" Levin opened his mouth, was about to say something, reddened, and said nothing.

"Do let us try table-turning at once, please," said Vronsky.

"Princess, will you allow it?" And Vronsky stood up, looking for a little table.

Kitty got up to fetch a table, and as she passed, her eyes met Levin's.

She felt for him with her whole heart, the more because she was pitying him for suffering of which she was herself the cause.