Chapter 19

           

           FromthedayhiswifearrivedinMoscowPierrehadbeenintendingtogoawaysomewhere,soasnottobenearher.SoonaftertheRostóvscametoMoscowtheeffectNatáshahadonhimmadehimhastentocarryouthisintention.HewenttoTvertoseeJosephAlexéevich’swidow,whohadlongsincepromisedtohandovertohimsomepapersofherdeceasedhusband’s.

           WhenhereturnedtoMoscowPierrewashandedaletterfromMáryaDmítrievnaaskinghimtocomeandseeheronamatterofgreatimportancerelatingtoAndrewBolkónskiandhisbetrothed.PierrehadbeenavoidingNatáshabecauseitseemedtohimthathisfeelingforherwasstrongerthanamarriedman’sshouldbeforhisfriend’sfiancée.Yetsomefateconstantlythrewthemtogether.

           “Whatcanhavehappened?Andwhatcantheywantwithme?”thoughtheashedressedtogotoMáryaDmítrievna’s.“IfonlyPrinceAndrewwouldhurryupandcomeandmarryher!”thoughtheonhiswaytothehouse.

           OntheTverskóyBoulevardafamiliarvoicecalledtohim.

           “Pierre!Beenbacklong?”someoneshouted.Pierreraisedhishead.Inasleighdrawnbytwograytrotting-horsesthatwerebespatteringthedashboardwithsnow,AnatoleandhisconstantcompanionMakárindashedpast.Anatolewassittinguprightintheclassicposeofmilitarydandies,thelowerpartofhisfacehiddenbyhisbeavercollarandhisheadslightlybent.Hisfacewasfreshandrosy,hiswhite-plumedhat,tiltedtooneside,disclosedhiscurledandpomadedhairbesprinkledwithpowderysnow.

           “Yes,indeed,that’satruesage,”thoughtPierre.

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