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Chapter 6

           Whoisrightandwhoiswrong?Noone!Butifyouarealive—live:tomorrowyou’lldieasImighthavediedanhourago.Andisitworthtormentingoneself,whenonehasonlyamomentoflifeincomparisonwitheternity?”

           Butatthemomentwhenheimaginedhimselfcalmedbysuchreflections,shesuddenlycameintohismindasshewasatthemomentswhenhehadmoststronglyexpressedhisinsincereloveforher,andhefeltthebloodrushtohisheartandhadagaintogetupandmoveaboutandbreakandtearwhatevercametohishand.“WhydidItellherthat‘Jevousaime’?”hekeptrepeatingtohimself.Andwhenhehadsaiditforthetenthtime,Molière’swords:“Maisquediableallait-ilfairedanscettegalère?”*occurredtohim,andhebegantolaughathimself.

           *“Butwhatthedevilwashedoinginthatgalley?”

           InthenighthecalledhisvaletandtoldhimtopackuptogotoPetersburg.Hecouldnotimaginehowhecouldspeaktohernow.Heresolvedtogoawaynextdayandleavealetterinformingherofhisintentiontopartfromherforever.

           Nextmorningwhenthevaletcameintotheroomwithhiscoffee,Pierrewaslyingasleepontheottomanwithanopenbookinhishand.

           Hewokeupandlookedroundforawhilewithastartledexpression,unabletorealizewherehewas.

           “Thecountesstoldmetoinquirewhetheryourexcellencywasathome,”saidthevalet.

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