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Anna Karenina

decent woman. I knew that from the first moment I
sacrificed everything to him. And this is my reward! Oh,
how I hate him! And what did I come here for? I’m worse
here, more miserable.’ She heard from the next room the

sisters’ voices in consultation. ‘And what am I going to say
to Dolly now? Amuse Kitty by the sight of my
wretchedness, submit to her patronizing? No; and besides,
Dolly wouldn’t understand. And it would be no good my
telling her. It would only be interesting to see Kitty, to
show her how I despise everyone and everything, how
nothing matters to me now.’
Dolly came in with the letter. Anna read it and handed
it back in silence.
‘I knew all that,’ she said, ‘and it doesn’t interest me in
the least.’
‘Oh, why so? On the contrary, I have hopes,’ said
Dolly, looking inquisitively at Anna. She had never seen
her in such a strangely irritable condition. ‘When are you
going away?’ she asked.
Anna, half-closing her eyes, looked straight before her
and did not answer.
‘Why does Kitty shrink from me?’ she said, looking at
the door and flushing red.

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