Война и мир

Chapter 8

           

           NurseSávishna,knittinginhand,wastellinginlowtones,scarcelyhearingorunderstandingherownwords,whatshehadtoldhundredsoftimesbefore:howthelateprincesshadgivenbirthtoPrincessMaryinKishenëvwithonlyaMoldavianpeasantwomantohelpinsteadofamidwife.

           “Godismerciful,doctorsareneverneeded,”shesaid.

           Suddenlyagustofwindbeatviolentlyagainstthecasementofthewindow,fromwhichthedoubleframehadbeenremoved(byorderoftheprince,onewindowframewasremovedineachroomassoonasthelarksreturned),and,forcingopenalooselyclosedlatch,setthedamaskcurtainflappingandblewoutthecandlewithitschill,snowydraft.PrincessMaryshuddered;hernurse,puttingdownthestockingshewasknitting,wenttothewindowandleaningouttriedtocatchtheopencasement.Thecoldwindflappedtheendsofherkerchiefandherlooselocksofgrayhair.

           “Princess,mydear,there’ssomeonedrivinguptheavenue!”shesaid,holdingthecasementandnotclosingit.“Withlanterns.Mostlikelythedoctor.”

           “Oh,myGod!thankGod!”saidPrincessMary.“Imustgoandmeethim,hedoesnotknowRussian.”

           PrincessMarythrewashawloverherheadandrantomeetthenewcomer.Asshewascrossingtheanteroomshesawthroughthewindowacarriagewithlanterns,standingattheentrance.Shewentoutonthestairs.Onabanisterpoststoodatallowcandlewhichgutteredinthedraft.Onthelandingbelow,Philip,thefootman,stoodlookingscaredandholdinganothercandle

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