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Prince Vasili mimicked the sobbing of Sergey Kuzmich and at the

same time his eyes glanced toward his daughter, and while he

laughed the expression on his face clearly said: "Yes... it's

getting on, it will all be settled today." Anna Pavlovna

threatened him on behalf of "our dear Vyazmitinov," and in her

eyes, which, for an instant, glanced at Pierre, Prince Vasili

read a congratulation on his future son-in-law and on his

daughter's happiness. The old princess sighed sadly as she

offered some wine to the old lady next to her and glanced angrily

at her daughter, and her sigh seemed to say: "Yes, there's

nothing left for you and me but to sip sweet wine, my dear, now

that the time has come for these young ones to be thus boldly,

provocatively happy." "And what nonsense all this is that I am

saying!" thought a diplomatist, glancing at the happy faces of

the lovers. "That's happiness!"