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Anna Karenina

‘Oh, heavens, that would be too silly!’ said Anna, and
again a deep flush of pleasure came out on her face, when
she heard the idea, that absorbed her, put into words. ‘And
so here I am going away, having made an enemy of Kitty,

whom I liked so much! Ah, how sweet she is! But you’ll
make it right, Dolly? Eh?’
Dolly could scarcely suppress a smile. She loved Anna,
but she enjoyed seeing that she too had her weaknesses.
‘An enemy? That can’t be.’
‘I did so want you all to care for me, as I do for you,
and now I care for you more than ever,’ said Anna, with
tears in her eyes. ‘Ah, how silly I am today!’
She passed her handkerchief over her face and began
dressing.
At the very moment of starting Stepan Arkadyevitch
arrived, late, rosy and good-humored, smelling of wine
and cigars.
Anna’s emotionalism infected Dolly, and when she
embraced her sister-in-law for the last time, she
whispered: ‘Remember, Anna, what you’ve done for
me—I shall never forget. And remember that I love you,
and shall always love you as my dearest friend!’
‘I don’t know why,’ said Anna, kissing her and hiding
her tears.

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