Surviving Social Judgment
The same evening Vronsky says it is out of the question to go. Anna will not hear. Betsy still moves through drawing-rooms. Anna's insistence on being seen is not vanity only. It is the last attempt to live in the web that has already dropped her. He knows the map. She still wants a street that has closed.
Key Insight
A judged person often demands the old rooms as proof they are not finished. The demand makes the exile more visible. Vronsky's caution is not kindness, but it is accurate about the city.
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