Chapter 10

           

           PrinceAndrewstayedatBrünnwithBilíbin,aRussianacquaintanceofhisinthediplomaticservice.

           “Ah,mydearprince!Icouldnothaveamorewelcomevisitor,”saidBilíbinashecameouttomeetPrinceAndrew.“Franz,puttheprince’sthingsinmybedroom,”saidhetotheservantwhowasusheringBolkónskiin.“Soyou’reamessengerofvictory,eh?Splendid!AndIamsittinghereill,asyousee.”

           Afterwashinganddressing,PrinceAndrewcameintothediplomat’sluxuriousstudyandsatdowntothedinnerpreparedforhim.Bilíbinsettleddowncomfortablybesidethefire.

           Afterhisjourneyandthecampaignduringwhichhehadbeendeprivedofallthecomfortsofcleanlinessandalltherefinementsoflife,PrinceAndrewfeltapleasantsenseofreposeamongluxurioussurroundingssuchashehadbeenaccustomedtofromchildhood.Besidesitwaspleasant,afterhisreceptionbytheAustrians,tospeakifnotinRussian(fortheywerespeakingFrench)atleastwithaRussianwhowould,hesupposed,sharethegeneralRussianantipathytotheAustrianswhichwasthenparticularlystrong.

           Bilíbinwasamanofthirty-five,abachelor,andofthesamecircleasPrinceAndrew.TheyhadknowneachotherpreviouslyinPetersburg,buthadbecomemoreintimatewhenPrinceAndrewwasinViennawithKutúzov.JustasPrinceAndrewwasayoungmanwhogavepromiseofrisinghighinthemilitaryprofession,sotoanevengreaterextentBilíbingavepromiseofrisinginhisdiplomaticcareer.

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