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Chapter 9

           Themanwhohadwishedtostoptheaffairrantoacorneroftheroomandthrewhimselfonasofawithhisfacetothewall.Pierrehidhisface,fromwhichafaintsmileforgottofadethoughhisfeaturesnowexpressedhorrorandfear.Allwerestill.Pierretookhishandsfromhiseyes.Dólokhovstillsatinthesameposition,onlyhisheadwasthrownfurtherbacktillhiscurlyhairtouchedhisshirtcollar,andthehandholdingthebottlewasliftedhigherandhigherandtrembledwiththeeffort.Thebottlewasemptyingperceptiblyandrisingstillhigherandhisheadtiltingyetfurtherback.“Whyisitsolong?”thoughtPierre.Itseemedtohimthatmorethanhalfanhourhadelapsed.SuddenlyDólokhovmadeabackwardmovementwithhisspine,andhisarmtremblednervously;thiswassufficienttocausehiswholebodytoslipashesatontheslopingledge.Ashebeganslippingdown,hisheadandarmwaveredstillmorewiththestrain.Onehandmovedasiftoclutchthewindowsill,butrefrainedfromtouchingit.Pierreagaincoveredhiseyesandthoughthewouldneveropenthemagain.Suddenlyhewasawareofastirallaround.Helookedup:Dólokhovwasstandingonthewindowsill,withapalebutradiantface.

           “It’sempty.”

           HethrewthebottletotheEnglishman,whocaughtitneatly.Dólokhovjumpeddown.Hesmeltstronglyofrum.

           “Welldone!...Finefellow!...There’sabetforyou!...Deviltakeyou!”camefromdifferentsides.

           TheEnglishmantookouthispurseandbegancountingoutthemoney.Dólokhovstoodfrowninganddidnotspeak.Pierrejumpeduponthewindowsill

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