Chapter 24

           

           NobetrothalceremonytookplaceandNatásha’sengagementtoBolkónskiwasnotannounced;PrinceAndrewinsistedonthat.Hesaidthatashewasresponsibleforthedelayheoughttobearthewholeburdenofit;thathehadgivenhiswordandboundhimselfforever,butthathedidnotwishtobindNatáshaandgaveherperfectfreedom.Ifaftersixmonthsshefeltthatshedidnotlovehimshewouldhavefullrighttorejecthim.NaturallyneitherNatáshanorherparentswishedtohearofthis,butPrinceAndrewwasfirm.HecameeverydaytotheRostóvs’,butdidnotbehavetoNatáshaasanaffiancedlover:hedidnotusethefamiliarthou,butsaidyoutoher,andkissedonlyherhand.Aftertheirengagement,quitedifferent,intimate,andnaturalrelationssprangupbetweenthem.Itwasasiftheyhadnotknowneachothertillnow.Bothlikedtorecallhowtheyhadregardedeachotherwhenasyettheywerenothingtooneanother;theyfeltthemselvesnowquitedifferentbeings:thentheywereartificial,nownaturalandsincere.AtfirstthefamilyfeltsomeconstraintinintercoursewithPrinceAndrew;heseemedamanfromanotherworld,andforalongtimeNatáshatrainedthefamilytogetusedtohim,proudlyassuringthemallthatheonlyappearedtobedifferent,butwasreallyjustlikeallofthem,andthatshewasnotafraidofhimandnooneelseoughttobe.Afterafewdaystheygrewaccustomedtohim,andwithoutrestraintinhispresencepursuedtheirusualwayoflife,inwhichhetookhispart.

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