She straightened up and cried: "'Nurse, he has killed me!' "The old nurse, who had heard the noise, was standing in the doorway.

I was still erect, waiting, and not believing myself in what had happened.
But at that moment, from under her corset, the blood gushed forth.

Then only did I understand that all reparation was impossible, and promptly I decided that it was not even necessary, that all had happened in accordance with my wish, and that I had fulfilled my desire.

I waited until she fell, and until the nurse, exclaiming, 'Oh, my God!' ran to her; then only I threw away the dagger and went out of the room.
"'I must not be agitated.

I must be conscious of what I am doing,' I said to myself, looking neither at her nor at the old nurse.