Війна і мир

Chapter 5

           WhenKochubéyintroducedPrinceAndrew,SperánskislowlyturnedhiseyestoBolkónskiwithhiscustomarysmileandlookedathiminsilence.

           “Iamverygladtomakeyouracquaintance.Ihadheardofyou,aseveryonehas,”hesaidafterapause.

           KochubéysaidafewwordsaboutthereceptionArakchéevhadgivenBolkónski.Speránskismiledmoremarkedly.

           “ThechairmanoftheCommitteeonArmyRegulationsismygoodfriendMonsieurMagnítski,”hesaid,fullyarticulatingeverywordandsyllable,“andifyoulikeIcanputyouintouchwithhim.”Hepausedatthefullstop.“Ihopeyouwillfindhimsympatheticandreadytoco-operateinpromotingallthatisreasonable.”

           AcirclesoonformedroundSperánski,andtheoldmanwhohadtalkedabouthissubordinatePryánichnikovaddressedaquestiontohim.

           PrinceAndrewwithoutjoiningintheconversationwatchedeverymovementofSperánski’s:thisman,notlongsinceaninsignificantdivinitystudent,whonow,Bolkónskithought,heldinhishands—thoseplumpwhitehands—thefateofRussia.PrinceAndrewwasstruckbytheextraordinarilydisdainfulcomposurewithwhichSperánskiansweredtheoldman.Heappearedtoaddresscondescendingwordstohimfromanimmeasurableheight.Whentheoldmanbegantospeaktooloud,Speránskismiledandsaidhecouldnotjudgeoftheadvantageordisadvantageofwhatpleasedthesovereign.

           Havingtalkedforalittlewhileinthegeneralcircle,SperánskiroseandcominguptoPrinceAndrewtookhimalongtotheotherendoftheroom.

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