She made no movement.
He said:
"So be it. What does it matter?"
She opened her eyes and left him with an expression of utter weariness. She sat for a moment looking down at the floor. In a dull, colorless voice she said:
"I thought of killing him last night."
He gave a start of terror:
"Anna!" he said.
She was staring gloomily at the window.
"Anna!" he said again. "In God's name!… Not him!… He is the best of us!…"
She echoed;