Война и мир

Chapter 3

           

           TheverydaythatNapoleonissuedtheordertocrosstheNiemen,andhisvanguard,drivingofftheCossacks,crossedtheRussianfrontier,Alexanderspenttheeveningattheentertainmentgivenbyhisaides-de-campatBennigsen’scountryhouse.

           Itwasagayandbrilliantfete.Connoisseursofsuchmattersdeclaredthatrarelyhadsomanybeautifulwomenbeenassembledinoneplace.CountessBezúkhovawaspresentamongotherRussianladieswhohadfollowedthesovereignfromPetersburgtoVílnaandeclipsedtherefinedPolishladiesbyhermassive,so-calledRussiantypeofbeauty.TheEmperornoticedherandhonoredherwithadance.

           BorísDrubetskóy,havinglefthiswifeinMoscowandbeingforthepresentengarçon(ashephrasedit),wasalsothereand,thoughnotanaide-de-camp,hadsubscribedalargesumtowardtheexpenses.Boríswasnowarichmanwhohadrisentohighhonorsandnolongersoughtpatronagebutstoodonanequalfootingwiththehighestofthoseofhisownage.HewasmeetingHélèneinVílnaafternothavingseenherforalongtimeanddidnotrecallthepast,butasHélènewasenjoyingthefavorsofaveryimportantpersonageandBoríshadonlyrecentlymarried,theymetasgoodfriendsoflongstanding.

           Atmidnightdancingwasstillgoingon.Hélène,nothavingasuitablepartner,herselfofferedtodancethemazurkawithBorís.Theywerethethirdcouple.

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