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him The whole of that week he experienced a sensation such as a

erous mad with hi for

his own reason Vronsky was continually conscious of the

necessity of never for a second relaxing the tone of stern

official respectfulness, that he ht not hi the very people who, to Vronsky's

surprise, were ready to descend to any depths to provide him with

Russian amusements, was contemptuous His criticisms of Russian

women, whom he wished to study, nation The chief reason why the prince was so

particularly disagreeable to Vronsky was that he could not help

seeing hiratify his self-esteem He was a very stupid and very

self-satisfied and very healthy and very ashed entleman--that was true, and Vronsky

could not deny it He was equable and not cringing with his

superiors, was free and ingratiating in his behavior with his

equals, and was conteent with his inferiors

Vronsky was hireat merit to

be so But for this prince he was an inferior, and his

conteent attitude to him revolted him