Война и мир

Chapter 18

           Allweresilent,expectantofwhatwastofollow,forthiswasclearlyonlyaprelude.

           “Afinelad!Myword!Afinelad!...Hisfatherliesonhisdeathbedandheamuseshimselfsettingapolicemanastrideabear!Forshame,sir,forshame!Itwouldbebetterifyouwenttothewar.”

           Sheturnedawayandgaveherhandtothecount,whocouldhardlykeepfromlaughing.

           “Well,Isupposeitistimewewereattable?”saidMáryaDmítrievna.

           ThecountwentinfirstwithMáryaDmítrievna,thecountessfollowedonthearmofacolonelofhussars,amanofimportancetothembecauseNicholaswastogowithhimtotheregiment;thencameAnnaMikháylovnawithShinshín.BerggavehisarmtoVéra.ThesmilingJulieKaráginawentinwithNicholas.Afterthemothercouplesfollowed,fillingthewholedininghall,andlastofallthechildren,tutors,andgovernessesfollowedsingly.Thefootmenbeganmovingabout,chairsscraped,thebandstruckupinthegallery,andtheguestssettleddownintheirplaces.Thenthestrainsofthecount’shouseholdbandwerereplacedbytheclatterofknivesandforks,thevoicesofvisitors,andthesoftstepsofthefootmen.AtoneendofthetablesatthecountesswithMáryaDmítrievnaonherrightandAnnaMikháylovnaonherleft,theotherladyvisitorswerefartherdown.Attheotherendsatthecount,withthehussarcolonelonhisleftandShinshínandtheothermalevisitorsonhisright.Midwaydownthelongtableononesidesatthegrown-upyoungpeople:VérabesideBerg,andPierrebesideBorís;andontheotherside,thechildren,tutors,andgovernesses.

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