Идиот

Chapter 7

           )HowcouldIdoubtsuchathing?(Ha,ha,ha.)ImadetheremarkbecausebecauseNicolaiAndreevitchPavlicheffwassuchasplendidman,don’tyousee!Suchahigh-souledman,hereallywas,Iassureyou.”

           Theprincedidnotexactlypantforbreath,buthe“seemedalmosttochokeoutofpuresimplicityandgoodnessofheart,”asAdelaidaexpressedit,ontalkingthepartyoverwithherfiance,thePrinceS.,nextmorning.

           “But,mygoodnessme,”laughedIvanPetrovitch,“whycan’tIbecousintoevenasplendidman?”

           “Oh,dear!”criedtheprince,confused,tryingtohurryhiswordsout,andgrowingmoreandmoreeagereverymoment:“I’vegoneandsaidanotherstupidthing.Idon’tknowwhattosay.IIdidn’tmeanthat,youknowIIhereallywassuchasplendidman,wasn’the?”

           Theprincetrembledallover.Whywashesoagitated?Whyhadheflownintosuchtransportsofdelightwithoutanyapparentreason?Hehadfaroutshotthemeasureofjoyandemotionconsistentwiththeoccasion.Whythiswasitwouldbedifficulttosay.

           HeseemedtofeelwarmlyanddeeplygratefultosomeoneforsomethingorotherperhapstoIvanPetrovitch;butlikelyenoughtoalltheguests,individually,andcollectively.Hewasmuchtoohappy.

           IvanPetrovitchbegantostareathimwithsomesurprise;thedignitary,too,lookedathimwithconsiderableattention;PrincessBielokonskiglaredathimangrily,andcompressedherlips.PrinceN.,Evgenie,PrinceS.

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 841 из 965