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The melancholy silence that followed was broken by the sounds of the children's voices and laughter from the next room. Evidently some jolly excitement was going on there. "Finished, finished!" little Natasha's gleeful yell rose above them all. "That's delightful music!" said he. "It means that Anna Makarovna has finished her stocking," said Countess Mary.
This meant two stockings, which by a secret process known only to herself Anna Makarovna used to knit at the same time on the same needles, and which, when they were ready, she always triumphantly drew, one out of the other, in the children's presence. Soon after this the children came in to say good night. They kissed everyone, the tutors and governesses made their bows, and they went out.
I know that feeling," said Nicholas. "But I mustn't go there those stockings are to be a surprise for me." Pierre went to the children, and the shouting and laughter grew still louder. "Come, Anna Makarovna," Pierre's voice was heard saying, "come here into the middle of the room and at the word of command, 'One, two, and when I say 'three'... You stand here, and you in my arms well now!
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