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Chapter 14

           Hisfacewasterribleandpiteoustosee,especiallyfromitshelplesseffortstoseemcalm.

           Thescoreagainsthimreachedthefatefulsumofforty-threethousand.Rostóvhadjustpreparedacard,bybendingthecornerofwhichhemeanttodoublethethreethousandjustputdowntohisscore,whenDólokhov,slammingdownthepackofcards,putitasideandbeganrapidlyaddingupthetotalofRostóv’sdebt,breakingthechalkashemarkedthefiguresinhisclear,boldhand.

           “Supper,it’stimeforsupper!Andherearethegypsies!”

           Someswarthymenandwomenwerereallyenteringfromthecoldoutsideandsayingsomethingintheirgypsyaccents.Nicholasunderstoodthatitwasallover;buthesaidinanindifferenttone:

           “Well,won’tyougoon?Ihadasplendidcardallready,”asifitwerethefunofthegamewhichinterestedhimmost.

           “It’sallup!I’mlost!”thoughthe.“Nowabulletthroughmybrain—that’sallthat’sleftme!”Andatthesametimehesaidinacheerfulvoice:

           “Comenow,justthisonemorelittlecard!”

           “Allright!”saidDólokhov,havingfinishedtheaddition.“Allright!Twenty-onerubles,”hesaid,pointingtothefiguretwenty-onebywhichthetotalexceededtheroundsumofforty-threethousand;andtakingupapackhepreparedtodeal.Rostóvsubmissivelyunbentthecornerofhiscardand,insteadofthesixthousandhehadintended,carefullywrotetwenty-one.

           “It’sallthesametome,”hesaid.“Ionlywanttoseewhetheryouwillletmewinthisten,orbeatit.”

           Dólokhovbegantodealseriously

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