Andrew and Natásha’s love flowers; meanwhile Pierre sinks into depression.
Summary:
Invited by the Count, Prince Andrew spent the next day at the Rostóv’s. Everyone in the house realized for whose sake Prince Andrew came. Andrew is with Natásha all day. Not only in the soul of the frightened yet happy and enraptured Natásha, but in the whole house, there was a feeling of awe at something important that was bound to happen. A marriage seems likely. At the same time, everyone feels a bit awkward and uncertain about the new state of affairs. In the evening, her mother tells Natásha that marriages are made in heaven. Andrew and Natásha are both very happy. Andrew confides his love for Natásha to his friend Pierre. Pierre supports Andrew with a touched and sad expression in his eyes. But the brighter Prince Andrew’s lot appeared to him, the gloomier seemed Pierre’s. Since the ball, Pierre had begun to feel oppressed and ashamed in court society, and dark thoughts of the vanity of all things human came to him oftener than before. Pierre tries to fight off an approaching bout of depression, and throws himself more vigorously into his Masonic duties.
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It seemed to Natásha that even at the time she first saw Prince Andrew at Otrádnoe she had fallen in love with him. It was as if she feared this strange, unexpected happiness of meeting again the very man she had then chosen (she was firmly convinced she had done so) and of finding him, as it seemed, not indifferent to her. And it had to happen that he should come specially to Petersburg while we are here. And it had to happen that we should meet at that ball. It is fate. Clearly it is fate that everything led up to this! Already then, directly I saw him I felt something peculiar. …. Mamma, one need not be ashamed of his being a widower? Don’t, Natásha! Pray to God. ‘Marriages are made in heaven,’ said her mother.
Darling Mummy, how I love you! How happy I am! cried Natásha, shedding tears of joy and excitement and embracing her mother. At that very time Prince Andrew was sitting with Pierre and telling him of his love for Natásha and his firm resolve to make her his wife.
Book 6, Chapter 22
Andrew and Natásha’s love flowers; meanwhile Pierre sinks into depression.
Summary:
Invited by the Count, Prince Andrew spent the next day at the Rostóv’s. Everyone in the house realized for whose sake Prince Andrew came. Andrew is with Natásha all day. Not only in the soul of the frightened yet happy and enraptured Natásha, but in the whole house, there was a feeling of awe at something important that was bound to happen. A marriage seems likely. At the same time, everyone feels a bit awkward and uncertain about the new state of affairs. In the evening, her mother tells Natásha that marriages are made in heaven. Andrew and Natásha are both very happy. Andrew confides his love for Natásha to his friend Pierre. Pierre supports Andrew with a touched and sad expression in his eyes. But the brighter Prince Andrew’s lot appeared to him, the gloomier seemed Pierre’s. Since the ball, Pierre had begun to feel oppressed and ashamed in court society, and dark thoughts of the vanity of all things human came to him oftener than before. Pierre tries to fight off an approaching bout of depression, and throws himself more vigorously into his Masonic duties.
quote from the chapter:
It seemed to Natásha that even at the time she first saw Prince Andrew at Otrádnoe she had fallen in love with him. It was as if she feared this strange, unexpected happiness of meeting again the very man she had then chosen (she was firmly convinced she had done so) and of finding him, as it seemed, not indifferent to her. And it had to happen that he should come specially to Petersburg while we are here. And it had to happen that we should meet at that ball. It is fate. Clearly it is fate that everything led up to this! Already then, directly I saw him I felt something peculiar. …. Mamma, one need not be ashamed of his being a widower? Don’t, Natásha! Pray to God. ‘Marriages are made in heaven,’ said her mother.
Darling Mummy, how I love you! How happy I am! cried Natásha, shedding tears of joy and excitement and embracing her mother. At that very time Prince Andrew was sitting with Pierre and telling him of his love for Natásha and his firm resolve to make her his wife.
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