Chapter 15

           

           Thestreetswerestillempty.LevinwenttothehouseoftheShtcherbatskys.Thevisitors’doorswereclosedandeverythingwasasleep.Hewalkedback,wentintohisroomagain,andaskedforcoffee.Thedayservant,notYegorthistime,broughtittohim.Levinwouldhaveenteredintoconversationwithhim,butabellrangfortheservant,andhewentout.Levintriedtodrinkcoffeeandputsomerollinhismouth,buthismouthwasquiteatalosswhattodowiththeroll.Levin,rejectingtheroll,putonhiscoatandwentoutagainforawalk.Itwasnineo’clockwhenhereachedtheShtcherbatskys’stepsthesecondtime.Inthehousetheywereonlyjustup,andthecookcameouttogomarketing.Hehadtogetthroughatleasttwohoursmore.

           AllthatnightandmorningLevinlivedperfectlyunconsciously,andfeltperfectlyliftedoutoftheconditionsofmateriallife.Hehadeatennothingforawholeday,hehadnotsleptfortwonights,hadspentseveralhoursundressedinthefrozenair,andfeltnotsimplyfresherandstrongerthanever,butfeltutterlyindependentofhisbody;hemovedwithoutmusculareffort,andfeltasifhecoulddoanything.Hewasconvincedhecouldflyupwardsorliftthecornerofthehouse,ifneedbe.Hespenttheremainderofthetimeinthestreet,incessantlylookingathiswatchandgazingabouthim.

           Andwhathesawthen,heneversawagainafter.Thechildrenespeciallygoingtoschool,thebluishdovesflyingdownfromtheroofstothepavement,andthelittleloavescoveredwithflour,thrustoutbyanunseenhand,touchedhim.

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