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The young Princess Kitty Shtcherbatskaya was eighteen It was

the first winter that she had been out in the world Her success

in society had been greater than that of either of her elder

sisters, and greater even than her

almost all in love with Kitty, two serious suitors had already

this first winter made their appearance: Levin, and immediately

after his departure, Count Vronsky

Levin's appearance at the beginning of the winter, his frequent

visits, and evident love for Kitty, had led to the first serious

conversations between Kitty's parents as to her future, and to

disputes between them The prince was on Levin's side; he said

he wished for nothing better for Kitty The princess for her

part, going round the question in the manner peculiar to wo, that Levin had done nothing

to prove that he had serious intentions, that Kitty felt no great

attraction to him, and other side issues; but she did not state