Анна Каренина

Chapter 5

           

           “You’vegotthematlast?”saidStepanArkadyevitch,layinghisfingeronthepaper.“Now,gentlemen....”

           Andthesittingoftheboardbegan.

           “Iftheyknew,”hethought,bendinghisheadwithasignificantairashelistenedtothereport,“whataguiltylittleboytheirpresidentwashalfanhourago.”Andhiseyeswerelaughingduringthereadingofthereport.Tilltwoo’clockthesittingwouldgoonwithoutabreak,andattwoo’clocktherewouldbeanintervalandluncheon.

           Itwasnotyettwo,whenthelargeglassdoorsoftheboardroomsuddenlyopenedandsomeonecamein.

           AlltheofficialssittingonthefurthersideundertheportraitoftheTsarandtheeagle,delightedatanydistraction,lookedroundatthedoor;butthedoorkeeperstandingatthedooratoncedroveouttheintruder,andclosedtheglassdoorafterhim.

           Whenthecasehadbeenreadthrough,StepanArkadyevitchgotupandstretched,andbywayoftributetotheliberalismofthetimestookoutacigaretteintheboardroomandwentintohisprivateroom.Twoofthemembersoftheboard,theoldveteranintheservice,Nikitin,andtheKammerjunkerGrinevitch,wentinwithhim.

           “Weshallhavetimetofinishafterlunch,”saidStepanArkadyevitch.

           “Tobesureweshall!”saidNikitin.

           “AprettysharpfellowthisFominmustbe,”saidGrinevitchofoneofthepersonstakingpartinthecasetheywereexamining.

           StepanArkadyevitchfrownedatGrinevitch’swords,givinghimtherebytounderstandthatitwasimpropertopassjudgmentprematurely,andmadehimnoreply.

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