Chapter 15

           

           OnreturninglateintheeveningSónyawenttoNatásha’sroom,andtohersurprisefoundherstilldressedandasleeponthesofa.Openonthetable,besideherlayAnatole’sletter.Sónyapickeditupandreadit.

           AsshereadsheglancedatthesleepingNatásha,tryingtofindinherfaceanexplanationofwhatshewasreading,butdidnotfindit.Herfacewascalm,gentle,andhappy.Clutchingherbreasttokeepherselffromchoking,Sónya,paleandtremblingwithfearandagitation,satdowninanarmchairandburstintotears.

           “HowwasitInoticednothing?Howcoulditgosofar?CanshehaveleftofflovingPrinceAndrew?AndhowcouldsheletKurágingotosuchlengths?Heisadeceiverandavillain,that’splain!WhatwillNicholas,dearnobleNicholas,dowhenhehearsofit?Sothisisthemeaningofherexcited,resolute,unnaturallookthedaybeforeyesterday,yesterday,andtoday,”thoughtSónya.“Butitcan’tbethatsheloveshim!Sheprobablyopenedtheletterwithoutknowingwhoitwasfrom.Probablysheisoffendedbyit.Shecouldnotdosuchathing!”

           SónyawipedawayhertearsandwentuptoNatásha,againscanningherface.

           “Natásha!”shesaid,justaudibly.

           NatáshaawokeandsawSónya.

           “Ah,you’reback?”

           Andwiththedecisionandtendernessthatoftencomeatthemomentofawakening,sheembracedherfriend,butnoticingSónya’slookofembarrassment,herownfaceexpressedconfusionandsuspicion.

           “Sónya,you’vereadthatletter?”shedemanded.

           “Yes,”answeredSónyasoftly.

           Natáshasmiledrapturously.

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