Война и мир

Chapter 11

           

           PelagéyaDanílovna,havinggivenorderstocleartheroomsforthevisitorsandarrangedaboutrefreshmentsforthegentryandtheserfs,wentaboutamongthemummerswithoutremovingherspectacles,peeringintotheirfaceswithasuppressedsmileandfailingtorecognizeanyofthem.ItwasnotmerelyDimmlerandtheRostóvsshefailedtorecognize,shedidnotevenrecognizeherowndaughters,orherlatehusband’s,dressinggownsanduniforms,whichtheyhadputon.

           “Andwhoisthis?”sheaskedhergoverness,peeringintothefaceofherowndaughterdressedupasaKazán-Tartar.“IsupposeitisoneoftheRostóvs!Well,Mr.Hussar,andwhatregimentdoyouservein?”sheaskedNatásha.“Here,handsomefruitjellytotheTurk!”sheorderedthebutlerwhowashandingthingsround.“That’snotforbiddenbyhislaw.”

           Sometimes,asshelookedatthestrangebutamusingcaperscutbythedancers,who—havingdecidedonceforallthatbeingdisguised,noonewouldrecognizethem—werenotatallshy,PelagéyaDanílovnahidherfaceinherhandkerchief,andherwholestoutbodyshookwithirrepressible,kindly,elderlylaughter.

           “MylittleSásha!LookatSásha!”shesaid.

           AfterRussiancountrydancesandchorusdances,PelagéyaDanílovnamadetheserfsandgentryjoininonelargecircle:aring,astring,andasilverrublewerefetchedandtheyallplayedgamestogether.

           Inanhour,allthecostumeswerecrumpledanddisordered.Thecorkedeyebrowsandmustachesweresmearedovertheperspiring,flushed,andmerryfaces.

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