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Chapter 28

           

           “No,butimaginetheoldCountessZúbova,withfalsecurlsandhermouthfulloffalseteeth,asifsheweretryingtocheatoldage....Ha,ha,ha!Mary!”

           ThisverysentenceaboutCountessZúbovaandthissamelaughPrinceAndrewhadalreadyheardfromhiswifeinthepresenceofotherssomefivetimes.Heenteredtheroomsoftly.Thelittleprincess,plumpandrosy,wassittinginaneasychairwithherworkinherhands,talkingincessantly,repeatingPetersburgreminiscencesandevenphrases.PrinceAndrewcameup,strokedherhair,andaskedifshefeltrestedaftertheirjourney.Sheansweredhimandcontinuedherchatter.

           Thecoachwithsixhorseswaswaitingattheporch.Itwasanautumnnight,sodarkthatthecoachmancouldnotseethecarriagepole.Servantswithlanternswerebustlingaboutintheporch.Theimmensehousewasbrilliantwithlightsshiningthroughitsloftywindows.Thedomesticserfswerecrowdinginthehall,waitingtobidgood-bytotheyoungprince.Themembersofthehouseholdwereallgatheredinthereceptionhall:MichaelIvánovich,MademoiselleBourienne,PrincessMary,andthelittleprincess.PrinceAndrewhadbeencalledtohisfather’sstudyasthelatterwishedtosaygood-bytohimalone.Allwerewaitingforthemtocomeout.

           WhenPrinceAndrewenteredthestudytheoldmaninhisold-agespectaclesandwhitedressinggown,inwhichhereceivednoonebuthisson,satatthetablewriting.Heglancedround.

           “Going?”Andhewentonwriting.

           “I’vecometosaygood-by.

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