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Chapter 17

           Onherwayhomeatanearlyhourwhenshemetnoonebutbricklayersgoingtoworkormensweepingthestreet,andeverybodywithinthehouseswasstillasleep,Natáshaexperiencedafeelingnewtoher,asenseofthepossibilityofcorrectingherfaults,thepossibilityofanew,cleanlife,andofhappiness.

           Duringthewholeweekshespentinthisway,thatfeelinggreweveryday.Andthehappinessoftakingcommunion,or“communing”asAgrafénaIvánovna,joyouslyplayingwiththeword,calledit,seemedtoNatáshasogreatthatshefeltsheshouldneverlivetillthatblessedSunday.

           Butthehappydaycame,andonthatmemorableSunday,when,dressedinwhitemuslin,shereturnedhomeaftercommunion,forthefirsttimeformanymonthsshefeltcalmandnotoppressedbythethoughtofthelifethatlaybeforeher.

           Thedoctorwhocametoseeherthatdayorderedhertocontinuethepowdershehadprescribedafortnightpreviously.

           “Shemustcertainlygoontakingthemmorningandevening,”saidhe,evidentlysincerelysatisfiedwithhissuccess.“Only,pleasebeparticularaboutit.

           “Bequiteeasy,”hecontinuedplayfully,asheadroitlytookthegoldcoininhispalm.“Shewillsoonbesingingandfrolickingabout.Thelastmedicinehasdoneheraverygreatdealofgood.Shehasfreshenedupverymuch.”

           Thecountess,withacheerfulexpressiononherface,lookeddownathernailsandspatalittleforluckasshereturnedtothedrawingroom.

           

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