RostovhadcometoTilsitthedayleastsuitableforapetitiononDenisov', andBoris, evenhadhewishedto, , June27, : , andadinnerhadbeenarrangedfortheevening, .
RostovfeltsoillateaseanduncomfortablewithBoristhat, whenthelatterlookedinaftersupper, hepretendedtobeasleep, andearlynextmorningwentaway, , hewanderedaboutthetown, ; hesawtheRussianandFrenchcolorsdrapedfromsidetosideofthestreets, .
"Borisdoesn'twanttohelpmeandIdon''ssettled," thoughtNicholas."Allisoverbetweenus, butIwon'!...Heishere!" thoughtRostov, whohadunconsciouslyreturnedtothehousewhereAlexanderlodged.
Saddledhorseswerestandingbeforethehouseandthesuitewereassembling, evidentlypreparingfortheEmperortocomeout.
"Imayseehimatanymoment," thoughtRostov."IfonlyIweretohandtheletterdirecttohimandtellhimall...couldtheyreallyarrestmeformycivilianclothes? Surelynot! , , moremagnanimousthanhe? Andeveniftheydidarrestmeforbeinghere, whatwoulditmatter?" thoughthe, lookingatanofficerwhowasenteringthehousetheEmperoroccupied."Afterall, peopledogoin....It'sallnonsense! I'llgoinandhandthelettertotheEmperormyselfsomuchtheworseforDrubetskoywhodrivesmetoit!" Andsuddenlywithadeterminationhehimselfdidnotexpect, Rostovfeltfortheletterinhispocketandwentstraighttothehouse.
