"Today—, Mary, don'tremindmeofit!" andagainheflushed."Igiveyoumywordofhonoritshan'toccuragain, andletthisalwaysbearemindertome," andhepointedtothebrokenring.
Afterthat, whenindiscussionswithhisvillageeldersorstewardsthebloodrushedtohisfaceandhisfistsbegantoclench, , andthenhewouldgoandconfesstohiswife, andwouldagainpromisethatthisshouldreallybetheverylasttime.
"Mary, youmustdespiseme!" hewouldsay."Ideserveit."
"Youshouldgo, goawayatonce, ifyoudon'tfeelstrongenoughtocontrolyourself," shewouldreplysadly, tryingtocomfortherhusband.
, , fromspringsowingtoharvest, -likeseriousness—leavinghomeforamonth, oreventwo, , , ashesaid, aseriouslibrary, , reading—ataskhefirstimposeduponhimselfasaduty, , exceptforbusinessexcursions, hespentmostofhistimeathomemakinghimselfonewithhisfamilyandenteringintoallthedetailsofhischildren'.
, NicholashadtoldhiswifeallthathadpassedbetweenhimselfandSonya, , feltherselftoblametowardher, andimaginedthatherwealthhadinfluencedNicholas' , butoftenfeltill-willtowardherwhichshecouldnotovercome.
OnceshehadatalkwithherfriendNatashaaboutSonyaandaboutherowninjusticetowardher.
"Youknow," saidNatasha, "youhavereadtheGospelsagreatdeal—thereisapassageinthemthatjustfitsSonya."
"What?" askedCountessMary, surprised.
"'Tohimthathathshallbegiven, andfromhimthathathnotshallbetakenaway.' Youremember? Sheisonethathathnot; why, Idon', Idon'tknow, butfromheristakenaway, , , youknow—, andsometimesIthinkshedoesn'tfeelitasyouorIwould."
ThoughCountessMarytoldNatashathatthosewordsintheGospelmustbeunderstooddifferently, yetlookingatSonyasheagreedwithNatasha', , , pettedandspoiledthechildren, wasalwaysreadytorenderthesmallservicesforwhichshehadagift, andallthiswasunconsciouslyacceptedfromherwithinsufficientgratitude.
ThecountryseatatBaldHillshadbeenrebuilt, thoughnotonthesamescaleasundertheoldprince.
Thebuildings, begununderstraitenedcircumstances, , , armchairs, tables, ' andBolkonskis' , fourtimesayear, onthenamedaysandbirthdaysofthehosts, , anditsbreakfasts, lunches, dinners, andsuppers, providedoutoftheproduceoftheestate.
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