Анна Каренина

Chapter 10

           Butitwasanunluckydayforhim;hemissedit,andwhenhewenttolookfortheonehehadshot,hecouldnotfindthateither.Hewanderedallaboutthereeds,butLaskadidnotbelievehehadshotit,andwhenhesenthertofindit,shepretendedtohuntforit,butdidnotreally.AndintheabsenceofVassenka,onwhomLevinthrewtheblameofhisfailure,thingswentnobetter.Therewereplentyofsnipestill,butLevinmadeonemissafteranother.

           Theslantingraysofthesunwerestillhot;hisclothes,soakedthroughwithperspiration,stucktohisbody;hisleftbootfullofwaterweighedheavilyonhislegandsqueakedateverystep;thesweatranindropsdownhispowder-grimedface,hismouthwasfullofthebittertaste,hisnoseofthesmellofpowderandstagnantwater,hisearswereringingwiththeincessantwhirofthesnipe;hecouldnottouchthestockofhisgun,itwassohot;hisheartbeatwithshort,rapidthrobs;hishandsshookwithexcitement,andhiswearylegsstumbledandstaggeredoverthehillocksandintheswamp,butstillhewalkedonandstillheshot.Atlast,afteradisgracefulmiss,heflunghisgunandhishatontheground.

           “No,Imustcontrolmyself,”hesaidtohimself.Pickinguphisgunandhishat,hecalledLaska,andwentoutoftheswamp.Whenhegotontodrygroundhesatdown,pulledoffhisbootandemptiedit,thenwalkedtothemarsh,dranksomestagnant-tastingwater,moistenedhisburninghotgun,andwashedhisfaceandhands.Feelingrefreshed,hewentbacktothespotwhereasnipehadsettled,firmlyresolvedtokeepcool

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