four o’clock
After obtaining his brother 's address from Sergey Ivanovitch 's footman , Levin was on the point of setting off at once to see him , but on second thought he decided to put off his visit till the evening . The first thing to do to set his heart at rest was to accomplish what he had come to Moscow for . From his brother 's Levin went to Oblonsky 's office , and on getting news of the Shtcherbatskys from him , he drove to the place where he had been told he might find Kitty . At four o'clock , conscious of his throbbing heart , Levin stepped out of a hired sledge at the Zoological Gardens , and turned along the path to the frozen mounds and the skating ground , knowing that he would certainly find her there , as he had seen the Shtcherbatskys ' carriage at the entrance . It was a bright , frosty day . Rows of carriages , sledges , drivers , and policemen were standing in the approach . Crowds of well-dressed people , with hats bright in the sun , swarmed about the entrance and along the well-swept little paths between the little houses adorned with carving in the Russian style .