Война и мир

Chapter 16

           Rostóv,thefather,isIlyá,andhissonisNicholas.IneverknewanyMadameJacquot.”

           Pierreshookhisheadandarmsasifattackedbymosquitoesorbees.

           “Ohdear,whatamIthinkingabout?I’vemixedeverythingup.OnehassomanyrelativesinMoscow!SoyouareBorís?Ofcourse.Well,nowweknowwhereweare.AndwhatdoyouthinkoftheBoulogneexpedition?TheEnglishwillcomeoffbadly,youknow,ifNapoleongetsacrosstheChannel.Ithinktheexpeditionisquitefeasible.IfonlyVilleneuvedoesn’tmakeamessofthings!”

           BorísknewnothingabouttheBoulogneexpedition;hedidnotreadthepapersanditwasthefirsttimehehadheardVilleneuve’sname.

           “WehereinMoscowaremoreoccupiedwithdinnerpartiesandscandalthanwithpolitics,”saidheinhisquietironicaltone.“Iknownothingaboutitandhavenotthoughtaboutit.Moscowischieflybusywithgossip,”hecontinued.“Justnowtheyaretalkingaboutyouandyourfather.”

           Pierresmiledinhisgood-naturedwayasifafraidforhiscompanion’ssakethatthelattermightsaysomethinghewouldafterwardsregret.ButBorísspokedistinctly,clearly,anddryly,lookingstraightintoPierre’seyes.

           “Moscowhasnothingelsetodobutgossip,”Boríswenton.“Everybodyiswonderingtowhomthecountwillleavehisfortune,thoughhemayperhapsoutliveusall,asIsincerelyhopehewill...”

           “Yes,itisallveryhorrid,”interruptedPierre,“veryhorrid.”

           Pierrewasstillafraidthatthisofficermightinadvertentlysaysomethingdisconcertingtohimself.

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