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The next day was Sunday Stepan Arkadyevitch went to the Grand

Theater to a rehearsal of the ballet, and gave Masha Tchibisova,

a pretty dancing-girl whom he had just taken under his

protection, the coral necklace he had pro

before, and behind the scenes in the died to kiss her pretty little face, radiant over her present

Besides the gift of the necklace he wanted to arrange with her

aboutthat he could

not co of the ballet, he promised he would

come for the last act and take her to supper From the theater

Stepan Arkadyevitch drove to Ohotny Row, selected hius for dinner, and by twelve o'clock was at

Dussot's, where he had to see three people, luckily all staying

at the same hotel: Levin, who had recently co there; the new head of his department, who had

just been promoted to that position, and had come on a tour of

revision to Moscow; and his brother-in-law, Karenin, who hi, but still better he liked to

give a dinner, sards the food

and drink and as regards the selection of guests He

particularly liked the prograus, and _la pièce de resistance_--

first-rate, but quite plain, roast beef, and wines to suit: so

Kitty and Levin would be of