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struggling with his elanced at

her And each ti at

him with such passionate and triumphant tenderness as he had

never seen in them

"Wait a minute, you don't knowstay a little, stay!" She

stopped, as though collecting her ideas "Yes," she began; "yes,

yes, yes This is what I wanted to say Don't be surprised at

me I'm still the same But there is another woman in me,

I'm afraid of her: she loved that et about her that used to be I'm not that

wo now, I know

I shall die, ask hihts on

e

they are! But this will soon all be over Only one thing I

want: forgive ive me quite I'm terrible, but my nurse

used to tell me; the holy o to Rome; there's a wilderness, and there I

shall be no trouble to any one, only I'll take Seryozha and the

little one No, you can't forgive o away, you're too good!" She held his hand

in one burning hand, while she pushed him aith the other