" "Kitty! Don't get angry.

But just think a little: this is a matter of such importance that I can't bear to think that you should bring in a feeling of weakness, of dislike to being left alone.

Come, you'll be dull alone, so go and stay at Moscow a little.

" "There, you always ascribe base, vile motives to me," she said with tears of wounded pride and fury.

" I didn't mean, it wasn't weakness, it wasn't...I feel that it's my duty to be with my husband when he's in trouble, but you try on purpose to hurt me, you try on purpose not to understand....