Анна Каренина

Chapter 22

           HerbareshouldersandarmsgaveKittyasenseofchillmarble,afeelingsheparticularlyliked.Hereyessparkled,andherrosylipscouldnotkeepfromsmilingfromtheconsciousnessofherownattractiveness.Shehadscarcelyenteredtheballroomandreachedthethrongofladies,alltulle,ribbons,lace,andflowers,waitingtobeaskedtodance—Kittywasneveroneofthatthrong—whenshewasaskedforawaltz,andaskedbythebestpartner,thefirststarinthehierarchyoftheballroom,arenowneddirectorofdances,amarriedman,handsomeandwell-built,YegorushkaKorsunsky.HehadonlyjustlefttheCountessBonina,withwhomhehaddancedthefirsthalfofthewaltz,and,scanninghiskingdom—thatistosay,afewcoupleswhohadstarteddancing—hecaughtsightofKitty,entering,andflewuptoherwiththatpeculiar,easyamblewhichisconfinedtodirectorsofballs.Withoutevenaskingherifshecaredtodance,heputouthisarmtoencircleherslenderwaist.Shelookedroundforsomeonetogiveherfanto,andtheirhostess,smilingtoher,tookit.

           “Howniceyou’vecomeingoodtime,”hesaidtoher,embracingherwaist;“suchabadhabittobelate.”Bendingherlefthand,shelaiditonhisshoulder,andherlittlefeetintheirpinkslippersbeganswiftly,lightly,andrhythmicallymovingovertheslipperyfloorintimetothemusic.

           “It’saresttowaltzwithyou,”hesaidtoher,astheyfellintothefirstslowstepsofthewaltz.“It’sexquisite—suchlightness,precision.”Hesaidtoherthesamethinghesaidtoalmostallhispartnerswhomheknewwell.

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