Война и мир

Chapter 3

           

           “Come,dearprincess,”saidMademoiselleBourienne,“justonemorelittleeffort.”

           Thelittleprincess,takingthedressfromthemaid,cameuptoPrincessMary.

           “Well,nowwe’llarrangesomethingquitesimpleandbecoming,”shesaid.

           Thethreevoices,hers,MademoiselleBourienne’s,andKatie’s,whowaslaughingatsomething,mingledinamerrysound,likethechirpingofbirds.

           “No,leavemealone,”saidPrincessMary.

           Hervoicesoundedsoseriousandsosadthatthechirpingofthebirdswassilencedatonce.Theylookedatthebeautiful,large,thoughtfuleyesfulloftearsandofthoughts,gazingshininglyandimploringlyatthem,andunderstoodthatitwasuselessandevencrueltoinsist.

           “Atleast,changeyourcoiffure,”saidthelittleprincess.“Didn’tItellyou,”shewenton,turningreproachfullytoMademoiselleBourienne,“Mary’sisafacewhichsuchacoiffuredoesnotsuitintheleast.Notintheleast!Pleasechangeit.”

           “Leavemealone,pleaseleavemealone!Itisallquitethesametome,”answeredavoicestrugglingwithtears.

           MademoiselleBourienneandthelittleprincesshadtoowntothemselvesthatPrincessMaryinthisguiselookedveryplain,worsethanusual,butitwastoolate.Shewaslookingatthemwithanexpressiontheybothknew,anexpressionthoughtfulandsad.ThisexpressioninPrincessMarydidnotfrightenthem(sheneverinspiredfearinanyone),buttheyknewthatwhenitappearedonherface,shebecamemuteandwasnottobeshakeninherdetermination.

           “Youwillchangeit,won’tyou?”saidLise.

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