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"Anna Arkadyevna, he has co to attract her attention to Alexey Alexandrovitch

"Oh, what nonsense!" Anna went on, not seeing her husband "No,

give her to ive ive me, because you don't know him No one

knows him I'ht to know--Seryozha has just the same eyes--and I

can't bear to see them because of it Has Seryozha had his

dinner? I know everyone will forget hiet

Seryozha must be moved into the corner room, and Mariette must be

asked to sleep with him"

All of a sudden she shrank back, was silent; and in terror, as

though expecting a blow, as though to defend herself, she raised

her hands to her face She had seen her husband

"No, no!" she began "I am not afraid of him; I am afraid of

death Alexey, come here I a left to live; the fever will begin directly

and I shall understand nothing more Now I understand, I

understand it all, I see it all!"

Alexey Alexandrovitch's wrinkled face wore an expression of

agony; he took her by the hand and tried to say so, but he

could not utter it; his lower lip quivered, but he still went on