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? 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