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Chapter 6

           

           AsatTilsitRostóvhadnotallowedhimselftodoubtthatwhateverybodyconsideredrightwasright,sonow,afterashortbutsincerestrugglebetweenhisefforttoarrangehislifebyhisownsenseofjustice,andinobedientsubmissiontocircumstances,hechosethelatterandyieldedtothepowerhefeltirresistiblycarryinghimheknewnotwhere.HeknewthatafterhispromisetoSónyaitwouldbewhathedeemedbasetodeclarehisfeelingstoPrincessMary.Andheknewthathewouldneveractbasely.Buthealsoknew(orratherfeltatthebottomofhisheart)thatbyresigninghimselfnowtotheforceofcircumstancesandtothosewhowereguidinghim,hewasnotonlydoingnothingwrong,butwasdoingsomethingveryimportant—moreimportantthananythinghehadeverdoneinhislife.

           AftermeetingPrincessMary,thoughthecourseofhislifewentonexternallyasbefore,allhisformeramusementslosttheircharmforhimandheoftenthoughtabouther.Butheneverthoughtaboutherashehadthoughtofalltheyoungladieswithoutexceptionwhomhehadmetinsociety,norashehadforalongtime,andatonetimerapturously,thoughtaboutSónya.Hehadpicturedeachofthoseyoungladiesasalmostallhonest-heartedyoungmendo,thatis,asapossiblewife,adaptingherinhisimaginationtoalltheconditionsofmarriedlife:awhitedressinggown,hiswifeattheteatable,hiswife’scarriage,littleones,MammaandPapa,theirrelationstoher,andsoon—andthesepicturesofthefuturehadgivenhimpleasure

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