While he was reading, and especially during the frequent and rapid repetitions of 'Lord, have mercy upon us!' – which sounded like 'Lordvmercypons!' – Levin felt as if his mind were closed and sealed up, and that, if he did make it stir now, nothing but confusion would result; therefore as he stood behind the deacon he continued his own train of thought, without listening or trying to comprehend what was being read.
По мере чтения, в особенности при частом и быстром повторении тех же слов: "Господи помилуй", которые звучали как "помилос, помилос", Левин чувствовал, что мысль его заперта и запечатана и что трогать и шевелить ее теперь не следует, а то выйдет путаница, и потому он, стоя позади дьякона, продолжал, не слушая и не вникая, думать о своем.