Анна Кареніна

Chapter 17

           Anna,quietlywalkingherhorse,asturdyEnglishcobwithcroppedmaneandshorttail,herbeautifulheadwithherblackhairstrayinglooseunderherhighhat,herfullshoulders,herslenderwaistinherblackridinghabit,andalltheeaseandgraceofherdeportment,impressedDolly.

           ForthefirstminuteitseemedtoherunsuitableforAnnatobeonhorseback.Theconceptionofridingonhorsebackforaladywas,inDaryaAlexandrovna’smind,associatedwithideasofyouthfulflirtationandfrivolity,which,inheropinion,wasunbecominginAnna’sposition.Butwhenshehadscrutinizedher,seeinghercloser,shewasatoncereconciledtoherriding.Inspiteofherelegance,everythingwassosimple,quiet,anddignifiedintheattitude,thedressandthemovementsofAnna,thatnothingcouldhavebeenmorenatural.

           BesideAnna,onahot-lookinggraycavalryhorse,wasVassenkaVeslovskyinhisScotchcapwithfloatingribbons,hisstoutlegsstretchedoutinfront,obviouslypleasedwithhisownappearance.DaryaAlexandrovnacouldnotsuppressagood-humoredsmileassherecognizedhim.BehindrodeVronskyonadarkbaymare,obviouslyheatedfromgalloping.Hewasholdingherin,pullingatthereins.

           Afterhimrodealittlemaninthedressofajockey.SviazhskyandPrincessVarvarainanewchar-à-bancwithabig,raven-blacktrottinghorse,overtookthepartyonhorseback.

           Anna’sfacesuddenlybeamedwithajoyfulsmileattheinstantwhen,inthelittlefigurehuddledinacorneroftheoldcarriage,sherecognizedDolly.Sheutteredacry,startedinthesaddle,andsetherhorseintoagallop.

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