Война и мир

Chapter 4

           ShemetPrinceVasíliwiththatplayfulmanneroftenemployedbylivelychattypeople,andconsistingintheassumptionthatbetweenthepersontheysoaddressandthemselvestherearesomesemi-private,long-establishedjokesandamusingreminiscences,thoughnosuchreminiscencesreallyexist—justasnoneexistedinthiscase.PrinceVasílireadilyadoptedhertoneandthelittleprincessalsodrewAnatole,whomshehardlyknew,intotheseamusingrecollectionsofthingsthathadneveroccurred.MademoiselleBouriennealsosharedthemandevenPrincessMaryfeltherselfpleasantlymadetoshareinthesemerryreminiscences.

           “Hereatleastweshallhavethebenefitofyourcompanyalltoourselves,dearprince,”saidthelittleprincess(ofcourse,inFrench)toPrinceVasíli.“It’snotasatAnnette’s*receptionswhereyoualwaysranaway;youremembercettechèreAnnette!”

           *AnnaPávlovna.

           “Ah,butyouwon’ttalkpoliticstomelikeAnnette!”

           “Andourlittleteatable?”

           “Oh,yes!”

           “WhyisityouwereneveratAnnette’s?”thelittleprincessaskedAnatole.“Ah,Iknow,Iknow,”shesaidwithaslyglance,“yourbrotherHippolytetoldmeaboutyourgoingson.

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