At home in our village of Kaluga all the peasants and all the women have drunk up all they possessed, and now they can't pay us any rent.

What's the meaning of that? You always praise the peasants so.

" At that instant another lady came into the room, and Levin got up.

"Excuse me, countess, but I really know nothing about it, and can't tell you anything," he said, and looked round at the officer who came in behind the lady.

"That must be Vronsky," thought Levin, and, to be sure of it, glanced at Kitty.