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Chapter 2

           

           Orhewouldsuddenlyfeelashamedofheknewnotwhat.Hefeltitawkwardtoattracteveryone’sattentionandtobeconsideredaluckymanand,withhisplainface,tobelookedonasasortofParispossessedofaHelen.“Butnodoubtitalwaysisandmustbeso!”heconsoledhimself.“Andbesides,whathaveIdonetobringitabout?Howdiditbegin?ItraveledfromMoscowwithPrinceVasíli.Thentherewasnothing.SowhyshouldInotstayathishouse?ThenIplayedcardswithherandpickedupherreticuleanddroveoutwithher.Howdiditbegin,whendiditallcomeabout?”Andherehewassittingbyhersideasherbetrothed,seeing,hearing,feelinghernearness,herbreathing,hermovements,herbeauty.Thenitwouldsuddenlyseemtohimthatitwasnotshebuthewassounusuallybeautiful,andthatthatwaswhytheyalllookedsoathim,andflatteredbythisgeneraladmirationhewouldexpandhischest,raisehishead,andrejoiceathisgoodfortune.Suddenlyheheardafamiliarvoicerepeatingsomethingtohimasecondtime.ButPierrewassoabsorbedthathedidnotunderstandwhatwassaid.

           “IamaskingyouwhenyoulastheardfromBolkónski,”repeatedPrinceVasíliathirdtime.“Howabsent-mindedyouare,mydearfellow.”

           PrinceVasílismiled,andPierrenoticedthateveryonewassmilingathimandHélène.“Well,whatofit,ifyouallknowit?”thoughtPierre.“Whatofit?It’sthetruth!”andhehimselfsmiledhisgentlechildlikesmile,andHélènesmiledtoo.

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