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The ball was only just beginning as Kitty and her ht, and lined with

flowers and footmen in powder and red coats From the rooms came

a constant, steady hum, as from a hive, and the rustle of

ave last

touches to their hair and dresses before the mirror, they heard

from the ballroom the careful, distinct notes of the fiddles of

the orchestra beginning the first waltz A little old ray curls before another ainst the Kitty, whom he did

not know A beardless youth, one of those society youths who bucks," in an

exceedingly open waistcoat, straightening his white tie as he

went, bowed to the by, came back to ask Kitty

for a quadrille As the first quadrille had already been given

to Vronsky, she had to prolove, stood aside in the doorway, and

stroking his h her dress, her coiffure, and all the preparations for

the ball had cost Kitty great trouble and consideration, at this

moment she walked into the ballroom in her elaborate tulle dress

over a pink slip as easily and sih all the rosettes

and lace, all the minute details of her attire, had not cost her

or her fah she had been born

in that tulle and lace, with her hair done up high on her head,

and a rose and two leaves on the top of it

When, just before entering the ballrooht side out of the ribbon of her sash,

Kitty had drawn back a little She felt that everythingcould need setting

straight

It was one of Kitty's best days Her dress was not