Chapter 8

           

           PrincessMarywasnotinMoscowandoutofdangerasPrinceAndrewsupposed.

           AfterthereturnofAlpátychfromSmolénsktheoldprincesuddenlyseemedtoawakeasfromadream.Heorderedthemilitiamentobecalledupfromthevillagesandarmed,andwrotealettertothecommanderinchiefinforminghimthathehadresolvedtoremainatBaldHillstothelastextremityandtodefendit,leavingtothecommanderinchief’sdiscretiontotakemeasuresornotforthedefenseofBaldHills,whereoneofRussia’soldestgeneralswouldbecapturedorkilled,andheannouncedtohishouseholdthathewouldremainatBaldHills.

           Butwhilehimselfremaining,hegaveinstructionsforthedepartureoftheprincessandDessalleswiththelittleprincetoBoguchárovoandthencetoMoscow.PrincessMary,alarmedbyherfather’sfeverishandsleeplessactivityafterhispreviousapathy,couldnotbringherselftoleavehimaloneandforthefirsttimeinherlifeventuredtodisobeyhim.Sherefusedtogoawayandherfather’sfurybrokeoverherinaterriblestorm.Herepeatedeveryinjusticehehadeverinflictedonher.Tryingtoconvicther,hetoldhershehadwornhimout,hadcausedhisquarrelwithhisson,hadharborednastysuspicionsofhim,makingittheobjectofherlifetopoisonhisexistence,andhedroveherfromhisstudytellingherthatifshedidnotgoawayitwasallthesametohim.Hedeclaredthathedidnotwishtorememberherexistenceandwarnedhernottodaretolethimseeher.

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