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Anna Karenina

court she encouraged youthful maids of honor,
disconcerted by the new surroundings of the court.
‘We are saved by Christ who suffered for us. We are
saved by faith,’ Alexey Alexandrovitch chimed in, with a

glance of approval at her words.
‘Vous comprenez l’anglais?’ asked Lidia Ivanovna, and
receiving a reply in the affirmative, she got up and began
looking through a shelf of books.
‘I want to read him ‘Safe and Happy,’ or ‘Under the
Wing,’’ she said, looking inquiringly at Karenin. And
finding the book, and sitting down again in her place, she
opened it. ‘It’s very short. In it is described the way by
which faith can be reached, and the happiness, above all
earthly bliss, with which it fills the soul. The believer
cannot be unhappy because he is not alone. But you will
see.’ She was just settling herself to read when the footman
came in again. ‘Madame Borozdina? Tell her, tomorrow at
two o’clock. Yes,’ she said, putting her finger in the place
in the book, and gazing before her with her fine pensive
eyes, ‘that is how true faith acts. You know Marie Sanina?
You know about her trouble? She lost her only child. She
was in despair. And what happened? She found this
comforter, and she thanks God now for the death of her
child. Such is the happiness faith brings!’

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