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Select the correct text in the passage. which line in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich suggests that marriage was a calculated decision for ivan ilyich, not an emotional one? the giri after living there for two years he met his future wife, praskovya fedorovna mikhel, who was the most attractive, clever, and brilliant girl of the set in which he moved, and among other amusements and relaxations from his labours as examining magistrate, ivan ilyich established light and playful relations with her. while he had been an official on special service he had been accustomed to dance, but now as an examining magistrate it was exceptional for him to do so. if he danced now, he did it as if to show that though he served under the reformed order of things, and had reached the fifth official rank, yet when it came to dancing he could do it better than most people. so at the end of an evening he sometimes danced with praskovya fedorovna, and it was chiefly during these dances that he captivated her. she fell in love with him. ivan ilyich had at first no definite intention of marrying, but when the girl fell in love with him he said to himself: "really, why shouldn't i marry? " praskovya fedorovna came of a good family, was not bad looking, and had some little property. ivan ilyich might have aspired to a more brilliant match but even this was good. he had his salary, and she, he hoped, would have an equal income. she was well connected, and was a sweet, pretty, and thoroughly correct young woman. to say that ivan ilyich married because he fell in love with praskovya fedorovna and found that she sympathized with his views of life would be as incorrect as to say that he married because his social circle approved of the match. he was swayed by both these considerations: the marriage gave him personal satisfaction, and at the same time it was considered the right thing by the most highly placed of his associates so ivan ilyich got married. reset next