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1 On coming home, while his valets were still taking off his things, he picked up a book and began to read.
War and Peace 3By Leo Tolstoy ContextHighlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I
2 "There is something so enchanting in the smile of melancholy," she said to Boris, repeating word for word a passage she had copied from a book.
War and Peace 3By Leo Tolstoy ContextHighlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER V
3 After admitting the doctor, Princess Mary sat down with a book in the drawing room near the door through which she could hear all that passed in the study.
War and Peace 3By Leo Tolstoy ContextHighlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER III
4 In the morning, on an empty stomach, all the old questions appeared as insoluble and terrible as ever, and Pierre hastily picked up a book, and if anyone came to see him he was glad.
War and Peace 3By Leo Tolstoy ContextHighlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER I
5 Then she had dinner, a substantial and appetizing meal at which there were always three or four guests; after dinner she played a game of boston, and at night she had the newspapers or a new book read to her while she knitted.
War and Peace 3By Leo Tolstoy ContextHighlight In BOOK 8: CHAPTER VI