Анна Кареніна

Chapter 1

           AndKitty,withhercarefulhousekeeping,hadnolittletroubletogetallthechickens,turkeys,andgeese,ofwhichsomanywereneededtosatisfythesummerappetitesofthevisitorsandchildren.

           Thewholefamilyweresittingatdinner.Dolly’schildren,withtheirgovernessandVarenka,weremakingplansforgoingtolookformushrooms.SergeyIvanovitch,whowaslookeduptobyallthepartyforhisintellectandlearning,witharespectthatalmostamountedtoawe,surprisedeveryonebyjoiningintheconversationaboutmushrooms.

           “Takemewithyou.Iamveryfondofpickingmushrooms,”hesaid,lookingatVarenka;“Ithinkit’saveryniceoccupation.”

           “Oh,weshallbedelighted,”answeredVarenka,coloringalittle.KittyexchangedmeaningfulglanceswithDolly.TheproposalofthelearnedandintellectualSergeyIvanovitchtogolookingformushroomswithVarenkaconfirmedcertaintheoriesofKitty’swithwhichhermindhadbeenverybusyoflate.Shemadehastetoaddresssomeremarktohermother,sothatherlookshouldnotbenoticed.AfterdinnerSergeyIvanovitchsatwithhiscupofcoffeeatthedrawing-roomwindow,andwhilehetookpartinaconversationhehadbegunwithhisbrother,hewatchedthedoorthroughwhichthechildrenwouldstartonthemushroom-pickingexpedition.Levinwassittinginthewindownearhisbrother.

           Kittystoodbesideherhusband,evidentlyawaitingtheendofaconversationthathadnointerestforher,inordertotellhimsomething.

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