Война и мир

Chapter 4

           Oh!”andsheshookherfingerathim,“IhaveevenheardofyourdoingsinParis!”

           “Anddidn’tHippolytetellyou?”askedPrinceVasíli,turningtohissonandseizingthelittleprincess’armasifshewouldhaverunawayandhehadjustmanagedtocatchher,“didn’thetellyouhowhehimselfwaspiningforthedearprincess,andhowsheshowedhimthedoor?Oh,sheisapearlamongwomen,Princess,”headded,turningtoPrincessMary.

           WhenPariswasmentioned,MademoiselleBourienneforherpartseizedtheopportunityofjoininginthegeneralcurrentofrecollections.

           ShetookthelibertyofinquiringwhetheritwaslongsinceAnatolehadleftParisandhowhehadlikedthatcity.AnatoleansweredtheFrenchwomanveryreadilyand,lookingatherwithasmile,talkedtoherabouthernativeland.WhenhesawtheprettylittleBourienne,AnatolecametotheconclusionthathewouldnotfindBaldHillsdulleither.“Notatallbad!”hethought,examiningher,“notatallbad,thatlittlecompanion!Ihopeshewillbringheralongwithherwhenwe’remarried,lapetiteestgentille.”*

           *Thelittleoneischarming.

           Theoldprincedressedleisurelyinhisstudy,frowningandconsideringwhathewastodo.Thecomingofthesevisitorsannoyedhim.“WhatarePrinceVasíliandthatsonofhistome?PrinceVasíliisashallowbraggartandhisson,nodoubt,isafinespecimen,”hegrumbledtohimself.Whatangeredhimwasthatthecomingofthesevisitorsrevivedinhismindanunsettledquestionhealwaystriedtostifle,oneaboutwhichhealwaysdeceivedhimself.

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