Having once made up his mind that he was happy in his love, that he sacrificed his ambition to it--having anyway taken up this position, Vronsky was incapable of feeling either envious of Serpuhovskoy or hurt with him for not coming first to him when he came to the regiment.

Serpuhovskoy was a good friend, and he was delighted he had come.

"Ah, I'm very glad!" The colonel, Demin, had taken a large country house.

The whole party were in the wide lower balcony.