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Chapter 11

           

           Pierrebegandescribingwhathehaddoneonhisestates,tryingasfaraspossibletoconcealhisownpartintheimprovementsthathadbeenmade.PrinceAndrewseveraltimespromptedPierre’sstoryofwhathehadbeendoing,asthoughitwereallanold-timestory,andhelistenednotonlywithoutinterestbutevenasifashamedofwhatPierrewastellinghim.

           Pierrefeltuncomfortableandevendepressedinhisfriend’scompanyandatlastbecamesilent.

           “I’lltellyouwhat,mydearfellow,”saidPrinceAndrew,whoevidentlyalsofeltdepressedandconstrainedwithhisvisitor,“Iamonlybivouackinghereandhavejustcometolookround.Iamgoingbacktomysistertoday.Iwillintroduceyoutoher.Butofcourseyouknowheralready,”hesaid,evidentlytryingtoentertainavisitorwithwhomhenowfoundnothingincommon.“Wewillgoafterdinner.Andwouldyounowliketolookroundmyplace?”

           Theywentoutandwalkedabouttilldinnertime,talkingofthepoliticalnewsandcommonacquaintanceslikepeoplewhodonotknoweachotherintimately.PrinceAndrewspokewithsomeanimationandinterestonlyofthenewhomesteadhewasconstructinganditsbuildings,butevenhere,whileonthescaffolding,inthemidstofatalkexplainingthefuturearrangementsofthehouse,heinterruptedhimself:

           “However,thisisnotatallinteresting.Letushavedinner,andthenwe’llsetoff.”

           Atdinner,conversationturnedonPierre’smarriage.

           “IwasverymuchsurprisedwhenIheardofit,”saidPrinceAndrew.

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