Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart…

Leo Tolstoy
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Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received. But he was at home, and at home the very walls are a support. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). Anna karenina (Arcadia Classics), p.218, Leo Tolstoy
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Levin scowled. The humiliation of his rejection stung him to the heart, as though it were a fresh wound he had only just received. But he was at home, and at home the very walls are a support. ✨ Leo Tolstoy (2016). Anna karenina (Arcadia Classics), p.218, Leo Tolstoy

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