Война и мир

Chapter 4

           Anatolewasnotquick-witted,norreadyoreloquentinconversation,buthehadthefaculty,soinvaluableinsociety,ofcomposureandimperturbableself-possession.Ifamanlackinginself-confidenceremainsdumbonafirstintroductionandbetraysaconsciousnessoftheimproprietyofsuchsilenceandananxietytofindsomethingtosay,theeffectisbad.ButAnatolewasdumb,swunghisfoot,andsmilinglyexaminedtheprincess’hair.Itwasevidentthathecouldbesilentinthiswayforaverylongtime.“Ifanyonefindsthissilenceinconvenient,lethimtalk,butIdon’twantto,”heseemedtosay.Besidesthis,inhisbehaviortowomenAnatolehadamannerwhichparticularlyinspiresinthemcuriosity,awe,andevenlove—asuperciliousconsciousnessofhisownsuperiority.Itwasasifhesaidtothem:“Iknowyou,Iknowyou,butwhyshouldIbotheraboutyou?You’dbeonlytooglad,ofcourse.”Perhapshedidnotreallythinkthiswhenhemetwomen—evenprobablyhedidnot,foringeneralhethoughtverylittle—buthislooksandmannergavethatimpression.Theprincessfeltthis,andasifwishingtoshowhimthatshedidnotevendareexpecttointeresthim,sheturnedtohisfather.Theconversationwasgeneralandanimated,thankstoPrincessLise’svoiceandlittledownylipthatliftedoverherwhiteteeth.

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