TOLSTOY:AnnaKareninaPart6,Chapter09[PreviousChapter][TableofContents]Chapter9`Well,now,what’sourplanofcampaign?Tellusallaboutit,’saidStepanArkadyevich。
`Ourplanisthis。Nowwe’redrivingtoGvozdiov。InGvozdiovthere’sadoublesnipemarshonthisside,andbeyondGvozdiovcomesomemagnificentjacksnipemarshes,wheretherearedoublesnipetoo。It’shotnow,andwe’llgetthere-it’stwentyverstas-towardevening,andhavesomeeveningshooting;we’llspendthenightthereandgoontomorrowtothebiggermoors。’
`Andistherenothingontheway?’
`Yes;butwe’llsaveourselves;besides,it’shot。Therearetwogoodlittleplaces,butIdoubttherebeinganythingtoshoot。’
Levinwouldhimselfhavelikedtogointotheselittleplaces,buttheywerenearhome;hecouldshootthemoveranytime,andtheywereonlylittleplaces-therewouldhardlyberoomforthreetoshoot。Andso,withsomeinsincerity,hesaidthathedoubtedtherebeinganythingtoshoot。WhentheyreachedalittlemarshLevinwouldhavedrivenby,butStepanArkadyevich,withtheexperiencedeyeofasportsman,atoncedetectedasoggyspotvisiblefromtheroad。