Война и мир

Chapter 12

           Hesatrathersidewaysinthearmchairnexttothecountess,arrangingwithhisrighthandthecleanestofglovesthatfittedhislefthandlikeaskin,andhespokewithaparticularlyrefinedcompressionofhislipsabouttheamusementsofthehighestPetersburgsociety,recallingwithmildironyoldtimesinMoscowandMoscowacquaintances.Itwasnotaccidentally,Natáshafelt,thathealluded,whenspeakingofthehighestaristocracy,toanambassador’sballhehadattended,andtoinvitationshehadreceivedfromN.N.andS.S.

           AllthistimeNatáshasatsilent,glancingupathimfromunderherbrows.ThisgazedisturbedandconfusedBorísmoreandmore.Helookedroundmorefrequentlytowardher,andbrokeoffinwhathewassaying.Hedidnotstaymorethantenminutes,thenroseandtookhisleave.Thesameinquisitive,challenging,andrathermockingeyesstilllookedathim.AfterhisfirstvisitBoríssaidtohimselfthatNatáshaattractedhimjustasmuchasever,butthathemustnotyieldtothatfeeling,becausetomarryher,agirlalmostwithoutfortune,wouldmeanruintohiscareer,whiletorenewtheirformerrelationswithoutintendingtomarryherwouldbedishonorable.BorísmadeuphismindtoavoidmeetingNatásha,butdespitethatresolutionhecalledagainafewdayslaterandbegancallingoftenandspendingwholedaysattheRostóvs’.ItseemedtohimthatheoughttohaveanexplanationwithNatáshaandtellherthattheoldtimesmustbeforgotten,thatinspiteofeverything...shecouldnotbehiswife,thathehadnomeans,andtheywouldneverlethermarryhim

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