Анна Кареніна

Chapter 31

           Hedictateditaloud,saying:“Wemustletthemshareourrejoicing.”DaryaAlexandrovna,gettingthemessage,simplysighedovertheroublewastedonit,andunderstoodthatitwasanafter-dinneraffair.SheknewStivahadaweaknessafterdiningforfairejouerletélégraphe.

           Everything,togetherwiththeexcellentdinnerandthewine,notfromRussianmerchants,butimporteddirectfromabroad,wasextremelydignified,simple,andenjoyable.ThepartysometwentyhadbeenselectedbySviazhskyfromamongthemoreactivenewliberals,allofthesamewayofthinking,whowereatthesametimecleverandwellbred.Theydrank,alsohalfinjest,tothehealthofthenewmarshaloftheprovince,ofthegovernor,ofthebankdirector,andof“ouramiablehost.”

           Vronskywassatisfied.Hehadneverexpectedtofindsopleasantatoneintheprovinces.

           Towardstheendofdinneritwasstillmorelively.ThegovernoraskedVronskytocometoaconcertforthebenefitoftheServianswhichhiswife,whowasanxioustomakehisacquaintance,hadbeengettingup.

           “There’llbeaball,andyou’llseethebelleoftheprovince.Worthseeing,really.”

           “Notinmyline,”Vronskyanswered.HelikedthatEnglishphrase.Buthesmiled,andpromisedtocome.

           Beforetheyrosefromthetable,whenallofthemweresmoking,Vronsky’svaletwentuptohimwithaletteronatray.

           “FromVozdvizhenskoebyspecialmessenger,”hesaidwithasignificantexpression

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