Война и мир

Chapter 2

           

           SixweeksafterAnnaPávlovna’s“AtHome”andafterthesleeplessnightwhenhehaddecidedthattomarryHélènewouldbeacalamityandthatheoughttoavoidherandgoaway,Pierre,despitethatdecision,hadnotleftPrinceVasíli’sandfeltwithterrorthatinpeople’seyeshewaseverydaymoreandmoreconnectedwithher,thatitwasimpossibleforhimtoreturntohisformerconceptionofher,thathecouldnotbreakawayfromher,andthatthoughitwouldbeaterriblethinghewouldhavetounitehisfatewithhers.HemightperhapshavebeenabletofreehimselfbutthatPrinceVasíli(whohadrarelybeforegivenreceptions)nowhardlyletadaygobywithouthavinganeveningpartyatwhichPierrehadtobepresentunlesshewishedtospoilthegeneralpleasureanddisappointeveryone’sexpectation.PrinceVasíli,intheraremomentswhenhewasathome,wouldtakePierre’shandinpassinganddrawitdownwards,orabsent-mindedlyholdouthiswrinkled,clean-shavencheekforPierretokissandwouldsay:“Tilltomorrow,”or,“BeintodinnerorIshallnotseeyou,”or,“Iamstayinginforyoursake,”andsoon.AndthoughPrinceVasíli,whenhestayedin(ashesaid)forPierre’ssake,hardlyexchangedacoupleofwordswithhim,Pierrefeltunabletodisappointhim.Everydayhesaidtohimselfoneandthesamething:“ItistimeIunderstoodherandmadeupmymindwhatshereallyis.WasImistakenbefore,oramImistakennow?No,sheisnotstupid,sheisanexcellentgirl,”hesometimessaidtohimself“shenevermakesamistake,neversaysanythingstupid.

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