Анна Кареніна

Chapter 28

           Thebighousewiththeoldfamilyfurniture;theratherdirty,farfromstylish,butrespectfulfootmen,unmistakablyoldhouseserfswhohadstucktotheirmaster;thestout,good-naturedwifeinacapwithlaceandaTurkishshawl,pettingherprettygrandchild,herdaughter’sdaughter;theyoungson,asixthformhighschoolboy,cominghomefromschool,andgreetinghisfather,kissinghisbighand;thegenuine,cordialwordsandgesturesoftheoldmanallthishadthedaybeforerousedaninstinctivefeelingofrespectandsympathyinLevin.ThisoldmanwasatouchingandpatheticfiguretoLevinnow,andhelongedtosaysomethingpleasanttohim.

           “Soyou’resuretobeourmarshalagain,”hesaid.

           “It’snotlikely,”saidthemarshal,lookingroundwithascaredexpression.“I’mwornout,I’mold.IftherearemenyoungerandmoredeservingthanI,letthemserve.”

           Andthemarshaldisappearedthroughasidedoor.

           Themostsolemnmomentwasathand.Theyweretoproceedimmediatelytotheelection.Theleadersofbothpartieswerereckoningwhiteandblackontheirfingers.

           ThediscussionuponFlerovhadgiventhenewpartynotonlyFlerov’svote,buthadalsogainedtimeforthem,sothattheycouldsendtofetchthreenoblemenwhohadbeenrenderedunabletotakepartintheelectionsbythewilesoftheotherparty.Twonoblegentlemen,whohadaweaknessforstrongdrink,hadbeenmadedrunkbythepartisansofSnetkov,andathirdhadbeenrobbedofhisuniform

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