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Chapter 15

           

           “AndsoyouhavemetCountNicholas,Mary?”PrinceAndrewsuddenlysaid,evidentlywishingtospeakpleasantlytothem.“Hewroteherethathetookagreatlikingtoyou,”hewentonsimplyandcalmly,evidentlyunabletounderstandallthecomplexsignificancehiswordshadforlivingpeople.“Ifyoulikedhimtoo,itwouldbeagoodthingforyoutogetmarried,”headdedrathermorequickly,asifpleasedathavingfoundwordshehadlongbeenseeking.

           PrincessMaryheardhiswordsbuttheyhadnomeaningforher,exceptasaproofofhowfarawayhenowwasfromeverythingliving.

           “Whytalkofme?”shesaidquietlyandglancedatNatásha.

           Natásha,whofeltherglance,didnotlookather.Allthreewereagainsilent.

           “Andrew,wouldyoulike...”PrincessMarysuddenlysaidinatremblingvoice,“wouldyouliketoseelittleNicholas?Heisalwaystalkingaboutyou!”

           PrinceAndrewsmiledjustperceptiblyandforthefirsttime,butPrincessMary,whoknewhisfacesowell,sawwithhorrorthathedidnotsmilewithpleasureoraffectionforhisson,butwithquiet,gentleironybecausehethoughtshewastryingwhatshebelievedtobethelastmeansofarousinghim.

           “Yes,Ishallbeverygladtoseehim.Ishequitewell?”

           WhenlittleNicholaswasbroughtintoPrinceAndrew’sroomhelookedathisfatherwithfrightenedeyes,butdidnotcry,becausenooneelsewascrying.PrinceAndrewkissedhimandevidentlydidnotknowwhattosaytohim.

           WhenNicholashadbeenledaway,PrincessMaryagainwentuptoherbrother,kissedhim,andunabletorestrainhertearsanylongerbegantocry.

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