Part 2, Chapter 25
Vronsky makes an "unpardonable" misstep in the saddle; Frou-Frou falls and breaks her back. He kicks her in fury and despair.
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From Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Vronsky breaks his mare Frou-Frou's back in the steeplechase, a famous symbolic episode mirroring his treatment of Anna and prompting her public confession to Karenin.
Part 2, Chapter 29
Watching the race, Anna's terror gives away her feelings; she confesses to Karenin in the carriage: "I am his mistress."
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