He had thought his engagement would have nothing about it like others, that the ordinary conditions of engaged couples would spoil his special happiness; but it ended in his doing exactly as other people did, and his happiness being only increased thereby and becoming more and more special, more and more unlike anything that had ever happened.

"Now we shall have sweetmeats to eat," said Mademoiselle Linon-- and Levin drove off to buy sweetmeats.

"Well, I'm very glad," said Sviazhsky.

" I advise you to get the bouquets from Fomin's.

" "Oh, are they wanted?" And he drove to Fomin's.