TwomonthspreviouslywhenPierrewasalreadystayingwiththeRostovshehadreceivedaletterfromPrinceTheodore, askinghimtocometoPetersburgtoconferonsomeimportantquestionsthatwerebeingdiscussedtherebyasocietyofwhichPierrewasoneoftheprincipalfounders.
Onreadingthatletter (shealwaysreadherhusband'sletters) NatashaherselfsuggestedthatheshouldgotoPetersburg, 'sintellectualandabstractintereststhoughshedidnotunderstandthem, 'stimidlookofinquiryafterreadingthelettersherepliedbyaskinghimtogo, ' leaveofabsence.
Eversincethatleaveofabsencehadexpired, morethanafortnightbefore, Natashahadbeeninaconstantstateofalarm, depression, andirritability.
Denisov, nowageneralontheretiredlistandmuchdissatisfiedwiththepresentstateofaffairs, , dejectedlook, randomreplies, andtalkaboutthenurserywasallhesawandheardfromhisformerenchantress.
Natashawassadandirritableallthattime, especiallywhenhermother, herbrother, Sonya, orCountessMaryintheireffortstoconsolehertriedtoexcusePierreandsuggestedreasonsforhisdelayinreturning.
"It'sallnonsense, allrubbish—thosediscussionswhichleadtonothingandallthoseidioticsocieties!" Natashadeclaredoftheveryaffairsintheimmenseimportanceofwhichshefirmlybelieved.
AndshewouldgotothenurserytonursePetya, : "Youareangry, youarejealous, youwouldliketopayhimout, youareafraid—buthereamI! AndIamhe..." .
DuringthatfortnightofanxietyNatasharesortedtothebabyforcomfortsooften, andfussedoverhimsomuch, , .
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