" "Soon, very soon, it will end, anyway," she said; and again, at the thought of death near at hand and now desired, tears came into her eyes.

"It will end sooner than you and your lover have planned! If you must have the satisfaction of animal passion..." "Alexey Alexandrovitch! I won't say it's not generous, but it's not like a gentleman to strike anyone who's down.

" "Yes, you only think of yourself! But the sufferings of a man who was your husband have no interest for you.

You don't care that his whole life is ruined, that he is thuff...thuff..." Alexey Alexandrovitch was speaking so quickly that he stammered, and was utterly unable to articulate the word "suffering.

" In the end he pronounced it "thuffering.