Chapter 11

           

           TheRostóvs’monetaryaffairshadnotimprovedduringthetwoyearstheyhadspentinthecountry.

           ThoughNicholasRostóvhadkeptfirmlytohisresolutionandwasstillservingmodestlyinanobscureregiment,spendingcomparativelylittle,thewayoflifeatOtrádnoe—Mítenka’smanagementofaffairs,inparticular—wassuchthatthedebtsinevitablyincreasedeveryyear.Theonlyresourceobviouslypresentingitselftotheoldcountwastoapplyforanofficialpost,sohehadcometoPetersburgtolookforoneandalso,ashesaid,toletthelassiesenjoythemselvesforthelasttime.

           SoonaftertheirarrivalinPetersburgBergproposedtoVéraandwasaccepted.

           ThoughinMoscowtheRostóvsbelongedtothebestsocietywithoutthemselvesgivingitathought,yetinPetersburgtheircircleofacquaintanceswasamixedandindefiniteone.InPetersburgtheywereprovincials,andtheverypeopletheyhadentertainedinMoscowwithoutinquiringtowhatsettheybelonged,herelookeddownonthem.

           TheRostóvslivedinthesamehospitablewayinPetersburgasinMoscow,andthemostdiversepeoplemetattheirsuppers.CountryneighborsfromOtrádnoe,impoverishedoldsquiresandtheirdaughters,Perónskayaamaidofhonor,PierreBezúkhov,andthesonoftheirdistrictpostmasterwhohadobtainedapostinPetersburg.

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