Pregnancy
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Anna Karenina Little as there was of affectation and conventionality in Kitty’s general character, Levin was nevertheless dazed by what he saw revealed before him now, when suddenly all the wrappings had been removed and the very kernel of her soul shone out through her eyes. And in this simplicity of hers, in this nakedness, she whom he loved was still more apparent than before. She looked at him smilingly; but suddenly her eyebrows twitched, she raised her head and quickly coming over to him she took hold of his hand and pressed all of herself against him, enveloping him in her hot breath. She was in pain; it was as though she were complaining to him of her suffering. And for a moment at first it seemed to him by force of habit that he was to blame. But there was a tenderness in her gaze that told him not only that she did not reproach him but that she loved him for just this suffering. If not I, then who is to blame for it? he thought involuntarily, seeking some culprit to punish for it; but there was no culprit. She suffered, she complained, and she triumphed in this suffering; she rejoiced in it and she loved it. He saw that something splendid was taking place in her soul, but what was it? He could not understand. It was too lofty for his comprehension. “I’ve sent for Mama—you go as quickly as you can for Miss Mary. . .Kostya! No, nothing, it’s gone.”
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Job: 05-47076 Title: Little Big Book Of Pregnancy 150#B Dtp: 36 Page: 270-271