Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace walked, as women can walk, with the more repose and stateliness the greater the pain and shame in her soul.

Leo Tolstoy
Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace...
Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace...
Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace...
Natasha, in her lilac silk dress trimmed with black lace...
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The pain and shame Natasha feels in her soul is a symbol for her soul. The pain and shame she feels for her sins and wrongdoings. The pain and shame that consume her as she walks in the streets of St. Petersburg. The pain and shame that she has to endure as a woman in the world of men who are not afraid to destroy women for their own satisfaction or personal gain.

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