Chapter 181
Dolly returns to legalize your position if possible and Anna answer...
“Then there is all the more reason for you to legalize your position, if possible,” said Dolly. “Yes, if possible,” said Anna, speaking all at once in an utterly different tone, subdued and mournful. “Surely you don’t mean a divorce is impossible? I was told your husband had consented to it.” “Dolly, I don’t want to talk about that.” “Oh, we won’t then,” Darya Alexandrovna hastened to say, noticing the expression of suffering on Anna’s face. “All I see is that you take too gloomy a view of things.” “I? Not at all! I’m always bright and happy. You see,…
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Critical Thinking Exercise
Close The Visit Arc
Summarize Dolly's mission from terrace through homeward praise and where Anna's will finally stopped it.
Consider:
- •Include legalize your position
- •Include yes if possible tone
- •Include perfect sincerity homeward
Journaling Prompt
Write about leaving someone's home where you disagreed in private yet defended them afterward.
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