Mlle Linon hurriedly left him and went toward the other door. As soon as she had gone out he heard the sound of very, very rapid light steps on the parquet floor, and his joy, his life, his own self, the best in himself, that which he had sought and yearned for so long, advanced very, very rapidly towards him.
Apenas la señorita Linon, dejándole, salió por la puerta opuesta, unos pasos ligerísimos sonaron en el entarimado y la felicidad de Levin, su vida, lo que era como él mismo, más que él mismo, lo esperado y anhelado tanto tiempo, se acercó deprisa, muy deprisa.