Война и мир

Chapter 24

           

           “DoyouknowIhaveentrustedhimwithoursecret?Ihaveknownhimfromchildhood.Hehasaheartofgold.Ibegyou,Natalie,”PrinceAndrewsaidwithsuddenseriousness—“Iamgoingawayandheavenknowswhatmayhappen.Youmayceaseto...allright,IknowIamnottosaythat.Onlythis,then:whatevermayhappentoyouwhenIamnothere...”

           “Whatcanhappen?”

           “Whatevertroublemaycome,”PrinceAndrewcontinued,“Ibegyou,MademoiselleSophie,whatevermayhappen,toturntohimaloneforadviceandhelp!Heisamostabsent-mindedandabsurdfellow,buthehasaheartofgold.”

           Neitherherfather,norhermother,norSónya,norPrinceAndrewhimselfcouldhaveforeseenhowtheseparationfromherloverwouldactonNatásha.Flushedandagitatedshewentaboutthehouseallthatday,dry-eyed,occupiedwithmosttrivialmattersasifnotunderstandingwhatawaitedher.Shedidnotevencrywhen,ontakingleave,hekissedherhandforthelasttime.“Don’tgo!”shesaidinatonethatmadehimwonderwhetherhereallyoughtnottostayandwhichherememberedlongafterwards.Nordidshecrywhenhewasgone;butforseveraldaysshesatinherroomdry-eyed,takingnointerestinanythingandonlysayingnowandthen,“Oh,whydidhegoaway?”

           Butafortnightafterhisdeparture,tothesurpriseofthosearoundher,sherecoveredfromhermentalsicknessjustassuddenlyandbecameheroldselfagain,butwithachangeinhermoralphysiognomy,asachildgetsupafteralongillnesswithachangedexpressionofface.

           

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