Война и мир

Chapter 2

           Liketheoldémigréwhodeclinedtomarrytheladywithwhomhehadspenthiseveningsforyears,sheregrettedJulie’spresenceandhavingnoonetowriteto.InMoscowPrincessMaryhadnoonetotalkto,noonetowhomtoconfidehersorrow,andmuchsorrowfelltoherlotjustthen.ThetimeforPrinceAndrew’sreturnandmarriagewasapproaching,buthisrequesttohertopreparehisfatherforithadnotbeencarriedout;infact,itseemedasifmatterswerequitehopeless,forateverymentionoftheyoungCountessRostóvatheoldprince(whoapartfromthatwasusuallyinabadtemper)lostcontrolofhimself.Anotherlatelyaddedsorrowarosefromthelessonsshegavehersixyear-oldnephew.ToherconsternationshedetectedinherselfinrelationtolittleNicholassomesymptomsofherfather’sirritability.Howeveroftenshetoldherselfthatshemustnotgetirritablewhenteachinghernephew,almosteverytimethat,pointerinhand,shesatdowntoshowhimtheFrenchalphabet,shesolongedtopourherownknowledgequicklyandeasilyintothechild—whowasalreadyafraidthatAuntiemightatanymomentgetangry—thatathisslightestinattentionshetrembled,becameflusteredandheated,raisedhervoice,andsometimespulledhimbythearmandputhiminthecorner.Havingputhiminthecornershewouldherselfbegintocryoverhercruel,evilnature,andlittleNicholas,followingherexample,wouldsob,andwithoutpermissionwouldleavehiscorner,cometoher,pullherwethandsfromherface,andcomforther.

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