Война и мир

Chapter 3

           TheoldcountcameuptothemandpressedDólokhov’shand.

           “Pleasecomeandvisitus...youknowmybraveboy...beentogetheroutthere...bothplayingthehero...Ah,VasíliIgnátovich...Howd’yedo,oldfellow?”hesaid,turningtoanoldmanwhowaspassing,butbeforehehadfinishedhisgreetingtherewasageneralstir,andafootmanwhohadruninannounced,withafrightenedface:“He’sarrived!”

           Bellsrang,thestewardsrushedforward,and—likeryeshakentogetherinashovel—theguestswhohadbeenscatteredaboutindifferentroomscametogetherandcrowdedinthelargedrawingroombythedooroftheballroom.

           Bagratiónappearedinthedoorwayoftheanteroomwithouthatorsword,which,inaccordwiththeclubcustom,hehadgivenuptothehallporter.Hehadnolambskincaponhishead,norhadhealoadedwhipoverhisshoulder,aswhenRostóvhadseenhimontheeveofthebattleofAusterlitz,butworeatightnewuniformwithRussianandforeignOrders,andtheStarofSt.Georgeonhisleftbreast.Evidentlyjustbeforecomingtothedinnerhehadhadhishairandwhiskerstrimmed,whichchangedhisappearancefortheworse.Therewassomethingnaïvelyfestiveinhisair,which,inconjunctionwithhisfirmandvirilefeatures,gavehimarathercomicalexpression.BekleshëvandTheodoreUvárov,whohadarrivedwithhim,pausedatthedoorwaytoallowhim,astheguestofhonor,toenterfirst.Bagratiónwasembarrassed,notwishingtoavailhimselfoftheircourtesy,andthiscausedsomedelayatthedoors,butafterallhedidatlastenterfirst.

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