8/26 There are two drawing-rooms, a glass passage, and a little circular dining-room, perfectly charming for a bachelor's quarters." Pierre turned pale. His anger seemed to press on his heart. He took his seat in such a state of exasperation that he longed to exclaim: "This is really too much! Is there nothing for any one but him ?" His mother, beaming, went on talking: "And only fancy, I got it for two thousand eight hundred francs a year. They asked three thousand, but I got a reduction of two hundred francs on taking for three, six, or nine years. Your brother will be delightfully housed there. |