Chapter 24

           

           TherewasnownooneinthereceptionroomexceptPrinceVasíliandtheeldestprincess,whoweresittingundertheportraitofCatherinetheGreatandtalkingeagerly.AssoonastheysawPierreandhiscompaniontheybecamesilent,andPierrethoughthesawtheprincesshidesomethingasshewhispered:

           “Ican’tbearthesightofthatwoman.”

           “Catichehashadteaservedinthesmalldrawingroom,”saidPrinceVasílitoAnnaMikháylovna.“Goandtakesomething,mypoorAnnaMikháylovna,oryouwillnotholdout.”

           ToPierrehesaidnothing,merelygivinghisarmasympatheticsqueezebelowtheshoulder.PierrewentwithAnnaMikháylovnaintothesmalldrawingroom.

           “ThereisnothingsorefreshingafterasleeplessnightasacupofthisdeliciousRussiantea,”LorrainwassayingwithanairofrestrainedanimationashestoodsippingteafromadelicateChinesehandlelesscupbeforeatableonwhichteaandacoldsupperwerelaidinthesmallcircularroom.AroundthetableallwhowereatCountBezúkhov’shousethatnighthadgatheredtofortifythemselves.Pierrewellrememberedthissmallcirculardrawingroomwithitsmirrorsandlittletables.DuringballsgivenatthehousePierre,whodidnotknowhowtodance,hadlikedsittinginthisroomtowatchtheladieswho,astheypassedthroughintheirballdresseswithdiamondsandpearlsontheirbareshoulders,lookedatthemselvesinthebrilliantlylightedmirrorswhichrepeatedtheirreflectionsseveraltimes.Nowthissameroomwasdimlylightedbytwocandles.

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