He ran up the stairs seeing no one and nothing, and with a rapid step, almost breaking into a run, he went into her room.

And without considering, without noticing whether there was anyone in the room or not, he flung his arms round her, and began to cover her face, her hands, her neck with kisses.

Anna had been preparing herself for this meeting, had thought what she would say to him, but she did not succeed in saying anything of it; his passion mastered her.

She tried to calm him, to calm herself, but it was too late.