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Chapter 20

           Thecountlistenedwithclosedeyes,heavingabruptsighsatcertainpassages.

           Natáshasaterect,gazingwithasearchinglooknowatherfatherandnowatPierre.

           Pierrefelthereyesonhimandtriednottolookround.Thecountessshookherheaddisapprovinglyandangrilyateverysolemnexpressioninthemanifesto.Inallthesewordsshesawonlythatthedangerthreateninghersonwouldnotsoonbeover.Shinshín,withasarcasticsmileonhislips,wasevidentlypreparingtomakefunofanythingthatgavehimtheopportunity:Sónya’sreading,anyremarkofthecount’s,oreventhemanifestoitselfshouldnobetterpretextpresentitself.

           AfterreadingaboutthedangersthatthreatenedRussia,thehopestheEmperorplacedonMoscowandespeciallyonitsillustriousnobility,Sónya,withaquiverinhervoiceduechieflytotheattentionthatwasbeingpaidtoher,readthelastwords:

           “WeourselveswillnotdelaytoappearamongourpeopleinthatCapitalandinotherpartsofourrealmforconsultation,andforthedirectionofallourlevies,boththosenowbarringtheenemy’spathandthosefreshlyformedtodefeathimwhereverhemayappear.Maytheruinhehopestobringuponusrecoilonhisownhead,andmayEuropedeliveredfrombondageglorifythenameofRussia!”

           “Yes,that’sit!”criedthecount,openinghismoisteyesandsniffingrepeatedly,asifastrongvinaigrettehadbeenheldtohisnose;andheadded,“LettheEmperorbutsaythewordandwe’llsacrificeeverythingandbegrudgenothing.

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