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Shtcherbatsky and Tchirikov, supporting the crowns and stu delighted at

so

on the bridal pair as the priest came to a halt The spark of

joy kindled in Kitty seemed to have infected everyone in the

church It seemed to Levin that the priest and the deacon too

wanted to s the crowns off their heads the priest read the last prayer

and congratulated the young people Levin looked at Kitty, and

he had never before seen her look as she did She was char

with the new radiance of happiness in her face Levin longed to

say so to her, but he did not knohether it was all

over The priest got him out of his difficulty He sently, "Kiss your wife, and you kiss your

husband," and took the candles out of their hands

Levin kissed her save her his are sense of closeness, walked out of the

church He did not believe, he could not believe, that it was

true It was only when their wondering and timid eyes met that

he believed in it, because he felt that they were one

After supper, the sa people left for the

country