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Chapter 24

           Hecouldtalkaboutruraleconomywiththecount,fashionswiththecountessandNatásha,andaboutalbumsandfancyworkwithSónya.Sometimesthehouseholdbothamongthemselvesandinhispresenceexpressedtheirwonderathowithadallhappened,andattheevidentomenstherehadbeenofit:PrinceAndrew’scomingtoOtrádnoeandtheircomingtoPetersburg,andthelikenessbetweenNatáshaandPrinceAndrewwhichhernursehadnoticedonhisfirstvisit,andAndrew’sencounterwithNicholasin1805,andmanyotherincidentsbetokeningthatithadtobe.

           Inthehousethatpoeticdullnessandquietreignedwhichalwaysaccompaniesthepresenceofabetrothedcouple.Oftenwhenallsittingtogethereveryonekeptsilent.Sometimestheotherswouldgetupandgoawayandthecouple,leftalone,stillremainedsilent.Theyrarelyspokeoftheirfuturelife.PrinceAndrewwasafraidandashamedtospeakofit.Natáshasharedthisasshedidallhisfeelings,whichsheconstantlydivined.Onceshebeganquestioninghimabouthisson.PrinceAndrewblushed,asheoftendidnow—Natáshaparticularlylikeditinhim—andsaidthathissonwouldnotlivewiththem.

           “Whynot?”askedNatáshainafrightenedtone.

           “Icannottakehimawayfromhisgrandfather,andbesides...”

           “HowIshouldhavelovedhim!”saidNatásha,immediatelyguessinghisthought;“butIknowyouwishtoavoidanypretextforfindingfaultwithus.”

           Sometimestheoldcountwouldcomeup,kissPrinceAndrew,andaskhisadviceaboutPétya’seducationorNicholas’service.

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