Nana suddenly disappeared. It was a fresh plunge, an escapade, a flight into barbarous regions. — 纳纳突然消失了。这是一次新鲜的跳跃,一个冒险,一个飞入野蛮地区。 — Before her departure she had treated herself...
A favourite dodge to get your story read by the public is to assert that it is true, and then add that Truth is stranger than Fiction. — 一个使你的故事受众愿意阅读的常用伎俩就是声称它是真实的,然后加上”真实比小说更奇怪”这...
Book 1 Chapter 1(宫廷机密与家族纠葛:安娜·帕夫洛夫娜与瓦西里王子的对话):1805年7月,宫廷贵妇安娜·帕夫洛夫娜在圣彼得堡举办沙龙,与首位到访的瓦西里公爵展开了一场暗藏机锋的对话。安娜以夸张的言辞谴责拿破仑的扩张野心,宣称俄国将拯救欧洲,同时抱怨奥地利与英国的软弱。瓦西里公爵则始终保持着慵懒淡漠的贵族腔调,偶尔流露对时局的悲观。谈话间,安...