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Anna Karenina

doorway and looking inquiringly at Vronsky. And again a
vivid flush overspread her face.
Vronsky saw from her eyes that she did not know on
what terms he cared to be with Golenishtchev, and so was

afraid of not behaving as he would wish.
He looked a long, tender look at her.
‘No, not very,’ he said.
And it seemed to her that she understood everything,
most of all, that he was pleased with her; and smiling to
him, she walked with her rapid step out at the door.
The friends glanced at one another, and a look of
hesitation came into both faces, as though Golenishtchev,
unmistakably admiring her, would have liked to say
something about her, and could not find the right thing to
say, while Vronsky desired and dreaded his doing so.
‘Well then,’ Vronsky began to start a conversation of
some sort; ‘so you’re settled here? You’re still at the same
work, then?’ he went on, recalling that he had been told
Golenishtchev was writing something.
‘Yes, I’m writing the second part of the Two
Elements,’ said Golenishtchev, coloring with pleasure at
the question—‘that is, to be exact, I am not writing it yet;
I am preparing, collecting materials. It will be of far wider
scope, and will touch on almost all questions. We in

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