Анна Каренина

Chapter 30

           Inthemiddleoftheroomstoodamaninauniform,whoshoutedinaloud,highvoice:

           “Asacandidateforthemarshalshipofthenobilityoftheprovincewecalluponstaff-captainYevgeneyIvanovitchApuhtin!”Adeadsilencefollowed,andthenaweakoldvoicewasheard:“Declined!”

           “WecallupontheprivycouncilorPyotrPetrovitchBol,”thevoicebeganagain.

           “Declined!”ahighboyishvoicereplied.

           Againitbegan,andagain“Declined.”Andsoitwentonforaboutanhour.Levin,withhiselbowsonthebalustrade,lookedandlistened.Atfirsthewonderedandwantedtoknowwhatitmeant;thenfeelingsurethathecouldnotmakeitouthebegantobebored.Thenrecallingalltheexcitementandvindictivenesshehadseenonallthefaces,hefeltsad;hemadeuphismindtogo,andwentdownstairs.Ashepassedthroughtheentrytothegallerieshemetadejectedhighschoolboywalkingupanddownwithtired-lookingeyes.Onthestairshemetacouplealadyrunningquicklyonherhighheelsandthejauntydeputyprosecutor.

           “Itoldyouyouweren’tlate,”thedeputyprosecutorwassayingatthemomentwhenLevinmovedasidetolettheladypass.

           Levinwasonthestairstothewayout,andwasjustfeelinginhiswaistcoatpocketforthenumberofhisovercoat,whenthesecretaryovertookhim.

           “Thisway,please,KonstantinDmitrievitch;theyarevoting.”

           ThecandidatewhowasbeingvotedonwasNevyedovsky,whohadsostoutlydeniedallideaofstanding.Levinwentuptothedooroftheroom;itwaslocked

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