Anna Karenina Part 2 Chapter 21

In which the restless spirit of a horse and its rider are revealed in the quiet moments before a steeplechase, as Vronsky tends to his mare with an intensity that mirrors his own inner tumult. Amid restless anticipation and impending rain, he reflects on the complexities of love and societal expectation, feeling both the weight of concealment and the yearning for a freer existence.