 Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910).  Anna Karenin. The Harvard Classics
Shelf of Fiction.  1917. Part VI Chapter X VASSENKA drove the
horses so smartly that they reached the marsh too early, while
it was still hot. As they drew near this more important marsh,
the chief aim of their expedition, Levin could not help
considering how he could get rid of Vassenka and be free in his
movements. Stepan Arkadyevitch evidently had the same desire,
and on his face Levin saw the look of anxiety always present in
a true sportsman when beginning shooting, together with a
certain good-humoured slyness peculiar to him.   1   ‘How shall
we go? It’s a splendid marsh, I see, and there are hawks,’ said
Stepan Arkadyevitch, pointing to two great birds hovering over
the reeds. ‘Where there are hawks, there is sure to be
game.’   2   ‘Now, gentlemen,’ said Levin, pulling up his boots
and examining the lock of his gun with rather a gloomy
expression, ‘do you see those reeds?’ He pointed to an oasis of
blackish green in the huge half-mown wet