Анна Каренина

Chapter 26

           ThenewdryingmachinehadbeenconstructedandpartlyinventedbyLevin.Thebailiffhadalwaysbeenagainstthedryingmachine,andnowitwaswithsuppressedtriumphthatheannouncedthatthebuckwheathadbeenscorched.Levinwasfirmlyconvincedthatifthebuckwheathadbeenscorched,itwasonlybecausetheprecautionshadnotbeentaken,forwhichhehadhundredsoftimesgivenorders.Hewasannoyed,andreprimandedthebailiff.Buttherehadbeenanimportantandjoyfulevent:Pava,hisbestcow,anexpensivebeast,boughtatashow,hadcalved.

           “Kouzma,givememysheepskin.Andyoutellthemtotakealantern.I’llcomeandlookather,”hesaidtothebailiff.

           Thecowhouseforthemorevaluablecowswasjustbehindthehouse.Walkingacrosstheyard,passingasnowdriftbythelilactree,hewentintothecowhouse.Therewasthewarm,steamysmellofdungwhenthefrozendoorwasopened,andthecows,astonishedattheunfamiliarlightofthelantern,stirredonthefreshstraw.Hecaughtaglimpseofthebroad,smooth,blackandpiebaldbackofHollandka.Berkoot,thebull,waslyingdownwithhisringinhislip,andseemedabouttogetup,butthoughtbetterofit,andonlygavetwosnortsastheypassedbyhim.Pava,aperfectbeauty,hugeasahippopotamus,withherbackturnedtothem,preventedtheirseeingthecalf,asshesniffedherallover.

           Levinwentintothepen,lookedPavaover,andliftedtheredandspottedcalfontoherlong,totteringlegs

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