Анна Кареніна

Chapter 4

           

           Hethoughtofnothing,wishedfornothing,butnottobeleftbehindthepeasants,andtodohisworkaswellaspossible.Heheardnothingbuttheswishofscythes,andsawbeforehimTit’suprightfiguremowingaway,thecrescent-shapedcurveofthecutgrass,thegrassandflowerheadsslowlyandrhythmicallyfallingbeforethebladeofhisscythe,andaheadofhimtheendoftherow,wherewouldcometherest.

           Suddenly,inthemidstofhistoil,withoutunderstandingwhatitwasorwhenceitcame,hefeltapleasantsensationofchillonhishot,moistshoulders.Heglancedattheskyintheintervalforwhettingthescythes.Aheavy,loweringstormcloudhadblownup,andbigraindropswerefalling.Someofthepeasantswenttotheircoatsandputthemon;othersjustlikeLevinhimselfmerelyshruggedtheirshoulders,enjoyingthepleasantcoolnessofit.

           Anotherrow,andyetanotherrow,followedlongrowsandshortrows,withgoodgrassandwithpoorgrass.Levinlostallsenseoftime,andcouldnothavetoldwhetheritwaslateorearlynow.Achangebegantocomeoverhiswork,whichgavehimimmensesatisfaction.Inthemidstofhistoilthereweremomentsduringwhichheforgotwhathewasdoing,anditcamealleasytohim,andatthosesamemomentshisrowwasalmostassmoothandwellcutasTit’s.Butsosoonasherecollectedwhathewasdoing,andbegantryingtodobetter,hewasatonceconsciousofallthedifficultyofhistask,andtherowwasbadlymown

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