Война и мир

Chapter 1

           

           Inthebeginningofthewinterof1805-6PierrereceivedoneofAnnaPávlovna’susualpinknoteswithaninvitationtowhichwasadded:“YouwillfindthebeautifulHélènehere,whomitisalwaysdelightfultosee.”

           Whenhereadthatsentence,PierrefeltforthefirsttimethatsomelinkwhichotherpeoplerecognizedhadgrownupbetweenhimselfandHélène,andthatthoughtbothalarmedhim,asifsomeobligationwerebeingimposedonhimwhichhecouldnotfulfill,andpleasedhimasanentertainingsupposition.

           AnnaPávlovna’s“AtHome”wasliketheformerone,onlythenoveltysheofferedhergueststhistimewasnotMortemart,butadiplomatistfreshfromBerlinwiththeverylatestdetailsoftheEmperorAlexander’svisittoPotsdam,andofhowthetwoaugustfriendshadpledgedthemselvesinanindissolublealliancetoupholdthecauseofjusticeagainsttheenemyofthehumanrace.AnnaPávlovnareceivedPierrewithashadeofmelancholy,evidentlyrelatingtotheyoungman’srecentlossbythedeathofCountBezúkhov(everyoneconstantlyconsidereditadutytoassurePierrethathewasgreatlyafflictedbythedeathofthefatherhehadhardlyknown),andhermelancholywasjustliketheaugustmelancholysheshowedatthementionofhermostaugustMajestytheEmpressMáryaFëdorovna.Pierrefeltflatteredbythis.AnnaPávlovnaarrangedthedifferentgroupsinherdrawingroomwithherhabitualskill.Thelargegroup,inwhichwerePrinceVasíliandthegenerals,hadthebenefitofthediplomat.Anothergroupwasattheteatable.

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