Chapter 18

           

           NextdayPrinceAndrewthoughtoftheball,buthisminddidnotdwellonitlong.“Yes,itwasaverybrilliantball,”andthen...“Yes,thatlittleRostóvaisverycharming.There’ssomethingfresh,original,un-Petersburg-likeaboutherthatdistinguishesher.”Thatwasallhethoughtaboutyesterday’sball,andafterhismorningteahesettowork.

           Buteitherfromfatigueorwantofsleephewasill-disposedforworkandcouldgetnothingdone.Hekeptcriticizinghisownwork,asheoftendid,andwasgladwhenheheardsomeonecoming.

           ThevisitorwasBítski,whoservedonvariouscommittees,frequentedallthesocietiesinPetersburg,andwasapassionatedevoteeofthenewideasandofSperánski,andadiligentPetersburgnewsmonger—oneofthosemenwhochoosetheiropinionsliketheirclothesaccordingtothefashion,butwhoforthatveryreasonappeartobethewarmestpartisans.HardlyhadhegotridofhishatbeforeheranintoPrinceAndrew’sroomwithapreoccupiedairandatoncebegantalking.Hehadjustheardparticularsofthatmorning’ssittingoftheCouncilofStateopenedbytheEmperor,andhespokeofitenthusiastically.TheEmperor’sspeechhadbeenextraordinary.Ithadbeenaspeechsuchasonlyconstitutionalmonarchsdeliver.“TheSovereignplainlysaidthattheCouncilandSenateareestatesoftherealm,hesaidthatthegovernmentmustrestnotonauthoritybutonsecurebases.TheEmperorsaidthatthefiscalsystemmustbereorganizedandtheaccountspublished,”recountedBítski,emphasizingcertainwordsandopeninghiseyessignificantly.

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