Война и мир

Chapter 21

           

           Pétyasooncametohimself,thecolorreturnedtohisface,thepainhadpassed,andatthecostofthattemporaryunpleasantnesshehadobtainedaplacebythecannonfromwherehehopedtoseetheEmperorwhowouldbereturningthatway.Pétyanolongerthoughtofpresentinghispetition.IfhecouldonlyseetheEmperorhewouldbehappy!

           WhiletheservicewasproceedingintheCathedraloftheAssumption—itwasacombinedserviceofprayerontheoccasionoftheEmperor’sarrivalandofthanksgivingfortheconclusionofpeacewiththeTurks—thecrowdoutsidespreadoutandhawkersappeared,sellingkvass,gingerbread,andpoppyseedsweets(ofwhichPétyawasparticularlyfond),andordinaryconversationcouldagainbeheard.Atradesman’swifewasshowingarentinhershawlandtellinghowmuchtheshawlhadcost;anotherwassayingthatallsilkgoodshadnowgotdear.TheclerkwhohadrescuedPétyawastalkingtoafunctionaryaboutthepriestswhowereofficiatingthatdaywiththebishop.Theclerkseveraltimesusedtheword“plenary”(oftheservice),awordPétyadidnotunderstand.Twoyoungcitizenswerejokingwithsomeserfgirlswhowerecrackingnuts.Alltheseconversations,especiallythejokingwiththegirls,weresuchasmighthavehadaparticularcharmforPétyaathisage,buttheydidnotinteresthimnow.Hesatonhiselevation—thepedestalofthecannon—stillagitatedasbeforebythethoughtoftheEmperorandbyhisloveforhim.

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