Анна Кареніна

Chapter 8

           AndsoPrinceTchetchenskyaskshim,‘Come,Vassily,who’shere?Anyshlupikshereyet?’Andhesays,‘You’rethethird.’Yes,mydearboy,thathedid!”

           Talkingandgreetingthefriendstheymet,Levinandtheprincewalkedthroughalltherooms:thegreatroomwheretableshadalreadybeenset,andtheusualpartnerswereplayingforsmallstakes;thedivanroom,wheretheywereplayingchess,andSergeyIvanovitchwassittingtalkingtosomebody;thebilliardroom,where,aboutasofainarecess,therewasalivelypartydrinkingchampagneGaginwasoneofthem.Theypeepedintothe“infernalregions,”whereagoodmanymenwerecrowdingroundonetable,atwhichYashvinwassitting.Tryingnottomakeanoise,theywalkedintothedarkreadingroom,whereundertheshadedlampstheresatayoungmanwithawrathfulcountenance,turningoveronejournalafteranother,andabaldgeneralburiedinabook.Theywent,too,intowhattheprincecalledtheintellectualroom,wherethreegentlemenwereengagedinaheateddiscussionofthelatestpoliticalnews.

           “Prince,pleasecome,we’reready,”saidoneofhiscardparty,whohadcometolookforhim,andtheprincewentoff.Levinsatdownandlistened,butrecallingalltheconversationofthemorninghefeltallofasuddenfearfullybored.Hegotuphurriedly,andwenttolookforOblonskyandTurovtsin,withwhomithadbeensopleasant.

           Turovtsinwasoneofthecircledrinkinginthebilliardroom,andStepanArkadyevitchwastalkingwithVronskynearthedooratthefarthercorneroftheroom.

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