"Why, Kostya, you here too! I suppose you're converted, eh?" he added, turning to Levin and drawing his arm through his.

Levin would have been glad indeed to be converted, but could not make out what the point was, and retreating a few steps from the speakers, he explained to Stepan Arkadyevitch his inability to understand why the marshal of the province should be asked to stand.

_"O sancta simplicitas!"_ said Stepan Arkadyevitch, and briefly and clearly he explained it to Levin.