Анна Кареніна

Chapter 24

           

           “Ifyoucan,leadtherace;butdon’tlosehearttillthelastminute,evenifyou’rebehind.”

           Beforethemarehadtimetomove,Vronskysteppedwithanagile,vigorousmovementintothesteel-toothedstirrup,andlightlyandfirmlyseatedhimselfonthecreakingleatherofthesaddle.Gettinghisrightfootinthestirrup,hesmoothedthedoublereins,ashealwaysdid,betweenhisfingers,andCordletgo.

           Asthoughshedidnotknowwhichfoottoputfirst,Frou-Froustarted,draggingatthereinswithherlongneck,andasthoughshewereonsprings,shakingherriderfromsidetoside.Cordquickenedhisstep,followinghim.Theexcitedmare,tryingtoshakeoffherriderfirstononesideandthentheother,pulledatthereins,andVronskytriedinvainwithvoiceandhandtosootheher.

           Theywerejustreachingthedammed-upstreamontheirwaytothestartingpoint.Severaloftheriderswereinfrontandseveralbehind,whensuddenlyVronskyheardthesoundofahorsegallopinginthemudbehindhim,andhewasovertakenbyMahotinonhiswhite-legged,lop-earedGladiator.Mahotinsmiled,showinghislongteeth,butVronskylookedangrilyathim.Hedidnotlikehim,andregardedhimnowashismostformidablerival.Hewasangrywithhimforgallopingpastandexcitinghismare.Frou-Froustartedintoagallop,herleftfootforward,madetwobounds,andfrettingatthetightenedreins,passedintoajoltingtrot,bumpingherriderupanddown.Cord,too,scowled,andfollowedVronskyalmostatatrot.

           

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