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"Oh no, oh no! I'm not Stiva," she said, knitting her brows.

"That's why I'm telling you, just because I could never let

myself doubt myself for an instant," said Anna.

But at the very moment she was uttering the words, she felt that

they were not true. She was not merely doubting herself, she felt

emotion at the thought of Vronsky, and was going away sooner than

she had meant, simply to avoid meeting him.

"Yes, Stiva told me you danced the mazurka with him, and that

he...."

"You can't imagine how absurdly it all came about. I only meant

to be matchmaking, and all at once it turned out quite

differently. Possibly against my own will...."

She crimsoned and stopped.

"Oh, they feel it directly?" said Dolly.

"But I should be in despair if there were anything serious in it

on his side," Anna interrupted her. "And I am certain it will all

be forgotten, and Kitty will leave off hating me."