War and Peace · Aylmer Maude translation

Note * — “Oh, Mamma, don’t talk nonsense! You don’t
Chapter VII

Leo Tolstoy

“Oh, Mamma, don’t talk nonsense! You don’t understand anything. In my position I have obligations.”

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“Ah, Maman, ne dites pas de bêtises. Vous ne comprenez rien. Dans ma position j’ai des devoirs,” * said Hélène changing from Russian, in which language she always felt that her case did not sound quite clear, into French which suited it better.

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Note * — “Oh, Mamma, don’t talk nonsense! You don’t
Chapter VII