Metrov

Role: scientific man · First appears: PART SEVEN · Chapter 2

Life events

Levin refused Metrov’s invitation and left the meeting for Lvov’s.(PART SEVEN · Chapter 3)
- With: Levin Lvov
- “And having made up his mind to refuse Metrov’s invitation, Levin went up to him at the end of the meeting. Metrov introduced Levin to the chairman, with whom he was talking of the political news. Metrov told the chairman what he had already told Levin, and Levin made the same remarks on his news that he had already made that morning, but for the sake of variety he expressed also a new opinion which had only just struck him. After that the conversation turned again on the university question. As Levin had already heard it all, he made haste to tell Metrov that he was sorry he could not take advantage of his invitation, took leave, and drove to Lvov’s.”

with Katavasov (Katavasov was to introduce Metrov.) “He promised to introduce me to Metrov.”
with Levin (Levin was awaiting an introduction to Metrov.) “He promised to introduce me to Metrov. I wanted to talk to him about my work.”

with Levin (Metrov invited Levin to visit him and discuss Levin’s work.) “Come with us, and from there, if you care to, come to my place. I should very much like to hear your work.”

Extracted from the original text of Anna Karenina. Made with Rho MD.