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Chapter 16

           

           “Itcan’tbehelped!Ithappenstoeveryone!”saidtheson,withabold,free,andeasytone,whileinhissoulheregardedhimselfasaworthlessscoundrelwhosewholelifecouldnotatoneforhiscrime.Helongedtokisshisfather’shandsandkneeltobeghisforgiveness,butsaid,inacarelessandevenrudevoice,thatithappenstoeveryone!

           Theoldcountcastdownhiseyesonhearinghisson’swordsandbeganbustlinglysearchingforsomething.

           “Yes,yes,”hemuttered,“itwillbedifficult,Ifear,difficulttoraise...happenstoeverybody!Yes,whohasnotdoneit?”

           Andwithafurtiveglanceathisson’sface,thecountwentoutoftheroom....Nicholashadbeenpreparedforresistance,buthadnotatallexpectedthis.

           “Papa!Pa-pa!”hecalledafterhim,sobbing,“forgiveme!”Andseizinghisfather’shand,hepressedittohislipsandburstintotears.

           Whilefatherandsonwerehavingtheirexplanation,themotheranddaughterwerehavingonenotlessimportant.Natáshacamerunningtohermother,quiteexcited.

           “Mamma!...Mamma!...Hehasmademe...”

           “Madewhat?”

           “Made,mademeanoffer,Mamma!Mamma!”sheexclaimed.

           Thecountessdidnotbelieveherears.Denísovhadproposed.Towhom?Tothischitofagirl,Natásha,whonotsolongagowasplayingwithdollsandwhowasstillhavinglessons.

           “Don’t,Natásha!Whatnonsense!”shesaid,hopingitwasajoke.

           “Nonsense,indeed!Iamtellingyouthefact,”saidNatáshaindignantly.“Icometoaskyouwhattodo,andyoucallit‘nonsense!’”

           Thecountessshruggedhershoulders.

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