Chapter 190
Part Seven opens: the Levins have been three months in Moscow
The Levins had been three months in Moscow. The date had long passed on which, according to the most trustworthy calculations of people learned in such matters, Kitty should have been confined. But she was still about, and there was nothing to show that her time was any nearer than two months ago. The doctor, the monthly nurse, and Dolly and her mother, and most of all Levin, who could not think of the approaching event without terror, began to be impatient and uneasy. Kitty was the only person who felt perfectly calm and happy. She was distinctly conscious now…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Compare Country And City Levin
List three country traits Kitty loves, three city problems, and Levin's Vronsky plan.
Consider:
- •Include three months in Moscow
- •Include almost an enemy
- •Include not behave stupidly
Journaling Prompt
Write about a time place changed how you handled someone difficult.
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