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Chapter 18

           Berg,obliviousofironyorindifference,continuedtoexplainhowbyexchangingintotheGuardshehadalreadygainedasteponhisoldcomradesoftheCadetCorps;howinwartimethecompanycommandermightgetkilledandhe,asseniorinthecompany,mighteasilysucceedtothepost;howpopularhewaswitheveryoneintheregiment,andhowsatisfiedhisfatherwaswithhim.Bergevidentlyenjoyednarratingallthis,anddidnotseemtosuspectthatothers,too,mighthavetheirowninterests.Butallhesaidwassoprettilysedate,andthenaïvetéofhisyouthfulegotismwassoobvious,thathedisarmedhishearers.

           “Well,myboy,you’llgetalongwhereveryougo—footorhorse—thatI’llwarrant,”saidShinshín,pattinghimontheshoulderandtakinghisfeetoffthesofa.

           Bergsmiledjoyously.Thecount,followedbyhisguests,wentintothedrawingroom.

           Itwasjustthemomentbeforeabigdinnerwhentheassembledguests,expectingthesummonstozakúska,*avoidengaginginanylongconversationbutthinkitnecessarytomoveaboutandtalk,inordertoshowthattheyarenotatallimpatientfortheirfood.Thehostandhostesslooktowardthedoor,andnowandthenglanceatoneanother,andthevisitorstrytoguessfromtheseglanceswho,orwhat,theyarewaitingfor—someimportantrelationwhohasnotyetarrived,oradishthatisnotyetready.

           *Horsd’oeuvres.

           Pierrehadcomejustatdinnertimeandwassittingawkwardlyinthemiddleofthedrawingroomonthefirstchairhehadcomeacross,blockingthewayforeveryone.

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