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Chapter 29

           

           “Therenow,we’resad,”saidhe,touchingPierre’shand.“HaveIupsetyou?No,really,haveyouanythingagainstme?”heaskedPierre.“Perhapsit’sthestateofaffairs?”

           Pierredidnotanswer,butlookedcordiallyintotheFrenchman’seyeswhoseexpressionofsympathywaspleasingtohim.

           “Honestly,withoutspeakingofwhatIoweyou,Ifeelfriendshipforyou.CanIdoanythingforyou?Disposeofme.Itisforlifeanddeath.Isayitwithmyhandonmyheart!”saidhe,strikinghischest.

           “Thankyou,”saidPierre.

           Thecaptaingazedintentlyathimashehaddonewhenhelearnedthat“shelter”wasUnterkunftinGerman,andhisfacesuddenlybrightened.

           “Well,inthatcase,Idrinktoourfriendship!”hecriedgaily,fillingtwoglasseswithwine.

           Pierretookoneoftheglassesandemptiedit.Ramballeemptiedhistoo,againpressedPierre’shand,andleanedhiselbowsonthetableinapensiveattitude.

           “Yes,mydearfriend,”hebegan,“suchisfortune’scaprice.WhowouldhavesaidthatIshouldbeasoldierandacaptainofdragoonsintheserviceofBonaparte,asweusedtocallhim?YethereIaminMoscowwithhim.Imusttellyou,moncher,”hecontinuedinthesadandmeasuredtonesofamanwhointendstotellalongstory,“thatournameisoneofthemostancientinFrance.”

           AndwithaFrenchman’seasyandnaïvefranknessthecaptaintoldPierrethestoryofhisancestors,hischildhood,youth,andmanhood,andallabouthisrelationsandhisfinancialandfamilyaffairs,“mapauvremère”playingofcourseanimportantpartinthestory.

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