Война и мир

Chapter 4

           Theirpowersofreasoning,feeling,andobservingimmediatelyincreasedtenfold,andtheirlife,whichseemedtohavebeenpassedindarkness,wassuddenlylitupbyanewbrightness,fullofsignificance.

           PrincessMarygrewquiteunconsciousofherfaceandcoiffure.Thehandsomeopenfaceofthemanwhomightperhapsbeherhusbandabsorbedallherattention.Heseemedtoherkind,brave,determined,manly,andmagnanimous.Shefeltconvincedofthat.Thousandsofdreamsofafuturefamilylifecontinuallyroseinherimagination.Shedrovethemawayandtriedtoconcealthem.

           “ButamInottoocoldwithhim?”thoughttheprincess.“ItrytobereservedbecauseinthedepthofmysoulIfeeltooneartohimalready,butthenhecannotknowwhatIthinkofhimandmayimaginethatIdonotlikehim.”

           AndPrincessMarytried,butcouldnotmanage,tobecordialtohernewguest.“Poorgirl,she’sdevilishugly!”thoughtAnatole.

           MademoiselleBourienne,alsorousedtogreatexcitementbyAnatole’sarrival,thoughtinanotherway.Ofcourse,she,ahandsomeyoungwomanwithoutanydefiniteposition,withoutrelationsorevenacountry,didnotintendtodevoteherlifetoservingPrinceBolkónski,toreadingaloudtohimandbeingfriendswithPrincessMary.MademoiselleBouriennehadlongbeenwaitingforaRussianprincewho,abletoappreciateataglancehersuperioritytotheplain,badlydressed,ungainlyRussianprincesses,wouldfallinlovewithherandcarryheroff;andhereatlastwasaRussianprince.

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