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After dinner he at once went into his bedrooreat excite to hear her steps The animal man

inside him had now not only lifted its head, but had succeeded in

tra under foot the spiritual man of the days of his first

visit, and even of that everyThat dreadful ani for her all day he could not e to

to evade hio into the rooht, and she had to

o in Nekhludoff followed her,

treading softly and holding his breath as if he were going to

co a clean pillow-case on the pillow, holding it by

two of its corners with her arms inside the pillow-case She

turned round and shtened, piteous way The s He stopped for a le The voice of his real love

for her, though feebly, was still speaking of her, her feelings,

her life Another voice was saying, "Take care I don't let the

opportunity for your own happiness, your own enjoyment, slip by!"

And this second voice completely stifled the first He went up to

her with deterovernable animal

passion took possession of him

With his ar