Chapter 14

           

           WhenPrincessMaryheardfromNicholasthatherbrotherwaswiththeRostóvsatYaroslávlsheatoncepreparedtogothere,inspiteofheraunt’seffortstodissuadeher—andnotmerelytogoherselfbuttotakehernephewwithher.Whetheritweredifficultoreasy,possibleorimpossible,shedidnotaskanddidnotwanttoknow:itwasherduty,notonlytoherself,tobenearherbrotherwhowasperhapsdying,buttodoeverythingpossibletotakehissontohim,andsoshepreparedtosetoff.ThatshehadnotheardfromPrinceAndrewhimself,PrincessMaryattributedtohisbeingtooweaktowriteortohisconsideringthelongjourneytoohardandtoodangerousforherandhisson.

           InafewdaysPrincessMarywasreadytostart.HerequipageswerethehugefamilycoachinwhichshehadtraveledtoVorónezh,asemiopentrap,andabaggagecart.WithhertraveledMademoiselleBourienne,littleNicholasandhistutor,heroldnurse,threemaids,Tíkhon,andayoungfootmanandcourierheraunthadsenttoaccompanyher.

           TheusualroutethroughMoscowcouldnotbethoughtof,andtheroundaboutwayPrincessMarywasobligedtotakethroughLípetsk,Ryazán,Vladímir,andShúyawasverylongand,asposthorseswerenoteverywhereobtainable,verydifficult,andnearRyazánwheretheFrenchweresaidtohaveshownthemselveswasevendangerous.

           DuringthisdifficultjourneyMademoiselleBourienne,Dessalles,andPrincessMary’sservantswereastonishedatherenergyandfirmnessofspirit.Shewenttobedlaterandroseearlierthananyofthem,andnodifficultiesdauntedher.

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