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Chapter 6

           

           “Ah,mydearvicomte,”putinAnnaPávlovna,“L’Urope”(forsomereasonshecalleditUropeasifthatwereaspeciallyrefinedFrenchpronunciationwhichshecouldallowherselfwhenconversingwithaFrenchman),“L’Uropeneserajamaisnotrealliéesincère.”*

           *“Europewillneverbeoursincereally.”

           AfterthatAnnaPávlovnaleduptothecourageandfirmnessoftheKingofPrussia,inordertodrawBorísintotheconversation.

           Boríslistenedattentivelytoeachofthespeakers,awaitinghisturn,butmanagedmeanwhiletolookroundrepeatedlyathisneighbor,thebeautifulHélène,whoseeyesseveraltimesmetthoseofthehandsomeyoungaide-de-campwithasmile.

           SpeakingofthepositionofPrussia,AnnaPávlovnaverynaturallyaskedBorístotellthemabouthisjourneytoGlogauandinwhatstatehefoundthePrussianarmy.Borís,speakingwithdeliberation,toldtheminpure,correctFrenchmanyinterestingdetailsaboutthearmiesandthecourt,carefullyabstainingfromexpressinganopinionofhisownaboutthefactshewasrecounting.Forsometimeheengrossedthegeneralattention,andAnnaPávlovnafeltthatthenoveltyshehadservedupwasreceivedwithpleasurebyallhervisitors.ThegreatestattentionofalltoBorís’narrativewasshownbyHélène.SheaskedhimseveralquestionsabouthisjourneyandseemedgreatlyinterestedinthestateofthePrussianarmy.Assoonashehadfinishedsheturnedtohimwithherusualsmile

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