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And now he poured out upon Stepan Arkadyevitch his poetic joy in

the spring, and his failures and plans for the land, and his

thoughts and criticis, and the

idea of his own book, the basis of which really was, though he

was unaware of it hiriculture Stepan Arkadyevitch, always charhtest reference, was particularly char

on this visit, and Levin noticed in him a special tenderness, as

it were, and a new tone of respect that flattered hiafea Mihalovna and the cook, that the dinner

should be particularly good, only ended in the two fareat deal of bread

and butter, salt goose and saltedthe soup to be served without the accompaniment

of little pies, hich the cook had particularly h Stepan Arkadyevitch was

accusto

excellent: the herb brandy, and the bread, and the butter, and

above all the salt goose and the mushrooms, and the nettle soup,

and the chicken in white sauce, and the white Cri was superb and delicious