Chapter 210 — Anna Karenina

After capital dinner and great deal of cognac at Bartnyansky's, Stepan Arkadyevitch enters Countess Lidia Ivanovna's salon slightly late. He asks hall porter who else is there and tries not putting my foot in it in unfamiliar religious talk.

Landau sits with childlike artless smile, head drooping as if to sleep. Countess and Alexey Alexandrovitch exchange meaningful glances. Reading will be short; Oh, I shall understand, Landau says closing eyes.

Stiva observes religion talk, notes, letters whisked away, Alexey's whisper full of meaning about Landau falling asleep. Tolstoy stages séance atmosphere where divorce decision is being prepared without Stiva grasping rules.

After cognac at Bartnyansky's, Stiva enters Lydia Ivanovna's salon slightly late, trying not to put my foot in it. Landau sleeps or pretends; Alexey whispers full of meaning as reading prepares divorce decision without Stiva grasping rules.

Tolstoy closes the chapter on that beat without easy moral, only the next consequence waiting.

Religion talk, whisked notes, and Alexey's whispers stage séance atmosphere where Stiva grasps only that he must not put his foot in it.

Reading will be short; Oh I shall understand, Landau says closing eyes as séance atmosphere prepares divorce decision.

The beat lands without easy moral.