Chapter 28

           

           PrinceAndrewwastoleavenextevening.Theoldprince,notalteringhisroutine,retiredasusualafterdinner.Thelittleprincesswasinhersister-in-law’sroom.PrinceAndrewinatravelingcoatwithoutepauletteshadbeenpackingwithhisvaletintheroomsassignedtohim.Afterinspectingthecarriagehimselfandseeingthetrunksputin,heorderedthehorsestobeharnessed.Onlythosethingshealwayskeptwithhimremainedinhisroom;asmallbox,alargecanteenfittedwithsilverplate,twoTurkishpistolsandasaber—apresentfromhisfatherwhohadbroughtitfromthesiegeofOchákov.AllthesetravelingeffectsofPrinceAndrew’swereinverygoodorder:new,clean,andinclothcoverscarefullytiedwithtapes.

           Whenstartingonajourneyorchangingtheirmodeoflife,mencapableofreflectionaregenerallyinaseriousframeofmind.Atsuchmomentsonereviewsthepastandplansforthefuture.PrinceAndrew’sfacelookedverythoughtfulandtender.Withhishandsbehindhimhepacedbrisklyfromcornertocorneroftheroom,lookingstraightbeforehimandthoughtfullyshakinghishead.Didhefeargoingtothewar,orwashesadatleavinghiswife?—perhapsboth,butevidentlyhedidnotwishtobeseeninthatmood,forhearingfootstepsinthepassagehehurriedlyunclaspedhishands,stoppedatatableasiftyingthecoverofthesmallbox,andassumedhisusualtranquilandimpenetrableexpression.ItwastheheavytreadofPrincessMarythatheheard.

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