When she said this, he did not reply and only bowed,
but again everybody saw his smile, which said nothing,
unless perhaps, "Opinions are opinions,
but you see what a capital, good-natured fellow I am."
And everyone, including Anna Pavlovna, felt this.
Prince Andrew had gone out into the hall, and,
turning his shoulders to the footman who was helping him
on with his cloak,
listened indifferently to his wife's chatter
with Prince Hippolyte who had also come into the hall.
Prince Hippolyte stood close to the pretty,
pregnant princess, and stared fixedly
at her through his eyeglass.
"Go in, Annette, or you will catch cold,"
said the little princess, taking leave of Anna Pavlovna.
"It is settled," she added in a low voice.