"Fr... fr..." snorted Prince Bolkonski.

" The prince is making a proposition to you in his pupil's--I mean, his son's--name.

Do you wish or not to be Prince Anatole Kuragin's wife? Reply: yes or no," he shouted, "and then I shall reserve the right to state my opinion also.

Yes, my opinion, and only my opinion," added Prince Bolkonski, turning to Prince Vasili and answering his imploring look.

" Yes, or no?" "My desire is never to leave you, Father, never to separate my life from yours.

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