Анна Кареніна

Chapter 9

           

           Levinwasvexedbothatbeinghinderedfromshootingandathishorsesgettingstuckinthemud,andstillmoreatthefactthatneitherStepanArkadyevitchnorVeslovskyhelpedhimandthecoachmantounharnessthehorsesandgetthemout,sinceneitherofthemhadtheslightestnotionofharnessing.WithoutvouchsafingasyllableinreplytoVassenka’sprotestationsthatithadbeenquitedrythere,Levinworkedinsilencewiththecoachmanatextricatingthehorses.Butthen,ashegotwarmattheworkandsawhowassiduouslyVeslovskywastuggingatthewagonettebyoneofthemud-guards,sothathebrokeitindeed,Levinblamedhimselfforhavingundertheinfluenceofyesterday’sfeelingsbeentoocoldtoVeslovsky,andtriedtobeparticularlygenialsoastosmoothoverhischilliness.Wheneverythinghadbeenputright,andthecarriagehadbeenbroughtbacktotheroad,Levinhadthelunchserved.

           “Bonappétitbonneconscience!Cepouletvatomberjusqu’aufonddemesbottes,”Vassenka,whohadrecoveredhisspirits,quotedtheFrenchsayingashefinishedhissecondchicken.“Well,nowourtroublesareover,noweverything’sgoingtogowell.Only,toatoneformysins,I’mboundtositonthebox.That’sso?eh?No,no!I’llbeyourAutomedon.YoushallseehowI’llgetyoualong,”heanswered,notlettinggotherein,whenLevinbeggedhimtoletthecoachmandrive.“No,Imustatoneformysins,andI’mverycomfortableonthebox.”Andhedrove

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