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It seemed that if a band of brigands had been living in his rooms his life would not have been so hopelessly, so irremediably ruined as by the presence of this woman.
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
Ariadne's voice, her walk, her hat, even her footprints on the sandy bank where she used to angle for gudgeon, filled me with delight and a passionate hunger for life.
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
After this conversation I lay awake all night and thought of shooting myself. In the morning I wrote five letters and tore them all up.
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
Every day we spent in enjoying ourselves and in nothing but enjoying ourselves; we strolled in the park, we ate, we drank. Every day there were conversations...
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
I remember helping her to get on the bicycle one evening, and she looked so lovely that I felt as though I were burning my hands when I touched her.
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
And next day she met her lover, and again Sofya Lvovna drove about the town alone in a hired sledge thinking about her aunt.
The Trousseau
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)
I understood, and my heart was heavy.
The Helpmate
The Darling and Other Stories (1899)