Анна Каренина

Chapter 14

           “Ifwe’regoingtothebee-house,it’sthisway,alongthislittlepath,”hesaid,addressingthemall.

           Goingalongthenarrowpathtoalittleuncutmeadowcoveredononesidewiththickclumpsofbrilliantheart’s-easeamongwhichstooduphereandtheretall,darkgreentuftsofhellebore,Levinsettledhisguestsinthedense,coolshadeoftheyoungaspensonabenchandsomestumpspurposelyputthereforvisitorstothebee-housewhomightbeafraidofthebees,andhewentoffhimselftothehuttogetbread,cucumbers,andfreshhoney,toregalethemwith.

           Tryingtomakehismovementsasdeliberateaspossible,andlisteningtothebeesthatbuzzedmoreandmorefrequentlypasthim,hewalkedalongthelittlepathtothehut.Intheveryentryonebeehummedangrily,caughtinhisbeard,buthecarefullyextricatedit.Goingintotheshadyouterroom,hetookdownfromthewallhisveil,thathungonapeg,andputtingiton,andthrustinghishandsintohispockets,hewentintothefenced-inbee-garden,wheretherestoodinthemidstofacloselymownspaceinregularrows,fastenedwithbastonposts,allthehivesheknewsowell,theoldstocks,eachwithitsownhistory,andalongthefencestheyoungerswarmshivedthatyear.Infrontoftheopeningsofthehives,itmadehiseyesgiddytowatchthebeesanddroneswhirlingroundandroundaboutthesamespot,whileamongthemtheworkingbeesflewinandoutwithspoilsorinsearchofthem,alwaysinthesamedirectionintothewoodtothefloweringlimetreesandbacktothehives

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