Chapter 115
When Kitty leaves, Levin fears the fourteen hours until tomorrow as...
When Kitty had gone and Levin was left alone, he felt such uneasiness without her, and such an impatient longing to get as quickly, as quickly as possible, to tomorrow morning, when he would see her again and be plighted to her forever, that he felt afraid, as though of death, of those fourteen hours that he had to get through without her. It was essential for him to be with someone to talk to, so as not to be left alone, to kill time. Stepan Arkadyevitch would have been the companion most congenial to him, but he was going…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Map Levin's Night
List Levin's stops from leaving Kitty until seven o'clock. Beside each note whether he was avoiding solitude, spreading joy, or waiting for morning.
Consider:
- •Include Stiva, meeting, Sviazhsky, Yegor, window
- •Track food and sleep
- •Ask what changes at dawn
Journaling Prompt
Write about a night when you could not wait for tomorrow because something good was about to happen.
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