Анна Каренина

Chapter 15

           TheShtcherbatskys’hall-portercertainlyknewallaboutit.Thiswasevidentfromthesmileinhiseyesandthewayhesaid:

           “Well,it’salongwhilesinceyou’vebeentoseeus,KonstantinDmitrievitch!”

           Notonlyheknewallaboutit,buthewasunmistakablydelightedandmakingeffortstoconcealhisjoy.Lookingintohiskindlyoldeyes,Levinrealizedevensomethingnewinhishappiness.

           “Aretheyup?”

           “Praywalkin!Leaveithere,”saidhe,smiling,asLevinwouldhavecomebacktotakehishat.Thatmeantsomething.

           “TowhomshallIannounceyourhonor?”askedthefootman.

           Thefootman,thoughayoungman,andoneofthenewschooloffootmen,adandy,wasaverykind-hearted,goodfellow,andhetooknewallaboutit.

           “Theprincess...theprince...theyoungprincess....”saidLevin.

           ThefirstpersonhesawwasMademoiselleLinon.Shewalkedacrosstheroom,andherringletsandherfacewerebeaming.Hehadonlyjustspokentoher,whensuddenlyheheardtherustleofaskirtatthedoor,andMademoiselleLinonvanishedfromLevin’seyes,andajoyfulterrorcameoverhimatthenearnessofhishappiness.MademoiselleLinonwasingreathaste,andleavinghim,wentoutattheotherdoor.Directlyshehadgoneout,swift,swiftlightstepssoundedontheparquet,andhisbliss,hislife,himselfwhatwasbestinhimself,whathehadsolongsoughtandlongedforwasquickly,soquicklyapproachinghim.Shedidnotwalk,butseemed,bysomeunseenforce,tofloattohim.Hesawnothingbutherclear,truthfuleyes,frightenedbythesameblissoflovethatfloodedhisheart.

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