Chapter 2

           

           “Go,please,gothenandcallontheBols,”Kittysaidtoherhusband,whenhecameintoseeherateleveno’clockbeforegoingout.“Iknowyouarediningattheclub;papaputdownyourname.Butwhatareyougoingtodointhemorning?”

           “IamonlygoingtoKatavasov,”answeredLevin.

           “Whysoearly?”

           “HepromisedtointroducemetoMetrov.Iwantedtotalktohimaboutmywork.He’sadistinguishedscientificmanfromPetersburg,”saidLevin.

           “Yes;wasn’tithisarticleyouwerepraisingso?Well,andafterthat?”saidKitty.

           “Ishallgotothecourt,perhaps,aboutmysister’sbusiness.”

           “Andtheconcert?”shequeried.

           “Ishan’tgothereallalone.”

           “No?dogo;therearegoingtobesomenewthings....Thatinterestedyouso.Ishouldcertainlygo.”

           “Well,anyway,Ishallcomehomebeforedinner,”hesaid,lookingathiswatch.

           “Putonyourfrockcoat,sothatyoucangostraighttocallonCountessBola.”

           “Butisitabsolutelynecessary?”

           “Oh,absolutely!Hehasbeentoseeus.Come,whatisit?Yougoin,sitdown,talkforfiveminutesoftheweather,getupandgoaway.”

           “Oh,youwouldn’tbelieveit!I’vegotsooutofthewayofallthisthatitmakesmefeelpositivelyashamed.It’ssuchahorriblethingtodo!Acompleteoutsiderwalksin,sitsdown,staysonwithnothingtodo,wastestheirtimeandworrieshimself,andwalksaway!”

           Kittylaughed.

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