Война и мир

Chapter 7

           

           “Andsuchaone!”shesaid.Butassoonasshehadsaiditanewtrainofthoughtsandfeelingsaroseinher.“WhatdidNicholas’smilemeanwhenhesaid‘chosenalready’?Ishegladofitornot?ItisasifhethoughtmyBolkónskiwouldnotapproveoforunderstandourgaiety.Buthewouldunderstanditall.Whereishenow?”shethought,andherfacesuddenlybecameserious.Butthislastedonlyasecond.“Don’tdaretothinkaboutit,”shesaidtoherself,andsatdownagainsmilinglybeside“Uncle,”begginghimtoplaysomethingmore.

           “Uncle”playedanothersongandavalse;thenafterapauseheclearedhisthroatandsanghisfavoritehuntingsong:

           As‘twasgrowingdarklastnight

           Fellthesnowsosoftandlight...

           “Uncle”sangaspeasantssing,withfullandnaïveconvictionthatthewholemeaningofasongliesinthewordsandthatthetunecomesofitself,andthatapartfromthewordsthereisnotune,whichexistsonlytogivemeasuretothewords.Asaresultofthistheunconsideredtune,likethesongofabird,wasextraordinarilygood.Natáshawasinecstasiesover“Uncle’s”singing.Sheresolvedtogiveuplearningtheharpandtoplayonlytheguitar.Sheasked“Uncle”forhisguitarandatoncefoundthechordsofthesong.

           Afternineo’clocktwotrapsandthreemountedmen,whohadbeensenttolookforthem,arrivedtofetchNatáshaandPétya.Thecountandcountessdidnotknowwheretheywereandwereveryanxious,saidoneofthemen.

           Pétyawascarriedoutlikealogandlaidinthelargerofthetwotraps.

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