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Anna Karenina

simply arid directly to see Anna, and would receive her in
her own house.
The day after his arrival Vronsky went to her, and
finding her alone, expressed his wishes directly.

‘You know, Alexey,’ she said after hearing him, ‘how
fond I am of you, and how ready I am to do anything for
you; but I have not spoken, because I knew I could be of
no use to you and to Anna Arkadyevna,’ she said,
articulating the name ‘Anna Arkadyevna’ with particular
care. ‘Don’t suppose, please, that I judge her. Never;
perhaps in her place I should have done the same. I don’t
and can’t enter into that,’ she said, glancing timidly at his
gloomy face. ‘But one must call things by their names.
You want me to go and see her, to ask her here, and to
rehabilitate her in society; but do understand that I
CANNOT do so. I have daughters growing up, and I
must live in the world for my husband’s sake. Well, I’m
ready to come and see Anna Arkadyevna: she will
understand that I can’t ask her here, or I should have to do
so in such a way that she would not meet people who
look at things differently; that would offend her. I can’t
raise her..’
‘Oh, I don’t regard her as fallen more than hundreds of
women you do receive!’ Vronsky interrupted her still

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