Part 1, Chapter 18
Vronsky sees Anna for the first time and is struck by the "suppressed eagerness" in her face and the "shimmering brightness of her eyes."
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From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anna's first appearance, descending from the train in Moscow, immediately associates her with the railway that will eventually destroy her, and stages her fateful meeting with Vronsky.
Part 1, Chapter 18
A railway worker is crushed to death just after their meeting; Anna calls it "a bad omen."
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