At the bottom of her heart was some obscure idea that alone interested her, but she could not get clear sight of it.
Thinking once more of Alexey Alexandrovitch, she recalled the time of her illness after her confinement, and the feeling which never left her at that time.
" Why didn't I die?" and the words and the feeling of that time came back to her.
And all at once she knew what was in her soul.
Yes, it was that idea which alone solved all.