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Chapter 23

           Pierrepaidnomoreattentiontothisoccurrencethantotherestofwhatwenton,havingmadeuphismindonceforallthatwhathesawhappeningaroundhimthateveningwasinsomewayessential.

           Thechantingoftheserviceceased,andthevoiceofthepriestwasheardrespectfullycongratulatingthedyingmanonhavingreceivedthesacrament.Thedyingmanlayaslifelessandimmovableasbefore.Aroundhimeveryonebegantostir:stepswereaudibleandwhispers,amongwhichAnnaMikháylovna’swasthemostdistinct.

           Pierreheardhersay:

           “Certainlyhemustbemovedontothebed;hereitwillbeimpossible...”

           Thesickmanwassosurroundedbydoctors,princesses,andservantsthatPierrecouldnolongerseethereddish-yellowfacewithitsgraymane—which,thoughhesawotherfacesaswell,hehadnotlostsightofforasinglemomentduringthewholeservice.Hejudgedbythecautiousmovementsofthosewhocrowdedroundtheinvalidchairthattheyhadliftedthedyingmanandweremovinghim.

           “Catchholdofmyarmoryou’lldrophim!”heheardoneoftheservantssayinafrightenedwhisper.“Catchholdfromunderneath.Here!”exclaimeddifferentvoices;andtheheavybreathingofthebearersandtheshufflingoftheirfeetgrewmorehurried,asiftheweighttheywerecarryingweretoomuchforthem.

           Asthebearers,amongwhomwasAnnaMikháylovna,passedtheyoungmanhecaughtamomentaryglimpsebetweentheirheadsandbacksofthedyingman’shigh,stout,uncoveredchestandpowerfulshoulders,raisedbythosewhowereholdinghimunderthearmpits,andofhisgray,curly,leoninehead.

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