before felt, he made a step toward her brandishing the slab.
Elèn’s face became terrible, she shrieked and sprang aside.
His father’s nature showed itself in Pierre. He felt the fascination and delight of frenzy.
He flung down the slab, broke it, and swooping down on her with outstretched hands shouted, “Get out!” in such a terrible voice that the whole house heard it with horror.
God knows what he would have done at that moment had Elèn not fled from the room.
A week later Pierre gave his wife full power to control all his estates in Great Russia, which formed the larger part of his property, and left for Petersburg alone.
VII
Two months had elapsed since the news of the battle of Austerlitz and the loss of Prince Andréy had reached Bald Hills, and in