Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           “Uncle”dismountedattheporchofhislittlewoodenhousewhichstoodinthemidstofanovergrowngardenand,afteraglanceathisretainers,shoutedauthoritativelythatthesuperfluousonesshouldtakethemselvesoffandthatallnecessarypreparationsshouldbemadetoreceivetheguestsandthevisitors.

           Theserfsalldispersed.“Uncle”liftedNatáshaoffherhorseandtakingherhandledherupthericketywoodenstepsoftheporch.Thehouse,withitsbare,unplasteredlogwalls,wasnotoverclean—itdidnotseemthatthoselivinginitaimedatkeepingitspotless—butneitherwasitnoticeablyneglected.Intheentrytherewasasmelloffreshapples,andwolfandfoxskinshungabout.

           “Uncle”ledthevisitorsthroughtheanteroomintoasmallhallwithafoldingtableandredchairs,thenintothedrawingroomwitharoundbirchwoodtableandasofa,andfinallyintohisprivateroomwheretherewasatatteredsofa,aworncarpet,andportraitsofSuvórov,ofthehost’sfatherandmother,andofhimselfinmilitaryuniform.Thestudysmeltstronglyoftobaccoanddogs.“Uncle”askedhisvisitorstositdownandmakethemselvesathome,andthenwentoutoftheroom.Rugáy,hisbackstillmuddy,cameintotheroomandlaydownonthesofa,cleaninghimselfwithhistongueandteeth.Leadingfromthestudywasapassageinwhichapartitionwithraggedcurtainscouldbeseen.Frombehindthiscamewomen’slaughterandwhispers.Natásha,Nicholas,andPétyatookofftheirwrapsandsatdownonthesofa.Pétya,leaningonhiselbow,fellasleepatonce.

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