LevinlookedmoreattentivelyatVankaParmenovandhiswife。
Theywereloadingahaycockontothewagonnotfarfromhim。IvanParmenovwasstandingonthewagon，taking，layinginplace，andstampingdownthehugebundlesofhay，whichhisprettyyoungwifedeftlyhandeduptohim，atfirstinarmfuls，andthenonthepitchfork。Theyoungwifeworkedeasily，merrily，anddeftly。Theclose-packedhaydidnotoncebreakawaybyherfork。Firstsheteddedit，stucktheforkintoit，thenwitharapid，supplemovementleanedthewholeweightofherbodyonit，andatoncewithabendofherbackundertheredbeltshedrewherselfup，andarchingherfullbosomunderthelongwhiteapron，withadeftturnswungtheforkinherarms，andflungthebundleofhayhighontothewagon。Ivan，obviouslydoinghisbesttosavehereveryminuteofunnecessarylabor，madehaste，openingwidehisarmstoclutchthebundleandlayitinthewagon。Assherakedtogetherwhatwasleftofthehay，theyoungwifeshookoffthebitsofhaythathadfallenonherneck，and，arrangingtheredkerchiefthatwasgonebackwardbaringherwhitebrow，notbrownedbythesun，shecreptunderthewagontotieuptheload。Ivandirectedherhowtofastenthecordtothecrosspiece，andatsomethingshesaidhelaughedaloud。
Intheexpressionsofbothfaceswastobeseenvigorous，young，freshlyawakenedlove。
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TOLSTOY:AnnaKareninaPart3，Chapter12[PreviousChapter][TableofContents]Chapter12Theloadwastiedon。Ivanjumpeddownandtookthequiet，sleekhorsebythebridle。Theyoungwifeflungtherakeupontheload；withaboldstep，swingingherarms，shewenttojointhewomen，whowereformingaringforthehaymakers’dance。Ivandroveofftotheroadandfellintolinewiththeotherloadedwagons。Thepeasantwomen，withtheirrakesontheirshoulders，gaywithbrightflowers，andchatteringwithringing，merryvoices，walkedbehindthehaywagon。Onewilduntrainedfemalevoicebrokeintoasong，andsangitalonethroughaverse，andthenthesameversewasunanimouslytakenupandrepeatedbyhalfahundredstronghealthyvoices，ofallsorts，coarseandfine。