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Chapter 17

           ItwasnotbecausePierrewasamarriedman,butbecauseNatáshafeltverystronglywithhimthatmoralbarriertheabsenceofwhichshehadexperiencedwithKuráginthatitneverenteredherheadthattherelationsbetweenhimandherselfcouldleadtoloveonherpart,stilllessonhis,oreventothekindoftender,self-conscious,romanticfriendshipbetweenamanandawomanofwhichshehadknownseveralinstances.

           BeforetheendofthefastofSt.Peter,AgrafénaIvánovnaBelóva,acountryneighboroftheRostóvs,cametoMoscowtopayherdevotionsattheshrinesoftheMoscowsaints.ShesuggestedthatNatáshashouldfastandprepareforHolyCommunion,andNatáshagladlywelcomedtheidea.Despitethedoctor’sordersthatsheshouldnotgooutearlyinthemorning,Natáshainsistedonfastingandpreparingforthesacrament,notastheygenerallypreparedforitintheRostóvfamilybyattendingthreeservicesintheirownhouse,butasAgrafénaIvánovnadid,bygoingtochurcheverydayforaweekandnotoncemissingVespers,Matins,orMass.

           ThecountesswaspleasedwithNatásha’szeal;afterthepoorresultsofthemedicaltreatment,inthedepthsofherheartshehopedthatprayermighthelpherdaughtermorethanmedicinesand,thoughnotwithoutfearandconcealingitfromthedoctor,sheagreedtoNatásha’swishandentrustedhertoBelóva.AgrafénaIvánovnausedtocometowakeNatáshaatthreeinthemorning,butgenerallyfoundheralreadyawake.ShewasafraidofbeinglateforMatins.

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