Nellie leapt up and walked nervously up and down the bedroom. She longed to explain to the doctor, to bring him to reason. . . . She thought if only he knew how dear her husband was to her and how unhappy she was, he would forget his exhaustion and his illness. But how could she be eloquent enough?
Anton Chekhov
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-looking-glass
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