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Chapter 18

           

           “What’sthegoodoffreedomtome,yourexcellency?Welivedunderthelatecount—thekingdomofheavenbehis!—andwehavelivedunderyoutoo,withouteverbeingwronged.”

           “Andyourchildren?”

           “Thechildrenwilllivejustthesame.Withsuchmastersonecanlive.”

           “Butwhataboutmyheirs?”saidPierre.“SupposingIsuddenlymarry...itmighthappen,”headdedwithaninvoluntarysmile.

           “IfImaytaketheliberty,yourexcellency,itwouldbeagoodthing.”

           “Howeasyhethinksit,”thoughtPierre.“Hedoesn’tknowhowterribleitisandhowdangerous.Toosoonortoolate...itisterrible!”

           “Sowhatareyourorders?Areyoustartingtomorrow?”askedSavélich.

           “No,I’llputitoffforabit.I’lltellyoulater.YoumustforgivethetroubleIhaveputyouto,”saidPierre,andseeingSavélichsmile,hethought:“ButhowstrangeitisthatheshouldnotknowthatnowthereisnoPetersburgforme,andthatthatmustbesettledfirstofall!Butprobablyheknowsitwellenoughandisonlypretending.ShallIhaveatalkwithhimandseewhathethinks?”Pierrereflected.“No,anothertime.”

           AtbreakfastPierretoldtheprincess,hiscousin,thathehadbeentoseePrincessMarythedaybeforeandhadtheremet—“Whomdoyouthink?NatáshaRostóva!”

           TheprincessseemedtoseenothingmoreextraordinaryinthatthanifhehadseenAnnaSemënovna.

           “Doyouknowher?”askedPierre.

           “Ihaveseentheprincess,”shereplied.“IheardthattheywerearrangingamatchforherwithyoungRostóv.

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