that he had always seen at the evening parties he wished to imitate. They had not yet had a loud conversation among the men and a dispute about something important and clever. Now the general had begun such a discussion and so Berg drew Pierre to it.
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Next day, having been invited by the count, Prince Andréy dined with the Rostóvs and spent the rest of the day there.
Everyone in the house realized for whose sake Prince Andréy came, and without concealing it he tried to be 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. The countess looked with sad and sternly serious eyes at Prince Andréy when he talked to Natásha and timidly started some