After Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna consummate their sexual relationship, when Anna Sergeyvna wants to talk about the morality of what they've done, what is Gurov's response?

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After Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna consummate their sexual relationship, when Anna Sergeyvna wants to talk about the morality of what they've done, what is Gurov's response?

He says, "How could I despise you?" after first eating watermelon silently for a half hour.

(This is what I am thinking of when I ask this but im not quite sure)

Below are my answer choices

1:He mentions his wife repeatedly, so as to remind Anna Sergeyevna that he is, after all, happily married.

2:He asks her if she'd like to go to prom with him.

3:He says, "How could I despise you?" after first eating watermelon silently for a half hour.

4:He tells her that he loves her and that there's nothing to worry about.

Asked by Jared C #1317453 on 8/23/2023 5:42 AM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 8/23/2023 10:37 AM

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 8/23/2023 10:35 AM

According to the text you've provided, the answer would be...

3: He says, "How could I despise you?" after first eating watermelon silently for a half hour.

In context:

"It's wrong," she said. "You will be the first to despise me now."

There was a water-melon on the table. Gurov cut himself a slice and began eating it without haste. There followed at least half an hour of silence.

Anna Sergeyevna was touching; there was about her the purity of a good, simple woman who had seen little of life. The solitary candle burning on the table threw a faint light on her face, yet it was clear that she was very unhappy.

"How could I despise you?" asked Gurov. "You don't know what you are saying."

"God forgive me," she said, and her eyes filled with tears. "It's awful."

"You seem to feel you need to be forgiven."

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