Анна Каренина

Chapter 4

           

           “Takethebride’shandandleadherup,”thebestmansaidtoLevin.

           ItwasalongwhilebeforeLevincouldmakeoutwhatwasexpectedofhim.ForalongtimetheytriedtosethimrightandmadehimbeginagainbecausehekepttakingKittybythewrongarmorwiththewrongarmtillheunderstoodatlastthatwhathehadtodowas,withoutchanginghisposition,totakeherrighthandinhisrighthand.Whenatlasthehadtakenthebride’shandinthecorrectway,thepriestwalkedafewpacesinfrontofthemandstoppedatthelectern.Thecrowdoffriendsandrelationsmovedafterthem,withabuzzoftalkandarustleofskirts.Someonestoopeddownandpulledoutthebride’strain.Thechurchbecamesostillthatthedropsofwaxcouldbeheardfallingfromthecandles.

           Thelittleoldpriestinhisecclesiasticalcap,withhislongsilvery-graylocksofhairpartedbehindhisears,wasfumblingwithsomethingatthelectern,puttingouthislittleoldhandsfromundertheheavysilvervestmentwiththegoldcrossonthebackofit.

           StepanArkadyevitchapproachedhimcautiously,whisperedsomething,andmakingasigntoLevin,walkedbackagain.

           Thepriestlightedtwocandles,wreathedwithflowers,andholdingthemsidewayssothatthewaxdroppedslowlyfromthemheturned,facingthebridalpair.ThepriestwasthesameoldmanthathadconfessedLevin.

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