In which the vibrant merriment of haymaking among the peasants stirs in Levin a profound yearning for a life of simple labour and communal joy, yet he finds himself caught in the delicate tension of his own restless mind as the dawn breaks with its cool, reflective light. As a fleeting apparition of Kitty momentarily illuminates his path, Levin recognises with quiet certainty that his quest for meaning and peace must intertwine with love, even as the sky above, vast and inscrutable, hints at the vastness of his uncertain future.