Chapter 18

           

           Forthelasttwodays,eversinceleavinghome,Pierrehadbeenlivingintheemptyhouseofhisdeceasedbenefactor,Bazdéev.Thisishowithappened.

           WhenhewokeuponthemorningafterhisreturntoMoscowandhisinterviewwithCountRostopchín,hecouldnotforsometimemakeoutwherehewasandwhatwasexpectedofhim.WhenhewasinformedthatamongothersawaitinghiminhisreceptionroomtherewasaFrenchmanwhohadbroughtaletterfromhiswife,theCountessHélène,hefeltsuddenlyovercomebythatsenseofconfusionandhopelessnesstowhichhewasapttosuccumb.Hefeltthateverythingwasnowatanend,allwasinconfusionandcrumblingtopieces,thatnobodywasrightorwrong,thefutureheldnothing,andtherewasnoescapefromthisposition.Smilingunnaturallyandmutteringtohimself,hefirstsatdownonthesofainanattitudeofdespair,thenrose,wenttothedoorofthereceptionroomandpeepedthroughthecrack,returnedflourishinghisarms,andtookupabook.Hismajor-domocameinasecondtimetosaythattheFrenchmanwhohadbroughttheletterfromthecountesswasveryanxioustoseehimifonlyforaminute,andthatsomeonefromBazdéev’swidowhadcalledtoaskPierretotakechargeofherhusband’sbooks,assheherselfwasleavingforthecountry.

           “Oh,yes,inaminute;wait...orno!No,ofcourse...goandsayIwillcomedirectly,”Pierrerepliedtothemajor-domo.

           ButassoonasthemanhadlefttheroomPierretookuphishatwhichwaslyingonthetableandwentoutofhisstudybytheotherdoor.Therewasnooneinthepassage.

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