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Anna Karenina

everything good in him, and to see only what is bad.
There are people, on the other hand, who desire above all
to find in that lucky rival the qualities by which he has
outstripped them, and seek with a throbbing ache at heart

only what is good. Levin belonged to the second class. But
he had no difficulty in finding what was good and
attractive in Vronsky. It was apparent at the first glance.
Vronsky was a squarely built, dark man, not very tall, with
a good-humored, handsome, and exceedingly calm and
resolute face. Everything about his face and figure, from
his short-cropped black hair and freshly shaven chin down
to his loosely fitting, brand-new uniform, was simple and
at the same time elegant. Making way for the lady who
had come in, Vronsky went up to the princess and then to
Kitty.
As he approached her, his beautiful eyes shone with a
specially tender light, and with a faint, happy, and
modestly triumphant smile (so it seemed to Levin),
bowing carefully and respectfully over her, he held out his
small broad hand to her.
Greeting and saying a few words to everyone, he sat
down without once glancing at Levin, who had never
taken his eyes off him.

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