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Anna Karenina

emotion by a word, as that every time he tried to say
something, instead of words he felt that tears of happiness
were welling up. He took her hand and kissed it.
‘Can it be true?’ he said at last in a choked voice. ‘I

can’t believe you love me, dear!’
She smiled at that ‘dear,’ and at the timidity with which
he glanced at her.
‘Yes!’ she said significantly, deliberately. ‘I am so
happy!’
Not letting go his hands, she went into the drawing
room. The princess, seeing them, breathed quickly, and
immediately began to cry and then immediately began to
laugh and with a vigorous step Levin had not expected,
ran up to him, and hugging his head, kissed him, wetting
his cheeks with her tears.
‘So it is all settled! I am glad. Love her. I am glad....
Kitty!’
‘You’ve not been long settling things,’ said the old
prince, trying to seem unmoved; but Levin noticed that
his eyes were wet when he turned to him.
‘I’ve long, always wished for this!’ said the prince,
taking Levin by the arm and drawing him towards himself.
‘Even when this little feather-head fancied..’

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