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Anna smiled, and her smile was reflected by him. She grew

thoughtful, and he became serious. Some supernatural force drew

Kitty's eyes to Anna's face. She was fascinating in her simple

black dress, fascinating were her round arms with their

bracelets, fascinating was her firm neck with its thread of

pearls, fascinating the straying curls of her loose hair,

fascinating the graceful, light movements of her little feet and

hands, fascinating was that lovely face in its eagerness, but

there was something terrible and cruel in her fascination.

Kitty admired her more than ever, and more and more acute was her

suffering. Kitty felt overwhelmed, and her face showed it. When

Vronsky saw her, coming across her in the mazurka, he did not at

once recognize her, she was so changed.

"Delightful ball!" he said to her, for the sake of saying

something.

"Yes," she answered.