Chapter 22

           

           TheballwasonlyjustbeginningasKittyandhermotherwalkedupthegreatstaircase,floodedwithlight,andlinedwithflowersandfootmeninpowderandredcoats.Fromtheroomscameaconstant,steadyhum,asfromahive,andtherustleofmovement;andwhileonthelandingbetweentreestheygavelasttouchestotheirhairanddressesbeforethemirror,theyheardfromtheballroomthecareful,distinctnotesofthefiddlesoftheorchestrabeginningthefirstwaltz.Alittleoldmaninciviliandress,arranginghisgraycurlsbeforeanothermirror,anddiffusinganodorofscent,stumbledagainstthemonthestairs,andstoodaside,evidentlyadmiringKitty,whomhedidnotknow.Abeardlessyouth,oneofthosesocietyyouthswhomtheoldPrinceShtcherbatskycalled“youngbucks,”inanexceedinglyopenwaistcoat,straighteninghiswhitetieashewent,bowedtothem,andafterrunningby,camebacktoaskKittyforaquadrille.AsthefirstquadrillehadalreadybeengiventoVronsky,shehadtopromisethisyouththesecond.Anofficer,buttoninghisglove,stoodasideinthedoorway,andstrokinghismustache,admiredrosyKitty.

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