"Goingon?" Pierreexclaimed."Whymorethanever! TheBibleSocietyisthewholegovernmentnow!"
"Whatisthat, moncherami?" askedthecountess, whohadfinishedherteaandevidentlyneededapretextforbeingangryafterhermeal."Whatareyousayingaboutthegovernment? Idon'tunderstand."
"Well, youknow, Maman," Nicholasinterposed, knowinghowtotranslatethingsintohismother'slanguage, "PrinceAlexanderGolitsynhasfoundedasocietyandinconsequencehasgreatinfluence, theysay."
"ArakcheevandGolitsyn," incautiouslyremarkedPierre, "arenowthewholegovernment! Andwhatagovernment! Theyseetreasoneverywhereandareafraidofeverything."
"Well, andhowisPrinceAlexandertoblame? 's," saidthecountessinanoffendedtone; andstillmoreoffendedthattheyallremainedsilent, shewenton: "! Well, andwhatharmisthereinthat?" andsherose (everybodyelsegotuptoo) andwithasevereexpressionsailedbacktohertableinthesittingroom.
Themelancholysilencethatfollowedwasbrokenbythesoundsofthechildren'.
"Finished, finished!" littleNatasha'sgleefulyellroseabovethemall.
PierreexchangedglanceswithCountessMaryandNicholas (Natashaheneverlostsightof) andsmiledhappily.
"That'sdelightfulmusic!" saidhe.
"ItmeansthatAnnaMakarovnahasfinishedherstocking," saidCountessMary.
"Oh, I'llgoandsee," saidPierre, jumpingup."Youknow," headded, stoppingatthedoor, "whyI'mespeciallyfondofthatmusic? , 'spealsoflaughterandthatmeantthatallwaswell."
"Iknow! Iknowthatfeeling," saidNicholas."ButImustn'tgothere—thosestockingsaretobeasurpriseforme."
Pierrewenttothechildren, andtheshoutingandlaughtergrewstilllouder.
"Come, AnnaMakarovna," Pierre'svoicewasheardsaying, "comehereintothemiddleoftheroomandatthewordofcommand, 'One, two,' andwhenIsay 'three'...Youstandhere, andyouinmyarms—wellnow! One, two!..." saidPierre, andasilencefollowed: "three!" andarapturouslybreathlesscryofchildren'svoicesfilledtheroom."Two, two!" theyshouted.
Thismeanttwostockings, whichbyasecretprocessknownonlytoherselfAnnaMakarovnausedtoknitatthesametimeonthesameneedles, andwhich, whentheywereready, shealwaystriumphantlydrew, oneoutoftheother, inthechildren'spresence.
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