Анна Каренина

Chapter 17

           Whatdoyouwant?”Heturnedroundandcalledtoalad,whowasshoutingsomethingtohimfromthecart.“Oh!Theyallrodebyherenotlongsince,tolookatareapingmachine.They’llbehomebynow.Andwhowillyoubebelongingto?...”

           “We’vecomealongway,”saidthecoachman,climbingontothebox.“Soit’snotfar?”

           “Itellyou,it’sjusthere.Assoonasyougetout....”hesaid,keepingholdallthewhileofthecarriage.

           Ahealthy-looking,broad-shoulderedyoungfellowcameuptoo.

           “What,isitlaborerstheywantfortheharvest?”heasked.

           “Idon’tknow,myboy.”

           “Soyoukeeptotheleft,andyou’llcomerightonit,”saidthepeasant,unmistakablylothtoletthetravelersgo,andeagertoconverse.

           Thecoachmanstartedthehorses,buttheywereonlyjustturningoffwhenthepeasantshouted:“Stop!Hi,friend!Stop!”calledthetwovoices.Thecoachmanstopped.

           “They’recoming!They’reyonder!”shoutedthepeasant.“Seewhataturn-out!”hesaid,pointingtofourpersonsonhorseback,andtwoinachar-à-banc,comingalongtheroad.

           TheywereVronskywithajockey,VeslovskyandAnnaonhorseback,andPrincessVarvaraandSviazhskyinthechar-à-banc.Theyhadgoneouttolookattheworkingofanewreapingmachine.

           Whenthecarriagestopped,thepartyonhorsebackwerecomingatawalkingpace.AnnawasinfrontbesideVeslovsky.

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