Анна Кареніна

Chapter 8

           Vassenkawasreallyanicefellow,simple,good-hearted,andverygood-humored.IfLevinhadmethimbeforehewasmarried,hewouldhavemadefriendswithhim.Levinratherdislikedhisholidayattitudetolifeandasortoffreeandeasyassumptionofelegance.Itwasasthoughheassumedahighdegreeofimportanceinhimselfthatcouldnotbedisputed,becausehehadlongnailsandastylishcap,andeverythingelsetocorrespond;butthiscouldbeforgivenforthesakeofhisgoodnatureandgoodbreeding.Levinlikedhimforhisgoodeducation,forspeakingFrenchandEnglishwithsuchanexcellentaccent,andforbeingamanofhisworld.

           Vassenkawasextremelydelightedwiththelefthorse,ahorseoftheDonSteppes.Hekeptpraisinghimenthusiastically.“Howfineitmustbegallopingoverthesteppesonasteppehorse!Eh?isn’tit?”hesaid.Hehadimaginedridingonasteppehorseassomethingwildandromantic,anditturnedoutnothingofthesort.Buthissimplicity,particularlyinconjunctionwithhisgoodlooks,hisamiablesmile,andthegraceofhismovements,wasveryattractive.EitherbecausehisnaturewassympathetictoLevin,orbecauseLevinwastryingtoatoneforhissinsofthepreviouseveningbyseeingnothingbutwhatwasgoodinhim,anywayhelikedhissociety.

           Aftertheyhaddrivenovertwomilesfromhome,Veslovskyallatoncefeltforacigarandhispocketbook,anddidnotknowwhetherhehadlostthemorleftthemonthetable.Inthepocketbooktherewerethirty-sevenpounds,andsothemattercouldnotbeleftinuncertainty

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