Tell me the truth," said Darya Alexandrovna, taking her by the hand: "tell me, did Levin speak to you?..." The mention of Levin's name seemed to deprive Kitty of the last vestige of self-control.

She leaped up from her chair, and flinging her clasp on the ground, she gesticulated rapidly with her hands and said: "Why bring Levin in too? I can't understand what you want to torment me for.

I've told you, and I say it again, that I have some pride, and never, _never_ would I do as you're doing--go back to a man who's deceived you, who has cared for another woman.

I can't understand it! You may, but I can't!" And saying these words she glanced at her sister, and seeing that Dolly sat silent, her head mournfully bowed, Kitty, instead of running out of the room as she had meant to do, sat down near the door, and hid her face in her handkerchief.