Anna Karenina Part 8 Chapter 14

In which Levin returns to his country estate to find his family and acquaintances gathered, stirring within him a complex mingling of hope and awkwardness as he endeavours to reconnect with those around him. Amid the hum of bees and the calm of the countryside, he reflects on his spiritual state, sensing a newfound inner peace that the momentary disturbances of life cannot wholly disturb.