Война и мир

Chapter 16

           

           WhatwouldSónyaandthecountandcountesshavedone,howwouldtheyhavelooked,ifnothinghadbeendone,iftherehadnotbeenthosepillstogivebytheclock,thewarmdrinks,thechickencutlets,andalltheotherdetailsoflifeorderedbythedoctors,thecarryingoutofwhichsuppliedanoccupationandconsolationtothefamilycircle?Howwouldthecounthavebornehisdearlyloveddaughter’sillnesshadhenotknownthatitwascostinghimathousandrubles,andthathewouldnotgrudgethousandsmoretobenefither,orhadhenotknownthatifherillnesscontinuedhewouldnotgrudgeyetotherthousandsandwouldtakeherabroadforconsultationsthere,andhadhenotbeenabletoexplainthedetailsofhowMétivierandFellerhadnotunderstoodthesymptoms,butFrisehad,andMúdrovhaddiagnosedthemevenbetter?Whatwouldthecountesshavedonehadshenotbeenablesometimestoscoldtheinvalidfornotstrictlyobeyingthedoctor’sorders?

           “You’llnevergetwelllikethat,”shewouldsay,forgettinghergriefinhervexation,“ifyouwon’tobeythedoctorandtakeyourmedicineattherighttime!Youmustn’ttriflewithit,youknow,oritmayturntopneumonia,”shewouldgoon,derivingmuchcomfortfromtheutteranceofthatforeignword,incomprehensibletoothersaswellastoherself.

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