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Chapter 2

           Butinspiteofthislowest-gradegreeting,alookofanxietyandfear,asatthesightofsomethingtoolargeandunsuitedtotheplace,cameoverherfacewhenshesawPierreenter.Thoughhewascertainlyratherbiggerthantheothermenintheroom,heranxietycouldonlyhavereferencetothecleverthoughshy,butobservantandnatural,expressionwhichdistinguishedhimfromeveryoneelseinthatdrawingroom.

           “Itisverygoodofyou,MonsieurPierre,tocomeandvisitapoorinvalid,”saidAnnaPávlovna,exchanginganalarmedglancewithherauntassheconductedhimtoher.

           Pierremurmuredsomethingunintelligible,andcontinuedtolookroundasifinsearchofsomething.Onhiswaytotheaunthebowedtothelittleprincesswithapleasedsmile,astoanintimateacquaintance.

           AnnaPávlovna’salarmwasjustified,forPierreturnedawayfromtheauntwithoutwaitingtohearherspeechaboutHerMajesty’shealth.AnnaPávlovnaindismaydetainedhimwiththewords:“DoyouknowtheAbbéMorio?Heisamostinterestingman.”

           “Yes,Ihaveheardofhisschemeforperpetualpeace,anditisveryinterestingbuthardlyfeasible.”

           “Youthinkso?”rejoinedAnnaPávlovnainordertosaysomethingandgetawaytoattendtoherdutiesashostess.ButPierrenowcommittedareverseactofimpoliteness.Firsthehadleftaladybeforeshehadfinishedspeakingtohim,andnowhecontinuedtospeaktoanotherwhowishedtogetaway.Withhisheadbent,andhisbigfeetspreadapart,hebeganexplaininghisreasonsforthinkingtheabbé’splanchimerical

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