Noisily talking, they all went into the house; but as soon as they were all seated, Levin turned and went out.

Kitty saw something was wrong with her husband.

She tried to seize a moment to speak to him alone, but he made haste to get away from her, saying he was wanted at the counting-house.

It was long since his own work on the estate had seemed to him so important as at that moment.