Collage 703

Again, Princess Marya meets with Rostov and, again, he is cold to her. As she leaves, her voice quavers,

"I don't know why... you were different before and..."

"There are thousands of reasons why"(he placed special emphasis on the word why).
"Thank you, Princess, he said softly. "It's sometimes hard."

Trish Crapo
from page 661-662, volume 2 of original text
collage, graphite
made 12/31/11
Pevear/Volokhonsky translation page 1142-1142