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At the same moment as she entered, Vronsky's footman, with

side-whiskers combed out like a Kammerjunker, went in too. He

stopped at the door, and, taking off his cap, let her pass. Anna

recognized him, and only then recalled that Vronsky had told her

the day before that he would not come. Most likely he was sending

a note to say so.

As she took off her outer garment in the hall, she heard the

footman, pronouncing his "r's" even like a Kammerjunker, say,

"From the count for the princess," and hand the note.

She longed to question him as to where his master was. She longed

to turn back and send him a letter to come and see her, or to go

herself to see him. But neither the first nor the second nor the

third course was possible. Already she heard bells ringing to

announce her arrival ahead of her, and Princess Tverskaya's

footman was standing at the open door waiting for her to go

forward into the inner rooms.