Анна Кареніна

Chapter 10

           

           “Capital!we’llmakethebiggerbag!Yes,comealong,comealong!”Vassenkaexclaimed.

           Levincoulddonothingbutagree,andtheydivided.

           Assoonastheyenteredthemarsh,thetwodogsbeganhuntingabouttogetherandmadetowardsthegreen,slime-coveredpool.LevinknewLaska’smethod,waryandindefinite;heknewtheplacetooandexpectedawholecoveyofsnipe.

           “Veslovsky,besideme,walkbesideme!”hesaidinafaintvoicetohiscompanionsplashinginthewaterbehindhim.Levincouldnothelpfeelinganinterestinthedirectionhisgunwaspointed,afterthatcasualshotneartheKolpenskymarsh.

           “Oh,Iwon’tgetinyourway,don’ttroubleaboutme.”

           ButLevincouldnothelptroubling,andrecalledKitty’swordsatparting:“Mindyoudon’tshootoneanother.”Thedogscamenearerandnearer,passedeachother,eachpursuingitsownscent.TheexpectationofsnipewassointensethattoLevinthesquelchingsoundofhisownheel,ashedrewitupoutofthemire,seemedtobethecallofasnipe,andheclutchedandpressedthelockofhisgun.

           “Bang!bang!”soundedalmostinhisear.Vassenkahadfiredataflockofduckswhichwashoveringoverthemarshandflyingatthatmomenttowardsthesportsmen,faroutofrange.BeforeLevinhadtimetolookround,therewasthewhirofonesnipe,another,athird,andsomeeightmoreroseoneafteranother.

           StepanArkadyevitchhitoneattheverymomentwhenitwasbeginningitszigzagmovements,andthesnipefellinaheapintothemud.

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