" "I did not venture to disregard your excellency's commands, though the road was extremely bad.

I positively walked the whole way, but I am here at my time.

Konstantin Dmitrievitch, my respects"; he turned to Levin, trying to seize his hand too.

But Levin, scowling, made as though he did not notice his hand, and took out the snipe.

" Your honors have been diverting yourselves with the chase? What kind of bird may it be, pray?" added Ryabinin, looking contemptuously at the snipe: "a great delicacy, I suppose.