"Yes, that's true," answered Varenka smiling, and unconsciously the direction of their walk changed.

They began to turn towards the children.

Varenka felt both sore and ashamed; at the same time she had a sense of relief.

When he had got home again and went over the whole subject, Sergey Ivanovitch thought his previous decision had been a mistaken one.

He could not be false to the memory of Marie.