Chapter 12

           

           Iogel’swerethemostenjoyableballsinMoscow.Sosaidthemothersastheywatchedtheiryoungpeopleexecutingtheirnewlylearnedsteps,andsosaidtheyouthsandmaidensthemselvesastheydancedtilltheywerereadytodrop,andsosaidthegrown-upyoungmenandwomenwhocametotheseballswithanairofcondescensionandfoundthemmostenjoyable.Thatyeartwomarriageshadcomeoftheseballs.ThetwoprettyyoungPrincessesGorchakóvmetsuitorsthereandweremarriedandsofurtherincreasedthefameofthesedances.Whatdistinguishedthemfromotherswastheabsenceofhostorhostessandthepresenceofthegood-naturedIogel,flyingaboutlikeafeatherandbowingaccordingtotherulesofhisart,ashecollectedtheticketsfromallhisvisitors.Therewasthefactthatonlythosecamewhowishedtodanceandamusethemselvesasgirlsofthirteenandfourteendowhoarewearinglongdressesforthefirsttime.Withscarcelyanyexceptionstheyallwere,orseemedtobe,pretty—sorapturousweretheirsmilesandsosparklingtheireyes.Sometimesthebestofthepupils,ofwhomNatásha,whowasexceptionallygraceful,wasfirst,evendancedthepasdechâle,butatthislastballonlytheécossaise,theanglaise,andthemazurka,whichwasjustcomingintofashion,weredanced.IogelhadtakenaballroominBezúkhov’shouse,andtheball,aseveryonesaid,wasagreatsuccess.ThereweremanyprettygirlsandtheRostóvgirlswereamongtheprettiest.Theywerebothparticularlyhappyandgay.

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