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"I hate them all, and you, and myself," his eyes responded, and

he took up his hat. But he was not destined to escape. Just as

they were arranging themselves round the table, and Levin was on

the point of retiring, the old prince came in, and after greeting

the ladies, addressed Levin.

"Ah!" he began joyously. "Been here long, my boy? I didn't even

know you were in town. Very glad to see you." The old prince

embraced Levin, and talking to him did not observe Vronsky, who

had risen, and was serenely waiting till the prince should turn

to him.

Kitty felt how distasteful her father's warmth was to Levin after

what had happened. She saw, too, how coldly her father responded

at last to Vronsky's bow, and how Vronsky looked with amiable

perplexity at her father, as though trying and failing to

understand how and why anyone could be hostilely disposed towards

him, and she flushed.

"Prince, let us have Konstantin Dmitrievitch," said Countess

Nordston; "we want to try an experiment."