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Anna Karenina

quick in everything, but as soon as he is in society, he
either sinks into apathy, or struggles helplessly like a fish
on land.’
‘Yes, he’s very heedless,’ said the princess, addressing

Sergey Ivanovitch. ‘I’ve been meaning, indeed, to ask you
to tell him that it’s out of the question for her’ (she
indicated Kitty) ‘to stay here; that she positively must
come to Moscow. He talks of getting a doctor down..’
‘Maman, he’ll do everything; he has agreed to
everything,’ Kitty said, angry with her mother for
appealing to Sergey Ivanovitch to judge in such a matter.
In the middle of their conversation they heard the
snorting of horses and the sound of wheels on the gravel.
Dolly had not time to get up to go and meet her husband,
when from the window of the room below, where Grisha
was having his lesson, Levin leaped out and helped Grisha
out after him.
‘It’s Stiva!’ Levin shouted from under the balcony.
‘We’ve finished, Dolly, don’t be afraid!’ he added, and
started running like a boy to meet the carriage.
‘Is ea id, ejus, ejus, ejus!’ shouted Grisha, skipping along
the avenue.

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