Chapter 11

           

           TwomonthspreviouslywhenPierrewasalreadystayingwiththeRostóvshehadreceivedaletterfromPrinceTheodore,askinghimtocometoPetersburgtoconferonsomeimportantquestionsthatwerebeingdiscussedtherebyasocietyofwhichPierrewasoneoftheprincipalfounders.

           Onreadingthatletter(shealwaysreadherhusband’sletters)NatáshaherselfsuggestedthatheshouldgotoPetersburg,thoughshewouldfeelhisabsenceveryacutely.Sheattributedimmenseimportancetoallherhusband’sintellectualandabstractintereststhoughshedidnotunderstandthem,andshealwaysdreadedbeingahindrancetohiminsuchmatters.ToPierre’stimidlookofinquiryafterreadingthelettersherepliedbyaskinghimtogo,buttofixadefinitedateforhisreturn.Hewasgivenfourweeks’leaveofabsence.

           Eversincethatleaveofabsencehadexpired,morethanafortnightbefore,Natáshahadbeeninaconstantstateofalarm,depression,andirritability.

           Denísov,nowageneralontheretiredlistandmuchdissatisfiedwiththepresentstateofaffairs,hadarrivedduringthatfortnight.HelookedatNatáshawithsorrowandsurpriseasatabadlikenessofapersononcedear.Adull,dejectedlook,randomreplies,andtalkaboutthenurserywasallhesawandheardfromhisformerenchantress.

           Natáshawassadandirritableallthattime,especiallywhenhermother,herbrother,Sónya,orCountessMaryintheireffortstoconsolehertriedtoexcusePierreandsuggestedreasonsforhisdelayinreturning.

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