Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           

           Whenhehadfinishedwithhisspeech,thegovernorwalkedoutofthehall,andthenoblemennoisilyandeagerlysomeevenenthusiasticallyfollowedhimandthrongedroundhimwhileheputonhisfurcoatandconversedamicablywiththemarshaloftheprovince.Levin,anxioustoseeintoeverythingandnottomissanything,stoodtheretoointhecrowd,andheardthegovernorsay:“PleasetellMaryaIvanovnamywifeisverysorryshecouldn’tcometotheHome.”Andthereuponthenoblesinhighgood-humorsortedouttheirfurcoatsandalldroveofftothecathedral.

           InthecathedralLevin,liftinghishandliketherestandrepeatingthewordsofthearchdeacon,sworewithmostterribleoathstodoallthegovernorhadhopedtheywoulddo.ChurchservicesalwaysaffectedLevin,andasheutteredthewords“Ikissthecross,”andglancedroundatthecrowdofyoungandoldmenrepeatingthesame,hefelttouched.

           Onthesecondandthirddaystherewasbusinessrelatingtothefinancesofthenobilityandthefemalehighschool,ofnoimportancewhatever,asSergeyIvanovitchexplained,andLevin,busyseeingafterhisownaffairs,didnotattendthemeetings.Onthefourthdaytheauditingofthemarshal’saccountstookplaceatthehightableofthemarshaloftheprovince.Andthenthereoccurredthefirstskirmishbetweenthenewpartyandtheold.Thecommitteewhohadbeendeputedtoverifytheaccountsreportedtothemeetingthatallwasinorder.Themarshaloftheprovincegotup,thankedthenobilityfortheirconfidence,andshedtears.Thenoblesgavehimaloudwelcome,andshookhandswithhim

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