Theyallknewverywellthattheenchantingcountess' illnessarosefromaninconvenienceresultingfrommarryingtwohusbandsatthesametime, andthattheItalian'scureconsistedinremovingsuchinconvenience; butinAnnaPavlovna'spresencenoonedaredtothinkofthisorevenappeartoknowit.
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"Angina? Oh, that'saterribleillness!"
"Theysaythattherivalsarereconciled, thankstotheangina..." andthewordanginawasrepeatedwithgreatsatisfaction.
"Thecountispathetic, ."
"Oh, itwouldbeaterribleloss, sheisanenchantingwoman."
"Youarespeakingofthepoorcountess?" saidAnnaPavlovna, comingupjustthen."Isenttoaskfornews, , sheiscertainlythemostcharmingwomanintheworld," shewenton, withasmileatherownenthusiasm."Webelongtodifferentcamps, !" addedAnnaPavlovna.
SupposingthatbythesewordsAnnaPavlovnawassomewhatliftingtheveilfromthesecretofthecountess' malady, anunwaryyoungmanventuredtoexpresssurprisethatwellknowndoctorshadnotbeencalledinandthatthecountesswasbeingattendedbyacharlatanwhomightemploydangerousremedies.
"Yourinformationmaybebetterthanmine," AnnaPavlovnasuddenlyandvenomouslyretortedontheinexperiencedyoungman, "."
Andhavingthusdemolishedtheyoungman, AnnaPavlovnaturnedtoanothergroupwhereBilibinwastalkingabouttheAustrians: havingwrinkleduphisfacehewasevidentlypreparingtosmoothitoutagainandutteroneofhismots.
"Ithinkitisdelightful," hesaid, referringtoadiplomaticnotethathadbeensenttoViennawithsomeAustrianbannerscapturedfromtheFrenchbyWittgenstein, "theheroofPetropol" ashewasthencalledinPetersburg.
