Война и мир

Chapter 10

           Alanguorofmotionandspeech,resultingfromweakness,gaveheradistinguishedairwhichinspiredrespect.PrincessAnnaMikháylovnaDrubetskáya,whoasamemberofthehouseholdwasalsoseatedinthedrawingroom,helpedtoreceiveandentertainthevisitors.Theyoungpeoplewereinoneoftheinnerrooms,notconsideringitnecessarytotakepartinreceivingthevisitors.Thecountmettheguestsandsawthemoff,invitingthemalltodinner.

           “Iamvery,verygratefultoyou,moncher,”or“machère”—hecalledeveryonewithoutexceptionandwithouttheslightestvariationinhistone,“mydear,”whethertheywereaboveorbelowhiminrank—“Ithankyouformyselfandforourtwodearoneswhosenamedaywearekeeping.ButmindyoucometodinnerorIshallbeoffended,machère!OnbehalfofthewholefamilyIbegyoutocome,moncher!”Thesewordsherepeatedtoeveryonewithoutexceptionorvariation,andwiththesameexpressiononhisfull,cheerful,clean-shavenface,thesamefirmpressureofthehandandthesamequick,repeatedbows.

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