Leo Tolstoy

“ Nekhludoff took out his pocketbook as soon as the director turned his back on them, but before he could hand her the ten-ruble bill the inspector turned round, facing them. He crumpled the bill in his hand.
“Why, she is a dead woman,” thought Nekhludoff as he looked at her once lovely, but now defiled, bloated face with the unhealthy sparkle in her black, squinting eyes, which looked now at the inspector, now at Nekhludoff’s hand with the crumpled bill. ”

“ I now wish to atone for my sin.”
“There is nothing to atone for; what’s gone is gone,” she said, and, all unexpected to him, she suddenly looked at him and smiled in an alluring and piteous manner.
His appearance was entirely unexpected to Maslova, especially at this time and place, and therefore the astonishment of the first moment brought to her mind that of which she never thought before. ”

“ The inspector approached Nekhludoff and told him that the time for interviewing was ended. Maslova rose and submissively waited to be dismissed.
“Good-by. I have a great deal to tell you yet, but, as you see, I cannot do it now,” said Nekhludoff, and extended his hand. “I will call again.”
“I think you have said everything——­”
She extended her hand, but did not press his.
“No. I will try to see you again, where we can speak together, and then I will tell you something very important,” said Nekhludoff.
“Well, all right,” she said, smiling as she used to do when she wished to please a man. ”