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Anna Karenina

‘It was a blessing from Providence for us—this Servian
war. I’m old, and I don’t understand the rights and wrongs
of it, but it’s come as a providential blessing to him. Of
course for me, as his mother, it’s terrible; and what’s

worse, they say, ce n’est pas tres bien vu a Petersbourg.
But it can’t be helped! It was the one thing that could
rouse him. Yashvin—a friend of his—he had lost all he
had at cards and he was going to Servia. He came to see
him and persuaded him to go. Now it’s an interest for
him. Do please talk to him a little. I want to distract his
mind. He’s so low-spirited. And as bad luck would have
it, he has toothache too. But he’ll be delighted to see you.
Please do talk to him; he’s walking up and down on that
side.’
Sergey Ivanovitch said he would be very glad to, and
crossed over to the other side of the station.

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