She put both her hands on his shoulders and gazed at him long, with a deep look of ecstasy and yet searchingly. She scrutinized his face to make up for the time she had not seen him. She compared, as she did at every interview with him, the image her fancy painted of him (incomparably finer than, and impossible in actual existence) with his real self

Tolstoy's relationship with his wife deteriorated as his beliefs became increasingly radical. 7 November] 1910) also known as Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. As the three men conversed Holmes filmed Tolstoy with his 60-mm movie camera.

S. 7 November] 1910) also known as Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus centering on the Sermon on the Mount caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist.