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Chapter 3

           Borís,coollylookingatHélène’sdazzlingbareshoulderswhichemergedfromadark,gold-embroidered,gauzegown,talkedtoherofoldacquaintancesandatthesametime,unawareofithimselfandunnoticedbyothers,neverforaninstantceasedtoobservetheEmperorwhowasinthesameroom.TheEmperorwasnotdancing,hestoodinthedoorway,stoppingnowonepairandnowanotherwithgraciouswordswhichhealoneknewhowtoutter.

           Asthemazurkabegan,BoríssawthatAdjutantGeneralBalashëv,oneofthoseinclosestattendanceontheEmperor,wentuptohimandcontrarytocourtetiquettestoodnearhimwhilehewastalkingtoaPolishlady.Havingfinishedspeakingtoher,theEmperorlookedinquiringlyatBalashëvand,evidentlyunderstandingthatheonlyactedthusbecausetherewereimportantreasonsforsodoing,noddedslightlytotheladyandturnedtohim.HardlyhadBalashëvbeguntospeakbeforealookofamazementappearedontheEmperor’sface.HetookBalashëvbythearmandcrossedtheroomwithhim,unconsciouslyclearingapathsevenyardswideasthepeopleonbothsidesmadewayforhim.BorísnoticedArakchéev’sexcitedfacewhenthesovereignwentoutwithBalashëv.ArakchéevlookedattheEmperorfromunderhisbrowand,sniffingwithhisrednose,steppedforwardfromthecrowdasifexpectingtheEmperortoaddresshim.(BorísunderstoodthatArakchéevenviedBalashëvandwasdispleasedthatevidentlyimportantnewshadreachedtheEmperorotherwisethanthroughhimself.

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