Anna Karenina - Part 5

Nothing special happened at the ceremony of benediction with the

holy picture. Stepan Arkadyevitch stood in a comically solemn

pose beside his wife, took the holy picture, and telling Levin

to bow down to the ground, he blessed him with his kindly,

ironical smile, and kissed him three times; Darya Alexandrovna

did the same, and immediately was in a hurry to get off, and

again plunged into the intricate question of the destinations of

the various carriages.

"Come, I'll tell you how we'll manage: you drive in our carriage

to fetch him, and Sergey Ivanovitch, if he'll be so good, will

drive there and then send his carriage."

"Of course; I shall be delighted."

"We'll come on directly with him. Are your things sent off?"

said Stepan Arkadyevitch.

"Yes," answered Levin, and he told Kouzma to put out his clothes

for him to dress.