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Anna Karenina

Chapter 25

Feeling that the reconciliation was complete, Anna set
eagerly to to work in the morning preparing for their
departure. Though it was not settled whether they should
go on Monday or Tuesday, as they had each given way to
the other, Anna packed busily, feeling absolutely
indifferent whether they went a day earlier or later. She
was standing in her room over an open box, taking things
out of it, when he came in to see her earlier than usually,
dressed to go out.
‘I’m going off at once to see maman; she can send me
the money by Yegorov. And I shall be ready to go
tomorrow,’ he said.
Though she was in such a good mood, the thought of
his visit to his mother’s gave her a pang.
‘No, I shan’t be ready by then myself,’ she said; and at
once reflected, ‘so then it was possible to arrange to do as I
wished.’ ‘No, do as you meant to do. Go into the dining
room, I’m coming directly. It’s only to turn out those
things that aren’t wanted,’ she said, putting something
more on the heap of frippery that lay in Annushka’s arms.

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