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Chapter 8

           ItreallyseemedthatSónyadidnotfeelherpositiontrying,andhadgrownquitereconciledtoherlotasasterileflower.Sheseemedtobefondnotsomuchofindividualsasofthefamilyasawhole.Likeacat,shehadattachedherselfnottothepeoplebuttothehome.Shewaitedontheoldcountess,pettedandspoiledthechildren,wasalwaysreadytorenderthesmallservicesforwhichshehadagift,andallthiswasunconsciouslyacceptedfromherwithinsufficientgratitude.

           ThecountryseatatBaldHillshadbeenrebuilt,thoughnotonthesamescaleasundertheoldprince.

           Thebuildings,begununderstraitenedcircumstances,weremorethansimple.Theimmensehouseontheoldstonefoundationswasofwood,plasteredonlyinside.Ithadbaredealfloorsandwasfurnishedwithverysimplehardsofas,armchairs,tables,andchairsmadebytheirownserfcarpentersoutoftheirownbirchwood.Thehousewasspaciousandhadroomsforthehouseserfsandapartmentsforvisitors.WholefamiliesoftheRostóvs’andBolkónskis’relationssometimescametoBaldHillswithsixteenhorsesanddozensofservantsandstayedformonths.Besidesthat,fourtimesayear,onthenamedaysandbirthdaysofthehosts,asmanyasahundredvisitorswouldgatherthereforadayortwo.Therestoftheyearlifepursueditsunbrokenroutinewithitsordinaryoccupations,anditsbreakfasts,lunches,dinners,andsuppers,providedoutoftheproduceoftheestate.

           

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