Война и мир

Chapter 9

           Duringoneoftheseattackstheycarriedoffmyemptyportmanteauandmydressinggown.TheEmperorproposestogiveallcommandersofdivisionstherighttoshootmarauders,butImuchfearthiswillobligeonehalfthearmytoshoottheother.”

           AtfirstPrinceAndrewreadwithhiseyesonly,butafterawhile,inspiteofhimself(althoughheknewhowfaritwassafetotrustBilíbin),whathehadreadbegantointeresthimmoreandmore.Whenhehadreadthusfar,hecrumpledtheletterupandthrewitaway.Itwasnotwhathehadreadthatvexedhim,butthefactthatthelifeoutthereinwhichhehadnownopartcouldperturbhim.Heshuthiseyes,rubbedhisforeheadasiftoridhimselfofallinterestinwhathehadread,andlistenedtowhatwaspassinginthenursery.Suddenlyhethoughtheheardastrangenoisethroughthedoor.Hewasseizedwithalarmlestsomethingshouldhavehappenedtothechildwhilehewasreadingtheletter.Hewentontiptoetothenurserydoorandopenedit.

           JustashewentinhesawthatthenursewashidingsomethingfromhimwithascaredlookandthatPrincessMarywasnolongerbythecot.

           “Mydear,”heheardwhatseemedtohimherdespairingwhisperbehindhim.

           Asoftenhappensafterlongsleeplessnessandlonganxiety,hewasseizedbyanunreasoningpanic—itoccurredtohimthatthechildwasdead.Allthathesawandheardseemedtoconfirmthisterror.

           “Allisover,”hethought,andacoldsweatbrokeoutonhisforehead.Hewenttothecotinconfusion,surethathewouldfinditemptyandthatthenursehadbeenhidingthedeadbaby.

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