Chapter 6

           

           Pierrehadoflaterarelyseenhiswifealone.BothinPetersburgandinMoscowtheirhousewasalwaysfullofvisitors.Thenightaftertheduelhedidnotgotohisbedroombut,asheoftendid,remainedinhisfather’sroom,thathugeroominwhichCountBezúkhovhaddied.

           Helaydownonthesofameaningtofallasleepandforgetallthathadhappenedtohim,butcouldnotdoso.Suchastormoffeelings,thoughts,andmemoriessuddenlyarosewithinhimthathecouldnotfallasleep,norevenremaininoneplace,buthadtojumpupandpacetheroomwithrapidsteps.Nowheseemedtoseeherintheearlydaysoftheirmarriage,withbareshouldersandalanguid,passionatelookonherface,andthenimmediatelyhesawbesideherDólokhov’shandsome,insolent,hard,andmockingfaceashehadseenitatthebanquet,andthenthatsamefacepale,quivering,andsuffering,asithadbeenwhenhereeledandsankonthesnow.

           “Whathashappened?”heaskedhimself.“Ihavekilledherlover,yes,killedmywife’slover.Yes,thatwasit!Andwhy?HowdidIcometodoit?”—“Becauseyoumarriedher,”answeredaninnervoice.

           “ButinwhatwasItoblame?”heasked.“Inmarryingherwithoutlovingher;indeceivingyourselfandher.”AndhevividlyrecalledthatmomentaftersupperatPrinceVasíli’s,whenhespokethosewordshehadfoundsodifficulttoutter:“Iloveyou.”“Itallcomesfromthat!EventhenIfeltit,”hethought.“Ifeltthenthatitwasnotso,thatIhadnorighttodoit.Andsoitturnsout.”

           Herememberedhishoneymoonandblushedattherecollection.

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