Chapter 12

           

           Asineverylargehousehold,therewereatBaldHillsseveralperfectlydistinctworldswhichmergedintooneharmoniouswhole,thougheachretaineditsownpeculiaritiesandmadeconcessionstotheothers.Everyevent,joyfulorsad,thattookplaceinthathousewasimportanttoalltheseworlds,buteachhaditsownspecialreasonstorejoiceorgrieveoverthatoccurrenceindependentlyoftheothers.

           Forinstance,Pierre’sreturnwasajoyfulandimportanteventandtheyallfeltittobeso.

           Theservants—themostreliablejudgesoftheirmastersbecausetheyjudgenotbytheirconversationorexpressionsoffeelingbutbytheiractsandwayoflife—weregladofPierre’sreturnbecausetheyknewthatwhenhewasthereCountNicholaswouldceasegoingeverydaytoattendtotheestate,andwouldbeinbetterspiritsandtemper,andalsobecausetheywouldallreceivehandsomepresentsfortheholidays.

           ThechildrenandtheirgovernessesweregladofPierre’sreturnbecausenooneelsedrewthemintothesociallifeofthehouseholdashedid.Healonecouldplayontheclavichordthatécossaise(hisonlypiece)towhich,ashesaid,allpossibledancescouldbedanced,andtheyfeltsurehehadbroughtpresentsforthemall.

           YoungNicholas,nowaslimladoffifteen,delicateandintelligent,withcurlylight-brownhairandbeautifuleyes,wasdelightedbecauseUnclePierreashecalledhimwastheobjectofhisrapturousandpassionateaffection.NoonehadinstilledintohimthisloveforPierrewhomhesawonlyoccasionally.

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