasfastasherlegswouldcarryherbetweenthethickbushes.Shescentednothingnow;shecouldonlyseeandhear,withoutunderstandinganything.

           Tenpacesfromherformerplaceagrouserosewithagutturalcryandthepeculiarroundsoundofitswings.Andimmediatelyaftertheshotitsplashedheavilywithitswhitebreastonthewetmire.Anotherbirddidnotlinger,butrosebehindLevinwithoutthedog.WhenLevinturnedtowardsit,itwasalreadysomewayoff.Buthisshotcaughtit

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