Read "What is to be Done?" by Nikolay Chernyshevsky online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
"Forgive me, Viéra Pavlovna," said Lopukhóf, coming into her room. How gently he speaks, and his voice trembles; but at dinner he spoke loud, and he did not call her my dear, but Viéra Pavlovna. "Forgive me for having been impertinent. You know what I said: yes, a husband and wife cannot be separated. Then you are free."
He took her hand and kissed it.