Chapter 221 — Anna Karenina

Almost two months had passed; hot summer half over; Sergey Ivanovitch only now preparing to leave Moscow. He finished a year ago his six years labor Sketch of a Survey of the Principles and Forms of Government.

Article answered; then deadly silence about book in press and conversation; six years toiled with love and labor had gone leaving no trace. No new literary work filled the gap since.

He goes to brother country rest fortnight and see uplifting of the spirit of the people in wilds, as capital residents fully persuaded; Katavasov accompanies to Levin's. Tolstoy pivots after Anna's death to surviving intellectual plotline.

Six years on Sketch of Government met deadly silence; no trace in conversation. Sergey goes to brother's country rest and uplifting of popular spirit in wilds; Katavasov accompanies toward Levin's. Part Eight pivots after Anna's death.

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

Literary silence hurts more than bad reviews; Slavic question arrives as substitute vocation on the train to Pokrovskoe.

Capital residents fully persuaded of uplifting popular spirit in wilds; literary emptiness gapes until Slavic cause offers motion.

The beat lands without easy moral.

Hot summer half over; six years' labor left no trace until country rest beckons.