Chapter 6

           

           AtthebeginningofwinterPrincessMarycametoMoscow.FromreportscurrentintownshelearnedhowtheRostóvsweresituated,andhow“thesonhassacrificedhimselfforhismother,”aspeopleweresaying.

           “Ineverexpectedanythingelseofhim,”saidPrincessMarytoherself,feelingajoyoussenseofherloveforhim.RememberingherfriendlyrelationswithalltheRostóvswhichhadmadeheralmostamemberofthefamily,shethoughtitherdutytogotoseethem.ButrememberingherrelationswithNicholasinVorónezhshewasshyaboutdoingso.MakingagreateffortshedidhowevergotocallonthemafewweeksafterherarrivalinMoscow.

           Nicholaswasthefirsttomeether,asthecountess’roomcouldonlybereachedthroughhis.Butinsteadofbeinggreetedwithpleasureasshehadexpected,athisfirstglanceatherhisfaceassumedacold,stiff,proudexpressionshehadnotseenonitbefore.Heinquiredaboutherhealth,ledthewaytohismother,andhavingsatthereforfiveminuteslefttheroom.

           Whentheprincesscameoutofthecountess’roomNicholasmetheragain,andwithmarkedsolemnityandstiffnessaccompaniedhertotheanteroom.Toherremarksabouthismother’shealthhemadenoreply.“What’sthattoyou?Leavemeinpeace,”hislooksseemedtosay.

           “Whydoesshecomeprowlinghere?Whatdoesshewant?Ican’tbeartheseladiesandallthesecivilities!”saidhealoudinSónya’spresence,evidentlyunabletorepresshisvexation,aftertheprincess’carriagehaddisappeared.

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