Война и мир

Chapter 3

           Itwasananecdote,thencurrent,totheeffectthattheDucd’EnghienhadgonesecretlytoParistovisitMademoiselleGeorge;thatatherhousehecameuponBonaparte,whoalsoenjoyedthefamousactress’favors,andthatinhispresenceNapoleonhappenedtofallintooneofthefaintingfitstowhichhewassubject,andwasthusattheduc’smercy.Thelattersparedhim,andthismagnanimityBonapartesubsequentlyrepaidbydeath.

           Thestorywasveryprettyandinteresting,especiallyatthepointwheretherivalssuddenlyrecognizedoneanother;andtheladieslookedagitated.

           “Charming!”saidAnnaPávlovnawithaninquiringglanceatthelittleprincess.

           “Charming!”whisperedthelittleprincess,stickingtheneedleintoherworkasiftotestifythattheinterestandfascinationofthestorypreventedherfromgoingonwithit.

           Thevicomteappreciatedthissilentpraiseandsmilinggratefullypreparedtocontinue,butjustthenAnnaPávlovna,whohadkeptawatchfuleyeontheyoungmanwhosoalarmedher,noticedthathewastalkingtooloudlyandvehementlywiththeabbé,soshehurriedtotherescue.Pierrehadmanagedtostartaconversationwiththeabbéaboutthebalanceofpower,andthelatter,evidentlyinterestedbytheyoungman’ssimple-mindedeagerness,wasexplaininghispettheory.Bothweretalkingandlisteningtooeagerlyandtoonaturally,whichwaswhyAnnaPávlovnadisapproved.

           “Themeansare...thebalanceofpowerinEuropeandtherightsofthepeople,”theabbéwassaying

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