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Chapter 20

           Heishere!”thoughtRostóv,whohadunconsciouslyreturnedtothehousewhereAlexanderlodged.

           Saddledhorseswerestandingbeforethehouseandthesuitewereassembling,evidentlypreparingfortheEmperortocomeout.

           “Imayseehimatanymoment,”thoughtRostóv.“IfonlyIweretohandtheletterdirecttohimandtellhimall...couldtheyreallyarrestmeformycivilianclothes?Surelynot!Hewouldunderstandonwhosesidejusticelies.Heunderstandseverything,knowseverything.Whocanbemorejust,moremagnanimousthanhe?Andeveniftheydidarrestmeforbeinghere,whatwoulditmatter?”thoughthe,lookingatanofficerwhowasenteringthehousetheEmperoroccupied.“Afterall,peopledogoin....It’sallnonsense!I’llgoinandhandthelettertotheEmperormyselfsomuchtheworseforDrubetskóywhodrivesmetoit!”Andsuddenlywithadeterminationhehimselfdidnotexpect,Rostóvfeltfortheletterinhispocketandwentstraighttothehouse.

           “No,Iwon’tmissmyopportunitynow,asIdidafterAusterlitz,”hethought,expectingeverymomenttomeetthemonarch,andconsciousofthebloodthatrushedtohisheartatthethought.“Iwillfallathisfeetandbeseechhim.Hewillliftmeup,willlisten,andwilleventhankme.‘IamhappywhenIcandogood,buttoremedyinjusticeisthegreatesthappiness,’”Rostóvfanciedthesovereignsaying.Andpassingpeoplewholookedafterhimwithcuriosity,heenteredtheporchoftheEmperor’shouse.

           Abroadstaircaseledstraightupfromtheentry,andtotherighthesawacloseddoor.

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