"Will the train soon be in?" Vronsky asked a railway official.

"The train's signaled," answered the man.

The approach of the train was more and more evident by the preparatory bustle in the station, the rush of porters, the movement of policemen and attendants, and people meeting the train.

Through the frosty vapor could be seen workmen in short sheepskins and soft felt boots crossing the rails of the curving line.

The hiss of the boiler could be heard on the distant rails, and the rumble of something heavy.