Война и мир

Chapter 8

           TherewasstillthehuntingestablishmentwhichNicholashadevenenlarged,thesamefiftyhorsesandfifteengroomsinthestables,thesameexpensivepresentsanddinnerpartiestothewholedistrictonnamedays;therewerestillthecount’sgamesofwhistandboston,atwhich—spreadingouthiscardssothateverybodycouldseethem—helethimselfbeplunderedofhundredsofrubleseverydaybyhisneighbors,wholookeduponanopportunitytoplayarubberwithCountRostóvasamostprofitablesourceofincome.

           Thecountmovedinhisaffairsasinahugenet,tryingnottobelievethathewasentangledbutbecomingmoreandmoresoateverystep,andfeelingtoofeebletobreakthemeshesortosettoworkcarefullyandpatientlytodisentanglethem.Thecountess,withherlovingheart,feltthatherchildrenwerebeingruined,thatitwasnotthecount’sfaultforhecouldnothelpbeingwhathewas—that(thoughhetriedtohideit)hehimselfsufferedfromtheconsciousnessofhisownandhischildren’sruin,andshetriedtofindmeansofremedyingtheposition.Fromherfemininepointofviewshecouldseeonlyonesolution,namely,forNicholastomarryarichheiress.ShefeltthistobetheirlasthopeandthatifNicholasrefusedthematchshehadfoundforhim,shewouldhavetoabandonthehopeofevergettingmattersright.ThismatchwaswithJulieKarágina,thedaughterofexcellentandvirtuousparents,agirltheRostóvshadknownfromchildhood,andwhohadnowbecomeawealthyheiressthroughthedeathofthelastofherbrothers.

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