Анна Каренина

Chapter 14

           

           StepanArkadyevitchtoldhimmanyinterestingpiecesofnews;especiallyinterestingtoLevinwasthenewsthathisbrother,SergeyIvanovitch,wasintendingtopayhimavisitinthesummer.

           NotoneworddidStepanArkadyevitchsayinreferencetoKittyandtheShtcherbatskys;hemerelygavehimgreetingsfromhiswife.Levinwasgratefultohimforhisdelicacyandwasverygladofhisvisitor.Asalwayshappenedwithhimduringhissolitude,amassofideasandfeelingshadbeenaccumulatingwithinhim,whichhecouldnotcommunicatetothoseabouthim.AndnowhepouredoutuponStepanArkadyevitchhispoeticjoyinthespring,andhisfailuresandplansfortheland,andhisthoughtsandcriticismsonthebookshehadbeenreading,andtheideaofhisownbook,thebasisofwhichreallywas,thoughhewasunawareofithimself,acriticismofalltheoldbooksonagriculture.StepanArkadyevitch,alwayscharming,understandingeverythingattheslightestreference,wasparticularlycharmingonthisvisit,andLevinnoticedinhimaspecialtenderness,asitwere,andanewtoneofrespectthatflatteredhim.

           TheeffortsofAgafeaMihalovnaandthecook,thatthedinnershouldbeparticularlygood,onlyendedinthetwofamishedfriendsattackingthepreliminarycourse,eatingagreatdealofbreadandbutter,saltgooseandsaltedmushrooms,andinLevin’sfinallyorderingthesouptobeservedwithouttheaccompanimentoflittlepies,withwhichthecookhadparticularlymeanttoimpresstheirvisitor.

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