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Chapter 12

           Heremainedstubbornlysilent,gazingatWeyrother’sface,andonlyturnedawayhiseyeswhentheAustrianchiefofstafffinishedreading.ThenMilorádovichlookedroundsignificantlyattheothergenerals.Butonecouldnottellfromthatsignificantlookwhetherheagreedordisagreedandwassatisfiedornotwiththearrangements.NexttoWeyrothersatCountLangeronwho,withasubtlesmilethatneverlefthistypicallysouthernFrenchfaceduringthewholetimeofthereading,gazedathisdelicatefingerswhichrapidlytwirledbyitscornersagoldsnuffboxonwhichwasaportrait.Inthemiddleofoneofthelongestsentences,hestoppedtherotarymotionofthesnuffbox,raisedhishead,andwithinimicalpolitenesslurkinginthecornersofhisthinlipsinterruptedWeyrother,wishingtosaysomething.ButtheAustriangeneral,continuingtoread,frownedangrilyandjerkedhiselbows,asiftosay:“Youcantellmeyourviewslater,butnowbesogoodastolookatthemapandlisten.”Langeronliftedhiseyeswithanexpressionofperplexity,turnedroundtoMilorádovichasifseekinganexplanation,butmeetingthelatter’simpressivebutmeaninglessgazedroopedhiseyessadlyandagaintooktotwirlinghissnuffbox.

           “Ageographylesson!”hemutteredasiftohimself,butloudenoughtobeheard.

           Przebyszéwski,withrespectfulbutdignifiedpoliteness,heldhishandtohiseartowardWeyrother,withtheairofamanabsorbedinattention.

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