Война и мир

Chapter 23

           “Pretty,agoodvoice,young,andinnobody’swayifonlytheyleaveherinpeace.”Buthowevermuchtheyleftherinpeaceshecouldnotnowbeatpeace,andimmediatelyfeltthis.

           Inthehalltheporchdooropened,andsomeoneasked,“Athome?”andthenfootstepswereheard.Natáshawaslookingatthemirror,butdidnotseeherself.Shelistenedtothesoundsinthehall.Whenshesawherself,herfacewaspale.Itwashe.Sheknewthisforcertain,thoughshehardlyheardhisvoicethroughthecloseddoors.

           Paleandagitated,Natásharanintothedrawingroom.

           “Mamma!Bolkónskihascome!”shesaid.“Mamma,itisawful,itisunbearable!Idon’twant...tobetormented?WhatamItodo?...”

           Beforethecountesscouldanswer,PrinceAndrewenteredtheroomwithanagitatedandseriousface.AssoonashesawNatáshahisfacebrightened.Hekissedthecountess’handandNatásha’s,andsatdownbesidethesofa.

           “Itislongsincewehadthepleasure...”beganthecountess,butPrinceAndrewinterruptedherbyansweringherintendedquestion,obviouslyinhastetosaywhathehadto.

           “IhavenotbeentoseeyouallthistimebecauseIhavebeenatmyfather’s.Ihadtotalkoveraveryimportantmatterwithhim.Ionlygotbacklastnight,”hesaidglancingatNatásha;“Iwanttohaveatalkwithyou,Countess,”headdedafteramoment’spause.

           Thecountessloweredhereyes,sighingdeeply.

           “Iamatyourdisposal,”shemurmured.

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