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Anna Karenina

begin to cry. She crimsoned, turned white, crimsoned
again, and grew faint, waiting with quivering lips for him
to come to her. He went up to her, bowed, and held out
his hand without speaking. Except for the slight quiver of

her lips and the moisture in her eyes that made them
brighter, her smile was almost calm as she said:
‘How long it is since we’ve seen each other!’ and with
desperate determination she pressed his hand with her cold
hand.
‘You’ve not seen me, but I’ve seen you,’ said Levin,
with a radiant smile of happiness. ‘I saw you when you
were driving from the railway station to Ergushovo.’
‘When?’ she asked, wondering.
‘You were driving to Ergushovo,’ said Levin, feeling as
if he would sob with the rapture that was flooding his
heart. ‘And how dared I associate a thought of anything
not innocent with this touching creature? And, yes, I do
believe it’s true what Darya Alexandrovna told me,’ he
thought.
Stepan Arkadyevitch took him by the arm and led him
away to Karenin.
‘Let me introduce you.’ He mentioned their names.
‘Very glad to meet you again,’ said Alexey
Alexandrovitch coldly, shaking hands with Levin.

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