A possibly confused sentence of Teffi

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

After a long and vivid description of a young woman, a brutal, austerely idealistic revolutionary in a position of considerable power, Teffi (in her imagination!) says this to her: 
Не знаю, как могу смотреть на тебя и не кричать по-звериному, без слов, — не от страха, а от ужаса за тебя, за человека — "глину в руках горшечника", слепившего судьбу твою в непознаваемый рассудком час гнева и отвращения…»

This is the same in several editions of Vospominaniya, including the first, but to me it doesn't quite make sense.  Something seems to go wrong in the sentence at this point: а от ужаса за тебя, за человека 

The important question is this:
Am I right in thinking that Teffi is saying that she is horrified not by the woman herself, but by whoever it is who is responsible for shaping this woman's fate?

All the best, and thanks!

R.


Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD





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