Война и мир

Chapter 31

           Shedidnotknowwhyshehadto,sheknewthemeetingwouldbepainful,butfeltthemoreconvincedthatitwasnecessary.

           Alldayshehadlivedonlyinhopeofseeinghimthatnight.Butnowthatthemomenthadcomeshewasfilledwithdreadofwhatshemightsee.Howwashemaimed?Whatwasleftofhim?Washelikethatincessantmoaningoftheadjutant’s?Yes,hewasaltogetherlikethat.Inherimaginationhewasthatterriblemoaningpersonified.Whenshesawanindistinctshapeinthecorner,andmistookhiskneesraisedunderthequiltforhisshoulders,sheimaginedahorriblebodythere,andstoodstillinterror.Butanirresistibleimpulsedrewherforward.Shecautiouslytookonestepandthenanother,andfoundherselfinthemiddleofasmallroomcontainingbaggage.Anotherman—Timókhin—waslyinginacorneronthebenchesbeneaththeicons,andtwoothers—thedoctorandavalet—layonthefloor.

           Thevaletsatupandwhisperedsomething.Timókhin,keptawakebythepaininhiswoundedleg,gazedwithwide-openeyesatthisstrangeapparitionofagirlinawhitechemise,dressingjacket,andnightcap.Thevalet’ssleepy,frightenedexclamation,“Whatdoyouwant?What’sthematter?”madeNatáshaapproachmoreswiftlytowhatwaslyinginthecorner.Horriblyunlikeamanasthatbodylooked,shemustseehim.Shepassedthevalet,thesnufffellfromthecandlewick,andshesawPrinceAndrewclearlywithhisarmsoutsidethequilt,andsuchasshehadalwaysseenhim

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