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Vronsky had several tih not so resolutely as

now, tried to bring her to consider their position, and every

time he had been confronted by the same superficiality and

triviality hich shein this which she could not or would not

face, as though directly she began to speak of this, she, the

real Anna, retreated soe

and unaccountable woman came out, whom he did not love, and whom

he feared, and as in opposition to him But today he was

resolved to have it out

"Whether he knows or not," said Vronsky, in his usual quiet and

resolute tone, "that's nothing to do with us We cannotyou

cannot stay like this, especially now"

"What's to be done, according to you?" she asked with the same

frivolous irony She who had so feared he would take her

condition too lightly was now vexed with hi so, and leave him"