ArticleField.comInternet's Fastest Growing Free Content Article DirectoryThe Torzhok pedlar woman in a whining voice proffered her wares, especially some goatskin slippers. “I have hundreds of roubles I don’t know what to do with, and she’s standing in her torn cloak looking timidly at me,” thought Pierre. “And what does she want the money for? As though the money could give her […]
AFTER HIS INTERVIEW with his wife, Pierre had set off for Petersburg. At the station of Torzhok there were no horses, or the overseer was unwilling to let him have them. Pierre had to wait. Without removing his outdoor things, he lay down on a leather sofa, in front of a round table, put up […]
“Vassily Dmitritch, I thank you for the honour you do us,” said the countess, in an embarrassed voice, which sounded severe to Denisov, “but my daughter is so young, and I should have thought that as my son’s friend you would have come first to me. In that case you would not have forced me […]
“If it is true that Monsieur Denisov has made you an offer, then tell him he is a fool, that’s all.” “No, he’s not a fool,” said Natasha, resentfully and seriously. “Well, what would you have, then? You are all in love, it seems, nowadays. Oh, well, if you’re in love with him, better marry […]
“Oh!” … said the count, flinging up his arms; and he dropped helplessly on the sofa. “It can’t be helped! It happens to every one,” said his son in a free and easy tone, while in his heart he was feeling himself a low scoundrel, whose whole life could not atone for his crime. He […]
