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This was the most painful blow to her, and one
which, with her character, she was unable to
bear. Having once made up her mind really
to belong to her husband, she had staked
everything on tightening and deepening the bond
between them. It was in her nature to devote
herself with passionate intensity to that which,
at any given moment, she felt to be the most
important object of her life. She drew a distinct
line between the important and the unimportant,
and it was one of the great features in her
character, which rendered her so superior to
other women, that she never sacrificed the
essential to the unessential. There was no
narrowness in her; in matters of feeling she
could not bear half-heartedness, and she was
capable of sacrificing all to the one great purpose
in view.
Sonia did her utmost to save her husband
from the danger that threatened him. One of
her friends describes her struggles and sacrifices
in the following way:—
‘She tried to give Kovalevsky a new interest in
his science, occupied herself with geological
studies, prepared his lectures with him, did
everything to render his home-life as attractive
as possible. All in vain. I think he was no
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