he was very near loving her

The general never regretted his early marriage, or regarded it as a foolish youthful escapade; and he so respected and feared his wife that he was very near loving her.

From The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

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  1. Nathan Stocker says:
    November 27, 2013 at 10:51 am

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