Война и мир

Chapter 23

           AnnaMikháylovnawithhereyesindicatedachairthatstoodbesidethebed.Pierreobedientlysatdown,hiseyesaskingifheweredoingright.AnnaMikháylovnanoddedapprovingly.AgainPierrefellintothenaïvelysymmetricalposeofanEgyptianstatue,evidentlydistressedthathisstoutandclumsybodytookupsomuchroomanddoinghisutmosttolookassmallaspossible.Helookedatthecount,whostillgazedatthespotwherePierre’sfacehadbeenbeforehesatdown.AnnaMikháylovnaindicatedbyherattitudeherconsciousnessofthepatheticimportanceoftheselastmomentsofmeetingbetweenthefatherandson.Thislastedabouttwominutes,whichtoPierreseemedanhour.Suddenlythebroadmusclesandlinesofthecount’sfacebegantotwitch.Thetwitchingincreased,thehandsomemouthwasdrawntooneside(onlynowdidPierrerealizehowneardeathhisfatherwas),andfromthatdistortedmouthissuedanindistinct,hoarsesound.AnnaMikháylovnalookedattentivelyatthesickman’seyes,tryingtoguesswhathewanted;shepointedfirsttoPierre,thentosomedrink,thennamedPrinceVasíliinaninquiringwhisper,thenpointedtothequilt.Theeyesandfaceofthesickmanshowedimpatience.Hemadeanefforttolookattheservantwhostoodconstantlyattheheadofthebed.

           “Wantstoturnontheotherside,”whisperedtheservant,andgotuptoturnthecount’sheavybodytowardthewall.

           Pierrerosetohelphim.

           Whilethecountwasbeingturnedover,oneofhisarmsfellbackhelplesslyandhemadeafruitlessefforttopullitforward

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