Chapter 13

           

           SoonaftertheChristmasholidaysNicholastoldhismotherofhisloveforSónyaandofhisfirmresolvetomarryher.Thecountess,whohadlongnoticedwhatwasgoingonbetweenthemandwasexpectingthisdeclaration,listenedtohiminsilenceandthentoldhersonthathemightmarrywhomhepleased,butthatneithershenorhisfatherwouldgivetheirblessingtosuchamarriage.Nicholas,forthefirsttime,feltthathismotherwasdispleasedwithhimandthat,despiteherloveforhim,shewouldnotgiveway.Coldly,withoutlookingatherson,shesentforherhusbandand,whenhecame,triedbrieflyandcoldlytoinformhimofthefacts,inherson’spresence,butunabletorestrainherselfsheburstintotearsofvexationandlefttheroom.TheoldcountbeganirresolutelytoadmonishNicholasandbeghimtoabandonhispurpose.Nicholasrepliedthathecouldnotgobackonhisword,andhisfather,sighingandevidentlydisconcerted,verysoonbecamesilentandwentintothecountess.Inallhisencounterswithhisson,thecountwasalwaysconsciousofhisownguilttowardhimforhavingwastedthefamilyfortune,andsohecouldnotbeangrywithhimforrefusingtomarryanheiressandchoosingthedowerlessSónya.Onthisoccasion,hewasonlymorevividlyconsciousofthefactthatifhisaffairshadnotbeenindisorder,nobetterwifeforNicholasthanSónyacouldhavebeenwishedfor,andthatnoonebuthimselfwithhisMítenkaandhisuncomfortablehabitswastoblamefortheconditionofthefamilyfinances.

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