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Four
years
before
,
meeting
a
German
comrade
in
the
stalls
of
a
Moscow
theater
,
Berg
had
pointed
out
Véra
Rostóva
to
him
and
had
said
in
German
,
"
das
soll
mein
Weib
werden
,
"
*
and
from
that
moment
had
made
up
his
mind
to
marry
her
.
Now
in
Petersburg
,
having
considered
the
Rostóvs
'
position
and
his
own
,
he
decided
that
the
time
had
come
to
propose
.
*
"
That
girl
shall
be
my
wife
.
"
Berg
's
proposal
was
at
first
received
with
a
perplexity
that
was
not
flattering
to
him
.
At
first
it
seemed
strange
that
the
son
of
an
obscure
Livonian
gentleman
should
propose
marriage
to
a
Countess
Rostóva
;
but
Berg
's
chief
characteristic
was
such
a
naïve
and
good
natured
egotism
that
the
Rostóvs
involuntarily
came
to
think
it
would
be
a
good
thing
,
since
he
himself
was
so
firmly
convinced
that
it
was
good
,
indeed
excellent
.
Moreover
,
the
Rostóvs
'
affairs
were
seriously
embarrassed
,
as
the
suitor
could
not
but
know
;
and
above
all
,
Véra
was
twenty-four
,
had
been
taken
out
everywhere
,
and
though
she
was
certainly
good-looking
and
sensible
,
no
one
up
to
now
had
proposed
to
her
.
So
they
gave
their
consent
.
"
You
see
,
"
said
Berg
to
his
comrade
,
whom
he
called
"
friend
"
only
because
he
knew
that
everyone
has
friends
,
"
you
see
,
I
have
considered
it
all
,
and
should
not
marry
if
I
had
not
thought
it
all
out
or
if
it
were
in
any
way
unsuitable
.
But
on
the
contrary
,
my
papa
and
mamma
are
now
provided
for
--
I
have
arranged
that
rent
for
them
in
the
Baltic
Provinces
--
and
I
can
live
in
Petersburg
on
my
pay
,
and
with
her
fortune
and
my
good
management
we
can
get
along
nicely
.
I
am
not
marrying
for
money
--
I
consider
that
dishonorable
--
but
a
wife
should
bring
her
share
and
a
husband
his
.
I
have
my
position
in
the
service
,
she
has
connections
and
some
means
.
In
our
times
that
is
worth
something
,
is
n't
it
?
But
above
all
,
she
is
a
handsome
,
estimable
girl
,
and
she
loves
me
...
"
Berg
blushed
and
smiled
.
"
And
I
love
her
,
because
her
character
is
sensible
and
very
good
.
Now
the
other
sister
,
though
they
are
the
same
family
,
is
quite
different
--
an
unpleasant
character
and
has
not
the
same
intelligence
.
She
is
so
...
you
know
?
...
Unpleasant
...
But
my
fiancée
!
...
Well
,
you
will
be
coming
,
"
he
was
going
to
say
,
"
to
dine
,
"
but
changed
his
mind
and
said
"
to
take
tea
with
us
,
"
and
quickly
doubling
up
his
tongue
he
blew
a
small
round
ring
of
tobacco
smoke
,
perfectly
embodying
his
dream
of
happiness
.
After
the
first
feeling
of
perplexity
aroused
in
the
parents
by
Berg
's
proposal
,
the
holiday
tone
of
joyousness
usual
at
such
times
took
possession
of
the
family
,
but
the
rejoicing
was
external
and
insincere
.
In
the
family
's
feeling
toward
this
wedding
a
certain
awkwardness
and
constraint
was
evident
,
as
if
they
were
ashamed
of
not
having
loved
Véra
sufficiently
and
of
being
so
ready
to
get
her
off
their
hands
.
The
old
count
felt
this
most
.
He
would
probably
have
been
unable
to
state
the
cause
of
his
embarrassment
,
but
it
resulted
from
the
state
of
his
affairs
.
He
did
not
know
at
all
how
much
he
had
,
what
his
debts
amounted
to
,
or
what
dowry
he
could
give
Véra
.
When
his
daughters
were
born
he
had
assigned
to
each
of
them
,
for
her
dowry
,
an
estate
with
three
hundred
serfs
;
but
one
of
these
estates
had
already
been
sold
,
and
the
other
was
mortgaged
and
the
interest
so
much
in
arrears
that
it
would
have
to
be
sold
,
so
that
it
was
impossible
to
give
it
to
Véra
.
Nor
had
he
any
money
.
Berg
had
already
been
engaged
a
month
,
and
only
a
week
remained
before
the
wedding
,
but
the
count
had
not
yet
decided
in
his
own
mind
the
question
of
the
dowry
,
nor
spoken
to
his
wife
about
it
.
At
one
time
the
count
thought
of
giving
her
the
Ryazán
estate
or
of
selling
a
forest
,
at
another
time
of
borrowing
money
on
a
note
of
hand
.
A
few
days
before
the
wedding
Berg
entered
the
count
's
study
early
one
morning
and
,
with
a
pleasant
smile
,
respectfully
asked
his
future
father-in-law
to
let
him
know
what
Véra
's
dowry
would
be
.
The
count
was
so
disconcerted
by
this
long-foreseen
inquiry
that
without
consideration
he
gave
the
first
reply
that
came
into
his
head
.
"
I
like
your
being
businesslike
about
it
...
I
like
it
.
You
shall
be
satisfied
...
"
