Anna Karenina Part 4 Chapter 18

In which Vronsky, overwhelmed by a profound sense of disgrace and loss after a bitter encounter, wrestles with the deep wounds of his own humiliation and the intensity of his feelings, finding that all his former ambitions and social pursuits have lost their meaning. Tormented by despair, he contemplates a desperate act, which is interrupted by the arrival of his concerned family and medical aid, underscoring the fragile boundary between passion and ruin.