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Chapter 5

           PrincessMarywellknewthispainstakingexpressionofherfather’s.Hisfaceworethatexpressionwhenhisdryhandsclenchedwithvexationathernotunderstandingasuminarithmetic,whenrisingfromhischairhewouldwalkawayfromher,repeatinginalowvoicethesamewordsseveraltimesover.

           Hecametothepointatonce,treatingherceremoniously.

           “Ihavehadapropositionmademeconcerningyou,”hesaidwithanunnaturalsmile.“IexpectyouhaveguessedthatPrinceVasílihasnotcomeandbroughthispupilwithhim”(forsomereasonPrinceBolkónskireferredtoAnatoleasa“pupil”)“forthesakeofmybeautifuleyes.Lastnightapropositionwasmademeonyouraccountand,asyouknowmyprinciples,Ireferittoyou.”

           “HowamItounderstandyou,monpère?”saidtheprincess,growingpaleandthenblushing.

           “Howunderstandme!”criedherfatherangrily.“PrinceVasílifindsyoutohistasteasadaughter-in-lawandmakesaproposaltoyouonhispupil’sbehalf.That’showit’stobeunderstood!‘Howunderstandit’!...AndIaskyou!”

           “Idonotknowwhatyouthink,Father,”whisperedtheprincess.

           “I?I?Whatofme?Leavemeoutofthequestion.I’mnotgoingtogetmarried.Whataboutyou?That’swhatIwanttoknow.”

           Theprincesssawthatherfatherregardedthematterwithdisapproval,butatthatmomentthethoughtoccurredtoherthatherfatewouldbedecidednowornever.

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