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Chapter 4

           Thislastconsiderationmovedhim.

           “MydearAnnaMikháylovna,”saidhewithhisusualfamiliarityandwearinessoftone,“itisalmostimpossibleformetodowhatyouask;buttoprovemydevotiontoyouandhowIrespectyourfather’smemory,Iwilldotheimpossible—yoursonshallbetransferredtotheGuards.Hereismyhandonit.Areyousatisfied?”

           “Mydearbenefactor!ThisiswhatIexpectedfromyou—Iknewyourkindness!”Heturnedtogo.

           “Wait—justaword!WhenhehasbeentransferredtotheGuards...”shefaltered.“YouareongoodtermswithMichaelIlariónovichKutúzov...recommendBorístohimasadjutant!ThenIshallbeatrest,andthen...”

           PrinceVasílismiled.

           “No,Iwon’tpromisethat.Youdon’tknowhowKutúzovispesteredsincehisappointmentasCommanderinChief.HetoldmehimselfthatalltheMoscowladieshaveconspiredtogivehimalltheirsonsasadjutants.”

           “No,butdopromise!Iwon’tletyougo!Mydearbenefactor...”

           “Papa,”saidhisbeautifuldaughterinthesametoneasbefore,“weshallbelate.”

           “Well,aurevoir!Good-by!Youhearher?”

           “ThentomorrowyouwillspeaktotheEmperor?”

           “Certainly;butaboutKutúzov,Idon’tpromise.”

           “Dopromise,dopromise,Vasíli!”criedAnnaMikháylovnaashewent,withthesmileofacoquettishgirl,whichatonetimeprobablycamenaturallytoher,butwasnowveryill-suitedtohercarewornface.

           Apparentlyshehadforgottenherageandbyforceofhabitemployedalltheoldfemininearts

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