Fanny took two steps back and dropped awkwardly to the ground, the back of her head against the door, sobbing feebly.

Christina thinks Fanny is schizophrenic. A moment ago she had looked as if she were going to kill her, and now she lay feebly on the ground.

Fanny looked at Christina with tears in her eyes and a hand behind her head. "Christina, I know you hate me and you don't like me, but you can't hit me, can you? How could you do this to me when I was kind enough to visit you?"

Then she tried to get up, stumbling and looking like she was going to...