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Chapter 4

           Thefacesoftheunimportantpeopleawaitingtheirturnforanaudienceshowedembarrassmentandservility;thefacesofthoseofhigherrankexpressedacommonfeelingofawkwardness,coveredbyamaskofunconcernandridiculeofthemselves,theirsituation,andthepersonforwhomtheywerewaiting.Somewalkedthoughtfullyupanddown,otherswhisperedandlaughed.PrinceAndrewheardthenickname“SílaAndréevich”andthewords,“Unclewillgiveittoushot,”inreferencetoCountArakchéev.Onegeneral(animportantpersonage),evidentlyfeelingoffendedathavingtowaitsolong,satcrossinganduncrossinghislegsandsmilingcontemptuouslytohimself.

           Butthemomentthedooropenedonefeelingaloneappearedonallfaces—thatoffear.PrinceAndrewforthesecondtimeaskedtheadjutantondutytotakeinhisname,butreceivedanironicallookandwastoldthathisturnwouldcomeinduecourse.Aftersomeothershadbeenshowninandoutoftheminister’sroombytheadjutantonduty,anofficerwhostruckPrinceAndrewbyhishumiliatedandfrightenedairwasadmittedatthatterribledoor.Thisofficer’saudiencelastedalongtime.Thensuddenlythegratingsoundofaharshvoicewasheardfromtheothersideofthedoor,andtheofficer—withpalefaceandtremblinglips—cameoutandpassedthroughthewaitingroom,clutchinghishead.

           AfterthisPrinceAndrewwasconductedtothedoorandtheofficerondutysaidinawhisper,“Totheright,atthewindow.

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