Анна Кареніна

Chapter 28

           Levinadvanced,bututterlyforgettingwhathewastodo,andmuchembarrassed,heturnedtoSergeyIvanovitchwiththequestion,“WhereamItoputit?”Heaskedthissoftly,atamomentwhentherewastalkinggoingonnear,sothathehadhopedhisquestionwouldnotbeoverheard.Butthepersonsspeakingpaused,andhisimproperquestionwasoverheard.SergeyIvanovitchfrowned.

           “Thatisamatterforeachman’sowndecision,”hesaidseverely.

           Severalpeoplesmiled.Levincrimsoned,hurriedlythrusthishandunderthecloth,andputtheballtotherightasitwasinhisrighthand.Havingputitin,herecollectedthatheoughttohavethrusthislefthandtoo,andsohethrustitinthoughtoolate,and,stillmoreovercomewithconfusion,hebeatahastyretreatintothebackground.

           “Ahundredandtwenty-sixforadmission!Ninety-eightagainst!”sangoutthevoiceofthesecretary,whocouldnotpronouncetheletterr.Thentherewasalaugh;abuttonandtwonutswerefoundinthebox.Thenoblemanwasallowedtherighttovote,andthenewpartyhadconquered.

           Buttheoldpartydidnotconsiderthemselvesconquered.LevinheardthattheywereaskingSnetkovtostand,andhesawthatacrowdofnoblemenwassurroundingthemarshal,whowassayingsomething.Levinwentnearer.InreplySnetkovspokeofthetrustthenoblemenoftheprovincehadplacedinhim,theaffectiontheyhadshownhim,whichhedidnotdeserve,ashisonlymerithadbeenhisattachmenttothenobility,towhomhehaddevotedtwelveyearsofservice.

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