Война и мир

Chapter 13

           

           Thefatherandmotherdidnotspeakofthemattertotheirsonagain,butafewdayslaterthecountesssentforSónyaand,withacrueltyneitherofthemexpected,reproachedherniecefortryingtocatchNicholasandforingratitude.Sónyalistenedsilentlywithdowncasteyestothecountess’cruelwords,withoutunderstandingwhatwasrequiredofher.Shewasreadytosacrificeeverythingforherbenefactors.Self-sacrificewashermostcherishedideabutinthiscaseshecouldnotseewhatsheoughttosacrifice,orforwhom.ShecouldnothelplovingthecountessandthewholeRostóvfamily,butneithercouldshehelplovingNicholasandknowingthathishappinessdependedonthatlove.Shewassilentandsadanddidnotreply.Nicholasfeltthesituationtobeintolerableandwenttohaveanexplanationwithhismother.HefirstimploredhertoforgivehimandSónyaandconsenttotheirmarriage,thenhethreatenedthatifshemolestedSónyahewouldatoncemarryhersecretly.

           Thecountess,withacoldnesshersonhadneverseeninherbefore,repliedthathewasofage,thatPrinceAndrewwasmarryingwithouthisfather’sconsent,andhecoulddothesame,butthatshewouldneverreceivethatintriguerasherdaughter.

           Explodingatthewordintriguer,Nicholas,raisinghisvoice,toldhismotherhehadneverexpectedhertotrytoforcehimtosellhisfeelings,butifthatwereso,hewouldsayforthelasttime....

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