Война и мир

Chapter 7

           Inspiteofherexceptionalstoutness,whichcausedhertoprotrudeherchestandstomachandthrowbackherhead,thiswoman(whowas“Uncle’s”housekeeper)trodverylightly.Shewenttothetable,setdownthetray,andwithherplumpwhitehandsdeftlytookfromitthebottlesandvarioushorsd’oeuvresanddishesandarrangedthemonthetable.Whenshehadfinished,shesteppedasideandstoppedatthedoorwithasmileonherface.“HereIam.Iamshe!Nowdoyouunderstand‘Uncle’?”herexpressionsaidtoRostóv.Howcouldonehelpunderstanding?NotonlyNicholas,butevenNatáshaunderstoodthemeaningofhispuckeredbrowandthehappycomplacentsmilethatslightlypuckeredhislipswhenAnísyaFëdorovnaentered.Onthetraywasabottleofherbwine,differentkindsofvodka,pickledmushrooms,ryecakesmadewithbuttermilk,honeyinthecomb,stillmeadandsparklingmead,apples,nuts(rawandroasted),andnut-and-honeysweets.Afterwardsshebroughtafreshlyroastedchicken,ham,preservesmadewithhoney,andpreservesmadewithsugar.

           AllthiswasthefruitofAnísyaFëdorovna’shousekeeping,gatheredandpreparedbyher.ThesmellandtasteofitallhadasmackofAnísyaFëdorovnaherself:asavorofjuiciness,cleanliness,whiteness,andpleasantsmiles.

           “Takethis,littleLady-Countess!”shekeptsaying,assheofferedNatáshafirstonethingandthenanother.

           Natáshaateofeverythingandthoughtshehadneverseenoreatensuchbuttermilkcakes,sucharomaticjam,suchhoney-and-nutsweets,orsuchachickenanywhere.AnísyaFëdorovnalefttheroom.

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