Война и мир

Chapter 18

           “Idon’tknowwhenIbegantoloveher,butIhavelovedherandheraloneallmylife,andIlovehersothatIcannotimaginelifewithouther.Icannotproposetoheratpresent,butthethoughtthatperhapsshemightsomedaybemywifeandthatImaybemissingthatpossibility...thatpossibility...isterrible.Tellme,canIhope?TellmewhatIamtodo,dearprincess!”headdedafterapause,andtouchedherhandasshedidnotreply.

           “Iamthinkingofwhatyouhavetoldme,”answeredPrincessMary.“ThisiswhatIwillsay.Youarerightthattospeaktoherofloveatpresent...”

           PrincessMarystopped.Shewasgoingtosaythattospeakoflovewasimpossible,butshestoppedbecauseshehadseenbythesuddenchangeinNatáshatwodaysbeforethatshewouldnotonlynotbehurtifPierrespokeofhislove,butthatitwastheverythingshewishedfor.

           “Tospeaktohernowwouldn’tdo,”saidtheprincessallthesame.

           “ButwhatamItodo?”

           “Leaveittome,”saidPrincessMary.“Iknow...”

           PierrewaslookingintoPrincessMary’seyes.

           “Well?...Well?...”hesaid.

           “Iknowthatsheloves...willloveyou,”PrincessMarycorrectedherself.

           Beforeherwordswereout,PierrehadsprungupandwithafrightenedexpressionseizedPrincessMary’shand.

           “Whatmakesyouthinkso?YouthinkImayhope?Youthink...?”

           “Yes,Ithinkso,”saidPrincessMarywithasmile.“Writetoherparents,andleaveittome.IwilltellherwhenIcan.Iwishittohappenandmyhearttellsmeitwill.”

           “No,itcannotbe!HowhappyIam!Butitcan’tbe...

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