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Chapter 9

           ThiswasAnatoleKuráginwhomshehadseenandnoticedlongagoattheballinPetersburg.Hewasnowinanadjutant’suniformwithoneepauletandashoulderknot.Hemovedwitharestrainedswaggerwhichwouldhavebeenridiculoushadhenotbeensogood-lookingandhadhishandsomefacenotwornsuchanexpressionofgood-humoredcomplacencyandgaiety.Thoughtheperformancewasproceeding,hewalkeddeliberatelydownthecarpetedgangway,hisswordandspursslightlyjinglingandhishandsomeperfumedheadheldhigh.HavinglookedatNatáshaheapproachedhissister,laidhiswellglovedhandontheedgeofherbox,noddedtoher,andleaningforwardaskedaquestion,withamotiontowardNatásha.

           “Maischarmante!”saidhe,evidentlyreferringtoNatásha,whodidnotexactlyhearhiswordsbutunderstoodthemfromthemovementofhislips.ThenhetookhisplaceinthefirstrowofthestallsandsatdownbesideDólokhov,nudgingwithhiselbowinafriendlyandoffhandwaythatDólokhovwhomotherstreatedsofawningly.Hewinkedathimgaily,smiled,andrestedhisfootagainsttheorchestrascreen.

           “Howlikethebrotheristothesister,”remarkedthecount.“Andhowhandsometheybothare!”

           Shinshín,loweringhisvoice,begantotellthecountofsomeintrigueofKurágin’sinMoscow,andNatáshatriedtooverhearitjustbecausehehadsaidshewas“charmante.”

           Thefirstactwasover.Inthestallseveryonebeganmovingabout,goingoutandcomingin.

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