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The countess, in dismay, looked up to heaven, clasped her hands, and turned angrily to her husband. "That comes of your talking!" said she. But the count had already recovered from his excitement. "Come, come!" said he. "Here's a fine warrior! No! Nonsense! You must study." "It's not nonsense, Papa. Fedya Obolenski is younger than I, and he's going too.
Masha had married a kinsman of ours, Prince Obolenski; she lived on her own estate at Pirogovo, twenty-one miles from us, and spent half the year with her husband at Yasnaya. She was very delicate and had constant illnesses.
He was preparing to enter the university, but he and his friend Obolenski had lately, in secret, agreed to join the hussars. Petya had come rushing out to talk to his namesake about this affair. He had asked Pierre to find out whether he would be accepted in the hussars. Pierre walked up and down the drawing room, not listening to what Petya was saying.
He did not go straight home from the Kremlin, but called on his friend Obolenski, who was fifteen and was also entering the regiment. On returning home Petya announced resolutely and firmly that if he was not allowed to enter the service he would run away.
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