История и повествование

[a] Natasha’s lips quivered; she quickly kissed him on the cheek and went out. [b] How strange that she did not start imploring him not to fight, [c] By all rights she ought to have implored him not to fight, [d] In our time nobody fights duels, [e] She is wearing the same perfume as… [f] As who? [g] No, no he had never been married. (Nabokov 1966/1996: 207–208).

[d] — [f] = РП;

[a] = PP;

[b] — [c], [g] = PP + РП.

Затем мы наблюдаем поток мыслей героя — опять-таки через изменение модальности — после того, как вызов был принят, незадолго до предполагаемой дуэли. (Набоковский рассказ — это, конечно, кроме всего прочего, искусная пародия на традиционный в русской литературе топос дуэли, от пушкинского «Онегина» или лермонтовского «Героя нашего времени» до Тургенева, Достоевского, Чехова, Куприна и т. д.) [673].

[a] It was a beautiful morning, [b] The sparrows twittered like mad in the tall linden tree under the window, [c] A pale-blue, velvet shadow covered the street, and here and there a roof would flash silver, [d] Anton Petrovich was cold and had an ubearable headache, [e] A nip of brandy would be paradise, [f] None in the house, [g] House already deserted; master going away forever, [h] Oh, nonsense, [i] We insist on calmness, [j] The front-door bell will ring in a moment, [k] I must keep perfectly calm. [l] The bell is going to ring right now. [m] They are already three minutes late, [n] Maybe they won’t come? [o] Such a marvelous summer morning… [p] Who was the last person killed in a duel in Russia? [q] A Baron Manteuffel, twenty years ago. [r] No, they won’t come, [s] Good, [t] He would wait another half-hour, and then go to bed <…> (Nabokov 1966/1996: 213–214).

[e] — [s] = РП;

[a] — [d] = PP;

[t] = PP + РП.

Наступает время дуэли. Антон Петрович сбегает (не будучи Онегиным) через заднюю дверь трактира и скрывается в гостинице, где, потеряв не только жену, но и честь, размышляет над своими несчастьями. И теперь мы подходим к решающему, очень проблематичному с нарратологической точки зрения сдвигу, с помощью которого передается созревший в уме героя план: