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Anna Karenina

her. But there was no help for it, so it must be, so it
would have to be.
‘My God! shall I myself really have to say it to him?’
she thought. ‘Can I tell him I don’t love him? That will be

a lie. What am I to say to him? That I love someone else?
No, that’s impossible. I’m going away, I’m going away.’
She had reached the door, when she heard his step.
‘No! it’s not honest. What have I to be afraid of? I have
done nothing wrong. What is to be, will be! I’ll tell the
truth. And with him one can’t be ill at ease. Here he is,’
she said to herself, seeing his powerful, shy figure, with his
shining eyes fixed on her. She looked straight into his face,
as thought imploring him to spare her, and gave her hand.
‘It’s not time yet; I think I’m too early,’ he said
glancing round the empty drawing room. When he saw
that his expectations were realized, that there was nothing
to prevent him from speaking, his face became gloomy.
‘Oh, no,’ said Kitty, and sat down at the table.
‘But this was just what I wanted, to find you alone,’ be
began, not sitting down, and not looking at her, so as not
to lose courage.
‘Mamma will be down directly. She was very much
tired.... Yesterday..’

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