Война и мир

Chapter 27

           PrinceAndrew,lookingagainatthatgenealogicaltree,shookhishead,laughingasamanlaughswholooksataportraitsocharacteristicoftheoriginalastobeamusing.

           “Howthoroughlylikehimthatis!”hesaidtoPrincessMary,whohadcomeuptohim.

           PrincessMarylookedatherbrotherinsurprise.Shedidnotunderstandwhathewaslaughingat.Everythingherfatherdidinspiredherwithreverenceandwasbeyondquestion.

           “EveryonehashisAchilles’heel,”continuedPrinceAndrew.“Fancy,withhispowerfulmind,indulginginsuchnonsense!”

           PrincessMarycouldnotunderstandtheboldnessofherbrother’scriticismandwasabouttoreply,whentheexpectedfootstepswereheardcomingfromthestudy.Theprincewalkedinquicklyandjauntilyaswashiswont,asifintentionallycontrastingthebrisknessofhismannerswiththestrictformalityofhishouse.Atthatmomentthegreatclockstrucktwoandanotherwithashrilltonejoinedinfromthedrawingroom.Theprincestoodstill;hislivelyglitteringeyesfromundertheirthick,bushyeyebrowssternlyscannedallpresentandrestedonthelittleprincess.Shefelt,ascourtiersdowhentheTsarenters,thesensationoffearandrespectwhichtheoldmaninspiredinallaroundhim.Hestrokedherhairandthenpattedherawkwardlyonthebackofherneck.

           “I’mglad,glad,toseeyou,”hesaid,lookingattentivelyintohereyes,andthenquicklywenttohisplaceandsatdown.“Sitdown,sitdown!Sitdown,MichaelIvánovich!”

           Heindicatedaplacebesidehimtohisdaughter-in-law.Afootmanmovedthechairforher.

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