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But
what
distressed
the
princess
most
of
all
was
her
father
's
irritability
,
which
was
always
directed
against
her
and
had
of
late
amounted
to
cruelty
.
Had
he
forced
her
to
prostrate
herself
to
the
ground
all
night
,
had
he
beaten
her
or
made
her
fetch
wood
or
water
,
it
would
never
have
entered
her
mind
to
think
her
position
hard
;
but
this
loving
despot
--
the
more
cruel
because
he
loved
her
and
for
that
reason
tormented
himself
and
her
--
knew
how
not
merely
to
hurt
and
humiliate
her
deliberately
,
but
to
show
her
that
she
was
always
to
blame
for
everything
.
Of
late
he
had
exhibited
a
new
trait
that
tormented
Princess
Mary
more
than
anything
else
;
this
was
his
ever-increasing
intimacy
with
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
.
The
idea
that
at
the
first
moment
of
receiving
the
news
of
his
son
's
intentions
had
occurred
to
him
in
jest
--
that
if
Andrew
got
married
he
himself
would
marry
Bourienne
--
had
evidently
pleased
him
,
and
latterly
he
had
persistently
,
and
as
it
seemed
to
Princess
Mary
merely
to
offend
her
,
shown
special
endearments
to
the
companion
and
expressed
his
dissatisfaction
with
his
daughter
by
demonstrations
of
love
of
Bourienne
.
One
day
in
Moscow
in
Princess
Mary
's
presence
(
she
thought
her
father
did
it
purposely
when
she
was
there
)
the
old
prince
kissed
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
's
hand
and
,
drawing
her
to
him
,
embraced
her
affectionately
.
Princess
Mary
flushed
and
ran
out
of
the
room
.
A
few
minutes
later
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
came
into
Princess
Mary
's
room
smiling
and
making
cheerful
remarks
in
her
agreeable
voice
.
Princess
Mary
hastily
wiped
away
her
tears
,
went
resolutely
up
to
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
,
and
evidently
unconscious
of
what
she
was
doing
began
shouting
in
angry
haste
at
the
Frenchwoman
,
her
voice
breaking
:
"
It
's
horrible
,
vile
,
inhuman
,
to
take
advantage
of
the
weakness
...
"
She
did
not
finish
.
"
Leave
my
room
,
"
she
exclaimed
,
and
burst
into
sobs
.
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Next
day
the
prince
did
not
say
a
word
to
his
daughter
,
but
she
noticed
that
at
dinner
he
gave
orders
that
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
should
be
served
first
.
After
dinner
,
when
the
footman
handed
coffee
and
from
habit
began
with
the
princess
,
the
prince
suddenly
grew
furious
,
threw
his
stick
at
Philip
,
and
instantly
gave
instructions
to
have
him
conscripted
for
the
army
.
"
He
does
n't
obey
...
I
said
it
twice
...
and
he
does
n't
obey
!
She
is
the
first
person
in
this
house
;
she
's
my
best
friend
,
"
cried
the
prince
.
"
And
if
you
allow
yourself
,
"
he
screamed
in
a
fury
,
addressing
Princess
Mary
for
the
first
time
,
"
to
forget
yourself
again
before
her
as
you
dared
to
do
yesterday
,
I
will
show
you
who
is
master
in
this
house
.
Go
!
Do
n't
let
me
set
eyes
on
you
;
beg
her
pardon
!
"
Princess
Mary
asked
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
's
pardon
,
and
also
her
father
's
pardon
for
herself
and
for
Philip
the
footman
,
who
had
begged
for
her
intervention
.
At
such
moments
something
like
a
pride
of
sacrifice
gathered
in
her
soul
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And
suddenly
that
father
whom
she
had
judged
would
look
for
his
spectacles
in
her
presence
,
fumbling
near
them
and
not
seeing
them
,
or
would
forget
something
that
had
just
occurred
,
or
take
a
false
step
with
his
failing
legs
and
turn
to
see
if
anyone
had
noticed
his
feebleness
,
or
,
worst
of
all
,
at
dinner
when
there
were
no
visitors
to
excite
him
would
suddenly
fall
asleep
,
letting
his
napkin
drop
and
his
shaking
head
sink
over
his
plate
.
"
He
is
old
and
feeble
,
and
I
dare
to
condemn
him
!
"
she
thought
at
such
moments
,
with
a
feeling
of
revulsion
against
herself
.
In
1811
there
was
living
in
Moscow
a
French
doctor
--
Métivier
--
who
had
rapidly
become
the
fashion
.
He
was
enormously
tall
,
handsome
,
amiable
as
Frenchmen
are
,
and
was
,
as
all
Moscow
said
,
an
extraordinarily
clever
doctor
.
He
was
received
in
the
best
houses
not
merely
as
a
doctor
,
but
as
an
equal
.
Prince
Nicholas
had
always
ridiculed
medicine
,
but
latterly
on
Mademoiselle
Bourienne
's
advice
had
allowed
this
doctor
to
visit
him
and
had
grown
accustomed
to
him
.
Métivier
came
to
see
the
prince
about
twice
a
week
.