diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..869df07 --- /dev/null +++ b/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +/target +Cargo.lock \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6f3b182 --- /dev/null +++ b/Cargo.toml @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +[package] +name = "hypertwobits" +version = "0.1.0" +edition = "2021" + +[[bench]] +name = "insert" +harness = false + +[dependencies] +ahash = "0.8.11" +rand = { version = "0.8", optional = true } + +[dev-dependencies] +criterion = "0.5.1" +hyperbitbit = "0.0.1-alpha.2" +hyperloglogplus = "0.4.1" +rand = "0.8" + +[features] diff --git a/benches/insert.rs b/benches/insert.rs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..43b9aad --- /dev/null +++ b/benches/insert.rs @@ -0,0 +1,108 @@ +use std::{hash::RandomState, io::BufRead as _}; + +use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion, Throughput}; +use hyperbitbit::HyperBitBit; +use hyperloglogplus::{HyperLogLog as _, HyperLogLogPlus}; +use hypertwobits::{HyperBitBit64, HyperTwoBits, M1024, M128, M2048, M256, M4096, M512, M64}; + +fn bench_ulysses(c: &mut Criterion) { + let path = "data/Ulysses.csv"; + let file = std::fs::File::open(path).unwrap(); + let buf = std::io::BufReader::new(file); + let lines = buf.lines().collect::, _>>().unwrap(); + + let mut group = c.benchmark_group("Ulysses"); + + group.throughput(Throughput::Elements(lines.len() as u64)); + + group.bench_with_input("HyperLogLogPlus", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter: HyperLogLogPlus<[u8], RandomState> = + HyperLogLogPlus::new(16, RandomState::new()).unwrap(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line.as_bytes()); + } + }); + }); + + group.bench_with_input("HyperBitBit", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = HyperBitBit::new(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line); + } + }); + }); + + group.bench_with_input("HBB64", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = HyperBitBit64::default(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line.as_bytes()); + } + }); + }); + group.bench_with_input("HyperTwoBits<64>", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = HyperTwoBits::::default(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line); + } + }); + }); + group.bench_with_input("HyperTwoBits<128>", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = HyperTwoBits::::default(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line); + } + }); + }); + + group.bench_with_input("HyperTwoBits<265>", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter: HyperTwoBits<_> = HyperTwoBits::::default(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line); + } + }); + }); + + group.bench_with_input("HyperTwoBits<512>", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = HyperTwoBits::::default(); + b.iter(|| { + for line in lines.iter() { + counter.insert(line); + } + }); + }); + group.bench_with_input("HyperTwoBits<1024>", &lines, |b, lines| { + let mut counter = 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+to +perform +the +noblest +role +on +earth +, +and +he +is +so +virtuous +and +noble +that +God +will +not +forsake +him +. +He +will +fulfill +his +vocation +and +crush +the +hydra +of +revolution +, +which +has +become +more +terrible +than +ever +in +the +person +of +this +murderer +and +villain +! +We +alone +must +avenge +the +blood +of +the +just +one +... +. +Whom +, +I +ask +you +, +can +we +rely +on +? +... +England +with +her +commercial +spirit +will +not +and +can +not +understand +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +loftiness +of +soul +. +She +has +refused +to +evacuate +Malta +. +She +wanted +to +find +, +and +still +seeks +, +some +secret +motive +in +our +actions +. +What +answer +did +Novosíltsev +get +? +None +. +The +English +have +not +understood +and +can +not +understand +the +self-abnegation +of +our +Emperor +who +wants +nothing +for +himself +, +but +only +desires +the +good +of +mankind +. +And +what +have +they +promised +? +Nothing +! +And +what +little +they +have +promised +they +will +not +perform +! +Prussia +has +always +declared +that +Buonaparte +is +invincible +, +and +that +all +Europe +is +powerless +before +him +... +. +And +I +don +’ +t +believe +a +word +that +Hardenburg +says +, +or +Haugwitz +either +. +This +famous +Prussian +neutrality +is +just +a +trap +. +I +have +faith +only +in +God +and +the +lofty +destiny +of +our +adored +monarch +. +He +will +save +Europe +! +” +She +suddenly +paused +, +smiling +at +her +own +impetuosity +. +“ +I +think +, +” +said +the +prince +with +a +smile +, +“ +that +if +you +had +been +sent +instead +of +our +dear +Wintzingerode +you +would +have +captured +the +King +of +Prussia +’ +s +consent +by +assault +. +You +are +so +eloquent +. +Will +you +give +me +a +cup +of +tea +? +” +“ +In +a +moment +. +À +propos +, +” +she +added +, +becoming +calm +again +, +“ +I +am +expecting +two +very +interesting +men +tonight +, +le +Vicomte +de +Mortemart +, +who +is +connected +with +the +Montmorencys +through +the +Rohans +, +one +of +the +best +French +families +. +He +is +one +of +the +genuine +émigrés +, +the +good +ones +. +And +also +the +Abbé +Morio +. +Do +you +know +that +profound +thinker +? +He +has +been +received +by +the +Emperor +. +Had +you +heard +? +” +“ +I +shall +be +delighted +to +meet +them +, +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +But +tell +me +, +” +he +added +with +studied +carelessness +as +if +it +had +only +just +occurred +to +him +, +though +the +question +he +was +about +to +ask +was +the +chief +motive +of +his +visit +, +“ +is +it +true +that +the +Dowager +Empress +wants +Baron +Funke +to +be +appointed +first +secretary +at +Vienna +? +The +baron +by +all +accounts +is +a +poor +creature. +” +Prince +Vasíli +wished +to +obtain +this +post +for +his +son +, +but +others +were +trying +through +the +Dowager +Empress +Márya +Fëdorovna +to +secure +it +for +the +baron +. +Anna +Pávlovna +almost +closed +her +eyes +to +indicate +that +neither +she +nor +anyone +else +had +a +right +to +criticize +what +the +Empress +desired +or +was +pleased +with +. +“ +Baron +Funke +has +been +recommended +to +the +Dowager +Empress +by +her +sister +, +” +was +all +she +said +, +in +a +dry +and +mournful +tone +. +As +she +named +the +Empress +, +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +face +suddenly +assumed +an +expression +of +profound +and +sincere +devotion +and +respect +mingled +with +sadness +, +and +this +occurred +every +time +she +mentioned +her +illustrious +patroness +. +She +added +that +Her +Majesty +had +deigned +to +show +Baron +Funke +beaucoup +d +’ +estime +, +and +again +her +face +clouded +over +with +sadness +. +The +prince +was +silent +and +looked +indifferent +. +But +, +with +the +womanly +and +courtierlike +quickness +and +tact +habitual +to +her +, +Anna +Pávlovna +wished +both +to +rebuke +him +( +for +daring +to +speak +as +he +had +done +of +a +man +recommended +to +the +Empress +) +and +at +the +same +time +to +console +him +, +so +she +said +: +“ +Now +about +your +family +. +Do +you +know +that +since +your +daughter +came +out +everyone +has +been +enraptured +by +her +? +They +say +she +is +amazingly +beautiful. +” +The +prince +bowed +to +signify +his +respect +and +gratitude +. +“ +I +often +think +, +” +she +continued +after +a +short +pause +, +drawing +nearer +to +the +prince +and +smiling +amiably +at +him +as +if +to +show +that +political +and +social +topics +were +ended +and +the +time +had +come +for +intimate +conversation— +“ +I +often +think +how +unfairly +sometimes +the +joys +of +life +are +distributed +. +Why +has +fate +given +you +two +such +splendid +children +? +I +don +’ +t +speak +of +Anatole +, +your +youngest +. +I +don +’ +t +like +him +, +” +she +added +in +a +tone +admitting +of +no +rejoinder +and +raising +her +eyebrows +. +“ +Two +such +charming +children +. +And +really +you +appreciate +them +less +than +anyone +, +and +so +you +don +’ +t +deserve +to +have +them. +” +And +she +smiled +her +ecstatic +smile +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +help +it +, +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +Lavater +would +have +said +I +lack +the +bump +of +paternity. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +joke +; +I +mean +to +have +a +serious +talk +with +you +. +Do +you +know +I +am +dissatisfied +with +your +younger +son +? +Between +ourselves +” +( +and +her +face +assumed +its +melancholy +expression +) +, +“ +he +was +mentioned +at +Her +Majesty +’ +s +and +you +were +pitied +... +. +” +The +prince +answered +nothing +, +but +she +looked +at +him +significantly +, +awaiting +a +reply +. +He +frowned +. +“ +What +would +you +have +me +do +? +” +he +said +at +last +. +“ +You +know +I +did +all +a +father +could +for +their +education +, +and +they +have +both +turned +out +fools +. +Hippolyte +is +at +least +a +quiet +fool +, +but +Anatole +is +an +active +one +. +That +is +the +only +difference +between +them. +” +He +said +this +smiling +in +a +way +more +natural +and +animated +than +usual +, +so +that +the +wrinkles +round +his +mouth +very +clearly +revealed +something +unexpectedly +coarse +and +unpleasant +. +“ +And +why +are +children +born +to +such +men +as +you +? +If +you +were +not +a +father +there +would +be +nothing +I +could +reproach +you +with +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +looking +up +pensively +. +“ +I +am +your +faithful +slave +and +to +you +alone +I +can +confess +that +my +children +are +the +bane +of +my +life +. +It +is +the +cross +I +have +to +bear +. +That +is +how +I +explain +it +to +myself +. +It +can +’ +t +be +helped +! +” +He +said +no +more +, +but +expressed +his +resignation +to +cruel +fate +by +a +gesture +. +Anna +Pávlovna +meditated +. +“ +Have +you +never +thought +of +marrying +your +prodigal +son +Anatole +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +They +say +old +maids +have +a +mania +for +matchmaking +, +and +though +I +don +’ +t +feel +that +weakness +in +myself +as +yet +, +I +know +a +little +person +who +is +very +unhappy +with +her +father +. +She +is +a +relation +of +yours +, +Princess +Mary +Bolkónskaya. +” +Prince +Vasíli +did +not +reply +, +though +, +with +the +quickness +of +memory +and +perception +befitting +a +man +of +the +world +, +he +indicated +by +a +movement +of +the +head +that +he +was +considering +this +information +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +” +he +said +at +last +, +evidently +unable +to +check +the +sad +current +of +his +thoughts +, +“ +that +Anatole +is +costing +me +forty +thousand +rubles +a +year +? +And +, +” +he +went +on +after +a +pause +, +“ +what +will +it +be +in +five +years +, +if +he +goes +on +like +this +? +” +Presently +he +added +: +“ +That +’ +s +what +we +fathers +have +to +put +up +with +... +. +Is +this +princess +of +yours +rich +? +” +“ +Her +father +is +very +rich +and +stingy +. +He +lives +in +the +country +. +He +is +the +well-known +Prince +Bolkónski +who +had +to +retire +from +the +army +under +the +late +Emperor +, +and +was +nicknamed +‘ +the +King +of +Prussia. +’ +He +is +very +clever +but +eccentric +, +and +a +bore +. +The +poor +girl +is +very +unhappy +. +She +has +a +brother +; +I +think +you +know +him +, +he +married +Lise +Meinen +lately +. +He +is +an +aide-de-camp +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +and +will +be +here +tonight. +” +“ +Listen +, +dear +Annette +, +” +said +the +prince +, +suddenly +taking +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +hand +and +for +some +reason +drawing +it +downwards +. +“ +Arrange +that +affair +for +me +and +I +shall +always +be +your +most +devoted +slave-slafe +with +an +f +, +as +a +village +elder +of +mine +writes +in +his +reports +. +She +is +rich +and +of +good +family +and +that +’ +s +all +I +want. +” +And +with +the +familiarity +and +easy +grace +peculiar +to +him +, +he +raised +the +maid +of +honor +’ +s +hand +to +his +lips +, +kissed +it +, +and +swung +it +to +and +fro +as +he +lay +back +in +his +armchair +, +looking +in +another +direction +. +“ +Attendez +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +reflecting +, +“ +I +’ +ll +speak +to +Lise +, +young +Bolkónski +’ +s +wife +, +this +very +evening +, +and +perhaps +the +thing +can +be +arranged +. +It +shall +be +on +your +family +’ +s +behalf +that +I +’ +ll +start +my +apprenticeship +as +old +maid. +” +CHAPTER +II +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +drawing +room +was +gradually +filling +. +The +highest +Petersburg +society +was +assembled +there +: +people +differing +widely +in +age +and +character +but +alike +in +the +social +circle +to +which +they +belonged +. +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +daughter +, +the +beautiful +Hélène +, +came +to +take +her +father +to +the +ambassador +’ +s +entertainment +; +she +wore +a +ball +dress +and +her +badge +as +maid +of +honor +. +The +youthful +little +Princess +Bolkónskaya +, +known +as +la +femme +la +plus +séduisante +de +Pétersbourg +, +* +was +also +there +. +She +had +been +married +during +the +previous +winter +, +and +being +pregnant +did +not +go +to +any +large +gatherings +, +but +only +to +small +receptions +. +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +son +, +Hippolyte +, +had +come +with +Mortemart +, +whom +he +introduced +. +The +Abbé +Morio +and +many +others +had +also +come +. +* +The +most +fascinating +woman +in +Petersburg +. +To +each +new +arrival +Anna +Pávlovna +said +, +“ +You +have +not +yet +seen +my +aunt +, +” +or +“ +You +do +not +know +my +aunt +? +” +and +very +gravely +conducted +him +or +her +to +a +little +old +lady +, +wearing +large +bows +of +ribbon +in +her +cap +, +who +had +come +sailing +in +from +another +room +as +soon +as +the +guests +began +to +arrive +; +and +slowly +turning +her +eyes +from +the +visitor +to +her +aunt +, +Anna +Pávlovna +mentioned +each +one +’ +s +name +and +then +left +them +. +Each +visitor +performed +the +ceremony +of +greeting +this +old +aunt +whom +not +one +of +them +knew +, +not +one +of +them +wanted +to +know +, +and +not +one +of +them +cared +about +; +Anna +Pávlovna +observed +these +greetings +with +mournful +and +solemn +interest +and +silent +approval +. +The +aunt +spoke +to +each +of +them +in +the +same +words +, +about +their +health +and +her +own +, +and +the +health +of +Her +Majesty +, +“ +who +, +thank +God +, +was +better +today. +” +And +each +visitor +, +though +politeness +prevented +his +showing +impatience +, +left +the +old +woman +with +a +sense +of +relief +at +having +performed +a +vexatious +duty +and +did +not +return +to +her +the +whole +evening +. +The +young +Princess +Bolkónskaya +had +brought +some +work +in +a +gold-embroidered +velvet +bag +. +Her +pretty +little +upper +lip +, +on +which +a +delicate +dark +down +was +just +perceptible +, +was +too +short +for +her +teeth +, +but +it +lifted +all +the +more +sweetly +, +and +was +especially +charming +when +she +occasionally +drew +it +down +to +meet +the +lower +lip +. +As +is +always +the +case +with +a +thoroughly +attractive +woman +, +her +defect—the +shortness +of +her +upper +lip +and +her +half-open +mouth—seemed +to +be +her +own +special +and +peculiar +form +of +beauty +. +Everyone +brightened +at +the +sight +of +this +pretty +young +woman +, +so +soon +to +become +a +mother +, +so +full +of +life +and +health +, +and +carrying +her +burden +so +lightly +. +Old +men +and +dull +dispirited +young +ones +who +looked +at +her +, +after +being +in +her +company +and +talking +to +her +a +little +while +, +felt +as +if +they +too +were +becoming +, +like +her +, +full +of +life +and +health +. +All +who +talked +to +her +, +and +at +each +word +saw +her +bright +smile +and +the +constant +gleam +of +her +white +teeth +, +thought +that +they +were +in +a +specially +amiable +mood +that +day +. +The +little +princess +went +round +the +table +with +quick +, +short +, +swaying +steps +, +her +workbag +on +her +arm +, +and +gaily +spreading +out +her +dress +sat +down +on +a +sofa +near +the +silver +samovar +, +as +if +all +she +was +doing +was +a +pleasure +to +herself +and +to +all +around +her +. +“ +I +have +brought +my +work +, +” +said +she +in +French +, +displaying +her +bag +and +addressing +all +present +. +“ +Mind +, +Annette +, +I +hope +you +have +not +played +a +wicked +trick +on +me +, +” +she +added +, +turning +to +her +hostess +. +“ +You +wrote +that +it +was +to +be +quite +a +small +reception +, +and +just +see +how +badly +I +am +dressed. +” +And +she +spread +out +her +arms +to +show +her +short-waisted +, +lace-trimmed +, +dainty +gray +dress +, +girdled +with +a +broad +ribbon +just +below +the +breast +. +“ +Soyez +tranquille +, +Lise +, +you +will +always +be +prettier +than +anyone +else +, +” +replied +Anna +Pávlovna +. +“ +You +know +, +” +said +the +princess +in +the +same +tone +of +voice +and +still +in +French +, +turning +to +a +general +, +“ +my +husband +is +deserting +me +? +He +is +going +to +get +himself +killed +. +Tell +me +what +this +wretched +war +is +for +? +” +she +added +, +addressing +Prince +Vasíli +, +and +without +waiting +for +an +answer +she +turned +to +speak +to +his +daughter +, +the +beautiful +Hélène +. +“ +What +a +delightful +woman +this +little +princess +is +! +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +to +Anna +Pávlovna +. +One +of +the +next +arrivals +was +a +stout +, +heavily +built +young +man +with +close-cropped +hair +, +spectacles +, +the +light-colored +breeches +fashionable +at +that +time +, +a +very +high +ruffle +, +and +a +brown +dress +coat +. +This +stout +young +man +was +an +illegitimate +son +of +Count +Bezúkhov +, +a +well-known +grandee +of +Catherine +’ +s +time +who +now +lay +dying +in +Moscow +. +The +young +man +had +not +yet +entered +either +the +military +or +civil +service +, +as +he +had +only +just +returned +from +abroad +where +he +had +been +educated +, +and +this +was +his +first +appearance +in +society +. +Anna +Pávlovna +greeted +him +with +the +nod +she +accorded +to +the +lowest +hierarchy +in +her +drawing +room +. +But +in +spite +of +this +lowest-grade +greeting +, +a +look +of +anxiety +and +fear +, +as +at +the +sight +of +something +too +large +and +unsuited +to +the +place +, +came +over +her +face +when +she +saw +Pierre +enter +. +Though +he +was +certainly +rather +bigger +than +the +other +men +in +the +room +, +her +anxiety +could +only +have +reference +to +the +clever +though +shy +, +but +observant +and +natural +, +expression +which +distinguished +him +from +everyone +else +in +that +drawing +room +. +“ +It +is +very +good +of +you +, +Monsieur +Pierre +, +to +come +and +visit +a +poor +invalid +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +exchanging +an +alarmed +glance +with +her +aunt +as +she +conducted +him +to +her +. +Pierre +murmured +something +unintelligible +, +and +continued +to +look +round +as +if +in +search +of +something +. +On +his +way +to +the +aunt +he +bowed +to +the +little +princess +with +a +pleased +smile +, +as +to +an +intimate +acquaintance +. +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +alarm +was +justified +, +for +Pierre +turned +away +from +the +aunt +without +waiting +to +hear +her +speech +about +Her +Majesty +’ +s +health +. +Anna +Pávlovna +in +dismay +detained +him +with +the +words +: +“ +Do +you +know +the +Abbé +Morio +? +He +is +a +most +interesting +man. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +have +heard +of +his +scheme +for +perpetual +peace +, +and +it +is +very +interesting +but +hardly +feasible. +” +“ +You +think +so +? +” +rejoined +Anna +Pávlovna +in +order +to +say +something +and +get +away +to +attend +to +her +duties +as +hostess +. +But +Pierre +now +committed +a +reverse +act +of +impoliteness +. +First +he +had +left +a +lady +before +she +had +finished +speaking +to +him +, +and +now +he +continued +to +speak +to +another +who +wished +to +get +away +. +With +his +head +bent +, +and +his +big +feet +spread +apart +, +he +began +explaining +his +reasons +for +thinking +the +abbé +’ +s +plan +chimerical +. +“ +We +will +talk +of +it +later +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +with +a +smile +. +And +having +got +rid +of +this +young +man +who +did +not +know +how +to +behave +, +she +resumed +her +duties +as +hostess +and +continued +to +listen +and +watch +, +ready +to +help +at +any +point +where +the +conversation +might +happen +to +flag +. +As +the +foreman +of +a +spinning +mill +, +when +he +has +set +the +hands +to +work +, +goes +round +and +notices +here +a +spindle +that +has +stopped +or +there +one +that +creaks +or +makes +more +noise +than +it +should +, +and +hastens +to +check +the +machine +or +set +it +in +proper +motion +, +so +Anna +Pávlovna +moved +about +her +drawing +room +, +approaching +now +a +silent +, +now +a +too-noisy +group +, +and +by +a +word +or +slight +rearrangement +kept +the +conversational +machine +in +steady +, +proper +, +and +regular +motion +. +But +amid +these +cares +her +anxiety +about +Pierre +was +evident +. +She +kept +an +anxious +watch +on +him +when +he +approached +the +group +round +Mortemart +to +listen +to +what +was +being +said +there +, +and +again +when +he +passed +to +another +group +whose +center +was +the +abbé +. +Pierre +had +been +educated +abroad +, +and +this +reception +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +was +the +first +he +had +attended +in +Russia +. +He +knew +that +all +the +intellectual +lights +of +Petersburg +were +gathered +there +and +, +like +a +child +in +a +toyshop +, +did +not +know +which +way +to +look +, +afraid +of +missing +any +clever +conversation +that +was +to +be +heard +. +Seeing +the +self-confident +and +refined +expression +on +the +faces +of +those +present +he +was +always +expecting +to +hear +something +very +profound +. +At +last +he +came +up +to +Morio +. +Here +the +conversation +seemed +interesting +and +he +stood +waiting +for +an +opportunity +to +express +his +own +views +, +as +young +people +are +fond +of +doing +. +CHAPTER +III +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +reception +was +in +full +swing +. +The +spindles +hummed +steadily +and +ceaselessly +on +all +sides +. +With +the +exception +of +the +aunt +, +beside +whom +sat +only +one +elderly +lady +, +who +with +her +thin +careworn +face +was +rather +out +of +place +in +this +brilliant +society +, +the +whole +company +had +settled +into +three +groups +. +One +, +chiefly +masculine +, +had +formed +round +the +abbé +. +Another +, +of +young +people +, +was +grouped +round +the +beautiful +Princess +Hélène +, +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +daughter +, +and +the +little +Princess +Bolkónskaya +, +very +pretty +and +rosy +, +though +rather +too +plump +for +her +age +. +The +third +group +was +gathered +round +Mortemart +and +Anna +Pávlovna +. +The +vicomte +was +a +nice-looking +young +man +with +soft +features +and +polished +manners +, +who +evidently +considered +himself +a +celebrity +but +out +of +politeness +modestly +placed +himself +at +the +disposal +of +the +circle +in +which +he +found +himself +. +Anna +Pávlovna +was +obviously +serving +him +up +as +a +treat +to +her +guests +. +As +a +clever +maître +d +’ +hôtel +serves +up +as +a +specially +choice +delicacy +a +piece +of +meat +that +no +one +who +had +seen +it +in +the +kitchen +would +have +cared +to +eat +, +so +Anna +Pávlovna +served +up +to +her +guests +, +first +the +vicomte +and +then +the +abbé +, +as +peculiarly +choice +morsels +. +The +group +about +Mortemart +immediately +began +discussing +the +murder +of +the +Duc +d +’ +Enghien +. +The +vicomte +said +that +the +Duc +d +’ +Enghien +had +perished +by +his +own +magnanimity +, +and +that +there +were +particular +reasons +for +Buonaparte +’ +s +hatred +of +him +. +“ +Ah +, +yes +! +Do +tell +us +all +about +it +, +Vicomte +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +with +a +pleasant +feeling +that +there +was +something +à +la +Louis +XV +in +the +sound +of +that +sentence +: +“ +Contez +nous +çela +, +Vicomte. +” +The +vicomte +bowed +and +smiled +courteously +in +token +of +his +willingness +to +comply +. +Anna +Pávlovna +arranged +a +group +round +him +, +inviting +everyone +to +listen +to +his +tale +. +“ +The +vicomte +knew +the +duc +personally +, +” +whispered +Anna +Pávlovna +to +one +of +the +guests +. +“ +The +vicomte +is +a +wonderful +raconteur +, +” +said +she +to +another +. +“ +How +evidently +he +belongs +to +the +best +society +, +” +said +she +to +a +third +; +and +the +vicomte +was +served +up +to +the +company +in +the +choicest +and +most +advantageous +style +, +like +a +well-garnished +joint +of +roast +beef +on +a +hot +dish +. +The +vicomte +wished +to +begin +his +story +and +gave +a +subtle +smile +. +“ +Come +over +here +, +Hélène +, +dear +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +to +the +beautiful +young +princess +who +was +sitting +some +way +off +, +the +center +of +another +group +. +The +princess +smiled +. +She +rose +with +the +same +unchanging +smile +with +which +she +had +first +entered +the +room—the +smile +of +a +perfectly +beautiful +woman +. +With +a +slight +rustle +of +her +white +dress +trimmed +with +moss +and +ivy +, +with +a +gleam +of +white +shoulders +, +glossy +hair +, +and +sparkling +diamonds +, +she +passed +between +the +men +who +made +way +for +her +, +not +looking +at +any +of +them +but +smiling +on +all +, +as +if +graciously +allowing +each +the +privilege +of +admiring +her +beautiful +figure +and +shapely +shoulders +, +back +, +and +bosom—which +in +the +fashion +of +those +days +were +very +much +exposed—and +she +seemed +to +bring +the +glamour +of +a +ballroom +with +her +as +she +moved +toward +Anna +Pávlovna +. +Hélène +was +so +lovely +that +not +only +did +she +not +show +any +trace +of +coquetry +, +but +on +the +contrary +she +even +appeared +shy +of +her +unquestionable +and +all +too +victorious +beauty +. +She +seemed +to +wish +, +but +to +be +unable +, +to +diminish +its +effect +. +“ +How +lovely +! +” +said +everyone +who +saw +her +; +and +the +vicomte +lifted +his +shoulders +and +dropped +his +eyes +as +if +startled +by +something +extraordinary +when +she +took +her +seat +opposite +and +beamed +upon +him +also +with +her +unchanging +smile +. +“ +Madame +, +I +doubt +my +ability +before +such +an +audience +, +” +said +he +, +smilingly +inclining +his +head +. +The +princess +rested +her +bare +round +arm +on +a +little +table +and +considered +a +reply +unnecessary +. +She +smilingly +waited +. +All +the +time +the +story +was +being +told +she +sat +upright +, +glancing +now +at +her +beautiful +round +arm +, +altered +in +shape +by +its +pressure +on +the +table +, +now +at +her +still +more +beautiful +bosom +, +on +which +she +readjusted +a +diamond +necklace +. +From +time +to +time +she +smoothed +the +folds +of +her +dress +, +and +whenever +the +story +produced +an +effect +she +glanced +at +Anna +Pávlovna +, +at +once +adopted +just +the +expression +she +saw +on +the +maid +of +honor +’ +s +face +, +and +again +relapsed +into +her +radiant +smile +. +The +little +princess +had +also +left +the +tea +table +and +followed +Hélène +. +“ +Wait +a +moment +, +I +’ +ll +get +my +work +... +. +Now +then +, +what +are +you +thinking +of +? +” +she +went +on +, +turning +to +Prince +Hippolyte +. +“ +Fetch +me +my +workbag. +” +There +was +a +general +movement +as +the +princess +, +smiling +and +talking +merrily +to +everyone +at +once +, +sat +down +and +gaily +arranged +herself +in +her +seat +. +“ +Now +I +am +all +right +, +” +she +said +, +and +asking +the +vicomte +to +begin +, +she +took +up +her +work +. +Prince +Hippolyte +, +having +brought +the +workbag +, +joined +the +circle +and +moving +a +chair +close +to +hers +seated +himself +beside +her +. +Le +charmant +Hippolyte +was +surprising +by +his +extraordinary +resemblance +to +his +beautiful +sister +, +but +yet +more +by +the +fact +that +in +spite +of +this +resemblance +he +was +exceedingly +ugly +. +His +features +were +like +his +sister +’ +s +, +but +while +in +her +case +everything +was +lit +up +by +a +joyous +, +self-satisfied +, +youthful +, +and +constant +smile +of +animation +, +and +by +the +wonderful +classic +beauty +of +her +figure +, +his +face +on +the +contrary +was +dulled +by +imbecility +and +a +constant +expression +of +sullen +self-confidence +, +while +his +body +was +thin +and +weak +. +His +eyes +, +nose +, +and +mouth +all +seemed +puckered +into +a +vacant +, +wearied +grimace +, +and +his +arms +and +legs +always +fell +into +unnatural +positions +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +going +to +be +a +ghost +story +? +” +said +he +, +sitting +down +beside +the +princess +and +hastily +adjusting +his +lorgnette +, +as +if +without +this +instrument +he +could +not +begin +to +speak +. +“ +Why +no +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +said +the +astonished +narrator +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +. +“ +Because +I +hate +ghost +stories +, +” +said +Prince +Hippolyte +in +a +tone +which +showed +that +he +only +understood +the +meaning +of +his +words +after +he +had +uttered +them +. +He +spoke +with +such +self-confidence +that +his +hearers +could +not +be +sure +whether +what +he +said +was +very +witty +or +very +stupid +. +He +was +dressed +in +a +dark-green +dress +coat +, +knee +breeches +of +the +color +of +cuisse +de +nymphe +effrayée +, +as +he +called +it +, +shoes +, +and +silk +stockings +. +The +vicomte +told +his +tale +very +neatly +. +It +was +an +anecdote +, +then +current +, +to +the +effect +that +the +Duc +d +’ +Enghien +had +gone +secretly +to +Paris +to +visit +Mademoiselle +George +; +that +at +her +house +he +came +upon +Bonaparte +, +who +also +enjoyed +the +famous +actress +’ +favors +, +and +that +in +his +presence +Napoleon +happened +to +fall +into +one +of +the +fainting +fits +to +which +he +was +subject +, +and +was +thus +at +the +duc +’ +s +mercy +. +The +latter +spared +him +, +and +this +magnanimity +Bonaparte +subsequently +repaid +by +death +. +The +story +was +very +pretty +and +interesting +, +especially +at +the +point +where +the +rivals +suddenly +recognized +one +another +; +and +the +ladies +looked +agitated +. +“ +Charming +! +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +with +an +inquiring +glance +at +the +little +princess +. +“ +Charming +! +” +whispered +the +little +princess +, +sticking +the +needle +into +her +work +as +if +to +testify +that +the +interest +and +fascination +of +the +story +prevented +her +from +going +on +with +it +. +The +vicomte +appreciated +this +silent +praise +and +smiling +gratefully +prepared +to +continue +, +but +just +then +Anna +Pávlovna +, +who +had +kept +a +watchful +eye +on +the +young +man +who +so +alarmed +her +, +noticed +that +he +was +talking +too +loudly +and +vehemently +with +the +abbé +, +so +she +hurried +to +the +rescue +. +Pierre +had +managed +to +start +a +conversation +with +the +abbé +about +the +balance +of +power +, +and +the +latter +, +evidently +interested +by +the +young +man +’ +s +simple-minded +eagerness +, +was +explaining +his +pet +theory +. +Both +were +talking +and +listening +too +eagerly +and +too +naturally +, +which +was +why +Anna +Pávlovna +disapproved +. +“ +The +means +are +... +the +balance +of +power +in +Europe +and +the +rights +of +the +people +, +” +the +abbé +was +saying +. +“ +It +is +only +necessary +for +one +powerful +nation +like +Russia—barbaric +as +she +is +said +to +be—to +place +herself +disinterestedly +at +the +head +of +an +alliance +having +for +its +object +the +maintenance +of +the +balance +of +power +of +Europe +, +and +it +would +save +the +world +! +” +“ +But +how +are +you +to +get +that +balance +? +” +Pierre +was +beginning +. +At +that +moment +Anna +Pávlovna +came +up +and +, +looking +severely +at +Pierre +, +asked +the +Italian +how +he +stood +Russian +climate +. +The +Italian +’ +s +face +instantly +changed +and +assumed +an +offensively +affected +, +sugary +expression +, +evidently +habitual +to +him +when +conversing +with +women +. +“ +I +am +so +enchanted +by +the +brilliancy +of +the +wit +and +culture +of +the +society +, +more +especially +of +the +feminine +society +, +in +which +I +have +had +the +honor +of +being +received +, +that +I +have +not +yet +had +time +to +think +of +the +climate +, +” +said +he +. +Not +letting +the +abbé +and +Pierre +escape +, +Anna +Pávlovna +, +the +more +conveniently +to +keep +them +under +observation +, +brought +them +into +the +larger +circle +. +CHAPTER +IV +Just +then +another +visitor +entered +the +drawing +room +: +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +, +the +little +princess +’ +husband +. +He +was +a +very +handsome +young +man +, +of +medium +height +, +with +firm +, +clearcut +features +. +Everything +about +him +, +from +his +weary +, +bored +expression +to +his +quiet +, +measured +step +, +offered +a +most +striking +contrast +to +his +quiet +, +little +wife +. +It +was +evident +that +he +not +only +knew +everyone +in +the +drawing +room +, +but +had +found +them +to +be +so +tiresome +that +it +wearied +him +to +look +at +or +listen +to +them +. +And +among +all +these +faces +that +he +found +so +tedious +, +none +seemed +to +bore +him +so +much +as +that +of +his +pretty +wife +. +He +turned +away +from +her +with +a +grimace +that +distorted +his +handsome +face +, +kissed +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +hand +, +and +screwing +up +his +eyes +scanned +the +whole +company +. +“ +You +are +off +to +the +war +, +Prince +? +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +. +“ +General +Kutúzov +, +” +said +Bolkónski +, +speaking +French +and +stressing +the +last +syllable +of +the +general +’ +s +name +like +a +Frenchman +, +“ +has +been +pleased +to +take +me +as +an +aide-de-camp +... +. +” +“ +And +Lise +, +your +wife +? +” +“ +She +will +go +to +the +country. +” +“ +Are +you +not +ashamed +to +deprive +us +of +your +charming +wife +? +” +“ +André +, +” +said +his +wife +, +addressing +her +husband +in +the +same +coquettish +manner +in +which +she +spoke +to +other +men +, +“ +the +vicomte +has +been +telling +us +such +a +tale +about +Mademoiselle +George +and +Buonaparte +! +” +Prince +Andrew +screwed +up +his +eyes +and +turned +away +. +Pierre +, +who +from +the +moment +Prince +Andrew +entered +the +room +had +watched +him +with +glad +, +affectionate +eyes +, +now +came +up +and +took +his +arm +. +Before +he +looked +round +Prince +Andrew +frowned +again +, +expressing +his +annoyance +with +whoever +was +touching +his +arm +, +but +when +he +saw +Pierre +’ +s +beaming +face +he +gave +him +an +unexpectedly +kind +and +pleasant +smile +. +“ +There +now +! +... +So +you +, +too +, +are +in +the +great +world +? +” +said +he +to +Pierre +. +“ +I +knew +you +would +be +here +, +” +replied +Pierre +. +“ +I +will +come +to +supper +with +you +. +May +I +? +” +he +added +in +a +low +voice +so +as +not +to +disturb +the +vicomte +who +was +continuing +his +story +. +“ +No +, +impossible +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +laughing +and +pressing +Pierre +’ +s +hand +to +show +that +there +was +no +need +to +ask +the +question +. +He +wished +to +say +something +more +, +but +at +that +moment +Prince +Vasíli +and +his +daughter +got +up +to +go +and +the +two +young +men +rose +to +let +them +pass +. +“ +You +must +excuse +me +, +dear +Vicomte +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +to +the +Frenchman +, +holding +him +down +by +the +sleeve +in +a +friendly +way +to +prevent +his +rising +. +“ +This +unfortunate +fete +at +the +ambassador +’ +s +deprives +me +of +a +pleasure +, +and +obliges +me +to +interrupt +you +. +I +am +very +sorry +to +leave +your +enchanting +party +, +” +said +he +, +turning +to +Anna +Pávlovna +. +His +daughter +, +Princess +Hélène +, +passed +between +the +chairs +, +lightly +holding +up +the +folds +of +her +dress +, +and +the +smile +shone +still +more +radiantly +on +her +beautiful +face +. +Pierre +gazed +at +her +with +rapturous +, +almost +frightened +, +eyes +as +she +passed +him +. +“ +Very +lovely +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Very +, +” +said +Pierre +. +In +passing +Prince +Vasíli +seized +Pierre +’ +s +hand +and +said +to +Anna +Pávlovna +: +“ +Educate +this +bear +for +me +! +He +has +been +staying +with +me +a +whole +month +and +this +is +the +first +time +I +have +seen +him +in +society +. +Nothing +is +so +necessary +for +a +young +man +as +the +society +of +clever +women. +” +Anna +Pávlovna +smiled +and +promised +to +take +Pierre +in +hand +. +She +knew +his +father +to +be +a +connection +of +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +. +The +elderly +lady +who +had +been +sitting +with +the +old +aunt +rose +hurriedly +and +overtook +Prince +Vasíli +in +the +anteroom +. +All +the +affectation +of +interest +she +had +assumed +had +left +her +kindly +and +tear-worn +face +and +it +now +expressed +only +anxiety +and +fear +. +“ +How +about +my +son +Borís +, +Prince +? +” +said +she +, +hurrying +after +him +into +the +anteroom +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +remain +any +longer +in +Petersburg +. +Tell +me +what +news +I +may +take +back +to +my +poor +boy. +” +Although +Prince +Vasíli +listened +reluctantly +and +not +very +politely +to +the +elderly +lady +, +even +betraying +some +impatience +, +she +gave +him +an +ingratiating +and +appealing +smile +, +and +took +his +hand +that +he +might +not +go +away +. +“ +What +would +it +cost +you +to +say +a +word +to +the +Emperor +, +and +then +he +would +be +transferred +to +the +Guards +at +once +? +” +said +she +. +“ +Believe +me +, +Princess +, +I +am +ready +to +do +all +I +can +, +” +answered +Prince +Vasíli +, +“ +but +it +is +difficult +for +me +to +ask +the +Emperor +. +I +should +advise +you +to +appeal +to +Rumyántsev +through +Prince +Golítsyn +. +That +would +be +the +best +way. +” +The +elderly +lady +was +a +Princess +Drubetskáya +, +belonging +to +one +of +the +best +families +in +Russia +, +but +she +was +poor +, +and +having +long +been +out +of +society +had +lost +her +former +influential +connections +. +She +had +now +come +to +Petersburg +to +procure +an +appointment +in +the +Guards +for +her +only +son +. +It +was +, +in +fact +, +solely +to +meet +Prince +Vasíli +that +she +had +obtained +an +invitation +to +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +reception +and +had +sat +listening +to +the +vicomte +’ +s +story +. +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +words +frightened +her +, +an +embittered +look +clouded +her +once +handsome +face +, +but +only +for +a +moment +; +then +she +smiled +again +and +clutched +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +arm +more +tightly +. +“ +Listen +to +me +, +Prince +, +” +said +she +. +“ +I +have +never +yet +asked +you +for +anything +and +I +never +will +again +, +nor +have +I +ever +reminded +you +of +my +father +’ +s +friendship +for +you +; +but +now +I +entreat +you +for +God +’ +s +sake +to +do +this +for +my +son—and +I +shall +always +regard +you +as +a +benefactor +, +” +she +added +hurriedly +. +“ +No +, +don +’ +t +be +angry +, +but +promise +! +I +have +asked +Golítsyn +and +he +has +refused +. +Be +the +kindhearted +man +you +always +were +, +” +she +said +, +trying +to +smile +though +tears +were +in +her +eyes +. +“ +Papa +, +we +shall +be +late +, +” +said +Princess +Hélène +, +turning +her +beautiful +head +and +looking +over +her +classically +molded +shoulder +as +she +stood +waiting +by +the +door +. +Influence +in +society +, +however +, +is +a +capital +which +has +to +be +economized +if +it +is +to +last +. +Prince +Vasíli +knew +this +, +and +having +once +realized +that +if +he +asked +on +behalf +of +all +who +begged +of +him +, +he +would +soon +be +unable +to +ask +for +himself +, +he +became +chary +of +using +his +influence +. +But +in +Princess +Drubetskáya +’ +s +case +he +felt +, +after +her +second +appeal +, +something +like +qualms +of +conscience +. +She +had +reminded +him +of +what +was +quite +true +; +he +had +been +indebted +to +her +father +for +the +first +steps +in +his +career +. +Moreover +, +he +could +see +by +her +manners +that +she +was +one +of +those +women—mostly +mothers—who +, +having +once +made +up +their +minds +, +will +not +rest +until +they +have +gained +their +end +, +and +are +prepared +if +necessary +to +go +on +insisting +day +after +day +and +hour +after +hour +, +and +even +to +make +scenes +. +This +last +consideration +moved +him +. +“ +My +dear +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +” +said +he +with +his +usual +familiarity +and +weariness +of +tone +, +“ +it +is +almost +impossible +for +me +to +do +what +you +ask +; +but +to +prove +my +devotion +to +you +and +how +I +respect +your +father +’ +s +memory +, +I +will +do +the +impossible—your +son +shall +be +transferred +to +the +Guards +. +Here +is +my +hand +on +it +. +Are +you +satisfied +? +” +“ +My +dear +benefactor +! +This +is +what +I +expected +from +you—I +knew +your +kindness +! +” +He +turned +to +go +. +“ +Wait—just +a +word +! +When +he +has +been +transferred +to +the +Guards +... +” +she +faltered +. +“ +You +are +on +good +terms +with +Michael +Ilariónovich +Kutúzov +... +recommend +Borís +to +him +as +adjutant +! +Then +I +shall +be +at +rest +, +and +then +... +” +Prince +Vasíli +smiled +. +“ +No +, +I +won +’ +t +promise +that +. +You +don +’ +t +know +how +Kutúzov +is +pestered +since +his +appointment +as +Commander +in +Chief +. +He +told +me +himself +that +all +the +Moscow +ladies +have +conspired +to +give +him +all +their +sons +as +adjutants. +” +“ +No +, +but +do +promise +! +I +won +’ +t +let +you +go +! +My +dear +benefactor +... +” +“ +Papa +, +” +said +his +beautiful +daughter +in +the +same +tone +as +before +, +“ +we +shall +be +late. +” +“ +Well +, +au +revoir +! +Good-by +! +You +hear +her +? +” +“ +Then +tomorrow +you +will +speak +to +the +Emperor +? +” +“ +Certainly +; +but +about +Kutúzov +, +I +don +’ +t +promise. +” +“ +Do +promise +, +do +promise +, +Vasíli +! +” +cried +Anna +Mikháylovna +as +he +went +, +with +the +smile +of +a +coquettish +girl +, +which +at +one +time +probably +came +naturally +to +her +, +but +was +now +very +ill-suited +to +her +careworn +face +. +Apparently +she +had +forgotten +her +age +and +by +force +of +habit +employed +all +the +old +feminine +arts +. +But +as +soon +as +the +prince +had +gone +her +face +resumed +its +former +cold +, +artificial +expression +. +She +returned +to +the +group +where +the +vicomte +was +still +talking +, +and +again +pretended +to +listen +, +while +waiting +till +it +would +be +time +to +leave +. +Her +task +was +accomplished +. +CHAPTER +V +“ +And +what +do +you +think +of +this +latest +comedy +, +the +coronation +at +Milan +? +” +asked +Anna +Pávlovna +, +“ +and +of +the +comedy +of +the +people +of +Genoa +and +Lucca +laying +their +petitions +before +Monsieur +Buonaparte +, +and +Monsieur +Buonaparte +sitting +on +a +throne +and +granting +the +petitions +of +the +nations +? +Adorable +! +It +is +enough +to +make +one +’ +s +head +whirl +! +It +is +as +if +the +whole +world +had +gone +crazy. +” +Prince +Andrew +looked +Anna +Pávlovna +straight +in +the +face +with +a +sarcastic +smile +. +“ +‘ +Dieu +me +la +donne +, +gare +à +qui +la +touche +! +’ +’ +* +They +say +he +was +very +fine +when +he +said +that +, +” +he +remarked +, +repeating +the +words +in +Italian +: +“ +‘ +Dio +mi +l +’ +ha +dato +. +Guai +a +chi +la +tocchi +! +’ +’ +* +God +has +given +it +to +me +, +let +him +who +touches +it +beware +! +“ +I +hope +this +will +prove +the +last +drop +that +will +make +the +glass +run +over +, +” +Anna +Pávlovna +continued +. +“ +The +sovereigns +will +not +be +able +to +endure +this +man +who +is +a +menace +to +everything. +” +“ +The +sovereigns +? +I +do +not +speak +of +Russia +, +” +said +the +vicomte +, +polite +but +hopeless +: +“ +The +sovereigns +, +madame +... +What +have +they +done +for +Louis +XVII +, +for +the +Queen +, +or +for +Madame +Elizabeth +? +Nothing +! +” +and +he +became +more +animated +. +“ +And +believe +me +, +they +are +reaping +the +reward +of +their +betrayal +of +the +Bourbon +cause +. +The +sovereigns +! +Why +, +they +are +sending +ambassadors +to +compliment +the +usurper. +” +And +sighing +disdainfully +, +he +again +changed +his +position +. +Prince +Hippolyte +, +who +had +been +gazing +at +the +vicomte +for +some +time +through +his +lorgnette +, +suddenly +turned +completely +round +toward +the +little +princess +, +and +having +asked +for +a +needle +began +tracing +the +Condé +coat +of +arms +on +the +table +. +He +explained +this +to +her +with +as +much +gravity +as +if +she +had +asked +him +to +do +it +. +“ +Bâton +de +gueules +, +engrêlé +de +gueules +d +’ +azur—maison +Condé +, +” +said +he +. +The +princess +listened +, +smiling +. +“ +If +Buonaparte +remains +on +the +throne +of +France +a +year +longer +, +” +the +vicomte +continued +, +with +the +air +of +a +man +who +, +in +a +matter +with +which +he +is +better +acquainted +than +anyone +else +, +does +not +listen +to +others +but +follows +the +current +of +his +own +thoughts +, +“ +things +will +have +gone +too +far +. +By +intrigues +, +violence +, +exile +, +and +executions +, +French +society—I +mean +good +French +society—will +have +been +forever +destroyed +, +and +then +... +. +” +He +shrugged +his +shoulders +and +spread +out +his +hands +. +Pierre +wished +to +make +a +remark +, +for +the +conversation +interested +him +, +but +Anna +Pávlovna +, +who +had +him +under +observation +, +interrupted +: +“ +The +Emperor +Alexander +, +” +said +she +, +with +the +melancholy +which +always +accompanied +any +reference +of +hers +to +the +Imperial +family +, +“ +has +declared +that +he +will +leave +it +to +the +French +people +themselves +to +choose +their +own +form +of +government +; +and +I +believe +that +once +free +from +the +usurper +, +the +whole +nation +will +certainly +throw +itself +into +the +arms +of +its +rightful +king +, +” +she +concluded +, +trying +to +be +amiable +to +the +royalist +emigrant +. +“ +That +is +doubtful +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Monsieur +le +Vicomte +quite +rightly +supposes +that +matters +have +already +gone +too +far +. +I +think +it +will +be +difficult +to +return +to +the +old +regime. +” +“ +From +what +I +have +heard +, +” +said +Pierre +, +blushing +and +breaking +into +the +conversation +, +“ +almost +all +the +aristocracy +has +already +gone +over +to +Bonaparte +’ +s +side. +” +“ +It +is +the +Buonapartists +who +say +that +, +” +replied +the +vicomte +without +looking +at +Pierre +. +“ +At +the +present +time +it +is +difficult +to +know +the +real +state +of +French +public +opinion. +” +“ +Bonaparte +has +said +so +, +” +remarked +Prince +Andrew +with +a +sarcastic +smile +. +It +was +evident +that +he +did +not +like +the +vicomte +and +was +aiming +his +remarks +at +him +, +though +without +looking +at +him +. +“ +‘ +I +showed +them +the +path +to +glory +, +but +they +did +not +follow +it +, +’ +” +Prince +Andrew +continued +after +a +short +silence +, +again +quoting +Napoleon +’ +s +words +. +“ +‘ +I +opened +my +antechambers +and +they +crowded +in. +’ +I +do +not +know +how +far +he +was +justified +in +saying +so. +” +“ +Not +in +the +least +, +” +replied +the +vicomte +. +“ +After +the +murder +of +the +duc +even +the +most +partial +ceased +to +regard +him +as +a +hero +. +If +to +some +people +, +” +he +went +on +, +turning +to +Anna +Pávlovna +, +“ +he +ever +was +a +hero +, +after +the +murder +of +the +duc +there +was +one +martyr +more +in +heaven +and +one +hero +less +on +earth. +” +Before +Anna +Pávlovna +and +the +others +had +time +to +smile +their +appreciation +of +the +vicomte +’ +s +epigram +, +Pierre +again +broke +into +the +conversation +, +and +though +Anna +Pávlovna +felt +sure +he +would +say +something +inappropriate +, +she +was +unable +to +stop +him +. +“ +The +execution +of +the +Duc +d +’ +Enghien +, +” +declared +Monsieur +Pierre +, +“ +was +a +political +necessity +, +and +it +seems +to +me +that +Napoleon +showed +greatness +of +soul +by +not +fearing +to +take +on +himself +the +whole +responsibility +of +that +deed. +” +“ +Dieu +! +Mon +Dieu +! +” +muttered +Anna +Pávlovna +in +a +terrified +whisper +. +“ +What +, +Monsieur +Pierre +... +Do +you +consider +that +assassination +shows +greatness +of +soul +? +” +said +the +little +princess +, +smiling +and +drawing +her +work +nearer +to +her +. +“ +Oh +! +Oh +! +” +exclaimed +several +voices +. +“ +Capital +! +” +said +Prince +Hippolyte +in +English +, +and +began +slapping +his +knee +with +the +palm +of +his +hand +. +The +vicomte +merely +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +Pierre +looked +solemnly +at +his +audience +over +his +spectacles +and +continued +. +“ +I +say +so +, +” +he +continued +desperately +, +“ +because +the +Bourbons +fled +from +the +Revolution +leaving +the +people +to +anarchy +, +and +Napoleon +alone +understood +the +Revolution +and +quelled +it +, +and +so +for +the +general +good +, +he +could +not +stop +short +for +the +sake +of +one +man +’ +s +life. +” +“ +Won +’ +t +you +come +over +to +the +other +table +? +” +suggested +Anna +Pávlovna +. +But +Pierre +continued +his +speech +without +heeding +her +. +“ +No +, +” +cried +he +, +becoming +more +and +more +eager +, +“ +Napoleon +is +great +because +he +rose +superior +to +the +Revolution +, +suppressed +its +abuses +, +preserved +all +that +was +good +in +it—equality +of +citizenship +and +freedom +of +speech +and +of +the +press—and +only +for +that +reason +did +he +obtain +power. +” +“ +Yes +, +if +having +obtained +power +, +without +availing +himself +of +it +to +commit +murder +he +had +restored +it +to +the +rightful +king +, +I +should +have +called +him +a +great +man +, +” +remarked +the +vicomte +. +“ +He +could +not +do +that +. +The +people +only +gave +him +power +that +he +might +rid +them +of +the +Bourbons +and +because +they +saw +that +he +was +a +great +man +. +The +Revolution +was +a +grand +thing +! +” +continued +Monsieur +Pierre +, +betraying +by +this +desperate +and +provocative +proposition +his +extreme +youth +and +his +wish +to +express +all +that +was +in +his +mind +. +“ +What +? +Revolution +and +regicide +a +grand +thing +? +... +Well +, +after +that +... +But +won +’ +t +you +come +to +this +other +table +? +” +repeated +Anna +Pávlovna +. +“ +Rousseau +’ +s +Contrat +Social +, +” +said +the +vicomte +with +a +tolerant +smile +. +“ +I +am +not +speaking +of +regicide +, +I +am +speaking +about +ideas. +” +“ +Yes +: +ideas +of +robbery +, +murder +, +and +regicide +, +” +again +interjected +an +ironical +voice +. +“ +Those +were +extremes +, +no +doubt +, +but +they +are +not +what +is +most +important +. +What +is +important +are +the +rights +of +man +, +emancipation +from +prejudices +, +and +equality +of +citizenship +, +and +all +these +ideas +Napoleon +has +retained +in +full +force. +” +“ +Liberty +and +equality +, +” +said +the +vicomte +contemptuously +, +as +if +at +last +deciding +seriously +to +prove +to +this +youth +how +foolish +his +words +were +, +“ +high-sounding +words +which +have +long +been +discredited +. +Who +does +not +love +liberty +and +equality +? +Even +our +Saviour +preached +liberty +and +equality +. +Have +people +since +the +Revolution +become +happier +? +On +the +contrary +. +We +wanted +liberty +, +but +Buonaparte +has +destroyed +it. +” +Prince +Andrew +kept +looking +with +an +amused +smile +from +Pierre +to +the +vicomte +and +from +the +vicomte +to +their +hostess +. +In +the +first +moment +of +Pierre +’ +s +outburst +Anna +Pávlovna +, +despite +her +social +experience +, +was +horror-struck +. +But +when +she +saw +that +Pierre +’ +s +sacrilegious +words +had +not +exasperated +the +vicomte +, +and +had +convinced +herself +that +it +was +impossible +to +stop +him +, +she +rallied +her +forces +and +joined +the +vicomte +in +a +vigorous +attack +on +the +orator +. +“ +But +, +my +dear +Monsieur +Pierre +, +” +said +she +, +“ +how +do +you +explain +the +fact +of +a +great +man +executing +a +duc—or +even +an +ordinary +man +who—is +innocent +and +untried +? +” +“ +I +should +like +, +” +said +the +vicomte +, +“ +to +ask +how +monsieur +explains +the +18th +Brumaire +; +was +not +that +an +imposture +? +It +was +a +swindle +, +and +not +at +all +like +the +conduct +of +a +great +man +! +” +“ +And +the +prisoners +he +killed +in +Africa +? +That +was +horrible +! +” +said +the +little +princess +, +shrugging +her +shoulders +. +“ +He +’ +s +a +low +fellow +, +say +what +you +will +, +” +remarked +Prince +Hippolyte +. +Pierre +, +not +knowing +whom +to +answer +, +looked +at +them +all +and +smiled +. +His +smile +was +unlike +the +half-smile +of +other +people +. +When +he +smiled +, +his +grave +, +even +rather +gloomy +, +look +was +instantaneously +replaced +by +another—a +childlike +, +kindly +, +even +rather +silly +look +, +which +seemed +to +ask +forgiveness +. +The +vicomte +who +was +meeting +him +for +the +first +time +saw +clearly +that +this +young +Jacobin +was +not +so +terrible +as +his +words +suggested +. +All +were +silent +. +“ +How +do +you +expect +him +to +answer +you +all +at +once +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Besides +, +in +the +actions +of +a +statesman +one +has +to +distinguish +between +his +acts +as +a +private +person +, +as +a +general +, +and +as +an +emperor +. +So +it +seems +to +me. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +of +course +! +” +Pierre +chimed +in +, +pleased +at +the +arrival +of +this +reinforcement +. +“ +One +must +admit +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +that +Napoleon +as +a +man +was +great +on +the +bridge +of +Arcola +, +and +in +the +hospital +at +Jaffa +where +he +gave +his +hand +to +the +plague-stricken +; +but +... +but +there +are +other +acts +which +it +is +difficult +to +justify. +” +Prince +Andrew +, +who +had +evidently +wished +to +tone +down +the +awkwardness +of +Pierre +’ +s +remarks +, +rose +and +made +a +sign +to +his +wife +that +it +was +time +to +go +. +Suddenly +Prince +Hippolyte +started +up +making +signs +to +everyone +to +attend +, +and +asking +them +all +to +be +seated +began +: +“ +I +was +told +a +charming +Moscow +story +today +and +must +treat +you +to +it +. +Excuse +me +, +Vicomte—I +must +tell +it +in +Russian +or +the +point +will +be +lost +... +. +” +And +Prince +Hippolyte +began +to +tell +his +story +in +such +Russian +as +a +Frenchman +would +speak +after +spending +about +a +year +in +Russia +. +Everyone +waited +, +so +emphatically +and +eagerly +did +he +demand +their +attention +to +his +story +. +“ +There +is +in +Moscow +a +lady +, +une +dame +, +and +she +is +very +stingy +. +She +must +have +two +footmen +behind +her +carriage +, +and +very +big +ones +. +That +was +her +taste +. +And +she +had +a +lady +’ +s +maid +, +also +big +. +She +said +... +. +” +Here +Prince +Hippolyte +paused +, +evidently +collecting +his +ideas +with +difficulty +. +“ +She +said +... +. +Oh +yes +! +She +said +, +‘ +Girl +, +’ +to +the +maid +, +‘ +put +on +a +livery +, +get +up +behind +the +carriage +, +and +come +with +me +while +I +make +some +calls. +’ +” +Here +Prince +Hippolyte +spluttered +and +burst +out +laughing +long +before +his +audience +, +which +produced +an +effect +unfavorable +to +the +narrator +. +Several +persons +, +among +them +the +elderly +lady +and +Anna +Pávlovna +, +did +however +smile +. +“ +She +went +. +Suddenly +there +was +a +great +wind +. +The +girl +lost +her +hat +and +her +long +hair +came +down +... +. +” +Here +he +could +contain +himself +no +longer +and +went +on +, +between +gasps +of +laughter +: +“ +And +the +whole +world +knew +... +. +” +And +so +the +anecdote +ended +. +Though +it +was +unintelligible +why +he +had +told +it +, +or +why +it +had +to +be +told +in +Russian +, +still +Anna +Pávlovna +and +the +others +appreciated +Prince +Hippolyte +’ +s +social +tact +in +so +agreeably +ending +Pierre +’ +s +unpleasant +and +unamiable +outburst +. +After +the +anecdote +the +conversation +broke +up +into +insignificant +small +talk +about +the +last +and +next +balls +, +about +theatricals +, +and +who +would +meet +whom +, +and +when +and +where +. +CHAPTER +VI +Having +thanked +Anna +Pávlovna +for +her +charming +soiree +, +the +guests +began +to +take +their +leave +. +Pierre +was +ungainly +. +Stout +, +about +the +average +height +, +broad +, +with +huge +red +hands +; +he +did +not +know +, +as +the +saying +is +, +how +to +enter +a +drawing +room +and +still +less +how +to +leave +one +; +that +is +, +how +to +say +something +particularly +agreeable +before +going +away +. +Besides +this +he +was +absent-minded +. +When +he +rose +to +go +, +he +took +up +instead +of +his +own +, +the +general +’ +s +three-cornered +hat +, +and +held +it +, +pulling +at +the +plume +, +till +the +general +asked +him +to +restore +it +. +All +his +absent-mindedness +and +inability +to +enter +a +room +and +converse +in +it +was +, +however +, +redeemed +by +his +kindly +, +simple +, +and +modest +expression +. +Anna +Pávlovna +turned +toward +him +and +, +with +a +Christian +mildness +that +expressed +forgiveness +of +his +indiscretion +, +nodded +and +said +: +“ +I +hope +to +see +you +again +, +but +I +also +hope +you +will +change +your +opinions +, +my +dear +Monsieur +Pierre. +” +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 +Pávlovna +, +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 +Pávlovna +. +“ +It +is +settled +, +” +she +added +in +a +low +voice +. +Anna +Pávlovna +had +already +managed +to +speak +to +Lise +about +the +match +she +contemplated +between +Anatole +and +the +little +princess +’ +sister-in-law +. +“ +I +rely +on +you +, +my +dear +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +also +in +a +low +tone +. +“ +Write +to +her +and +let +me +know +how +her +father +looks +at +the +matter +. +Au +revoir +! +” +—and +she +left +the +hall +. +Prince +Hippolyte +approached +the +little +princess +and +, +bending +his +face +close +to +her +, +began +to +whisper +something +. +Two +footmen +, +the +princess +’ +and +his +own +, +stood +holding +a +shawl +and +a +cloak +, +waiting +for +the +conversation +to +finish +. +They +listened +to +the +French +sentences +which +to +them +were +meaningless +, +with +an +air +of +understanding +but +not +wishing +to +appear +to +do +so +. +The +princess +as +usual +spoke +smilingly +and +listened +with +a +laugh +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +I +did +not +go +to +the +ambassador +’ +s +, +” +said +Prince +Hippolyte +“ +—so +dull— +. +It +has +been +a +delightful +evening +, +has +it +not +? +Delightful +! +” +“ +They +say +the +ball +will +be +very +good +, +” +replied +the +princess +, +drawing +up +her +downy +little +lip +. +“ +All +the +pretty +women +in +society +will +be +there. +” +“ +Not +all +, +for +you +will +not +be +there +; +not +all +, +” +said +Prince +Hippolyte +smiling +joyfully +; +and +snatching +the +shawl +from +the +footman +, +whom +he +even +pushed +aside +, +he +began +wrapping +it +round +the +princess +. +Either +from +awkwardness +or +intentionally +( +no +one +could +have +said +which +) +after +the +shawl +had +been +adjusted +he +kept +his +arm +around +her +for +a +long +time +, +as +though +embracing +her +. +Still +smiling +, +she +gracefully +moved +away +, +turning +and +glancing +at +her +husband +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +eyes +were +closed +, +so +weary +and +sleepy +did +he +seem +. +“ +Are +you +ready +? +” +he +asked +his +wife +, +looking +past +her +. +Prince +Hippolyte +hurriedly +put +on +his +cloak +, +which +in +the +latest +fashion +reached +to +his +very +heels +, +and +, +stumbling +in +it +, +ran +out +into +the +porch +following +the +princess +, +whom +a +footman +was +helping +into +the +carriage +. +“ +Princesse +, +au +revoir +, +” +cried +he +, +stumbling +with +his +tongue +as +well +as +with +his +feet +. +The +princess +, +picking +up +her +dress +, +was +taking +her +seat +in +the +dark +carriage +, +her +husband +was +adjusting +his +saber +; +Prince +Hippolyte +, +under +pretense +of +helping +, +was +in +everyone +’ +s +way +. +“ +Allow +me +, +sir +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +in +Russian +in +a +cold +, +disagreeable +tone +to +Prince +Hippolyte +who +was +blocking +his +path +. +“ +I +am +expecting +you +, +Pierre +, +” +said +the +same +voice +, +but +gently +and +affectionately +. +The +postilion +started +, +the +carriage +wheels +rattled +. +Prince +Hippolyte +laughed +spasmodically +as +he +stood +in +the +porch +waiting +for +the +vicomte +whom +he +had +promised +to +take +home +. +“ +Well +, +mon +cher +, +” +said +the +vicomte +, +having +seated +himself +beside +Hippolyte +in +the +carriage +, +“ +your +little +princess +is +very +nice +, +very +nice +indeed +, +quite +French +, +” +and +he +kissed +the +tips +of +his +fingers +. +Hippolyte +burst +out +laughing +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +you +are +a +terrible +chap +for +all +your +innocent +airs +, +” +continued +the +vicomte +. +“ +I +pity +the +poor +husband +, +that +little +officer +who +gives +himself +the +airs +of +a +monarch. +” +Hippolyte +spluttered +again +, +and +amid +his +laughter +said +, +“ +And +you +were +saying +that +the +Russian +ladies +are +not +equal +to +the +French +? +One +has +to +know +how +to +deal +with +them. +” +Pierre +reaching +the +house +first +went +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +study +like +one +quite +at +home +, +and +from +habit +immediately +lay +down +on +the +sofa +, +took +from +the +shelf +the +first +book +that +came +to +his +hand +( +it +was +Caesar +’ +s +Commentaries +) +, +and +resting +on +his +elbow +, +began +reading +it +in +the +middle +. +“ +What +have +you +done +to +Mlle +Schérer +? +She +will +be +quite +ill +now +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +as +he +entered +the +study +, +rubbing +his +small +white +hands +. +Pierre +turned +his +whole +body +, +making +the +sofa +creak +. +He +lifted +his +eager +face +to +Prince +Andrew +, +smiled +, +and +waved +his +hand +. +“ +That +abbé +is +very +interesting +but +he +does +not +see +the +thing +in +the +right +light +... +. +In +my +opinion +perpetual +peace +is +possible +but—I +do +not +know +how +to +express +it +... +not +by +a +balance +of +political +power +... +. +” +It +was +evident +that +Prince +Andrew +was +not +interested +in +such +abstract +conversation +. +“ +One +can +’ +t +everywhere +say +all +one +thinks +, +mon +cher +. +Well +, +have +you +at +last +decided +on +anything +? +Are +you +going +to +be +a +guardsman +or +a +diplomatist +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +after +a +momentary +silence +. +Pierre +sat +up +on +the +sofa +, +with +his +legs +tucked +under +him +. +“ +Really +, +I +don +’ +t +yet +know +. +I +don +’ +t +like +either +the +one +or +the +other. +” +“ +But +you +must +decide +on +something +! +Your +father +expects +it. +” +Pierre +at +the +age +of +ten +had +been +sent +abroad +with +an +abbé +as +tutor +, +and +had +remained +away +till +he +was +twenty +. +When +he +returned +to +Moscow +his +father +dismissed +the +abbé +and +said +to +the +young +man +, +“ +Now +go +to +Petersburg +, +look +round +, +and +choose +your +profession +. +I +will +agree +to +anything +. +Here +is +a +letter +to +Prince +Vasíli +, +and +here +is +money +. +Write +to +me +all +about +it +, +and +I +will +help +you +in +everything. +” +Pierre +had +already +been +choosing +a +career +for +three +months +, +and +had +not +decided +on +anything +. +It +was +about +this +choice +that +Prince +Andrew +was +speaking +. +Pierre +rubbed +his +forehead +. +“ +But +he +must +be +a +Freemason +, +” +said +he +, +referring +to +the +abbé +whom +he +had +met +that +evening +. +“ +That +is +all +nonsense. +” +Prince +Andrew +again +interrupted +him +, +“ +let +us +talk +business +. +Have +you +been +to +the +Horse +Guards +? +” +“ +No +, +I +have +not +; +but +this +is +what +I +have +been +thinking +and +wanted +to +tell +you +. +There +is +a +war +now +against +Napoleon +. +If +it +were +a +war +for +freedom +I +could +understand +it +and +should +be +the +first +to +enter +the +army +; +but +to +help +England +and +Austria +against +the +greatest +man +in +the +world +is +not +right. +” +Prince +Andrew +only +shrugged +his +shoulders +at +Pierre +’ +s +childish +words +. +He +put +on +the +air +of +one +who +finds +it +impossible +to +reply +to +such +nonsense +, +but +it +would +in +fact +have +been +difficult +to +give +any +other +answer +than +the +one +Prince +Andrew +gave +to +this +naïve +question +. +“ +If +no +one +fought +except +on +his +own +conviction +, +there +would +be +no +wars +, +” +he +said +. +“ +And +that +would +be +splendid +, +” +said +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +smiled +ironically +. +“ +Very +likely +it +would +be +splendid +, +but +it +will +never +come +about +... +. +” +“ +Well +, +why +are +you +going +to +the +war +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +What +for +? +I +don +’ +t +know +. +I +must +. +Besides +that +I +am +going +... +. +” +He +paused +. +“ +I +am +going +because +the +life +I +am +leading +here +does +not +suit +me +! +” +CHAPTER +VII +The +rustle +of +a +woman +’ +s +dress +was +heard +in +the +next +room +. +Prince +Andrew +shook +himself +as +if +waking +up +, +and +his +face +assumed +the +look +it +had +had +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +drawing +room +. +Pierre +removed +his +feet +from +the +sofa +. +The +princess +came +in +. +She +had +changed +her +gown +for +a +house +dress +as +fresh +and +elegant +as +the +other +. +Prince +Andrew +rose +and +politely +placed +a +chair +for +her +. +“ +How +is +it +, +” +she +began +, +as +usual +in +French +, +settling +down +briskly +and +fussily +in +the +easy +chair +, +“ +how +is +it +Annette +never +got +married +? +How +stupid +you +men +all +are +not +to +have +married +her +! +Excuse +me +for +saying +so +, +but +you +have +no +sense +about +women +. +What +an +argumentative +fellow +you +are +, +Monsieur +Pierre +! +” +“ +And +I +am +still +arguing +with +your +husband +. +I +can +’ +t +understand +why +he +wants +to +go +to +the +war +, +” +replied +Pierre +, +addressing +the +princess +with +none +of +the +embarrassment +so +commonly +shown +by +young +men +in +their +intercourse +with +young +women +. +The +princess +started +. +Evidently +Pierre +’ +s +words +touched +her +to +the +quick +. +“ +Ah +, +that +is +just +what +I +tell +him +! +” +said +she +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +it +; +I +don +’ +t +in +the +least +understand +why +men +can +’ +t +live +without +wars +. +How +is +it +that +we +women +don +’ +t +want +anything +of +the +kind +, +don +’ +t +need +it +? +Now +you +shall +judge +between +us +. +I +always +tell +him +: +Here +he +is +Uncle +’ +s +aide-de-camp +, +a +most +brilliant +position +. +He +is +so +well +known +, +so +much +appreciated +by +everyone +. +The +other +day +at +the +Apráksins +’ +I +heard +a +lady +asking +, +‘ +Is +that +the +famous +Prince +Andrew +? +’ +I +did +indeed. +” +She +laughed +. +“ +He +is +so +well +received +everywhere +. +He +might +easily +become +aide-de-camp +to +the +Emperor +. +You +know +the +Emperor +spoke +to +him +most +graciously +. +Annette +and +I +were +speaking +of +how +to +arrange +it +. +What +do +you +think +? +” +Pierre +looked +at +his +friend +and +, +noticing +that +he +did +not +like +the +conversation +, +gave +no +reply +. +“ +When +are +you +starting +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Oh +, +don +’ +t +speak +of +his +going +, +don +’ +t +! +I +won +’ +t +hear +it +spoken +of +, +” +said +the +princess +in +the +same +petulantly +playful +tone +in +which +she +had +spoken +to +Hippolyte +in +the +drawing +room +and +which +was +so +plainly +ill-suited +to +the +family +circle +of +which +Pierre +was +almost +a +member +. +“ +Today +when +I +remembered +that +all +these +delightful +associations +must +be +broken +off +... +and +then +you +know +, +André +... +” +( +she +looked +significantly +at +her +husband +) +“ +I +’ +m +afraid +, +I +’ +m +afraid +! +” +she +whispered +, +and +a +shudder +ran +down +her +back +. +Her +husband +looked +at +her +as +if +surprised +to +notice +that +someone +besides +Pierre +and +himself +was +in +the +room +, +and +addressed +her +in +a +tone +of +frigid +politeness +. +“ +What +is +it +you +are +afraid +of +, +Lise +? +I +don +’ +t +understand +, +” +said +he +. +“ +There +, +what +egotists +men +all +are +: +all +, +all +egotists +! +Just +for +a +whim +of +his +own +, +goodness +only +knows +why +, +he +leaves +me +and +locks +me +up +alone +in +the +country. +” +“ +With +my +father +and +sister +, +remember +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +gently +. +“ +Alone +all +the +same +, +without +my +friends +... +. +And +he +expects +me +not +to +be +afraid. +” +Her +tone +was +now +querulous +and +her +lip +drawn +up +, +giving +her +not +a +joyful +, +but +an +animal +, +squirrel-like +expression +. +She +paused +as +if +she +felt +it +indecorous +to +speak +of +her +pregnancy +before +Pierre +, +though +the +gist +of +the +matter +lay +in +that +. +“ +I +still +can +’ +t +understand +what +you +are +afraid +of +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +slowly +, +not +taking +his +eyes +off +his +wife +. +The +princess +blushed +, +and +raised +her +arms +with +a +gesture +of +despair +. +“ +No +, +Andrew +, +I +must +say +you +have +changed +. +Oh +, +how +you +have +... +. +” +“ +Your +doctor +tells +you +to +go +to +bed +earlier +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +You +had +better +go. +” +The +princess +said +nothing +, +but +suddenly +her +short +downy +lip +quivered +. +Prince +Andrew +rose +, +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +and +walked +about +the +room +. +Pierre +looked +over +his +spectacles +with +naïve +surprise +, +now +at +him +and +now +at +her +, +moved +as +if +about +to +rise +too +, +but +changed +his +mind +. +“ +Why +should +I +mind +Monsieur +Pierre +being +here +? +” +exclaimed +the +little +princess +suddenly +, +her +pretty +face +all +at +once +distorted +by +a +tearful +grimace +. +“ +I +have +long +wanted +to +ask +you +, +Andrew +, +why +you +have +changed +so +to +me +? +What +have +I +done +to +you +? +You +are +going +to +the +war +and +have +no +pity +for +me +. +Why +is +it +? +” +“ +Lise +! +” +was +all +Prince +Andrew +said +. +But +that +one +word +expressed +an +entreaty +, +a +threat +, +and +above +all +conviction +that +she +would +herself +regret +her +words +. +But +she +went +on +hurriedly +: +“ +You +treat +me +like +an +invalid +or +a +child +. +I +see +it +all +! +Did +you +behave +like +that +six +months +ago +? +” +“ +Lise +, +I +beg +you +to +desist +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +still +more +emphatically +. +Pierre +, +who +had +been +growing +more +and +more +agitated +as +he +listened +to +all +this +, +rose +and +approached +the +princess +. +He +seemed +unable +to +bear +the +sight +of +tears +and +was +ready +to +cry +himself +. +“ +Calm +yourself +, +Princess +! +It +seems +so +to +you +because +... +. +I +assure +you +I +myself +have +experienced +... +and +so +... +because +... +No +, +excuse +me +! +An +outsider +is +out +of +place +here +... +. +No +, +don +’ +t +distress +yourself +... +. +Good-by +! +” +Prince +Andrew +caught +him +by +the +hand +. +“ +No +, +wait +, +Pierre +! +The +princess +is +too +kind +to +wish +to +deprive +me +of +the +pleasure +of +spending +the +evening +with +you. +” +“ +No +, +he +thinks +only +of +himself +, +” +muttered +the +princess +without +restraining +her +angry +tears +. +“ +Lise +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +dryly +, +raising +his +voice +to +the +pitch +which +indicates +that +patience +is +exhausted +. +Suddenly +the +angry +, +squirrel-like +expression +of +the +princess +’ +pretty +face +changed +into +a +winning +and +piteous +look +of +fear +. +Her +beautiful +eyes +glanced +askance +at +her +husband +’ +s +face +, +and +her +own +assumed +the +timid +, +deprecating +expression +of +a +dog +when +it +rapidly +but +feebly +wags +its +drooping +tail +. +“ +Mon +Dieu +, +mon +Dieu +! +” +she +muttered +, +and +lifting +her +dress +with +one +hand +she +went +up +to +her +husband +and +kissed +him +on +the +forehead +. +“ +Good +night +, +Lise +, +” +said +he +, +rising +and +courteously +kissing +her +hand +as +he +would +have +done +to +a +stranger +. +CHAPTER +VIII +The +friends +were +silent +. +Neither +cared +to +begin +talking +. +Pierre +continually +glanced +at +Prince +Andrew +; +Prince +Andrew +rubbed +his +forehead +with +his +small +hand +. +“ +Let +us +go +and +have +supper +, +” +he +said +with +a +sigh +, +going +to +the +door +. +They +entered +the +elegant +, +newly +decorated +, +and +luxurious +dining +room +. +Everything +from +the +table +napkins +to +the +silver +, +china +, +and +glass +bore +that +imprint +of +newness +found +in +the +households +of +the +newly +married +. +Halfway +through +supper +Prince +Andrew +leaned +his +elbows +on +the +table +and +, +with +a +look +of +nervous +agitation +such +as +Pierre +had +never +before +seen +on +his +face +, +began +to +talk—as +one +who +has +long +had +something +on +his +mind +and +suddenly +determines +to +speak +out +. +“ +Never +, +never +marry +, +my +dear +fellow +! +That +’ +s +my +advice +: +never +marry +till +you +can +say +to +yourself +that +you +have +done +all +you +are +capable +of +, +and +until +you +have +ceased +to +love +the +woman +of +your +choice +and +have +seen +her +plainly +as +she +is +, +or +else +you +will +make +a +cruel +and +irrevocable +mistake +. +Marry +when +you +are +old +and +good +for +nothing—or +all +that +is +good +and +noble +in +you +will +be +lost +. +It +will +all +be +wasted +on +trifles +. +Yes +! +Yes +! +Yes +! +Don +’ +t +look +at +me +with +such +surprise +. +If +you +marry +expecting +anything +from +yourself +in +the +future +, +you +will +feel +at +every +step +that +for +you +all +is +ended +, +all +is +closed +except +the +drawing +room +, +where +you +will +be +ranged +side +by +side +with +a +court +lackey +and +an +idiot +! +... +But +what +’ +s +the +good +? +... +” +and +he +waved +his +arm +. +Pierre +took +off +his +spectacles +, +which +made +his +face +seem +different +and +the +good-natured +expression +still +more +apparent +, +and +gazed +at +his +friend +in +amazement +. +“ +My +wife +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +is +an +excellent +woman +, +one +of +those +rare +women +with +whom +a +man +’ +s +honor +is +safe +; +but +, +O +God +, +what +would +I +not +give +now +to +be +unmarried +! +You +are +the +first +and +only +one +to +whom +I +mention +this +, +because +I +like +you. +” +As +he +said +this +Prince +Andrew +was +less +than +ever +like +that +Bolkónski +who +had +lolled +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +easy +chairs +and +with +half-closed +eyes +had +uttered +French +phrases +between +his +teeth +. +Every +muscle +of +his +thin +face +was +now +quivering +with +nervous +excitement +; +his +eyes +, +in +which +the +fire +of +life +had +seemed +extinguished +, +now +flashed +with +brilliant +light +. +It +was +evident +that +the +more +lifeless +he +seemed +at +ordinary +times +, +the +more +impassioned +he +became +in +these +moments +of +almost +morbid +irritation +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +understand +why +I +say +this +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +but +it +is +the +whole +story +of +life +. +You +talk +of +Bonaparte +and +his +career +, +” +said +he +( +though +Pierre +had +not +mentioned +Bonaparte +) +, +“ +but +Bonaparte +when +he +worked +went +step +by +step +toward +his +goal +. +He +was +free +, +he +had +nothing +but +his +aim +to +consider +, +and +he +reached +it +. +But +tie +yourself +up +with +a +woman +and +, +like +a +chained +convict +, +you +lose +all +freedom +! +And +all +you +have +of +hope +and +strength +merely +weighs +you +down +and +torments +you +with +regret +. +Drawing +rooms +, +gossip +, +balls +, +vanity +, +and +triviality—these +are +the +enchanted +circle +I +can +not +escape +from +. +I +am +now +going +to +the +war +, +the +greatest +war +there +ever +was +, +and +I +know +nothing +and +am +fit +for +nothing +. +I +am +very +amiable +and +have +a +caustic +wit +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +and +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +they +listen +to +me +. +And +that +stupid +set +without +whom +my +wife +can +not +exist +, +and +those +women +... +. +If +you +only +knew +what +those +society +women +are +, +and +women +in +general +! +My +father +is +right +. +Selfish +, +vain +, +stupid +, +trivial +in +everything—that +’ +s +what +women +are +when +you +see +them +in +their +true +colors +! +When +you +meet +them +in +society +it +seems +as +if +there +were +something +in +them +, +but +there +’ +s +nothing +, +nothing +, +nothing +! +No +, +don +’ +t +marry +, +my +dear +fellow +; +don +’ +t +marry +! +” +concluded +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +It +seems +funny +to +me +, +” +said +Pierre +, +“ +that +you +, +you +should +consider +yourself +incapable +and +your +life +a +spoiled +life +. +You +have +everything +before +you +, +everything +. +And +you +... +. +” +He +did +not +finish +his +sentence +, +but +his +tone +showed +how +highly +he +thought +of +his +friend +and +how +much +he +expected +of +him +in +the +future +. +“ +How +can +he +talk +like +that +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +He +considered +his +friend +a +model +of +perfection +because +Prince +Andrew +possessed +in +the +highest +degree +just +the +very +qualities +Pierre +lacked +, +and +which +might +be +best +described +as +strength +of +will +. +Pierre +was +always +astonished +at +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +calm +manner +of +treating +everybody +, +his +extraordinary +memory +, +his +extensive +reading +( +he +had +read +everything +, +knew +everything +, +and +had +an +opinion +about +everything +) +, +but +above +all +at +his +capacity +for +work +and +study +. +And +if +Pierre +was +often +struck +by +Andrew +’ +s +lack +of +capacity +for +philosophical +meditation +( +to +which +he +himself +was +particularly +addicted +) +, +he +regarded +even +this +not +as +a +defect +but +as +a +sign +of +strength +. +Even +in +the +best +, +most +friendly +and +simplest +relations +of +life +, +praise +and +commendation +are +essential +, +just +as +grease +is +necessary +to +wheels +that +they +may +run +smoothly +. +“ +My +part +is +played +out +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +use +of +talking +about +me +? +Let +us +talk +about +you +, +” +he +added +after +a +silence +, +smiling +at +his +reassuring +thoughts +. +That +smile +was +immediately +reflected +on +Pierre +’ +s +face +. +“ +But +what +is +there +to +say +about +me +? +” +said +Pierre +, +his +face +relaxing +into +a +careless +, +merry +smile +. +“ +What +am +I +? +An +illegitimate +son +! +” +He +suddenly +blushed +crimson +, +and +it +was +plain +that +he +had +made +a +great +effort +to +say +this +. +“ +Without +a +name +and +without +means +... +And +it +really +... +” +But +he +did +not +say +what +“ +it +really +” +was +. +“ +For +the +present +I +am +free +and +am +all +right +. +Only +I +haven +’ +t +the +least +idea +what +I +am +to +do +; +I +wanted +to +consult +you +seriously. +” +Prince +Andrew +looked +kindly +at +him +, +yet +his +glance—friendly +and +affectionate +as +it +was—expressed +a +sense +of +his +own +superiority +. +“ +I +am +fond +of +you +, +especially +as +you +are +the +one +live +man +among +our +whole +set +. +Yes +, +you +’ +re +all +right +! +Choose +what +you +will +; +it +’ +s +all +the +same +. +You +’ +ll +be +all +right +anywhere +. +But +look +here +: +give +up +visiting +those +Kurágins +and +leading +that +sort +of +life +. +It +suits +you +so +badly—all +this +debauchery +, +dissipation +, +and +the +rest +of +it +! +” +“ +What +would +you +have +, +my +dear +fellow +? +” +answered +Pierre +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +. +“ +Women +, +my +dear +fellow +; +women +! +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +it +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Women +who +are +comme +il +faut +, +that +’ +s +a +different +matter +; +but +the +Kurágins +’ +set +of +women +, +‘ +women +and +wine +’ +I +don +’ +t +understand +! +” +Pierre +was +staying +at +Prince +Vasíli +Kurágin +’ +s +and +sharing +the +dissipated +life +of +his +son +Anatole +, +the +son +whom +they +were +planning +to +reform +by +marrying +him +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +sister +. +“ +Do +you +know +? +” +said +Pierre +, +as +if +suddenly +struck +by +a +happy +thought +, +“ +seriously +, +I +have +long +been +thinking +of +it +... +. +Leading +such +a +life +I +can +’ +t +decide +or +think +properly +about +anything +. +One +’ +s +head +aches +, +and +one +spends +all +one +’ +s +money +. +He +asked +me +for +tonight +, +but +I +won +’ +t +go. +” +“ +You +give +me +your +word +of +honor +not +to +go +? +” +“ +On +my +honor +! +” +CHAPTER +IX +It +was +past +one +o +’ +clock +when +Pierre +left +his +friend +. +It +was +a +cloudless +, +northern +, +summer +night +. +Pierre +took +an +open +cab +intending +to +drive +straight +home +. +But +the +nearer +he +drew +to +the +house +the +more +he +felt +the +impossibility +of +going +to +sleep +on +such +a +night +. +It +was +light +enough +to +see +a +long +way +in +the +deserted +street +and +it +seemed +more +like +morning +or +evening +than +night +. +On +the +way +Pierre +remembered +that +Anatole +Kurágin +was +expecting +the +usual +set +for +cards +that +evening +, +after +which +there +was +generally +a +drinking +bout +, +finishing +with +visits +of +a +kind +Pierre +was +very +fond +of +. +“ +I +should +like +to +go +to +Kurágin +’ +s +, +” +thought +he +. +But +he +immediately +recalled +his +promise +to +Prince +Andrew +not +to +go +there +. +Then +, +as +happens +to +people +of +weak +character +, +he +desired +so +passionately +once +more +to +enjoy +that +dissipation +he +was +so +accustomed +to +that +he +decided +to +go +. +The +thought +immediately +occurred +to +him +that +his +promise +to +Prince +Andrew +was +of +no +account +, +because +before +he +gave +it +he +had +already +promised +Prince +Anatole +to +come +to +his +gathering +; +“ +besides +, +” +thought +he +, +“ +all +such +‘ +words +of +honor +’ +are +conventional +things +with +no +definite +meaning +, +especially +if +one +considers +that +by +tomorrow +one +may +be +dead +, +or +something +so +extraordinary +may +happen +to +one +that +honor +and +dishonor +will +be +all +the +same +! +” +Pierre +often +indulged +in +reflections +of +this +sort +, +nullifying +all +his +decisions +and +intentions +. +He +went +to +Kurágin +’ +s +. +Reaching +the +large +house +near +the +Horse +Guards +’ +barracks +, +in +which +Anatole +lived +, +Pierre +entered +the +lighted +porch +, +ascended +the +stairs +, +and +went +in +at +the +open +door +. +There +was +no +one +in +the +anteroom +; +empty +bottles +, +cloaks +, +and +overshoes +were +lying +about +; +there +was +a +smell +of +alcohol +, +and +sounds +of +voices +and +shouting +in +the +distance +. +Cards +and +supper +were +over +, +but +the +visitors +had +not +yet +dispersed +. +Pierre +threw +off +his +cloak +and +entered +the +first +room +, +in +which +were +the +remains +of +supper +. +A +footman +, +thinking +no +one +saw +him +, +was +drinking +on +the +sly +what +was +left +in +the +glasses +. +From +the +third +room +came +sounds +of +laughter +, +the +shouting +of +familiar +voices +, +the +growling +of +a +bear +, +and +general +commotion +. +Some +eight +or +nine +young +men +were +crowding +anxiously +round +an +open +window +. +Three +others +were +romping +with +a +young +bear +, +one +pulling +him +by +the +chain +and +trying +to +set +him +at +the +others +. +“ +I +bet +a +hundred +on +Stevens +! +” +shouted +one +. +“ +Mind +, +no +holding +on +! +” +cried +another +. +“ +I +bet +on +Dólokhov +! +” +cried +a +third +. +“ +Kurágin +, +you +part +our +hands. +” +“ +There +, +leave +Bruin +alone +; +here +’ +s +a +bet +on. +” +“ +At +one +draught +, +or +he +loses +! +” +shouted +a +fourth +. +“ +Jacob +, +bring +a +bottle +! +” +shouted +the +host +, +a +tall +, +handsome +fellow +who +stood +in +the +midst +of +the +group +, +without +a +coat +, +and +with +his +fine +linen +shirt +unfastened +in +front +. +“ +Wait +a +bit +, +you +fellows +... +. +Here +is +Pétya +! +Good +man +! +” +cried +he +, +addressing +Pierre +. +Another +voice +, +from +a +man +of +medium +height +with +clear +blue +eyes +, +particularly +striking +among +all +these +drunken +voices +by +its +sober +ring +, +cried +from +the +window +: +“ +Come +here +; +part +the +bets +! +” +This +was +Dólokhov +, +an +officer +of +the +Semënov +regiment +, +a +notorious +gambler +and +duelist +, +who +was +living +with +Anatole +. +Pierre +smiled +, +looking +about +him +merrily +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +. +What +’ +s +it +all +about +? +” +“ +Wait +a +bit +, +he +is +not +drunk +yet +! +A +bottle +here +, +” +said +Anatole +, +and +taking +a +glass +from +the +table +he +went +up +to +Pierre +. +“ +First +of +all +you +must +drink +! +” +Pierre +drank +one +glass +after +another +, +looking +from +under +his +brows +at +the +tipsy +guests +who +were +again +crowding +round +the +window +, +and +listening +to +their +chatter +. +Anatole +kept +on +refilling +Pierre +’ +s +glass +while +explaining +that +Dólokhov +was +betting +with +Stevens +, +an +English +naval +officer +, +that +he +would +drink +a +bottle +of +rum +sitting +on +the +outer +ledge +of +the +third +floor +window +with +his +legs +hanging +out +. +“ +Go +on +, +you +must +drink +it +all +, +” +said +Anatole +, +giving +Pierre +the +last +glass +, +“ +or +I +won +’ +t +let +you +go +! +” +“ +No +, +I +won +’ +t +, +” +said +Pierre +, +pushing +Anatole +aside +, +and +he +went +up +to +the +window +. +Dólokhov +was +holding +the +Englishman +’ +s +hand +and +clearly +and +distinctly +repeating +the +terms +of +the +bet +, +addressing +himself +particularly +to +Anatole +and +Pierre +. +Dólokhov +was +of +medium +height +, +with +curly +hair +and +light-blue +eyes +. +He +was +about +twenty-five +. +Like +all +infantry +officers +he +wore +no +mustache +, +so +that +his +mouth +, +the +most +striking +feature +of +his +face +, +was +clearly +seen +. +The +lines +of +that +mouth +were +remarkably +finely +curved +. +The +middle +of +the +upper +lip +formed +a +sharp +wedge +and +closed +firmly +on +the +firm +lower +one +, +and +something +like +two +distinct +smiles +played +continually +round +the +two +corners +of +the +mouth +; +this +, +together +with +the +resolute +, +insolent +intelligence +of +his +eyes +, +produced +an +effect +which +made +it +impossible +not +to +notice +his +face +. +Dólokhov +was +a +man +of +small +means +and +no +connections +. +Yet +, +though +Anatole +spent +tens +of +thousands +of +rubles +, +Dólokhov +lived +with +him +and +had +placed +himself +on +such +a +footing +that +all +who +knew +them +, +including +Anatole +himself +, +respected +him +more +than +they +did +Anatole +. +Dólokhov +could +play +all +games +and +nearly +always +won +. +However +much +he +drank +, +he +never +lost +his +clearheadedness +. +Both +Kurágin +and +Dólokhov +were +at +that +time +notorious +among +the +rakes +and +scapegraces +of +Petersburg +. +The +bottle +of +rum +was +brought +. +The +window +frame +which +prevented +anyone +from +sitting +on +the +outer +sill +was +being +forced +out +by +two +footmen +, +who +were +evidently +flurried +and +intimidated +by +the +directions +and +shouts +of +the +gentlemen +around +. +Anatole +with +his +swaggering +air +strode +up +to +the +window +. +He +wanted +to +smash +something +. +Pushing +away +the +footmen +he +tugged +at +the +frame +, +but +could +not +move +it +. +He +smashed +a +pane +. +“ +You +have +a +try +, +Hercules +, +” +said +he +, +turning +to +Pierre +. +Pierre +seized +the +crossbeam +, +tugged +, +and +wrenched +the +oak +frame +out +with +a +crash +. +“ +Take +it +right +out +, +or +they +’ +ll +think +I +’ +m +holding +on +, +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +Is +the +Englishman +bragging +? +... +Eh +? +Is +it +all +right +? +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +First-rate +, +” +said +Pierre +, +looking +at +Dólokhov +, +who +with +a +bottle +of +rum +in +his +hand +was +approaching +the +window +, +from +which +the +light +of +the +sky +, +the +dawn +merging +with +the +afterglow +of +sunset +, +was +visible +. +Dólokhov +, +the +bottle +of +rum +still +in +his +hand +, +jumped +onto +the +window +sill +. +“ +Listen +! +” +cried +he +, +standing +there +and +addressing +those +in +the +room +. +All +were +silent +. +“ +I +bet +fifty +imperials +” +—he +spoke +French +that +the +Englishman +might +understand +him +, +but +he +did +not +speak +it +very +well— +“ +I +bet +fifty +imperials +... +or +do +you +wish +to +make +it +a +hundred +? +” +added +he +, +addressing +the +Englishman +. +“ +No +, +fifty +, +” +replied +the +latter +. +“ +All +right +. +Fifty +imperials +... +that +I +will +drink +a +whole +bottle +of +rum +without +taking +it +from +my +mouth +, +sitting +outside +the 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+into +English +. +A +thin +young +lad +, +an +hussar +of +the +Life +Guards +, +who +had +been +losing +that +evening +, +climbed +on +the +window +sill +, +leaned +over +, +and +looked +down +. +“ +Oh +! +Oh +! +Oh +! +” +he +muttered +, +looking +down +from +the +window +at +the +stones +of +the +pavement +. +“ +Shut +up +! +” +cried +Dólokhov +, +pushing +him +away +from +the +window +. +The +lad +jumped +awkwardly +back +into +the +room +, +tripping +over +his +spurs +. +Placing +the +bottle +on +the +window +sill +where +he +could +reach +it +easily +, +Dólokhov +climbed +carefully +and +slowly +through +the +window +and +lowered +his +legs +. +Pressing +against +both +sides +of +the +window +, +he +adjusted +himself +on +his +seat +, +lowered +his +hands +, +moved +a +little +to +the +right +and +then +to +the +left +, +and +took +up +the +bottle +. +Anatole +brought +two +candles +and +placed +them +on +the +window +sill +, +though +it +was +already +quite +light +. +Dólokhov +’ +s +back +in +his +white +shirt +, +and +his +curly +head +, +were +lit +up +from +both +sides +. +Everyone +crowded +to +the +window +, +the +Englishman +in +front +. +Pierre +stood +smiling +but +silent +. +One +man +, +older +than +the +others +present +, +suddenly +pushed +forward +with +a +scared +and +angry +look +and +wanted +to +seize +hold +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +shirt +. +“ +I +say +, +this +is +folly +! +He +’ +ll +be +killed +, +” +said +this +more +sensible +man +. +Anatole +stopped +him +. +“ +Don +’ +t +touch +him +! +You +’ +ll +startle +him +and +then +he +’ +ll +be +killed +. +Eh +? +... +What +then +? +... +Eh +? +” +Dólokhov +turned +round +and +, +again +holding +on +with +both +hands +, +arranged +himself +on +his +seat +. +“ +If +anyone +comes +meddling +again +, +” +said +he +, +emitting +the +words +separately +through +his +thin +compressed +lips +, +“ +I +will +throw +him +down +there +. +Now +then +! +” +Saying +this +he +again +turned +round +, +dropped +his +hands +, +took +the +bottle +and +lifted +it +to +his +lips +, +threw +back +his +head +, +and +raised +his +free +hand +to +balance +himself +. +One +of +the +footmen +who +had +stooped +to +pick +up +some +broken +glass +remained +in +that +position +without +taking +his +eyes +from +the +window +and +from +Dólokhov +’ +s +back +. +Anatole +stood +erect +with +staring +eyes +. +The +Englishman +looked +on +sideways +, +pursing +up +his +lips +. +The +man +who +had +wished +to +stop +the +affair +ran +to +a +corner +of +the +room +and +threw +himself +on +a +sofa +with +his +face +to +the +wall +. +Pierre +hid +his +face +, +from +which +a +faint +smile +forgot +to +fade +though +his +features +now +expressed +horror +and +fear +. +All +were +still +. +Pierre +took +his +hands +from +his +eyes +. +Dólokhov +still +sat +in +the +same +position +, +only +his +head +was +thrown +further +back +till +his +curly +hair +touched +his +shirt +collar +, +and +the +hand +holding +the +bottle +was +lifted +higher +and +higher +and +trembled +with +the +effort +. +The +bottle +was +emptying +perceptibly +and +rising +still +higher +and +his +head +tilting +yet +further +back +. +“ +Why +is +it +so +long +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +more +than +half +an +hour +had +elapsed +. +Suddenly +Dólokhov +made +a +backward +movement +with +his +spine +, +and +his +arm +trembled +nervously +; +this +was +sufficient +to +cause +his +whole +body +to +slip +as +he +sat +on +the +sloping +ledge +. +As +he +began +slipping +down +, +his +head +and +arm +wavered +still +more +with +the +strain +. +One +hand +moved +as +if +to +clutch +the +window +sill +, +but +refrained +from +touching +it +. +Pierre +again +covered +his +eyes +and +thought +he +would +never +open +them +again +. +Suddenly +he +was +aware +of +a +stir +all +around +. +He +looked +up +: +Dólokhov +was +standing +on +the +window +sill +, +with +a +pale +but +radiant +face +. +“ +It +’ +s +empty. +” +He +threw +the +bottle +to +the +Englishman +, +who +caught +it +neatly +. +Dólokhov +jumped +down +. +He +smelt +strongly +of +rum +. +“ +Well +done +! +... +Fine +fellow +! +... +There +’ +s +a +bet +for +you +! +... +Devil +take +you +! +” +came +from +different +sides +. +The +Englishman +took +out +his +purse +and +began +counting +out +the +money +. +Dólokhov +stood +frowning +and +did +not +speak +. +Pierre +jumped +upon +the +window +sill +. +“ +Gentlemen +, +who +wishes +to +bet +with +me +? +I +’ +ll +do +the +same +thing +! +” +he +suddenly +cried +. +“ +Even +without +a +bet +, +there +! +Tell +them +to +bring +me +a +bottle +. +I +’ +ll +do +it +... +. +Bring +a +bottle +! +” +“ +Let +him +do +it +, +let +him +do +it +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +smiling +. +“ +What +next +? +Have +you +gone +mad +? +... +No +one +would +let +you +! +... +Why +, +you +go +giddy +even +on +a +staircase +, +” +exclaimed +several +voices +. +“ +I +’ +ll +drink +it +! +Let +’ +s +have +a +bottle +of +rum +! +” +shouted +Pierre +, +banging +the +table +with +a +determined +and +drunken +gesture +and +preparing +to +climb +out +of +the +window +. +They +seized +him +by +his +arms +; +but +he +was +so +strong +that +everyone +who +touched +him +was +sent +flying +. +“ +No +, +you +’ +ll +never +manage +him +that +way +, +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +Wait +a +bit +and +I +’ +ll +get +round +him +... +. +Listen +! +I +’ +ll +take +your +bet +tomorrow +, +but +now +we +are +all +going +to +—— +’ +s. +” +“ +Come +on +then +, +” +cried +Pierre +. +“ +Come +on +! +... +And +we +’ +ll +take +Bruin +with +us. +” +And +he +caught +the +bear +, +took +it +in +his +arms +, +lifted +it +from +the +ground +, +and +began +dancing +round +the +room +with +it +. +CHAPTER +X +Prince +Vasíli +kept +the +promise +he +had +given +to +Princess +Drubetskáya +who +had +spoken +to +him +on +behalf +of +her +only +son +Borís +on +the +evening +of +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +soiree +. +The +matter +was +mentioned +to +the +Emperor +, +an +exception +made +, +and +Borís +transferred +into +the +regiment +of +Semënov +Guards +with +the +rank +of +cornet +. +He +received +, +however +, +no +appointment +to +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +despite +all +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +endeavors +and +entreaties +. +Soon +after +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +reception +Anna +Mikháylovna +returned +to +Moscow +and +went +straight +to +her +rich +relations +, +the +Rostóvs +, +with +whom +she +stayed +when +in +the +town +and +where +her +darling +Bóry +, +who +had +only +just +entered +a +regiment +of +the +line +and +was +being +at +once +transferred +to +the +Guards +as +a +cornet +, +had +been +educated +from +childhood +and +lived +for +years +at +a +time +. +The +Guards +had +already +left +Petersburg +on +the +tenth +of +August +, +and +her +son +, +who +had +remained +in +Moscow +for +his +equipment +, +was +to +join +them +on +the +march +to +Radzivílov +. +It +was +St. +Natalia +’ +s +day +and +the +name +day +of +two +of +the +Rostóvs—the +mother +and +the +youngest +daughter—both +named +Nataly +. +Ever +since +the +morning +, +carriages +with +six +horses +had +been +coming +and +going +continually +, +bringing +visitors +to +the +Countess +Rostóva +’ +s +big +house +on +the +Povarskáya +, +so +well +known +to +all +Moscow +. +The +countess +herself +and +her +handsome +eldest +daughter +were +in +the +drawing +room +with +the +visitors +who +came +to +congratulate +, +and +who +constantly +succeeded +one +another +in +relays +. +The +countess +was +a +woman +of +about +forty-five +, +with +a +thin +Oriental +type +of +face +, +evidently +worn +out +with +childbearing—she +had +had +twelve +. +A +languor +of +motion +and +speech +, +resulting +from +weakness +, +gave +her +a +distinguished +air +which +inspired +respect +. +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +Drubetskáya +, +who +as +a +member +of +the +household +was +also +seated +in +the +drawing +room +, +helped +to +receive +and +entertain +the +visitors +. +The +young +people +were +in +one +of +the +inner +rooms +, +not +considering +it +necessary +to +take +part +in +receiving +the +visitors +. +The +count +met +the +guests +and +saw +them +off +, +inviting +them +all +to +dinner +. +“ +I +am +very +, +very +grateful +to +you +, +mon +cher +, +” +or +“ +ma +chère +” +—he +called +everyone +without +exception +and +without +the +slightest +variation +in +his +tone +, +“ +my +dear +, +” +whether +they +were +above +or +below +him +in +rank— +“ +I +thank +you +for +myself +and +for +our +two +dear +ones +whose +name +day +we +are +keeping +. +But +mind +you +come +to +dinner +or +I +shall +be +offended +, +ma +chère +! +On +behalf +of +the +whole +family +I +beg +you +to +come +, +mon +cher +! +” +These +words +he +repeated +to +everyone +without +exception +or +variation +, +and +with +the +same +expression +on +his +full +, +cheerful +, +clean-shaven +face +, +the +same +firm +pressure +of +the +hand +and +the +same +quick +, +repeated +bows +. +As +soon +as +he +had +seen +a +visitor +off +he +returned +to +one +of +those +who +were +still +in +the +drawing +room +, +drew +a +chair +toward +him +or +her +, +and +jauntily +spreading +out +his +legs +and +putting +his +hands +on +his +knees +with +the +air +of +a +man +who +enjoys +life +and +knows +how +to +live +, +he +swayed +to +and +fro +with +dignity +, +offered +surmises +about +the +weather +, +or +touched +on +questions +of +health +, +sometimes +in +Russian +and +sometimes +in +very +bad +but +self-confident +French +; +then +again +, +like +a +man +weary +but +unflinching +in +the +fulfillment +of +duty +, +he +rose +to +see +some +visitors +off +and +, +stroking +his +scanty +gray +hairs +over +his +bald +patch +, +also +asked +them +to +dinner +. +Sometimes +on +his +way +back +from +the +anteroom +he +would +pass +through +the +conservatory +and +pantry +into +the +large +marble +dining +hall +, +where +tables +were +being +set +out +for +eighty +people +; +and +looking +at +the +footmen +, +who +were +bringing +in +silver +and +china +, +moving +tables +, +and +unfolding +damask +table +linen +, +he +would +call +Dmítri +Vasílevich +, +a +man +of +good +family +and +the +manager +of +all +his +affairs +, +and +while +looking +with +pleasure +at +the +enormous +table +would +say +: +“ +Well +, +Dmítri +, +you +’ +ll +see +that +things +are +all +as +they +should +be +? +That +’ +s +right +! +The +great +thing +is +the +serving +, +that +’ +s +it. +” +And +with +a +complacent +sigh +he +would +return +to +the +drawing +room +. +“ +Márya +Lvóvna +Karágina +and +her +daughter +! +” +announced +the +countess +’ +gigantic +footman +in +his +bass +voice +, +entering +the +drawing +room +. +The +countess +reflected +a +moment +and +took +a +pinch +from +a +gold +snuffbox +with +her +husband +’ +s +portrait +on +it +. +“ +I +’ +m +quite +worn +out +by +these +callers +. +However +, +I +’ +ll +see +her +and +no +more +. +She +is +so +affected +. +Ask +her +in +, +” +she +said +to +the +footman +in +a +sad +voice +, +as +if +saying +: +“ +Very +well +, +finish +me +off. +” +A +tall +, +stout +, +and +proud-looking +woman +, +with +a +round-faced +smiling +daughter +, +entered +the +drawing +room +, +their +dresses +rustling +. +“ +Dear +Countess +, +what +an +age +... +She +has +been +laid +up +, +poor +child +... +at +the +Razumóvski +’ +s +ball +... +and +Countess +Apráksina +... +I +was +so +delighted +... +” +came +the +sounds +of +animated +feminine +voices +, +interrupting +one +another +and +mingling +with +the +rustling +of +dresses +and +the +scraping +of +chairs +. +Then +one +of +those +conversations +began +which +last +out +until +, +at +the +first +pause +, +the +guests +rise +with +a +rustle +of +dresses +and +say +, +“ +I +am +so +delighted +... +Mamma +’ +s +health +... +and +Countess +Apráksina +... +” +and +then +, +again +rustling +, +pass +into +the +anteroom +, +put +on +cloaks +or +mantles +, +and +drive +away +. +The +conversation +was +on +the +chief +topic +of +the +day +: +the +illness +of +the +wealthy +and +celebrated +beau +of +Catherine +’ +s +day +, +Count +Bezúkhov +, +and +about +his +illegitimate +son +Pierre +, +the +one +who +had +behaved +so +improperly +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +reception +. +“ +I +am +so +sorry +for +the +poor +count +, +” +said +the +visitor +. +“ +He +is +in +such +bad +health +, +and +now +this +vexation +about +his +son +is +enough +to +kill +him +! +” +“ +What +is +that +? +” +asked +the +countess +as +if +she +did +not +know +what +the +visitor +alluded +to +, +though +she +had +already +heard +about +the +cause +of +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +distress +some +fifteen +times +. +“ +That +’ +s +what +comes +of +a +modern +education +, +” +exclaimed +the +visitor +. +“ +It +seems +that +while +he +was +abroad +this +young +man +was +allowed +to +do +as +he +liked +, +now +in +Petersburg +I +hear +he +has +been +doing +such +terrible +things +that +he +has +been +expelled +by +the +police. +” +“ +You +don +’ +t +say +so +! +” +replied +the +countess +. +“ +He +chose +his +friends +badly +, +” +interposed +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +son +, +he +, +and +a +certain +Dólokhov +have +, +it +is +said +, +been +up +to +heaven +only +knows +what +! +And +they +have +had +to +suffer +for +it +. +Dólokhov +has +been +degraded +to +the +ranks +and +Bezúkhov +’ +s +son +sent +back +to +Moscow +. +Anatole +Kurágin +’ +s +father +managed +somehow +to +get +his +son +’ +s +affair +hushed +up +, +but +even +he +was +ordered +out +of +Petersburg. +” +“ +But +what +have +they +been +up +to +? +” +asked +the +countess +. +“ +They +are +regular +brigands +, +especially +Dólokhov +, +” +replied +the +visitor +. +“ +He +is +a +son +of +Márya +Ivánovna +Dólokhova +, +such +a +worthy +woman +, +but +there +, +just +fancy +! +Those +three +got +hold +of +a +bear +somewhere +, +put +it +in +a +carriage +, +and +set +off +with +it +to +visit +some +actresses +! +The +police +tried +to +interfere +, +and +what +did +the +young +men +do +? +They +tied +a +policeman +and +the +bear +back +to +back +and +put +the +bear +into +the +Moyka +Canal +. +And +there +was +the +bear +swimming +about +with +the +policeman +on +his +back +! +” +“ +What +a +nice +figure +the +policeman +must +have +cut +, +my +dear +! +” +shouted +the +count +, +dying +with +laughter +. +“ +Oh +, +how +dreadful +! +How +can +you +laugh +at +it +, +Count +? +” +Yet +the +ladies +themselves +could +not +help +laughing +. +“ +It +was +all +they +could +do +to +rescue +the +poor +man +, +” +continued +the +visitor +. +“ +And +to +think +it +is +Cyril +Vladímirovich +Bezúkhov +’ +s +son +who +amuses +himself +in +this +sensible +manner +! +And +he +was +said +to +be +so +well +educated +and +clever +. +This +is +all +that +his +foreign +education +has +done +for +him +! +I +hope +that +here +in +Moscow +no +one +will +receive +him +, +in +spite +of +his +money +. +They +wanted +to +introduce +him +to +me +, +but +I +quite +declined +: +I +have +my +daughters +to +consider. +” +“ +Why +do +you +say +this +young +man +is +so +rich +? +” +asked +the +countess +, +turning +away +from +the +girls +, +who +at +once +assumed +an +air +of +inattention +. +“ +His +children +are +all +illegitimate +. +I +think +Pierre +also +is +illegitimate. +” +The +visitor +made +a +gesture +with +her +hand +. +“ +I +should +think +he +has +a +score +of +them. +” +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +intervened +in +the +conversation +, +evidently +wishing +to +show +her +connections +and +knowledge +of +what +went +on +in +society +. +“ +The +fact +of +the +matter +is +, +” +said +she +significantly +, +and +also +in +a +half +whisper +, +“ +everyone +knows +Count +Cyril +’ +s +reputation +... +. +He +has +lost +count +of +his +children +, +but +this +Pierre +was +his +favorite. +” +“ +How +handsome +the +old +man +still +was +only +a +year +ago +! +” +remarked +the +countess +. +“ +I +have +never +seen +a +handsomer +man. +” +“ +He +is +very +much +altered +now +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +Well +, +as +I +was +saying +, +Prince +Vasíli +is +the +next +heir +through +his +wife +, +but +the +count +is +very +fond +of +Pierre +, +looked +after +his +education +, +and +wrote +to +the +Emperor +about +him +; +so +that +in +the +case +of +his +death—and +he +is +so +ill +that +he +may +die +at +any +moment +, +and +Dr. +Lorrain +has +come +from +Petersburg—no +one +knows +who +will +inherit +his +immense +fortune +, +Pierre +or +Prince +Vasíli +. +Forty +thousand +serfs +and +millions +of +rubles +! +I +know +it +all +very +well +for +Prince +Vasíli +told +me +himself +. +Besides +, +Cyril +Vladímirovich +is +my +mother +’ +s +second +cousin +. +He +’ +s +also +my +Bóry +’ +s +godfather +, +” +she +added +, +as +if +she +attached +no +importance +at +all +to +the +fact +. +“ +Prince +Vasíli +arrived +in +Moscow +yesterday +. +I +hear +he +has +come +on +some +inspection +business +, +” +remarked +the +visitor +. +“ +Yes +, +but +between +ourselves +, +” +said +the +princess +, +“ +that +is +a +pretext +. +The +fact +is +he +has +come +to +see +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +, +hearing +how +ill +he +is. +” +“ +But +do +you +know +, +my +dear +, +that +was +a +capital +joke +, +” +said +the +count +; +and +seeing +that +the +elder +visitor +was +not +listening +, +he +turned +to +the +young +ladies +. +“ +I +can +just +imagine +what +a +funny +figure +that +policeman +cut +! +” +And +as +he +waved +his +arms +to +impersonate +the +policeman +, +his +portly +form +again +shook +with +a +deep +ringing +laugh +, +the +laugh +of +one +who +always +eats +well +and +, +in +particular +, +drinks +well +. +“ +So +do +come +and +dine +with +us +! +” +he +said +. +CHAPTER +XI +Silence +ensued +. +The +countess +looked +at +her +callers +, +smiling +affably +, +but +not +concealing +the +fact +that +she +would +not +be +distressed +if +they +now +rose +and +took +their +leave +. +The +visitor +’ +s +daughter +was +already +smoothing +down +her +dress +with +an +inquiring +look +at +her +mother +, +when +suddenly +from +the +next +room +were +heard +the +footsteps +of +boys +and +girls +running +to +the +door +and +the +noise +of +a +chair +falling +over +, +and +a +girl +of +thirteen +, +hiding +something +in +the +folds +of +her +short +muslin +frock +, +darted +in +and +stopped +short +in +the +middle +of +the +room +. +It +was +evident +that +she +had +not +intended +her +flight +to +bring +her +so +far +. +Behind +her +in +the +doorway +appeared +a +student +with +a +crimson +coat +collar +, +an +officer +of +the +Guards +, +a +girl +of +fifteen +, +and +a +plump +rosy-faced +boy +in +a +short +jacket +. +The +count +jumped +up +and +, +swaying +from +side +to +side +, +spread +his +arms +wide +and +threw +them +round +the +little +girl +who +had +run +in +. +“ +Ah +, +here +she +is +! +” +he +exclaimed +laughing +. +“ +My +pet +, +whose +name +day +it +is +. +My +dear +pet +! +” +“ +Ma +chère +, +there +is +a +time +for +everything +, +” +said +the +countess +with +feigned +severity +. +“ +You +spoil +her +, +Ilyá +, +” +she +added +, +turning +to +her +husband +. +“ +How +do +you +do +, +my +dear +? +I +wish +you +many +happy +returns +of +your +name +day +, +” +said +the +visitor +. +“ +What +a +charming +child +, +” +she +added +, +addressing +the +mother +. +This +black-eyed +, +wide-mouthed +girl +, +not +pretty +but +full +of +life—with +childish +bare +shoulders +which +after +her +run +heaved +and +shook +her +bodice +, +with +black +curls +tossed +backward +, +thin +bare +arms +, +little +legs +in +lace-frilled +drawers +, +and +feet +in +low +slippers—was +just +at +that +charming +age +when +a +girl +is +no +longer +a +child +, +though +the +child +is +not +yet +a +young +woman +. +Escaping +from +her +father +she +ran +to +hide +her +flushed +face +in +the +lace +of +her +mother +’ +s +mantilla—not +paying +the +least +attention +to +her +severe +remark—and +began +to +laugh +. +She +laughed +, +and +in +fragmentary +sentences +tried +to +explain +about +a +doll +which +she +produced +from +the +folds +of +her +frock +. +“ +Do +you +see +? +... +My +doll +... +Mimi +... +You +see +... +” +was +all +Natásha +managed +to +utter +( +to +her +everything +seemed +funny +) +. +She +leaned +against +her +mother +and +burst +into +such +a +loud +, +ringing +fit +of +laughter +that +even +the +prim +visitor +could +not +help +joining +in +. +“ +Now +then +, +go +away +and +take +your +monstrosity +with +you +, +” +said +the +mother +, +pushing +away +her +daughter +with +pretended +sternness +, +and +turning +to +the +visitor +she +added +: +“ +She +is +my +youngest +girl. +” +Natásha +, +raising +her +face +for +a +moment +from +her +mother +’ +s +mantilla +, +glanced +up +at +her +through +tears +of +laughter +, +and +again +hid +her +face +. +The +visitor +, +compelled +to +look +on +at +this +family +scene +, +thought +it +necessary +to +take +some +part +in +it +. +“ +Tell +me +, +my +dear +, +” +said +she +to +Natásha +, +“ +is +Mimi +a +relation +of +yours +? +A +daughter +, +I +suppose +? +” +Natásha +did +not +like +the +visitor +’ +s +tone +of +condescension +to +childish +things +. +She +did +not +reply +, +but +looked +at +her +seriously +. +Meanwhile +the +younger +generation +: +Borís +, +the +officer +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +son +; +Nicholas +, +the +undergraduate +, +the +count +’ +s +eldest +son +; +Sónya +, +the +count +’ +s +fifteen-year-old +niece +, +and +little +Pétya +, +his +youngest +boy +, +had +all +settled +down +in +the +drawing +room +and +were +obviously +trying +to +restrain +within +the +bounds +of +decorum +the +excitement +and +mirth +that +shone +in +all +their +faces +. +Evidently +in +the +back +rooms +, +from +which +they +had +dashed +out +so +impetuously +, +the +conversation +had +been +more +amusing +than +the +drawing +room +talk +of +society +scandals +, +the +weather +, +and +Countess +Apráksina +. +Now +and +then +they +glanced +at +one +another +, +hardly +able +to +suppress +their +laughter +. +The +two +young +men +, +the +student +and +the +officer +, +friends +from +childhood +, +were +of +the +same +age +and +both +handsome +fellows +, +though +not +alike +. +Borís +was +tall +and +fair +, +and +his +calm +and +handsome +face +had +regular +, +delicate +features +. +Nicholas +was +short +with +curly +hair +and +an +open +expression +. +Dark +hairs +were +already +showing +on +his +upper +lip +, +and +his +whole +face +expressed +impetuosity +and +enthusiasm +. +Nicholas +blushed +when +he +entered +the +drawing +room +. +He +evidently +tried +to +find +something +to +say +, +but +failed +. +Borís +on +the +contrary +at +once +found +his +footing +, +and +related +quietly +and +humorously +how +he +had +known +that +doll +Mimi +when +she +was +still +quite +a +young +lady +, +before +her +nose +was +broken +; +how +she +had +aged +during +the +five +years +he +had +known +her +, +and +how +her +head +had +cracked +right +across +the +skull +. +Having +said +this +he +glanced +at +Natásha +. +She +turned +away +from +him +and +glanced +at +her +younger +brother +, +who +was +screwing +up +his +eyes +and +shaking +with +suppressed +laughter +, +and +unable +to +control +herself +any +longer +, +she +jumped +up +and +rushed +from +the +room +as +fast +as +her +nimble +little +feet +would +carry +her +. +Borís +did +not +laugh +. +“ +You +were +meaning +to +go +out +, +weren +’ +t +you +, +Mamma +? +Do +you +want +the +carriage +? +” +he +asked +his +mother +with +a +smile +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +go +and +tell +them +to +get +it +ready +, +” +she +answered +, +returning +his +smile +. +Borís +quietly +left +the +room +and +went +in +search +of +Natásha +. +The +plump +boy +ran +after +them +angrily +, +as +if +vexed +that +their +program +had +been +disturbed +. +CHAPTER +XII +The +only +young +people +remaining +in +the +drawing +room +, +not +counting +the +young +lady +visitor +and +the +countess +’ +eldest +daughter +( +who +was +four +years +older +than +her +sister +and +behaved +already +like +a +grown-up +person +) +, +were +Nicholas +and +Sónya +, +the +niece +. +Sónya +was +a +slender +little +brunette +with +a +tender +look +in +her +eyes +which +were +veiled +by +long +lashes +, +thick +black +plaits +coiling +twice +round +her +head +, +and +a +tawny +tint +in +her +complexion +and +especially +in +the +color +of +her +slender +but +graceful +and +muscular +arms +and +neck +. +By +the +grace +of +her +movements +, +by +the +softness +and +flexibility +of +her +small +limbs +, +and +by +a +certain +coyness +and +reserve +of +manner +, +she +reminded +one +of +a +pretty +, +half-grown +kitten +which +promises +to +become +a +beautiful +little +cat +. +She +evidently +considered +it +proper +to +show +an +interest +in +the +general +conversation +by +smiling +, +but +in +spite +of +herself +her +eyes +under +their +thick +long +lashes +watched +her +cousin +who +was +going +to +join +the +army +, +with +such +passionate +girlish +adoration +that +her +smile +could +not +for +a +single +instant +impose +upon +anyone +, +and +it +was +clear +that +the +kitten +had +settled +down +only +to +spring +up +with +more +energy +and +again +play +with +her +cousin +as +soon +as +they +too +could +, +like +Natásha +and +Borís +, +escape +from +the +drawing +room +. +“ +Ah +yes +, +my +dear +, +” +said +the +count +, +addressing +the +visitor +and +pointing +to +Nicholas +, +“ +his +friend +Borís +has +become +an +officer +, +and +so +for +friendship +’ +s +sake +he +is +leaving +the +university +and +me +, +his +old +father +, +and +entering +the +military +service +, +my +dear +. +And +there +was +a +place +and +everything +waiting +for +him +in +the +Archives +Department +! +Isn +’ +t +that +friendship +? +” +remarked +the +count +in +an +inquiring +tone +. +“ +But +they +say +that +war +has +been +declared +, +” +replied +the +visitor +. +“ +They +’ +ve +been +saying +so +a +long +while +, +” +said +the +count +, +“ +and +they +’ +ll +say +so +again +and +again +, +and +that +will +be +the +end +of +it +. +My +dear +, +there +’ +s +friendship +for +you +, +” +he +repeated +. +“ +He +’ +s +joining +the +hussars. +” +The +visitor +, +not +knowing +what +to +say +, +shook +her +head +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +at +all +from +friendship +, +” +declared +Nicholas +, +flaring +up +and +turning +away +as +if +from +a +shameful +aspersion +. +“ +It +is +not +from +friendship +at +all +; +I +simply +feel +that +the +army +is +my +vocation. +” +He +glanced +at +his +cousin +and +the +young +lady +visitor +; +and +they +were +both +regarding +him +with +a +smile +of +approbation +. +“ +Schubert +, +the +colonel +of +the +Pávlograd +Hussars +, +is +dining +with +us +today +. +He +has +been +here +on +leave +and +is +taking +Nicholas +back +with +him +. +It +can +’ +t +be +helped +! +” +said +the +count +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +and +speaking +playfully +of +a +matter +that +evidently +distressed +him +. +“ +I +have +already +told +you +, +Papa +, +” +said +his +son +, +“ +that +if +you +don +’ +t +wish +to +let +me +go +, +I +’ +ll +stay +. +But +I +know +I +am +no +use +anywhere +except +in +the +army +; +I +am +not +a +diplomat +or +a +government +clerk.—I +don +’ +t +know +how +to +hide +what +I +feel. +” +As +he +spoke +he +kept +glancing +with +the +flirtatiousness +of +a +handsome +youth +at +Sónya +and +the +young +lady +visitor +. +The +little +kitten +, +feasting +her +eyes +on +him +, +seemed +ready +at +any +moment +to +start +her +gambols +again +and +display +her +kittenish +nature +. +“ +All +right +, +all +right +! +” +said +the +old +count +. +“ +He +always +flares +up +! +This +Buonaparte +has +turned +all +their +heads +; +they +all +think +of +how +he +rose +from +an +ensign +and +became +Emperor +. +Well +, +well +, +God +grant +it +, +” +he +added +, +not +noticing +his +visitor +’ +s +sarcastic +smile +. +The +elders +began +talking +about +Bonaparte +. +Julie +Karágina +turned +to +young +Rostóv +. +“ +What +a +pity +you +weren +’ +t +at +the +Arkhárovs +’ +on +Thursday +. +It +was +so +dull +without +you +, +” +said +she +, +giving +him +a +tender +smile +. +The +young +man +, +flattered +, +sat +down +nearer +to +her +with +a +coquettish +smile +, +and +engaged +the +smiling +Julie +in +a +confidential +conversation +without +at +all +noticing +that +his +involuntary +smile +had +stabbed +the +heart +of +Sónya +, +who +blushed +and +smiled +unnaturally +. +In +the +midst +of +his +talk +he +glanced +round +at +her +. +She +gave +him +a +passionately +angry +glance +, +and +hardly +able +to +restrain +her +tears +and +maintain +the +artificial +smile +on +her +lips +, +she +got +up +and +left +the +room +. +All +Nicholas +’ +animation +vanished +. +He +waited +for +the +first +pause +in +the +conversation +, +and +then +with +a +distressed +face +left +the +room +to +find +Sónya +. +“ +How +plainly +all +these +young +people +wear +their +hearts +on +their +sleeves +! +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +pointing +to +Nicholas +as +he +went +out +. +“ +Cousinage—dangereux +voisinage +, +” +* +she +added +. +* +Cousinhood +is +a +dangerous +neighborhood +. +“ +Yes +, +” +said +the +countess +when +the +brightness +these +young +people +had +brought +into +the +room +had +vanished +; +and +as +if +answering +a +question +no +one +had +put +but +which +was +always +in +her +mind +, +“ +and +how +much +suffering +, +how +much +anxiety +one +has +had +to +go +through +that +we +might +rejoice +in +them +now +! +And +yet +really +the +anxiety +is +greater +now +than +the +joy +. +One +is +always +, +always +anxious +! +Especially +just +at +this +age +, +so +dangerous +both +for +girls +and +boys. +” +“ +It +all +depends +on +the +bringing +up +, +” +remarked +the +visitor +. +“ +Yes +, +you +’ +re +quite +right +, +” +continued +the +countess +. +“ +Till +now +I +have +always +, +thank +God +, +been +my +children +’ +s +friend +and +had +their +full +confidence +, +” +said +she +, +repeating +the +mistake +of +so +many +parents +who +imagine +that +their +children +have +no +secrets +from +them +. +“ +I +know +I +shall +always +be +my +daughters +’ +first +confidante +, +and +that +if +Nicholas +, +with +his +impulsive +nature +, +does +get +into +mischief +( +a +boy +can +’ +t +help +it +) +, +he +will +all +the +same +never +be +like +those +Petersburg +young +men. +” +“ +Yes +, +they +are +splendid +, +splendid +youngsters +, +” +chimed +in +the +count +, +who +always +solved +questions +that +seemed +to +him +perplexing +by +deciding +that +everything +was +splendid +. +“ +Just +fancy +: +wants +to +be +an +hussar +. +What +’ +s +one +to +do +, +my +dear +? +” +“ +What +a +charming +creature +your +younger +girl +is +, +” +said +the +visitor +; +“ +a +little +volcano +! +” +“ +Yes +, +a +regular +volcano +, +” +said +the +count +. +“ +Takes +after +me +! +And +what +a +voice +she +has +; +though +she +’ +s +my +daughter +, +I +tell +the +truth +when +I +say +she +’ +ll +be +a +singer +, +a +second +Salomoni +! +We +have +engaged +an +Italian +to +give +her +lessons. +” +“ +Isn +’ +t +she +too +young +? +I +have +heard +that +it +harms +the +voice +to +train +it +at +that +age. +” +“ +Oh +no +, +not +at +all +too +young +! +” +replied +the +count +. +“ +Why +, +our +mothers +used +to +be +married +at +twelve +or +thirteen. +” +“ +And +she +’ +s +in +love +with +Borís +already +. +Just +fancy +! +” +said +the +countess +with +a +gentle +smile +, +looking +at +Borís +and +went +on +, +evidently +concerned +with +a +thought +that +always +occupied +her +: +“ +Now +you +see +if +I +were +to +be +severe +with +her +and +to +forbid +it +... +goodness +knows +what +they +might +be +up +to +on +the +sly +” +( +she +meant +that +they +would +be +kissing +) +, +“ +but +as +it +is +, +I +know +every +word +she +utters +. +She +will +come +running +to +me +of +her +own +accord +in +the +evening +and +tell +me +everything +. +Perhaps +I +spoil +her +, +but +really +that +seems +the +best +plan +. +With +her +elder +sister +I +was +stricter. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +was +brought +up +quite +differently +, +” +remarked +the +handsome +elder +daughter +, +Countess +Véra +, +with +a +smile +. +But +the +smile +did +not +enhance +Véra +’ +s +beauty +as +smiles +generally +do +; +on +the +contrary +it +gave +her +an +unnatural +, +and +therefore +unpleasant +, +expression +. +Véra +was +good-looking +, +not +at +all +stupid +, +quick +at +learning +, +was +well +brought +up +, +and +had +a +pleasant +voice +; +what +she +said +was +true +and +appropriate +, +yet +, +strange +to +say +, +everyone—the +visitors +and +countess +alike—turned +to +look +at +her +as +if +wondering +why +she +had +said +it +, +and +they +all +felt +awkward +. +“ +People +are +always +too +clever +with +their +eldest +children +and +try +to +make +something +exceptional +of +them +, +” +said +the +visitor +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +good +of +denying +it +, +my +dear +? +Our +dear +countess +was +too +clever +with +Véra +, +” +said +the +count +. +“ +Well +, +what +of +that +? +She +’ +s +turned +out +splendidly +all +the +same +, +” +he +added +, +winking +at +Véra +. +The +guests +got +up +and +took +their +leave +, +promising +to +return +to +dinner +. +“ +What +manners +! +I +thought +they +would +never +go +, +” +said +the +countess +, +when +she +had +seen +her +guests +out +. +CHAPTER +XIII +When +Natásha +ran +out +of +the +drawing +room +she +only +went +as +far +as +the +conservatory +. +There +she +paused +and +stood +listening +to +the +conversation +in +the +drawing +room +, +waiting +for +Borís +to +come +out +. +She +was +already +growing +impatient +, +and +stamped +her +foot +, +ready +to +cry +at +his +not +coming +at +once +, +when +she +heard +the +young +man +’ +s +discreet +steps +approaching +neither +quickly +nor +slowly +. +At +this +Natásha +dashed +swiftly +among +the +flower +tubs +and +hid +there +. +Borís +paused +in +the +middle +of +the +room +, +looked +round +, +brushed +a +little +dust +from +the +sleeve +of +his +uniform +, +and +going +up +to +a +mirror +examined +his +handsome +face +. +Natásha +, +very +still +, +peered +out +from +her +ambush +, +waiting +to +see +what +he +would +do +. +He +stood +a +little +while +before +the +glass +, +smiled +, +and +walked +toward +the +other +door +. +Natásha +was +about +to +call +him +but +changed +her +mind +. +“ +Let +him +look +for +me +, +” +thought +she +. +Hardly +had +Borís +gone +than +Sónya +, +flushed +, +in +tears +, +and +muttering +angrily +, +came +in +at +the +other +door +. +Natásha +checked +her +first +impulse +to +run +out +to +her +, +and +remained +in +her +hiding +place +, +watching—as +under +an +invisible +cap—to +see +what +went +on +in +the +world +. +She +was +experiencing +a +new +and +peculiar +pleasure +. +Sónya +, +muttering +to +herself +, +kept +looking +round +toward +the +drawing +room +door +. +It +opened +and +Nicholas +came +in +. +“ +Sónya +, +what +is +the +matter +with +you +? +How +can +you +? +” +said +he +, +running +up +to +her +. +“ +It +’ +s +nothing +, +nothing +; +leave +me +alone +! +” +sobbed +Sónya +. +“ +Ah +, +I +know +what +it +is. +” +“ +Well +, +if +you +do +, +so +much +the +better +, +and +you +can +go +back +to +her +! +” +“ +Só-o-onya +! +Look +here +! +How +can +you +torture +me +and +yourself +like +that +, +for +a +mere +fancy +? +” +said +Nicholas +taking +her +hand +. +Sónya +did +not +pull +it +away +, +and +left +off +crying +. +Natásha +, +not +stirring +and +scarcely +breathing +, +watched +from +her +ambush +with +sparkling +eyes +. +“ +What +will +happen +now +? +” +thought +she +. +“ +Sónya +! +What +is +anyone +in +the +world +to +me +? +You +alone +are +everything +! +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +And +I +will +prove +it +to +you. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +like +you +to +talk +like +that. +” +“ +Well +, +then +, +I +won +’ +t +; +only +forgive +me +, +Sónya +! +” +He +drew +her +to +him +and +kissed +her +. +“ +Oh +, +how +nice +, +” +thought +Natásha +; +and +when +Sónya +and +Nicholas +had +gone +out +of +the +conservatory +she +followed +and +called +Borís +to +her +. +“ +Borís +, +come +here +, +” +said +she +with +a +sly +and +significant +look +. +“ +I +have +something +to +tell +you +. +Here +, +here +! +” +and +she +led +him +into +the +conservatory +to +the +place +among +the +tubs +where +she +had +been +hiding +. +Borís +followed +her +, +smiling +. +“ +What +is +the +something +? +” +asked +he +. +She +grew +confused +, +glanced +round +, +and +, +seeing +the +doll +she +had +thrown +down +on +one +of +the +tubs +, +picked +it +up +. +“ +Kiss +the +doll +, +” +said +she +. +Borís +looked +attentively +and +kindly +at +her +eager +face +, +but +did +not +reply +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +want +to +? +Well +, +then +, +come +here +, +” +said +she +, +and +went +further +in +among +the +plants +and +threw +down +the +doll +. +“ +Closer +, +closer +! +” +she +whispered +. +She +caught +the +young +officer +by +his +cuffs +, +and +a +look +of +solemnity +and +fear +appeared +on +her +flushed +face +. +“ +And +me +? +Would +you +like +to +kiss +me +? +” +she +whispered +almost +inaudibly +, +glancing +up +at +him +from +under +her +brows +, +smiling +, +and +almost +crying +from +excitement +. +Borís +blushed +. +“ +How +funny +you +are +! +” +he +said +, +bending +down +to +her +and +blushing +still +more +, +but +he +waited +and +did +nothing +. +Suddenly +she +jumped +up +onto +a +tub +to +be +higher +than +he +, +embraced +him +so +that +both +her +slender +bare +arms +clasped +him +above +his +neck +, +and +, +tossing +back +her +hair +, +kissed +him +full +on +the +lips +. +Then +she +slipped +down +among +the +flowerpots +on +the +other +side +of +the +tubs +and +stood +, +hanging +her +head +. +“ +Natásha +, +” +he +said +, +“ +you +know +that +I +love +you +, +but +... +. +” +“ +You +are +in +love +with +me +? +” +Natásha +broke +in +. +“ +Yes +, +I +am +, +but +please +don +’ +t +let +us +do +like +that +... +. +In +another +four +years +... +then +I +will +ask +for +your +hand. +” +Natásha +considered +. +“ +Thirteen +, +fourteen +, +fifteen +, +sixteen +, +” +she +counted +on +her +slender +little +fingers +. +“ +All +right +! +Then +it +’ +s +settled +? +” +A +smile +of +joy +and +satisfaction +lit +up +her +eager +face +. +“ +Settled +! +” +replied +Borís +. +“ +Forever +? +” +said +the +little +girl +. +“ +Till +death +itself +? +” +She +took +his +arm +and +with +a +happy +face +went +with +him +into +the +adjoining +sitting +room +. +CHAPTER +XIV +After +receiving +her +visitors +, +the +countess +was +so +tired +that +she +gave +orders +to +admit +no +more +, +but +the +porter +was +told +to +be +sure +to +invite +to +dinner +all +who +came +“ +to +congratulate. +” +The +countess +wished +to +have +a +tête-à-tête +talk +with +the +friend +of +her +childhood +, +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +whom +she +had +not +seen +properly +since +she +returned +from +Petersburg +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +with +her +tear-worn +but +pleasant +face +, +drew +her +chair +nearer +to +that +of +the +countess +. +“ +With +you +I +will +be +quite +frank +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +There +are +not +many +left +of +us +old +friends +! +That +’ +s +why +I +so +value +your +friendship. +” +Anna +Mikháylovna +looked +at +Véra +and +paused +. +The +countess +pressed +her +friend +’ +s +hand +. +“ +Véra +, +” +she +said +to +her +eldest +daughter +who +was +evidently +not +a +favorite +, +“ +how +is +it +you +have +so +little +tact +? +Don +’ +t +you +see +you +are +not +wanted +here +? +Go +to +the +other +girls +, +or +... +” +The +handsome +Véra +smiled +contemptuously +but +did +not +seem +at +all +hurt +. +“ +If +you +had +told +me +sooner +, +Mamma +, +I +would +have +gone +, +” +she +replied +as +she +rose +to +go +to +her +own +room +. +But +as +she +passed +the +sitting +room +she +noticed +two +couples +sitting +, +one +pair +at +each +window +. +She +stopped +and +smiled +scornfully +. +Sónya +was +sitting +close +to +Nicholas +who +was +copying +out +some +verses +for +her +, +the +first +he +had +ever +written +. +Borís +and +Natásha +were +at +the +other +window +and +ceased +talking +when +Véra +entered +. +Sónya +and +Natásha +looked +at +Véra +with +guilty +, +happy +faces +. +It +was +pleasant +and +touching +to +see +these +little +girls +in +love +; +but +apparently +the +sight +of +them +roused +no +pleasant +feeling +in +Véra +. +“ +How +often +have +I +asked +you +not +to +take +my +things +? +” +she +said +. +“ +You +have +a +room +of +your +own +, +” +and +she +took +the +inkstand +from +Nicholas +. +“ +In +a +minute +, +in +a +minute +, +” +he +said +, +dipping +his +pen +. +“ +You +always +manage +to +do +things +at +the +wrong +time +, +” +continued +Véra +. +“ +You +came +rushing +into +the +drawing +room +so +that +everyone +felt +ashamed +of +you. +” +Though +what +she +said +was +quite +just +, +perhaps +for +that +very +reason +no +one +replied +, +and +the +four +simply +looked +at +one +another +. +She +lingered +in +the +room +with +the +inkstand +in +her +hand +. +“ +And +at +your +age +what +secrets +can +there +be +between +Natásha +and +Borís +, +or +between +you +two +? +It +’ +s +all +nonsense +! +” +“ +Now +, +Véra +, +what +does +it +matter +to +you +? +” +said +Natásha +in +defense +, +speaking +very +gently +. +She +seemed +that +day +to +be +more +than +ever +kind +and +affectionate +to +everyone +. +“ +Very +silly +, +” +said +Véra +. +“ +I +am +ashamed +of +you +. +Secrets +indeed +! +” +“ +All +have +secrets +of +their +own +, +” +answered +Natásha +, +getting +warmer +. +“ +We +don +’ +t +interfere +with +you +and +Berg. +” +“ +I +should +think +not +, +” +said +Véra +, +“ +because +there +can +never +be +anything +wrong +in +my +behavior +. +But +I +’ +ll +just +tell +Mamma +how +you +are +behaving +with +Borís. +” +“ +Natálya +Ilyníchna +behaves +very +well +to +me +, +” +remarked +Borís +. +“ +I +have +nothing +to +complain +of. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +, +Borís +! +You +are +such +a +diplomat +that +it +is +really +tiresome +, +” +said +Natásha +in +a +mortified +voice +that +trembled +slightly +. +( +She +used +the +word +“ +diplomat +, +” +which +was +just +then +much +in +vogue +among +the +children +, +in +the +special +sense +they +attached +to +it +. +) +“ +Why +does +she +bother +me +? +” +And +she +added +, +turning +to +Véra +, +“ +You +’ +ll +never +understand +it +, +because +you +’ +ve +never +loved +anyone +. +You +have +no +heart +! +You +are +a +Madame +de +Genlis +and +nothing +more +” +( +this +nickname +, +bestowed +on +Véra +by +Nicholas +, +was +considered +very +stinging +) +, +“ +and +your +greatest +pleasure +is +to +be +unpleasant +to +people +! +Go +and +flirt +with +Berg +as +much +as +you +please +, +” +she +finished +quickly +. +“ +I +shall +at +any +rate +not +run +after +a +young +man +before +visitors +... +” +“ +Well +, +now +you +’ +ve +done +what +you +wanted +, +” +put +in +Nicholas— +“ +said +unpleasant +things +to +everyone +and +upset +them +. +Let +’ +s +go +to +the +nursery. +” +All +four +, +like +a +flock +of +scared +birds +, +got +up +and +left +the +room +. +“ +The +unpleasant +things +were +said +to +me +, +” +remarked +Véra +, +“ +I +said +none +to +anyone. +” +“ +Madame +de +Genlis +! +Madame +de +Genlis +! +” +shouted +laughing +voices +through +the +door +. +The +handsome +Véra +, +who +produced +such +an +irritating +and +unpleasant +effect +on +everyone +, +smiled +and +, +evidently +unmoved +by +what +had +been +said +to +her +, +went +to +the +looking +glass +and +arranged +her +hair +and +scarf +. +Looking +at +her +own +handsome +face +she +seemed +to +become +still +colder +and +calmer +. +In +the +drawing +room +the +conversation +was +still +going +on +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +, +” +said +the +countess +, +“ +my +life +is +not +all +roses +either +. +Don +’ +t +I +know +that +at +the +rate +we +are +living +our +means +won +’ +t +last +long +? +It +’ +s +all +the +Club +and +his +easygoing +nature +. +Even +in +the +country +do +we +get +any +rest +? +Theatricals +, +hunting +, +and +heaven +knows +what +besides +! +But +don +’ +t +let +’ +s +talk +about +me +; +tell +me +how +you +managed +everything +. +I +often +wonder +at +you +, +Annette—how +at +your +age +you +can +rush +off +alone +in +a +carriage +to +Moscow +, +to +Petersburg +, +to +those +ministers +and +great +people +, +and +know +how +to +deal +with +them +all +! +It +’ +s +quite +astonishing +. +How +did +you +get +things +settled +? +I +couldn +’ +t +possibly +do +it. +” +“ +Ah +, +my +love +, +” +answered +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +“ +God +grant +you +never +know +what +it +is +to +be +left +a +widow +without +means +and +with +a +son +you +love +to +distraction +! +One +learns +many +things +then +, +” +she +added +with +a +certain +pride +. +“ +That +lawsuit +taught +me +much +. +When +I +want +to +see +one +of +those +big +people +I +write +a +note +: +‘ +Princess +So-and-So +desires +an +interview +with +So +and-So +, +’ +and +then +I +take +a +cab +and +go +myself +two +, +three +, +or +four +times—till +I +get +what +I +want +. +I +don +’ +t +mind +what +they +think +of +me. +” +“ +Well +, +and +to +whom +did +you +apply +about +Bóry +? +” +asked +the +countess +. +“ +You +see +yours +is +already +an +officer +in +the +Guards +, +while +my +Nicholas +is +going +as +a +cadet +. +There +’ +s +no +one +to +interest +himself +for +him +. +To +whom +did +you +apply +? +” +“ +To +Prince +Vasíli +. +He +was +so +kind +. +He +at +once +agreed +to +everything +, +and +put +the +matter +before +the +Emperor +, +” +said +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +enthusiastically +, +quite +forgetting +all +the +humiliation +she +had +endured +to +gain +her +end +. +“ +Has +Prince +Vasíli +aged +much +? +” +asked +the +countess +. +“ +I +have +not +seen +him +since +we +acted +together +at +the +Rumyántsovs +’ +theatricals +. +I +expect +he +has +forgotten +me +. +He +paid +me +attentions +in +those +days +, +” +said +the +countess +, +with +a +smile +. +“ +He +is +just +the +same +as +ever +, +” +replied +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +“ +overflowing +with +amiability +. +His +position +has +not +turned +his +head +at +all +. +He +said +to +me +, +‘ +I +am +sorry +I +can +do +so +little +for +you +, +dear +Princess +. +I +am +at +your +command. +’ +Yes +, +he +is +a +fine +fellow +and +a +very +kind +relation +. +But +, +Nataly +, +you +know +my +love +for +my +son +: +I +would +do +anything +for +his +happiness +! +And +my +affairs +are +in +such +a +bad +way +that +my +position +is +now +a +terrible +one +, +” +continued +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +sadly +, +dropping +her +voice +. +“ +My +wretched +lawsuit +takes +all +I +have +and +makes +no +progress +. +Would +you +believe +it +, +I +have +literally +not +a +penny +and +don +’ +t +know +how +to +equip +Borís. +” +She +took +out +her +handkerchief +and +began +to +cry +. +“ +I +need +five +hundred +rubles +, +and +have +only +one +twenty-five-ruble +note +. +I +am +in +such +a +state +... +. +My +only +hope +now +is +in +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +Bezúkhov +. +If +he +will +not +assist +his +godson—you +know +he +is +Bóry +’ +s +godfather—and +allow +him +something +for +his +maintenance +, +all +my +trouble +will +have +been +thrown +away +... +. +I +shall +not +be +able +to +equip +him. +” +The +countess +’ +eyes +filled +with +tears +and +she +pondered +in +silence +. +“ +I +often +think +, +though +, +perhaps +it +’ +s +a +sin +, +” +said +the +princess +, +“ +that +here +lives +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +Bezúkhov +so +rich +, +all +alone +... +that +tremendous +fortune +... +and +what +is +his +life +worth +? +It +’ +s +a +burden +to +him +, +and +Bóry +’ +s +life +is +only +just +beginning +... +. +” +“ +Surely +he +will +leave +something +to +Borís +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Heaven +only +knows +, +my +dear +! +These +rich +grandees +are +so +selfish +. +Still +, +I +will +take +Borís +and +go +to +see +him +at +once +, +and +I +shall +speak +to +him +straight +out +. +Let +people +think +what +they +will +of +me +, +it +’ +s +really +all +the +same +to +me +when +my +son +’ +s +fate +is +at +stake. +” +The +princess +rose +. +“ +It +’ +s +now +two +o +’ +clock +and +you +dine +at +four +. +There +will +just +be +time. +” +And +like +a +practical +Petersburg +lady +who +knows +how +to +make +the +most +of +time +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +sent +someone +to +call +her +son +, +and +went +into +the +anteroom +with +him +. +“ +Good-by +, +my +dear +, +” +said +she +to +the +countess +who +saw +her +to +the +door +, +and +added +in +a +whisper +so +that +her +son +should +not +hear +, +“ +Wish +me +good +luck. +” +“ +Are +you +going +to +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +, +my +dear +? +” +said +the +count +coming +out +from +the +dining +hall +into +the +anteroom +, +and +he +added +: +“ +If +he +is +better +, +ask +Pierre +to +dine +with +us +. +He +has +been +to +the +house +, +you +know +, +and +danced +with +the +children +. +Be +sure +to +invite +him +, +my +dear +. +We +will +see +how +Tarás +distinguishes +himself +today +. +He +says +Count +Orlóv +never +gave +such +a +dinner +as +ours +will +be +! +” +CHAPTER +XV +“ +My +dear +Borís +, +” +said +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +to +her +son +as +Countess +Rostóva +’ +s +carriage +in +which +they +were +seated +drove +over +the +straw +covered +street +and +turned +into +the +wide +courtyard +of +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +Bezúkhov +’ +s +house +. +“ +My +dear +Borís +, +” +said +the +mother +, +drawing +her +hand +from +beneath +her +old +mantle +and +laying +it +timidly +and +tenderly +on +her +son +’ +s +arm +, +“ +be +affectionate +and +attentive +to +him +. +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +is +your +godfather +after +all +, +and +your +future +depends +on +him +. +Remember +that +, +my +dear +, +and +be +nice +to +him +, +as +you +so +well +know +how +to +be. +” +“ +If +only +I +knew +that +anything +besides +humiliation +would +come +of +it +... +” +answered +her +son +coldly +. +“ +But +I +have +promised +and +will +do +it +for +your +sake. +” +Although +the +hall +porter +saw +someone +’ +s +carriage +standing +at +the +entrance +, +after +scrutinizing +the +mother +and +son +( +who +without +asking +to +be +announced +had +passed +straight +through +the +glass +porch +between +the +rows +of +statues +in +niches +) +and +looking +significantly +at +the +lady +’ +s +old +cloak +, +he +asked +whether +they +wanted +the +count +or +the +princesses +, +and +, +hearing +that +they +wished +to +see +the +count +, +said +his +excellency +was +worse +today +, +and +that +his +excellency +was +not +receiving +anyone +. +“ +We +may +as +well +go +back +, +” +said +the +son +in +French +. +“ +My +dear +! +” +exclaimed +his +mother +imploringly +, +again +laying +her +hand +on +his +arm +as +if +that +touch +might +soothe +or +rouse +him +. +Borís +said +no +more +, +but +looked +inquiringly +at +his +mother +without +taking +off +his +cloak +. +“ +My +friend +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +in +gentle +tones +, +addressing +the +hall +porter +, +“ +I +know +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +is +very +ill +... +that +’ +s +why +I +have +come +... +I +am +a +relation +. +I +shall +not +disturb +him +, +my +friend +... +I +only +need +see +Prince +Vasíli +Sergéevich +: +he +is +staying +here +, +is +he +not +? +Please +announce +me. +” +The +hall +porter +sullenly +pulled +a +bell +that +rang +upstairs +, +and +turned +away +. +“ +Princess +Drubetskáya +to +see +Prince +Vasíli +Sergéevich +, +” +he +called +to +a +footman +dressed +in +knee +breeches +, +shoes +, +and +a +swallow-tail +coat +, +who +ran +downstairs +and +looked +over +from +the +halfway +landing +. +The +mother +smoothed +the +folds +of +her +dyed +silk +dress +before +a +large +Venetian +mirror +in +the +wall +, +and +in +her +trodden-down +shoes +briskly +ascended +the +carpeted +stairs +. +“ +My +dear +, +” +she +said +to +her +son +, +once +more +stimulating +him +by +a +touch +, +“ +you +promised +me +! +” +The +son +, +lowering +his +eyes +, +followed +her +quietly +. +They +entered +the +large +hall +, +from +which +one +of +the +doors +led +to +the +apartments +assigned +to +Prince +Vasíli +. +Just +as +the +mother +and +son +, +having +reached +the +middle +of +the +hall +, +were +about +to +ask +their +way +of +an +elderly +footman +who +had +sprung +up +as +they +entered +, +the +bronze +handle +of +one +of +the +doors +turned +and +Prince +Vasíli +came +out—wearing +a +velvet +coat +with +a +single +star +on +his +breast +, +as +was +his +custom +when +at +home—taking +leave +of +a +good-looking +, +dark-haired +man +. +This +was +the +celebrated +Petersburg +doctor +, +Lorrain +. +“ +Then +it +is +certain +? +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +Prince +, +humanum +est +errare +, +* +but +... +” +replied +the +doctor +, +swallowing +his +r +’ +s +, +and +pronouncing +the +Latin +words +with +a +French +accent +. +* +To +err +is +human +. +“ +Very +well +, +very +well +... +” +Seeing +Anna +Mikháylovna +and +her +son +, +Prince +Vasíli +dismissed +the +doctor +with +a +bow +and +approached +them +silently +and +with +a +look +of +inquiry +. +The +son +noticed +that +an +expression +of +profound +sorrow +suddenly +clouded +his +mother +’ +s +face +, +and +he +smiled +slightly +. +“ +Ah +, +Prince +! +In +what +sad +circumstances +we +meet +again +! +And +how +is +our +dear +invalid +? +” +said +she +, +as +though +unaware +of +the +cold +offensive +look +fixed +on +her +. +Prince +Vasíli +stared +at +her +and +at +Borís +questioningly +and +perplexed +. +Borís +bowed +politely +. +Prince +Vasíli +without +acknowledging +the +bow +turned +to +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +answering +her +query +by +a +movement +of +the +head +and +lips +indicating +very +little +hope +for +the +patient +. +“ +Is +it +possible +? +” +exclaimed +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +Oh +, +how +awful +! +It +is +terrible +to +think +... +. +This +is +my +son +, +” +she +added +, +indicating +Borís +. +“ +He +wanted +to +thank +you +himself. +” +Borís +bowed +again +politely +. +“ +Believe +me +, +Prince +, +a +mother +’ +s +heart +will +never +forget +what +you +have +done +for +us. +” +“ +I +am +glad +I +was +able +to +do +you +a +service +, +my +dear +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +, +arranging +his +lace +frill +, +and +in +tone +and +manner +, +here +in +Moscow +to +Anna +Mikháylovna +whom +he +had +placed +under +an +obligation +, +assuming +an +air +of +much +greater +importance +than +he +had +done +in +Petersburg +at +Anna +Schérer +’ +s +reception +. +“ +Try +to +serve +well +and +show +yourself +worthy +, +” +added +he +, +addressing +Borís +with +severity +. +“ +I +am +glad +... +. +Are +you +here +on +leave +? +” +he +went +on +in +his +usual +tone +of +indifference +. +“ +I +am +awaiting +orders +to +join +my +new +regiment +, +your +excellency +, +” +replied +Borís +, +betraying +neither +annoyance +at +the +prince +’ +s +brusque +manner +nor +a +desire +to +enter +into +conversation +, +but +speaking +so +quietly +and +respectfully +that +the +prince +gave +him +a +searching +glance +. +“ +Are +you +living +with +your +mother +? +” +“ +I +am +living +at +Countess +Rostóva +’ +s +, +” +replied +Borís +, +again +adding +, +“ +your +excellency. +” +“ +That +is +, +with +Ilyá +Rostóv +who +married +Nataly +Shinshiná +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +I +know +, +I +know +, +” +answered +Prince +Vasíli +in +his +monotonous +voice +. +“ +I +never +could +understand +how +Nataly +made +up +her +mind +to +marry +that +unlicked +bear +! +A +perfectly +absurd +and +stupid +fellow +, +and +a +gambler +too +, +I +am +told. +” +“ +But +a +very +kind +man +, +Prince +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +with +a +pathetic +smile +, +as +though +she +too +knew +that +Count +Rostóv +deserved +this +censure +, +but +asked +him +not +to +be +too +hard +on +the +poor +old +man +. +“ +What +do +the +doctors +say +? +” +asked +the +princess +after +a +pause +, +her +worn +face +again +expressing +deep +sorrow +. +“ +They +give +little +hope +, +” +replied +the +prince +. +“ +And +I +should +so +like +to +thank +Uncle +once +for +all +his +kindness +to +me +and +Borís +. +He +is +his +godson +, +” +she +added +, +her +tone +suggesting +that +this +fact +ought +to +give +Prince +Vasíli +much +satisfaction +. +Prince +Vasíli +became +thoughtful +and +frowned +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +saw +that +he +was +afraid +of +finding +in +her +a +rival +for +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +fortune +, +and +hastened +to +reassure +him +. +“ +If +it +were +not +for +my +sincere +affection +and +devotion +to +Uncle +, +” +said +she +, +uttering +the +word +with +peculiar +assurance +and +unconcern +, +“ +I +know +his +character +: +noble +, +upright +... +but +you +see +he +has +no +one +with +him +except +the +young +princesses +... +. +They +are +still +young +... +. +” +She +bent +her +head +and +continued +in +a +whisper +: +“ +Has +he +performed +his +final +duty +, +Prince +? +How +priceless +are +those +last +moments +! +It +can +make +things +no +worse +, +and +it +is +absolutely +necessary +to +prepare +him +if +he +is +so +ill. +We +women +, +Prince +, +” +and +she +smiled +tenderly +, +“ +always +know +how +to +say +these +things +. +I +absolutely +must +see +him +, +however +painful +it +may +be +for +me +. +I +am +used +to +suffering. +” +Evidently +the +prince +understood +her +, +and +also +understood +, +as +he +had +done +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +, +that +it +would +be +difficult +to +get +rid +of +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +Would +not +such +a +meeting +be +too +trying +for +him +, +dear +Anna +Mikháylovna +? +” +said +he +. +“ +Let +us +wait +until +evening +. +The +doctors +are +expecting +a +crisis. +” +“ +But +one +can +not +delay +, +Prince +, +at +such +a +moment +! +Consider +that +the +welfare +of +his +soul +is +at +stake +. +Ah +, +it +is +awful +: +the +duties +of +a +Christian +... +” +A +door +of +one +of +the +inner +rooms +opened +and +one +of +the +princesses +, +the +count +’ +s +niece +, +entered +with +a +cold +, +stern +face +. +The +length +of +her +body +was +strikingly +out +of +proportion +to +her +short +legs +. +Prince +Vasíli +turned +to +her +. +“ +Well +, +how +is +he +? +” +“ +Still +the +same +; +but +what +can +you +expect +, +this +noise +... +” +said +the +princess +, +looking +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +as +at +a +stranger +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +, +I +hardly +knew +you +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +with +a +happy +smile +, +ambling +lightly +up +to +the +count +’ +s +niece +. +“ +I +have +come +, +and +am +at +your +service +to +help +you +nurse +my +uncle +. +I +imagine +what +you +have +gone +through +, +” +and +she +sympathetically +turned +up +her +eyes +. +The +princess +gave +no +reply +and +did +not +even +smile +, +but +left +the +room +as +Anna +Mikháylovna +took +off +her +gloves +and +, +occupying +the +position +she +had +conquered +, +settled +down +in +an +armchair +, +inviting +Prince +Vasíli +to +take +a +seat +beside +her +. +“ +Borís +, +” +she +said +to +her +son +with +a +smile +, +“ +I +shall +go +in +to +see +the +count +, +my +uncle +; +but +you +, +my +dear +, +had +better +go +to +Pierre +meanwhile +and +don +’ +t +forget +to +give +him +the +Rostóvs +’ +invitation +. +They +ask +him +to +dinner +. +I +suppose +he +won +’ +t +go +? +” +she +continued +, +turning +to +the +prince +. +“ +On +the +contrary +, +” +replied +the +prince +, +who +had +plainly +become +depressed +, +“ +I +shall +be +only +too +glad +if +you +relieve +me +of +that +young +man +... +. +Here +he +is +, +and +the +count +has +not +once +asked +for +him. +” +He +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +A +footman +conducted +Borís +down +one +flight +of +stairs +and +up +another +, +to +Pierre +’ +s +rooms +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Pierre +, +after +all +, +had +not +managed +to +choose +a +career +for +himself +in +Petersburg +, +and +had +been +expelled +from +there +for +riotous +conduct +and +sent +to +Moscow +. +The +story +told +about +him +at +Count +Rostóv +’ +s +was +true +. +Pierre +had +taken +part +in +tying +a +policeman +to +a +bear +. +He +had +now +been +for +some +days +in +Moscow +and +was +staying +as +usual +at +his +father +’ +s +house +. +Though +he +expected +that +the +story +of +his +escapade +would +be +already +known +in +Moscow +and +that +the +ladies +about +his +father—who +were +never +favorably +disposed +toward +him—would +have +used +it +to +turn +the +count +against +him +, +he +nevertheless +on +the +day +of +his +arrival +went +to +his +father +’ +s +part +of +the +house +. +Entering +the +drawing +room +, +where +the +princesses +spent +most +of +their +time +, +he +greeted +the +ladies +, +two +of +whom +were +sitting +at +embroidery +frames +while +a +third +read +aloud +. +It +was +the +eldest +who +was +reading—the +one +who +had +met +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +The +two +younger +ones +were +embroidering +: +both +were +rosy +and +pretty +and +they +differed +only +in +that +one +had +a +little +mole +on +her +lip +which +made +her +much +prettier +. +Pierre +was +received +as +if +he +were +a +corpse +or +a +leper +. +The +eldest +princess +paused +in +her +reading +and +silently +stared +at +him +with +frightened +eyes +; +the +second +assumed +precisely +the +same +expression +; +while +the +youngest +, +the +one +with +the +mole +, +who +was +of +a +cheerful +and +lively +disposition +, +bent +over +her +frame +to +hide +a +smile +probably +evoked +by +the +amusing +scene +she +foresaw +. +She +drew +her +wool +down +through +the +canvas +and +, +scarcely +able +to +refrain +from +laughing +, +stooped +as +if +trying +to +make +out +the +pattern +. +“ +How +do +you +do +, +cousin +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +recognize +me +? +” +“ +I +recognize +you +only +too +well +, +too +well. +” +“ +How +is +the +count +? +Can +I +see +him +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +awkwardly +as +usual +, +but +unabashed +. +“ +The +count +is +suffering +physically +and +mentally +, +and +apparently +you +have +done +your +best +to +increase +his +mental +sufferings. +” +“ +Can +I +see +the +count +? +” +Pierre +again +asked +. +“ +Hm +... +. +If +you +wish +to +kill +him +, +to +kill +him +outright +, +you +can +see +him +... +Olga +, +go +and +see +whether +Uncle +’ +s +beef +tea +is +ready—it +is +almost +time +, +” +she +added +, +giving +Pierre +to +understand +that +they +were +busy +, +and +busy +making +his +father +comfortable +, +while +evidently +he +, +Pierre +, +was +only +busy +causing +him +annoyance +. +Olga +went +out +. +Pierre +stood +looking +at +the +sisters +; +then +he +bowed +and +said +: +“ +Then +I +will +go +to +my +rooms +. +You +will +let +me +know +when +I +can +see +him. +” +And +he +left +the +room +, +followed +by +the +low +but +ringing +laughter +of +the +sister +with +the +mole +. +Next +day +Prince +Vasíli +had +arrived +and +settled +in +the +count +’ +s +house +. +He +sent +for +Pierre +and +said +to +him +: +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +if +you +are +going +to +behave +here +as +you +did +in +Petersburg +, +you +will +end +very +badly +; +that +is +all +I +have +to +say +to +you +. +The +count +is +very +, +very +ill +, +and +you +must +not +see +him +at +all. +” +Since +then +Pierre +had +not +been +disturbed +and +had +spent +the +whole +time +in +his +rooms +upstairs +. +When +Borís +appeared +at +his +door +Pierre +was +pacing +up +and +down +his +room +, +stopping +occasionally +at +a +corner +to +make +menacing +gestures +at +the +wall +, +as +if +running +a +sword +through +an +invisible +foe +, +and +glaring +savagely +over +his +spectacles +, +and +then +again +resuming +his +walk +, +muttering +indistinct +words +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +and +gesticulating +. +“ +England +is +done +for +, +” +said +he +, +scowling +and +pointing +his +finger +at +someone +unseen +. +“ +Mr +. +Pitt +, +as +a +traitor +to +the +nation +and +to +the +rights +of +man +, +is +sentenced +to +... +” +But +before +Pierre—who +at +that +moment +imagined +himself +to +be +Napoleon +in +person +and +to +have +just +effected +the +dangerous +crossing +of +the +Straits +of +Dover +and +captured +London—could +pronounce +Pitt +’ +s +sentence +, +he +saw +a +well-built +and +handsome +young +officer +entering +his +room +. +Pierre +paused +. +He +had +left +Moscow +when +Borís +was +a +boy +of +fourteen +, +and +had +quite +forgotten +him +, +but +in +his +usual +impulsive +and +hearty +way +he +took +Borís +by +the +hand +with +a +friendly +smile +. +“ +Do +you +remember +me +? +” +asked +Borís +quietly +with +a +pleasant +smile +. +“ +I +have +come +with +my +mother +to +see +the +count +, +but +it +seems +he +is +not +well. +” +“ +Yes +, +it +seems +he +is +ill. +People +are +always +disturbing +him +, +” +answered +Pierre +, +trying +to +remember +who +this +young +man +was +. +Borís +felt +that +Pierre +did +not +recognize +him +but +did +not +consider +it +necessary +to +introduce +himself +, +and +without +experiencing +the +least +embarrassment +looked +Pierre +straight +in +the +face +. +“ +Count +Rostóv +asks +you +to +come +to +dinner +today +, +” +said +he +, +after +a +considerable +pause +which +made +Pierre +feel +uncomfortable +. +“ +Ah +, +Count +Rostóv +! +” +exclaimed +Pierre +joyfully +. +“ +Then +you +are +his +son +, +Ilyá +? +Only +fancy +, +I +didn +’ +t +know +you +at +first +. +Do +you +remember +how +we +went +to +the +Sparrow +Hills +with +Madame +Jacquot +? +... +It +’ +s +such +an +age +... +” +“ +You +are +mistaken +, +” +said +Borís +deliberately +, +with +a +bold +and +slightly +sarcastic +smile +. +“ +I +am +Borís +, +son +of +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +Drubetskáya +. +Rostóv +, +the +father +, +is +Ilyá +, +and +his +son +is +Nicholas +. +I +never +knew +any +Madame +Jacquot. +” +Pierre +shook +his +head +and +arms +as +if +attacked +by +mosquitoes +or +bees +. +“ +Oh +dear +, +what +am +I +thinking +about +? +I +’ +ve +mixed +everything +up +. +One +has +so +many +relatives +in +Moscow +! +So +you +are +Borís +? +Of +course +. +Well +, +now +we +know +where +we +are +. +And +what +do +you +think +of +the +Boulogne +expedition +? +The +English +will +come +off +badly +, +you +know +, +if +Napoleon +gets +across +the +Channel +. +I +think +the +expedition +is +quite +feasible +. +If +only +Villeneuve +doesn +’ +t +make +a +mess +of +things +! +” +Borís +knew +nothing +about +the +Boulogne +expedition +; +he +did +not +read +the +papers +and +it +was +the +first +time +he +had +heard +Villeneuve +’ +s +name +. +“ +We +here +in +Moscow +are +more +occupied +with +dinner +parties +and +scandal +than +with +politics +, +” +said +he +in +his +quiet +ironical +tone +. +“ +I +know +nothing +about +it +and +have +not +thought +about +it +. +Moscow +is +chiefly +busy +with +gossip +, +” +he +continued +. +“ +Just +now +they +are +talking +about +you +and +your +father. +” +Pierre +smiled +in +his +good-natured +way +as +if +afraid +for +his +companion +’ +s +sake +that +the +latter +might +say +something +he +would +afterwards +regret +. +But +Borís +spoke +distinctly +, +clearly +, +and +dryly +, +looking +straight +into +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +Moscow +has +nothing +else +to +do +but +gossip +, +” +Borís +went +on +. +“ +Everybody +is +wondering +to +whom +the +count +will +leave +his +fortune +, +though +he +may +perhaps +outlive +us +all +, +as +I +sincerely +hope +he +will +... +” +“ +Yes +, +it +is +all +very +horrid +, +” +interrupted +Pierre +, +“ +very +horrid. +” +Pierre +was +still +afraid +that +this +officer +might +inadvertently +say +something +disconcerting +to +himself +. +“ +And +it +must +seem +to +you +, +” +said +Borís +flushing +slightly +, +but +not +changing +his +tone +or +attitude +, +“ +it +must +seem +to +you +that +everyone +is +trying +to +get +something +out +of +the +rich +man +? +” +“ +So +it +does +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +But +I +just +wish +to +say +, +to +avoid +misunderstandings +, +that +you +are +quite +mistaken +if +you +reckon +me +or +my +mother +among +such +people +. +We +are +very +poor +, +but +for +my +own +part +at +any +rate +, +for +the +very +reason +that +your +father +is +rich +, +I +don +’ +t +regard +myself +as +a +relation +of +his +, +and +neither +I +nor +my +mother +would +ever +ask +or +take +anything +from +him. +” +For +a +long +time +Pierre +could +not +understand +, +but +when +he +did +, +he +jumped +up +from +the +sofa +, +seized +Borís +under +the +elbow +in +his +quick +, +clumsy +way +, +and +, +blushing +far +more +than +Borís +, +began +to +speak +with +a +feeling +of +mingled +shame +and +vexation +. +“ +Well +, +this +is +strange +! +Do +you +suppose +I +... +who +could +think +? +... +I +know +very +well +... +” +But +Borís +again +interrupted +him +. +“ +I +am +glad +I +have +spoken +out +fully +. +Perhaps +you +did +not +like +it +? +You +must +excuse +me +, +” +said +he +, +putting +Pierre +at +ease +instead +of +being +put +at +ease +by +him +, +“ +but +I +hope +I +have +not +offended +you +. +I +always +make +it +a +rule +to +speak +out +... +Well +, +what +answer +am +I +to +take +? +Will +you +come +to +dinner +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +? +” +And +Borís +, +having +apparently +relieved +himself +of +an +onerous +duty +and +extricated +himself +from +an +awkward +situation +and +placed +another +in +it +, +became +quite +pleasant +again +. +“ +No +, +but +I +say +, +” +said +Pierre +, +calming +down +, +“ +you +are +a +wonderful +fellow +! +What +you +have +just +said +is +good +, +very +good +. +Of +course +you +don +’ +t +know +me +. +We +have +not +met +for +such +a +long +time +... +not +since +we +were +children +. +You +might +think +that +I +... +I +understand +, +quite +understand +. +I +could +not +have +done +it +myself +, +I +should +not +have +had +the +courage +, +but +it +’ +s +splendid +. +I +am +very +glad +to +have +made +your +acquaintance +. +It +’ +s +queer +, +” +he +added +after +a +pause +, +“ +that +you +should +have +suspected +me +! +” +He +began +to +laugh +. +“ +Well +, +what +of +it +! +I +hope +we +’ +ll +get +better +acquainted +, +” +and +he +pressed +Borís +’ +hand +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +I +have +not +once +been +in +to +see +the +count +. +He +has +not +sent +for +me +... +. +I +am +sorry +for +him +as +a +man +, +but +what +can +one +do +? +” +“ +And +so +you +think +Napoleon +will +manage +to +get +an +army +across +? +” +asked +Borís +with +a +smile +. +Pierre +saw +that +Borís +wished +to +change +the +subject +, +and +being +of +the +same +mind +he +began +explaining +the +advantages +and +disadvantages +of +the +Boulogne +expedition +. +A +footman +came +in +to +summon +Borís—the +princess +was +going +. +Pierre +, +in +order +to +make +Borís +’ +better +acquaintance +, +promised +to +come +to +dinner +, +and +warmly +pressing +his +hand +looked +affectionately +over +his +spectacles +into +Borís +’ +eyes +. +After +he +had +gone +Pierre +continued +pacing +up +and +down +the +room +for +a +long +time +, +no +longer +piercing +an +imaginary +foe +with +his +imaginary +sword +, +but +smiling +at +the +remembrance +of +that +pleasant +, +intelligent +, +and +resolute +young +man +. +As +often +happens +in +early +youth +, +especially +to +one +who +leads +a +lonely +life +, +he +felt +an +unaccountable +tenderness +for +this +young +man +and +made +up +his +mind +that +they +would +be +friends +. +Prince +Vasíli +saw +the +princess +off +. +She +held +a +handkerchief +to +her +eyes +and +her +face +was +tearful +. +“ +It +is +dreadful +, +dreadful +! +” +she +was +saying +, +“ +but +cost +me +what +it +may +I +shall +do +my +duty +. +I +will +come +and +spend +the +night +. +He +must +not +be +left +like +this +. +Every +moment +is +precious +. +I +can +’ +t +think +why +his +nieces +put +it +off +. +Perhaps +God +will +help +me +to +find +a +way +to +prepare +him +! +... +Adieu +, +Prince +! +May +God +support +you +... +” +“ +Adieu +, +ma +bonne +, +” +answered +Prince +Vasíli +turning +away +from +her +. +“ +Oh +, +he +is +in +a +dreadful +state +, +” +said +the +mother +to +her +son +when +they +were +in +the +carriage +. +“ +He +hardly +recognizes +anybody. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +, +Mamma—what +is +his +attitude +to +Pierre +? +” +asked +the +son +. +“ +The +will +will +show +that +, +my +dear +; +our +fate +also +depends +on +it. +” +“ +But +why +do +you +expect +that +he +will +leave +us +anything +? +” +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +! +He +is +so +rich +, +and +we +are +so +poor +! +” +“ +Well +, +that +is +hardly +a +sufficient +reason +, +Mamma +... +” +“ +Oh +, +Heaven +! +How +ill +he +is +! +” +exclaimed +the +mother +. +CHAPTER +XVII +After +Anna +Mikháylovna +had +driven +off +with +her +son +to +visit +Count +Cyril +Vladímirovich +Bezúkhov +, +Countess +Rostóva +sat +for +a +long +time +all +alone +applying +her +handkerchief +to +her +eyes +. +At +last +she +rang +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +with +you +, +my +dear +? +” +she +said +crossly +to +the +maid +who +kept +her +waiting +some +minutes +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +wish +to +serve +me +? +Then +I +’ +ll +find +you +another +place. +” +The +countess +was +upset +by +her +friend +’ +s +sorrow +and +humiliating +poverty +, +and +was +therefore +out +of +sorts +, +a +state +of +mind +which +with +her +always +found +expression +in +calling +her +maid +“ +my +dear +” +and +speaking +to +her +with +exaggerated +politeness +. +“ +I +am +very +sorry +, +ma +’ +am +, +” +answered +the +maid +. +“ +Ask +the +count +to +come +to +me. +” +The +count +came +waddling +in +to +see +his +wife +with +a +rather +guilty +look +as +usual +. +“ +Well +, +little +countess +? +What +a +sauté +of +game +au +madère +we +are +to +have +, +my +dear +! +I +tasted +it +. +The +thousand +rubles +I +paid +for +Tarás +were +not +ill-spent +. +He +is +worth +it +! +” +He +sat +down +by +his +wife +, +his +elbows +on +his +knees +and +his +hands +ruffling +his +gray +hair +. +“ +What +are +your +commands +, +little +countess +? +” +“ +You +see +, +my +dear +... +What +’ +s +that +mess +? +” +she +said +, +pointing +to +his +waistcoat +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +sauté +, +most +likely +, +” +she +added +with +a +smile +. +“ +Well +, +you +see +, +Count +, +I +want +some +money. +” +Her +face +became +sad +. +“ +Oh +, +little +countess +! +” +... +and +the +count +began +bustling +to +get +out +his +pocketbook +. +“ +I +want +a +great +deal +, +Count +! +I +want +five +hundred +rubles +, +” +and +taking +out +her +cambric +handkerchief +she +began +wiping +her +husband +’ +s +waistcoat +. +“ +Yes +, +immediately +, +immediately +! +Hey +, +who +’ +s +there +? +” +he +called +out +in +a +tone +only +used +by +persons +who +are +certain +that +those +they +call +will +rush +to +obey +the +summons +. +“ +Send +Dmítri +to +me +! +” +Dmítri +, +a +man +of +good +family +who +had +been +brought +up +in +the +count +’ +s +house +and +now +managed +all +his +affairs +, +stepped +softly +into +the +room +. +“ +This +is +what +I +want +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +said +the +count +to +the +deferential +young +man +who +had +entered +. +“ +Bring +me +... +” +he +reflected +a +moment +, +“ +yes +, +bring +me +seven +hundred +rubles +, +yes +! +But +mind +, +don +’ +t +bring +me +such +tattered +and +dirty +notes +as +last +time +, +but +nice +clean +ones +for +the +countess. +” +“ +Yes +, +Dmítri +, +clean +ones +, +please +, +” +said +the +countess +, +sighing +deeply +. +“ +When +would +you +like +them +, +your +excellency +? +” +asked +Dmítri +. +“ +Allow +me +to +inform +you +... +But +, +don +’ +t +be +uneasy +, +” +he +added +, +noticing +that +the +count +was +beginning +to +breathe +heavily +and +quickly +which +was +always +a +sign +of +approaching +anger +. +“ +I +was +forgetting +... +Do +you +wish +it +brought +at +once +? +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +; +just +so +! +Bring +it +. +Give +it +to +the +countess. +” +“ +What +a +treasure +that +Dmítri +is +, +” +added +the +count +with +a +smile +when +the +young +man +had +departed +. +“ +There +is +never +any +‘ +impossible +’ +with +him +. +That +’ +s +a +thing +I +hate +! +Everything +is +possible. +” +“ +Ah +, +money +, +Count +, +money +! +How +much +sorrow +it +causes +in +the +world +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +But +I +am +in +great +need +of +this +sum. +” +“ +You +, +my +little +countess +, +are +a +notorious +spendthrift +, +” +said +the +count +, +and +having +kissed +his +wife +’ +s +hand +he +went +back +to +his +study +. +When +Anna +Mikháylovna +returned +from +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +the +money +, +all +in +clean +notes +, +was +lying +ready +under +a +handkerchief +on +the +countess +’ +little +table +, +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +noticed +that +something +was +agitating +her +. +“ +Well +, +my +dear +? +” +asked +the +countess +. +“ +Oh +, +what +a +terrible +state +he +is +in +! +One +would +not +know +him +, +he +is +so +ill +! +I +was +only +there +a +few +moments +and +hardly +said +a +word +... +” +“ +Annette +, +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +don +’ +t +refuse +me +, +” +the +countess +began +, +with +a +blush +that +looked +very +strange +on +her +thin +, +dignified +, +elderly +face +, +and +she +took +the +money 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+with +the +rank +of +lieutenant +; +but +as +it +is +I +receive +two +hundred +and +thirty +, +” +said +he +, +looking +at +Shinshín +and +the +count +with +a +joyful +, +pleasant +smile +, +as +if +it +were +obvious +to +him +that +his +success +must +always +be +the +chief +desire +of +everyone +else +. +“ +Besides +that +, +Peter +Nikoláevich +, +by +exchanging +into +the +Guards +I +shall +be +in +a +more +prominent +position +, +” +continued +Berg +, +“ +and +vacancies +occur +much +more +frequently +in +the +Foot +Guards +. +Then +just +think +what +can +be +done +with +two +hundred +and +thirty +rubles +! +I +even +manage +to +put +a +little +aside +and +to +send +something +to +my +father +, +” +he +went +on +, +emitting +a +smoke +ring +. +“ +La +balance +y +est +... +* +A +German +knows +how +to +skin +a +flint +, +as +the +proverb +says +, +” +remarked +Shinshín +, +moving +his +pipe +to +the +other +side +of +his +mouth +and +winking +at +the +count +. +* +So +that 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+moving +about +, +chairs +scraped +, +the +band +struck +up +in +the +gallery +, +and +the +guests +settled +down +in +their +places +. +Then +the +strains +of +the +count +’ +s +household +band +were +replaced +by +the +clatter +of +knives +and +forks +, +the +voices +of +visitors +, +and +the +soft +steps +of +the +footmen +. +At +one +end +of +the +table +sat +the +countess +with +Márya +Dmítrievna +on +her +right +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +on +her +left +, +the +other +lady +visitors +were +farther +down +. +At +the +other +end +sat +the +count +, +with +the +hussar +colonel +on +his +left +and +Shinshín +and +the +other +male +visitors +on +his +right +. +Midway +down +the +long +table +on +one +side +sat +the +grown-up +young +people +: +Véra +beside +Berg +, +and +Pierre +beside +Borís +; +and +on +the +other +side +, +the +children +, +tutors +, +and +governesses +. +From +behind +the +crystal +decanters +and +fruit +vases +, +the +count +kept +glancing +at +his +wife +and +her +tall +cap +with +its +light-blue +ribbons +, +and +busily +filled +his +neighbors +’ +glasses +, +not +neglecting +his +own +. +The +countess +in +turn +, +without +omitting +her +duties +as +hostess +, +threw +significant +glances +from +behind +the +pineapples +at +her +husband +whose +face +and +bald +head +seemed +by +their +redness +to +contrast +more +than +usual +with +his +gray +hair +. +At +the +ladies +’ +end +an +even +chatter +of +voices +was +heard +all +the +time +, +at +the +men +’ +s +end +the +voices +sounded +louder +and +louder +, +especially +that +of +the +colonel +of +hussars +who +, +growing +more +and +more +flushed +, +ate +and +drank +so +much +that +the +count +held +him +up +as +a +pattern +to +the +other +guests +. +Berg +with +tender +smiles +was +saying +to +Véra +that +love +is +not +an +earthly +but +a +heavenly +feeling +. +Borís +was +telling +his +new +friend +Pierre +who +the +guests +were +and +exchanging +glances +with +Natásha +, +who +was +sitting +opposite +. +Pierre +spoke +little +but +examined +the +new +faces +, +and +ate +a +great +deal +. +Of +the +two +soups +he +chose +turtle +with +savory +patties +and +went +on +to +the +game +without +omitting +a +single +dish +or +one +of +the +wines +. +These +latter +the +butler +thrust +mysteriously +forward +, +wrapped +in +a +napkin +, +from +behind +the +next +man +’ +s +shoulders +and +whispered +: +“ +Dry +Madeira +” +... +“ +Hungarian +” +... +or +“ +Rhine +wine +” +as +the +case +might +be +. +Of +the +four +crystal +glasses +engraved +with +the +count +’ +s +monogram +that +stood +before +his +plate +, +Pierre +held +out +one +at +random +and +drank +with +enjoyment +, +gazing +with +ever-increasing +amiability +at +the +other +guests +. +Natásha +, +who +sat +opposite +, +was +looking +at +Borís +as +girls +of +thirteen +look +at +the +boy +they +are +in +love +with +and +have +just +kissed +for +the +first +time +. +Sometimes +that +same +look +fell +on +Pierre +, +and +that +funny +lively +little +girl +’ +s +look +made +him +inclined +to +laugh +without +knowing +why +. +Nicholas +sat +at +some +distance +from +Sónya +, +beside +Julie +Karágina +, +to +whom +he +was +again +talking +with +the +same +involuntary +smile +. +Sónya +wore +a +company +smile +but +was +evidently +tormented +by +jealousy +; +now +she +turned +pale +, +now +blushed +and +strained +every +nerve +to +overhear +what +Nicholas +and +Julie +were +saying +to +one +another +. +The +governess +kept +looking +round +uneasily +as +if +preparing +to +resent +any +slight +that +might +be +put +upon +the +children +. +The +German +tutor +was +trying +to +remember +all +the +dishes +, +wines +, +and +kinds +of +dessert +, +in +order +to +send +a +full +description +of +the +dinner +to +his +people +in +Germany +; +and +he +felt +greatly +offended +when +the +butler +with +a +bottle +wrapped +in +a +napkin +passed +him +by +. +He +frowned +, +trying +to +appear +as +if +he +did +not +want +any +of +that +wine +, +but +was +mortified +because +no +one +would +understand +that +it +was +not +to +quench +his +thirst +or +from +greediness +that +he +wanted +it +, +but +simply +from +a +conscientious +desire +for +knowledge +. +CHAPTER +XIX +At +the +men +’ +s +end +of +the +table +the +talk +grew +more +and +more +animated +. +The +colonel +told +them +that +the +declaration +of +war +had +already +appeared +in +Petersburg +and +that +a +copy +, +which +he +had +himself +seen +, +had +that +day +been +forwarded +by +courier +to +the +commander +in +chief +. +“ +And +why +the +deuce +are +we +going +to +fight +Bonaparte +? +” +remarked +Shinshín +. +“ +He +has +stopped +Austria +’ +s +cackle +and +I +fear +it +will +be +our +turn +next. +” +The +colonel +was +a +stout +, +tall +, +plethoric +German +, +evidently +devoted +to +the +service +and +patriotically +Russian +. +He +resented +Shinshín +’ +s +remark +. +“ +It +is +for +the +reasson +, +my +goot +sir +, +” +said +he +, +speaking +with +a +German +accent +, +“ +for +the +reasson +zat +ze +Emperor +knows +zat +. +He +declares +in +ze +manifessto +zat +he +can +not +fiew +wiz +indifference +ze +danger +vreatening +Russia +and +zat +ze +safety +and +dignity +of +ze +Empire +as +vell +as +ze +sanctity +of +its +alliances +... +” +he +spoke +this +last +word +with +particular +emphasis +as +if +in +it +lay +the +gist +of +the +matter +. +Then +with +the +unerring +official +memory +that +characterized +him +he +repeated +from +the +opening +words +of +the +manifesto +: +... +and +the +wish +, +which +constitutes +the +Emperor +’ +s +sole +and +absolute +aim—to +establish +peace +in +Europe +on +firm +foundations—has +now +decided +him +to +despatch +part +of +the +army +abroad +and +to +create +a +new +condition +for +the +attainment +of +that +purpose +. +“ +Zat +, +my +dear +sir +, +is +vy +... +” +he +concluded +, +drinking +a +tumbler +of +wine +with +dignity +and +looking +to +the +count +for +approval +. +“ +Connaissez-vous +le +Proverbe +: +* +‘ +Jerome +, +Jerome +, +do +not +roam +, +but +turn +spindles +at +home +! +’ +? +” +said +Shinshín +, +puckering +his +brows +and +smiling +. +“ +Cela +nous +convient +à +merveille +. +* +( +2 +) +Suvórov +now—he +knew +what +he +was +about +; +yet +they +beat +him +à +plate +couture +, +* +( +3 +) +and +where +are +we +to +find +Suvórovs +now +? +Je +vous +demande +un +peu +, +” +* +( +4 +) +said +he +, +continually +changing +from +French +to +Russian +. +*Do +you +know +the +proverb +? +* +( +2 +) +That +suits +us +down +to +the +ground +. +* +( +3 +) +Hollow +. +* +( +4 +) +I +just +ask +you +that +. +“ +Ve +must +vight +to +the +last +tr-r-op +of +our +plood +! +” +said +the +colonel +, +thumping +the +table +; +“ +and +ve +must +tie +for +our +Emperor +, +and +zen +all +vill +pe +vell +. +And +ve +must +discuss +it +as +little +as +po-o-ossible +” +... +he +dwelt +particularly +on +the +word +possible +... +“ +as +po-o-ossible +, +” +he +ended +, +again +turning +to +the +count +. +“ +Zat +is +how +ve +old +hussars +look +at +it +, +and +zere +’ +s +an +end +of +it +! +And +how +do +you +, +a +young +man +and +a +young +hussar +, +how +do +you +judge +of +it +? +” +he +added +, +addressing +Nicholas +, +who +when +he +heard +that +the +war +was +being +discussed +had +turned +from +his +partner +with +eyes +and +ears +intent +on +the +colonel +. +“ +I +am +quite +of +your +opinion +, +” +replied +Nicholas +, +flaming +up +, +turning +his +plate +round +and +moving +his +wineglasses +about +with +as +much +decision +and +desperation +as +though +he +were +at +that +moment +facing +some +great +danger +. +“ +I +am +convinced +that +we +Russians +must +die +or +conquer +, +” +he +concluded +, +conscious—as +were +others—after +the +words +were +uttered +that +his +remarks +were +too +enthusiastic +and +emphatic +for +the +occasion +and +were +therefore +awkward +. +“ +What +you +said +just +now +was +splendid +! +” +said +his +partner +Julie +. +Sónya +trembled +all +over +and +blushed +to +her +ears +and +behind +them +and +down +to +her +neck +and +shoulders +while +Nicholas +was +speaking +. +Pierre +listened +to +the +colonel +’ +s +speech +and +nodded +approvingly +. +“ +That +’ +s +fine +, +” +said +he +. +“ +The +young +man +’ +s +a +real +hussar +! +” +shouted +the +colonel +, +again +thumping +the +table +. +“ +What +are +you +making +such +a +noise +about +over +there +? +” +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +deep +voice +suddenly +inquired +from +the +other +end +of +the +table +. +“ +What +are +you +thumping +the +table +for +? +” +she +demanded +of +the +hussar +, +“ +and +why +are +you +exciting +yourself +? +Do +you +think +the +French +are +here +? +” +“ +I +am +speaking +ze +truce +, +” +replied +the +hussar +with +a +smile +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +about +the +war +, +” +the +count +shouted +down +the +table +. +“ +You +know +my +son +’ +s +going +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +? +My +son +is +going. +” +“ +I +have +four +sons +in +the +army +but +still +I +don +’ +t +fret +. +It +is +all +in +God +’ +s +hands +. +You +may +die +in +your +bed +or +God +may +spare +you +in +a +battle +, +” +replied +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +deep +voice +, +which +easily +carried +the +whole +length +of +the +table +. +“ +That +’ +s +true +! +” +Once +more +the +conversations +concentrated +, +the +ladies +’ +at +the +one +end +and +the +men +’ +s +at +the +other +. +“ +You +won +’ +t +ask +, +” +Natásha +’ +s +little +brother +was +saying +; +“ +I +know +you +won +’ +t +ask +! +” +“ +I +will +, +” +replied +Natásha +. +Her +face +suddenly +flushed +with +reckless +and +joyous +resolution +. +She +half +rose +, +by +a +glance +inviting +Pierre +, +who +sat +opposite +, +to +listen +to +what +was +coming +, +and +turning +to +her +mother +: +“ +Mamma +! +” +rang +out +the +clear +contralto +notes +of +her +childish +voice +, +audible +the +whole +length +of +the +table +. +“ +What +is +it +? +” +asked +the +countess +, +startled +; +but +seeing +by +her +daughter +’ +s +face +that +it +was +only +mischief +, +she +shook +a +finger +at +her +sternly +with +a +threatening +and +forbidding +movement +of +her +head +. +The +conversation +was +hushed +. +“ +Mamma +! +What +sweets +are +we +going +to +have +? +” +and +Natásha +’ +s +voice +sounded +still +more +firm +and +resolute +. +The +countess +tried +to +frown +, +but +could +not +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +shook +her +fat +finger +. +“ +Cossack +! +” +she +said +threateningly +. +Most +of +the +guests +, +uncertain +how +to +regard +this +sally +, +looked +at +the +elders +. +“ +You +had +better +take +care +! +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Mamma +! +What +sweets +are +we +going +to +have +? +” +Natásha +again +cried +boldly +, +with +saucy +gaiety +, +confident +that +her +prank +would +be +taken +in +good +part +. +Sónya +and +fat +little +Pétya +doubled +up +with +laughter +. +“ +You +see +! +I +have +asked +, +” +whispered +Natásha +to +her +little +brother +and +to +Pierre +, +glancing +at +him +again +. +“ +Ice +pudding +, +but +you +won +’ +t +get +any +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +Natásha +saw +there +was +nothing +to +be +afraid +of +and +so +she +braved +even +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +Márya +Dmítrievna +! +What +kind +of +ice +pudding +? +I +don +’ +t +like +ice +cream. +” +“ +Carrot +ices. +” +“ +No +! +What +kind +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +? +What +kind +? +” +she +almost +screamed +; +“ +I +want +to +know +! +” +Márya +Dmítrievna +and +the +countess +burst +out +laughing +, +and +all +the +guests +joined +in +. +Everyone +laughed +, +not +at +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +answer +but +at +the +incredible +boldness +and +smartness +of +this +little +girl +who +had +dared +to +treat +Márya +Dmítrievna +in +this +fashion +. +Natásha +only +desisted +when +she +had +been +told +that +there +would +be +pineapple +ice +. +Before +the +ices +, +champagne +was +served +round +. +The +band +again +struck +up +, +the +count +and +countess +kissed +, +and +the +guests +, +leaving +their +seats +, +went +up +to +“ +congratulate +” +the +countess +, +and +reached +across +the +table +to +clink +glasses +with +the +count +, +with +the +children +, +and +with +one +another +. +Again +the +footmen +rushed +about +, +chairs +scraped +, +and +in +the +same +order +in +which +they +had +entered +but +with +redder +faces +, +the +guests +returned +to +the +drawing +room +and +to +the +count +’ +s +study +. +CHAPTER +XX +The +card +tables +were +drawn +out +, +sets +made +up +for +boston +, +and +the +count +’ +s +visitors +settled +themselves +, +some +in +the +two +drawing +rooms +, +some +in +the +sitting +room +, +some +in +the +library +. +The +count +, +holding +his +cards +fanwise +, +kept +himself +with +difficulty +from +dropping +into +his +usual +after-dinner +nap +, +and +laughed +at +everything +. +The +young +people +, +at +the +countess +’ +instigation +, +gathered +round 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+. +The +chest +in +the +passage +was +the +place +of +mourning +for +the +younger +female +generation +in +the +Rostóv +household +. +And +there +in +fact +was +Sónya +lying +face +downward +on +Nurse +’ +s +dirty +feather +bed +on +the +top +of +the +chest +, +crumpling +her +gauzy +pink +dress +under +her +, +hiding +her +face +with +her +slender +fingers +, +and +sobbing +so +convulsively +that +her +bare +little +shoulders +shook +. +Natásha +’ +s +face +, +which +had +been +so +radiantly +happy +all +that +saint +’ +s +day +, +suddenly +changed +: +her +eyes +became +fixed +, +and +then +a +shiver +passed +down +her +broad +neck +and +the +corners +of +her +mouth +drooped +. +“ +Sónya +! +What +is +it +? +What +is +the +matter +? +... +Oo +... +Oo +... +Oo +... +! +” +And +Natásha +’ +s +large +mouth +widened +, +making +her +look +quite +ugly +, +and +she +began +to +wail +like +a +baby +without +knowing +why +, +except +that +Sónya +was +crying +. +Sónya +tried +to +lift +her +head +to +answer +but +could +not +, +and +hid +her +face +still +deeper +in +the +bed +. +Natásha +wept +, +sitting +on +the +blue-striped +feather +bed +and +hugging +her +friend +. +With +an +effort +Sónya +sat +up +and +began +wiping +her +eyes +and +explaining +. +“ +Nicholas +is +going +away +in +a +week +’ +s +time +, +his +... +papers +... +have +come +... +he +told +me +himself +... +but +still +I +should +not +cry +, +” +and +she +showed +a +paper +she +held +in +her +hand—with +the +verses +Nicholas +had +written +, +“ +still +, +I +should +not +cry +, +but +you +can +’ +t +... +no +one +can +understand +... +what +a +soul +he +has +! +” +And +she +began +to +cry +again +because +he +had +such +a +noble +soul +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +very +well +for +you +... +I +am +not +envious +... +I +love +you +and +Borís +also +, +” +she +went +on +, +gaining +a +little +strength +; +“ +he +is +nice +... +there +are +no +difficulties +in +your +way +... +. +But +Nicholas +is +my +cousin +... +one +would +have +to +... +the +Metropolitan +himself +... +and +even +then +it +can +’ +t +be +done +. +And +besides +, +if +she +tells +Mamma +” +( +Sónya +looked +upon +the +countess +as +her +mother +and +called +her +so +) +“ +that +I +am +spoiling +Nicholas +’ +career +and +am +heartless +and +ungrateful +, +while +truly +... +God +is +my +witness +, +” +and +she +made +the +sign +of +the +cross +, +“ +I +love +her +so +much +, +and +all +of +you +, +only +Véra +... +And +what +for +? +What +have +I +done +to +her +? +I +am +so +grateful +to +you +that +I +would +willingly +sacrifice +everything +, +only +I +have +nothing +... +. +” +Sónya +could +not +continue +, +and +again +hid +her +face +in +her +hands +and +in +the +feather +bed +. +Natásha +began +consoling +her +, +but +her +face +showed +that +she +understood +all +the +gravity +of +her +friend +’ +s +trouble +. +“ +Sónya +, +” +she +suddenly +exclaimed +, +as +if +she +had +guessed +the +true +reason +of +her +friend +’ +s +sorrow +, +“ +I +’ +m +sure +Véra +has +said +something +to +you +since +dinner +? +Hasn +’ +t +she +? +” +“ +Yes +, +these +verses +Nicholas +wrote +himself +and +I +copied +some +others +, +and +she +found +them +on +my +table +and +said +she +’ +d +show +them +to +Mamma +, +and +that +I +was +ungrateful +, +and +that +Mamma +would +never +allow +him +to +marry +me +, +but +that +he +’ +ll +marry +Julie +. +You +see +how +he +’ +s +been +with +her +all +day +... +Natásha +, +what +have +I +done +to +deserve +it +? +... +” +And +again +she +began +to +sob +, +more +bitterly +than +before +. +Natásha +lifted +her +up +, +hugged +her +, +and +, +smiling +through +her +tears +, +began +comforting +her +. +“ +Sónya +, +don +’ +t +believe +her +, +darling +! +Don +’ +t +believe +her +! +Do +you +remember +how +we +and +Nicholas +, +all +three +of +us +, +talked +in +the +sitting +room +after +supper +? +Why +, +we +settled +how +everything +was +to +be +. +I +don +’ +t +quite +remember +how +, +but +don +’ +t +you +remember +that +it +could +all +be +arranged +and +how +nice +it +all +was +? +There +’ +s +Uncle +Shinshín +’ +s +brother +has +married +his +first +cousin +. +And +we +are +only +second +cousins +, +you +know +. +And +Borís +says +it +is +quite +possible +. +You +know +I +have +told +him +all +about +it +. +And +he +is +so +clever +and +so +good +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +cry +, +Sónya +, +dear +love +, +darling +Sónya +! +” +and +she +kissed +her +and +laughed +. +“ +Véra +’ +s +spiteful +; +never +mind +her +! +And +all +will +come +right +and +she +won +’ +t +say +anything +to +Mamma +. +Nicholas +will +tell +her +himself +, +and +he +doesn +’ +t +care +at +all +for +Julie. +” +Natásha +kissed +her +on +the +hair +. +Sónya +sat +up +. +The +little +kitten +brightened +, +its +eyes +shone +, +and +it +seemed +ready +to +lift +its +tail +, +jump +down +on +its +soft +paws +, +and +begin +playing +with +the +ball +of +worsted +as +a +kitten +should +. +“ +Do +you +think +so +? +... +Really +? +Truly +? +” +she +said +, +quickly +smoothing +her +frock +and +hair +. +“ +Really +, +truly +! +” +answered +Natásha +, +pushing +in +a +crisp +lock +that +had +strayed +from +under +her +friend +’ +s +plaits +. +Both +laughed +. +“ +Well +, +let +’ +s +go +and +sing +‘ +The +Brook. +’ +” +“ +Come +along +! +” +“ +Do +you +know +, +that +fat +Pierre +who +sat +opposite +me +is +so +funny +! +” +said +Natásha +, +stopping +suddenly +. +“ +I +feel +so +happy +! +” +And +she +set +off +at +a +run +along +the +passage +. +Sónya +, +shaking +off +some +down +which +clung +to +her +and +tucking +away +the +verses +in +the +bosom +of +her +dress +close +to +her +bony +little +chest +, +ran +after +Natásha +down +the +passage +into +the +sitting +room +with +flushed +face +and +light +, +joyous +steps +. +At +the +visitors +’ +request +the +young +people +sang +the +quartette +, +“ +The +Brook +, +” +with +which +everyone +was +delighted +. +Then +Nicholas +sang +a +song +he +had +just +learned +: +At +nighttime +in +the +moon +’ +s +fair +glow +How +sweet +, +as +fancies +wander +free +, +To +feel +that +in +this +world +there +’ +s +one +Who +still +is +thinking +but +of +thee +! +That +while +her +fingers +touch +the +harp +Wafting +sweet +music +o +’ +er +the +lea +, +It +is +for +thee +thus +swells +her +heart +, +Sighing +its +message +out +to +thee +... +A +day +or +two +, +then +bliss +unspoilt +, +But +oh +! +till +then +I +can +not +live +! +... +He +had +not +finished +the +last +verse +before +the +young +people +began +to +get +ready +to +dance +in +the +large +hall +, +and +the +sound +of +the +feet +and +the +coughing +of +the +musicians +were +heard +from +the +gallery +. +Pierre +was +sitting +in +the +drawing +room +where +Shinshín +had +engaged +him +, +as +a +man +recently +returned +from +abroad +, +in +a +political +conversation +in +which +several +others +joined +but +which +bored +Pierre +. +When +the +music +began +Natásha +came +in +and +walking +straight +up +to +Pierre +said +, +laughing +and +blushing +: +“ +Mamma +told +me +to +ask +you +to +join +the +dancers. +” +“ +I +am +afraid +of +mixing +the +figures +, +” +Pierre +replied +; +“ +but +if +you +will +be +my +teacher +... +” +And +lowering +his +big +arm +he +offered +it +to +the +slender +little +girl +. +While +the +couples +were +arranging +themselves +and +the +musicians +tuning +up +, +Pierre +sat +down +with +his +little +partner +. +Natásha +was +perfectly +happy +; +she +was +dancing +with +a +grown-up +man +, +who +had +been +abroad +. +She +was +sitting +in +a +conspicuous +place +and +talking +to +him +like +a +grown-up +lady +. +She +had +a +fan +in +her +hand +that +one +of +the +ladies +had +given +her +to +hold +. +Assuming +quite +the +pose +of +a +society +woman +( +heaven +knows +when +and +where +she +had +learned +it +) +she +talked +with +her +partner +, +fanning +herself +and +smiling +over +the +fan +. +“ +Dear +, +dear +! +Just +look +at +her +! +” +exclaimed +the +countess +as +she +crossed +the +ballroom +, +pointing +to +Natásha +. +Natásha +blushed +and +laughed +. +“ +Well +, +really +, +Mamma +! +Why +should +you +? +What +is +there +to +be +surprised +at +? +” +In +the +midst +of +the +third +écossaise +there +was +a +clatter +of +chairs +being +pushed +back +in +the +sitting +room +where +the +count +and +Márya +Dmítrievna +had +been +playing +cards +with +the +majority +of +the +more +distinguished +and +older +visitors +. +They +now +, +stretching +themselves +after +sitting +so +long +, +and +replacing +their +purses +and +pocketbooks +, +entered +the +ballroom +. +First +came +Márya +Dmítrievna +and +the +count +, +both +with +merry +countenances +. +The +count +, +with +playful +ceremony +somewhat +in +ballet +style +, +offered +his +bent +arm +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +He +drew +himself +up +, +a +smile +of +debonair +gallantry +lit +up +his +face +and +as +soon +as +the +last +figure +of +the +écossaise +was +ended +, +he +clapped +his +hands +to +the +musicians +and +shouted +up +to +their +gallery +, +addressing +the +first +violin +: +“ +Semën +! +Do +you +know +the +Daniel +Cooper +? +” +This +was +the +count +’ +s +favorite +dance +, +which +he +had +danced +in +his +youth +. +( +Strictly +speaking +, +Daniel +Cooper +was +one +figure +of +the +anglaise +. +) +“ +Look +at +Papa +! +” +shouted +Natásha +to +the +whole +company +, +and +quite +forgetting +that +she +was +dancing +with +a +grown-up +partner +she +bent +her +curly +head +to +her +knees +and +made +the +whole +room +ring +with +her +laughter +. +And +indeed +everybody +in +the +room +looked +with +a +smile +of +pleasure +at +the +jovial +old +gentleman +, +who +standing +beside +his +tall +and +stout +partner +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +curved +his +arms +, +beat +time +, +straightened +his +shoulders +, +turned +out +his +toes +, +tapped +gently +with +his +foot +, +and +, +by +a +smile +that +broadened +his +round +face +more +and +more +, +prepared +the +onlookers +for +what +was +to +follow +. +As +soon +as +the +provocatively +gay +strains +of +Daniel +Cooper +( +somewhat +resembling +those +of +a +merry +peasant +dance +) +began +to +sound +, +all +the +doorways +of +the +ballroom +were +suddenly +filled +by +the +domestic +serfs—the +men +on +one +side +and +the +women +on +the +other—who +with +beaming +faces +had +come +to +see +their +master +making +merry +. +“ +Just +look +at +the +master +! +A +regular +eagle +he +is +! +” +loudly +remarked +the +nurse +, +as +she +stood +in +one +of +the +doorways +. +The +count +danced +well +and +knew +it +. +But +his +partner +could +not +and +did +not +want +to +dance +well +. +Her +enormous +figure +stood +erect +, +her +powerful +arms +hanging +down +( +she +had +handed +her +reticule +to +the +countess +) +, +and +only +her +stern +but +handsome +face +really +joined +in +the +dance +. +What +was +expressed +by +the +whole +of +the +count +’ +s +plump +figure +, +in +Márya +Dmítrievna +found +expression +only +in +her +more +and +more +beaming +face +and +quivering +nose +. +But +if +the +count +, +getting +more +and +more +into +the +swing +of +it +, +charmed +the +spectators +by +the +unexpectedness +of +his +adroit +maneuvers +and +the +agility +with +which +he +capered +about +on +his +light +feet +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +produced +no +less +impression +by +slight +exertions—the +least +effort +to +move +her +shoulders +or +bend +her +arms +when +turning +, +or +stamp +her +foot—which +everyone +appreciated +in +view +of +her +size +and +habitual +severity +. +The +dance +grew +livelier +and +livelier +. +The +other +couples +could +not +attract +a +moment +’ +s +attention +to +their +own +evolutions +and +did +not +even +try +to +do +so +. +All +were +watching +the +count +and +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +Natásha +kept +pulling +everyone +by +sleeve +or +dress +, +urging +them +to +“ +look +at +Papa +! +” +though +as +it +was +they +never +took +their +eyes +off +the +couple +. +In +the +intervals +of +the +dance +the +count +, +breathing +deeply +, +waved +and +shouted +to +the +musicians +to +play +faster +. +Faster +, +faster +, +and +faster +; +lightly +, +more +lightly +, +and +yet +more +lightly +whirled +the +count +, +flying +round +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +now +on +his +toes +, +now +on +his +heels +; +until +, +turning +his +partner +round +to +her +seat +, +he +executed +the +final +pas +, +raising +his +soft +foot +backwards +, +bowing +his +perspiring +head +, +smiling +and +making +a +wide +sweep +with +his +arm +, +amid +a +thunder +of +applause +and +laughter +led +by +Natásha +. +Both +partners +stood +still +, +breathing +heavily +and +wiping +their +faces +with +their +cambric +handkerchiefs +. +“ +That +’ +s +how +we +used +to +dance +in +our +time +, +ma +chère +, +” +said +the +count +. +“ +That +was +a +Daniel +Cooper +! +” +exclaimed +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +tucking +up +her +sleeves +and +puffing +heavily +. +CHAPTER +XXI +While +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +ballroom +the +sixth +anglaise +was +being +danced +, +to +a +tune +in +which +the +weary +musicians +blundered +, +and +while +tired +footmen +and +cooks +were +getting +the +supper +, +Count +Bezúkhov +had +a +sixth +stroke +. +The +doctors +pronounced +recovery +impossible +. +After +a +mute +confession +, +communion +was +administered +to +the +dying +man +, +preparations +made +for +the +sacrament +of +unction +, +and +in +his +house +there +was +the +bustle +and +thrill +of +suspense +usual +at +such +moments +. +Outside +the +house +, +beyond +the +gates +, +a +group +of +undertakers +, +who +hid +whenever +a +carriage +drove +up +, +waited +in +expectation +of +an +important +order +for +an +expensive +funeral +. +The +Military +Governor +of +Moscow +, +who +had +been +assiduous +in +sending +aides-de-camp +to +inquire +after +the +count +’ +s +health +, +came +himself +that +evening +to +bid +a +last +farewell +to +the +celebrated +grandee +of +Catherine +’ +s +court +, +Count +Bezúkhov +. +The +magnificent +reception +room +was +crowded +. +Everyone +stood +up +respectfully +when +the +Military +Governor +, +having +stayed +about +half +an +hour +alone +with +the +dying +man +, +passed +out +, +slightly +acknowledging +their +bows +and +trying +to +escape +as +quickly +as +possible +from +the +glances +fixed +on +him +by +the +doctors +, +clergy +, +and +relatives +of +the +family +. +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +had +grown +thinner +and +paler +during +the +last +few +days +, +escorted +him +to +the +door +, +repeating +something +to +him +several +times +in +low +tones +. +When +the +Military +Governor +had +gone +, +Prince +Vasíli +sat +down +all +alone +on +a +chair +in +the +ballroom +, +crossing +one +leg +high +over +the +other +, +leaning +his +elbow +on +his +knee +and +covering +his +face +with +his +hand +. +After +sitting +so +for +a +while +he +rose +, +and +, +looking +about +him +with +frightened +eyes +, +went +with +unusually +hurried +steps +down +the +long +corridor +leading +to +the +back +of +the +house +, +to +the +room +of +the +eldest +princess +. +Those +who +were +in +the +dimly +lit +reception +room +spoke +in +nervous +whispers +, +and +, +whenever +anyone +went +into +or +came +from +the +dying +man +’ +s +room +, +grew +silent +and +gazed +with +eyes +full +of +curiosity +or +expectancy +at +his +door +, +which +creaked +slightly +when +opened +. +“ +The +limits +of +human +life +... +are +fixed +and +may +not +be +o +’ +erpassed +, +” +said +an +old +priest +to +a +lady +who +had +taken +a +seat +beside +him +and +was +listening +naïvely +to +his +words +. +“ +I +wonder +, +is +it +not +too +late +to +administer +unction +? +” +asked +the +lady +, +adding +the +priest +’ +s +clerical +title +, +as +if +she +had +no +opinion +of +her +own +on +the +subject +. +“ +Ah +, +madam +, +it +is +a +great +sacrament +, +” +replied +the +priest +, +passing +his +hand +over +the +thin +grizzled +strands +of +hair +combed +back +across +his +bald +head +. +“ +Who +was +that +? +The +Military +Governor +himself +? +” +was +being +asked +at +the +other +side +of +the +room +. +“ +How +young-looking +he +is +! +” +“ +Yes +, +and +he +is +over +sixty +. +I +hear +the +count +no +longer +recognizes +anyone +. +They +wished +to +administer +the +sacrament +of +unction. +” +“ +I +knew +someone +who +received +that +sacrament +seven +times. +” +The +second +princess +had +just +come +from +the +sickroom +with +her +eyes +red +from +weeping +and +sat +down +beside +Dr. +Lorrain +, +who +was +sitting +in +a +graceful +pose +under +a +portrait +of +Catherine +, +leaning +his +elbow +on +a +table +. +“ +Beautiful +, +” +said +the +doctor +in +answer +to +a +remark +about +the +weather +. +“ +The +weather +is +beautiful +, +Princess +; +and +besides +, +in +Moscow +one +feels +as +if +one +were +in +the +country. +” +“ +Yes +, +indeed +, +” +replied +the +princess +with +a +sigh +. +“ +So +he +may +have +something +to +drink +? +” +Lorrain +considered +. +“ +Has +he +taken +his +medicine +? +” +“ +Yes. +” +The +doctor +glanced +at +his +watch +. +“ +Take +a +glass +of +boiled +water +and +put +a +pinch +of +cream +of +tartar +, +” +and +he +indicated +with +his +delicate +fingers +what +he +meant +by +a +pinch +. +“ +Dere +has +neffer +been +a +gase +, +” +a +German +doctor +was +saying +to +an +aide-de-camp +, +“ +dat +one +liffs +after +de +sird +stroke. +” +“ +And +what +a +well-preserved +man +he +was +! +” +remarked +the +aide-de-camp +. +“ +And +who +will +inherit +his +wealth +? +” +he +added +in +a +whisper +. +“ +It +von +’ +t +go +begging +, +” +replied +the +German +with +a +smile +. +Everyone +again +looked +toward +the +door +, +which +creaked +as +the +second +princess +went +in +with +the +drink +she +had +prepared +according +to +Lorrain +’ +s +instructions +. +The +German +doctor +went +up +to +Lorrain +. +“ +Do +you +think +he +can +last +till +morning +? +” +asked +the +German +, +addressing +Lorrain +in +French +which +he +pronounced +badly +. +Lorrain +, +pursing +up +his +lips +, +waved +a +severely +negative +finger +before +his +nose +. +“ +Tonight +, +not +later +, +” +said +he +in +a +low +voice +, +and +he +moved +away +with +a +decorous +smile +of +self-satisfaction +at +being +able +clearly +to +understand +and +state +the +patient +’ +s +condition +. +Meanwhile +Prince +Vasíli +had +opened +the +door +into +the +princess +’ +room +. +In +this +room +it +was +almost +dark +; +only +two +tiny +lamps +were +burning +before +the +icons +and +there +was +a +pleasant +scent +of +flowers +and +burnt +pastilles +. +The +room +was +crowded +with +small +pieces +of +furniture +, +whatnots +, +cupboards +, +and +little +tables +. +The +quilt +of +a +high +, +white +feather +bed +was +just +visible +behind +a +screen +. +A +small +dog +began +to +bark +. +“ +Ah +, +is +it +you +, +cousin +? +” +She +rose +and +smoothed +her +hair +, +which +was +as +usual +so +extremely +smooth +that +it +seemed +to +be +made +of +one +piece +with +her +head +and +covered +with +varnish +. +“ +Has +anything +happened +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +I +am +so +terrified. +” +“ +No +, +there +is +no +change +. +I +only +came +to +have +a +talk +about +business +, +Catiche +, +” +* +muttered +the +prince +, +seating +himself +wearily +on +the +chair +she +had +just +vacated +. +“ +You +have +made +the +place +warm +, +I +must +say +, +” +he +remarked +. +“ +Well +, +sit +down +: +let +’ +s +have +a +talk. +” +*Catherine +. +“ +I +thought +perhaps +something +had +happened +, +” +she +said +with +her +unchanging +stonily +severe +expression +; +and +, +sitting +down +opposite +the +prince +, +she +prepared +to +listen +. +“ +I +wished +to +get +a +nap +, +mon +cousin +, +but +I +can +’ +t. +” +“ +Well +, +my +dear +? +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +, +taking +her +hand +and +bending +it +downwards +as +was +his +habit +. +It +was +plain +that +this +“ +well +? +” +referred +to +much +that +they +both +understood +without +naming +. +The +princess +, +who +had +a +straight +, +rigid +body +, +abnormally +long +for +her +legs +, +looked +directly +at +Prince +Vasíli +with +no +sign +of +emotion +in +her +prominent +gray +eyes +. +Then +she +shook +her +head +and +glanced +up +at +the +icons +with +a +sigh +. +This +might +have +been +taken +as +an +expression +of +sorrow +and +devotion +, +or +of +weariness +and +hope +of +resting +before +long +. +Prince +Vasíli +understood +it +as +an +expression +of +weariness +. +“ +And +I +? +” +he +said +; +“ +do +you +think +it +is +easier +for +me +? +I +am +as +worn +out +as +a +post +horse +, +but +still +I +must +have +a +talk +with +you +, +Catiche +, +a +very +serious +talk. +” +Prince +Vasíli +said +no +more +and +his +cheeks +began +to +twitch +nervously +, +now +on +one +side +, +now +on +the +other +, +giving +his +face +an +unpleasant +expression +which +was +never +to +be +seen +on +it +in +a +drawing +room +. +His +eyes +too +seemed +strange +; +at +one +moment +they +looked +impudently +sly +and +at +the +next +glanced +round +in +alarm +. +The +princess +, +holding +her +little +dog +on +her +lap +with +her +thin +bony +hands +, +looked +attentively +into +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +eyes +evidently +resolved +not +to +be +the +first +to +break +silence +, +if +she +had +to +wait +till +morning +. +“ +Well +, +you +see +, +my +dear +princess +and +cousin +, +Catherine +Semënovna +, +” +continued +Prince +Vasíli +, +returning +to +his +theme +, +apparently +not +without +an +inner +struggle +; +“ +at +such +a +moment +as +this +one +must +think +of +everything +. +One +must +think +of +the +future +, +of +all +of +you +... +I +love +you +all +, +like +children +of +my +own +, +as +you +know. +” +The +princess +continued +to +look +at +him +without +moving +, +and +with +the +same +dull +expression +. +“ +And +then +of +course +my +family +has +also +to +be +considered +, +” +Prince +Vasíli +went +on +, +testily +pushing +away +a +little +table +without +looking +at +her +. +“ +You +know +, +Catiche +, +that +we—you +three +sisters +, +Mámontov +, +and +my +wife—are +the +count +’ +s +only +direct +heirs +. +I +know +, +I +know +how +hard +it +is +for +you +to +talk +or +think +of +such +matters +. +It +is +no +easier +for +me +; +but +, +my +dear +, +I +am +getting +on +for +sixty +and +must +be +prepared +for +anything +. +Do +you +know +I +have +sent +for +Pierre +? +The +count +, +” +pointing +to +his +portrait +, +“ +definitely +demanded +that +he +should +be +called. +” +Prince +Vasíli +looked +questioningly +at +the +princess +, +but +could +not +make +out +whether +she +was +considering +what +he +had +just +said +or +whether +she +was +simply +looking +at +him +. +“ +There +is +one +thing +I +constantly +pray +God +to +grant +, +mon +cousin +, +” +she +replied +, +“ +and +it +is +that +He +would +be +merciful +to +him +and +would +allow +his +noble +soul +peacefully +to +leave +this +... +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +of +course +, +” +interrupted +Prince +Vasíli +impatiently +, +rubbing +his +bald +head +and +angrily +pulling +back +toward +him +the +little +table +that +he +had +pushed +away +. +“ +But +... +in +short +, +the +fact +is +... +you +know +yourself +that +last +winter +the +count +made +a +will +by +which +he +left +all +his +property +, +not +to +us +his +direct +heirs +, +but +to +Pierre. +” +“ +He +has +made +wills +enough +! +” +quietly +remarked +the +princess +. +“ +But +he +can +not +leave +the +estate +to +Pierre +. +Pierre +is +illegitimate. +” +“ +But +, +my +dear +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +suddenly +, +clutching +the +little +table +and +becoming +more +animated +and +talking +more +rapidly +: +“ +what +if +a +letter +has +been +written +to +the +Emperor +in +which +the +count +asks +for +Pierre +’ +s +legitimation +? +Do +you +understand +that +in +consideration +of +the +count +’ +s +services +, +his +request +would +be +granted +? +... +” +The +princess +smiled +as +people +do +who +think +they +know +more +about +the +subject +under +discussion +than +those +they +are +talking +with +. +“ +I +can +tell +you +more +, +” +continued +Prince +Vasíli +, +seizing +her +hand +, +“ +that +letter +was +written +, +though +it +was +not +sent +, +and +the +Emperor +knew +of +it +. +The +only +question +is +, +has +it +been +destroyed +or +not +? +If +not +, +then +as +soon +as +all +is +over +, +” +and +Prince +Vasíli +sighed +to +intimate +what +he +meant +by +the +words +all +is +over +, +“ +and +the +count +’ +s +papers +are +opened +, +the +will +and +letter +will +be +delivered +to +the +Emperor +, +and +the +petition +will +certainly +be +granted +. +Pierre +will +get +everything +as +the +legitimate +son. +” +“ +And +our +share +? +” +asked +the +princess +smiling +ironically +, +as +if +anything +might +happen +, +only +not +that +. +“ +But +, +my +poor +Catiche +, +it +is +as +clear +as +daylight +! +He +will +then +be +the +legal +heir +to +everything +and +you +won +’ +t +get +anything +. +You +must +know +, +my +dear +, +whether +the +will +and +letter +were +written +, +and +whether +they +have +been +destroyed +or +not +. +And +if +they +have +somehow +been +overlooked +, +you +ought +to +know +where +they +are +, +and +must +find +them +, +because +... +” +“ +What +next +? +” +the +princess +interrupted +, +smiling +sardonically +and +not +changing +the +expression +of +her +eyes +. +“ +I +am +a +woman +, +and +you +think +we +are +all +stupid +; +but +I +know +this +: +an +illegitimate +son +can +not +inherit +... +un +bâtard +! +” +* +she +added +, +as +if +supposing +that +this +translation +of +the +word +would +effectively +prove +to +Prince +Vasíli +the +invalidity +of +his +contention +. +* +A +bastard +. +“ +Well +, +really +, +Catiche +! +Can +’ +t +you +understand +! +You +are +so +intelligent +, +how +is +it +you +don +’ +t +see +that +if +the +count +has +written +a +letter +to +the +Emperor +begging +him +to +recognize +Pierre +as +legitimate +, +it +follows +that +Pierre +will +not +be +Pierre +but +will +become +Count +Bezúkhov +, +and +will +then +inherit +everything +under +the +will +? +And +if +the +will +and +letter +are +not +destroyed +, +then +you +will +have +nothing +but +the +consolation +of +having +been +dutiful +et +tout +ce +qui +s +’ +ensuit +! +* +That +’ +s +certain. +” +* +And +all +that +follows +therefrom +. +“ +I +know +the +will +was +made +, +but +I +also +know +that +it +is +invalid +; +and +you +, +mon +cousin +, +seem +to +consider +me +a +perfect +fool +, +” +said +the +princess +with +the +expression +women +assume +when +they +suppose +they +are +saying +something +witty +and +stinging +. +“ +My +dear +Princess +Catherine +Semënovna +, +” +began +Prince +Vasíli +impatiently +, +“ +I +came +here +not +to +wrangle +with +you +, +but +to +talk +about +your +interests +as +with +a +kinswoman +, +a +good +, +kind +, +true +relation +. +And +I +tell +you +for +the +tenth +time +that +if +the +letter +to +the +Emperor +and +the +will +in +Pierre +’ +s +favor +are +among +the +count +’ +s +papers +, +then +, +my +dear +girl +, +you +and +your +sisters +are +not +heiresses +! +If +you +don +’ +t +believe +me +, +then +believe +an +expert +. +I +have +just +been +talking +to +Dmítri +Onúfrich +” +( +the +family +solicitor +) +“ +and +he +says +the +same. +” +At +this +a +sudden +change +evidently +took +place +in +the +princess +’ +ideas +; +her +thin +lips +grew +white +, +though +her +eyes +did +not +change +, +and +her +voice +when +she +began +to +speak +passed +through +such +transitions +as +she +herself +evidently +did +not +expect +. +“ +That +would +be +a +fine +thing +! +” +said +she +. +“ +I +never +wanted +anything +and +I +don +’ +t +now. +” +She +pushed +the +little +dog +off +her +lap +and +smoothed +her +dress +. +“ +And +this +is +gratitude—this +is +recognition +for +those +who +have +sacrificed +everything +for +his +sake +! +” +she +cried +. +“ +It +’ +s +splendid +! +Fine +! +I +don +’ +t +want +anything +, +Prince. +” +“ +Yes +, +but +you +are +not +the +only +one +. +There +are +your +sisters +... +” +replied +Prince +Vasíli +. +But +the +princess +did +not +listen +to +him +. +“ +Yes +, +I +knew +it +long +ago +but +had +forgotten +. +I +knew +that +I +could +expect +nothing +but +meanness +, +deceit +, +envy +, +intrigue +, +and +ingratitude—the +blackest +ingratitude—in +this +house +... +” +“ +Do +you +or +do +you +not +know +where +that +will +is +? +” +insisted +Prince +Vasíli +, +his +cheeks +twitching +more +than +ever +. +“ +Yes +, +I +was +a +fool +! +I +still +believed +in +people +, +loved +them +, +and +sacrificed +myself +. +But +only +the +base +, +the +vile +succeed +! +I +know +who +has +been +intriguing +! +” +The +princess +wished +to +rise +, +but +the +prince +held +her +by +the +hand +. +She +had +the +air +of +one +who +has +suddenly +lost +faith +in +the +whole +human +race +. +She +gave +her +companion +an +angry +glance +. +“ +There +is +still +time +, +my +dear +. +You +must +remember +, +Catiche +, +that +it +was +all +done +casually +in +a +moment +of +anger +, +of +illness +, +and +was +afterwards +forgotten +. +Our +duty +, +my +dear +, +is +to +rectify +his +mistake +, +to +ease +his +last +moments +by +not +letting +him +commit +this +injustice +, +and +not +to +let +him +die +feeling +that +he +is +rendering +unhappy +those +who +... +” +“ +Who +sacrificed +everything +for +him +, +” +chimed +in +the +princess +, +who +would +again +have +risen +had +not +the +prince +still +held +her +fast +, +“ +though +he +never +could +appreciate +it +. +No +, +mon +cousin +, +” +she +added +with +a +sigh +, +“ +I +shall +always +remember +that +in +this +world +one +must +expect +no +reward +, +that +in +this +world +there +is +neither +honor +nor +justice +. +In +this +world +one +has +to +be +cunning +and +cruel. +” +“ +Now +come +, +come +! +Be +reasonable +. +I +know +your +excellent +heart. +” +“ +No +, +I +have +a +wicked +heart. +” +“ +I +know +your +heart +, +” +repeated +the +prince +. +“ +I +value +your +friendship +and +wish +you +to +have +as +good +an +opinion +of +me +. +Don +’ +t +upset +yourself +, +and +let +us +talk +sensibly +while +there +is +still +time +, +be +it +a +day +or +be +it +but +an +hour +... +. +Tell +me +all +you +know +about +the +will +, +and +above +all +where +it +is +. +You +must +know +. +We +will +take +it +at +once +and +show +it +to +the +count +. +He +has +, +no +doubt +, +forgotten +it +and +will +wish +to +destroy +it +. +You +understand +that +my +sole +desire +is +conscientiously +to +carry +out +his +wishes +; +that +is +my +only +reason +for +being +here +. +I +came +simply +to +help +him +and +you. +” +“ +Now +I +see +it +all +! +I +know +who +has +been +intriguing—I +know +! +” +cried +the +princess +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +the +point +, +my +dear. +” +“ +It +’ +s +that +protégé +of +yours +, +that +sweet +Princess +Drubetskáya +, +that +Anna +Mikháylovna +whom +I +would +not +take +for +a +housemaid +... +the +infamous +, +vile +woman +! +” +“ +Do +not +let +us +lose +any +time +... +” +“ +Ah +, +don +’ +t +talk +to +me +! +Last +winter +she +wheedled +herself +in +here +and +told +the +count +such +vile +, +disgraceful +things +about +us +, +especially +about +Sophie—I +can +’ +t +repeat +them—that +it +made +the +count +quite +ill +and +he +would +not +see +us +for +a +whole +fortnight +. +I +know +it +was +then +he +wrote +this +vile +, +infamous +paper +, +but +I +thought +the +thing +was +invalid. +” +“ +We +’ +ve +got +to +it +at +last—why +did +you +not +tell +me +about +it +sooner +? +” +“ +It +’ +s +in +the +inlaid +portfolio +that +he +keeps +under +his +pillow +, +” +said +the +princess +, +ignoring +his +question +. +“ +Now +I +know +! +Yes +; +if +I +have +a +sin +, +a +great +sin +, +it +is +hatred +of +that +vile +woman +! +” +almost +shrieked +the +princess +, +now +quite +changed +. +“ +And +what +does +she +come +worming +herself +in +here +for +? +But +I +will +give +her +a +piece +of +my +mind +. +The +time +will +come +! +” +CHAPTER +XXII +While +these +conversations +were +going +on +in +the +reception +room +and +the +princess +’ +room +, +a +carriage +containing +Pierre +( +who +had +been +sent +for +) +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +( +who +found +it +necessary +to +accompany +him +) +was +driving +into +the +court +of +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +house +. +As +the +wheels +rolled +softly +over +the +straw +beneath +the +windows +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +having +turned +with +words +of +comfort +to +her +companion +, +realized +that +he +was +asleep +in +his +corner +and +woke +him +up +. +Rousing +himself +, +Pierre +followed +Anna +Mikháylovna +out +of +the +carriage +, +and +only +then +began +to +think +of +the +interview +with +his +dying +father +which +awaited +him +. +He +noticed +that +they +had +not +come +to +the +front +entrance +but +to +the +back +door +. +While +he +was +getting +down +from +the +carriage +steps +two +men +, +who +looked +like +tradespeople +, +ran +hurriedly +from +the +entrance +and +hid +in +the +shadow +of +the +wall +. +Pausing +for +a +moment +, +Pierre +noticed +several +other +men +of +the +same +kind +hiding +in +the +shadow +of +the +house +on +both +sides +. +But +neither +Anna +Mikháylovna +nor +the +footman +nor +the +coachman +, +who +could +not +help +seeing +these +people +, +took +any +notice +of +them +. +“ +It +seems +to +be +all +right +, +” +Pierre +concluded +, +and +followed +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +She +hurriedly +ascended +the +narrow +dimly +lit +stone +staircase +, +calling +to +Pierre +, +who +was +lagging +behind +, +to +follow +. +Though +he +did +not +see +why +it +was +necessary +for +him +to +go +to +the +count +at +all +, +still +less +why +he +had +to +go +by +the +back +stairs +, +yet +judging +by +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +air +of +assurance +and +haste +, +Pierre +concluded +that +it +was +all +absolutely +necessary +. +Halfway +up +the +stairs +they +were +almost +knocked +over +by +some +men +who +, +carrying +pails +, +came +running +downstairs +, +their +boots +clattering +. +These +men +pressed +close +to +the +wall +to +let +Pierre +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +pass +and +did +not +evince +the +least +surprise +at +seeing +them +there +. +“ +Is +this +the +way +to +the +princesses +’ +apartments +? +” +asked +Anna +Mikháylovna +of +one +of +them +. +“ +Yes +, +” +replied +a +footman +in +a +bold +loud +voice +, +as +if +anything +were +now +permissible +; +“ +the +door +to +the +left +, +ma +’ +am. +” +“ +Perhaps +the +count +did +not +ask +for +me +, +” +said +Pierre +when +he +reached +the +landing +. +“ +I +’ +d +better +go +to +my +own +room. +” +Anna +Mikháylovna +paused +and +waited +for +him +to +come +up +. +“ +Ah +, +my +friend +! +” +she +said +, +touching +his +arm +as +she +had +done +her +son +’ +s +when +speaking +to +him +that +afternoon +, +“ +believe +me +I +suffer +no +less +than +you +do +, +but +be +a +man +! +” +“ +But +really +, +hadn +’ +t +I +better +go +away +? +” +he +asked +, +looking +kindly +at +her +over +his +spectacles +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +friend +! +Forget +the +wrongs +that +may +have +been +done +you +. +Think +that +he +is +your +father +... +perhaps +in +the +agony +of +death. +” +She +sighed +. +“ +I +have +loved +you +like +a +son +from +the +first +. +Trust +yourself +to +me +, +Pierre +. +I +shall +not +forget +your +interests. +” +Pierre +did +not +understand +a +word +, +but +the +conviction +that +all +this +had +to +be +grew +stronger +, +and +he +meekly +followed +Anna +Mikháylovna +who +was +already +opening +a +door +. +This +door +led +into +a +back +anteroom +. +An +old +man +, +a +servant +of +the +princesses +, +sat +in +a +corner +knitting +a +stocking +. +Pierre +had +never +been +in +this +part +of +the +house +and +did +not +even +know +of +the +existence +of +these +rooms +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +addressing +a +maid +who +was +hurrying +past +with +a +decanter +on +a +tray +as +“ +my +dear +” +and +“ +my +sweet +, +” +asked +about +the +princess +’ +health +and +then +led +Pierre +along +a +stone +passage +. +The +first +door +on +the +left +led +into +the +princesses +’ +apartments +. +The +maid +with +the +decanter +in +her +haste +had +not +closed +the +door +( +everything +in +the +house +was +done +in +haste +at +that +time +) +, +and +Pierre +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +in +passing +instinctively +glanced +into +the +room +, +where +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +eldest +princess +were +sitting +close +together +talking +. +Seeing +them +pass +, +Prince +Vasíli +drew +back +with +obvious +impatience +, +while +the +princess +jumped +up +and +with +a +gesture +of +desperation +slammed +the +door +with +all +her +might +. +This +action +was +so +unlike +her +usual +composure +and +the +fear +depicted +on +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +face +so +out +of +keeping +with +his +dignity +that +Pierre +stopped +and +glanced +inquiringly +over +his +spectacles +at +his +guide +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +evinced +no +surprise +, +she +only +smiled +faintly +and +sighed +, +as +if +to +say +that +this +was +no +more +than +she +had +expected +. +“ +Be +a +man +, +my +friend +. +I +will +look +after +your +interests +, +” +said +she +in +reply +to +his +look +, +and +went +still +faster +along +the +passage +. +Pierre +could +not +make +out +what +it +was +all +about +, +and +still +less +what +“ +watching +over +his +interests +” +meant +, +but +he +decided +that +all +these +things +had +to +be +. +From +the +passage +they +went +into +a +large +, +dimly +lit +room +adjoining +the +count +’ +s +reception +room +. +It +was +one +of +those +sumptuous +but +cold +apartments +known +to +Pierre +only +from +the +front +approach +, +but +even +in +this +room +there +now +stood +an +empty +bath +, +and +water +had +been +spilled +on +the +carpet +. +They +were +met +by +a +deacon +with +a +censer +and +by +a +servant +who +passed +out +on +tiptoe +without +heeding +them +. +They +went +into +the +reception +room +familiar +to +Pierre +, +with +two +Italian +windows +opening +into +the +conservatory +, +with +its +large +bust +and +full +length +portrait +of +Catherine +the +Great +. +The +same +people +were +still +sitting +here +in +almost +the +same +positions +as +before +, +whispering +to +one +another +. +All +became +silent +and +turned +to +look +at +the +pale +tear-worn +Anna +Mikháylovna +as +she +entered +, +and +at +the +big +stout +figure +of +Pierre +who +, +hanging +his +head +, +meekly +followed +her +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +face +expressed +a +consciousness +that +the +decisive +moment +had +arrived +. +With +the +air +of +a +practical +Petersburg +lady +she +now +, +keeping +Pierre +close +beside +her +, +entered +the +room +even +more +boldly +than +that +afternoon +. +She +felt +that +as +she +brought +with +her +the +person +the +dying +man +wished +to +see +, +her +own +admission +was +assured +. +Casting +a +rapid +glance +at +all +those +in +the +room +and +noticing +the +count +’ +s +confessor +there +, +she +glided +up +to +him +with +a +sort +of +amble +, +not +exactly +bowing +yet +seeming +to +grow +suddenly +smaller +, +and +respectfully +received +the +blessing +first +of +one +and +then +of +another +priest +. +“ +God +be +thanked +that +you +are +in +time +, +” +said +she +to +one +of +the +priests +; +“ +all +we +relatives +have +been +in +such +anxiety +. +This +young +man +is +the +count +’ +s +son +, +” +she +added +more +softly +. +“ +What +a +terrible +moment +! +” +Having +said +this +she +went +up +to +the +doctor +. +“ +Dear +doctor +, +” +said +she +, +“ +this +young +man +is +the +count +’ +s +son +. +Is +there +any +hope +? +” +The +doctor +cast +a +rapid +glance +upwards +and +silently +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +with +just +the +same +movement +raised +her +shoulders +and +eyes +, +almost +closing +the +latter +, +sighed +, +and +moved +away +from +the +doctor +to +Pierre +. +To +him +, +in +a +particularly +respectful +and +tenderly +sad +voice +, +she +said +: +“ +Trust +in +His +mercy +! +” +and +pointing +out +a +small +sofa +for +him +to +sit +and +wait +for +her +, +she +went +silently +toward +the +door +that +everyone +was +watching +and +it +creaked +very +slightly +as +she +disappeared +behind +it +. +Pierre +, +having +made +up +his +mind +to +obey +his +monitress +implicitly +, +moved +toward +the +sofa +she +had +indicated +. +As +soon +as +Anna +Mikháylovna +had +disappeared +he +noticed +that +the +eyes +of +all +in +the +room +turned +to +him +with +something +more +than +curiosity +and +sympathy +. +He +noticed +that +they +whispered +to +one +another +, +casting +significant +looks +at +him +with +a +kind +of +awe +and +even +servility +. +A +deference +such +as +he +had +never +before +received +was +shown +him +. +A +strange +lady +, +the +one +who +had +been +talking +to +the +priests +, +rose +and +offered +him +her +seat +; +an +aide-de-camp +picked +up +and +returned +a +glove +Pierre +had +dropped +; +the +doctors +became +respectfully +silent +as +he +passed +by +, +and +moved +to +make +way +for +him +. +At +first +Pierre +wished +to +take +another +seat +so +as +not +to +trouble +the +lady +, +and +also +to +pick +up +the +glove +himself +and +to +pass +round +the +doctors +who +were +not +even +in +his +way +; +but +all +at +once +he +felt +that +this +would +not +do +, +and +that +tonight +he +was +a +person +obliged +to +perform +some +sort +of +awful +rite +which +everyone +expected +of +him +, +and +that +he +was +therefore +bound +to +accept +their +services +. +He +took +the +glove +in +silence +from +the +aide-de-camp +, +and +sat +down +in +the +lady +’ +s +chair +, +placing +his +huge +hands +symmetrically +on +his +knees +in +the +naïve +attitude +of +an +Egyptian +statue +, +and +decided +in +his +own +mind +that +all +was +as +it +should +be +, +and +that +in +order +not +to +lose +his +head +and +do +foolish +things +he +must +not +act +on +his +own +ideas +tonight +, +but +must +yield +himself +up +entirely +to +the +will +of +those +who +were +guiding +him +. +Not +two +minutes +had +passed +before +Prince +Vasíli +with +head +erect +majestically +entered +the +room +. +He +was +wearing +his +long +coat +with +three +stars +on +his +breast +. +He +seemed +to +have +grown +thinner +since +the +morning +; +his +eyes +seemed +larger +than +usual +when +he +glanced +round +and +noticed +Pierre +. +He +went +up +to +him +, +took +his +hand +( +a +thing +he +never +used +to +do +) +, +and +drew +it +downwards +as +if +wishing +to +ascertain +whether +it +was +firmly +fixed +on +. +“ +Courage +, +courage +, +my +friend +! +He +has +asked +to +see +you +. +That +is +well +! +” +and +he +turned +to +go +. +But +Pierre +thought +it +necessary +to +ask +: +“ +How +is +... +” +and +hesitated +, +not +knowing +whether +it +would +be +proper +to +call +the +dying +man +“ +the +count +, +” +yet +ashamed +to +call +him +“ +father. +” +“ +He +had +another +stroke +about +half +an +hour +ago +. +Courage +, +my +friend +... +” +Pierre +’ +s +mind +was +in +such +a +confused +state +that +the +word +“ +stroke +” +suggested +to +him +a +blow +from +something +. +He +looked +at +Prince +Vasíli +in +perplexity +, +and +only +later +grasped +that +a +stroke +was +an +attack +of +illness +. +Prince +Vasíli +said +something +to +Lorrain +in +passing +and +went +through +the +door +on +tiptoe +. +He +could +not +walk +well +on +tiptoe +and +his +whole +body +jerked +at +each +step +. +The +eldest +princess +followed +him +, +and +the +priests +and +deacons +and +some +servants +also +went +in +at +the +door +. +Through +that +door +was +heard +a +noise +of +things +being +moved +about +, +and +at +last +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +still +with +the +same +expression +, +pale +but +resolute +in +the +discharge +of +duty +, +ran +out +and +touching +Pierre +lightly +on +the +arm +said +: +“ +The +divine +mercy +is +inexhaustible +! +Unction +is +about +to +be +administered +. +Come. +” +Pierre +went +in +at +the +door +, +stepping +on +the +soft +carpet +, +and +noticed +that +the +strange +lady +, +the +aide-de-camp +, +and +some +of +the +servants +, +all +followed +him +in +, +as +if +there +were +now +no +further +need +for +permission +to +enter +that +room +. +CHAPTER +XXIII +Pierre +well +knew +this +large +room +divided +by +columns +and +an +arch +, +its +walls +hung +round +with +Persian +carpets +. +The +part +of +the +room +behind +the +columns +, +with +a +high +silk-curtained +mahogany +bedstead +on +one +side +and +on +the +other +an +immense +case +containing +icons +, +was +brightly +illuminated +with +red +light +like +a +Russian +church +during +evening +service +. +Under +the +gleaming +icons +stood +a +long +invalid +chair +, +and +in +that +chair +on +snowy-white +smooth +pillows +, +evidently +freshly +changed +, +Pierre +saw—covered +to +the +waist +by +a +bright +green +quilt—the +familiar +, +majestic +figure +of +his +father +, +Count +Bezúkhov +, +with +that +gray +mane +of +hair +above +his +broad +forehead +which +reminded +one +of +a +lion +, +and +the +deep +characteristically +noble +wrinkles +of +his +handsome +, +ruddy +face +. +He +lay +just +under +the +icons +; +his +large +thick +hands +outside +the +quilt +. +Into +the +right +hand +, +which +was +lying +palm +downwards +, +a +wax +taper +had +been +thrust +between +forefinger +and +thumb +, +and +an +old +servant +, +bending +over +from +behind +the +chair +, +held +it +in +position +. +By +the +chair +stood +the +priests +, +their +long +hair +falling +over +their +magnificent +glittering +vestments +, +with +lighted +tapers +in +their +hands +, +slowly +and +solemnly +conducting +the +service +. +A +little +behind +them +stood +the +two +younger +princesses +holding +handkerchiefs +to +their +eyes +, +and +just +in +front +of +them +their +eldest +sister +, +Catiche +, +with +a +vicious +and +determined +look +steadily +fixed +on +the +icons +, +as +though +declaring +to +all +that +she +could +not +answer +for +herself +should +she +glance +round +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +with +a +meek +, +sorrowful +, +and +all-forgiving +expression +on +her +face +, +stood +by +the +door +near +the +strange +lady +. +Prince +Vasíli +in +front +of +the +door +, +near +the +invalid +chair +, +a +wax +taper +in +his +left +hand +, +was +leaning +his +left +arm +on +the +carved +back +of +a +velvet +chair +he +had +turned +round +for +the +purpose +, +and +was +crossing +himself +with +his +right +hand +, +turning +his +eyes +upward +each +time +he +touched +his +forehead +. +His +face +wore +a +calm +look +of +piety +and +resignation +to +the +will +of +God +. +“ +If +you +do +not +understand +these +sentiments +, +” +he +seemed +to +be +saying +, +“ +so +much +the +worse +for +you +! +” +Behind +him +stood +the +aide-de-camp +, +the +doctors +, +and +the +menservants +; +the +men +and +women +had +separated +as +in +church +. +All +were +silently +crossing +themselves +, +and +the +reading +of +the +church +service +, +the +subdued +chanting +of +deep +bass +voices +, +and +in +the +intervals +sighs +and +the +shuffling +of +feet +were +the +only +sounds +that +could +be +heard +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +with +an +air +of +importance +that +showed +that +she +felt +she +quite +knew +what +she +was +about +, +went +across +the +room +to +where +Pierre +was +standing +and +gave +him +a +taper +. +He +lit +it +and +, +distracted +by +observing +those +around +him +, +began +crossing +himself +with +the +hand +that +held +the +taper +. +Sophie +, +the +rosy +, +laughter-loving +, +youngest +princess +with +the +mole +, +watched +him +. +She +smiled +, +hid +her +face +in +her +handkerchief +, +and +remained +with +it +hidden +for +awhile +; +then +looking +up +and +seeing +Pierre +she +again +began +to +laugh +. +She +evidently +felt +unable +to +look +at +him +without +laughing +, +but +could +not +resist +looking +at +him +: +so +to +be +out +of +temptation +she +slipped +quietly +behind +one +of +the +columns +. +In +the +midst +of +the +service +the +voices +of +the +priests +suddenly +ceased +, +they +whispered +to +one +another +, +and +the +old +servant +who +was +holding +the +count +’ +s +hand +got +up +and +said +something +to +the +ladies +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +stepped +forward +and +, +stooping +over +the +dying +man +, +beckoned +to +Lorrain +from +behind +her +back +. +The +French +doctor +held +no +taper +; +he +was +leaning +against +one +of +the +columns +in +a +respectful +attitude +implying +that +he +, +a +foreigner +, +in +spite +of +all +differences +of +faith +, +understood +the +full +importance +of +the +rite +now +being +performed +and +even +approved +of +it +. +He +now +approached +the +sick +man +with +the +noiseless +step +of +one +in +full +vigor +of +life +, +with +his +delicate +white +fingers +raised +from +the +green +quilt +the +hand +that +was +free +, +and +turning +sideways +felt +the +pulse +and +reflected +a +moment +. +The +sick +man +was +given +something +to +drink +, +there +was +a +stir +around +him +, +then +the +people +resumed +their +places +and +the +service +continued +. +During +this +interval +Pierre +noticed +that +Prince +Vasíli +left +the +chair +on +which +he +had +been +leaning +, +and—with +an +air +which +intimated +that +he +knew +what +he +was +about +and +if +others +did +not +understand +him +it +was +so +much +the +worse +for +them—did +not +go +up +to +the +dying +man +, +but +passed +by +him +, +joined +the +eldest +princess +, +and +moved +with +her +to +the +side +of +the +room +where +stood +the +high +bedstead +with +its +silken +hangings +. +On +leaving +the +bed +both +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +princess +passed +out +by +a +back +door +, +but +returned +to +their +places +one +after +the +other +before +the +service +was +concluded +. +Pierre +paid +no +more +attention +to +this +occurrence +than +to +the +rest +of +what +went +on +, +having +made +up +his +mind +once +for +all +that +what +he +saw +happening +around +him +that +evening +was +in +some +way +essential +. +The +chanting +of +the +service +ceased +, +and +the +voice +of +the +priest +was +heard +respectfully +congratulating +the +dying +man +on +having +received +the +sacrament +. +The +dying +man +lay +as +lifeless +and +immovable +as +before +. +Around +him +everyone +began +to +stir +: +steps +were +audible +and +whispers +, +among +which +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +was +the +most +distinct +. +Pierre +heard +her +say +: +“ +Certainly +he +must +be +moved +onto +the +bed +; +here +it +will +be +impossible +... +” +The +sick +man +was +so +surrounded +by +doctors +, +princesses +, +and +servants +that +Pierre +could +no +longer +see +the +reddish-yellow +face +with +its +gray +mane—which +, +though +he +saw +other +faces +as +well +, +he +had +not +lost +sight +of +for +a +single +moment +during +the +whole +service +. +He +judged +by +the +cautious +movements +of +those +who +crowded +round +the +invalid +chair +that +they +had +lifted +the +dying +man +and +were +moving +him +. +“ +Catch +hold +of +my +arm +or +you +’ +ll +drop +him +! +” +he +heard +one +of +the +servants +say +in +a +frightened +whisper +. +“ +Catch +hold +from +underneath +. +Here +! +” +exclaimed +different +voices +; +and +the +heavy +breathing +of +the +bearers +and +the +shuffling +of +their +feet +grew +more +hurried +, +as +if +the +weight +they +were +carrying +were +too +much +for +them +. +As +the +bearers +, +among +whom +was +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +passed +the +young +man +he +caught +a +momentary +glimpse +between +their +heads +and +backs +of +the +dying +man +’ +s +high +, +stout +, +uncovered +chest +and +powerful +shoulders +, +raised +by +those +who +were +holding +him +under +the +armpits +, +and +of +his +gray +, +curly +, +leonine +head +. +This +head +, +with +its +remarkably +broad +brow +and +cheekbones +, +its +handsome +, +sensual +mouth +, +and +its +cold +, +majestic +expression +, +was +not +disfigured +by +the +approach +of +death +. +It +was +the +same +as +Pierre +remembered +it +three +months +before +, +when +the +count +had +sent +him +to +Petersburg +. +But +now +this +head +was +swaying +helplessly +with +the +uneven +movements +of +the +bearers +, +and +the +cold +listless +gaze +fixed +itself +upon +nothing +. +After +a +few +minutes +’ +bustle +beside +the +high +bedstead +, +those +who +had +carried +the +sick +man +dispersed +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +touched +Pierre +’ +s +hand +and +said +, +“ +Come. +” +Pierre +went +with +her +to +the +bed +on +which +the +sick +man +had +been +laid +in +a +stately +pose +in +keeping +with +the +ceremony +just +completed +. +He +lay +with +his +head +propped +high +on +the +pillows +. +His +hands +were +symmetrically +placed +on +the +green +silk +quilt +, +the +palms +downward +. +When +Pierre +came +up +the +count +was +gazing +straight +at +him +, +but +with +a +look +the +significance +of +which +could +not +be +understood +by +mortal +man +. +Either +this +look +meant +nothing +but +that +as +long +as +one +has +eyes +they +must +look +somewhere +, +or +it +meant +too +much +. +Pierre +hesitated +, +not +knowing +what +to +do +, +and +glanced +inquiringly +at +his +guide +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +made +a +hurried +sign +with +her +eyes +, +glancing +at +the +sick +man +’ +s +hand +and +moving +her +lips +as +if +to +send +it +a +kiss +. +Pierre +, +carefully +stretching +his +neck +so +as +not +to +touch +the +quilt +, +followed +her +suggestion +and +pressed +his +lips +to +the +large +boned +, +fleshy +hand +. +Neither +the +hand +nor +a +single +muscle +of +the +count +’ +s +face +stirred +. +Once +more +Pierre +looked +questioningly +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +to +see +what +he +was +to +do +next +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +with +her +eyes +indicated +a +chair +that +stood +beside +the +bed +. +Pierre +obediently +sat +down +, +his +eyes +asking +if +he +were +doing +right +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +nodded +approvingly +. +Again +Pierre +fell +into +the +naïvely +symmetrical +pose +of +an +Egyptian +statue +, +evidently +distressed +that +his +stout +and +clumsy +body +took +up +so +much +room +and +doing +his +utmost +to +look +as +small +as +possible +. +He +looked +at +the +count +, +who +still +gazed +at +the +spot +where +Pierre +’ +s +face +had +been +before +he +sat +down +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +indicated +by +her +attitude +her +consciousness +of +the +pathetic +importance +of +these +last +moments +of +meeting +between +the +father +and +son +. +This +lasted +about +two +minutes +, +which +to +Pierre +seemed +an +hour +. +Suddenly +the +broad +muscles +and +lines +of +the +count +’ +s +face +began +to +twitch +. +The +twitching +increased +, +the +handsome +mouth +was +drawn +to +one +side +( +only +now +did +Pierre +realize +how +near +death +his +father +was +) +, +and +from +that +distorted +mouth +issued +an +indistinct +, +hoarse +sound +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +looked +attentively +at +the +sick +man +’ +s +eyes +, +trying +to +guess +what +he +wanted +; +she +pointed +first +to +Pierre +, +then +to +some +drink +, +then +named +Prince +Vasíli +in +an +inquiring +whisper +, +then +pointed +to +the +quilt +. +The +eyes +and +face +of +the +sick +man +showed +impatience +. +He +made +an +effort +to +look +at +the +servant +who +stood +constantly +at +the +head +of +the +bed +. +“ +Wants +to +turn +on +the +other +side +, +” +whispered +the +servant +, +and +got +up +to +turn +the +count +’ +s +heavy +body +toward +the +wall +. +Pierre +rose +to +help +him +. +While +the +count +was +being +turned +over +, +one +of +his +arms +fell +back +helplessly +and +he +made +a +fruitless +effort +to +pull +it +forward +. +Whether +he +noticed +the +look +of +terror +with +which +Pierre +regarded +that +lifeless +arm +, +or +whether +some +other +thought +flitted +across +his +dying +brain +, +at +any +rate +he +glanced +at +the +refractory +arm +, +at +Pierre +’ +s +terror-stricken +face +, +and +again +at +the +arm +, +and +on +his +face +a +feeble +, +piteous +smile +appeared +, +quite +out +of +keeping +with +his +features +, +that +seemed +to +deride +his +own +helplessness +. +At +sight +of +this +smile +Pierre +felt +an +unexpected +quivering +in +his +breast +and +a +tickling +in +his +nose +, +and +tears +dimmed +his +eyes +. +The +sick +man +was +turned +on +to +his +side +with +his +face +to +the +wall +. +He +sighed +. +“ +He +is +dozing +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +observing +that +one +of +the +princesses +was +coming +to +take +her +turn +at +watching +. +“ +Let +us +go. +” +Pierre +went +out +. +CHAPTER +XXIV +There +was +now +no +one +in +the +reception +room +except +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +eldest +princess +, +who +were +sitting +under +the +portrait +of +Catherine +the +Great +and +talking +eagerly +. +As +soon +as +they +saw +Pierre +and +his +companion +they +became +silent +, +and +Pierre +thought +he +saw +the +princess +hide +something +as +she +whispered +: +“ +I +can +’ +t +bear +the +sight +of +that +woman. +” +“ +Catiche +has +had +tea +served +in +the +small +drawing +room +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +to +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +“ +Go +and +take +something +, +my +poor +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +or +you +will +not +hold +out. +” +To +Pierre +he +said +nothing +, +merely +giving +his +arm +a +sympathetic +squeeze +below +the +shoulder +. +Pierre +went +with +Anna +Mikháylovna +into +the +small +drawing +room +. +“ +There +is +nothing +so +refreshing +after +a +sleepless +night +as +a +cup +of +this +delicious +Russian +tea +, +” +Lorrain +was +saying +with +an +air +of +restrained +animation +as +he +stood +sipping +tea +from +a +delicate +Chinese +handleless +cup +before +a +table +on +which +tea +and +a +cold +supper +were +laid +in +the +small +circular +room +. +Around +the +table +all +who +were +at +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +house +that +night +had +gathered +to +fortify +themselves +. +Pierre +well +remembered +this +small +circular +drawing +room +with +its +mirrors +and +little +tables +. +During +balls +given +at +the +house +Pierre +, +who +did +not +know +how +to +dance +, +had +liked +sitting +in +this +room +to +watch +the +ladies +who +, +as +they +passed +through +in +their +ball +dresses +with +diamonds +and +pearls +on +their +bare +shoulders +, +looked +at +themselves +in +the +brilliantly +lighted +mirrors +which +repeated +their +reflections +several +times +. +Now +this +same +room +was +dimly +lighted +by +two +candles +. +On +one +small +table +tea +things +and +supper +dishes +stood +in +disorder +, +and +in +the +middle +of +the +night +a +motley +throng +of +people +sat +there +, +not +merrymaking +, +but +somberly +whispering +, +and +betraying +by +every +word +and +movement +that +they +none +of +them +forgot +what +was +happening +and +what +was +about +to +happen +in +the +bedroom +. +Pierre +did +not +eat +anything +though +he +would +very +much +have +liked +to +. +He +looked +inquiringly +at +his +monitress +and +saw +that +she +was +again +going +on +tiptoe +to +the +reception +room +where +they +had +left +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +eldest +princess +. +Pierre +concluded +that +this +also +was +essential +, +and +after +a +short +interval +followed +her +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +was +standing +beside +the +princess +, +and +they +were +both +speaking +in +excited +whispers +. +“ +Permit +me +, +Princess +, +to +know +what +is +necessary +and +what +is +not +necessary +, +” +said +the +younger +of +the +two +speakers +, +evidently +in +the +same +state +of +excitement +as +when +she +had +slammed +the +door +of +her +room +. +“ +But +, +my +dear +princess +, +” +answered +Anna +Mikháylovna +blandly +but +impressively +, +blocking +the +way +to +the +bedroom +and +preventing +the +other +from +passing +, +“ +won +’ +t +this +be +too +much +for +poor +Uncle +at +a +moment +when +he +needs +repose +? +Worldly +conversation +at +a +moment +when +his +soul +is +already +prepared +... +” +Prince +Vasíli +was +seated +in +an +easy +chair +in +his +familiar +attitude +, +with +one +leg +crossed +high +above +the +other +. +His +cheeks +, +which +were +so +flabby +that +they +looked +heavier +below +, +were +twitching +violently +; +but +he +wore +the +air +of +a +man +little +concerned +in +what +the +two +ladies +were +saying +. +“ +Come +, +my +dear +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +let +Catiche +do +as +she +pleases +. +You +know +how +fond +the +count +is +of +her. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +even +know +what +is +in +this +paper +, +” +said +the +younger +of +the +two +ladies +, +addressing +Prince +Vasíli +and +pointing +to +an +inlaid +portfolio +she +held +in +her +hand +. +“ +All +I +know +is +that +his +real +will +is +in +his +writing +table +, +and +this +is +a +paper +he +has +forgotten +... +. +” +She +tried +to +pass +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +but +the +latter +sprang +so +as +to +bar +her +path +. +“ +I +know +, +my +dear +, +kind +princess +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +seizing +the +portfolio +so +firmly +that +it +was +plain +she +would +not +let +go +easily +. +“ +Dear +princess +, +I +beg +and +implore +you +, +have +some +pity +on +him +! +Je +vous +en +conjure +... +” +The +princess +did +not +reply +. +Their +efforts +in +the +struggle +for +the +portfolio +were +the +only +sounds +audible +, +but +it +was +evident +that +if +the +princess +did +speak +, +her +words +would +not +be +flattering +to +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +Though +the +latter +held +on +tenaciously +, +her +voice +lost +none +of +its +honeyed +firmness +and +softness +. +“ +Pierre +, +my +dear +, +come +here +. +I +think +he +will +not +be +out +of +place +in +a +family +consultation +; +is +it +not +so +, +Prince +? +” +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +speak +, +cousin +? +” +suddenly +shrieked +the +princess +so +loud +that +those +in +the +drawing +room +heard +her +and +were +startled +. +“ +Why +do +you +remain +silent +when +heaven +knows +who +permits +herself +to +interfere +, +making +a +scene +on +the +very +threshold +of +a +dying +man +’ +s +room +? +Intriguer +! +” +she +hissed +viciously +, +and +tugged +with +all +her +might +at +the +portfolio +. +But +Anna +Mikháylovna +went +forward +a +step +or +two +to +keep +her +hold +on +the +portfolio +, +and +changed +her +grip +. +Prince +Vasíli +rose +. +“ +Oh +! +” +said +he +with +reproach +and +surprise +, +“ +this +is +absurd +! +Come +, +let +go +I +tell +you. +” +The +princess +let +go +. +“ +And +you +too +! +” +But +Anna +Mikháylovna +did +not +obey +him +. +“ +Let +go +, +I +tell +you +! +I +will +take +the +responsibility +. +I +myself +will +go +and +ask +him +, +I +! +... +does +that +satisfy +you +? +” +“ +But +, +Prince +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +“ +after +such +a +solemn +sacrament +, +allow +him +a +moment +’ +s +peace +! +Here +, +Pierre +, +tell +them +your +opinion +, +” +said +she +, +turning +to +the +young +man +who +, +having +come +quite +close +, +was +gazing +with +astonishment +at +the +angry +face +of +the +princess +which +had +lost +all +dignity +, +and +at +the +twitching +cheeks +of +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +Remember +that +you +will +answer +for +the +consequences +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +severely +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +know +what +you +are +doing. +” +“ +Vile +woman +! +” +shouted +the +princess +, +darting +unexpectedly +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +and +snatching +the +portfolio +from +her +. +Prince +Vasíli +bent +his +head +and +spread +out +his +hands +. +At +this +moment +that +terrible +door +, +which +Pierre +had +watched +so +long +and +which +had +always +opened +so +quietly +, +burst +noisily +open +and +banged +against +the +wall +, +and +the +second +of +the +three +sisters +rushed +out +wringing +her +hands +. +“ +What +are +you +doing +! +” +she +cried +vehemently +. +“ +He +is +dying +and +you +leave +me +alone +with +him +! +” +Her +sister +dropped +the +portfolio +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +stooping +, +quickly +caught +up +the +object +of +contention +and +ran +into +the +bedroom +. +The +eldest +princess +and +Prince +Vasíli +, +recovering +themselves +, +followed +her +. +A +few +minutes +later +the +eldest +sister +came +out +with +a +pale +hard +face +, +again +biting +her +underlip +. +At +sight +of +Pierre +her +expression +showed +an +irrepressible +hatred +. +“ +Yes +, +now +you +may +be +glad +! +” +said +she +; +“ +this +is +what +you +have +been +waiting +for. +” +And +bursting +into +tears +she +hid +her +face +in +her +handkerchief +and +rushed +from +the +room +. +Prince +Vasíli +came +next +. +He +staggered +to +the +sofa +on +which +Pierre +was +sitting +and +dropped +onto +it +, +covering +his +face +with +his +hand +. +Pierre +noticed +that +he +was +pale +and +that +his +jaw +quivered +and +shook +as +if +in +an +ague +. +“ +Ah +, +my +friend +! +” +said +he +, +taking +Pierre +by +the +elbow +; +and +there +was +in +his +voice +a +sincerity +and +weakness +Pierre +had +never +observed +in +it +before +. +“ +How +often +we +sin +, +how +much +we +deceive +, +and +all +for +what +? +I +am +near +sixty +, +dear +friend +... +I +too +... +All +will +end +in +death +, +all +! +Death +is +awful +... +” +and +he +burst +into +tears +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +came +out +last +. +She +approached +Pierre +with +slow +, +quiet +steps +. +“ +Pierre +! +” +she +said +. +Pierre +gave +her +an +inquiring +look +. +She +kissed +the +young +man +on +his +forehead +, +wetting +him +with +her +tears +. +Then +after +a +pause +she +said +: +“ +He +is +no +more +... +. +” +Pierre +looked +at +her +over +his +spectacles +. +“ +Come +, +I +will +go +with +you +. +Try +to +weep +, +nothing +gives +such +relief +as +tears. +” +She +led +him +into +the +dark +drawing +room +and +Pierre +was +glad +no +one +could +see +his +face +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +left +him +, +and +when +she +returned +he +was +fast +asleep +with +his +head +on +his +arm +. +In +the +morning +Anna +Mikháylovna +said +to +Pierre +: +“ +Yes +, +my +dear +, +this +is +a +great +loss +for +us +all +, +not +to +speak +of +you +. +But +God +will +support +you +: +you +are +young +, +and +are +now +, +I +hope +, +in +command +of +an +immense +fortune +. +The +will +has +not +yet +been +opened +. +I +know +you +well +enough +to +be +sure +that +this +will +not +turn +your +head +, +but +it +imposes +duties +on +you +, +and +you +must +be +a +man. +” +Pierre +was +silent +. +“ +Perhaps +later +on +I +may +tell +you +, +my +dear +boy +, +that +if +I +had +not +been +there +, +God +only +knows +what +would +have +happened +! +You +know +, +Uncle +promised +me +only +the +day +before +yesterday +not +to +forget +Borís +. +But +he +had +no +time +. +I +hope +, +my +dear +friend +, +you +will +carry +out +your +father +’ +s +wish +? +” +Pierre +understood +nothing +of +all +this +and +coloring +shyly +looked +in +silence +at +Princess +Anna +Mikháylovna +. +After +her +talk +with +Pierre +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +returned +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +and +went +to +bed +. +On +waking +in +the +morning +she +told +the +Rostóvs +and +all +her +acquaintances +the +details +of +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +death +. +She +said +the +count +had +died +as +she +would +herself +wish +to +die +, +that +his +end +was +not +only +touching +but +edifying +. +As +to +the +last +meeting +between +father +and +son +, +it +was +so +touching +that +she +could +not +think +of +it +without +tears +, +and +did +not +know +which +had +behaved +better +during +those +awful +moments—the +father +who +so +remembered +everything +and +everybody +at +last +and +had +spoken +such +pathetic +words +to +the +son +, +or +Pierre +, +whom +it +had +been +pitiful +to +see +, +so +stricken +was +he +with +grief +, +though +he +tried +hard +to +hide +it +in +order +not +to +sadden +his +dying +father +. +“ +It +is +painful +, +but +it +does +one +good +. +It +uplifts +the +soul +to +see +such +men +as +the +old +count +and +his +worthy +son +, +” +said +she +. +Of +the +behavior +of +the +eldest +princess +and +Prince +Vasíli +she +spoke +disapprovingly +, +but +in +whispers +and +as +a +great +secret +. +CHAPTER +XXV +At +Bald +Hills +, +Prince +Nicholas +Andréevich +Bolkónski +’ +s +estate +, +the +arrival +of +young +Prince +Andrew +and +his +wife +was +daily +expected +, +but +this +expectation +did +not +upset +the 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+algebra +and +geometry +till +she +was +twenty +, +and +arranged +her +life +so +that +her +whole +time +was +occupied +. +He +was +himself +always +occupied +: +writing +his +memoirs +, +solving +problems +in +higher +mathematics +, +turning +snuffboxes +on +a +lathe +, +working +in +the +garden +, +or +superintending +the +building +that +was +always +going +on +at +his +estate +. +As +regularity +is +a +prime +condition +facilitating +activity +, +regularity +in +his +household +was +carried +to +the +highest +point +of +exactitude +. +He +always +came +to +table +under +precisely +the +same +conditions +, +and +not +only +at +the +same +hour +but +at +the +same +minute +. +With +those +about +him +, +from +his +daughter +to +his +serfs +, +the +prince +was +sharp +and +invariably +exacting +, +so +that +without +being +a +hardhearted +man +he +inspired +such +fear +and +respect +as +few +hardhearted +men +would +have +aroused +. +Although +he +was +in +retirement +and +had +now +no +influence +in +political +affairs +, +every +high +official +appointed +to +the +province +in +which +the +prince +’ +s +estate +lay +considered +it +his +duty +to +visit +him +and +waited +in +the +lofty +antechamber +just +as +the +architect +, +gardener +, +or +Princess +Mary +did +, +till +the +prince +appeared +punctually +to +the +appointed +hour +. +Everyone +sitting +in +this +antechamber +experienced +the +same +feeling +of +respect +and +even +fear +when +the +enormously +high +study +door +opened +and +showed +the +figure +of +a +rather +small +old +man +, +with +powdered +wig +, +small +withered +hands +, +and +bushy +gray +eyebrows +which +, +when +he +frowned +, +sometimes +hid +the +gleam +of +his +shrewd +, +youthfully +glittering +eyes +. +On +the +morning +of +the +day +that +the +young +couple +were +to +arrive +, +Princess +Mary +entered +the +antechamber +as +usual +at +the +time +appointed +for +the +morning +greeting +, +crossing +herself +with +trepidation 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+you +like +, +Father +, +” +said +the +princess +, +blushing +still +more +and +holding +out +the +letter +. +“ +The +third +, +I +said +the +third +! +” +cried +the +prince +abruptly +, +pushing +the +letter +away +, +and +leaning +his +elbows +on +the +table +he +drew +toward +him +the +exercise +book +containing +geometrical +figures +. +“ +Well +, +madam +, +” +he +began +, +stooping +over +the +book +close +to +his +daughter +and +placing +an +arm +on +the +back +of +the +chair +on +which +she +sat +, +so +that +she +felt +herself +surrounded +on +all +sides +by +the +acrid +scent +of +old +age +and +tobacco +, +which +she +had +known +so +long +. +“ +Now +, +madam +, +these +triangles +are +equal +; +please +note +that +the +angle +ABC +... +” +The +princess +looked +in +a +scared +way +at +her +father +’ +s +eyes +glittering +close +to +her +; +the +red +patches +on +her +face +came +and +went +, +and +it +was +plain +that +she +understood +nothing +and +was +so +frightened 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+happiness +are +wrapped +up +in +you +, +and +that +in +spite +of +the +distance +separating +us +our +hearts +are +united +by +indissoluble +bonds +, +my +heart +rebels +against +fate +and +in +spite +of +the +pleasures +and +distractions +around +me +I +can +not +overcome +a +certain +secret +sorrow +that +has +been +in +my +heart +ever +since +we +parted +. +Why +are +we +not +together +as +we +were +last +summer +, +in +your +big +study +, +on +the +blue +sofa +, +the +confidential +sofa +? +Why +can +not +I +now +, +as +three +months +ago +, +draw +fresh +moral +strength +from +your +look +, +so +gentle +, +calm +, +and +penetrating +, +a +look +I +loved +so +well +and +seem +to +see +before +me +as +I +write +? +Having +read +thus +far +, +Princess +Mary +sighed +and +glanced +into +the +mirror +which +stood +on +her +right +. +It +reflected +a +weak +, +ungraceful +figure +and +thin +face +. +Her +eyes +, +always +sad +, +now +looked +with +particular +hopelessness +at +her +reflection +in +the +glass +. +“ +She +flatters +me +, +” +thought +the +princess +, +turning +away +and +continuing +to +read +. +But +Julie +did +not +flatter +her +friend +, +the +princess +’ +eyes—large +, +deep +and +luminous +( +it +seemed +as +if +at +times +there +radiated +from +them +shafts +of +warm +light +) +—were +so +beautiful +that +very +often +in +spite +of +the +plainness +of +her +face +they +gave +her +an +attraction +more +powerful +than +that +of +beauty +. +But +the +princess +never +saw +the +beautiful +expression +of +her +own +eyes—the +look +they +had +when +she +was +not +thinking +of +herself +. +As +with +everyone +, +her +face +assumed +a +forced +unnatural +expression +as +soon +as +she +looked +in +a +glass +. +She +went +on +reading +: +All +Moscow +talks +of +nothing +but +war +. +One +of +my +two +brothers +is +already +abroad +, +the +other +is +with +the +Guards +, +who +are +starting +on +their +march +to +the +frontier +. +Our +dear +Emperor +has +left +Petersburg +and +it +is +thought +intends +to +expose +his +precious +person +to +the +chances +of +war +. +God +grant +that +the +Corsican +monster +who +is +destroying +the +peace +of +Europe +may +be +overthrown +by +the +angel +whom +it +has +pleased +the +Almighty +, +in +His +goodness +, +to +give +us +as +sovereign +! +To +say +nothing +of +my +brothers +, +this +war +has +deprived +me +of +one +of +the +associations +nearest +my +heart +. +I +mean +young +Nicholas +Rostóv +, +who +with +his +enthusiasm +could +not +bear +to +remain +inactive +and +has +left +the +university +to +join +the +army +. +I +will +confess +to +you +, +dear +Mary +, +that +in +spite +of +his +extreme +youth +his +departure +for +the +army +was +a +great +grief +to +me +. +This +young +man +, +of +whom +I +spoke +to +you +last +summer +, +is +so +noble-minded +and +full +of +that +real +youthfulness +which +one +seldom +finds +nowadays +among +our +old +men +of +twenty +and +, +particularly 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+Vasíli +nothing +, +and +it +is +Monsieur +Pierre +who +has +inherited +all +the +property +and +has +besides +been +recognized +as +legitimate +; +so +that +he +is +now +Count +Bezúkhov +and +possessor +of +the +finest +fortune +in +Russia +. +It +is +rumored +that +Prince +Vasíli +played +a +very +despicable +part +in +this +affair +and +that +he +returned +to +Petersburg +quite +crestfallen +. +I +confess +I +understand +very +little +about +all +these +matters +of +wills +and +inheritance +; +but +I +do +know +that +since +this +young +man +, +whom +we +all +used +to +know +as +plain +Monsieur +Pierre +, +has +become +Count +Bezúkhov +and +the +owner +of +one +of +the +largest +fortunes +in +Russia +, +I +am +much +amused +to +watch +the +change +in +the +tone +and +manners +of +the +mammas +burdened +by +marriageable +daughters +, +and +of +the +young +ladies +themselves +, +toward +him +, +though +, +between +you +and +me +, +he +always +seemed +to +me +a +poor +sort +of +fellow +. +As +for +the +past +two +years +people +have +amused +themselves +by +finding +husbands +for +me +( +most +of +whom +I +don +’ +t +even +know +) +, +the +matchmaking +chronicles +of +Moscow +now +speak +of +me +as +the +future +Countess +Bezúkhova +. +But +you +will +understand +that +I +have +no +desire +for +the +post +. +À +propos +of +marriages +: +do +you +know +that +a +while +ago +that +universal +auntie +Anna +Mikháylovna +told +me +, +under +the +seal +of +strict +secrecy +, +of +a +plan +of +marriage +for +you +. +It +is +neither +more +nor +less +than +with +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +son +Anatole +, +whom +they +wish +to +reform +by +marrying +him +to +someone +rich +and +distinguée +, +and +it +is +on +you +that +his +relations +’ +choice +has +fallen +. +I +don +’ +t +know +what +you +will +think +of +it +, +but +I +consider +it +my +duty +to +let +you +know +of +it +. +He +is +said +to +be +very +handsome +and +a +terrible +scapegrace +. +That +is +all +I +have +been 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+it +. +This +is +the +reply +she +wrote +, +also +in +French +: +Dear +and +precious +Friend +, +Your +letter +of +the +13th +has +given +me +great +delight +. +So +you +still +love +me +, +my +romantic +Julie +? +Separation +, +of +which +you +say +so +much +that +is +bad +, +does +not +seem +to +have +had +its +usual +effect +on +you +. +You +complain +of +our +separation +. +What +then +should +I +say +, +if +I +dared +complain +, +I +who +am +deprived +of +all +who +are +dear +to +me +? +Ah +, +if +we +had +not +religion +to +console +us +life +would +be +very +sad +. +Why +do +you +suppose +that +I +should +look +severely +on +your +affection +for +that +young +man +? +On +such +matters +I +am +only +severe +with +myself +. +I +understand +such +feelings +in +others +, +and +if +never +having +felt +them +I +can +not +approve +of +them +, +neither +do +I +condemn +them +. +Only +it +seems +to +me +that +Christian +love +, +love +of +one +’ +s +neighbor +, +love +of +one +’ +s 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+easier +for +a +camel +to +go +through +the +eye +of +a +needle +than +for +a +rich +man +to +enter +the +Kingdom +of +God +, +are +terribly +true +. +I +pity +Prince +Vasíli +but +am +still +more +sorry +for +Pierre +. +So +young +, +and +burdened +with +such +riches—to +what +temptations +he +will +be +exposed +! +If +I +were +asked +what +I +desire +most +on +earth +, +it +would +be +to +be +poorer +than +the +poorest +beggar +. +A +thousand +thanks +, +dear +friend +, +for +the +volume +you +have +sent +me +and +which +has +such +success +in +Moscow +. +Yet +since +you +tell +me +that +among +some +good +things +it +contains +others +which +our +weak +human +understanding +can +not +grasp +, +it +seems +to +me +rather +useless +to +spend +time +in +reading +what +is +unintelligible +and +can +therefore +bear +no +fruit +. +I +never +could +understand +the +fondness +some +people +have +for +confusing +their +minds +by +dwelling +on +mystical +books +that +merely +awaken +their +doubts +and +excite +their +imagination +, +giving +them +a +bent +for +exaggeration +quite +contrary +to +Christian +simplicity +. +Let +us +rather +read +the +Epistles +and +Gospels +. +Let +us +not +seek +to +penetrate +what +mysteries +they +contain +; +for +how +can +we +, +miserable +sinners +that +we +are +, +know +the +terrible +and +holy +secrets +of +Providence +while +we +remain +in +this +flesh +which +forms +an +impenetrable +veil +between +us +and +the +Eternal +? +Let +us +rather +confine +ourselves +to +studying +those +sublime +rules +which +our +divine +Saviour +has +left +for +our +guidance +here +below +. +Let +us +try +to +conform +to +them +and +follow +them +, +and +let +us +be +persuaded +that +the +less +we +let +our +feeble +human +minds +roam +, +the +better +we +shall +please +God +, +who +rejects +all +knowledge +that +does +not +come +from +Him +; +and +the +less +we +seek +to +fathom +what +He +has +been +pleased +to +conceal +from +us +, +the +sooner +will +He +vouchsafe +its +revelation +to +us +through +His +divine +Spirit +. +My +father +has +not +spoken +to +me +of +a +suitor +, +but +has +only +told +me +that +he +has +received +a +letter +and +is +expecting +a +visit +from +Prince +Vasíli +. +In +regard +to +this +project +of +marriage +for +me +, +I +will +tell +you +, +dear +sweet +friend +, +that +I +look +on +marriage +as +a +divine +institution +to +which +we +must +conform +. +However +painful +it +may +be +to +me +, +should +the +Almighty +lay +the +duties +of +wife +and +mother +upon +me +I +shall +try +to +perform +them +as +faithfully +as +I +can +, +without +disquieting +myself +by +examining +my +feelings +toward +him +whom +He +may +give +me +for +husband +. +I +have +had +a +letter +from +my +brother +, +who +announces +his +speedy +arrival +at +Bald +Hills +with +his +wife +. +This +pleasure +will +be +but +a +brief +one +, +however +, +for +he +will +leave +us +again +to +take +part +in +this +unhappy +war +into +which +we +have +been +drawn +, +God +knows +how +or +why +. +Not +only +where +you +are—at +the +heart +of +affairs +and +of +the +world—is +the +talk +all +of +war +, +even +here +amid +fieldwork +and +the +calm +of +nature—which +townsfolk +consider +characteristic +of +the +country—rumors +of +war +are +heard +and +painfully +felt +. +My +father +talks +of +nothing +but +marches +and +countermarches +, +things +of +which +I +understand +nothing +; +and +the +day +before +yesterday +during +my +daily +walk +through +the +village +I +witnessed +a +heartrending +scene +... +. +It +was +a +convoy +of +conscripts +enrolled +from +our +people +and +starting +to +join +the +army +. +You +should +have +seen +the +state +of +the +mothers +, +wives +, +and +children +of +the +men +who +were +going +and +should +have +heard +the +sobs +. +It +seems +as +though +mankind +has +forgotten +the +laws +of +its +divine +Saviour +, +Who +preached +love +and +forgiveness +of +injuries—and +that +men +attribute +the +greatest +merit +to +skill +in +killing +one +another +. +Adieu +, +dear +and +kind +friend +; +may +our +divine +Saviour +and +His +most +Holy +Mother +keep +you +in +their +holy +and +all-powerful +care +! +MARY +“ +Ah +, +you +are +sending +off +a +letter +, +Princess +? +I +have +already +dispatched +mine +. +I +have +written +to +my +poor +mother +, +” +said +the +smiling +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +rapidly +, +in +her +pleasant +mellow +tones +and +with +guttural +r +’ +s +. +She +brought +into +Princess +Mary +’ +s +strenuous +, +mournful +, +and +gloomy +world +a +quite +different +atmosphere +, +careless +, +lighthearted +, +and +self-satisfied +. +“ +Princess +, +I +must +warn +you +, +” +she +added +, +lowering +her +voice +and +evidently +listening +to +herself +with +pleasure +, +and +speaking +with +exaggerated +grasseyement +, +“ +the +prince +has +been +scolding +Michael +Ivánovich +. +He +is +in +a +very +bad +humor +, +very +morose +. +Be 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+Mademoiselle +Bourienne +stood +near +them +pressing +her +hand +to +her +heart +, +with +a +beatific +smile +and +obviously +equally +ready +to +cry +or +to +laugh +. +Prince +Andrew +shrugged +his +shoulders +and +frowned +, +as +lovers +of +music +do +when +they +hear +a +false +note +. +The +two +women +let +go +of +one +another +, +and +then +, +as +if +afraid +of +being +too +late +, +seized +each +other +’ +s +hands +, +kissing +them +and +pulling +them +away +, +and +again +began +kissing +each +other +on +the +face +, +and +then +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +surprise +both +began +to +cry +and +kissed +again +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +also +began +to +cry +. +Prince +Andrew +evidently +felt +ill +at +ease +, +but +to +the +two +women +it +seemed +quite +natural +that +they +should +cry +, +and +apparently +it +never +entered +their +heads +that +it +could +have +been +otherwise +at +this +meeting +. +“ +Ah +! +my +dear +! +... +Ah +! +Mary +! +... +” +they +suddenly +exclaimed 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+face +broke +into +a +smile +of +glittering +teeth +and +sparkling +eyes +. +She +told +of +an +accident +they +had +had +on +the +Spásski +Hill +which +might +have +been +serious +for +her +in +her +condition +, +and +immediately +after +that +informed +them +that +she +had +left +all +her +clothes +in +Petersburg +and +that +heaven +knew +what +she +would +have +to +dress +in +here +; +and +that +Andrew +had +quite +changed +, +and +that +Kitty +Odýntsova +had +married +an +old +man +, +and +that +there +was +a +suitor +for +Mary +, +a +real +one +, +but +that +they +would +talk +of +that +later +. +Princess +Mary +was +still +looking +silently +at +her +brother +and +her +beautiful +eyes +were +full +of +love +and +sadness +. +It +was +plain +that +she +was +following +a +train +of +thought +independent +of +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +words +. +In +the +midst +of +a +description +of +the +last +Petersburg +fete +she +addressed +her +brother +: +“ +So +you +are +really +going +to +the +war +, +Andrew +? +” +she +said +sighing +. +Lise +sighed +too +. +“ +Yes +, +and +even +tomorrow +, +” +replied +her +brother +. +“ +He +is +leaving +me +here +, +God +knows +why +, +when +he +might +have +had +promotion +... +” +Princess +Mary +did +not +listen +to +the +end +, +but +continuing +her +train +of +thought +turned +to +her +sister-in-law +with +a +tender +glance +at +her +figure +. +“ +Is +it +certain +? +” +she +said +. +The +face +of +the +little +princess +changed +. +She +sighed +and +said +: +“ +Yes +, +quite +certain +. +Ah +! +it +is +very +dreadful +... +” +Her +lip +descended +. +She +brought +her +face +close +to +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +and +unexpectedly +again +began +to +cry +. +“ +She +needs +rest +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +a +frown +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +, +Lise +? +Take +her +to +your +room +and +I +’ +ll +go +to +Father +. +How +is +he +? +Just +the +same +? +” +“ +Yes +, +just +the +same +. +Though +I +don +’ +t +know +what +your +opinion +will +be +, +” +answered +the +princess +joyfully +. +“ +And +are +the +hours +the +same +? +And +the +walks +in +the +avenues +? +And +the +lathe +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +with +a +scarcely +perceptible +smile +which +showed +that +, +in +spite +of +all +his +love +and +respect +for +his +father +, +he +was +aware +of +his +weaknesses +. +“ +The +hours +are +the +same +, +and +the +lathe +, +and +also +the +mathematics +and +my +geometry +lessons +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +gleefully +, +as +if +her +lessons +in +geometry +were +among +the +greatest +delights +of +her +life +. +When +the +twenty +minutes +had +elapsed +and +the +time +had +come +for +the +old +prince +to +get +up +, +Tíkhon +came +to +call +the +young +prince +to +his +father +. +The +old +man +made +a +departure +from +his +usual +routine +in +honor +of +his +son +’ +s +arrival +: +he +gave +orders +to +admit +him +to +his +apartments +while +he +dressed +for +dinner +. +The +old +prince +always +dressed +in +old-fashioned +style +, +wearing +an +antique +coat +and +powdered +hair +; +and +when +Prince +Andrew +entered +his +father +’ +s +dressing +room +( +not +with +the +contemptuous +look +and +manner +he +wore +in +drawing +rooms +, +but +with +the +animated +face +with +which +he +talked +to +Pierre +) +, +the +old +man +was +sitting +on +a +large +leather-covered +chair +, +wrapped +in +a +powdering +mantle +, +entrusting +his +head +to +Tíkhon +. +“ +Ah +! +here +’ +s +the +warrior +! +Wants +to +vanquish +Buonaparte +? +” +said +the +old +man +, +shaking +his +powdered +head +as +much +as +the +tail +, +which +Tíkhon +was +holding +fast +to +plait +, +would +allow +. +“ +You +at +least +must +tackle +him +properly +, +or +else +if +he +goes +on +like +this +he +’ +ll +soon +have +us +, +too +, +for +his +subjects +! +How +are +you +? +” +And +he +held +out +his +cheek +. +The +old +man +was +in +a +good +temper +after +his +nap +before +dinner +. +( +He +used +to +say +that +a +nap +“ +after +dinner +was +silver—before +dinner +, +golden. +” +) +He +cast +happy +, +sidelong +glances +at +his +son +from +under +his +thick +, +bushy +eyebrows +. +Prince +Andrew +went +up +and +kissed +his +father +on +the +spot +indicated +to +him +. +He +made +no +reply +on +his +father +’ +s +favorite +topic—making +fun +of +the +military +men +of +the +day +, +and +more +particularly +of +Bonaparte +. +“ +Yes +, +Father +, +I +have +come +to +you +and +brought +my +wife +who +is +pregnant +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +following +every +movement +of +his +father +’ +s +face +with +an +eager +and +respectful +look +. +“ +How +is +your +health +? +” +“ +Only +fools +and +rakes +fall +ill +, +my +boy +. +You +know +me +: +I +am +busy +from +morning +till +night +and +abstemious +, +so +of +course +I +am +well. +” +“ +Thank +God +, +” +said +his +son +smiling +. +“ +God +has +nothing +to +do +with +it +! +Well +, +go +on +, +” +he +continued +, +returning +to +his +hobby +; +“ +tell +me +how +the +Germans +have +taught +you +to +fight +Bonaparte +by +this +new +science +you +call +‘ +strategy. +’ +” +Prince +Andrew +smiled +. +“ +Give +me +time +to +collect +my +wits +, +Father +, +” +said +he +, +with +a +smile +that +showed +that +his +father +’ +s +foibles +did +not +prevent +his +son +from +loving +and +honoring +him +. +“ +Why +, +I +have +not +yet +had +time +to +settle +down +! +” +“ +Nonsense +, +nonsense +! +” +cried +the +old +man +, +shaking +his +pigtail +to +see +whether +it +was +firmly +plaited +, +and +grasping +his +by +the +hand +. +“ +The +house +for +your +wife +is +ready +. +Princess +Mary +will +take +her +there +and +show +her +over +, +and +they +’ +ll +talk +nineteen +to +the +dozen +. +That +’ +s +their +woman +’ +s +way +! +I +am +glad +to +have +her +. +Sit +down +and +talk +. +About +Mikhelson +’ +s +army +I +understand—Tolstóy +‘ +s +too +... +a +simultaneous +expedition +... +. +But +what +’ +s +the +southern +army +to +do +? +Prussia +is +neutral +... +I +know +that +. +What +about +Austria +? +” +said +he +, +rising +from +his +chair +and +pacing +up +and +down +the +room +followed +by +Tíkhon +, +who +ran +after +him +, +handing +him +different +articles +of +clothing +. +“ +What +of +Sweden +? +How +will +they +cross +Pomerania +? +” +Prince +Andrew +, +seeing +that +his +father +insisted +, +began—at +first +reluctantly +, +but +gradually +with +more +and +more +animation +, +and +from +habit +changing +unconsciously +from +Russian +to +French +as +he +went +on—to +explain +the +plan +of +operation +for +the +coming +campaign +. +He +explained +how +an +army +, +ninety +thousand +strong +, +was +to +threaten +Prussia +so +as +to +bring +her +out +of +her +neutrality +and +draw +her +into +the +war +; +how +part +of +that +army +was +to +join +some +Swedish +forces +at +Stralsund +; +how +two +hundred +and +twenty +thousand +Austrians +, +with +a +hundred +thousand +Russians +, +were +to +operate +in +Italy +and +on +the +Rhine +; +how +fifty +thousand +Russians +and +as +many +English +were +to +land +at +Naples +, +and +how +a +total +force +of +five +hundred +thousand +men +was +to +attack +the +French +from +different +sides +. +The +old +prince +did +not +evince +the +least +interest +during +this +explanation +, +but +as +if +he +were +not +listening +to +it +continued +to +dress +while +walking +about +, +and +three +times +unexpectedly +interrupted +. +Once +he +stopped +it +by +shouting +: +“ +The +white +one +, +the +white +one +! +” +This +meant +that +Tíkhon +was +not +handing +him +the +waistcoat +he +wanted +. +Another +time +he +interrupted +, +saying +: +“ +And +will +she +soon +be +confined +? +” +and +shaking +his +head +reproachfully +said +: +“ +That +’ +s +bad +! +Go +on +, +go +on. +” +The +third +interruption +came +when +Prince +Andrew +was +finishing +his +description +. +The +old +man +began +to +sing +, +in +the +cracked +voice +of +old +age +: +“ +Malbrook +s +’ +en +va-t-en +guerre +. +Dieu +sait +quand +reviendra. +” +* +* +“ +Marlborough +is +going +to +the +wars +; +God +knows +when +he +’ +ll +return. +” +His +son +only +smiled +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +say +it +’ +s +a +plan +I +approve +of +, +” +said +the +son +; +“ +I +am +only +telling +you +what +it +is +. +Napoleon +has +also +formed +his +plan +by +now +, +not +worse +than +this +one. +” +“ +Well +, +you +’ +ve +told +me +nothing +new +, +” +and +the +old +man +repeated +, +meditatively +and +rapidly +: +“ +Dieu +sait +quand +reviendra +. +Go +to +the +dining +room. +” +CHAPTER +XXVII +At +the +appointed +hour +the +prince +, +powdered +and +shaven +, +entered +the +dining +room +where +his +daughter-in-law +, +Princess +Mary +, +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +were +already +awaiting +him +together +with +his +architect +, +who +by +a +strange +caprice +of +his +employer +’ +s +was +admitted +to +table +though +the +position +of +that +insignificant +individual +was +such +as +could +certainly +not +have +caused +him +to +expect +that +honor +. +The +prince +, +who +generally +kept +very +strictly +to +social +distinctions +and +rarely +admitted +even +important +government +officials +to +his +table +, +had +unexpectedly +selected +Michael +Ivánovich +( +who +always +went +into +a +corner +to +blow +his +nose +on +his +checked +handkerchief +) +to +illustrate +the +theory +that +all +men +are +equals +, +and +had +more +than +once +impressed +on +his +daughter +that +Michael +Ivánovich +was +“ +not +a +whit +worse +than +you +or +I. +” +At +dinner +the +prince +usually +spoke +to +the +taciturn +Michael +Ivánovich +more +often +than +to +anyone +else +. +In +the +dining +room +, +which +like +all +the +rooms +in +the +house +was +exceedingly +lofty +, +the +members +of +the +household +and +the +footmen—one +behind +each +chair—stood +waiting +for +the +prince +to +enter +. +The +head +butler +, +napkin +on +arm +, +was +scanning +the +setting +of +the +table +, +making +signs +to +the +footmen +, +and +anxiously +glancing +from +the +clock +to +the +door +by +which +the +prince +was +to +enter +. +Prince +Andrew +was +looking +at +a +large +gilt +frame +, +new +to +him +, +containing +the +genealogical +tree +of +the +Princes +Bolkónski +, +opposite +which +hung +another +such +frame +with +a +badly +painted +portrait +( +evidently +by +the +hand +of +the +artist +belonging +to +the +estate +) +of +a +ruling +prince +, +in +a +crown—an +alleged +descendant +of +Rúrik +and +ancestor +of +the +Bolkónskis +. +Prince +Andrew +, +looking +again +at +that +genealogical +tree +, +shook +his +head +, +laughing +as +a +man +laughs +who +looks +at +a +portrait +so +characteristic +of +the +original +as +to +be +amusing +. +“ +How +thoroughly +like +him +that +is +! +” +he +said +to +Princess +Mary +, +who +had +come +up +to +him +. +Princess +Mary +looked +at +her +brother +in +surprise +. +She +did +not +understand +what +he +was +laughing +at +. +Everything +her +father +did +inspired +her +with +reverence +and +was +beyond +question +. +“ +Everyone +has +his +Achilles +’ +heel +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Fancy +, +with +his +powerful +mind +, +indulging +in +such +nonsense +! +” +Princess +Mary +could +not +understand +the +boldness +of +her +brother +’ +s +criticism +and +was +about +to +reply +, +when +the +expected +footsteps +were +heard +coming +from +the +study +. +The +prince +walked +in +quickly +and +jauntily +as +was +his +wont +, +as +if +intentionally +contrasting +the +briskness +of +his +manners +with +the +strict +formality +of +his +house +. +At +that +moment +the +great +clock +struck +two +and +another +with +a +shrill +tone +joined +in +from +the +drawing +room +. +The +prince +stood +still +; +his +lively +glittering +eyes +from +under +their +thick +, +bushy +eyebrows +sternly +scanned +all +present +and +rested +on +the +little +princess +. +She +felt +, +as +courtiers +do +when +the +Tsar +enters +, +the +sensation +of +fear +and +respect +which +the +old +man +inspired +in +all +around +him +. +He +stroked +her +hair +and +then +patted +her +awkwardly +on +the +back +of +her +neck +. +“ +I +’ +m +glad +, +glad +, +to +see +you +, +” +he +said +, +looking +attentively +into +her +eyes +, +and +then +quickly +went +to +his +place +and +sat +down +. +“ +Sit +down +, +sit +down +! +Sit +down +, +Michael +Ivánovich +! +” +He +indicated +a +place +beside +him +to +his +daughter-in-law +. +A +footman +moved +the +chair +for +her +. +“ +Ho +, +ho +! +” +said +the +old +man +, +casting +his +eyes +on +her +rounded +figure +. +“ +You +’ +ve +been +in +a +hurry +. +That +’ +s +bad +! +” +He +laughed +in +his +usual +dry +, +cold +, +unpleasant +way +, +with +his +lips +only +and +not +with +his +eyes +. +“ +You +must +walk +, +walk +as +much +as +possible +, +as +much +as +possible +, +” +he +said +. +The +little +princess +did +not +, +or +did +not +wish +to +, +hear +his +words +. +She +was +silent +and +seemed +confused +. +The +prince +asked +her +about +her +father +, +and +she +began +to +smile +and +talk +. +He +asked +about +mutual +acquaintances +, +and +she +became +still +more +animated +and +chattered +away +giving +him +greetings +from +various +people +and +retelling +the +town +gossip +. +“ +Countess +Apráksina +, +poor +thing +, +has +lost +her +husband +and +she +has +cried +her +eyes +out +, +” +she +said +, +growing +more +and +more +lively +. +As +she +became +animated +the +prince +looked +at +her +more +and +more +sternly +, +and +suddenly +, +as +if +he +had +studied +her +sufficiently +and +had +formed +a +definite +idea +of +her +, +he +turned +away +and +addressed +Michael +Ivánovich +. +“ +Well +, +Michael +Ivánovich +, +our +Bonaparte +will +be +having +a +bad +time +of +it +. +Prince +Andrew +” +( +he +always +spoke +thus +of +his +son +) +“ +has +been +telling +me +what +forces +are +being +collected +against +him +! +While +you +and +I +never +thought +much +of +him. +” +Michael +Ivánovich +did +not +at +all +know +when +“ +you +and +I +” +had +said +such +things +about +Bonaparte +, +but +understanding +that +he +was +wanted +as +a +peg +on +which +to +hang +the +prince +’ +s +favorite +topic +, +he +looked +inquiringly +at +the +young +prince +, +wondering +what +would +follow +. +“ +He +is +a +great +tactician +! +” +said +the +prince +to +his +son +, +pointing +to +the +architect +. +And +the +conversation +again +turned +on +the +war +, +on +Bonaparte +, +and +the +generals +and +statesmen +of +the +day +. +The +old +prince +seemed +convinced +not +only +that +all +the +men +of +the +day +were +mere +babies +who +did +not +know +the +A +B +C +of +war +or +of +politics +, +and +that +Bonaparte +was +an +insignificant +little +Frenchy +, +successful +only +because +there +were +no +longer +any +Potëmkins +or +Suvórovs +left +to +oppose +him +; +but +he +was +also +convinced +that +there +were +no +political +difficulties +in +Europe +and +no +real +war +, +but +only +a +sort +of +puppet +show +at +which +the +men +of +the +day +were +playing +, +pretending +to +do +something +real +. +Prince +Andrew +gaily +bore +with +his +father +’ +s +ridicule +of +the +new +men +, +and +drew +him +on +and +listened +to +him +with +evident +pleasure +. +“ +The +past +always +seems +good +, +” +said +he +, +“ +but +did +not +Suvórov +himself +fall +into +a +trap +Moreau +set +him +, +and +from +which +he +did +not +know +how +to +escape +? +” +“ +Who +told +you +that +? +Who +? +” +cried +the +prince +. +“ +Suvórov +! +” +And +he +jerked +away +his +plate +, +which +Tíkhon +briskly +caught +. +“ +Suvórov +! +... +Consider +, +Prince +Andrew +. +Two +... +Frederick +and +Suvórov +; +Moreau +! +... +Moreau +would +have +been +a +prisoner +if +Suvórov +had +had +a +free +hand +; +but +he +had +the +Hofs-kriegs-wurst-schnapps-Rath +on +his +hands +. +It +would +have +puzzled +the +devil +himself +! +When +you +get +there +you +’ +ll +find +out +what +those +Hofs-kriegs-wurst-Raths +are +! +Suvórov +couldn +’ +t +manage +them +so +what +chance +has +Michael +Kutúzov +? +No +, +my +dear +boy +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +you +and +your +generals +won +’ +t +get +on +against +Buonaparte +; +you +’ +ll +have +to +call +in +the +French +, +so +that +birds +of +a +feather +may +fight +together +. +The +German +, +Pahlen +, +has +been +sent +to +New +York +in +America +, +to +fetch +the +Frenchman +, +Moreau +, +” +he +said +, +alluding +to +the +invitation +made +that +year +to +Moreau +to +enter +the +Russian +service +... +. +“ +Wonderful +! +... +Were +the +Potëmkins +, +Suvórovs +, +and +Orlóvs +Germans +? +No +, +lad +, +either +you +fellows +have +all +lost +your +wits +, +or +I +have +outlived +mine +. +May +God +help +you +, +but +we +’ +ll +see +what +will +happen +. +Buonaparte +has +become +a +great +commander +among +them +! +Hm +! +... +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +at +all +say +that +all +the +plans +are +good +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +I +am +only +surprised +at +your +opinion +of +Bonaparte +. +You +may +laugh +as +much +as +you +like +, +but +all +the +same +Bonaparte +is +a +great +general +! +” +“ +Michael +Ivánovich +! +” +cried +the +old +prince +to +the +architect +who +, +busy +with +his +roast +meat +, +hoped +he +had +been +forgotten +: +“ +Didn +’ +t +I +tell +you +Buonaparte +was +a +great +tactician +? +Here +, +he +says +the +same +thing. +” +“ +To +be +sure +, +your +excellency +, +” +replied +the +architect +. +The +prince +again +laughed +his +frigid +laugh +. +“ +Buonaparte +was +born +with +a +silver +spoon +in +his +mouth +. +He +has +got +splendid +soldiers +. +Besides +he +began +by +attacking +Germans +. +And +only +idlers +have +failed +to +beat +the +Germans +. +Since +the +world +began +everybody +has +beaten +the +Germans +. +They +beat +no +one—except +one +another +. +He +made +his +reputation +fighting +them. +” +And +the +prince +began +explaining +all +the +blunders +which +, +according +to +him +, +Bonaparte +had +made +in +his +campaigns +and +even +in +politics +. +His +son +made +no +rejoinder +, +but +it +was +evident +that +whatever +arguments +were +presented +he +was +as +little +able +as +his +father +to +change +his +opinion +. +He +listened +, +refraining +from +a +reply +, +and +involuntarily +wondered +how +this +old +man +, +living +alone +in +the +country +for +so +many +years +, +could +know +and +discuss +so +minutely +and +acutely +all +the +recent +European +military +and +political +events +. +“ +You +think +I +’ +m +an +old +man +and +don +’ +t +understand +the +present +state +of +affairs +? +” +concluded +his +father +. +“ +But +it +troubles +me +. +I +don +’ +t +sleep +at +night +. +Come +now +, +where +has +this +great +commander +of +yours +shown +his +skill +? +” +he +concluded +. +“ +That +would +take +too +long +to +tell +, +” +answered +the +son +. +“ +Well +, +then +go +off +to +your +Buonaparte +! +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +here +’ +s +another +admirer +of +that +powder-monkey +emperor +of +yours +, +” +he +exclaimed +in +excellent +French +. +“ +You +know +, +Prince +, +I +am +not +a +Bonapartist +! +” +“ +Dieu +sait +quand +reviendra. +” +hummed +the +prince +out +of +tune +and +, +with +a +laugh +still +more +so +, +he +quitted +the +table +. +The +little +princess +during +the +whole +discussion +and +the +rest +of +the +dinner +sat +silent +, +glancing +with +a +frightened +look +now +at +her +father-in-law +and +now +at +Princess +Mary +. +When +they +left +the +table +she +took +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +arm +and +drew +her +into +another +room +. +“ +What +a +clever +man +your +father +is +, +” +said +she +; +“ +perhaps +that +is +why +I +am +afraid +of +him. +” +“ +Oh +, +he +is +so +kind +! +” +answered +Princess +Mary +. +CHAPTER +XXVIII +Prince +Andrew +was +to +leave +next +evening +. +The +old +prince +, +not +altering +his +routine +, +retired +as +usual +after +dinner +. +The +little +princess +was +in +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +room +. +Prince +Andrew +in +a +traveling +coat +without +epaulettes +had +been +packing +with +his +valet +in +the +rooms +assigned +to +him +. +After +inspecting +the +carriage +himself +and +seeing +the +trunks +put +in +, +he +ordered +the +horses +to +be +harnessed +. +Only +those +things +he +always +kept +with +him +remained +in +his +room +; +a +small +box +, +a +large +canteen +fitted +with +silver +plate +, +two +Turkish +pistols +and +a +saber—a +present +from +his +father +who +had +brought +it +from +the +siege +of +Ochákov +. +All +these +traveling +effects +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +were +in +very +good +order +: +new +, +clean +, +and +in +cloth +covers +carefully +tied +with +tapes +. +When +starting +on +a +journey +or +changing +their +mode +of +life +, +men +capable +of +reflection +are +generally +in +a +serious +frame +of 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+reception +hall +: +Michael +Ivánovich +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +Princess +Mary +, +and +the +little +princess +. +Prince +Andrew +had +been +called +to +his +father +’ +s +study +as +the +latter +wished +to +say +good-by +to +him +alone +. +All +were +waiting +for +them +to +come +out +. +When +Prince +Andrew +entered +the +study +the +old +man +in +his +old-age +spectacles +and +white +dressing +gown +, +in +which +he +received +no +one +but +his +son +, +sat +at +the +table +writing +. +He +glanced +round +. +“ +Going +? +” +And +he +went +on +writing +. +“ +I +’ +ve +come +to +say +good-by. +” +“ +Kiss +me +here +, +” +and +he +touched +his +cheek +: +“ +Thanks +, +thanks +! +” +“ +What +do +you +thank +me +for +? +” +“ +For +not +dilly-dallying +and +not +hanging +to +a +woman +’ +s +apron +strings +. +The +Service +before +everything +. +Thanks +, +thanks +! +” +And +he +went +on +writing +, +so +that +his +quill +spluttered +and +squeaked +. +“ +If +you +have +anything 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+his +son +began +to +laugh +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +bad +business +, +eh +? +” +“ +What +is +bad +, +Father +? +” +“ +The +wife +! +” +said +the +old +prince +, +briefly +and +significantly +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +No +, +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +, +lad +, +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +They +’ +re +all +like +that +; +one +can +’ +t +unmarry +. +Don +’ +t +be +afraid +; +I +won +’ +t +tell +anyone +, +but +you +know +it +yourself. +” +He +seized +his +son +by +the +hand +with +small +bony +fingers +, +shook +it +, +looked +straight +into +his +son +’ +s +face +with +keen +eyes +which +seemed +to +see +through +him +, +and +again +laughed +his +frigid +laugh +. +The +son +sighed +, +thus +admitting +that +his +father +had +understood +him +. +The +old +man +continued +to +fold +and +seal +his +letter +, +snatching +up +and +throwing +down +the +wax +, +the +seal +, +and +the +paper +, +with +his +accustomed +rapidity +. +“ +What +’ +s +to +be +done +? +She +’ +s +pretty +! +I +will +do +everything +. +Make +your +mind +easy +, +” +said +he +in +abrupt +sentences +while +sealing +his +letter +. +Andrew +did +not +speak +; +he +was +both +pleased +and +displeased +that +his +father +understood +him +. +The +old +man +got +up +and +gave +the +letter +to +his +son +. +“ +Listen +! +” +said +he +; +“ +don +’ +t +worry +about +your +wife +: +what +can +be +done +shall +be +. +Now +listen +! +Give +this +letter +to +Michael +Ilariónovich +. +* +I +have +written +that +he +should +make +use +of +you +in +proper +places +and +not +keep +you +long +as +an +adjutant +: +a +bad +position +! +Tell +him +I +remember +and +like +him +. +Write +and +tell +me +how +he +receives +you +. +If +he +is +all +right—serve +him +. +Nicholas +Bolkónski +’ +s +son +need +not +serve +under +anyone +if +he +is +in +disfavor +. +Now +come +here. +” +*Kutúzov +. +He +spoke +so +rapidly +that +he +did +not +finish +half +his +words +, +but +his +son +was +accustomed +to +understand +him +. +He +led +him +to +the +desk +, +raised +the +lid +, +drew +out +a +drawer +, +and +took +out +an +exercise +book +filled +with +his +bold +, +tall +, +close +handwriting +. +“ +I +shall +probably +die +before +you +. +So +remember +, +these +are +my +memoirs +; +hand +them +to +the +Emperor +after +my +death +. +Now +here +is +a +Lombard +bond +and +a +letter +; +it +is +a +premium +for +the +man +who +writes +a +history +of +Suvórov +’ +s +wars +. +Send +it +to +the +Academy +. +Here +are +some +jottings +for +you +to +read +when +I +am +gone +. +You +will +find +them +useful. +” +Andrew +did +not +tell +his +father +that +he +would +no +doubt +live +a +long +time +yet +. +He +felt +that +he +must +not +say +it +. +“ +I +will +do +it +all +, +Father +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Well +, +now +, +good-by +! +” +He +gave +his +son +his +hand +to +kiss +, +and +embraced +him +. +“ +Remember +this +, +Prince +Andrew +, +if +they +kill +you +it +will +hurt +me +, +your +old +father +... +” +he +paused +unexpectedly +, +and +then +in +a +querulous +voice +suddenly +shrieked +: +“ +but +if +I +hear +that +you +have +not +behaved +like +a +son +of +Nicholas +Bolkónski +, +I +shall +be +ashamed +! +” +“ +You +need +not +have +said +that +to +me +, +Father +, +” +said +the +son +with +a +smile +. +The +old +man +was +silent +. +“ +I +also +wanted +to +ask +you +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +if +I +’ +m +killed +and +if +I +have +a +son +, +do +not +let +him +be +taken +away +from +you—as +I +said +yesterday +... +let +him +grow +up +with +you +... +. +Please. +” +“ +Not +let +the +wife +have +him +? +” +said +the +old +man +, +and +laughed +. +They +stood +silent +, +facing +one +another +. +The +old +man +’ +s +sharp +eyes +were +fixed +straight +on +his +son +’ +s +. +Something +twitched +in +the +lower +part +of +the +old +prince +’ +s +face +. +“ +We +’ +ve +said +good-by +. +Go +! +” +he +suddenly +shouted +in +a +loud +, +angry +voice +, +opening +his +door +. +“ +What +is +it +? +What +? +” +asked +both +princesses +when +they +saw +for +a +moment +at +the +door +Prince +Andrew +and +the +figure +of +the +old +man +in +a +white +dressing +gown +, +spectacled +and +wigless +, +shouting +in +an +angry +voice +. +Prince +Andrew +sighed +and +made +no +reply +. +“ +Well +! +” +he +said +, +turning +to +his +wife +. +And +this +“ +Well +! +” +sounded +coldly +ironic +, +as +if +he +were +saying +: +“ +Now +go +through +your +performance. +” +“ +Andrew +, +already +! +” +said +the +little +princess +, +turning +pale +and +looking +with +dismay +at +her +husband +. +He +embraced +her +. +She +screamed +and +fell +unconscious +on +his +shoulder +. +He +cautiously +released +the +shoulder +she +leaned +on +, +looked +into +her +face +, +and +carefully +placed +her +in +an +easy +chair +. +“ +Adieu +, +Mary +, +” +said +he +gently +to +his +sister +, +taking +her +by +the +hand +and +kissing +her +, +and +then +he +left +the +room +with +rapid +steps +. +The +little +princess +lay +in +the +armchair +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +chafing +her +temples +. +Princess +Mary +, +supporting +her +sister-in-law +, +still +looked +with +her +beautiful +eyes +full +of +tears +at +the +door +through +which +Prince +Andrew +had +gone +and +made +the +sign +of +the +cross +in +his +direction +. +From +the +study +, +like +pistol +shots +, +came +the +frequent +sound +of +the +old +man +angrily +blowing +his +nose +. +Hardly +had +Prince +Andrew +gone +when +the +study +door +opened +quickly +and +the +stern +figure +of +the +old +man +in +the +white +dressing +gown +looked +out +. +“ +Gone +? +That +’ +s +all +right +! +” +said +he +; +and +looking +angrily +at +the +unconscious +little +princess +, +he +shook +his +head +reprovingly +and +slammed +the +door +. +BOOK +TWO +: +1805 +CHAPTER +I +In +October +, +1805 +, +a +Russian +army +was +occupying +the +villages +and +towns +of +the +Archduchy +of +Austria 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+in +place +, +and +shone +with +cleanliness +. +And +not +only +externally +was +all +in +order +, +but +had +it +pleased +the +commander +in +chief +to +look +under +the +uniforms +he +would +have +found +on +every +man +a +clean +shirt +, +and +in +every +knapsack +the +appointed +number +of +articles +, +“ +awl +, +soap +, +and +all +, +” +as +the +soldiers +say +. +There +was +only +one +circumstance +concerning +which +no +one +could +be +at +ease +. +It +was +the +state +of +the +soldiers +’ +boots +. +More +than +half +the +men +’ +s +boots +were +in +holes +. +But +this +defect +was +not +due +to +any +fault +of +the +regimental +commander +, +for +in +spite +of +repeated +demands +boots +had +not +been +issued +by +the +Austrian +commissariat +, +and +the +regiment +had +marched +some +seven +hundred +miles +. +The +commander +of +the +regiment +was +an +elderly +, +choleric +, +stout +, +and +thick-set +general +with +grizzled +eyebrows +and +whiskers +, +and +wider +from 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+our +hands +full +last +night +. +However +, +I +think +the +regiment +is +not +a +bad +one +, +eh +? +” +The +battalion +commander +perceived +the +jovial +irony +and +laughed +. +“ +It +would +not +be +turned +off +the +field +even +on +the +Tsarítsin +Meadow. +” +“ +What +? +” +asked +the +commander +. +At +that +moment +, +on +the +road +from +the +town +on +which +signalers +had +been +posted +, +two +men +appeared +on +horse +back +. +They +were +an +aide-de-camp +followed +by +a +Cossack +. +The +aide-de-camp +was +sent +to +confirm +the +order +which +had +not +been +clearly +worded +the +day +before +, +namely +, +that +the +commander +in +chief +wished +to +see +the +regiment +just +in +the +state +in +which +it +had +been +on +the +march +: +in +their +greatcoats +, +and +packs +, +and +without +any +preparation +whatever +. +A +member +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +from +Vienna +had +come +to +Kutúzov +the +day +before +with +proposals +and +demands +for +him +to +join +up +with +the +army +of +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +and +Mack +, +and +Kutúzov +, +not +considering +this +junction +advisable +, +meant +, +among +other +arguments +in +support +of +his +view +, +to +show +the +Austrian +general +the +wretched +state +in +which +the +troops +arrived +from +Russia +. +With +this +object +he +intended +to +meet +the +regiment +; +so +the +worse +the +condition +it +was +in +, +the +better +pleased +the +commander +in +chief +would +be +. +Though +the +aide-de-camp +did +not +know +these +circumstances +, +he +nevertheless +delivered +the +definite +order +that +the +men +should +be +in +their +greatcoats +and +in +marching +order +, +and +that +the +commander +in +chief +would +otherwise +be +dissatisfied +. +On +hearing +this +the +regimental +commander +hung +his +head +, +silently +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +and +spread +out +his +arms +with +a +choleric +gesture +. +“ +A +fine +mess +we +’ +ve +made +of +it +! +” +he +remarked +. +“ +There +now +! +Didn +’ +t +I +tell +you +, +Michael +Mítrich +, +that +if +it +was +said +‘ +on +the +march +’ +it +meant +in +greatcoats +? +” +said +he +reproachfully +to +the +battalion +commander +. +“ +Oh +, +my +God +! +” +he +added +, +stepping +resolutely +forward +. +“ +Company +commanders +! +” +he +shouted +in +a +voice +accustomed +to +command +. +“ +Sergeants +major +! +... +How +soon +will +he +be +here +? +” +he +asked +the +aide-de-camp +with +a +respectful +politeness +evidently +relating +to +the +personage +he +was +referring +to +. +“ +In +an +hour +’ +s +time +, +I +should +say. +” +“ +Shall +we +have +time +to +change +clothes +? +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +, +General +... +. +” +The +regimental +commander +, +going +up +to +the +line +himself +, +ordered +the +soldiers +to +change +into +their +greatcoats +. +The +company +commanders +ran +off +to +their +companies +, +the +sergeants +major +began +bustling +( +the +greatcoats +were +not +in +very +good +condition +) +, +and +instantly +the +squares +that +had +up +to +then +been +in +regular +order +and +silent +began +to +sway +and +stretch +and +hum +with +voices +. +On +all +sides +soldiers +were +running +to +and +fro +, +throwing +up +their +knapsacks +with +a +jerk +of +their +shoulders +and +pulling +the +straps +over +their +heads +, +unstrapping +their +overcoats +and +drawing +the +sleeves +on +with +upraised +arms +. +In +half +an +hour +all +was +again +in +order +, +only +the +squares +had +become +gray +instead +of +black +. +The +regimental +commander +walked +with +his +jerky +steps +to +the +front +of +the +regiment +and +examined +it +from +a +distance +. +“ +Whatever +is +this +? +This +! +” +he +shouted +and +stood +still +. +“ +Commander +of +the +third +company +! +” +“ +Commander +of +the +third +company +wanted +by +the +general +! +... +commander +to +the +general +... +third +company +to +the +commander. +” +The +words +passed +along +the +lines +and +an +adjutant +ran +to +look +for +the 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+third +company +in +a +greatcoat +of +bluish +cloth +, +which +contrasted +with +the +others +. +“ +What +have +you +been +after +? +The +commander +in +chief +is +expected +and +you +leave +your +place +? +Eh +? +I +’ +ll +teach +you +to +dress +the +men +in +fancy +coats +for +a +parade +... +. +Eh +... +? +” +The +commander +of +the +company +, +with +his +eyes +fixed +on +his +superior +, +pressed +two +fingers +more +and +more +rigidly +to +his +cap +, +as +if +in +this +pressure +lay +his +only +hope +of +salvation +. +“ +Well +, +why +don +’ +t +you +speak +? +Whom +have +you +got +there +dressed +up +as +a +Hungarian +? +” +said +the +commander +with +an +austere +gibe +. +“ +Your +excellency +... +” +“ +Well +, +your +excellency +, +what +? +Your +excellency +! +But +what +about +your +excellency +? +... +nobody +knows. +” +“ +Your +excellency +, +it +’ +s +the +officer +Dólokhov +, +who +has +been +reduced +to +the +ranks +, +” +said +the +captain +softly +. +“ +Well +? +Has +he +been +degraded +into +a +field +marshal +, +or +into +a +soldier +? +If +a +soldier +, +he +should +be +dressed +in +regulation +uniform +like +the +others. +” +“ +Your +excellency +, +you +gave +him +leave +yourself +, +on +the +march. +” +“ +Gave +him +leave +? +Leave +? +That +’ +s +just +like +you +young +men +, +” +said +the +regimental +commander +cooling +down +a +little +. +“ +Leave +indeed +... +. +One +says +a +word +to +you +and +you +... +What +? +” +he +added +with +renewed +irritation +, +“ +I +beg +you +to +dress +your +men +decently. +” +And +the +commander +, +turning +to +look +at +the +adjutant +, +directed +his +jerky +steps +down +the +line +. +He +was +evidently +pleased +at +his +own +display +of +anger +and +walking +up +to +the +regiment +wished +to +find +a +further +excuse +for +wrath +. +Having +snapped +at +an +officer +for +an +unpolished +badge +, +at +another +because +his +line +was +not +straight +, +he +reached +the +third +company +. +“ +H-o-o-w +are +you +standing +? +Where +’ +s +your +leg +? +Your +leg +? +” +shouted +the +commander +with +a +tone +of +suffering +in +his +voice +, +while +there +were +still +five +men +between +him +and +Dólokhov +with +his +bluish-gray +uniform +. +Dólokhov +slowly +straightened +his +bent +knee +, +looking +straight +with +his +clear +, +insolent +eyes +in +the +general +’ +s +face +. +“ +Why +a +blue +coat +? +Off +with +it +... +Sergeant +major +! +Change +his +coat +... +the +ras +... +” +he +did +not +finish +. +“ +General +, +I +must +obey +orders +, +but +I +am +not +bound +to +endure +... +” +Dólokhov +hurriedly +interrupted +. +“ +No +talking +in +the +ranks +! +... +No +talking +, +no +talking +! +” +“ +Not +bound +to +endure +insults +, +” +Dólokhov +concluded +in +loud +, +ringing +tones +. +The +eyes +of +the +general +and +the +soldier +met +. +The +general +became +silent +, +angrily +pulling +down +his +tight +scarf +. +“ +I +request +you +to +have +the +goodness +to +change +your +coat +, +” +he +said +as +he +turned +away +. +CHAPTER +II +“ +He +’ +s +coming +! +” +shouted +the +signaler +at +that +moment +. +The +regimental +commander +, +flushing +, +ran +to +his +horse +, +seized +the +stirrup +with +trembling +hands +, +threw +his +body +across +the +saddle +, +righted +himself +, +drew +his +saber +, +and +with +a +happy +and +resolute +countenance +, +opening +his +mouth +awry +, +prepared +to +shout +. +The +regiment +fluttered +like +a +bird +preening +its +plumage +and +became +motionless +. +“ +Att-ention +! +” +shouted +the +regimental +commander +in +a +soul-shaking +voice +which +expressed +joy +for +himself +, +severity +for +the +regiment +, +and +welcome +for +the +approaching +chief +. +Along +the +broad +country +road +, +edged +on +both +sides +by +trees +, +came +a +high +, +light +blue +Viennese +calèche +, +slightly +creaking +on +its +springs +and +drawn +by +six +horses +at +a +smart +trot +. +Behind +the +calèche +galloped +the +suite +and +a +convoy +of +Croats +. +Beside +Kutúzov +sat +an +Austrian +general +, +in +a +white +uniform +that +looked +strange +among +the +Russian +black +ones +. +The +calèche +stopped +in +front +of +the +regiment +. +Kutúzov +and +the +Austrian +general +were +talking +in +low +voices +and +Kutúzov +smiled +slightly +as +treading +heavily +he +stepped +down +from +the +carriage +just +as +if +those +two +thousand +men +breathlessly +gazing +at +him +and +the +regimental +commander +did +not +exist +. +The +word +of +command +rang +out +, +and +again +the +regiment +quivered +, +as +with +a +jingling +sound +it +presented +arms +. +Then +amidst +a +dead +silence +the +feeble +voice +of +the +commander +in +chief +was +heard +. +The +regiment +roared +, +“ +Health +to +your +ex +... +len +... +len +... +lency +! +” +and +again +all +became +silent +. +At +first +Kutúzov +stood +still +while +the +regiment +moved +; +then +he +and +the +general +in +white +, +accompanied +by +the +suite +, +walked +between +the +ranks +. +From +the +way +the +regimental +commander +saluted +the +commander +in +chief +and +devoured +him +with +his +eyes +, +drawing +himself +up +obsequiously +, +and +from +the +way +he +walked +through +the +ranks +behind +the +generals +, +bending +forward +and +hardly +able +to +restrain +his +jerky +movements +, +and +from +the +way +he +darted +forward +at +every +word +or +gesture +of +the +commander +in +chief +, +it +was +evident +that +he +performed +his +duty +as +a +subordinate +with +even +greater +zeal +than +his +duty +as +a +commander +. +Thanks +to +the +strictness +and +assiduity +of +its +commander +the +regiment +, +in +comparison +with +others +that +had +reached +Braunau +at +the +same +time +, +was +in +splendid +condition +. +There +were +only +217 +sick +and +stragglers +. +Everything +was +in +good +order +except +the +boots +. +Kutúzov +walked +through +the +ranks +, +sometimes +stopping +to +say +a +few +friendly +words +to +officers +he +had +known +in +the +Turkish +war +, +sometimes +also +to +the +soldiers +. +Looking +at +their +boots +he +several +times +shook +his +head +sadly +, +pointing +them +out +to +the +Austrian +general +with +an +expression +which +seemed +to +say +that +he +was +not +blaming +anyone +, +but +could +not +help +noticing +what +a +bad +state +of +things +it +was +. +The +regimental +commander +ran +forward +on +each +such +occasion +, +fearing +to +miss +a +single +word +of +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +regarding +the +regiment +. +Behind +Kutúzov +, +at +a +distance +that +allowed +every +softly +spoken +word +to +be +heard +, +followed +some +twenty +men +of +his +suite +. +These +gentlemen +talked +among +themselves +and +sometimes +laughed +. +Nearest +of +all +to +the +commander +in +chief +walked +a +handsome +adjutant +. +This +was +Prince +Bolkónski +. +Beside +him +was +his +comrade +Nesvítski +, +a +tall +staff +officer +, +extremely +stout +, +with +a +kindly +, +smiling +, +handsome +face +and +moist +eyes +. +Nesvítski +could +hardly +keep +from +laughter +provoked +by +a +swarthy +hussar +officer +who +walked +beside +him +. +This +hussar +, +with +a +grave +face +and +without +a +smile +or +a +change +in +the +expression +of +his +fixed +eyes +, +watched +the +regimental +commander +’ +s +back +and +mimicked +his +every +movement +. +Each +time +the +commander +started +and +bent +forward +, +the +hussar +started +and +bent +forward +in +exactly +the +same +manner +. +Nesvítski +laughed +and +nudged +the +others +to +make +them +look +at +the +wag +. +Kutúzov +walked +slowly +and +languidly +past +thousands +of +eyes +which +were +starting +from +their +sockets +to +watch +their +chief +. +On +reaching +the +third +company +he +suddenly +stopped +. +His +suite +, +not +having +expected +this +, +involuntarily +came +closer +to +him +. +“ +Ah +, +Timókhin +! +” +said +he +, +recognizing +the +red-nosed +captain +who +had +been +reprimanded +on +account +of +the +blue +greatcoat +. +One +would +have +thought +it +impossible +for +a +man +to +stretch +himself +more +than +Timókhin +had +done +when +he +was +reprimanded +by +the +regimental +commander +, +but +now +that +the +commander +in +chief +addressed +him +he +drew +himself +up +to +such +an +extent +that +it +seemed +he +could +not +have +sustained +it +had +the +commander +in +chief +continued +to +look +at +him +, +and +so +Kutúzov +, +who +evidently +understood +his +case +and +wished +him +nothing +but +good +, +quickly +turned +away +, +a +scarcely +perceptible +smile +flitting +over +his +scarred +and +puffy +face +. +“ +Another +Ismail +comrade +, +” +said +he +. +“ +A +brave +officer +! +Are +you +satisfied +with +him +? +” +he +asked +the +regimental +commander +. +And +the +latter—unconscious +that +he +was +being +reflected +in +the +hussar +officer +as +in +a +looking +glass—started +, +moved +forward +, +and +answered +: +“ +Highly +satisfied +, +your +excellency +! +” +“ +We +all +have +our +weaknesses +, +” +said +Kutúzov +smiling +and +walking +away +from +him +. +“ +He +used +to +have +a +predilection +for +Bacchus. +” +The +regimental +commander +was +afraid +he +might +be +blamed +for +this +and +did +not +answer +. +The +hussar +at +that +moment +noticed +the +face +of +the +red-nosed +captain +and +his +drawn-in +stomach +, +and +mimicked +his +expression +and +pose +with +such +exactitude +that +Nesvítski +could +not +help +laughing +. +Kutúzov +turned +round +. +The +officer +evidently +had +complete +control +of +his +face +, +and +while +Kutúzov +was +turning +managed +to +make +a +grimace +and +then +assume +a +most +serious +, +deferential +, +and +innocent +expression +. +The +third +company +was +the +last +, +and +Kutúzov +pondered +, +apparently +trying +to +recollect +something +. +Prince +Andrew +stepped +forward +from +among +the +suite +and +said +in +French +: +“ +You +told +me +to +remind +you +of +the +officer +Dólokhov +, +reduced +to +the +ranks +in +this +regiment. +” +“ +Where +is +Dólokhov +? +” +asked +Kutúzov +. +Dólokhov +, +who +had +already +changed +into +a +soldier +’ +s +gray +greatcoat +, +did +not +wait +to +be +called +. +The +shapely +figure +of +the +fair-haired +soldier +, +with +his +clear +blue +eyes +, +stepped +forward +from +the +ranks +, +went +up +to +the +commander +in +chief +, +and +presented +arms +. +“ +Have +you +a +complaint +to +make +? +” +Kutúzov +asked +with +a +slight +frown +. +“ +This +is +Dólokhov +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Ah +! +” +said +Kutúzov +. +“ +I +hope +this +will +be +a +lesson +to +you +. +Do +your +duty +. +The +Emperor +is +gracious +, +and +I +shan +’ +t +forget +you +if +you +deserve +well. +” +The +clear +blue +eyes +looked +at +the +commander +in +chief +just +as +boldly +as +they +had +looked +at +the +regimental +commander +, +seeming +by +their +expression +to +tear +open +the +veil +of +convention +that +separates +a +commander +in +chief +so +widely +from +a +private +. +“ +One +thing +I +ask +of +your +excellency +, +” +Dólokhov +said +in +his +firm +, +ringing +, +deliberate +voice +. +“ +I +ask +an +opportunity +to +atone +for +my +fault +and +prove +my +devotion +to +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +and +to +Russia +! +” +Kutúzov +turned +away +. +The +same +smile +of +the +eyes +with +which +he +had +turned +from +Captain +Timókhin +again +flitted +over +his +face +. +He +turned +away +with +a +grimace +as +if +to +say +that +everything +Dólokhov +had +said +to +him +and +everything +he +could +say +had +long +been +known +to +him +, +that +he +was +weary +of +it +and +it +was +not +at +all +what +he +wanted +. +He +turned +away +and +went +to +the +carriage +. +The +regiment +broke +up +into +companies +, +which +went +to +their +appointed +quarters +near +Braunau +, +where +they +hoped +to +receive +boots +and +clothes +and +to +rest +after +their +hard +marches +. +“ +You +won +’ +t +bear +me +a +grudge +, +Prokhór +Ignátych +? +” +said +the +regimental +commander +, +overtaking +the +third +company +on +its +way +to +its +quarters +and +riding +up +to +Captain +Timókhin +who +was +walking +in +front +. +( +The +regimental +commander +’ +s +face +now +that +the +inspection +was +happily +over +beamed +with +irrepressible +delight +. +) +“ +It +’ +s +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +service +... +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +... +one +is +sometimes +a +bit +hasty +on +parade +... +I +am +the +first +to +apologize +, +you +know +me +! +... +He +was +very +pleased +! +” +And +he +held +out +his +hand +to +the +captain +. +“ +Don +’ +t +mention +it +, +General +, +as +if +I +’ +d +be +so +bold +! +” +replied +the +captain +, +his +nose +growing +redder +as +he +gave +a +smile +which +showed +where +two +front +teeth +were +missing +that +had +been +knocked +out +by +the +butt +end +of +a +gun +at +Ismail +. +“ +And +tell +Mr. +Dólokhov +that +I +won +’ +t +forget +him—he +may +be +quite +easy +. +And +tell +me +, +please—I +’ +ve +been +meaning +to +ask—how +is +he +behaving +himself +, +and +in +general +... +” +“ +As +far +as +the +service +goes +he +is +quite +punctilious +, +your +excellency +; +but +his +character +... +” +said +Timókhin +. +“ +And +what +about +his +character +? +” +asked +the +regimental +commander +. +“ +It +’ +s +different +on +different +days +, +” +answered +the +captain +. +“ +One +day +he +is +sensible +, +well +educated +, +and +good-natured +, +and +the +next +he +’ +s +a +wild +beast +... +. +In +Poland +, +if +you +please +, +he +nearly +killed +a +Jew. +” +“ +Oh +, +well +, +well +! +” +remarked +the +regimental +commander +. +“ +Still +, +one +must +have +pity +on +a +young +man +in +misfortune +. +You +know +he +has +important +connections +... +Well +, +then +, +you +just +... +” +“ +I +will +, +your +excellency +, +” +said +Timókhin +, +showing +by +his +smile +that +he +understood +his +commander +’ +s +wish +. +“ +Well +, +of +course +, +of +course +! +” +The +regimental +commander +sought +out +Dólokhov +in +the +ranks +and +, +reining +in +his +horse +, +said +to +him +: +“ +After +the +next +affair +... +epaulettes. +” +Dólokhov +looked +round +but +did +not +say +anything +, +nor +did +the +mocking +smile +on +his +lips +change +. +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +all +right +, +” +continued +the +regimental +commander +. +“ +A +cup +of +vodka +for +the +men +from +me +, +” +he +added +so +that +the +soldiers +could +hear +. +“ +I +thank +you +all +! +God +be +praised +! +” +and +he +rode +past +that +company +and +overtook +the +next +one +. +“ +Well +, +he +’ +s +really +a +good +fellow +, +one +can +serve +under +him +, +” +said +Timókhin +to +the +subaltern +beside +him +. +“ +In +a +word +, +a +hearty +one +... +” +said +the +subaltern +, +laughing +( +the +regimental +commander +was +nicknamed +King +of +Hearts +) +. +The +cheerful +mood +of +their +officers +after +the +inspection +infected +the +soldiers +. +The +company +marched +on +gaily +. +The +soldiers +’ +voices +could +be +heard +on +every +side +. +“ +And +they +said +Kutúzov +was +blind +of +one +eye +? +” +“ +And +so +he +is +! +Quite +blind +! +” +“ +No +, +friend +, +he +is +sharper-eyed +than +you +are +. +Boots +and +leg +bands +... +he +noticed +everything +... +” +“ +When +he +looked +at +my +feet +, +friend +... +well +, +thinks +I +... +” +“ +And +that +other +one +with +him +, +the +Austrian +, +looked +as +if +he +were +smeared +with +chalk—as +white +as +flour +! +I +suppose +they +polish +him +up +as +they +do +the +guns. +” +“ +I +say +, +Fédeshon +! +... +Did +he +say +when +the +battles +are +to +begin +? +You +were +near +him +. +Everybody +said +that +Buonaparte +himself +was +at +Braunau. +” +“ +Buonaparte +himself +! +... +Just +listen +to +the +fool +, +what +he +doesn +’ +t +know +! +The +Prussians +are +up +in +arms +now +. +The +Austrians +, +you +see +, +are +putting +them +down +. +When +they +’ +ve +been +put +down +, +the +war +with +Buonaparte +will +begin +. +And +he +says +Buonaparte +is +in +Braunau +! +Shows +you +’ +re +a +fool +. +You +’ +d +better +listen +more +carefully +! +” +“ +What +devils +these +quartermasters +are +! +See +, +the +fifth +company +is +turning +into +the +village +already +... +they +will +have +their +buckwheat +cooked +before +we +reach +our +quarters. +” +“ +Give +me +a +biscuit +, +you +devil +! +” +“ +And +did +you +give +me +tobacco +yesterday +? +That +’ +s +just +it +, +friend +! +Ah +, +well +, +never +mind +, +here +you +are. +” +“ +They +might +call +a +halt +here +or +we +’ +ll +have +to +do +another +four +miles +without +eating. +” +“ +Wasn +’ +t +it +fine +when +those +Germans +gave +us +lifts +! +You +just +sit +still +and +are +drawn +along. +” +“ +And +here +, +friend +, +the +people +are +quite +beggarly +. +There +they +all +seemed +to +be +Poles—all +under +the +Russian +crown—but +here +they +’ +re +all +regular +Germans. +” +“ +Singers +to +the +front +” +came +the +captain +’ +s +order +. +And +from +the +different +ranks +some +twenty +men +ran +to +the +front +. +A +drummer +, +their +leader +, +turned +round +facing +the +singers +, +and +flourishing +his +arm +, +began +a +long-drawn-out +soldiers +’ +song +, +commencing +with +the +words +: +“ +Morning +dawned +, +the +sun +was +rising +, +” +and +concluding +: +“ +On +then +, +brothers +, +on +to +glory +, +led +by +Father +Kámenski. +” +This +song +had +been +composed +in +the +Turkish +campaign +and +now +being +sung +in +Austria +, +the +only +change +being +that +the +words +“ +Father +Kámenski +” +were +replaced +by +“ +Father +Kutúzov. +” +Having +jerked +out +these +last +words +as +soldiers +do +and +waved +his +arms +as +if +flinging +something +to +the +ground +, +the +drummer—a +lean +, +handsome +soldier +of +forty—looked +sternly +at +the +singers +and +screwed +up +his +eyes +. +Then +having +satisfied +himself +that +all +eyes +were +fixed +on +him +, +he +raised +both +arms +as +if +carefully +lifting +some +invisible +but +precious +object +above +his +head +and +, +holding +it +there +for +some +seconds +, +suddenly +flung +it +down +and +began +: +“ +Oh +, +my +bower +, +oh +, +my +bower +... +! +” +“ +Oh +, +my +bower +new +... +! +” +chimed +in +twenty +voices +, +and +the +castanet +player +, +in +spite +of +the +burden +of +his +equipment +, +rushed +out +to +the +front +and +, +walking +backwards +before +the +company +, +jerked +his +shoulders +and +flourished +his +castanets +as +if +threatening +someone +. +The +soldiers +, +swinging +their +arms +and +keeping +time +spontaneously +, +marched +with +long +steps +. +Behind +the +company +the +sound +of +wheels +, +the +creaking +of +springs +, +and +the +tramp +of +horses +’ +hoofs +were +heard +. +Kutúzov +and +his +suite +were +returning +to +the +town +. +The +commander +in +chief +made +a +sign +that +the +men +should +continue +to +march +at +ease +, +and +he +and +all +his +suite +showed +pleasure +at +the +sound +of +the +singing +and +the +sight +of +the +dancing +soldier +and +the +gay +and +smartly +marching +men +. +In +the +second +file +from +the +right +flank +, +beside +which +the +carriage +passed +the +company +, +a +blue-eyed +soldier +involuntarily +attracted +notice +. +It +was +Dólokhov +marching +with +particular +grace +and +boldness +in +time +to +the +song +and +looking +at +those +driving +past +as +if +he +pitied +all +who +were +not +at +that +moment +marching +with +the +company +. +The +hussar +cornet +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +suite +who +had +mimicked +the +regimental +commander +, +fell +back +from +the +carriage +and +rode +up +to +Dólokhov +. +Hussar +cornet +Zherkóv +had +at +one +time +, +in +Petersburg +, +belonged +to +the +wild +set +led +by +Dólokhov +. +Zherkóv +had +met +Dólokhov +abroad +as +a +private +and +had +not +seen +fit +to +recognize +him +. +But +now +that +Kutúzov +had +spoken +to +the +gentleman +ranker +, +he +addressed +him +with +the +cordiality +of +an +old +friend +. +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +how +are +you +? +” +said +he +through +the +singing +, +making +his +horse +keep +pace +with +the +company +. +“ +How +am +I +? +” +Dólokhov +answered +coldly +. +“ +I +am +as +you +see. +” +The +lively +song +gave +a +special +flavor +to +the +tone +of +free +and +easy +gaiety +with +which +Zherkóv +spoke +, +and +to +the +intentional +coldness +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +reply +. +“ +And +how +do +you +get +on +with +the +officers +? +” +inquired +Zherkóv +. +“ +All +right +. +They +are +good +fellows +. +And +how +have +you +wriggled +onto +the +staff +? +” +“ +I +was +attached +; +I +’ +m +on +duty. +” +Both +were +silent +. +“ +She +let +the +hawk +fly +upward +from +her +wide +right +sleeve +, +” +went +the +song +, +arousing +an +involuntary +sensation +of +courage +and +cheerfulness +. +Their +conversation +would +probably +have +been +different +but +for +the +effect +of +that +song +. +“ +Is +it +true +that +Austrians +have +been +beaten +? +” +asked +Dólokhov +. +“ +The +devil +only +knows +! +They +say +so. +” +“ +I +’ +m +glad +, +” +answered +Dólokhov +briefly +and +clearly +, +as +the +song +demanded +. +“ +I +say +, +come +round +some +evening +and +we +’ +ll +have +a +game +of +faro +! +” +said +Zherkóv +. +“ +Why +, +have +you +too +much +money +? +” +“ +Do +come. +” +“ +I +can +’ +t +. +I +’ +ve +sworn +not +to +. +I +won +’ +t +drink +and +won +’ +t +play +till +I +get +reinstated. +” +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +only +till +the +first +engagement. +” +“ +We +shall +see. +” +They +were +again +silent +. +“ +Come +if +you +need +anything +. +One +can +at +least +be +of +use +on +the +staff +... +” +Dólokhov +smiled +. +“ +Don +’ +t +trouble +. +If +I +want +anything +, +I +won +’ +t +beg—I +’ +ll +take +it +! +” +“ +Well +, +never +mind +; +I +only +... +” +“ +And +I +only +... +” +“ +Good-by. +” +“ +Good +health +... +” +“ +It +’ +s +a +long +, +long +way +. +To +my +native +land +... +” +Zherkóv +touched +his +horse +with +the +spurs +; +it +pranced +excitedly +from +foot +to +foot +uncertain +with +which +to +start +, +then +settled +down +, +galloped +past +the +company +, +and +overtook +the +carriage +, +still +keeping +time +to +the +song +. +CHAPTER +III +On +returning +from +the +review +, +Kutúzov +took +the +Austrian +general +into +his +private +room +and +, +calling +his +adjutant +, +asked +for +some +papers +relating +to +the +condition +of +the +troops +on +their +arrival +, +and +the +letters +that +had +come +from +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +, +who +was +in +command +of +the +advanced +army +. +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +came +into +the +room +with +the +required +papers +. +Kutúzov +and +the +Austrian +member +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +were +sitting +at +the +table +on +which +a +plan +was +spread +out +. +“ +Ah +! +... +” +said +Kutúzov +glancing +at +Bolkónski +as +if +by +this +exclamation +he +was +asking +the +adjutant +to +wait +, +and +he +went +on +with +the +conversation +in +French +. +“ +All +I +can +say +, +General +, +” +said +he +with +a +pleasant +elegance +of +expression +and +intonation +that +obliged +one +to +listen +to +each +deliberately +spoken +word +. +It +was +evident +that +Kutúzov +himself +listened +with +pleasure +to +his +own +voice +. +“ +All +I +can +say +, +General +, +is +that +if +the +matter +depended +on +my +personal +wishes +, +the +will +of +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +Francis +would +have +been +fulfilled +long +ago +. +I +should +long +ago +have +joined +the +archduke +. +And +believe +me +on +my +honour +that +to +me +personally +it +would +be +a +pleasure +to +hand +over +the +supreme +command +of +the +army +into +the +hands +of +a +better +informed +and +more +skillful +general—of +whom +Austria +has +so +many—and +to +lay +down +all +this +heavy +responsibility +. +But +circumstances +are +sometimes +too +strong +for +us +, +General. +” +And +Kutúzov +smiled +in +a +way +that +seemed +to +say +, +“ +You +are +quite +at +liberty +not +to +believe +me +and +I +don +’ +t +even +care +whether +you +do +or +not +, +but +you +have +no +grounds +for +telling +me +so +. +And +that +is +the +whole +point. +” +The +Austrian +general +looked +dissatisfied +, +but +had +no +option +but +to +reply +in +the +same +tone +. +“ +On +the +contrary +, +” +he +said +, +in +a +querulous +and +angry +tone +that +contrasted +with +his +flattering +words +, +“ +on +the +contrary +, +your +excellency +’ +s +participation +in +the +common +action +is +highly +valued +by +His +Majesty +; +but +we +think +the +present +delay +is +depriving +the +splendid +Russian +troops +and +their +commander +of +the +laurels +they +have +been +accustomed +to +win +in +their +battles +, +” +he +concluded +his +evidently +prearranged +sentence +. +Kutúzov +bowed +with +the +same +smile +. +“ +But +that +is +my +conviction +, +and +judging +by +the +last +letter +with +which +His +Highness +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +has +honored +me +, +I +imagine +that +the +Austrian +troops +, +under +the +direction +of +so +skillful +a +leader +as +General +Mack +, +have +by +now +already +gained +a +decisive +victory +and +no +longer +need +our +aid +, +” +said +Kutúzov +. +The +general +frowned +. +Though +there +was +no +definite +news +of +an +Austrian +defeat +, +there +were +many +circumstances +confirming +the +unfavorable +rumors +that +were +afloat +, +and +so +Kutúzov +’ +s +suggestion +of +an +Austrian +victory +sounded +much +like +irony +. +But +Kutúzov +went +on +blandly +smiling +with +the +same +expression +, +which +seemed +to +say +that +he +had +a +right +to +suppose +so +. +And +, +in +fact +, +the +last +letter +he +had +received +from +Mack +’ +s +army +informed +him +of +a +victory +and +stated +strategically +the +position +of +the +army +was +very +favorable +. +“ +Give +me +that +letter +, +” +said +Kutúzov +turning +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Please +have +a +look +at +it +” +—and +Kutúzov +with +an +ironical +smile +about +the +corners +of +his +mouth +read +to +the +Austrian +general +the +following +passage +, +in +German +, +from +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +’ +s +letter +: +We +have +fully +concentrated +forces +of +nearly +seventy +thousand +men +with +which +to +attack +and +defeat +the +enemy +should +he +cross +the +Lech +. +Also +, +as +we +are +masters +of +Ulm +, +we +can +not +be +deprived +of +the +advantage +of +commanding +both +sides +of +the +Danube +, +so +that +should +the +enemy +not +cross +the +Lech +, +we +can +cross +the +Danube +, +throw +ourselves +on +his +line +of +communications +, +recross +the +river +lower +down +, +and +frustrate +his +intention +should +he +try +to +direct +his +whole +force +against +our +faithful +ally +. +We +shall +therefore +confidently +await +the +moment +when +the +Imperial +Russian +army +will +be +fully +equipped +, +and +shall +then +, +in +conjunction +with +it +, +easily +find +a +way +to +prepare +for +the +enemy +the +fate +he +deserves +. +Kutúzov +sighed +deeply +on +finishing +this +paragraph +and +looked +at +the +member +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +mildly +and +attentively +. +“ +But +you +know +the +wise +maxim +your +excellency +, +advising +one +to +expect +the +worst +, +” +said +the +Austrian +general +, +evidently +wishing +to +have +done +with +jests +and +to +come +to +business +. +He +involuntarily +looked +round +at +the +aide-de-camp +. +“ +Excuse +me +, +General +, +” +interrupted +Kutúzov +, +also +turning +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Look +here +, +my +dear +fellow +, +get +from +Kozlóvski +all +the +reports +from +our +scouts +. +Here +are +two +letters +from +Count +Nostitz +and +here +is +one +from +His +Highness +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +and +here +are +these +, +” +he +said +, +handing +him +several +papers +, +“ +make +a +neat +memorandum +in +French +out +of +all +this +, +showing +all +the +news +we +have +had +of +the +movements +of +the +Austrian +army +, +and +then +give +it +to +his +excellency. +” +Prince +Andrew +bowed +his +head +in +token +of +having +understood +from +the +first +not +only +what +had +been +said +but +also +what +Kutúzov +would +have +liked +to +tell +him +. +He +gathered +up +the +papers +and +with +a +bow +to +both +, +stepped +softly +over +the +carpet +and +went +out +into +the +waiting +room +. +Though +not +much +time +had +passed +since +Prince +Andrew +had +left +Russia +, +he +had +changed +greatly +during +that +period +. +In +the +expression +of +his +face +, +in +his +movements +, +in +his +walk +, +scarcely +a +trace +was +left +of +his +former +affected +languor +and +indolence +. +He +now +looked +like +a +man +who +has +time +to +think +of +the +impression +he +makes +on +others +, +but +is +occupied +with +agreeable +and +interesting +work +. +His +face +expressed +more +satisfaction +with +himself +and +those +around +him +, +his +smile +and +glance +were +brighter +and +more +attractive +. +Kutúzov +, +whom +he +had +overtaken +in +Poland +, +had +received +him +very +kindly +, +promised +not +to +forget +him +, +distinguished +him +above +the +other +adjutants +, +and +had +taken +him +to +Vienna +and +given +him +the +more +serious +commissions +. +From +Vienna +Kutúzov +wrote +to +his +old +comrade +, +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +father +. +Your +son +bids +fair +to +become +an +officer +distinguished +by +his +industry +, +firmness +, +and +expedition +. +I +consider +myself +fortunate +to +have +such +a +subordinate +by +me +. +On +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +, +among +his +fellow +officers +and +in +the +army +generally +, +Prince +Andrew +had +, +as +he +had +had +in +Petersburg +society +, +two +quite +opposite +reputations +. +Some +, +a +minority +, +acknowledged +him +to +be +different +from +themselves +and +from +everyone +else +, +expected +great +things +of +him +, +listened +to +him +, +admired +, +and +imitated +him +, +and +with +them +Prince +Andrew +was +natural +and +pleasant +. +Others +, +the +majority +, +disliked +him +and +considered +him +conceited +, +cold +, +and +disagreeable +. +But +among +these +people +Prince +Andrew +knew +how +to +take +his +stand +so +that +they +respected +and +even +feared +him +. +Coming +out +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +room +into +the +waiting +room +with +the +papers +in +his +hand +Prince +Andrew +came +up +to +his +comrade +, +the +aide-de-camp +on +duty +, +Kozlóvski +, +who +was +sitting +at +the +window +with +a +book +. +“ +Well +, +Prince +? +” +asked +Kozlóvski +. +“ +I +am +ordered +to +write +a +memorandum +explaining +why +we +are +not +advancing. +” +“ +And +why +is +it +? +” +Prince +Andrew +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +“ +Any +news +from +Mack +? +” +“ +No. +” +“ +If +it +were +true +that +he +has +been +beaten +, +news +would +have +come. +” +“ +Probably +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +moving +toward +the +outer +door +. +But +at +that +instant +a +tall +Austrian +general +in +a +greatcoat +, +with +the +order +of +Maria +Theresa +on +his +neck +and +a +black +bandage +round +his +head +, +who +had +evidently +just +arrived +, +entered +quickly +, +slamming +the +door +. +Prince +Andrew +stopped +short +. +“ +Commander +in +Chief +Kutúzov +? +” +said +the +newly +arrived +general +speaking +quickly +with +a +harsh +German +accent +, +looking +to +both +sides +and +advancing +straight +toward +the +inner +door +. +“ +The +commander +in +chief +is +engaged +, +” +said +Kozlóvski +, +going +hurriedly +up +to +the +unknown +general +and +blocking +his +way +to +the +door +. +“ +Whom +shall +I +announce +? +” +The +unknown +general +looked +disdainfully +down +at +Kozlóvski +, +who +was +rather +short +, +as +if +surprised +that +anyone +should +not +know +him +. +“ +The +commander +in +chief +is +engaged +, +” +repeated +Kozlóvski +calmly +. +The +general +’ +s +face +clouded +, +his +lips +quivered +and +trembled +. +He +took +out +a +notebook +, +hurriedly +scribbled +something +in +pencil +, +tore +out +the +leaf +, +gave +it +to +Kozlóvski +, +stepped +quickly +to +the +window +, +and +threw +himself +into +a +chair +, +gazing +at +those +in +the +room +as +if +asking +, +“ +Why +do +they +look +at +me +? +” +Then +he +lifted +his +head +, +stretched +his +neck +as +if +he +intended +to +say +something +, +but +immediately +, +with +affected +indifference +, +began +to +hum +to +himself +, +producing +a +queer +sound +which +immediately +broke +off +. +The +door +of +the +private +room +opened +and +Kutúzov +appeared +in +the +doorway +. +The +general +with +the +bandaged +head +bent +forward +as +though +running +away +from +some +danger +, +and +, +making +long +, +quick +strides +with +his +thin +legs +, +went +up +to +Kutúzov +. +“ +Vous +voyez +le +malheureux +Mack +, +” +he +uttered +in +a +broken +voice +. +Kutúzov +’ +s +face +as +he +stood +in +the +open +doorway +remained +perfectly +immobile +for +a +few +moments +. +Then +wrinkles +ran +over +his +face +like +a +wave +and +his +forehead +became +smooth +again +, +he +bowed +his +head +respectfully +, +closed +his +eyes +, +silently +let +Mack +enter +his +room +before +him +, +and +closed +the +door +himself +behind +him +. +The +report +which +had +been +circulated +that +the +Austrians +had +been +beaten +and +that +the +whole +army +had +surrendered +at +Ulm +proved +to +be +correct +. +Within +half +an +hour +adjutants +had +been +sent +in +various +directions +with +orders +which +showed +that +the +Russian +troops +, +who +had +hitherto +been +inactive +, +would +also +soon +have +to +meet +the +enemy +. +Prince +Andrew +was +one +of +those +rare +staff +officers +whose +chief +interest +lay +in +the +general +progress +of +the +war +. +When +he +saw +Mack +and +heard +the +details +of +his +disaster +he +understood +that +half +the +campaign +was +lost +, +understood +all +the +difficulties +of +the +Russian +army +’ +s +position +, +and +vividly +imagined +what +awaited +it +and +the +part +he +would +have +to +play +. +Involuntarily +he +felt +a +joyful +agitation +at +the +thought +of +the +humiliation +of +arrogant +Austria +and +that +in +a +week +’ +s +time +he +might +, +perhaps +, +see +and +take +part +in +the +first +Russian +encounter +with +the +French +since +Suvórov +met +them +. +He +feared +that +Bonaparte +’ +s +genius +might +outweigh +all +the +courage +of +the +Russian +troops +, +and +at +the +same +time +could +not +admit +the +idea +of +his +hero +being +disgraced +. +Excited +and +irritated +by +these +thoughts +Prince +Andrew +went +toward +his +room +to +write +to +his +father +, +to +whom +he +wrote +every +day +. +In +the +corridor +he +met +Nesvítski +, +with +whom +he +shared +a +room +, +and +the +wag +Zherkóv +; +they +were +as +usual +laughing +. +“ +Why +are +you +so +glum +? +” +asked +Nesvítski +noticing +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +pale +face +and +glittering +eyes +. +“ +There +’ +s +nothing +to +be +gay +about +, +” +answered +Bolkónski +. +Just +as +Prince +Andrew +met +Nesvítski +and +Zherkóv +, +there +came +toward +them +from +the +other +end +of +the +corridor +, +Strauch +, +an +Austrian +general +who +on +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +in +charge +of +the +provisioning +of +the +Russian +army +, +and +the +member +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +who +had +arrived +the +previous +evening +. +There +was +room +enough +in +the +wide +corridor +for +the +generals +to +pass +the +three +officers +quite +easily +, +but +Zherkóv +, +pushing +Nesvítski +aside +with +his +arm +, +said +in +a +breathless +voice +, +“ +They +’ +re +coming +! +... +they +’ +re +coming +! +... +Stand +aside +, +make +way +, +please +make +way +! +” +The +generals +were +passing +by +, +looking +as +if +they +wished +to +avoid +embarrassing +attentions +. +On +the +face +of +the +wag +Zherkóv +there +suddenly +appeared +a +stupid +smile +of +glee +which +he +seemed +unable +to +suppress +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +” +said +he +in +German +, +stepping +forward +and +addressing +the +Austrian +general +, +“ +I +have +the +honor +to +congratulate +you. +” +He +bowed +his +head +and +scraped +first +with +one +foot +and +then +with +the +other +, +awkwardly +, +like +a +child +at +a +dancing +lesson +. +The +member +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +looked +at +him +severely +but +, +seeing +the +seriousness +of +his +stupid +smile +, +could +not +but +give +him +a +moment +’ +s +attention +. +He +screwed +up +his +eyes +showing +that +he +was +listening +. +“ +I +have +the +honor +to +congratulate +you +. +General +Mack +has +arrived +, +quite +well +, +only +a +little +bruised +just +here +, +” +he +added +, +pointing +with +a +beaming +smile +to +his +head +. +The +general +frowned +, +turned +away +, +and +went +on +. +“ +Gott +, +wie +naiv +! +” +* +said +he +angrily +, +after +he +had +gone +a +few +steps +. +* +“ +Good +God +, +what +simplicity +! +” +Nesvítski +with +a +laugh +threw +his +arms +round +Prince +Andrew +, +but +Bolkónski +, +turning +still +paler +, +pushed +him +away +with +an +angry +look +and +turned +to +Zherkóv +. +The +nervous +irritation +aroused +by +the +appearance +of +Mack +, +the +news +of +his +defeat +, +and +the +thought +of +what +lay +before +the +Russian +army +found +vent +in +anger +at +Zherkóv +’ +s +untimely +jest +. +“ +If +you +, +sir +, +choose +to +make +a +buffoon +of +yourself +, +” +he +said +sharply +, +with +a +slight +trembling +of +the +lower +jaw +, +“ +I +can +’ +t +prevent +your +doing +so +; +but +I +warn +you +that +if +you +dare +to +play +the +fool +in +my +presence +, +I +will +teach +you +to +behave +yourself. +” +Nesvítski +and +Zherkóv +were +so +surprised +by +this +outburst +that +they +gazed +at +Bolkónski +silently +with +wide-open +eyes +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +I +only +congratulated +them +, +” +said +Zherkóv +. +“ +I +am +not +jesting +with +you +; +please +be +silent +! +” +cried +Bolkónski +, +and +taking +Nesvítski +’ +s +arm +he +left +Zherkóv +, +who +did +not +know +what +to +say +. +“ +Come +, +what +’ +s +the +matter +, +old +fellow +? +” +said +Nesvítski +trying +to +soothe +him +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +” +exclaimed +Prince +Andrew +standing +still +in +his +excitement +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +understand +that +either +we +are +officers +serving +our +Tsar +and +our +country +, +rejoicing +in +the +successes +and +grieving +at +the +misfortunes +of +our +common +cause +, +or +we +are +merely +lackeys +who +care +nothing +for +their +master +’ +s +business +. +Quarante +mille +hommes +massacrés +et +l +’ +armée +de +nos +alliés +détruite +, +et +vous +trouvez +là +le +mot +pour +rire +, +” +* +he +said +, +as +if +strengthening +his +views +by +this +French +sentence +. +“ +C +’ +est +bien +pour +un +garçon +de +rien +comme +cet +individu +dont +vous +avez +fait +un +ami +, +mais +pas +pour +vous +, +pas +pour +vous +. +* +( +2 +) +Only +a +hobbledehoy +could +amuse +himself +in +this +way +, +” +he +added +in +Russian—but +pronouncing +the +word +with +a +French +accent—having +noticed +that +Zherkóv +could +still +hear +him +. +* +“ +Forty +thousand +men +massacred +and +the +army +of +our +allies +destroyed +, +and +you +find +that +a +cause +for +jesting +! +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +It +is +all +very +well +for +that +good-for-nothing +fellow +of +whom +you +have +made +a +friend +, +but +not +for +you +, +not +for +you. +” +He +waited +a +moment +to +see +whether +the +cornet +would +answer +, +but +he +turned +and +went +out +of +the +corridor +. +CHAPTER +IV +The +Pávlograd +Hussars +were +stationed +two +miles +from +Braunau +. +The +squadron +in +which +Nicholas +Rostóv +served +as +a +cadet +was +quartered +in +the +German +village +of +Salzeneck +. +The +best +quarters +in +the +village +were +assigned +to +cavalry-captain +Denísov +, +the +squadron +commander +, +known +throughout +the +whole +cavalry +division +as +Váska +Denísov +. +Cadet +Rostóv +, +ever +since +he +had +overtaken +the +regiment +in +Poland +, +had +lived +with +the +squadron +commander +. +On +October +11 +, +the +day +when +all +was +astir +at +headquarters +over +the +news +of +Mack +’ +s +defeat +, +the +camp +life +of +the +officers +of +this +squadron +was +proceeding +as +usual +. +Denísov +, +who +had +been +losing +at +cards +all +night +, +had +not +yet +come +home +when +Rostóv +rode +back +early +in +the +morning +from +a +foraging +expedition +. +Rostóv +in +his +cadet +uniform +, +with +a +jerk +to +his +horse +, +rode +up +to +the +porch +, +swung +his +leg +over +the +saddle +with +a +supple +youthful +movement +, +stood +for +a +moment +in +the +stirrup +as +if +loathe +to +part +from +his +horse +, +and +at +last +sprang +down +and +called +to +his +orderly +. +“ +Ah +, +Bondarénko +, +dear +friend +! +” +said +he +to +the +hussar +who +rushed +up +headlong +to +the +horse +. +“ +Walk +him +up +and +down +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +he +continued +, +with +that +gay +brotherly +cordiality +which +goodhearted +young +people +show +to +everyone +when +they +are +happy +. +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +, +” +answered +the +Ukrainian +gaily +, +tossing +his +head +. +“ +Mind +, +walk +him +up +and +down +well +! +” +Another +hussar +also +rushed +toward +the +horse +, +but +Bondarénko +had +already +thrown +the +reins +of +the +snaffle +bridle +over +the +horse +’ +s +head +. +It +was +evident +that +the +cadet +was +liberal +with +his +tips +and +that +it +paid +to +serve +him +. +Rostóv +patted +the +horse +’ +s +neck +and +then +his +flank +, +and +lingered +for +a +moment +. +“ +Splendid +! +What +a +horse +he +will +be +! +” +he +thought +with +a +smile +, +and +holding +up +his +saber +, +his +spurs +jingling +, +he +ran +up +the +steps +of +the +porch +. +His +landlord +, +who +in +a +waistcoat +and +a 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+them +to +bring +the +horse +? +” +asked +Telyánin +, +getting +up +and +looking +carelessly +about +him +. +“ +I +have. +” +“ +Let +us +go +ourselves +. +I +only +came +round +to +ask +Denísov +about +yesterday +’ +s +order +. +Have +you +got +it +, +Denísov +? +” +“ +Not +yet +. +But +where +are +you +off +to +? +” +“ +I +want +to +teach +this +young +man +how +to +shoe +a +horse +, +” +said +Telyánin +. +They +went +through +the +porch +and +into +the +stable +. +The +lieutenant +explained +how +to +rivet +the +hoof +and +went +away +to +his +own +quarters +. +When +Rostóv +went +back +there +was +a +bottle +of +vodka +and +a +sausage +on +the +table +. +Denísov +was +sitting +there +scratching +with +his +pen +on +a +sheet +of +paper +. +He +looked +gloomily +in +Rostóv +’ +s +face +and +said +: +“ +I +am +witing +to +her. +” +He +leaned +his +elbows +on +the +table +with +his +pen +in +his +hand +and +, +evidently +glad +of +a +chance +to +say +quicker +in +words +what +he 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+porch +. +In +the +second +room +of +the +inn +the +lieutenant +was +sitting +over +a +dish +of +sausages +and +a +bottle +of +wine +. +“ +Ah +, +you +’ +ve +come +here +too +, +young +man +! +” +he +said +, +smiling +and +raising +his +eyebrows +. +“ +Yes +, +” +said +Rostóv +as +if +it +cost +him +a +great +deal +to +utter +the +word +; +and +he +sat +down +at +the +nearest +table +. +Both +were +silent +. +There +were +two +Germans +and +a +Russian +officer +in +the +room +. +No +one +spoke +and +the +only +sounds +heard +were +the +clatter +of +knives +and +the +munching +of +the +lieutenant +. +When +Telyánin +had +finished +his +lunch +he +took +out +of +his +pocket +a +double +purse +and +, +drawing +its +rings +aside +with +his +small +, +white +, +turned-up +fingers +, +drew +out +a +gold +imperial +, +and +lifting +his +eyebrows +gave +it +to +the +waiter +. +“ +Please +be +quick +, +” +he +said +. +The +coin +was +a +new +one +. +Rostóv +rose +and +went +up +to +Telyánin +. +“ +Allow +me +to +look +at +your +purse +, +” +he +said +in +a +low +, +almost +inaudible +, +voice +. +With +shifting +eyes +but +eyebrows +still +raised +, +Telyánin +handed +him +the +purse +. +“ +Yes +, +it +’ +s +a +nice +purse +. +Yes +, +yes +, +” +he +said +, +growing +suddenly +pale +, +and +added +, +“ +Look +at +it +, +young +man. +” +Rostóv +took +the +purse +in +his +hand +, +examined +it +and +the +money +in +it +, +and +looked +at +Telyánin +. +The +lieutenant +was +looking +about +in +his +usual +way +and +suddenly +seemed +to +grow +very +merry +. +“ +If +we +get +to +Vienna +I +’ +ll +get +rid +of +it +there +but +in +these +wretched +little +towns +there +’ +s +nowhere +to +spend +it +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Well +, +let +me +have +it +, +young +man +, +I +’ +m +going. +” +Rostóv +did +not +speak +. +“ +And +you +? +Are +you +going +to +have +lunch +too +? +They +feed +you +quite +decently +here +, +” +continued +Telyánin +. +“ +Now +then +, +let +me +have +it. +” +He +stretched +out +his +hand +to +take +hold +of +the +purse +. +Rostóv +let +go +of +it +. +Telyánin +took +the +purse +and +began +carelessly +slipping +it +into +the +pocket +of +his +riding +breeches +, +with +his +eyebrows +lifted +and +his +mouth +slightly +open +, +as +if +to +say +, +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +I +am +putting +my +purse +in +my +pocket +and +that +’ +s +quite +simple +and +is +no +one +else +’ +s +business. +” +“ +Well +, +young +man +? +” +he +said +with +a +sigh +, +and +from +under +his +lifted +brows +he +glanced +into +Rostóv +’ +s +eyes +. +Some +flash +as +of +an +electric +spark +shot +from +Telyánin +’ +s +eyes +to +Rostóv +’ +s +and +back +, +and +back +again +and +again +in +an +instant +. +“ +Come +here +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +catching +hold +of +Telyánin +’ +s +arm +and +almost +dragging +him +to +the +window +. +“ +That +money +is +Denísov +’ +s +; +you +took +it +... +” +he +whispered +just +above +Telyánin +’ +s +ear +. +“ +What +? +What +? +How +dare +you +? +What +? +” +said +Telyánin +. +But +these +words +came +like +a +piteous +, +despairing +cry +and +an +entreaty +for +pardon +. +As +soon +as +Rostóv +heard +them +, +an +enormous +load +of +doubt +fell +from +him +. +He +was +glad +, +and +at +the +same +instant +began +to +pity +the +miserable +man +who +stood +before +him +, +but +the +task +he +had +begun +had +to +be +completed +. +“ +Heaven +only +knows +what +the +people +here +may +imagine +, +” +muttered +Telyánin +, +taking +up +his +cap +and +moving +toward +a +small +empty +room +. +“ +We +must +have +an +explanation +... +” +“ +I +know +it +and +shall +prove +it +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +I +... +” +Every +muscle +of +Telyánin +’ +s +pale +, +terrified +face +began +to +quiver +, +his +eyes +still +shifted +from +side +to +side +but +with +a +downward +look +not +rising +to +Rostóv +’ +s +face +, +and +his +sobs +were +audible +. +“ +Count +! +... +Don +’ +t +ruin +a +young +fellow +... +here +is +this +wretched +money +, +take +it +... +” +He +threw +it +on +the +table +. +“ +I +have +an +old +father +and +mother +! +... +” +Rostóv +took +the +money +, +avoiding +Telyánin +’ +s +eyes +, +and +went +out +of +the +room +without +a +word +. +But +at +the +door +he +stopped +and +then +retraced +his +steps +. +“ +O +God +, +” +he +said +with +tears +in +his +eyes +, +“ +how +could +you +do +it +? +” +“ +Count +... +” +said +Telyánin +drawing +nearer +to +him +. +“ +Don +’ +t +touch +me +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +drawing +back +. +“ +If +you +need +it +, +take +the +money +, +” +and +he +threw +the +purse +to +him +and +ran +out +of +the +inn +. +CHAPTER +V +That +same +evening +there +was +an +animated +discussion +among +the +squadron +’ +s +officers +in +Denísov +’ +s +quarters +. +“ +And +I +tell +you +, +Rostóv +, +that +you +must +apologize +to +the +colonel +! +” +said +a +tall +, +grizzly-haired +staff +captain +, +with +enormous +mustaches +and +many +wrinkles +on +his +large +features +, +to +Rostóv +who +was +crimson +with +excitement +. +The +staff +captain +, +Kírsten +, +had +twice +been +reduced +to +the +ranks +for +affairs +of +honor +and +had +twice +regained +his +commission +. +“ +I +will +allow +no +one +to +call +me +a +liar +! +” +cried +Rostóv +. +“ +He +told +me +I +lied +, +and +I +told +him +he +lied +. +And +there +it +rests +. +He +may +keep +me +on +duty +every +day +, +or +may +place +me +under +arrest +, +but +no +one +can +make +me +apologize +, +because +if +he +, +as +commander +of +this +regiment +, +thinks +it +beneath +his +dignity +to +give +me +satisfaction +, +then +... +” +“ +You +just +wait +a +moment +, +my +dear +fellow +, +and +listen +, +” +interrupted +the +staff +captain +in +his +deep +bass +, +calmly +stroking +his +long +mustache +. +“ +You +tell +the +colonel +in +the +presence +of +other +officers +that +an +officer +has +stolen +... +” +“ +I +’ +m +not +to +blame +that +the +conversation +began +in +the +presence +of +other +officers +. +Perhaps +I +ought +not +to +have +spoken +before +them +, +but +I +am +not +a +diplomatist +. +That +’ +s +why +I +joined +the +hussars +, +thinking +that +here +one +would +not +need +finesse +; +and +he +tells +me +that +I +am +lying—so +let +him +give +me +satisfaction +... +” +“ +That +’ +s +all +right +. +No +one +thinks +you +a +coward +, +but +that +’ +s +not +the +point +. +Ask +Denísov +whether +it +is +not +out +of +the +question +for +a +cadet +to +demand +satisfaction +of +his +regimental +commander +? +” +Denísov +sat +gloomily +biting +his +mustache +and +listening +to +the +conversation +, +evidently +with +no +wish +to +take +part +in +it +. +He +answered +the +staff +captain +’ +s +question +by +a +disapproving +shake +of +his +head +. +“ +You +speak +to +the +colonel +about +this +nasty +business +before +other +officers +, +” +continued +the +staff +captain +, +“ +and +Bogdánich +” +( +the +colonel +was +called +Bogdánich +) +“ +shuts +you +up. +” +“ +He +did +not +shut +me +up +, +he +said +I +was +telling +an +untruth. +” +“ +Well +, +have +it +so +, +and +you +talked +a +lot +of +nonsense +to +him +and +must +apologize. +” +“ +Not +on +any +account +! +” +exclaimed +Rostóv +. +“ +I +did +not +expect +this +of +you +, +” +said +the +staff +captain +seriously +and +severely +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +wish +to +apologize +, +but +, +man +, +it +’ +s +not +only +to +him +but +to +the +whole +regiment—all +of +us—you +’ +re +to +blame +all +round +. +The +case +is +this +: +you +ought +to +have +thought +the +matter +over +and +taken +advice +; +but +no +, +you +go +and +blurt +it +all +straight +out +before +the +officers +. +Now +what +was +the +colonel +to +do +? +Have +the +officer +tried +and +disgrace +the +whole +regiment +? +Disgrace +the +whole +regiment +because +of +one +scoundrel +? +Is +that +how +you +look +at +it +? +We +don +’ +t +see +it +like +that +. +And +Bogdánich +was +a +brick +: +he +told +you +you +were +saying +what +was +not +true +. +It +’ +s +not +pleasant +, +but +what +’ +s +to +be +done +, +my +dear +fellow +? +You +landed +yourself +in +it +. +And +now +, +when +one +wants +to +smooth +the +thing +over +, +some +conceit +prevents +your +apologizing +, +and +you +wish +to +make +the +whole +affair +public +. +You +are +offended +at +being +put +on +duty +a +bit +, +but +why +not +apologize +to +an +old +and +honorable +officer +? +Whatever +Bogdánich +may +be +, +anyway +he +is +an +honorable +and +brave +old +colonel +! +You +’ +re +quick +at +taking +offense +, +but +you +don +’ +t +mind +disgracing +the +whole +regiment +! +” +The +staff +captain +’ +s +voice +began +to +tremble +. +“ +You +have +been +in +the +regiment +next +to +no +time +, +my +lad +, +you +’ +re +here +today +and +tomorrow +you +’ +ll +be +appointed +adjutant +somewhere +and +can +snap +your +fingers +when +it +is +said +‘ +There +are +thieves +among +the +Pávlograd +officers +! +’ +But +it +’ +s +not +all +the +same +to +us +! +Am +I +not +right +, +Denísov +? +It +’ +s +not +the +same +! +” +Denísov +remained +silent +and +did +not +move +, +but +occasionally +looked +with +his +glittering +black +eyes +at +Rostóv +. +“ +You +value +your +own +pride +and +don +’ +t +wish +to +apologize +, +” +continued +the +staff +captain +, +“ +but +we +old +fellows +, +who +have +grown +up +in +and +, +God +willing +, +are +going +to +die +in +the +regiment +, +we +prize +the +honor +of +the +regiment +, +and +Bogdánich +knows +it +. +Oh +, +we +do +prize +it +, +old +fellow +! +And +all +this +is +not +right +, +it +’ +s +not +right +! +You +may +take +offense +or +not +but +I +always +stick +to +mother +truth +. +It +’ +s +not +right +! +” +And +the +staff +captain +rose +and +turned +away +from +Rostóv +. +“ +That +’ +s +twue +, +devil +take +it +! +” +shouted +Denísov +, +jumping +up +. +“ +Now +then +, +Wostóv +, +now +then +! +” +Rostóv +, +growing +red +and +pale +alternately +, +looked +first +at +one +officer +and +then +at +the +other +. +“ +No +, +gentlemen +, +no +... +you +mustn +’ +t +think +... +I +quite +understand +. +You +’ +re +wrong +to +think +that +of +me +... +I +... +for +me +... +for +the +honor +of +the +regiment +I +’ +d +... +Ah +well +, +I +’ +ll +show +that +in +action +, +and +for +me +the +honor +of +the +flag +... +Well +, +never +mind +, +it +’ +s +true +I +’ +m +to +blame +, +to +blame +all +round +. +Well +, +what +else +do +you +want +? +... +” +“ +Come +, +that +’ +s +right +, +Count +! +” +cried +the +staff +captain +, +turning +round +and +clapping +Rostóv +on +the +shoulder +with +his +big +hand +. +“ +I +tell +you +, +” +shouted +Denísov +, +“ +he +’ +s +a +fine +fellow. +” +“ +That +’ +s +better +, +Count +, +” +said +the +staff +captain +, +beginning +to +address +Rostóv +by +his +title +, +as +if +in +recognition +of +his +confession +. +“ +Go +and +apologize +, +your +excellency +. +Yes +, +go +! +” +“ +Gentlemen +, +I +’ +ll +do +anything +. +No +one +shall +hear +a +word +from +me +, +” +said +Rostóv +in +an +imploring +voice +, +“ +but +I +can +’ +t +apologize +, +by +God +I +can +’ +t +, +do +what +you +will +! +How +can +I +go +and +apologize +like +a +little +boy +asking +forgiveness +? +” +Denísov +began +to +laugh +. +“ +It +’ +ll +be +worse +for +you +. +Bogdánich +is +vindictive +and +you +’ +ll +pay +for +your +obstinacy +, +” +said +Kírsten +. +“ +No +, +on +my +word +it +’ +s +not +obstinacy +! +I +can +’ +t +describe +the +feeling +. +I +can +’ +t +... +” +“ +Well +, +it +’ +s +as +you +like +, +” +said +the +staff +captain +. +“ +And +what +has +become +of +that +scoundrel +? +” +he +asked +Denísov +. +“ +He +has +weported +himself +sick +, +he +’ +s +to +be +stwuck +off +the +list +tomowwow +, +” +muttered +Denísov +. +“ +It +is +an +illness +, +there +’ +s +no +other +way +of +explaining +it +, +” +said +the +staff +captain +. +“ +Illness +or +not +, +he +’ +d +better +not +cwoss +my +path +. +I +’ +d +kill +him +! +” +shouted +Denísov +in +a +bloodthirsty +tone +. +Just +then +Zherkóv +entered +the +room +. +“ +What +brings +you +here +? +” +cried +the +officers +turning +to +the +newcomer +. +“ +We +’ +re +to +go +into +action +, +gentlemen +! +Mack +has +surrendered +with +his +whole +army. +” +“ +It +’ +s +not +true +! +” +“ +I +’ +ve +seen +him +myself +! +” +“ +What +? +Saw +the +real +Mack +? +With +hands +and +feet +? +” +“ +Into +action +! +Into +action +! +Bring +him +a +bottle +for +such +news +! +But +how +did +you +come +here +? +” +“ +I +’ +ve +been +sent +back +to +the +regiment +all +on +account +of +that +devil +, +Mack +. +An +Austrian +general +complained +of +me +. +I +congratulated +him +on +Mack +’ +s +arrival +... +What +’ +s +the +matter +, +Rostóv +? +You +look +as +if +you +’ +d +just +come +out +of +a +hot +bath. +” +“ +Oh +, +my +dear +fellow +, +we +’ +re +in +such +a +stew +here +these +last +two +days. +” +The +regimental +adjutant +came +in +and +confirmed +the +news +brought +by +Zherkóv +. +They +were +under +orders +to +advance +next +day +. +“ +We +’ +re +going +into +action +, +gentlemen +! +” +“ +Well +, +thank +God +! +We +’ +ve +been +sitting +here +too +long +! +” +CHAPTER +VI +Kutúzov +fell +back +toward +Vienna +, +destroying +behind +him +the +bridges +over +the +rivers +Inn +( +at +Braunau +) +and +Traun +( +near +Linz +) +. +On +October +23 +the +Russian +troops +were +crossing +the +river +Enns +. +At +midday +the +Russian +baggage +train +, +the +artillery +, +and +columns +of +troops +were +defiling +through +the +town +of +Enns +on +both +sides +of +the +bridge +. +It +was +a +warm +, +rainy +, +autumnal +day +. +The +wide +expanse +that +opened +out +before +the +heights +on +which +the +Russian +batteries +stood +guarding +the +bridge +was +at +times +veiled +by +a +diaphanous +curtain +of +slanting +rain +, +and +then +, +suddenly +spread +out +in +the +sunlight +, +far-distant +objects +could +be +clearly +seen +glittering +as +though +freshly +varnished +. +Down +below +, +the +little +town +could +be +seen +with +its +white +, +red-roofed +houses +, +its +cathedral +, +and +its +bridge +, +on +both +sides +of +which +streamed +jostling +masses +of +Russian +troops +. +At +the +bend +of +the +Danube +, +vessels +, +an +island +, +and +a +castle +with +a +park +surrounded +by +the +waters +of +the +confluence +of +the +Enns +and +the +Danube +became +visible +, +and +the +rocky +left +bank +of +the +Danube +covered +with +pine +forests +, +with +a +mystic +background +of +green +treetops +and +bluish +gorges +. +The +turrets +of +a +convent +stood +out +beyond +a +wild +virgin +pine +forest +, +and +far +away +on +the +other +side +of +the +Enns +the +enemy +’ +s +horse +patrols +could +be +discerned +. +Among +the +field +guns +on +the +brow +of +the +hill +the +general +in +command +of +the +rearguard +stood +with +a +staff +officer +, +scanning +the +country +through +his +fieldglass +. +A +little +behind +them +Nesvítski +, +who +had +been +sent +to +the +rearguard +by +the +commander +in +chief +, +was +sitting +on +the +trail +of +a +gun +carriage +. +A +Cossack +who +accompanied +him +had +handed +him +a +knapsack +and +a +flask +, +and +Nesvítski +was +treating +some +officers +to +pies +and +real +doppelkümmel +. +The +officers +gladly +gathered +round +him +, +some +on +their +knees +, +some +squatting +Turkish +fashion +on +the +wet +grass +. +“ +Yes +, +the +Austrian +prince +who +built +that +castle +was +no +fool +. +It +’ +s +a +fine +place +! +Why +are +you +not +eating +anything +, +gentlemen +? +” +Nesvítski +was +saying +. +“ +Thank +you +very +much +, +Prince +, +” +answered +one +of +the +officers +, +pleased +to +be +talking +to +a +staff +officer +of +such +importance +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +lovely +place +! +We +passed +close +to +the +park +and +saw +two +deer +... +and +what +a +splendid +house +! +” +“ +Look +, +Prince +, +” +said +another +, +who +would +have +dearly +liked +to +take +another +pie +but +felt +shy +, +and +therefore +pretended +to +be +examining +the +countryside— +“ +See +, +our +infantrymen +have +already +got +there +. +Look +there +in +the +meadow +behind +the +village +, +three +of +them +are +dragging +something +. +They +’ +ll +ransack +that +castle +, +” +he +remarked +with +evident +approval +. +“ +So +they +will +, +” +said +Nesvítski +. +“ +No +, +but +what +I +should +like +, +” +added +he +, +munching +a +pie +in +his +moist-lipped +handsome +mouth +, +“ +would +be +to +slip +in +over +there. +” +He +pointed +with +a +smile +to +a +turreted +nunnery +, +and +his +eyes +narrowed +and +gleamed +. +“ +That +would +be +fine +, +gentlemen +! +” +The +officers +laughed +. +“ +Just +to +flutter +the +nuns +a +bit +. +They +say +there +are +Italian +girls +among +them +. +On +my +word +I +’ +d +give +five +years +of +my +life +for +it +! +” +“ +They +must +be +feeling +dull +, +too +, +” +said +one +of +the +bolder +officers +, +laughing +. +Meanwhile +the +staff +officer +standing +in +front +pointed +out +something +to +the +general +, +who +looked +through +his +field +glass +. +“ +Yes +, +so +it +is +, +so +it +is +, +” +said +the +general +angrily +, +lowering +the +field +glass +and +shrugging +his +shoulders +, +“ +so +it +is +! +They +’ +ll +be +fired +on +at +the +crossing +. +And +why +are +they +dawdling +there +? +” +On +the +opposite +side +the +enemy +could +be +seen +by +the +naked +eye +, +and +from +their +battery +a +milk-white +cloud +arose +. +Then +came +the +distant +report +of +a +shot +, +and +our +troops +could +be +seen +hurrying +to +the +crossing +. +Nesvítski +rose +, +puffing +, +and +went +up +to +the +general +, +smiling +. +“ +Would +not +your +excellency +like +a +little +refreshment +? +” +he +said +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +bad +business +, +” +said +the +general +without +answering +him +, +“ +our +men +have +been +wasting +time. +” +“ +Hadn +’ +t +I +better +ride +over +, +your +excellency +? +” +asked +Nesvítski +. +“ +Yes +, +please +do +, +” +answered +the +general +, +and +he +repeated +the +order +that +had +already +once +been +given +in +detail +: +“ +and +tell +the +hussars +that +they +are +to +cross +last +and +to +fire +the +bridge +as +I +ordered +; +and +the +inflammable +material +on +the +bridge +must +be +reinspected. +” +“ +Very +good +, +” +answered +Nesvítski +. +He +called +the +Cossack +with +his +horse +, +told +him +to +put +away +the +knapsack +and +flask +, +and +swung +his +heavy +person +easily +into +the +saddle +. +“ +I +’ +ll +really +call +in +on +the +nuns +, +” +he +said +to +the +officers +who +watched +him +smilingly +, +and +he +rode +off +by +the +winding +path +down +the +hill +. +“ +Now +then +, +let +’ +s +see +how +far +it +will +carry +, +Captain +. +Just +try +! +” +said +the +general +, +turning +to +an +artillery +officer +. +“ +Have +a +little +fun +to +pass +the +time. +” +“ +Crew +, +to +your +guns +! +” +commanded +the +officer +. +In +a +moment +the +men +came +running +gaily +from +their +campfires +and +began +loading +. +“ +One +! +” +came +the +command +. +Number +one +jumped +briskly +aside +. +The +gun +rang +out +with +a +deafening +metallic +roar +, +and +a +whistling +grenade +flew +above +the +heads +of +our +troops +below +the +hill +and +fell +far +short +of +the +enemy +, +a +little +smoke +showing +the +spot +where +it +burst +. +The +faces +of +officers +and +men +brightened +up +at +the +sound +. +Everyone +got +up +and +began +watching +the +movements +of +our +troops +below +, +as +plainly +visible +as +if +but +a +stone +’ +s +throw +away +, +and +the +movements +of +the +approaching +enemy +farther +off +. +At +the +same +instant +the +sun +came +fully +out +from +behind +the +clouds +, +and +the +clear +sound +of +the +solitary +shot +and +the +brilliance +of +the +bright +sunshine +merged +in +a +single +joyous +and +spirited +impression +. +CHAPTER +VII +Two +of +the +enemy +’ +s +shots +had +already +flown +across +the +bridge +, +where +there +was +a +crush +. +Halfway +across +stood +Prince +Nesvítski +, +who +had +alighted +from +his +horse +and +whose +big +body +was +jammed +against +the +railings +. +He +looked +back +laughing +to +the +Cossack +who +stood +a +few +steps +behind +him +holding +two +horses +by +their +bridles +. +Each +time +Prince +Nesvítski +tried +to +move +on +, +soldiers +and +carts +pushed +him +back +again +and +pressed +him +against +the +railings +, +and +all +he +could +do +was +to +smile +. +“ +What +a +fine +fellow +you +are +, +friend +! +” +said +the +Cossack +to +a +convoy +soldier +with +a +wagon +, +who +was +pressing +onto +the +infantrymen +who +were +crowded +together +close +to +his +wheels +and +his +horses +. +“ +What +a +fellow +! +You +can +’ +t +wait +a +moment +! +Don +’ +t +you +see +the +general +wants +to +pass +? +” +But +the +convoyman +took +no +notice +of +the +word +“ +general +” +and +shouted +at +the +soldiers +who +were +blocking +his +way +. +“ +Hi +there +, +boys +! +Keep +to +the +left +! +Wait +a +bit. +” +But +the +soldiers +, +crowded +together +shoulder +to +shoulder +, +their +bayonets +interlocking +, +moved +over +the +bridge +in +a +dense +mass +. +Looking +down +over +the +rails +Prince +Nesvítski +saw +the +rapid +, +noisy +little +waves +of +the +Enns +, +which +rippling +and +eddying +round +the +piles +of +the +bridge +chased +each +other +along +. +Looking +on +the +bridge +he +saw +equally +uniform +living +waves +of +soldiers +, +shoulder +straps +, +covered +shakos +, +knapsacks +, +bayonets +, +long +muskets +, +and +, +under +the +shakos +, +faces +with +broad +cheekbones +, +sunken +cheeks +, +and +listless +tired +expressions +, +and +feet +that +moved +through +the +sticky +mud +that +covered +the +planks +of +the +bridge +. +Sometimes +through +the +monotonous +waves +of +men +, +like +a +fleck +of +white +foam +on +the +waves +of +the +Enns +, +an +officer +, +in +a +cloak +and +with +a +type +of +face +different +from +that +of +the +men +, +squeezed +his +way +along +; +sometimes +like +a +chip +of +wood +whirling +in +the +river +, +an +hussar +on +foot +, +an +orderly +, +or +a +townsman +was +carried +through +the +waves +of +infantry +; +and +sometimes +like +a +log +floating +down +the +river +, +an +officers +’ +or +company +’ +s +baggage +wagon +, +piled +high +, +leather +covered +, +and +hemmed +in +on +all +sides +, +moved +across +the +bridge +. +“ +It +’ +s +as +if +a +dam +had +burst +, +” +said +the +Cossack +hopelessly +. +“ +Are +there +many +more +of +you +to +come +? +” +“ +A +million +all +but +one +! +” +replied +a +waggish +soldier +in +a +torn +coat +, +with +a +wink +, +and +passed +on +followed +by +another +, +an +old +man +. +“ +If +he +” +( +he +meant +the +enemy +) +“ +begins +popping +at +the +bridge +now +, +” +said +the +old +soldier +dismally +to +a +comrade +, +“ +you +’ +ll +forget +to +scratch +yourself. +” +That +soldier +passed +on +, +and +after +him +came +another +sitting +on +a +cart +. +“ +Where +the +devil +have +the +leg +bands +been +shoved +to +? +” +said +an +orderly +, +running +behind +the +cart +and +fumbling +in +the +back +of +it +. +And +he +also +passed +on +with +the +wagon +. +Then +came +some +merry +soldiers +who +had +evidently +been +drinking +. +“ +And +then +, +old +fellow +, +he +gives +him +one +in +the +teeth +with +the +butt +end +of +his +gun +... +” +a +soldier +whose +greatcoat +was +well +tucked +up +said +gaily +, +with +a +wide +swing +of +his +arm +. +“ +Yes +, +the +ham +was +just +delicious +... +” +answered +another +with +a +loud +laugh +. +And +they +, +too +, +passed +on +, +so +that +Nesvítski +did +not +learn +who +had +been +struck +on +the +teeth +, +or +what +the +ham +had +to +do +with +it +. +“ +Bah +! +How +they +scurry +. +He +just +sends +a +ball +and +they +think +they +’ +ll +all +be +killed +, +” +a +sergeant +was +saying +angrily +and +reproachfully +. +“ +As +it +flies +past +me +, +Daddy +, +the +ball +I +mean +, +” +said +a +young +soldier +with +an +enormous +mouth +, +hardly +refraining +from +laughing +, +“ +I +felt +like +dying +of +fright +. +I +did +, +‘ +pon +my +word +, +I +got +that +frightened +! +” +said +he +, +as +if +bragging +of +having +been +frightened +. +That +one +also +passed +. +Then +followed +a +cart +unlike +any +that +had +gone +before +. +It +was +a +German +cart +with +a +pair +of +horses +led +by +a +German +, +and +seemed +loaded +with +a +whole +houseful +of +effects +. +A +fine +brindled +cow +with +a +large +udder +was +attached +to +the +cart +behind +. +A +woman +with +an +unweaned +baby +, +an +old +woman +, +and +a +healthy +German +girl +with +bright +red +cheeks +were +sitting +on +some +feather +beds +. +Evidently +these +fugitives +were +allowed +to +pass +by +special +permission +. +The +eyes +of +all +the +soldiers +turned +toward +the +women +, +and +while +the +vehicle +was +passing +at +foot +pace +all +the +soldiers +’ +remarks +related +to +the +two +young +ones +. +Every +face +bore +almost +the +same +smile +, +expressing +unseemly +thoughts +about +the +women +. +“ +Just +see +, +the +German +sausage +is +making +tracks +, +too +! +” +“ +Sell +me +the +missis +, +” +said +another +soldier +, +addressing +the +German +, +who +, +angry +and +frightened +, +strode +energetically +along +with +downcast +eyes +. +“ +See +how +smart +she +’ +s +made +herself +! +Oh +, +the +devils +! +” +“ +There +, +Fedótov +, +you +should +be +quartered +on +them +! +” +“ +I +have +seen +as +much +before +now +, +mate +! +” +“ +Where +are +you +going +? +” +asked +an +infantry +officer +who +was +eating +an +apple +, +also +half +smiling +as +he +looked +at +the +handsome +girl +. +The +German +closed +his +eyes +, +signifying +that +he +did +not +understand +. +“ +Take +it +if +you +like +, +” +said +the +officer +, +giving +the +girl +an +apple +. +The +girl +smiled +and +took +it +. +Nesvítski +like +the +rest +of +the +men +on +the +bridge +did +not +take +his +eyes +off +the +women +till +they +had +passed +. +When +they +had +gone +by +, +the +same +stream +of +soldiers +followed +, +with +the +same +kind +of +talk +, +and +at +last +all +stopped +. +As +often +happens +, +the +horses +of +a +convoy +wagon +became +restive +at +the +end +of +the +bridge +, +and +the +whole +crowd +had +to +wait +. +“ +And +why +are +they +stopping +? +There +’ +s +no +proper +order +! +” +said +the +soldiers +. +“ +Where +are +you +shoving +to +? +Devil +take +you +! +Can +’ +t +you +wait +? +It +’ +ll +be +worse +if +he +fires +the +bridge +. +See +, +here +’ +s +an +officer +jammed +in +too +” +—different +voices +were +saying +in +the +crowd +, +as +the +men +looked +at +one +another +, +and +all +pressed +toward +the +exit +from +the +bridge +. +Looking +down +at +the +waters +of +the +Enns +under +the +bridge +, +Nesvítski +suddenly +heard +a +sound +new +to +him +, +of +something +swiftly +approaching +... +something +big +, +that +splashed +into +the +water +. +“ +Just +see +where +it +carries +to +! +” +a +soldier +near +by +said +sternly +, +looking +round +at +the +sound +. +“ +Encouraging +us +to +get +along +quicker +, +” +said +another +uneasily +. +The +crowd +moved +on +again +. +Nesvítski +realized +that +it +was +a +cannon +ball +. +“ +Hey +, +Cossack +, +my +horse +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Now +, +then +, +you +there +! +get +out +of +the +way +! +Make +way +! +” +With +great +difficulty +he +managed +to +get +to +his +horse +, +and +shouting +continually +he +moved +on +. +The +soldiers +squeezed +themselves +to +make +way +for +him +, +but +again +pressed +on +him +so +that +they +jammed +his +leg +, +and +those +nearest +him +were +not +to +blame +for +they +were +themselves +pressed +still +harder +from +behind +. +“ +Nesvítski +, +Nesvítski +! +you +numskull +! +” +came +a +hoarse +voice +from +behind +him +. +Nesvítski +looked +round +and +saw +, +some +fifteen +paces +away +but +separated +by +the +living +mass +of +moving +infantry +, +Váska +Denísov +, +red +and +shaggy +, +with +his +cap +on +the +back +of +his +black +head +and +a +cloak +hanging +jauntily +over +his +shoulder +. +“ +Tell +these +devils +, +these +fiends +, +to +let +me +pass +! +” +shouted +Denísov +evidently +in +a +fit +of +rage +, +his +coal-black +eyes +with +their +bloodshot +whites +glittering +and +rolling +as +he +waved +his +sheathed +saber +in +a +small +bare +hand +as +red +as +his +face +. +“ +Ah +, +Váska +! +” +joyfully +replied +Nesvítski +. +“ +What +’ +s +up +with +you +? +” +“ +The +squadwon +can +’ +t +pass +, +” +shouted +Váska +Denísov +, +showing +his +white +teeth +fiercely +and +spurring +his +black +thoroughbred +Arab +, +which +twitched +its +ears +as +the +bayonets +touched +it +, +and +snorted +, +spurting +white +foam +from +his +bit +, +tramping +the +planks +of +the +bridge +with +his +hoofs +, +and +apparently +ready +to +jump +over +the +railings +had +his +rider +let +him +. +“ +What +is +this +? +They +’ +re +like +sheep +! +Just +like +sheep +! +Out +of +the +way +! +... +Let +us +pass +! +... +Stop +there +, +you +devil +with +the +cart +! +I +’ +ll +hack +you +with +my +saber +! +” +he +shouted +, +actually +drawing +his +saber +from +its +scabbard +and +flourishing +it +. +The +soldiers +crowded +against +one +another +with +terrified +faces +, +and +Denísov +joined +Nesvítski +. +“ +How +’ +s +it +you +’ +re +not +drunk +today +? +” +said +Nesvítski +when +the +other +had +ridden +up +to +him +. +“ +They +don +’ +t +even +give +one +time +to +dwink +! +” +answered +Váska +Denísov +. +“ +They +keep +dwagging +the +wegiment +to +and +fwo +all +day +. +If +they +mean +to +fight +, +let +’ +s +fight +. +But +the +devil +knows +what +this +is. +” +“ +What +a +dandy +you +are +today +! +” +said +Nesvítski +, +looking +at +Denísov +’ +s +new +cloak +and +saddlecloth +. +Denísov +smiled +, +took +out +of +his +sabretache +a +handkerchief +that +diffused +a +smell +of +perfume +, +and +put +it +to +Nesvítski +’ +s +nose +. +“ +Of +course +. +I +’ +m +going +into +action +! +I +’ +ve +shaved +, +bwushed +my +teeth +, +and +scented +myself. +” +The +imposing +figure +of +Nesvítski +followed +by +his +Cossack +, +and +the +determination +of +Denísov +who +flourished +his +sword +and +shouted +frantically +, +had +such +an +effect +that +they +managed +to +squeeze +through +to +the +farther +side +of +the +bridge +and +stopped +the +infantry +. +Beside +the +bridge +Nesvítski +found +the +colonel +to +whom +he +had +to +deliver +the +order +, +and +having +done +this +he +rode +back +. +Having +cleared +the +way +Denísov +stopped +at +the +end +of +the +bridge +. +Carelessly +holding +in +his +stallion +that +was +neighing +and +pawing +the +ground +, +eager +to +rejoin +its +fellows +, +he +watched +his +squadron +draw +nearer +. +Then +the +clang +of +hoofs +, +as +of +several +horses +galloping +, +resounded +on +the +planks +of +the +bridge +, +and +the +squadron +, +officers +in +front +and +men +four +abreast +, +spread +across +the +bridge +and +began +to +emerge +on +his +side +of +it +. +The +infantry +who +had +been +stopped +crowded +near +the +bridge +in +the +trampled +mud +and +gazed +with +that +particular +feeling +of +ill-will +, +estrangement +, +and +ridicule +with +which +troops +of +different +arms +usually +encounter +one +another +at +the +clean +, +smart +hussars +who +moved +past +them +in +regular +order +. +“ +Smart +lads +! +Only +fit +for +a +fair +! +” +said +one +. +“ +What +good +are +they +? +They +’ +re +led +about +just +for +show +! +” +remarked +another +. +“ +Don +’ +t +kick +up +the +dust +, +you +infantry +! +” +jested +an +hussar +whose +prancing +horse +had +splashed +mud +over +some +foot +soldiers +. +“ +I +’ +d +like +to +put +you +on +a +two +days +’ +march +with +a +knapsack +! +Your +fine +cords +would +soon +get +a +bit +rubbed +, +” +said +an +infantryman +, +wiping +the +mud +off +his +face +with +his +sleeve +. +“ +Perched +up +there +, +you +’ +re +more +like +a +bird +than +a +man. +” +“ +There +now +, +Zíkin +, +they +ought +to +put +you +on +a +horse +. +You +’ +d +look +fine +, +” +said +a +corporal +, +chaffing +a +thin +little +soldier +who +bent +under +the +weight +of +his +knapsack +. +“ +Take +a +stick +between +your +legs +, +that +’ +ll +suit +you +for +a +horse +! +” +the +hussar +shouted +back +. +CHAPTER +VIII +The +last +of +the +infantry +hurriedly +crossed +the +bridge +, +squeezing +together +as +they +approached +it +as +if +passing +through +a +funnel +. +At +last +the +baggage +wagons +had +all +crossed +, +the +crush +was +less +, +and +the +last +battalion +came +onto +the +bridge +. +Only +Denísov +’ +s +squadron +of +hussars +remained +on +the +farther +side +of +the +bridge +facing +the +enemy +, +who +could +be +seen +from +the +hill +on +the +opposite +bank +but +was +not +yet +visible +from +the +bridge +, +for +the +horizon +as +seen +from +the +valley +through +which +the +river +flowed +was +formed +by +the +rising +ground +only +half +a +mile +away +. +At +the +foot +of +the +hill +lay +wasteland +over +which +a +few +groups +of +our +Cossack +scouts +were +moving +. +Suddenly +on +the +road +at +the +top +of +the +high +ground +, +artillery +and +troops +in +blue +uniform +were +seen +. +These +were +the +French +. +A +group +of +Cossack +scouts +retired +down +the +hill +at +a +trot +. +All +the +officers +and +men +of +Denísov +’ +s +squadron +, +though +they +tried +to +talk +of +other +things +and +to +look +in +other +directions +, +thought +only +of +what +was +there +on +the +hilltop +, +and +kept +constantly +looking +at +the +patches +appearing +on +the +skyline +, +which +they +knew +to +be +the +enemy +’ +s +troops +. +The +weather +had +cleared +again +since +noon +and +the +sun +was +descending +brightly +upon +the +Danube +and +the +dark +hills +around +it +. +It +was +calm +, +and +at +intervals +the +bugle +calls +and +the +shouts +of +the +enemy +could +be +heard +from +the +hill +. +There +was +no +one +now +between +the +squadron +and +the +enemy +except +a +few +scattered +skirmishers +. +An +empty +space +of +some +seven +hundred +yards +was +all +that +separated +them +. +The +enemy +ceased +firing +, +and +that +stern +, +threatening +, +inaccessible +, +and +intangible +line +which +separates +two +hostile +armies +was +all +the +more +clearly +felt +. +“ +One +step +beyond +that +boundary +line +which +resembles +the +line +dividing +the +living +from +the +dead +lies +uncertainty +, +suffering +, +and +death +. +And +what +is +there +? +Who +is +there +? +—there +beyond +that +field +, +that +tree +, +that +roof +lit +up +by +the +sun +? +No +one +knows +, +but +one +wants +to +know +. +You +fear +and +yet +long +to +cross +that +line +, +and +know +that +sooner +or +later +it +must +be +crossed +and +you +will +have +to +find +out +what +is +there +, +just +as +you +will +inevitably +have +to +learn +what +lies +the +other +side +of +death +. +But +you +are +strong +, +healthy +, +cheerful +, +and +excited +, +and +are +surrounded +by +other +such +excitedly +animated +and +healthy +men. +” +So +thinks +, +or +at +any +rate +feels +, +anyone +who +comes +in +sight +of +the +enemy +, +and +that +feeling +gives +a +particular +glamour +and +glad +keenness +of +impression +to +everything +that +takes +place +at +such +moments +. +On +the +high +ground +where +the +enemy +was +, +the +smoke +of +a +cannon +rose +, +and +a +ball +flew +whistling +over +the +heads +of +the +hussar +squadron +. +The +officers +who +had +been +standing +together +rode +off +to +their +places +. +The +hussars +began +carefully +aligning +their +horses +. +Silence +fell +on +the +whole +squadron +. +All +were +looking +at +the +enemy +in +front +and +at +the +squadron +commander +, +awaiting +the +word +of +command +. +A +second +and +a +third +cannon +ball +flew +past +. +Evidently +they +were +firing +at +the +hussars +, +but +the +balls +with +rapid +rhythmic +whistle +flew +over +the +heads +of +the +horsemen +and +fell +somewhere +beyond +them +. +The +hussars +did +not +look +round +, +but +at +the +sound +of +each +shot +, +as +at +the +word +of +command +, +the +whole +squadron +with +its +rows +of +faces +so +alike +yet +so +different +, +holding +its +breath +while +the +ball +flew +past +, +rose +in +the +stirrups +and +sank +back +again +. +The +soldiers +without +turning +their +heads +glanced +at +one +another +, +curious +to +see +their +comrades +’ +impression +. +Every +face +, +from +Denísov +’ +s +to +that +of +the +bugler +, +showed +one +common +expression +of +conflict +, +irritation +, +and +excitement +, +around +chin +and +mouth +. +The +quartermaster +frowned +, +looking +at +the +soldiers +as +if +threatening +to +punish +them +. +Cadet +Mirónov +ducked +every +time +a +ball +flew +past +. +Rostóv +on +the +left +flank +, +mounted +on +his +Rook—a +handsome +horse +despite +its +game +leg—had +the +happy +air +of +a +schoolboy +called +up +before +a +large +audience +for +an +examination +in +which +he +feels +sure +he +will +distinguish +himself +. +He +was +glancing +at +everyone +with +a +clear +, +bright +expression +, +as +if +asking +them +to +notice +how +calmly +he +sat +under +fire +. +But +despite +himself +, +on +his +face +too +that +same +indication +of +something +new +and +stern +showed +round +the +mouth +. +“ +Who +’ +s +that +curtseying +there +? +Cadet +Miwónov +! +That +’ +s +not +wight +! +Look +at +me +, +” +cried +Denísov +who +, +unable +to +keep +still +on +one +spot +, +kept +turning +his +horse +in +front +of +the +squadron +. +The +black +, +hairy +, +snub-nosed +face +of +Váska +Denísov 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+t +come +to +a +fight +. +You +’ +ll +see—we +shall +retire. +” +“ +The +devil +only +knows +what +they +’ +re +about +! +” +muttered +Denísov +. +“ +Ah +, +Wostóv +, +” +he +cried +noticing +the +cadet +’ +s +bright +face +, +“ +you +’ +ve +got +it +at +last. +” +And +he +smiled +approvingly +, +evidently +pleased +with +the +cadet +. +Rostóv +felt +perfectly +happy +. +Just +then +the +commander +appeared +on +the +bridge +. +Denísov +galloped +up +to +him +. +“ +Your +excellency +! +Let +us +attack +them +! +I +’ +ll +dwive +them +off. +” +“ +Attack +indeed +! +” +said +the +colonel +in +a +bored +voice +, +puckering +up +his +face +as +if +driving +off +a +troublesome +fly +. +“ +And +why +are +you +stopping +here +? +Don +’ +t +you +see +the +skirmishers +are +retreating +? +Lead +the +squadron +back. +” +The +squadron +crossed +the +bridge +and +drew +out +of +range +of +fire +without +having +lost +a +single +man +. +The +second +squadron +that +had +been +in +the +front +line 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+did +you +get +here +? +” +said +he +, +turning +to +Zherkóv +. +“ +On +the +same +business +. +But +you +are +damp +! +Let +me +wring +you +out +! +” +“ +You +were +saying +, +Mr. +Staff +Officer +... +” +continued +the +colonel +in +an +offended +tone +. +“ +Colonel +, +” +interrupted +the +officer +of +the +suite +, +“ +You +must +be +quick +or +the +enemy +will +bring +up +his +guns +to +use +grapeshot. +” +The +colonel +looked +silently +at +the +officer +of +the +suite +, +at +the +stout +staff +officer +, +and +at +Zherkóv +, +and +he +frowned +. +“ +I +will +the +bridge +fire +, +” +he +said +in +a +solemn +tone +as +if +to +announce +that +in +spite +of +all +the +unpleasantness +he +had +to +endure +he +would +still +do +the +right +thing +. +Striking +his +horse +with +his +long +muscular +legs +as +if +it +were +to +blame +for +everything +, +the +colonel +moved +forward +and +ordered +the +second +squadron +, +that +in +which +Rostóv +was +serving +under +Denísov +, +to +return +to +the +bridge +. +“ +There +, +it +’ +s +just +as +I +thought +, +” +said +Rostóv +to +himself +. +“ +He +wishes +to +test +me +! +” +His +heart +contracted +and +the +blood +rushed +to +his +face +. +“ +Let +him +see +whether +I +am +a +coward +! +” +he +thought +. +Again +on +all +the +bright +faces +of +the +squadron +the +serious +expression +appeared +that +they +had +worn +when +under +fire +. +Rostóv +watched +his +enemy +, +the +colonel +, +closely—to +find +in +his +face +confirmation +of +his +own +conjecture +, +but +the +colonel +did +not +once +glance +at +Rostóv +, +and +looked +as +he +always +did +when +at +the +front +, +solemn +and +stern +. +Then +came +the +word +of +command +. +“ +Look +sharp +! +Look +sharp +! +” +several +voices +repeated +around +him +. +Their +sabers +catching +in +the +bridles +and +their +spurs +jingling +, +the +hussars +hastily +dismounted +, +not +knowing +what +they +were +to +do +. +The +men +were +crossing +themselves +. +Rostóv +no +longer +looked +at +the +colonel +, +he +had +no +time +. +He +was +afraid +of +falling +behind +the +hussars +, +so +much +afraid +that +his +heart +stood +still +. +His +hand +trembled +as +he +gave +his +horse +into +an +orderly +’ +s +charge +, +and +he +felt +the +blood +rush +to +his +heart +with +a +thud +. +Denísov +rode +past +him +, +leaning +back +and +shouting +something +. +Rostóv +saw +nothing +but +the +hussars +running +all +around +him +, +their +spurs +catching +and +their +sabers +clattering +. +“ +Stretchers +! +” +shouted +someone +behind +him +. +Rostóv +did +not +think +what +this +call +for +stretchers +meant +; +he +ran +on +, +trying +only +to +be +ahead +of +the +others +; +but +just +at +the +bridge +, +not +looking +at +the +ground +, +he +came +on +some +sticky +, +trodden +mud +, +stumbled +, +and +fell +on +his +hands +. +The +others +outstripped +him +. +“ +At +boss +zides +, +Captain +, +” +he +heard +the +voice +of +the +colonel +, +who 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+“ +He +shouldn +’ +t +have +taken +so +many +men +, +” +said +the +officer +of +the +suite +. +“ +True +enough +, +” +answered +Nesvítski +; +“ +two +smart +fellows +could +have +done +the +job +just +as +well. +” +“ +Ah +, +your +excellency +, +” +put +in +Zherkóv +, +his +eyes +fixed +on +the +hussars +, +but +still +with +that +naïve +air +that +made +it +impossible +to +know +whether +he +was +speaking +in +jest +or +in +earnest +. +“ +Ah +, +your +excellency +! +How +you +look +at +things +! +Send +two +men +? +And +who +then +would +give +us +the +Vladímir +medal +and +ribbon +? +But +now +, +even +if +they +do +get +peppered +, +the +squadron +may +be +recommended +for +honors +and +he +may +get +a +ribbon +. +Our +Bogdánich +knows +how +things +are +done. +” +“ +There +now +! +” +said +the +officer +of +the +suite +, +“ +that +’ +s +grapeshot. +” +He +pointed +to +the +French +guns +, +the +limbers +of +which +were +being +detached +and +hurriedly +removed +. +On +the +French +side +, +amid +the +groups +with +cannon +, +a +cloud +of +smoke +appeared +, +then +a +second +and +a +third +almost +simultaneously +, +and +at +the +moment +when +the +first +report +was +heard +a +fourth +was +seen +. +Then +two +reports +one +after +another +, +and +a +third +. +“ +Oh +! +Oh +! +” +groaned +Nesvítski +as +if +in +fierce +pain +, +seizing +the +officer +of +the +suite +by +the +arm +. +“ +Look +! +A +man +has +fallen +! +Fallen +, +fallen +! +” +“ +Two +, +I +think. +” +“ +If +I +were +Tsar +I +would +never +go +to +war +, +” +said +Nesvítski +, +turning +away +. +The +French +guns +were +hastily +reloaded +. +The +infantry +in +their +blue +uniforms +advanced +toward +the +bridge +at +a +run +. +Smoke +appeared +again +but +at +irregular +intervals +, +and +grapeshot +cracked +and +rattled +onto +the +bridge +. +But +this +time +Nesvítski +could +not +see +what +was +happening +there +, +as +a +dense +cloud +of +smoke +arose +from +it +. +The +hussars +had 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+and +happiness +... +“ +I +should +wish +for +nothing +else +, +nothing +, +if +only +I +were +there +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +In +myself +alone +and +in +that +sunshine +there +is +so +much +happiness +; +but +here +... +groans +, +suffering +, +fear +, +and +this +uncertainty +and +hurry +... +There—they +are +shouting +again +, +and +again +are +all +running +back +somewhere +, +and +I +shall +run +with +them +, +and +it +, +death +, +is +here +above +me +and +around +... +Another +instant +and +I +shall +never +again +see +the +sun +, +this +water +, +that +gorge +! +... +” +At +that +instant +the +sun +began +to +hide +behind +the +clouds +, +and +other +stretchers +came +into +view +before +Rostóv +. +And +the +fear +of +death +and +of +the +stretchers +, +and +love +of +the +sun +and +of +life +, +all +merged +into +one +feeling +of +sickening +agitation +. +“ +O +Lord +God +! +Thou +who +art +in +that +heaven +, +save +, +forgive +, +and +protect +me +! +” +Rostóv +whispered +. +The +hussars +ran +back +to +the +men +who +held +their +horses +; +their +voices +sounded +louder +and +calmer +, +the +stretchers +disappeared +from +sight +. +“ +Well +, +fwiend +? +So +you +’ +ve +smelt +powdah +! +” +shouted +Váska +Denísov +just +above +his +ear +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +over +; +but +I +am +a +coward—yes +, +a +coward +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +and +sighing +deeply +he +took +Rook +, +his +horse +, +which +stood +resting +one +foot +, +from +the +orderly +and +began +to +mount +. +“ +Was +that +grapeshot +? +” +he +asked +Denísov +. +“ +Yes +and +no +mistake +! +” +cried +Denísov +. +“ +You +worked +like +wegular +bwicks +and +it +’ +s +nasty +work +! +An +attack +’ +s +pleasant +work +! +Hacking +away +at +the +dogs +! +But +this +sort +of +thing +is +the +very +devil +, +with +them +shooting +at +you +like +a +target. +” +And +Denísov +rode +up +to +a +group +that +had +stopped +near +Rostóv +, +composed +of +the +colonel +, +Nesvítski +, +Zherkóv +, +and +the +officer +from +the +suite +. +“ +Well +, +it +seems +that +no +one +has +noticed +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +And +this +was +true +. +No +one +had +taken +any +notice +, +for +everyone +knew +the +sensation +which +the +cadet +under +fire +for +the +first +time +had +experienced +. +“ +Here +’ +s +something +for +you +to +report +, +” +said +Zherkóv +. +“ +See +if +I +don +’ +t +get +promoted +to +a +sublieutenancy. +” +“ +Inform +the +prince +that +I +the +bridge +fired +! +” +said +the +colonel +triumphantly +and +gaily +. +“ +And +if +he +asks +about +the +losses +? +” +“ +A +trifle +, +” +said +the +colonel +in +his +bass +voice +: +“ +two +hussars +wounded +, +and +one +knocked +out +, +” +he +added +, +unable +to +restrain +a +happy +smile +, +and +pronouncing +the +phrase +“ +knocked +out +” +with +ringing +distinctness +. +CHAPTER +IX +Pursued +by +the +French +army +of +a +hundred +thousand +men +under +the +command +of +Bonaparte +, +encountering +a +population +that +was +unfriendly +to +it +, +losing +confidence +in +its +allies +, +suffering +from +shortness +of +supplies +, +and +compelled +to +act +under +conditions +of +war +unlike +anything +that +had +been +foreseen +, +the +Russian +army +of +thirty-five +thousand +men +commanded +by +Kutúzov +was +hurriedly +retreating +along +the +Danube +, +stopping +where +overtaken +by +the +enemy +and +fighting +rearguard +actions +only +as +far +as +necessary +to +enable +it +to +retreat +without +losing +its +heavy +equipment +. +There +had +been +actions +at +Lambach +, +Amstetten +, +and +Melk +; +but +despite +the +courage +and +endurance—acknowledged +even +by +the +enemy—with +which +the +Russians +fought +, +the +only +consequence +of +these +actions +was +a +yet +more +rapid +retreat +. +Austrian +troops +that +had +escaped +capture +at +Ulm +and +had +joined +Kutúzov +at +Braunau +now +separated +from +the +Russian +army +, +and +Kutúzov +was +left +with +only +his +own +weak +and +exhausted +forces +. +The +defense +of +Vienna +was +no +longer +to +be +thought +of +. +Instead +of +an +offensive +, +the +plan +of +which +, +carefully +prepared +in +accord +with +the +modern +science +of +strategics +, +had +been +handed +to +Kutúzov +when +he +was +in +Vienna +by +the +Austrian +Hofkriegsrath +, +the +sole +and +almost +unattainable +aim +remaining +for +him +was +to +effect +a +junction +with +the +forces +that +were +advancing +from +Russia +, +without +losing +his +army +as +Mack +had +done +at +Ulm +. +On +the +twenty-eighth +of +October +Kutúzov +with +his +army +crossed +to +the +left +bank +of +the +Danube +and +took +up +a +position +for +the +first +time +with +the +river +between +himself +and +the +main +body +of +the +French +. +On +the +thirtieth +he +attacked +Mortier +’ +s +division +, +which +was +on +the +left +bank +, +and +broke +it +up +. +In +this +action +for +the +first +time +trophies +were +taken +: +banners +, +cannon +, +and +two +enemy +generals +. +For +the +first +time +, +after +a +fortnight +’ +s +retreat +, +the +Russian +troops +had +halted +and +after +a +fight +had +not +only +held +the +field +but +had +repulsed +the +French +. +Though +the +troops +were +ill-clad +, +exhausted +, +and +had +lost +a +third +of +their +number +in +killed +, +wounded +, +sick +, +and +stragglers +; +though +a +number +of +sick +and +wounded +had +been +abandoned +on +the +other +side +of +the +Danube +with +a +letter +in +which +Kutúzov +entrusted +them +to +the +humanity +of +the +enemy +; +and +though +the +big +hospitals +and +the +houses +in +Krems +converted +into +military +hospitals +could +no +longer +accommodate +all +the +sick +and +wounded +, +yet +the +stand +made +at +Krems +and +the +victory +over +Mortier +raised +the +spirits +of +the +army +considerably +. +Throughout +the +whole +army +and +at +headquarters +most +joyful +though +erroneous +rumors +were +rife +of +the +imaginary +approach +of +columns +from +Russia +, +of +some +victory +gained +by +the +Austrians +, +and +of +the +retreat +of +the +frightened +Bonaparte +. +Prince +Andrew +during +the +battle +had +been +in +attendance +on +the +Austrian +General +Schmidt +, +who +was +killed +in +the +action +. +His +horse +had +been +wounded +under +him +and +his +own +arm +slightly +grazed +by +a +bullet +. +As +a +mark +of +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +special +favor +he +was +sent +with +the +news +of +this +victory +to +the +Austrian +court +, +now +no +longer +at +Vienna +( +which +was +threatened +by +the +French +) +but +at +Brünn +. +Despite +his +apparently +delicate +build +Prince +Andrew +could +endure +physical +fatigue +far +better +than +many +very +muscular +men +, +and +on +the +night +of +the +battle +, +having +arrived +at +Krems +excited +but +not +weary +, +with +dispatches +from +Dokhtúrov +to +Kutúzov +, +he +was +sent +immediately +with +a +special +dispatch +to +Brünn +. +To +be +so +sent +meant +not +only +a +reward +but +an +important +step +toward +promotion +. +The +night +was +dark +but +starry +, +the +road +showed +black +in +the +snow +that +had +fallen +the +previous +day—the +day +of +the +battle +. +Reviewing +his +impressions +of +the +recent +battle +, +picturing +pleasantly +to +himself +the +impression +his +news +of +a +victory +would +create +, +or +recalling +the +send-off +given +him +by +the +commander +in +chief +and +his +fellow +officers +, +Prince +Andrew +was +galloping +along +in +a +post +chaise +enjoying +the +feelings +of +a +man +who +has +at +length +begun +to +attain +a +long-desired +happiness +. +As +soon +as +he +closed +his +eyes +his +ears +seemed +filled +with +the +rattle +of +the +wheels +and +the +sensation +of +victory +. +Then +he +began +to +imagine +that +the +Russians +were +running +away +and +that +he +himself +was +killed +, +but +he +quickly +roused +himself +with +a +feeling +of +joy +, +as +if +learning +afresh +that +this +was +not +so +but +that +on +the +contrary +the +French +had +run +away +. +He +again +recalled +all +the +details +of +the +victory +and +his +own +calm +courage +during +the +battle +, +and +feeling +reassured +he +dozed +off +... +. +The +dark +starry +night +was +followed +by +a +bright +cheerful +morning +. +The +snow +was +thawing +in +the +sunshine +, +the +horses +galloped +quickly +, +and +on +both +sides +of +the +road +were +forests +of +different +kinds +, +fields +, +and +villages +. +At +one +of +the +post +stations +he +overtook +a +convoy +of +Russian +wounded +. +The +Russian +officer +in +charge +of +the +transport +lolled +back +in +the +front +cart +, +shouting +and +scolding +a +soldier +with +coarse +abuse +. +In +each +of +the +long +German +carts +six +or +more +pale +, +dirty +, +bandaged +men +were +being +jolted +over +the +stony +road +. +Some +of +them +were +talking +( +he +heard +Russian +words +) +, +others +were +eating +bread +; +the +more +severely +wounded +looked +silently +, +with +the +languid +interest +of +sick +children +, +at +the +envoy +hurrying +past +them +. +Prince +Andrew +told +his +driver +to +stop +, +and +asked +a +soldier +in +what +action +they +had +been +wounded +. +“ +Day +before +yesterday +, +on +the +Danube +, +” +answered +the +soldier +. +Prince +Andrew +took +out +his +purse +and +gave +the +soldier +three +gold +pieces +. +“ +That +’ +s +for +them +all +, +” +he +said +to +the +officer +who +came +up +. +“ +Get +well +soon +, +lads +! +” +he +continued +, +turning +to +the +soldiers +. +“ +There +’ +s +plenty +to +do +still. +” +“ +What +news +, +sir +? +” +asked +the +officer +, +evidently +anxious +to +start +a +conversation +. +“ +Good +news +! +... +Go +on +! +” +he +shouted +to +the +driver +, +and +they +galloped +on +. +It +was +already +quite +dark +when +Prince +Andrew +rattled +over +the +paved +streets +of +Brünn +and +found +himself +surrounded +by +high +buildings +, +the +lights +of +shops +, +houses +, +and +street +lamps +, +fine +carriages +, +and +all +that +atmosphere +of +a +large +and +active +town +which +is +always +so +attractive +to +a +soldier +after +camp +life +. +Despite +his +rapid +journey +and +sleepless +night +, +Prince +Andrew +when +he +drove +up +to +the +palace +felt +even +more +vigorous +and +alert +than +he +had +done +the +day +before +. +Only +his +eyes +gleamed +feverishly +and +his +thoughts +followed +one +another +with +extraordinary +clearness +and +rapidity +. +He +again +vividly +recalled +the +details +of +the +battle +, +no +longer +dim +, +but +definite +and +in +the +concise +form +in +which +he +imagined +himself +stating +them +to +the +Emperor +Francis +. +He +vividly +imagined +the +casual +questions +that +might +be +put +to +him +and +the +answers +he +would +give +. +He +expected +to +be +at +once +presented +to +the +Emperor +. +At +the +chief +entrance +to +the +palace +, +however +, +an +official +came +running +out +to +meet +him +, +and +learning +that +he +was +a +special +messenger +led +him +to +another +entrance +. +“ +To +the +right +from +the +corridor +, +Euer +Hochgeboren +! +There +you +will +find +the +adjutant +on +duty +, +” +said +the +official +. +“ +He +will +conduct +you +to +the +Minister +of +War. +” +The +adjutant +on +duty +, +meeting +Prince +Andrew +, +asked +him +to +wait +, +and +went +in +to +the +Minister +of +War +. +Five +minutes +later +he +returned +and +bowing +with +particular +courtesy +ushered +Prince +Andrew +before +him +along +a +corridor +to +the +cabinet +where +the +Minister +of +War +was +at +work +. +The +adjutant +by +his +elaborate +courtesy +appeared +to +wish +to +ward +off +any +attempt +at +familiarity +on +the +part +of +the +Russian +messenger +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +joyous +feeling +was +considerably +weakened +as +he +approached +the +door +of +the +minister +’ +s +room +. +He +felt +offended +, +and +without +his +noticing +it +the +feeling +of +offense +immediately +turned +into +one +of +disdain +which +was +quite +uncalled +for +. +His +fertile +mind +instantly +suggested +to +him +a +point +of +view +which +gave +him +a +right +to +despise +the +adjutant +and +the +minister +. +“ +Away +from +the +smell +of +powder +, +they +probably +think +it +easy +to +gain +victories +! +” +he +thought +. +His +eyes +narrowed +disdainfully +, +he +entered +the +room +of +the +Minister +of +War +with +peculiarly +deliberate +steps +. +This +feeling +of +disdain +was +heightened +when +he +saw +the +minister +seated +at +a +large +table +reading +some +papers +and +making +pencil +notes +on +them +, +and +for +the +first +two +or +three +minutes +taking +no +notice +of +his +arrival +. +A +wax +candle +stood +at +each +side +of +the +minister +’ +s +bent +bald +head +with +its +gray +temples +. +He +went +on +reading +to +the +end +, +without +raising +his +eyes +at +the +opening +of +the +door +and +the +sound +of +footsteps +. +“ +Take +this +and +deliver +it +, +” +said +he +to +his +adjutant +, +handing +him +the +papers +and +still +taking +no +notice +of +the +special +messenger +. +Prince +Andrew +felt +that +either +the +actions +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +army +interested +the +Minister +of +War +less +than +any +of +the +other +matters +he +was +concerned +with +, +or +he +wanted +to +give +the +Russian +special +messenger +that +impression +. +“ +But +that +is +a +matter +of +perfect +indifference +to +me +, +” +he +thought +. +The +minister +drew +the +remaining +papers +together +, +arranged +them +evenly +, +and +then +raised +his +head +. +He +had +an +intellectual +and +distinctive +head +, +but +the +instant +he +turned +to +Prince +Andrew +the +firm +, +intelligent +expression +on +his +face +changed +in +a +way +evidently +deliberate +and +habitual +to +him +. +His +face +took +on +the +stupid +artificial +smile +( +which +does +not +even +attempt +to +hide +its +artificiality +) +of +a +man +who +is +continually +receiving +many +petitioners +one +after +another +. +“ +From +General +Field +Marshal +Kutúzov +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +hope +it +is +good +news +? +There +has +been +an +encounter +with +Mortier +? +A +victory +? +It +was +high +time +! +” +He +took +the +dispatch +which +was +addressed +to +him +and +began +to +read +it +with +a +mournful +expression +. +“ +Oh +, +my +God +! +My +God +! +Schmidt +! +” +he +exclaimed +in +German +. +“ +What +a +calamity +! +What +a +calamity +! +” +Having +glanced +through +the +dispatch +he +laid +it +on +the +table +and +looked +at +Prince +Andrew +, +evidently +considering +something +. +“ +Ah +what +a +calamity +! +You +say +the +affair +was +decisive +? +But +Mortier +is +not +captured. +” +Again +he +pondered +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +you +have +brought +good +news +, +though +Schmidt +’ +s +death +is +a +heavy +price +to +pay +for +the +victory +. +His +Majesty +will +no +doubt +wish +to +see +you +, +but +not +today +. +I +thank +you +! +You +must +have +a +rest +. +Be +at +the +levee +tomorrow +after +the +parade +. +However +, +I +will +let +you +know. +” +The +stupid +smile +, +which +had +left +his +face +while +he +was +speaking +, +reappeared +. +“ +Au +revoir +! +Thank +you +very +much +. +His +Majesty +will +probably +desire +to +see +you +, +” +he +added +, +bowing +his +head +. +When +Prince +Andrew +left +the +palace +he +felt +that +all +the +interest +and +happiness +the +victory +had +afforded +him +had +been +now +left +in +the +indifferent +hands +of +the +Minister +of +War +and +the +polite +adjutant +. +The +whole +tenor +of +his +thoughts +instantaneously +changed +; +the +battle +seemed +the +memory +of +a +remote +event +long +past +. +CHAPTER +X +Prince +Andrew +stayed +at +Brünn +with +Bilíbin +, +a +Russian +acquaintance +of +his +in +the +diplomatic +service +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +prince +! +I +could +not +have +a +more +welcome +visitor +, +” +said +Bilíbin +as +he +came +out +to +meet +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Franz +, +put +the +prince +’ +s +things +in +my +bedroom +, +” +said +he +to +the +servant +who +was +ushering +Bolkónski +in +. +“ +So +you +’ +re +a +messenger +of +victory +, +eh +? +Splendid +! +And +I +am +sitting +here +ill +, +as +you +see. +” +After +washing +and +dressing +, +Prince +Andrew +came +into +the +diplomat +’ +s +luxurious +study +and +sat +down +to +the +dinner +prepared +for +him +. +Bilíbin +settled +down +comfortably +beside +the +fire +. +After +his +journey +and +the +campaign +during +which +he +had +been +deprived +of +all +the +comforts +of +cleanliness +and +all +the +refinements +of +life +, +Prince +Andrew +felt +a +pleasant +sense +of +repose +among +luxurious +surroundings +such +as +he +had +been +accustomed +to +from +childhood +. +Besides +it +was +pleasant +, +after +his +reception +by +the +Austrians +, +to +speak +if +not +in +Russian +( +for +they +were +speaking +French +) +at +least +with +a +Russian +who +would +, +he +supposed +, +share +the +general +Russian +antipathy +to +the +Austrians +which +was +then +particularly +strong +. +Bilíbin +was +a +man +of +thirty-five +, +a +bachelor +, +and +of +the +same +circle +as +Prince +Andrew +. +They +had +known +each +other +previously +in +Petersburg +, +but +had +become +more +intimate +when +Prince +Andrew +was +in +Vienna +with +Kutúzov +. +Just +as +Prince +Andrew +was +a +young +man +who +gave +promise +of +rising +high +in +the +military +profession +, +so +to +an +even +greater +extent +Bilíbin +gave +promise +of +rising +in +his +diplomatic +career +. +He +was +still +a +young +man +but +no +longer +a +young +diplomat +, +as +he +had +entered +the +service +at +the +age +of +sixteen +, +had +been +in +Paris +and +Copenhagen +, +and +now +held +a +rather +important +post +in +Vienna +. +Both +the +foreign +minister +and +our +ambassador +in +Vienna +knew +him +and +valued +him +. +He +was +not +one +of +those +many +diplomats +who +are +esteemed +because +they +have +certain +negative +qualities +, +avoid +doing +certain +things +, +and +speak +French +. +He +was +one +of +those +, +who +, +liking +work +, +knew +how +to +do +it +, +and +despite +his +indolence +would +sometimes +spend +a +whole +night +at +his +writing +table +. +He +worked +well +whatever +the +import +of +his +work +. +It +was +not +the +question +“ +What +for +? +” +but +the +question +“ +How +? +” +that +interested +him +. +What +the +diplomatic +matter +might +be +he +did +not +care +, +but +it +gave +him +great +pleasure +to +prepare +a +circular +, +memorandum +, +or +report +, +skillfully +, +pointedly +, +and +elegantly +. +Bilíbin +’ +s +services +were +valued +not +only +for +what +he +wrote +, +but +also +for +his +skill +in +dealing +and +conversing +with +those +in +the +highest +spheres +. +Bilíbin +liked +conversation +as +he +liked +work +, +only +when +it +could +be +made +elegantly +witty +. +In +society +he +always +awaited +an +opportunity +to +say +something +striking +and +took +part +in +a +conversation +only +when +that +was +possible +. +His +conversation +was +always +sprinkled +with +wittily +original +, +finished +phrases +of +general +interest +. +These +sayings +were +prepared +in +the +inner +laboratory +of +his +mind +in +a +portable +form +as +if +intentionally +, +so +that +insignificant +society +people +might +carry +them +from +drawing +room +to +drawing +room +. +And +, +in +fact +, +Bilíbin +’ +s +witticisms +were +hawked +about +in +the +Viennese +drawing +rooms +and +often +had +an +influence +on +matters +considered +important +. +His +thin +, +worn +, +sallow +face +was +covered +with +deep +wrinkles +, +which +always +looked +as +clean +and +well +washed +as +the +tips +of +one +’ +s +fingers +after +a +Russian +bath +. +The +movement +of +these +wrinkles +formed +the +principal +play +of +expression +on +his +face +. +Now +his +forehead +would +pucker +into +deep +folds +and +his +eyebrows +were +lifted +, +then +his +eyebrows +would +descend +and +deep +wrinkles +would +crease +his +cheeks +. +His +small +, +deep-set +eyes +always +twinkled +and +looked +out +straight +. +“ +Well +, +now +tell +me +about +your +exploits +, +” +said +he +. +Bolkónski +, +very +modestly +without +once +mentioning +himself +, +described +the +engagement +and +his +reception +by +the +Minister +of +War +. +“ +They +received +me +and +my +news +as +one +receives +a +dog +in +a +game +of +skittles +, +” +said +he +in +conclusion +. +Bilíbin +smiled +and +the +wrinkles +on +his +face +disappeared +. +“ +Cependant +, +mon +cher +, +” +he +remarked +, +examining +his +nails +from +a +distance +and +puckering +the +skin +above +his +left +eye +, +“ +malgré +la +haute +estime +que +je +professe +pour +the +Orthodox +Russian +army +, +j +’ +avoue +que +votre +victoire +n +’ +est +pas +des +plus +victorieuses. +” +* +* +“ +But +my +dear +fellow +, +with +all +my +respect +for +the +Orthodox +Russian +army +, +I +must +say +that +your +victory +was +not +particularly +victorious. +” +He +went +on +talking +in +this +way +in +French +, +uttering +only +those +words +in +Russian +on +which +he +wished +to +put +a +contemptuous +emphasis +. +“ +Come +now +! +You +with +all +your +forces +fall +on +the +unfortunate +Mortier +and +his +one +division +, +and +even +then +Mortier +slips +through +your +fingers +! +Where +’ +s +the +victory +? +” +“ +But +seriously +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +we +can +at +any +rate +say +without +boasting +that +it +was +a +little +better +than +at +Ulm +... +” +“ +Why +didn +’ +t +you +capture +one +, +just +one +, +marshal +for +us +? +” +“ +Because +not +everything +happens +as +one +expects +or +with +the +smoothness +of +a +parade +. +We +had +expected +, +as +I +told +you +, +to +get +at +their +rear +by +seven +in +the +morning +but +had +not +reached +it +by +five +in +the +afternoon. +” +“ +And +why +didn +’ +t +you +do +it +at +seven +in +the +morning +? +You +ought +to +have +been +there +at +seven +in +the +morning +, +” +returned +Bilíbin +with +a +smile +. +“ +You +ought +to +have +been +there +at +seven +in +the +morning. +” +“ +Why +did +you +not +succeed +in +impressing +on +Bonaparte +by +diplomatic +methods +that +he +had +better +leave +Genoa +alone +? +” +retorted +Prince +Andrew +in +the +same +tone +. +“ +I +know +, +” +interrupted +Bilíbin +, +“ +you +’ +re +thinking +it +’ +s +very +easy +to +take +marshals +, +sitting +on +a +sofa +by +the +fire +! +That +is +true +, +but +still +why +didn +’ +t +you +capture +him +? +So +don +’ +t +be +surprised +if +not +only +the +Minister +of +War +but +also +his +Most +August +Majesty +the +Emperor +and +King +Francis +is +not +much +delighted +by +your +victory +. +Even +I +, +a +poor +secretary +of +the +Russian +Embassy +, +do +not +feel +any +need +in +token +of +my +joy +to +give +my +Franz +a +thaler +, +or +let +him +go +with +his +Liebchen +to +the +Prater +... +True +, +we +have +no +Prater +here +... +” +He +looked +straight +at +Prince +Andrew +and +suddenly +unwrinkled +his +forehead +. +“ +It +is +now +my +turn +to +ask +you +‘ +why +? +’ +mon +cher +, +” +said +Bolkónski +. +“ +I +confess +I +do +not +understand +: +perhaps +there +are +diplomatic +subtleties +here +beyond +my +feeble +intelligence +, +but +I +can +’ +t +make +it +out +. +Mack +loses +a +whole +army +, +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +and +the +Archduke +Karl +give +no +signs +of +life +and +make +blunder +after +blunder +. +Kutúzov +alone +at +last +gains +a +real +victory +, +destroying +the +spell +of +the +invincibility +of +the +French +, +and +the +Minister +of +War +does +not +even +care +to +hear +the +details. +” +“ +That +’ +s +just +it +, +my +dear +fellow +. +You +see +it +’ +s +hurrah +for +the +Tsar +, +for +Russia +, +for +the +Orthodox +Greek +faith +! +All +that +is +beautiful +, +but +what +do +we +, +I +mean +the +Austrian +court +, +care +for +your +victories +? +Bring +us +nice +news +of +a +victory +by +the +Archduke +Karl +or +Ferdinand +( +one +archduke +’ +s +as +good +as +another +, +as +you +know +) +and +even +if +it +is +only +over +a +fire +brigade +of +Bonaparte +’ +s +, +that +will +be +another +story +and +we +’ +ll +fire +off +some +cannon +! +But +this +sort +of +thing +seems +done +on +purpose +to +vex +us +. +The +Archduke +Karl +does +nothing +, +the +Archduke +Ferdinand +disgraces +himself +. +You +abandon +Vienna +, +give +up +its +defense—as +much +as +to +say +: +‘ +Heaven +is +with +us +, +but +heaven +help +you +and +your +capital +! +’ +The +one +general +whom +we +all +loved +, +Schmidt +, +you +expose +to +a +bullet +, +and +then +you +congratulate +us +on +the +victory +! +Admit +that +more +irritating +news +than +yours +could +not +have +been +conceived +. +It +’ +s +as +if +it +had +been +done +on +purpose +, +on +purpose +. +Besides +, +suppose +you +did +gain +a +brilliant +victory +, +if +even +the +Archduke +Karl +gained +a +victory +, +what +effect +would +that +have +on +the +general +course +of +events +? +It +’ +s +too +late +now +when +Vienna +is +occupied +by +the +French +army +! +” +“ +What +? +Occupied +? +Vienna +occupied +? +” +“ +Not +only +occupied +, +but +Bonaparte +is +at +Schönbrunn +, +and +the +count +, +our +dear +Count +Vrbna +, +goes +to +him +for +orders. +” +After +the +fatigues +and +impressions +of +the +journey +, +his +reception +, +and +especially +after +having +dined +, +Bolkónski +felt +that +he +could +not +take +in +the +full +significance +of +the +words +he +heard +. +“ +Count +Lichtenfels +was +here +this +morning +, +” +Bilíbin +continued +, +“ +and +showed +me +a +letter +in +which +the +parade +of +the +French +in +Vienna +was +fully +described +: +Prince +Murat +et +tout +le +tremblement +... +You +see +that +your +victory +is +not +a +matter +for +great +rejoicing +and +that +you +can +’ +t +be +received +as +a +savior. +” +“ +Really +I +don +’ +t +care +about +that +, +I +don +’ +t +care +at +all +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +beginning +to +understand +that +his +news +of +the +battle +before +Krems +was +really +of +small +importance +in +view +of +such +events +as +the +fall +of +Austria +’ +s +capital +. +“ +How +is +it +Vienna +was +taken +? +What +of +the +bridge +and +its +celebrated +bridgehead +and +Prince +Auersperg +? +We +heard +reports +that +Prince +Auersperg +was +defending +Vienna +? +” +he +said +. +“ +Prince +Auersperg +is +on +this +, +on +our +side +of +the +river +, +and +is +defending +us—doing +it +very +badly +, +I +think +, +but +still +he +is +defending +us +. +But +Vienna +is +on +the +other +side +. +No +, +the +bridge +has +not +yet +been +taken +and +I +hope +it +will +not +be +, +for +it +is +mined +and +orders +have +been +given +to +blow +it +up +. +Otherwise +we +should +long +ago +have +been +in +the +mountains +of +Bohemia +, +and +you +and +your +army +would +have +spent +a +bad +quarter +of +an +hour +between +two +fires. +” +“ +But +still +this +does +not +mean +that +the +campaign +is +over +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Well +, +I +think +it +is +. +The +bigwigs +here +think +so +too +, +but +they +daren +’ +t +say +so +. +It +will +be +as +I +said +at +the +beginning +of +the +campaign +, +it +won +’ +t +be +your +skirmishing +at +Dürrenstein +, +or +gunpowder +at +all +, +that +will +decide +the +matter +, +but +those +who +devised +it +, +” +said +Bilíbin +quoting +one +of +his +own +mots +, +releasing +the +wrinkles +on +his +forehead +, +and +pausing +. +“ +The +only +question +is +what +will +come +of +the +meeting +between +the +Emperor +Alexander +and +the +King +of +Prussia +in +Berlin +? +If +Prussia +joins +the +Allies +, +Austria +’ +s +hand +will +be +forced +and +there +will +be +war +. +If +not +it +is +merely +a +question +of +settling +where +the +preliminaries +of +the +new +Campo +Formio +are +to +be +drawn +up. +” +“ +What +an +extraordinary +genius +! +” +Prince +Andrew +suddenly +exclaimed +, +clenching +his +small +hand +and +striking +the +table +with +it +, +“ +and +what +luck +the +man +has +! +” +“ +Buonaparte +? +” +said +Bilíbin +inquiringly +, +puckering +up +his +forehead +to +indicate +that +he +was +about +to +say +something +witty +. +“ +Buonaparte +? +” +he +repeated +, +accentuating +the +u +: +“ +I +think +, +however +, +now +that +he +lays +down +laws +for +Austria +at +Schönbrunn +, +il +faut +lui +faire +grâce +de +l +’ +u +! +* +I +shall +certainly +adopt +an +innovation +and +call +him +simply +Bonaparte +! +” +* +“ +We +must +let +him +off +the +u +! +” +“ +But +joking +apart +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +do +you +really +think +the +campaign +is +over +? +” +“ +This +is +what +I +think +. +Austria +has +been +made +a +fool +of +, +and +she +is +not +used +to +it +. +She +will +retaliate +. +And +she +has +been +fooled +in +the +first +place +because +her +provinces +have +been +pillaged—they +say +the +Holy +Russian +army +loots +terribly—her +army +is +destroyed +, +her +capital +taken +, +and +all +this +for +the +beaux +yeux +* +of +His +Sardinian +Majesty +. +And +therefore—this +is +between +ourselves—I +instinctively +feel +that +we +are +being +deceived +, +my +instinct +tells +me +of +negotiations +with +France +and +projects +for +peace +, +a +secret +peace +concluded +separately. +” +* +Fine +eyes +. +“ +Impossible +! +” +cried +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +That +would +be +too +base. +” +“ +If +we +live +we +shall +see +, +” +replied +Bilíbin +, +his +face +again +becoming +smooth +as +a +sign +that +the +conversation +was +at +an +end +. +When +Prince +Andrew +reached +the +room +prepared +for +him +and +lay +down +in +a +clean +shirt +on +the +feather +bed +with +its +warmed +and +fragrant +pillows +, +he +felt +that +the +battle +of +which +he +had +brought +tidings +was +far +, +far +away +from +him +. +The +alliance +with +Prussia +, +Austria +’ +s +treachery +, +Bonaparte +’ +s +new +triumph +, +tomorrow +’ +s +levee +and +parade +, +and +the +audience +with +the +Emperor +Francis +occupied +his +thoughts +. +He +closed +his +eyes +, +and +immediately +a +sound +of +cannonading +, +of +musketry +and +the +rattling +of +carriage +wheels +seemed +to +fill +his +ears +, +and +now +again +drawn +out +in +a +thin +line +the +musketeers +were +descending +the +hill +, +the +French +were +firing +, +and +he +felt +his +heart +palpitating +as +he +rode +forward +beside +Schmidt +with +the +bullets +merrily +whistling +all +around +, +and +he +experienced +tenfold +the +joy +of +living +, +as +he +had +not +done +since +childhood +. +He +woke +up +... +“ +Yes +, +that +all +happened +! +” +he +said +, +and +, +smiling +happily +to +himself +like +a +child +, +he +fell +into +a +deep +, +youthful +slumber +. +CHAPTER +XI +Next +day +he +woke +late +. +Recalling +his +recent +impressions +, +the +first +thought +that +came +into +his +mind +was +that +today +he +had +to +be +presented +to +the +Emperor +Francis +; +he +remembered +the +Minister +of +War +, +the +polite +Austrian +adjutant +, +Bilíbin +, +and +last +night +’ +s +conversation +. +Having +dressed +for +his +attendance +at +court +in +full +parade +uniform +, +which +he +had +not +worn +for +a +long +time +, +he +went +into +Bilíbin +’ +s +study +fresh +, +animated +, +and +handsome +, +with +his +hand +bandaged +. +In +the +study +were +four +gentlemen +of +the +diplomatic +corps +. +With +Prince +Hippolyte +Kurágin +, +who +was +a +secretary +to +the +embassy +, +Bolkónski +was +already +acquainted +. +Bilíbin +introduced +him +to +the +others +. +The +gentlemen +assembled +at +Bilíbin +’ +s +were +young +, +wealthy +, +gay +society +men +, +who +here +, +as +in +Vienna +, +formed +a +special +set +which +Bilíbin +, +their +leader +, +called +les +nôtres +. +* +This +set +, +consisting +almost +exclusively +of +diplomats +, +evidently +had +its +own +interests +which +had +nothing +to +do +with +war +or +politics +but +related +to +high +society +, +to +certain +women +, +and +to +the +official +side +of +the +service +. +These +gentlemen +received +Prince +Andrew +as +one +of +themselves +, +an +honor +they +did +not +extend +to +many +. +From +politeness +and +to +start +conversation +, +they +asked +him +a +few +questions +about +the +army +and +the +battle +, +and +then +the +talk +went +off +into +merry +jests +and +gossip +. +* +Ours +. +“ +But +the +best +of +it +was +, +” +said +one +, +telling +of +the +misfortune +of +a +fellow +diplomat +, +“ +that +the +Chancellor +told +him +flatly +that +his +appointment +to +London +was +a +promotion +and +that +he +was +so +to +regard +it +. +Can +you +fancy +the +figure +he +cut +? +... +” +“ +But +the +worst +of +it +, +gentlemen—I +am +giving +Kurágin +away +to +you—is +that +that +man +suffers +, +and +this +Don +Juan +, +wicked +fellow +, +is +taking +advantage +of +it +! +” +Prince +Hippolyte +was +lolling +in +a +lounge +chair +with +his +legs +over +its +arm +. +He +began +to +laugh +. +“ +Tell +me +about +that +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Oh +, +you +Don +Juan +! +You +serpent +! +” +cried +several +voices +. +“ +You +, +Bolkónski +, +don +’ +t +know +, +” +said +Bilíbin +turning +to +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +that +all +the +atrocities +of +the +French +army +( +I +nearly +said +of +the +Russian +army +) +are +nothing +compared +to +what +this +man +has +been +doing +among +the +women +! +” +“ +La +femme +est +la +compagne +de +l +’ +homme +, +” +* +announced +Prince +Hippolyte +, +and +began +looking +through +a +lorgnette +at +his +elevated +legs +. +* +“ +Woman +is +man +’ +s +companion. +” +Bilíbin +and +the +rest +of +“ +ours +” +burst +out +laughing +in +Hippolyte +’ +s +face +, +and +Prince +Andrew +saw +that +Hippolyte +, +of +whom—he +had +to +admit—he +had +almost +been +jealous +on +his +wife +’ +s +account +, +was +the +butt +of +this +set +. +“ +Oh +, +I +must +give +you +a +treat +, +” +Bilíbin +whispered +to +Bolkónski +. +“ +Kurágin +is +exquisite +when +he +discusses +politics—you +should +see +his +gravity +! +” +He +sat +down +beside +Hippolyte +and +wrinkling +his +forehead +began +talking +to +him +about +politics +. +Prince +Andrew +and +the +others +gathered +round +these +two +. +“ +The +Berlin +cabinet +can +not +express +a +feeling +of +alliance +, +” +began +Hippolyte +gazing +round +with +importance +at +the +others +, +“ +without +expressing +... +as +in +its +last +note +... +you +understand +... +Besides +, +unless +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +derogates +from +the +principle +of +our +alliance +... +“ +Wait +, +I +have +not +finished +... +” +he +said +to +Prince +Andrew +, +seizing +him +by +the +arm +, +“ +I +believe +that +intervention +will +be +stronger +than +nonintervention +. +And +... +” +he +paused +. +“ +Finally +one +can +not +impute +the +nonreceipt +of +our +dispatch +of +November +18 +. +That +is +how +it +will +end. +” +And +he +released +Bolkónski +’ +s +arm +to +indicate +that +he +had +now +quite +finished +. +“ +Demosthenes +, +I +know +thee +by +the +pebble +thou +secretest +in +thy +golden +mouth +! +” +said +Bilíbin +, +and +the +mop +of +hair +on +his +head +moved +with +satisfaction +. +Everybody +laughed +, +and +Hippolyte +louder +than +anyone +. +He +was +evidently +distressed +, +and +breathed +painfully +, +but +could +not +restrain +the +wild +laughter +that +convulsed +his +usually +impassive +features +. +“ +Well +now +, +gentlemen +, +” +said +Bilíbin +, +“ +Bolkónski +is +my +guest +in +this +house +and +in +Brünn +itself +. +I +want +to +entertain +him +as +far +as +I +can +, +with +all +the +pleasures +of +life +here +. +If +we +were +in +Vienna +it +would +be +easy +, +but +here +, +in +this +wretched +Moravian +hole +, +it +is +more +difficult +, +and +I +beg +you +all +to +help +me +. +Brünn +’ +s +attractions +must +be +shown +him +. +You +can +undertake +the +theater +, +I +society +, +and +you +, +Hippolyte +, +of +course +the +women. +” +“ +We +must +let +him +see +Amelie +, +she +’ +s +exquisite +! +” +said +one +of +“ +ours +, +” +kissing +his +finger +tips +. +“ +In +general +we +must +turn +this +bloodthirsty +soldier +to +more +humane +interests +, +” +said +Bilíbin +. +“ +I +shall +scarcely +be +able +to +avail +myself +of +your +hospitality +, +gentlemen +, +it +is +already +time +for +me +to +go +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +looking +at +his +watch +. +“ +Where +to +? +” +“ +To +the +Emperor. +” +“ +Oh +! +Oh +! +Oh +! +” +“ +Well +, +au +revoir +, +Bolkónski +! +Au +revoir +, +Prince +! +Come +back +early +to +dinner +, +” +cried +several +voices +. +“ +We +’ +ll +take +you +in +hand. +” +“ +When +speaking +to +the +Emperor +, +try +as +far +as +you +can +to +praise +the +way +that +provisions +are +supplied +and +the +routes +indicated +, +” +said +Bilíbin +, +accompanying +him +to +the +hall +. +“ +I +should +like +to +speak +well +of +them +, +but +as +far +as +I +know +the +facts +, +I +can +’ +t +, +” +replied +Bolkónski +, +smiling +. +“ +Well +, +talk +as +much +as +you +can +, +anyway +. +He +has +a +passion +for +giving +audiences +, +but +he +does +not +like +talking +himself +and +can +’ +t +do +it +, +as +you +will +see. +” +CHAPTER +XII +At +the +levee +Prince +Andrew +stood +among +the +Austrian +officers +as +he +had +been +told +to +, +and +the +Emperor +Francis +merely +looked +fixedly +into +his +face +and +just +nodded +to +him +with +his +long +head +. +But +after +it +was +over +, +the +adjutant +he +had +seen +the +previous +day +ceremoniously +informed +Bolkónski +that +the +Emperor +desired +to +give +him +an +audience +. +The +Emperor +Francis +received +him +standing +in +the +middle +of +the +room +. +Before +the +conversation +began +Prince +Andrew +was +struck +by +the +fact +that +the +Emperor +seemed +confused +and +blushed +as +if +not +knowing +what +to +say +. +“ +Tell +me +, +when +did +the +battle +begin +? +” +he +asked +hurriedly +. +Prince +Andrew +replied +. +Then +followed +other +questions +just +as +simple +: +“ +Was +Kutúzov +well +? +When +had +he +left +Krems +? +” +and +so +on +. +The +Emperor +spoke +as +if +his +sole +aim +were +to +put +a +given +number +of +questions—the +answers +to +these +questions +, +as +was +only +too +evident +, +did +not +interest +him +. +“ +At +what +o +’ +clock +did +the +battle +begin +? +” +asked +the +Emperor +. +“ +I +can +not +inform +Your +Majesty +at +what +o +’ +clock +the +battle +began +at +the +front +, +but +at +Dürrenstein +, +where +I +was +, +our +attack +began +after +five +in +the +afternoon +, +” +replied +Bolkónski +growing +more +animated +and +expecting +that +he +would +have +a +chance +to +give +a +reliable +account +, +which +he +had +ready +in +his +mind +, +of +all +he +knew +and +had +seen +. +But +the +Emperor +smiled +and +interrupted +him +. +“ +How +many +miles +? +” +“ +From +where +to +where +, +Your +Majesty +? +” +“ +From +Dürrenstein +to +Krems. +” +“ +Three +and +a +half +miles +, +Your +Majesty. +” +“ +The +French +have +abandoned +the +left +bank +? +” +“ +According +to +the +scouts +the +last +of +them +crossed +on +rafts +during +the +night. +” +“ +Is +there +sufficient +forage +in +Krems +? +” +“ +Forage +has +not +been +supplied +to +the +extent +... +” +The +Emperor +interrupted +him +. +“ +At +what +o +’ +clock +was +General +Schmidt +killed +? +” +“ +At +seven +o +’ +clock +, +I +believe. +” +“ +At +seven +o +’ +clock +? +It +’ +s +very +sad +, +very +sad +! +” +The +Emperor +thanked +Prince +Andrew +and +bowed +. +Prince +Andrew +withdrew +and +was +immediately +surrounded +by +courtiers +on +all +sides +. +Everywhere +he +saw +friendly +looks +and +heard +friendly +words +. +Yesterday +’ +s +adjutant +reproached +him +for +not +having +stayed +at +the +palace +, +and +offered +him +his +own +house +. +The +Minister +of +War +came +up +and +congratulated +him +on +the +Maria +Theresa +Order +of +the +third +grade +, +which +the +Emperor +was +conferring +on +him +. +The +Empress +’ +chamberlain +invited +him +to +see +Her +Majesty +. +The +archduchess +also +wished +to +see +him +. +He +did +not +know +whom +to +answer +, +and +for +a +few +seconds +collected +his +thoughts +. +Then +the +Russian +ambassador +took +him +by +the +shoulder +, +led +him +to +the +window +, +and +began +to +talk +to +him +. +Contrary +to +Bilíbin +’ +s +forecast +the +news +he +had +brought +was +joyfully +received +. +A +thanksgiving +service +was +arranged +, +Kutúzov +was +awarded +the +Grand +Cross +of +Maria +Theresa +, +and +the +whole +army +received +rewards +. +Bolkónski +was +invited +everywhere +, +and +had +to +spend +the +whole +morning +calling +on +the +principal +Austrian +dignitaries +. +Between +four +and +five +in +the +afternoon +, +having +made +all +his +calls +, +he +was +returning +to +Bilíbin +’ +s +house +thinking +out +a +letter +to +his +father +about +the +battle +and +his +visit +to +Brünn +. +At +the +door +he +found +a +vehicle +half +full +of +luggage +. +Franz +, +Bilíbin +’ +s +man +, +was +dragging +a +portmanteau +with +some +difficulty +out +of +the +front +door +. +Before +returning +to +Bilíbin +’ +s +Prince +Andrew +had +gone +to +a +bookshop +to +provide +himself +with +some +books +for +the +campaign +, +and +had +spent +some +time +in +the +shop +. +“ +What +is +it +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Oh +, +your +excellency +! +” +said +Franz +, +with +difficulty +rolling +the +portmanteau +into +the +vehicle +, +“ +we +are +to +move +on +still +farther +. +The +scoundrel +is +again +at +our +heels +! +” +“ +Eh +? +What +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +. +Bilíbin +came +out +to +meet +him +. +His +usually +calm +face +showed +excitement +. +“ +There +now +! +Confess +that +this +is +delightful +, +” +said +he +. +“ +This +affair +of +the +Thabor +Bridge +, +at +Vienna +... +. +They +have +crossed +without +striking +a +blow +! +” +Prince +Andrew +could +not +understand +. +“ +But +where +do +you +come +from +not +to +know +what +every +coachman +in +the +town +knows +? +” +“ +I +come +from +the +archduchess +’ +. +I +heard +nothing +there. +” +“ +And +you +didn +’ +t +see +that +everybody +is +packing +up +? +” +“ +I +did +not +... +What +is +it +all +about +? +” +inquired +Prince +Andrew +impatiently +. +“ +What +’ +s +it +all +about +? +Why +, +the +French +have +crossed +the +bridge +that +Auersperg +was +defending +, +and +the +bridge +was +not +blown +up +: +so +Murat +is +now +rushing +along +the +road +to +Brünn +and +will +be +here +in +a +day +or +two. +” +“ +What +? +Here +? +But +why +did +they +not +blow +up +the +bridge +, +if +it +was +mined +? +” +“ +That +is +what +I +ask +you +. +No +one +, +not +even +Bonaparte +, +knows +why. +” +Bolkónski +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +“ +But +if +the +bridge +is +crossed +it +means +that +the +army +too +is +lost +? +It +will +be +cut +off +, +” +said +he +. +“ +That +’ +s +just +it +, +” +answered +Bilíbin +. +“ +Listen +! +The +French +entered +Vienna +as +I +told +you +. +Very +well +. +Next +day +, +which +was +yesterday +, +those +gentlemen +, +messieurs +les +maréchaux +, +* +Murat +, +Lannes +, +and +Belliard +, +mount +and +ride +to +the +bridge +. +( +Observe +that +all +three +are +Gascons +. +) +‘ +Gentlemen +, +’ +says +one +of +them +, +‘ +you +know +the +Thabor +Bridge +is +mined +and +doubly +mined +and +that +there +are +menacing +fortifications +at +its +head +and +an +army +of +fifteen +thousand +men +has +been +ordered +to +blow +up +the +bridge +and +not +let +us +cross +? +But +it +will +please +our +sovereign +the +Emperor +Napoleon +if +we +take +this +bridge +, +so +let +us +three +go +and +take +it +! +’ +‘ +Yes +, +let +’ +s +! +’ +say +the +others +. +And +off +they +go +and +take +the +bridge +, +cross +it +, +and +now +with +their +whole +army +are +on +this +side +of +the +Danube +, +marching +on +us +, +you +, +and +your +lines +of +communication. +” +* +The +marshalls +. +“ +Stop +jesting +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +sadly +and +seriously +. +This +news +grieved +him +and +yet +he +was +pleased +. +As +soon +as +he +learned +that +the +Russian +army +was +in +such +a +hopeless +situation +it +occurred +to +him +that +it +was +he +who +was +destined +to +lead +it +out +of +this +position +; +that +here +was +the +Toulon +that +would +lift +him +from +the +ranks +of +obscure +officers +and +offer +him +the +first +step +to +fame +! +Listening +to +Bilíbin +he +was +already +imagining +how +on +reaching +the +army +he +would +give +an +opinion +at +the +war +council +which +would +be +the +only +one +that +could +save +the +army +, +and +how +he +alone +would +be +entrusted +with +the +executing +of +the +plan +. +“ +Stop +this +jesting +, +” +he +said +. +“ +I +am +not +jesting +, +” +Bilíbin +went +on +. +“ +Nothing +is +truer +or +sadder +. +These +gentlemen +ride +onto +the +bridge +alone +and +wave +white +handkerchiefs +; +they +assure +the +officer +on +duty +that +they +, +the +marshals +, +are +on +their +way +to +negotiate +with +Prince +Auersperg +. +He +lets +them +enter +the +tête-de-pont +. +* +They +spin +him +a +thousand +gasconades +, +saying +that +the +war +is +over +, +that +the +Emperor +Francis +is +arranging +a +meeting +with +Bonaparte +, +that +they +desire +to +see +Prince +Auersperg +, +and +so +on +. +The +officer +sends +for +Auersperg +; +these +gentlemen +embrace +the +officers +, +crack +jokes +, +sit +on +the +cannon +, +and +meanwhile +a +French +battalion +gets +to +the +bridge +unobserved +, +flings +the +bags +of +incendiary +material +into +the +water +, +and +approaches +the +tête-de-pont +. +At +length +appears +the +lieutenant +general +, +our +dear +Prince +Auersperg +von +Mautern +himself +. +‘ +Dearest +foe +! +Flower +of +the +Austrian +army +, +hero +of +the +Turkish +wars +! +Hostilities +are +ended +, +we +can +shake +one +another +’ +s +hand +... +. +The +Emperor +Napoleon +burns +with +impatience +to +make +Prince +Auersperg +’ +s +acquaintance. +’ +In +a +word +, +those +gentlemen +, +Gascons +indeed +, +so +bewildered +him +with +fine +words +, +and +he +is +so +flattered +by +his +rapidly +established +intimacy +with +the +French +marshals +, +and +so +dazzled +by +the +sight +of +Murat +’ +s +mantle +and +ostrich +plumes +, +qu +’ +il +n +’ +y +voit +que +du +feu +, +et +oublie +celui +qu +’ +il +devait +faire +faire +sur +l +’ +ennemi +! +” +* +( +2 +) +In +spite +of +the +animation +of +his +speech +, +Bilíbin +did +not +forget +to +pause +after +this +mot +to +give +time +for +its +due +appreciation +. +“ +The +French +battalion +rushes +to +the +bridgehead +, +spikes +the +guns +, +and +the +bridge +is +taken +! +But +what +is +best +of +all +, +” +he +went +on +, +his +excitement +subsiding +under +the +delightful +interest +of +his +own +story +, +“ +is +that +the +sergeant +in +charge +of +the +cannon +which +was +to +give +the +signal +to +fire +the +mines +and +blow +up +the +bridge +, +this +sergeant +, +seeing +that +the +French +troops +were +running +onto +the +bridge +, +was +about +to +fire +, +but +Lannes +stayed +his +hand +. +The +sergeant +, +who +was +evidently +wiser +than +his +general +, +goes +up +to +Auersperg +and +says +: +‘ +Prince +, +you +are +being +deceived +, +here +are +the +French +! +’ +Murat +, +seeing +that +all +is +lost +if +the +sergeant +is +allowed +to +speak +, +turns +to +Auersperg +with +feigned +astonishment +( +he +is +a +true +Gascon +) +and +says +: +‘ +I +don +’ +t +recognize +the +world-famous +Austrian +discipline +, +if +you +allow +a +subordinate +to +address +you +like +that +! +’ +It +was +a +stroke +of +genius +. +Prince +Auersperg +feels +his +dignity +at +stake +and +orders +the +sergeant +to +be +arrested +. +Come +, +you +must +own +that +this +affair +of +the +Thabor +Bridge +is +delightful +! +It +is +not +exactly +stupidity +, +nor +rascality +... +. +” +* +Bridgehead +. +* +( +2 +) +That +their +fire +gets +into +his +eyes +and +he +forgets +that +he +ought +to +be +firing +at +the +enemy +. +“ +It +may +be +treachery +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +vividly +imagining +the +gray +overcoats +, +wounds +, +the +smoke +of +gunpowder +, +the +sounds +of +firing +, +and +the +glory +that +awaited +him +. +“ +Not +that +either +. +That +puts +the +court +in +too +bad +a +light +, +” +replied +Bilíbin +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +treachery +nor +rascality +nor +stupidity +: +it +is +just +as +at +Ulm +... +it +is +... +” +—he +seemed +to +be +trying +to +find +the +right +expression +. +“ +C +’ +est +... +c +’ +est +du +Mack +. +Nous +sommes +mackés +( +It +is +... +it +is +a +bit +of +Mack +. +We +are +Macked +) +, +” +he +concluded +, +feeling +that +he +had +produced +a +good +epigram +, +a +fresh +one +that +would +be +repeated +. +His +hitherto +puckered +brow +became +smooth +as +a +sign +of +pleasure +, +and +with +a +slight +smile +he +began +to +examine +his +nails +. +“ +Where +are +you +off +to +? +” +he +said +suddenly +to +Prince +Andrew +who +had +risen +and +was +going +toward +his +room +. +“ +I +am +going +away. +” +“ +Where +to +? +” +“ +To +the +army. +” +“ +But +you +meant +to +stay +another +two +days +? +” +“ +But +now +I +am +off +at +once. +” +And +Prince +Andrew +after +giving +directions +about +his +departure +went +to +his +room +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +mon +cher +, +” +said +Bilíbin +following +him +, +“ +I +have +been +thinking +about +you +. +Why +are +you +going +? +” +And +in +proof +of +the +conclusiveness +of +his +opinion +all +the +wrinkles +vanished +from +his +face +. +Prince +Andrew +looked +inquiringly +at +him +and +gave +no +reply +. +“ +Why +are +you +going +? +I +know +you +think +it +your +duty +to +gallop +back +to +the +army +now +that +it +is +in +danger +. +I +understand +that +. +Mon +cher +, +it +is +heroism +! +” +“ +Not +at +all +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +But +as +you +are +a +philosopher +, +be +a +consistent +one +, +look +at +the +other +side +of +the +question +and +you +will +see +that +your +duty +, +on +the +contrary +, +is +to +take +care +of +yourself +. +Leave +it +to +those +who +are +no +longer +fit +for +anything +else +... +. +You +have +not +been +ordered +to +return +and +have +not +been +dismissed +from +here +; +therefore +, +you +can +stay +and +go +with +us +wherever +our +ill +luck +takes +us +. +They +say +we +are +going +to +Olmütz +, +and +Olmütz +is +a +very +decent +town +. +You +and +I +will +travel +comfortably +in +my +calèche. +” +“ +Do +stop +joking +, +Bilíbin +, +” +cried +Bolkónski +. +“ +I +am +speaking +sincerely +as +a +friend +! +Consider +! +Where +and +why +are +you +going +, +when +you +might +remain +here +? +You +are +faced +by +one +of +two +things +, +” +and +the +skin +over +his +left +temple +puckered +, +“ +either +you +will +not +reach +your +regiment +before +peace +is +concluded +, +or +you +will +share +defeat +and +disgrace +with +Kutúzov +’ +s +whole +army. +” +And +Bilíbin +unwrinkled +his +temple +, +feeling +that +the +dilemma +was +insoluble +. +“ +I +can +not +argue +about +it +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +coldly +, +but +he +thought +: +“ +I +am +going +to +save +the +army. +” +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +you +are +a +hero +! +” +said +Bilíbin +. +CHAPTER +XIII +That +same +night +, +having +taken +leave +of +the +Minister +of +War +, +Bolkónski +set +off +to +rejoin +the +army +, +not +knowing +where +he +would +find +it +and +fearing +to +be +captured +by +the +French +on +the +way +to +Krems +. +In +Brünn +everybody +attached +to +the +court +was +packing +up +, +and +the +heavy +baggage +was +already +being +dispatched +to +Olmütz +. +Near +Hetzelsdorf +Prince +Andrew +struck +the +high +road +along +which +the +Russian +army +was +moving +with +great +haste +and +in +the +greatest +disorder +. +The +road +was +so +obstructed +with +carts +that +it +was +impossible +to +get +by +in +a +carriage +. +Prince +Andrew +took +a +horse +and +a +Cossack +from +a +Cossack +commander +, +and +hungry +and +weary +, +making +his +way +past +the +baggage +wagons +, +rode +in +search +of +the +commander +in +chief +and +of +his +own +luggage +. +Very +sinister +reports +of +the +position +of +the +army +reached +him +as +he +went +along +, +and +the +appearance +of +the +troops +in +their +disorderly +flight +confirmed +these +rumors +. +“ +Cette +armée +russe +que +l +’ +or +de +l +’ +Angleterre +a +transportée +des +extrémités +de +l +’ +univers +, +nous +allons +lui +faire +éprouver +le +même +sort— +( +le +sort +de +l +’ +armée +d +’ +Ulm +) +. +” +* +He +remembered +these +words +in +Bonaparte +’ +s +address +to +his +army +at +the +beginning +of +the +campaign +, +and +they +awoke +in +him +astonishment +at +the +genius +of +his +hero +, +a +feeling +of +wounded +pride +, +and +a +hope +of +glory +. +“ +And +should +there +be +nothing +left +but +to +die +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +Well +, +if +need +be +, +I +shall +do +it +no +worse +than +others. +” +* +“ +That +Russian +army +which +has +been +brought +from +the +ends +of +the +earth +by +English +gold +, +we +shall +cause +to +share +the +same +fate— +( +the +fate +of +the +army +at +Ulm +) +. +” +He +looked +with +disdain +at +the +endless +confused +mass +of +detachments +, +carts +, +guns +, +artillery +, +and +again +baggage +wagons +and +vehicles +of +all +kinds +overtaking +one +another +and +blocking +the +muddy +road +, +three +and +sometimes +four +abreast +. +From +all +sides +, +behind +and +before +, +as +far +as +ear +could +reach +, +there +were +the +rattle +of +wheels +, +the +creaking +of +carts +and +gun +carriages +, +the +tramp +of +horses +, +the +crack +of +whips +, +shouts +, +the +urging +of +horses +, +and +the +swearing +of +soldiers +, +orderlies +, +and +officers +. +All +along +the +sides +of +the +road +fallen +horses +were +to +be +seen +, +some +flayed +, +some +not +, +and +broken-down +carts +beside +which +solitary +soldiers +sat +waiting +for +something +, +and +again +soldiers +straggling +from +their +companies +, +crowds +of +whom +set +off +to +the +neighboring +villages +, +or +returned +from +them +dragging +sheep +, +fowls +, +hay +, +and +bulging +sacks +. +At +each +ascent +or +descent +of +the +road +the +crowds +were +yet +denser +and +the +din +of +shouting +more +incessant +. +Soldiers +floundering +knee-deep +in +mud +pushed +the +guns +and +wagons +themselves +. +Whips +cracked +, +hoofs +slipped +, +traces +broke +, +and +lungs +were +strained +with +shouting +. +The +officers +directing +the +march +rode +backward +and +forward +between +the +carts +. +Their +voices +were +but +feebly +heard +amid +the +uproar +and +one +saw +by +their +faces +that +they +despaired +of +the +possibility +of +checking +this +disorder +. +“ +Here +is +our +dear +Orthodox +Russian +army +, +” +thought +Bolkónski +, +recalling +Bilíbin +’ +s +words +. +Wishing +to +find +out +where +the +commander +in +chief +was +, +he +rode +up +to +a +convoy +. +Directly +opposite +to +him +came +a +strange +one-horse +vehicle +, +evidently +rigged +up +by +soldiers +out +of +any +available +materials +and +looking +like +something +between +a +cart +, +a +cabriolet +, +and +a +calèche +. +A +soldier +was +driving +, +and +a +woman +enveloped +in +shawls +sat +behind +the +apron +under +the +leather +hood +of +the +vehicle +. +Prince +Andrew +rode +up +and +was +just +putting +his +question +to +a +soldier +when +his +attention +was +diverted +by +the +desperate +shrieks +of +the +woman +in +the +vehicle +. +An +officer +in +charge +of +transport +was +beating +the +soldier +who +was +driving +the +woman +’ +s +vehicle +for +trying +to +get +ahead +of +others +, +and +the +strokes +of +his +whip +fell +on +the +apron +of +the +equipage +. +The +woman +screamed +piercingly +. +Seeing +Prince +Andrew +she +leaned +out +from +behind +the +apron +and +, +waving +her +thin +arms +from +under +the +woolen +shawl +, +cried +: +“ +Mr +. +Aide-de-camp +! +Mr +. +Aide-de-camp +! +... +For +heaven +’ +s +sake +... +Protect +me +! +What +will +become +of +us +? +I +am +the +wife +of +the +doctor +of +the +Seventh +Chasseurs +... +. +They +won +’ +t +let +us +pass +, +we +are +left +behind +and +have +lost +our +people +... +” +“ +I +’ +ll +flatten +you +into +a +pancake +! +” +shouted +the +angry +officer +to +the +soldier +. +“ +Turn +back +with +your +slut +! +” +“ +Mr +. +Aide-de-camp +! +Help +me +! +... +What +does +it +all +mean +? +” +screamed +the +doctor +’ +s +wife +. +“ +Kindly +let +this +cart +pass +. +Don +’ +t +you +see +it +’ +s +a +woman +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +riding +up +to +the +officer +. +The +officer +glanced +at +him +, +and +without +replying +turned +again +to +the +soldier +. +“ +I +’ +ll +teach +you +to +push +on +! +... +Back +! +” +“ +Let +them +pass +, +I +tell +you +! +” +repeated +Prince +Andrew +, +compressing +his +lips +. +“ +And +who +are +you +? +” +cried +the +officer +, +turning +on +him +with +tipsy +rage +, +“ +who +are +you +? +Are +you +in +command +here +? +Eh +? +I +am +commander +here +, +not +you +! +Go +back +or +I +’ +ll +flatten +you +into +a +pancake +, +” +repeated +he +. +This +expression +evidently +pleased +him +. +“ +That +was +a +nice +snub +for +the +little +aide-de-camp +, +” +came +a +voice +from +behind +. +Prince +Andrew +saw +that +the +officer +was +in +that +state +of +senseless +, +tipsy +rage +when +a +man +does +not +know +what +he +is +saying +. +He +saw +that +his +championship +of +the +doctor +’ +s +wife +in +her +queer +trap +might +expose +him +to +what +he +dreaded +more +than +anything +in +the +world—to +ridicule +; +but +his +instinct +urged +him +on +. +Before +the +officer +finished +his +sentence +Prince +Andrew +, +his +face +distorted +with +fury +, +rode +up +to +him +and +raised +his +riding +whip +. +“ +Kind +... +ly +let—them—pass +! +” +The +officer +flourished +his +arm +and +hastily +rode +away +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +the +fault +of +these +fellows +on +the +staff +that +there +’ +s +this +disorder +, +” +he +muttered +. +“ +Do +as +you +like. +” +Prince +Andrew +without +lifting +his +eyes +rode +hastily +away +from +the +doctor +’ +s +wife +, +who +was +calling +him +her +deliverer +, +and +recalling +with +a +sense +of +disgust +the +minutest +details +of +this +humiliating +scene +he +galloped +on +to +the +village +where +he +was +told +who +the +commander +in +chief +was +. +On +reaching +the +village +he +dismounted +and +went +to +the +nearest +house +, +intending +to +rest +if +but +for +a +moment +, +eat +something +, +and +try +to +sort +out +the +stinging +and +tormenting +thoughts +that +confused +his +mind +. +“ +This +is +a +mob +of +scoundrels +and +not +an +army +, +” +he +was +thinking +as +he +went +up +to +the +window +of +the +first +house +, +when +a +familiar +voice +called +him +by +name +. +He +turned +round +. +Nesvítski +’ +s +handsome +face +looked +out +of +the +little +window +. +Nesvítski +, +moving +his +moist +lips +as +he +chewed +something +, +and +flourishing +his +arm +, +called +him +to +enter +. +“ +Bolkónski +! +Bolkónski +! +... +Don +’ +t +you +hear +? +Eh +? +Come +quick +... +” +he +shouted +. +Entering +the +house +, +Prince +Andrew +saw +Nesvítski +and +another +adjutant +having +something +to +eat +. +They +hastily +turned +round +to +him +asking +if +he +had +any +news +. +On +their +familiar +faces +he +read +agitation +and +alarm +. +This +was +particularly +noticeable +on +Nesvítski +’ +s +usually +laughing +countenance +. +“ +Where +is +the +commander +in +chief +? +” +asked +Bolkónski +. +“ +Here +, +in +that +house +, +” +answered +the +adjutant +. +“ +Well +, +is +it +true +that +it +’ +s +peace +and +capitulation +? +” +asked +Nesvítski +. +“ +I +was +going +to +ask +you +. +I +know +nothing +except +that +it +was +all +I +could +do +to +get +here. +” +“ +And +we +, +my +dear +boy +! +It +’ +s +terrible +! +I +was +wrong +to +laugh +at +Mack +, +we +’ +re +getting +it +still +worse +, +” +said +Nesvítski +. +“ +But +sit +down +and +have +something +to +eat. +” +“ +You +won +’ +t +be +able +to +find +either +your +baggage +or +anything +else +now +, +Prince +. +And +God +only +knows +where +your +man +Peter +is +, +” +said +the +other +adjutant +. +“ +Where +are +headquarters +? +” +“ +We +are +to +spend +the +night +in +Znaim. +” +“ +Well +, +I +have +got +all +I +need +into +packs +for +two +horses +, +” +said +Nesvítski +. +“ +They +’ +ve +made +up +splendid +packs +for +me—fit +to +cross +the +Bohemian +mountains +with +. +It +’ +s +a +bad +lookout +, +old +fellow +! +But +what +’ +s +the +matter +with +you +? +You +must +be +ill +to +shiver +like +that +, +” +he +added +, +noticing +that +Prince +Andrew +winced +as +at +an +electric +shock +. +“ +It +’ +s +nothing +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +He +had +just +remembered +his +recent +encounter +with +the +doctor +’ +s +wife +and +the +convoy +officer +. +“ +What +is +the +commander +in +chief +doing +here +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +make +out +at +all +, +” +said +Nesvítski +. +“ +Well +, +all +I +can +make +out +is +that +everything +is +abominable +, +abominable +, +quite +abominable +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +and +he +went +off +to +the +house +where +the +commander +in +chief +was +. +Passing +by +Kutúzov +’ +s +carriage +and +the +exhausted +saddle +horses +of +his +suite +, +with +their +Cossacks +who +were +talking +loudly +together +, +Prince +Andrew +entered +the +passage +. +Kutúzov +himself +, +he +was +told +, +was +in +the +house +with +Prince +Bagratión +and +Weyrother +. +Weyrother +was +the +Austrian +general +who +had +succeeded +Schmidt +. +In +the +passage +little +Kozlóvski +was +squatting +on +his +heels +in +front +of +a +clerk +. +The +clerk +, +with +cuffs +turned +up +, +was +hastily +writing +at +a +tub +turned +bottom +upwards +. +Kozlóvski +’ +s +face +looked +worn—he +too +had +evidently +not +slept +all +night +. +He +glanced +at +Prince +Andrew +and +did +not +even +nod +to +him +. +“ +Second +line +... +have +you +written +it +? +” +he +continued +dictating +to +the +clerk +. +“ +The +Kiev +Grenadiers +, +Podolian +... +” +“ +One +can +’ +t +write +so +fast +, +your +honor +, +” +said +the +clerk +, +glancing +angrily +and +disrespectfully +at +Kozlóvski +. +Through +the +door +came +the +sounds +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +voice +, +excited +and +dissatisfied +, +interrupted +by +another +, +an +unfamiliar +voice +. +From +the +sound +of +these +voices +, +the +inattentive +way +Kozlóvski +looked +at +him +, +the +disrespectful +manner +of +the +exhausted +clerk +, +the +fact +that +the +clerk +and +Kozlóvski +were +squatting +on +the +floor +by +a +tub +so +near +to +the +commander +in +chief +, +and +from +the +noisy +laughter +of +the +Cossacks +holding +the +horses +near +the +window +, +Prince +Andrew +felt +that +something +important +and +disastrous +was +about +to +happen +. +He +turned +to +Kozlóvski +with +urgent +questions +. +“ +Immediately +, +Prince +, +” +said +Kozlóvski +. +“ +Dispositions +for +Bagratión. +” +“ +What +about +capitulation +? +” +“ +Nothing +of +the +sort +. +Orders +are +issued +for +a +battle. +” +Prince +Andrew +moved +toward +the +door +from +whence +voices +were +heard +. +Just +as +he +was +going +to +open +it +the +sounds +ceased +, +the +door +opened +, +and +Kutúzov +with +his +eagle +nose +and +puffy +face +appeared +in +the +doorway +. +Prince +Andrew +stood +right +in +front +of +Kutúzov +but +the +expression +of +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +one +sound +eye +showed +him +to +be +so +preoccupied +with +thoughts +and +anxieties +as +to +be +oblivious +of +his +presence +. +He +looked +straight +at +his +adjutant +’ +s +face +without +recognizing +him +. +“ +Well +, +have +you +finished +? +” +said +he +to +Kozlóvski +. +“ +One +moment +, +your +excellency. +” +Bagratión +, +a +gaunt +middle-aged +man +of +medium +height +with +a +firm +, +impassive +face +of +Oriental +type +, +came +out +after +the +commander +in +chief +. +“ +I +have +the +honor +to +present +myself +, +” +repeated +Prince +Andrew +rather +loudly +, +handing +Kutúzov +an +envelope +. +“ +Ah +, +from +Vienna +? +Very +good +. +Later +, +later +! +” +Kutúzov +went +out +into +the +porch +with +Bagratión +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +Prince +, +” +said +he +to +Bagratión +. +“ +My +blessing +, +and +may +Christ +be +with +you +in +your +great +endeavor +! +” +His +face +suddenly +softened +and +tears +came +into +his +eyes +. +With +his +left +hand +he +drew +Bagratión +toward +him +, +and +with +his +right +, +on +which +he +wore +a +ring +, +he +made +the +sign +of +the +cross +over +him +with +a +gesture +evidently +habitual +, +offering +his +puffy +cheek +, +but +Bagratión +kissed +him +on +the +neck +instead +. +“ +Christ +be +with +you +! +” +Kutúzov +repeated +and +went +toward +his +carriage +. +“ +Get +in +with +me +, +” +said +he +to +Bolkónski +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +I +should +like +to +be +of +use +here +. +Allow +me +to +remain +with +Prince +Bagratión +’ +s +detachment. +” +“ +Get +in +, +” +said +Kutúzov +, +and +noticing +that +Bolkónski +still +delayed +, +he +added +: +“ +I +need +good +officers +myself +, +need +them +myself +! +” +They +got +into +the +carriage +and +drove +for +a +few +minutes +in +silence +. +“ +There +is +still +much +, +much +before +us +, +” +he +said +, +as +if +with +an +old +man +’ +s +penetration +he +understood +all +that +was +passing +in +Bolkónski +’ +s +mind +. +“ +If +a +tenth +part +of +his +detachment +returns +I +shall +thank +God +, 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+concerning +the +Krems +affair +, +and +about +some +ladies +they +both +knew +. +CHAPTER +XIV +On +November +1 +Kutúzov +had +received +, +through +a +spy +, +news +that +the +army +he +commanded +was +in +an +almost +hopeless +position +. +The +spy +reported +that +the +French +, +after +crossing +the +bridge +at +Vienna +, +were +advancing +in +immense +force +upon +Kutúzov +’ +s +line +of +communication +with +the +troops +that +were +arriving +from +Russia +. +If +Kutúzov +decided +to +remain +at +Krems +, +Napoleon +’ +s +army +of +one +hundred +and +fifty +thousand +men +would +cut +him +off +completely +and +surround +his +exhausted +army +of +forty +thousand +, +and +he +would +find +himself +in +the +position +of +Mack +at +Ulm +. +If +Kutúzov +decided +to +abandon +the +road +connecting +him +with +the +troops +arriving +from +Russia +, +he +would +have +to +march +with +no +road +into +unknown +parts +of +the +Bohemian +mountains +, +defending +himself +against +superior 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+) +might +give +time +for +part +of +the +transport +to +pass +, +and +also +that +Murat +’ +s +mistake +would +very +soon +be +discovered +, +proved +correct +. +As +soon +as +Bonaparte +( +who +was +at +Schönbrunn +, +sixteen +miles +from +Hollabrünn +) +received +Murat +’ +s +dispatch +with +the +proposal +of +a +truce +and +a +capitulation +, +he +detected +a +ruse +and +wrote +the +following +letter +to +Murat +: +Schönbrunn +, +25th +Brumaire +, +1805 +, +at +eight +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +To +PRINCE +MURAT +, +I +can +not +find +words +to +express +to +you +my +displeasure +. +You +command +only +my +advance +guard +, +and +have +no +right +to +arrange +an +armistice +without +my +order +. +You +are +causing +me +to +lose +the +fruits +of +a +campaign +. +Break +the +armistice +immediately +and +march +on +the +enemy +. +Inform +him +that +the +general +who +signed +that +capitulation +had +no +right +to +do +so +, +and +that +no +one +but +the +Emperor +of +Russia +has +that +right +. +If +, +however +, +the +Emperor +of +Russia +ratifies +that +convention +, +I +will +ratify +it +; +but +it +is +only +a +trick +. +March +on +, +destroy +the +Russian +army +... +. +You +are +in +a +position +to +seize +its +baggage +and +artillery +. +The +Russian +Emperor +’ +s +aide-de-camp +is +an +impostor +. +Officers +are +nothing +when +they +have +no +powers +; +this +one +had +none +... +. +The +Austrians +let +themselves +be +tricked +at +the +crossing +of +the +Vienna +bridge +, +you +are +letting +yourself +be +tricked +by +an +aide-de-camp +of +the +Emperor +. +NAPOLEON +Bonaparte +’ +s +adjutant +rode +full +gallop +with +this +menacing +letter +to +Murat +. +Bonaparte +himself +, +not +trusting +to +his +generals +, +moved +with +all +the +Guards +to +the +field +of +battle +, +afraid +of +letting +a +ready +victim +escape +, +and +Bagratión +’ +s +four +thousand +men +merrily +lighted +campfires +, +dried +and +warmed +themselves +, +cooked +their +porridge +for +the +first +time +for +three +days +, +and +not +one +of +them +knew +or +imagined +what +was +in +store +for +him +. +CHAPTER +XV +Between +three +and +four +o +’ +clock +in +the +afternoon +Prince +Andrew +, +who +had +persisted +in +his +request +to +Kutúzov +, +arrived +at +Grunth +and +reported +himself +to +Bagratión +. +Bonaparte +’ +s +adjutant +had +not +yet +reached +Murat +’ +s +detachment +and +the +battle +had +not +yet +begun +. +In +Bagratión +’ +s +detachment +no +one +knew +anything +of +the +general +position +of +affairs +. +They +talked +of +peace +but +did +not +believe +in +its +possibility +; +others +talked +of +a +battle +but +also +disbelieved +in +the +nearness +of +an +engagement +. +Bagratión +, +knowing +Bolkónski +to +be +a +favorite +and +trusted +adjutant +, +received +him +with +distinction +and +special +marks +of +favor +, +explaining +to +him +that +there +would +probably +be +an +engagement +that +day +or +the +next +, +and +giving +him +full +liberty +to +remain +with +him +during +the +battle +or +to +join +the +rearguard +and +have +an +eye +on +the +order +of +retreat +, +“ +which +is +also +very +important. +” +“ +However +, +there +will +hardly +be +an +engagement +today +, +” +said +Bagratión +as +if +to +reassure +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +If +he +is +one +of +the +ordinary +little +staff +dandies +sent +to +earn +a +medal +he +can +get +his +reward +just +as +well +in +the +rearguard +, +but +if +he +wishes +to +stay +with +me +, +let +him +... +he +’ +ll +be +of +use +here +if +he +’ +s +a +brave +officer +, +” +thought +Bagratión +. +Prince +Andrew +, +without +replying +, +asked +the +prince +’ +s +permission +to +ride +round +the +position +to +see +the +disposition +of +the +forces +, +so +as +to +know +his +bearings +should +he +be +sent +to +execute +an +order +. +The +officer +on +duty +, +a +handsome +, +elegantly +dressed +man +with +a +diamond +ring +on +his +forefinger +, +who +was +fond +of +speaking +French +though +he +spoke +it +badly +, +offered +to +conduct +Prince +Andrew +. +On +all +sides +they +saw +rain-soaked +officers +with +dejected +faces +who +seemed +to +be +seeking +something +, +and +soldiers +dragging +doors +, +benches +, +and +fencing +from +the +village +. +“ +There +now +, +Prince +! +We +can +’ +t +stop +those +fellows +, +” +said +the +staff +officer +pointing +to +the +soldiers +. +“ +The +officers +don +’ +t +keep +them +in +hand +. +And +there +, +” +he +pointed +to +a +sutler +’ +s +tent +, +“ +they +crowd +in +and +sit +. +This +morning +I +turned +them +all +out +and +now +look +, +it +’ +s +full +again +. +I +must +go +there +, +Prince +, +and +scare +them +a +bit +. +It +won +’ +t +take +a +moment. +” +“ +Yes +, +let +’ +s +go +in +and +I +will +get +myself +a +roll +and +some +cheese +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +who +had +not +yet +had +time +to +eat +anything +. +“ +Why +didn +’ +t +you +mention +it +, +Prince +? +I +would +have +offered +you +something. +” +They +dismounted +and +entered +the +tent +. +Several +officers +, +with +flushed +and +weary +faces +, +were +sitting +at +the +table +eating +and +drinking +. +“ +Now +what +does +this +mean +, +gentlemen +? +” +said +the +staff +officer +, +in +the +reproachful +tone +of +a +man +who +has +repeated +the +same +thing +more +than +once +. +“ +You +know +it +won +’ +t +do +to +leave +your +posts +like +this +. +The +prince +gave +orders +that +no +one +should +leave +his +post +. +Now +you +, +Captain +, +” +and +he +turned +to +a +thin +, +dirty +little +artillery +officer +who +without +his +boots +( +he +had +given +them +to +the +canteen +keeper +to +dry +) +, +in +only +his +stockings +, +rose +when +they +entered +, +smiling +not +altogether +comfortably +. +“ +Well +, +aren +’ +t +you +ashamed +of +yourself +, +Captain +Túshin +? +” +he +continued +. +“ +One +would +think +that +as +an +artillery +officer +you +would +set +a +good +example +, +yet +here +you +are +without +your +boots +! +The +alarm +will +be +sounded +and +you +’ +ll +be +in +a +pretty +position +without +your +boots +! +” +( +The +staff +officer +smiled +. +) +“ +Kindly +return +to +your +posts +, +gentlemen +, +all +of +you +, +all +! +” +he +added +in +a +tone +of +command +. +Prince +Andrew +smiled +involuntarily +as +he +looked +at +the +artillery +officer +Túshin +, +who +silent +and +smiling +, +shifting +from +one +stockinged +foot +to +the +other +, +glanced +inquiringly +with +his +large +, +intelligent +, +kindly +eyes +from +Prince +Andrew +to +the +staff +officer +. +“ +The +soldiers +say +it +feels +easier +without +boots +, +” +said +Captain +Túshin +smiling +shyly +in +his +uncomfortable +position +, +evidently +wishing +to +adopt +a +jocular +tone +. +But +before +he +had +finished +he +felt +that +his +jest +was +unacceptable +and +had +not +come +off +. +He +grew +confused +. +“ +Kindly +return +to +your +posts +, +” +said +the +staff +officer +trying +to +preserve +his +gravity +. +Prince +Andrew +glanced +again +at +the +artillery +officer +’ +s +small +figure +. +There +was +something +peculiar +about +it +, +quite +unsoldierly +, +rather +comic +, +but +extremely +attractive +. +The +staff +officer +and +Prince +Andrew +mounted +their +horses +and +rode +on +. +Having +ridden +beyond +the +village +, +continually +meeting +and +overtaking +soldiers +and +officers +of +various +regiments +, +they +saw +on +their +left +some +entrenchments +being +thrown +up +, +the +freshly +dug +clay +of +which +showed +up +red +. +Several +battalions +of +soldiers +, +in +their +shirt +sleeves +despite +the +cold +wind +, +swarmed +in +these +earthworks +like +a +host +of +white +ants +; +spadefuls +of +red +clay +were +continually +being +thrown +up +from +behind +the +bank +by +unseen +hands +. +Prince +Andrew +and +the +officer +rode +up +, +looked +at +the +entrenchment +, +and +went +on +again +. +Just +behind +it +they +came +upon +some +dozens +of +soldiers +, +continually +replaced +by +others +, +who +ran +from +the +entrenchment +. +They +had +to +hold +their +noses +and +put +their +horses +to +a +trot +to +escape +from +the +poisoned +atmosphere +of +these +latrines +. +“ +Voilà +l +’ +agrément +des +camps +, +monsieur +le +prince +, +” +* +said +the +staff +officer +. +* +“ +This +is +a +pleasure +one +gets +in +camp +, +Prince. +” +They +rode +up +the +opposite +hill +. +From +there +the +French +could +already +be +seen +. +Prince +Andrew +stopped +and +began +examining +the +position +. +“ +That +’ +s +our +battery +, +” +said +the +staff +officer +indicating +the +highest +point +. +“ +It +’ +s +in +charge +of +the +queer +fellow +we +saw +without +his +boots +. +You +can +see +everything +from +there +; +let +’ +s +go +there +, +Prince. +” +“ +Thank +you +very +much +, +I +will +go +on +alone +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +wishing +to +rid +himself +of +this +staff +officer +’ +s +company +, +“ +please +don +’ +t +trouble +yourself +further. +” +The +staff +officer +remained +behind +and +Prince +Andrew +rode +on +alone +. +The +farther +forward +and +nearer +the +enemy +he +went +, +the +more +orderly +and +cheerful +were +the +troops +. +The +greatest +disorder +and +depression +had +been +in +the +baggage +train +he +had +passed +that +morning +on +the +Znaim +road +seven +miles +away +from +the +French +. +At +Grunth +also +some +apprehension +and +alarm +could +be +felt +, +but +the +nearer +Prince +Andrew +came +to +the +French +lines +the +more +confident +was +the +appearance +of +our +troops +. +The +soldiers +in +their +greatcoats +were +ranged +in +lines +, +the +sergeants +major +and +company +officers +were +counting +the +men +, +poking +the +last +man +in +each +section +in +the +ribs +and +telling +him +to +hold +his +hand +up +. +Soldiers +scattered +over +the +whole +place +were +dragging +logs +and +brushwood +and +were +building +shelters +with +merry +chatter +and +laughter +; +around +the +fires +sat +others +, +dressed +and +undressed +, +drying +their +shirts +and +leg +bands +or +mending +boots +or +overcoats +and +crowding +round +the +boilers +and +porridge +cookers +. +In +one +company +dinner +was +ready +, +and +the +soldiers +were +gazing +eagerly +at +the +steaming +boiler +, +waiting +till +the +sample +, +which +a +quartermaster +sergeant +was +carrying +in +a +wooden +bowl +to +an +officer +who +sat +on +a +log +before +his +shelter +, +had +been +tasted +. +Another +company +, +a +lucky +one +for +not +all +the +companies +had +vodka +, +crowded +round +a +pockmarked +, +broad-shouldered +sergeant +major +who +, +tilting +a +keg +, +filled +one +after +another +the +canteen +lids +held +out +to +him +. +The +soldiers +lifted +the +canteen +lids +to +their +lips +with +reverential +faces +, +emptied +them +, +rolling +the +vodka +in +their +mouths +, +and +walked +away +from +the +sergeant +major +with +brightened +expressions +, +licking +their +lips +and +wiping +them +on +the +sleeves +of +their +greatcoats +. +All +their +faces +were +as +serene +as +if +all +this +were +happening +at +home +awaiting +peaceful +encampment +, +and +not +within +sight +of +the +enemy +before +an +action +in +which +at +least +half +of +them +would +be +left +on +the +field +. +After +passing +a +chasseur +regiment +and +in +the +lines +of +the +Kiev +grenadiers—fine +fellows +busy +with +similar +peaceful +affairs—near +the +shelter +of +the +regimental +commander +, +higher +than +and +different +from +the +others +, +Prince +Andrew +came +out +in +front +of +a +platoon +of +grenadiers +before +whom +lay +a +naked +man +. +Two +soldiers +held +him +while +two +others +were +flourishing +their +switches +and +striking +him +regularly +on +his +bare +back +. +The +man +shrieked +unnaturally +. +A +stout +major +was +pacing +up +and +down +the +line +, +and +regardless +of +the +screams +kept +repeating +: +“ +It +’ +s +a +shame +for +a +soldier +to +steal +; +a +soldier +must +be +honest +, +honorable +, +and +brave +, +but +if +he +robs +his +fellows +there +is +no +honor +in +him +, +he +’ +s +a +scoundrel +. +Go +on +! +Go +on +! +” +So +the +swishing +sound +of +the +strokes +, +and +the +desperate +but +unnatural +screams +, +continued +. +“ +Go +on +, +go +on +! +” +said +the +major +. +A +young +officer +with +a +bewildered +and +pained +expression +on +his +face +stepped +away +from +the +man +and +looked +round +inquiringly +at +the +adjutant +as +he +rode +by +. +Prince +Andrew +, +having +reached +the +front +line +, +rode +along +it +. +Our +front +line +and +that +of +the +enemy +were +far +apart +on +the +right +and +left +flanks +, +but +in +the +center +where +the +men +with +a +flag +of +truce +had +passed +that +morning +, +the +lines +were +so +near +together +that +the +men +could +see +one +another +’ +s +faces +and +speak +to +one +another +. +Besides +the +soldiers +who +formed +the +picket +line +on +either +side +, +there +were +many +curious +onlookers +who +, +jesting +and +laughing +, +stared +at +their +strange +foreign +enemies +. +Since +early +morning—despite +an +injunction +not +to +approach +the +picket +line—the +officers +had +been +unable +to +keep +sight-seers +away +. +The +soldiers +forming +the +picket +line +, +like +showmen +exhibiting +a +curiosity +, +no +longer +looked +at +the +French +but +paid +attention +to +the +sight-seers +and +grew +weary +waiting +to +be +relieved +. +Prince +Andrew +halted +to +have +a +look +at +the +French +. +“ +Look +! +Look +there +! +” +one +soldier +was +saying +to +another +, +pointing +to +a +Russian +musketeer +who +had +gone +up +to +the +picket +line +with +an +officer +and +was +rapidly +and +excitedly +talking +to +a +French +grenadier +. +“ +Hark +to +him +jabbering +! +Fine +, +isn +’ +t +it +? +It +’ +s +all +the +Frenchy +can +do +to +keep +up +with +him +. +There +now +, +Sídorov +! +” +“ +Wait +a +bit +and +listen +. +It +’ +s +fine +! +” +answered +Sídorov +, +who +was +considered +an +adept +at +French +. +The +soldier +to +whom +the +laughers +referred +was +Dólokhov +. +Prince +Andrew +recognized +him +and +stopped +to +listen +to +what +he +was +saying +. +Dólokhov +had +come +from +the +left +flank +where +their +regiment +was +stationed +, +with +his +captain +. +“ +Now +then +, +go +on +, +go +on +! +” +incited +the +officer +, +bending +forward +and +trying +not +to +lose +a +word +of +the +speech +which +was +incomprehensible +to +him +. +“ +More +, +please +: +more +! +What +’ +s +he +saying +? +” +Dólokhov +did +not +answer +the +captain +; +he +had +been +drawn +into +a +hot +dispute +with +the +French +grenadier +. +They +were +naturally +talking +about +the +campaign +. +The +Frenchman +, +confusing +the +Austrians +with +the +Russians +, +was +trying +to +prove +that +the +Russians +had +surrendered +and +had +fled +all +the +way +from +Ulm +, +while +Dólokhov +maintained +that +the +Russians +had +not +surrendered +but +had +beaten +the +French +. +“ +We +have +orders +to +drive +you +off +here +, +and +we +shall +drive +you +off +, +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +Only +take +care +you +and +your +Cossacks +are +not +all +captured +! +” +said +the +French +grenadier +. +The +French +onlookers +and +listeners +laughed +. +“ +We +’ +ll +make +you +dance +as +we +did +under +Suvórov +... +, +” +* +said +Dólokhov +. +* +“ +On +vous +fera +danser. +” +“ +Qu +’ +est-ce +qu +’ +il +chante +? +” +* +asked +a +Frenchman +. +* +“ +What +’ +s +he +singing +about +? +” +“ +It +’ +s +ancient +history +, +” +said +another +, +guessing +that +it +referred +to +a +former +war +. +“ +The +Emperor +will +teach +your +Suvara +as +he +has +taught +the +others +... +” +“ +Bonaparte +... +” +began +Dólokhov +, +but +the +Frenchman +interrupted +him +. +“ +Not +Bonaparte +. +He +is +the +Emperor +! +Sacré +nom +... +! +” +cried +he +angrily +. +“ +The +devil +skin +your +Emperor. +” +And +Dólokhov +swore +at +him +in +coarse +soldier +’ +s +Russian +and +shouldering +his +musket +walked +away +. +“ +Let +us +go +, +Iván +Lukích +, +” +he +said +to +the +captain +. +“ +Ah +, +that +’ +s +the +way +to +talk +French +, +” +said +the +picket +soldiers +. +“ +Now +, +Sídorov +, +you +have +a +try +! +” +Sídorov +, +turning +to +the +French +, +winked +, +and +began +to +jabber +meaningless +sounds +very +fast +: +“ +Kari +, +mala +, +tafa +, +safi +, +muter +, +Kaská +, +” +he +said +, +trying +to +give +an +expressive +intonation +to +his +voice +. +“ +Ho +! +ho +! +ho +! +Ha +! +ha +! +ha +! +ha +! +Ouh +! +ouh +! +” +came +peals +of +such +healthy +and +good-humored +laughter +from +the +soldiers +that +it +infected +the +French +involuntarily +, +so +much +so +that +the +only +thing +left +to +do +seemed +to +be +to +unload +the +muskets +, +explode +the +ammunition +, +and +all +return +home +as +quickly +as +possible +. +But +the +guns +remained +loaded +, +the +loopholes +in +blockhouses +and +entrenchments +looked +out +just +as +menacingly +, +and +the +unlimbered +cannon +confronted +one +another +as +before +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Having +ridden +round +the +whole +line +from +right +flank +to +left +, +Prince +Andrew +made +his +way +up +to +the +battery +from +which +the +staff +officer +had +told +him +the +whole +field +could +be +seen +. +Here +he +dismounted +, +and +stopped +beside +the +farthest +of +the +four +unlimbered +cannon +. +Before +the +guns +an +artillery +sentry +was +pacing +up +and +down +; +he +stood +at +attention +when +the +officer +arrived +, +but +at +a +sign +resumed +his +measured +, +monotonous +pacing +. +Behind +the +guns +were +their +limbers +and +still +farther +back +picket +ropes +and +artillerymen +’ +s +bonfires +. +To +the +left +, +not +far +from +the +farthest +cannon +, +was +a +small +, +newly +constructed +wattle +shed +from +which +came +the +sound +of +officers +’ +voices +in +eager +conversation +. +It +was +true +that +a +view +over +nearly +the +whole +Russian +position +and +the +greater +part +of +the +enemy +’ +s +opened +out +from +this +battery +. +Just +facing +it +, +on +the +crest +of +the +opposite +hill +, +the +village +of +Schön +Grabern +could +be +seen +, +and +in +three +places +to +left +and +right +the +French +troops +amid +the +smoke +of +their +campfires +, +the +greater +part +of +whom +were +evidently +in +the +village +itself +and +behind +the +hill +. +To +the +left +from +that +village +, +amid +the +smoke +, +was +something +resembling +a +battery +, +but +it +was +impossible +to +see +it +clearly +with +the +naked +eye +. +Our +right +flank +was +posted +on +a +rather +steep +incline +which +dominated +the +French +position +. +Our +infantry +were +stationed +there +, +and +at +the +farthest +point +the +dragoons +. +In +the +center +, +where +Túshin +’ +s +battery +stood +and +from +which +Prince +Andrew +was +surveying +the +position +, +was +the +easiest +and +most +direct +descent +and +ascent +to +the +brook +separating +us +from +Schön +Grabern +. +On +the +left +our +troops +were +close +to +a +copse +, +in +which +smoked +the +bonfires +of +our +infantry +who +were +felling +wood +. +The +French +line +was +wider +than +ours +, +and +it +was +plain +that +they +could +easily +outflank +us +on +both +sides +. +Behind +our +position +was +a +steep +and +deep +dip +, +making +it +difficult +for +artillery +and +cavalry +to +retire +. +Prince +Andrew +took +out +his +notebook +and +, +leaning +on +the +cannon +, +sketched +a +plan +of +the +position +. +He +made +some +notes +on +two +points +, +intending +to +mention +them +to +Bagratión +. +His +idea +was +, +first +, +to +concentrate +all +the +artillery +in +the +center +, +and +secondly +, +to +withdraw +the +cavalry +to +the +other +side +of +the +dip +. +Prince +Andrew +, +being +always +near +the +commander +in +chief +, +closely +following +the +mass +movements +and +general +orders +, +and +constantly +studying +historical +accounts +of +battles +, +involuntarily +pictured +to +himself +the +course +of +events +in +the +forthcoming +action +in +broad +outline +. +He +imagined +only +important +possibilities +: +“ +If +the +enemy +attacks +the +right +flank +, +” +he +said +to +himself +, +“ +the +Kiev +grenadiers +and +the +Podólsk +chasseurs +must +hold +their +position +till +reserves +from +the +center +come +up +. +In +that +case +the +dragoons +could +successfully +make +a +flank +counterattack +. +If +they +attack +our +center +we +, +having +the +center +battery +on +this +high +ground +, +shall +withdraw +the +left +flank +under +its +cover +, +and +retreat +to +the +dip +by +echelons. +” +So +he +reasoned +... +. +All +the +time +he +had +been +beside +the +gun +, +he +had +heard +the +voices +of +the +officers +distinctly +, +but +as +often +happens +had +not +understood +a +word +of +what +they +were +saying +. +Suddenly +, +however +, +he +was +struck +by +a +voice +coming +from +the +shed +, +and +its +tone +was +so +sincere +that +he +could +not +but +listen +. +“ +No +, +friend +, +” +said +a +pleasant +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +, +a +familiar +voice +, +“ +what +I +say +is +that +if +it +were +possible +to +know +what +is +beyond +death +, +none +of +us +would +be +afraid +of +it +. +That +’ +s +so +, +friend. +” +Another +, +a +younger +voice +, +interrupted +him +: +“ +Afraid +or +not +, +you +can +’ +t +escape +it +anyhow. +” +“ +All +the +same +, +one +is +afraid +! +Oh +, +you +clever +people +, +” +said +a +third +manly +voice +interrupting +them +both +. +“ +Of +course +you +artillery +men +are +very +wise +, +because +you +can +take +everything +along +with +you—vodka +and +snacks. +” +And +the +owner +of +the +manly +voice +, +evidently +an +infantry +officer +, +laughed +. +“ +Yes +, +one +is +afraid +, +” +continued +the +first +speaker +, +he +of +the +familiar +voice +. +“ +One +is +afraid +of +the +unknown +, +that +’ +s +what +it +is +. +Whatever +we +may +say +about +the +soul +going +to +the +sky +... +we +know +there +is +no +sky +but +only +an +atmosphere. +” +The +manly +voice +again +interrupted +the +artillery +officer +. +“ +Well +, +stand +us +some +of +your +herb +vodka +, +Túshin +, +” +it +said +. +“ +Why +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +that +’ +s +the +captain +who +stood +up +in +the +sutler +’ +s +hut +without +his +boots. +” +He +recognized +the +agreeable +, +philosophizing +voice +with +pleasure +. +“ +Some +herb +vodka +? +Certainly +! +” +said +Túshin +. +“ +But +still +, +to +conceive +a +future +life +... +” +He +did +not +finish +. +Just +then +there +was +a +whistle +in +the +air +; +nearer +and +nearer +, +faster +and +louder +, +louder +and +faster +, +a +cannon +ball +, +as +if +it +had +not +finished +saying +what +was +necessary +, +thudded +into +the +ground +near +the +shed +with +super +human +force +, +throwing +up +a +mass +of +earth +. +The +ground +seemed +to +groan +at +the +terrible +impact +. +And +immediately +Túshin +, +with +a +short +pipe +in +the +corner +of +his +mouth +and +his +kind +, +intelligent +face +rather +pale +, +rushed +out +of +the +shed +followed +by +the +owner +of +the +manly +voice +, +a +dashing +infantry +officer +who +hurried +off +to +his +company +, +buttoning +up +his +coat +as +he +ran +. +CHAPTER +XVII +Mounting +his +horse +again +Prince +Andrew +lingered +with +the +battery +, +looking +at +the +puff +from +the +gun +that +had +sent +the +ball +. +His +eyes +ran +rapidly +over +the +wide +space +, +but +he +only +saw +that +the +hitherto +motionless +masses +of +the +French +now +swayed +and +that +there +really +was +a +battery +to +their +left +. +The +smoke +above +it +had +not +yet +dispersed +. +Two +mounted +Frenchmen +, +probably +adjutants +, +were +galloping +up +the +hill +. +A +small +but +distinctly +visible +enemy +column +was +moving +down +the +hill +, +probably +to +strengthen +the +front +line +. +The +smoke +of +the +first +shot +had +not +yet +dispersed +before +another +puff +appeared +, +followed +by +a +report +. +The +battle +had +begun +! +Prince +Andrew +turned +his +horse +and +galloped +back +to +Grunth +to +find +Prince +Bagratión +. +He +heard +the +cannonade +behind +him +growing +louder +and +more +frequent +. +Evidently +our +guns +had +begun +to +reply +. +From +the +bottom +of +the +slope +, +where +the +parleys +had +taken +place +, +came +the +report +of +musketry +. +Lemarrois +had +just +arrived +at +a +gallop +with +Bonaparte +’ +s +stern +letter +, +and +Murat +, +humiliated +and +anxious +to +expiate +his +fault +, +had +at +once +moved +his +forces +to +attack +the +center +and +outflank +both +the +Russian +wings +, +hoping +before +evening +and +before +the +arrival +of +the +Emperor +to +crush +the +contemptible +detachment +that +stood +before +him +. +“ +It +has +begun +. +Here +it +is +! +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +feeling +the +blood +rush +to +his +heart +. +“ +But +where +and +how +will +my +Toulon +present +itself +? +” +Passing +between +the +companies +that +had +been +eating +porridge +and +drinking +vodka +a +quarter +of +an +hour +before +, +he +saw +everywhere +the +same +rapid +movement +of +soldiers +forming +ranks +and +getting +their +muskets +ready +, +and +on +all +their +faces +he +recognized +the +same +eagerness +that +filled +his +heart +. +“ +It +has +begun +! +Here +it +is +, +dreadful +but +enjoyable +! +” +was +what +the +face +of +each +soldier +and +each +officer +seemed +to +say +. +Before +he +had +reached +the +embankments +that +were +being +thrown +up +, +he +saw +, +in +the +light +of +the +dull +autumn +evening +, +mounted +men +coming +toward +him +. +The +foremost +, +wearing +a +Cossack +cloak +and +lambskin +cap +and +riding +a +white +horse +, +was +Prince +Bagratión +. +Prince +Andrew +stopped +, +waiting +for +him +to +come +up +; +Prince +Bagratión +reined +in +his +horse +and +recognizing +Prince +Andrew +nodded +to +him +. +He +still +looked +ahead +while +Prince +Andrew +told +him +what +he +had +seen +. +The +feeling +, +“ +It +has +begun +! +Here +it +is +! +” +was +seen +even +on +Prince +Bagratión +’ +s +hard +brown +face +with +its +half-closed +, +dull +, +sleepy +eyes +. +Prince +Andrew +gazed +with +anxious +curiosity +at +that +impassive +face +and +wished +he +could +tell +what +, +if +anything +, +this +man +was +thinking +and +feeling +at +that +moment +. +“ +Is +there +anything +at +all +behind +that +impassive +face +? +” +Prince +Andrew +asked +himself +as +he +looked +. +Prince +Bagratión +bent +his +head +in +sign +of +agreement +with +what +Prince +Andrew +told +him +, +and +said +, +“ +Very +good +! +” +in +a +tone +that +seemed +to +imply +that +everything +that +took +place +and +was +reported +to +him +was +exactly +what +he +had +foreseen +. +Prince +Andrew +, +out +of +breath +with +his +rapid +ride +, +spoke +quickly +. +Prince +Bagratión +, +uttering +his +words +with +an +Oriental +accent +, +spoke +particularly +slowly +, +as +if +to +impress +the +fact +that +there +was +no +need +to +hurry +. +However +, +he +put +his +horse +to +a +trot +in +the +direction +of +Túshin +’ +s +battery +. +Prince +Andrew +followed +with +the +suite +. +Behind +Prince +Bagratión +rode +an +officer +of +the +suite +, +the +prince +’ +s +personal +adjutant +, +Zherkóv +, +an +orderly +officer +, +the +staff +officer +on +duty +, +riding +a +fine +bobtailed +horse +, +and +a +civilian—an +accountant +who +had +asked +permission +to +be +present +at +the +battle +out +of +curiosity +. +The +accountant +, +a +stout +, +full-faced +man +, +looked +around +him +with +a +naïve +smile +of +satisfaction +and +presented +a +strange +appearance +among +the +hussars +, +Cossacks +, +and +adjutants +, +in +his +camlet +coat +, +as +he +jolted +on +his +horse +with +a +convoy +officer +’ +s +saddle +. +“ +He +wants +to +see +a +battle +, +” +said +Zherkóv +to +Bolkónski +, +pointing +to +the +accountant +, +“ +but +he +feels +a +pain +in +the +pit +of +his +stomach +already. +” +“ +Oh +, +leave +off +! +” +said +the +accountant +with +a +beaming +but +rather +cunning +smile +, +as +if +flattered +at +being +made +the +subject +of +Zherkóv +’ +s +joke +, +and +purposely +trying +to +appear +stupider +than +he +really +was +. +“ +It +is +very +strange +, +mon +Monsieur +Prince +, +” +said +the +staff +officer +. +( +He +remembered +that +in +French +there +is +some +peculiar +way +of +addressing +a +prince +, +but +could +not +get +it +quite +right +. +) +By +this +time +they +were +all +approaching +Túshin +’ +s +battery +, +and +a +ball +struck +the +ground +in +front +of +them +. +“ +What +’ +s +that +that +has +fallen +? +” +asked +the +accountant +with +a +naïve +smile +. +“ +A +French +pancake +, +” +answered +Zherkóv +. +“ +So +that +’ +s +what +they +hit +with +? +” +asked +the +accountant +. +“ +How +awful +! +” +He +seemed +to +swell +with +satisfaction +. +He +had +hardly +finished +speaking +when +they +again +heard +an +unexpectedly +violent +whistling +which +suddenly +ended +with +a +thud +into +something +soft +... +f-f-flop +! +and +a +Cossack +, +riding +a +little +to +their +right +and +behind +the +accountant +, +crashed +to +earth +with +his +horse +. +Zherkóv +and +the +staff +officer +bent +over +their +saddles +and +turned +their +horses +away +. +The +accountant +stopped +, +facing +the +Cossack +, +and +examined +him +with +attentive +curiosity +. +The +Cossack +was +dead +, +but +the +horse +still +struggled +. +Prince +Bagratión +screwed +up +his +eyes +, +looked +round +, +and +, +seeing +the +cause +of +the +confusion +, +turned +away +with +indifference +, +as +if +to +say +, +“ +Is +it +worth +while +noticing +trifles +? +” +He +reined +in +his +horse +with +the +care +of +a +skillful +rider +and +, +slightly +bending +over +, +disengaged +his +saber +which +had +caught +in +his +cloak +. +It +was +an +old-fashioned +saber +of +a +kind +no +longer +in +general +use +. +Prince +Andrew +remembered +the +story +of +Suvórov +giving +his +saber +to +Bagratión +in +Italy +, +and +the +recollection +was +particularly +pleasant +at +that +moment +. +They +had +reached +the +battery +at +which +Prince +Andrew +had +been +when +he +examined +the +battlefield +. +“ +Whose +company +? +” +asked +Prince +Bagratión +of +an +artilleryman +standing +by +the +ammunition +wagon +. +He +asked +, +“ +Whose +company +? +” +but +he +really +meant +, +“ +Are +you +frightened +here +? +” +and +the +artilleryman +understood +him +. +“ +Captain +Túshin +’ +s +, +your +excellency +! +” +shouted +the +red-haired +, +freckled +gunner +in +a +merry +voice +, +standing +to +attention +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +muttered +Bagratión +as +if +considering +something +, +and +he +rode +past +the +limbers +to +the +farthest +cannon +. +As +he +approached +, +a +ringing +shot +issued +from +it +deafening +him +and +his +suite +, +and +in +the +smoke +that +suddenly +surrounded +the +gun +they +could +see +the +gunners +who +had +seized +it +straining +to +roll +it +quickly +back +to +its +former +position +. +A +huge +, +broad-shouldered +gunner +, +Number +One +, +holding +a +mop +, +his +legs +far +apart +, +sprang +to +the +wheel +; +while +Number +Two +with +a +trembling +hand +placed +a +charge +in +the +cannon +’ +s +mouth +. +The +short +, +round-shouldered +Captain +Túshin +, +stumbling +over +the +tail +of +the +gun +carriage +, +moved +forward +and +, +not +noticing +the +general +, +looked +out +shading +his +eyes +with +his +small +hand +. +“ +Lift +it +two +lines +more +and +it +will +be +just +right +, +” +cried +he +in +a +feeble +voice +to +which +he +tried +to +impart +a +dashing +note +, +ill-suited +to +his +weak +figure +. +“ +Number +Two +! +” +he +squeaked +. +“ +Fire +, +Medvédev +! +” +Bagratión +called +to +him +, +and +Túshin +, +raising +three +fingers +to +his +cap +with +a +bashful +and +awkward +gesture +not +at +all +like +a +military +salute +but +like +a +priest +’ +s +benediction +, +approached +the +general +. +Though +Túshin +’ +s +guns +had +been +intended +to +cannonade +the +valley +, +he +was +firing +incendiary +balls +at +the +village +of +Schön +Grabern +visible +just +opposite +, +in +front +of +which +large +masses +of +French +were +advancing +. +No +one +had +given +Túshin +orders +where +and +at +what +to +fire +, +but +after +consulting +his +sergeant +major +, +Zakharchénko +, +for +whom +he +had +great +respect +, +he +had +decided +that +it +would +be +a +good +thing +to +set +fire +to +the +village +. +“ +Very +good +! +” +said +Bagratión +in +reply +to +the +officer +’ +s +report +, +and +began +deliberately +to +examine +the +whole +battlefield +extended +before +him +. +The +French +had +advanced +nearest +on +our +right +. +Below +the +height +on +which +the +Kiev +regiment +was +stationed +, +in +the +hollow +where +the +rivulet +flowed +, +the +soul-stirring +rolling +and +crackling +of +musketry +was +heard +, +and +much +farther +to +the +right +beyond +the +dragoons +, +the +officer +of +the +suite +pointed +out +to +Bagratión +a +French +column +that +was +outflanking +us +. +To +the +left +the +horizon +bounded +by +the +adjacent +wood +. +Prince +Bagratión +ordered +two +battalions +from +the +center +to +be +sent +to +reinforce +the +right +flank +. +The +officer +of +the +suite +ventured +to +remark +to +the +prince +that +if +these +battalions +went +away +, +the +guns +would +remain +without +support +. +Prince +Bagratión +turned +to +the +officer +and +with +his +dull +eyes +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +It +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +that +the +officer +’ +s +remark +was +just +and +that +really +no +answer +could +be +made +to +it +. +But +at +that +moment +an +adjutant +galloped +up +with +a +message +from +the +commander +of +the +regiment +in +the +hollow +and +news +that +immense +masses +of +the +French +were +coming +down +upon +them +and +that +his +regiment +was +in +disorder +and +was +retreating +upon +the +Kiev +grenadiers +. +Prince +Bagratión +bowed +his +head +in +sign +of +assent +and +approval +. +He +rode +off +at +a +walk +to +the +right +and +sent +an +adjutant +to +the +dragoons +with +orders +to +attack +the +French +. +But +this +adjutant +returned +half +an +hour +later +with +the +news +that +the +commander +of +the +dragoons +had +already +retreated +beyond +the +dip +in +the +ground +, +as +a +heavy +fire +had +been +opened +on +him +and +he +was +losing +men +uselessly +, +and +so +had +hastened +to +throw +some +sharpshooters +into +the +wood +. +“ +Very +good +! +” +said +Bagratión +. +As +he +was +leaving +the +battery +, +firing +was +heard +on +the +left +also +, +and +as +it +was +too +far +to +the +left +flank +for +him +to +have +time +to +go +there +himself +, +Prince +Bagratión +sent +Zherkóv +to +tell +the +general +in +command +( +the +one +who +had +paraded +his +regiment +before +Kutúzov +at +Braunau +) +that +he +must +retreat +as +quickly +as +possible +behind +the +hollow +in +the +rear +, +as +the +right +flank +would +probably +not +be +able +to +withstand +the +enemy +’ +s +attack +very +long +. +About +Túshin +and +the +battalion +that +had +been +in +support +of +his +battery +all +was +forgotten +. +Prince +Andrew +listened +attentively +to +Bagratión +’ +s +colloquies +with +the +commanding +officers +and +the +orders +he +gave +them +and +, +to +his +surprise +, +found +that +no +orders +were +really +given +, +but +that +Prince +Bagratión +tried +to +make +it +appear +that +everything +done +by +necessity +, +by +accident +, +or +by +the +will +of +subordinate +commanders +was +done +, +if +not +by +his +direct +command +, +at +least +in +accord +with +his +intentions +. +Prince +Andrew +noticed +, +however +, +that +though +what +happened +was +due +to +chance +and +was +independent +of +the +commander +’ +s +will +, +owing +to +the +tact +Bagratión +showed +, +his +presence +was +very +valuable +. +Officers +who +approached +him +with +disturbed +countenances +became +calm +; +soldiers +and +officers +greeted +him +gaily +, +grew +more +cheerful +in +his +presence +, +and +were +evidently +anxious +to +display +their +courage +before +him +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +Prince +Bagratión +, +having +reached +the +highest +point +of +our +right +flank +, +began +riding +downhill +to +where +the +roll +of +musketry +was +heard +but +where +on +account +of +the +smoke +nothing +could +be +seen +. +The +nearer +they +got +to +the +hollow +the +less +they +could +see +but +the +more +they +felt +the +nearness +of +the +actual +battlefield +. +They +began +to +meet +wounded +men +. +One +with +a +bleeding +head +and +no +cap +was +being +dragged +along +by +two +soldiers +who +supported +him +under +the +arms +. +There +was +a +gurgle +in +his +throat +and +he +was +spitting +blood +. +A +bullet +had +evidently +hit +him +in +the +throat +or +mouth +. +Another +was +walking +sturdily +by +himself +but +without +his +musket +, +groaning +aloud +and +swinging +his +arm +which +had +just +been +hurt +, +while +blood +from +it +was +streaming +over +his +greatcoat +as +from +a +bottle +. +He +had +that +moment +been +wounded +and +his +face +showed +fear +rather +than +suffering +. +Crossing +a +road +they +descended +a +steep +incline +and +saw +several +men +lying +on +the +ground +; +they +also +met +a +crowd +of +soldiers +some +of +whom +were +unwounded +. +The +soldiers +were +ascending +the +hill +breathing +heavily +, +and +despite +the +general +’ +s +presence +were +talking +loudly +and +gesticulating +. +In +front +of +them +rows +of +gray +cloaks +were +already +visible +through +the +smoke +, +and +an +officer +catching +sight +of +Bagratión +rushed +shouting +after +the +crowd +of +retreating +soldiers +, +ordering +them +back +. +Bagratión +rode +up +to +the +ranks +along +which +shots +crackled +now +here +and +now +there +, +drowning +the +sound +of +voices +and +the +shouts +of +command +. +The +whole +air +reeked +with +smoke +. +The +excited +faces +of +the +soldiers +were +blackened +with +it +. +Some +were +using +their +ramrods +, +others +putting +powder +on +the +touchpans +or +taking +charges +from +their +pouches +, +while +others +were +firing +, +though +who +they +were +firing +at +could +not +be +seen +for +the +smoke +which +there +was +no +wind +to +carry +away +. +A +pleasant +humming +and +whistling +of +bullets +were +often +heard +. +“ +What +is +this +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +approaching +the +crowd +of +soldiers +. +“ +It +can +’ +t +be +an +attack +, +for +they +are +not +moving +; +it +can +’ +t +be +a +square—for +they +are +not +drawn +up +for +that. +” +The +commander +of +the +regiment +, +a +thin +, +feeble-looking +old +man +with +a +pleasant +smile—his +eyelids +drooping +more +than +half +over +his +old +eyes +, +giving +him +a +mild +expression +, +rode +up +to +Bagratión +and +welcomed +him +as +a +host +welcomes +an +honored +guest +. +He +reported +that +his +regiment +had +been +attacked +by +French +cavalry +and +that +, +though +the +attack +had +been +repulsed +, +he +had +lost +more +than +half +his +men +. +He +said +the +attack +had +been +repulsed +, +employing +this +military +term +to +describe +what +had +occurred +to +his +regiment +, +but +in +reality +he +did +not +himself +know +what +had +happened +during +that +half-hour +to +the +troops +entrusted +to +him +, +and +could +not +say +with +certainty +whether +the +attack +had +been +repulsed +or +his +regiment +had +been +broken +up +. +All +he +knew +was +that +at +the +commencement +of +the +action +balls +and +shells +began +flying +all +over +his +regiment +and +hitting +men +and +that +afterwards +someone +had +shouted +“ +Cavalry +! +” +and +our +men +had +begun +firing +. +They +were +still +firing +, +not +at +the +cavalry +which +had +disappeared +, +but +at +French +infantry +who +had +come +into +the +hollow +and +were +firing +at +our +men +. +Prince +Bagratión +bowed +his +head +as +a +sign +that +this +was +exactly +what +he +had +desired +and +expected +. +Turning +to +his +adjutant +he +ordered +him +to +bring +down +the +two +battalions +of +the +Sixth +Chasseurs +whom +they +had +just +passed +. +Prince +Andrew +was +struck +by +the +changed +expression +on +Prince +Bagratión +’ +s +face +at +this +moment +. +It +expressed +the +concentrated +and +happy +resolution +you +see +on +the +face +of +a +man +who +on +a +hot +day +takes +a +final +run +before +plunging +into +the +water +. +The +dull +, +sleepy +expression +was +no +longer +there +, +nor +the +affectation +of +profound +thought +. +The +round +, +steady +, +hawk +’ +s +eyes +looked +before +him +eagerly +and +rather +disdainfully +, +not +resting +on +anything +although +his +movements +were +still +slow +and +measured +. +The +commander +of +the +regiment +turned +to +Prince +Bagratión +, +entreating +him +to +go +back +as +it +was +too +dangerous +to +remain +where +they +were +. +“ +Please +, +your +excellency +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +he +kept +saying +, +glancing +for +support +at +an +officer +of +the +suite +who +turned +away +from +him +. +“ +There +, +you +see +! +” +and +he +drew +attention +to +the +bullets +whistling +, +singing +, +and +hissing +continually +around +them +. +He +spoke +in +the +tone +of +entreaty +and +reproach +that +a +carpenter +uses +to +a +gentleman +who +has +picked +up +an +ax +: +“ +We +are +used +to +it +, +but +you +, +sir +, +will +blister +your +hands. +” +He +spoke +as +if +those +bullets +could +not +kill +him +, +and +his +half-closed +eyes +gave +still +more +persuasiveness +to +his +words +. +The +staff +officer +joined +in +the +colonel +’ +s +appeals +, +but +Bagratión +did +not +reply +; +he +only +gave +an +order +to +cease +firing +and +re-form +, +so +as +to +give +room +for +the +two +approaching +battalions +. +While +he +was +speaking +, +the +curtain +of +smoke +that +had +concealed +the +hollow +, +driven +by +a +rising +wind +, +began +to +move +from +right +to +left +as +if +drawn +by +an +invisible +hand +, +and +the +hill +opposite +, +with +the +French +moving +about +on +it +, +opened +out +before +them +. +All +eyes +fastened +involuntarily +on +this +French +column +advancing +against +them +and +winding +down +over +the +uneven +ground +. +One +could +already +see +the +soldiers +’ +shaggy +caps +, +distinguish +the +officers +from +the +men +, +and +see +the +standard +flapping +against +its +staff +. +“ +They +march +splendidly +, +” +remarked +someone +in +Bagratión +’ +s +suite +. +The +head +of +the +column +had +already +descended +into +the +hollow +. +The +clash +would +take +place +on +this +side +of +it +... +The +remains +of +our +regiment +which +had +been +in +action +rapidly +formed +up +and +moved +to +the +right +; +from +behind +it +, +dispersing +the +laggards +, +came +two +battalions +of +the +Sixth +Chasseurs +in +fine +order +. +Before +they +had +reached +Bagratión +, +the +weighty +tread +of +the +mass +of +men +marching +in +step +could +be +heard +. +On +their +left +flank +, +nearest +to +Bagratión +, +marched +a +company +commander +, +a +fine +round-faced +man +, +with +a +stupid +and +happy +expression—the +same +man +who +had +rushed +out +of +the +wattle +shed +. +At +that +moment +he +was +clearly +thinking +of +nothing +but +how +dashing +a +fellow +he +would +appear +as +he +passed +the +commander +. +With +the +self-satisfaction +of +a +man +on +parade +, +he +stepped +lightly +with +his +muscular +legs +as +if +sailing +along +, +stretching +himself +to +his +full +height +without +the +smallest +effort +, +his +ease +contrasting +with +the +heavy +tread +of +the +soldiers +who +were +keeping +step +with +him +. +He +carried +close +to +his +leg +a +narrow +unsheathed +sword +( +small +, +curved +, +and +not +like +a +real +weapon +) +and +looked +now +at +the +superior +officers +and +now +back +at +the +men +without +losing +step +, +his +whole +powerful +body +turning +flexibly +. +It +was +as +if +all +the +powers +of +his +soul +were +concentrated +on +passing +the +commander +in +the +best +possible +manner +, +and +feeling +that +he +was +doing +it +well +he +was +happy +. +“ +Left +... +left +... +left +... +” +he +seemed +to +repeat +to +himself +at +each +alternate +step +; +and +in +time +to +this +, +with +stern +but +varied +faces +, +the +wall +of +soldiers +burdened +with +knapsacks +and +muskets +marched +in +step +, +and +each +one +of +these +hundreds +of +soldiers +seemed +to +be +repeating +to +himself +at +each +alternate +step +, +“ +Left +... +left +... +left +... +” +A +fat +major +skirted +a +bush +, +puffing +and +falling +out +of +step +; +a +soldier +who +had +fallen +behind +, +his +face +showing +alarm +at +his +defection +, +ran +at +a +trot +, +panting +to +catch +up +with +his +company +. +A +cannon +ball +, +cleaving +the +air +, +flew +over +the +heads +of +Bagratión +and +his +suite +, +and +fell +into +the +column +to +the +measure +of +“ +Left +... +left +! +” +“ +Close +up +! +” +came +the +company +commander +’ +s +voice +in +jaunty +tones +. +The +soldiers +passed +in +a +semicircle +round +something +where +the +ball +had +fallen +, +and +an +old +trooper +on +the +flank +, +a +noncommissioned +officer +who +had +stopped +beside +the +dead +men +, +ran +to +catch +up +his +line +and +, +falling +into +step +with +a +hop +, +looked +back +angrily +, +and +through +the +ominous +silence +and +the +regular +tramp +of +feet +beating +the +ground +in +unison +, +one +seemed +to +hear +left +... +left +... +left +. +“ +Well +done +, +lads +! +” +said +Prince +Bagratión +. +“ +Glad +to +do +our +best +, +your +ex +’ +len-lency +! +” +came +a +confused +shout +from +the +ranks +. +A +morose +soldier +marching +on +the +left +turned +his +eyes +on +Bagratión +as +he +shouted +, +with +an +expression +that +seemed +to +say +: +“ +We +know +that +ourselves +! +” +Another +, +without +looking +round +, +as +though +fearing +to +relax +, +shouted +with +his +mouth +wide +open +and +passed +on +. +The +order +was +given +to +halt +and +down +knapsacks +. +Bagratión +rode +round +the +ranks +that +had +marched +past +him +and +dismounted +. +He +gave +the +reins +to +a +Cossack +, +took +off +and +handed +over +his +felt +coat +, +stretched +his +legs +, +and +set +his +cap +straight +. +The +head +of +the +French +column +, +with +its +officers +leading +, +appeared +from +below +the +hill +. +“ +Forward +, +with +God +! +” +said +Bagratión +, +in +a +resolute +, +sonorous +voice +, +turning +for +a +moment +to +the +front +line +, +and +slightly +swinging +his +arms +, +he +went +forward +uneasily +over +the +rough +field +with +the +awkward +gait +of +a +cavalryman +. +Prince +Andrew +felt +that +an +invisible +power +was +leading +him +forward +, +and +experienced +great +happiness +. +The +French +were +already +near +. +Prince +Andrew +, +walking +beside +Bagratión +, +could +clearly +distinguish +their +bandoliers +, +red +epaulets +, +and +even +their +faces +. +( +He +distinctly +saw +an +old +French +officer +who +, +with +gaitered +legs +and +turned-out +toes +, +climbed +the +hill +with +difficulty +. +) +Prince +Bagratión +gave +no +further +orders +and +silently +continued +to +walk +on +in +front +of +the +ranks +. +Suddenly +one +shot +after +another +rang +out +from +the +French +, +smoke +appeared +all +along +their +uneven +ranks +, +and +musket +shots +sounded +. +Several +of +our +men +fell +, +among +them +the +round-faced +officer +who +had +marched +so +gaily +and +complacently +. +But +at +the +moment +the +first +report +was +heard +, +Bagratión +looked +round +and +shouted +, +“ +Hurrah +! +” +“ +Hurrah—ah +! +—ah +! +” +rang +a +long-drawn +shout +from +our +ranks +, +and +passing +Bagratión +and +racing +one +another +they +rushed +in +an +irregular +but +joyous +and +eager +crowd +down +the +hill +at +their +disordered +foe +. +CHAPTER +XIX +The +attack +of +the +Sixth +Chasseurs +secured +the +retreat +of +our +right +flank +. +In +the +center +Túshin +’ +s +forgotten +battery +, +which +had +managed +to +set +fire +to +the +Schön +Grabern +village +, +delayed +the +French +advance +. +The +French +were +putting +out +the +fire +which +the +wind +was +spreading +, +and +thus +gave +us +time +to +retreat +. +The +retirement +of +the +center +to +the +other +side +of +the +dip +in +the +ground +at +the +rear +was +hurried +and +noisy +, +but +the +different +companies +did +not +get +mixed +. +But +our +left—which +consisted +of +the +Azóv +and +Podólsk +infantry +and +the +Pávlograd +hussars—was +simultaneously +attacked +and +outflanked +by +superior +French +forces +under +Lannes +and +was +thrown +into +confusion +. +Bagratión +had +sent +Zherkóv +to +the +general +commanding +that +left +flank +with +orders +to +retreat +immediately +. +Zherkóv +, +not +removing +his +hand +from +his +cap +, +turned +his +horse +about +and +galloped +off +. +But +no +sooner +had +he +left +Bagratión +than +his +courage +failed +him +. +He +was +seized +by +panic +and +could +not +go +where +it +was +dangerous +. +Having +reached +the +left +flank +, +instead +of +going +to +the +front +where +the +firing +was +, +he +began +to +look +for +the +general +and +his +staff +where +they +could +not +possibly +be +, +and +so +did +not +deliver +the +order +. +The +command +of +the +left +flank +belonged +by +seniority +to +the +commander +of +the +regiment +Kutúzov +had +reviewed +at +Braunau +and +in +which +Dólokhov +was +serving +as +a +private +. +But +the +command +of +the +extreme +left +flank +had +been +assigned +to +the +commander +of +the +Pávlograd +regiment +in +which +Rostóv +was +serving +, +and +a +misunderstanding +arose +. +The +two +commanders +were +much +exasperated +with +one +another +and +, +long +after +the +action +had +begun +on +the +right +flank +and +the +French +were +already +advancing +, +were +engaged +in +discussion +with +the +sole +object +of +offending +one +another +. +But +the +regiments +, +both +cavalry +and +infantry +, +were +by +no +means +ready +for +the +impending +action +. +From +privates +to +general +they +were +not +expecting +a +battle +and +were +engaged +in +peaceful +occupations +, +the +cavalry +feeding +the +horses +and +the +infantry +collecting +wood +. +“ +He +higher +iss +dan +I +in +rank +, +” +said +the +German +colonel +of +the +hussars +, +flushing +and +addressing +an +adjutant +who +had +ridden +up +, +“ +so +let +him +do +what +he +vill +, +but +I +can +not +sacrifice +my +hussars +... +Bugler +, +sount +ze +retreat +! +” +But +haste +was +becoming +imperative +. +Cannon +and +musketry +, +mingling +together +, +thundered +on +the +right +and +in +the +center +, +while +the +capotes +of +Lannes +’ +sharpshooters +were +already +seen +crossing +the +milldam +and +forming +up +within +twice +the +range +of +a +musket +shot +. +The +general +in +command +of +the +infantry +went +toward +his +horse +with +jerky +steps +, +and +having +mounted +drew +himself +up +very +straight +and +tall +and +rode +to +the +Pávlograd +commander +. +The +commanders +met +with +polite +bows +but +with +secret +malevolence +in +their +hearts +. +“ +Once +again +, +Colonel +, +” +said +the +general +, +“ +I +can +’ +t +leave +half +my +men +in +the +wood +. +I +beg +of +you +, +I +beg +of +you +, +” +he +repeated +, +“ +to +occupy +the +position +and +prepare +for +an +attack. +” +“ +I +peg +of +you +yourself +not +to +mix +in +vot +is +not +your +business +! +” +suddenly +replied +the +irate +colonel +. +“ +If +you +vere +in +the +cavalry +... +” +“ +I +am +not +in +the +cavalry +, +Colonel +, +but +I +am +a +Russian +general +and +if +you +are +not +aware +of +the +fact +... +” +“ +Quite +avare +, +your +excellency +, +” +suddenly +shouted +the +colonel +, +touching +his +horse +and +turning +purple +in +the +face +. +“ +Vill +you +be +so +goot +to +come +to +ze +front +and +see +dat +zis +position +iss +no +goot +? +I +don +’ +t +vish +to +destroy +my +men +for +your +pleasure +! +” +“ +You +forget +yourself +, +Colonel +. +I +am +not +considering +my +own +pleasure +and +I +won +’ +t +allow +it +to +be +said +! +” +Taking +the +colonel +’ +s +outburst +as +a +challenge +to +his +courage +, +the +general +expanded +his +chest +and +rode +, +frowning +, +beside +him +to +the +front +line +, +as +if +their +differences +would +be +settled +there +amongst +the +bullets +. +They +reached +the +front +, +several +bullets +sped +over +them +, +and +they +halted +in +silence +. +There +was +nothing +fresh +to +be +seen +from +the +line +, +for +from +where +they +had +been +before +it +had +been +evident +that +it +was +impossible +for +cavalry +to +act +among +the +bushes +and +broken +ground +, +as +well +as +that +the +French +were +outflanking +our +left +. +The +general +and +colonel +looked +sternly +and +significantly +at +one +another +like +two +fighting +cocks +preparing +for +battle +, +each +vainly +trying +to +detect +signs +of +cowardice +in +the +other +. +Both +passed +the +examination +successfully +. +As +there +was +nothing +to +be +said +, +and +neither +wished +to +give +occasion +for +it +to +be +alleged +that +he +had +been +the +first +to +leave +the +range +of +fire +, +they +would +have +remained +there +for +a +long +time +testing +each +other +’ +s +courage +had +it +not +been +that +just +then +they +heard +the +rattle +of +musketry +and +a +muffled +shout +almost +behind +them +in +the +wood +. +The +French +had +attacked +the +men +collecting +wood +in +the +copse +. +It +was +no +longer +possible +for +the +hussars +to +retreat +with +the +infantry +. +They +were +cut +off +from +the +line +of +retreat +on +the +left +by +the +French +. +However +inconvenient +the +position +, +it +was +now +necessary +to +attack +in +order +to +cut +a +way +through +for +themselves +. +The +squadron +in +which +Rostóv +was +serving +had +scarcely +time +to +mount +before +it +was +halted +facing +the +enemy +. +Again +, +as +at +the +Enns +bridge +, +there +was +nothing +between +the +squadron +and +the +enemy +, +and +again +that +terrible +dividing +line +of +uncertainty +and +fear—resembling +the +line +separating +the +living +from +the +dead—lay +between +them +. +All +were +conscious +of +this +unseen +line +, +and +the +question +whether +they +would +cross +it +or +not +, +and +how +they +would +cross +it +, +agitated +them +all +. +The +colonel +rode +to +the +front +, +angrily +gave +some +reply +to +questions +put +to +him +by +the +officers +, +and +, +like +a +man +desperately +insisting +on +having +his +own +way +, +gave +an +order +. +No +one +said +anything +definite +, +but +the +rumor +of +an +attack +spread +through +the +squadron +. +The +command +to +form +up +rang +out +and +the +sabers +whizzed +as +they +were +drawn +from +their +scabbards +. +Still +no +one +moved +. +The +troops +of +the +left +flank +, +infantry +and +hussars +alike +, +felt +that +the +commander +did +not +himself +know +what +to +do +, +and +this +irresolution +communicated +itself +to +the +men +. +“ +If +only +they +would +be +quick +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +feeling +that +at +last +the +time +had +come +to +experience +the +joy +of +an +attack +of +which +he +had +so +often +heard +from +his +fellow +hussars +. +“ +Fo +’ +ward +, +with +God +, +lads +! +” +rang +out +Denísov +’ +s +voice +. +“ +At +a +twot +fo +’ +ward +! +” +The +horses +’ +croups +began +to +sway +in +the +front +line +. +Rook +pulled +at +the +reins +and +started +of +his +own +accord +. +Before +him +, +on +the +right +, +Rostóv +saw +the +front +lines +of +his +hussars +and +still +farther +ahead +a +dark +line +which +he +could +not +see +distinctly +but +took +to +be +the +enemy +. +Shots +could +be +heard +, +but +some +way +off +. +“ +Faster +! +” +came +the +word +of +command +, +and +Rostóv +felt +Rook +’ +s +flanks +drooping +as +he +broke +into +a +gallop +. +Rostóv +anticipated +his +horse +’ +s +movements +and +became +more +and +more +elated +. +He +had +noticed +a +solitary +tree +ahead +of +him +. +This +tree +had +been +in +the +middle +of +the +line +that +had +seemed +so +terrible—and +now +he +had +crossed +that +line +and +not +only +was +there +nothing +terrible +, +but +everything +was +becoming +more +and +more +happy +and +animated +. +“ +Oh +, +how +I +will +slash +at +him +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +gripping +the +hilt +of +his +saber +. +“ +Hur-a-a-a-ah +! +” +came +a +roar +of +voices +. +“ +Let +anyone +come +my +way +now +, +” +thought +Rostóv +driving +his +spurs +into +Rook +and +letting +him +go +at +a +full +gallop +so +that +he +outstripped +the +others +. +Ahead +, +the +enemy +was +already +visible +. +Suddenly +something +like +a +birch +broom +seemed +to +sweep +over +the +squadron +. +Rostóv +raised +his +saber +, +ready +to +strike +, +but +at +that +instant +the +trooper +Nikítenko +, +who +was +galloping +ahead +, +shot +away +from +him +, +and +Rostóv +felt +as +in +a +dream +that +he +continued +to +be +carried +forward +with +unnatural +speed +but +yet +stayed +on +the +same +spot +. +From +behind +him +Bondarchúk +, +an +hussar +he +knew +, +jolted +against +him +and +looked +angrily +at +him +. +Bondarchúk +’ +s +horse +swerved +and +galloped +past +. +“ +How +is +it +I +am +not +moving +? +I +have +fallen +, +I +am +killed +! +” +Rostóv +asked +and +answered +at +the +same +instant +. +He +was +alone +in +the +middle +of +a +field +. +Instead +of +the +moving +horses +and +hussars +’ +backs +, +he +saw +nothing +before +him +but +the +motionless +earth +and +the +stubble +around +him +. +There +was +warm +blood +under +his +arm +. +“ +No +, +I +am +wounded +and +the +horse +is +killed. +” +Rook +tried +to +rise +on +his +forelegs +but +fell +back +, +pinning +his +rider +’ +s +leg +. +Blood +was +flowing +from +his +head +; +he +struggled +but +could +not +rise +. +Rostóv +also +tried +to +rise +but +fell +back +, +his +sabretache +having +become +entangled +in +the +saddle +. +Where +our +men +were +, +and +where +the +French +, +he +did +not +know +. +There +was +no +one +near +. +Having +disentangled +his +leg +, +he +rose +. +“ +Where +, +on +which +side +, +was +now +the +line +that +had +so +sharply +divided +the +two +armies +? +” +he +asked +himself +and +could +not +answer +. +“ +Can +something +bad +have +happened +to +me +? +” +he +wondered +as +he +got +up +: +and +at +that +moment +he +felt +that +something +superfluous +was +hanging +on +his +benumbed +left +arm +. +The +wrist +felt +as +if +it +were +not +his +. +He +examined +his +hand +carefully +, +vainly +trying +to +find +blood +on +it +. +“ +Ah +, +here +are +people +coming +, +” +he +thought +joyfully +, +seeing +some +men +running +toward +him +. +“ +They +will +help +me +! +” +In +front +came +a +man +wearing +a +strange +shako +and +a +blue +cloak +, +swarthy +, +sunburned +, +and +with +a +hooked +nose +. +Then +came +two +more +, +and +many +more +running +behind +. +One +of +them +said +something +strange +, +not +in +Russian +. +In +among +the +hindmost +of +these +men +wearing +similar +shakos +was +a +Russian +hussar +. +He +was +being +held +by +the +arms +and +his +horse +was +being +led +behind +him +. +“ +It +must +be +one +of +ours +, +a +prisoner +. +Yes +. +Can +it +be +that +they +will +take +me +too +? +Who +are +these +men +? +” +thought +Rostóv +, +scarcely +believing +his +eyes +. +“ +Can +they +be +French +? +” +He +looked +at +the +approaching +Frenchmen +, +and +though +but +a +moment +before +he +had +been +galloping +to +get +at +them +and +hack +them +to +pieces +, +their +proximity +now +seemed +so +awful +that +he +could +not +believe +his +eyes +. +“ +Who +are +they +? +Why +are +they +running +? +Can +they +be +coming +at +me +? +And +why +? +To +kill +me +? +Me +whom +everyone +is +so +fond +of +? +” +He +remembered +his +mother +’ +s +love +for +him +, +and +his +family +’ +s +, +and +his +friends +’ +, +and +the +enemy +’ +s +intention +to +kill +him +seemed +impossible +. +“ +But +perhaps +they +may +do +it +! +” +For +more +than +ten +seconds +he +stood +not +moving +from +the +spot +or +realizing +the +situation +. +The +foremost +Frenchman +, +the +one +with +the +hooked +nose +, +was +already +so +close +that +the +expression +of +his +face +could +be +seen +. +And +the +excited +, +alien +face +of +that +man +, +his +bayonet +hanging +down +, +holding +his +breath +, +and +running +so +lightly +, +frightened +Rostóv +. +He +seized +his +pistol +and +, +instead +of +firing +it +, +flung +it +at +the +Frenchman +and +ran +with +all +his +might +toward +the +bushes +. +He +did +not +now +run +with +the +feeling +of +doubt +and +conflict +with +which +he +had +trodden +the +Enns +bridge +, +but +with +the +feeling +of +a +hare +fleeing +from +the +hounds +. +One +single +sentiment +, +that +of +fear +for +his +young +and +happy +life +, +possessed +his +whole +being +. +Rapidly +leaping +the +furrows +, +he +fled +across +the +field +with +the +impetuosity +he +used +to +show +at +catchplay +, +now +and +then +turning +his +good-natured +, +pale +, +young +face +to +look +back +. +A +shudder +of +terror +went +through +him +: +“ +No +, +better +not +look +, +” +he +thought +, +but +having +reached +the +bushes +he +glanced +round +once +more +. +The +French +had +fallen +behind +, +and +just +as +he +looked +round +the +first +man +changed +his +run +to +a +walk +and +, +turning +, +shouted +something +loudly +to +a +comrade +farther +back +. +Rostóv +paused +. +“ +No +, +there +’ +s +some +mistake +, +” +thought +he +. +“ +They +can +’ +t +have +wanted +to +kill +me. +” +But +at +the +same +time +, +his +left +arm +felt +as +heavy +as +if +a +seventy-pound +weight +were +tied +to +it +. +He +could +run +no +more +. +The +Frenchman +also +stopped +and +took +aim +. +Rostóv +closed +his +eyes +and +stooped +down +. +One +bullet +and +then +another +whistled +past +him +. +He +mustered +his +last +remaining +strength +, +took +hold +of +his +left +hand +with +his +right +, +and +reached +the +bushes +. +Behind +these +were +some +Russian +sharpshooters +. +CHAPTER +XX +The +infantry +regiments +that +had +been +caught +unawares +in +the +outskirts +of +the +wood +ran +out +of +it +, +the +different +companies +getting +mixed +, +and +retreated +as +a +disorderly +crowd +. +One +soldier +, +in +his +fear +, +uttered +the +senseless +cry +, +“ +Cut +off +! +” +that +is +so +terrible +in +battle +, +and +that +word +infected +the +whole +crowd +with +a +feeling +of +panic +. +“ +Surrounded +! +Cut +off +? +We +’ +re +lost +! +” +shouted +the +fugitives +. +The +moment +he +heard +the +firing +and +the +cry +from +behind +, +the +general +realized +that +something +dreadful +had +happened +to +his +regiment +, +and +the +thought +that +he +, +an +exemplary +officer +of +many +years +’ +service +who +had +never +been +to +blame +, +might +be +held +responsible +at +headquarters +for +negligence +or +inefficiency +so +staggered +him +that +, +forgetting +the +recalcitrant +cavalry +colonel +, +his +own +dignity +as +a +general +, +and +above +all +quite +forgetting +the +danger +and +all +regard +for +self-preservation +, +he +clutched +the +crupper +of +his +saddle +and +, +spurring +his +horse +, +galloped +to +the +regiment +under +a +hail +of +bullets +which +fell +around +, +but +fortunately +missed +him +. +His +one +desire +was +to +know +what +was +happening +and +at +any +cost +correct +, +or +remedy +, +the +mistake +if +he +had +made +one +, +so +that +he +, +an +exemplary +officer +of +twenty-two +years +’ +service +, +who +had +never +been +censured +, +should +not +be +held +to +blame +. +Having +galloped +safely +through +the +French +, +he +reached +a +field +behind +the +copse +across +which +our +men +, +regardless +of +orders +, +were +running +and +descending +the +valley +. +That +moment +of +moral +hesitation +which +decides +the +fate +of +battles +had +arrived +. +Would +this +disorderly +crowd +of +soldiers +attend +to +the +voice +of +their +commander +, +or +would +they +, +disregarding +him +, +continue +their +flight +? +Despite +his +desperate +shouts +that +used +to +seem +so +terrible +to +the +soldiers +, +despite +his +furious +purple +countenance +distorted +out +of +all +likeness +to +his +former +self +, +and +the +flourishing +of +his +saber +, +the +soldiers +all +continued +to +run +, +talking +, +firing +into +the +air +, +and +disobeying +orders +. +The +moral +hesitation +which +decided +the +fate +of +battles +was +evidently +culminating +in +a +panic +. +The +general +had +a +fit +of +coughing +as +a +result +of +shouting +and +of +the +powder +smoke +and +stopped +in +despair +. +Everything +seemed +lost +. +But +at +that +moment +the +French +who +were +attacking +, +suddenly +and +without +any +apparent +reason +, +ran +back +and +disappeared +from +the +outskirts +, +and +Russian +sharpshooters +showed +themselves +in +the +copse +. +It +was +Timókhin +’ +s +company +, +which +alone +had +maintained +its +order +in +the +wood +and +, +having +lain +in +ambush +in +a +ditch +, +now +attacked +the +French +unexpectedly +. +Timókhin +, +armed +only +with +a +sword +, +had +rushed +at +the +enemy +with +such +a +desperate +cry +and +such +mad +, +drunken +determination +that +, +taken +by +surprise +, +the +French +had +thrown +down +their +muskets +and +run +. +Dólokhov +, +running +beside +Timókhin +, +killed +a +Frenchman +at +close +quarters +and +was +the +first +to +seize +the +surrendering +French +officer +by +his +collar +. +Our +fugitives +returned +, +the +battalions +re-formed +, +and +the +French +who +had +nearly +cut +our +left +flank +in +half +were +for +the +moment +repulsed +. +Our +reserve +units +were +able +to +join +up +, +and +the +fight +was +at +an +end +. +The +regimental +commander +and +Major +Ekonómov +had +stopped +beside +a +bridge +, +letting +the +retreating +companies +pass +by +them +, +when +a +soldier +came +up +and +took +hold +of +the +commander +’ +s +stirrup +, +almost +leaning +against +him +. +The +man +was +wearing +a +bluish +coat +of +broadcloth +, +he +had +no +knapsack +or +cap +, +his +head +was +bandaged +, +and +over +his +shoulder +a +French +munition +pouch +was +slung +. +He +had +an +officer +’ +s +sword +in +his +hand +. +The +soldier +was +pale +, +his +blue +eyes +looked +impudently +into +the +commander +’ +s +face +, +and +his +lips +were +smiling +. +Though +the +commander +was +occupied +in +giving +instructions +to +Major +Ekonómov +, +he +could +not +help +taking +notice +of +the +soldier +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +here +are +two +trophies +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +pointing +to +the +French +sword +and +pouch +. +“ +I +have +taken +an +officer +prisoner +. +I +stopped +the +company. +” +Dólokhov +breathed +heavily +from +weariness +and +spoke +in +abrupt +sentences +. +“ +The +whole +company +can +bear +witness +. +I +beg +you +will +remember +this +, +your +excellency +! +” +“ +All +right +, +all +right +, +” +replied +the +commander +, +and +turned +to +Major +Ekonómov +. +But +Dólokhov +did +not +go +away +; +he +untied +the +handkerchief +around +his +head +, +pulled +it +off +, +and +showed +the +blood +congealed +on +his +hair +. +“ +A +bayonet +wound +. +I +remained +at +the +front +. +Remember +, +your +excellency +! +” +Túshin +’ +s +battery +had +been +forgotten +and +only +at +the +very +end +of +the +action +did +Prince +Bagratión +, +still +hearing +the +cannonade +in +the +center +, +send +his +orderly +staff +officer +, +and +later +Prince +Andrew +also +, +to +order +the +battery +to +retire +as +quickly +as +possible +. +When +the +supports +attached +to +Túshin +’ +s +battery +had +been +moved +away +in +the +middle +of +the +action +by +someone +’ +s +order +, +the +battery +had +continued +firing +and +was +only +not +captured +by +the +French +because +the +enemy +could +not +surmise +that +anyone +could +have +the +effrontery +to +continue +firing +from +four +quite +undefended +guns +. +On +the +contrary +, +the +energetic +action +of +that +battery +led +the +French +to +suppose +that +here—in +the +center—the +main +Russian +forces +were +concentrated +. +Twice +they +had +attempted +to +attack +this +point +, +but +on +each +occasion +had +been +driven +back +by +grapeshot +from +the +four +isolated +guns +on +the +hillock +. +Soon +after +Prince +Bagratión +had +left +him +, +Túshin +had +succeeded +in +setting +fire +to +Schön +Grabern +. +“ +Look +at +them +scurrying +! +It +’ +s +burning +! +Just +see +the +smoke +! +Fine +! +Grand +! +Look +at +the +smoke +, +the +smoke +! +” +exclaimed +the +artillerymen +, +brightening +up +. +All +the +guns +, +without +waiting +for +orders +, +were +being +fired +in +the +direction +of +the +conflagration +. +As +if +urging +each +other +on +, +the +soldiers +cried +at +each +shot +: +“ +Fine +! +That +’ +s +good +! +Look +at +it +... +Grand +! +” +The +fire +, +fanned +by +the +breeze +, +was +rapidly +spreading +. +The +French +columns +that +had +advanced +beyond +the +village +went +back +; +but +as +though +in +revenge +for +this +failure +, +the +enemy +placed +ten +guns +to +the +right +of +the +village +and +began +firing +them +at +Túshin +’ +s +battery +. +In +their +childlike +glee +, +aroused +by +the +fire +and +their +luck +in +successfully +cannonading +the +French +, +our +artillerymen +only +noticed +this +battery +when +two +balls +, +and +then +four +more +, +fell +among +our +guns +, +one +knocking +over +two +horses +and +another +tearing +off +a +munition-wagon +driver +’ +s +leg +. +Their +spirits +once +roused +were +, +however +, +not +diminished +, +but +only +changed +character +. +The +horses +were +replaced +by +others +from +a +reserve +gun +carriage +, +the +wounded +were +carried +away +, +and +the +four +guns +were +turned +against +the +ten-gun +battery +. +Túshin +’ +s +companion +officer +had +been +killed +at +the +beginning +of +the +engagement +and +within +an +hour +seventeen +of +the +forty +men +of +the +guns +’ +crews +had +been +disabled +, +but +the +artillerymen +were +still +as +merry +and +lively +as +ever +. +Twice +they +noticed +the +French +appearing +below +them +, +and +then +they +fired +grapeshot +at +them +. +Little +Túshin +, +moving +feebly +and +awkwardly +, +kept +telling +his +orderly +to +“ +refill +my +pipe +for +that +one +! +” +and +then +, +scattering +sparks +from +it +, +ran +forward +shading +his +eyes +with +his +small +hand +to +look +at +the +French +. +“ +Smack +at +‘ +em +, +lads +! +” +he +kept +saying +, +seizing +the +guns +by +the +wheels +and +working +the +screws +himself +. +Amid +the +smoke +, +deafened +by +the +incessant +reports +which +always +made +him +jump +, +Túshin +not +taking +his +pipe +from +his +mouth +ran +from +gun +to +gun +, +now +aiming +, +now +counting +the +charges +, +now +giving +orders +about +replacing +dead +or +wounded +horses +and +harnessing +fresh +ones +, +and +shouting +in +his +feeble +voice +, +so +high +pitched +and +irresolute +. +His +face +grew +more +and +more +animated +. +Only +when +a +man +was +killed +or +wounded +did +he +frown +and +turn +away +from +the +sight +, +shouting +angrily +at +the +men +who +, +as +is +always +the +case +, +hesitated +about +lifting +the +injured +or +dead +. +The +soldiers +, +for +the +most +part +handsome +fellows +and +, +as +is +always +the +case +in +an +artillery +company +, +a +head +and +shoulders +taller +and +twice +as +broad +as +their +officer—all +looked +at +their +commander +like +children +in +an +embarrassing +situation +, +and +the +expression +on +his +face +was +invariably +reflected +on +theirs +. +Owing +to +the +terrible +uproar +and +the +necessity +for +concentration +and +activity +, +Túshin +did +not +experience +the +slightest +unpleasant +sense +of +fear +, +and +the +thought +that +he +might +be +killed +or +badly +wounded +never +occurred +to +him +. +On +the +contrary +, +he +became +more +and +more +elated +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +it +was +a +very +long +time +ago +, +almost +a +day +, +since +he +had +first +seen +the +enemy +and +fired +the +first +shot +, +and +that +the +corner +of +the +field +he +stood +on +was +well-known +and +familiar +ground +. +Though +he +thought +of +everything +, +considered +everything +, +and +did +everything +the +best +of +officers +could +do +in +his +position +, +he +was +in +a +state +akin +to +feverish +delirium +or +drunkenness +. +From +the +deafening +sounds +of +his +own +guns +around +him +, +the +whistle +and +thud +of +the +enemy +’ +s +cannon +balls +, +from +the +flushed +and +perspiring +faces +of +the +crew +bustling +round +the +guns +, +from +the +sight +of +the +blood +of +men +and +horses +, +from +the +little +puffs +of +smoke +on +the +enemy +’ +s +side +( +always +followed +by +a +ball +flying +past +and +striking +the +earth +, +a +man +, +a +gun +, +a +horse +) +, +from +the +sight +of +all +these +things +a +fantastic +world +of +his +own +had +taken +possession +of +his +brain +and +at +that +moment +afforded +him +pleasure +. +The +enemy +’ +s +guns +were +in +his +fancy +not +guns +but +pipes +from +which +occasional +puffs +were +blown +by +an +invisible +smoker +. +“ +There +... +he +’ +s +puffing +again +, +” +muttered +Túshin +to +himself +, +as +a +small +cloud +rose +from +the +hill +and +was +borne +in +a +streak +to +the +left +by +the +wind +. +“ +Now +look +out +for +the +ball +... +we +’ +ll +throw +it +back. +” +“ +What +do +you +want +, +your +honor +? +” +asked +an +artilleryman +, +standing +close +by +, +who +heard +him +muttering +. +“ +Nothing +... +only +a +shell +... +” +he +answered +. +“ +Come +along +, +our +Matvévna +! +” +he +said +to +himself +. +“ +Matvévna +” +* +was +the +name +his +fancy +gave +to +the +farthest +gun +of +the +battery +, +which +was +large +and +of +an +old +pattern +. +The +French +swarming +round +their +guns +seemed +to +him +like +ants +. +In +that +world +, +the +handsome +drunkard +Number +One +of +the +second +gun +’ +s +crew +was +“ +uncle +” +; +Túshin +looked +at +him +more +often +than +at +anyone +else +and +took +delight +in +his +every +movement +. +The +sound +of +musketry +at +the +foot +of +the +hill +, +now +diminishing +, +now +increasing +, +seemed +like +someone +’ +s +breathing +. +He +listened +intently +to +the +ebb +and +flow +of +these +sounds +. +* +Daughter +of +Matthew +. +“ +Ah +! +Breathing +again +, +breathing +! +” +he +muttered +to +himself +. +He +imagined +himself +as +an +enormously +tall +, +powerful +man +who +was +throwing +cannon +balls +at +the +French +with +both +hands +. +“ +Now +then +, +Matvévna +, +dear +old +lady +, +don +’ +t +let +me +down +! +” +he +was +saying +as +he +moved +from +the +gun +, +when +a +strange +, +unfamiliar +voice +called +above +his +head +: +“ +Captain +Túshin +! +Captain +! +” +Túshin +turned +round +in +dismay +. +It +was +the +staff +officer +who +had +turned +him +out +of +the +booth +at +Grunth +. +He +was +shouting +in +a +gasping +voice +: +“ +Are +you +mad +? +You +have +twice +been +ordered +to +retreat +, +and +you +... +” +“ +Why +are +they +down +on +me +? +” +thought +Túshin +, +looking +in +alarm +at +his +superior +. +“ +I +... +don +’ +t +... +” +he +muttered +, +holding +up +two +fingers +to +his +cap +. +“ +I +... +” +But +the +staff +officer +did +not +finish +what +he +wanted +to +say +. +A +cannon +ball +, +flying +close +to +him +, +caused +him +to +duck +and +bend +over +his +horse +. +He +paused +, +and +just +as +he +was +about +to +say +something +more +, +another +ball +stopped +him +. +He +turned +his +horse +and +galloped +off +. +“ +Retire +! +All +to +retire +! +” +he +shouted +from +a +distance +. +The +soldiers +laughed +. +A +moment +later +, +an +adjutant +arrived +with +the +same +order +. +It +was +Prince +Andrew +. +The +first +thing +he +saw +on +riding +up +to +the +space +where +Túshin +’ +s +guns +were +stationed +was +an +unharnessed +horse +with +a +broken +leg +, +that +lay +screaming +piteously +beside +the +harnessed +horses +. +Blood +was +gushing +from +its +leg +as +from +a +spring +. +Among +the +limbers +lay +several +dead +men +. +One +ball +after +another +passed +over +as +he +approached +and +he +felt +a +nervous +shudder +run +down +his +spine +. +But +the +mere +thought +of +being +afraid +roused +him +again +. +“ +I +can +not +be +afraid +, +” +thought +he +, +and +dismounted +slowly +among +the +guns +. +He +delivered +the +order +and +did +not +leave +the +battery +. +He +decided +to +have +the +guns +removed +from +their +positions +and +withdrawn +in +his +presence +. +Together +with +Túshin +, +stepping +across +the +bodies +and +under +a +terrible +fire +from +the +French +, +he +attended +to +the +removal +of +the +guns +. +“ +A +staff +officer +was +here +a +minute +ago +, +but +skipped +off +, +” +said +an +artilleryman +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Not +like +your +honor +! +” +Prince +Andrew +said +nothing +to +Túshin +. +They +were +both +so +busy +as +to +seem +not +to +notice +one +another +. +When +having +limbered +up +the +only +two +cannon +that +remained +uninjured +out +of +the +four +, +they +began +moving +down +the +hill +( +one +shattered +gun +and +one +unicorn +were +left +behind +) +, +Prince +Andrew +rode +up +to +Túshin +. +“ +Well +, +till +we +meet +again +... +” +he +said +, +holding +out +his +hand +to +Túshin +. +“ +Good-by +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +said +Túshin +. +“ +Dear +soul +! +Good-by +, +my +dear +fellow +! +” +and +for +some +unknown +reason +tears +suddenly +filled +his +eyes +. +CHAPTER +XXI +The +wind +had +fallen +and +black +clouds +, +merging +with +the +powder +smoke +, +hung +low +over +the +field +of +battle +on +the +horizon +. +It +was +growing +dark +and +the +glow +of +two +conflagrations +was +the +more +conspicuous +. +The +cannonade +was +dying +down +, +but +the +rattle +of +musketry +behind +and +on +the +right +sounded +oftener +and +nearer +. +As +soon +as +Túshin +with +his +guns +, +continually +driving +round +or +coming +upon +wounded +men +, +was +out +of +range +of +fire +and +had +descended +into +the +dip +, +he +was +met +by +some +of +the +staff +, +among +them +the +staff +officer +and +Zherkóv +, +who +had +been +twice +sent +to +Túshin +’ +s +battery +but +had +never +reached +it +. +Interrupting +one +another +, +they +all +gave +, +and +transmitted +, +orders +as +to +how +to +proceed +, +reprimanding +and +reproaching +him +. +Túshin +gave +no +orders +, +and +, +silently—fearing +to +speak +because +at +every +word +he +felt +ready +to +weep +without +knowing +why—rode +behind +on +his +artillery +nag +. +Though +the +orders +were +to +abandon +the +wounded +, +many +of +them +dragged +themselves +after +troops +and +begged +for +seats +on +the +gun +carriages +. +The +jaunty +infantry +officer +who +just +before +the +battle +had +rushed +out +of +Túshin +’ +s +wattle +shed +was +laid +, +with +a +bullet +in +his +stomach +, +on +“ +Matvévna +’ +s +” +carriage +. +At +the +foot +of +the +hill +, +a +pale +hussar +cadet +, +supporting +one +hand +with +the +other +, +came +up +to +Túshin +and +asked +for +a +seat +. +“ +Captain +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +I +’ +ve +hurt +my +arm +, +” +he +said +timidly +. +“ +For +God +’ +s +sake +... +I +can +’ +t +walk +. +For +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +It +was +plain +that +this +cadet +had +already +repeatedly +asked +for +a +lift +and +been +refused +. +He +asked +in +a +hesitating +, +piteous +voice +. +“ +Tell +them +to +give +me +a +seat +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +“ +Give +him +a +seat +, +” +said +Túshin +. +“ +Lay +a +cloak +for +him +to +sit +on +, +lad +, +” +he +said +, +addressing +his +favorite +soldier +. +“ +And +where +is +the +wounded +officer +? +” +“ +He +has +been +set +down +. +He +died +, +” +replied +someone +. +“ +Help +him +up +. +Sit +down +, +dear +fellow +, +sit +down +! +Spread +out +the +cloak +, +Antónov. +” +The +cadet +was +Rostóv +. +With +one +hand +he +supported +the +other +; +he +was +pale +and +his +jaw +trembled +, +shivering +feverishly +. +He +was +placed +on +“ +Matvévna +, +” +the +gun +from +which +they +had +removed +the +dead +officer +. +The +cloak +they +spread +under +him +was +wet +with +blood +which +stained +his +breeches +and +arm +. +“ +What +, +are +you +wounded +, +my +lad +? +” +said +Túshin +, +approaching +the +gun +on +which +Rostóv +sat +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +a +sprain. +” +“ +Then +what +is +this +blood +on +the +gun +carriage +? +” +inquired +Túshin +. +“ +It +was +the +officer +, +your +honor +, +stained +it +, +” +answered +the +artilleryman +, +wiping +away +the +blood +with +his +coat +sleeve +, +as +if +apologizing +for +the +state +of +his +gun +. +It +was +all +that +they +could +do +to +get +the +guns +up +the +rise +aided +by +the +infantry +, +and +having +reached +the +village +of +Gruntersdorf +they +halted +. +It +had +grown +so +dark +that +one +could +not +distinguish +the +uniforms +ten +paces +off +, +and +the +firing +had +begun +to +subside +. +Suddenly +, +near +by +on +the +right +, +shouting +and +firing +were +again +heard +. +Flashes +of +shot +gleamed +in +the +darkness +. +This +was +the +last +French +attack +and +was +met +by +soldiers +who +had +sheltered +in +the +village +houses +. +They +all +rushed +out +of +the +village +again +, +but +Túshin +’ +s +guns +could +not +move +, +and +the +artillerymen +, +Túshin +, +and +the +cadet +exchanged +silent +glances +as +they +awaited +their +fate +. +The +firing +died +down +and +soldiers +, +talking +eagerly +, +streamed +out +of +a +side +street +. +“ +Not +hurt +, +Petróv +? +” +asked +one +. +“ +We +’ +ve +given +it +‘ +em +hot +, +mate +! +They +won +’ +t +make +another +push +now +, +” +said +another +. +“ +You +couldn +’ +t +see +a +thing +. +How +they +shot +at +their +own +fellows +! +Nothing +could +be +seen +. +Pitch-dark +, +brother +! +Isn +’ +t +there +something +to +drink +? +” +The +French +had +been +repulsed +for +the +last +time +. +And +again +and +again +in +the +complete +darkness +Túshin +’ +s +guns +moved +forward +, +surrounded +by +the +humming +infantry +as +by +a +frame +. +In +the +darkness +, +it +seemed +as +though +a +gloomy +unseen +river +was +flowing +always +in +one +direction +, +humming +with +whispers +and +talk +and +the +sound +of +hoofs +and +wheels +. +Amid +the +general +rumble +, +the +groans +and +voices +of +the +wounded +were +more +distinctly +heard +than +any +other +sound +in +the +darkness +of +the +night +. +The +gloom +that +enveloped +the +army +was +filled +with +their +groans +, +which +seemed +to +melt +into +one +with +the +darkness +of +the +night +. +After +a +while +the +moving +mass +became +agitated +, +someone +rode +past +on +a +white +horse +followed +by +his +suite +, +and +said +something +in +passing +: +“ +What +did +he +say +? +Where +to +, +now +? +Halt +, +is +it +? +Did +he +thank +us +? +” +came +eager +questions +from +all +sides +. +The +whole +moving +mass +began +pressing +closer +together +and +a +report +spread +that +they +were +ordered +to +halt +: +evidently +those +in +front +had +halted +. +All +remained +where +they +were +in +the +middle +of +the +muddy +road +. +Fires +were +lighted +and +the +talk +became +more +audible +. +Captain +Túshin +, +having +given +orders +to +his +company +, +sent +a +soldier +to +find +a +dressing +station +or +a +doctor +for +the +cadet +, +and +sat +down +by +a +bonfire +the +soldiers +had +kindled +on +the +road +. +Rostóv +, +too +, +dragged +himself +to +the +fire +. +From +pain +, +cold +, +and +damp +, +a +feverish +shivering +shook +his +whole +body +. +Drowsiness +was +irresistibly +mastering +him +, +but +he +kept +awake +by +an +excruciating +pain +in +his +arm +, +for +which +he +could +find +no +satisfactory +position +. +He +kept +closing +his +eyes +and +then +again +looking +at +the +fire +, +which +seemed +to +him +dazzlingly +red +, +and +at +the +feeble +, +round-shouldered +figure +of +Túshin +who +was +sitting +cross-legged +like +a +Turk +beside +him +. +Túshin +’ +s +large +, +kind +, +intelligent +eyes +were +fixed +with +sympathy +and +commiseration +on +Rostóv +, +who +saw +that +Túshin +with +his +whole +heart +wished +to +help +him +but +could +not +. +From +all +sides +were +heard +the +footsteps +and +talk +of +the +infantry +, +who +were +walking +, +driving +past +, +and +settling +down +all +around +. +The +sound +of +voices +, +the +tramping +feet +, +the +horses +’ +hoofs +moving +in +mud +, +the +crackling +of +wood +fires +near +and +afar +, +merged +into +one +tremulous +rumble +. +It +was +no +longer +, +as +before +, +a +dark +, +unseen +river +flowing +through +the +gloom +, +but +a +dark +sea +swelling +and +gradually +subsiding +after +a +storm +. +Rostóv +looked +at +and +listened +listlessly +to +what +passed +before +and +around +him +. +An +infantryman +came +to +the +fire +, +squatted +on +his +heels +, +held +his +hands +to +the +blaze +, +and +turned +away +his +face +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +mind +your +honor +? +” +he +asked +Túshin +. +“ +I +’ +ve +lost +my +company +, +your +honor +. +I +don +’ +t +know +where +... +such +bad +luck +! +” +With +the +soldier +, +an +infantry +officer +with +a +bandaged +cheek +came +up +to +the +bonfire +, +and +addressing +Túshin +asked +him +to +have +the +guns +moved +a +trifle +to +let +a +wagon +go +past +. +After +he +had +gone +, +two +soldiers +rushed +to +the +campfire +. +They +were +quarreling +and +fighting +desperately +, +each +trying +to +snatch +from +the +other +a +boot +they +were +both +holding +on +to +. +“ +You +picked +it +up +? +... +I +dare +say +! +You +’ +re +very +smart +! +” +one +of +them +shouted +hoarsely +. +Then +a +thin +, +pale +soldier +, +his +neck +bandaged +with +a +bloodstained +leg +band +, +came +up +and +in +angry +tones +asked +the +artillerymen +for +water +. +“ +Must +one +die +like +a +dog +? +” +said +he +. +Túshin +told +them +to +give +the +man +some +water +. +Then +a +cheerful +soldier +ran +up +, +begging +a +little +fire +for +the +infantry +. +“ +A +nice +little +hot +torch +for +the +infantry +! +Good +luck +to +you +, +fellow +countrymen +. +Thanks +for +the +fire—we +’ +ll +return +it +with +interest +, +” +said +he +, +carrying +away +into +the +darkness +a +glowing +stick +. +Next +came +four +soldiers +, +carrying +something +heavy +on +a +cloak +, +and +passed +by +the +fire +. +One +of +them +stumbled +. +“ +Who +the +devil +has +put +the +logs +on +the +road +? +” +snarled +he +. +“ +He +’ +s +dead—why +carry +him +? +” +said +another +. +“ +Shut +up +! +” +And +they +disappeared +into +the +darkness +with +their +load +. +“ +Still +aching +? +” +Túshin +asked +Rostóv +in +a +whisper +. +“ +Yes. +” +“ +Your +honor +, +you +’ +re +wanted +by +the +general +. +He +is +in +the +hut +here +, +” +said +a +gunner +, +coming +up +to +Túshin +. +“ +Coming +, +friend. +” +Túshin +rose +and +, +buttoning +his +greatcoat +and +pulling +it +straight +, +walked +away +from +the +fire +. +Not +far +from +the +artillery +campfire +, +in +a +hut +that +had +been +prepared +for +him +, +Prince +Bagratión +sat +at +dinner +, +talking +with +some +commanding +officers +who +had +gathered +at +his +quarters +. +The +little +old +man +with +the +half-closed +eyes +was +there +greedily +gnawing +a +mutton +bone +, +and +the +general +who +had +served +blamelessly +for +twenty-two +years +, +flushed +by +a +glass +of +vodka +and +the +dinner +; +and +the +staff +officer +with +the +signet +ring +, +and +Zherkóv +, +uneasily +glancing +at +them +all +, +and +Prince +Andrew +, +pale +, +with +compressed +lips +and +feverishly +glittering +eyes +. +In +a +corner +of +the +hut +stood +a +standard +captured +from +the +French +, +and +the +accountant +with +the +naïve +face +was +feeling +its +texture +, +shaking +his +head +in +perplexity—perhaps +because +the +banner +really +interested +him +, +perhaps +because +it +was +hard +for +him +, +hungry +as +he +was +, +to +look +on +at +a +dinner +where +there +was +no +place +for +him +. +In +the +next +hut +there +was +a +French +colonel +who +had +been +taken +prisoner +by +our +dragoons +. +Our +officers +were +flocking +in +to +look +at +him +. +Prince +Bagratión +was +thanking +the +individual +commanders +and +inquiring +into +details +of +the +action +and +our +losses +. +The +general +whose +regiment +had +been +inspected +at +Braunau +was +informing +the +prince +that +as +soon +as +the +action +began +he +had +withdrawn +from +the +wood +, +mustered +the +men +who +were +woodcutting +, +and +, +allowing +the +French +to +pass +him +, +had +made +a +bayonet +charge +with +two +battalions +and +had +broken +up +the +French +troops +. +“ +When +I +saw +, +your +excellency +, +that +their +first +battalion +was +disorganized +, +I +stopped +in +the +road +and +thought +: +‘ +I +’ +ll +let +them +come +on +and +will +meet +them +with +the +fire +of +the +whole +battalion +’ +—and +that +’ +s +what +I +did. +” +The +general +had +so +wished +to +do +this +and +was +so +sorry +he +had +not +managed +to +do +it +that +it +seemed +to +him +as +if +it +had +really +happened +. +Perhaps +it +might +really +have +been +so +? +Could +one +possibly +make +out +amid +all +that +confusion +what +did +or +did +not +happen +? +“ +By +the +way +, +your +excellency +, +I +should +inform +you +, +” +he +continued—remembering +Dólokhov +’ +s +conversation +with +Kutúzov +and +his +last +interview +with +the +gentleman-ranker— +“ +that +Private +Dólokhov +, +who +was +reduced +to +the +ranks +, +took +a +French +officer +prisoner +in +my +presence +and +particularly +distinguished +himself. +” +“ +I +saw +the +Pávlograd +hussars +attack +there +, +your +excellency +, +” +chimed +in +Zherkóv +, +looking +uneasily +around +. +He +had +not +seen +the +hussars +all +that +day +, +but +had +heard +about +them +from +an +infantry +officer +. +“ +They +broke +up +two +squares +, +your +excellency. +” +Several +of +those +present +smiled +at +Zherkóv +’ +s +words +, +expecting +one +of +his +usual +jokes +, +but +noticing +that +what +he +was +saying +redounded +to +the +glory +of +our +arms +and +of +the +day +’ +s +work +, +they +assumed +a +serious +expression +, +though +many +of +them +knew +that +what +he +was +saying +was +a +lie +devoid +of +any +foundation +. +Prince +Bagratión +turned +to +the +old +colonel +: +“ +Gentlemen +, +I +thank +you +all +; +all +arms +have +behaved +heroically +: +infantry +, +cavalry +, +and +artillery +. +How +was +it +that +two +guns +were +abandoned +in +the +center +? +” +he +inquired +, +searching +with +his +eyes +for +someone +. +( +Prince +Bagratión +did +not +ask +about +the +guns +on +the +left +flank +; +he +knew +that +all +the +guns +there +had +been +abandoned +at +the +very +beginning +of +the +action +. +) +“ +I +think +I +sent +you +? +” +he +added +, +turning +to +the +staff +officer +on +duty +. +“ +One +was +damaged +, +” +answered +the +staff +officer +, +“ +and +the +other +I +can +’ +t +understand +. +I +was +there +all +the +time +giving +orders +and +had +only +just +left +... +. +It +is +true +that +it +was +hot +there +, +” +he +added +, +modestly +. +Someone +mentioned +that +Captain +Túshin +was +bivouacking +close +to +the +village +and +had +already +been +sent +for +. +“ +Oh +, +but +you +were +there +? +” +said +Prince +Bagratión +, +addressing +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Of +course +, +we +only +just +missed +one +another +, +” +said +the +staff +officer +, +with +a +smile +to +Bolkónski +. +“ +I +had +not +the +pleasure +of +seeing +you +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +coldly +and +abruptly +. +All +were +silent +. +Túshin +appeared +at +the +threshold +and +made +his +way +timidly +from +behind +the +backs +of +the +generals +. +As +he +stepped +past +the +generals +in +the +crowded +hut +, +feeling +embarrassed +as +he +always +was +by +the +sight +of +his +superiors +, +he +did +not +notice +the +staff +of +the +banner +and +stumbled +over +it +. +Several +of +those +present +laughed +. +“ +How +was +it +a +gun +was +abandoned +? +” +asked +Bagratión +, +frowning +, +not +so +much +at +the +captain +as +at +those +who +were +laughing +, +among +whom +Zherkóv +laughed +loudest +. +Only +now +, +when +he +was +confronted +by +the +stern +authorities +, +did +his +guilt +and +the +disgrace +of +having +lost +two +guns +and +yet +remaining +alive +present +themselves +to +Túshin +in +all +their +horror +. +He +had +been +so +excited +that +he +had +not +thought +about +it +until +that +moment +. +The +officers +’ +laughter +confused +him +still +more +. +He +stood +before +Bagratión +with +his +lower +jaw +trembling +and +was +hardly +able +to +mutter +: +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +... +your +excellency +... +I +had +no +men +... +your +excellency. +” +“ +You +might +have +taken +some +from +the +covering +troops. +” +Túshin +did +not +say +that +there +were +no +covering +troops +, +though +that +was +perfectly +true +. +He +was +afraid +of +getting +some +other +officer +into +trouble +, +and +silently +fixed +his +eyes +on +Bagratión +as +a +schoolboy +who +has +blundered +looks +at +an +examiner +. +The +silence +lasted +some +time +. +Prince +Bagratión +, +apparently +not +wishing +to +be +severe +, +found +nothing +to +say +; +the +others +did +not +venture +to +intervene +. +Prince +Andrew +looked +at +Túshin +from +under +his +brows +and +his +fingers +twitched +nervously +. +“ +Your +excellency +! +” +Prince +Andrew +broke +the +silence +with +his +abrupt +voice +, +“ +you +were +pleased +to +send +me +to +Captain +Túshin +’ +s +battery +. +I +went +there +and +found +two +thirds +of +the +men +and +horses +knocked +out +, +two +guns +smashed +, +and +no +supports +at +all. +” +Prince +Bagratión +and +Túshin +looked +with +equal +intentness +at +Bolkónski +, +who +spoke +with +suppressed +agitation +. +“ +And +, +if +your +excellency +will +allow +me +to +express +my +opinion +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +we +owe +today +’ +s +success +chiefly +to +the +action +of +that +battery +and +the +heroic +endurance +of +Captain +Túshin +and +his +company +, +” +and +without +awaiting +a +reply +, +Prince +Andrew +rose +and +left +the +table +. +Prince +Bagratión +looked +at +Túshin +, +evidently +reluctant +to +show +distrust +in +Bolkónski +’ +s +emphatic +opinion +yet +not +feeling +able +fully +to +credit +it +, +bent +his +head +, +and +told +Túshin +that +he +could +go +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +with +him +. +“ +Thank +you +; +you +saved +me +, +my +dear +fellow +! +” +said +Túshin +. +Prince +Andrew +gave +him +a +look +, +but +said +nothing +and +went +away +. +He +felt +sad +and +depressed +. +It +was +all +so +strange +, +so +unlike +what +he +had +hoped +. +“ +Who +are +they +? +Why +are +they +here +? +What +do +they +want +? +And +when +will +all +this +end +? +” +thought +Rostóv +, +looking +at +the +changing +shadows +before +him +. +The +pain +in +his +arm +became +more +and +more +intense +. +Irresistible +drowsiness +overpowered +him +, +red +rings +danced +before +his +eyes +, +and +the +impression +of +those +voices +and +faces +and +a +sense +of +loneliness +merged +with +the +physical +pain +. +It +was +they +, +these +soldiers—wounded +and +unwounded—it +was +they +who +were +crushing +, +weighing +down +, +and +twisting +the +sinews +and +scorching +the +flesh +of +his +sprained +arm +and +shoulder +. +To +rid +himself +of +them +he +closed +his +eyes +. +For +a +moment +he +dozed +, +but +in +that +short +interval +innumerable +things +appeared +to +him +in +a +dream +: +his +mother +and +her +large +white +hand +, +Sónya +’ +s +thin +little +shoulders +, +Natásha +’ +s +eyes +and +laughter +, +Denísov +with +his +voice +and +mustache +, +and +Telyánin +and +all +that +affair +with +Telyánin +and +Bogdánich +. +That +affair +was +the +same +thing +as +this +soldier +with +the +harsh +voice +, +and +it +was +that +affair +and +this +soldier +that +were +so +agonizingly +, +incessantly +pulling +and +pressing +his +arm +and +always +dragging +it +in +one +direction +. +He +tried +to +get +away +from +them +, +but +they +would +not +for +an +instant +let +his +shoulder +move +a +hair +’ +s +breadth +. +It +would +not +ache—it +would +be +well—if +only +they +did +not +pull +it +, +but +it +was +impossible +to +get +rid +of +them +. +He +opened +his +eyes +and +looked +up +. +The +black +canopy +of +night +hung +less +than +a +yard +above +the +glow +of +the +charcoal +. +Flakes +of +falling +snow +were +fluttering +in +that +light +. +Túshin +had +not +returned +, +the +doctor +had +not +come +. +He +was +alone +now +, +except +for +a +soldier +who +was +sitting +naked +at +the +other +side +of +the +fire +, +warming +his +thin +yellow +body +. +“ +Nobody +wants +me +! +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +There +is +no +one +to +help +me +or +pity +me +. +Yet +I +was +once +at +home +, +strong +, +happy +, +and +loved. +” +He +sighed +and +, +doing +so +, +groaned +involuntarily +. +“ +Eh +, +is +anything +hurting +you +? +” +asked +the +soldier +, +shaking +his +shirt +out +over +the +fire +, +and +not +waiting +for +an +answer +he +gave +a +grunt +and +added +: +“ +What +a +lot +of +men +have +been +crippled +today—frightful +! +” +Rostóv +did +not +listen +to +the +soldier +. +He +looked +at +the +snowflakes +fluttering +above +the +fire +and +remembered +a +Russian +winter +at +his +warm +, +bright +home +, +his +fluffy +fur +coat +, +his +quickly +gliding +sleigh +, +his +healthy +body +, +and +all +the +affection +and +care +of +his +family +. +“ +And +why +did +I +come +here +? +” +he +wondered +. +Next +day +the +French +army +did +not +renew +their +attack +, +and +the +remnant +of +Bagratión +’ +s +detachment +was +reunited +to +Kutúzov +’ +s +army +. +BOOK +THREE +: +1805 +CHAPTER +I +Prince +Vasíli +was +not +a +man +who +deliberately +thought +out +his +plans +. +Still +less +did +he +think +of +injuring +anyone +for +his +own +advantage +. +He +was +merely +a +man +of +the +world +who +had +got +on +and +to +whom +getting +on +had +become +a +habit +. +Schemes +and +devices +for +which +he +never +rightly +accounted +to +himself +, +but +which +formed +the +whole +interest +of +his +life +, +were +constantly +shaping +themselves +in +his +mind +, +arising +from +the +circumstances +and +persons +he +met +. +Of +these +plans +he +had +not +merely +one +or +two +in +his +head +but +dozens +, +some +only +beginning +to +form +themselves +, +some +approaching +achievement +, +and +some +in +course +of +disintegration +. +He +did +not +, +for +instance +, +say +to +himself +: +“ +This +man +now +has +influence +, +I +must +gain +his +confidence +and +friendship +and +through +him +obtain +a +special +grant. +” +Nor +did +he +say +to +himself +: +“ +Pierre +is +a +rich +man +, +I +must +entice +him +to +marry +my +daughter +and +lend +me +the +forty +thousand +rubles +I +need. +” +But +when +he +came +across +a +man +of +position +his +instinct +immediately +told +him +that +this +man +could +be +useful +, +and +without +any +premeditation +Prince +Vasíli +took +the +first +opportunity +to +gain +his +confidence +, +flatter +him +, +become +intimate +with +him +, +and +finally +make +his +request +. +He +had +Pierre +at +hand +in +Moscow +and +procured +for +him +an +appointment +as +Gentleman +of +the +Bedchamber +, +which +at +that +time +conferred +the +status +of +Councilor +of +State +, +and +insisted +on +the +young +man +accompanying +him +to +Petersburg +and +staying +at +his +house +. +With +apparent +absent-mindedness +, +yet +with +unhesitating +assurance +that +he +was +doing +the +right +thing +, +Prince +Vasíli +did +everything +to +get +Pierre +to +marry +his +daughter +. +Had +he +thought +out +his +plans +beforehand +he +could +not +have +been +so +natural +and +shown +such +unaffected +familiarity +in +intercourse +with +everybody +both +above +and +below +him +in +social +standing +. +Something +always +drew +him +toward +those +richer +and +more +powerful +than +himself +and +he +had +rare +skill +in +seizing +the +most +opportune +moment +for +making +use +of +people +. +Pierre +, +on +unexpectedly +becoming +Count +Bezúkhov +and +a +rich +man +, +felt +himself +after +his +recent +loneliness +and +freedom +from +cares +so +beset +and +preoccupied +that +only +in +bed +was +he +able +to +be +by +himself +. +He +had +to +sign +papers +, +to +present +himself +at +government +offices +, +the +purpose +of +which +was +not +clear +to +him +, +to +question +his +chief +steward +, +to +visit +his +estate +near +Moscow +, +and +to +receive +many +people +who +formerly +did +not +even +wish +to +know +of +his +existence +but +would +now +have +been +offended +and +grieved +had +he +chosen +not +to +see +them +. +These +different +people—businessmen +, +relations +, +and +acquaintances +alike—were +all +disposed +to +treat +the +young +heir +in +the +most +friendly +and +flattering +manner +: +they +were +all +evidently +firmly +convinced +of +Pierre +’ +s +noble +qualities +. +He +was +always +hearing +such +words +as +: +“ +With +your +remarkable +kindness +, +” +or +, +“ +With +your +excellent +heart +, +” +“ +You +are +yourself +so +honorable +, +Count +, +” +or +, +“ +Were +he +as +clever +as +you +, +” +and +so +on +, +till +he +began +sincerely +to +believe +in +his +own +exceptional +kindness +and +extraordinary +intelligence +, +the +more +so +as +in +the +depth +of +his +heart +it +had +always +seemed +to +him +that +he +really +was +very +kind +and +intelligent +. +Even +people +who +had +formerly +been +spiteful +toward +him +and +evidently +unfriendly +now +became +gentle +and +affectionate +. +The +angry +eldest +princess +, +with +the +long +waist +and +hair +plastered +down +like +a +doll +’ +s +, +had +come +into +Pierre +’ +s +room +after +the +funeral +. +With +drooping +eyes +and +frequent +blushes +she +told +him +she +was +very +sorry +about +their +past +misunderstandings +and +did +not +now +feel +she +had +a +right +to +ask +him +for +anything +, +except +only +for +permission +, +after +the +blow +she +had +received +, +to +remain +for +a +few +weeks +longer +in +the +house +she +so +loved +and +where +she +had +sacrificed +so +much +. +She +could +not +refrain +from +weeping +at +these +words +. +Touched +that +this +statuesque +princess +could +so +change +, +Pierre +took +her +hand +and +begged +her +forgiveness +, +without +knowing +what +for +. +From +that +day +the +eldest +princess +quite +changed +toward +Pierre +and +began +knitting +a +striped +scarf +for +him +. +“ +Do +this +for +my +sake +, +mon +cher +; +after +all +, +she +had +to +put +up +with +a +great +deal +from +the +deceased +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +to +him +, +handing +him +a +deed +to +sign +for +the +princess +’ +benefit +. +Prince +Vasíli +had +come +to +the +conclusion +that +it +was +necessary +to +throw +this +bone—a +bill +for +thirty +thousand +rubles—to +the +poor +princess +that +it +might +not +occur +to +her +to +speak +of +his +share +in +the +affair +of +the +inlaid +portfolio +. +Pierre +signed +the +deed +and +after +that +the +princess +grew +still +kinder +. +The +younger +sisters +also +became +affectionate +to +him +, +especially +the +youngest +, +the +pretty +one +with +the +mole +, +who +often +made +him +feel +confused +by +her +smiles +and +her +own +confusion +when +meeting +him +. +It +seemed +so +natural +to +Pierre +that +everyone +should +like +him +, +and +it +would +have +seemed +so +unnatural +had +anyone +disliked +him +, +that +he +could +not +but +believe +in +the +sincerity +of +those +around +him +. +Besides +, +he +had +no +time +to +ask +himself +whether +these +people +were +sincere +or +not +. +He +was +always +busy +and +always +felt +in +a +state +of +mild +and +cheerful +intoxication +. +He +felt +as +though +he +were +the +center +of +some +important +and +general +movement +; +that +something +was +constantly +expected +of +him +, +that +if +he +did +not +do +it +he +would +grieve +and +disappoint +many +people +, +but +if +he +did +this +and +that +, +all +would +be +well +; +and +he +did +what +was +demanded +of +him +, +but +still +that +happy +result +always +remained +in +the +future +. +More +than +anyone +else +, +Prince +Vasíli +took +possession +of +Pierre +’ +s +affairs +and +of +Pierre +himself +in +those +early +days +. +From +the +death +of +Count +Bezúkhov +he +did +not +let +go +his +hold +of +the +lad +. +He +had +the +air +of +a +man +oppressed +by +business +, +weary +and +suffering +, +who +yet +would +not +, +for +pity +’ +s +sake +, +leave +this +helpless +youth +who +, +after +all +, +was +the +son +of +his +old +friend +and +the +possessor +of +such +enormous +wealth +, +to +the +caprice +of +fate +and +the +designs +of +rogues +. +During +the +few +days +he +spent +in +Moscow +after +the +death +of +Count +Bezúkhov +, +he +would +call +Pierre +, +or +go +to +him +himself +, +and +tell +him +what +ought +to +be +done +in +a +tone +of +weariness +and +assurance +, +as +if +he +were +adding +every +time +: +“ +You +know +I +am +overwhelmed +with +business +and +it +is +purely +out +of +charity +that +I +trouble +myself +about +you +, +and +you +also +know +quite +well +that +what +I +propose +is +the +only +thing +possible. +” +“ +Well +, +my +dear +fellow +, +tomorrow +we +are +off +at +last +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +one +day +, +closing +his +eyes +and +fingering +Pierre +’ +s +elbow +, +speaking +as +if +he +were +saying +something +which +had +long +since +been +agreed +upon +and +could +not +now +be +altered +. +“ +We +start +tomorrow +and +I +’ +m +giving +you +a +place +in +my +carriage +. +I +am +very +glad +. +All +our +important +business +here +is +now +settled +, +and +I +ought +to +have +been +off +long +ago +. +Here +is +something +I +have +received +from +the +chancellor +. +I +asked +him +for +you +, +and +you +have +been +entered +in +the +diplomatic +corps +and +made +a +Gentleman +of +the +Bedchamber +. +The +diplomatic +career +now +lies +open +before +you. +” +Notwithstanding +the +tone +of +wearied +assurance +with +which +these +words +were +pronounced +, +Pierre +, +who +had +so +long +been +considering +his +career +, +wished +to +make +some +suggestion +. +But +Prince +Vasíli +interrupted +him +in +the +special +deep +cooing +tone +, +precluding +the +possibility +of +interrupting +his +speech +, +which +he +used +in +extreme +cases +when +special +persuasion +was +needed +. +“ +Mais +, +mon +cher +, +I +did +this +for +my +own +sake +, +to +satisfy +my +conscience +, +and +there +is +nothing +to +thank +me +for +. +No +one +has +ever +complained +yet +of +being +too +much +loved +; +and +besides +, +you +are +free +, +you +could +throw +it +up +tomorrow +. +But +you +will +see +everything +for +yourself +when +you +get +to +Petersburg +. +It +is +high +time +for +you +to +get +away +from +these +terrible +recollections. +” +Prince +Vasíli +sighed +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +my +boy +. +And +my +valet +can +go +in +your +carriage +. +Ah +! +I +was +nearly +forgetting +, +” +he +added +. +“ +You +know +, +mon +cher +, +your +father +and +I +had +some +accounts +to +settle +, +so +I +have +received +what +was +due +from +the +Ryazán +estate +and +will +keep +it +; +you +won +’ +t +require +it +. +We +’ +ll +go +into +the +accounts +later. +” +By +“ +what +was +due +from +the +Ryazán +estate +” +Prince +Vasíli +meant +several +thousand +rubles +quitrent +received +from +Pierre +’ +s +peasants +, +which +the +prince +had +retained +for +himself +. +In +Petersburg +, +as +in +Moscow +, +Pierre +found +the +same +atmosphere +of +gentleness +and +affection +. +He +could +not +refuse +the +post +, +or +rather +the +rank +( +for +he +did +nothing +) +, +that +Prince +Vasíli +had +procured +for +him +, +and +acquaintances +, +invitations +, +and +social +occupations +were +so +numerous +that +, +even +more +than +in +Moscow +, +he +felt +a +sense +of +bewilderment +, +bustle +, +and +continual +expectation +of +some +good +, +always +in +front +of +him +but +never +attained +. +Of +his +former +bachelor +acquaintances +many +were +no +longer +in +Petersburg +. +The +Guards +had +gone +to +the +front +; +Dólokhov +had +been +reduced +to +the +ranks +; +Anatole +was +in +the +army +somewhere +in +the +provinces +; +Prince +Andrew +was +abroad +; +so +Pierre +had +not +the +opportunity +to +spend +his +nights +as +he +used +to +like +to +spend +them +, +or +to +open +his +mind +by +intimate +talks +with +a +friend +older +than +himself +and +whom +he +respected +. +His +whole +time +was +taken +up +with +dinners +and +balls +and +was +spent +chiefly +at +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +house +in +the +company +of +the +stout +princess +, +his +wife +, +and +his +beautiful +daughter +Hélène +. +Like +the +others +, +Anna +Pávlovna +Schérer +showed +Pierre +the +change +of +attitude +toward +him +that +had +taken +place +in +society +. +Formerly +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +presence +, +Pierre +had +always +felt +that +what +he +was +saying +was +out +of +place +, +tactless +and +unsuitable +, +that +remarks +which +seemed +to +him +clever +while +they +formed +in +his +mind +became +foolish +as +soon +as +he +uttered +them +, +while +on +the +contrary +Hippolyte +’ +s +stupidest +remarks +came +out +clever +and +apt +. +Now +everything +Pierre +said +was +charmant +. +Even +if +Anna +Pávlovna +did +not +say +so +, +he +could +see +that +she +wished +to +and +only +refrained +out +of +regard +for +his +modesty +. +In +the +beginning +of +the +winter +of +1805-6 +Pierre +received +one +of +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +usual +pink +notes +with +an +invitation +to +which +was +added +: +“ +You +will +find +the +beautiful +Hélène +here +, +whom +it +is +always +delightful +to +see. +” +When +he +read +that +sentence +, +Pierre +felt +for +the +first +time +that +some +link +which +other +people +recognized +had +grown +up +between +himself +and +Hélène +, +and +that +thought +both +alarmed +him +, +as +if +some +obligation +were +being +imposed +on +him +which +he +could +not +fulfill +, +and +pleased +him +as +an +entertaining +supposition +. +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +“ +At +Home +” +was +like +the +former +one +, +only +the +novelty +she +offered +her +guests +this +time +was +not +Mortemart +, +but +a +diplomatist +fresh +from +Berlin +with +the +very +latest +details +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +visit +to +Potsdam +, +and +of +how +the +two +august +friends +had +pledged +themselves +in +an +indissoluble +alliance +to +uphold +the +cause +of +justice +against +the +enemy +of +the +human +race +. +Anna +Pávlovna +received +Pierre +with +a +shade +of +melancholy +, +evidently +relating +to +the +young +man +’ +s +recent +loss +by +the +death +of +Count +Bezúkhov +( +everyone +constantly +considered +it +a +duty +to +assure +Pierre +that +he +was +greatly +afflicted +by +the +death +of +the +father +he +had +hardly +known +) +, +and +her +melancholy +was +just +like +the +august +melancholy +she +showed +at +the +mention +of +her +most +august +Majesty +the +Empress +Márya +Fëdorovna +. +Pierre +felt +flattered +by +this +. +Anna +Pávlovna +arranged +the +different +groups +in +her +drawing +room +with +her +habitual +skill +. +The +large +group +, +in +which +were +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +generals +, +had +the +benefit +of +the +diplomat +. +Another +group +was +at +the +tea +table +. +Pierre +wished +to +join +the +former +, +but +Anna +Pávlovna—who +was +in +the +excited +condition +of +a +commander +on +a +battlefield +to +whom +thousands +of +new +and +brilliant +ideas +occur +which +there +is +hardly +time +to +put +in +action—seeing +Pierre +, +touched +his +sleeve +with +her +finger +, +saying +: +“ +Wait +a +bit +, +I +have +something +in +view +for +you +this +evening. +” +( +She +glanced +at +Hélène +and +smiled +at +her +. +) +“ +My +dear +Hélène +, +be +charitable +to +my +poor +aunt +who +adores +you +. +Go +and +keep +her +company +for +ten +minutes +. +And +that +it +will +not +be +too +dull +, +here +is +the +dear +count +who +will +not +refuse +to +accompany +you. +” +The +beauty +went +to +the +aunt +, +but +Anna +Pávlovna +detained +Pierre +, +looking +as +if +she +had +to +give +some +final +necessary +instructions +. +“ +Isn +’ +t +she +exquisite +? +” +she +said +to +Pierre +, +pointing +to +the +stately +beauty +as +she +glided +away +. +“ +And +how +she +carries +herself +! +For +so +young +a +girl +, +such +tact +, +such +masterly +perfection +of +manner +! +It +comes +from +her +heart +. +Happy +the +man +who +wins +her +! +With +her +the +least +worldly +of +men +would +occupy +a +most +brilliant +position +in +society +. +Don +’ +t +you +think +so +? +I +only +wanted +to +know +your +opinion +, +” +and +Anna +Pávlovna +let +Pierre +go +. +Pierre +, +in +reply +, +sincerely +agreed +with +her +as +to +Hélène +’ +s +perfection +of +manner +. +If +he +ever +thought +of +Hélène +, +it +was +just +of +her +beauty +and +her +remarkable +skill +in +appearing +silently +dignified +in +society +. +The +old +aunt +received +the +two +young +people +in +her +corner +, +but +seemed +desirous +of +hiding +her +adoration +for +Hélène +and +inclined +rather +to +show +her +fear +of +Anna +Pávlovna +. +She +looked +at +her +niece +, +as +if +inquiring +what +she +was +to +do +with +these +people +. +On +leaving +them +, +Anna +Pávlovna +again +touched +Pierre +’ +s +sleeve +, +saying +: +“ +I +hope +you +won +’ +t +say +that +it +is +dull +in +my +house +again +, +” +and +she +glanced +at +Hélène +. +Hélène +smiled +, +with +a +look +implying +that +she +did +not +admit +the 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+Prince +Vasíli +is +her +father +... +It +’ +s +bad +... +. +” +he +reflected +, +but +while +he +was +thinking +this +( +the +reflection +was +still +incomplete +) +, +he +caught +himself +smiling +and +was +conscious +that +another +line +of +thought +had +sprung +up +, +and +while +thinking +of +her +worthlessness +he +was +also +dreaming +of +how +she +would +be +his +wife +, +how +she +would +love +him +become +quite +different +, +and +how +all +he +had +thought +and +heard +of +her +might +be +false +. +And +he +again +saw +her +not +as +the +daughter +of +Prince +Vasíli +, +but +visualized +her +whole +body +only +veiled +by +its +gray +dress +. +“ +But +no +! +Why +did +this +thought +never +occur +to +me +before +? +” +and +again +he +told +himself +that +it +was +impossible +, +that +there +would +be +something +unnatural +, +and +as +it +seemed +to +him +dishonorable +, +in +this +marriage +. +He +recalled +her +former +words +and +looks +and +the +words +and +looks +of 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+farther +, +” +answered +Prince +Vasíli +, +laughing +, +“ +‘ +Sergéy +Kuzmích +... +From +all +sides +... +From +all +sides +... +Sergéy +Kuzmích +... +’ +Poor +Vyazmítinov +could +not +get +any +farther +! +He +began +the +rescript +again +and +again +, +but +as +soon +as +he +uttered +‘ +Sergéy +’ +he +sobbed +, +‘ +Kuz-mí-ch +, +’ +tears +, +and +‘ +From +all +sides +’ +was +smothered +in +sobs +and +he +could +get +no +farther +. +And +again +his +handkerchief +, +and +again +: +‘ +Sergéy +Kuzmích +, +From +all +sides +, +’ +... +and +tears +, +till +at +last +somebody +else +was +asked +to +read +it. +” +“ +Kuzmích +... +From +all +sides +... +and +then +tears +, +” +someone +repeated +laughing +. +“ +Don +’ +t +be +unkind +, +” +cried +Anna +Pávlovna +from +her +end +of +the +table +holding +up +a +threatening +finger +. +“ +He +is +such +a +worthy +and +excellent +man +, +our +dear +Vyazmítinov +... +. +” +Everybody +laughed +a +great +deal +. +At +the +head +of +the +table +, +where +the +honored +guests +sat +, +everyone +seemed +to +be +in +high +spirits +and +under +the +influence +of +a +variety +of +exciting +sensations +. +Only +Pierre +and +Hélène +sat +silently +side +by +side +almost +at +the +bottom +of +the +table +, +a +suppressed +smile +brightening +both +their +faces +, +a +smile +that +had +nothing +to +do +with +Sergéy +Kuzmích—a +smile +of +bashfulness +at +their +own +feelings +. +But +much +as +all +the +rest +laughed +, +talked +, +and +joked +, +much +as +they +enjoyed +their +Rhine +wine +, +sauté +, +and +ices +, +and +however +they +avoided +looking +at +the +young +couple +, +and +heedless +and +unobservant +as +they +seemed +of +them +, +one +could +feel +by +the +occasional +glances +they +gave +that +the +story +about +Sergéy +Kuzmích +, +the +laughter +, +and +the +food +were +all +a +pretense +, +and +that +the +whole +attention +of +that +company +was +directed +to—Pierre +and +Hélène +. +Prince +Vasíli +mimicked +the +sobbing +of +Sergéy +Kuzmích +and +at +the +same +time +his +eyes +glanced +toward +his +daughter +, +and +while +he +laughed +the +expression +on +his +face +clearly +said +: +“ +Yes +... +it +’ +s +getting +on +, +it +will +all +be +settled +today. +” +Anna +Pávlovna +threatened +him +on +behalf +of +“ +our +dear +Vyazmítinov +, +” +and +in +her +eyes +, +which +, +for +an +instant +, +glanced +at +Pierre +, +Prince +Vasíli +read +a +congratulation +on +his +future +son-in-law +and +on +his +daughter +’ +s +happiness +. +The +old +princess +sighed +sadly +as +she +offered +some +wine +to +the +old +lady +next +to +her +and +glanced +angrily +at +her +daughter +, +and +her +sigh +seemed +to +say +: +“ +Yes +, +there +’ +s +nothing +left +for +you +and +me +but +to +sip +sweet +wine +, +my +dear +, +now +that +the +time +has +come +for +these +young +ones +to +be +thus +boldly +, +provocatively +happy. +” +“ +And +what +nonsense +all +this +is +that +I +am +saying +! +” +thought +a +diplomatist +, +glancing +at +the +happy +faces +of +the +lovers +. +“ +That +’ +s +happiness +! +” +Into +the +insignificant +, +trifling +, +and +artificial +interests +uniting +that +society +had +entered +the +simple +feeling +of +the +attraction +of +a +healthy +and +handsome +young +man +and +woman +for +one +another +. +And +this +human +feeling +dominated +everything +else +and +soared +above +all +their +affected +chatter +. +Jests +fell +flat +, +news +was +not +interesting +, +and +the +animation +was +evidently +forced +. +Not +only +the +guests +but +even +the +footmen +waiting +at +table +seemed +to +feel +this +, +and +they +forgot +their +duties +as +they +looked +at +the +beautiful +Hélène +with +her +radiant +face +and +at +the +red +, +broad +, +and +happy +though +uneasy +face +of +Pierre +. +It +seemed +as +if +the +very +light +of +the +candles +was +focused +on +those +two +happy +faces +alone +. +Pierre +felt +that +he +was +the +center +of +it +all +, +and +this +both +pleased +and +embarrassed +him +. +He +was +like +a +man +entirely +absorbed +in +some +occupation +. +He +did +not +see +, +hear +, +or +understand +anything +clearly +. +Only +now +and +then +detached +ideas +and +impressions +from +the +world +of +reality +shot +unexpectedly +through +his +mind +. +“ +So +it +is +all +finished +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +And +how +has +it +all +happened +? +How +quickly +! +Now +I +know +that +not +because +of +her +alone +, +nor +of +myself +alone +, +but +because +of +everyone +, +it +must +inevitably +come +about +. +They +are +all +expecting +it +, +they +are +so +sure +that +it +will +happen +that +I +can +not +, +I +can +not +, +disappoint +them +. +But +how +will +it +be +? +I +do +not +know +, +but +it +will +certainly +happen +! +” +thought +Pierre +, +glancing +at +those +dazzling +shoulders +close +to +his +eyes +. +Or +he +would +suddenly +feel +ashamed +of +he +knew +not +what +. +He +felt +it +awkward +to +attract +everyone +’ +s +attention +and +to +be +considered +a +lucky +man +and +, +with +his +plain +face +, +to +be +looked +on +as +a +sort +of +Paris +possessed +of +a +Helen +. +“ +But +no +doubt +it +always +is +and +must +be +so +! +” +he +consoled +himself +. +“ +And +besides +, +what +have +I +done +to +bring +it +about +? +How +did +it +begin +? +I +traveled +from +Moscow +with +Prince +Vasíli +. +Then +there +was +nothing +. +So +why +should +I +not +stay +at +his +house +? +Then +I +played +cards +with +her +and +picked +up +her +reticule +and +drove +out +with +her +. +How +did +it +begin +, +when +did +it +all +come +about +? +” +And +here +he +was +sitting +by +her +side +as +her +betrothed +, +seeing +, +hearing +, +feeling +her +nearness +, +her +breathing +, +her +movements +, +her +beauty +. +Then +it +would +suddenly +seem +to +him +that +it +was +not +she +but +he +was +so +unusually +beautiful +, +and +that +that +was +why +they +all +looked +so +at +him +, +and +flattered +by +this +general +admiration +he +would +expand +his +chest +, +raise +his +head +, +and +rejoice +at +his +good +fortune +. +Suddenly +he +heard +a +familiar +voice +repeating +something +to +him +a +second +time +. +But +Pierre +was +so +absorbed +that +he +did +not +understand +what +was +said +. +“ +I +am +asking +you +when +you +last +heard +from +Bolkónski +, +” +repeated +Prince +Vasíli +a +third +time +. +“ +How +absent-minded +you +are +, +my +dear +fellow. +” +Prince +Vasíli +smiled +, +and +Pierre +noticed +that +everyone +was +smiling +at +him +and +Hélène +. +“ +Well +, +what +of +it +, +if +you +all +know +it +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +What +of +it +? +It +’ +s +the +truth +! +” +and +he +himself +smiled +his +gentle +childlike +smile +, +and +Hélène +smiled +too +. +“ +When +did +you +get +the +letter +? +Was +it +from +Olmütz +? +” +repeated +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +pretended +to +want +to +know +this +in +order +to +settle +a +dispute +. +“ +How +can +one +talk +or +think +of +such +trifles +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +from +Olmütz +, +” +he +answered +, +with +a +sigh +. +After +supper +Pierre +with +his +partner +followed +the +others +into +the +drawing +room +. +The +guests +began +to +disperse +, +some +without +taking +leave +of +Hélène +. +Some +, +as +if +unwilling +to +distract +her +from +an +important +occupation +, +came +up +to +her +for +a +moment +and +made +haste +to +go +away +, +refusing +to +let +her +see +them +off +. +The +diplomatist +preserved +a +mournful +silence +as +he +left +the +drawing +room +. +He +pictured +the +vanity +of +his +diplomatic +career +in +comparison +with +Pierre +’ +s +happiness +. +The +old +general +grumbled +at +his +wife +when +she +asked +how +his +leg +was +. +“ +Oh +, +the +old +fool +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +That +Princess +Hélène +will +be +beautiful +still +when +she +’ +s +fifty. +” +“ +I +think +I +may +congratulate +you +, +” +whispered +Anna +Pávlovna +to +the +old +princess +, +kissing +her +soundly +. +“ +If +I +hadn +’ +t +this +headache +I +’ +d +have +stayed +longer. +” +The +old +princess +did +not +reply +, +she +was +tormented +by +jealousy +of +her +daughter +’ +s +happiness +. +While +the +guests +were +taking +their +leave +Pierre +remained +for +a +long +time +alone +with +Hélène +in +the +little +drawing +room +where +they +were +sitting +. +He +had +often +before +, +during +the +last +six +weeks +, +remained +alone +with +her +, +but +had +never +spoken +to +her +of +love +. +Now +he +felt +that +it +was +inevitable +, +but +he +could +not +make +up +his +mind +to +take +the +final +step +. +He +felt +ashamed +; +he +felt +that +he +was +occupying +someone +else +’ +s +place +here +beside +Hélène +. +“ +This +happiness +is +not +for +you +, +” +some +inner +voice +whispered +to +him +. +“ +This +happiness +is +for +those +who +have +not +in +them +what +there +is +in +you. +” +But +, +as +he +had +to +say +something +, +he +began +by +asking +her +whether +she +was +satisfied +with +the +party +. +She +replied +in +her +usual +simple +manner +that +this +name +day +of +hers +had +been +one +of +the +pleasantest +she +had +ever +had +. +Some +of +the +nearest +relatives +had +not +yet +left +. +They +were +sitting +in +the +large +drawing +room +. +Prince +Vasíli +came +up +to +Pierre +with +languid +footsteps +. +Pierre +rose +and +said +it +was +getting +late +. +Prince +Vasíli +gave +him +a +look +of +stern +inquiry +, +as +though +what +Pierre +had +just +said +was +so +strange +that +one +could +not +take +it +in +. +But +then +the +expression +of +severity +changed +, +and +he +drew +Pierre +’ +s +hand +downwards +, +made +him +sit +down +, +and +smiled +affectionately +. +“ +Well +, +Lëlya +? +” +he +asked +, +turning +instantly +to +his +daughter +and +addressing +her +with +the +careless +tone +of +habitual +tenderness +natural +to +parents +who +have +petted +their +children +from +babyhood +, +but +which +Prince +Vasíli +had +only +acquired +by +imitating +other +parents +. +And +he +again +turned +to +Pierre +. +“ +Sergéy +Kuzmích—From +all +sides— +” +he +said +, +unbuttoning +the +top +button +of +his +waistcoat +. +Pierre +smiled +, +but +his +smile +showed +that +he +knew +it +was +not +the +story +about +Sergéy +Kuzmích +that +interested +Prince +Vasíli +just +then +, +and +Prince +Vasíli +saw +that +Pierre +knew +this +. +He +suddenly +muttered +something +and +went +away +. +It +seemed +to +Pierre +that +even +the +prince +was +disconcerted +. +The +sight +of +the +discomposure +of +that +old +man +of +the +world +touched +Pierre +: +he +looked +at +Hélène +and +she +too +seemed +disconcerted +, +and +her +look +seemed +to +say +: +“ +Well +, +it +is +your +own +fault. +” +“ +The +step +must +be +taken +but +I +can +not +, +I +can +not +! +” +thought +Pierre +, +and +he +again +began +speaking +about +indifferent +matters +, +about +Sergéy +Kuzmích +, +asking +what +the +point +of +the +story +was +as +he +had +not +heard +it +properly +. +Hélène +answered +with +a +smile +that +she +too +had +missed +it +. +When +Prince +Vasíli +returned +to +the +drawing +room +, +the +princess +, +his +wife +, +was +talking +in +low +tones +to +the +elderly +lady +about +Pierre +. +“ +Of +course +, +it +is +a +very +brilliant +match +, +but +happiness +, +my +dear +... +” +“ +Marriages +are +made +in +heaven +, +” +replied +the +elderly +lady +. +Prince +Vasíli +passed +by +, +seeming +not +to +hear +the +ladies +, +and +sat +down +on +a +sofa +in +a +far +corner +of +the +room +. +He +closed +his +eyes +and +seemed +to +be +dozing +. +His +head +sank +forward +and +then +he +roused +himself +. +“ +Aline +, +” +he +said +to +his +wife +, +“ +go +and +see +what +they +are +about. +” +The +princess +went +up +to +the +door +, +passed +by +it +with +a +dignified +and +indifferent +air +, +and +glanced +into +the +little +drawing +room +. +Pierre +and +Hélène +still +sat +talking +just +as +before +. +“ +Still +the +same +, +” +she +said +to +her +husband +. +Prince +Vasíli +frowned +, +twisting +his +mouth +, +his +cheeks +quivered +and +his +face +assumed +the +coarse +, +unpleasant +expression +peculiar +to +him +. +Shaking +himself +, +he +rose +, +threw +back +his +head +, +and +with +resolute +steps +went +past +the +ladies +into +the +little +drawing +room +. +With +quick +steps +he +went +joyfully +up +to +Pierre +. +His +face +was +so +unusually +triumphant +that +Pierre +rose +in +alarm +on +seeing +it +. +“ +Thank +God +! +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +My +wife +has +told +me +everything +! +” +( +He +put +one +arm +around +Pierre +and +the +other +around +his +daughter +. +) +— +“ +My +dear +boy +... +Lëlya +... +I +am +very +pleased. +” +( +His +voice +trembled +. +) +“ +I +loved +your +father +... +and +she +will +make +you +a +good +wife +... +God +bless +you +! +... +” +He +embraced +his +daughter +, +and +then +again +Pierre +, +and +kissed +him +with +his +malodorous +mouth +. +Tears +actually +moistened +his +cheeks +. +“ +Princess +, +come +here +! +” +he +shouted +. +The +old +princess +came +in +and +also +wept +. +The +elderly +lady +was +using +her +handkerchief +too +. +Pierre +was +kissed +, +and +he +kissed +the +beautiful +Hélène +’ +s +hand +several +times +. +After +a +while +they +were +left +alone +again +. +“ +All +this +had +to +be +and +could +not +be +otherwise +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +so +it +is +useless +to +ask +whether +it +is +good +or +bad +. +It +is +good +because +it +’ +s +definite +and +one +is +rid +of +the +old +tormenting +doubt. +” +Pierre +held +the +hand +of +his +betrothed +in +silence +, +looking +at +her +beautiful +bosom +as +it +rose +and +fell +. +“ +Hélène +! +” +he +said +aloud +and +paused +. +“ +Something +special +is +always +said +in +such +cases +, +” +he +thought +, +but +could +not +remember +what +it +was +that +people +say +. +He +looked +at +her +face +. +She +drew +nearer +to +him +. +Her +face +flushed +. +“ +Oh +, +take +those +off +... +those +... +” +she +said +, +pointing +to +his +spectacles +. +Pierre +took +them +off +, +and +his +eyes +, +besides +the +strange +look +eyes +have +from +which +spectacles +have +just +been +removed +, +had +also +a +frightened +and +inquiring +look +. +He +was +about +to +stoop +over +her +hand +and +kiss +it +, +but +with +a +rapid +, +almost +brutal +movement +of +her +head +, +she +intercepted +his +lips +and +met +them +with +her +own +. +Her +face +struck +Pierre +, +by +its +altered +, +unpleasantly +excited +expression +. +“ +It +is +too +late +now +, +it +’ +s +done +; +besides +I +love +her +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +Je +vous +aime +! +” +* +he +said +, +remembering +what +has +to +be +said +at +such +moments +: +but +his +words +sounded +so +weak +that +he +felt +ashamed +of +himself +. +* +“ +I +love +you. +” +Six +weeks +later +he +was +married +, +and +settled +in +Count +Bezúkhov +’ +s +large +, +newly +furnished +Petersburg +house +, +the +happy +possessor +, +as +people +said +, +of +a +wife +who +was +a +celebrated +beauty +and +of +millions +of +money +. +CHAPTER +III +Old +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +received +a +letter +from +Prince +Vasíli +in +November +, +1805 +, +announcing +that +he +and +his +son +would +be +paying +him +a +visit +. +“ +I +am +starting +on +a +journey +of +inspection +, +and +of +course +I +shall +think +nothing +of +an +extra +seventy +miles +to +come +and +see +you +at +the +same +time +, +my +honored +benefactor +, +” +wrote +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +My +son +Anatole +is +accompanying +me +on +his +way +to +the +army +, +so +I +hope +you +will +allow +him +personally +to +express +the +deep +respect +that +, +emulating +his +father +, +he +feels +for +you. +” +“ +It +seems +that +there +will +be +no +need +to +bring +Mary +out +, +suitors +are +coming +to +us +of +their +own +accord +, +” +incautiously +remarked +the +little +princess +on +hearing +the +news +. +Prince +Nicholas +frowned +, +but +said +nothing +. +A +fortnight +after +the +letter +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +servants +came +one +evening +in +advance +of +him +, +and +he +and +his +son +arrived +next +day +. +Old +Bolkónski +had +always +had +a +poor +opinion +of +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +character +, +but +more +so +recently +, +since +in +the +new +reigns +of +Paul +and +Alexander +Prince +Vasíli +had +risen +to +high +position +and +honors +. +And +now +, +from +the +hints +contained +in +his +letter +and +given +by +the +little +princess +, +he +saw +which +way +the +wind +was +blowing +, +and +his +low +opinion +changed +into +a +feeling +of +contemptuous +ill +will +. +He +snorted +whenever +he +mentioned +him +. +On +the +day +of +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +arrival +, +Prince +Bolkónski +was +particularly +discontented +and +out +of +temper +. +Whether +he +was +in +a +bad +temper +because +Prince +Vasíli +was +coming +, +or +whether +his +being +in +a +bad +temper +made +him +specially +annoyed +at +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +visit +, +he +was +in +a +bad +temper +, +and +in +the +morning +Tíkhon +had +already +advised +the +architect +not +to +go +to +the +prince +with +his +report +. +“ +Do +you +hear +how +he +’ +s +walking +? +” +said +Tíkhon +, +drawing +the +architect +’ +s +attention +to +the +sound +of +the +prince +’ +s +footsteps +. +“ +Stepping +flat +on +his +heels—we +know +what +that +means +... +. +” +However +, +at +nine +o +’ +clock +the +prince +, +in +his +velvet +coat +with +a +sable +collar +and +cap +, +went +out +for +his +usual +walk +. +It +had +snowed +the +day +before +and +the +path +to +the +hothouse +, +along +which +the +prince +was +in +the +habit +of +walking +, +had +been +swept +: +the +marks +of +the +broom +were +still +visible +in +the +snow +and +a +shovel +had +been +left +sticking +in +one +of +the +soft +snowbanks +that +bordered +both +sides +of +the +path +. +The +prince +went +through +the +conservatories +, +the +serfs +’ +quarters +, +and +the +outbuildings +, +frowning +and +silent +. +“ +Can +a +sleigh +pass +? +” +he +asked +his +overseer +, +a +venerable +man +, +resembling +his +master +in +manners +and +looks +, +who +was +accompanying +him +back +to +the +house +. +“ +The +snow +is +deep +. +I +am +having +the +avenue +swept +, +your +honor. +” +The +prince +bowed +his +head +and +went +up +to +the +porch +. +“ +God +be +thanked +, +” +thought +the +overseer +, +“ +the +storm +has +blown +over +! +” +“ +It +would +have +been +hard +to +drive +up +, +your +honor +, +” +he +added +. +“ +I +heard +, +your +honor +, +that +a +minister +is +coming +to +visit +your +honor. +” +The +prince +turned +round +to +the +overseer +and +fixed +his +eyes +on +him +, +frowning +. +“ +What +? +A +minister +? +What +minister +? +Who +gave +orders +? +” +he +said +in +his +shrill +, +harsh +voice +. +“ +The +road +is +not +swept +for +the +princess +my +daughter +, +but +for +a +minister +! +For +me +, +there +are +no +ministers +! +” +“ +Your +honor +, +I +thought +... +” +“ +You +thought +! +” +shouted +the +prince +, +his +words +coming +more +and +more +rapidly +and +indistinctly +. +“ +You +thought +! +... +Rascals +! +Blackguards +! +... +I +’ +ll +teach +you +to +think +! +” +and +lifting +his +stick +he +swung +it +and +would +have +hit +Alpátych +, +the +overseer +, +had +not +the +latter +instinctively +avoided +the +blow +. +“ +Thought +... +Blackguards +... +” +shouted +the +prince +rapidly +. +But +although +Alpátych +, +frightened +at +his +own +temerity +in +avoiding +the +stroke +, +came +up +to +the +prince +, +bowing +his +bald +head +resignedly +before +him +, +or +perhaps +for +that +very +reason +, +the +prince +, +though +he +continued +to +shout +: +“ +Blackguards +! +... +Throw +the +snow +back +on +the +road +! +” +did +not +lift +his +stick +again +but +hurried +into +the +house +. +Before +dinner +, +Princess +Mary +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +who +knew +that +the +prince +was +in +a +bad +humor +, +stood +awaiting +him +; +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +with +a +radiant +face +that +said +: +“ +I +know +nothing +, +I +am +the +same +as +usual +, +” +and +Princess +Mary +pale +, +frightened +, +and +with +downcast +eyes +. +What +she +found +hardest +to +bear +was +to +know +that +on +such +occasions +she +ought +to +behave +like +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +but +could +not +. +She +thought +: +“ +If +I +seem +not +to +notice +he +will +think +that +I +do +not +sympathize +with +him +; +if +I +seem +sad +and +out +of +spirits +myself +, +he +will +say +( +as +he +has +done +before +) +that +I +’ +m +in +the +dumps. +” +The +prince +looked +at +his +daughter +’ +s +frightened +face +and +snorted +. +“ +Fool +... +or +dummy +! +” +he +muttered +. +“ +And +the +other +one +is +not +here +. +They +’ +ve +been +telling +tales +, +” +he +thought—referring +to +the +little +princess +who +was +not +in +the +dining +room +. +“ +Where +is +the +princess +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Hiding +? +” +“ +She +is +not +very +well +, +” +answered +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +with +a +bright +smile +, +“ +so +she +won +’ +t +come +down +. +It +is +natural +in +her +state. +” +“ +Hm +! +Hm +! +” +muttered +the +prince +, +sitting +down +. +His +plate +seemed +to +him +not +quite +clean +, +and +pointing +to +a +spot +he +flung +it +away +. +Tíkhon +caught +it +and +handed +it +to +a +footman +. +The +little +princess +was +not +unwell +, +but +had +such +an +overpowering +fear +of +the +prince +that +, +hearing +he +was +in +a +bad +humor +, +she +had +decided +not +to +appear +. +“ +I +am +afraid +for +the +baby +, +” +she +said +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +: +“ +Heaven +knows +what +a +fright +might +do. +” +In +general +at +Bald +Hills +the +little +princess +lived +in +constant +fear +, +and +with +a +sense +of +antipathy +to +the +old +prince +which +she +did +not +realize +because +the +fear +was +so +much +the +stronger +feeling +. +The +prince +reciprocated +this +antipathy +, +but +it +was +overpowered +by +his +contempt +for +her +. +When +the +little +princess +had +grown +accustomed +to +life +at +Bald +Hills +, +she +took +a +special +fancy +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +spent +whole +days +with +her +, +asked +her +to +sleep +in +her +room +, +and +often +talked +with +her +about +the +old +prince +and +criticized +him +. +“ +So +we +are +to +have +visitors +, +mon +prince +? +” +remarked +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +unfolding +her +white +napkin +with +her +rosy +fingers +. +“ +His +Excellency +Prince +Vasíli +Kurágin +and +his +son +, +I +understand +? +” +she +said +inquiringly +. +“ +Hm +! +—his +excellency +is +a +puppy +... +. +I +got +him +his +appointment +in +the +service +, +” +said +the +prince +disdainfully +. +“ +Why +his +son +is +coming +I +don +’ +t +understand +. +Perhaps +Princess +Elizabeth +and +Princess +Mary +know +. +I +don +’ +t +want +him. +” +( +He +looked +at +his +blushing +daughter +. +) +“ +Are +you +unwell +today +? +Eh +? +Afraid +of +the +‘ +minister +’ +as +that +idiot +Alpátych +called +him +this +morning +? +” +“ +No +, +mon +père. +” +Though +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +had +been +so +unsuccessful +in +her +choice +of +a +subject +, +she +did +not +stop +talking +, +but +chattered +about +the +conservatories +and +the +beauty +of +a +flower +that +had +just +opened +, +and +after +the +soup +the +prince +became +more +genial +. +After +dinner +, +he +went +to +see +his +daughter-in-law +. +The +little +princess +was +sitting +at +a +small +table +, +chattering +with +Másha +, +her +maid +. +She +grew +pale +on +seeing +her +father-in-law +. +She +was +much +altered +. +She +was +now +plain +rather +than +pretty +. +Her +cheeks +had +sunk +, +her +lip +was +drawn +up +, +and +her +eyes +drawn +down +. +“ +Yes +, +I +feel +a +kind +of +oppression +, +” +she +said +in +reply +to +the +prince +’ +s +question +as +to +how +she +felt +. +“ +Do +you +want +anything +? +” +“ +No +, +merci +, +mon +père. +” +“ +Well +, +all +right +, +all +right. +” +He +left +the +room +and +went +to +the +waiting +room +where +Alpátych +stood +with +bowed +head +. +“ +Has +the +snow +been +shoveled +back +? +” +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +. +Forgive +me +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +... +It +was +only +my +stupidity. +” +“ +All +right +, +all +right +, +” +interrupted +the +prince +, +and +laughing +his +unnatural +way +, +he +stretched +out +his +hand +for +Alpátych +to +kiss +, +and +then +proceeded +to +his +study +. +Prince +Vasíli +arrived +that +evening +. +He +was +met +in +the +avenue +by +coachmen +and +footmen +, +who +, +with +loud +shouts +, +dragged +his +sleighs +up +to +one +of +the +lodges +over +the +road +purposely +laden +with +snow +. +Prince +Vasíli +and +Anatole +had +separate +rooms +assigned +to +them +. +Anatole +, +having +taken +off +his +overcoat +, +sat +with +arms +akimbo +before +a +table +on +a +corner +of +which +he +smilingly +and +absent-mindedly +fixed +his +large +and +handsome +eyes +. +He +regarded +his +whole +life +as +a +continual +round +of +amusement +which +someone +for +some +reason +had +to +provide +for +him +. +And +he +looked +on +this +visit +to +a +churlish +old +man +and +a +rich +and +ugly +heiress +in +the +same +way +. +All +this +might +, +he +thought +, +turn +out +very +well +and +amusingly +. +“ +And +why +not +marry +her +if +she +really +has +so +much +money +? +That +never +does +any +harm +, +” +thought +Anatole +. +He +shaved +and +scented +himself +with +the +care +and +elegance +which +had +become +habitual +to +him +and +, +his +handsome +head +held +high +, +entered +his +father +’ +s +room +with +the +good-humored +and +victorious +air +natural +to +him +. +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +two +valets +were +busy +dressing +him +, +and +he +looked +round +with +much +animation +and +cheerfully +nodded +to +his +son +as +the +latter +entered +, +as +if +to +say +: +“ +Yes +, +that +’ +s +how +I +want +you +to +look. +” +“ +I +say +, +Father +, +joking +apart +, +is +she +very +hideous +? +” +Anatole +asked +, +as +if +continuing +a +conversation +the +subject +of +which +had +often +been +mentioned +during +the +journey +. +“ +Enough +! +What +nonsense +! +Above +all +, +try +to +be +respectful +and +cautious +with +the +old +prince. +” +“ +If +he +starts +a +row +I +’ +ll +go +away +, +” +said +Prince +Anatole +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +bear +those +old +men +! +Eh +? +” +“ +Remember +, +for +you +everything +depends +on +this. +” +In +the +meantime +, +not +only +was +it +known +in +the +maidservants +’ +rooms +that +the +minister +and +his +son +had +arrived +, +but +the +appearance +of +both +had +been +minutely +described +. +Princess +Mary +was +sitting +alone +in +her +room +, +vainly +trying +to +master +her +agitation +. +“ +Why +did +they +write +, +why +did +Lise +tell +me +about +it +? +It +can +never +happen +! +” +she +said +, +looking +at +herself +in +the +glass +. +“ +How +shall +I +enter +the +drawing +room +? +Even +if +I +like +him +I +can +’ +t +now +be +myself +with +him. +” +The +mere +thought +of +her +father +’ +s +look +filled +her +with +terror +. +The +little +princess +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +had +already +received +from +Másha +, +the +lady +’ +s +maid +, +the +necessary +report +of +how +handsome +the +minister +’ +s +son +was +, +with +his +rosy +cheeks +and +dark +eyebrows +, +and +with +what +difficulty +the +father +had +dragged +his +legs +upstairs +while +the +son +had +followed +him +like +an +eagle +, +three +steps +at +a +time +. +Having +received +this +information +, +the +little +princess +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +whose +chattering +voices +had +reached +her +from +the +corridor +, +went +into +Princess +Mary +’ +s +room +. +“ +You +know +they +’ +ve +come +, +Marie +? +” +said +the +little +princess +, +waddling +in +, +and +sinking +heavily +into +an +armchair +. +She +was +no +longer +in +the +loose +gown +she +generally +wore +in +the +morning +, +but +had +on +one +of +her +best +dresses +. +Her +hair +was +carefully +done +and +her +face +was +animated +, +which +, +however +, +did +not +conceal +its +sunken +and +faded +outlines +. +Dressed +as +she +used +to +be +in +Petersburg +society +, +it +was +still +more +noticeable +how +much +plainer +she +had +become +. +Some +unobtrusive +touch +had +been +added +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +toilet +which +rendered +her +fresh +and +pretty +face +yet +more +attractive +. +“ +What +! +Are +you +going +to +remain +as +you +are +, +dear +princess +? +” +she +began +. +“ +They +’ +ll +be +announcing +that +the +gentlemen +are +in +the +drawing +room +and +we +shall +have +to +go +down +, +and +you +have +not +smartened +yourself +up +at +all +! +” +The +little +princess +got +up +, +rang +for +the +maid +, +and +hurriedly +and +merrily +began +to +devise +and +carry +out +a +plan +of +how +Princess +Mary +should +be +dressed +. +Princess +Mary +’ +s +self-esteem +was +wounded +by +the +fact +that +the +arrival +of +a +suitor +agitated +her +, +and +still +more +so +by +both +her +companions +’ +not +having +the +least +conception +that +it +could +be +otherwise +. +To +tell +them +that +she +felt +ashamed +for +herself +and +for +them +would +be +to +betray +her +agitation +, +while +to +decline +their +offers +to +dress +her +would +prolong +their +banter +and +insistence +. +She +flushed +, +her +beautiful +eyes +grew +dim +, +red +blotches +came +on +her +face +, +and +it +took +on +the +unattractive +martyrlike +expression +it +so +often +wore +, +as +she +submitted +herself +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +Lise +. +Both +these +women +quite +sincerely +tried +to +make +her +look +pretty +. +She +was +so +plain +that +neither +of +them +could +think +of +her +as +a +rival +, +so +they +began +dressing +her +with +perfect +sincerity +, +and +with +the +naïve +and +firm +conviction +women +have +that +dress +can +make +a +face +pretty +. +“ +No +really +, +my +dear +, +this +dress +is +not +pretty +, +” +said +Lise +, +looking +sideways +at +Princess +Mary +from +a +little +distance +. +“ +You +have +a +maroon +dress +, +have +it +fetched +. +Really +! +You +know +the +fate +of +your +whole +life +may +be +at +stake +. +But +this +one +is +too +light +, +it +’ +s +not +becoming +! +” +It +was +not +the +dress +, +but +the +face +and +whole +figure +of +Princess +Mary +that +was +not +pretty +, +but +neither +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +nor +the +little +princess +felt +this +; +they +still +thought +that +if +a +blue +ribbon +were +placed +in +the +hair +, +the +hair +combed +up +, +and +the +blue +scarf +arranged +lower +on +the +best +maroon +dress +, +and +so +on +, +all +would +be +well +. +They +forgot +that +the +frightened +face +and +the +figure +could +not +be +altered +, +and +that +however +they +might +change +the +setting +and +adornment +of +that +face +, +it +would +still +remain +piteous +and +plain +. +After +two +or +three +changes +to +which +Princess +Mary +meekly +submitted +, +just +as +her +hair +had +been +arranged +on +the +top +of +her +head +( +a +style +that +quite +altered +and +spoiled +her +looks +) +and +she +had +put +on +a +maroon +dress +with +a +pale-blue +scarf +, +the +little +princess +walked +twice +round +her +, +now +adjusting +a +fold +of +the +dress +with +her +little +hand +, +now +arranging +the +scarf +and +looking +at +her +with +her +head +bent +first +on +one +side +and +then +on +the +other +. +“ +No +, +it +will +not +do +, +” +she +said +decidedly +, +clasping +her +hands +. +“ +No +, +Mary +, +really +this +dress +does +not +suit +you +. +I +prefer +you +in +your +little +gray +everyday +dress +. +Now +please +, +do +it +for +my +sake +. +Katie +, +” +she +said +to +the +maid +, +“ +bring +the +princess +her +gray +dress +, +and +you +’ +ll +see +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +how +I +shall +arrange +it +, +” +she +added +, +smiling +with +a +foretaste +of +artistic +pleasure +. +But +when +Katie +brought +the +required +dress +, +Princess +Mary +remained +sitting +motionless +before +the +glass +, +looking +at +her +face +, +and +saw +in +the +mirror +her +eyes +full +of +tears +and +her +mouth +quivering +, +ready +to +burst +into +sobs +. +“ +Come +, +dear +princess +, +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +“ +just +one +more +little +effort. +” +The +little +princess +, +taking +the +dress +from +the +maid +, +came +up +to +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Well +, +now +we +’ +ll +arrange +something +quite +simple +and +becoming +, +” +she +said +. +The +three +voices +, +hers +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +, +and +Katie +’ +s +, +who +was +laughing +at +something +, +mingled +in +a +merry +sound +, +like +the +chirping +of +birds +. +“ +No +, +leave +me +alone +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +Her +voice +sounded +so +serious +and +so +sad +that +the +chirping +of +the +birds +was +silenced +at +once +. +They +looked +at +the +beautiful +, +large +, +thoughtful +eyes +full +of +tears +and +of +thoughts +, +gazing +shiningly +and +imploringly +at +them +, +and +understood +that +it +was +useless +and +even +cruel +to +insist +. +“ +At +least +, +change +your +coiffure +, +” +said +the +little +princess +. +“ +Didn +’ +t +I +tell +you +, +” +she +went +on +, +turning +reproachfully +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +“ +Mary +’ +s +is +a +face +which +such +a +coiffure +does +not +suit +in +the +least +. +Not +in +the +least +! +Please +change +it. +” +“ +Leave +me +alone +, +please +leave +me +alone +! +It +is +all +quite +the +same +to +me +, +” +answered +a +voice +struggling +with +tears +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +the +little +princess +had +to +own +to +themselves +that +Princess +Mary +in +this +guise +looked +very +plain +, +worse +than +usual +, +but +it +was +too +late +. +She +was +looking +at +them +with +an +expression +they +both +knew +, +an +expression +thoughtful +and +sad +. +This +expression +in +Princess +Mary +did +not +frighten +them +( +she +never +inspired +fear +in +anyone +) +, +but +they +knew +that +when +it +appeared +on +her +face +, +she +became +mute +and +was +not +to +be +shaken +in +her +determination +. +“ +You +will +change +it +, +won +’ +t +you +? +” +said +Lise +. +And +as +Princess +Mary +gave +no +answer +, +she +left +the +room +. +Princess +Mary +was +left +alone +. +She +did +not +comply +with +Lise +’ +s +request +, +she +not +only +left +her +hair +as +it +was +, +but +did +not +even +look +in +her +glass +. +Letting +her +arms +fall +helplessly +, +she +sat +with +downcast +eyes +and +pondered +. +A +husband +, +a +man +, +a +strong +dominant +and +strangely +attractive +being +rose +in +her +imagination +, +and +carried +her +into +a +totally +different +happy +world +of +his +own +. +She +fancied +a +child +, +her +own—such +as +she +had +seen +the +day +before +in +the +arms +of +her +nurse +’ +s +daughter—at +her +own +breast +, +the +husband +standing +by +and +gazing +tenderly +at +her +and +the +child +. +“ +But +no +, +it +is +impossible +, +I +am +too +ugly +, +” +she +thought +. +“ +Please +come +to +tea +. +The +prince +will +be +out +in +a +moment +, +” +came +the +maid +’ +s +voice +at +the +door +. +She +roused +herself +, +and +felt +appalled +at +what +she +had +been +thinking +, +and +before +going +down +she +went +into +the +room +where +the +icons +hung +and +, +her +eyes +fixed +on +the +dark +face +of +a +large +icon +of +the +Saviour +lit +by +a +lamp +, +she +stood +before +it +with +folded +hands +for +a +few +moments +. +A +painful +doubt +filled +her +soul +. +Could +the +joy +of +love +, +of +earthly +love +for +a +man +, +be +for +her +? +In +her +thoughts +of +marriage +Princess +Mary +dreamed +of +happiness +and +of +children +, +but +her +strongest +, +most +deeply +hidden +longing +was +for +earthly +love +. +The +more +she +tried +to +hide +this +feeling +from +others +and +even +from +herself +, +the +stronger +it +grew +. +“ +O +God +, +” +she +said +, +“ +how +am +I +to +stifle +in +my +heart +these +temptations +of +the +devil +? +How +am +I +to +renounce +forever +these +vile +fancies +, +so +as +peacefully +to +fulfill +Thy +will +? +” +And +scarcely +had +she +put +that +question +than +God +gave +her +the +answer +in +her +own +heart +. +“ +Desire +nothing +for +thyself +, +seek +nothing +, +be +not +anxious +or +envious +. +Man +’ +s +future +and +thy +own +fate +must +remain +hidden +from +thee +, +but +live +so +that +thou +mayest +be +ready +for +anything +. +If +it +be +God +’ +s +will +to +prove +thee +in +the +duties +of +marriage +, +be +ready +to +fulfill +His +will. +” +With +this +consoling +thought +( +but +yet +with +a +hope +for +the +fulfillment +of +her +forbidden +earthly +longing +) +Princess +Mary +sighed +, +and +having +crossed +herself +went +down +, +thinking +neither +of +her +gown +and +coiffure +nor +of +how +she +would +go +in +nor +of +what +she +would +say +. +What +could +all +that +matter +in +comparison +with +the +will +of +God +, +without +Whose +care +not +a +hair +of +man +’ +s +head +can +fall +? +CHAPTER +IV +When +Princess +Mary +came +down +, +Prince +Vasíli +and +his +son +were +already +in +the +drawing +room +, +talking +to +the +little +princess +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +When +she +entered +with +her +heavy +step +, +treading +on +her +heels +, +the +gentlemen +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +rose +and +the +little +princess +, +indicating +her +to +the +gentlemen +, +said +: +“ +Voilà +Marie +! +” +Princess +Mary +saw +them +all +and +saw +them +in +detail +. +She +saw +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +face +, +serious +for +an +instant +at +the +sight +of +her +, +but +immediately +smiling +again +, +and +the +little +princess +curiously +noting +the +impression +“ +Marie +” +produced +on +the +visitors +. +And +she +saw +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +with +her +ribbon +and +pretty +face +, +and +her +unusually +animated +look +which +was +fixed +on +him +, +but +him +she +could +not +see +, +she +only +saw +something +large +, +brilliant +, +and +handsome +moving +toward +her +as +she +entered +the +room +. +Prince +Vasíli +approached +first +, +and +she +kissed +the +bold +forehead +that +bent +over +her +hand +and +answered +his +question +by +saying +that +, +on +the +contrary +, +she +remembered +him +quite +well +. +Then +Anatole +came +up +to +her +. +She +still +could +not +see +him +. +She +only +felt +a +soft +hand +taking +hers +firmly +, +and +she +touched +with +her +lips +a +white +forehead +, +over +which +was +beautiful +light-brown +hair +smelling +of +pomade +. +When +she +looked +up +at +him +she +was +struck +by +his +beauty +. +Anatole +stood +with +his +right +thumb +under +a +button +of +his +uniform +, +his +chest +expanded +and +his +back +drawn +in +, +slightly +swinging +one +foot +, +and +, +with +his +head +a +little +bent +, +looked +with +beaming +face +at +the +princess +without +speaking +and +evidently +not +thinking +about +her +at +all +. +Anatole +was +not +quick-witted +, +nor +ready +or +eloquent +in +conversation +, +but +he +had +the +faculty +, +so +invaluable +in +society +, +of +composure +and +imperturbable +self-possession +. +If +a +man +lacking +in +self-confidence +remains +dumb +on +a +first +introduction +and +betrays +a +consciousness +of +the +impropriety +of +such +silence +and +an +anxiety +to +find +something +to +say +, +the +effect +is +bad +. +But +Anatole +was +dumb +, +swung +his +foot +, +and +smilingly +examined +the +princess +’ +hair +. +It +was +evident +that +he +could +be +silent +in +this +way +for +a +very +long +time +. +“ +If +anyone +finds +this +silence +inconvenient +, +let +him +talk +, +but +I +don +’ +t +want +to +, +” +he +seemed +to +say +. +Besides +this +, +in +his +behavior +to +women +Anatole +had +a +manner +which +particularly +inspires +in +them +curiosity +, +awe +, +and +even +love—a +supercilious +consciousness +of +his +own +superiority +. +It +was +as +if +he +said +to +them +: +“ +I +know +you +, +I +know +you +, +but +why +should +I +bother +about +you +? +You +’ +d +be +only +too +glad +, +of +course. +” +Perhaps +he +did +not +really +think +this +when +he +met +women—even +probably +he +did +not +, +for +in +general +he +thought +very +little—but +his +looks +and +manner +gave +that +impression +. +The +princess +felt +this +, +and +as +if +wishing +to +show +him +that +she +did +not +even +dare +expect +to +interest +him +, +she +turned +to +his +father +. +The +conversation +was +general +and +animated +, +thanks +to +Princess +Lise +’ +s +voice +and +little +downy +lip +that +lifted +over +her +white +teeth +. +She +met +Prince +Vasíli +with +that +playful +manner +often +employed +by +lively +chatty +people +, +and +consisting +in +the +assumption +that +between +the +person +they +so +address +and +themselves +there +are +some +semi-private +, +long-established +jokes +and +amusing +reminiscences +, +though +no +such +reminiscences +really +exist—just +as +none +existed +in +this +case +. +Prince +Vasíli +readily +adopted +her +tone +and +the +little +princess +also +drew +Anatole +, +whom +she +hardly +knew +, +into +these +amusing +recollections +of +things +that +had +never +occurred +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +also +shared +them +and +even +Princess +Mary +felt +herself +pleasantly +made +to +share +in +these +merry +reminiscences +. +“ +Here +at +least +we +shall +have +the +benefit +of +your +company +all +to +ourselves +, +dear +prince +, +” +said +the +little +princess +( +of +course +, +in +French +) +to +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +as +at +Annette +’ +s +* +receptions +where +you +always +ran +away +; +you +remember +cette +chère +Annette +! +” +* +Anna +Pávlovna +. +“ +Ah +, +but +you +won +’ +t +talk +politics +to +me +like +Annette +! +” +“ +And +our +little +tea +table +? +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +! +” +“ +Why +is +it +you +were +never +at +Annette +’ +s +? +” +the +little +princess +asked +Anatole +. +“ +Ah +, +I +know +, +I +know +, +” +she +said +with +a +sly +glance +, +“ +your +brother +Hippolyte +told +me +about +your +goings +on +. +Oh +! +” +and +she +shook +her +finger +at +him +, +“ +I +have +even +heard +of +your +doings +in +Paris +! +” +“ +And +didn +’ +t +Hippolyte +tell +you +? +” +asked +Prince +Vasíli +, +turning +to +his +son +and +seizing +the +little +princess +’ +arm +as +if +she +would +have +run +away +and +he +had +just +managed +to +catch +her +, +“ +didn +’ +t +he +tell +you +how +he +himself +was +pining +for +the +dear +princess +, +and +how +she +showed +him +the +door +? +Oh +, +she +is +a +pearl +among +women +, +Princess +, +” +he +added +, +turning +to +Princess +Mary +. +When +Paris +was +mentioned +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +for +her +part +seized +the +opportunity +of +joining +in +the +general +current +of +recollections +. +She +took +the +liberty +of +inquiring +whether +it +was +long +since +Anatole +had +left +Paris +and +how +he +had +liked +that +city +. +Anatole +answered +the +Frenchwoman +very +readily +and +, +looking +at +her +with +a +smile +, +talked +to +her +about +her +native +land +. +When +he +saw +the +pretty +little +Bourienne +, +Anatole +came +to +the +conclusion +that +he +would +not +find +Bald +Hills +dull +either +. +“ +Not +at +all +bad +! +” +he +thought +, +examining +her +, +“ +not +at +all +bad +, +that +little +companion +! +I +hope +she +will +bring +her +along +with +her +when +we +’ +re +married +, +la +petite +est +gentille. +” +* +* +The +little +one +is +charming +. +The +old +prince +dressed +leisurely +in +his +study +, +frowning +and +considering +what +he +was +to +do +. +The +coming +of +these +visitors +annoyed +him +. +“ +What +are +Prince +Vasíli +and +that +son +of +his +to +me +? +Prince +Vasíli +is +a +shallow +braggart +and +his +son +, +no +doubt +, +is +a +fine +specimen +, +” +he +grumbled +to +himself +. +What +angered +him +was +that +the +coming +of +these +visitors +revived +in +his +mind +an +unsettled +question +he +always +tried +to +stifle +, +one +about +which +he +always +deceived +himself +. +The +question +was +whether +he +could +ever +bring +himself +to +part +from +his +daughter +and +give +her +to +a +husband +. +The +prince +never +directly +asked +himself +that +question +, +knowing +beforehand +that +he +would +have +to +answer +it +justly +, +and +justice +clashed +not +only +with +his +feelings +but +with +the +very +possibility +of +life +. +Life +without +Princess +Mary +, +little +as +he +seemed +to +value +her +, +was +unthinkable +to +him +. +“ +And +why +should +she +marry +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +To +be +unhappy +for +certain +. +There +’ +s +Lise +, +married +to +Andrew—a +better +husband +one +would +think +could +hardly +be +found +nowadays—but +is +she +contented +with +her +lot +? +And +who +would +marry +Marie +for +love +? +Plain +and +awkward +! +They +’ +ll +take +her +for +her +connections +and +wealth +. +Are +there +no +women +living +unmarried +, +and +even +the +happier +for +it +? +” +So +thought +Prince +Bolkónski +while +dressing +, +and +yet +the +question +he +was +always +putting +off +demanded +an +immediate +answer +. +Prince +Vasíli +had +brought +his +son +with +the +evident +intention +of +proposing +, +and +today +or +tomorrow +he +would +probably +ask +for +an +answer +. +His +birth +and +position +in +society +were +not +bad +. +“ +Well +, +I +’ +ve +nothing +against +it +, +” +the +prince +said +to +himself +, +“ +but +he +must +be +worthy +of +her +. +And +that +is +what +we +shall +see. +” +“ +That +is +what +we +shall +see +! +That +is +what +we +shall +see +! +” +he +added +aloud +. +He +entered +the +drawing +room +with +his +usual +alert +step +, +glancing +rapidly +round +the +company +. +He +noticed +the +change +in +the +little +princess +’ +dress +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +ribbon +, +Princess +Mary +’ +s +unbecoming +coiffure +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +and +Anatole +’ +s +smiles +, +and +the +loneliness +of +his +daughter +amid +the +general +conversation +. +“ +Got +herself +up +like +a +fool +! +” +he +thought +, +looking +irritably +at +her +. +“ +She +is +shameless +, +and +he +ignores +her +! +” +He +went +straight +up +to +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +Well +! +How +d +’ +ye +do +? +How +d +’ +ye +do +? +Glad +to +see +you +! +” +“ +Friendship +laughs +at +distance +, +” +began +Prince +Vasíli +in +his +usual +rapid +, +self-confident +, +familiar +tone +. +“ +Here +is +my +second +son +; +please +love +and +befriend +him. +” +Prince +Bolkónski +surveyed +Anatole +. +“ +Fine +young +fellow +! +Fine +young +fellow +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Well +, +come +and +kiss +me +, +” +and +he +offered +his +cheek +. +Anatole +kissed +the +old +man +, +and +looked +at +him +with +curiosity +and +perfect +composure +, +waiting +for +a +display +of +the +eccentricities +his +father +had +told +him +to +expect +. +Prince +Bolkónski +sat +down +in +his +usual +place +in +the +corner +of +the +sofa +and +, +drawing +up +an +armchair +for +Prince +Vasíli +, +pointed +to +it +and +began +questioning +him +about +political +affairs +and +news +. +He +seemed +to +listen +attentively +to +what +Prince +Vasíli +said +, +but +kept +glancing +at +Princess +Mary +. +“ +And +so +they +are +writing +from +Potsdam +already +? +” +he +said +, +repeating +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +last +words +. +Then +rising +, +he +suddenly +went +up +to +his +daughter +. +“ +Is +it +for +visitors +you +’ +ve +got +yourself +up +like +that +, +eh +? +” +said +he +. +“ +Fine +, +very +fine +! +You +have +done +up +your +hair +in +this +new +way +for +the +visitors +, +and +before +the +visitors +I +tell +you +that +in +future +you +are +never +to +dare +to +change +your +way +of +dress +without +my +consent. +” +“ +It +was +my +fault +, +mon +père +, +” +interceded +the +little +princess +, +with +a +blush +. +“ +You +must +do +as +you +please +, +” +said +Prince +Bolkónski +, +bowing +to +his +daughter-in-law +, +“ +but +she +need +not +make +a +fool +of +herself +, +she +’ +s +plain +enough +as +it +is. +” +And +he +sat +down +again +, +paying +no +more +attention +to +his +daughter +, +who +was +reduced +to +tears +. +“ +On +the +contrary +, +that +coiffure +suits +the +princess +very +well +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +Now +you +, +young +prince +, +what +’ +s +your +name +? +” +said +Prince +Bolkónski +, +turning +to +Anatole +, +“ +come +here +, +let +us +talk +and +get +acquainted. +” +“ +Now +the +fun +begins +, +” +thought +Anatole +, +sitting +down +with +a +smile +beside +the +old +prince +. +“ +Well +, +my +dear +boy +, +I +hear +you +’ +ve +been +educated +abroad +, +not +taught +to +read +and +write +by +the +deacon +, +like +your +father +and +me +. +Now +tell +me +, +my +dear +boy +, +are +you +serving +in +the +Horse +Guards +? +” +asked +the +old +man +, +scrutinizing +Anatole +closely +and +intently +. +“ +No +, +I +have +been +transferred +to +the +line +, +” +said +Anatole +, +hardly +able +to +restrain +his +laughter +. +“ +Ah +! +That +’ +s +a +good +thing +. +So +, +my +dear +boy +, +you +wish +to +serve +the +Tsar +and +the +country +? +It +is +wartime +. +Such +a +fine +fellow +must +serve +. +Well +, +are +you +off +to +the +front +? +” +“ +No +, +Prince +, +our +regiment +has +gone +to +the +front +, +but +I +am +attached +... +what +is +it +I +am +attached +to +, +Papa +? +” +said +Anatole +, +turning +to +his +father +with +a +laugh +. +“ +A +splendid +soldier +, +splendid +! +‘ +What +am +I +attached +to +! +’ +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +” +laughed +Prince +Bolkónski +, +and +Anatole +laughed +still +louder +. +Suddenly +Prince +Bolkónski +frowned +. +“ +You +may +go +, +” +he +said +to +Anatole +. +Anatole +returned +smiling +to +the +ladies +. +“ +And +so +you +’ +ve +had +him +educated +abroad +, +Prince +Vasíli +, +haven +’ +t +you +? +” +said +the +old +prince +to +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +I +have +done +my +best +for +him +, +and +I +can +assure +you +the +education +there +is +much +better +than +ours. +” +“ +Yes +, +everything +is +different +nowadays +, +everything +is +changed +. +The +lad +’ +s +a +fine +fellow +, +a +fine +fellow +! +Well +, +come +with +me +now. +” +He +took +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +arm +and +led +him +to +his +study +. +As +soon +as +they +were +alone +together +, +Prince +Vasíli +announced +his +hopes +and +wishes +to +the +old +prince +. +“ +Well +, +do +you +think +I +shall +prevent +her +, +that +I +can +’ +t +part +from +her +? +” +said +the +old +prince +angrily +. +“ +What +an +idea +! +I +’ +m +ready +for +it +tomorrow +! +Only +let +me +tell +you +, +I +want +to +know +my +son-in-law +better +. +You +know +my +principles—everything +aboveboard +! +I +will +ask +her +tomorrow +in +your +presence +; +if +she +is +willing +, +then +he +can +stay +on +. +He +can +stay +and +I +’ +ll +see. +” +The +old +prince +snorted +. +“ +Let +her +marry +, +it +’ +s +all +the +same +to +me +! +” +he +screamed +in +the +same +piercing +tone +as +when +parting +from +his +son +. +“ +I +will +tell +you +frankly +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +in +the +tone +of +a +crafty +man +convinced +of +the +futility +of +being +cunning +with +so +keen-sighted +a +companion +. +“ +You +know +, +you +see +right +through +people +. +Anatole +is +no +genius +, +but +he +is +an +honest +, +goodhearted +lad +; +an +excellent +son +or +kinsman. +” +“ +All +right +, +all +right +, +we +’ +ll +see +! +” +As +always +happens +when +women +lead +lonely +lives +for +any +length +of +time +without +male +society +, +on +Anatole +’ +s +appearance +all +the +three +women +of +Prince +Bolkónski +’ +s +household +felt +that +their +life +had +not +been +real +till +then +. +Their +powers +of +reasoning +, +feeling +, +and +observing +immediately +increased +tenfold +, +and +their +life +, +which +seemed +to +have +been +passed +in +darkness +, +was +suddenly +lit +up +by +a +new +brightness +, +full +of +significance +. +Princess +Mary +grew +quite +unconscious +of +her +face +and +coiffure +. +The +handsome +open +face +of +the +man +who +might +perhaps +be +her +husband +absorbed +all +her +attention +. +He +seemed +to +her +kind +, +brave +, +determined +, +manly +, +and +magnanimous +. +She +felt +convinced +of +that +. +Thousands +of +dreams +of +a +future +family +life +continually +rose +in +her +imagination +. +She +drove +them +away +and +tried +to +conceal +them +. +“ +But +am +I +not +too +cold +with +him +? +” +thought +the +princess +. +“ +I +try +to +be +reserved +because +in +the +depth +of +my +soul +I +feel +too +near +to +him +already +, +but +then +he +can +not +know +what +I +think +of +him +and +may +imagine +that +I +do +not +like +him. +” +And +Princess +Mary +tried +, +but +could +not +manage +, +to +be +cordial +to +her +new +guest +. +“ +Poor +girl +, +she +’ +s +devilish +ugly +! +” +thought +Anatole +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +also +roused +to +great +excitement +by +Anatole +’ +s +arrival +, +thought +in +another +way +. +Of +course +, +she +, +a +handsome +young +woman +without +any +definite +position +, +without +relations +or +even +a +country +, +did +not +intend +to +devote +her +life +to +serving +Prince +Bolkónski +, +to +reading +aloud +to +him +and +being +friends +with +Princess +Mary +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +had +long +been +waiting +for +a +Russian +prince +who +, +able +to +appreciate +at +a +glance +her +superiority +to +the +plain +, +badly +dressed +, +ungainly +Russian +princesses +, +would +fall +in +love +with +her +and +carry +her +off +; +and +here +at +last +was +a +Russian +prince +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +knew +a +story +, +heard +from +her +aunt +but +finished +in +her +own +way +, +which +she +liked +to +repeat +to +herself +. +It +was +the +story +of +a +girl +who +had +been +seduced +, +and +to +whom +her +poor +mother +( +sa +pauvre +mère +) +appeared +, +and +reproached +her +for +yielding +to +a +man +without +being +married +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +often +touched +to +tears +as +in +imagination +she +told +this +story +to +him +, +her +seducer +. +And +now +he +, +a +real +Russian +prince +, +had +appeared +. +He +would +carry +her +away +and +then +sa +pauvre +mère +would +appear +and +he +would +marry +her +. +So +her +future +shaped +itself +in +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +head +at +the +very +time +she +was +talking +to +Anatole +about +Paris +. +It +was +not +calculation +that +guided +her +( +she +did +not +even +for +a +moment +consider +what +she +should +do +) +, +but +all +this +had +long +been +familiar +to +her +, +and +now +that +Anatole +had +appeared +it +just +grouped +itself +around +him +and +she +wished +and +tried +to +please +him +as +much +as +possible +. +The +little +princess +, +like +an +old +war +horse +that +hears +the +trumpet +, +unconsciously +and +quite +forgetting +her +condition +, +prepared +for +the +familiar +gallop +of +coquetry +, +without +any +ulterior +motive +or +any +struggle +, +but +with +naïve +and +lighthearted +gaiety +. +Although +in +female +society +Anatole +usually +assumed +the +role +of +a +man +tired +of +being +run +after +by +women +, +his +vanity +was +flattered +by +the +spectacle +of +his +power +over +these +three +women +. +Besides +that +, +he +was +beginning +to +feel +for +the +pretty +and +provocative +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +that +passionate +animal +feeling +which +was +apt +to +master +him +with +great +suddenness +and +prompt +him +to +the +coarsest +and +most +reckless +actions +. +After +tea +, +the +company +went +into +the +sitting +room +and +Princess +Mary +was +asked +to +play +on +the +clavichord +. +Anatole +, +laughing +and +in +high +spirits +, +came +and +leaned +on +his +elbows +, +facing +her +and +beside +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +Princess +Mary +felt +his +look +with +a +painfully +joyous +emotion +. +Her +favorite +sonata +bore +her +into +a +most +intimately +poetic +world +and +the +look +she +felt +upon +her +made +that +world +still +more +poetic +. +But +Anatole +’ +s +expression +, +though +his +eyes +were +fixed +on +her +, +referred +not +to +her +but +to +the +movements +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +little +foot +, +which +he +was +then +touching +with +his +own +under +the +clavichord +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +also +looking +at +Princess +Mary +, +and +in +her +lovely +eyes +there +was +a +look +of +fearful +joy +and +hope +that +was +also +new +to +the +princess +. +“ +How +she +loves +me +! +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +“ +How +happy +I +am +now +, +and +how +happy +I +may +be +with +such +a +friend +and +such +a +husband +! +Husband +? +Can +it +be +possible +? +” +she +thought +, +not +daring +to +look +at +his +face +, +but +still +feeling +his +eyes +gazing +at +her +. +In +the +evening +, +after +supper +, +when +all +were +about +to +retire +, +Anatole +kissed +Princess +Mary +’ +s +hand +. +She +did +not +know +how +she +found +the +courage +, +but +she +looked +straight +into +his +handsome +face +as +it +came +near +to +her +shortsighted +eyes +. +Turning +from +Princess +Mary +he +went +up +and +kissed +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +hand +. +( +This +was +not +etiquette +, +but +then +he +did +everything +so +simply +and +with +such +assurance +! +) +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +flushed +, +and +gave +the +princess +a +frightened +look +. +“ +What +delicacy +! +” +thought +the +princess +. +“ +Is +it +possible +that +Amélie +” +( +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +) +“ +thinks +I +could +be +jealous +of +her +, +and +not +value +her +pure +affection +and +devotion +to +me +? +” +She +went +up +to +her +and +kissed +her +warmly +. +Anatole +went +up +to +kiss +the +little +princess +’ +hand +. +“ +No +! +No +! +No +! +When +your +father +writes +to +tell +me +that +you +are +behaving +well +I +will +give +you +my +hand +to +kiss +. +Not +till +then +! +” +she +said +. +And +smilingly +raising +a +finger +at +him +, +she +left +the +room +. +CHAPTER +V +They +all +separated +, +but +, +except +Anatole +who +fell +asleep +as +soon +as +he +got +into +bed +, +all +kept +awake +a +long +time +that +night +. +“ +Is +he +really +to +be +my +husband +, +this +stranger +who +is +so +kind—yes +, +kind +, +that +is +the +chief +thing +, +” +thought +Princess +Mary +; +and +fear +, +which +she +had +seldom +experienced +, +came +upon +her +. +She +feared +to +look +round +, +it +seemed +to +her +that +someone +was +there +standing +behind +the +screen +in +the +dark +corner +. +And +this +someone +was +he—the +devil—and +he +was +also +this +man +with +the +white +forehead +, +black +eyebrows +, +and +red +lips +. +She +rang +for +her +maid +and +asked +her +to +sleep +in +her +room +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +walked +up +and +down +the +conservatory +for +a +long +time +that +evening +, +vainly +expecting +someone +, +now +smiling +at +someone +, +now +working +herself +up +to +tears +with +the +imaginary +words +of +her +pauvre +mère +rebuking +her +for +her +fall +. +The +little +princess +grumbled +to +her +maid +that +her +bed +was +badly +made +. +She +could +not +lie +either +on +her +face +or +on +her +side +. +Every +position +was +awkward +and +uncomfortable +, +and +her +burden +oppressed +her +now +more +than +ever +because +Anatole +’ +s +presence +had +vividly +recalled +to +her +the +time +when +she +was +not +like +that +and +when +everything +was +light +and +gay +. +She +sat +in +an +armchair +in +her +dressing +jacket +and +nightcap +and +Katie +, +sleepy +and +disheveled +, +beat +and +turned +the +heavy +feather +bed +for +the +third +time +, +muttering +to +herself +. +“ +I +told +you +it +was +all +lumps +and +holes +! +” +the +little +princess +repeated +. +“ +I +should +be +glad +enough +to +fall +asleep +, +so +it +’ +s +not +my +fault +! +” +and +her +voice +quivered +like +that +of +a +child +about +to +cry +. +The +old +prince +did +not +sleep +either +. +Tíkhon +, +half +asleep +, +heard +him +pacing +angrily +about +and +snorting +. +The +old +prince +felt +as +though +he +had +been +insulted +through +his +daughter +. +The +insult +was +the +more +pointed +because +it +concerned +not +himself +but +another +, +his +daughter +, +whom +he +loved +more +than +himself +. +He +kept +telling +himself +that +he +would +consider +the +whole +matter +and +decide +what +was +right +and +how +he +should +act +, +but +instead +of +that +he +only +excited +himself +more +and +more +. +“ +The +first +man +that +turns +up—she +forgets +her +father +and +everything +else +, +runs +upstairs +and +does +up +her +hair +and +wags +her +tail +and +is +unlike +herself +! +Glad +to +throw +her +father +over +! +And +she +knew +I +should +notice +it +. +Fr +... +fr +... +fr +! +And +don +’ +t +I +see +that +that +idiot +had +eyes +only +for +Bourienne—I +shall +have +to +get +rid +of +her +. +And +how +is +it +she +has +not +pride +enough +to +see +it +? +If +she +has +no +pride +for +herself +she +might +at +least +have +some +for +my +sake +! +She +must +be +shown +that +the +blockhead +thinks +nothing +of +her +and +looks +only +at +Bourienne +. +No +, +she +has +no +pride +... +but +I +’ +ll +let +her +see +... +. +” +The +old +prince +knew +that +if +he +told +his +daughter +she +was +making +a +mistake +and +that +Anatole +meant +to +flirt +with +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +Princess +Mary +’ +s +self-esteem +would +be +wounded +and +his +point +( +not +to +be +parted +from +her +) +would +be +gained +, +so +pacifying +himself +with +this +thought +, +he +called +Tíkhon +and +began +to +undress +. +“ +What +devil +brought +them +here +? +” +thought +he +, +while +Tíkhon +was +putting +the +nightshirt +over +his +dried-up +old +body +and +gray-haired +chest +. +“ +I +never +invited +them +. +They +came +to +disturb +my +life—and +there +is +not +much +of +it +left. +” +“ +Devil +take +‘ +em +! +” +he +muttered +, +while +his +head +was +still +covered +by +the +shirt +. +Tíkhon +knew +his +master +’ +s +habit +of +sometimes +thinking +aloud +, +and +therefore +met +with +unaltered +looks +the +angrily +inquisitive +expression +of +the +face +that +emerged +from +the +shirt +. +“ +Gone +to +bed +? +” +asked +the +prince +. +Tíkhon +, +like +all +good +valets +, +instinctively +knew +the +direction +of +his +master +’ +s +thoughts +. +He +guessed +that +the +question +referred +to +Prince +Vasíli +and +his +son +. +“ +They +have +gone +to +bed +and +put +out +their +lights +, +your +excellency. +” +“ +No +good +... +no +good +... +” +said +the +prince +rapidly +, +and +thrusting +his +feet +into +his +slippers +and +his +arms +into +the +sleeves +of +his +dressing +gown +, +he +went +to +the +couch +on +which +he +slept +. +Though +no +words +had +passed +between +Anatole +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +they +quite +understood +one +another +as +to +the +first +part +of +their +romance +, +up +to +the +appearance +of +the +pauvre +mère +; +they +understood +that +they +had +much +to +say +to +one +another +in +private +and +so +they +had +been +seeking +an +opportunity +since +morning +to +meet +one +another +alone +. +When +Princess +Mary +went +to +her +father +’ +s +room +at +the +usual +hour +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +Anatole +met +in +the +conservatory +. +Princess +Mary +went +to +the +door +of +the +study +with +special +trepidation +. +It +seemed +to +her +that +not +only +did +everybody +know +that +her +fate +would +be +decided +that +day +, +but +that +they +also +knew +what +she +thought +about +it +. +She +read +this +in +Tíkhon +’ +s +face +and +in +that +of +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +valet +, +who +made +her +a +low +bow +when +she +met +him +in +the +corridor +carrying +hot +water +. +The +old +prince +was +very +affectionate +and +careful +in +his +treatment +of +his +daughter +that +morning +. +Princess +Mary +well +knew +this +painstaking +expression +of +her +father +’ +s +. +His +face +wore +that +expression +when +his +dry +hands +clenched +with +vexation +at +her +not +understanding +a +sum +in +arithmetic +, +when +rising +from +his +chair +he +would +walk +away +from +her +, +repeating +in +a +low +voice +the +same +words +several +times +over +. +He +came +to +the +point +at +once +, +treating +her +ceremoniously +. +“ +I +have +had +a +proposition +made +me +concerning +you +, +” +he +said +with +an +unnatural +smile +. +“ +I +expect +you +have +guessed +that +Prince +Vasíli +has +not +come +and +brought +his +pupil +with +him +” +( +for +some +reason +Prince +Bolkónski +referred +to +Anatole +as +a +“ +pupil +” +) +“ +for +the +sake +of +my +beautiful +eyes +. +Last +night +a +proposition +was +made +me +on +your +account +and +, +as +you +know +my +principles +, +I +refer +it +to +you. +” +“ +How +am +I +to +understand +you +, +mon +père +? +” +said +the +princess +, +growing +pale +and +then +blushing +. +“ +How +understand +me +! +” +cried +her +father +angrily +. +“ +Prince +Vasíli +finds +you +to +his +taste +as +a +daughter-in-law +and +makes +a +proposal +to +you +on +his +pupil +’ +s +behalf +. +That +’ +s +how +it +’ +s +to +be +understood +! +‘ +How +understand +it +’ +! +... +And +I +ask +you +! +” +“ +I +do +not +know +what +you +think +, +Father +, +” +whispered +the +princess +. +“ +I +? +I +? +What +of +me +? +Leave +me +out +of +the +question +. +I +’ +m +not +going +to +get +married +. +What +about +you +? +That +’ +s +what +I +want +to +know. +” +The +princess +saw +that +her +father +regarded +the +matter +with +disapproval +, +but +at +that +moment +the +thought +occurred +to +her +that +her +fate +would +be +decided +now +or +never +. +She +lowered +her +eyes +so +as +not +to +see +the +gaze +under +which +she +felt +that +she +could +not +think +, +but +would +only +be +able +to +submit +from +habit +, +and +she +said +: +“ +I +wish +only +to +do +your +will +, +but +if +I +had +to +express +my +own +desire +... +” +She +had +no +time +to +finish +. +The +old +prince +interrupted +her +. +“ +That +’ +s +admirable +! +” +he +shouted +. +“ +He +will +take +you +with +your +dowry +and +take +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +into +the +bargain +. +She +’ +ll +be +the +wife +, +while +you +... +” +The +prince +stopped +. +He +saw +the +effect +these +words +had +produced +on +his +daughter +. +She +lowered +her +head +and +was +ready +to +burst +into +tears +. +“ +Now +then +, +now +then +, +I +’ +m +only +joking +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Remember +this +, +Princess +, +I +hold +to +the +principle +that +a +maiden +has +a +full +right +to +choose +. +I +give +you +freedom +. +Only +remember +that +your +life +’ +s +happiness +depends +on +your +decision +. +Never +mind +me +! +” +“ +But +I +do +not +know +, +Father +! +” +“ +There +’ +s +no +need +to +talk +! +He +receives +his +orders +and +will +marry +you +or +anybody +; +but +you +are +free +to +choose +... +. +Go +to +your +room +, +think +it +over +, +and +come +back +in +an +hour +and +tell +me +in +his +presence +: +yes +or +no +. +I +know +you +will +pray +over +it +. +Well +, +pray +if +you +like +, +but +you +had +better +think +it +over +. +Go +! +Yes +or +no +, +yes +or +no +, +yes +or +no +! +” +he +still +shouted +when +the +princess +, +as +if +lost +in +a +fog +, +had +already +staggered +out +of +the +study +. +Her +fate +was +decided +and +happily +decided +. +But +what +her +father +had +said +about +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +dreadful +. +It +was +untrue +to +be +sure +, +but +still +it +was +terrible +, +and +she +could +not +help +thinking +of +it +. +She +was +going +straight +on +through +the +conservatory +, +neither +seeing +nor +hearing +anything +, +when +suddenly +the +well-known +whispering +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +aroused +her +. +She +raised +her +eyes +, +and +two +steps +away +saw +Anatole +embracing +the +Frenchwoman +and +whispering +something +to +her +. +With +a +horrified +expression +on +his +handsome +face +, +Anatole +looked +at +Princess +Mary +, +but +did +not +at +once +take +his +arm +from +the +waist +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +who +had +not +yet +seen +her +. +“ +Who +’ +s +that +? +Why +? +Wait +a +moment +! +” +Anatole +’ +s +face +seemed +to +say +. +Princess +Mary +looked +at +them +in +silence +. +She +could +not +understand +it +. +At +last +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +gave +a +scream +and +ran +away +. +Anatole +bowed +to +Princess +Mary +with +a +gay +smile +, +as +if +inviting +her +to +join +in +a +laugh +at +this +strange +incident +, +and +then +shrugging +his +shoulders +went +to +the +door +that +led +to +his +own +apartments +. +An +hour +later +, +Tíkhon +came +to +call +Princess +Mary +to +the +old +prince +; +he +added +that +Prince +Vasíli +was +also +there +. +When +Tíkhon +came +to +her +Princess +Mary +was +sitting +on +the +sofa +in +her +room +, +holding +the +weeping +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +in +her +arms +and +gently +stroking +her +hair +. +The +princess +’ +beautiful +eyes +with +all +their +former +calm +radiance +were +looking +with +tender +affection +and +pity +at +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +pretty +face +. +“ +No +, +Princess +, +I +have +lost +your +affection +forever +! +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +“ +Why +? +I +love +you +more +than +ever +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +“ +and +I +will +try +to +do +all +I +can +for +your +happiness. +” +“ +But +you +despise +me +. +You +who +are +so +pure +can +never +understand +being +so +carried +away +by +passion +. +Oh +, +only +my +poor +mother +... +” +“ +I +quite +understand +, +” +answered +Princess +Mary +, +with +a +sad +smile +. +“ +Calm +yourself +, +my +dear +. +I +will +go +to +my +father +, +” +she +said +, +and +went +out +. +Prince +Vasíli +, +with +one +leg +thrown +high +over +the +other +and +a +snuffbox +in +his +hand +, +was +sitting +there +with +a +smile +of +deep +emotion +on +his +face +, +as +if +stirred +to +his +heart +’ +s +core +and +himself +regretting +and +laughing +at +his +own +sensibility +, +when +Princess +Mary +entered +. +He +hurriedly +took +a +pinch +of +snuff +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +, +my +dear +! +” +he +began +, +rising +and +taking +her +by +both +hands +. +Then +, +sighing +, +he +added +: +“ +My +son +’ +s +fate +is +in +your +hands +. +Decide +, +my +dear +, +good +, +gentle +Marie +, +whom +I +have +always +loved +as +a +daughter +! +” +He +drew +back +and +a +real +tear +appeared +in +his +eye +. +“ +Fr +... +fr +... +” +snorted +Prince +Bolkónski +. +“ +The +prince +is +making +a +proposition +to +you +in +his +pupil +’ +s—I +mean +, +his +son +’ +s—name +. +Do +you +wish +or +not +to +be +Prince +Anatole +Kurágin +’ +s +wife +? +Reply +: +yes +or +no +, +” +he +shouted +, +“ +and +then +I +shall +reserve +the +right +to +state +my +opinion +also +. +Yes +, +my +opinion +, +and +only +my +opinion +, +” +added +Prince +Bolkónski +, +turning +to +Prince +Vasíli +and +answering +his +imploring +look +. +“ +Yes +, +or +no +? +” +“ +My +desire +is +never +to +leave +you +, +Father +, +never +to +separate +my +life +from +yours +. +I +don +’ +t +wish +to +marry +, +” +she +answered +positively +, +glancing +at +Prince +Vasíli +and +at +her +father +with +her +beautiful +eyes +. +“ +Humbug +! +Nonsense +! +Humbug +, +humbug +, +humbug +! +” +cried +Prince +Bolkónski +, +frowning +and +taking +his +daughter +’ +s +hand +; +he +did +not +kiss +her +, +but +only +bending +his +forehead +to +hers +just +touched +it +, +and +pressed +her +hand +so +that +she +winced +and +uttered +a +cry +. +Prince +Vasíli +rose +. +“ +My +dear +, +I +must +tell +you +that +this +is +a +moment +I +shall +never +, +never +forget +. +But +, +my +dear +, +will +you +not +give +us +a +little +hope +of +touching +this +heart +, +so +kind +and +generous +? +Say +‘ +perhaps +’ +... +The +future +is +so +long +. +Say +‘ +perhaps. +’ +” +“ +Prince +, +what +I +have +said +is +all +there +is +in +my +heart +. +I +thank +you +for +the +honor +, +but +I +shall +never +be +your +son +’ +s +wife. +” +“ +Well +, +so +that +’ +s +finished +, +my +dear +fellow +! +I +am +very +glad +to +have +seen +you +. +Very +glad +! +Go +back +to +your +rooms +, +Princess +. +Go +! +” +said +the +old +prince +. +“ +Very +, +very +glad +to +have +seen +you +, +” +repeated +he +, +embracing +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +My +vocation +is +a +different +one +, +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +“ +My +vocation +is +to +be +happy +with +another +kind +of +happiness +, +the +happiness +of +love +and +self-sacrifice +. +And +cost +what +it +may +, +I +will +arrange +poor +Amélie +’ +s +happiness +, +she +loves +him +so +passionately +, +and +so +passionately +repents +. +I +will +do +all +I +can +to +arrange +the +match +between +them +. +If +he +is +not +rich +I +will +give +her +the +means +; +I +will +ask +my +father +and +Andrew +. +I +shall +be +so +happy +when +she +is +his +wife +. +She +is +so +unfortunate +, +a +stranger +, +alone +, +helpless +! +And +, +oh +God +, +how +passionately +she +must +love +him +if +she +could +so +far +forget +herself +! +Perhaps +I +might +have +done +the +same +! +... +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +CHAPTER +VI +It +was +long +since +the +Rostóvs +had +news +of +Nicholas +. +Not +till +midwinter +was +the +count +at +last +handed +a +letter +addressed +in +his +son +’ +s +handwriting +. +On +receiving +it +, +he +ran +on +tiptoe +to +his +study +in +alarm +and +haste +, +trying +to +escape +notice +, +closed +the +door +, +and +began +to +read +the +letter +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +who +always +knew +everything +that +passed +in +the +house +, +on +hearing +of +the +arrival +of +the +letter +went +softly +into +the +room +and +found +the +count +with +it +in +his +hand +, +sobbing +and +laughing +at +the +same +time +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +though +her +circumstances +had +improved +, +was +still +living +with +the +Rostóvs +. +“ +My +dear +friend +? +” +said +she +, +in +a +tone +of +pathetic +inquiry +, +prepared +to +sympathize +in +any +way +. +The +count +sobbed +yet +more +. +“ +Nikólenka +... +a +letter +... +wa +... +a +... +s +... +wounded +... +my +darling +boy +... +the +countess +... +promoted +to +be +an +officer +... +thank +God +... +How +tell +the +little +countess +! +” +Anna +Mikháylovna +sat +down +beside +him +, +with +her +own +handkerchief +wiped +the +tears +from +his +eyes +and +from +the +letter +, +then +having +dried +her +own +eyes +she +comforted +the +count +, +and +decided +that +at +dinner +and +till +teatime +she +would +prepare +the +countess +, +and +after +tea +, +with +God +’ +s +help +, +would +inform +her +. +At +dinner +Anna +Mikháylovna +talked +the +whole +time +about +the +war +news +and +about +Nikólenka +, +twice +asked +when +the +last +letter +had +been +received +from +him +, +though +she +knew +that +already +, +and +remarked +that +they +might +very +likely +be +getting +a +letter +from +him +that +day +. +Each +time +that +these +hints +began +to +make +the +countess +anxious +and +she +glanced +uneasily +at +the +count +and +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +the +latter +very +adroitly +turned +the +conversation +to +insignificant +matters +. +Natásha +, +who +, +of +the +whole +family +, +was +the +most +gifted +with +a +capacity +to +feel +any +shades +of +intonation +, +look +, +and +expression +, +pricked +up +her +ears +from +the +beginning +of +the +meal +and +was +certain +that +there +was +some +secret +between +her +father +and +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +that +it +had +something +to +do +with +her +brother +, +and +that +Anna +Mikháylovna +was +preparing +them +for +it +. +Bold +as +she +was +, +Natásha +, +who +knew +how +sensitive +her +mother +was +to +anything +relating +to +Nikólenka +, +did +not +venture +to +ask +any +questions +at +dinner +, +but +she +was +too +excited +to +eat +anything +and +kept +wriggling +about +on +her +chair +regardless +of +her +governess +’ +remarks +. +After +dinner +, +she +rushed +headlong +after +Anna +Mikháylovna +and +, +dashing +at +her +, +flung +herself +on +her +neck +as +soon +as +she +overtook +her +in +the +sitting +room +. +“ +Auntie +, +darling +, +do +tell +me +what +it +is +! +” +“ +Nothing +, +my +dear. +” +“ +No +, +dearest +, +sweet +one +, +honey +, +I +won +’ +t +give +up—I +know +you +know +something. +” +Anna +Mikháylovna +shook +her +head +. +“ +You +are +a +little +slyboots +, +” +she +said +. +“ +A +letter +from +Nikólenka +! +I +’ +m +sure +of +it +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +, +reading +confirmation +in +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +face +. +“ +But +for +God +’ +s +sake +, +be +careful +, +you +know +how +it +may +affect +your +mamma. +” +“ +I +will +, +I +will +, +only +tell +me +! +You +won +’ +t +? +Then +I +will +go +and +tell +at +once. +” +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +in +a +few +words +, +told +her +the +contents +of +the +letter +, +on +condition +that +she +should +tell +no +one +. +“ +No +, +on +my +true +word +of +honor +, +” +said +Natásha +, +crossing +herself +, +“ +I +won +’ +t +tell +anyone +! +” +and +she +ran +off +at +once +to +Sónya +. +“ +Nikólenka +... +wounded +... +a +letter +, +” +she +announced +in +gleeful +triumph +. +“ +Nicholas +! +” +was +all +Sónya +said +, +instantly +turning +white +. +Natásha +, +seeing +the +impression +the +news +of +her +brother +’ +s +wound +produced +on +Sónya +, +felt +for +the +first +time +the +sorrowful +side +of +the +news +. +She +rushed +to +Sónya +, +hugged +her +, +and +began +to +cry +. +“ +A +little +wound +, +but +he +has +been +made +an +officer +; +he +is +well +now +, +he +wrote +himself +, +” +said +she +through +her +tears +. +“ +There +now +! +It +’ +s +true +that +all +you +women +are +crybabies +, +” +remarked +Pétya +, +pacing +the +room +with +large +, +resolute +strides +. +“ +Now +I +’ +m +very +glad +, +very +glad +indeed +, +that +my +brother +has +distinguished +himself +so +. +You +are +all +blubberers +and +understand +nothing. +” +Natásha +smiled +through +her +tears +. +“ +You +haven +’ +t +read +the +letter +? +” +asked +Sónya +. +“ +No +, +but +she +said +that +it +was +all +over +and +that +he +’ +s +now +an +officer. +” +“ +Thank +God +! +” +said +Sónya +, +crossing +herself +. +“ +But +perhaps +she +deceived +you +. +Let +us +go +to +Mamma. +” +Pétya +paced +the +room +in +silence +for +a +time +. +“ +If +I +’ +d +been +in +Nikólenka +’ +s +place +I +would +have +killed +even +more +of +those +Frenchmen +, +” +he +said +. +“ +What +nasty +brutes +they +are +! +I +’ +d +have +killed +so +many +that +there +’ +d +have +been +a +heap +of +them. +” +“ +Hold +your +tongue +, +Pétya +, +what +a +goose +you +are +! +” +“ +I +’ +m +not +a +goose +, +but +they +are +who +cry +about +trifles +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Do +you +remember +him +? +” +Natásha +suddenly +asked +, +after +a +moment +’ +s +silence +. +Sónya +smiled +. +“ +Do +I +remember +Nicholas +? +” +“ +No +, +Sónya +, +but +do +you +remember +so +that +you +remember +him +perfectly +, +remember +everything +? +” +said +Natásha +, +with +an +expressive +gesture +, +evidently +wishing +to +give +her +words +a +very +definite +meaning +. +“ +I +remember +Nikólenka +too +, +I +remember +him +well +, +” +she +said +. +“ +But +I +don +’ +t +remember +Borís +. +I +don +’ +t +remember +him +a +bit. +” +“ +What +! +You +don +’ +t +remember +Borís +? +” +asked +Sónya +in +surprise +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +that +I +don +’ +t +remember—I +know +what +he +is +like +, +but +not +as +I +remember +Nikólenka +. +Him—I +just +shut +my +eyes +and +remember +, +but +Borís +... +No +! +” +( +She +shut +her +eyes +. +) +“ +No +! +there +’ +s +nothing +at +all. +” +“ +Oh +, +Natásha +! +” +said +Sónya +, +looking +ecstatically +and +earnestly +at +her +friend +as +if +she +did +not +consider +her +worthy +to +hear +what +she +meant +to +say +and +as +if +she +were +saying +it +to +someone +else +, +with +whom +joking +was +out +of +the +question +, +“ +I +am +in +love +with +your +brother +once +for +all +and +, +whatever +may +happen +to +him +or +to +me +, +shall +never +cease +to +love +him +as +long +as +I +live. +” +Natásha +looked +at +Sónya +with +wondering +and +inquisitive +eyes +, +and +said +nothing +. +She +felt +that +Sónya +was +speaking +the +truth +, +that +there +was +such +love +as +Sónya +was +speaking +of +. +But +Natásha +had +not +yet +felt +anything +like +it +. +She +believed +it +could +be +, +but +did +not +understand +it +. +“ +Shall +you +write +to +him +? +” +she +asked +. +Sónya +became +thoughtful +. +The +question +of +how +to +write +to +Nicholas +, +and +whether +she +ought +to +write +, +tormented +her +. +Now +that +he +was +already +an +officer +and +a +wounded +hero +, +would +it +be +right +to +remind +him +of +herself +and +, +as +it +might +seem +, +of +the +obligations +to +her +he +had +taken +on +himself +? +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +. +I +think +if +he +writes +, +I +will +write +too +, +” +she +said +, +blushing +. +“ +And +you +won +’ +t +feel +ashamed +to +write +to +him +? +” +Sónya +smiled +. +“ +No. +” +“ +And +I +should +be +ashamed +to +write +to +Borís +. +I +’ +m +not +going +to. +” +“ +Why +should +you +be +ashamed +? +” +“ +Well +, +I +don +’ +t +know +. +It +’ +s +awkward +and +would +make +me +ashamed. +” +“ +And +I +know +why +she +’ +d +be +ashamed +, +” +said +Pétya +, +offended +by +Natásha +’ +s +previous +remark +. +“ +It +’ +s +because +she +was +in +love +with +that +fat +one +in +spectacles +” +( +that +was +how +Pétya +described +his +namesake +, +the +new +Count +Bezúkhov +) +“ +and +now +she +’ +s +in +love +with +that +singer +” +( +he +meant +Natásha +’ +s +Italian +singing +master +) +, +“ +that +’ +s +why +she +’ +s +ashamed +! +” +“ +Pétya +, +you +’ +re +a +stupid +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Not +more +stupid +than +you +, +madam +, +” +said +the +nine-year-old +Pétya +, +with +the +air +of +an +old +brigadier +. +The +countess +had +been +prepared +by +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +hints +at +dinner +. +On +retiring +to +her +own +room +, +she +sat +in +an +armchair +, +her +eyes +fixed +on +a +miniature +portrait +of +her +son +on +the +lid +of +a +snuffbox +, +while +the +tears +kept +coming +into +her +eyes +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +with +the +letter +, +came +on +tiptoe +to +the +countess +’ +door +and +paused +. +“ +Don +’ +t +come +in +, +” +she +said +to +the +old +count +who +was +following +her +. +“ +Come +later. +” +And +she +went +in +, +closing +the +door +behind +her +. +The +count +put +his +ear +to +the +keyhole +and +listened +. +At +first +he +heard +the +sound +of +indifferent +voices +, +then +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +voice +alone +in +a +long +speech +, +then +a +cry +, +then +silence +, +then +both +voices +together +with +glad +intonations +, +and +then +footsteps +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +opened +the +door +. +Her +face +wore +the +proud +expression +of +a +surgeon +who +has +just +performed +a +difficult +operation +and +admits +the +public +to +appreciate +his +skill +. +“ +It +is +done +! +” +she +said +to +the +count +, +pointing +triumphantly +to +the +countess +, +who +sat +holding +in +one +hand +the +snuffbox +with +its +portrait +and +in +the +other +the +letter +, +and +pressing +them +alternately +to +her +lips +. +When +she +saw +the +count +, +she +stretched +out +her +arms +to +him +, +embraced +his +bald +head +, +over +which +she +again +looked +at +the +letter +and +the +portrait +, +and +in +order +to +press +them +again +to +her +lips +, +she +slightly +pushed +away +the +bald +head +. +Véra +, +Natásha +, +Sónya +, +and +Pétya +now +entered +the +room +, +and +the +reading +of +the +letter +began +. +After +a +brief +description +of +the +campaign +and +the +two +battles +in +which +he +had +taken +part +, +and +his +promotion +, +Nicholas +said +that +he +kissed +his +father +’ +s +and +mother +’ +s +hands +asking +for +their +blessing +, +and +that +he +kissed +Véra +, +Natásha +, +and +Pétya +. +Besides +that +, +he +sent +greetings +to +Monsieur +Schelling +, +Madame +Schoss +, +and +his +old +nurse +, +and +asked +them +to +kiss +for +him +“ +dear +Sónya +, +whom +he +loved +and +thought +of +just +the +same +as +ever. +” +When +she +heard +this +Sónya +blushed +so +that +tears +came +into +her +eyes +and +, +unable +to +bear +the +looks +turned +upon +her +, +ran +away +into +the +dancing +hall +, +whirled +round +it +at +full +speed +with +her +dress +puffed +out +like +a +balloon +, +and +, +flushed +and +smiling +, +plumped +down +on +the +floor +. +The +countess +was +crying +. +“ +Why +are +you +crying +, +Mamma +? +” +asked +Véra +. +“ +From +all +he +says +one +should +be +glad +and +not +cry. +” +This +was +quite +true +, +but +the +count +, +the +countess +, +and +Natásha +looked +at +her +reproachfully +. +“ +And +who +is +it +she +takes +after +? +” +thought +the +countess +. +Nicholas +’ +letter +was +read +over +hundreds +of +times +, +and +those +who +were +considered +worthy +to +hear +it +had +to +come +to +the +countess +, +for +she +did +not +let +it +out +of +her +hands +. +The +tutors +came +, +and +the +nurses +, +and +Dmítri +, +and +several +acquaintances +, +and +the +countess +reread +the +letter +each +time +with +fresh +pleasure +and +each +time +discovered +in +it +fresh +proofs +of +Nikólenka +’ +s +virtues +. +How +strange +, +how +extraordinary +, +how +joyful +it +seemed +, +that +her +son +, +the +scarcely +perceptible +motion +of +whose +tiny +limbs +she +had +felt +twenty +years +ago +within +her +, +that +son +about +whom +she +used +to +have +quarrels +with +the +too +indulgent +count +, +that +son +who +had +first +learned +to +say +“ +pear +” +and +then +“ +granny +, +” +that +this +son +should +now +be +away +in +a +foreign +land +amid +strange +surroundings +, +a +manly +warrior +doing +some +kind +of +man +’ +s +work +of +his +own +, +without +help +or +guidance +. +The +universal +experience +of +ages +, +showing +that +children +do +grow +imperceptibly +from +the +cradle +to +manhood +, +did +not +exist +for +the +countess +. +Her +son +’ +s +growth +toward +manhood +, +at +each +of +its +stages +, +had +seemed +as +extraordinary +to +her +as +if +there +had +never +existed +the +millions +of +human +beings +who +grew +up +in +the +same +way +. +As +twenty +years +before +, +it +seemed +impossible +that +the +little +creature +who +lived +somewhere +under +her +heart +would +ever +cry +, +suck +her +breast +, +and +begin +to +speak +, +so +now +she +could +not +believe +that +that +little +creature +could +be +this +strong +, +brave +man +, +this +model +son +and +officer +that +, +judging +by +this +letter +, +he +now +was +. +“ +What +a +style +! +How +charmingly +he +describes +! +” +said +she +, +reading +the +descriptive +part +of +the +letter +. +“ +And +what +a +soul +! +Not +a +word +about +himself +... +. +Not +a +word +! +About +some +Denísov +or +other +, +though +he +himself +, +I +dare +say +, +is +braver +than +any +of +them +. +He +says +nothing +about +his +sufferings +. +What +a +heart +! +How +like +him +it +is +! +And +how +he +has +remembered +everybody +! +Not +forgetting +anyone +. +I +always +said +when +he +was +only +so +high—I +always +said +... +. +” +For +more +than +a +week +preparations +were +being +made +, +rough +drafts +of +letters +to +Nicholas +from +all +the +household +were +written +and +copied +out +, +while +under +the +supervision +of +the +countess +and +the +solicitude +of +the +count +, +money +and +all +things +necessary +for +the +uniform +and +equipment +of +the +newly +commissioned +officer +were +collected +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +practical +woman +that +she +was +, +had +even +managed +by +favor +with +army +authorities +to +secure +advantageous +means +of +communication +for +herself +and +her +son +. +She +had +opportunities +of +sending +her +letters +to +the +Grand +Duke +Constantine +Pávlovich +, +who +commanded +the +Guards +. +The +Rostóvs +supposed +that +The +Russian +Guards +, +Abroad +, +was +quite +a +definite +address +, +and +that +if +a +letter +reached +the +Grand +Duke +in +command +of +the +Guards +there +was +no +reason +why +it +should +not +reach +the +Pávlograd +regiment +, +which +was +presumably +somewhere +in +the +same +neighborhood +. +And +so +it +was +decided +to +send +the +letters +and +money +by +the +Grand +Duke +’ +s +courier +to +Borís +and +Borís +was +to +forward +them +to +Nicholas +. +The +letters +were +from +the +old +count +, +the +countess +, +Pétya +, +Véra +, +Natásha +, +and +Sónya +, +and +finally +there +were +six +thousand +rubles +for +his +outfit +and +various +other +things +the +old +count +sent +to +his +son +. +CHAPTER +VII +On +the +twelfth +of +November +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +active +army +, +in +camp +before +Olmütz +, +was +preparing +to +be +reviewed +next +day +by +the +two +Emperors—the +Russian +and +the +Austrian +. +The +Guards +, +just +arrived +from +Russia +, +spent +the +night +ten +miles +from +Olmütz +and +next +morning +were +to +come +straight +to +the +review +, +reaching +the +field +at +Olmütz +by +ten +o +’ +clock +. +That +day +Nicholas +Rostóv +received +a +letter +from +Borís +, +telling +him +that +the +Ismáylov +regiment +was +quartered +for +the +night +ten +miles +from +Olmütz +and +that +he +wanted +to +see +him +as +he +had +a +letter +and +money +for +him +. +Rostóv +was +particularly +in +need +of +money +now +that +the +troops +, +after +their +active +service +, +were +stationed +near +Olmütz +and +the +camp +swarmed +with +well-provisioned +sutlers +and +Austrian +Jews +offering +all +sorts +of +tempting +wares +. +The +Pávlograds +held +feast +after +feast +, +celebrating +awards +they +had +received +for +the +campaign +, +and +made +expeditions +to +Olmütz +to +visit +a +certain +Caroline +the +Hungarian +, +who +had +recently +opened +a +restaurant +there +with +girls +as +waitresses +. +Rostóv +, +who +had +just +celebrated +his +promotion +to +a +cornetcy +and +bought +Denísov +’ +s +horse +, +Bedouin +, +was +in +debt +all +round +, +to +his +comrades +and +the +sutlers +. +On +receiving +Borís +’ +letter +he +rode +with +a +fellow +officer +to +Olmütz +, +dined +there +, +drank +a +bottle +of +wine +, +and +then +set +off +alone +to +the +Guards +’ +camp +to +find +his +old +playmate +. +Rostóv +had +not +yet +had +time +to +get +his +uniform +. +He +had +on +a +shabby +cadet +jacket +, +decorated +with +a +soldier +’ +s +cross +, +equally +shabby +cadet +’ +s +riding +breeches +lined +with +worn +leather +, +and +an +officer +’ +s +saber +with +a +sword +knot +. +The +Don +horse +he +was +riding +was +one +he +had +bought +from +a +Cossack +during +the +campaign +, +and +he +wore +a +crumpled +hussar +cap +stuck +jauntily +back +on +one +side +of +his +head +. +As +he +rode +up +to +the +camp +he +thought +how +he +would +impress +Borís +and +all +his +comrades +of +the +Guards +by +his +appearance—that +of +a +fighting +hussar +who +had +been +under +fire +. +The +Guards +had +made +their +whole +march +as +if +on +a +pleasure +trip +, +parading +their +cleanliness +and +discipline +. +They +had +come +by +easy +stages +, +their +knapsacks +conveyed +on +carts +, +and +the +Austrian +authorities +had +provided +excellent +dinners +for +the +officers +at +every +halting +place +. +The +regiments +had +entered +and +left +the +town +with +their +bands +playing +, +and +by +the +Grand +Duke +’ +s +orders +the +men +had +marched +all +the +way +in +step +( +a +practice +on +which +the +Guards +prided +themselves +) +, +the +officers +on +foot +and +at +their +proper +posts +. +Borís +had +been +quartered +, +and +had +marched +all +the +way +, +with +Berg +who +was +already +in +command +of +a +company +. +Berg +, +who +had +obtained +his +captaincy +during +the +campaign +, +had +gained +the +confidence +of +his +superiors +by +his +promptitude +and +accuracy +and +had +arranged +his +money +matters +very +satisfactorily +. +Borís +, +during +the +campaign +, +had +made +the +acquaintance +of +many +persons +who +might +prove +useful +to +him +, +and +by +a +letter +of +recommendation +he +had +brought +from +Pierre +had +become +acquainted +with +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +, +through +whom +he +hoped +to +obtain +a +post +on +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +staff +. +Berg +and +Borís +, +having +rested +after +yesterday +’ +s +march +, +were +sitting +, +clean +and +neatly +dressed +, +at +a +round +table +in +the +clean +quarters +allotted +to +them +, +playing +chess +. +Berg +held +a +smoking +pipe +between +his +knees +. +Borís +, +in +the +accurate +way +characteristic +of +him +, +was +building +a +little +pyramid +of +chessmen +with +his +delicate +white +fingers +while +awaiting +Berg +’ +s +move +, +and +watched +his +opponent +’ +s +face +, +evidently +thinking +about +the +game +as +he +always +thought +only +of +whatever +he +was +engaged +on +. +“ +Well +, +how +are +you +going +to +get +out +of +that +? +” +he +remarked +. +“ +We +’ +ll +try +to +, +” +replied +Berg +, +touching +a +pawn +and +then +removing +his +hand +. +At +that +moment +the +door +opened +. +“ +Here +he +is +at +last +! +” +shouted +Rostóv +. +“ +And +Berg +too +! +Oh +, +you +petisenfans +, +allay +cushay +dormir +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +imitating +his +Russian +nurse +’ +s +French +, +at +which +he +and +Borís +used +to +laugh +long +ago +. +“ +Dear +me +, +how +you +have +changed +! +” +Borís +rose +to +meet +Rostóv +, +but +in +doing +so +did +not +omit +to +steady +and +replace +some +chessmen +that +were +falling +. +He +was +about +to +embrace +his +friend +, +but +Nicholas +avoided +him +. +With +that +peculiar +feeling +of +youth +, +that +dread +of +beaten +tracks +, +and +wish +to +express +itself +in +a +manner +different +from +that +of +its +elders +which +is +often +insincere +, +Nicholas +wished +to +do +something +special +on +meeting +his +friend +. +He +wanted +to +pinch +him +, +push +him +, +do +anything +but +kiss +him—a +thing +everybody +did +. +But +notwithstanding +this +, +Borís +embraced +him +in +a +quiet +, +friendly +way +and +kissed +him +three +times +. +They +had +not +met +for +nearly +half +a +year +and +, +being +at +the +age +when +young +men +take +their +first +steps +on +life +’ +s +road +, +each +saw +immense +changes +in +the +other +, +quite +a +new +reflection +of +the +society +in +which +they +had +taken +those +first +steps +. +Both +had +changed +greatly +since +they +last +met +and +both +were +in +a +hurry +to +show +the +changes +that +had +taken +place +in +them +. +“ +Oh +, +you +damned +dandies +! +Clean +and +fresh +as +if +you +’ +d +been +to +a +fete +, +not +like +us +sinners +of +the +line +, +” +cried +Rostóv +, +with +martial +swagger +and +with +baritone +notes +in +his +voice +, +new +to +Borís +, +pointing +to +his +own +mud-bespattered +breeches +. +The +German +landlady +, +hearing +Rostóv +’ +s +loud +voice +, +popped +her +head +in +at +the +door +. +“ +Eh +, +is +she +pretty +? +” +he +asked +with +a +wink +. +“ +Why +do +you +shout +so +? +You +’ +ll +frighten +them +! +” +said +Borís +. +“ +I +did +not +expect +you +today +, +” +he +added +. +“ +I +only +sent +you +the +note +yesterday +by +Bolkónski—an +adjutant +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +, +who +’ +s +a +friend +of +mine +. +I +did +not +think +he +would +get +it +to +you +so +quickly +... +. +Well +, +how +are +you +? +Been +under +fire +already +? +” +asked +Borís +. +Without +answering +, +Rostóv +shook +the +soldier +’ +s +Cross +of +St. +George +fastened +to +the +cording +of +his +uniform +and +, +indicating +a +bandaged +arm +, +glanced +at +Berg +with +a +smile +. +“ +As +you +see +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Indeed +? +Yes +, +yes +! +” +said +Borís +, +with +a +smile +. +“ +And +we +too +have +had +a +splendid +march +. +You +know +, +of +course +, +that +His +Imperial +Highness +rode +with +our +regiment +all +the +time +, +so +that +we +had +every +comfort +and +every +advantage +. +What +receptions +we +had +in +Poland +! +What +dinners +and +balls +! +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +. +And +the +Tsarévich +was +very +gracious +to +all +our +officers. +” +And +the +two +friends +told +each +other +of +their +doings +, +the +one +of +his +hussar +revels +and +life +in +the +fighting +line +, +the +other +of +the +pleasures +and +advantages +of +service +under +members +of +the +Imperial +family +. +“ +Oh +, +you +Guards +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +I +say +, +send +for +some +wine. +” +Borís +made +a +grimace +. +“ +If +you +really +want +it +, +” +said +he +. +He +went +to +his +bed +, +drew +a +purse +from +under +the +clean +pillow +, +and +sent +for +wine +. +“ +Yes +, +and +I +have +some +money +and +a +letter +to +give +you +, +” +he +added +. +Rostóv +took +the +letter +and +, +throwing +the +money +on +the +sofa +, +put +both +arms +on +the +table +and +began +to +read +. +After +reading +a +few +lines +, +he +glanced +angrily +at +Berg +, +then +, +meeting +his +eyes +, +hid +his +face +behind +the +letter +. +“ +Well +, +they +’ +ve +sent +you +a +tidy +sum +, +” +said +Berg +, +eying +the +heavy +purse +that +sank +into +the +sofa +. +“ +As +for +us +, +Count +, +we +get +along +on +our +pay +. +I +can +tell +you +for +myself +... +” +“ +I +say +, +Berg +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +“ +when +you +get +a +letter +from +home +and +meet +one +of +your +own +people +whom +you +want +to +talk +everything +over +with +, +and +I +happen +to +be +there +, +I +’ +ll +go +at +once +, +to +be +out +of +your +way +! +Do +go +somewhere +, +anywhere +... +to +the +devil +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +and +immediately +seizing +him +by +the +shoulder +and +looking +amiably +into +his +face +, +evidently +wishing +to +soften +the +rudeness +of +his +words +, +he +added +, +“ +Don +’ +t +be +hurt +, +my +dear +fellow +; +you +know +I +speak +from +my +heart +as +to +an +old +acquaintance. +” +“ +Oh +, +don +’ +t +mention +it +, +Count +! +I +quite +understand +, +” +said +Berg +, +getting +up +and +speaking +in +a +muffled +and +guttural +voice +. +“ +Go +across +to +our +hosts +: +they +invited +you +, +” +added +Borís +. +Berg +put +on +the +cleanest +of +coats +, +without +a +spot +or +speck +of +dust +, +stood +before +a +looking +glass +and +brushed +the +hair +on +his +temples +upwards +, +in +the +way +affected +by +the +Emperor +Alexander +, +and +, +having +assured +himself +from +the +way +Rostóv +looked +at +it +that +his +coat +had +been +noticed +, +left +the +room +with +a +pleasant +smile +. +“ +Oh +dear +, +what +a +beast +I +am +! +” +muttered +Rostóv +, +as +he +read +the +letter +. +“ +Why +? +” +“ +Oh +, +what +a +pig +I +am +, +not +to +have +written +and +to +have +given +them +such +a +fright +! +Oh +, +what +a +pig +I +am +! +” +he +repeated +, +flushing +suddenly +. +“ +Well +, +have +you +sent +Gabriel +for +some +wine +? +All +right +let +’ +s +have +some +! +” +In +the +letter +from +his +parents +was +enclosed +a +letter +of +recommendation +to +Bagratión +which +the +old +countess +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +advice +had +obtained +through +an +acquaintance +and +sent +to +her +son +, +asking +him +to +take +it +to +its +destination +and +make +use +of +it +. +“ +What +nonsense +! +Much +I +need +it +! +” +said +Rostóv +, +throwing +the +letter +under +the +table +. +“ +Why +have +you +thrown +that +away +? +” +asked +Borís +. +“ +It +is +some +letter +of +recommendation +... +what +the +devil +do +I +want +it +for +! +” +“ +Why +‘ +What +the +devil +’ +? +” +said +Borís +, +picking +it +up +and +reading +the +address +. +“ +This +letter +would +be +of +great +use +to +you. +” +“ +I +want +nothing +, +and +I +won +’ +t +be +anyone +’ +s +adjutant. +” +“ +Why +not +? +” +inquired +Borís +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +lackey +’ +s +job +! +” +“ +You +are +still +the +same +dreamer +, +I +see +, +” +remarked +Borís +, +shaking +his +head +. +“ +And +you +’ +re +still +the +same +diplomatist +! +But +that +’ +s +not +the +point +... +Come +, +how +are +you +? +” +asked +Rostóv +. +“ +Well +, +as +you +see +. +So +far +everything +’ +s +all +right +, +but +I +confess +I +should +much +like +to +be +an +adjutant +and +not +remain +at +the +front. +” +“ +Why +? +” +“ +Because +when +once +a +man +starts +on +military +service +, +he +should +try +to +make +as +successful +a +career +of +it +as +possible. +” +“ +Oh +, +that +’ +s +it +! +” +said +Rostóv +, +evidently +thinking +of +something +else +. +He +looked +intently +and +inquiringly +into +his +friend +’ +s +eyes +, +evidently +trying +in +vain +to +find +the +answer +to +some +question +. +Old +Gabriel +brought +in +the +wine +. +“ +Shouldn +’ +t +we +now +send +for +Berg +? +” +asked +Borís +. +“ +He +would +drink +with +you +. +I +can +’ +t. +” +“ +Well +, +send +for +him +... +and +how +do +you +get +on +with +that +German +? +” +asked +Rostóv +, +with +a +contemptuous +smile +. +“ +He +is +a +very +, +very +nice +, +honest +, +and +pleasant +fellow +, +” +answered +Borís +. +Again +Rostóv +looked +intently +into +Borís +’ +eyes +and +sighed +. +Berg +returned +, +and +over +the +bottle +of +wine +conversation +between +the +three +officers +became +animated +. +The +Guardsmen +told +Rostóv +of +their +march +and +how +they +had +been +made +much +of +in +Russia +, +Poland +, +and +abroad +. +They +spoke +of +the +sayings +and +doings +of +their +commander +, +the +Grand +Duke +, +and +told +stories +of +his +kindness +and +irascibility +. +Berg +, +as +usual +, +kept +silent +when +the +subject +did +not +relate +to +himself +, +but +in +connection +with +the +stories +of +the +Grand +Duke +’ +s +quick +temper +he +related +with +gusto +how +in +Galicia +he +had +managed +to +deal +with +the +Grand +Duke +when +the +latter +made +a +tour +of +the +regiments +and +was +annoyed +at +the +irregularity +of +a +movement +. +With +a +pleasant +smile +Berg +related +how +the +Grand +Duke +had +ridden +up +to +him +in +a +violent +passion +, +shouting +: +“ +Arnauts +! +” +( +“ +Arnauts +” +was +the +Tsarévich +’ +s +favorite +expression +when +he +was +in +a +rage +) +and +called +for +the +company +commander +. +“ +Would +you +believe +it +, +Count +, +I +was +not +at +all +alarmed +, +because +I +knew +I +was +right +. +Without +boasting +, +you +know +, +I +may +say +that +I +know +the +Army +Orders +by +heart +and +know +the +Regulations +as +well +as +I +do +the +Lord +’ +s +Prayer +. +So +, +Count +, +there +never +is +any +negligence +in +my +company +, +and +so +my +conscience +was +at +ease +. +I +came +forward +... +. +” +( +Berg +stood +up +and +showed +how +he +presented +himself +, +with +his +hand +to +his +cap +, +and +really +it +would +have +been +difficult +for +a +face +to +express +greater +respect +and +self-complacency +than +his +did +. +) +“ +Well +, +he +stormed +at +me +, +as +the +saying +is +, +stormed +and +stormed +and +stormed +! +It +was +not +a +matter +of +life +but +rather +of +death +, +as +the +saying +is +. +‘ +Albanians +! +’ +and +‘ +devils +! +’ +and +‘ +To +Siberia +! +’ +” +said +Berg +with +a +sagacious +smile +. +“ +I +knew +I +was +in +the +right +so +I +kept +silent +; +was +not +that +best +, +Count +? +... +‘ +Hey +, +are +you +dumb +? +’ +he +shouted +. +Still +I +remained +silent +. +And +what +do +you +think +, +Count +? +The +next +day +it +was +not +even +mentioned +in +the +Orders +of +the +Day +. +That +’ +s +what +keeping +one +’ +s +head +means +. +That +’ +s +the +way +, +Count +, +” +said +Berg +, +lighting +his +pipe +and +emitting +rings +of +smoke +. +“ +Yes +, +that +was +fine +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +smiling +. +But +Borís +noticed +that +he +was +preparing +to +make +fun +of +Berg +, +and +skillfully +changed +the +subject +. +He +asked +him +to +tell +them +how +and +where +he +got +his +wound +. +This +pleased +Rostóv +and +he +began +talking +about +it +, +and +as +he +went +on +became +more +and +more +animated +. +He +told +them +of +his +Schön +Grabern +affair +, +just +as +those +who +have +taken +part +in +a +battle +generally +do +describe +it +, +that +is +, +as +they +would +like +it +to +have +been +, +as +they +have +heard +it +described +by +others +, +and +as +sounds +well +, +but +not +at +all +as +it +really +was +. +Rostóv +was +a +truthful +young +man +and +would +on +no +account +have +told +a +deliberate +lie +. +He 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+happened +. +It +is +very +difficult +to +tell +the +truth +, +and +young +people +are +rarely +capable +of +it +. +His +hearers +expected +a +story +of +how +beside +himself +and +all +aflame +with +excitement +, +he +had +flown +like +a +storm +at +the +square +, +cut +his +way +in +, +slashed +right +and +left +, +how +his +saber +had +tasted +flesh +and +he +had +fallen +exhausted +, +and +so +on +. +And +so +he +told +them +all +that +. +In +the +middle +of +his +story +, +just +as +he +was +saying +: +“ +You +can +not +imagine +what +a +strange +frenzy +one +experiences +during +an +attack +, +” +Prince +Andrew +, +whom +Borís +was +expecting +, +entered +the +room +. +Prince +Andrew +, +who +liked +to +help +young +men +, +was +flattered +by +being +asked +for +his +assistance +and +being +well +disposed +toward +Borís +, +who +had +managed +to +please +him +the +day +before +, +he +wished +to +do +what +the +young +man +wanted +. +Having +been +sent +with +papers +from +Kutúzov +to +the +Tsarévich +, +he +looked +in +on +Borís +, +hoping +to +find +him +alone +. +When +he +came +in +and +saw +an +hussar +of +the +line +recounting +his +military +exploits +( +Prince +Andrew +could +not +endure +that +sort +of +man +) +, +he +gave +Borís +a +pleasant +smile +, +frowned +as +with +half-closed +eyes +he +looked +at +Rostóv +, +bowed +slightly +and +wearily +, +and +sat +down +languidly +on +the +sofa +: +he +felt +it +unpleasant +to +have +dropped +in +on +bad +company +. +Rostóv +flushed +up +on +noticing +this +, +but +he +did +not +care +, +this +was +a +mere +stranger +. +Glancing +, +however +, +at +Borís +, +he +saw +that +he +too +seemed +ashamed +of +the +hussar +of +the +line +. +In +spite +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +disagreeable +, +ironical +tone +, +in +spite +of +the +contempt +with +which +Rostóv +, +from +his +fighting +army +point +of +view +, +regarded +all +these +little +adjutants +on +the +staff +of +whom +the +newcomer +was +evidently +one +, +Rostóv +felt +confused +, +blushed +, +and +became +silent +. +Borís +inquired +what +news +there +might +be +on +the +staff +, +and +what +, +without +indiscretion +, +one +might +ask +about +our +plans +. +“ +We +shall +probably +advance +, +” +replied +Bolkónski +, +evidently +reluctant +to +say +more +in +the +presence +of +a +stranger +. +Berg +took +the +opportunity +to +ask +, +with +great +politeness +, +whether +, +as +was +rumored +, +the +allowance +of +forage +money +to +captains +of +companies +would +be +doubled +. +To +this +Prince +Andrew +answered +with +a +smile +that +he +could +give +no +opinion +on +such +an +important +government +order +, +and +Berg +laughed +gaily +. +“ +As +to +your +business +, +” +Prince +Andrew +continued +, +addressing +Borís +, +“ +we +will +talk +of +it +later +” +( +and +he +looked +round +at +Rostóv +) +. +“ +Come +to +me +after +the +review +and +we +will +do +what +is +possible. +” +And +, +having +glanced +round +the +room +, +Prince +Andrew +turned +to +Rostóv +, +whose +state +of +unconquerable +childish +embarrassment +now +changing +to +anger +he +did +not +condescend +to +notice +, +and +said +: +“ +I +think +you +were +talking +of +the +Schön +Grabern +affair +? +Were +you +there +? +” +“ +I +was +there +, +” +said +Rostóv +angrily +, +as +if +intending +to +insult +the +aide-de-camp +. +Bolkónski +noticed +the +hussar +’ +s +state +of +mind +, +and +it +amused +him +. +With +a +slightly +contemptuous +smile +, +he +said +: +“ +Yes +, +there +are +many +stories +now +told +about +that +affair +! +” +“ +Yes +, +stories +! +” +repeated +Rostóv +loudly +, +looking +with +eyes +suddenly +grown +furious +, +now +at +Borís +, +now +at +Bolkónski +. +“ +Yes +, +many +stories +! +But +our +stories +are +the +stories +of +men +who +have +been +under +the +enemy +’ +s +fire +! +Our +stories +have +some +weight +, +not +like +the +stories +of +those +fellows +on +the +staff +who +get +rewards +without +doing +anything +! +” +“ +Of +whom +you +imagine +me +to +be +one +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +with +a +quiet +and +particularly +amiable +smile +. +A +strange +feeling +of +exasperation +and +yet +of +respect +for +this +man +’ +s +self-possession +mingled +at +that +moment +in +Rostóv +’ +s +soul +. +“ +I +am +not +talking +about +you +, +” +he +said +, +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +you +and +, +frankly +, +I +don +’ +t +want +to +. +I +am +speaking +of +the +staff +in +general. +” +“ +And +I +will +tell +you +this +, +” +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +in +a +tone +of +quiet +authority +, +“ +you +wish +to +insult +me +, +and +I +am +ready +to +agree +with +you +that +it +would +be +very +easy +to +do +so +if +you +haven +’ +t +sufficient +self-respect +, +but +admit +that +the +time +and +place +are +very +badly +chosen +. +In +a +day +or +two +we +shall +all +have +to +take +part +in +a +greater +and +more +serious +duel +, +and +besides +, +Drubetskóy +, +who +says +he +is +an +old +friend +of +yours +, +is +not +at +all +to +blame +that +my +face +has +the +misfortune +to +displease +you +. +However +, +” +he +added +rising +, +“ +you +know +my +name +and +where +to +find +me +, +but +don +’ +t +forget +that +I +do +not +regard +either +myself +or +you +as +having +been +at +all +insulted +, +and +as +a +man +older +than +you +, +my +advice +is +to +let +the +matter +drop +. +Well +then +, +on +Friday +after +the +review +I +shall +expect +you +, +Drubetskóy +. +Au +revoir +! +” +exclaimed +Prince +Andrew +, +and +with +a +bow +to +them +both +he +went +out +. +Only +when +Prince +Andrew +was +gone +did +Rostóv +think +of +what +he +ought +to +have +said +. +And +he +was +still +more +angry +at +having +omitted +to +say +it +. +He +ordered +his +horse +at +once +and +, +coldly +taking +leave +of +Borís +, +rode +home +. +Should +he +go +to +headquarters +next +day +and +challenge +that +affected +adjutant +, +or +really +let +the +matter +drop +, +was +the +question +that +worried +him +all +the +way +. +He +thought +angrily +of +the +pleasure +he +would +have +at +seeing +the +fright +of +that +small +and +frail +but +proud +man +when +covered +by +his +pistol +, +and +then +he +felt +with +surprise +that +of +all +the +men +he +knew +there +was +none +he +would +so +much +like +to +have +for +a +friend +as +that +very +adjutant +whom +he +so +hated +. +CHAPTER +VIII +The +day +after +Rostóv +had +been +to +see +Borís +, +a +review +was +held +of +the +Austrian +and +Russian +troops +, +both +those +freshly +arrived +from +Russia +and +those +who +had +been +campaigning +under +Kutúzov +. +The +two +Emperors +, +the +Russian +with +his +heir +the +Tsarévich +, +and +the +Austrian +with +the +Archduke +, +inspected +the +allied +army +of +eighty +thousand +men +. +From +early +morning +the +smart +clean +troops +were +on +the +move +, +forming +up +on +the +field +before +the +fortress +. +Now +thousands +of +feet +and +bayonets +moved +and +halted +at +the +officers +’ +command +, +turned +with +banners +flying +, +formed +up +at +intervals +, +and +wheeled +round +other +similar +masses +of +infantry +in +different +uniforms +; +now +was +heard +the +rhythmic +beat +of +hoofs +and +the +jingling +of +showy +cavalry +in +blue +, +red +, +and +green +braided +uniforms +, +with +smartly +dressed +bandsmen +in +front +mounted +on +black +, +roan +, +or +gray +horses +; +then +again +, +spreading +out +with +the +brazen +clatter +of +the +polished +shining +cannon +that +quivered +on +the +gun +carriages +and +with +the +smell +of +linstocks +, +came +the +artillery +which +crawled +between +the +infantry +and +cavalry +and +took +up +its +appointed +position +. +Not +only +the +generals +in +full +parade +uniforms +, +with +their +thin +or +thick +waists +drawn +in +to +the +utmost +, +their +red +necks +squeezed +into +their +stiff +collars +, +and +wearing +scarves +and +all +their +decorations +, +not +only +the +elegant +, +pomaded +officers +, +but +every +soldier +with +his +freshly +washed +and +shaven +face +and +his +weapons +clean +and +polished +to +the +utmost +, +and +every +horse +groomed +till +its +coat +shone +like +satin +and +every +hair +of +its +wetted +mane +lay +smooth—felt +that +no +small +matter +was +happening +, +but +an +important +and +solemn +affair +. +Every +general +and +every +soldier +was +conscious +of +his +own +insignificance +, +aware +of +being +but +a +drop +in +that +ocean +of +men +, +and +yet +at +the +same +time +was +conscious +of +his +strength +as +a +part +of +that +enormous +whole +. +From +early +morning +strenuous +activities +and +efforts +had +begun +and +by +ten +o +’ +clock +all +had +been +brought +into +due +order +. +The +ranks +were +drawn +up +on +the +vast +field +. +The +whole +army +was +extended +in +three +lines +: +the +cavalry +in +front +, +behind +it +the +artillery +, +and +behind +that +again +the +infantry +. +A +space +like +a +street +was +left +between +each +two +lines +of +troops +. +The +three +parts +of +that +army +were +sharply +distinguished +: +Kutúzov +’ +s +fighting +army +( +with +the +Pávlograds +on +the +right +flank +of +the +front +) +; +those +recently +arrived +from +Russia +, +both +Guards +and +regiments +of +the +line +; +and +the +Austrian +troops +. +But +they +all +stood +in +the +same +lines +, +under +one +command +, +and +in +a +like +order +. +Like +wind +over +leaves +ran +an +excited +whisper +: +“ +They +’ +re +coming +! +They +’ +re +coming +! +” +Alarmed +voices +were +heard +, +and +a +stir +of +final +preparation +swept +over +all +the +troops +. +From +the +direction +of +Olmütz +in +front +of +them +, +a +group +was +seen +approaching +. +And +at +that +moment +, +though +the +day +was +still +, +a +light +gust +of +wind +blowing +over +the +army +slightly +stirred +the +streamers +on +the +lances +and +the +unfolded +standards +fluttered +against +their +staffs +. +It +looked +as +if +by +that +slight +motion +the +army +itself +was +expressing +its +joy +at +the +approach +of +the +Emperors +. +One +voice +was +heard +shouting +: +“ +Eyes +front +! +” +Then +, +like +the +crowing +of +cocks +at +sunrise +, +this +was +repeated +by +others +from +various +sides +and +all +became +silent +. +In +the +deathlike +stillness +only +the +tramp +of +horses +was +heard +. +This +was +the +Emperors +’ +suites +. +The +Emperors +rode +up +to +the +flank +, +and +the +trumpets +of +the +first +cavalry +regiment +played +the +general +march +. +It +seemed +as +though +not +the +trumpeters +were +playing +, +but +as +if +the +army +itself +, +rejoicing +at +the +Emperors +’ +approach +, +had +naturally +burst +into +music +. +Amid +these +sounds +, +only +the +youthful +kindly +voice +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +was +clearly +heard +. +He +gave +the +words +of +greeting +, +and +the +first +regiment +roared +“ +Hurrah +! +” +so +deafeningly +, +continuously +, +and +joyfully +that +the +men +themselves +were +awed +by +their +multitude +and +the +immensity +of +the +power +they +constituted +. +Rostóv +, +standing +in +the +front +lines +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +army +which +the +Tsar +approached +first +, +experienced +the +same +feeling +as +every +other +man +in +that +army +: +a +feeling +of +self-forgetfulness +, +a +proud +consciousness +of +might +, +and +a +passionate +attraction +to +him +who +was +the +cause +of +this +triumph +. +He +felt +that +at +a +single +word +from +that +man +all +this +vast +mass +( +and +he +himself +an +insignificant +atom +in +it +) +would +go +through +fire +and +water +, +commit +crime +, +die +, +or +perform +deeds +of +highest +heroism +, +and +so +he +could +not +but +tremble +and +his +heart +stand +still +at +the +imminence +of +that +word +. +“ +Hurrah +! +Hurrah +! +Hurrah +! +” +thundered +from +all +sides +, +one +regiment +after +another +greeting +the +Tsar +with +the +strains +of +the +march +, +and +then +“ +Hurrah +! +” +... +Then +the +general +march +, +and +again +“ +Hurrah +! +Hurrah +! +” +growing +ever +stronger +and +fuller +and +merging +into +a +deafening +roar +. +Till +the +Tsar +reached +it +, +each +regiment +in +its +silence +and +immobility +seemed +like +a +lifeless +body +, +but +as +soon +as +he +came +up +it +became +alive +, +its +thunder +joining +the +roar +of +the +whole +line +along +which +he +had +already +passed +. +Through +the +terrible +and +deafening +roar +of +those +voices +, +amid +the +square +masses +of +troops +standing +motionless +as +if +turned +to +stone +, +hundreds +of +riders +composing +the +suites +moved +carelessly +but +symmetrically +and +above +all +freely +, +and +in +front +of +them +two +men—the +Emperors +. +Upon +them +the +undivided +, +tensely +passionate +attention +of +that +whole +mass +of +men +was +concentrated +. +The +handsome +young +Emperor +Alexander +, +in +the +uniform +of +the +Horse +Guards +, +wearing +a +cocked +hat +with +its +peaks +front +and +back +, +with +his +pleasant +face +and +resonant +though +not +loud +voice +, +attracted +everyone +’ +s +attention +. +Rostóv +was +not +far +from +the +trumpeters +, +and +with +his +keen +sight +had +recognized +the +Tsar +and +watched +his +approach +. +When +he +was +within +twenty +paces +, +and +Nicholas +could +clearly +distinguish +every +detail +of +his +handsome +, +happy +young +face +, +he +experienced +a +feeling +of +tenderness +and +ecstasy +such +as +he +had +never +before +known +. +Every +trait +and +every +movement +of +the +Tsar +’ +s +seemed +to +him +enchanting +. +Stopping +in +front +of +the +Pávlograds +, +the +Tsar +said +something +in +French +to +the +Austrian +Emperor +and +smiled +. +Seeing +that +smile +, +Rostóv +involuntarily +smiled +himself +and +felt +a +still +stronger +flow +of +love +for +his +sovereign +. +He +longed +to +show +that +love +in +some +way +and +knowing +that +this +was +impossible +was +ready +to +cry +. +The +Tsar +called +the +colonel +of +the +regiment +and +said +a +few +words +to +him +. +“ +Oh +God +, +what +would +happen +to +me +if +the +Emperor +spoke +to +me +? +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +I +should +die +of +happiness +! +” +The +Tsar +addressed +the +officers +also +: +“ +I +thank +you +all +, +gentlemen +, +I +thank +you +with +my +whole +heart. +” +To +Rostóv +every +word +sounded +like +a +voice +from +heaven +. +How +gladly +would +he +have +died +at +once +for +his +Tsar +! +“ +You +have +earned +the +St. +George +’ +s +standards +and +will +be +worthy +of +them. +” +“ +Oh +, +to +die +, +to +die +for +him +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +The +Tsar +said +something +more +which +Rostóv +did +not +hear +, +and +the +soldiers +, +straining +their +lungs +, +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +Rostóv +too +, +bending +over +his +saddle +, +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +with +all +his +might +, +feeling +that +he +would +like +to +injure +himself +by +that +shout +, +if +only +to +express +his +rapture +fully +. +The +Tsar +stopped +a +few +minutes +in +front +of +the +hussars +as +if +undecided +. +“ +How +can +the +Emperor +be +undecided +? +” +thought +Rostóv +, +but +then +even +this +indecision +appeared +to +him +majestic +and +enchanting +, +like +everything +else +the +Tsar +did +. +That +hesitation +lasted +only +an +instant +. +The +Tsar +’ +s +foot +, +in +the +narrow +pointed +boot +then +fashionable +, +touched +the +groin +of +the +bobtailed +bay +mare +he +rode +, +his +hand +in +a +white +glove +gathered +up +the +reins +, +and +he +moved +off +accompanied +by +an +irregularly +swaying +sea +of +aides-de-camp +. +Farther +and +farther +he +rode +away +, +stopping +at +other +regiments +, +till +at +last +only +his +white +plumes +were +visible +to +Rostóv +from +amid +the +suites +that +surrounded +the +Emperors +. +Among +the +gentlemen +of +the +suite +, +Rostóv +noticed +Bolkónski +, +sitting +his +horse +indolently +and +carelessly +. +Rostóv +recalled +their +quarrel +of +yesterday +and +the +question +presented +itself +whether +he +ought +or +ought +not +to +challenge +Bolkónski +. +“ +Of +course +not +! +” +he +now +thought +. +“ +Is +it +worth +thinking +or +speaking +of +it +at +such +a +moment +? +At +a +time +of +such +love +, +such +rapture +, +and +such +self-sacrifice +, +what +do +any +of +our +quarrels +and +affronts +matter +? +I +love +and +forgive +everybody +now. +” +When +the +Emperor +had +passed +nearly +all +the +regiments +, +the +troops +began +a +ceremonial +march +past +him +, +and +Rostóv +on +Bedouin +, +recently +purchased +from +Denísov +, +rode +past +too +, +at +the +rear +of +his +squadron—that +is +, +alone +and +in +full +view +of +the +Emperor +. +Before +he +reached +him +, +Rostóv +, +who +was +a +splendid +horseman +, +spurred +Bedouin +twice +and +successfully +put +him +to +the +showy +trot +in +which +the +animal +went +when +excited +. +Bending +his +foaming +muzzle +to +his +chest +, +his +tail +extended +, +Bedouin +, +as +if +also +conscious +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +eye +upon +him +, +passed +splendidly +, +lifting +his +feet +with +a +high +and +graceful +action +, +as +if +flying +through +the +air +without +touching +the +ground +. +Rostóv +himself +, +his +legs +well +back +and +his +stomach +drawn +in +and +feeling +himself +one +with +his +horse +, +rode +past +the +Emperor +with +a +frowning +but +blissful +face +“ +like +a +vewy +devil +, +” +as +Denísov +expressed +it +. +“ +Fine +fellows +, +the +Pávlograds +! +” +remarked +the +Emperor +. +“ +My +God +, +how +happy +I +should +be +if +he +ordered +me +to +leap +into +the +fire +this +instant +! +” +thought +Rostóv +. +When +the +review +was +over +, +the +newly +arrived +officers +, +and +also +Kutúzov +’ +s +, +collected +in +groups +and +began +to +talk +about +the +awards +, +about +the +Austrians +and +their +uniforms +, +about +their +lines +, +about +Bonaparte +, +and +how +badly +the +latter +would +fare +now +, +especially +if +the +Essen +corps +arrived +and +Prussia +took +our +side +. +But +the +talk +in +every +group +was +chiefly +about +the +Emperor +Alexander +. +His +every +word +and +movement +was +described +with +ecstasy +. +They +all +had +but +one +wish +: +to +advance +as +soon +as +possible +against +the +enemy +under +the +Emperor +’ +s +command +. +Commanded +by +the +Emperor +himself +they +could +not +fail +to +vanquish +anyone +, +be +it +whom +it +might +: +so +thought +Rostóv +and +most +of +the +officers +after +the +review +. +All +were +then +more +confident +of +victory +than +the +winning +of +two +battles +would +have +made +them +. +CHAPTER +IX +The +day +after +the +review +, +Borís +, +in +his +best +uniform +and +with +his +comrade +Berg +’ +s +best +wishes +for +success +, +rode +to +Olmütz +to +see +Bolkónski +, +wishing +to +profit +by +his +friendliness +and +obtain +for +himself +the +best +post +he +could—preferably +that +of +adjutant +to +some +important +personage +, +a +position +in +the +army +which +seemed +to +him +most +attractive +. +“ +It +is +all +very +well +for +Rostóv +, +whose +father +sends +him +ten +thousand +rubles +at +a +time +, +to +talk +about +not +wishing +to +cringe +to +anybody +and +not +be +anyone +’ +s +lackey +, +but +I +who +have +nothing +but +my +brains +have +to +make +a +career +and +must +not +miss +opportunities +, +but +must +avail +myself +of +them +! +” +he +reflected +. +He +did +not +find +Prince +Andrew +in +Olmütz +that +day +, +but +the +appearance +of +the +town +where +the +headquarters +and +the +diplomatic +corps +were +stationed +and +the +two +Emperors +were +living +with +their +suites +, +households +, +and +courts +only +strengthened +his +desire +to +belong +to +that +higher +world +. +He +knew +no +one +, +and +despite +his +smart +Guardsman +’ +s +uniform +, +all +these +exalted +personages +passing +in +the +streets +in +their +elegant +carriages +with +their +plumes +, +ribbons +, +and +medals +, +both +courtiers +and +military +men +, +seemed +so +immeasurably +above +him +, +an +insignificant +officer +of +the +Guards +, +that +they +not +only +did +not +wish +to +, +but +simply +could +not +, +be +aware +of +his +existence +. +At +the +quarters +of +the +commander +in +chief +, +Kutúzov +, +where +he +inquired +for +Bolkónski +, +all +the +adjutants +and +even +the +orderlies +looked +at +him +as +if +they +wished +to +impress +on +him +that +a +great +many +officers +like +him +were +always +coming +there +and +that +everybody +was +heartily +sick +of +them +. +In +spite +of +this +, +or +rather +because +of +it +, +next +day +, +November +15 +, +after +dinner +he +again +went +to +Olmütz +and +, +entering +the +house +occupied +by +Kutúzov +, +asked +for +Bolkónski +. +Prince +Andrew +was +in +and +Borís +was +shown +into +a +large +hall +probably +formerly +used +for +dancing +, +but +in +which +five +beds +now +stood +, +and +furniture +of +various +kinds +: +a +table +, +chairs +, +and +a +clavichord +. +One +adjutant +, +nearest +the +door +, +was +sitting +at +the +table +in +a +Persian +dressing +gown +, +writing +. +Another +, +the +red +, +stout +Nesvítski +, +lay +on +a +bed +with +his +arms +under +his +head +, +laughing +with +an +officer +who +had +sat +down +beside +him +. +A +third +was +playing +a +Viennese +waltz +on +the +clavichord +, +while +a +fourth +, +lying +on +the +clavichord +, +sang +the +tune +. +Bolkónski +was +not +there +. +None +of +these +gentlemen +changed +his +position +on +seeing +Borís +. +The +one +who +was +writing +and +whom +Borís +addressed +turned +round +crossly +and +told +him +Bolkónski +was +on +duty +and +that +he +should +go +through +the +door +on +the +left +into +the +reception +room +if +he +wished +to +see +him +. +Borís +thanked +him +and +went +to +the +reception +room +, +where +he +found +some +ten +officers +and +generals +. +When +he +entered +, +Prince +Andrew +, +his +eyes +drooping +contemptuously +( +with +that +peculiar +expression +of +polite +weariness +which +plainly +says +, +“ +If +it +were +not +my +duty +I +would +not +talk +to +you +for +a +moment +” +) +, +was +listening +to +an +old +Russian +general +with +decorations +, +who +stood +very +erect +, +almost +on +tiptoe +, +with +a +soldier +’ +s +obsequious +expression +on +his +purple +face +, +reporting +something +. +“ +Very +well +, +then +, +be +so +good +as +to +wait +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +to +the +general +, +in +Russian +, +speaking +with +the +French +intonation +he +affected +when +he +wished +to +speak +contemptuously +, +and +noticing +Borís +, +Prince +Andrew +, +paying +no +more +heed +to +the +general +who +ran +after +him +imploring +him +to +hear +something +more +, +nodded +and +turned +to +him +with +a +cheerful +smile +. +At +that +moment +Borís +clearly +realized +what +he +had +before +surmised +, +that +in +the +army +, +besides +the +subordination +and +discipline +prescribed +in +the +military +code +, +which +he +and +the +others +knew +in +the +regiment +, +there +was +another +, +more +important +, +subordination +, +which +made +this +tight-laced +, +purple-faced +general +wait +respectfully +while +Captain +Prince +Andrew +, +for +his +own +pleasure +, +chose +to +chat +with +Lieutenant +Drubetskóy +. +More +than +ever +was +Borís +resolved +to +serve +in +future +not +according +to +the +written +code +, +but +under +this +unwritten +law +. +He +felt +now +that +merely +by +having +been +recommended +to +Prince +Andrew +he +had +already +risen +above +the +general +who +at +the +front +had +the +power +to +annihilate +him +, +a +lieutenant +of +the +Guards +. +Prince +Andrew +came +up +to +him +and +took +his +hand +. +“ +I +am +very +sorry +you +did +not +find +me +in +yesterday +. +I +was +fussing +about +with +Germans +all +day +. +We +went +with +Weyrother +to +survey +the +dispositions +. +When +Germans +start +being +accurate +, +there +’ +s +no +end +to +it +! +” +Borís +smiled +, +as +if +he +understood +what +Prince +Andrew +was +alluding +to +as +something +generally +known +. +But +it +was +the +first +time +he +had +heard +Weyrother +’ +s +name +, +or +even +the +term +“ +dispositions. +” +“ +Well +, +my +dear +fellow +, +so +you +still +want +to +be +an +adjutant +? +I +have +been +thinking +about +you. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +was +thinking +” +—for +some +reason +Borís +could +not +help +blushing— +“ +of +asking +the +commander +in +chief +. +He +has +had +a +letter +from +Prince +Kurágin +about +me +. +I +only +wanted +to +ask +because +I +fear +the +Guards +won +’ +t +be +in +action +, +” +he +added +as +if +in +apology +. +“ +All +right +, +all +right +. +We +’ +ll +talk +it +over +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Only +let +me +report +this +gentleman +’ +s +business +, +and +I +shall +be +at +your +disposal. +” +While +Prince +Andrew +went +to +report +about +the +purple-faced +general +, +that +gentleman—evidently +not +sharing +Borís +’ +conception +of +the +advantages +of +the +unwritten +code +of +subordination—looked +so +fixedly +at +the +presumptuous +lieutenant +who +had +prevented +his +finishing +what +he +had +to +say +to +the +adjutant +that +Borís +felt +uncomfortable +. +He +turned +away +and +waited +impatiently +for +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +return +from +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +room +. +“ +You +see +, +my +dear +fellow +, +I +have +been +thinking +about +you +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +when +they +had +gone +into +the +large +room +where +the +clavichord +was +. +“ +It +’ +s +no +use +your +going +to +the +commander +in +chief +. +He +would +say +a +lot +of +pleasant +things +, +ask +you +to +dinner +” +( +“ +That +would +not +be +bad +as +regards +the +unwritten +code +, +” +thought +Borís +) +, +“ +but +nothing +more +would +come +of +it +. +There +will +soon +be +a +battalion +of +us +aides-de-camp +and +adjutants +! +But +this +is +what +we +’ +ll +do +: +I +have +a +good +friend +, +an +adjutant +general +and +an +excellent +fellow +, +Prince +Dolgorúkov +; +and +though +you +may +not +know +it +, +the +fact +is +that +now +Kutúzov +with +his +staff +and +all +of +us +count +for +nothing +. +Everything +is +now +centered +round +the +Emperor +. +So +we +will +go +to +Dolgorúkov +; +I +have +to +go +there +anyhow +and +I +have +already +spoken +to +him +about +you +. +We +shall +see +whether +he +can +not +attach +you +to +himself +or +find +a +place +for +you +somewhere +nearer +the +sun. +” +Prince +Andrew +always +became +specially +keen +when +he +had +to +guide +a +young +man +and +help +him +to +worldly +success +. +Under +cover +of +obtaining +help +of +this +kind +for +another +, +which +from +pride +he +would +never +accept +for +himself +, +he +kept +in +touch +with +the +circle +which +confers +success +and +which +attracted +him +. +He +very +readily +took +up +Borís +’ +cause +and +went +with +him +to +Dolgorúkov +. +It +was +late +in +the +evening +when +they +entered +the +palace +at +Olmütz +occupied +by +the +Emperors +and +their +retinues +. +That +same +day +a +council +of +war +had +been +held +in +which +all +the +members +of +the +Hofkriegsrath +and +both +Emperors +took +part +. +At +that +council +, +contrary +to +the +views +of +the +old +generals +Kutúzov +and +Prince +Schwartzenberg +, +it +had +been +decided +to +advance +immediately +and +give +battle +to +Bonaparte +. +The +council +of +war +was +just +over +when +Prince +Andrew +accompanied +by +Borís +arrived +at +the +palace +to +find +Dolgorúkov +. +Everyone +at +headquarters +was +still +under +the +spell +of +the +day +’ +s +council +, +at +which +the +party +of +the +young +had +triumphed +. +The +voices +of +those +who +counseled +delay +and +advised +waiting +for +something +else +before +advancing +had +been +so +completely +silenced +and +their +arguments +confuted +by +such +conclusive +evidence +of +the +advantages +of +attacking +that +what +had +been +discussed +at +the +council—the +coming +battle +and +the +victory +that +would +certainly +result +from +it—no +longer +seemed +to +be +in +the +future +but +in +the +past +. +All +the +advantages +were +on +our +side +. +Our +enormous +forces +, +undoubtedly +superior +to +Napoleon +’ +s +, +were +concentrated +in +one +place +, +the +troops +inspired +by +the +Emperors +’ +presence +were +eager +for +action +. +The +strategic +position +where +the +operations +would +take +place +was +familiar +in +all +its +details +to +the +Austrian +General +Weyrother +: +a +lucky +accident +had +ordained +that +the +Austrian +army +should +maneuver +the +previous +year +on +the +very +fields +where +the +French +had +now +to +be +fought +; +the +adjacent +locality +was +known +and +shown +in +every +detail +on +the +maps +, +and +Bonaparte +, +evidently +weakened +, +was +undertaking +nothing +. +Dolgorúkov +, +one +of +the +warmest +advocates +of +an +attack +, +had +just +returned +from +the +council +, +tired +and +exhausted +but +eager +and +proud +of +the +victory +that +had +been +gained +. +Prince +Andrew +introduced +his +protégé +, +but +Prince +Dolgorúkov +politely +and +firmly +pressing +his +hand +said +nothing +to +Borís +and +, +evidently +unable +to +suppress +the +thoughts +which +were +uppermost +in +his +mind +at +that +moment +, +addressed +Prince +Andrew +in +French +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +fellow +, +what +a +battle +we +have +gained +! +God +grant +that +the +one +that +will +result +from +it +will +be +as +victorious +! +However +, +dear +fellow +, +” +he +said +abruptly +and +eagerly +, +“ +I +must +confess +to +having +been +unjust +to +the +Austrians +and +especially +to +Weyrother +. +What +exactitude +, +what +minuteness +, +what +knowledge +of +the +locality +, +what +foresight +for +every +eventuality +, +every +possibility +even +to +the +smallest +detail +! +No +, +my +dear +fellow +, +no +conditions +better +than +our +present +ones +could +have +been +devised +. +This +combination +of +Austrian +precision +with +Russian +valor—what +more +could +be +wished +for +? +” +“ +So +the +attack +is +definitely +resolved +on +? +” +asked +Bolkónski +. +“ +And +do +you +know +, +my +dear +fellow +, +it +seems +to +me +that +Bonaparte +has +decidedly +lost +bearings +, +you +know +that +a +letter +was +received +from +him +today +for +the +Emperor. +” +Dolgorúkov +smiled +significantly +. +“ +Is +that +so +? +And +what +did +he +say +? +” +inquired +Bolkónski +. +“ +What +can +he +say +? +Tra-di-ri-di-ra +and +so +on +... +merely +to +gain +time +. +I +tell +you +he +is +in +our +hands +, +that +’ +s +certain +! +But +what +was +most +amusing +, +” +he +continued +, +with +a +sudden +, +good-natured +laugh +, +“ +was +that +we +could +not +think +how +to +address +the +reply +! +If +not +as +‘ +Consul +’ +and +of +course +not +as +‘ +Emperor +, +’ +it +seemed +to +me +it +should +be +to +‘ +General +Bonaparte. +’ +” +“ +But +between +not +recognizing +him +as +Emperor +and +calling +him +General +Bonaparte +, +there +is +a +difference +, +” +remarked +Bolkónski +. +“ +That +’ +s +just +it +, +” +interrupted +Dolgorúkov +quickly +, +laughing +. +“ +You +know +Bilíbin—he +’ +s +a +very +clever +fellow +. +He +suggested +addressing +him +as +‘ +Usurper +and +Enemy +of +Mankind. +’ +” +Dolgorúkov +laughed +merrily +. +“ +Only +that +? +” +said +Bolkónski +. +“ +All +the +same +, +it +was +Bilíbin +who +found +a +suitable +form +for +the +address +. +He +is +a +wise +and +clever +fellow. +” +“ +What +was +it +? +” +“ +To +the +Head +of +the +French +Government +... +Au +chef +du +gouvernement +français +, +” +said +Dolgorúkov +, +with +grave +satisfaction +. +“ +Good +, +wasn +’ +t +it +? +” +“ +Yes +, +but +he +will +dislike +it +extremely +, +” +said +Bolkónski +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +very +much +! +My +brother +knows +him +, +he +’ +s +dined +with +him—the +present +Emperor—more +than +once +in +Paris +, +and +tells +me +he +never +met +a +more +cunning +or +subtle +diplomatist—you +know +, +a +combination +of +French +adroitness +and +Italian +play-acting +! +Do +you +know +the +tale +about +him +and +Count +Markóv +? +Count +Markóv +was +the +only +man +who +knew +how +to +handle +him +. +You +know +the +story +of +the +handkerchief +? +It +is +delightful +! +” +And +the +talkative +Dolgorúkov +, +turning +now +to +Borís +, +now +to +Prince +Andrew +, +told +how +Bonaparte +wishing +to +test +Markóv +, +our +ambassador +, +purposely +dropped +a +handkerchief +in +front +of +him +and +stood +looking +at +Markóv +, +probably +expecting +Markóv +to +pick +it +up +for +him +, +and +how +Markóv +immediately +dropped +his +own +beside +it +and +picked +it +up +without +touching +Bonaparte +’ +s +. +“ +Delightful +! +” +said +Bolkónski +. +“ +But +I +have +come +to +you +, +Prince +, +as +a +petitioner +on +behalf +of +this +young +man +. +You +see +... +” +but +before +Prince +Andrew +could +finish +, +an +aide-de-camp +came +in +to +summon +Dolgorúkov +to +the +Emperor +. +“ +Oh +, +what +a +nuisance +, +” +said +Dolgorúkov +, +getting +up +hurriedly +and +pressing +the +hands +of +Prince +Andrew +and +Borís +. +“ +You +know +I +should +be +very +glad +to +do +all +in +my +power +both +for +you +and +for +this +dear +young +man. +” +Again +he +pressed +the +hand +of +the +latter +with +an +expression +of +good-natured +, +sincere +, +and +animated +levity +. +“ +But +you +see +... +another +time +! +” +Borís +was +excited +by +the +thought +of +being +so +close +to +the +higher +powers +as +he +felt +himself +to +be +at +that +moment +. +He +was +conscious +that +here +he +was +in +contact +with +the +springs +that +set +in +motion +the +enormous +movements +of +the +mass +of +which +in +his +regiment +he +felt +himself +a +tiny +, +obedient +, +and +insignificant +atom +. +They +followed +Prince +Dolgorúkov +out +into +the +corridor +and +met—coming +out +of +the +door +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +room +by +which +Dolgorúkov +had +entered—a +short +man +in +civilian +clothes +with +a +clever +face +and +sharply +projecting +jaw +which +, +without +spoiling +his +face +, +gave +him +a +peculiar +vivacity +and +shiftiness +of +expression +. +This +short +man +nodded +to +Dolgorúkov +as +to +an +intimate +friend +and +stared +at +Prince +Andrew +with +cool +intensity +, +walking +straight +toward +him +and +evidently +expecting +him +to +bow +or +to +step +out +of +his +way +. +Prince +Andrew +did +neither +: +a +look +of +animosity +appeared +on +his +face +and +the +other +turned +away +and +went +down +the +side +of +the +corridor +. +“ +Who +was +that +? +” +asked +Borís +. +“ +He +is +one +of +the +most +remarkable +, +but +to +me +most +unpleasant +of +men—the +Minister +of +Foreign +Affairs +, +Prince +Adam +Czartorýski +... +. +It +is +such +men +as +he +who +decide +the +fate +of +nations +, +” +added +Bolkónski +with +a +sigh +he +could +not +suppress +, +as +they +passed +out +of +the +palace +. +Next +day +, +the +army +began +its +campaign +, +and +up +to +the +very +battle +of +Austerlitz +, +Borís +was +unable +to +see +either +Prince +Andrew +or +Dolgorúkov +again +and +remained +for +a +while +with +the +Ismáylov +regiment +. +CHAPTER +X +At +dawn +on +the +sixteenth +of +November +, +Denísov +’ +s +squadron +, +in +which +Nicholas +Rostóv +served +and +which +was +in +Prince +Bagratión +’ +s +detachment +, +moved +from +the +place +where +it +had +spent +the +night +, +advancing +into +action +as +arranged +, +and +after +going +behind +other +columns +for +about +two +thirds +of +a +mile +was +stopped +on +the +highroad +. +Rostóv +saw +the +Cossacks +and +then +the +first +and +second +squadrons +of +hussars +and +infantry +battalions +and +artillery +pass +by +and +go +forward +and +then +Generals +Bagratión +and +Dolgorúkov +ride +past +with +their +adjutants +. +All +the +fear +before +action +which +he +had +experienced +as +previously +, +all +the +inner +struggle +to +conquer +that +fear +, +all +his +dreams +of +distinguishing +himself +as +a +true +hussar +in +this +battle +, +had +been +wasted +. +Their +squadron +remained +in +reserve +and +Nicholas +Rostóv +spent +that +day +in +a +dull +and +wretched +mood +. +At +nine +in +the +morning +, +he +heard +firing +in +front +and +shouts +of +hurrah +, +and +saw +wounded +being +brought +back +( +there +were +not +many +of +them +) +, +and +at +last +he +saw +how +a +whole +detachment +of +French +cavalry +was +brought +in +, +convoyed +by +a +sótnya +of +Cossacks +. +Evidently +the +affair +was +over +and +, +though +not +big +, +had +been +a +successful +engagement +. +The +men +and +officers +returning +spoke +of +a +brilliant +victory +, +of +the +occupation +of +the +town +of +Wischau +and +the +capture +of +a +whole +French +squadron +. +The +day +was +bright +and +sunny +after +a +sharp +night +frost +, +and +the +cheerful +glitter +of +that +autumn +day +was +in +keeping +with +the +news +of +victory +which +was +conveyed +, +not +only +by +the +tales +of +those +who +had +taken +part +in +it +, +but +also +by +the +joyful +expression +on +the +faces +of +soldiers +, +officers +, +generals +, +and +adjutants +, +as +they +passed +Rostóv +going +or +coming +. +And +Nicholas +, +who +had +vainly +suffered +all +the +dread +that +precedes +a +battle +and +had +spent +that +happy +day +in +inactivity +, +was +all +the +more +depressed +. +“ +Come +here +, +Wostóv +. +Let +’ +s +dwink +to +dwown +our +gwief +! +” +shouted +Denísov +, +who +had +settled +down +by +the +roadside +with +a +flask +and +some +food +. +The +officers +gathered +round +Denísov +’ +s +canteen +, +eating +and +talking +. +“ +There +! +They +are +bringing +another +! +” +cried +one +of +the +officers +, +indicating +a +captive +French 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+stroked +the +animal +. +It +was +plain +that +he +did +not +quite +grasp +where +he +was +. +Now +he +excused +himself +for +having +been +taken +prisoner +and +now +, +imagining +himself +before +his +own +officers +, +insisted +on +his +soldierly +discipline +and +zeal +in +the +service +. +He +brought +with +him +into +our +rearguard +all +the +freshness +of +atmosphere +of +the +French +army +, +which +was +so +alien +to +us +. +The +Cossacks +sold +the +horse +for +two +gold +pieces +, +and +Rostóv +, +being +the +richest +of +the +officers +now +that +he +had +received +his +money +, +bought +it +. +“ +But +don +’ +t +hurt +my +little +horse +! +” +said +the +Alsatian +good-naturedly +to +Rostóv +when +the +animal +was +handed +over +to +the +hussar +. +Rostóv +smilingly +reassured +the +dragoon +and +gave +him +money +. +“ +Alley +! +Alley +! +” +said +the +Cossack +, +touching +the +prisoner +’ +s +arm +to +make +him +go +on +. +“ +The +Emperor +! +The +Emperor +! +” +was +suddenly +heard +among +the +hussars +. +All +began +to +run +and +bustle +, +and +Rostóv +saw +coming +up +the +road +behind +him +several +riders +with +white +plumes +in +their +hats +. +In +a +moment +everyone +was +in +his +place +, +waiting +. +Rostóv +did +not +know +or +remember +how +he +ran +to +his +place +and +mounted +. +Instantly +his +regret +at +not +having +been +in +action +and +his +dejected +mood +amid +people +of +whom +he +was +weary +had +gone +, +instantly +every +thought +of +himself +had +vanished +. +He +was +filled +with +happiness +at +his +nearness +to +the +Emperor +. +He +felt +that +this +nearness +by +itself +made +up +to +him +for +the +day +he +had +lost +. +He +was +happy +as +a +lover +when +the +longed-for +moment +of +meeting +arrives +. +Not +daring +to +look +round +and +without +looking +round +, +he +was +ecstatically +conscious +of +his +approach +. +He +felt +it +not +only +from +the +sound +of +the +hoofs +of +the +approaching +cavalcade +, +but +because +as +he +drew +near +everything +grew +brighter +, +more +joyful +, +more +significant +, +and +more +festive +around +him +. +Nearer +and +nearer +to +Rostóv +came +that +sun +shedding +beams +of +mild +and +majestic +light +around +, +and +already +he +felt +himself +enveloped +in +those +beams +, +he +heard +his +voice +, +that +kindly +, +calm +, +and +majestic +voice +that +was +yet +so +simple +! +And +as +if +in +accord +with +Rostóv +’ +s +feeling +, +there +was +a +deathly +stillness +amid +which +was +heard +the +Emperor +’ +s +voice +. +“ +The +Pávlograd +hussars +? +” +he +inquired +. +“ +The +reserves +, +sire +! +” +replied +a +voice +, +a +very +human +one +compared +to +that +which +had +said +: +“ +The +Pávlograd +hussars +? +” +The +Emperor +drew +level +with +Rostóv +and +halted +. +Alexander +’ +s +face +was +even +more +beautiful +than +it +had +been +three +days +before +at +the +review +. +It +shone +with +such +gaiety +and +youth +, +such +innocent +youth +, +that +it +suggested +the +liveliness +of +a +fourteen-year-old +boy +, +and +yet +it +was +the +face +of +the +majestic +Emperor +. +Casually +, +while +surveying +the +squadron +, +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +met +Rostóv +’ +s +and +rested +on +them +for +not +more +than +two +seconds +. +Whether +or +no +the +Emperor +understood +what +was +going +on +in +Rostóv +’ +s +soul +( +it +seemed +to +Rostóv +that +he +understood +everything +) +, +at +any +rate +his +light-blue +eyes +gazed +for +about +two +seconds +into +Rostóv +’ +s +face +. +A +gentle +, +mild +light +poured +from +them +. +Then +all +at +once +he +raised +his +eyebrows +, +abruptly +touched +his +horse +with +his +left +foot +, +and +galloped +on +. +The +younger +Emperor +could +not +restrain +his +wish +to +be +present +at +the +battle +and +, +in +spite +of +the +remonstrances +of +his +courtiers +, +at +twelve +o +’ +clock +left +the +third +column +with +which +he +had +been +and +galloped +toward +the +vanguard +. +Before +he +came +up +with +the +hussars +, +several +adjutants +met +him +with +news +of +the +successful +result +of +the +action +. +This +battle +, +which +consisted +in +the +capture +of +a +French +squadron +, +was +represented +as +a +brilliant +victory +over +the +French +, +and +so +the +Emperor +and +the +whole +army +, +especially +while +the +smoke +hung +over +the +battlefield +, +believed +that +the +French +had +been +defeated +and +were +retreating +against +their +will +. +A +few +minutes +after +the +Emperor +had +passed +, +the +Pávlograd +division +was +ordered +to +advance +. +In +Wischau +itself +, +a +petty +German +town +, +Rostóv +saw +the +Emperor +again +. +In +the +market +place +, +where +there +had +been +some +rather +heavy +firing +before +the +Emperor +’ +s +arrival +, +lay +several +killed +and +wounded +soldiers +whom +there +had +not +been +time +to +move +. +The +Emperor +, +surrounded +by +his +suite +of +officers +and +courtiers +, +was +riding +a +bobtailed +chestnut +mare +, +a +different +one +from +that +which +he +had +ridden +at +the +review +, +and +bending +to +one +side +he +gracefully +held +a +gold +lorgnette +to +his +eyes +and +looked +at +a +soldier +who +lay +prone +, +with +blood +on +his +uncovered +head +. +The +wounded +soldier +was +so +dirty +, +coarse +, +and +revolting +that +his +proximity +to +the +Emperor +shocked +Rostóv +. +Rostóv +saw +how +the +Emperor +’ +s +rather +round +shoulders +shuddered +as +if +a +cold +shiver +had +run +down +them +, +how +his +left +foot +began +convulsively +tapping +the +horse +’ +s +side +with +the +spur +, +and +how +the +well-trained +horse +looked +round +unconcerned +and +did +not +stir +. +An +adjutant +, +dismounting +, +lifted +the +soldier +under +the +arms +to +place +him +on +a +stretcher +that +had +been +brought +. +The +soldier +groaned +. +“ +Gently +, +gently +! +Can +’ +t +you +do +it +more +gently +? +” +said +the +Emperor +apparently +suffering +more +than +the +dying +soldier +, +and +he +rode +away +. +Rostóv +saw +tears +filling +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +and +heard +him +, +as +he +was +riding +away +, +say +to +Czartorýski +: +“ +What +a +terrible +thing +war +is +: +what +a +terrible +thing +! +Quelle +terrible +chose +que +la +guerre +! +” +The +troops +of +the +vanguard +were +stationed +before +Wischau +, +within +sight +of +the +enemy +’ +s +lines +, +which +all +day +long +had +yielded +ground +to +us +at +the +least +firing +. +The +Emperor +’ +s +gratitude +was +announced +to +the +vanguard +, +rewards +were +promised +, +and +the +men +received +a +double +ration +of +vodka +. +The +campfires +crackled +and +the +soldiers +’ +songs +resounded +even +more +merrily +than +on +the +previous +night +. +Denísov +celebrated +his +promotion +to +the +rank +of +major +, +and +Rostóv +, +who +had +already +drunk +enough +, +at +the +end +of +the +feast +proposed +the +Emperor +’ +s +health +. +“ +Not +‘ +our +Sovereign +, +the +Emperor +, +’ +as +they +say +at +official +dinners +, +” +said +he +, +“ +but +the +health +of +our +Sovereign +, +that +good +, +enchanting +, +and +great +man +! +Let +us +drink +to +his +health +and +to +the +certain +defeat +of +the +French +! +” +“ +If +we +fought +before +, +” +he +said +, +“ +not +letting +the +French +pass +, +as +at +Schön +Grabern +, +what +shall +we +not +do +now +when +he +is +at +the +front +? +We +will +all +die +for +him +gladly +! +Is +it +not +so +, +gentlemen +? +Perhaps +I +am +not +saying +it +right +, +I +have +drunk +a +good +deal—but +that +is +how +I +feel +, +and +so +do +you +too +! +To +the +health +of +Alexander +the +First +! +Hurrah +! +” +“ +Hurrah +! +” +rang +the +enthusiastic +voices +of +the +officers +. +And +the +old +cavalry +captain +, +Kírsten +, +shouted +enthusiastically +and +no +less +sincerely +than +the +twenty-year-old +Rostóv +. +When +the +officers +had +emptied +and +smashed +their +glasses +, +Kírsten +filled +others +and +, +in +shirt +sleeves +and +breeches +, +went +glass +in +hand +to +the +soldiers +’ +bonfires +and +with +his +long +gray +mustache +, +his +white +chest +showing +under +his +open +shirt +, +he +stood +in +a +majestic +pose +in +the +light +of +the +campfire +, +waving +his +uplifted +arm +. +“ +Lads +! +here +’ +s +to +our +Sovereign +, +the +Emperor +, +and +victory +over +our +enemies +! +Hurrah +! +” +he +exclaimed +in +his +dashing +, +old +, +hussar +’ +s +baritone +. +The +hussars +crowded +round +and +responded +heartily +with +loud +shouts +. +Late +that +night +, +when +all +had +separated +, +Denísov +with +his +short +hand +patted +his +favorite +, +Rostóv +, +on +the +shoulder +. +“ +As +there +’ +s +no +one +to +fall +in +love +with +on +campaign +, +he +’ +s +fallen +in +love +with +the +Tsar +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Denísov +, +don +’ +t +make +fun +of +it +! +” +cried +Rostóv +. +“ +It +is +such +a +lofty +, +beautiful +feeling +, +such +a +... +” +“ +I +believe +it +, +I +believe +it +, +fwiend +, +and +I +share +and +appwove +... +” +“ +No +, +you +don +’ +t +understand +! +” +And +Rostóv +got +up +and +went +wandering +among +the +campfires +, +dreaming +of +what +happiness +it +would +be +to +die—not +in +saving +the +Emperor +’ +s +life +( +he +did +not +even +dare +to +dream +of +that +) +, +but +simply +to +die +before +his +eyes +. +He +really +was +in +love +with +the +Tsar +and +the +glory +of +the +Russian +arms +and +the +hope +of +future +triumph +. +And +he +was +not +the +only +man +to +experience +that +feeling +during +those +memorable +days +preceding +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +: +nine +tenths +of +the +men +in +the +Russian +army +were +then +in +love +, +though +less +ecstatically +, +with +their +Tsar +and +the +glory +of +the +Russian +arms +. +CHAPTER +XI +The +next +day +the +Emperor +stopped +at +Wischau +, +and +Villier +, +his +physician +, +was +repeatedly +summoned +to +see +him +. +At +headquarters +and +among +the +troops +near +by +the +news +spread +that +the +Emperor +was +unwell +. +He +ate +nothing +and +had +slept +badly +that +night +, +those +around +him +reported +. +The +cause +of +this +indisposition +was +the +strong +impression +made +on +his +sensitive +mind +by +the +sight +of +the +killed +and +wounded +. +At +daybreak +on +the +seventeenth +, +a +French +officer +who +had +come +with +a +flag +of +truce +, +demanding +an +audience +with +the +Russian +Emperor +, +was +brought +into +Wischau +from +our +outposts +. +This +officer +was +Savary +. +The +Emperor +had +only +just +fallen +asleep +and +so +Savary +had +to +wait +. +At +midday +he +was +admitted +to +the +Emperor +, +and +an +hour +later +he +rode +off +with +Prince +Dolgorúkov +to +the +advanced +post +of +the +French +army +. +It +was +rumored +that +Savary +had +been +sent +to +propose +to +Alexander +a +meeting +with +Napoleon +. +To +the +joy +and +pride +of +the +whole +army +, +a +personal +interview +was +refused +, +and +instead +of +the +Sovereign +, +Prince +Dolgorúkov +, +the +victor +at +Wischau +, +was +sent +with +Savary +to +negotiate +with +Napoleon +if +, +contrary +to +expectations +, +these +negotiations +were +actuated +by +a +real +desire +for +peace +. +Toward +evening +Dolgorúkov +came +back +, +went +straight +to +the +Tsar +, +and +remained +alone +with +him +for +a +long +time +. +On +the +eighteenth +and +nineteenth +of +November +, +the +army +advanced +two +days +’ +march +and +the +enemy +’ +s +outposts +after +a +brief +interchange +of +shots +retreated +. +In +the +highest +army +circles +from +midday +on +the +nineteenth +, +a +great +, +excitedly +bustling +activity +began +which +lasted +till +the +morning +of +the +twentieth +, +when +the +memorable +battle +of +Austerlitz +was +fought +. +Till +midday +on +the +nineteenth +, +the +activity—the +eager +talk +, +running +to +and +fro +, +and +dispatching +of +adjutants—was +confined +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +headquarters +. +But +on +the +afternoon +of +that +day +, +this +activity +reached +Kutúzov +’ +s +headquarters +and +the +staffs +of +the +commanders +of +columns +. +By +evening +, +the +adjutants +had +spread +it +to +all +ends +and +parts +of +the +army +, +and +in +the +night +from +the +nineteenth +to +the +twentieth +, +the +whole +eighty +thousand +allied +troops +rose +from +their +bivouacs +to +the +hum +of +voices +, +and +the +army +swayed +and +started +in +one +enormous +mass +six +miles +long +. +The +concentrated +activity +which +had +begun +at +the +Emperor +’ +s +headquarters +in +the +morning +and +had +started +the +whole +movement +that +followed +was +like +the +first +movement +of +the +main +wheel +of +a +large +tower +clock +. +One +wheel +slowly +moved +, +another +was +set +in +motion +, +and +a +third +, +and +wheels +began +to +revolve +faster +and +faster +, +levers +and +cogwheels +to +work +, +chimes +to +play +, +figures +to +pop +out +, +and +the +hands +to +advance +with +regular +motion +as +a +result +of +all +that +activity +. +Just +as +in +the +mechanism +of +a +clock +, +so +in +the +mechanism +of +the +military +machine +, +an +impulse +once +given +leads +to +the +final +result +; +and +just +as +indifferently +quiescent +till +the +moment +when +motion +is +transmitted +to +them +are +the +parts +of +the +mechanism +which +the +impulse +has +not +yet +reached +. +Wheels +creak +on +their +axles +as +the +cogs +engage +one +another +and +the +revolving +pulleys +whirr +with +the +rapidity +of +their +movement +, +but +a +neighboring +wheel +is +as +quiet +and +motionless +as +though +it +were +prepared +to +remain +so +for +a +hundred +years +; +but +the +moment +comes +when +the +lever +catches +it +and +obeying +the +impulse +that +wheel +begins +to +creak +and +joins +in +the +common +motion +the +result +and +aim +of +which +are +beyond +its +ken +. +Just +as +in +a +clock +, +the +result +of +the +complicated +motion +of +innumerable +wheels +and +pulleys +is +merely +a +slow +and +regular +movement +of +the +hands +which +show +the +time +, +so +the +result +of +all +the +complicated +human +activities +of +160,000 +Russians +and +French—all +their +passions +, +desires +, +remorse +, +humiliations +, +sufferings +, +outbursts +of +pride +, +fear +, +and +enthusiasm—was +only +the +loss +of +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +, +the +so-called +battle +of +the +three +Emperors—that +is +to +say +, +a +slow +movement +of +the +hand +on +the +dial +of +human +history +. +Prince +Andrew +was +on +duty +that +day +and +in +constant +attendance +on +the +commander +in +chief +. +At +six +in +the +evening +, +Kutúzov +went +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +headquarters +and +after +staying +but +a +short +time +with +the +Tsar +went +to +see +the +grand +marshal +of +the +court +, +Count +Tolstóy +. +Bolkónski +took +the +opportunity +to +go +in +to +get +some +details +of +the +coming +action +from +Dolgorúkov +. +He +felt +that +Kutúzov +was +upset +and +dissatisfied +about +something +and +that +at +headquarters +they +were +dissatisfied +with +him +, +and +also +that +at +the +Emperor +’ +s +headquarters +everyone +adopted +toward +him +the +tone +of +men +who +know +something +others +do +not +know +: +he +therefore +wished +to +speak +to +Dolgorúkov +. +“ +Well +, +how +d +’ +you +do +, +my +dear +fellow +? +” +said +Dolgorúkov +, +who +was +sitting +at +tea +with +Bilíbin +. +“ +The +fete +is +for +tomorrow +. +How +is +your +old +fellow +? +Out +of +sorts +? +” +“ +I +won +’ +t +say +he +is +out +of +sorts +, +but +I +fancy +he +would +like +to +be +heard. +” +“ +But +they +heard +him +at +the +council +of +war +and +will +hear +him +when +he +talks +sense +, +but +to +temporize +and +wait +for +something +now +when +Bonaparte +fears +nothing +so +much +as +a +general +battle +is +impossible. +” +“ +Yes +, +you +have +seen +him +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Well +, +what +is +Bonaparte +like +? +How +did +he +impress +you +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +saw +him +, +and +am +convinced +that +he +fears +nothing +so +much +as +a +general +engagement +, +” +repeated +Dolgorúkov +, +evidently +prizing +this +general +conclusion +which +he +had +arrived +at +from +his +interview +with +Napoleon +. +“ +If +he +weren +’ +t +afraid +of +a +battle +why +did +he +ask +for +that +interview +? +Why +negotiate +, +and +above +all +why +retreat +, +when +to +retreat +is +so +contrary +to +his +method +of +conducting +war +? +Believe +me +, +he +is +afraid +, +afraid +of +a +general +battle +. +His +hour +has +come +! +Mark +my +words +! +” +“ +But +tell +me +, +what +is +he +like +, +eh +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +again +. +“ +He +is +a +man +in +a +gray +overcoat +, +very +anxious +that +I +should +call +him +‘ +Your +Majesty +, +’ +but +who +, +to +his +chagrin +, +got +no +title +from +me +! +That +’ +s +the +sort +of +man +he +is +, +and +nothing +more +, +” +replied +Dolgorúkov +, +looking +round +at +Bilíbin +with +a +smile +. +“ +Despite +my +great +respect +for +old +Kutúzov +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +we +should +be +a +nice +set +of +fellows +if +we +were +to +wait +about +and +so +give +him +a +chance +to +escape +, +or +to +trick +us +, +now +that +we +certainly +have +him +in +our +hands +! +No +, +we +mustn +’ +t +forget +Suvórov +and +his +rule—not +to +put +yourself +in +a +position +to +be +attacked +, +but +yourself +to +attack +. +Believe +me +in +war +the +energy +of +young +men +often +shows +the +way +better +than +all +the +experience +of +old +Cunctators. +” +“ +But +in +what +position +are +we +going +to +attack +him +? +I +have +been +at +the +outposts +today +and +it +is +impossible +to +say +where +his +chief +forces +are +situated +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +He +wished +to +explain +to +Dolgorúkov +a +plan +of +attack +he +had +himself +formed +. +“ +Oh +, +that +is +all +the +same +, +” +Dolgorúkov +said +quickly +, +and +getting +up +he +spread +a +map +on +the +table +. +“ +All +eventualities +have +been +foreseen +. +If +he +is +standing +before +Brünn +... +” +And +Prince +Dolgorúkov +rapidly +but +indistinctly +explained +Weyrother +’ +s +plan +of +a +flanking +movement +. +Prince +Andrew +began +to +reply +and +to +state +his +own +plan +, +which +might +have +been +as +good +as +Weyrother +’ +s +, +but +for +the +disadvantage +that +Weyrother +’ +s +had +already +been +approved +. +As +soon +as +Prince +Andrew +began +to +demonstrate +the +defects +of +the +latter +and +the +merits +of +his +own +plan +, +Prince +Dolgorúkov +ceased +to +listen +to +him +and +gazed +absent-mindedly +not +at +the +map +, +but +at +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +. +“ +There +will +be +a +council +of +war +at +Kutúzov +’ +s +tonight +, +though +; +you +can +say +all +this +there +, +” +remarked +Dolgorúkov +. +“ +I +will +do +so +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +moving +away +from +the +map +. +“ +Whatever +are +you +bothering +about +, +gentlemen +? +” +said +Bilíbin +, +who +, +till +then +, +had +listened +with +an +amused +smile +to +their +conversation +and +now +was +evidently +ready +with +a +joke +. +“ +Whether +tomorrow +brings +victory +or +defeat +, +the +glory +of +our +Russian +arms +is +secure +. +Except +your +Kutúzov +, +there +is +not +a +single +Russian +in +command +of +a +column +! +The +commanders +are +: +Herr +General +Wimpfen +, +le +Comte +de +Langeron +, +le +Prince +de +Lichtenstein +, +le +Prince +, +de +Hohenlohe +, +and +finally +Prishprish +, +and +so +on +like +all +those +Polish +names. +” +“ +Be +quiet +, +backbiter +! +” +said +Dolgorúkov +. +“ +It +is +not +true +; +there +are +now +two +Russians +, +Milorádovich +, +and +Dokhtúrov +, +and +there +would +be +a +third +, +Count +Arakchéev +, +if +his +nerves +were +not +too +weak. +” +“ +However +, +I +think +General +Kutúzov +has +come +out +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +wish +you +good +luck +and +success +, +gentlemen +! +” +he +added +and +went +out +after +shaking +hands +with +Dolgorúkov +and +Bilíbin +. +On +the +way +home +, +Prince +Andrew +could +not +refrain +from +asking +Kutúzov +, +who +was +sitting +silently +beside +him +, +what +he +thought +of +tomorrow +’ +s +battle +. +Kutúzov +looked +sternly +at +his +adjutant +and +, +after +a +pause +, +replied +: +“ +I +think +the +battle +will +be +lost +, +and +so +I +told +Count +Tolstóy +and +asked +him +to +tell +the +Emperor +. +What +do +you +think +he +replied +? +‘ +But +, +my +dear +general +, +I +am +engaged +with +rice +and +cutlets +, +look +after +military +matters +yourself +! +’ +Yes +... +That +was +the +answer +I +got +! +” +CHAPTER +XII +Shortly +after +nine +o +’ +clock +that +evening +, +Weyrother +drove +with +his +plans +to +Kutúzov +’ +s +quarters +where +the +council +of +war +was +to +be +held +. +All +the +commanders +of +columns +were +summoned +to +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +and +with +the +exception +of +Prince +Bagratión +, +who +declined +to +come +, +were +all +there +at +the +appointed +time +. +Weyrother +, +who +was +in +full +control +of +the +proposed +battle +, +by +his +eagerness +and +briskness +presented +a +marked +contrast +to +the +dissatisfied +and +drowsy +Kutúzov +, +who +reluctantly +played +the +part +of +chairman +and +president +of +the +council +of +war +. +Weyrother +evidently +felt +himself +to +be +at +the +head +of +a +movement +that +had +already +become +unrestrainable +. +He +was +like +a +horse +running +downhill +harnessed +to +a +heavy +cart +. +Whether +he +was +pulling +it +or +being +pushed +by +it +he +did +not +know +, +but +rushed +along +at +headlong +speed +with +no +time +to +consider +what +this +movement +might +lead +to +. +Weyrother +had +been +twice +that +evening +to +the +enemy +’ +s +picket +line +to +reconnoiter +personally +, +and +twice +to +the +Emperors +, +Russian +and +Austrian +, +to +report +and +explain +, +and +to +his +headquarters +where +he +had +dictated +the +dispositions +in +German +, +and +now +, +much +exhausted +, +he +arrived +at +Kutúzov +’ +s +. +He +was +evidently +so +busy +that +he +even +forgot +to +be +polite +to +the +commander +in +chief +. +He +interrupted +him +, +talked +rapidly +and +indistinctly +, +without +looking +at +the +man +he +was +addressing +, +and +did +not +reply +to +questions +put +to +him +. +He +was +bespattered +with +mud +and +had +a +pitiful +, +weary +, +and +distracted +air +, +though +at +the +same +time +he +was +haughty +and +self-confident +. +Kutúzov +was +occupying +a +nobleman +’ +s +castle +of +modest +dimensions +near +Ostralitz +. +In +the +large +drawing +room +which +had +become +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +office +were +gathered +Kutúzov +himself +, +Weyrother +, +and +the +members +of +the +council +of +war +. +They +were +drinking +tea +, +and +only +awaited +Prince +Bagratión +to +begin +the +council +. +At +last +Bagratión +’ +s +orderly +came +with +the +news +that +the +prince +could +not +attend +. +Prince +Andrew +came +in +to +inform +the +commander +in +chief +of +this +and +, +availing +himself +of +permission +previously +given +him +by +Kutúzov +to +be +present +at +the +council +, +he +remained +in +the +room +. +“ +Since +Prince +Bagratión +is +not +coming +, +we +may +begin +, +” +said +Weyrother +, +hurriedly +rising +from +his +seat +and +going +up +to +the +table +on +which +an +enormous +map +of +the +environs +of +Brünn +was +spread +out +. +Kutúzov +, +with +his +uniform +unbuttoned +so +that +his +fat +neck +bulged +over +his +collar +as +if +escaping +, +was +sitting +almost +asleep +in +a +low +chair +, +with +his +podgy +old +hands +resting +symmetrically +on +its +arms +. +At +the +sound +of +Weyrother +’ +s +voice +, +he +opened +his +one +eye +with +an +effort +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +if +you +please +! +It +is +already +late +, +” +said +he +, +and +nodding +his +head +he +let +it +droop +and +again +closed +his +eye +. +If +at +first +the +members +of +the +council +thought +that +Kutúzov +was +pretending +to +sleep +, +the +sounds +his +nose +emitted +during +the +reading +that +followed +proved +that +the +commander +in +chief +at +that +moment +was +absorbed +by +a +far +more +serious +matter +than +a +desire +to +show +his +contempt +for +the +dispositions +or +anything +else—he +was +engaged +in +satisfying +the +irresistible +human +need +for +sleep +. +He +really +was +asleep +. +Weyrother +, +with +the +gesture +of +a +man +too +busy +to +lose +a +moment +, +glanced +at +Kutúzov +and +, +having +convinced +himself +that +he +was +asleep +, +took +up +a +paper +and +in +a +loud +, +monotonous +voice +began +to +read +out +the +dispositions +for +the +impending +battle +, +under +a +heading +which +he +also +read +out +: +“ +Dispositions +for +an +attack +on +the +enemy +position +behind +Kobelnitz +and +Sokolnitz +, +November +30 +, +1805. +” +The +dispositions +were +very +complicated +and +difficult +. +They +began +as +follows +: +“ +As +the +enemy +’ +s +left +wing +rests +on +wooded +hills +and +his +right +extends +along +Kobelnitz +and +Sokolnitz +behind +the +ponds +that +are +there +, +while +we +, +on +the +other +hand +, +with +our +left +wing +by +far +outflank +his +right +, +it +is +advantageous +to +attack +the +enemy +’ +s +latter +wing +especially +if +we +occupy +the +villages +of +Sokolnitz +and +Kobelnitz +, +whereby +we +can +both +fall +on +his +flank +and +pursue +him +over +the +plain +between +Schlappanitz +and +the +Thuerassa +forest +, +avoiding +the +defiles +of +Schlappanitz +and +Bellowitz +which +cover +the +enemy +’ +s +front +. +For +this +object +it +is +necessary +that +... +The +first +column +marches +... +The +second +column +marches +... +The +third +column +marches +... +” +and +so +on +, +read +Weyrother +. +The +generals +seemed +to +listen +reluctantly +to +the +difficult +dispositions +. +The +tall +, +fair-haired +General +Buxhöwden +stood +, +leaning +his +back +against +the +wall +, +his +eyes +fixed +on +a +burning +candle +, +and +seemed +not +to +listen +or +even +to +wish +to +be +thought +to +listen +. +Exactly +opposite +Weyrother +, +with +his +glistening +wide-open +eyes +fixed +upon +him +and +his +mustache +twisted +upwards +, +sat +the +ruddy +Milorádovich +in +a +military +pose +, +his +elbows +turned +outwards +, +his +hands +on +his +knees +, +and +his +shoulders +raised +. +He +remained +stubbornly +silent +, +gazing +at +Weyrother +’ +s +face +, +and +only +turned +away +his +eyes +when +the +Austrian +chief +of +staff +finished +reading +. +Then +Milorádovich +looked +round +significantly +at +the +other +generals +. +But +one +could +not +tell +from +that +significant +look +whether +he +agreed +or +disagreed +and +was +satisfied +or +not +with +the +arrangements +. +Next +to +Weyrother +sat +Count +Langeron +who +, +with +a +subtle +smile +that +never +left +his +typically +southern +French +face +during +the +whole +time +of +the +reading +, +gazed +at +his +delicate +fingers +which +rapidly +twirled +by +its +corners +a +gold +snuffbox +on +which +was +a +portrait +. +In +the +middle +of +one +of +the +longest +sentences +, +he +stopped +the +rotary +motion +of +the +snuffbox +, +raised +his +head +, +and +with +inimical +politeness +lurking +in +the +corners +of +his +thin +lips +interrupted +Weyrother +, +wishing +to +say +something +. +But +the +Austrian +general +, +continuing +to +read +, +frowned +angrily +and +jerked +his +elbows +, +as +if +to +say +: +“ +You +can +tell +me +your +views +later +, +but +now +be +so +good +as +to +look +at +the +map +and +listen. +” +Langeron +lifted +his +eyes +with +an +expression +of +perplexity +, +turned +round +to +Milorádovich +as +if +seeking +an +explanation +, +but +meeting +the +latter +’ +s +impressive +but +meaningless +gaze +drooped +his +eyes +sadly +and +again +took +to +twirling +his +snuffbox +. +“ +A +geography +lesson +! +” +he +muttered +as +if +to +himself +, +but +loud +enough +to +be +heard +. +Przebyszéwski +, +with +respectful +but +dignified +politeness +, +held +his +hand +to +his +ear +toward +Weyrother +, +with +the +air +of +a +man +absorbed +in +attention +. +Dohktúrov +, +a +little +man +, +sat +opposite +Weyrother +, +with +an +assiduous +and +modest +mien +, +and +stooping +over +the +outspread +map +conscientiously +studied +the +dispositions +and +the +unfamiliar +locality +. +He +asked +Weyrother +several +times +to +repeat +words +he +had +not +clearly +heard +and +the +difficult +names +of +villages +. +Weyrother +complied +and +Dohktúrov +noted +them +down +. +When +the +reading +which +lasted +more +than +an +hour +was +over +, +Langeron +again +brought +his +snuffbox +to +rest +and +, +without +looking +at +Weyrother +or +at +anyone +in +particular +, +began +to +say +how +difficult +it +was +to +carry +out +such +a +plan +in +which +the +enemy +’ +s +position +was +assumed +to +be +known +, +whereas +it +was +perhaps +not +known +, +since +the +enemy +was +in +movement +. +Langeron +’ +s +objections +were +valid +but +it +was +obvious +that +their +chief +aim +was +to +show +General +Weyrother—who +had +read +his +dispositions +with +as +much +self-confidence +as +if +he +were +addressing +school +children—that +he +had +to +do +, +not +with +fools +, +but +with +men +who +could +teach +him +something +in +military +matters +. +When +the +monotonous +sound +of +Weyrother +’ +s +voice +ceased +, +Kutúzov +opened +his +eye +as +a +miller +wakes +up +when +the +soporific +drone +of +the +mill +wheel +is +interrupted +. +He +listened +to +what +Langeron +said +, +as +if +remarking +, +“ +So +you +are +still +at +that +silly +business +! +” +quickly +closed +his +eye +again +, +and +let +his +head +sink +still +lower +. +Langeron +, +trying +as +virulently +as +possible +to +sting +Weyrother +’ +s +vanity +as +author +of +the +military +plan +, +argued +that +Bonaparte +might +easily +attack +instead +of +being +attacked +, +and +so +render +the +whole +of +this +plan +perfectly +worthless +. +Weyrother +met +all +objections +with +a +firm +and +contemptuous +smile +, +evidently +prepared +beforehand +to +meet +all +objections +be +they +what +they +might +. +“ +If +he +could +attack +us +, +he +would +have +done +so +today +, +” +said +he +. +“ +So +you +think +he +is +powerless +? +” +said +Langeron +. +“ +He +has +forty +thousand +men +at +most +, +” +replied +Weyrother +, +with +the +smile +of +a +doctor +to +whom +an +old +wife +wishes +to +explain +the +treatment +of +a +case +. +“ +In +that +case +he +is +inviting +his +doom +by +awaiting +our +attack +, +” +said +Langeron +, +with +a +subtly +ironical +smile +, +again +glancing +round +for +support +to +Milorádovich +who +was +near +him +. +But +Milorádovich +was +at +that +moment +evidently +thinking +of +anything +rather +than +of +what +the +generals +were +disputing +about +. +“ +Ma +foi +! +” +said +he +, +“ +tomorrow +we +shall +see +all +that +on +the +battlefield. +” +Weyrother +again +gave +that +smile +which +seemed +to +say +that +to +him +it +was +strange +and +ridiculous +to +meet +objections +from +Russian +generals +and +to +have +to +prove +to +them +what +he +had +not +merely +convinced +himself +of +, +but +had +also +convinced +the +sovereign +Emperors +of +. +“ +The +enemy +has +quenched +his +fires +and +a +continual +noise +is +heard +from +his +camp +, +” +said +he +. +“ +What +does +that +mean +? +Either +he +is +retreating +, +which +is +the +only +thing +we +need +fear +, +or +he +is +changing +his +position. +” +( +He +smiled +ironically +. +) +“ +But +even +if +he +also +took +up +a +position +in +the +Thuerassa +, +he +merely +saves +us +a +great +deal +of +trouble +and +all +our +arrangements +to +the +minutest +detail +remain +the +same. +” +“ +How +is +that +? +... +” +began +Prince +Andrew +, +who +had +for +long +been +waiting +an +opportunity +to +express +his +doubts +. +Kutúzov +here +woke +up +, +coughed +heavily +, +and +looked +round +at +the +generals +. +“ +Gentlemen +, +the +dispositions +for +tomorrow—or +rather +for +today +, +for +it +is +past +midnight— +can +not +now +be +altered +, +” +said +he +. +“ +You +have +heard +them +, +and +we +shall +all +do +our +duty +. +But +before +a +battle +, +there +is +nothing +more +important +... +” +he +paused +, +“ +than +to +have +a +good +sleep. +” +He +moved +as +if +to +rise +. +The +generals +bowed +and +retired +. +It +was +past +midnight +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +. +The +council +of +war +, +at +which +Prince +Andrew +had +not +been +able +to +express +his +opinion +as +he +had +hoped +to +, +left +on +him +a +vague +and +uneasy +impression +. +Whether +Dolgorúkov +and +Weyrother +, +or +Kutúzov +, +Langeron +, +and +the +others +who +did +not +approve +of +the +plan +of +attack +, +were +right—he +did +not +know +. +“ +But +was +it +really +not +possible +for +Kutúzov +to +state +his +views +plainly +to +the +Emperor +? +Is +it +possible +that +on +account +of +court +and +personal +considerations +tens +of +thousands +of +lives +, +and +my +life +, +my +life +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +must +be +risked +? +” +“ +Yes +, +it +is +very +likely +that +I +shall +be +killed +tomorrow +, +” +he +thought +. +And +suddenly +, +at +this +thought +of +death +, +a +whole +series +of +most +distant +, +most +intimate +, +memories +rose +in +his +imagination +: +he +remembered +his +last +parting +from +his +father +and +his +wife +; +he +remembered +the +days +when +he +first +loved +her +. +He +thought +of +her +pregnancy +and +felt +sorry +for +her +and +for +himself +, +and +in +a +nervously +emotional +and +softened +mood +he +went +out +of +the +hut +in +which +he +was +billeted +with +Nesvítski +and +began +to +walk +up +and +down +before +it +. +The +night +was +foggy +and +through +the +fog +the +moonlight +gleamed +mysteriously +. +“ +Yes +, +tomorrow +, +tomorrow +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +Tomorrow +everything +may +be +over +for +me +! +All +these +memories +will +be +no +more +, +none +of +them +will +have +any +meaning +for +me +. +Tomorrow +perhaps +, +even +certainly +, +I +have +a +presentiment +that +for +the +first +time +I +shall +have +to +show +all +I +can +do. +” +And +his +fancy +pictured +the +battle +, +its +loss +, +the +concentration +of +fighting +at +one +point +, +and +the +hesitation +of +all +the +commanders +. +And +then +that +happy +moment +, +that +Toulon +for +which +he +had +so +long +waited +, +presents +itself +to +him +at +last +. +He +firmly +and +clearly +expresses +his +opinion +to +Kutúzov +, +to +Weyrother +, +and +to +the +Emperors +. +All +are +struck +by +the +justness +of +his +views +, +but +no +one +undertakes +to +carry +them +out +, +so +he +takes +a +regiment +, +a +division—stipulates +that +no +one +is +to +interfere +with +his +arrangements—leads +his +division +to +the +decisive +point +, +and +gains +the +victory +alone +. +“ +But +death +and +suffering +? +” +suggested +another +voice +. +Prince +Andrew +, +however +, +did +not +answer +that +voice +and +went +on +dreaming +of +his +triumphs +. +The +dispositions +for +the +next +battle +are +planned +by +him +alone +. +Nominally +he +is +only +an +adjutant +on +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +, +but +he +does +everything +alone +. +The +next +battle +is +won +by +him +alone +. +Kutúzov +is +removed +and +he +is +appointed +... +“ +Well +and +then +? +” +asked +the +other +voice +. +“ +If +before +that +you +are +not +ten +times +wounded +, +killed +, +or +betrayed +, +well +... +what +then +? +... +” +“ +Well +then +, +” +Prince +Andrew +answered +himself +, +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +what +will +happen +and +don +’ +t +want +to +know +, +and +can +’ +t +, +but +if +I +want +this—want +glory +, +want +to +be +known +to +men +, +want +to +be +loved +by +them +, +it +is +not +my +fault +that +I +want +it +and +want +nothing +but +that +and +live +only +for +that +. +Yes +, +for +that +alone +! +I +shall +never +tell +anyone +, +but +, +oh +God +! +what +am +I +to +do +if +I +love +nothing +but +fame +and +men +’ +s +esteem +? +Death +, +wounds +, +the +loss +of +family—I +fear +nothing +. +And +precious +and +dear +as +many +persons +are +to +me—father +, +sister +, +wife—those +dearest +to +me—yet +dreadful +and +unnatural +as +it +seems +, +I +would +give +them +all +at +once +for +a +moment +of +glory +, +of +triumph +over +men +, +of +love +from +men +I +don +’ +t +know +and +never +shall +know +, +for +the +love +of +these +men +here +, +” +he +thought +, +as +he +listened +to +voices +in +Kutúzov +’ +s +courtyard +. +The +voices +were +those +of +the +orderlies +who +were +packing +up +; +one +voice +, +probably +a +coachman +’ +s +, +was +teasing +Kutúzov +’ +s +old +cook +whom +Prince +Andrew +knew +, +and +who +was +called +Tit +. +He +was +saying +, +“ +Tit +, +I +say +, +Tit +! +” +“ +Well +? +” +returned +the +old +man +. +“ +Go +, +Tit +, +thresh +a +bit +! +” +said +the +wag +. +“ +Oh +, +go +to +the +devil +! +” +called +out +a +voice +, +drowned +by +the +laughter +of +the +orderlies +and +servants +. +“ +All +the +same +, +I +love +and +value +nothing +but +triumph +over +them +all +, +I +value +this +mystic +power +and +glory +that +is +floating +here +above +me +in +this +mist +! +” +CHAPTER +XIII +That +same +night +, +Rostóv +was +with +a +platoon +on +skirmishing +duty +in +front +of +Bagratión +’ +s +detachment +. +His +hussars +were +placed +along +the +line +in +couples +and +he +himself +rode +along +the +line +trying +to +master +the +sleepiness +that +kept +coming +over +him +. +An +enormous +space +, +with +our +army +’ +s +campfires +dimly +glowing +in +the +fog +, +could +be +seen +behind +him +; +in +front +of +him +was +misty +darkness +. +Rostóv +could +see +nothing +, +peer +as +he +would +into +that +foggy +distance +: +now +something +gleamed +gray +, +now +there +was +something +black +, +now +little +lights +seemed +to +glimmer +where +the +enemy +ought +to +be +, +now +he +fancied +it +was +only +something +in +his +own +eyes +. +His +eyes +kept +closing +, +and +in +his +fancy +appeared—now +the +Emperor +, +now +Denísov +, +and +now +Moscow +memories—and +he +again +hurriedly +opened +his +eyes +and +saw +close +before +him +the +head +and +ears +of +the +horse +he +was +riding +, +and +sometimes +, +when +he +came +within +six +paces +of +them +, +the +black +figures +of +hussars +, +but +in +the +distance +was +still +the +same +misty +darkness +. +“ +Why +not +? +... +It +might +easily +happen +, +” +thought +Rostóv +, +“ +that +the +Emperor +will +meet +me +and +give +me +an +order +as +he +would +to +any +other +officer +; +he +’ +ll +say +: +‘ +Go +and +find +out +what +’ +s +there. +’ +There +are +many +stories +of +his +getting +to +know +an +officer +in +just +such +a +chance +way +and +attaching +him +to +himself +! +What +if +he +gave +me +a +place +near +him +? +Oh +, +how +I +would +guard +him +, +how +I +would +tell +him +the +truth +, +how +I +would +unmask +his +deceivers +! +” +And +in +order +to +realize +vividly +his +love +devotion +to +the +sovereign +, +Rostóv +pictured +to +himself +an +enemy +or +a +deceitful +German +, +whom +he +would +not +only +kill +with +pleasure +but +whom +he +would +slap +in +the +face +before +the +Emperor +. +Suddenly +a +distant +shout +aroused +him +. +He +started +and +opened +his +eyes +. +“ +Where +am +I +? +Oh +yes +, +in +the +skirmishing +line +... +pass +and +watchword—shaft +, +Olmütz +. +What +a +nuisance +that +our +squadron +will +be +in +reserve +tomorrow +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +I +’ +ll +ask +leave +to +go +to +the +front +, +this +may +be +my +only +chance +of +seeing +the +Emperor +. +It +won +’ +t +be +long +now +before +I +am +off +duty +. +I +’ +ll +take +another +turn +and +when +I +get +back +I +’ +ll +go +to +the +general +and +ask +him. +” +He +readjusted +himself +in +the +saddle +and +touched +up +his +horse +to +ride +once +more +round +his +hussars +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +it +was +getting +lighter +. +To +the +left +he +saw +a +sloping +descent +lit +up +, +and +facing +it +a +black +knoll +that +seemed +as +steep +as +a +wall +. +On +this +knoll +there +was +a +white +patch +that +Rostóv +could +not +at +all +make +out +: +was +it +a +glade +in +the +wood +lit +up +by +the +moon +, +or +some +unmelted +snow +, +or +some +white +houses +? +He +even +thought +something +moved +on +that +white +spot +. +“ +I +expect +it +’ +s +snow +... +that +spot +... +a +spot—une +tache +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +There +now +... +it +’ +s +not +a +tache +... +Natásha +... +sister +, +black +eyes +... +Na +... +tasha +... +( +Won +’ +t +she +be +surprised +when +I +tell +her +how +I +’ +ve +seen +the +Emperor +? +) +Natásha +... +take +my +sabretache +... +” +— +“ +Keep +to +the +right +, +your +honor +, +there +are +bushes +here +, +” +came +the +voice +of +an +hussar +, +past +whom +Rostóv +was +riding +in +the +act +of +falling +asleep +. +Rostóv +lifted +his +head +that +had +sunk +almost +to +his +horse +’ +s +mane +and +pulled +up +beside +the +hussar +. +He +was +succumbing +to +irresistible +, +youthful +, +childish +drowsiness +. +“ +But +what +was +I +thinking +? +I +mustn +’ +t +forget +. +How +shall +I +speak +to +the +Emperor +? +No +, +that +’ +s +not +it—that +’ +s +tomorrow +. +Oh +yes +! +Natásha +... +sabretache +... +saber +them +... +Whom +? +The +hussars +... +Ah +, +the +hussars +with +mustaches +. +Along +the +Tverskáya +Street +rode +the +hussar +with +mustaches +... +I +thought +about +him +too +, +just +opposite +Gúryev +’ +s +house +... +Old +Gúryev +... +. +Oh +, +but +Denísov +’ +s +a +fine +fellow +. +But +that +’ +s +all +nonsense +. +The +chief +thing +is +that +the +Emperor +is +here +. +How +he +looked +at +me +and +wished +to +say +something +, +but +dared +not +... +. +No +, +it +was +I +who +dared +not +. +But +that +’ +s +nonsense +, +the +chief +thing +is +not +to +forget +the +important +thing +I +was +thinking +of +. +Yes +, +Na-tásha +, +sabretache +, +oh +, +yes +, +yes +! +That +’ +s +right +! +” +And +his +head +once +more +sank +to +his +horse +’ +s +neck +. +All +at +once +it +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +being +fired +at +. +“ +What +? +What +? +What +? +... +Cut +them +down +! +What +? +... +” +said +Rostóv +, +waking +up +. +At +the +moment +he +opened +his +eyes +he +heard +in +front +of +him +, +where +the +enemy +was +, +the +long-drawn +shouts +of +thousands +of +voices +. +His +horse +and +the +horse +of +the +hussar +near +him +pricked +their +ears +at +these +shouts +. +Over +there +, +where +the +shouting +came +from +, +a +fire +flared +up +and +went +out +again +, +then +another +, +and +all +along +the +French +line +on +the +hill +fires +flared +up +and +the +shouting +grew +louder +and +louder +. +Rostóv +could +hear +the +sound +of +French +words +but +could +not +distinguish +them +. +The +din +of +many +voices +was +too +great +; +all +he +could +hear +was +: +“ +ahahah +! +” +and +“ +rrrr +! +” +“ +What +’ +s +that +? +What +do +you +make +of +it +? +” +said +Rostóv +to +the +hussar +beside +him +. +“ +That +must +be +the +enemy +’ +s +camp +! +” +The +hussar +did +not +reply +. +“ +Why +, +don +’ +t +you +hear +it +? +” +Rostóv +asked +again +, +after +waiting +for +a +reply +. +“ +Who +can +tell +, +your +honor +? +” +replied +the +hussar +reluctantly +. +“ +From +the +direction +, +it +must +be +the +enemy +, +” +repeated +Rostóv +. +“ +It +may +be +he +or +it +may +be +nothing +, +” +muttered +the +hussar +. +“ +It +’ +s +dark +... +Steady +! +” +he +cried +to +his +fidgeting +horse +. +Rostóv +’ +s +horse +was +also +getting +restive +: +it +pawed +the +frozen +ground +, +pricking +its +ears +at +the +noise +and +looking +at +the +lights +. +The +shouting +grew +still +louder +and +merged +into +a +general +roar +that +only +an +army +of +several +thousand +men +could +produce +. +The +lights +spread +farther +and +farther +, +probably +along +the +line +of +the +French +camp +. +Rostóv +no +longer +wanted +to +sleep +. +The +gay +triumphant +shouting +of +the +enemy +army +had +a +stimulating +effect +on +him +. +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +he +now +heard +distinctly +. +“ +They +can +’ +t +be +far +off +, +probably +just +beyond +the +stream +, +” +he +said +to +the +hussar +beside +him +. +The +hussar +only +sighed +without +replying +and +coughed +angrily +. +The +sound +of +horse +’ +s +hoofs +approaching +at +a +trot +along +the +line +of +hussars +was +heard +, +and +out +of +the +foggy +darkness +the +figure +of +a +sergeant +of +hussars +suddenly +appeared +, +looming +huge +as +an +elephant +. +“ +Your +honor +, +the +generals +! +” +said +the +sergeant +, +riding +up +to +Rostóv +. +Rostóv +, +still +looking +round +toward +the +fires +and +the +shouts +, +rode +with +the +sergeant +to +meet +some +mounted +men +who +were +riding +along +the +line +. +One +was +on +a +white +horse +. +Prince +Bagratión +and +Prince +Dolgorúkov +with +their +adjutants +had +come +to +witness +the +curious +phenomenon +of +the +lights +and +shouts +in +the +enemy +’ +s +camp +. +Rostóv +rode +up +to +Bagratión +, +reported +to +him +, +and +then +joined +the +adjutants +listening +to +what +the +generals +were +saying +. +“ +Believe +me +, +” +said +Prince +Dolgorúkov +, +addressing +Bagratión +, +“ +it +is +nothing +but +a +trick +! +He +has +retreated +and +ordered +the +rearguard +to +kindle +fires +and +make +a +noise +to +deceive +us. +” +“ +Hardly +, +” +said +Bagratión +. +“ +I +saw +them +this +evening +on +that +knoll +; +if +they +had +retreated +they +would +have +withdrawn +from +that +too +... +. +Officer +! +” +said +Bagratión +to +Rostóv +, +“ +are +the +enemy +’ +s +skirmishers +still +there +? +” +“ +They +were +there +this +evening +, +but +now +I +don +’ +t +know +, +your +excellency +. +Shall +I +go +with +some +of +my +hussars +to +see +? +” +replied +Rostóv +. +Bagratión +stopped +and +, +before +replying +, +tried +to +see +Rostóv +’ +s +face +in +the +mist +. +“ +Well +, +go +and +see +, +” +he +said +, +after +a +pause +. +“ +Yes +, +sir. +” +Rostóv +spurred +his +horse +, +called +to +Sergeant +Fédchenko +and +two +other +hussars +, +told +them +to +follow +him +, +and +trotted +downhill +in +the +direction +from +which +the +shouting +came +. +He +felt +both +frightened +and +pleased +to +be +riding +alone +with +three +hussars +into +that +mysterious +and +dangerous +misty +distance +where +no +one +had +been +before +him +. +Bagratión +called +to +him +from +the +hill +not +to +go +beyond +the +stream +, +but +Rostóv +pretended +not +to +hear +him +and +did +not +stop +but +rode +on +and +on +, +continually +mistaking +bushes +for +trees +and +gullies +for +men +and +continually +discovering +his +mistakes +. +Having +descended +the +hill +at +a +trot +, +he +no +longer +saw +either +our +own +or +the +enemy +’ +s +fires +, +but +heard +the +shouting +of +the +French +more +loudly +and +distinctly +. +In +the +valley +he +saw +before +him +something +like +a +river +, +but +when +he +reached +it +he +found +it +was +a +road +. +Having +come +out +onto +the +road +he +reined +in +his +horse +, +hesitating +whether +to +ride +along +it +or +cross +it +and +ride +over +the +black +field +up +the +hillside +. +To +keep +to +the +road +which +gleamed +white +in +the +mist +would +have +been +safer +because +it +would +be +easier +to +see +people +coming +along +it +. +“ +Follow +me +! +” +said +he +, +crossed +the +road +, +and +began +riding +up +the +hill +at +a +gallop +toward +the +point +where +the +French +pickets +had +been +standing +that +evening +. +“ +Your +honor +, +there +he +is +! +” +cried +one +of +the +hussars +behind +him +. +And +before +Rostóv +had +time +to +make +out +what +the +black +thing +was +that +had +suddenly +appeared +in +the +fog +, +there +was +a +flash +, +followed +by +a +report +, +and +a +bullet +whizzing +high +up +in +the +mist +with +a +plaintive +sound +passed +out +of +hearing +. +Another +musket +missed +fire +but +flashed +in +the +pan +. +Rostóv +turned +his +horse +and +galloped +back +. +Four +more +reports +followed +at +intervals +, +and +the +bullets +passed +somewhere +in +the +fog +singing +in +different +tones +. +Rostóv +reined +in +his +horse +, +whose +spirits +had +risen +, +like +his +own +, +at +the +firing +, +and +went +back +at +a +footpace +. +“ +Well +, +some +more +! +Some +more +! +” +a +merry +voice +was +saying +in +his +soul +. +But +no +more +shots +came +. +Only +when +approaching +Bagratión +did +Rostóv +let +his +horse +gallop +again +, +and +with +his +hand +at +the +salute +rode +up +to +the +general +. +Dolgorúkov +was +still +insisting +that +the +French +had +retreated +and +had +only +lit +fires +to +deceive +us +. +“ +What +does +that +prove +? +” +he +was +saying +as +Rostóv +rode +up +. +“ +They +might +retreat +and +leave +the +pickets. +” +“ +It +’ +s +plain +that +they +have +not +all +gone +yet +, +Prince +, +” +said +Bagratión +. +“ +Wait +till +tomorrow +morning +, +we +’ +ll +find +out +everything +tomorrow. +” +“ +The +picket +is +still +on +the +hill +, +your +excellency +, +just +where +it +was +in +the +evening +, +” +reported +Rostóv +, +stooping +forward +with +his +hand +at +the +salute +and +unable +to +repress +the +smile +of +delight +induced +by +his +ride +and +especially +by +the +sound +of +the +bullets +. +“ +Very +good +, +very +good +, +” +said +Bagratión +. +“ +Thank +you +, +officer. +” +“ +Your +excellency +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +“ +may +I +ask +a +favor +? +” +“ +What +is +it +? +” +“ +Tomorrow +our +squadron +is +to +be +in +reserve +. +May +I +ask +to +be +attached +to +the +first +squadron +? +” +“ +What +’ +s +your +name +? +” +“ +Count +Rostóv. +” +“ +Oh +, +very +well +, +you +may +stay +in +attendance +on +me. +” +“ +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +’ +s +son +? +” +asked +Dolgorúkov +. +But +Rostóv +did +not +reply +. +“ +Then +I +may +reckon +on +it +, +your +excellency +? +” +“ +I +will +give +the +order. +” +“ +Tomorrow +very +likely +I +may +be +sent +with +some +message +to +the +Emperor +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +Thank +God +! +” +The +fires +and +shouting +in +the +enemy +’ +s +army +were +occasioned +by +the +fact +that +while +Napoleon +’ +s +proclamation +was +being +read +to +the +troops +the +Emperor +himself +rode +round +his +bivouacs +. +The +soldiers +, +on +seeing +him +, +lit +wisps +of +straw +and +ran +after +him +, +shouting +, +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +Napoleon +’ +s +proclamation +was +as +follows +: +Soldiers +! +The +Russian +army +is +advancing +against +you +to +avenge +the +Austrian +army +of +Ulm +. +They +are +the +same +battalions +you +broke +at +Hollabrünn +and +have +pursued +ever +since +to +this +place +. +The +position +we +occupy +is +a +strong +one +, +and +while +they +are +marching +to +go +round +me +on +the +right +they +will +expose +a +flank +to +me +. +Soldiers +! +I +will +myself +direct +your +battalions +. +I +will +keep +out +of +fire +if +you +with +your +habitual +valor +carry +disorder +and +confusion +into +the +enemy +’ +s +ranks +, +but +should +victory +be +in +doubt +, +even +for +a +moment +, +you +will +see +your +Emperor +exposing +himself +to +the +first +blows +of +the +enemy +, +for +there +must +be +no +doubt +of +victory +, +especially +on +this +day +when +what +is +at +stake +is +the +honor +of +the +French +infantry +, +so +necessary +to +the +honor +of +our +nation +. +Do +not +break +your +ranks +on +the +plea +of +removing +the +wounded +! +Let +every +man +be +fully +imbued +with +the +thought +that +we +must +defeat +these +hirelings +of +England +, +inspired +by +such +hatred +of +our +nation +! +This +victory +will +conclude +our +campaign +and +we +can +return +to +winter +quarters +, +where +fresh +French +troops +who +are +being +raised +in +France +will +join +us +, +and +the +peace +I +shall +conclude +will +be +worthy +of +my +people +, +of +you +, +and +of +myself +. +NAPOLEON +CHAPTER +XIV +At +five +in +the +morning +it +was +still +quite +dark +. +The +troops +of +the +center +, +the +reserves +, +and +Bagratión +’ +s +right +flank +had +not +yet +moved +, +but +on +the +left +flank +the +columns +of +infantry +, +cavalry +, +and +artillery +, +which +were +to +be +the +first +to +descend +the +heights +to +attack +the +French +right +flank +and +drive +it +into +the +Bohemian +mountains +according +to +plan +, +were +already +up +and +astir +. +The +smoke +of +the +campfires +, +into +which +they +were +throwing +everything 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+and +moved +along +the +ranks +shouting +. +The +train +drivers +and +orderlies +harnessed +and +packed +the +wagons +and +tied +on +the +loads +. +The +adjutants +and +battalion +and +regimental +commanders +mounted +, +crossed +themselves +, +gave +final +instructions +, +orders +, +and +commissions +to +the +baggage +men +who +remained +behind +, +and +the +monotonous +tramp +of +thousands +of +feet +resounded +. +The +column +moved +forward +without +knowing +where +and +unable +, +from +the +masses +around +them +, +the +smoke +and +the +increasing +fog +, +to +see +either +the +place +they +were +leaving +or +that +to +which +they +were +going +. +A +soldier +on +the +march +is +hemmed +in +and +borne +along +by +his +regiment +as +much +as +a +sailor +is +by +his +ship +. +However +far +he +has +walked +, +whatever +strange +, +unknown +, +and +dangerous +places +he +reaches +, +just +as +a +sailor +is +always +surrounded +by +the +same +decks +, +masts +, +and +rigging +of 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+cliffs +and +slopes +. +Anywhere +, +on +any +side +, +one +might +encounter +an +enemy +invisible +ten +paces +off +. +But +the +columns +advanced +for +a +long +time +, +always +in +the +same +fog +, +descending +and +ascending +hills +, +avoiding +gardens +and +enclosures +, +going +over +new +and +unknown +ground +, +and +nowhere +encountering +the +enemy +. +On +the +contrary +, +the +soldiers +became +aware +that +in +front +, +behind +, +and +on +all +sides +, +other +Russian +columns +were +moving +in +the +same +direction +. +Every +soldier +felt +glad +to +know +that +to +the +unknown +place +where +he +was +going +, +many +more +of +our +men +were +going +too +. +“ +There +now +, +the +Kúrskies +have +also +gone +past +, +” +was +being +said +in +the +ranks +. +“ +It +’ +s +wonderful +what +a +lot +of +our +troops +have +gathered +, +lads +! +Last +night +I +looked +at +the +campfires +and +there +was +no +end +of +them +. +A +regular +Moscow +! +” +Though +none +of +the +column +commanders +rode +up +to +the +ranks +or +talked +to +the +men +( +the +commanders +, +as +we +saw +at +the +council +of +war +, +were +out +of +humor +and +dissatisfied +with +the +affair +, +and +so +did +not +exert +themselves +to +cheer +the +men +but +merely +carried +out +the +orders +) +, +yet +the +troops +marched +gaily +, +as +they +always +do +when +going +into +action +, +especially +to +an +attack +. +But +when +they +had +marched +for +about +an +hour +in +the +dense +fog +, +the +greater +part +of +the +men +had +to +halt +and +an +unpleasant +consciousness +of +some +dislocation +and +blunder +spread +through +the +ranks +. +How +such +a +consciousness +is +communicated +is +very +difficult +to +define +, +but +it +certainly +is +communicated +very +surely +, +and +flows +rapidly +, +imperceptibly +, +and +irrepressibly +, +as +water +does +in +a +creek +. +Had +the +Russian +army +been +alone +without +any +allies +, +it +might +perhaps +have +been +a +long +time +before +this +consciousness +of +mismanagement +became +a +general +conviction +, +but +as +it +was +, +the +disorder +was +readily +and +naturally +attributed +to +the +stupid +Germans +, +and +everyone +was +convinced +that +a +dangerous +muddle +had +been +occasioned +by +the +sausage +eaters +. +“ +Why +have +we +stopped +? +Is +the +way +blocked +? +Or +have +we +already +come +up +against +the +French +? +” +“ +No +, +one +can +’ +t +hear +them +. +They +’ +d +be +firing +if +we +had. +” +“ +They +were +in +a +hurry +enough +to +start +us +, +and +now +here +we +stand +in +the +middle +of +a +field +without +rhyme +or +reason +. +It +’ +s +all +those +damned +Germans +’ +muddling +! +What +stupid +devils +! +” +“ +Yes +, +I +’ +d +send +them +on +in +front +, +but +no +fear +, +they +’ +re +crowding +up +behind +. +And +now +here +we +stand +hungry. +” +“ +I +say +, +shall +we +soon +be +clear +? +They +say +the +cavalry +are +blocking +the +way +, +” +said +an +officer +. +“ +Ah +, +those +damned +Germans +! +They +don +’ +t +know +their +own +country +! +” +said +another +. +“ +What +division +are +you +? +” +shouted +an +adjutant +, +riding +up +. +“ +The +Eighteenth. +” +“ +Then +why +are +you +here +? +You +should +have +gone +on +long +ago +, +now +you +won +’ +t +get +there +till +evening. +” +“ +What +stupid +orders +! +They +don +’ +t +themselves +know +what +they +are +doing +! +” +said +the +officer +and +rode +off +. +Then +a +general +rode +past +shouting +something +angrily +, +not +in +Russian +. +“ +Tafa-lafa +! +But +what +he +’ +s +jabbering +no +one +can +make +out +, +” +said +a +soldier +, +mimicking +the +general +who +had +ridden +away +. +“ +I +’ +d +shoot +them +, +the +scoundrels +! +” +“ +We +were +ordered +to +be +at +the +place +before +nine +, +but +we +haven +’ +t +got +halfway +. +Fine +orders +! +” +was +being +repeated +on +different +sides +. +And +the +feeling +of +energy +with +which +the +troops +had +started +began +to +turn +into +vexation +and +anger +at +the +stupid +arrangements +and +at +the +Germans +. +The +cause +of +the +confusion +was +that +while +the +Austrian +cavalry +was +moving +toward +our +left +flank +, +the +higher +command +found +that +our +center +was +too +far +separated +from +our +right +flank +and +the +cavalry +were +all +ordered +to +turn +back +to +the +right +. +Several +thousand +cavalry +crossed +in +front +of +the +infantry +, +who +had +to +wait +. +At +the +front +an +altercation +occurred +between +an +Austrian +guide +and +a +Russian +general +. +The +general +shouted +a +demand +that +the +cavalry +should +be +halted +, +the +Austrian +argued +that +not +he +, +but +the +higher +command +, +was +to +blame +. +The +troops +meanwhile +stood +growing +listless +and +dispirited +. +After +an +hour +’ +s +delay +they +at +last +moved +on +, +descending +the +hill +. +The +fog +that +was +dispersing +on +the +hill +lay +still +more +densely +below +, +where +they +were +descending +. +In +front +in +the +fog +a +shot +was +heard +and +then +another +, +at +first +irregularly +at +varying +intervals—trata +... +tat—and +then +more +and +more +regularly +and +rapidly +, +and +the +action +at +the +Goldbach +Stream +began +. +Not +expecting +to +come +on +the +enemy +down +by +the +stream +, +and +having +stumbled +on +him +in +the +fog +, +hearing +no +encouraging +word +from +their +commanders +, +and +with +a +consciousness +of +being +too +late +spreading +through +the +ranks +, +and +above +all +being +unable +to +see +anything +in +front +or +around +them +in +the +thick +fog +, +the +Russians +exchanged +shots +with +the +enemy +lazily +and +advanced +and +again +halted +, +receiving +no +timely +orders +from +the +officers +or +adjutants +who +wandered +about +in +the +fog +in +those +unknown +surroundings +unable +to +find +their +own +regiments +. +In +this +way +the +action +began +for +the +first +, +second +, +and +third +columns +, +which +had +gone +down +into +the +valley +. +The +fourth +column +, +with +which +Kutúzov +was +, +stood +on +the +Pratzen +Heights +. +Below +, +where +the +fight +was +beginning +, +there +was +still +thick +fog +; +on +the +higher +ground +it +was +clearing +, +but +nothing +could +be +seen +of +what +was +going +on +in +front +. +Whether +all +the +enemy +forces +were +, +as +we +supposed +, +six +miles +away +, +or +whether +they +were +near +by +in +that +sea +of +mist +, +no +one +knew +till +after +eight +o +’ +clock +. +It +was +nine +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +. +The +fog +lay +unbroken +like +a +sea +down +below +, +but +higher +up +at +the +village +of +Schlappanitz +where +Napoleon +stood +with +his +marshals +around +him +, +it +was +quite +light +. +Above +him +was +a +clear +blue +sky +, +and +the +sun +’ +s +vast +orb +quivered +like +a +huge +hollow +, +crimson +float +on +the +surface +of +that +milky +sea +of +mist +. +The +whole +French +army +, +and +even +Napoleon +himself +with +his +staff +, +were +not +on +the +far +side +of +the +streams +and +hollows +of +Sokolnitz +and +Schlappanitz +beyond +which +we +intended +to +take +up +our +position +and +begin +the +action +, +but +were +on +this +side +, +so +close +to +our +own +forces +that +Napoleon +with +the +naked +eye +could +distinguish +a +mounted +man +from +one +on +foot +. +Napoleon +, +in +the +blue +cloak +which +he +had +worn +on +his +Italian +campaign +, +sat +on +his +small +gray +Arab +horse +a +little +in +front +of +his +marshals +. +He +gazed +silently +at +the +hills +which +seemed +to +rise +out +of +the +sea +of +mist +and +on +which +the +Russian +troops +were +moving +in +the +distance +, +and +he +listened +to +the +sounds +of +firing +in +the +valley +. +Not +a +single +muscle +of +his +face—which +in +those +days +was +still +thin—moved +. +His +gleaming +eyes +were +fixed +intently +on +one +spot +. +His +predictions +were +being +justified +. +Part +of +the +Russian +force +had +already +descended +into +the +valley +toward +the +ponds +and +lakes +and +part +were +leaving +these +Pratzen +Heights +which +he +intended +to +attack +and +regarded +as +the +key +to +the +position +. +He +saw +over +the +mist +that +in +a +hollow +between +two +hills +near +the +village +of +Pratzen +, +the +Russian +columns +, +their +bayonets +glittering +, +were +moving +continuously +in +one +direction +toward +the +valley +and +disappearing +one +after +another +into +the +mist +. +From +information +he +had +received +the +evening +before +, +from +the +sound +of +wheels +and +footsteps +heard +by +the +outposts +during +the +night +, +by +the +disorderly +movement +of +the +Russian +columns +, +and +from +all +indications +, +he +saw +clearly +that +the +allies +believed +him +to +be +far +away +in +front +of +them +, +and +that +the +columns +moving +near +Pratzen +constituted +the +center +of +the +Russian +army +, +and +that +that +center +was +already +sufficiently +weakened +to +be +successfully +attacked +. +But +still +he +did +not +begin +the +engagement +. +Today +was +a +great +day +for +him—the +anniversary +of +his +coronation +. +Before +dawn +he +had +slept +for +a +few +hours +, +and +refreshed +, +vigorous +, +and +in +good +spirits +, +he +mounted +his +horse +and +rode +out +into +the +field +in +that +happy +mood +in +which +everything +seems +possible +and +everything +succeeds +. +He +sat +motionless +, +looking +at +the +heights +visible +above +the +mist +, +and +his +cold +face +wore +that +special +look +of +confident +, +self-complacent +happiness +that +one +sees +on +the +face +of +a +boy +happily +in +love +. +The +marshals +stood +behind +him +not +venturing +to +distract +his +attention +. +He +looked +now +at +the +Pratzen +Heights +, +now +at +the +sun +floating +up +out +of +the +mist +. +When +the +sun +had +entirely +emerged +from +the +fog +, +and +fields +and +mist +were +aglow +with +dazzling +light—as +if +he +had +only +awaited +this +to +begin +the +action—he +drew +the +glove +from +his +shapely +white +hand +, +made +a +sign +with +it +to +the +marshals +, +and +ordered +the +action +to +begin +. +The +marshals +, +accompanied +by +adjutants +, +galloped +off +in +different +directions +, +and +a +few +minutes +later +the +chief +forces +of +the +French +army +moved +rapidly +toward +those +Pratzen +Heights +which +were +being +more +and +more +denuded +by +Russian +troops +moving +down +the +valley +to +their +left +. +CHAPTER +XV +At +eight +o +’ +clock +Kutúzov +rode +to +Pratzen +at +the +head +of +the +fourth +column +, +Milorádovich +’ +s +, +the +one +that +was +to +take +the +place +of +Przebyszéwski +’ +s +and +Langeron +’ +s +columns +which +had +already +gone +down +into +the +valley +. +He +greeted +the +men +of +the +foremost +regiment +and +gave +them +the +order +to +march +, +thereby +indicating +that +he +intended +to +lead +that +column +himself +. +When +he +had +reached +the +village +of +Pratzen +he +halted +. +Prince +Andrew +was +behind +, +among +the +immense +number +forming +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +suite +. +He +was +in +a +state +of +suppressed +excitement +and +irritation +, +though +controlledly +calm +as +a +man +is +at +the +approach +of +a +long-awaited +moment +. +He +was +firmly +convinced +that +this +was +the +day +of +his +Toulon +, +or +his +bridge +of +Arcola +. +How +it +would +come +about +he +did +not +know +, +but +he +felt +sure +it +would +do +so +. +The +locality +and +the +position +of +our +troops +were +known +to +him +as +far +as +they +could +be +known +to +anyone +in +our +army +. +His +own +strategic +plan +, +which +obviously +could +not +now +be +carried +out +, +was +forgotten +. +Now +, +entering +into +Weyrother +’ +s +plan +, +Prince +Andrew +considered +possible +contingencies +and +formed +new +projects +such +as +might +call +for +his +rapidity +of +perception +and +decision +. +To +the +left +down +below +in +the +mist +, +the +musketry +fire +of +unseen +forces +could +be +heard +. +It +was +there +Prince +Andrew +thought +the +fight +would +concentrate +. +“ +There +we +shall +encounter +difficulties +, +and +there +, +” +thought +he +, +“ +I +shall +be +sent +with +a +brigade +or +division +, +and +there +, +standard +in +hand +, +I +shall +go +forward +and +break +whatever +is +in +front +of +me. +” +He +could +not +look +calmly +at +the +standards +of +the +passing +battalions +. +Seeing +them +he +kept +thinking +, +“ +That +may +be +the +very +standard +with +which +I +shall +lead +the +army. +” +In +the +morning +all +that +was +left +of +the +night +mist +on +the +heights +was +a +hoar +frost +now +turning +to +dew +, +but +in +the +valleys +it +still +lay +like +a +milk-white +sea +. +Nothing +was +visible +in +the +valley +to +the +left +into +which +our +troops +had +descended +and +from +whence +came +the +sounds +of +firing +. +Above +the +heights +was +the +dark +clear +sky +, +and +to +the +right +the +vast +orb +of +the +sun +. +In +front +, +far +off +on +the +farther +shore +of +that +sea +of +mist +, +some +wooded +hills +were +discernible +, +and +it +was +there +the +enemy +probably +was +, +for +something +could +be +descried +. +On +the +right +the +Guards +were +entering +the +misty +region +with +a +sound +of +hoofs +and +wheels +and +now +and +then +a +gleam +of +bayonets +; +to +the +left +beyond +the +village +similar +masses +of +cavalry +came +up +and +disappeared +in +the +sea +of +mist +. +In +front +and +behind +moved +infantry +. +The +commander +in +chief +was +standing +at +the +end +of +the +village +letting +the +troops +pass +by +him +. +That +morning +Kutúzov +seemed +worn +and +irritable +. +The +infantry +passing +before +him +came +to +a +halt +without +any +command +being +given +, +apparently +obstructed +by +something +in +front +. +“ +Do +order +them +to +form +into +battalion +columns +and +go +round +the +village +! +” +he +said +angrily +to +a +general +who +had +ridden +up +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +understand +, +your +excellency +, +my +dear +sir +, +that +you +must +not +defile +through +narrow +village +streets +when +we +are +marching +against +the +enemy +? +” +“ +I +intended +to +re-form +them +beyond +the +village +, +your +excellency +, +” +answered +the +general +. +Kutúzov +laughed +bitterly +. +“ +You +’ +ll +make +a +fine +thing +of +it +, +deploying +in +sight +of +the +enemy +! +Very +fine +! +” +“ +The +enemy +is +still +far +away +, +your +excellency +. +According +to +the +dispositions +... +” +“ +The +dispositions +! +” +exclaimed +Kutúzov +bitterly +. +“ +Who +told +you +that +? +... +Kindly +do +as +you +are +ordered. +” +“ +Yes +, +sir. +” +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +” +Nesvítski +whispered +to +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +the +old +man +is +as +surly +as +a +dog. +” +An +Austrian +officer +in +a +white +uniform +with +green +plumes +in +his +hat +galloped +up +to +Kutúzov +and +asked +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +name +had +the +fourth +column +advanced +into +action +. +Kutúzov +turned +round +without +answering +and +his +eye +happened +to +fall +upon +Prince +Andrew +, +who +was +beside +him +. +Seeing +him +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +malevolent +and +caustic +expression +softened +, +as +if +admitting +that +what +was +being +done +was +not +his +adjutant +’ +s +fault +, +and +still +not +answering +the +Austrian +adjutant +, +he +addressed +Bolkónski +. +“ +Go +, +my +dear +fellow +, +and +see +whether +the +third +division +has +passed +the +village +. +Tell +it +to +stop +and +await +my +orders. +” +Hardly +had +Prince +Andrew +started +than +he +stopped +him +. +“ +And +ask +whether +sharpshooters +have +been +posted +, +” +he +added +. +“ +What +are +they +doing +? +What +are +they +doing +? +” +he +murmured +to +himself +, +still +not +replying +to +the +Austrian +. +Prince +Andrew +galloped +off +to +execute +the +order +. +Overtaking +the +battalions +that +continued +to +advance +, +he +stopped +the +third +division +and +convinced +himself +that +there +really +were +no +sharpshooters +in +front +of +our +columns +. +The +colonel +at +the +head +of +the +regiment +was +much +surprised +at +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +order +to +throw +out +skirmishers +. +He +had +felt +perfectly +sure +that +there +were +other +troops +in +front +of +him +and +that +the +enemy +must +be +at +least +six +miles +away +. +There +was +really +nothing +to +be +seen +in +front +except +a +barren +descent +hidden +by +dense +mist +. +Having +given +orders +in +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +name +to +rectify +this +omission +, +Prince +Andrew +galloped +back +. +Kutúzov +still +in +the +same +place +, +his +stout +body +resting +heavily +in +the +saddle +with +the +lassitude +of +age +, +sat +yawning +wearily +with +closed +eyes +. +The +troops +were +no +longer +moving +, +but +stood +with +the +butts +of +their +muskets +on +the +ground +. +“ +All +right +, +all +right +! +” +he +said +to +Prince +Andrew +, +and +turned +to +a +general +who +, +watch +in +hand +, +was +saying +it +was +time +they +started +as +all +the +left-flank +columns +had +already +descended +. +“ +Plenty +of +time +, +your +excellency +, +” +muttered +Kutúzov +in +the +midst +of +a +yawn +. +“ +Plenty +of +time +, +” +he +repeated +. +Just +then +at +a +distance +behind +Kutúzov +was +heard +the +sound +of +regiments +saluting +, +and +this +sound +rapidly +came +nearer +along +the +whole +extended +line +of +the +advancing +Russian +columns +. +Evidently +the +person +they +were +greeting +was +riding +quickly +. +When +the +soldiers +of +the +regiment +in +front +of +which +Kutúzov +was +standing +began +to +shout +, +he +rode +a +little +to +one +side +and +looked +round +with +a +frown +. +Along +the +road +from +Pratzen +galloped +what +looked +like +a +squadron +of +horsemen +in +various +uniforms +. +Two +of +them +rode +side +by +side +in +front +, +at +full +gallop +. +One +in +a +black +uniform +with +white +plumes +in +his +hat +rode +a +bobtailed +chestnut +horse +, +the +other +who +was +in +a +white +uniform +rode +a +black +one +. +These +were +the +two +Emperors +followed +by +their +suites +. +Kutúzov +, +affecting +the +manners +of +an +old +soldier +at +the +front +, +gave +the +command +“ +Attention +! +” +and +rode +up +to +the +Emperors +with +a +salute +. +His +whole +appearance +and +manner +were +suddenly +transformed +. +He +put +on +the +air +of +a +subordinate +who +obeys +without +reasoning +. +With +an +affectation +of +respect +which +evidently +struck +Alexander +unpleasantly +, +he +rode +up +and +saluted +. +This +unpleasant +impression +merely +flitted +over +the +young +and +happy +face +of +the +Emperor +like +a +cloud +of +haze +across +a +clear +sky +and +vanished +. +After +his +illness +he +looked +rather +thinner +that +day +than +on +the +field +of +Olmütz +where +Bolkónski +had +seen +him +for +the +first +time +abroad +, +but +there +was +still +the +same +bewitching +combination +of +majesty +and +mildness +in +his +fine +gray +eyes +, +and +on +his +delicate +lips +the +same +capacity +for +varying +expression +and +the +same +prevalent +appearance +of +goodhearted +innocent +youth +. +At +the +Olmütz +review +he +had +seemed +more +majestic +; +here +he +seemed +brighter +and +more +energetic +. +He +was +slightly +flushed +after +galloping +two +miles +, +and +reining +in +his +horse +he +sighed +restfully +and +looked +round +at +the +faces +of +his +suite +, +young +and +animated +as +his +own +. +Czartorýski +, +Novosíltsev +, +Prince +Volkónsky +, +Strógonov +, +and +the +others +, +all +richly +dressed +gay +young +men +on +splendid +, +well-groomed +, +fresh +, +only +slightly +heated +horses +, +exchanging +remarks +and +smiling +, +had +stopped +behind +the +Emperor +. +The +Emperor +Francis +, +a +rosy +, +long +faced +young +man +, +sat +very +erect +on +his +handsome +black +horse +, +looking +about +him +in +a +leisurely +and +preoccupied +manner +. +He +beckoned +to +one +of +his +white +adjutants +and +asked +some +question— +“ +Most +likely +he +is +asking +at +what +o +’ +clock +they +started +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +watching +his +old +acquaintance +with +a +smile +he +could +not +repress +as +he +recalled +his +reception +at +Brünn +. +In +the +Emperors +’ +suite +were +the +picked +young +orderly +officers +of +the +Guard +and +line +regiments +, +Russian +and +Austrian +. +Among +them +were +grooms +leading +the +Tsar +’ +s +beautiful +relay +horses +covered +with +embroidered +cloths +. +As +when +a +window +is +opened +a +whiff +of +fresh +air +from +the +fields +enters +a +stuffy +room +, +so +a +whiff +of +youthfulness +, +energy +, +and +confidence +of +success +reached +Kutúzov +’ +s +cheerless +staff +with +the +galloping +advent +of +all +these +brilliant +young +men +. +“ +Why +aren +’ +t +you +beginning +, +Michael +Ilariónovich +? +” +said +the +Emperor +Alexander +hurriedly +to +Kutúzov +, +glancing +courteously +at +the +same +time +at +the +Emperor +Francis +. +“ +I +am +waiting +, +Your +Majesty +, +” +answered +Kutúzov +, +bending +forward +respectfully +. +The +Emperor +, +frowning +slightly +, +bent +his +ear +forward +as +if +he +had +not +quite +heard +. +“ +Waiting +, +Your +Majesty +, +” +repeated +Kutúzov +. +( +Prince +Andrew +noted +that +Kutúzov +’ +s +upper +lip +twitched +unnaturally +as +he +said +the +word +“ +waiting. +” +) +“ +Not +all +the +columns +have +formed +up +yet +, +Your +Majesty. +” +The +Tsar +heard +but +obviously +did +not +like +the +reply +; +he +shrugged +his +rather +round +shoulders +and +glanced +at +Novosíltsev +who +was +near +him +, +as +if +complaining +of +Kutúzov +. +“ +You +know +, +Michael +Ilariónovich +, +we +are +not +on +the +Empress +’ +Field +where +a +parade +does +not +begin +till 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+the +gallant +Ápsherons +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Kutúzov +accompanied +by +his +adjutants +rode +at +a +walking +pace +behind +the +carabineers +. +When +he +had +gone +less +than +half +a +mile +in +the +rear +of +the +column +he +stopped +at +a +solitary +, +deserted +house +that +had +probably +once +been +an +inn +, +where +two +roads +parted +. +Both +of +them +led +downhill +and +troops +were +marching +along +both +. +The +fog +had +begun +to +clear +and +enemy +troops +were +already +dimly +visible +about +a +mile +and +a +half +off +on +the +opposite +heights +. +Down +below +, +on +the +left +, +the +firing +became +more +distinct +. +Kutúzov +had +stopped +and +was +speaking +to +an +Austrian +general +. +Prince +Andrew +, +who +was +a +little +behind +looking +at +them +, +turned +to +an +adjutant +to +ask +him +for +a +field +glass +. +“ +Look +, +look +! +” +said +this +adjutant +, +looking +not +at +the +troops +in +the +distance +, +but +down +the +hill +before +him +. +“ +It 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+of +men +came +galloping +toward +him +. +They +were +our +Uhlans +who +with +disordered +ranks +were +returning +from +the +attack +. +Rostóv +got +out +of +their +way +, +involuntarily +noticed +that +one +of +them +was +bleeding +, +and +galloped +on +. +“ +That +is +no +business +of +mine +, +” +he +thought +. +He +had +not +ridden +many +hundred +yards +after +that +before +he +saw +to +his +left +, +across +the +whole +width +of +the +field +, +an +enormous +mass +of +cavalry +in +brilliant +white +uniforms +, +mounted +on +black +horses +, +trotting +straight +toward +him +and +across +his +path +. +Rostóv +put +his +horse +to +full +gallop +to +get +out +of +the +way +of +these +men +, +and +he +would +have +got +clear +had +they +continued +at +the +same +speed +, +but +they +kept +increasing +their +pace +, +so +that +some +of +the +horses +were +already +galloping +. +Rostóv +heard +the +thud +of +their +hoofs +and +the +jingle +of +their +weapons +and +saw +their +horses +, +their +figures +, +and +even +their +faces +, +more +and +more +distinctly +. +They +were +our +Horse +Guards +, +advancing +to +attack +the +French +cavalry +that +was +coming +to +meet +them +. +The +Horse +Guards +were +galloping +, +but +still +holding +in +their +horses +. +Rostóv +could +already +see +their +faces +and +heard +the +command +: +“ +Charge +! +” +shouted +by +an +officer +who +was +urging +his +thoroughbred +to +full +speed +. +Rostóv +, +fearing +to +be +crushed +or +swept +into +the +attack +on +the +French +, +galloped +along +the +front +as +hard +as +his +horse +could +go +, +but +still +was +not +in +time +to +avoid +them +. +The +last +of +the +Horse +Guards +, +a +huge +pockmarked +fellow +, +frowned +angrily +on +seeing +Rostóv +before +him +, +with +whom +he +would +inevitably +collide +. +This +Guardsman +would +certainly +have +bowled +Rostóv +and +his +Bedouin +over +( +Rostóv +felt +himself +quite +tiny +and +weak +compared +to +these +gigantic +men +and +horses +) +had +it +not +occurred +to +Rostóv +to +flourish +his +whip +before +the +eyes +of +the +Guardsman +’ +s +horse +. +The +heavy +black +horse +, +sixteen +hands +high +, +shied +, +throwing +back +its +ears +; +but +the +pockmarked +Guardsman +drove +his +huge +spurs +in +violently +, +and +the +horse +, +flourishing +its +tail +and +extending +its +neck +, +galloped +on +yet +faster +. +Hardly +had +the +Horse +Guards +passed +Rostóv +before +he +heard +them +shout +, +“ +Hurrah +! +” +and +looking +back +saw +that +their +foremost +ranks +were +mixed +up +with +some +foreign +cavalry +with +red +epaulets +, +probably +French +. +He +could +see +nothing +more +, +for +immediately +afterwards +cannon +began +firing +from +somewhere +and +smoke +enveloped +everything +. +At +that +moment +, +as +the +Horse +Guards +, +having +passed +him +, +disappeared +in +the +smoke +, +Rostóv +hesitated +whether +to +gallop +after +them +or +to +go +where +he +was +sent +. +This +was +the +brilliant +charge +of +the +Horse +Guards +that +amazed +the +French +themselves +. +Rostóv +was +horrified +to +hear +later +that +of +all +that +mass +of +huge +and +handsome +men +, +of +all +those +brilliant +, +rich +youths +, +officers +and +cadets +, +who +had +galloped +past +him +on +their +thousand-ruble +horses +, +only +eighteen +were +left +after +the +charge +. +“ +Why +should +I +envy +them +? +My +chance +is +not +lost +, +and +maybe +I +shall +see +the +Emperor +immediately +! +” +thought +Rostóv +and +galloped +on +. +When +he +came +level +with +the +Foot +Guards +he +noticed +that +about +them +and +around +them +cannon +balls +were +flying +, +of +which +he +was +aware +not +so +much +because +he +heard +their +sound +as +because +he +saw +uneasiness +on +the +soldiers +’ +faces +and +unnatural +warlike +solemnity +on +those +of +the +officers +. +Passing +behind +one +of +the +lines +of +a +regiment +of +Foot +Guards +he +heard +a +voice +calling +him +by +name +. +“ +Rostóv +! +” +“ +What +? +” +he +answered +, +not +recognizing +Borís +. +“ +I +say +, +we +’ +ve +been +in +the +front +line +! +Our +regiment +attacked +! +” +said +Borís +with +the +happy +smile +seen +on +the +faces +of +young +men +who +have +been +under +fire +for +the +first +time +. +Rostóv +stopped +. +“ +Have +you +? +” +he +said +. +“ +Well +, +how +did +it +go +? +” +“ +We +drove +them +back +! +” +said +Borís +with +animation +, +growing +talkative +. +“ +Can +you +imagine +it +? +” +and +he +began +describing +how +the +Guards +, +having +taken +up +their +position +and +seeing +troops +before +them +, +thought +they +were +Austrians +, +and +all +at +once +discovered +from +the +cannon +balls +discharged +by +those +troops +that +they +were +themselves +in +the +front +line +and +had +unexpectedly +to +go +into +action +. +Rostóv +without +hearing +Borís +to +the +end +spurred +his +horse +. +“ +Where +are +you +off +to +? +” +asked +Borís +. +“ +With +a +message +to +His +Majesty. +” +“ +There +he +is +! +” +said +Borís +, +thinking +Rostóv +had +said +“ +His +Highness +, +” +and +pointing +to +the +Grand +Duke +who +with +his +high +shoulders +and +frowning +brows +stood +a +hundred +paces +away +from +them +in +his +helmet +and +Horse +Guards +’ +jacket +, +shouting +something +to +a +pale +, +white +uniformed +Austrian +officer +. +“ +But +that +’ +s +the +Grand +Duke +, +and +I +want +the +commander +in +chief +or +the +Emperor +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +and +was +about +to +spur +his +horse +. +“ +Count +! +Count +! +” +shouted +Berg +who +ran +up +from +the +other +side +as +eager +as +Borís +. +“ +Count +! +I +am +wounded +in +my +right +hand +” +( +and +he +showed +his +bleeding +hand +with +a +handkerchief +tied +round +it +) +“ +and +I +remained +at +the +front +. +I +held +my +sword +in +my +left +hand +, +Count +. +All +our +family—the +von +Bergs—have +been +knights +! +” +He +said +something +more +, +but +Rostóv +did +not 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+Having +left +that +soldier +who +was +evidently +drunk +, +Rostóv +stopped +the +horse +of +a +batman +or +groom +of +some +important +personage +and +began +to +question +him +. +The +man +announced +that +the +Tsar +had +been +driven +in +a +carriage +at +full +speed +about +an +hour +before +along +that +very +road +and +that +he +was +dangerously +wounded +. +“ +It +can +’ +t +be +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +It +must +have +been +someone +else. +” +“ +I +saw +him +myself +, +” +replied +the +man +with +a +self-confident +smile +of +derision +. +“ +I +ought +to +know +the +Emperor +by +now +, +after +the +times +I +’ +ve +seen +him +in +Petersburg +. +I +saw +him +just +as +I +see +you +... +. +There +he +sat +in +the +carriage +as +pale +as +anything +. +How +they +made +the +four +black +horses +fly +! +Gracious +me +, +they +did +rattle +past +! +It +’ +s +time +I +knew +the +Imperial +horses +and +Ilyá +Iványch +. +I +don +’ +t +think +Ilyá +drives +anyone +except +the +Tsar +! 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+would +she +feel +, +” +thought +he +, +“ +if +she +saw +me +here +now +on +this +field +with +the +cannon +aimed +at +me +? +” +In +the +village +of +Hosjeradek +there +were +Russian +troops +retiring +from +the +field +of +battle +, +who +though +still +in +some +confusion +were +less +disordered +. +The +French +cannon +did +not +reach +there +and +the +musketry +fire +sounded +far +away +. +Here +everyone +clearly +saw +and +said +that +the +battle +was +lost +. +No +one +whom +Rostóv +asked +could +tell +him +where +the +Emperor +or +Kutúzov +was +. +Some +said +the +report +that +the +Emperor +was +wounded +was +correct +, +others +that +it +was +not +, +and +explained +the +false +rumor +that +had +spread +by +the +fact +that +the +Emperor +’ +s +carriage +had +really +galloped +from +the +field +of +battle +with +the +pale +and +terrified +Ober-Hofmarschal +Count +Tolstóy +, +who +had +ridden +out +to +the +battlefield +with +others +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +suite +. +One +officer +told +Rostóv +that +he +had +seen +someone +from +headquarters +behind +the +village +to +the +left +, +and +thither +Rostóv +rode +, +not +hoping +to +find +anyone +but +merely +to +ease +his +conscience +. +When +he +had +ridden +about +two +miles +and +had +passed +the +last +of +the +Russian +troops +, +he +saw +, +near +a +kitchen +garden +with +a +ditch +round +it +, +two +men +on +horseback +facing +the +ditch +. +One +with +a +white +plume +in +his +hat +seemed +familiar +to +Rostóv +; +the +other +on +a +beautiful +chestnut +horse +( +which +Rostóv +fancied +he +had +seen +before +) +rode +up +to +the +ditch +, +struck +his +horse +with +his +spurs +, +and +giving +it +the +rein +leaped +lightly +over +. +Only +a +little +earth +crumbled +from +the +bank +under +the +horse +’ +s +hind +hoofs +. +Turning +the +horse +sharply +, +he +again +jumped +the +ditch +, +and +deferentially +addressed +the +horseman +with +the +white +plumes +, +evidently +suggesting +that +he +should +do +the +same +. +The +rider +, +whose +figure +seemed +familiar +to +Rostóv +and +involuntarily +riveted +his +attention +, +made +a +gesture +of +refusal +with +his +head +and +hand +and +by +that +gesture +Rostóv +instantly +recognized +his +lamented +and +adored +monarch +. +“ +But +it +can +’ +t +be +he +, +alone +in +the +midst +of +this +empty +field +! +” +thought +Rostóv +. +At +that +moment +Alexander +turned +his +head +and +Rostóv +saw +the +beloved +features +that +were +so +deeply +engraved +on +his +memory +. +The +Emperor +was +pale +, +his +cheeks +sunken +and +his +eyes +hollow +, +but +the +charm +, +the +mildness +of +his +features +, +was +all +the +greater +. +Rostóv +was +happy +in +the +assurance +that +the +rumors +about +the +Emperor +being +wounded +were +false +. +He +was +happy +to +be +seeing +him +. +He +knew +that +he +might +and +even +ought +to +go +straight +to +him +and +give +the +message +Dolgorúkov +had +ordered +him +to +deliver +. +But +as +a +youth +in +love +trembles +, +is +unnerved +, +and +dares +not +utter +the +thoughts +he +has +dreamed +of +for +nights +, +but +looks +around +for +help +or +a +chance +of +delay +and +flight +when +the +longed-for +moment +comes +and +he +is +alone +with +her +, +so +Rostóv +, +now +that +he +had +attained +what +he +had +longed +for +more +than +anything +else +in +the +world +, +did +not +know +how +to +approach +the +Emperor +, +and +a +thousand +reasons +occurred +to +him +why +it +would +be +inconvenient +, +unseemly +, +and +impossible +to +do +so +. +“ +What +! +It +is +as +if +I +were +glad +of +a +chance +to +take +advantage +of +his +being +alone +and +despondent +! +A +strange +face +may +seem +unpleasant +or +painful +to +him +at +this +moment +of +sorrow +; +besides +, +what +can +I +say +to +him +now +, +when +my +heart +fails +me +and +my +mouth +feels +dry +at +the +mere +sight +of +him +? +” +Not +one +of +the +innumerable +speeches +addressed +to +the +Emperor +that +he +had +composed +in +his +imagination +could +he +now +recall +. +Those +speeches +were +intended +for +quite +other +conditions +, +they +were +for +the +most +part +to +be +spoken +at +a +moment +of +victory +and +triumph +, +generally +when +he +was +dying +of +wounds +and +the +sovereign +had +thanked +him +for +heroic +deeds +, +and +while +dying +he +expressed +the +love +his +actions +had +proved +. +“ +Besides +how +can +I +ask +the +Emperor +for +his +instructions +for +the +right +flank +now +that +it +is +nearly +four +o +’ +clock +and +the +battle +is +lost +? +No +, +certainly +I +must +not +approach +him +, +I +must +not +intrude +on +his +reflections +. +Better +die +a +thousand +times +than +risk +receiving +an +unkind +look +or +bad +opinion +from +him +, +” +Rostóv +decided +; +and +sorrowfully +and +with +a +heart +full +despair +he +rode +away +, +continually +looking +back +at +the +Tsar +, +who +still +remained +in +the +same +attitude +of +indecision +. +While +Rostóv +was +thus +arguing +with +himself +and +riding +sadly +away +, +Captain +von +Toll +chanced +to +ride +to +the +same +spot +, +and +seeing +the +Emperor +at +once +rode +up +to +him +, +offered +his +services +, +and +assisted +him +to +cross +the +ditch +on +foot +. +The +Emperor +, +wishing +to +rest +and +feeling +unwell +, +sat +down +under +an +apple +tree +and +von +Toll +remained +beside +him +. +Rostóv +from +a +distance +saw +with +envy +and +remorse +how +von +Toll +spoke +long +and +warmly +to +the +Emperor +and +how +the +Emperor +, +evidently +weeping +, +covered +his +eyes +with +his +hand +and +pressed +von +Toll +’ +s +hand +. +“ +And +I +might +have +been +in +his +place +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +and +hardly +restraining +his +tears +of +pity +for +the +Emperor +, +he +rode +on +in +utter +despair +, +not +knowing +where +to +or +why +he +was +now +riding +. +His +despair +was +all +the +greater +from +feeling +that +his +own +weakness +was +the +cause +of +his +grief +. +He +might +... +not +only +might +but +should +, +have +gone +up +to +the +sovereign +. +It +was +a +unique +chance +to +show +his +devotion +to +the +Emperor +and +he +had +not +made +use +of +it +... +. +“ +What +have +I +done +? +” +thought +he +. +And +he +turned +round +and +galloped +back +to +the +place +where +he +had +seen +the +Emperor +, +but +there +was +no +one +beyond +the +ditch +now +. +Only +some +carts +and +carriages +were +passing +by +. +From +one +of +the +drivers +he +learned +that +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +were +not +far +off +, +in +the +village +the +vehicles +were +going +to +. +Rostóv +followed +them +. +In +front +of +him +walked +Kutúzov +’ +s +groom +leading +horses +in +horsecloths +. +Then +came +a +cart +, +and +behind +that +walked +an +old +, +bandy-legged +domestic +serf +in +a +peaked +cap +and +sheepskin +coat +. +“ +Tit +! +I +say +, +Tit +! +” +said +the +groom +. +“ +What +? +” +answered +the +old +man +absent-mindedly +. +“ +Go +, +Tit +! +Thresh +a +bit +! +” +“ +Oh +, +you +fool +! +” +said +the +old +man +, +spitting +angrily +. +Some +time +passed +in +silence +, +and +then +the +same +joke +was +repeated +. +Before +five +in +the +evening +the +battle +had +been +lost +at +all +points +. +More +than +a +hundred +cannon +were +already +in +the +hands +of +the +French +. +Przebyszéwski +and +his +corps +had +laid +down +their +arms +. +Other +columns +after +losing +half +their +men +were +retreating +in +disorderly +confused +masses +. +The +remains +of +Langeron +’ +s +and +Dokhtúrov +’ +s +mingled +forces +were +crowding +around +the +dams +and +banks +of +the +ponds +near +the +village +of +Augesd +. +After +five +o +’ +clock +it +was +only +at +the +Augesd +Dam +that +a +hot +cannonade +( +delivered +by +the +French +alone +) +was +still +to +be +heard +from +numerous +batteries +ranged +on +the +slopes +of +the +Pratzen +Heights +, +directed +at +our +retreating +forces +. +In +the +rearguard +, +Dokhtúrov +and +others +rallying +some +battalions +kept +up +a +musketry +fire +at +the +French +cavalry +that +was +pursuing +our +troops +. +It +was +growing +dusk +. +On +the +narrow +Augesd +Dam +where +for +so +many +years +the +old +miller +had +been +accustomed +to +sit +in +his +tasseled +cap +peacefully +angling +, +while +his +grandson +, +with +shirt +sleeves +rolled +up +, +handled +the +floundering +silvery +fish +in +the +watering +can +, +on +that +dam +over +which +for +so +many +years +Moravians +in +shaggy +caps +and +blue +jackets +had +peacefully +driven +their +two-horse +carts +loaded +with +wheat +and +had +returned +dusty +with +flour +whitening +their +carts—on +that +narrow +dam +amid +the +wagons +and +the +cannon +, +under +the +horses +’ +hoofs +and +between +the +wagon +wheels +, +men +disfigured +by +fear +of +death +now +crowded +together +, +crushing +one +another +, +dying +, +stepping +over +the +dying +and +killing +one +another +, +only +to +move +on +a +few +steps +and +be +killed +themselves +in +the +same +way +. +Every +ten +seconds +a +cannon +ball +flew +compressing +the +air +around +, +or +a +shell +burst +in +the +midst +of +that +dense +throng +, +killing +some +and +splashing +with +blood +those +near +them +. +Dólokhov—now +an +officer—wounded +in +the +arm +, +and +on +foot +, +with +the +regimental +commander +on +horseback +and +some +ten +men +of +his +company +, +represented +all +that +was +left +of +that +whole +regiment +. +Impelled +by +the +crowd +, +they +had +got +wedged +in +at +the +approach +to +the +dam +and +, +jammed +in +on +all +sides +, +had +stopped +because +a +horse +in +front +had +fallen +under +a +cannon +and +the +crowd +were +dragging +it +out +. +A +cannon +ball +killed +someone +behind +them +, +another +fell +in +front +and +splashed +Dólokhov +with +blood +. +The +crowd +, +pushing +forward +desperately +, +squeezed +together +, +moved +a +few +steps +, +and +again +stopped +. +“ +Move +on +a +hundred +yards +and +we +are +certainly +saved +, +remain +here +another +two +minutes +and +it +is +certain +death +, +” +thought +each +one +. +Dólokhov +who +was +in +the +midst +of +the +crowd +forced +his +way +to +the +edge +of +the +dam +, +throwing +two +soldiers +off +their +feet +, +and +ran +onto +the +slippery +ice +that +covered +the +millpool +. +“ +Turn +this +way +! +” +he +shouted +, +jumping +over +the +ice +which +creaked +under +him +; +“ +turn +this +way +! +” +he +shouted +to +those +with +the +gun +. +“ +It +bears +! +... +” +The +ice +bore +him +but +it +swayed +and +creaked +, +and +it +was +plain +that +it +would +give +way +not +only +under +a +cannon +or +a +crowd +, +but +very +soon +even +under +his +weight +alone +. +The +men +looked +at +him +and +pressed +to +the +bank +, +hesitating +to +step +onto +the +ice +. +The +general +on +horseback +at +the +entrance +to +the +dam +raised +his +hand +and +opened +his +mouth +to +address +Dólokhov +. +Suddenly +a +cannon +ball +hissed +so +low +above +the +crowd +that +everyone +ducked +. +It +flopped +into +something +moist +, +and +the +general +fell +from +his +horse +in +a +pool +of +blood +. +Nobody +gave +him +a +look +or +thought +of +raising +him +. +“ +Get +onto +the +ice +, +over +the +ice +! +Go +on +! +Turn +! +Don +’ +t +you +hear +? +Go +on +! +” +innumerable +voices +suddenly +shouted +after +the +ball +had +struck +the +general +, +the +men +themselves +not +knowing +what +, +or +why +, +they +were +shouting +. +One +of +the +hindmost +guns +that +was +going +onto +the +dam +turned +off +onto +the +ice +. +Crowds +of +soldiers +from +the +dam +began +running +onto +the +frozen +pond +. +The +ice +gave +way +under +one +of +the +foremost +soldiers +, +and +one +leg +slipped +into +the +water +. +He +tried +to +right +himself +but +fell +in +up +to +his +waist +. +The +nearest +soldiers +shrank +back +, +the +gun +driver +stopped +his +horse +, +but +from +behind +still +came +the +shouts +: +“ +Onto +the +ice +, +why +do +you +stop +? +Go +on +! +Go +on +! +” +And +cries +of +horror +were +heard +in +the +crowd +. +The +soldiers +near +the +gun +waved +their +arms +and +beat +the +horses +to +make +them +turn +and +move +on +. +The +horses +moved +off +the +bank +. +The +ice +, +that +had +held +under +those +on +foot +, +collapsed +in +a +great +mass +, +and +some +forty +men +who +were +on +it +dashed +, +some +forward +and +some +back +, +drowning +one +another +. +Still +the +cannon +balls +continued +regularly +to +whistle +and +flop +onto +the +ice +and +into +the +water +and +oftenest +of +all +among +the +crowd +that +covered +the +dam +, +the +pond +, +and +the +bank +. +CHAPTER +XIX +On +the +Pratzen +Heights +, +where +he +had +fallen +with +the +flagstaff +in +his +hand +, +lay +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +bleeding +profusely +and +unconsciously +uttering +a +gentle +, +piteous +, +and +childlike +moan +. +Toward +evening +he +ceased +moaning +and +became +quite +still +. +He +did +not +know +how +long +his +unconsciousness +lasted +. +Suddenly +he +again +felt +that +he +was +alive +and +suffering +from +a +burning +, +lacerating +pain +in +his +head +. +“ +Where +is +it +, +that +lofty +sky +that +I +did +not +know +till +now +, +but +saw +today +? +” +was +his +first +thought +. +“ +And +I +did +not +know +this +suffering +either +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +Yes +, +I +did +not +know +anything +, +anything +at +all +till +now +. +But +where +am +I +? +” +He +listened +and +heard +the +sound +of +approaching +horses +, +and +voices +speaking +French +. +He +opened +his +eyes +. +Above +him +again +was +the +same +lofty +sky +with +clouds +that +had +risen +and +were +floating +still +higher +, +and +between +them +gleamed +blue +infinity +. +He +did +not +turn +his +head +and +did +not +see +those +who +, +judging +by +the +sound +of +hoofs +and +voices +, +had +ridden +up +and +stopped +near +him +. +It +was +Napoleon +accompanied +by +two +aides-de-camp +. +Bonaparte +riding +over +the +battlefield +had +given +final +orders +to +strengthen +the +batteries +firing +at +the +Augesd +Dam +and +was +looking +at +the +killed +and +wounded +left +on +the +field +. +“ +Fine +men +! +” +remarked +Napoleon +, +looking +at +a +dead +Russian +grenadier +, +who +, +with +his +face +buried +in +the +ground +and +a +blackened +nape +, +lay +on +his +stomach +with +an +already +stiffened +arm +flung +wide +. +“ +The +ammunition +for +the +guns +in +position +is +exhausted +, +Your +Majesty +, +” +said +an +adjutant +who +had +come +from +the +batteries +that +were +firing +at +Augesd +. +“ +Have +some +brought +from +the +reserve +, +” +said +Napoleon +, +and +having +gone +on +a +few +steps +he +stopped +before +Prince +Andrew +, +who +lay +on +his +back +with +the +flagstaff +that +had +been +dropped +beside +him +. +( +The +flag +had +already +been +taken +by +the +French +as +a +trophy +. +) +“ +That +’ +s +a +fine +death +! +” +said +Napoleon +as +he +gazed +at +Bolkónski +. +Prince +Andrew +understood +that +this +was +said +of +him +and +that +it +was +Napoleon +who +said +it +. +He +heard +the +speaker +addressed +as +Sire +. +But +he +heard +the +words +as +he +might +have +heard +the +buzzing +of +a +fly +. +Not +only +did +they +not +interest +him +, +but +he +took +no +notice +of +them +and +at +once +forgot +them +. +His +head +was +burning +, +he +felt +himself +bleeding +to +death +, +and +he +saw +above +him +the +remote +, +lofty +, +and +everlasting +sky +. +He +knew +it +was +Napoleon—his +hero—but +at +that +moment +Napoleon +seemed +to +him +such +a +small +, +insignificant +creature +compared +with +what +was +passing +now +between +himself +and +that +lofty +infinite +sky +with +the +clouds +flying +over +it +. +At +that +moment +it +meant +nothing +to +him +who +might +be +standing +over +him +, +or +what +was +said +of +him +; +he +was +only +glad +that +people +were +standing +near +him +and +only +wished +that +they +would +help +him +and +bring +him +back +to +life +, +which +seemed +to +him +so +beautiful +now +that +he +had +today +learned +to +understand +it +so +differently +. +He +collected +all +his +strength +, +to +stir +and +utter +a +sound +. +He +feebly +moved +his +leg +and +uttered +a +weak +, +sickly +groan +which +aroused +his +own +pity +. +“ +Ah +! +He +is +alive +, +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +Lift +this +young +man +up +and +carry +him +to +the +dressing +station. +” +Having +said +this +, +Napoleon +rode +on +to +meet +Marshal +Lannes +, +who +, +hat +in +hand +, +rode +up +smiling +to +the +Emperor +to +congratulate +him +on +the +victory +. +Prince +Andrew +remembered +nothing +more +: +he +lost +consciousness +from +the +terrible +pain +of +being +lifted +onto +the +stretcher +, +the +jolting +while +being +moved +, +and +the +probing +of +his +wound +at +the +dressing +station +. +He +did +not +regain +consciousness +till +late +in +the +day +, +when +with +other +wounded +and +captured +Russian +officers +he +was +carried +to +the +hospital +. +During +this +transfer +he +felt +a +little +stronger +and +was +able +to +look +about +him +and +even +speak +. +The +first +words +he +heard +on +coming +to +his +senses +were +those +of +a +French +convoy +officer +, +who +said +rapidly +: +“ +We +must +halt +here +: +the +Emperor +will +pass +here +immediately +; +it +will +please +him +to +see +these +gentlemen +prisoners. +” +“ +There +are +so +many +prisoners +today +, +nearly +the +whole +Russian +army +, +that +he +is +probably +tired +of +them +, +” +said +another +officer +. +“ +All +the +same +! +They +say +this +one +is +the +commander +of +all +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +Guards +, +” +said +the +first +one +, +indicating +a +Russian +officer +in +the +white +uniform +of +the +Horse +Guards +. +Bolkónski +recognized +Prince +Repnín +whom +he +had +met +in +Petersburg +society +. +Beside +him +stood +a +lad +of +nineteen +, +also +a +wounded +officer +of +the +Horse +Guards +. +Bonaparte +, +having +come +up +at +a +gallop +, +stopped +his +horse +. +“ +Which +is +the +senior +? +” +he +asked +, +on +seeing +the +prisoners +. +They +named +the +colonel +, +Prince +Repnín +. +“ +You +are +the +commander +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +regiment +of +Horse +Guards +? +” +asked +Napoleon +. +“ +I +commanded +a +squadron +, +” +replied +Repnín +. +“ +Your +regiment +fulfilled +its +duty +honorably +, +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +The +praise +of +a +great +commander +is +a +soldier +’ +s +highest +reward +, +” +said +Repnín +. +“ +I +bestow +it +with +pleasure +, +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +And +who +is +that +young +man +beside +you +? +” +Prince +Repnín +named +Lieutenant +Sukhtélen +. +After +looking +at +him +Napoleon +smiled +. +“ +He +’ +s +very +young +to +come +to +meddle +with +us. +” +“ +Youth +is +no +hindrance +to +courage +, +” +muttered +Sukhtélen +in +a +failing +voice +. +“ +A +splendid +reply +! +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +Young +man +, +you +will +go +far +! +” +Prince +Andrew +, +who +had +also +been +brought +forward +before +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +to +complete +the +show +of +prisoners +, +could +not +fail +to +attract +his +attention +. +Napoleon +apparently +remembered +seeing +him +on +the +battlefield +and +, +addressing +him +, +again +used +the +epithet +“ +young +man +” +that +was +connected +in +his +memory +with +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Well +, +and +you +, +young +man +, +” +said +he +. +“ +How +do +you +feel +, +mon +brave +? +” +Though +five +minutes +before +, +Prince +Andrew +had +been +able +to +say +a +few +words +to +the +soldiers +who +were +carrying +him +, +now +with +his +eyes +fixed +straight +on +Napoleon +, +he +was +silent +... +. +So +insignificant +at +that +moment +seemed +to +him +all +the +interests +that +engrossed +Napoleon +, +so +mean +did +his +hero +himself +with +his +paltry +vanity +and +joy +in +victory +appear +, +compared +to +the +lofty +, +equitable +, +and +kindly +sky +which +he +had +seen +and +understood +, +that +he +could +not +answer +him +. +Everything +seemed +so +futile +and +insignificant +in +comparison +with +the +stern +and +solemn +train +of +thought +that +weakness +from +loss +of +blood +, +suffering +, +and +the +nearness +of +death +aroused +in +him +. +Looking +into +Napoleon +’ +s +eyes +Prince +Andrew +thought +of +the +insignificance +of +greatness +, +the +unimportance +of +life +which +no +one +could +understand +, +and +the +still +greater +unimportance +of +death +, +the +meaning +of +which +no +one +alive +could +understand +or +explain +. +The +Emperor +without +waiting +for +an +answer +turned +away +and +said +to +one +of +the +officers +as +he +went +: +“ +Have +these +gentlemen +attended +to +and +taken +to +my +bivouac +; +let +my +doctor +, +Larrey +, +examine +their +wounds +. +Au +revoir +, +Prince +Repnín +! +” +and +he +spurred +his +horse +and +galloped +away +. +His +face +shone +with +self-satisfaction +and +pleasure +. +The +soldiers +who +had +carried +Prince +Andrew +had +noticed +and +taken +the +little +gold +icon +Princess +Mary +had +hung +round +her +brother +’ +s +neck +, +but +seeing +the +favor +the +Emperor +showed +the +prisoners +, +they +now +hastened +to +return +the +holy +image +. +Prince +Andrew +did +not +see +how +and +by +whom +it +was +replaced +, +but +the +little +icon +with +its +thin +gold +chain +suddenly +appeared +upon +his +chest +outside +his +uniform +. +“ +It +would +be +good +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +glancing +at +the +icon +his +sister +had +hung +round +his +neck +with +such +emotion +and +reverence +, +“ +it +would +be +good +if +everything +were +as +clear +and +simple +as +it +seems +to +Mary +. +How +good +it +would +be +to +know +where +to +seek +for +help +in +this +life +, +and +what +to +expect +after +it +beyond +the +grave +! +How +happy +and +calm +I +should +be +if +I +could +now +say +: +‘ +Lord +, +have +mercy +on +me +! +’ +... +But +to +whom +should +I +say +that +? +Either +to +a +Power +indefinable +, +incomprehensible +, +which +I +not +only +can +not +address +but +which +I +can +not +even +express +in +words—the +Great +All +or +Nothing- +” +said +he +to +himself +, +“ +or +to +that +God +who +has +been +sewn +into +this +amulet +by +Mary +! +There +is +nothing +certain +, +nothing +at +all +except +the +unimportance +of +everything +I +understand +, +and +the +greatness +of +something +incomprehensible +but +all-important. +” +The +stretchers +moved +on +. +At +every +jolt +he +again +felt +unendurable +pain +; +his +feverishness +increased +and +he +grew +delirious +. +Visions +of +his +father +, +wife +, +sister +, +and +future +son +, +and +the +tenderness +he +had +felt +the +night +before +the +battle +, +the +figure +of +the +insignificant +little +Napoleon +, +and +above +all +this +the +lofty +sky +, +formed +the +chief +subjects +of +his +delirious +fancies +. +The +quiet +home +life +and +peaceful +happiness +of +Bald +Hills +presented +itself +to +him +. +He +was +already +enjoying +that +happiness +when +that +little +Napoleon +had +suddenly +appeared +with +his +unsympathizing +look +of +shortsighted +delight +at +the +misery +of +others +, +and +doubts +and +torments +had +followed +, +and +only +the +heavens +promised +peace +. +Toward +morning +all +these +dreams +melted +and +merged +into +the +chaos +and +darkness +of +unconciousness +and +oblivion +which +in +the +opinion +of +Napoleon +’ +s +doctor +, +Larrey +, +was +much +more +likely +to +end +in +death +than +in +convalescence +. +“ +He +is +a +nervous +, +bilious +subject +, +” +said +Larrey +, +“ +and +will +not +recover. +” +And +Prince +Andrew +, +with +others +fatally +wounded +, +was +left +to +the +care +of +the +inhabitants +of +the +district +. +BOOK +FOUR +: +1806 +CHAPTER +I +Early +in +the +year +1806 +Nicholas +Rostóv +returned +home +on +leave +. +Denísov +was +going +home +to +Vorónezh +and +Rostóv +persuaded +him +to +travel +with +him +as +far +as +Moscow +and +to +stay +with +him +there +. +Meeting +a +comrade +at +the +last +post +station +but +one +before +Moscow +, +Denísov +had +drunk +three +bottles +of +wine +with +him +and +, +despite +the +jolting +ruts +across +the +snow-covered +road +, +did +not +once +wake +up +on +the +way +to +Moscow +, +but +lay +at +the +bottom +of +the +sleigh +beside +Rostóv +, +who +grew +more +and +more +impatient +the +nearer +they +got +to +Moscow +. +“ +How +much +longer +? +How +much +longer +? +Oh +, +these +insufferable +streets +, +shops +, +bakers +’ +signboards +, +street +lamps +, +and +sleighs +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +when +their +leave +permits +had +been +passed +at +the +town +gate +and +they +had +entered +Moscow +. +“ +Denísov +! +We +’ +re +here +! +He +’ +s +asleep +, +” +he +added +, +leaning +forward +with +his +whole +body +as +if +in +that +position +he +hoped +to +hasten +the +speed +of +the +sleigh +. +Denísov +gave +no +answer +. +“ +There +’ +s +the +corner +at +the +crossroads +, +where +the +cabman +, +Zakhár +, +has +his +stand +, +and +there +’ +s +Zakhár +himself +and +still +the +same +horse +! +And +here +’ +s +the +little +shop +where +we +used +to +buy +gingerbread +! +Can +’ +t +you +hurry +up +? +Now +then +! +” +“ +Which +house +is +it +? +” +asked +the +driver +. +“ +Why +, +that +one +, +right +at +the +end +, +the +big +one +. +Don +’ +t +you +see +? +That +’ +s +our +house +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +Of +course +, +it +’ +s +our +house +! +Denísov +, +Denísov +! +We +’ +re +almost +there +! +” +Denísov +raised +his +head +, +coughed +, +and +made +no +answer +. +“ +Dmítri +, +” +said +Rostóv +to +his +valet +on +the +box +, +“ +those +lights +are +in +our +house +, +aren +’ +t +they +? +” +“ +Yes +, +sir +, +and +there +’ +s +a +light +in +your +father +’ +s +study. +” +“ +Then +they +’ +ve +not +gone +to +bed +yet +? +What +do +you +think +? +Mind +now +, +don +’ +t +forget +to +put +out +my +new +coat +, +” +added +Rostóv +, +fingering +his +new +mustache +. +“ +Now +then +, +get +on +, +” +he +shouted +to +the +driver +. +“ +Do +wake +up +, +Váska +! +” +he +went +on +, +turning +to +Denísov +, +whose +head +was +again +nodding +. +“ +Come +, +get +on +! +You +shall +have +three +rubles +for +vodka—get +on +! +” +Rostóv +shouted +, +when +the +sleigh +was +only +three +houses +from +his +door +. +It +seemed +to +him +the +horses +were +not +moving +at +all +. +At +last +the +sleigh +bore +to +the +right +, +drew +up +at +an +entrance +, +and +Rostóv +saw +overhead +the +old +familiar +cornice +with +a +bit +of +plaster +broken +off +, +the +porch +, +and +the +post +by +the +side +of +the +pavement +. +He +sprang +out +before +the +sleigh +stopped +, +and +ran +into +the +hall +. +The +house +stood +cold +and +silent +, +as +if +quite +regardless +of +who +had +come +to +it +. +There +was +no +one +in +the +hall +. +“ +Oh +God +! +Is +everyone +all +right +? +” +he +thought +, +stopping +for +a +moment +with +a +sinking +heart +, +and +then +immediately +starting +to +run +along +the +hall +and +up +the +warped +steps +of +the +familiar +staircase +. +The +well-known +old +door +handle +, +which +always +angered +the +countess +when +it +was +not +properly +cleaned +, +turned +as +loosely +as +ever +. +A +solitary +tallow +candle +burned +in +the +anteroom +. +Old +Michael +was +asleep +on +the +chest +. +Prokófy +, +the +footman +, +who +was +so +strong +that +he +could +lift +the +back +of +the +carriage +from +behind +, +sat +plaiting +slippers +out +of +cloth +selvedges +. +He +looked +up +at +the +opening +door +and +his +expression +of +sleepy +indifference +suddenly +changed +to +one +of +delighted +amazement +. +“ +Gracious +heavens +! +The +young +count +! +” +he +cried +, +recognizing +his +young +master +. +“ +Can +it +be +? +My +treasure +! +” +and +Prokófy +, +trembling +with +excitement +, +rushed +toward +the +drawing +room +door +, +probably +in +order +to +announce +him +, +but +, +changing +his +mind +, +came +back +and +stooped +to +kiss +the +young +man +’ +s +shoulder +. +“ +All +well +? +” +asked +Rostóv +, +drawing +away +his +arm +. +“ +Yes +, +God +be +thanked +! +Yes +! +They +’ +ve +just +finished +supper +. +Let +me +have +a +look +at +you +, +your +excellency. +” +“ +Is +everything +quite +all +right +? +” +“ +The +Lord +be +thanked +, +yes +! +” +Rostóv +, +who +had +completely +forgotten +Denísov +, +not +wishing +anyone +to +forestall +him +, +threw +off +his +fur +coat +and +ran +on +tiptoe +through +the +large +dark +ballroom +. +All +was +the +same +: +there +were +the +same +old +card +tables +and +the +same +chandelier +with +a +cover +over +it +; +but +someone +had +already +seen +the +young +master +, +and +, +before +he +had +reached +the +drawing +room +, +something +flew +out +from +a +side +door +like +a +tornado +and +began +hugging +and +kissing +him +. +Another +and +yet +another +creature +of +the +same +kind +sprang +from +a +second +door +and +a +third +; +more +hugging +, +more +kissing +, +more +outcries +, +and +tears +of +joy +. +He +could +not +distinguish +which +was +Papa +, +which +Natásha +, +and +which +Pétya +. +Everyone +shouted +, +talked +, +and +kissed +him +at +the +same +time +. +Only +his +mother +was +not +there +, +he +noticed +that +. +“ +And +I +did +not +know +... +Nicholas +... +My +darling +! +... +” +“ +Here +he +is +... +our +own +... +Kólya +, +* +dear +fellow +... +How +he +has +changed +! +... +Where +are +the +candles +? +... +Tea +! +... +” +* +Nicholas +. +“ +And +me +, +kiss +me +! +” +“ +Dearest +... +and +me +! +” +Sónya +, +Natásha +, +Pétya +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +Véra +, +and +the +old +count +were +all +hugging +him +, +and +the +serfs +, +men +and +maids +, +flocked +into +the +room +, +exclaiming +and +oh-ing +and +ah-ing +. +Pétya +, +clinging +to +his +legs +, +kept +shouting +, +“ +And +me +too +! +” +Natásha +, +after +she +had +pulled +him +down +toward +her +and +covered +his +face +with +kisses +, +holding +him +tight +by +the +skirt +of +his +coat +, +sprang +away +and +pranced +up +and +down +in +one +place +like +a +goat +and +shrieked +piercingly +. +All +around +were +loving +eyes +glistening +with +tears +of +joy +, +and +all +around +were +lips +seeking +a +kiss +. +Sónya +too +, +all +rosy +red +, +clung +to +his +arm +and +, +radiant +with +bliss +, +looked +eagerly +toward +his +eyes +, +waiting +for +the +look +for +which +she +longed +. +Sónya +now +was +sixteen +and +she +was +very +pretty +, +especially +at +this +moment +of +happy +, +rapturous +excitement +. +She +gazed +at +him +, +not +taking +her +eyes +off +him +, +and +smiling +and +holding +her +breath +. +He +gave +her +a +grateful +look +, +but +was +still +expectant +and +looking +for +someone +. +The +old +countess +had +not +yet +come +. +But +now +steps +were +heard +at +the +door +, +steps +so +rapid +that +they +could +hardly +be +his +mother +’ +s +. +Yet +it +was +she +, +dressed +in +a +new +gown +which +he +did +not +know +, +made +since +he +had +left +. +All +the +others +let +him +go +, +and +he +ran +to +her +. +When +they +met +, +she +fell +on +his +breast +, +sobbing +. +She +could +not +lift +her +face +, +but +only +pressed +it +to +the +cold +braiding +of +his +hussar +’ +s +jacket +. +Denísov +, +who +had +come +into +the +room +unnoticed +by +anyone +, +stood +there +and +wiped +his +eyes +at +the +sight +. +“ +Vasíli +Denísov +, +your +son +’ +s +friend +, +” +he +said +, +introducing +himself +to +the +count +, +who +was +looking +inquiringly +at +him +. +“ +You +are +most +welcome +! +I +know +, +I +know +, +” +said +the +count +, +kissing +and +embracing +Denísov +. +“ +Nicholas +wrote +us +... +Natásha +, +Véra +, +look +! +Here +is +Denísov +! +” +The +same +happy +, +rapturous +faces +turned +to +the +shaggy +figure +of +Denísov +. +“ +Darling +Denísov +! +” +screamed +Natásha +, +beside +herself +with +rapture +, +springing +to +him +, +putting +her +arms +round +him +, +and +kissing +him +. +This +escapade +made +everybody +feel +confused +. +Denísov +blushed +too +, +but +smiled +and +, +taking +Natásha +’ +s +hand +, +kissed +it +. +Denísov +was +shown +to +the +room +prepared +for +him +, +and +the +Rostóvs +all +gathered +round +Nicholas +in +the +sitting +room +. +The +old +countess +, +not +letting +go +of +his +hand +and +kissing +it +every +moment +, +sat +beside +him +: +the +rest +, +crowding +round +him +, +watched +every +movement +, +word +, +or +look +of +his +, +never +taking +their +blissfully +adoring +eyes +off +him +. +His +brother +and +sisters +struggled +for +the +places +nearest +to +him +and +disputed +with +one +another +who +should +bring +him +his +tea +, +handkerchief +, +and +pipe +. +Rostóv +was +very +happy +in +the +love +they +showed +him +; +but +the +first +moment +of +meeting +had +been +so +beatific +that +his +present +joy +seemed +insufficient +, +and +he +kept +expecting +something +more +, +more +and +yet +more +. +Next +morning +, +after +the +fatigues +of +their +journey +, +the +travelers +slept +till +ten +o +’ +clock +. +In +the +room +next +their +bedroom +there +was +a +confusion +of +sabers +, +satchels +, +sabretaches +, +open +portmanteaus +, +and +dirty +boots +. +Two +freshly +cleaned +pairs +with +spurs +had +just +been +placed +by +the +wall +. +The +servants +were +bringing +in +jugs +and +basins +, +hot +water +for +shaving +, +and +their +well-brushed +clothes +. +There +was +a +masculine +odor +and +a +smell +of +tobacco +. +“ +Hallo +, +Gwíska—my +pipe +! +” +came +Vasíli +Denísov +’ +s +husky +voice +. +“ +Wostóv +, +get +up +! +” +Rostóv +, +rubbing +his +eyes +that +seemed +glued +together +, +raised +his +disheveled +head +from +the +hot +pillow +. +“ +Why +, +is +it +late +? +” +“ +Late +! +It +’ +s +nearly +ten +o +’ +clock +, +” +answered +Natásha +’ +s +voice +. +A +rustle +of +starched +petticoats +and +the +whispering +and +laughter +of +girls +’ +voices +came +from +the +adjoining +room +. +The +door +was +opened +a +crack +and +there +was +a +glimpse +of +something +blue +, +of +ribbons +, +black +hair +, +and +merry +faces +. +It +was +Natásha +, +Sónya +, +and +Pétya +, +who +had +come +to +see +whether +they +were +getting +up +. +“ +Nicholas +! +Get +up +! +” +Natásha +’ +s +voice +was +again +heard +at +the +door +. +“ +Directly +! +” +Meanwhile +, +Pétya +, +having +found +and +seized +the +sabers +in +the +outer +room +, +with +the +delight +boys +feel +at +the +sight +of +a +military +elder +brother +, +and +forgetting +that +it +was +unbecoming +for +the +girls +to +see +men +undressed +, +opened +the +bedroom +door +. +“ +Is +this +your +saber +? +” +he +shouted +. +The +girls +sprang +aside +. +Denísov +hid +his +hairy +legs +under +the +blanket +, +looking +with +a +scared +face +at +his +comrade +for +help +. +The +door +, +having +let +Pétya +in +, +closed +again +. +A +sound +of +laughter +came +from +behind +it +. +“ +Nicholas +! +Come +out +in +your +dressing +gown +! +” +said +Natásha +’ +s +voice +. +“ +Is +this +your +saber +? +” +asked +Pétya +. +“ +Or +is +it +yours +? +” +he +said +, +addressing +the +black-mustached +Denísov +with +servile +deference +. +Rostóv +hurriedly +put +something +on +his +feet +, +drew +on +his +dressing +gown +, +and +went +out +. +Natásha +had +put +on +one +spurred +boot +and +was +just +getting +her +foot +into +the +other +. +Sónya +, +when +he +came +in +, +was +twirling +round +and +was +about +to +expand +her +dresses +into +a +balloon +and +sit +down +. +They +were +dressed +alike +, +in +new +pale-blue +frocks +, +and +were +both +fresh +, +rosy +, +and +bright +. +Sónya +ran +away +, +but +Natásha +, +taking +her +brother +’ +s +arm +, +led +him +into +the +sitting +room +, +where +they +began +talking +. +They +hardly +gave +one +another +time +to +ask +questions +and +give +replies +concerning +a +thousand +little +matters +which +could +not +interest +anyone +but +themselves +. +Natásha +laughed +at +every +word +he +said +or +that +she +said +herself +, +not +because +what +they +were +saying +was +amusing +, +but +because +she +felt +happy +and +was +unable +to +control +her +joy +which +expressed +itself +by +laughter +. +“ +Oh +, +how +nice +, +how +splendid +! +” +she +said +to +everything +. +Rostóv +felt +that +, +under +the +influence +of +the +warm +rays +of +love +, +that +childlike +smile +which +had +not +once +appeared +on +his +face +since +he +left +home +now +for +the +first +time +after +eighteen +months +again +brightened +his +soul +and +his +face +. +“ +No +, +but +listen +, +” +she +said +, +“ +now +you +are +quite +a +man +, +aren +’ +t +you +? +I +’ +m +awfully +glad +you +’ +re +my +brother. +” +She +touched +his +mustache +. +“ +I +want +to +know +what +you +men +are +like +. +Are +you +the +same +as +we +? +No +? +” +“ +Why +did +Sónya +run +away +? +” +asked +Rostóv +. +“ +Ah +, +yes +! +That +’ +s +a +whole +long +story +! +How +are +you +going +to +speak +to +her—thou +or +you +? +” +“ +As +may +happen +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +No +, +call +her +you +, +please +! +I +’ +ll +tell +you +all +about +it +some +other +time +. +No +, +I +’ +ll +tell +you +now +. +You +know +Sónya +’ +s +my +dearest +friend +. +Such +a +friend +that +I +burned +my +arm +for +her +sake +. +Look +here +! +” +She +pulled +up +her +muslin +sleeve +and +showed +him +a +red +scar +on +her +long +, +slender +, +delicate +arm +, +high +above +the +elbow +on +that +part +that +is +covered +even +by +a +ball +dress +. +“ +I +burned +this +to +prove +my +love +for +her +. +I +just +heated +a +ruler +in +the +fire +and +pressed +it +there +! +” +Sitting +on +the +sofa +with +the +little +cushions +on +its +arms +, +in +what +used +to +be +his +old +schoolroom +, +and +looking +into +Natásha +’ +s +wildly +bright +eyes +, +Rostóv +re-entered +that +world +of +home +and +childhood +which +had +no +meaning +for +anyone +else +, +but +gave +him +some +of +the +best +joys +of +his +life +; +and +the +burning +of +an +arm +with +a +ruler +as +a +proof +of +love +did +not +seem +to +him +senseless +, +he +understood +and +was +not +surprised +at +it +. +“ +Well +, +and +is +that +all +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +We +are +such +friends +, +such +friends +! +All +that +ruler +business +was +just +nonsense +, +but +we +are +friends +forever +. +She +, +if +she +loves +anyone +, +does +it +for +life +, +but +I +don +’ +t +understand +that +, +I +forget +quickly. +” +“ +Well +, +what +then +? +” +“ +Well +, +she +loves +me +and +you +like +that. +” +Natásha +suddenly +flushed +. +“ +Why +, +you +remember +before +you +went +away +? +... +Well +, +she +says +you +are +to +forget +all +that +... +. +She +says +: +‘ +I +shall +love +him +always +, +but +let +him +be +free. +’ +Isn +’ +t +that +lovely +and +noble +! +Yes +, +very +noble +? +Isn +’ +t +it +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +so +seriously +and +excitedly +that +it +was +evident +that +what +she +was +now +saying +she +had +talked +of +before +, +with +tears +. +Rostóv +became +thoughtful +. +“ +I +never +go +back +on +my +word +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Besides +, +Sónya +is +so +charming +that +only +a +fool +would +renounce +such +happiness. +” +“ +No +, +no +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +“ +she +and +I +have +already +talked +it +over +. +We +knew +you +’ +d +say +so +. +But +it +won +’ +t +do +, +because +you +see +, +if +you +say +that—if +you +consider +yourself +bound +by +your +promise—it +will +seem +as +if +she +had +not +meant +it +seriously +. +It +makes +it +as +if +you +were +marrying +her +because +you +must +, +and +that +wouldn +’ +t +do +at +all. +” +Rostóv +saw +that +it +had +been +well +considered +by +them +. +Sónya +had +already +struck +him +by +her +beauty +on +the +preceding +day +. +Today +, +when +he +had +caught +a +glimpse +of +her +, +she +seemed +still +more +lovely +. +She +was +a +charming +girl +of +sixteen +, +evidently +passionately +in +love +with +him +( +he +did +not +doubt +that +for +an +instant +) +. +Why +should +he +not +love +her +now +, +and +even +marry +her +, +Rostóv +thought +, +but +just +now +there +were +so +many +other +pleasures +and +interests +before +him +! +“ +Yes +, +they +have +taken +a +wise +decision +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +I +must +remain +free. +” +“ +Well +then +, +that +’ +s +excellent +, +” +said +he +. +“ +We +’ +ll +talk +it +over +later +on +. +Oh +, +how +glad +I +am +to +have +you +! +” +“ +Well +, +and +are +you +still +true +to +Borís +? +” +he +continued +. +“ +Oh +, +what +nonsense +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +laughing +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +think +about +him +or +anyone +else +, +and +I +don +’ +t +want +anything +of +the +kind. +” +“ +Dear +me +! +Then +what +are +you +up +to +now +? +” +“ +Now +? +” +repeated +Natásha +, +and +a +happy +smile +lit +up +her +face +. +“ +Have +you +seen +Duport +? +” +“ +No. +” +“ +Not +seen +Duport—the +famous +dancer +? +Well +then +, +you +won +’ +t +understand +. +That +’ +s +what +I +’ +m +up +to. +” +Curving +her +arms +, +Natásha +held +out +her +skirts +as +dancers +do +, +ran +back +a +few +steps +, +turned +, +cut +a +caper +, +brought +her +little +feet +sharply +together +, +and +made +some +steps +on +the +very +tips +of +her +toes +. +“ +See +, +I +’ +m +standing +! +See +! +” +she +said +, +but +could +not +maintain +herself +on +her +toes +any +longer +. +“ +So +that +’ +s +what +I +’ +m +up +to +! +I +’ +ll +never +marry +anyone +, +but +will +be +a +dancer +. +Only +don +’ +t +tell +anyone. +” +Rostóv +laughed +so +loud +and +merrily +that +Denísov +, +in +his +bedroom +, +felt +envious +and +Natásha +could +not +help +joining +in +. +“ +No +, +but +don +’ +t +you +think +it +’ +s +nice +? +” +she +kept +repeating +. +“ +Nice +! +And +so +you +no +longer +wish +to +marry +Borís +? +” +Natásha +flared +up +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +to +marry +anyone +. +And +I +’ +ll +tell +him +so +when +I +see +him +! +” +“ +Dear +me +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +But +that +’ +s +all +rubbish +, +” +Natásha +chattered +on +. +“ +And +is +Denísov +nice +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Yes +, +indeed +! +” +“ +Oh +, +well +then +, +good-by +: +go +and +dress +. +Is +he +very +terrible +, +Denísov +? +” +“ +Why +terrible +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +“ +No +, +Váska +is +a +splendid +fellow. +” +“ +You +call +him +Váska +? +That +’ +s +funny +! +And +is +he +very +nice +? +” +“ +Very. +” +“ +Well +then +, +be +quick +. +We +’ +ll +all +have +breakfast +together. +” +And +Natásha +rose +and +went +out +of +the +room +on +tiptoe +, +like +a +ballet +dancer +, +but +smiling +as +only +happy +girls +of +fifteen +can +smile +. +When +Rostóv +met +Sónya +in +the +drawing +room +, +he +reddened +. +He +did +not +know +how +to +behave +with +her +. +The +evening +before +, +in +the +first +happy +moment +of +meeting +, +they +had +kissed +each +other +, +but +today +they +felt +it +could +not +be +done +; +he +felt +that +everybody +, +including +his +mother +and +sisters +, +was +looking +inquiringly +at +him +and +watching +to +see +how +he +would +behave +with +her +. +He +kissed +her +hand +and +addressed +her +not +as +thou +but +as +you—Sónya +. +But +their +eyes +met +and +said +thou +, +and +exchanged +tender +kisses +. +Her +looks +asked +him +to +forgive +her +for +having +dared +, +by +Natásha +’ +s +intermediacy +, +to +remind +him +of +his +promise +, +and +then +thanked +him +for +his +love +. +His +looks +thanked +her +for +offering +him +his +freedom +and +told +her +that +one +way +or +another +he +would +never +cease +to +love +her +, +for +that +would +be +impossible +. +“ +How +strange +it +is +, +” +said +Véra +, +selecting +a +moment +when +all +were +silent +, +“ +that +Sónya +and +Nicholas +now +say +you +to +one +another +and +meet +like +strangers. +” +Véra +’ +s +remark +was +correct +, +as +her +remarks +always +were +, +but +, +like +most +of +her +observations +, +it +made +everyone +feel +uncomfortable +, +not +only +Sónya +, +Nicholas +, +and +Natásha +, +but +even +the +old +countess +, +who—dreading +this +love +affair +which +might +hinder +Nicholas +from +making +a +brilliant +match—blushed +like +a +girl +. +Denísov +, +to +Rostóv +’ +s +surprise +, +appeared +in +the +drawing +room +with +pomaded +hair +, +perfumed +, +and +in +a +new +uniform +, +looking +just +as +smart +as +he +made +himself +when +going +into +battle +, +and +he +was +more +amiable +to +the +ladies +and +gentlemen +than +Rostóv +had +ever +expected +to +see +him +. +CHAPTER +II +On +his +return +to +Moscow +from +the +army +, +Nicholas +Rostóv +was +welcomed +by +his +home +circle +as +the +best +of +sons +, +a +hero +, +and +their +darling +Nikólenka +; +by +his +relations +as +a +charming +, +attractive +, +and +polite +young +man +; +by +his +acquaintances +as +a +handsome +lieutenant +of +hussars +, +a +good +dancer +, +and +one +of +the +best +matches +in +the +city +. +The +Rostóvs +knew +everybody +in +Moscow +. +The +old +count +had +money +enough +that +year +, +as +all +his +estates +had +been +remortgaged +, +and +so +Nicholas +, +acquiring +a +trotter +of +his +own +, +very +stylish +riding +breeches +of +the +latest +cut +, +such +as +no +one +else +yet +had +in +Moscow +, +and +boots +of +the +latest +fashion +, +with +extremely +pointed +toes +and +small +silver +spurs +, +passed +his +time +very +gaily +. +After +a +short +period +of +adapting +himself +to +the +old +conditions +of +life +, +Nicholas +found +it +very +pleasant +to +be +at +home +again +. +He +felt +that +he +had +grown +up +and +matured +very +much +. +His +despair +at +failing +in +a +Scripture +examination +, +his +borrowing +money +from +Gavríl +to +pay +a +sleigh +driver +, +his +kissing +Sónya +on +the +sly—he +now +recalled +all +this +as +childishness +he +had +left +immeasurably +behind +. +Now +he +was +a +lieutenant +of +hussars +, +in +a +jacket +laced +with +silver +, +and +wearing +the +Cross +of +St. +George +, +awarded +to +soldiers +for +bravery +in +action +, +and +in +the +company +of +well-known +, +elderly +, +and +respected +racing +men +was +training +a +trotter +of +his +own +for +a +race +. +He +knew +a +lady +on +one +of +the +boulevards +whom +he +visited +of +an +evening +. +He +led +the +mazurka +at +the +Arkhárovs +’ +ball +, +talked +about +the +war +with +Field +Marshal +Kámenski +, +visited +the +English +Club +, +and +was +on +intimate +terms +with +a +colonel +of +forty +to +whom +Denísov +had +introduced +him +. +His +passion +for +the +Emperor +had +cooled +somewhat +in +Moscow +. +But +still +, +as +he +did +not +see +him +and +had +no +opportunity +of +seeing +him +, +he +often +spoke +about +him +and +about +his +love +for +him +, +letting +it +be +understood +that +he +had +not +told +all +and +that +there +was +something +in +his +feelings +for +the +Emperor +not +everyone +could +understand +, +and +with +his +whole +soul +he +shared +the +adoration +then +common +in +Moscow +for +the +Emperor +, +who +was +spoken +of +as +the +“ +angel +incarnate. +” +During +Rostóv +’ +s +short +stay +in +Moscow +, +before +rejoining +the +army +, +he +did +not +draw +closer +to +Sónya +, +but +rather +drifted +away +from +her +. +She +was +very +pretty +and +sweet +, +and +evidently +deeply +in +love +with +him +, +but +he +was +at +the +period +of +youth +when +there +seems +so +much +to +do +that +there +is +no +time +for +that +sort +of +thing +and +a +young +man +fears +to +bind +himself +and +prizes +his +freedom +which +he +needs +for +so +many +other +things +. +When +he +thought +of +Sónya +, +during +this +stay +in +Moscow +, +he +said +to +himself +, +“ +Ah +, +there +will +be +, +and +there +are +, +many +more +such +girls +somewhere +whom +I +do +not +yet +know +. +There +will +be +time +enough +to +think +about +love +when +I +want +to +, +but +now +I +have +no +time. +” +Besides +, +it +seemed +to +him +that +the +society +of +women +was +rather +derogatory +to +his +manhood +. +He +went +to +balls +and +into +ladies +’ +society +with +an +affectation +of +doing +so +against +his +will +. +The +races +, +the +English +Club +, +sprees +with +Denísov +, +and +visits +to +a +certain +house—that +was +another +matter +and +quite +the +thing +for +a +dashing +young +hussar +! +At +the +beginning +of +March +, +old +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +was +very +busy +arranging +a +dinner +in +honor +of +Prince +Bagratión +at +the +English +Club +. +The +count +walked +up +and +down +the +hall +in +his +dressing +gown +, +giving +orders +to +the +club +steward +and +to +the +famous +Feoktíst +, +the +club +’ +s +head +cook +, +about +asparagus +, +fresh +cucumbers +, +strawberries +, +veal +, +and +fish +for +this +dinner +. +The +count +had +been +a +member +and +on +the +committee +of +the +club +from +the +day +it +was +founded +. +To +him +the +club +entrusted +the +arrangement +of +the +festival +in +honor +of +Bagratión +, +for +few +men +knew +so +well +how +to +arrange +a +feast +on +an +open-handed +, +hospitable +scale +, +and +still +fewer +men +would +be +so +well +able +and +willing +to +make +up +out +of +their +own +resources +what +might +be +needed +for +the +success +of +the +fete +. +The +club +cook +and +the +steward +listened +to +the +count +’ +s +orders +with +pleased +faces +, +for +they +knew +that +under +no +other +management +could +they +so +easily +extract +a +good +profit +for +themselves +from +a +dinner +costing +several +thousand +rubles +. +“ +Well +then +, +mind +and +have +cocks +’ +comb +in +the +turtle +soup +, +you +know +! +” +“ +Shall +we +have +three +cold +dishes +then +? +” +asked +the +cook +. +The +count +considered +. +“ +We +can +’ +t +have +less—yes +, +three +... +the +mayonnaise +, +that +’ +s +one +, +” +said +he +, +bending +down +a +finger +. +“ +Then +am +I +to +order +those +large +sterlets +? +” +asked +the +steward +. +“ +Yes +, +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +if +they +won +’ +t +take +less +. +Ah +, +dear +me +! +I +was +forgetting +. +We +must +have +another +entrée +. +Ah +, +goodness +gracious +! +” +he +clutched +at +his +head +. +“ +Who +is +going +to +get +me +the +flowers +? +Dmítri +! +Eh +, +Dmítri +! +Gallop +off +to +our +Moscow +estate +, +” +he +said +to +the +factotum +who +appeared +at +his +call +. +“ +Hurry +off +and +tell +Maksím +, +the +gardener +, +to +set +the +serfs +to +work +. +Say +that +everything +out +of +the +hothouses +must +be +brought +here +well +wrapped +up +in +felt +. +I +must +have +two +hundred +pots +here +on +Friday. +” +Having +given +several +more +orders +, +he +was +about +to +go +to +his +“ +little +countess +” +to +have +a +rest +, +but +remembering +something +else +of +importance +, +he +returned +again +, +called +back +the +cook +and +the +club +steward +, +and +again +began +giving +orders +. +A +light +footstep +and +the +clinking +of +spurs +were +heard +at +the +door +, +and +the +young +count +, +handsome +, +rosy +, +with +a +dark +little +mustache +, +evidently +rested +and +made +sleeker +by +his +easy +life +in +Moscow +, +entered +the +room +. +“ +Ah +, +my +boy +, +my +head +’ +s +in +a +whirl +! +” +said +the +old +man +with +a +smile +, +as +if +he +felt +a +little +confused +before +his +son +. +“ +Now +, +if +you +would +only +help +a +bit +! +I +must +have +singers +too +. +I +shall +have +my +own +orchestra +, +but +shouldn +’ +t +we +get +the +gypsy +singers +as +well +? +You +military +men +like +that +sort +of +thing. +” +“ +Really +, +Papa +, +I +believe +Prince +Bagratión +worried +himself +less +before +the +battle +of +Schön +Grabern +than +you +do +now +, +” +said +his +son +with +a +smile +. +The +old +count +pretended +to +be +angry +. +“ +Yes +, +you +talk +, +but +try +it +yourself +! +” +And +the +count +turned +to +the +cook +, +who +, +with +a +shrewd +and +respectful +expression +, +looked +observantly +and +sympathetically +at +the +father +and +son +. +“ +What +have +the +young +people +come +to +nowadays +, +eh +, +Feoktíst +? +” +said +he +. +“ +Laughing +at +us +old +fellows +! +” +“ +That +’ +s +so +, +your +excellency +, +all +they +have +to +do +is +to +eat +a +good +dinner +, +but +providing +it +and +serving +it +all +up +, +that +’ +s +not +their +business +! +” +“ +That +’ +s +it +, +that +’ +s +it +! +” +exclaimed +the +count +, +and +gaily +seizing +his +son +by +both +hands +, +he +cried +, +“ +Now +I +’ +ve +got +you +, +so +take +the +sleigh +and +pair +at +once +, +and +go +to +Bezúkhov +’ +s +, +and +tell +him +‘ +Count +Ilyá +has +sent +you +to +ask +for +strawberries +and +fresh +pineapples. +’ +We +can +’ +t +get +them +from +anyone +else +. +He +’ +s +not +there +himself +, +so +you +’ +ll +have +to +go +in +and +ask +the +princesses +; +and +from +there +go +on +to +the +Rasgulyáy—the +coachman +Ipátka +knows—and +look +up +the +gypsy +Ilyúshka +, +the +one +who +danced +at +Count +Orlóv +’ +s +, +you +remember +, +in +a +white +Cossack +coat +, +and +bring +him +along +to +me. +” +“ +And +am +I +to +bring +the +gypsy +girls +along +with +him +? +” +asked +Nicholas +, +laughing +. +“ +Dear +, +dear +! +... +” +At +that +moment +, +with +noiseless +footsteps +and +with +the +businesslike +, +preoccupied +, +yet +meekly +Christian +look +which +never +left +her +face +, +Anna +Mikháylovna +entered +the +hall +. +Though +she +came +upon +the +count +in +his +dressing +gown +every +day +, +he +invariably +became +confused +and +begged +her +to +excuse +his +costume +. +“ +No +matter +at +all +, +my +dear +count +, +” +she +said +, +meekly +closing +her +eyes +. +“ +But +I +’ +ll +go +to +Bezúkhov +’ +s +myself +. +Pierre +has +arrived +, +and +now +we +shall +get +anything +we +want +from +his +hothouses +. +I +have +to +see +him +in +any +case +. +He +has +forwarded +me +a +letter +from +Borís +. +Thank +God +, +Borís +is +now +on +the +staff. +” +The +count +was +delighted +at +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +taking +upon +herself +one +of +his +commissions +and +ordered +the +small +closed +carriage +for +her +. +“ +Tell +Bezúkhov +to +come +. +I +’ +ll +put +his +name +down +. +Is +his +wife +with +him +? +” +he +asked +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +turned +up +her +eyes +, +and +profound +sadness +was +depicted +on +her +face +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +friend +, +he +is +very +unfortunate +, +” +she +said +. +“ +If +what +we +hear +is +true +, +it +is +dreadful +. +How +little +we +dreamed +of +such +a +thing +when +we +were +rejoicing +at +his +happiness +! +And +such +a +lofty +angelic +soul +as +young +Bezúkhov +! +Yes +, +I +pity +him +from +my +heart +, +and +shall +try +to +give +him +what +consolation +I +can. +” +“ +Wh-what +is +the +matter +? +” +asked +both +the +young +and +old +Rostóv +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +sighed +deeply +. +“ +Dólokhov +, +Mary +Ivánovna +’ +s +son +, +” +she +said +in +a +mysterious +whisper +, +“ +has +compromised +her +completely +, +they +say +. +Pierre +took +him +up +, +invited +him +to +his +house +in +Petersburg +, +and +now +... +she +has +come +here +and +that +daredevil +after +her +! +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +wishing +to +show +her +sympathy +for +Pierre +, +but +by +involuntary +intonations +and +a +half +smile +betraying +her +sympathy +for +the +“ +daredevil +, +” +as +she +called +Dólokhov +. +“ +They +say +Pierre +is +quite +broken +by +his +misfortune. +” +“ +Dear +, +dear +! +But +still +tell +him +to +come +to +the +club—it +will +all +blow +over +. +It +will +be +a +tremendous +banquet. +” +Next +day +, +the +third +of +March +, +soon +after +one +o +’ +clock +, +two +hundred +and +fifty +members +of +the +English +Club +and +fifty +guests +were +awaiting +the +guest +of +honor +and +hero +of +the +Austrian +campaign +, +Prince +Bagratión +, +to +dinner +. +On +the +first +arrival +of +the +news +of +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +, +Moscow +had +been +bewildered +. +At +that +time +, +the +Russians +were +so +used +to +victories +that +on +receiving +news +of +the +defeat +some +would +simply +not +believe +it +, +while +others +sought +some +extraordinary +explanation +of +so +strange +an +event +. +In +the +English +Club +, +where +all +who +were +distinguished +, +important +, +and +well +informed +foregathered +when +the +news +began +to +arrive +in +December +, +nothing +was +said +about +the +war +and +the +last +battle +, +as +though +all +were +in +a +conspiracy +of +silence +. +The +men +who +set +the +tone +in +conversation—Count +Rostopchín +, +Prince +Yúri +Dolgorúkov +, +Valúev +, +Count +Markóv +, +and +Prince +Vyázemski—did +not +show +themselves +at +the +club +, +but +met +in +private +houses +in +intimate +circles +, +and +the +Moscovites +who +took +their +opinions +from +others—Ilyá +Rostóv +among +them—remained +for +a +while +without +any +definite +opinion +on +the +subject +of +the +war +and +without +leaders +. +The +Moscovites +felt +that +something +was +wrong +and +that +to +discuss +the +bad +news +was +difficult +, +and +so +it +was +best +to +be +silent +. +But +after +a +while +, +just +as +a +jury +comes +out +of +its +room +, +the +bigwigs +who +guided +the +club +’ +s +opinion +reappeared +, +and +everybody +began +speaking +clearly +and +definitely +. +Reasons +were +found +for +the +incredible +, +unheard-of +, +and +impossible +event +of +a +Russian +defeat +, +everything +became +clear +, +and +in +all +corners +of +Moscow +the +same +things +began +to +be +said +. +These +reasons +were +the +treachery +of +the +Austrians +, +a +defective +commissariat +, +the +treachery +of +the +Pole +Przebyszéwski +and +of +the +Frenchman +Langeron +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +incapacity +, +and +( +it +was +whispered +) +the +youth +and +inexperience +of +the +sovereign +, +who +had +trusted +worthless +and +insignificant +people +. +But +the +army +, +the +Russian +army +, +everyone +declared +, +was +extraordinary +and +had +achieved +miracles +of +valor +. +The +soldiers +, +officers +, +and +generals +were +heroes +. +But +the +hero +of +heroes +was +Prince +Bagratión +, +distinguished +by +his +Schön +Grabern +affair +and +by +the +retreat +from +Austerlitz +, +where +he +alone +had +withdrawn +his +column +unbroken +and +had +all +day +beaten +back +an +enemy +force +twice +as +numerous +as +his +own +. +What +also +conduced +to +Bagratión +’ +s +being +selected +as +Moscow +’ +s +hero +was +the +fact +that +he +had +no +connections +in +the +city +and +was +a +stranger +there +. +In +his +person +, +honor +was +shown +to +a +simple +fighting +Russian +soldier +without +connections +and +intrigues +, +and +to +one +who +was +associated +by +memories +of +the +Italian +campaign +with +the +name +of +Suvórov +. +Moreover +, +paying +such +honor +to +Bagratión +was +the +best +way +of +expressing +disapproval +and +dislike +of +Kutúzov +. +“ +Had +there +been +no +Bagratión +, +it +would +have +been +necessary +to +invent +him +, +” +said +the +wit +Shinshín +, +parodying +the +words +of +Voltaire +. +Kutúzov +no +one +spoke +of +, +except +some +who +abused +him +in +whispers +, +calling +him +a +court +weathercock +and +an +old +satyr +. +All +Moscow +repeated +Prince +Dolgorúkov +’ +s +saying +: +“ +If +you +go +on +modeling +and +modeling +you +must +get +smeared +with +clay +, +” +suggesting +consolation +for +our +defeat +by +the +memory +of +former +victories +; +and +the +words +of +Rostopchín +, +that +French +soldiers +have +to +be +incited +to +battle +by +highfalutin +words +, +and +Germans +by +logical +arguments +to +show +them +that +it +is +more +dangerous +to +run +away +than +to +advance +, +but +that +Russian +soldiers +only +need +to +be +restrained +and +held +back +! +On +all +sides +, +new +and +fresh +anecdotes +were +heard +of +individual +examples +of +heroism +shown +by +our +officers +and +men +at +Austerlitz +. +One +had +saved +a +standard +, +another +had +killed +five +Frenchmen +, +a +third +had +loaded +five +cannon +singlehanded +. +Berg +was +mentioned +, +by +those +who +did +not +know +him +, +as +having +, +when +wounded +in +the +right +hand +, +taken +his +sword +in +the +left +, +and +gone +forward +. +Of +Bolkónski +, +nothing +was +said +, +and +only +those +who +knew +him +intimately +regretted +that +he +had +died +so +young +, +leaving +a +pregnant +wife +with +his +eccentric +father +. +CHAPTER +III +On +that +third +of +March +, +all +the +rooms +in +the +English +Club +were +filled +with +a +hum +of +conversation +, +like +the +hum +of +bees +swarming +in +springtime +. +The +members +and +guests +of +the +club +wandered +hither +and +thither +, +sat +, +stood +, +met +, +and +separated +, +some +in +uniform +and +some +in +evening +dress +, +and +a +few +here +and +there +with +powdered +hair +and +in +Russian +kaftáns +. +Powdered +footmen +, +in +livery +with +buckled +shoes +and +smart +stockings +, +stood +at +every +door +anxiously +noting +visitors +’ +every +movement +in +order +to +offer +their +services +. +Most +of +those +present +were +elderly +, +respected +men +with +broad +, +self-confident +faces +, +fat +fingers +, +and +resolute +gestures +and +voices +. +This +class +of +guests +and +members +sat +in +certain +habitual +places +and +met +in +certain +habitual +groups +. +A +minority +of +those +present +were +casual +guests—chiefly +young +men +, +among +whom +were +Denísov +, +Rostóv +, +and +Dólokhov—who +was +now +again +an +officer +in +the +Semënov +regiment +. +The +faces +of +these +young +people +, +especially +those +who +were +military +men +, +bore +that +expression +of +condescending +respect +for +their +elders +which +seems +to +say +to +the +older +generation +, +“ +We +are +prepared +to +respect +and +honor +you +, +but +all +the +same +remember +that +the +future +belongs +to +us. +” +Nesvítski +was +there +as +an +old +member +of +the +club +. +Pierre +, +who +at +his +wife +’ +s +command +had +let +his +hair +grow +and +abandoned +his +spectacles +, +went +about +the +rooms +fashionably +dressed +but +looking +sad +and +dull +. +Here +, +as +elsewhere +, +he +was +surrounded +by +an +atmosphere +of +subservience +to +his +wealth +, +and +being +in +the +habit +of +lording +it +over +these +people +, +he +treated +them +with +absent-minded +contempt +. +By +his +age +he +should +have +belonged +to +the +younger +men +, +but +by +his +wealth +and +connections +he +belonged +to +the +groups +of +old +and +honored +guests +, +and +so +he +went +from +one +group +to +another +. +Some +of +the +most +important +old +men +were +the +center +of +groups +which +even +strangers +approached +respectfully +to +hear +the +voices +of +well-known +men +. +The +largest +circles +formed +round +Count +Rostopchín +, +Valúev +, +and +Narýshkin +. +Rostopchín +was +describing +how +the +Russians +had +been +overwhelmed +by +flying +Austrians +and +had +had +to +force +their +way +through +them +with +bayonets +. +Valúev +was +confidentially +telling +that +Uvárov +had +been +sent +from +Petersburg +to +ascertain +what +Moscow +was +thinking +about +Austerlitz +. +In +the +third +circle +, +Narýshkin +was +speaking +of +the +meeting +of +the +Austrian +Council +of +War +at +which +Suvórov +crowed +like +a +cock +in +reply +to +the +nonsense +talked +by +the +Austrian +generals +. +Shinshín +, +standing +close +by +, +tried +to +make +a +joke +, +saying +that +Kutúzov +had +evidently +failed +to +learn +from +Suvórov +even +so +simple +a +thing +as +the +art +of +crowing +like +a +cock +, +but +the +elder +members +glanced +severely +at +the +wit +, +making +him +feel +that +in +that +place +and +on +that +day +, +it +was +improper +to +speak +so +of +Kutúzov +. +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +hurried +and +preoccupied +, +went +about +in +his +soft +boots +between +the +dining +and +drawing +rooms +, +hastily +greeting +the +important +and +unimportant +, +all +of +whom +he +knew +, +as +if +they +were +all +equals +, +while +his +eyes +occasionally +sought +out +his +fine +well-set-up +young +son +, +resting +on +him +and +winking +joyfully +at +him +. +Young +Rostóv +stood +at +a +window +with +Dólokhov +, +whose +acquaintance +he +had +lately +made +and +highly +valued +. +The +old +count +came +up +to +them +and +pressed +Dólokhov +’ +s +hand +. +“ +Please +come +and +visit +us +... +you +know +my +brave +boy +... +been +together +out +there +... +both +playing +the +hero +... +Ah +, +Vasíli +Ignátovich +... +How +d +’ +ye +do +, +old +fellow +? +” +he +said +, +turning +to +an +old +man +who +was +passing +, +but +before +he +had +finished +his +greeting +there +was +a +general +stir +, +and +a +footman +who +had +run +in +announced +, +with +a +frightened +face +: +“ +He +’ +s +arrived +! +” +Bells +rang +, +the +stewards +rushed +forward +, +and—like +rye +shaken +together +in +a +shovel—the +guests +who +had +been +scattered +about +in +different +rooms +came +together +and +crowded +in +the +large +drawing +room +by +the +door +of +the +ballroom +. +Bagratión +appeared +in +the +doorway +of +the +anteroom +without +hat +or +sword +, +which +, +in +accord +with +the +club +custom +, +he +had +given +up +to +the +hall +porter +. +He +had +no +lambskin +cap +on +his +head +, +nor +had +he +a +loaded +whip +over +his +shoulder +, +as +when +Rostóv +had +seen +him +on +the +eve +of +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +, +but +wore +a +tight +new +uniform +with +Russian +and +foreign +Orders +, +and +the +Star +of +St. +George +on +his +left +breast +. +Evidently +just +before +coming +to +the +dinner +he +had +had +his +hair +and +whiskers +trimmed +, +which +changed +his +appearance +for +the +worse +. +There +was +something +naïvely +festive +in +his +air +, +which +, +in +conjunction +with +his +firm +and +virile +features +, +gave +him +a +rather +comical +expression +. +Bekleshëv +and +Theodore +Uvárov +, +who +had +arrived +with +him +, +paused +at +the +doorway +to +allow +him +, +as +the +guest +of +honor +, +to +enter +first +. +Bagratión +was +embarrassed +, +not +wishing +to +avail +himself +of +their +courtesy +, +and +this +caused +some +delay +at +the +doors +, +but +after +all +he +did +at +last +enter +first +. +He +walked +shyly +and +awkwardly +over +the +parquet +floor +of +the +reception +room +, +not +knowing +what +to +do +with +his +hands +; +he +was +more +accustomed +to +walk +over +a +plowed +field +under +fire +, +as +he +had +done +at +the +head +of +the +Kursk +regiment +at +Schön +Grabern—and +he +would +have +found +that +easier +. +The +committeemen +met +him +at +the +first +door +and +, +expressing +their +delight +at +seeing +such +a +highly +honored +guest +, +took +possession +of +him +as +it +were +, +without +waiting +for +his +reply +, +surrounded +him +, +and +led +him +to +the +drawing +room +. +It +was +at +first +impossible +to +enter +the +drawing +room +door +for +the +crowd +of +members +and +guests +jostling +one +another +and +trying +to +get +a +good +look +at +Bagratión +over +each +other +’ +s +shoulders +, +as +if +he +were +some +rare +animal +. +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +laughing +and +repeating +the +words +, +“ +Make +way +, +dear +boy +! +Make +way +, +make +way +! +” +pushed +through +the +crowd +more +energetically +than +anyone +, +led +the +guests +into +the +drawing +room +, +and +seated +them +on +the +center +sofa +. +The +bigwigs +, +the +most +respected +members +of +the +club +, +beset +the +new +arrivals +. +Count +Ilyá +, +again +thrusting +his +way +through +the +crowd +, +went +out +of +the +drawing +room +and +reappeared +a +minute +later +with +another +committeeman +, +carrying +a +large +silver +salver +which +he +presented +to +Prince +Bagratión +. +On +the +salver +lay +some +verses +composed +and +printed +in +the +hero +’ +s +honor +. +Bagratión +, +on +seeing +the +salver +, +glanced +around +in +dismay +, +as +though +seeking +help +. +But +all +eyes +demanded +that +he +should +submit +. +Feeling +himself +in +their +power +, +he +resolutely +took +the +salver +with +both +hands +and +looked +sternly +and +reproachfully +at +the +count +who +had +presented +it +to +him +. +Someone +obligingly +took +the +dish +from +Bagratión +( +or +he +would +, +it +seemed +, +have +held +it +till +evening +and +have +gone +in +to +dinner +with +it +) +and +drew +his +attention +to +the +verses +. +“ +Well +, +I +will +read +them +, +then +! +” +Bagratión +seemed +to +say +, +and +, +fixing +his +weary +eyes +on +the +paper +, +began +to +read +them +with +a +fixed +and +serious +expression +. +But +the +author +himself +took +the +verses +and +began +reading +them +aloud +. +Bagratión +bowed +his +head +and +listened +: +Bring +glory +then +to +Alexander +’ +s +reign +And +on +the +throne +our +Titus +shield +. +A +dreaded +foe +be +thou +, +kindhearted +as +a +man +, +A +Rhipheus +at +home +, +a +Caesar +in +the +field +! +E +’ +en +fortunate +Napoleon +Knows +by +experience +, +now +, +Bagratión +, +And +dare +not +Herculean +Russians +trouble +... +But +before +he +had +finished +reading +, +a +stentorian +major-domo +announced +that +dinner +was +ready +! +The +door +opened +, +and +from +the +dining +room +came +the +resounding +strains +of +the +polonaise +: +Conquest +’ +s +joyful +thunder +waken +, +Triumph +, +valiant +Russians +, +now +! +... +and +Count +Rostóv +, +glancing +angrily +at +the +author +who +went +on +reading +his +verses +, +bowed +to +Bagratión +. +Everyone +rose +, +feeling +that +dinner +was +more +important +than +verses +, +and +Bagratión +, +again +preceding +all +the +rest +, +went +in +to +dinner +. +He +was +seated +in +the +place +of +honor +between +two +Alexanders—Bekleshëv +and +Narýshkin—which +was +a +significant +allusion +to +the +name +of +the +sovereign +. +Three +hundred +persons +took +their +seats +in +the +dining +room +, +according +to +their +rank +and +importance +: +the +more +important +nearer +to +the +honored +guest +, +as +naturally +as +water +flows +deepest +where +the +land +lies +lowest +. +Just +before +dinner +, +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +presented +his +son +to +Bagratión +, +who +recognized +him +and +said +a +few +words +to +him +, +disjointed +and +awkward +, +as +were +all +the +words +he +spoke +that +day +, +and +Count +Ilyá +looked +joyfully +and +proudly +around +while +Bagratión +spoke +to +his +son +. +Nicholas +Rostóv +, +with +Denísov +and +his +new +acquaintance +, +Dólokhov +, +sat +almost +at +the +middle +of +the +table +. +Facing +them +sat +Pierre +, +beside +Prince +Nesvítski +. +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +with +the +other +members +of +the +committee +sat +facing +Bagratión +and +, +as +the +very +personification +of +Moscow +hospitality +, +did +the +honors +to +the +prince +. +His +efforts +had +not +been +in +vain +. +The +dinner +, +both +the +Lenten +and +the +other +fare +, +was +splendid +, +yet +he +could +not +feel +quite +at +ease +till +the +end +of +the +meal +. +He +winked +at +the +butler +, +whispered +directions +to +the +footmen +, +and +awaited +each +expected +dish +with +some +anxiety +. +Everything +was +excellent +. +With +the +second +course +, +a +gigantic +sterlet +( +at +sight +of +which +Ilyá +Rostóv +blushed +with +self-conscious +pleasure +) +, +the +footmen +began +popping +corks +and +filling +the +champagne +glasses +. +After +the +fish +, +which +made +a +certain +sensation +, +the +count +exchanged +glances +with +the +other +committeemen +. +“ +There +will +be +many +toasts +, +it +’ +s +time +to +begin +, +” +he +whispered +, +and +taking +up +his +glass +, +he +rose +. +All +were +silent +, +waiting +for +what +he +would +say +. +“ +To +the +health +of +our +Sovereign +, +the +Emperor +! +” +he +cried +, +and +at +the +same +moment +his +kindly +eyes +grew +moist +with +tears +of +joy +and +enthusiasm +. +The +band +immediately +struck +up +“ +Conquest +’ +s +joyful +thunder +waken +... +” +All +rose +and +cried +“ +Hurrah +! +” +Bagratión +also +rose +and +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +in +exactly +the +same +voice +in +which +he +had +shouted +it +on +the +field +at +Schön +Grabern +. +Young +Rostóv +’ +s +ecstatic +voice +could +be +heard +above +the +three +hundred +others +. +He +nearly +wept +. +“ +To +the +health +of +our +Sovereign +, +the +Emperor +! +” +he +roared +, +“ +Hurrah +! +” +and +emptying +his +glass +at +one +gulp +he +dashed +it +to +the +floor +. +Many +followed +his +example +, +and +the +loud +shouting +continued +for +a +long +time +. +When +the +voices +subsided +, +the +footmen +cleared +away +the +broken +glass +and +everybody +sat +down +again +, +smiling +at +the +noise +they +had +made +and +exchanging +remarks +. +The +old +count +rose +once +more +, +glanced +at +a +note +lying +beside +his +plate +, +and +proposed +a +toast +, +“ +To +the +health +of +the +hero +of +our +last +campaign +, +Prince +Peter +Ivánovich +Bagratión +! +” +and +again +his +blue +eyes +grew +moist +. +“ +Hurrah +! +” +cried +the +three +hundred +voices +again +, +but +instead +of +the +band +a +choir +began +singing +a +cantata +composed +by +Paul +Ivánovich +Kutúzov +: +Russians +! +O +’ +er +all +barriers +on +! +Courage +conquest +guarantees +; +Have +we +not +Bagratión +? +He +brings +foemen +to +their +knees +, +... +etc +. +As +soon +as +the +singing +was +over +, +another +and +another +toast +was +proposed +and +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +became +more +and +more +moved +, +more +glass +was +smashed +, +and +the +shouting +grew +louder +. +They +drank +to +Bekleshëv +, +Narýshkin +, +Uvárov +, +Dolgorúkov +, +Apráksin +, +Valúev +, +to +the +committee +, +to +all +the +club +members +and +to +all +the +club +guests +, +and +finally +to +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +separately +, +as +the +organizer +of +the +banquet +. +At +that +toast +, +the +count +took +out +his +handkerchief +and +, +covering +his +face +, +wept +outright +. +CHAPTER +IV +Pierre +sat +opposite +Dólokhov +and +Nicholas +Rostóv +. +As +usual +, +he +ate +and +drank +much +, +and +eagerly +. +But +those +who +knew +him +intimately +noticed +that +some +great +change +had +come +over +him +that +day +. +He +was +silent +all +through +dinner +and +looked +about +, +blinking +and +scowling +, +or +, +with +fixed +eyes +and +a +look +of +complete +absent-mindedness +, +kept +rubbing +the +bridge +of +his +nose +. +His +face +was +depressed +and +gloomy +. +He +seemed +to +see +and +hear +nothing +of +what +was +going +on +around +him +and +to +be +absorbed +by +some +depressing +and +unsolved +problem +. +The +unsolved +problem +that +tormented +him +was +caused +by +hints +given +by +the +princess +, +his +cousin +, +at +Moscow +, +concerning +Dólokhov +’ +s +intimacy +with +his +wife +, +and +by +an +anonymous +letter +he +had +received +that +morning +, +which +in +the +mean +jocular +way +common +to +anonymous +letters +said +that +he +saw +badly +through +his +spectacles +, +but +that +his +wife +’ +s +connection +with +Dólokhov +was +a +secret +to +no +one +but +himself +. +Pierre +absolutely +disbelieved +both +the +princess +’ +hints +and +the +letter +, +but +he +feared +now +to +look +at +Dólokhov +, +who +was +sitting +opposite +him +. +Every +time +he +chanced +to +meet +Dólokhov +’ +s +handsome +insolent +eyes +, +Pierre +felt +something +terrible +and +monstrous +rising +in +his +soul +and +turned +quickly +away +. +Involuntarily +recalling +his +wife +’ +s +past +and +her +relations +with +Dólokhov +, +Pierre +saw +clearly +that +what +was +said +in +the +letter +might +be +true +, +or +might +at +least +seem +to +be +true +had +it +not +referred +to +his +wife +. +He +involuntarily +remembered +how +Dólokhov +, +who +had +fully +recovered +his +former +position +after +the +campaign +, +had +returned +to +Petersburg +and +come +to +him +. +Availing +himself +of +his +friendly +relations +with +Pierre +as +a +boon +companion +, +Dólokhov +had +come +straight +to +his +house +, +and +Pierre +had +put +him +up +and +lent +him +money +. +Pierre +recalled +how +Hélène +had +smilingly +expressed +disapproval +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +living +at +their +house +, +and +how +cynically +Dólokhov +had +praised +his +wife +’ +s +beauty +to +him +and +from +that +time +till +they +came +to +Moscow +had +not +left +them +for +a +day +. +“ +Yes +, +he +is +very +handsome +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +and +I +know +him +. +It +would +be +particularly +pleasant +to +him +to +dishonor +my +name +and +ridicule +me +, +just +because +I +have +exerted +myself +on +his +behalf +, +befriended +him +, +and +helped +him +. +I +know +and +understand +what +a +spice +that +would +add +to +the +pleasure +of +deceiving +me +, +if +it +really +were +true +. +Yes +, +if +it +were +true +, +but +I +do +not +believe +it +. +I +have +no +right +to +, +and +can +’ +t +, +believe +it. +” +He +remembered +the +expression +Dólokhov +’ +s +face +assumed +in +his +moments +of +cruelty +, +as +when +tying +the +policeman +to +the +bear +and +dropping +them +into +the +water +, +or +when +he +challenged +a +man +to +a +duel +without +any +reason +, +or +shot +a +post-boy +’ +s +horse +with +a +pistol +. +That +expression +was +often +on +Dólokhov +’ +s +face +when +looking +at +him +. +“ +Yes +, +he +is +a +bully +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +to +kill +a +man +means +nothing +to +him +. +It +must +seem +to +him +that +everyone +is +afraid +of +him +, +and +that +must +please +him +. +He +must +think +that +I +, +too +, +am +afraid +of +him—and +in +fact +I +am +afraid +of +him +, +” +he +thought +, +and +again +he +felt +something +terrible +and +monstrous +rising +in +his +soul +. +Dólokhov +, +Denísov +, +and +Rostóv +were +now +sitting +opposite +Pierre +and +seemed +very +gay +. +Rostóv +was +talking +merrily +to +his +two +friends +, +one +of +whom +was +a +dashing +hussar +and +the +other +a +notorious +duelist +and +rake +, +and +every +now +and +then +he +glanced +ironically +at +Pierre +, +whose +preoccupied +, +absent-minded +, +and +massive +figure +was +a +very +noticeable +one +at +the +dinner +. +Rostóv +looked +inimically +at +Pierre +, +first +because +Pierre +appeared +to +his +hussar +eyes +as +a +rich +civilian +, +the +husband +of +a +beauty +, +and +in +a +word—an +old +woman +; +and +secondly +because +Pierre +in +his +preoccupation +and +absent-mindedness +had +not +recognized +Rostóv +and +had +not +responded +to +his +greeting +. +When +the +Emperor +’ +s +health +was +drunk +, +Pierre +, +lost +in +thought +, +did +not +rise +or +lift +his +glass +. +“ +What +are +you +about +? +” +shouted +Rostóv +, +looking +at +him +in +an +ecstasy +of +exasperation +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +hear +it +’ +s +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +’ +s +health +? +” +Pierre +sighed +, +rose +submissively +, +emptied +his +glass +, +and +, +waiting +till +all +were +seated +again +, +turned +with +his +kindly +smile +to +Rostóv +. +“ +Why +, +I +didn +’ +t +recognize +you +! +” +he +said +. +But +Rostóv +was +otherwise +engaged +; +he +was +shouting +“ +Hurrah +! +” +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +renew +the +acquaintance +? +” +said +Dólokhov +to +Rostóv +. +“ +Confound +him +, +he +’ +s +a +fool +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +One +should +make +up +to +the +husbands +of +pretty +women +, +” +said +Denísov +. +Pierre +did +not +catch +what +they +were +saying +, +but +knew +they +were +talking +about +him +. +He +reddened +and +turned +away +. +“ +Well +, +now +to +the +health +of +handsome +women +! +” +said +Dólokhov +, +and +with +a +serious +expression +, +but +with +a +smile +lurking +at +the +corners +of +his +mouth +, +he +turned +with +his +glass +to +Pierre +. +“ +Here +’ +s +to +the +health +of +lovely +women +, +Peterkin—and +their +lovers +! +” +he +added +. +Pierre +, +with +downcast +eyes +, +drank +out +of +his +glass +without +looking +at +Dólokhov +or +answering +him +. +The +footman +, +who +was +distributing +leaflets +with +Kutúzov +’ +s +cantata +, +laid +one +before +Pierre +as +one +of +the +principal +guests +. +He +was +just +going +to +take +it +when +Dólokhov +, +leaning +across +, +snatched +it +from +his +hand +and +began +reading +it +. +Pierre +looked +at +Dólokhov +and +his +eyes +dropped +, +the +something +terrible +and +monstrous +that +had +tormented +him +all +dinnertime +rose +and +took +possession +of +him +. +He +leaned +his +whole +massive +body +across +the +table +. +“ +How +dare +you +take +it +? +” +he +shouted +. +Hearing +that +cry +and +seeing +to +whom +it +was +addressed +, +Nesvítski +and +the +neighbor +on +his +right +quickly +turned +in +alarm +to +Bezúkhov +. +“ +Don +’ +t +! +Don +’ +t +! +What +are +you +about +? +” +whispered +their +frightened +voices +. +Dólokhov +looked +at +Pierre +with +clear +, +mirthful +, +cruel +eyes +, +and +that +smile +of +his +which +seemed +to +say +, +“ +Ah +! +This +is +what +I +like +! +” +“ +You +shan +’ +t +have +it +! +” +he +said +distinctly +. +Pale +, +with +quivering +lips +, +Pierre +snatched +the +copy +. +“ +You +... +! +you +... +scoundrel +! +I +challenge +you +! +” +he +ejaculated +, +and +, +pushing +back +his +chair +, +he +rose +from +the +table +. +At +the +very +instant +he +did +this +and +uttered +those +words +, +Pierre +felt +that +the +question +of +his +wife +’ +s +guilt +which +had +been +tormenting +him +the +whole +day +was +finally +and +indubitably +answered +in +the +affirmative +. +He +hated +her +and +was +forever +sundered +from +her +. +Despite +Denísov +’ +s +request +that +he +would +take +no +part +in +the +matter +, +Rostóv +agreed +to +be +Dólokhov +’ +s +second +, +and +after +dinner +he +discussed +the +arrangements +for +the +duel +with +Nesvítski +, +Bezúkhov +’ +s +second +. +Pierre +went +home +, +but +Rostóv +with +Dólokhov +and +Denísov +stayed +on +at +the +club +till +late +, +listening +to +the +gypsies +and +other +singers +. +“ +Well +then +, +till +tomorrow +at +Sokólniki +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +as +he +took +leave +of +Rostóv +in +the +club +porch +. +“ +And +do +you +feel +quite +calm +? +” +Rostóv +asked +. +Dólokhov +paused +. +“ +Well +, +you +see +, +I +’ +ll +tell +you +the +whole +secret +of +dueling +in +two +words +. +If +you +are +going +to +fight +a +duel +, +and +you +make +a +will +and +write +affectionate +letters +to +your +parents +, +and +if +you +think +you +may +be +killed +, +you +are +a +fool +and +are +lost +for +certain +. +But +go +with +the +firm +intention +of +killing +your +man +as +quickly +and +surely +as +possible +, +and +then +all +will +be +right +, +as +our +bear +huntsman +at +Kostromá +used +to +tell +me +. +‘ +Everyone +fears +a +bear +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +but +when +you +see +one +your +fear +’ +s +all +gone +, +and +your +only +thought +is +not +to +let +him +get +away +! +’ +And +that +’ +s +how +it +is +with +me +. +À +demain +, +mon +cher. +” +* +* +Till +tomorrow +, +my +dear +fellow +. +Next +day +, +at +eight +in +the +morning +, +Pierre +and +Nesvítski +drove +to +the +Sokólniki +forest +and +found +Dólokhov +, +Denísov +, +and +Rostóv +already +there +. +Pierre +had +the +air +of +a +man +preoccupied +with +considerations +which +had +no +connection +with +the +matter +in +hand +. +His +haggard +face +was +yellow +. +He +had +evidently +not +slept +that +night +. +He +looked +about +distractedly +and +screwed +up +his +eyes +as +if +dazzled +by +the +sun +. +He +was +entirely +absorbed +by +two +considerations +: +his +wife +’ +s +guilt +, +of +which +after +his +sleepless +night +he +had +not +the +slightest +doubt +, +and +the +guiltlessness +of +Dólokhov +, +who +had +no +reason +to +preserve +the +honor +of +a +man +who +was +nothing +to +him +... +. +“ +I +should +perhaps +have +done +the +same +thing +in +his +place +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +It +’ +s +even +certain +that +I +should +have +done +the +same +, +then +why +this +duel +, +this +murder +? +Either +I +shall +kill +him +, +or +he +will +hit +me +in +the +head +, +or +elbow +, +or +knee +. +Can +’ +t +I +go +away +from +here +, +run +away +, +bury +myself +somewhere +? +” +passed +through +his +mind +. +But +just +at +moments +when +such +thoughts +occurred +to +him +, +he +would +ask +in +a +particularly +calm +and +absent-minded +way +, +which +inspired +the +respect +of +the +onlookers +, +“ +Will +it +be +long +? +Are +things +ready +? +” +When +all +was +ready +, +the +sabers +stuck +in +the +snow +to +mark +the +barriers +, +and +the +pistols +loaded +, +Nesvítski +went +up +to +Pierre +. +“ +I +should +not +be +doing +my +duty +, +Count +, +” +he +said +in +timid +tones +, +“ +and +should +not +justify +your +confidence +and +the +honor +you +have +done +me +in +choosing +me +for +your +second +, +if +at +this +grave +, +this +very +grave +, +moment +I +did +not +tell +you +the +whole +truth +. +I +think +there +is +no +sufficient +ground +for +this +affair +, +or +for +blood +to +be +shed +over +it +... +. +You +were +not +right +, +not +quite +in +the +right +, +you +were +impetuous +... +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +it +is +horribly +stupid +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Then +allow +me +to +express +your +regrets +, +and +I +am +sure +your +opponent +will +accept +them +, +” +said +Nesvítski +( +who +like +the +others +concerned +in +the +affair +, +and +like +everyone +in +similar +cases +, +did +not +yet +believe +that +the +affair +had +come +to +an +actual +duel +) +. +“ +You +know +, +Count +, +it +is +much +more +honorable +to +admit +one +’ +s +mistake +than +to +let +matters +become +irreparable +. +There +was +no +insult +on +either +side +. +Allow +me +to +convey +... +. +” +“ +No +! +What +is +there +to +talk +about +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +the +same +... +. +Is +everything +ready +? +” +he +added +. +“ +Only +tell +me +where +to +go +and +where +to +shoot +, +” +he +said +with +an +unnaturally +gentle +smile +. +He +took +the +pistol +in +his +hand +and +began +asking +about +the +working +of +the +trigger +, +as +he +had +not +before +held +a +pistol +in +his +hand—a +fact +that +he +did +not +wish +to +confess +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +like +that +, +I +know +, +I +only +forgot +, +” +said +he +. +“ +No +apologies +, +none +whatever +, +” +said +Dólokhov +to +Denísov +( +who +on +his +side +had +been +attempting +a +reconciliation +) +, +and +he +also +went +up +to +the +appointed +place +. +The +spot +chosen +for +the +duel +was +some +eighty +paces +from +the +road +, +where +the +sleighs +had +been +left +, +in +a +small +clearing +in +the +pine +forest +covered +with +melting +snow +, +the +frost +having +begun +to +break +up +during +the +last +few +days +. +The +antagonists +stood +forty +paces +apart +at +the +farther +edge +of +the +clearing +. +The +seconds +, +measuring +the +paces +, +left +tracks +in +the +deep +wet +snow +between +the +place +where +they +had +been +standing +and +Nesvítski +’ +s +and +Dólokhov +’ +s +sabers +, +which +were +stuck +into +the +ground +ten +paces +apart +to +mark +the +barrier +. +It +was +thawing +and +misty +; +at +forty +paces +’ +distance +nothing +could +be +seen +. +For +three +minutes +all +had +been +ready +, +but +they +still +delayed +and +all +were +silent +. +CHAPTER +V +“ +Well +begin +! +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +All +right +, +” +said +Pierre +, +still +smiling +in +the +same +way +. +A +feeling +of +dread +was +in +the +air +. +It +was +evident +that +the +affair +so +lightly +begun +could +no +longer +be +averted +but +was +taking +its +course +independently +of +men +’ +s +will +. +Denísov +first +went +to +the +barrier +and +announced +: +“ +As +the +adve +’ +sawies +have +wefused +a +weconciliation +, +please +pwoceed +. +Take +your +pistols +, +and +at +the +word +thwee +begin +to +advance +. +“ +O-ne +! +T-wo +! +Thwee +! +” +he +shouted +angrily +and +stepped +aside +. +The +combatants +advanced +along +the +trodden +tracks +, +nearer +and +nearer +to +one +another +, +beginning +to +see +one +another +through +the +mist +. +They +had +the +right +to +fire +when +they +liked +as +they +approached +the +barrier +. +Dólokhov +walked +slowly +without +raising +his +pistol +, +looking +intently +with +his +bright +, +sparkling +blue +eyes +into +his +antagonist +’ +s +face +. +His +mouth +wore +its +usual +semblance +of +a +smile +. +“ +So +I +can +fire +when +I +like +! +” +said +Pierre +, +and +at +the +word +“ +three +, +” +he +went +quickly +forward +, +missing +the +trodden +path +and +stepping +into +the +deep +snow +. +He +held +the +pistol +in +his +right +hand +at +arm +’ +s +length +, +apparently +afraid +of +shooting +himself +with +it +. +His +left +hand +he +held +carefully +back +, +because +he +wished +to +support +his +right +hand +with +it +and +knew +he +must +not +do +so +. +Having +advanced +six +paces +and +strayed +off +the +track +into +the +snow +, +Pierre +looked +down +at +his +feet +, +then +quickly +glanced +at +Dólokhov +and +, +bending +his +finger +as +he +had +been +shown +, +fired +. +Not +at +all +expecting +so +loud +a +report +, +Pierre +shuddered +at +the +sound +and +then +, +smiling +at +his +own +sensations +, +stood +still +. +The +smoke +, +rendered +denser +by +the +mist +, +prevented +him +from +seeing +anything +for +an +instant +, +but +there +was +no +second +report +as +he +had +expected +. +He +only +heard +Dólokhov +’ +s +hurried +steps +, +and +his +figure +came +in +view +through +the +smoke +. +He +was +pressing +one +hand +to +his +left +side +, +while +the +other +clutched +his +drooping +pistol +. +His +face +was +pale +. +Rostóv +ran +toward +him +and +said +something +. +“ +No-o-o +! +” +muttered +Dólokhov +through +his +teeth +, +“ +no +, +it +’ +s +not +over. +” +And +after +stumbling +a +few +staggering +steps +right +up +to +the +saber +, +he +sank +on +the +snow +beside +it +. +His +left +hand +was +bloody +; +he +wiped +it +on +his +coat +and +supported +himself +with +it +. +His +frowning +face +was +pallid +and +quivered +. +“ +Plea +... +” +began +Dólokhov +, +but +could +not +at +first +pronounce +the +word +. +“ +Please +, +” +he +uttered +with +an +effort +. +Pierre +, +hardly +restraining +his +sobs +, +began +running +toward +Dólokhov +and +was +about +to +cross +the +space +between +the +barriers +, +when +Dólokhov +cried +: +“ +To +your +barrier +! +” +and +Pierre +, +grasping +what +was +meant +, +stopped +by +his +saber +. +Only +ten +paces +divided +them +. +Dólokhov +lowered +his +head +to +the +snow +, +greedily +bit +at +it +, +again +raised +his +head +, +adjusted +himself +, +drew +in +his +legs +and +sat +up +, +seeking +a +firm +center +of +gravity +. +He +sucked +and +swallowed +the +cold +snow +, +his +lips +quivered +but +his +eyes +, +still +smiling +, +glittered +with +effort +and +exasperation +as +he +mustered +his +remaining +strength +. +He +raised +his +pistol +and +aimed +. +“ +Sideways +! +Cover +yourself +with +your +pistol +! +” +ejaculated +Nesvítski +. +“ +Cover +yourself +! +” +even +Denísov +cried +to +his +adversary +. +Pierre +, +with +a +gentle +smile +of +pity +and +remorse +, +his +arms +and +legs +helplessly +spread +out +, +stood +with +his +broad +chest +directly +facing +Dólokhov +and +looked +sorrowfully +at +him +. +Denísov +, +Rostóv +, +and +Nesvítski +closed +their +eyes +. +At +the +same +instant +they +heard +a +report +and +Dólokhov +’ +s +angry +cry +. +“ +Missed +! +” +shouted +Dólokhov +, +and +he +lay +helplessly +, +face +downwards +on +the +snow +. +Pierre +clutched +his +temples +, +and +turning +round +went +into +the +forest +, +trampling +through +the +deep +snow +, +and +muttering +incoherent +words +: +“ +Folly +... +folly +! +Death +... +lies +... +” +he +repeated +, +puckering +his +face +. +Nesvítski +stopped +him +and +took +him +home +. +Rostóv +and +Denísov +drove +away +with +the +wounded +Dólokhov +. +The +latter +lay +silent +in +the +sleigh +with +closed +eyes +and +did +not +answer +a +word +to +the +questions +addressed +to +him +. +But +on +entering +Moscow +he +suddenly +came +to +and +, +lifting +his +head +with +an +effort +, +took +Rostóv +, +who +was +sitting +beside +him +, +by +the +hand +. +Rostóv +was +struck +by +the +totally +altered +and +unexpectedly +rapturous +and +tender +expression +on +Dólokhov +’ +s +face +. +“ +Well +? +How +do +you +feel +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Bad +! +But +it +’ +s +not +that +, +my +friend— +” +said +Dólokhov +with +a +gasping +voice +. +“ +Where +are +we +? +In +Moscow +, +I +know +. +I +don +’ +t +matter +, +but +I +have +killed +her +, +killed +... +She +won +’ +t +get +over +it +! +She +won +’ +t +survive +... +. +” +“ +Who +? +” +asked +Rostóv +. +“ +My +mother +! +My +mother +, +my +angel +, +my +adored +angel +mother +, +” +and +Dólokhov +pressed +Rostóv +’ +s +hand +and +burst +into +tears +. +When +he +had +become +a +little +quieter +, +he +explained +to +Rostóv +that +he +was +living +with +his +mother +, +who +, +if +she +saw +him +dying +, +would +not +survive +it +. +He +implored +Rostóv +to +go +on +and +prepare +her +. +Rostóv +went +on +ahead +to +do +what +was +asked +, +and +to +his +great +surprise +learned +that +Dólokhov +the +brawler +, +Dólokhov +the +bully +, +lived +in +Moscow +with +an +old +mother +and +a +hunchback +sister +, +and +was +the +most +affectionate +of +sons +and +brothers +. +CHAPTER +VI +Pierre +had +of +late +rarely +seen +his +wife +alone +. +Both +in +Petersburg +and +in +Moscow +their +house +was +always +full +of +visitors +. +The +night +after +the +duel +he +did +not +go +to +his +bedroom +but +, +as +he +often +did +, +remained +in +his +father +’ +s +room +, +that +huge +room +in +which +Count +Bezúkhov +had +died +. +He +lay +down +on +the +sofa +meaning +to +fall +asleep +and +forget +all +that +had +happened +to +him +, +but +could +not +do +so +. +Such +a +storm +of +feelings +, +thoughts +, +and +memories +suddenly +arose +within +him +that +he +could +not +fall +asleep +, +nor +even +remain +in +one +place +, +but +had +to +jump +up +and +pace +the +room +with +rapid +steps +. +Now +he +seemed +to +see +her +in +the +early +days +of +their +marriage +, +with +bare +shoulders +and +a +languid +, +passionate +look +on +her +face +, +and +then +immediately +he +saw +beside +her +Dólokhov +’ +s +handsome +, +insolent +, +hard +, +and +mocking +face +as +he +had +seen +it +at +the +banquet +, +and +then +that +same +face +pale +, +quivering +, +and +suffering +, +as +it +had +been +when +he +reeled +and +sank +on +the +snow +. +“ +What +has +happened +? +” +he +asked +himself +. +“ +I +have +killed +her +lover +, +yes +, +killed +my +wife +’ +s +lover +. +Yes +, +that +was +it +! +And +why +? +How +did +I +come +to +do +it +? +” +— +“ +Because +you +married +her +, +” +answered +an +inner +voice +. +“ +But +in +what +was +I +to +blame +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +In +marrying +her +without +loving +her +; +in +deceiving +yourself +and +her. +” +And +he +vividly +recalled +that +moment +after +supper +at +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +, +when +he +spoke +those +words +he +had +found +so +difficult +to +utter +: +“ +I +love +you. +” +“ +It +all +comes +from +that +! +Even +then +I +felt +it +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +I +felt +then +that +it +was +not +so +, +that +I +had +no +right +to +do +it +. +And +so +it +turns +out. +” +He +remembered +his +honeymoon +and +blushed +at +the +recollection +. +Particularly +vivid +, +humiliating +, +and +shameful +was +the +recollection +of +how +one +day +soon +after +his +marriage +he +came +out +of +the +bedroom +into +his +study +a +little +before +noon +in +his +silk +dressing +gown +and +found +his +head +steward +there +, +who +, +bowing +respectfully +, +looked +into +his +face +and +at +his +dressing +gown +and +smiled +slightly +, +as +if +expressing +respectful +understanding +of +his +employer +’ +s +happiness +. +“ +But +how +often +I +have +felt +proud +of +her +, +proud +of +her +majestic +beauty +and +social +tact +, +” +thought +he +; +“ +been +proud +of +my +house +, +in +which +she +received +all +Petersburg +, +proud +of +her +unapproachability +and +beauty +. +So +this +is +what +I +was +proud +of +! +I +then +thought +that +I +did +not +understand +her +. +How +often +when +considering +her +character +I +have +told +myself +that +I +was +to +blame +for +not +understanding +her +, +for +not +understanding +that +constant +composure +and +complacency +and +lack +of +all +interests +or +desires +, +and +the +whole +secret +lies +in +the +terrible +truth +that +she +is +a +depraved +woman +. +Now +I +have +spoken +that +terrible +word +to +myself +all +has +become +clear +. +“ +Anatole +used +to +come +to +borrow +money +from +her +and +used +to +kiss +her +naked +shoulders +. +She +did +not +give +him +the +money +, +but +let +herself +be +kissed +. +Her +father +in +jest +tried +to +rouse +her +jealousy +, +and +she +replied +with +a +calm +smile +that +she +was +not +so +stupid +as +to +be +jealous +: +‘ +Let +him +do +what +he +pleases +, +’ +she +used +to +say +of +me +. +One +day +I +asked +her +if +she +felt +any +symptoms +of +pregnancy +. +She +laughed +contemptuously +and +said +she +was +not +a +fool +to +want +to +have +children +, +and +that +she +was +not +going +to +have +any +children +by +me. +” +Then +he +recalled +the +coarseness +and +bluntness +of +her +thoughts +and +the +vulgarity +of +the +expressions +that +were +natural +to +her +, +though +she +had +been +brought +up +in +the +most +aristocratic +circles +. +“ +I +’ +m +not +such +a +fool +... +. +Just +you +try +it +on +... +. +Allez-vous +promener +, +” +* +she +used +to +say +. +Often +seeing +the +success +she +had +with +young +and +old +men +and +women +Pierre +could +not +understand +why +he +did +not +love +her +. +* +“ +You +clear +out +of +this. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +never +loved +her +, +” +said +he +to +himself +; +“ +I +knew +she +was +a +depraved +woman +, +” +he +repeated +, +“ +but +dared +not +admit +it +to +myself +. +And +now +there +’ +s +Dólokhov +sitting +in +the +snow +with +a +forced +smile +and +perhaps +dying +, +while +meeting +my +remorse +with +some +forced +bravado +! +” +Pierre +was +one +of +those +people +who +, +in +spite +of +an +appearance +of +what +is +called +weak +character +, +do +not +seek +a +confidant +in +their +troubles +. +He +digested +his +sufferings +alone +. +“ +It +is +all +, +all +her +fault +, +” +he +said +to +himself +; +“ +but +what +of +that +? +Why +did +I +bind +myself +to +her +? +Why +did +I +say +‘ +Je +vous +aime +’ +* +to +her +, +which +was +a +lie +, +and +worse +than +a +lie +? +I +am +guilty +and +must +endure +... +what +? +A +slur +on +my +name +? +A +misfortune +for +life +? +Oh +, +that +’ +s +nonsense +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +The +slur +on +my +name +and +honor—that +’ +s +all +apart +from +myself. +” +* +I +love +you +. +“ +Louis +XVI +was +executed +because +they +said +he +was +dishonorable +and +a +criminal +, +” +came +into +Pierre +’ +s +head +, +“ +and +from +their +point +of +view +they +were +right +, +as +were +those +too +who +canonized +him +and +died +a +martyr +’ +s +death +for +his +sake +. +Then +Robespierre +was +beheaded +for +being +a +despot +. +Who +is +right +and +who +is +wrong +? +No +one +! +But +if +you +are +alive—live +: +tomorrow +you +’ +ll +die +as +I +might +have +died +an +hour +ago +. +And +is +it +worth +tormenting +oneself +, +when +one +has +only +a +moment +of +life +in +comparison +with +eternity +? +” +But +at +the +moment +when +he +imagined +himself +calmed +by +such +reflections +, +she +suddenly +came +into +his +mind +as +she +was +at +the +moments +when +he +had +most +strongly +expressed +his +insincere +love +for +her +, +and +he +felt +the +blood +rush +to +his +heart +and +had +again +to +get +up +and +move +about +and +break +and +tear +whatever +came +to +his +hand +. +“ +Why +did +I +tell +her +that +‘ +Je +vous +aime +’ +? +” +he +kept +repeating +to +himself +. +And +when +he +had +said +it +for +the +tenth +time +, +Molière +’ +s +words +: +“ +Mais +que +diable +allait-il +faire +dans +cette +galère +? +” +* +occurred +to +him +, +and +he +began +to +laugh +at +himself +. +* +“ +But +what +the +devil +was +he +doing +in +that +galley +? +” +In +the +night +he +called +his +valet +and +told +him +to +pack +up +to +go +to +Petersburg +. +He +could +not +imagine +how +he +could +speak +to +her +now +. +He +resolved +to +go +away +next +day +and +leave +a +letter +informing +her +of +his +intention +to +part +from +her +forever +. +Next +morning +when +the +valet +came +into +the +room +with +his +coffee +, +Pierre +was +lying +asleep +on +the +ottoman +with +an +open +book +in +his +hand +. +He +woke +up +and +looked +round +for +a +while +with +a +startled +expression +, +unable +to +realize +where +he +was +. +“ +The +countess +told +me +to +inquire +whether +your +excellency +was +at +home +, +” +said +the +valet +. +But +before +Pierre +could +decide +what +answer +he +would +send +, +the +countess +herself +in +a +white +satin +dressing +gown +embroidered +with +silver +and +with +simply +dressed +hair +( +two +immense +plaits +twice +round +her +lovely +head +like +a +coronet +) +entered +the +room +, +calm +and +majestic +, +except +that +there +was +a +wrathful +wrinkle +on +her +rather +prominent +marble +brow +. +With +her +imperturbable +calm +she +did +not +begin +to +speak +in +front +of +the +valet +. +She +knew +of +the +duel +and +had +come +to +speak +about +it +. +She +waited +till +the +valet +had +set +down +the +coffee +things +and +left +the +room +. +Pierre +looked +at +her +timidly +over +his +spectacles +, +and +like +a +hare +surrounded +by +hounds +who +lays +back +her +ears +and +continues +to +crouch +motionless +before +her +enemies +, +he +tried +to +continue +reading +. +But +feeling +this +to +be +senseless +and +impossible +, +he +again +glanced +timidly +at +her +. +She +did +not +sit +down +but +looked +at +him +with +a +contemptuous +smile +, +waiting +for +the +valet +to +go +. +“ +Well +, +what +’ +s +this +now +? +What +have +you +been +up +to +now +, +I +should +like +to +know +? +” +she +asked +sternly +. +“ +I +? +What +have +I +... +? +” +stammered +Pierre +. +“ +So +it +seems +you +’ +re +a +hero +, +eh +? +Come +now +, +what +was +this +duel +about +? +What +is +it +meant +to +prove +? +What +? +I +ask +you. +” +Pierre +turned +over +heavily +on +the +ottoman +and +opened +his +mouth +, +but +could +not +reply +. +“ +If +you +won +’ +t +answer +, +I +’ +ll +tell +you +... +” +Hélène +went +on +. +“ +You +believe +everything +you +’ +re +told +. +You +were +told +... +” +Hélène +laughed +, +“ +that +Dólokhov +was +my +lover +, +” +she +said +in +French +with +her +coarse +plainness +of +speech +, +uttering +the +word +amant +as +casually +as +any +other +word +, +“ +and +you +believed +it +! +Well +, +what +have +you +proved +? +What +does +this +duel +prove +? +That +you +’ +re +a +fool +, +que +vous +êtes +un +sot +, +but +everybody +knew +that +. +What +will +be +the +result +? +That +I +shall +be +the +laughingstock +of +all +Moscow +, +that +everyone +will +say +that +you +, +drunk +and +not +knowing +what +you +were +about +, +challenged +a +man +you +are +jealous +of +without +cause. +” +Hélène +raised +her +voice +and +became +more +and +more +excited +, +“ +A +man +who +’ +s +a +better +man +than +you +in +every +way +... +” +“ +Hm +... +Hm +... +! +” +growled +Pierre +, +frowning +without +looking +at +her +, +and +not +moving +a +muscle +. +“ +And +how +could +you +believe +he +was +my +lover +? +Why +? +Because +I +like +his +company +? +If +you +were +cleverer +and +more +agreeable +, +I +should +prefer +yours. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +speak +to +me +... +I +beg +you +, +” +muttered +Pierre +hoarsely +. +“ +Why +shouldn +’ +t +I +speak +? +I +can +speak +as +I +like +, +and +I +tell +you +plainly +that +there +are +not +many +wives +with +husbands +such +as +you +who +would +not +have +taken +lovers +( +des +amants +) +, +but +I +have +not +done +so +, +” +said +she +. +Pierre +wished +to +say +something +, +looked +at +her +with +eyes +whose +strange +expression +she +did +not +understand +, +and +lay +down +again +. +He +was +suffering +physically +at +that +moment +, +there +was +a +weight +on +his +chest +and +he +could +not +breathe +. +He +knew +that +he +must +do +something +to +put +an +end +to +this +suffering +, +but +what +he +wanted +to +do +was +too +terrible +. +“ +We +had +better +separate +, +” +he +muttered +in +a +broken +voice +. +“ +Separate +? +Very +well +, +but +only +if +you +give +me +a +fortune +, +” +said +Hélène +. +“ +Separate +! +That +’ +s +a +thing +to +frighten +me +with +! +” +Pierre +leaped +up +from +the +sofa +and +rushed +staggering +toward +her +. +“ +I +’ +ll +kill +you +! +” +he +shouted +, +and +seizing +the +marble +top +of +a +table +with +a +strength +he +had +never +before +felt +, +he +made +a +step +toward +her +brandishing +the +slab +. +Hélène +’ +s +face +became +terrible +, +she +shrieked +and +sprang +aside +. +His +father +’ +s +nature +showed +itself +in +Pierre +. +He +felt +the +fascination +and +delight +of +frenzy +. +He +flung +down +the +slab +, +broke +it +, +and +swooping +down +on +her +with +outstretched +hands +shouted +, +“ +Get +out +! +” +in +such +a +terrible +voice +that +the +whole +house +heard +it +with +horror +. +God +knows +what +he +would +have +done +at +that +moment +had +Hélène +not +fled +from +the +room +. +A +week +later +Pierre +gave +his +wife +full +power +to +control +all +his +estates +in +Great +Russia +, +which +formed +the +larger +part +of +his +property +, +and +left +for +Petersburg +alone +. +CHAPTER +VII +Two +months +had +elapsed +since +the +news +of +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +and +the +loss +of +Prince +Andrew +had +reached +Bald +Hills +, +and +in +spite +of +the +letters +sent +through +the +embassy +and +all +the +searches +made +, +his +body +had +not +been +found +nor +was +he +on +the +list +of +prisoners +. +What +was +worst +of +all +for +his +relations +was +the +fact +that +there +was +still +a +possibility +of +his +having +been +picked +up +on +the +battlefield +by +the +people +of +the +place +and +that +he +might +now +be +lying +, +recovering +or +dying +, +alone +among +strangers +and +unable +to +send +news +of +himself +. +The +gazettes +from +which +the +old +prince +first +heard +of +the +defeat +at +Austerlitz +stated +, +as +usual +very +briefly +and +vaguely +, +that +after +brilliant +engagements +the +Russians +had +had +to +retreat +and +had +made +their +withdrawal +in +perfect +order +. +The +old +prince +understood +from +this +official +report +that +our +army +had +been +defeated +. +A +week +after +the +gazette +report +of +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +came +a +letter +from +Kutúzov +informing +the +prince +of +the +fate +that +had +befallen +his +son +. +“ +Your +son +, +” +wrote +Kutúzov +, +“ +fell +before +my +eyes +, +a +standard +in +his +hand +and +at +the +head +of +a +regiment—he +fell +as +a +hero +, +worthy +of +his +father +and +his +fatherland +. +To +the +great +regret +of +myself +and +of +the +whole +army +it +is +still +uncertain +whether +he +is +alive +or +not +. +I +comfort +myself +and +you +with +the +hope +that +your +son +is +alive +, +for +otherwise +he +would +have +been +mentioned +among +the +officers +found +on +the +field +of +battle +, +a +list +of +whom +has +been +sent +me +under +flag +of +truce. +” +After +receiving +this +news +late +in +the +evening +, +when +he +was +alone +in +his +study +, +the +old +prince +went +for +his +walk +as +usual +next +morning +, +but +he +was +silent +with +his +steward +, +the +gardener +, +and +the +architect +, +and +though +he +looked +very +grim +he +said +nothing +to +anyone +. +When +Princess +Mary +went +to +him +at +the +usual +hour +he +was +working +at +his +lathe +and +, +as +usual +, +did +not +look +round +at +her +. +“ +Ah +, +Princess +Mary +! +” +he +said +suddenly +in +an +unnatural +voice +, +throwing +down +his +chisel +. +( +The +wheel +continued +to +revolve +by +its +own +impetus +, +and +Princess +Mary +long +remembered +the +dying +creak +of +that +wheel +, +which +merged +in +her +memory +with +what +followed +. +) +She +approached +him +, +saw +his +face +, +and +something +gave +way +within +her +. +Her +eyes +grew +dim +. +By +the +expression +of +her +father +’ +s +face +, +not +sad +, +not +crushed +, +but +angry +and +working +unnaturally +, +she +saw +that +hanging +over +her +and +about +to +crush +her +was +some +terrible +misfortune +, +the +worst +in +life +, +one +she +had +not +yet +experienced +, +irreparable +and +incomprehensible—the +death +of +one +she +loved +. +“ +Father +! +Andrew +! +” +—said +the +ungraceful +, +awkward +princess +with +such +an +indescribable +charm +of +sorrow +and +self-forgetfulness +that +her +father +could +not +bear +her +look +but +turned +away +with +a +sob +. +“ +Bad +news +! +He +’ +s +not +among +the +prisoners +nor +among +the +killed +! +Kutúzov +writes +... +” +and +he +screamed +as +piercingly +as +if +he +wished +to +drive +the +princess +away +by +that +scream +... +“ +Killed +! +” +The +princess +did +not +fall +down +or +faint +. +She +was +already +pale +, +but +on +hearing +these +words +her +face +changed +and +something +brightened +in +her +beautiful +, +radiant +eyes +. +It +was +as +if +joy—a +supreme +joy +apart +from +the +joys +and +sorrows +of +this +world—overflowed +the +great +grief +within +her +. +She +forgot +all +fear +of +her +father +, +went +up +to +him +, +took +his +hand +, +and +drawing +him +down +put +her +arm +round +his +thin +, +scraggy +neck +. +“ +Father +, +” +she +said +, +“ +do +not +turn +away +from +me +, +let +us +weep +together. +” +“ +Scoundrels +! +Blackguards +! +” +shrieked +the +old +man +, +turning +his +face +away +from +her +. +“ +Destroying +the +army +, +destroying +the +men +! +And +why +? +Go +, +go +and +tell +Lise. +” +The +princess +sank +helplessly +into +an +armchair +beside +her +father +and +wept +. +She +saw +her +brother +now +as +he +had +been +at +the +moment +when +he +took +leave +of +her +and +of +Lise +, +his +look +tender +yet +proud +. +She +saw +him +tender +and +amused +as +he +was +when +he +put +on +the +little +icon +. +“ +Did +he +believe +? +Had +he +repented +of +his +unbelief +? +Was +he +now +there +? +There +in +the +realms +of +eternal +peace +and +blessedness +? +” +she +thought +. +“ +Father +, +tell +me +how +it +happened +, +” +she +asked +through +her +tears +. +“ +Go +! +Go +! +Killed +in +battle +, +where +the +best +of +Russian +men +and +Russia +’ +s +glory +were +led +to +destruction +. +Go +, +Princess +Mary +. +Go +and +tell +Lise +. +I +will +follow. +” +When +Princess +Mary +returned +from +her +father +, +the +little +princess +sat +working +and +looked +up +with +that +curious +expression +of +inner +, +happy +calm +peculiar +to +pregnant +women +. +It +was +evident +that +her +eyes +did +not +see +Princess +Mary +but +were +looking +within +... +into +herself +... +at +something +joyful +and +mysterious +taking +place +within +her +. +“ +Mary +, +” +she +said +, +moving +away +from +the +embroidery +frame +and +lying +back +, +“ +give +me +your +hand. +” +She +took +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +hand +and +held +it +below +her +waist +. +Her +eyes +were +smiling +expectantly +, +her +downy +lip +rose +and +remained +lifted +in +childlike +happiness +. +Princess +Mary +knelt +down +before +her +and +hid +her +face +in +the +folds +of +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +dress +. +“ +There +, +there +! +Do +you +feel +it +? +I +feel +so +strange +. +And +do +you +know +, +Mary +, +I +am +going +to +love +him +very +much +, +” +said +Lise +, +looking +with +bright +and +happy +eyes +at +her +sister-in-law +. +Princess +Mary +could +not +lift +her +head +, +she +was +weeping +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +, +Mary +? +” +“ +Nothing +... +only +I +feel +sad +... +sad +about +Andrew +, +” +she +said +, +wiping +away +her +tears +on +her +sister-in-law +’ +s +knee +. +Several +times +in +the +course +of +the +morning +Princess +Mary +began +trying +to +prepare +her +sister-in-law +, +and +every +time +began +to +cry +. +Unobservant +as +was +the +little +princess +, +these +tears +, +the +cause +of +which +she +did +not +understand +, +agitated +her +. +She +said +nothing +but +looked +about +uneasily +as +if +in +search +of +something +. +Before +dinner +the +old +prince +, +of +whom +she +was +always +afraid +, +came +into +her +room +with +a +peculiarly +restless +and +malign +expression +and +went +out +again +without +saying +a +word +. +She +looked +at +Princess +Mary +, +then +sat +thinking +for +a +while +with +that +expression +of +attention +to +something +within +her +that +is +only +seen +in +pregnant +women +, +and +suddenly +began +to +cry +. +“ +Has +anything +come +from +Andrew +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +No +, +you +know +it +’ +s +too +soon +for +news +. +But +my +father +is +anxious +and +I +feel +afraid. +” +“ +So +there +’ +s +nothing +? +” +“ +Nothing +, +” +answered +Princess +Mary +, +looking +firmly +with +her +radiant +eyes +at +her +sister-in-law +. +She +had +determined +not +to +tell +her +and +persuaded +her +father +to +hide +the +terrible +news +from +her +till +after +her +confinement +, +which +was +expected +within +a +few +days +. +Princess +Mary +and +the +old +prince +each +bore +and +hid +their +grief +in +their +own +way +. +The +old +prince +would +not +cherish +any +hope +: +he +made +up +his +mind +that +Prince +Andrew +had +been +killed +, +and +though +he +sent +an +official +to +Austria +to +seek +for +traces +of +his +son +, +he +ordered +a +monument +from +Moscow +which +he +intended +to +erect +in +his +own +garden +to +his +memory +, +and +he +told +everybody +that +his +son +had +been +killed +. +He +tried +not +to +change +his +former +way +of +life +, +but +his +strength +failed +him +. +He +walked +less +, +ate +less +, +slept +less +, +and +became +weaker +every +day +. +Princess +Mary +hoped +. +She +prayed +for +her +brother +as +living +and +was +always +awaiting +news +of +his +return +. +CHAPTER +VIII +“ +Dearest +, +” +said +the +little +princess +after +breakfast +on +the +morning +of +the +nineteenth +March +, +and +her +downy +little +lip +rose +from +old +habit +, +but +as +sorrow +was +manifest +in +every +smile +, +the +sound +of +every +word +, +and +even +every +footstep +in +that +house +since +the +terrible +news +had +come +, +so +now +the +smile +of +the +little +princess—influenced +by +the +general +mood +though +without +knowing +its +cause—was +such +as +to +remind +one +still +more +of +the +general +sorrow +. +“ +Dearest +, +I +’ +m +afraid +this +morning +’ +s +fruschtique +*—as +Fóka +the +cook +calls +it—has +disagreed +with +me. +” +* +Frühstück +: +breakfast +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +with +you +, +my +darling +? +You +look +pale +. +Oh +, +you +are +very +pale +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +in +alarm +, +running +with +her +soft +, +ponderous +steps +up +to +her +sister-in-law +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +should +not +Mary +Bogdánovna +be +sent +for +? +” +said +one +of +the +maids +who +was +present +. +( +Mary +Bogdánovna +was +a +midwife +from +the +neighboring +town +, +who +had +been +at +Bald +Hills +for +the +last +fortnight +. +) +“ +Oh +yes +, +” +assented +Princess +Mary +, +“ +perhaps +that +’ +s +it +. +I +’ +ll +go +. +Courage +, +my +angel. +” +She +kissed +Lise +and +was +about +to +leave +the +room +. +“ +Oh +, +no +, +no +! +” +And +besides +the +pallor +and +the +physical +suffering +on +the +little +princess +’ +face +, +an +expression +of +childish +fear +of +inevitable +pain +showed +itself +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +only +indigestion +? +... +Say +it +’ +s +only +indigestion +, +say +so +, +Mary +! +Say +... +” +And +the +little +princess +began +to +cry +capriciously +like +a +suffering +child +and +to +wring +her +little +hands +even +with +some +affectation +. +Princess +Mary +ran +out +of +the +room +to +fetch +Mary +Bogdánovna +. +“ +Mon +Dieu +! +Mon +Dieu +! +Oh +! +” +she +heard +as +she +left +the +room +. +The +midwife +was +already +on +her +way +to +meet +her +, +rubbing +her +small +, +plump +white +hands +with +an +air +of +calm +importance +. +“ +Mary +Bogdánovna +, +I +think +it +’ +s +beginning +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +looking +at +the +midwife +with +wide-open +eyes +of +alarm +. +“ +Well +, +the +Lord +be +thanked +, +Princess +, +” +said +Mary +Bogdánovna +, +not +hastening +her +steps +. +“ +You +young +ladies +should +not +know +anything +about +it. +” +“ +But +how +is +it +the +doctor +from +Moscow +is +not +here +yet +? +” +said +the +princess +. +( +In +accordance +with +Lise +’ +s +and +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +wishes +they +had +sent +in +good +time +to +Moscow +for +a +doctor +and +were +expecting +him +at +any +moment +. +) +“ +No +matter +, +Princess +, +don +’ +t +be +alarmed +, +” +said +Mary +Bogdánovna +. +“ +We +’ +ll +manage +very +well +without +a +doctor. +” +Five +minutes +later +Princess +Mary +from +her +room +heard +something +heavy +being +carried +by +. +She +looked +out +. +The +men +servants +were +carrying +the +large +leather +sofa +from +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +study +into +the +bedroom +. +On +their +faces +was +a +quiet +and +solemn +look +. +Princess +Mary +sat +alone +in +her +room +listening +to +the +sounds +in +the +house +, +now +and +then +opening +her +door +when +someone +passed +and +watching +what +was +going +on +in +the +passage +. +Some +women +passing +with +quiet +steps +in +and +out +of +the +bedroom +glanced +at +the +princess +and +turned +away +. +She +did +not +venture +to +ask +any +questions +, +and +shut +the +door +again +, +now +sitting +down +in +her +easy +chair +, +now +taking +her +prayer +book +, +now +kneeling +before +the +icon +stand +. +To +her +surprise +and +distress +she +found +that +her +prayers +did +not +calm +her +excitement +. +Suddenly +her +door +opened +softly +and +her +old +nurse +, +Praskóvya +Sávishna +, +who +hardly +ever +came +to +that +room +as +the +old +prince +had +forbidden +it +, +appeared +on +the +threshold +with +a +shawl +round +her +head +. +“ +I +’ +ve +come +to +sit +with +you +a +bit +, +Másha +, +” +said +the +nurse +, +“ +and +here +I +’ +ve +brought +the +prince +’ +s +wedding +candles +to +light +before +his +saint +, +my +angel +, +” +she +said +with +a +sigh +. +“ +Oh +, +nurse +, +I +’ +m +so +glad +! +” +“ +God +is +merciful +, +birdie. +” +The +nurse +lit +the +gilt +candles +before +the +icons +and +sat +down +by +the +door +with +her +knitting +. +Princess +Mary +took +a +book +and +began +reading +. +Only +when +footsteps +or +voices +were +heard +did +they +look +at +one +another +, +the +princess +anxious +and +inquiring +, +the +nurse +encouraging +. +Everyone +in +the +house +was +dominated +by +the +same +feeling +that +Princess +Mary +experienced +as +she +sat +in +her +room +. +But +owing +to +the +superstition +that +the +fewer +the +people +who +know +of +it +the +less +a +woman +in +travail +suffers +, +everyone +tried +to +pretend +not +to +know +; +no +one +spoke +of +it +, +but +apart +from +the +ordinary +staid +and +respectful +good +manners +habitual +in +the +prince +’ +s +household +, +a +common +anxiety +, +a +softening +of +the +heart +, +and +a +consciousness +that +something +great +and +mysterious +was +being +accomplished +at +that +moment +made +itself +felt +. +There +was +no +laughter +in +the +maids +’ +large +hall +. +In +the +men +servants +’ +hall +all +sat +waiting +, +silently +and +alert +. +In +the +outlying +serfs +’ +quarters +torches +and +candles +were +burning +and +no +one +slept +. +The +old +prince +, +stepping +on +his +heels +, +paced +up +and +down +his +study +and +sent +Tíkhon +to +ask +Mary +Bogdánovna +what +news.— +“ +Say +only +that +‘ +the +prince +told +me +to +ask +, +’ +and +come +and +tell +me +her +answer. +” +“ +Inform +the +prince +that +labor +has +begun +, +” +said +Mary +Bogdánovna +, +giving +the +messenger +a +significant +look +. +Tíkhon +went +and +told +the +prince +. +“ +Very +good +! +” +said +the +prince +closing +the +door +behind +him +, +and +Tíkhon +did +not +hear +the +slightest +sound +from +the +study +after +that +. +After +a +while +he +re-entered +it +as +if +to +snuff +the +candles +, +and +, +seeing +the +prince +was +lying +on +the +sofa +, +looked +at +him +, +noticed +his +perturbed +face +, +shook +his +head +, +and +going +up +to +him +silently +kissed +him +on +the +shoulder +and +left +the +room +without +snuffing +the +candles +or +saying +why +he +had +entered +. +The +most +solemn +mystery +in +the +world +continued +its +course +. +Evening +passed +, +night +came +, +and +the +feeling +of +suspense +and +softening +of +heart +in +the +presence +of +the +unfathomable +did +not +lessen +but +increased +. +No +one +slept +. +It +was +one +of +those +March +nights +when +winter +seems +to +wish +to +resume +its +sway +and +scatters +its +last +snows +and +storms +with +desperate +fury +. +A +relay +of +horses +had +been +sent +up +the +highroad +to +meet +the +German +doctor +from +Moscow +who +was +expected +every +moment +, +and +men +on +horseback +with +lanterns +were +sent +to +the +crossroads +to +guide +him +over +the +country +road +with +its +hollows +and +snow-covered +pools +of +water +. +Princess +Mary +had +long +since +put +aside +her +book +: +she +sat +silent +, +her +luminous +eyes +fixed +on +her +nurse +’ +s +wrinkled +face +( +every +line +of +which +she +knew +so +well +) +, +on +the +lock +of +gray +hair +that +escaped +from +under +the +kerchief +, +and +the +loose +skin +that +hung +under +her +chin +. +Nurse +Sávishna +, +knitting +in +hand +, +was +telling +in +low +tones +, +scarcely +hearing +or +understanding +her +own +words +, +what +she +had +told +hundreds +of +times +before +: +how +the +late +princess +had +given +birth +to +Princess +Mary +in +Kishenëv +with +only +a +Moldavian +peasant +woman +to +help +instead +of +a +midwife +. +“ +God +is +merciful +, +doctors +are +never +needed +, +” +she +said +. +Suddenly +a +gust +of +wind +beat +violently +against +the +casement +of +the +window +, +from +which +the +double +frame +had +been +removed +( +by +order +of +the +prince +, +one +window +frame +was +removed +in +each +room +as +soon +as +the +larks +returned +) +, +and +, +forcing +open +a +loosely +closed +latch +, +set +the +damask +curtain +flapping +and +blew +out +the +candle +with +its +chill +, +snowy +draft +. +Princess +Mary +shuddered +; +her +nurse +, +putting +down +the +stocking +she +was +knitting +, +went +to +the +window +and +leaning +out +tried +to +catch +the +open +casement +. +The +cold +wind +flapped +the +ends +of +her +kerchief +and +her +loose +locks +of +gray +hair +. +“ +Princess +, +my +dear +, +there +’ +s +someone +driving +up +the +avenue +! +” +she +said +, +holding +the +casement +and +not +closing +it +. +“ +With +lanterns +. +Most +likely +the +doctor. +” +“ +Oh +, +my +God +! +thank +God +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +I +must +go +and +meet +him +, +he +does +not +know +Russian. +” +Princess +Mary +threw +a +shawl +over +her +head +and +ran +to +meet +the +newcomer +. +As +she +was +crossing +the +anteroom +she +saw +through +the +window +a +carriage +with +lanterns +, +standing +at +the +entrance +. +She +went +out +on +the +stairs +. +On +a +banister +post +stood +a +tallow +candle +which +guttered +in +the +draft +. +On +the +landing +below +, +Philip +, +the +footman +, +stood +looking +scared +and +holding +another +candle +. +Still +lower +, +beyond +the +turn +of +the +staircase +, +one +could +hear +the +footstep +of +someone +in +thick +felt +boots +, +and +a +voice +that +seemed +familiar +to +Princess +Mary +was +saying +something +. +“ +Thank +God +! +” +said +the +voice +. +“ +And +Father +? +” +“ +Gone +to +bed +, +” +replied +the +voice +of +Demyán +the +house +steward +, +who +was +downstairs +. +Then +the +voice +said +something +more +, +Demyán +replied +, +and +the +steps +in +the +felt +boots +approached +the +unseen +bend +of +the +staircase +more +rapidly +. +“ +It +’ +s +Andrew +! +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +“ +No +it +can +’ +t +be +, +that +would +be +too +extraordinary +, +” +and +at +the +very +moment +she +thought +this +, +the +face +and +figure +of +Prince +Andrew +, +in +a +fur +cloak +the +deep +collar +of +which +covered +with +snow +, +appeared +on +the +landing +where +the +footman +stood +with +the +candle +. +Yes +, +it +was +he +, +pale +, +thin +, +with +a +changed +and +strangely +softened +but +agitated +expression +on +his +face +. +He +came +up +the +stairs +and +embraced +his +sister +. +“ +You +did +not +get +my +letter +? +” +he +asked +, +and +not +waiting +for +a +reply—which +he +would +not +have +received +, +for +the +princess +was +unable +to +speak—he +turned +back +, +rapidly +mounted +the +stairs +again +with +the +doctor +who +had +entered +the +hall +after +him +( +they +had +met +at +the +last +post +station +) +, +and +again +embraced +his +sister +. +“ +What +a +strange +fate +, +Másha +darling +! +” +And +having +taken +off +his +cloak +and +felt +boots +, +he +went +to +the +little +princess +’ +apartment +. +CHAPTER +IX +The +little +princess +lay +supported +by +pillows +, +with +a +white +cap +on +her +head +( +the +pains +had +just +left +her +) +. +Strands +of +her +black +hair +lay +round +her +inflamed +and +perspiring +cheeks +, +her +charming +rosy +mouth +with +its +downy +lip +was +open +and +she +was +smiling +joyfully +. +Prince +Andrew +entered +and +paused +facing +her +at +the +foot +of +the +sofa +on +which +she +was +lying +. +Her +glittering +eyes +, +filled +with +childlike +fear +and +excitement +, +rested +on +him +without +changing +their +expression +. +“ +I +love +you +all +and +have +done +no +harm +to +anyone +; +why +must +I +suffer +so +? +Help +me +! +” +her +look +seemed +to +say +. +She +saw +her +husband +, +but +did +not +realize +the +significance +of +his +appearance +before +her +now +. +Prince +Andrew +went +round +the +sofa +and +kissed +her +forehead +. +“ +My +darling +! +” +he +said—a +word +he +had +never +used +to +her +before +. +“ +God +is +merciful +... +. +” +She +looked +at +him +inquiringly +and +with +childlike +reproach +. +“ +I +expected +help +from +you +and +I +get +none +, +none +from +you +either +! +” +said +her +eyes +. +She +was +not +surprised +at +his +having +come +; +she +did +not +realize +that +he +had +come +. +His +coming +had +nothing +to +do +with +her +sufferings +or +with +their +relief +. +The +pangs +began +again +and +Mary +Bogdánovna +advised +Prince +Andrew +to +leave +the +room +. +The +doctor +entered +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +and +, +meeting +Princess +Mary +, +again +joined +her +. +They +began +talking +in +whispers +, +but +their +talk +broke +off +at +every +moment +. +They +waited +and +listened +. +“ +Go +, +dear +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +Prince +Andrew +went +again +to +his +wife +and +sat +waiting +in +the +room +next +to +hers +. +A +woman +came +from +the +bedroom +with +a +frightened +face +and +became +confused +when +she +saw +Prince +Andrew +. +He +covered +his +face +with +his +hands +and +remained +so +for +some +minutes +. +Piteous +, +helpless +, +animal +moans +came +through +the +door +. +Prince +Andrew +got +up +, +went +to +the +door +, +and +tried +to +open +it +. +Someone +was +holding +it +shut +. +“ +You +can +’ +t +come +in +! +You +can +’ +t +! +” +said +a +terrified +voice +from +within +. +He +began +pacing +the +room +. +The +screaming +ceased +, +and +a +few +more +seconds +went +by +. +Then +suddenly +a +terrible +shriek—it +could +not +be +hers +, +she +could +not +scream +like +that—came +from +the +bedroom +. +Prince +Andrew +ran +to +the +door +; +the +scream +ceased +and +he +heard +the +wail +of +an +infant +. +“ +What +have +they +taken +a +baby +in +there +for +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +in +the +first +second +. +“ +A +baby +? +What +baby +... +? +Why +is +there +a +baby +there +? +Or +is +the +baby +born +? +” +Then +suddenly +he +realized +the +joyful +significance +of +that +wail +; +tears +choked +him +, +and +leaning +his +elbows +on +the +window +sill +he +began +to +cry +, +sobbing +like +a +child +. +The +door +opened +. +The +doctor +with +his +shirt +sleeves +tucked +up +, +without +a +coat +, +pale +and +with +a +trembling +jaw +, +came +out +of +the +room +. +Prince +Andrew +turned +to +him +, +but +the +doctor +gave +him +a +bewildered +look +and +passed +by +without +a +word +. +A +woman +rushed +out +and +seeing +Prince +Andrew +stopped +, +hesitating +on +the +threshold +. +He +went +into +his +wife +’ +s +room +. +She +was +lying +dead +, +in +the +same +position +he +had +seen +her +in +five +minutes +before +and +, +despite +the +fixed +eyes +and +the +pallor +of +the +cheeks +, +the +same +expression +was +on +her +charming +childlike +face +with +its +upper +lip +covered +with +tiny +black +hair +. +“ +I +love +you +all +, +and +have +done +no +harm +to +anyone +; +and +what +have +you +done +to +me +? +” +—said +her +charming +, +pathetic +, +dead +face +. +In +a +corner +of +the +room +something +red +and +tiny +gave +a +grunt +and +squealed +in +Mary +Bogdánovna +’ +s +trembling +white +hands +. +Two +hours +later +Prince +Andrew +, +stepping +softly +, +went +into +his +father +’ +s +room +. +The +old +man +already +knew +everything +. +He +was +standing +close +to +the +door +and +as +soon +as +it +opened +his +rough +old +arms +closed +like +a +vise +round +his +son +’ +s +neck +, +and +without +a +word +he +began +to +sob +like +a +child +. +Three +days +later +the +little +princess +was +buried +, +and +Prince +Andrew +went +up +the +steps +to +where +the +coffin +stood +, +to +give +her +the +farewell +kiss +. +And +there +in +the +coffin +was +the +same +face +, +though +with +closed +eyes +. +“ +Ah +, +what +have +you +done +to +me +? +” +it +still +seemed +to +say +, +and +Prince +Andrew +felt +that +something +gave +way +in +his +soul +and +that +he +was +guilty +of +a +sin +he +could +neither +remedy +nor +forget +. +He +could +not +weep +. +The +old +man +too +came +up +and +kissed +the +waxen +little +hands +that +lay +quietly +crossed +one +on +the +other +on +her +breast +, +and +to +him +, +too +, +her +face +seemed +to +say +: +“ +Ah +, +what +have +you +done +to +me +, +and +why +? +” +And +at +the +sight +the +old +man +turned +angrily +away +. +Another +five +days +passed +, +and +then +the +young +Prince +Nicholas +Andréevich +was +baptized +. +The +wet +nurse +supported +the +coverlet +with +her +chin +, +while +the +priest +with +a +goose +feather +anointed +the +boy +’ +s +little +red +and +wrinkled +soles +and +palms +. +His +grandfather +, +who +was +his +godfather +, +trembling +and +afraid +of +dropping +him +, +carried +the +infant +round +the +battered +tin +font +and +handed +him +over +to +the +godmother +, +Princess +Mary +. +Prince +Andrew +sat +in +another +room +, +faint +with +fear +lest +the +baby +should +be +drowned +in +the +font +, +and +awaited +the +termination +of +the +ceremony +. +He +looked +up +joyfully +at +the +baby +when +the +nurse +brought +it +to +him +and +nodded +approval +when +she +told +him +that +the +wax +with +the +baby +’ +s +hair +had +not +sunk +in +the +font +but +had +floated +. +CHAPTER +X +Rostóv +’ +s +share +in +Dólokhov +’ +s +duel +with +Bezúkhov +was +hushed +up +by +the +efforts +of +the +old +count +, +and +instead +of +being +degraded +to +the +ranks +as +he +expected +he +was +appointed +an +adjutant +to +the +governor +general +of +Moscow +. +As +a +result +he +could +not +go +to +the +country +with +the +rest +of +the +family +, +but +was +kept +all +summer +in +Moscow +by +his +new +duties +. +Dólokhov +recovered +, +and +Rostóv +became +very +friendly +with +him +during +his +convalescence +. +Dólokhov +lay +ill +at +his +mother +’ +s +who +loved +him +passionately +and +tenderly +, +and +old +Mary +Ivánovna +, +who +had +grown +fond +of +Rostóv +for +his +friendship +to +her +Fédya +, +often +talked +to +him +about +her +son +. +“ +Yes +, +Count +, +” +she +would +say +, +“ +he +is +too +noble +and +pure-souled +for +our +present +, +depraved +world +. +No +one +now +loves +virtue +; +it +seems +like +a +reproach +to +everyone +. +Now +tell +me +, +Count +, +was +it +right +, +was +it +honorable +, +of +Bezúkhov +? +And +Fédya +, +with +his +noble +spirit +, +loved +him +and +even +now +never +says +a +word +against +him +. +Those +pranks +in +Petersburg +when +they +played +some +tricks +on +a +policeman +, +didn +’ +t +they +do +it +together +? +And +there +! +Bezúkhov +got +off +scotfree +, +while +Fédya +had +to +bear +the +whole +burden +on +his +shoulders +. +Fancy +what +he +had +to +go +through +! +It +’ +s +true +he +has +been +reinstated +, +but +how +could +they +fail +to +do +that +? +I +think +there +were +not +many +such +gallant +sons +of +the +fatherland +out +there +as +he +. +And +now—this +duel +! +Have +these +people +no +feeling +, +or +honor +? +Knowing +him +to +be +an +only +son +, +to +challenge +him +and +shoot +so +straight +! +It +’ +s +well +God +had +mercy +on +us +. +And +what +was +it +for +? +Who +doesn +’ +t +have +intrigues +nowadays +? +Why +, +if +he +was +so +jealous +, +as +I +see +things +he +should +have +shown +it +sooner +, +but +he +lets +it +go +on +for +months +. +And +then +to +call +him +out +, +reckoning +on +Fédya +not +fighting +because +he +owed +him +money +! +What +baseness +! +What +meanness +! +I +know +you +understand +Fédya +, +my +dear +count +; +that +, +believe +me +, +is +why +I +am +so +fond +of +you +. +Few +people +do +understand +him +. +He +is +such +a +lofty +, +heavenly +soul +! +” +Dólokhov +himself +during +his +convalescence +spoke +to +Rostóv +in +a +way +no +one +would +have +expected +of +him +. +“ +I +know +people +consider +me +a +bad +man +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Let +them +! +I +don +’ +t +care +a +straw +about +anyone +but +those +I +love +; +but +those +I +love +, +I +love +so +that +I +would +give +my +life +for +them +, +and +the +others +I +’ +d +throttle +if +they +stood +in +my +way +. +I +have +an +adored +, +a +priceless +mother +, +and +two +or +three +friends—you +among +them—and +as +for +the +rest +I +only +care +about +them +in +so +far +as +they +are +harmful +or +useful +. +And +most +of +them +are +harmful +, +especially +the +women +. +Yes +, +dear +boy +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +I +have +met +loving +, +noble +, +high-minded +men +, +but +I +have +not +yet +met +any +women—countesses +or +cooks—who +were +not +venal +. +I +have +not +yet +met +that +divine +purity +and +devotion +I +look +for +in +women +. +If +I +found +such +a +one +I +’ +d +give +my +life +for +her +! +But +those +! +... +” +and +he +made +a +gesture +of +contempt +. +“ +And +believe +me +, +if +I +still +value +my +life +it +is +only +because +I +still +hope +to +meet +such +a +divine +creature +, +who +will +regenerate +, +purify +, +and +elevate +me +. +But +you +don +’ +t +understand +it. +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +I +quite +understand +, +” +answered +Rostóv +, +who +was +under +his +new +friend +’ +s +influence +. +In +the +autumn +the +Rostóvs +returned +to +Moscow +. +Early +in +the +winter +Denísov +also +came +back +and +stayed +with +them +. +The +first +half +of +the +winter +of +1806 +, +which +Nicholas +Rostóv +spent +in +Moscow +, +was +one +of +the +happiest +, +merriest +times +for +him +and +the +whole +family +. +Nicholas +brought +many +young +men +to +his +parents +’ +house +. +Véra +was +a +handsome +girl +of +twenty +; +Sónya +a +girl +of +sixteen +with +all +the +charm +of +an +opening +flower +; +Natásha +, +half +grown +up +and +half +child +, +was +now +childishly +amusing +, +now +girlishly +enchanting +. +At +that +time +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +there +prevailed +an +amorous +atmosphere +characteristic +of +homes +where +there +are +very +young +and +very +charming +girls +. +Every +young +man +who +came +to +the +house—seeing +those +impressionable +, +smiling +young +faces +( +smiling +probably +at +their +own +happiness +) +, +feeling +the +eager +bustle +around +him +, +and +hearing +the +fitful +bursts +of +song +and +music +and +the +inconsequent +but +friendly +prattle +of +young +girls +ready +for +anything +and +full +of +hope—experienced +the +same +feeling +; +sharing +with +the +young +folk +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +household +a +readiness +to +fall +in +love +and +an +expectation +of +happiness +. +Among +the +young +men +introduced +by +Rostóv +one +of +the +first +was +Dólokhov +, +whom +everyone +in +the +house +liked +except +Natásha +. +She +almost +quarreled +with +her +brother +about +him +. +She +insisted +that +he +was +a +bad +man +, +and +that +in +the +duel +with +Bezúkhov +, +Pierre +was +right +and +Dólokhov +wrong +, +and +further +that +he +was +disagreeable +and +unnatural +. +“ +There +’ +s +nothing +for +me +to +understand +, +” +she +cried +out +with +resolute +self-will +, +“ +he +is +wicked +and +heartless +. +There +now +, +I +like +your +Denísov +though +he +is +a +rake +and +all +that +, +still +I +like +him +; +so +you +see +I +do +understand +. +I +don +’ +t +know +how +to +put +it +... +with +this +one +everything +is +calculated +, +and +I +don +’ +t +like +that +. +But +Denísov +... +” +“ +Oh +, +Denísov +is +quite +different +, +” +replied +Nicholas +, +implying +that +even +Denísov +was +nothing +compared +to +Dólokhov— +“ +you +must +understand +what +a +soul +there +is +in +Dólokhov +, +you +should +see +him +with +his +mother +. +What +a +heart +! +” +“ +Well +, +I +don +’ +t +know +about +that +, +but +I +am +uncomfortable +with +him +. +And +do +you +know +he +has +fallen +in +love +with +Sónya +? +” +“ +What +nonsense +... +” +“ +I +’ +m +certain +of +it +; +you +’ +ll +see. +” +Natásha +’ +s +prediction +proved +true +. +Dólokhov +, +who +did +not +usually +care +for +the +society +of +ladies +, +began +to +come +often +to +the +house +, +and +the +question +for +whose +sake +he +came +( +though +no +one +spoke +of +it +) +was +soon +settled +. +He +came +because +of +Sónya +. +And +Sónya +, +though +she +would +never +have +dared +to +say +so +, +knew +it +and +blushed +scarlet +every +time +Dólokhov +appeared +. +Dólokhov +often +dined +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +never +missed +a +performance +at +which +they +were +present +, +and +went +to +Iogel +’ +s +balls +for +young +people +which +the +Rostóvs +always +attended +. +He +was +pointedly +attentive +to +Sónya +and +looked +at +her +in +such +a +way +that +not +only +could +she +not +bear +his +glances +without +coloring +, +but +even +the +old +countess +and +Natásha +blushed +when +they +saw +his +looks +. +It +was +evident +that +this +strange +, +strong +man +was +under +the +irresistible +influence +of +the +dark +, +graceful +girl +who +loved +another +. +Rostóv +noticed +something +new +in +Dólokhov +’ +s +relations +with +Sónya +, +but +he +did +not +explain +to +himself +what +these +new +relations +were +. +“ +They +’ +re +always +in +love +with +someone +, +” +he +thought +of +Sónya +and +Natásha +. +But +he +was +not +as +much +at +ease +with +Sónya +and +Dólokhov +as +before +and +was +less +frequently +at +home +. +In +the +autumn +of +1806 +everybody +had +again +begun +talking +of +the +war +with +Napoleon +with +even +greater +warmth +than +the +year +before +. +Orders +were +given +to +raise +recruits +, +ten +men +in +every +thousand +for +the +regular +army +, +and +besides +this +, +nine +men +in +every +thousand +for +the +militia +. +Everywhere +Bonaparte +was +anathematized +and +in +Moscow +nothing +but +the +coming +war +was +talked +of +. +For +the +Rostóv +family +the +whole +interest +of +these +preparations +for +war +lay +in +the +fact +that +Nicholas +would +not +hear +of +remaining +in +Moscow +, +and +only +awaited +the +termination +of +Denísov +’ +s +furlough +after +Christmas +to +return +with +him +to +their +regiment +. +His +approaching +departure +did +not +prevent +his +amusing +himself +, +but +rather +gave +zest +to +his +pleasures +. +He +spent +the +greater +part +of +his +time +away +from +home +, +at +dinners +, +parties +, +and +balls +. +CHAPTER +XI +On +the +third +day +after +Christmas +Nicholas +dined +at +home +, +a +thing +he +had +rarely +done +of +late +. +It +was +a +grand +farewell +dinner +, +as +he +and +Denísov +were +leaving +to +join +their +regiment +after +Epiphany +. +About +twenty +people +were +present +, +including +Dólokhov +and +Denísov +. +Never +had +love +been +so +much +in +the +air +, +and +never +had +the +amorous +atmosphere +made +itself +so +strongly +felt +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +as +at +this +holiday +time +. +“ +Seize +the +moments +of +happiness +, +love +and +be +loved +! +That +is +the +only +reality +in +the +world +, +all +else +is +folly +. +It +is +the +one +thing +we +are +interested +in +here +, +” +said +the +spirit +of +the +place +. +Nicholas +, +having +as +usual +exhausted +two +pairs +of +horses +, +without +visiting +all +the +places +he +meant +to +go +to +and +where +he +had +been +invited +, +returned +home +just +before +dinner +. +As +soon +as +he +entered +he +noticed +and +felt +the +tension +of +the +amorous +air +in +the +house +, +and +also +noticed +a +curious +embarrassment +among +some +of +those +present +. +Sónya +, +Dólokhov +, +and +the +old +countess +were +especially +disturbed +, +and +to +a +lesser +degree +Natásha +. +Nicholas +understood +that +something +must +have +happened +between +Sónya +and +Dólokhov +before +dinner +, +and +with +the +kindly +sensitiveness +natural +to +him +was +very +gentle +and +wary +with +them +both +at +dinner +. +On +that +same +evening +there +was +to +be +one +of +the +balls +that +Iogel +( +the +dancing +master +) +gave +for +his +pupils +during +the +holidays +. +“ +Nicholas +, +will +you +come +to +Iogel +’ +s +? +Please +do +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +He +asked +you +, +and +Vasíli +Dmítrich +* +is +also +going. +” +* +Denísov +. +“ +Where +would +I +not +go +at +the +countess +’ +command +! +” +said +Denísov +, +who +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +had +jocularly +assumed +the +role +of +Natásha +’ +s +knight +. +“ +I +’ +m +even +weady +to +dance +the +pas +de +châle. +” +“ +If +I +have +time +, +” +answered +Nicholas +. +“ +But +I +promised +the +Arkhárovs +; +they +have +a +party. +” +“ +And +you +? +” +he +asked +Dólokhov +, +but +as +soon +as +he +had +asked +the +question +he +noticed +that +it +should +not +have +been +put +. +“ +Perhaps +, +” +coldly +and +angrily +replied +Dólokhov +, +glancing +at +Sónya +, +and +, +scowling +, +he +gave +Nicholas +just +such +a +look +as +he +had +given +Pierre +at +the +club +dinner +. +“ +There +is +something +up +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +and +he +was +further +confirmed +in +this +conclusion +by +the +fact +that +Dólokhov +left +immediately +after +dinner +. +He +called +Natásha +and +asked +her +what +was +the +matter +. +“ +And +I +was +looking +for +you +, +” +said +Natásha +running +out +to +him +. +“ +I +told +you +, +but +you +would +not +believe +it +, +” +she +said +triumphantly +. +“ +He +has +proposed +to +Sónya +! +” +Little +as +Nicholas +had +occupied +himself +with +Sónya +of +late +, +something +seemed +to +give +way +within +him +at +this +news +. +Dólokhov +was +a +suitable +and +in +some +respects +a +brilliant +match +for +the +dowerless +, +orphan +girl +. +From +the +point +of +view +of +the +old +countess +and +of +society +it +was +out +of +the +question +for +her +to +refuse +him +. +And +therefore +Nicholas +’ +first +feeling +on +hearing +the +news +was +one +of +anger +with +Sónya +... +. +He +tried +to +say +, +“ +That +’ +s +capital +; +of +course +she +’ +ll +forget +her +childish +promises +and +accept +the +offer +, +” +but +before +he +had +time +to +say +it +Natásha +began +again +. +“ +And +fancy +! +she +refused +him +quite +definitely +! +” +adding +, +after +a +pause +, +“ +she +told +him +she +loved +another. +” +“ +Yes +, +my +Sónya +could +not +have +done +otherwise +! +” +thought +Nicholas +. +“ +Much +as +Mamma +pressed +her +, +she +refused +, +and +I +know +she +won +’ +t +change +once +she +has +said +... +” +“ +And +Mamma +pressed +her +! +” +said +Nicholas +reproachfully +. +“ +Yes +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +Nicholas—don +’ +t +be +angry—but +I +know +you +will +not +marry +her +. +I +know +, +heaven +knows +how +, +but +I +know +for +certain +that +you +won +’ +t +marry +her. +” +“ +Now +you +don +’ +t +know +that +at +all +! +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +But +I +must +talk +to +her +. +What +a +darling +Sónya +is +! +” +he +added +with +a +smile +. +“ +Ah +, +she +is +indeed +a +darling +! +I +’ +ll +send +her +to +you. +” +And +Natásha +kissed +her +brother +and +ran +away +. +A +minute +later +Sónya +came +in +with +a +frightened +, +guilty +, +and +scared +look +. +Nicholas +went +up +to +her +and +kissed +her +hand +. +This +was +the +first +time +since +his +return +that +they +had +talked +alone +and +about +their +love +. +“ +Sophie +, +” +he +began +, +timidly +at +first +and +then +more +and +more +boldly +, +“ +if +you +wish +to +refuse +one +who +is +not +only +a +brilliant +and +advantageous +match +but +a +splendid +, +noble +fellow +... +he +is +my +friend +... +” +Sónya +interrupted +him +. +“ +I +have +already +refused +, +” +she +said +hurriedly +. +“ +If +you +are +refusing +for +my +sake +, +I +am +afraid +that +I +... +” +Sónya +again +interrupted +. +She +gave +him +an +imploring +, +frightened +look +. +“ +Nicholas +, +don +’ +t +tell +me +that +! +” +she +said +. +“ +No +, +but +I +must +. +It +may +be +arrogant +of +me +, +but +still +it +is +best +to +say +it +. +If +you +refuse +him +on +my +account +, +I +must +tell +you +the +whole +truth +. +I +love +you +, +and +I +think +I +love +you +more +than +anyone +else +... +. +” +“ +That +is +enough +for +me +, +” +said +Sónya +, +blushing +. +“ +No +, +but +I +have +been +in +love +a +thousand +times +and +shall +fall +in +love +again +, +though +for +no +one +have +I +such +a +feeling +of +friendship +, +confidence +, +and +love +as +I +have +for +you +. +Then +I +am +young +. +Mamma +does +not +wish +it +. +In +a +word +, +I +make +no +promise +. +And +I +beg +you +to +consider +Dólokhov +’ +s +offer +, +” +he +said +, +articulating +his +friend +’ +s +name +with +difficulty +. +“ +Don +’ +t +say +that +to +me +! +I +want +nothing +. +I +love +you +as +a +brother +and +always +shall +, +and +I +want +nothing +more. +” +“ +You +are +an +angel +: +I +am +not +worthy +of +you +, +but +I +am +afraid +of +misleading +you. +” +And +Nicholas +again +kissed +her +hand +. +CHAPTER +XII +Iogel +’ +s +were +the +most +enjoyable +balls +in +Moscow +. +So +said +the +mothers +as +they +watched +their +young +people +executing +their +newly +learned +steps +, +and +so +said +the +youths +and +maidens +themselves +as +they +danced +till +they +were +ready +to +drop +, +and +so +said +the +grown-up +young +men +and +women +who +came +to +these +balls +with +an +air +of +condescension +and +found +them +most +enjoyable +. +That +year +two +marriages +had +come +of +these +balls +. +The +two +pretty +young +Princesses +Gorchakóv +met +suitors +there +and +were +married +and +so +further +increased +the +fame +of +these +dances +. +What +distinguished +them +from +others +was +the +absence +of +host +or +hostess +and +the +presence +of +the +good-natured +Iogel +, +flying +about +like +a +feather +and +bowing +according +to +the +rules +of +his +art +, +as +he +collected +the +tickets +from +all +his +visitors +. +There +was +the +fact +that +only +those +came +who +wished +to +dance +and +amuse +themselves +as +girls +of +thirteen +and +fourteen +do +who +are +wearing +long +dresses +for +the +first +time +. +With +scarcely +any +exceptions +they +all +were +, +or +seemed +to +be +, +pretty—so +rapturous +were +their +smiles +and +so +sparkling +their +eyes +. +Sometimes +the +best +of +the +pupils +, +of +whom +Natásha +, +who +was +exceptionally +graceful +, +was +first +, +even +danced +the +pas +de +châle +, +but +at +this +last +ball +only +the +écossaise +, +the +anglaise +, +and +the +mazurka +, +which +was +just +coming +into +fashion +, +were +danced +. +Iogel +had +taken +a +ballroom +in +Bezúkhov +’ +s +house +, +and +the +ball +, +as +everyone +said +, +was +a +great +success +. +There +were +many +pretty +girls +and +the +Rostóv +girls +were +among +the +prettiest +. +They +were +both +particularly +happy +and +gay +. +That +evening +, +proud +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +proposal +, +her +refusal +, +and +her +explanation +with +Nicholas +, +Sónya +twirled +about +before +she +left +home +so +that +the +maid +could +hardly +get +her +hair +plaited +, +and +she +was +transparently +radiant +with +impulsive +joy +. +Natásha +no +less +proud +of +her +first +long +dress +and +of +being +at +a +real +ball +was +even +happier +. +They +were +both +dressed +in +white +muslin +with +pink +ribbons +. +Natásha +fell +in +love +the +very +moment +she +entered +the +ballroom +. +She +was +not +in +love +with +anyone +in +particular +, +but +with +everyone +. +Whatever +person +she +happened +to +look +at +she +was +in +love +with +for +that +moment +. +“ +Oh +, +how +delightful +it +is +! +” +she +kept +saying +, +running +up +to +Sónya +. +Nicholas +and +Denísov +were +walking +up +and +down +, +looking +with +kindly +patronage +at +the +dancers +. +“ +How +sweet +she +is—she +will +be +a +weal +beauty +! +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +Who +? +” +“ +Countess +Natásha +, +” +answered +Denísov +. +“ +And +how +she +dances +! +What +gwace +! +” +he +said +again +after +a +pause +. +“ +Who +are +you +talking +about +? +” +“ +About +your +sister +, +” +ejaculated +Denísov +testily +. +Rostóv +smiled +. +“ +My +dear +count +, +you +were +one +of +my +best +pupils—you +must +dance +, +” +said +little +Iogel +coming +up +to +Nicholas +. +“ +Look +how +many +charming +young +ladies— +” +He +turned +with +the +same +request +to +Denísov +who +was +also +a +former +pupil +of +his +. +“ +No +, +my +dear +fellow +, +I +’ +ll +be +a +wallflower +, +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +wecollect +what +bad +use +I +made +of +your +lessons +? +” +“ +Oh +no +! +” +said +Iogel +, +hastening +to +reassure +him +. +“ +You +were +only +inattentive +, +but +you +had +talent—oh +yes +, +you +had +talent +! +” +The +band +struck +up +the +newly +introduced +mazurka +. +Nicholas +could +not +refuse +Iogel +and +asked +Sónya +to +dance +. +Denísov +sat +down +by +the +old +ladies +and +, +leaning +on +his +saber +and +beating +time +with +his +foot +, +told +them +something +funny +and +kept +them +amused +, +while +he +watched +the +young +people +dancing +, +Iogel +with +Natásha +, +his +pride +and +his +best +pupil +, +were +the +first +couple +. +Noiselessly +, +skillfully +stepping +with +his +little +feet +in +low +shoes +, +Iogel +flew +first +across +the +hall +with +Natásha +, +who +, +though +shy +, +went +on +carefully +executing +her +steps +. +Denísov +did +not +take +his +eyes +off +her +and +beat +time +with +his +saber +in +a +way +that +clearly +indicated +that +if +he +was +not +dancing +it +was +because +he +would +not +and +not +because +he +could +not +. +In +the +middle +of +a +figure +he +beckoned +to +Rostóv +who +was +passing +: +“ +This +is +not +at +all +the +thing +, +” +he +said +. +“ +What +sort +of +Polish +mazuwka +is +this +? +But +she +does +dance +splendidly. +” +Knowing +that +Denísov +had +a +reputation +even +in +Poland +for +the +masterly +way +in +which +he +danced +the +mazurka +, +Nicholas +ran +up +to +Natásha +: +“ +Go +and +choose +Denísov +. +He +is +a +real +dancer +, +a +wonder +! +” +he +said +. +When +it +came +to +Natásha +’ +s +turn +to +choose +a +partner +, +she +rose +and +, +tripping +rapidly +across +in +her +little +shoes +trimmed +with +bows +, +ran +timidly +to +the +corner +where +Denísov +sat +. +She +saw +that +everybody +was +looking +at +her +and +waiting +. +Nicholas +saw +that +Denísov +was +refusing +though +he +smiled +delightedly +. +He +ran +up +to +them +. +“ +Please +, +Vasíli +Dmítrich +, +” +Natásha +was +saying +, +“ +do +come +! +” +“ +Oh +no +, +let +me +off +, +Countess +, +” +Denísov +replied +. +“ +Now +then +, +Váska +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +They +coax +me +as +if +I +were +Váska +the +cat +! +” +said +Denísov +jokingly +. +“ +I +’ +ll +sing +for +you +a +whole +evening +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Oh +, +the +faiwy +! +She +can +do +anything +with +me +! +” +said +Denísov +, +and +he +unhooked +his +saber +. +He +came +out +from +behind +the +chairs +, +clasped +his +partner +’ +s +hand +firmly +, +threw +back +his +head +, +and +advanced +his +foot +, +waiting +for +the +beat +. +Only +on +horse +back +and +in +the +mazurka +was +Denísov +’ +s +short +stature +not +noticeable +and +he +looked +the +fine +fellow +he +felt +himself +to +be +. +At +the +right +beat +of +the +music +he +looked +sideways +at +his +partner +with +a +merry +and +triumphant +air +, +suddenly +stamped +with +one +foot +, +bounded +from +the +floor +like +a +ball +, +and +flew +round +the +room +taking +his +partner +with +him +. +He +glided +silently +on +one +foot +half +across +the +room +, +and +seeming +not +to +notice +the +chairs +was +dashing +straight +at +them +, +when +suddenly +, +clinking +his +spurs +and +spreading +out +his +legs +, +he +stopped +short +on +his +heels +, +stood +so +a +second +, +stamped +on +the +spot +clanking +his +spurs +, +whirled +rapidly +round +, +and +, +striking +his +left +heel +against +his +right +, +flew +round +again +in +a +circle +. +Natásha +guessed +what +he +meant +to +do +, +and +abandoning +herself +to +him +followed +his +lead +hardly +knowing +how +. +First +he +spun +her +round +, +holding +her +now +with +his +left +, +now +with +his +right +hand +, +then +falling +on +one +knee +he +twirled +her +round +him +, +and +again +jumping +up +, +dashed +so +impetuously +forward +that +it +seemed +as +if +he +would +rush +through +the +whole +suite +of +rooms +without +drawing +breath +, +and +then +he +suddenly +stopped +and +performed +some +new +and +unexpected +steps +. +When +at +last +, +smartly +whirling +his +partner +round +in +front +of +her +chair +, +he +drew +up +with +a +click +of +his +spurs +and +bowed +to +her +, +Natásha +did +not +even +make +him +a +curtsy +. +She +fixed +her +eyes +on +him +in +amazement +, +smiling +as +if +she +did +not +recognize +him +. +“ +What +does +this +mean +? +” +she +brought +out +. +Although +Iogel +did +not +acknowledge +this +to +be +the +real +mazurka +, +everyone +was +delighted +with +Denísov +’ +s +skill +, +he +was +asked +again +and +again +as +a +partner +, +and +the +old +men +began +smilingly +to +talk +about +Poland +and +the +good +old +days +. +Denísov +, +flushed +after +the +mazurka +and +mopping +himself +with +his +handkerchief +, +sat +down +by +Natásha +and +did +not +leave +her +for +the +rest +of +the +evening +. +CHAPTER +XIII +For +two +days +after +that +Rostóv +did +not +see +Dólokhov +at +his +own +or +at +Dólokhov +’ +s +home +: +on +the +third +day +he +received +a +note +from +him +: +As +I +do +not +intend +to +be +at +your +house +again +for +reasons +you +know +of +, +and +am +going +to +rejoin +my +regiment +, +I +am +giving +a +farewell +supper +tonight +to +my +friends—come +to +the +English +Hotel +. +About +ten +o +’ +clock +Rostóv +went +to +the +English +Hotel +straight +from +the +theater +, +where +he +had +been +with +his +family +and +Denísov +. +He +was +at +once +shown +to +the +best +room +, +which +Dólokhov +had +taken +for +that +evening +. +Some +twenty +men +were +gathered +round +a +table +at +which +Dólokhov +sat +between +two +candles +. +On +the +table +was +a +pile +of +gold +and +paper +money +, +and +he +was +keeping +the +bank +. +Rostóv +had +not +seen +him +since +his +proposal +and +Sónya +’ +s +refusal +and +felt +uncomfortable +at +the +thought +of +how +they +would +meet +. +Dólokhov +’ +s +clear +, +cold +glance +met +Rostóv +as +soon +as +he +entered +the +door +, +as +though +he +had +long +expected +him +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +long +time +since +we +met +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Thanks +for +coming +. +I +’ +ll +just +finish +dealing +, +and +then +Ilyúshka +will +come +with +his +chorus. +” +“ +I +called +once +or +twice +at +your +house +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +reddening +. +Dólokhov +made +no +reply +. +“ +You +may +punt +, +” +he +said +. +Rostóv +recalled +at +that +moment +a +strange +conversation +he +had +once +had +with +Dólokhov +. +“ +None +but +fools +trust +to +luck +in +play +, +” +Dólokhov +had +then +said +. +“ +Or +are +you +afraid +to +play +with +me +? +” +Dólokhov +now +asked +as +if +guessing +Rostóv +’ +s +thought +. +Beneath +his +smile +Rostóv +saw +in +him +the +mood +he +had +shown +at +the +club +dinner +and +at +other +times +, +when +as +if +tired +of +everyday +life +he +had +felt +a +need +to +escape +from +it +by +some +strange +, +and +usually +cruel +, +action +. +Rostóv +felt +ill +at +ease +. +He +tried +, +but +failed +, +to +find +some +joke +with +which +to +reply +to +Dólokhov +’ +s +words +. +But +before +he +had +thought +of +anything +, +Dólokhov +, +looking +straight +in +his +face +, +said +slowly +and +deliberately +so +that +everyone +could +hear +: +“ +Do +you +remember +we +had +a +talk +about +cards +... +‘ +He +’ +s +a +fool +who +trusts +to +luck +, +one +should +make +certain +, +’ +and +I +want +to +try. +” +“ +To +try +his +luck +or +the +certainty +? +” +Rostóv +asked +himself +. +“ +Well +, +you +’ +d +better +not +play +, +” +Dólokhov +added +, +and +springing +a +new +pack +of +cards +said +: +“ +Bank +, +gentlemen +! +” +Moving +the +money +forward +he +prepared +to +deal +. +Rostóv +sat +down +by +his +side +and +at +first +did +not +play +. +Dólokhov +kept +glancing +at +him +. +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +play +? +” +he +asked +. +And +strange +to +say +Nicholas +felt +that +he +could +not +help +taking +up +a +card +, +putting +a +small +stake +on +it +, +and +beginning +to +play +. +“ +I +have +no +money +with +me +, +” +he +said +. +“ +I +’ +ll +trust +you. +” +Rostóv +staked +five +rubles +on +a +card +and +lost +, +staked +again +, +and +again +lost +. +Dólokhov +“ +killed +, +” +that +is +, +beat +, +ten +cards +of +Rostóv +’ +s +running +. +“ +Gentlemen +, +” +said +Dólokhov +after +he +had +dealt +for +some +time +. +“ +Please +place +your +money +on +the +cards +or +I +may +get +muddled +in +the +reckoning. +” +One +of +the +players +said +he +hoped +he +might +be +trusted +. +“ +Yes +, +you +might +, +but +I +am +afraid +of +getting +the +accounts +mixed +. +So +I +ask +you +to +put +the +money +on +your +cards +, +” +replied +Dólokhov +. +“ +Don +’ +t +stint +yourself +, +we +’ +ll +settle +afterwards +, +” +he +added +, +turning +to +Rostóv +. +The +game +continued +; +a +waiter +kept +handing +round +champagne +. +All +Rostóv +’ +s +cards +were +beaten +and +he +had +eight +hundred +rubles +scored +up +against +him +. +He +wrote +“ +800 +rubles +” +on +a +card +, +but +while +the +waiter +filled +his +glass +he +changed +his +mind +and +altered +it +to +his +usual +stake +of +twenty +rubles +. +“ +Leave +it +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +though +he +did +not +seem +to +be +even +looking +at +Rostóv +, +“ +you +’ +ll +win +it +back +all +the +sooner +. +I +lose +to +the +others +but +win +from +you +. +Or +are +you +afraid +of +me +? +” +he +asked +again +. +Rostóv +submitted +. +He +let +the +eight +hundred +remain +and +laid +down +a +seven +of +hearts +with +a +torn +corner +, +which +he +had +picked +up +from +the +floor +. +He +well +remembered +that +seven +afterwards +. +He +laid +down +the +seven +of +hearts +, +on +which +with +a +broken +bit +of +chalk +he +had +written +“ +800 +rubles +” +in +clear +upright +figures +; +he +emptied +the +glass +of +warm +champagne +that +was +handed +him +, +smiled +at +Dólokhov +’ +s +words +, +and +with +a +sinking +heart +, +waiting +for +a +seven +to +turn +up +, +gazed +at +Dólokhov +’ +s +hands +which +held +the +pack +. +Much +depended +on +Rostóv +’ +s +winning +or +losing +on +that +seven +of +hearts +. +On +the +previous +Sunday +the +old +count +had +given +his +son +two +thousand +rubles +, +and +though +he +always +disliked +speaking +of +money +difficulties +had +told +Nicholas +that +this +was +all +he +could +let +him +have +till +May +, +and +asked +him +to +be +more +economical +this +time +. +Nicholas +had +replied +that +it +would +be +more +than +enough +for +him +and +that +he +gave +his +word +of +honor +not +to +take +anything +more +till +the +spring +. +Now +only +twelve +hundred +rubles +was +left +of +that +money +, +so +that +this +seven +of +hearts +meant +for +him +not +only +the +loss +of +sixteen +hundred +rubles +, +but +the +necessity +of +going +back +on +his +word +. +With +a +sinking +heart +he +watched +Dólokhov +’ +s +hands +and +thought +, +“ +Now +then +, +make +haste +and +let +me +have +this +card +and +I +’ +ll +take +my +cap +and +drive +home +to +supper +with +Denísov +, +Natásha +, +and +Sónya +, +and +will +certainly +never +touch +a +card +again. +” +At +that +moment +his +home +life +, +jokes +with +Pétya +, +talks +with +Sónya +, +duets +with +Natásha +, +piquet +with +his +father +, +and +even +his +comfortable +bed +in +the +house +on +the +Povarskáya +rose +before +him +with +such +vividness +, +clearness +, +and +charm +that +it +seemed +as +if +it +were +all +a +lost +and +unappreciated +bliss +, +long +past +. +He +could +not +conceive +that +a +stupid +chance +, +letting +the +seven +be +dealt +to +the +right +rather +than +to +the +left +, +might +deprive +him +of +all +this +happiness +, +newly +appreciated +and +newly +illumined +, +and +plunge +him +into +the +depths +of +unknown +and +undefined +misery +. +That +could +not +be +, +yet +he +awaited +with +a +sinking +heart +the +movement +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +hands +. +Those +broad +, +reddish +hands +, +with +hairy +wrists +visible +from +under +the +shirt +cuffs +, +laid +down +the +pack +and +took +up +a +glass +and +a +pipe +that +were +handed +him +. +“ +So +you +are +not +afraid +to +play +with +me +? +” +repeated +Dólokhov +, +and +as +if +about +to +tell +a +good +story +he +put +down +the +cards +, +leaned +back +in +his +chair +, +and +began +deliberately +with +a +smile +: +“ +Yes +, +gentlemen +, +I +’ +ve +been +told +there +’ +s +a +rumor +going +about +Moscow +that +I +’ +m +a +sharper +, +so +I +advise +you +to +be +careful. +” +“ +Come +now +, +deal +! +” +exclaimed +Rostóv +. +“ +Oh +, +those +Moscow +gossips +! +” +said +Dólokhov +, +and +he +took +up +the +cards +with +a +smile +. +“ +Aah +! +” +Rostóv +almost +screamed +lifting +both +hands +to +his +head +. +The +seven +he +needed +was +lying +uppermost +, +the +first +card +in +the +pack +. +He +had +lost +more +than +he +could +pay +. +“ +Still +, +don +’ +t +ruin +yourself +! +” +said +Dólokhov +with +a +side +glance +at +Rostóv +as +he +continued +to +deal +. +CHAPTER +XIV +An +hour +and +a +half +later +most +of +the +players +were +but +little +interested +in +their +own +play +. +The +whole +interest +was +concentrated +on +Rostóv +. +Instead +of +sixteen +hundred +rubles +he +had +a +long +column +of +figures +scored +against +him +, +which +he +had +reckoned +up +to +ten +thousand +, +but +that +now +, +as +he +vaguely +supposed +, +must +have +risen +to +fifteen +thousand +. +In +reality +it +already +exceeded +twenty +thousand +rubles +. +Dólokhov +was +no +longer +listening +to +stories +or +telling +them +, +but +followed +every +movement +of +Rostóv +’ +s +hands +and +occasionally +ran +his +eyes +over +the +score +against +him +. +He +had +decided +to +play +until +that +score +reached +forty-three +thousand +. +He +had +fixed +on +that +number +because +forty-three +was +the +sum +of +his +and +Sónya +’ +s +joint +ages +. +Rostóv +, +leaning +his +head +on +both +hands +, +sat +at +the +table +which +was +scrawled +over +with +figures +, +wet +with +spilled +wine +, +and +littered +with +cards +. +One +tormenting +impression +did +not +leave +him +: +that +those +broad-boned +reddish +hands +with +hairy +wrists +visible +from +under +the +shirt +sleeves +, +those +hands +which +he +loved +and +hated +, +held +him +in +their +power +. +“ +Six +hundred +rubles +, +ace +, +a +corner +, +a +nine +... +winning +it +back +’ +s +impossible +... +Oh +, +how +pleasant +it +was +at +home +! +... +The +knave +, +double +or +quits +... +it +can +’ +t +be +! +... +And +why +is +he +doing +this +to +me +? +” +Rostóv +pondered +. +Sometimes +he +staked +a +large +sum +, +but +Dólokhov +refused +to +accept +it +and +fixed +the +stake +himself +. +Nicholas +submitted +to +him +, +and +at +one +moment +prayed +to +God +as +he +had +done +on +the +battlefield +at +the +bridge +over +the +Enns +, +and +then +guessed +that +the +card +that +came +first +to +hand +from +the +crumpled +heap +under +the +table +would +save +him +, +now +counted +the +cords +on +his +coat +and +took +a +card +with +that +number +and +tried +staking +the +total +of +his +losses +on +it +, +then +he +looked +round +for +aid +from +the +other +players +, +or +peered +at +the +now +cold +face +of +Dólokhov +and +tried +to +read +what +was +passing +in +his +mind +. +“ +He +knows +of +course +what +this +loss +means +to +me +. +He +can +’ +t +want +my +ruin +. +Wasn +’ +t +he +my +friend +? +Wasn +’ +t +I +fond +of +him +? +But +it +’ +s +not +his +fault +. +What +’ +s +he +to +do +if +he +has +such +luck +? +... +And +it +’ +s +not +my +fault +either +, +” +he +thought +to +himself +, +“ +I +have +done +nothing +wrong +. +Have +I +killed +anyone +, +or +insulted +or +wished +harm +to +anyone +? +Why +such +a +terrible +misfortune +? +And +when +did +it +begin +? +Such +a +little +while +ago +I +came +to +this +table +with +the +thought +of +winning +a +hundred +rubles +to +buy +that +casket +for +Mamma +’ +s +name +day +and +then +going +home +. +I +was +so +happy +, +so +free +, +so +lighthearted +! +And +I +did +not +realize +how +happy +I +was +! +When +did +that +end +and +when +did +this +new +, +terrible +state +of +things +begin +? +What +marked +the +change +? +I +sat +all +the +time +in +this +same +place +at +this +table +, +chose +and +placed +cards +, +and +watched +those +broad-boned +agile +hands +in +the +same +way +. +When +did +it +happen +and +what +has +happened +? +I +am +well +and +strong +and +still +the +same +and +in +the +same +place +. +No +, +it +can +’ +t +be +! +Surely +it +will +all +end +in +nothing +! +” +He +was +flushed +and +bathed +in +perspiration +, +though +the +room +was +not +hot +. +His +face +was +terrible +and +piteous +to +see +, +especially +from +its +helpless +efforts +to +seem +calm +. +The +score +against +him +reached +the +fateful +sum +of +forty-three +thousand +. +Rostóv +had +just +prepared +a +card +, +by +bending +the +corner +of +which +he +meant +to +double +the +three +thousand +just +put +down +to +his +score +, +when +Dólokhov +, +slamming +down +the +pack +of +cards +, +put +it +aside +and +began +rapidly +adding +up +the +total +of +Rostóv +’ +s +debt +, +breaking +the +chalk +as +he +marked +the +figures +in +his +clear +, +bold +hand +. +“ +Supper +, +it +’ +s +time +for +supper +! +And +here +are +the +gypsies +! +” +Some +swarthy +men +and +women +were +really +entering +from +the +cold +outside +and +saying +something +in +their +gypsy +accents +. +Nicholas +understood +that +it +was +all +over +; +but +he +said +in +an +indifferent +tone +: +“ +Well +, +won +’ +t +you +go +on +? +I +had +a +splendid +card +all +ready +, +” +as +if +it +were +the +fun +of +the +game +which +interested +him +most +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +up +! +I +’ +m +lost +! +” +thought +he +. +“ +Now +a +bullet +through +my +brain—that +’ +s +all +that +’ +s +left +me +! +” +And +at +the +same +time +he +said +in +a +cheerful +voice +: +“ +Come +now +, +just +this +one +more +little +card +! +” +“ +All +right +! +” +said +Dólokhov +, +having +finished +the +addition +. +“ +All +right +! +Twenty-one +rubles +, +” +he +said +, +pointing +to +the +figure +twenty-one +by +which +the +total +exceeded +the +round +sum +of +forty-three +thousand +; +and +taking +up +a +pack +he +prepared +to +deal +. +Rostóv +submissively +unbent +the +corner +of +his +card +and +, +instead +of +the +six +thousand +he +had +intended +, +carefully +wrote +twenty-one +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +the +same +to +me +, +” +he +said +. +“ +I +only +want +to +see +whether +you +will +let +me +win +this +ten +, +or +beat +it. +” +Dólokhov +began +to +deal +seriously +. +Oh +, +how +Rostóv +detested +at +that +moment +those +hands +with +their +short +reddish +fingers +and +hairy +wrists +, +which +held +him +in +their +power +... +. +The +ten +fell +to +him +. +“ +You +owe +forty-three +thousand +, +Count +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +and +stretching +himself +he +rose +from +the +table +. +“ +One +does +get +tired +sitting +so +long +, +” +he +added +. +“ +Yes +, +I +’ +m +tired +too +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +Dólokhov +cut +him +short +, +as +if +to +remind +him +that +it +was +not +for +him +to +jest +. +“ +When +am +I +to +receive +the +money +, +Count +? +” +Rostóv +, +flushing +, +drew +Dólokhov +into +the +next +room +. +“ +I +can +not +pay +it +all +immediately +. +Will +you +take +an +I.O.U +. +? +” +he +said +. +“ +I +say +, +Rostóv +, +” +said +Dólokhov +clearly +, +smiling +and +looking +Nicholas +straight +in +the +eyes +, +“ +you +know +the +saying +, +‘ +Lucky +in +love +, +unlucky +at +cards. +’ +Your +cousin +is +in +love +with +you +, +I +know. +” +“ +Oh +, +it +’ +s +terrible +to +feel +oneself +so +in +this +man +’ +s +power +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +He +knew +what +a +shock +he +would +inflict +on +his +father +and +mother +by +the +news +of +this +loss +, +he +knew +what +a +relief +it +would +be +to +escape +it +all +, +and +felt +that +Dólokhov +knew +that +he +could +save +him +from +all +this +shame +and +sorrow +, +but +wanted +now +to +play +with +him +as +a +cat +does +with +a +mouse +. +“ +Your +cousin +... +” +Dólokhov +started +to +say +, +but +Nicholas +interrupted +him +. +“ +My +cousin +has +nothing +to +do +with +this +and +it +’ +s +not +necessary +to +mention +her +! +” +he +exclaimed +fiercely +. +“ +Then +when +am +I +to +have +it +? +” +“ +Tomorrow +, +” +replied +Rostóv +and +left +the +room +. +CHAPTER +XV +To +say +“ +tomorrow +” +and +keep +up +a +dignified +tone +was +not +difficult +, +but +to +go +home +alone +, +see +his +sisters +, +brother +, +mother +, +and +father +, +confess +and +ask +for +money +he +had +no +right +to +after +giving +his +word +of +honor +, +was +terrible +. +At +home +, +they +had +not +yet +gone +to +bed +. +The +young +people +, +after +returning +from +the +theater +, +had +had +supper +and +were +grouped +round +the +clavichord +. +As +soon +as +Nicholas +entered +, +he +was +enfolded +in +that +poetic +atmosphere +of +love +which +pervaded +the +Rostóv +household +that +winter +and +, +now +after +Dólokhov +’ +s +proposal +and +Iogel +’ +s +ball +, +seemed +to +have +grown +thicker +round +Sónya +and +Natásha +as +the +air +does +before +a +thunderstorm +. +Sónya +and +Natásha +, +in +the +light-blue +dresses +they +had +worn +at +the +theater +, +looking +pretty +and +conscious +of +it +, +were +standing +by +the +clavichord +, +happy +and +smiling +. +Véra +was +playing +chess +with +Shinshín +in +the +drawing +room +. +The +old +countess +, +waiting +for +the +return +of +her +husband +and +son +, +sat +playing +patience +with +the +old +gentlewoman +who +lived +in +their +house +. +Denísov +, +with +sparkling +eyes +and +ruffled +hair +, +sat +at +the +clavichord +striking +chords +with +his +short +fingers +, +his +legs +thrown +back +and +his +eyes +rolling +as +he +sang +, +with +his +small +, +husky +, +but +true +voice +, +some +verses +called +“ +Enchantress +, +” +which +he +had +composed +, +and +to +which +he +was +trying +to +fit +music +: +Enchantress +, +say +, +to +my +forsaken +lyre +What +magic +power +is +this +recalls +me +still +? +What +spark +has +set +my +inmost +soul +on +fire +, +What +is +this +bliss +that +makes +my +fingers +thrill +? +He +was +singing +in +passionate +tones +, +gazing +with +his +sparkling +black-agate +eyes +at +the +frightened +and +happy +Natásha +. +“ +Splendid +! +Excellent +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +. +“ +Another +verse +, +” +she +said +, +without +noticing +Nicholas +. +“ +Everything +’ +s +still +the +same +with +them +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +glancing +into +the +drawing +room +, +where +he +saw +Véra +and +his +mother +with +the +old +lady +. +“ +Ah +, +and +here +’ +s +Nicholas +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +running +up +to +him +. +“ +Is +Papa +at +home +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +am +so +glad +you +’ +ve +come +! +” +said +Natásha +, +without +answering +him +. +“ +We +are +enjoying +ourselves +! +Vasíli +Dmítrich +is +staying +a +day +longer +for +my +sake +! +Did +you +know +? +” +“ +No +, +Papa +is +not +back +yet +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +Nicholas +, +have +you +come +? +Come +here +, +dear +! +” +called +the +old +countess +from +the +drawing +room +. +Nicholas +went +to +her +, +kissed +her +hand +, +and +sitting +down +silently +at +her +table +began +to +watch +her +hands +arranging +the +cards +. +From +the +dancing +room +, +they +still +heard +the +laughter +and +merry +voices +trying +to +persuade +Natásha +to +sing +. +“ +All +wight +! +All +wight +! +” +shouted +Denísov +. +“ +It +’ +s +no +good +making +excuses +now +! +It +’ +s +your +turn +to +sing +the +ba +’ +cawolla—I +entweat +you +! +” +The +countess +glanced +at +her +silent +son +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Oh +, +nothing +, +” +said +he +, +as +if +weary +of +being +continually +asked +the +same +question +. +“ +Will +Papa +be +back +soon +? +” +“ +I +expect +so. +” +“ +Everything +’ +s +the +same +with +them +. +They +know +nothing +about +it +! +Where +am +I +to +go +? +” +thought +Nicholas +, +and +went +again +into +the +dancing +room +where +the +clavichord +stood +. +Sónya +was +sitting +at +the +clavichord +, +playing +the +prelude +to +Denísov +’ +s +favorite +barcarolle +. +Natásha +was +preparing +to +sing +. +Denísov +was +looking +at +her +with +enraptured +eyes +. +Nicholas +began +pacing +up +and +down +the +room +. +“ +Why +do +they +want +to +make +her +sing +? +How +can +she +sing +? +There +’ +s +nothing +to +be +happy +about +! +” +thought +he +. +Sónya +struck +the +first +chord +of +the +prelude +. +“ +My +God +, +I +’ +m +a +ruined +and +dishonored +man +! +A +bullet +through +my +brain +is +the +only +thing +left +me—not +singing +! +” +his +thoughts +ran +on +. +“ +Go +away +? +But +where +to +? +It +’ +s +one—let +them +sing +! +” +He +continued +to +pace +the +room +, +looking +gloomily +at +Denísov +and +the +girls +and +avoiding +their +eyes +. +“ +Nikólenka +, +what +is +the +matter +? +” +Sónya +’ +s +eyes +fixed +on +him +seemed +to +ask +. +She +noticed +at +once +that +something +had +happened +to +him +. +Nicholas +turned +away +from +her +. +Natásha +too +, +with +her +quick +instinct +, +had +instantly +noticed +her +brother +’ +s +condition +. +But +, +though +she +noticed +it +, +she +was +herself +in +such +high +spirits +at +that +moment +, +so +far +from +sorrow +, +sadness +, +or +self-reproach +, +that +she +purposely +deceived +herself +as +young +people +often +do +. +“ +No +, +I +am +too +happy +now +to +spoil +my +enjoyment +by +sympathy +with +anyone +’ +s +sorrow +, +” +she +felt +, +and +she +said +to +herself +: +“ +No +, +I +must +be +mistaken +, +he +must +be +feeling +happy +, +just +as +I +am. +” +“ +Now +, +Sónya +! +” +she +said +, +going +to +the +very +middle +of +the +room +, +where +she +considered +the +resonance +was +best +. +Having +lifted +her +head +and +let +her +arms +droop +lifelessly +, +as +ballet +dancers +do +, +Natásha +, +rising +energetically +from +her +heels +to +her +toes +, +stepped +to +the +middle +of +the +room +and +stood +still +. +“ +Yes +, +that +’ +s +me +! +” +she +seemed +to +say +, +answering +the +rapt +gaze +with +which +Denísov +followed +her +. +“ +And +what +is +she +so +pleased +about +? +” +thought +Nicholas +, +looking +at +his +sister +. +“ +Why +isn +’ +t +she +dull +and +ashamed +? +” +Natásha +took +the +first +note +, +her +throat +swelled +, +her +chest +rose +, +her +eyes +became +serious +. +At +that +moment +she +was +oblivious +of +her +surroundings +, +and +from +her +smiling +lips +flowed +sounds +which +anyone +may +produce +at +the +same +intervals +and +hold +for +the +same +time +, +but +which +leave +you +cold +a +thousand +times +and +the +thousand +and +first +time +thrill +you +and +make +you +weep +. +Natásha +, +that +winter +, +had +for +the +first +time +begun +to +sing +seriously +, +mainly +because +Denísov +so +delighted +in +her +singing +. +She +no +longer +sang +as +a +child +, +there +was +no +longer +in +her +singing +that +comical +, +childish +, +painstaking +effect +that +had +been +in +it +before +; +but +she +did +not +yet +sing +well +, +as +all +the +connoisseurs +who +heard +her +said +: +“ +It +is +not +trained +, +but +it +is +a +beautiful +voice +that +must +be +trained. +” +Only +they +generally +said +this +some +time +after +she +had +finished +singing +. +While +that +untrained +voice +, +with +its +incorrect +breathing +and +labored +transitions +, +was +sounding +, +even +the +connoisseurs +said +nothing +, +but +only +delighted +in +it +and +wished +to +hear +it +again +. +In +her +voice +there +was +a +virginal +freshness +, +an +unconsciousness +of +her +own +powers +, +and +an +as +yet +untrained +velvety +softness +, +which +so +mingled +with +her +lack +of +art +in +singing +that +it +seemed +as +if +nothing +in +that +voice +could +be +altered +without +spoiling +it +. +“ +What +is +this +? +” +thought +Nicholas +, +listening +to +her +with +widely +opened +eyes +. +“ +What +has +happened +to +her +? +How +she +is +singing +today +! +” +And +suddenly +the +whole +world +centered +for +him +on +anticipation +of +the +next +note +, +the +next +phrase +, +and +everything +in +the +world +was +divided +into +three +beats +: +“ +Oh +mio +crudele +affetto. +” +... +One +, +two +, +three +... +one +, +two +, +three +... +One +... +“ +Oh +mio +crudele +affetto. +” +... +One +, +two +, +three +... +One +. +“ +Oh +, +this +senseless +life +of +ours +! +” +thought +Nicholas +. +“ +All +this +misery +, +and +money +, +and +Dólokhov +, +and +anger +, +and +honor—it +’ +s +all +nonsense +... +but +this +is +real +... +. +Now +then +, +Natásha +, +now +then +, +dearest +! +Now +then +, +darling +! +How +will +she +take +that +si +? +She +’ +s +taken +it +! +Thank +God +! +” +And +without +noticing +that +he +was +singing +, +to +strengthen +the +si +he +sung +a +second +, +a +third +below +the +high +note +. +“ +Ah +, +God +! +How +fine +! +Did +I +really +take +it +? +How +fortunate +! +” +he +thought +. +Oh +, +how +that +chord +vibrated +, +and +how +moved +was +something +that +was +finest +in +Rostóv +’ +s +soul +! +And +this +something +was +apart +from +everything +else +in +the +world +and +above +everything +in +the +world +. +“ +What +were +losses +, +and +Dólokhov +, +and +words +of +honor +? +... +All +nonsense +! +One +might +kill +and +rob +and +yet +be +happy +... +. +” +CHAPTER +XVI +It +was +long +since +Rostóv +had +felt +such +enjoyment +from +music +as +he +did +that +day +. +But +no +sooner +had +Natásha +finished +her +barcarolle +than +reality +again +presented +itself +. +He +got +up +without +saying +a +word +and +went +downstairs +to +his +own +room +. +A +quarter +of +an +hour +later +the +old +count +came +in +from +his +club +, +cheerful +and +contented +. +Nicholas +, +hearing +him +drive +up +, +went +to +meet +him +. +“ +Well—had +a +good +time +? +” +said +the +old +count +, +smiling +gaily +and +proudly +at +his +son +. +Nicholas +tried +to +say +“ +Yes +, +” +but +could +not +: +and +he +nearly +burst +into +sobs +. +The +count +was +lighting +his +pipe +and +did +not +notice +his +son +’ +s +condition +. +“ +Ah +, +it +can +’ +t +be +avoided +! +” +thought +Nicholas +, +for +the +first +and +last +time +. +And +suddenly +, +in +the +most +casual +tone +, +which +made +him +feel +ashamed +of +himself +, +he +said +, +as +if +merely +asking +his +father +to +let +him +have +the +carriage +to +drive +to +town +: +“ +Papa +, +I +have +come +on +a +matter +of +business +. +I +was +nearly +forgetting +. +I +need +some +money. +” +“ +Dear +me +! +” +said +his +father +, +who +was +in +a +specially +good +humor +. +“ +I +told +you +it +would +not +be +enough +. +How +much +? +” +“ +Very +much +, +” +said +Nicholas +flushing +, +and +with +a +stupid +careless +smile +, +for +which +he +was +long +unable +to +forgive +himself +, +“ +I +have +lost +a +little +, +I +mean +a +good +deal +, +a +great +deal—forty +three +thousand. +” +“ +What +! +To +whom +? +... +Nonsense +! +” +cried +the +count +, +suddenly +reddening +with +an +apoplectic +flush +over +neck +and +nape +as +old +people +do +. +“ +I +promised +to +pay +tomorrow +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Well +! +... +” +said +the +old +count +, +spreading +out +his +arms +and +sinking +helplessly +on +the +sofa +. +“ +It +can +’ +t +be +helped +! +It +happens +to +everyone +! +” +said +the +son +, +with +a +bold +, +free +, +and +easy +tone +, +while +in +his +soul +he +regarded +himself +as +a +worthless +scoundrel +whose +whole +life +could +not +atone +for +his +crime +. +He +longed +to +kiss +his +father +’ +s +hands +and +kneel +to +beg +his +forgiveness +, +but +said +, +in +a +careless +and +even +rude +voice +, +that +it +happens +to +everyone +! +The +old +count +cast +down +his +eyes +on +hearing +his +son +’ +s +words +and +began +bustlingly +searching +for +something +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +he +muttered +, +“ +it +will +be +difficult +, +I +fear +, +difficult +to +raise +... +happens +to +everybody +! +Yes +, +who +has +not +done +it +? +” +And +with +a +furtive +glance +at +his +son +’ +s +face +, +the +count +went +out +of +the +room +... +. +Nicholas +had +been +prepared +for +resistance +, +but +had +not +at +all +expected +this +. +“ +Papa +! +Pa-pa +! +” +he +called +after +him +, +sobbing +, +“ +forgive +me +! +” +And +seizing +his +father +’ +s +hand +, +he +pressed +it +to +his +lips +and +burst +into +tears +. +While +father +and +son +were +having +their +explanation +, +the +mother +and +daughter +were +having +one +not +less +important +. +Natásha +came +running +to +her +mother +, +quite +excited +. +“ +Mamma +! +... +Mamma +! +... +He +has +made +me +... +” +“ +Made +what +? +” +“ +Made +, +made +me +an +offer +, +Mamma +! +Mamma +! +” +she +exclaimed +. +The +countess +did +not +believe +her +ears +. +Denísov +had +proposed +. +To +whom +? +To +this +chit +of +a +girl +, +Natásha +, +who +not +so +long +ago +was +playing +with +dolls +and +who +was +still +having +lessons +. +“ +Don +’ +t +, +Natásha +! +What +nonsense +! +” +she +said +, +hoping +it +was +a +joke +. +“ +Nonsense +, +indeed +! +I +am +telling +you +the +fact +, +” +said +Natásha +indignantly +. +“ +I +come +to +ask +you +what +to +do +, +and +you +call +it +‘ +nonsense +! +’ +” +The +countess +shrugged +her +shoulders +. +“ +If +it +is +true +that +Monsieur +Denísov +has +made +you +a +proposal +, +tell +him +he +is +a +fool +, +that +’ +s +all +! +” +“ +No +, +he +’ +s +not +a +fool +! +” +replied +Natásha +indignantly +and +seriously +. +“ +Well +then +, +what +do +you +want +? +You +’ +re +all +in +love +nowadays +. +Well +, +if +you +are +in +love +, +marry +him +! +” +said +the +countess +, +with +a +laugh +of +annoyance +. +“ +Good +luck +to +you +! +” +“ +No +, +Mamma +, +I +’ +m +not +in +love +with +him +, +I +suppose +I +’ +m +not +in +love +with +him. +” +“ +Well +then +, +tell +him +so. +” +“ +Mamma +, +are +you +cross +? +Don +’ +t +be +cross +, +dear +! +Is +it +my +fault +? +” +“ +No +, +but +what +is +it +, +my +dear +? +Do +you +want +me +to +go +and +tell +him +? +” +said +the +countess +smiling +. +“ +No +, +I +will +do +it +myself +, +only +tell +me +what +to +say +. +It +’ +s +all +very +well +for +you +, +” +said +Natásha +, +with +a +responsive +smile +. +“ +You +should +have +seen +how +he +said +it +! +I +know +he +did +not +mean +to +say +it +, +but +it +came +out +accidently. +” +“ +Well +, +all +the +same +, +you +must +refuse +him. +” +“ +No +, +I +mustn +’ +t +. +I +am +so +sorry +for +him +! +He +’ +s +so +nice. +” +“ +Well +then +, +accept +his +offer +. +It +’ +s +high +time +for +you +to +be +married +, +” +answered +the +countess +sharply +and +sarcastically +. +“ +No +, +Mamma +, +but +I +’ +m +so +sorry +for +him +. +I +don +’ +t +know +how +I +’ +m +to +say +it. +” +“ +And +there +’ +s +nothing +for +you +to +say +. +I +shall +speak +to +him +myself +, +” +said +the +countess +, +indignant +that +they +should +have +dared +to +treat +this +little +Natásha +as +grown +up +. +“ +No +, +not +on +any +account +! +I +will +tell +him +myself +, +and +you +’ +ll +listen +at +the +door +, +” +and +Natásha +ran +across +the +drawing +room +to +the +dancing +hall +, +where +Denísov +was +sitting +on +the +same +chair +by +the +clavichord +with +his +face +in +his +hands +. +He +jumped +up +at +the +sound +of +her +light +step +. +“ +Nataly +, +” +he +said +, +moving +with +rapid +steps +toward +her +, +“ +decide +my +fate +. +It +is +in +your +hands. +” +“ +Vasíli +Dmítrich +, +I +’ +m +so +sorry +for +you +! +... +No +, +but +you +are +so +nice +... +but +it +won +’ +t +do +... +not +that +... +but +as +a +friend +, +I +shall +always +love +you. +” +Denísov +bent +over +her +hand +and +she +heard +strange +sounds +she +did +not +understand +. +She +kissed +his +rough +curly +black +head +. +At +this +instant +, +they +heard +the +quick +rustle +of +the +countess +’ +dress +. +She +came +up +to +them +. +“ +Vasíli +Dmítrich +, +I +thank +you +for +the +honor +, +” +she +said +, +with +an +embarrassed +voice +, +though +it +sounded +severe +to +Denísov— +“ +but +my +daughter +is +so +young +, +and +I +thought +that +, +as +my +son +’ +s +friend +, +you +would +have +addressed +yourself +first +to +me +. +In +that +case +you +would +not +have +obliged +me +to +give +this +refusal. +” +“ +Countess +... +” +said +Denísov +, +with +downcast +eyes +and +a +guilty +face +. +He +tried +to +say +more +, +but +faltered +. +Natásha +could +not +remain +calm +, +seeing +him +in +such +a +plight +. +She +began +to +sob +aloud +. +“ +Countess +, +I +have +done +w +’ +ong +, +” +Denísov +went +on +in +an +unsteady +voice +, +“ +but +believe +me +, +I +so +adore +your +daughter +and +all +your +family +that +I +would +give +my +life +twice +over +... +” +He +looked +at +the +countess +, +and +seeing +her +severe +face +said +: +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +Countess +, +” +and +kissing +her +hand +, +he +left +the +room +with +quick +resolute +strides +, +without +looking +at +Natásha +. +Next +day +Rostóv +saw +Denísov +off +. +He +did +not +wish +to +stay +another +day +in +Moscow +. +All +Denísov +’ +s +Moscow +friends +gave +him +a +farewell +entertainment +at +the +gypsies +’ +, +with +the +result +that +he +had +no +recollection +of +how +he +was +put +in +the +sleigh +or +of +the +first +three +stages +of +his +journey +. +After +Denísov +’ +s +departure +, +Rostóv +spent +another +fortnight +in +Moscow +, +without +going +out +of +the +house +, +waiting +for +the +money +his +father +could +not +at +once +raise +, +and +he +spent +most +of +his +time +in +the +girls +’ +room +. +Sónya +was +more +tender +and +devoted +to +him +than +ever +. +It +was +as +if +she +wanted +to +show +him +that +his +losses +were +an +achievement +that +made +her +love +him +all +the +more +, +but +Nicholas +now +considered +himself +unworthy +of +her +. +He +filled +the +girls +’ +albums +with +verses +and +music +, +and +having +at +last +sent +Dólokhov +the +whole +forty-three +thousand +rubles +and +received +his +receipt +, +he +left +at +the +end +of +November +, +without +taking +leave +of +any +of +his +acquaintances +, +to +overtake +his +regiment +which +was +already +in +Poland +. +BOOK +FIVE +: +1806 +- +07 +CHAPTER +I +After +his +interview +with +his +wife +Pierre +left +for +Petersburg +. +At +the +Torzhók +post +station +, +either +there +were +no +horses +or +the +postmaster +would +not +supply +them +. +Pierre +was +obliged +to +wait +. +Without +undressing +, +he +lay +down +on +the +leather +sofa +in +front +of +a +round +table +, +put +his +big +feet +in +their +overboots +on +the +table +, +and +began +to +reflect +. +“ +Will +you +have +the +portmanteaus +brought +in +? +And +a +bed +got +ready +, +and +tea +? +” +asked +his +valet +. +Pierre +gave +no +answer +, +for +he +neither +heard +nor +saw +anything +. +He +had +begun +to +think +of +the +last +station +and +was +still +pondering +on +the +same +question—one +so +important +that +he +took +no +notice +of +what +went +on +around +him +. +Not +only +was +he +indifferent +as +to +whether +he +got +to +Petersburg +earlier +or +later +, +or +whether +he +secured +accommodation +at +this +station +, +but +compared +to +the +thoughts +that +now +occupied +him +it +was +a +matter +of +indifference +whether +he +remained +there +for +a +few +hours +or +for +the +rest +of +his +life +. +The +postmaster +, +his +wife +, +the +valet +, +and +a +peasant +woman +selling +Torzhók +embroidery +came +into +the +room +offering +their +services +. +Without +changing +his +careless +attitude +, +Pierre +looked +at +them +over +his +spectacles +unable +to +understand +what +they +wanted +or +how +they +could +go +on +living +without +having +solved +the +problems +that +so +absorbed +him +. +He +had +been +engrossed +by +the +same +thoughts +ever +since +the +day +he +returned +from +Sokólniki +after +the +duel +and +had +spent +that +first +agonizing +, +sleepless +night +. +But +now +, +in +the +solitude +of +the +journey +, +they +seized +him +with +special +force +. +No +matter +what +he +thought +about +, +he +always +returned +to +these +same +questions +which +he +could +not +solve +and +yet +could +not +cease +to +ask +himself +. +It +was +as +if +the +thread +of +the +chief +screw +which +held +his +life +together +were +stripped +, +so +that +the +screw +could +not +get +in +or +out +, +but +went +on +turning +uselessly +in +the +same +place +. +The +postmaster +came +in +and +began +obsequiously +to +beg +his +excellency +to +wait +only +two +hours +, +when +, +come +what +might +, +he +would +let +his +excellency +have +the +courier +horses +. +It +was +plain +that +he +was +lying +and +only +wanted +to +get +more +money +from +the +traveler +. +“ +Is +this +good +or +bad +? +” +Pierre +asked +himself +. +“ +It +is +good +for +me +, +bad +for +another +traveler +, +and +for +himself +it +’ +s +unavoidable +, +because +he +needs +money +for +food +; +the +man +said +an +officer +had +once +given +him +a +thrashing +for +letting +a +private +traveler +have +the +courier +horses +. +But +the +officer +thrashed +him +because +he +had +to +get +on +as +quickly +as +possible +. +And +I +, +” +continued +Pierre +, +“ +shot +Dólokhov +because +I +considered +myself +injured +, +and +Louis +XVI +was +executed +because +they +considered +him +a +criminal +, +and +a +year +later +they +executed +those +who +executed +him—also +for +some +reason +. +What +is +bad +? +What +is +good +? +What +should +one +love +and +what +hate +? +What +does +one +live +for +? +And +what +am +I +? +What +is +life +, +and +what +is +death +? +What +power +governs +all +? +” +There +was +no +answer +to +any +of +these +questions +, +except +one +, +and +that +not +a +logical +answer +and +not +at +all +a +reply +to +them +. +The +answer +was +: +“ +You +’ +ll +die +and +all +will +end +. +You +’ +ll +die +and +know +all +, +or +cease +asking. +” +But +dying +was +also +dreadful +. +The +Torzhók +peddler +woman +, +in +a +whining +voice +, +went +on +offering +her +wares +, +especially +a +pair +of +goatskin +slippers +. +“ +I +have +hundreds +of +rubles +I +don +’ +t +know +what +to +do +with +, +and +she +stands +in +her +tattered +cloak +looking +timidly +at +me +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +And +what +does +she +want +the +money +for +? +As +if +that +money +could +add +a +hair +’ +s +breadth +to +happiness +or +peace +of +mind +. +Can +anything +in +the +world +make +her +or +me +less +a +prey +to +evil +and +death +? +—death +which +ends +all +and +must +come +today +or +tomorrow—at +any +rate +, +in +an +instant +as +compared +with +eternity. +” +And +again +he +twisted +the +screw +with +the +stripped +thread +, +and +again +it +turned +uselessly +in +the +same +place +. +His +servant +handed +him +a +half-cut +novel +, +in +the +form +of +letters +, +by +Madame +de +Souza +. +He +began +reading +about +the +sufferings +and +virtuous +struggles +of +a +certain +Emilie +de +Mansfeld +. +“ +And +why +did +she +resist +her +seducer +when +she +loved +him +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +God +could +not +have +put +into +her +heart +an +impulse +that +was +against +His +will +. +My +wife—as +she +once +was—did +not +struggle +, +and +perhaps +she +was +right +. +Nothing +has +been +found +out +, +nothing +discovered +, +” +Pierre +again +said +to +himself +. +“ +All +we +can +know +is +that +we +know +nothing +. +And +that +’ +s +the +height +of +human +wisdom. +” +Everything +within +and +around +him +seemed +confused +, +senseless +, +and +repellent +. +Yet +in +this +very +repugnance +to +all +his +circumstances +Pierre +found +a +kind +of +tantalizing +satisfaction +. +“ +I +make +bold +to +ask +your +excellency +to +move +a +little +for +this +gentleman +, +” +said +the +postmaster +, +entering +the +room +followed +by +another +traveler +, +also +detained +for +lack +of +horses +. +The +newcomer +was +a +short +, +large-boned +, +yellow-faced +, +wrinkled +old +man +, +with +gray +bushy +eyebrows +overhanging +bright +eyes +of +an +indefinite +grayish +color +. +Pierre +took +his +feet +off +the +table +, +stood +up +, +and +lay +down +on +a +bed +that +had +been +got +ready +for +him +, +glancing +now +and +then +at +the +newcomer +, +who +, +with +a +gloomy +and +tired +face +, +was +wearily +taking +off +his +wraps +with +the +aid +of +his +servant +, +and +not +looking +at +Pierre +. +With +a +pair +of +felt +boots +on +his +thin +bony +legs +, +and +keeping +on +a +worn +, +nankeen-covered +, +sheepskin +coat +, +the +traveler +sat +down +on +the +sofa +, +leaned +back +his +big +head +with +its +broad +temples +and +close-cropped +hair +, +and +looked +at +Bezúkhov +. +The +stern +, +shrewd +, +and +penetrating +expression +of +that +look +struck +Pierre +. +He +felt +a +wish +to +speak +to +the +stranger +, +but +by +the +time +he +had +made +up +his +mind +to +ask +him +a +question +about +the +roads +, +the +traveler +had +closed +his +eyes +. +His +shriveled +old +hands +were +folded +and +on +the +finger +of +one +of +them +Pierre +noticed +a +large +cast +iron +ring +with +a +seal +representing +a +death +’ +s +head +. +The +stranger +sat +without +stirring +, +either +resting +or +, +as +it +seemed +to +Pierre +, +sunk +in +profound +and +calm +meditation +. +His +servant +was +also +a +yellow +, +wrinkled +old +man +, +without +beard +or +mustache +, +evidently +not +because +he +was +shaven +but +because +they +had +never +grown +. +This +active +old +servant +was +unpacking +the +traveler +’ +s +canteen +and +preparing +tea +. +He +brought +in +a +boiling +samovar +. +When +everything +was +ready +, +the +stranger +opened +his +eyes +, +moved +to +the +table +, +filled +a +tumbler +with +tea +for +himself +and +one +for +the +beardless +old +man +to +whom +he +passed +it +. +Pierre +began +to +feel +a +sense +of +uneasiness +, +and +the +need +, +even +the +inevitability +, +of +entering +into +conversation +with +this +stranger +. +The +servant +brought +back +his +tumbler +turned +upside +down +, +* +with +an +unfinished +bit +of +nibbled +sugar +, +and +asked +if +anything +more +would +be +wanted +. +* +To +indicate +he +did +not +want +more +tea +. +“ +No +. +Give +me +the +book +, +” +said +the +stranger +. +The +servant +handed +him +a +book +which +Pierre +took +to +be +a +devotional +work +, +and +the +traveler +became +absorbed +in +it +. +Pierre +looked +at +him +. +All +at +once +the +stranger +closed +the +book +, +putting +in +a +marker +, +and +again +, +leaning +with +his +arms +on +the +back +of +the +sofa +, +sat +in +his +former +position +with +his +eyes +shut +. +Pierre +looked +at +him +and +had +not +time +to +turn +away +when +the +old +man +, +opening +his +eyes +, +fixed +his +steady +and +severe +gaze +straight +on +Pierre +’ +s +face +. +Pierre +felt +confused +and +wished +to +avoid +that +look +, +but +the +bright +old +eyes +attracted +him +irresistibly +. +CHAPTER +II +“ +I +have +the +pleasure +of +addressing +Count +Bezúkhov +, +if +I +am +not +mistaken +, +” +said +the +stranger +in +a +deliberate +and +loud +voice +. +Pierre +looked +silently +and +inquiringly +at +him +over +his +spectacles +. +“ +I +have +heard +of +you +, +my +dear +sir +, +” +continued +the +stranger +, +“ +and +of +your +misfortune. +” +He +seemed +to +emphasize +the +last +word +, +as +if +to +say— +“ +Yes +, +misfortune +! +Call +it +what +you +please +, +I +know +that +what +happened +to +you +in +Moscow +was +a +misfortune. +” +— +“ +I +regret +it +very +much +, +my +dear +sir. +” +Pierre +flushed +and +, +hurriedly +putting +his +legs +down +from +the +bed +, +bent +forward +toward +the +old +man +with +a +forced +and +timid +smile +. +“ +I +have +not +referred +to +this +out +of +curiosity +, +my +dear +sir +, +but +for +greater +reasons. +” +He +paused +, +his +gaze +still +on +Pierre +, +and +moved +aside +on +the +sofa +by +way +of +inviting +the +other +to +take +a +seat +beside +him +. +Pierre +felt +reluctant +to +enter +into +conversation +with +this +old +man +, +but +, +submitting +to +him +involuntarily +, +came +up +and +sat +down +beside +him +. +“ +You +are +unhappy +, +my +dear +sir +, +” +the +stranger +continued +. +“ +You +are +young +and +I +am +old +. +I +should +like +to +help +you +as +far +as +lies +in +my +power. +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +! +” +said +Pierre +, +with +a +forced +smile +. +“ +I +am +very +grateful +to +you +. +Where +are +you +traveling +from +? +” +The +stranger +’ +s +face +was +not +genial +, +it +was +even +cold +and +severe +, +but +in +spite +of +this +, +both +the +face +and +words +of +his +new +acquaintance +were +irresistibly +attractive +to +Pierre +. +“ +But +if +for +any +reason +you +don +’ +t +feel +inclined +to +talk +to +me +, +” +said +the +old +man +, +“ +say +so +, +my +dear +sir. +” +And +he +suddenly +smiled +, +in +an +unexpected +and +tenderly +paternal +way +. +“ +Oh +no +, +not +at +all +! +On +the +contrary +, +I +am +very +glad +to +make +your +acquaintance +, +” +said +Pierre +. +And +again +, +glancing +at +the +stranger +’ +s +hands +, +he +looked +more +closely +at +the +ring +, +with +its +skull—a +Masonic +sign +. +“ +Allow +me +to +ask +, +” +he +said +, +“ +are +you +a +Mason +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +belong +to +the +Brotherhood +of +the +Freemasons +, +” +said +the +stranger +, +looking +deeper +and +deeper +into +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +And +in +their +name +and +my +own +I +hold +out +a +brotherly +hand +to +you. +” +“ +I +am +afraid +, +” +said +Pierre +, +smiling +, +and +wavering +between +the +confidence +the +personality +of +the +Freemason +inspired +in +him +and +his +own +habit +of +ridiculing +the +Masonic +beliefs— +“ +I +am +afraid +I +am +very +far +from +understanding—how +am +I +to +put +it +? +—I +am +afraid +my +way +of +looking +at +the +world +is +so +opposed +to +yours +that +we +shall +not +understand +one +another. +” +“ +I +know +your +outlook +, +” +said +the +Mason +, +“ +and +the +view +of +life +you +mention +, +and +which +you +think +is +the +result +of +your +own +mental +efforts +, +is +the +one +held +by +the +majority +of +people +, +and +is +the +invariable +fruit +of +pride +, +indolence +, +and +ignorance +. +Forgive +me +, +my +dear +sir +, +but +if +I +had +not +known +it +I +should +not +have +addressed +you +. +Your +view +of +life +is +a +regrettable +delusion. +” +“ +Just +as +I +may +suppose +you +to +be +deluded +, +” +said +Pierre +, +with +a +faint +smile +. +“ +I +should +never +dare +to +say +that +I +know +the +truth +, +” +said +the +Mason +, +whose +words +struck +Pierre +more +and +more +by +their +precision +and +firmness +. +“ +No +one +can +attain +to +truth +by +himself +. +Only +by +laying +stone +on +stone +with +the +cooperation +of +all +, +by +the +millions +of +generations +from +our +forefather +Adam +to +our +own +times +, +is +that +temple +reared +which +is +to +be +a +worthy +dwelling +place +of +the +Great +God +, +” +he +added +, +and +closed +his +eyes +. +“ +I +ought +to +tell +you +that +I +do +not +believe +... +do +not +believe +in +God +, +” +said +Pierre +, +regretfully +and +with +an +effort +, +feeling +it +essential +to +speak +the +whole +truth +. +The +Mason +looked +intently +at +Pierre +and +smiled +as +a +rich +man +with +millions +in +hand +might +smile +at +a +poor +fellow +who +told +him +that +he +, +poor +man +, +had +not +the +five +rubles +that +would +make +him +happy +. +“ +Yes +, +you +do +not +know +Him +, +my +dear +sir +, +” +said +the +Mason +. +“ +You +can +not +know +Him +. +You +do +not +know +Him +and +that +is +why +you +are +unhappy. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +I +am +unhappy +, +” +assented +Pierre +. +“ +But +what +am +I +to +do +? +” +“ +You +know +Him +not +, +my +dear +sir +, +and +so +you +are +very +unhappy +. +You +do +not +know +Him +, +but +He +is +here +, +He +is +in +me +, +He +is +in +my +words +, +He +is +in +thee +, +and +even +in +those +blasphemous +words +thou +hast +just +uttered +! +” +pronounced +the +Mason +in +a +stern +and +tremulous +voice +. +He +paused +and +sighed +, +evidently +trying +to +calm +himself +. +“ +If +He +were +not +, +” +he +said +quietly +, +“ +you +and +I +would +not +be +speaking +of +Him +, +my +dear +sir +. +Of +what +, +of +whom +, +are +we +speaking +? +Whom +hast +thou +denied +? +” +he +suddenly +asked +with +exulting +austerity +and +authority +in +his +voice +. +“ +Who +invented +Him +, +if +He +did +not +exist +? +Whence +came +thy +conception +of +the +existence +of +such +an +incomprehensible +Being +? +didst +thou +, +and +why +did +the +whole +world +, +conceive +the +idea +of +the +existence +of +such +an +incomprehensible +Being +, +a +Being +all-powerful +, +eternal +, +and +infinite +in +all +His +attributes +? +... +” +He +stopped +and +remained +silent +for +a +long +time +. +Pierre +could +not +and +did +not +wish +to +break +this +silence +. +“ +He +exists +, +but +to +understand +Him +is +hard +, +” +the +Mason +began +again +, +looking +not +at +Pierre +but +straight +before +him +, +and +turning +the +leaves +of +his +book +with +his +old +hands +which +from +excitement +he +could +not +keep +still +. +“ +If +it +were +a +man +whose +existence +thou +didst +doubt +I +could +bring +him +to +thee +, +could +take +him +by +the +hand +and +show +him +to +thee +. +But +how +can +I +, +an +insignificant +mortal +, +show +His +omnipotence +, +His +infinity +, +and +all +His +mercy +to +one +who +is +blind +, +or +who +shuts +his +eyes +that +he +may +not +see +or +understand +Him +and +may +not +see +or +understand +his +own +vileness +and +sinfulness +? +” +He +paused +again +. +“ +Who +art +thou +? +Thou +dreamest +that +thou +art +wise +because +thou +couldst +utter +those +blasphemous +words +, +” +he +went +on +, +with +a +somber +and +scornful +smile +. +“ +And +thou +art +more +foolish +and +unreasonable +than +a +little +child +, +who +, +playing +with +the +parts +of +a +skillfully +made +watch +, +dares +to +say +that +, +as +he +does +not +understand +its +use +, +he +does +not +believe +in +the +master +who +made +it +. +To +know +Him +is +hard +... +. +For +ages +, +from +our +forefather +Adam +to +our +own +day +, +we +labor +to +attain +that +knowledge +and +are +still +infinitely +far +from +our +aim +; +but +in +our +lack +of +understanding +we +see +only +our +weakness +and +His +greatness +... +. +” +Pierre +listened +with +swelling +heart +, +gazing +into +the +Mason +’ +s +face +with +shining +eyes +, +not +interrupting +or +questioning +him +, +but +believing +with +his +whole +soul +what +the +stranger +said +. +Whether +he +accepted +the +wise +reasoning +contained +in +the +Mason +’ +s +words +, +or +believed +as +a +child +believes +, +in +the +speaker +’ +s +tone +of +conviction +and +earnestness +, +or +the +tremor +of +the +speaker +’ +s +voice—which +sometimes +almost +broke—or +those +brilliant +aged +eyes +grown +old +in +this +conviction +, +or +the +calm +firmness +and +certainty +of +his +vocation +, +which +radiated +from +his +whole +being +( +and +which +struck +Pierre +especially +by +contrast +with +his +own +dejection +and +hopelessness +) +—at +any +rate +, +Pierre +longed +with +his +whole +soul +to +believe +and +he +did +believe +, +and +felt +a +joyful +sense +of +comfort +, +regeneration +, +and +return +to +life +. +“ +He +is +not +to +be +apprehended +by +reason +, +but +by +life +, +” +said +the +Mason +. +“ +I +do +not +understand +, +” +said +Pierre +, +feeling +with +dismay +doubts +reawakening +. +He +was +afraid +of +any +want +of +clearness +, +any +weakness +, +in +the +Mason +’ +s +arguments +; +he +dreaded +not +to +be +able +to +believe +in +him +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +, +” +he +said +, +“ +how +it +is +that +the +mind +of +man +can +not +attain +the +knowledge +of +which +you +speak. +” +The +Mason +smiled +with +his +gentle +fatherly +smile +. +“ +The +highest +wisdom +and +truth +are +like +the +purest +liquid +we +may +wish +to +imbibe +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Can +I +receive +that +pure +liquid +into +an +impure +vessel +and +judge +of +its +purity +? +Only +by +the +inner +purification +of +myself +can +I +retain +in +some +degree +of +purity +the +liquid +I +receive. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +that +is +so +, +” +said +Pierre +joyfully +. +“ +The +highest +wisdom +is +not +founded +on +reason +alone +, +not +on +those +worldly +sciences +of +physics +, +history +, +chemistry +, +and +the +like +, +into +which +intellectual +knowledge +is +divided +. +The +highest +wisdom +is +one +. +The +highest +wisdom +has +but +one +science—the +science +of +the +whole—the +science +explaining +the +whole +creation +and +man +’ +s +place +in +it +. +To +receive +that +science +it +is +necessary +to +purify +and +renew +one +’ +s +inner +self +, +and +so +before +one +can +know +, +it +is +necessary +to +believe +and +to +perfect +one +’ +s +self +. +And +to +attain +this +end +, +we +have +the +light +called +conscience +that +God +has +implanted +in +our +souls. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +assented +Pierre +. +“ +Look +then +at +thy +inner +self +with +the +eyes +of +the +spirit +, +and +ask +thyself +whether +thou +art +content +with +thyself +. +What +hast +thou +attained +relying +on +reason +only +? +What +art +thou +? +You +are +young +, +you +are +rich +, +you +are +clever +, +you +are +well +educated +. +And +what +have +you +done +with +all +these +good +gifts +? +Are +you +content +with +yourself +and +with +your +life +? +” +“ +No +, +I +hate +my +life +, +” +Pierre +muttered +, +wincing +. +“ +Thou +hatest +it +. +Then +change +it +, +purify +thyself +; +and +as +thou +art +purified +, +thou +wilt +gain +wisdom +. +Look +at +your +life +, +my +dear +sir +. +How +have +you +spent +it +? +In +riotous +orgies +and +debauchery +, +receiving +everything +from +society +and +giving +nothing +in +return +. +You +have +become +the +possessor +of +wealth +. +How +have +you +used +it +? +What +have +you +done +for +your +neighbor +? +Have +you +ever +thought +of +your +tens +of +thousands +of +slaves +? +Have +you +helped +them +physically +and +morally +? +No +! +You +have +profited +by +their +toil +to +lead +a +profligate +life +. +That +is +what +you +have +done +. +Have +you +chosen +a +post +in +which +you +might +be +of +service +to +your +neighbor +? +No +! +You +have +spent +your +life +in +idleness +. +Then +you +married +, +my +dear +sir—took +on +yourself +responsibility +for +the +guidance +of +a +young +woman +; +and +what +have +you +done +? +You +have +not +helped +her +to +find +the +way +of +truth +, +my +dear +sir +, +but +have +thrust +her +into +an +abyss +of +deceit +and +misery +. +A +man +offended +you +and +you +shot +him +, +and +you +say +you +do +not +know +God +and +hate +your +life +. +There +is +nothing +strange +in +that +, +my +dear +sir +! +” +After +these +words +, +the +Mason +, +as +if +tired +by +his +long +discourse +, +again +leaned +his +arms +on +the +back +of +the +sofa +and +closed +his +eyes +. +Pierre +looked +at +that +aged +, +stern +, +motionless +, +almost +lifeless +face +and +moved +his +lips +without +uttering +a +sound +. +He +wished +to +say +, +“ +Yes +, +a +vile +, +idle +, +vicious +life +! +” +but +dared +not +break +the +silence +. +The +Mason +cleared +his +throat +huskily +, +as +old +men +do +, +and +called +his +servant +. +“ +How +about +the +horses +? +” +he +asked +, +without +looking +at +Pierre +. +“ +The +exchange +horses +have +just +come +, +” +answered +the +servant +. +“ +Will +you +not +rest +here +? +” +“ +No +, +tell +them +to +harness. +” +“ +Can +he +really +be +going +away +leaving +me +alone +without +having +told +me +all +, +and +without +promising +to +help +me +? +” +thought +Pierre +, +rising +with +downcast +head +; +and +he +began +to +pace +the +room +, +glancing +occasionally +at +the +Mason +. +“ +Yes +, +I +never +thought +of +it +, +but +I +have +led +a +contemptible +and +profligate +life +, +though +I +did +not +like +it +and +did +not +want +to +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +But +this +man +knows +the +truth +and +, +if +he +wished +to +, +could +disclose +it +to +me. +” +Pierre +wished +to +say +this +to +the +Mason +, +but +did +not +dare +to +. +The +traveler +, +having +packed +his +things +with +his +practiced +hands +, +began +fastening +his +coat +. +When +he +had +finished +, +he +turned +to +Bezúkhov +, +and +said +in +a +tone +of +indifferent +politeness +: +“ +Where +are +you +going +to +now +, +my +dear +sir +? +” +“ +I +? +... +I +’ +m +going +to +Petersburg +, +” +answered +Pierre +, +in +a +childlike +, +hesitating +voice +. +“ +I +thank +you +. +I +agree +with +all +you +have +said +. +But +do +not +suppose +me +to +be +so +bad +. +With +my +whole +soul +I +wish +to +be +what +you +would +have +me +be +, +but +I +have +never +had +help +from +anyone +... +. +But +it +is +I +, +above +all +, +who +am +to +blame +for +everything +. +Help +me +, +teach +me +, +and +perhaps +I +may +... +” +Pierre +could +not +go +on +. +He +gulped +and +turned +away +. +The +Mason +remained +silent +for +a +long +time +, +evidently +considering +. +“ +Help +comes +from +God +alone +, +” +he +said +, +“ +but +such +measure +of +help +as +our +Order +can +bestow +it +will +render +you +, +my +dear +sir +. +You +are +going +to +Petersburg +. +Hand +this +to +Count +Willarski +” +( +he +took +out +his +notebook +and +wrote +a +few +words +on +a +large +sheet +of +paper +folded +in +four +) +. +“ +Allow +me +to +give +you +a +piece +of +advice +. +When +you +reach +the +capital +, +first +of +all +devote +some +time +to +solitude +and +self-examination +and +do +not +resume +your +former +way +of +life +. +And +now +I +wish +you +a +good +journey +, +my +dear +sir +, +” +he +added +, +seeing +that +his +servant +had +entered +... +“ +and +success. +” +The +traveler +was +Joseph +Alexéevich +Bazdéev +, +as +Pierre +saw +from +the +postmaster +’ +s +book +. +Bazdéev +had +been +one +of +the +best-known +Freemasons +and +Martinists +, +even +in +Novíkov +’ +s +time +. +For +a +long +while +after +he +had +gone +, +Pierre +did +not +go +to +bed +or +order +horses +but +paced +up +and +down +the +room +, +pondering +over +his +vicious +past +, +and +with +a +rapturous +sense +of +beginning +anew +pictured +to +himself +the +blissful +, +irreproachable +, +virtuous +future +that +seemed +to +him +so +easy +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +he +had +been +vicious +only +because +he +had +somehow +forgotten +how +good +it +is +to +be +virtuous +. +Not +a +trace +of +his +former +doubts +remained +in +his +soul +. +He +firmly +believed +in +the +possibility +of +the +brotherhood +of +men +united +in +the +aim +of +supporting +one +another +in +the +path +of +virtue +, +and +that +is +how +Freemasonry +presented +itself +to +him +. +CHAPTER +III +On +reaching +Petersburg +Pierre +did +not +let +anyone +know +of +his +arrival +, +he +went +nowhere +and +spent +whole +days +in +reading +Thomas +à +Kempis +, +whose +book +had +been +sent +him +by +someone +unknown +. +One +thing +he +continually +realized +as +he +read +that +book +: +the +joy +, +hitherto +unknown +to +him +, +of +believing +in +the +possibility +of +attaining +perfection +, +and +in +the +possibility +of +active +brotherly +love +among +men +, +which +Joseph +Alexéevich +had +revealed +to +him +. +A +week +after +his +arrival +, +the +young +Polish +count +, +Willarski +, +whom +Pierre +had +known +slightly +in +Petersburg +society +, +came +into +his +room +one +evening +in +the +official +and +ceremonious +manner +in +which +Dólokhov +’ +s +second +had +called +on +him +, +and +, +having +closed +the +door +behind +him +and +satisfied +himself +that +there +was +nobody +else +in +the +room +, +addressed +Pierre +. +“ +I +have +come +to +you +with +a +message +and +an +offer +, +Count +, +” +he +said +without +sitting +down +. +“ +A +person +of +very +high +standing +in +our +Brotherhood +has +made +application +for +you +to +be +received +into +our +Order +before +the +usual +term +and +has +proposed +to +me +to +be +your +sponsor +. +I +consider +it +a +sacred +duty +to +fulfill +that +person +’ +s +wishes +. +Do +you +wish +to +enter +the +Brotherhood +of +Freemasons +under +my +sponsorship +? +” +The +cold +, +austere +tone +of +this +man +, +whom +he +had +almost +always +before +met +at +balls +, +amiably +smiling +in +the +society +of +the +most +brilliant +women +, +surprised +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +I +do +wish +it +, +” +said +he +. +Willarski +bowed +his +head +. +“ +One +more +question +, +Count +, +” +he +said +, +“ +which +I +beg +you +to +answer +in +all +sincerity—not +as +a +future +Mason +but +as +an +honest +man +: +have +you +renounced +your +former +convictions—do +you +believe +in +God +? +” +Pierre +considered +. +“ +Yes +... +yes +, +I +believe +in +God +, +” +he +said +. +“ +In +that +case +... +” +began +Willarski +, +but +Pierre +interrupted +him +. +“ +Yes +, +I +do +believe +in +God +, +” +he +repeated +. +“ +In +that +case +we +can +go +, +” +said +Willarski +. +“ +My +carriage +is +at +your +service. +” +Willarski +was +silent +throughout +the +drive +. +To +Pierre +’ +s +inquiries +as +to +what +he +must +do +and +how +he +should +answer +, +Willarski +only +replied +that +brothers +more +worthy +than +he +would +test +him +and +that +Pierre +had +only +to +tell +the +truth +. +Having +entered +the +courtyard +of +a +large +house +where +the +Lodge +had +its +headquarters +, +and +having +ascended +a +dark +staircase +, +they +entered +a +small +well-lit +anteroom +where +they +took +off +their +cloaks +without +the +aid +of +a +servant +. +From +there +they +passed +into +another +room +. +A +man +in +strange +attire +appeared +at +the +door +. +Willarski +, +stepping +toward +him +, +said +something +to +him +in +French +in +an +undertone +and +then +went +up +to +a +small +wardrobe +in +which +Pierre +noticed +garments +such +as +he +had +never +seen +before +. +Having +taken +a +kerchief +from +the +cupboard +, +Willarski +bound +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +with +it +and +tied +it +in +a +knot +behind +, +catching +some +hairs +painfully +in +the +knot +. +Then +he +drew +his +face +down +, +kissed +him +, +and +taking +him +by +the +hand +led +him +forward +. +The +hairs +tied +in +the +knot +hurt +Pierre +and +there +were +lines +of +pain +on +his +face +and +a +shamefaced +smile +. +His +huge +figure +, +with +arms +hanging +down +and +with +a +puckered +, +though +smiling +face +, +moved +after +Willarski +with +uncertain +, +timid +steps +. +Having +led +him +about +ten +paces +, +Willarski +stopped +. +“ +Whatever +happens +to +you +, +” +he +said +, +“ +you +must +bear +it +all +manfully +if +you +have +firmly +resolved +to +join +our +Brotherhood. +” +( +Pierre +nodded +affirmatively +. +) +“ +When +you +hear +a +knock +at +the +door +, +you +will +uncover +your +eyes +, +” +added +Willarski +. +“ +I +wish +you +courage +and +success +, +” +and +, +pressing +Pierre +’ +s +hand +, +he +went +out +. +Left +alone +, +Pierre +went +on +smiling +in +the +same +way +. +Once +or +twice +he +shrugged +his +shoulders +and +raised +his +hand +to +the +kerchief +, +as +if +wishing +to +take +it +off +, +but +let +it +drop +again +. +The +five +minutes +spent +with +his +eyes +bandaged +seemed +to +him +an +hour +. +His +arms +felt +numb +, +his +legs +almost +gave +way +, +it +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +tired +out +. +He +experienced +a +variety +of +most +complex +sensations +. +He +felt +afraid +of +what +would +happen +to +him +and +still +more +afraid +of +showing +his +fear +. +He +felt +curious +to +know +what +was +going +to +happen +and +what +would +be +revealed +to +him +; +but +most +of +all +, +he +felt +joyful +that +the +moment +had +come +when +he +would +at +last +start +on +that +path +of +regeneration +and +on +the +actively +virtuous +life +of +which +he +had +been +dreaming +since +he +met +Joseph +Alexéevich +. +Loud +knocks +were +heard +at +the +door +. +Pierre +took +the +bandage +off +his +eyes +and +glanced +around +him +. +The +room +was +in +black +darkness +, +only +a +small +lamp +was +burning +inside +something +white +. +Pierre +went +nearer +and +saw +that +the +lamp +stood +on +a +black +table +on +which +lay +an +open +book +. +The +book +was +the +Gospel +, +and +the +white +thing +with +the +lamp +inside +was +a +human +skull +with +its +cavities +and +teeth +. +After +reading +the +first +words +of +the +Gospel +: +“ +In +the +beginning +was +the +Word +and +the +Word +was +with +God +, +” +Pierre +went +round +the +table +and +saw +a +large +open +box +filled +with +something +. +It +was +a +coffin +with +bones +inside +. +He +was +not +at +all +surprised +by +what +he +saw +. +Hoping +to +enter +on +an +entirely +new +life +quite +unlike +the +old +one +, +he +expected +everything +to +be +unusual +, +even +more +unusual +than +what +he +was +seeing +. +A +skull +, +a +coffin +, +the +Gospel—it +seemed +to +him +that +he +had +expected +all +this +and +even +more +. +Trying +to +stimulate +his +emotions +he +looked +around +. +“ +God +, +death +, +love +, +the +brotherhood +of +man +, +” +he +kept +saying +to +himself +, +associating +these +words +with +vague +yet +joyful +ideas +. +The +door +opened +and +someone +came +in +. +By +the +dim +light +, +to +which +Pierre +had +already +become +accustomed +, +he +saw +a +rather +short +man +. +Having +evidently +come +from +the +light +into +the +darkness +, +the +man +paused +, +then +moved +with +cautious +steps +toward +the +table +and +placed +on +it +his +small +leather-gloved +hands +. +This +short +man +had +on +a +white +leather +apron +which +covered +his +chest +and +part +of +his +legs +; +he +had +on +a +kind +of +necklace +above +which +rose +a +high +white +ruffle +, +outlining +his +rather +long +face +which +was +lit +up +from +below +. +“ +For +what +have +you +come +hither +? +” +asked +the +newcomer +, +turning +in +Pierre +’ +s +direction +at +a +slight +rustle +made +by +the +latter +. +“ +Why +have +you +, +who +do +not +believe +in +the +truth +of +the +light +and +who +have +not +seen +the +light +, +come +here +? +What +do +you +seek +from +us +? +Wisdom +, +virtue +, +enlightenment +? +” +At +the +moment +the +door +opened +and +the +stranger +came +in +, +Pierre +felt +a +sense +of +awe +and +veneration +such +as +he +had +experienced +in +his +boyhood +at +confession +; +he +felt +himself +in +the +presence +of +one +socially +a +complete +stranger +, +yet +nearer +to +him +through +the +brotherhood +of +man +. +With +bated +breath +and +beating +heart +he +moved +toward +the +Rhetor +( +by +which +name +the +brother +who +prepared +a +seeker +for +entrance +into +the +Brotherhood +was +known +) +. +Drawing +nearer +, +he +recognized +in +the +Rhetor +a +man +he +knew +, +Smolyanínov +, +and +it +mortified +him +to +think +that +the +newcomer +was +an +acquaintance—he +wished +him +simply +a +brother +and +a +virtuous +instructor +. +For +a +long +time +he +could +not +utter +a +word +, +so +that +the +Rhetor +had +to +repeat +his +question +. +“ +Yes +... +I +... +I +... +desire +regeneration +, +” +Pierre +uttered +with +difficulty +. +“ +Very +well +, +” +said +Smolyanínov +, +and +went +on +at +once +: +“ +Have +you +any +idea +of +the +means +by +which +our +holy +Order +will +help +you +to +reach +your +aim +? +” +said +he +quietly +and +quickly +. +“ +I +... +hope +... +for +guidance +... +help +... +in +regeneration +, +” +said +Pierre +, +with +a +trembling +voice +and +some +difficulty +in +utterance +due +to +his +excitement +and +to +being +unaccustomed +to +speak +of +abstract +matters +in +Russian +. +“ +What +is +your +conception +of +Freemasonry +? +” +“ +I +imagine +that +Freemasonry +is +the +fraternity +and +equality +of +men +who +have +virtuous +aims +, +” +said +Pierre +, +feeling +ashamed +of +the +inadequacy +of +his +words +for +the +solemnity +of +the +moment +, +as +he +spoke +. +“ +I +imagine +... +” +“ +Good +! +” +said +the +Rhetor +quickly +, +apparently +satisfied +with +this +answer +. +“ +Have +you +sought +for +means +of +attaining +your +aim +in +religion +? +” +“ +No +, +I +considered +it +erroneous +and +did +not +follow +it +, +” +said +Pierre +, +so +softly +that +the +Rhetor +did +not +hear +him +and +asked +him +what +he +was +saying +. +“ +I +have +been +an +atheist +, +” +answered +Pierre +. +“ +You +are +seeking +for +truth +in +order +to +follow +its +laws +in +your +life +, +therefore +you +seek +wisdom +and +virtue +. +Is +that +not +so +? +” +said +the +Rhetor +, +after +a +moment +’ +s +pause +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +assented +Pierre +. +The +Rhetor +cleared +his +throat +, +crossed +his +gloved +hands +on +his +breast +, +and +began +to +speak +. +“ +Now +I +must +disclose +to +you +the +chief +aim +of +our +Order +, +” +he +said +, +“ +and +if +this +aim +coincides +with +yours +, +you +may +enter +our +Brotherhood +with +profit +. +The +first +and +chief +object +of +our +Order +, +the +foundation +on +which +it +rests +and +which +no +human +power +can +destroy +, +is +the +preservation +and +handing +on +to +posterity +of +a +certain +important +mystery +... +which +has +come +down +to +us +from +the +remotest +ages +, +even +from +the +first +man—a +mystery +on +which +perhaps +the +fate +of +mankind +depends +. +But +since +this +mystery +is +of +such +a +nature +that +nobody +can +know +or +use +it +unless +he +be +prepared +by +long +and +diligent +self-purification +, +not +everyone +can +hope +to +attain +it +quickly +. +Hence +we +have +a +secondary +aim +, +that +of +preparing +our +members +as +much +as +possible +to +reform +their +hearts +, +to +purify +and +enlighten +their +minds +, +by +means +handed +on +to +us +by +tradition +from +those +who +have +striven +to +attain +this +mystery +, +and +thereby +to +render +them +capable +of +receiving +it +. +“ +By +purifying +and +regenerating +our +members +we +try +, +thirdly +, +to +improve +the +whole +human +race +, +offering +it +in +our +members +an +example +of +piety +and +virtue +, +and +thereby +try +with +all +our +might +to +combat +the +evil +which +sways +the +world +. +Think +this +over +and +I +will +come +to +you +again. +” +“ +To +combat +the +evil +which +sways +the +world +... +” +Pierre +repeated +, +and +a +mental +image +of +his +future +activity +in +this +direction +rose +in +his +mind +. +He +imagined +men +such +as +he +had +himself +been +a +fortnight +ago +, +and +he +addressed +an +edifying +exhortation +to +them +. +He +imagined +to +himself +vicious +and +unfortunate +people +whom +he +would +assist +by +word +and +deed +, +imagined +oppressors +whose +victims +he +would +rescue +. +Of +the +three +objects +mentioned +by +the +Rhetor +, +this +last +, +that +of +improving +mankind +, +especially +appealed +to +Pierre +. +The +important +mystery +mentioned +by +the +Rhetor +, +though +it +aroused +his +curiosity +, +did +not +seem +to +him +essential +, +and +the +second +aim +, +that +of +purifying +and +regenerating +himself +, +did +not +much +interest +him +because +at +that +moment +he +felt +with +delight +that +he +was +already +perfectly +cured +of +his +former +faults +and +was +ready +for +all +that +was +good +. +Half +an +hour +later +, +the +Rhetor +returned +to +inform +the +seeker +of +the +seven +virtues +, +corresponding +to +the +seven +steps +of +Solomon +’ +s +temple +, +which +every +Freemason +should +cultivate +in +himself +. +These +virtues +were +: +1 +. +Discretion +, +the +keeping +of +the +secrets +of +the +Order +. +2 +. +Obedience +to +those +of +higher +ranks +in +the +Order +. +3 +. +Morality +. +4 +. +Love +of +mankind +. +5 +. +Courage +. +6 +. +Generosity +. +7 +. +The +love +of +death +. +“ +In +the +seventh +place +, +try +, +by +the +frequent +thought +of +death +, +” +the +Rhetor +said +, +“ +to +bring +yourself +to +regard +it +not +as +a +dreaded +foe +, +but +as +a +friend +that +frees +the +soul +grown +weary +in +the +labors +of +virtue +from +this +distressful +life +, +and +leads +it +to +its +place +of +recompense +and +peace. +” +“ +Yes +, +that +must +be +so +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +when +after +these +words +the +Rhetor +went +away +, +leaving +him +to +solitary +meditation +. +“ +It +must +be +so +, +but +I +am +still +so +weak +that +I +love +my +life +, +the +meaning +of +which +is +only +now +gradually +opening +before +me. +” +But +five +of +the +other +virtues +which +Pierre +recalled +, +counting +them +on +his +fingers +, +he +felt +already +in +his +soul +: +courage +, +generosity +, +morality +, +love +of +mankind +, +and +especially +obedience—which +did +not +even +seem +to +him +a +virtue +, +but +a +joy +. +( +He +now +felt +so +glad +to +be +free +from +his +own +lawlessness +and +to +submit +his +will +to +those +who +knew +the +indubitable +truth +. +) +He +forgot +what +the +seventh +virtue +was +and +could +not +recall +it +. +The +third +time +the +Rhetor +came +back +more +quickly +and +asked +Pierre +whether +he +was +still +firm +in +his +intention +and +determined +to +submit +to +all +that +would +be +required +of +him +. +“ +I +am +ready +for +everything +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +must +also +inform +you +, +” +said +the +Rhetor +, +“ +that +our +Order +delivers +its +teaching +not +in +words +only +but +also +by +other +means +, +which +may +perhaps +have +a +stronger +effect +on +the +sincere +seeker +after +wisdom +and +virtue +than +mere +words +. +This +chamber +with +what +you +see +therein +should +already +have +suggested +to +your +heart +, +if +it +is +sincere +, +more +than +words +could +do +. +You +will +perhaps +also +see +in +your +further +initiation +a +like +method +of +enlightenment +. +Our +Order +imitates +the +ancient +societies +that +explained +their +teaching +by +hieroglyphics +. +A +hieroglyph +, +” +said +the +Rhetor +, +“ +is +an +emblem +of +something +not +cognizable +by +the +senses +but +which +possesses +qualities +resembling +those +of +the +symbol. +” +Pierre +knew +very +well +what +a +hieroglyph +was +, +but +dared +not +speak +. +He +listened +to +the +Rhetor +in +silence +, +feeling +from +all +he +said +that +his +ordeal +was +about +to +begin +. +“ +If +you +are +resolved +, +I +must +begin +your +initiation +, +” +said +the +Rhetor +coming +closer +to +Pierre +. +“ +In +token +of +generosity +I +ask +you +to +give +me +all +your +valuables. +” +“ +But +I +have +nothing +here +, +” +replied +Pierre +, +supposing +that +he +was +asked +to +give +up +all +he +possessed +. +“ +What +you +have +with +you +: +watch +, +money +, +rings +... +. +” +Pierre +quickly +took +out +his +purse +and +watch +, +but +could +not +manage +for +some +time +to +get +the +wedding +ring +off +his +fat +finger +. +When +that +had +been +done +, +the +Rhetor +said +: +“ +In +token +of +obedience +, +I +ask +you +to +undress. +” +Pierre +took +off +his +coat +, +waistcoat +, +and +left +boot +according +to +the +Rhetor +’ +s +instructions +. +The +Mason +drew +the +shirt +back +from +Pierre +’ +s +left +breast +, +and +stooping +down +pulled +up +the +left +leg +of +his +trousers +to +above +the +knee +. +Pierre +hurriedly +began +taking +off +his +right +boot +also +and +was +going +to +tuck +up +the +other +trouser +leg +to +save +this +stranger +the +trouble +, +but +the +Mason +told +him +that +was +not +necessary +and +gave +him +a +slipper +for +his +left +foot +. +With +a +childlike +smile +of +embarrassment +, +doubt +, +and +self-derision +, +which +appeared +on +his +face +against +his +will +, +Pierre +stood +with +his +arms +hanging +down +and +legs +apart +, +before +his +brother +Rhetor +, +and +awaited +his +further +commands +. +“ +And +now +, +in +token +of +candor +, +I +ask +you +to +reveal +to +me +your +chief +passion +, +” +said +the +latter +. +“ +My +passion +! +I +have +had +so +many +, +” +replied +Pierre +. +“ +That +passion +which +more +than +all +others +caused +you +to +waver +on +the +path +of +virtue +, +” +said +the +Mason +. +Pierre +paused +, +seeking +a +reply +. +“ +Wine +? +Gluttony +? +Idleness +? +Laziness +? +Irritability +? +Anger +? +Women +? +” +He +went +over +his +vices +in +his +mind +, +not +knowing +to +which +of +them +to +give +the +pre-eminence +. +“ +Women +, +” +he +said +in +a +low +, +scarcely +audible +voice +. +The +Mason +did +not +move +and +for +a +long +time +said +nothing +after +this +answer +. +At +last +he +moved +up +to +Pierre +and +, +taking +the +kerchief +that +lay +on +the +table +, +again +bound +his +eyes +. +“ +For +the +last +time +I +say +to +you—turn +all +your +attention +upon +yourself +, +put +a +bridle +on +your +senses +, +and +seek +blessedness +, +not +in +passion +but +in +your +own +heart +. +The +source +of +blessedness +is +not +without +us +but +within +... +. +” +Pierre +had +already +long +been +feeling +in +himself +that +refreshing +source +of +blessedness +which +now +flooded +his +heart +with +glad +emotion +. +CHAPTER +IV +Soon +after +this +there +came +into +the +dark +chamber +to +fetch +Pierre +, +not +the +Rhetor +but +Pierre +’ +s +sponsor +, +Willarski +, +whom +he +recognized +by +his +voice +. +To +fresh +questions +as +to +the +firmness +of +his +resolution +Pierre +replied +: +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +I +agree +, +” +and +with +a +beaming +, +childlike +smile +, +his +fat +chest +uncovered +, +stepping +unevenly +and +timidly +in +one +slippered +and +one +booted +foot +, +he +advanced +, +while +Willarski +held +a +sword +to +his +bare +chest +. +He +was +conducted +from +that +room +along +passages +that +turned +backwards +and +forwards +and +was +at +last +brought +to +the +doors +of +the +Lodge +. +Willarski +coughed +, +he +was +answered +by +the +Masonic +knock +with +mallets +, +the +doors +opened +before +them +. +A +bass +voice +( +Pierre +was +still +blindfolded +) +questioned +him +as +to +who +he +was +, +when +and +where +he +was +born +, +and +so +on +. +Then +he +was +again +led +somewhere +still +blindfolded +, +and +as +they +went +along +he +was +told +allegories +of +the +toils +of +his +pilgrimage +, +of +holy +friendship +, +of +the +Eternal +Architect +of +the +universe +, +and +of +the +courage +with +which +he +should +endure +toils +and +dangers +. +During +these +wanderings +, +Pierre +noticed +that +he +was +spoken +of +now +as +the +“ +Seeker +, +” +now +as +the +“ +Sufferer +, +” +and +now +as +the +“ +Postulant +, +” +to +the +accompaniment +of +various +knockings +with +mallets +and +swords +. +As +he +was +being +led +up +to +some +object +he +noticed +a +hesitation +and +uncertainty +among +his +conductors +. +He +heard +those +around +him +disputing +in +whispers +and +one +of +them +insisting +that +he +should +be +led +along +a +certain +carpet +. +After +that +they +took +his +right +hand +, +placed +it +on +something +, +and +told +him +to +hold +a +pair +of +compasses +to +his +left +breast +with +the +other +hand +and +to +repeat +after +someone +who +read +aloud +an +oath +of +fidelity +to +the +laws +of +the +Order +. +The +candles +were +then +extinguished +and +some +spirit +lighted +, +as +Pierre +knew +by +the +smell +, +and +he +was +told +that +he +would +now +see +the +lesser +light +. +The +bandage +was +taken +off +his +eyes +and +, +by +the +faint +light +of +the +burning +spirit +, +Pierre +, +as +in +a +dream +, +saw +several +men +standing +before +him +, +wearing +aprons +like +the +Rhetor +’ +s +and +holding +swords +in +their +hands +pointed +at +his +breast +. +Among +them +stood +a +man +whose +white +shirt +was +stained +with +blood +. +On +seeing +this +, +Pierre +moved +forward +with +his +breast +toward +the +swords +, +meaning +them +to +pierce +it +. +But +the +swords +were +drawn +back +from +him +and +he +was +at +once +blindfolded +again +. +“ +Now +thou +hast +seen +the +lesser +light +, +” +uttered +a +voice +. +Then +the +candles +were +relit +and +he +was +told +that +he +would +see +the +full +light +; +the +bandage +was +again +removed +and +more +than +ten +voices +said +together +: +“ +Sic +transit +gloria +mundi. +” +Pierre +gradually +began +to +recover +himself +and +looked +about +at +the +room +and +at +the +people +in +it +. +Round +a +long +table +covered +with +black +sat +some +twelve +men +in +garments +like +those +he +had +already +seen +. +Some +of +them +Pierre +had +met +in +Petersburg +society +. +In +the +President +’ +s +chair +sat +a +young +man +he +did +not +know +, +with +a +peculiar +cross +hanging +from +his +neck +. +On +his +right +sat +the +Italian +abbé +whom +Pierre +had +met +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +two +years +before +. +There +were +also +present +a +very +distinguished +dignitary +and +a +Swiss +who +had +formerly +been +tutor +at +the +Kurágins +’ +. +All +maintained +a +solemn +silence +, +listening +to +the +words +of +the +President +, +who +held +a +mallet +in +his +hand +. +Let +into +the +wall +was +a +star-shaped +light +. +At +one +side +of +the +table +was +a +small +carpet +with +various +figures +worked +upon +it +, +at +the +other +was +something +resembling +an +altar +on +which +lay +a +Testament +and +a +skull +. +Round +it +stood +seven +large +candlesticks +like +those +used +in +churches +. +Two +of +the +brothers +led +Pierre +up +to +the +altar +, +placed +his +feet +at +right +angles +, +and +bade +him +lie +down +, +saying +that +he +must +prostrate +himself +at +the +Gates +of +the +Temple +. +“ +He +must +first +receive +the +trowel +, +” +whispered +one +of +the +brothers +. +“ +Oh +, +hush +, +please +! +” +said +another +. +Pierre +, +perplexed +, +looked +round +with +his +shortsighted +eyes +without +obeying +, +and +suddenly +doubts +arose +in +his +mind +. +“ +Where +am +I +? +What +am +I +doing +? +Aren +’ +t +they +laughing +at +me +? +Shan +’ +t +I +be +ashamed +to +remember +this +? +” +But +these +doubts +only +lasted +a +moment +. +Pierre +glanced +at +the +serious +faces +of +those +around +, +remembered +all +he +had +already +gone +through +, +and +realized +that +he +could +not +stop +halfway +. +He +was +aghast +at +his +hesitation +and +, +trying +to +arouse +his +former +devotional +feeling +, +prostrated +himself +before +the +Gates +of +the +Temple +. +And +really +, +the +feeling +of +devotion +returned +to +him +even +more +strongly +than +before +. +When +he +had +lain +there +some +time +, +he +was +told +to +get +up +, +and +a +white +leather +apron +, +such +as +the +others +wore +, +was +put +on +him +: +he +was +given +a +trowel +and +three +pairs +of +gloves +, +and +then +the +Grand +Master +addressed +him +. +He +told +him +that +he +should +try +to +do +nothing +to +stain +the +whiteness +of +that +apron +, +which +symbolized +strength +and +purity +; +then +of +the +unexplained +trowel +, +he +told +him +to +toil +with +it +to +cleanse +his +own +heart +from +vice +, +and +indulgently +to +smooth +with +it +the +heart +of +his +neighbor +. +As +to +the +first +pair +of +gloves +, +a +man +’ +s +, +he +said +that +Pierre +could +not +know +their +meaning +but +must +keep +them +. +The +second +pair +of +man +’ +s +gloves +he +was +to +wear +at +the +meetings +, +and +finally +of +the +third +, +a +pair +of +women +’ +s +gloves +, +he +said +: +“ +Dear +brother +, +these +woman +’ +s +gloves +are +intended +for +you +too +. +Give +them +to +the +woman +whom +you +shall +honor +most +of +all +. +This +gift +will +be +a +pledge +of +your +purity +of +heart +to +her +whom +you +select +to +be +your +worthy +helpmeet +in +Masonry. +” +And +after +a +pause +, +he +added +: +“ +But +beware +, +dear +brother +, +that +these +gloves +do +not +deck +hands +that +are +unclean. +” +While +the +Grand +Master +said +these +last +words +it +seemed +to +Pierre +that +he +grew +embarrassed +. +Pierre +himself +grew +still +more +confused +, +blushed +like +a +child +till +tears +came +to +his +eyes +, +began +looking +about +him +uneasily +, +and +an +awkward +pause +followed +. +This +silence +was +broken +by +one +of +the +brethren +, +who +led +Pierre +up +to +the +rug +and +began +reading +to +him +from +a +manuscript +book +an +explanation +of +all +the +figures +on +it +: +the +sun +, +the +moon +, +a +hammer +, +a +plumb +line +, +a +trowel +, +a +rough +stone +and +a +squared +stone +, +a +pillar +, +three +windows +, +and +so +on +. +Then +a +place +was +assigned +to +Pierre +, +he +was +shown +the +signs +of +the +Lodge +, +told +the +password +, +and +at +last +was +permitted +to +sit +down +. +The +Grand +Master +began +reading +the +statutes +. +They +were +very +long +, +and +Pierre +, +from +joy +, +agitation +, +and +embarrassment +, +was +not +in +a +state +to +understand +what +was +being +read +. +He +managed +to +follow +only +the +last +words +of +the +statutes +and +these +remained +in +his +mind +. +“ +In +our +temples +we +recognize +no +other +distinctions +, +” +read +the +Grand +Master +, +“ +but +those +between +virtue +and +vice +. +Beware +of +making +any +distinctions +which +may +infringe +equality +. +Fly +to +a +brother +’ +s +aid +whoever +he +may +be +, +exhort +him +who +goeth +astray +, +raise +him +that +falleth +, +never +bear +malice +or +enmity +toward +thy +brother +. +Be +kindly +and +courteous +. +Kindle +in +all +hearts +the +flame +of +virtue +. +Share +thy +happiness +with +thy +neighbor +, +and +may +envy +never +dim +the +purity +of +that +bliss +. +Forgive +thy +enemy +, +do +not +avenge +thyself +except +by +doing +him +good +. +Thus +fulfilling +the +highest +law +thou +shalt +regain +traces +of +the +ancient +dignity +which +thou +hast +lost. +” +He +finished +and +, +getting +up +, +embraced +and +kissed +Pierre +, +who +, +with +tears +of +joy +in +his +eyes +, +looked +round +him +, +not +knowing +how +to +answer +the +congratulations +and +greetings +from +acquaintances +that +met +him +on +all +sides +. +He +acknowledged +no +acquaintances +but +saw +in +all +these +men +only +brothers +, +and +burned +with +impatience +to +set +to +work +with +them +. +The +Grand +Master +rapped +with +his +mallet +. +All +the +Masons +sat +down +in +their +places +, +and +one +of +them +read +an +exhortation +on +the +necessity +of +humility +. +The +Grand +Master +proposed +that +the +last +duty +should +be +performed +, +and +the +distinguished +dignitary +who +bore +the +title +of +“ +Collector +of +Alms +” +went +round +to +all +the +brothers +. +Pierre +would +have +liked +to +subscribe +all +he +had +, +but +fearing +that +it +might +look +like +pride +subscribed +the +same +amount +as +the +others +. +The +meeting +was +at +an +end +, +and +on +reaching +home +Pierre +felt +as +if +he +had +returned +from +a +long +journey +on +which +he +had +spent +dozens +of +years +, +had +become +completely +changed +, +and +had +quite +left +behind +his +former +habits +and +way +of +life +. +CHAPTER +V +The +day +after +he +had +been +received +into +the +Lodge +, +Pierre +was +sitting +at +home +reading +a +book +and +trying +to +fathom +the +significance +of +the +Square +, +one +side +of +which +symbolized +God +, +another +moral +things +, +a +third +physical +things +, +and +the +fourth +a +combination +of +these +. +Now +and +then +his +attention +wandered +from +the +book +and +the +Square +and +he +formed +in +imagination +a +new +plan +of +life +. +On +the +previous +evening +at +the +Lodge +, +he +had +heard +that +a +rumor +of +his +duel +had +reached +the +Emperor +and +that +it +would +be +wiser +for +him +to +leave +Petersburg +. +Pierre +proposed +going +to +his +estates +in +the +south +and +there +attending +to +the +welfare +of +his +serfs +. +He +was +joyfully +planning +this +new +life +, +when +Prince +Vasíli +suddenly +entered +the +room +. +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +what +have +you +been +up +to +in +Moscow +? +Why +have +you +quarreled +with +Hélène +, +mon +cher +? +You +are +under +a +delusion +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +, +as +he +entered +. +“ +I +know +all +about +it +, +and +I +can +tell +you +positively +that +Hélène +is +as +innocent +before +you +as +Christ +was +before +the +Jews. +” +Pierre +was +about +to +reply +, +but +Prince +Vasíli +interrupted +him +. +“ +And +why +didn +’ +t +you +simply +come +straight +to +me +as +to +a +friend +? +I +know +all +about +it +and +understand +it +all +, +” +he +said +. +“ +You +behaved +as +becomes +a +man +who +values +his +honor +, +perhaps +too +hastily +, +but +we +won +’ +t +go +into +that +. +But +consider +the +position +in +which +you +are +placing +her +and +me +in +the +eyes +of +society +, +and +even +of +the +court +, +” +he +added +, +lowering +his +voice +. +“ +She +is +living +in +Moscow +and +you +are +here +. +Remember +, +dear +boy +, +” +and +he +drew +Pierre +’ +s +arm +downwards +, +“ +it +is +simply +a +misunderstanding +. +I +expect +you +feel +it +so +yourself +. +Let +us +write +her +a +letter +at +once +, +and +she +’ +ll +come +here +and +all +will +be +explained +, +or +else +, +my +dear +boy +, +let +me +tell +you +it +’ +s +quite +likely +you +’ +ll +have +to +suffer +for +it. +” +Prince +Vasíli +gave +Pierre +a +significant +look +. +“ +I +know +from +reliable +sources +that +the +Dowager +Empress +is +taking +a +keen +interest +in +the +whole +affair +. +You +know +she +is +very +gracious +to +Hélène. +” +Pierre +tried +several +times +to +speak +, +but +, +on +one +hand +, +Prince +Vasíli +did +not +let +him +and +, +on +the +other +, +Pierre +himself +feared +to +begin +to +speak +in +the +tone +of +decided +refusal +and +disagreement +in +which +he +had +firmly +resolved +to +answer +his +father-in-law +. +Moreover +, +the +words +of +the +Masonic +statutes +, +“ +be +kindly +and +courteous +, +” +recurred +to +him +. +He +blinked +, +went +red +, +got +up +and +sat +down +again +, +struggling +with +himself +to +do +what +was +for +him +the +most +difficult +thing +in +life—to +say +an +unpleasant +thing +to +a +man +’ +s +face +, +to +say +what +the +other +, +whoever +he +might +be +, +did +not +expect +. +He +was +so +used +to +submitting +to +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +tone +of +careless +self-assurance +that +he +felt +he +would +be +unable +to +withstand +it +now +, +but +he +also +felt +that +on +what +he +said +now +his +future +depended—whether +he +would +follow +the +same +old +road +, +or +that +new +path +so +attractively +shown +him +by +the +Masons +, +on +which +he +firmly +believed +he +would +be +reborn +to +a +new +life +. +“ +Now +, +dear +boy +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +playfully +, +“ +say +‘ +yes +, +’ +and +I +’ +ll +write +to +her +myself +, +and +we +will +kill +the +fatted +calf. +” +But +before +Prince +Vasíli +had +finished +his +playful +speech +, +Pierre +, +without +looking +at +him +, +and +with +a +kind +of +fury +that +made +him +like +his +father +, +muttered +in +a +whisper +: +“ +Prince +, +I +did +not +ask +you +here +. +Go +, +please +go +! +” +And +he +jumped +up +and +opened +the +door +for +him +. +“ +Go +! +” +he +repeated +, +amazed +at +himself +and +glad +to +see +the +look +of +confusion +and +fear +that +showed +itself +on +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +face +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +with +you +? +Are +you +ill +? +” +“ +Go +! +” +the +quivering +voice +repeated +. +And +Prince +Vasíli +had +to +go +without +receiving +any +explanation +. +A +week +later +, +Pierre +, +having +taken +leave +of +his +new +friends +, +the +Masons +, +and +leaving +large +sums +of +money +with +them +for +alms +, +went +away +to +his +estates +. +His +new +brethren +gave +him +letters +to +the +Kiev +and +Odessa +Masons +and +promised +to +write +to +him +and +guide +him +in +his +new +activity +. +CHAPTER +VI +The +duel +between +Pierre +and +Dólokhov +was +hushed +up +and +, +in +spite +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +severity +regarding +duels +at +that +time +, +neither +the +principals +nor +their +seconds +suffered +for +it +. +But +the +story +of +the +duel +, +confirmed +by +Pierre +’ +s +rupture +with +his +wife +, +was +the +talk +of +society +. +Pierre +who +had +been +regarded +with +patronizing +condescension +when +he +was +an +illegitimate +son +, +and +petted +and +extolled +when +he +was +the +best +match +in +Russia +, +had +sunk +greatly +in +the +esteem +of +society +after +his +marriage—when +the +marriageable +daughters +and +their +mothers +had +nothing +to +hope +from +him—especially +as +he +did +not +know +how +, +and +did +not +wish +, +to +court +society +’ +s +favor +. +Now +he +alone +was +blamed +for +what +had +happened +, +he +was +said +to +be +insanely +jealous +and +subject +like +his +father +to +fits +of +bloodthirsty +rage +. +And +when +after +Pierre +’ +s +departure +Hélène +returned +to +Petersburg +, +she +was +received +by +all +her +acquaintances +not +only +cordially +, +but +even +with +a +shade +of +deference +due +to +her +misfortune +. +When +conversation +turned +on +her +husband +Hélène +assumed +a +dignified +expression +, +which +with +characteristic +tact +she +had +acquired +though +she +did +not +understand +its +significance +. +This +expression +suggested +that +she +had +resolved +to +endure +her +troubles +uncomplainingly +and +that +her +husband +was +a +cross +laid +upon +her +by +God +. +Prince +Vasíli +expressed +his +opinion +more +openly +. +He +shrugged +his +shoulders +when +Pierre +was +mentioned +and +, +pointing +to +his +forehead +, +remarked +: +“ +A +bit +touched—I +always +said +so. +” +“ +I +said +from +the +first +, +” +declared +Anna +Pávlovna +referring +to +Pierre +, +“ +I +said +at +the +time +and +before +anyone +else +” +( +she +insisted +on +her +priority +) +“ +that +that +senseless +young +man +was +spoiled +by +the +depraved +ideas +of +these +days +. +I +said +so +even +at +the +time +when +everybody +was +in +raptures +about +him +, +when +he +had +just +returned +from +abroad +, +and +when +, +if +you +remember +, +he +posed +as +a +sort +of +Marat +at +one +of +my +soirees +. +And +how +has +it +ended +? +I +was +against +this +marriage +even +then +and +foretold +all +that +has +happened. +” +Anna +Pávlovna +continued +to +give +on +free +evenings +the +same +kind +of +soirees +as +before—such +as +she +alone +had +the +gift +of +arranging—at +which +was +to +be +found +“ +the +cream +of +really +good +society +, +the +bloom +of +the +intellectual +essence +of +Petersburg +, +” +as +she +herself +put +it +. +Besides +this +refined +selection +of +society +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +receptions +were +also +distinguished +by +the +fact +that +she +always +presented +some +new +and +interesting +person +to +the +visitors +and +that +nowhere +else +was +the +state +of +the +political +thermometer +of +legitimate +Petersburg +court +society +so +dearly +and +distinctly +indicated +. +Toward +the +end +of +1806 +, +when +all +the +sad +details +of +Napoleon +’ +s +destruction +of +the +Prussian +army +at +Jena +and +Auerstädt +and +the +surrender +of +most +of +the +Prussian +fortresses +had +been +received +, +when +our +troops +had +already +entered +Prussia +and +our +second +war +with +Napoleon +was +beginning +, +Anna +Pávlovna +gave +one +of +her +soirees +. +The +“ +cream +of +really +good +society +” +consisted +of +the +fascinating +Hélène +, +forsaken +by +her +husband +, +Mortemart +, +the +delightful +Prince +Hippolyte +who +had +just +returned +from +Vienna +, +two +diplomatists +, +the +old +aunt +, +a +young +man +referred +to +in +that +drawing +room +as +“ +a +man +of +great +merit +” +( +un +homme +de +beaucoup +de +mérite +) +, +a +newly +appointed +maid +of +honor +and +her +mother +, +and +several +other +less +noteworthy +persons +. +The +novelty +Anna +Pávlovna +was +setting +before +her +guests +that +evening +was +Borís +Drubetskóy +, +who +had +just +arrived +as +a +special +messenger +from +the +Prussian +army +and +was +aide-de-camp +to +a +very +important +personage +. +The +temperature +shown +by +the +political +thermometer +to +the +company +that +evening +was +this +: +“ +Whatever +the +European +sovereigns +and +commanders +may +do +to +countenance +Bonaparte +, +and +to +cause +me +, +and +us +in +general +, +annoyance +and +mortification +, +our +opinion +of +Bonaparte +can +not +alter +. +We +shall +not +cease +to +express +our +sincere +views +on +that +subject +, +and +can +only +say +to +the +King +of +Prussia +and +others +: +‘ +So +much +the +worse +for +you +. +Tu +l +’ +as +voulu +, +George +Dandin +, +’ +that +’ +s +all +we +have +to +say +about +it +! +” +When +Borís +, +who +was +to +be +served +up +to +the +guests +, +entered +the +drawing +room +, +almost +all +the +company +had +assembled +, +and +the +conversation +, +guided +by +Anna +Pávlovna +, +was +about +our +diplomatic +relations +with +Austria +and +the +hope +of +an +alliance +with +her +. +Borís +, +grown +more +manly +and +looking +fresh +, +rosy +and +self-possessed +, +entered +the +drawing +room +elegantly +dressed +in +the +uniform +of +an +aide-de-camp +and +was +duly +conducted +to +pay +his +respects +to +the +aunt +and +then +brought +back +to +the +general +circle +. +Anna +Pávlovna +gave +him +her +shriveled +hand +to +kiss +and +introduced +him +to +several +persons +whom +he +did +not +know +, +giving +him +a +whispered +description +of +each +. +“ +Prince +Hippolyte +Kurágin—charming +young +fellow +; +M. +Kronq +, +—chargé +d +’ +affaires +from +Copenhagen—a +profound +intellect +, +” +and +simply +, +“ +Mr +. +Shítov—a +man +of +great +merit +” +—this +of +the +man +usually +so +described +. +Thanks +to +Anna +Mikháylovna +’ +s +efforts +, +his +own +tastes +, +and +the +peculiarities +of +his +reserved +nature +, +Borís +had +managed +during +his +service +to +place +himself +very +advantageously +. +He +was +aide-de-camp +to +a +very +important +personage +, +had +been +sent +on +a +very +important +mission +to +Prussia +, +and +had +just +returned +from +there +as +a +special +messenger +. +He +had +become +thoroughly +conversant +with +that +unwritten +code +with +which +he +had +been +so +pleased +at +Olmütz +and +according +to +which +an +ensign +might +rank +incomparably +higher +than +a +general +, +and +according +to +which +what +was +needed +for +success +in +the +service +was +not +effort +or +work +, +or +courage +, +or +perseverance +, +but +only +the +knowledge +of +how +to +get +on +with +those +who +can +grant +rewards +, +and +he +was +himself +often +surprised +at +the +rapidity +of +his +success +and +at +the +inability +of +others +to +understand +these +things +. +In +consequence +of +this +discovery +his +whole +manner +of +life +, +all +his +relations +with +old +friends +, +all +his +plans +for +his +future +, +were +completely +altered +. +He +was +not +rich +, +but +would +spend +his +last +groat +to +be +better +dressed +than +others +, +and +would +rather +deprive +himself +of +many +pleasures +than +allow +himself +to +be +seen +in +a +shabby +equipage +or +appear +in +the +streets +of +Petersburg +in +an +old +uniform +. +He +made +friends +with +and +sought +the +acquaintance +of +only +those +above +him +in +position +and +who +could +therefore +be +of +use +to +him +. +He +liked +Petersburg +and +despised +Moscow +. +The +remembrance +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +and +of +his +childish +love +for +Natásha +was +unpleasant +to +him +and +he +had +not +once +been +to +see +the +Rostóvs +since +the +day +of +his +departure +for +the +army +. +To +be +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +drawing +room +he +considered +an +important +step +up +in +the +service +, +and +he +at +once +understood +his +role +, +letting +his +hostess +make +use +of +whatever +interest +he +had +to +offer +. +He +himself +carefully +scanned +each +face +, +appraising +the +possibilities +of +establishing +intimacy +with +each +of +those +present +, +and +the +advantages +that +might +accrue +. +He +took +the +seat +indicated +to +him +beside +the +fair +Hélène +and +listened +to +the +general +conversation +. +“ +Vienna +considers +the +bases +of +the +proposed +treaty +so +unattainable +that +not +even +a +continuity +of +most +brilliant +successes +would +secure +them +, +and +she +doubts +the +means +we +have +of +gaining +them +. +That +is +the +actual +phrase +used +by +the +Vienna +cabinet +, +” +said +the +Danish +chargé +d +’ +affaires +. +“ +The +doubt +is +flattering +, +” +said +“ +the +man +of +profound +intellect +, +” +with +a +subtle +smile +. +“ +We +must +distinguish +between +the +Vienna +cabinet +and +the +Emperor +of +Austria +, +” +said +Mortemart +. +“ +The +Emperor +of +Austria +can +never +have +thought +of +such +a +thing +, +it +is +only +the +cabinet +that +says +it. +” +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +vicomte +, +” +put +in +Anna +Pávlovna +, +“ +L +’ +Urope +” +( +for +some +reason +she +called +it +Urope +as +if +that +were +a +specially +refined +French +pronunciation +which +she +could +allow +herself +when +conversing +with +a +Frenchman +) +, +“ +L +’ +Urope +ne +sera +jamais +notre +alliée +sincère. +” +* +* +“ +Europe +will +never +be +our +sincere +ally. +” +After +that +Anna +Pávlovna +led +up +to +the +courage +and +firmness +of +the +King +of +Prussia +, +in +order +to +draw +Borís +into +the +conversation +. +Borís +listened +attentively +to +each +of +the +speakers +, +awaiting +his +turn +, +but +managed +meanwhile +to +look +round +repeatedly +at +his +neighbor +, +the +beautiful +Hélène +, +whose +eyes +several +times +met +those +of +the +handsome +young +aide-de-camp +with +a +smile +. +Speaking +of +the +position +of +Prussia +, +Anna +Pávlovna +very +naturally +asked +Borís +to +tell +them +about +his +journey +to +Glogau +and +in +what +state +he +found +the +Prussian +army +. +Borís +, +speaking +with +deliberation +, +told +them +in +pure +, +correct +French +many +interesting +details +about +the +armies +and +the +court +, +carefully +abstaining +from +expressing +an +opinion +of +his +own +about +the +facts +he +was +recounting +. +For +some +time +he +engrossed +the +general +attention +, +and +Anna +Pávlovna +felt +that +the +novelty +she +had +served +up +was +received +with +pleasure +by +all +her +visitors +. +The +greatest +attention +of +all +to +Borís +’ +narrative +was +shown +by +Hélène +. +She +asked +him +several +questions +about +his +journey +and +seemed +greatly +interested +in +the +state +of +the +Prussian +army +. +As +soon +as +he +had +finished +she +turned +to +him +with +her +usual +smile +. +“ +You +absolutely +must +come +and +see +me +, +” +she +said +in +a +tone +that +implied +that +, +for +certain +considerations +he +could +not +know +of +, +this +was +absolutely +necessary +. +“ +On +Tuesday +between +eight +and +nine +. +It +will +give +me +great +pleasure. +” +Borís +promised +to +fulfill +her +wish +and +was +about +to +begin +a +conversation +with +her +, +when +Anna +Pávlovna +called +him +away +on +the +pretext +that +her +aunt +wished +to +hear +him +. +“ +You +know +her +husband +, +of +course +? +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +closing +her +eyes +and +indicating +Hélène +with +a +sorrowful +gesture +. +“ +Ah +, +she +is +such +an +unfortunate +and +charming +woman +! +Don +’ +t +mention +him +before +her—please +don +’ +t +! +It +is +too +painful +for +her +! +” +CHAPTER +VII +When +Borís +and +Anna +Pávlovna +returned +to +the +others +Prince +Hippolyte +had +the +ear +of +the +company +. +Bending +forward +in +his +armchair +he +said +: +“ +Le +Roi +de +Prusse +! +” +and +having +said +this +laughed +. +Everyone +turned +toward +him +. +“ +Le +Roi +de +Prusse +? +” +Hippolyte +said +interrogatively +, +again +laughing +, +and +then +calmly +and +seriously +sat +back +in +his +chair +. +Anna +Pávlovna +waited +for +him +to +go +on +, +but +as +he +seemed +quite +decided +to +say +no +more +she +began +to +tell +of +how +at +Potsdam +the +impious +Bonaparte +had +stolen +the +sword +of +Frederick +the +Great +. +“ +It +is +the +sword +of +Frederick +the +Great +which +I +... +” +she +began +, +but +Hippolyte +interrupted +her +with +the +words +: +“ +Le +Roi +de +Prusse +... +” +and +again +, +as +soon +as +all +turned +toward +him +, +excused +himself +and +said +no +more +. +Anna +Pávlovna +frowned +. +Mortemart +, +Hippolyte +’ +s +friend +, +addressed +him +firmly +. +“ +Come +now +, +what +about +your +Roi +de +Prusse +? +” +Hippolyte +laughed +as +if +ashamed +of +laughing +. +“ +Oh +, +it +’ +s +nothing +. +I +only +wished +to +say +... +” +( +he +wanted +to +repeat +a +joke +he +had +heard +in +Vienna +and +which +he +had +been +trying +all +that +evening +to +get +in +) +“ +I +only +wished +to +say +that +we +are +wrong +to +fight +pour +le +Roi +de +Prusse +! +” +Borís +smiled +circumspectly +, +so +that +it +might +be +taken +as +ironical +or +appreciative +according +to +the +way +the +joke +was +received +. +Everybody +laughed +. +“ +Your +joke +is +too +bad +, +it +’ +s +witty +but +unjust +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +shaking +her +little +shriveled +finger +at +him +. +“ +We +are +not +fighting +pour +le +Roi +de +Prusse +, +but +for +right +principles +. +Oh +, +that +wicked +Prince +Hippolyte +! +” +she +said +. +The +conversation +did +not +flag +all +evening +and +turned +chiefly +on +the +political +news +. +It +became +particularly +animated +toward +the +end +of +the +evening +when +the +rewards +bestowed +by +the +Emperor +were +mentioned +. +“ +You +know +N— +N— +received +a +snuffbox +with +the +portrait +last +year +? +” +said +“ +the +man +of +profound +intellect. +” +“ +Why +shouldn +’ +t +S— +S— +get +the +same +distinction +? +” +“ +Pardon +me +! +A +snuffbox +with +the +Emperor +’ +s +portrait +is +a +reward +but +not +a +distinction +, +” +said +the +diplomatist— +“ +a +gift +, +rather. +” +“ +There +are +precedents +, +I +may +mention +Schwarzenberg. +” +“ +It +’ +s +impossible +, +” +replied +another +. +“ +Will +you +bet +? +The +ribbon +of +the +order +is +a +different +matter +... +. +” +When +everybody +rose +to +go +, +Hélène +who +had +spoken +very +little +all +the +evening +again +turned +to +Borís +, +asking +him +in +a +tone +of +caressing +significant +command +to +come +to +her +on +Tuesday +. +“ +It +is +of +great +importance +to +me +, +” +she +said +, +turning +with +a +smile +toward +Anna +Pávlovna +, +and +Anna +Pávlovna +, +with +the +same +sad +smile +with +which +she +spoke +of +her +exalted +patroness +, +supported +Hélène +’ +s +wish +. +It +seemed +as +if +from +some +words +Borís +had +spoken +that +evening +about +the +Prussian +army +, +Hélène +had +suddenly +found +it +necessary +to +see +him +. +She +seemed +to +promise +to +explain +that +necessity +to +him +when +he +came +on +Tuesday +. +But +on +Tuesday +evening +, +having +come +to +Hélène +’ +s +splendid +salon +, +Borís +received +no +clear +explanation +of +why +it +had +been +necessary +for +him +to +come +. +There +were +other +guests +and +the +countess +talked +little +to +him +, +and +only +as +he +kissed +her +hand +on +taking +leave +said +unexpectedly +and +in +a +whisper +, +with +a +strangely +unsmiling +face +: +“ +Come +to +dinner +tomorrow +... +in +the +evening +. +You +must +come +... +. +Come +! +” +During +that +stay +in +Petersburg +, +Borís +became +an +intimate +in +the +countess +’ +house +. +CHAPTER +VIII +The +war +was +flaming +up +and +nearing +the +Russian +frontier +. +Everywhere +one +heard +curses +on +Bonaparte +, +“ +the +enemy +of +mankind. +” +Militiamen +and +recruits +were +being +enrolled +in +the +villages +, +and +from +the +seat +of +war +came +contradictory +news +, +false +as +usual +and +therefore +variously +interpreted +. +The +life +of +old +Prince +Bolkónski +, +Prince +Andrew +, +and +Princess +Mary +had +greatly +changed +since +1805 +. +In +1806 +the +old +prince +was +made +one +of +the +eight +commanders +in +chief +then +appointed +to +supervise +the +enrollment +decreed +throughout +Russia +. +Despite +the +weakness +of +age +, +which +had +become +particularly +noticeable +since +the +time +when +he +thought +his +son +had +been +killed +, +he +did +not +think +it +right +to +refuse +a +duty +to +which +he +had +been +appointed +by +the +Emperor +himself +, +and +this +fresh +opportunity +for +action +gave +him +new +energy +and +strength +. +He +was +continually +traveling +through +the +three +provinces +entrusted +to +him +, +was +pedantic +in +the +fulfillment +of +his +duties +, +severe +to +cruel +with +his +subordinates +, +and +went +into +everything +down +to +the +minutest +details +himself +. +Princess +Mary +had +ceased +taking +lessons +in +mathematics +from +her +father +, +and +when +the +old +prince +was +at +home +went +to +his +study +with +the +wet +nurse +and +little +Prince +Nicholas +( +as +his +grandfather +called +him +) +. +The +baby +Prince +Nicholas +lived +with +his +wet +nurse +and +nurse +Sávishna +in +the +late +princess +’ +rooms +and +Princess +Mary +spent +most +of +the +day +in +the +nursery +, +taking +a +mother +’ +s +place +to +her +little +nephew +as +best +she +could +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +too +, +seemed +passionately +fond +of +the +boy +, +and +Princess +Mary +often +deprived +herself +to +give +her +friend +the +pleasure +of +dandling +the +little +angel—as +she +called +her +nephew—and +playing +with +him +. +Near +the +altar +of +the +church +at +Bald +Hills +there +was +a +chapel +over +the +tomb +of +the +little +princess +, +and +in +this +chapel +was +a +marble +monument +brought +from +Italy +, +representing +an +angel +with +outspread +wings +ready +to +fly +upwards +. +The +angel +’ +s +upper +lip +was +slightly +raised +as +though +about +to +smile +, +and +once +on +coming +out +of +the +chapel +Prince +Andrew +and +Princess +Mary +admitted +to +one +another +that +the +angel +’ +s +face +reminded +them +strangely +of +the +little +princess +. +But +what +was +still +stranger +, +though +of +this +Prince +Andrew +said +nothing +to +his +sister +, +was +that +in +the +expression +the +sculptor +had +happened +to +give +the +angel +’ +s +face +, +Prince +Andrew +read +the +same +mild +reproach +he +had +read +on +the +face +of +his +dead +wife +: +“ +Ah +, +why +have +you +done +this +to +me +? +” +Soon +after +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +return +the +old +prince +made +over +to +him +a +large +estate +, +Boguchárovo +, +about +twenty-five +miles +from +Bald +Hills +. +Partly +because +of +the +depressing +memories +associated +with +Bald +Hills +, +partly +because +Prince +Andrew +did +not +always +feel +equal +to +bearing +with +his +father +’ +s +peculiarities +, +and +partly +because +he +needed +solitude +, +Prince +Andrew +made +use +of +Boguchárovo +, +began +building +and +spent +most +of +his +time +there +. +After +the +Austerlitz +campaign +Prince +Andrew +had +firmly +resolved +not +to +continue +his +military +service +, +and +when +the +war +recommenced +and +everybody +had +to +serve +, +he +took +a +post +under +his +father +in +the +recruitment +so +as +to +avoid +active +service +. +The +old +prince +and +his +son +seemed +to +have +changed +roles +since +the +campaign +of +1805 +. +The +old +man +, +roused +by +activity +, +expected +the +best +results +from +the +new +campaign +, +while +Prince +Andrew +on +the +contrary +, +taking +no +part +in +the +war +and +secretly +regretting +this +, +saw +only +the +dark +side +. +On +February +26 +, +1807 +, +the +old +prince +set +off +on +one +of +his +circuits +. +Prince +Andrew +remained +at +Bald +Hills +as +usual +during +his +father +’ +s +absence +. +Little +Nicholas +had +been +unwell +for +four +days +. +The +coachman +who +had +driven +the +old +prince +to +town +returned +bringing +papers +and +letters +for +Prince +Andrew +. +Not +finding +the +young +prince +in +his +study +the +valet +went +with +the +letters +to +Princess +Mary +’ +s +apartments +, +but +did +not +find +him +there +. +He +was +told +that +the +prince +had +gone +to +the +nursery +. +“ +If +you +please +, +your +excellency +, +Pétrusha +has +brought +some +papers +, +” +said +one +of +the +nursemaids +to +Prince +Andrew +who +was +sitting +on +a +child +’ +s +little +chair +while +, +frowning +and +with +trembling +hands +, +he +poured +drops +from +a +medicine +bottle +into +a +wineglass +half +full +of +water +. +“ +What +is +it +? +” +he +said +crossly +, +and +, +his +hand +shaking +unintentionally +, +he +poured +too +many +drops +into +the +glass +. +He +threw +the +mixture +onto +the +floor +and +asked +for +some +more +water +. +The +maid +brought +it +. +There +were +in +the +room +a +child +’ +s +cot +, +two +boxes +, +two +armchairs +, +a +table +, +a +child +’ +s +table +, +and +the +little +chair +on +which +Prince +Andrew +was +sitting +. +The +curtains +were +drawn +, +and +a +single +candle +was +burning +on +the +table +, +screened +by +a +bound +music +book +so +that +the +light +did +not +fall +on +the +cot +. +“ +My +dear +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +addressing +her +brother +from +beside +the +cot +where +she +was +standing +, +“ +better +wait +a +bit +... +later +... +” +“ +Oh +, +leave +off +, +you +always +talk +nonsense +and +keep +putting +things +off—and +this +is +what +comes +of +it +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +in +an +exasperated +whisper +, +evidently +meaning +to +wound +his +sister +. +“ +My +dear +, +really +... +it +’ +s +better +not +to +wake +him +... +he +’ +s +asleep +, +” +said +the +princess +in +a +tone +of +entreaty +. +Prince +Andrew +got +up +and +went +on +tiptoe +up +to +the +little +bed +, +wineglass +in +hand +. +“ +Perhaps +we +’ +d +really +better +not +wake +him +, +” +he +said +hesitating +. +“ +As +you +please +... +really +... +I +think +so +... +but +as +you +please +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +evidently +intimidated +and +confused +that +her +opinion +had +prevailed +. +She +drew +her +brother +’ +s +attention +to +the +maid +who +was +calling +him +in +a +whisper +. +It +was +the +second +night +that +neither +of +them +had +slept +, +watching +the +boy +who +was +in +a +high +fever +. +These +last +days +, +mistrusting +their +household +doctor +and +expecting +another +for +whom +they +had +sent +to +town +, +they +had +been +trying +first +one +remedy +and +then +another +. +Worn +out +by +sleeplessness +and +anxiety +they +threw +their +burden +of +sorrow +on +one +another +and +reproached +and +disputed +with +each +other +. +“ +Pétrusha +has +come +with +papers +from +your +father +, +” +whispered +the +maid +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +. +“ +Devil +take +them +! +” +he +muttered +, +and +after +listening +to +the +verbal +instructions +his +father +had +sent +and +taking +the +correspondence +and +his +father +’ +s +letter +, +he +returned +to +the +nursery +. +“ +Well +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Still +the +same +. +Wait +, +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +. +Karl +Ivánich +always +says +that +sleep +is +more +important +than +anything +, +” +whispered +Princess +Mary +with +a +sigh +. +Prince +Andrew +went +up +to +the +child +and +felt +him +. +He +was +burning +hot +. +“ +Confound +you +and +your +Karl +Ivánich +! +” +He +took +the +glass +with +the +drops +and +again +went +up +to +the +cot +. +“ +Andrew +, +don +’ +t +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +But +he +scowled +at +her +angrily +though +also +with +suffering +in +his +eyes +, +and +stooped +glass +in +hand +over +the +infant +. +“ +But +I +wish +it +, +” +he +said +. +“ +I +beg +you—give +it +him +! +” +Princess +Mary +shrugged +her +shoulders +but +took +the +glass +submissively +and +calling +the +nurse +began +giving +the +medicine +. +The +child +screamed +hoarsely +. +Prince +Andrew +winced +and +, +clutching +his +head +, +went +out +and +sat +down +on +a +sofa +in +the +next +room +. +He +still +had +all +the +letters +in +his +hand +. +Opening +them +mechanically +he +began +reading +. +The +old +prince +, +now +and +then +using +abbreviations +, +wrote +in +his +large +elongated +hand +on +blue +paper +as +follows +: +Have +just +this +moment +received +by +special +messenger +very +joyful +news—if +it +’ +s +not +false +. +Bennigsen +seems +to +have +obtained +a +complete +victory +over +Buonaparte +at +Eylau +. +In +Petersburg +everyone +is +rejoicing +, +and +the +rewards +sent +to +the +army +are +innumerable +. +Though +he +is +a +German—I +congratulate +him +! +I +can +’ +t +make +out +what +the +commander +at +Kórchevo—a +certain +Khandrikóv—is +up +to +; +till +now +the +additional +men +and +provisions +have +not +arrived +. +Gallop +off +to +him +at +once +and +say +I +’ +ll +have +his +head +off +if +everything +is +not +here +in +a +week +. +Have +received +another +letter +about +the +Preussisch-Eylau +battle +from +Pétenka—he +took +part +in +it—and +it +’ +s +all +true +. +When +mischief-makers +don +’ +t +meddle +even +a +German +beats +Buonaparte +. +He +is +said +to +be +fleeing +in +great +disorder +. +Mind +you +gallop +off +to +Kórchevo +without +delay +and +carry +out +instructions +! +Prince +Andrew +sighed +and +broke +the +seal +of +another +envelope +. +It +was +a +closely +written +letter +of +two +sheets +from +Bilíbin +. +He +folded +it +up +without +reading +it +and +reread +his +father +’ +s +letter +, +ending +with +the +words +: +“ +Gallop +off +to +Kórchevo +and +carry +out +instructions +! +” +“ +No +, +pardon +me +, +I +won +’ +t +go +now +till +the +child +is +better +, +” +thought +he +, +going +to +the +door +and +looking +into +the +nursery +. +Princess +Mary +was +still +standing +by +the +cot +, +gently +rocking +the +baby +. +“ +Ah +yes +, +and +what +else +did +he +say +that +’ +s +unpleasant +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +recalling +his +father +’ +s +letter +. +“ +Yes +, +we +have +gained +a +victory +over +Bonaparte +, +just +when +I +’ +m +not +serving +. +Yes +, +yes +, +he +’ +s +always +poking +fun +at +me +... +. +Ah +, +well +! +Let +him +! +” +And +he +began +reading +Bilíbin +’ +s +letter +which +was +written +in +French +. +He +read +without +understanding +half +of +it +, +read +only +to +forget +, +if +but +for +a +moment +, +what +he +had +too +long +been +thinking +of +so +painfully +to +the +exclusion +of +all +else +. +CHAPTER +IX +Bilíbin +was +now +at +army +headquarters +in +a +diplomatic +capacity +, +and +though +he +wrote +in +French +and +used +French +jests +and +French +idioms +, +he +described +the +whole +campaign +with +a +fearless +self-censure +and +self-derision +genuinely +Russian +. +Bilíbin +wrote +that +the +obligation +of +diplomatic +discretion +tormented +him +, +and +he +was +happy +to +have +in +Prince +Andrew +a +reliable +correspondent +to +whom +he +could +pour +out +the +bile +he +had +accumulated +at +the +sight +of +all +that +was +being +done +in +the +army +. +The +letter +was +old +, +having +been +written +before +the +battle +at +Preussisch-Eylau +. +“ +Since +the +day +of +our +brilliant +success +at +Austerlitz +, +” +wrote +Bilíbin +, +“ +as +you +know +, +my +dear +prince +, +I +never +leave +headquarters +. +I +have +certainly +acquired +a +taste +for +war +, +and +it +is +just +as +well +for +me +; +what +I +have +seen +during +these +last +three +months +is +incredible +. +“ +I +begin +ab +ovo +. +‘ +The +enemy +of +the +human +race +, +’ +as +you +know +, +attacks +the +Prussians +. +The +Prussians +are +our +faithful +allies +who +have +only +betrayed +us +three +times +in +three +years +. +We +take +up +their +cause +, +but +it +turns +out +that +‘ +the +enemy +of +the +human +race +’ +pays +no +heed +to +our +fine +speeches +and +in +his +rude +and +savage +way +throws +himself +on +the +Prussians +without +giving +them +time +to +finish +the +parade +they +had +begun +, +and +in +two +twists +of +the +hand +he +breaks +them +to +smithereens +and +installs +himself +in +the +palace +at +Potsdam +. +“ +‘ +I +most +ardently +desire +, +’ +writes +the +King +of +Prussia +to +Bonaparte +, +‘ +that +Your +Majesty +should +be +received +and +treated +in +my +palace +in +a +manner +agreeable +to +yourself +, +and +in +so +far +as +circumstances +allowed +, +I +have +hastened +to +take +all +steps +to +that +end +. +May +I +have +succeeded +! +’ +The +Prussian +generals +pride +themselves +on +being +polite +to +the +French +and +lay +down +their +arms +at +the +first +demand +. +“ +The +head +of +the +garrison +at +Glogau +, +with +ten +thousand +men +, +asks +the +King +of +Prussia +what +he +is +to +do +if +he +is +summoned +to +surrender +... +. +All +this +is +absolutely +true +. +“ +In +short +, +hoping +to +settle +matters +by +taking +up +a +warlike +attitude +, +it +turns +out +that +we +have +landed +ourselves +in +war +, +and +what +is +more +, +in +war +on +our +own +frontiers +, +with +and +for +the +King +of +Prussia +. +We +have +everything +in +perfect +order +, +only +one +little +thing +is +lacking +, +namely +, +a +commander +in +chief +. +As +it +was +considered +that +the +Austerlitz +success +might +have +been +more +decisive +had +the +commander +in +chief +not +been +so +young +, +all +our +octogenarians +were +reviewed +, +and +of +Prozoróvski +and +Kámenski +the +latter +was +preferred +. +The +general +comes +to +us +, +Suvórov-like +, +in +a +kibítka +, +and +is +received +with +acclamations +of +joy +and +triumph +. +“ +On +the +4th +, +the +first +courier +arrives +from +Petersburg +. +The +mails +are +taken +to +the +field +marshal +’ +s +room +, +for +he +likes +to +do +everything +himself +. +I +am +called +in +to +help +sort +the +letters +and +take +those +meant +for +us +. +The +field +marshal +looks +on +and +waits +for +letters +addressed +to +him +. +We +search +, +but +none +are +to +be +found +. +The +field +marshal +grows +impatient +and +sets +to +work +himself +and +finds +letters +from +the +Emperor +to +Count +T. +, +Prince +V. +, +and +others +. +Then +he +bursts +into +one +of +his +wild +furies +and +rages +at +everyone +and +everything +, +seizes +the +letters +, +opens +them +, +and +reads +those +from +the +Emperor +addressed +to +others +. +‘ +Ah +! +So +that +’ +s +the +way +they +treat +me +! +No +confidence +in +me +! +Ah +, +ordered +to +keep +an +eye +on +me +! +Very +well +then +! +Get +along +with +you +! +’ +So +he +writes +the +famous +order +of +the +day +to +General +Bennigsen +: +“ +‘ +I +am +wounded +and +can +not +ride +and +consequently +can +not +command +the +army +. +You +have +brought +your +army +corps +to +Pultúsk +, +routed +: +here +it +is +exposed +, +and +without +fuel +or +forage +, +so +something +must +be +done +, +and +, +as +you +yourself +reported +to +Count +Buxhöwden +yesterday +, +you +must +think +of +retreating +to +our +frontier—which +do +today. +’ +“ +‘ +From +all +my +riding +, +’ +he +writes +to +the +Emperor +, +‘ +I +have +got +a +saddle +sore +which +, +coming +after +all +my +previous +journeys +, +quite +prevents +my +riding +and +commanding +so +vast +an +army +, +so +I +have +passed +on +the +command +to +the +general +next +in +seniority +, +Count +Buxhöwden +, +having +sent +him +my +whole +staff +and +all +that +belongs +to +it +, +advising +him +if +there +is +a +lack +of +bread +, +to +move +farther +into +the +interior +of +Prussia +, +for +only +one +day +’ +s +ration +of +bread +remains +, +and +in +some +regiments +none +at +all +, +as +reported +by +the +division +commanders +, +Ostermann +and +Sedmorétzki +, +and +all +that +the +peasants +had +has +been +eaten +up +. +I +myself +will +remain +in +hospital +at +Ostrolenka +till +I +recover +. +In +regard +to +which +I +humbly +submit +my +report +, +with +the +information +that +if +the +army +remains +in +its +present +bivouac +another +fortnight +there +will +not +be +a +healthy +man +left +in +it +by +spring +. +“ +‘ +Grant +leave +to +retire +to +his +country +seat +to +an +old +man +who +is +already +in +any +case +dishonored +by +being +unable +to +fulfill +the +great +and +glorious +task +for +which +he +was +chosen +. +I +shall +await +your 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+first +foe +, +Buxhöwden +, +is +vanquished +; +we +can +now +turn +our +thoughts +to +the +second +, +Bonaparte +. +But +as +it +turns +out +, +just +at +that +moment +a +third +enemy +rises +before +us—namely +the +Orthodox +Russian +soldiers +, +loudly +demanding +bread +, +meat +, +biscuits +, +fodder +, +and +whatnot +! +The +stores +are +empty +, +the +roads +impassable +. +The +Orthodox +begin +looting +, +and +in +a +way +of +which +our +last +campaign +can +give +you +no +idea +. +Half +the +regiments +form +bands +and +scour +the +countryside +and +put +everything +to +fire +and +sword +. +The +inhabitants +are +totally +ruined +, +the +hospitals +overflow +with +sick +, +and +famine +is +everywhere +. +Twice +the +marauders +even +attack +our +headquarters +, +and +the +commander +in +chief +has +to +ask +for +a +battalion +to +disperse +them +. +During +one +of +these +attacks +they +carried +off +my +empty +portmanteau +and +my +dressing +gown +. +The +Emperor +proposes +to +give +all +commanders +of +divisions +the +right +to +shoot +marauders +, +but +I +much +fear +this +will +oblige +one +half +the +army +to +shoot +the +other. +” +At +first +Prince +Andrew +read +with +his +eyes +only +, +but +after +a +while +, +in +spite +of +himself +( +although +he +knew +how +far +it +was +safe +to +trust +Bilíbin +) +, +what +he +had +read +began +to +interest +him +more +and +more +. +When +he +had +read +thus +far +, +he +crumpled +the +letter +up +and +threw +it +away +. +It +was +not +what +he +had +read +that +vexed +him +, +but +the +fact +that +the +life +out +there +in +which +he +had +now +no +part +could +perturb +him +. +He +shut +his +eyes +, +rubbed +his +forehead +as +if +to +rid +himself +of +all +interest +in +what +he +had +read +, +and +listened +to +what +was +passing +in +the +nursery +. +Suddenly +he +thought +he +heard +a +strange +noise +through +the +door +. +He +was +seized +with +alarm +lest +something +should +have +happened +to 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+saw +him +: +the +rosy +boy +had +tossed +about +till +he +lay +across +the +bed +with +his +head +lower +than +the +pillow +, +and +was +smacking +his +lips +in +his +sleep +and +breathing +evenly +. +Prince +Andrew +was +as +glad +to +find +the +boy +like +that +, +as +if +he +had +already +lost +him +. +He +bent +over +him +and +, +as +his +sister +had +taught +him +, +tried +with +his +lips +whether +the +child +was +still +feverish +. +The +soft +forehead +was +moist +. +Prince +Andrew +touched +the +head +with +his +hand +; +even +the +hair +was +wet +, +so +profusely +had +the +child +perspired +. +He +was +not +dead +, +but +evidently +the +crisis +was +over +and +he +was +convalescent +. +Prince +Andrew +longed +to +snatch +up +, +to +squeeze +, +to +hold +to +his +heart +, +this +helpless +little +creature +, +but +dared +not +do +so +. +He +stood +over +him +, +gazing +at +his +head +and +at +the +little +arms +and +legs +which +showed +under +the +blanket +. +He +heard +a 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+, +had +cost +about +10,000 +in +each +of +the +last +two +years +, +and +he +did +not +know +how +the +rest +, +about +100,000 +rubles +, +was +spent +, +and +almost +every +year +he +was +obliged +to +borrow +. +Besides +this +the +chief +steward +wrote +every +year +telling +him +of +fires +and +bad +harvests +, +or +of +the +necessity +of +rebuilding +factories +and +workshops +. +So +the +first +task +Pierre +had +to +face +was +one +for +which +he +had +very +little +aptitude +or +inclination—practical +business +. +He +discussed +estate +affairs +every +day +with +his +chief +steward +. +But +he +felt +that +this +did +not +forward +matters +at +all +. +He +felt +that +these +consultations +were +detached +from +real +affairs +and +did +not +link +up +with +them +or +make +them +move +. +On +the +one +hand +, +the +chief +steward +put +the +state +of +things +to +him +in +the +very +worst +light +, +pointing +out +the +necessity +of +paying +off +the +debts +and +undertaking +new +activities +with +serf +labor +, +to +which +Pierre +did +not +agree +. +On +the +other +hand +, +Pierre +demanded +that +steps +should +be +taken +to +liberate +the +serfs +, +which +the +steward +met +by +showing +the +necessity +of +first +paying +off +the +loans +from +the +Land +Bank +, +and +the +consequent +impossibility +of +a +speedy +emancipation +. +The +steward +did +not +say +it +was +quite +impossible +, +but +suggested +selling +the +forests +in +the +province +of +Kostromá +, +the +land +lower +down +the +river +, +and +the +Crimean +estate +, +in +order +to +make +it +possible +: +all +of +which +operations +according +to +him +were +connected +with +such +complicated +measures—the +removal +of +injunctions +, +petitions +, +permits +, +and +so +on—that +Pierre +became +quite +bewildered +and +only +replied +: +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +do +so. +” +Pierre +had +none +of +the +practical +persistence +that +would +have +enabled +him +to +attend +to +the +business +himself 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+conferred +on +them +. +Everywhere +were +receptions +, +which +though +they +embarrassed +Pierre +awakened +a +joyful +feeling +in +the +depth +of +his +heart +. +In +one +place +the +peasants +presented +him +with +bread +and +salt +and +an +icon +of +Saint +Peter +and +Saint +Paul +, +asking +permission +, +as +a +mark +of +their +gratitude +for +the +benefits +he +had +conferred +on +them +, +to +build +a +new +chantry +to +the +church +at +their +own +expense +in +honor +of +Peter +and +Paul +, +his +patron +saints +. +In +another +place +the +women +with +infants +in +arms +met +him +to +thank +him +for +releasing +them +from +hard +work +. +On +a +third +estate +the +priest +, +bearing +a +cross +, +came +to +meet +him +surrounded +by +children +whom +, +by +the +count +’ +s +generosity +, +he +was +instructing +in +reading +, +writing +, +and +religion +. +On +all +his +estates +Pierre +saw +with +his +own +eyes +brick +buildings +erected +or +in +course +of +erection +, +all +on +one +plan +, +for +hospitals +, +schools +, +and +almshouses +, +which +were +soon +to +be +opened +. +Everywhere +he +saw +the +stewards +’ +accounts +, +according +to +which +the +serfs +’ +manorial +labor +had +been +diminished +, +and +heard +the +touching +thanks +of +deputations +of +serfs +in +their +full-skirted +blue +coats +. +What +Pierre +did +not +know +was +that +the +place +where +they +presented +him +with +bread +and +salt +and +wished +to +build +a +chantry +in +honor +of +Peter +and +Paul +was +a +market +village +where +a +fair +was +held +on +St. +Peter +’ +s +day +, +and +that +the +richest +peasants +( +who +formed +the +deputation +) +had +begun +the +chantry +long +before +, +but +that +nine +tenths +of +the +peasants +in +that +villages +were +in +a +state +of +the +greatest +poverty +. +He +did +not +know +that +since +the +nursing +mothers +were +no +longer +sent +to +work +on +his +land +, +they +did +still +harder +work +on +their +own +land +. +He +did +not +know +that +the +priest +who +met +him +with +the +cross +oppressed +the +peasants +by +his +exactions +, +and +that +the +pupils +’ +parents +wept +at +having +to +let +him +take +their +children +and +secured +their +release +by +heavy +payments +. +He +did +not +know +that +the +brick +buildings +, +built +to +plan +, +were +being +built +by +serfs +whose +manorial +labor +was +thus +increased +, +though +lessened +on +paper +. +He +did +not +know +that +where +the +steward +had +shown +him +in +the +accounts +that +the +serfs +’ +payments +had +been +diminished +by +a +third +, +their +obligatory +manorial +work +had +been +increased +by +a +half +. +And +so +Pierre +was +delighted +with +his +visit +to +his +estates +and +quite +recovered +the +philanthropic +mood +in +which +he +had +left +Petersburg +, +and +wrote +enthusiastic +letters +to +his +“ +brother-instructor +” +as +he +called +the +Grand +Master +. +“ +How +easy +it +is +, +how +little +effort +it +needs +, +to +do +so +much +good +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +and +how +little +attention +we +pay +to +it +! +” +He +was +pleased +at +the +gratitude +he +received +, +but +felt +abashed +at +receiving +it +. +This +gratitude +reminded +him +of +how +much +more +he +might +do +for +these +simple +, +kindly +people +. +The +chief +steward +, +a +very +stupid +but +cunning +man +who +saw +perfectly +through +the +naïve +and +intelligent +count +and +played +with +him +as +with +a +toy +, +seeing +the +effect +these +prearranged +receptions +had +on +Pierre +, +pressed +him +still +harder +with +proofs +of +the +impossibility +and +above +all +the +uselessness +of +freeing +the +serfs +, +who +were +quite +happy +as +it +was +. +Pierre +in +his +secret +soul +agreed +with +the +steward +that +it +would +be +difficult +to +imagine +happier +people +, +and +that +God +only +knew +what +would +happen +to +them +when +they +were +free +, +but +he +insisted +, +though +reluctantly +, +on +what +he +thought +right +. +The +steward +promised +to +do +all +in +his +power +to +carry +out +the +count +’ +s +wishes +, +seeing +clearly +that +not +only +would +the +count +never +be +able +to +find +out +whether +all +measures +had +been +taken +for +the +sale +of +the +land +and +forests +and +to +release +them +from +the +Land +Bank +, +but +would +probably +never +even +inquire +and +would +never +know +that +the +newly +erected +buildings +were +standing +empty +and +that +the +serfs +continued +to +give +in +money +and +work +all +that +other +people +’ +s +serfs +gave—that +is +to +say +, +all +that +could +be +got +out +of +them +. +CHAPTER +XI +Returning +from +his +journey +through +South +Russia +in +the +happiest +state +of +mind +, +Pierre +carried +out +an +intention +he +had +long +had +of +visiting +his +friend +Bolkónski +, +whom +he +had +not +seen +for +two +years +. +Boguchárovo +lay +in +a +flat +uninteresting +part +of +the +country +among +fields +and +forests +of +fir +and +birch +, +which +were +partly +cut +down +. +The +house +lay +behind +a +newly +dug +pond +filled +with +water +to +the +brink +and +with +banks +still +bare +of +grass +. +It +was +at +the +end +of +a +village +that +stretched +along +the +highroad +in +the +midst +of +a +young +copse +in +which +were +a +few +fir +trees +. +The +homestead +consisted +of +a +threshing +floor +, +outhouses +, +stables +, +a +bathhouse +, +a +lodge +, +and +a +large +brick +house +with +semicircular +façade +still +in +course +of +construction +. +Round +the +house +was +a +garden +newly +laid +out +. +The +fences +and +gates +were +new +and +solid +; +two +fire +pumps +and +a +water +cart +, +painted +green +, +stood +in +a +shed +; +the +paths +were +straight +, +the +bridges +were +strong +and +had +handrails +. +Everything +bore +an +impress +of +tidiness +and +good +management +. +Some +domestic +serfs +Pierre +met +, +in +reply +to +inquiries +as +to +where +the +prince +lived +, +pointed +out +a +small +newly +built +lodge +close +to +the +pond +. +Antón +, +a +man +who +had +looked +after +Prince +Andrew +in +his +boyhood +, +helped +Pierre +out +of +his +carriage +, +said +that +the +prince +was +at +home +, +and +showed +him +into +a +clean +little +anteroom +. +Pierre +was +struck +by +the +modesty +of +the +small +though +clean +house +after +the +brilliant +surroundings +in +which +he +had +last +met +his +friend +in +Petersburg +. +He +quickly +entered +the +small +reception +room +with +its +still-unplastered +wooden +walls +redolent +of +pine +, +and +would +have +gone +farther +, +but +Antón +ran +ahead +on +tiptoe +and +knocked +at +a +door +. +“ +Well +, +what +is +it +? +” +came +a +sharp +, +unpleasant +voice +. +“ +A +visitor +, +” +answered +Antón +. +“ +Ask +him +to +wait +, +” +and +the +sound +was +heard +of +a +chair +being +pushed +back +. +Pierre +went +with +rapid +steps +to +the +door +and +suddenly +came +face +to +face +with +Prince +Andrew +, +who +came +out +frowning +and +looking +old +. +Pierre +embraced +him +and +lifting +his +spectacles +kissed +his +friend +on +the +cheek +and +looked +at +him +closely +. +“ +Well +, +I +did +not +expect +you +, +I +am +very +glad +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +Pierre +said +nothing +; +he +looked +fixedly +at +his +friend +with +surprise +. +He +was +struck +by +the +change +in +him +. +His +words +were +kindly +and +there +was +a +smile +on +his +lips +and +face +, +but +his +eyes +were +dull +and +lifeless +and +in +spite +of +his +evident +wish +to +do +so +he +could +not +give +them +a +joyous +and +glad +sparkle +. +Prince +Andrew +had +grown +thinner +, +paler +, +and +more +manly-looking +, +but +what +amazed +and +estranged +Pierre +till +he +got +used +to +it +were +his +inertia +and +a +wrinkle +on +his +brow +indicating +prolonged +concentration +on +some +one +thought +. +As +is +usually +the +case +with +people +meeting +after +a +prolonged +separation +, +it +was +long +before +their +conversation +could +settle +on +anything +. +They +put +questions +and +gave +brief +replies +about +things +they +knew +ought +to +be +talked +over +at +length +. +At +last +the +conversation +gradually +settled +on +some +of +the +topics +at +first +lightly +touched +on +: +their +past +life +, +plans +for +the +future +, +Pierre +’ +s +journeys +and +occupations +, +the +war +, +and +so +on +. +The +preoccupation +and +despondency +which +Pierre +had +noticed +in +his +friend +’ +s +look +was +now +still +more +clearly +expressed +in +the +smile +with +which +he +listened +to +Pierre +, +especially +when +he +spoke +with +joyful +animation +of +the +past +or +the +future +. +It +was +as +if +Prince +Andrew +would +have +liked +to +sympathize +with +what +Pierre +was +saying +, +but +could +not +. +The +latter +began +to +feel +that +it +was +in +bad +taste +to +speak +of +his +enthusiasms +, +dreams +, +and +hopes +of +happiness +or +goodness +, +in +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +presence +. +He +was +ashamed +to +express +his +new +Masonic +views +, +which +had +been +particularly +revived +and +strengthened +by +his +late +tour +. +He +checked +himself +, +fearing +to +seem +naïve +, +yet +he +felt +an +irresistible +desire +to +show +his +friend +as +soon +as +possible +that +he +was +now +a +quite +different +, +and +better +, +Pierre +than +he +had +been +in +Petersburg +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +how +much +I +have +lived +through +since +then +. +I +hardly +know +myself +again. +” +“ +Yes +, +we +have +altered +much +, +very +much +, +since +then +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Well +, +and +you +? +What +are +your +plans +? +” +“ +Plans +! +” +repeated +Prince +Andrew +ironically +. +“ +My +plans +? +” +he +said +, +as +if +astonished +at +the +word +. +“ +Well +, +you +see +, +I +’ +m +building +. +I +mean +to +settle +here +altogether +next +year +... +. +” +Pierre +looked +silently +and +searchingly +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +, +which +had +grown +much +older +. +“ +No +, +I +meant +to +ask +... +” +Pierre +began +, +but +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +him +. +“ +But +why +talk +of +me +? +... +Talk +to +me +, +yes +, +tell +me +about +your +travels +and +all +you +have +been +doing +on +your +estates. +” +Pierre +began +describing +what +he +had +done +on +his +estates +, +trying +as +far +as +possible +to +conceal +his +own +part +in +the +improvements +that +had +been +made +. +Prince +Andrew +several +times +prompted +Pierre +’ +s +story +of +what +he +had +been +doing +, +as +though +it +were +all +an +old-time +story +, +and +he +listened +not +only +without +interest +but +even +as +if +ashamed +of +what +Pierre +was +telling +him +. +Pierre +felt +uncomfortable +and +even +depressed +in +his +friend +’ +s +company +and +at +last +became +silent +. +“ +I +’ +ll +tell +you +what +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +who +evidently +also +felt +depressed +and +constrained +with +his +visitor +, +“ +I +am +only +bivouacking +here +and +have +just +come +to +look +round +. +I +am +going +back +to +my +sister +today +. +I +will +introduce +you +to +her +. +But +of +course +you +know +her +already +, +” +he +said +, +evidently +trying +to +entertain +a +visitor +with +whom +he +now +found +nothing +in +common +. +“ +We +will +go +after +dinner +. +And +would +you +now +like +to +look +round +my +place +? +” +They +went +out +and +walked +about +till +dinnertime +, +talking +of +the +political +news +and +common +acquaintances +like +people +who +do +not +know +each +other +intimately +. +Prince +Andrew +spoke +with +some +animation +and +interest +only +of +the +new +homestead +he +was +constructing +and +its +buildings +, +but +even +here +, +while +on +the +scaffolding +, +in +the +midst +of +a +talk +explaining +the +future +arrangements +of +the +house +, +he +interrupted +himself +: +“ +However +, +this +is +not +at +all +interesting +. +Let +us +have +dinner +, +and +then +we +’ +ll +set +off. +” +At +dinner +, +conversation +turned +on +Pierre +’ +s +marriage +. +“ +I +was +very +much +surprised +when +I +heard +of +it +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +Pierre +blushed +, +as +he +always +did +when +it +was +mentioned +, +and +said +hurriedly +: +“ +I +will +tell +you +some +time +how +it +all +happened +. +But +you +know +it +is +all +over +, +and +forever. +” +“ +Forever +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Nothing +’ +s +forever. +” +“ +But +you +know +how +it +all +ended +, +don +’ +t +you +? +You +heard +of +the +duel +? +” +“ +And +so +you +had +to +go +through +that +too +! +” +“ +One +thing +I +thank +God +for +is +that +I +did +not +kill +that +man +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Why +so +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +To +kill +a +vicious +dog +is +a +very +good +thing +really. +” +“ +No +, +to +kill +a +man +is +bad—wrong. +” +“ +Why +is +it +wrong +? +” +urged +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +It +is +not +given +to +man +to +know +what +is +right +and +what +is +wrong +. +Men +always +did +and +always +will +err +, +and +in +nothing +more +than +in +what +they +consider +right +and +wrong. +” +“ +What +does +harm +to +another +is +wrong +, +” +said +Pierre +, +feeling +with +pleasure +that +for +the +first +time +since +his +arrival +Prince +Andrew +was +roused +, +had +begun +to +talk +, +and +wanted +to +express +what +had +brought +him +to +his +present +state +. +“ +And +who +has +told +you +what +is +bad +for +another +man +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Bad +! +Bad +! +” +exclaimed +Pierre +. +“ +We +all +know +what +is +bad +for +ourselves. +” +“ +Yes +, +we +know +that +, +but +the +harm +I +am +conscious +of +in +myself +is +something +I +can +not +inflict +on +others +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +growing +more +and +more +animated +and +evidently +wishing +to +express +his +new +outlook +to +Pierre +. +He +spoke +in +French +. +“ +I +only +know +two +very +real +evils +in +life +: +remorse +and +illness +. +The +only +good +is +the +absence +of +those +evils +. +To +live +for +myself +avoiding +those +two +evils +is +my +whole +philosophy +now. +” +“ +And +love +of +one +’ +s +neighbor +, +and +self-sacrifice +? +” +began +Pierre +. +“ +No +, +I +can +’ +t +agree +with +you +! +To +live +only +so +as +not +to +do +evil +and +not +to +have +to +repent +is +not +enough +. +I +lived +like +that +, +I +lived +for +myself +and +ruined +my +life +. +And +only +now +when +I +am +living +, +or +at +least +trying +” +( +Pierre +’ +s +modesty +made +him +correct +himself +) +“ +to +live +for +others +, +only +now +have +I +understood +all +the +happiness +of +life +. +No +, +I +shall +not +agree +with +you +, +and +you +do +not +really +believe +what +you +are +saying. +” +Prince +Andrew +looked +silently +at +Pierre +with +an +ironic +smile +. +“ +When +you +see +my +sister +, +Princess +Mary +, +you +’ +ll +get +on +with +her +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Perhaps +you +are +right +for +yourself +, +” +he +added +after +a +short +pause +, +“ +but +everyone +lives +in +his +own +way +. +You +lived +for +yourself +and +say +you +nearly +ruined +your +life +and +only +found +happiness +when +you +began +living +for +others +. +I +experienced +just +the +reverse +. +I +lived +for +glory.—And +after +all +what +is +glory +? +The +same +love +of +others +, +a +desire +to +do +something +for +them +, +a +desire +for +their +approval.—So +I +lived +for +others +, +and +not +almost +, +but +quite +, +ruined +my +life +. +And +I +have +become +calmer +since +I +began +to +live +only +for +myself. +” +“ +But +what +do +you +mean +by +living +only +for +yourself +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +growing +excited +. +“ +What +about +your +son +, +your +sister +, +and +your +father +? +” +“ +But +that +’ +s +just +the +same +as +myself—they +are +not +others +, +” +explained +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +The +others +, +one +’ +s +neighbors +, +le +prochain +, +as +you +and +Princess +Mary +call +it +, +are +the +chief +source +of +all +error +and +evil +. +Le +prochain—your +Kiev +peasants +to +whom +you +want +to +do +good. +” +And +he +looked +at +Pierre +with +a +mocking +, +challenging +expression +. +He +evidently +wished +to +draw +him +on +. +“ +You +are +joking +, +” +replied +Pierre +, +growing +more +and +more +excited +. +“ +What +error +or +evil +can +there +be +in +my +wishing +to +do +good +, +and +even +doing +a +little—though +I +did +very +little +and +did +it +very +badly +? +What +evil +can +there +be +in +it +if +unfortunate +people +, +our +serfs +, +people +like +ourselves +, +were +growing +up +and +dying +with +no +idea +of +God +and +truth +beyond +ceremonies +and +meaningless +prayers +and +are +now +instructed +in +a +comforting +belief +in +future +life +, +retribution +, +recompense +, +and +consolation +? +What +evil +and +error +are +there +in +it +, +if +people +were +dying +of +disease +without +help +while +material +assistance +could +so +easily +be +rendered +, +and +I +supplied +them +with +a +doctor +, +a +hospital +, +and +an +asylum +for +the +aged +? +And +is +it +not +a +palpable +, +unquestionable +good +if +a +peasant +, +or +a +woman +with +a +baby +, +has +no +rest +day +or +night +and +I +give +them +rest +and +leisure +? +” +said +Pierre +, +hurrying +and +lisping +. +“ +And +I +have +done +that +though +badly +and +to +a +small +extent +; +but +I +have +done +something +toward +it +and +you +can +not +persuade +me +that +it +was +not +a +good +action +, +and +more +than +that +, +you +can +’ +t +make +me +believe +that +you +do +not +think +so +yourself +. +And +the +main +thing +is +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +that +I +know +, +and +know +for +certain +, +that +the +enjoyment +of +doing +this +good +is +the +only +sure +happiness +in +life. +” +“ +Yes +, +if +you +put +it +like +that +it +’ +s +quite +a +different +matter +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +build +a +house +and +lay +out +a +garden +, +and +you +build +hospitals +. +The +one +and +the +other +may +serve +as +a +pastime +. +But +what +’ +s +right +and +what +’ +s +good +must +be +judged +by +one +who +knows +all +, +but +not +by +us +. +Well +, +you +want +an +argument +, +” +he +added +, +“ +come +on +then. +” +They +rose +from +the +table +and +sat +down +in +the +entrance +porch +which +served +as +a +veranda +. +“ +Come +, +let +’ +s +argue +then +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +You +talk +of +schools +, +” +he +went +on +, +crooking +a +finger +, +“ +education +and +so +forth +; +that +is +, +you +want +to +raise +him +” +( +pointing +to +a +peasant +who +passed +by +them +taking +off +his +cap +) +“ +from +his +animal +condition +and +awaken +in +him +spiritual +needs +, +while +it +seems +to +me +that +animal +happiness +is +the +only +happiness +possible +, +and +that +is +just +what +you +want +to +deprive +him +of +. +I +envy +him +, +but +you +want +to +make +him +what +I +am +, +without +giving +him +my +means +. +Then +you +say +, +‘ +lighten +his +toil. +’ +But +as +I +see +it +, +physical +labor +is +as +essential +to +him +, +as +much +a +condition +of +his +existence +, +as +mental +activity +is +to +you +or +me +. +You +can +’ +t +help +thinking +. +I +go +to +bed +after +two +in +the +morning +, +thoughts +come +and +I +can +’ +t +sleep +but +toss +about +till +dawn +, +because +I +think +and +can +’ +t +help +thinking +, +just +as +he +can +’ +t +help +plowing +and +mowing +; +if +he +didn +’ +t +, +he +would +go +to +the +drink +shop +or +fall +ill. +Just +as +I +could +not +stand +his +terrible +physical +labor +but +should +die +of +it +in +a +week +, +so +he +could +not +stand +my +physical +idleness +, +but +would +grow +fat +and +die +. +The +third +thing—what +else +was +it +you +talked +about +? +” +and +Prince +Andrew +crooked +a +third +finger +. +“ +Ah +, +yes +, +hospitals +, +medicine +. +He +has +a +fit +, +he +is +dying +, +and +you +come +and +bleed +him +and +patch +him +up +. +He +will +drag +about +as +a +cripple +, +a +burden +to +everybody +, +for +another +ten +years +. +It +would +be +far +easier +and +simpler +for +him +to +die +. +Others +are +being +born +and +there +are +plenty +of +them +as +it +is +. +It +would +be +different +if +you +grudged +losing +a +laborer—that +’ +s +how +I +regard +him—but +you +want +to +cure +him +from +love +of +him +. +And +he +does +not +want +that +. +And +besides +, +what +a +notion +that +medicine +ever +cured +anyone +! +Killed +them +, +yes +! +” +said +he +, +frowning +angrily +and +turning +away +from +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +expressed +his +ideas +so +clearly +and +distinctly +that +it +was +evident +he +had +reflected +on +this +subject +more +than +once +, +and +he +spoke +readily +and +rapidly +like +a +man +who +has +not +talked +for +a +long +time +. +His +glance +became +more +animated +as +his +conclusions +became +more +hopeless +. +“ +Oh +, +that +is +dreadful +, +dreadful +! +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +how +one +can +live +with +such +ideas +. +I +had +such +moments +myself +not +long +ago +, +in +Moscow +and +when +traveling +, +but +at +such +times +I +collapsed +so +that +I +don +’ +t +live +at +all—everything +seems +hateful +to +me +... +myself +most +of +all +. +Then +I +don +’ +t +eat +, +don +’ +t +wash +... +and +how +is +it +with +you +? +... +” +“ +Why +not +wash +? +That +is +not +cleanly +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +; +“ +on +the +contrary +one +must +try +to +make +one +’ +s +life +as +pleasant +as +possible +. +I +’ +m +alive +, +that +is +not +my +fault +, +so +I +must +live +out +my +life +as +best +I +can +without +hurting +others. +” +“ +But +with +such +ideas +what +motive +have +you +for +living +? +One +would +sit +without +moving +, +undertaking +nothing +... +. +” +“ +Life +as +it +is +leaves +one +no +peace +. +I +should +be +thankful +to +do +nothing +, +but +here +on +the +one +hand +the +local +nobility +have +done +me +the +honor +to +choose +me +to +be +their +marshal +; +it +was +all +I +could +do +to +get +out +of +it +. +They +could +not +understand +that +I +have +not +the +necessary +qualifications +for +it—the +kind +of +good-natured +, +fussy +shallowness +necessary +for +the +position +. +Then +there +’ +s +this +house +, +which +must +be +built +in +order +to +have +a +nook +of +one +’ +s +own +in +which +to +be +quiet +. +And +now +there +’ +s +this +recruiting. +” +“ +Why +aren +’ +t +you +serving +in +the +army +? +” +“ +After +Austerlitz +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +gloomily +. +“ +No +, +thank +you +very +much +! +I +have +promised +myself +not +to +serve +again +in +the +active +Russian +army +. +And +I +won +’ +t—not +even +if +Bonaparte +were +here +at +Smolénsk +threatening +Bald +Hills—even +then +I +wouldn +’ +t +serve +in +the +Russian +army +! +Well +, +as +I +was +saying +, +” +he +continued +, +recovering +his +composure +, +“ +now +there +’ +s +this +recruiting +. +My +father +is +chief +in +command +of +the +Third +District +, +and +my +only +way +of +avoiding +active +service +is +to +serve +under +him. +” +“ +Then +you +are +serving +? +” +“ +I +am. +” +He +paused +a +little +while +. +“ +And +why +do +you +serve +? +” +“ +Why +, +for +this +reason +! +My +father +is +one +of +the +most +remarkable +men +of +his +time +. +But +he +is +growing +old +, +and +though +not +exactly +cruel +he +has +too +energetic +a +character +. +He +is +so +accustomed +to +unlimited +power +that +he +is +terrible +, +and +now +he +has +this +authority +of +a +commander +in +chief +of +the +recruiting +, +granted +by +the +Emperor +. +If +I +had +been +two +hours +late +a +fortnight +ago +he +would +have +had +a +paymaster +’ +s +clerk +at +Yúkhnovna +hanged +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +a +smile +. +“ +So +I +am +serving +because +I +alone +have +any +influence +with +my +father +, +and +now +and +then +can +save +him +from +actions +which +would +torment +him +afterwards. +” +“ +Well +, +there +you +see +! +” +“ +Yes +, +but +it +is +not +as +you +imagine +, +” +Prince +Andrew +continued +. +“ +I +did +not +, +and +do +not +, +in +the +least +care +about +that +scoundrel +of +a +clerk +who +had +stolen +some +boots +from +the +recruits +; +I +should +even +have +been +very +glad +to +see +him +hanged +, +but +I +was +sorry +for +my +father—that +again +is +for +myself. +” +Prince +Andrew +grew +more +and +more +animated +. +His +eyes +glittered +feverishly +while +he +tried +to +prove +to +Pierre +that +in +his +actions +there +was +no +desire +to +do +good +to +his +neighbor +. +“ +There +now +, +you +wish +to +liberate +your +serfs +, +” +he +continued +; +“ +that +is +a +very +good +thing +, +but +not +for +you—I +don +’ +t +suppose +you +ever +had +anyone +flogged +or +sent +to +Siberia—and +still +less +for +your +serfs +. +If +they +are +beaten +, +flogged +, +or +sent +to +Siberia +, +I +don +’ +t +suppose +they +are +any +the +worse +off +. +In +Siberia +they +lead +the +same +animal +life +, +and +the +stripes +on +their +bodies +heal +, +and +they +are +happy +as +before +. +But +it +is +a +good +thing +for +proprietors +who +perish +morally +, +bring +remorse +upon +themselves +, +stifle +this +remorse +and +grow +callous +, +as +a +result +of +being +able +to +inflict +punishments +justly +and +unjustly +. +It +is +those +people +I +pity +, +and +for +their +sake +I +should +like +to +liberate +the +serfs +. +You +may +not +have +seen +, +but +I +have +seen +, +how +good +men +brought +up +in +those +traditions +of +unlimited +power +, +in +time +when +they +grow +more +irritable +, +become +cruel +and +harsh +, +are +conscious +of +it +, +but +can +not +restrain +themselves +and +grow +more +and +more +miserable. +” +Prince +Andrew +spoke +so +earnestly +that +Pierre +could +not +help +thinking +that +these +thoughts +had +been +suggested +to +Prince +Andrew +by +his +father +’ +s +case +. +He +did +not +reply +. +“ +So +that +’ +s +what +I +’ +m +sorry +for—human +dignity +, +peace +of +mind +, +purity +, +and +not +the +serfs +’ +backs +and +foreheads +, +which +, +beat +and +shave +as +you +may +, +always +remain +the +same +backs +and +foreheads. +” +“ +No +, +no +! +A +thousand +times +no +! +I +shall +never +agree +with +you +, +” +said +Pierre +. +CHAPTER +XII +In +the +evening +Andrew +and +Pierre +got +into +the +open +carriage +and +drove +to +Bald +Hills +. +Prince +Andrew +, +glancing +at +Pierre +, +broke +the +silence +now +and +then +with +remarks +which +showed +that +he +was +in +a +good +temper +. +Pointing +to +the +fields +, +he +spoke +of +the +improvements +he +was +making +in +his +husbandry +. +Pierre +remained +gloomily +silent +, +answering +in +monosyllables +and +apparently +immersed +in +his +own +thoughts +. +He +was +thinking +that +Prince +Andrew +was +unhappy +, +had +gone +astray +, +did +not +see +the +true +light +, +and +that +he +, +Pierre +, +ought +to +aid +, +enlighten +, +and +raise +him +. +But +as +soon +as +he +thought +of +what +he +should +say +, +he +felt +that +Prince +Andrew +with +one +word +, +one +argument +, +would +upset +all +his +teaching +, +and +he +shrank +from +beginning +, +afraid +of +exposing +to +possible +ridicule +what +to +him +was +precious +and +sacred +. +“ +No +, +but +why +do +you +think +so +? +” +Pierre +suddenly +began +, +lowering +his +head +and +looking +like +a +bull +about +to +charge +, +“ +why +do +you +think +so +? +You +should +not +think +so. +” +“ +Think +? +What +about +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +with +surprise +. +“ +About +life +, +about +man +’ +s +destiny +. +It +can +’ +t +be +so +. +I +myself +thought +like +that +, +and +do +you +know +what +saved +me +? +Freemasonry +! +No +, +don +’ +t +smile +. +Freemasonry +is +not +a +religious +ceremonial +sect +, +as +I +thought +it +was +: +Freemasonry +is +the +best +expression +of +the +best +, +the +eternal +, +aspects +of +humanity. +” +And +he +began +to +explain +Freemasonry +as +he +understood +it +to +Prince +Andrew +. +He +said +that +Freemasonry +is +the +teaching +of +Christianity +freed +from +the +bonds +of +State +and +Church +, +a +teaching +of +equality +, +brotherhood +, +and +love +. +“ +Only +our +holy +brotherhood +has +the +real +meaning +of +life +, +all +the +rest +is +a +dream +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Understand +, +my +dear +fellow +, +that +outside +this +union +all +is +filled +with +deceit +and +falsehood +and +I +agree +with +you +that +nothing +is +left +for +an +intelligent +and +good +man +but +to +live +out +his +life +, +like +you +, +merely +trying +not +to +harm +others +. +But +make +our +fundamental +convictions +your +own +, +join +our +brotherhood +, +give +yourself +up +to +us +, +let +yourself +be +guided +, +and +you +will +at +once +feel +yourself +, +as +I +have +felt +myself +, +a +part +of +that +vast +invisible +chain +the +beginning +of +which +is +hidden +in +heaven +, +” +said +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +, +looking +straight +in +front +of +him +, +listened +in +silence +to +Pierre +’ +s +words +. +More +than +once +, +when +the +noise +of +the +wheels +prevented +his +catching +what +Pierre +said +, +he +asked +him +to +repeat +it +, +and +by +the +peculiar +glow +that +came +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +eyes +and +by +his +silence +, +Pierre +saw +that +his +words +were +not +in +vain +and +that +Prince +Andrew +would +not +interrupt +him +or +laugh +at +what +he +said +. +They +reached +a +river +that +had +overflowed +its +banks +and +which +they +had +to +cross +by +ferry +. +While +the +carriage +and +horses +were +being +placed +on +it +, +they +also +stepped +on +the +raft +. +Prince +Andrew +, +leaning +his +arms +on +the +raft +railing +, +gazed +silently +at +the +flooding +waters +glittering +in +the +setting +sun +. +“ +Well +, +what +do +you +think +about +it +? +” +Pierre +asked +. +“ +Why +are +you +silent +? +” +“ +What +do +I +think +about +it +? +I +am +listening +to +you +. +It +’ +s +all +very +well +... +. +You +say +: +join +our +brotherhood +and +we +will +show +you +the +aim +of +life +, +the +destiny +of +man +, +and +the +laws +which +govern +the +world +. +But +who +are +we +? +Men +. +How +is +it +you +know +everything +? +Why +do +I +alone +not +see +what +you +see +? +You +see +a +reign +of +goodness +and +truth +on +earth +, +but +I +don +’ +t +see +it. +” +Pierre +interrupted +him +. +“ +Do +you +believe +in +a +future +life +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +A +future +life +? +” +Prince +Andrew +repeated +, +but +Pierre +, +giving +him +no +time +to +reply +, +took +the +repetition +for +a +denial +, +the +more +readily +as +he +knew +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +former +atheistic +convictions +. +“ +You +say +you +can +’ +t +see +a +reign +of +goodness +and +truth +on +earth +. +Nor +could +I +, +and +it +can +not +be +seen +if +one +looks +on +our +life +here +as +the +end +of +everything +. +On +earth +, +here +on +this +earth +” +( +Pierre +pointed +to +the +fields +) +, +“ +there +is +no +truth +, +all +is +false +and +evil +; +but +in +the +universe +, +in +the +whole +universe +there +is +a +kingdom +of +truth +, +and +we +who +are +now +the +children +of +earth +are—eternally—children +of +the +whole +universe +. +Don +’ +t +I +feel +in +my +soul +that +I +am +part +of +this +vast +harmonious +whole +? +Don +’ +t +I +feel +that +I +form +one +link +, +one +step +, +between +the +lower +and +higher +beings +, +in +this +vast +harmonious +multitude +of +beings +in +whom +the +Deity—the +Supreme +Power +if +you +prefer +the +term—is +manifest +? +If +I +see +, +clearly +see +, +that +ladder +leading +from +plant +to +man +, +why +should +I +suppose +it +breaks +off +at +me +and +does +not +go +farther +and +farther +? +I +feel +that +I +can +not +vanish +, +since +nothing +vanishes +in +this +world +, +but +that +I +shall +always +exist +and +always +have +existed +. +I +feel +that +beyond +me +and +above +me +there +are +spirits +, +and +that +in +this +world +there +is +truth. +” +“ +Yes +, +that +is +Herder +’ +s +theory +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +but +it +is +not +that +which +can +convince +me +, +dear +friend—life +and +death +are +what +convince +. +What +convinces +is +when +one +sees +a +being +dear +to +one +, +bound +up +with +one +’ +s +own +life +, +before +whom +one +was +to +blame +and +had +hoped +to +make +it +right +” +( +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +voice +trembled +and +he +turned +away +) +, +“ +and +suddenly +that +being +is +seized +with +pain +, +suffers +, +and +ceases +to +exist +... +. +Why +? +It +can +not +be +that +there +is +no +answer +. +And +I +believe +there +is +... +. +That +’ +s +what +convinces +, +that +is +what +has +convinced +me +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +of +course +, +” +said +Pierre +, +“ +isn +’ +t +that +what +I +’ +m +saying +? +” +“ +No +. +All +I +say +is +that +it +is +not +argument +that +convinces +me +of +the +necessity +of +a +future +life +, +but +this +: +when +you +go +hand +in +hand +with +someone +and +all +at +once +that +person +vanishes +there +, +into +nowhere +, +and +you +yourself +are +left +facing +that +abyss +, +and +look +in +. +And +I +have +looked +in +... +. +” +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +it +then +! +You +know +that +there +is +a +there +and +there +is +a +Someone +? +There +is +the +future +life +. +The +Someone +is—God. +” +Prince +Andrew +did +not +reply +. +The +carriage +and +horses +had +long +since +been +taken +off +, +onto +the +farther +bank +, +and +reharnessed +. +The +sun +had +sunk +half +below +the +horizon +and +an +evening +frost +was +starring +the +puddles +near +the +ferry +, +but +Pierre +and +Andrew +, +to +the +astonishment +of +the +footmen +, +coachmen +, +and +ferrymen +, +still +stood +on +the +raft +and +talked +. +“ +If +there +is +a +God +and +future +life +, +there +is +truth +and +good +, +and +man +’ +s +highest +happiness +consists +in +striving +to +attain +them +. +We +must +live +, +we +must +love +, +and +we +must +believe +that +we +live +not +only +today +on +this +scrap +of +earth +, +but +have +lived +and +shall +live +forever +, +there +, +in +the +Whole +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +he +pointed +to +the +sky +. +Prince +Andrew +stood +leaning +on +the +railing +of +the +raft +listening +to +Pierre +, +and +he +gazed +with +his +eyes +fixed +on +the +red +reflection +of +the +sun +gleaming +on +the +blue +waters +. +There +was +perfect +stillness +. +Pierre +became +silent +. +The +raft +had +long +since +stopped +and +only +the +waves +of +the +current +beat +softly +against +it +below +. +Prince +Andrew +felt +as +if +the +sound +of +the +waves +kept +up +a +refrain +to +Pierre +’ +s +words +, +whispering +: +“ +It +is +true +, +believe +it. +” +He +sighed +, +and +glanced +with +a +radiant +, +childlike +, +tender +look +at +Pierre +’ +s +face +, +flushed +and +rapturous +, +but +yet +shy +before +his +superior +friend +. +“ +Yes +, +if +it +only +were +so +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +However +, +it +is +time +to +get +on +, +” +he +added +, +and +, +stepping +off +the +raft +, +he +looked +up +at +the +sky +to +which +Pierre +had +pointed +, +and +for +the +first +time +since +Austerlitz +saw +that +high +, +everlasting +sky +he +had +seen +while +lying +on +that +battlefield +; +and +something +that +had +long +been +slumbering +, +something +that +was +best +within +him +, +suddenly +awoke +, +joyful +and +youthful +, +in +his +soul +. +It +vanished +as +soon +as +he +returned +to +the +customary +conditions +of +his +life +, +but +he +knew +that +this +feeling +which +he +did +not +know +how +to +develop +existed +within +him +. +His +meeting +with +Pierre +formed +an +epoch +in +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +life +. +Though +outwardly +he +continued +to +live +in +the +same +old +way +, +inwardly +he +began +a +new +life +. +CHAPTER +XIII +It +was +getting +dusk +when +Prince +Andrew +and +Pierre +drove +up +to +the +front +entrance +of +the +house +at +Bald +Hills +. +As +they +approached +the +house +, +Prince +Andrew +with +a +smile +drew +Pierre +’ +s +attention +to +a +commotion +going +on +at +the +back +porch +. +A +woman +, +bent +with +age +, +with +a +wallet +on +her +back +, +and +a +short +, +long-haired +, +young +man +in +a +black +garment +had +rushed +back +to +the +gate +on +seeing +the +carriage +driving +up +. +Two +women +ran +out +after +them +, +and +all +four +, +looking +round +at +the +carriage +, +ran +in +dismay +up +the +steps +of +the +back +porch +. +“ +Those +are +Mary +’ +s +‘ +God +’ +s +folk +, +’ +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +They +have +mistaken +us +for +my +father +. +This +is +the +one +matter +in +which +she +disobeys +him +. +He +orders +these +pilgrims +to +be +driven +away +, +but +she +receives +them. +” +“ +But +what +are +‘ +God +’ +s +folk +’ +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +had +no +time +to +answer +. +The +servants +came +out +to +meet +them +, +and +he +asked +where +the +old +prince +was +and +whether +he +was +expected +back +soon +. +The +old +prince +had +gone +to +the +town +and +was +expected +back +any +minute +. +Prince +Andrew +led +Pierre +to +his +own +apartments +, +which +were +always +kept +in +perfect +order +and +readiness +for +him +in +his +father +’ +s +house +; +he +himself +went +to +the +nursery +. +“ +Let +us +go +and +see +my +sister +, +” +he +said +to +Pierre +when +he +returned +. +“ +I +have +not +found +her +yet +, +she +is +hiding +now +, +sitting +with +her +‘ +God +’ +s +folk. +’ +It +will +serve +her +right +, +she +will +be +confused +, +but +you +will +see +her +‘ +God +’ +s +folk. +’ +It +’ +s +really +very +curious. +” +“ +What +are +‘ +God +’ +s +folk +’ +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Come +, +and +you +’ +ll +see +for +yourself. +” +Princess +Mary +really +was +disconcerted +and +red +patches +came +on +her +face +when +they +went +in +. +In +her +snug +room +, +with +lamps +burning +before +the +icon +stand +, +a +young +lad +with +a +long +nose +and +long +hair +, +wearing +a +monk +’ +s +cassock +, +sat +on +the +sofa +beside +her +, +behind +a +samovar +. +Near +them +, +in +an +armchair +, +sat +a +thin +, +shriveled +, +old +woman +, +with +a +meek +expression +on +her +childlike +face +. +“ +Andrew +, +why +didn +’ +t +you +warn +me +? +” +said +the +princess +, +with +mild +reproach +, +as +she +stood +before +her +pilgrims +like +a +hen +before +her +chickens +. +“ +Charmée +de +vous +voir +. +Je +suis +très +contente +de +vous +voir +, +” +* +she +said +to +Pierre +as +he +kissed +her +hand +. +She +had +known +him +as +a +child +, +and +now +his +friendship +with +Andrew +, +his +misfortune +with +his +wife +, +and +above +all +his +kindly +, +simple +face +disposed +her +favorably +toward +him +. +She +looked +at +him +with +her +beautiful +radiant +eyes +and +seemed +to +say +, +“ +I +like +you +very +much +, +but +please +don +’ +t +laugh +at +my +people. +” +After +exchanging +the +first +greetings +, +they +sat +down +. +* +“ +Delighted +to +see +you +. +I +am +very +glad +to +see +you. +” +“ +Ah +, +and +Ivánushka +is +here +too +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +glancing +with +a +smile +at +the +young +pilgrim +. +“ +Andrew +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +imploringly +. +“ +Il +faut +que +vous +sachiez +que +c +’ +est +une +femme +, +” +* +said +Prince +Andrew +to +Pierre +. +“ +Andrew +, +au +nom +de +Dieu +! +” +* +( +2 +) +Princess +Mary +repeated +. +* +“ +You +must +know +that +this +is +a +woman. +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +For +heaven +’ +s +sake. +” +It +was +evident +that +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +ironical +tone +toward +the +pilgrims +and +Princess +Mary +’ +s +helpless +attempts +to +protect +them +were +their +customary +long-established +relations +on +the +matter +. +“ +Mais +, +ma +bonne +amie +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +vous +devriez +au +contraire +m +’ +être +reconnaissante +de +ce +que +j +’ +explique +à +Pierre +votre +intimité +avec +ce +jeune +homme. +” +* +* +“ +But +, +my +dear +, +you +ought +on +the +contrary +to +be +grateful +to +me +for +explaining +to +Pierre +your +intimacy +with +this +young +man. +” +“ +Really +? +” +said +Pierre +, +gazing +over +his +spectacles +with +curiosity +and +seriousness +( +for +which +Princess +Mary +was +specially +grateful +to +him +) +into +Ivánushka +’ +s +face +, +who +, +seeing +that +she +was +being +spoken +about +, +looked +round +at +them +all +with +crafty +eyes +. +Princess +Mary +’ +s +embarrassment +on +her +people +’ +s +account +was +quite +unnecessary +. +They +were +not +in +the +least +abashed +. +The +old +woman +, +lowering +her +eyes +but +casting +side +glances +at +the +newcomers +, +had +turned +her +cup +upside +down +and +placed +a +nibbled +bit +of +sugar +beside +it +, +and +sat +quietly +in +her +armchair +, +though +hoping +to +be +offered +another +cup +of +tea +. +Ivánushka +, +sipping +out +of +her +saucer +, +looked +with +sly +womanish +eyes +from +under +her +brows +at +the +young +men +. +“ +Where +have +you +been +? +To +Kiev +? +” +Prince +Andrew +asked +the +old +woman +. +“ +I +have +, +good +sir +, +” +she +answered +garrulously +. +“ +Just +at +Christmastime +I +was +deemed +worthy +to +partake +of +the +holy +and +heavenly +sacrament +at +the +shrine +of +the +saint +. +And +now +I +’ +m +from +Kolyázin +, +master +, +where +a +great +and +wonderful +blessing +has +been +revealed. +” +“ +And +was +Ivánushka +with +you +? +” +“ +I +go +by +myself +, +benefactor +, +” +said +Ivánushka +, +trying +to +speak +in +a +bass +voice +. +“ +I +only +came +across +Pelagéya +in +Yúkhnovo +... +. +” +Pelagéya +interrupted +her +companion +; +she +evidently +wished +to +tell +what +she +had +seen +. +“ +In +Kolyázin +, +master +, +a +wonderful +blessing +has +been +revealed. +” +“ +What +is +it +? +Some +new +relics +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Andrew +, +do +leave +off +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Don +’ +t +tell +him +, +Pelagéya. +” +“ +No +... +why +not +, +my +dear +, +why +shouldn +’ +t +I +? +I +like +him +. +He +is +kind +, +he +is +one +of +God +’ +s +chosen +, +he +’ +s +a +benefactor +, +he +once +gave +me +ten +rubles +, +I +remember +. +When +I +was +in +Kiev +, +Crazy +Cyril +says +to +me +( +he +’ +s +one +of +God +’ +s +own +and +goes +barefoot +summer +and +winter +) +, +he +says +, +‘ +Why +are +you +not +going +to +the +right +place +? +Go +to +Kolyázin +where +a +wonder-working +icon +of +the +Holy +Mother +of +God +has +been +revealed. +’ +On +hearing +those +words +I +said +good-by +to +the +holy +folk +and +went. +” +All +were +silent +, +only +the +pilgrim +woman +went +on +in +measured +tones +, +drawing +in +her +breath +. +“ +So +I +come +, +master +, +and +the +people +say +to +me +: +‘ +A +great +blessing +has +been +revealed +, +holy +oil +trickles +from +the +cheeks +of +our +blessed +Mother +, +the +Holy +Virgin +Mother +of +God. +’ +... +” +“ +All +right +, +all +right +, +you +can +tell +us +afterwards +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +flushing +. +“ +Let +me +ask +her +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Did +you +see +it +yourselves +? +” +he +inquired +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +master +, +I +was +found +worthy +. +Such +a +brightness +on +the +face +like +the +light +of +heaven +, +and +from +the +blessed +Mother +’ +s +cheek +it +drops +and +drops +... +. +” +“ +But +, +dear +me +, +that +must +be +a +fraud +! +” +said +Pierre +, +naïvely +, +who +had +listened +attentively +to +the +pilgrim +. +“ +Oh +, +master +, +what +are +you +saying +? +” +exclaimed +the +horrified +Pelagéya +, +turning +to +Princess +Mary +for +support +. +“ +They +impose +on +the +people +, +” +he +repeated +. +“ +Lord +Jesus +Christ +! +” +exclaimed +the +pilgrim +woman +, +crossing +herself +. +“ +Oh +, +don +’ +t +speak +so +, +master +! +There +was +a +general +who +did +not +believe +, +and +said +, +‘ +The +monks +cheat +, +’ +and +as +soon +as +he +’ +d +said +it +he +went +blind +. +And +he +dreamed +that +the +Holy +Virgin +Mother +of +the +Kiev +catacombs +came +to +him +and +said +, +‘ +Believe +in +me +and +I +will +make +you +whole. +’ +So +he +begged +: +‘ +Take +me +to +her +, +take +me +to +her. +’ +It +’ +s +the +real +truth +I +’ +m +telling +you +, +I +saw +it +myself +. +So +he +was +brought +, +quite +blind +, +straight +to +her +, +and +he +goes +up +to +her +and +falls +down +and +says +, +‘ +Make +me +whole +, +’ +says +he +, +‘ +and +I +’ +ll +give +thee +what +the +Tsar +bestowed +on +me. +’ +I +saw +it +myself +, +master +, +the +star +is +fixed +into +the +icon +. +Well +, +and +what +do +you +think +? +He +received +his +sight +! +It +’ +s +a +sin +to +speak +so +. +God +will +punish +you +, +” +she +said +admonishingly +, +turning +to +Pierre +. +“ +How +did +the +star +get +into +the +icon +? +” +Pierre +asked +. +“ +And +was +the +Holy +Mother +promoted +to +the +rank +of +general +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +with +a +smile +. +Pelagéya +suddenly +grew +quite +pale +and +clasped +her +hands +. +“ +Oh +, +master +, +master +, +what +a +sin +! +And +you +who +have +a +son +! +” +she +began +, +her +pallor +suddenly +turning +to +a +vivid +red +. +“ +Master +, +what +have +you +said +? +God +forgive +you +! +” +And +she +crossed +herself +. +“ +Lord +forgive +him +! +My +dear +, +what +does +it +mean +? +... +” +she +asked +, +turning +to +Princess +Mary +. +She +got +up +and +, +almost +crying +, +began +to +arrange +her +wallet +. +She +evidently +felt +frightened +and +ashamed +to +have +accepted +charity +in +a +house +where +such +things +could +be +said +, +and +was +at +the +same +time +sorry +to +have +now +to +forgo +the +charity +of +this +house +. +“ +Now +, +why +need +you +do +it +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Why +did +you +come +to +me +? +... +” +“ +Come +, +Pelagéya +, +I +was +joking +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Princesse +, +ma +parole +, +je +n +’ +ai +pas +voulu +l +’ +offenser +. +* +I +did +not +mean +anything +, +I +was +only +joking +, +” +he +said +, +smiling +shyly +and +trying +to +efface +his +offense +. +“ +It +was +all +my +fault +, +and +Andrew +was +only +joking. +” +* +“ +Princess +, +on +my +word +, +I +did +not +wish +to +offend +her. +” +Pelagéya +stopped +doubtfully +, +but +in +Pierre +’ +s +face +there +was +such +a +look +of +sincere +penitence +, +and +Prince +Andrew +glanced +so +meekly +now +at +her +and +now +at +Pierre +, +that +she +was +gradually +reassured +. +CHAPTER +XIV +The +pilgrim +woman +was +appeased +and +, +being +encouraged +to +talk +, +gave +a +long +account +of +Father +Amphilochus +, +who +led +so +holy +a +life +that +his +hands +smelled +of +incense +, +and +how +on +her +last +visit +to +Kiev +some +monks +she +knew +let +her +have +the +keys +of +the +catacombs +, +and +how +she +, +taking +some +dried +bread +with +her +, +had +spent +two +days +in +the +catacombs +with +the +saints +. +“ +I +’ +d +pray +awhile +to +one +, +ponder +awhile +, +then +go +on +to +another +. +I +’ +d +sleep +a +bit +and +then +again +go +and +kiss +the +relics +, +and +there +was +such +peace +all +around +, +such +blessedness +, +that +one +don +’ +t +want +to +come +out +, +even +into +the +light +of +heaven +again. +” +Pierre +listened +to +her +attentively +and +seriously +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +of +the +room +, +and +then +, +leaving +“ +God +’ +s +folk +” +to +finish +their +tea +, +Princess +Mary +took +Pierre +into +the +drawing +room +. +“ +You +are +very +kind +, +” +she +said +to +him +. +“ +Oh +, +I +really +did +not +mean +to +hurt +her +feelings +. +I +understand +them +so +well +and +have +the +greatest +respect +for +them. +” +Princess +Mary +looked +at +him +silently +and +smiled +affectionately +. +“ +I +have +known +you +a +long +time +, +you +see +, +and +am +as +fond +of +you +as +of +a +brother +, +” +she +said +. +“ +How +do +you +find +Andrew +? +” +she +added +hurriedly +, +not +giving +him +time +to +reply +to +her +affectionate +words +. +“ +I +am +very +anxious +about +him +. +His +health +was +better +in +the +winter +, +but +last +spring +his +wound +reopened +and +the +doctor +said +he +ought +to +go +away +for +a +cure +. +And +I +am +also +very +much +afraid +for +him +spiritually +. +He +has +not +a +character +like +us +women +who +, +when +we +suffer +, +can +weep +away +our +sorrows +. +He +keeps +it +all +within +him +. +Today +he +is +cheerful +and +in +good +spirits +, +but +that +is +the +effect +of +your +visit—he +is +not +often +like +that +. +If +you +could +persuade +him +to +go +abroad +. +He +needs +activity +, +and +this +quiet +regular +life +is +very +bad +for +him +. +Others +don +’ +t +notice +it +, +but +I +see +it. +” +Toward +ten +o +’ +clock +the +men +servants +rushed +to +the +front +door +, +hearing +the +bells +of +the +old +prince +’ +s +carriage +approaching +. +Prince +Andrew +and +Pierre +also +went +out +into +the +porch +. +“ +Who +’ +s +that +? +” +asked +the +old +prince +, +noticing +Pierre +as +he +got +out +of +the +carriage +. +“ +Ah +! +Very +glad +! +Kiss +me +, +” +he +said +, +having +learned +who +the +young +stranger +was +. +The +old +prince +was +in +a +good +temper +and +very +gracious +to +Pierre +. +Before +supper +, +Prince +Andrew +, +coming +back +to +his +father +’ +s +study +, +found +him +disputing +hotly +with +his +visitor +. +Pierre +was +maintaining +that +a +time +would +come +when +there +would +be +no +more +wars +. +The +old +prince +disputed +it +chaffingly +, +but +without +getting +angry +. +“ +Drain +the +blood +from +men +’ +s +veins +and +put +in +water +instead +, +then +there +will +be +no +more +war +! +Old +women +’ +s +nonsense—old +women +’ +s +nonsense +! +” +he +repeated +, +but +still +he +patted +Pierre +affectionately +on +the +shoulder +, +and +then +went +up +to +the +table +where +Prince +Andrew +, +evidently +not +wishing +to +join +in +the +conversation +, +was +looking +over +the +papers +his +father +had +brought +from +town +. +The +old +prince +went +up +to +him +and +began +to +talk +business +. +“ +The +marshal +, +a +Count +Rostóv +, +hasn +’ +t +sent +half +his +contingent +. +He +came +to +town +and +wanted +to +invite +me +to +dinner—I +gave +him +a +pretty +dinner +! +... +And +there +, +look +at +this +... +. +Well +, +my +boy +, +” +the +old +prince +went +on +, +addressing +his +son +and +patting +Pierre +on +the +shoulder +. +“ +A +fine +fellow—your +friend—I +like +him +! +He +stirs +me +up +. +Another +says +clever +things +and +one +doesn +’ +t +care +to +listen +, +but +this +one +talks +rubbish +yet +stirs +an +old +fellow +up +. +Well +, +go +! +Get +along +! +Perhaps +I +’ +ll +come +and +sit +with +you +at +supper +. +We +’ +ll +have +another +dispute +. +Make +friends +with +my +little +fool +, +Princess +Mary +, +” +he +shouted +after +Pierre +, +through +the +door +. +Only +now +, +on +his +visit +to +Bald +Hills +, +did +Pierre +fully +realize +the +strength +and +charm +of +his +friendship +with +Prince +Andrew +. +That +charm +was +not +expressed +so +much +in +his +relations +with +him +as +with +all +his +family +and +with +the +household +. +With +the +stern +old +prince +and +the +gentle +, +timid +Princess +Mary +, +though +he +had +scarcely +known +them +, +Pierre +at +once +felt +like +an +old +friend +. +They +were +all +fond +of +him +already +. +Not +only +Princess +Mary +, +who +had +been +won +by +his +gentleness +with +the +pilgrims +, +gave +him +her +most +radiant +looks +, +but +even +the +one-year-old +“ +Prince +Nicholas +” +( +as +his +grandfather +called +him +) +smiled +at +Pierre +and +let +himself +be +taken +in +his +arms +, +and +Michael +Ivánovich +and +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +looked +at +him +with +pleasant +smiles +when +he +talked +to +the +old +prince +. +The +old +prince +came +in +to +supper +; +this +was +evidently +on +Pierre +’ +s +account +. +And +during +the +two +days +of +the +young +man +’ +s +visit +he +was +extremely +kind +to +him +and +told +him +to +visit +them +again +. +When +Pierre +had +gone +and +the +members +of +the +household +met +together +, +they +began +to +express +their +opinions +of +him +as +people +always +do +after +a +new +acquaintance +has +left +, +but +as +seldom +happens +, +no +one +said +anything +but +what +was +good +of +him +. +CHAPTER +XV +When +returning +from +his +leave +, +Rostóv +felt +, +for +the +first +time +, +how +close +was +the +bond +that +united +him +to +Denísov +and +the +whole +regiment +. +On +approaching +it +, +Rostóv +felt +as +he +had +done +when +approaching +his +home +in +Moscow +. +When +he +saw +the +first +hussar +with +the +unbuttoned +uniform +of +his +regiment +, +when +he +recognized +red-haired +Deméntyev +and +saw +the +picket +ropes +of +the +roan +horses +, +when +Lavrúshka +gleefully +shouted +to +his +master +, +“ +The +count +has +come +! +” +and +Denísov +, +who +had +been +asleep +on +his +bed +, +ran +all +disheveled +out +of +the +mud +hut +to +embrace +him +, +and +the +officers +collected +round +to +greet +the +new +arrival +, +Rostóv +experienced +the +same +feeling +as +when +his +mother +, +his +father +, +and +his +sister +had +embraced +him +, +and +tears +of +joy +choked +him +so +that +he +could +not +speak +. +The +regiment +was +also +a +home +, +and +as +unalterably +dear +and +precious +as +his +parents +’ +house +. +When +he +had +reported +himself +to +the +commander +of +the +regiment +and +had +been +reassigned +to +his +former +squadron +, +had +been +on +duty +and +had +gone +out +foraging +, +when +he +had +again +entered +into +all +the +little +interests +of +the +regiment +and +felt +himself +deprived +of +liberty +and +bound +in +one +narrow +, +unchanging +frame +, +he +experienced +the +same +sense +of +peace +, +of +moral +support +, +and +the +same +sense +of +being +at +home +here +in +his +own +place +, +as +he +had +felt +under +the +parental +roof +. +But +here +was +none +of +all +that +turmoil +of +the +world +at +large +, +where +he +did +not +know +his +right +place +and +took +mistaken +decisions +; +here +was +no +Sónya +with +whom +he +ought +, +or +ought +not +, +to +have +an +explanation +; +here +was +no +possibility +of +going +there +or +not +going +there +; +here +there +were +not +twenty-four +hours +in +the +day +which +could +be +spent +in +such +a +variety +of +ways +; +there +was +not +that +innumerable +crowd +of +people +of +whom +not +one +was +nearer +to +him +or +farther +from +him +than +another +; +there +were +none +of +those +uncertain +and +undefined +money +relations +with +his +father +, +and +nothing +to +recall +that +terrible +loss +to +Dólokhov +. +Here +, +in +the +regiment +, +all +was +clear +and +simple +. +The +whole +world +was +divided +into +two +unequal +parts +: +one +, +our +Pávlograd +regiment +; +the +other +, +all +the +rest +. +And +the +rest +was +no +concern +of +his +. +In +the +regiment +, +everything +was +definite +: +who +was +lieutenant +, +who +captain +, +who +was +a +good +fellow +, +who +a +bad +one +, +and +most +of +all +, +who +was +a +comrade +. +The +canteenkeeper +gave +one +credit +, +one +’ +s +pay +came +every +four +months +, +there +was +nothing +to +think +out +or +decide +, +you +had +only +to +do +nothing +that +was +considered +bad +in +the +Pávlograd +regiment +and +, +when +given +an +order +, +to +do +what +was +clearly +, +distinctly +, +and +definitely +ordered—and +all +would +be +well +. +Having +once +more +entered +into +the +definite +conditions +of +this +regimental +life +, +Rostóv +felt +the +joy +and +relief +a +tired +man +feels +on +lying +down +to +rest +. +Life +in +the +regiment +, +during +this +campaign +, +was +all +the +pleasanter +for +him +, +because +, +after +his +loss +to +Dólokhov +( +for +which +, +in +spite +of +all +his +family +’ +s +efforts +to +console +him +, +he +could +not +forgive +himself +) +, +he +had +made +up +his +mind +to +atone +for +his +fault +by +serving +, +not +as +he +had +done +before +, +but +really +well +, +and +by +being +a +perfectly +first-rate +comrade +and +officer—in +a +word +, +a +splendid +man +altogether +, +a +thing +which +seemed +so +difficult +out +in +the +world +, +but +so +possible +in +the +regiment +. +After +his +losses +, +he +had +determined +to +pay +back +his +debt +to +his +parents +in +five +years +. +He +received +ten +thousand +rubles +a +year +, +but +now +resolved +to +take +only +two +thousand +and +leave +the +rest +to +repay +the +debt +to +his +parents +. +Our +army +, +after +repeated +retreats +and +advances +and +battles +at +Pultúsk +and +Preussisch-Eylau +, +was +concentrated +near +Bartenstein +. +It +was +awaiting +the +Emperor +’ +s +arrival +and +the +beginning +of +a +new +campaign +. +The +Pávlograd +regiment +, +belonging +to +that +part +of +the +army +which +had +served +in +the +1805 +campaign +, +had +been +recruiting +up +to +strength +in +Russia +, +and +arrived +too +late +to +take +part +in +the +first +actions +of +the +campaign +. +It +had +been +neither +at +Pultúsk +nor +at +Preussisch-Eylau +and +, +when +it +joined +the +army +in +the +field +in +the +second +half +of +the +campaign +, +was +attached +to +Plátov +’ +s +division +. +Plátov +’ +s +division +was +acting +independently +of +the +main +army +. +Several +times +parts +of +the +Pávlograd +regiment +had +exchanged +shots +with +the +enemy +, +had +taken +prisoners +, +and +once +had +even +captured +Marshal +Oudinot +’ +s +carriages +. +In +April +the +Pávlograds +were +stationed +immovably +for +some +weeks +near +a +totally +ruined +and +deserted +German +village +. +A +thaw +had +set +in +, +it +was +muddy +and +cold +, +the +ice +on +the +river +broke +, +and +the +roads +became +impassable +. +For +days +neither +provisions +for +the +men +nor +fodder +for +the +horses +had +been +issued +. +As +no +transports +could +arrive +, +the +men +dispersed +about +the +abandoned +and +deserted +villages +, +searching +for +potatoes +, +but +found +few +even +of +these +. +Everything +had +been +eaten +up +and +the +inhabitants +had +all +fled—if +any +remained +, +they +were +worse +than +beggars +and +nothing +more +could +be +taken +from +them +; +even +the +soldiers +, +usually +pitiless +enough +, +instead +of +taking +anything +from +them +, +often +gave +them +the +last +of +their +rations +. +The +Pávlograd +regiment +had +had +only +two +men +wounded +in +action +, +but +had +lost +nearly +half +its +men +from +hunger +and +sickness +. +In +the +hospitals +, +death +was +so +certain +that +soldiers +suffering +from +fever +, +or +the +swelling +that +came +from +bad +food +, +preferred +to +remain +on +duty +, +and +hardly +able +to +drag +their +legs +went +to +the +front +rather +than +to +the +hospitals +. +When +spring +came +on +, +the +soldiers +found +a +plant +just +showing +out +of +the +ground +that +looked +like +asparagus +, +which +, +for +some +reason +, +they +called +“ +Máshka +’ +s +sweet +root. +” +It +was +very +bitter +, +but +they +wandered +about +the +fields +seeking +it +and +dug +it +out +with +their +sabers +and +ate +it +, +though +they +were +ordered +not +to +do +so +, +as +it +was +a +noxious +plant +. +That +spring +a +new +disease +broke +out +among +the +soldiers +, +a +swelling +of +the +arms +, +legs +, +and +face +, +which +the +doctors +attributed +to +eating +this +root +. +But +in +spite +of +all +this +, +the +soldiers +of +Denísov +’ +s +squadron +fed +chiefly +on +“ +Máshka +’ +s +sweet +root +, +” +because +it +was +the +second +week +that +the +last +of +the +biscuits +were +being +doled +out +at +the +rate +of +half +a +pound +a +man +and +the +last +potatoes +received +had +sprouted +and +frozen +. +The +horses +also +had +been +fed +for +a +fortnight +on +straw +from +the +thatched +roofs +and +had +become +terribly +thin +, +though +still +covered +with +tufts +of +felty +winter +hair +. +Despite +this +destitution +, +the +soldiers +and +officers +went +on +living +just +as +usual +. +Despite +their +pale +swollen +faces +and +tattered +uniforms +, +the +hussars +formed +line +for +roll +call +, +kept +things +in +order +, +groomed +their +horses +, +polished +their +arms +, +brought +in +straw +from +the +thatched +roofs +in +place +of +fodder +, +and +sat +down +to +dine +round +the +caldrons +from +which +they +rose +up +hungry +, +joking +about +their +nasty +food +and +their +hunger +. +As +usual +, +in +their +spare +time +, +they +lit +bonfires +, +steamed +themselves +before +them +naked +; +smoked +, +picked +out +and +baked +sprouting +rotten +potatoes +, +told +and +listened +to +stories +of +Potëmkin +’ +s +and +Suvórov +’ +s +campaigns +, +or +to +legends +of +Alësha +the +Sly +, +or +the +priest +’ +s +laborer +Mikólka +. +The +officers +, +as +usual +, +lived +in +twos +and +threes +in +the +roofless +, +half-ruined +houses +. +The +seniors +tried +to +collect +straw +and +potatoes +and +, +in +general +, +food +for +the +men +. +The +younger +ones +occupied +themselves +as +before +, +some +playing +cards +( +there +was +plenty +of +money +, +though +there +was +no +food +) +, +some +with +more +innocent +games +, +such +as +quoits +and +skittles +. +The +general +trend +of +the +campaign +was +rarely +spoken +of +, +partly +because +nothing +certain +was +known +about +it +, +partly +because +there +was +a +vague +feeling +that +in +the +main +it +was +going +badly +. +Rostóv +lived +, +as +before +, +with +Denísov +, +and +since +their +furlough +they +had +become +more +friendly +than +ever +. +Denísov +never +spoke +of +Rostóv +’ +s +family +, +but +by +the +tender +friendship +his +commander +showed +him +, +Rostóv +felt +that +the +elder +hussar +’ +s +luckless +love +for +Natásha +played +a +part +in +strengthening +their +friendship +. +Denísov +evidently +tried +to +expose +Rostóv +to +danger +as +seldom +as +possible +, +and +after +an +action +greeted +his +safe +return +with +evident +joy +. +On +one +of +his +foraging +expeditions +, +in +a +deserted +and +ruined +village +to +which +he +had +come +in +search +of +provisions +, +Rostóv +found +a +family +consisting +of +an +old +Pole +and +his +daughter +with +an +infant +in +arms +. +They +were +half +clad +, +hungry +, +too +weak +to +get +away +on +foot +and +had +no +means +of +obtaining +a +conveyance +. +Rostóv +brought +them +to +his +quarters +, +placed +them +in +his +own +lodging +, +and +kept +them +for +some +weeks +while +the +old +man +was +recovering +. +One +of +his +comrades +, +talking +of +women +, +began +chaffing +Rostóv +, +saying +that +he +was +more +wily +than +any +of +them +and +that +it +would +not +be +a +bad +thing +if +he +introduced +to +them +the +pretty +Polish +girl +he +had +saved +. +Rostóv +took +the +joke +as +an +insult +, +flared +up +, +and +said +such +unpleasant +things +to +the +officer +that +it +was +all +Denísov +could +do +to +prevent +a +duel +. +When +the +officer +had +gone +away +, +Denísov +, +who +did +not +himself +know +what +Rostóv +’ +s +relations +with +the +Polish +girl +might +be +, +began +to +upbraid +him +for +his +quickness +of +temper +, +and +Rostóv +replied +: +“ +Say +what +you +like +... +. +She +is +like +a +sister +to +me +, +and +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +how +it +offended +me +... +because +... +well +, +for +that +reason +... +. +” +Denísov +patted +him +on +the +shoulder +and +began +rapidly +pacing +the +room +without +looking +at +Rostóv +, +as +was +his +way +at +moments +of +deep +feeling +. +“ +Ah +, +what +a +mad +bweed +you +Wostóvs +are +! +” +he +muttered +, +and +Rostóv +noticed +tears +in +his +eyes +. +CHAPTER +XVI +In +April +the +troops +were +enlivened +by +news +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +arrival +, +but +Rostóv +had +no +chance +of +being +present +at +the +review +he +held +at +Bartenstein +, +as +the +Pávlograds +were +at +the +outposts +far +beyond +that +place +. +They +were +bivouacking +. +Denísov +and +Rostóv +were +living +in +an +earth +hut +, +dug +out +for +them +by +the +soldiers +and +roofed +with +branches +and +turf +. +The +hut +was +made +in +the +following +manner +, +which +had +then +come +into +vogue +. +A +trench +was +dug +three +and +a +half +feet +wide +, +four +feet +eight +inches +deep +, +and +eight +feet +long +. +At +one +end +of +the +trench +, +steps +were +cut +out +and +these +formed +the +entrance +and +vestibule +. +The +trench +itself +was +the +room +, +in +which +the +lucky +ones +, +such +as +the +squadron +commander +, +had +a +board +, +lying +on +piles +at +the +end +opposite +the +entrance +, +to +serve +as +a +table +. +On +each +side +of +the +trench +, +the +earth +was +cut +out +to +a +breadth +of +about +two +and +a +half +feet +, +and +this +did +duty +for +bedsteads +and +couches +. +The +roof +was +so +constructed +that +one +could +stand +up +in +the +middle +of +the +trench +and +could +even +sit +up +on +the +beds +if +one +drew +close +to +the +table +. +Denísov +, +who +was +living +luxuriously +because +the +soldiers +of +his +squadron +liked +him +, +had +also +a +board +in +the +roof +at +the +farther +end +, +with +a +piece +of +( +broken +but +mended +) +glass +in +it +for +a +window +. +When +it +was +very +cold +, +embers +from +the +soldiers +’ +campfire +were +placed +on +a +bent +sheet +of +iron +on +the +steps +in +the +“ +reception +room +” +—as +Denísov +called +that +part +of +the +hut—and +it +was +then +so +warm +that +the +officers +, +of +whom +there +were +always +some +with +Denísov +and +Rostóv +, +sat +in +their +shirt +sleeves +. +In +April +, +Rostóv +was +on +orderly +duty +. +One +morning +, +between +seven +and +eight +, +returning +after +a +sleepless +night +, +he +sent +for +embers +, +changed +his +rain-soaked +underclothes +, +said +his +prayers +, +drank +tea +, +got +warm +, +then +tidied +up +the +things +on +the +table +and +in +his +own +corner +, +and +, +his +face +glowing +from +exposure +to +the +wind +and +with +nothing +on +but +his +shirt +, +lay +down +on +his +back +, +putting +his +arms +under +his +head +. +He +was +pleasantly +considering +the +probability +of +being +promoted +in +a +few +days +for +his +last +reconnoitering +expedition +, +and +was +awaiting +Denísov +, +who +had +gone +out +somewhere +and +with +whom +he +wanted +a +talk +. +Suddenly +he +heard +Denísov +shouting +in +a +vibrating +voice +behind +the +hut +, +evidently +much +excited +. +Rostóv +moved +to +the +window +to +see +whom +he +was +speaking +to +, +and +saw +the +quartermaster +, +Topchéenko +. +“ +I +ordered +you +not +to +let +them +eat +that +Máshka +woot +stuff +! +” +Denísov +was +shouting +. +“ +And +I +saw +with +my +own +eyes +how +Lazarchúk +bwought +some +fwom +the +fields. +” +“ +I +have +given +the +order +again +and +again +, +your +honor +, +but +they +don +’ +t +obey +, +” +answered +the +quartermaster +. +Rostóv +lay +down +again +on +his +bed +and +thought +complacently +: +“ +Let +him +fuss +and +bustle +now +, +my +job +’ +s +done +and +I +’ +m +lying +down—capitally +! +” +He +could +hear +that +Lavrúshka—that +sly +, +bold +orderly +of +Denísov +’ +s—was +talking +, +as +well +as +the +quartermaster +. +Lavrúshka +was +saying +something +about +loaded +wagons +, +biscuits +, +and +oxen +he +had +seen +when +he +had +gone +out +for +provisions +. +Then +Denísov +’ +s +voice +was +heard +shouting +farther +and +farther +away +. +“ +Saddle +! +Second +platoon +! +” +“ +Where +are +they +off +to +now +? +” +thought +Rostóv +. +Five +minutes +later +, +Denísov +came +into +the +hut +, +climbed +with +muddy +boots +on +the +bed +, +lit +his +pipe +, +furiously +scattered +his +things +about +, +took +his +leaded +whip +, +buckled +on +his +saber +, +and +went +out +again +. +In +answer +to +Rostóv +’ +s +inquiry +where +he +was +going +, +he +answered +vaguely +and +crossly +that +he +had +some +business +. +“ +Let +God +and +our +gweat +monarch +judge +me +afterwards +! +” +said +Denísov +going +out +, +and +Rostóv +heard +the +hoofs +of +several +horses +splashing +through +the +mud +. +He +did +not +even +trouble +to +find +out +where +Denísov +had +gone +. +Having +got +warm +in +his +corner +, +he +fell +asleep +and +did +not +leave +the +hut +till +toward +evening +. +Denísov +had +not +yet +returned +. +The +weather +had +cleared +up +, +and +near +the +next +hut +two +officers +and +a +cadet +were +playing +sváyka +, +laughing +as +they +threw +their +missiles +which +buried +themselves +in +the +soft +mud +. +Rostóv +joined +them +. +In +the +middle +of +the +game +, +the +officers +saw +some +wagons +approaching +with +fifteen +hussars +on +their +skinny +horses +behind +them +. +The +wagons +escorted +by +the +hussars +drew +up +to +the +picket +ropes +and +a +crowd +of +hussars +surrounded +them +. +“ +There +now +, +Denísov +has +been +worrying +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +“ +and +here +are +the +provisions. +” +“ +So +they +are +! +” +said +the +officers +. +“ +Won +’ +t +the +soldiers +be +glad +! +” +A +little +behind +the +hussars +came +Denísov +, +accompanied +by +two +infantry +officers +with +whom +he +was +talking +. +Rostóv +went +to +meet +them +. +“ +I +warn +you +, +Captain +, +” +one +of +the +officers +, +a +short +thin +man +, +evidently +very +angry +, +was +saying +. +“ +Haven +’ +t +I +told +you +I +won +’ +t +give +them +up +? +” +replied +Denísov +. +“ +You +will +answer +for +it +, +Captain +. +It +is +mutiny—seizing +the +transport +of +one +’ +s +own +army +. +Our +men +have +had +nothing +to +eat +for +two +days. +” +“ +And +mine +have +had +nothing +for +two +weeks +, +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +It +is +robbery +! +You +’ +ll +answer +for +it +, +sir +! +” +said +the +infantry +officer +, +raising +his +voice +. +“ +Now +, +what +are +you +pestewing +me +for +? +” +cried +Denísov +, +suddenly +losing +his +temper +. +“ +I +shall +answer +for +it +and +not +you +, +and +you +’ +d +better +not +buzz +about +here +till +you +get +hurt +. +Be +off +! +Go +! +” +he +shouted +at +the +officers +. +“ +Very +well +, +then +! +” +shouted +the +little +officer +, +undaunted +and +not +riding +away +. +“ +If +you +are +determined +to +rob +, +I +’ +ll +... +” +“ +Go +to +the +devil +! +quick +ma +’ +ch +, +while +you +’ +re +safe +and +sound +! +” +and +Denísov +turned +his +horse +on +the +officer +. +“ +Very +well +, +very +well +! +” +muttered +the +officer +, +threateningly +, +and +turning +his +horse +he +trotted +away +, +jolting +in +his +saddle +. +“ +A +dog +astwide +a +fence +! +A +weal +dog +astwide +a +fence +! +” +shouted +Denísov +after +him +( +the +most +insulting +expression +a +cavalryman +can +address +to +a +mounted +infantryman +) +and +riding +up +to +Rostóv +, +he +burst +out +laughing +. +“ +I +’ +ve +taken +twansports +from +the +infantwy +by +force +! +” +he +said +. +“ +After +all +, +can +’ +t +let +our +men +starve. +” +The +wagons +that +had +reached +the +hussars +had +been +consigned +to +an +infantry +regiment +, +but +learning +from +Lavrúshka +that +the +transport +was +unescorted +, +Denísov +with +his +hussars +had +seized +it +by +force +. +The +soldiers +had +biscuits +dealt +out +to +them +freely +, +and +they +even +shared +them +with +the +other +squadrons +. +The +next +day +the +regimental +commander +sent +for +Denísov +, +and +holding +his +fingers +spread +out +before +his +eyes +said +: +“ +This +is +how +I +look +at +this +affair +: +I +know +nothing +about +it +and +won +’ +t +begin +proceedings +, +but +I +advise +you +to +ride +over +to +the +staff +and +settle +the +business +there +in +the +commissariat +department +and +if +possible +sign +a +receipt +for +such +and +such +stores +received +. +If +not +, +as +the +demand +was +booked +against +an +infantry +regiment +, +there +will +be +a +row +and +the +affair +may +end +badly. +” +From +the +regimental +commander +’ +s +, +Denísov +rode +straight +to +the +staff +with +a +sincere +desire +to +act +on +this +advice +. +In +the +evening +he +came +back +to +his +dugout +in +a +state +such +as +Rostóv +had +never +yet +seen +him +in +. +Denísov +could +not +speak +and +gasped +for +breath +. +When +Rostóv +asked +what +was +the +matter +, +he +only +uttered +some +incoherent +oaths +and +threats +in +a +hoarse +, +feeble +voice +. +Alarmed +at +Denísov +’ +s +condition +, +Rostóv +suggested +that +he +should +undress +, +drink +some +water +, +and +send +for +the +doctor +. +“ +Twy +me +for +wobbewy +... +oh +! +Some +more +water +... +Let +them +twy +me +, +but +I +’ +ll +always +thwash +scoundwels +... +and +I +’ +ll +tell +the +Empewo +’ +... +Ice +... +” +he +muttered +. +The +regimental +doctor +, +when +he +came +, +said +it +was +absolutely +necessary +to +bleed +Denísov +. +A +deep +saucer +of +black +blood +was +taken +from +his +hairy +arm +and +only +then +was +he +able +to +relate +what +had +happened +to +him +. +“ +I +get +there +, +” +began +Denísov +. +“ +‘ +Now +then +, +where +’ +s +your +chief +’ +s +quarters +? +’ +They +were +pointed +out +. +‘ +Please +to +wait. +’ +‘ +I +’ +ve +widden +twenty +miles +and +have +duties +to +attend +to +and +no +time +to +wait +. +Announce +me. +’ +Vewy +well +, +so +out +comes +their +head +chief—also +took +it +into +his +head +to +lecture +me +: +‘ +It +’ +s +wobbewy +! +’ +— +‘ +Wobbewy +, +’ +I +say +, +‘ +is +not +done +by +man +who +seizes +pwovisions +to +feed +his +soldiers +, +but +by +him +who +takes +them +to +fill +his +own +pockets +! +’ +‘ +Will +you +please +be +silent +? +’ +‘ +Vewy +good +! +’ +Then +he +says +: +‘ +Go +and +give +a +weceipt +to +the +commissioner +, +but +your +affair +will +be +passed +on +to +headquarters. +’ +I +go +to +the +commissioner +. +I +enter +, +and +at +the +table +... +who +do +you +think +? +No +, +but +wait +a +bit +! +... +Who +is +it +that +’ +s +starving +us +? +” +shouted +Denísov +, +hitting +the +table +with +the +fist +of +his +newly +bled +arm +so +violently +that +the +table +nearly +broke +down +and +the +tumblers +on +it +jumped +about +. +“ +Telyánin +! +‘ +What +? +So +it +’ +s +you +who +’ +s +starving +us +to +death +! +Is +it +? +Take +this +and +this +! +’ +and +I +hit +him +so +pat +, +stwaight +on +his +snout +... +‘ +Ah +, +what +a +... +what +a +... +! +’ +and +I +sta +’ +ted +fwashing +him +... +Well +, +I +’ +ve +had +a +bit +of +fun +I +can +tell +you +! +” +cried +Denísov +, +gleeful +and +yet +angry +, +his +white +teeth +showing +under +his +black +mustache +. +“ +I +’ +d +have +killed +him +if +they +hadn +’ +t +taken +him +away +! +” +“ +But +what +are +you +shouting +for +? +Calm +yourself +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +You +’ +ve +set +your +arm +bleeding +afresh +. +Wait +, +we +must +tie +it +up +again. +” +Denísov +was +bandaged +up +again +and +put +to +bed +. +Next +day +he +woke +calm +and +cheerful +. +But +at +noon +the +adjutant +of +the +regiment +came +into +Rostóv +’ +s +and +Denísov +’ +s +dugout +with +a +grave +and +serious +face +and +regretfully +showed +them +a +paper +addressed +to +Major +Denísov +from +the +regimental +commander +in +which +inquiries +were +made +about +yesterday +’ +s +occurrence +. +The +adjutant +told +them +that +the +affair +was +likely +to +take +a +very +bad +turn +: +that +a +court-martial +had +been +appointed +, +and +that +in +view +of +the +severity +with +which +marauding +and +insubordination +were +now +regarded +, +degradation +to +the +ranks +would +be +the +best +that +could +be +hoped +for +. +The +case +, +as +represented +by +the +offended +parties +, +was +that +, +after +seizing +the +transports +, +Major +Denísov +, +being +drunk +, +went +to +the +chief +quartermaster +and +without +any +provocation +called +him +a +thief +, +threatened +to +strike +him +, +and +on +being +led +out +had +rushed +into +the +office +and +given +two +officials +a +thrashing +, +and +dislocated +the +arm +of +one +of +them +. +In +answer +to +Rostóv +’ +s +renewed +questions +, +Denísov +said +, +laughing +, +that +he +thought +he +remembered +that +some +other +fellow +had +got +mixed +up +in +it +, +but +that +it +was +all +nonsense +and +rubbish +, +and +he +did +not +in +the +least +fear +any +kind +of +trial +, +and +that +if +those +scoundrels +dared +attack +him +he +would +give +them +an +answer +that +they +would +not +easily +forget +. +Denísov +spoke +contemptuously +of +the +whole +matter +, +but +Rostóv +knew +him +too +well +not +to +detect +that +( +while +hiding +it +from +others +) +at +heart +he +feared +a +court-martial +and +was +worried +over +the +affair +, +which +was +evidently +taking +a +bad +turn +. +Every +day +, +letters +of +inquiry +and +notices +from +the +court +arrived +, +and +on +the +first +of +May +, +Denísov +was +ordered +to +hand +the +squadron +over +to +the +next +in +seniority +and +appear +before +the +staff +of +his +division +to +explain +his +violence +at +the +commissariat +office +. +On +the +previous +day +Plátov +reconnoitered +with +two +Cossack +regiments +and +two +squadrons +of +hussars +. +Denísov +, +as +was +his +wont +, +rode +out +in +front +of +the +outposts +, +parading +his +courage +. +A +bullet +fired +by +a +French +sharpshooter +hit +him +in +the +fleshy +part +of +his +leg +. +Perhaps +at +another +time +Denísov +would +not +have +left +the +regiment +for +so +slight +a +wound +, +but +now +he +took +advantage +of +it +to +excuse +himself +from +appearing +at +the +staff +and +went +into +hospital +. +CHAPTER +XVII +In +June +the +battle +of +Friedland +was +fought +, +in +which +the +Pávlograds +did +not +take +part +, +and +after +that +an +armistice +was +proclaimed +. +Rostóv +, +who +felt +his +friend +’ +s +absence +very +much +, +having +no +news +of +him +since +he +left +and +feeling +very +anxious +about +his +wound +and +the +progress +of +his +affairs +, +took +advantage +of +the +armistice +to +get +leave +to +visit +Denísov +in +hospital +. +The +hospital +was +in +a +small +Prussian +town +that +had +been +twice +devastated +by +Russian +and +French +troops +. +Because +it +was +summer +, +when +it +is +so +beautiful +out +in +the +fields +, +the +little +town +presented +a +particularly +dismal +appearance +with +its +broken +roofs +and +fences +, +its +foul +streets +, +tattered +inhabitants +, +and +the +sick +and +drunken +soldiers +wandering +about +. +The +hospital +was +in +a +brick +building +with +some +of +the +window +frames +and +panes +broken +and +a +courtyard +surrounded +by +the +remains +of +a +wooden +fence +that +had +been +pulled +to +pieces +. +Several +bandaged +soldiers +, +with +pale +swollen +faces +, +were +sitting +or +walking +about +in +the +sunshine +in +the +yard +. +Directly +Rostóv +entered +the +door +he +was +enveloped +by +a +smell +of +putrefaction +and +hospital +air +. +On +the +stairs +he +met +a +Russian +army +doctor +smoking +a +cigar +. +The +doctor +was +followed +by +a +Russian +assistant +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +tear +myself +to +pieces +, +” +the +doctor +was +saying +. +“ +Come +to +Makár +Alexéevich +in +the +evening +. +I +shall +be +there. +” +The +assistant +asked +some +further +questions +. +“ +Oh +, +do +the +best +you +can +! +Isn +’ +t +it +all +the +same +? +” +The +doctor +noticed +Rostóv +coming +upstairs +. +“ +What +do +you +want +, +sir +? +” +said +the +doctor +. +“ +What +do +you +want +? +The +bullets +having +spared +you +, +do +you +want +to +try +typhus +? +This +is +a +pesthouse +, +sir. +” +“ +How +so +? +” +asked +Rostóv +. +“ +Typhus +, +sir +. +It +’ +s +death +to +go +in +. +Only +we +two +, +Makéev +and +I +” +( +he +pointed +to +the +assistant +) +, +“ +keep +on +here +. +Some +five +of +us +doctors +have +died +in +this +place +... +. +When +a +new +one +comes +he +is +done +for +in +a +week +, +” +said +the +doctor +with +evident +satisfaction +. +“ +Prussian +doctors +have +been +invited +here +, +but +our +allies +don +’ +t +like +it +at +all. +” +Rostóv +explained +that +he +wanted +to +see +Major +Denísov +of +the +hussars +, +who +was +wounded +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +. +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +, +sir +. +Only +think +! +I +am +alone +in +charge +of +three +hospitals +with +more +than +four +hundred +patients +! +It +’ +s +well +that +the +charitable +Prussian +ladies +send +us +two +pounds +of +coffee +and +some +lint +each +month +or +we +should +be +lost +! +” +he +laughed +. +“ +Four +hundred +, +sir +, +and +they +’ +re +always +sending +me +fresh +ones +. +There +are +four +hundred +? +Eh +? +” +he +asked +, +turning +to +the +assistant +. +The +assistant +looked +fagged +out +. +He +was +evidently +vexed +and +impatient +for +the +talkative +doctor +to +go +. +“ +Major +Denísov +, +” +Rostóv +said +again +. +“ +He +was +wounded +at +Molliten. +” +“ +Dead +, +I +fancy +. +Eh +, +Makéev +? +” +queried +the +doctor +, +in +a +tone +of +indifference +. +The +assistant +, +however +, +did +not +confirm +the +doctor +’ +s +words +. +“ +Is +he +tall +and +with +reddish +hair +? +” +asked +the +doctor +. +Rostóv +described +Denísov +’ +s +appearance +. +“ +There +was +one +like +that +, +” +said +the +doctor +, +as +if +pleased +. +“ +That +one +is +dead +, +I +fancy +. +However +, +I +’ +ll +look +up +our +list +. +We +had +a +list +. +Have +you +got +it +, +Makéev +? +” +“ +Makár +Alexéevich +has +the +list +, +” +answered +the +assistant +. +“ +But +if +you +’ +ll +step +into +the +officers +’ +wards +you +’ +ll +see +for +yourself +, +” +he +added +, +turning +to +Rostóv +. +“ +Ah +, +you +’ +d +better +not +go +, +sir +, +” +said +the +doctor +, +“ +or +you +may +have +to +stay +here +yourself. +” +But +Rostóv +bowed +himself +away +from +the +doctor +and +asked +the +assistant +to +show +him +the +way +. +“ +Only +don +’ +t +blame +me +! +” +the +doctor +shouted +up +after +him +. +Rostóv +and +the +assistant +went +into +the +dark +corridor +. +The +smell +was +so +strong +there +that +Rostóv +held +his +nose +and +had +to +pause +and +collect +his +strength +before +he +could +go +on +. +A +door +opened +to +the +right +, +and +an +emaciated +sallow +man +on +crutches +, +barefoot +and +in +underclothing +, +limped +out +and +, +leaning +against +the +doorpost +, +looked +with +glittering +envious +eyes +at +those +who +were +passing +. +Glancing +in +at +the +door +, +Rostóv +saw +that +the +sick +and +wounded +were +lying +on +the +floor +on +straw +and +overcoats +. +“ +May +I +go +in +and +look +? +” +“ +What +is +there +to +see +? +” +said +the +assistant +. +But +, +just +because +the +assistant +evidently +did +not +want +him +to +go +in +, +Rostóv +entered +the +soldiers +’ +ward +. +The +foul +air +, +to +which +he +had +already +begun +to +get +used +in +the +corridor +, +was +still +stronger +here +. +It +was +a +little +different +, +more +pungent +, +and +one +felt +that +this +was +where +it +originated +. +In +the +long +room +, +brightly +lit +up +by +the +sun +through +the +large +windows +, +the +sick +and +wounded +lay +in +two +rows +with +their +heads +to +the +walls +, +and +leaving +a +passage +in +the +middle +. +Most +of +them +were +unconscious +and +paid +no +attention +to +the +newcomers +. +Those +who +were +conscious +raised +themselves +or +lifted +their +thin +yellow +faces +, +and +all +looked +intently +at +Rostóv +with +the +same +expression +of +hope +, +of +relief +, +reproach +, +and +envy +of +another +’ +s +health +. +Rostóv +went +to +the +middle +of +the +room +and +looking +through +the +open +doors +into +the +two +adjoining +rooms +saw +the +same +thing +there +. +He +stood +still +, +looking +silently +around +. +He +had +not +at +all +expected +such +a +sight +. +Just +before +him +, +almost +across +the +middle +of +the +passage +on +the +bare +floor +, +lay +a +sick +man +, +probably +a +Cossack +to +judge +by +the +cut +of +his +hair +. +The +man +lay +on +his +back +, +his +huge +arms +and +legs +outstretched +. +His +face +was +purple +, +his +eyes +were +rolled +back +so +that +only +the +whites +were +seen +, +and +on +his +bare +legs +and +arms +which +were +still +red +, +the +veins +stood +out +like +cords +. +He +was +knocking +the +back +of +his +head +against +the +floor +, +hoarsely +uttering +some +word +which +he +kept +repeating +. +Rostóv +listened +and +made +out +the +word +. +It +was +“ +drink +, +drink +, +a +drink +! +” +Rostóv +glanced +round +, +looking +for +someone +who +would +put +this +man +back +in +his +place +and +bring +him +water +. +“ +Who +looks +after +the +sick +here +? +” +he +asked +the +assistant +. +Just +then +a +commissariat +soldier +, +a +hospital +orderly +, +came +in +from +the +next +room +, +marching +stiffly +, +and +drew +up +in +front +of +Rostóv +. +“ +Good +day +, +your +honor +! +” +he +shouted +, +rolling +his +eyes +at +Rostóv +and +evidently +mistaking +him +for +one +of +the +hospital +authorities +. +“ +Get +him +to +his +place +and +give +him +some +water +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +pointing +to +the +Cossack +. +“ +Yes +, +your +honor +, +” +the +soldier +replied +complacently +, +and +rolling +his +eyes +more +than +ever +he +drew +himself +up +still +straighter +, +but +did +not +move +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +impossible +to +do +anything +here +, +” +thought +Rostóv +, +lowering +his +eyes +, +and +he +was +going +out +, +but +became +aware +of +an +intense +look +fixed +on +him +on +his +right +, +and +he +turned +. +Close +to +the +corner +, +on +an +overcoat +, +sat +an +old +, +unshaven +, +gray-bearded +soldier +as +thin +as +a +skeleton +, +with +a +stern +sallow +face +and +eyes +intently +fixed +on +Rostóv +. +The +man +’ +s +neighbor +on +one +side +whispered +something +to +him +, +pointing +at +Rostóv +, +who +noticed +that +the +old +man +wanted +to +speak +to +him +. +He +drew +nearer +and +saw +that +the +old +man +had +only +one +leg +bent +under +him +, +the +other +had +been +amputated +above +the +knee +. +His +neighbor +on +the +other +side +, +who +lay +motionless +some +distance +from +him +with +his +head +thrown +back +, +was +a +young +soldier +with +a +snub +nose +. +His +pale +waxen +face +was +still +freckled +and +his +eyes +were +rolled +back +. +Rostóv +looked +at +the +young +soldier +and +a +cold +chill +ran +down +his +back +. +“ +Why +, +this +one +seems +... +” +he +began +, +turning +to +the +assistant +. +“ +And +how +we +’ +ve +been +begging +, +your +honor +, +” +said +the +old +soldier +, +his +jaw +quivering +. +“ +He +’ +s +been +dead +since +morning +. +After +all +we +’ +re +men +, +not +dogs. +” +“ +I +’ +ll +send +someone +at +once +. +He +shall +be +taken +away—taken +away +at +once +, +” +said +the +assistant +hurriedly +. +“ +Let +us +go +, +your +honor. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +let +us +go +, +” +said +Rostóv +hastily +, +and +lowering +his +eyes +and +shrinking +, +he +tried +to +pass +unnoticed +between +the +rows +of +reproachful +envious +eyes +that +were +fixed +upon +him +, +and +went +out +of +the +room +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +Going +along +the +corridor +, +the +assistant +led +Rostóv +to +the +officers +’ +wards +, +consisting +of +three +rooms +, +the +doors +of +which +stood +open +. +There +were +beds +in +these +rooms +and +the +sick +and +wounded +officers +were +lying +or +sitting +on +them +. +Some +were +walking +about +the +rooms +in +hospital +dressing +gowns +. +The +first +person +Rostóv +met +in +the +officers +’ +ward +was +a +thin +little +man +with +one +arm +, +who +was +walking +about +the +first +room +in +a +nightcap +and +hospital +dressing +gown +, +with +a +pipe +between +his +teeth +. +Rostóv +looked +at +him +, +trying +to +remember +where +he +had +seen +him +before +. +“ +See +where +we +’ +ve +met +again +! +” +said +the +little +man +. +“ +Túshin +, +Túshin +, +don +’ +t +you +remember +, +who +gave +you +a +lift +at +Schön +Grabern +? +And +I +’ +ve +had +a +bit +cut +off +, +you +see +... +” +he +went +on +with +a +smile +, +pointing +to +the +empty +sleeve +of +his +dressing +gown +. +“ +Looking +for +Vasíli +Dmítrich +Denísov +? +My +neighbor +, +” +he +added +, +when +he +heard +who +Rostóv +wanted +. +“ +Here +, +here +, +” +and +Túshin +led +him +into +the +next +room +, +from +whence +came +sounds +of +several +laughing +voices +. +“ +How +can +they +laugh +, +or +even +live +at +all +here +? +” +thought +Rostóv +, +still +aware +of +that +smell +of +decomposing +flesh +that +had +been +so +strong +in +the +soldiers +’ +ward +, +and +still +seeming +to +see +fixed +on +him +those +envious +looks +which +had +followed +him +out +from +both +sides +, +and +the +face +of +that +young +soldier +with +eyes +rolled +back +. +Denísov +lay +asleep +on +his +bed +with +his +head +under +the +blanket +, +though +it +was +nearly +noon +. +“ +Ah +, +Wostóv +? +How +are +you +, +how +are +you +? +” +he +called +out +, +still +in +the +same +voice +as +in +the +regiment +, +but +Rostóv +noticed +sadly +that +under +this +habitual +ease +and +animation +some +new +, +sinister +, +hidden +feeling +showed +itself +in +the +expression +of +Denísov +’ +s +face +and +the +intonations +of +his +voice +. +His +wound +, +though +a +slight +one +, +had +not +yet +healed +even +now +, +six +weeks +after +he +had +been +hit +. +His +face +had +the +same +swollen +pallor +as +the +faces +of +the +other +hospital +patients +, +but +it +was +not +this +that +struck +Rostóv +. +What +struck +him +was +that +Denísov +did +not +seem +glad +to +see +him +, +and +smiled +at +him +unnaturally +. +He +did +not +ask +about +the +regiment +, +nor +about +the +general +state +of +affairs +, +and +when +Rostóv +spoke +of +these +matters +did +not +listen +. +Rostóv +even +noticed +that +Denísov +did +not +like +to +be +reminded +of +the +regiment +, +or +in +general +of +that +other +free +life +which +was +going +on +outside +the +hospital +. +He +seemed +to +try +to +forget +that +old +life +and +was +only +interested +in +the +affair +with +the +commissariat +officers +. +On +Rostóv +’ +s +inquiry +as +to +how +the +matter +stood +, +he +at +once +produced +from +under +his +pillow +a +paper +he +had +received +from +the +commission +and +the +rough +draft +of +his +answer +to +it +. +He +became +animated +when +he +began +reading +his +paper +and +specially +drew +Rostóv +’ +s +attention +to +the +stinging +rejoinders +he +made +to +his +enemies +. +His +hospital +companions +, +who +had +gathered +round +Rostóv—a +fresh +arrival +from +the +world +outside—gradually +began +to +disperse +as +soon +as +Denísov +began +reading +his +answer +. +Rostóv +noticed +by +their +faces +that +all +those +gentlemen +had +already +heard +that +story +more +than +once +and +were +tired +of +it +. +Only +the +man +who +had +the +next +bed +, +a +stout +Uhlan +, +continued +to +sit +on +his +bed +, +gloomily +frowning +and +smoking +a +pipe +, +and +little +one-armed +Túshin +still +listened +, +shaking +his +head +disapprovingly +. +In +the +middle +of +the +reading +, +the +Uhlan +interrupted +Denísov +. +“ +But +what +I +say +is +, +” +he +said +, +turning +to +Rostóv +, +“ +it +would +be +best +simply +to +petition +the +Emperor +for +pardon +. +They +say +great +rewards +will +now +be +distributed +, +and +surely +a +pardon +would +be +granted +... +. +” +“ +Me +petition +the +Empewo +’ +! +” +exclaimed +Denísov +, +in +a +voice +to +which +he +tried +hard +to +give +the +old +energy +and +fire +, +but +which +sounded +like +an +expression +of +irritable +impotence +. +“ +What +for +? +If +I +were +a +wobber +I +would +ask +mercy +, +but +I +’ +m +being +court-martialed +for +bwinging +wobbers +to +book +. +Let +them +twy +me +, +I +’ +m +not +afwaid +of +anyone +. +I +’ +ve +served +the +Tsar +and +my +countwy +honowably +and +have +not +stolen +! +And +am +I +to +be +degwaded +? +... +Listen +, +I +’ +m +w +’ +iting +to +them +stwaight +. +This +is +what +I +say +: +‘ +If +I +had +wobbed +the +Tweasuwy +... +’ +” +“ +It +’ +s +certainly +well +written +, +” +said +Túshin +, +“ +but +that +’ +s +not +the +point +, +Vasíli +Dmítrich +, +” +and +he +also +turned +to +Rostóv +. +“ +One +has +to +submit +, +and +Vasíli +Dmítrich +doesn +’ +t +want +to +. +You +know +the +auditor +told +you +it +was +a +bad +business. +” +“ +Well +, +let +it +be +bad +, +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +The +auditor +wrote +out +a +petition +for +you +, +” +continued +Túshin +, +“ +and +you +ought +to +sign +it +and +ask +this +gentleman +to +take +it +. +No +doubt +he +” +( +indicating +Rostóv +) +“ +has +connections +on +the +staff +. +You +won +’ +t +find +a +better +opportunity. +” +“ +Haven +’ +t +I +said +I +’ +m +not +going +to +gwovel +? +” +Denísov +interrupted +him +, +went +on +reading +his +paper +. +Rostóv +had +not +the +courage +to +persuade +Denísov +, +though +he +instinctively +felt +that +the +way +advised +by +Túshin +and +the +other +officers +was +the +safest +, +and +though +he +would +have +been +glad +to +be +of +service +to +Denísov +. +He +knew +his +stubborn +will +and +straightforward +hasty +temper +. +When +the +reading +of +Denísov +’ +s +virulent +reply +, +which +took +more +than +an +hour +, +was +over +, +Rostóv +said +nothing +, +and +he +spent +the +rest +of +the +day +in +a +most +dejected +state +of +mind +amid +Denísov +’ +s +hospital +comrades +, +who +had +gathered +round +him +, +telling +them +what +he +knew +and +listening +to +their +stories +. +Denísov +was +moodily +silent +all +the +evening +. +Late +in +the +evening +, +when +Rostóv +was +about +to +leave +, +he +asked +Denísov +whether +he +had +no +commission +for +him +. +“ +Yes +, +wait +a +bit +, +” +said +Denísov +, +glancing +round +at +the +officers +, +and +taking +his +papers +from +under +his +pillow +he +went +to +the +window +, +where +he +had +an +inkpot +, +and +sat +down +to +write +. +“ +It +seems +it +’ +s +no +use +knocking +one +’ +s +head +against +a +wall +! +” +he +said +, +coming +from +the +window +and +giving +Rostóv +a +large +envelope +. +In +it +was +the +petition +to +the +Emperor +drawn +up +by +the +auditor +, +in +which +Denísov +, +without +alluding +to +the +offenses +of +the +commissariat +officials +, +simply +asked +for +pardon +. +“ +Hand +it +in +. +It +seems +... +” +He +did +not +finish +, +but +gave +a +painfully +unnatural +smile +. +CHAPTER +XIX +Having +returned +to +the +regiment +and +told +the +commander +the +state +of +Denísov +’ +s +affairs +, +Rostóv +rode +to +Tilsit +with +the +letter +to +the +Emperor +. +On +the +thirteenth +of +June +the +French +and +Russian +Emperors +arrived +in +Tilsit +. +Borís +Drubetskóy +had +asked +the +important +personage +on +whom +he +was +in +attendance +, +to +include +him +in +the +suite +appointed +for +the +stay +at +Tilsit +. +“ +I +should +like +to +see +the +great +man +, +” +he +said +, +alluding +to +Napoleon +, +whom +hitherto +he +, +like +everyone +else +, +had +always +called +Buonaparte +. +“ +You +are +speaking +of +Buonaparte +? +” +asked +the +general +, +smiling +. +Borís +looked +at +his +general +inquiringly +and +immediately +saw +that +he +was +being +tested +. +“ +I +am +speaking +, +Prince +, +of +the +Emperor +Napoleon +, +” +he +replied +. +The +general +patted +him +on +the +shoulder +, +with +a +smile +. +“ +You +will +go +far +, +” +he +said +, +and +took +him +to +Tilsit +with +him +. +Borís +was +among +the +few +present +at +the +Niemen +on +the +day +the +two +Emperors +met +. +He +saw +the +raft +, +decorated +with +monograms +, +saw +Napoleon +pass +before +the +French +Guards +on +the +farther +bank +of +the +river +, +saw +the +pensive +face +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +as +he +sat +in +silence +in +a +tavern +on +the +bank +of +the +Niemen +awaiting +Napoleon +’ +s +arrival +, +saw +both +Emperors +get +into +boats +, +and +saw +how +Napoleon—reaching +the +raft +first—stepped +quickly +forward +to +meet +Alexander +and +held +out +his +hand +to +him +, +and +how +they +both +retired +into +the +pavilion +. +Since +he +had +begun +to +move +in +the +highest +circles +Borís +had +made +it +his +habit +to +watch +attentively +all +that +went +on +around +him +and +to +note +it +down +. +At +the +time +of +the +meeting +at +Tilsit +he +asked +the +names +of +those +who +had +come +with +Napoleon +and +about +the +uniforms +they +wore +, +and +listened +attentively +to +words +spoken +by +important +personages +. +At +the +moment +the +Emperors +went +into +the +pavilion +he +looked +at +his +watch +, +and +did +not +forget +to +look +at +it +again +when +Alexander +came +out +. +The +interview +had +lasted +an +hour +and +fifty-three +minutes +. +He +noted +this +down +that +same +evening +, +among +other +facts +he +felt +to +be +of +historic +importance +. +As +the +Emperor +’ +s +suite +was +a +very +small +one +, +it +was +a +matter +of +great +importance +, +for +a +man +who +valued +his +success +in +the +service +, +to +be +at +Tilsit +on +the +occasion +of +this +interview +between +the +two +Emperors +, +and +having +succeeded +in +this +, +Borís +felt +that +henceforth +his +position +was +fully +assured +. +He +had +not +only +become +known +, +but +people +had +grown +accustomed +to +him +and +accepted +him +. +Twice +he +had +executed +commissions +to +the +Emperor +himself +, +so +that +the +latter +knew +his +face +, +and +all +those +at +court +, +far +from +cold-shouldering +him +as +at +first +when +they +considered +him +a +newcomer +, +would +now +have +been +surprised +had +he +been +absent +. +Borís +lodged +with +another +adjutant +, +the +Polish +Count +Zhilínski +. +Zhilínski +, +a +Pole +brought +up +in +Paris +, +was +rich +, +and +passionately +fond +of +the +French +, +and +almost +every +day +of +the +stay +at +Tilsit +, +French +officers +of +the +Guard +and +from +French +headquarters +were +dining +and +lunching +with +him +and +Borís +. +On +the +evening +of +the +twenty-fourth +of +June +, +Count +Zhilínski +arranged +a +supper +for +his +French +friends +. +The +guest +of +honor +was +an +aide-de-camp +of +Napoleon +’ +s +, +there +were +also +several +French +officers +of +the +Guard +, +and +a +page +of +Napoleon +’ +s +, +a +young +lad +of +an +old +aristocratic +French +family +. +That +same +day +, +Rostóv +, +profiting +by +the +darkness +to +avoid +being +recognized +in +civilian +dress +, +came +to +Tilsit +and +went +to +the +lodging +occupied +by +Borís +and +Zhilínski +. +Rostóv +, +in +common +with +the +whole +army +from +which +he +came +, +was +far +from +having +experienced +the +change +of +feeling +toward +Napoleon +and +the +French—who +from +being +foes +had +suddenly +become +friends—that +had +taken +place +at +headquarters +and +in +Borís +. +In +the +army +, +Bonaparte +and +the +French +were +still +regarded +with +mingled +feelings +of +anger +, +contempt +, +and +fear +. +Only +recently +, +talking +with +one +of +Plátov +’ +s +Cossack +officers +, +Rostóv +had +argued +that +if +Napoleon +were +taken +prisoner +he +would +be +treated +not +as +a +sovereign +, +but +as +a +criminal +. +Quite +lately +, +happening +to +meet +a +wounded +French +colonel +on +the +road +, +Rostóv +had +maintained +with +heat +that +peace +was +impossible +between +a +legitimate +sovereign +and +the +criminal +Bonaparte +. +Rostóv +was +therefore +unpleasantly +struck +by +the +presence +of +French +officers +in +Borís +’ +lodging +, +dressed +in +uniforms +he +had +been +accustomed +to +see +from +quite +a +different +point +of +view +from +the +outposts +of +the +flank +. +As +soon +as +he +noticed +a +French +officer +, +who +thrust +his +head +out +of +the +door +, +that +warlike +feeling +of +hostility +which +he +always +experienced +at +the +sight +of +the +enemy +suddenly +seized +him +. +He +stopped +at +the +threshold +and +asked +in +Russian +whether +Drubetskóy +lived +there +. +Borís +, +hearing +a +strange +voice +in +the +anteroom +, +came +out +to +meet +him +. +An +expression +of +annoyance +showed +itself +for +a +moment +on +his +face +on +first +recognizing +Rostóv +. +“ +Ah +, +it +’ +s +you +? +Very +glad +, +very +glad +to +see +you +, +” +he +said +, +however +, +coming +toward +him +with +a +smile +. +But +Rostóv +had +noticed +his +first +impulse +. +“ +I +’ +ve +come +at +a +bad +time +I +think +. +I +should +not +have +come +, +but +I +have +business +, +” +he +said +coldly +. +“ +No +, +I +only +wonder +how +you +managed +to +get +away +from +your +regiment +. +Dans +un +moment +je +suis +à +vous +, +” +* +he +said +, +answering +someone +who +called +him +. +* +“ +In +a +minute +I +shall +be +at +your +disposal. +” +“ +I +see +I +’ +m +intruding +, +” +Rostóv +repeated +. +The +look +of +annoyance +had +already +disappeared +from +Borís +’ +face +: +having +evidently +reflected +and +decided +how +to +act +, +he +very +quietly +took +both +Rostóv +’ +s +hands +and +led +him +into +the +next +room +. +His +eyes +, +looking +serenely +and +steadily +at +Rostóv +, +seemed +to +be +veiled +by +something +, +as +if +screened +by +blue +spectacles +of +conventionality +. +So +it +seemed +to +Rostóv +. +“ +Oh +, +come +now +! +As +if +you +could +come +at +a +wrong +time +! +” +said +Borís +, +and +he +led +him +into +the +room +where +the +supper +table +was +laid +and +introduced +him +to +his +guests +, +explaining +that +he +was +not +a +civilian +, +but +an +hussar +officer +, +and +an +old +friend +of +his +. +“ +Count +Zhilínski—le +Comte +N. +N.—le +Capitaine +S. +S. +, +” +said +he +, +naming +his +guests +. +Rostóv +looked +frowningly +at +the +Frenchmen +, +bowed +reluctantly +, +and +remained +silent +. +Zhilínski +evidently +did +not +receive +this +new +Russian +person +very +willingly +into +his +circle +and +did +not +speak +to +Rostóv +. +Borís +did +not +appear +to +notice +the +constraint +the +newcomer +produced +and +, +with +the +same +pleasant +composure +and +the +same +veiled +look +in +his +eyes +with +which +he +had +met +Rostóv +, +tried +to +enliven +the +conversation +. +One +of +the +Frenchmen +, +with +the +politeness +characteristic +of +his +countrymen +, +addressed +the +obstinately +taciturn +Rostóv +, +saying +that +the +latter +had +probably +come +to +Tilsit +to +see +the +Emperor +. +“ +No +, +I +came +on +business +, +” +replied +Rostóv +, +briefly +. +Rostóv +had +been +out +of +humor +from +the +moment +he +noticed +the +look +of +dissatisfaction +on +Borís +’ +face +, +and +as +always +happens +to +those +in +a +bad +humor +, +it +seemed +to +him +that +everyone +regarded +him +with +aversion +and +that +he +was +in +everybody +’ +s +way +. +He +really +was +in +their +way +, +for +he +alone +took +no +part +in +the +conversation +which +again +became +general +. +The +looks +the +visitors +cast +on +him +seemed +to +say +: +“ +And +what +is +he +sitting +here +for +? +” +He +rose +and +went +up +to +Borís +. +“ +Anyhow +, +I +’ +m +in +your +way +, +” +he +said +in +a +low +tone +. +“ +Come +and +talk +over +my +business +and +I +’ +ll +go +away. +” +“ +Oh +, +no +, +not +at +all +, +” +said +Borís +. +“ +But +if +you +are +tired +, +come +and +lie +down +in +my +room +and +have +a +rest. +” +“ +Yes +, +really +... +” +They +went +into +the +little +room +where +Borís +slept +. +Rostóv +, +without +sitting +down +, +began +at +once +, +irritably +( +as +if +Borís +were +to +blame +in +some +way +) +telling +him +about +Denísov +’ +s +affair +, +asking +him +whether +, +through +his +general +, +he +could +and +would +intercede +with +the +Emperor +on +Denísov +’ +s +behalf +and +get +Denísov +’ +s +petition +handed +in +. +When +he +and +Borís +were +alone +, +Rostóv +felt +for +the +first +time +that +he +could +not +look +Borís +in +the +face +without +a +sense +of +awkwardness +. +Borís +, +with +one +leg +crossed +over +the +other +and +stroking +his +left +hand +with +the +slender +fingers +of +his +right +, +listened +to +Rostóv +as +a +general +listens +to +the +report +of +a +subordinate +, +now +looking +aside +and +now +gazing +straight +into +Rostóv +’ +s +eyes +with +the +same +veiled +look +. +Each +time +this +happened +Rostóv +felt +uncomfortable +and +cast +down +his +eyes +. +“ +I +have +heard +of +such +cases +and +know +that +His +Majesty +is +very +severe +in +such +affairs +. +I +think +it +would +be +best +not +to +bring +it +before +the +Emperor +, +but +to +apply +to +the +commander +of +the +corps +... +. +But +in +general +, +I +think +... +” +“ +So +you +don +’ +t +want +to +do +anything +? +Well +then +, +say +so +! +” +Rostóv +almost +shouted +, +not +looking +Borís +in +the +face +. +Borís +smiled +. +“ +On +the +contrary +, +I +will +do +what +I +can +. +Only +I +thought +... +” +At +that +moment +Zhilínski +’ +s +voice +was +heard +calling +Borís +. +“ +Well +then +, +go +, +go +, +go +... +” +said +Rostóv +, +and +refusing +supper +and +remaining +alone +in +the +little +room +, +he +walked +up +and +down +for +a +long +time +, +hearing +the +lighthearted +French +conversation +from +the +next +room +. +CHAPTER +XX +Rostóv +had +come +to +Tilsit +the +day +least +suitable +for +a +petition +on +Denísov +’ +s +behalf +. +He +could +not +himself +go +to +the +general +in +attendance +as +he +was +in +mufti +and +had +come +to +Tilsit +without +permission +to +do +so +, +and +Borís +, +even +had +he +wished +to +, +could +not +have +done +so +on +the +following +day +. +On +that +day +, +June +27 +, +the +preliminaries +of +peace +were +signed +. +The +Emperors +exchanged +decorations +: +Alexander +received +the +Cross +of +the +Legion +of +Honor +and +Napoleon +the +Order +of +St. +Andrew +of +the +First +Degree +, +and +a +dinner +had +been +arranged +for +the +evening +, +given +by +a +battalion +of +the +French +Guards +to +the +Preobrazhénsk +battalion +. +The +Emperors +were +to +be +present +at +that +banquet +. +Rostóv +felt +so +ill +at +ease +and +uncomfortable +with +Borís +that +, +when +the +latter +looked +in +after +supper +, +he +pretended +to +be +asleep +, +and +early +next +morning +went +away +, +avoiding +Borís +. +In +his +civilian +clothes +and +a +round +hat +, +he +wandered +about +the +town +, +staring +at +the +French +and +their +uniforms +and +at +the +streets +and +houses +where +the +Russian +and +French +Emperors +were +staying +. +In +a +square +he +saw +tables +being +set +up +and +preparations +made +for +the +dinner +; +he +saw +the +Russian +and +French +colors +draped +from +side +to +side +of +the +streets +, +with +huge +monograms +A +and +N. +In +the +windows +of +the +houses +also +flags +and +bunting +were +displayed +. +“ +Borís +doesn +’ +t +want +to +help +me +and +I +don +’ +t +want +to +ask +him +. +That +’ +s +settled +, +” +thought +Nicholas +. +“ +All +is +over +between +us +, +but +I +won +’ +t +leave +here +without +having +done +all +I +can +for +Denísov +and +certainly +not +without +getting +his +letter +to +the +Emperor +. +The +Emperor +! +... +He +is +here +! +” +thought +Rostóv +, +who +had +unconsciously +returned +to +the +house +where +Alexander +lodged +. +Saddled +horses +were +standing +before +the +house +and +the +suite +were +assembling +, +evidently +preparing +for +the +Emperor +to +come +out +. +“ +I +may +see +him +at +any +moment +, +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +If +only +I +were +to +hand +the +letter +direct +to +him +and +tell +him +all +... +could +they +really +arrest +me +for +my +civilian +clothes +? +Surely +not +! +He +would +understand +on +whose +side +justice +lies +. +He +understands +everything +, +knows +everything +. +Who +can +be +more +just +, +more +magnanimous +than +he +? +And +even +if +they +did +arrest +me +for +being +here +, +what +would +it +matter +? +” +thought +he +, +looking +at +an +officer +who +was +entering +the +house +the +Emperor +occupied +. +“ +After +all +, +people +do +go +in +... +. +It +’ +s +all +nonsense +! +I +’ +ll +go +in +and +hand +the +letter +to +the +Emperor +myself +so +much +the +worse +for +Drubetskóy +who +drives +me +to +it +! +” +And +suddenly +with +a +determination +he +himself +did +not +expect +, +Rostóv +felt +for +the +letter +in +his +pocket +and +went +straight +to +the +house +. +“ +No +, +I +won +’ +t +miss +my +opportunity +now +, +as +I +did +after +Austerlitz +, +” +he +thought +, +expecting +every +moment +to +meet +the +monarch +, +and +conscious +of +the +blood +that +rushed +to +his +heart +at +the +thought +. +“ +I +will +fall +at +his +feet +and +beseech +him +. +He +will +lift +me +up +, +will +listen +, +and +will +even +thank +me +. +‘ +I +am +happy +when +I +can +do +good +, +but +to +remedy +injustice +is +the +greatest +happiness +, +’ +” +Rostóv +fancied +the +sovereign +saying +. +And +passing +people +who +looked +after +him +with +curiosity +, +he +entered +the +porch +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +house +. +A +broad +staircase +led +straight +up +from +the +entry +, +and +to +the +right +he +saw +a +closed +door +. +Below +, +under +the +staircase +, +was +a +door +leading +to +the +lower +floor +. +“ +Whom +do +you +want +? +” +someone +inquired +. +“ +To +hand +in +a +letter +, +a +petition +, +to +His +Majesty +, +” +said +Nicholas +, +with +a +tremor +in +his +voice +. +“ +A +petition +? +This +way +, +to +the +officer +on +duty +” +( +he +was +shown +the +door +leading +downstairs +) +, +“ +only +it +won +’ +t +be +accepted. +” +On +hearing +this +indifferent +voice +, +Rostóv +grew +frightened +at +what +he +was +doing +; +the +thought +of +meeting +the +Emperor +at +any +moment +was +so +fascinating +and +consequently +so +alarming +that +he +was +ready +to +run +away +, +but +the +official +who +had +questioned +him +opened +the +door +, +and +Rostóv +entered +. +A +short +stout +man +of +about +thirty +, +in +white +breeches +and +high +boots +and +a +batiste +shirt +that +he +had +evidently +only +just +put +on +, +standing +in +that +room +, +and +his +valet +was +buttoning +on +to +the +back +of +his +breeches +a +new +pair +of +handsome +silk-embroidered +braces +that +, +for +some +reason +, +attracted +Rostóv +’ +s +attention +. +This +man +was +speaking +to +someone +in +the +adjoining +room +. +“ +A +good +figure +and +in +her +first +bloom +, +” +he +was +saying +, +but +on +seeing +Rostóv +, +he +stopped +short +and +frowned +. +“ +What +is +it +? +A +petition +? +” +“ +What +is +it +? +” +asked +the +person +in +the +other +room +. +“ +Another +petitioner +, +” +answered +the +man +with +the +braces +. +“ +Tell +him +to +come +later +. +He +’ +ll +be +coming +out +directly +, +we +must +go. +” +“ +Later +... +later +! +Tomorrow +. +It +’ +s +too +late +... +” +Rostóv +turned +and +was +about +to +go +, +but +the +man +in +the +braces +stopped +him +. +“ +Whom +have +you +come +from +? +Who +are +you +? +” +“ +I +come +from +Major +Denísov +, +” +answered +Rostóv +. +“ +Are +you +an +officer +? +” +“ +Lieutenant +Count +Rostóv. +” +“ +What +audacity +! +Hand +it +in +through +your +commander +. +And +go +along +with +you +... +go +, +” +and +he +continued +to +put +on +the +uniform +the +valet +handed +him +. +Rostóv +went +back +into +the +hall +and +noticed +that +in +the +porch +there +were +many +officers +and +generals +in +full +parade +uniform +, +whom +he +had +to +pass +. +Cursing +his +temerity +, +his +heart +sinking +at +the +thought +of +finding +himself +at +any +moment +face +to +face +with +the +Emperor +and +being +put +to +shame +and +arrested +in +his +presence +, +fully +alive +now +to +the +impropriety +of +his +conduct +and +repenting +of +it +, +Rostóv +, +with +downcast +eyes +, +was +making +his +way +out +of +the +house +through +the +brilliant +suite +when +a +familiar +voice +called +him +and +a +hand +detained +him +. +“ +What +are +you +doing +here +, +sir +, +in +civilian +dress +? +” +asked +a +deep +voice +. +It +was +a +cavalry +general +who +had +obtained +the +Emperor +’ +s +special +favor +during +this +campaign +, +and +who +had +formerly +commanded +the +division +in +which +Rostóv +was +serving +. +Rostóv +, +in +dismay +, +began +justifying +himself +, +but +seeing +the +kindly +, +jocular +face +of +the +general +, +he +took +him +aside +and +in +an +excited +voice +told +him +the +whole +affair +, +asking +him +to +intercede +for +Denísov +, +whom +the +general +knew +. +Having +heard +Rostóv +to +the +end +, +the +general +shook +his +head +gravely +. +“ +I +’ +m +sorry +, +sorry +for +that +fine +fellow +. +Give +me +the +letter. +” +Hardly +had +Rostóv +handed +him +the +letter +and +finished +explaining +Denísov +’ +s +case +, +when +hasty +steps +and +the +jingling +of +spurs +were +heard +on +the +stairs +, +and +the +general +, +leaving +him +, +went +to +the +porch +. +The +gentlemen +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +suite +ran +down +the +stairs +and +went +to +their +horses +. +Hayne +, +the +same +groom +who +had +been +at +Austerlitz +, +led +up +the +Emperor +’ +s +horse +, +and +the +faint +creak +of +a +footstep +Rostóv +knew +at +once +was +heard +on +the +stairs +. +Forgetting +the +danger +of +being +recognized +, +Rostóv +went +close +to +the +porch +, +together +with +some +inquisitive +civilians +, +and +again +, +after +two +years +, +saw +those +features +he +adored +: +that +same +face +and +same +look +and +step +, +and +the +same +union +of +majesty +and +mildness +... +. +And +the +feeling +of +enthusiasm +and +love +for +his +sovereign +rose +again +in +Rostóv +’ +s +soul +in +all +its +old +force +. +In +the +uniform +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +regiment—white +chamois-leather +breeches +and +high +boots—and +wearing +a +star +Rostóv +did +not +know +( +it +was +that +of +the +Légion +d +’ +honneur +) +, +the +monarch +came +out +into +the +porch +, +putting +on +his +gloves +and +carrying +his +hat +under +his +arm +. +He +stopped +and +looked +about +him +, +brightening +everything +around +by +his +glance +. +He +spoke +a +few +words +to +some +of +the +generals +, +and +, +recognizing +the +former +commander +of +Rostóv +’ +s +division +, +smiled +and +beckoned +to +him +. +All +the +suite +drew +back +and +Rostóv +saw +the +general +talking +for +some +time +to +the +Emperor +. +The +Emperor +said +a +few +words +to +him +and +took +a +step +toward +his +horse +. +Again +the +crowd +of +members +of +the +suite +and +street +gazers +( +among +whom +was +Rostóv +) +moved +nearer +to +the +Emperor +. +Stopping +beside +his +horse +, +with +his +hand +on +the +saddle +, +the +Emperor +turned +to +the +cavalry +general +and +said +in +a +loud +voice +, +evidently +wishing +to +be +heard +by +all +: +“ +I +can +not +do +it +, +General +. +I +can +not +, +because +the +law +is +stronger +than +I +, +” +and +he +raised +his +foot +to +the +stirrup +. +The +general +bowed +his +head +respectfully +, +and +the +monarch +mounted +and +rode +down +the +street +at +a +gallop +. +Beside +himself +with +enthusiasm +, +Rostóv +ran +after +him +with +the +crowd +. +CHAPTER +XXI +The +Emperor +rode +to +the +square +where +, +facing +one +another +, +a +battalion +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +regiment +stood +on +the +right +and +a +battalion +of +the +French +Guards +in +their +bearskin +caps +on +the +left +. +As +the +Tsar +rode +up +to +one +flank +of +the +battalions +, +which +presented +arms +, +another +group +of +horsemen +galloped +up +to +the +opposite +flank +, +and +at +the +head +of +them +Rostóv +recognized +Napoleon +. +It +could +be +no +one +else +. +He +came +at +a +gallop +, +wearing +a +small +hat +, +a +blue +uniform +open +over +a +white +vest +, +and +the +St. +Andrew +ribbon +over +his +shoulder +. +He +was +riding +a +very +fine +thoroughbred +gray +Arab +horse +with +a +crimson +gold-embroidered +saddlecloth +. +On +approaching +Alexander +he +raised +his +hat +, +and +as +he +did +so +, +Rostóv +, +with +his +cavalryman +’ +s +eye +, +could +not +help +noticing +that +Napoleon +did +not +sit +well +or +firmly +in +the +saddle +. +The +battalions +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +and +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +Napoleon +said +something +to +Alexander +, +and +both +Emperors +dismounted +and +took +each +other +’ +s +hands +. +Napoleon +’ +s +face +wore +an +unpleasant +and +artificial +smile +. +Alexander +was +saying +something +affable +to +him +. +In +spite +of +the +trampling +of +the +French +gendarmes +’ +horses +, +which +were +pushing +back +the +crowd +, +Rostóv +kept +his +eyes +on +every +movement +of +Alexander +and +Bonaparte +. +It +struck +him +as +a +surprise +that +Alexander +treated +Bonaparte +as +an +equal +and +that +the +latter +was +quite +at +ease +with +the +Tsar +, +as +if +such +relations +with +an +Emperor +were +an +everyday +matter +to +him +. +Alexander +and +Napoleon +, +with +the +long +train +of +their +suites +, +approached +the +right +flank +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +battalion +and +came +straight +up +to +the +crowd +standing +there +. +The +crowd +unexpectedly +found +itself +so +close +to +the +Emperors +that +Rostóv +, +standing +in +the +front +row +, +was +afraid +he +might +be +recognized +. +“ +Sire +, +I +ask +your +permission +to +present +the +Legion +of +Honor +to +the +bravest +of +your +soldiers +, +” +said +a +sharp +, +precise +voice +, +articulating +every +letter +. +This +was +said +by +the +undersized +Napoleon +, +looking +up +straight +into +Alexander +’ +s +eyes +. +Alexander +listened +attentively +to +what +was +said +to +him +and +, +bending +his +head +, +smiled +pleasantly +. +“ +To +him +who +has +borne +himself +most +bravely +in +this +last +war +, +” +added +Napoleon +, +accentuating +each +syllable +, +as +with +a +composure +and +assurance +exasperating +to +Rostóv +, +he +ran +his +eyes +over +the +Russian +ranks +drawn +up +before +him +, +who +all +presented +arms +with +their +eyes +fixed +on +their +Emperor +. +“ +Will +Your +Majesty +allow +me +to +consult +the +colonel +? +” +said +Alexander +and +took +a +few +hasty +steps +toward +Prince +Kozlóvski +, +the +commander +of +the +battalion +. +Bonaparte +meanwhile +began +taking +the +glove +off +his +small +white +hand +, +tore +it +in +doing +so +, +and +threw +it +away +. +An +aide-de-camp +behind +him +rushed +forward +and +picked +it +up +. +“ +To +whom +shall +it +be +given +? +” +the +Emperor +Alexander +asked +Kozlóvski +, +in +Russian +in +a +low +voice +. +“ +To +whomever +Your +Majesty +commands. +” +The +Emperor +knit +his +brows +with +dissatisfaction +and +, +glancing +back +, +remarked +: +“ +But +we +must +give +him +an +answer. +” +Kozlóvski +scanned +the +ranks +resolutely +and +included +Rostóv +in +his +scrutiny +. +“ +Can +it +be +me +? +” +thought +Rostóv +. +“ +Lázarev +! +” +the +colonel +called +, +with +a +frown +, +and +Lázarev +, +the +first +soldier +in +the +rank +, +stepped +briskly +forward +. +“ +Where +are +you +off +to +? +Stop +here +! +” +voices +whispered +to +Lázarev +who +did +not +know +where +to +go +. +Lázarev +stopped +, +casting +a +sidelong +look +at +his +colonel +in +alarm +. +His +face +twitched +, +as +often +happens +to +soldiers +called +before +the +ranks +. +Napoleon +slightly +turned +his +head +, +and +put +his +plump +little +hand +out +behind +him +as +if +to +take +something +. +The +members +of +his +suite +, +guessing +at +once +what +he +wanted +, +moved +about +and +whispered +as +they +passed +something +from +one +to +another +, +and +a +page—the +same +one +Rostóv +had +seen +the +previous +evening +at +Borís +’ +—ran +forward +and +, +bowing +respectfully +over +the +outstretched +hand +and +not +keeping +it +waiting +a +moment +, +laid +in +it +an +Order +on +a +red +ribbon +. +Napoleon +, +without +looking +, +pressed +two +fingers +together +and +the +badge +was +between +them +. +Then +he +approached +Lázarev +( +who +rolled +his +eyes +and +persistently +gazed +at +his +own +monarch +) +, +looked +round +at +the +Emperor +Alexander +to +imply +that +what +he +was +now +doing +was +done +for +the +sake +of +his +ally +, +and +the +small +white +hand +holding +the +Order +touched +one +of +Lázarev +’ +s +buttons +. +It +was +as +if +Napoleon +knew +that +it +was +only +necessary +for +his +hand +to +deign +to +touch +that +soldier +’ +s +breast +for +the +soldier +to +be +forever +happy +, +rewarded +, +and +distinguished +from +everyone +else +in +the +world +. +Napoleon +merely +laid +the +cross +on +Lázarev +’ +s +breast +and +, +dropping +his +hand +, +turned +toward +Alexander +as +though +sure +that +the +cross +would +adhere +there +. +And +it +really +did +. +Officious +hands +, +Russian +and +French +, +immediately +seized +the +cross +and +fastened +it +to +the +uniform +. +Lázarev +glanced +morosely +at +the +little +man +with +white +hands +who +was +doing +something +to +him +and +, +still +standing +motionless +presenting +arms +, +looked +again +straight +into +Alexander +’ +s +eyes +, +as +if +asking +whether +he +should +stand +there +, +or +go +away +, +or +do +something +else +. +But +receiving +no +orders +, +he +remained +for +some +time +in +that +rigid +position +. +The +Emperors +remounted +and +rode +away +. +The +Preobrazhénsk +battalion +, +breaking +rank +, +mingled +with +the +French +Guards +and +sat +down +at +the +tables +prepared +for +them +. +Lázarev +sat +in +the +place +of +honor +. +Russian +and +French +officers +embraced +him +, +congratulated +him +, +and +pressed +his +hands +. +Crowds +of +officers +and +civilians +drew +near +merely +to +see +him +. +A +rumble +of +Russian +and +French +voices +and +laughter +filled +the +air +round +the +tables +in +the +square +. +Two +officers +with +flushed +faces +, +looking +cheerful +and +happy +, +passed +by +Rostóv +. +“ +What +d +’ +you +think +of +the +treat +? +All +on +silver +plate +, +” +one +of +them +was +saying +. +“ +Have +you +seen +Lázarev +? +” +“ +I +have. +” +“ +Tomorrow +, +I +hear +, +the +Preobrazhénskis +will +give +them +a +dinner. +” +“ +Yes +, +but +what +luck +for +Lázarev +! +Twelve +hundred +francs +’ +pension +for +life. +” +“ +Here +’ +s +a +cap +, +lads +! +” +shouted +a +Preobrazhénsk +soldier +, +donning +a +shaggy +French +cap +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +fine +thing +! +First-rate +! +” +“ +Have +you +heard +the +password +? +” +asked +one +Guards +’ +officer +of +another +. +“ +The +day +before +yesterday +it +was +‘ +Napoléon +, +France +, +bravoure +’ +; +yesterday +, +‘ +Alexandre +, +Russie +, +grandeur. +’ +One +day +our +Emperor +gives +it +and +next +day +Napoleon +. +Tomorrow +our +Emperor +will +send +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +to +the +bravest +of +the +French +Guards +. +It +has +to +be +done +. +He +must +respond +in +kind. +” +Borís +, +too +, +with +his +friend +Zhilínski +, +came +to +see +the +Preobrazhénsk +banquet +. +On +his +way +back +, +he +noticed +Rostóv +standing +by +the +corner +of +a +house +. +“ +Rostóv +! +How +d +’ +you +do +? +We +missed +one +another +, +” +he +said +, +and +could +not +refrain +from +asking +what +was +the +matter +, +so +strangely +dismal +and +troubled +was +Rostóv +’ +s +face +. +“ +Nothing +, +nothing +, +” +replied +Rostóv +. +“ +You +’ +ll +call +round +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +will. +” +Rostóv +stood +at +that +corner +for +a +long +time +, +watching +the +feast +from +a +distance +. +In +his +mind +, +a +painful +process +was +going +on +which +he +could +not +bring +to +a +conclusion +. +Terrible +doubts +rose +in +his +soul +. +Now +he +remembered +Denísov +with +his +changed +expression +, +his +submission +, +and +the +whole +hospital +, +with +arms +and +legs +torn +off +and +its +dirt +and +disease +. +So +vividly +did +he +recall +that +hospital +stench +of +dead +flesh +that +he +looked +round +to +see +where +the +smell +came +from +. +Next +he +thought +of +that +self-satisfied +Bonaparte +, +with +his +small +white +hand +, +who +was +now +an +Emperor +, +liked +and +respected +by +Alexander +. +Then +why +those +severed +arms +and +legs +and +those +dead +men +? +... +Then +again +he +thought +of +Lázarev +rewarded +and +Denísov +punished +and +unpardoned +. +He +caught +himself +harboring +such +strange +thoughts +that +he +was +frightened +. +The +smell +of +the +food +the +Preobrazhénskis +were +eating +and +a +sense +of +hunger +recalled +him +from +these +reflections +; +he +had +to +get +something +to +eat +before +going +away +. +He +went +to +a +hotel +he +had +noticed +that +morning +. +There +he +found +so +many +people +, +among +them +officers +who +, +like +himself +, +had +come +in +civilian +clothes +, +that +he +had +difficulty +in +getting +a +dinner +. +Two +officers +of +his +own +division +joined +him +. +The +conversation +naturally +turned +on +the +peace +. +The +officers +, +his +comrades +, +like +most +of +the +army +, +were +dissatisfied +with +the +peace +concluded +after +the +battle +of +Friedland +. +They +said +that +had +we +held +out +a +little +longer +Napoleon +would +have +been +done +for +, +as +his +troops +had +neither +provisions +nor +ammunition +. +Nicholas +ate +and +drank +( +chiefly +the +latter +) +in +silence +. +He +finished +a +couple +of +bottles +of +wine +by +himself +. +The +process +in +his +mind +went +on +tormenting +him +without +reaching +a +conclusion +. +He +feared +to +give +way +to +his +thoughts +, +yet +could +not +get +rid +of +them +. +Suddenly +, +on +one +of +the +officers +’ +saying +that +it +was +humiliating +to +look +at +the +French +, +Rostóv +began +shouting +with +uncalled-for +wrath +, +and +therefore +much +to +the +surprise +of +the +officers +: +“ +How +can +you +judge +what +’ +s +best +? +” +he +cried +, +the +blood +suddenly +rushing +to +his +face +. +“ +How +can +you +judge +the +Emperor +’ +s +actions +? +What +right +have +we +to +argue +? +We +can +not +comprehend +either +the +Emperor +’ +s +aims +or +his +actions +! +” +“ +But +I +never +said +a +word +about +the +Emperor +! +” +said +the +officer +, +justifying +himself +, +and +unable +to +understand +Rostóv +’ +s +outburst +, +except +on +the +supposition +that +he +was +drunk +. +But +Rostóv +did +not +listen +to +him +. +“ +We +are +not +diplomatic +officials +, +we +are +soldiers +and +nothing +more +, +” +he +went +on +. +“ +If +we +are +ordered +to +die +, +we +must +die +. +If +we +’ +re +punished +, +it +means +that +we +have +deserved +it +, +it +’ +s +not +for +us +to +judge +. +If +the +Emperor +pleases +to +recognize +Bonaparte +as +Emperor +and +to +conclude +an +alliance +with +him +, +it +means +that +that +is +the +right +thing +to +do +. +If +once +we +begin +judging +and +arguing +about +everything +, +nothing +sacred +will +be +left +! +That +way +we +shall +be +saying +there +is +no +God—nothing +! +” +shouted +Nicholas +, +banging +the +table—very +little +to +the +point +as +it +seemed +to +his +listeners +, +but +quite +relevantly +to +the +course +of +his +own +thoughts +. +“ +Our +business +is +to +do +our +duty +, +to +fight +and +not +to +think +! +That +’ +s +all +... +. +” +said +he +. +“ +And +to +drink +, +” +said +one +of +the +officers +, +not +wishing +to +quarrel +. +“ +Yes +, +and +to +drink +, +” +assented +Nicholas +. +“ +Hullo +there +! +Another +bottle +! +” +he +shouted +. +In +1808 +the +Emperor +Alexander +went +to +Erfurt +for +a +fresh +interview +with +the +Emperor +Napoleon +, +and +in +the +upper +circles +of +Petersburg +there +was +much +talk +of +the +grandeur +of +this +important +meeting +. +CHAPTER +XXII +In +1809 +the +intimacy +between +“ +the +world +’ +s +two +arbiters +, +” +as +Napoleon +and +Alexander +were +called +, +was +such +that +when +Napoleon +declared +war +on +Austria +a +Russian +corps +crossed +the +frontier +to +co-operate +with +our +old +enemy +Bonaparte +against +our +old +ally +the +Emperor +of +Austria +, +and +in +court +circles +the +possibility +of +marriage +between +Napoleon +and +one +of +Alexander +’ +s +sisters +was +spoken +of +. +But +besides +considerations +of +foreign +policy +, +the +attention +of +Russian +society +was +at +that +time +keenly +directed +on +the +internal +changes +that +were +being +undertaken +in +all +the +departments +of +government +. +Life +meanwhile—real +life +, +with +its +essential +interests +of +health +and +sickness +, +toil +and +rest +, +and +its +intellectual +interests +in +thought +, +science +, +poetry +, +music +, +love +, +friendship +, +hatred +, +and +passions—went +on +as +usual +, +independently +of +and +apart +from +political +friendship +or +enmity +with +Napoleon +Bonaparte +and +from +all +the +schemes +of +reconstruction +. +BOOK +SIX +: +1808 +- +10 +CHAPTER +I +Prince +Andrew +had +spent +two +years +continuously +in +the +country +. +All +the +plans +Pierre +had +attempted +on +his +estates—and +constantly +changing +from +one +thing +to +another +had +never +accomplished—were +carried +out +by +Prince +Andrew +without +display +and +without +perceptible +difficulty +. +He +had +in +the +highest +degree +a +practical +tenacity +which +Pierre +lacked +, +and +without +fuss +or +strain +on +his +part +this +set +things +going +. +On +one +of +his +estates +the +three +hundred +serfs +were +liberated +and +became +free +agricultural +laborers—this +being +one +of +the +first +examples +of +the +kind +in +Russia +. +On +other +estates +the +serfs +’ +compulsory +labor +was +commuted +for +a +quitrent +. +A +trained +midwife +was +engaged +for +Boguchárovo +at +his +expense +, +and +a +priest +was +paid +to +teach +reading +and +writing +to +the +children +of +the +peasants +and +household +serfs +. +Prince +Andrew +spent +half +his +time +at +Bald +Hills +with +his +father +and +his +son +, +who +was +still +in +the +care +of +nurses +. +The +other +half +he +spent +in +“ +Boguchárovo +Cloister +, +” +as +his +father +called +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +estate +. +Despite +the +indifference +to +the +affairs +of +the +world +he +had +expressed +to +Pierre +, +he +diligently +followed +all +that +went +on +, +received +many +books +, +and +to +his +surprise +noticed +that +when +he +or +his +father +had +visitors +from +Petersburg +, +the +very +vortex +of +life +, +these +people +lagged +behind +himself—who +never +left +the +country—in +knowledge +of +what +was +happening +in +home +and +foreign +affairs +. +Besides +being +occupied +with +his +estates +and +reading +a +great +variety +of +books +, +Prince +Andrew +was +at +this +time +busy +with +a +critical +survey +of +our +last +two +unfortunate +campaigns +, +and +with +drawing +up +a +proposal +for +a +reform +of +the +army +rules +and +regulations +. +In +the +spring +of +1809 +he +went +to +visit +the +Ryazán +estates +which +had +been +inherited +by +his +son +, +whose +guardian +he +was +. +Warmed +by +the +spring +sunshine +he +sat +in +the +calèche +looking +at +the +new +grass +, +the +first +leaves +on +the +birches +, +and +the +first +puffs +of +white +spring +clouds +floating +across +the +clear +blue +sky +. +He +was +not +thinking +of +anything +, +but +looked +absent-mindedly +and +cheerfully +from +side +to +side +. +They +crossed +the +ferry +where +he +had +talked +with +Pierre +the +year +before +. +They +went +through +the +muddy +village +, +past +threshing +floors +and +green +fields +of +winter +rye +, +downhill +where +snow +still +lodged +near +the +bridge +, +uphill +where +the +clay +had +been +liquefied +by +the +rain +, +past +strips +of +stubble +land +and +bushes +touched +with +green +here +and +there +, +and +into +a +birch +forest +growing +on +both +sides +of +the +road +. +In +the +forest +it +was +almost +hot +, +no +wind +could +be +felt +. +The +birches +with +their +sticky +green +leaves +were +motionless +, +and +lilac-colored +flowers +and +the +first +blades +of +green +grass +were +pushing +up +and +lifting +last +year +’ +s +leaves +. +The +coarse +evergreen +color +of +the +small +fir +trees +scattered +here +and +there +among +the +birches +was +an +unpleasant +reminder +of +winter +. +On +entering +the +forest +the +horses +began +to +snort +and +sweated +visibly +. +Peter +the +footman +made +some +remark +to +the +coachman +; +the +latter +assented +. +But +apparently +the +coachman +’ +s +sympathy +was +not +enough +for +Peter +, +and +he +turned +on +the +box +toward +his +master +. +“ +How +pleasant +it +is +, +your +excellency +! +” +he +said +with +a +respectful +smile +. +“ +What +? +” +“ +It +’ +s +pleasant +, +your +excellency +! +” +“ +What +is +he +talking +about +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Oh +, +the +spring +, +I +suppose +, +” +he +thought +as +he +turned +round +. +“ +Yes +, +really +everything +is +green +already +... +. +How +early +! +The +birches +and +cherry +and +alders +too +are +coming +out +... +. +But +the +oaks +show +no +sign +yet +. +Ah +, +here +is +one +oak +! +” +At +the +edge +of +the +road +stood +an +oak +. +Probably +ten +times +the +age +of +the +birches +that +formed +the +forest +, +it +was +ten +times +as +thick +and +twice +as +tall +as +they +. +It +was +an +enormous +tree +, +its +girth +twice +as +great +as +a +man +could +embrace +, +and +evidently +long +ago +some +of +its +branches +had +been +broken +off +and +its +bark +scarred +. +With +its +huge +ungainly +limbs +sprawling +unsymmetrically +, +and +its +gnarled +hands +and +fingers +, +it +stood +an +aged +, +stern +, +and +scornful +monster +among +the +smiling +birch +trees +. +Only +the +dead-looking +evergreen +firs +dotted +about +in +the +forest +, +and +this +oak +, +refused +to +yield +to +the +charm +of +spring +or +notice +either +the +spring +or +the +sunshine +. +“ +Spring +, +love +, +happiness +! +” +this +oak +seemed +to +say +. +“ +Are +you +not +weary +of +that +stupid +, +meaningless +, +constantly +repeated +fraud +? +Always +the +same +and +always +a +fraud +? +There +is +no +spring +, +no +sun +, +no +happiness +! +Look +at +those +cramped +dead +firs +, +ever +the +same +, +and +at +me +too +, +sticking +out +my +broken +and +barked +fingers +just +where +they +have +grown +, +whether +from +my +back +or +my +sides +: +as +they +have +grown +so +I +stand +, +and +I +do +not +believe +in +your +hopes +and +your +lies. +” +As +he +passed +through +the +forest +Prince +Andrew +turned +several +times +to +look +at +that +oak +, +as +if +expecting +something +from +it +. +Under +the +oak +, +too +, +were +flowers +and +grass +, +but +it +stood +among +them +scowling +, +rigid +, +misshapen +, +and +grim +as +ever +. +“ +Yes +, +the +oak +is +right +, +a +thousand +times +right +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Let +others—the +young—yield +afresh +to +that +fraud +, +but +we +know +life +, +our +life +is +finished +! +” +A +whole +sequence +of +new +thoughts +, +hopeless +but +mournfully +pleasant +, +rose +in +his +soul +in +connection +with +that +tree +. +During +this +journey +he +, +as +it +were +, +considered +his +life +afresh +and +arrived +at +his +old +conclusion +, +restful +in +its +hopelessness +: +that +it +was +not +for +him +to +begin +anything +anew—but +that +he +must +live +out +his +life +, +content +to +do +no +harm +, +and +not +disturbing +himself +or +desiring +anything +. +CHAPTER +II +Prince +Andrew +had +to +see +the +Marshal +of +the +Nobility +for +the +district +in +connection +with +the +affairs +of +the +Ryazán +estate +of +which +he +was +trustee +. +This +Marshal +was +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +and +in +the +middle +of +May +Prince +Andrew +went +to +visit +him +. +It +was +now +hot +spring +weather +. +The +whole +forest +was +already +clothed +in +green +. +It +was +dusty +and +so +hot +that +on +passing +near +water +one +longed +to +bathe +. +Prince +Andrew +, +depressed +and +preoccupied +with +the +business +about +which +he +had +to +speak +to +the +Marshal +, +was +driving +up +the +avenue +in +the +grounds +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +at +Otrádnoe +. +He +heard +merry +girlish +cries +behind +some +trees +on +the +right +and +saw +a +group +of +girls +running +to +cross +the +path +of +his +calèche +. +Ahead +of +the +rest +and +nearer +to +him +ran +a +dark-haired +, +remarkably +slim +, +pretty +girl +in +a +yellow +chintz +dress +, +with +a +white +handkerchief +on +her +head +from +under +which +loose +locks +of +hair +escaped +. +The +girl +was +shouting +something +but +, +seeing +that +he +was +a +stranger +, +ran +back +laughing +without +looking +at +him +. +Suddenly +, +he +did +not +know +why +, +he +felt +a +pang +. +The +day +was +so +beautiful +, +the +sun +so +bright +, +everything +around +so +gay +, +but +that +slim +pretty +girl +did +not +know +, +or +wish +to +know +, +of +his +existence +and +was +contented +and +cheerful +in +her +own +separate—probably +foolish—but +bright +and +happy +life +. +“ +What +is +she +so +glad +about +? +What +is +she +thinking +of +? +Not +of +the +military +regulations +or +of +the +arrangement +of +the +Ryazán +serfs +’ +quitrents +. +Of +what +is +she +thinking +? +Why +is +she +so +happy +? +” +Prince +Andrew +asked +himself +with +instinctive +curiosity +. +In +1809 +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +was +living +at +Otrádnoe +just +as +he +had +done +in +former +years +, +that +is +, +entertaining +almost +the +whole +province +with +hunts +, +theatricals +, +dinners +, +and +music +. +He +was +glad +to +see +Prince +Andrew +, +as +he +was +to +see +any +new +visitor +, +and +insisted +on +his +staying +the +night +. +During +the +dull +day +, +in +the +course +of +which +he +was +entertained +by +his +elderly +hosts +and +by +the +more +important +of +the +visitors +( +the +old +count +’ +s +house +was +crowded +on +account +of +an +approaching +name +day +) +, +Prince +Andrew +repeatedly +glanced +at +Natásha +, +gay +and +laughing +among +the +younger +members +of +the +company +, +and +asked +himself +each +time +, +“ +What +is +she +thinking +about +? +Why +is +she +so +glad +? +” +That +night +, +alone +in +new +surroundings +, +he +was +long +unable +to +sleep +. +He +read +awhile +and +then +put +out +his +candle +, +but +relit +it +. +It +was +hot +in +the +room +, +the +inside +shutters +of +which +were +closed +. +He +was +cross +with +the +stupid +old +man +( +as +he +called +Rostóv +) +, +who +had +made +him +stay +by +assuring +him +that +some +necessary +documents +had +not +yet +arrived +from +town +, +and +he +was +vexed +with +himself +for +having +stayed +. +He +got +up +and +went +to +the +window +to +open +it +. +As +soon +as +he +opened +the +shutters +the +moonlight +, +as +if +it +had +long +been +watching +for +this +, +burst +into +the +room +. +He +opened +the +casement +. +The +night +was +fresh +, +bright +, +and +very +still +. +Just +before +the +window +was +a +row +of +pollard +trees +, +looking +black +on +one +side +and +with +a +silvery +light +on +the +other +. +Beneath +the +trees +grew +some +kind +of +lush +, +wet +, +bushy +vegetation +with +silver-lit +leaves +and +stems +here +and +there +. +Farther +back +beyond +the +dark +trees +a +roof +glittered +with +dew +, +to +the +right +was +a +leafy +tree +with +brilliantly +white +trunk +and +branches +, +and +above +it +shone +the +moon +, +nearly +at +its +full +, +in +a +pale +, +almost +starless +, +spring +sky +. +Prince +Andrew +leaned +his +elbows +on +the +window +ledge +and +his +eyes +rested +on +that +sky +. +His +room +was +on +the +first +floor +. +Those +in +the +rooms +above +were +also +awake +. +He +heard +female +voices +overhead +. +“ +Just +once +more +, +” +said +a +girlish +voice +above +him +which +Prince +Andrew +recognized +at +once +. +“ +But +when +are +you +coming +to +bed +? +” +replied +another +voice +. +“ +I +won +’ +t +, +I +can +’ +t +sleep +, +what +’ +s +the +use +? +Come +now +for +the +last +time. +” +Two +girlish +voices +sang +a +musical +passage—the +end +of +some +song +. +“ +Oh +, +how +lovely +! +Now +go +to +sleep +, +and +there +’ +s +an +end +of +it. +” +“ +You +go +to +sleep +, +but +I +can +’ +t +, +” +said +the +first +voice +, +coming +nearer +to +the +window +. +She +was +evidently +leaning +right +out +, +for +the +rustle +of +her +dress +and +even +her +breathing +could +be +heard +. +Everything +was +stone-still +, +like +the +moon +and +its +light +and +the +shadows +. +Prince +Andrew +, +too +, +dared +not +stir +, +for +fear +of +betraying +his +unintentional +presence +. +“ +Sónya +! +Sónya +! +” +he +again +heard +the +first +speaker +. +“ +Oh +, +how +can +you +sleep +? +Only +look +how +glorious +it +is +! +Ah +, +how +glorious +! +Do +wake +up +, +Sónya +! +” +she +said +almost +with +tears +in +her +voice +. +“ +There +never +, +never +was +such +a +lovely +night +before +! +” +Sónya +made +some +reluctant +reply +. +“ +Do +just +come +and +see +what +a +moon +! +... +Oh +, +how +lovely +! +Come +here +... +. +Darling +, +sweetheart +, +come +here +! +There +, +you +see +? +I +feel +like +sitting +down +on +my +heels +, +putting +my +arms +round +my +knees +like +this +, +straining +tight +, +as +tight +as +possible +, +and +flying +away +! +Like +this +... +. +” +“ +Take +care +, +you +’ +ll +fall +out. +” +He +heard +the +sound +of +a +scuffle +and +Sónya +’ +s +disapproving +voice +: +“ +It +’ +s +past +one +o +’ +clock. +” +“ +Oh +, +you +only +spoil +things +for +me +. +All +right +, +go +, +go +! +” +Again +all +was +silent +, +but +Prince +Andrew +knew +she +was +still +sitting +there +. +From +time +to +time +he +heard +a +soft +rustle +and +at +times +a +sigh +. +“ +O +God +, +O +God +! +What +does +it +mean +? +” +she +suddenly +exclaimed +. +“ +To +bed +then +, +if +it +must +be +! +” +and +she +slammed +the +casement +. +“ +For +her +I +might +as +well +not +exist +! +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +while +he +listened +to +her +voice +, +for +some +reason +expecting +yet +fearing +that +she +might +say +something +about +him +. +“ +There +she +is +again +! +As +if +it +were +on +purpose +, +” +thought +he +. +In +his +soul +there +suddenly +arose +such +an +unexpected +turmoil +of +youthful +thoughts +and +hopes +, +contrary +to +the +whole +tenor +of +his +life +, +that +unable +to +explain +his +condition +to +himself +he +lay +down +and +fell +asleep +at +once +. +CHAPTER +III +Next +morning +, +having +taken +leave +of +no +one +but +the +count +, +and +not +waiting +for +the +ladies +to +appear +, +Prince +Andrew +set +off +for +home +. +It +was +already +the +beginning +of +June +when +on +his +return +journey +he +drove +into +the +birch +forest +where +the +gnarled +old +oak +had +made +so +strange +and +memorable +an +impression +on +him +. +In +the +forest +the +harness +bells +sounded +yet +more +muffled +than +they +had +done +six +weeks +before +, +for +now +all +was +thick +, +shady +, +and +dense +, +and +the +young +firs +dotted +about +in +the +forest +did +not +jar +on +the +general +beauty +but +, +lending +themselves +to +the +mood +around +, +were +delicately +green +with +fluffy +young +shoots +. +The +whole +day +had +been +hot +. +Somewhere +a +storm +was +gathering +, +but +only +a +small +cloud +had +scattered +some +raindrops +lightly +, +sprinkling +the +road +and +the +sappy +leaves +. +The +left +side +of +the +forest +was +dark +in +the +shade +, +the +right +side +glittered +in +the +sunlight +, +wet +and +shiny +and +scarcely +swayed +by +the +breeze +. +Everything +was +in +blossom +, +the +nightingales +trilled +, +and +their +voices +reverberated +now +near +, +now +far +away +. +“ +Yes +, +here +in +this +forest +was +that +oak +with +which +I +agreed +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +But +where +is +it +? +” +he +again +wondered +, +gazing +at +the +left +side +of +the +road +, +and +without +recognizing +it +he +looked +with +admiration +at +the +very +oak +he +sought +. +The +old +oak +, +quite +transfigured +, +spreading +out +a +canopy +of +sappy +dark-green +foliage +, +stood +rapt +and +slightly +trembling +in +the +rays +of +the +evening +sun +. +Neither +gnarled +fingers +nor +old +scars +nor +old +doubts +and +sorrows +were +any +of +them +in +evidence +now +. +Through +the +hard +century-old +bark +, +even +where +there +were +no +twigs +, +leaves +had +sprouted +such +as +one +could +hardly +believe +the +old +veteran +could +have +produced +. +“ +Yes +, +it +is +the +same +oak +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +and +all +at +once +he +was +seized +by +an +unreasoning +springtime +feeling +of +joy +and +renewal +. +All +the +best +moments +of +his +life +suddenly +rose +to +his +memory +. +Austerlitz +with +the +lofty +heavens +, +his +wife +’ +s +dead +reproachful +face +, +Pierre +at +the +ferry +, +that +girl +thrilled +by +the +beauty +of +the +night +, +and +that +night +itself +and +the +moon +, +and +... +all +this +rushed +suddenly +to +his +mind +. +“ +No +, +life +is +not +over +at +thirty-one +! +” +Prince +Andrew +suddenly +decided +finally +and +decisively +. +“ +It +is +not +enough +for +me +to +know +what +I +have +in +me—everyone +must +know +it +: +Pierre +, +and +that +young +girl +who +wanted +to +fly +away +into +the +sky +, +everyone +must +know +me +, +so +that +my +life +may +not +be +lived +for +myself +alone +while +others +live +so +apart +from +it +, +but +so +that +it +may +be +reflected +in +them +all +, +and +they +and +I +may +live +in +harmony +! +” +On +reaching +home +Prince +Andrew +decided +to +go +to +Petersburg +that +autumn +and +found +all +sorts +of +reasons +for +this +decision +. +A +whole +series +of +sensible +and +logical +considerations +showing +it +to +be +essential +for +him +to +go +to +Petersburg +, +and +even +to +re-enter +the +service +, +kept +springing +up +in +his +mind +. +He +could +not +now +understand +how +he +could +ever +even +have +doubted +the +necessity +of +taking +an +active +share +in +life +, +just +as +a +month +before +he +had +not +understood +how +the +idea +of +leaving +the +quiet +country +could +ever +enter +his +head +. +It +now +seemed +clear +to +him +that +all +his +experience +of +life +must +be +senselessly +wasted +unless +he +applied +it +to +some +kind +of +work +and +again +played +an +active +part +in +life +. +He +did +not +even +remember +how +formerly +, +on +the +strength +of +similar +wretched +logical +arguments +, +it +had +seemed +obvious +that +he +would +be +degrading +himself +if +he +now +, +after +the +lessons +he +had +had +in +life +, +allowed +himself +to +believe +in +the +possibility +of +being +useful +and +in +the +possibility +of +happiness +or +love +. +Now +reason +suggested +quite +the +opposite +. +After +that +journey +to +Ryazán +he +found +the +country +dull +; +his +former +pursuits +no +longer +interested +him +, +and +often +when +sitting +alone +in +his +study +he +got +up +, +went +to +the +mirror +, +and +gazed +a +long +time +at +his +own +face +. +Then +he +would +turn +away +to +the +portrait +of +his +dead +Lise +, +who +with +hair +curled +à +la +grecque +looked +tenderly +and +gaily +at +him +out +of +the +gilt +frame +. +She +did +not +now +say +those +former +terrible +words +to +him +, +but +looked +simply +, +merrily +, +and +inquisitively +at +him +. +And +Prince +Andrew +, +crossing +his +arms +behind +him +, +long +paced +the +room +, +now +frowning +, +now +smiling +, +as +he +reflected +on +those +irrational +, +inexpressible +thoughts +, +secret +as +a +crime +, +which +altered +his +whole +life +and +were +connected +with +Pierre +, +with +fame +, +with +the +girl +at +the +window +, +the +oak +, +and +woman +’ +s +beauty +and +love +. +And +if +anyone +came +into +his +room +at +such +moments +he +was +particularly +cold +, +stern +, +and +above +all +unpleasantly +logical +. +“ +My +dear +, +” +Princess +Mary +entering +at +such +a +moment +would +say +, +“ +little +Nicholas +can +’ +t +go +out +today +, +it +’ +s +very +cold. +” +“ +If +it +were +hot +, +” +Prince +Andrew +would +reply +at +such +times +very +dryly +to +his +sister +, +“ +he +could +go +out +in +his +smock +, +but +as +it +is +cold +he +must +wear +warm +clothes +, +which +were +designed +for +that +purpose +. +That +is +what +follows +from +the +fact +that +it +is +cold +; +and +not +that +a +child +who +needs +fresh +air +should +remain +at +home +, +” +he +would +add +with +extreme +logic +, +as +if +punishing +someone +for +those +secret +illogical +emotions +that +stirred +within +him +. +At +such +moments +Princess +Mary +would +think +how +intellectual +work +dries +men +up +. +CHAPTER +IV +Prince +Andrew +arrived +in +Petersburg +in +August +, +1809 +. +It +was +the +time +when +the +youthful +Speránski +was +at +the +zenith +of +his +fame +and +his +reforms +were +being +pushed +forward +with +the +greatest +energy +. +That +same +August +the +Emperor +was +thrown +from +his +calèche +, +injured +his +leg +, +and +remained +three +weeks +at +Peterhof +, +receiving +Speránski +every +day +and +no +one +else +. +At +that +time +the +two +famous +decrees +were +being +prepared +that +so +agitated +society—abolishing +court +ranks +and +introducing +examinations +to +qualify +for +the +grades +of +Collegiate +Assessor +and +State +Councilor—and +not +merely +these +but +a +whole +state +constitution +, +intended +to +change +the +existing +order +of +government +in +Russia +: +legal +, +administrative +, +and +financial +, +from +the +Council +of +State +down +to +the +district +tribunals +. +Now +those +vague +liberal +dreams +with +which +the +Emperor +Alexander +had +ascended +the +throne +, +and +which +he +had +tried +to +put +into +effect +with +the +aid +of +his +associates +, +Czartorýski +, +Novosíltsev +, +Kochubéy +, +and +Strógonov—whom +he +himself +in +jest +had +called +his +Comité +de +salut +public—were +taking +shape +and +being +realized +. +Now +all +these +men +were +replaced +by +Speránski +on +the +civil +side +, +and +Arakchéev +on +the +military +. +Soon +after +his +arrival +Prince +Andrew +, +as +a +gentleman +of +the +chamber +, +presented +himself +at +court +and +at +a +levee +. +The +Emperor +, +though +he +met +him +twice +, +did +not +favor +him +with +a +single +word +. +It +had +always +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +before +that +he +was +antipathetic +to +the +Emperor +and +that +the +latter +disliked +his +face +and +personality +generally +, +and +in +the +cold +, +repellent +glance +the +Emperor +gave +him +, +he +now +found +further +confirmation +of +this +surmise +. +The +courtiers +explained +the +Emperor +’ +s +neglect +of +him +by +His +Majesty +’ +s +displeasure +at +Bolkónski +’ +s +not +having +served +since +1805 +. +“ +I +know +myself +that +one +can +not +help +one +’ +s +sympathies +and +antipathies +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +so +it +will +not +do +to +present +my +proposal +for +the +reform +of +the +army +regulations +to +the +Emperor +personally +, +but +the +project +will +speak +for +itself. +” +He +mentioned +what +he +had +written +to +an +old +field +marshal +, +a +friend +of +his +father +’ +s +. +The +field +marshal +made +an +appointment +to +see +him +, +received +him +graciously +, +and +promised +to +inform +the +Emperor +. +A +few +days +later +Prince +Andrew +received +notice +that +he +was +to +go +to +see +the +Minister +of +War +, +Count +Arakchéev +. +On +the +appointed +day +Prince +Andrew +entered +Count +Arakchéev +’ +s +waiting +room +at +nine +in +the +morning +. +He +did +not +know +Arakchéev +personally +, +had +never +seen +him +, +and +all +he +had +heard +of +him +inspired +him +with +but +little +respect +for +the +man +. +“ +He +is +Minister +of +War +, +a +man +trusted +by +the +Emperor +, +and +I +need +not +concern +myself +about +his +personal +qualities +: +he +has +been +commissioned +to +consider +my +project +, +so +he +alone +can +get +it +adopted +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +as +he +waited +among +a +number +of +important +and +unimportant +people +in +Count +Arakchéev +’ +s +waiting +room +. +During +his +service +, +chiefly +as +an +adjutant +, +Prince +Andrew +had +seen +the +anterooms +of +many +important +men +, +and +the +different +types +of +such +rooms +were +well +known +to +him +. +Count +Arakchéev +’ +s +anteroom +had +quite +a +special +character +. +The +faces +of +the +unimportant +people +awaiting +their +turn +for +an +audience +showed +embarrassment +and +servility +; +the +faces +of +those +of +higher +rank +expressed +a +common +feeling +of +awkwardness +, +covered +by +a +mask +of +unconcern +and +ridicule +of +themselves +, +their +situation +, +and +the +person +for +whom +they +were +waiting +. +Some +walked +thoughtfully +up +and +down +, +others +whispered +and +laughed +. +Prince +Andrew +heard +the +nickname +“ +Síla +Andréevich +” +and +the +words +, +“ +Uncle +will +give +it +to +us +hot +, +” +in +reference +to +Count +Arakchéev +. +One +general +( +an +important +personage +) +, +evidently +feeling +offended +at +having +to +wait +so +long +, +sat +crossing +and +uncrossing +his +legs +and +smiling +contemptuously +to +himself +. +But +the +moment +the +door +opened +one +feeling +alone +appeared +on +all +faces—that +of +fear +. +Prince +Andrew +for +the +second +time +asked +the +adjutant +on +duty +to +take +in +his +name +, +but +received +an +ironical +look +and +was +told +that +his +turn +would +come +in +due +course +. +After +some +others +had +been +shown +in +and +out +of +the +minister +’ +s +room +by +the +adjutant +on +duty +, +an +officer +who +struck +Prince +Andrew +by +his +humiliated +and +frightened +air +was +admitted +at +that +terrible +door +. +This +officer +’ +s +audience +lasted +a +long +time +. +Then +suddenly +the +grating +sound +of +a +harsh +voice +was +heard +from +the +other +side +of +the +door +, +and +the +officer—with +pale +face +and +trembling +lips—came +out +and +passed +through +the +waiting +room +, +clutching +his +head +. +After +this +Prince +Andrew +was +conducted +to +the +door +and +the +officer +on +duty +said +in +a +whisper +, +“ +To +the +right +, +at +the +window. +” +Prince +Andrew +entered +a +plain +tidy +room +and +saw +at +the +table +a +man +of +forty +with +a +long +waist +, +a +long +closely +cropped +head +, +deep +wrinkles +, +scowling +brows +above +dull +greenish-hazel +eyes +and +an +overhanging +red +nose +. +Arakchéev +turned +his +head +toward +him +without +looking +at +him +. +“ +What +is +your +petition +? +” +asked +Arakchéev +. +“ +I +am +not +petitioning +, +your +excellency +, +” +returned +Prince +Andrew +quietly +. +Arakchéev +’ +s +eyes +turned +toward +him +. +“ +Sit +down +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Prince +Bolkónski +? +” +“ +I +am +not +petitioning +about +anything +. +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +has +deigned +to +send +your +excellency +a +project +submitted +by +me +... +” +“ +You +see +, +my +dear +sir +, +I +have +read +your +project +, +” +interrupted +Arakchéev +, +uttering +only +the +first +words +amiably +and +then—again +without +looking +at 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+Articles +of +War +needlessly +deviating. +” +“ +To +what +committee +has +the +memorandum +been +referred +? +” +inquired +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +To +the +Committee +on +Army +Regulations +, +and +I +have +recommended +that +your +honor +should +be +appointed +a +member +, +but +without +a +salary. +” +Prince +Andrew +smiled +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +one. +” +“ +A +member +without +salary +, +” +repeated +Arakchéev +. +“ +I +have +the +honor +... +Eh +! +Call +the +next +one +! +Who +else +is +there +? +” +he +shouted +, +bowing +to +Prince +Andrew +. +CHAPTER +V +While +waiting +for +the +announcement +of +his +appointment +to +the +committee +Prince +Andrew +looked +up +his +former +acquaintances +, +particularly +those +he +knew +to +be +in +power +and +whose +aid +he +might +need +. +In +Petersburg +he +now +experienced +the +same +feeling +he +had +had +on +the +eve +of +a +battle +, +when +troubled +by +anxious +curiosity +and +irresistibly +attracted +to +the +ruling +circles 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+he +did +not +know +. +Speránski +’ +s +whole +figure +was +of +a +peculiar +type +that +made +him +easily +recognizable +. +In +the +society +in +which +Prince +Andrew +lived +he +had +never +seen +anyone +who +together +with +awkward +and +clumsy +gestures +possessed +such +calmness +and +self-assurance +; +he +had +never +seen +so +resolute +yet +gentle +an +expression +as +that +in +those +half-closed +, +rather +humid +eyes +, +or +so +firm +a +smile +that +expressed +nothing +; +nor +had +he +heard +such +a +refined +, +smooth +, +soft +voice +; +above +all +he +had +never +seen +such +delicate +whiteness +of +face +or +hands—hands +which +were +broad +, +but +very +plump +, +soft +, +and +white +. +Such +whiteness +and +softness +Prince +Andrew +had +only +seen +on +the +faces +of +soldiers +who +had +been +long +in +hospital +. +This +was +Speránski +, +Secretary +of +State +, +reporter +to +the +Emperor +and +his +companion +at +Erfurt +, +where +he +had +more +than +once 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+modesty +. +When +Kochubéy +introduced +Prince +Andrew +, +Speránski +slowly +turned +his +eyes +to +Bolkónski +with +his +customary +smile +and +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +to +make +your +acquaintance +. +I +had +heard +of +you +, +as +everyone +has +, +” +he +said +after +a +pause +. +Kochubéy +said +a +few +words +about +the +reception +Arakchéev +had +given +Bolkónski +. +Speránski +smiled +more +markedly +. +“ +The +chairman +of +the +Committee +on +Army +Regulations +is +my +good +friend +Monsieur +Magnítski +, +” +he +said +, +fully +articulating +every +word +and +syllable +, +“ +and +if +you +like +I +can +put +you +in +touch +with +him. +” +He +paused +at +the +full +stop +. +“ +I +hope +you +will +find +him +sympathetic +and +ready +to +co-operate +in +promoting +all +that +is +reasonable. +” +A +circle +soon +formed +round +Speránski +, +and +the +old +man +who +had +talked +about +his +subordinate +Pryánichnikov +addressed +a +question +to +him +. +Prince +Andrew +without +joining +in +the +conversation +watched +every +movement +of +Speránski +’ +s +: +this +man +, +not +long +since +an +insignificant +divinity +student +, +who +now +, +Bolkónski +thought +, +held +in +his +hands—those +plump +white +hands—the +fate +of +Russia +. +Prince +Andrew +was +struck +by +the +extraordinarily +disdainful +composure +with +which +Speránski +answered +the +old +man +. +He +appeared +to +address +condescending +words +to +him +from +an +immeasurable +height +. +When +the +old +man +began +to +speak +too +loud +, +Speránski +smiled +and +said +he +could +not +judge +of +the +advantage +or +disadvantage +of +what +pleased +the +sovereign +. +Having +talked +for +a +little +while +in +the +general +circle +, +Speránski +rose +and +coming +up +to +Prince +Andrew +took +him +along +to +the +other +end +of +the +room +. +It +was +clear +that +he +thought +it +necessary +to +interest +himself +in +Bolkónski +. +“ +I +had +no +chance +to +talk +with +you +, +Prince +, +during +the +animated +conversation +in +which +that +venerable +gentleman +involved +me +, +” +he +said +with +a +mildly +contemptuous +smile +, +as +if +intimating +by +that +smile +that +he +and +Prince +Andrew +understood +the +insignificance +of +the +people +with +whom +he +had +just +been +talking +. +This +flattered +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +have +known +of +you +for +a +long +time +: +first +from +your +action +with +regard +to +your +serfs +, +a +first +example +, +of +which +it +is +very +desirable +that +there +should +be +more +imitators +; +and +secondly +because +you +are +one +of +those +gentlemen +of +the +chamber +who +have +not +considered +themselves +offended +by +the +new +decree +concerning +the +ranks +allotted +to +courtiers +, +which +is +causing +so +much +gossip +and +tittle-tattle. +” +“ +No +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +my +father +did +not +wish +me +to +take +advantage +of +the +privilege +. +I +began +the +service +from +the +lower +grade. +” +“ +Your +father +, +a +man +of +the +last +century +, +evidently +stands +above +our +contemporaries +who +so +condemn +this +measure +which +merely +re-establishes +natural +justice. +” +“ +I +think +, +however +, +that +these +condemnations +have +some +ground +, +” +returned +Prince +Andrew +, +trying +to +resist +Speránski +’ +s +influence +, +of +which +he +began +to +be +conscious +. +He +did +not +like +to +agree +with +him +in +everything +and +felt +a +wish +to +contradict +. +Though +he +usually +spoke +easily +and +well +, +he +felt +a +difficulty +in +expressing +himself +now +while +talking +with +Speránski +. +He +was +too +much +absorbed +in +observing +the +famous +man +’ +s +personality +. +“ +Grounds +of +personal +ambition +maybe +, +” +Speránski +put +in +quietly +. +“ +And +of +state +interest +to +some +extent +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +What +do +you +mean +? +” +asked +Speránski +quietly +, +lowering +his +eyes +. +“ +I +am +an +admirer +of +Montesquieu +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +and +his +idea +that +le +principe +des +monarchies +est +l +’ +honneur +me +paraît +incontestable +. +Certains +droits +et +privilèges +de +la +noblesse +me +paraissent +être +des +moyens +de +soutenir +ce +sentiment. +” +* +* +“ +The +principle +of +monarchies +is +honor +seems +to +me +incontestable +. +Certain +rights +and +privileges +for +the +aristocracy +appear +to +me +a +means +of +maintaining +that +sentiment. +” +The +smile +vanished +from +Speránski +’ +s +white +face +, +which +was +much +improved +by +the +change +. +Probably +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +thought +interested +him +. +“ +Si +vous +envisagez +la +question +sous +ce +point +de +vue +, +” +* +he +began +, +pronouncing +French +with +evident +difficulty +, +and +speaking +even +slower +than +in +Russian +but +quite +calmly +. +* +“ +If +you +regard +the +question +from +that +point +of +view. +” +Speránski +went +on +to +say +that +honor +, +l +’ +honneur +, +can +not +be +upheld +by +privileges +harmful +to +the +service +; +that +honor +, +l +’ +honneur +, +is +either +a +negative +concept +of +not +doing +what +is +blameworthy +or +it +is +a +source +of +emulation +in +pursuit +of +commendation +and +rewards +, +which +recognize +it +. +His +arguments +were +concise +, +simple +, +and +clear +. +“ +An +institution +upholding +honor +, +the +source +of +emulation +, +is +one +similar +to +the +Légion +d +’ +honneur +of +the +great +Emperor +Napoleon +, +not +harmful +but +helpful +to +the +success +of +the +service +, +but +not +a +class +or +court +privilege. +” +“ +I +do +not +dispute +that +, +but +it +can +not +be +denied +that +court +privileges +have +attained +the +same +end +, +” +returned +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Every +courtier +considers +himself +bound +to +maintain +his +position +worthily. +” +“ +Yet +you +do +not +care +to +avail +yourself +of +the +privilege +, +Prince +, +” +said +Speránski +, +indicating +by +a +smile +that +he +wished +to +finish +amiably +an +argument +which +was +embarrassing +for +his +companion +. +“ +If +you +will +do +me +the +honor +of +calling +on +me +on +Wednesday +, +” +he +added +, +“ +I +will +, +after +talking +with +Magnítski +, +let +you +know +what +may +interest +you +, +and +shall +also +have +the +pleasure +of +a +more +detailed +chat +with +you. +” +Closing +his +eyes +, +he +bowed +à +la +française +, +without +taking +leave +, +and +trying +to +attract +as +little +attention +as +possible +, +he +left +the +room +. +CHAPTER +VI +During +the +first +weeks +of +his +stay +in +Petersburg +Prince +Andrew +felt +the +whole +trend +of +thought +he +had +formed +during +his +life +of +seclusion +quite +overshadowed +by +the +trifling +cares +that +engrossed +him +in +that +city +. +On +returning +home +in +the +evening +he +would +jot +down +in +his +notebook +four +or +five +necessary +calls +or +appointments +for +certain +hours +. +The +mechanism +of +life +, +the +arrangement +of +the +day +so +as +to +be +in +time +everywhere +, +absorbed +the +greater +part +of +his +vital +energy +. +He +did +nothing +, +did +not +even +think +or +find +time +to +think +, +but +only +talked +, +and +talked +successfully +, +of +what +he +had +thought +while +in +the +country +. +He +sometimes +noticed +with +dissatisfaction +that +he +repeated +the +same +remark +on +the +same +day +in +different +circles +. +But +he +was +so +busy +for +whole +days +together +that +he +had +no +time +to +notice +that +he +was +thinking +of +nothing +. +As +he +had +done +on +their +first +meeting +at +Kochubéy +’ +s +, +Speránski +produced +a +strong +impression +on +Prince +Andrew +on +the +Wednesday +, +when +he +received +him +tête-à-tête +at +his +own +house +and +talked +to +him +long +and +confidentially +. +To +Bolkónski +so +many +people +appeared +contemptible +and +insignificant +creatures +, +and +he +so +longed +to +find +in +someone +the +living +ideal +of +that +perfection +toward +which +he +strove +, +that +he +readily +believed +that +in +Speránski +he +had +found +this +ideal +of +a +perfectly +rational +and +virtuous +man +. +Had +Speránski +sprung +from +the +same +class +as +himself +and +possessed +the +same +breeding +and +traditions +, +Bolkónski +would +soon +have +discovered +his +weak +, +human +, +unheroic +sides +; +but +as +it +was +, +Speránski +’ +s +strange +and +logical +turn +of +mind +inspired +him +with +respect +all +the +more +because +he +did +not +quite +understand +him +. +Moreover +, +Speránski +, +either +because +he +appreciated +the +other +’ +s +capacity +or +because +he +considered +it +necessary +to +win +him +to +his +side +, +showed +off +his +dispassionate +calm +reasonableness +before +Prince +Andrew +and +flattered +him +with +that +subtle +flattery +which +goes +hand +in +hand +with +self-assurance +and +consists +in +a +tacit +assumption +that +one +’ +s +companion +is +the +only +man +besides +oneself +capable +of +understanding +the +folly +of +the +rest +of +mankind +and +the +reasonableness +and +profundity +of +one +’ +s +own +ideas +. +During +their +long +conversation +on +Wednesday +evening +, +Speránski +more +than +once +remarked +: +“ +We +regard +everything +that +is +above +the +common +level +of +rooted +custom +... +” +or +, +with +a +smile +: +“ +But +we +want +the +wolves +to +be +fed +and +the +sheep +to +be +safe +... +” +or +: +“ +They +can +not +understand +this +... +” +and +all +in +a +way +that +seemed +to +say +: +“ +We +, +you +and +I +, +understand +what +they +are +and +who +we +are. +” +This +first +long +conversation +with +Speránski +only +strengthened +in +Prince +Andrew +the +feeling +he +had +experienced +toward +him +at +their +first +meeting +. +He +saw +in +him +a +remarkable +, +clear-thinking +man +of +vast +intellect +who +by +his +energy +and +persistence +had +attained +power +, +which +he +was +using +solely +for +the +welfare +of +Russia +. +In +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +eyes +Speránski +was +the +man +he +would +himself +have +wished +to +be—one +who +explained +all +the +facts +of +life +reasonably +, +considered +important +only +what +was +rational +, +and +was +capable +of +applying +the +standard +of +reason +to +everything +. +Everything +seemed +so +simple +and +clear +in +Speránski +’ +s +exposition +that +Prince +Andrew +involuntarily +agreed +with +him +about +everything +. +If +he +replied +and +argued +, +it +was +only +because +he +wished +to +maintain +his +independence +and +not +submit +to +Speránski +’ +s +opinions +entirely +. +Everything +was +right +and +everything +was +as +it +should +be +: +only +one +thing +disconcerted +Prince +Andrew +. +This +was +Speránski +’ +s +cold +, +mirrorlike +look +, +which +did +not +allow +one +to +penetrate +to +his +soul +, +and +his +delicate +white +hands +, +which +Prince +Andrew +involuntarily +watched +as +one +does +watch +the +hands +of +those +who +possess +power +. +This +mirrorlike +gaze +and +those +delicate +hands +irritated +Prince +Andrew +, +he +knew +not +why +. +He +was +unpleasantly +struck +, +too +, +by +the +excessive +contempt +for +others +that +he +observed +in +Speránski +, +and +by +the +diversity +of +lines +of +argument +he +used +to +support +his +opinions +. +He +made +use +of +every +kind +of +mental +device +, +except +analogy +, +and +passed +too +boldly +, +it +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +, +from +one +to +another +. +Now +he +would +take +up +the +position +of +a +practical +man +and +condemn +dreamers +; +now +that +of +a +satirist +, +and +laugh +ironically +at +his +opponents +; +now +grow +severely +logical +, +or +suddenly +rise +to +the +realm +of +metaphysics +. +( +This +last +resource +was +one +he +very +frequently +employed +. +) +He +would +transfer +a +question +to +metaphysical +heights +, +pass +on +to +definitions +of +space +, +time +, +and +thought +, +and +, +having +deduced +the +refutation +he +needed +, +would +again +descend +to +the +level +of +the +original +discussion +. +In +general +the +trait +of +Speránski +’ +s +mentality +which +struck +Prince +Andrew +most +was +his +absolute +and +unshakable +belief +in +the +power +and +authority +of +reason +. +It +was +evident +that +the +thought +could +never +occur +to +him +which +to +Prince +Andrew +seemed +so +natural +, +namely +, +that +it +is +after +all +impossible +to +express +all +one +thinks +; +and +that +he +had +never +felt +the +doubt +, +“ +Is +not +all +I +think +and +believe +nonsense +? +” +And +it +was +just +this +peculiarity +of +Speránski +’ +s +mind +that +particularly +attracted +Prince +Andrew +. +During +the +first +period +of +their +acquaintance +Bolkónski +felt +a +passionate +admiration +for +him +similar +to +that +which +he +had +once +felt +for +Bonaparte +. +The +fact +that +Speránski +was +the +son +of +a +village +priest +, +and +that +stupid +people +might +meanly +despise +him +on +account +of +his +humble +origin +( +as +in +fact +many +did +) +, +caused +Prince +Andrew +to +cherish +his +sentiment +for +him +the +more +, +and +unconsciously +to +strengthen +it +. +On +that +first +evening +Bolkónski +spent +with +him +, +having +mentioned +the +Commission +for +the +Revision +of +the +Code +of +Laws +, +Speránski +told +him +sarcastically +that +the +Commission +had +existed +for +a +hundred +and +fifty +years +, +had +cost +millions +, +and +had +done +nothing +except +that +Rosenkampf +had +stuck +labels +on +the +corresponding +paragraphs +of +the +different +codes +. +“ +And +that +is +all +the +state +has +for +the +millions +it +has +spent +, +” +said +he +. +“ +We +want +to +give +the +Senate +new +juridical +powers +, +but +we +have +no +laws +. +That +is +why +it +is +a +sin +for +men +like +you +, +Prince +, +not +to +serve +in +these +times +! +” +Prince +Andrew +said +that +for +that +work +an +education +in +jurisprudence +was +needed +which +he +did +not +possess +. +“ +But +nobody +possesses +it +, +so +what +would +you +have +? +It +is +a +vicious +circle +from +which +we +must +break +a +way +out. +” +A +week +later +Prince +Andrew +was +a +member +of +the +Committee +on +Army +Regulations +and—what +he +had +not +at +all +expected—was +chairman +of +a +section +of +the +committee +for +the +revision +of +the +laws +. +At +Speránski +’ +s +request +he +took +the +first +part +of +the +Civil +Code +that +was +being +drawn +up +and +, +with +the +aid +of +the +Code +Napoléon +and +the +Institutes +of +Justinian +, +he +worked +at +formulating +the +section +on +Personal +Rights +. +CHAPTER +VII +Nearly +two +years +before +this +, +in +1808 +, +Pierre +on +returning +to +Petersburg +after +visiting +his +estates +had +involuntarily +found +himself +in +a +leading +position +among +the +Petersburg +Freemasons +. +He +arranged +dining +and +funeral +lodge +meetings +, +enrolled +new +members +, +and +busied +himself +uniting +various +lodges +and +acquiring +authentic +charters +. +He +gave +money +for +the +erection +of +temples +and +supplemented +as +far +as +he +could +the +collection +of +alms +, +in +regard +to +which +the +majority +of +members +were +stingy +and +irregular +. +He +supported +almost +singlehanded +a +poorhouse +the +order +had +founded +in +Petersburg +. +His +life +meanwhile +continued +as +before +, +with +the +same +infatuations +and +dissipations +. +He +liked +to +dine +and +drink +well +, +and +though +he +considered +it +immoral +and +humiliating +could +not +resist +the +temptations +of +the +bachelor +circles +in +which +he +moved +. +Amid +the +turmoil +of +his +activities +and +distractions +, +however +, +Pierre +at +the +end +of +a +year +began +to +feel +that +the +more +firmly +he +tried +to +rest +upon +it +, +the +more +Masonic +ground +on +which +he +stood +gave +way +under +him +. +At +the +same +time +he +felt +that +the +deeper +the +ground +sank +under +him +the +closer +bound +he +involuntarily +became +to +the +order +. +When +he +had +joined +the +Freemasons +he +had +experienced +the +feeling +of +one +who +confidently +steps +onto +the +smooth +surface +of +a +bog +. +When +he +put +his +foot +down +it +sank +in +. +To +make +quite +sure +of +the +firmness +of +the +ground +, +he +put +his +other +foot +down +and +sank +deeper +still +, +became +stuck +in +it +, +and +involuntarily +waded +knee-deep +in +the +bog +. +Joseph +Alexéevich +was +not +in +Petersburg—he +had +of +late +stood +aside +from +the +affairs +of +the +Petersburg +lodges +, +and +lived +almost +entirely +in +Moscow +. +All +the +members +of +the +lodges +were +men +Pierre +knew +in +ordinary +life +, +and +it +was +difficult +for +him +to +regard +them +merely +as +Brothers +in +Freemasonry +and +not +as +Prince +B. +or +Iván +Vasílevich +D. +, +whom +he +knew +in +society +mostly +as +weak +and +insignificant +men +. +Under +the +Masonic +aprons +and +insignia +he +saw +the +uniforms +and +decorations +at +which +they +aimed +in +ordinary +life +. +Often +after +collecting +alms +, +and +reckoning +up +twenty +to +thirty +rubles +received +for +the +most +part +in +promises +from +a +dozen +members +, +of +whom +half +were +as +well +able +to +pay +as +himself +, +Pierre +remembered +the +Masonic +vow +in +which +each +Brother +promised +to +devote +all +his +belongings +to +his +neighbor +, +and +doubts +on +which +he +tried +not +to +dwell +arose +in +his +soul +. +He +divided +the +Brothers +he +knew +into +four +categories +. +In +the +first +he +put +those +who +did +not +take +an +active +part +in +the +affairs +of +the +lodges +or +in +human +affairs +, +but +were +exclusively +occupied +with +the +mystical +science +of +the +order +: +with +questions +of +the +threefold +designation +of +God +, +the +three +primordial +elements—sulphur +, +mercury +, +and +salt—or +the +meaning +of +the +square +and +all +the +various +figures +of +the +temple +of +Solomon +. +Pierre +respected +this +class +of +Brothers +to +which +the +elder +ones +chiefly +belonged +, +including +, +Pierre +thought +, +Joseph +Alexéevich +himself +, +but +he +did +not +share +their +interests +. +His +heart +was +not +in +the +mystical +aspect +of +Freemasonry +. +In +the +second +category +Pierre +reckoned +himself +and +others +like +him +, +seeking +and +vacillating +, +who +had +not +yet +found +in +Freemasonry +a +straight +and +comprehensible +path +, +but +hoped +to +do +so +. +In +the +third +category +he +included +those +Brothers +( +the +majority +) +who +saw +nothing +in +Freemasonry +but +the +external +forms +and +ceremonies +, +and +prized +the +strict +performance +of +these +forms +without +troubling +about +their +purport +or +significance +. +Such +were +Willarski +and +even +the +Grand +Master +of +the +principal +lodge +. +Finally +, +to +the +fourth +category +also +a +great +many +Brothers +belonged +, +particularly +those +who +had +lately +joined +. +These +according +to +Pierre +’ +s +observations +were +men +who +had +no +belief +in +anything +, +nor +desire +for +anything +, +but +joined +the +Freemasons +merely +to +associate +with +the +wealthy +young +Brothers +who +were +influential +through +their +connections +or +rank +, +and +of +whom +there +were +very +many +in +the +lodge +. +Pierre +began +to +feel +dissatisfied +with +what +he +was +doing +. +Freemasonry +, +at +any +rate +as +he +saw +it +here +, +sometimes +seemed +to +him +based +merely +on +externals +. +He +did +not +think +of +doubting +Freemasonry +itself +, +but +suspected +that +Russian +Masonry +had +taken +a +wrong +path +and +deviated +from +its +original +principles +. +And +so +toward +the +end +of +the +year +he +went +abroad +to +be +initiated +into +the +higher +secrets +of +the +order +. +In +the +summer +of +1809 +Pierre +returned +to +Petersburg +. +Our +Freemasons +knew +from +correspondence +with +those +abroad +that +Bezúkhov +had +obtained +the +confidence +of +many +highly +placed +persons +, +had +been +initiated +into +many +mysteries +, +had +been +raised +to +a +higher +grade +, +and +was +bringing +back +with +him +much +that +might +conduce +to +the +advantage +of +the +Masonic +cause +in +Russia +. +The +Petersburg +Freemasons +all +came +to +see +him +, +tried +to +ingratiate +themselves +with +him +, +and +it +seemed +to +them +all +that +he +was +preparing +something +for +them +and +concealing +it +. +A +solemn +meeting +of +the +lodge +of +the +second +degree +was +convened +, +at +which +Pierre +promised +to +communicate +to +the +Petersburg +Brothers +what +he +had +to +deliver +to +them +from +the +highest +leaders +of +their +order +. +The +meeting +was +a +full +one +. +After +the +usual +ceremonies +Pierre +rose +and +began +his +address +. +“ +Dear +Brothers +, +” +he +began +, +blushing +and +stammering +, +with +a +written +speech +in +his +hand +, +“ +it +is +not +sufficient +to +observe +our +mysteries +in +the +seclusion +of +our +lodge—we +must +act—act +! +We +are +drowsing +, +but +we +must +act. +” +Pierre +raised +his +notebook +and +began +to +read +. +“ +For +the +dissemination +of +pure +truth +and +to +secure +the +triumph +of +virtue +, +” +he +read +, +“ +we +must +cleanse +men +from +prejudice +, +diffuse +principles +in +harmony +with +the +spirit +of +the +times +, +undertake +the +education +of +the +young +, +unite +ourselves +in +indissoluble +bonds +with +the +wisest +men +, +boldly +yet +prudently +overcome +superstitions +, +infidelity +, +and +folly +, +and +form +of +those +devoted +to +us +a +body +linked +together +by +unity +of +purpose +and +possessed +of +authority +and +power +. +“ +To +attain +this +end +we +must +secure +a +preponderance +of +virtue +over +vice +and +must +endeavor +to +secure +that +the +honest +man +may +, +even +in +this +world +, +receive +a +lasting +reward +for +his +virtue +. +But +in +these +great +endeavors +we +are +gravely +hampered +by +the +political +institutions +of +today +. +What +is +to +be +done +in +these +circumstances +? +To +favor +revolutions +, +overthrow +everything +, +repel +force +by +force +? +... +No +! +We +are +very +far +from +that +. +Every +violent +reform +deserves +censure +, +for +it +quite +fails +to +remedy +evil +while +men +remain +what +they +are +, +and +also +because +wisdom +needs +no +violence +. +“ +The +whole +plan +of +our +order +should +be +based +on +the +idea +of +preparing +men +of +firmness +and +virtue +bound +together +by +unity +of +conviction—aiming +at +the +punishment +of +vice +and +folly +, +and +patronizing +talent +and +virtue +: +raising +worthy +men +from +the +dust +and +attaching +them +to +our +Brotherhood +. +Only +then +will +our +order +have +the +power +unobtrusively +to +bind +the +hands +of +the +protectors +of +disorder +and +to +control +them +without +their +being +aware +of +it +. +In +a +word +, +we +must +found +a +form +of +government +holding +universal +sway +, +which +should +be +diffused +over +the +whole +world +without +destroying +the +bonds +of +citizenship +, +and +beside +which +all +other +governments +can +continue +in +their +customary +course +and +do +everything +except +what +impedes +the +great +aim +of +our +order +, +which +is +to +obtain +for +virtue +the +victory +over +vice +. +This +aim +was +that +of +Christianity +itself +. +It +taught +men +to +be +wise +and +good +and +for +their +own +benefit +to +follow +the +example +and +instruction +of +the +best +and +wisest +men +. +“ +At +that +time +, +when +everything +was +plunged +in +darkness +, +preaching +alone +was +of +course +sufficient +. +The +novelty +of +Truth +endowed +her +with +special +strength +, +but +now +we +need +much +more +powerful +methods +. +It +is +now +necessary +that +man +, +governed +by +his +senses +, +should +find +in +virtue +a +charm +palpable +to +those +senses +. +It +is +impossible +to +eradicate +the +passions +; +but +we +must +strive +to +direct +them +to +a +noble +aim +, +and +it +is +therefore +necessary +that +everyone +should +be +able +to +satisfy +his +passions +within +the +limits +of +virtue +. +Our +order +should +provide +means +to +that +end +. +“ +As +soon +as +we +have +a +certain +number +of +worthy +men +in +every +state +, +each +of +them +again +training +two +others +and +all +being +closely +united +, +everything +will +be +possible +for +our +order +, +which +has +already +in +secret +accomplished +much +for +the +welfare +of +mankind. +” +This +speech +not +only +made +a +strong +impression +, +but +created +excitement +in +the +lodge +. +The +majority +of +the +Brothers +, +seeing +in +it +dangerous +designs +of +Illuminism +, +* +met +it +with +a +coldness +that +surprised +Pierre +. +The +Grand +Master +began +answering +him +, +and +Pierre +began +developing +his +views +with +more +and +more +warmth +. +It +was +long +since +there +had +been +so +stormy +a +meeting +. +Parties +were +formed +, +some +accusing +Pierre +of +Illuminism +, +others +supporting +him +. +At +that +meeting +he +was +struck +for +the +first +time +by +the +endless +variety +of +men +’ +s +minds +, +which +prevents +a +truth +from +ever +presenting +itself +identically +to +two +persons +. +Even +those +members +who +seemed +to +be +on +his +side +understood +him +in +their +own +way +with +limitations +and +alterations +he +could +not +agree +to +, +as +what +he +always +wanted +most +was +to +convey +his +thought +to +others +just +as +he +himself +understood +it +. +* +The +Illuminati +sought +to +substitute +republican +for +monarchical +institutions +. +At +the +end +of +the +meeting +the +Grand +Master +with +irony +and +ill-will +reproved +Bezúkhov +for +his +vehemence +and +said +it +was +not +love +of +virtue +alone +, +but +also +a +love +of +strife +that +had +moved +him +in +the +dispute +. +Pierre +did +not +answer +him +and +asked +briefly +whether +his +proposal +would +be +accepted +. +He +was +told +that +it +would +not +, +and +without +waiting +for +the +usual +formalities +he +left +the +lodge +and +went +home +. +CHAPTER +VIII +Again +Pierre +was +overtaken +by +the +depression +he +so +dreaded +. +For +three +days +after +the +delivery +of +his +speech +at +the +lodge +he +lay +on +a +sofa +at +home +receiving +no +one +and +going +nowhere +. +It +was +just +then +that +he +received +a +letter +from +his +wife +, +who +implored +him +to +see +her +, +telling +him +how +grieved +she +was +about +him +and +how +she +wished +to +devote +her +whole +life +to +him +. +At +the +end +of +the +letter +she +informed +him +that +in +a +few +days +she +would +return +to +Petersburg +from +abroad +. +Following +this +letter +one +of +the +Masonic +Brothers +whom +Pierre +respected +less +than +the +others +forced +his +way +in +to +see +him +and +, +turning +the +conversation +upon +Pierre +’ +s +matrimonial +affairs +, +by +way +of +fraternal +advice +expressed +the +opinion +that +his +severity +to +his +wife +was +wrong +and +that +he +was +neglecting +one +of +the +first +rules +of +Freemasonry +by +not +forgiving +the +penitent +. +At +the +same +time +his +mother-in-law +, +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +wife +, +sent +to +him +imploring +him +to +come +if +only +for +a +few +minutes +to +discuss +a +most +important +matter +. +Pierre +saw +that +there +was +a +conspiracy +against +him +and +that +they +wanted +to +reunite +him +with +his +wife +, +and +in +the +mood +he +then +was +, +this +was +not +even +unpleasant +to +him +. +Nothing +mattered +to +him +. +Nothing +in +life +seemed +to +him +of +much +importance +, +and +under +the +influence +of +the +depression +that +possessed +him +he +valued +neither +his +liberty +nor +his +resolution +to +punish +his +wife +. +“ +No +one +is +right +and +no +one +is +to +blame +; +so +she +too +is +not +to +blame +, +” +he +thought +. +If +he +did +not +at +once +give +his +consent +to +a +reunion +with +his +wife +, +it +was +only +because +in +his +state +of +depression +he +did +not +feel +able +to +take +any +step +. +Had +his +wife +come +to +him +, +he +would +not +have +turned +her +away +. +Compared +to +what +preoccupied +him +, +was +it +not +a +matter +of +indifference +whether +he +lived +with +his +wife +or +not +? +Without +replying +either +to +his +wife +or +his +mother-in-law +, +Pierre +late +one +night +prepared +for +a +journey +and +started +for +Moscow +to +see +Joseph +Alexéevich +. +This +is +what +he +noted +in +his +diary +: +Moscow +, +17th +November +I +have +just +returned +from +my +benefactor +, +and +hasten +to +write +down +what +I +have +experienced +. +Joseph +Alexéevich +is +living +poorly +and +has +for +three +years +been +suffering +from +a +painful +disease +of +the +bladder +. +No +one +has +ever +heard +him +utter +a +groan +or +a +word +of +complaint +. +From +morning +till +late +at +night +, +except +when +he +eats +his +very +plain +food +, +he +is +working +at +science +. +He +received +me +graciously +and +made +me +sit +down +on +the +bed +on +which +he +lay +. +I +made +the +sign +of +the +Knights +of +the +East +and +of +Jerusalem +, +and +he +responded +in +the +same +manner +, +asking +me +with +a +mild +smile +what +I +had +learned +and +gained +in +the +Prussian +and +Scottish +lodges +. +I +told +him +everything +as +best +I +could +, +and +told +him +what +I +had +proposed +to +our +Petersburg +lodge +, +of +the +bad +reception +I +had +encountered +, +and +of +my +rupture +with +the +Brothers +. +Joseph +Alexéevich +, +having +remained +silent +and +thoughtful +for +a +good +while +, +told +me +his +view +of +the +matter +, +which +at +once +lit +up +for +me +my +whole +past +and +the +future +path +I +should +follow +. +He +surprised +me +by +asking +whether +I +remembered +the +threefold +aim +of +the +order +: +( +1 +) +The +preservation +and +study +of +the +mystery +. +( +2 +) +The +purification +and +reformation +of +oneself +for +its +reception +, +and +( +3 +) +The +improvement +of +the +human +race +by +striving +for +such +purification +. +Which +is +the +principal +aim +of +these +three +? +Certainly +self-reformation +and +self-purification +. +Only +to +this +aim +can +we +always +strive +independently +of +circumstances +. +But +at +the +same +time +just +this +aim +demands +the +greatest +efforts +of +us +; +and +so +, +led +astray +by +pride +, +losing +sight +of +this +aim +, +we +occupy +ourselves +either +with +the +mystery +which +in +our +impurity +we +are +unworthy +to +receive +, +or +seek +the +reformation +of +the +human +race +while +ourselves +setting +an +example +of +baseness +and +profligacy +. +Illuminism +is +not +a +pure +doctrine +, +just +because +it +is +attracted +by +social +activity +and +puffed +up +by +pride +. +On +this +ground +Joseph +Alexéevich +condemned +my +speech +and +my +whole +activity +, +and +in +the +depth +of +my +soul +I +agreed +with +him +. +Talking +of +my +family +affairs +he +said +to +me +, +“ +the +chief +duty +of +a +true +Mason +, +as +I +have +told +you +, +lies +in +perfecting +himself +. +We +often +think +that +by +removing +all +the +difficulties +of +our +life +we +shall +more +quickly +reach +our +aim +, +but +on +the +contrary +, +my +dear +sir +, +it +is +only +in +the +midst +of +worldly +cares +that +we +can +attain +our +three +chief +aims +: +( +1 +) +Self-knowledge—for +man +can +only +know +himself +by +comparison +, +( +2 +) +Self-perfecting +, +which +can +only +be +attained +by +conflict +, +and +( +3 +) +The +attainment +of +the +chief +virtue—love +of +death +. +Only +the +vicissitudes +of +life +can +show +us +its +vanity +and +develop +our +innate +love +of +death +or +of +rebirth +to +a +new +life. +” +These +words +are +all +the +more +remarkable +because +, +in +spite +of +his +great +physical +sufferings +, +Joseph +Alexéevich +is +never +weary +of +life +though +he +loves +death +, +for +which—in +spite +of +the +purity +and +loftiness +of +his +inner +man—he +does +not +yet +feel +himself +sufficiently +prepared +. +My +benefactor +then +explained +to +me +fully +the +meaning +of +the +Great +Square +of +creation +and +pointed +out +to +me +that +the +numbers +three +and +seven +are +the +basis +of +everything +. +He +advised +me +not +to +avoid +intercourse +with +the +Petersburg +Brothers +, +but +to +take +up +only +second-grade +posts +in +the +lodge +, +to +try +, +while +diverting +the +Brothers +from +pride +, +to +turn +them +toward +the +true +path +self-knowledge +and +self-perfecting +. +Besides +this +he +advised +me +for +myself +personally +above +all +to +keep +a +watch +over +myself +, +and +to +that +end +he +gave +me +a +notebook +, +the +one +I +am +now +writing +in +and +in +which +I +will +in +future +note +down +all +my +actions +. +Petersburg +, +23rd +November +I +am +again +living +with +my +wife +. +My +mother-in-law +came +to +me +in +tears +and +said +that +Hélène +was +here +and +that +she +implored +me +to +hear +her +; +that +she +was +innocent +and +unhappy +at +my +desertion +, +and +much +more +. +I +knew +that +if +I +once +let +myself +see +her +I +should +not +have +strength +to +go +on +refusing +what +she +wanted +. +In +my +perplexity +I +did +not +know +whose +aid +and +advice +to +seek +. +Had +my +benefactor +been +here +he +would +have +told +me +what +to +do +. +I +went +to +my +room +and +reread +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +letters +and +recalled +my +conversations +with +him +, +and +deduced +from +it +all +that +I +ought +not +to +refuse +a +supplicant +, +and +ought +to +reach +a +helping +hand +to +everyone—especially +to +one +so +closely +bound +to +me—and +that +I +must +bear +my +cross +. +But +if +I +forgive +her +for +the +sake +of +doing +right +, +then +let +union +with +her +have +only +a +spiritual +aim +. +That +is +what +I +decided +, +and +what +I +wrote +to +Joseph +Alexéevich +. +I +told +my +wife +that +I +begged +her +to +forget +the +past +, +to +forgive +me +whatever +wrong +I +may +have +done +her +, +and +that +I +had +nothing +to +forgive +. +It +gave +me +joy +to +tell +her +this +. +She +need +not +know +how +hard +it +was +for +me +to +see +her +again +. +I +have +settled +on +the +upper +floor +of +this +big +house +and +am +experiencing +a +happy +feeling +of +regeneration +. +CHAPTER +IX +At +that +time +, +as +always +happens +, +the +highest +society +that +met +at +court +and +at +the +grand +balls +was +divided +into +several +circles +, +each +with +its +own +particular +tone +. +The +largest +of +these +was +the +French +circle +of +the +Napoleonic +alliance +, +the +circle +of +Count +Rumyántsev +and +Caulaincourt +. +In +this +group +Hélène +, +as +soon +as +she +had +settled +in +Petersburg +with +her +husband +, +took +a +very +prominent +place +. +She +was +visited +by +the +members +of +the +French +embassy +and +by +many +belonging +to +that +circle +and +noted +for +their +intellect +and +polished +manners +. +Hélène +had +been +at +Erfurt +during +the +famous +meeting +of +the +Emperors +and +had +brought +from +there +these +connections +with +the +Napoleonic +notabilities +. +At +Erfurt +her +success +had +been +brilliant +. +Napoleon +himself +had +noticed +her +in +the +theater +and +said +of +her +: +“ +C +’ +est +un +superbe +animal. +” +* +Her +success +as +a +beautiful +and +elegant +woman +did +not +surprise +Pierre +, +for +she +had +become +even +handsomer +than +before +. +What +did +surprise +him +was +that +during +these +last +two +years +his +wife +had +succeeded +in +gaining +the +reputation +“ +d +’ +une +femme +charmante +, +aussi +spirituelle +que +belle. +” +* +( +2 +) +The +distinguished +Prince +de +Ligne +wrote +her +eight-page +letters +. +Bilíbin +saved +up +his +epigrams +to +produce +them +in +Countess +Bezúkhova +’ +s +presence +. +To +be +received +in +the +Countess +Bezúkhova +’ +s +salon +was +regarded +as +a +diploma +of +intellect +. +Young +men +read +books +before +attending +Hélène +’ +s +evenings +, +to +have +something +to +say +in +her +salon +, +and +secretaries +of +the +embassy +, +and +even +ambassadors +, +confided +diplomatic +secrets +to +her +, +so +that +in +a +way +Hélène +was +a +power +. +Pierre +, +who +knew +she +was +very +stupid +, +sometimes +attended +, +with +a +strange +feeling +of +perplexity +and +fear +, +her +evenings +and +dinner +parties +, +where +politics +, +poetry +, +and +philosophy +were +discussed +. +At +these +parties +his +feelings +were +like +those +of +a +conjuror +who +always +expects +his +trick +to +be +found +out +at +any +moment +. +But +whether +because +stupidity +was +just +what +was +needed +to +run +such +a +salon +, +or +because +those +who +were +deceived +found +pleasure +in +the +deception +, +at +any +rate +it +remained +unexposed +and +Hélène +Bezúkhova +’ +s +reputation +as +a +lovely +and +clever +woman +became +so +firmly +established +that +she +could +say +the +emptiest +and +stupidest +things +and +everybody +would +go +into +raptures +over +every +word +of +hers +and +look +for +a +profound +meaning +in +it +of +which +she +herself +had +no +conception +. +* +“ +That +’ +s +a +superb +animal. +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +Of +a +charming +woman +, +as +witty +as +she +is +lovely. +” +Pierre +was +just +the +husband +needed +for +a +brilliant +society +woman +. +He +was +that +absent-minded +crank +, +a +grand +seigneur +husband +who +was +in +no +one +’ +s +way +, +and +far +from +spoiling +the +high +tone +and +general +impression +of +the +drawing +room +, +he +served +, +by +the +contrast +he +presented +to +her +, +as +an +advantageous +background +to +his +elegant +and +tactful +wife +. +Pierre +during +the +last +two +years +, +as +a +result +of +his +continual +absorption +in +abstract +interests +and +his +sincere +contempt +for +all +else +, +had +acquired +in +his +wife +’ +s +circle +, +which +did +not +interest +him +, +that +air +of +unconcern +, +indifference +, +and +benevolence +toward +all +, +which +can +not +be +acquired +artificially +and +therefore +inspires +involuntary +respect +. +He +entered +his +wife +’ +s +drawing +room +as +one +enters +a +theater +, +was +acquainted +with +everybody +, +equally +pleased +to +see +everyone +, +and +equally +indifferent +to +them +all +. +Sometimes +he +joined +in +a +conversation +which +interested +him +and +, +regardless +of +whether +any +“ +gentlemen +of +the +embassy +” +were +present +or +not +, +lispingly +expressed +his +views +, +which +were +sometimes +not +at +all +in +accord +with +the +accepted +tone +of +the +moment +. +But +the +general +opinion +concerning +the +queer +husband +of +“ +the +most +distinguished +woman +in +Petersburg +” +was +so +well +established +that +no +one +took +his +freaks +seriously +. +Among +the +many +young +men +who +frequented +her +house +every +day +, +Borís +Drubetskóy +, +who +had +already +achieved +great +success +in +the +service +, +was +the +most +intimate +friend +of +the +Bezúkhov +household +since +Hélène +’ +s +return +from +Erfurt +. +Hélène +spoke +of +him +as +“ +mon +page +” +and +treated +him +like +a +child +. +Her +smile +for +him +was +the +same +as +for +everybody +, +but +sometimes +that +smile +made +Pierre +uncomfortable +. +Toward +him +Borís +behaved +with +a +particularly +dignified +and +sad +deference +. +This +shade +of +deference +also +disturbed +Pierre +. +He +had +suffered +so +painfully +three +years +before +from +the +mortification +to +which +his +wife +had +subjected +him +that +he +now +protected +himself +from +the +danger +of +its +repetition +, +first +by +not +being +a +husband +to +his +wife +, +and +secondly +by +not +allowing +himself +to +suspect +. +“ +No +, +now +that +she +has +become +a +bluestocking +she +has +finally +renounced +her +former +infatuations +, +” +he +told +himself +. +“ +There +has +never +been +an +instance +of +a +bluestocking +being +carried +away +by +affairs +of +the +heart +” +—a +statement +which +, +though +gathered +from +an +unknown +source +, +he +believed +implicitly +. +Yet +strange +to +say +Borís +’ +presence +in +his +wife +’ +s +drawing +room +( +and +he +was +almost +always +there +) +had +a +physical +effect +upon +Pierre +; +it +constricted +his +limbs +and +destroyed +the +unconsciousness +and +freedom +of +his +movements +. +“ +What +a +strange +antipathy +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +yet +I +used +to +like +him +very +much. +” +In +the +eyes +of +the +world +Pierre +was +a +great +gentleman +, +the +rather +blind +and +absurd +husband +of +a +distinguished +wife +, +a +clever +crank +who +did +nothing +but +harmed +nobody +and +was +a +first-rate +, +good-natured +fellow +. +But +a +complex +and +difficult +process +of +internal +development +was +taking +place +all +this +time +in +Pierre +’ +s +soul +, +revealing +much +to +him +and +causing +him +many +spiritual +doubts +and +joys +. +CHAPTER +X +Pierre +went +on +with +his +diary +, +and +this +is +what +he +wrote +in +it +during +that +time +: +24th +November +Got +up +at +eight +, +read +the +Scriptures +, +then +went +to +my +duties +. +( +By +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +advice +Pierre +had +entered +the +service +of +the +state +and +served +on +one +of +the +committees +. +) +Returned +home +for +dinner +and +dined +alone—the +countess +had +many +visitors +I +do +not +like +. +I +ate +and +drank +moderately +and +after +dinner +copied +out +some +passages +for +the +Brothers +. +In +the +evening +I +went +down +to +the +countess +and +told +a +funny +story +about +B. +, +and +only +remembered +that +I +ought +not +to +have +done +so +when +everybody +laughed +loudly +at +it +. +I +am +going +to +bed +with +a +happy +and +tranquil +mind +. +Great +God +, +help +me +to +walk +in +Thy +paths +, +( +1 +) +to +conquer +anger +by +calmness +and +deliberation +, +( +2 +) +to +vanquish +lust +by +self-restraint +and +repulsion +, +( +3 +) +to +withdraw +from +worldliness +, +but +not +avoid +( +a +) +the +service +of +the +state +, +( +b +) +family +duties +, +( +c +) +relations +with +my +friends +, +and +the +management +of +my +affairs +. +27th +November +I +got +up +late +. +On +waking +I +lay +long +in +bed +yielding +to +sloth +. +O +God +, +help +and +strengthen +me +that +I +may +walk +in +Thy +ways +! +Read +the +Scriptures +, +but +without +proper +feeling +. +Brother +Urúsov +came +and +we +talked +about +worldly +vanities +. +He +told +me +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +new +projects +. +I +began +to +criticize +them +, +but +remembered +my +rules +and +my +benefactor +’ +s +words—that +a +true +Freemason +should +be +a +zealous +worker +for +the +state +when +his +aid +is +required +and +a +quiet +onlooker +when +not +called +on +to +assist +. +My +tongue +is +my +enemy +. +Brothers +G. +V. +and +O. +visited +me +and +we +had +a +preliminary +talk +about +the +reception +of +a +new +Brother +. +They +laid +on +me +the +duty +of +Rhetor +. +I +feel +myself +weak +and +unworthy +. +Then +our +talk +turned +to +the +interpretation +of +the +seven +pillars +and +steps +of +the +Temple +, +the +seven +sciences +, +the +seven +virtues +, +the +seven +vices +, +and +the +seven +gifts +of +the +Holy +Spirit +. +Brother +O. +was +very +eloquent +. +In +the +evening +the +admission +took +place +. +The +new +decoration +of +the +Premises +contributed +much +to +the +magnificence +of +the +spectacle +. +It +was +Borís +Drubetskóy +who +was +admitted +. +I +nominated +him +and +was +the +Rhetor +. +A +strange +feeling +agitated +me +all +the +time +I +was +alone +with +him +in +the +dark +chamber +. +I +caught +myself +harboring +a +feeling +of +hatred +toward +him +which +I +vainly +tried +to +overcome +. +That +is +why +I +should +really +like +to +save +him +from +evil +and +lead +him +into +the +path +of +truth +, +but +evil +thoughts +of +him +did +not +leave +me +. +It +seemed +to +me +that +his +object +in +entering +the +Brotherhood +was +merely +to +be +intimate +and +in +favor +with +members +of +our +lodge +. +Apart +from +the +fact +that +he +had +asked +me +several +times +whether +N. +and +S. +were +members +of +our +lodge +( +a +question +to +which +I +could +not +reply +) +and +that +according +to +my +observation +he +is +incapable +of +feeling +respect +for +our +holy +order +and +is +too +preoccupied +and +satisfied +with +the +outer +man +to +desire +spiritual +improvement +, +I +had +no +cause +to +doubt +him +, +but +he +seemed +to +me +insincere +, +and +all +the +time +I +stood +alone +with +him +in +the +dark +temple +it +seemed +to +me +that +he +was +smiling +contemptuously +at +my +words +, +and +I +wished +really +to +stab +his +bare +breast +with +the +sword +I +held +to +it +. +I +could +not +be +eloquent +, +nor +could +I +frankly +mention +my +doubts +to +the +Brothers +and +to +the +Grand +Master +. +Great +Architect +of +Nature +, +help +me +to +find +the +true +path +out +of +the +labyrinth +of +lies +! +After +this +, +three +pages +were +left +blank +in +the +diary +, +and +then +the +following +was +written +: +I +have +had +a +long +and +instructive +talk +alone +with +Brother +V. +, +who +advised +me +to +hold +fast +by +Brother +A +. +Though +I +am +unworthy +, +much +was +revealed +to +me +. +Adonai +is +the +name +of +the +creator +of +the +world +. +Elohim +is +the +name +of +the +ruler +of +all +. +The +third +name +is +the +name +unutterable +which +means +the +All +. +Talks +with +Brother +V. +strengthen +, +refresh +, +and +support +me +in +the +path +of +virtue +. +In +his +presence +doubt +has +no +place +. +The +distinction +between +the +poor +teachings +of +mundane +science +and +our +sacred +all-embracing +teaching +is +clear +to +me +. +Human +sciences +dissect +everything +to +comprehend +it +, +and +kill +everything +to +examine +it +. +In +the +holy +science +of +our +order +all +is +one +, +all +is +known +in +its +entirety +and +life +. +The +Trinity—the +three +elements +of +matter—are +sulphur +, +mercury +, +and +salt +. +Sulphur +is +of +an +oily +and +fiery +nature +; +in +combination +with +salt +by +its +fiery +nature +it +arouses +a +desire +in +the +latter +by +means +of +which +it +attracts +mercury +, +seizes +it +, +holds +it +, +and +in +combination +produces +other +bodies +. +Mercury +is +a +fluid +, +volatile +, +spiritual +essence +. +Christ +, +the +Holy +Spirit +, +Him +! +... +3rd +December +Awoke +late +, +read +the +Scriptures +but +was +apathetic +. +Afterwards +went +and +paced +up +and +down +the +large +hall +. +I +wished +to +meditate +, +but +instead +my +imagination +pictured +an +occurrence +of +four +years +ago +, +when +Dólokhov +, +meeting +me +in +Moscow +after +our +duel +, +said +he +hoped +I +was +enjoying +perfect +peace +of +mind +in +spite +of +my +wife +’ +s +absence +. +At +the +time +I +gave +him +no +answer +. +Now +I +recalled +every +detail +of +that +meeting +and +in +my +mind +gave +him +the +most +malevolent +and +bitter +replies +. +I +recollected +myself +and +drove +away +that +thought +only +when +I +found +myself +glowing +with +anger +, +but +I +did +not +sufficiently +repent +. +Afterwards +Borís +Drubetskóy +came +and +began +relating +various +adventures +. +His +coming +vexed +me +from +the +first +, +and +I +said +something +disagreeable +to +him +. +He +replied +. +I +flared +up +and +said +much +that +was +unpleasant +and +even +rude +to +him +. +He +became +silent +, +and +I +recollected +myself +only +when +it +was +too +late +. +My +God +, +I +can +not +get +on +with +him +at +all +. +The +cause +of +this +is +my +egotism +. +I +set +myself +above +him +and +so +become +much +worse +than +he +, +for +he +is +lenient +to +my +rudeness +while +I +on +the +contrary +nourish +contempt +for +him +. +O +God +, +grant +that +in +his +presence +I +may +rather +see +my +own +vileness +, +and +behave +so +that +he +too +may +benefit +. +After +dinner +I +fell +asleep +and +as +I +was +drowsing +off +I +clearly +heard +a +voice +saying +in +my +left +ear +, +“ +Thy +day +! +” +I +dreamed +that +I +was +walking +in +the +dark +and +was +suddenly +surrounded +by +dogs +, +but +I +went +on +undismayed +. +Suddenly +a +smallish +dog +seized +my +left +thigh +with +its +teeth +and +would +not +let +go +. +I +began +to +throttle +it +with +my +hands +. +Scarcely +had +I +torn +it +off +before +another +, +a +bigger +one +, +began +biting +me +. +I +lifted +it +up +, +but +the +higher +I +lifted +it +the +bigger +and +heavier +it +grew +. +And +suddenly +Brother +A. +came +and +, +taking +my +arm +, +led +me +to +a +building +to +enter +which +we +had +to +pass +along +a +narrow +plank +. +I +stepped +on +it +, +but +it +bent +and +gave +way +and +I +began +to +clamber +up +a +fence +which +I +could +scarcely +reach +with +my +hands +. +After +much +effort +I +dragged +myself +up +, +so +that +my +leg +hung +down +on +one +side +and +my +body +on +the +other +. +I +looked +round +and +saw +Brother +A. +standing +on +the +fence +and +pointing +me +to +a +broad +avenue +and +garden +, +and +in +the +garden +was +a +large +and +beautiful +building +. +I +woke +up +. +O +Lord +, +great +Architect +of +Nature +, +help +me +to +tear +from +myself +these +dogs—my +passions +especially +the +last +, +which +unites +in +itself +the +strength +of +all +the +former +ones +, +and +aid +me +to +enter +that +temple +of +virtue +to +a +vision +of +which +I +attained +in +my +dream +. +7th +December +I +dreamed +that +Joseph +Alexéevich +was +sitting +in +my +house +, +and +that +I +was +very +glad +and +wished +to +entertain +him +. +It +seemed +as +if +I +chattered +incessantly +with +other +people +and +suddenly +remembered +that +this +could +not +please +him +, +and +I +wished +to +come +close +to +him +and +embrace +him +. +But +as +soon +as +I +drew +near +I +saw +that +his +face +had +changed +and +grown +young +, +and +he +was +quietly +telling +me +something +about +the +teaching +of +our +order +, +but +so +softly +that +I +could +not +hear +it +. +Then +it +seemed +that +we +all +left +the +room +and +something +strange +happened +. +We +were +sitting +or +lying +on +the +floor +. +He +was +telling +me +something +, +and +I +wished +to +show +him +my +sensibility +, +and +not +listening +to +what +he +was +saying +I +began +picturing +to +myself +the +condition +of +my +inner +man +and +the +grace +of +God +sanctifying +me +. +And +tears +came +into +my +eyes +, +and +I +was +glad +he +noticed +this +. +But +he +looked +at +me +with +vexation +and +jumped +up +, +breaking +off +his +remarks +. +I +felt +abashed +and +asked +whether +what +he +had +been +saying +did +not +concern +me +; +but +he +did +not +reply +, +gave +me +a +kind +look +, +and +then +we +suddenly +found +ourselves +in +my +bedroom +where +there +is +a +double +bed +. +He +lay +down +on +the +edge +of +it +and +I +burned +with +longing +to +caress +him +and +lie +down +too +. +And +he +said +, +“ +Tell +me +frankly +what +is +your +chief +temptation +? +Do +you +know +it +? +I +think +you +know +it +already. +” +Abashed +by +this +question +, +I +replied +that +sloth +was +my +chief +temptation +. +He +shook +his +head +incredulously +; +and +even +more +abashed +, +I +said +that +though +I +was +living +with +my +wife +as +he +advised +, +I +was +not +living +with +her +as +her +husband +. +To +this +he +replied +that +one +should +not +deprive +a +wife +of +one +’ +s +embraces +and +gave +me +to +understand +that +that +was +my +duty +. +But +I +replied +that +I +should +be +ashamed +to +do +it +, +and +suddenly +everything +vanished +. +And +I +awoke +and +found +in +my +mind +the +text +from +the +Gospel +: +“ +The +life +was +the +light +of +men +. +And +the +light +shineth +in +darkness +; +and +the +darkness +comprehended +it +not. +” +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +face +had +looked +young +and +bright +. +That +day +I +received +a +letter +from +my +benefactor +in +which +he +wrote +about +“ +conjugal +duties. +” +9th +December +I +had +a +dream +from +which +I +awoke +with +a +throbbing +heart +. +I +saw +that +I +was +in +Moscow +in +my +house +, +in +the +big +sitting +room +, +and +Joseph +Alexéevich +came +in +from +the +drawing +room +. +I +seemed +to +know +at +once +that +the +process +of +regeneration +had +already +taken +place +in +him +, +and +I +rushed +to +meet +him +. +I +embraced +him +and +kissed +his +hands +, +and +he +said +, +“ +Hast +thou +noticed +that +my +face +is +different +? +” +I +looked +at +him +, +still +holding +him +in +my +arms +, +and +saw +that +his +face +was +young +, +but +that +he +had +no +hair +on +his +head +and +his +features +were +quite +changed +. +And +I +said +, +“ +I +should +have +known +you +had +I +met +you +by +chance +, +” +and +I +thought +to +myself +, +“ +Am +I +telling +the +truth +? +” +And +suddenly +I +saw +him +lying +like +a +dead +body +; +then +he +gradually +recovered +and +went +with +me +into +my +study +carrying +a +large +book +of +sheets +of +drawing +paper +; +I +said +, +“ +I +drew +that +, +” +and +he +answered +by +bowing +his +head +. +I +opened +the +book +, +and +on +all +the +pages +there +were +excellent +drawings +. +And +in +my +dream +I +knew +that +these +drawings +represented +the +love +adventures +of +the +soul +with +its +beloved +. +And +on +its +pages +I +saw +a +beautiful +representation +of +a +maiden +in +transparent +garments +and +with +a +transparent +body +, +flying +up +to +the +clouds +. +And +I +seemed +to +know +that +this +maiden +was +nothing +else +than +a +representation +of +the +Song +of +Songs +. +And +looking +at +those +drawings +I +dreamed +I +felt +that +I +was +doing +wrong +, +but +could +not +tear +myself +away +from +them +. +Lord +, +help +me +! +My +God +, +if +Thy +forsaking +me +is +Thy +doing +, +Thy +will +be +done +; +but +if +I +am +myself +the +cause +, +teach +me +what +I +should +do +! +I +shall +perish +of +my +debauchery +if +Thou +utterly +desertest +me +! +CHAPTER +XI +The +Rostóvs +’ +monetary +affairs +had +not +improved +during +the +two +years +they +had +spent +in +the +country +. +Though +Nicholas +Rostóv +had +kept +firmly +to +his +resolution +and +was +still +serving +modestly +in +an +obscure +regiment +, +spending +comparatively +little +, +the +way +of +life +at +Otrádnoe—Mítenka +’ +s +management +of +affairs +, +in +particular—was +such +that +the +debts +inevitably +increased +every +year +. +The +only +resource +obviously +presenting +itself +to +the +old +count +was +to +apply +for +an +official +post +, +so +he +had +come +to +Petersburg +to +look +for +one +and +also +, +as +he +said +, +to +let +the +lassies +enjoy +themselves +for +the +last +time +. +Soon +after +their +arrival +in +Petersburg +Berg +proposed +to +Véra +and +was +accepted +. +Though +in +Moscow +the +Rostóvs +belonged +to +the +best +society +without +themselves +giving +it +a +thought +, +yet +in +Petersburg +their +circle +of +acquaintances +was +a +mixed +and +indefinite +one +. +In +Petersburg +they +were +provincials +, +and +the +very +people +they +had +entertained +in +Moscow +without +inquiring +to +what +set +they +belonged +, +here +looked +down +on +them +. +The +Rostóvs +lived +in +the +same +hospitable +way +in +Petersburg +as +in +Moscow +, +and +the +most +diverse +people +met +at +their +suppers +. +Country +neighbors +from +Otrádnoe +, +impoverished +old +squires +and +their +daughters +, +Perónskaya +a +maid +of +honor +, +Pierre +Bezúkhov +, +and +the +son +of +their +district +postmaster +who +had +obtained +a +post +in +Petersburg +. +Among +the +men +who +very +soon +became +frequent +visitors +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +in +Petersburg +were +Borís +, +Pierre +whom +the +count +had +met +in +the +street +and +dragged +home +with +him +, +and +Berg +who +spent +whole +days +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +and +paid +the +eldest +daughter +, +Countess +Véra +, +the +attentions +a +young +man +pays +when +he +intends +to +propose +. +Not +in +vain +had +Berg +shown +everybody +his +right +hand +wounded +at +Austerlitz +and +held +a +perfectly +unnecessary +sword +in +his +left +. +He +narrated +that +episode +so +persistently +and +with +so +important +an +air +that +everyone +believed +in +the +merit +and +usefulness +of +his +deed +, +and +he +had +obtained +two +decorations +for +Austerlitz +. +In +the +Finnish +war +he +also +managed +to +distinguish +himself +. +He +had +picked +up +the +scrap +of +a +grenade +that +had +killed +an +aide-de-camp +standing +near +the +commander +in +chief +and +had +taken +it +to +his +commander +. +Just +as +he +had +done +after +Austerlitz +, +he +related +this +occurrence +at +such +length +and +so +insistently +that +everyone +again +believed +it +had +been +necessary +to +do +this +, +and +he +received +two +decorations +for +the +Finnish +war +also +. +In +1809 +he +was +a +captain +in +the +Guards +, +wore +medals +, +and +held +some +special +lucrative +posts +in +Petersburg +. +Though +some +skeptics +smiled +when +told +of +Berg +’ +s +merits +, +it +could +not +be +denied +that +he +was +a +painstaking +and +brave +officer +, +on +excellent +terms +with +his +superiors +, +and +a +moral +young +man +with +a +brilliant +career +before +him +and +an +assured +position +in +society +. +Four +years +before +, +meeting +a +German +comrade +in +the +stalls +of +a +Moscow +theater +, +Berg +had +pointed +out +Véra +Rostóva +to +him +and +had +said +in +German +, +“ +das +soll +mein +Weib +werden +, +” +* +and +from +that +moment +had +made +up +his +mind +to +marry +her +. +Now +in +Petersburg +, +having +considered +the +Rostóvs +’ +position +and +his +own +, +he +decided +that +the +time +had +come +to +propose +. +* +“ +That +girl +shall +be +my +wife. +” +Berg +’ +s +proposal +was +at +first +received +with +a +perplexity +that +was +not +flattering +to +him +. +At +first +it +seemed +strange +that +the +son +of +an +obscure +Livonian +gentleman +should +propose +marriage +to +a +Countess +Rostóva +; +but +Berg +’ +s +chief +characteristic +was +such +a +naïve +and +good +natured +egotism +that +the +Rostóvs +involuntarily +came +to +think +it +would +be +a +good +thing +, +since +he +himself +was +so +firmly +convinced +that +it +was +good +, +indeed +excellent +. +Moreover +, +the +Rostóvs +’ +affairs +were +seriously +embarrassed +, +as +the +suitor +could +not +but +know +; +and +above +all +, +Véra +was +twenty-four +, +had +been +taken +out +everywhere +, +and +though +she +was +certainly +good-looking +and +sensible +, +no +one +up +to +now +had +proposed +to +her +. +So +they +gave +their +consent +. +“ +You +see +, +” +said +Berg +to +his +comrade +, +whom +he +called +“ +friend +” +only +because +he +knew +that +everyone +has +friends +, +“ +you +see +, +I +have +considered +it +all +, +and +should +not +marry +if +I +had +not +thought +it +all +out +or +if +it +were +in +any +way +unsuitable +. +But +on +the +contrary +, +my +papa +and +mamma +are +now +provided +for—I +have +arranged +that +rent +for +them +in +the +Baltic +Provinces—and +I +can +live +in +Petersburg +on +my +pay +, +and +with +her +fortune +and +my +good +management +we +can +get +along +nicely +. +I +am +not +marrying +for +money—I +consider +that +dishonorable—but +a +wife +should +bring +her +share +and +a +husband +his +. +I +have +my +position +in +the +service +, +she +has +connections +and +some +means +. +In +our +times +that +is +worth +something +, +isn +’ +t +it +? +But +above +all +, +she +is +a +handsome +, +estimable +girl +, +and +she +loves +me +... +. +” +Berg +blushed +and +smiled +. +“ +And +I +love +her +, +because +her +character +is +sensible +and +very +good +. +Now +the +other +sister +, +though +they +are +the +same +family +, +is +quite +different—an +unpleasant +character +and +has +not +the +same +intelligence +. +She +is +so +... +you +know +? +... +Unpleasant +... +But +my +fiancée +! +... +Well +, +you +will +be +coming +, +” +he +was +going +to +say +, +“ +to +dine +, +” +but +changed +his +mind +and +said +“ +to +take +tea +with +us +, +” +and +quickly +doubling +up +his +tongue +he +blew +a +small +round +ring +of +tobacco +smoke +, +perfectly +embodying +his +dream +of +happiness +. +After +the +first +feeling +of +perplexity +aroused +in +the +parents +by +Berg +’ +s +proposal +, +the +holiday +tone +of +joyousness +usual +at +such +times +took +possession +of +the +family +, +but +the +rejoicing +was +external +and +insincere +. +In +the +family +’ +s +feeling +toward +this +wedding +a +certain +awkwardness +and +constraint +was +evident +, +as +if +they +were +ashamed +of +not +having +loved +Véra +sufficiently +and +of +being +so +ready +to +get +her +off +their +hands +. +The +old +count +felt +this +most +. +He +would +probably +have +been +unable +to +state +the +cause +of +his +embarrassment +, +but +it +resulted +from +the +state +of +his +affairs +. +He +did +not +know +at +all +how +much +he +had +, +what +his +debts +amounted +to +, +or +what +dowry +he +could +give +Véra +. +When +his +daughters +were +born +he +had +assigned +to +each +of +them +, +for +her +dowry +, +an +estate +with +three +hundred +serfs +; +but +one +of +these +estates +had +already +been +sold +, +and +the +other +was +mortgaged +and +the +interest +so +much +in +arrears +that +it +would +have +to +be +sold +, +so +that +it +was +impossible +to +give +it +to +Véra +. +Nor +had +he +any +money +. +Berg +had +already +been +engaged +a +month +, +and +only +a +week +remained +before +the +wedding +, +but +the +count +had +not +yet +decided +in +his +own +mind +the +question +of +the +dowry +, +nor +spoken +to +his +wife +about +it +. +At +one +time +the +count +thought +of +giving +her +the +Ryazán +estate +or +of +selling +a +forest +, +at +another +time +of +borrowing +money +on +a +note +of +hand +. +A +few +days +before +the +wedding +Berg +entered +the +count +’ +s +study +early +one +morning +and +, +with +a +pleasant +smile +, +respectfully +asked +his +future +father-in-law +to +let +him +know +what +Véra +’ +s +dowry +would +be +. +The +count +was +so +disconcerted +by +this +long-foreseen +inquiry +that +without +consideration +he +gave +the +first +reply +that +came +into +his +head +. +“ +I +like +your +being +businesslike +about +it +... +. +I +like +it +. +You +shall +be +satisfied +... +. +” +And +patting +Berg +on +the +shoulder +he +got +up +, +wishing +to +end +the +conversation +. +But +Berg +, +smiling +pleasantly +, +explained +that +if +he +did +not +know +for +certain +how +much +Véra +would +have +and +did +not +receive +at +least +part +of +the +dowry +in +advance +, +he +would +have +to +break +matters +off +. +“ +Because +, +consider +, +Count—if +I +allowed +myself +to +marry +now +without +having +definite +means +to +maintain +my +wife +, +I +should +be +acting +badly +... +. +” +The +conversation +ended +by +the +count +, +who +wished +to +be +generous +and +to +avoid +further +importunity +, +saying +that +he +would +give +a +note +of +hand +for +eighty +thousand +rubles +. +Berg +smiled +meekly +, +kissed +the +count +on +the +shoulder +, +and +said +that +he +was +very +grateful +, +but +that +it +was +impossible +for +him +to +arrange +his +new +life +without +receiving +thirty +thousand +in +ready +money +. +“ +Or +at +least +twenty +thousand +, +Count +, +” +he +added +, +“ +and +then +a +note +of +hand +for +only +sixty +thousand. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +all +right +! +” +said +the +count +hurriedly +. +“ +Only +excuse +me +, +my +dear +fellow +, +I +’ +ll +give +you +twenty +thousand +and +a +note +of +hand +for +eighty +thousand +as +well +. +Yes +, +yes +! +Kiss +me. +” +CHAPTER +XII +Natásha +was +sixteen +and +it +was +the +year +1809 +, +the +very +year +to +which +she +had +counted +on +her +fingers +with +Borís +after +they +had +kissed +four +years +ago +. +Since +then +she +had +not +seen +him +. +Before +Sónya +and +her +mother +, +if +Borís +happened +to +be +mentioned +, +she +spoke +quite +freely +of +that +episode +as +of +some +childish +, +long-forgotten +matter +that +was +not +worth +mentioning +. +But +in +the +secret +depths +of +her +soul +the +question +whether +her +engagement +to +Borís +was +a +jest +or +an +important +, +binding +promise +tormented +her +. +Since +Borís +left +Moscow +in +1805 +to +join +the +army +he +had +not +seen +the +Rostóvs +. +He +had +been +in +Moscow +several +times +, +and +had +passed +near +Otrádnoe +, +but +had +never +been +to +see +them +. +Sometimes +it +occurred +to +Natásha +that +he +did +not +wish +to +see +her +, +and +this +conjecture +was +confirmed +by +the +sad +tone +in +which +her +elders +spoke +of +him +. +“ +Nowadays +old +friends +are +not +remembered +, +” +the +countess +would +say +when +Borís +was +mentioned +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +also +had +of +late +visited +them +less +frequently +, +seemed +to +hold +herself +with +particular +dignity +, +and +always +spoke +rapturously +and +gratefully +of +the +merits +of +her +son +and +the +brilliant +career +on +which +he +had +entered +. +When +the +Rostóvs +came +to +Petersburg +Borís +called +on +them +. +He +drove +to +their +house +in +some +agitation +. +The +memory +of +Natásha +was +his +most +poetic +recollection +. +But +he +went +with +the +firm +intention +of +letting +her +and +her +parents +feel +that +the +childish +relations +between +himself +and +Natásha +could +not +be +binding +either +on +her +or +on +him +. +He +had +a +brilliant +position +in +society +thanks +to +his +intimacy +with +Countess +Bezúkhova +, +a +brilliant +position +in +the +service +thanks +to +the +patronage +of +an +important +personage +whose +complete +confidence +he +enjoyed +, +and +he +was +beginning +to +make +plans +for +marrying +one +of +the +richest +heiresses +in +Petersburg +, +plans +which +might +very +easily +be +realized +. +When +he +entered +the +Rostóvs +’ +drawing +room +Natásha +was +in +her +own +room +. +When +she +heard +of +his +arrival +she +almost +ran +into +the +drawing +room +, +flushed +and +beaming +with +a +more +than +cordial +smile +. +Borís +remembered +Natásha +in +a +short +dress +, +with +dark +eyes +shining +from +under +her +curls +and +boisterous +, +childish +laughter +, +as +he +had +known +her +four +years +before +; +and +so +he +was +taken +aback +when +quite +a +different +Natásha +entered +, +and +his +face +expressed +rapturous +astonishment +. +This +expression +on +his +face +pleased +Natásha +. +“ +Well +, +do +you +recognize +your +little +madcap +playmate +? +” +asked +the +countess +. +Borís +kissed +Natásha +’ +s +hand +and +said +that +he +was +astonished +at +the +change +in +her +. +“ +How +handsome +you +have +grown +! +” +“ +I +should +think +so +! +” +replied +Natásha +’ +s +laughing +eyes +. +“ +And +is +Papa +older +? +” +she +asked +. +Natásha +sat +down +and +, +without +joining +in +Borís +’ +conversation +with +the +countess +, +silently +and +minutely +studied +her +childhood +’ +s +suitor +. +He +felt +the +weight +of +that +resolute +and +affectionate +scrutiny +and +glanced +at +her +occasionally +. +Borís +’ +uniform +, +spurs +, +tie +, +and +the +way +his +hair +was +brushed +were +all +comme +il +faut +and +in +the +latest +fashion +. +This +Natásha +noticed +at +once +. +He +sat +rather +sideways +in +the +armchair +next +to +the +countess +, +arranging +with +his +right +hand +the +cleanest +of +gloves +that +fitted +his +left +hand +like +a +skin +, +and +he +spoke +with +a +particularly +refined +compression +of +his +lips +about +the +amusements +of +the +highest +Petersburg +society +, +recalling +with +mild +irony +old +times +in +Moscow +and +Moscow +acquaintances +. +It +was +not +accidentally +, +Natásha +felt +, +that +he +alluded +, +when +speaking +of +the +highest +aristocracy +, +to +an +ambassador +’ +s +ball +he +had +attended +, +and +to +invitations +he +had +received +from +N.N +. +and +S.S. +All +this +time +Natásha +sat +silent +, +glancing +up +at +him +from +under +her +brows +. +This +gaze +disturbed +and +confused +Borís +more +and +more +. +He +looked +round +more +frequently +toward +her +, +and +broke +off +in +what +he +was +saying +. +He +did +not +stay +more +than +ten +minutes +, +then +rose +and +took +his +leave +. +The +same +inquisitive +, +challenging +, +and +rather +mocking +eyes +still +looked +at +him +. +After +his +first +visit +Borís +said +to +himself +that +Natásha +attracted +him +just +as +much +as +ever +, +but +that +he +must +not +yield +to +that +feeling +, +because +to +marry +her +, +a +girl +almost +without +fortune +, +would +mean +ruin +to +his +career +, +while +to +renew +their +former +relations +without +intending +to +marry +her +would +be +dishonorable +. +Borís +made +up +his +mind +to +avoid +meeting +Natásha +, +but +despite +that +resolution +he +called +again +a +few +days +later +and +began +calling +often +and +spending +whole +days +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +he +ought +to +have +an +explanation +with +Natásha +and +tell +her +that +the +old +times +must +be +forgotten +, +that +in +spite +of +everything +... +she +could +not +be +his +wife +, +that +he +had +no +means +, +and +they +would +never +let +her +marry +him +. +But +he +failed +to +do +so +and +felt +awkward +about +entering +on +such +an +explanation +. +From +day +to +day +he +became +more +and +more +entangled +. +It +seemed +to +her +mother +and +Sónya +that +Natásha +was +in +love +with +Borís +as +of +old +. +She +sang +him +his +favorite +songs +, +showed +him +her +album +, +making +him +write +in +it +, +did +not +allow +him +to +allude +to +the +past +, +letting +it +be +understood +how +delightful +was +the +present +; +and +every +day +he +went +away +in +a +fog +, +without +having +said +what +he +meant +to +, +and +not +knowing +what +he +was +doing +or +why +he +came +, +or +how +it +would +all +end +. +He +left +off +visiting +Hélène +and +received +reproachful +notes +from +her +every +day +, +and +yet +he +continued +to +spend +whole +days +with +the +Rostóvs +. +CHAPTER +XIII +One +night +when +the +old +countess +, +in +nightcap +and +dressing +jacket +, +without +her +false +curls +, +and +with +her +poor +little +knob +of +hair +showing +under +her +white +cotton +cap +, +knelt +sighing +and +groaning +on +a +rug +and +bowing +to +the +ground +in +prayer +, +her +door +creaked +and +Natásha +, +also +in +a +dressing +jacket +with +slippers +on +her +bare +feet +and +her +hair +in +curlpapers +, +ran +in +. +The +countess—her +prayerful +mood +dispelled—looked +round +and +frowned +. +She +was +finishing +her +last +prayer +: +“ +Can +it +be +that +this +couch +will +be +my +grave +? +” +Natásha +, +flushed +and +eager +, +seeing +her +mother +in +prayer +, +suddenly +checked +her +rush +, +half +sat +down +, +and +unconsciously +put +out +her +tongue +as +if +chiding +herself +. +Seeing +that +her +mother +was +still +praying +she +ran +on +tiptoe +to +the +bed +and +, +rapidly +slipping +one +little +foot +against +the +other +, +pushed +off +her +slippers +and +jumped +onto +the +bed +the +countess +had +feared +might +become +her +grave +. +This +couch +was +high +, +with +a +feather +bed +and +five +pillows +each +smaller +than +the +one +below +. +Natásha +jumped +on +it +, +sank +into +the +feather +bed +, +rolled +over +to +the +wall +, +and +began +snuggling +up +the +bedclothes +as +she +settled +down +, +raising +her +knees +to +her +chin +, +kicking +out +and +laughing +almost +inaudibly +, +now +covering +herself +up +head +and +all +, +and +now +peeping +at +her +mother +. +The +countess +finished +her +prayers +and +came +to +the +bed +with +a +stern +face +, +but +seeing +, +that +Natásha +’ +s +head +was +covered +, +she +smiled +in +her +kind +, +weak +way +. +“ +Now +then +, +now +then +! +” +said +she +. +“ +Mamma +, +can +we +have +a +talk +? +Yes +? +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Now +, +just +one +on +your +throat +and +another +... +that +’ +ll +do +! +” +And +seizing +her +mother +round +the +neck +, +she +kissed +her +on +the +throat +. +In +her +behavior +to +her +mother +Natásha +seemed +rough +, +but +she +was +so +sensitive +and +tactful +that +however +she +clasped +her +mother +she +always +managed +to +do +it +without +hurting +her +or +making +her +feel +uncomfortable +or +displeased +. +“ +Well +, +what +is +it +tonight +? +” +said +the +mother +, +having +arranged +her +pillows +and +waited +until +Natásha +, +after +turning +over +a +couple +of +times +, +had +settled +down +beside +her +under +the +quilt +, +spread +out +her +arms +, +and +assumed +a +serious +expression +. +These +visits +of +Natásha +’ +s +at +night +before +the +count +returned +from +his +club +were +one +of +the +greatest +pleasures +of +both +mother +, +and +daughter +. +“ +What +is +it +tonight +? +—But +I +have +to +tell +you +... +” +Natásha +put +her +hand +on +her +mother +’ +s +mouth +. +“ +About +Borís +... +I +know +, +” +she +said +seriously +; +“ +that +’ +s +what +I +have +come +about +. +Don +’ +t +say +it—I +know +. +No +, +do +tell +me +! +” +and +she +removed +her +hand +. +“ +Tell +me +, +Mamma +! +He +’ +s +nice +? +” +“ +Natásha +, +you +are +sixteen +. +At +your +age +I +was +married +. +You +say +Borís +is +nice +. +He +is +very +nice +, +and +I +love +him +like +a +son +. +But +what +then +? +... +What +are +you +thinking +about +? +You +have +quite +turned +his +head +, +I +can +see +that +... +. +” +As +she +said +this +the +countess +looked +round +at +her +daughter +. +Natásha +was +lying +looking +steadily +straight +before +her +at +one +of +the +mahogany +sphinxes +carved +on +the +corners +of +the +bedstead +, +so +that +the +countess +only +saw +her +daughter +’ +s +face +in +profile +. +That +face +struck +her +by +its +peculiarly +serious +and +concentrated +expression +. +Natásha +was +listening +and +considering +. +“ +Well +, +what +then +? +” +said +she +. +“ +You +have +quite +turned +his +head +, +and +why +? +What +do +you +want +of +him +? +You +know +you +can +’ +t +marry +him. +” +“ +Why +not +? +” +said +Natásha +, +without +changing +her +position +. +“ +Because +he +is +young +, +because +he +is +poor +, +because +he +is +a +relation +... +and +because +you +yourself +don +’ +t +love +him. +” +“ +How +do +you +know +? +” +“ +I +know +. +It +is +not +right +, +darling +! +” +“ +But +if +I +want +to +... +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Leave +off +talking +nonsense +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +But +if +I +want +to +... +” +“ +Natásha +, +I +am +in +earnest +... +” +Natásha +did +not +let +her +finish +. +She +drew +the +countess +’ +large +hand +to +her +, +kissed +it +on +the +back +and +then +on +the +palm +, +then +again +turned +it +over +and +began +kissing +first +one +knuckle +, +then +the +space +between +the +knuckles +, +then +the +next +knuckle +, +whispering +, +“ +January +, +February +, +March +, +April +, +May +. +Speak +, +Mamma +, +why +don +’ +t +you +say +anything +? +Speak +! +” +said +she +, +turning +to +her +mother +, +who +was +tenderly +gazing +at +her +daughter +and +in +that +contemplation +seemed +to +have +forgotten +all +she +had +wished +to +say +. +“ +It +won +’ +t +do +, +my +love +! +Not +everyone +will +understand +this +friendship +dating +from +your +childish +days +, +and +to +see +him +so +intimate +with +you +may +injure +you +in +the +eyes +of +other +young +men +who +visit +us +, +and +above +all +it +torments +him +for +nothing +. +He +may +already +have +found +a +suitable +and +wealthy +match +, +and +now +he +’ +s +half +crazy. +” +“ +Crazy +? +” +repeated +Natásha +. +“ +I +’ +ll +tell +you +some +things +about +myself +. +I +had +a +cousin +... +” +“ +I +know +! +Cyril +Matvéich +... +but +he +is +old. +” +“ +He +was +not +always +old +. +But +this +is +what +I +’ +ll +do +, +Natásha +, +I +’ +ll +have +a +talk +with +Borís +. +He +need +not +come +so +often +... +. +” +“ +Why +not +, +if +he +likes +to +? +” +“ +Because +I +know +it +will +end +in +nothing +... +. +” +“ +How +can +you +know +? +No +, +Mamma +, +don +’ +t +speak +to +him +! +What +nonsense +! +” +said +Natásha +in +the +tone +of +one +being +deprived +of +her +property +. +“ +Well +, +I +won +’ +t +marry +, +but +let +him +come +if +he +enjoys +it +and +I +enjoy +it. +” +Natásha +smiled +and +looked +at +her +mother +. +“ +Not +to +marry +, +but +just +so +, +” +she +added +. +“ +How +so +, +my +pet +? +” +“ +Just +so +. +There +’ +s +no +need +for +me +to +marry +him +. +But +... +just +so. +” +“ +Just +so +, +just +so +, +” +repeated +the +countess +, +and +shaking +all +over +, +she +went +off +into +a +good +humored +, +unexpected +, +elderly +laugh +. +“ +Don +’ +t +laugh +, +stop +! +” +cried +Natásha +. +“ +You +’ +re +shaking +the +whole +bed +! +You +’ +re +awfully +like +me +, +just +such +another +giggler +... +. +Wait +... +” +and +she +seized +the +countess +’ +hands +and +kissed +a +knuckle +of +the +little +finger +, +saying +, +“ +June +, +” +and +continued +, +kissing +, +“ +July +, +August +, +” +on +the +other +hand +. +“ +But +, +Mamma +, +is +he +very +much +in +love +? +What +do +you +think +? +Was +anybody +ever +so +much +in +love +with +you +? +And +he +’ +s +very +nice +, +very +, +very +nice +. +Only +not +quite +my +taste—he +is +so +narrow +, +like +the +dining-room +clock +... +. +Don +’ +t +you +understand +? +Narrow +, +you +know—gray +, +light +gray +... +” +“ +What +rubbish +you +’ +re +talking +! +” +said +the +countess +. +Natásha +continued +: +“ +Don +’ +t +you +really +understand +? +Nicholas +would +understand +... +. +Bezúkhov +, +now +, +is +blue +, +dark-blue +and +red +, +and +he +is +square. +” +“ +You +flirt +with +him +too +, +” +said +the +countess +, +laughing +. +“ +No +, +he +is +a +Freemason +, +I +have +found +out +. +He +is +fine +, +dark-blue +and +red +... +. +How +can +I +explain +it +to +you +? +” +“ +Little +countess +! +” +the +count +’ +s +voice +called +from +behind +the +door +. +“ +You +’ +re +not +asleep +? +” +Natásha +jumped +up +, +snatched +up +her +slippers +, +and +ran +barefoot +to +her +own +room +. +It +was +a +long +time +before +she +could +sleep +. +She +kept +thinking +that +no +one +could +understand +all +that +she +understood +and +all +there +was +in +her +. +“ +Sónya +? +” +she +thought +, +glancing +at +that +curled-up +, +sleeping +little +kitten +with +her +enormous +plait +of +hair +. +“ +No +, +how +could +she +? +She +’ +s +virtuous +. +She +fell +in +love +with +Nicholas +and +does +not +wish +to +know +anything +more +. +Even +Mamma +does +not +understand +. +It +is +wonderful +how +clever +I +am +and +how +... +charming +she +is +, +” +she +went +on +, +speaking +of +herself +in +the +third +person +, +and +imagining +it +was +some +very +wise +man—the +wisest +and +best +of +men—who +was +saying +it +of +her +. +“ +There +is +everything +, +everything +in +her +, +” +continued +this +man +. +“ +She +is +unusually +intelligent +, +charming +... +and +then +she +is +pretty +, +uncommonly +pretty +, +and +agile—she +swims +and +rides +splendidly +... +and +her +voice +! +One +can +really +say +it +’ +s +a +wonderful +voice +! +” +She +hummed +a +scrap +from +her +favorite +opera +by +Cherubini +, +threw +herself +on +her +bed +, +laughed +at +the +pleasant +thought +that +she +would +immediately +fall +asleep +, +called +Dunyásha +the +maid +to +put +out +the +candle +, +and +before +Dunyásha +had +left +the +room +had +already +passed +into +yet +another +happier +world +of +dreams +, +where +everything +was +as +light +and +beautiful +as +in +reality +, +and +even +more +so +because +it +was +different +. +Next +day +the +countess +called +Borís +aside +and +had +a +talk +with +him +, +after +which +he +ceased +coming +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +. +CHAPTER +XIV +On +the +thirty-first +of +December +, +New +Year +’ +s +Eve +, +1809 +- +10 +an +old +grandee +of +Catherine +’ +s +day +was +giving +a +ball +and +midnight +supper +. +The +diplomatic +corps +and +the +Emperor +himself +were +to +be +present +. +The +grandee +’ +s +well-known +mansion +on +the +English +Quay +glittered +with +innumerable +lights +. +Police +were +stationed +at +the +brightly +lit +entrance +which +was +carpeted +with +red +baize +, +and +not +only +gendarmes +but +dozens +of +police +officers +and +even +the +police +master +himself +stood +at +the +porch +. +Carriages +kept +driving +away +and +fresh +ones +arriving +, +with +red-liveried +footmen +and +footmen +in +plumed +hats +. +From +the +carriages +emerged +men +wearing +uniforms +, +stars +, +and +ribbons +, +while +ladies +in +satin +and +ermine +cautiously +descended +the +carriage +steps +which +were +let +down +for +them +with +a +clatter +, +and +then +walked +hurriedly +and +noiselessly +over +the +baize +at +the +entrance +. +Almost +every +time +a +new +carriage +drove +up +a +whisper +ran +through +the +crowd +and +caps +were +doffed +. +“ +The +Emperor +? +... +No +, +a +minister +... +prince +... +ambassador +. +Don +’ +t +you +see +the +plumes +? +... +” +was +whispered +among +the +crowd +. +One +person +, +better +dressed +than +the +rest +, +seemed +to +know +everyone +and +mentioned +by +name +the +greatest +dignitaries +of +the +day +. +A +third +of +the +visitors +had +already +arrived +, +but +the +Rostóvs +, +who +were +to +be +present +, +were +still +hurrying +to +get +dressed +. +There +had +been +many +discussions +and +preparations +for +this +ball +in +the +Rostóv +family +, +many +fears +that +the +invitation +would +not +arrive +, +that +the +dresses +would +not +be +ready +, +or +that +something +would +not +be +arranged +as +it +should +be +. +Márya +Ignátevna +Perónskaya +, +a +thin +and +shallow +maid +of +honor +at +the +court +of +the +Dowager +Empress +, +who +was +a +friend +and +relation +of +the +countess +and +piloted +the +provincial +Rostóvs +in +Petersburg +high +society +, +was +to +accompany +them +to +the +ball +. +They +were +to +call +for +her +at +her +house +in +the +Taurida +Gardens +at +ten +o +’ +clock +, +but +it +was +already +five +minutes +to +ten +, +and +the +girls +were +not +yet +dressed +. +Natásha +was +going +to +her +first +grand +ball +. +She +had +got +up +at +eight +that +morning +and +had +been +in +a +fever +of +excitement +and +activity +all +day +. +All +her +powers +since +morning +had +been +concentrated +on +ensuring +that +they +all—she +herself +, +Mamma +, +and +Sónya—should +be +as +well +dressed +as +possible +. +Sónya +and +her +mother +put +themselves +entirely +in +her +hands +. +The +countess +was +to +wear +a +claret-colored +velvet +dress +, +and +the +two +girls +white +gauze +over +pink +silk +slips +, +with +roses +on +their +bodices +and +their +hair +dressed +à +la +grecque +. +Everything +essential +had +already +been +done +; +feet +, +hands +, +necks +, +and +ears +washed +, +perfumed +, +and +powdered +, +as +befits +a +ball +; +the +openwork +silk +stockings +and +white +satin +shoes +with +ribbons +were +already +on +; +the +hairdressing +was +almost +done +. +Sónya +was +finishing +dressing +and +so +was +the +countess +, +but +Natásha +, +who +had +bustled +about +helping +them +all +, +was +behindhand +. +She +was +still +sitting +before +a +looking-glass +with +a +dressing +jacket +thrown +over +her +slender +shoulders +. +Sónya +stood +ready +dressed +in +the +middle +of +the +room +and +, +pressing +the +head +of +a +pin +till +it +hurt +her +dainty +finger +, +was +fixing +on +a +last +ribbon +that +squeaked +as +the +pin +went +through +it +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +the +way +, +that +’ +s +not +the +way +, +Sónya +! +” +cried +Natásha +turning +her +head +and +clutching +with +both +hands +at +her +hair +which +the +maid +who +was +dressing +it +had +not +time +to +release +. +“ +That +bow +is +not +right +. +Come +here +! +” +Sónya +sat +down +and +Natásha +pinned +the +ribbon +on +differently +. +“ +Allow +me +, +Miss +! +I +can +’ +t +do +it +like +that +, +” +said +the +maid +who +was +holding +Natásha +’ +s +hair +. +“ +Oh +, +dear +! +Well +then +, +wait +. +That +’ +s +right +, +Sónya. +” +“ +Aren +’ +t +you +ready +? +It +is +nearly +ten +, +” +came +the +countess +’ +voice +. +“ +Directly +! +Directly +! +And +you +, +Mamma +? +” +“ +I +have +only +my +cap +to +pin +on. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +do +it +without +me +! +” +called +Natásha +. +“ +You +won +’ +t +do +it +right. +” +“ +But +it +’ +s +already +ten. +” +They +had +decided +to +be +at +the +ball +by +half-past +ten +, +and +Natásha +had +still +to +get +dressed +and +they +had +to +call +at +the +Taurida +Gardens +. +When +her +hair +was +done +, +Natásha +, +in +her +short +petticoat +from +under +which +her +dancing +shoes +showed +, +and +in +her +mother +’ +s +dressing +jacket +, +ran +up +to +Sónya +, +scrutinized +her +, +and +then +ran +to +her +mother +. +Turning +her +mother +’ +s +head +this +way +and +that +, +she +fastened +on +the +cap +and +, +hurriedly +kissing +her +gray +hair +, +ran +back +to +the +maids +who +were +turning +up +the +hem +of +her +skirt +. +The +cause +of +the +delay +was +Natásha +’ +s +skirt +, +which +was +too +long +. +Two +maids +were +turning +up +the +hem +and +hurriedly +biting +off +the +ends +of +thread +. +A +third +with +pins +in +her +mouth +was +running +about +between +the +countess +and +Sónya +, +and +a +fourth +held +the +whole +of +the +gossamer +garment +up +high +on +one +uplifted +hand +. +“ +Mávra +, +quicker +, +darling +! +” +“ +Give +me +my +thimble +, +Miss +, +from +there +... +” +“ +Whenever +will +you +be +ready +? +” +asked +the +count +coming +to +the +door +. +“ +Here +is +some +scent +. +Perónskaya +must +be +tired +of +waiting. +” +“ +It +’ +s +ready +, +Miss +, +” +said +the +maid +, +holding +up +the +shortened +gauze +dress +with +two +fingers +, +and +blowing +and +shaking +something +off +it +, +as +if +by +this +to +express +a +consciousness +of +the +airiness +and +purity +of +what +she +held +. +Natásha +began +putting +on +the +dress +. +“ +In +a +minute +! +In +a +minute +! +Don +’ +t +come +in +, +Papa +! +” +she +cried +to +her +father +as +he +opened +the +door—speaking +from +under +the +filmy +skirt +which +still +covered +her +whole +face +. +Sónya +slammed +the +door +to +. +A +minute +later +they +let +the +count +in +. +He +was +wearing +a +blue +swallow-tail +coat +, +shoes +and +stockings +, +and +was +perfumed +and +his +hair +pomaded +. +“ +Oh +, +Papa +! +how +nice +you +look +! +Charming +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +as +she +stood +in +the +middle +of +the +room +smoothing +out +the +folds +of +the +gauze +. +“ +If +you +please +, +Miss +! +allow +me +, +” +said +the +maid +, +who +on +her +knees +was +pulling +the +skirt +straight +and +shifting +the +pins +from +one +side +of +her +mouth +to +the +other +with +her +tongue +. +“ +Say +what +you +like +, +” +exclaimed +Sónya +, +in +a +despairing +voice +as +she +looked +at +Natásha +, +“ +say +what +you +like +, +it +’ +s +still +too +long. +” +Natásha +stepped +back +to +look +at +herself +in +the +pier +glass +. +The +dress +was +too +long +. +“ +Really +, +madam +, +it +is +not +at +all +too +long +, +” +said +Mávra +, +crawling +on +her +knees +after +her +young +lady +. +“ +Well +, +if +it +’ +s +too +long +we +’ +ll +tack +it +up +... +we +’ +ll +tack +it +up +in +one +minute +, +” +said +the +resolute +Dunyásha +taking +a +needle +that +was +stuck +on +the +front +of +her +little +shawl +and +, +still +kneeling +on +the +floor +, +set +to +work +once +more +. +At +that +moment +, +with +soft +steps +, +the +countess +came +in +shyly +, +in +her +cap +and +velvet +gown +. +“ +Oo-oo +, +my +beauty +! +” +exclaimed +the +count +, +“ +she +looks +better +than +any +of +you +! +” +He +would +have +embraced +her +but +, +blushing +, +she +stepped +aside +fearing +to +be +rumpled +. +“ +Mamma +, +your +cap +, +more +to +this +side +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +I +’ +ll +arrange +it +, +” +and +she +rushed +forward +so +that +the +maids +who +were +tacking +up +her +skirt +could +not +move +fast +enough +and +a +piece +of +gauze +was +torn +off +. +“ +Oh +goodness +! +What +has +happened +? +Really +it +was +not +my +fault +! +” +“ +Never +mind +, +I +’ +ll +run +it +up +, +it +won +’ +t +show +, +” +said +Dunyásha +. +“ +What +a +beauty—a +very +queen +! +” +said +the +nurse +as +she +came +to +the +door +. +“ +And +Sónya +! +They +are +lovely +! +” +At +a +quarter +past +ten +they +at +last +got +into +their +carriages +and +started +. +But +they +had +still +to +call +at +the +Taurida +Gardens +. +Perónskaya +was +quite +ready +. +In +spite +of +her +age +and +plainness +she +had +gone +through +the +same +process +as +the +Rostóvs +, +but +with +less +flurry—for +to +her +it +was +a +matter +of +routine +. +Her +ugly +old +body +was +washed +, +perfumed +, +and +powdered +in +just +the +same +way +. +She +had +washed +behind +her +ears +just +as +carefully +, +and +when +she +entered +her +drawing +room +in +her +yellow +dress +, +wearing +her +badge +as +maid +of +honor +, +her +old +lady +’ +s +maid +was +as +full +of +rapturous +admiration +as +the +Rostóvs +’ +servants +had +been +. +She +praised +the +Rostóvs +’ +toilets +. +They +praised +her +taste +and +toilet +, +and +at +eleven +o +’ +clock +, +careful +of +their +coiffures +and +dresses +, +they +settled +themselves +in +their +carriages +and +drove +off +. +CHAPTER +XV +Natásha +had +not +had +a +moment +free +since +early +morning +and +had +not +once +had +time +to +think +of +what +lay +before +her +. +In +the +damp +chill +air +and +crowded +closeness +of +the +swaying +carriage +, +she +for +the +first +time +vividly +imagined +what +was +in +store +for +her +there +at +the +ball +, +in +those +brightly +lighted +rooms—with +music +, +flowers +, +dances +, +the +Emperor +, +and +all +the +brilliant +young +people +of +Petersburg +. +The +prospect +was +so +splendid +that +she +hardly +believed +it +would +come +true +, +so +out +of +keeping +was +it +with +the +chill +darkness +and +closeness +of +the +carriage +. +She +understood +all +that +awaited +her +only +when +, +after +stepping +over +the +red +baize +at +the +entrance +, +she +entered +the +hall +, +took +off +her +fur +cloak +, +and +, +beside +Sónya +and +in +front +of +her +mother +, +mounted +the +brightly +illuminated +stairs +between +the +flowers +. +Only +then +did +she +remember +how +she +must +behave +at +a +ball +, +and +tried +to +assume +the +majestic +air +she +considered +indispensable +for +a +girl +on +such +an +occasion +. +But +, +fortunately +for +her +, +she +felt +her +eyes +growing +misty +, +she +saw +nothing +clearly +, +her +pulse +beat +a +hundred +to +the +minute +, +and +the +blood +throbbed +at +her +heart +. +She +could +not +assume +that +pose +, +which +would +have +made +her +ridiculous +, +and +she +moved +on +almost +fainting +from +excitement +and +trying +with +all +her +might +to +conceal +it +. +And +this +was +the +very +attitude +that +became +her +best +. +Before +and +behind +them +other +visitors +were +entering +, +also +talking +in +low +tones +and +wearing +ball +dresses +. +The +mirrors +on +the +landing +reflected +ladies +in +white +, +pale-blue +, +and +pink +dresses +, +with +diamonds +and +pearls +on +their +bare +necks +and +arms +. +Natásha +looked +in +the +mirrors +and +could +not +distinguish +her +reflection +from +the +others +. +All +was +blended +into +one +brilliant +procession +. +On +entering +the +ballroom +the +regular +hum +of +voices +, +footsteps +, +and +greetings +deafened +Natásha +, +and +the +light +and +glitter +dazzled +her +still +more +. +The +host +and +hostess +, +who +had +already +been +standing +at +the +door +for +half +an +hour +repeating +the +same +words +to +the +various +arrivals +, +“ +Charmé +de +vous +voir +, +” +* +greeted +the +Rostóvs +and +Perónskaya +in +the +same +manner +. +* +“ +Delighted +to +see +you. +” +The +two +girls +in +their +white +dresses +, +each +with +a +rose +in +her +black +hair +, +both +curtsied +in +the +same +way +, +but +the +hostess +’ +eye +involuntarily +rested +longer +on +the +slim +Natásha +. +She +looked +at +her +and +gave +her +alone +a +special +smile +in +addition +to +her +usual +smile +as +hostess +. +Looking +at +her +she +may +have +recalled +the +golden +, +irrecoverable +days +of +her +own +girlhood +and +her +own +first +ball +. +The +host +also +followed +Natásha +with +his +eyes +and +asked +the +count +which +was +his +daughter +. +“ +Charming +! +” +said +he +, +kissing +the +tips +of +his +fingers +. +In +the +ballroom +guests +stood +crowding +at +the +entrance +doors +awaiting +the +Emperor +. +The +countess +took +up +a +position +in +one +of +the +front +rows +of +that +crowd +. +Natásha +heard +and +felt +that +several +people +were +asking +about +her +and +looking +at +her +. +She +realized +that +those +noticing +her +liked +her +, +and +this +observation +helped +to +calm +her +. +“ +There +are +some +like +ourselves +and +some +worse +, +” +she +thought +. +Perónskaya +was +pointing +out +to +the +countess +the +most +important +people +at +the +ball +. +“ +That +is +the +Dutch +ambassador +, +do +you +see +? +That +gray-haired +man +, +” +she +said +, +indicating +an +old +man +with +a +profusion +of +silver-gray +curly +hair +, +who +was +surrounded +by +ladies +laughing +at +something +he +said +. +“ +Ah +, +here +she +is +, +the +Queen +of +Petersburg +, +Countess +Bezúkhova +, +” +said +Perónskaya +, +indicating +Hélène +who +had +just +entered +. +“ +How +lovely +! +She +is +quite +equal +to +Márya +Antónovna +. +See +how +the +men +, +young +and +old +, +pay +court +to +her +. +Beautiful +and +clever +... +they +say +Prince +—— +is +quite +mad +about +her +. +But +see +, +those +two +, +though +not +good-looking +, +are +even +more +run +after. +” +She +pointed +to +a +lady +who +was +crossing +the +room +followed +by +a +very +plain +daughter +. +“ +She +is +a +splendid +match +, +a +millionairess +, +” +said +Perónskaya +. +“ +And +look +, +here +come +her +suitors. +” +“ +That +is +Bezúkhova +’ +s +brother +, +Anatole +Kurágin +, +” +she +said +, +indicating +a +handsome +officer +of +the +Horse +Guards +who +passed +by +them +with +head +erect +, +looking +at +something +over +the +heads +of +the +ladies +. +“ +He +’ +s +handsome +, +isn +’ +t +he +? +I +hear +they +will +marry +him +to +that +rich +girl +. +But +your +cousin +, +Drubetskóy +, +is +also +very +attentive +to +her +. +They +say +she +has +millions +. +Oh +yes +, +that +’ +s +the +French +ambassador +himself +! +” +she +replied +to +the +countess +’ +inquiry +about +Caulaincourt +. +“ +Looks +as +if +he +were +a +king +! +All +the +same +, +the +French +are +charming +, +very +charming +. +No +one +more +charming +in +society +. +Ah +, +here +she +is +! +Yes +, +she +is +still +the +most +beautiful +of +them +all +, +our +Márya +Antónovna +! +And +how +simply +she +is +dressed +! +Lovely +! +And +that +stout +one +in +spectacles +is +the +universal +Freemason +, +” +she +went +on +, +indicating +Pierre +. +“ +Put +him +beside +his +wife +and +he +looks +a +regular +buffoon +! +” +Pierre +, +swaying +his +stout +body +, +advanced +, +making +way +through +the +crowd +and +nodding +to +right +and +left +as +casually +and +good-naturedly +as +if +he +were +passing +through +a +crowd +at +a +fair +. +He +pushed +through +, +evidently +looking +for +someone +. +Natásha +looked +joyfully +at +the +familiar +face +of +Pierre +, +“ +the +buffoon +, +” +as +Perónskaya +had +called +him +, +and +knew +he +was +looking +for +them +, +and +for +her +in +particular +. +He +had +promised +to +be +at +the +ball +and +introduce +partners +to +her +. +But +before +he +reached +them +Pierre +stopped +beside +a +very +handsome +, +dark +man +of +middle +height +, +and +in +a +white +uniform +, +who +stood +by +a +window +talking +to +a +tall +man +wearing +stars +and +a +ribbon +. +Natásha +at +once +recognized +the +shorter +and +younger +man +in +the +white +uniform +: +it +was +Bolkónski +, +who +seemed +to +her +to +have +grown +much +younger +, +happier +, +and +better-looking +. +“ +There +’ +s +someone +else +we +know—Bolkónski +, +do +you +see +, +Mamma +? +” +said +Natásha +, +pointing +out +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +You +remember +, +he +stayed +a +night +with +us +at +Otrádnoe. +” +“ +Oh +, +you +know +him +? +” +said +Perónskaya +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +bear +him +. +Il +fait +à +présent +la +pluie +et +le +beau +temps +. +* +He +’ +s +too +proud +for +anything +. +Takes +after +his +father +. +And +he +’ +s +hand +in +glove +with +Speránski +, +writing +some +project +or +other +. +Just +look +how +he +treats +the +ladies +! +There +’ +s +one +talking +to +him +and +he +has +turned +away +, +” +she +said +, +pointing +at +him +. +“ +I +’ +d +give +it +to +him +if +he +treated +me +as +he +does +those +ladies. +” +* +“ +He +is +all +the +rage +just +now. +” +CHAPTER +XVI +Suddenly +everybody +stirred +, +began +talking +, +and +pressed +forward +and +then +back +, +and +between +the +two +rows +, +which +separated +, +the +Emperor +entered +to +the +sounds +of +music +that +had +immediately +struck +up +. +Behind +him +walked +his +host +and +hostess +. +He +walked +in +rapidly +, +bowing +to +right +and +left +as +if +anxious +to +get +the +first +moments +of +the +reception +over +. +The +band +played +the +polonaise +in +vogue +at +that +time +on +account +of +the +words +that +had +been +set +to +it +, +beginning +: +“ +Alexander +, +Elisaveta +, +all +our +hearts +you +ravish +quite +... +” +The +Emperor +passed +on +to +the +drawing +room +, +the +crowd +made +a +rush +for +the +doors +, +and +several +persons +with +excited +faces +hurried +there +and +back +again +. +Then +the +crowd +hastily +retired +from +the +drawing +room +door +, +at +which +the +Emperor +reappeared +talking +to +the +hostess +. +A +young +man +, +looking +distraught +, +pounced +down +on +the +ladies +, +asking +them +to +move +aside +. +Some +ladies +, +with +faces +betraying +complete +forgetfulness +of +all +the +rules +of +decorum +, +pushed +forward +to +the +detriment +of +their +toilets +. +The +men +began +to +choose +partners +and +take +their +places +for +the +polonaise +. +Everyone +moved +back +, +and +the +Emperor +came +smiling +out +of +the +drawing +room +leading +his +hostess +by +the +hand +but +not +keeping +time +to +the +music +. +The +host +followed +with +Márya +Antónovna +Narýshkina +; +then +came +ambassadors +, +ministers +, +and +various +generals +, +whom +Perónskaya +diligently +named +. +More +than +half +the +ladies +already +had +partners +and +were +taking +up +, +or +preparing +to +take +up +, +their +positions +for +the +polonaise +. +Natásha +felt +that +she +would +be +left +with +her +mother +and +Sónya +among +a +minority +of +women +who +crowded +near +the +wall +, +not +having +been +invited +to +dance +. +She +stood +with +her +slender +arms +hanging +down +, +her +scarcely +defined +bosom +rising +and +falling +regularly +, +and +with +bated +breath +and +glittering +, +frightened +eyes +gazed +straight +before +her +, +evidently +prepared +for +the +height +of +joy +or +misery +. +She +was +not +concerned +about +the +Emperor +or +any +of +those +great +people +whom +Perónskaya +was +pointing +out—she +had +but +one +thought +: +“ +Is +it +possible +no +one +will +ask +me +, +that +I +shall +not +be +among +the +first +to +dance +? +Is +it +possible +that +not +one +of +all +these +men +will +notice +me +? +They +do +not +even +seem +to +see +me +, +or +if +they +do +they +look +as +if +they +were +saying +, +‘ +Ah +, +she +’ +s +not +the +one +I +’ +m +after +, +so +it +’ +s +not +worth +looking +at +her +! +’ +No +, +it +’ +s +impossible +, +” +she +thought +. +“ +They +must +know +how +I +long +to +dance +, +how +splendidly +I +dance +, +and +how +they +would +enjoy +dancing +with +me. +” +The +strains +of +the +polonaise +, +which +had +continued +for +a +considerable +time +, +had +begun +to +sound +like +a +sad +reminiscence +to +Natásha +’ +s +ears +. +She +wanted +to +cry +. +Perónskaya +had +left +them +. +The +count +was +at +the +other +end +of +the +room +. +She +and +the +countess +and +Sónya +were +standing +by +themselves +as +in +the +depths +of +a +forest +amid +that +crowd +of +strangers +, +with +no +one +interested +in +them +and +not +wanted +by +anyone +. +Prince +Andrew +with +a +lady +passed +by +, +evidently +not +recognizing +them +. +The +handsome +Anatole +was +smilingly +talking +to +a +partner +on +his +arm +and +looked +at +Natásha +as +one +looks +at +a +wall +. +Borís +passed +them +twice +and +each +time +turned +away +. +Berg +and +his +wife +, +who +were +not +dancing +, +came +up +to +them +. +This +family +gathering +seemed +humiliating +to +Natásha—as +if +there +were +nowhere +else +for +the +family +to +talk +but +here +at +the +ball +. +She +did +not +listen +to +or +look +at +Véra +, +who +was +telling +her +something +about +her +own +green +dress +. +At +last +the +Emperor +stopped +beside +his +last +partner +( +he +had +danced +with +three +) +and +the +music +ceased +. +A +worried +aide-de-camp +ran +up +to +the +Rostóvs +requesting +them +to +stand +farther +back +, +though +as +it +was +they +were +already +close +to +the +wall +, +and +from +the +gallery +resounded +the +distinct +, +precise +, +enticingly +rhythmical +strains +of +a +waltz +. +The +Emperor +looked +smilingly +down +the +room +. +A +minute +passed +but +no +one +had +yet +begun +dancing +. +An +aide-de-camp +, +the +Master +of +Ceremonies +, +went +up +to +Countess +Bezúkhova +and +asked +her +to +dance +. +She +smilingly +raised +her +hand +and +laid +it +on +his +shoulder +without +looking +at +him +. +The +aide-de-camp +, +an +adept +in +his +art +, +grasping +his +partner +firmly +round +her +waist +, +with +confident +deliberation +started +smoothly +, +gliding +first +round +the +edge +of +the +circle +, +then +at +the +corner +of +the +room +he +caught +Hélène +’ +s +left +hand +and +turned +her +, +the +only +sound +audible +, +apart +from +the +ever-quickening +music +, +being +the +rhythmic +click +of +the +spurs +on +his +rapid +, +agile +feet +, +while +at +every +third +beat +his +partner +’ +s +velvet +dress +spread +out +and +seemed +to +flash +as +she +whirled +round +. +Natásha +gazed +at +them +and +was +ready +to +cry +because +it +was +not +she +who +was +dancing +that +first +turn +of +the +waltz +. +Prince +Andrew +, +in +the +white +uniform +of +a +cavalry +colonel +, +wearing +stockings +and +dancing +shoes +, +stood +looking +animated +and +bright +in +the +front +row +of +the +circle +not +far +from +the +Rostóvs +. +Baron +Firhoff +was +talking +to +him +about +the +first +sitting +of +the +Council +of +State +to +be +held +next +day +. +Prince +Andrew +, +as +one +closely +connected +with +Speránski +and +participating +in +the +work +of +the +legislative +commission +, +could +give +reliable +information +about +that +sitting +, +concerning +which +various +rumors +were +current +. +But +not +listening +to +what +Firhoff +was +saying +, +he +was +gazing +now +at +the +sovereign +and +now +at +the +men +intending +to +dance +who +had +not +yet +gathered +courage +to +enter +the +circle +. +Prince +Andrew +was +watching +these +men +abashed +by +the +Emperor +’ +s +presence +, +and +the +women +who +were +breathlessly +longing +to +be +asked +to +dance +. +Pierre +came +up +to +him +and +caught +him +by +the +arm +. +“ +You +always +dance +. +I +have +a +protégée +, +the +young +Rostóva +, +here +. +Ask +her +, +” +he +said +. +“ +Where +is +she +? +” +asked +Bolkónski +. +“ +Excuse +me +! +” +he +added +, +turning +to +the +baron +, +“ +we +will +finish +this +conversation +elsewhere—at +a +ball +one +must +dance. +” +He +stepped +forward +in +the +direction +Pierre +indicated +. +The +despairing +, +dejected +expression +of +Natásha +’ +s +face +caught +his +eye +. +He +recognized +her +, +guessed +her +feelings +, +saw +that +it +was +her +début +, +remembered +her +conversation +at +the +window +, +and +with +an +expression +of +pleasure +on +his +face +approached +Countess +Rostóva +. +“ +Allow +me +to +introduce +you +to +my +daughter +, +” +said +the +countess +, +with +heightened +color +. +“ +I +have +the +pleasure +of +being +already +acquainted +, +if +the +countess +remembers +me +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +a +low +and +courteous +bow +quite +belying +Perónskaya +’ +s +remarks +about +his +rudeness +, +and +approaching +Natásha +he +held +out +his +arm +to +grasp +her +waist +before +he +had +completed +his +invitation +. +He +asked +her +to +waltz +. +That +tremulous +expression +on +Natásha +’ +s +face +, +prepared +either +for +despair +or +rapture +, +suddenly +brightened +into +a +happy +, +grateful +, +childlike +smile +. +“ +I +have +long +been +waiting +for +you +, +” +that +frightened +happy +little +girl +seemed +to +say +by +the +smile +that +replaced +the +threatened +tears +, +as +she +raised +her +hand +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +shoulder +. +They +were +the +second +couple +to +enter +the +circle +. +Prince +Andrew +was +one +of +the +best +dancers +of +his +day +and +Natásha +danced +exquisitely +. +Her +little +feet +in +their +white +satin +dancing +shoes +did +their +work +swiftly +, +lightly +, +and +independently +of +herself +, +while +her +face +beamed +with +ecstatic +happiness +. +Her +slender +bare +arms +and +neck +were +not +beautiful—compared +to +Hélène +’ +s +her +shoulders +looked +thin +and +her +bosom +undeveloped +. +But +Hélène +seemed +, +as +it +were +, +hardened +by +a +varnish +left +by +the +thousands +of +looks +that +had +scanned +her +person +, +while +Natásha +was +like +a +girl +exposed +for +the +first +time +, +who +would +have +felt +very +much +ashamed +had +she +not +been +assured +that +this +was +absolutely +necessary +. +Prince +Andrew +liked +dancing +, +and +wishing +to +escape +as +quickly +as +possible +from +the +political +and +clever +talk +which +everyone +addressed +to +him +, +wishing +also +to +break +up +the +circle +of +restraint +he +disliked +, +caused +by +the +Emperor +’ +s +presence +, +he +danced +, +and +had +chosen +Natásha +because +Pierre +pointed +her +out +to +him +and +because +she +was +the +first +pretty +girl +who +caught +his +eye +; +but +scarcely +had +he +embraced +that +slender +supple +figure +and +felt +her +stirring +so +close +to +him +and +smiling +so +near +him +than +the +wine +of +her +charm +rose +to +his +head +, +and +he +felt +himself +revived +and +rejuvenated +when +after +leaving +her +he +stood +breathing +deeply +and +watching +the +other +dancers +. +CHAPTER +XVII +After +Prince +Andrew +, +Borís +came +up +to +ask +Natásha +for +a +dance +, +and +then +the +aide-de-camp +who +had +opened +the +ball +, +and +several +other +young +men +, +so +that +, +flushed +and +happy +, +and +passing +on +her +superfluous +partners +to +Sónya +, +she +did +not +cease +dancing +all +the +evening +. +She +noticed +and +saw +nothing +of +what +occupied +everyone +else +. +Not +only +did +she +fail +to +notice +that +the +Emperor +talked +a +long +time +with +the +French +ambassador +, +and +how +particularly +gracious +he +was +to +a +certain +lady +, +or +that +Prince +So-and-so +and +So-and-so +did +and +said +this +and +that +, +and +that +Hélène +had +great +success +and +was +honored +by +the +special +attention +of +So-and-so +, +but +she +did +not +even +see +the +Emperor +, +and +only +noticed +that +he +had +gone +because +the +ball +became +livelier +after +his +departure +. +For +one +of +the +merry +cotillions +before +supper +Prince +Andrew +was +again +her +partner +. +He +reminded +her +of +their +first +encounter +in +the +Otrádnoe +avenue +, +and +how +she +had +been +unable +to +sleep +that +moonlight +night +, +and +told +her +how +he +had +involuntarily +overheard +her +. +Natásha +blushed +at +that +recollection +and +tried +to +excuse +herself +, +as +if +there +had +been +something +to +be +ashamed +of +in +what +Prince +Andrew +had +overheard +. +Like +all +men +who +have +grown +up +in +society +, +Prince +Andrew +liked +meeting +someone +there +not +of +the +conventional +society +stamp +. +And +such +was +Natásha +, +with +her +surprise +, +her +delight +, +her +shyness +, +and +even +her +mistakes +in +speaking +French +. +With +her +he +behaved +with +special +care +and +tenderness +, +sitting +beside +her +and +talking +of +the +simplest +and +most +unimportant +matters +; +he +admired +her +shy +grace +. +In +the +middle +of +the +cotillion +, +having +completed +one +of +the +figures +, +Natásha +, +still +out +of +breath +, +was +returning +to +her +seat +when +another +dancer +chose +her +. +She +was +tired +and +panting +and +evidently +thought +of +declining +, +but +immediately +put +her +hand +gaily +on +the +man +’ +s +shoulder +, +smiling +at +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +’ +d +be +glad +to +sit +beside +you +and +rest +: +I +’ +m +tired +; +but +you +see +how +they +keep +asking +me +, +and +I +’ +m +glad +of +it +, +I +’ +m +happy +and +I +love +everybody +, +and +you +and +I +understand +it +all +, +” +and +much +, +much +more +was +said +in +her +smile +. +When +her +partner +left +her +Natásha +ran +across +the +room +to +choose +two +ladies +for +the +figure +. +“ +If +she +goes +to +her +cousin +first +and +then +to +another +lady +, +she +will +be +my +wife +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +to +himself +quite +to +his +own +surprise +, +as +he +watched +her +. +She +did +go +first +to +her +cousin +. +“ +What +rubbish +sometimes +enters +one +’ +s +head +! +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +but +what +is +certain +is +that +that +girl +is +so +charming +, +so +original +, +that +she +won +’ +t +be +dancing +here +a +month +before +she +will +be +married +... +. +Such +as +she +are +rare +here +, +” +he +thought +, +as +Natásha +, +readjusting +a +rose +that +was +slipping +on +her +bodice +, +settled +herself +beside +him +. +When +the +cotillion +was +over +the +old +count +in +his +blue +coat +came +up +to +the +dancers +. +He +invited +Prince +Andrew +to +come +and +see +them +, +and +asked +his +daughter +whether +she +was +enjoying +herself +. +Natásha +did +not +answer +at +once +but +only +looked +up +with +a +smile +that +said +reproachfully +: +“ +How +can +you +ask +such +a +question +? +” +“ +I +have +never +enjoyed +myself +so +much +before +! +” +she +said +, +and +Prince +Andrew +noticed +how +her +thin +arms +rose +quickly +as +if +to +embrace +her +father +and +instantly +dropped +again +. +Natásha +was +happier +than +she +had +ever +been +in +her +life +. +She +was +at +that +height +of +bliss +when +one +becomes +completely +kind +and +good +and +does +not +believe +in +the +possibility +of +evil +, +unhappiness +, +or +sorrow +. +At +that +ball +Pierre +for +the +first +time +felt +humiliated +by +the +position +his +wife +occupied +in +court +circles +. +He +was +gloomy +and +absent-minded +. +A +deep +furrow +ran +across +his +forehead +, +and +standing +by +a +window +he +stared +over +his +spectacles +seeing +no +one +. +On +her +way +to +supper +Natásha +passed +him +. +Pierre +’ +s +gloomy +, +unhappy +look +struck +her +. +She +stopped +in +front +of +him +. +She +wished +to +help +him +, +to +bestow +on +him +the +superabundance +of +her +own +happiness +. +“ +How +delightful +it +is +, +Count +! +” +said +she +. +“ +Isn +’ +t +it +? +” +Pierre +smiled +absent-mindedly +, +evidently +not +grasping +what +she +said +. +“ +Yes +, +I +am +very +glad +, +” +he +said +. +“ +How +can +people +be +dissatisfied +with +anything +? +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +Especially +such +a +capital +fellow +as +Bezúkhov +! +” +In +Natásha +’ +s +eyes +all +the +people +at +the +ball +alike +were +good +, +kind +, +and +splendid +people +, +loving +one +another +; +none +of +them +capable +of +injuring +another—and +so +they +ought +all +to +be +happy +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +Next +day +Prince +Andrew +thought +of +the +ball +, +but +his +mind +did +not +dwell +on +it +long +. +“ +Yes +, +it +was +a +very +brilliant +ball +, +” +and +then +... +“ +Yes +, +that +little +Rostóva +is +very +charming +. +There +’ +s +something +fresh +, +original +, +un-Petersburg-like +about +her +that +distinguishes +her. +” +That +was +all +he +thought +about +yesterday +’ +s +ball +, +and +after +his +morning +tea +he +set +to +work +. +But +either +from +fatigue +or +want +of +sleep +he +was +ill-disposed +for +work +and +could +get +nothing +done +. +He +kept +criticizing +his +own +work +, +as +he +often +did +, +and +was +glad +when +he +heard +someone +coming +. +The +visitor +was +Bítski +, +who +served +on +various +committees +, +frequented +all +the +societies +in +Petersburg +, +and +a +passionate +devotee +of +the +new +ideas +and +of +Speránski +, +and +a +diligent +Petersburg +newsmonger—one +of +those +men +who +choose +their +opinions +like +their +clothes +according +to +the +fashion +, +but +who +for +that +very +reason +appear +to +be +the +warmest +partisans +. +Hardly +had +he +got +rid +of +his +hat +before +he +ran +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +room +with +a +preoccupied +air +and +at +once +began +talking +. +He +had +just +heard +particulars +of +that +morning +’ +s +sitting +of +the +Council +of +State +opened +by +the +Emperor +, +and +he +spoke +of +it +enthusiastically +. +The +Emperor +’ +s +speech +had +been +extraordinary +. +It +had +been +a +speech +such +as +only +constitutional +monarchs +deliver +. +“ +The +Sovereign +plainly +said +that +the +Council +and +Senate +are +estates +of +the +realm +, +he +said +that +the +government +must +rest +not +on +authority +but +on +secure +bases +. +The +Emperor +said +that +the +fiscal +system +must +be +reorganized +and +the +accounts +published +, +” +recounted +Bítski +, +emphasizing +certain +words +and +opening +his +eyes +significantly +. +“ +Ah +, +yes +! +Today +’ +s +events +mark +an +epoch +, +the +greatest +epoch +in +our +history +, +” +he +concluded +. +Prince +Andrew +listened +to +the +account +of +the +opening +of +the +Council +of +State +, +which +he +had +so +impatiently +awaited +and +to +which +he +had +attached +such +importance +, +and +was +surprised +that +this +event +, +now +that +it +had +taken +place +, +did +not +affect +him +, +and +even +seemed +quite +insignificant +. +He +listened +with +quiet +irony +to +Bítski +’ +s +enthusiastic +account +of +it +. +A +very +simple +thought +occurred +to +him +: +“ +What +does +it +matter +to +me +or +to +Bítski +what +the +Emperor +was +pleased +to +say +at +the +Council +? +Can +all +that +make +me +any +happier +or +better +? +” +And +this +simple +reflection +suddenly +destroyed +all +the +interest +Prince +Andrew +had +felt +in +the +impending +reforms +. +He +was +going +to +dine +that +evening +at +Speránski +’ +s +, +“ +with +only +a +few +friends +, +” +as +the +host +had +said +when +inviting +him +. +The +prospect +of +that +dinner +in +the +intimate +home +circle +of +the +man +he +so +admired +had +greatly +interested +Prince +Andrew +, +especially +as +he +had +not +yet +seen +Speránski +in +his +domestic +surroundings +, +but +now +he +felt +disinclined +to +go +to +it +. +At +the +appointed +hour +, +however +, +he +entered +the +modest +house +Speránski +owned +in +the +Taurida +Gardens +. +In +the +parqueted +dining +room +this +small +house +, +remarkable +for +its +extreme +cleanliness +( +suggesting +that +of +a +monastery +) +, +Prince +Andrew +, +who +was +rather +late +, +found +the +friendly +gathering +of +Speránski +’ +s +intimate +acquaintances +already +assembled +at +five +o +’ +clock +. +There +were +no +ladies +present +except +Speránski +’ +s +little +daughter +( +long-faced +like +her +father +) +and +her +governess +. +The +other +guests +were +Gervais +, +Magnítski +, +and +Stolýpin +. +While +still +in +the +anteroom +Prince +Andrew +heard +loud +voices +and +a +ringing +staccato +laugh—a +laugh +such +as +one +hears +on +the +stage +. +Someone—it +sounded +like +Speránski—was +distinctly +ejaculating +ha-ha-ha +. +Prince +Andrew +had +never +before +heard +Speránski +’ +s +famous +laugh +, +and +this +ringing +, +high-pitched +laughter +from +a +statesman +made +a +strange +impression +on +him +. +He +entered +the +dining +room +. +The +whole +company +were +standing +between +two +windows +at +a +small +table +laid +with +hors-d +’ +oeuvres +. +Speránski +, +wearing +a +gray +swallow-tail +coat +with +a +star +on +the +breast +, +and +evidently +still +the +same +waistcoat +and +high +white +stock +he +had +worn +at +the +meeting +of +the +Council +of +State +, +stood +at +the +table +with +a +beaming +countenance +. +His +guests +surrounded +him +. +Magnítski +, +addressing +himself +to +Speránski +, +was +relating +an +anecdote +, +and +Speránski +was +laughing +in +advance +at +what +Magnítski +was +going +to +say +. +When +Prince +Andrew +entered +the +room +Magnítski +’ +s +words +were +again +crowned +by +laughter +. +Stolýpin +gave +a +deep +bass +guffaw +as +he +munched +a +piece +of +bread +and +cheese +. +Gervais +laughed +softly +with +a +hissing +chuckle +, +and +Speránski +in +a +high-pitched +staccato +manner +. +Still +laughing +, +Speránski +held +out +his +soft +white +hand +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Very +pleased +to +see +you +, +Prince +, +” +he +said +. +“ +One +moment +... +” +he +went +on +, +turning +to +Magnítski +and +interrupting +his +story +. +“ +We +have +agreed +that +this +is +a +dinner +for +recreation +, +with +not +a +word +about +business +! +” +and +turning +again +to +the +narrator +he +began +to +laugh +afresh +. +Prince +Andrew +looked +at +the +laughing +Speránski +with +astonishment +, +regret +, +and +disillusionment +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +this +was +not +Speránski +but +someone +else +. +Everything +that +had +formerly +appeared +mysterious +and +fascinating +in +Speránski +suddenly +became +plain +and +unattractive +. +At +dinner +the +conversation +did +not +cease +for +a +moment +and +seemed +to +consist +of +the +contents +of +a +book +of +funny +anecdotes +. +Before +Magnítski +had +finished +his +story +someone +else +was +anxious +to +relate +something +still +funnier +. +Most +of +the +anecdotes +, +if +not +relating +to +the +state +service +, +related +to +people +in +the +service +. +It +seemed +that +in +this +company +the +insignificance +of +those +people +was +so +definitely +accepted +that +the +only +possible +attitude +toward +them +was +one +of +good +humored +ridicule +. +Speránski +related +how +at +the +Council +that +morning +a +deaf +dignitary +, +when +asked +his +opinion +, +replied +that +he +thought +so +too +. +Gervais +gave +a +long +account +of +an +official +revision +, +remarkable +for +the +stupidity +of +everybody +concerned +. +Stolýpin +, +stuttering +, +broke +into +the +conversation +and +began +excitedly +talking +of +the +abuses +that +existed +under +the +former +order +of +things—threatening +to +give +a +serious +turn +to +the +conversation +. +Magnítski +starting +quizzing +Stolýpin +about +his +vehemence +. +Gervais +intervened +with +a +joke +, +and +the +talk +reverted +to +its +former +lively +tone +. +Evidently +Speránski +liked +to +rest +after +his +labors +and +find +amusement +in +a +circle +of +friends +, +and +his +guests +, +understanding +his +wish +, +tried +to +enliven +him +and +amuse +themselves +. +But +their +gaiety +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +mirthless +and +tiresome +. +Speránski +’ +s +high-pitched +voice +struck +him +unpleasantly +, +and +the +incessant +laughter +grated +on +him +like +a +false +note +. +Prince +Andrew +did +not +laugh +and +feared +that +he +would +be +a +damper +on +the +spirits +of +the +company +, +but +no +one +took +any +notice +of +his +being +out +of +harmony +with +the +general +mood +. +They +all +seemed +very +gay +. +He +tried +several +times +to +join +in +the +conversation +, +but +his +remarks +were +tossed +aside +each +time +like +a +cork +thrown +out +of +the +water +, +and +he +could +not +jest +with +them +. +There +was +nothing +wrong +or +unseemly +in +what +they +said +, +it +was +witty +and +might +have +been +funny +, +but +it +lacked +just +that +something +which +is +the +salt +of +mirth +, +and +they +were +not +even +aware +that +such +a +thing +existed +. +After +dinner +Speránski +’ +s +daughter +and +her +governess +rose +. +He +patted +the +little +girl +with +his +white +hand +and +kissed +her +. +And +that +gesture +, +too +, +seemed +unnatural +to +Prince +Andrew +. +The +men +remained +at +table +over +their +port—English +fashion +. +In +the +midst +of +a +conversation +that +was +started +about +Napoleon +’ +s +Spanish +affairs +, +which +they +all +agreed +in +approving +, +Prince +Andrew +began +to +express +a +contrary +opinion +. +Speránski +smiled +and +, +with +an +evident +wish +to +prevent +the +conversation +from +taking +an +unpleasant +course +, +told +a +story +that +had +no +connection +with +the +previous +conversation +. +For +a +few +moments +all +were +silent +. +Having +sat +some +time +at +table +, +Speránski +corked +a +bottle +of +wine +and +, +remarking +, +“ +Nowadays +good +wine +rides +in +a +carriage +and +pair +, +” +passed +it +to +the +servant +and +got +up +. +All +rose +and +continuing +to +talk +loudly +went +into +the +drawing +room +. +Two +letters +brought +by +a +courier +were +handed +to +Speránski +and +he +took +them +to +his +study +. +As +soon +as +he +had +left +the +room +the +general +merriment +stopped +and +the +guests +began +to +converse +sensibly +and +quietly +with +one +another +. +“ +Now +for +the +recitation +! +” +said +Speránski +on +returning +from +his +study +. +“ +A +wonderful +talent +! +” +he +said +to +Prince +Andrew +, +and +Magnítski +immediately +assumed +a +pose +and +began +reciting +some +humorous +verses +in +French +which +he +had +composed +about +various +well-known +Petersburg +people +. +He +was +interrupted +several +times +by +applause +. +When +the +verses +were +finished +Prince +Andrew +went +up +to +Speránski +and +took +his +leave +. +“ +Where +are +you +off +to +so +early +? +” +asked +Speránski +. +“ +I +promised +to +go +to +a +reception. +” +They +said +no +more +. +Prince +Andrew +looked +closely +into +those +mirrorlike +, +impenetrable +eyes +, +and +felt +that +it +had +been +ridiculous +of +him +to +have +expected +anything +from +Speránski +and +from +any +of +his +own +activities +connected +with +him +, +or +ever +to +have +attributed +importance +to +what +Speránski +was +doing +. +That +precise +, +mirthless +laughter +rang +in +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +ears +long +after +he +had +left +the +house +. +When +he +reached +home +Prince +Andrew +began +thinking +of +his +life +in +Petersburg +during +those +last +four +months +as +if +it +were +something +new +. +He +recalled +his +exertions +and +solicitations +, +and +the +history +of +his +project +of +army +reform +, +which +had +been +accepted +for +consideration +and +which +they +were +trying +to +pass +over +in +silence +simply +because +another +, +a +very +poor +one +, +had +already +been +prepared +and +submitted +to +the +Emperor +. +He +thought +of +the +meetings +of +a +committee +of +which +Berg +was +a +member +. +He +remembered +how +carefully +and +at +what +length +everything +relating +to +form +and +procedure +was +discussed +at +those +meetings +, +and +how +sedulously +and +promptly +all +that +related +to +the +gist +of +the +business +was +evaded +. +He +recalled +his +labors +on +the +Legal +Code +, +and +how +painstakingly +he +had +translated +the +articles +of +the +Roman +and +French +codes +into +Russian +, +and +he +felt +ashamed +of +himself +. +Then +he +vividly +pictured +to +himself +Boguchárovo +, +his +occupations +in +the +country +, +his +journey +to +Ryazán +; +he +remembered +the +peasants +and +Dron +the +village +elder +, +and +mentally +applying +to +them +the +Personal +Rights +he +had +divided +into +paragraphs +, +he +felt +astonished +that +he +could +have +spent +so +much +time +on +such +useless +work +. +CHAPTER +XIX +Next +day +Prince +Andrew +called +at +a +few +houses +he +had +not +visited +before +, +and +among +them +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +with +whom +he +had +renewed +acquaintance +at +the +ball +. +Apart +from +considerations +of +politeness +which +demanded +the +call +, +he +wanted +to +see +that +original +, +eager +girl +who +had +left +such +a +pleasant +impression +on +his +mind +, +in +her +own +home +. +Natásha +was +one +of +the +first +to +meet +him +. +She +was +wearing +a +dark-blue +house +dress +in +which +Prince +Andrew +thought +her +even +prettier +than +in +her +ball +dress +. +She +and +all +the +Rostóv +family +welcomed +him +as +an +old +friend +, +simply +and +cordially +. +The +whole +family +, +whom +he +had +formerly +judged +severely +, +now +seemed +to +him +to +consist +of +excellent +, +simple +, +and +kindly +people +. +The +old +count +’ +s +hospitality +and +good +nature +, +which +struck +one +especially +in +Petersburg +as +a +pleasant +surprise +, +were +such +that +Prince +Andrew +could +not +refuse +to +stay +to +dinner +. +“ +Yes +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +they +are +capital +people +, +who +of +course +have +not +the +slightest +idea +what +a +treasure +they +possess +in +Natásha +; +but +they +are +kindly +folk +and +form +the +best +possible +setting +for +this +strikingly +poetic +, +charming +girl +, +overflowing +with +life +! +” +In +Natásha +Prince +Andrew +was +conscious +of +a +strange +world +completely +alien +to +him +and +brimful +of +joys +unknown +to +him +, +a +different +world +, +that +in +the +Otrádnoe +avenue +and +at +the +window +that +moonlight +night +had +already +begun +to +disconcert +him +. +Now +this +world +disconcerted +him +no +longer +and +was +no +longer +alien +to +him +, +but +he +himself +having +entered +it +found +in +it +a +new +enjoyment +. +After +dinner +Natásha +, +at +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +request +, +went +to +the +clavichord +and +began +singing +. +Prince +Andrew +stood +by +a +window +talking +to +the +ladies +and +listened +to +her +. +In +the +midst +of +a +phrase +he +ceased +speaking +and +suddenly +felt +tears +choking +him +, +a +thing +he +had +thought +impossible +for +him +. +He +looked +at +Natásha +as +she +sang +, +and +something +new +and +joyful +stirred +in +his +soul +. +He +felt +happy +and +at +the +same +time +sad +. +He +had +absolutely +nothing +to +weep +about +yet +he +was +ready +to +weep +. +What +about +? +His +former +love +? +The +little +princess +? +His +disillusionments +? +... +His +hopes +for +the +future +? +... +Yes +and +no +. +The +chief +reason +was +a +sudden +, +vivid +sense +of +the +terrible +contrast +between +something +infinitely +great +and +illimitable +within +him +and +that +limited +and +material +something +that +he +, +and +even +she +, +was +. +This +contrast +weighed +on +and +yet +cheered +him +while +she +sang +. +As +soon +as +Natásha +had +finished +she +went +up +to +him +and +asked +how +he +liked +her +voice +. +She +asked +this +and +then +became +confused +, +feeling +that +she +ought +not +to +have +asked +it +. +He +smiled +, +looking +at +her +, +and +said +he +liked +her +singing +as +he +liked +everything +she +did +. +Prince +Andrew +left +the +Rostóvs +’ +late +in +the +evening +. +He +went +to +bed +from +habit +, +but +soon +realized +that +he +could +not +sleep +. +Having +lit +his +candle +he +sat +up +in +bed +, +then +got +up +, +then +lay +down +again +not +at +all +troubled +by +his +sleeplessness +: +his +soul +was +as +fresh +and +joyful +as +if +he +had +stepped +out +of +a +stuffy +room +into +God +’ +s +own +fresh +air +. +It +did +not +enter +his +head +that +he +was +in +love +with +Natásha +; +he +was +not +thinking +about +her +, +but +only +picturing +her +to +himself +, +and +in +consequence +all +life +appeared +in +a +new +light +. +“ +Why +do +I +strive +, +why +do +I +toil +in +this +narrow +, +confined +frame +, +when +life +, +all +life +with +all +its +joys +, +is +open +to +me +? +” +said +he +to +himself +. +And +for +the +first +time +for +a +very +long +while +he +began +making +happy +plans +for +the +future +. +He +decided +that +he +must +attend +to +his +son +’ +s +education +by +finding +a +tutor +and +putting +the +boy +in +his +charge +, +then +he +ought +to +retire +from +the +service +and +go +abroad +, +and +see +England +, +Switzerland +and +Italy +. +“ +I +must +use +my +freedom +while +I +feel +so +much +strength +and +youth +in +me +, +” +he +said +to +himself +. +“ +Pierre +was +right +when +he +said +one +must +believe +in +the +possibility +of +happiness +in +order +to +be +happy +, +and +now +I +do +believe +in +it +. +Let +the +dead +bury +their +dead +, +but +while +one +has +life +one +must +live +and +be +happy +! +” +thought +he +. +CHAPTER +XX +One +morning +Colonel +Berg +, +whom +Pierre +knew +as +he +knew +everybody +in +Moscow +and +Petersburg +, +came +to +see +him +. +Berg +arrived +in +an +immaculate +brand-new +uniform +, +with +his +hair +pomaded +and +brushed +forward +over +his +temples +as +the +Emperor +Alexander +wore +his +hair +. +“ +I +have +just +been +to +see +the +countess +, +your +wife +. +Unfortunately +she +could +not +grant +my +request +, +but +I +hope +, +Count +, +I +shall +be +more +fortunate +with +you +, +” +he +said +with +a +smile +. +“ +What +is +it +you +wish +, +Colonel +? +I +am +at +your +service. +” +“ +I +have +now +quite +settled +in +my +new +rooms +, +Count +” +( +Berg +said +this +with +perfect +conviction +that +this +information +could +not +but +be +agreeable +) +, +“ +and +so +I +wish +to +arrange +just +a +small +party +for +my +own +and +my +wife +’ +s +friends. +” +( +He +smiled +still +more +pleasantly +. +) +“ +I +wished +to +ask +the +countess +and +you +to +do +me +the +honor +of +coming +to +tea +and +to +supper. +” +Only +Countess +Hélène +, +considering +the +society +of +such +people +as +the +Bergs +beneath +her +, +could +be +cruel +enough +to +refuse +such +an +invitation +. +Berg +explained +so +clearly +why +he +wanted +to +collect +at +his +house +a +small +but +select +company +, +and +why +this +would +give +him +pleasure +, +and +why +though +he +grudged +spending +money +on +cards +or +anything +harmful +, +he +was +prepared +to +run +into +some +expense +for +the +sake +of +good +society—that +Pierre +could +not +refuse +, +and +promised +to +come +. +“ +But +don +’ +t +be +late +, +Count +, +if +I +may +venture +to +ask +; +about +ten +minutes +to +eight +, +please +. +We +shall +make +up +a +rubber +. +Our +general +is +coming +. +He +is +very +good +to +me +. +We +shall +have +supper +, +Count +. +So +you +will +do +me +the +favor. +” +Contrary +to +his +habit +of +being +late +, +Pierre +on +that +day +arrived +at +the +Bergs +’ +house +, +not +at +ten +but +at +fifteen +minutes +to +eight +. +Having +prepared +everything +necessary +for +the +party +, +the +Bergs +were +ready +for +their +guests +’ +arrival +. +In +their +new +, +clean +, +and +light +study +with +its +small +busts +and +pictures +and +new +furniture +sat +Berg +and +his +wife +. +Berg +, +closely +buttoned +up +in +his +new +uniform +, +sat +beside +his +wife +explaining +to +her +that +one +always +could +and +should +be +acquainted +with +people +above +one +, +because +only +then +does +one +get +satisfaction +from +acquaintances +. +“ +You +can +get +to +know +something +, +you +can +ask +for +something +. +See +how +I +managed +from +my +first +promotion. +” +( +Berg +measured +his +life +not +by +years +but +by +promotions +. +) +“ +My +comrades +are +still +nobodies +, +while +I +am +only +waiting +for +a +vacancy +to +command +a +regiment +, +and +have +the +happiness +to +be +your +husband. +” +( +He +rose +and +kissed +Véra +’ +s +hand +, +and +on +the +way +to +her +straightened +out +a +turned-up +corner +of +the +carpet +. +) +“ +And +how +have +I +obtained +all +this +? +Chiefly +by +knowing +how +to +choose +my +aquaintances +. +It +goes +without +saying +that +one +must +be +conscientious +and +methodical. +” +Berg +smiled +with +a +sense +of +his +superiority +over +a +weak +woman +, +and +paused +, +reflecting +that +this +dear +wife +of +his +was +after +all +but +a +weak +woman +who +could +not +understand +all +that +constitutes +a +man +’ +s +dignity +, +what +it +was +ein +Mann +zu +sein +. +* +Véra +at +the +same +time +smiling +with +a +sense +of +superiority +over +her +good +, +conscientious +husband +, +who +all +the +same +understood +life +wrongly +, +as +according +to +Véra +all +men +did +. +Berg +, +judging +by +his +wife +, +thought +all +women +weak +and +foolish +. +Véra +, +judging +only +by +her +husband +and +generalizing +from +that +observation +, +supposed +that +all +men +, +though +they +understand +nothing +and +are +conceited +and +selfish +, +ascribe +common +sense +to +themselves +alone +. +* +To +be +a +man +. +Berg +rose +and +embraced +his +wife +carefully +, +so +as +not +to +crush +her +lace +fichu +for +which +he +had +paid +a +good +price +, +kissing +her +straight +on +the +lips +. +“ +The +only +thing +is +, +we +mustn +’ +t +have +children +too +soon +, +” +he +continued +, +following +an +unconscious +sequence +of +ideas +. +“ +Yes +, +” +answered +Véra +, +“ +I +don +’ +t +at +all +want +that +. +We +must +live +for +society. +” +“ +Princess +Yusúpova +wore +one +exactly +like +this +, +” +said +Berg +, +pointing +to +the +fichu +with +a +happy +and +kindly +smile +. +Just +then +Count +Bezúkhov +was +announced +. +Husband +and +wife +glanced +at +one +another +, +both +smiling +with +self-satisfaction +, +and +each +mentally +claiming +the +honor +of +this +visit +. +“ +This +is +what +comes +of +knowing +how +to +make +acquaintances +, +” +thought +Berg +. +“ +This +is +what +comes +of +knowing +how +to +conduct +oneself. +” +“ +But +please +don +’ +t +interrupt +me +when +I +am +entertaining +the +guests +, +” +said +Véra +, +“ +because +I +know +what +interests +each +of +them +and +what +to +say +to +different +people. +” +Berg +smiled +again +. +“ +It +can +’ +t +be +helped +: +men +must +sometimes +have +masculine +conversation +, +” +said +he +. +They +received +Pierre +in +their +small +, +new +drawing +room +, +where +it +was +impossible +to +sit +down +anywhere +without +disturbing +its +symmetry +, +neatness +, +and +order +; +so +it +was +quite +comprehensible +and +not +strange +that +Berg +, +having +generously +offered +to +disturb +the +symmetry +of +an +armchair +or +of +the +sofa +for +his +dear +guest +, +but +being +apparently +painfully +undecided +on +the +matter +himself +, +eventually +left +the +visitor +to +settle +the +question +of +selection +. +Pierre +disturbed +the +symmetry +by +moving +a +chair +for +himself +, +and +Berg +and +Véra +immediately +began +their +evening +party +, +interrupting +each +other +in +their +efforts +to +entertain +their +guest +. +Véra +, +having +decided +in +her +own +mind +that +Pierre +ought +to +be +entertained +with +conversation +about +the +French +embassy +, +at +once +began +accordingly +. +Berg +, +having +decided +that +masculine +conversation +was +required +, +interrupted +his +wife +’ +s +remarks +and +touched +on +the +question +of +the +war +with +Austria +, +and +unconsciously +jumped +from +the +general +subject +to +personal +considerations +as +to +the +proposals +made +him +to +take +part +in +the +Austrian +campaign +and +the +reasons +why +he +had +declined +them +. +Though +the +conversation +was +very +incoherent +and +Véra +was +angry +at +the +intrusion +of +the +masculine +element +, +both +husband +and +wife +felt +with +satisfaction +that +, +even +if +only +one +guest +was +present +, +their +evening +had +begun +very +well +and +was +as +like +as +two +peas +to +every +other +evening +party +with +its +talk +, +tea +, +and +lighted +candles +. +Before +long +Borís +, +Berg +’ +s +old +comrade +, +arrived +. +There +was +a +shade +of +condescension +and +patronage +in +his +treatment +of +Berg +and +Véra +. +After +Borís +came +a +lady +with +the +colonel +, +then +the +general +himself +, +then +the +Rostóvs +, +and +the +party +became +unquestionably +exactly +like +all +other +evening +parties +. +Berg +and +Véra +could +not +repress +their +smiles +of +satisfaction +at +the +sight +of +all +this +movement +in +their +drawing +room +, +at +the +sound +of +the +disconnected +talk +, +the +rustling +of +dresses +, +and +the +bowing +and +scraping +. +Everything +was +just +as +everybody +always +has +it +, +especially +so +the +general +, +who +admired +the +apartment +, +patted +Berg +on +the +shoulder +, +and +with +parental +authority +superintended +the +setting +out +of +the +table +for +boston +. +The +general +sat +down +by +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +who +was +next +to +himself +the +most +important +guest +. +The +old +people +sat +with +the +old +, +the +young +with +the +young +, +and +the +hostess +at +the +tea +table +, +on +which +stood +exactly +the +same +kind +of +cakes +in +a +silver +cake +basket +as +the +Panins +had +at +their +party +. +Everything +was +just +as +it +was +everywhere +else +. +CHAPTER +XXI +Pierre +, +as +one +of +the +principal +guests +, +had +to +sit +down +to +boston +with +Count +Rostóv +, +the +general +, +and +the +colonel +. +At +the +card +table +he +happened +to +be +directly +facing +Natásha +, +and +was +struck +by +a +curious +change +that +had +come +over +her +since +the +ball +. +She +was +silent +, +and +not +only +less +pretty +than +at +the +ball +, +but +only +redeemed +from +plainness +by +her +look +of +gentle +indifference +to +everything +around +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +with +her +? +” +thought +Pierre +, +glancing +at +her +. +She +was +sitting +by +her +sister +at +the +tea +table +, +and +reluctantly +, +without +looking +at +him +, +made +some +reply +to +Borís +who +sat +down +beside +her +. +After +playing +out +a +whole +suit +and +to +his +partner +’ +s +delight +taking +five +tricks +, +Pierre +, +hearing +greetings +and +the +steps +of +someone +who +had +entered +the +room +while +he +was +picking +up +his +tricks +, +glanced +again +at +Natásha +. +“ +What +has +happened +to +her +? +” +he +asked +himself +with +still +greater +surprise +. +Prince +Andrew +was +standing +before +her +, +saying +something +to +her +with +a +look +of +tender +solicitude +. +She +, +having +raised +her +head +, +was +looking +up +at +him +, +flushed +and +evidently +trying +to +master +her +rapid +breathing +. +And +the +bright +glow +of +some +inner +fire +that +had +been +suppressed +was +again +alight +in +her +. +She +was +completely +transformed +and +from +a +plain +girl +had +again +become +what +she +had +been +at +the +ball +. +Prince +Andrew +went +up +to +Pierre +, +and +the +latter +noticed +a +new +and +youthful +expression +in +his +friend +’ +s +face +. +Pierre +changed +places +several +times +during +the +game +, +sitting +now +with +his +back +to +Natásha +and +now +facing +her +, +but +during +the +whole +of +the +six +rubbers +he +watched +her +and +his +friend +. +“ +Something +very +important +is +happening +between +them +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +and +a +feeling +that +was +both +joyful +and +painful +agitated +him +and +made +him +neglect +the +game +. +After +six +rubbers +the +general +got +up +, +saying +that +it +was +no +use +playing +like +that +, +and +Pierre +was +released +. +Natásha +on +one +side +was +talking +with +Sónya +and +Borís +, +and +Véra +with +a +subtle +smile +was +saying +something +to +Prince +Andrew +. +Pierre +went +up +to +his +friend +and +, +asking +whether +they +were +talking +secrets +, +sat +down +beside +them +. +Véra +, +having +noticed +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +attentions +to +Natásha +, +decided +that +at +a +party +, +a +real +evening +party +, +subtle +allusions +to +the +tender +passion +were +absolutely +necessary +and +, +seizing +a +moment +when +Prince +Andrew +was +alone +, +began +a +conversation +with +him +about +feelings +in +general +and +about +her +sister +. +With +so +intellectual +a +guest +as +she +considered +Prince +Andrew +to +be +, +she +felt +that +she +had +to +employ +her +diplomatic +tact +. +When +Pierre +went +up +to +them +he +noticed +that +Véra +was +being +carried +away +by +her +self-satisfied +talk +, +but +that +Prince +Andrew +seemed +embarrassed +, +a +thing +that +rarely +happened +with +him +. +“ +What +do +you +think +? +” +Véra +was +saying +with +an +arch +smile +. +“ +You +are +so +discerning +, +Prince +, +and +understand +people +’ +s +characters +so +well +at +a +glance +. +What +do +you +think +of +Natalie +? +Could +she +be +constant +in +her +attachments +? +Could +she +, +like +other +women +” +( +Véra +meant +herself +) +, +“ +love +a +man +once +for +all +and +remain +true +to +him +forever +? +That +is +what +I +consider +true +love +. +What +do +you +think +, +Prince +? +” +“ +I +know +your +sister +too +little +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +, +with +a +sarcastic +smile +under +which +he +wished +to +hide +his +embarrassment +, +“ +to +be +able +to +solve +so +delicate +a +question +, +and +then +I +have +noticed +that +the +less +attractive +a +woman +is +the +more +constant +she +is +likely +to +be +, +” +he +added +, +and +looked +up +at +Pierre +who +was +just +approaching +them +. +“ +Yes +, +that +is +true +, +Prince +. +In +our +days +, +” +continued +Véra—mentioning +“ +our +days +” +as +people +of +limited +intelligence +are +fond +of +doing +, +imagining +that +they +have +discovered +and +appraised +the +peculiarities +of +“ +our +days +” +and +that +human +characteristics +change +with +the +times— +“ +in +our +days +a +girl +has +so +much +freedom +that +the +pleasure +of +being +courted +often +stifles +real +feeling +in +her +. +And +it +must +be +confessed +that +Natalie +is +very +susceptible. +” +This +return +to +the +subject +of +Natalie +caused +Prince +Andrew +to +knit +his +brows +with +discomfort +: +he +was +about +to +rise +, +but +Véra +continued +with +a +still +more +subtle +smile +: +“ +I +think +no +one +has +been +more +courted +than +she +, +” +she +went +on +, +“ +but +till +quite +lately +she +never +cared +seriously +for +anyone +. +Now +you +know +, +Count +, +” +she +said +to +Pierre +, +“ +even +our +dear +cousin +Borís +, +who +, +between +ourselves +, +was +very +far +gone +in +the +land +of +tenderness +... +” +( +alluding +to +a +map +of +love +much +in +vogue +at +that +time +) +. +Prince +Andrew +frowned +and +remained +silent +. +“ +You +are +friendly +with +Borís +, +aren +’ +t +you +? +” +asked +Véra +. +“ +Yes +, +I +know +him +... +. +” +“ +I +expect +he +has +told +you +of +his +childish +love +for +Natásha +? +” +“ +Oh +, +there +was +childish +love +? +” +suddenly +asked +Prince +Andrew +, +blushing +unexpectedly +. +“ +Yes +, +you +know +between +cousins +intimacy +often +leads +to +love +. +Le +cousinage +est +un +dangereux +voisinage +. +* +Don +’ +t +you +think +so +? +” +* +“ +Cousinhood +is +a +dangerous +neighborhood. +” +“ +Oh +, +undoubtedly +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +and +with +sudden +and +unnatural +liveliness +he +began +chaffing +Pierre +about +the +need +to +be +very +careful +with +his +fifty-year-old +Moscow +cousins +, +and +in +the +midst +of +these +jesting +remarks +he +rose +, +taking +Pierre +by +the +arm +, +and +drew +him +aside +. +“ +Well +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +seeing +his +friend +’ +s +strange +animation +with +surprise +, +and +noticing +the +glance +he +turned +on +Natásha +as +he +rose +. +“ +I +must +... +I +must +have +a +talk +with +you +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +You +know +that +pair +of +women +’ +s +gloves +? +” +( +He +referred +to +the +Masonic +gloves +given +to +a +newly +initiated +Brother +to +present +to +the +woman +he +loved +. +) +“ +I +... +but +no +, +I +will +talk +to +you +later +on +, +” +and +with +a +strange +light +in +his +eyes +and +restlessness +in +his +movements +, +Prince +Andrew +approached +Natásha +and +sat +down +beside +her +. +Pierre +saw +how +Prince +Andrew +asked +her +something +and +how +she +flushed +as +she +replied +. +But +at +that +moment +Berg +came +to +Pierre +and +began +insisting +that +he +should +take +part +in +an +argument +between +the +general +and +the +colonel +on +the +affairs +in +Spain +. +Berg +was +satisfied +and +happy +. +The +smile +of +pleasure +never +left +his +face +. +The +party +was +very +successful +and +quite +like +other +parties +he +had +seen +. +Everything +was +similar +: +the +ladies +’ +subtle +talk +, +the +cards +, +the +general +raising +his +voice +at +the +card +table +, +and +the +samovar +and +the +tea +cakes +; +only +one +thing +was +lacking +that +he +had +always +seen +at +the +evening +parties +he +wished +to +imitate +. +They +had +not +yet +had +a +loud +conversation +among +the +men +and +a +dispute +about +something +important +and +clever +. +Now +the +general +had +begun +such +a +discussion +and +so +Berg +drew +Pierre +to +it +. +CHAPTER +XXII +Next +day +, +having +been +invited +by +the +count +, +Prince +Andrew +dined +with +the +Rostóvs +and +spent +the +rest +of +the +day +there +. +Everyone +in +the +house +realized +for +whose +sake +Prince +Andrew +came +, +and +without +concealing +it +he +tried +to +be +with +Natásha +all +day +. +Not +only +in +the +soul +of +the +frightened +yet +happy +and +enraptured +Natásha +, +but +in +the +whole +house +, +there +was +a +feeling +of +awe +at +something +important +that +was +bound +to +happen +. +The +countess +looked +with +sad +and +sternly +serious +eyes +at +Prince +Andrew +when +he +talked +to +Natásha +and +timidly +started +some +artificial +conversation +about +trifles +as +soon +as +he +looked +her +way +. +Sónya +was +afraid +to +leave +Natásha +and +afraid +of +being +in +the +way +when +she +was +with +them +. +Natásha +grew +pale +, +in +a +panic +of +expectation +, +when +she +remained +alone +with +him +for +a +moment +. +Prince +Andrew +surprised +her +by +his +timidity +. +She +felt +that +he +wanted +to +say +something +to +her +but +could +not +bring +himself +to +do +so +. +In +the +evening +, +when +Prince +Andrew +had +left +, +the +countess +went +up +to +Natásha +and +whispered +: +“ +Well +, +what +? +” +“ +Mamma +! +For +heaven +’ +s +sake +don +’ +t +ask +me +anything +now +! +One +can +’ +t +talk +about +that +, +” +said +Natásha +. +But +all +the +same +that +night +Natásha +, +now +agitated +and +now +frightened +, +lay +a +long +time +in +her +mother +’ +s +bed +gazing +straight +before +her +. +She +told +her +how +he +had +complimented +her +, +how +he +told +her +he +was +going +abroad +, +asked +her +where +they +were +going +to +spend +the +summer +, +and +then +how +he +had +asked +her +about +Borís +. +“ +But +such +a +... +such +a +... +never +happened +to +me +before +! +” +she +said +. +“ +Only +I +feel +afraid +in +his +presence +. +I +am +always +afraid +when +I +’ +m +with +him +. +What +does +that +mean +? +Does +it +mean +that +it +’ +s +the +real +thing +? +Yes +? +Mamma +, +are +you +asleep +? +” +“ +No +, +my +love +; +I +am +frightened +myself +, +” +answered +her +mother +. +“ +Now +go +! +” +“ +All +the +same +I +shan +’ +t +sleep +. +What +silliness +, +to +sleep +! +Mummy +! +Mummy +! +such +a +thing +never +happened +to +me +before +, +” +she +said +, +surprised +and +alarmed +at +the +feeling +she +was +aware +of +in +herself +. +“ +And +could +we +ever +have +thought +! +... +” +It +seemed +to +Natásha +that +even +at +the +time +she +first +saw +Prince +Andrew +at +Otrádnoe +she +had +fallen +in +love +with +him +. +It +was +as +if +she +feared +this +strange +, +unexpected +happiness +of +meeting +again +the +very +man +she +had +then +chosen +( +she +was +firmly +convinced +she +had +done +so +) +and +of +finding +him +, +as +it +seemed +, +not +indifferent +to +her +. +“ +And +it +had +to +happen +that +he +should +come +specially +to +Petersburg +while +we +are +here +. +And +it +had +to +happen +that +we +should +meet +at +that +ball +. +It +is +fate +. +Clearly +it +is +fate +that +everything +led +up +to +this +! +Already +then +, +directly +I +saw +him +I +felt +something +peculiar. +” +“ +What +else +did +he +say +to +you +? +What +are +those +verses +? +Read +them +... +” +said +her +mother +, +thoughtfully +, +referring +to +some +verses +Prince +Andrew +had +written +in +Natásha +’ +s +album +. +“ +Mamma +, +one +need +not +be +ashamed +of +his +being +a +widower +? +” +“ +Don +’ +t +, +Natásha +! +Pray +to +God +. +‘ +Marriages +are +made +in +heaven +, +’ +” +said +her +mother +. +“ +Darling +Mummy +, +how +I +love +you +! +How +happy +I +am +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +shedding +tears +of +joy +and +excitement +and +embracing +her +mother +. +At +that +very +time +Prince +Andrew +was +sitting +with +Pierre +and +telling +him +of +his +love +for +Natásha +and +his +firm +resolve +to +make +her +his +wife +. +That +day +Countess +Hélène +had +a +reception +at +her +house +. +The +French +ambassador +was +there +, +and +a +foreign +prince +of +the +blood +who +had +of +late +become +a +frequent +visitor +of +hers +, +and +many +brilliant +ladies +and +gentlemen +. +Pierre +, +who +had +come +downstairs +, +walked +through +the +rooms +and +struck +everyone +by +his +preoccupied +, +absent-minded +, +and +morose +air +. +Since +the +ball +he +had +felt +the +approach +of +a +fit +of +nervous +depression +and +had +made +desperate +efforts +to +combat +it +. +Since +the +intimacy +of +his +wife +with +the +royal +prince +, +Pierre +had +unexpectedly +been +made +a +gentleman +of +the +bedchamber +, +and +from +that +time +he +had +begun +to +feel +oppressed +and +ashamed +in +court +society +, +and +dark +thoughts +of +the +vanity +of +all +things +human +came +to +him +oftener +than +before +. +At +the +same +time +the +feeling +he +had +noticed +between +his +protégée +Natásha +and +Prince +Andrew +accentuated +his +gloom +by +the +contrast +between +his +own +position +and +his +friend +’ +s +. +He +tried +equally +to +avoid +thinking +about +his +wife +, +and +about +Natásha +and +Prince +Andrew +; +and +again +everything +seemed +to +him +insignificant +in +comparison +with +eternity +; +again +the +question +: +for +what +? +presented +itself +; +and +he +forced +himself +to +work +day +and +night +at +Masonic +labors +, +hoping +to +drive +away +the +evil +spirit +that +threatened +him +. +Toward +midnight +, +after +he +had +left +the +countess +’ +apartments +, +he +was +sitting +upstairs +in +a +shabby +dressing +gown +, +copying +out +the +original +transaction +of +the +Scottish +lodge +of +Freemasons +at +a +table +in +his +low +room +cloudy +with +tobacco +smoke +, +when +someone +came +in +. +It +was +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Ah +, +it +’ +s +you +! +” +said +Pierre +with +a +preoccupied +, +dissatisfied +air +. +“ +And +I +, +you +see +, +am +hard +at +it. +” +He +pointed +to +his +manuscript +book +with +that +air +of +escaping +from +the +ills +of +life +with +which +unhappy +people +look +at +their +work +. +Prince +Andrew +, +with +a +beaming +, +ecstatic +expression +of +renewed +life +on +his +face +, +paused +in +front +of +Pierre +and +, +not +noticing +his +sad +look +, +smiled +at +him +with +the +egotism +of +joy +. +“ +Well +, +dear +heart +, +” +said +he +, +“ +I +wanted +to +tell +you +about +it +yesterday +and +I +have +come +to +do +so +today +. +I +never +experienced +anything +like +it +before +. +I +am +in +love +, +my +friend +! +” +Suddenly +Pierre +heaved +a +deep +sigh +and +dumped +his +heavy +person +down +on +the +sofa +beside +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +With +Natásha +Rostóva +, +yes +? +” +said +he +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +Who +else +should +it +be +? +I +should +never +have +believed +it +, +but +the +feeling +is +stronger +than +I +. +Yesterday +I +tormented +myself +and +suffered +, +but +I +would +not +exchange +even +that +torment +for +anything +in +the +world +, +I +have +not +lived +till +now +. +At +last +I +live +, +but +I +can +’ +t +live +without +her +! +But +can +she +love +me +? +... +I +am +too +old +for +her +... +. +Why +don +’ +t +you +speak +? +” +“ +I +? +I +? +What +did +I +tell +you +? +” +said +Pierre +suddenly +, +rising +and +beginning +to +pace +up +and +down +the +room +. +“ +I +always +thought +it +... +. +That +girl +is +such +a +treasure +... +she +is +a +rare +girl +... +. +My +dear +friend +, +I +entreat +you +, +don +’ +t +philosophize +, +don +’ +t +doubt +, +marry +, +marry +, +marry +... +. +And +I +am +sure +there +will +not +be +a +happier +man +than +you. +” +“ +But +what +of +her +? +” +“ +She +loves +you. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +rubbish +... +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +smiling +and +looking +into +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +She +does +, +I +know +, +” +Pierre +cried +fiercely +. +“ +But +do +listen +, +” +returned +Prince +Andrew +, +holding +him +by +the +arm +. +“ +Do +you +know +the +condition +I +am +in +? +I +must +talk +about +it +to +someone. +” +“ +Well +, +go +on +, +go +on +. +I +am +very +glad +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +his +face +really +changed +, +his +brow +became +smooth +, +and +he +listened +gladly +to +Prince +Andrew +. +Prince +Andrew +seemed +, +and +really +was +, +quite +a +different +, +quite +a +new +man +. +Where +was +his +spleen +, +his +contempt +for +life +, +his +disillusionment +? +Pierre +was +the +only +person +to +whom +he +made +up +his +mind +to +speak +openly +; +and +to +him +he +told +all +that +was +in +his +soul +. +Now +he +boldly +and +lightly +made +plans +for +an +extended +future +, +said +he +could +not +sacrifice +his +own +happiness +to +his +father +’ +s +caprice +, +and +spoke +of +how +he +would +either +make +his +father +consent +to +this +marriage +and +love +her +, +or +would +do +without +his +consent +; +then +he +marveled +at +the +feeling +that +had +mastered +him +as +at +something +strange +, +apart +from +and +independent +of +himself +. +“ +I +should +not +have +believed +anyone +who +told +me +that +I +was +capable +of +such +love +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +It +is +not +at +all +the +same +feeling +that +I +knew +in +the +past +. +The +whole +world +is +now +for +me +divided +into +two +halves +: +one +half +is +she +, +and +there +all +is +joy +, +hope +, +light +: +the +other +half +is +everything +where +she +is +not +, +and +there +is +all +gloom +and +darkness +... +. +” +“ +Darkness +and +gloom +, +” +reiterated +Pierre +: +“ +yes +, +yes +, +I +understand +that. +” +“ +I +can +not +help +loving +the +light +, +it +is +not +my +fault +. +And +I +am +very +happy +! +You +understand +me +? +I +know +you +are +glad +for +my +sake. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +Pierre +assented +, +looking +at +his +friend +with +a +touched +and +sad +expression +in +his +eyes +. +The +brighter +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +lot +appeared +to +him +, +the +gloomier +seemed +his +own +. +CHAPTER +XXIII +Prince +Andrew +needed +his +father +’ +s +consent +to +his +marriage +, +and +to +obtain +this +he +started +for +the +country +next +day +. +His +father +received +his +son +’ +s +communication +with +external +composure +, +but +inward +wrath +. +He +could +not +comprehend +how +anyone +could +wish +to +alter +his +life +or +introduce +anything +new +into +it +, +when +his +own +life +was +already +ending +. +“ +If +only +they +would +let +me +end +my +days +as +I +want +to +, +” +thought +the +old +man +, +“ +then +they +might +do +as +they +please. +” +With +his +son +, +however +, +he +employed +the +diplomacy +he +reserved +for +important +occasions +and +, +adopting +a +quiet +tone +, +discussed +the +whole +matter +. +In +the +first +place +the +marriage +was +not +a +brilliant +one +as +regards +birth +, +wealth +, +or +rank +. +Secondly +, +Prince +Andrew +was +no +longer +as +young +as +he +had +been +and +his +health +was +poor +( +the +old +man +laid +special +stress +on +this +) +, +while +she +was +very +young +. +Thirdly +, +he +had +a +son +whom +it +would +be +a +pity +to +entrust +to +a +chit +of +a +girl +. +“ +Fourthly +and +finally +, +” +the +father +said +, +looking +ironically +at +his +son +, +“ +I +beg +you +to +put +it +off +for +a +year +: +go +abroad +, +take +a +cure +, +look +out +as +you +wanted +to +for +a +German +tutor +for +Prince +Nicholas +. +Then +if +your +love +or +passion +or +obstinacy—as +you +please—is +still +as +great +, +marry +! +And +that +’ +s +my +last +word +on +it +. +Mind +, +the +last +... +” +concluded +the +prince +, +in +a +tone +which +showed +that +nothing +would +make +him +alter +his +decision +. +Prince +Andrew +saw +clearly +that +the +old +man +hoped +that +his +feelings +, +or +his +fiancée +’ +s +, +would +not +stand +a +year +’ +s +test +, +or +that +he +( +the +old +prince +himself +) +would +die +before +then +, +and +he +decided +to +conform +to +his +father +’ +s +wish—to +propose +, +and +postpone +the +wedding +for +a +year +. +Three +weeks +after +the +last +evening +he +had +spent +with +the +Rostóvs +, +Prince +Andrew +returned +to +Petersburg +. +Next +day +after +her +talk +with +her +mother +Natásha +expected +Bolkónski +all +day +, +but +he +did +not +come +. +On +the +second +and +third +day +it +was +the +same +. +Pierre +did +not +come +either +and +Natásha +, +not +knowing +that +Prince +Andrew +had +gone +to +see +his +father +, +could +not +explain +his +absence +to +herself +. +Three +weeks +passed +in +this +way +. +Natásha +had +no +desire +to +go +out +anywhere +and +wandered +from +room +to +room +like +a +shadow +, +idle +and +listless +; +she +wept +secretly +at +night +and +did +not +go +to +her +mother +in +the +evenings +. +She +blushed +continually +and +was +irritable +. +It +seemed +to +her +that +everybody +knew +about +her +disappointment +and +was +laughing +at +her +and +pitying +her +. +Strong +as +was +her +inward +grief +, +this +wound +to +her +vanity +intensified +her +misery +. +Once +she +came +to +her +mother +, +tried +to +say +something +, +and +suddenly +began +to +cry +. +Her +tears +were +those +of +an +offended +child +who +does +not +know +why +it +is +being +punished +. +The +countess +began +to +soothe +Natásha +, +who +after +first +listening +to +her +mother +’ +s +words +, +suddenly +interrupted +her +: +“ +Leave +off +, +Mamma +! +I +don +’ +t +think +, +and +don +’ +t +want +to +think +about +it +! +He +just +came +and +then +left +off +, +left +off +... +. +” +Her +voice +trembled +, +and +she +again +nearly +cried +, +but +recovered +and +went +on +quietly +: +“ +And +I +don +’ +t +at +all +want +to +get +married +. +And +I +am +afraid +of +him +; +I +have +now +become +quite +calm +, +quite +calm. +” +The +day +after +this +conversation +Natásha +put +on +the +old +dress +which +she +knew +had +the +peculiar +property +of +conducing +to +cheerfulness +in +the +mornings +, +and +that +day +she +returned +to +the +old +way +of +life +which +she +had +abandoned +since +the +ball +. +Having +finished +her +morning +tea +she +went +to +the +ballroom +, +which +she +particularly +liked +for +its +loud +resonance +, +and +began +singing +her +solfeggio +. +When +she +had +finished +her +first +exercise +she +stood +still +in +the +middle +of +the +room +and +sang +a +musical +phrase +that +particularly +pleased +her +. +She +listened +joyfully +( +as +though +she +had +not +expected +it +) +to +the +charm +of +the +notes +reverberating +, +filling +the +whole +empty +ballroom +, +and +slowly +dying +away +; +and +all +at +once +she +felt +cheerful +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +good +of +making +so +much +of +it +? +Things +are +nice +as +it +is +, +” +she +said +to +herself +, +and +she +began +walking +up +and +down +the +room +, +not +stepping +simply +on +the +resounding +parquet +but +treading +with +each +step +from +the +heel +to +the +toe +( +she +had +on +a +new +and +favorite +pair +of +shoes +) +and +listening +to +the +regular +tap +of +the +heel +and +creak +of +the +toe +as +gladly +as +she +had +to +the +sounds +of +her +own +voice +. +Passing +a +mirror +she +glanced +into +it +. +“ +There +, +that +’ +s +me +! +” +the +expression +of +her +face +seemed +to +say +as +she +caught +sight +of +herself +. +“ +Well +, +and +very +nice +too +! +I +need +nobody. +” +A +footman +wanted +to +come +in +to +clear +away +something +in +the +room +but +she +would +not +let +him +, +and +having +closed +the +door +behind +him +continued +her +walk +. +That +morning +she +had +returned +to +her +favorite +mood—love +of +, +and +delight +in +, +herself +. +“ +How +charming +that +Natásha +is +! +” +she +said +again +, +speaking +as +some +third +, +collective +, +male +person +. +“ +Pretty +, +a +good +voice +, +young +, +and +in +nobody +’ +s +way +if +only +they +leave +her +in +peace. +” +But +however +much +they +left +her +in +peace +she +could +not +now +be +at +peace +, +and +immediately +felt +this +. +In +the +hall +the +porch +door +opened +, +and +someone +asked +, +“ +At +home +? +” +and +then +footsteps +were +heard +. +Natásha +was +looking +at +the +mirror +, +but +did +not +see +herself +. +She +listened +to +the +sounds +in +the +hall +. +When +she +saw +herself +, +her +face +was +pale +. +It +was +he +. +She +knew +this +for +certain +, +though +she +hardly +heard +his +voice +through +the +closed +doors +. +Pale +and +agitated +, +Natásha +ran +into +the +drawing +room +. +“ +Mamma +! +Bolkónski +has +come +! +” +she +said +. +“ +Mamma +, +it +is +awful +, +it +is +unbearable +! +I +don +’ +t +want +... +to +be +tormented +? +What +am +I +to +do +? +... +” +Before +the +countess +could +answer +, +Prince +Andrew +entered +the +room +with +an +agitated +and +serious +face +. +As +soon +as +he +saw +Natásha +his +face +brightened +. +He +kissed +the +countess +’ +hand +and +Natásha +’ +s +, +and +sat +down +beside +the +sofa +. +“ +It +is +long +since +we +had +the +pleasure +... +” +began +the +countess +, +but +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +her +by +answering +her +intended +question +, +obviously +in +haste +to +say 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+call +you +, +” +said +the +countess +in +a +whisper +. +Natásha +glanced +with +frightened +imploring +eyes +at +Prince +Andrew +and +at +her +mother +and +went +out +. +“ +I +have +come +, +Countess +, +to +ask +for +your +daughter +’ +s +hand +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +The +countess +’ +face +flushed +hotly +, +but +she +said +nothing +. +“ +Your +offer +... +” +she +began +at +last +sedately +. +He +remained +silent +, +looking +into +her +eyes +. +“ +Your +offer +... +” +( +she +grew +confused +) +“ +is +agreeable +to +us +, +and +I +accept +your +offer +. +I +am +glad +. +And +my +husband +... +I +hope +... +but +it +will +depend +on +her +... +. +” +“ +I +will +speak +to +her +when +I +have +your +consent +... +. +Do +you +give +it +to +me +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Yes +, +” +replied +the +countess +. +She +held +out +her +hand +to +him +, +and +with +a +mixed +feeling +of +estrangement +and +tenderness +pressed +her +lips +to +his +forehead +as +he +stooped +to +kiss +her +hand +. +She +wished +to +love +him +as +a +son +, +but +felt +that +to +her +he +was +a +stranger +and +a +terrifying +man +. +“ +I +am +sure +my +husband +will +consent +, +” +said +the +countess +, +“ +but +your +father +... +” +“ +My +father +, +to +whom +I +have +told +my +plans +, +has +made +it +an +express +condition +of +his +consent +that +the +wedding +is +not +to +take +place +for +a +year +. +And +I +wished +to +tell +you +of +that +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +It +is +true +that +Natásha +is +still +young +, +but—so +long +as +that +? +... +” +“ +It +is +unavoidable +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +a +sigh +. +“ +I +will +send +her +to +you +, +” +said +the +countess +, +and +left +the +room +. +“ +Lord +have +mercy +upon +us +! +” +she +repeated +while +seeking +her +daughter +. +Sónya +said +that +Natásha +was +in +her +bedroom +. +Natásha +was +sitting +on +the +bed +, +pale +and +dry-eyed +, +and +was +gazing +at +the +icons +and +whispering +something +as +she +rapidly +crossed +herself +. +Seeing +her +mother +she +jumped +up +and +flew +to +her +. +“ +Well +, +Mamma +? +... +Well +? +... +” +“ +Go +, +go +to +him +. +He +is +asking +for +your +hand +, +” +said +the +countess +, +coldly +it +seemed +to +Natásha +. +“ +Go +... +go +, +” +said +the +mother +, +sadly +and +reproachfully +, +with +a +deep +sigh +, +as +her +daughter +ran +away +. +Natásha +never +remembered +how +she +entered +the +drawing +room +. +When +she +came +in +and +saw +him +she +paused +. +“ +Is +it +possible +that +this +stranger +has +now +become +everything +to +me +? +” +she +asked +herself +, +and +immediately +answered +, +“ +Yes +, +everything +! +He +alone +is +now +dearer +to +me +than +everything +in +the +world. +” +Prince +Andrew +came +up +to +her +with +downcast +eyes +. +“ +I +have +loved +you +from +the +very +first +moment +I +saw +you +. +May +I +hope +? +” +He +looked +at +her +and +was +struck +by +the +serious +impassioned +expression +of +her +face +. +Her +face +said +: +“ +Why +ask +? +Why +doubt +what +you +can +not +but +know +? +Why +speak +, +when +words +can +not +express +what +one +feels +? +” +She +drew +near +to +him +and +stopped +. +He +took +her +hand +and +kissed +it +. +“ +Do +you +love +me +? +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +” +Natásha +murmured +as +if +in +vexation +. +Then +she +sighed +loudly +and +, +catching +her +breath +more +and +more +quickly +, +began +to +sob +. +“ +What +is +it +? +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +” +“ +Oh +, +I +am +so +happy +! +” +she +replied +, +smiled +through +her +tears +, +bent +over +closer +to +him +, +paused +for +an +instant +as +if +asking +herself +whether +she +might +, +and +then +kissed +him +. +Prince +Andrew +held +her +hands +, +looked +into +her +eyes +, +and +did +not +find +in +his +heart +his +former +love +for +her +. +Something +in +him +had +suddenly +changed +; +there +was +no +longer +the +former +poetic +and +mystic +charm +of +desire +, +but +there +was +pity +for +her +feminine +and +childish +weakness +, +fear +at +her +devotion +and +trustfulness +, +and +an +oppressive +yet +joyful +sense +of +the +duty +that +now +bound +him +to +her +forever +. +The +present +feeling +, +though +not +so +bright +and +poetic +as +the +former +, +was +stronger +and +more +serious +. +“ +Did +your +mother +tell +you +that +it +can +not +be +for +a +year +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +, +still +looking +into +her +eyes +. +“ +Is +it +possible +that +I—the +‘ +chit +of +a +girl +, +’ +as +everybody +called +me +, +” +thought +Natásha— +“ +is +it +possible +that +I +am +now +to +be +the +wife +and +the +equal +of +this +strange +, +dear +, +clever +man +whom +even +my +father +looks +up +to +? +Can +it +be +true +? +Can +it +be +true +that +there +can +be +no +more +playing +with +life +, +that +now +I +am +grown +up +, +that +on +me +now +lies +a +responsibility +for +my +every +word +and +deed +? +Yes +, +but +what +did +he +ask +me +? +” +“ +No +, +” +she +replied +, +but +she +had +not +understood +his +question +. +“ +Forgive +me +! +” +he +said +. +“ +But +you +are +so +young +, +and +I +have +already +been +through +so +much +in +life +. +I +am +afraid +for +you +, +you +do +not +yet +know +yourself. +” +Natásha +listened +with +concentrated +attention +, +trying +but +failing +to +take +in +the +meaning +of +his +words +. +“ +Hard +as +this +year +which +delays +my +happiness +will +be +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +it +will +give +you +time +to +be +sure +of +yourself +. +I +ask +you +to +make +me +happy +in +a +year +, +but +you +are +free +: +our +engagement +shall +remain +a +secret +, +and +should +you +find +that +you +do +not +love +me +, +or +should +you +come +to +love +... +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +an +unnatural +smile +. +“ +Why +do +you +say +that +? +” +Natásha +interrupted +him +. +“ +You +know +that +from +the +very +day +you +first +came +to +Otrádnoe +I +have +loved +you +, +” +she +cried +, +quite +convinced +that +she +spoke +the +truth +. +“ +In +a +year +you +will +learn +to +know +yourself +... +. +” +“ +A +whole +year +! +” +Natásha +repeated +suddenly +, +only +now +realizing +that +the +marriage +was +to +be +postponed +for +a +year +. +“ +But +why +a +year +? +Why +a +year +? +... +” +Prince +Andrew +began +to +explain +to +her +the +reasons +for +this +delay +. +Natásha +did +not +hear +him +. +“ +And +can +’ +t +it +be +helped +? +” +she +asked +. +Prince +Andrew +did +not +reply +, +but +his +face +expressed +the +impossibility +of +altering +that +decision +. +“ +It +’ +s +awful +! +Oh +, +it +’ +s +awful +! +awful +! +” +Natásha +suddenly +cried +, +and +again +burst +into +sobs +. +“ +I +shall +die +, +waiting +a +year +: +it +’ +s +impossible +, +it +’ +s +awful +! +” +She +looked +into +her +lover +’ +s +face +and +saw +in +it +a +look +of +commiseration +and +perplexity +. +“ +No +, +no +! +I +’ +ll +do +anything +! +” +she +said +, +suddenly +checking +her +tears +. +“ +I +am +so +happy. +” +The +father +and +mother +came +into +the +room +and +gave +the +betrothed +couple +their +blessing +. +From +that +day +Prince +Andrew +began +to +frequent +the +Rostóvs +’ +as +Natásha +’ +s +affianced +lover +. +CHAPTER +XXIV +No +betrothal +ceremony +took +place +and +Natásha +’ +s +engagement +to +Bolkónski +was +not +announced +; +Prince +Andrew +insisted +on +that +. +He +said +that +as +he +was +responsible +for +the +delay +he +ought +to +bear +the +whole +burden +of +it +; +that +he +had +given +his +word +and +bound +himself +forever +, +but +that +he +did +not +wish +to +bind +Natásha +and +gave +her +perfect +freedom +. +If +after +six +months +she +felt +that +she +did +not +love +him +she +would +have +full +right +to +reject +him +. +Naturally +neither +Natásha +nor +her +parents +wished +to +hear +of +this +, +but +Prince +Andrew +was +firm +. +He +came +every +day +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +but +did +not +behave +to +Natásha +as +an +affianced +lover +: +he +did +not +use +the +familiar +thou +, +but +said +you +to +her +, +and +kissed +only +her +hand +. +After +their +engagement +, +quite +different +, +intimate +, +and +natural +relations +sprang +up +between +them +. +It +was +as +if +they +had +not +known +each +other +till +now +. +Both +liked +to +recall +how +they +had +regarded +each +other +when +as +yet +they +were +nothing +to +one +another +; +they +felt +themselves +now +quite +different +beings +: +then +they +were +artificial +, +now +natural +and +sincere +. +At +first +the +family +felt +some +constraint +in +intercourse +with +Prince +Andrew +; +he +seemed +a +man +from +another +world +, +and +for +a +long +time +Natásha +trained +the +family +to +get +used +to +him +, +proudly +assuring +them +all +that +he +only +appeared +to +be +different +, +but +was +really +just +like +all +of +them +, +and +that +she +was +not +afraid +of +him +and +no +one +else +ought +to +be +. +After +a +few +days +they +grew +accustomed +to +him +, +and +without +restraint +in +his +presence +pursued +their +usual +way +of +life +, +in +which +he +took +his +part +. +He +could +talk +about +rural +economy +with +the +count +, +fashions +with +the +countess +and +Natásha +, +and +about +albums +and +fancywork +with +Sónya +. +Sometimes +the +household +both +among +themselves +and +in +his +presence +expressed +their +wonder +at +how +it +had +all +happened +, +and +at +the +evident +omens +there +had +been +of +it +: +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +coming +to +Otrádnoe +and +their +coming +to +Petersburg +, +and +the +likeness +between +Natásha +and +Prince +Andrew +which +her +nurse +had +noticed +on +his +first +visit +, +and +Andrew +’ +s +encounter +with +Nicholas +in +1805 +, +and +many +other +incidents +betokening +that +it +had +to +be +. +In +the +house +that +poetic +dullness +and +quiet +reigned +which +always +accompanies +the +presence +of +a +betrothed +couple +. +Often +when +all +sitting +together +everyone +kept +silent +. +Sometimes +the +others +would +get +up +and +go +away +and +the +couple +, +left +alone +, +still +remained +silent +. +They +rarely +spoke +of +their +future +life +. +Prince +Andrew +was +afraid +and +ashamed +to +speak +of +it +. +Natásha +shared +this +as +she +did +all +his +feelings +, +which +she +constantly +divined +. +Once +she +began +questioning +him +about +his +son +. +Prince +Andrew +blushed +, +as +he +often +did +now—Natásha +particularly +liked +it +in +him—and +said +that +his +son +would +not +live +with +them +. +“ +Why +not +? +” +asked +Natásha +in +a +frightened +tone +. +“ +I +can +not +take +him +away +from +his +grandfather +, +and +besides +... +” +“ +How +I +should +have +loved +him +! +” +said +Natásha +, +immediately +guessing +his +thought +; +“ +but +I +know +you +wish +to +avoid +any +pretext +for +finding +fault +with +us. +” +Sometimes +the +old +count +would +come +up +, +kiss +Prince +Andrew +, +and +ask +his +advice +about +Pétya +’ +s +education +or +Nicholas +’ +service +. +The +old +countess +sighed +as +she +looked +at +them +; +Sónya +was +always +getting +frightened +lest +she +should +be +in +the +way +and +tried +to +find +excuses +for +leaving +them +alone +, +even +when +they +did +not +wish +it +. +When +Prince +Andrew +spoke +( +he +could +tell +a +story +very +well +) +, +Natásha +listened +to +him +with +pride +; +when +she +spoke +she +noticed +with +fear +and +joy +that +he +gazed +attentively +and +scrutinizingly +at +her +. +She +asked +herself +in +perplexity +: +“ +What +does +he +look +for +in +me +? +He +is +trying +to +discover +something +by +looking +at +me +! +What +if +what +he +seeks +in +me +is +not +there +? +” +Sometimes +she +fell +into +one +of +the +mad +, +merry +moods +characteristic +of +her +, +and +then +she +particularly +loved +to +hear +and +see +how +Prince +Andrew +laughed +. +He +seldom +laughed +, +but +when +he +did +he +abandoned +himself +entirely +to +his +laughter +, +and +after +such +a +laugh +she +always +felt +nearer +to +him +. +Natásha +would +have +been +completely +happy +if +the +thought +of +the +separation +awaiting +her +and +drawing +near +had +not +terrified +her +, +just +as +the +mere +thought +of +it +made +him +turn +pale +and +cold +. +On +the +eve +of +his +departure +from +Petersburg +Prince +Andrew +brought +with +him +Pierre +, +who +had +not +been +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +once +since +the +ball +. +Pierre +seemed +disconcerted +and +embarrassed +. +He +was +talking +to +the +countess +, +and +Natásha +sat +down +beside +a +little +chess +table +with +Sónya +, +thereby +inviting +Prince +Andrew +to +come +too +. +He +did +so +. +“ +You +have +known +Bezúkhov +a +long +time +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Do +you +like +him +? +” +“ +Yes +, +he +’ +s +a +dear +, +but +very +absurd. +” +And +as +usual +when +speaking +of +Pierre +, +she +began +to +tell +anecdotes +of +his +absent-mindedness +, +some +of +which +had +even +been +invented +about +him +. +“ +Do +you +know +I +have +entrusted +him +with +our +secret +? +I +have +known +him +from +childhood +. +He +has +a +heart +of +gold +. +I +beg +you +, +Natalie +, +” +Prince +Andrew +said +with +sudden +seriousness— +“ +I +am +going +away +and +heaven +knows +what +may +happen +. +You +may +cease +to +... +all +right +, +I +know +I +am +not +to +say +that +. +Only +this +, +then +: +whatever +may +happen +to +you +when +I +am +not +here +... +” +“ +What +can +happen +? +” +“ +Whatever +trouble +may +come +, +” +Prince +Andrew +continued +, +“ +I +beg +you +, +Mademoiselle +Sophie +, +whatever +may +happen +, +to +turn +to +him +alone +for +advice +and +help +! +He +is +a +most +absent-minded +and +absurd +fellow +, +but +he +has +a +heart +of +gold. +” +Neither +her +father +, +nor +her +mother +, +nor +Sónya +, +nor +Prince +Andrew +himself +could +have +foreseen +how +the +separation +from +her +lover +would +act +on +Natásha +. +Flushed +and +agitated +she +went +about +the +house +all +that +day +, +dry-eyed +, +occupied +with +most +trivial +matters +as +if +not +understanding +what +awaited +her +. +She +did +not +even +cry +when +, +on +taking +leave +, +he +kissed +her +hand +for +the +last +time +. +“ +Don +’ +t +go +! +” +she +said +in +a +tone +that +made +him +wonder +whether +he +really +ought +not +to +stay +and +which +he +remembered +long +afterwards +. +Nor +did +she +cry +when +he +was +gone +; +but +for +several +days +she +sat +in +her +room +dry-eyed +, +taking +no +interest +in +anything +and +only +saying +now +and +then +, +“ +Oh +, +why +did +he +go +away +? +” +But +a +fortnight +after +his +departure +, +to +the +surprise +of +those +around +her +, +she +recovered +from +her +mental +sickness +just +as +suddenly +and +became +her +old +self +again +, +but +with +a +change +in +her +moral +physiognomy +, +as +a +child +gets +up +after +a +long +illness +with +a +changed +expression +of +face +. +CHAPTER +XXV +During +that +year +after +his +son +’ +s +departure +, +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +’ +s +health +and +temper +became +much +worse +. +He +grew +still +more +irritable +, +and +it +was +Princess +Mary +who +generally +bore +the +brunt +of +his +frequent +fits +of +unprovoked +anger +. +He +seemed +carefully +to +seek +out +her +tender +spots +so +as +to +torture +her +mentally +as +harshly +as +possible +. +Princess +Mary +had +two +passions +and +consequently +two +joys—her +nephew +, +little +Nicholas +, +and +religion—and +these +were +the +favorite +subjects +of +the +prince +’ +s +attacks +and +ridicule +. +Whatever +was +spoken +of +he +would +bring +round +to +the +superstitiousness +of +old +maids +, +or +the +petting +and +spoiling +of +children +. +“ +You +want +to +make +him +” +—little +Nicholas— +“ +into +an +old +maid +like +yourself +! +A +pity +! +Prince +Andrew +wants +a +son +and +not +an +old +maid +, +” +he +would +say +. +Or +, +turning +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +he +would +ask +her +in +Princess +Mary +’ +s +presence +how +she +liked +our +village +priests +and +icons +and +would +joke +about +them +. +He +continually +hurt +Princess +Mary +’ +s +feelings +and +tormented +her +, +but +it +cost +her +no +effort +to +forgive +him +. +Could +he +be +to +blame +toward +her +, +or +could +her +father +, +whom +she +knew +loved +her +in +spite +of +it +all +, +be +unjust +? +And +what +is +justice +? +The +princess +never +thought +of +that +proud +word +“ +justice. +” +All +the +complex +laws +of +man +centered +for +her +in +one +clear +and +simple +law—the +law +of +love +and +self-sacrifice +taught +us +by +Him +who +lovingly +suffered +for +mankind +though +He +Himself +was +God +. +What +had +she +to +do +with +the +justice +or +injustice +of +other +people +? +She +had +to +endure +and +love +, +and +that +she +did +. +During +the +winter +Prince +Andrew +had +come +to +Bald +Hills +and +had +been +gay +, +gentle +, +and +more +affectionate +than +Princess +Mary +had +known +him +for +a +long +time +past +. +She +felt +that +something +had +happened +to +him +, +but +he +said +nothing +to +her +about +his +love +. +Before +he +left +he +had +a +long +talk +with +his +father +about +something +, +and +Princess +Mary +noticed +that +before +his +departure +they +were +dissatisfied +with +one +another +. +Soon +after +Prince +Andrew +had +gone +, +Princess +Mary +wrote +to +her +friend +Julie +Karágina +in +Petersburg +, +whom +she +had +dreamed +( +as +all +girls +dream +) +of +marrying +to +her +brother +, +and +who +was +at +that +time +in +mourning +for +her +own +brother +, +killed +in +Turkey +. +Sorrow +, +it +seems +, +is +our +common +lot +, +my +dear +, +tender +friend +Julie +. +Your +loss +is +so +terrible +that +I +can +only +explain +it +to +myself +as +a +special +providence +of +God +who +, +loving +you +, +wishes +to +try +you +and +your +excellent +mother +. +Oh +, +my +friend +! +Religion +, +and +religion +alone +, +can—I +will +not +say +comfort +us—but +save +us +from +despair +. +Religion +alone +can +explain +to +us +what +without +its +help +man +can +not +comprehend +: +why +, +for +what +cause +, +kind +and +noble +beings +able +to +find +happiness +in +life—not +merely +harming +no +one +but +necessary +to +the +happiness +of +others—are +called +away +to +God +, +while +cruel +, +useless +, +harmful +persons +, +or +such +as +are +a +burden +to +themselves +and +to +others +, +are +left +living +. +The +first +death +I +saw +, +and +one +I +shall +never +forget—that +of +my +dear +sister-in-law—left +that +impression +on +me +. +Just +as +you +ask +destiny +why +your +splendid +brother +had +to +die +, +so +I +asked +why +that +angel +Lise +, +who +not +only +never +wronged +anyone +, +but +in +whose +soul +there +were +never +any +unkind +thoughts +, +had +to +die +. +And +what +do +you +think +, +dear +friend +? +Five +years +have +passed +since +then +, +and +already +I +, +with +my +petty +understanding +, +begin +to +see +clearly +why +she +had +to +die +, +and +in +what +way +that +death +was +but +an +expression +of +the +infinite +goodness +of +the +Creator +, +whose +every +action +, +though +generally +incomprehensible +to +us +, +is +but +a +manifestation +of +His +infinite +love +for +His +creatures +. +Perhaps +, +I +often +think +, +she +was +too +angelically +innocent +to +have +the +strength +to +perform +all +a +mother +’ +s +duties +. +As +a +young +wife +she +was +irreproachable +; +perhaps +she +could +not +have +been +so +as +a +mother +. +As +it +is +, +not +only +has +she +left +us +, +and +particularly +Prince +Andrew +, +with +the +purest +regrets +and +memories +, +but +probably +she +will +there +receive +a +place +I +dare +not +hope +for +myself +. +But +not +to +speak +of +her +alone +, +that +early +and +terrible +death +has +had +the +most +beneficent +influence +on +me +and +on +my +brother +in +spite +of +all +our +grief +. +Then +, +at +the +moment +of +our +loss +, +these +thoughts +could +not +occur +to +me +; +I +should +then +have +dismissed +them +with +horror +, +but +now +they +are +very +clear +and +certain +. +I +write +all +this +to +you +, +dear +friend +, +only +to +convince +you +of +the +Gospel +truth +which +has +become +for +me +a +principle +of +life +: +not +a +single +hair +of +our +heads +will +fall +without +His +will +. +And +His +will +is +governed +only +by +infinite +love +for +us +, +and +so +whatever +befalls +us +is +for +our +good +. +You +ask +whether +we +shall +spend +next +winter +in +Moscow +. +In +spite +of +my +wish +to +see +you +, +I +do +not +think +so +and +do +not +want +to +do +so +. +You +will +be +surprised +to +hear +that +the +reason +for +this +is +Buonaparte +! +The +case +is +this +: +my +father +’ +s +health +is +growing +noticeably +worse +, +he +can +not +stand +any +contradiction +and +is +becoming +irritable +. +This +irritability +is +, +as +you +know +, +chiefly +directed +to +political +questions +. +He +can +not +endure +the +notion +that +Buonaparte +is +negotiating +on +equal +terms +with +all +the +sovereigns +of +Europe +and +particularly +with +our +own +, +the +grandson +of +the +Great +Catherine +! +As +you +know +, +I +am +quite +indifferent +to +politics +, +but +from +my +father +’ +s +remarks +and +his +talks +with +Michael +Ivánovich +I +know +all +that +goes +on +in +the +world +and +especially +about +the +honors +conferred +on +Buonaparte +, +who +only +at +Bald +Hills +in +the +whole +world +, +it +seems +, +is +not +accepted +as +a +great +man +, +still +less +as +Emperor +of +France +. +And +my +father +can +not +stand +this +. +It +seems +to +me +that +it +is +chiefly +because +of +his +political +views +that +my +father +is +reluctant +to +speak +of +going +to +Moscow +; +for +he +foresees +the +encounters +that +would +result +from +his +way +of +expressing +his +views +regardless +of +anybody +. +All +the +benefit +he +might +derive +from +a +course +of +treatment +he +would +lose +as +a +result +of +the +disputes +about +Buonaparte +which +would +be +inevitable +. +In +any +case +it +will +be +decided +very +shortly +. +Our +family +life +goes +on +in +the +old +way +except +for +my +brother +Andrew +’ +s +absence +. +He +, +as +I +wrote +you +before +, +has +changed +very +much +of +late +. +After +his +sorrow +he +only +this +year +quite +recovered +his +spirits +. +He +has +again +become +as +I +used +to +know +him +when +a +child +: +kind +, +affectionate +, +with +that +heart +of +gold +to +which +I +know +no +equal +. +He +has +realized +, +it +seems +to +me +, +that +life +is +not +over +for +him +. +But +together +with +this +mental +change +he +has +grown +physically +much +weaker +. +He +has +become +thinner +and +more +nervous +. +I +am +anxious +about +him +and +glad +he +is +taking +this +trip +abroad +which +the +doctors +recommended +long +ago +. +I +hope +it +will +cure +him +. +You +write +that +in +Petersburg +he +is +spoken +of +as +one +of +the +most +active +, +cultivated +, +and +capable +of +the +young +men +. +Forgive +my +vanity +as +a +relation +, +but +I +never +doubted +it +. +The +good +he +has +done +to +everybody +here +, +from +his +peasants +up +to +the +gentry +, +is +incalculable +. +On +his +arrival +in +Petersburg +he +received +only +his +due +. +I +always +wonder +at +the +way +rumors +fly +from +Petersburg +to +Moscow +, +especially +such +false +ones +as +that +you +write +about—I +mean +the +report +of +my +brother +’ +s +betrothal +to +the +little +Rostóva +. +I +do +not +think +my +brother +will +ever +marry +again +, +and +certainly +not +her +; +and +this +is +why +: +first +, +I +know +that +though +he +rarely +speaks +about +the +wife +he +has +lost +, +the +grief +of +that +loss +has +gone +too +deep +in +his +heart +for +him +ever +to +decide +to +give +her +a +successor +and +our +little +angel +a +stepmother +. +Secondly +because +, +as +far +as +I +know +, +that +girl +is +not +the +kind +of +girl +who +could +please +Prince +Andrew +. +I +do +not +think +he +would +choose +her +for +a +wife +, +and +frankly +I +do +not +wish +it +. +But +I +am +running +on +too +long +and +am +at +the +end +of +my +second +sheet +. +Good-by +, +my +dear +friend +. +May +God +keep +you +in +His +holy +and +mighty +care +. +My +dear +friend +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +sends +you +kisses +. +MARY +CHAPTER +XXVI +In +the +middle +of +the +summer +Princess +Mary +received +an +unexpected +letter +from +Prince +Andrew +in +Switzerland +in +which +he +gave +her +strange +and +surprising +news +. +He +informed +her +of +his +engagement +to +Natásha +Rostóva +. +The +whole +letter +breathed +loving +rapture +for +his +betrothed +and +tender +and +confiding +affection +for +his +sister +. +He +wrote +that +he +had +never +loved +as +he +did +now +and +that +only +now +did +he +understand +and +know +what +life +was +. +He +asked +his +sister +to +forgive +him +for +not +having +told +her +of +his +resolve +when +he +had +last +visited +Bald +Hills +, +though +he +had +spoken +of +it +to +his +father +. +He +had +not +done +so +for +fear +Princess +Mary +should +ask +her +father +to +give +his +consent +, +irritating +him +and +having +to +bear +the +brunt +of +his +displeasure +without +attaining +her +object +. +“ +Besides +, +” +he +wrote +, +“ +the +matter +was +not +then +so +definitely +settled +as +it +is +now +. +My +father +then +insisted +on +a +delay +of +a +year +and +now +already +six +months +, +half +of +that +period +, +have +passed +, +and +my +resolution +is +firmer +than +ever +. +If +the +doctors +did +not +keep +me +here +at +the +spas +I +should +be +back +in +Russia +, +but +as +it +is +I +have +to +postpone +my +return +for +three +months +. +You +know +me +and +my +relations +with +Father +. +I +want +nothing +from +him +. +I +have +been +and +always +shall +be +independent +; +but +to +go +against +his +will +and +arouse +his +anger +, +now +that +he +may +perhaps +remain +with +us +such +a +short +time +, +would +destroy +half +my +happiness +. +I +am +now +writing +to +him +about +the +same +question +, +and +beg +you +to +choose +a +good +moment +to +hand +him +the +letter +and +to +let +me +know +how +he +looks +at +the +whole +matter +and +whether +there +is +hope +that +he +may +consent +to +reduce +the +term +by +four +months. +” +After +long +hesitations +, +doubts +, +and +prayers +, +Princess +Mary +gave +the +letter +to +her +father +. +The +next +day +the +old +prince +said +to +her +quietly +: +“ +Write +and +tell +your +brother +to +wait +till +I +am +dead +... +. +It +won +’ +t +be +long—I +shall +soon +set +him +free. +” +The +princess +was +about +to +reply +, +but +her +father +would +not +let +her +speak +and +, +raising +his +voice +more +and +more +, +cried +: +“ +Marry +, +marry +, +my +boy +! +... +A +good +family +! +... +Clever +people +, +eh +? +Rich +, +eh +? +Yes +, +a +nice +stepmother +little +Nicholas +will +have +! +Write +and +tell +him +that +he +may +marry +tomorrow +if +he +likes +. +She +will +be +little +Nicholas +’ +stepmother +and +I +’ +ll +marry +Bourienne +! +... +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +He +mustn +’ +t +be +without +a +stepmother +either +! +Only +one +thing +, +no +more +women +are +wanted +in +my +house—let +him +marry +and +live +by +himself +. +Perhaps +you +will +go +and +live +with +him +too +? +” +he +added +, +turning +to +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Go +in +heaven +’ +s +name +! +Go +out +into +the +frost +... +the +frost +... +the +frost +! +” +After +this +outburst +the +prince +did +not +speak +any +more +about +the +matter +. +But +repressed +vexation +at +his +son +’ +s +poor-spirited +behavior +found +expression +in +his +treatment +of +his +daughter +. +To +his +former +pretexts +for +irony +a +fresh +one +was +now +added—allusions +to +stepmothers +and +amiabilities +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +“ +Why +shouldn +’ +t +I +marry +her +? +” +he +asked +his +daughter +. +“ +She +’ +ll +make +a +splendid +princess +! +” +And +latterly +, +to +her +surprise +and +bewilderment +, +Princess +Mary +noticed +that +her +father +was +really +associating +more +and +more +with +the +Frenchwoman +. +She +wrote +to +Prince +Andrew +about +the +reception +of +his +letter +, +but +comforted +him +with +hopes +of +reconciling +their +father +to +the +idea +. +Little +Nicholas +and +his +education +, +her +brother +Andrew +, +and +religion +were +Princess +Mary +’ +s +joys +and +consolations +; +but +besides +that +, +since +everyone +must +have +personal +hopes +, +Princess +Mary +in +the +profoundest +depths +of +her +heart +had +a +hidden +dream +and +hope +that +supplied +the +chief +consolation +of +her +life +. +This +comforting +dream +and +hope +were +given +her +by +God +’ +s +folk—the +half-witted +and +other +pilgrims +who +visited +her +without +the +prince +’ +s +knowledge +. +The +longer +she +lived +, +the +more +experience +and +observation +she +had +of +life +, +the +greater +was +her +wonder +at +the +short-sightedness +of +men +who +seek +enjoyment +and +happiness +here +on +earth +: +toiling +, +suffering +, +struggling +, +and +harming +one +another +, +to +obtain +that +impossible +, +visionary +, +sinful +happiness +. +Prince +Andrew +had +loved +his +wife +, +she +died +, +but +that +was +not +enough +: +he +wanted +to +bind +his +happiness +to +another +woman +. +Her +father +objected +to +this +because +he +wanted +a +more +distinguished +and +wealthier +match +for +Andrew +. +And +they +all +struggled +and +suffered +and +tormented +one +another +and +injured +their +souls +, +their +eternal +souls +, +for +the +attainment +of +benefits +which +endure +but +for +an +instant +. +Not +only +do +we +know +this +ourselves +, +but +Christ +, +the +Son +of +God +, +came +down +to +earth +and +told +us +that +this +life +is +but +for +a +moment +and +is +a +probation +; +yet +we +cling +to +it +and +think +to +find +happiness +in +it +. +“ +How +is +it +that +no +one +realizes +this +? +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +“ +No +one +except +these +despised +God +’ +s +folk +who +, +wallet +on +back +, +come +to +me +by +the +back +door +, +afraid +of +being +seen +by +the +prince +, +not +for +fear +of +ill-usage +by +him +but +for +fear +of +causing +him +to +sin +. +To +leave +family +, +home +, +and +all +the +cares +of +worldly +welfare +, +in +order +without +clinging +to +anything +to +wander +in +hempen +rags +from +place +to +place +under +an +assumed +name +, +doing +no +one +any +harm +but +praying +for +all—for +those +who +drive +one +away +as +well +as +for +those +who +protect +one +: +higher +than +that +life +and +truth +there +is +no +life +or +truth +! +” +There +was +one +pilgrim +, +a +quiet +pockmarked +little +woman +of +fifty +called +Theodosia +, +who +for +over +thirty +years +had +gone +about +barefoot +and +worn +heavy +chains +. +Princess +Mary +was +particularly +fond +of +her +. +Once +, +when +in +a +room +with +a +lamp +dimly +lit +before +the +icon +Theodosia +was +talking +of +her +life +, +the +thought +that +Theodosia +alone +had +found +the +true +path +of +life +suddenly +came +to +Princess +Mary +with +such +force +that +she +resolved +to +become +a +pilgrim +herself +. +When +Theodosia +had +gone +to +sleep +Princess +Mary +thought +about +this +for +a +long +time +, +and +at +last +made +up +her +mind +that +, +strange +as +it +might +seem +, +she +must +go +on +a +pilgrimage +. +She +disclosed +this +thought +to +no +one +but +to +her +confessor +, +Father +Akínfi +, +the +monk +, +and +he +approved +of +her +intention +. +Under +guise +of +a +present +for +the +pilgrims +, +Princess +Mary +prepared +a +pilgrim +’ +s +complete +costume +for +herself +: +a +coarse +smock +, +bast +shoes +, +a +rough +coat +, +and +a +black +kerchief +. +Often +, +approaching +the +chest +of +drawers +containing +this +secret +treasure +, +Princess +Mary +paused +, +uncertain +whether +the +time +had +not +already +come +to +put +her +project +into +execution +. +Often +, +listening +to +the +pilgrims +’ +tales +, +she +was +so +stimulated +by +their +simple +speech +, +mechanical +to +them +but +to +her +so +full +of +deep +meaning +, +that +several +times +she +was +on +the +point +of +abandoning +everything +and +running +away +from +home +. +In +imagination +she +already +pictured +herself +by +Theodosia +’ +s +side +, +dressed +in +coarse +rags +, +walking +with +a +staff +, +a +wallet +on +her +back +, +along +the +dusty +road +, +directing +her +wanderings +from +one +saint +’ +s +shrine +to +another +, +free +from +envy +, +earthly +love +, +or +desire +, +and +reaching +at +last +the +place +where +there +is +no +more +sorrow +or +sighing +, +but +eternal +joy +and +bliss +. +“ +I +shall +come +to +a +place +and +pray +there +, +and +before +having +time +to +get +used +to +it +or +getting +to +love +it +, +I +shall +go +farther +. +I +will +go +on +till +my +legs +fail +, +and +I +’ +ll +lie +down +and +die +somewhere +, +and +shall +at +last +reach +that +eternal +, +quiet +haven +, +where +there +is +neither +sorrow +nor +sighing +... +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +But +afterwards +, +when +she +saw +her +father +and +especially +little +Koko +( +Nicholas +) +, +her +resolve +weakened +. +She +wept +quietly +, +and +felt +that +she +was +a +sinner +who +loved +her +father +and +little +nephew +more +than +God +. +BOOK +SEVEN +: +1810 +- +11 +CHAPTER +I +The +Bible +legend +tells +us +that +the +absence +of +labor—idleness—was +a +condition +of +the +first +man +’ +s +blessedness +before +the +Fall +. +Fallen +man +has +retained +a +love +of +idleness +, +but +the +curse +weighs +on +the +race +not +only +because +we +have +to +seek +our +bread +in +the +sweat +of +our +brows +, +but +because +our +moral +nature +is +such +that +we +can +not +be +both +idle +and +at +ease +. +An +inner +voice +tells +us +we +are +in +the +wrong +if +we +are +idle +. +If +man +could +find +a +state +in +which +he +felt +that +though +idle +he +was +fulfilling +his +duty +, +he +would +have +found +one +of +the +conditions +of +man +’ +s +primitive +blessedness +. +And +such +a +state +of +obligatory +and +irreproachable +idleness +is +the +lot +of +a +whole +class—the +military +. +The +chief +attraction +of +military +service +has +consisted +and +will +consist +in +this +compulsory +and +irreproachable +idleness +. +Nicholas +Rostóv +experienced +this +blissful +condition +to +the +full +when +, +after +1807 +, +he +continued +to +serve +in +the +Pávlograd +regiment +, +in +which +he +already +commanded +the +squadron +he +had +taken +over +from +Denísov +. +Rostóv +had +become +a +bluff +, +good-natured +fellow +, +whom +his +Moscow +acquaintances +would +have +considered +rather +bad +form +, +but +who +was +liked +and +respected +by +his +comrades +, +subordinates +, +and +superiors +, +and +was +well +contented +with +his +life +. +Of +late +, +in +1809 +, +he +found +in +letters +from +home +more +frequent +complaints +from +his +mother +that +their +affairs +were +falling +into +greater +and +greater +disorder +, +and +that +it +was +time +for +him +to +come +back +to +gladden +and +comfort +his +old +parents +. +Reading +these +letters +, +Nicholas +felt +a +dread +of +their +wanting +to +take +him +away +from +surroundings +in +which +, +protected +from +all +the +entanglements +of +life +, +he +was +living +so +calmly +and +quietly +. +He +felt +that +sooner +or +later +he +would +have +to +re-enter +that +whirlpool +of +life +, +with +its +embarrassments +and +affairs +to +be +straightened +out +, +its +accounts +with +stewards +, +quarrels +, +and +intrigues +, +its +ties +, +society +, +and +with +Sónya +’ +s +love +and +his +promise +to +her +. +It +was +all +dreadfully +difficult +and +complicated +; +and +he +replied +to +his +mother +in +cold +, +formal +letters +in +French +, +beginning +: +“ +My +dear +Mamma +, +” +and +ending +: +“ +Your +obedient +son +, +” +which +said +nothing +of +when +he +would +return +. +In +1810 +he +received +letters +from +his +parents +, +in +which +they +told +him +of +Natásha +’ +s +engagement +to +Bolkónski +, +and +that +the +wedding +would +be +in +a +year +’ +s +time +because +the +old +prince +made +difficulties +. +This +letter +grieved +and +mortified +Nicholas +. +In +the +first +place +he +was +sorry +that +Natásha +, +for +whom +he +cared +more +than +for +anyone +else +in +the +family +, +should +be +lost +to +the +home +; +and +secondly +, +from +his +hussar +point +of +view +, +he +regretted +not +to +have +been +there +to +show +that +fellow +Bolkónski +that +connection +with +him +was +no +such +great 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+more +than +she +was +already +, +but +that +was +enough +. +She +exhaled +happiness +and +love +from +the +time +Nicholas +returned +, +and +the +faithful +, +unalterable +love +of +this +girl +had +a +gladdening +effect +on +him +. +Pétya +and +Natásha +surprised +Nicholas +most +. +Pétya +was +a +big +handsome +boy +of +thirteen +, +merry +, +witty +, +and +mischievous +, +with +a +voice +that +was +already +breaking +. +As +for +Natásha +, +for +a +long +while +Nicholas +wondered +and +laughed +whenever +he +looked +at +her +. +“ +You +’ +re +not +the +same +at +all +, +” +he +said +. +“ +How +? +Am +I +uglier +? +” +“ +On +the +contrary +, +but +what +dignity +? +A +princess +! +” +he +whispered +to +her +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +yes +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +joyfully +. +She +told +him +about +her +romance +with +Prince +Andrew +and +of +his +visit +to +Otrádnoe +and +showed +him +his +last +letter +. +“ +Well +, +are +you +glad +? +” +Natásha +asked +. +“ +I +am +so +tranquil +and +happy +now. +” +“ +Very +glad +, +” +answered +Nicholas +. +“ +He +is +an +excellent +fellow +... +. +And +are +you +very +much +in +love +? +” +“ +How +shall +I +put +it +? +” +replied +Natásha +. +“ +I +was +in +love +with +Borís +, +with +my +teacher +, +and +with +Denísov +, +but +this +is +quite +different +. +I +feel +at +peace +and +settled +. +I +know +that +no +better +man +than +he +exists +, +and +I +am +calm +and +contented +now +. +Not +at +all +as +before. +” +Nicholas +expressed +his +disapproval +of +the +postponement +of +the +marriage +for +a +year +; +but +Natásha +attacked +her +brother +with +exasperation +, +proving +to +him +that +it +could +not +be +otherwise +, +and +that +it +would +be +a +bad +thing +to +enter +a +family +against +the +father +’ +s +will +, +and +that +she +herself +wished +it +so +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +at +all +understand +, +” +she +said +. +Nicholas +was +silent +and +agreed +with +her +. +Her +brother +often +wondered +as +he +looked +at +her +. +She +did +not +seem +at +all +like +a +girl +in +love +and +parted +from +her +affianced +husband +. +She +was +even-tempered +and +calm +and +quite +as +cheerful +as +of +old +. +This +amazed +Nicholas +and +even +made +him +regard +Bolkónski +’ +s +courtship +skeptically +. +He +could +not +believe +that +her +fate +was +sealed +, +especially +as +he +had +not +seen +her +with +Prince +Andrew +. +It +always +seemed +to +him +that +there +was +something +not +quite +right +about +this +intended +marriage +. +“ +Why +this +delay +? +Why +no +betrothal +? +” +he +thought +. +Once +, +when +he +had +touched +on +this +topic +with +his +mother +, +he +discovered +, +to +his +surprise +and +somewhat +to +his +satisfaction +, +that +in +the +depth +of +her +soul +she +too +had +doubts +about +this +marriage +. +“ +You +see +he +writes +, +” +said +she +, +showing +her +son +a +letter +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +, +with +that +latent +grudge +a +mother +always +has +in +regard +to +a +daughter +’ +s +future +married +happiness +, +“ +he +writes +that +he +won +’ +t +come +before +December +. +What +can +be +keeping +him +? +Illness +, +probably +! +His +health +is +very +delicate +. +Don +’ +t +tell +Natásha +. +And +don +’ +t +attach +importance +to +her +being +so +bright +: +that +’ +s +because +she +’ +s +living +through +the +last +days +of +her +girlhood +, +but +I +know +what +she +is +like +every +time +we +receive +a +letter +from +him +! +However +, +God +grant +that +everything +turns +out +well +! +” +( +She +always +ended +with +these +words +. +) +“ +He +is +an +excellent +man +! +” +CHAPTER +II +After +reaching +home +Nicholas +was +at +first +serious +and +even +dull +. +He +was +worried +by +the +impending +necessity +of +interfering +in +the +stupid +business +matters +for +which +his +mother +had +called +him +home +. +To +throw +off +this +burden +as +quickly +as +possible +, +on +the +third +day +after +his +arrival +he +went +, +angry +and +scowling +and +without +answering +questions +as +to +where +he +was +going +, +to +Mítenka +’ +s +lodge +and +demanded +an +account +of +everything +. +But +what +an +account +of +everything +might +be +Nicholas +knew +even +less +than +the +frightened +and +bewildered +Mítenka +. +The +conversation +and +the +examination +of +the +accounts +with +Mítenka +did +not +last +long +. +The +village +elder +, +a +peasant +delegate +, +and +the +village +clerk +, +who +were +waiting +in +the +passage +, +heard +with +fear +and +delight +first +the +young +count +’ +s +voice +roaring +and +snapping +and +rising +louder +and +louder +, +and +then +words +of +abuse +, +dreadful +words +, +ejaculated +one +after +the +other +. +“ +Robber +! +... +Ungrateful +wretch +! +... +I +’ +ll +hack +the +dog +to +pieces +! +I +’ +m +not +my +father +! +... +Robbing +us +! +... +” +and +so +on +. +Then +with +no +less +fear +and +delight +they +saw +how +the +young +count +, +red +in +the +face +and +with +bloodshot +eyes +, +dragged +Mítenka +out +by +the +scruff +of +the +neck +and +applied +his +foot +and +knee +to +his +behind +with +great +agility +at +convenient +moments +between +the +words +, +shouting +, +“ +Be +off +! +Never +let +me +see +your +face +here +again +, +you +villain +! +” +Mítenka +flew +headlong +down +the +six +steps +and +ran +away +into +the +shrubbery +. +( +This +shrubbery +was +a +well-known +haven +of +refuge +for +culprits +at +Otrádnoe +. +Mítenka +himself +, +returning +tipsy +from +the +town +, +used +to +hide +there +, +and +many +of +the +residents +at +Otrádnoe +, +hiding +from +Mítenka +, +knew +of +its +protective +qualities +. +) +Mítenka +’ +s +wife +and +sisters-in-law +thrust +their +heads +and +frightened +faces +out +of +the +door +of +a +room +where +a +bright +samovar +was +boiling +and +where +the +steward +’ +s +high +bedstead +stood +with +its +patchwork +quilt +. +The +young +count +paid +no +heed +to +them +, +but +, +breathing +hard +, +passed +by +with +resolute +strides +and +went +into +the +house +. +The +countess +, +who +heard +at +once +from +the +maids +what +had +happened +at +the +lodge +, +was +calmed +by +the +thought +that +now +their +affairs +would +certainly +improve +, +but +on +the +other +hand +felt +anxious +as +to +the +effect +this +excitement +might +have +on +her +son +. +She +went +several +times +to +his +door +on +tiptoe +and +listened +, +as +he +lighted +one +pipe +after +another +. +Next +day +the +old +count +called +his +son +aside +and +, +with +an +embarrassed +smile +, +said +to +him +: +“ +But +you +know +, +my +dear +boy +, +it +’ +s +a +pity +you +got +excited +! +Mítenka +has +told +me +all +about +it. +” +“ +I +knew +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +“ +that +I +should +never +understand +anything +in +this +crazy +world. +” +“ +You +were +angry +that +he +had +not +entered +those +700 +rubles +. +But +they +were +carried +forward—and +you +did +not +look +at +the +other +page. +” +“ +Papa +, +he +is +a +blackguard +and +a +thief +! +I +know +he +is +! +And +what +I +have +done +, +I +have +done +; +but +, +if +you +like +, +I +won +’ +t +speak +to +him +again. +” +“ +No +, +my +dear +boy +” +( +the +count +, +too +, +felt +embarrassed +. +He +knew +he +had +mismanaged +his +wife +’ +s +property +and +was +to +blame +toward +his +children +, +but +he +did +not +know +how +to +remedy +it +) +. +“ +No +, +I +beg +you +to +attend +to +the +business +. +I +am +old +. +I +... +” +“ +No +, +Papa +. +Forgive +me +if +I +have +caused +you +unpleasantness +. +I +understand +it +all +less +than +you +do. +” +“ +Devil +take +all +these +peasants +, +and +money +matters +, +and +carryings +forward +from +page +to +page +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +I +used +to +understand +what +a +‘ +corner +’ +and +the +stakes +at +cards +meant +, +but +carrying +forward +to +another +page +I +don +’ +t +understand +at +all +, +” +said +he +to +himself +, +and +after +that +he +did +not +meddle +in +business +affairs +. +But +once +the +countess +called +her +son +and +informed +him +that +she +had +a +promissory +note +from +Anna +Mikháylovna +for +two +thousand +rubles +, +and +asked +him +what +he +thought +of +doing +with +it +. +“ +This +, +” +answered +Nicholas +. +“ +You +say +it +rests +with +me +. +Well +, +I +don +’ +t +like +Anna +Mikháylovna +and +I +don +’ +t +like +Borís +, +but +they +were +our +friends +and +poor +. +Well +then +, +this +! +” +and +he +tore +up +the +note +, +and +by +so +doing +caused +the +old +countess +to +weep +tears +of +joy +. +After +that +, +young +Rostóv +took +no +further +part +in +any +business +affairs +, +but +devoted +himself +with +passionate +enthusiasm +to +what +was +to +him +a +new +pursuit—the +chase—for +which +his +father +kept +a +large +establishment +. +CHAPTER +III +The +weather +was +already +growing +wintry +and +morning +frosts +congealed +an +earth +saturated +by +autumn +rains +. +The +verdure +had +thickened +and +its +bright +green +stood +out +sharply +against +the +brownish +strips +of +winter +rye +trodden +down +by +the +cattle +, +and +against +the +pale-yellow +stubble +of +the +spring +buckwheat +. +The +wooded +ravines +and +the +copses +, +which +at +the +end +of +August +had +still +been +green +islands +amid +black +fields +and +stubble +, +had +become +golden +and +bright-red +islands +amid +the +green +winter +rye +. +The +hares +had +already +half +changed +their +summer +coats +, +the +fox +cubs +were +beginning +to +scatter +, +and +the +young +wolves +were +bigger +than +dogs +. +It +was +the +best +time +of +the +year +for +the +chase +. +The +hounds +of +that +ardent +young +sportsman +Rostóv +had +not +merely +reached +hard +winter +condition +, +but +were +so +jaded +that +at +a +meeting +of +the +huntsmen +it +was +decided +to +give +them +a +three +days +’ +rest +and +then +, +on +the +sixteenth +of +September +, +to +go +on +a +distant +expedition +, +starting +from +the +oak +grove +where +there +was +an +undisturbed +litter +of +wolf +cubs +. +All +that +day +the +hounds +remained +at +home +. +It +was +frosty +and +the +air +was +sharp +, +but +toward +evening +the +sky +became +overcast +and +it +began +to +thaw +. +On +the +fifteenth +, +when +young +Rostóv +, +in +his +dressing +gown +, +looked +out +of +the +window +, +he +saw +it +was +an +unsurpassable +morning +for +hunting +: +it +was +as +if +the +sky +were +melting +and +sinking +to +the +earth +without +any +wind +. +The +only +motion +in +the +air +was +that +of +the +dripping +, +microscopic +particles +of +drizzling +mist +. +The +bare +twigs +in +the +garden +were +hung +with +transparent +drops +which +fell +on +the +freshly +fallen +leaves +. +The +earth +in +the +kitchen +garden +looked +wet +and +black +and +glistened +like +poppy +seed +and +at +a +short +distance +merged +into +the +dull +, +moist +veil +of +mist +. +Nicholas +went +out +into +the +wet +and +muddy +porch +. +There +was +a +smell +of +decaying +leaves +and +of +dog +. +Mílka +, +a +black-spotted +, +broad-haunched +bitch +with +prominent +black +eyes +, +got +up +on +seeing +her +master +, +stretched +her +hind +legs +, +lay +down +like +a +hare +, +and +then +suddenly +jumped +up +and +licked +him +right +on +his +nose +and +mustache +. +Another +borzoi +, +a +dog +, +catching +sight +of +his +master +from +the +garden +path +, +arched +his +back +and +, +rushing +headlong +toward +the +porch +with +lifted +tail +, +began +rubbing +himself +against +his +legs +. +“ +O-hoy +! +” +came +at +that +moment +, +that +inimitable +huntsman +’ +s +call +which +unites +the +deepest +bass +with +the +shrillest +tenor +, +and +round +the +corner +came +Daniel +the +head +huntsman +and +head +kennelman +, +a +gray +, +wrinkled +old +man +with +hair +cut +straight +over +his +forehead +, +Ukrainian +fashion +, +a +long +bent +whip +in +his +hand +, +and +that +look +of +independence +and +scorn +of +everything +that +is +only +seen +in +huntsmen +. +He +doffed +his +Circassian +cap +to +his +master +and +looked +at +him +scornfully +. +This +scorn +was +not +offensive +to +his +master +. +Nicholas +knew +that +this +Daniel +, +disdainful +of +everybody +and +who +considered +himself +above +them +, +was +all +the +same +his +serf +and +huntsman +. +“ +Daniel +! +” +Nicholas +said +timidly +, +conscious +at +the +sight +of +the +weather +, +the +hounds +, +and +the +huntsman +that +he +was +being +carried +away +by +that +irresistible +passion +for +sport +which +makes +a +man +forget +all +his +previous +resolutions +, +as +a +lover +forgets +in +the +presence +of +his +mistress +. +“ +What +orders +, +your +excellency +? +” +said +the +huntsman +in +his +deep +bass +, +deep +as +a +proto-deacon +’ +s +and +hoarse +with +hallooing—and +two +flashing +black +eyes +gazed +from +under +his +brows +at +his +master +, +who +was +silent +. +“ +Can +you +resist +it +? +” +those +eyes +seemed +to +be +asking +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +good +day +, +eh +? +For +a +hunt +and +a +gallop +, +eh +? +” +asked +Nicholas +, +scratching +Mílka +behind +the +ears +. +Daniel +did +not +answer +, +but +winked +instead +. +“ +I +sent +Uvárka +at +dawn +to +listen +, +” +his +bass +boomed +out +after +a +minute +’ +s +pause +. +“ +He +says +she +’ +s +moved +them +into +the +Otrádnoe +enclosure +. +They +were +howling +there. +” +( +This +meant +that +the +she-wolf +, +about +whom +they +both +knew +, +had +moved +with +her +cubs +to +the +Otrádnoe +copse +, +a +small +place +a +mile +and +a +half +from +the +house +. +) +“ +We +ought +to +go +, +don +’ +t +you +think +so +? +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Come +to +me +with +Uvárka. +” +“ +As +you +please. +” +“ +Then +put +off +feeding +them. +” +“ +Yes +, +sir. +” +Five +minutes +later +Daniel +and +Uvárka +were +standing +in +Nicholas +’ +big +study +. +Though +Daniel +was +not +a +big +man +, +to +see +him +in +a +room +was +like +seeing +a +horse +or +a +bear +on +the +floor +among +the +furniture +and +surroundings +of +human +life +. +Daniel +himself +felt +this +, +and +as +usual +stood +just +inside +the +door +, +trying +to +speak +softly +and +not +move +, +for +fear +of +breaking +something +in +the +master +’ +s +apartment +, +and +he +hastened +to +say +all +that +was +necessary +so +as +to +get +from +under +that +ceiling +, +out +into +the +open +under +the +sky +once +more +. +Having +finished +his +inquiries +and +extorted +from +Daniel +an +opinion +that +the +hounds +were +fit +( +Daniel +himself +wished +to +go +hunting +) +, +Nicholas +ordered +the +horses +to +be +saddled +. +But +just +as +Daniel +was +about +to +go +Natásha +came +in +with +rapid +steps +, +not +having +done +up +her +hair +or +finished +dressing +and +with +her +old +nurse +’ +s +big +shawl +wrapped +round +her +. +Pétya +ran +in +at +the +same +time +. +“ +You +are +going +? +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +I +knew +you +would +! +Sónya +said +you +wouldn +’ +t +go +, +but +I +knew +that +today +is +the +sort +of +day +when +you +couldn +’ +t +help +going. +” +“ +Yes +, +we +are +going +, +” +replied +Nicholas +reluctantly +, +for +today +, +as +he +intended +to +hunt +seriously +, +he +did +not +want +to +take +Natásha +and +Pétya +. +“ +We +are +going +, +but +only +wolf +hunting +: +it +would +be +dull +for +you. +” +“ +You +know +it +is +my +greatest +pleasure +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +fair +; +you +are +going +by +yourself +, +are +having +the +horses +saddled +and +said +nothing +to +us +about +it. +” +“ +‘ +No +barrier +bars +a +Russian +’ +s +path +’ +—we +’ +ll +go +! +” +shouted +Pétya +. +“ +But +you +can +’ +t +. +Mamma +said +you +mustn +’ +t +, +” +said +Nicholas +to +Natásha +. +“ +Yes +, +I +’ +ll +go +. +I +shall +certainly +go +, +” +said +Natásha +decisively +. +“ +Daniel +, +tell +them +to +saddle +for +us +, +and +Michael +must +come +with +my +dogs +, +” +she +added +to +the +huntsman +. +It +seemed +to +Daniel +irksome +and +improper +to +be +in +a +room +at +all +, +but +to +have +anything +to +do +with +a +young +lady +seemed +to +him +impossible +. +He +cast +down +his +eyes +and +hurried +out +as +if +it +were +none +of +his +business +, +careful +as +he +went +not +to +inflict +any +accidental +injury +on +the +young +lady +. +CHAPTER +IV +The +old +count +, +who +had +always +kept +up +an +enormous +hunting +establishment +but +had +now +handed +it +all +completely +over +to +his +son +’ +s +care +, +being +in +very +good +spirits +on +this +fifteenth +of +September +, +prepared +to +go +out +with +the +others +. +In +an +hour +’ +s +time +the +whole +hunting +party +was +at +the +porch +. +Nicholas +, +with +a +stern +and +serious +air +which +showed +that +now +was +no +time +for +attending +to +trifles +, +went +past +Natásha +and +Pétya +who +were +trying +to +tell +him +something +. +He +had +a +look +at +all +the +details +of +the +hunt +, +sent +a +pack +of +hounds +and +huntsmen +on +ahead +to +find +the +quarry +, +mounted +his +chestnut +Donéts +, +and +whistling +to +his +own +leash +of +borzois +, +set +off +across +the +threshing +ground +to +a +field +leading +to +the +Otrádnoe +wood +. +The +old +count +’ +s +horse +, +a +sorrel +gelding +called +Viflyánka +, +was +led +by +the +groom +in +attendance +on +him +, +while +the +count +himself +was +to +drive +in +a +small +trap +straight +to +a +spot +reserved +for +him +. +They +were +taking +fifty-four +hounds +, +with +six +hunt +attendants +and +whippers-in +. +Besides +the +family +, +there +were +eight +borzoi +kennelmen +and +more +than +forty +borzois +, +so +that +, +with +the +borzois +on +the +leash +belonging +to +members +of +the +family +, +there +were +about +a +hundred +and +thirty +dogs +and +twenty +horsemen +. +Each +dog +knew +its +master +and +its +call +. +Each +man +in +the +hunt +knew +his +business +, +his +place +, +what +he +had +to +do +. +As +soon +as +they +had +passed +the +fence +they +all +spread +out +evenly +and +quietly +, +without +noise +or +talk +, +along +the +road +and +field +leading +to +the +Otrádnoe +covert +. +The +horses +stepped +over +the +field +as +over +a +thick +carpet +, +now +and +then +splashing +into +puddles +as +they +crossed +a +road +. +The +misty +sky +still +seemed +to +descend +evenly +and +imperceptibly +toward +the +earth +, +the +air +was +still +, +warm +, +and +silent +. +Occasionally +the +whistle +of +a +huntsman +, +the +snort +of +a +horse +, +the +crack +of +a +whip +, +or +the +whine +of +a +straggling +hound +could +be +heard +. +When +they +had +gone +a +little +less +than +a +mile +, +five +more +riders +with +dogs +appeared +out +of +the +mist +, +approaching +the +Rostóvs +. +In +front +rode +a +fresh-looking +, +handsome +old +man +with +a +large +gray +mustache +. +“ +Good +morning +, +Uncle +! +” +said +Nicholas +, +when +the +old +man +drew +near +. +“ +That +’ +s +it +. +Come +on +! +... +I +was +sure +of +it +, +” +began +“ +Uncle. +” +( +He +was +a +distant +relative +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +a +man +of +small +means +, +and +their +neighbor +. +) +“ +I +knew +you +wouldn +’ +t +be +able +to +resist +it +and +it +’ +s +a +good +thing +you +’ +re +going +. +That +’ +s +it +! +Come +on +! +” +( +This +was +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +favorite +expression +. +) +“ +Take +the +covert +at +once +, +for +my +Gírchik +says +the +Ilágins +are +at +Kornikí +with +their +hounds +. +That +’ +s +it +. +Come +on +! +... +They +’ +ll +take +the +cubs +from +under +your +very +nose. +” +“ +That +’ +s +where +I +’ +m +going +. +Shall +we +join +up +our +packs +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +The +hounds +were +joined +into +one +pack +, +and +“ +Uncle +” +and +Nicholas +rode +on +side +by +side +. +Natásha +, +muffled +up +in +shawls +which +did +not +hide +her +eager +face +and +shining +eyes +, +galloped +up +to +them +. +She +was +followed +by +Pétya +who 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+Ilyá +Rostóv +, +though +not +at +heart +a +keen +sportsman +, +knew +the +rules +of +the +hunt +well +, +and +rode +to +the +bushy +edge +of +the +road +where +he +was +to +stand +, +arranged +his +reins +, +settled +himself +in +the +saddle +, +and +, +feeling +that +he +was +ready +, +looked +about +with +a +smile +. +Beside +him +was +Simon +Chekmár +, +his +personal +attendant +, +an +old +horseman +now +somewhat +stiff +in +the +saddle +. +Chekmár +held +in +leash +three +formidable +wolfhounds +, +who +had +, +however +, +grown +fat +like +their +master +and +his +horse +. +Two +wise +old +dogs +lay +down +unleashed +. +Some +hundred +paces +farther +along +the +edge +of +the +wood +stood +Mítka +, +the +count +’ +s +other +groom +, +a +daring +horseman +and +keen +rider +to +hounds +. +Before +the +hunt +, +by +old +custom +, +the +count +had +drunk +a +silver +cupful +of +mulled +brandy +, +taken +a +snack +, +and +washed +it +down +with +half +a +bottle +of +his +favorite 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+you +scare +away +the +beast +, +Daniel +’ +ll +give +it +you +! +” +“ +I +know +a +thing +or +two +myself +! +” +said +Nastásya +Ivánovna +. +“ +Hush +! +” +whispered +the +count +and +turned +to +Simon +. +“ +Have +you +seen +the +young +countess +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Where +is +she +? +” +“ +With +young +Count +Peter +, +by +the +Zhárov +rank +grass +, +” +answered +Simon +, +smiling +. +“ +Though +she +’ +s +a +lady +, +she +’ +s +very +fond +of +hunting. +” +“ +And +you +’ +re +surprised +at +the +way +she +rides +, +Simon +, +eh +? +” +said +the +count +. +“ +She +’ +s +as +good +as +many +a +man +! +” +“ +Of +course +! +It +’ +s +marvelous +. +So +bold +, +so +easy +! +” +“ +And +Nicholas +? +Where +is +he +? +By +the +Lyádov +upland +, +isn +’ +t +he +? +” +“ +Yes +, +sir +. +He +knows +where +to +stand +. +He +understands +the +matter +so +well +that +Daniel +and +I +are +often +quite +astounded +, +” +said +Simon +, +well +knowing +what +would +please +his +master +. +“ 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+shouted +Nicholas +. +The +reddish +Lyubím +rushed +forward +from +behind +Mílka +, +sprang +impetuously +at +the +wolf +, +and +seized +it +by +its +hindquarters +, +but +immediately +jumped +aside +in +terror +. +The +wolf +crouched +, +gnashed +her +teeth +, +and +again +rose +and +bounded +forward +, +followed +at +the +distance +of +a +couple +of +feet +by +all +the +borzois +, +who +did +not +get +any +closer +to +her +. +“ +She +’ +ll +get +away +! +No +, +it +’ +s +impossible +! +” +thought +Nicholas +, +still +shouting +with +a +hoarse +voice +. +“ +Karáy +, +ulyulyu +! +... +” +he +shouted +, +looking +round +for +the +old +borzoi +who +was +now +his +only +hope +. +Karáy +, +with +all +the +strength +age +had +left +him +, +stretched +himself +to +the +utmost +and +, +watching +the +wolf +, +galloped +heavily +aside +to +intercept +it +. +But +the +quickness +of +the +wolf +’ +s +lope +and +the +borzoi +’ +s +slower +pace +made +it +plain +that +Karáy +had +miscalculated +. +Nicholas +could +already +see +not +far +in +front +of +him +the +wood +where +the +wolf +would +certainly +escape +should +she +reach +it +. +But +, +coming +toward +him +, +he +saw +hounds +and +a +huntsman +galloping +almost +straight +at +the +wolf +. +There +was +still +hope +. +A +long +, +yellowish +young +borzoi +, +one +Nicholas +did +not +know +, +from +another +leash +, +rushed +impetuously +at +the +wolf +from +in +front +and +almost +knocked +her +over +. +But +the +wolf +jumped +up +more +quickly +than +anyone +could +have +expected +and +, +gnashing +her +teeth +, +flew +at +the +yellowish +borzoi +, +which +, +with +a +piercing +yelp +, +fell +with +its +head +on +the +ground +, +bleeding +from +a +gash +in +its +side +. +“ +Karáy +? +Old +fellow +! +... +” +wailed +Nicholas +. +Thanks +to +the +delay +caused +by +this +crossing +of +the +wolf +’ +s +path +, +the +old +dog +with +its +felted +hair +hanging +from +its +thigh +was +within +five +paces +of +it +. +As +if +aware +of +her +danger +, +the +wolf +turned +her +eyes +on +Karáy +, +tucked +her +tail +yet +further +between +her +legs +, +and +increased +her +speed +. +But +here +Nicholas +only +saw +that +something +happened +to +Karáy—the +borzoi +was +suddenly +on +the +wolf +, +and +they +rolled +together +down +into +a +gully +just +in +front +of +them +. +That +instant +, +when +Nicholas +saw +the +wolf +struggling +in +the +gully +with +the +dogs +, +while +from +under +them +could +be +seen +her +gray +hair +and +outstretched +hind +leg +and +her +frightened +choking +head +, +with +her +ears +laid +back +( +Karáy +was +pinning +her +by +the +throat +) +, +was +the +happiest +moment +of +his +life +. +With +his +hand +on +his +saddlebow +, +he +was +ready +to +dismount +and +stab +the +wolf +, +when +she +suddenly +thrust +her +head +up +from +among +that +mass +of +dogs +, +and +then +her +forepaws +were +on +the +edge +of +the +gully +. +She +clicked +her +teeth +( +Karáy +no +longer +had +her +by +the +throat +) +, +leaped +with +a +movement +of +her +hind +legs +out +of +the +gully +, +and +having +disengaged +herself +from +the +dogs +, +with +tail +tucked +in +again +, +went +forward +. +Karáy +, +his +hair +bristling +, +and +probably +bruised +or +wounded +, +climbed +with +difficulty +out +of +the +gully +. +“ +Oh +my +God +! +Why +? +” +Nicholas +cried +in +despair +. +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +huntsman +was +galloping +from +the +other +side +across +the +wolf +’ +s +path +and +his +borzois +once +more +stopped +the +animal +’ +s +advance +. +She +was +again +hemmed +in +. +Nicholas +and +his +attendant +, +with +“ +Uncle +” +and +his +huntsman +, +were +all +riding +round +the +wolf +, +crying +“ +ulyulyu +! +” +shouting +and +preparing +to +dismount +each +moment +that +the +wolf +crouched +back +, +and +starting +forward +again +every +time +she +shook +herself +and +moved +toward +the +wood +where +she +would +be +safe +. +Already +, +at +the +beginning +of +this +chase +, +Daniel +, +hearing +the +ulyulyuing +, +had +rushed +out +from +the +wood +. +He +saw +Karáy +seize +the +wolf +, +and +checked +his +horse +, +supposing +the +affair +to +be +over +. +But +when +he +saw +that +the +horsemen +did +not +dismount +and +that +the +wolf +shook +herself +and +ran +for +safety +, +Daniel +set +his +chestnut +galloping +, +not +at +the +wolf +but +straight +toward +the +wood +, +just +as +Karáy +had +run +to +cut +the +animal +off +. +As +a +result +of +this +, +he +galloped +up +to +the +wolf +just +when +she +had +been +stopped +a +second +time +by +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +borzois +. +Daniel +galloped +up +silently +, +holding +a +naked +dagger +in +his +left +hand +and +thrashing +the +laboring +sides +of +his +chestnut +horse +with +his +whip +as +if +it +were +a +flail +. +Nicholas +neither +saw +nor +heard +Daniel +until +the +chestnut +, +breathing +heavily +, +panted +past +him +, +and +he +heard +the +fall +of +a +body +and +saw +Daniel +lying +on +the +wolf +’ +s +back +among +the +dogs +, +trying +to +seize +her +by +the +ears +. +It +was +evident +to +the +dogs +, +the +hunters +, +and +to +the +wolf +herself +that +all +was +now +over +. +The +terrified +wolf +pressed +back +her +ears +and +tried +to +rise +, +but +the +borzois +stuck +to +her +. +Daniel +rose +a +little +, +took +a +step +, +and +with +his +whole +weight +, +as +if +lying +down +to +rest +, +fell +on +the +wolf +, +seizing +her +by +the +ears +. +Nicholas +was +about +to +stab +her +, +but +Daniel +whispered +, +“ +Don +’ +t +! +We +’ +ll +gag +her +! +” +and +, +changing +his +position +, +set +his +foot +on +the +wolf +’ +s +neck +. +A +stick +was +thrust +between +her +jaws +and +she +was +fastened +with +a +leash +, +as +if +bridled +, +her +legs +were +bound +together +, +and +Daniel +rolled +her +over +once +or +twice +from +side +to +side +. +With +happy +, +exhausted +faces +, +they +laid +the +old +wolf +, +alive +, +on +a +shying +and +snorting +horse +and +, +accompanied +by +the +dogs +yelping +at +her +, +took +her +to +the +place +where +they +were +all +to +meet +. +The +hounds +had +killed +two +of +the +cubs +and +the +borzois +three +. +The +huntsmen +assembled +with +their +booty +and +their +stories +, +and +all +came +to +look +at +the +wolf +, +which +, +with +her +broad-browed +head +hanging +down +and +the +bitten +stick +between +her +jaws +, +gazed +with +great +glassy +eyes +at +this +crowd +of +dogs +and +men +surrounding +her +. +When +she +was +touched +, +she +jerked +her +bound +legs +and +looked +wildly +yet +simply +at +everybody +. +Old +Count +Rostóv +also +rode +up +and +touched +the +wolf +. +“ +Oh +, +what +a +formidable +one +! +” +said +he +. +“ +A +formidable +one +, +eh +? +” +he +asked +Daniel +, +who +was +standing +near +. +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +, +” +answered +Daniel +, +quickly +doffing +his +cap +. +The +count +remembered +the +wolf +he +had +let +slip +and +his +encounter +with +Daniel +. +“ +Ah +, +but +you +are +a +crusty +fellow +, +friend +! +” +said +the +count +. +For +sole +reply +Daniel +gave +him +a +shy +, +childlike +, +meek +, +and +amiable +smile +. +CHAPTER +VI +The +old +count +went +home +, +and +Natásha +and +Pétya +promised +to +return +very +soon +, +but +as +it +was +still +early +the +hunt +went +farther +. +At +midday +they +put +the +hounds +into +a +ravine +thickly +overgrown +with +young +trees +. +Nicholas +standing +in +a +fallow +field +could +see +all +his +whips +. +Facing +him +lay +a +field +of +winter +rye +, +there +his +own +huntsman +stood +alone +in +a +hollow +behind +a +hazel +bush +. +The +hounds +had +scarcely +been +loosed +before +Nicholas +heard +one +he +knew +, +Voltórn +, +giving +tongue +at +intervals +; +other +hounds +joined +in +, +now +pausing +and +now +again +giving +tongue +. +A +moment +later +he +heard +a +cry +from +the +wooded +ravine +that +a +fox +had +been +found +, +and +the +whole +pack +, +joining +together +, +rushed +along +the +ravine +toward +the +ryefield +and +away +from +Nicholas +. +He +saw +the +whips +in +their +red +caps +galloping +along +the +edge +of +the +ravine +, +he +even +saw +the +hounds +, +and +was +expecting +a +fox +to +show +itself +at +any +moment +on +the +ryefield +opposite +. +The +huntsman +standing +in +the +hollow +moved +and +loosed +his +borzois +, +and +Nicholas +saw +a +queer +, +short-legged +red +fox +with +a +fine +brush +going +hard +across +the +field +. +The +borzois +bore +down +on +it +... +. +Now +they +drew +close +to +the +fox +which +began +to +dodge +between +the +field +in +sharper +and +sharper +curves +, +trailing +its +brush +, +when +suddenly +a +strange +white +borzoi +dashed +in +followed +by +a +black +one +, +and +everything +was +in +confusion +; +the +borzois +formed +a +star-shaped +figure +, +scarcely +swaying +their +bodies +and +with +tails +turned +away +from +the +center +of +the +group +. +Two +huntsmen +galloped +up +to +the +dogs +; +one +in +a +red +cap +, +the +other +, +a +stranger +, +in +a +green +coat +. +“ +What +’ +s +this +? +” +thought +Nicholas +. +“ +Where +’ +s +that +huntsman +from +? +He +is +not +‘ +Uncle +’ +s +’ +man. +” +The +huntsmen +got +the +fox +, +but +stayed +there +a +long +time +without +strapping +it +to +the +saddle +. +Their +horses +, +bridled +and +with +high +saddles +, +stood +near +them +and +there +too +the +dogs +were +lying +. +The +huntsmen +waved +their +arms +and +did +something +to +the +fox +. +Then +from +that +spot +came +the +sound +of +a +horn +, +with +the +signal +agreed +on +in +case +of +a +fight +. +“ +That +’ +s +Ilágin +’ +s +huntsman +having +a +row +with +our +Iván +, +” +said +Nicholas +’ +groom +. +Nicholas +sent +the +man +to +call +Natásha +and +Pétya +to +him +, +and +rode +at +a +footpace +to +the +place +where +the +whips +were +getting +the +hounds +together +. +Several +of +the +field +galloped +to +the +spot +where +the +fight +was +going +on +. +Nicholas +dismounted +, +and +with +Natásha +and +Pétya +, +who +had +ridden +up +, +stopped +near +the +hounds +, +waiting +to +see +how +the +matter +would +end +. +Out +of +the +bushes +came +the +huntsman +who +had +been +fighting +and +rode +toward +his +young +master +, +with +the +fox +tied +to +his +crupper +. +While +still +at +a +distance +he +took +off +his +cap +and +tried +to +speak +respectfully +, +but +he +was +pale +and +breathless +and +his +face +was +angry +. +One +of +his +eyes +was +black +, +but +he +probably +was +not +even +aware +of +it +. +“ +What +has +happened +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +“ +A +likely +thing +, +killing +a +fox +our +dogs +had +hunted +! +And +it +was +my +gray +bitch +that +caught +it +! +Go +to +law +, +indeed +! +... +He +snatches +at +the +fox +! +I +gave +him +one +with +the +fox +. +Here +it +is +on +my +saddle +! +Do +you +want +a +taste +of +this +? +... +” +said +the +huntsman +, +pointing +to +his +dagger +and +probably +imagining +himself +still +speaking +to +his +foe +. +Nicholas +, +not +stopping +to +talk +to +the +man +, +asked +his +sister +and +Pétya +to +wait +for +him +and +rode +to +the +spot +where +the +enemy +’ +s +, +Ilágin +’ +s +, +hunting +party +was +. +The +victorious +huntsman +rode +off +to +join +the +field +, +and +there +, +surrounded +by +inquiring +sympathizers +, +recounted +his +exploits +. +The +facts +were +that +Ilágin +, +with +whom +the +Rostóvs +had +a +quarrel +and +were +at +law +, +hunted +over +places +that +belonged +by +custom +to +the +Rostóvs +, +and +had +now +, +as +if +purposely +, +sent +his +men +to +the +very +woods +the +Rostóvs +were +hunting +and +let +his +man +snatch +a +fox +their +dogs +had +chased +. +Nicholas +, +though +he +had +never +seen +Ilágin +, +with +his +usual +absence +of +moderation +in +judgment +, +hated +him +cordially +from +reports +of +his +arbitrariness +and +violence +, +and +regarded +him +as +his +bitterest +foe +. +He +rode +in +angry +agitation +toward +him +, +firmly +grasping +his +whip +and +fully +prepared +to +take +the +most +resolute +and +desperate +steps +to +punish +his +enemy +. +Hardly +had +he +passed +an +angle +of +the +wood +before +a +stout +gentleman +in +a +beaver +cap +came +riding +toward +him +on +a +handsome +raven-black +horse +, +accompanied +by +two +hunt +servants +. +Instead +of +an +enemy +, +Nicholas +found +in +Ilágin +a +stately +and +courteous +gentleman +who +was +particularly +anxious +to +make +the +young +count +’ +s +acquaintance +. +Having +ridden +up +to +Nicholas +, +Ilágin +raised +his +beaver +cap +and +said +he +much +regretted +what +had +occurred +and +would +have +the +man +punished +who +had +allowed +himself +to +seize +a +fox +hunted +by +someone +else +’ +s +borzois +. +He +hoped +to +become +better +acquainted +with +the +count +and +invited +him +to +draw +his +covert +. +Natásha +, +afraid +that +her +brother +would +do +something +dreadful +, +had +followed +him +in +some +excitement +. +Seeing +the +enemies +exchanging +friendly +greetings +, +she +rode +up +to +them +. +Ilágin +lifted +his +beaver +cap +still +higher +to +Natásha +and +said +, +with +a +pleasant +smile +, +that +the +young +countess +resembled +Diana +in +her +passion +for +the +chase +as +well +as +in +her +beauty +, +of +which +he +had +heard +much +. +To +expiate +his +huntsman +’ +s +offense +, +Ilágin +pressed +the +Rostóvs +to +come +to +an +upland +of +his +about +a +mile +away +which +he +usually +kept +for +himself +and +which +, +he +said +, +swarmed +with +hares +. +Nicholas +agreed +, +and +the +hunt +, +now +doubled +, +moved +on +. +The +way +to +Iligin +’ +s +upland +was +across +the +fields +. +The +hunt +servants +fell +into +line +. +The +masters +rode +together +. +“ +Uncle +, +” +Rostóv +, +and +Ilágin +kept +stealthily +glancing +at +one +another +’ +s +dogs +, +trying +not +to +be +observed +by +their +companions +and +searching +uneasily +for +rivals +to +their +own +borzois +. +Rostóv +was +particularly +struck +by +the +beauty +of +a +small +, +pure-bred +, +red-spotted +bitch +on +Ilágin +’ +s +leash +, +slender +but +with +muscles +like +steel +, +a +delicate +muzzle +, +and +prominent +black +eyes +. +He +had +heard +of +the +swiftness +of +Ilágin +’ +s +borzois +, +and +in +that +beautiful +bitch +saw +a +rival +to +his +own +Mílka +. +In +the +middle +of +a +sober +conversation +begun +by +Ilágin +about +the +year +’ +s +harvest +, +Nicholas +pointed +to +the +red-spotted +bitch +. +“ +A +fine +little +bitch +, +that +! +” +said +he +in +a +careless +tone +. +“ +Is +she +swift +? +” +“ +That +one +? +Yes +, +she +’ +s +a +good +dog +, +gets +what +she +’ +s +after +, +” +answered +Ilágin +indifferently +, +of +the +red-spotted +bitch +Erzá +, +for +which +, +a +year +before +, +he +had +given +a +neighbor +three +families +of +house +serfs +. +“ +So +in +your +parts +, +too +, +the +harvest +is +nothing +to +boast +of +, +Count +? +” +he +went +on +, +continuing +the +conversation +they +had +begun +. +And +considering +it +polite +to +return +the +young +count +’ +s +compliment +, +Ilágin +looked +at +his +borzois +and +picked +out +Mílka +who +attracted +his +attention +by +her +breadth +. +“ +That +black-spotted +one +of +yours +is +fine—well +shaped +! +” +said +he +. +“ +Yes +, +she +’ +s +fast +enough +, +” +replied +Nicholas +, +and +thought +: +“ +If +only +a +full-grown +hare +would +cross +the +field +now +I +’ +d +show +you +what +sort +of +borzoi +she +is +, +” +and +turning +to +his +groom +, +he +said +he +would +give +a +ruble +to +anyone +who +found +a +hare +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +, +” +continued +Ilágin +, +“ +how +some +sportsmen +can +be +so +jealous +about +game +and +dogs +. +For +myself +, +I +can +tell +you +, +Count +, +I +enjoy +riding +in +company +such +as +this +... +what +could +be +better +? +” +( +he +again +raised +his +cap +to +Natásha +) +“ +but +as +for +counting +skins +and +what +one +takes +, +I +don +’ +t +care +about +that. +” +“ +Of +course +not +! +” +“ +Or +being +upset +because +someone +else +’ +s +borzoi +and +not +mine +catches +something +. +All +I +care +about +is +to +enjoy +seeing +the +chase +, +is +it +not +so +, +Count +? +For +I +consider +that +... +” +“ +A-tu +! +” +came +the +long-drawn +cry +of +one +of +the +borzoi +whippers-in +, +who +had +halted +. +He +stood +on +a +knoll +in +the +stubble +, +holding +his +whip +aloft +, +and +again +repeated +his +long-drawn +cry +, +“ +A-tu +! +” +( +This +call +and +the +uplifted +whip +meant +that +he +saw +a +sitting +hare +. +) +“ +Ah +, +he +has +found +one +, +I +think +, +” +said +Ilágin +carelessly +. +“ +Yes +, +we +must +ride +up +... +. +Shall +we +both +course +it +? +” +answered +Nicholas +, +seeing +in +Erzá +and +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +red +Rugáy +two +rivals +he +had +never +yet +had +a +chance +of +pitting +against +his +own +borzois +. +“ +And +suppose +they +outdo +my +Mílka +at +once +! +” +he +thought +as +he +rode +with +“ +Uncle +” +and +Ilágin +toward +the +hare +. +“ +A +full-grown +one +? +” +asked +Ilágin +as +he +approached +the +whip +who +had +sighted +the +hare—and +not +without +agitation +he +looked +round +and +whistled +to +Erzá +. +“ +And +you +, +Michael +Nikanórovich +? +” +he +said +, +addressing +“ +Uncle. +” +The +latter +was +riding +with +a +sullen +expression +on +his +face +. +“ +How +can +I +join +in +? +Why +, +you +’ +ve +given +a +village +for +each +of +your +borzois +! +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +Yours +are +worth +thousands +. +Try +yours +against +one +another +, +you +two +, +and +I +’ +ll +look +on +! +” +“ +Rugáy +, +hey +, +hey +! +” +he +shouted +. +“ +Rugáyushka +! +” +he +added +, +involuntarily +by +this +diminutive +expressing +his +affection +and +the +hopes +he +placed +on +this +red +borzoi +. +Natásha +saw +and +felt +the +agitation +the +two +elderly +men +and +her +brother +were +trying +to +conceal +, +and +was +herself +excited +by +it +. +The +huntsman +stood +halfway +up +the +knoll +holding +up +his +whip +and +the +gentlefolk +rode +up +to +him +at +a +footpace +; +the +hounds +that +were +far +off +on +the +horizon +turned +away +from +the +hare +, +and +the +whips +, +but +not +the +gentlefolk +, +also +moved +away +. +All +were +moving +slowly +and +sedately +. +“ +How +is +it +pointing +? +” +asked +Nicholas +, +riding +a +hundred +paces +toward +the +whip +who +had +sighted +the +hare +. +But +before +the +whip +could +reply +, +the +hare +, +scenting +the +frost +coming +next +morning +, +was +unable +to +rest +and +leaped +up +. +The +pack +on +leash +rushed +downhill +in +full +cry +after +the +hare +, +and +from +all +sides +the +borzois +that +were +not +on +leash +darted +after +the +hounds +and +the +hare +. +All +the +hunt +, +who +had +been +moving +slowly +, +shouted +, +“ +Stop +! +” +calling +in +the +hounds +, +while +the +borzoi +whips +, +with +a +cry +of +“ +A-tu +! +” +galloped +across +the +field +setting +the +borzois +on +the +hare +. +The +tranquil +Ilágin +, +Nicholas +, +Natásha +, +and +“ +Uncle +” +flew +, +reckless +of +where +and +how +they +went +, +seeing +only +the +borzois +and +the +hare +and +fearing +only +to +lose +sight +even +for +an +instant +of +the +chase +. +The +hare +they +had +started +was +a +strong +and +swift +one +. +When +he +jumped +up +he +did +not +run +at +once +, +but +pricked +his +ears +listening +to +the +shouting +and +trampling +that +resounded +from +all +sides +at +once +. +He +took +a +dozen +bounds +, +not +very +quickly +, +letting +the +borzois +gain +on +him +, +and +, +finally +having +chosen +his +direction +and +realized +his +danger +, +laid +back +his +ears +and +rushed +off +headlong +. +He +had +been +lying +in +the +stubble +, +but +in +front +of +him +was +the +autumn +sowing +where +the +ground +was +soft +. +The +two +borzois +of +the +huntsman +who +had +sighted +him +, +having +been +the +nearest +, +were +the +first +to +see +and +pursue +him +, +but +they +had +not +gone +far +before +Ilágin +’ +s +red-spotted +Erzá +passed +them +, +got +within +a +length +, +flew +at +the +hare +with +terrible +swiftness +aiming +at +his +scut +, +and +, +thinking +she +had +seized +him +, +rolled +over +like +a +ball +. +The +hare +arched +his +back +and +bounded +off +yet +more +swiftly +. +From +behind +Erzá +rushed +the +broad-haunched +, +black-spotted +Mílka +and +began +rapidly +gaining +on +the +hare +. +“ +Miláshka +, +dear +! +” +rose +Nicholas +’ +triumphant +cry +. +It +looked +as +if +Mílka +would +immediately +pounce +on +the +hare +, +but +she +overtook +him +and +flew +past +. +The +hare +had +squatted +. +Again +the +beautiful +Erzá +reached +him +, +but +when +close +to +the +hare +’ +s +scut +paused +as +if +measuring +the +distance +, +so +as +not +to +make +a +mistake +this +time +but +seize +his +hind +leg +. +“ +Erzá +, +darling +! +” +Ilágin +wailed +in +a +voice +unlike +his +own +. +Erzá +did +not +hearken +to +his +appeal +. +At +the +very +moment +when +she +would +have +seized +her +prey +, +the +hare +moved +and +darted +along +the +balk +between +the +winter +rye +and +the +stubble +. +Again +Erzá +and +Mílka +were +abreast +, +running +like +a +pair +of +carriage +horses +, +and +began +to +overtake +the +hare +, +but +it +was +easier +for +the +hare +to +run +on +the +balk +and +the +borzois +did +not +overtake +him +so +quickly +. +“ +Rugáy +, +Rugáyushka +! +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +” +came +a +third +voice +just +then +, +and +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +red +borzoi +, +straining +and +curving +its +back +, +caught +up +with +the +two +foremost +borzois +, +pushed +ahead +of +them +regardless +of +the +terrible +strain +, +put +on +speed +close +to +the +hare +, +knocked +it +off +the +balk +onto +the +ryefield +, +again +put +on +speed +still +more +viciously +, +sinking +to +his +knees +in +the +muddy +field +, +and +all +one +could +see +was +how +, +muddying +his +back +, +he +rolled +over +with +the +hare +. +A +ring +of +borzois +surrounded +him +. +A +moment +later +everyone +had +drawn +up +round +the +crowd +of +dogs +. +Only +the +delighted +“ +Uncle +” +dismounted +, +and +cut +off +a +pad +, +shaking +the +hare +for +the +blood +to +drip +off +, +and +anxiously +glancing +round +with +restless +eyes +while +his +arms +and +legs +twitched +. +He +spoke +without +himself +knowing +whom +to +or +what +about +. +“ +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +That +’ +s +a +dog +! +... +There +, +it +has +beaten +them +all +, +the +thousand-ruble +as +well +as +the +one-ruble +borzois +. +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +” +said +he +, +panting +and +looking +wrathfully +around +as +if +he +were +abusing +someone +, +as +if +they +were +all +his +enemies +and +had +insulted +him +, +and +only +now +had +he +at +last +succeeded +in +justifying +himself +. +“ +There +are +your +thousand-ruble +ones +... +. +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +... +” +“ +Rugáy +, +here +’ +s +a +pad +for +you +! +” +he +said +, +throwing +down +the +hare +’ +s +muddy +pad +. +“ +You +’ +ve +deserved +it +, +that +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +” +“ +She +’ +d +tired +herself +out +, +she +’ +d +run +it +down +three +times +by +herself +, +” +said +Nicholas +, +also +not +listening +to +anyone +and +regardless +of +whether +he +were +heard +or +not +. +“ +But +what +is +there +in +running +across +it +like +that +? +” +said +Ilágin +’ +s +groom +. +“ +Once +she +had +missed +it +and +turned +it +away +, +any +mongrel +could +take +it +, +” +Ilágin +was +saying +at +the +same +time +, +breathless +from +his +gallop +and +his +excitement +. +At +the +same +moment +Natásha +, +without +drawing +breath +, +screamed +joyously +, +ecstatically +, +and +so +piercingly +that +it +set +everyone +’ +s +ear +tingling +. +By +that +shriek +she +expressed +what +the +others +expressed +by +all +talking +at +once +, +and +it +was +so +strange +that +she +must +herself +have +been +ashamed +of +so +wild +a +cry +and +everyone +else +would +have +been +amazed +at +it +at +any +other +time +. +“ +Uncle +” +himself +twisted +up +the +hare +, +threw +it +neatly +and +smartly +across +his +horse +’ +s +back +as +if +by +that +gesture +he +meant +to +rebuke +everybody +, +and +, +with +an +air +of +not +wishing +to +speak +to +anyone +, +mounted +his +bay +and +rode +off +. +The +others +all +followed +, +dispirited +and +shamefaced +, +and +only +much +later +were +they +able +to +regain +their +former +affectation +of +indifference +. +For +a +long +time +they +continued +to +look +at +red +Rugáy +who +, +his +arched +back +spattered +with +mud +and +clanking +the +ring +of +his +leash +, +walked +along +just +behind +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +horse +with +the +serene +air +of +a +conqueror +. +“ +Well +, +I +am +like +any +other +dog +as +long +as +it +’ +s +not +a +question +of +coursing +. +But +when +it +is +, +then +look +out +! +” +his +appearance +seemed +to +Nicholas +to +be +saying +. +When +, +much +later +, +“ +Uncle +” +rode +up +to +Nicholas +and +began +talking +to +him +, +he +felt +flattered +that +, +after +what +had +happened +, +“ +Uncle +” +deigned +to +speak +to +him +. +CHAPTER +VII +Toward +evening +Ilágin +took +leave +of +Nicholas +, +who +found +that +they +were +so +far +from +home +that +he +accepted +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +offer +that +the +hunting +party +should +spend +the +night +in +his +little +village +of +Mikháylovna +. +“ +And +if +you +put +up +at +my +house +that +will +be +better +still +. +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +” +said +“ +Uncle. +” +“ +You +see +it +’ +s +damp +weather +, +and +you +could +rest +, +and +the +little +countess +could +be +driven +home +in +a +trap. +” +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +offer +was +accepted +. +A +huntsman +was +sent +to +Otrádnoe +for +a +trap +, +while +Nicholas +rode +with +Natásha +and +Pétya +to +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +house +. +Some +five +male +domestic +serfs +, +big +and +little +, +rushed +out +to +the +front +porch +to +meet +their +master +. +A +score +of +women +serfs +, +old +and +young +, +as +well +as +children +, +popped +out +from +the +back +entrance +to +have +a +look +at +the +hunters +who +were +arriving +. +The +presence +of +Natásha—a +woman +, +a +lady +, +and +on +horseback—raised +the +curiosity +of +the +serfs +to +such +a +degree +that +many +of +them +came +up +to +her +, +stared +her +in +the +face +, +and +unabashed +by +her +presence +made +remarks +about +her +as +though +she +were +some +prodigy +on +show +and +not +a +human +being +able +to +hear +or +understand +what +was +said +about +her +. +“ +Arínka +! +Look +, +she +sits +sideways +! +There +she +sits +and +her +skirt +dangles +... +. +See +, +she +’ +s +got +a +little +hunting +horn +! +” +“ +Goodness +gracious +! +See +her +knife +? +... +” +“ +Isn +’ +t +she +a +Tartar +! +” +“ +How +is +it +you +didn +’ +t +go +head +over +heels +? +” +asked +the +boldest +of +all +, +addressing +Natásha +directly +. +“ +Uncle +” +dismounted +at +the +porch +of +his +little +wooden +house +which +stood +in +the +midst +of +an +overgrown +garden +and +, +after +a +glance +at +his +retainers +, +shouted +authoritatively +that +the +superfluous +ones +should +take +themselves +off +and +that +all +necessary +preparations +should +be +made +to +receive +the +guests +and +the +visitors +. +The +serfs +all +dispersed +. +“ +Uncle +” +lifted +Natásha +off +her +horse +and +taking +her +hand +led +her +up +the +rickety +wooden +steps +of +the +porch +. +The +house +, +with +its +bare +, +unplastered +log +walls +, +was +not +overclean—it +did +not +seem +that +those +living +in +it +aimed +at +keeping +it +spotless—but +neither +was +it +noticeably +neglected +. +In +the +entry +there +was +a +smell +of +fresh +apples +, +and +wolf +and +fox +skins +hung +about +. +“ +Uncle +” +led +the +visitors +through +the +anteroom +into +a +small +hall +with +a +folding +table +and +red +chairs +, +then +into +the +drawing +room +with +a +round +birchwood +table +and +a +sofa +, +and +finally +into +his +private +room +where +there +was +a +tattered +sofa +, +a +worn +carpet +, +and +portraits +of +Suvórov +, +of +the +host +’ +s +father +and +mother +, +and +of +himself +in +military +uniform +. +The +study +smelt +strongly +of +tobacco +and +dogs +. +“ +Uncle +” +asked +his +visitors +to +sit +down +and +make +themselves +at +home +, +and +then +went +out +of +the +room +. +Rugáy +, +his +back +still +muddy +, +came +into +the +room +and +lay +down +on +the +sofa +, +cleaning +himself +with +his +tongue +and +teeth +. +Leading +from +the +study +was +a +passage +in +which +a +partition +with +ragged +curtains +could +be +seen +. +From +behind +this +came +women +’ +s +laughter +and +whispers +. +Natásha +, +Nicholas +, +and +Pétya +took +off +their +wraps +and +sat +down +on +the +sofa +. +Pétya +, +leaning +on +his +elbow +, +fell +asleep +at +once +. +Natásha +and +Nicholas +were +silent +. +Their +faces +glowed +, +they +were +hungry +and +very +cheerful +. +They +looked +at +one +another +( +now +that +the +hunt +was +over +and +they +were +in +the +house +, +Nicholas +no +longer +considered +it +necessary +to +show +his +manly +superiority +over +his +sister +) +, +Natásha +gave +him +a +wink +, +and +neither +refrained +long +from +bursting +into +a +peal +of +ringing +laughter +even +before +they +had +a +pretext +ready +to +account +for +it +. +After +a +while +“ +Uncle +” +came +in +, +in +a +Cossack +coat +, +blue +trousers +, +and +small +top +boots +. +And +Natásha +felt +that +this +costume +, +the +very +one +she +had +regarded +with +surprise +and +amusement +at +Otrádnoe +, +was +just +the +right +thing +and +not +at +all +worse +than +a +swallow-tail +or +frock +coat +. +“ +Uncle +” +too +was 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+motion +, +she +looked +at +the +visitors +and +, +with +a +pleasant +smile +, +bowed +respectfully +. +In +spite +of +her +exceptional +stoutness +, +which +caused +her +to +protrude +her +chest +and +stomach +and +throw +back +her +head +, +this +woman +( +who +was +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +housekeeper +) +trod +very +lightly +. +She +went +to +the +table +, +set +down +the +tray +, +and +with +her +plump +white +hands +deftly +took +from +it +the +bottles +and +various +hors +d +’ +oeuvres +and +dishes +and +arranged +them +on +the +table +. +When +she +had +finished +, +she +stepped +aside +and +stopped +at +the +door +with +a +smile +on +her +face +. +“ +Here +I +am +. +I +am +she +! +Now +do +you +understand +‘ +Uncle +’ +? +” +her +expression +said +to +Rostóv +. +How +could +one +help +understanding +? +Not +only +Nicholas +, +but +even +Natásha +understood +the +meaning +of +his +puckered +brow +and +the +happy +complacent +smile +that +slightly +puckered +his +lips +when +Anísya +Fëdorovna +entered +. +On +the +tray +was +a +bottle +of +herb +wine +, +different +kinds +of +vodka +, +pickled +mushrooms +, +rye +cakes +made +with +buttermilk +, +honey +in +the +comb +, +still +mead +and +sparkling +mead +, +apples +, +nuts +( +raw +and +roasted +) +, +and +nut-and-honey +sweets +. +Afterwards +she +brought +a +freshly +roasted +chicken +, +ham +, +preserves +made +with +honey +, +and +preserves +made +with +sugar +. +All +this +was +the +fruit +of +Anísya +Fëdorovna +’ +s +housekeeping +, +gathered +and +prepared +by +her +. +The +smell +and +taste +of +it +all +had +a +smack +of +Anísya +Fëdorovna +herself +: +a +savor +of +juiciness +, +cleanliness +, +whiteness +, +and +pleasant +smiles +. +“ +Take +this +, +little +Lady-Countess +! +” +she +kept +saying +, +as +she +offered +Natásha +first +one +thing +and +then +another +. +Natásha +ate +of +everything +and +thought +she +had +never +seen +or +eaten +such +buttermilk +cakes +, +such +aromatic +jam +, +such +honey-and-nut +sweets +, +or +such +a +chicken +anywhere +. +Anísya +Fëdorovna +left +the +room +. +After +supper +, +over +their +cherry +brandy +, +Rostóv +and +“ +Uncle +” +talked +of +past +and +future +hunts +, +of +Rugáy +and +Ilágin +’ +s +dogs +, +while +Natásha +sat +upright +on +the +sofa +and +listened +with +sparkling +eyes +. +She +tried +several +times +to +wake +Pétya +that +he +might +eat +something +, +but +he +only +muttered +incoherent +words +without +waking +up +. +Natásha +felt +so +lighthearted +and +happy +in +these +novel +surroundings +that +she +only +feared +the +trap +would +come +for +her +too +soon +. +After +a +casual +pause +, +such +as +often +occurs +when +receiving +friends +for +the +first +time +in +one +’ +s +own +house +, +“ +Uncle +, +” +answering +a +thought +that +was +in +his +visitors +’ +minds +, +said +: +“ +This +, +you +see +, +is +how +I +am +finishing +my +days +... +Death +will +come +. +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +Nothing +will +remain +. +Then +why +harm +anyone +? +” +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +face +was +very +significant +and +even +handsome +as +he +said +this +. +Involuntarily +Rostóv +recalled +all +the +good +he +had +heard +about +him +from +his +father +and +the +neighbors +. +Throughout +the +whole +province +“ +Uncle +” +had +the +reputation +of +being +the +most +honorable +and +disinterested +of +cranks +. +They +called +him +in +to +decide +family +disputes +, +chose +him +as +executor +, +confided +secrets +to +him +, +elected +him +to +be +a +justice +and +to +other +posts +; +but +he +always +persistently +refused +public +appointments +, +passing +the +autumn +and +spring +in +the +fields +on +his +bay +gelding +, +sitting +at +home +in +winter +, +and +lying +in +his +overgrown +garden +in +summer +. +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +enter +the +service +, +Uncle +? +” +“ +I +did +once +, +but +gave +it +up +. +I +am +not +fit +for +it +. +That +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +I +can +’ +t +make +head +or +tail 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+Uncle +” +returned +from +the +chase +. +“ +Uncle +” +was +fond +of +such +music +. +“ +How +good +! +Really +very +good +! +” +said +Nicholas +with +some +unintentional +superciliousness +, +as +if +ashamed +to +confess +that +the +sounds +pleased +him +very +much +. +“ +Very +good +? +” +said +Natásha +reproachfully +, +noticing +her +brother +’ +s +tone +. +“ +Not +‘ +very +good +’ +it +’ +s +simply +delicious +! +” +Just +as +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +pickled +mushrooms +, +honey +, +and +cherry +brandy +had +seemed +to +her +the +best +in +the +world +, +so +also +that +song +, +at +that +moment +, +seemed +to +her +the +acme +of +musical +delight +. +“ +More +, +please +, +more +! +” +cried +Natásha +at +the +door +as +soon +as +the +balaláyka +ceased +. +Mítka +tuned +up +afresh +, +and +recommenced +thrumming +the +balaláyka +to +the +air +of +My +Lady +, +with +trills +and +variations +. +“ +Uncle +” +sat +listening +, +slightly +smiling +, +with +his +head +on +one +side +. +The +air +was +repeated +a +hundred +times +. +The +balaláyka +was +retuned +several +times +and +the +same +notes +were +thrummed +again +, +but +the +listeners +did +not +grow +weary +of +it +and +wished +to +hear +it +again +and +again +. +Anísya +Fëdorovna +came +in +and +leaned +her +portly +person +against +the +doorpost +. +“ +You +like +listening +? +” +she +said +to +Natásha +, +with +a +smile +extremely +like +“ +Uncle +’ +s. +” +“ +That +’ +s +a +good +player +of +ours +, +” +she +added +. +“ +He +doesn +’ +t +play +that +part +right +! +” +said +“ +Uncle +” +suddenly +, +with +an +energetic +gesture +. +“ +Here +he +ought +to +burst +out—that +’ +s +it +, +come +on +! +—ought +to +burst +out. +” +“ +Do +you +play +then +? +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +Uncle +” +did +not +answer +, +but +smiled +. +“ +Anísya +, +go +and +see +if +the +strings +of +my +guitar +are +all +right +. +I +haven +’ +t +touched +it +for +a +long +time +. +That +’ +s +it—come +on +! +I +’ +ve +given +it +up. +” +Anísya +Fëdorovna +, +with +her +light +step +, +willingly +went +to +fulfill +her +errand +and +brought +back +the +guitar +. +Without +looking +at +anyone +, +“ +Uncle +” +blew +the +dust +off +it +and +, +tapping +the +case +with +his +bony +fingers +, +tuned +the +guitar +and +settled +himself +in +his +armchair +. +He +took +the +guitar +a +little +above +the +fingerboard +, +arching +his +left +elbow +with +a +somewhat +theatrical +gesture +, +and +, +with +a +wink +at +Anísya +Fëdorovna +, +struck +a +single +chord +, +pure +and +sonorous +, +and +then +quietly +, +smoothly +, +and +confidently +began +playing +in +very +slow +time +, +not +My +Lady +, +but +the +well-known +song +: +Came +a +maiden +down +the +street +. +The +tune +, +played +with +precision +and +in +exact +time +, +began +to +thrill +in +the +hearts +of +Nicholas +and +Natásha +, +arousing +in +them +the +same +kind +of +sober +mirth +as +radiated +from +Anísya +Fëdorovna +’ +s +whole +being +. +Anísya +Fëdorovna +flushed +, +and +drawing +her +kerchief +over +her +face +went +laughing +out +of +the +room +. +“ +Uncle +” +continued +to +play +correctly +, +carefully +, +with +energetic +firmness +, +looking +with +a +changed +and +inspired +expression +at +the +spot +where +Anísya +Fëdorovna +had +just +stood +. +Something +seemed +to +be +laughing +a +little +on +one +side +of +his +face +under +his +gray +mustaches +, +especially +as +the +song +grew +brisker +and +the +time +quicker +and +when +, +here +and +there +, +as +he +ran +his +fingers +over +the +strings +, +something +seemed +to +snap +. +“ +Lovely +, +lovely +! +Go +on +, +Uncle +, +go +on +! +” +shouted +Natásha +as +soon +as +he +had +finished +. +She +jumped +up +and +hugged +and +kissed +him +. +“ +Nicholas +, +Nicholas +! +” +she +said +, +turning +to +her +brother +, +as +if +asking +him +: +“ +What +is +it +moves +me +so +? +” +Nicholas +too +was +greatly +pleased +by +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +playing +, +and +“ +Uncle +” +played +the +piece +over +again +. +Anísya +Fëdorovna +’ +s +smiling +face +reappeared +in +the +doorway +and +behind +hers +other +faces +... +Fetching +water +clear +and +sweet +, +Stop +, +dear +maiden +, +I +entreat— +played +“ +Uncle +” +once +more +, +running +his +fingers +skillfully +over +the +strings +, +and +then +he +stopped +short +and +jerked +his +shoulders +. +“ +Go +on +, +Uncle +dear +, +” +Natásha +wailed +in +an +imploring +tone +as +if +her +life +depended +on +it +. +“ +Uncle +” +rose +, +and +it +was +as +if +there +were +two +men +in +him +: +one +of +them +smiled +seriously +at +the +merry +fellow +, +while +the +merry +fellow +struck +a +naïve +and +precise +attitude +preparatory +to +a +folk +dance +. +“ +Now +then +, +niece +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +waving +to +Natásha +the +hand +that +had +just +struck +a +chord +. +Natásha +threw +off +the +shawl +from +her +shoulders +, +ran +forward +to +face +“ +Uncle +, +” +and +setting +her +arms +akimbo +also +made +a +motion +with +her +shoulders +and +struck +an +attitude +. +Where +, +how +, +and +when +had +this +young +countess +, +educated +by +an +émigrée +French +governess +, +imbibed +from +the +Russian +air +she +breathed +that +spirit +and +obtained +that +manner +which +the +pas +de +châle +* +would +, +one +would +have +supposed +, +long +ago +have +effaced +? +But +the +spirit +and +the +movements +were +those +inimitable +and +unteachable +Russian +ones +that +“ +Uncle +” +had +expected +of +her +. +As +soon +as +she +had +struck +her +pose +, +and +smiled +triumphantly +, +proudly +, +and +with +sly +merriment +, +the +fear +that +had +at +first +seized +Nicholas +and +the +others +that +she +might +not +do +the +right +thing +was +at +an +end +, +and +they +were +already +admiring +her +. +* +The +French +shawl +dance +. +She +did +the +right +thing +with +such +precision +, +such +complete +precision +, +that +Anísya +Fëdorovna +, +who +had +at +once +handed +her +the +handkerchief +she +needed +for +the +dance +, +had +tears +in +her +eyes +, +though +she +laughed +as +she +watched +this +slim +, +graceful +countess +, +reared +in +silks +and +velvets +and +so +different +from +herself +, +who +yet +was +able +to +understand +all +that +was +in +Anísya +and +in +Anísya +’ +s +father +and +mother +and +aunt +, +and +in +every +Russian +man +and +woman +. +“ +Well +, +little +countess +; +that +’ +s +it—come +on +! +” +cried +“ +Uncle +, +” +with +a +joyous +laugh +, +having +finished +the +dance +. +“ +Well +done +, +niece +! +Now +a +fine +young +fellow +must +be +found +as +husband +for +you +. +That +’ +s +it—come +on +! +” +“ +He +’ +s +chosen +already +, +” +said +Nicholas +smiling +. +“ +Oh +? +” +said +“ +Uncle +” +in +surprise +, +looking +inquiringly +at +Natásha +, +who +nodded +her +head +with +a +happy +smile +. +“ +And +such +a +one +! +” +she +said +. +But +as +soon +as +she +had +said +it +a +new +train +of +thoughts +and +feelings +arose +in +her +. +“ +What +did +Nicholas +’ +smile +mean +when +he +said +‘ +chosen +already +’ +? +Is +he +glad +of +it +or +not +? +It +is +as +if +he +thought +my +Bolkónski +would +not +approve +of +or +understand +our +gaiety +. +But +he +would +understand +it +all +. +Where +is +he +now +? +” +she +thought +, +and +her +face +suddenly +became +serious +. +But +this +lasted +only +a +second +. +“ +Don +’ +t +dare +to +think +about +it +, +” +she +said +to +herself +, +and +sat +down +again +smilingly +beside +“ +Uncle +, +” +begging +him +to +play +something +more +. +“ +Uncle +” +played +another +song +and +a +valse +; +then +after +a +pause +he +cleared +his +throat +and +sang +his +favorite +hunting +song +: +As +‘ +twas +growing +dark +last +night +Fell +the +snow +so +soft +and +light +... +“ +Uncle +” +sang +as +peasants +sing +, +with +full +and +naïve +conviction +that +the +whole +meaning +of +a +song +lies +in +the +words +and +that +the +tune +comes +of +itself +, +and +that +apart +from +the +words +there +is +no +tune +, +which +exists +only +to +give +measure +to +the +words +. +As +a +result +of +this +the +unconsidered +tune +, +like +the +song +of +a +bird +, +was +extraordinarily +good +. +Natásha +was +in +ecstasies +over +“ +Uncle +’ +s +” +singing +. +She +resolved +to +give +up +learning +the +harp +and +to +play +only +the +guitar +. +She +asked +“ +Uncle +” +for +his +guitar +and +at +once +found +the +chords +of +the +song +. +After +nine +o +’ +clock +two +traps +and +three +mounted +men +, +who +had +been +sent +to +look +for +them +, +arrived +to +fetch +Natásha +and +Pétya +. +The +count +and +countess +did +not +know +where +they +were +and +were +very +anxious +, +said +one +of +the +men +. +Pétya +was +carried +out +like +a +log +and +laid +in +the +larger +of +the +two +traps +. +Natásha +and +Nicholas +got +into +the +other +. +“ +Uncle +” +wrapped +Natásha +up +warmly +and +took +leave +of +her +with +quite +a +new 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+don +’ +t +cry +! +Only +tell +me +that +you +wish +it +, +and +you +know +I +will +give +my +life +, +anything +, +to +put +you +at +ease +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +I +would +sacrifice +anything +for +you—even +my +feelings. +” +But +the +countess +did +not +want +the +question +put +like +that +: +she +did +not +want +a +sacrifice +from +her +son +, +she +herself +wished +to +make +a +sacrifice +for +him +. +“ +No +, +you +have +not +understood +me +, +don +’ +t +let +us +talk +about +it +, +” +she +replied +, +wiping +away +her +tears +. +“ +Maybe +I +do +love +a +poor +girl +, +” +said +Nicholas +to +himself +. +“ +Am +I +to +sacrifice +my +feelings +and +my +honor +for +money +? +I +wonder +how +Mamma +could +speak +so +to +me +. +Because +Sónya +is +poor +I +must +not +love +her +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +must +not +respond +to +her +faithful +, +devoted +love +? +Yet +I +should +certainly +be +happier +with +her +than +with +some +doll-like +Julie +. +I +can +always +sacrifice +my +feelings +for +my +family +’ +s +welfare +, +” +he +said +to +himself +, +“ +but +I +can +’ +t +coerce +my +feelings +. +If +I +love +Sónya +, +that +feeling +is +for +me +stronger +and +higher +than +all +else. +” +Nicholas +did +not +go +to +Moscow +, +and +the +countess +did +not +renew +the +conversation +with +him +about +marriage +. +She +saw +with +sorrow +, +and +sometimes +with +exasperation +, +symptoms +of +a +growing +attachment +between +her +son +and +the +portionless +Sónya +. +Though +she +blamed +herself +for +it +, +she +could +not +refrain +from +grumbling +at +and +worrying +Sónya +, +often +pulling +her +up +without +reason +, +addressing +her +stiffly +as +“ +my +dear +, +” +and +using +the +formal +“ +you +” +instead +of +the +intimate +“ +thou +” +in +speaking +to +her +. +The +kindhearted +countess +was +the +more +vexed +with +Sónya +because +that +poor +, +dark-eyed +niece +of +hers +was +so +meek +, +so +kind +, +so +devotedly +grateful +to +her +benefactors +, +and +so +faithfully +, +unchangingly +, +and +unselfishly +in +love +with +Nicholas +, +that +there +were +no +grounds +for +finding +fault +with +her +. +Nicholas +was +spending +the +last +of +his +leave +at +home +. +A +fourth +letter +had +come +from +Prince +Andrew +, +from +Rome +, +in +which +he +wrote +that +he +would +have +been +on +his +way +back +to +Russia +long +ago +had +not +his +wound +unexpectedly +reopened +in +the +warm +climate +, +which +obliged +him +to +defer +his +return +till +the +beginning +of +the +new +year +. +Natásha +was +still +as +much +in +love +with +her +betrothed +, +found +the +same +comfort +in +that +love +, +and +was +still +as +ready +to +throw +herself +into +all +the +pleasures +of +life +as +before +; +but +at +the +end +of +the +fourth +month +of +their +separation +she +began +to +have +fits +of +depression +which +she +could +not +master +. +She +felt +sorry +for +herself +: +sorry +that +she +was +being +wasted +all +this +time +and +of +no +use +to +anyone—while +she +felt +herself +so +capable +of +loving +and +being +loved +. +Things +were +not +cheerful +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +home +. +CHAPTER +IX +Christmas +came +and +except +for +the +ceremonial +Mass +, +the +solemn +and +wearisome +Christmas +congratulations +from +neighbors +and +servants +, +and +the +new +dresses +everyone +put +on +, +there +were +no +special +festivities +, +though +the +calm +frost +of +twenty +degrees +Réaumur +, +the +dazzling +sunshine +by +day +, +and +the +starlight +of +the +winter +nights +seemed +to +call +for +some +special +celebration +of +the +season +. +On +the +third +day +of +Christmas +week +, +after +the +midday +dinner +, +all +the +inmates +of +the +house +dispersed +to +various +rooms +. +It +was +the +dullest +time +of +the +day +. +Nicholas +, +who +had +been +visiting +some +neighbors +that +morning +, +was +asleep +on +the +sitting-room +sofa +. +The +old +count +was +resting +in +his +study +. +Sónya +sat +in +the +drawing +room +at +the +round +table +, +copying +a +design +for +embroidery +. +The +countess +was +playing +patience +. +Nastásya +Ivánovna +the +buffoon +sat +with +a +sad +face +at +the +window +with +two +old +ladies +. +Natásha +came +into +the +room +, +went +up +to +Sónya +, +glanced +at +what +she +was +doing +, +and +then +went +up +to +her +mother +and +stood +without +speaking +. +“ +Why +are +you +wandering +about +like +an +outcast +? +” +asked +her +mother +. +“ +What +do +you +want +? +” +“ +Him +... +I +want +him +... +now +, +this +minute +! +I +want +him +! +” +said +Natásha +, +with +glittering +eyes +and +no +sign +of +a +smile +. +The +countess +lifted +her +head +and +looked +attentively +at +her +daughter +. +“ +Don +’ +t +look +at +me +, +Mamma +! +Don +’ +t +look +; +I +shall +cry +directly. +” +“ +Sit +down +with +me +a +little +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Mamma +, +I +want +him +. +Why +should +I +be +wasted +like +this +, +Mamma +? +” +Her +voice +broke +, +tears +gushed +from +her +eyes +, +and +she +turned +quickly +to +hide +them +and +left +the +room +. +She +passed +into +the +sitting +room +, +stood +there +thinking +awhile +, +and +then +went +into +the +maids +’ +room +. +There +an +old +maidservant +was +grumbling +at +a +young +girl +who +stood +panting +, +having +just +run +in +through +the +cold +from +the +serfs +’ +quarters +. +“ +Stop +playing—there +’ +s +a +time +for +everything +, +” +said +the +old +woman +. +“ +Let +her +alone +, +Kondrátevna +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Go +, +Mavrúshka +, +go. +” +Having +released +Mavrúshka +, +Natásha +crossed +the +dancing +hall +and +went +to +the +vestibule +. +There +an +old +footman +and +two +young +ones +were +playing +cards +. +They +broke +off +and +rose +as +she +entered +. +“ +What +can +I +do +with +them +? +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +Oh +, +Nikíta +, +please +go +... +where +can +I +send +him +? +... +Yes +, +go +to +the +yard +and +fetch +a +fowl +, +please +, +a +cock +, +and +you +, +Misha +, +bring +me +some +oats. +” +“ +Just +a +few +oats +? +” +said +Misha +, +cheerfully +and +readily +. +“ +Go +, +go +quickly +, +” +the +old +man +urged +him +. +“ +And +you +, +Theodore +, +get +me +a +piece +of +chalk. +” +On +her +way +past +the +butler +’ +s +pantry +she +told +them +to +set +a +samovar +, +though +it +was +not +at +all +the +time +for +tea +. +Fóka +, +the +butler +, +was +the +most +ill-tempered +person +in +the +house +. +Natásha +liked +to +test +her +power +over +him +. +He +distrusted +the +order +and +asked +whether +the +samovar +was +really +wanted +. +“ +Oh +dear +, +what +a +young +lady +! +” +said +Fóka +, +pretending +to +frown +at +Natásha +. +No +one +in +the +house +sent +people +about +or +gave +them +as +much +trouble +as +Natásha +did +. +She +could +not +see +people +unconcernedly +, +but +had +to +send +them +on +some +errand +. +She +seemed +to +be +trying +whether +any +of +them +would +get +angry +or +sulky +with +her +; +but +the +serfs +fulfilled +no +one +’ +s +orders +so +readily +as +they +did +hers +. +“ +What +can +I +do +, +where +can +I +go +? +” +thought +she +, +as +she +went +slowly +along +the +passage +. +“ +Nastásya +Ivánovna +, +what +sort +of +children +shall +I +have +? +” +she +asked +the +buffoon +, +who +was +coming +toward +her +in +a +woman +’ +s +jacket +. +“ +Why +, +fleas +, +crickets +, +grasshoppers +, +” +answered +the +buffoon +. +“ +O +Lord +, +O +Lord +, +it +’ +s +always +the +same +! +Oh +, +where +am +I +to +go +? +What +am +I +to +do +with +myself +? +” +And +tapping +with +her +heels +, +she +ran +quickly +upstairs +to +see +Vogel +and +his +wife +who +lived +on +the +upper +story +. +Two +governesses +were +sitting +with +the +Vogels +at +a +table +, +on +which +were +plates +of +raisins +, +walnuts +, +and +almonds +. +The +governesses +were +discussing +whether +it +was +cheaper +to +live +in +Moscow +or +Odessa +. +Natásha +sat +down +, +listened +to +their +talk +with +a +serious +and +thoughtful +air +, +and +then +got +up +again +. +“ +The +island +of +Madagascar +, +” +she +said +, +“ +Ma-da-gas-car +, +” +she +repeated +, +articulating +each +syllable +distinctly +, +and +, +not +replying +to +Madame +Schoss +who +asked +her +what +she +was +saying +, +she +went +out +of +the +room +. +Her +brother +Pétya +was +upstairs +too +; +with +the +man +in +attendance +on +him +he +was +preparing +fireworks +to +let +off +that +night +. +“ +Pétya +! +Pétya +! +” +she +called +to +him +. +“ +Carry +me +downstairs. +” +Pétya +ran +up +and +offered +her +his +back +. +She +jumped +on +it +, +putting +her +arms +round +his +neck +, +and +he +pranced +along +with +her +. +“ +No +, +don +’ +t +... +the +island +of +Madagascar +! +” +she +said +, +and +jumping +off +his +back +she +went +downstairs +. +Having +as +it +were +reviewed +her +kingdom +, +tested +her +power +, +and +made +sure +that +everyone +was +submissive +, +but +that +all +the +same +it +was +dull +, +Natásha +betook +herself +to +the +ballroom +, +picked +up +her +guitar +, +sat +down +in +a +dark +corner +behind +a +bookcase +, +and +began +to +run +her +fingers +over +the +strings +in +the +bass +, +picking +out +a +passage +she +recalled +from +an +opera +she +had +heard +in +Petersburg +with +Prince +Andrew +. +What +she +drew +from +the +guitar +would +have +had +no +meaning +for +other +listeners +, +but +in +her +imagination +a +whole +series +of +reminiscences +arose +from +those +sounds +. +She +sat +behind +the +bookcase +with +her +eyes +fixed +on +a +streak +of +light +escaping +from +the +pantry +door +and +listened +to +herself +and +pondered +. +She +was +in +a +mood +for +brooding +on +the +past +. +Sónya +passed +to +the +pantry +with +a +glass +in +her +hand +. +Natásha +glanced +at +her +and +at +the +crack +in +the +pantry +door +, +and +it +seemed +to +her +that +she +remembered +the +light +falling +through +that +crack +once +before +and +Sónya +passing +with +a +glass +in +her +hand +. +“ +Yes +it +was +exactly +the +same +, +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +Sónya +, +what +is +this +? +” +she +cried +, +twanging +a +thick +string +. +“ +Oh +, +you +are +there +! +” +said +Sónya +with +a +start +, +and +came +near +and +listened +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +. +A +storm +? +” +she +ventured +timidly +, +afraid +of +being +wrong +. +“ +There +! +That +’ +s +just +how +she +started +and +just +how +she +came +up +smiling +timidly +when +all +this +happened +before +, +” +thought +Natásha +, +“ +and +in +just +the +same +way +I +thought +there +was +something +lacking +in +her. +” +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +the +chorus +from +The +Water-Carrier +, +listen +! +” +and +Natásha +sang +the +air +of +the +chorus +so +that +Sónya +should +catch +it +. +“ +Where +were +you +going +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +To +change +the +water +in +this +glass +. +I +am +just +finishing +the +design. +” +“ +You +always +find +something +to +do +, +but +I +can +’ +t +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +And +where +’ +s +Nicholas +? +” +“ +Asleep +, +I +think. +” +“ +Sónya +, +go +and +wake +him +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Tell +him +I +want +him +to +come +and +sing. +” +She +sat +awhile +, +wondering +what +the +meaning +of +it +all +having +happened +before +could +be +, +and +without +solving +this +problem +, +or +at +all +regretting +not +having +done +so +, +she +again +passed +in +fancy +to +the +time +when +she +was +with +him +and +he +was +looking +at +her +with +a +lover +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +Oh +, +if +only +he +would +come +quicker +! +I +am +so +afraid +it +will +never +be +! +And +, +worst +of +all +, +I +am +growing +old—that +’ +s +the +thing +! +There +won +’ +t +then +be +in +me +what +there +is +now +. +But +perhaps +he +’ +ll +come +today +, +will +come +immediately +. +Perhaps +he +has +come +and +is +sitting +in +the +drawing +room +. +Perhaps +he +came +yesterday +and +I +have +forgotten +it. +” +She +rose +, +put +down +the +guitar +, +and +went +to +the +drawing +room +. +All +the +domestic +circle +, +tutors +, +governesses +, +and +guests +, +were +already +at +the +tea +table +. +The +servants +stood +round +the +table—but +Prince +Andrew +was +not +there +and +life +was +going +on +as +before +. +“ +Ah +, +here +she +is +! +” +said +the +old +count +, +when +he +saw +Natásha +enter +. +“ +Well +, +sit +down +by +me. +” +But +Natásha +stayed +by +her +mother +and +glanced +round +as +if +looking +for +something +. +“ +Mamma +! +” +she +muttered +, +“ +give +him +to +me +, +give +him +, +Mamma +, +quickly +, +quickly +! +” +and +she +again +had +difficulty +in +repressing +her +sobs +. +She +sat +down +at +the +table +and +listened +to +the +conversation +between +the +elders +and +Nicholas +, +who +had +also +come +to +the +table +. +“ +My +God +, +my +God +! +The +same +faces +, +the +same +talk +, +Papa +holding +his +cup +and +blowing +in +the +same +way +! +” +thought +Natásha +, +feeling +with +horror +a +sense +of +repulsion +rising +up +in +her +for +the +whole +household +, +because +they +were +always +the +same +. +After +tea +, +Nicholas +, +Sónya +, +and +Natásha +went +to +the +sitting +room +, +to +their +favorite +corner +where +their +most +intimate +talks +always +began +. +CHAPTER +X +“ +Does +it +ever +happen +to +you +, +” +said +Natásha +to +her +brother +, +when +they +settled +down +in +the +sitting +room +, +“ +does +it +ever +happen +to +you +to +feel +as +if +there +were +nothing +more +to +come—nothing +; +that +everything +good +is +past +? +And +to +feel +not +exactly +dull +, +but +sad +? +” +“ +I +should +think +so +! +” +he +replied +. +“ +I +have +felt +like +that +when +everything +was +all +right +and +everyone +was +cheerful +. +The +thought +has +come +into +my +mind +that +I +was +already +tired +of +it +all +, +and +that +we +must +all +die +. +Once +in +the +regiment +I +had +not +gone +to +some +merrymaking +where +there +was +music +... +and +suddenly +I +felt +so +depressed +... +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +I +know +, +I +know +, +I +know +! +” +Natásha +interrupted +him +. +“ +When +I +was +quite +little +that +used +to +be +so +with +me +. +Do +you +remember +when +I +was +punished +once +about +some +plums +? +You +were +all +dancing +, +and +I +sat +sobbing +in +the +schoolroom +? +I +shall +never +forget +it +: +I +felt +sad +and +sorry +for +everyone +, +for +myself +, +and +for +everyone +. +And +I +was +innocent—that +was +the +chief +thing +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Do +you +remember +? +” +“ +I +remember +, +” +answered +Nicholas +. +“ +I +remember +that +I +came +to +you +afterwards +and +wanted +to +comfort +you +, +but +do +you +know +, +I +felt +ashamed +to +. +We +were +terribly +absurd +. +I +had +a +funny +doll +then +and +wanted +to +give +it +to +you +. +Do +you +remember +? +” +“ +And +do +you +remember +, +” +Natásha +asked +with +a +pensive +smile +, +“ +how +once +, +long +, +long +ago +, +when +we +were +quite +little +, +Uncle +called +us +into +the +study—that +was +in +the +old +house—and +it +was +dark—we +went +in +and +suddenly +there +stood +... +” +“ +A +Negro +, +” +chimed +in +Nicholas +with +a +smile +of +delight +. +“ +Of +course +I +remember +. +Even +now +I +don +’ +t +know +whether +there +really +was +a +Negro +, +or +if +we +only +dreamed +it +or +were +told +about +him. +” +“ +He +was +gray +, +you +remember +, +and +had +white +teeth +, +and +stood +and +looked +at +us +... +. +” +“ +Sónya +, +do +you +remember +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +I +do +remember +something +too +, +” +Sónya +answered +timidly +. +“ +You +know +I +have +asked +Papa +and +Mamma +about +that +Negro +, +” +said +Natásha +, +“ +and +they +say +there +was +no +Negro +at +all +. +But +you +see +, +you +remember +! +” +“ +Of +course +I +do +, +I +remember +his +teeth +as +if +I +had +just +seen +them. +” +“ +How +strange +it +is +! +It +’ +s +as +if +it +were +a +dream +! +I +like +that. +” +“ +And +do +you +remember +how +we +rolled +hard-boiled +eggs +in +the +ballroom +, +and +suddenly +two +old +women +began +spinning +round +on +the +carpet +? +Was +that +real +or +not +? +Do +you +remember +what +fun +it +was +? +” +“ +Yes +, +and +you +remember +how +Papa +in +his +blue +overcoat +fired +a +gun +in +the +porch +? +” +So +they +went +through +their +memories +, +smiling +with +pleasure +: +not +the +sad +memories +of +old +age +, +but +poetic +, +youthful +ones—those +impressions +of +one +’ +s +most +distant +past +in +which +dreams +and +realities +blend—and +they +laughed +with +quiet +enjoyment +. +Sónya +, +as +always +, +did +not +quite +keep +pace +with +them +, +though +they +shared +the +same +reminiscences +. +Much +that +they +remembered +had +slipped +from +her +mind +, +and +what +she +recalled +did +not +arouse +the +same +poetic +feeling +as +they +experienced +. +She +simply +enjoyed +their +pleasure +and +tried +to +fit +in +with +it +. +She +only +really +took +part +when +they +recalled +Sónya +’ +s +first +arrival +. +She +told +them +how +afraid +she +had +been +of +Nicholas +because +he +had +on +a +corded +jacket +and +her +nurse +had +told +her +that +she +, +too +, +would +be +sewn +up +with +cords +. +“ +And +I +remember +their +telling +me +that +you +had +been +born +under +a +cabbage +, +” +said +Natásha +, +“ +and +I +remember +that +I +dared +not +disbelieve +it +then +, +but +knew +that +it +was +not +true +, +and +I +felt +so +uncomfortable. +” +While +they +were +talking +a +maid +thrust +her +head +in +at +the +other +door +of +the +sitting +room +. +“ +They +have +brought +the +cock +, +Miss +, +” +she +said +in +a +whisper +. +“ +It +isn +’ +t +wanted +, +Pólya +. +Tell +them +to +take +it +away +, +” +replied +Natásha +. +In +the +middle +of +their +talk +in +the +sitting +room +, +Dimmler +came +in +and +went +up +to +the +harp +that +stood +there +in +a +corner +. +He +took +off +its +cloth +covering +, +and +the +harp +gave +out +a +jarring +sound +. +“ +Mr +. +Dimmler +, +please +play +my +favorite +nocturne +by +Field +, +” +came +the +old +countess +’ +voice +from +the +drawing +room +. +Dimmler +struck +a +chord +and +, +turning +to +Natásha +, +Nicholas +, +and +Sónya +, +remarked +: +“ +How +quiet +you +young +people +are +! +” +“ +Yes +, +we +’ +re +philosophizing +, +” +said +Natásha +, +glancing +round +for +a +moment +and +then +continuing +the +conversation +. +They +were +now +discussing +dreams +. +Dimmler +began +to +play +; +Natásha +went +on +tiptoe +noiselessly +to +the +table +, +took +up +a +candle +, +carried +it +out +, +and +returned +, +seating +herself +quietly +in +her +former +place +. +It +was +dark +in +the +room +especially +where +they +were +sitting +on +the +sofa +, +but +through +the +big +windows +the +silvery +light +of +the +full +moon +fell +on +the +floor +. +Dimmler +had +finished +the +piece +but +still +sat +softly +running +his +fingers +over +the +strings +, +evidently +uncertain +whether +to +stop +or +to +play +something +else +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +” +said +Natásha +in +a +whisper +, +moving +closer +to +Nicholas +and +Sónya +, +“ +that +when +one +goes +on +and +on +recalling +memories +, +one +at +last +begins +to +remember +what +happened +before +one +was +in +the +world +... +. +” +“ +That +is +metempsychosis +, +” +said +Sónya +, +who +had +always +learned +well +, +and +remembered +everything +. +“ +The +Egyptians +believed +that +our +souls +have +lived +in +animals +, +and +will +go +back +into +animals +again. +” +“ +No +, +I +don +’ +t +believe +we +ever +were +in +animals +, +” +said +Natásha +, +still +in +a +whisper +though +the +music +had +ceased +. +“ +But +I +am +certain +that +we +were +angels +somewhere +there +, +and +have +been +here +, +and +that +is +why +we +remember +... +. +” +“ +May +I +join +you +? +” +said +Dimmler +who +had +come +up +quietly +, +and +he +sat +down +by +them +. +“ +If +we +have +been +angels +, +why +have +we +fallen +lower +? +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +No +, +that +can +’ +t +be +! +” +“ +Not +lower +, +who +said +we +were +lower +? +... +How +do +I +know +what +I +was +before +? +” +Natásha +rejoined +with +conviction +. +“ +The +soul +is +immortal—well +then +, +if +I +shall +always +live +I +must +have +lived +before +, +lived +for +a +whole +eternity. +” +“ +Yes +, +but +it +is +hard +for +us +to +imagine +eternity +, +” +remarked +Dimmler +, +who +had +joined +the +young +folk +with +a +mildly +condescending +smile +but +now +spoke +as +quietly +and +seriously +as +they +. +“ +Why +is +it +hard +to +imagine +eternity +? +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +It +is +now +today +, +and +it +will +be +tomorrow +, +and +always +; +and +there +was +yesterday +, +and +the +day +before +... +. +” +“ +Natásha +! +Now +it +’ +s +your +turn +. +Sing +me +something +, +” +they +heard +the +countess +say +. +“ +Why +are +you +sitting +there +like +conspirators +? +” +“ +Mamma +, +I +don +’ +t +at +all +want +to +, +” +replied +Natásha +, +but +all +the +same +she +rose +. +None +of +them +, +not +even +the +middle-aged +Dimmler +, +wanted +to +break +off +their +conversation +and +quit +that +corner +in +the +sitting +room +, +but +Natásha +got +up +and +Nicholas +sat +down +at +the +clavichord +. +Standing +as +usual +in +the +middle +of +the +hall +and +choosing +the +place +where +the +resonance +was +best +, +Natásha +began +to +sing +her +mother +’ +s +favorite +song +. +She +had +said +she +did +not +want +to +sing +, +but +it +was +long +since +she +had +sung +, +and +long +before +she +again +sang +, +as +she +did +that +evening +. +The +count +, +from +his +study +where +he +was +talking +to +Mítenka +, +heard +her +and +, +like +a +schoolboy +in +a +hurry +to +run +out +to +play +, +blundered +in +his +talk +while +giving +orders +to +the +steward +, +and +at +last +stopped +, +while +Mítenka +stood +in +front +of +him +also +listening +and +smiling +. +Nicholas +did +not +take +his +eyes +off +his +sister +and +drew +breath +in +time +with +her +. +Sónya +, +as +she +listened +, +thought +of +the +immense +difference +there +was +between +herself +and +her +friend +, +and +how +impossible +it +was +for +her +to +be +anything +like +as +bewitching +as +her +cousin +. +The +old +countess +sat +with +a +blissful +yet +sad +smile +and +with +tears +in +her +eyes +, +occasionally +shaking +her +head +. +She +thought +of +Natásha +and +of +her +own +youth +, +and +of +how +there +was +something +unnatural +and +dreadful +in +this +impending +marriage +of +Natásha +and +Prince +Andrew +. +Dimmler +, +who +had +seated +himself +beside +the +countess +, +listened +with +closed +eyes +. +“ +Ah +, +Countess +, +” +he +said +at +last +, +“ +that +’ +s +a +European +talent +, +she +has +nothing +to +learn—what +softness +, +tenderness +, +and +strength +... +. +” +“ +Ah +, +how +afraid +I +am +for +her +, +how +afraid +I +am +! +” +said +the +countess +, +not +realizing +to +whom +she +was +speaking +. +Her +maternal +instinct +told +her +that +Natásha +had +too +much +of +something +, +and +that +because +of +this +she +would +not +be +happy +. +Before +Natásha +had +finished +singing +, +fourteen-year-old +Pétya +rushed +in +delightedly +, +to +say +that +some +mummers +had +arrived +. +Natásha +stopped +abruptly +. +“ +Idiot +! +” +she +screamed +at +her +brother +and +, +running +to +a +chair +, +threw +herself +on +it +, +sobbing +so +violently +that +she +could +not +stop +for +a +long +time +. +“ +It +’ +s +nothing +, +Mamma +, +really +it +’ +s +nothing +; +only +Pétya +startled +me +, +” +she +said +, +trying +to +smile +, +but +her +tears +still +flowed +and +sobs +still +choked +her +. +The +mummers +( +some +of +the +house +serfs +) +dressed +up +as +bears +, +Turks +, +innkeepers +, +and +ladies—frightening +and +funny—bringing +in +with +them +the +cold +from +outside +and +a +feeling +of +gaiety +, +crowded +, +at +first +timidly +, +into +the +anteroom +, +then +hiding +behind +one +another +they +pushed +into +the +ballroom +where +, +shyly +at +first +and +then +more +and +more +merrily +and +heartily +, +they +started +singing +, +dancing +, +and +playing +Christmas +games +. +The +countess +, +when +she +had +identified +them +and +laughed +at +their +costumes +, +went +into +the +drawing +room +. +The +count +sat +in +the +ballroom +, +smiling +radiantly +and +applauding +the +players +. +The +young +people +had +disappeared +. +Half +an +hour +later +there +appeared +among +the +other +mummers +in +the +ballroom +an +old +lady +in +a +hooped +skirt—this +was +Nicholas +. +A +Turkish +girl +was +Pétya +. +A +clown +was +Dimmler +. +An +hussar +was +Natásha +, +and +a +Circassian +was +Sónya +with +burnt-cork +mustache +and +eyebrows +. +After +the +condescending +surprise +, +nonrecognition +, +and +praise +, +from +those +who +were +not +themselves +dressed +up +, +the +young +people +decided +that +their +costumes +were +so +good +that +they +ought +to +be +shown +elsewhere +. +Nicholas +, +who +, +as +the +roads +were +in +splendid +condition +, +wanted +to +take +them +all +for +a +drive +in +his +troyka +, +proposed +to +take +with +them +about +a +dozen +of +the +serf +mummers +and +drive +to +“ +Uncle +’ +s. +” +“ +No +, +why +disturb +the +old +fellow +? +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Besides +, +you +wouldn +’ +t +have +room +to +turn +round +there +. +If +you +must +go +, +go +to +the +Melyukóvs +’ +. +” +Melyukóva +was +a +widow +, +who +, +with +her +family +and +their +tutors +and +governesses +, +lived +three +miles +from +the +Rostóvs +. +“ +That +’ +s +right +, +my +dear +, +” +chimed +in +the +old +count +, +thoroughly +aroused +. +“ +I +’ +ll +dress +up +at +once +and +go +with +them +. +I +’ +ll +make +Pashette +open +her +eyes. +” +But +the +countess +would +not +agree +to +his +going +; +he +had +had +a +bad +leg +all +these +last +days +. +It +was +decided +that +the +count +must +not +go +, +but +that +if +Louisa +Ivánovna +( +Madame +Schoss +) +would +go +with +them +, +the +young +ladies +might +go +to +the +Melyukóvs +’ +, +Sónya +, +generally +so +timid +and +shy +, +more +urgently +than +anyone +begging +Louisa +Ivánovna +not +to +refuse +. +Sónya +’ +s +costume +was +the +best +of +all +. +Her +mustache +and +eyebrows +were +extraordinarily +becoming +. +Everyone +told +her +she +looked +very +handsome +, +and +she +was +in +a +spirited +and +energetic +mood +unusual +with +her +. +Some +inner +voice +told +her +that +now +or +never +her +fate +would +be +decided +, +and +in +her +male +attire +she +seemed +quite +a +different +person +. +Louisa +Ivánovna +consented +to +go +, +and +in +half +an +hour +four +troyka +sleighs +with +large +and +small +bells +, +their +runners +squeaking +and +whistling +over +the +frozen +snow +, +drove +up +to +the +porch +. +Natásha +was +foremost +in +setting +a +merry +holiday +tone +, +which +, +passing +from +one +to +another +, +grew +stronger +and +reached +its +climax +when +they +all +came +out +into +the +frost +and +got +into +the +sleighs +, +talking +, +calling +to +one +another +, +laughing +, +and +shouting +. +Two +of +the +troykas +were +the +usual +household +sleighs +, +the +third +was +the +old +count +’ +s +with +a +trotter +from +the +Orlóv +stud +as +shaft +horse +, +the +fourth +was +Nicholas +’ +own +with +a +short +shaggy +black +shaft +horse +. +Nicholas +, +in +his +old +lady +’ +s +dress +over +which +he +had +belted +his +hussar +overcoat +, +stood +in +the +middle +of +the +sleigh +, +reins +in +hand +. +It +was +so +light +that +he +could +see +the +moonlight +reflected +from +the +metal +harness +disks +and +from +the +eyes +of +the +horses +, +who +looked +round +in +alarm +at +the +noisy +party +under +the +shadow +of +the +porch +roof +. +Natásha +, +Sónya +, +Madame +Schoss +, +and +two +maids +got +into +Nicholas +’ +sleigh +; +Dimmler +, +his +wife +, +and +Pétya +, +into +the +old +count +’ +s +, +and +the +rest +of +the +mummers +seated +themselves +in +the +other +two +sleighs +. +“ +You +go +ahead +, +Zakhár +! +” +shouted +Nicholas +to +his +father +’ +s +coachman +, +wishing +for +a +chance +to +race +past +him +. +The +old +count +’ +s +troyka +, +with +Dimmler +and +his +party +, +started +forward +, +squeaking +on +its +runners +as +though +freezing +to +the +snow +, +its +deep-toned +bell +clanging +. +The +side +horses +, +pressing +against +the +shafts +of +the +middle +horse +, +sank +in +the +snow +, +which +was +dry +and +glittered +like +sugar +, +and +threw +it +up +. +Nicholas +set +off +, +following +the +first +sleigh +; +behind +him +the +others +moved +noisily +, +their +runners +squeaking +. +At +first +they +drove +at +a +steady +trot +along +the +narrow +road +. +While +they +drove +past +the +garden +the +shadows +of +the +bare +trees +often +fell +across +the +road +and +hid +the +brilliant +moonlight +, +but +as +soon +as +they +were +past +the +fence +, +the +snowy +plain +bathed +in +moonlight +and +motionless +spread +out +before +them +glittering +like +diamonds +and +dappled +with +bluish +shadows +. +Bang +, +bang +! +went +the +first +sleigh +over +a +cradle +hole +in +the +snow +of +the +road +, +and +each +of +the +other +sleighs +jolted +in +the +same +way +, +and +rudely +breaking +the +frost-bound +stillness +, +the +troykas +began +to +speed +along +the +road +, +one +after +the +other +. +“ +A +hare +’ +s +track +, +a +lot +of +tracks +! +” +rang +out +Natásha +’ +s +voice +through +the +frost-bound +air +. +“ +How +light +it +is +, +Nicholas +! +” +came +Sónya +’ +s +voice +. +Nicholas +glanced +round +at +Sónya +, +and +bent +down +to +see +her +face +closer +. +Quite +a +new +, +sweet +face +with +black +eyebrows +and +mustaches +peeped +up +at +him +from +her +sable +furs—so +close +and +yet +so +distant—in +the +moonlight +. +“ +That +used +to +be +Sónya +, +” +thought +he +, +and +looked +at +her +closer +and +smiled +. +“ +What +is +it +, +Nicholas +? +” +“ +Nothing +, +” +said +he +and +turned +again +to +the +horses +. +When +they +came +out +onto +the +beaten +highroad—polished +by +sleigh +runners +and +cut +up +by +rough-shod +hoofs +, +the +marks +of +which +were +visible +in +the +moonlight—the +horses +began +to +tug +at +the +reins +of +their +own +accord +and +increased +their +pace +. +The +near +side +horse +, +arching +his +head +and +breaking +into +a +short +canter +, +tugged +at +his +traces +. +The +shaft +horse +swayed +from +side +to +side +, +moving +his +ears +as +if +asking +: +“ +Isn +’ +t +it +time +to +begin +now +? +” +In +front +, +already +far +ahead +the +deep +bell +of +the +sleigh +ringing +farther +and +farther +off +, +the +black +horses +driven +by +Zakhár +could +be +clearly +seen +against +the +white +snow +. +From +that +sleigh +one +could +hear +the +shouts +, +laughter +, +and +voices +of +the +mummers +. +“ +Gee +up +, +my +darlings +! +” +shouted +Nicholas +, +pulling +the +reins +to +one +side +and +flourishing +the +whip +. +It +was +only +by +the +keener +wind +that +met +them +and +the +jerks +given +by +the +side +horses +who +pulled +harder—ever +increasing +their +gallop—that +one +noticed +how +fast +the +troyka +was +flying +. +Nicholas +looked +back +. +With +screams +, +squeals +, +and +waving +of +whips +that +caused +even +the +shaft +horses +to +gallop—the +other +sleighs +followed +. +The +shaft +horse +swung +steadily +beneath +the +bow +over +its +head +, +with +no +thought +of +slackening +pace +and +ready +to +put +on +speed +when +required +. +Nicholas +overtook +the +first +sleigh +. +They +were +driving +downhill +and +coming +out +upon +a +broad +trodden +track +across +a +meadow +, +near +a +river +. +“ +Where +are +we +? +” +thought +he +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +Kosóy +meadow +, +I +suppose +. +But +no—this +is +something +new +I +’ +ve +never +seen +before +. +This +isn +’ +t +the +Kosóy +meadow +nor +the +Dëmkin +hill +, +and +heaven +only +knows +what +it +is +! +It +is +something +new +and +enchanted +. +Well +, +whatever +it +may +be +... +” +And +shouting +to +his +horses +, +he +began +to +pass +the +first +sleigh +. +Zakhár +held +back +his +horses +and +turned +his +face +, +which +was +already +covered +with +hoarfrost +to +his +eyebrows +. +Nicholas +gave +the +horses +the +rein +, +and +Zakhár +, +stretching +out +his +arms +, +clucked +his +tongue +and +let +his +horses +go +. +“ +Now +, +look +out +, +master +! +” +he +cried +. +Faster +still +the +two +troykas +flew +side +by +side +, +and +faster +moved +the +feet +of +the +galloping +side +horses +. +Nicholas +began +to +draw +ahead +. +Zakhár +, +while +still +keeping +his +arms +extended +, +raised +one +hand +with +the +reins +. +“ +No +you +won +’ +t +, +master +! +” +he +shouted +. +Nicholas +put +all +his +horses +to +a +gallop +and +passed +Zakhár +. +The +horses +showered +the +fine +dry +snow +on +the +faces +of +those +in +the +sleigh—beside +them +sounded +quick +ringing +bells +and +they +caught +confused +glimpses +of +swiftly +moving +legs +and +the +shadows +of +the +troyka +they +were +passing +. +The +whistling +sound +of +the +runners +on +the +snow +and +the +voices +of +girls +shrieking +were +heard +from +different +sides +. +Again +checking +his +horses +, +Nicholas +looked +around +him +. +They +were +still +surrounded +by +the +magic +plain +bathed +in +moonlight +and +spangled +with +stars +. +“ +Zakhár +is +shouting +that +I +should +turn +to +the +left +, +but +why +to +the +left +? +” +thought +Nicholas +. +“ +Are +we +getting +to +the +Melyukóvs +’ +? +Is +this +Melyukóvka +? +Heaven +only +knows +where +we +are +going +, +and +heaven +knows +what +is +happening +to +us—but +it +is +very +strange +and +pleasant +whatever +it +is. +” +And +he +looked +round +in +the +sleigh +. +“ +Look +, +his +mustache +and +eyelashes +are +all +white +! +” +said +one +of +the +strange +, +pretty +, +unfamiliar +people—the +one +with +fine +eyebrows +and +mustache +. +“ +I +think +this +used +to +be +Natásha +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +“ +and +that +was +Madame +Schoss +, +but +perhaps +it +’ +s +not +, +and +this +Circassian +with +the +mustache +I +don +’ +t +know +, +but +I +love +her. +” +“ +Aren +’ +t +you +cold +? +” +he +asked +. +They +did +not +answer +but +began +to +laugh +. +Dimmler +from +the +sleigh +behind +shouted +something—probably +something +funny—but +they +could +not +make +out +what +he +said +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +” +some +voices +answered +, +laughing +. +“ +But +here +was +a +fairy +forest +with +black +moving +shadows +, +and +a +glitter +of +diamonds +and +a +flight +of +marble +steps +and +the +silver +roofs +of +fairy +buildings +and +the +shrill +yells +of +some +animals +. +And +if +this +is +really +Melyukóvka +, +it +is +still +stranger +that +we +drove +heaven +knows +where +and +have +come +to +Melyukóvka +, +” +thought +Nicholas +. +It +really +was +Melyukóvka +, +and +maids +and +footmen +with +merry +faces +came +running +, +out +to +the +porch +carrying +candles +. +“ +Who +is +it +? +” +asked +someone +in +the +porch +. +“ +The +mummers +from +the +count +’ +s +. +I +know +by +the +horses +, +” +replied +some +voices +. +CHAPTER +XI +Pelagéya +Danílovna +Melyukóva +, +a +broadly +built +, +energetic +woman +wearing +spectacles +, +sat +in +the +drawing +room +in +a +loose +dress +, +surrounded +by +her +daughters +whom +she +was +trying +to +keep +from +feeling +dull +. +They +were +quietly +dropping +melted +wax +into +snow +and +looking +at +the +shadows +the +wax +figures +would +throw +on +the +wall +, +when +they +heard +the +steps +and +voices +of +new +arrivals +in +the +vestibule +. +Hussars +, +ladies +, +witches +, +clowns +, +and +bears +, +after +clearing +their +throats +and +wiping +the +hoarfrost +from +their +faces +in +the +vestibule +, +came +into +the +ballroom +where +candles +were +hurriedly +lighted +. +The +clown—Dimmler—and +the +lady—Nicholas—started +a +dance +. +Surrounded +by +the +screaming +children +the +mummers +, +covering +their +faces +and +disguising +their +voices +, +bowed +to +their +hostess +and +arranged +themselves +about +the +room +. +“ +Dear +me +! +there +’ +s +no +recognizing +them +! +And +Natásha +! +See +whom +she +looks +like +! +She +really +reminds +me +of +somebody +. +But +Herr +Dimmler—isn +’ +t +he +good +! +I +didn +’ +t +know +him +! +And +how +he +dances +. +Dear +me +, +there +’ +s +a +Circassian +. +Really +, +how +becoming +it +is +to +dear +Sónya +. +And +who +is +that +? +Well +, +you +have +cheered +us +up +! +Nikíta +and +Vanya—clear +away +the +tables +! +And +we +were +sitting +so +quietly +. +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +... +The +hussar +, +the +hussar +! +Just +like +a +boy +! +And +the +legs +! +... +I +can +’ +t +look +at +him +... +” +different +voices +were +saying +. +Natásha +, +the +young +Melyukóvs +’ +favorite +, +disappeared +with +them +into +the +back +rooms +where +a +cork +and +various +dressing +gowns +and +male +garments +were +called +for +and +received +from +the +footman +by +bare +girlish +arms +from +behind +the +door +. +Ten +minutes +later +, +all +the +young +Melyukóvs +joined +the +mummers +. +Pelagéya +Danílovna +, +having +given +orders +to +clear +the +rooms +for +the +visitors +and +arranged +about +refreshments +for +the +gentry +and +the +serfs +, +went +about +among +the +mummers +without +removing +her +spectacles +, +peering +into +their +faces +with +a +suppressed +smile +and +failing +to +recognize +any +of +them +. +It +was +not +merely +Dimmler +and +the +Rostóvs +she +failed +to +recognize +, +she +did +not +even +recognize +her +own +daughters +, +or +her +late +husband +’ +s +, +dressing +gowns +and +uniforms +, +which +they +had +put +on +. +“ +And +who +is +this +? +” +she +asked +her +governess +, +peering +into +the +face +of +her +own +daughter +dressed +up +as +a +Kazán-Tartar +. +“ +I +suppose +it +is +one +of +the +Rostóvs +! +Well +, +Mr. +Hussar +, +and +what +regiment +do +you +serve +in +? +” +she +asked +Natásha +. +“ +Here +, +hand +some +fruit +jelly +to +the +Turk +! +” +she +ordered +the +butler +who +was +handing +things +round +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +forbidden +by +his +law. +” +Sometimes +, +as +she +looked +at +the +strange +but +amusing +capers +cut +by +the +dancers +, +who—having +decided +once +for +all +that +being +disguised +, +no +one +would +recognize +them—were +not +at +all +shy +, +Pelagéya +Danílovna +hid +her +face +in +her +handkerchief +, +and +her +whole +stout +body +shook +with +irrepressible +, +kindly +, +elderly +laughter +. +“ +My +little +Sásha +! +Look +at +Sásha +! +” +she +said +. +After +Russian +country +dances +and +chorus +dances +, +Pelagéya +Danílovna +made +the +serfs +and +gentry +join +in +one +large +circle +: +a +ring +, +a +string +, +and +a +silver +ruble +were +fetched +and +they +all +played +games +together +. +In +an +hour +, +all +the +costumes +were +crumpled +and +disordered +. +The +corked +eyebrows +and +mustaches +were +smeared +over +the +perspiring +, +flushed +, +and +merry +faces +. +Pelagéya +Danílovna +began +to +recognize +the +mummers +, +admired +their +cleverly +contrived +costumes +, +and +particularly +how +they +suited +the +young +ladies +, +and +she +thanked +them +all +for +having +entertained +her +so +well +. +The +visitors +were +invited +to +supper +in +the +drawing +room +, +and +the +serfs +had +something +served +to +them +in +the +ballroom +. +“ +Now +to +tell +one +’ +s +fortune +in +the +empty +bathhouse +is +frightening +! +” +said +an +old +maid +who +lived +with +the +Melyukóvs +, +during +supper +. +“ +Why +? +” +said +the +eldest +Melyukóv +girl +. +“ +You +wouldn +’ +t +go +, +it +takes +courage +... +. +” +“ +I +’ +ll +go +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +Tell +what +happened +to +the +young +lady +! +” +said +the +second +Melyukóv +girl +. +“ +Well +, +” +began +the +old +maid +, +“ +a +young +lady +once +went +out +, +took +a +cock +, +laid +the +table +for +two +, +all +properly +, +and +sat +down +. +After +sitting +a +while +, +she +suddenly +hears +someone +coming +... +a +sleigh +drives +up +with +harness +bells +; +she +hears +him +coming +! +He +comes +in +, +just +in +the +shape +of +a +man +, +like +an +officer—comes +in +and +sits +down +to +table +with +her. +” +“ +Ah +! +ah +! +” +screamed +Natásha +, +rolling +her +eyes +with +horror +. +“ +Yes +? +And +how +... +did +he +speak +? +” +“ +Yes +, +like +a +man +. +Everything +quite +all +right +, +and +he +began +persuading +her +; +and +she +should +have +kept +him +talking +till +cockcrow +, +but +she +got +frightened +, +just +got +frightened +and +hid +her +face +in +her +hands +. +Then +he +caught +her +up +. +It +was +lucky +the +maids +ran +in +just +then +... +. +” +“ +Now +, +why +frighten +them +? +” +said +Pelagéya +Danílovna +. +“ +Mamma +, +you +used +to +try +your +fate +yourself +... +” +said +her +daughter +. +“ +And +how +does +one +do +it +in +a +barn +? +” +inquired +Sónya +. +“ +Well +, +say +you +went +to +the +barn +now +, +and +listened +. +It +depends +on +what +you +hear +; +hammering +and +knocking—that +’ +s +bad +; +but +a +sound +of +shifting +grain +is +good +and +one +sometimes +hears +that +, +too. +” +“ +Mamma +, +tell +us +what +happened +to +you +in +the +barn. +” +Pelagéya +Danílovna +smiled +. +“ +Oh +, +I +’ +ve +forgotten +... +” +she +replied +. +“ +But +none +of +you +would +go +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +will +; +Pelagéya +Danílovna +, +let +me +! +I +’ +ll +go +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +Well +, +why +not +, +if +you +’ +re +not +afraid +? +” +“ +Louisa +Ivánovna +, +may +I +? +” +asked +Sónya +. +Whether +they +were +playing +the +ring +and +string +game +or +the +ruble +game +or +talking +as +now +, +Nicholas +did +not +leave +Sónya +’ +s +side +, +and +gazed +at +her +with +quite +new +eyes +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +it +was +only +today +, +thanks +to +that +burnt-cork +mustache +, +that +he +had +fully +learned +to +know +her +. +And +really +, +that +evening +, +Sónya +was +brighter +, +more +animated +, +and +prettier +than +Nicholas +had +ever +seen +her +before +. +“ +So +that +’ +s +what +she +is +like +; +what +a +fool +I +have +been +! +” +he +thought +gazing +at +her +sparkling +eyes +, +and +under +the +mustache +a +happy +rapturous +smile +dimpled +her +cheeks +, +a +smile +he +had +never +seen +before +. +“ +I +’ +m +not +afraid +of +anything +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +May +I +go +at +once +? +” +She +got +up +. +They +told +her +where +the +barn +was +and +how +she +should +stand +and +listen +, +and +they +handed +her +a +fur +cloak +. +She +threw +this +over +her +head +and +shoulders +and +glanced +at +Nicholas +. +“ +What +a +darling +that +girl +is +! +” +thought +he +. +“ +And +what +have +I +been +thinking +of +till +now +? +” +Sónya +went +out +into +the +passage +to +go +to +the +barn +. +Nicholas +went +hastily +to +the +front +porch +, +saying +he +felt +too +hot +. +The +crowd +of +people +really +had +made +the +house +stuffy +. +Outside +, +there +was +the +same +cold +stillness +and +the +same +moon +, +but +even +brighter +than +before +. +The +light +was +so +strong +and +the +snow +sparkled +with +so +many +stars +that +one +did +not +wish +to +look +up +at +the +sky +and +the +real +stars +were +unnoticed +. +The +sky +was +black +and +dreary +, +while +the +earth +was +gay +. +“ +I +am +a +fool +, +a +fool +! +what +have +I +been +waiting +for +? +” +thought +Nicholas +, +and +running +out +from +the +porch +he +went +round +the +corner +of +the +house +and +along +the +path +that +led +to +the +back +porch +. +He +knew +Sónya +would +pass +that +way +. +Halfway +lay +some +snow-covered +piles +of +firewood +and +across +and +along +them +a +network +of +shadows +from +the +bare +old +lime +trees +fell +on +the +snow +and +on +the +path +. +This +path +led +to +the +barn +. +The +log +walls +of +the +barn +and +its +snow-covered +roof +, +that +looked +as +if +hewn +out +of +some +precious +stone +, +sparkled +in +the +moonlight +. +A +tree +in +the +garden +snapped +with +the +frost +, +and +then +all +was +again +perfectly +silent +. +His +bosom +seemed +to +inhale +not +air +but +the +strength +of +eternal +youth +and +gladness +. +From +the +back +porch +came +the +sound +of +feet +descending +the +steps +, +the +bottom +step +upon +which +snow +had +fallen +gave +a +ringing +creak +and +he +heard +the +voice +of +an +old +maidservant +saying +, +“ +Straight +, +straight +, +along +the +path +, +Miss +. +Only +, +don +’ +t +look +back. +” +“ +I +am +not +afraid +, +” +answered +Sónya +’ +s +voice +, +and +along +the +path +toward +Nicholas +came +the +crunching +, +whistling +sound +of +Sónya +’ +s +feet +in +her +thin +shoes +. +Sónya +came +along +, +wrapped +in +her +cloak +. +She +was +only +a +couple +of +paces +away +when +she +saw +him +, +and +to +her +too +he +was +not +the +Nicholas +she +had +known +and +always +slightly +feared +. +He +was +in +a +woman +’ +s +dress +, +with +tousled +hair +and +a +happy +smile +new +to +Sónya +. +She +ran +rapidly +toward +him +. +“ +Quite +different +and +yet +the +same +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +looking +at +her +face +all +lit +up +by +the +moonlight +. +He +slipped +his +arms +under +the +cloak +that +covered +her +head +, +embraced +her +, +pressed +her +to +him +, +and +kissed +her +on +the +lips +that +wore +a +mustache +and +had +a +smell +of +burnt +cork +. +Sónya +kissed +him +full +on +the +lips +, +and +disengaging +her +little +hands +pressed +them +to +his +cheeks +. +“ +Sónya +! +... +Nicholas +! +” +... +was +all +they +said +. +They +ran +to +the +barn +and +then +back +again +, +re-entering +, +he +by +the +front +and +she +by +the +back +porch +. +CHAPTER +XII +When +they +all +drove +back +from +Pelagéya +Danílovna +’ +s +, +Natásha +, +who +always +saw +and +noticed +everything +, +arranged +that +she +and +Madame +Schoss +should +go +back +in +the +sleigh +with +Dimmler +, +and +Sónya +with +Nicholas +and +the +maids +. +On +the +way +back +Nicholas +drove +at +a +steady +pace +instead +of +racing +and +kept +peering +by +that +fantastic +all-transforming +light +into +Sónya +’ +s +face +and +searching +beneath +the +eyebrows +and +mustache +for +his +former +and +his +present +Sónya +from +whom +he +had +resolved +never +to +be +parted +again +. +He +looked +and +recognizing +in +her +both +the +old +and +the +new +Sónya +, +and +being +reminded +by +the +smell +of +burnt +cork +of +the +sensation +of +her +kiss +, +inhaled +the +frosty +air +with +a +full +breast +and +, +looking +at +the +ground +flying +beneath +him +and +at +the +sparkling +sky +, +felt +himself +again +in +fairyland +. +“ +Sónya +, +is +it +well +with +thee +? +” +he +asked +from +time +to +time +. +“ +Yes +! +” +she +replied +. +“ +And +with +thee +? +” +When +halfway +home +Nicholas +handed +the +reins +to +the +coachman +and +ran +for +a +moment +to +Natásha +’ +s +sleigh +and +stood +on +its +wing +. +“ +Natásha +! +” +he +whispered +in +French +, +“ +do +you +know +I +have +made +up +my +mind +about +Sónya +? +” +“ +Have +you +told +her +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +suddenly +beaming +all +over +with +joy +. +“ +Oh +, +how +strange +you +are +with +that +mustache +and +those +eyebrows +! +... +Natásha—are +you +glad +? +” +“ +I +am +so +glad +, +so +glad +! +I +was +beginning +to +be +vexed +with +you +. +I +did +not +tell +you +, +but +you +have +been +treating +her +badly +. +What +a +heart +she +has +, +Nicholas +! +I +am +horrid +sometimes +, +but +I +was +ashamed +to +be +happy +while +Sónya +was +not +, +” +continued +Natásha +. +“ +Now +I +am +so +glad +! +Well +, +run +back +to +her. +” +“ +No +, +wait +a +bit +... +. +Oh +, +how +funny +you +look +! +” +cried +Nicholas +, +peering +into +her +face +and +finding +in +his +sister +too +something +new +, +unusual +, +and +bewitchingly +tender +that +he +had +not +seen +in +her +before +. +“ +Natásha +, +it +’ +s +magical +, +isn +’ +t +it +? +” +“ +Yes +, +” +she +replied +. +“ +You +have +done +splendidly. +” +“ +Had +I +seen +her +before +as +she +is +now +, +” +thought +Nicholas +, +“ +I +should +long +ago +have +asked +her +what +to +do +and +have +done +whatever +she +told +me +, +and +all +would +have +been +well. +” +“ +So +you +are +glad +and +I +have +done +right +? +” +“ +Oh +, +quite +right +! +I +had +a +quarrel +with +Mamma +some +time +ago +about +it +. +Mamma +said +she +was +angling +for +you +. +How +could +she +say +such +a +thing +! +I +nearly +stormed +at +Mamma +. +I +will +never +let +anyone +say +anything +bad +of +Sónya +, +for +there +is +nothing +but +good +in +her. +” +“ +Then +it +’ +s +all +right +? +” +said +Nicholas +, +again +scrutinizing +the +expression +of +his +sister +’ +s +face +to +see +if +she +was +in +earnest +. +Then +he +jumped +down +and +, +his +boots +scrunching +the +snow +, +ran +back +to +his +sleigh +. +The +same +happy +, +smiling +Circassian +, +with +mustache +and +beaming +eyes +looking +up +from +under +a +sable +hood +, +was +still +sitting +there +, +and +that +Circassian +was +Sónya +, +and +that +Sónya +was +certainly +his +future +happy +and +loving +wife +. +When +they +reached +home +and +had +told +their +mother +how +they +had +spent +the +evening +at +the +Melyukóvs +’ +, +the +girls +went +to +their +bedroom +. +When +they +had +undressed +, +but +without +washing +off +the +cork +mustaches +, +they +sat +a +long +time +talking +of +their +happiness +. +They +talked +of +how +they +would +live +when +they +were +married +, +how +their +husbands +would +be +friends +, +and +how +happy +they +would +be +. +On +Natásha +’ +s +table +stood +two +looking +glasses +which +Dunyásha +had +prepared +beforehand +. +“ +Only +when +will +all +that +be +? +I +am +afraid +never +... +. +It +would +be +too +good +! +” +said +Natásha +, +rising +and +going +to +the +looking +glasses +. +“ +Sit +down +, +Natásha +; +perhaps +you +’ +ll +see +him +, +” +said +Sónya +. +Natásha +lit +the +candles +, +one +on +each +side +of +one +of +the +looking +glasses +, +and +sat +down +. +“ +I +see +someone +with +a +mustache +, +” +said +Natásha +, +seeing +her +own +face +. +“ +You +mustn +’ +t +laugh +, +Miss +, +” +said +Dunyásha +. +With +Sónya +’ +s +help +and +the +maid +’ +s +, +Natásha +got +the +glass +she +held +into +the +right +position +opposite +the +other +; +her +face +assumed +a +serious +expression +and +she +sat +silent +. +She +sat +a +long +time +looking +at +the +receding +line +of +candles +reflected +in +the +glasses +and +expecting +( +from +tales +she +had +heard +) +to +see +a +coffin +, +or +him +, +Prince +Andrew +, +in +that +last +dim +, +indistinctly +outlined +square +. +But +ready +as +she +was +to +take +the +smallest +speck +for +the +image +of +a +man +or +of +a +coffin +, +she +saw +nothing +. +She +began +blinking +rapidly +and +moved +away +from +the +looking +glasses +. +“ +Why +is +it +others +see +things +and +I +don +’ +t +? +” +she +said +. +“ +You +sit +down +now +, +Sónya +. +You +absolutely +must +, +tonight +! +Do +it +for +me +... +. +Today +I +feel +so +frightened +! +” +Sónya +sat +down +before +the +glasses +, +got +the +right +position +, +and +began +looking +. +“ +Now +, +Miss +Sónya +is +sure +to +see +something +, +” +whispered +Dunyásha +; +“ +while +you +do +nothing +but +laugh. +” +Sónya +heard +this +and +Natásha +’ +s +whisper +: +“ +I +know +she +will +. +She +saw +something +last +year. +” +For +about +three +minutes +all +were +silent +. +“ +Of +course +she +will +! +” +whispered +Natásha +, +but +did +not +finish +... +suddenly +Sónya +pushed +away +the +glass +she +was +holding +and +covered +her +eyes +with +her +hand +. +“ +Oh +, +Natásha +! +” +she +cried +. +“ +Did +you +see +? +Did +you +? +What +was +it +? +” +exclaimed +Natásha +, +holding +up +the +looking +glass +. +Sónya +had +not +seen +anything +, +she +was +just +wanting +to +blink +and +to +get +up +when +she +heard +Natásha +say +, +“ +Of +course +she +will +! +” +She +did +not +wish +to +disappoint +either +Dunyásha +or +Natásha +, +but +it +was +hard +to +sit +still +. +She +did +not +herself +know +how +or +why +the +exclamation +escaped +her +when +she +covered +her +eyes +. +“ +You +saw +him +? +” +urged +Natásha +, +seizing +her +hand +. +“ +Yes +. +Wait +a +bit +... +I +... +saw +him +, +” +Sónya +could +not +help +saying +, +not +yet +knowing +whom +Natásha +meant +by +him +, +Nicholas +or +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +But +why +shouldn +’ +t +I +say +I +saw +something +? +Others +do +see +! +Besides +who +can +tell +whether +I +saw +anything +or +not +? +” +flashed +through +Sónya +’ +s +mind +. +“ +Yes +, +I +saw +him +, +” +she +said +. +“ +How +? +Standing +or +lying +? +” +“ +No +, +I +saw +... +At +first +there +was +nothing +, +then +I +saw +him +lying +down. +” +“ +Andrew +lying +? +Is +he +ill +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +her +frightened +eyes +fixed +on +her +friend +. +“ +No +, +on +the +contrary +, +on +the +contrary +! +His +face +was +cheerful +, +and +he +turned +to +me. +” +And +when +saying +this +she +herself +fancied +she +had +really +seen +what +she +described +. +“ +Well +, +and +then +, +Sónya +? +... +” +“ +After +that +, +I +could +not +make +out +what +there +was +; +something +blue +and +red +... +. +” +“ +Sónya +! +When +will +he +come +back +? +When +shall +I +see +him +! +O +, +God +, +how +afraid +I +am +for +him +and +for +myself +and +about +everything +! +... +” +Natásha +began +, +and +without +replying +to +Sónya +’ +s +words +of +comfort +she +got +into +bed +, +and +long +after +her +candle +was +out +lay +open-eyed +and +motionless +, +gazing +at +the +moonlight +through +the +frosty +windowpanes +. +CHAPTER +XIII +Soon +after +the +Christmas +holidays +Nicholas +told +his +mother +of +his +love +for +Sónya +and +of +his +firm +resolve +to +marry +her +. +The +countess +, +who +had +long +noticed +what +was +going +on +between +them +and +was +expecting +this +declaration +, +listened +to +him +in +silence +and +then +told +her +son +that +he +might +marry +whom +he +pleased +, +but +that +neither +she +nor +his +father +would +give +their +blessing +to +such +a +marriage +. +Nicholas +, +for +the +first +time +, +felt +that +his +mother +was +displeased +with +him +and +that +, +despite +her +love +for +him +, +she +would +not +give +way +. +Coldly +, +without +looking +at +her +son +, +she +sent +for +her +husband +and +, +when +he +came +, +tried +briefly +and +coldly +to +inform +him +of +the +facts +, +in +her +son +’ +s +presence +, +but +unable +to +restrain +herself +she +burst +into +tears +of +vexation +and +left +the +room +. +The +old +count +began +irresolutely +to +admonish +Nicholas +and +beg +him +to +abandon +his +purpose +. +Nicholas +replied +that +he +could +not +go +back +on +his +word +, +and +his +father +, +sighing +and +evidently +disconcerted +, +very +soon +became +silent +and +went +in +to +the +countess +. +In +all +his +encounters +with +his +son +, +the +count +was +always +conscious +of +his +own +guilt +toward +him +for +having +wasted +the +family +fortune +, +and +so +he +could +not +be +angry +with +him +for +refusing +to +marry +an +heiress +and +choosing +the +dowerless +Sónya +. +On +this +occasion +, +he +was +only +more +vividly +conscious +of +the +fact +that +if +his +affairs +had +not +been +in +disorder +, +no +better +wife +for +Nicholas +than +Sónya +could +have +been +wished +for +, +and +that +no +one +but +himself +with +his +Mítenka +and +his +uncomfortable +habits +was +to +blame +for +the +condition +of +the +family +finances +. +The +father +and +mother +did +not +speak +of +the +matter +to +their +son +again +, +but +a +few +days +later +the +countess +sent +for +Sónya +and +, +with +a +cruelty +neither +of +them +expected +, +reproached +her +niece +for +trying +to +catch +Nicholas +and +for +ingratitude +. +Sónya +listened +silently +with +downcast +eyes +to +the +countess +’ +cruel +words +, +without +understanding +what +was +required +of +her +. +She +was +ready +to +sacrifice +everything +for +her +benefactors +. +Self-sacrifice +was +her +most +cherished +idea +but +in +this +case +she +could +not +see +what +she +ought +to +sacrifice +, +or +for +whom +. +She +could +not +help +loving +the +countess +and +the +whole +Rostóv +family +, +but +neither +could +she +help +loving +Nicholas +and +knowing +that +his +happiness +depended +on +that +love +. +She +was +silent +and +sad +and +did +not +reply +. +Nicholas +felt +the +situation +to +be +intolerable +and +went +to +have +an +explanation +with +his +mother +. +He +first +implored +her +to +forgive +him +and +Sónya +and +consent +to +their +marriage +, +then +he +threatened +that +if +she +molested +Sónya +he +would +at +once +marry +her +secretly +. +The +countess +, +with +a +coldness +her +son +had +never +seen +in +her +before +, +replied +that +he +was +of +age +, +that +Prince +Andrew +was +marrying +without +his +father +’ +s +consent +, +and +he +could +do +the +same +, +but +that +she +would +never +receive +that +intriguer +as +her +daughter +. +Exploding +at +the +word +intriguer +, +Nicholas +, +raising +his +voice +, +told +his +mother +he +had +never +expected +her +to +try +to +force +him +to +sell +his +feelings +, +but +if +that +were +so +, +he +would +say +for +the +last +time +... +. +But +he +had +no +time +to +utter +the +decisive +word +which +the +expression +of +his +face +caused +his +mother +to +await +with +terror +, +and +which +would +perhaps +have +forever +remained +a +cruel +memory +to +them +both +. +He +had +not +time +to +say +it +, +for +Natásha +, +with +a +pale +and +set +face +, +entered +the +room +from +the +door +at +which +she +had +been +listening +. +“ +Nicholas +, +you +are +talking +nonsense +! +Be +quiet +, +be +quiet +, +be +quiet +, +I +tell +you +! +... +” +she +almost +screamed +, +so +as +to +drown +his +voice +. +“ +Mamma +darling +, +it +’ +s +not +at +all +so +... +my +poor +, +sweet +darling +, +” +she +said +to +her +mother +, +who +conscious +that +they +had +been +on +the +brink +of +a +rupture +gazed +at +her +son +with +terror +, +but +in +the +obstinacy +and +excitement +of +the +conflict +could +not +and +would +not +give +way +. +“ +Nicholas +, +I +’ +ll +explain +to +you +. +Go +away +! +Listen +, +Mamma +darling +, +” +said +Natásha +. +Her +words +were +incoherent +, +but +they +attained +the +purpose +at +which +she +was +aiming +. +The +countess +, +sobbing +heavily +, +hid +her +face +on +her +daughter +’ +s +breast +, +while +Nicholas +rose +, +clutching +his +head +, +and +left +the +room +. +Natásha +set +to +work +to +effect +a +reconciliation +, +and +so +far +succeeded +that +Nicholas +received +a +promise +from +his +mother +that +Sónya +should +not +be +troubled +, +while +he +on +his +side +promised +not +to +undertake +anything +without +his +parents +’ +knowledge +. +Firmly +resolved +, +after +putting +his +affairs +in +order +in +the +regiment +, +to +retire +from +the +army +and +return +and +marry +Sónya +, +Nicholas +, +serious +, +sorrowful +, +and +at +variance +with +his +parents +, +but +, +as +it +seemed +to +him +, +passionately +in +love +, +left +at +the +beginning +of +January +to +rejoin +his +regiment +. +After +Nicholas +had +gone +things +in +the +Rostóv +household +were +more +depressing +than +ever +, +and +the +countess +fell +ill +from +mental +agitation +. +Sónya +was +unhappy +at +the +separation +from +Nicholas +and +still +more +so +on +account +of +the +hostile +tone +the +countess +could +not +help +adopting +toward +her +. +The +count +was +more +perturbed +than +ever +by +the +condition +of +his +affairs +, +which +called +for +some +decisive +action +. +Their +town +house +and +estate +near +Moscow +had +inevitably +to +be +sold +, +and +for +this +they +had +to +go +to +Moscow +. +But +the +countess +’ +health +obliged +them +to +delay +their +departure +from +day +to +day +. +Natásha +, +who +had +borne +the +first +period +of +separation +from +her +betrothed +lightly +and +even +cheerfully +, +now +grew +more +agitated +and +impatient +every +day +. +The +thought +that +her +best +days +, +which +she +would +have +employed +in +loving +him +, +were +being +vainly +wasted +, +with +no +advantage +to +anyone +, +tormented +her +incessantly +. +His +letters +for +the +most +part +irritated +her +. +It +hurt +her +to +think +that +while +she +lived +only +in +the +thought +of +him +, +he +was +living +a +real +life +, +seeing +new +places +and +new +people +that +interested +him +. +The +more +interesting +his +letters +were +the +more +vexed +she +felt +. +Her +letters +to +him +, +far +from +giving +her +any +comfort +, +seemed +to +her +a +wearisome +and +artificial +obligation +. +She +could +not +write +, +because +she +could +not +conceive +the +possibility +of +expressing +sincerely +in +a +letter +even +a +thousandth +part +of +what +she +expressed +by +voice +, +smile +, +and +glance +. +She +wrote +to +him +formal +, +monotonous +, +and +dry +letters +, +to +which +she +attached +no +importance +herself +, +and +in +the +rough +copies +of +which +the +countess +corrected +her +mistakes +in +spelling +. +There +was +still +no +improvement +in +the +countess +’ +health +, +but +it +was +impossible +to +defer +the +journey +to +Moscow +any +longer +. +Natásha +’ +s +trousseau +had +to +be +ordered +and +the +house +sold +. +Moreover +, +Prince +Andrew +was +expected +in +Moscow +, +where +old +Prince +Bolkónski +was +spending +the +winter +, +and +Natásha +felt +sure +he +had +already +arrived +. +So +the +countess +remained +in +the +country +, +and +the +count +, +taking +Sónya +and +Natásha +with +him +, +went +to +Moscow +at +the +end +of +January +. +BOOK +EIGHT +: +1811 +- +12 +CHAPTER +I +After +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +engagement +to +Natásha +, +Pierre +without +any +apparent +cause +suddenly +felt +it +impossible +to +go +on +living +as +before +. +Firmly +convinced +as +he +was +of +the +truths +revealed +to +him +by +his +benefactor +, +and +happy +as +he +had +been +in +perfecting +his +inner +man +, +to +which +he +had +devoted +himself +with +such +ardor—all +the +zest +of +such +a +life +vanished +after +the +engagement +of +Andrew +and +Natásha +and +the +death +of +Joseph +Alexéevich +, +the +news +of +which +reached +him +almost +at +the +same +time +. +Only +the +skeleton +of +life +remained +: +his +house +, +a +brilliant +wife +who +now +enjoyed +the +favors +of +a +very +important +personage +, +acquaintance +with +all +Petersburg +, +and +his +court +service +with +its +dull +formalities +. +And +this +life +suddenly +seemed +to +Pierre +unexpectedly +loathsome +. +He +ceased +keeping +a +diary +, +avoided +the +company +of +the +Brothers +, +began +going +to +the +club +again +, +drank +a +great +deal +, +and +came +once +more +in +touch +with +the +bachelor +sets +, +leading +such +a +life +that +the +Countess +Hélène +thought +it +necessary +to +speak +severely +to +him +about +it +. +Pierre +felt +that +she +was +right +, +and +to +avoid +compromising +her +went +away +to +Moscow +. +In +Moscow +as +soon +as +he +entered +his +huge +house +in +which +the +faded +and +fading +princesses +still +lived +, +with +its +enormous +retinue +; +as +soon +as +, +driving +through +the +town +, +he +saw +the +Iberian +shrine +with +innumerable +tapers +burning +before +the +golden +covers +of +the +icons +, +the +Krémlin +Square +with +its +snow +undisturbed +by +vehicles +, +the +sleigh +drivers +and +hovels +of +the +Sívtsev +Vrazhók +, +those +old +Moscovites +who +desired +nothing +, +hurried +nowhere +, +and +were +ending +their +days +leisurely +; +when +he +saw +those +old +Moscow +ladies +, +the +Moscow +balls +, +and +the +English +Club +, +he +felt +himself +at +home +in +a +quiet +haven +. +In +Moscow +he +felt +at +peace +, +at +home +, +warm +and +dirty +as +in +an +old +dressing +gown +. +Moscow +society +, +from +the +old +women +down +to +the +children +, +received +Pierre +like +a +long-expected +guest +whose +place +was +always +ready +awaiting +him +. +For +Moscow +society +Pierre +was +the +nicest +, +kindest +, +most +intellectual +, +merriest +, +and +most +magnanimous +of +cranks +, +a +heedless +, +genial +nobleman +of +the +old +Russian +type +. +His +purse +was +always +empty +because +it +was +open +to +everyone +. +Benefit +performances +, +poor +pictures +, +statues +, +benevolent +societies +, +gypsy +choirs +, +schools +, +subscription +dinners +, +sprees +, +Freemasons +, +churches +, +and +books—no +one +and +nothing +met +with +a +refusal +from +him +, +and +had +it +not +been +for +two +friends +who +had +borrowed +large +sums +from +him +and +taken +him +under +their +protection +, +he +would +have +given +everything +away +. +There +was +never +a +dinner +or +soiree +at +the +club +without +him +. +As +soon +as +he +sank +into +his +place +on +the +sofa +after +two +bottles +of +Margaux +he +was +surrounded +, +and +talking +, +disputing +, +and +joking +began +. +When +there +were +quarrels +, +his +kindly +smile +and +well-timed +jests +reconciled +the +antagonists +. +The +Masonic +dinners +were +dull +and +dreary +when +he +was +not +there +. +When +after +a +bachelor +supper +he +rose +with +his +amiable +and +kindly +smile +, +yielding +to +the +entreaties +of +the +festive +company +to +drive +off +somewhere +with +them +, +shouts +of +delight +and +triumph +arose +among +the +young +men +. +At +balls +he +danced +if +a +partner +was +needed +. +Young +ladies +, +married +and +unmarried +, +liked +him +because +without +making +love +to +any +of +them +, +he +was +equally +amiable +to +all +, +especially +after +supper +. +“ +Il +est +charmant +; +il +n +’ +a +pas +de +sexe +, +” +* +they +said +of +him +. +* +“ +He +is +charming +; +he +has +no +sex. +” +Pierre +was +one +of +those +retired +gentlemen-in-waiting +of +whom +there +were +hundreds +good-humoredly +ending +their +days +in +Moscow +. +How +horrified +he +would +have +been +seven +years +before +, +when +he +first +arrived +from +abroad +, +had +he +been +told +that +there +was +no +need +for +him +to +seek +or +plan +anything +, +that +his +rut +had +long +been +shaped +, +eternally +predetermined +, +and +that +wriggle +as +he +might +, +he +would +be +what +all +in +his +position +were +. +He +could +not +have +believed +it +! +Had +he +not +at +one +time +longed +with +all +his +heart +to +establish +a +republic +in +Russia +; +then +himself +to +be +a +Napoleon +; +then +to +be +a +philosopher +; +and +then +a +strategist +and +the +conqueror +of +Napoleon +? +Had +he +not +seen +the +possibility +of +, +and +passionately +desired +, +the +regeneration +of +the +sinful +human +race +, +and +his +own +progress +to +the +highest +degree +of +perfection +? +Had +he +not +established +schools +and +hospitals +and +liberated +his +serfs +? +But +instead +of +all +that—here +he +was +, +the +wealthy +husband +of +an +unfaithful +wife +, +a +retired +gentleman-in-waiting +, +fond +of +eating +and +drinking +and +, +as +he +unbuttoned +his +waistcoat +, +of +abusing +the +government +a +bit +, +a +member +of +the +Moscow +English +Club +, +and +a +universal +favorite +in +Moscow +society +. +For +a +long +time +he +could +not +reconcile +himself +to +the +idea +that +he +was +one +of +those +same +retired +Moscow +gentlemen-in-waiting +he +had +so +despised +seven +years +before +. +Sometimes +he +consoled +himself +with +the +thought +that +he +was +only +living +this +life +temporarily +; +but +then +he +was +shocked +by +the +thought +of +how +many +, +like +himself +, +had +entered +that +life +and +that +club +temporarily +, +with +all +their +teeth +and +hair +, +and +had +only +left +it +when +not +a +single +tooth +or +hair +remained +. +In +moments +of +pride +, +when +he +thought +of +his +position +it +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +quite +different +and +distinct +from +those +other +retired +gentlemen-in-waiting +he +had +formerly +despised +: +they +were +empty +, +stupid +, +contented +fellows +, +satisfied +with +their +position +, +“ +while +I +am +still +discontented +and +want +to +do +something +for +mankind +. +But +perhaps +all +these +comrades +of +mine +struggled +just +like +me +and +sought +something +new +, +a +path +in +life +of +their +own +, +and +like +me +were +brought +by +force +of +circumstances +, +society +, +and +race—by +that +elemental +force +against +which +man +is +powerless—to +the +condition +I +am +in +, +” +said +he +to +himself +in +moments +of +humility +; +and +after +living +some +time +in +Moscow +he +no +longer +despised +, +but +began +to +grow +fond +of +, +to +respect +, +and +to +pity +his +comrades +in +destiny +, +as +he +pitied +himself +. +Pierre +no +longer +suffered +moments +of +despair +, +hypochondria +, +and +disgust +with +life +, +but +the +malady +that +had +formerly +found +expression +in +such +acute +attacks +was +driven +inwards +and +never +left +him +for +a +moment +. +“ +What +for +? +Why +? +What +is +going +on +in +the +world +? +” +he +would +ask +himself +in +perplexity +several +times +a +day +, +involuntarily +beginning +to +reflect +anew +on +the +meaning +of +the +phenomena +of +life +; +but +knowing +by +experience +that +there +were +no +answers +to +these +questions +he +made +haste +to +turn +away +from +them +, +and +took +up +a +book +, +or +hurried +off +to +the +club +or +to +Apollón +Nikoláevich +’ +s +, +to +exchange +the +gossip +of +the +town +. +“ +Hélène +, +who +has +never +cared +for +anything +but +her +own +body +and +is +one +of +the +stupidest +women +in +the +world +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +“ +is +regarded +by +people +as +the +acme +of +intelligence +and +refinement +, +and +they +pay +homage +to +her +. +Napoleon +Bonaparte +was +despised +by +all +as +long +as +he +was +great +, +but +now +that +he +has +become +a +wretched +comedian +the +Emperor +Francis +wants +to +offer +him +his +daughter +in +an +illegal +marriage +. +The +Spaniards +, +through +the +Catholic +clergy +, +offer +praise +to +God +for +their +victory +over +the +French +on +the +fourteenth +of +June +, +and +the +French +, +also +through +the +Catholic +clergy +, +offer +praise +because +on +that +same +fourteenth +of +June +they +defeated +the +Spaniards +. +My +brother +Masons +swear +by +the +blood +that +they +are +ready +to +sacrifice +everything +for +their +neighbor +, +but +they +do +not +give +a +ruble +each +to +the +collections +for +the +poor +, +and +they +intrigue +, +the +Astraea +Lodge +against +the +Manna +Seekers +, +and +fuss +about +an +authentic +Scotch +carpet +and +a +charter +that +nobody +needs +, +and +the +meaning +of +which +the +very +man +who +wrote +it +does +not +understand +. +We +all +profess +the +Christian +law +of +forgiveness +of +injuries +and +love +of +our +neighbors +, +the +law +in +honor +of +which +we +have +built +in +Moscow +forty +times +forty +churches—but +yesterday +a +deserter +was +knouted +to +death +and +a +minister +of +that +same +law +of +love +and +forgiveness +, +a +priest +, +gave +the +soldier +a +cross +to +kiss +before +his +execution. +” +So +thought +Pierre +, +and +the +whole +of +this +general +deception +which +everyone +accepts +, +accustomed +as +he +was +to +it +, +astonished +him +each +time +as +if +it +were +something +new +. +“ +I +understand +the +deception +and +confusion +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +but +how +am +I +to +tell +them +all +that +I +see +? +I +have +tried +, +and +have +always +found +that +they +too +in +the +depths +of +their +souls +understand +it +as +I +do +, +and +only +try +not +to +see +it +. +So +it +appears +that +it +must +be +so +! +But +I—what +is +to +become +of +me +? +” +thought +he +. +He +had +the +unfortunate +capacity +many +men +, +especially +Russians +, +have +of +seeing +and +believing +in +the +possibility +of +goodness +and +truth +, +but +of +seeing +the +evil +and +falsehood +of +life +too +clearly +to +be +able +to +take +a +serious +part +in +it +. +Every +sphere +of +work +was +connected +, +in +his +eyes +, +with +evil +and +deception +. +Whatever +he +tried +to +be +, +whatever +he +engaged +in +, +the +evil +and +falsehood +of +it +repulsed +him +and +blocked +every +path +of +activity +. +Yet +he +had +to +live +and +to +find +occupation +. +It +was +too +dreadful +to +be +under +the +burden +of +these +insoluble +problems +, +so +he +abandoned +himself +to +any +distraction +in +order +to +forget +them +. +He +frequented +every +kind +of +society +, +drank +much +, +bought +pictures +, +engaged +in +building +, +and +above +all—read +. +He +read +, +and +read +everything +that +came +to +hand +. +On +coming +home +, +while +his +valets +were +still +taking +off +his +things +, +he +picked +up +a +book +and +began +to +read +. +From +reading +he +passed +to +sleeping +, +from +sleeping +to +gossip +in +drawing +rooms +of +the +club +, +from +gossip +to +carousals +and +women +; +from +carousals +back +to +gossip +, +reading +, +and +wine +. +Drinking +became +more +and +more +a +physical +and +also +a +moral +necessity +. +Though +the +doctors +warned +him +that +with +his +corpulence +wine +was +dangerous +for +him +, +he +drank +a +great +deal +. +He +was +only +quite +at +ease +when +having +poured +several +glasses +of +wine +mechanically +into +his +large +mouth +he +felt +a +pleasant +warmth +in +his +body +, +an +amiability +toward +all +his +fellows +, +and +a +readiness +to +respond +superficially +to +every +idea +without +probing +it +deeply +. +Only +after +emptying +a +bottle +or +two +did +he +feel +dimly +that +the +terribly +tangled +skein +of +life +which +previously +had +terrified +him +was +not +as +dreadful +as +he +had +thought +. +He +was +always +conscious +of +some +aspect +of +that +skein +, +as +with +a +buzzing +in +his +head +after +dinner +or +supper +he +chatted +or +listened +to +conversation +or +read +. +But +under +the +influence +of +wine +he +said +to +himself +: +“ +It +doesn +’ +t +matter +. +I +’ +ll +get +it +unraveled +. +I +have +a +solution +ready +, +but +have +no +time +now—I +’ +ll +think +it +all +out +later +on +! +” +But +the +later +on +never +came +. +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 +. +Sometimes +he +remembered +how +he +had +heard +that +soldiers +in +war +when +entrenched +under +the +enemy +’ +s +fire +, +if +they +have +nothing +to +do +, +try +hard +to +find +some +occupation +the +more +easily +to +bear +the +danger +. +To +Pierre +all +men +seemed +like +those +soldiers +, +seeking +refuge +from +life +: +some +in +ambition +, +some +in +cards +, +some +in +framing +laws +, +some +in +women +, +some +in +toys +, +some +in +horses +, +some +in +politics +, +some +in +sport +, +some +in +wine +, +and +some +in +governmental +affairs +. +“ +Nothing +is +trivial +, +and +nothing +is +important +, +it +’ +s +all +the +same—only +to +save +oneself +from +it +as +best +one +can +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +Only +not +to +see +it +, +that +dreadful +it +! +” +CHAPTER +II +At +the +beginning +of +winter +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +and +his +daughter +moved +to +Moscow +. +At +that +time +enthusiasm +for +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +regime +had +weakened +and +a +patriotic +and +anti-French +tendency +prevailed +there +, +and +this +, +together +with +his +past +and +his +intellect +and +his +originality +, +at +once +made +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +an +object +of +particular +respect +to +the +Moscovites +and +the +center +of +the +Moscow +opposition +to +the +government +. +The +prince +had +aged +very +much +that +year +. +He +showed +marked +signs +of +senility +by +a +tendency +to +fall +asleep +, +forgetfulness +of +quite +recent +events +, +remembrance +of +remote +ones +, +and +the +childish +vanity +with +which +he +accepted +the +role +of +head +of +the +Moscow +opposition +. +In +spite +of +this +the +old +man +inspired +in +all +his +visitors +alike +a +feeling +of +respectful +veneration—especially +of +an +evening +when +he +came +in +to +tea +in +his +old-fashioned +coat +and +powdered +wig +and +, +aroused +by +anyone +, +told +his +abrupt +stories +of +the +past +, +or +uttered +yet +more +abrupt +and +scathing +criticisms +of +the +present +. +For +them +all +, +that +old-fashioned +house +with +its +gigantic +mirrors +, +pre-Revolution +furniture +, +powdered +footmen +, +and +the +stern +shrewd +old +man +( +himself +a +relic +of +the +past +century +) +with +his +gentle +daughter +and +the +pretty +Frenchwoman +who +were +reverently +devoted +to +him +presented +a +majestic +and +agreeable +spectacle +. +But +the +visitors +did +not +reflect +that +besides +the +couple +of +hours +during +which +they +saw +their +host +, +there +were +also +twenty-two +hours +in +the +day +during +which +the +private +and +intimate +life +of +the +house +continued +. +Latterly +that +private +life +had +become +very +trying +for +Princess +Mary +. +There +in +Moscow +she +was +deprived +of +her +greatest +pleasures—talks +with +the +pilgrims +and +the +solitude +which +refreshed +her +at +Bald +Hills—and +she +had +none +of +the +advantages +and +pleasures +of +city +life +. +She +did +not +go +out +into +society +; +everyone +knew +that +her +father +would +not +let +her +go +anywhere +without +him +, +and +his +failing +health +prevented +his +going +out +himself +, +so +that +she +was +not +invited +to +dinners +and +evening +parties +. +She +had +quite +abandoned +the +hope +of +getting +married +. +She +saw +the +coldness +and +malevolence +with +which +the +old +prince +received +and +dismissed +the +young +men +, +possible +suitors +, +who +sometimes +appeared +at +their +house +. +She +had +no +friends +: +during +this +visit +to +Moscow +she +had +been +disappointed +in +the +two +who +had +been +nearest +to +her +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +with +whom +she +had +never +been +able +to +be +quite +frank +, +had +now +become +unpleasant +to +her +, +and +for +various +reasons +Princess +Mary +avoided +her +. +Julie +, +with +whom +she +had +corresponded +for +the +last +five +years +, +was +in +Moscow +, +but +proved +to +be +quite +alien +to +her +when +they +met +. +Just +then +Julie +, +who +by +the +death +of +her +brothers +had +become +one +of +the +richest +heiresses +in +Moscow +, +was +in +the +full +whirl +of +society +pleasures +. +She +was +surrounded +by +young +men +who +, +she +fancied +, +had +suddenly +learned +to +appreciate +her +worth +. +Julie +was +at +that +stage +in +the +life +of +a +society +woman +when +she +feels +that +her +last +chance +of +marrying +has +come +and +that +her +fate +must +be +decided +now +or +never +. +On +Thursdays +Princess +Mary +remembered +with +a +mournful +smile +that +she +now +had +no +one +to +write +to +, +since +Julie—whose +presence +gave +her +no +pleasure +was +here +and +they +met +every +week +. +Like +the +old +émigré +who +declined +to +marry +the +lady +with +whom +he +had +spent +his +evenings +for +years +, +she +regretted +Julie +’ +s +presence +and +having +no +one +to +write +to +. +In +Moscow +Princess +Mary +had +no +one +to +talk +to +, +no +one +to +whom +to +confide +her +sorrow +, +and +much +sorrow +fell +to +her +lot +just +then +. +The +time +for +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +return +and +marriage +was +approaching +, +but +his +request +to +her +to +prepare +his +father +for +it +had +not +been +carried +out +; +in +fact +, +it +seemed +as +if +matters +were +quite +hopeless +, +for +at +every +mention +of +the +young +Countess +Rostóva +the +old +prince +( +who +apart +from +that +was +usually +in +a +bad +temper +) +lost +control +of +himself +. +Another +lately +added +sorrow +arose +from +the +lessons +she +gave +her +six +year-old +nephew +. +To +her +consternation +she +detected +in +herself +in +relation +to +little +Nicholas +some +symptoms +of +her +father +’ +s +irritability +. +However +often +she +told +herself +that +she +must +not +get +irritable +when +teaching +her +nephew +, +almost +every +time +that +, +pointer +in +hand +, +she +sat +down +to +show +him +the +French +alphabet +, +she +so +longed +to +pour +her +own +knowledge +quickly +and +easily +into +the +child—who +was +already +afraid +that +Auntie +might +at +any +moment +get +angry—that +at +his +slightest +inattention +she +trembled +, +became +flustered +and +heated +, +raised +her +voice +, +and +sometimes +pulled +him +by +the +arm +and +put +him +in +the +corner +. +Having +put +him +in +the +corner +she +would +herself +begin +to +cry +over +her +cruel +, +evil +nature +, +and +little +Nicholas +, +following +her +example +, +would +sob +, +and +without +permission +would +leave +his +corner +, +come +to +her +, +pull +her +wet +hands +from +her +face +, +and +comfort +her +. +But +what +distressed +the +princess +most +of +all +was +her +father +’ +s +irritability +, +which +was +always +directed +against +her +and +had +of +late +amounted +to +cruelty +. +Had +he +forced +her +to +prostrate +herself +to +the +ground +all +night +, +had +he +beaten +her +or +made +her +fetch +wood +or +water +, +it +would +never +have +entered +her +mind +to +think +her +position +hard +; +but +this +loving +despot—the +more +cruel +because +he +loved +her +and +for +that +reason +tormented +himself +and +her—knew +how +not +merely +to +hurt +and +humiliate +her +deliberately +, +but +to +show +her +that +she +was +always +to +blame +for +everything +. +Of +late +he +had +exhibited +a +new +trait +that +tormented +Princess +Mary +more +than +anything +else +; +this +was +his +ever-increasing +intimacy +with +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +The +idea +that +at +the +first +moment +of +receiving +the +news +of +his +son +’ +s +intentions +had +occurred +to +him +in +jest—that +if +Andrew +got +married +he +himself +would +marry +Bourienne—had +evidently +pleased +him +, +and +latterly +he +had +persistently +, +and +as +it +seemed +to +Princess +Mary +merely +to +offend +her +, +shown +special +endearments +to +the +companion +and +expressed +his +dissatisfaction +with +his +daughter +by +demonstrations +of +love +of +Bourienne +. +One +day +in +Moscow +in +Princess +Mary +’ +s +presence +( +she +thought +her +father +did +it +purposely +when +she +was +there +) +the +old +prince +kissed +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +hand +and +, +drawing +her +to +him +, +embraced +her +affectionately +. +Princess +Mary +flushed +and +ran +out +of +the +room +. +A +few +minutes +later +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +came +into +Princess +Mary +’ +s +room +smiling +and +making +cheerful +remarks +in +her +agreeable +voice +. +Princess +Mary +hastily +wiped +away +her +tears +, +went +resolutely +up +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +and +evidently +unconscious +of +what +she +was +doing +began +shouting +in +angry +haste +at +the +Frenchwoman +, +her +voice +breaking +: +“ +It +’ +s +horrible +, +vile +, +inhuman +, +to +take +advantage +of +the +weakness +... +” +She +did +not +finish +. +“ +Leave +my +room +, +” +she +exclaimed +, +and +burst +into +sobs +. +Next +day +the +prince +did +not +say +a +word +to +his +daughter +, +but +she +noticed +that +at +dinner +he +gave +orders +that +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +should +be +served +first +. +After +dinner +, +when +the +footman +handed +coffee +and +from +habit +began +with +the +princess +, +the +prince +suddenly +grew +furious +, +threw +his +stick +at +Philip +, +and +instantly +gave +instructions +to +have +him +conscripted +for +the +army +. +“ +He +doesn +’ +t +obey +... +I +said +it +twice +... +and +he +doesn +’ +t +obey +! +She +is +the +first +person +in +this +house +; +she +’ +s +my +best +friend +, +” +cried +the +prince +. +“ +And +if +you +allow +yourself +, +” +he +screamed +in +a +fury +, +addressing +Princess +Mary +for +the +first +time +, +“ +to +forget +yourself +again +before +her +as +you +dared +to +do +yesterday +, +I +will +show +you +who +is +master +in +this +house +. +Go +! +Don +’ +t +let +me +set +eyes +on +you +; +beg +her +pardon +! +” +Princess +Mary +asked +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +pardon +, +and +also +her +father +’ +s +pardon +for +herself +and +for +Philip +the +footman +, +who +had +begged +for +her +intervention +. +At +such +moments +something +like +a +pride +of +sacrifice +gathered +in +her +soul +. +And +suddenly +that +father +whom +she +had +judged +would +look +for +his +spectacles +in +her +presence +, +fumbling +near +them +and +not +seeing +them +, +or +would +forget +something +that +had +just +occurred +, +or +take +a +false +step +with +his +failing +legs +and +turn +to +see +if +anyone +had +noticed +his +feebleness +, +or +, +worst +of +all +, +at +dinner +when +there +were +no +visitors +to +excite +him +would +suddenly +fall +asleep +, +letting +his +napkin +drop +and +his +shaking +head +sink +over +his +plate +. +“ +He +is +old +and +feeble +, +and +I +dare +to +condemn +him +! +” +she +thought +at +such +moments +, +with +a +feeling +of +revulsion +against +herself +. +CHAPTER +III +In +1811 +there +was +living +in +Moscow +a +French +doctor—Métivier—who +had +rapidly +become +the +fashion +. +He +was +enormously +tall +, +handsome +, +amiable +as +Frenchmen +are +, +and +was +, +as +all +Moscow +said +, +an +extraordinarily +clever +doctor +. +He +was +received +in +the +best +houses +not +merely +as +a +doctor +, +but +as +an +equal +. +Prince +Nicholas +had +always +ridiculed +medicine +, +but +latterly +on +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +advice +had +allowed +this +doctor +to +visit +him +and +had +grown +accustomed +to +him +. +Métivier +came +to +see +the +prince +about +twice +a +week +. +On +December +6—St +. +Nicholas +’ +Day +and +the +prince +’ +s +name +day—all +Moscow +came +to +the +prince +’ +s +front +door +but +he +gave +orders +to +admit +no +one +and +to +invite +to +dinner +only +a +small +number +, +a +list +of +whom +he +gave +to +Princess +Mary +. +Métivier +, +who +came +in +the +morning +with +his +felicitations +, +considered +it +proper +in +his +quality +of +doctor +de +forcer +la +consigne +, +* +as +he +told +Princess +Mary +, +and +went +in +to +see +the +prince +. +It +happened +that +on +that +morning +of +his +name +day +the +prince +was +in +one +of +his +worst +moods +. +He +had +been +going +about +the +house +all +the +morning +finding +fault +with +everyone +and +pretending +not +to +understand +what +was +said +to +him +and +not +to +be +understood +himself +. +Princess +Mary +well +knew +this +mood +of +quiet +absorbed +querulousness +, +which +generally +culminated +in +a +burst +of +rage +, +and +she +went +about +all +that +morning +as +though +facing +a +cocked +and +loaded +gun +and +awaited +the +inevitable +explosion +. +Until +the +doctor +’ +s +arrival +the +morning +had +passed +off +safely +. +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 +. +* +To +force +the +guard +. +At +first +she +heard +only +Métivier +’ +s +voice +, +then +her +father +’ +s +, +then +both +voices +began +speaking +at +the +same +time +, +the +door +was +flung +open +, +and +on +the +threshold +appeared +the +handsome +figure +of +the +terrified +Métivier +with +his +shock +of +black +hair +, +and +the +prince +in +his +dressing +gown +and +fez +, +his +face +distorted +with +fury +and +the +pupils +of +his +eyes +rolled +downwards +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +understand +? +” +shouted +the +prince +, +“ +but +I +do +! +French +spy +, +slave +of +Buonaparte +, +spy +, +get +out +of +my +house +! +Be +off +, +I +tell +you +... +” +and +he +slammed +the +door +. +Métivier +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +, +went +up +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +who +at +the +sound +of +shouting +had +run +in +from +an +adjoining +room +. +“ +The +prince +is +not +very +well +: +bile +and +rush +of +blood +to +the +head +. +Keep +calm +, +I +will +call +again +tomorrow +, +” +said +Métivier +; +and +putting +his +fingers +to +his +lips +he +hastened +away +. +Through +the +study +door +came +the +sound +of +slippered +feet +and +the +cry +: +“ +Spies +, +traitors +, +traitors +everywhere +! +Not +a +moment +’ +s +peace +in +my +own +house +! +” +After +Métivier +’ +s +departure +the +old +prince +called +his +daughter +in +, +and +the +whole +weight +of +his +wrath +fell +on +her +. +She +was +to +blame +that +a +spy +had +been +admitted +. +Had +he +not +told +her +, +yes +, +told +her +to +make +a +list +, +and +not +to +admit +anyone +who +was +not +on +that +list +? +Then +why +was +that +scoundrel +admitted +? +She +was +the +cause +of +it +all +. +With +her +, +he +said +, +he +could +not +have +a +moment +’ +s +peace +and +could +not +die +quietly +. +“ +No +, +ma +’ +am +! +We +must +part +, +we +must +part +! +Understand +that +, +understand +it +! +I +can +not +endure +any +more +, +” +he +said +, +and +left +the +room +. +Then +, +as +if +afraid +she +might +find +some +means +of +consolation +, +he +returned +and +trying +to +appear +calm +added +: +“ +And +don +’ +t +imagine +I +have +said +this +in +a +moment +of +anger +. +I +am +calm +. +I +have +thought +it +over +, +and +it +will +be +carried +out—we +must +part +; +so +find +some +place +for +yourself +... +. +” +But +he +could +not +restrain +himself +and +with +the +virulence +of +which +only +one +who +loves +is +capable +, +evidently +suffering +himself +, +he +shook +his +fists +at +her +and +screamed +: +“ +If +only +some +fool +would +marry +her +! +” +Then +he +slammed +the +door +, +sent +for +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +and +subsided +into +his +study +. +At +two +o +’ +clock +the +six +chosen +guests +assembled +for +dinner +. +These +guests—the +famous +Count +Rostopchín +, +Prince +Lopukhín +with +his +nephew +, +General +Chatróv +an +old +war +comrade +of +the +prince +’ +s +, +and +of +the +younger +generation +Pierre +and +Borís +Drubetskóy—awaited +the +prince +in +the +drawing +room +. +Borís +, +who +had +come +to +Moscow +on +leave +a +few +days +before +, +had +been +anxious +to +be +presented +to +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +, +and +had +contrived +to +ingratiate +himself +so +well +that +the +old +prince +in +his +case +made +an +exception +to +the +rule +of +not +receiving +bachelors +in +his +house +. +The +prince +’ +s +house +did +not +belong +to +what +is +known +as +fashionable +society +, +but +his +little +circle—though +not +much +talked +about +in +town—was +one +it +was +more +flattering +to +be +received +in +than +any +other +. +Borís +had +realized +this +the +week +before +when +the +commander +in +chief +in +his +presence +invited +Rostopchín +to +dinner +on +St. +Nicholas +’ +Day +, +and +Rostopchín +had +replied +that +he +could +not +come +: +“ +On +that +day +I +always +go +to +pay +my +devotions +to +the +relics +of +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski. +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +yes +! +” +replied +the +commander +in +chief +. +“ +How +is +he +? +... +” +The +small +group +that +assembled +before +dinner +in +the +lofty +old-fashioned +drawing +room +with +its +old +furniture +resembled +the +solemn +gathering +of +a +court +of +justice +. +All +were +silent +or +talked +in +low +tones +. +Prince +Nicholas +came +in +serious +and +taciturn +. +Princess +Mary +seemed +even +quieter +and +more +diffident +than +usual +. +The +guests +were +reluctant +to +address +her +, +feeling +that +she +was +in +no +mood +for +their +conversation +. +Count +Rostopchín +alone +kept +the +conversation +going +, +now +relating +the +latest +town +news +, +and +now +the +latest +political +gossip +. +Lopukhín +and +the +old +general +occasionally +took +part +in +the +conversation +. +Prince +Bolkónski +listened +as +a +presiding +judge +receives +a +report +, +only +now +and +then +, +silently +or +by +a +brief +word +, +showing +that +he +took +heed +of +what +was +being +reported +to +him +. +The +tone +of +the +conversation +was +such +as +indicated +that +no +one +approved +of +what +was +being +done +in +the +political +world +. +Incidents +were +related +evidently +confirming +the +opinion +that +everything +was +going +from +bad +to +worse +, +but +whether +telling +a +story +or +giving +an +opinion +the +speaker +always +stopped +, +or +was +stopped +, +at +the +point +beyond +which +his +criticism +might +touch +the +sovereign +himself +. +At +dinner +the +talk +turned +on +the +latest +political +news +: +Napoleon +’ +s +seizure +of +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +’ +s +territory +, +and +the +Russian +Note +, +hostile +to +Napoleon +, +which +had +been +sent +to +all +the +European +courts +. +“ +Bonaparte +treats +Europe +as +a +pirate +does +a +captured +vessel +, +” +said +Count +Rostopchín +, +repeating +a +phrase +he +had +uttered +several +times +before +. +“ +One +only +wonders +at +the +long-suffering +or +blindness +of +the +crowned +heads +. +Now +the +Pope +’ +s +turn +has +come +and +Bonaparte +doesn +’ +t +scruple +to +depose +the +head +of +the +Catholic +Church—yet +all +keep +silent +! +Our +sovereign +alone +has +protested +against +the +seizure +of +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +’ +s +territory +, +and +even +... +” +Count +Rostopchín +paused +, +feeling +that +he +had +reached +the +limit +beyond +which +censure +was +impossible +. +“ +Other +territories +have +been +offered +in +exchange +for +the +Duchy +of +Oldenburg +, +” +said +Prince +Bolkónski +. +“ +He +shifts +the +Dukes +about +as +I +might +move +my +serfs +from +Bald +Hills +to +Boguchárovo +or +my +Ryazán +estates. +” +“ +The +Duke +of +Oldenburg +bears +his +misfortunes +with +admirable +strength +of +character +and +resignation +, +” +remarked +Borís +, +joining +in +respectfully +. +He +said +this +because +on +his +journey +from +Petersburg +he +had +had +the +honor +of +being +presented +to +the +Duke +. +Prince +Bolkónski +glanced +at +the +young +man +as +if +about +to +say +something +in +reply +, +but +changed +his +mind +, +evidently +considering +him +too +young +. +“ +I +have +read +our +protests +about +the +Oldenburg +affair +and +was +surprised +how +badly +the +Note +was +worded +, +” +remarked +Count +Rostopchín +in +the +casual +tone +of +a +man +dealing +with +a +subject +quite +familiar +to +him +. +Pierre +looked +at +Rostopchín +with +naïve +astonishment +, +not +understanding +why +he +should +be +disturbed +by +the +bad +composition +of +the +Note +. +“ +Does +it +matter +, +Count +, +how +the +Note +is +worded +, +” +he +asked +, +“ +so +long +as +its +substance +is +forcible +? +” +“ +My +dear +fellow +, +with +our +five +hundred +thousand +troops +it +should +be +easy +to +have +a +good +style +, +” +returned +Count +Rostopchín +. +Pierre +now +understood +the +count +’ +s +dissatisfaction +with +the +wording +of +the +Note +. +“ +One +would +have +thought +quill +drivers +enough +had +sprung +up +, +” +remarked +the +old +prince +. +“ +There +in +Petersburg +they +are +always +writing—not +notes +only +but +even +new +laws +. +My +Andrew +there +has +written +a +whole +volume +of +laws +for +Russia +. +Nowadays +they +are +always +writing +! +” +and +he +laughed +unnaturally +. +There +was +a +momentary +pause +in +the +conversation +; +the +old +general +cleared +his +throat +to +draw +attention +. +“ +Did +you +hear +of +the +last +event +at +the +review +in +Petersburg +? +The +figure +cut +by +the +new +French +ambassador. +” +“ +Eh +? +Yes +, +I +heard +something +: +he +said +something +awkward +in +His +Majesty +’ +s +presence. +” +“ +His +Majesty +drew +attention +to +the +Grenadier +division +and +to +the +march +past +, +” +continued +the +general +, +“ +and +it +seems +the +ambassador +took +no +notice +and +allowed +himself +to +reply +that +: +‘ +We +in +France +pay +no +attention +to +such +trifles +! +’ +The +Emperor +did +not +condescend +to +reply +. +At +the +next +review +, +they +say +, +the +Emperor +did +not +once +deign +to +address +him. +” +All +were +silent +. +On +this +fact +relating +to +the +Emperor +personally +, +it +was +impossible +to +pass +any +judgment +. +“ +Impudent +fellows +! +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +You +know +Métivier +? +I +turned +him +out +of +my +house +this +morning +. +He +was +here +; +they +admitted +him +in +spite +of +my +request +that +they +should +let +no +one +in +, +” +he +went +on +, +glancing +angrily +at +his +daughter +. +And +he +narrated +his +whole +conversation +with +the +French +doctor +and +the +reasons +that +convinced +him +that +Métivier +was +a +spy +. +Though +these +reasons +were +very +insufficient +and +obscure +, +no +one +made +any +rejoinder +. +After +the +roast +, +champagne +was +served +. +The +guests +rose +to +congratulate +the +old +prince +. +Princess +Mary +, +too +, +went +round +to +him +. +He +gave +her +a +cold +, +angry +look +and +offered +her +his +wrinkled +, +clean-shaven +cheek +to +kiss +. +The +whole +expression +of +his +face +told +her +that +he +had +not +forgotten +the +morning +’ +s +talk +, +that +his +decision +remained +in +force +, +and +only +the +presence +of +visitors +hindered +his +speaking +of +it +to +her +now +. +When +they +went +into +the +drawing +room +where +coffee +was +served +, +the +old +men +sat +together +. +Prince +Nicholas +grew +more +animated +and +expressed +his +views +on +the +impending +war +. +He +said +that +our +wars +with +Bonaparte +would +be +disastrous +so +long +as +we +sought +alliances +with +the +Germans +and +thrust +ourselves +into +European +affairs +, +into +which +we +had +been +drawn +by +the +Peace +of +Tilsit +. +“ +We +ought +not +to +fight +either +for +or +against +Austria +. +Our +political +interests +are +all +in +the +East +, +and +in +regard +to +Bonaparte +the +only +thing +is +to +have +an +armed +frontier +and +a +firm +policy +, +and +he +will +never +dare +to +cross +the +Russian +frontier +, +as +was +the +case +in +1807 +! +” +“ +How +can +we +fight +the +French +, +Prince +? +” +said +Count +Rostopchín +. +“ +Can +we +arm +ourselves +against +our +teachers +and +divinities +? +Look +at +our +youths +, +look +at +our +ladies +! +The +French +are +our +Gods +: +Paris +is +our +Kingdom +of +Heaven. +” +He +began +speaking +louder +, +evidently +to +be +heard +by +everyone +. +“ +French +dresses +, +French +ideas +, +French +feelings +! +There +now +, +you +turned +Métivier +out +by +the +scruff +of +his +neck +because +he +is +a +Frenchman +and +a +scoundrel +, +but +our +ladies +crawl +after +him +on +their +knees +. +I +went +to +a +party +last +night +, +and +there +out +of +five +ladies +three +were +Roman +Catholics +and +had +the +Pope +’ +s +indulgence +for +doing +woolwork +on +Sundays +. +And +they +themselves +sit +there +nearly +naked +, +like +the +signboards +at +our +Public +Baths +if +I +may +say +so +. +Ah +, +when +one +looks +at +our +young +people +, +Prince +, +one +would +like +to +take +Peter +the +Great +’ +s +old +cudgel +out +of +the +museum +and +belabor +them +in +the +Russian +way +till +all +the +nonsense +jumps +out +of +them. +” +All +were +silent +. +The +old +prince +looked +at +Rostopchín +with +a +smile +and +wagged +his +head +approvingly +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +your +excellency +, +keep +well +! +” +said +Rostopchín +, +getting +up +with +characteristic +briskness +and +holding +out +his +hand +to +the +prince +. +“ +Good-by +, +my +dear +fellow +... +. +His +words +are +music +, +I +never +tire +of +hearing +him +! +” +said +the +old +prince +, +keeping +hold +of +the +hand +and +offering +his +cheek +to +be +kissed +. +Following +Rostopchín +’ +s +example +the +others +also +rose +. +CHAPTER +IV +Princess +Mary +as +she +sat +listening +to +the +old +men +’ +s +talk +and +faultfinding +, +understood +nothing +of +what +she +heard +; +she +only +wondered +whether +the +guests +had +all +observed +her +father +’ +s +hostile +attitude +toward +her +. +She +did +not +even +notice +the +special +attentions +and +amiabilities +shown +her +during +dinner +by +Borís +Drubetskóy +, +who +was +visiting +them +for +the +third +time +already +. +Princess +Mary +turned +with +absent-minded +questioning +look +to +Pierre +, +who +hat +in +hand +and +with +a +smile +on +his +face +was +the +last +of +the +guests +to +approach +her +after +the +old +prince +had +gone +out +and +they +were +left +alone +in +the +drawing +room +. +“ +May +I +stay +a +little +longer +? +” +he +said +, +letting +his +stout +body +sink +into +an +armchair +beside +her +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +” +she +answered +. +“ +You +noticed +nothing +? +” +her +look +asked +. +Pierre +was +in +an +agreeable +after-dinner +mood +. +He +looked +straight +before +him +and +smiled +quietly +. +“ +Have +you +known +that +young +man +long +, +Princess +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Who +? +” +“ +Drubetskóy. +” +“ +No +, +not +long +... +. +” +“ +Do +you +like +him +? +” +“ +Yes +, +he +is +an +agreeable +young +man +... +. +Why +do +you +ask +me +that +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +still +thinking +of +that +morning +’ +s +conversation +with +her +father +. +“ +Because +I +have +noticed +that +when +a +young +man +comes +on +leave +from +Petersburg +to +Moscow +it +is +usually +with +the +object +of +marrying +an +heiress. +” +“ +You +have +observed +that +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Yes +, +” +returned +Pierre +with +a +smile +, +“ +and +this +young +man +now +manages +matters +so +that +where +there +is +a +wealthy +heiress +there +he +is +too +. +I +can +read +him +like +a +book +. +At +present +he +is +hesitating +whom +to +lay +siege +to—you +or +Mademoiselle +Julie +Karágina +. +He +is +very +attentive +to +her. +” +“ +He +visits +them +? +” +“ +Yes +, +very +often +. +And +do +you +know +the +new +way +of +courting +? +” +said +Pierre +with +an +amused +smile +, +evidently +in +that +cheerful +mood +of +good +humored +raillery +for +which +he +so +often +reproached +himself +in +his +diary +. +“ +No +, +” +replied +Princess +Mary +. +“ +To +please +Moscow +girls +nowadays +one +has +to +be +melancholy +. +He +is +very +melancholy +with +Mademoiselle +Karágina +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Really +? +” +asked +Princess +Mary +, +looking +into +Pierre +’ +s +kindly +face +and +still +thinking +of +her +own +sorrow +. +“ +It +would +be +a +relief +, +” +thought +she +, +“ +if +I +ventured +to +confide +what +I +am +feeling +to +someone +. +I +should +like +to +tell +everything +to +Pierre +. +He +is +kind +and +generous +. +It +would +be +a +relief +. +He +would +give +me +advice. +” +“ +Would +you +marry +him +? +” +“ +Oh +, +my +God +, +Count +, +there +are +moments +when +I +would +marry +anybody +! +” +she +cried +suddenly +to +her +own +surprise +and +with +tears +in +her +voice +. +“ +Ah +, +how +bitter +it +is +to +love +someone +near +to +you +and +to +feel +that +... +” +she +went +on +in +a +trembling +voice +, +“ +that +you +can +do +nothing +for +him +but +grieve +him +, +and +to +know +that +you +can +not +alter +this +. +Then +there +is +only +one +thing +left—to +go +away +, +but +where +could +I +go +? +” +“ +What +is +wrong +? +What +is +it +, +Princess +? +” +But +without +finishing +what +she +was +saying +, +Princess +Mary +burst +into +tears +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +what +is +the +matter +with +me +today +. +Don +’ +t +take +any +notice—forget +what +I +have +said +! +” +Pierre +’ +s +gaiety +vanished +completely +. +He +anxiously +questioned +the +princess +, +asked +her +to +speak +out +fully +and +confide +her +grief +to +him +; +but +she +only +repeated +that +she +begged +him +to +forget +what +she +had +said +, +that +she +did +not +remember +what +she +had +said +, +and +that +she +had +no +trouble +except +the +one +he +knew +of—that +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +marriage +threatened +to +cause +a +rupture +between +father +and +son +. +“ +Have +you +any +news +of +the +Rostóvs +? +” +she +asked +, +to +change +the +subject +. +“ +I +was +told +they +are +coming +soon +. +I +am +also +expecting +Andrew +any +day +. +I +should +like +them +to +meet +here. +” +“ +And +how +does +he +now +regard +the +matter +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +referring +to +the +old +prince +. +Princess +Mary +shook +her +head +. +“ +What +is +to +be +done +? +In +a +few +months +the +year +will +be +up +. +The +thing +is +impossible +. +I +only +wish +I +could +spare +my +brother +the +first +moments +. +I +wish +they +would +come +sooner +. +I +hope +to +be +friends +with +her +. +You +have +known +them +a +long +time +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Tell +me +honestly +the +whole +truth +: +what +sort +of +girl +is +she +, +and +what +do +you +think +of +her +? +—The +real +truth +, +because +you +know +Andrew +is +risking +so +much +doing +this +against +his +father +’ +s +will +that +I +should +like +to +know +... +. +” +An +undefined +instinct +told +Pierre +that +these +explanations +, +and +repeated +requests +to +be +told +the +whole +truth +, +expressed +ill-will +on +the +princess +’ +part +toward +her +future +sister-in-law +and +a +wish +that +he +should +disapprove +of +Andrew +’ +s +choice +; +but +in +reply +he +said +what +he +felt +rather +than +what +he +thought +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +how +to +answer +your +question +, +” +he +said +, +blushing +without +knowing +why +. +“ +I +really +don +’ +t +know +what +sort +of +girl +she +is +; +I +can +’ +t +analyze +her +at +all +. +She +is +enchanting +, +but +what +makes +her +so +I +don +’ +t +know +. +That +is +all +one +can +say +about +her. +” +Princess +Mary +sighed +, +and +the +expression +on +her +face +said +: +“ +Yes +, +that +’ +s +what +I +expected +and +feared. +” +“ +Is +she +clever +? +” +she +asked +. +Pierre +considered +. +“ +I +think +not +, +” +he +said +, +“ +and +yet—yes +. +She +does +not +deign +to +be +clever +... +. +Oh +no +, +she +is +simply +enchanting +, +and +that +is +all. +” +Princess +Mary +again +shook +her +head +disapprovingly +. +“ +Ah +, +I +so +long +to +like +her +! +Tell +her +so +if +you +see +her +before +I +do. +” +“ +I +hear +they +are +expected +very +soon +, +” +said +Pierre +. +Princess +Mary +told +Pierre +of +her +plan +to +become +intimate +with +her +future +sister-in-law +as +soon +as +the +Rostóvs +arrived +and +to +try +to +accustom +the +old +prince +to +her +. +CHAPTER +V +Borís +had +not +succeeded +in +making +a +wealthy +match +in +Petersburg +, +so +with +the +same +object +in +view +he +came +to +Moscow +. +There +he +wavered +between +the +two +richest +heiresses +, +Julie +and +Princess +Mary +. +Though +Princess +Mary +despite +her +plainness +seemed +to +him +more +attractive +than +Julie +, +he +, +without +knowing +why +, +felt +awkward +about +paying +court +to +her +. +When +they +had +last +met +on +the +old +prince +’ +s +name +day +, +she +had +answered +at +random +all +his +attempts +to +talk +sentimentally +, +evidently +not +listening +to +what +he +was +saying +. +Julie +on +the +contrary +accepted +his +attentions +readily +, +though +in +a +manner +peculiar +to +herself +. +She +was +twenty-seven +. +After +the +death +of +her +brothers +she +had +become +very +wealthy +. +She +was +by +now +decidedly +plain +, +but +thought +herself +not +merely +as +good-looking +as +before +but +even +far +more +attractive +. +She +was +confirmed +in +this +delusion +by +the +fact +that +she +had +become +a +very +wealthy +heiress +and +also +by +the +fact +that +the +older +she +grew +the +less +dangerous +she +became +to +men +, +and +the +more +freely +they +could +associate +with +her +and +avail +themselves +of +her +suppers +, +soirees +, +and +the +animated +company +that +assembled +at +her +house +, +without +incurring +any +obligation +. +A +man +who +would +have +been +afraid +ten +years +before +of +going +every +day +to +the +house +when +there +was +a +girl +of +seventeen +there +, +for +fear +of +compromising +her +and +committing +himself +, +would +now +go +boldly +every +day +and +treat +her +not +as +a +marriageable +girl +but +as +a +sexless +acquaintance +. +That +winter +the +Karágins +’ +house +was +the +most +agreeable +and +hospitable +in +Moscow +. +In +addition +to +the +formal +evening +and +dinner +parties +, +a +large +company +, +chiefly +of +men +, +gathered +there +every +day +, +supping +at +midnight +and +staying +till +three +in +the +morning +. +Julie +never +missed +a +ball +, +a +promenade +, +or +a +play +. +Her +dresses +were +always +of +the +latest +fashion +. +But +in +spite +of +that +she +seemed +to +be +disillusioned +about +everything +and +told +everyone +that +she +did +not +believe +either +in +friendship +or +in +love +, +or +any +of +the +joys +of +life +, +and +expected +peace +only +“ +yonder. +” +She +adopted +the +tone +of +one +who +has +suffered +a +great +disappointment +, +like +a +girl +who +has +either +lost +the +man +she +loved +or +been +cruelly +deceived +by +him +. +Though +nothing +of +the +kind +had +happened +to +her +she +was +regarded +in +that +light +, +and +had +even +herself +come +to +believe +that +she +had +suffered +much +in +life +. +This +melancholy +, +which +did +not +prevent +her +amusing +herself +, +did +not +hinder +the +young +people +who +came +to +her +house +from +passing +the +time +pleasantly +. +Every +visitor +who +came +to +the +house +paid +his +tribute +to +the +melancholy +mood +of +the +hostess +, +and +then +amused +himself +with +society +gossip +, +dancing +, +intellectual +games +, +and +bouts +rimés +, +which +were +in +vogue +at +the +Karágins +’ +. +Only +a +few +of +these +young +men +, +among +them +Borís +, +entered +more +deeply +into +Julie +’ +s +melancholy +, +and +with +these +she +had +prolonged +conversations +in +private +on +the +vanity +of +all +worldly +things +, +and +to +them +she +showed +her +albums +filled +with +mournful +sketches +, +maxims +, +and +verses +. +To +Borís +, +Julie +was +particularly +gracious +: +she +regretted +his +early +disillusionment +with +life +, +offered +him +such +consolation +of +friendship +as +she +who +had +herself +suffered +so +much +could +render +, +and +showed +him +her +album +. +Borís +sketched +two +trees +in +the +album +and +wrote +: +“ +Rustic +trees +, +your +dark +branches +shed +gloom +and +melancholy +upon +me. +” +On +another +page +he +drew +a +tomb +, +and +wrote +: +La +mort +est +secourable +et +la +mort +est +tranquille +. +Ah +! +contre +les +douleurs +il +n +’ +y +a +pas +d +’ +autre +asile +. +* +* +Death +gives +relief +and +death +is +peaceful +. +Ah +! +from +suffering +there +is +no +other +refuge +. +Julie +said +this +was +charming +“ +There +is +something +so +enchanting +in +the +smile +of +melancholy +, +” +she +said +to +Borís +, +repeating +word +for +word +a +passage +she +had +copied +from +a +book +. +“ +It +is +a +ray +of +light +in +the +darkness +, +a +shade +between +sadness +and +despair +, +showing +the +possibility +of +consolation. +” +In +reply +Borís +wrote +these +lines +: +Aliment +de +poison +d +’ +une +âme +trop +sensible +, +Toi +, +sans +qui +le +bonheur +me +serait +impossible +, +Tendre +mélancholie +, +ah +, +viens +me +consoler +, +Viens +calmer +les +tourments +de +ma +sombre +retraite +, +Et +mêle +une +douceur +secrète +A +ces +pleurs +que +je +sens +couler +. +* +*Poisonous +nourishment +of +a +too +sensitive +soul +, +Thou +, +without +whom +happiness +would +for +me +be +impossible +, +Tender +melancholy +, +ah +, +come +to +console +me +, +Come +to +calm +the +torments +of +my +gloomy +retreat +, +And +mingle +a +secret +sweetness +With +these +tears +that +I +feel +to +be +flowing +. +For +Borís +, +Julie +played +most +doleful +nocturnes +on +her +harp +. +Borís +read +Poor +Liza +aloud +to +her +, +and +more +than +once +interrupted +the +reading +because +of +the +emotions +that +choked +him +. +Meeting +at +large +gatherings +Julie +and +Borís +looked +on +one +another +as +the +only +souls +who +understood +one +another +in +a +world +of +indifferent +people +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +, +who +often +visited +the +Karágins +, +while +playing +cards +with +the +mother +made +careful +inquiries +as +to +Julie +’ +s +dowry +( +she +was +to +have +two +estates +in +Pénza +and +the +Nizhegórod +forests +) +. +Anna +Mikháylovna +regarded +the +refined +sadness +that +united +her +son +to +the +wealthy +Julie +with +emotion +, +and +resignation +to +the +Divine +will +. +“ +You +are +always +charming +and +melancholy +, +my +dear +Julie +, +” +she +said +to +the +daughter +. +“ +Borís +says +his +soul +finds +repose +at +your +house +. +He +has +suffered +so +many +disappointments +and +is +so +sensitive +, +” +said +she +to +the +mother +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +, +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +how +fond +I +have +grown +of +Julie +latterly +, +” +she +said +to +her +son +. +“ +But +who +could +help +loving +her +? +She +is +an +angelic +being +! +Ah +, +Borís +, +Borís +! +” +—she +paused +. +“ +And +how +I +pity +her +mother +, +” +she +went +on +; +“ +today +she +showed +me +her +accounts +and +letters +from +Pénza +( +they +have +enormous +estates +there +) +, +and +she +, +poor +thing +, +has +no +one +to +help +her +, +and +they +do +cheat +her +so +! +” +Borís +smiled +almost +imperceptibly +while +listening +to +his +mother +. +He +laughed +blandly +at +her +naïve +diplomacy +but +listened +to +what +she +had +to +say +, +and +sometimes +questioned +her +carefully +about +the +Pénza +and +Nizhegórod +estates +. +Julie +had +long +been +expecting +a +proposal +from +her +melancholy +adorer +and +was +ready +to +accept +it +; +but +some +secret +feeling +of +repulsion +for +her +, +for +her +passionate +desire +to +get +married +, +for +her +artificiality +, +and +a +feeling +of +horror +at +renouncing +the +possibility +of +real +love +still +restrained +Borís +. +His +leave +was +expiring +. +He +spent +every +day +and +whole +days +at +the +Karágins +’ +, +and +every +day +on +thinking +the +matter +over +told +himself +that +he +would +propose +tomorrow +. +But +in +Julie +’ +s +presence +, +looking +at +her +red +face +and +chin +( +nearly +always +powdered +) +, +her +moist +eyes +, +and +her +expression +of +continual +readiness +to +pass +at +once +from +melancholy +to +an +unnatural +rapture +of +married +bliss +, +Borís +could +not +utter +the +decisive +words +, +though +in +imagination +he +had +long +regarded +himself +as +the +possessor +of +those +Pénza +and +Nizhegórod +estates +and +had +apportioned +the +use +of +the +income +from +them +. +Julie +saw +Borís +’ +indecision +, +and +sometimes +the +thought +occurred +to +her +that +she +was +repulsive +to +him +, +but +her +feminine +self-deception +immediately +supplied +her +with +consolation +, +and +she +told +herself +that +he +was +only +shy +from +love +. +Her +melancholy +, +however +, +began +to +turn +to +irritability +, +and +not +long +before +Borís +’ +departure +she +formed +a +definite +plan +of +action +. +Just +as +Borís +’ +leave +of +absence +was +expiring +, +Anatole +Kurágin +made +his +appearance +in +Moscow +, +and +of +course +in +the +Karágins +’ +drawing +room +, +and +Julie +, +suddenly +abandoning +her +melancholy +, +became +cheerful +and +very +attentive +to +Kurágin +. +“ +My +dear +, +” +said +Anna +Mikháylovna +to +her +son +, +“ +I +know +from +a +reliable +source +that +Prince +Vasíli +has +sent +his +son +to +Moscow +to +get +him +married +to +Julie +. +I +am +so +fond +of +Julie +that +I +should +be +sorry +for +her +. +What +do +you +think +of +it +, +my +dear +? +” +The +idea +of +being +made +a +fool +of +and +of +having +thrown +away +that +whole +month +of +arduous +melancholy +service +to +Julie +, +and +of +seeing +all +the +revenue +from +the +Pénza +estates +which +he +had +already +mentally +apportioned +and +put +to +proper +use +fall +into +the +hands +of +another +, +and +especially +into +the +hands +of +that +idiot +Anatole +, +pained +Borís +. +He +drove +to +the +Karágins +’ +with +the +firm +intention +of +proposing +. +Julie +met +him +in +a +gay +, +careless +manner +, +spoke +casually +of +how +she +had +enjoyed +yesterday +’ +s +ball +, +and +asked +when +he +was +leaving +. +Though +Borís +had +come +intentionally +to +speak +of +his +love +and +therefore +meant +to +be +tender +, +he +began +speaking +irritably +of +feminine +inconstancy +, +of +how +easily +women +can +turn +from +sadness +to +joy +, +and +how +their +moods +depend +solely +on +who +happens +to +be +paying +court +to +them +. +Julie +was +offended +and +replied +that +it +was +true +that +a +woman +needs +variety +, +and +the +same +thing +over +and +over +again +would +weary +anyone +. +“ +Then +I +should +advise +you +... +” +Borís +began +, +wishing +to +sting +her +; +but +at +that +instant +the +galling +thought +occurred +to +him +that +he +might +have +to +leave +Moscow +without +having +accomplished +his +aim +, +and +have +vainly +wasted +his +efforts—which +was +a +thing +he +never +allowed +to +happen +. +He +checked +himself +in +the +middle +of +the +sentence +, +lowered +his +eyes +to +avoid +seeing +her +unpleasantly +irritated +and +irresolute +face +, +and +said +: +“ +I +did +not +come +here +at +all +to +quarrel +with +you +. +On +the +contrary +... +” +He +glanced +at +her +to +make +sure +that +he +might +go +on +. +Her +irritability +had +suddenly +quite +vanished +, +and +her +anxious +, +imploring +eyes +were +fixed +on +him +with +greedy +expectation +. +“ +I +can +always +arrange +so +as +not +to +see +her +often +, +” +thought +Borís +. +“ +The +affair +has +been +begun +and +must +be +finished +! +” +He +blushed +hotly +, +raised +his +eyes +to +hers +, +and +said +: +“ +You +know +my +feelings +for +you +! +” +There +was +no +need +to +say +more +: +Julie +’ +s +face +shone +with +triumph +and +self-satisfaction +; +but +she +forced +Borís +to +say +all +that +is +said +on +such +occasions—that +he +loved +her +and +had +never +loved +any +other +woman +more +than +her +. +She +knew +that +for +the +Pénza +estates +and +Nizhegórod +forests +she +could +demand +this +, +and +she +received +what +she +demanded +. +The +affianced +couple +, +no +longer +alluding +to +trees +that +shed +gloom +and +melancholy +upon +them +, +planned +the +arrangements +of +a +splendid +house +in +Petersburg +, +paid +calls +, +and +prepared +everything +for +a +brilliant +wedding +. +CHAPTER +VI +At +the +end +of +January +old +Count +Rostóv +went +to +Moscow +with +Natásha +and +Sónya +. +The +countess +was +still +unwell +and +unable +to +travel +but +it +was +impossible +to +wait +for +her +recovery +. +Prince +Andrew +was +expected +in +Moscow +any +day +, +the +trousseau +had +to +be +ordered +and +the +estate +near +Moscow +had +to +be +sold +, +besides +which +the +opportunity +of +presenting +his +future +daughter-in-law +to +old +Prince +Bolkónski +while +he +was +in +Moscow +could +not +be +missed +. +The +Rostóvs +’ +Moscow +house +had +not +been +heated +that +winter +and +, +as +they +had +come +only +for +a +short +time +and +the +countess +was +not +with +them +, +the +count +decided +to +stay +with +Márya +Dmítrievna +Akhrosímova +, +who +had +long +been +pressing +her +hospitality +on +them +. +Late +one +evening +the +Rostóvs +’ +four +sleighs +drove +into +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +courtyard +in +the +old +Konyúsheny +street +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +lived +alone +. +She +had +already +married +off +her +daughter +, +and +her +sons +were +all +in +the +service +. +She +held +herself +as +erect +, +told +everyone +her +opinion +as +candidly +, +loudly +, +and +bluntly +as +ever +, +and +her +whole +bearing +seemed +a +reproach +to +others +for +any +weakness +, +passion +, +or +temptation—the +possibility +of +which +she +did +not +admit +. +From +early +in +the +morning +, +wearing +a +dressing +jacket +, +she +attended +to +her +household +affairs +, +and +then +she +drove +out +: +on +holy +days +to +church +and +after +the +service +to +jails +and +prisons +on +affairs +of +which +she +never +spoke +to +anyone +. +On +ordinary +days +, +after +dressing +, +she +received +petitioners +of +various +classes +, +of +whom +there +were +always +some +. +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 +. +She +rarely +made +an +exception +and +went +out +to +pay +visits +, +and +then +only +to +the +most +important +persons +in +the +town +. +She +had +not +yet +gone +to +bed +when +the +Rostóvs +arrived +and +the +pulley +of +the +hall +door +squeaked +from +the +cold +as +it +let +in +the +Rostóvs +and +their +servants +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +with +her +spectacles +hanging +down +on +her +nose +and +her +head +flung +back +, +stood +in +the +hall +doorway +looking +with +a +stern +, +grim +face +at +the +new +arrivals +. +One +might +have +thought +she +was +angry +with +the +travelers +and +would +immediately +turn +them +out +, +had +she +not +at +the +same +time +been +giving +careful +instructions +to +the +servants +for +the +accommodation +of +the +visitors +and +their +belongings +. +“ +The +count +’ +s +things +? +Bring +them +here +, +” +she +said +, +pointing +to +the +portmanteaus +and +not +greeting +anyone +. +“ +The +young +ladies +’ +? +There +to +the +left +. +Now +what +are +you +dawdling +for +? +” +she +cried +to +the +maids +. +“ +Get +the +samovar +ready +! +... +You +’ +ve +grown +plumper +and +prettier +, +” +she +remarked +, +drawing +Natásha +( +whose +cheeks +were +glowing +from +the +cold +) +to +her +by +the +hood +. +“ +Foo +! +You +are +cold +! +Now +take +off +your +things +, +quick +! +” +she +shouted +to +the +count +who +was +going +to +kiss +her +hand +. +“ +You +’ +re +half +frozen +, +I +’ +m +sure +! +Bring +some +rum +for +tea +! +... +Bonjour +, +Sónya +dear +! +” +she +added +, +turning +to +Sónya +and +indicating +by +this +French +greeting +her +slightly +contemptuous +though +affectionate +attitude +toward +her +. +When +they +came +in +to +tea +, +having +taken +off +their +outdoor +things +and +tidied +themselves +up +after +their +journey +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +kissed +them +all +in +due +order +. +“ +I +’ +m +heartily +glad +you +have +come +and +are +staying +with +me +. +It +was +high +time +, +” +she +said +, +giving +Natásha +a +significant +look +. +“ +The +old +man +is +here +and +his +son +’ +s +expected +any +day +. +You +’ +ll +have +to +make +his +acquaintance +. +But +we +’ +ll +speak +of +that +later +on +, +” +she +added +, +glancing +at +Sónya +with +a +look +that +showed +she +did +not +want +to +speak +of +it +in +her +presence +. +“ +Now +listen +, +” +she +said +to +the +count +. +“ +What +do +you +want +tomorrow +? +Whom +will +you +send +for +? +Shinshín +? +” +she +crooked +one +of +her +fingers +. +“ +The +sniveling +Anna +Mikháylovna +? +That +’ +s +two +. +She +’ +s +here +with +her +son +. +The +son +is +getting +married +! +Then +Bezúkhov +, +eh +? +He +is +here +too +, +with +his +wife +. +He +ran +away +from +her +and +she +came +galloping +after +him +. +He +dined +with +me +on +Wednesday +. +As +for +them +” +—and +she +pointed +to +the +girls— +“ +tomorrow +I +’ +ll +take +them +first +to +the +Iberian +shrine +of +the +Mother +of +God +, +and +then +we +’ +ll +drive +to +the +Super-Rogue +’ +s +. +I +suppose +you +’ +ll +have +everything +new +. +Don +’ +t +judge +by +me +: +sleeves +nowadays +are +this +size +! +The +other +day +young +Princess +Irína +Vasílevna +came +to +see +me +; +she +was +an +awful +sight—looked +as +if +she +had +put +two +barrels +on +her +arms +. +You +know +not +a +day +passes +now +without +some +new +fashion +... +. +And +what +have +you +to +do +yourself +? +” +she +asked +the +count +sternly +. +“ +One +thing +has +come +on +top +of +another +: +her +rags +to +buy +, +and +now +a +purchaser +has +turned +up +for +the +Moscow +estate +and +for +the +house +. +If +you +will +be +so +kind +, +I +’ +ll +fix +a +time +and +go +down +to +the +estate +just +for +a +day +, +and +leave +my +lassies +with +you. +” +“ +All +right +. +All +right +. +They +’ +ll +be +safe +with +me +, +as +safe +as +in +Chancery +! +I +’ +ll +take +them +where +they +must +go +, +scold +them +a +bit +, +and +pet +them +a +bit +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +touching +her +goddaughter +and +favorite +, +Natásha +, +on +the +cheek +with +her +large +hand +. +Next +morning +Márya +Dmítrievna +took +the +young +ladies +to +the +Iberian +shrine +of +the +Mother +of +God +and +to +Madame +Suppert-Roguet +, +who +was +so +afraid +of +Márya +Dmítrievna +that +she +always +let +her +have +costumes +at +a +loss +merely +to +get +rid +of +her +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +ordered +almost +the +whole +trousseau +. +When +they +got +home +she +turned +everybody +out +of +the +room +except +Natásha +, +and +then +called +her +pet +to +her +armchair +. +“ +Well +, +now +we +’ +ll +talk +. +I +congratulate +you +on +your +betrothed +. +You +’ +ve +hooked +a +fine +fellow +! +I +am +glad +for +your +sake +and +I +’ +ve +known +him +since +he +was +so +high. +” +She +held +her +hand +a +couple +of +feet +from +the +ground +. +Natásha +blushed +happily +. +“ +I +like +him +and +all +his +family +. +Now +listen +! +You +know +that +old +Prince +Nicholas +much +dislikes +his +son +’ +s +marrying +. +The +old +fellow +’ +s +crotchety +! +Of +course +Prince +Andrew +is +not +a +child +and +can +shift +without +him +, +but +it +’ +s +not +nice +to +enter +a +family +against +a +father +’ +s +will +. +One +wants +to +do +it +peacefully +and +lovingly +. +You +’ +re +a +clever +girl +and +you +’ +ll +know +how +to +manage +. +Be +kind +, +and +use +your +wits +. +Then +all +will +be +well. +” +Natásha +remained +silent +, +from +shyness +Márya +Dmítrievna +supposed +, +but +really +because +she +disliked +anyone +interfering +in +what +touched +her +love +of +Prince +Andrew +, +which +seemed +to +her +so +apart +from +all +human +affairs +that +no +one +could +understand +it +. +She +loved +and +knew +Prince +Andrew +, +he +loved +her +only +, +and +was +to +come +one +of +these +days +and +take +her +. +She +wanted +nothing +more +. +“ +You +see +I +have +known +him +a +long +time +and +am +also +fond +of +Mary +, +your +future +sister-in-law +. +‘ +Husbands +’ +sisters +bring +up +blisters +, +’ +but +this +one +wouldn +’ +t +hurt +a +fly +. +She +has +asked +me +to +bring +you +two +together +. +Tomorrow +you +’ +ll +go +with +your +father +to +see +her +. +Be +very +nice +and +affectionate +to +her +: +you +’ +re +younger +than +she +. +When +he +comes +, +he +’ +ll +find +you +already +know +his +sister +and +father +and +are +liked +by +them +. +Am +I +right +or +not +? +Won +’ +t +that +be +best +? +” +“ +Yes +, +it +will +, +” +Natásha +answered +reluctantly +. +CHAPTER +VII +Next +day +, +by +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +advice +, +Count +Rostóv +took +Natásha +to +call +on +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +. +The +count +did +not +set +out +cheerfully +on +this +visit +, +at +heart +he +felt +afraid +. +He +well +remembered +the +last +interview +he +had +had +with +the +old +prince +at +the +time +of +the +enrollment +, +when +in +reply +to +an +invitation +to +dinner +he +had +had +to +listen +to +an +angry +reprimand +for +not +having +provided +his +full +quota +of +men +. +Natásha +, +on +the +other +hand +, +having +put +on +her +best +gown +, +was +in +the +highest +spirits +. +“ +They +can +’ +t +help +liking +me +, +” +she +thought +. +“ +Everybody +always +has +liked +me +, +and +I +am +so +willing +to +do +anything +they +wish +, +so +ready +to +be +fond +of +him—for +being +his +father—and +of +her—for +being +his +sister—that +there +is +no +reason +for +them +not +to +like +me +... +. +” +They +drove +up +to +the +gloomy +old +house +on +the +Vozdvízhenka +and +entered +the +vestibule +. +“ +Well +, +the +Lord +have +mercy +on +us +! +” +said +the +count +, +half +in +jest +, +half +in +earnest +; +but +Natásha +noticed +that +her +father +was +flurried +on +entering +the +anteroom +and +inquired +timidly +and +softly +whether +the +prince +and +princess +were +at +home +. +When +they +had +been +announced +a +perturbation +was +noticeable +among +the +servants +. +The +footman +who +had +gone +to +announce +them +was +stopped +by +another +in +the +large +hall +and +they +whispered +to +one +another +. +Then +a +maidservant +ran +into +the +hall +and +hurriedly +said +something +, +mentioning +the +princess +. +At +last +an +old +, +cross +looking +footman +came +and +announced +to +the +Rostóvs +that +the +prince +was +not +receiving +, +but +that +the +princess +begged +them +to +walk +up +. +The +first +person +who +came +to +meet +the +visitors +was +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +She +greeted +the +father +and +daughter +with +special +politeness +and +showed +them +to +the +princess +’ +room +. +The +princess +, +looking +excited +and +nervous +, +her +face +flushed +in +patches +, +ran +in +to +meet +the +visitors +, +treading +heavily +, +and +vainly +trying +to +appear +cordial +and +at +ease +. +From +the +first +glance +Princess +Mary +did +not +like +Natásha +. +She +thought +her +too +fashionably +dressed +, +frivolously +gay +and +vain +. +She +did +not +at +all +realize +that +before +having +seen +her +future +sister-in-law +she +was +prejudiced +against +her +by +involuntary +envy +of +her +beauty +, +youth +, +and +happiness +, +as +well +as +by +jealousy +of +her +brother +’ +s +love +for +her +. +Apart +from +this +insuperable +antipathy +to +her +, +Princess +Mary +was +agitated +just +then +because +on +the +Rostóvs +’ +being +announced +, +the +old +prince +had +shouted +that +he +did +not +wish +to +see +them +, +that +Princess +Mary +might +do +so +if +she +chose +, +but +they +were +not +to +be +admitted +to +him +. +She +had +decided +to +receive +them +, +but +feared +lest +the +prince +might +at +any +moment +indulge +in +some +freak +, +as +he +seemed +much +upset +by +the +Rostóvs +’ +visit +. +“ +There +, +my +dear +princess +, +I +’ +ve +brought +you +my +songstress +, +” +said +the +count +, +bowing +and +looking +round +uneasily +as +if +afraid +the +old +prince +might +appear +. +“ +I +am +so +glad +you +should +get +to +know +one +another +... +very +sorry +the +prince +is +still +ailing +, +” +and +after +a +few +more +commonplace +remarks +he +rose +. +“ +If +you +’ +ll +allow +me +to +leave +my +Natásha +in +your +hands +for +a +quarter +of +an +hour +, +Princess +, +I +’ +ll +drive +round +to +see +Anna +Semënovna +, +it +’ +s +quite +near +in +the +Dogs +’ +Square +, +and +then +I +’ +ll +come +back +for +her. +” +The +count +had +devised +this +diplomatic +ruse +( +as +he +afterwards +told +his +daughter +) +to +give +the +future +sisters-in-law +an +opportunity +to +talk +to +one +another +freely +, +but +another +motive +was +to +avoid +the +danger +of +encountering +the +old +prince +, +of +whom +he +was +afraid +. +He +did +not +mention +this +to +his +daughter +, +but +Natásha +noticed +her +father +’ +s +nervousness +and +anxiety +and +felt +mortified +by +it +. +She +blushed +for +him +, +grew +still +angrier +at +having +blushed +, +and +looked +at +the +princess +with +a +bold +and +defiant +expression +which +said +that +she +was +not +afraid +of +anybody +. +The +princess +told +the +count +that +she +would +be +delighted +, +and +only +begged +him +to +stay +longer +at +Anna +Semënovna +’ +s +, +and +he +departed +. +Despite +the +uneasy +glances +thrown +at +her +by +Princess +Mary—who +wished +to +have +a +tête-à-tête +with +Natásha—Mademoiselle +Bourienne +remained +in +the +room +and +persistently +talked +about +Moscow +amusements +and +theaters +. +Natásha +felt +offended +by +the +hesitation +she +had +noticed +in +the +anteroom +, +by +her +father +’ +s +nervousness +, +and +by +the +unnatural +manner +of +the +princess +who—she +thought—was +making +a +favor +of +receiving +her +, +and +so +everything +displeased +her +. +She +did +not +like +Princess +Mary +, +whom +she +thought +very +plain +, +affected +, +and +dry +. +Natásha +suddenly +shrank +into +herself +and +involuntarily +assumed +an +offhand +air +which +alienated +Princess +Mary +still +more +. +After +five +minutes +of +irksome +, +constrained +conversation +, +they +heard +the +sound +of +slippered +feet +rapidly +approaching +. +Princess +Mary +looked +frightened +. +The +door +opened +and +the +old +prince +, +in +a +dressing +gown +and +a +white +nightcap +, +came +in +. +“ +Ah +, +madam +! +” +he +began +. +“ +Madam +, +Countess +... +Countess +Rostóva +, +if +I +am +not +mistaken +... +I +beg +you +to +excuse +me +, +to +excuse +me +... +I +did +not +know +, +madam +. +God +is +my +witness +, +I +did +not +know +you +had +honored +us +with +a +visit +, +and +I +came +in +such +a +costume +only +to +see +my +daughter +. +I +beg +you +to +excuse +me +... +God +is +my +witness +, +I +didn +’ +t +know— +” +he +repeated +, +stressing +the +word +“ +God +” +so +unnaturally +and +so +unpleasantly +that +Princess +Mary +stood +with +downcast +eyes +not +daring +to +look +either +at +her +father +or +at +Natásha +. +Nor +did +the +latter +, +having +risen +and +curtsied +, +know +what +to +do +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +alone +smiled +agreeably +. +“ +I +beg +you +to +excuse +me +, +excuse +me +! +God +is +my +witness +, +I +did +not +know +, +” +muttered +the +old +man +, +and +after +looking +Natásha +over +from +head +to +foot +he +went +out +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +the +first +to +recover +herself +after +this +apparition +and +began +speaking +about +the +prince +’ +s +indisposition +. +Natásha +and +Princess +Mary +looked +at +one +another +in +silence +, +and +the +longer +they +did +so +without +saying +what +they +wanted +to +say +, +the +greater +grew +their +antipathy +to +one +another +. +When +the +count +returned +, +Natásha +was +impolitely +pleased +and +hastened +to +get +away +: +at +that +moment +she +hated +the +stiff +, +elderly +princess +, +who +could +place +her +in +such +an +embarrassing +position +and +had +spent +half +an +hour +with +her +without +once +mentioning +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +couldn +’ +t +begin +talking +about +him +in +the +presence +of +that +Frenchwoman +, +” +thought +Natásha +. +The +same +thought +was +meanwhile +tormenting +Princess +Mary +. +She +knew +what +she +ought +to +have +said +to +Natásha +, +but +she +had +been +unable +to +say +it +because +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +in +the +way +, +and +because +, +without +knowing +why +, +she +felt +it +very +difficult +to +speak +of +the +marriage +. +When +the +count +was +already +leaving +the +room +, +Princess +Mary +went +up +hurriedly +to +Natásha +, +took +her +by +the +hand +, +and +said +with +a +deep +sigh +: +“ +Wait +, +I +must +... +” +Natásha +glanced +at +her +ironically +without +knowing +why +. +“ +Dear +Natalie +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +“ +I +want +you +to +know +that +I +am +glad +my +brother +has +found +happiness +... +. +” +She +paused +, +feeling +that +she +was +not +telling +the +truth +. +Natásha +noticed +this +and +guessed +its +reason +. +“ +I +think +, +Princess +, +it +is +not +convenient +to +speak +of +that +now +, +” +she +said +with +external +dignity +and +coldness +, +though +she +felt +the +tears +choking +her +. +“ +What +have +I +said +and +what +have +I +done +? +” +thought +she +, +as +soon +as +she +was +out +of +the +room +. +They +waited +a +long +time +for +Natásha +to +come +to +dinner +that +day +. +She +sat +in +her +room +crying +like +a +child +, +blowing +her +nose +and +sobbing +. +Sónya +stood +beside +her +, +kissing +her +hair +. +“ +Natásha +, +what +is +it +about +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +What +do +they +matter +to +you +? +It +will +all +pass +, +Natásha. +” +“ +But +if +you +only +knew +how +offensive +it +was +... +as +if +I +... +” +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +about +it +, +Natásha +. +It +wasn +’ +t +your +fault +so +why +should +you +mind +? +Kiss +me +, +” +said +Sónya +. +Natásha +raised +her +head +and +, +kissing +her +friend +on +the +lips +, +pressed +her +wet +face +against +her +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +tell +you +, +I +don +’ +t +know +. +No +one +’ +s +to +blame +, +” +said +Natásha— +“ +It +’ +s +my +fault +. +But +it +all +hurts +terribly +. +Oh +, +why +doesn +’ +t +he +come +? +... +” +She +came +in +to +dinner +with +red +eyes +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +who +knew +how +the +prince +had +received +the +Rostóvs +, +pretended +not +to +notice +how +upset +Natásha +was +and +jested +resolutely +and +loudly +at +table +with +the +count +and +the +other +guests +. +CHAPTER +VIII +That +evening +the +Rostóvs +went +to +the +Opera +, +for +which +Márya +Dmítrievna +had +taken +a +box +. +Natásha +did +not +want +to +go +, +but +could +not +refuse +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +kind +offer +which +was +intended +expressly +for +her +. +When +she +came +ready +dressed +into +the +ballroom +to +await +her +father +, +and +looking +in +the +large +mirror +there +saw +that +she +was +pretty +, +very +pretty +, +she +felt +even +more +sad +, +but +it +was +a +sweet +, +tender +sadness +. +“ +O +God +, +if +he +were +here +now +I +would +not +behave +as +I +did +then +, +but +differently +. +I +would +not +be +silly +and +afraid +of +things +, +I +would +simply +embrace +him +, +cling +to +him +, +and +make +him +look +at +me +with +those +searching +inquiring +eyes +with +which +he +has +so +often +looked +at +me +, +and +then +I +would +make +him +laugh +as +he +used +to +laugh +. +And +his +eyes—how +I +see +those +eyes +! +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +And +what +do +his +father +and +sister +matter +to +me +? +I +love +him +alone +, +him +, +him +, +with +that +face +and +those +eyes +, +with +his +smile +, +manly +and +yet +childlike +... +. +No +, +I +had +better +not +think +of +him +; +not +think +of +him +but +forget +him +, +quite +forget +him +for +the +present +. +I +can +’ +t +bear +this +waiting +and +I +shall +cry +in +a +minute +! +” +and +she +turned +away +from +the +glass +, +making +an +effort +not +to +cry +. +“ +And +how +can +Sónya +love +Nicholas +so +calmly +and +quietly +and +wait +so +long +and +so +patiently +? +” +thought +she +, +looking +at +Sónya +, +who +also +came +in +quite +ready +, +with +a +fan +in +her +hand +. +“ +No +, +she +’ +s +altogether +different +. +I +can +’ +t +! +” +Natásha +at +that +moment +felt +so +softened +and +tender +that +it +was +not +enough +for +her +to +love +and +know +she +was +beloved +, +she +wanted +now +, +at +once +, +to +embrace +the +man +she +loved +, +to +speak +and +hear +from +him +words +of +love +such +as +filled +her +heart +. +While +she +sat +in +the +carriage +beside +her +father +, +pensively +watching +the +lights +of +the +street +lamps +flickering +on +the +frozen +window +, +she +felt +still +sadder +and +more +in +love +, +and +forgot +where +she +was +going +and +with +whom +. +Having +fallen +into +the +line +of +carriages +, +the +Rostóvs +’ +carriage +drove +up +to +the +theater +, +its +wheels +squeaking +over +the +snow +. +Natásha +and +Sónya +, +holding +up +their +dresses +, +jumped +out +quickly +. +The +count +got +out +helped +by +the +footmen +, +and +, +passing +among +men +and +women +who +were +entering +and +the +program +sellers +, +they +all +three +went +along +the +corridor +to +the +first +row +of +boxes +. +Through +the +closed +doors +the +music +was +already +audible +. +“ +Natásha +, +your +hair +! +... +” +whispered +Sónya +. +An +attendant +deferentially +and +quickly +slipped +before +the +ladies +and +opened +the +door +of +their +box +. +The +music +sounded +louder +and +through +the +door +rows +of +brightly +lit +boxes +in +which +ladies +sat +with +bare +arms +and +shoulders +, +and +noisy +stalls +brilliant +with +uniforms +, +glittered +before +their +eyes +. +A +lady +entering +the +next +box +shot +a +glance +of +feminine +envy +at +Natásha +. +The +curtain +had +not +yet +risen +and +the +overture +was +being +played +. +Natásha +, +smoothing +her +gown +, +went +in +with +Sónya +and +sat +down +, +scanning +the +brilliant +tiers +of +boxes +opposite +. +A +sensation +she +had +not +experienced +for +a +long +time—that +of +hundreds +of +eyes +looking +at +her +bare +arms +and +neck—suddenly +affected +her +both +agreeably +and +disagreeably +and +called +up +a +whole +crowd +of +memories +, +desires +and +emotions +associated +with +that +feeling +. +The +two +remarkably +pretty +girls +, +Natásha +and +Sónya +, +with +Count +Rostóv +who +had +not +been +seen +in +Moscow +for +a +long +time +, +attracted +general +attention +. +Moreover +, +everybody +knew +vaguely +of +Natásha +’ +s +engagement +to +Prince +Andrew +, +and +knew +that +the +Rostóvs +had +lived +in +the +country +ever +since +, +and +all +looked +with +curiosity +at +a +fiancée +who +was +making +one +of +the +best +matches +in +Russia +. +Natásha +’ +s +looks +, +as +everyone +told +her +, +had +improved +in +the +country +, +and +that +evening +thanks +to +her +agitation +she +was +particularly +pretty +. +She +struck +those +who +saw +her +by +her +fullness +of +life +and +beauty +, +combined +with +her +indifference +to +everything +about +her +. +Her +black +eyes +looked +at +the +crowd +without +seeking +anyone +, +and +her +delicate +arm +, +bare +to +above +the +elbow +, +lay +on +the +velvet +edge +of +the +box +, +while +, +evidently +unconsciously +, +she +opened +and +closed +her +hand +in +time +to +the +music +, +crumpling +her +program +. +“ +Look +, +there +’ +s +Alénina +, +” +said +Sónya +, +“ +with +her +mother +, +isn +’ +t +it +? +” +“ +Dear +me +, +Michael +Kirílovich +has +grown +still +stouter +! +” +remarked +the +count +. +“ +Look +at +our +Anna +Mikháylovna—what +a +headdress +she +has +on +! +” +“ +The +Karágins +, +Julie—and +Borís +with +them +. +One +can +see +at +once +that +they +’ +re +engaged +... +. +” +“ +Drubetskóy +has +proposed +? +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +I +heard +it +today +, +” +said +Shinshín +, +coming +into +the +Rostóvs +’ +box +. +Natásha +looked +in +the +direction +in +which +her +father +’ +s +eyes +were +turned +and +saw +Julie +sitting +beside +her +mother +with +a +happy +look +on +her +face +and +a +string +of +pearls +round +her +thick +red +neck—which +Natásha +knew +was +covered +with +powder +. +Behind +them +, +wearing +a +smile +and +leaning +over +with +an +ear +to +Julie +’ +s +mouth +, +was +Borís +’ +handsome +smoothly +brushed +head +. +He +looked +at +the +Rostóvs +from +under +his +brows +and +said +something +, +smiling +, +to +his +betrothed +. +“ +They +are +talking +about +us +, +about +me +and +him +! +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +And +he +no +doubt +is +calming +her +jealousy +of +me +. +They +needn +’ +t +trouble +themselves +! +If +only +they +knew +how +little +I +am +concerned +about +any +of +them. +” +Behind +them +sat +Anna +Mikháylovna +wearing +a +green +headdress +and +with +a +happy +look +of +resignation +to +the +will +of +God +on +her +face +. +Their +box +was +pervaded +by +that +atmosphere +of +an +affianced +couple +which +Natásha +knew +so +well +and +liked +so +much +. +She +turned +away +and +suddenly +remembered +all +that +had +been +so +humiliating +in +her +morning +’ +s +visit +. +“ +What +right +has +he +not +to +wish +to +receive +me +into +his +family +? +Oh +, +better +not +think +of +it—not +till +he +comes +back +! +” +she +told +herself +, +and +began +looking +at +the +faces +, +some +strange +and +some +familiar +, +in +the +stalls +. +In +the +front +, +in +the +very +center +, +leaning +back +against +the +orchestra +rail +, +stood +Dólokhov +in +a +Persian +dress +, +his +curly +hair +brushed +up +into +a +huge +shock +. +He +stood +in +full +view +of +the +audience +, +well +aware +that +he +was +attracting +everyone +’ +s +attention +, +yet +as +much +at +ease +as +though +he +were +in +his +own +room +. +Around +him +thronged +Moscow +’ +s +most +brilliant +young +men +, +whom +he +evidently +dominated +. +The +count +, +laughing +, +nudged +the +blushing +Sónya +and +pointed +to +her +former +adorer +. +“ +Do +you +recognize +him +? +” +said +he +. +“ +And +where +has +he +sprung +from +? +” +he +asked +, +turning +to +Shinshín +. +“ +Didn +’ +t +he +vanish +somewhere +? +” +“ +He +did +, +” +replied +Shinshín +. +“ +He +was +in +the +Caucasus +and +ran +away +from +there +. +They +say +he +has +been +acting +as +minister +to +some +ruling +prince +in +Persia +, +where +he +killed +the +Shah +’ +s +brother +. +Now +all +the +Moscow +ladies +are +mad +about +him +! +It +’ +s +‘ +Dólokhov +the +Persian +’ +that +does +it +! +We +never +hear +a +word +but +Dólokhov +is +mentioned +. +They +swear +by +him +, +they +offer +him +to +you +as +they +would +a +dish +of +choice +sterlet +. +Dólokhov +and +Anatole +Kurágin +have +turned +all +our +ladies +’ +heads. +” +A +tall +, +beautiful +woman +with +a +mass +of +plaited +hair +and +much +exposed +plump +white +shoulders +and +neck +, +round +which +she +wore +a +double +string +of +large +pearls +, +entered +the +adjoining +box +rustling +her +heavy +silk +dress +and +took +a +long +time +settling +into +her +place +. +Natásha +involuntarily +gazed +at +that +neck +, +those +shoulders +, +and +pearls +and +coiffure +, +and +admired +the +beauty +of +the +shoulders +and +the +pearls +. +While +Natásha +was +fixing +her +gaze +on +her +for +the +second +time +the +lady +looked +round +and +, +meeting +the +count +’ +s +eyes +, +nodded +to +him +and +smiled +. +She +was +the +Countess +Bezúkhova +, +Pierre +’ +s +wife +, +and +the +count +, +who +knew +everyone +in +society +, +leaned +over +and +spoke +to +her +. +“ +Have +you +been +here +long +, +Countess +? +” +he +inquired +. +“ +I +’ +ll +call +, +I +’ +ll +call +to +kiss +your +hand +. +I +’ +m +here +on +business +and +have +brought +my +girls +with +me +. +They +say +Semënova +acts +marvelously +. +Count +Pierre +never +used +to +forget +us +. +Is +he +here +? +” +“ +Yes +, +he +meant +to +look +in +, +” +answered +Hélène +, +and +glanced +attentively +at +Natásha +. +Count +Rostóv +resumed +his +seat +. +“ +Handsome +, +isn +’ +t +she +? +” +he +whispered +to +Natásha +. +“ +Wonderful +! +” +answered +Natásha +. +“ +She +’ +s +a +woman +one +could +easily +fall +in +love +with. +” +Just +then +the +last +chords +of +the +overture +were +heard +and +the +conductor +tapped +with +his +stick +. +Some +latecomers +took +their +seats +in +the +stalls +, +and +the +curtain +rose +. +As +soon +as +it +rose +everyone +in +the +boxes +and +stalls +became +silent +, +and +all +the +men +, +old +and +young +, +in +uniform +and +evening +dress +, +and +all +the +women +with +gems +on +their +bare +flesh +, +turned +their +whole +attention +with +eager +curiosity +to +the +stage +. +Natásha +too +began +to +look +at +it +. +CHAPTER +IX +The +floor +of +the +stage +consisted +of +smooth +boards +, +at +the +sides +was +some +painted +cardboard +representing +trees +, +and +at +the +back +was +a +cloth +stretched +over +boards +. +In +the +center +of +the +stage +sat +some +girls +in +red +bodices +and +white +skirts +. +One +very +fat +girl +in +a +white +silk +dress +sat +apart +on +a +low +bench +, +to +the +back +of +which +a +piece +of +green +cardboard +was +glued +. +They +all +sang +something +. +When +they +had +finished +their +song +the +girl +in +white +went +up +to +the +prompter +’ +s +box +and +a +man +with +tight +silk +trousers +over +his +stout +legs +, +and +holding +a +plume +and +a +dagger +, +went +up +to +her +and +began +singing +, +waving +his +arms +about +. +First +the +man +in +the +tight +trousers +sang +alone +, +then +she +sang +, +then +they +both +paused +while +the +orchestra +played +and +the +man +fingered +the +hand +of +the +girl +in +white +, +obviously +awaiting +the +beat +to +start +singing +with +her +. +They +sang +together +and +everyone +in +the +theater +began +clapping +and +shouting +, +while +the +man +and +woman +on +the +stage—who +represented +lovers—began +smiling +, +spreading +out +their +arms +, +and +bowing +. +After +her +life +in +the +country +, +and +in +her +present +serious +mood +, +all +this +seemed +grotesque +and +amazing +to +Natásha +. +She +could +not +follow +the +opera +nor +even +listen +to +the +music +; +she +saw +only +the +painted +cardboard +and +the +queerly +dressed +men +and +women +who +moved +, +spoke +, +and +sang +so +strangely +in +that +brilliant +light +. +She +knew +what +it +was +all +meant +to +represent +, +but +it +was +so +pretentiously +false +and +unnatural +that +she +first +felt +ashamed +for +the +actors +and +then +amused +at +them +. +She +looked +at +the +faces +of +the +audience +, +seeking +in +them +the +same +sense +of +ridicule +and +perplexity +she +herself +experienced +, +but +they +all +seemed +attentive +to +what +was +happening +on +the +stage +, +and +expressed +delight +which +to +Natásha +seemed +feigned +. +“ +I +suppose +it +has +to +be +like +this +! +” +she +thought +. +She +kept +looking +round +in +turn +at +the +rows +of +pomaded +heads +in +the +stalls +and +then +at +the +seminude +women +in +the +boxes +, +especially +at +Hélène +in +the +next +box +, +who—apparently +quite +unclothed—sat +with +a +quiet +tranquil +smile +, +not +taking +her +eyes +off +the +stage +. +And +feeling +the +bright +light +that +flooded +the +whole +place +and +the +warm +air +heated +by +the +crowd +, +Natásha +little +by +little +began +to +pass +into +a +state +of +intoxication +she +had +not +experienced +for +a +long +while +. +She +did +not +realize +who +and +where +she +was +, +nor +what +was +going +on +before +her +. +As +she +looked +and +thought +, +the +strangest +fancies +unexpectedly +and +disconnectedly +passed +through +her +mind +: +the +idea +occurred +to +her +of +jumping +onto +the +edge +of +the +box +and +singing +the +air +the +actress +was +singing +, +then +she +wished +to +touch +with +her +fan +an +old +gentleman +sitting +not +far +from +her +, +then +to +lean +over +to +Hélène +and +tickle +her +. +At +a +moment +when +all +was +quiet +before +the +commencement +of +a +song +, +a +door +leading +to +the +stalls +on +the +side +nearest +the +Rostóvs +’ +box +creaked +, +and +the +steps +of +a +belated +arrival +were +heard +. +“ +There +’ +s +Kurágin +! +” +whispered +Shinshín +. +Countess +Bezúkhova +turned +smiling +to +the +newcomer +, +and +Natásha +, +following +the +direction +of +that +look +, +saw +an +exceptionally +handsome +adjutant +approaching +their +box +with +a +self-assured +yet +courteous +bearing +. +This +was +Anatole +Kurágin +whom +she +had +seen +and +noticed +long +ago +at +the +ball +in +Petersburg +. +He +was +now +in +an +adjutant +’ +s +uniform +with +one +epaulet +and +a +shoulder +knot +. +He +moved +with +a +restrained +swagger +which +would +have +been +ridiculous +had +he +not +been +so +good-looking +and +had +his +handsome +face +not +worn +such +an +expression +of +good-humored +complacency +and +gaiety +. +Though +the +performance +was +proceeding +, +he +walked +deliberately +down +the +carpeted +gangway +, +his +sword +and +spurs +slightly +jingling +and +his +handsome +perfumed +head +held +high +. +Having +looked +at +Natásha +he +approached +his +sister +, +laid +his +well +gloved +hand +on +the +edge +of +her +box +, +nodded +to +her +, +and +leaning +forward +asked +a +question +, +with +a +motion +toward +Natásha +. +“ +Mais +charmante +! +” +said +he +, +evidently +referring +to +Natásha +, +who +did +not +exactly +hear +his +words +but +understood +them +from +the +movement +of +his +lips +. +Then +he +took +his +place +in +the +first +row +of +the +stalls +and +sat +down +beside +Dólokhov +, +nudging +with +his +elbow +in +a +friendly +and +offhand +way +that +Dólokhov +whom +others +treated +so +fawningly +. +He +winked +at +him +gaily +, +smiled +, +and +rested +his +foot +against +the +orchestra +screen +. +“ +How +like +the +brother +is +to +the +sister +, +” +remarked +the +count +. +“ +And +how +handsome +they +both +are +! +” +Shinshín +, +lowering +his +voice +, +began +to +tell +the +count +of +some +intrigue +of +Kurágin +’ +s +in +Moscow +, +and +Natásha +tried +to +overhear +it +just +because +he +had +said +she +was +“ +charmante. +” +The +first +act +was +over +. +In +the +stalls +everyone +began +moving +about +, +going +out +and +coming +in +. +Borís +came +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +box +, +received +their +congratulations +very +simply +, +and +raising +his +eyebrows +with +an +absent-minded +smile +conveyed +to +Natásha +and +Sónya +his +fiancée +’ +s +invitation +to +her +wedding +, +and +went +away +. +Natásha +with +a +gay +, +coquettish +smile +talked +to +him +, +and +congratulated +on +his +approaching +wedding +that +same +Borís +with +whom +she +had +formerly +been +in +love +. +In +the +state +of +intoxication +she +was +in +, +everything +seemed +simple +and +natural +. +The +scantily +clad +Hélène +smiled +at +everyone +in +the +same +way +, +and +Natásha +gave +Borís +a +similar +smile +. +Hélène +’ +s +box +was +filled +and +surrounded +from +the +stalls +by +the +most +distinguished +and +intellectual +men +, +who +seemed +to +vie +with +one +another +in +their +wish +to +let +everyone +see +that +they +knew +her +. +During +the +whole +of +that +entr +’ +acte +Kurágin +stood +with +Dólokhov +in +front +of +the +orchestra +partition +, +looking +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +box +. +Natásha +knew +he +was +talking +about +her +and +this +afforded +her +pleasure +. +She +even +turned +so +that +he +should +see +her +profile +in +what +she +thought +was +its +most +becoming +aspect +. +Before +the +beginning +of +the +second +act +Pierre +appeared +in +the +stalls +. +The +Rostóvs +had +not +seen +him +since +their +arrival +. +His +face +looked +sad +, +and +he +had +grown +still +stouter +since +Natásha +last +saw +him +. +He +passed +up +to +the +front +rows +, +not +noticing +anyone +. +Anatole +went +up +to +him +and +began +speaking +to +him +, +looking +at +and +indicating +the +Rostóvs +’ +box +. +On +seeing +Natásha +Pierre +grew +animated +and +, +hastily +passing +between +the +rows +, +came +toward +their +box +. +When +he +got +there +he +leaned +on +his +elbows +and +, +smiling +, +talked +to +her +for +a +long +time +. +While +conversing +with +Pierre +, +Natásha +heard +a +man +’ +s +voice +in +Countess +Bezúkhova +’ +s +box +and +something +told +her +it +was +Kurágin +. +She +turned +and +their +eyes +met +. +Almost +smiling +, +he +gazed +straight +into +her +eyes +with +such +an +enraptured +caressing +look +that +it +seemed +strange +to +be +so +near +him +, +to +look +at +him +like +that +, +to +be +so +sure +he +admired +her +, +and +not +to +be +acquainted +with +him +. +In +the +second +act +there +was +scenery +representing +tombstones +, +there +was +a +round +hole +in +the +canvas +to +represent +the +moon +, +shades +were +raised +over +the +footlights +, +and +from +horns +and +contrabass +came +deep +notes +while +many +people +appeared +from +right +and +left +wearing +black +cloaks +and +holding +things +like +daggers +in +their +hands +. +They +began +waving +their +arms +. +Then +some +other +people +ran +in +and +began +dragging +away +the +maiden +who +had +been +in +white +and +was +now +in +light +blue +. +They +did +not +drag +her +away +at +once +, +but +sang +with +her +for +a +long +time +and +then +at +last +dragged +her +off +, +and +behind +the +scenes +something +metallic +was +struck +three +times +and +everyone +knelt +down +and +sang +a +prayer +. +All +these +things +were +repeatedly +interrupted +by +the +enthusiastic +shouts +of +the +audience +. +During +this +act +every +time +Natásha +looked +toward +the +stalls +she +saw +Anatole +Kurágin +with +an +arm +thrown +across +the +back +of +his +chair +, +staring +at +her +. +She +was +pleased +to +see +that +he +was +captivated +by +her +and +it +did +not +occur +to +her +that +there +was +anything +wrong +in +it +. +When +the +second +act +was +over +Countess +Bezúkhova +rose +, +turned +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +box—her +whole +bosom +completely +exposed—beckoned +the +old +count +with +a +gloved +finger +, +and +paying +no +attention +to +those +who +had +entered +her +box +began +talking +to +him +with +an +amiable +smile +. +“ +Do +make +me +acquainted +with +your +charming +daughters +, +” +said +she +. +“ +The +whole +town +is +singing +their +praises +and +I +don +’ +t +even +know +them +! +” +Natásha +rose +and +curtsied +to +the +splendid +countess +. +She +was +so +pleased +by +praise +from +this +brilliant +beauty +that +she +blushed +with +pleasure +. +“ +I +want +to +become +a +Moscovite +too +, +now +, +” +said +Hélène +. +“ +How +is +it +you +’ +re +not +ashamed +to +bury +such +pearls +in +the +country +? +” +Countess +Bezúkhova +quite +deserved +her +reputation +of +being +a +fascinating +woman +. +She +could +say +what +she +did +not +think—especially +what +was +flattering—quite +simply +and +naturally +. +“ +Dear +count +, +you +must +let +me +look +after +your +daughters +! +Though +I +am +not +staying +here +long +this +time—nor +are +you—I +will +try +to +amuse +them +. +I +have +already +heard +much +of +you +in +Petersburg +and +wanted +to +get +to +know +you +, +” +said +she +to +Natásha +with +her +stereotyped +and +lovely +smile +. +“ +I +had +heard +about +you +from +my +page +, +Drubetskóy +. +Have +you +heard +he +is +getting +married +? +And +also +from +my +husband +’ +s +friend +Bolkónski +, +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +, +” +she +went +on +with +special +emphasis +, +implying +that +she +knew +of +his +relation +to +Natásha +. +To +get +better +acquainted +she +asked +that +one +of +the +young +ladies +should +come +into +her +box +for +the +rest +of +the +performance +, +and +Natásha +moved +over +to +it +. +The +scene +of +the +third +act +represented +a +palace +in +which +many +candles +were +burning +and +pictures +of +knights +with +short +beards +hung +on +the +walls +. +In +the +middle +stood +what +were +probably +a +king +and +a +queen +. +The +king +waved +his +right +arm +and +, +evidently +nervous +, +sang +something +badly +and +sat +down +on +a +crimson +throne +. +The +maiden +who +had +been +first +in +white +and +then +in +light +blue +, +now +wore +only +a +smock +, +and +stood +beside +the +throne +with +her +hair +down +. +She +sang +something +mournfully +, +addressing +the +queen +, +but +the +king +waved +his +arm +severely +, +and +men +and +women +with +bare +legs +came +in +from +both +sides +and +began +dancing +all +together +. +Then +the +violins +played +very +shrilly +and +merrily +and +one +of +the +women +with +thick +bare +legs +and +thin +arms +, +separating +from +the +others +, +went +behind +the +wings +, +adjusted +her +bodice +, +returned +to +the +middle +of +the +stage +, +and +began +jumping +and +striking +one +foot +rapidly +against +the +other +. +In +the +stalls +everyone +clapped +and +shouted +“ +bravo +! +” +Then +one +of +the +men +went +into +a +corner +of +the +stage +. +The +cymbals +and +horns +in +the +orchestra +struck +up +more +loudly +, +and +this +man +with +bare +legs +jumped +very +high +and +waved +his +feet +about +very +rapidly +. +( +He +was +Duport +, +who +received +sixty +thousand +rubles +a +year +for +this +art +. +) +Everybody +in +the +stalls +, +boxes +, +and +galleries +began +clapping +and +shouting +with +all +their +might +, +and +the +man +stopped +and +began +smiling +and +bowing +to +all +sides +. +Then +other +men +and +women +danced +with +bare +legs +. +Then +the +king +again +shouted +to +the +sound +of +music +, +and +they +all +began +singing +. +But +suddenly +a +storm +came +on +, +chromatic +scales +and +diminished +sevenths +were +heard +in +the +orchestra +, +everyone +ran +off +, +again +dragging +one +of +their +number +away +, +and +the +curtain +dropped +. +Once +more +there +was +a +terrible +noise +and +clatter +among +the +audience +, +and +with +rapturous +faces +everyone +began +shouting +: +“ +Duport +! +Duport +! +Duport +! +” +Natásha +no +longer +thought +this +strange +. +She +looked +about +with +pleasure +, +smiling +joyfully +. +“ +Isn +’ +t +Duport +delightful +? +” +Hélène +asked +her +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +” +replied +Natásha +. +CHAPTER +X +During +the +entr +’ +acte +a +whiff +of +cold +air +came +into +Hélène +’ +s +box +, +the +door +opened +, +and +Anatole +entered +, +stooping +and +trying +not +to +brush +against +anyone +. +“ +Let +me +introduce +my +brother +to +you +, +” +said +Hélène +, +her +eyes +shifting +uneasily +from +Natásha +to +Anatole +. +Natásha +turned +her +pretty +little +head +toward +the +elegant +young +officer +and +smiled +at +him +over +her +bare +shoulder +. +Anatole +, +who +was +as +handsome +at +close +quarters +as +at +a +distance +, +sat +down +beside +her +and +told +her +he +had +long +wished +to +have +this +happiness—ever +since +the +Narýshkins +’ +ball +in +fact +, +at +which +he +had +had +the +well-remembered +pleasure +of +seeing +her +. +Kurágin +was +much +more +sensible +and +simple +with +women +than +among +men +. +He +talked +boldly +and +naturally +, +and +Natásha +was +strangely +and +agreeably +struck +by +the +fact +that +there +was +nothing +formidable +in +this +man +about +whom +there +was +so +much +talk +, +but +that +on +the +contrary +his +smile +was +most +naïve +, +cheerful +, +and +good-natured +. +Kurágin +asked +her +opinion +of +the +performance +and +told +her +how +at +a +previous +performance +Semënova +had +fallen +down +on +the +stage +. +“ +And +do +you +know +, +Countess +, +” +he +said +, +suddenly +addressing +her +as +an +old +, +familiar +acquaintance +, +“ +we +are +getting +up +a +costume +tournament +; +you +ought +to +take +part +in +it +! +It +will +be +great +fun +. +We +shall +all +meet +at +the +Karágins +’ +! +Please +come +! +No +! +Really +, +eh +? +” +said +he +. +While +saying +this +he +never +removed +his +smiling +eyes +from +her +face +, +her +neck +, +and +her +bare +arms +. +Natásha +knew +for +certain +that +he +was +enraptured +by +her +. +This +pleased +her +, +yet +his +presence +made +her +feel +constrained +and +oppressed +. +When +she +was +not +looking +at +him +she +felt +that +he +was +looking +at +her +shoulders +, +and +she +involuntarily +caught +his +eye +so +that +he +should +look +into +hers +rather +than +this +. +But +looking +into +his +eyes +she +was +frightened +, +realizing +that +there +was +not +that +barrier +of +modesty +she +had +always +felt +between +herself +and +other +men +. +She +did +not +know +how +it +was +that +within +five +minutes +she +had +come +to +feel +herself +terribly +near +to +this +man +. +When +she +turned +away +she +feared +he +might +seize +her +from +behind +by +her +bare +arm +and +kiss +her +on +the +neck +. +They +spoke +of +most +ordinary +things +, +yet +she +felt +that +they +were +closer +to +one +another +than +she +had +ever +been +to +any +man +. +Natásha +kept +turning +to +Hélène +and +to +her +father +, +as +if +asking +what +it +all +meant +, +but +Hélène +was +engaged +in +conversation +with +a +general +and +did +not +answer +her +look +, +and +her +father +’ +s +eyes +said +nothing +but +what +they +always +said +: +“ +Having +a +good +time +? +Well +, +I +’ +m +glad +of +it +! +” +During +one +of +these +moments +of +awkward +silence +when +Anatole +’ +s +prominent +eyes +were +gazing +calmly +and +fixedly +at +her +, +Natásha +, +to +break +the +silence +, +asked +him +how +he +liked +Moscow +. +She +asked +the +question +and +blushed +. +She +felt +all +the +time +that +by +talking +to +him +she +was +doing +something +improper +. +Anatole +smiled +as +though +to +encourage +her +. +“ +At +first +I +did +not +like +it +much +, +because +what +makes +a +town +pleasant +ce +sont +les +jolies +femmes +, +* +isn +’ +t +that +so +? +But +now +I +like +it +very +much +indeed +, +” +he +said +, +looking +at +her +significantly +. +“ +You +’ +ll +come +to +the +costume +tournament +, +Countess +? +Do +come +! +” +and +putting +out +his +hand +to +her +bouquet +and +dropping +his +voice +, +he +added +, +“ +You +will +be +the +prettiest +there +. +Do +come +, +dear +countess +, +and +give +me +this +flower +as +a +pledge +! +” +* +Are +the +pretty +women +. +Natásha +did +not +understand +what +he +was +saying +any +more +than +he +did +himself +, +but +she +felt +that +his +incomprehensible +words +had +an +improper +intention +. +She +did +not +know +what +to +say +and +turned +away +as +if +she +had +not +heard +his +remark +. +But +as +soon +as +she +had +turned +away +she +felt +that +he +was +there +, +behind +, +so +close +behind +her +. +“ +How +is +he +now +? +Confused +? +Angry +? +Ought +I +to +put +it +right +? +” +she +asked +herself +, +and +she +could +not +refrain +from +turning +round +. +She +looked +straight +into +his +eyes +, +and +his +nearness +, +self-assurance +, +and +the +good-natured +tenderness +of +his +smile +vanquished +her +. +She +smiled +just +as +he +was +doing +, +gazing +straight +into +his +eyes +. +And +again +she +felt +with +horror +that +no +barrier +lay +between +him +and +her +. +The +curtain +rose +again +. +Anatole +left +the +box +, +serene +and +gay +. +Natásha +went +back +to +her +father +in +the +other +box +, +now +quite +submissive +to +the +world +she +found +herself +in +. +All +that +was +going +on +before +her +now +seemed +quite +natural +, +but +on +the +other +hand +all +her +previous +thoughts +of +her +betrothed +, +of +Princess +Mary +, +or +of +life +in +the +country +did +not +once +recur +to +her +mind +and +were +as +if +belonging +to +a +remote +past +. +In +the +fourth +act +there +was +some +sort +of +devil +who +sang +waving +his +arm +about +, +till +the +boards +were +withdrawn +from +under +him +and +he +disappeared +down +below +. +That +was +the +only +part +of +the +fourth +act +that +Natásha +saw +. +She +felt +agitated +and +tormented +, +and +the +cause +of +this +was +Kurágin +whom +she +could +not +help +watching +. +As +they +were +leaving +the +theater +Anatole +came +up +to +them +, +called +their +carriage +, +and +helped +them +in +. +As +he +was +putting +Natásha +in +he +pressed +her +arm +above +the +elbow +. +Agitated +and +flushed +she +turned +round +. +He +was +looking +at +her +with +glittering +eyes +, +smiling +tenderly +. +Only +after +she +had +reached +home +was +Natásha +able +clearly +to +think +over +what +had +happened +to +her +, +and +suddenly +remembering +Prince +Andrew +she +was +horrified +, +and +at +tea +to +which +all +had +sat +down +after +the +opera +, +she +gave +a +loud +exclamation +, +flushed +, +and +ran +out +of +the +room +. +“ +O +God +! +I +am +lost +! +” +she +said +to +herself +. +“ +How +could +I +let +him +? +” +She +sat +for +a +long +time +hiding +her +flushed +face +in +her +hands +trying +to +realize +what +had +happened +to +her +, +but +was +unable +either +to +understand +what +had +happened +or +what +she +felt +. +Everything +seemed +dark +, +obscure +, +and +terrible +. +There +in +that +enormous +, +illuminated +theater +where +the +bare-legged +Duport +, +in +a +tinsel-decorated +jacket +, +jumped +about +to +the +music +on +wet +boards +, +and +young +girls +and +old +men +, +and +the +nearly +naked +Hélène +with +her +proud +, +calm +smile +, +rapturously +cried +“ +bravo +! +” +—there +in +the +presence +of +that +Hélène +it +had +all +seemed +clear +and +simple +; +but +now +, +alone +by +herself +, +it +was +incomprehensible +. +“ +What +is +it +? +What +was +that +terror +I +felt +of +him +? +What +is +this +gnawing +of +conscience +I +am +feeling +now +? +” +she +thought +. +Only +to +the +old +countess +at +night +in +bed +could +Natásha +have +told +all +she +was +feeling +. +She +knew +that +Sónya +with +her +severe +and +simple +views +would +either +not +understand +it +at +all +or +would +be +horrified +at +such +a +confession +. +So +Natásha +tried +to +solve +what +was +torturing +her +by +herself +. +“ +Am +I +spoiled +for +Andrew +’ +s +love +or +not +? +” +she +asked +herself +, +and +with +soothing +irony +replied +: +“ +What +a +fool +I +am +to +ask +that +! +What +did +happen +to +me +? +Nothing +! +I +have +done +nothing +, +I +didn +’ +t +lead +him +on +at +all +. +Nobody +will +know +and +I +shall +never +see +him +again +, +” +she +told +herself +. +“ +So +it +is +plain +that +nothing +has +happened +and +there +is +nothing +to +repent +of +, +and +Andrew +can +love +me +still +. +But +why +‘ +still +? +’ +O +God +, +why +isn +’ +t +he +here +? +” +Natásha +quieted +herself +for +a +moment +, +but +again +some +instinct +told +her +that +though +all +this +was +true +, +and +though +nothing +had +happened +, +yet +the +former +purity +of +her +love +for +Prince +Andrew +had +perished +. +And +again +in +imagination +she +went +over +her +whole +conversation +with +Kurágin +, +and +again +saw +the +face +, +gestures +, +and +tender +smile +of +that +bold +handsome +man +when +he +pressed +her +arm +. +CHAPTER +XI +Anatole +Kurágin +was +staying +in +Moscow +because +his +father +had +sent +him +away +from +Petersburg +, +where +he +had +been +spending +twenty +thousand +rubles +a +year +in +cash +, +besides +running +up +debts +for +as +much +more +, +which +his +creditors +demanded +from +his +father +. +His +father +announced +to +him +that +he +would +now +pay +half +his +debts +for +the +last +time +, +but +only +on +condition +that +he +went +to +Moscow +as +adjutant +to +the +commander +in +chief—a +post +his +father +had +procured +for +him—and +would +at +last +try +to +make +a +good +match +there +. +He +indicated +to +him +Princess +Mary +and +Julie +Karágina +. +Anatole +consented +and +went +to +Moscow +, +where +he +put +up +at +Pierre +’ +s +house +. +Pierre +received +him +unwillingly +at +first +, +but +got +used +to +him +after +a +while +, +sometimes +even +accompanied +him +on +his +carousals +, +and +gave +him +money +under +the +guise +of +loans +. +As +Shinshín +had +remarked +, +from +the +time +of +his +arrival +Anatole +had +turned +the +heads +of +the +Moscow +ladies +, +especially +by +the +fact +that +he +slighted +them +and +plainly +preferred +the +gypsy +girls +and +French +actresses—with +the +chief +of +whom +, +Mademoiselle +George +, +he +was +said +to +be +on +intimate +relations +. +He +had +never +missed +a +carousal +at +Danílov +’ +s +or +other +Moscow +revelers +’ +, +drank +whole +nights +through +, +outvying +everyone +else +, +and +was +at +all +the +balls +and +parties +of +the +best +society +. +There +was +talk +of +his +intrigues +with +some +of +the +ladies +, +and +he +flirted +with +a +few +of +them +at +the +balls +. +But +he +did +not +run +after +the +unmarried +girls +, +especially +the +rich +heiresses +who +were +most +of +them +plain +. +There +was +a +special +reason +for +this +, +as +he +had +got +married +two +years +before—a +fact +known +only +to +his +most +intimate +friends +. +At +that +time +while +with +his +regiment +in +Poland +, +a +Polish +landowner +of +small +means +had +forced +him +to +marry +his +daughter +. +Anatole +had +very +soon +abandoned +his +wife +and +, +for +a +payment +which +he +agreed +to +send +to +his +father-in-law +, +had +arranged +to +be +free +to +pass +himself +off +as +a +bachelor +. +Anatole +was +always +content +with +his +position +, +with +himself +, +and +with +others +. +He +was +instinctively +and +thoroughly +convinced +that +it +was +impossible +for +him +to +live +otherwise +than +as +he +did +and +that +he +had +never +in +his +life +done +anything +base +. +He +was +incapable +of +considering +how +his +actions +might +affect +others +or +what +the +consequences +of +this +or +that +action +of +his +might +be +. +He +was +convinced +that +, +as +a +duck +is +so +made +that +it +must +live +in +water +, +so +God +had +made +him +such +that +he +must +spend +thirty +thousand +rubles +a +year +and +always +occupy +a +prominent +position +in +society +. +He +believed +this +so +firmly +that +others +, +looking +at +him +, +were +persuaded +of +it +too +and +did +not +refuse +him +either +a +leading +place +in +society +or +money +, +which +he +borrowed +from +anyone +and +everyone +and +evidently +would +not +repay +. +He +was +not +a +gambler +, +at +any +rate +he +did +not +care +about +winning +. +He +was +not +vain +. +He +did +not +mind +what +people +thought +of +him +. +Still +less +could +he +be +accused +of +ambition +. +More +than +once +he +had +vexed +his +father +by +spoiling +his +own +career +, +and +he +laughed +at +distinctions +of +all +kinds +. +He +was +not +mean +, +and +did +not +refuse +anyone +who +asked +of +him +. +All +he +cared +about +was +gaiety +and +women +, +and +as +according +to +his +ideas +there +was +nothing +dishonorable +in +these +tastes +, +and +he +was +incapable +of +considering +what +the +gratification +of +his +tastes +entailed +for +others +, +he +honestly +considered +himself +irreproachable +, +sincerely +despised +rogues +and +bad +people +, +and +with +a +tranquil +conscience +carried +his +head +high +. +Rakes +, +those +male +Magdalenes +, +have +a +secret +feeling +of +innocence +similar +to +that +which +female +Magdalenes +have +, +based +on +the +same +hope +of +forgiveness +. +“ +All +will +be +forgiven +her +, +for +she +loved +much +; +and +all +will +be +forgiven +him +, +for +he +enjoyed +much. +” +Dólokhov +, +who +had +reappeared +that +year +in +Moscow +after +his +exile +and +his +Persian +adventures +, +and +was +leading +a +life +of +luxury +, +gambling +, +and +dissipation +, +associated +with +his +old +Petersburg +comrade +Kurágin +and +made +use +of +him +for +his +own +ends +. +Anatole +was +sincerely +fond +of +Dólokhov +for +his +cleverness +and +audacity +. +Dólokhov +, +who +needed +Anatole +Kurágin +’ +s +name +, +position +, +and +connections +as +a +bait +to +draw +rich +young +men +into +his +gambling +set +, +made +use +of +him +and +amused +himself +at +his +expense +without +letting +the +other +feel +it +. +Apart +from +the +advantage +he +derived +from +Anatole +, +the +very +process +of +dominating +another +’ +s +will +was +in +itself +a +pleasure +, +a +habit +, +and +a +necessity +to +Dólokhov +. +Natásha +had +made +a +strong +impression +on +Kurágin +. +At +supper +after +the +opera +he +described +to +Dólokhov +with +the +air +of +a +connoisseur +the +attractions +of +her +arms +, +shoulders +, +feet +, +and +hair +and +expressed +his +intention +of +making +love +to +her +. +Anatole +had +no +notion +and +was +incapable +of +considering +what +might +come +of +such +love-making +, +as +he +never +had +any +notion +of +the +outcome +of +any +of +his +actions +. +“ +She +’ +s +first-rate +, +my +dear +fellow +, +but +not +for +us +, +” +replied +Dólokhov +. +“ +I +will +tell +my +sister +to +ask +her +to +dinner +, +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +Eh +? +” +“ +You +’ +d +better +wait +till +she +’ +s +married +... +. +” +“ +You +know +, +I +adore +little +girls +, +they +lose +their +heads +at +once +, +” +pursued +Anatole +. +“ +You +have +been +caught +once +already +by +a +‘ +little +girl +, +’ +” +said +Dólokhov +who +knew +of +Kurágin +’ +s +marriage +. +“ +Take +care +! +” +“ +Well +, +that +can +’ +t +happen +twice +! +Eh +? +” +said +Anatole +, +with +a +good-humored +laugh +. +CHAPTER +XII +The +day +after +the +opera +the +Rostóvs +went +nowhere +and +nobody +came +to +see +them +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +talked +to +the +count +about +something +which +they +concealed +from +Natásha +. +Natásha +guessed +they +were +talking +about +the +old +prince +and +planning +something +, +and +this +disquieted +and +offended +her +. +She +was +expecting +Prince +Andrew +any +moment +and +twice +that +day +sent +a +manservant +to +the +Vozdvízhenka +to +ascertain +whether +he +had +come +. +He +had +not +arrived +. +She +suffered +more +now +than +during +her +first +days +in +Moscow +. +To +her +impatience +and +pining +for +him +were +now +added +the +unpleasant +recollection +of +her +interview +with +Princess +Mary +and +the +old +prince +, +and +a +fear +and +anxiety +of +which +she +did +not +understand +the +cause +. +She +continually +fancied +that +either +he +would +never +come +or +that +something +would +happen +to +her +before +he +came +. +She +could +no +longer +think +of +him +by +herself +calmly +and +continuously +as +she +had +done +before +. +As +soon +as +she +began +to +think +of +him +, +the +recollection +of +the +old +prince +, +of +Princess +Mary +, +of +the +theater +, +and +of +Kurágin +mingled +with +her +thoughts +. +The +question +again +presented +itself +whether +she +was +not +guilty +, +whether +she +had +not +already +broken +faith +with +Prince +Andrew +, +and +again +she +found +herself +recalling +to +the +minutest +detail +every +word +, +every +gesture +, +and +every +shade +in +the +play +of +expression +on +the +face +of +the +man +who +had +been +able +to +arouse +in +her +such +an +incomprehensible +and +terrifying +feeling +. +To +the +family +Natásha +seemed +livelier +than +usual +, +but +she +was +far +less +tranquil +and +happy +than +before +. +On +Sunday +morning +Márya +Dmítrievna +invited +her +visitors +to +Mass +at +her +parish +church—the +Church +of +the +Assumption +built +over +the +graves +of +victims +of +the +plague +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +like +those +fashionable +churches +, +” +she +said +, +evidently +priding +herself +on +her +independence +of +thought +. +“ +God +is +the +same +everywhere +. +We +have +an +excellent +priest +, +he +conducts +the +service +decently +and +with +dignity +, +and +the +deacon +is +the +same +. +What +holiness +is +there +in +giving +concerts +in +the +choir +? +I +don +’ +t +like +it +, +it +’ +s +just +self-indulgence +! +” +Márya +Dmítrievna +liked +Sundays +and +knew +how +to +keep +them +. +Her +whole +house +was +scrubbed +and +cleaned +on +Saturdays +; +neither +she +nor +the +servants +worked +, +and +they +all +wore +holiday +dress +and +went +to +church +. +At +her +table +there +were +extra +dishes +at +dinner +, +and +the +servants +had +vodka +and +roast +goose +or +suckling +pig +. +But +in +nothing +in +the +house +was +the +holiday +so +noticeable +as +in +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +broad +, +stern +face +, +which +on +that +day +wore +an +invariable +look +of +solemn +festivity +. +After +Mass +, +when +they +had +finished +their +coffee +in +the +dining +room +where +the +loose +covers +had +been +removed +from +the +furniture +, +a +servant +announced +that +the +carriage +was +ready +, +and +Márya +Dmítrievna +rose +with +a +stern +air +. +She +wore +her +holiday +shawl +, +in +which +she +paid +calls +, +and +announced +that +she +was +going +to +see +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +to +have +an +explanation +with +him +about +Natásha +. +After +she +had +gone +, +a +dressmaker +from +Madame +Suppert-Roguet +waited +on +the +Rostóvs +, +and +Natásha +, +very +glad +of +this +diversion +, +having +shut +herself +into +a +room +adjoining +the +drawing +room +, +occupied +herself +trying +on +the +new +dresses +. +Just +as +she +had +put +on +a +bodice +without +sleeves +and +only +tacked +together +, +and +was +turning +her +head +to +see +in +the +glass +how +the +back +fitted +, +she +heard +in +the +drawing +room +the +animated +sounds +of +her +father +’ +s +voice +and +another +’ +s—a +woman +’ +s—that +made +her +flush +. +It +was +Hélène +. +Natásha +had +not +time +to +take +off +the +bodice +before +the +door +opened +and +Countess +Bezúkhova +, +dressed +in +a +purple +velvet +gown +with +a +high +collar +, +came +into +the +room +beaming +with +good-humored +amiable +smiles +. +“ +Oh +, +my +enchantress +! +” +she +cried +to +the +blushing +Natásha +. +“ +Charming +! +No +, +this +is +really +beyond +anything +, +my +dear +count +, +” +said +she +to +Count +Rostóv +who +had +followed +her +in +. +“ +How +can +you +live +in +Moscow +and +go +nowhere +? +No +, +I +won +’ +t +let +you +off +! +Mademoiselle +George +will +recite +at +my +house +tonight +and +there +’ +ll +be +some +people +, +and +if +you +don +’ +t +bring +your +lovely +girls—who +are +prettier +than +Mademoiselle +George—I +won +’ +t +know +you +! +My +husband +is +away +in +Tver +or +I +would +send +him +to +fetch +you +. +You +must +come +. +You +positively +must +! +Between +eight +and +nine. +” +She +nodded +to +the +dressmaker +, +whom +she +knew +and +who +had +curtsied +respectfully +to +her +, +and +seated +herself +in +an +armchair +beside +the +looking +glass +, +draping +the +folds +of +her +velvet +dress +picturesquely +. +She +did +not +cease +chattering +good-naturedly +and +gaily +, +continually +praising +Natásha +’ +s +beauty +. +She +looked +at +Natásha +’ +s +dresses +and +praised +them +, +as +well +as +a +new +dress +of +her +own +made +of +“ +metallic +gauze +, +” +which +she +had +received +from +Paris +, +and +advised +Natásha +to +have +one +like +it +. +“ +But +anything +suits +you +, +my +charmer +! +” +she +remarked +. +A +smile +of +pleasure +never +left +Natásha +’ +s +face +. +She +felt +happy +and +as +if +she +were +blossoming +under +the +praise +of +this +dear +Countess +Bezúkhova +who +had +formerly +seemed +to +her +so +unapproachable +and +important +and +was +now +so +kind +to +her +. +Natásha +brightened +up +and +felt +almost +in +love +with +this +woman +, +who +was +so +beautiful +and +so +kind +. +Hélène +for +her +part +was +sincerely +delighted +with +Natásha +and +wished +to +give +her +a +good +time +. +Anatole +had +asked +her +to +bring +him +and +Natásha +together +, +and +she +was +calling +on +the +Rostóvs +for +that +purpose +. +The +idea +of +throwing +her +brother +and +Natásha +together +amused +her +. +Though +at +one +time +, +in +Petersburg +, +she +had +been +annoyed +with +Natásha +for +drawing +Borís +away +, +she +did +not +think +of +that +now +, +and +in +her +own +way +heartily +wished +Natásha +well +. +As +she +was +leaving +the +Rostóvs +she +called +her +protégée +aside +. +“ +My +brother +dined +with +me +yesterday—we +nearly +died +of +laughter—he +ate +nothing +and +kept +sighing +for +you +, +my +charmer +! +He +is +madly +, +quite +madly +, +in +love +with +you +, +my +dear. +” +Natásha +blushed +scarlet +when +she +heard +this +. +“ +How +she +blushes +, +how +she +blushes +, +my +pretty +! +” +said +Hélène +. +“ +You +must +certainly +come +. +If +you +love +somebody +, +my +charmer +, +that +is +not +a +reason +to +shut +yourself +up +. +Even +if +you +are +engaged +, +I +am +sure +your +fiancé +would +wish +you +to +go +into +society +rather +than +be +bored +to +death. +” +“ +So +she +knows +I +am +engaged +, +and +she +and +her +husband +Pierre—that +good +Pierre—have +talked +and +laughed +about +this +. +So +it +’ +s +all +right. +” +And +again +, +under +Hélène +’ +s +influence +, +what +had +seemed +terrible +now +seemed +simple +and +natural +. +“ +And +she +is +such +a +grande +dame +, +so +kind +, +and +evidently +likes +me +so +much +. +And +why +not +enjoy +myself +? +” +thought +Natásha +, +gazing +at +Hélène +with +wide-open +, +wondering +eyes +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +came +back +to +dinner +taciturn +and +serious +, +having +evidently +suffered +a +defeat +at +the +old +prince +’ +s +. +She +was +still +too +agitated +by +the +encounter +to +be +able +to +talk +of +the +affair +calmly +. +In +answer +to +the +count +’ +s +inquiries +she +replied +that +things +were +all +right +and +that +she +would +tell +about +it +next +day +. +On +hearing +of +Countess +Bezúkhova +’ +s +visit +and +the +invitation +for +that +evening +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +remarked +: +“ +I +don +’ +t +care +to +have +anything +to +do +with +Bezúkhova +and +don +’ +t +advise +you +to +; +however +, +if +you +’ +ve +promised—go +. +It +will +divert +your +thoughts +, +” +she +added +, +addressing +Natásha +. +CHAPTER +XIII +Count +Rostóv +took +the +girls +to +Countess +Bezúkhova +’ +s +. +There +were +a +good +many +people +there +, +but +nearly +all +strangers +to +Natásha +. +Count +Rostóv +was +displeased +to +see +that +the +company +consisted +almost +entirely +of +men +and +women +known +for +the +freedom +of +their +conduct +. +Mademoiselle +George +was +standing +in +a +corner +of +the +drawing +room +surrounded +by +young +men +. +There +were +several +Frenchmen +present +, +among +them +Métivier +who +from +the +time +Hélène +reached +Moscow +had +been +an +intimate +in +her +house +. +The +count +decided +not +to +sit +down +to +cards +or +let +his +girls +out +of +his +sight +and +to +get +away +as +soon +as +Mademoiselle +George +’ +s +performance +was +over +. +Anatole +was +at +the +door +, +evidently +on +the +lookout +for +the +Rostóvs +. +Immediately +after +greeting +the +count +he +went +up +to +Natásha +and +followed +her +. +As +soon +as +she +saw +him +she +was +seized +by +the +same +feeling +she +had +had +at +the +opera—gratified +vanity +at +his +admiration +of +her +and +fear +at +the +absence +of +a +moral +barrier +between +them +. +Hélène +welcomed +Natásha +delightedly +and +was +loud +in +admiration +of +her +beauty +and +her +dress +. +Soon +after +their +arrival +Mademoiselle +George +went +out +of +the +room +to +change +her +costume +. +In +the +drawing +room +people +began +arranging +the +chairs +and +taking +their +seats +. +Anatole +moved +a +chair +for +Natásha +and +was +about +to +sit +down +beside +her +, +but +the +count +, +who +never +lost +sight +of +her +, +took +the +seat +himself +. +Anatole +sat +down +behind +her +. +Mademoiselle +George +, +with +her +bare +, +fat +, +dimpled +arms +, +and +a +red +shawl +draped +over +one +shoulder +, +came +into +the +space +left +vacant +for +her +, +and +assumed +an +unnatural +pose +. +Enthusiastic +whispering +was +audible +. +Mademoiselle +George +looked +sternly +and +gloomily +at +the +audience +and +began +reciting +some +French +verses +describing +her +guilty +love +for +her +son +. +In +some +places +she +raised +her +voice +, +in +others +she +whispered +, +lifting +her +head +triumphantly +; +sometimes +she +paused +and +uttered +hoarse +sounds +, +rolling +her +eyes +. +“ +Adorable +! +divine +! +delicious +! +” +was +heard +from +every +side +. +Natásha +looked +at +the +fat +actress +, +but +neither +saw +nor +heard +nor +understood +anything +of +what +went +on +before +her +. +She +only +felt +herself +again +completely +borne +away +into +this +strange +senseless +world—so +remote +from +her +old +world—a +world +in +which +it +was +impossible +to +know +what +was +good +or +bad +, +reasonable +or +senseless +. +Behind +her +sat +Anatole +, +and +conscious +of +his +proximity +she +experienced +a +frightened +sense +of +expectancy +. +After +the +first +monologue +the +whole +company +rose +and +surrounded +Mademoiselle +George +, +expressing +their +enthusiasm +. +“ +How +beautiful +she +is +! +” +Natásha +remarked +to +her +father +who +had +also +risen +and +was +moving +through +the +crowd +toward +the +actress +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +think +so +when +I +look +at +you +! +” +said +Anatole +, +following +Natásha +. +He +said +this +at +a +moment +when +she +alone +could +hear +him +. +“ +You +are +enchanting +... +from +the +moment +I +saw +you +I +have +never +ceased +... +” +“ +Come +, +come +, +Natásha +! +” +said +the +count +, +as +he +turned +back +for +his +daughter +. +“ +How +beautiful +she +is +! +” +Natásha +without +saying +anything +stepped +up +to +her +father +and +looked +at +him +with +surprised +inquiring +eyes +. +After +giving +several +recitations +, +Mademoiselle +George +left +, +and +Countess +Bezúkhova +asked +her +visitors +into +the +ballroom +. +The +count +wished +to +go +home +, +but +Hélène +entreated +him +not +to +spoil +her +improvised +ball +, +and +the +Rostóvs +stayed +on +. +Anatole +asked +Natásha +for +a +valse +and +as +they +danced +he +pressed +her +waist +and +hand +and +told +her +she +was +bewitching +and +that +he +loved +her +. +During +the +écossaise +, +which +she +also +danced +with +him +, +Anatole +said +nothing +when +they +happened +to +be +by +themselves +, +but +merely +gazed +at +her +. +Natásha +lifted +her +frightened +eyes +to +him +, +but +there +was +such +confident +tenderness +in +his +affectionate +look +and +smile +that +she +could +not +, +whilst +looking +at +him +, +say +what +she +had +to +say +. +She +lowered +her +eyes +. +“ +Don +’ +t +say +such +things +to +me +. +I +am +betrothed +and +love +another +, +” +she +said +rapidly +... +. +She +glanced +at +him +. +Anatole +was +not +upset +or +pained +by +what +she +had +said +. +“ +Don +’ +t +speak +to +me +of +that +! +What +can +I +do +? +” +said +he +. +“ +I +tell +you +I +am +madly +, +madly +, +in +love +with +you +! +Is +it +my +fault +that +you +are +enchanting +? +... +It +’ +s +our +turn +to +begin. +” +Natásha +, +animated +and +excited +, +looked +about +her +with +wide-open +frightened +eyes +and +seemed +merrier +than +usual +. +She +understood +hardly +anything +that +went +on +that +evening +. +They +danced +the +écossaise +and +the +Grossvater +. +Her +father +asked +her +to +come +home +, +but +she +begged +to +remain +. +Wherever +she +went +and +whomever +she +was +speaking +to +, +she +felt +his +eyes +upon +her +. +Later +on +she +recalled +how +she +had +asked +her +father +to +let +her +go +to +the +dressing +room +to +rearrange +her +dress +, +that +Hélène +had +followed +her +and +spoken +laughingly +of +her +brother +’ +s +love +, +and +that +she +again +met +Anatole +in +the +little +sitting +room +. +Hélène +had +disappeared +leaving +them +alone +, +and +Anatole +had +taken +her +hand +and +said +in +a +tender +voice +: +“ +I +can +not +come +to +visit +you +but +is +it +possible +that +I +shall +never +see +you +? +I +love +you +madly +. +Can +I +never +... +? +” +and +, +blocking +her +path +, +he +brought +his +face +close +to +hers +. +His +large +, +glittering +, +masculine +eyes +were +so +close +to +hers +that +she +saw +nothing +but +them +. +“ +Natalie +? +” +he +whispered +inquiringly +while +she +felt +her +hands +being +painfully +pressed +. +“ +Natalie +? +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +. +I +have +nothing +to +say +, +” +her +eyes +replied +. +Burning +lips +were +pressed +to +hers +, +and +at +the +same +instant +she +felt +herself +released +, +and +Hélène +’ +s +footsteps +and +the +rustle +of +her +dress +were +heard +in +the +room +. +Natásha +looked +round +at +her +, +and +then +, +red +and +trembling +, +threw +a +frightened +look +of +inquiry +at +Anatole +and +moved +toward +the +door +. +“ +One +word +, +just +one +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +cried +Anatole +. +She +paused +. +She +so +wanted +a +word +from +him +that +would +explain +to +her +what +had +happened +and +to +which +she +could +find +no +answer +. +“ +Natalie +, +just +a +word +, +only +one +! +” +he +kept +repeating +, +evidently +not +knowing +what +to +say +and +he +repeated +it +till +Hélène +came +up +to +them +. +Hélène +returned +with +Natásha +to +the +drawing +room +. +The +Rostóvs +went +away +without +staying +for +supper +. +After +reaching +home +Natásha +did +not +sleep +all +night +. +She +was +tormented +by +the +insoluble +question +whether +she +loved +Anatole +or +Prince +Andrew +. +She +loved +Prince +Andrew—she +remembered +distinctly +how +deeply +she +loved +him +. +But +she +also +loved +Anatole +, +of +that +there +was +no +doubt +. +“ +Else +how +could +all +this +have +happened +? +” +thought +she +. +“ +If +, +after +that +, +I +could +return +his +smile +when +saying +good-by +, +if +I +was +able +to +let +it +come +to +that +, +it +means +that +I +loved +him +from +the +first +. +It +means +that +he +is +kind +, +noble +, +and +splendid +, +and +I +could +not +help +loving +him +. +What +am +I +to +do +if +I +love +him +and +the +other +one +too +? +” +she +asked +herself +, +unable +to +find +an +answer +to +these +terrible +questions +. +CHAPTER +XIV +Morning +came +with +its +cares +and +bustle +. +Everyone +got +up +and +began +to +move +about +and +talk +, +dressmakers +came +again +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +appeared +, +and +they +were +called +to +breakfast +. +Natásha +kept +looking +uneasily +at +everybody +with +wide-open +eyes +, +as +if +wishing +to +intercept +every +glance +directed +toward +her +, +and +tried +to +appear +the +same +as +usual +. +After +breakfast +, +which +was +her +best +time +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +sat +down +in +her +armchair +and +called +Natásha +and +the +count +to +her +. +“ +Well +, +friends +, +I +have +now +thought +the +whole +matter +over +and +this +is +my +advice +, +” +she +began +. +“ +Yesterday +, +as +you +know +, +I +went +to +see +Prince +Bolkónski +. +Well +, +I +had +a +talk +with +him +... +. +He +took +it +into +his +head +to +begin +shouting +, +but +I +am +not +one +to +be +shouted +down +. +I +said +what +I +had +to +say +! +” +“ +Well +, +and +he +? +” +asked +the +count +. +“ +He +? +He +’ +s +crazy +... +he +did +not +want +to +listen +. +But +what +’ +s +the +use +of +talking +? +As +it +is +we +have +worn +the +poor +girl +out +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +My +advice +to +you +is +finish +your +business +and +go +back +home +to +Otrádnoe +... +and +wait +there. +” +“ +Oh +, +no +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +. +“ +Yes +, +go +back +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +“ +and +wait +there +. +If +your +betrothed +comes +here +now—there +will +be +no +avoiding +a +quarrel +; +but +alone +with +the +old +man +he +will +talk +things +over +and +then +come +on +to +you. +” +Count +Rostóv +approved +of +this +suggestion +, +appreciating +its +reasonableness +. +If +the +old +man +came +round +it +would +be +all +the +better +to +visit +him +in +Moscow +or +at +Bald +Hills +later +on +; +and +if +not +, +the +wedding +, +against +his +wishes +, +could +only +be +arranged +at +Otrádnoe +. +“ +That +is +perfectly +true +. +And +I +am +sorry +I +went +to +see +him +and +took +her +, +” +said +the +old +count +. +“ +No +, +why +be +sorry +? +Being +here +, +you +had +to +pay +your +respects +. +But +if +he +won +’ +t—that +’ +s +his +affair +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +looking +for +something +in +her +reticule +. +“ +Besides +, +the +trousseau +is +ready +, +so +there +is +nothing +to +wait +for +; +and +what +is +not +ready +I +’ +ll +send +after +you +. +Though +I +don +’ +t +like +letting +you +go +, +it +is +the +best +way +. +So +go +, +with +God +’ +s +blessing +! +” +Having +found +what +she +was +looking +for +in +the +reticule +she +handed +it +to +Natásha +. +It +was +a +letter +from +Princess +Mary +. +“ +She +has +written +to +you +. +How +she +torments +herself +, +poor +thing +! +She +’ +s +afraid +you +might +think +that +she +does +not +like +you. +” +“ +But +she +doesn +’ +t +like +me +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +! +” +cried +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +I +shan +’ +t +believe +anyone +, +I +know +she +doesn +’ +t +like +me +, +” +replied +Natásha +boldly +as +she +took +the +letter +, +and +her +face +expressed +a +cold +and +angry +resolution +that +caused +Márya +Dmítrievna +to +look +at +her +more +intently +and +to +frown +. +“ +Don +’ +t +answer +like +that +, +my +good +girl +! +” +she +said +. +“ +What +I +say +is +true +! +Write +an +answer +! +” +Natásha +did +not +reply +and +went +to +her +own +room +to +read +Princess +Mary +’ +s +letter +. +Princess +Mary +wrote +that +she +was +in +despair +at +the +misunderstanding +that +had +occurred +between +them +. +Whatever +her +father +’ +s +feelings +might +be +, +she +begged +Natásha +to +believe +that +she +could +not +help +loving +her +as +the +one +chosen +by +her +brother +, +for +whose +happiness +she +was +ready +to +sacrifice +everything +. +“ +Do +not +think +, +however +, +” +she +wrote +, +“ +that +my +father +is +ill-disposed +toward +you +. +He +is +an +invalid +and +an +old +man +who +must +be +forgiven +; +but +he +is +good +and +magnanimous +and +will +love +her +who +makes +his +son +happy. +” +Princess +Mary +went +on +to +ask +Natásha +to +fix +a +time +when +she +could +see +her +again +. +After +reading +the +letter +Natásha +sat +down +at +the +writing +table +to +answer +it +. +“ +Dear +Princess +, +” +she +wrote +in +French +quickly +and +mechanically +, +and +then +paused +. +What +more +could +she +write +after +all +that +had +happened +the +evening +before +? +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +All +that +has +happened +, +and +now +all +is +changed +, +” +she +thought +as +she +sat +with +the +letter +she +had +begun +before +her +. +“ +Must +I +break +off +with +him +? +Must +I +really +? +That +’ +s +awful +... +” +and +to +escape +from +these +dreadful +thoughts +she +went +to +Sónya +and +began +sorting +patterns +with +her +. +After +dinner +Natásha +went +to +her +room +and +again +took +up +Princess +Mary +’ +s +letter +. +“ +Can +it +be +that +it +is +all +over +? +” +she +thought +. +“ +Can +it +be +that +all +this +has +happened +so +quickly +and +has +destroyed +all +that +went +before +? +” +She +recalled +her +love +for +Prince +Andrew +in +all +its +former +strength +, +and +at +the +same +time +felt +that +she +loved +Kurágin +. +She +vividly +pictured +herself +as +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +wife +, +and +the +scenes +of +happiness +with +him +she +had +so +often +repeated +in +her +imagination +, +and +at +the +same +time +, +aglow +with +excitement +, +recalled +every +detail +of +yesterday +’ +s +interview +with +Anatole +. +“ +Why +could +that +not +be +as +well +? +” +she +sometimes +asked +herself +in +complete +bewilderment +. +“ +Only +so +could +I +be +completely +happy +; +but +now +I +have +to +choose +, +and +I +can +’ +t +be +happy +without +either +of +them +. +Only +, +” +she +thought +, +“ +to +tell +Prince +Andrew +what +has +happened +or +to +hide +it +from +him +are +both +equally +impossible +. +But +with +that +one +nothing +is +spoiled +. +But +am +I +really +to +abandon +forever +the +joy +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +love +, +in +which +I +have +lived +so +long +? +” +“ +Please +, +Miss +! +” +whispered +a +maid +entering +the +room +with +a +mysterious +air +. +“ +A +man +told +me +to +give +you +this— +” +and +she +handed +Natásha +a +letter +. +“ +Only +, +for +Christ +’ +s +sake +... +” +the +girl +went +on +, +as +Natásha +, +without +thinking +, +mechanically +broke +the +seal +and +read +a +love +letter +from +Anatole +, +of +which +, +without +taking +in +a +word +, +she +understood +only +that +it +was +a +letter +from +him—from +the +man +she +loved +. +Yes +, +she +loved +him +, +or +else +how +could +that +have +happened +which +had +happened +? +And +how +could +she +have +a +love +letter +from +him +in +her +hand +? +With +trembling +hands +Natásha +held +that +passionate +love +letter +which +Dólokhov +had +composed +for +Anatole +, +and +as +she +read +it +she +found +in +it +an +echo +of +all +that +she +herself +imagined +she +was +feeling +. +“ +Since +yesterday +evening +my +fate +has +been +sealed +; +to +be +loved +by +you +or +to +die +. +There +is +no +other +way +for +me +, +” +the +letter +began +. +Then +he +went +on +to +say +that +he +knew +her +parents +would +not +give +her +to +him—for +this +there +were +secret +reasons +he +could +reveal +only +to +her—but +that +if +she +loved +him +she +need +only +say +the +word +yes +, +and +no +human +power +could +hinder +their +bliss +. +Love +would +conquer +all +. +He +would +steal +her +away +and +carry +her +off +to +the +ends +of +the +earth +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +I +love +him +! +” +thought +Natásha +, +reading +the +letter +for +the +twentieth +time +and +finding +some +peculiarly +deep +meaning +in +each +word +of +it +. +That +evening +Márya +Dmítrievna +was +going +to +the +Akhárovs +’ +and +proposed +to +take +the +girls +with +her +. +Natásha +, +pleading +a +headache +, +remained +at +home +. +CHAPTER +XV +On +returning +late +in +the +evening +Sónya +went +to +Natásha +’ +s +room +, +and +to +her +surprise +found +her +still +dressed +and +asleep +on +the +sofa +. +Open +on +the +table +, +beside +her +lay +Anatole +’ +s +letter +. +Sónya +picked +it +up +and +read +it +. +As +she +read +she +glanced +at +the +sleeping +Natásha +, +trying +to +find +in +her +face +an +explanation +of +what +she +was +reading +, +but +did +not +find +it +. +Her +face +was +calm +, +gentle +, +and +happy +. +Clutching +her +breast +to +keep +herself +from +choking +, +Sónya +, +pale +and +trembling +with +fear +and +agitation +, +sat +down +in +an +armchair +and +burst +into +tears +. +“ +How +was +it +I +noticed +nothing +? +How +could +it +go +so +far +? +Can +she +have +left +off +loving +Prince +Andrew +? +And +how +could +she +let +Kurágin +go +to +such +lengths +? +He +is +a +deceiver +and +a +villain +, +that +’ +s +plain +! +What +will +Nicholas +, +dear +noble +Nicholas +, +do +when +he +hears +of +it +? +So +this +is +the +meaning +of +her +excited +, +resolute +, +unnatural +look +the +day +before +yesterday +, +yesterday +, +and +today +, +” +thought +Sónya +. +“ +But +it +can +’ +t +be +that +she +loves +him +! +She +probably +opened +the +letter +without +knowing +who +it +was +from +. +Probably +she +is +offended +by +it +. +She +could +not +do +such +a +thing +! +” +Sónya +wiped +away +her +tears +and +went +up +to +Natásha +, +again +scanning +her +face +. +“ +Natásha +! +” +she +said +, +just +audibly +. +Natásha +awoke +and +saw +Sónya +. +“ +Ah +, +you +’ +re +back +? +” +And +with +the +decision +and +tenderness +that +often +come +at +the +moment +of +awakening +, +she +embraced +her +friend +, +but +noticing +Sónya +’ +s +look +of +embarrassment +, +her +own +face +expressed +confusion +and +suspicion +. +“ +Sónya +, +you +’ +ve +read +that +letter +? +” +she +demanded +. +“ +Yes +, +” +answered +Sónya +softly +. +Natásha +smiled +rapturously +. +“ +No +, +Sónya +, +I +can +’ +t +any +longer +! +” +she +said +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +hide +it +from +you +any +longer +. +You +know +, +we +love +one +another +! +Sónya +, +darling +, +he +writes +... +Sónya +... +” +Sónya +stared +open-eyed +at +Natásha +, +unable +to +believe +her +ears +. +“ +And +Bolkónski +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Ah +, +Sónya +, +if +you +only +knew +how +happy +I +am +! +” +cried +Natásha +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +know +what +love +is +... +. +” +“ +But +, +Natásha +, +can +that +be +all +over +? +” +Natásha +looked +at +Sónya +with +wide-open +eyes +as +if +she +could +not +grasp +the +question +. +“ +Well +, +then +, +are +you +refusing +Prince +Andrew +? +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +Oh +, +you +don +’ +t +understand +anything +! +Don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +, +just +listen +! +” +said +Natásha +, +with +momentary +vexation +. +“ +But +I +can +’ +t +believe +it +, +” +insisted +Sónya +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +. +How +is +it +you +have +loved +a +man +for +a +whole +year +and +suddenly +... +Why +, +you +have +only +seen +him +three +times +! +Natásha +, +I +don +’ +t +believe +you +, +you +’ +re +joking +! +In +three +days +to +forget +everything +and +so +... +” +“ +Three +days +? +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +It +seems +to +me +I +’ +ve +loved +him +a +hundred +years +. +It +seems +to +me +that +I +have +never +loved +anyone +before +. +You +can +’ +t +understand +it +... +. +Sónya +, +wait +a +bit +, +sit +here +, +” +and +Natásha +embraced +and +kissed +her +. +“ +I +had +heard +that +it +happens +like +this +, +and +you +must +have +heard +it +too +, +but +it +’ +s +only +now +that +I +feel +such +love +. +It +’ +s +not +the +same +as +before +. +As +soon +as +I +saw +him +I +felt +he +was +my +master +and +I +his +slave +, +and +that +I +could +not +help +loving +him +. +Yes +, +his +slave +! +Whatever +he +orders +I +shall +do +. +You +don +’ +t +understand +that +. +What +can +I +do +? +What +can +I +do +, +Sónya +? +” +cried +Natásha +with +a +happy +yet +frightened +expression +. +“ +But +think +what +you +are +doing +, +” +cried +Sónya +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +leave +it +like +this +. +This +secret +correspondence +... +How +could +you +let +him +go +so +far +? +” +she +went +on +, +with +a +horror +and +disgust +she +could +hardly +conceal +. +“ +I +told +you +that +I +have +no +will +, +” +Natásha +replied +. +“ +Why +can +’ +t +you +understand +? +I +love +him +! +” +“ +Then +I +won +’ +t +let +it +come +to +that +... +I +shall +tell +! +” +cried +Sónya +, +bursting +into +tears +. +“ +What +do +you +mean +? +For +God +’ +s +sake +... +If +you +tell +, +you +are +my +enemy +! +” +declared +Natásha +. +“ +You +want +me +to +be +miserable +, +you +want +us +to +be +separated +... +. +” +When +she +saw +Natásha +’ +s +fright +, +Sónya +shed +tears +of +shame +and +pity +for +her +friend +. +“ +But +what +has +happened +between +you +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +What +has +he +said +to +you +? +Why +doesn +’ +t +he +come +to +the +house +? +” +Natásha +did +not +answer +her +questions +. +“ +For +God +’ +s +sake +, +Sónya +, +don +’ +t +tell +anyone +, +don +’ +t +torture +me +, +” +Natásha +entreated +. +“ +Remember +no +one +ought +to +interfere +in +such +matters +! +I +have +confided +in +you +... +. +” +“ +But +why +this +secrecy +? +Why +doesn +’ +t +he +come +to +the +house +? +” +asked +Sónya +. +“ +Why +doesn +’ +t +he +openly +ask +for +your +hand +? +You +know +Prince +Andrew +gave +you +complete +freedom—if +it +is +really +so +; +but +I +don +’ +t +believe +it +! +Natásha +, +have +you +considered +what +these +secret +reasons +can +be +? +” +Natásha +looked +at +Sónya +with +astonishment +. +Evidently +this +question +presented +itself +to +her +mind +for +the +first +time +and +she +did +not +know +how +to +answer +it +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +what +the +reasons +are +. +But +there +must +be +reasons +! +” +Sónya +sighed +and +shook +her +head +incredulously +. +“ +If +there +were +reasons +... +” +she +began +. +But +Natásha +, +guessing +her +doubts +, +interrupted +her +in +alarm +. +“ +Sónya +, +one +can +’ +t +doubt +him +! +One +can +’ +t +, +one +can +’ +t +! +Don +’ +t +you +understand +? +” +she +cried +. +“ +Does +he +love +you +? +” +“ +Does +he +love +me +? +” +Natásha +repeated +with +a +smile +of +pity +at +her +friend +’ +s +lack +of +comprehension +. +“ +Why +, +you +have +read +his +letter +and +you +have +seen +him. +” +“ +But +if +he +is +dishonorable +? +” +“ +He +! +dishonorable +? +If +you +only +knew +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +. +“ +If +he +is +an +honorable +man +he +should +either +declare +his +intentions +or +cease +seeing +you +; +and +if +you +won +’ +t +do +this +, +I +will +. +I +will +write +to +him +, +and +I +will +tell +Papa +! +” +said +Sónya +resolutely +. +“ +But +I +can +’ +t +live +without +him +! +” +cried +Natásha +. +“ +Natásha +, +I +don +’ +t +understand +you +. +And +what +are +you +saying +! +Think +of +your +father +and +of +Nicholas. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +anyone +, +I +don +’ +t +love +anyone +but +him +. +How +dare +you +say +he +is +dishonorable +? +Don +’ +t +you +know +that +I +love +him +? +” +screamed +Natásha +. +“ +Go +away +, +Sónya +! +I +don +’ +t +want +to +quarrel +with +you +, +but +go +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +go +! +You +see +how +I +am +suffering +! +” +Natásha +cried +angrily +, +in +a +voice +of +despair +and +repressed +irritation +. +Sónya +burst +into +sobs +and +ran +from +the +room +. +Natásha +went +to +the +table +and +without +a +moment +’ +s +reflection +wrote +that +answer +to +Princess +Mary +which +she +had +been +unable +to +write +all +the +morning +. +In +this +letter +she +said +briefly +that +all +their +misunderstandings +were +at +an +end +; +that +availing +herself +of +the +magnanimity +of +Prince +Andrew +who +when +he +went +abroad +had +given +her +her +freedom +, +she +begged +Princess +Mary +to +forget +everything +and +forgive +her +if +she +had +been +to +blame +toward +her +, +but +that +she +could +not +be +his +wife +. +At +that +moment +this +all +seemed +quite +easy +, +simple +, +and +clear +to +Natásha +. +On +Friday +the +Rostóvs +were +to +return +to +the +country +, +but +on +Wednesday +the +count +went +with +the +prospective +purchaser +to +his +estate +near +Moscow +. +On +the +day +the +count +left +, +Sónya +and +Natásha +were +invited +to +a +big +dinner +party +at +the +Karágins +’ +, +and +Márya +Dmítrievna +took +them +there +. +At +that +party +Natásha +again +met +Anatole +, +and +Sónya +noticed +that +she +spoke +to +him +, +trying +not +to +be +overheard +, +and +that +all +through +dinner +she +was +more +agitated +than +ever +. +When +they +got +home +Natásha +was +the +first +to +begin +the +explanation +Sónya +expected +. +“ +There +, +Sónya +, +you +were +talking +all +sorts +of +nonsense +about +him +, +” +Natásha +began +in +a +mild +voice +such +as +children +use +when +they +wish +to +be +praised +. +“ +We +have +had +an +explanation +today. +” +“ +Well +, +what +happened +? +What +did +he +say +? +Natásha +, +how +glad +I +am +you +’ +re +not +angry +with +me +! +Tell +me +everything—the +whole +truth +. +What +did +he +say +? +” +Natásha +became +thoughtful +. +“ +Oh +, +Sónya +, +if +you +knew +him +as +I +do +! +He +said +... +He +asked +me +what +I +had +promised +Bolkónski +. +He +was +glad +I +was +free +to +refuse +him. +” +Sónya +sighed +sorrowfully +. +“ +But +you +haven +’ +t +refused +Bolkónski +? +” +said +she +. +“ +Perhaps +I +have +. +Perhaps +all +is +over +between +me +and +Bolkónski +. +Why +do +you +think +so +badly +of +me +? +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +think +anything +, +only +I +don +’ +t +understand +this +... +” +“ +Wait +a +bit +, +Sónya +, +you +’ +ll +understand +everything +. +You +’ +ll +see +what +a +man +he +is +! +Now +don +’ +t +think +badly +of +me +or +of +him +. +I +don +’ +t +think +badly +of +anyone +: +I +love +and +pity +everybody +. +But +what +am +I +to +do +? +” +Sónya +did +not +succumb +to +the +tender +tone +Natásha +used +toward +her +. +The +more +emotional +and +ingratiating +the +expression +of +Natásha +’ +s +face +became +, +the +more +serious +and +stern +grew +Sónya +’ +s +. +“ +Natásha +, +” +said +she +, +“ +you +asked +me +not +to +speak +to +you +, +and +I +haven +’ +t +spoken +, +but +now +you +yourself +have +begun +. +I +don +’ +t +trust +him +, +Natásha +. +Why +this +secrecy +? +” +“ +Again +, +again +! +” +interrupted +Natásha +. +“ +Natásha +, +I +am +afraid +for +you +! +” +“ +Afraid +of +what +? +” +“ +I +am +afraid +you +’ +re +going +to +your +ruin +, +” +said +Sónya +resolutely +, +and +was +herself +horrified +at +what +she +had +said +. +Anger +again +showed +in +Natásha +’ +s +face +. +“ +And +I +’ +ll +go +to +my +ruin +, +I +will +, +as +soon +as +possible +! +It +’ +s +not +your +business +! +It +won +’ +t +be +you +, +but +I +, +who +’ +ll +suffer +. +Leave +me +alone +, +leave +me +alone +! +I +hate +you +! +” +“ +Natásha +! +” +moaned +Sónya +, +aghast +. +“ +I +hate +you +, +I +hate +you +! +You +’ +re +my +enemy +forever +! +” +And +Natásha +ran +out +of +the +room +. +Natásha +did +not +speak +to +Sónya +again +and +avoided +her +. +With +the +same +expression +of +agitated +surprise +and +guilt +she +went +about +the +house +, +taking +up +now +one +occupation +, +now +another +, +and +at +once +abandoning +them +. +Hard +as +it +was +for +Sónya +, +she +watched +her +friend +and +did +not +let +her +out +of +her 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+” +thought +Sónya +as +she +stood +in +the +dark +passage +, +“ +now +or +never +I +must +prove +that +I +remember +the +family +’ +s +goodness +to +me +and +that +I +love +Nicholas +. +Yes +! +If +I +don +’ +t +sleep +for +three +nights +I +’ +ll +not +leave +this +passage +and +will +hold +her +back +by +force +and +will +and +not +let +the +family +be +disgraced +, +” +thought +she +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Anatole +had +lately +moved +to +Dólokhov +’ +s +. +The +plan +for +Natalie +Rostóva +’ +s +abduction +had +been +arranged +and +the +preparations +made +by +Dólokhov +a +few +days +before +, +and +on +the +day +that +Sónya +, +after +listening +at +Natásha +’ +s +door +, +resolved +to +safeguard +her +, +it +was +to +have +been +put +into +execution +. +Natásha +had +promised +to +come +out +to +Kurágin +at +the +back +porch +at +ten +that +evening +. +Kurágin +was +to +put +her +into +a +troyka +he +would +have +ready +and +to +drive +her +forty +miles +to +the +village +of +Kámenka +, +where +an +unfrocked +priest +was +in +readiness +to +perform +a +marriage +ceremony +over +them +. +At +Kámenka +a +relay +of +horses +was +to +wait +which +would +take +them +to +the +Warsaw +highroad +, +and +from +there +they +would +hasten +abroad +with +post +horses +. +Anatole +had +a +passport +, +an +order +for +post +horses +, +ten +thousand +rubles +he +had +taken +from +his +sister +and +another +ten +thousand +borrowed +with +Dólokhov +’ +s +help +. +Two +witnesses +for +the +mock +marriage—Khvóstikov +, +a +retired +petty +official +whom +Dólokhov +made +use +of +in +his +gambling +transactions +, +and +Makárin +, +a +retired +hussar +, +a +kindly +, +weak +fellow +who +had +an +unbounded +affection +for +Kurágin—were +sitting +at +tea +in +Dólokhov +’ +s +front +room +. +In +his +large +study +, +the +walls +of +which +were +hung +to +the +ceiling +with +Persian +rugs +, +bearskins +, +and +weapons +, +sat +Dólokhov +in +a +traveling +cloak +and +high +boots +, +at 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+of +his +desk +and +turned +to +Anatole +with +an +ironic +smile +: +“ +Do +you +know +? +You +’ +d +really +better +drop +it +all +. +There +’ +s +still +time +! +” +“ +Fool +, +” +retorted +Anatole +. +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +! +If +you +only +knew +... +it +’ +s +the +devil +knows +what +! +” +“ +No +, +really +, +give +it +up +! +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +I +am +speaking +seriously +. +It +’ +s +no +joke +, +this +plot +you +’ +ve +hatched. +” +“ +What +, +teasing +again +? +Go +to +the +devil +! +Eh +? +” +said +Anatole +, +making +a +grimace +. +“ +Really +it +’ +s +no +time +for +your +stupid +jokes +, +” +and +he +left +the +room +. +Dólokhov +smiled +contemptuously +and +condescendingly +when +Anatole +had +gone +out +. +“ +You +wait +a +bit +, +” +he +called +after +him +. +“ +I +’ +m +not +joking +, +I +’ +m +talking +sense +. +Come +here +, +come +here +! +” +Anatole +returned +and +looked +at +Dólokhov +, +trying +to +give +him +his +attention +and +evidently +submitting +to +him +involuntarily +. +“ +Now +listen +to +me +. +I +’ +m +telling +you +this +for +the +last +time +. +Why +should +I +joke +about +it +? +Did +I +hinder +you +? +Who +arranged +everything +for +you +? +Who +found +the +priest +and +got +the +passport +? +Who +raised +the +money +? +I +did +it +all. +” +“ +Well +, +thank +you +for +it +. +Do +you +think +I +am +not +grateful +? +” +And +Anatole +sighed +and +embraced +Dólokhov +. +“ +I +helped +you +, +but +all +the +same +I +must +tell +you +the +truth +; +it +is +a +dangerous +business +, +and +if +you +think +about +it—a +stupid +business +. +Well +, +you +’ +ll +carry +her +off—all +right +! +Will +they +let +it +stop +at +that +? +It +will +come +out +that +you +’ +re +already +married +. +Why +, +they +’ +ll +have +you +in +the +criminal +court +... +. +” +“ +Oh +, +nonsense +, +nonsense +! +” +Anatole +ejaculated +and +again +made +a +grimace +. +“ +Didn +’ +t +I +explain +to +you +? +What +? +” +And +Anatole +, +with +the +partiality +dull-witted +people +have +for +any +conclusion +they +have +reached +by +their +own +reasoning +, +repeated +the +argument +he +had +already +put +to +Dólokhov +a +hundred +times +. +“ +Didn +’ +t +I +explain +to +you +that +I +have +come +to +this +conclusion +: +if +this +marriage +is +invalid +, +” +he +went +on +, +crooking +one +finger +, +“ +then +I +have +nothing +to +answer +for +; +but +if +it +is +valid +, +no +matter +! +Abroad +no +one +will +know +anything +about +it +. +Isn +’ +t +that +so +? +And +don +’ +t +talk +to +me +, +don +’ +t +, +don +’ +t. +” +“ +Seriously +, +you +’ +d +better +drop +it +! +You +’ +ll +only +get +yourself +into +a +mess +! +” +“ +Go +to +the +devil +! +” +cried +Anatole +and +, +clutching +his +hair +, +left +the +room +, +but +returned +at +once +and +dropped +into +an +armchair +in +front +of +Dólokhov +with +his +feet +turned +under +him +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +very +devil +! +What +? +Feel +how +it +beats +! +” +He +took +Dólokhov +’ +s +hand +and +put +it +on +his +heart +. +“ +What +a +foot +, +my +dear +fellow +! +What +a +glance +! +A +goddess +! +” +he +added +in +French +. +“ +What +? +” +Dólokhov +with +a +cold +smile +and +a +gleam +in +his +handsome +insolent +eyes +looked +at +him—evidently +wishing +to +get +some +more +amusement +out +of +him +. +“ +Well +and +when +the +money +’ +s +gone +, +what +then +? +” +“ +What +then +? +Eh +? +” +repeated +Anatole +, +sincerely +perplexed +by +a +thought +of +the +future +. +“ +What +then +? +... +Then +, +I +don +’ +t +know +... +. +But +why +talk +nonsense +! +” +He +glanced +at +his +watch +. +“ +It +’ +s +time +! +” +Anatole +went +into +the +back +room +. +“ +Now +then +! +Nearly +ready +? +You +’ +re +dawdling +! +” +he +shouted +to +the +servants +. +Dólokhov +put +away +the +money +, +called +a +footman +whom +he +ordered +to +bring +something +for +them +to +eat +and +drink +before +the +journey +, +and +went +into +the +room +where +Khvóstikov +and +Makárin +were +sitting +. +Anatole +lay +on +the +sofa +in +the +study +leaning +on +his +elbow +and +smiling +pensively +, +while +his +handsome +lips +muttered +tenderly +to +himself +. +“ +Come +and +eat +something +. +Have +a +drink +! +” +Dólokhov +shouted +to +him +from +the +other +room +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +to +, +” +answered +Anatole +continuing +to +smile +. +“ +Come +! +Balagá +is +here. +” +Anatole +rose +and +went +into +the +dining +room +. +Balagá +was +a +famous +troyka +driver +who +had +known +Dólokhov +and +Anatole +some +six +years +and +had +given +them +good +service +with +his +troykas +. +More +than +once +when +Anatole +’ +s +regiment +was +stationed +at +Tver +he +had +taken +him +from +Tver +in +the +evening +, +brought +him +to +Moscow +by +daybreak +, +and +driven +him +back +again +the +next +night +. +More +than +once +he +had +enabled +Dólokhov +to +escape +when +pursued +. +More +than +once +he +had +driven +them +through +the +town +with +gypsies +and +“ +ladykins +” +as +he +called +the +cocottes +. +More +than +once +in +their +service +he +had +run +over +pedestrians +and +upset +vehicles +in +the +streets +of +Moscow +and +had +always +been +protected +from +the +consequences +by +“ +my +gentlemen +” +as +he +called +them +. +He +had +ruined +more +than +one +horse +in +their +service +. +More +than +once +they +had +beaten +him +, +and +more +than +once +they +had +made +him +drunk +on +champagne +and +Madeira +, +which +he +loved +; +and +he +knew +more +than +one +thing +about +each +of +them +which +would +long +ago +have +sent +an +ordinary +man +to +Siberia +. +They +often +called +Balagá +into +their +orgies +and +made +him +drink +and +dance +at +the +gypsies +’ +, +and +more +than +one +thousand +rubles +of +their +money +had +passed +through +his +hands +. +In +their +service +he +risked +his +skin +and +his +life +twenty +times +a +year +, +and +in +their +service +had +lost +more +horses +than +the +money +he +had +from +them +would +buy +. +But +he +liked +them +; +liked +that +mad +driving +at +twelve +miles +an +hour +, +liked +upsetting +a +driver +or +running +down +a +pedestrian +, +and +flying +at +full +gallop +through +the +Moscow +streets +. +He +liked +to +hear +those +wild +, +tipsy +shouts +behind +him +: +“ +Get +on +! +Get +on +! +” +when +it +was +impossible +to +go +any +faster +. +He +liked +giving +a +painful +lash +on +the +neck +to +some +peasant +who +, +more +dead +than +alive +, +was +already +hurrying +out +of +his +way +. +“ +Real +gentlemen +! +” +he +considered +them +. +Anatole +and +Dólokhov +liked +Balagá +too +for +his +masterly +driving +and +because +he +liked +the +things +they +liked +. +With +others +Balagá +bargained +, +charging +twenty-five +rubles +for +a +two +hours +’ +drive +, +and +rarely +drove +himself +, +generally +letting +his +young +men +do +so +. +But +with +“ +his +gentlemen +” +he +always +drove +himself +and +never +demanded +anything +for +his +work +. +Only +a +couple +of +times +a +year—when +he +knew +from +their +valets +that +they +had +money +in +hand—he +would +turn +up +of +a +morning +quite +sober +and +with +a +deep +bow +would +ask +them +to +help +him +. +The +gentlemen +always +made +him +sit +down +. +“ +Do +help +me +out +, +Theodore +Iványch +, +sir +, +” +or +“ +your +excellency +, +” +he +would +say +. +“ +I +am +quite +out +of +horses +. +Let +me +have +what +you +can +to +go +to +the +fair. +” +And +Anatole +and +Dólokhov +, +when +they +had +money +, +would +give +him +a +thousand +or +a +couple +of +thousand +rubles +. +Balagá +was +a +fair-haired +, +short +, +and +snub-nosed +peasant +of +about +twenty-seven +; +red-faced +, +with +a +particularly +red +thick +neck +, +glittering +little +eyes +, +and +a +small +beard +. +He +wore +a +fine +, +dark-blue +, +silk-lined +cloth +coat +over +a +sheepskin +. +On +entering +the +room +now +he +crossed +himself +, +turning +toward +the +front +corner +of +the +room +, +and +went +up +to +Dólokhov +, +holding +out +a +small +, +black +hand +. +“ +Theodore +Iványch +! +” +he +said +, +bowing +. +“ +How +d +’ +you +do +, +friend +? +Well +, +here +he +is +! +” +“ +Good +day +, +your +excellency +! +” +he +said +, +again +holding +out +his +hand +to +Anatole +who +had +just +come +in +. +“ +I +say +, +Balagá +, +” +said +Anatole +, +putting +his +hands +on +the +man +’ +s +shoulders +, +“ +do +you +care +for +me +or +not +? +Eh +? +Now +, +do +me +a +service +... +. +What +horses +have +you +come +with +? +Eh +? +” +“ +As +your +messenger +ordered +, +your +special +beasts +, +” +replied +Balagá +. +“ +Well +, +listen +, +Balagá +! +Drive +all +three +to +death +but +get +me +there +in +three +hours +. +Eh +? +” +“ +When +they +are +dead +, +what +shall +I +drive +? +” +said +Balagá +with +a +wink +. +“ +Mind +, +I +’ +ll +smash +your +face +in +! +Don +’ +t +make +jokes +! +” +cried +Anatole +, +suddenly +rolling +his +eyes +. +“ +Why +joke +? +” +said +the +driver +, +laughing +. +“ +As +if +I +’ +d +grudge +my +gentlemen +anything +! +As +fast +as +ever +the +horses +can +gallop +, +so +fast +we +’ +ll +go +! +” +“ +Ah +! +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +Well +, +sit +down. +” +“ +Yes +, +sit +down +! +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +I +’ +ll +stand +, +Theodore +Iványch. +” +“ +Sit +down +; +nonsense +! +Have +a +drink +! +” +said +Anatole +, +and +filled +a +large +glass +of +Madeira +for +him +. +The +driver +’ +s +eyes +sparkled +at +the +sight +of +the +wine +. +After +refusing +it +for +manners +’ +sake +, +he +drank +it +and +wiped +his +mouth +with +a +red +silk +handkerchief +he +took +out +of +his +cap +. +“ +And +when +are +we +to +start +, +your +excellency +? +” +“ +Well +... +” +Anatole +looked +at +his +watch +. +“ +We +’ +ll +start +at +once +. +Mind +, +Balagá +! +You +’ +ll +get +there +in +time +? +Eh +? +” +“ +That +depends +on +our +luck +in +starting +, +else +why +shouldn +’ +t +we +be +there +in +time +? +” +replied +Balagá +. +“ +Didn +’ +t +we +get +you +to +Tver +in +seven +hours +? +I +think +you +remember +that +, +your +excellency +? +” +“ +Do +you +know +, +one +Christmas +I +drove +from +Tver +, +” +said +Anatole +, +smilingly +at +the +recollection +and +turning +to +Makárin +who +gazed +rapturously +at +him +with +wide-open +eyes +. +“ +Will +you +believe +it +, +Makárka +, +it +took +one +’ +s +breath +away +, +the +rate +we +flew +. +We +came +across +a +train +of +loaded +sleighs +and +drove +right +over +two +of +them +. +Eh +? +” +“ +Those +were +horses +! +” +Balagá +continued +the +tale +. +“ +That +time +I +’ +d +harnessed +two +young +side +horses +with +the +bay +in +the +shafts +, +” +he +went +on +, +turning +to +Dólokhov +. +“ +Will +you +believe +it +, +Theodore +Iványch +, +those +animals +flew +forty +miles +? +I +couldn +’ +t +hold +them +in +, +my +hands +grew +numb +in +the +sharp +frost +so +that +I +threw +down +the +reins— +‘ +Catch +hold +yourself +, +your +excellency +! +’ +says +I +, +and +I +just +tumbled +on +the +bottom +of +the +sleigh +and +sprawled +there +. +It +wasn +’ +t +a +case +of +urging +them +on +, +there +was +no +holding +them +in +till +we +reached +the +place +. +The +devils +took +us +there +in +three +hours +! +Only +the +near +one +died +of +it. +” +CHAPTER +XVII +Anatole +went +out +of +the +room +and +returned +a +few +minutes +later +wearing +a +fur +coat +girt +with +a +silver +belt +, +and +a +sable +cap +jauntily +set +on +one +side +and +very +becoming +to +his +handsome +face +. +Having +looked +in +a +mirror +, +and +standing +before +Dólokhov +in +the +same +pose +he +had +assumed +before +it +, +he +lifted +a +glass +of +wine +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +Theodore +. +Thank +you +for +everything +and +farewell +! +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +Well +, +comrades +and +friends +... +” +he +considered +for +a +moment +“ +... +of +my +youth +, +farewell +! +” +he +said +, +turning +to +Makárin +and +the +others +. +Though +they +were +all +going +with +him +, +Anatole +evidently +wished +to +make +something +touching +and +solemn +out +of +this +address +to +his +comrades +. +He +spoke +slowly +in +a +loud +voice +and +throwing +out +his +chest +slightly +swayed +one +leg +. +“ +All +take +glasses +; +you +too +, +Balagá +. +Well +, +comrades +and +friends +of +my +youth +, +we +’ +ve +had +our +fling +and +lived +and +reveled +. +Eh +? +And +now +, +when +shall +we +meet +again +? +I +am +going +abroad +. +We +have +had +a +good +time—now +farewell +, +lads +! +To +our +health +! +Hurrah +! +... +” +he +cried +, +and +emptying +his +glass +flung +it +on +the +floor +. +“ +To +your +health +! +” +said +Balagá +who +also +emptied +his +glass +, +and +wiped +his +mouth +with +his +handkerchief +. +Makárin +embraced +Anatole +with +tears +in +his +eyes +. +“ +Ah +, +Prince +, +how +sorry +I +am +to +part +from +you +! +“ +Let +’ +s +go +. +Let +’ +s +go +! +” +cried +Anatole +. +Balagá +was +about +to +leave +the +room +. +“ +No +, +stop +! +” +said +Anatole +. +“ +Shut +the +door +; +we +have +first +to +sit +down +. +That +’ +s +the +way. +” +They +shut +the +door +and +all +sat +down +. +“ +Now +, +quick +march +, +lads +! +” +said +Anatole +, +rising +. +Joseph +, +his +valet +, +handed +him +his +sabretache +and +saber +, +and +they +all +went +out +into +the +vestibule +. +“ +And +where +’ +s +the +fur +cloak +? +” +asked +Dólokhov +. +“ +Hey +, +Ignátka +! +Go +to +Matrëna +Matrévna +and +ask +her +for +the +sable +cloak +. +I +have +heard +what +elopements +are +like +, +” +continued +Dólokhov +with +a +wink +. +“ +Why +, +she +’ +ll +rush +out +more +dead +than +alive +just +in +the +things +she +is +wearing +; +if +you +delay +at +all +there +’ +ll +be +tears +and +‘ +Papa +’ +and +‘ +Mamma +, +’ +and +she +’ +s +frozen +in +a +minute +and +must +go +back—but +you +wrap +the +fur +cloak +round +her +first +thing +and +carry +her +to +the +sleigh. +” +The +valet +brought +a +woman +’ +s +fox-lined +cloak +. +“ +Fool +, +I +told +you +the +sable +one +! +Hey +, +Matrëna +, +the +sable +! +” +he +shouted +so +that +his +voice +rang +far +through +the +rooms +. +A +handsome +, +slim +, +and +pale-faced +gypsy +girl +with +glittering +black +eyes +and +curly +blue-black +hair +, +wearing +a +red +shawl +, +ran +out +with +a +sable +mantle +on +her +arm +. +“ +Here +, +I +don +’ +t +grudge +it—take +it +! +” +she +said +, +evidently +afraid +of +her +master +and +yet +regretful +of +her +cloak +. +Dólokhov +, +without +answering +, +took +the +cloak +, +threw +it +over +Matrëna +, +and +wrapped +her +up +in +it +. +“ +That +’ +s +the +way +, +” +said +Dólokhov +, +“ +and +then +so +! +” +and +he +turned +the +collar +up +round +her +head +, +leaving +only +a +little +of +the +face +uncovered +. +“ +And +then +so +, +do +you +see +? +” +and +he +pushed +Anatole +’ +s +head +forward +to +meet +the +gap +left +by +the +collar +, +through +which +Matrëna +’ +s +brilliant +smile +was +seen +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +Matrëna +, +” +said +Anatole +, +kissing +her +. +“ +Ah +, +my +revels +here +are +over +. +Remember +me +to +Stëshka +. +There +, +good-by +! +Good-by +, +Matrëna +, +wish +me +luck +! +” +“ +Well +, +Prince +, +may +God +give +you +great +luck +! +” +said +Matrëna +in +her +gypsy +accent +. +Two +troykas +were +standing +before +the +porch +and +two +young +drivers +were +holding +the +horses +. +Balagá +took +his +seat +in +the +front +one +and +holding +his +elbows +high +arranged +the +reins +deliberately +. +Anatole +and +Dólokhov +got +in +with +him +. +Makárin +, +Khvóstikov +, +and +a +valet +seated +themselves +in +the +other +sleigh +. +“ +Well +, +are +you +ready +? +” +asked +Balagá +. +“ +Go +! +” +he +cried +, +twisting +the +reins +round +his +hands +, +and +the +troyka +tore +down +the +Nikítski +Boulevard +. +“ +Tproo +! +Get +out +of +the +way +! +Hi +! +... +Tproo +! +... +” +The +shouting +of +Balagá +and +of +the +sturdy +young +fellow +seated +on +the +box +was +all +that +could +be +heard +. +On +the +Arbát +Square +the +troyka +caught +against +a +carriage +; +something +cracked +, +shouts +were +heard +, +and +the +troyka +flew +along +the +Arbát +Street +. +After +taking +a +turn +along +the +Podnovínski +Boulevard +, +Balagá +began +to +rein +in +, +and +turning +back +drew +up +at +the +crossing +of +the +old +Konyúsheny +Street +. +The +young +fellow +on +the +box +jumped +down +to +hold +the +horses +and +Anatole +and +Dólokhov +went +along +the +pavement +. +When +they +reached +the +gate +Dólokhov +whistled +. +The +whistle +was +answered +, +and +a +maidservant +ran +out +. +“ +Come +into +the +courtyard +or +you +’ +ll +be +seen +; +she +’ +ll +come +out +directly +, +” +said +she +. +Dólokhov +stayed +by +the +gate +. +Anatole +followed +the +maid +into +the +courtyard +, +turned +the +corner +, +and +ran +up +into +the +porch +. +He +was +met +by +Gabriel +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +gigantic +footman +. +“ +Come +to +the +mistress +, +please +, +” +said +the +footman +in +his +deep +bass +, +intercepting +any +retreat +. +“ +To +what +Mistress +? +Who +are +you +? +” +asked +Anatole +in +a +breathless +whisper +. +“ +Kindly +step +in +, +my +orders +are +to +bring +you +in. +” +“ +Kurágin +! +Come +back +! +” +shouted +Dólokhov +. +“ +Betrayed +! +Back +! +” +Dólokhov +, +after +Anatole +entered +, +had +remained +at +the +wicket +gate +and +was +struggling +with +the +yard +porter +who +was +trying +to +lock +it +. +With +a +last +desperate +effort +Dólokhov +pushed +the +porter +aside +, +and +when +Anatole +ran +back +seized +him +by +the +arm +, +pulled +him +through +the +wicket +, +and +ran +back +with +him +to +the +troyka +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +having +found +Sónya +weeping +in +the +corridor +, +made +her +confess +everything +, +and +intercepting +the +note +to +Natásha +she +read +it +and +went +into +Natásha +’ +s +room +with +it +in +her +hand +. +“ +You +shameless +good-for-nothing +! +” +said +she +. +“ +I +won +’ +t +hear +a +word. +” +Pushing +back +Natásha +who +looked +at +her +with +astonished +but +tearless +eyes +, +she +locked +her +in +; +and +having +given +orders +to +the +yard +porter +to +admit +the +persons +who +would +be +coming +that +evening +, +but +not +to +let +them +out +again +, +and +having +told +the +footman +to +bring +them +up +to +her +, +she +seated +herself +in +the +drawing +room +to +await +the +abductors +. +When +Gabriel +came +to +inform +her +that +the +men +who +had +come +had +run +away +again +, +she +rose +frowning +, +and +clasping +her +hands +behind +her +paced +through +the +rooms +a +long +time +considering +what +she +should +do +. +Toward +midnight +she +went +to +Natásha +’ +s +room +fingering +the +key +in +her +pocket +. +Sónya +was +sitting +sobbing +in +the +corridor +. +“ +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +let +me +in +to +her +! +” +she +pleaded +, +but +Márya +Dmítrievna +unlocked +the +door +and +went +in +without +giving +her +an +answer +... +. +“ +Disgusting +, +abominable +... +In +my +house +... +horrid +girl +, +hussy +! +I +’ +m +only +sorry +for +her +father +! +” +thought +she +, +trying +to +restrain +her +wrath +. +“ +Hard +as +it +may +be +, +I +’ +ll +tell +them +all +to +hold +their +tongues +and +will +hide +it +from +the +count. +” +She +entered +the +room +with +resolute +steps +. +Natásha +lying +on +the +sofa +, +her +head +hidden +in +her +hands +, +and +she +did +not +stir +. +She +was +in +just +the +same +position +in +which +Márya +Dmítrievna +had +left +her +. +“ +A +nice +girl +! +Very +nice +! +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +Arranging +meetings +with +lovers +in +my +house +! +It +’ +s +no +use +pretending +: +you +listen +when +I +speak +to +you +! +” +And +Márya +Dmítrievna +touched +her +arm +. +“ +Listen +when +I +speak +! +You +’ +ve +disgraced +yourself +like +the +lowest +of +hussies +. +I +’ +d +treat +you +differently +, +but +I +’ +m +sorry +for +your +father +, +so +I +will +conceal +it. +” +Natásha +did +not +change +her +position +, +but +her +whole +body +heaved +with +noiseless +, +convulsive +sobs +which +choked +her +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +glanced +round +at +Sónya +and +seated +herself +on +the +sofa +beside +Natásha +. +“ +It +’ +s +lucky +for +him +that +he +escaped +me +; +but +I +’ +ll +find +him +! +” +she +said +in +her +rough +voice +. +“ +Do +you +hear +what +I +am +saying +or +not +? +” +she +added +. +She +put +her +large +hand +under +Natásha +’ +s +face +and +turned +it +toward +her +. +Both +Márya +Dmítrievna +and +Sónya +were +amazed +when +they +saw +how +Natásha +looked +. +Her +eyes +were +dry +and +glistening +, +her +lips +compressed +, +her +cheeks +sunken +. +“ +Let +me +be +! +... +What +is +it +to +me +? +... +I +shall +die +! +” +she +muttered +, +wrenching +herself +from +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +hands +with +a +vicious +effort +and +sinking +down +again +into +her +former +position +. +“ +Natalie +! +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +I +wish +for +your +good +. +Lie +still +, +stay +like +that +then +, +I +won +’ +t +touch +you +. +But +listen +. +I +won +’ +t +tell +you +how +guilty +you +are +. +You +know +that +yourself +. +But +when +your +father +comes +back +tomorrow +what +am +I +to +tell +him +? +Eh +? +” +Again +Natásha +’ +s +body +shook +with +sobs +. +“ +Suppose +he +finds +out +, +and +your +brother +, +and +your +betrothed +? +” +“ +I +have +no +betrothed +: +I +have +refused +him +! +” +cried +Natásha +. +“ +That +’ +s +all +the +same +, +” +continued +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +If +they +hear +of +this +, +will +they +let +it +pass +? +He +, +your +father +, +I +know +him +... +if +he +challenges +him +to +a +duel +will +that +be +all +right +? +Eh +? +” +“ +Oh +, +let +me +be +! +Why +have +you +interfered +at +all +? +Why +? +Why +? +Who +asked +you +to +? +” +shouted +Natásha +, +raising +herself +on +the +sofa +and +looking +malignantly +at +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +But +what +did +you +want +? +” +cried +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +growing +angry +again +. +“ +Were +you +kept +under +lock +and +key +? +Who +hindered +his +coming +to +the +house +? +Why +carry +you +off +as +if +you +were +some +gypsy +singing +girl +? +... +Well +, +if +he +had +carried +you +off +... +do +you +think +they +wouldn +’ +t +have +found +him +? +Your +father +, +or +brother +, +or +your +betrothed +? +And +he +’ +s +a +scoundrel +, +a +wretch—that +’ +s +a +fact +! +” +“ +He +is +better +than +any +of +you +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +getting +up +. +“ +If +you +hadn +’ +t +interfered +... +Oh +, +my +God +! +What +is +it +all +? +What +is +it +? +Sónya +, +why +? +... +Go +away +! +” +And +she +burst +into +sobs +with +the +despairing +vehemence +with +which +people +bewail +disasters +they +feel +they +have +themselves +occasioned +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +was +to +speak +again +but +Natásha +cried +out +: +“ +Go +away +! +Go +away +! +You +all +hate +and +despise +me +! +” +and +she +threw +herself +back +on +the +sofa +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +went +on +admonishing +her +for +some +time +, +enjoining +on +her +that +it +must +all +be +kept +from +her +father +and +assuring +her +that +nobody +would +know +anything +about +it +if +only +Natásha +herself +would +undertake +to +forget +it +all +and +not +let +anyone +see +that +something +had +happened +. +Natásha +did +not +reply +, +nor +did +she +sob +any +longer +, +but +she +grew +cold +and +had +a +shivering +fit +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +put +a +pillow +under +her +head +, +covered +her +with +two +quilts +, +and +herself +brought +her +some +lime-flower +water +, +but +Natásha +did +not +respond +to +her +. +“ +Well +, +let +her +sleep +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +as +she +went +out +of +the +room +supposing +Natásha +to +be +asleep +. +But +Natásha +was +not +asleep +; +with +pale +face +and +fixed +wide-open +eyes +she +looked +straight +before +her +. +All +that +night +she +did +not +sleep +or +weep +and +did +not +speak +to +Sónya +who +got +up +and +went +to +her +several +times +. +Next +day +Count +Rostóv +returned +from +his +estate +near +Moscow +in +time +for +lunch +as +he +had +promised +. +He +was +in +very +good +spirits +; +the +affair +with +the +purchaser +was +going +on +satisfactorily +, +and +there +was +nothing +to +keep +him +any +longer +in +Moscow +, +away +from +the +countess +whom +he +missed +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +met +him +and +told +him +that +Natásha +had +been +very +unwell +the +day +before +and +that +they +had +sent +for +the +doctor +, +but +that +she +was +better +now +. +Natásha +had +not +left +her +room +that +morning +. +With +compressed +and +parched +lips +and +dry +fixed +eyes +, +she +sat +at +the +window +, +uneasily +watching +the +people +who +drove +past +and +hurriedly +glancing +round +at +anyone +who +entered +the +room +. +She +was +evidently +expecting +news +of +him +and +that +he +would +come +or +would +write +to +her +. +When +the +count +came +to +see +her +she +turned +anxiously +round +at +the +sound +of +a +man +’ +s +footstep +, +and +then +her +face +resumed +its +cold +and +malevolent +expression +. +She +did +not +even +get +up +to +greet +him +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +with +you +, +my +angel +? +Are +you +ill +? +” +asked +the +count +. +After +a +moment +’ +s +silence +Natásha +answered +: +“ +Yes +, +ill. +” +In +reply +to +the +count +’ +s +anxious +inquiries +as +to +why +she +was +so +dejected +and +whether +anything +had +happened +to +her +betrothed +, +she +assured +him +that +nothing +had +happened +and +asked +him +not +to +worry +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +confirmed +Natásha +’ +s +assurances +that +nothing +had +happened +. +From +the +pretense +of +illness +, +from +his +daughter +’ +s +distress +, +and +by +the +embarrassed +faces +of +Sónya +and +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +the +count +saw +clearly +that +something +had +gone +wrong +during +his +absence +, +but +it +was +so +terrible +for +him +to +think +that +anything +disgraceful +had +happened +to +his +beloved +daughter +, +and +he +so +prized +his +own +cheerful +tranquillity +, +that +he +avoided +inquiries +and +tried +to +assure +himself +that +nothing +particularly +had +happened +; +and +he +was +only +dissatisfied +that +her +indisposition +delayed +their +return +to +the +country +. +CHAPTER +XIX +From +the +day +his +wife +arrived +in +Moscow +Pierre +had +been +intending +to +go +away +somewhere +, +so +as +not +to +be +near +her +. +Soon +after +the +Rostóvs +came +to +Moscow +the +effect +Natásha +had +on +him +made +him +hasten +to +carry +out +his +intention +. +He +went +to +Tver +to +see +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +widow +, +who +had +long +since +promised +to +hand +over +to +him +some +papers +of +her +deceased +husband +’ +s +. +When +he +returned +to +Moscow +Pierre +was +handed +a +letter +from +Márya +Dmítrievna +asking +him +to +come +and +see +her +on +a +matter +of +great +importance +relating +to +Andrew +Bolkónski +and +his +betrothed +. +Pierre +had +been +avoiding +Natásha +because +it +seemed +to +him +that +his +feeling +for +her +was +stronger +than +a +married +man +’ +s +should +be +for +his +friend +’ +s +fiancée +. +Yet +some +fate +constantly +threw +them +together +. +“ +What +can +have +happened +? +And +what +can +they +want +with +me +? +” +thought +he +as +he +dressed +to +go +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +. +“ +If +only +Prince +Andrew +would +hurry +up +and +come +and +marry +her +! +” +thought +he +on +his +way +to +the +house +. +On +the +Tverskóy +Boulevard +a +familiar +voice +called +to +him +. +“ +Pierre +! +Been +back +long +? +” +someone +shouted +. +Pierre +raised +his +head +. +In +a +sleigh +drawn +by +two +gray +trotting-horses +that +were +bespattering +the +dashboard +with +snow +, +Anatole +and +his +constant +companion +Makárin +dashed +past +. +Anatole +was +sitting +upright +in +the +classic +pose +of +military +dandies +, +the +lower +part +of +his +face +hidden +by +his +beaver +collar +and +his +head +slightly +bent +. +His +face +was +fresh +and +rosy +, +his +white-plumed +hat +, +tilted +to +one +side +, +disclosed +his +curled +and +pomaded +hair +besprinkled +with +powdery +snow +. +“ +Yes +, +indeed +, +that +’ +s +a +true +sage +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +He +sees +nothing +beyond +the +pleasure +of +the +moment +, +nothing +troubles +him +and +so +he +is +always +cheerful +, +satisfied +, +and +serene +. +What +wouldn +’ +t +I +give +to +be +like +him +! +” +he +thought +enviously +. +In +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +anteroom +the +footman +who +helped +him +off +with +his +fur +coat +said +that +the +mistress +asked +him +to +come +to +her +bedroom +. +When +he +opened +the +ballroom +door +Pierre +saw +Natásha +sitting +at +the +window +, +with +a +thin +, +pale +, +and +spiteful +face +. +She +glanced +round +at +him +, +frowned +, +and +left +the +room +with +an +expression +of +cold +dignity +. +“ +What +has +happened +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +entering +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +room +. +“ +Fine +doings +! +” +answered +Dmítrievna +. +“ +For +fifty-eight +years +have +I +lived +in +this +world +and +never +known +anything +so +disgraceful +! +” +And +having +put +him +on +his +honor +not +to +repeat +anything +she +told +him +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +informed +him +that +Natásha +had +refused +Prince +Andrew +without +her +parents +’ +knowledge +and +that +the +cause +of +this +was +Anatole +Kurágin +into +whose +society +Pierre +’ +s +wife +had +thrown +her +and +with +whom +Natásha +had +tried +to +elope +during +her +father +’ +s +absence +, +in +order +to +be +married +secretly +. +Pierre +raised +his +shoulders +and +listened +open-mouthed +to +what +was +told +him +, +scarcely +able +to +believe +his +own +ears +. +That +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +deeply +loved +affianced +wife—the +same +Natásha +Rostóva +who +used +to +be +so +charming—should +give +up +Bolkónski +for +that +fool +Anatole +who +was +already +secretly +married +( +as +Pierre +knew +) +, +and +should +be +so +in +love +with +him +as +to +agree +to +run +away +with +him +, +was +something +Pierre +could +not +conceive +and +could +not +imagine +. +He +could +not +reconcile +the +charming +impression +he +had +of +Natásha +, +whom +he +had +known +from +a +child +, +with +this +new +conception +of +her +baseness +, +folly +, +and +cruelty +. +He +thought +of +his +wife +. +“ +They +are +all +alike +! +” +he +said +to +himself +, +reflecting +that +he +was +not +the +only +man +unfortunate +enough +to +be +tied +to +a +bad +woman +. +But +still +he +pitied +Prince +Andrew +to +the +point +of +tears +and +sympathized +with +his +wounded +pride +, +and +the +more +he +pitied +his +friend +the +more +did +he +think +with +contempt +and +even +with +disgust +of +that +Natásha +who +had +just +passed +him +in +the +ballroom +with +such +a +look +of +cold +dignity +. +He +did +not +know +that +Natásha +’ +s +soul +was +overflowing +with +despair +, +shame +, +and +humiliation +, +and +that +it +was +not +her +fault +that +her +face +happened +to +assume +an +expression +of +calm +dignity +and +severity +. +“ +But +how +get +married +? +” +said +Pierre +, +in +answer +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +He +could +not +marry—he +is +married +! +” +“ +Things +get +worse +from +hour +to +hour +! +” +ejaculated +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +A +nice +youth +! +What +a +scoundrel +! +And +she +’ +s +expecting +him—expecting +him +since +yesterday +. +She +must +be +told +! +Then +at +least +she +won +’ +t +go +on +expecting +him. +” +After +hearing +the +details +of +Anatole +’ +s +marriage +from +Pierre +, +and +giving +vent +to +her +anger +against +Anatole +in +words +of +abuse +, +Márya +Dmítrievna +told +Pierre +why +she +had +sent +for +him +. +She +was +afraid +that +the +count +or +Bolkónski +, +who +might +arrive +at +any +moment +, +if +they +knew +of +this +affair +( +which +she +hoped +to +hide +from +them +) +might +challenge +Anatole +to +a +duel +, +and +she +therefore +asked +Pierre +to +tell +his +brother-in-law +in +her +name +to +leave +Moscow +and +not +dare +to +let +her +set +eyes +on +him +again +. +Pierre—only +now +realizing +the +danger +to +the +old +count +, +Nicholas +, +and +Prince +Andrew—promised +to +do +as +she +wished +. +Having +briefly +and +exactly +explained +her +wishes +to +him +, +she +let +him +go +to +the +drawing +room +. +“ +Mind +, +the +count +knows +nothing +. +Behave +as +if +you +know +nothing +either +, +” +she +said +. +“ +And +I +will +go +and +tell +her +it +is +no +use +expecting +him +! +And +stay +to +dinner +if +you +care +to +! +” +she +called +after +Pierre +. +Pierre +met +the +old +count +, +who +seemed +nervous +and +upset +. +That +morning +Natásha +had +told +him +that +she +had +rejected +Bolkónski +. +“ +Troubles +, +troubles +, +my +dear +fellow +! +” +he +said +to +Pierre +. +“ +What +troubles +one +has +with +these +girls +without +their +mother +! +I +do +so +regret +having +come +here +... +. +I +will +be +frank +with +you +. +Have +you +heard +she +has +broken +off +her +engagement +without +consulting +anybody +? +It +’ +s +true +this +engagement +never +was +much +to +my +liking +. +Of +course +he +is +an +excellent +man +, +but +still +, +with +his +father +’ +s +disapproval +they +wouldn +’ +t +have +been +happy +, +and +Natásha +won +’ +t +lack +suitors +. +Still +, +it +has +been +going +on +so +long +, +and +to +take +such +a +step +without +father +’ +s +or +mother +’ +s +consent +! +And +now +she +’ +s +ill +, +and +God +knows +what +! +It +’ +s +hard +, +Count +, +hard +to +manage +daughters +in +their +mother +’ +s +absence +... +. +” +Pierre +saw +that +the +count +was +much +upset +and +tried +to +change +the +subject +, +but +the +count +returned +to +his +troubles +. +Sónya +entered +the +room +with +an +agitated +face +. +“ +Natásha +is +not +quite +well +; +she +’ +s +in +her +room +and +would +like +to +see +you +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +is +with +her +and +she +too +asks +you +to +come. +” +“ +Yes +, +you +are +a +great +friend +of +Bolkónski +’ +s +, +no +doubt +she +wants +to +send +him +a +message +, +” +said +the +count +. +“ +Oh +dear +! +Oh +dear +! +How +happy +it +all +was +! +” +And +clutching +the +spare +gray +locks +on +his +temples +the +count +left +the +room +. +When +Márya +Dmítrievna +told +Natásha +that +Anatole +was +married +, +Natásha +did +not +wish +to +believe +it +and +insisted +on +having +it +confirmed +by +Pierre +himself +. +Sónya +told +Pierre +this +as +she +led +him +along +the +corridor +to +Natásha +’ +s +room +. +Natásha +, +pale +and +stern +, +was +sitting +beside +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +and +her +eyes +, +glittering +feverishly +, +met +Pierre +with +a +questioning +look +the +moment +he +entered +. +She +did +not +smile +or +nod +, +but +only +gazed +fixedly +at +him +, +and +her +look +asked +only +one +thing +: +was +he +a +friend +, +or +like +the +others +an +enemy +in +regard +to +Anatole +? +As +for +Pierre +, +he +evidently +did +not +exist +for +her +. +“ +He +knows +all +about +it +, +” +said +Márya +Dmítrievna +pointing +to +Pierre +and +addressing +Natásha +. +“ +Let +him +tell +you +whether +I +have +told +the +truth. +” +Natásha +looked +from +one +to +the +other +as +a +hunted +and +wounded +animal +looks +at +the +approaching +dogs +and +sportsmen +. +“ +Natálya +Ilyníchna +, +” +Pierre +began +, +dropping +his +eyes +with +a +feeling +of +pity +for +her +and +loathing +for +the +thing +he +had +to +do +, +“ +whether +it +is +true +or +not +should +make +no +difference +to +you +, +because +... +” +“ +Then +it +is +not +true +that +he +’ +s +married +! +” +“ +Yes +, +it +is +true. +” +“ +Has +he +been +married +long +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +On +your +honor +? +... +” +Pierre +gave +his +word +of +honor +. +“ +Is +he +still +here +? +” +she +asked +, +quickly +. +“ +Yes +, +I +have +just +seen +him. +” +She +was +evidently +unable +to +speak +and +made +a +sign +with +her +hands +that +they +should +leave +her +alone +. +CHAPTER +XX +Pierre +did +not +stay +for +dinner +, +but +left +the +room +and +went +away +at +once +. +He +drove +through +the +town +seeking +Anatole +Kurágin +, +at +the +thought +of +whom +now +the +blood +rushed +to +his +heart +and +he +felt +a +difficulty +in +breathing +. +He +was +not +at +the +ice +hills +, +nor +at +the +gypsies +’ +, +nor +at +Komoneno +’ +s +. +Pierre +drove +to +the +Club +. +In +the +Club +all +was +going +on +as +usual +. +The +members +who +were +assembling +for +dinner +were +sitting +about +in +groups +; +they +greeted +Pierre +and +spoke +of +the +town +news +. +The +footman +having +greeted +him +, +knowing +his +habits +and +his +acquaintances +, +told +him +there +was +a +place +left +for +him +in +the +small +dining +room +and +that +Prince +Michael +Zakhárych +was +in +the +library +, +but +Paul +Timoféevich +had +not +yet +arrived +. +One +of +Pierre +’ +s +acquaintances +, +while +they +were +talking +about +the +weather +, +asked +if +he +had +heard +of +Kurágin +’ +s +abduction +of +Rostóva +which +was +talked +of +in +the +town +, +and +was +it +true +? +Pierre +laughed +and +said +it +was +nonsense +for +he +had +just +come +from +the +Rostóvs +’ +. +He +asked +everyone +about +Anatole +. +One +man +told +him +he +had +not +come +yet +, +and +another +that +he +was +coming +to +dinner +. +Pierre +felt +it +strange +to +see +this +calm +, +indifferent +crowd +of +people +unaware +of +what +was +going +on +in +his +soul +. +He +paced +through +the +ballroom +, +waited +till +everyone +had +come +, +and +as +Anatole +had +not +turned +up +did +not +stay +for +dinner +but +drove +home +. +Anatole +, +for +whom +Pierre +was +looking +, +dined +that +day +with +Dólokhov +, +consulting +him +as +to +how +to +remedy +this +unfortunate +affair +. +It +seemed +to +him +essential +to +see +Natásha +. +In +the +evening +he +drove +to +his +sister +’ +s +to +discuss +with +her +how +to +arrange +a +meeting +. +When +Pierre +returned +home +after +vainly +hunting +all +over +Moscow +, +his +valet +informed +him +that +Prince +Anatole +was +with +the +countess +. +The +countess +’ +drawing +room +was +full +of +guests +. +Pierre +without +greeting +his +wife +whom +he +had +not +seen +since +his +return—at +that +moment +she +was +more +repulsive +to +him +than +ever—entered +the +drawing +room +and +seeing +Anatole +went +up +to +him +. +“ +Ah +, +Pierre +, +” +said +the +countess +going +up +to +her +husband +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +know +what +a +plight +our +Anatole +... +” +She +stopped +, +seeing +in +the +forward +thrust +of +her +husband +’ +s +head +, +in +his +glowing +eyes +and +his +resolute +gait +, +the +terrible +indications +of +that +rage +and +strength +which +she +knew +and +had +herself +experienced +after +his +duel +with +Dólokhov +. +“ +Where +you +are +, +there +is +vice +and +evil +! +” +said +Pierre +to +his +wife +. +“ +Anatole +, +come +with +me +! +I +must +speak +to +you +, +” +he +added +in +French +. +Anatole +glanced +round +at +his +sister +and +rose +submissively +, +ready +to +follow +Pierre +. +Pierre +, +taking +him +by +the +arm +, +pulled +him +toward +himself +and +was +leading +him +from +the +room +. +“ +If +you +allow +yourself +in +my +drawing +room +... +” +whispered +Hélène +, +but +Pierre +did +not +reply +and +went +out +of +the +room +. +Anatole +followed +him +with +his +usual +jaunty +step +but +his +face +betrayed +anxiety +. +Having +entered +his +study +Pierre +closed +the +door +and +addressed +Anatole +without +looking +at +him +. +“ +You +promised +Countess +Rostóva +to +marry +her +and +were +about +to +elope +with +her +, +is +that +so +? +” +“ +Mon +cher +, +” +answered +Anatole +( +their +whole +conversation +was +in +French +) +, +“ +I +don +’ +t +consider +myself +bound +to +answer +questions +put +to +me +in +that +tone. +” +Pierre +’ +s +face +, +already +pale +, +became +distorted +by +fury +. +He +seized +Anatole +by +the +collar +of +his +uniform +with +his +big +hand +and +shook +him +from +side +to +side +till +Anatole +’ +s +face +showed +a +sufficient +degree +of +terror +. +“ +When +I +tell +you +that +I +must +talk +to +you +! +... +” +repeated +Pierre +. +“ +Come +now +, +this +is +stupid +. +What +? +” +said +Anatole +, +fingering +a +button +of +his +collar +that +had +been +wrenched +loose +with +a +bit +of +the +cloth +. +“ +You +’ +re +a +scoundrel +and +a +blackguard +, +and +I +don +’ +t +know +what +deprives +me +from +the +pleasure +of +smashing +your +head +with +this +! +” +said +Pierre +, +expressing +himself +so +artificially +because +he +was +talking +French +. +He +took +a +heavy +paperweight +and +lifted +it +threateningly +, +but +at +once +put +it +back +in +its +place +. +“ +Did +you +promise +to +marry +her +? +” +“ +I +... +I +didn +’ +t +think +of +it +. +I +never +promised +, +because +... +” +Pierre +interrupted +him +. +“ +Have +you +any +letters +of +hers +? +Any +letters +? +” +he +said +, +moving +toward +Anatole +. +Anatole +glanced +at +him +and +immediately +thrust +his +hand +into +his +pocket +and +drew +out +his +pocketbook +. +Pierre +took +the +letter +Anatole +handed +him +and +, +pushing +aside +a +table +that +stood +in +his +way +, +threw +himself +on +the +sofa +. +“ +I +shan +’ +t +be +violent +, +don +’ +t +be +afraid +! +” +said +Pierre +in +answer +to +a +frightened +gesture +of +Anatole +’ +s +. +“ +First +, +the +letters +, +” +said +he +, +as +if +repeating +a +lesson +to +himself +. +“ +Secondly +, +” +he +continued +after +a +short +pause +, +again +rising +and +again +pacing +the +room +, +“ +tomorrow +you +must +get +out +of +Moscow. +” +“ +But +how +can +I +? +... +” +“ +Thirdly +, +” +Pierre +continued +without +listening +to +him +, +“ +you +must +never +breathe +a +word +of +what +has +passed +between +you +and +Countess +Rostóva +. +I +know +I +can +’ +t +prevent +your +doing +so +, +but +if +you +have +a +spark +of +conscience +... +” +Pierre +paced +the +room +several +times +in +silence +. +Anatole +sat +at +a +table +frowning +and +biting +his +lips +. +“ +After +all +, +you +must +understand +that +besides +your +pleasure +there +is +such +a +thing +as +other +people +’ +s +happiness +and +peace +, +and +that +you +are +ruining +a +whole +life +for +the +sake +of +amusing +yourself +! +Amuse +yourself +with +women +like +my +wife—with +them +you +are +within +your +rights +, +for +they +know +what +you +want +of +them +. +They +are +armed +against +you +by +the +same +experience +of +debauchery +; +but +to +promise +a +maid +to +marry +her +... +to +deceive +, +to +kidnap +... +. +Don +’ +t +you +understand +that +it +is +as +mean +as +beating +an +old +man +or +a +child +? +... +” +Pierre +paused +and +looked +at +Anatole +no +longer +with +an +angry +but +with +a +questioning +look +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +about +that +, +eh +? +” +said +Anatole +, +growing +more +confident +as +Pierre +mastered +his +wrath +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +that +and +don +’ +t +want +to +, +” +he +said +, +not +looking +at +Pierre +and +with +a +slight +tremor +of +his +lower +jaw +, +“ +but +you +have +used +such +words +to +me— +‘ +mean +’ +and +so +on—which +as +a +man +of +honor +I +can +’ +t +allow +anyone +to +use. +” +Pierre +glanced +at +him +with +amazement +, +unable +to +understand +what +he +wanted +. +“ +Though +it +was +tête-à-tête +, +” +Anatole +continued +, +“ +still +I +can +’ +t +... +” +“ +Is +it +satisfaction +you +want +? +” +said +Pierre +ironically +. +“ +You +could +at +least +take +back +your +words +. +What +? +If +you +want +me +to +do +as +you +wish +, +eh +? +” +“ +I +take +them +back +, +I +take +them +back +! +” +said +Pierre +, +“ +and +I +ask +you +to +forgive +me. +” +Pierre +involuntarily +glanced +at +the +loose +button +. +“ +And +if +you +require +money +for +your +journey +... +” +Anatole +smiled +. +The +expression +of +that +base +and +cringing +smile +, +which +Pierre +knew +so +well +in +his +wife +, +revolted +him +. +“ +Oh +, +vile +and +heartless +brood +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +and +left +the +room +. +Next +day +Anatole +left +for +Petersburg +. +CHAPTER +XXI +Pierre +drove +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +to +tell +her +of +the +fulfillment +of +her +wish +that +Kurágin +should +be +banished +from +Moscow +. +The +whole +house +was +in +a +state +of +alarm +and +commotion +. +Natásha +was +very +ill +, +having +, +as +Márya +Dmítrievna +told +him +in +secret +, +poisoned +herself +the +night +after +she +had +been +told +that +Anatole +was +married +, +with +some +arsenic +she +had +stealthily +procured +. +After +swallowing +a +little +she +had +been +so +frightened +that +she +woke +Sónya +and +told +her +what +she +had +done +. +The +necessary +antidotes +had +been +administered +in +time +and +she +was +now +out +of +danger +, +though +still +so +weak +that +it +was +out +of +the +question +to +move +her +to +the +country +, +and +so +the +countess +had +been +sent +for +. +Pierre +saw +the +distracted +count +, +and +Sónya +, +who +had +a +tear-stained +face +, +but +he +could +not +see +Natásha +. +Pierre +dined +at +the +club +that +day +and +heard +on +all +sides +gossip +about +the +attempted +abduction +of +Rostóva +. +He +resolutely +denied +these +rumors +, +assuring +everyone +that +nothing +had +happened +except +that +his +brother-in-law +had +proposed +to +her +and +been +refused +. +It +seemed +to +Pierre +that +it +was +his +duty +to +conceal +the +whole +affair +and +re-establish +Natásha +’ +s +reputation +. +He +was +awaiting +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +return +with +dread +and +went +every +day +to +the +old +prince +’ +s +for +news +of +him +. +Old +Prince +Bolkónski +heard +all +the +rumors +current +in +the +town +from +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +had +read +the +note +to +Princess +Mary +in +which +Natásha +had +broken +off +her +engagement +. +He +seemed +in +better +spirits +than +usual +and +awaited +his +son +with +great +impatience +. +Some +days +after +Anatole +’ +s +departure +Pierre +received +a +note +from +Prince +Andrew +, +informing +him +of +his +arrival +and +asking +him +to +come +to +see +him +. +As +soon +as +he +reached +Moscow +, +Prince +Andrew +had +received +from +his +father +Natásha +’ +s +note +to +Princess +Mary +breaking +off +her +engagement +( +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +had +purloined +it +from +Princess +Mary +and +given +it +to +the +old +prince +) +, +and +he +heard +from +him +the +story +of +Natásha +’ +s +elopement +, +with +additions +. +Prince +Andrew +had +arrived +in +the +evening +and +Pierre +came +to +see +him +next +morning +. +Pierre +expected +to +find +Prince +Andrew +in +almost +the +same +state +as +Natásha +and +was +therefore +surprised +on +entering +the +drawing +room +to +hear +him +in +the +study +talking +in +a +loud +animated +voice +about +some +intrigue +going +on +in +Petersburg +. +The +old +prince +’ +s +voice +and +another +now +and +then +interrupted +him +. +Princess +Mary +came +out +to +meet +Pierre +. +She +sighed +, +looking +toward +the +door +of +the +room +where +Prince +Andrew +was +, +evidently +intending +to +express +her +sympathy +with +his +sorrow +, +but +Pierre +saw +by +her +face +that +she +was +glad +both +at +what +had +happened +and +at +the +way +her +brother +had +taken +the +news +of +Natásha +’ +s +faithlessness +. +“ +He +says +he +expected +it +, +” +she +remarked +. +“ +I +know +his +pride +will +not +let +him +express +his +feelings +, +but +still +he +has +taken +it +better +, +far +better +, +than +I +expected +. +Evidently +it +had +to +be +... +. +” +“ +But +is +it +possible +that +all +is +really +ended +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +Princess +Mary +looked +at +him +with +astonishment +. +She +did +not +understand +how +he +could +ask +such +a +question +. +Pierre +went +into +the +study +. +Prince +Andrew +, +greatly +changed +and +plainly +in +better +health +, +but +with +a +fresh +horizontal +wrinkle +between +his +brows +, +stood +in +civilian +dress +facing +his +father +and +Prince +Meshchérski +, +warmly +disputing +and +vigorously +gesticulating +. +The +conversation +was +about +Speránski—the +news +of +whose +sudden +exile +and +alleged +treachery +had +just +reached +Moscow +. +“ +Now +he +is +censured +and +accused +by +all +who +were +enthusiastic +about +him +a +month +ago +, +” +Prince +Andrew +was +saying +, +“ +and +by +those +who +were +unable +to +understand +his +aims +. +To +judge +a +man +who +is +in +disfavor +and +to +throw +on +him +all +the +blame +of +other +men +’ +s +mistakes +is +very +easy +, +but +I +maintain +that +if +anything +good +has +been +accomplished +in +this +reign +it +was +done +by +him +, +by +him +alone. +” +He +paused +at +the +sight +of +Pierre +. +His +face +quivered +and +immediately +assumed +a +vindictive +expression +. +“ +Posterity +will +do +him +justice +, +” +he +concluded +, +and +at +once +turned +to +Pierre +. +“ +Well +, +how +are +you +? +Still +getting +stouter +? +” +he +said +with +animation +, +but +the +new +wrinkle +on +his +forehead +deepened +. +“ +Yes +, +I +am +well +, +” +he +said +in +answer +to +Pierre +’ +s +question +, +and +smiled +. +To +Pierre +that +smile +said +plainly +: +“ +I +am +well +, +but +my +health +is +now +of +no +use +to +anyone. +” +After +a +few +words +to +Pierre +about +the +awful +roads +from +the +Polish +frontier +, +about +people +he +had +met +in +Switzerland +who +knew +Pierre +, +and +about +M. +Dessalles +, +whom +he +had +brought +from +abroad +to +be +his +son +’ +s +tutor +, +Prince +Andrew +again +joined +warmly +in +the +conversation +about +Speránski +which +was +still +going +on +between +the +two +old +men +. +“ +If +there +were +treason +, +or +proofs +of +secret +relations +with +Napoleon +, +they +would +have +been +made +public +, +” +he +said +with +warmth +and +haste +. +“ +I +do +not +, +and +never +did +, +like +Speránski +personally +, +but +I +like +justice +! +” +Pierre +now +recognized +in +his +friend +a +need +with +which +he +was +only +too +familiar +, +to +get +excited +and +to +have +arguments +about +extraneous +matters +in +order +to +stifle +thoughts +that +were +too +oppressive +and +too +intimate +. +When +Prince +Meshchérski +had +left +, +Prince +Andrew +took +Pierre +’ +s +arm +and +asked +him +into +the +room +that +had +been +assigned +him +. +A +bed +had +been +made +up +there +, +and +some +open +portmanteaus +and +trunks +stood +about +. +Prince +Andrew +went +to +one +and +took +out +a +small +casket +, +from +which +he +drew +a +packet +wrapped +in +paper +. +He +did +it +all +silently +and +very +quickly +. +He +stood +up +and +coughed +. +His +face +was +gloomy +and +his +lips +compressed +. +“ +Forgive +me +for +troubling +you +... +. +” +Pierre +saw +that +Prince +Andrew +was +going +to +speak +of +Natásha +, +and +his +broad +face +expressed +pity +and +sympathy +. +This +expression +irritated +Prince +Andrew +, +and +in +a +determined +, +ringing +, +and +unpleasant +tone +he +continued +: +“ +I +have +received +a +refusal +from +Countess +Rostóva +and +have +heard +reports +of +your +brother-in-law +having +sought +her +hand +, +or +something +of +that +kind +. +Is +that +true +? +” +“ +Both +true +and +untrue +, +” +Pierre +began +; +but +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +him +. +“ +Here +are +her +letters +and +her +portrait +, +” +said +he +. +He +took +the +packet +from +the +table +and +handed +it +to +Pierre +. +“ +Give +this +to +the +countess +... +if +you +see +her. +” +“ +She +is +very +ill +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Then +she +is +here +still +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +And +Prince +Kurágin +? +” +he +added +quickly +. +“ +He +left +long +ago +. +She +has +been +at +death +’ +s +door. +” +“ +I +much +regret +her +illness +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +; +and +he +smiled +like +his +father +, +coldly +, +maliciously +, +and +unpleasantly +. +“ +So +Monsieur +Kurágin +has +not +honored +Countess +Rostóva +with +his +hand +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +and +he +snorted +several +times +. +“ +He +could +not +marry +, +for +he +was +married +already +, +” +said +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +laughed +disagreeably +, +again +reminding +one +of +his +father +. +“ +And +where +is +your +brother-in-law +now +, +if +I +may +ask +? +” +he +said +. +“ +He +has +gone +to +Peters +... +But +I +don +’ +t +know +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Well +, +it +doesn +’ +t +matter +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Tell +Countess +Rostóva +that +she +was +and +is +perfectly +free +and +that +I +wish +her +all +that +is +good. +” +Pierre +took +the +packet +. +Prince +Andrew +, +as +if +trying +to +remember +whether +he +had +something +more +to +say +, +or +waiting +to +see +if +Pierre +would +say +anything +, +looked +fixedly +at +him +. +“ +I +say +, +do +you +remember +our +discussion +in +Petersburg +? +” +asked +Pierre +, +“ +about +... +” +“ +Yes +, +” +returned +Prince +Andrew +hastily +. +“ +I +said +that +a +fallen +woman +should +be +forgiven +, +but +I +didn +’ +t +say +I +could +forgive +her +. +I +can +’ +t. +” +“ +But +can +this +be +compared +... +? +” +said +Pierre +. +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +him +and +cried +sharply +: +“ +Yes +, +ask +her +hand +again +, +be +magnanimous +, +and +so +on +? +... +Yes +, +that +would +be +very +noble +, +but +I +am +unable +to +follow +in +that +gentleman +’ +s +footsteps +. +If +you +wish +to +be +my +friend +never +speak +to +me +of +that +... +of +all +that +! +Well +, +good-by +. +So +you +’ +ll +give +her +the +packet +? +” +Pierre +left +the +room +and +went +to +the +old +prince +and +Princess +Mary +. +The +old +man +seemed +livelier +than +usual +. +Princess +Mary +was +the +same +as +always +, +but +beneath +her +sympathy +for +her +brother +, +Pierre +noticed +her +satisfaction +that +the +engagement +had +been +broken +off +. +Looking +at +them +Pierre +realized +what +contempt +and +animosity +they +all +felt +for +the +Rostóvs +, +and +that +it +was +impossible +in +their +presence +even +to +mention +the +name +of +her +who +could +give +up +Prince +Andrew +for +anyone +else +. +At +dinner +the +talk +turned +on +the +war +, +the +approach +of +which +was +becoming +evident +. +Prince +Andrew +talked +incessantly +, +arguing +now +with +his +father +, +now +with +the +Swiss +tutor +Dessalles +, +and +showing +an +unnatural +animation +, +the +cause +of +which +Pierre +so +well +understood +. +CHAPTER +XXII +That +same +evening +Pierre +went +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +to +fulfill +the +commission +entrusted +to +him +. +Natásha +was +in +bed +, +the +count +at +the +club +, +and +Pierre +, +after +giving +the +letters +to +Sónya +, +went +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +who +was +interested +to +know +how +Prince +Andrew +had +taken +the +news +. +Ten +minutes +later +Sónya +came +to +Márya +Dmítrievna +. +“ +Natásha +insists +on +seeing +Count +Peter +Kirílovich +, +” +said +she +. +“ +But +how +? +Are +we +to +take +him +up +to +her +? +The +room +there +has +not +been +tidied +up. +” +“ +No +, +she +has +dressed +and +gone +into +the +drawing +room +, +” +said +Sónya +. +Márya +Dmítrievna +only +shrugged +her +shoulders +. +“ +When +will +her +mother +come +? +She +has +worried +me +to +death +! +Now +mind +, +don +’ +t +tell +her +everything +! +” +said +she +to +Pierre +. +“ +One +hasn +’ +t +the +heart +to +scold +her +, +she +is +so +much +to +be +pitied +, +so +much +to +be +pitied. +” +Natásha +was +standing +in +the +middle +of +the +drawing +room +, +emaciated +, +with +a +pale +set +face +, +but +not +at +all +shamefaced +as +Pierre +expected +to +find +her +. +When +he +appeared +at +the +door +she +grew +flurried +, +evidently +undecided +whether +to +go +to +meet +him +or +to +wait +till +he +came +up +. +Pierre +hastened +to +her +. +He +thought +she +would +give +him +her +hand +as +usual +; +but +she +, +stepping +up +to +him +, +stopped +, +breathing +heavily +, +her +arms +hanging +lifelessly +just +in +the +pose +she +used +to +stand +in +when +she +went +to +the +middle +of +the +ballroom +to +sing +, +but +with +quite +a +different +expression +of +face +. +“ +Peter +Kirílovich +, +” +she +began +rapidly +, +“ +Prince +Bolkónski +was +your +friend—is +your +friend +, +” +she +corrected +herself +. +( +It +seemed +to +her +that +everything +that +had +once +been +must +now +be +different +. +) +“ +He +told +me +once +to +apply +to +you +... +” +Pierre +sniffed +as +he +looked +at +her +, +but +did +not +speak +. +Till +then +he +had +reproached +her +in +his +heart +and +tried +to +despise +her +, +but +he +now +felt +so +sorry +for +her +that +there +was +no +room +in +his +soul +for +reproach +. +“ +He +is +here +now +: +tell +him +... +to +for +... +forgive +me +! +” +She +stopped +and +breathed +still +more +quickly +, +but +did +not +shed +tears +. +“ +Yes +... +I +will +tell +him +, +” +answered +Pierre +; +“ +but +... +” +He +did +not +know +what +to +say +. +Natásha +was +evidently +dismayed +at +the +thought +of +what +he +might +think +she +had +meant +. +“ +No +, +I +know +all +is +over +, +” +she +said +hurriedly +. +“ +No +, +that +can +never +be +. +I +’ +m +only +tormented +by +the +wrong +I +have +done +him +. +Tell +him +only +that +I +beg +him +to +forgive +, +forgive +, +forgive +me +for +everything +... +. +” +She +trembled +all +over +and +sat +down +on +a +chair +. +A +sense +of +pity +he +had +never +before +known +overflowed +Pierre +’ +s +heart +. +“ +I +will +tell +him +, +I +will +tell +him +everything +once +more +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +But +... +I +should +like +to +know +one +thing +... +. +” +“ +Know +what +? +” +Natásha +’ +s +eyes +asked +. +“ +I +should +like +to +know +, +did +you +love +... +” +Pierre +did +not +know +how +to +refer +to +Anatole +and +flushed +at +the +thought +of +him— +“ +did +you +love +that +bad +man +? +” +“ +Don +’ +t +call +him +bad +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +But +I +don +’ +t +know +, +don +’ +t +know +at +all +... +. +” +She +began +to +cry +and +a +still +greater +sense +of +pity +, +tenderness +, +and +love +welled +up +in +Pierre +. +He +felt +the +tears +trickle +under +his +spectacles +and +hoped +they +would +not +be +noticed +. +“ +We +won +’ +t +speak +of +it +any +more +, +my +dear +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +his +gentle +, +cordial +tone +suddenly +seemed +very +strange +to +Natásha +. +“ +We +won +’ +t +speak +of +it +, +my +dear—I +’ +ll +tell +him +everything +; +but +one +thing +I +beg +of +you +, +consider +me +your +friend +and +if +you +want +help +, +advice +, +or +simply +to +open +your +heart +to +someone—not +now +, +but +when +your +mind +is +clearer +think +of +me +! +” +He +took +her +hand +and +kissed +it +. +“ +I +shall +be +happy +if +it +’ +s +in +my +power +... +” +Pierre +grew +confused +. +“ +Don +’ +t +speak +to +me +like +that +. +I +am +not +worth +it +! +” +exclaimed +Natásha +and +turned +to +leave +the +room +, +but +Pierre +held +her +hand +. +He +knew +he +had +something +more +to +say +to +her +. +But +when +he +said +it +he +was +amazed +at +his +own +words +. +“ +Stop +, +stop +! +You +have +your +whole +life +before +you +, +” +said +he +to +her +. +“ +Before +me +? +No +! +All +is +over +for +me +, +” +she +replied +with +shame +and +self-abasement +. +“ +All +over +? +” +he +repeated +. +“ +If +I +were +not +myself +, +but +the +handsomest +, +cleverest +, +and +best +man +in +the +world +, +and +were +free +, +I +would +this +moment +ask +on +my +knees +for +your +hand +and +your +love +! +” +For +the +first +time +for +many +days +Natásha +wept +tears +of +gratitude +and +tenderness +, +and +glancing +at +Pierre +she +went +out +of +the +room +. +Pierre +too +when +she +had +gone +almost +ran +into +the +anteroom +, +restraining +tears +of +tenderness +and +joy +that +choked +him +, +and +without +finding +the +sleeves +of +his +fur +cloak +threw +it +on +and +got +into +his +sleigh +. +“ +Where +to +now +, +your +excellency +? +” +asked +the +coachman +. +“ +Where +to +? +” +Pierre +asked +himself +. +“ +Where +can +I +go +now +? +Surely +not +to +the +Club +or +to +pay +calls +? +” +All +men +seemed +so +pitiful +, +so +poor +, +in +comparison +with +this +feeling +of +tenderness +and +love +he +experienced +: +in +comparison +with +that +softened +, +grateful +, +last +look +she +had +given +him +through +her +tears +. +“ +Home +! +” +said +Pierre +, +and +despite +twenty-two +degrees +of +frost +Fahrenheit +he +threw +open +the +bearskin +cloak +from +his +broad +chest +and +inhaled +the +air +with +joy +. +It +was +clear +and +frosty +. +Above +the +dirty +, +ill-lit +streets +, +above +the +black +roofs +, +stretched +the +dark +starry +sky +. +Only +looking +up +at +the +sky +did +Pierre +cease +to +feel +how +sordid +and +humiliating +were +all +mundane +things +compared +with +the +heights +to +which +his +soul +had +just +been +raised +. +At +the +entrance +to +the +Arbát +Square +an +immense +expanse +of +dark +starry +sky +presented +itself +to +his +eyes +. +Almost +in +the +center +of +it +, +above +the +Prechístenka +Boulevard +, +surrounded +and +sprinkled +on +all +sides +by +stars +but +distinguished +from +them +all +by +its +nearness +to +the +earth +, +its +white +light +, +and +its +long +uplifted +tail +, +shone +the +enormous +and +brilliant +comet +of +1812—the +comet +which +was +said +to +portend +all +kinds +of +woes +and +the +end +of +the +world +. +In +Pierre +, +however +, +that +comet +with +its +long +luminous +tail +aroused +no +feeling +of +fear +. +On +the +contrary +he +gazed +joyfully +, +his +eyes +moist +with +tears +, +at +this +bright +comet +which +, +having +traveled +in +its +orbit +with +inconceivable +velocity +through +immeasurable +space +, +seemed +suddenly—like +an +arrow +piercing +the +earth—to +remain +fixed +in +a +chosen +spot +, +vigorously +holding +its +tail +erect +, +shining +and +displaying +its +white +light +amid +countless +other +scintillating +stars +. +It +seemed +to +Pierre +that +this +comet +fully +responded +to +what +was +passing +in +his +own +softened +and +uplifted +soul +, +now +blossoming +into +a +new +life +. +BOOK +NINE +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +From +the +close +of +the +year +1811 +intensified +arming +and +concentrating +of +the +forces +of +Western +Europe +began +, +and +in +1812 +these +forces—millions +of +men +, +reckoning +those +transporting +and +feeding +the +army—moved +from +the +west +eastwards +to +the +Russian +frontier +, +toward +which +since +1811 +Russian +forces +had +been +similarly +drawn +. +On +the +twelfth +of +June +, +1812 +, +the +forces +of +Western +Europe +crossed +the +Russian +frontier +and +war +began +, +that +is +, +an +event +took +place +opposed +to +human +reason +and +to +human +nature +. +Millions +of +men +perpetrated +against +one +another +such +innumerable +crimes +, +frauds +, +treacheries +, +thefts +, +forgeries +, +issues +of +false +money +, +burglaries +, +incendiarisms +, +and +murders +as +in +whole +centuries +are +not +recorded +in +the +annals +of +all +the +law +courts +of +the +world +, +but +which +those +who +committed +them +did +not +at +the +time +regard +as +being +crimes +. +What +produced +this +extraordinary +occurrence +? +What +were +its +causes +? +The +historians +tell +us +with +naïve +assurance +that +its +causes +were +the +wrongs +inflicted +on +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +, +the +nonobservance +of +the +Continental +System +, +the +ambition +of +Napoleon +, +the +firmness +of +Alexander +, +the +mistakes +of +the +diplomatists +, +and +so +on +. +Consequently +, +it +would +only +have +been +necessary +for +Metternich +, +Rumyántsev +, +or +Talleyrand +, +between +a +levee +and +an +evening +party +, +to +have +taken +proper +pains +and +written +a +more +adroit +note +, +or +for +Napoleon +to +have +written +to +Alexander +: +“ +My +respected +Brother +, +I +consent +to +restore +the +duchy +to +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +” +—and +there +would +have +been +no +war +. +We +can +understand +that +the +matter +seemed +like +that +to +contemporaries +. +It +naturally +seemed +to +Napoleon +that +the +war +was +caused +by +England +’ +s +intrigues +( +as +in +fact +he +said +on +the +island +of +St. +Helena +) +. +It +naturally +seemed +to +members +of +the +English +Parliament +that +the +cause +of +the +war +was +Napoleon +’ +s +ambition +; +to +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +, +that +the +cause +of +the +war +was +the +violence +done +to +him +; +to +businessmen +that +the +cause +of +the +war +was +the +Continental +System +which +was +ruining +Europe +; +to +the +generals +and +old +soldiers +that +the +chief +reason +for +the +war +was +the +necessity +of +giving +them +employment +; +to +the +legitimists +of +that +day +that +it +was +the +need +of +re-establishing +les +bons +principes +, +and +to +the +diplomatists +of +that +time +that +it +all +resulted +from +the +fact +that +the +alliance +between +Russia +and +Austria +in +1809 +had +not +been +sufficiently +well +concealed +from +Napoleon +, +and +from +the +awkward +wording +of +Memorandum +No +. +178 +. +It +is +natural +that +these +and +a +countless +and +infinite +quantity +of +other +reasons +, +the +number +depending +on +the +endless +diversity +of +points +of +view +, +presented +themselves +to +the +men +of +that +day +; +but +to +us +, +to +posterity +who +view +the +thing +that +happened +in +all +its +magnitude +and +perceive +its +plain +and +terrible +meaning +, +these +causes +seem +insufficient +. +To +us +it +is +incomprehensible +that +millions +of +Christian +men +killed +and +tortured +each +other +either +because +Napoleon +was +ambitious +or +Alexander +was +firm +, +or +because +England +’ +s +policy +was +astute +or +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +wronged +. +We +can +not +grasp +what +connection +such +circumstances +have +with +the +actual +fact +of +slaughter +and +violence +: +why +because +the +Duke +was +wronged +, +thousands +of +men +from +the +other +side +of +Europe +killed +and +ruined +the +people +of +Smolénsk +and +Moscow +and +were +killed +by +them +. +To +us +, +their +descendants +, +who +are +not +historians +and +are +not +carried +away +by +the +process +of +research +and +can +therefore +regard +the +event +with +unclouded +common +sense +, +an +incalculable +number +of +causes +present +themselves +. +The +deeper +we +delve +in +search +of +these +causes +the +more +of +them +we +find +; +and +each +separate +cause +or +whole +series +of +causes +appears +to +us +equally +valid +in +itself +and +equally +false +by +its +insignificance +compared +to +the +magnitude +of +the +events +, +and +by +its +impotence—apart +from +the +cooperation +of +all +the +other +coincident +causes—to +occasion +the +event +. +To +us +, +the +wish +or +objection +of +this +or +that +French +corporal +to +serve +a +second +term +appears +as +much +a +cause +as +Napoleon +’ +s +refusal +to +withdraw +his +troops +beyond +the +Vistula +and +to +restore +the +duchy +of +Oldenburg +; +for +had +he +not +wished +to +serve +, +and +had +a +second +, +a +third +, +and +a +thousandth +corporal +and +private +also +refused +, +there +would +have +been +so +many +less +men +in +Napoleon +’ +s +army +and +the +war +could +not +have +occurred +. +Had +Napoleon +not +taken +offense +at +the +demand +that +he +should +withdraw +beyond +the +Vistula +, +and +not +ordered +his +troops +to +advance +, +there +would +have +been +no +war +; +but +had +all +his +sergeants +objected +to +serving +a +second +term +then +also +there +could +have +been +no +war +. +Nor +could +there +have +been +a +war +had +there +been +no +English +intrigues +and +no +Duke +of +Oldenburg +, +and +had +Alexander +not +felt +insulted +, +and +had +there +not +been +an +autocratic +government +in +Russia +, +or +a +Revolution +in +France +and +a +subsequent +dictatorship +and +Empire +, +or +all +the +things +that +produced +the +French +Revolution +, +and +so +on +. +Without +each +of +these +causes +nothing +could +have +happened +. +So +all +these +causes—myriads +of +causes—coincided +to +bring +it +about +. +And +so +there +was +no +one +cause +for +that +occurrence +, +but +it +had +to +occur +because +it +had +to +. +Millions +of +men +, +renouncing +their +human +feelings +and +reason +, +had +to +go +from +west +to +east +to +slay +their +fellows +, +just +as +some +centuries +previously +hordes +of +men +had +come +from +the +east +to +the +west +, +slaying +their +fellows +. +The +actions +of +Napoleon +and +Alexander +, +on +whose +words +the +event +seemed +to +hang +, +were +as +little +voluntary +as +the +actions +of +any +soldier +who +was +drawn +into +the +campaign +by +lot +or +by +conscription +. +This +could +not +be +otherwise +, +for +in +order +that +the +will +of +Napoleon +and +Alexander +( +on +whom +the +event +seemed +to +depend +) +should +be +carried +out +, +the +concurrence +of +innumerable +circumstances +was +needed +without +anyone +of +which +the +event +could +not +have +taken +place +. +It +was +necessary +that +millions +of +men +in +whose +hands +lay +the +real +power—the +soldiers +who +fired +, +or +transported +provisions +and +guns—should +consent +to +carry +out +the +will +of +these +weak +individuals +, +and +should +have +been +induced +to +do +so +by +an +infinite +number +of +diverse +and +complex +causes +. +We +are +forced +to +fall +back +on +fatalism +as +an +explanation +of +irrational +events +( +that +is +to +say +, +events +the +reasonableness +of +which +we +do +not +understand +) +. +The +more +we +try +to +explain +such +events +in +history +reasonably +, +the +more +unreasonable +and +incomprehensible +do +they +become +to +us +. +Each +man +lives +for +himself +, +using +his +freedom +to +attain +his +personal +aims +, +and +feels +with +his +whole +being +that +he +can +now +do +or +abstain +from +doing +this +or +that +action +; +but +as +soon +as +he +has +done +it +, +that +action +performed +at +a +certain +moment +in +time +becomes +irrevocable +and +belongs +to +history +, +in +which +it +has +not +a +free +but +a +predestined +significance +. +There +are +two +sides +to +the +life +of +every +man +, +his +individual +life +, +which +is +the +more +free +the +more +abstract +its +interests +, +and +his +elemental +hive +life +in +which +he +inevitably +obeys +laws +laid +down +for +him +. +Man +lives +consciously +for +himself +, +but +is +an +unconscious +instrument +in +the +attainment +of +the +historic +, +universal +, +aims +of +humanity +. +A +deed +done +is +irrevocable +, +and +its +result +coinciding +in +time +with +the +actions +of +millions +of +other +men +assumes +an +historic +significance +. +The +higher +a +man +stands +on +the +social +ladder +, +the +more +people +he +is +connected +with +and +the +more +power +he +has +over +others +, +the +more +evident +is +the +predestination +and +inevitability +of +his +every +action +. +“ +The +king +’ +s +heart +is +in +the +hands +of +the +Lord. +” +A +king +is +history +’ +s +slave +. +History +, +that +is +, +the +unconscious +, +general +, +hive +life +of +mankind +, +uses +every +moment +of +the +life +of +kings +as +a +tool +for +its +own +purposes +. +Though +Napoleon +at +that +time +, +in +1812 +, +was +more +convinced +than +ever +that +it +depended +on +him +, +verser +( +ou +ne +pas +verser +) +le +sang +de +ses +peuples +*—as +Alexander +expressed +it +in +the +last +letter +he +wrote +him—he +had +never +been +so +much +in +the +grip +of +inevitable +laws +, +which +compelled +him +, +while +thinking +that +he +was +acting +on +his +own +volition +, +to +perform +for +the +hive +life—that +is +to +say +, +for +history—whatever +had +to +be +performed +. +* +“ +To +shed +( +or +not +to +shed +) +the +blood +of +his +peoples. +” +The +people +of +the +west +moved +eastwards +to +slay +their +fellow +men +, +and +by +the +law +of +coincidence +thousands +of +minute +causes +fitted +in +and +co-ordinated +to +produce +that +movement +and +war +: +reproaches +for +the +nonobservance +of +the +Continental +System +, +the +Duke +of +Oldenburg +’ +s +wrongs +, +the +movement +of +troops +into +Prussia—undertaken +( +as +it +seemed +to +Napoleon +) +only +for +the +purpose +of +securing +an +armed +peace +, +the +French +Emperor +’ +s +love +and +habit +of +war +coinciding +with +his +people +’ +s +inclinations +, +allurement +by +the +grandeur +of +the +preparations +, +and +the +expenditure +on +those +preparations +and +the +need +of +obtaining +advantages +to +compensate +for +that +expenditure +, +the +intoxicating +honors +he +received +in +Dresden +, +the +diplomatic +negotiations +which +, +in +the +opinion +of +contemporaries +, +were +carried +on +with +a +sincere +desire +to +attain +peace +, +but +which +only +wounded +the +self-love +of +both +sides +, +and +millions +of +other +causes +that +adapted +themselves +to +the +event +that +was +happening +or +coincided +with +it +. +When +an +apple +has +ripened +and +falls +, +why +does +it +fall +? +Because +of +its +attraction +to +the +earth +, +because +its +stalk +withers +, +because +it +is +dried +by +the +sun +, +because +it +grows +heavier +, +because +the +wind +shakes +it +, +or +because +the +boy +standing +below +wants +to +eat +it +? +Nothing +is +the +cause +. +All +this +is +only +the +coincidence +of +conditions +in +which +all +vital +organic +and +elemental +events +occur +. +And +the +botanist +who +finds +that +the +apple +falls +because +the +cellular +tissue +decays +and +so +forth +is +equally +right +with +the +child +who +stands +under +the +tree +and +says +the +apple +fell +because +he +wanted +to +eat +it +and +prayed +for +it +. +Equally +right +or +wrong +is +he +who +says +that +Napoleon +went +to +Moscow +because +he +wanted +to +, +and +perished +because +Alexander +desired +his +destruction +, +and +he +who +says +that +an +undermined +hill +weighing +a +million +tons +fell +because +the +last +navvy +struck +it +for +the +last +time +with +his +mattock +. +In +historic +events +the +so-called +great +men +are +labels +giving +names +to +events +, +and +like +labels +they +have +but +the +smallest +connection +with +the +event +itself +. +Every +act +of +theirs +, +which +appears +to +them +an +act +of +their +own +will +, +is +in +an +historical +sense +involuntary +and +is +related +to +the +whole +course +of +history +and +predestined +from +eternity +. +CHAPTER +II +On +the +twenty-ninth +of +May +Napoleon +left +Dresden +, +where +he +had +spent +three +weeks +surrounded +by +a +court +that +included +princes +, +dukes +, +kings +, +and +even +an +emperor +. +Before +leaving +, +Napoleon +showed +favor +to +the +emperor +, +kings +, +and +princes +who +had +deserved +it +, +reprimanded +the +kings +and +princes +with +whom +he +was +dissatisfied +, +presented +pearls +and +diamonds +of +his +own—that +is +, +which +he +had +taken +from +other +kings—to +the +Empress +of +Austria +, +and +having +, +as +his +historian +tells +us +, +tenderly +embraced +the +Empress +Marie +Louise—who +regarded +him +as +her +husband +, +though +he +had +left +another +wife +in +Paris—left +her +grieved +by +the +parting +which +she +seemed +hardly +able +to +bear +. +Though +the +diplomatists +still +firmly +believed +in +the +possibility +of +peace +and +worked +zealously +to +that +end +, +and +though +the +Emperor +Napoleon +himself +wrote +a +letter +to +Alexander +, +calling +him +Monsieur +mon +frère +, +and +sincerely +assured +him +that +he +did +not +want +war +and +would +always +love +and +honor +him—yet +he +set +off +to +join +his +army +, +and +at +every +station +gave +fresh +orders +to +accelerate +the +movement +of +his +troops +from +west +to +east +. +He +went +in +a +traveling +coach +with +six +horses +, +surrounded +by +pages +, +aides-de-camp +, +and +an +escort +, +along +the +road +to +Posen +, +Thorn +, +Danzig +, +and +Königsberg +. +At +each +of +these +towns +thousands +of +people +met +him +with +excitement +and +enthusiasm +. +The +army +was +moving +from +west +to +east +, +and +relays +of +six +horses +carried +him +in +the +same +direction +. +On +the +tenth +of +June +, +* +coming +up +with +the +army +, +he +spent +the +night +in +apartments +prepared +for +him +on +the +estate +of +a +Polish +count +in +the +Vilkavisski +forest +. +* +Old +style +. +Next +day +, +overtaking +the +army +, +he +went +in +a +carriage +to +the +Niemen +, +and +, +changing +into +a +Polish +uniform +, +he +drove +to +the +riverbank +in +order +to +select +a +place +for +the +crossing +. +Seeing +, +on +the +other +side +, +some +Cossacks +( +les +Cosaques +) +and +the +wide-spreading +steppes +in +the +midst +of +which +lay +the +holy +city +of +Moscow +( +Moscou +, +la +ville +sainte +) +, +the +capital +of +a +realm +such +as +the +Scythia +into +which +Alexander +the +Great +had +marched—Napoleon +unexpectedly +, +and +contrary +alike +to +strategic +and +diplomatic +considerations +, +ordered +an +advance +, +and +the +next +day +his +army +began +to +cross +the +Niemen +. +Early +in +the +morning +of +the +twelfth +of +June +he +came +out +of +his +tent +, +which +was +pitched +that +day +on +the +steep +left +bank +of +the +Niemen +, +and +looked +through +a +spyglass +at +the +streams +of +his +troops +pouring +out +of +the +Vilkavisski +forest +and +flowing +over +the +three +bridges +thrown +across +the +river +. +The +troops +, +knowing +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +presence +, +were +on +the +lookout +for +him +, +and +when +they +caught +sight +of +a +figure +in +an +overcoat +and +a +cocked +hat +standing +apart +from +his +suite +in +front +of +his +tent +on +the +hill +, +they +threw +up +their +caps +and +shouted +: +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +and +one +after +another +poured +in +a +ceaseless +stream +out +of +the +vast +forest +that +had +concealed +them +and +, +separating +, +flowed +on +and +on +by +the +three +bridges +to +the +other +side +. +“ +Now +we +’ +ll +go +into +action +. +Oh +, +when +he +takes +it +in +hand +himself +, +things +get +hot +... +by +heaven +! +... +There +he +is +! +... +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +So +these +are +the +steppes +of +Asia +! +It +’ +s +a +nasty +country +all +the +same +. +Au +revoir +, +Beauché +; +I +’ +ll +keep +the +best +palace +in +Moscow +for +you +! +Au +revoir +. +Good +luck +! +... +Did +you +see +the +Emperor +? +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +... +preur +! +—If +they +make +me +Governor +of +India +, +Gérard +, +I +’ +ll +make +you +Minister +of +Kashmir—that +’ +s +settled +. +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +Hurrah +! +hurrah +! +hurrah +! +The +Cossacks—those +rascals—see +how +they +run +! +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +There +he +is +, +do +you +see +him +? +I +’ +ve +seen +him +twice +, +as +I +see +you +now +. +The +little +corporal +... +I +saw +him +give +the +cross +to +one +of +the +veterans +... +. +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +came +the +voices +of +men +, +old +and +young +, +of +most +diverse +characters +and +social +positions +. +On +the +faces +of +all +was +one +common +expression +of +joy +at +the +commencement +of +the +long-expected +campaign +and +of +rapture +and +devotion +to +the +man +in +the +gray +coat +who +was +standing +on +the +hill +. +On +the +thirteenth +of +June +a +rather +small +, +thoroughbred +Arab +horse +was +brought +to +Napoleon +. +He +mounted +it +and +rode +at +a +gallop +to +one +of +the +bridges +over +the +Niemen +, +deafened +continually +by +incessant +and +rapturous +acclamations +which +he +evidently +endured +only +because +it +was +impossible +to +forbid +the +soldiers +to +express +their +love +of +him +by +such +shouting +, +but +the +shouting +which +accompanied +him +everywhere +disturbed +him +and +distracted +him +from +the +military +cares +that +had +occupied +him +from +the +time +he +joined +the +army +. +He +rode +across +one +of +the +swaying +pontoon +bridges +to +the +farther +side +, +turned +sharply +to +the +left +, +and +galloped +in +the +direction +of +Kóvno +, +preceded +by +enraptured +, +mounted +chasseurs +of +the +Guard +who +, +breathless +with +delight +, +galloped +ahead +to +clear +a +path +for +him +through +the +troops +. +On +reaching +the +broad +river +Víliya +, +he +stopped +near +a +regiment +of +Polish +Uhlans +stationed +by +the +river +. +“ +Vivat +! +” +shouted +the +Poles +, +ecstatically +, +breaking +their +ranks +and +pressing +against +one +another +to +see +him +. +Napoleon +looked +up +and +down +the +river +, +dismounted +, +and +sat +down +on +a +log +that +lay +on +the +bank +. +At +a +mute +sign +from +him +, +a +telescope +was +handed +him +which +he +rested +on +the +back +of +a +happy +page +who +had +run +up +to +him +, +and +he +gazed +at +the +opposite +bank +. +Then +he +became +absorbed +in +a +map +laid +out +on +the +logs +. +Without +lifting +his +head +he +said +something +, +and +two +of +his +aides-de-camp +galloped +off +to +the +Polish +Uhlans +. +“ +What +? +What +did +he +say +? +” +was +heard +in +the +ranks +of +the +Polish +Uhlans +when +one +of +the +aides-de-camp +rode +up +to +them +. +The +order +was +to +find +a +ford +and +to +cross +the +river +. +The +colonel +of +the +Polish +Uhlans +, +a +handsome +old +man +, +flushed +and +, +fumbling +in +his +speech +from +excitement +, +asked +the +aide-de-camp +whether +he +would +be +permitted +to +swim +the +river +with +his +Uhlans +instead +of +seeking +a +ford +. +In +evident +fear +of +refusal +, +like +a +boy +asking +for +permission +to +get +on +a +horse +, +he +begged +to +be +allowed +to +swim +across +the +river +before +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +. +The +aide-de-camp +replied +that +probably +the +Emperor +would +not +be +displeased +at +this +excess +of +zeal +. +As +soon +as +the +aide-de-camp +had +said +this +, +the +old +mustached +officer +, +with +happy +face +and +sparkling +eyes +, +raised +his +saber +, +shouted +“ +Vivat +! +” +and +, +commanding +the +Uhlans +to +follow +him +, +spurred +his +horse +and +galloped +into +the +river +. +He +gave +an +angry +thrust +to +his +horse +, +which +had +grown +restive +under +him +, +and +plunged +into +the +water +, +heading +for +the +deepest +part +where +the +current +was +swift +. +Hundreds +of +Uhlans +galloped +in +after +him +. +It +was +cold +and +uncanny +in +the +rapid +current +in +the +middle +of +the +stream +, +and +the +Uhlans +caught +hold +of +one +another +as +they +fell +off +their +horses +. +Some +of +the +horses +were +drowned +and +some +of +the +men +; +the +others +tried +to +swim +on +, +some +in +the +saddle +and +some +clinging +to +their +horses +’ +manes +. +They +tried +to +make +their +way +forward +to +the +opposite +bank +and +, +though +there +was +a +ford +one +third +of +a +mile +away +, +were +proud +that +they +were +swimming +and +drowning +in +this +river +under +the +eyes +of +the +man +who +sat +on +the +log +and +was +not +even +looking +at +what +they +were +doing +. +When +the +aide-de-camp +, +having +returned +and +choosing +an +opportune +moment +, +ventured +to +draw +the +Emperor +’ +s +attention +to +the +devotion +of +the +Poles +to +his +person +, +the +little +man +in +the +gray +overcoat +got +up +and +, +having +summoned +Berthier +, +began +pacing +up +and +down +the +bank +with +him +, +giving +him +instructions +and +occasionally +glancing +disapprovingly +at +the +drowning +Uhlans +who +distracted +his +attention +. +For +him +it +was +no +new +conviction +that +his +presence +in +any +part +of +the +world +, +from +Africa +to +the +steppes +of +Muscovy +alike +, +was +enough +to +dumfound +people +and +impel +them +to +insane +self-oblivion +. +He +called +for +his +horse +and +rode +to +his +quarters +. +Some +forty +Uhlans +were +drowned +in +the +river +, +though +boats +were +sent +to +their +assistance +. +The +majority +struggled +back +to +the +bank +from +which +they +had +started +. +The +colonel +and +some +of +his +men +got +across +and +with +difficulty +clambered +out +on +the +further +bank +. +And +as +soon +as +they +had +got +out +, +in +their +soaked +and +streaming +clothes +, +they +shouted +“ +Vivat +! +” +and +looked +ecstatically +at +the +spot +where +Napoleon +had +been +but +where +he +no +longer +was +and +at +that +moment +considered +themselves +happy +. +That +evening +, +between +issuing +one +order +that +the +forged +Russian +paper +money +prepared +for +use +in +Russia +should +be +delivered +as +quickly +as +possible +and +another +that +a +Saxon +should +be +shot +, +on +whom +a +letter +containing +information +about +the +orders +to +the +French +army +had +been +found +, +Napoleon +also +gave +instructions +that +the +Polish +colonel +who +had +needlessly +plunged +into +the +river +should +be +enrolled +in +the +Légion +d +’ +honneur +of +which +Napoleon +was +himself +the +head +. +Quos +vult +perdere +dementat +. +* +* +Those +whom +( +God +) +wishes +to +destroy +he +drives +mad +. +CHAPTER +III +The +Emperor +of +Russia +had +, +meanwhile +, +been +in +Vílna +for +more +than +a +month +, +reviewing +troops +and +holding +maneuvers +. +Nothing +was +ready +for +the +war 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+Emperor +to +address +him +. +( +Borís +understood +that +Arakchéev +envied +Balashëv +and +was +displeased +that +evidently +important +news +had +reached +the +Emperor +otherwise +than +through +himself +. +) +But +the +Emperor +and +Balashëv +passed +out +into +the +illuminated +garden +without +noticing +Arakchéev +who +, +holding +his +sword +and +glancing +wrathfully +around +, +followed +some +twenty +paces +behind +them +. +All +the +time +Borís +was +going +through +the +figures +of +the +mazurka +, +he +was +worried +by +the +question +of +what +news +Balashëv +had +brought +and +how +he +could +find +it +out +before +others +. +In +the +figure +in +which +he +had +to +choose +two +ladies +, +he +whispered +to +Hélène +that +he +meant +to +choose +Countess +Potocka +who +, +he +thought +, +had +gone +out +onto +the +veranda +, +and +glided +over +the +parquet +to +the +door +opening +into +the +garden +, +where +, +seeing +Balashëv +and +the +Emperor +returning +to +the 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+half-hour +. +Borís +was +thus +the +first +to +learn +the +news +that +the +French +army +had +crossed +the +Niemen +and +, +thanks +to +this +, +was +able +to +show +certain +important +personages +that +much +that +was +concealed +from +others +was +usually +known +to +him +, +and +by +this +means +he +rose +higher +in +their +estimation +. +The +unexpected +news +of +the +French +having +crossed +the +Niemen +was +particularly +startling +after +a +month +of +unfulfilled +expectations +, +and +at +a +ball +. +On +first +receiving +the +news +, +under +the +influence +of +indignation +and +resentment +the +Emperor +had +found +a +phrase +that +pleased +him +, +fully +expressed +his +feelings +, +and +has +since +become +famous +. +On +returning +home +at +two +o +’ +clock +that +night +he +sent +for +his +secretary +, +Shishkóv +, +and +told +him +to +write +an +order +to +the +troops +and +a +rescript +to +Field +Marshal +Prince +Saltykóv +, +in +which +he +insisted +on +the +words +being +inserted +that +he +would +not +make +peace +so +long +as +a +single +armed +Frenchman +remained +on +Russian +soil +. +Next +day +the +following +letter +was +sent +to +Napoleon +: +Monsieur +mon +frère +, +Yesterday +I +learned +that +, +despite +the +loyalty +with +which +I +have +kept +my +engagements +with +Your +Majesty +, +your +troops +have +crossed +the +Russian +frontier +, +and +I +have +this +moment +received +from +Petersburg +a +note +, +in +which +Count +Lauriston +informs +me +, +as +a +reason +for +this +aggression +, +that +Your +Majesty +has +considered +yourself +to +be +in +a +state +of +war +with +me +from +the +time +Prince +Kurákin +asked +for +his +passports +. +The +reasons +on +which +the +Duc +de +Bassano +based +his +refusal +to +deliver +them +to +him +would +never +have +led +me +to +suppose +that +that +could +serve +as +a +pretext +for +aggression +. +In +fact +, +the +ambassador +, +as +he +himself +has +declared +, +was +never +authorized +to +make +that +demand +, +and +as +soon +as +I +was +informed +of +it +I +let +him +know +how +much +I +disapproved +of +it +and +ordered +him +to +remain +at +his +post +. +If +Your +Majesty +does +not +intend +to +shed +the +blood +of +our +peoples +for +such +a +misunderstanding +, +and +consents +to +withdraw +your +troops +from +Russian +territory +, +I +will +regard +what +has +passed +as +not +having +occurred +and +an +understanding +between +us +will +be +possible +. +In +the +contrary +case +, +Your +Majesty +, +I +shall +see +myself +forced +to +repel +an +attack +that +nothing +on +my +part +has +provoked +. +It +still +depends +on +Your +Majesty +to +preserve +humanity +from +the +calamity +of +another +war +. +I +am +, +etc. +, +( +signed +) +Alexander +CHAPTER +IV +At +two +in +the +morning +of +the +fourteenth +of +June +, +the +Emperor +, +having +sent +for +Balashëv +and +read +him +his +letter +to +Napoleon +, +ordered +him +to +take +it +and +hand +it +personally +to +the +French +Emperor +. +When +dispatching +Balashëv +, +the +Emperor +repeated +to +him +the +words +that +he +would +not +make +peace +so +long +as +a +single +armed +enemy +remained +on +Russian +soil +and +told +him +to +transmit +those +words +to +Napoleon +. +Alexander +did +not +insert +them +in +his +letter +to +Napoleon +, +because +with +his +characteristic +tact +he +felt +it +would +be +injudicious +to +use +them +at +a +moment +when +a +last +attempt +at +reconciliation +was +being +made +, +but +he +definitely +instructed +Balashëv +to +repeat +them +personally +to +Napoleon +. +Having +set +off +in +the +small +hours +of +the +fourteenth +, +accompanied +by +a +bugler +and +two +Cossacks +, +Balashëv +reached +the +French +outposts +at +the +village +of +Rykónty +, +on +the +Russian +side +of +the +Niemen +, +by +dawn +. +There +he +was +stopped +by +French +cavalry +sentinels +. +A +French +noncommissioned +officer +of +hussars +, +in +crimson +uniform +and +a +shaggy +cap +, +shouted +to +the +approaching +Balashëv +to +halt +. +Balashëv +did +not +do +so +at +once +, +but +continued +to +advance +along +the +road +at +a +walking +pace +. +The +noncommissioned +officer +frowned +and +, +muttering +words +of +abuse +, +advanced +his +horse +’ +s +chest +against +Balashëv +, +put +his +hand +to +his +saber +, +and +shouted +rudely +at +the +Russian +general +, +asking +: +was +he +deaf +that +he +did +not +do +as +he +was +told +? +Balashëv +mentioned +who +he +was +. +The +noncommissioned +officer +began +talking +with +his +comrades +about +regimental +matters +without +looking +at +the +Russian +general +. +After +living +at +the +seat +of +the +highest +authority +and +power +, +after +conversing +with +the +Emperor +less +than +three +hours +before +, +and +in +general +being +accustomed +to +the +respect +due +to +his +rank +in +the +service +, +Balashëv +found +it +very +strange +here +on +Russian +soil +to +encounter +this +hostile +, +and +still +more +this +disrespectful +, +application +of +brute +force +to +himself +. +The +sun +was +only +just +appearing +from +behind +the +clouds +, +the +air +was +fresh +and +dewy +. +A +herd +of +cattle +was +being +driven +along +the +road +from +the +village +, +and +over +the +fields +the +larks +rose +trilling +, +one +after +another +, +like +bubbles +rising +in +water +. +Balashëv +looked +around +him +, +awaiting +the +arrival +of +an +officer +from +the +village +. +The +Russian +Cossacks +and +bugler +and +the +French +hussars +looked +silently +at +one +another +from +time +to +time +. +A +French +colonel +of +hussars +, +who +had +evidently +just +left +his +bed +, +came +riding +from +the +village +on +a +handsome +sleek +gray +horse +, +accompanied +by +two +hussars +. +The +officer +, +the +soldiers +, +and +their +horses +all +looked +smart +and +well +kept +. +It +was +that +first +period +of +a +campaign +when +troops +are +still +in +full +trim +, +almost +like +that +of +peacetime +maneuvers +, +but +with +a +shade +of +martial +swagger +in +their +clothes +, +and +a +touch +of +the +gaiety +and +spirit +of +enterprise +which +always +accompany +the +opening +of +a +campaign +. +The +French +colonel +with +difficulty +repressed +a +yawn +, +but +was +polite +and +evidently +understood +Balashëv +’ +s +importance +. +He +led +him +past +his +soldiers +and +behind +the +outposts +and +told +him +that +his +wish +to +be +presented +to +the +Emperor +would +most +likely +be +satisfied +immediately +, +as +the +Emperor +’ +s +quarters +were +, +he +believed +, +not +far +off +. +They +rode +through +the +village +of +Rykónty +, +past +tethered +French +hussar +horses +, +past +sentinels +and +men +who +saluted +their +colonel +and +stared +with +curiosity +at +a +Russian +uniform +, +and +came +out +at +the +other +end +of +the +village +. +The +colonel +said +that +the +commander +of +the +division +was +a +mile +and +a +quarter +away +and +would +receive +Balashëv +and +conduct +him +to +his +destination +. +The +sun +had +by +now +risen +and +shone +gaily +on +the +bright +verdure +. +They +had +hardly +ridden +up +a +hill +, +past +a +tavern +, +before +they +saw +a +group +of +horsemen +coming +toward +them +. +In +front +of +the +group +, +on +a +black +horse +with +trappings +that +glittered +in +the +sun +, +rode +a +tall +man +with +plumes +in +his +hat +and +black +hair +curling +down +to +his +shoulders +. +He +wore +a +red +mantle +, +and +stretched +his +long +legs +forward +in +French +fashion +. +This +man +rode +toward +Balashëv +at +a +gallop +, +his +plumes +flowing +and +his +gems +and +gold +lace +glittering +in +the +bright +June +sunshine +. +Balashëv +was +only +two +horses +’ +length +from +the +equestrian +with +the +bracelets +, +plumes +, +necklaces +, +and +gold +embroidery +, +who +was +galloping +toward +him +with +a +theatrically +solemn +countenance +, +when +Julner +, +the +French +colonel +, +whispered +respectfully +: +“ +The +King +of +Naples +! +” +It +was +, +in +fact +, +Murat +, +now +called +“ +King +of +Naples. +” +Though +it +was +quite +incomprehensible +why +he +should +be +King +of +Naples +, +he +was +called +so +, +and +was +himself +convinced +that +he +was +so +, +and +therefore +assumed +a +more +solemn +and +important +air +than +formerly +. +He +was +so +sure +that +he +really +was +the +King +of +Naples +that +when +, +on +the +eve +of +his +departure +from +that +city +, +while +walking +through +the +streets +with +his +wife +, +some +Italians +called +out +to +him +: +“ +Viva +il +re +! +” +* +he +turned +to +his +wife +with +a +pensive +smile +and +said +: +“ +Poor +fellows +, +they +don +’ +t +know +that +I +am +leaving +them +tomorrow +! +” +* +“ +Long +live +the +king. +” +But +though +he +firmly +believed +himself +to +be +King +of +Naples +and +pitied +the +grief +felt +by +the +subjects +he +was +abandoning +, +latterly +, +after +he +had +been +ordered +to +return +to +military +service—and +especially +since +his +last +interview +with +Napoleon +in +Danzig +, +when +his +august +brother-in-law +had +told +him +: +“ +I +made +you +King +that +you +should +reign +in +my +way +, +but +not +in +yours +! +” +—he +had +cheerfully +taken +up +his +familiar +business +, +and—like +a +well-fed +but +not +overfat +horse +that +feels +himself +in +harness +and +grows +skittish +between +the +shafts—he +dressed +up +in +clothes +as +variegated +and +expensive +as +possible +, +and +gaily +and +contentedly +galloped +along +the +roads +of +Poland +, +without +himself +knowing +why +or +whither +. +On +seeing +the +Russian +general +he +threw +back +his +head +, +with +its +long +hair +curling +to +his +shoulders +, +in +a +majestically +royal +manner +, +and +looked +inquiringly +at +the +French +colonel +. +The +colonel +respectfully +informed +His +Majesty +of +Balashëv +’ +s +mission +, +whose +name +he +could +not +pronounce +. +“ +De +Bal-machève +! +” +said +the +King +( +overcoming +by +his +assurance +the +difficulty +that +had +presented +itself +to +the +colonel +) +. +“ +Charmed +to +make +your +acquaintance +, +General +! +” +he +added +, +with +a +gesture +of +kingly +condescension +. +As +soon +as +the +King +began +to +speak +loud +and +fast +his +royal +dignity +instantly +forsook +him +, +and +without +noticing +it +he +passed +into +his +natural +tone +of +good-natured +familiarity +. +He +laid +his +hand +on +the +withers +of +Balashëv +’ +s +horse +and +said +: +“ +Well +, +General +, +it +all +looks +like +war +, +” +as +if +regretting +a +circumstance +of +which +he +was +unable +to +judge +. +“ +Your +Majesty +, +” +replied +Balashëv +, +“ +my +master +, +the +Emperor +, +does +not +desire +war +and +as +Your +Majesty +sees +... +” +said +Balashëv +, +using +the +words +Your +Majesty +at +every +opportunity +, +with +the +affectation +unavoidable +in +frequently +addressing +one +to +whom +the +title +was +still +a +novelty +. +Murat +’ +s +face +beamed +with +stupid +satisfaction +as +he +listened +to +“ +Monsieur +de +Bal-machève. +” +But +royauté +oblige +! +* +and +he +felt +it +incumbent +on +him +, +as +a +king +and +an +ally +, +to +confer +on +state +affairs +with +Alexander +’ +s +envoy +. +He +dismounted +, +took +Balashëv +’ +s +arm +, +and +moving +a +few +steps +away +from +his +suite +, +which +waited +respectfully +, +began +to +pace +up +and +down +with +him +, +trying +to +speak +significantly +. +He +referred +to +the +fact +that +the +Emperor +Napoleon +had +resented +the +demand +that +he +should +withdraw +his +troops +from +Prussia +, +especially +when +that +demand +became +generally +known +and +the +dignity +of +France +was +thereby +offended +. +* +“ +Royalty +has +its +obligations. +” +Balashëv +replied +that +there +was +“ +nothing +offensive +in +the +demand +, +because +... +” +but +Murat +interrupted +him +. +“ +Then +you +don +’ +t +consider +the +Emperor +Alexander +the +aggressor +? +” +he +asked +unexpectedly +, +with +a +kindly +and +foolish +smile +. +Balashëv +told +him +why +he +considered +Napoleon +to +be +the +originator +of +the +war +. +“ +Oh +, +my +dear +general +! +” +Murat +again +interrupted +him +, +“ +with +all +my +heart +I +wish +the +Emperors +may +arrange +the +affair +between +them +, +and +that +the +war +begun +by +no +wish +of +mine +may +finish +as +quickly +as +possible +! +” +said +he +, +in +the +tone +of +a +servant +who +wants +to +remain +good +friends +with +another +despite +a +quarrel +between +their +masters +. +And +he +went +on +to +inquiries +about +the +Grand +Duke +and +the +state +of +his +health +, +and +to +reminiscences +of +the +gay +and +amusing +times +he +had +spent +with +him +in +Naples +. +Then +suddenly +, +as +if +remembering +his +royal +dignity +, +Murat +solemnly +drew +himself +up +, +assumed +the +pose +in +which +he +had +stood +at +his +coronation +, +and +, +waving +his +right +arm +, +said +: +“ +I +won +’ +t +detain +you +longer +, +General +. +I +wish +success +to +your +mission +, +” +and +with +his +embroidered +red +mantle +, +his +flowing +feathers +, +and +his +glittering +ornaments +, +he +rejoined +his +suite +who +were +respectfully +awaiting +him +. +Balashëv +rode +on +, +supposing +from +Murat +’ +s +words +that +he +would +very +soon +be +brought +before +Napoleon +himself +. +But +instead +of +that +, +at +the +next +village +the +sentinels +of +Davout +’ +s +infantry +corps +detained +him +as +the +pickets +of +the +vanguard +had +done +, +and +an +adjutant +of +the +corps +commander +, +who +was +fetched +, +conducted +him +into +the +village +to +Marshal +Davout +. +CHAPTER +V +Davout +was +to +Napoleon +what +Arakchéev +was +to +Alexander—though +not +a +coward +like +Arakchéev +, +he +was +as +precise +, +as +cruel +, +and +as +unable +to +express +his +devotion +to +his +monarch +except +by +cruelty +. +In +the +organism +of +states +such +men +are +necessary +, +as +wolves +are +necessary +in +the +organism +of +nature +, +and +they +always +exist +, +always +appear +and +hold +their +own +, +however +incongruous +their +presence +and +their +proximity +to +the +head +of +the +government +may +be +. +This +inevitability +alone +can +explain +how +the +cruel +Arakchéev +, +who +tore +out +a +grenadier +’ +s +mustache +with +his +own +hands +, +whose +weak +nerves +rendered +him +unable +to +face +danger +, +and +who +was +neither +an +educated +man +nor +a +courtier +, +was +able +to +maintain +his +powerful +position +with +Alexander +, +whose +own +character +was +chivalrous +, +noble +, +and +gentle +. +Balashëv +found +Davout +seated +on +a +barrel +in +the +shed +of +a +peasant +’ +s +hut +, +writing—he +was +auditing +accounts +. +Better +quarters +could +have +been +found +him +, +but +Marshal +Davout +was +one +of +those +men +who +purposely +put +themselves +in +most +depressing +conditions +to +have +a +justification +for +being +gloomy +. +For +the +same +reason +they +are +always +hard +at +work +and +in +a +hurry +. +“ +How +can +I +think +of +the +bright +side +of +life +when +, +as +you +see +, +I +am +sitting +on +a +barrel +and +working +in +a +dirty +shed +? +” +the +expression +of +his +face +seemed +to +say +. +The +chief +pleasure +and +necessity +of +such +men +, +when +they +encounter +anyone +who +shows +animation +, +is +to +flaunt +their +own +dreary +, +persistent +activity +. +Davout +allowed +himself +that +pleasure +when +Balashëv +was +brought +in +. +He +became +still +more +absorbed +in +his +task +when +the +Russian +general +entered +, +and +after +glancing +over +his +spectacles +at +Balashëv +’ +s +face +, +which +was +animated +by +the +beauty +of +the +morning +and +by +his +talk +with +Murat +, +he +did +not +rise +or +even +stir +, +but +scowled +still +more +and +sneered +malevolently +. +When +he +noticed +in +Balashëv +’ +s +face +the +disagreeable +impression +this +reception +produced +, +Davout +raised +his +head +and +coldly +asked +what +he +wanted +. +Thinking +he +could +have +been +received +in +such +a +manner +only +because +Davout +did +not +know +that +he +was +adjutant +general +to +the +Emperor +Alexander +and +even +his +envoy +to +Napoleon +, +Balashëv +hastened +to +inform +him +of +his +rank +and +mission +. +Contrary +to +his +expectation +, +Davout +, +after +hearing +him +, +became +still +surlier +and +ruder +. +“ +Where +is +your +dispatch +? +” +he +inquired +. +“ +Give +it +to +me +. +I +will +send +it +to +the +Emperor. +” +Balashëv +replied +that +he +had +been +ordered +to +hand +it +personally +to +the +Emperor +. +“ +Your +Emperor +’ +s +orders +are +obeyed +in +your +army +, +but +here +, +” +said +Davout +, +“ +you +must +do +as +you +’ +re +told. +” +And +, +as +if +to +make +the +Russian +general +still +more +conscious +of +his +dependence +on +brute +force +, +Davout +sent +an +adjutant +to +call +the +officer +on +duty +. +Balashëv +took +out +the +packet +containing +the +Emperor +’ +s +letter +and +laid +it +on +the +table +( +made +of +a +door +with +its +hinges +still +hanging +on +it +, +laid +across +two +barrels +) +. +Davout +took +the +packet +and +read +the +inscription +. +“ +You +are +perfectly +at +liberty +to +treat +me +with +respect +or +not +, +” +protested +Balashëv +, +“ +but +permit +me +to +observe +that +I +have +the +honor +to +be +adjutant +general +to +His +Majesty +... +. +” +Davout +glanced +at +him +silently +and +plainly +derived +pleasure +from +the +signs +of +agitation +and +confusion +which +appeared +on +Balashëv +’ +s +face +. +“ +You +will +be +treated +as +is +fitting +, +” +said +he +and +, +putting +the +packet +in +his +pocket +, +left +the +shed +. +A +minute +later +the +marshal +’ +s +adjutant +, +de +Castrès +, +came +in +and +conducted +Balashëv +to +the +quarters +assigned +him +. +That +day +he +dined +with +the +marshal +, +at +the +same +board +on +the +barrels +. +Next +day +Davout +rode +out +early +and +, +after +asking +Balashëv +to +come +to +him +, +peremptorily +requested +him +to +remain +there +, +to +move +on +with +the +baggage +train +should +orders +come +for +it +to +move +, +and +to +talk +to +no +one +except +Monsieur +de +Castrès +. +After +four +days +of +solitude +, +ennui +, +and +consciousness +of +his +impotence +and +insignificance—particularly +acute +by +contrast +with +the +sphere +of +power +in +which +he +had +so +lately +moved—and +after +several +marches +with +the +marshal +’ +s +baggage +and +the +French +army +, +which +occupied +the +whole +district +, +Balashëv +was +brought +to +Vílna—now +occupied +by +the +French—through +the +very +gate +by +which +he +had +left +it +four +days +previously +. +Next +day +the +imperial +gentleman-in-waiting +, +the +Comte +de +Turenne +, +came +to +Balashëv +and +informed +him +of +the +Emperor +Napoleon +’ +s +wish +to +honor +him +with +an +audience +. +Four +days +before +, +sentinels +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +regiment +had +stood +in +front +of +the +house +to +which +Balashëv +was +conducted +, +and +now +two +French +grenadiers +stood +there +in +blue +uniforms +unfastened +in +front +and +with +shaggy +caps +on +their +heads +, +and +an +escort +of +hussars +and +Uhlans +and +a +brilliant +suite +of +aides-de-camp +, +pages +, +and +generals +, +who +were +waiting +for +Napoleon +to +come +out +, +were +standing +at +the +porch +, +round +his +saddle +horse +and +his +Mameluke +, +Rustan +. +Napoleon +received +Balashëv +in +the +very +house +in +Vílna +from +which +Alexander +had +dispatched +him +on +his +mission +. +CHAPTER +VI +Though +Balashëv +was +used +to +imperial +pomp +, +he +was +amazed +at +the +luxury +and +magnificence +of +Napoleon +’ +s +court +. +The +Comte +de +Turenne +showed +him +into +a +big +reception +room +where +many +generals +, +gentlemen-in-waiting +, +and +Polish +magnates—several +of +whom +Balashëv +had +seen +at +the +court +of +the +Emperor +of +Russia—were +waiting +. +Duroc +said +that +Napoleon +would +receive +the +Russian +general +before +going +for +his +ride +. +After +some +minutes +, +the +gentleman-in-waiting +who +was +on +duty +came +into +the +great +reception +room +and +, +bowing +politely +, +asked +Balashëv +to +follow +him +. +Balashëv +went +into +a +small +reception +room +, +one +door +of +which +led +into +a +study +, +the +very +one +from +which +the +Russian +Emperor +had +dispatched +him +on +his +mission +. +He +stood +a +minute +or +two +, +waiting +. +He +heard +hurried +footsteps +beyond +the +door +, +both +halves +of +it +were +opened +rapidly +; +all +was +silent +and +then +from +the +study +the +sound +was +heard +of +other +steps +, +firm +and +resolute—they +were +those +of +Napoleon +. +He +had +just +finished +dressing +for +his +ride +, +and +wore +a +blue +uniform +, +opening +in +front +over +a +white +waistcoat +so +long +that +it +covered +his +rotund +stomach +, +white +leather +breeches +tightly +fitting +the +fat +thighs +of +his +short +legs +, +and +Hessian +boots +. +His +short +hair +had +evidently +just +been +brushed +, +but +one +lock +hung +down +in +the +middle +of +his +broad +forehead +. +His +plump +white +neck +stood +out +sharply +above +the +black +collar +of +his +uniform +, +and +he +smelled +of +Eau +de +Cologne +. +His +full +face +, +rather +young-looking +, +with +its +prominent +chin +, +wore +a +gracious +and +majestic +expression +of +imperial +welcome +. +He +entered +briskly +, +with +a +jerk +at +every +step +and +his +head +slightly +thrown +back +. +His +whole +short +corpulent +figure +with +broad +thick +shoulders +, +and +chest +and +stomach +involuntarily +protruding +, +had +that +imposing +and +stately +appearance +one +sees +in +men +of +forty +who +live +in +comfort +. +It +was +evident +, +too +, +that +he +was +in +the +best +of +spirits +that +day +. +He +nodded +in +answer +to +Balashëv +’ +s +low +and +respectful +bow +, +and +coming +up +to +him +at +once +began +speaking +like +a +man +who +values +every +moment +of +his +time +and +does +not +condescend +to +prepare +what +he +has +to +say +but +is +sure +he +will +always +say +the +right +thing +and +say +it +well +. +“ +Good +day +, +General +! +” +said +he +. +“ +I +have +received +the +letter +you +brought +from +the +Emperor +Alexander +and +am +very +glad +to +see +you. +” +He +glanced +with +his +large +eyes +into +Balashëv +’ +s +face +and +immediately +looked +past +him +. +It +was +plain +that +Balashëv +’ +s +personality +did +not +interest +him +at +all +. +Evidently +only +what +took +place +within +his +own +mind +interested +him +. +Nothing +outside +himself +had +any +significance +for +him +, +because +everything +in +the +world +, +it +seemed +to +him +, +depended +entirely +on +his +will +. +“ +I +do +not +, +and +did +not +, +desire +war +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +but +it +has +been +forced +on +me +. +Even +now +” +( +he +emphasized +the +word +) +“ +I +am +ready +to +receive +any +explanations +you +can +give +me. +” +And +he +began +clearly +and +concisely +to +explain +his +reasons +for +dissatisfaction +with +the +Russian +government +. +Judging +by +the +calmly +moderate +and +amicable +tone +in +which +the +French +Emperor +spoke +, +Balashëv +was +firmly +persuaded +that +he +wished +for +peace +and +intended +to +enter +into +negotiations +. +When +Napoleon +, +having +finished +speaking +, +looked +inquiringly +at +the +Russian +envoy +, +Balashëv +began +a +speech +he +had +prepared +long +before +: +“ +Sire +! +The +Emperor +, +my +master +... +” +but +the +sight +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +bent +on +him +confused +him +. +“ +You +are +flurried—compose +yourself +! +” +Napoleon +seemed +to +say +, +as +with +a +scarcely +perceptible +smile +he +looked +at +Balashëv +’ +s +uniform +and +sword +. +Balashëv +recovered +himself +and +began +to +speak +. +He +said +that +the +Emperor +Alexander +did +not +consider +Kurákin +’ +s +demand +for +his +passports +a +sufficient +cause +for +war +; +that +Kurákin +had +acted +on +his +own +initiative +and +without +his +sovereign +’ +s +assent +, +that +the +Emperor +Alexander +did +not +desire +war +, +and +had +no +relations +with +England +. +“ +Not +yet +! +” +interposed +Napoleon +, +and +, +as +if +fearing +to +give +vent +to +his +feelings +, +he +frowned +and +nodded +slightly +as +a +sign +that +Balashëv +might +proceed +. +After +saying +all +he +had +been +instructed +to +say +, +Balashëv +added +that +the +Emperor +Alexander +wished +for +peace +, +but +would +not +enter +into +negotiations +except +on +condition +that +... +Here +Balashëv +hesitated +: +he +remembered +the +words +the +Emperor +Alexander +had +not +written +in +his +letter +, +but +had +specially +inserted +in +the +rescript +to +Saltykóv +and +had +told +Balashëv +to +repeat +to +Napoleon +. +Balashëv +remembered +these +words +, +“ +So +long +as +a +single +armed +foe +remains +on +Russian +soil +, +” +but +some +complex +feeling +restrained +him +. +He +could +not +utter +them +, +though +he +wished +to +do +so +. +He +grew +confused +and +said +: +“ +On +condition +that +the +French +army +retires +beyond +the +Niemen. +” +Napoleon +noticed +Balashëv +’ +s +embarrassment +when +uttering +these +last +words +; +his +face +twitched +and +the +calf +of +his +left +leg +began +to +quiver +rhythmically +. +Without +moving +from +where +he +stood +he +began +speaking +in +a +louder +tone +and +more +hurriedly +than +before +. +During +the +speech +that +followed +, +Balashëv +, +who +more +than +once +lowered +his +eyes +, +involuntarily +noticed +the +quivering +of +Napoleon +’ +s +left +leg +which +increased +the +more +Napoleon +raised +his +voice +. +“ +I +desire +peace +, +no +less +than +the +Emperor +Alexander +, +” +he +began +. +“ +Have +I +not +for +eighteen +months +been +doing +everything +to +obtain +it +? +I +have +waited +eighteen +months +for +explanations +. +But +in +order +to +begin +negotiations +, +what +is +demanded +of +me +? +” +he +said +, +frowning +and +making +an +energetic +gesture +of +inquiry +with +his +small +white +plump +hand +. +“ +The +withdrawal +of +your +army +beyond +the +Niemen +, +sire +, +” +replied +Balashëv +. +“ +The +Niemen +? +” +repeated +Napoleon +. +“ +So +now +you +want +me +to +retire +beyond +the +Niemen—only +the +Niemen +? +” +repeated +Napoleon +, +looking +straight +at +Balashëv +. +The +latter +bowed +his +head +respectfully +. +Instead +of +the +demand +of +four +months +earlier +to +withdraw +from +Pomerania +, +only +a +withdrawal +beyond +the +Niemen +was +now +demanded +. +Napoleon +turned +quickly +and +began +to +pace +the +room +. +“ +You +say +the +demand +now +is +that +I +am +to +withdraw +beyond +the +Niemen +before +commencing +negotiations +, +but +in +just +the +same +way +two +months +ago +the +demand +was +that +I +should +withdraw +beyond +the +Vistula +and +the +Oder +, +and +yet +you +are +willing +to +negotiate. +” +He +went +in +silence +from +one +corner +of +the +room +to +the +other +and +again +stopped +in +front +of +Balashëv +. +Balashëv +noticed +that +his +left +leg +was +quivering +faster +than +before +and +his +face +seemed +petrified +in +its +stern +expression +. +This +quivering +of +his +left +leg +was +a +thing +Napoleon +was +conscious +of +. +“ +The +vibration +of +my +left +calf +is +a +great +sign +with +me +, +” +he +remarked +at +a +later +date +. +“ +Such +demands +as +to +retreat +beyond +the +Vistula +and +Oder +may +be +made +to +a +Prince +of +Baden +, +but +not +to +me +! +” +Napoleon +almost +screamed +, +quite +to +his +own +surprise +. +“ +If +you +gave +me +Petersburg +and +Moscow +I +could +not +accept +such +conditions +. +You +say +I +have +begun +this +war +! +But +who +first +joined +his +army +? +The +Emperor +Alexander +, +not +I +! +And +you +offer +me +negotiations +when +I +have +expended +millions +, +when +you +are +in +alliance +with +England +, +and +when +your +position +is +a +bad +one +. +You +offer +me +negotiations +! +But +what +is +the +aim +of +your +alliance +with +England +? +What +has +she +given +you +? +” +he +continued +hurriedly +, +evidently +no +longer +trying +to +show +the +advantages +of +peace +and +discuss +its +possibility +, +but +only +to +prove +his +own +rectitude +and +power +and +Alexander +’ +s +errors +and +duplicity +. +The +commencement +of +his +speech +had +obviously +been +made +with +the +intention +of +demonstrating +the +advantages +of +his +position +and +showing +that +he +was +nevertheless +willing +to +negotiate +. +But +he +had +begun +talking +, +and +the +more +he +talked +the +less +could +he +control +his +words +. +The +whole +purport +of +his +remarks +now +was +evidently +to +exalt +himself +and +insult +Alexander—just +what +he +had +least +desired +at +the +commencement +of +the +interview +. +“ +I +hear +you +have +made +peace +with +Turkey +? +” +Balashëv +bowed +his +head +affirmatively +. +“ +Peace +has +been +concluded +... +” +he +began +. +But +Napoleon +did +not +let +him +speak +. +He +evidently +wanted +to +do +all +the +talking +himself +, +and +continued +to +talk +with +the +sort +of +eloquence +and +unrestrained +irritability +to +which +spoiled +people +are +so +prone +. +“ +Yes +, +I +know +you +have +made +peace +with +the +Turks +without +obtaining +Moldavia +and +Wallachia +; +I +would +have +given +your +sovereign +those +provinces +as +I +gave +him +Finland +. +Yes +, +” +he +went +on +, +“ +I +promised +and +would +have +given +the +Emperor +Alexander +Moldavia +and +Wallachia +, +and +now +he +won +’ +t +have +those +splendid +provinces +. +Yet +he +might +have +united +them +to +his +empire +and +in +a +single +reign +would +have +extended +Russia +from +the +Gulf +of +Bothnia +to +the +mouths +of +the +Danube +. +Catherine +the +Great +could +not +have +done +more +, +” +said +Napoleon +, +growing +more +and +more +excited +as +he +paced +up +and +down +the +room +, +repeating +to +Balashëv +almost +the +very +words +he +had +used +to +Alexander +himself +at +Tilsit +. +“ +All +that +, +he +would +have +owed +to +my +friendship +. +Oh +, +what +a +splendid +reign +! +” +he +repeated +several +times +, +then +paused +, +drew +from +his +pocket +a +gold +snuffbox +, +lifted +it +to +his +nose +, +and +greedily +sniffed +at +it +. +“ +What +a +splendid +reign +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +might +have +been +! +” +He +looked +compassionately +at +Balashëv +, +and +as +soon +as +the +latter +tried +to +make +some +rejoinder +hastily +interrupted +him +. +“ +What +could +he +wish +or +look +for +that +he +would +not +have +obtained +through +my +friendship +? +” +demanded +Napoleon +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +in +perplexity +. +“ +But +no +, +he +has +preferred +to +surround +himself +with +my +enemies +, +and +with +whom +? +With +Steins +, +Armfeldts +, +Bennigsens +, +and +Wintzingerodes +! +Stein +, +a +traitor +expelled +from +his +own +country +; +Armfeldt +, +a +rake +and +an +intriguer +; +Wintzingerode +, +a +fugitive +French +subject +; +Bennigsen +, +rather +more +of +a +soldier +than +the +others +, +but +all +the +same +an +incompetent +who +was +unable +to +do +anything +in +1807 +and +who +should +awaken +terrible +memories +in +the +Emperor +Alexander +’ +s +mind +... +. +Granted +that +were +they +competent +they +might +be +made +use +of +, +” +continued +Napoleon—hardly +able +to +keep +pace +in +words +with +the +rush +of +thoughts +that +incessantly +sprang +up +, +proving +how +right +and +strong +he +was +( +in +his +perception +the +two +were +one +and +the +same +) +— +“ +but +they +are +not +even +that +! +They +are +neither +fit +for +war +nor +peace +! +Barclay +is +said +to +be +the +most +capable +of +them +all +, +but +I +can +not +say +so +, +judging +by +his +first +movements +. +And +what +are +they +doing +, +all +these +courtiers +? +Pfuel +proposes +, +Armfeldt +disputes +, +Bennigsen +considers +, +and +Barclay +, +called +on +to +act +, +does +not +know +what +to +decide +on +, +and +time +passes +bringing +no +result +. +Bagratión +alone +is +a +military +man +. +He +’ +s +stupid +, +but +he +has +experience +, +a +quick +eye +, +and +resolution +... +. +And +what +role +is +your +young +monarch +playing +in +that +monstrous +crowd +? +They +compromise +him +and +throw +on +him +the +responsibility +for +all +that +happens +. +A +sovereign +should +not +be +with +the +army +unless +he +is +a +general +! +” +said +Napoleon +, +evidently +uttering +these +words +as +a +direct +challenge +to +the +Emperor +. +He +knew +how +Alexander +desired +to +be +a +military +commander +. +“ +The +campaign +began +only +a +week +ago +, +and +you +haven +’ +t +even +been +able +to +defend +Vílna +. +You +are +cut +in +two +and +have +been +driven +out +of +the +Polish +provinces +. +Your +army +is +grumbling. +” +“ +On +the +contrary +, +Your +Majesty +, +” +said +Balashëv +, +hardly +able +to +remember +what +had +been +said +to +him +and +following +these +verbal +fireworks +with +difficulty +, +“ +the +troops +are +burning +with +eagerness +... +” +“ +I +know +everything +! +” +Napoleon +interrupted +him +. +“ +I +know +everything +. +I +know +the +number +of +your +battalions +as +exactly +as +I +know +my +own +. +You +have +not +two +hundred +thousand +men +, +and +I +have +three +times +that +number +. +I +give +you +my +word +of +honor +, +” +said +Napoleon +, +forgetting +that +his +word +of +honor +could +carry +no +weight— +“ +I +give +you +my +word +of +honor +that +I +have +five +hundred +and +thirty +thousand +men +this +side +of +the +Vistula +. +The +Turks +will +be +of +no +use +to +you +; +they +are +worth +nothing +and +have +shown +it +by +making +peace +with +you +. +As +for +the +Swedes—it +is +their +fate +to +be +governed +by +mad +kings +. +Their +king +was +insane +and +they +changed +him +for +another—Bernadotte +, +who +promptly +went +mad—for +no +Swede +would +ally +himself +with +Russia +unless +he +were +mad. +” +Napoleon +grinned +maliciously +and +again +raised +his +snuffbox +to +his +nose +. +Balashëv +knew +how +to +reply +to +each +of +Napoleon +’ +s +remarks +, +and +would +have +done +so +; +he +continually +made +the +gesture +of +a +man +wishing +to +say +something +, +but +Napoleon +always +interrupted +him +. +To +the +alleged +insanity +of +the +Swedes +, +Balashëv +wished +to +reply +that +when +Russia +is +on +her +side +Sweden +is +practically +an +island +: +but +Napoleon +gave +an +angry +exclamation +to +drown +his +voice +. +Napoleon +was +in +that +state +of +irritability +in +which +a +man +has +to +talk +, +talk +, +and +talk +, +merely +to +convince +himself +that +he +is +in +the +right +. +Balashëv +began +to +feel +uncomfortable +: +as +envoy +he +feared +to +demean +his +dignity +and +felt +the +necessity +of +replying +; +but +, +as +a +man +, +he +shrank +before +the +transport +of +groundless +wrath +that +had +evidently +seized +Napoleon +. +He +knew +that +none +of +the +words +now +uttered +by +Napoleon +had +any +significance +, +and +that +Napoleon +himself +would +be +ashamed +of +them +when +he +came +to +his +senses +. +Balashëv +stood +with +downcast +eyes +, +looking +at +the +movements +of +Napoleon +’ +s +stout +legs +and +trying +to +avoid +meeting +his +eyes +. +“ +But +what +do +I +care +about +your +allies +? +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +I +have +allies—the +Poles +. +There +are +eighty +thousand +of +them +and +they +fight +like +lions +. +And +there +will +be +two +hundred +thousand +of +them. +” +And +probably +still +more +perturbed +by +the +fact +that +he +had +uttered +this +obvious +falsehood +, +and +that +Balashëv +still +stood +silently +before +him +in +the +same +attitude +of +submission +to +fate +, +Napoleon +abruptly +turned +round +, +drew +close +to +Balashëv +’ +s +face +, +and +, +gesticulating +rapidly +and +energetically +with +his +white +hands +, +almost +shouted +: +“ +Know +that +if +you +stir +up +Prussia +against +me +, +I +’ +ll +wipe +it +off +the +map +of +Europe +! +” +he +declared +, +his +face +pale +and +distorted +by +anger +, +and +he +struck +one +of +his +small +hands +energetically +with +the +other +. +“ +Yes +, +I +will +throw +you +back +beyond +the +Dvína +and +beyond +the +Dnieper +, +and +will +re-erect +against +you +that +barrier +which +it +was +criminal +and +blind +of +Europe +to +allow +to +be +destroyed +. +Yes +, +that +is +what +will +happen +to +you +. +That +is +what +you +have +gained +by +alienating +me +! +” +And +he +walked +silently +several +times +up +and +down +the +room +, +his +fat +shoulders +twitching +. +He +put +his +snuffbox +into +his +waistcoat +pocket +, +took +it +out +again +, +lifted +it +several +times +to +his +nose +, +and +stopped +in +front +of +Balashëv +. +He +paused +, +looked +ironically +straight +into +Balashëv +’ +s +eyes +, +and +said +in +a +quiet +voice +: +“ +And +yet +what +a +splendid +reign +your +master +might +have +had +! +” +Balashëv +, +feeling +it +incumbent +on +him +to +reply +, +said +that +from +the +Russian +side +things +did +not +appear +in +so +gloomy +a +light +. +Napoleon +was +silent +, +still +looking +derisively +at +him +and +evidently +not +listening +to +him +. +Balashëv +said +that +in +Russia +the +best +results +were +expected +from +the +war +. +Napoleon +nodded +condescendingly +, +as +if +to +say +, +“ +I +know +it +’ +s +your +duty +to +say +that +, +but +you +don +’ +t +believe +it +yourself +. +I +have +convinced +you. +” +When +Balashëv +had +ended +, +Napoleon +again +took +out +his +snuffbox +, +sniffed +at +it +, +and +stamped +his +foot +twice +on +the +floor +as +a +signal +. +The +door +opened +, +a +gentleman-in-waiting +, +bending +respectfully +, +handed +the +Emperor +his +hat +and +gloves +; +another +brought +him +a +pocket +handkerchief +. +Napoleon +, +without +giving +them +a +glance +, +turned +to +Balashëv +: +“ +Assure +the +Emperor +Alexander +from +me +, +” +said +he +, +taking +his +hat +, +“ +that +I +am +as +devoted +to +him +as +before +: +I +know +him +thoroughly +and +very +highly +esteem +his +lofty +qualities +. +I +will +detain +you +no +longer +, +General +; +you +shall +receive +my +letter +to +the +Emperor. +” +And +Napoleon +went +quickly +to +the +door +. +Everyone +in +the +reception +room +rushed +forward +and +descended +the +staircase +. +CHAPTER +VII +After +all +that +Napoleon +had +said +to +him—those +bursts +of +anger +and +the +last +dryly +spoken +words +: +“ +I +will +detain +you +no +longer +, +General +; +you +shall +receive +my +letter +, +” +Balashëv +felt +convinced +that +Napoleon +would +not +wish +to +see +him +, +and +would +even +avoid +another +meeting +with +him—an +insulted +envoy—especially +as +he +had +witnessed +his +unseemly +anger +. +But +, +to +his +surprise +, +Balashëv +received +, +through +Duroc +, +an +invitation +to +dine +with +the +Emperor +that +day +. +Bessières +, +Caulaincourt +, +and +Berthier +were +present +at +that +dinner +. +Napoleon +met +Balashëv +cheerfully +and +amiably +. +He +not +only +showed +no +sign +of +constraint +or +self-reproach +on +account +of +his +outburst +that +morning +, +but +, +on +the +contrary +, +tried +to +reassure +Balashëv +. +It +was +evident +that +he +had +long +been +convinced +that +it +was +impossible +for +him +to +make +a +mistake +, +and +that +in +his +perception +whatever +he +did +was +right +, +not +because +it +harmonized +with +any +idea +of +right +and +wrong +, +but +because +he +did +it +. +The +Emperor +was +in +very +good +spirits +after +his +ride +through +Vílna +, +where +crowds +of +people +had +rapturously +greeted +and +followed +him +. +From +all +the +windows +of +the +streets +through +which +he +rode +, +rugs +, +flags +, +and +his +monogram +were +displayed +, +and +the +Polish +ladies +, +welcoming +him +, +waved +their +handkerchiefs +to +him +. +At +dinner +, +having +placed +Balashëv +beside +him +, +Napoleon +not +only +treated +him +amiably +but +behaved +as +if +Balashëv +were +one +of +his +own +courtiers +, +one +of +those +who +sympathized +with +his +plans +and +ought +to +rejoice +at +his +success +. +In +the +course +of +conversation +he +mentioned +Moscow +and +questioned +Balashëv +about +the +Russian +capital +, +not +merely +as +an +interested +traveler +asks +about +a +new +city +he +intends +to +visit +, +but +as +if +convinced +that +Balashëv +, +as +a +Russian +, +must +be +flattered +by +his +curiosity +. +“ +How +many +inhabitants +are +there +in +Moscow +? +How +many +houses +? +Is +it +true +that +Moscow +is +called +‘ +Holy +Moscow +’ +? +How +many +churches +are +there +in +Moscow +? +” +he +asked +. +And +receiving +the +reply +that +there +were +more +than +two +hundred +churches +, +he +remarked +: +“ +Why +such +a +quantity +of +churches +? +” +“ +The +Russians +are +very +devout +, +” +replied +Balashëv +. +“ +But +a +large +number +of +monasteries +and +churches +is +always +a +sign +of +the +backwardness +of +a +people +, +” +said +Napoleon +, +turning +to +Caulaincourt +for +appreciation +of +this +remark +. +Balashëv +respectfully +ventured +to +disagree +with +the +French +Emperor +. +“ +Every +country +has +its +own +character +, +” +said +he +. +“ +But +nowhere +in +Europe +is +there +anything +like +that +, +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +I +beg +your +Majesty +’ +s +pardon +, +” +returned +Balashëv +, +“ +besides +Russia +there +is +Spain +, +where +there +are +also +many +churches +and +monasteries. +” +This +reply +of +Balashëv +’ +s +, +which +hinted +at +the +recent +defeats +of +the +French +in +Spain +, +was +much +appreciated +when +he +related +it +at +Alexander +’ +s +court +, +but +it +was +not +much +appreciated +at +Napoleon +’ +s +dinner +, +where +it +passed +unnoticed +. +The +uninterested +and +perplexed +faces +of +the +marshals +showed +that +they +were +puzzled +as +to +what +Balashëv +’ +s +tone +suggested +. +“ +If +there +is +a +point +we +don +’ +t +see +it +, +or +it +is +not +at +all +witty +, +” +their +expressions +seemed +to +say +. +So +little +was +his +rejoinder +appreciated +that +Napoleon +did +not +notice +it +at +all +and +naïvely +asked +Balashëv +through +what +towns +the +direct +road +from +there +to +Moscow +passed +. +Balashëv +, +who +was +on +the +alert +all +through +the +dinner +, +replied +that +just +as +“ +all +roads +lead +to +Rome +, +” +so +all +roads +lead +to +Moscow +: +there +were +many +roads +, +and +“ +among +them +the +road +through +Poltáva +, +which +Charles +XII +chose. +” +Balashëv +involuntarily +flushed +with +pleasure +at +the +aptitude +of +this +reply +, +but +hardly +had +he +uttered +the +word +Poltáva +before +Caulaincourt +began +speaking +of +the +badness +of +the +road +from +Petersburg +to +Moscow +and +of +his +Petersburg +reminiscences +. +After +dinner +they +went +to +drink +coffee +in +Napoleon +’ +s +study +, +which +four +days +previously +had +been +that +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +. +Napoleon +sat +down +, +toying +with +his +Sèvres +coffee +cup +, +and +motioned +Balashëv +to +a +chair +beside +him +. +Napoleon +was +in +that +well-known +after-dinner +mood +which +, +more +than +any +reasoned +cause +, +makes +a +man +contented +with +himself +and +disposed +to +consider +everyone +his +friend +. +It +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +surrounded +by +men +who +adored +him +: +and +he +felt +convinced +that +, +after +his +dinner +, +Balashëv +too +was +his +friend +and +worshiper +. +Napoleon +turned +to +him +with +a +pleasant +, +though +slightly +ironic +, +smile +. +“ +They +tell +me +this +is +the +room +the +Emperor +Alexander +occupied +? +Strange +, +isn +’ +t +it +, +General +? +” +he +said +, +evidently +not +doubting +that +this +remark +would +be +agreeable +to +his +hearer +since +it +went +to +prove +his +, +Napoleon +’ +s +, +superiority +to +Alexander +. +Balashëv +made +no +reply +and +bowed +his +head +in +silence +. +“ +Yes +. +Four +days +ago +in +this +room +, +Wintzingerode +and +Stein +were +deliberating +, +” +continued +Napoleon +with +the +same +derisive +and +self-confident +smile +. +“ +What +I +can +’ +t +understand +, +” +he +went +on +, +“ +is +that +the +Emperor +Alexander +has +surrounded +himself +with +my +personal +enemies +. +That +I +do +not +... +understand +. +Has +he +not +thought +that +I +may +do +the +same +? +” +and +he +turned +inquiringly +to +Balashëv +, +and +evidently +this +thought +turned +him +back +on +to +the +track +of +his +morning +’ +s +anger +, +which +was +still +fresh +in +him +. +“ +And +let +him +know +that +I +will +do +so +! +” +said +Napoleon +, +rising +and +pushing +his +cup +away +with +his +hand +. +“ +I +’ +ll +drive +all +his +Württemberg +, +Baden +, +and +Weimar +relations +out +of +Germany +... +. +Yes +. +I +’ +ll +drive +them +out +. +Let +him +prepare +an +asylum +for +them +in +Russia +! +” +Balashëv +bowed +his +head +with +an +air +indicating +that +he +would +like +to +make +his +bow +and +leave +, +and +only +listened +because +he +could +not +help +hearing +what +was +said +to +him +. +Napoleon +did +not +notice +this +expression +; +he +treated +Balashëv +not +as +an +envoy +from +his +enemy +, +but +as +a +man +now +fully +devoted +to +him +and +who +must +rejoice +at +his +former +master +’ +s +humiliation +. +“ +And +why +has +the +Emperor +Alexander +taken +command +of +the +armies +? +What +is +the +good +of +that +? +War +is +my +profession +, +but +his +business +is +to +reign +and +not +to +command +armies +! +Why +has +he +taken +on +himself +such +a +responsibility +? +” +Again +Napoleon +brought +out +his +snuffbox +, +paced +several +times +up +and +down +the +room +in +silence +, +and +then +, +suddenly +and +unexpectedly +, +went +up +to +Balashëv +and +with +a +slight +smile +, +as +confidently +, +quickly +, +and +simply +as +if +he +were +doing +something +not +merely +important +but +pleasing +to +Balashëv +, +he +raised +his +hand +to +the +forty-year-old +Russian +general +’ +s +face +and +, +taking +him +by +the +ear +, +pulled +it +gently +, +smiling +with +his +lips +only +. +To +have +one +’ +s +ear +pulled +by +the +Emperor +was +considered +the +greatest +honor +and +mark +of +favor +at +the +French +court +. +“ +Well +, +adorer +and +courtier +of +the +Emperor +Alexander +, +why +don +’ +t +you +say +anything +? +” +said +he +, +as +if +it +was +ridiculous +, +in +his +presence +, +to +be +the +adorer +and +courtier +of +anyone +but +himself +, +Napoleon +. +“ +Are +the +horses +ready +for +the +general +? +” +he +added +, +with +a +slight +inclination +of +his +head +in +reply +to +Balashëv +’ +s +bow +. +“ +Let +him +have +mine +, +he +has +a +long +way +to +go +! +” +The +letter +taken +by +Balashëv +was +the +last +Napoleon +sent +to +Alexander +. +Every +detail +of +the +interview +was +communicated +to +the +Russian +monarch +, +and +the +war +began +... +. +CHAPTER +VIII +After +his +interview +with +Pierre +in +Moscow +, +Prince +Andrew +went +to +Petersburg +, +on +business +as +he +told +his +family +, +but +really +to +meet +Anatole +Kurágin +whom +he +felt +it +necessary +to +encounter +. +On +reaching +Petersburg +he +inquired +for +Kurágin +but +the +latter +had +already +left +the +city +. +Pierre +had +warned +his +brother-in-law +that +Prince +Andrew +was +on +his +track +. +Anatole +Kurágin +promptly +obtained +an +appointment +from +the +Minister +of +War +and +went +to +join +the +army +in +Moldavia +. +While +in +Petersburg +Prince +Andrew +met +Kutúzov +, +his +former +commander +who +was +always +well +disposed +toward +him +, +and +Kutúzov +suggested +that +he +should +accompany +him +to +the +army +in +Moldavia +, +to +which +the +old +general +had +been +appointed +commander +in +chief +. +So +Prince +Andrew +, +having +received +an +appointment +on +the +headquarters +staff +, +left +for +Turkey +. +Prince +Andrew +did +not +think +it +proper +to +write +and +challenge +Kurágin +. +He +thought +that +if +he +challenged +him +without +some +fresh +cause +it +might +compromise +the +young +Countess +Rostóva +and +so +he +wanted +to +meet +Kurágin +personally +in +order +to +find +a +fresh +pretext +for +a +duel +. +But +he +again +failed +to +meet +Kurágin +in +Turkey +, +for +soon +after +Prince +Andrew +arrived +, +the +latter +returned +to +Russia +. +In +a +new +country +, +amid +new +conditions +, +Prince +Andrew +found +life +easier +to +bear +. +After +his +betrothed +had +broken +faith +with +him—which +he +felt +the +more +acutely +the +more +he +tried +to +conceal +its +effects—the +surroundings +in +which +he +had +been +happy +became +trying +to +him +, +and +the +freedom +and +independence +he +had +once +prized +so +highly +were +still +more +so +. +Not +only +could +he +no +longer +think +the +thoughts +that +had +first +come +to +him +as +he +lay +gazing +at +the +sky +on +the +field +of +Austerlitz +and +had +later +enlarged +upon +with +Pierre +, +and +which +had +filled +his +solitude +at +Boguchárovo +and +then +in +Switzerland +and +Rome +, +but +he +even +dreaded +to +recall +them +and +the +bright +and +boundless +horizons +they +had +revealed +. +He +was +now +concerned +only +with +the +nearest +practical +matters +unrelated +to +his +past +interests +, +and +he +seized +on +these +the +more +eagerly +the +more +those +past +interests +were +closed +to +him +. +It +was +as +if +that +lofty +, +infinite +canopy +of +heaven +that +had +once +towered +above +him +had +suddenly +turned +into +a +low +, +solid +vault +that +weighed +him +down +, +in +which +all +was +clear +, +but +nothing +eternal +or +mysterious +. +Of +the +activities +that +presented +themselves +to +him +, +army +service +was +the +simplest +and +most +familiar +. +As +a +general +on +duty +on +Kutúzov +’ +s +staff +, +he +applied +himself +to +business +with +zeal +and +perseverance +and +surprised +Kutúzov +by +his +willingness +and +accuracy +in +work +. +Not +having +found +Kurágin +in +Turkey +, +Prince +Andrew +did +not +think +it +necessary +to +rush +back +to +Russia +after +him +, +but +all +the +same +he +knew +that +however +long +it +might +be +before +he +met +Kurágin +, +despite +his +contempt +for +him +and +despite +all +the +proofs +he +deduced +to +convince +himself +that +it +was +not +worth +stooping +to +a +conflict +with +him—he +knew +that +when +he +did +meet +him +he +would +not +be +able +to +resist +calling +him +out +, +any +more +than +a +ravenous +man +can +help +snatching +at +food +. +And +the +consciousness +that +the +insult +was +not +yet +avenged +, +that +his +rancor +was +still +unspent +, +weighed +on +his +heart +and +poisoned +the +artificial +tranquillity +which +he +managed +to +obtain +in +Turkey +by +means +of +restless +, +plodding +, +and +rather +vainglorious +and +ambitious +activity +. +In +the +year +1812 +, +when +news +of +the +war +with +Napoleon +reached +Bucharest—where +Kutúzov +had +been +living +for +two +months +, +passing +his +days +and +nights +with +a +Wallachian +woman—Prince +Andrew +asked +Kutúzov +to +transfer +him +to +the +Western +Army +. +Kutúzov +, +who +was +already +weary +of +Bolkónski +’ +s +activity +which +seemed +to +reproach +his +own +idleness +, +very +readily +let +him +go +and +gave +him +a +mission +to +Barclay +de +Tolly +. +Before +joining +the +Western +Army +which +was +then +, +in +May +, +encamped +at +Drissa +, +Prince +Andrew +visited +Bald +Hills +which +was +directly +on +his +way +, +being +only +two +miles +off +the +Smolénsk +highroad +. +During +the +last +three +years +there +had +been +so +many +changes +in +his +life +, +he +had +thought +, +felt +, +and +seen +so +much +( +having +traveled +both +in +the +east +and +the +west +) +, +that +on +reaching +Bald +Hills +it +struck +him +as +strange +and +unexpected +to +find +the +way +of +life +there +unchanged +and +still +the +same +in +every +detail +. +He +entered +through +the +gates +with +their +stone +pillars +and +drove +up +the +avenue +leading +to +the +house +as +if +he +were +entering +an +enchanted +, +sleeping +castle +. +The +same +old +stateliness +, +the +same +cleanliness +, +the +same +stillness +reigned +there +, +and +inside +there +was +the +same +furniture +, +the +same +walls +, +sounds +, +and +smell +, +and +the +same +timid +faces +, +only +somewhat +older +. +Princess +Mary +was +still +the +same +timid +, +plain +maiden +getting +on +in +years +, +uselessly +and +joylessly +passing +the +best +years +of +her +life +in +fear +and +constant +suffering +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +was +the +same +coquettish +, +self-satisfied +girl +, +enjoying +every +moment +of +her +existence +and +full +of +joyous +hopes +for +the +future +. +She +had +merely +become +more +self-confident +, +Prince +Andrew +thought +. +Dessalles +, +the +tutor +he +had +brought +from +Switzerland +, +was +wearing +a +coat +of +Russian +cut +and +talking +broken +Russian +to +the +servants +, +but +was +still +the +same +narrowly +intelligent +, +conscientious +, +and +pedantic +preceptor +. +The +old +prince +had +changed +in +appearance +only +by +the +loss +of +a +tooth +, +which +left +a +noticeable +gap +on +one +side +of +his +mouth +; +in +character +he +was +the +same +as +ever +, +only +showing +still +more +irritability +and +skepticism +as +to +what +was +happening +in +the +world +. +Little +Nicholas +alone +had +changed +. +He +had +grown +, +become +rosier +, +had +curly +dark +hair +, +and +, +when +merry +and +laughing +, +quite +unconsciously +lifted +the +upper +lip +of +his +pretty +little +mouth +just +as +the +little +princess +used +to +do +. +He +alone +did +not +obey +the +law +of +immutability +in +the +enchanted +, +sleeping +castle +. +But +though +externally +all +remained +as +of +old +, +the +inner +relations +of +all +these +people +had +changed +since +Prince +Andrew +had +seen +them +last +. +The +household +was +divided +into +two +alien +and +hostile +camps +, +who +changed +their +habits +for +his +sake +and +only +met +because +he +was +there +. +To +the +one +camp +belonged +the +old +prince +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +and +the +architect +; +to +the +other +Princess +Mary +, +Dessalles +, +little +Nicholas +, +and +all +the +old +nurses +and +maids +. +During +his +stay +at +Bald +Hills +all +the +family +dined +together +, +but +they +were +ill +at +ease +and +Prince +Andrew +felt +that +he +was +a +visitor +for +whose +sake +an +exception +was +being +made +and +that +his +presence +made +them +all +feel +awkward +. +Involuntarily +feeling +this +at +dinner +on +the +first +day +, +he +was +taciturn +, +and +the +old +prince +noticing +this +also +became +morosely +dumb +and +retired +to +his +apartments +directly +after +dinner +. +In +the +evening +, +when +Prince +Andrew +went +to +him +and +, +trying +to +rouse +him +, +began +to +tell +him +of +the +young +Count +Kámensky +’ +s +campaign +, +the +old +prince +began +unexpectedly +to +talk +about +Princess +Mary +, +blaming +her +for +her +superstitions +and +her +dislike +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +who +, +he +said +, +was +the +only +person +really +attached +to +him +. +The +old +prince +said +that +if +he +was +ill +it +was +only +because +of +Princess +Mary +: +that +she +purposely +worried +and +irritated +him +, +and +that +by +indulgence +and +silly +talk +she +was +spoiling +little +Prince +Nicholas +. +The +old +prince +knew +very +well +that +he +tormented +his +daughter +and +that +her +life +was +very +hard +, +but +he +also +knew +that +he +could +not +help +tormenting +her +and +that +she +deserved +it +. +“ +Why +does +Prince +Andrew +, +who +sees +this +, +say +nothing +to +me +about +his +sister +? +Does +he +think +me +a +scoundrel +, +or +an +old +fool +who +, +without +any +reason +, +keeps +his +own +daughter +at +a +distance +and +attaches +this +Frenchwoman +to +himself +? +He +doesn +’ +t +understand +, +so +I +must +explain +it +, +and +he +must +hear +me +out +, +” +thought +the +old +prince +. +And +he +began +explaining +why +he +could +not +put +up +with +his +daughter +’ +s +unreasonable +character +. +“ +If +you +ask +me +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +without +looking +up +( +he +was +censuring +his +father +for +the +first +time +in +his +life +) +, +“ +I +did +not +wish +to +speak +about +it +, +but +as +you +ask +me +I +will +give +you +my +frank +opinion +. +If +there +is +any +misunderstanding +and +discord +between +you +and +Mary +, +I +can +’ +t +blame +her +for +it +at +all +. +I +know +how +she +loves +and +respects +you +. +Since +you +ask +me +, +” +continued +Prince +Andrew +, +becoming +irritable—as +he +was +always +liable +to +do +of +late— +“ +I +can +only +say +that +if +there +are +any +misunderstandings +they +are +caused +by +that +worthless +woman +, +who +is +not +fit +to +be +my +sister +’ +s +companion. +” +The +old +man +at +first +stared +fixedly +at +his +son +, +and +an +unnatural +smile +disclosed +the +fresh +gap +between +his +teeth +to +which +Prince +Andrew +could +not +get +accustomed +. +“ +What +companion +, +my +dear +boy +? +Eh +? +You +’ +ve +already +been +talking +it +over +! +Eh +? +” +“ +Father +, +I +did +not +want +to +judge +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +in +a +hard +and +bitter +tone +, +“ +but +you +challenged +me +, +and +I +have +said +, +and +always +shall +say +, +that +Mary +is +not +to +blame +, +but +those +to +blame—the +one +to +blame—is +that +Frenchwoman. +” +“ +Ah +, +he +has +passed +judgment +... +passed +judgement +! +” +said +the +old +man +in +a +low +voice +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +Prince +Andrew +, +with +some +embarrassment +, +but +then +he +suddenly +jumped +up +and +cried +: +“ +Be +off +, +be +off +! +Let +not +a +trace +of +you +remain +here +! +... +” +Prince +Andrew +wished +to +leave +at +once +, +but +Princess +Mary +persuaded +him +to +stay +another +day +. +That +day +he +did +not +see +his +father +, +who +did +not +leave +his +room +and +admitted +no +one +but +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +Tíkhon +, +but +asked +several +times +whether +his +son +had +gone +. +Next +day +, +before +leaving +, +Prince +Andrew +went +to +his +son +’ +s +rooms +. +The +boy +, +curly-headed +like +his +mother +and +glowing +with +health +, +sat +on +his +knee +, +and +Prince +Andrew +began +telling +him +the +story +of +Bluebeard +, +but +fell +into +a +reverie +without +finishing +the +story +. +He +thought +not +of +this +pretty +child +, +his +son +whom +he +held +on +his +knee +, +but +of +himself +. +He +sought +in +himself +either +remorse +for +having +angered +his +father +or +regret +at +leaving +home +for +the +first +time +in +his +life +on +bad +terms +with +him +, +and +was +horrified +to +find +neither +. +What +meant +still +more +to +him +was +that +he +sought +and +did +not +find +in +himself +the +former +tenderness +for +his +son +which +he +had +hoped +to +reawaken +by +caressing +the +boy +and +taking +him +on +his +knee +. +“ +Well +, +go +on +! +” +said +his +son +. +Prince +Andrew +, +without +replying +, +put +him +down +from +his +knee +and +went +out +of +the +room +. +As +soon +as +Prince +Andrew +had +given +up +his +daily +occupations +, +and +especially +on +returning +to +the +old +conditions +of +life +amid +which +he +had +been +happy +, +weariness +of +life +overcame +him +with +its +former +intensity +, +and +he +hastened +to +escape +from +these +memories +and +to +find +some +work +as +soon +as +possible +. +“ +So +you +’ +ve +decided +to +go +, +Andrew +? +” +asked +his +sister +. +“ +Thank +God +that +I +can +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +am +very +sorry +you +can +’ +t. +” +“ +Why +do +you +say +that +? +” +replied +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Why +do +you +say +that +, +when +you +are +going +to +this +terrible +war +, +and +he +is +so +old +? +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +says +he +has +been +asking +about +you +... +. +” +As +soon +as +she +began +to +speak +of +that +, +her +lips +trembled +and +her +tears +began +to +fall +. +Prince +Andrew +turned +away +and +began +pacing +the +room +. +“ +Ah +, +my +God +! +my +God +! +When +one +thinks +who +and +what—what +trash—can +cause +people +misery +! +” +he +said +with +a +malignity +that +alarmed +Princess +Mary +. +She +understood +that +when +speaking +of +“ +trash +” +he +referred +not +only +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +the +cause +of +her +misery +, +but +also +to +the +man +who +had +ruined +his +own +happiness +. +“ +Andrew +! +One +thing +I +beg +, +I +entreat +of +you +! +” +she +said +, +touching +his +elbow +and +looking +at +him +with +eyes +that +shone +through +her +tears +. +“ +I +understand +you +” +( +she +looked +down +) +. +“ +Don +’ +t +imagine +that +sorrow +is +the +work +of +men +. +Men +are +His +tools. +” +She +looked +a +little +above +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +head +with +the +confident +, +accustomed +look +with +which +one +looks +at +the +place +where +a +familiar +portrait +hangs +. +“ +Sorrow +is +sent +by +Him +, +not +by +men +. +Men +are +His +instruments +, +they +are +not +to +blame +. +If +you +think +someone +has +wronged +you +, +forget +it +and +forgive +! +We +have +no +right +to +punish +. +And +then +you +will +know +the +happiness +of +forgiving. +” +“ +If +I +were +a +woman +I +would +do +so +, +Mary +. +That +is +a +woman +’ +s +virtue +. +But +a +man +should +not +and +can +not +forgive +and +forget +, +” +he +replied +, +and +though +till +that +moment +he +had +not +been +thinking +of +Kurágin +, +all +his +unexpended +anger +suddenly +swelled +up +in +his +heart +. +“ +If +Mary +is +already +persuading +me +to +forgive +, +it +means +that +I +ought +long +ago +to +have +punished +him +, +” +he +thought +. +And +giving +her +no +further +reply +, +he +began +thinking +of +the +glad +vindictive +moment +when +he +would +meet +Kurágin +who +he +knew +was +now +in +the +army +. +Princess +Mary +begged +him +to +stay +one +day +more +, +saying +that +she +knew +how +unhappy +her +father +would +be +if +Andrew +left +without +being +reconciled +to +him +, +but +Prince +Andrew +replied +that +he +would +probably +soon +be +back +again +from +the +army +and +would +certainly +write +to +his +father +, +but +that +the +longer +he +stayed +now +the +more +embittered +their +differences +would +become +. +“ +Good-by +, +Andrew +! +Remember +that +misfortunes +come +from +God +, +and +men +are +never +to +blame +, +” +were +the +last +words +he +heard +from +his +sister +when +he +took +leave +of +her +. +“ +Then +it +must +be +so +! +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +as +he +drove +out +of +the +avenue +from +the +house +at +Bald +Hills +. +“ +She +, +poor +innocent +creature +, +is +left +to +be +victimized +by +an +old +man +who +has +outlived +his +wits +. +The +old +man +feels +he +is +guilty +, +but +can +not +change +himself +. +My +boy +is +growing +up +and +rejoices +in +life +, +in +which +like +everybody +else +he +will +deceive +or +be +deceived +. +And +I +am +off +to +the +army +. +Why +? +I +myself +don +’ +t +know +. +I +want +to +meet +that +man +whom +I +despise +, +so +as +to +give +him +a +chance +to +kill +and +laugh +at +me +! +” +These +conditions +of +life +had +been +the +same +before +, +but +then +they +were +all +connected +, +while +now +they +had +all +tumbled +to +pieces +. +Only +senseless +things +, +lacking +coherence +, +presented +themselves +one +after +another +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +mind +. +CHAPTER +IX +Prince +Andrew +reached +the +general +headquarters +of +the +army +at +the +end +of +June +. +The +first +army +, +with +which +was +the +Emperor +, +occupied +the +fortified +camp +at +Drissa +; +the +second +army +was +retreating +, +trying +to +effect +a +junction +with +the +first +one +from +which +it +was +said +to +be +cut +off +by +large +French +forces +. +Everyone +was +dissatisfied +with +the +general +course +of +affairs +in +the +Russian +army +, +but +no +one +anticipated +any +danger +of +invasion +of +the +Russian +provinces +, +and +no +one +thought +the +war +would +extend +farther +than +the +western +, +the +Polish +, +provinces +. +Prince +Andrew +found +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +to +whom +he +had +been +assigned +, +on +the +bank +of +the +Drissa +. +As +there +was +not +a +single +town +or +large +village +in +the +vicinity +of +the +camp +, +the +immense +number +of +generals +and +courtiers +accompanying +the +army +were +living +in +the +best +houses +of +the +villages +on +both +sides +of +the +river +, +over +a +radius +of +six +miles +. +Barclay +de +Tolly +was +quartered +nearly +three +miles +from +the +Emperor +. +He +received +Bolkónski +stiffly +and +coldly +and +told +him +in +his +foreign +accent +that +he +would +mention +him +to +the +Emperor +for +a +decision +as +to +his +employment +, +but +asked +him +meanwhile +to +remain +on +his +staff +. +Anatole +Kurágin +, +whom +Prince +Andrew +had +hoped +to +find +with +the +army +, +was +not +there +. +He +had +gone +to +Petersburg +, +but +Prince +Andrew +was +glad +to +hear +this +. +His +mind +was +occupied +by +the +interests +of +the +center +that +was +conducting +a +gigantic +war +, +and +he +was +glad +to +be +free +for +a +while +from +the +distraction +caused +by +the +thought +of +Kurágin +. +During +the +first +four +days +, +while +no +duties +were +required +of +him +, +Prince +Andrew +rode +round +the +whole +fortified +camp +and +, +by +the +aid +of +his +own +knowledge +and +by +talks +with +experts +, +tried +to +form +a +definite +opinion +about +it +. +But +the +question +whether +the +camp +was +advantageous +or +disadvantageous +remained +for +him +undecided +. +Already +from +his +military +experience +and +what +he +had +seen +in +the +Austrian +campaign +, +he +had +come +to +the +conclusion +that +in +war +the +most +deeply +considered +plans +have +no +significance +and +that +all +depends +on +the +way +unexpected +movements +of +the +enemy—that +can +not +be +foreseen—are +met +, +and +on +how +and +by +whom +the +whole +matter +is +handled +. +To +clear +up +this +last +point +for +himself +, +Prince +Andrew +, +utilizing +his +position +and +acquaintances +, +tried +to +fathom +the +character +of +the +control +of +the +army +and +of +the +men +and +parties +engaged +in +it +, +and +he +deduced +for +himself +the +following +of +the +state +of +affairs +. +While +the +Emperor +had +still +been +at +Vílna +, +the +forces +had +been +divided +into +three +armies +. +First +, +the +army +under +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +secondly +, +the +army +under +Bagratión +, +and +thirdly +, +the +one +commanded +by +Tormásov +. +The +Emperor +was +with +the +first +army +, +but +not +as +commander +in +chief +. +In +the +orders +issued +it +was +stated +, +not +that +the +Emperor +would +take +command +, +but +only +that +he +would +be +with +the +army +. +The +Emperor +, +moreover +, +had +with +him +not +a +commander +in +chief +’ +s +staff +but +the +imperial +headquarters +staff +. +In +attendance +on +him +was +the +head +of +the +imperial +staff +, +Quartermaster +General +Prince +Volkónski +, +as +well +as +generals +, +imperial +aides-de-camp +, +diplomatic +officials +, +and +a +large +number +of +foreigners +, +but +not +the +army +staff +. +Besides +these +, +there +were +in +attendance +on +the +Emperor +without +any +definite +appointments +: +Arakchéev +, +the +ex-Minister +of +War +; +Count +Bennigsen +, +the +senior +general +in +rank +; +the +Grand +Duke +Tsarévich +Constantine +Pávlovich +; +Count +Rumyántsev +, +the +Chancellor +; +Stein +, +a +former +Prussian +minister +; +Armfeldt +, +a +Swedish +general +; +Pfuel +, +the +chief +author +of +the +plan +of +campaign +; +Paulucci +, +an +adjutant +general +and +Sardinian +émigré +; +Wolzogen—and +many +others +. +Though +these +men +had +no +military +appointment +in +the +army +, +their +position +gave +them +influence +, +and +often +a +corps +commander +, +or +even +the +commander +in +chief +, +did +not +know +in +what +capacity +he +was +questioned +by +Bennigsen +, +the +Grand +Duke +, +Arakchéev +, +or +Prince +Volkónski +, +or +was +given +this +or +that +advice +and +did +not +know +whether +a +certain +order +received +in +the +form +of +advice +emanated +from +the +man +who +gave +it +or +from +the +Emperor +and +whether +it +had +to +be +executed +or +not +. +But +this +was +only +the +external +condition +; +the +essential +significance +of +the +presence +of +the +Emperor +and +of +all +these +people +, +from +a +courtier +’ +s +point +of +view +( +and +in +an +Emperor +’ +s +vicinity +all +became +courtiers +) +, +was +clear +to +everyone +. +It +was +this +: +the +Emperor +did +not +assume +the +title +of +commander +in +chief +, +but +disposed +of +all +the +armies +; +the +men +around +him +were +his +assistants +. +Arakchéev +was +a +faithful +custodian +to +enforce +order +and +acted +as +the +sovereign +’ +s +bodyguard +. +Bennigsen +was +a +landlord +in +the +Vílna +province +who +appeared +to +be +doing +the +honors +of +the +district +, +but +was +in +reality +a +good +general +, +useful +as +an +adviser +and +ready +at +hand +to +replace +Barclay +. +The +Grand +Duke +was +there +because +it +suited +him +to +be +. +The +ex-Minister +Stein +was +there +because +his +advice +was +useful +and +the +Emperor +Alexander +held +him +in +high +esteem +personally +. +Armfeldt +virulently +hated +Napoleon +and +was +a +general +full +of +self-confidence +, +a +quality +that +always +influenced +Alexander +. +Paulucci +was +there +because +he +was +bold +and +decided +in +speech +. +The +adjutants +general +were +there +because +they +always +accompanied +the +Emperor +, +and +lastly +and +chiefly +Pfuel +was +there +because +he +had +drawn +up +the +plan +of +campaign +against +Napoleon +and +, +having +induced +Alexander +to +believe +in +the +efficacy +of +that +plan +, +was +directing +the +whole +business +of +the +war +. +With +Pfuel +was +Wolzogen +, +who +expressed +Pfuel +’ +s +thoughts +in +a +more +comprehensible +way +than +Pfuel +himself +( +who +was +a +harsh +, +bookish +theorist +, +self-confident +to +the +point +of +despising +everyone +else +) +was +able +to +do +. +Besides +these +Russians +and +foreigners +who +propounded +new +and +unexpected +ideas +every +day—especially +the +foreigners +, +who +did +so +with +a +boldness +characteristic +of +people +employed +in +a +country +not +their +own—there +were +many +secondary +personages +accompanying +the +army +because +their +principals +were +there +. +Among +the +opinions +and +voices +in +this +immense +, +restless +, +brilliant +, +and +proud +sphere +, +Prince +Andrew +noticed +the +following +sharply +defined +subdivisions +of +tendencies +and +parties +: +The +first +party +consisted +of +Pfuel +and +his +adherents—military +theorists +who +believed +in +a +science +of +war +with +immutable +laws—laws +of +oblique +movements +, +outflankings +, +and +so +forth +. +Pfuel +and +his +adherents +demanded +a +retirement +into +the +depths +of +the +country +in +accordance +with +precise +laws +defined +by +a +pseudo-theory +of +war +, +and +they +saw +only +barbarism +, +ignorance +, +or +evil +intention +in +every +deviation +from +that +theory +. +To +this +party +belonged +the +foreign +nobles +, +Wolzogen +, +Wintzingerode +, +and +others +, +chiefly +Germans +. +The +second +party +was +directly +opposed +to +the +first +; +one +extreme +, +as +always +happens +, +was +met +by +representatives +of +the +other +. +The +members +of +this +party +were +those +who +had +demanded +an +advance +from +Vílna +into +Poland +and +freedom +from +all +prearranged +plans +. +Besides +being +advocates +of +bold +action +, +this +section +also +represented +nationalism +, +which +made +them +still +more +one-sided +in +the +dispute +. +They +were +Russians +: +Bagratión +, +Ermólov +( +who +was +beginning +to +come +to +the +front +) +, +and +others +. +At +that +time +a +famous +joke +of +Ermólov +’ +s +was +being +circulated +, +that +as +a +great +favor +he +had +petitioned +the +Emperor +to +make +him +a +German +. +The +men +of +that +party +, +remembering +Suvórov +, +said +that +what +one +had +to +do +was +not +to +reason +, +or +stick +pins +into +maps +, +but +to +fight +, +beat +the +enemy +, +keep +him +out +of +Russia +, +and +not +let +the +army +get +discouraged +. +To +the +third +party—in +which +the +Emperor +had +most +confidence—belonged +the +courtiers +who +tried +to +arrange +compromises +between +the +other +two +. +The +members +of +this +party +, +chiefly +civilians +and +to +whom +Arakchéev +belonged +, +thought +and +said +what +men +who +have +no +convictions +but +wish +to +seem +to +have +some +generally +say +. +They +said +that +undoubtedly +war +, +particularly +against +such +a +genius +as +Bonaparte +( +they +called +him +Bonaparte +now +) +, +needs +most +deeply +devised +plans +and +profound +scientific +knowledge +and +in +that +respect +Pfuel +was +a +genius +, +but +at +the +same +time +it +had +to +be +acknowledged +that +the +theorists +are +often +one-sided +, +and +therefore +one +should +not +trust +them +absolutely +, +but +should +also +listen +to +what +Pfuel +’ +s +opponents +and +practical +men +of +experience +in +warfare +had +to +say +, +and +then +choose +a +middle +course +. +They +insisted +on +the +retention +of +the +camp +at +Drissa +, +according +to +Pfuel +’ +s +plan +, +but +on +changing +the +movements +of +the +other +armies +. +Though +, +by +this +course +, +neither +one +aim +nor +the +other +could +be +attained +, +yet +it +seemed +best +to +the +adherents +of +this +third +party +. +Of +a +fourth +opinion +the +most +conspicuous +representative +was +the +Tsarévich +, +who +could +not +forget +his +disillusionment +at +Austerlitz +, +where +he +had +ridden +out +at +the +head +of +the +Guards +, +in +his +casque +and +cavalry +uniform +as +to +a +review +, +expecting +to +crush +the +French +gallantly +; +but +unexpectedly +finding +himself +in +the +front +line +had +narrowly +escaped +amid +the +general +confusion +. +The +men +of +this +party +had +both +the +quality +and +the +defect +of +frankness +in +their +opinions +. +They +feared +Napoleon +, +recognized +his +strength +and +their +own +weakness +, +and +frankly +said +so +. +They +said +: +“ +Nothing +but +sorrow +, +shame +, +and +ruin +will +come +of +all +this +! +We +have +abandoned +Vílna +and +Vítebsk +and +shall +abandon +Drissa +. +The +only +reasonable +thing +left +to +do +is +to +conclude +peace +as +soon +as +possible +, +before +we +are +turned +out +of +Petersburg. +” +This +view +was +very +general +in +the +upper +army +circles +and +found +support +also +in +Petersburg +and +from +the +chancellor +, +Rumyántsev +, +who +, +for +other +reasons +of +state +, +was +in +favor +of +peace +. +The +fifth +party +consisted +of +those +who +were +adherents +of +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +not +so +much +as +a +man +but +as +minister +of +war +and +commander +in +chief +. +“ +Be +he +what +he +may +” +( +they +always +began +like +that +) +, +“ +he +is +an +honest +, +practical +man +and +we +have +nobody +better +. +Give +him +real +power +, +for +war +can +not +be +conducted +successfully +without +unity +of +command +, +and +he +will +show +what +he +can +do +, +as +he +did +in +Finland +. +If +our +army +is +well +organized +and +strong +and +has +withdrawn +to +Drissa +without +suffering +any +defeats +, +we +owe +this +entirely +to +Barclay +. +If +Barclay +is +now +to +be +superseded +by +Bennigsen +all +will +be +lost +, +for +Bennigsen +showed +his +incapacity +already +in +1807. +” +The +sixth +party +, +the +Bennigsenites +, +said +, +on +the +contrary +, +that +at +any +rate +there +was +no +one +more +active +and +experienced +than +Bennigsen +: +“ +and +twist +about +as +you +may +, +you +will +have +to +come +to +Bennigsen +eventually +. +Let +the +others +make +mistakes +now +! +” +said +they +, +arguing +that +our +retirement +to +Drissa +was +a +most +shameful +reverse +and +an +unbroken +series +of +blunders +. +“ +The +more +mistakes +that +are +made +the +better +. +It +will +at +any +rate +be +understood +all +the +sooner +that +things +can +not +go +on +like +this +. +What +is +wanted +is +not +some +Barclay +or +other +, +but +a +man +like +Bennigsen +, +who +made +his +mark +in +1807 +, +and +to +whom +Napoleon +himself +did +justice—a +man +whose +authority +would +be +willingly +recognized +, +and +Bennigsen +is +the +only +such +man. +” +The +seventh +party +consisted +of +the +sort +of +people +who +are +always +to +be +found +, +especially +around +young +sovereigns +, +and +of +whom +there +were +particularly +many +round +Alexander—generals +and +imperial +aides-de-camp +passionately +devoted +to +the +Emperor +, +not +merely +as +a +monarch +but +as +a +man +, +adoring +him +sincerely +and +disinterestedly +, +as +Rostóv +had +done +in +1805 +, +and +who +saw +in +him +not +only +all +the +virtues +but +all +human +capabilities +as +well +. +These +men +, +though +enchanted +with +the +sovereign +for +refusing +the +command +of +the +army +, +yet +blamed +him +for +such +excessive +modesty +, +and +only +desired +and +insisted +that +their +adored +sovereign +should +abandon +his +diffidence +and +openly +announce +that +he +would +place +himself +at +the +head +of +the +army +, +gather +round +him +a +commander +in +chief +’ +s +staff +, +and +, +consulting +experienced +theoreticians +and +practical +men +where +necessary +, +would +himself +lead +the +troops +, +whose +spirits +would +thereby +be +raised +to +the +highest +pitch +. +The +eighth +and +largest +group +, +which +in +its +enormous +numbers +was +to +the +others +as +ninety-nine +to +one +, +consisted +of +men +who +desired +neither +peace +nor +war +, +neither +an +advance +nor +a +defensive +camp +at +the +Drissa +or +anywhere +else +, +neither +Barclay +nor +the +Emperor +, +neither +Pfuel +nor +Bennigsen +, +but +only +the +one +most +essential +thing—as +much +advantage +and +pleasure +for +themselves +as +possible +. +In +the +troubled +waters +of +conflicting +and +intersecting +intrigues +that +eddied +about +the +Emperor +’ +s +headquarters +, +it +was +possible +to +succeed +in +many +ways +unthinkable +at +other +times +. +A +man +who +simply +wished +to +retain +his +lucrative +post +would +today +agree +with +Pfuel +, +tomorrow +with +his +opponent +, +and +the +day +after +, +merely +to +avoid +responsibility +or +to +please +the +Emperor +, +would +declare +that +he +had +no +opinion +at +all +on +the +matter +. +Another +who +wished +to +gain +some +advantage +would +attract +the +Emperor +’ +s +attention +by +loudly +advocating +the +very +thing +the +Emperor +had +hinted +at +the +day +before +, +and +would +dispute +and +shout +at +the +council +, +beating +his +breast +and +challenging +those +who +did +not +agree +with +him +to +duels +, +thereby +proving +that +he +was +prepared +to +sacrifice +himself +for +the +common +good +. +A +third +, +in +the +absence +of +opponents +, +between +two +councils +would +simply +solicit +a +special +gratuity +for +his +faithful +services +, +well +knowing +that +at +that +moment +people +would +be +too +busy +to +refuse +him +. +A +fourth +while +seemingly +overwhelmed +with +work +would +often +come +accidentally +under +the +Emperor +’ +s +eye +. +A +fifth +, +to +achieve +his +long-cherished +aim +of +dining +with +the +Emperor +, +would +stubbornly +insist +on +the +correctness +or +falsity +of +some +newly +emerging +opinion +and +for +this +object +would +produce +arguments +more +or +less +forcible +and +correct +. +All +the +men +of +this +party +were +fishing +for +rubles +, +decorations +, +and +promotions +, +and +in +this +pursuit +watched +only +the +weathercock +of +imperial +favor +, +and +directly +they +noticed +it +turning +in +any +direction +, +this +whole +drone +population +of +the +army +began +blowing +hard +that +way +, +so +that +it +was +all +the +harder +for +the +Emperor +to +turn +it +elsewhere +. +Amid +the +uncertainties +of +the +position +, +with +the +menace +of +serious +danger +giving +a +peculiarly +threatening +character +to +everything +, +amid +this +vortex +of +intrigue +, +egotism +, +conflict +of +views +and +feelings +, +and +the +diversity +of +race +among +these +people—this +eighth +and +largest +party +of +those +preoccupied +with +personal +interests +imparted +great +confusion +and +obscurity +to +the +common +task +. +Whatever +question +arose +, +a +swarm +of +these +drones +, +without +having +finished +their +buzzing +on +a +previous +theme +, +flew +over +to +the +new +one +and +by +their +hum +drowned +and +obscured +the +voices +of +those +who +were +disputing +honestly +. +From +among +all +these +parties +, +just +at +the +time +Prince +Andrew +reached +the +army +, +another +, +a +ninth +party +, +was +being +formed +and +was +beginning +to +raise +its +voice +. +This +was +the +party +of +the +elders +, +reasonable +men +experienced +and +capable +in +state +affairs +, +who +, +without +sharing +any +of +those +conflicting +opinions +, +were +able +to +take +a +detached +view +of +what +was +going +on +at +the +staff +at +headquarters +and +to +consider +means +of +escape +from +this +muddle +, +indecision +, +intricacy +, +and +weakness +. +The +men +of +this +party +said +and +thought +that +what +was +wrong +resulted +chiefly +from +the +Emperor +’ +s +presence +in +the +army +with +his +military +court +and +from +the +consequent +presence +there +of +an +indefinite +, +conditional +, +and +unsteady +fluctuation +of +relations +, +which +is +in +place +at +court +but +harmful +in +an +army +; +that +a +sovereign +should +reign +but +not +command +the +army +, +and +that +the +only +way +out +of +the +position +would +be +for +the +Emperor +and +his +court +to +leave +the +army +; +that +the +mere +presence +of +the +Emperor +paralyzed +the +action +of +fifty +thousand +men +required +to +secure +his +personal +safety +, +and +that +the +worst +commander +in +chief +, +if +independent +, +would +be +better +than +the +very +best +one +trammeled +by +the +presence +and +authority +of +the +monarch +. +Just +at +the +time +Prince +Andrew +was +living +unoccupied +at +Drissa +, +Shishkóv +, +the +Secretary +of +State +and +one +of +the +chief +representatives +of +this +party +, +wrote +a +letter +to +the +Emperor +which +Arakchéev +and +Balashëv +agreed +to +sign +. +In +this +letter +, +availing +himself +of +permission +given +him +by +the +Emperor +to +discuss +the +general +course +of +affairs +, +he +respectfully +suggested—on +the +plea +that +it +was +necessary +for +the +sovereign +to +arouse +a +warlike +spirit +in +the +people +of +the +capital—that +the +Emperor +should +leave +the +army +. +That +arousing +of +the +people +by +their +sovereign +and +his +call +to +them +to +defend +their +country—the +very +incitement +which +was +the +chief +cause +of +Russia +’ +s +triumph +in +so +far +as +it +was +produced +by +the +Tsar +’ +s +personal +presence +in +Moscow—was +suggested +to +the +Emperor +, +and +accepted +by +him +, +as +a +pretext +for +quitting +the +army +. +CHAPTER +X +This +letter +had +not +yet +been +presented +to +the +Emperor +when +Barclay +, +one +day +at +dinner +, +informed +Bolkónski +that +the +sovereign +wished +to +see +him +personally +, +to +question +him +about +Turkey +, +and +that +Prince +Andrew +was +to +present +himself +at +Bennigsen +’ +s +quarters +at +six +that +evening +. +News +was +received +at +the +Emperor +’ +s +quarters +that +very +day +of +a +fresh +movement +by +Napoleon +which +might +endanger +the +army—news +subsequently +found +to +be +false +. +And +that +morning +Colonel +Michaud +had +ridden +round +the +Drissa +fortifications +with +the +Emperor +and +had +pointed +out +to +him +that +this +fortified +camp +constructed +by +Pfuel +, +and +till +then +considered +a +chef-d +’ +oeuvre +of +tactical +science +which +would +ensure +Napoleon +’ +s +destruction +, +was +an +absurdity +, +threatening +the +destruction +of +the +Russian +army +. +Prince +Andrew +arrived +at +Bennigsen +’ +s +quarters—a +country +gentleman +’ +s +house +of +moderate +size +, +situated +on +the +very +banks +of +the +river +. +Neither +Bennigsen +nor +the +Emperor +was +there +, +but +Chernýshev +, +the +Emperor +’ +s +aide-de-camp +, +received +Bolkónski +and +informed +him +that +the +Emperor +, +accompanied +by +General +Bennigsen +and +Marquis +Paulucci +, +had +gone +a +second +time +that +day +to +inspect +the +fortifications +of +the +Drissa +camp +, +of +the +suitability +of +which +serious +doubts +were +beginning +to +be +felt +. +Chernýshev +was +sitting +at +a +window +in +the +first +room +with +a +French +novel +in +his +hand +. +This +room +had +probably +been +a +music +room +; +there +was +still +an +organ +in +it +on +which +some +rugs +were +piled +, +and +in +one +corner +stood +the +folding +bedstead +of +Bennigsen +’ +s +adjutant +. +This +adjutant +was +also +there +and +sat +dozing +on +the +rolled-up +bedding +, +evidently +exhausted +by +work +or +by +feasting +. +Two +doors +led +from +the +room +, +one +straight +on +into +what +had +been +the +drawing +room +, +and +another +, +on +the +right +, +to +the +study +. +Through +the +first +door +came +the +sound +of +voices +conversing +in +German +and +occasionally +in +French +. +In +that +drawing +room +were +gathered +, +by +the +Emperor +’ +s +wish +, +not +a +military +council +( +the +Emperor +preferred +indefiniteness +) +, +but +certain +persons +whose +opinions +he +wished +to +know +in +view +of +the +impending +difficulties +. +It +was +not +a +council +of +war +, +but +, +as +it +were +, +a +council +to +elucidate +certain +questions +for +the +Emperor +personally +. +To +this +semicouncil +had +been +invited +the +Swedish +General +Armfeldt +, +Adjutant +General +Wolzogen +, +Wintzingerode +( +whom +Napoleon +had +referred +to +as +a +renegade +French +subject +) +, +Michaud +, +Toll +, +Count +Stein +who +was +not +a +military +man +at +all +, +and +Pfuel +himself +, +who +, +as +Prince +Andrew +had +heard +, +was +the +mainspring +of +the +whole +affair +. +Prince +Andrew +had +an +opportunity +of +getting +a +good +look +at +him +, +for +Pfuel +arrived +soon +after +himself +and +, +in +passing +through +to +the +drawing +room +, +stopped +a +minute +to +speak +to +Chernýshev +. +At +first +sight +, +Pfuel +, +in +his +ill-made +uniform +of +a +Russian +general +, +which +fitted +him +badly +like +a +fancy +costume +, +seemed +familiar +to +Prince +Andrew +, +though +he +saw +him +now +for +the +first +time +. +There +was +about +him +something +of +Weyrother +, +Mack +, +and +Schmidt +, +and +many +other +German +theorist-generals +whom +Prince +Andrew +had +seen +in +1805 +, +but +he +was +more +typical +than +any +of +them +. +Prince +Andrew +had +never +yet +seen +a +German +theorist +in +whom +all +the +characteristics +of +those +others +were +united +to +such +an +extent +. +Pfuel +was +short +and +very +thin +but +broad-boned +, +of +coarse +, +robust +build +, +broad +in +the +hips +, +and +with +prominent +shoulder +blades +. +His +face +was +much +wrinkled +and +his +eyes +deep +set +. +His +hair +had +evidently +been +hastily +brushed +smooth +in +front +of +the +temples +, +but +stuck +up +behind +in +quaint +little +tufts +. +He +entered +the +room +, +looking +restlessly +and +angrily +around +, +as +if +afraid +of +everything +in +that +large +apartment +. +Awkwardly +holding +up +his +sword +, +he +addressed +Chernýshev +and +asked +in +German +where +the +Emperor +was +. +One +could +see +that +he +wished +to +pass +through +the +rooms +as +quickly +as +possible +, +finish +with +the +bows +and +greetings +, +and +sit +down +to +business +in +front +of +a +map +, +where +he +would +feel +at +home +. +He +nodded +hurriedly +in +reply +to +Chernýshev +, +and +smiled +ironically +on +hearing +that +the +sovereign +was +inspecting +the +fortifications +that +he +, +Pfuel +, +had +planned +in +accord +with +his +theory +. +He +muttered +something +to +himself +abruptly +and +in +a +bass +voice +, +as +self-assured +Germans +do—it +might +have +been +“ +stupid +fellow +” +... +or +“ +the +whole +affair +will +be +ruined +, +” +or +“ +something +absurd +will +come +of +it. +” +... +Prince +Andrew +did +not +catch +what +he +said +and +would +have +passed +on +, +but +Chernýshev +introduced +him +to +Pfuel +, +remarking +that +Prince +Andrew +was +just +back +from +Turkey +where +the +war +had +terminated +so +fortunately +. +Pfuel +barely +glanced—not +so +much +at +Prince +Andrew +as +past +him—and +said +, +with +a +laugh +: +“ +That +must +have +been +a +fine +tactical +war +” +; +and +, +laughing +contemptuously +, +went +on +into +the +room +from +which +the +sound +of +voices +was +heard +. +Pfuel +, +always +inclined +to +be +irritably +sarcastic +, +was +particularly +disturbed +that +day +, +evidently +by +the +fact +that +they +had +dared +to +inspect +and +criticize +his +camp +in +his +absence +. +From +this +short +interview +with +Pfuel +, +Prince +Andrew +, +thanks +to +his +Austerlitz +experiences +, +was +able +to +form +a +clear +conception +of +the +man +. +Pfuel +was +one +of +those +hopelessly +and +immutably +self-confident +men +, +self-confident +to +the +point +of +martyrdom +as +only +Germans +are +, +because +only +Germans +are +self-confident +on +the +basis +of +an +abstract +notion—science +, +that +is +, +the +supposed +knowledge +of +absolute +truth +. +A +Frenchman +is +self-assured +because +he +regards +himself +personally +, +both +in +mind +and +body +, +as +irresistibly +attractive +to +men +and +women +. +An +Englishman +is +self-assured +, +as +being +a +citizen +of +the +best-organized +state +in +the +world +, +and +therefore +as +an +Englishman +always +knows +what +he +should +do +and +knows +that +all +he +does +as +an +Englishman +is +undoubtedly +correct +. +An +Italian +is +self-assured +because +he +is +excitable +and +easily +forgets +himself +and +other +people +. +A +Russian +is +self-assured +just +because +he +knows +nothing +and +does +not +want +to +know +anything +, +since +he +does +not +believe +that +anything +can +be +known +. +The +German +’ +s +self-assurance +is +worst +of +all +, +stronger +and +more +repulsive +than +any +other +, +because +he +imagines +that +he +knows +the +truth—science—which +he +himself +has +invented +but +which +is +for +him +the +absolute +truth +. +Pfuel +was +evidently +of +that +sort +. +He +had +a +science—the +theory +of +oblique +movements +deduced +by +him +from +the +history +of +Frederick +the +Great +’ +s +wars +, +and +all +he +came +across +in +the +history +of +more +recent +warfare +seemed +to +him +absurd +and +barbarous—monstrous +collisions +in +which +so +many +blunders +were +committed +by +both +sides +that +these +wars +could +not +be +called +wars +, +they +did +not +accord +with +the +theory +, +and +therefore +could +not +serve +as +material +for +science +. +In +1806 +Pfuel +had +been +one +of +those +responsible +, +for +the +plan +of +campaign +that +ended +in +Jena +and +Auerstädt +, +but +he +did +not +see +the +least +proof +of +the +fallibility +of +his +theory +in +the +disasters +of +that +war +. +On +the +contrary +, +the +deviations +made +from +his +theory +were +, +in +his +opinion +, +the +sole +cause +of +the +whole +disaster +, +and +with +characteristically +gleeful +sarcasm +he +would +remark +, +“ +There +, +I +said +the +whole +affair +would +go +to +the +devil +! +” +Pfuel +was +one +of +those +theoreticians +who +so +love +their +theory +that +they +lose +sight +of +the +theory +’ +s +object—its +practical +application +. +His +love +of +theory +made +him +hate +everything +practical +, +and +he +would +not +listen +to +it +. +He +was +even +pleased +by +failures +, +for +failures +resulting +from +deviations +in +practice +from +the +theory +only +proved +to +him +the +accuracy +of +his +theory +. +He +said +a +few +words +to +Prince +Andrew +and +Chernýshev +about +the +present +war +, +with +the +air +of +a +man +who +knows +beforehand +that +all +will +go +wrong +, +and +who +is +not +displeased +that +it +should +be +so +. +The +unbrushed +tufts +of +hair +sticking +up +behind +and +the +hastily +brushed +hair +on +his +temples +expressed +this +most +eloquently +. +He +passed +into +the +next +room +, +and +the +deep +, +querulous +sounds +of +his +voice +were +at +once +heard +from +there +. +CHAPTER +XI +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +eyes +were +still +following +Pfuel +out +of +the +room +when +Count +Bennigsen +entered +hurriedly +, +and +nodding +to +Bolkónski +, +but +not +pausing +, +went +into +the +study +, +giving +instructions +to +his +adjutant +as +he +went +. +The +Emperor +was +following +him +, +and +Bennigsen +had +hastened +on +to +make +some +preparations +and +to +be +ready +to +receive +the +sovereign +. +Chernýshev +and +Prince +Andrew +went +out +into +the +porch +, +where +the +Emperor +, +who +looked +fatigued +, +was +dismounting +. +Marquis +Paulucci +was +talking +to +him +with +particular +warmth +and +the +Emperor +, +with +his +head +bent +to +the +left +, +was +listening +with +a +dissatisfied +air +. +The +Emperor +moved +forward +evidently +wishing +to +end +the +conversation +, +but +the +flushed +and +excited +Italian +, +oblivious +of +decorum +, +followed +him +and +continued +to +speak +. +“ +And +as +for +the +man +who +advised +forming +this +camp—the +Drissa +camp +, +” +said +Paulucci +, +as +the +Emperor +mounted +the +steps +and +noticing +Prince +Andrew +scanned +his +unfamiliar +face +, +“ +as +to +that +person +, +sire +... +” +continued +Paulucci +, +desperately +, +apparently +unable +to +restrain +himself +, +“ +the +man +who +advised +the +Drissa +camp—I +see +no +alternative +but +the +lunatic +asylum +or +the +gallows +! +” +Without +heeding +the +end +of +the +Italian +’ +s +remarks +, +and +as +though +not +hearing +them +, +the +Emperor +, +recognizing +Bolkónski +, +addressed +him +graciously +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +to +see +you +! +Go +in +there +where +they +are +meeting +, +and +wait +for +me. +” +The +Emperor +went +into +the +study +. +He +was +followed +by +Prince +Peter +Mikháylovich +Volkónski +and +Baron +Stein +, +and +the +door +closed +behind +them +. +Prince +Andrew +, +taking +advantage +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +permission +, +accompanied +Paulucci +, +whom +he +had +known +in +Turkey +, +into +the +drawing +room +where +the +council +was +assembled +. +Prince +Peter +Mikháylovich +Volkónski +occupied +the +position +, +as +it +were +, +of +chief +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +staff +. +He +came +out +of +the +study +into +the +drawing +room +with +some +maps +which +he +spread +on +a +table +, +and +put +questions +on +which +he +wished +to +hear +the +opinion +of +the +gentlemen +present +. +What +had +happened +was +that +news +( +which +afterwards +proved +to +be +false +) +had +been +received +during +the +night +of +a +movement +by +the +French +to +outflank +the +Drissa +camp +. +The +first +to +speak +was +General +Armfeldt +who +, +to +meet +the +difficulty +that +presented +itself +, +unexpectedly +proposed +a +perfectly +new +position +away +from +the +Petersburg +and +Moscow +roads +. +The +reason +for +this +was +inexplicable +( +unless +he +wished +to +show +that +he +, +too +, +could +have +an +opinion +) +, +but +he +urged +that +at +this +point +the +army +should +unite +and +there +await +the +enemy +. +It +was +plain +that +Armfeldt +had +thought +out +that +plan +long +ago +and +now +expounded +it +not +so +much +to +answer +the +questions +put—which +, +in +fact +, +his +plan +did +not +answer—as +to +avail +himself +of +the +opportunity +to +air +it +. +It +was +one +of +the +millions +of +proposals +, +one +as +good +as +another +, +that +could +be +made +as +long +as +it +was +quite +unknown +what +character +the +war +would +take +. +Some +disputed +his +arguments +, +others +defended +them +. +Young +Count +Toll +objected +to +the +Swedish +general +’ +s +views +more +warmly +than +anyone +else +, +and +in +the +course +of +the +dispute +drew +from +his +side +pocket +a +well-filled +notebook +, +which +he +asked +permission +to +read +to +them +. +In +these +voluminous +notes +Toll +suggested +another +scheme +, +totally +different +from +Armfeldt +’ +s +or +Pfuel +’ +s +plan +of +campaign +. +In +answer +to +Toll +, +Paulucci +suggested +an +advance +and +an +attack +, +which +, +he +urged +, +could +alone +extricate +us +from +the +present +uncertainty +and +from +the +trap +( +as +he +called +the +Drissa +camp +) +in +which +we +were +situated +. +During +all +these +discussions +Pfuel +and +his +interpreter +, +Wolzogen +( +his +“ +bridge +” +in +court +relations +) +, +were +silent +. +Pfuel +only +snorted +contemptuously +and +turned +away +, +to +show +that +he +would +never +demean +himself +by +replying +to +such +nonsense +as +he +was +now +hearing +. +So +when +Prince +Volkónski +, +who +was +in +the +chair +, +called +on +him +to +give +his +opinion +, +he +merely +said +: +“ +Why +ask +me +? +General +Armfeldt +has +proposed +a +splendid +position +with +an +exposed +rear +, +or +why +not +this +Italian +gentleman +’ +s +attack—very +fine +, +or +a +retreat +, +also +good +! +Why +ask +me +? +” +said +he +. +“ +Why +, +you +yourselves +know +everything +better +than +I +do. +” +But +when +Volkónski +said +, +with +a +frown +, +that +it +was +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +name +that +he +asked +his +opinion +, +Pfuel +rose +and +, +suddenly +growing +animated +, +began +to +speak +: +“ +Everything +has +been +spoiled +, +everything +muddled +, +everybody +thought +they +knew +better +than +I +did +, +and +now +you +come +to +me +! +How +mend +matters +? +There +is +nothing +to +mend +! +The +principles +laid +down +by +me +must +be +strictly +adhered +to +, +” +said +he +, +drumming +on +the +table +with +his +bony +fingers +. +“ +What +is +the +difficulty +? +Nonsense +, +childishness +! +” +He +went +up +to +the +map +and +speaking +rapidly +began +proving +that +no +eventuality +could +alter +the +efficiency +of +the +Drissa +camp +, +that +everything +had +been +foreseen +, +and +that +if +the +enemy +were +really +going +to +outflank +it +, +the +enemy +would +inevitably +be +destroyed +. +Paulucci +, +who +did +not +know +German +, +began +questioning +him +in +French +. +Wolzogen +came +to +the +assistance +of +his +chief +, +who +spoke +French +badly +, +and +began +translating +for +him +, +hardly +able +to +keep +pace +with +Pfuel +, +who +was +rapidly +demonstrating +that +not +only +all +that +had +happened +, +but +all +that +could +happen +, +had +been +foreseen +in +his +scheme +, +and +that +if +there +were +now +any +difficulties +the +whole +fault +lay +in +the +fact +that +his +plan +had +not +been +precisely +executed +. +He +kept +laughing +sarcastically +, +he +demonstrated +, +and +at +last +contemptuously +ceased +to +demonstrate +, +like +a +mathematician +who +ceases +to +prove +in +various +ways +the +accuracy +of +a +problem +that +has +already +been +proved +. +Wolzogen +took +his +place +and +continued +to +explain +his +views +in +French +, +every +now +and +then +turning +to +Pfuel +and +saying +, +“ +Is +it +not +so +, +your +excellency +? +” +But +Pfuel +, +like +a +man +heated +in +a +fight +who +strikes +those +on +his +own +side +, +shouted +angrily +at +his +own +supporter +, +Wolzogen +: +“ +Well +, +of +course +, +what +more +is +there +to +explain +? +” +Paulucci +and +Michaud +both +attacked +Wolzogen +simultaneously +in +French +. +Armfeldt +addressed +Pfuel +in +German +. +Toll +explained +to +Volkónski +in +Russian +. +Prince +Andrew +listened +and +observed +in +silence +. +Of +all +these +men +Prince +Andrew +sympathized +most +with +Pfuel +, +angry +, +determined +, +and +absurdly +self-confident +as +he +was +. +Of +all +those +present +, +evidently +he +alone +was +not +seeking +anything +for +himself +, +nursed +no +hatred +against +anyone +, +and +only +desired +that +the +plan +, +formed +on +a +theory +arrived +at +by +years +of +toil +, +should +be +carried +out +. +He +was +ridiculous +, +and +unpleasantly +sarcastic +, +but +yet +he +inspired +involuntary +respect +by +his +boundless +devotion +to +an +idea +. +Besides +this +, +the +remarks +of +all +except +Pfuel +had +one +common +trait +that +had +not +been +noticeable +at +the +council +of +war +in +1805 +: +there +was +now +a +panic +fear +of +Napoleon +’ +s +genius +, +which +, +though +concealed +, +was +noticeable +in +every +rejoinder +. +Everything +was +assumed +to +be +possible +for +Napoleon +, +they +expected +him +from +every +side +, +and +invoked +his +terrible +name +to +shatter +each +other +’ +s +proposals +. +Pfuel +alone +seemed +to +consider +Napoleon +a +barbarian +like +everyone +else +who +opposed +his +theory +. +But +besides +this +feeling +of +respect +, +Pfuel +evoked +pity +in +Prince +Andrew +. +From +the +tone +in +which +the +courtiers +addressed +him +and +the +way +Paulucci +had +allowed +himself +to +speak +of +him +to +the +Emperor +, +but +above +all +from +a +certain +desperation +in +Pfuel +’ +s +own +expressions +, +it +was +clear +that +the +others +knew +, +and +Pfuel +himself +felt +, +that +his +fall +was +at +hand +. +And +despite +his +self-confidence +and +grumpy +German +sarcasm +he +was +pitiable +, +with +his +hair +smoothly +brushed +on +the +temples +and +sticking +up +in +tufts +behind +. +Though +he +concealed +the +fact +under +a +show +of +irritation +and +contempt +, +he +was +evidently +in +despair +that +the +sole +remaining +chance +of +verifying +his +theory +by +a +huge +experiment +and +proving +its +soundness +to +the +whole +world +was +slipping +away +from +him +. +The +discussions +continued +a +long +time +, +and +the +longer +they +lasted +the +more +heated +became +the +disputes +, +culminating +in +shouts +and +personalities +, +and +the +less +was +it +possible +to +arrive +at +any +general +conclusion +from +all +that +had +been +said +. +Prince +Andrew +, +listening +to +this +polyglot +talk +and +to +these +surmises +, +plans +, +refutations +, +and +shouts +, +felt +nothing +but +amazement +at +what +they +were +saying +. +A +thought +that +had +long +since +and +often +occurred +to +him +during +his +military +activities—the +idea +that +there +is +not +and +can +not +be +any +science +of +war +, +and +that +therefore +there +can +be +no +such +thing +as +a +military +genius—now +appeared +to +him +an +obvious +truth +. +“ +What +theory +and +science +is +possible +about +a +matter +the +conditions +and +circumstances +of +which +are +unknown +and +can +not +be +defined +, +especially +when +the +strength +of +the +acting +forces +can +not +be +ascertained +? +No +one +was +or +is +able +to +foresee +in +what +condition +our +or +the +enemy +’ +s +armies +will +be +in +a +day +’ +s +time +, +and +no +one +can +gauge +the +force +of +this +or +that +detachment +. +Sometimes—when +there +is +not +a +coward +at +the +front +to +shout +, +‘ +We +are +cut +off +! +’ +and +start +running +, +but +a +brave +and +jolly +lad +who +shouts +, +‘ +Hurrah +! +’ +—a +detachment +of +five +thousand +is +worth +thirty +thousand +, +as +at +Schön +Grabern +, +while +at +times +fifty +thousand +run +from +eight +thousand +, +as +at +Austerlitz +. +What +science +can +there +be +in +a +matter +in +which +, +as +in +all +practical +matters +, +nothing +can +be +defined +and +everything +depends +on +innumerable +conditions +, +the +significance +of +which +is +determined +at +a +particular +moment +which +arrives +no +one +knows +when +? +Armfeldt +says +our +army +is +cut +in +half +, +and +Paulucci +says +we +have +got +the +French +army +between +two +fires +; +Michaud +says +that +the +worthlessness +of +the +Drissa +camp +lies +in +having +the +river +behind +it +, +and +Pfuel +says +that +is +what +constitutes +its +strength +; +Toll +proposes +one +plan +, +Armfeldt +another +, +and +they +are +all +good +and +all +bad +, +and +the +advantages +of +any +suggestions +can +be +seen +only +at +the +moment +of +trial +. +And +why +do +they +all +speak +of +a +‘ +military +genius +’ +? +Is +a +man +a +genius +who +can +order +bread +to +be +brought +up +at +the +right +time +and +say +who +is +to +go +to +the +right +and +who +to +the +left +? +It +is +only +because +military +men +are +invested +with +pomp +and +power +and +crowds +of +sychophants +flatter +power +, +attributing +to +it +qualities +of +genius +it +does +not +possess +. +The +best +generals +I +have +known +were +, +on +the +contrary +, +stupid +or +absent-minded +men +. +Bagratión +was +the +best +, +Napoleon +himself +admitted +that +. +And +of +Bonaparte +himself +! +I +remember +his +limited +, +self-satisfied +face +on +the +field +of +Austerlitz +. +Not +only +does +a +good +army +commander +not +need +any +special +qualities +, +on +the +contrary +he +needs +the +absence +of +the +highest +and +best +human +attributes—love +, +poetry +, +tenderness +, +and +philosophic +inquiring +doubt +. +He +should +be +limited +, +firmly +convinced +that +what +he +is +doing +is +very +important +( +otherwise +he +will +not +have +sufficient +patience +) +, +and +only +then +will +he +be +a +brave +leader +. +God +forbid +that +he +should +be +humane +, +should +love +, +or +pity +, +or +think +of +what +is +just +and +unjust +. +It +is +understandable +that +a +theory +of +their +‘ +genius +’ +was +invented +for +them +long +ago +because +they +have +power +! +The +success +of +a +military +action +depends +not +on +them +, +but +on +the +man +in +the +ranks +who +shouts +, +‘ +We +are +lost +! +’ +or +who +shouts +, +‘ +Hurrah +! +’ +And +only +in +the +ranks +can +one +serve +with +assurance +of +being +useful. +” +So +thought +Prince +Andrew +as +he +listened +to +the +talking +, +and +he +roused +himself +only +when +Paulucci +called +him +and +everyone +was +leaving +. +At +the +review +next +day +the +Emperor +asked +Prince +Andrew +where +he +would +like +to +serve +, +and +Prince +Andrew +lost +his +standing +in +court +circles +forever +by +not +asking +to +remain +attached +to +the +sovereign +’ +s +person +, +but +for +permission +to +serve +in +the +army +. +CHAPTER +XII +Before +the +beginning +of +the +campaign +, +Rostóv +had +received +a +letter +from +his +parents +in +which +they +told +him +briefly +of +Natásha +’ +s +illness +and +the +breaking +off +of +her +engagement +to +Prince +Andrew +( +which +they +explained +by +Natásha +’ +s +having +rejected +him +) +and +again +asked +Nicholas +to +retire +from +the +army +and +return +home +. +On +receiving +this +letter +, +Nicholas +did +not +even +make +any +attempt +to +get +leave +of +absence +or +to +retire +from +the +army +, +but +wrote +to +his +parents +that +he +was +sorry +Natásha +was +ill +and +her +engagement +broken +off +, +and +that +he +would +do +all +he +could +to +meet +their +wishes +. +To +Sónya +he +wrote +separately +. +“ +Adored +friend +of +my +soul +! +” +he +wrote +. +“ +Nothing +but +honor +could +keep +me +from +returning +to +the +country +. +But +now +, +at +the +commencement +of +the +campaign +, +I +should +feel +dishonored +, +not +only +in +my +comrades +’ +eyes +but +in +my +own +, +if +I +preferred +my +own +happiness +to +my +love +and +duty +to +the +Fatherland +. +But +this +shall +be +our +last +separation +. +Believe +me +, +directly +the +war +is +over +, +if +I +am +still +alive +and +still +loved +by +you +, +I +will +throw +up +everything +and +fly +to +you +, +to +press +you +forever +to +my +ardent +breast. +” +It +was +, +in +fact +, +only +the +commencement +of +the +campaign +that +prevented +Rostóv +from +returning +home +as +he +had +promised +and +marrying +Sónya +. +The +autumn +in +Otrádnoe +with +the +hunting +, +and +the +winter +with +the +Christmas +holidays +and +Sónya +’ +s +love +, +had +opened +out +to +him +a +vista +of +tranquil +rural +joys +and +peace +such +as +he +had +never +known +before +, +and +which +now +allured +him +. +“ +A +splendid +wife +, +children +, +a +good +pack +of +hounds +, +a +dozen +leashes +of +smart +borzois +, +agriculture +, +neighbors +, +service +by +election +... +” +thought +he +. +But +now +the +campaign +was +beginning +, +and +he +had +to +remain +with +his +regiment +. +And +since +it +had +to +be +so +, +Nicholas +Rostóv +, +as +was +natural +to +him +, +felt +contented +with +the +life +he +led +in +the +regiment +and +was +able +to +find +pleasure +in +that +life +. +On +his +return +from +his +furlough +Nicholas +, +having +been +joyfully +welcomed +by +his +comrades +, +was +sent +to +obtain +remounts +and +brought +back +from +the +Ukraine +excellent +horses +which +pleased +him +and +earned +him +commendation +from +his +commanders +. +During +his +absence +he +had +been +promoted +captain +, +and +when +the +regiment +was +put +on +war +footing +with +an +increase +in +numbers +, +he +was +again +allotted +his +old +squadron +. +The +campaign +began +, +the +regiment +was +moved +into +Poland +on +double +pay +, +new +officers +arrived +, +new +men +and +horses +, +and +above +all +everybody +was +infected +with +the +merrily +excited +mood +that +goes +with +the +commencement +of +a +war +, +and +Rostóv +, +conscious +of +his +advantageous +position +in +the +regiment +, +devoted +himself +entirely +to +the +pleasures +and +interests +of +military +service +, +though +he +knew +that +sooner +or +later +he +would +have +to +relinquish +them +. +The +troops +retired +from +Vílna +for +various +complicated +reasons +of +state +, +political +and +strategic +. +Each +step +of +the +retreat +was +accompanied +by +a +complicated +interplay +of +interests +, +arguments +, +and +passions +at +headquarters +. +For +the +Pávlograd +hussars +, +however +, +the +whole +of +this +retreat +during +the +finest +period +of +summer +and +with +sufficient +supplies +was +a +very +simple +and +agreeable +business +. +It +was +only +at +headquarters +that +there +was +depression +, +uneasiness +, +and +intriguing +; +in +the +body +of +the +army +they +did +not +ask +themselves +where +they +were +going +or +why +. +If +they +regretted +having +to +retreat +, +it +was +only +because +they +had +to +leave +billets +they +had +grown +accustomed +to +, +or +some +pretty +young +Polish +lady +. +If +the +thought +that +things +looked +bad +chanced +to +enter +anyone +’ +s +head +, +he +tried +to +be +as +cheerful +as +befits +a +good +soldier +and +not +to +think +of +the +general +trend +of +affairs +, +but +only +of +the +task +nearest +to +hand +. +First +they +camped +gaily +before +Vílna +, +making +acquaintance +with +the +Polish +landowners +, +preparing +for +reviews +and +being +reviewed +by +the +Emperor +and +other +high +commanders +. +Then +came +an +order +to +retreat +to +Sventsyáni +and +destroy +any +provisions +they +could +not +carry +away +with +them +. +Sventsyáni +was +remembered +by +the +hussars +only +as +the +drunken +camp +, +a +name +the +whole +army +gave +to +their +encampment +there +, +and +because +many +complaints +were +made +against +the +troops +, +who +, +taking +advantage +of +the +order +to +collect +provisions +, +took +also +horses +, +carriages +, +and +carpets +from +the +Polish +proprietors +. +Rostóv +remembered +Sventsyáni +, +because +on +the +first +day +of +their +arrival +at +that +small +town +he +changed +his +sergeant +major +and +was +unable +to +manage +all +the +drunken +men +of +his +squadron +who +, +unknown +to +him +, +had +appropriated +five +barrels +of +old +beer +. +From +Sventsyáni +they +retired +farther +and +farther +to +Drissa +, +and +thence +again +beyond +Drissa +, +drawing +near +to +the +frontier +of +Russia +proper +. +On +the +thirteenth +of +July +the +Pávlograds +took +part +in +a +serious +action +for +the +first +time +. +On +the +twelfth +of +July +, +on +the +eve +of +that +action +, +there +was +a +heavy +storm +of +rain +and +hail +. +In +general +, +the +summer +of +1812 +was +remarkable +for +its +storms +. +The +two +Pávlograd +squadrons +were +bivouacking +on +a +field +of +rye +, +which +was +already +in +ear +but +had +been +completely +trodden +down +by +cattle +and +horses +. +The +rain +was +descending +in +torrents +, +and +Rostóv +, +with +a +young +officer +named +Ilyín +, +his +protégé +, +was +sitting +in +a +hastily +constructed +shelter +. +An +officer +of +their +regiment +, +with +long +mustaches +extending +onto +his +cheeks +, +who +after +riding +to +the +staff +had +been +overtaken +by +the +rain +, +entered +Rostóv +’ +s +shelter +. +“ +I +have +come +from +the +staff +, +Count +. +Have +you +heard +of +Raévski +’ +s +exploit +? +” +And +the +officer +gave +them +details +of +the +Saltánov +battle +, +which +he +had +heard +at +the +staff +. +Rostóv +, +smoking +his +pipe +and +turning +his +head +about +as +the +water +trickled +down +his +neck +, +listened +inattentively +, +with +an +occasional +glance +at +Ilyín +, +who +was +pressing +close +to +him +. +This +officer +, +a +lad +of +sixteen +who +had +recently +joined +the +regiment +, +was +now +in +the +same +relation +to +Nicholas +that +Nicholas +had +been +to +Denísov +seven +years +before +. +Ilyín +tried +to +imitate +Rostóv +in +everything +and +adored +him +as +a +girl +might +have +done +. +Zdrzhinski +, +the +officer +with +the +long +mustache +, +spoke +grandiloquently +of +the +Saltánov +dam +being +“ +a +Russian +Thermopylae +, +” +and +of +how +a +deed +worthy +of +antiquity +had +been +performed +by +General +Raévski +. +He +recounted +how +Raévski +had +led +his +two +sons +onto +the +dam +under +terrific +fire +and +had +charged +with +them +beside +him +. +Rostóv +heard +the +story +and +not +only +said +nothing +to +encourage +Zdrzhinski +’ +s +enthusiasm +but +, +on +the +contrary +, +looked +like +a +man +ashamed +of +what +he +was +hearing +, +though +with +no +intention +of +contradicting +it +. +Since +the +campaigns +of +Austerlitz +and +of +1807 +Rostóv +knew +by +experience +that +men +always +lie +when +describing +military +exploits +, +as +he +himself +had +done +when +recounting +them +; +besides +that +, +he +had +experience +enough +to +know +that +nothing +happens +in +war +at +all +as +we +can +imagine +or +relate +it +. +And +so +he +did +not +like +Zdrzhinski +’ +s +tale +, +nor +did +he +like +Zdrzhinski +himself +who +, +with +his +mustaches +extending +over +his +cheeks +, +bent +low +over +the +face +of +his +hearer +, +as +was +his +habit +, +and +crowded +Rostóv +in +the +narrow +shanty +. +Rostóv +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +In +the +first +place +, +there +must +have +been +such +a +confusion +and +crowding +on +the +dam +that +was +being +attacked +that +if +Raévski +did +lead +his +sons +there +, +it +could +have +had +no +effect +except +perhaps +on +some +dozen +men +nearest +to +him +, +” +thought +he +, +“ +the +rest +could +not +have +seen +how +or +with +whom +Raévski +came +onto +the +dam +. +And +even +those +who +did +see +it +would +not +have +been +much +stimulated +by +it +, +for +what +had +they +to +do +with +Raévski +’ +s +tender +paternal +feelings +when +their +own +skins +were +in +danger +? +And +besides +, +the +fate +of +the +Fatherland +did +not +depend +on +whether +they +took +the +Saltánov +dam +or +not +, +as +we +are +told +was +the +case +at +Thermopylae +. +So +why +should +he +have +made +such +a +sacrifice +? +And +why +expose +his +own +children +in +the +battle +? +I +would +not +have +taken +my +brother +Pétya +there +, +or +even +Ilyín +, +who +’ +s +a +stranger +to +me +but +a +nice +lad +, +but +would +have +tried +to +put +them +somewhere +under +cover +, +” +Nicholas +continued +to +think +, +as +he +listened +to +Zdrzhinski +. +But +he +did +not +express +his +thoughts +, +for +in +such +matters +, +too +, +he +had +gained +experience +. +He +knew +that +this +tale +redounded +to +the +glory +of +our +arms +and +so +one +had +to +pretend +not +to +doubt +it +. +And +he +acted +accordingly +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +stand +this +any +more +, +” +said +Ilyín +, +noticing +that +Rostóv +did +not +relish +Zdrzhinski +’ +s +conversation +. +“ +My +stockings +and +shirt +... +and +the +water +is +running +on +my +seat +! +I +’ +ll +go +and +look +for +shelter +. +The +rain +seems +less +heavy. +” +Ilyín +went +out +and +Zdrzhinski +rode +away +. +Five +minutes +later +Ilyín +, +splashing +through +the +mud +, +came +running +back +to +the +shanty +. +“ +Hurrah +! +Rostóv +, +come +quick +! +I +’ +ve +found +it +! +About +two +hundred +yards +away +there +’ +s +a +tavern +where +ours +have +already +gathered +. +We +can +at +least +get +dry +there +, +and +Mary +Hendríkhovna +’ +s +there. +” +Mary +Hendríkhovna +was +the +wife +of +the +regimental +doctor +, +a +pretty +young +German +woman +he +had +married +in +Poland +. +The +doctor +, +whether +from +lack +of +means +or +because +he +did +not +like +to +part +from +his +young +wife +in +the +early +days +of +their +marriage +, +took +her +about +with +him +wherever +the +hussar +regiment +went +and +his +jealousy +had +become +a +standing +joke +among +the +hussar +officers +. +Rostóv +threw +his +cloak +over +his +shoulders +, +shouted +to +Lavrúshka +to +follow +with +the +things +, +and—now +slipping +in +the +mud +, +now +splashing +right +through +it—set +off +with +Ilyín +in +the +lessening +rain +and +the +darkness +that +was +occasionally +rent +by +distant +lightning +. +“ +Rostóv +, +where +are +you +? +” +“ +Here +. +What +lightning +! +” +they +called +to +one +another +. +CHAPTER +XIII +In +the +tavern +, +before +which +stood +the +doctor +’ +s +covered +cart +, +there +were +already +some +five +officers +. +Mary +Hendríkhovna +, +a +plump +little +blonde +German +, +in +a +dressing +jacket +and +nightcap +, +was +sitting +on +a +broad +bench +in +the +front +corner +. +Her +husband +, +the +doctor +, +lay +asleep +behind +her +. +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +, +on +entering +the +room +, +were +welcomed +with +merry +shouts +and +laughter +. +“ +Dear +me +, +how +jolly +we +are +! +” +said +Rostóv +laughing +. +“ +And +why +do +you +stand +there +gaping +? +” +“ +What +swells +they +are +! +Why +, +the +water +streams +from +them +! +Don +’ +t +make +our +drawing +room +so +wet. +” +“ +Don +’ +t +mess +Mary +Hendríkhovna +’ +s +dress +! +” +cried +other +voices +. +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +hastened +to +find +a +corner +where +they +could +change +into +dry +clothes +without +offending +Mary +Hendríkhovna +’ +s +modesty +. +They +were +going +into +a +tiny +recess +behind +a +partition +to +change +, +but +found +it +completely +filled +by +three +officers +who +sat +playing +cards +by +the +light +of +a +solitary +candle +on +an +empty +box +, +and +these +officers +would +on +no +account +yield +their +position +. +Mary +Hendríkhovna +obliged +them +with +the +loan +of +a +petticoat +to +be +used +as +a +curtain +, +and +behind +that +screen +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +, +helped +by +Lavrúshka +who +had +brought +their +kits +, +changed +their +wet +things +for +dry +ones +. +A +fire +was +made +up +in +the +dilapidated +brick +stove +. +A +board +was +found +, +fixed +on +two +saddles +and +covered +with +a +horsecloth +, +a +small +samovar +was +produced +and +a +cellaret +and +half +a +bottle +of +rum +, +and +having +asked +Mary +Hendríkhovna +to +preside +, +they +all +crowded +round +her +. +One +offered +her +a +clean +handkerchief +to +wipe +her +charming +hands +, +another +spread +a +jacket +under +her +little +feet +to +keep +them +from +the +damp +, +another +hung +his +coat +over +the +window +to +keep +out +the +draft +, +and +yet +another +waved +the +flies +off +her +husband +’ +s +face +, +lest +he +should +wake +up +. +“ +Leave +him +alone +, +” +said +Mary +Hendríkhovna +, +smiling +timidly +and +happily +. +“ +He +is +sleeping +well +as +it +is +, +after +a +sleepless +night. +” +“ +Oh +, +no +, +Mary +Hendríkhovna +, +” +replied +the +officer +, +“ +one +must +look +after +the +doctor +. +Perhaps +he +’ +ll +take +pity +on +me +someday +, +when +it +comes +to +cutting +off +a +leg +or +an +arm +for +me. +” +There +were +only +three +tumblers +, +the +water +was +so +muddy +that +one +could +not +make +out +whether +the +tea +was +strong +or +weak +, +and +the +samovar +held +only +six +tumblers +of +water +, +but +this +made +it +all +the +pleasanter +to +take +turns +in +order +of +seniority +to +receive +one +’ +s +tumbler +from +Mary +Hendríkhovna +’ +s +plump +little +hands +with +their +short +and +not +overclean +nails +. +All +the +officers +appeared +to +be +, +and +really +were +, +in +love +with +her +that +evening +. +Even +those +playing +cards +behind +the +partition +soon +left +their +game +and +came +over +to +the +samovar +, +yielding +to +the +general +mood +of +courting +Mary +Hendríkhovna +. +She +, +seeing +herself +surrounded +by +such +brilliant +and +polite +young +men +, +beamed +with +satisfaction +, +try +as +she +might +to +hide +it +, +and +perturbed +as +she +evidently +was +each +time +her +husband +moved +in +his +sleep +behind +her +. +There +was +only +one +spoon +, +sugar +was +more +plentiful +than +anything +else +, +but +it +took +too +long +to +dissolve +, +so +it +was +decided +that +Mary +Hendríkhovna +should +stir +the +sugar +for +everyone +in +turn +. +Rostóv +received +his +tumbler +, +and +adding +some +rum +to +it +asked +Mary +Hendríkhovna +to +stir +it +. +“ +But +you +take +it +without +sugar +? +” +she +said +, +smiling +all +the +time +, +as +if +everything +she +said +and +everything +the +others +said +was +very +amusing +and +had +a +double +meaning +. +“ +It +is +not +the +sugar +I +want +, +but +only +that +your +little +hand +should +stir +my +tea. +” +Mary +Hendríkhovna +assented +and +began +looking +for +the +spoon +which +someone +meanwhile +had +pounced +on +. +“ +Use +your +finger +, +Mary +Hendríkhovna +, +it +will +be +still +nicer +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +Too +hot +! +” +she +replied +, +blushing +with +pleasure +. +Ilyín +put +a +few +drops +of +rum +into +the +bucket +of +water +and +brought +it +to +Mary +Hendríkhovna +, +asking +her +to +stir +it +with +her +finger +. +“ +This +is +my +cup +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Only +dip +your +finger +in +it +and +I +’ +ll +drink +it +all +up. +” +When +they +had +emptied +the +samovar +, +Rostóv +took +a +pack +of +cards +and +proposed +that +they +should +play +“ +Kings +” +with +Mary +Hendríkhovna +. +They +drew +lots +to +settle +who +should +make +up +her +set +. +At +Rostóv +’ +s +suggestion +it +was +agreed +that +whoever +became +“ +King +” +should +have +the +right +to +kiss +Mary +Hendríkhovna +’ +s +hand +, +and +that +the +“ +Booby +” +should +go +to +refill +and +reheat +the +samovar +for +the +doctor +when +the +latter +awoke +. +“ +Well +, +but +supposing +Mary +Hendríkhovna +is +‘ +King +’ +? +” +asked +Ilyín +. +“ +As +it +is +, +she +is +Queen +, +and +her +word +is +law +! +” +They +had +hardly +begun +to +play +before +the +doctor +’ +s +disheveled +head +suddenly +appeared +from +behind +Mary +Hendríkhovna +. +He +had +been +awake +for +some +time +, +listening +to +what +was +being +said +, +and +evidently +found +nothing +entertaining +or +amusing +in +what +was +going +on +. +His +face +was +sad +and +depressed +. +Without +greeting +the +officers +, +he +scratched +himself +and +asked +to +be +allowed +to +pass +as +they +were +blocking +the +way +. +As +soon +as +he +had +left +the +room +all +the +officers +burst +into +loud +laughter +and +Mary +Hendríkhovna +blushed +till +her +eyes +filled +with +tears +and +thereby +became +still +more +attractive +to +them +. +Returning +from +the +yard +, +the +doctor +told +his +wife +( +who +had +ceased +to +smile +so +happily +, +and +looked +at +him +in +alarm +, +awaiting +her +sentence +) +that +the +rain +had +ceased +and +they +must +go +to +sleep +in +their +covered +cart +, +or +everything +in +it +would +be +stolen +. +“ +But +I +’ +ll +send +an +orderly +... +. +Two +of +them +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +What +an +idea +, +doctor +! +” +“ +I +’ +ll +stand +guard +on +it +myself +! +” +said +Ilyín +. +“ +No +, +gentlemen +, +you +have +had +your +sleep +, +but +I +have +not +slept +for +two +nights +, +” +replied +the +doctor +, +and +he +sat +down +morosely +beside +his +wife +, +waiting +for +the +game +to +end +. +Seeing +his +gloomy +face +as +he +frowned +at +his +wife +, +the +officers +grew +still +merrier +, +and +some +of +them +could +not +refrain +from +laughter +, +for +which +they +hurriedly +sought +plausible +pretexts +. +When +he +had +gone +, +taking +his +wife +with +him +, +and +had +settled +down +with +her +in +their +covered +cart +, +the +officers +lay +down +in +the +tavern +, +covering +themselves +with +their +wet +cloaks +, +but +they +did +not +sleep +for +a +long +time +; +now +they +exchanged +remarks +, +recalling +the +doctor +’ +s +uneasiness +and +his +wife +’ +s +delight +, +now +they +ran +out +into +the +porch +and +reported +what +was +taking +place +in +the +covered +trap +. +Several +times +Rostóv +, +covering +his +head +, +tried +to +go +to +sleep +, +but +some +remark +would +arouse +him +and +conversation +would +be +resumed +, +to +the +accompaniment +of +unreasoning +, +merry +, +childlike +laughter +. +CHAPTER +XIV +It +was +nearly +three +o +’ +clock +but +no +one +was +yet +asleep +, +when +the +quartermaster +appeared +with +an +order +to +move +on +to +the +little +town +of +Ostróvna +. +Still +laughing +and +talking +, +the +officers +began +hurriedly +getting +ready +and +again +boiled +some +muddy +water +in +the +samovar +. +But +Rostóv +went +off +to +his +squadron +without +waiting +for +tea +. +Day +was +breaking +, +the +rain +had +ceased +, +and +the +clouds +were +dispersing +. +It +felt +damp +and +cold +, +especially +in +clothes +that +were +still +moist +. +As +they +left +the +tavern +in +the +twilight +of +the +dawn +, +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +both +glanced +under +the +wet +and +glistening +leather +hood +of +the +doctor +’ +s +cart +, +from +under +the +apron +of +which +his +feet +were +sticking +out +, +and +in +the +middle +of +which +his +wife +’ +s +nightcap +was +visible +and +her +sleepy +breathing +audible +. +“ +She +really +is +a +dear +little +thing +, +” +said +Rostóv +to +Ilyín +, +who +was +following +him +. +“ +A +charming +woman +! +” +said +Ilyín +, +with +all +the +gravity +of +a +boy +of +sixteen +. +Half +an +hour +later +the +squadron +was +lined +up +on +the +road +. +The +command +was +heard +to +“ +mount +” +and +the +soldiers +crossed +themselves +and +mounted +. +Rostóv +riding +in +front +gave +the +order +“ +Forward +! +” +and +the +hussars +, +with +clanking +sabers +and +subdued +talk +, +their +horses +’ +hoofs +splashing +in +the +mud +, +defiled +in +fours +and +moved +along +the +broad +road +planted +with +birch +trees +on +each +side +, +following +the +infantry +and +a +battery +that +had +gone +on +in +front +. +Tattered +, +blue-purple +clouds +, +reddening +in +the +east +, +were +scudding +before +the +wind +. +It +was +growing +lighter +and +lighter +. +That +curly +grass +which +always +grows +by +country +roadsides +became +clearly +visible +, +still +wet +with +the +night +’ +s +rain +; +the +drooping +branches +of +the +birches +, +also +wet +, +swayed +in +the +wind +and +flung +down +bright +drops +of +water +to +one +side +. +The +soldiers +’ +faces +were +more +and +more +clearly +visible +. +Rostóv +, +always +closely +followed +by +Ilyín +, +rode +along +the +side +of +the +road +between +two +rows +of +birch +trees +. +When +campaigning +, +Rostóv +allowed +himself +the +indulgence +of +riding +not +a +regimental +but +a +Cossack +horse +. +A +judge +of +horses +and +a +sportsman +, +he +had +lately +procured +himself +a +large +, +fine +, +mettlesome +, +Donéts +horse +, +dun-colored +, +with +light +mane +and +tail +, +and +when +he +rode +it +no +one +could +outgallop +him +. +To +ride +this +horse +was +a +pleasure +to +him +, +and +he +thought +of +the +horse +, +of +the +morning +, +of +the +doctor +’ +s +wife +, +but +not +once +of +the +impending +danger +. +Formerly +, +when +going +into +action +, +Rostóv +had +felt +afraid +; +now +he +had +not +the +least +feeling +of +fear +. +He +was +fearless +, +not +because +he +had +grown +used +to +being +under +fire +( +one +can +not +grow +used +to +danger +) +, +but +because +he +had +learned +how +to +manage +his +thoughts +when +in +danger +. +He +had +grown +accustomed +when +going +into +action +to +think +about +anything +but +what +would +seem +most +likely +to +interest +him—the +impending +danger +. +During +the +first +period +of +his +service +, +hard +as +he +tried +and +much +as +he +reproached +himself +with +cowardice +, +he +had +not +been +able +to +do +this +, +but +with +time +it +had +come +of +itself +. +Now +he +rode +beside +Ilyín +under +the +birch +trees +, +occasionally +plucking +leaves +from +a +branch +that +met +his +hand +, +sometimes +touching +his +horse +’ +s +side +with +his +foot +, +or +, +without +turning +round +, +handing +a +pipe +he +had +finished +to +an +hussar +riding +behind +him +, +with +as +calm +and +careless +an +air +as +though +he +were +merely +out +for +a +ride +. +He +glanced +with +pity +at +the +excited +face +of +Ilyín +, +who +talked +much +and +in +great +agitation +. +He +knew +from +experience +the +tormenting +expectation +of +terror +and +death +the +cornet +was +suffering +and +knew +that +only +time +could +help +him +. +As +soon +as +the +sun +appeared +in +a +clear +strip +of +sky +beneath +the +clouds +, +the +wind +fell +, +as +if +it +dared +not +spoil +the +beauty +of +the +summer +morning +after +the +storm +; +drops +still +continued +to +fall +, +but +vertically +now +, +and +all +was +still +. +The +whole +sun +appeared +on +the +horizon +and +disappeared +behind +a +long +narrow +cloud +that +hung +above +it +. +A +few +minutes +later +it +reappeared +brighter +still +from +behind +the +top +of +the +cloud +, +tearing +its +edge +. +Everything +grew +bright +and +glittered +. +And +with +that +light +, +and +as +if +in +reply +to +it +, +came +the +sound +of +guns +ahead +of +them +. +Before +Rostóv +had +had +time +to +consider +and +determine +the +distance +of +that +firing +, +Count +Ostermann-Tolstóy +’ +s +adjutant +came +galloping +from +Vítebsk +with +orders +to +advance +at +a +trot +along +the +road +. +The +squadron +overtook +and +passed +the +infantry +and +the +battery—which +had +also +quickened +their +pace—rode +down +a +hill +, +and +passing +through +an +empty +and +deserted +village +again +ascended +. +The +horses +began +to +lather +and +the +men +to +flush +. +“ +Halt +! +Dress +your +ranks +! +” +the +order +of +the +regimental +commander +was +heard +ahead +. +“ +Forward +by +the +left +. +Walk +, +march +! +” +came +the +order +from +in +front +. +And +the +hussars +, +passing +along +the +line +of +troops +on +the +left +flank +of +our +position +, +halted +behind +our +Uhlans +who +were +in +the +front +line +. +To +the +right +stood +our +infantry +in +a +dense +column +: +they +were +the +reserve +. +Higher +up +the +hill +, +on +the +very +horizon +, +our +guns +were +visible +through +the +wonderfully +clear +air +, +brightly +illuminated +by +slanting +morning +sunbeams +. +In +front +, +beyond +a +hollow +dale +, +could +be +seen +the +enemy +’ +s +columns +and +guns +. +Our +advanced +line +, +already +in +action +, +could +be +heard +briskly +exchanging +shots +with +the +enemy +in +the +dale +. +At +these +sounds +, +long +unheard +, +Rostóv +’ +s +spirits +rose +, +as +at +the +strains +of +the +merriest +music +. +Trap-ta-ta-tap +! +cracked +the +shots +, +now +together +, +now +several +quickly +one +after +another +. +Again +all +was +silent +and +then +again +it +sounded +as +if +someone +were +walking +on +detonators +and +exploding +them +. +The +hussars +remained +in +the +same +place +for +about +an +hour +. +A +cannonade +began +. +Count +Ostermann +with +his +suite +rode +up +behind +the +squadron +, +halted +, +spoke +to +the +commander +of +the +regiment +, +and +rode +up +the +hill +to +the +guns +. +After +Ostermann +had +gone +, +a +command +rang +out +to +the +Uhlans +. +“ +Form +column +! +Prepare +to +charge +! +” +The +infantry +in +front +of +them +parted +into +platoons +to +allow +the +cavalry +to +pass +. +The +Uhlans +started +, +the +streamers +on +their +spears +fluttering +, +and +trotted +downhill +toward +the +French +cavalry +which +was +seen +below +to +the +left +. +As +soon +as +the +Uhlans +descended +the +hill +, +the +hussars +were +ordered +up +the +hill +to +support +the +battery +. +As +they +took +the +places +vacated +by +the +Uhlans +, +bullets +came +from +the +front +, +whining +and +whistling +, +but +fell +spent +without +taking +effect +. +The +sounds +, +which +he +had +not +heard +for +so +long +, +had +an +even +more +pleasurable +and +exhilarating +effect +on +Rostóv +than +the +previous +sounds +of +firing +. +Drawing +himself +up +, +he +viewed +the +field +of +battle +opening +out +before +him +from +the +hill +, +and +with +his +whole +soul +followed +the +movement +of +the +Uhlans +. +They +swooped +down +close +to +the +French +dragoons +, +something +confused +happened +there +amid +the +smoke +, +and +five +minutes +later +our +Uhlans +were +galloping +back +, +not +to +the +place +they +had +occupied +but +more +to +the +left +, +and +among +the +orange-colored +Uhlans +on +chestnut +horses +and +behind +them +, +in +a +large +group +, +blue +French +dragoons +on +gray +horses +could +be +seen +. +CHAPTER +XV +Rostóv +, +with +his +keen +sportsman +’ +s +eye +, +was +one +of +the +first +to +catch +sight +of +these +blue +French +dragoons +pursuing +our +Uhlans +. +Nearer +and +nearer +in +disorderly +crowds +came +the +Uhlans +and +the +French +dragoons +pursuing +them +. +He +could +already +see +how +these +men +, +who +looked +so +small +at +the +foot +of +the +hill +, +jostled +and +overtook +one +another +, +waving +their +arms +and +their +sabers +in +the +air +. +Rostóv +gazed +at +what +was +happening +before +him +as +at +a +hunt +. +He +felt +instinctively +that +if +the +hussars +struck +at +the +French +dragoons +now +, +the +latter +could +not +withstand +them +, +but +if +a +charge +was +to +be +made +it +must +be +done +now +, +at +that +very +moment +, +or +it +would +be +too +late +. +He +looked +around +. +A +captain +, +standing +beside +him +, +was +gazing +like +himself +with +eyes +fixed +on +the +cavalry +below +them +. +“ +Andrew +Sevastyánych +! +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +You +know +, +we +could +crush +them +... +. +” +“ +A +fine +thing +too +! +” +replied +the +captain +, +“ +and +really +... +” +Rostóv +, +without +waiting +to +hear +him +out +, +touched +his +horse +, +galloped +to +the +front +of +his +squadron +, +and +before +he +had +time +to +finish +giving +the +word +of +command +, +the +whole +squadron +, +sharing +his +feeling +, +was +following +him +. +Rostóv +himself +did +not +know +how +or +why +he +did +it +. +He +acted +as +he +did +when +hunting +, +without +reflecting +or +considering +. +He +saw +the +dragoons +near +and +that +they +were +galloping +in +disorder +; +he +knew +they +could +not +withstand +an +attack—knew +there +was +only +that +moment +and +that +if +he +let +it +slip +it +would +not +return +. +The +bullets +were +whining +and +whistling +so +stimulatingly +around +him +and +his +horse +was +so +eager +to +go +that +he +could +not +restrain +himself +. +He +touched +his +horse +, +gave +the +word +of +command +, +and +immediately +, +hearing +behind +him +the +tramp +of +the +horses +of +his +deployed +squadron +, +rode +at +full +trot +downhill +toward +the +dragoons +. +Hardly +had +they +reached +the +bottom +of +the +hill +before +their +pace +instinctively +changed +to +a +gallop +, +which +grew +faster +and +faster +as +they +drew +nearer +to +our +Uhlans +and +the +French +dragoons +who +galloped +after +them +. +The +dragoons +were +now +close +at +hand +. +On +seeing +the +hussars +, +the +foremost +began +to +turn +, +while +those +behind +began +to +halt +. +With +the +same +feeling +with +which +he +had +galloped +across +the +path +of +a +wolf +, +Rostóv +gave +rein +to +his +Donéts +horse +and +galloped +to +intersect +the +path +of +the +dragoons +’ +disordered +lines +. +One +Uhlan +stopped +, +another +who +was +on +foot +flung +himself +to +the +ground +to +avoid +being +knocked +over +, +and +a +riderless +horse +fell +in +among +the +hussars +. +Nearly +all +the +French +dragoons +were +galloping +back +. +Rostóv +, +picking +out +one +on +a +gray +horse +, +dashed +after +him +. +On +the +way +he +came +upon +a +bush +, +his +gallant +horse +cleared +it +, +and +almost +before +he +had +righted +himself +in +his +saddle +he +saw +that +he +would +immediately +overtake +the +enemy +he +had +selected +. +That +Frenchman +, +by +his +uniform +an +officer +, +was +going +at +a +gallop +, +crouching +on +his +gray +horse +and +urging +it +on +with +his +saber +. +In +another +moment +Rostóv +’ +s +horse +dashed +its +breast +against +the +hindquarters +of +the +officer +’ +s +horse +, +almost +knocking +it +over +, +and +at +the +same +instant +Rostóv +, +without +knowing +why +, +raised +his +saber +and +struck +the +Frenchman +with +it +. +The +instant +he +had +done +this +, +all +Rostóv +’ +s +animation +vanished +. +The +officer +fell +, +not +so +much +from +the +blow—which +had +but +slightly +cut +his +arm +above +the +elbow—as +from +the +shock +to +his +horse +and +from +fright +. +Rostóv +reined +in +his +horse +, +and +his +eyes +sought +his +foe +to +see +whom +he +had +vanquished +. +The +French +dragoon +officer +was +hopping +with +one +foot +on +the +ground +, +the +other +being +caught +in +the +stirrup +. +His +eyes +, +screwed +up +with +fear +as +if +he +every +moment +expected +another +blow +, +gazed +up +at +Rostóv +with +shrinking +terror +. +His +pale +and +mud-stained +face—fair +and +young +, +with +a +dimple +in +the +chin +and +light-blue +eyes—was +not +an +enemy +’ +s +face +at +all +suited +to +a +battlefield +, +but +a +most +ordinary +, +homelike +face +. +Before +Rostóv +had +decided +what +to +do +with +him +, +the +officer +cried +, +“ +I +surrender +! +” +He +hurriedly +but +vainly +tried +to +get +his +foot +out +of +the +stirrup +and +did +not +remove +his +frightened +blue +eyes +from +Rostóv +’ +s +face +. +Some +hussars +who +galloped +up +disengaged +his +foot +and +helped +him +into +the +saddle +. +On +all +sides +, +the +hussars +were +busy +with +the +dragoons +; +one +was +wounded +, +but +though +his +face +was +bleeding +, +he +would +not +give +up +his +horse +; +another +was +perched +up +behind +an +hussar +with +his +arms +round +him +; +a +third +was +being +helped +by +an +hussar +to +mount +his +horse +. +In +front +, +the +French +infantry +were +firing +as +they +ran +. +The +hussars +galloped +hastily +back +with +their +prisoners +. +Rostóv +galloped +back +with +the +rest +, +aware +of +an +unpleasant +feeling +of +depression +in +his +heart +. +Something +vague +and +confused +, +which +he +could +not +at +all +account +for +, +had +come +over +him +with +the +capture +of +that +officer +and +the +blow +he +had +dealt +him +. +Count +Ostermann-Tolstóy +met +the +returning +hussars +, +sent +for +Rostóv +, +thanked +him +, +and +said +he +would +report +his +gallant +deed +to +the +Emperor +and +would +recommend +him +for +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +. +When +sent +for +by +Count +Ostermann +, +Rostóv +, +remembering +that +he +had +charged +without +orders +, +felt +sure +his +commander +was +sending +for +him +to +punish +him +for +breach +of +discipline +. +Ostermann +’ +s +flattering +words +and +promise +of +a +reward +should +therefore +have +struck +him +all +the +more +pleasantly +, +but +he +still +felt +that +same +vaguely +disagreeable +feeling +of +moral +nausea +. +“ +But +what +on +earth +is +worrying +me +? +” +he +asked +himself +as +he +rode +back +from +the +general +. +“ +Ilyín +? +No +, +he +’ +s +safe +. +Have +I +disgraced +myself +in +any +way +? +No +, +that +’ +s +not +it. +” +Something +else +, +resembling +remorse +, +tormented +him +. +“ +Yes +, +oh +yes +, +that +French +officer +with +the +dimple +. +And +I +remember +how +my +arm +paused +when +I +raised +it. +” +Rostóv +saw +the +prisoners +being +led +away +and +galloped +after +them +to +have +a +look +at +his +Frenchman +with +the +dimple +on +his +chin +. +He +was +sitting +in +his +foreign +uniform +on +an +hussar +packhorse +and +looked +anxiously +about +him +. +The +sword +cut +on +his +arm +could +scarcely +be +called +a +wound +. +He +glanced +at +Rostóv +with +a +feigned +smile +and +waved +his +hand +in +greeting +. +Rostóv +still +had +the +same +indefinite +feeling +, +as +of +shame +. +All +that +day +and +the +next +his +friends +and +comrades +noticed +that +Rostóv +, +without +being +dull +or +angry +, +was +silent +, +thoughtful +, +and +preoccupied +. +He +drank +reluctantly +, +tried +to +remain +alone +, +and +kept +turning +something +over +in +his +mind +. +Rostóv +was +always +thinking +about +that +brilliant +exploit +of +his +, +which +to +his +amazement +had +gained +him +the +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +and +even +given +him +a +reputation +for +bravery +, +and +there +was +something +he +could +not +at +all +understand +. +“ +So +others +are +even +more +afraid +than +I +am +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +So +that +’ +s +all +there +is +in +what +is +called +heroism +! +And +did +I +do +it +for +my +country +’ +s +sake +? +And +how +was +he +to +blame +, +with +his +dimple +and +blue +eyes +? +And +how +frightened +he +was +! +He +thought +that +I +should +kill +him +. +Why +should +I +kill +him +? +My +hand +trembled +. +And +they +have +given +me +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +... +. +I +can +’ +t +make +it +out +at +all. +” +But +while +Nicholas +was +considering +these +questions +and +still +could +reach +no +clear +solution +of +what +puzzled +him +so +, +the +wheel +of +fortune +in +the +service +, +as +often +happens +, +turned +in +his +favor +. +After +the +affair +at +Ostróvna +he +was +brought +into +notice +, +received +command +of +an +hussar +battalion +, +and +when +a +brave +officer +was +needed +he +was +chosen +. +CHAPTER +XVI +On +receiving +news +of +Natásha +’ +s +illness +, +the +countess +, +though +not +quite +well +yet +and +still +weak +, +went +to +Moscow +with +Pétya +and +the +rest +of +the +household +, +and +the +whole +family +moved +from +Márya +Dmítrievna +’ +s +house +to +their +own +and +settled +down +in +town +. +Natásha +’ +s +illness +was +so +serious +that +, +fortunately +for +her +and +for +her +parents +, +the +consideration +of +all +that +had +caused +the +illness +, +her +conduct +and +the +breaking +off +of +her +engagement +, +receded +into +the +background +. +She +was +so +ill +that +it +was +impossible +for +them +to +consider +in +how +far +she +was +to +blame +for +what +had +happened +. +She +could +not +eat +or +sleep +, +grew +visibly +thinner +, +coughed +, +and +, +as +the +doctors +made +them +feel +, +was +in +danger +. +They +could +not +think +of +anything +but +how +to +help +her +. +Doctors +came +to +see +her +singly +and +in +consultation +, +talked +much +in +French +, +German +, +and +Latin +, +blamed +one +another +, +and +prescribed +a +great +variety +of +medicines +for +all +the +diseases +known +to +them +, +but +the +simple +idea +never +occurred +to +any +of +them +that +they +could +not +know +the +disease +Natásha +was +suffering +from +, +as +no +disease +suffered +by +a +live +man +can +be +known +, +for +every +living +person +has +his +own +peculiarities +and +always +has +his +own +peculiar +, +personal +, +novel +, +complicated +disease +, +unknown +to +medicine—not +a +disease +of +the +lungs +, +liver +, +skin +, +heart +, +nerves +, +and +so +on +mentioned +in +medical +books +, +but +a +disease +consisting +of +one +of +the +innumerable +combinations +of +the +maladies +of +those +organs +. +This +simple +thought +could +not +occur +to +the +doctors +( +as +it +can +not +occur +to +a +wizard +that +he +is +unable +to +work +his +charms +) +because +the +business +of +their +lives +was +to +cure +, +and +they +received +money +for +it +and +had +spent +the +best +years +of +their +lives +on +that +business +. +But +, +above +all +, +that +thought +was +kept +out +of +their +minds +by +the +fact +that +they +saw +they +were +really +useful +, +as +in +fact +they +were +to +the +whole +Rostóv +family +. +Their +usefulness +did +not +depend +on +making +the +patient +swallow +substances +for +the +most +part +harmful +( +the +harm +was +scarcely +perceptible +, +as +they +were +given +in +small +doses +) +, +but +they +were +useful +, +necessary +, +and +indispensable +because +they +satisfied +a +mental +need +of +the +invalid +and +of +those +who +loved +her—and +that +is +why +there +are +, +and +always +will +be +, +pseudo-healers +, +wise +women +, +homeopaths +, +and +allopaths +. +They +satisfied +that +eternal +human +need +for +hope +of +relief +, +for +sympathy +, +and +that +something +should +be +done +, +which +is +felt +by +those +who +are +suffering +. +They +satisfied +the +need +seen +in +its +most +elementary +form +in +a +child +, +when +it +wants +to +have +a +place +rubbed +that +has +been +hurt +. +A +child +knocks +itself +and +runs +at +once +to +the +arms +of +its +mother +or +nurse +to +have +the +aching +spot +rubbed +or +kissed +, +and +it +feels +better +when +this +is +done +. +The +child +can +not +believe +that +the +strongest +and +wisest +of +its +people +have +no +remedy +for +its +pain +, +and +the +hope +of +relief +and +the +expression +of +its +mother +’ +s +sympathy +while +she +rubs +the +bump +comforts +it +. +The +doctors +were +of +use +to +Natásha +because +they +kissed +and +rubbed +her +bump +, +assuring +her +that +it +would +soon +pass +if +only +the +coachman +went +to +the +chemist +’ +s +in +the +Arbát +and +got +a +powder +and +some +pills +in +a +pretty +box +for +a +ruble +and +seventy +kopeks +, +and +if +she +took +those +powders +in +boiled +water +at +intervals +of +precisely +two +hours +, +neither +more +nor +less +. +What +would +Sónya +and +the +count +and +countess +have +done +, +how +would +they +have +looked +, +if +nothing +had +been +done +, +if +there +had +not +been +those +pills +to +give +by +the +clock +, +the +warm +drinks +, +the +chicken +cutlets +, +and +all +the +other +details +of +life +ordered +by +the +doctors +, +the +carrying +out +of +which +supplied +an +occupation +and +consolation +to +the +family +circle +? +How +would +the +count +have +borne +his +dearly +loved +daughter +’ +s +illness +had +he +not +known +that +it +was +costing +him +a +thousand +rubles +, +and +that +he +would +not +grudge +thousands +more +to +benefit +her +, +or +had +he +not +known +that +if +her +illness +continued +he +would +not +grudge +yet +other +thousands +and +would +take +her +abroad +for +consultations +there +, +and +had +he +not +been +able +to +explain +the +details +of +how +Métivier +and +Feller +had +not +understood +the +symptoms +, +but +Frise +had +, +and +Múdrov +had +diagnosed +them +even +better +? +What +would +the +countess +have +done +had +she +not +been +able +sometimes +to +scold +the +invalid +for +not +strictly +obeying +the +doctor +’ +s +orders +? +“ +You +’ +ll +never +get +well +like +that +, +” +she +would +say +, +forgetting +her +grief +in +her +vexation +, +“ +if +you +won +’ +t +obey +the +doctor +and +take +your +medicine +at +the +right +time +! +You +mustn +’ +t +trifle +with +it +, +you +know +, +or +it +may +turn +to +pneumonia +, +” +she +would +go +on +, +deriving +much +comfort +from +the +utterance +of +that +foreign +word +, +incomprehensible +to +others +as +well +as +to +herself +. +What +would +Sónya +have +done +without +the +glad +consciousness +that +she +had +not +undressed +during +the +first +three +nights +, +in +order +to +be +ready +to +carry +out +all +the +doctor +’ +s +injunctions +with +precision +, +and +that +she +still +kept +awake +at +night +so +as +not +to +miss +the +proper +time +when +the +slightly +harmful +pills +in +the +little +gilt +box +had +to +be +administered +? +Even +to +Natásha +herself +it +was +pleasant +to +see +that +so +many +sacrifices +were +being +made +for +her +sake +, +and +to +know +that +she +had +to +take +medicine +at +certain +hours +, +though +she +declared +that +no +medicine +would +cure +her +and +that +it +was +all +nonsense +. +And +it +was +even +pleasant +to +be +able +to +show +, +by +disregarding +the +orders +, +that +she +did +not +believe +in +medical +treatment +and +did +not +value +her +life +. +The +doctor +came +every +day +, +felt +her +pulse +, +looked +at +her +tongue +, +and +regardless +of +her +grief-stricken +face +joked +with +her +. +But +when +he +had +gone +into +another +room +, +to +which +the +countess +hurriedly +followed +him +, +he +assumed +a +grave +air +and +thoughtfully +shaking +his +head +said +that +though +there +was +danger +, +he +had +hopes +of +the +effect +of +this +last +medicine +and +one +must +wait +and +see +, +that +the +malady +was +chiefly +mental +, +but +... +And +the +countess +, +trying +to +conceal +the +action +from +herself +and +from +him +, +slipped +a +gold +coin +into +his +hand +and +always +returned +to +the +patient +with +a +more +tranquil +mind +. +The +symptoms +of +Natásha +’ +s +illness +were +that +she +ate +little +, +slept +little +, +coughed +, +and +was +always +low-spirited +. +The +doctors +said +that +she +could +not +get +on +without +medical +treatment +, +so +they +kept +her +in +the +stifling +atmosphere +of +the +town +, +and +the +Rostóvs +did +not +move +to +the +country +that +summer +of +1812 +. +In +spite +of +the +many +pills +she +swallowed +and +the +drops +and +powders +out +of +the +little +bottles +and +boxes +of +which +Madame +Schoss +who +was +fond +of +such +things +made +a +large +collection +, +and +in +spite +of +being +deprived +of +the +country +life +to +which +she +was +accustomed +, +youth +prevailed +. +Natásha +’ +s +grief +began +to +be +overlaid +by +the +impressions +of +daily +life +, +it +ceased +to +press +so +painfully +on +her +heart +, +it +gradually +faded +into +the +past +, +and +she +began +to +recover +physically +. +CHAPTER +XVII +Natásha +was +calmer +but +no +happier +. +She +not +merely +avoided +all +external +forms +of +pleasure—balls +, +promenades +, +concerts +, +and +theaters—but +she +never +laughed +without +a +sound +of +tears +in +her +laughter +. +She +could +not +sing +. +As +soon +as +she +began +to +laugh +, +or +tried +to +sing +by +herself +, +tears +choked +her +: +tears +of +remorse +, +tears +at +the +recollection +of +those +pure +times +which +could +never +return +, +tears +of +vexation +that +she +should +so +uselessly +have +ruined +her +young +life +which +might +have +been +so +happy +. +Laughter +and +singing +in +particular +seemed +to +her +like +a +blasphemy +, +in +face +of +her +sorrow +. +Without +any +need +of +self-restraint +, +no +wish +to +coquet +ever +entered +her +head +. +She +said +and +felt +at +that +time +that +no +man +was +more +to +her +than +Nastásya +Ivánovna +, +the +buffoon +. +Something +stood +sentinel +within +her +and +forbade +her +every +joy +. +Besides +, +she +had +lost +all +the +old +interests +of +her +carefree +girlish +life +that +had +been +so +full +of +hope +. +The +previous +autumn +, +the +hunting +, +“ +Uncle +, +” +and +the +Christmas +holidays +spent +with +Nicholas +at +Otrádnoe +were +what +she +recalled +oftenest +and +most +painfully +. +What +would +she +not +have +given +to +bring +back +even +a +single +day +of +that +time +! +But +it +was +gone +forever +. +Her +presentiment +at +the +time +had +not +deceived +her—that +that +state +of +freedom +and +readiness +for +any +enjoyment +would +not +return +again +. +Yet +it +was +necessary +to +live +on +. +It +comforted +her +to +reflect +that +she +was +not +better +as +she +had +formerly +imagined +, +but +worse +, +much +worse +, +than +anybody +else +in +the +world +. +But +this +was +not +enough +. +She +knew +that +, +and +asked +herself +, +“ +What +next +? +” +But +there +was +nothing +to +come +. +There +was +no +joy +in +life +, +yet +life +was +passing +. +Natásha +apparently +tried +not +to +be +a +burden +or +a +hindrance +to +anyone +, +but +wanted +nothing +for +herself +. +She +kept +away +from +everyone +in +the +house +and +felt +at +ease +only +with +her +brother +Pétya +. +She +liked +to +be +with +him +better +than +with +the +others +, +and +when +alone +with +him +she +sometimes +laughed +. +She +hardly +ever +left +the +house +and +of +those +who +came +to +see +them +was +glad +to +see +only +one +person +, +Pierre +. +It +would +have +been +impossible +to +treat +her +with +more +delicacy +, +greater +care +, +and +at +the +same +time +more +seriously +than +did +Count +Bezúkhov +. +Natásha +unconsciously +felt +this +delicacy +and +so +found +great +pleasure +in +his +society +. +But +she +was +not +even +grateful +to +him +for +it +; +nothing +good +on +Pierre +’ +s +part +seemed +to +her +to +be +an +effort +, +it +seemed +so +natural +for +him +to +be +kind +to +everyone +that +there +was +no +merit +in +his +kindness +. +Sometimes +Natásha +noticed +embarrassment +and +awkwardness +on +his +part +in +her +presence +, +especially +when +he +wanted +to +do +something +to +please +her +, +or +feared +that +something +they +spoke +of +would +awaken +memories +distressing +to +her +. +She +noticed +this +and +attributed +it +to +his +general +kindness +and +shyness +, +which +she +imagined +must +be +the +same +toward +everyone +as +it +was +to +her +. +After +those +involuntary +words—that +if +he +were +free +he +would +have +asked +on +his +knees +for +her +hand +and +her +love—uttered +at +a +moment +when +she +was +so +strongly +agitated +, +Pierre +never +spoke +to +Natásha +of +his +feelings +; +and +it +seemed +plain +to +her +that +those +words +, +which +had +then +so +comforted +her +, +were +spoken +as +all +sorts +of +meaningless +words +are +spoken +to +comfort +a +crying +child +. +It +was +not +because +Pierre +was +a +married +man +, +but +because +Natásha +felt +very +strongly +with +him +that +moral +barrier +the +absence +of +which +she +had +experienced +with +Kurágin +that +it +never +entered +her +head +that +the +relations +between +him +and +herself +could +lead +to +love +on +her +part +, +still +less +on +his +, +or +even +to +the +kind +of +tender +, +self-conscious +, +romantic +friendship +between +a +man +and +a +woman +of +which +she +had +known +several +instances +. +Before +the +end +of +the +fast +of +St. +Peter +, +Agraféna +Ivánovna +Belóva +, +a +country +neighbor +of +the +Rostóvs +, +came +to +Moscow +to +pay +her +devotions +at +the +shrines +of +the +Moscow +saints +. +She +suggested +that +Natásha +should +fast +and +prepare +for +Holy +Communion +, +and +Natásha +gladly +welcomed +the +idea +. +Despite +the +doctor +’ +s +orders +that +she +should +not +go +out +early +in +the +morning +, +Natásha +insisted +on +fasting +and +preparing +for +the +sacrament +, +not +as +they +generally +prepared +for +it +in +the +Rostóv +family +by +attending +three +services +in +their +own +house +, +but +as +Agraféna +Ivánovna +did +, +by +going +to +church +every +day +for +a +week +and +not +once +missing +Vespers +, +Matins +, +or +Mass +. +The +countess +was +pleased +with +Natásha +’ +s +zeal +; +after +the +poor +results +of +the +medical +treatment +, +in +the +depths +of +her +heart +she +hoped +that +prayer +might +help +her +daughter +more +than +medicines +and +, +though +not +without +fear +and +concealing +it +from +the +doctor +, +she +agreed +to +Natásha +’ +s +wish +and +entrusted +her +to +Belóva +. +Agraféna +Ivánovna +used +to +come +to +wake +Natásha +at +three +in +the +morning +, +but +generally +found +her +already +awake +. +She +was +afraid +of +being +late +for +Matins +. +Hastily +washing +, +and +meekly +putting +on +her +shabbiest +dress +and +an +old +mantilla +, +Natásha +, +shivering +in +the +fresh +air +, +went +out +into +the +deserted +streets +lit +by +the +clear +light +of +dawn +. +By +Agraféna +Ivánovna +’ +s +advice +Natásha +prepared +herself +not +in +their +own +parish +, +but +at +a +church +where +, +according +to +the +devout +Agraféna +Ivánovna +, +the +priest +was +a +man +of +very +severe +and +lofty +life +. +There +were +never +many +people +in +the +church +; +Natásha +always +stood +beside +Belóva +in +the +customary +place +before +an +icon +of +the +Blessed +Virgin +, +let +into +the +screen +before +the +choir +on +the +left +side +, +and +a +feeling +, +new +to +her +, +of +humility +before +something +great +and +incomprehensible +, +seized +her +when +at +that +unusual +morning +hour +, +gazing +at +the +dark +face +of +the +Virgin +illuminated +by +the +candles +burning +before +it +and +by +the +morning +light +falling +from +the +window +, +she +listened +to +the +words +of +the +service +which +she +tried +to +follow +with +understanding +. +When +she +understood +them +her +personal +feeling +became +interwoven +in +the +prayers +with +shades +of +its +own +. +When +she +did +not +understand +, +it +was +sweeter +still +to +think +that +the +wish +to +understand +everything +is +pride +, +that +it +is +impossible +to +understand +all +, +that +it +is +only +necessary +to +believe +and +to +commit +oneself +to +God +, +whom +she +felt +guiding +her +soul +at +those +moments +. +She +crossed +herself +, +bowed +low +, +and +when +she +did +not +understand +, +in +horror +at +her +own +vileness +, +simply +asked +God +to +forgive +her +everything +, +everything +, +to +have +mercy +upon +her +. +The +prayers +to +which +she +surrendered +herself +most +of +all +were +those +of +repentance +. +On +her +way +home +at +an +early +hour +when +she +met +no +one +but +bricklayers +going +to +work +or +men +sweeping +the +street +, +and +everybody +within +the +houses +was +still +asleep +, +Natásha +experienced +a +feeling +new +to +her +, +a +sense +of +the +possibility +of +correcting +her +faults +, +the +possibility +of +a +new +, +clean +life +, +and +of +happiness +. +During +the +whole +week +she +spent +in +this +way +, +that +feeling +grew +every +day +. +And +the +happiness +of +taking +communion +, +or +“ +communing +” +as +Agraféna +Ivánovna +, +joyously +playing +with +the +word +, +called +it +, +seemed +to +Natásha +so +great +that +she +felt +she +should +never +live +till +that +blessed +Sunday +. +But +the +happy +day +came +, +and +on +that +memorable +Sunday +, +when +, +dressed +in +white +muslin +, +she +returned +home +after +communion +, +for +the +first +time +for +many +months +she +felt +calm +and +not +oppressed +by +the +thought +of +the +life +that +lay +before +her +. +The +doctor +who +came +to +see +her +that +day +ordered +her +to +continue +the +powders +he +had +prescribed +a +fortnight +previously +. +“ +She +must +certainly +go +on +taking +them +morning +and +evening +, +” +said +he +, +evidently +sincerely +satisfied +with +his +success +. +“ +Only +, +please +be +particular +about +it +. +“ +Be +quite +easy +, +” +he +continued +playfully +, +as +he +adroitly +took +the +gold +coin +in +his +palm +. +“ +She +will +soon +be +singing +and +frolicking +about +. +The +last +medicine +has +done +her +a +very +great +deal +of +good +. +She +has +freshened +up +very +much. +” +The +countess +, +with +a +cheerful +expression +on +her +face +, +looked +down +at +her +nails +and +spat +a +little +for +luck +as +she +returned +to +the +drawing +room +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +At +the +beginning +of +July +more +and +more +disquieting +reports +about +the +war +began +to +spread +in +Moscow +; +people +spoke +of +an +appeal +by +the +Emperor +to +the +people +, +and +of +his +coming +himself +from +the +army +to +Moscow +. +And +as +up +to +the +eleventh +of +July +no +manifesto +or +appeal +had +been +received +, +exaggerated +reports +became +current +about +them +and +about +the +position +of +Russia +. +It +was +said +that +the +Emperor +was +leaving +the +army +because +it +was +in +danger +, +it +was +said +that +Smolénsk +had +surrendered +, +that +Napoleon +had +an +army +of +a +million +and +only +a +miracle +could +save +Russia +. +On +the +eleventh +of +July +, +which +was +Saturday +, +the +manifesto +was +received +but +was +not +yet +in +print +, +and +Pierre +, +who +was +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +promised +to +come +to +dinner +next +day +, +Sunday +, +and +bring +a +copy +of +the +manifesto +and +appeal +, +which +he +would +obtain +from +Count +Rostopchín +. +That +Sunday +, +the +Rostóvs +went +to +Mass +at +the +Razumóvskis +’ +private +chapel +as +usual +. +It +was +a +hot +July +day +. +Even +at +ten +o +’ +clock +, +when +the +Rostóvs +got +out +of +their +carriage +at +the +chapel +, +the +sultry +air +, +the +shouts +of +hawkers +, +the +light +and +gay +summer +clothes +of +the +crowd +, +the +dusty +leaves +of +the +trees +on +the +boulevard +, +the +sounds +of +the +band +and +the +white +trousers +of +a +battalion +marching +to +parade +, +the +rattling +of +wheels +on +the +cobblestones +, +and +the +brilliant +, +hot +sunshine +were +all +full +of +that +summer +languor +, +that +content +and +discontent +with +the +present +, +which +is +most +strongly +felt +on +a +bright +, +hot +day +in +town +. +All +the +Moscow +notabilities +, +all +the +Rostóvs +’ +acquaintances +, +were +at +the +Razumóvskis +’ +chapel +, +for +, +as +if +expecting +something +to +happen +, +many +wealthy +families +who +usually +left +town +for +their +country +estates +had +not +gone +away +that +summer +. +As +Natásha +, +at +her +mother +’ +s +side +, +passed +through +the +crowd +behind +a +liveried +footman +who +cleared +the +way +for +them +, +she +heard +a +young +man +speaking +about +her +in +too +loud +a +whisper +. +“ +That +’ +s +Rostóva +, +the +one +who +... +” +“ +She +’ +s +much +thinner +, +but +all +the +same +she +’ +s +pretty +! +” +She +heard +, +or +thought +she +heard +, +the +names +of +Kurágin +and +Bolkónski +. +But +she +was +always +imagining +that +. +It +always +seemed +to +her +that +everyone +who +looked +at +her +was +thinking +only +of +what +had +happened +to +her +. +With +a +sinking +heart +, +wretched +as +she +always +was +now +when +she +found +herself +in +a +crowd +, +Natásha +in +her +lilac +silk +dress +trimmed +with +black +lace +walked—as +women +can +walk—with +the +more +repose +and +stateliness +the +greater +the +pain +and +shame +in +her +soul +. +She +knew +for +certain +that +she +was +pretty +, +but +this +no +longer +gave +her +satisfaction +as +it +used +to +. +On +the +contrary +it +tormented +her +more +than +anything +else +of +late +, +and +particularly +so +on +this +bright +, +hot +summer +day +in +town +. +“ +It +’ +s +Sunday +again—another +week +past +, +” +she +thought +, +recalling +that +she +had +been +here +the +Sunday +before +, +“ +and +always +the +same +life +that +is +no +life +, +and +the +same +surroundings +in +which +it +used +to +be +so +easy +to +live +. +I +’ +m +pretty +, +I +’ +m +young +, +and +I +know +that +now +I +am +good +. +I +used +to +be +bad +, +but +now +I +know +I +am +good +, +” +she +thought +, +“ +but +yet +my +best +years +are +slipping +by +and +are +no +good +to +anyone. +” +She +stood +by +her +mother +’ +s +side +and +exchanged +nods +with +acquaintances +near +her +. +From +habit +she +scrutinized +the +ladies +’ +dresses +, +condemned +the +bearing +of +a +lady +standing +close +by +who +was +not +crossing +herself +properly +but +in +a +cramped +manner +, +and +again +she +thought +with +vexation +that +she +was +herself +being +judged +and +was +judging +others +, +and +suddenly +, +at +the +sound +of +the +service +, +she +felt +horrified +at +her +own +vileness +, +horrified +that +the +former +purity +of +her +soul +was +again +lost +to +her +. +A +comely +, +fresh-looking +old +man +was +conducting +the +service +with +that +mild +solemnity +which +has +so +elevating +and +soothing +an +effect +on +the +souls +of +the +worshipers +. +The +gates +of +the +sanctuary +screen +were +closed +, +the +curtain +was +slowly +drawn +, +and +from +behind +it +a +soft +mysterious +voice +pronounced +some +words +. +Tears +, +the +cause +of +which +she +herself +did +not +understand +, +made +Natásha +’ +s +breast +heave +, +and +a +joyous +but +oppressive +feeling +agitated +her +. +“ +Teach +me +what +I +should +do +, +how +to +live +my +life +, +how +I +may +grow +good +forever +, +forever +! +” +she +pleaded +. +The +deacon +came +out +onto +the +raised +space +before +the +altar +screen +and +, +holding +his +thumb +extended +, +drew +his +long +hair +from +under +his +dalmatic +and +, +making +the +sign +of +the +cross +on +his +breast +, +began +in +a +loud +and +solemn +voice +to +recite +the +words +of +the +prayer +... +. +“ +In +peace +let +us +pray +unto +the +Lord. +” +“ +As +one +community +, +without +distinction +of +class +, +without +enmity +, +united +by +brotherly +love—let +us +pray +! +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +For +the +peace +that +is +from +above +, +and +for +the +salvation +of +our +souls. +” +“ +For +the +world +of +angels +and +all +the +spirits +who +dwell +above +us +, +” +prayed +Natásha +. +When +they +prayed +for +the +warriors +, +she +thought +of +her +brother +and +Denísov +. +When +they +prayed +for +all +traveling +by +land +and +sea +, +she +remembered +Prince +Andrew +, +prayed +for +him +, +and +asked +God +to +forgive +her +all +the +wrongs +she +had +done +him +. +When +they +prayed +for +those +who +love +us +, +she +prayed +for +the +members +of +her +own +family +, +her +father +and +mother +and +Sónya +, +realizing +for +the +first +time +how +wrongly +she +had +acted +toward +them +, +and +feeling +all +the +strength +of +her +love +for +them +. +When +they +prayed +for +those +who +hate +us +, +she +tried +to +think +of +her +enemies +and +people +who +hated +her +, +in +order +to +pray +for +them +. +She +included +among +her +enemies +the +creditors +and +all +who +had +business +dealings +with +her +father +, +and +always +at +the +thought +of +enemies +and +those +who +hated +her +she +remembered +Anatole +who +had +done +her +so +much +harm—and +though +he +did +not +hate +her +she +gladly +prayed +for +him +as +for +an +enemy +. +Only +at +prayer +did +she +feel +able +to +think +clearly +and +calmly +of +Prince +Andrew +and +Anatole +, +as +men +for +whom +her +feelings +were +as +nothing +compared +with +her +awe +and +devotion +to +God +. +When +they +prayed +for +the +Imperial +family +and +the +Synod +, +she +bowed +very +low +and +made +the +sign +of +the +cross +, +saying +to +herself +that +even +if +she +did +not +understand +, +still +she +could +not +doubt +, +and +at +any +rate +loved +the +governing +Synod +and +prayed +for +it +. +When +he +had +finished +the +Litany +the +deacon +crossed +the +stole +over +his +breast +and +said +, +“ +Let +us +commit +ourselves +and +our +whole +lives +to +Christ +the +Lord +! +” +“ +Commit +ourselves +to +God +, +” +Natásha +inwardly +repeated +. +“ +Lord +God +, +I +submit +myself +to +Thy +will +! +” +she +thought +. +“ +I +want +nothing +, +wish +for +nothing +; +teach +me +what +to +do +and +how +to +use +my +will +! +Take +me +, +take +me +! +” +prayed +Natásha +, +with +impatient +emotion +in +her +heart +, +not +crossing +herself +but +letting +her +slender +arms +hang +down +as +if +expecting +some +invisible +power +at +any +moment +to +take +her +and +deliver +her +from +herself +, +from +her +regrets +, +desires +, +remorse +, +hopes +, +and +sins +. +The +countess +looked +round +several +times +at +her +daughter +’ +s +softened +face +and +shining +eyes +and +prayed +God +to +help +her +. +Unexpectedly +, +in +the +middle +of +the +service +, +and +not +in +the +usual +order +Natásha +knew +so +well +, +the +deacon +brought +out +a +small +stool +, +the +one +he +knelt +on +when +praying +on +Trinity +Sunday +, +and +placed +it +before +the +doors +of +the +sanctuary +screen +. +The +priest +came +out +with +his +purple +velvet +biretta +on +his +head +, +adjusted +his +hair +, +and +knelt +down +with +an +effort +. +Everybody +followed +his +example +and +they +looked +at +one +another +in +surprise +. +Then +came +the +prayer +just +received +from +the +Synod—a +prayer +for +the +deliverance +of +Russia +from +hostile +invasion +. +“ +Lord +God +of +might +, +God +of +our +salvation +! +” +began +the +priest +in +that +voice +, +clear +, +not +grandiloquent +but +mild +, +in +which +only +the +Slav +clergy +read +and +which +acts +so +irresistibly +on +a +Russian +heart +. +“ +Lord +God +of +might +, +God +of +our +salvation +! +Look +this +day +in +mercy +and +blessing +on +Thy +humble +people +, +and +graciously +hear +us +, +spare +us +, +and +have +mercy +upon +us +! +This +foe +confounding +Thy +land +, +desiring +to +lay +waste +the +whole +world +, +rises +against +us +; +these +lawless +men +are +gathered +together +to +overthrow +Thy +kingdom +, +to +destroy +Thy +dear +Jerusalem +, +Thy +beloved +Russia +; +to +defile +Thy +temples +, +to +overthrow +Thine +altars +, +and +to +desecrate +our +holy +shrines +. +How +long +, +O +Lord +, +how +long +shall +the +wicked +triumph +? +How +long +shall +they +wield +unlawful +power +? +“ +Lord +God +! +Hear +us +when +we +pray +to +Thee +; +strengthen +with +Thy +might +our +most +gracious +sovereign +lord +, +the +Emperor +Alexander +Pávlovich +; +be +mindful +of +his +uprightness +and +meekness +, +reward +him +according +to +his +righteousness +, +and +let +it +preserve +us +, +Thy +chosen +Israel +! +Bless +his +counsels +, +his +undertakings +, +and +his +work +; +strengthen +his +kingdom +by +Thine +almighty +hand +, +and +give +him +victory +over +his +enemy +, +even +as +Thou +gavest +Moses +the +victory +over +Amalek +, +Gideon +over +Midian +, +and +David +over +Goliath +. +Preserve +his +army +, +put +a +bow +of +brass +in +the +hands +of +those +who +have +armed +themselves +in +Thy +Name +, +and +gird +their +loins +with +strength +for +the +fight +. +Take +up +the +spear +and +shield +and +arise +to +help +us +; +confound +and +put +to +shame +those +who +have +devised +evil +against +us +, +may +they +be +before +the +faces +of +Thy +faithful +warriors +as +dust +before +the +wind +, +and +may +Thy +mighty +Angel +confound +them +and +put +them +to +flight +; +may +they +be +ensnared +when +they +know +it +not +, +and +may +the +plots +they +have +laid +in +secret +be +turned +against +them +; +let +them +fall +before +Thy +servants +’ +feet +and +be +laid +low +by +our +hosts +! +Lord +, +Thou +art +able +to +save +both +great +and +small +; +Thou +art +God +, +and +man +can +not +prevail +against +Thee +! +“ +God +of +our +fathers +! +Remember +Thy +bounteous +mercy +and +loving-kindness +which +are +from +of +old +; +turn +not +Thy +face +from +us +, +but +be +gracious +to +our +unworthiness +, +and +in +Thy +great +goodness +and +Thy +many +mercies +regard +not +our +transgressions +and +iniquities +! +Create +in +us +a +clean +heart +and +renew +a +right +spirit +within +us +, +strengthen +us +all +in +Thy +faith +, +fortify +our +hope +, +inspire +us +with +true +love +one +for +another +, +arm +us +with +unity +of +spirit +in +the +righteous +defense +of +the +heritage +Thou +gavest +to +us +and +to +our +fathers +, +and +let +not +the +scepter +of +the +wicked +be +exalted +against +the +destiny +of +those +Thou +hast +sanctified +. +“ +O +Lord +our +God +, +in +whom +we +believe +and +in +whom +we +put +our +trust +, +let +us +not +be +confounded +in +our +hope +of +Thy +mercy +, +and +give +us +a +token +of +Thy +blessing +, +that +those +who +hate +us +and +our +Orthodox +faith +may +see +it +and +be +put +to +shame +and +perish +, +and +may +all +the +nations +know +that +Thou +art +the +Lord +and +we +are +Thy +people +. +Show +Thy +mercy +upon +us +this +day +, +O +Lord +, +and +grant +us +Thy +salvation +; +make +the +hearts +of +Thy +servants +to +rejoice +in +Thy +mercy +; +smite +down +our +enemies +and +destroy +them +swiftly +beneath +the +feet +of +Thy +faithful +servants +! +For +Thou +art +the +defense +, +the +succor +, +and +the +victory +of +them +that +put +their +trust +in +Thee +, +and +to +Thee +be +all +glory +, +to +Father +, +Son +, +and +Holy +Ghost +, +now +and +forever +, +world +without +end +. +Amen. +” +In +Natásha +’ +s +receptive +condition +of +soul +this +prayer +affected +her +strongly +. +She +listened +to +every +word +about +the +victory +of +Moses +over +Amalek +, +of +Gideon +over +Midian +, +and +of +David +over +Goliath +, +and +about +the +destruction +of +“ +Thy +Jerusalem +, +” +and +she +prayed +to +God +with +the +tenderness +and +emotion +with +which +her +heart +was +overflowing +, +but +without +fully +understanding +what +she +was +asking +of +God +in +that +prayer +. +She +shared +with +all +her +heart +in +the +prayer +for +the +spirit +of +righteousness +, +for +the +strengthening +of +the +heart +by +faith +and +hope +, +and +its +animation +by +love +. +But +she +could +not +pray +that +her +enemies +might +be +trampled +under +foot +when +but +a +few +minutes +before +she +had +been +wishing +she +had +more +of +them +that +she +might +pray +for +them +. +But +neither +could +she +doubt +the +righteousness +of +the +prayer +that +was +being +read +on +bended +knees +. +She +felt +in +her +heart +a +devout +and +tremulous +awe +at +the +thought +of +the +punishment +that +overtakes +men +for +their +sins +, +and +especially +of +her +own +sins +, +and +she +prayed +to +God +to +forgive +them +all +, +and +her +too +, +and +to +give +them +all +, +and +her +too +, +peace +and +happiness +. +And +it +seemed +to +her +that +God +heard +her +prayer +. +CHAPTER +XIX +From +the +day +when +Pierre +, +after +leaving +the +Rostóvs +’ +with +Natásha +’ +s +grateful +look +fresh +in +his +mind +, +had +gazed +at +the +comet +that +seemed +to +be +fixed +in +the +sky +and +felt +that +something +new +was +appearing +on +his +own +horizon—from +that +day +the +problem +of +the +vanity +and +uselessness +of +all +earthly +things +, +that +had +incessantly +tormented +him +, +no +longer +presented +itself +. +That +terrible +question +“ +Why +? +” +“ +Wherefore +? +” +which +had +come +to +him +amid +every +occupation +, +was +now +replaced +, +not +by +another +question +or +by +a +reply +to +the +former +question +, +but +by +her +image +. +When +he +listened +to +, +or +himself +took +part +in +, +trivial +conversations +, +when +he +read +or +heard +of +human +baseness +or +folly +, +he +was +not +horrified +as +formerly +, +and +did +not +ask +himself +why +men +struggled +so +about +these +things +when +all +is +so +transient +and +incomprehensible—but +he +remembered +her +as +he +had +last +seen +her +, +and +all +his +doubts +vanished—not +because +she +had +answered +the +questions +that +had +haunted +him +, +but +because +his +conception +of +her +transferred +him +instantly +to +another +, +a +brighter +, +realm +of +spiritual +activity +in +which +no +one +could +be +justified +or +guilty—a +realm +of +beauty +and +love +which +it +was +worth +living +for +. +Whatever +worldly +baseness +presented +itself +to +him +, +he +said +to +himself +: +“ +Well +, +supposing +N. +N. +has +swindled +the +country +and +the +Tsar +, +and +the +country +and +the +Tsar +confer +honors +upon +him +, +what +does +that +matter +? +She +smiled +at +me +yesterday +and +asked +me +to +come +again +, +and +I +love +her +, +and +no +one +will +ever +know +it. +” +And +his +soul +felt +calm +and +peaceful +. +Pierre +still +went +into +society +, +drank +as +much +and +led +the +same +idle +and +dissipated +life +, +because +besides +the +hours +he +spent +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +there +were +other +hours +he +had +to +spend +somehow +, +and +the +habits +and +acquaintances +he +had +made +in +Moscow +formed +a +current +that +bore +him +along +irresistibly +. +But +latterly +, +when +more +and +more +disquieting +reports +came +from +the +seat +of +war +and +Natásha +’ +s +health +began +to +improve +and +she +no +longer +aroused +in +him +the +former +feeling +of +careful +pity +, +an +ever-increasing +restlessness +, +which +he +could +not +explain +, +took +possession +of +him +. +He +felt +that +the +condition +he +was +in +could +not +continue +long +, +that +a +catastrophe +was +coming +which +would +change +his +whole +life +, +and +he +impatiently +sought +everywhere +for +signs +of +that +approaching +catastrophe +. +One +of +his +brother +Masons +had +revealed +to +Pierre +the +following +prophecy +concerning +Napoleon +, +drawn +from +the +Revelation +of +St. +John +. +In +chapter +13 +, +verse +18 +, +of +the +Apocalypse +, +it +is +said +: +Here +is +wisdom +. +Let +him +that +hath +understanding +count +the +number +of +the +beast +: +for +it +is +the +number +of +a +man +; +and +his +number +is +Six +hundred +threescore +and +six +. +And +in +the +fifth +verse +of +the +same +chapter +: +And +there +was +given +unto +him +a +mouth +speaking +great +things +and +blasphemies +; +and +power +was +given +unto +him +to +continue +forty +and +two +months +. +The +French +alphabet +, +written +out +with +the +same +numerical +values +as +the +Hebrew +, +in +which +the +first +nine +letters +denote +units +and +the +others +tens +, +will +have +the +following +significance +: +a +b +c +d +e +f +g +h +i +k +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 +8 +9 +10 +l +m +n +o +p +q +r +s +20 +30 +40 +50 +60 +70 +80 +90 +t +u +v +w +x +y +100 +110 +120 +130 +140 +150 +z +160 +Writing +the +words +L +’ +Empereur +Napoléon +in +numbers +, +it +appears +that +the +sum +of +them +is +666 +, +and +that +Napoleon +was +therefore +the +beast +foretold +in +the +Apocalypse +. +Moreover +, +by +applying +the +same +system +to +the +words +quarante-deux +, +* +which +was +the +term +allowed +to +the +beast +that +“ +spoke +great +things +and +blasphemies +, +” +the +same +number +666 +was +obtained +; +from +which +it +followed +that +the +limit +fixed +for +Napoleon +’ +s +power +had +come +in +the +year +1812 +when +the +French +emperor +was +forty-two +. +This +prophecy +pleased +Pierre +very +much +and +he +often +asked +himself +what +would +put +an +end +to +the +power +of +the +beast +, +that +is +, +of +Napoleon +, +and +tried +by +the +same +system +of +using +letters +as +numbers +and +adding +them +up +, +to +find +an +answer +to +the +question +that +engrossed +him +. +He +wrote +the +words +L +’ +Empereur +Alexandre +, +La +nation +russe +and +added +up +their +numbers +, +but +the +sums +were +either +more +or +less +than +666 +. +Once +when +making +such +calculations +he +wrote +down +his +own +name +in +French +, +Comte +Pierre +Besouhoff +, +but +the +sum +of +the +numbers +did +not +come +right +. +Then +he +changed +the +spelling +, +substituting +a +z +for +the +s +and +adding +de +and +the +article +le +, +still +without +obtaining +the +desired +result +. +Then +it +occurred +to +him +: +if +the +answer +to +the +question +were +contained +in +his +name +, +his +nationality +would +also +be +given +in +the +answer +. +So +he +wrote +Le +russe +Besuhof +and +adding +up +the +numbers +got +671 +. +This +was +only +five +too +much +, +and +five +was +represented +by +e +, +the +very +letter +elided +from +the +article +le +before +the +word +Empereur +. +By +omitting +the +e +, +though +incorrectly +, +Pierre +got +the +answer +he +sought +. +L +’ +russe +Besuhof +made +666 +. +This +discovery +excited +him +. +How +, +or +by +what +means +, +he +was +connected +with +the +great +event +foretold +in +the +Apocalypse +he +did +not +know +, +but +he +did +not +doubt +that +connection +for +a +moment +. +His +love +for +Natásha +, +Antichrist +, +Napoleon +, +the +invasion +, +the +comet +, +666 +, +L +’ +Empereur +Napoléon +, +and +L +’ +russe +Besuhof—all +this +had +to +mature +and +culminate +, +to +lift +him +out +of +that +spellbound +, +petty +sphere +of +Moscow +habits +in +which +he +felt +himself +held +captive +and +lead +him +to +a +great +achievement +and +great +happiness +. +* +Forty-two +. +On +the +eve +of +the +Sunday +when +the +special +prayer +was +read +, +Pierre +had +promised +the +Rostóvs +to +bring +them +, +from +Count +Rostopchín +whom +he +knew +well +, +both +the +appeal +to +the +people +and +the +news +from +the +army +. +In +the +morning +, +when +he +went +to +call +at +Rostopchín +’ +s +he +met +there +a +courier +fresh +from +the +army +, +an +acquaintance +of +his +own +, +who +often +danced +at +Moscow +balls +. +“ +Do +, +please +, +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +, +relieve +me +of +something +! +” +said +the +courier +. +“ +I +have +a +sackful +of +letters +to +parents. +” +Among +these +letters +was +one +from +Nicholas +Rostóv +to +his +father +. +Pierre +took +that +letter +, +and +Rostopchín +also +gave +him +the +Emperor +’ +s +appeal +to +Moscow +, +which +had +just +been +printed +, +the +last +army +orders +, +and +his +own +most +recent +bulletin +. +Glancing +through +the +army +orders +, +Pierre +found +in +one +of +them +, +in +the +lists +of +killed +, +wounded +, +and +rewarded +, +the +name +of +Nicholas +Rostóv +, +awarded +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +of +the +Fourth +Class +for +courage +shown +in +the +Ostróvna +affair +, +and +in +the +same +order +the +name +of +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +, +appointed +to +the +command +of +a +regiment +of +Chasseurs +. +Though +he +did +not +want +to +remind +the +Rostóvs +of +Bolkónski +, +Pierre +could +not +refrain +from +making +them +happy +by +the +news +of +their +son +’ +s +having +received +a +decoration +, +so +he +sent +that +printed +army +order +and +Nicholas +’ +letter +to +the +Rostóvs +, +keeping +the +appeal +, +the +bulletin +, +and +the +other +orders +to +take +with +him +when +he +went +to +dinner +. +His +conversation +with +Count +Rostopchín +and +the +latter +’ +s +tone +of +anxious +hurry +, +the +meeting +with +the +courier +who +talked +casually +of +how +badly +things +were +going +in +the +army +, +the +rumors +of +the +discovery +of +spies +in +Moscow +and +of +a +leaflet +in +circulation +stating +that +Napoleon +promised +to +be +in +both +the +Russian +capitals +by +the +autumn +, +and +the +talk +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +being +expected +to +arrive +next +day—all +aroused +with +fresh +force +that +feeling +of +agitation +and +expectation +in +Pierre +which +he +had +been +conscious +of +ever +since +the +appearance +of +the +comet +, +and +especially +since +the +beginning +of +the +war +. +He +had +long +been +thinking +of +entering +the +army +and +would +have +done +so +had +he +not +been +hindered +, +first +, +by +his +membership +of +the +Society +of +Freemasons +to +which +he +was +bound +by +oath +and +which +preached +perpetual +peace +and +the +abolition +of +war +, +and +secondly +, +by +the +fact +that +when +he +saw +the +great +mass +of +Muscovites +who +had +donned +uniform +and +were +talking +patriotism +, +he +somehow +felt +ashamed +to +take +the +step +. +But +the +chief +reason +for +not +carrying +out +his +intention +to +enter +the +army +lay +in +the +vague +idea +that +he +was +L +’ +russe +Besuhof +who +had +the +number +of +the +beast +, +666 +; +that +his +part +in +the +great +affair +of +setting +a +limit +to +the +power +of +the +beast +that +spoke +great +and +blasphemous +things +had +been +predestined +from +eternity +, +and +that +therefore +he +ought +not +to +undertake +anything +, +but +wait +for +what +was +bound +to +come +to +pass +. +CHAPTER +XX +A +few +intimate +friends +were +dining +with +the +Rostóvs +that +day +, +as +usual +on +Sundays +. +Pierre +came +early +so +as +to +find +them +alone +. +He +had +grown +so +stout +this +year +that +he +would +have +been +abnormal +had +he +not +been +so +tall +, +so +broad +of +limb +, +and +so +strong +that +he +carried +his +bulk +with +evident +ease +. +He +went +up +the +stairs +, +puffing +and +muttering +something +. +His +coachman +did +not +even +ask +whether +he +was +to +wait +. +He +knew +that +when +his +master +was +at +the +Rostóvs +’ +he +stayed +till +midnight +. +The +Rostóvs +’ +footman +rushed +eagerly +forward +to +help +him +off +with +his +cloak +and +take +his +hat +and +stick +. +Pierre +, +from +club +habit +, +always +left +both +hat +and +stick +in +the +anteroom +. +The +first +person +he +saw +in +the +house +was +Natásha +. +Even +before +he +saw +her +, +while +taking +off +his +cloak +, +he +heard +her +. +She +was +practicing +solfa +exercises +in +the +music +room +. +He +knew +that +she +had +not +sung +since +her +illness +, +and +so +the +sound +of +her +voice +surprised +and +delighted +him +. +He +opened +the +door +softly +and +saw +her +, +in +the +lilac +dress +she +had +worn +at +church +, +walking +about +the +room +singing +. +She +had +her +back +to +him +when +he +opened +the +door +, +but +when +, +turning +quickly +, +she +saw +his +broad +, +surprised +face +, +she +blushed +and +came +rapidly +up +to +him +. +“ +I +want +to +try +to +sing +again +, +” +she +said +, +adding +as +if +by +way +of +excuse +, +“ +it +is +, +at +least +, +something +to +do. +” +“ +That +’ +s +capital +! +” +“ +How +glad +I +am +you +’ +ve +come +! +I +am +so +happy +today +, +” +she +said +, +with +the +old +animation +Pierre +had +not +seen +in +her +for +a +long +time +. +“ +You +know +Nicholas +has +received +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +? +I +am +so +proud +of +him. +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +I +sent +that +announcement +. +But +I +don +’ +t +want +to +interrupt +you +, +” +he +added +, +and +was +about +to +go +to +the +drawing +room +. +Natásha +stopped +him +. +“ +Count +, +is +it +wrong +of +me +to +sing +? +” +she +said +blushing +, +and +fixing +her +eyes +inquiringly +on +him +. +“ +No +... +Why +should +it +be +? +On +the +contrary +... +But +why +do +you +ask +me +? +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +myself +, +” +Natásha +answered +quickly +, +“ +but +I +should +not +like +to +do +anything +you +disapproved +of +. +I +believe +in +you +completely +. +You +don +’ +t +know +how +important +you +are +to +me +, +how +much +you +’ +ve +done +for +me +... +. +” +She +spoke +rapidly +and +did +not +notice +how +Pierre +flushed +at +her +words +. +“ +I +saw +in +that +same +army +order +that +he +, +Bolkónski +” +( +she +whispered +the +name +hastily +) +, +“ +is +in +Russia +, +and +in +the +army +again +. +What +do +you +think +? +” +—she +was +speaking +hurriedly +, +evidently +afraid +her +strength +might +fail +her— +“ +Will +he +ever +forgive +me +? +Will +he +not +always +have +a +bitter +feeling +toward +me +? +What +do +you +think +? +What +do +you +think +? +” +“ +I +think +... +” +Pierre +replied +, +“ +that +he +has +nothing +to +forgive +... +. +If +I +were +in +his +place +... +” +By +association +of +ideas +, +Pierre +was +at +once +carried +back +to +the +day +when +, +trying +to +comfort +her +, +he +had +said +that +if +he +were +not +himself +but +the +best +man +in +the +world +and +free +, +he +would +ask +on +his +knees +for +her +hand +; +and +the +same +feeling +of +pity +, +tenderness +, +and +love +took +possession +of +him +and +the +same +words +rose +to +his +lips +. +But +she +did +not +give +him +time +to +say +them +. +“ +Yes +, +you +... +you +... +” +she +said +, +uttering +the +word +you +rapturously— +“ +that +’ +s +a +different +thing +. +I +know +no +one +kinder +, +more +generous +, +or +better +than +you +; +nobody +could +be +! +Had +you +not +been +there +then +, +and +now +too +, +I +don +’ +t +know +what +would +have +become +of +me +, +because +... +” +Tears +suddenly +rose +in +her +eyes +, +she +turned +away +, +lifted +her +music +before +her +eyes +, +began +singing +again +, +and +again +began +walking +up +and +down +the +room +. +Just +then +Pétya +came +running +in +from +the +drawing +room +. +Pétya +was +now +a +handsome +rosy +lad +of +fifteen +with +full +red +lips +and +resembled +Natásha +. +He +was +preparing +to +enter +the +university +, +but +he +and +his +friend +Obolénski +had +lately +, +in +secret +, +agreed +to +join +the +hussars +. +Pétya +had +come +rushing +out +to +talk +to +his +namesake +about +this +affair +. +He +had +asked +Pierre +to +find +out +whether +he +would +be +accepted +in +the +hussars +. +Pierre +walked +up +and +down +the +drawing +room +, +not +listening +to +what +Pétya +was +saying +. +Pétya +pulled +him +by +the +arm +to +attract +his +attention +. +“ +Well +, +what +about +my +plan +? +Peter +Kirílych +, +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +! +You +are +my +only +hope +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +your +plan +. +To +join +the +hussars +? +I +’ +ll +mention +it +, +I +’ +ll +bring +it +all +up +today. +” +“ +Well +, +mon +cher +, +have +you +got +the +manifesto +? +” +asked +the +old +count +. +“ +The +countess +has +been +to +Mass +at +the +Razumóvskis +’ +and +heard +the +new +prayer +. +She +says +it +’ +s +very +fine. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +’ +ve +got +it +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +The +Emperor +is +to +be +here +tomorrow +... +there +’ +s +to +be +an +Extraordinary +Meeting +of +the +nobility +, +and +they +are +talking +of +a +levy +of +ten +men +per +thousand +. +Oh +yes +, +let +me +congratulate +you +! +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +thank +God +! +Well +, +and +what +news +from +the +army +? +” +“ +We +are +again +retreating +. +They +say +we +’ +re +already +near +Smolénsk +, +” +replied +Pierre +. +“ +O +Lord +, +O +Lord +! +” +exclaimed +the +count +. +“ +Where +is +the +manifesto +? +” +“ +The +Emperor +’ +s +appeal +? +Oh +yes +! +” +Pierre +began +feeling +in +his +pockets +for +the +papers +, +but +could +not +find +them +. +Still +slapping +his +pockets +, +he +kissed +the +hand +of +the +countess +who +entered +the +room +and +glanced +uneasily +around +, +evidently +expecting +Natásha +, +who +had +left +off +singing +but +had +not +yet +come +into +the +drawing +room +. +“ +On +my +word +, +I +don +’ +t +know +what +I +’ +ve +done +with +it +, +” +he +said +. +“ +There +he +is +, +always +losing +everything +! +” +remarked +the +countess +. +Natásha +entered +with +a +softened +and +agitated +expression +of +face +and +sat +down +looking +silently +at +Pierre +. +As +soon +as +she +entered +, +Pierre +’ +s +features +, +which +had +been +gloomy +, +suddenly +lighted +up +, +and +while +still +searching +for +the +papers +he +glanced +at +her +several +times +. +“ +No +, +really +! +I +’ +ll +drive +home +, +I +must +have +left +them +there +. +I +’ +ll +certainly +... +” +“ +But +you +’ +ll +be +late +for +dinner. +” +“ +Oh +! +And +my +coachman +has +gone. +” +But +Sónya +, +who +had +gone +to +look +for +the +papers +in +the +anteroom +, +had +found +them +in +Pierre +’ +s +hat +, +where +he +had +carefully +tucked +them +under +the +lining +. +Pierre +was +about +to +begin +reading +. +“ +No +, +after +dinner +, +” +said +the +old +count +, +evidently +expecting +much +enjoyment +from +that +reading +. +At +dinner +, +at +which +champagne +was +drunk +to +the +health +of +the +new +chevalier +of +St. +George +, +Shinshín +told +them +the +town +news +, +of +the +illness +of +the +old +Georgian +princess +, +of +Métivier +’ +s +disappearance +from +Moscow +, +and +of +how +some +German +fellow +had +been +brought +to +Rostopchín +and +accused +of +being +a +French +“ +spyer +” +( +so +Count +Rostopchín +had +told +the +story +) +, +and +how +Rostopchín +let +him +go +and +assured +the +people +that +he +was +“ +not +a +spire +at +all +, +but +only +an +old +German +ruin. +” +“ +People +are +being +arrested +... +” +said +the +count +. +“ +I +’ +ve +told +the +countess +she +should +not +speak +French +so +much +. +It +’ +s +not +the +time +for +it +now. +” +“ +And +have +you +heard +? +” +Shinshín +asked +. +“ +Prince +Golítsyn +has +engaged +a +master +to +teach +him +Russian +. +It +is +becoming +dangerous +to +speak +French +in +the +streets. +” +“ +And +how +about +you +, +Count +Peter +Kirílych +? +If +they +call +up +the +militia +, +you +too +will +have +to +mount +a +horse +, +” +remarked +the +old +count +, +addressing +Pierre +. +Pierre +had +been +silent +and +preoccupied +all +through +dinner +, +seeming +not +to +grasp +what +was +said +. +He +looked +at +the +count +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +the +war +, +” +he +said +. +“ +No +! +What +sort +of +warrior +should +I +make +? +And +yet +everything +is +so +strange +, +so +strange +! +I +can +’ +t +make +it +out +. +I +don +’ +t +know +, +I +am +very +far +from +having +military +tastes +, +but +in +these +times +no +one +can +answer +for +himself. +” +After +dinner +the +count +settled +himself +comfortably +in +an +easy +chair +and +with +a +serious +face +asked +Sónya +, +who +was +considered +an +excellent +reader +, +to +read +the +appeal +. +“ +To +Moscow +, +our +ancient +Capital +! +“ +The +enemy +has +entered +the +borders +of +Russia +with +immense +forces +. +He +comes +to +despoil +our +beloved +country. +” +Sónya +read +painstakingly +in +her +high-pitched +voice +. +The +count +listened +with +closed +eyes +, +heaving +abrupt +sighs +at +certain +passages +. +Natásha +sat +erect +, +gazing +with +a +searching +look +now +at +her +father +and +now +at +Pierre +. +Pierre +felt +her +eyes +on +him +and +tried +not +to +look +round +. +The +countess +shook +her +head +disapprovingly +and +angrily +at +every +solemn +expression +in +the +manifesto +. +In +all +these +words +she +saw +only +that +the +danger +threatening +her +son +would +not +soon +be +over +. +Shinshín +, +with +a +sarcastic +smile +on +his +lips +, +was +evidently +preparing +to +make +fun +of +anything +that +gave +him +the +opportunity +: +Sónya +’ +s +reading +, +any +remark +of +the +count +’ +s +, +or +even +the +manifesto +itself +should +no +better +pretext +present +itself +. +After +reading +about +the +dangers +that +threatened +Russia +, +the +hopes +the +Emperor +placed +on +Moscow +and +especially +on +its +illustrious +nobility +, +Sónya +, +with +a +quiver +in +her +voice +due +chiefly +to +the +attention +that +was +being +paid +to +her +, +read +the +last +words +: +“ +We +ourselves +will +not +delay +to +appear +among +our +people +in +that +Capital +and +in +other +parts +of +our +realm +for +consultation +, +and +for +the +direction +of +all +our +levies +, +both +those +now +barring +the +enemy +’ +s +path +and +those +freshly +formed +to +defeat +him +wherever +he +may +appear +. +May +the +ruin +he +hopes +to +bring +upon +us +recoil +on +his +own +head +, +and +may +Europe +delivered +from +bondage +glorify +the +name +of +Russia +! +” +“ +Yes +, +that +’ +s +it +! +” +cried +the +count +, +opening +his +moist +eyes +and +sniffing +repeatedly +, +as +if +a +strong +vinaigrette +had +been +held +to +his +nose +; +and +he +added +, +“ +Let +the +Emperor +but +say +the +word +and +we +’ +ll +sacrifice +everything +and +begrudge +nothing. +” +Before +Shinshín +had +time +to +utter +the +joke +he +was +ready +to +make +on +the +count +’ +s +patriotism +, +Natásha +jumped +up +from +her +place +and +ran +to +her +father +. +“ +What +a +darling +our +Papa +is +! +” +she +cried +, +kissing +him +, +and +she +again +looked +at +Pierre +with +the +unconscious +coquetry +that +had +returned +to +her +with +her +better +spirits +. +“ +There +! +Here +’ +s +a +patriot +for +you +! +” +said +Shinshín +. +“ +Not +a +patriot +at +all +, +but +simply +... +” +Natásha +replied +in +an +injured +tone +. +“ +Everything +seems +funny +to +you +, +but +this +isn +’ +t +at +all +a +joke +... +. +” +“ +A +joke +indeed +! +” +put +in +the +count +. +“ +Let +him +but +say +the +word +and +we +’ +ll +all +go +... +. +We +’ +re +not +Germans +! +” +“ +But +did +you +notice +, +it +says +, +‘ +for +consultation +’ +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Never +mind +what +it +’ +s +for +... +. +” +At +this +moment +, +Pétya +, +to +whom +nobody +was +paying +any +attention +, +came +up +to +his +father +with +a +very +flushed +face +and +said +in +his +breaking +voice +that +was +now +deep +and +now +shrill +: +“ +Well +, +Papa +, +I +tell +you +definitely +, +and +Mamma +too +, +it +’ +s +as +you +please +, +but +I +say +definitely +that +you +must +let +me +enter +the +army +, +because +I +can +’ +t +... +that +’ +s +all +... +. +” +The +countess +, +in +dismay +, +looked +up +to +heaven +, +clasped +her +hands +, +and +turned +angrily +to +her +husband +. +“ +That +comes +of +your +talking +! +” +said +she +. +But +the +count +had +already +recovered +from +his +excitement +. +“ +Come +, +come +! +” +said +he +. +“ +Here +’ +s +a +fine +warrior +! +No +! +Nonsense +! +You +must +study. +” +“ +It +’ +s +not +nonsense +, +Papa +. +Fédya +Obolénski +is +younger +than +I +, +and +he +’ +s +going +too +. +Besides +, +all +the +same +I +can +’ +t +study +now +when +... +” +Pétya +stopped +short +, +flushed +till +he +perspired +, +but +still +got +out +the +words +, +“ +when +our +Fatherland +is +in +danger. +” +“ +That +’ +ll +do +, +that +’ +ll +do—nonsense +... +. +” +“ +But +you +said +yourself +that +we +would +sacrifice +everything. +” +“ +Pétya +! +Be +quiet +, +I +tell +you +! +” +cried +the +count +, +with +a +glance +at +his +wife +, +who +had +turned +pale +and +was +staring +fixedly +at +her +son +. +“ +And +I +tell +you—Peter +Kirílych +here +will +also +tell +you +... +” +“ +Nonsense +, +I +tell +you +. +Your +mother +’ +s +milk +has +hardly +dried +on +your +lips +and +you +want +to +go +into +the +army +! +There +, +there +, +I +tell +you +, +” +and +the +count +moved +to +go +out +of +the +room +, +taking +the +papers +, +probably +to +reread +them +in +his +study +before +having +a +nap +. +“ +Well +, +Peter +Kirílych +, +let +’ +s +go +and +have +a +smoke +, +” +he +said +. +Pierre +was +agitated +and +undecided +. +Natásha +’ +s +unwontedly +brilliant +eyes +, +continually +glancing +at +him +with +a +more +than +cordial +look +, +had +reduced +him +to +this +condition +. +“ +No +, +I +think +I +’ +ll +go +home. +” +“ +Home +? +Why +, +you +meant +to +spend +the +evening +with +us +... +. +You +don +’ +t +often +come +nowadays +as +it +is +, +and +this +girl +of +mine +, +” +said +the +count +good-naturedly +, +pointing +to +Natásha +, +“ +only +brightens +up +when +you +’ +re +here. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +had +forgotten +... +I +really +must +go +home +... +business +... +” +said +Pierre +hurriedly +. +“ +Well +, +then +, +au +revoir +! +” +said +the +count +, +and +went +out +of +the +room +. +“ +Why +are +you +going +? +Why +are +you +upset +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +and +she +looked +challengingly +into +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +Because +I +love +you +! +” +was +what +he +wanted +to +say +, +but +he +did +not +say +it +, +and +only +blushed +till +the +tears +came +, +and +lowered +his +eyes +. +“ +Because +it +is +better +for +me +to +come +less +often +... +because +... +No +, +simply +I +have +business +... +. +” +“ +Why +? +No +, +tell +me +! +” +Natásha +began +resolutely +and +suddenly +stopped +. +They +looked +at +each +other +with +dismayed +and +embarrassed +faces +. +He +tried +to +smile +but +could +not +: +his +smile +expressed +suffering +, +and +he +silently +kissed +her +hand +and +went +out +. +Pierre +made +up +his +mind +not +to +go +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +any +more +. +CHAPTER +XXI +After +the +definite +refusal +he +had +received +, +Pétya +went +to +his +room +and +there +locked +himself +in +and +wept +bitterly +. +When +he +came +in +to +tea +, +silent +, +morose +, +and +with +tear-stained +face +, +everybody +pretended +not +to +notice +anything +. +Next +day +the +Emperor +arrived +in +Moscow +, +and +several +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +domestic +serfs +begged +permission +to +go +to +have +a +look +at +him +. +That +morning +Pétya +was +a +long +time +dressing +and +arranging +his +hair +and +collar +to +look +like +a +grown-up +man +. +He +frowned +before +his +looking +glass +, +gesticulated +, +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +and +finally +, +without +saying +a +word +to +anyone +, +took +his +cap +and +left +the +house +by +the +back +door +, +trying +to +avoid +notice +. +Pétya +decided +to +go +straight +to +where +the +Emperor +was +and +to +explain +frankly +to +some +gentleman-in-waiting +( +he +imagined +the +Emperor +to +be +always +surrounded +by +gentlemen-in-waiting +) +that +he +, +Count +Rostóv +, +in +spite +of +his +youth +wished +to +serve +his +country +; +that +youth +could +be +no +hindrance +to +loyalty +, +and +that +he +was +ready +to +... +While +dressing +, +Pétya +had +prepared +many +fine +things +he +meant +to +say +to +the +gentleman-in-waiting +. +It +was +on +the +very +fact +of +being +so +young +that +Pétya +counted +for +success +in +reaching +the +Emperor—he +even +thought +how +surprised +everyone +would +be +at +his +youthfulness—and +yet +in +the +arrangement +of +his +collar +and +hair +and +by +his +sedate +deliberate +walk +he +wished +to +appear +a +grown-up +man +. +But +the +farther +he +went +and +the +more +his +attention +was +diverted +by +the +ever-increasing +crowds +moving +toward +the +Krémlin +, +the +less +he +remembered +to +walk +with +the +sedateness +and +deliberation +of +a +man +. +As +he +approached +the +Krémlin +he +even +began +to +avoid +being +crushed +and +resolutely +stuck +out +his +elbows +in +a +menacing +way +. +But +within +the +Trinity +Gateway +he +was +so +pressed +to +the +wall +by +people +who +probably +were +unaware +of +the +patriotic +intentions +with +which +he +had +come +that +in +spite +of +all +his +determination +he +had +to +give +in +, +and +stop +while +carriages +passed +in +, +rumbling +beneath +the +archway +. +Beside +Pétya +stood +a +peasant +woman +, +a +footman +, +two +tradesmen +, +and +a +discharged +soldier +. +After +standing +some +time +in +the +gateway +, +Pétya +tried +to +move +forward +in +front +of +the +others +without +waiting +for +all +the +carriages +to +pass +, +and +he +began +resolutely +working +his +way +with +his +elbows +, +but +the +woman +just +in +front +of +him +, +who +was +the +first +against +whom +he +directed +his +efforts +, +angrily +shouted +at +him +: +“ +What +are +you +shoving +for +, +young +lordling +? +Don +’ +t +you +see +we +’ +re +all +standing +still +? +Then +why +push +? +” +“ +Anybody +can +shove +, +” +said +the +footman +, +and +also +began +working +his +elbows +to +such +effect +that +he +pushed +Pétya +into +a +very +filthy +corner +of +the +gateway +. +Pétya +wiped +his +perspiring +face +with +his +hands +and +pulled +up +the +damp +collar +which +he +had +arranged +so +well +at +home +to +seem +like +a +man +’ +s +. +He +felt +that +he +no +longer +looked +presentable +, +and +feared +that +if +he +were +now +to +approach +the +gentlemen-in-waiting +in +that +plight +he +would +not +be +admitted +to +the +Emperor +. +But +it +was +impossible +to +smarten +oneself +up +or +move +to +another +place +, +because +of +the +crowd +. +One +of +the +generals +who +drove +past +was +an +acquaintance +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +and +Pétya +thought +of +asking +his +help +, +but +came +to +the +conclusion +that +that +would +not +be +a +manly +thing +to +do +. +When +the +carriages +had +all +passed +in +, +the +crowd +, +carrying +Pétya +with +it +, +streamed +forward +into +the +Krémlin +Square +which +was +already +full +of +people +. +There +were +people +not +only +in +the +square +, +but +everywhere—on +the +slopes +and +on +the +roofs +. +As +soon +as +Pétya +found +himself +in +the +square +he +clearly +heard +the +sound +of +bells +and +the +joyous +voices +of +the +crowd +that +filled +the +whole +Krémlin +. +For +a +while +the +crowd +was +less +dense +, +but +suddenly +all +heads +were +bared +, +and +everyone +rushed +forward +in +one +direction +. +Pétya +was +being +pressed +so +that +he +could +scarcely +breathe +, +and +everybody +shouted +, +“ +Hurrah +! +hurrah +! +hurrah +! +” +Pétya +stood +on +tiptoe +and +pushed +and +pinched +, +but +could +see +nothing +except +the +people +about +him +. +All +the +faces +bore +the +same +expression +of +excitement +and +enthusiasm +. +A +tradesman +’ +s +wife +standing +beside +Pétya +sobbed +, +and +the +tears +ran +down +her +cheeks +. +“ +Father +! +Angel +! +Dear +one +! +” +she +kept +repeating +, +wiping +away +her +tears +with +her +fingers +. +“ +Hurrah +! +” +was +heard +on +all +sides +. +For +a +moment +the +crowd +stood +still +, +but +then +it +made +another +rush +forward +. +Quite +beside +himself +, +Pétya +, +clinching +his +teeth +and +rolling +his +eyes +ferociously +, +pushed +forward +, +elbowing +his +way +and +shouting +“ +hurrah +! +” +as +if +he +were +prepared +that +instant +to +kill +himself +and +everyone +else +, +but +on +both +sides +of +him +other +people +with +similarly +ferocious +faces +pushed +forward +and +everybody +shouted +“ +hurrah +! +” +“ +So +this +is +what +the +Emperor +is +! +” +thought +Pétya +. +“ +No +, +I +can +’ +t +petition +him +myself—that +would +be +too +bold. +” +But +in +spite +of +this +he +continued +to +struggle +desperately +forward +, +and +from +between +the +backs +of +those +in +front +he +caught +glimpses +of +an +open +space +with +a +strip +of +red +cloth +spread +out +on +it +; +but +just +then +the +crowd +swayed +back—the +police +in +front +were +pushing +back +those +who +had +pressed +too +close +to +the +procession +: +the +Emperor +was +passing +from +the +palace +to +the +Cathedral +of +the +Assumption—and +Pétya +unexpectedly +received +such +a +blow +on +his +side +and +ribs +and +was +squeezed +so +hard +that +suddenly +everything +grew +dim +before +his +eyes +and +he +lost +consciousness +. +When +he +came +to +himself +, +a +man +of +clerical +appearance +with +a +tuft +of +gray +hair +at +the +back +of +his +head +and +wearing +a +shabby +blue +cassock—probably +a +church +clerk +and +chanter—was +holding +him +under +the +arm +with +one +hand +while +warding +off +the +pressure +of +the +crowd +with +the +other +. +“ +You +’ +ve +crushed +the +young +gentleman +! +” +said +the +clerk +. +“ +What +are +you +up +to +? +Gently +! +... +They +’ +ve +crushed +him +, +crushed +him +! +” +The +Emperor +entered +the +Cathedral +of +the +Assumption +. +The +crowd +spread +out +again +more +evenly +, +and +the +clerk +led +Pétya—pale +and +breathless—to +the +Tsar-cannon +. +Several +people +were +sorry +for +Pétya +, +and +suddenly +a +crowd +turned +toward +him +and +pressed +round +him +. +Those +who +stood +nearest +him +attended +to +him +, +unbuttoned +his +coat +, +seated +him +on +the +raised +platform +of +the +cannon +, +and +reproached +those +others +( +whoever +they +might +be +) +who +had +crushed +him +. +“ +One +might +easily +get +killed +that +way +! +What +do +they +mean +by +it +? +Killing +people +! +Poor +dear +, +he +’ +s +as +white +as +a +sheet +! +” +—various +voices +were +heard +saying +. +Pétya +soon +came +to +himself +, +the +color +returned +to +his +face +, +the +pain +had +passed +, +and +at +the +cost +of +that +temporary +unpleasantness +he +had +obtained +a +place +by +the +cannon +from +where +he +hoped +to +see +the +Emperor +who +would +be +returning +that +way +. +Pétya +no +longer +thought +of +presenting +his +petition +. +If +he +could +only +see +the +Emperor +he +would +be +happy +! +While +the +service +was +proceeding +in +the +Cathedral +of +the +Assumption—it +was +a +combined +service +of +prayer +on +the +occasion +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +arrival +and +of +thanksgiving +for +the +conclusion +of +peace +with +the +Turks—the +crowd +outside +spread +out +and +hawkers +appeared +, +selling +kvas +, +gingerbread +, +and +poppyseed +sweets +( +of +which +Pétya +was +particularly +fond +) +, +and +ordinary +conversation +could +again +be +heard +. +A +tradesman +’ +s +wife +was +showing +a +rent +in +her +shawl +and +telling +how +much +the +shawl +had +cost +; +another +was +saying +that +all +silk +goods +had +now +got +dear +. +The +clerk +who +had +rescued +Pétya +was +talking +to +a +functionary +about +the +priests +who +were +officiating +that +day +with +the +bishop +. +The +clerk +several +times +used +the +word +“ +plenary +” +( +of +the +service +) +, +a +word +Pétya +did +not +understand +. +Two +young +citizens +were +joking +with +some +serf +girls +who +were +cracking +nuts +. +All +these +conversations +, +especially +the +joking +with +the +girls +, +were +such +as +might +have +had +a +particular +charm +for +Pétya +at +his +age +, +but +they +did +not +interest +him +now +. +He +sat +on +his +elevation—the +pedestal +of +the +cannon—still +agitated +as +before +by +the +thought +of +the +Emperor +and +by +his +love +for +him +. +The +feeling +of +pain +and +fear +he +had +experienced +when +he +was +being +crushed +, +together +with +that +of +rapture +, +still +further +intensified +his +sense +of +the +importance +of +the +occasion +. +Suddenly +the +sound +of +a +firing +of +cannon +was +heard +from +the +embankment +, +to +celebrate +the +signing +of +peace +with +the +Turks +, +and +the +crowd +rushed +impetuously +toward +the +embankment +to +watch +the +firing +. +Pétya +too +would +have +run +there +, +but +the +clerk +who +had +taken +the +young +gentleman +under +his +protection +stopped +him +. +The +firing +was +still +proceeding +when +officers +, +generals +, +and +gentlemen-in-waiting +came +running +out +of +the +cathedral +, +and +after +them +others +in +a +more +leisurely +manner +: +caps +were +again +raised +, +and +those +who +had +run +to +look +at +the +cannon +ran +back +again +. +At +last +four +men +in +uniforms +and +sashes +emerged +from +the +cathedral +doors +. +“ +Hurrah +! +hurrah +! +” +shouted +the +crowd +again +. +“ +Which +is +he +? +Which +? +” +asked +Pétya +in +a +tearful +voice +, +of +those +around +him +, +but +no +one +answered +him +, +everybody +was +too +excited +; +and +Pétya +, +fixing +on +one +of +those +four +men +, +whom +he +could +not +clearly +see +for +the +tears +of +joy +that +filled +his +eyes +, +concentrated +all +his +enthusiasm +on +him—though +it +happened +not +to +be +the +Emperor—frantically +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +and +resolved +that +tomorrow +, +come +what +might +, +he +would +join +the +army +. +The +crowd +ran +after +the +Emperor +, +followed +him +to +the +palace +, +and +began +to +disperse +. +It +was +already +late +, +and +Pétya +had +not +eaten +anything +and +was +drenched +with +perspiration +, +yet +he +did +not +go +home +but +stood +with +that +diminishing +, +but +still +considerable +, +crowd +before +the +palace +while +the +Emperor +dined—looking +in +at +the +palace +windows +, +expecting +he +knew +not +what +, +and +envying +alike +the +notables +he +saw +arriving +at +the +entrance +to +dine +with +the +Emperor +and +the +court +footmen +who +served +at +table +, +glimpses +of +whom +could +be +seen +through +the +windows +. +While +the +Emperor +was +dining +, +Valúev +, +looking +out +of +the +window +, +said +: +“ +The +people +are +still +hoping +to +see +Your +Majesty +again. +” +The +dinner +was +nearly +over +, +and +the +Emperor +, +munching +a +biscuit +, +rose +and +went +out +onto +the +balcony +. +The +people +, +with +Pétya +among +them +, +rushed +toward +the +balcony +. +“ +Angel +! +Dear +one +! +Hurrah +! +Father +! +... +” +cried +the +crowd +, +and +Pétya +with +it +, +and +again +the +women +and +men +of +weaker +mold +, +Pétya +among +them +, +wept +with +joy +. +A +largish +piece +of +the +biscuit +the +Emperor +was +holding +in +his +hand +broke +off +, +fell +on +the +balcony +parapet +, +and +then +to +the +ground +. +A +coachman +in +a +jerkin +, +who +stood +nearest +, +sprang +forward +and +snatched +it +up +. +Several +people +in +the +crowd +rushed +at +the +coachman +. +Seeing +this +the +Emperor +had +a +plateful +of +biscuits +brought +him +and +began +throwing +them +down +from +the +balcony +. +Pétya +’ +s +eyes +grew +bloodshot +, +and +still +more +excited +by +the +danger +of +being +crushed +, +he +rushed +at +the +biscuits +. +He +did +not +know +why +, +but +he +had +to +have +a +biscuit +from +the +Tsar +’ +s +hand +and +he +felt +that +he +must +not +give +way +. +He +sprang +forward +and +upset +an +old +woman +who +was +catching +at +a +biscuit +; +the +old +woman +did +not +consider +herself +defeated +though +she +was +lying +on +the +ground—she +grabbed +at +some +biscuits +but +her +hand +did +not +reach +them +. +Pétya +pushed +her +hand +away +with +his +knee +, +seized +a +biscuit +, +and +as +if +fearing +to +be +too +late +, +again +shouted +“ +Hurrah +! +” +with +a +voice +already +hoarse +. +The +Emperor +went +in +, +and +after +that +the +greater +part +of +the +crowd +began +to +disperse +. +“ +There +! +I +said +if +only +we +waited—and +so +it +was +! +” +was +being +joyfully +said +by +various +people +. +Happy +as +Pétya +was +, +he +felt +sad +at +having +to +go +home +knowing +that +all +the +enjoyment +of +that +day +was +over +. +He +did +not +go +straight +home +from +the +Krémlin +, +but +called +on +his +friend +Obolénski +, +who +was +fifteen +and +was +also +entering +the +regiment +. +On +returning +home +Pétya +announced +resolutely +and +firmly +that +if +he +was +not +allowed +to +enter +the +service +he +would +run +away +. +And +next +day +, +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv—though +he +had +not +yet +quite +yielded—went +to +inquire +how +he +could +arrange +for +Pétya +to +serve +where +there +would +be +least +danger +. +CHAPTER +XXII +Two +days +later +, +on +the +fifteenth +of +July +, +an +immense +number +of +carriages +were +standing +outside +the +Slobóda +Palace +. +The +great +halls +were +full +. +In +the +first +were +the +nobility +and +gentry +in +their +uniforms +, +in +the +second +bearded +merchants +in +full-skirted +coats +of +blue +cloth +and +wearing +medals +. +In +the +noblemen +’ +s +hall +there +was +an +incessant +movement +and +buzz +of +voices +. +The +chief +magnates +sat +on +high-backed +chairs +at +a +large +table +under +the +portrait +of +the +Emperor +, +but +most +of +the +gentry +were +strolling +about +the +room +. +All +these +nobles +, +whom +Pierre +met +every +day +at +the +Club +or +in +their +own +houses +, +were +in +uniform—some +in +that +of +Catherine +’ +s +day +, +others +in +that +of +Emperor +Paul +, +others +again +in +the +new +uniforms +of +Alexander +’ +s +time +or +the +ordinary +uniform +of +the +nobility +, +and +the +general +characteristic +of +being +in +uniform +imparted +something +strange +and +fantastic +to +these +diverse +and +familiar +personalities +, +both +old +and +young +. +The +old +men +, +dim-eyed +, +toothless +, +bald +, +sallow +, +and +bloated +, +or +gaunt +and +wrinkled +, +were +especially +striking +. +For +the +most +part +they +sat +quietly +in +their +places +and +were +silent +, +or +, +if +they +walked +about +and +talked +, +attached +themselves +to +someone +younger +. +On +all +these +faces +, +as +on +the +faces +of +the +crowd +Pétya +had +seen +in +the +Square +, +there +was +a +striking +contradiction +: +the +general +expectation +of +a +solemn +event +, +and +at +the +same +time +the +everyday +interests +in +a +boston +card +party +, +Peter +the +cook +, +Zinaída +Dmítrievna +’ +s +health +, +and +so +on +. +Pierre +was +there +too +, +buttoned +up +since +early +morning +in +a +nobleman +’ +s +uniform +that +had +become +too +tight +for +him +. +He +was +agitated +; +this +extraordinary +gathering +not +only +of +nobles +but +also +of +the +merchant-class—les +états +généraux +( +States-General +) +—evoked +in +him +a +whole +series +of +ideas +he +had +long +laid +aside +but +which +were +deeply +graven +in +his +soul +: +thoughts +of +the +Contrat +Social +and +the +French +Revolution +. +The +words +that +had +struck +him +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +appeal—that +the +sovereign +was +coming +to +the +capital +for +consultation +with +his +people—strengthened +this +idea +. +And +imagining +that +in +this +direction +something +important +which +he +had +long +awaited +was +drawing +near +, +he +strolled +about +watching +and +listening +to +conversations +, +but +nowhere +finding +any +confirmation +of +the +ideas +that +occupied +him +. +The +Emperor +’ +s +manifesto +was +read +, +evoking +enthusiasm +, +and +then +all +moved +about +discussing +it +. +Besides +the +ordinary +topics +of +conversation +, +Pierre +heard +questions +of +where +the +marshals +of +the +nobility +were +to +stand +when +the +Emperor +entered +, +when +a +ball +should +be +given +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +honor +, +whether +they +should +group +themselves +by +districts +or +by +whole +provinces +... +and +so +on +; +but +as +soon +as +the +war +was +touched +on +, +or +what +the +nobility +had +been +convened +for +, +the +talk +became +undecided +and +indefinite +. +Then +all +preferred +listening +to +speaking +. +A +middle-aged +man +, +handsome +and +virile +, +in +the +uniform +of +a +retired +naval +officer +, +was +speaking +in +one +of +the +rooms +, +and +a +small +crowd +was +pressing +round +him +. +Pierre +went +up +to +the +circle +that +had +formed +round +the +speaker +and +listened +. +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +in +a +military +uniform +of +Catherine +’ +s +time +, +was +sauntering +with +a +pleasant +smile +among +the +crowd +, +with +all +of +whom +he +was +acquainted +. +He +too +approached +that +group +and +listened +with +a +kindly +smile +and +nods +of +approval +, +as +he +always +did +, +to +what +the +speaker +was +saying +. +The +retired +naval +man +was +speaking +very +boldly +, +as +was +evident +from +the +expression +on +the +faces +of +the +listeners +and +from +the +fact +that +some +people +Pierre +knew +as +the +meekest +and +quietest +of +men +walked +away +disapprovingly +or +expressed +disagreement +with +him +. +Pierre +pushed +his +way +into +the +middle +of +the +group +, +listened +, +and +convinced +himself +that +the +man +was +indeed +a +liberal +, +but +of +views +quite +different +from +his +own +. +The +naval +officer +spoke +in +a +particularly +sonorous +, +musical +, +and +aristocratic +baritone +voice +, +pleasantly +swallowing +his +r +’ +s +and +generally +slurring +his +consonants +: +the +voice +of +a +man +calling +out +to +his +servant +, +“ +Heah +! +Bwing +me +my +pipe +! +” +It +was +indicative +of +dissipation +and +the +exercise +of +authority +. +“ +What +if +the +Smolénsk +people +have +offahd +to +waise +militia +for +the +Empewah +? +Ah +we +to +take +Smolénsk +as +our +patte +’ +n +? +If +the +noble +awistocwacy +of +the +pwovince +of +Moscow +thinks +fit +, +it +can +show +its +loyalty +to +our +sov +’ +weign +the +Empewah +in +other +ways +. +Have +we +fo +’ +gotten +the +waising +of +the +militia +in +the +yeah +‘ +seven +? +All +that +did +was +to +enwich +the +pwiests +’ +sons +and +thieves +and +wobbahs +... +. +” +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +smiled +blandly +and +nodded +approval +. +“ +And +was +our +militia +of +any +use +to +the +Empia +? +Not +at +all +! +It +only +wuined +our +farming +! +Bettah +have +another +conscwiption +... +o +’ +ou +’ +men +will +wetu +’ +n +neithah +soldiers +no +’ +peasants +, +and +we +’ +ll +get +only +depwavity +fwom +them +. +The +nobility +don +’ +t +gwudge +theah +lives—evewy +one +of +us +will +go +and +bwing +in +more +wecwuits +, +and +the +sov +’ +weign +” +( +that +was +the +way +he +referred +to +the +Emperor +) +“ +need +only +say +the +word +and +we +’ +ll +all +die +fo +’ +him +! +” +added +the +orator +with +animation +. +Count +Rostóv +’ +s +mouth +watered +with +pleasure +and +he +nudged +Pierre +, +but +Pierre +wanted +to +speak +himself +. +He +pushed +forward +, +feeling +stirred +, +but +not +yet +sure +what +stirred +him +or +what +he +would +say +. +Scarcely +had +he +opened +his +mouth +when +one +of +the +senators +, +a +man +without +a +tooth +in +his +head +, +with +a +shrewd +though +angry +expression +, +standing +near +the +first +speaker +, +interrupted +him +. +Evidently +accustomed +to +managing +debates +and +to +maintaining +an +argument +, +he +began +in +low +but +distinct +tones +: +“ +I +imagine +, +sir +, +” +said +he +, +mumbling +with +his +toothless +mouth +, +“ +that +we +have +been +summoned +here +not +to +discuss +whether +it +’ +s +best +for +the +empire +at +the +present +moment +to +adopt +conscription +or +to +call +out +the +militia +. +We +have +been +summoned +to +reply +to +the +appeal +with +which +our +sovereign +the +Emperor +has +honored +us +. +But +to +judge +what +is +best—conscription +or +the +militia—we +can +leave +to +the +supreme +authority +... +. +” +Pierre +suddenly +saw +an +outlet +for +his +excitement +. +He +hardened +his +heart +against +the +senator +who +was +introducing +this +set +and +narrow +attitude +into +the +deliberations +of +the +nobility +. +Pierre +stepped +forward +and +interrupted +him +. +He +himself +did +not +yet +know +what +he +would +say +, +but +he +began +to +speak +eagerly +, +occasionally +lapsing +into +French +or +expressing +himself +in +bookish +Russian +. +“ +Excuse +me +, +your +excellency +, +” +he +began +. +( +He +was +well +acquainted +with +the +senator +, +but +thought +it +necessary +on +this +occasion +to +address +him +formally +. +) +“ +Though +I +don +’ +t +agree +with +the +gentleman +... +” +( +he +hesitated +: +he +wished +to +say +, +“ +Mon +très +honorable +préopinant +” +— +“ +My +very +honorable +opponent +” +) +“ +with +the +gentleman +... +whom +I +have +not +the +honor +of +knowing +, +I +suppose +that +the +nobility +have +been +summoned +not +merely +to +express +their +sympathy +and +enthusiasm +but +also +to +consider +the +means +by +which +we +can +assist +our +Fatherland +! +I +imagine +, +” +he +went +on +, +warming +to +his +subject +, +“ +that +the +Emperor +himself +would +not +be +satisfied +to +find +in +us +merely +owners +of +serfs +whom +we +are +willing +to +devote +to +his +service +, +and +chair +à +canon +* +we +are +ready +to +make +of +ourselves—and +not +to +obtain +from +us +any +co-co-counsel. +” +* +“ +Food +for +cannon. +” +Many +persons +withdrew +from +the +circle +, +noticing +the +senator +’ +s +sarcastic +smile +and +the +freedom +of +Pierre +’ +s +remarks +. +Only +Count +Rostóv +was +pleased +with +them +as +he +had +been +pleased +with +those +of +the +naval +officer +, +the +senator +, +and +in +general +with +whatever +speech +he +had +last +heard +. +“ +I +think +that +before +discussing +these +questions +, +” +Pierre +continued +, +“ +we +should +ask +the +Emperor—most +respectfully +ask +His +Majesty—to +let +us +know +the +number +of +our +troops +and +the +position +in +which +our +army +and +our +forces +now +are +, +and +then +... +” +But +scarcely +had +Pierre +uttered +these +words +before +he +was +attacked +from +three +sides +. +The +most +vigorous +attack +came +from +an +old +acquaintance +, +a +boston +player +who +had +always +been +well +disposed +toward +him +, +Stepán +Stepánovich +Adráksin +. +Adráksin +was +in +uniform +, +and +whether +as +a +result +of +the +uniform +or +from +some +other +cause +Pierre +saw +before +him +quite +a +different +man +. +With +a +sudden +expression +of +malevolence +on +his +aged +face +, +Adráksin +shouted +at +Pierre +: +“ +In +the +first +place +, +I +tell +you +we +have +no +right +to +question +the +Emperor +about +that +, +and +secondly +, +if +the +Russian +nobility +had +that +right +, +the +Emperor +could +not +answer +such +a +question +. +The +troops +are +moved +according +to +the +enemy +’ +s +movements +and +the +number +of +men +increases +and +decreases +... +. +” +Another +voice +, +that +of +a +nobleman +of +medium +height +and +about +forty +years +of +age +, +whom +Pierre +had +formerly +met +at +the +gypsies +’ +and +knew +as +a +bad +cardplayer +, +and +who +, +also +transformed +by +his +uniform +, +came +up +to +Pierre +, +interrupted +Adráksin +. +“ +Yes +, +and +this +is +not +a +time +for +discussing +, +” +he +continued +, +“ +but +for +acting +: +there +is +war +in +Russia +! +The +enemy +is +advancing +to +destroy +Russia +, +to +desecrate +the +tombs +of +our +fathers +, +to +carry +off +our +wives +and +children. +” +The +nobleman +smote +his +breast +. +“ +We +will +all +arise +, +everyone +of +us +will +go +, +for +our +father +the +Tsar +! +” +he +shouted +, +rolling +his +bloodshot +eyes +. +Several +approving +voices +were +heard +in +the +crowd +. +“ +We +are +Russians +and +will +not +grudge +our +blood +in +defense +of +our +faith +, +the +throne +, +and +the +Fatherland +! +We +must +cease +raving +if +we +are +sons +of +our +Fatherland +! +We +will +show +Europe +how +Russia +rises +to +the +defense +of +Russia +! +” +Pierre +wished +to +reply +, +but +could +not +get +in +a +word +. +He +felt +that +his +words +, +apart +from +what +meaning +they +conveyed +, +were +less +audible +than +the +sound +of +his +opponent +’ +s +voice +. +Count +Rostóv +at +the +back +of +the +crowd +was +expressing +approval +; +several +persons +, +briskly +turning +a +shoulder +to +the +orator +at +the +end +of +a +phrase +, +said +: +“ +That +’ +s +right +, +quite +right +! +Just +so +! +” +Pierre +wished +to +say +that +he +was +ready +to +sacrifice +his +money +, +his +serfs +, +or +himself +, +only +one +ought +to +know +the +state +of +affairs +in +order +to +be +able +to +improve +it +, +but +he +was +unable +to +speak +. +Many +voices +shouted +and +talked +at +the +same +time +, +so +that +Count +Rostóv +had +not +time +to +signify +his +approval +of +them +all +, +and +the +group +increased +, +dispersed +, +re-formed +, +and +then +moved +with +a +hum +of +talk +into +the +largest +hall +and +to +the +big +table +. +Not +only +was +Pierre +’ +s +attempt +to +speak +unsuccessful +, +but +he +was +rudely +interrupted +, +pushed +aside +, +and +people +turned +away +from +him +as +from +a +common +enemy +. +This +happened +not +because +they +were +displeased +by +the +substance +of +his +speech +, +which +had +even +been +forgotten +after +the +many +subsequent +speeches +, +but +to +animate +it +the +crowd +needed +a +tangible +object +to +love +and +a +tangible +object +to +hate +. +Pierre +became +the +latter +. +Many +other +orators +spoke +after +the +excited +nobleman +, +and +all +in +the +same +tone +. +Many +spoke +eloquently +and +with +originality +. +Glínka +, +the +editor +of +the +Russian +Messenger +, +who +was +recognized +( +cries +of +“ +author +! +author +! +” +were +heard +in +the +crowd +) +, +said +that +“ +hell +must +be +repulsed +by +hell +, +” +and +that +he +had +seen +a +child +smiling +at +lightning +flashes +and +thunderclaps +, +but +“ +we +will +not +be +that +child. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +at +thunderclaps +! +” +was +repeated +approvingly +in +the +back +rows +of +the +crowd +. +The +crowd +drew +up +to +the +large +table +, +at +which +sat +gray-haired +or +bald +seventy-year-old +magnates +, +uniformed +and +besashed +almost +all +of +whom +Pierre +had +seen +in +their +own +homes +with +their +buffoons +, +or +playing +boston +at +the +clubs +. +With +an +incessant +hum +of +voices +the +crowd +advanced +to +the +table +. +Pressed +by +the +throng +against +the +high +backs +of +the +chairs +, +the +orators +spoke +one +after +another +and +sometimes +two +together +. +Those +standing +behind +noticed +what +a +speaker +omitted +to +say +and +hastened +to +supply +it +. +Others +in +that +heat +and +crush +racked +their +brains +to +find +some +thought +and +hastened +to +utter +it +. +The +old +magnates +, +whom +Pierre +knew +, +sat +and +turned +to +look +first +at +one +and +then +at +another +, +and +their +faces +for +the +most +part +only +expressed +the +fact +that +they +found +it +very +hot +. +Pierre +, +however +, +felt +excited +, +and +the +general +desire +to +show +that +they +were +ready +to +go +to +all +lengths—which +found +expression +in +the +tones +and +looks +more +than +in +the +substance +of +the +speeches—infected +him +too +. +He +did +not +renounce +his +opinions +, +but +felt +himself +in +some +way +to +blame +and +wished +to +justify +himself +. +“ +I +only +said +that +it +would +be +more +to +the +purpose +to +make +sacrifices +when +we +know +what +is +needed +! +” +said +he +, +trying +to +be +heard +above +the +other +voices +. +One +of +the +old +men +nearest +to +him +looked +round +, +but +his +attention +was +immediately +diverted +by +an +exclamation +at +the +other +side +of +the +table +. +“ +Yes +, +Moscow +will +be +surrendered +! +She +will +be +our +expiation +! +” +shouted +one +man +. +“ +He +is +the +enemy +of +mankind +! +” +cried +another +. +“ +Allow +me +to +speak +... +. +” +“ +Gentlemen +, +you +are +crushing +me +! +... +” +CHAPTER +XXIII +At +that +moment +Count +Rostopchín +with +his +protruding +chin +and +alert +eyes +, +wearing +the +uniform +of +a +general +with +sash +over +his +shoulder +, +entered +the +room +, +stepping +briskly +to +the +front +of +the +crowd +of +gentry +. +“ +Our +sovereign +the +Emperor +will +be +here +in +a +moment +, +” +said +Rostopchín +. +“ +I +am +straight +from +the +palace +. +Seeing +the +position +we +are +in +, +I +think +there +is +little +need +for +discussion +. +The +Emperor +has +deigned +to +summon +us +and +the +merchants +. +Millions +will +pour +forth +from +there +” +—he +pointed +to +the +merchants +’ +hall— +“ +but +our +business +is +to +supply +men +and +not +spare +ourselves +... +. +That +is +the +least +we +can +do +! +” +A +conference +took +place +confined +to +the +magnates +sitting +at +the +table +. +The +whole +consultation +passed +more +than +quietly +. +After +all +the +preceding +noise +the +sound +of +their +old +voices +saying +one +after +another +, +“ +I +agree +, +” +or +for +variety +, +“ +I +too +am +of +that +opinion +, +” +and +so +on +had +even +a +mournful +effect +. +The +secretary +was +told +to +write +down +the +resolution +of +the +Moscow +nobility +and +gentry +, +that +they +would +furnish +ten +men +, +fully +equipped +, +out +of +every +thousand +serfs +, +as +the +Smolénsk +gentry +had +done +. +Their +chairs +made +a +scraping +noise +as +the +gentlemen +who +had +conferred +rose +with +apparent +relief +, +and +began +walking +up +and +down +, +arm +in +arm +, +to +stretch +their +legs +and +converse +in +couples +. +“ +The +Emperor +! +The +Emperor +! +” +a +sudden +cry +resounded +through +the +halls +and +the +whole +throng +hurried +to +the +entrance +. +The +Emperor +entered +the +hall +through +a +broad +path +between +two +lines +of +nobles +. +Every +face +expressed +respectful +, +awe-struck +curiosity +. +Pierre +stood +rather +far +off +and +could +not +hear +all +that +the +Emperor +said +. +From +what +he +did +hear +he +understood +that +the +Emperor +spoke +of +the +danger +threatening +the +empire +and +of +the +hopes +he +placed +on +the +Moscow +nobility +. +He +was +answered +by +a +voice +which +informed +him +of +the +resolution +just +arrived +at +. +“ +Gentlemen +! +” +said +the +Emperor +with +a +quivering +voice +. +There +was +a +rustling +among +the +crowd +and +it +again +subsided +, +so +that +Pierre +distinctly +heard +the +pleasantly +human +voice +of +the +Emperor +saying +with +emotion +: +“ +I +never +doubted +the +devotion +of +the +Russian +nobles +, +but +today +it +has +surpassed +my +expectations +. +I +thank +you +in +the +name +of +the +Fatherland +! +Gentlemen +, +let +us +act +! +Time +is +most +precious +... +. +” +The +Emperor +ceased +speaking +, +the +crowd +began +pressing +round +him +, +and +rapturous +exclamations +were +heard +from +all +sides +. +“ +Yes +, +most +precious +... +a +royal +word +, +” +said +Count +Rostóv +, +with +a +sob +. +He +stood +at +the +back +, +and +, +though +he +had +heard +hardly +anything +, +understood +everything +in +his +own +way +. +From +the +hall +of +the +nobility +the +Emperor +went +to +that +of +the +merchants +. +There +he +remained +about +ten +minutes +. +Pierre +was +among +those +who +saw +him +come +out +from +the +merchants +’ +hall +with +tears +of +emotion +in +his +eyes +. +As +became +known +later +, +he +had +scarcely +begun +to +address +the +merchants +before +tears +gushed +from +his +eyes +and +he +concluded +in +a +trembling +voice +. +When +Pierre +saw +the +Emperor +he +was +coming +out +accompanied +by +two +merchants +, +one +of +whom +Pierre +knew +, +a +fat +otkupshchík +. +The +other +was +the +mayor +, +a +man +with +a +thin +sallow +face +and +narrow +beard +. +Both +were +weeping +. +Tears +filled +the +thin +man +’ +s +eyes +, +and +the +fat +otkupshchík +sobbed +outright +like +a +child +and +kept +repeating +: +“ +Our +lives +and +property—take +them +, +Your +Majesty +! +” +Pierre +’ +s +one +feeling +at +the +moment +was +a +desire +to +show +that +he +was +ready +to +go +all +lengths +and +was +prepared +to +sacrifice +everything +. +He +now +felt +ashamed +of +his +speech +with +its +constitutional +tendency +and +sought +an +opportunity +of +effacing +it +. +Having +heard +that +Count +Mamónov +was +furnishing +a +regiment +, +Bezúkhov +at +once +informed +Rostopchín +that +he +would +give +a +thousand +men +and +their +maintenance +. +Old +Rostóv +could +not +tell +his +wife +of +what +had +passed +without +tears +, +and +at +once +consented +to +Pétya +’ +s +request +and +went +himself +to +enter +his +name +. +Next +day +the +Emperor +left +Moscow +. +The +assembled +nobles +all +took +off +their +uniforms +and +settled +down +again +in +their +homes +and +clubs +, +and +not +without +some +groans +gave +orders +to +their +stewards +about +the +enrollment +, +feeling +amazed +themselves +at +what +they +had +done +. +BOOK +TEN +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +Napoleon +began +the +war +with +Russia +because +he +could +not +resist +going +to +Dresden +, +could +not +help +having +his +head +turned +by +the +homage +he +received +, +could +not +help +donning +a +Polish +uniform +and +yielding +to +the +stimulating +influence +of +a +June +morning +, +and +could +not +refrain +from +bursts +of +anger +in +the +presence +of +Kurákin +and +then +of +Balashëv +. +Alexander +refused +negotiations +because +he +felt +himself +to +be +personally +insulted +. +Barclay +de +Tolly +tried +to +command +the +army +in +the +best +way +, +because +he +wished +to +fulfill +his +duty +and +earn +fame +as +a +great +commander +. +Rostóv +charged +the +French +because +he +could +not +restrain +his +wish +for +a +gallop +across +a +level +field +; +and +in +the +same +way +the +innumerable +people +who +took +part +in +the +war +acted +in +accord +with +their +personal +characteristics +, +habits +, +circumstances +, +and +aims +. +They +were +moved +by +fear +or +vanity +, +rejoiced +or +were +indignant +, +reasoned +, +imagining +that +they +knew +what +they +were +doing +and +did +it +of +their +own +free +will +, +but +they +all +were +involuntary +tools +of +history +, +carrying +on +a +work +concealed +from +them +but +comprehensible +to +us +. +Such +is +the +inevitable +fate +of +men +of +action +, +and +the +higher +they +stand +in +the +social +hierarchy +the +less +are +they +free +. +The +actors +of +1812 +have +long +since +left +the +stage +, +their +personal +interests +have +vanished +leaving +no +trace +, +and +nothing +remains +of +that +time +but +its +historic +results +. +Providence +compelled +all +these +men +, +striving +to +attain +personal +aims +, +to +further +the +accomplishment +of +a +stupendous +result +no +one +of +them +at +all +expected—neither +Napoleon +, +nor +Alexander +, +nor +still +less +any +of +those +who +did +the +actual +fighting +. +The +cause +of +the +destruction +of +the +French +army +in +1812 +is +clear +to +us +now +. +No +one +will +deny +that +that +cause +was +, +on +the +one +hand +, +its +advance +into +the +heart +of +Russia +late +in +the +season +without +any +preparation +for +a +winter +campaign +and +, +on +the +other +, +the +character +given +to +the +war +by +the +burning +of +Russian +towns +and +the +hatred +of +the +foe +this +aroused +among +the +Russian +people +. +But +no +one +at +the +time +foresaw +( +what +now +seems +so +evident +) +that +this +was +the +only +way +an +army +of +eight +hundred +thousand +men—the +best +in +the +world +and +led +by +the +best +general—could +be +destroyed +in +conflict +with +a +raw +army +of +half +its +numerical +strength +, +and +led +by +inexperienced +commanders +as +the +Russian +army +was +. +Not +only +did +no +one +see +this +, +but +on +the +Russian +side +every +effort +was +made +to +hinder +the +only +thing +that +could +save +Russia +, +while +on +the +French +side +, +despite +Napoleon +’ +s +experience +and +so-called +military +genius +, +every +effort +was +directed +to +pushing +on +to +Moscow +at +the +end +of +the +summer +, +that +is +, +to +doing +the +very +thing +that +was +bound +to +lead +to +destruction +. +In +historical +works +on +the +year +1812 +French +writers +are +very +fond +of +saying +that +Napoleon +felt +the +danger +of +extending +his +line +, +that +he +sought +a +battle +and +that +his +marshals +advised +him +to +stop +at +Smolénsk +, +and +of +making +similar +statements +to +show +that +the +danger +of +the +campaign +was +even +then +understood +. +Russian +authors +are +still +fonder +of +telling +us +that +from +the +commencement +of +the +campaign +a +Scythian +war +plan +was +adopted +to +lure +Napoleon +into +the +depths +of +Russia +, +and +this +plan +some +of +them +attribute +to +Pfuel +, +others +to +a +certain +Frenchman +, +others +to +Toll +, +and +others +again +to +Alexander +himself—pointing +to +notes +, +projects +, +and +letters +which +contain +hints +of +such +a +line +of +action +. +But +all +these +hints +at +what +happened +, +both +from +the +French +side +and +the +Russian +, +are +advanced +only +because +they +fit +in +with +the +event +. +Had +that +event +not +occurred +these +hints +would +have +been +forgotten +, +as +we +have +forgotten +the +thousands +and +millions +of +hints +and +expectations +to +the +contrary +which +were +current +then +but +have +now +been +forgotten +because +the +event +falsified +them +. +There +are +always +so +many +conjectures +as +to +the +issue +of +any +event +that +however +it +may +end +there +will +always +be +people +to +say +: +“ +I +said +then +that +it +would +be +so +, +” +quite +forgetting +that +amid +their +innumerable +conjectures +many +were +to +quite +the +contrary +effect +. +Conjectures +as +to +Napoleon +’ +s +awareness +of +the +danger +of +extending +his +line +, +and +( +on +the +Russian +side +) +as +to +luring +the +enemy +into +the +depths +of +Russia +, +are +evidently +of +that +kind +, +and +only +by +much +straining +can +historians +attribute +such +conceptions +to +Napoleon +and +his +marshals +, +or +such +plans +to +the +Russian +commanders +. +All +the +facts +are +in +flat +contradiction +to +such +conjectures +. +During +the +whole +period +of +the +war +not +only +was +there +no +wish +on +the +Russian +side +to +draw +the +French +into +the +heart +of +the +country +, +but +from +their +first +entry +into +Russia +everything +was +done +to +stop +them +. +And +not +only +was +Napoleon +not +afraid +to +extend +his +line +, +but +he +welcomed +every +step +forward +as +a +triumph +and +did +not +seek +battle +as +eagerly +as +in +former +campaigns +, +but +very +lazily +. +At +the +very +beginning +of +the +war +our +armies +were +divided +, +and +our +sole +aim +was +to +unite +them +, +though +uniting +the +armies +was +no +advantage +if +we +meant +to +retire +and +lure +the +enemy +into +the +depths +of +the +country +. +Our +Emperor +joined +the +army +to +encourage +it +to +defend +every +inch +of +Russian +soil +and +not +to +retreat +. +The +enormous +Drissa +camp +was +formed +on +Pfuel +’ +s +plan +, +and +there +was +no +intention +of +retiring +farther +. +The +Emperor +reproached +the +commanders +in +chief +for +every +step +they +retired +. +He +could +not +bear +the +idea +of +letting +the +enemy +even +reach +Smolénsk +, +still +less +could +he +contemplate +the +burning +of +Moscow +, +and +when +our +armies +did +unite +he +was +displeased +that +Smolénsk +was +abandoned +and +burned +without +a +general +engagement +having +been +fought +under +its +walls +. +So +thought +the +Emperor +, +and +the +Russian +commanders +and +people +were +still +more +provoked +at +the +thought +that +our +forces +were +retreating +into +the +depths +of +the +country +. +Napoleon +having +cut +our +armies +apart +advanced +far +into +the +country +and +missed +several +chances +of +forcing +an +engagement +. +In +August +he +was +at +Smolénsk +and +thought +only +of +how +to +advance +farther +, +though +as +we +now +see +that +advance +was +evidently +ruinous +to +him +. +The +facts +clearly +show +that +Napoleon +did +not +foresee +the +danger +of +the +advance +on +Moscow +, +nor +did +Alexander +and +the +Russian +commanders +then +think +of +luring +Napoleon +on +, +but +quite +the +contrary +. +The +luring +of +Napoleon +into +the +depths +of +the +country +was +not +the +result +of +any +plan +, +for +no +one +believed +it +to +be +possible +; +it +resulted +from +a +most +complex +interplay +of +intrigues +, +aims +, +and +wishes +among +those +who +took +part +in +the +war +and +had +no +perception +whatever +of +the +inevitable +, +or +of +the +one +way +of +saving +Russia +. +Everything +came +about +fortuitously +. +The +armies +were +divided +at +the +commencement +of +the +campaign +. +We +tried +to +unite +them +, +with +the +evident +intention +of +giving +battle +and +checking +the +enemy +’ +s +advance +, +and +by +this +effort +to +unite +them +while +avoiding +battle +with +a +much +stronger +enemy +, +and +necessarily +withdrawing +the +armies +at +an +acute +angle—we +led +the +French +on +to +Smolénsk +. +But +we +withdrew +at +an +acute +angle +not +only +because +the +French +advanced +between +our +two +armies +; +the +angle +became +still +more +acute +and +we +withdrew +still +farther +, +because +Barclay +de +Tolly +was +an +unpopular +foreigner +disliked +by +Bagratión +( +who +would +come +under +his +command +) +, +and +Bagratión—being +in +command +of +the +second +army—tried +to +postpone +joining +up +and +coming +under +Barclay +’ +s +command +as +long +as +he +could +. +Bagratión +was +slow +in +effecting +the +junction—though +that +was +the +chief +aim +of +all +at +headquarters—because +, +as +he +alleged +, +he +exposed +his +army +to +danger +on +this +march +, +and +it +was +best +for +him +to +retire +more +to +the +left +and +more +to +the +south +, +worrying +the +enemy +from +flank +and +rear +and +securing +from +the +Ukraine +recruits +for +his +army +; +and +it +looks +as +if +he +planned +this +in +order +not +to +come +under +the +command +of +the +detested +foreigner +Barclay +, +whose +rank +was +inferior +to +his +own +. +The +Emperor +was +with +the +army +to +encourage +it +, +but +his +presence +and +ignorance +of +what +steps +to +take +, +and +the +enormous +number +of +advisers +and +plans +, +destroyed +the +first +army +’ +s +energy +and +it +retired +. +The +intention +was +to +make +a +stand +at +the +Drissa +camp +, +but +Paulucci +, +aiming +at +becoming +commander +in +chief +, +unexpectedly +employed +his +energy +to +influence +Alexander +, +and +Pfuel +’ +s +whole +plan +was +abandoned +and +the +command +entrusted +to +Barclay +. +But +as +Barclay +did +not +inspire +confidence +his +power +was +limited +. +The +armies +were +divided +, +there +was +no +unity +of +command +, +and +Barclay +was +unpopular +; +but +from +this +confusion +, +division +, +and +the +unpopularity +of +the +foreign +commander +in +chief +, +there +resulted +on +the +one +hand +indecision +and +the +avoidance +of +a +battle +( +which +we +could +not +have +refrained +from +had +the +armies +been +united +and +had +someone +else +, +instead +of +Barclay +, +been +in +command +) +and +on +the +other +an +ever-increasing +indignation +against +the +foreigners +and +an +increase +in +patriotic +zeal +. +At +last +the +Emperor +left +the +army +, +and +as +the +most +convenient +and +indeed +the +only +pretext +for +his +departure +it +was +decided +that +it +was +necessary +for +him +to +inspire +the +people +in +the +capitals +and +arouse +the +nation +in +general +to +a +patriotic +war +. +And +by +this +visit +of +the +Emperor +to +Moscow +the +strength +of +the +Russian +army +was +trebled +. +He +left +in +order +not +to +obstruct +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +undivided +control +of +the +army +, +and +hoping +that +more +decisive +action +would +then +be +taken +, +but +the +command +of +the +armies +became +still +more +confused +and +enfeebled +. +Bennigsen +, +the +Tsarévich +, +and +a +swarm +of +adjutants +general +remained +with +the +army +to +keep +the +commander +in +chief +under +observation +and +arouse +his +energy +, +and +Barclay +, +feeling +less +free +than +ever +under +the +observation +of +all +these +“ +eyes +of +the +Emperor +, +” +became +still +more +cautious +of +undertaking +any +decisive +action +and +avoided +giving +battle +. +Barclay +stood +for +caution +. +The +Tsarévich +hinted +at +treachery +and +demanded +a +general +engagement +. +Lubomírski +, +Bronnítski +, +Wlocki +, +and +the +others +of +that +group +stirred +up +so +much +trouble +that +Barclay +, +under +pretext +of +sending +papers +to +the +Emperor +, +dispatched +these +Polish +adjutants +general +to +Petersburg +and +plunged +into +an +open +struggle +with +Bennigsen +and +the +Tsarévich +. +At +Smolénsk +the +armies +at +last +reunited +, +much +as +Bagratión +disliked +it +. +Bagratión +drove +up +in +a +carriage +to +the +house +occupied +by +Barclay +. +Barclay +donned +his +sash +and +came +out +to +meet +and +report +to +his +senior +officer +Bagratión +. +Despite +his +seniority +in +rank +Bagratión +, +in +this +contest +of +magnanimity +, +took +his +orders +from +Barclay +, +but +, +having +submitted +, +agreed +with +him +less +than +ever +. +By +the +Emperor +’ +s +orders +Bagratión +reported +direct +to +him +. +He +wrote +to +Arakchéev +, +the +Emperor +’ +s +confidant +: +“ +It +must +be +as +my +sovereign +pleases +, +but +I +can +not +work +with +the +Minister +( +meaning +Barclay +) +. +For +God +’ +s +sake +send +me +somewhere +else +if +only +in +command +of +a +regiment +. +I +can +not +stand +it +here +. +Headquarters +are +so +full +of +Germans +that +a +Russian +can +not +exist +and +there +is +no +sense +in +anything +. +I +thought +I +was +really +serving +my +sovereign +and +the +Fatherland +, +but +it +turns +out +that +I +am +serving +Barclay +. +I +confess +I +do +not +want +to. +” +The +swarm +of +Bronnítskis +and +Wintzingerodes +and +their +like +still +further +embittered +the +relations +between +the +commanders +in +chief +, +and +even +less +unity +resulted +. +Preparations +were +made +to +fight +the +French +before +Smolénsk +. +A +general +was +sent +to +survey +the +position +. +This +general +, +hating +Barclay +, +rode +to +visit +a +friend +of +his +own +, +a +corps +commander +, +and +, +having +spent +the +day +with +him +, +returned +to +Barclay +and +condemned +, +as +unsuitable +from +every +point +of +view +, +the +battleground +he +had +not +seen +. +While +disputes +and +intrigues +were +going +on +about +the +future +field +of +battle +, +and +while +we +were +looking +for +the +French—having +lost +touch +with +them—the +French +stumbled +upon +Nevérovski +’ +s +division +and +reached +the +walls +of +Smolénsk +. +It +was +necessary +to +fight +an +unexpected +battle +at +Smolénsk +to +save +our +lines +of +communication +. +The +battle +was +fought +and +thousands +were +killed +on +both +sides +. +Smolénsk +was +abandoned +contrary +to +the +wishes +of +the +Emperor +and +of +the +whole +people +. +But +Smolénsk +was +burned +by +its +own +inhabitants +who +had +been +misled +by +their +governor +. +And +these +ruined +inhabitants +, +setting +an +example +to +other +Russians +, +went +to +Moscow +thinking +only +of +their +own +losses +but +kindling +hatred +of +the +foe +. +Napoleon +advanced +farther +and +we +retired +, +thus +arriving +at +the +very +result +which +caused +his +destruction +. +CHAPTER +II +The +day +after +his +son +had +left +, +Prince +Nicholas +sent +for +Princess +Mary +to +come +to +his +study +. +“ +Well +? +Are +you +satisfied +now +? +” +said +he +. +“ +You +’ +ve +made +me +quarrel +with +my +son +! +Satisfied +, +are +you +? +That +’ +s +all +you +wanted +! +Satisfied +? +... +It +hurts +me +, +it +hurts +. +I +’ +m +old +and +weak +and +this +is +what +you +wanted +. +Well +then +, +gloat +over +it +! +Gloat +over +it +! +” +After +that +Princess +Mary +did +not +see +her +father +for +a +whole +week +. +He +was +ill +and +did +not +leave +his +study +. +Princess +Mary +noticed +to +her +surprise +that +during +this +illness +the +old +prince +not +only +excluded +her +from +his +room +, +but +did +not +admit +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +either +. +Tíkhon +alone +attended +him +. +At +the +end +of +the +week +the +prince +reappeared +and +resumed +his +former +way +of +life +, +devoting +himself +with +special +activity +to +building +operations +and +the +arrangement +of +the +gardens +and +completely +breaking +off +his +relations +with +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +His +looks +and +cold +tone +to +his +daughter +seemed +to +say +: +“ +There +, +you +see +? +You +plotted +against +me +, +you +lied +to +Prince +Andrew +about +my +relations +with +that +Frenchwoman +and +made +me +quarrel +with +him +, +but +you +see +I +need +neither +her +nor +you +! +” +Princess +Mary +spent +half +of +every +day +with +little +Nicholas +, +watching +his +lessons +, +teaching +him +Russian +and +music +herself +, +and +talking +to +Dessalles +; +the +rest +of +the +day +she +spent +over +her +books +, +with +her +old +nurse +, +or +with +“ +God +’ +s +folk +” +who +sometimes +came +by +the +back +door +to +see +her +. +Of +the +war +Princess +Mary +thought +as +women +do +think +about +wars +. +She +feared +for +her +brother +who +was +in +it +, +was +horrified +by +and +amazed +at +the +strange +cruelty +that +impels +men +to +kill +one +another +, +but +she +did +not +understand +the +significance +of +this +war +, +which +seemed +to +her +like +all +previous +wars +. +She +did +not +realize +the +significance +of +this +war +, +though +Dessalles +with +whom +she +constantly +conversed +was +passionately +interested +in +its +progress +and +tried +to +explain +his +own +conception +of +it +to +her +, +and +though +the +“ +God +’ +s +folk +” +who +came +to +see +her +reported +, +in +their +own +way +, +the +rumors +current +among +the +people +of +an +invasion +by +Antichrist +, +and +though +Julie +( +now +Princess +Drubetskáya +) +, +who +had +resumed +correspondence +with +her +, +wrote +patriotic +letters +from +Moscow +. +“ +I +write +you +in +Russian +, +my +good +friend +, +” +wrote +Julie +in +her +Frenchified +Russian +, +“ +because +I +have +a +detestation +for +all +the +French +, +and +the +same +for +their +language +which +I +can +not +support +to +hear +spoken +... +. +We +in +Moscow +are +elated +by +enthusiasm +for +our +adored +Emperor +. +“ +My +poor +husband +is +enduring +pains +and +hunger +in +Jewish +taverns +, +but +the +news +which +I +have +inspires +me +yet +more +. +“ +You +heard +probably +of +the +heroic +exploit +of +Raévski +, +embracing +his +two +sons +and +saying +: +‘ +I +will +perish +with +them +but +we +will +not +be +shaken +! +’ +And +truly +though +the +enemy +was +twice +stronger +than +we +, +we +were +unshakable +. +We +pass +the +time +as +we +can +, +but +in +war +as +in +war +! +The +princesses +Aline +and +Sophie +sit +whole +days +with +me +, +and +we +, +unhappy +widows +of +live +men +, +make +beautiful +conversations +over +our +charpie +, +only +you +, +my +friend +, +are +missing +... +” +and +so +on +. +The +chief +reason +Princess +Mary +did +not +realize +the +full +significance +of +this +war +was +that +the +old +prince +never +spoke +of +it +, +did +not +recognize +it +, +and +laughed +at +Dessalles +when +he +mentioned +it +at +dinner +. +The +prince +’ +s +tone +was +so +calm +and +confident +that +Princess +Mary +unhesitatingly +believed +him +. +All +that +July +the +old +prince +was +exceedingly +active +and +even +animated +. +He +planned +another +garden +and +began +a +new +building +for +the +domestic +serfs +. +The +only +thing +that +made +Princess +Mary +anxious +about +him +was +that +he +slept +very +little +and +, +instead +of +sleeping +in +his +study +as +usual +, +changed +his +sleeping +place +every +day +. +One +day +he +would +order +his +camp +bed +to +be +set +up +in +the +glass +gallery +, +another +day +he +remained +on +the +couch +or +on +the +lounge +chair +in +the +drawing +room +and +dozed +there +without +undressing +, +while—instead +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne—a +serf +boy +read +to +him +. +Then +again +he +would +spend +a +night +in +the +dining +room +. +On +August +1 +, +a +second +letter +was +received +from +Prince +Andrew +. +In +his +first +letter +which +came +soon +after +he +had +left +home +, +Prince +Andrew +had +dutifully +asked +his +father +’ +s +forgiveness +for +what +he +had +allowed +himself +to +say +and +begged +to +be +restored +to +his +favor +. +To +this +letter +the +old +prince +had +replied +affectionately +, +and +from +that +time +had +kept +the +Frenchwoman +at +a +distance +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +second +letter +, +written +near +Vítebsk +after +the +French +had +occupied +that +town +, +gave +a +brief +account +of +the +whole +campaign +, +enclosed +for +them +a +plan +he +had +drawn +and +forecasts +as +to +the +further +progress +of +the +war +. +In +this +letter +Prince +Andrew +pointed +out +to +his +father +the +danger +of +staying +at +Bald +Hills +, +so +near +the +theater +of +war +and +on +the +army +’ +s +direct +line +of +march +, +and +advised +him +to +move +to +Moscow +. +At +dinner +that +day +, +on +Dessalles +’ +mentioning +that +the +French +were +said +to +have +already +entered +Vítebsk +, +the +old +prince +remembered +his +son +’ +s +letter +. +“ +There +was +a +letter +from +Prince +Andrew +today +, +” +he +said +to +Princess +Mary— +“ +Haven +’ +t +you +read +it +? +” +“ +No +, +Father +, +” +she +replied +in +a +frightened +voice +. +She +could +not +have +read +the +letter +as +she +did +not +even +know +it +had +arrived +. +“ +He +writes +about +this +war +, +” +said +the +prince +, +with +the +ironic +smile +that +had +become +habitual +to +him +in +speaking +of +the +present +war +. +“ +That +must +be +very +interesting +, +” +said +Dessalles +. +“ +Prince +Andrew +is +in +a +position +to +know +... +” +“ +Oh +, +very +interesting +! +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +“ +Go +and +get +it +for +me +, +” +said +the +old +prince +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +“ +You +know—under +the +paperweight +on +the +little +table. +” +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +jumped +up +eagerly +. +“ +No +, +don +’ +t +! +” +he +exclaimed +with +a +frown +. +“ +You +go +, +Michael +Ivánovich. +” +Michael +Ivánovich +rose +and +went +to +the +study +. +But +as +soon +as +he +had +left +the +room +the +old +prince +, +looking +uneasily +round +, +threw +down +his +napkin +and +went +himself +. +“ +They +can +’ +t +do +anything +... +always +make +some +muddle +, +” +he +muttered +. +While +he +was +away +Princess +Mary +, +Dessalles +, +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +and +even +little +Nicholas +exchanged +looks +in +silence +. +The +old +prince +returned +with +quick +steps +, +accompanied +by +Michael +Ivánovich +, +bringing +the +letter +and +a +plan +. +These +he +put +down +beside +him—not +letting +anyone +read +them +at +dinner +. +On +moving +to +the +drawing +room +he +handed +the +letter +to +Princess +Mary +and +, +spreading +out +before +him +the +plan +of +the +new +building +and +fixing +his +eyes +upon +it +, +told +her +to +read +the +letter +aloud +. +When +she +had +done +so +Princess +Mary +looked +inquiringly +at +her +father +. +He +was +examining +the +plan +, +evidently +engrossed +in +his +own +ideas +. +“ +What +do +you +think +of +it +, +Prince +? +” +Dessalles +ventured +to +ask +. +“ +I +? +I +? +... +” +said +the +prince +as +if +unpleasantly +awakened +, +and +not +taking +his +eyes +from +the +plan +of +the +building +. +“ +Very +possibly +the +theater +of +war +will +move +so +near +to +us +that +... +” +“ +Ha +ha +ha +! +The +theater +of +war +! +” +said +the +prince +. +“ +I +have +said +and +still +say +that +the +theater +of +war +is +Poland +and +the +enemy +will +never +get +beyond +the +Niemen. +” +Dessalles +looked +in +amazement +at +the +prince +, +who +was +talking +of +the +Niemen +when +the +enemy +was +already +at +the +Dnieper +, +but +Princess +Mary +, +forgetting +the +geographical +position +of +the +Niemen +, +thought +that +what +her +father +was +saying +was +correct +. +“ +When +the +snow +melts +they +’ +ll +sink +in +the +Polish +swamps +. +Only +they +could +fail +to +see +it +, +” +the +prince +continued +, +evidently +thinking +of +the +campaign +of +1807 +which +seemed +to +him +so +recent +. +“ +Bennigsen +should +have +advanced +into +Prussia +sooner +, +then +things +would +have +taken +a +different +turn +... +” +“ +But +, +Prince +, +” +Dessalles +began +timidly +, +“ +the +letter +mentions +Vítebsk +... +. +” +“ +Ah +, +the +letter +? +Yes +... +” +replied +the +prince +peevishly +. +“ +Yes +... +yes +... +” +His +face +suddenly +took +on +a +morose +expression +. +He +paused +. +“ +Yes +, +he +writes +that +the +French +were +beaten +at +... +at +... +what +river +is +it +? +” +Dessalles +dropped +his +eyes +. +“ +The +prince +says +nothing +about +that +, +” +he +remarked +gently +. +“ +Doesn +’ +t +he +? +But +I +didn +’ +t +invent +it +myself. +” +No +one +spoke +for +a +long +time +. +“ +Yes +... +yes +... +Well +, +Michael +Ivánovich +, +” +he +suddenly +went +on +, +raising +his +head +and +pointing +to +the +plan +of +the +building +, +“ +tell +me +how +you +mean +to +alter +it +... +. +” +Michael +Ivánovich +went +up +to +the +plan +, +and +the +prince +after +speaking +to +him +about +the +building +looked +angrily +at +Princess +Mary +and +Dessalles +and +went +to +his +own +room +. +Princess +Mary +saw +Dessalles +’ +embarrassed +and +astonished +look +fixed +on +her +father +, +noticed +his +silence +, +and +was +struck +by +the +fact +that +her +father +had +forgotten +his +son +’ +s +letter +on +the +drawing +room +table +; +but +she +was +not +only +afraid +to +speak +of +it +and +ask +Dessalles +the +reason +of +his +confusion +and +silence +, +but +was +afraid +even +to +think +about +it +. +In +the +evening +Michael +Ivánovich +, +sent +by +the +prince +, +came +to +Princess +Mary +for +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +letter +which +had +been +forgotten +in +the +drawing +room +. +She +gave +it +to +him +and +, +unpleasant +as +it +was +to +her +to +do +so +, +ventured +to +ask +him +what +her +father +was +doing +. +“ +Always +busy +, +” +replied +Michael +Ivánovich +with +a +respectfully +ironic +smile +which +caused +Princess +Mary +to +turn +pale +. +“ +He +’ +s +worrying +very +much +about +the +new +building +. +He +has +been +reading +a +little +, +but +now +” +—Michael +Ivánovich +went +on +, +lowering +his +voice— +“ +now +he +’ +s +at +his +desk +, +busy +with +his +will +, +I +expect. +” +( +One +of +the +prince +’ +s +favorite +occupations +of +late +had +been +the +preparation +of +some +papers +he +meant +to +leave +at +his +death +and +which +he +called +his +“ +will. +” +) +“ +And +Alpátych +is +being +sent +to +Smolénsk +? +” +asked +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +he +has +been +waiting +to +start +for +some +time. +” +CHAPTER +III +When +Michael +Ivánovich +returned +to +the +study +with +the +letter +, +the +old +prince +, +with +spectacles +on +and +a +shade +over +his +eyes +, +was +sitting +at +his +open +bureau +with +screened +candles +, +holding +a +paper +in +his +outstretched +hand +, +and +in +a +somewhat +dramatic +attitude +was +reading +his +manuscript—his +“ +Remarks +” +as +he +termed +it—which +was +to +be +transmitted +to +the +Emperor +after +his +death +. +When +Michael +Ivánovich +went +in +there +were +tears +in +the +prince +’ +s +eyes +evoked +by +the +memory +of +the +time +when +the +paper +he +was +now +reading +had +been +written +. +He +took +the +letter +from +Michael +Ivánovich +’ +s +hand +, +put +it +in +his +pocket +, +folded +up +his +papers +, +and +called +in +Alpátych +who +had +long +been +waiting +. +The +prince +had +a +list +of +things +to +be +bought +in +Smolénsk +and +, +walking +up +and +down +the +room +past +Alpátych +who +stood +by +the +door +, +he +gave +his +instructions +. +“ +First +, +notepaper—do +you +hear +? +Eight +quires +, +like +this +sample +, +gilt-edged +... +it +must +be +exactly +like +the +sample +. +Varnish +, +sealing +wax +, +as +in +Michael +Ivánovich +’ +s +list. +” +He +paced +up +and +down +for +a +while +and +glanced +at +his +notes +. +“ +Then +hand +to +the +governor +in +person +a +letter +about +the +deed. +” +Next +, +bolts +for +the +doors +of +the +new +building +were +wanted +and +had +to +be +of +a +special +shape +the +prince +had +himself +designed +, +and +a +leather +case +had +to +be +ordered +to +keep +the +“ +will +” +in +. +The +instructions +to +Alpátych +took +over +two +hours +and +still +the +prince +did +not +let +him +go +. +He +sat +down +, +sank +into +thought +, +closed +his +eyes +, +and +dozed +off +. +Alpátych +made +a +slight +movement +. +“ +Well +, +go +, +go +! +If +anything +more +is +wanted +I +’ +ll +send +after +you. +” +Alpátych +went +out +. +The +prince +again +went +to +his +bureau +, +glanced +into +it +, +fingered +his +papers +, +closed +the +bureau +again +, +and +sat +down +at +the +table +to +write +to +the +governor +. +It +was +already +late +when +he +rose +after +sealing +the +letter +. +He +wished +to +sleep +, +but +he +knew +he +would +not +be +able +to +and +that +most +depressing +thoughts +came +to +him +in +bed +. +So +he +called +Tíkhon +and +went +through +the +rooms +with +him +to +show +him +where +to +set +up +the +bed +for +that +night +. +He +went +about +looking +at +every +corner +. +Every +place +seemed +unsatisfactory +, +but +worst +of +all +was +his +customary +couch +in +the +study +. +That +couch +was +dreadful +to +him +, +probably +because +of +the +oppressive +thoughts +he +had +had +when +lying +there +. +It +was +unsatisfactory +everywhere +, +but +the +corner +behind +the +piano +in +the +sitting +room +was +better +than +other +places +: +he +had +never +slept +there +yet +. +With +the +help +of +a +footman +Tíkhon +brought +in +the +bedstead +and +began +putting +it +up +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +right +! +That +’ +s +not +right +! +” +cried +the +prince +, +and +himself +pushed +it +a +few +inches +from +the +corner +and +then +closer +in +again +. +“ +Well +, +at +last +I +’ +ve +finished +, +now +I +’ +ll +rest +, +” +thought +the +prince +, +and +let +Tíkhon +undress +him +. +Frowning +with +vexation +at +the +effort +necessary +to +divest +himself +of +his +coat +and +trousers +, +the +prince +undressed +, +sat +down +heavily +on +the +bed +, +and +appeared +to +be +meditating +as +he +looked +contemptuously +at +his +withered +yellow +legs +. +He +was +not +meditating +, +but +only +deferring +the +moment +of +making +the +effort +to +lift +those +legs +up +and +turn +over +on +the +bed +. +“ +Ugh +, +how +hard +it +is +! +Oh +, +that +this +toil +might +end +and +you +would +release +me +! +” +thought +he +. +Pressing +his +lips +together +he +made +that +effort +for +the +twenty-thousandth +time +and +lay +down +. +But +hardly +had +he +done +so +before +he +felt +the +bed +rocking +backwards +and +forwards +beneath +him +as +if +it +were +breathing +heavily +and +jolting +. +This +happened +to +him +almost +every +night +. +He +opened +his +eyes +as +they +were +closing +. +“ +No +peace +, +damn +them +! +” +he +muttered +, +angry +he +knew +not +with +whom +. +“ +Ah +yes +, +there +was +something +else +important +, +very +important +, +that +I +was +keeping +till +I +should +be +in +bed +. +The +bolts +? +No +, +I +told +him +about +them +. +No +, +it +was +something +, +something +in +the +drawing +room +. +Princess +Mary +talked +some +nonsense +. +Dessalles +, +that +fool +, +said +something +. +Something +in +my +pocket—can +’ +t +remember +... +. +” +“ +Tíkhon +, +what +did +we +talk +about +at +dinner +? +” +“ +About +Prince +Michael +... +” +“ +Be +quiet +, +quiet +! +” +The +prince +slapped +his +hand +on +the +table +. +“ +Yes +, +I +know +, +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +letter +! +Princess +Mary +read +it +. +Dessalles +said +something +about +Vítebsk +. +Now +I +’ +ll +read +it. +” +He +had +the +letter +taken +from +his +pocket +and +the +table—on +which +stood +a +glass +of +lemonade +and +a +spiral +wax +candle—moved +close +to +the +bed +, +and +putting +on +his +spectacles +he +began +reading +. +Only +now +in +the +stillness +of +the +night +, +reading +it +by +the +faint +light +under +the +green +shade +, +did +he +grasp +its +meaning +for +a +moment +. +“ +The +French +at +Vítebsk +, +in +four +days +’ +march +they +may +be +at +Smolénsk +; +perhaps +are +already +there +! +Tíkhon +! +” +Tíkhon +jumped +up +. +“ +No +, +no +, +I +don +’ +t +want +anything +! +” +he +shouted +. +He +put +the +letter +under +the +candlestick +and +closed +his +eyes +. +And +there +rose +before +him +the +Danube +at +bright +noonday +: +reeds +, +the +Russian +camp +, +and +himself +a +young +general +without +a +wrinkle +on +his +ruddy +face +, +vigorous +and +alert +, +entering +Potëmkin +’ +s +gaily +colored +tent +, +and +a +burning +sense +of +jealousy +of +“ +the +favorite +” +agitated +him +now +as +strongly +as +it +had +done +then +. +He +recalled +all +the +words +spoken +at +that +first +meeting +with +Potëmkin +. +And +he +saw +before +him +a +plump +, +rather +sallow-faced +, +short +, +stout +woman +, +the +Empress +Mother +, +with +her +smile +and +her +words +at +her +first +gracious +reception +of +him +, +and +then +that +same +face +on +the +catafalque +, +and +the +encounter +he +had +with +Zúbov +over +her +coffin +about +his +right +to +kiss +her +hand +. +“ +Oh +, +quicker +, +quicker +! +To +get +back +to +that +time +and +have +done +with +all +the +present +! +Quicker +, +quicker—and +that +they +should +leave +me +in +peace +! +” +CHAPTER +IV +Bald +Hills +, +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +’ +s +estate +, +lay +forty +miles +east +from +Smolénsk +and +two +miles +from +the +main +road +to +Moscow +. +The +same +evening +that +the +prince +gave +his +instructions +to +Alpátych +, +Dessalles +, +having +asked +to +see +Princess +Mary +, +told +her +that +, +as +the +prince +was +not +very +well +and +was +taking +no +steps +to +secure +his +safety 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+the +harness +stuffed +with +paper +. +The +prince +allowed +no +one +at +Bald +Hills +to +drive +with +ringing +bells +; +but +on +a +long +journey +Alpátych +liked +to +have +them +. +His +satellites—the +senior +clerk +, +a +countinghouse +clerk +, +a +scullery +maid +, +a +cook +, +two +old +women +, +a +little +pageboy +, +the +coachman +, +and +various +domestic +serfs—were +seeing +him +off +. +His +daughter +placed +chintz-covered +down +cushions +for +him +to +sit +on +and +behind +his +back +. +His +old +sister-in-law +popped +in +a +small +bundle +, +and +one +of +the +coachmen +helped +him +into +the +vehicle +. +“ +There +! +There +! +Women +’ +s +fuss +! +Women +, +women +! +” +said +Alpátych +, +puffing +and +speaking +rapidly +just +as +the +prince +did +, +and +he +climbed +into +the +trap +. +After +giving +the +clerk +orders +about +the +work +to +be +done +, +Alpátych +, +not +trying +to +imitate +the +prince +now +, +lifted +the +hat +from +his +bald +head +and +crossed +himself +three +times +. +“ +If +there +is +anything +... +come +back +, +Yákov +Alpátych +! +For +Christ +’ +s +sake +think +of +us +! +” +cried +his +wife +, +referring +to +the +rumors +of +war +and +the +enemy +. +“ +Women +, +women +! +Women +’ +s +fuss +! +” +muttered +Alpátych +to +himself +and +started +on +his +journey +, +looking +round +at +the +fields +of +yellow +rye +and +the +still-green +, +thickly +growing +oats +, +and +at +other +quite +black +fields +just +being +plowed +a +second +time +. +As +he +went +along +he +looked +with +pleasure +at +the +year +’ +s +splendid +crop +of +corn +, +scrutinized +the +strips +of +ryefield +which +here +and +there +were +already +being +reaped +, +made +his +calculations +as +to +the +sowing +and +the +harvest +, +and +asked +himself +whether +he +had +not +forgotten +any +of +the +prince +’ +s +orders +. +Having +baited +the +horses +twice +on +the +way +, +he +arrived +at +the +town +toward +evening +on +the +fourth +of +August +. +Alpátych +kept +meeting +and +overtaking +baggage +trains +and +troops +on +the +road +. +As +he +approached +Smolénsk +he +heard +the +sounds +of +distant +firing +, +but +these +did +not +impress +him +. +What +struck +him +most +was +the +sight +of +a +splendid +field +of +oats +in +which +a +camp +had +been +pitched +and +which +was +being +mown +down +by +the +soldiers +, +evidently +for +fodder +. +This +fact +impressed +Alpátych +, +but +in +thinking +about +his +own +business +he +soon +forgot +it +. +All +the +interests +of +his +life +for +more +than +thirty +years +had +been +bounded +by +the +will +of +the +prince +, +and +he +never +went +beyond +that +limit +. +Everything +not +connected +with +the +execution +of +the +prince +’ +s +orders +did +not +interest +and +did +not +even +exist +for +Alpátych +. +On +reaching +Smolénsk +on +the +evening +of +the +fourth +of +August +he +put +up +in +the +Gáchina +suburb +across +the +Dnieper +, +at +the +inn +kept 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+people +were +hurrying +through +the +streets +and +there +were +many +soldiers +, +but +cabs +were +still +driving +about +, +tradesmen +stood +at +their +shops +, +and +service +was +being +held +in +the +churches +as +usual +. +Alpátych +went +to +the +shops +, +to +government +offices +, +to +the +post +office +, +and +to +the +Governor +’ +s +. +In +the +offices +and +shops +and +at +the +post +office +everyone +was +talking +about +the +army +and +about +the +enemy +who +was +already +attacking +the +town +, +everybody +was +asking +what +should +be +done +, +and +all +were +trying +to +calm +one +another +. +In +front +of +the +Governor +’ +s +house +Alpátych +found +a +large +number +of +people +, +Cossacks +, +and +a +traveling +carriage +of +the +Governor +’ +s +. +At +the +porch +he +met +two +of +the +landed +gentry +, +one +of +whom +he +knew +. +This +man +, +an +ex-captain +of +police +, +was +saying +angrily +: +“ +It +’ +s +no +joke +, +you +know +! +It +’ +s +all 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+shouted +the +angry +gentleman +. +“ +They +’ +ve +brought +things +to +such +a +pass +that +there +are +no +carts +or +anything +! +... +There +it +is +again +, +do +you +hear +? +” +said +he +, +pointing +in +the +direction +whence +came +the +sounds +of +firing +. +“ +They +’ +ve +brought +us +all +to +ruin +... +the +brigands +! +” +he +repeated +, +and +descended +the +porch +steps +. +Alpátych +swayed +his +head +and +went +upstairs +. +In +the +waiting +room +were +tradesmen +, +women +, +and +officials +, +looking +silently +at +one +another +. +The +door +of +the +Governor +’ +s +room +opened +and +they +all +rose +and +moved +forward +. +An +official +ran +out +, +said +some +words +to +a +merchant +, +called +a +stout +official +with +a +cross +hanging +on +his +neck +to +follow +him +, +and +vanished +again +, +evidently +wishing +to +avoid +the +inquiring +looks +and +questions +addressed +to +him +. +Alpátych +moved +forward +and +next +time +the +official +came +out 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+questioning +the +officer +. +Eager +, +frightened +, +helpless +glances +were +turned +on +Alpátych +when +he +came +out +of +the +Governor +’ +s +room +. +Involuntarily +listening +now +to +the +firing +, +which +had +drawn +nearer +and +was +increasing +in +strength +, +Alpátych +hurried +to +his +inn +. +The +paper +handed +to +him +by +the +Governor +said +this +: +“ +I +assure +you +that +the +town +of +Smolénsk +is +not +in +the +slightest +danger +as +yet +and +it +is +unlikely +that +it +will +be +threatened +with +any +. +I +from +the +one +side +and +Prince +Bagratión +from +the +other +are +marching +to +unite +our +forces +before +Smolénsk +, +which +junction +will +be +effected +on +the +22nd +instant +, +and +both +armies +with +their +united +forces +will +defend +our +compatriots +of +the +province +entrusted +to +your +care +till +our +efforts +shall +have +beaten +back +the +enemies +of +our +Fatherland +, +or +till +the +last +warrior +in +our +valiant +ranks +has +perished +. +From +this +you +will +see +that +you +have +a +perfect +right +to +reassure +the +inhabitants +of +Smolénsk +, +for +those +defended +by +two +such +brave +armies +may +feel +assured +of +victory. +” +( +Instructions +from +Barclay +de +Tolly +to +Baron +Asch +, +the +civil +governor +of +Smolénsk +, +1812 +. +) +People +were +anxiously +roaming +about +the +streets +. +Carts +piled +high +with +household +utensils +, +chairs +, +and +cupboards +kept +emerging +from +the +gates +of +the +yards +and +moving +along +the +streets +. +Loaded +carts +stood +at +the +house +next +to +Ferapóntov +’ +s +and +women +were +wailing +and +lamenting +as +they +said +good-by +. +A +small +watchdog +ran +round +barking +in +front +of +the +harnessed +horses +. +Alpátych +entered +the +innyard +at +a +quicker +pace +than +usual +and +went +straight +to +the +shed +where +his +horses +and +trap +were +. +The +coachman +was +asleep +. +He +woke +him +up +, +told +him +to +harness +, +and +went +into +the +passage +. +From +the +host +’ +s +room +came +the +sounds +of +a +child +crying +, +the +despairing +sobs +of +a +woman +, +and +the +hoarse +angry +shouting +of +Ferapóntov +. +The +cook +began +running +hither +and +thither +in +the +passage +like +a +frightened +hen +, +just +as +Alpátych +entered +. +“ +He +’ +s +done +her +to +death +. +Killed +the +mistress +! +... +Beat +her +... +dragged +her +about +so +! +... +” +“ +What +for +? +” +asked +Alpátych +. +“ +She +kept +begging +to +go +away +. +She +’ +s +a +woman +! +‘ +Take +me +away +, +’ +says +she +, +‘ +don +’ +t +let +me +perish +with +my +little +children +! +Folks +, +’ +she +says +, +‘ +are +all +gone +, +so +why +, +’ +she +says +, +‘ +don +’ +t +we +go +? +’ +And +he +began +beating +and +pulling +her +about +so +! +” +At +these +words +Alpátych +nodded +as +if +in +approval +, +and +not +wishing +to +hear +more +went +to +the +door +of +the +room +opposite +the +innkeeper +’ +s +, +where +he +had 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+soul +about +and +that +the +little +washing +wharf +, +torn +from +its +place +and +half +submerged +, +was +floating +on +its +side +in +the +middle +of +the +pond +. +He +rode +to +the +keeper +’ +s +lodge +. +No +one +at +the +stone +entrance +gates +of +the +drive +and +the +door +stood +open +. +Grass +had +already +begun +to +grow +on +the +garden +paths +, +and +horses +and +calves +were +straying +in +the +English +park +. +Prince +Andrew +rode +up +to +the +hothouse +; +some +of +the +glass +panes +were +broken +, +and +of +the +trees +in +tubs +some +were +overturned +and +others +dried +up +. +He +called +for +Tarás +the +gardener +, +but +no +one +replied +. +Having +gone +round +the +corner +of +the +hothouse +to +the +ornamental +garden +, +he +saw +that +the +carved +garden +fence +was +broken +and +branches +of +the +plum +trees +had +been +torn +off +with +the +fruit +. +An +old +peasant +whom +Prince +Andrew +in +his +childhood +had +often +seen +at +the +gate +was +sitting +on +a +green +garden +seat +, +plaiting +a +bast +shoe +. +He +was +deaf +and +did +not +hear +Prince +Andrew +ride +up +. +He +was +sitting +on +the +seat +the +old +prince +used +to +like +to +sit +on +, +and +beside +him +strips +of +bast +were +hanging +on +the +broken +and +withered +branch +of +a +magnolia +. +Prince +Andrew +rode +up +to +the +house +. +Several +limes +in +the +old +garden +had +been +cut +down +and +a +piebald +mare +and +her +foal +were +wandering +in +front +of +the +house +among +the +rosebushes +. +The +shutters +were +all +closed +, +except +at +one +window +which +was +open +. +A +little +serf +boy +, +seeing +Prince +Andrew +, +ran +into +the +house +. +Alpátych +, +having +sent +his +family +away +, +was +alone +at +Bald +Hills +and +was +sitting +indoors +reading +the +Lives +of +the +Saints +. +On +hearing +that +Prince +Andrew +had +come +, +he +went +out +with +his +spectacles +on +his +nose +, +buttoning +his +coat +, +and +, +hastily +stepping +up +, +without +a +word +began +weeping +and +kissing +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +knee +. +Then +, +vexed +at +his +own +weakness +, +he +turned +away +and +began +to +report +on +the +position +of +affairs +. +Everything +precious +and +valuable +had +been +removed +to +Boguchárovo +. +Seventy +quarters +of +grain +had +also +been +carted +away +. +The +hay +and +the +spring +corn +, +of +which +Alpátych +said +there +had +been +a +remarkable +crop +that +year +, +had +been +commandeered +by +the +troops +and +mown +down +while +still +green +. +The +peasants +were +ruined +; +some +of +them +too +had +gone +to +Boguchárovo +, +only +a +few +remained +. +Without +waiting +to +hear +him +out +, +Prince +Andrew +asked +: +“ +When +did +my +father +and +sister +leave +? +” +meaning +when +did +they +leave +for +Moscow +. +Alpátych +, +understanding +the +question +to +refer +to +their +departure +for +Boguchárovo +, +replied +that +they +had +left +on +the +seventh +and +again +went +into +details +concerning +the +estate +management +, +asking +for +instructions +. +“ +Am +I +to +let +the +troops +have +the +oats +, +and +to +take +a +receipt +for +them +? +We +have +still +six +hundred +quarters +left +, +” +he +inquired +. +“ +What +am +I +to +say +to +him +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +looking +down +on +the +old +man +’ +s +bald +head +shining +in +the +sun +and +seeing +by +the +expression +on +his +face +that +the +old +man +himself +understood +how +untimely +such +questions +were +and +only +asked +them +to +allay +his +grief +. +“ +Yes +, +let +them +have +it +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +If +you +noticed +some +disorder +in +the +garden +, +” +said +Alpátych +, +“ +it +was +impossible +to +prevent +it +. +Three +regiments +have +been +here +and +spent +the +night +, +dragoons +mostly +. +I +took +down +the +name +and +rank +of +their +commanding +officer +, +to +hand +in +a +complaint +about +it. +” +“ +Well +, +and +what +are +you +going +to +do +? +Will +you +stay +here +if +the +enemy +occupies +the +place +? +” +asked +Prince +Andrew +. +Alpátych +turned +his +face +to +Prince +Andrew +, +looked +at +him +, +and +suddenly +with +a +solemn +gesture +raised +his +arm +. +“ +He +is +my +refuge +! +His +will +be +done +! +” +he +exclaimed +. +A +group +of +bareheaded +peasants +was +approaching +across +the +meadow +toward +the +prince +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +bending +over +to +Alpátych +. +“ +You +must +go +away +too +, +take +away +what +you +can +and +tell +the +serfs +to +go +to +the +Ryazán +estate +or +to +the +one +near +Moscow. +” +Alpátych +clung +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +leg +and +burst +into +sobs +. +Gently +disengaging +himself +, +the +prince +spurred +his +horse +and +rode +down +the +avenue +at +a +gallop +. +The +old +man +was +still +sitting +in +the +ornamental +garden +, +like +a +fly +impassive +on +the +face +of +a +loved +one +who +is +dead +, +tapping +the +last +on +which +he +was +making +the +bast +shoe +, +and +two +little +girls +, +running +out +from +the +hot +house +carrying +in +their +skirts +plums +they +had +plucked +from +the +trees +there +, +came +upon +Prince +Andrew +. +On +seeing +the +young +master +, +the +elder +one +with +frightened +look +clutched +her +younger +companion +by +the +hand +and +hid +with +her +behind +a +birch +tree +, +not +stopping +to +pick +up +some +green +plums +they +had +dropped +. +Prince +Andrew +turned +away +with +startled +haste +, +unwilling +to +let +them +see +that +they +had +been +observed +. +He +was +sorry +for +the +pretty +frightened +little +girl +, +was +afraid +of +looking +at +her +, +and +yet +felt +an +irresistible +desire +to +do +so +. +A +new +sensation +of +comfort +and +relief +came +over +him +when +, +seeing +these +girls +, +he +realized +the +existence +of +other +human +interests +entirely +aloof +from +his +own +and +just +as +legitimate +as +those +that +occupied +him +. +Evidently +these +girls +passionately +desired +one +thing—to +carry +away +and +eat +those +green +plums +without +being +caught—and +Prince +Andrew +shared +their +wish +for +the +success +of +their +enterprise +. +He +could +not +resist +looking +at +them +once +more +. +Believing +their +danger +past +, +they +sprang +from +their +ambush +and +, +chirruping +something +in +their +shrill +little +voices +and +holding +up +their +skirts +, +their +bare +little +sunburned +feet +scampered +merrily +and +quickly +across +the +meadow +grass +. +Prince +Andrew +was +somewhat +refreshed +by +having +ridden +off +the +dusty +highroad +along +which +the +troops +were +moving +. +But +not +far +from +Bald +Hills +he +again +came +out +on +the +road +and +overtook +his +regiment +at +its +halting +place +by +the +dam +of +a +small +pond +. +It +was +past +one +o +’ +clock +. +The +sun +, +a +red +ball +through +the +dust +, +burned +and +scorched +his +back +intolerably +through +his +black +coat +. +The +dust +always +hung +motionless +above +the +buzz +of +talk +that +came +from +the +resting +troops +. +There +was +no +wind +. +As +he +crossed +the +dam +Prince +Andrew +smelled +the +ooze +and +freshness +of +the +pond +. +He +longed +to +get +into +that +water +, +however +dirty +it +might +be +, +and +he +glanced +round +at +the +pool +from +whence +came +sounds +of +shrieks +and +laughter +. +The +small +, +muddy +, +green +pond +had +risen +visibly +more +than +a +foot +, +flooding +the +dam +, +because +it +was +full +of +the +naked +white +bodies +of +soldiers +with +brick-red +hands +, +necks +, +and +faces +, +who +were +splashing +about +in +it +. +All +this +naked +white +human +flesh +, +laughing +and +shrieking +, +floundered +about +in +that +dirty +pool +like +carp +stuffed +into +a +watering +can +, +and +the +suggestion +of +merriment +in +that +floundering +mass +rendered +it +specially +pathetic +. +One +fair-haired +young +soldier +of +the +third +company +, +whom +Prince +Andrew +knew +and +who +had +a +strap +round +the +calf +of +one +leg +, +crossed +himself +, +stepped +back +to +get +a +good +run +, +and +plunged +into +the +water +; +another +, +a +dark +noncommissioned +officer +who +was +always +shaggy +, +stood +up +to +his +waist +in +the +water +joyfully +wriggling +his +muscular +figure +and +snorted +with +satisfaction +as +he +poured +the +water +over +his +head +with +hands +blackened +to +the +wrists +. +There +were +sounds +of +men +slapping +one +another +, +yelling +, +and +puffing +. +Everywhere +on +the +bank +, +on +the +dam +, +and +in +the +pond +, +there +was +healthy +, +white +, +muscular +flesh +. +The +officer +, +Timókhin +, +with +his +red +little +nose +, +standing +on +the +dam +wiping +himself +with +a +towel +, +felt +confused +at +seeing +the +prince +, +but +made +up +his +mind +to +address +him +nevertheless +. +“ +It +’ +s +very +nice +, +your +excellency +! +Wouldn +’ +t +you +like +to +? +” +said +he +. +“ +It +’ +s +dirty +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +, +making +a +grimace +. +“ +We +’ +ll +clear +it +out +for +you +in +a +minute +, +” +said +Timókhin +, +and +, +still +undressed +, +ran +off +to +clear +the +men +out +of +the +pond +. +“ +The +prince +wants +to +bathe. +” +“ +What +prince +? +Ours +? +” +said +many +voices +, +and +the +men +were +in +such +haste +to +clear +out +that +the +prince +could +hardly +stop +them +. +He +decided +that +he +would +rather +wash +himself +with +water +in +the +barn +. +“ +Flesh +, +bodies +, +cannon +fodder +! +” +he +thought +, +and +he +looked +at +his +own +naked +body +and +shuddered +, +not +from +cold +but +from +a +sense +of +disgust +and +horror +he +did +not +himself +understand +, +aroused +by +the +sight +of +that +immense +number +of +bodies +splashing +about +in +the +dirty +pond +. +On +the +seventh +of +August +Prince +Bagratión +wrote +as +follows +from +his +quarters +at +Mikháylovna +on +the +Smolénsk +road +: +Dear +Count +Aléxis +Andréevich— +( +He +was +writing +to +Arakchéev +but +knew +that +his +letter +would +be +read +by +the +Emperor +, +and +therefore +weighed +every +word +in +it +to +the +best +of +his +ability +. +) +I +expect +the +Minister +( +Barclay +de +Tolly +) +has +already +reported +the +abandonment +of +Smolénsk +to +the +enemy +. +It +is +pitiable +and +sad +, +and +the +whole +army +is +in +despair +that +this +most +important +place +has +been +wantonly +abandoned +. +I +, +for +my +part +, +begged +him +personally +most +urgently +and +finally +wrote +him +, +but +nothing +would +induce +him +to +consent +. +I +swear +to +you +on +my +honor +that +Napoleon +was +in +such +a +fix +as +never +before +and +might +have +lost +half +his +army +but +could +not +have +taken +Smolénsk +. +Our +troops +fought +, +and +are +fighting +, +as +never +before +. +With +fifteen +thousand +men +I +held +the +enemy +at +bay +for +thirty-five +hours +and +beat +him +; +but +he +would +not +hold +out +even +for +fourteen +hours +. +It +is +disgraceful +, +a +stain +on +our +army +, +and +as +for +him +, +he +ought +, +it +seems +to +me +, +not +to +live +. +If +he +reports +that +our +losses +were +great +, +it +is +not +true +; +perhaps +about +four +thousand +, +not +more +, +and +not +even +that +; +but +even +were +they +ten +thousand +, +that +’ +s +war +! +But +the +enemy +has +lost +masses +... +. +What +would +it +have +cost +him +to +hold +out +for +another +two +days +? +They +would +have +had +to +retire +of +their +own +accord +, +for +they +had +no +water +for +men +or +horses +. +He +gave +me +his +word +he +would +not +retreat +, +but +suddenly +sent +instructions +that +he +was +retiring +that +night +. +We +can +not +fight +in +this +way +, +or +we +may +soon +bring +the +enemy +to +Moscow +... +. +There +is +a +rumor +that +you +are +thinking +of +peace +. +God +forbid +that +you +should +make +peace +after +all +our +sacrifices +and +such +insane +retreats +! +You +would +set +all +Russia +against +you +and +everyone +of +us +would +feel +ashamed +to +wear +the +uniform +. +If +it +has +come +to +this—we +must +fight +as +long +as +Russia +can +and +as +long +as +there +are +men +able +to +stand +... +. +One +man +ought +to +be +in +command +, +and +not +two +. +Your +Minister +may +perhaps +be +good +as +a +Minister +, +but +as +a +general +he +is +not +merely +bad +but +execrable +, +yet +to +him +is +entrusted +the +fate +of +our +whole +country +... +. +I +am +really +frantic +with +vexation +; +forgive +my +writing +boldly +. +It +is +clear +that +the +man +who +advocates +the +conclusion +of +a +peace +, +and +that +the +Minister +should +command +the +army +, +does +not +love +our +sovereign +and +desires +the +ruin +of +us +all +. +So +I +write +you +frankly +: +call +out +the +militia +. +For +the +Minister +is +leading +these +visitors +after +him +to +Moscow +in +a +most 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+hostility +to +one +another +, +but +each +camp +retained +its +own +tendency +. +In +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +circle +only +those +Frenchmen +were +admitted +who +were +deep-rooted +legitimists +, +and +patriotic +views +were +expressed +to +the +effect +that +one +ought +not +to +go +to +the +French +theater +and +that +to +maintain +the +French +troupe +was +costing +the +government +as +much +as +a +whole +army +corps +. +The +progress +of +the +war +was +eagerly +followed +, +and +only +the +reports +most +flattering +to +our +army +were +circulated +. +In +the +French +circle +of +Hélène +and +Rumyántsev +the +reports +of +the +cruelty +of +the +enemy +and +of +the +war +were +contradicted +and +all +Napoleon +’ +s +attempts +at +conciliation +were +discussed +. +In +that +circle +they +discountenanced +those +who +advised +hurried +preparations +for +a +removal +to +Kazán +of +the +court +and +the +girls +’ +educational +establishments +under +the +patronage +of +the +Dowager +Empress +. +In +Hélène +’ +s +circle +the +war +in +general +was +regarded +as +a +series +of +formal +demonstrations +which +would +very +soon +end +in +peace +, +and +the +view +prevailed +expressed +by +Bilíbin—who +now +in +Petersburg +was +quite +at +home +in +Hélène +’ +s +house +, +which +every +clever +man +was +obliged +to +visit—that +not +by +gunpowder +but +by +those +who +invented +it +would +matters +be +settled +. +In +that +circle +the +Moscow +enthusiasm—news +of +which +had +reached +Petersburg +simultaneously +with +the +Emperor +’ +s +return—was +ridiculed +sarcastically +and +very +cleverly +, +though +with +much +caution +. +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +circle +on +the +contrary +was +enraptured +by +this +enthusiasm +and +spoke +of +it +as +Plutarch +speaks +of +the +deeds +of +the +ancients +. +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +still +occupied +his +former +important +posts +, +formed +a +connecting +link +between +these +two +circles +. +He +visited +his +“ +good +friend +Anna +Pávlovna +” +as +well +as +his +daughter +’ +s +“ +diplomatic +salon +, +” +and +often +in +his +constant +comings +and +goings +between +the +two +camps +became +confused +and +said +at +Hélène +’ +s +what +he +should +have +said +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +and +vice +versa +. +Soon +after +the +Emperor +’ +s +return +Prince +Vasíli +in +a +conversation +about +the +war +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +severely +condemned +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +but +was +undecided +as +to +who +ought +to +be +appointed +commander +in +chief +. +One +of +the +visitors +, +usually +spoken +of +as +“ +a +man +of +great +merit +, +” +having +described +how +he +had +that +day +seen +Kutúzov +, +the +newly +chosen +chief +of +the +Petersburg +militia +, +presiding +over +the +enrollment +of +recruits +at +the +Treasury +, +cautiously +ventured +to +suggest +that +Kutúzov +would +be +the +man +to +satisfy +all +requirements +. +Anna +Pávlovna +remarked +with +a +melancholy +smile +that +Kutúzov +had +done +nothing +but +cause +the +Emperor +annoyance +. +“ +I +have +talked +and +talked +at +the +Assembly +of +the +Nobility +, +” +Prince +Vasíli +interrupted +, +“ +but +they +did +not +listen +to +me +. +I +told +them +his +election +as +chief +of +the +militia +would +not +please +the +Emperor +. +They +did +not +listen +to +me +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +this +mania +for +opposition +, +” +he +went +on +. +“ +And +who +for +? +It +is +all +because +we +want +to +ape +the +foolish +enthusiasm +of +those +Muscovites +, +” +Prince +Vasíli +continued +, +forgetting +for +a +moment +that +though +at +Hélène +’ +s +one +had +to +ridicule +the +Moscow +enthusiasm +, +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +one +had +to +be +ecstatic +about +it +. +But +he +retrieved +his +mistake +at +once +. +“ +Now +, +is +it +suitable +that +Count +Kutúzov +, +the +oldest +general +in +Russia +, +should +preside +at +that +tribunal +? +He +will +get +nothing +for +his +pains +! +How +could +they +make +a +man +commander +in +chief +who +can +not +mount +a +horse +, +who +drops +asleep +at +a +council +, +and +has +the +very +worst +morals +! +A +good +reputation +he +made +for +himself +at +Bucharest +! +I +don +’ +t +speak +of +his +capacity +as +a +general +, +but +at +a +time +like +this +how +they +appoint +a +decrepit +, +blind +old +man +, +positively +blind +? +A +fine +idea +to +have +a +blind +general +! +He +can +’ +t +see +anything +. +To +play +blindman +’ +s +bulff +? +He +can +’ +t +see +at +all +! +” +No +one +replied +to +his +remarks +. +This +was +quite +correct +on +the +twenty-fourth +of +July +. +But +on +the +twenty-ninth +of +July +Kutúzov +received +the +title +of +Prince +. +This +might +indicate +a +wish +to +get +rid +of +him +, +and +therefore +Prince +Vasíli +’ +s +opinion +continued +to +be +correct +though +he +was +not +now +in +any +hurry +to +express +it +. +But +on +the +eighth +of +August +a +committee +, +consisting +of +Field +Marshal +Saltykóv +, +Arakchéev +, +Vyazmítinov +, +Lopukhín +, +and +Kochubéy +met +to +consider +the +progress +of +the +war +. +This +committee +came +to +the +conclusion +that +our +failures +were +due +to +a +want +of +unity +in +the +command +and +though +the +members +of +the +committee +were +aware +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +dislike +of +Kutúzov +, +after +a +short +deliberation +they +agreed +to +advise +his +appointment +as +commander +in +chief +. +That +same +day +Kutúzov +was +appointed +commander +in +chief +with +full +powers +over +the +armies +and +over +the +whole +region +occupied +by +them +. +On +the +ninth +of +August +Prince +Vasíli +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +again +met +the +“ +man +of +great +merit. +” +The +latter +was +very +attentive +to +Anna +Pávlovna +because +he +wanted +to +be +appointed +director +of +one +of +the +educational +establishments +for +young +ladies +. +Prince +Vasíli +entered +the +room +with +the +air +of +a +happy +conqueror +who +has +attained +the +object +of +his +desires +. +“ +Well +, +have +you +heard +the +great +news +? +Prince +Kutúzov +is +field +marshal +! +All +dissensions +are +at +an +end +! +I +am +so +glad +, +so +delighted +! +At +last +we +have +a +man +! +” +said +he +, +glancing +sternly +and +significantly +round +at +everyone +in +the +drawing +room +. +The +“ +man +of +great +merit +, +” +despite +his +desire +to +obtain +the +post +of +director +, +could +not +refrain +from +reminding +Prince +Vasíli +of +his +former +opinion +. +Though +this +was +impolite +to +Prince +Vasíli +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +drawing +room +, +and +also +to +Anna +Pávlovna +herself +who +had +received +the +news +with +delight +, +he +could +not +resist +the +temptation +. +“ +But +, +Prince +, +they +say +he +is +blind +! +” +said +he +, +reminding +Prince +Vasíli +of +his +own +words +. +“ +Eh +? +Nonsense +! +He +sees +well +enough +, +” +said +Prince +Vasíli +rapidly +, +in +a +deep +voice +and +with +a +slight +cough—the +voice +and +cough +with +which +he +was +wont +to +dispose +of +all +difficulties +. +“ +He +sees +well +enough +, +” +he +added +. +“ +And +what +I +am +so +pleased +about +, +” +he +went +on +, +“ +is +that +our +sovereign +has +given +him +full +powers +over +all +the +armies +and +the +whole +region—powers +no +commander +in +chief +ever +had +before +. +He +is +a +second +autocrat +, +” +he +concluded +with +a +victorious +smile +. +“ +God +grant +it +! +God +grant +it +! +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +. +The +“ +man +of +great +merit +, +” +who +was +still +a +novice +in +court +circles +, +wishing +to +flatter +Anna +Pávlovna +by +defending +her +former +position +on +this +question +, +observed +: +“ +It +is +said +that +the +Emperor +was +reluctant +to +give +Kutúzov +those +powers +. +They +say +he +blushed +like +a +girl +to +whom +Joconde +is +read +, +when +he +said +to +Kutúzov +: +‘ +Your +Emperor +and +the +Fatherland +award +you +this +honor. +’ +” +“ +Perhaps +the +heart +took +no +part +in +that +speech +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +. +“ +Oh +, +no +, +no +! +” +warmly +rejoined +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +would +not +now +yield +Kutúzov +to +anyone +; +in +his +opinion +Kutúzov +was +not +only +admirable +himself +, +but +was +adored +by +everybody +. +“ +No +, +that +’ +s +impossible +, +” +said +he +, +“ +for +our +sovereign +appreciated +him +so +highly +before. +” +“ +God +grant +only +that +Prince +Kutúzov +assumes +real +power +and +does +not +allow +anyone +to +put +a +spoke +in +his +wheel +, +” +observed +Anna +Pávlovna +. +Understanding +at +once +to +whom +she +alluded +, +Prince +Vasíli +said +in +a +whisper +: +“ +I +know +for +a +fact +that +Kutúzov +made +it +an +absolute +condition +that +the +Tsarévich +should +not +be +with +the +army +. +Do +you +know +what +he +said +to +the +Emperor +? +” +And +Prince +Vasíli +repeated +the +words +supposed +to +have +been +spoken +by +Kutúzov +to +the +Emperor +. +“ +I +can +neither +punish +him +if +he +does +wrong +nor +reward +him +if +he +does +right. +” +“ +Oh +, +a +very +wise +man +is +Prince +Kutúzov +! +I +have +known +him +a +long +time +! +” +“ +They +even +say +, +” +remarked +the +“ +man +of +great +merit +” +who +did +not +yet +possess +courtly +tact +, +“ +that +his +excellency +made +it +an +express +condition +that +the +sovereign +himself +should +not +be +with +the +army. +” +As +soon +as +he +said +this +both +Prince +Vasíli +and +Anna +Pávlovna +turned +away +from +him +and +glanced +sadly +at +one +another +with +a +sigh +at +his +naïveté +. +CHAPTER +VII +While +this +was +taking +place +in +Petersburg +the +French +had +already +passed +Smolénsk +and +were +drawing +nearer +and +nearer +to +Moscow +. +Napoleon +’ +s +historian +Thiers +, +like +other +of +his +historians +, +trying +to +justify +his +hero +says +that +he +was +drawn +to +the +walls +of +Moscow +against +his +will +. +He +is +as +right +as +other +historians +who +look +for +the +explanation +of +historic +events +in +the +will +of +one +man +; +he +is +as +right +as +the +Russian +historians +who +maintain +that +Napoleon +was +drawn +to +Moscow +by +the +skill +of +the +Russian +commanders +. +Here +besides +the +law +of +retrospection +, +which +regards +all +the +past +as +a +preparation +for +events +that +subsequently +occur +, +the +law +of +reciprocity +comes +in +, +confusing +the +whole +matter +. +A +good +chessplayer +having +lost +a +game +is +sincerely +convinced +that +his +loss +resulted +from +a +mistake +he +made +and +looks +for +that +mistake +in +the +opening +, +but +forgets +that +at +each +stage +of +the +game +there +were +similar +mistakes +and +that +none +of +his +moves +were +perfect +. +He +only +notices +the +mistake +to +which +he +pays +attention +, +because +his +opponent +took +advantage +of +it +. +How +much +more +complex +than +this +is +the +game +of +war +, +which +occurs +under +certain +limits +of +time +, +and +where +it +is +not +one +will +that +manipulates +lifeless +objects +, +but +everything +results +from +innumerable +conflicts +of +various +wills +! +After +Smolénsk +Napoleon +sought +a +battle +beyond +Dorogobúzh +at +Vyázma +, +and +then +at +Tsárevo-Zaymíshche +, +but +it +happened +that +owing +to +a +conjunction +of +innumerable +circumstances +the +Russians +could +not +give +battle +till +they +reached +Borodinó +, +seventy +miles +from +Moscow +. +From +Vyázma +Napoleon +ordered +a +direct +advance +on +Moscow +. +Moscou +, +la +capitale +asiatique +de +ce +grand +empire +, +la +ville +sacrée +des +peuples +d +’ +Alexandre +, +Moscou +avec +ses +innombrables +églises +en +forme +de +pagodes +chinoises +, +* +this +Moscow +gave +Napoleon +’ +s +imagination +no +rest +. +On +the +march +from +Vyázma +to +Tsárevo-Zaymíshche +he +rode +his +light +bay +bobtailed +ambler +accompanied +by +his +Guards +, +his +bodyguard +, +his +pages +, +and +aides-de-camp +. +Berthier +, +his +chief +of +staff +, +dropped +behind +to +question +a +Russian +prisoner +captured +by +the +cavalry +. +Followed +by +Lelorgne +d +’ +Ideville +, +an +interpreter +, +he +overtook +Napoleon +at +a +gallop +and +reined +in +his +horse +with +an +amused +expression +. +* +“ +Moscow +, +the +Asiatic +capital +of +this +great +empire +, +the +sacred +city +of +Alexander +’ +s +people +, +Moscow +with +its +innumerable +churches +shaped +like +Chinese +pagodas. +” +“ +Well +? +” +asked +Napoleon +. +“ +One +of +Plátov +’ +s +Cossacks +says +that +Plátov +’ +s +corps +is +joining +up +with +the +main +army +and +that +Kutúzov +has +been +appointed +commander +in +chief +. +He +is +a +very +shrewd +and +garrulous +fellow. +” +Napoleon +smiled +and +told +them +to +give +the +Cossack +a +horse +and +bring +the +man +to +him +. +He +wished +to +talk +to +him +himself +. +Several +adjutants +galloped +off +, +and +an +hour +later +, +Lavrúshka +, +the +serf +Denísov +had +handed +over +to +Rostóv +, +rode +up +to +Napoleon +in +an +orderly +’ +s +jacket +and +on +a +French +cavalry +saddle +, +with +a +merry +, +and +tipsy +face +. +Napoleon +told +him +to +ride +by +his +side +and +began +questioning +him +. +“ +You +are +a +Cossack +? +” +“ +Yes +, +a +Cossack +, +your +Honor. +” +“ +The +Cossack +, +not +knowing +in +what +company +he +was +, +for +Napoleon +’ +s +plain +appearance +had +nothing +about +it +that +would +reveal +to +an +Oriental +mind +the +presence +of +a +monarch +, +talked +with +extreme +familiarity +of +the +incidents +of +the +war +, +” +says +Thiers +, +narrating +this +episode +. +In +reality +Lavrúshka +, +having +got +drunk +the +day +before +and +left +his +master +dinnerless +, +had +been +whipped +and +sent +to +the +village +in +quest +of +chickens +, +where +he +engaged +in +looting +till +the +French +took +him +prisoner +. +Lavrúshka +was +one +of +those +coarse +, +bare-faced +lackeys +who +have +seen +all +sorts +of +things +, +consider +it +necessary +to +do +everything +in +a +mean +and +cunning +way +, +are +ready +to +render +any +sort +of +service +to +their +master +, +and +are +keen +at +guessing +their +master +’ +s +baser +impulses +, +especially +those +prompted +by +vanity +and +pettiness +. +Finding +himself +in +the +company +of +Napoleon +, +whose +identity +he +had +easily +and +surely +recognized +, +Lavrúshka +was +not +in +the +least +abashed +but +merely +did +his +utmost +to +gain +his +new +master +’ +s +favor +. +He +knew +very +well +that +this +was +Napoleon +, +but +Napoleon +’ +s +presence +could +no +more +intimidate +him +than +Rostóv +’ +s +, +or +a +sergeant +major +’ +s +with +the +rods +, +would +have +done +, +for +he +had +nothing +that +either +the +sergeant +major +or +Napoleon +could +deprive +him +of +. +So +he +rattled +on +, +telling +all +the +gossip +he +had +heard +among +the +orderlies +. +Much +of +it +true +. +But +when +Napoleon +asked +him +whether +the +Russians +thought +they +would +beat +Bonaparte +or +not +, +Lavrúshka +screwed +up +his +eyes +and +considered +. +In +this +question +he +saw +subtle +cunning +, +as +men +of +his +type +see +cunning +in +everything +, +so +he +frowned +and +did +not +answer +immediately +. +“ +It +’ +s +like +this +, +” +he +said +thoughtfully +, +“ +if +there +’ +s +a +battle +soon +, +yours +will +win +. +That +’ +s +right +. +But +if +three +days +pass +, +then +after +that +, +well +, +then +that +same +battle +will +not +soon +be +over. +” +Lelorgne +d +’ +Ideville +smilingly +interpreted +this +speech +to +Napoleon +thus +: +“ +If +a +battle +takes +place +within +the +next +three +days +the +French +will +win +, +but +if +later +, +God +knows +what +will +happen. +” +Napoleon +did +not +smile +, +though +he +was +evidently +in +high +good +humor +, +and +he +ordered +these +words +to +be +repeated +. +Lavrúshka +noticed +this +and +to +entertain +him +further +, +pretending +not +to +know +who +Napoleon +was +, +added +: +“ +We +know +that +you +have +Bonaparte +and +that +he +has +beaten +everybody +in +the +world +, +but +we +are +a +different +matter +... +” +—without +knowing +why +or +how +this +bit +of +boastful +patriotism +slipped +out +at +the +end +. +The +interpreter +translated +these +words +without +the +last +phrase +, +and +Bonaparte +smiled +. +“ +The +young +Cossack +made +his +mighty +interlocutor +smile +, +” +says +Thiers +. +After +riding +a +few +paces +in +silence +, +Napoleon +turned +to +Berthier +and +said +he +wished +to +see +how +the +news +that +he +was +talking +to +the +Emperor +himself +, +to +that +very +Emperor +who +had +written +his +immortally +victorious +name +on +the +Pyramids +, +would +affect +this +enfant +du +Don +. +* +* +“ +Child +of +the +Don. +” +The +fact +was +accordingly +conveyed +to +Lavrúshka +. +Lavrúshka +, +understanding +that +this +was +done +to +perplex +him +and +that +Napoleon +expected +him +to +be +frightened +, +to +gratify +his +new +masters +promptly +pretended +to +be +astonished +and +awe-struck +, +opened +his +eyes +wide +, +and +assumed +the +expression +he +usually +put +on +when +taken +to +be +whipped +. +“ +As +soon +as +Napoleon +’ +s +interpreter +had +spoken +, +” +says +Thiers +, +“ +the +Cossack +, +seized +by +amazement +, +did +not +utter +another +word +, +but +rode +on +, +his +eyes +fixed +on +the +conqueror +whose +fame +had +reached +him +across +the +steppes +of +the +East +. +All +his +loquacity +was +suddenly +arrested +and +replaced +by +a +naïve +and +silent +feeling +of +admiration +. +Napoleon +, +after +making +the +Cossack +a +present +, +had +him +set +free +like +a +bird +restored +to +its +native +fields. +” +Napoleon +rode +on +, +dreaming +of +the +Moscow +that +so +appealed +to +his +imagination +, +and +“ +the +bird +restored +to +its +native +fields +” +galloped +to +our +outposts +, +inventing +on +the +way +all +that +had +not +taken +place +but +that +he +meant +to +relate +to +his +comrades +. +What +had +really +taken +place +he +did +not +wish +to +relate +because +it +seemed +to +him +not +worth +telling +. +He +found +the +Cossacks +, +inquired +for +the +regiment +operating +with +Plátov +’ +s +detachment +and +by +evening +found +his +master +, +Nicholas +Rostóv +, +quartered +at +Yankóvo +. +Rostóv +was +just +mounting +to +go +for +a +ride +round +the +neighboring +villages +with +Ilyín +; +he +let +Lavrúshka +have +another +horse +and +took +him +along +with +him +. +CHAPTER +VIII +Princess +Mary +was +not +in +Moscow +and +out +of +danger +as +Prince +Andrew +supposed +. +After +the +return +of +Alpátych +from +Smolénsk +the +old +prince +suddenly +seemed +to +awake +as +from +a +dream +. +He +ordered +the +militiamen +to +be +called +up +from +the +villages +and +armed +, +and +wrote +a +letter +to +the +commander +in +chief +informing +him +that +he +had +resolved +to +remain +at +Bald +Hills +to +the +last +extremity +and +to +defend +it +, +leaving +to +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +discretion +to +take +measures +or +not +for +the +defense +of +Bald +Hills +, +where +one +of +Russia +’ +s +oldest +generals +would +be +captured +or +killed +, +and +he +announced +to +his +household +that +he +would +remain +at +Bald +Hills +. +But +while +himself +remaining +, +he +gave +instructions +for +the +departure +of +the +princess +and +Dessalles +with +the +little +prince +to +Boguchárovo +and +thence +to +Moscow +. +Princess +Mary +, +alarmed +by +her +father +’ +s +feverish +and +sleepless +activity +after +his +previous +apathy +, +could +not +bring +herself +to +leave +him +alone +and +for +the +first +time +in +her +life +ventured +to +disobey +him +. +She +refused +to +go +away +and +her +father +’ +s +fury +broke +over +her +in +a +terrible +storm +. +He +repeated +every +injustice +he +had +ever +inflicted +on +her +. +Trying +to +convict +her +, +he +told +her +she +had +worn +him +out +, +had +caused +his +quarrel +with 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+taking +his +eyes +off +her +for +some +seconds +. +Then +his +lips +and +tongue +moved +, +sounds +came +, +and +he +began +to +speak +, +gazing +timidly +and +imploringly +at +her +, +evidently +afraid +that +she +might +not +understand +. +Straining +all +her +faculties +Princess +Mary +looked +at +him +. +The +comic +efforts +with +which +he +moved +his +tongue +made +her +drop +her +eyes +and +with +difficulty +repress +the +sobs +that +rose +to +her +throat +. +He +said +something +, +repeating +the +same +words +several +times +. +She +could +not +understand +them +, +but +tried +to +guess +what +he +was +saying +and +inquiringly +repeated +the +words +he +uttered +. +“ +Mmm +... +ar +... +ate +... +ate +... +” +he +repeated +several +times +. +It +was +quite +impossible +to +understand +these +sounds +. +The +doctor +thought +he +had +guessed +them +, +and +inquiringly +repeated +: +“ +Mary +, +are +you +afraid +? +” +The +prince +shook +his +head +, +again +repeated +the +same +sounds +. +“ +My +mind +, +my +mind +aches +? +” +questioned +Princess +Mary +. +He +made +a +mumbling +sound +in +confirmation +of +this +, +took +her +hand +, +and +began +pressing +it +to +different +parts +of +his +breast +as +if +trying +to +find +the +right +place +for +it +. +“ +Always +thoughts +... +about +you +... +thoughts +... +” +he +then +uttered +much +more +clearly +than +he +had +done +before +, +now +that +he +was +sure +of +being +understood +. +Princess +Mary +pressed +her +head +against +his +hand +, +trying +to +hide +her +sobs +and +tears +. +He +moved +his +hand +over +her +hair +. +“ +I +have +been +calling +you +all +night +... +” +he +brought +out +. +“ +If +only +I +had +known +... +” +she +said +through +her +tears +. +“ +I +was +afraid +to +come +in. +” +He +pressed +her +hand +. +“ +Weren +’ +t +you +asleep +? +” +“ +No +, +I +did +not +sleep +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +shaking +her +head +. +Unconsciously +imitating +her +father +, +she +now 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+was +hot +and +sunny +. +She +could +understand +nothing +, +think +of +nothing +and +feel +nothing +, +except +passionate +love +for +her +father +, +love +such +as +she +thought +she +had +never +felt +till +that +moment +. +She +ran +out +sobbing +into +the +garden +and +as +far +as +the +pond +, +along +the +avenues +of +young +lime +trees +Prince +Andrew +had +planted +. +“ +Yes +... +I +... +I +... +I +wished +for +his +death +! +Yes +, +I +wanted +it +to +end +quicker +... +. +I +wished +to +be +at +peace +... +. +And +what +will +become +of +me +? +What +use +will +peace +be +when +he +is +no +longer +here +? +” +Princess +Mary +murmured +, +pacing +the +garden +with +hurried +steps +and +pressing +her +hands +to +her +bosom +which +heaved +with +convulsive +sobs +. +When +she +had +completed +the +tour +of +the +garden +, +which +brought +her +again +to +the +house +, +she +saw +Mademoiselle +Bourienne—who +had +remained +at +Boguchárovo +and +did +not +wish +to +leave +it—coming +toward +her +with +a +stranger +. +This +was +the +Marshal +of +the +Nobility +of +the +district +, +who +had +come +personally +to +point +out +to +the +princess +the +necessity +for +her +prompt +departure +. +Princess +Mary +listened +without +understanding +him +; +she +led +him +to +the +house +, +offered +him +lunch +, +and +sat +down +with +him +. +Then +, +excusing +herself +, +she +went +to +the +door +of +the +old +prince +’ +s +room +. +The +doctor +came +out +with +an +agitated +face +and +said +she +could +not +enter +. +“ +Go +away +, +Princess +! +Go +away +... +go +away +! +” +She +returned +to +the +garden +and +sat +down +on +the +grass +at +the +foot +of +the +slope +by +the +pond +, +where +no +one +could +see +her +. +She +did +not +know +how +long +she +had +been +there +when +she +was +aroused +by +the +sound +of +a +woman +’ +s +footsteps +running +along +the +path +. +She +rose +and +saw +Dunyásha +her +maid +, +who +was +evidently +looking +for +her +, +and +who +stopped +suddenly +as +if +in +alarm +on +seeing +her +mistress +. +“ +Please +come +, +Princess +... +The +Prince +, +” +said +Dunyásha +in +a +breaking +voice +. +“ +Immediately +, +I +’ +m +coming +, +I +’ +m +coming +! +” +replied +the +princess +hurriedly +, +not +giving +Dunyásha +time +to +finish +what +she +was +saying +, +and +trying +to +avoid +seeing +the +girl +she +ran +toward +the +house +. +“ +Princess +, +it +’ +s +God +’ +s +will +! +You +must +be +prepared +for +everything +, +” +said +the +Marshal +, +meeting +her +at +the +house +door +. +“ +Let +me +alone +; +it +’ +s +not +true +! +” +she +cried +angrily +to +him +. +The +doctor +tried +to +stop +her +. +She +pushed +him +aside +and +ran +to +her +father +’ +s +door +. +“ +Why +are +these +people +with +frightened +faces +stopping +me +? +I +don +’ +t +want +any +of +them +! +And +what +are +they +doing +here +? +” +she +thought +. +She +opened +the +door +and +the +bright +daylight +in +that +previously +darkened +room +startled +her +. +In +the +room +were +her +nurse +and +other +women +. +They +all +drew +back +from +the +bed +, +making +way +for +her +. +He +was +still +lying +on +the +bed +as +before +, +but +the +stern +expression +of +his +quiet +face +made +Princess +Mary +stop +short +on +the +threshold +. +“ +No +, +he +’ +s +not +dead—it +’ +s +impossible +! +” +she +told +herself +and +approached +him +, +and +repressing +the +terror +that +seized +her +, +she +pressed +her +lips +to +his +cheek +. +But +she +stepped +back +immediately +. +All +the +force +of +the +tenderness +she +had +been +feeling +for +him +vanished +instantly +and +was +replaced +by +a +feeling +of +horror +at +what +lay +there +before +her +. +“ +No +, +he +is +no +more +! +He +is +not +, +but +here +where +he +was +is +something +unfamiliar +and +hostile +, +some +dreadful +, +terrifying +, +and +repellent +mystery +! +” +And +hiding +her +face +in +her +hands +, +Princess +Mary +sank +into +the +arms +of +the +doctor +, +who +held +her +up +. +In +the +presence +of +Tíkhon +and +the +doctor +the +women +washed +what +had +been +the +prince +, +tied +his +head +up +with +a +handkerchief +that +the +mouth +should +not +stiffen +while +open +, +and +with +another +handkerchief +tied +together +the +legs +that +were +already +spreading +apart +. +Then +they +dressed +him +in +uniform +with +his +decorations +and +placed +his +shriveled +little +body +on +a +table +. +Heaven +only +knows +who +arranged +all +this +and +when +, +but +it +all +got +done +as +if +of +its +own +accord +. +Toward +night +candles +were +burning +round +his +coffin +, +a +pall +was +spread +over +it +, +the +floor +was +strewn +with +sprays +of +juniper +, +a +printed +band +was +tucked +in +under +his +shriveled +head +, +and +in +a +corner +of +the +room +sat +a +chanter +reading +the +psalms +. +Just +as +horses +shy +and +snort +and +gather +about +a +dead +horse +, +so +the +inmates +of +the +house +and +strangers +crowded +into +the +drawing +room +round +the +coffin—the +Marshal +, +the +village +Elder +, +peasant +women—and +all +with +fixed +and +frightened +eyes +, +crossing +themselves +, +bowed +and +kissed +the +old +prince +’ +s +cold +and +stiffened +hand +. +CHAPTER +IX +Until +Prince +Andrew +settled +in +Boguchárovo +its +owners +had +always +been +absentees +, +and +its +peasants +were +of +quite +a +different +character +from +those +of +Bald +Hills +. +They +differed +from +them +in +speech +, +dress +, +and +disposition +. +They +were +called +steppe +peasants +. +The +old +prince +used +to +approve +of +them +for +their +endurance +at +work +when +they +came +to +Bald +Hills +to +help +with +the +harvest +or +to +dig +ponds +, +and +ditches +, +but +he +disliked +them +for +their +boorishness +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +last +stay +at +Boguchárovo +, +when +he +introduced +hospitals +and +schools +and +reduced +the +quitrent +the +peasants +had +to +pay +, +had +not +softened +their +disposition +but +had +on +the +contrary +strengthened +in +them +the +traits +of +character +the +old +prince +called +boorishness +. +Various +obscure +rumors +were +always +current +among +them +: +at +one +time +a +rumor +that +they +would +all +be +enrolled +as +Cossacks +; +at +another +of +a +new +religion +to +which +they +were +all +to +be +converted +; +then +of +some +proclamation +of +the +Tsar +’ +s +and +of +an +oath +to +the +Tsar +Paul +in +1797 +( +in +connection +with +which +it +was +rumored +that +freedom +had +been +granted +them +but +the +landowners +had +stopped +it +) +, +then +of +Peter +Fëdorovich +’ +s +return +to +the +throne +in +seven +years +’ +time +, +when +everything +would +be +made +free +and +so +“ +simple +” +that +there +would +be +no +restrictions +. +Rumors +of +the +war +with +Bonaparte +and +his +invasion +were +connected +in +their +minds +with +the +same +sort +of +vague +notions +of +Antichrist +, +the +end +of +the +world +, +and +“ +pure +freedom. +” +In +the +vicinity +of +Boguchárovo +were +large +villages +belonging +to +the +crown +or +to +owners +whose +serfs +paid +quitrent +and +could +work +where +they +pleased +. +There +were +very +few +resident +landlords +in +the +neighborhood +and +also +very +few +domestic +or +literate +serfs +, +and +in +the +lives +of +the +peasantry +of +those +parts +the +mysterious +undercurrents +in +the +life +of +the +Russian +people +, +the +causes +and +meaning +of +which +are +so +baffling +to +contemporaries +, +were +more +clearly +and +strongly +noticeable +than +among +others +. +One +instance +, +which +had +occurred +some +twenty +years +before +, +was +a +movement +among +the +peasants +to +emigrate +to +some +unknown +“ +warm +rivers. +” +Hundreds +of +peasants +, +among +them +the +Boguchárovo +folk +, +suddenly +began +selling +their +cattle +and +moving +in +whole +families +toward +the +southeast +. +As +birds +migrate +to +somewhere +beyond +the +sea +, +so +these +men +with +their +wives +and +children +streamed +to +the +southeast +, +to +parts +where +none +of +them +had +ever +been +. +They +set +off +in +caravans +, +bought +their +freedom +one +by +one +or +ran +away +, +and +drove +or +walked +toward +the +“ +warm +rivers. +” +Many +of +them +were +punished +, +some +sent +to +Siberia +, +many +died +of +cold +and +hunger +on +the +road +, +many +returned +of +their +own +accord +, +and +the +movement +died +down +of +itself +just +as +it +had +sprung +up +, +without +apparent +reason +. +But +such +undercurrents +still +existed +among +the +people +and +gathered +new +forces +ready +to +manifest +themselves +just +as +strangely +, +unexpectedly +, +and +at +the +same +time +simply +, +naturally +, +and +forcibly +. +Now +in +1812 +, +to +anyone +living +in +close +touch +with +these +people +it +was +apparent +that +these +undercurrents +were +acting +strongly +and +nearing +an +eruption +. +Alpátych +, +who +had +reached +Boguchárovo +shortly +before +the +old +prince +’ +s +death +, +noticed +an +agitation +among +the +peasants +, +and +that +contrary +to +what +was +happening +in +the +Bald +Hills +district +, +where +over +a +radius +of +forty +miles +all +the +peasants +were +moving +away +and +leaving +their +villages +to +be +devastated +by +the +Cossacks +, +the +peasants +in +the +steppe +region +round +Boguchárovo +were +, +it +was +rumored +, +in +touch +with +the +French +, +received +leaflets +from +them +that +passed +from +hand +to +hand +, +and +did +not +migrate +. +He +learned +from +domestic +serfs +loyal +to +him +that +the +peasant +Karp +, +who +possessed +great +influence +in +the +village +commune +and +had +recently +been +away +driving +a +government +transport +, +had +returned +with +news +that +the +Cossacks +were +destroying +deserted +villages +, +but +that +the +French +did +not +harm +them +. +Alpátych +also +knew +that +on +the +previous +day +another +peasant +had +even +brought +from +the +village +of +Visloúkhovo +, +which +was +occupied +by +the +French +, +a +proclamation +by +a +French +general +that +no +harm +would +be +done +to +the +inhabitants +, +and +if +they +remained +they +would +be +paid +for +anything +taken +from +them +. +As +proof +of +this +the +peasant +had +brought +from +Visloúkhovo +a +hundred +rubles +in +notes +( +he +did +not +know +that +they +were +false +) +paid +to +him +in +advance +for +hay +. +More +important +still +, +Alpátych +learned +that +on +the +morning +of +the +very +day +he +gave +the +village +Elder +orders +to +collect +carts +to +move +the +princess +’ +luggage +from +Boguchárovo +, +there +had +been +a +village +meeting +at +which +it +had +been +decided +not +to +move +but +to +wait +. +Yet +there +was +no +time +to +waste +. +On +the +fifteenth +, +the +day +of +the +old +prince +’ +s +death +, +the +Marshal +had +insisted +on +Princess +Mary +’ +s +leaving +at +once +, +as +it +was +becoming +dangerous +. +He +had +told +her +that +after +the +sixteenth +he +could +not +be +responsible +for +what +might +happen +. +On +the +evening +of +the +day +the +old +prince +died +the +Marshal +went +away +, +promising +to +return +next +day +for +the +funeral +. +But +this +he +was +unable +to +do +, +for +he +received +tidings +that +the +French +had +unexpectedly +advanced +, +and +had +barely +time +to +remove +his +own +family +and +valuables +from +his +estate +. +For +some +thirty +years +Boguchárovo +had +been +managed +by +the +village +Elder +, +Dron +, +whom +the +old +prince +called +by +the +diminutive +“ +Drónushka. +” +Dron +was +one +of +those +physically +and +mentally +vigorous +peasants +who +grow +big +beards +as +soon +as +they +are +of +age +and +go +on +unchanged +till +they +are +sixty +or +seventy +, +without +a +gray +hair +or +the +loss +of +a +tooth +, +as +straight +and +strong +at +sixty +as +at +thirty +. +Soon +after +the +migration +to +the +“ +warm +rivers +, +” +in +which +he +had +taken +part +like +the +rest +, +Dron +was +made +village +Elder +and +overseer +of +Boguchárovo +, +and +had +since +filled +that +post +irreproachably +for +twenty-three +years +. +The +peasants +feared +him +more +than +they +did +their +master +. +The +masters +, +both +the +old +prince +and +the +young +, +and +the +steward +respected +him +and +jestingly +called +him +“ +the +Minister. +” +During +the +whole +time +of +his +service +Dron +had +never +been +drunk +or +ill +, +never +after +sleepless +nights +or +the +hardest +tasks +had +he +shown +the +least +fatigue +, +and +though +he +could +not +read +he +had +never +forgotten +a +single +money +account +or +the +number +of +quarters +of +flour +in +any +of +the +endless +cartloads +he +sold +for +the +prince +, +nor +a +single +shock +of +the +whole +corn +crop +on +any +single +acre +of +the +Boguchárovo +fields +. +Alpátych +, +arriving +from +the +devastated +Bald +Hills +estate +, +sent +for +his +Dron +on +the +day +of +the +prince +’ +s +funeral +and +told +him +to +have +twelve +horses +got +ready +for +the +princess +’ +carriages +and +eighteen +carts +for +the +things +to +be +removed +from +Boguchárovo +. +Though +the +peasants +paid +quitrent +, +Alpátych +thought +no +difficulty +would +be +made +about +complying +with +this +order +, +for +there +were +two +hundred +and +thirty +households +at +work +in +Boguchárovo +and +the +peasants +were +well +to +do +. +But +on +hearing +the +order +Dron +lowered +his +eyes +and +remained +silent +. +Alpátych +named +certain +peasants +he +knew +, +from +whom +he +told +him +to +take +the +carts +. +Dron +replied +that +the +horses +of +these +peasants +were +away +carting +. +Alpátych +named +others +, +but +they +too +, +according +to +Dron +, +had +no +horses +available +: +some +horses +were +carting +for +the +government +, +others +were +too +weak +, +and +others +had +died +for +want +of +fodder +. +It +seemed +that +no +horses +could +be +had +even +for +the +carriages +, +much +less +for +the +carting +. +Alpátych +looked +intently +at +Dron +and +frowned +. +Just +as +Dron +was +a +model +village +Elder +, +so +Alpátych +had +not +managed +the +prince +’ +s +estates +for +twenty +years +in +vain +. +He +was +a +model +steward +, +possessing +in +the +highest +degree +the +faculty +of +divining +the +needs +and +instincts +of +those +he +dealt +with +. +Having +glanced +at +Dron +he +at +once +understood +that +his +answers +did +not +express +his +personal +views +but +the +general +mood +of +the +Boguchárovo +commune +, +by +which +the +Elder +had +already +been +carried +away +. +But +he +also +knew +that +Dron +, +who +had +acquired +property +and +was +hated +by +the +commune +, +must +be +hesitating +between +the +two +camps +: +the +masters +’ +and +the +serfs +’ +. +He +noticed +this +hesitation +in +Dron +’ +s +look +and +therefore +frowned +and +moved +closer +up +to +him +. +“ +Now +just +listen +, +Drónushka +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +to +me +. +His +excellency +Prince +Andrew +himself +gave +me +orders +to +move +all +the +people +away +and +not +leave +them +with +the +enemy +, +and +there +is +an +order +from +the +Tsar +about +it +too +. +Anyone +who +stays +is +a +traitor +to +the +Tsar +. +Do +you +hear +? +” +“ +I +hear +, +” +Dron +answered +without +lifting +his +eyes +. +Alpátych +was +not +satisfied +with +this +reply +. +“ +Eh +, +Dron +, +it +will +turn +out +badly +! +” +he +said +, +shaking +his +head +. +“ +The +power +is +in +your +hands +, +” +Dron +rejoined +sadly +. +“ +Eh +, +Dron +, +drop +it +! +” +Alpátych +repeated +, +withdrawing +his +hand +from +his +bosom +and +solemnly +pointing +to +the +floor +at +Dron +’ +s +feet +. +“ +I +can +see +through +you +and +three +yards +into +the +ground +under +you +, +” +he +continued +, +gazing +at +the +floor +in +front +of +Dron +. +Dron +was +disconcerted +, +glanced +furtively +at +Alpátych +and +again +lowered +his +eyes +. +“ +You +drop +this +nonsense +and +tell +the +people +to +get +ready +to +leave +their +homes +and +go +to +Moscow +and +to +get +carts +ready +for +tomorrow +morning +for +the +princess +’ +things +. +And +don +’ +t +go +to +any +meeting +yourself +, +do +you +hear +? +” +Dron +suddenly +fell +on +his +knees +. +“ +Yákov +Alpátych +, +discharge +me +! +Take +the +keys +from +me +and +discharge +me +, +for +Christ +’ +s +sake +! +” +“ +Stop +that +! +” +cried +Alpátych +sternly +. +“ +I +see +through +you +and +three +yards +under +you +, +” +he +repeated +, +knowing +that +his +skill +in +beekeeping +, +his +knowledge +of +the +right +time +to +sow +the +oats +, +and +the +fact +that +he +had +been +able +to +retain +the +old +prince +’ +s +favor +for +twenty +years +had +long +since +gained +him +the +reputation +of +being +a +wizard +, +and +that +the +power +of +seeing +three +yards +under +a +man +is +considered +an +attribute +of +wizards +. +Dron +got +up +and +was +about +to +say +something +, +but +Alpátych +interrupted +him +. +“ +What +is +it +you +have +got +into +your +heads +, +eh +? +... +What +are +you +thinking +of +, +eh +? +” +“ +What +am +I +to +do +with +the +people +? +” +said +Dron +. +“ +They +’ +re +quite +beside +themselves +; +I +have +already +told +them +... +” +“ +‘ +Told +them +, +’ +I +dare +say +! +” +said +Alpátych +. +“ +Are +they +drinking +? +” +he +asked +abruptly +. +“ +Quite +beside +themselves +, +Yákov +Alpátych +; +they +’ +ve +fetched +another +barrel. +” +“ +Well +, +then +, +listen +! +I +’ +ll +go +to +the +police +officer +, +and +you +tell +them +so +, +and +that +they +must +stop +this +and +the +carts +must +be +got +ready. +” +“ +I +understand. +” +Alpátych +did +not +insist +further +. +He +had +managed +people +for +a +long +time +and +knew +that +the +chief +way +to +make +them +obey +is +to +show +no +suspicion +that +they +can +possibly +disobey +. +Having +wrung +a +submissive +“ +I +understand +” +from +Dron +, +Alpátych +contented +himself +with +that +, +though +he +not +only +doubted +but +felt +almost +certain +that +without +the +help +of +troops +the +carts +would +not +be +forthcoming +. +And +so +it +was +, +for +when +evening +came +no +carts +had +been +provided +. +In +the +village +, +outside +the +drink +shop +, +another +meeting +was +being +held +, +which +decided +that +the +horses +should +be +driven +out +into +the +woods +and +the +carts +should +not +be +provided +. +Without +saying +anything +of +this +to +the +princess +, +Alpátych +had +his +own +belongings +taken +out +of +the +carts +which +had +arrived +from +Bald +Hills +and +had +those +horses +got +ready +for +the +princess +’ +carriages +. +Meanwhile +he +went +himself +to +the +police +authorities +. +CHAPTER +X +After +her +father +’ +s +funeral +Princess +Mary +shut +herself +up +in +her +room +and +did +not +admit +anyone +. +A +maid +came +to +the +door +to +say +that +Alpátych +was +asking +for +orders +about +their +departure +. +( +This +was +before +his +talk +with +Dron +. +) +Princess +Mary +raised +herself +on +the +sofa +on +which +she +had +been +lying +and +replied +through +the +closed +door +that +she +did +not +mean +to +go +away +and +begged +to +be +left +in +peace +. +The +windows +of +the +room +in +which +she +was +lying +looked +westward +. +She +lay +on +the +sofa +with +her +face +to +the +wall +, +fingering +the +buttons +of +the +leather +cushion +and +seeing +nothing +but +that +cushion +, +and +her +confused +thoughts +were +centered +on +one +subject—the +irrevocability +of +death +and +her +own +spiritual +baseness +, +which +she +had +not +suspected +, +but +which +had +shown +itself +during +her +father +’ +s +illness +. +She +wished +to +pray +but +did +not +dare +to +, +dared +not +in +her +present +state +of +mind +address +herself +to +God +. +She +lay +for +a +long +time +in +that +position +. +The +sun +had +reached +the +other +side +of +the +house +, +and +its +slanting +rays +shone +into +the +open +window +, +lighting +up +the +room +and +part +of +the +morocco +cushion +at +which +Princess +Mary +was +looking +. +The +flow +of +her +thoughts +suddenly +stopped +. +Unconsciously +she +sat +up +, +smoothed +her +hair +, +got +up +, +and +went +to +the +window +, +involuntarily +inhaling +the +freshness +of +the +clear +but +windy +evening +. +“ +Yes +, +you +can +well +enjoy +the +evening +now +! +He +is +gone +and +no +one +will +hinder +you +, +” +she +said +to +herself +, +and +sinking +into +a +chair +she +let +her +head +fall +on +the +window +sill +. +Someone +spoke +her +name +in +a +soft +and +tender +voice +from +the +garden +and +kissed +her +head +. +She +looked +up +. +It +was +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +in +a +black +dress +and +weepers +. +She +softly +approached +Princess +Mary +, +sighed +, +kissed +her +, +and +immediately +began +to +cry +. +The +princess +looked +up +at +her +. +All +their +former +disharmony +and +her +own +jealousy +recurred +to +her +mind +. +But +she +remembered +too +how +he +had +changed +of +late +toward +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +could +not +bear +to +see +her +, +thereby +showing +how +unjust +were +the +reproaches +Princess +Mary +had +mentally +addressed +to +her +. +“ +Besides +, +is +it +for +me +, +for +me +who +desired +his +death +, +to +condemn +anyone +? +” +she +thought +. +Princess +Mary +vividly +pictured +to +herself +the +position +of +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +whom +she +had +of +late +kept +at +a +distance +, +but +who +yet +was +dependent +on +her +and +living +in +her +house +. +She +felt +sorry +for +her +and +held +out +her +hand +with +a +glance +of +gentle +inquiry +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +at +once +began +crying +again +and +kissed +that +hand +, +speaking +of +the +princess +’ +sorrow +and +making +herself +a +partner +in +it +. +She +said +her +only +consolation +was +the +fact +that +the +princess +allowed +her +to +share +her +sorrow +, +that +all +the +old +misunderstandings +should +sink +into +nothing +but +this +great +grief +; +that +she +felt +herself +blameless +in +regard +to +everyone +, +and +that +he +, +from +above +, +saw +her +affection +and +gratitude +. +The +princess +heard +her +, +not +heeding +her +words +but +occasionally +looking +up +at +her +and +listening +to +the +sound +of +her +voice +. +“ +Your +position +is +doubly +terrible +, +dear +princess +, +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +after +a +pause +. +“ +I +understand +that +you +could +not +, +and +can +not +, +think +of +yourself +, +but +with +my +love +for +you +I +must +do +so +... +. +Has +Alpátych +been +to +you +? +Has +he +spoken +to +you +of +going +away +? +” +she +asked +. +Princess +Mary +did +not +answer +. +She +did +not +understand +who +was +to +go +or +where +to +. +“ +Is +it +possible +to +plan +or +think +of +anything +now +? +Is +it +not +all +the +same +? +” +she +thought +, +and +did +not +reply +. +“ +You +know +, +chère +Marie +, +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +“ +that +we +are +in +danger—are +surrounded +by +the +French +. +It +would +be +dangerous +to +move +now +. +If +we +go +we +are +almost +sure +to +be +taken +prisoners +, +and +God +knows +... +” +Princess +Mary +looked +at +her +companion +without +understanding +what +she +was +talking +about +. +“ +Oh +, +if +anyone +knew +how +little +anything +matters +to +me +now +, +” +she +said +. +“ +Of +course +I +would +on +no +account +wish +to +go +away +from +him +... +. +Alpátych +did +say +something +about +going +... +. +Speak +to +him +; +I +can +do +nothing +, +nothing +, +and +don +’ +t +want +to +... +. +” +“ +I +’ +ve +spoken +to +him +. +He +hopes +we +should +be +in +time +to +get +away +tomorrow +, +but +I +think +it +would +now +be +better +to +stay +here +, +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +“ +Because +, +you +will +agree +, +chère +Marie +, +to +fall +into +the +hands +of +the +soldiers +or +of +riotous +peasants +would +be +terrible. +” +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +took +from +her +reticule +a +proclamation +( +not +printed +on +ordinary +Russian +paper +) +of +General +Rameau +’ +s +, +telling +people +not +to +leave +their +homes +and +that +the +French +authorities +would +afford +them +proper +protection +. +She +handed +this +to +the +princess +. +“ +I +think +it +would +be +best +to +appeal +to +that +general +, +” +she +continued +, +“ +and +I +am +sure +that +all +due +respect +would +be +shown +you. +” +Princess +Mary +read +the +paper +, +and +her +face +began +to +quiver +with +stifled +sobs +. +“ +From +whom +did +you +get +this +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +They +probably +recognized +that +I +am +French +, +by +my +name +, +” +replied +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +blushing +. +Princess +Mary +, +with +the +paper +in +her +hand +, +rose +from +the +window +and +with +a +pale +face +went +out +of +the +room +and +into +what +had +been +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +study +. +“ +Dunyásha +, +send +Alpátych +, +or +Drónushka +, +or +somebody +to +me +! +” +she +said +, +“ +and +tell +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +not +to +come +to +me +, +” +she +added +, +hearing +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +voice +. +“ +We +must +go +at +once +, +at +once +! +” +she +said +, +appalled +at +the +thought +of +being +left +in +the +hands +of +the +French +. +“ +If +Prince +Andrew +heard +that +I +was +in +the +power +of +the +French +! +That +I +, +the +daughter +of +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +, +asked +General +Rameau +for +protection +and +accepted +his +favor +! +” +This +idea +horrified +her +, +made +her +shudder +, +blush +, +and +feel +such +a +rush +of +anger +and +pride +as +she +had +never +experienced +before +. +All +that +was +distressing +, +and +especially +all +that +was +humiliating +, +in +her +position +rose +vividly +to +her +mind +. +“ +They +, +the +French +, +would +settle +in +this +house +: +M. +le +Général +Rameau +would +occupy +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +study +and +amuse +himself +by +looking +through +and +reading +his +letters +and +papers +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +would +do +the +honors +of +Boguchárovo +for +him +. +I +should +be +given +a +small +room +as +a +favor +, +the +soldiers +would +violate +my +father +’ +s +newly +dug +grave +to +steal +his +crosses +and +stars +, +they +would +tell +me +of +their +victories +over +the +Russians +, +and +would +pretend +to +sympathize +with +my +sorrow +... +” +thought +Princess +Mary +, +not +thinking +her +own +thoughts +but +feeling +bound +to +think +like +her +father +and +her +brother +. +For +herself +she +did +not +care +where +she +remained +or +what +happened +to +her +, +but +she +felt +herself +the +representative +of +her +dead +father +and +of +Prince +Andrew +. +Involuntarily +she +thought +their +thoughts +and +felt +their +feelings +. +What +they +would +have +said +and +what +they +would +have +done +she +felt +bound +to +say +and +do +. +She +went +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +study +, +trying +to +enter +completely +into +his +ideas +, +and +considered +her +position +. +The +demands +of +life +, +which +had +seemed +to +her +annihilated +by +her +father +’ +s +death +, +all +at +once +rose +before +her +with +a +new +, +previously +unknown +force +and +took +possession +of +her +. +Agitated +and +flushed +she +paced +the +room +, +sending +now +for +Michael +Ivánovich +and +now +for +Tíkhon +or +Dron +. +Dunyásha +, +the +nurse +, +and +the +other +maids +could +not +say +in +how +far +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +statement +was +correct +. +Alpátych +was +not +at +home +, +he +had +gone +to +the +police +. +Neither +could +the +architect +Michael +Ivánovich +, +who +on +being +sent +for +came +in +with +sleepy +eyes +, +tell +Princess +Mary +anything +. +With +just +the +same +smile +of +agreement +with +which +for +fifteen +years +he +had +been +accustomed +to +answer +the +old +prince +without +expressing +views +of +his +own +, +he +now +replied +to +Princess +Mary +, +so +that +nothing +definite +could +be +got +from +his +answers +. +The +old +valet +Tíkhon +, +with +sunken +, +emaciated +face +that +bore +the +stamp +of +inconsolable +grief +, +replied +: +“ +Yes +, +Princess +” +to +all +Princess +Mary +’ +s +questions +and +hardly +refrained +from +sobbing +as +he +looked +at +her +. +At +length +Dron +, +the +village +Elder +, +entered +the +room +and +with +a +deep +bow +to +Princess +Mary +came +to +a +halt +by +the +doorpost +. +Princess +Mary +walked +up +and +down +the +room +and +stopped +in +front +of +him +. +“ +Drónushka +, +” +she +said +, +regarding +as +a +sure +friend +this +Drónushka +who +always +used +to +bring +a +special +kind +of +gingerbread +from +his +visit +to +the +fair +at +Vyázma +every +year +and +smilingly +offer +it +to +her +, +“ +Drónushka +, +now +since +our +misfortune +... +” +she +began +, +but +could +not +go +on +. +“ +We +are +all +in +God +’ +s +hands +, +” +said +he +, +with +a +sigh +. +They +were +silent +for +a +while +. +“ +Drónushka +, +Alpátych +has +gone +off +somewhere +and +I +have +no +one +to +turn +to +. +Is +it +true +, +as +they +tell +me +, +that +I +can +’ +t +even +go +away +? +” +“ +Why +shouldn +’ +t +you +go +away +, +your +excellency +? +You +can +go +, +” +said +Dron +. +“ +I +was +told +it +would +be +dangerous +because +of +the +enemy +. +Dear +friend +, +I +can +do +nothing +. +I +understand +nothing +. +I +have +nobody +! +I +want +to +go +away +tonight +or +early +tomorrow +morning. +” +Dron +paused +. +He +looked +askance +at +Princess +Mary +and +said +: +“ +There +are +no +horses +; +I +told +Yákov +Alpátych +so. +” +“ +Why +are +there +none +? +” +asked +the +princess +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +God +’ +s +scourge +, +” +said +Dron +. +“ +What +horses +we +had +have +been +taken +for +the +army +or +have +died—this +is +such +a +year +! +It +’ +s +not +a +case +of +feeding +horses—we +may +die +of +hunger +ourselves +! +As +it +is +, +some +go +three +days +without +eating +. +We +’ +ve +nothing +, +we +’ +ve +been +ruined. +” +Princess +Mary +listened +attentively +to +what +he +told +her +. +“ +The +peasants +are +ruined +? +They +have +no +bread +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +They +’ +re +dying +of +hunger +, +” +said +Dron +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +a +case +of +carting. +” +“ +But +why +didn +’ +t +you +tell +me +, +Drónushka +? +Isn +’ +t +it +possible +to +help +them +? +I +’ +ll +do +all +I +can +... +. +” +To +Princess +Mary +it +was +strange +that +now +, +at +a +moment +when +such +sorrow +was +filling +her +soul +, +there +could +be +rich +people +and +poor +, +and +the +rich +could +refrain +from +helping +the +poor +. +She +had +heard +vaguely +that +there +was +such +a +thing +as +“ +landlord +’ +s +corn +” +which +was +sometimes +given +to +the +peasants +. +She +also +knew +that +neither +her +father +nor +her +brother +would +refuse +to +help +the +peasants +in +need +, +she +only +feared +to +make +some +mistake +in +speaking +about +the +distribution +of +the +grain +she +wished +to +give +. +She +was +glad +such +cares +presented +themselves +, +enabling +her +without +scruple +to +forget +her +own +grief +. +She +began +asking +Dron +about +the +peasants +’ +needs +and +what +there +was +in +Boguchárovo +that +belonged +to +the +landlord +. +“ +But +we +have +grain +belonging +to +my +brother +? +” +she +said +. +“ +The +landlord +’ +s +grain +is +all +safe +, +” +replied +Dron +proudly +. +“ +Our +prince +did +not +order +it +to +be +sold. +” +“ +Give +it +to +the +peasants +, +let +them +have +all +they +need +; +I +give +you +leave +in +my +brother +’ +s +name +, +” +said +she +. +Dron +made +no +answer +but +sighed +deeply +. +“ +Give +them +that +corn +if +there +is +enough +of +it +. +Distribute +it +all +. +I +give +this +order +in +my +brother +’ +s +name +; +and +tell +them +that +what +is +ours +is +theirs +. +We +do +not +grudge +them +anything +. +Tell +them +so. +” +Dron +looked +intently +at +the +princess +while +she +was +speaking +. +“ +Discharge +me +, +little +mother +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +Order +the +keys +to +be +taken +from +me +, +” +said +he +. +“ +I +have +served +twenty-three +years +and +have +done +no +wrong +. +Discharge +me +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +Princess +Mary +did +not +understand +what +he +wanted +of +her +or +why +he +was +asking +to +be +discharged +. +She +replied +that +she +had +never +doubted +his +devotion +and +that +she +was +ready +to +do +anything +for +him +and +for +the +peasants +. +CHAPTER +XI +An +hour +later +Dunyásha +came +to +tell +the +princess +that +Dron +had +come +, +and +all +the +peasants +had +assembled +at +the +barn +by +the +princess +’ +order +and +wished +to +have +word +with +their +mistress +. +“ +But +I +never +told +them +to +come +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +I +only +told +Dron +to +let +them +have +the +grain. +” +“ +Only +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +, +Princess +dear +, +have +them +sent +away +and +don +’ +t +go +out +to +them +. +It +’ +s +all +a +trick +, +” +said +Dunyásha +, +“ +and +when +Yákov +Alpátych +returns +let +us +get +away +... +and +please +don +’ +t +... +” +“ +What +is +a +trick +? +” +asked +Princess +Mary +in +surprise +. +“ +I +know +it +is +, +only +listen +to +me +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +Ask +nurse +too +. +They +say +they +don +’ +t +agree +to +leave +Boguchárovo +as +you +ordered. +” +“ +You +’ +re +making +some +mistake +. +I +never +ordered +them +to +go +away +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Call +Drónushka. +” +Dron +came +and +confirmed +Dunyásha +’ +s +words +; +the +peasants +had +come +by +the +princess +’ +order +. +“ +But +I +never +sent +for +them +, +” +declared +the +princess +. +“ +You +must +have +given +my +message +wrong +. +I +only +said +that +you +were +to +give +them +the +grain. +” +Dron +only +sighed +in +reply +. +“ +If +you +order +it +they +will +go +away +, +” +said +he +. +“ +No +, +no +. +I +’ +ll +go +out +to +them +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +and +in +spite +of +the +nurse +’ +s +and +Dunyásha +’ +s +protests +she +went +out +into +the +porch +; +Dron +, +Dunyásha +, +the +nurse +, +and +Michael +Ivánovich +following +her +. +“ +They +probably +think +I +am +offering +them +the +grain +to +bribe +them +to +remain +here +, +while +I +myself +go +away +leaving +them +to +the +mercy +of +the +French +, +” +thought +Princess +Mary +. +“ +I +will +offer +them +monthly +rations +and +housing +at +our +Moscow +estate +. +I +am +sure +Andrew +would +do +even +more +in +my +place +, +” +she +thought +as +she +went +out +in +the +twilight +toward +the +crowd +standing +on +the +pasture +by +the +barn +. +The +men +crowded +closer +together +, +stirred +, +and +rapidly +took +off +their +hats +. +Princess +Mary +lowered +her +eyes +and +, +tripping +over +her +skirt +, +came +close +up +to +them +. +So +many +different +eyes +, +old +and +young +, +were +fixed +on +her +, +and +there +were +so +many +different +faces +, +that +she +could +not +distinguish +any +of +them +and +, +feeling +that +she +must +speak +to +them +all +at +once +, +did +not +know +how +to +do +it +. +But +again +the +sense +that +she +represented +her +father +and +her +brother +gave +her +courage +, +and +she +boldly +began +her +speech +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +you +have +come +, +” +she +said +without +raising +her +eyes +, +and +feeling +her +heart +beating +quickly +and +violently +. +“ +Drónushka +tells +me +that +the +war +has +ruined +you +. +That +is +our +common +misfortune +, +and +I +shall +grudge +nothing +to +help +you +. +I +am +myself +going +away +because +it +is +dangerous +here +... +the +enemy +is +near +... +because +... +I +am +giving +you +everything +, +my +friends +, +and +I +beg +you +to +take +everything +, +all +our +grain +, +so +that +you +may +not +suffer +want +! +And +if +you +have +been +told +that +I +am +giving +you +the +grain +to +keep +you +here—that +is +not +true +. +On +the +contrary +, +I +ask +you +to +go +with +all +your +belongings +to +our +estate +near +Moscow +, +and +I +promise +you +I +will +see +to +it +that +there +you +shall +want +for +nothing +. +You +shall +be +given +food +and +lodging. +” +The +princess +stopped +. +Sighs +were +the +only +sound +heard +in +the +crowd +. +“ +I +am +not +doing +this +on +my +own +account +, +” +she +continued +, +“ +I +do +it +in +the +name +of +my +dead +father +, +who +was +a +good +master +to +you +, +and +of +my +brother +and +his +son. +” +Again +she +paused +. +No +one +broke +the +silence +. +“ +Ours +is +a +common +misfortune +and +we +will +share +it +together +. +All +that +is +mine +is +yours +, +” +she +concluded +, +scanning +the +faces +before +her +. +All +eyes +were +gazing +at +her +with +one +and +the +same +expression +. +She +could +not +fathom +whether +it +was +curiosity +, +devotion +, +gratitude +, +or +apprehension +and +distrust—but +the +expression +on +all +the +faces +was +identical +. +“ +We +are +all +very +thankful +for +your +bounty +, +but +it +won +’ +t +do +for +us +to +take +the +landlord +’ +s +grain +, +” +said +a +voice +at +the +back +of +the +crowd +. +“ +But +why +not +? +” +asked +the +princess +. +No +one +replied +and +Princess +Mary +, +looking +round +at +the +crowd +, +found +that +every +eye +she +met +now +was +immediately +dropped +. +“ +But +why +don +’ +t +you +want +to +take +it +? +” +she +asked +again +. +No +one +answered +. +The +silence +began +to +oppress +the +princess +and +she +tried +to +catch +someone +’ +s +eye +. +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +speak +? +” +she +inquired +of +a +very +old +man +who +stood +just +in +front +of +her +leaning +on +his +stick +. +“ +If +you +think +something +more +is +wanted +, +tell +me +! +I +will +do +anything +, +” +said +she +, +catching +his +eye +. +But +as +if +this +angered +him +, +he +bent +his +head +quite +low +and +muttered +: +“ +Why +should +we +agree +? +We +don +’ +t +want +the +grain. +” +“ +Why +should +we +give +up +everything +? +We +don +’ +t +agree +. +Don +’ +t +agree +... +. +We +are +sorry +for +you +, +but +we +’ +re +not +willing +. +Go +away +yourself +, +alone +... +” +came +from +various +sides +of +the +crowd +. +And +again +all +the +faces +in +that +crowd +bore +an +identical +expression +, +though +now +it +was +certainly +not +an +expression +of +curiosity +or +gratitude +, +but +of +angry +resolve +. +“ +But +you +can +’ +t +have +understood +me +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +with +a +sad +smile +. +“ +Why +don +’ +t +you +want +to +go +? +I +promise +to +house +and +feed +you +, +while +here +the +enemy +would +ruin +you +... +. +” +But +her +voice +was +drowned +by +the +voices +of +the +crowd +. +“ +We +’ +re +not +willing +. +Let +them +ruin +us +! +We +won +’ +t +take +your +grain +. +We +don +’ +t +agree. +” +Again +Princess +Mary +tried +to +catch +someone +’ +s +eye +, +but +not +a +single +eye +in +the +crowd +was +turned +to +her +; +evidently +they +were +all +trying +to +avoid +her +look +. +She +felt +strange +and +awkward +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +an +artful +tale +! +Follow +her +into +slavery +! +Pull +down +your +houses +and +go +into +bondage +! +I +dare +say +! +‘ +I +’ +ll +give +you +grain +, +indeed +! +’ +she +says +, +” +voices +in +the +crowd +were +heard +saying +. +With +drooping +head +Princess +Mary +left +the +crowd +and +went +back +to +the +house +. +Having +repeated +her +order +to +Dron +to +have +horses +ready +for +her +departure +next +morning +, +she +went +to +her +room +and +remained +alone +with +her +own +thoughts +. +CHAPTER +XII +For +a +long +time +that +night +Princess +Mary +sat +by +the +open +window +of +her +room +hearing +the +sound +of +the +peasants +’ +voices +that +reached +her +from +the +village +, +but +it +was +not +of +them +she +was +thinking +. +She +felt +that +she +could +not +understand +them +however +much +she +might +think +about +them +. +She +thought +only +of +one +thing +, +her +sorrow +, +which +, +after +the +break +caused +by +cares +for +the +present +, +seemed +already +to +belong +to +the +past +. +Now +she +could +remember +it +and +weep +or +pray +. +After +sunset +the +wind +had +dropped +. +The +night +was +calm +and +fresh +. +Toward +midnight +the +voices +began +to +subside +, +a +cock +crowed +, +the +full +moon +began +to +show +from +behind +the +lime +trees +, +a +fresh +white +dewy +mist +began +to +rise +, +and +stillness +reigned +over +the +village +and +the +house +. +Pictures +of +the +near +past—her +father +’ +s +illness +and +last +moments—rose +one +after +another +to +her +memory +. +With +mournful +pleasure +she +now +lingered +over +these +images +, +repelling +with +horror +only +the +last +one +, +the +picture +of +his +death +, +which +she +felt +she +could +not +contemplate +even +in +imagination +at +this +still +and +mystic +hour +of +night +. +And +these +pictures +presented +themselves +to +her +so +clearly +and +in +such +detail +that +they +seemed +now +present +, +now +past +, +and +now +future +. +She +vividly +recalled +the +moment +when +he +had +his +first +stroke +and +was +being +dragged +along +by +his +armpits +through +the +garden +at +Bald +Hills +, +muttering +something +with +his +helpless +tongue +, +twitching +his +gray +eyebrows +and +looking +uneasily +and +timidly +at +her +. +“ +Even +then +he +wanted +to +tell +me +what +he +told +me +the +day +he +died +, +” +she +thought +. +“ +He +had +always +thought +what +he +said +then. +” +And +she +recalled +in +all +its +detail +the +night +at +Bald +Hills +before +he +had +the +last +stroke +, +when +with +a +foreboding +of +disaster +she +had +remained +at +home +against +his +will +. +She +had +not +slept +and +had +stolen +downstairs +on +tiptoe +, +and +going +to +the +door +of +the +conservatory +where +he +slept +that +night +had +listened +at +the +door +. +In +a +suffering +and +weary +voice +he +was +saying +something +to +Tíkhon +, +speaking +of +the +Crimea +and +its +warm +nights +and +of +the +Empress +. +Evidently +he +had +wanted +to +talk +. +“ +And +why +didn +’ +t +he +call +me +? +Why +didn +’ +t +he +let +me +be +there +instead +of +Tíkhon +? +” +Princess +Mary +had +thought +and +thought +again +now +. +“ +Now +he +will +never +tell +anyone +what +he +had +in +his +soul +. +Never +will +that +moment +return +for +him +or +for +me +when +he +might +have +said +all +he +longed +to +say +, +and +not +Tíkhon +but +I +might +have +heard +and +understood +him +. +Why +didn +’ +t +I +enter +the +room +? +” +she +thought +. +“ +Perhaps +he +would +then +have +said +to +me +what +he +said +the +day +he +died +. +While +talking +to +Tíkhon +he +asked +about +me +twice +. +He +wanted +to +see +me +, +and +I +was +standing +close +by +, +outside +the +door +. +It +was +sad +and +painful +for +him +to +talk +to +Tíkhon +who +did +not +understand +him +. +I +remember +how +he +began +speaking +to +him +about +Lise +as +if +she +were +alive—he +had +forgotten +she +was +dead—and +Tíkhon +reminded +him +that +she +was +no +more +, +and +he +shouted +, +‘ +Fool +! +’ +He +was +greatly +depressed +. +From +behind +the +door +I +heard +how +he +lay +down +on +his +bed +groaning +and +loudly +exclaimed +, +‘ +My +God +! +’ +Why +didn +’ +t +I +go +in +then +? +What +could +he +have +done +to +me +? +What +could +I +have +lost +? +And +perhaps +he +would +then +have +been +comforted +and +would +have +said +that +word +to +me. +” +And +Princess +Mary +uttered +aloud +the +caressing +word +he +had +said +to +her +on +the +day +of +his +death +. +“ +Dear-est +! +” +she +repeated +, +and +began +sobbing +, +with +tears +that +relieved +her +soul +. +She +now +saw +his +face +before +her +. +And +not +the +face +she +had +known +ever +since +she +could +remember +and +had +always +seen +at +a +distance +, +but +the +timid +, +feeble +face +she +had +seen +for +the +first +time +quite +closely +, +with +all +its +wrinkles +and +details +, +when +she +stooped +near +to +his +mouth +to +catch +what +he +said +. +“ +Dear-est +! +” +she +repeated +again +. +“ +What +was +he +thinking +when +he +uttered +that +word +? +What +is +he +thinking +now +? +” +This +question +suddenly +presented +itself +to +her +, +and +in +answer +she +saw +him +before +her +with +the +expression +that +was +on +his +face +as +he +lay +in +his +coffin +with +his +chin +bound +up +with +a +white +handkerchief +. +And +the +horror +that +had +seized +her +when +she +touched +him +and +convinced +herself +that +that +was +not +he +, +but +something +mysterious +and +horrible +, +seized +her +again +. +She +tried +to +think +of +something +else +and +to +pray +, +but +could +do +neither +. +With +wide-open +eyes +she +gazed +at +the +moonlight +and +the +shadows +, +expecting +every +moment +to +see +his +dead +face +, +and +she +felt +that +the +silence +brooding +over +the +house +and +within +it +held +her +fast +. +“ +Dunyásha +, +” +she +whispered +. +“ +Dunyásha +! +” +she +screamed +wildly +, +and +tearing +herself +out +of +this +silence +she +ran +to +the +servants +’ +quarters +to +meet +her +old +nurse +and +the +maidservants +who +came +running +toward +her +. +CHAPTER +XIII +On +the +seventeenth +of +August +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +, +accompanied +by +Lavrúshka +who +had +just +returned +from +captivity +and +by +an +hussar +orderly +, +left +their +quarters +at +Yankóvo +, +ten +miles +from +Boguchárovo +, +and +went +for +a +ride—to +try +a +new +horse +Ilyín +had +bought +and +to +find +out +whether +there +was +any +hay +to +be +had +in +the +villages +. +For +the +last +three +days +Boguchárovo +had +lain +between +the +two +hostile +armies +, +so +that +it +was +as +easy +for +the +Russian +rearguard +to +get +to +it +as +for +the +French +vanguard +; +Rostóv +, +as +a +careful +squadron +commander +, +wished +to +take +such +provisions +as +remained +at +Boguchárovo +before +the +French +could +get +them +. +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +were +in +the +merriest +of +moods +. +On +the +way +to +Boguchárovo +, +a +princely +estate +with +a +dwelling +house +and +farm +where +they +hoped +to +find +many +domestic +serfs +and +pretty +girls +, +they +questioned +Lavrúshka +about +Napoleon +and +laughed +at +his +stories +, +and +raced +one +another +to +try +Ilyín +’ +s +horse +. +Rostóv +had +no +idea +that +the +village +he +was +entering +was +the +property +of +that +very +Bolkónski +who +had +been +engaged +to +his +sister +. +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +gave +rein +to +their +horses +for +a +last +race +along +the +incline +before +reaching +Boguchárovo +, +and +Rostóv +, +outstripping +Ilyín +, +was +the +first +to +gallop +into +the +village +street +. +“ +You +’ +re +first +! +” +cried +Ilyín +, +flushed +. +“ +Yes +, +always +first +both +on +the +grassland +and +here +, +” +answered +Rostóv +, +stroking +his +heated +Donéts +horse +. +“ +And +I +’ +d +have +won +on +my +Frenchy +, +your +excellency +, +” +said +Lavrúshka +from +behind +, +alluding +to +his +shabby +cart +horse +, +“ +only +I +didn +’ +t +wish +to +mortify +you. +” +They +rode +at +a +footpace +to +the +barn +, +where +a +large +crowd +of +peasants +was +standing +. +Some +of +the +men +bared +their +heads +, +others +stared +at +the +new +arrivals +without +doffing +their +caps +. +Two +tall +old +peasants +with +wrinkled +faces +and +scanty +beards +emerged +from +the +tavern +, +smiling +, +staggering +, +and +singing +some +incoherent +song +, +and +approached +the +officers +. +“ +Fine +fellows +! +” +said +Rostóv +laughing +. +“ +Is +there +any +hay +here +? +” +“ +And +how +like +one +another +, +” +said +Ilyín +. +“ +A +mo-o-st +me-r-r-y +co-o-m-pa +... +! +” +sang +one +of +the +peasants +with +a +blissful +smile +. +One +of +the +men +came +out +of +the +crowd +and +went +up +to +Rostóv +. +“ +Who +do +you +belong +to +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +The +French +, +” +replied +Ilyín +jestingly +, +“ +and +here +is +Napoleon +himself +” +—and +he +pointed +to +Lavrúshka +. +“ +Then +you +are +Russians +? +” +the +peasant +asked +again +. +“ +And +is +there +a +large +force +of +you +here +? +” +said +another +, +a +short +man +, +coming +up +. +“ +Very +large +, +” +answered +Rostóv +. +“ +But +why +have +you +collected +here +? +” +he +added +. +“ +Is +it +a +holiday +? +” +“ +The +old +men +have +met +to +talk +over +the +business +of +the +commune +, +” +replied +the +peasant +, +moving +away +. +At +that +moment +, +on +the +road +leading +from +the +big +house +, +two +women +and +a +man +in +a +white +hat +were +seen +coming +toward +the +officers +. +“ +The +one +in +pink +is +mine +, +so +keep +off +! +” +said +Ilyín +on +seeing +Dunyásha +running +resolutely +toward +him +. +“ +She +’ +ll +be +ours +! +” +said +Lavrúshka +to +Ilyín +, +winking +. +“ +What +do +you +want +, +my +pretty +? +” +said +Ilyín +with +a +smile +. +“ +The +princess +ordered +me +to +ask +your +regiment +and +your +name. +” +“ +This +is +Count +Rostóv +, +squadron +commander +, +and +I +am +your +humble +servant. +” +“ +Co-o-om-pa-ny +! +” +roared +the +tipsy +peasant +with +a +beatific +smile +as +he +looked +at +Ilyín +talking +to +the +girl +. +Following +Dunyásha +, +Alpátych +advanced +to +Rostóv +, +having +bared +his +head +while +still +at +a +distance +. +“ +May +I +make +bold +to +trouble +your +honor +? +” +said +he +respectfully +, +but +with +a +shade +of +contempt +for +the +youthfulness +of +this +officer +and +with +a +hand +thrust +into +his +bosom +. +“ +My +mistress +, +daughter +of +General +in +Chief +Prince +Nicholas +Bolkónski +who +died +on +the +fifteenth +of +this +month +, +finding +herself +in +difficulties +owing +to +the +boorishness +of +these +people +” +—he +pointed +to +the +peasants— +“ +asks +you +to +come +up +to +the +house +... +. +Won +’ +t +you +, +please +, +ride +on +a +little +farther +, +” +said +Alpátych +with +a +melancholy +smile +, +“ +as +it +is +not +convenient +in +the +presence +of +... +? +” +He +pointed +to +the +two +peasants +who +kept +as +close +to +him +as +horseflies +to +a +horse +. +“ +Ah +! +... +Alpátych +... +Ah +, +Yákov +Alpátych +... +Grand +! +Forgive +us +for +Christ +’ +s +sake +, +eh +? +” +said +the +peasants +, +smiling +joyfully +at +him +. +Rostóv +looked +at +the +tipsy +peasants +and +smiled +. +“ +Or +perhaps +they +amuse +your +honor +? +” +remarked +Alpátych +with +a +staid +air +, +as +he +pointed +at +the +old +men +with +his +free +hand +. +“ +No +, +there +’ +s +not +much +to +be +amused +at +here +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +and +rode +on +a +little +way +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +make +bold +to +inform +your +honor +that +the +rude +peasants +here +don +’ +t +wish +to +let +the +mistress +leave +the +estate +, +and +threaten +to +unharness +her +horses +, +so +that +though +everything +has +been +packed +up +since +morning +, +her +excellency +can +not +get +away. +” +“ +Impossible +! +” +exclaimed +Rostóv +. +“ +I +have +the +honor +to +report +to +you +the +actual +truth +, +” +said +Alpátych +. +Rostóv +dismounted +, +gave +his +horse +to +the +orderly +, +and +followed +Alpátych +to +the +house +, +questioning +him +as +to +the +state +of +affairs +. +It +appeared +that +the +princess +’ +offer +of +corn +to +the +peasants +the +previous +day +, +and +her +talk +with +Dron +and +at +the +meeting +, +had +actually +had +so +bad +an +effect +that +Dron +had +finally +given +up +the +keys +and +joined +the +peasants +and +had +not +appeared +when +Alpátych +sent +for +him +; +and +that +in +the +morning +when +the +princess +gave +orders +to +harness +for +her +journey +, +the +peasants +had +come +in +a +large +crowd +to +the +barn +and +sent +word +that +they +would +not +let +her +leave +the +village +: +that +there +was +an +order +not +to +move +, +and +that +they +would +unharness +the +horses +. +Alpátych +had +gone +out +to +admonish +them +, +but +was +told +( +it +was +chiefly +Karp +who +did +the +talking +, +Dron +not +showing +himself +in +the +crowd +) +that +they +could +not +let +the +princess +go +, +that +there +was +an +order +to +the +contrary +, +but +that +if +she +stayed +they +would +serve +her +as +before +and +obey +her +in +everything +. +At +the +moment +when +Rostóv +and +Ilyín +were +galloping +along +the +road +, +Princess +Mary +, +despite +the +dissuasions +of +Alpátych +, +her +nurse +, +and +the +maids +, +had +given +orders +to +harness +and +intended +to +start +, +but +when +the +cavalrymen +were +espied +they +were +taken +for +Frenchmen +, +the +coachman +ran +away +, +and +the +women +in +the +house +began +to +wail +. +“ +Father +! +Benefactor +! +God +has +sent +you +! +” +exclaimed +deeply +moved +voices +as +Rostóv +passed +through +the +anteroom +. +Princess +Mary +was +sitting +helpless +and +bewildered +in +the +large +sitting +room +, +when +Rostóv +was +shown +in +. +She +could +not +grasp +who +he +was +and +why +he +had +come +, +or +what +was +happening +to +her +. +When +she +saw +his +Russian +face +, +and +by +his +walk +and +the +first +words +he +uttered +recognized +him +as +a +man +of +her +own +class +, +she +glanced +at +him +with +her +deep +radiant +look +and +began +speaking +in +a +voice +that +faltered +and +trembled +with +emotion +. +This +meeting +immediately +struck +Rostóv +as +a +romantic +event +. +“ +A +helpless +girl +overwhelmed +with +grief +, +left +to +the +mercy +of +coarse +, +rioting +peasants +! +And +what +a +strange +fate +sent +me +here +! +What +gentleness +and +nobility +there +are +in +her +features +and +expression +! +” +thought +he +as +he +looked +at +her +and +listened +to +her +timid +story +. +When +she +began +to +tell +him +that +all +this +had +happened +the +day +after +her +father +’ +s +funeral +, +her +voice +trembled +. +She +turned +away +, +and +then +, +as +if +fearing +he +might +take +her +words +as +meant +to +move +him +to +pity +, +looked +at +him +with +an +apprehensive +glance +of +inquiry +. +There +were +tears +in +Rostóv +’ +s +eyes +. +Princess +Mary +noticed +this +and +glanced +gratefully +at +him +with +that +radiant +look +which +caused +the +plainness +of +her +face +to +be +forgotten +. +“ +I +can +not +express +, +Princess +, +how +glad +I +am +that +I +happened +to +ride +here +and +am +able +to +show +my +readiness +to +serve +you +, +” +said +Rostóv +, +rising +. +“ +Go +when +you +please +, +and +I +give +you +my +word +of +honor +that +no +one +shall +dare +to +cause +you +annoyance +if +only +you +will +allow +me +to +act +as +your +escort. +” +And +bowing +respectfully +, +as +if +to +a +lady +of +royal +blood +, +he +moved +toward +the +door +. +Rostóv +’ +s +deferential +tone +seemed +to +indicate +that +though +he +would +consider +himself +happy +to +be +acquainted +with +her +, +he +did +not +wish +to +take +advantage +of +her +misfortunes +to +intrude +upon +her +. +Princess +Mary +understood +this +and +appreciated +his +delicacy +. +“ +I +am +very +, +very +grateful +to +you +, +” +she +said +in +French +, +“ +but +I +hope +it +was +all +a +misunderstanding +and +that +no +one +is +to +blame +for +it. +” +She +suddenly +began +to +cry +. +“ +Excuse +me +! +” +she +said +. +Rostóv +, +knitting +his +brows +, +left +the +room +with +another +low +bow +. +CHAPTER +XIV +“ +Well +, +is +she +pretty +? +Ah +, +friend—my +pink +one +is +delicious +; +her +name +is +Dunyásha +... +. +” +But +on +glancing +at +Rostóv +’ +s +face +Ilyín +stopped +short +. +He +saw +that +his +hero +and +commander +was +following +quite +a +different +train +of +thought +. +Rostóv +glanced +angrily +at +Ilyín +and +without +replying +strode +off +with +rapid +steps +to +the +village +. +“ +I +’ +ll +show +them +; +I +’ +ll +give +it +to +them +, +the +brigands +! +” +said +he +to +himself +. +Alpátych +at +a +gliding +trot +, +only +just +managing +not +to +run +, +kept +up +with +him +with +difficulty +. +“ +What +decision +have +you +been +pleased +to +come +to +? +” +said +he +. +Rostóv +stopped +and +, +clenching +his +fists +, +suddenly +and +sternly +turned +on +Alpátych +. +“ +Decision +? +What +decision +? +Old +dotard +! +... +” +cried +he +. +“ +What +have +you +been +about +? +Eh +? +The +peasants +are +rioting +, +and +you +can +’ +t +manage +them +? +You +’ +re +a +traitor +yourself +! +I +know +you +. +I +’ +ll +flay +you +all +alive +! +... +” +And +as +if +afraid +of +wasting +his +store +of +anger +, +he +left +Alpátych +and +went +rapidly +forward +. +Alpátych +, +mastering +his +offended +feelings +, +kept +pace +with +Rostóv +at +a +gliding +gait +and +continued +to +impart +his +views +. +He +said +the +peasants +were +obdurate +and +that +at +the +present +moment +it +would +be +imprudent +to +“ +overresist +” +them +without +an +armed +force +, +and +would +it +not +be +better +first +to +send +for +the +military +? +“ +I +’ +ll +give +them +armed +force +... +I +’ +ll +‘ +overresist +’ +them +! +” +uttered +Rostóv +meaninglessly +, +breathless +with +irrational +animal +fury +and +the +need +to +vent +it +. +Without +considering +what +he +would +do +he +moved +unconciously +with +quick +, +resolute +steps +toward +the +crowd +. +And +the +nearer +he +drew +to +it +the +more +Alpátych +felt +that +this +unreasonable +action +might +produce +good +results +. +The +peasants +in +the +crowd +were +similarly +impressed +when +they +saw +Rostóv +’ +s +rapid +, +firm +steps +and +resolute +, +frowning +face +. +After +the +hussars +had +come +to +the +village +and +Rostóv +had +gone +to +see +the +princess +, +a +certain +confusion +and +dissension +had +arisen +among +the +crowd +. +Some +of +the +peasants +said +that +these +new +arrivals +were +Russians +and +might +take +it +amiss +that +the +mistress +was +being +detained +. +Dron +was +of +this +opinion +, +but +as +soon +as +he +expressed +it +Karp +and +others +attacked +their +ex-Elder +. +“ +How +many +years +have +you +been +fattening +on +the +commune +? +” +Karp +shouted +at +him +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +one +to +you +! +You +’ +ll +dig +up +your +pot +of +money +and +take +it +away +with +you +... +. +What +does +it +matter +to +you +whether +our +homes +are +ruined +or +not +? +” +“ +We +’ +ve +been +told +to +keep +order +, +and +that +no +one +is +to +leave +their +homes +or +take +away +a +single +grain +, +and +that +’ +s +all +about +it +! +” +cried +another +. +“ +It +was +your +son +’ +s +turn +to +be +conscripted +, +but +no +fear +! +You +begrudged +your +lump +of +a +son +, +” +a +little +old +man +suddenly +began +attacking +Dron— +“ +and +so +they +took +my +Vánka +to +be +shaved +for +a +soldier +! +But +we +all +have +to +die. +” +“ +To +be +sure +, +we +all +have +to +die +. +I +’ +m +not +against +the +commune +, +” +said +Dron +. +“ +That +’ +s +it—not +against +it +! +You +’ +ve +filled +your +belly +... +. +” +The +two +tall +peasants +had +their +say +. +As +soon +as +Rostóv +, +followed +by +Ilyín +, +Lavrúshka +, +and +Alpátych +, +came +up +to +the +crowd +, +Karp +, +thrusting +his +fingers +into +his +belt +and +smiling +a +little +, +walked +to +the +front +. +Dron +on +the +contrary +retired +to +the +rear +and +the +crowd +drew +closer +together +. +“ +Who +is +your +Elder +here +? +Hey +? +” +shouted +Rostóv +, +coming +up +to +the +crowd +with +quick +steps +. +“ +The +Elder +? +What +do +you +want +with +him +? +... +” +asked +Karp +. +But +before +the +words +were +well +out +of +his +mouth +, +his +cap +flew +off +and +a +fierce +blow +jerked +his +head +to +one +side +. +“ +Caps +off +, +traitors +! +” +shouted +Rostóv +in +a +wrathful +voice +. +“ +Where +’ +s +the +Elder +? +” +he +cried +furiously +. +“ +The +Elder +... +. +He +wants +the +Elder +! +... +Dron +Zakhárych +, +you +! +” +meek +and +flustered +voices +here +and +there +were +heard +calling +and +caps +began +to +come +off +their +heads +. +“ +We +don +’ +t +riot +, +we +’ +re +following +the +orders +, +” +declared +Karp +, +and +at +that +moment +several +voices +began +speaking +together +. +“ +It +’ +s +as +the +old +men +have +decided—there +’ +s +too +many +of +you +giving +orders. +” +“ +Arguing +? +Mutiny +! +... +Brigands +! +Traitors +! +” +cried +Rostóv +unmeaningly +in +a +voice +not +his +own +, +gripping +Karp +by +the +collar +. +“ +Bind +him +, +bind +him +! +” +he +shouted +, +though +there +was +no +one +to +bind +him +but +Lavrúshka +and +Alpátych +. +Lavrúshka +, +however +, +ran +up +to +Karp +and +seized +him +by +the +arms +from +behind +. +“ +Shall +I +call +up +our +men +from +beyond +the +hill +? +” +he +called +out +. +Alpátych +turned +to +the +peasants +and +ordered +two +of +them +by +name +to +come +and +bind +Karp +. +The +men +obediently +came +out +of +the +crowd +and +began +taking +off +their +belts +. +“ +Where +’ +s +the +Elder +? +” +demanded +Rostóv +in +a +loud +voice +. +With +a +pale +and +frowning +face +Dron +stepped +out +of +the +crowd +. +“ +Are +you +the +Elder +? +Bind +him +, +Lavrúshka +! +” +shouted +Rostóv +, +as +if +that +order +, +too +, +could +not +possibly +meet +with +any +opposition +. +And +in +fact +two +more +peasants +began +binding +Dron +, +who +took +off +his +own +belt +and +handed +it +to +them +, +as +if +to +aid +them +. +“ +And +you +all +listen +to +me +! +” +said +Rostóv +to +the +peasants +. +“ +Be +off +to +your +houses +at +once +, +and +don +’ +t +let +one +of +your +voices +be +heard +! +” +“ +Why +, +we +’ +ve +not +done +any +harm +! +We +did +it +just +out +of +foolishness +. +It +’ +s +all +nonsense +... +. +I +said +then 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+all +vewy +well—only +not +for +those +who +get +it +in +the +neck +. +So +you +are +Pwince +Andwew +Bolkónski +? +” +He +swayed +his +head +. +“ +Vewy +pleased +, +Pwince +, +to +make +your +acquaintance +! +” +he +repeated +again +, +smiling +sadly +, +and +he +again +pressed +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +hand +. +Prince +Andrew +knew +Denísov +from +what +Natásha +had +told +him +of +her +first +suitor +. +This +memory +carried +him +sadly +and +sweetly +back +to +those +painful +feelings +of +which +he +had +not +thought +lately +, +but +which +still +found +place +in +his +soul +. +Of +late +he +had +received +so +many +new +and +very +serious +impressions—such +as +the +retreat +from +Smolénsk +, +his +visit +to +Bald +Hills +, +and +the +recent +news +of +his +father +’ +s +death—and +had +experienced +so +many +emotions +, +that +for +a +long +time +past +those +memories +had +not +entered +his +mind +, +and +now +that +they +did +, +they +did +not +act +on +him +with +nearly +their 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+began +explaining +his +plan +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +They +can +’ +t +hold +all +that +line +. +It +’ +s +impossible +. +I +will +undertake +to +bweak +thwough +. +Give +me +five +hundwed +men +and +I +will +bweak +the +line +, +that +’ +s +certain +! +There +’ +s +only +one +way—guewilla +warfare +! +” +Denísov +rose +and +began +gesticulating +as +he +explained +his +plan +to +Bolkónski +. +In +the +midst +of +his +explanation +shouts +were +heard +from +the +army +, +growing +more +incoherent +and +more +diffused +, +mingling +with +music +and +songs +and +coming +from +the +field +where +the +review +was +held +. +Sounds +of +hoofs +and +shouts +were +nearing +the +village +. +“ +He +’ +s +coming +! +He +’ +s +coming +! +” +shouted +a +Cossack +standing +at +the +gate +. +Bolkónski +and +Denísov +moved +to +the +gate +, +at +which +a +knot +of +soldiers +( +a +guard +of +honor +) +was +standing +, +and +they +saw +Kutúzov +coming +down +the +street +mounted +on +a +rather 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+with +such +fine +fellows +to +retreat +and +retreat +! +Well +, +good-by +, +General +, +” +he +added +, +and +rode +into +the +yard +past +Prince +Andrew +and +Denísov +. +“ +Hurrah +! +hurrah +! +hurrah +! +” +shouted +those +behind +him +. +Since +Prince +Andrew +had +last +seen +him +Kutúzov +had +grown +still +more +corpulent +, +flaccid +, +and +fat +. +But +the +bleached +eyeball +, +the +scar +, +and +the +familiar +weariness +of +his +expression +were +still +the +same +. +He +was +wearing +the +white +Horse +Guard +’ +s +cap +and +a +military +overcoat +with +a +whip +hanging +over +his +shoulder +by +a +thin +strap +. +He +sat +heavily +and +swayed +limply +on +his +brisk +little +horse +. +“ +Whew +... +whew +... +whew +! +” +he +whistled +just +audibly +as +he +rode +into +the +yard +. +His +face +expressed +the +relief +of +relaxed +strain +felt +by +a +man +who +means +to +rest +after +a +ceremony +. +He +drew +his +left +foot +out +of +the +stirrup +and +, +lurching +with +his +whole +body +and +puckering +his +face +with +the +effort +, +raised +it +with +difficulty +onto +the +saddle +, +leaned +on +his +knee +, +groaned +, +and +slipped +down +into +the +arms +of +the +Cossacks +and +adjutants +who +stood +ready +to +assist +him +. +He +pulled +himself +together +, +looked +round +, +screwing +up +his +eyes +, +glanced +at +Prince +Andrew +, +and +, +evidently +not +recognizing +him +, +moved +with +his +waddling +gait +to +the +porch +. +“ +Whew +... +whew +... +whew +! +” +he +whistled +, +and +again +glanced +at +Prince +Andrew +. +As +often +occurs +with +old +men +, +it +was +only +after +some +seconds +that +the +impression +produced +by +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +linked +itself +up +with +Kutúzov +’ +s +remembrance +of +his +personality +. +“ +Ah +, +how +do +you +do +, +my +dear +prince +? +How +do +you +do +, +my +dear +boy +? +Come +along +... +” +said +he +, +glancing +wearily +round +, +and +he +stepped +onto +the +porch +which 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+, +less +speed +. +Kámenski +would +have +been +lost +if +he +had +not +died +. +He +stormed +fortresses +with +thirty +thousand +men +. +It +is +not +difficult +to +capture +a +fortress +but +it +is +difficult +to +win +a +campaign +. +For +that +, +not +storming +and +attacking +but +patience +and +time +are +wanted +. +Kámenski +sent +soldiers +to +Rustchuk +, +but +I +only +employed +these +two +things +and +took +more +fortresses +than +Kámenski +and +made +them +Turks +eat +horseflesh +! +” +He +swayed +his +head +. +“ +And +the +French +shall +too +, +believe +me +, +” +he +went +on +, +growing +warmer +and +beating +his +chest +, +“ +I +’ +ll +make +them +eat +horseflesh +! +” +And +tears +again +dimmed +his +eyes +. +* +“ +Everything +comes +in +time +to +him +who +knows +how +to +wait. +” +“ +But +shan +’ +t +we +have +to +accept +battle +? +” +remarked +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +We +shall +if +everybody +wants +it +; +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +... +. +But +believe +me +, +my +dear +boy +, +there +is +nothing +stronger +than +those +two +: +patience +and +time +, +they +will +do +it +all +. +But +the +advisers +n +’ +entendent +pas +de +cette +oreille +, +voilà +le +mal +. +* +Some +want +a +thing—others +don +’ +t +. +What +’ +s +one +to +do +? +” +he +asked +, +evidently +expecting +an +answer +. +“ +Well +, +what +do +you +want +us +to +do +? +” +he +repeated +and +his +eye +shone +with +a +deep +, +shrewd +look +. +“ +I +’ +ll +tell +you +what +to +do +, +” +he +continued +, +as +Prince +Andrew +still +did +not +reply +: +“ +I +will +tell +you +what +to +do +, +and +what +I +do +. +Dans +le +doute +, +mon +cher +, +” +he +paused +, +“ +abstiens-toi +” +* +( +2 +) +—he +articulated +the +French +proverb +deliberately +. +* +“ +Don +’ +t +see +it +that +way +, +that +’ +s +the +trouble. +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +When +in +doubt +, +my +dear +fellow +, +do +nothing. +” +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +my +dear +fellow +; +remember +that +with +all +my +heart +I +share +your +sorrow +, +and +that +for +you +I +am +not +a +Serene +Highness +, +nor +a +prince +, +nor +a +commander +in +chief +, +but +a +father +! +If +you +want +anything +come +straight +to +me +. +Good-by +, +my +dear +boy. +” +Again +he +embraced +and +kissed +Prince +Andrew +, +but +before +the +latter +had +left +the +room +Kutúzov +gave +a +sigh +of +relief +and +went +on +with +his +unfinished +novel +, +Les +Chevaliers +du +Cygne +by +Madame +de +Genlis +. +Prince +Andrew +could +not +have +explained +how +or +why +it +was +, +but +after +that +interview +with +Kutúzov +he +went +back +to +his +regiment +reassured +as +to +the +general +course +of +affairs +and +as +to +the +man +to +whom +it +had +been +entrusted +. +The +more +he +realized +the +absence +of +all +personal +motive +in +that +old +man—in +whom +there +seemed +to +remain +only +the +habit +of +passions +, +and +in +place +of +an +intellect +( +grouping +events +and +drawing +conclusions +) +only +the +capacity +calmly +to +contemplate +the +course +of +events—the +more +reassured +he +was +that +everything +would +be +as +it +should +. +“ +He +will +not +bring +in +any +plan +of +his +own +. +He +will +not +devise +or +undertake +anything +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +but +he +will +hear +everything +, +remember +everything +, +and +put +everything +in +its +place +. +He +will +not +hinder +anything +useful +nor +allow +anything +harmful +. +He +understands +that +there +is +something +stronger +and +more +important +than +his +own +will—the +inevitable +course +of +events +, +and +he +can +see +them +and +grasp +their +significance +, +and +seeing +that +significance +can +refrain +from +meddling +and +renounce +his +personal +wish +directed +to +something +else +. +And +above +all +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +one +believes +in +him +because +he +’ +s +Russian +, +despite +the +novel +by +Genlis +and +the +French +proverbs +, +and +because +his +voice +shook +when +he +said +: +‘ +What +they +have +brought +us +to +! +’ +and +had +a +sob +in +it +when +he +said +he +would +‘ +make +them +eat +horseflesh +! +’ +” +On +such +feelings +, +more +or +less +dimly +shared +by +all +, +the +unanimity +and +general +approval +were +founded +with +which +, +despite +court +influences +, +the +popular +choice +of +Kutúzov +as +commander +in +chief +was +received +. +CHAPTER +XVII +After +the +Emperor +had +left +Moscow +, +life +flowed +on +there +in +its +usual +course +, +and +its +course +was +so +very +usual +that +it +was +difficult +to +remember +the +recent +days +of +patriotic +elation +and +ardor +, +hard +to +believe +that +Russia +was +really +in +danger +and +that +the +members +of +the +English +Club +were +also +sons +of +the +Fatherland +ready +to +sacrifice +everything +for +it +. +The +one +thing +that +recalled +the +patriotic +fervor +everyone +had +displayed +during +the +Emperor +’ +s +stay +was +the +call +for +contributions +of +men +and +money +, +a +necessity +that +as +soon +as +the +promises +had +been +made +assumed +a +legal +, +official +form +and +became +unavoidable +. +With +the +enemy +’ +s +approach +to +Moscow +, +the +Moscovites +’ +view +of +their +situation +did +not +grow +more +serious +but +on +the +contrary +became +even +more +frivolous +, +as +always +happens +with +people +who +see +a +great +danger +approaching +. +At +the +approach +of +danger +there +are +always +two +voices +that +speak +with +equal +power +in +the +human +soul +: +one +very +reasonably +tells +a +man +to +consider +the +nature +of +the +danger +and +the +means +of +escaping +it +; +the +other +, +still +more +reasonably +, +says +that +it +is +too +depressing +and +painful +to +think +of +the +danger +, +since +it +is +not +in +man +’ +s +power +to +foresee +everything +and +avert +the +general +course +of +events +, +and +it +is +therefore +better +to +disregard +what +is +painful +till +it +comes +, +and +to +think +about +what +is +pleasant +. +In +solitude +a +man +generally +listens +to +the +first +voice +, +but +in +society +to +the +second +. +So +it +was +now +with +the +inhabitants +of +Moscow +. +It +was +long +since +people +had +been +as +gay +in +Moscow +as +that +year +. +Rostopchín +’ +s +broadsheets +, +headed +by +woodcuts +of +a +drink +shop +, +a +potman +, +and +a +Moscow +burgher +called +Karpúshka +Chigírin +, +“ +who—having +been +a +militiaman +and +having +had +rather +too +much +at +the +pub—heard +that +Napoleon +wished +to +come +to +Moscow +, +grew +angry +, +abused +the +French +in +very +bad +language +, +came +out +of +the +drink +shop +, +and +, +under +the +sign +of +the +eagle +, +began +to +address +the +assembled +people +, +” +were +read +and +discussed +, +together +with +the +latest +of +Vasíli +Lvóvich +Púshkin +’ +s +bouts +rimés +. +In +the +corner +room +at +the +Club +, +members +gathered +to +read +these +broadsheets +, +and +some +liked +the +way +Karpúshka +jeered +at +the +French +, +saying +: +“ +They +will +swell +up +with +Russian +cabbage +, +burst +with +our +buckwheat +porridge +, +and +choke +themselves +with +cabbage +soup +. +They +are +all +dwarfs +and +one +peasant +woman +will +toss +three +of +them +with +a +hayfork. +” +Others +did +not +like +that +tone +and +said +it +was +stupid +and +vulgar +. +It +was +said +that +Rostopchín +had +expelled +all +Frenchmen +and +even +all +foreigners +from +Moscow +, +and +that +there +had +been +some +spies +and +agents +of +Napoleon +among +them +; +but +this +was +told +chiefly +to +introduce +Rostopchín +’ +s +witty +remark +on +that +occasion +. +The +foreigners +were +deported +to +Nízhni +by +boat +, +and +Rostopchín +had +said +to +them +in +French +: +“ +Rentrez +en +vous-mêmes +; +entrez +dans +la +barque +, +et +n +’ +en +faites +pas +une +barque +de +Charon. +” +* +There +was +talk +of +all +the +government +offices +having +been +already +removed +from +Moscow +, +and +to +this +Shinshín +’ +s +witticism +was +added—that +for +that +alone +Moscow +ought +to +be +grateful +to +Napoleon +. +It +was +said +that +Mamónov +’ +s +regiment +would +cost +him +eight +hundred +thousand +rubles +, +and +that +Bezúkhov +had +spent +even +more +on +his +, +but +that +the +best +thing +about +Bezúkhov +’ +s +action +was +that +he +himself +was +going +to +don +a +uniform +and +ride +at +the +head +of +his +regiment +without +charging +anything +for +the +show +. +* +“ +Think +it +over +; +get +into +the +barque +, +and +take +care +not +to +make +it +a +barque +of +Charon. +” +“ +You +don +’ +t +spare +anyone +, +” +said +Julie +Drubetskáya +as +she +collected +and +pressed +together +a +bunch +of +raveled +lint +with +her +thin +, +beringed +fingers +. +Julie +was +preparing +to +leave +Moscow +next +day +and +was +giving +a +farewell +soiree +. +“ +Bezúkhov +est +ridicule +, +but +he +is +so +kind +and +good-natured +. +What +pleasure +is +there +to +be +so +caustique +? +” +“ +A +forfeit +! +” +cried +a +young +man +in +militia +uniform +whom +Julie +called +“ +mon +chevalier +, +” +and +who +was +going +with +her +to +Nízhni +. +In +Julie +’ +s +set +, +as +in +many +other +circles +in +Moscow +, +it +had +been +agreed +that +they +would +speak +nothing +but +Russian +and +that +those +who +made +a +slip +and +spoke +French +should +pay +fines +to +the +Committee +of +Voluntary +Contributions +. +“ +Another +forfeit +for +a +Gallicism +, +” +said +a +Russian +writer +who +was +present +. +“ +‘ +What +pleasure +is +there +to +be +’ +is +not +Russian +! +” +“ +You +spare +no +one +, +” +continued +Julie +to +the +young +man +without +heeding +the +author +’ +s +remark +. +“ +For +caustique—I +am +guilty +and +will +pay +, +and +I +am +prepared +to +pay +again +for +the +pleasure +of +telling +you +the +truth +. +For +Gallicisms +I +won +’ +t +be +responsible +, +” +she +remarked +, +turning +to +the +author +: +“ +I +have +neither +the +money +nor +the +time +, +like +Prince +Galítsyn +, +to +engage +a +master +to +teach +me +Russian +! +” +“ +Ah +, +here +he +is +! +” +she +added +. +“ +Quand +on +... +No +, +no +, +” +she +said +to +the +militia +officer +, +“ +you +won +’ +t +catch +me +. +Speak +of +the +sun +and +you +see +its +rays +! +” +and +she +smiled +amiably +at +Pierre +. +“ +We +were +just +talking +of +you +, +” +she +said +with +the +facility +in +lying +natural +to +a +society +woman +. +“ +We +were +saying +that +your +regiment +would +be +sure +to +be +better +than +Mamónov +’ +s. +” +“ +Oh +, +don +’ +t +talk +to +me +of +my +regiment +, +” +replied +Pierre +, +kissing +his +hostess +’ +hand +and +taking +a +seat +beside +her +. +“ +I +am +so +sick +of +it. +” +“ +You +will +, +of +course +, +command +it +yourself +? +” +said +Julie +, +directing +a +sly +, +sarcastic +glance +toward +the +militia +officer +. +The +latter +in +Pierre +’ +s +presence +had +ceased +to +be +caustic +, +and +his +face +expressed +perplexity +as +to +what +Julie +’ +s +smile +might +mean +. +In +spite +of +his +absent-mindedness +and +good +nature +, +Pierre +’ +s +personality +immediately +checked +any +attempt +to +ridicule +him +to +his +face +. +“ +No +, +” +said +Pierre +, +with +a +laughing +glance +at +his +big +, +stout +body +. +“ +I +should +make +too +good +a +target +for +the +French +, +besides +I +am +afraid +I +should +hardly +be +able +to +climb +onto +a +horse. +” +Among +those +whom +Julie +’ +s +guests +happened +to +choose +to +gossip +about +were +the +Rostóvs +. +“ +I +hear +that +their +affairs +are +in +a +very +bad +way +, +” +said +Julie +. +“ +And +he +is +so +unreasonable +, +the +count +himself +I +mean +. +The +Razumóvskis +wanted +to +buy +his +house +and +his +estate +near +Moscow +, +but +it +drags +on +and +on +. +He +asks +too +much. +” +“ +No +, +I +think +the +sale +will +come +off +in +a +few +days +, +” +said +someone +. +“ +Though +it +is +madness +to +buy +anything +in +Moscow +now. +” +“ +Why +? +” +asked +Julie +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +think +Moscow +is +in +danger +? +” +“ +Then +why +are +you +leaving +? +” +“ +I +? +What +a +question +! +I +am +going +because +... +well +, +because +everyone +is +going +: +and +besides—I +am +not +Joan +of +Arc +or +an +Amazon. +” +“ +Well +, +of +course +, +of +course +! +Let +me +have +some +more +strips +of +linen. +” +“ +If +he +manages +the +business +properly +he +will +be +able +to +pay +off +all +his +debts +, +” +said +the +militia +officer +, +speaking +of +Rostóv +. +“ +A +kindly +old +man +but +not +up +to +much +. +And +why +do +they +stay +on +so +long +in +Moscow +? +They +meant +to +leave +for +the +country +long +ago +. +Natalie +is +quite +well +again +now +, +isn +’ +t +she +? +” +Julie +asked +Pierre +with +a +knowing +smile +. +“ +They +are +waiting +for +their +younger +son +, +” +Pierre +replied +. +“ +He +joined +Obolénski +’ +s +Cossacks +and +went +to +Bélaya +Tsérkov +where +the +regiment +is +being +formed +. +But +now +they +have +had +him +transferred +to +my +regiment +and +are +expecting +him +every +day +. +The +count +wanted +to +leave +long +ago +, +but +the +countess +won +’ +t +on +any +account +leave +Moscow +till +her +son +returns. +” +“ +I +met +them +the +day +before +yesterday +at +the +Arkhárovs +’ +. +Natalie +has +recovered +her +looks +and +is +brighter +. +She +sang +a +song +. +How +easily +some +people +get +over +everything +! +” +“ +Get +over +what +? +” +inquired +Pierre +, +looking +displeased +. +Julie +smiled +. +“ +You +know +, +Count +, +such +knights +as +you +are +only +found +in +Madame +de +Souza +’ +s +novels. +” +“ +What +knights +? +What +do +you +mean +? +” +demanded +Pierre +, +blushing +. +“ +Oh +, +come +, +my +dear +count +! +C +’ +est +la +fable +de +tout +Moscou +. +Je +vous +admire +, +ma +parole +d +’ +honneur +! +” +* +* +“ +It +is +the +talk +of +all +Moscow +. +My +word +, +I +admire +you +! +” +“ +Forfeit +, +forfeit +! +” +cried +the +militia +officer +. +“ +All +right +, +one +can +’ +t +talk—how +tiresome +! +” +“ +What +is +‘ +the +talk +of +all +Moscow +’ +? +” +Pierre +asked +angrily +, +rising +to +his +feet +. +“ +Come +now +, +Count +, +you +know +! +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +anything +about +it +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +know +you +were +friendly +with +Natalie +, +and +so +... +but +I +was +always +more +friendly +with +Véra—that +dear +Véra. +” +“ +No +, +madame +! +” +Pierre +continued +in +a +tone +of +displeasure +, +“ +I +have +not +taken +on +myself +the +role +of +Natalie +Rostóva +’ +s +knight +at +all +, +and +have +not +been +to +their +house +for +nearly +a +month +. +But +I +can +not +understand +the +cruelty +... +” +“ +Qui +s +’ +excuse +s +’ +accuse +, +” +* +said +Julie +, +smiling +and +waving +the +lint +triumphantly +, +and +to +have +the +last +word +she +promptly +changed +the +subject +. +“ +Do +you +know +what +I +heard +today +? +Poor +Mary +Bolkónskaya +arrived +in +Moscow +yesterday +. +Do +you +know +that +she +has +lost +her +father +? +” +* +“ +Who +excuses +himself +, +accuses +himself. +” +“ +Really +? +Where +is +she +? +I +should +like +very +much +to +see +her +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +spent +the +evening +with +her +yesterday +. +She +is +going +to +their +estate +near +Moscow +either +today +or +tomorrow +morning +, +with +her +nephew. +” +“ +Well +, +and +how +is +she +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +She +is +well +, +but +sad +. +But +do +you +know +who +rescued +her +? +It +is +quite +a +romance +. +Nicholas +Rostóv +! +She +was +surrounded +, +and +they +wanted +to +kill +her +and +had +wounded +some +of +her +people +. +He +rushed +in +and +saved +her +... +. +” +“ +Another +romance +, +” +said +the +militia +officer +. +“ +Really +, +this +general +flight +has +been +arranged +to +get +all +the +old +maids +married +off +. +Catiche +is +one +and +Princess +Bolkónskaya +another. +” +“ +Do +you +know +, +I +really +believe +she +is +un +petit +peu +amoureuse +du +jeune +homme. +” +* +* +“ +A +little +bit +in +love +with +the +young +man. +” +“ +Forfeit +, +forfeit +, +forfeit +! +” +“ +But +how +could +one +say +that +in +Russian +? +” +CHAPTER +XVIII +When +Pierre +returned +home +he +was +handed +two +of +Rostopchín +’ +s +broadsheets +that +had +been +brought +that +day +. +The +first +declared +that +the +report +that +Count +Rostopchín +had +forbidden +people +to +leave +Moscow +was +false +; +on +the +contrary +he +was +glad +that +ladies +and +tradesmen +’ +s +wives +were +leaving +the +city +. +“ +There +will +be +less +panic +and +less +gossip +, +” +ran +the +broadsheet +“ +but +I +will +stake +my +life +on +it +that +that +scoundrel +will +not +enter +Moscow. +” +These +words +showed +Pierre +clearly +for +the +first +time +that +the +French +would +enter +Moscow +. +The +second +broadsheet +stated +that +our +headquarters +were +at +Vyázma +, +that +Count +Wittgenstein +had +defeated +the +French +, +but +that +as +many +of +the +inhabitants +of +Moscow +wished +to +be +armed +, +weapons +were +ready +for +them +at +the +arsenal +: +sabers +, +pistols +, +and +muskets +which +could +be +had +at +a +low +price +. +The +tone +of +the +proclamation +was +not +as +jocose +as +in +the +former +Chigírin +talks +. +Pierre +pondered +over +these +broadsheets +. +Evidently +the +terrible +stormcloud +he +had +desired +with +the +whole +strength +of +his +soul +but +which +yet +aroused +involuntary +horror +in +him +was +drawing +near +. +“ +Shall +I +join +the +army +and +enter +the +service +, +or +wait +? +” +he +asked +himself +for +the +hundredth +time +. +He +took +a +pack +of +cards +that +lay +on +the +table +and +began +to +lay +them +out +for +a +game +of +patience +. +“ +If +this +patience +comes +out +, +” +he +said +to +himself +after +shuffling +the +cards +, +holding +them +in +his +hand +, +and +lifting +his +head +, +“ +if +it +comes +out +, +it +means +... +what +does +it +mean +? +” +He +had +not +decided +what +it +should +mean +when +he +heard +the +voice +of +the +eldest +princess +at +the +door +asking +whether +she +might +come +in +. +“ +Then +it +will +mean +that +I +must +go +to +the +army +, +” +said +Pierre +to +himself +. +“ +Come +in +, +come +in +! +” +he +added +to +the +princess +. +Only +the +eldest +princess +, +the +one +with +the +stony +face +and +long +waist +, +was +still +living +in +Pierre +’ +s +house +. +The +two +younger +ones +had +both +married +. +“ +Excuse +my +coming +to +you +, +cousin +, +” +she +said +in +a +reproachful +and +agitated +voice +. +“ +You +know +some +decision +must +be +come +to +. +What +is +going +to +happen +? +Everyone +has +left +Moscow +and +the +people +are +rioting +. +How +is +it +that +we +are +staying +on +? +” +“ +On +the +contrary +, +things +seem +satisfactory +, +ma +cousine +, +” +said +Pierre +in +the +bantering +tone +he +habitually +adopted +toward +her +, +always +feeling +uncomfortable +in +the +role +of +her +benefactor +. +“ +Satisfactory +, +indeed +! +Very +satisfactory +! +Barbara +Ivánovna +told +me +today +how +our +troops +are +distinguishing +themselves +. +It +certainly +does +them +credit +! +And +the +people +too +are +quite +mutinous—they +no +longer +obey +, +even +my +maid +has +taken +to +being +rude +. +At +this +rate +they +will +soon +begin +beating +us +. +One +can +’ +t +walk +in +the +streets +. +But +, +above +all +, +the +French +will +be +here +any +day +now +, +so +what +are +we +waiting +for +? +I +ask +just +one +thing +of +you +, +cousin +, +” +she +went +on +, +“ +arrange +for +me +to +be +taken +to +Petersburg +. +Whatever +I +may +be +, +I +can +’ +t +live +under +Bonaparte +’ +s +rule. +” +“ +Oh +, +come +, +ma +cousine +! +Where +do +you +get +your +information +from +? +On +the +contrary +... +” +“ +I +won +’ +t +submit +to +your +Napoleon +! +Others +may +if +they +please +... +. +If +you +don +’ +t +want +to +do +this +... +” +“ +But +I +will +, +I +’ +ll +give +the +order +at +once. +” +The +princess +was +apparently +vexed +at +not +having +anyone +to +be +angry +with +. +Muttering +to +herself +, +she +sat +down +on +a +chair +. +“ +But +you +have +been +misinformed +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Everything +is +quiet +in +the +city +and +there +is +not +the +slightest +danger +. +See +! +I +’ +ve +just +been +reading +... +” +He +showed +her +the +broadsheet +. +“ +Count +Rostopchín +writes +that +he +will +stake +his +life +on +it +that +the +enemy +will +not +enter +Moscow. +” +“ +Oh +, +that +count +of +yours +! +” +said +the +princess +malevolently +. +“ +He +is +a +hypocrite +, +a +rascal +who +has +himself +roused +the +people +to +riot +. +Didn +’ +t +he +write +in +those +idiotic +broadsheets +that +anyone +, +‘ +whoever +it +might +be +, +should +be +dragged +to +the +lockup +by +his +hair +’ +? +( +How +silly +! +) +‘ +And +honor +and +glory +to +whoever +captures +him +, +’ +he +says +. +This +is +what +his +cajolery +has +brought +us +to +! +Barbara +Ivánovna +told +me +the +mob +near +killed +her +because +she +said +something +in +French. +” +“ +Oh +, +but +it +’ +s +so +... +You +take +everything +so +to +heart +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +began +laying +out +his +cards +for +patience +. +Although +that +patience +did +come +out +, +Pierre +did +not +join +the +army +, +but +remained +in +deserted +Moscow +ever +in +the +same +state +of +agitation +, +irresolution +, +and +alarm +, +yet +at +the +same +time +joyfully +expecting +something +terrible +. +Next +day +toward +evening +the +princess +set +off +, +and +Pierre +’ +s +head +steward +came +to +inform +him +that +the +money +needed +for +the +equipment +of +his +regiment +could +not +be +found +without +selling +one +of +the +estates +. +In +general +the +head +steward +made +out +to +Pierre +that +his +project +of +raising +a +regiment +would +ruin +him +. +Pierre +listened +to +him +, +scarcely +able +to +repress +a +smile +. +“ +Well +then +, +sell +it +, +” +said +he +. +“ +What +’ +s +to +be +done +? +I +can +’ +t +draw +back +now +! +” +The +worse +everything +became +, +especially +his +own +affairs +, +the +better +was +Pierre +pleased +and +the +more +evident +was +it +that +the +catastrophe +he +expected +was +approaching +. +Hardly +anyone +he +knew +was +left +in +town +. +Julie +had +gone +, +and +so +had +Princess +Mary +. +Of +his +intimate +friends +only +the +Rostóvs +remained +, +but +he +did +not +go +to +see +them +. +To +distract +his +thoughts +he +drove +that +day +to +the +village +of +Vorontsóvo +to +see +the +great +balloon +Leppich +was +constructing +to +destroy +the +foe +, +and +a +trial +balloon +that +was +to +go +up +next +day +. +The +balloon +was +not +yet +ready +, +but +Pierre +learned +that +it +was +being +constructed +by +the +Emperor +’ +s +desire +. +The +Emperor +had +written +to +Count +Rostopchín +as +follows +: +As +soon +as +Leppich +is +ready +, +get +together +a +crew +of +reliable +and +intelligent +men +for +his +car +and +send +a +courier +to +General +Kutúzov +to +let +him +know +. +I +have +informed +him +of +the +matter +. +Please +impress +upon +Leppich +to +be +very +careful +where +he +descends +for +the +first +time +, +that +he +may +not +make +a +mistake +and +fall +into +the +enemy +’ +s +hands +. +It +is +essential +for +him +to +combine +his +movements +with +those +of +the +commander +in +chief +. +On +his +way +home +from +Vorontsóvo +, +as +he +was +passing +the +Bolótnoe +Place +Pierre +, +seeing +a +large +crowd +round +the +Lóbnoe +Place +, +stopped +and +got +out +of +his +trap +. +A +French +cook +accused +of +being +a +spy +was +being +flogged +. +The +flogging +was +only +just +over +, +and +the +executioner +was +releasing +from +the +flogging +bench +a +stout +man +with +red +whiskers +, +in +blue +stockings +and +a +green +jacket +, +who +was +moaning +piteously +. +Another +criminal +, +thin +and +pale +, +stood +near +. +Judging +by +their +faces +they +were +both +Frenchmen +. +With +a +frightened +and +suffering +look +resembling +that +on +the +thin +Frenchman +’ +s +face +, +Pierre +pushed +his +way +in +through +the +crowd +. +“ +What +is +it +? +Who +is +it +? +What +is +it +for +? +” +he +kept +asking +. +But +the +attention +of +the +crowd—officials +, +burghers +, +shopkeepers +, +peasants +, +and +women +in +cloaks +and +in +pelisses—was +so +eagerly +centered +on +what +was +passing +in +Lóbnoe +Place +that +no +one +answered +him +. +The +stout +man +rose +, +frowned +, +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +and +evidently +trying +to +appear +firm +began +to +pull +on +his +jacket +without +looking +about +him +, +but +suddenly +his +lips +trembled +and +he +began +to +cry +, +in +the +way +full-blooded +grown-up +men +cry +, +though +angry +with +himself +for +doing +so +. +In +the +crowd +people +began +talking +loudly +, +to +stifle +their +feelings +of +pity +as +it +seemed +to +Pierre +. +“ +He +’ +s +cook +to +some +prince. +” +“ +Eh +, +mounseer +, +Russian +sauce +seems +to +be +sour +to +a +Frenchman +... +sets +his +teeth +on +edge +! +” +said +a +wrinkled +clerk +who +was +standing +behind +Pierre +, +when +the +Frenchman +began +to +cry +. +The +clerk +glanced +round +, +evidently +hoping +that +his +joke +would +be +appreciated +. +Some +people +began +to +laugh +, +others +continued +to +watch +in +dismay +the +executioner +who +was +undressing +the +other +man +. +Pierre +choked +, +his +face +puckered +, +and +he +turned +hastily +away +, +went +back +to +his +trap +muttering +something +to +himself +as +he +went +, +and +took +his +seat +. +As +they +drove +along +he +shuddered +and +exclaimed +several +times +so +audibly +that +the +coachman +asked +him +: +“ +What +is +your +pleasure +? +” +“ +Where +are +you +going +? +” +shouted +Pierre +to +the +man +, +who +was +driving +to +Lubyánka +Street +. +“ +To +the +Governor +’ +s +, +as +you +ordered +, +” +answered +the +coachman +. +“ +Fool +! +Idiot +! +” +shouted +Pierre +, +abusing +his +coachman—a +thing +he +rarely +did +. +“ +Home +, +I +told +you +! +And +drive +faster +, +blockhead +! +” +“ +I +must +get +away +this +very +day +, +” +he +murmured +to +himself +. +At +the +sight +of +the +tortured +Frenchman +and +the +crowd +surrounding +the +Lóbnoe +Place +, +Pierre +had +so +definitely +made +up +his +mind +that +he +could +no +longer +remain +in +Moscow +and +would +leave +for +the +army +that +very +day +that +it +seemed +to +him +that +either +he +had +told +the +coachman +this +or +that +the +man +ought +to +have +known +it +for +himself +. +On +reaching +home +Pierre +gave +orders +to +Evstáfey—his +head +coachman +who +knew +everything +, +could +do +anything +, +and +was +known +to +all +Moscow—that +he +would +leave +that +night +for +the +army +at +Mozháysk +, +and +that +his +saddle +horses +should +be +sent +there +. +This +could +not +all +be +arranged +that +day +, +so +on +Evstáfey +’ +s +representation +Pierre +had +to +put +off +his +departure +till +next +day +to +allow +time +for +the +relay +horses +to +be +sent +on +in +advance +. +On +the +twenty-fourth +the +weather +cleared +up +after +a +spell +of +rain +, +and +after +dinner +Pierre +left +Moscow +. +When +changing +horses +that +night +in +Perkhúshkovo +, +he +learned +that +there +had +been +a +great +battle +that +evening +. +( +This +was +the +battle +of +Shevárdino +. +) +He +was +told +that +there +in +Perkhúshkovo +the +earth +trembled +from +the +firing +, +but +nobody +could +answer +his +questions +as +to +who +had +won +. +At +dawn +next +day +Pierre +was +approaching +Mozháysk +. +Every +house +in +Mozháysk +had +soldiers +quartered +in +it +, +and +at +the +hostel +where +Pierre +was +met +by +his +groom +and +coachman +there +was +no +room +to +be +had +. +It +was +full +of +officers +. +Everywhere +in +Mozháysk +and +beyond +it +, +troops +were +stationed +or +on +the +march +. +Cossacks +, +foot +and +horse +soldiers +, +wagons +, +caissons +, +and +cannon +were +everywhere +. +Pierre +pushed +forward +as +fast +as +he +could +, +and +the +farther +he +left +Moscow +behind +and +the +deeper +he +plunged +into +that +sea +of +troops +the +more +was +he +overcome +by +restless +agitation +and +a +new +and +joyful +feeling +he +had +not +experienced +before +. +It +was +a +feeling +akin +to +what +he +had +felt +at +the +Slobóda +Palace +during +the +Emperor +’ +s +visit—a +sense +of +the +necessity +of +undertaking +something +and +sacrificing +something +. +He +now +experienced +a +glad +consciousness +that +everything +that +constitutes +men +’ +s +happiness—the +comforts +of +life +, +wealth +, +even +life +itself—is +rubbish +it +is +pleasant +to +throw +away +, +compared +with +something +... +With +what +? +Pierre +could +not +say +, +and +he +did +not +try +to +determine +for +whom +and +for +what +he +felt +such +particular +delight +in +sacrificing +everything +. +He +was +not +occupied +with +the +question +of +what +to +sacrifice +for +; +the +fact +of +sacrificing +in +itself +afforded +him +a +new +and +joyous +sensation +. +CHAPTER +XIX +On +the +twenty-fourth +of +August +the +battle +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +was +fought +, +on +the +twenty-fifth +not +a +shot +was +fired +by +either +side +, +and +on +the +twenty-sixth +the +battle +of +Borodinó +itself +took +place +. +Why +and +how +were +the +battles +of +Shevárdino +and +Borodinó +given +and +accepted +? +Why +was +the +battle +of +Borodinó +fought +? +There +was +not +the +least +sense +in +it +for +either +the +French +or +the +Russians +. +Its +immediate +result +for +the +Russians +was +, +and +was +bound +to +be +, +that +we +were +brought +nearer +to +the +destruction +of +Moscow—which +we +feared +more +than +anything +in +the +world +; +and +for +the +French +its +immediate +result +was +that +they +were +brought +nearer +to +the +destruction +of +their +whole +army—which +they +feared +more +than +anything +in +the +world +. +What +the +result +must +be +was +quite +obvious +, +and +yet +Napoleon +offered +and +Kutúzov +accepted +that +battle +. +If +the +commanders +had +been +guided +by +reason +, +it +would +seem +that +it +must +have +been +obvious +to +Napoleon +that +by +advancing +thirteen +hundred +miles +and +giving +battle +with +a +probability +of +losing +a +quarter +of +his +army +, +he +was +advancing +to +certain +destruction +, +and +it +must +have +been +equally +clear +to +Kutúzov +that +by +accepting +battle +and +risking +the +loss +of +a +quarter +of +his +army +he +would +certainly +lose +Moscow +. +For +Kutúzov +this +was +mathematically +clear +, +as +it +is +that +if +when +playing +draughts +I +have +one +man +less +and +go +on +exchanging +, +I +shall +certainly +lose +, +and +therefore +should +not +exchange +. +When +my +opponent +has +sixteen +men +and +I +have +fourteen +, +I +am +only +one +eighth +weaker +than +he +, +but +when +I +have +exchanged +thirteen +more +men +he +will +be +three +times +as +strong +as +I +am +. +Before +the +battle +of +Borodinó +our +strength +in +proportion +to +the +French +was +about +as +five +to +six +, +but +after +that +battle +it +was +little +more +than +one +to +two +: +previously +we +had +a +hundred +thousand +against +a +hundred +and +twenty +thousand +; +afterwards +little +more +than +fifty +thousand +against +a +hundred +thousand +. +Yet +the +shrewd +and +experienced +Kutúzov +accepted +the +battle +, +while +Napoleon +, +who +was +said +to +be +a +commander +of +genius +, +gave +it +, +losing +a +quarter +of +his +army +and +lengthening +his +lines +of +communication +still +more +. +If +it +is +said +that +he +expected +to +end +the +campaign +by +occupying +Moscow +as +he +had +ended +a +previous +campaign +by +occupying +Vienna +, +there +is +much +evidence +to +the +contrary +. +Napoleon +’ +s +historians +themselves +tell +us +that +from +Smolénsk +onwards +he +wished +to +stop +, +knew +the +danger +of +his +extended +position +, +and +knew +that +the +occupation +of +Moscow +would +not +be +the +end +of +the +campaign +, +for +he +had +seen +at +Smolénsk +the +state +in +which +Russian +towns +were +left +to +him +, +and +had +not +received +a +single +reply +to +his +repeated +announcements +of +his +wish +to +negotiate +. +In +giving +and +accepting +battle +at +Borodinó +, +Kutúzov +acted +involuntarily +and +irrationally +. +But +later +on +, +to +fit +what +had +occurred +, +the +historians +provided +cunningly +devised +evidence +of +the +foresight +and +genius +of +the +generals +who +, +of +all +the +blind +tools +of +history +were +the +most +enslaved +and +involuntary +. +The +ancients +have +left +us +model +heroic +poems +in +which +the +heroes +furnish +the +whole +interest +of +the +story +, +and +we +are +still +unable +to +accustom +ourselves +to +the +fact +that +for +our +epoch +histories +of +that +kind +are +meaningless +. +On +the +other +question +, +how +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +the +preceding +battle +of +Shevárdino +were +fought +, +there +also +exists +a +definite +and +well-known +, +but +quite +false +, +conception +. +All +the +historians +describe +the +affair +as +follows +: +The +Russian +army +, +they +say +, +in +its +retreat +from +Smolénsk +sought +out +for +itself +the +best +position +for +a +general +engagement +and +found +such +a +position +at +Borodinó +. +The +Russians +, +they +say +, +fortified +this +position +in +advance +on +the +left +of +the +highroad +( +from +Moscow +to +Smolénsk +) +and +almost +at +a +right +angle +to +it +, +from +Borodinó +to +Utítsa +, +at +the +very +place +where +the +battle +was +fought +. +In +front +of +this +position +, +they +say +, +a +fortified +outpost +was +set +up +on +the +Shevárdino +mound +to +observe +the +enemy +. +On +the +twenty-fourth +, +we +are +told +, +Napoleon +attacked +this +advanced +post +and +took +it +, +and +, +on +the +twenty-sixth +, +attacked +the +whole +Russian +army +, +which +was +in +position +on +the +field +of +Borodinó +. +So +the +histories +say +, +and +it +is +all +quite +wrong +, +as +anyone +who +cares +to +look +into +the +matter +can +easily +convince +himself +. +The +Russians +did +not +seek +out +the +best +position +but +, +on +the +contrary +, +during +the +retreat +passed +many +positions +better +than +Borodinó +. +They +did +not +stop +at +any +one +of +these +positions +because +Kutúzov +did +not +wish +to +occupy +a +position +he +had +not +himself +chosen +, +because +the +popular +demand +for +a +battle +had +not +yet +expressed +itself +strongly +enough +, +and +because +Milorádovich +had +not +yet +arrived +with +the +militia +, +and +for +many +other +reasons +. +The +fact +is +that +other +positions +they +had +passed +were +stronger +, +and +that +the +position +at +Borodinó +( +the +one +where +the +battle +was +fought +) +, +far +from +being +strong +, +was +no +more +a +position +than +any +other +spot +one +might +find +in +the +Russian +Empire +by +sticking +a +pin +into +the +map +at +hazard +. +Not +only +did +the +Russians +not +fortify +the +position +on +the +field +of +Borodinó +to +the +left +of +, +and +at +a +right +angle +to +, +the +highroad +( +that +is +, +the +position +on +which +the +battle +took +place +) +, +but +never +till +the +twenty-fifth +of +August +, +1812 +, +did +they +think +that +a +battle +might +be +fought +there +. +This +was +shown +first +by +the +fact +that +there +were +no +entrenchments +there +by +the +twenty +fifth +and +that +those +begun +on +the +twenty-fifth +and +twenty-sixth +were +not +completed +, +and +secondly +, +by +the +position +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +. +That +redoubt +was +quite +senseless +in +front +of +the +position +where +the +battle +was +accepted +. +Why +was +it +more +strongly +fortified +than +any +other +post +? +And +why +were +all +efforts +exhausted +and +six +thousand +men +sacrificed +to +defend +it +till +late +at +night +on +the +twenty-fourth +? +A +Cossack +patrol +would +have +sufficed +to +observe +the +enemy +. +Thirdly +, +as +proof +that +the +position +on +which +the +battle +was +fought +had +not +been +foreseen +and +that +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +was +not +an +advanced +post +of +that +position +, +we +have +the +fact +that +up +to +the +twenty-fifth +, +Barclay +de +Tolly +and +Bagratión +were +convinced +that +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +was +the +left +flank +of +the +position +, +and +that +Kutúzov +himself +in +his +report +, +written +in +hot +haste +after +the +battle +, +speaks +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +as +the +left +flank +of +the +position +. +It +was +much +later +, +when +reports +on +the +battle +of +Borodinó +were +written +at +leisure +, +that +the +incorrect +and +extraordinary +statement +was +invented +( +probably +to +justify +the +mistakes +of +a +commander +in +chief +who +had +to +be +represented +as +infallible +) +that +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +was +an +advanced +post—whereas +in +reality +it +was +simply +a +fortified +point +on +the +left +flank—and +that +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +fought +by +us +on +an +entrenched +position +previously +selected +, +whereas +it +was +fought +on +a +quite +unexpected +spot +which +was +almost +unentrenched +. +The +case +was +evidently +this +: +a +position +was +selected +along +the +river +Kolochá—which +crosses +the +highroad +not +at +a +right +angle +but +at +an +acute +angle—so +that +the +left +flank +was +at +Shevárdino +, +the +right +flank +near +the +village +of +Nóvoe +, +and +the +center +at +Borodinó +at +the +confluence +of +the +rivers +Kolochá +and +Vóyna +. +To +anyone +who +looks +at +the +field +of +Borodinó +without +thinking +of +how +the +battle +was +actually +fought +, +this +position +, +protected +by +the +river +Kolochá +, +presents +itself +as +obvious +for +an +army +whose +object +was +to +prevent +an +enemy +from +advancing +along +the +Smolénsk +road +to +Moscow +. +Napoleon +, +riding +to +Valúevo +on +the +twenty-fourth +, +did +not +see +( +as +the +history +books +say +he +did +) +the +position +of +the +Russians +from +Utítsa +to +Borodinó +( +he +could +not +have +seen +that +position +because +it +did +not +exist +) +, +nor +did +he +see +an +advanced +post +of +the +Russian +army +, +but +while +pursuing +the +Russian +rearguard +he +came +upon +the +left +flank +of +the +Russian +position—at +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt—and +unexpectedly +for +the +Russians +moved +his +army +across +the +Kolochá +. +And +the +Russians +, +not +having +time +to +begin +a +general +engagement +, +withdrew +their +left +wing +from +the +position +they +had +intended +to +occupy +and +took +up +a +new +position +which +had +not +been +foreseen +and +was +not +fortified +. +By +crossing +to +the +other +side +of +the +Kolochá +to +the +left +of +the +highroad +, +Napoleon +shifted +the +whole +forthcoming +battle +from +right +to +left +( +looking +from +the +Russian +side +) +and +transferred +it +to +the +plain +between +Utítsa +, +Semënovsk +, +and +Borodinó—a +plain +no +more +advantageous +as +a +position +than +any +other +plain +in +Russia—and +there +the +whole +battle +of +the +twenty-sixth +of +August +took +place +. +Had +Napoleon +not +ridden +out +on +the +evening +of +the +twenty-fourth +to +the +Kolochá +, +and +had +he +not +then +ordered +an +immediate +attack +on +the +redoubt +but +had +begun +the +attack +next +morning +, +no +one +would +have +doubted +that +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +was +the +left +flank +of +our +position +, +and +the +battle +would +have +taken +place +where +we +expected +it +. +In +that +case +we +should +probably +have +defended +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt—our +left +flank—still +more +obstinately +. +We +should +have +attacked +Napoleon +in +the +center +or +on +the +right +, +and +the +engagement +would +have +taken +place +on +the +twenty-fifth +, +in +the +position +we +intended +and +had +fortified +. +But +as +the +attack +on +our +left +flank +took +place +in +the +evening +after +the +retreat +of +our +rear +guard +( +that +is +, +immediately +after +the +fight +at +Gridnëva +) +, +and +as +the +Russian +commanders +did +not +wish +, +or +were +not +in +time +, +to +begin +a +general +engagement +then +on +the +evening +of +the +twenty-fourth +, +the +first +and +chief +action +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +already +lost +on +the +twenty-fourth +, +and +obviously +led +to +the +loss +of +the +one +fought +on +the +twenty-sixth +. +After +the +loss +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +, +we +found +ourselves +on +the +morning +of +the +twenty-fifth +without +a +position +for +our +left +flank +, +and +were +forced +to +bend +it +back +and +hastily +entrench +it +where +it +chanced +to +be +. +Not +only +was +the +Russian +army +on +the +twenty-sixth +defended +by +weak +, +unfinished +entrenchments +, +but +the +disadvantage +of +that +position +was +increased +by +the +fact +that +the +Russian +commanders—not +having +fully +realized +what +had +happened +, +namely +the +loss +of +our +position +on +the +left +flank +and +the +shifting +of +the +whole +field +of +the +forthcoming +battle +from +right +to +left—maintained +their +extended +position +from +the +village +of +Nóvoe +to +Utítsa +, +and +consequently +had +to +move +their +forces +from +right +to +left +during +the +battle +. +So +it +happened +that +throughout +the +whole +battle +the +Russians +opposed +the +entire +French +army +launched +against +our +left +flank +with +but +half +as +many +men +. +( +Poniatowski +’ +s +action +against +Utítsa +, +and +Uvárov +’ +s +on +the +right +flank +against +the +French +, +were +actions +distinct +from +the +main +course +of +the +battle +. +) +So +the +battle +of +Borodinó +did +not +take +place +at +all +as +( +in +an +effort +to +conceal +our +commanders +’ +mistakes +even +at +the +cost +of +diminishing +the +glory +due +to +the +Russian +army +and +people +) +it +has +been +described +. +The +battle +of +Borodinó +was +not +fought +on +a +chosen +and +entrenched +position +with +forces +only +slightly +weaker +than +those +of +the +enemy +, +but +, +as +a +result +of +the +loss +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +, +the +Russians +fought +the +battle +of +Borodinó +on +an +open +and +almost +unentrenched +position +, +with +forces +only +half +as +numerous +as +the +French +; +that +is +to +say +, +under +conditions +in +which +it +was +not +merely +unthinkable +to +fight +for +ten +hours +and +secure +an +indecisive +result +, +but +unthinkable +to +keep +an +army +even +from +complete +disintegration +and +flight +. +CHAPTER +XX +On +the +morning +of +the +twenty-fifth +Pierre +was +leaving +Mozháysk +. +At +the +descent +of +the +high +steep +hill +, +down +which +a +winding +road +led +out +of +the +town +past +the +cathedral +on +the +right +, +where +a +service +was +being +held +and +the +bells +were +ringing +, +Pierre +got +out +of +his +vehicle +and +proceeded +on +foot +. +Behind +him +a +cavalry +regiment +was +coming +down +the +hill +preceded +by +its +singers +. +Coming +up +toward +him +was +a +train +of +carts +carrying +men +who +had +been +wounded +in +the +engagement +the +day +before +. +The +peasant +drivers +, +shouting +and +lashing +their +horses +, +kept +crossing +from +side +to +side +. +The +carts +, +in +each +of +which +three +or +four +wounded +soldiers +were +lying +or +sitting +, +jolted +over +the +stones +that +had +been +thrown +on +the +steep +incline +to +make +it +something +like +a +road +. +The +wounded +, +bandaged +with +rags +, +with +pale +cheeks +, +compressed +lips +, +and +knitted +brows +, +held +on +to +the +sides +of +the +carts +as +they +were +jolted +against +one +another +. +Almost +all +of +them +stared +with +naïve +, +childlike +curiosity +at +Pierre +’ +s +white +hat +and +green +swallow-tail +coat +. +Pierre +’ +s +coachman +shouted +angrily +at +the +convoy +of +wounded +to +keep +to +one +side +of +the +road +. +The +cavalry +regiment +, +as +it +descended +the +hill +with +its +singers +, +surrounded +Pierre +’ +s +carriage +and +blocked +the +road +. +Pierre +stopped +, +being +pressed +against +the +side +of +the +cutting +in +which +the +road +ran +. +The +sunshine +from +behind +the +hill +did +not +penetrate +into +the +cutting +and +there +it +was +cold +and +damp +, +but +above +Pierre +’ +s +head +was +the +bright +August +sunshine +and +the +bells +sounded +merrily +. +One +of +the +carts +with +wounded +stopped +by +the +side +of +the +road +close +to +Pierre +. +The +driver +in +his +bast +shoes +ran +panting +up +to +it +, +placed +a +stone +under +one +of +its +tireless +hind +wheels +, +and +began +arranging +the +breech-band +on +his +little +horse +. +One +of +the +wounded +, +an +old +soldier +with +a +bandaged +arm +who +was +following +the +cart +on +foot +, +caught +hold +of +it +with +his +sound +hand +and +turned +to +look +at +Pierre +. +“ +I +say +, +fellow +countryman +! +Will +they +set +us +down +here +or +take +us +on +to +Moscow +? +” +he +asked +. +Pierre +was +so +deep +in +thought +that +he +did +not +hear +the +question +. +He +was +looking +now +at +the +cavalry +regiment +that +had +met +the +convoy +of +wounded +, +now +at +the +cart +by +which +he +was +standing +, +in +which +two +wounded +men +were +sitting +and +one +was +lying +. +One +of +those +sitting +up +in +the +cart +had +probably +been +wounded +in +the +cheek +. +His +whole +head +was +wrapped +in +rags +and +one +cheek +was +swollen +to +the +size +of +a +baby +’ +s +head +. +His +nose +and +mouth +were +twisted +to +one +side +. +This +soldier +was +looking +at +the +cathedral +and +crossing +himself +. +Another +, +a +young +lad +, +a +fair-haired +recruit +as +white +as +though +there +was +no +blood +in +his +thin +face +, +looked +at +Pierre +kindly +, +with +a +fixed +smile +. +The +third +lay +prone +so +that +his +face +was +not +visible +. +The +cavalry +singers +were +passing +close +by +: +Ah +lost +, +quite +lost +... +is +my +head +so +keen +, +Living +in +a +foreign +land +... +they +sang +their +soldiers +’ +dance +song +. +As +if +responding +to +them +but +with +a +different +sort +of +merriment +, +the +metallic +sound +of +the +bells +reverberated +high +above +and +the +hot +rays +of +the +sun +bathed +the +top +of +the +opposite +slope +with +yet +another +sort +of +merriment +. +But +beneath +the +slope +, +by +the +cart +with +the +wounded +near +the +panting +little +nag +where +Pierre +stood +, +it +was +damp +, +somber +, +and +sad +. +The +soldier +with +the +swollen +cheek +looked +angrily +at +the +cavalry +singers +. +“ +Oh +, +the +coxcombs +! +” +he +muttered +reproachfully +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +the +soldiers +only +, +but +I +’ +ve +seen +peasants +today +, +too +... +. +The +peasants—even +they +have +to +go +, +” +said +the +soldier +behind +the +cart +, +addressing +Pierre +with +a +sad +smile +. +“ +No +distinctions +made +nowadays +... +. +They +want +the +whole +nation +to +fall +on +them—in +a +word +, +it +’ +s +Moscow +! +They +want +to +make +an +end +of +it. +” +In +spite +of +the +obscurity +of +the +soldier +’ +s +words +Pierre +understood +what +he +wanted +to +say +and +nodded +approval +. +The +road +was +clear +again +; +Pierre +descended +the +hill +and +drove +on +. +He +kept +looking +to +either +side +of +the +road +for +familiar +faces +, +but +only +saw +everywhere +the +unfamiliar +faces +of +various +military +men +of +different +branches +of +the +service +, +who +all +looked +with +astonishment +at +his +white +hat +and +green +tail +coat +. +Having +gone +nearly +three +miles +he +at +last +met +an +acquaintance +and +eagerly +addressed +him +. +This +was +one +of +the +head +army +doctors +. +He +was +driving +toward +Pierre +in +a +covered +gig +, +sitting +beside +a +young +surgeon +, +and +on +recognizing +Pierre +he +told +the +Cossack +who +occupied +the +driver +’ +s +seat +to +pull +up +. +“ +Count +! +Your +excellency +, +how +come +you +to +be +here +? +” +asked +the +doctor +. +“ +Well +, +you +know +, +I +wanted +to +see +... +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +there +will +be +something +to +see +... +. +” +Pierre +got +out +and +talked +to +the +doctor +, +explaining +his +intention +of +taking +part +in +a +battle +. +The +doctor +advised +him +to +apply +direct +to +Kutúzov +. +“ +Why +should +you +be +God +knows +where +out +of +sight +, +during +the +battle +? +” +he +said +, +exchanging +glances +with +his +young +companion +. +“ +Anyhow +his +Serene +Highness +knows +you +and +will +receive +you +graciously +. +That +’ +s +what +you +must +do. +” +The +doctor +seemed +tired +and +in +a +hurry +. +“ +You +think +so +? +... +Ah +, +I +also +wanted +to +ask +you +where +our +position +is +exactly +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +The +position +? +” +repeated +the +doctor +. +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +not +my +line +. +Drive +past +Tatárinova +, +a +lot +of +digging +is +going +on +there +. +Go +up +the +hillock +and +you +’ +ll +see. +” +“ +Can +one +see +from +there +? +... +If +you +would +... +” +But +the +doctor +interrupted +him +and +moved +toward +his +gig +. +“ +I +would +go +with +you +but +on +my +honor +I +’ +m +up +to +here +” +—and +he +pointed +to +his +throat +. +“ +I +’ +m +galloping +to +the +commander +of +the +corps +. +How +do +matters +stand +? +... +You +know +, +Count +, +there +’ +ll +be +a +battle +tomorrow +. +Out +of +an +army +of +a +hundred +thousand +we +must +expect +at +least +twenty +thousand +wounded +, +and +we +haven +’ +t +stretchers +, +or +bunks +, +or +dressers +, +or +doctors +enough +for +six +thousand +. +We +have +ten +thousand +carts +, +but +we +need +other +things +as +well—we +must +manage +as +best +we +can +! +” +The +strange +thought +that +of +the +thousands +of +men +, +young +and +old +, +who +had +stared +with +merry +surprise +at +his +hat +( +perhaps +the +very +men +he +had +noticed +) +, +twenty +thousand +were +inevitably +doomed +to +wounds +and +death +amazed +Pierre +. +“ +They +may +die +tomorrow +; +why +are +they +thinking +of +anything +but +death +? +” +And +by +some +latent +sequence +of +thought +the +descent +of +the +Mozháysk +hill +, +the +carts +with +the +wounded +, +the +ringing +bells +, +the +slanting +rays +of +the +sun +, +and +the +songs +of +the +cavalrymen +vividly +recurred +to +his +mind +. +“ +The +cavalry +ride +to +battle +and +meet +the +wounded +and +do +not +for +a +moment +think +of +what +awaits +them +, +but +pass +by +, +winking +at +the +wounded +. +Yet +from +among +these +men +twenty +thousand +are +doomed +to +die +, +and +they +wonder +at +my +hat +! +Strange +! +” +thought +Pierre +, +continuing +his +way +to +Tatárinova +. +In +front +of +a +landowner +’ +s +house +to +the +left +of +the +road +stood +carriages +, +wagons +, +and +crowds +of +orderlies +and +sentinels +. +The +commander +in +chief +was +putting +up +there +, +but +just +when +Pierre +arrived +he +was +not +in +and +hardly +any +of +the +staff +were +there—they +had +gone +to +the +church +service +. +Pierre +drove +on +toward +Górki +. +When +he +had +ascended +the +hill +and +reached +the +little +village +street +, +he +saw +for +the +first +time +peasant +militiamen +in +their +white +shirts +and +with +crosses +on +their +caps +, +who +, +talking +and +laughing +loudly +, +animated +and +perspiring +, +were +at +work +on +a +huge +knoll +overgrown +with +grass +to +the +right +of +the +road +. +Some +of +them +were +digging +, +others +were +wheeling +barrowloads +of +earth +along +planks +, +while +others +stood +about +doing +nothing +. +Two +officers +were +standing +on +the +knoll +, +directing +the +men +. +On +seeing +these +peasants +, +who +were +evidently +still +amused +by +the +novelty +of +their +position +as +soldiers +, +Pierre +once +more +thought +of +the +wounded +men +at +Mozháysk +and +understood +what +the +soldier +had +meant +when +he +said +: +“ +They +want +the +whole +nation +to +fall +on +them. +” +The +sight +of +these +bearded +peasants +at +work +on +the +battlefield +, +with +their +queer +, +clumsy +boots +and +perspiring +necks +, +and +their +shirts +opening +from +the +left +toward +the +middle +, +unfastened +, +exposing +their +sunburned +collarbones +, +impressed +Pierre +more +strongly +with +the +solemnity +and +importance +of +the +moment +than +anything +he +had +yet +seen +or +heard +. +CHAPTER +XXI +Pierre +stepped +out +of +his +carriage +and +, +passing +the +toiling +militiamen +, +ascended +the +knoll +from +which +, +according +to +the +doctor +, +the +battlefield +could +be +seen +. +It +was +about +eleven +o +’ +clock +. +The +sun +shone +somewhat +to +the +left +and +behind +him +and +brightly +lit +up +the +enormous +panorama +which +, +rising +like +an +amphitheater +, +extended +before +him +in +the +clear +rarefied +atmosphere +. +From +above +on +the +left +, +bisecting +that +amphitheater +, +wound +the +Smolénsk +highroad +, +passing +through +a +village +with +a +white +church +some +five +hundred +paces +in +front +of +the +knoll +and +below +it +. +This +was +Borodinó +. +Below +the +village +the +road +crossed +the +river +by +a +bridge +and +, +winding +down +and +up +, +rose +higher +and +higher +to +the +village +of +Valúevo +visible +about +four +miles +away +, +where +Napoleon +was +then +stationed +. +Beyond +Valúevo +the +road +disappeared +into +a +yellowing +forest +on +the +horizon +. +Far +in +the +distance +in +that +birch +and +fir +forest +to +the +right +of +the +road +, +the +cross +and +belfry +of +the +Kolochá +Monastery +gleamed +in +the +sun +. +Here +and +there +over +the +whole +of +that +blue +expanse +, +to +right +and +left +of +the +forest +and +the +road +, +smoking +campfires +could +be +seen +and +indefinite +masses +of +troops—ours +and +the +enemy +’ +s +. +The +ground +to +the +right—along +the +course +of +the +Kolochá +and +Moskvá +rivers—was +broken +and +hilly +. +Between +the +hollows +the +villages +of +Bezúbova +and +Zakhárino +showed +in +the +distance +. +On +the +left +the +ground +was +more +level +; +there +were +fields +of +grain +, +and +the +smoking +ruins +of +Semënovsk +, +which +had +been +burned +down +, +could +be +seen +. +All +that +Pierre +saw +was +so +indefinite +that +neither +the +left +nor +the +right +side +of +the +field +fully +satisfied +his +expectations +. +Nowhere +could +he +see +the +battlefield +he +had +expected +to +find +, +but +only +fields +, +meadows +, +troops +, +woods +, +the +smoke +of +campfires +, +villages +, +mounds +, +and +streams +; +and +try +as +he +would +he +could +descry +no +military +“ +position +” +in +this +place +which +teemed +with +life +, +nor +could +he +even +distinguish +our +troops +from +the +enemy +’ +s +. +“ +I +must +ask +someone +who +knows +, +” +he +thought +, +and +addressed +an +officer +who +was +looking +with +curiosity +at +his +huge +unmilitary +figure +. +“ +May +I +ask +you +, +” +said +Pierre +, +“ +what +village +that +is +in +front +? +” +“ +Búrdino +, +isn +’ +t +it +? +” +said +the +officer +, +turning +to +his +companion +. +“ +Borodinó +, +” +the +other +corrected +him +. +The +officer +, +evidently +glad +of +an +opportunity +for +a +talk +, +moved +up +to +Pierre +. +“ +Are +those +our +men +there +? +” +Pierre +inquired +. +“ +Yes +, +and +there +, +further +on +, +are +the +French +, +” +said +the +officer +. +“ +There +they +are +, +there +... +you +can +see +them. +” +“ +Where +? +Where +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +One +can +see +them +with +the +naked +eye +... +Why +, +there +! +” +The +officer +pointed +with +his +hand +to +the +smoke +visible +on +the +left +beyond +the +river +, +and +the +same +stern +and +serious +expression +that +Pierre +had +noticed +on +many +of +the +faces +he +had +met +came +into +his +face +. +“ +Ah +, +those +are +the +French +! +And +over +there +? +... +” +Pierre +pointed +to +a +knoll +on +the +left +, +near +which +some +troops +could +be +seen +. +“ +Those +are +ours. +” +“ +Ah +, +ours +! +And +there +? +... +” +Pierre +pointed +to +another +knoll +in +the +distance +with +a +big +tree +on +it +, +near +a +village +that +lay +in +a +hollow +where +also +some +campfires +were +smoking +and +something +black +was +visible +. +“ +That +’ +s +his +again +, +” +said +the +officer +. +( +It +was +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +. +) +“ +It +was +ours +yesterday +, +but +now +it +is +his. +” +“ +Then +how +about +our +position +? +” +“ +Our +position +? +” +replied +the +officer +with +a +smile +of +satisfaction +. +“ +I +can +tell +you +quite +clearly +, +because +I +constructed +nearly +all +our +entrenchments +. +There +, +you +see +? +There +’ +s +our +center +, +at +Borodinó +, +just +there +, +” +and +he +pointed +to +the +village +in +front +of +them +with +the +white +church +. +“ +That +’ +s +where +one +crosses +the +Kolochá +. +You +see +down +there +where +the +rows +of +hay +are +lying +in +the +hollow +, +there +’ +s +the +bridge +. +That +’ +s +our +center +. +Our +right +flank +is +over +there +” +—he +pointed +sharply +to +the +right +, +far +away +in +the +broken +ground— +“ +That +’ +s +where +the +Moskvá +River +is +, +and +we +have +thrown +up +three +redoubts +there +, +very +strong +ones +. +The +left +flank +... +” +here +the +officer +paused +. +“ +Well +, +you +see +, +that +’ +s +difficult +to +explain +... +. +Yesterday +our +left +flank +was +there +at +Shevárdino +, +you +see +, +where +the +oak +is +, +but +now +we +have +withdrawn +our +left +wing—now +it +is +over +there +, +do +you +see +that +village +and +the +smoke +? +That +’ +s +Semënovsk +, +yes +, +there +, +” +he +pointed +to +Raévski +’ +s +knoll +. +“ +But +the +battle +will +hardly +be +there +. +His +having +moved +his +troops +there +is +only +a +ruse +; +he +will +probably +pass +round +to +the +right +of +the +Moskvá +. +But +wherever +it +may +be +, +many +a +man +will +be +missing +tomorrow +! +” +he +remarked +. +An +elderly +sergeant +who +had +approached +the +officer +while +he +was +giving +these +explanations +had +waited +in +silence +for +him +to +finish +speaking +, +but +at +this +point +, +evidently +not +liking +the +officer +’ +s +remark +, +interrupted +him +. +“ +Gabions +must +be +sent +for +, +” +said +he +sternly +. +The +officer +appeared +abashed +, +as +though +he +understood +that +one +might +think +of +how +many +men +would +be +missing +tomorrow +but +ought +not +to +speak +of +it +. +“ +Well +, +send +number +three +company +again +, +” +the +officer +replied +hurriedly +. +“ +And +you +, +are +you +one +of +the +doctors +? +” +“ +No +, +I +’ +ve +come +on +my +own +, +” +answered +Pierre +, +and +he +went +down +the +hill +again +, +passing +the +militiamen +. +“ +Oh +, +those +damned +fellows +! +” +muttered +the +officer +who +followed +him +, +holding +his +nose +as +he +ran +past +the +men +at +work +. +“ +There +they +are +... +bringing +her +, +coming +... +There +they +are +... +They +’ +ll +be +here +in +a +minute +... +” +voices +were +suddenly +heard +saying +; +and +officers +, +soldiers +, +and +militiamen +began +running +forward +along +the +road +. +A +church +procession +was +coming +up +the +hill +from +Borodinó +. +First +along +the +dusty +road +came +the +infantry +in +ranks +, +bareheaded +and +with +arms +reversed +. +From +behind +them +came +the +sound +of +church +singing +. +Soldiers +and +militiamen +ran +bareheaded +past +Pierre +toward +the +procession +. +“ +They +are +bringing +her +, +our +Protectress +! +... +The +Iberian +Mother +of +God +! +” +someone +cried +. +“ +The +Smolénsk +Mother +of +God +, +” +another +corrected +him +. +The +militiamen +, +both +those +who +had +been +in +the +village +and +those +who +had +been +at +work +on +the +battery +, +threw +down +their +spades +and +ran +to +meet +the +church +procession +. +Following +the +battalion +that +marched +along +the +dusty +road +came +priests +in +their +vestments—one +little +old +man +in +a +hood +with +attendants +and +singers +. +Behind +them +soldiers +and +officers +bore +a +large +, +dark-faced +icon +with +an +embossed +metal +cover +. +This +was +the +icon +that +had +been +brought +from +Smolénsk +and +had +since +accompanied +the +army +. +Behind +, +before +, +and +on +both +sides +, +crowds +of +militiamen +with +bared +heads +walked +, +ran +, +and +bowed +to +the +ground +. +At +the +summit +of +the +hill +they +stopped +with +the +icon +; +the +men +who +had +been +holding +it +up +by +the +linen +bands +attached +to +it +were +relieved +by +others +, +the +chanters +relit +their +censers +, +and +service +began +. +The +hot +rays +of +the +sun +beat +down +vertically +and +a +fresh +soft +wind +played +with +the +hair +of +the +bared +heads +and +with +the +ribbons +decorating +the +icon +. +The +singing +did +not +sound +loud +under +the +open +sky +. +An +immense +crowd +of +bareheaded +officers +, +soldiers +, +and +militiamen +surrounded +the +icon +. +Behind +the +priest +and +a +chanter +stood +the +notabilities +on +a +spot +reserved +for +them +. +A +bald +general +with +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +on +his +neck +stood +just +behind +the +priest +’ +s +back +, +and +without +crossing +himself +( +he +was +evidently +a +German +) +patiently +awaited +the +end +of +the +service +, +which +he +considered +it +necessary +to +hear +to +the +end +, +probably +to +arouse +the +patriotism +of +the +Russian +people +. +Another +general +stood +in +a +martial +pose +, +crossing +himself +by +shaking +his +hand +in +front +of +his +chest +while +looking +about +him +. +Standing +among +the +crowd +of +peasants +, +Pierre +recognized +several +acquaintances +among +these +notables +, +but +did +not +look +at +them—his +whole +attention +was +absorbed +in +watching +the +serious +expression +on +the +faces +of +the +crowd +of +soldiers +and +militiamen +who +were +all +gazing +eagerly +at +the +icon +. +As +soon +as +the +tired +chanters +, +who +were +singing +the +service +for +the +twentieth +time +that +day +, +began +lazily +and +mechanically +to +sing +: +“ +Save +from +calamity +Thy +servants +, +O +Mother +of +God +, +” +and +the +priest +and +deacon +chimed +in +: +“ +For +to +Thee +under +God +we +all +flee +as +to +an +inviolable +bulwark +and +protection +, +” +there +again +kindled +in +all +those +faces +the +same +expression +of +consciousness +of +the +solemnity +of +the +impending +moment +that +Pierre +had +seen +on +the +faces +at +the +foot +of +the +hill +at +Mozháysk +and +momentarily +on +many +and +many +faces +he +had +met +that +morning +; +and +heads +were +bowed +more +frequently +and +hair +tossed +back +, +and +sighs +and +the +sound +men +made +as +they +crossed +themselves +were +heard +. +The +crowd +round +the +icon +suddenly +parted +and +pressed +against +Pierre +. +Someone +, +a +very +important +personage +judging +by +the +haste +with +which +way +was +made +for +him +, +was +approaching +the +icon +. +It +was +Kutúzov +, +who +had +been +riding +round +the +position +and +on +his +way +back +to +Tatárinova +had +stopped +where +the +service +was +being +held +. +Pierre +recognized +him +at +once +by +his +peculiar +figure +, +which +distinguished +him +from +everybody +else +. +With +a +long +overcoat +on +his +exceedingly +stout +, +round-shouldered +body +, +with +uncovered +white +head +and +puffy +face +showing +the +white +ball +of +the +eye +he +had +lost +, +Kutúzov +walked +with +plunging +, +swaying +gait +into +the +crowd +and +stopped +behind +the +priest +. +He +crossed +himself +with +an +accustomed +movement +, +bent +till +he +touched +the +ground +with +his +hand +, +and +bowed +his +white +head +with +a +deep +sigh +. +Behind +Kutúzov +was +Bennigsen +and +the +suite +. +Despite +the +presence +of +the +commander +in +chief +, +who +attracted +the +attention +of +all +the +superior +officers +, +the +militiamen +and +soldiers +continued +their +prayers +without +looking +at +him +. +When +the +service +was +over +, +Kutúzov +stepped +up +to +the +icon +, +sank +heavily +to +his +knees +, +bowed +to +the +ground +, +and +for +a +long +time +tried +vainly +to +rise +, +but +could +not +do +so +on +account +of +his +weakness +and +weight +. +His +white +head +twitched +with +the +effort +. +At +last +he +rose +, +kissed +the +icon +as +a +child +does +with +naïvely +pouting +lips +, +and +again +bowed +till +he +touched +the +ground +with +his +hand +. +The +other +generals +followed +his +example +, +then +the +officers +, +and +after +them +with +excited +faces +, +pressing +on +one +another +, +crowding +, +panting +, +and +pushing +, +scrambled +the +soldiers +and +militiamen +. +CHAPTER +XXII +Staggering +amid +the +crush +, +Pierre +looked +about +him +. +“ +Count +Peter +Kirílovich +! +How +did +you +get +here +? +” +said +a +voice +. +Pierre +looked +round +. +Borís +Drubetskóy +, +brushing +his +knees +with +his +hand +( +he +had +probably +soiled +them +when +he +, +too +, +had +knelt +before +the +icon +) +, +came +up +to +him +smiling +. +Borís +was +elegantly +dressed +, +with +a +slightly +martial +touch +appropriate +to +a +campaign +. +He +wore +a +long +coat +and +like +Kutúzov +had +a +whip +slung +across +his +shoulder +. +Meanwhile +Kutúzov +had +reached +the +village +and +seated +himself +in +the +shade +of +the +nearest +house +, +on +a +bench +which +one +Cossack +had +run +to +fetch +and +another +had +hastily +covered +with +a +rug +. +An +immense +and +brilliant +suite +surrounded +him +. +The +icon +was +carried +further +, +accompanied +by +the +throng +. +Pierre +stopped +some +thirty +paces +from +Kutúzov +, +talking +to +Borís +. +He +explained +his +wish +to +be +present +at +the +battle +and +to +see +the +position +. +“ +This +is +what +you +must +do +, +” +said +Borís +. +“ +I +will +do +the +honors +of +the +camp +to +you +. +You +will +see +everything +best +from +where +Count +Bennigsen +will +be +. +I +am +in +attendance +on +him +, +you +know +; +I +’ +ll +mention +it +to +him +. +But +if +you +want +to +ride +round +the +position +, +come +along +with +us +. +We +are +just +going +to +the +left +flank +. +Then +when +we +get +back +, +do +spend +the +night +with +me +and +we +’ +ll +arrange +a +game +of +cards +. +Of +course +you +know +Dmítri +Sergéevich +? +Those +are +his +quarters +, +” +and +he +pointed +to +the +third +house +in +the +village +of +Górki +. +“ +But +I +should +like +to +see +the +right +flank +. +They +say +it +’ +s +very +strong +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +should +like +to +start +from +the +Moskvá +River +and +ride +round +the +whole +position. +” +“ +Well +, +you +can +do +that +later +, +but +the +chief +thing +is +the +left +flank. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +. +But +where +is +Prince +Bolkónski +’ +s +regiment +? +Can +you +point +it +out +to +me +? +” +“ +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +? +We +shall +pass +it +and +I +’ +ll +take +you +to +him. +” +“ +What +about +the +left +flank +? +” +asked +Pierre +“ +To +tell +you +the +truth +, +between +ourselves +, +God +only +knows +what +state +our +left +flank +is +in +, +” +said +Borís +confidentially +lowering +his +voice +. +“ +It +is +not +at +all +what +Count +Bennigsen +intended +. +He +meant +to +fortify +that +knoll +quite +differently +, +but +... +” +Borís +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +“ +his +Serene +Highness +would +not +have +it +, +or +someone +persuaded +him +. +You +see +... +” +but +Borís +did +not +finish +, +for +at +that +moment +Kaysárov +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +adjutant +, +came +up +to +Pierre +. +“ +Ah +, +Kaysárov +! +” +said +Borís +, +addressing +him +with +an +unembarrassed +smile +, +“ +I +was +just +trying +to +explain +our +position +to +the +count +. +It +is +amazing +how +his +Serene +Highness +could +so +foresee +the +intentions +of +the +French +! +” +“ +You +mean +the +left +flank +? +” +asked +Kaysárov +. +“ +Yes +, +exactly +; +the +left +flank +is +now +extremely +strong. +” +Though +Kutúzov +had +dismissed +all +unnecessary +men +from +the +staff +, +Borís +had +contrived +to +remain +at +headquarters +after +the +changes +. +He +had +established +himself +with +Count +Bennigsen +, +who +, +like +all +on +whom +Borís +had +been +in +attendance +, +considered +young +Prince +Drubetskóy +an +invaluable +man +. +In +the +higher +command +there +were +two +sharply +defined +parties +: +Kutúzov +’ +s +party +and +that +of +Bennigsen +, +the +chief +of +staff +. +Borís +belonged +to +the +latter +and +no +one +else +, +while +showing +servile +respect +to +Kutúzov +, +could +so +create +an +impression +that +the +old +fellow +was +not +much +good +and +that +Bennigsen +managed +everything +. +Now +the +decisive +moment +of +battle +had +come +when +Kutúzov +would +be +destroyed +and +the +power +pass +to +Bennigsen +, +or +even +if +Kutúzov +won +the +battle +it +would +be +felt +that +everything +was +done +by +Bennigsen +. +In +any +case +many +great +rewards +would +have +to +be +given +for +tomorrow +’ +s +action +, +and +new +men +would +come +to +the +front +. +So +Borís +was +full +of +nervous +vivacity +all +day +. +After +Kaysárov +, +others +whom +Pierre +knew +came +up +to +him +, +and +he +had +not +time +to +reply +to +all +the +questions +about +Moscow +that +were +showered +upon +him +, +or +to +listen +to +all +that +was +told +him +. +The +faces +all +expressed +animation +and +apprehension +, +but +it +seemed +to +Pierre +that +the +cause +of +the +excitement +shown +in +some +of +these +faces +lay +chiefly +in +questions +of +personal +success +; +his +mind +, +however +, +was +occupied +by +the +different +expression +he +saw +on +other +faces—an +expression +that +spoke +not +of +personal +matters +but +of +the +universal +questions +of +life +and +death +. +Kutúzov +noticed +Pierre +’ +s +figure +and +the +group +gathered +round +him +. +“ +Call +him +to +me +, +” +said +Kutúzov +. +An +adjutant +told +Pierre +of +his +Serene +Highness +’ +wish +, +and +Pierre +went +toward +Kutúzov +’ +s +bench +. +But +a +militiaman +got +there +before +him +. +It +was +Dólokhov +. +“ +How +did +that +fellow +get +here +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +He +’ +s +a +creature +that +wriggles +in +anywhere +! +” +was +the +answer +. +“ +He +has +been +degraded +, +you +know +. +Now +he +wants +to +bob +up +again +. +He +’ +s +been +proposing +some +scheme +or +other +and +has +crawled +into +the +enemy +’ +s +picket +line +at +night +... +. +He +’ +s +a +brave +fellow. +” +Pierre +took +off +his +hat +and +bowed +respectfully +to +Kutúzov +. +“ +I +concluded +that +if +I +reported +to +your +Serene +Highness +you +might +send +me +away +or +say +that +you +knew +what +I +was +reporting +, +but +then +I +shouldn +’ +t +lose +anything +... +” +Dólokhov +was +saying +. +“ +Yes +, +yes. +” +“ +But +if +I +were +right +, +I +should +be +rendering +a +service +to +my +Fatherland +for +which +I +am +ready +to +die. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes. +” +“ +And +should +your +Serene +Highness +require +a +man +who +will +not +spare +his +skin +, +please +think +of +me +... +. +Perhaps +I +may +prove +useful +to +your +Serene +Highness. +” +“ +Yes +... +Yes +... +” +Kutúzov +repeated +, +his +laughing +eye +narrowing +more +and +more +as +he +looked +at +Pierre +. +Just +then +Borís +, +with +his +courtierlike +adroitness +, +stepped +up +to +Pierre +’ +s +side +near +Kutúzov +and +in +a +most +natural +manner +, +without +raising +his +voice +, +said +to +Pierre +, +as +though +continuing +an +interrupted +conversation +: +“ +The +militia +have +put +on +clean +white +shirts +to +be +ready +to +die +. +What +heroism +, +Count +! +” +Borís +evidently +said +this +to +Pierre +in +order +to +be +overheard +by +his +Serene +Highness +. +He +knew +Kutúzov +’ +s +attention +would +be +caught +by +those +words +, +and +so +it +was +. +“ +What +are +you +saying +about +the +militia +? +” +he +asked +Borís +. +“ +Preparing +for +tomorrow +, +your +Serene +Highness—for +death—they +have +put +on +clean +shirts. +” +“ +Ah +... +a +wonderful +, +a +matchless +people +! +” +said +Kutúzov +; +and +he +closed +his +eyes +and +swayed +his +head +. +“ +A +matchless +people +! +” +he +repeated +with +a +sigh +. +“ +So +you +want +to +smell +gunpowder +? +” +he +said +to +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +it +’ +s +a +pleasant +smell +. +I +have +the +honor +to +be +one +of +your +wife +’ +s +adorers +. +Is +she +well +? +My +quarters +are +at +your +service. +” +And +as +often +happens +with +old +people +, +Kutúzov +began +looking +about +absent-mindedly +as +if +forgetting +all +he +wanted +to +say +or +do +. +Then +, +evidently +remembering +what +he +wanted +, +he +beckoned +to +Andrew +Kaysárov +, +his +adjutant +’ +s +brother +. +“ +Those +verses +... +those +verses +of +Márin +’ +s +... +how +do +they +go +, +eh +? +Those +he +wrote +about +Gerákov +: +‘ +Lectures +for +the +corps +inditing +’ +... +Recite +them +, +recite +them +! +” +said +he +, +evidently +preparing +to +laugh +. +Kaysárov +recited +... +. +Kutúzov +smilingly +nodded +his +head +to +the +rhythm +of +the +verses +. +When +Pierre +had +left +Kutúzov +, +Dólokhov +came +up +to +him +and +took +his +hand +. +“ +I +am +very +glad +to +meet +you +here +, +Count +, +” +he +said +aloud +, +regardless +of +the +presence +of +strangers +and +in +a +particularly +resolute +and +solemn +tone +. +“ +On +the +eve +of +a +day +when +God +alone +knows +who +of +us +is +fated +to +survive +, +I +am +glad +of +this +opportunity +to +tell +you +that +I +regret +the +misunderstandings +that +occurred +between +us +and +should +wish +you +not +to +have +any +ill +feeling +for +me +. +I +beg +you +to +forgive +me. +” +Pierre +looked +at +Dólokhov +with +a +smile +, +not +knowing +what +to +say +to +him +. +With +tears +in +his +eyes +Dólokhov +embraced +Pierre +and +kissed +him +. +Borís +said +a +few +words +to +his +general +, +and +Count +Bennigsen +turned +to +Pierre +and +proposed +that +he +should +ride +with +him +along +the +line +. +“ +It +will +interest +you +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Yes +, +very +much +, +” +replied +Pierre +. +Half +an +hour +later +Kutúzov +left +for +Tatárinova +, +and +Bennigsen +and +his +suite +, +with +Pierre +among +them +, +set +out +on +their +ride +along +the +line +. +CHAPTER +XXIII +From +Górki +, +Bennigsen +descended +the +highroad +to +the +bridge +which +, +when +they +had +looked +at +it +from +the +hill +, +the +officer +had +pointed +out +as +being +the +center +of +our +position +and +where +rows +of +fragrant +new-mown +hay +lay +by +the +riverside +. +They +rode +across +that +bridge +into +the +village +of +Borodinó +and +thence +turned +to +the +left +, +passing +an +enormous +number +of +troops +and +guns +, +and +came +to +a +high +knoll +where +militiamen +were +digging +. +This +was +the +redoubt +, +as +yet +unnamed +, +which +afterwards +became +known +as +the +Raévski +Redoubt +, +or +the +Knoll +Battery +, +but +Pierre +paid +no +special +attention +to +it +. +He +did +not +know +that +it +would +become +more +memorable +to +him +than +any +other +spot +on +the +plain +of +Borodinó +. +They +then +crossed +the +hollow +to +Semënovsk +, +where +the +soldiers +were +dragging +away +the +last +logs +from +the +huts +and +barns +. +Then +they +rode +downhill +and +uphill +, +across +a +ryefield +trodden +and +beaten +down +as +if +by +hail +, +following +a +track +freshly +made +by +the +artillery +over +the +furrows +of +the +plowed +land +, +and +reached +some +flèches +* +which +were +still +being +dug +. +* +A +kind +of +entrenchment +. +At +the +flèches +Bennigsen +stopped +and +began +looking +at +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +opposite +, +which +had +been +ours +the +day +before +and +where +several +horsemen +could +be +descried +. +The +officers +said +that +either +Napoleon +or +Murat +was +there +, +and +they +all +gazed +eagerly +at +this +little +group +of +horsemen +. +Pierre +also +looked +at +them +, +trying +to +guess +which +of +the +scarcely +discernible +figures +was +Napoleon +. +At +last +those +mounted +men +rode +away +from +the +mound +and +disappeared +. +Bennigsen +spoke +to +a +general +who +approached +him +, +and +began +explaining +the +whole +position +of +our +troops +. +Pierre +listened +to +him +, +straining +each +faculty +to +understand +the +essential +points +of +the +impending +battle +, +but +was +mortified +to +feel +that +his +mental +capacity +was +inadequate +for +the +task +. +He +could +make +nothing +of +it +. +Bennigsen +stopped +speaking +and +, +noticing +that +Pierre +was +listening +, +suddenly +said +to +him +: +“ +I +don +’ +t +think +this +interests +you +? +” +“ +On +the +contrary +it +’ +s +very +interesting +! +” +replied +Pierre +not +quite +truthfully +. +From +the +flèches +they +rode +still +farther +to +the +left +, +along +a +road +winding +through +a +thick +, +low-growing +birch +wood +. +In +the +middle +of +the +wood +a +brown +hare +with +white +feet +sprang +out +and +, +scared +by +the +tramp +of +the +many +horses +, +grew +so +confused +that +it +leaped +along +the +road +in +front +of +them +for +some +time +, +arousing +general +attention +and +laughter +, +and +only +when +several +voices +shouted +at +it +did +it +dart +to +one +side +and +disappear +in +the +thicket +. +After +going +through +the +wood +for +about +a +mile +and +a +half +they +came +out +on +a +glade +where +troops +of +Túchkov +’ +s +corps +were +stationed +to +defend +the +left +flank +. +Here +, +at +the +extreme +left +flank +, +Bennigsen +talked +a +great +deal +and +with +much +heat +, +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +Pierre +, +gave +orders +of +great +military +importance +. +In +front +of +Túchkov +’ +s +troops +was +some +high +ground +not +occupied +by +troops +. +Bennigsen +loudly +criticized +this +mistake +, +saying +that +it +was +madness +to +leave +a +height +which +commanded +the +country +around +unoccupied +and +to +place +troops +below +it +. +Some +of +the +generals +expressed +the +same +opinion +. +One +in +particular +declared +with +martial +heat +that +they +were +put +there +to +be +slaughtered +. +Bennigsen +on +his +own +authority +ordered +the +troops +to +occupy +the +high +ground +. +This +disposition +on +the +left +flank +increased +Pierre +’ +s +doubt +of +his +own +capacity +to +understand +military +matters +. +Listening +to +Bennigsen +and +the +generals +criticizing +the +position +of +the +troops +behind +the +hill +, +he +quite +understood +them +and +shared +their +opinion +, +but +for +that +very +reason +he +could +not +understand +how +the +man +who +put +them +there +behind +the +hill +could +have +made +so +gross +and +palpable +a +blunder +. +Pierre +did +not +know +that +these +troops +were +not +, +as +Bennigsen +supposed +, +put +there +to +defend +the +position +, +but +were +in +a +concealed +position +as +an +ambush +, +that +they +should +not +be +seen +and +might +be +able +to +strike +an +approaching +enemy +unexpectedly +. +Bennigsen +did +not +know +this +and +moved +the +troops +forward +according +to +his +own +ideas +without +mentioning +the +matter +to +the +commander +in +chief +. +CHAPTER +XXIV +On +that +bright +evening +of +August +25 +, +Prince +Andrew +lay +leaning +on +his +elbow +in +a +broken-down +shed +in +the +village +of +Knyazkóvo +at +the +further +end +of +his +regiment +’ +s +encampment +. +Through +a +gap +in +the +broken +wall +he +could +see +, +beside +the +wooden +fence +, +a +row +of +thirty-year-old +birches +with +their +lower +branches +lopped +off +, +a +field +on +which +shocks +of +oats +were +standing +, +and +some +bushes +near +which +rose +the +smoke +of +campfires—the +soldiers +’ +kitchens +. +Narrow +and +burdensome +and +useless +to +anyone +as +his +life +now +seemed +to +him +, +Prince +Andrew +on +the +eve +of +battle +felt +agitated +and +irritable +as +he +had +done +seven +years +before +at +Austerlitz +. +He +had +received +and +given +the +orders +for +next +day +’ +s +battle +and +had +nothing +more +to +do +. +But +his +thoughts—the +simplest +, +clearest +, +and +therefore +most +terrible +thoughts—would +give +him +no +peace +. +He +knew +that +tomorrow +’ +s +battle +would +be +the +most +terrible +of +all +he +had +taken +part +in +, +and +for +the +first +time +in +his +life +the +possibility +of +death +presented +itself +to +him—not +in +relation +to +any +worldly +matter +or +with +reference +to +its +effect +on +others +, +but +simply +in +relation +to +himself +, +to +his +own +soul—vividly +, +plainly +, +terribly +, +and +almost +as +a +certainty +. +And +from +the +height +of +this +perception +all +that +had +previously +tormented +and +preoccupied +him +suddenly +became +illumined +by +a +cold +white +light +without +shadows +, +without +perspective +, +without +distinction +of +outline +. +All +life +appeared +to +him +like +magic-lantern +pictures +at +which +he +had +long +been +gazing +by +artificial +light +through +a +glass +. +Now +he +suddenly +saw +those +badly +daubed +pictures +in +clear +daylight +and +without +a +glass +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +There +they +are +, +those +false +images +that +agitated +, +enraptured +, +and +tormented +me +, +” +said +he +to +himself +, +passing +in +review +the +principal +pictures +of +the +magic +lantern +of +life +and +regarding +them +now +in +the +cold +white +daylight +of +his +clear +perception +of +death +. +“ +There +they +are +, +those +rudely +painted +figures +that +once +seemed +splendid +and +mysterious +. +Glory +, +the +good +of +society +, +love +of +a +woman +, +the +Fatherland +itself—how +important +these +pictures +appeared +to +me +, +with +what +profound +meaning +they +seemed +to +be +filled +! +And +it +is +all +so +simple +, +pale +, +and +crude +in +the +cold +white +light +of +this +morning +which +I +feel +is +dawning +for +me. +” +The +three +great +sorrows +of +his +life +held +his +attention +in +particular +: +his +love +for +a +woman +, +his +father +’ +s +death +, +and +the +French +invasion +which +had +overrun +half +Russia +. +“ +Love +... +that +little +girl +who +seemed +to +me +brimming +over +with +mystic +forces +! +Yes +, +indeed +, +I +loved +her +. +I +made +romantic +plans +of +love +and +happiness +with +her +! +Oh +, +what +a +boy +I +was +! +” +he +said +aloud +bitterly +. +“ +Ah +me +! +I +believed +in +some +ideal +love +which +was +to +keep +her +faithful +to +me +for +the +whole +year +of +my +absence +! +Like +the +gentle +dove +in +the +fable +she +was +to +pine +apart +from +me +... +. +But +it +was +much +simpler +really +... +. +It +was +all +very +simple +and +horrible. +” +“ +When +my +father +built +Bald +Hills +he +thought +the +place +was +his +: +his +land +, +his +air +, +his +peasants +. +But +Napoleon +came +and +swept +him +aside +, +unconscious +of +his +existence +, +as +he +might +brush +a +chip +from +his +path +, +and +his +Bald +Hills +and +his +whole +life +fell +to +pieces +. +Princess +Mary +says +it +is +a +trial +sent +from +above +. +What +is +the +trial +for +, +when +he +is +not +here +and +will +never +return +? +He +is +not +here +! +For +whom +then +is +the +trial +intended +? +The +Fatherland +, +the +destruction +of +Moscow +! +And +tomorrow +I +shall +be +killed +, +perhaps +not +even +by +a +Frenchman +but +by +one +of +our +own +men +, +by +a +soldier +discharging +a +musket +close +to +my +ear +as +one +of +them +did +yesterday +, +and +the +French +will +come +and +take +me +by +head +and +heels +and +fling +me +into +a +hole +that +I +may +not +stink +under +their +noses +, +and +new +conditions +of +life +will +arise +, +which +will +seem +quite +ordinary +to +others +and +about +which +I +shall +know +nothing +. +I +shall +not +exist +... +. +” +He +looked +at +the +row +of +birches +shining +in +the +sunshine +, +with +their +motionless +green +and +yellow +foliage +and +white +bark +. +“ +To +die +... +to +be +killed +tomorrow +... +That +I +should +not +exist +... +That +all +this +should +still +be +, +but +no +me +... +. +” +And +the +birches +with +their +light +and +shade +, +the +curly +clouds +, +the +smoke +of +the +campfires +, +and +all +that +was +around +him +changed +and +seemed +terrible +and +menacing +. +A +cold +shiver +ran +down +his +spine +. +He +rose +quickly +, +went +out +of +the +shed +, +and +began +to +walk +about +. +After +he +had +returned +, +voices +were +heard +outside +the +shed +. +“ +Who +’ +s +that +? +” +he +cried +. +The +red-nosed +Captain +Timókhin +, +formerly +Dólokhov +’ +s +squadron +commander +, +but +now +from +lack +of +officers +a +battalion +commander +, +shyly +entered +the +shed +followed +by +an +adjutant +and +the +regimental +paymaster +. +Prince +Andrew +rose +hastily +, +listened +to +the +business +they +had +come +about +, +gave +them +some +further +instructions +, +and +was +about +to +dismiss +them +when +he +heard +a +familiar +, +lisping +, +voice +behind +the +shed +. +“ +Devil +take +it +! +” +said +the +voice +of +a +man +stumbling +over +something +. +Prince +Andrew +looked +out +of +the +shed +and +saw +Pierre +, +who +had +tripped +over +a +pole +on +the +ground +and +had +nearly +fallen +, +coming +his +way +. +It +was +unpleasant +to +Prince +Andrew +to +meet +people +of +his +own +set +in +general +, +and +Pierre +especially +, +for +he +reminded +him +of +all +the +painful +moments +of +his +last +visit +to +Moscow +. +“ +You +? +What +a +surprise +! +” +said +he +. +“ +What +brings +you +here +? +This +is +unexpected +! +” +As +he +said +this +his +eyes +and +face +expressed +more +than +coldness—they +expressed +hostility +, +which +Pierre +noticed +at +once +. +He +had +approached +the +shed +full +of +animation +, +but +on +seeing +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +he +felt +constrained +and +ill +at +ease +. +“ +I +have +come +... +simply +... +you +know +... +come +... +it +interests +me +, +” +said +Pierre +, +who +had +so +often +that +day +senselessly +repeated +that +word +“ +interesting. +” +“ +I +wish +to +see +the +battle. +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +and +what +do +the +Masonic +brothers +say +about +war +? +How +would +they +stop +it +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +sarcastically +. +“ +Well +, +and +how +’ +s +Moscow +? +And +my +people +? +Have +they +reached +Moscow +at +last +? +” +he +asked +seriously +. +“ +Yes +, +they +have +. +Julie +Drubetskáya +told +me +so +. +I +went +to +see +them +, +but +missed +them +. +They +have +gone +to +your +estate +near +Moscow. +” +CHAPTER +XXV +The +officers +were +about +to +take +leave +, +but +Prince +Andrew +, +apparently +reluctant +to +be +left +alone +with +his +friend +, +asked +them +to +stay +and +have +tea +. +Seats +were +brought +in +and +so +was +the +tea +. +The +officers +gazed +with +surprise +at +Pierre +’ +s +huge +stout +figure +and +listened +to +his +talk +of +Moscow +and +the +position +of +our +army +, +round +which +he +had +ridden +. +Prince +Andrew +remained +silent +, +and +his +expression +was +so +forbidding +that +Pierre +addressed +his +remarks +chiefly +to +the +good-natured +battalion +commander +. +“ +So +you +understand +the +whole +position +of +our +troops +? +” +Prince +Andrew +interrupted +him +. +“ +Yes—that +is +, +how +do +you +mean +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Not +being +a +military +man +I +can +’ +t +say +I +have +understood +it +fully +, +but +I +understand +the +general +position. +” +“ +Well +, +then +, +you +know +more +than +anyone +else +, +be +it +who +it +may +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Oh +! +” +said +Pierre +, +looking +over +his +spectacles +in +perplexity +at +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Well +, +and +what +do +you +think +of +Kutúzov +’ +s +appointment +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +was +very +glad +of +his +appointment +, +that +’ +s +all +I +know +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +And +tell +me +your +opinion +of +Barclay +de +Tolly +. +In +Moscow +they +are +saying +heaven +knows +what +about +him +... +. +What +do +you +think +of +him +? +” +“ +Ask +them +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +, +indicating +the +officers +. +Pierre +looked +at +Timókhin +with +the +condescendingly +interrogative +smile +with +which +everybody +involuntarily +addressed +that +officer +. +“ +We +see +light +again +, +since +his +Serenity +has +been +appointed +, +your +excellency +, +” +said +Timókhin +timidly +, +and +continually +turning +to +glance +at +his +colonel +. +“ +Why +so +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Well +, +to +mention +only +firewood +and +fodder +, +let +me +inform +you +. +Why +, +when +we +were +retreating +from +Sventsyáni +we +dare +not +touch +a +stick +or +a +wisp +of +hay +or +anything +. +You +see +, +we +were +going +away +, +so +he +would +get +it +all +; +wasn +’ +t +it +so +, +your +excellency +? +” +and +again +Timókhin +turned +to +the +prince +. +“ +But +we +daren +’ +t +. +In +our +regiment +two +officers +were +court-martialed +for +that +kind +of +thing +. +But +when +his +Serenity +took +command +everything +became +straightforward +. +Now +we +see +light +... +. +” +“ +Then +why +was +it +forbidden +? +” +Timókhin +looked +about +in +confusion +, +not +knowing +what +or +how +to +answer +such +a +question +. +Pierre +put +the +same +question +to +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Why +, +so +as +not +to +lay +waste +the +country +we +were +abandoning +to +the +enemy +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +venomous +irony +. +“ +It +is +very +sound +: +one +can +’ +t +permit +the +land +to +be +pillaged +and +accustom +the +troops +to +marauding +. +At +Smolénsk +too +he +judged +correctly +that +the +French +might +outflank +us +, +as +they +had +larger +forces +. +But +he +could +not +understand +this +, +” +cried +Prince +Andrew +in +a +shrill +voice +that +seemed +to +escape +him +involuntarily +: +“ +he +could +not +understand +that +there +, +for +the +first +time +, +we +were +fighting +for +Russian +soil +, +and +that +there +was +a +spirit +in +the +men +such +as +I +had +never +seen +before +, +that +we +had +held +the +French +for +two +days +, +and +that +that +success +had +increased +our +strength +tenfold +. +He +ordered +us +to +retreat +, +and +all +our +efforts +and +losses +went +for +nothing +. +He +had +no +thought +of +betraying +us +, +he +tried +to +do +the +best +he +could +, +he +thought +out +everything +, +and +that +is +why +he +is +unsuitable +. +He +is +unsuitable +now +, +just +because +he +plans +out +everything +very +thoroughly +and +accurately +as +every +German +has +to +. +How +can +I +explain +? +... +Well +, +say +your +father +has +a +German +valet +, +and +he +is +a +splendid +valet +and +satisfies +your +father +’ +s +requirements +better +than +you +could +, +then +it +’ +s +all +right +to +let +him +serve +. +But +if +your +father +is +mortally +sick +you +’ +ll +send +the +valet +away +and +attend +to +your +father +with +your +own +unpracticed +, +awkward +hands +, +and +will +soothe +him +better +than +a +skilled +man +who +is +a +stranger +could +. +So +it +has +been +with +Barclay +. +While +Russia +was +well +, +a +foreigner +could +serve +her +and +be +a +splendid +minister +; +but +as +soon +as +she +is +in +danger +she +needs +one +of +her +own +kin +. +But +in +your +Club +they +have +been +making +him +out +a +traitor +! +They +slander +him +as +a +traitor +, +and +the +only +result +will +be +that +afterwards +, +ashamed +of +their +false +accusations +, +they +will +make +him +out +a +hero +or +a +genius +instead +of +a +traitor +, +and +that +will +be +still +more +unjust +. +He +is +an +honest +and +very +punctilious +German. +” +“ +And +they +say +he +’ +s +a +skillful +commander +, +” +rejoined +Pierre +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +what +is +meant +by +‘ +a +skillful +commander +, +’ +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +ironically +. +“ +A +skillful +commander +? +” +replied +Pierre +. +“ +Why +, +one +who +foresees +all +contingencies +... +and +foresees +the +adversary +’ +s +intentions. +” +“ +But +that +’ +s +impossible +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +as +if +it +were +a +matter +settled +long +ago +. +Pierre +looked +at +him +in +surprise +. +“ +And +yet +they +say +that +war +is +like +a +game +of +chess +? +” +he +remarked +. +“ +Yes +, +” +replied +Prince +Andrew +, +“ +but +with +this +little +difference +, +that +in +chess +you +may +think +over +each +move +as +long +as +you +please +and +are +not +limited +for +time +, +and +with +this +difference +too +, +that +a +knight +is +always +stronger +than +a +pawn +, +and +two +pawns +are +always +stronger +than +one +, +while +in +war +a +battalion +is +sometimes +stronger +than +a +division +and +sometimes +weaker +than +a +company +. +The +relative +strength +of +bodies +of +troops +can +never +be +known +to +anyone +. +Believe +me +, +” +he +went +on +, +“ +if +things +depended +on +arrangements +made +by +the +staff +, +I +should +be +there +making +arrangements +, +but +instead +of +that +I +have +the +honor +to +serve +here +in +the +regiment +with +these +gentlemen +, +and +I +consider +that +on +us +tomorrow +’ +s +battle +will +depend +and +not +on +those +others +... +. +Success +never +depends +, +and +never +will +depend +, +on +position +, +or +equipment +, +or +even +on +numbers +, +and +least +of +all +on +position. +” +“ +But +on +what +then +? +” +“ +On +the +feeling +that +is +in +me +and +in +him +, +” +he +pointed +to +Timókhin +, +“ +and +in +each +soldier. +” +Prince +Andrew +glanced +at +Timókhin +, +who +looked +at +his +commander +in +alarm +and +bewilderment +. +In +contrast +to +his +former +reticent +taciturnity +Prince +Andrew +now +seemed +excited +. +He +could +apparently +not +refrain +from +expressing +the +thoughts +that +had +suddenly +occurred +to +him +. +“ +A +battle +is +won +by +those +who +firmly +resolve +to +win +it +! +Why +did +we +lose +the +battle +at +Austerlitz +? +The +French +losses +were +almost +equal +to +ours +, +but +very +early +we +said +to +ourselves +that +we +were +losing +the +battle +, +and +we +did +lose +it +. +And +we +said +so +because +we +had +nothing +to +fight +for +there +, +we +wanted +to +get +away +from +the +battlefield +as +soon +as +we +could +. +‘ +We +’ +ve +lost +, +so +let +us +run +, +’ +and +we +ran +. +If +we +had +not +said +that +till +the +evening +, +heaven +knows +what +might +not +have +happened +. +But +tomorrow +we +shan +’ +t +say +it +! +You +talk +about +our +position +, +the +left +flank +weak +and +the +right +flank +too +extended +, +” +he +went +on +. +“ +That +’ +s +all +nonsense +, +there +’ +s +nothing +of +the +kind +. +But +what +awaits +us +tomorrow +? +A +hundred +million +most +diverse +chances +which +will +be +decided +on +the +instant +by +the +fact +that +our +men +or +theirs +run +or +do +not +run +, +and +that +this +man +or +that +man +is +killed +, +but +all +that +is +being +done +at +present +is +only +play +. +The +fact +is +that +those +men +with +whom +you +have +ridden +round +the +position +not +only +do +not +help +matters +, +but +hinder +. +They +are +only +concerned +with +their +own +petty +interests. +” +“ +At +such +a +moment +? +” +said +Pierre +reproachfully +. +“ +At +such +a +moment +! +” +Prince +Andrew +repeated +. +“ +To +them +it +is +only +a +moment +affording +opportunities +to +undermine +a +rival +and +obtain +an +extra +cross +or +ribbon +. +For +me +tomorrow +means +this +: +a +Russian +army +of +a +hundred +thousand +and +a +French +army +of +a +hundred +thousand +have +met +to +fight +, +and +the +thing +is +that +these +two +hundred +thousand +men +will +fight +and +the +side +that +fights +more +fiercely +and +spares +itself +least +will +win +. +And +if +you +like +I +will +tell +you +that +whatever +happens +and +whatever +muddles +those +at +the +top +may +make +, +we +shall +win +tomorrow +’ +s +battle +. +Tomorrow +, +happen +what +may +, +we +shall +win +! +” +“ +There +now +, +your +excellency +! +That +’ +s +the +truth +, +the +real +truth +, +” +said +Timókhin +. +“ +Who +would +spare +himself +now +? +The +soldiers +in +my +battalion +, +believe +me +, +wouldn +’ +t +drink +their +vodka +! +‘ +It +’ +s +not +the +day +for +that +! +’ +they +say. +” +All +were +silent +. +The +officers +rose +. +Prince +Andrew +went +out +of +the +shed +with +them +, +giving +final +orders +to +the +adjutant +. +After +they +had +gone +Pierre +approached +Prince +Andrew +and +was +about +to +start +a +conversation +when +they +heard +the +clatter +of +three +horses +’ +hoofs +on +the +road +not +far +from +the +shed +, +and +looking +in +that +direction +Prince +Andrew +recognized +Wolzogen +and +Clausewitz +accompanied +by +a +Cossack +. +They +rode +close +by +continuing +to +converse +, +and +Prince +Andrew +involuntarily +heard +these +words +: +“ +Der +Krieg +muss +in +Raum +verlegt +werden +. +Der +Ansicht +kann +ich +nicht +genug +Preis +geben +, +” +* +said +one +of +them +. +* +“ +The +war +must +be +extended +widely +. +I +can +not +sufficiently +commend +that +view. +” +“ +Oh +, +ja +, +” +said +the +other +, +“ +der +Zweck +ist +nur +den +Feind +zu +schwächen +, +so +kann +man +gewiss +nicht +den +Verlust +der +Privat-Personen +in +Achtung +nehmen. +” +* +* +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +the +only +aim +is +to +weaken +the +enemy +, +so +of +course +one +can +not +take +into +account +the +loss +of +private +individuals. +” +“ +Oh +, +no +, +” +agreed +the +other +. +“ +Extend +widely +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +with +an +angry +snort +, +when +they +had +ridden +past +. +“ +In +that +‘ +extend +’ +were +my +father +, +son +, +and +sister +, +at +Bald +Hills +. +That +’ +s +all +the +same +to +him +! +That +’ +s +what +I +was +saying +to +you—those +German +gentlemen +won +’ +t +win +the +battle +tomorrow +but +will +only +make +all +the +mess +they +can +, +because +they +have +nothing +in +their +German +heads +but +theories +not +worth +an +empty +eggshell +and +haven +’ +t +in +their +hearts +the +one +thing +needed +tomorrow—that +which +Timókhin +has +. +They +have +yielded +up +all +Europe +to +him +, +and +have +now +come +to +teach +us +. +Fine +teachers +! +” +and +again +his +voice +grew +shrill +. +“ +So +you +think +we +shall +win +tomorrow +’ +s +battle +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +answered +Prince +Andrew +absently +. +“ +One +thing +I +would +do +if +I +had +the +power +, +” +he +began +again +, +“ +I +would +not +take +prisoners +. +Why +take +prisoners +? +It +’ +s +chivalry +! +The +French +have +destroyed +my +home +and +are +on +their +way +to +destroy +Moscow +, +they +have +outraged +and +are +outraging +me +every +moment +. +They +are +my +enemies +. +In +my +opinion +they +are +all +criminals +. +And +so +thinks +Timókhin +and +the +whole +army +. +They +should +be +executed +! +Since +they +are +my +foes +they +can +not +be +my +friends +, +whatever +may +have +been +said +at +Tilsit. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +muttered +Pierre +, +looking +with +shining +eyes +at +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +I +quite +agree +with +you +! +” +The +question +that +had +perturbed +Pierre +on +the +Mozháysk +hill +and +all +that +day +now +seemed +to +him +quite +clear +and +completely +solved +. +He +now +understood +the +whole +meaning +and +importance +of +this +war +and +of +the +impending +battle +. +All +he +had +seen +that +day +, +all +the +significant +and +stern +expressions +on +the +faces +he +had +seen +in +passing +, +were +lit +up +for +him +by +a +new +light +. +He +understood +that +latent +heat +( +as +they +say +in +physics +) +of +patriotism +which +was +present +in +all +these +men +he +had +seen +, +and +this +explained +to +him +why +they +all +prepared +for +death +calmly +, +and +as +it +were +lightheartedly +. +“ +Not +take +prisoners +, +” +Prince +Andrew +continued +: +“ +That +by +itself +would +quite +change +the +whole +war +and +make +it +less +cruel +. +As +it +is +we +have +played +at +war—that +’ +s +what +’ +s +vile +! +We +play +at +magnanimity +and +all +that +stuff +. +Such +magnanimity +and +sensibility +are +like +the +magnanimity +and +sensibility +of +a +lady +who +faints +when +she +sees +a +calf +being +killed +: +she +is +so +kindhearted +that +she +can +’ +t +look +at +blood +, +but +enjoys +eating +the +calf +served +up +with +sauce +. +They +talk +to +us +of +the +rules +of +war +, +of +chivalry +, +of +flags +of +truce +, +of +mercy +to +the +unfortunate +and +so +on +. +It +’ +s +all +rubbish +! +I +saw +chivalry +and +flags +of +truce +in +1805 +; +they +humbugged +us +and +we +humbugged +them +. +They +plunder +other +people +’ +s +houses +, +issue +false +paper +money +, +and +worst +of +all +they +kill +my +children +and +my +father +, +and +then +talk +of +rules +of +war +and +magnanimity +to +foes +! +Take +no +prisoners +, +but +kill +and +be +killed +! +He +who +has +come +to +this +as +I +have +through +the +same +sufferings +... +” +Prince +Andrew +, +who +had +thought +it +was +all +the +same +to +him +whether +or +not +Moscow +was +taken +as +Smolénsk +had +been +, +was +suddenly +checked +in +his +speech +by +an +unexpected +cramp +in +his +throat +. +He +paced +up +and +down +a +few +times +in +silence +, +but +his +eyes +glittered +feverishly +and +his +lips +quivered +as +he +began +speaking +. +“ +If +there +was +none +of +this +magnanimity +in +war +, +we +should +go +to +war +only +when +it +was +worth +while +going +to +certain +death +, +as +now +. +Then +there +would +not +be +war +because +Paul +Ivánovich +had +offended +Michael +Ivánovich +. +And +when +there +was +a +war +, +like +this +one +, +it +would +be +war +! +And +then +the +determination +of +the +troops +would +be +quite +different +. +Then +all +these +Westphalians +and +Hessians +whom +Napoleon +is +leading +would +not +follow +him +into +Russia +, +and +we +should +not +go +to +fight +in +Austria +and +Prussia +without +knowing +why +. +War +is +not +courtesy +but +the +most +horrible +thing +in +life +; +and +we +ought +to +understand +that +and +not +play +at +war +. +We +ought +to +accept +this +terrible +necessity +sternly +and +seriously +. +It +all +lies +in +that +: +get +rid +of +falsehood +and +let +war +be +war +and +not +a +game +. +As +it +is +now +, +war +is +the +favorite +pastime +of +the +idle +and +frivolous +. +The +military +calling +is +the +most +highly +honored +. +“ +But +what +is +war +? +What +is +needed +for +success +in +warfare +? +What +are +the +habits +of +the +military +? +The +aim +of +war +is +murder +; +the +methods +of +war +are +spying +, +treachery +, +and +their +encouragement +, +the +ruin +of +a +country +’ +s +inhabitants +, +robbing +them +or +stealing +to +provision +the +army +, +and +fraud +and +falsehood +termed +military +craft +. +The +habits +of +the +military +class +are +the +absence +of +freedom +, +that +is +, +discipline +, +idleness +, +ignorance +, +cruelty +, +debauchery +, +and +drunkenness +. +And +in +spite +of +all +this +it +is +the +highest +class +, +respected +by +everyone +. +All +the +kings +, +except +the +Chinese +, +wear +military +uniforms +, +and +he +who +kills +most +people +receives +the +highest +rewards +. +“ +They +meet +, +as +we +shall +meet +tomorrow +, +to +murder +one +another +; +they +kill +and +maim +tens +of +thousands +, +and +then +have +thanksgiving +services +for +having +killed +so +many +people +( +they +even +exaggerate +the +number +) +, +and +they +announce +a +victory +, +supposing +that +the +more +people +they +have +killed +the +greater +their +achievement +. +How +does +God +above +look +at +them +and +hear +them +? +” +exclaimed +Prince +Andrew +in +a +shrill +, +piercing +voice +. +“ +Ah +, +my +friend +, +it +has +of +late +become +hard +for +me +to +live +. +I +see +that +I +have +begun +to +understand +too +much +. +And +it +doesn +’ +t +do +for +man +to +taste +of +the +tree +of +knowledge +of +good +and +evil +... +. +Ah +, +well +, +it +’ +s +not +for +long +! +” +he +added +. +“ +However +, +you +’ +re +sleepy +, +and +it +’ +s +time +for +me +to +sleep +. +Go +back +to +Górki +! +” +said +Prince +Andrew +suddenly +. +“ +Oh +no +! +” +Pierre +replied +, +looking +at +Prince +Andrew +with +frightened +, +compassionate +eyes +. +“ +Go +, +go +! +Before +a +battle +one +must +have +one +’ +s +sleep +out +, +” +repeated +Prince +Andrew +. +He +came +quickly +up +to +Pierre +and +embraced +and +kissed +him +. +“ +Good-by +, +be +off +! +” +he +shouted +. +“ +Whether +we +meet +again +or +not +... +” +and +turning +away +hurriedly +he +entered +the +shed +. +It +was +already +dark +, +and +Pierre +could +not +make +out +whether +the +expression +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +was +angry +or +tender +. +For +some +time +he +stood +in +silence +considering +whether +he +should +follow +him +or +go +away +. +“ +No +, +he +does +not +want +it +! +” +Pierre +concluded +. +“ +And +I +know +that +this +is +our +last +meeting +! +” +He +sighed +deeply +and +rode +back +to +Górki +. +On +re-entering +the +shed +Prince +Andrew +lay +down +on +a +rug +, +but +he +could +not +sleep +. +He +closed +his +eyes +. +One +picture +succeeded +another +in +his +imagination +. +On +one +of +them +he +dwelt +long +and +joyfully +. +He +vividly +recalled +an +evening +in +Petersburg +. +Natásha +with +animated +and +excited +face +was +telling +him +how +she +had +gone +to +look +for +mushrooms +the +previous +summer +and +had +lost +her +way +in +the +big +forest +. +She +incoherently +described +the +depths +of +the +forest +, +her +feelings +, +and +a +talk +with +a +beekeeper +she +met +, +and +constantly +interrupted +her +story +to +say +: +“ +No +, +I +can +’ +t +! +I +’ +m +not +telling +it +right +; +no +, +you +don +’ +t +understand +, +” +though +he +encouraged +her +by +saying +that +he +did +understand +, +and +he +really +had +understood +all +she +wanted +to +say +. +But +Natásha +was +not +satisfied +with +her +own +words +: +she +felt +that +they +did +not +convey +the +passionately +poetic +feeling +she +had +experienced +that +day +and +wished +to +convey +. +“ +He +was +such +a +delightful +old +man +, +and +it +was +so +dark +in +the +forest +... +and +he +had +such +kind +... +No +, +I +can +’ +t +describe +it +, +” +she +had +said +, +flushed +and +excited +. +Prince +Andrew +smiled +now +the +same +happy +smile +as +then +when +he +had +looked +into +her +eyes +. +“ +I +understood +her +, +” +he +thought +. +“ +I +not +only +understood +her +, +but +it +was +just +that +inner +, +spiritual +force +, +that +sincerity +, +that +frankness +of +soul—that +very +soul +of +hers +which +seemed +to +be +fettered +by +her +body—it +was +that +soul +I +loved +in +her +... +loved +so +strongly +and +happily +... +” +and +suddenly +he +remembered +how +his +love +had +ended +. +“ +He +did +not +need +anything +of +that +kind +. +He +neither +saw +nor +understood +anything +of +the +sort +. +He +only +saw +in +her +a +pretty +and +fresh +young +girl +, +with +whom +he +did +not +deign +to +unite +his +fate +. +And +I +? +... +and +he +is +still +alive +and +gay +! +” +Prince +Andrew +jumped +up +as +if +someone +had +burned +him +, +and +again +began +pacing +up +and +down +in +front +of +the +shed +. +CHAPTER +XXVI +On +August +25 +, +the +eve +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +M. +de +Beausset +, +prefect +of +the +French +Emperor +’ +s +palace +, +arrived +at +Napoleon +’ +s +quarters +at +Valúevo +with +Colonel +Fabvier +, +the +former +from +Paris +and +the +latter +from +Madrid +. +Donning +his +court +uniform +, +M. +de +Beausset +ordered +a +box +he +had +brought +for +the +Emperor +to +be +carried +before +him +and +entered +the +first +compartment +of +Napoleon +’ +s +tent +, +where +he +began +opening +the +box +while +conversing +with +Napoleon +’ +s +aides-de-camp +who +surrounded +him +. +Fabvier +, +not +entering +the +tent +, +remained +at +the +entrance +talking +to +some +generals +of +his +acquaintance +. +The +Emperor +Napoleon +had +not +yet +left +his +bedroom +and +was +finishing +his +toilet +. +Slightly +snorting +and +grunting +, +he +presented +now +his +back +and +now +his +plump +hairy +chest +to +the +brush +with +which +his +valet +was +rubbing +him +down +. +Another +valet +, +with +his +finger +over +the +mouth +of +a +bottle +, +was +sprinkling +Eau +de +Cologne +on +the +Emperor +’ +s +pampered +body +with +an +expression +which +seemed +to +say +that +he +alone +knew +where +and +how +much +Eau +de +Cologne +should +be +sprinkled +. +Napoleon +’ +s +short +hair +was +wet +and +matted +on +the +forehead +, +but +his +face +, +though +puffy +and +yellow +, +expressed +physical +satisfaction +. +“ +Go +on +, +harder +, +go +on +! +” +he +muttered +to +the +valet +who +was +rubbing +him +, +slightly +twitching +and +grunting +. +An +aide-de-camp +, +who +had +entered +the +bedroom +to +report +to +the +Emperor +the +number +of +prisoners +taken +in +yesterday +’ +s +action +, +was +standing +by +the +door +after +delivering +his +message +, +awaiting +permission +to +withdraw +. +Napoleon +, +frowning +, +looked +at +him +from +under +his +brows +. +“ +No +prisoners +! +” +said +he +, +repeating +the +aide-de-camp +’ +s +words +. +“ +They +are +forcing +us +to +exterminate +them +. +So +much +the +worse +for +the +Russian +army +... +. +Go +on +... +harder +, +harder +! +” +he +muttered +, +hunching +his +back +and +presenting +his +fat +shoulders +. +“ +All +right +. +Let +Monsieur +de +Beausset +enter +, +and +Fabvier +too +, +” +he +said +, +nodding +to +the +aide-de-camp +. +“ +Yes +, +sire +, +” +and +the +aide-de-camp +disappeared +through +the +door +of +the +tent +. +Two +valets +rapidly +dressed +His +Majesty +, +and +wearing +the +blue +uniform +of +the +Guards +he +went +with +firm +quick +steps +to +the +reception +room +. +De +Beausset +’ +s +hands +meanwhile +were +busily +engaged +arranging +the +present +he +had +brought +from +the +Empress +, +on +two +chairs +directly +in +front +of +the +entrance +. +But +Napoleon +had +dressed +and +come +out +with +such +unexpected +rapidity +that +he +had +not +time +to +finish +arranging +the +surprise +. +Napoleon +noticed +at +once +what +they +were +about +and +guessed +that +they +were +not +ready +. +He +did +not +wish +to +deprive +them +of +the +pleasure +of +giving +him +a +surprise +, +so +he +pretended +not +to +see +de +Beausset +and +called +Fabvier +to +him +, +listening +silently +and +with +a +stern +frown +to +what +Fabvier +told +him +of +the +heroism +and +devotion +of +his +troops +fighting +at +Salamanca +, +at +the +other +end +of +Europe +, +with +but +one +thought—to +be +worthy +of +their +Emperor—and +but +one +fear—to +fail +to +please +him +. +The +result +of +that +battle +had +been +deplorable +. +Napoleon +made +ironic +remarks +during +Fabvier +’ +s +account +, +as +if +he +had +not +expected +that +matters +could +go +otherwise +in +his +absence +. +“ +I +must +make +up +for +that +in +Moscow +, +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +I +’ +ll +see +you +later +, +” +he +added +, +and +summoned +de +Beausset +, +who +by +that +time +had +prepared +the +surprise +, +having +placed +something +on +the +chairs +and +covered +it +with +a +cloth +. +De +Beausset +bowed +low +, +with +that +courtly +French +bow +which +only +the +old +retainers +of +the +Bourbons +knew +how +to +make +, +and +approached +him +, +presenting +an +envelope +. +Napoleon +turned +to +him +gaily +and +pulled +his +ear +. +“ +You +have +hurried +here +. +I +am +very +glad +. +Well +, +what +is +Paris +saying +? +” +he +asked +, +suddenly +changing +his +former +stern +expression +for +a +most +cordial +tone +. +“ +Sire +, +all +Paris +regrets +your +absence +, +” +replied +de +Beausset +as +was +proper +. +But +though +Napoleon +knew +that +de +Beausset +had +to +say +something +of +this +kind +, +and +though +in +his +lucid +moments +he +knew +it +was +untrue +, +he +was +pleased +to +hear +it +from +him +. +Again +he +honored +him +by +touching +his +ear +. +“ +I +am +very +sorry +to +have +made +you +travel +so +far +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Sire +, +I +expected +nothing +less +than +to +find +you +at +the +gates +of +Moscow +, +” +replied +de +Beausset +. +Napoleon +smiled +and +, +lifting +his +head +absent-mindedly +, +glanced +to +the +right +. +An +aide-de-camp +approached +with +gliding +steps +and +offered +him +a +gold +snuffbox +, +which +he +took +. +“ +Yes +, +it +has +happened +luckily +for +you +, +” +he +said +, +raising +the +open +snuffbox +to +his +nose +. +“ +You +are +fond +of +travel +, +and +in +three +days +you +will +see +Moscow +. +You +surely +did +not +expect +to +see +that +Asiatic +capital +. +You +will +have +a +pleasant +journey. +” +De +Beausset +bowed +gratefully +at +this +regard +for +his +taste +for +travel +( +of +which +he +had +not +till +then +been +aware +) +. +“ +Ha +, +what +’ +s +this +? +” +asked +Napoleon +, +noticing +that +all +the +courtiers +were +looking +at +something +concealed +under +a +cloth +. +With +courtly +adroitness +de +Beausset +half +turned +and +without +turning +his +back +to +the +Emperor +retired +two +steps +, +twitching +off +the +cloth +at +the +same +time +, +and +said +: +“ +A +present +to +Your +Majesty +from +the +Empress. +” +It +was +a +portrait +, +painted +in +bright +colors +by +Gérard +, +of +the +son +borne +to +Napoleon +by +the +daughter +of +the +Emperor +of +Austria +, +the +boy +whom +for +some +reason +everyone +called +“ +The +King +of +Rome. +” +A +very +pretty +curly-headed +boy +with +a +look +of +the +Christ +in +the +Sistine +Madonna +was +depicted +playing +at +stick +and +ball +. +The +ball +represented +the +terrestrial +globe +and +the +stick +in +his +other +hand +a +scepter +. +Though +it +was +not +clear +what +the +artist +meant +to +express +by +depicting +the +so-called +King +of +Rome +spiking +the +earth +with +a +stick +, +the +allegory +apparently +seemed +to +Napoleon +, +as +it +had +done +to +all +who +had +seen +it +in +Paris +, +quite +clear +and +very +pleasing +. +“ +The +King +of +Rome +! +” +he +said +, +pointing +to +the +portrait +with +a +graceful +gesture +. +“ +Admirable +! +” +With +the +natural +capacity +of +an +Italian +for +changing +the +expression +of +his +face +at +will +, +he +drew +nearer +to +the +portrait +and +assumed +a +look +of +pensive +tenderness +. +He +felt +that +what +he +now +said +and +did +would +be +historical +, +and +it +seemed +to +him +that +it +would +now +be +best +for +him—whose +grandeur +enabled +his +son +to +play +stick +and +ball +with +the +terrestrial +globe—to +show +, +in +contrast +to +that +grandeur +, +the +simplest +paternal +tenderness +. +His +eyes +grew +dim +, +he +moved +forward +, +glanced +round +at +a +chair +( +which +seemed +to +place +itself +under +him +) +, +and +sat +down +on +it +before +the +portrait +. +At +a +single +gesture +from +him +everyone +went +out +on +tiptoe +, +leaving +the +great +man +to +himself +and +his +emotion +. +Having +sat +still +for +a +while +he +touched—himself +not +knowing +why—the +thick +spot +of +paint +representing +the +highest +light +in +the +portrait +, +rose +, +and +recalled +de +Beausset +and +the +officer +on +duty +. +He +ordered +the +portrait +to +be +carried +outside +his +tent +, +that +the +Old +Guard +, +stationed +round +it +, +might +not +be +deprived +of +the +pleasure +of +seeing +the +King +of +Rome +, +the +son +and +heir +of +their +adored +monarch +. +And +while +he +was +doing +M. +de +Beausset +the +honor +of +breakfasting +with +him +, +they +heard +, +as +Napoleon +had +anticipated +, +the +rapturous +cries +of +the +officers +and +men +of +the +Old +Guard +who +had +run +up +to +see +the +portrait +. +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +Vive +le +roi +de +Rome +! +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +came +those +ecstatic +cries +. +After +breakfast +Napoleon +in +de +Beausset +’ +s +presence +dictated +his +order +of +the +day +to +the +army +. +“ +Short +and +energetic +! +” +he +remarked +when +he +had +read +over +the +proclamation +which +he +had +dictated +straight +off +without +corrections +. +It +ran +: +Soldiers +! +This +is +the +battle +you +have +so +longed +for +. +Victory +depends +on +you +. +It +is +essential +for +us +; +it +will +give +us +all +we +need +: +comfortable +quarters +and +a +speedy +return +to +our +country +. +Behave +as +you +did +at +Austerlitz +, +Friedland +, +Vítebsk +, +and +Smolénsk +. +Let +our +remotest +posterity +recall +your +achievements +this +day +with +pride +. +Let +it +be +said +of +each +of +you +: +“ +He +was +in +the +great +battle +before +Moscow +! +” +“ +Before +Moscow +! +” +repeated +Napoleon +, +and +inviting +M. +de +Beausset +, +who +was +so +fond +of +travel +, +to +accompany +him +on +his +ride +, +he +went +out +of +the +tent +to +where +the +horses +stood +saddled +. +“ +Your +Majesty +is +too +kind +! +” +replied +de +Beausset +to +the +invitation +to +accompany +the +Emperor +; +he +wanted +to +sleep +, +did +not +know +how +to +ride +and +was +afraid +of +doing +so +. +But +Napoleon +nodded +to +the +traveler +, +and +de +Beausset +had +to +mount +. +When +Napoleon +came +out +of +the +tent +the +shouting +of +the +Guards +before +his +son +’ +s +portrait +grew +still +louder +. +Napoleon +frowned +. +“ +Take +him +away +! +” +he +said +, +pointing +with +a +gracefully +majestic +gesture +to +the +portrait +. +“ +It +is +too +soon +for +him +to +see +a +field +of +battle. +” +De +Beausset +closed +his +eyes +, +bowed +his +head +, +and +sighed +deeply +, +to +indicate +how +profoundly +he +valued +and +comprehended +the +Emperor +’ +s +words +. +CHAPTER +XXVII +On +the +twenty-fifth +of +August +, +so +his +historians +tell +us +, +Napoleon +spent +the +whole +day +on +horseback +inspecting +the +locality +, +considering +plans +submitted +to +him +by +his +marshals +, +and +personally +giving +commands +to +his +generals +. +The +original +line +of +the +Russian +forces +along +the +river +Kolochá +had +been +dislocated +by +the +capture +of +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +on +the +twenty-fourth +, +and +part +of +the +line—the +left +flank—had +been +drawn +back +. +That +part +of +the +line +was +not +entrenched +and +in +front +of +it +the +ground +was +more +open +and +level +than +elsewhere +. +It +was +evident +to +anyone +, +military +or +not +, +that +it +was +here +the +French +should +attack +. +It +would +seem +that +not +much +consideration +was +needed +to +reach +this +conclusion +, +nor +any +particular +care +or +trouble +on +the +part +of +the +Emperor +and +his +marshals +, +nor +was +there +any +need +of +that +special +and +supreme +quality +called +genius +that +people +are +so +apt +to +ascribe +to +Napoleon +; +yet +the +historians +who +described +the +event +later +and +the +men +who +then +surrounded +Napoleon +, +and +he +himself +, +thought +otherwise +. +Napoleon +rode +over +the +plain +and +surveyed +the +locality +with +a +profound +air +and +in +silence +, +nodded +with +approval +or +shook +his +head +dubiously +, +and +without +communicating +to +the +generals +around +him +the +profound +course +of +ideas +which +guided +his +decisions +merely +gave +them +his +final +conclusions +in +the +form +of +commands +. +Having +listened +to +a +suggestion +from +Davout +, +who +was +now +called +Prince +d +’ +Eckmühl +, +to +turn +the +Russian +left +wing +, +Napoleon +said +it +should +not +be +done +, +without +explaining +why +not +. +To +a +proposal +made +by +General +Campan +( +who +was +to +attack +the +flèches +) +to +lead +his +division +through +the +woods +, +Napoleon +agreed +, +though +the +so-called +Duke +of +Elchingen +( +Ney +) +ventured +to +remark +that +a +movement +through +the +woods +was +dangerous +and +might +disorder +the +division +. +Having +inspected +the +country +opposite +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +, +Napoleon +pondered +a +little +in +silence +and +then +indicated +the +spots +where +two +batteries +should +be +set +up +by +the +morrow +to +act +against +the +Russian +entrenchments +, +and +the +places +where +, +in +line +with +them +, +the +field +artillery +should +be +placed +. +After +giving +these +and +other +commands +he +returned +to +his +tent +, +and +the +dispositions +for +the +battle +were +written +down +from +his +dictation +. +These +dispositions +, +of +which +the +French +historians +write +with +enthusiasm +and +other +historians +with +profound +respect +, +were +as +follows +: +At +dawn +the +two +new +batteries +established +during +the +night +on +the +plain +occupied +by +the +Prince +d +’ +Eckmühl +will +open +fire +on +the +opposing +batteries +of +the +enemy +. +At +the +same +time +the +commander +of +the +artillery +of +the +1st +Corps +, +General +Pernetti +, +with +thirty +cannon +of +Campan +’ +s +division +and +all +the +howitzers +of +Dessaix +’ +s +and +Friant +’ +s +divisions +, +will +move +forward +, +open +fire +, +and +overwhelm +with +shellfire +the +enemy +’ +s +battery +, +against +which +will +operate +: +24 +guns +of +the +artillery +of +the +Guards +30 +guns +of +Campan +’ +s +division +and +8 +guns +of +Friant +’ +s +and +Dessaix +’ +s +divisions +— +in +all +62 +guns +. +The +commander +of +the +artillery +of +the +3rd +Corps +, +General +Fouché +, +will +place +the +howitzers +of +the +3rd +and +8th +Corps +, +sixteen +in +all +, +on +the +flanks +of +the +battery +that +is +to +bombard +the +entrenchment +on +the +left +, +which +will +have +forty +guns +in +all +directed +against +it +. +General +Sorbier +must +be +ready +at +the +first +order +to +advance +with +all +the +howitzers +of +the +Guard +’ +s +artillery +against +either +one +or +other +of +the +entrenchments +. +During +the +cannonade +Prince +Poniatowski +is +to +advance +through +the +wood +on +the +village +and +turn +the +enemy +’ +s +position +. +General +Campan +will +move +through +the +wood +to +seize +the +first +fortification +. +After +the +advance +has +begun +in +this +manner +, +orders +will +be +given +in +accordance +with +the +enemy +’ +s +movements +. +The +cannonade +on +the +left +flank +will +begin +as +soon +as +the +guns +of +the +right +wing +are +heard +. +The +sharpshooters +of +Morand +’ +s +division +and +of +the +vice-King +’ +s +division +will +open +a +heavy +fire +on +seeing +the +attack +commence +on +the +right +wing +. +The +vice-King +will +occupy +the +village +and +cross +by +its +three +bridges +, +advancing +to +the +same +heights +as +Morand +’ +s +and +Gibrard +’ +s +divisions +, +which +under +his +leadership +will +be +directed +against +the +redoubt +and +come +into +line +with +the +rest +of +the +forces +. +All +this +must +be +done +in +good +order +( +le +tout +se +fera +avec +ordre +et +méthode +) +as +far +as +possible +retaining +troops +in +reserve +. +The +Imperial +Camp +near +Mozháysk +, +September +, +6 +, +1812 +. +These +dispositions +, +which +are +very +obscure +and +confused +if +one +allows +oneself +to +regard +the +arrangements +without +religious +awe +of +his +genius +, +related +to +Napoleon +’ +s +orders +to +deal +with +four +points—four +different +orders +. +Not +one +of +these +was +, +or +could +be +, +carried +out +. +In +the +disposition +it +is +said +first +that +the +batteries +placed +on +the +spot +chosen +by +Napoleon +, +with +the +guns +of +Pernetti +and +Fouché +; +which +were +to +come +in +line +with +them +, +102 +guns +in +all +, +were +to +open +fire +and +shower +shells +on +the +Russian +flèches +and +redoubts +. +This +could +not +be +done +, +as +from +the +spots +selected +by +Napoleon +the +projectiles +did +not +carry +to +the +Russian +works +, +and +those +102 +guns +shot +into +the +air +until +the +nearest +commander +, +contrary +to +Napoleon +’ +s +instructions +, +moved +them +forward +. +The +second +order +was +that +Poniatowski +, +moving +to +the +village +through +the +wood +, +should +turn +the +Russian +left +flank +. +This +could +not +be +done +and +was +not +done +, +because +Poniatowski +, +advancing +on +the +village +through +the +wood +, +met +Túchkov +there +barring +his +way +, +and +could +not +and +did +not +turn +the +Russian +position +. +The +third +order +was +: +General +Campan +will +move +through +the +wood +to +seize +the +first +fortification +. +General +Campan +’ +s +division +did +not +seize +the +first +fortification +but +was +driven +back +, +for +on +emerging +from +the +wood +it +had +to +reform +under +grapeshot +, +of +which +Napoleon +was +unaware +. +The +fourth +order +was +: +The +vice-King +will +occupy +the +village +( +Borodinó +) +and +cross +by +its +three +bridges +, +advancing +to +the +same +heights +as +Morand +’ +s +and +Gérard +’ +s +divisions +( +for +whose +movements +no +directions +are +given +) +, +which +under +his +leadership +will +be +directed +against +the +redoubt +and +come +into +line +with +the +rest +of +the +forces +. +As +far +as +one +can +make +out +, +not +so +much +from +this +unintelligible +sentence +as +from +the +attempts +the +vice-King +made +to +execute +the +orders +given +him +, +he +was +to +advance +from +the +left +through +Borodinó +to +the +redoubt +while +the +divisions +of +Morand +and +Gérard +were +to +advance +simultaneously +from +the +front +. +All +this +, +like +the +other +parts +of +the +disposition +, +was +not +and +could +not +be +executed +. +After +passing +through +Borodinó +the +vice-King +was +driven +back +to +the +Kolochá +and +could +get +no +farther +; +while +the +divisions +of +Morand +and +Gérard +did +not +take +the +redoubt +but +were +driven +back +, +and +the +redoubt +was +only +taken +at +the +end +of +the +battle +by +the +cavalry +( +a +thing +probably +unforeseen +and +not +heard +of +by +Napoleon +) +. +So +not +one +of +the +orders +in +the +disposition +was +, +or +could +be +, +executed +. +But +in +the +disposition +it +is +said +that +, +after +the +fight +has +commenced +in +this +manner +, +orders +will +be +given +in +accordance +with +the +enemy +’ +s +movements +, +and +so +it +might +be +supposed +that +all +necessary +arrangements +would +be +made +by +Napoleon +during +the +battle +. +But +this +was +not +and +could +not +be +done +, +for +during +the +whole +battle +Napoleon +was +so +far +away +that +, +as +appeared +later +, +he +could +not +know +the +course +of +the +battle +and +not +one +of +his +orders +during +the +fight +could +be +executed +. +CHAPTER +XXVIII +Many +historians +say +that +the +French +did +not +win +the +battle +of +Borodinó +because +Napoleon +had +a +cold +, +and +that +if +he +had +not +had +a +cold +the +orders +he +gave +before +and +during +the +battle +would +have +been +still +more +full +of +genius +and +Russia +would +have +been +lost +and +the +face +of +the +world +have +been +changed +. +To +historians +who +believe +that +Russia +was +shaped +by +the +will +of +one +man—Peter +the +Great—and +that +France +from +a +republic +became +an +empire +and +French +armies +went +to +Russia +at +the +will +of +one +man—Napoleon—to +say +that +Russia +remained +a +power +because +Napoleon +had +a +bad +cold +on +the +twenty-fourth +of +August +may +seem +logical +and +convincing +. +If +it +had +depended +on +Napoleon +’ +s +will +to +fight +or +not +to +fight +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +and +if +this +or +that +other +arrangement +depended +on +his +will +, +then +evidently +a +cold +affecting +the +manifestation +of +his +will +might +have +saved +Russia +, +and +consequently +the +valet +who +omitted +to +bring +Napoleon +his +waterproof +boots +on +the +twenty-fourth +would +have +been +the +savior +of +Russia +. +Along +that +line +of +thought +such +a +deduction +is +indubitable +, +as +indubitable +as +the +deduction +Voltaire +made +in +jest +( +without +knowing +what +he +was +jesting +at +) +when +he +saw +that +the +Massacre +of +St. +Bartholomew +was +due +to +Charles +IX +’ +s +stomach +being +deranged +. +But +to +men +who +do +not +admit +that +Russia +was +formed +by +the +will +of +one +man +, +Peter +I +, +or +that +the +French +Empire +was +formed +and +the +war +with +Russia +begun +by +the +will +of +one +man +, +Napoleon +, +that +argument +seems +not +merely +untrue +and +irrational +, +but +contrary +to +all +human +reality +. +To +the +question +of +what +causes +historic +events +another +answer +presents +itself +, +namely +, +that +the +course +of +human +events +is +predetermined +from +on +high—depends +on +the +coincidence +of +the +wills +of +all +who +take +part +in +the +events +, +and +that +a +Napoleon +’ +s +influence +on +the +course +of +these +events +is +purely +external +and +fictitious +. +Strange +as +at +first +glance +it +may +seem +to +suppose +that +the +Massacre +of +St. +Bartholomew +was +not +due +to +Charles +IX +’ +s +will +, +though +he +gave +the +order +for +it +and +thought +it +was +done +as +a +result +of +that +order +; +and +strange +as +it +may +seem +to +suppose +that +the +slaughter +of +eighty +thousand +men +at +Borodinó +was +not +due +to +Napoleon +’ +s +will +, +though +he +ordered +the +commencement +and +conduct +of +the +battle +and +thought +it +was +done +because +he +ordered +it +; +strange +as +these +suppositions +appear +, +yet +human +dignity—which +tells +me +that +each +of +us +is +, +if +not +more +at +least +not +less +a +man +than +the +great +Napoleon—demands +the +acceptance +of +that +solution +of +the +question +, +and +historic +investigation +abundantly +confirms +it +. +At +the +battle +of +Borodinó +Napoleon +shot +at +no +one +and +killed +no +one +. +That +was +all +done +by +the +soldiers +. +Therefore +it +was +not +he +who +killed +people +. +The +French +soldiers +went +to +kill +and +be +killed +at +the +battle +of +Borodinó +not +because +of +Napoleon +’ +s +orders +but +by +their +own +volition +. +The +whole +army—French +, +Italian +, +German +, +Polish +, +and +Dutch—hungry +, +ragged +, +and +weary +of +the +campaign +, +felt +at +the +sight +of +an +army +blocking +their +road +to +Moscow +that +the +wine +was +drawn +and +must +be +drunk +. +Had +Napoleon +then +forbidden +them +to +fight +the +Russians +, +they +would +have +killed +him +and +have +proceeded +to +fight +the +Russians +because +it +was +inevitable +. +When +they +heard +Napoleon +’ +s +proclamation +offering +them +, +as +compensation +for +mutilation +and +death +, +the +words +of +posterity +about +their +having +been +in +the +battle +before +Moscow +, +they +cried +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +just +as +they +had +cried +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +at +the +sight +of +the +portrait +of +the +boy +piercing +the +terrestrial +globe +with +a +toy +stick +, +and +just +as +they +would +have +cried +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +at +any +nonsense +that +might +be +told +them +. +There +was +nothing +left +for +them +to +do +but +cry +“ +Vive +l +’ +Empereur +! +” +and +go +to +fight +, +in +order +to +get +food +and +rest +as +conquerors +in +Moscow +. +So +it +was +not +because +of +Napoleon +’ +s +commands +that +they +killed +their +fellow +men +. +And +it +was +not +Napoleon +who +directed +the +course +of +the +battle +, +for +none +of +his +orders +were +executed +and +during +the +battle +he +did +not +know +what +was +going +on +before +him +. +So +the +way +in +which +these +people +killed +one +another +was +not +decided +by +Napoleon +’ +s +will +but +occurred +independently +of +him +, +in +accord +with +the +will +of +hundreds +of +thousands +of +people +who +took +part +in +the +common +action +. +It +only +seemed +to +Napoleon +that +it +all +took +place +by +his +will +. +And +so +the +question +whether +he +had +or +had +not +a +cold +has +no +more +historic +interest +than +the +cold +of +the +least +of +the +transport +soldiers +. +Moreover +, +the +assertion +made +by +various +writers +that +his +cold +was +the +cause +of +his +dispositions +not +being +as +well-planned +as +on +former +occasions +, +and +of +his +orders +during +the +battle +not +being +as +good +as +previously +, +is +quite +baseless +, +which +again +shows +that +Napoleon +’ +s +cold +on +the +twenty-sixth +of +August +was +unimportant +. +The +dispositions +cited +above +are +not +at +all +worse +, +but +are +even +better +, +than +previous +dispositions +by +which +he +had +won +victories +. +His +pseudo-orders +during +the +battle +were +also +no +worse +than +formerly +, +but +much +the +same +as +usual +. +These +dispositions +and +orders +only +seem +worse +than +previous +ones +because +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +the +first +Napoleon +did +not +win +. +The +profoundest +and +most +excellent +dispositions +and +orders +seem +very +bad +, +and +every +learned +militarist +criticizes +them +with +looks +of +importance +, +when +they +relate +to +a +battle +that +has +been +lost +, +and +the +very +worst +dispositions +and +orders +seem +very +good +, +and +serious +people +fill +whole +volumes +to +demonstrate +their +merits +, +when +they +relate +to +a +battle +that +has +been +won +. +The +dispositions +drawn +up +by +Weyrother +for +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +were +a +model +of +perfection +for +that +kind +of +composition +, +but +still +they +were +criticized—criticized +for +their +very +perfection +, +for +their +excessive +minuteness +. +Napoleon +at +the +battle +of +Borodinó +fulfilled +his +office +as +representative +of +authority +as +well +as +, +and +even +better +than +, +at +other +battles +. +He +did +nothing +harmful +to +the +progress +of +the +battle +; +he +inclined +to +the +most +reasonable +opinions +, +he +made +no +confusion +, +did +not +contradict +himself +, +did +not +get +frightened +or +run +away +from +the +field +of +battle +, +but +with +his +great +tact +and +military +experience +carried +out +his +role +of +appearing +to +command +, +calmly +and +with +dignity +. +CHAPTER +XXIX +On +returning +from +a +second +inspection +of +the +lines +, +Napoleon +remarked +: +“ +The +chessmen +are +set +up +, +the +game +will +begin +tomorrow +! +” +Having +ordered +punch +and +summoned +de +Beausset +, +he +began +to +talk +to +him +about +Paris +and +about +some +changes +he +meant +to +make +in +the +Empress +’ +household +, +surprising +the +prefect +by +his +memory +of +minute +details +relating +to +the +court +. +He +showed +an +interest +in +trifles +, +joked +about +de +Beausset +’ +s +love +of +travel +, +and +chatted +carelessly +, +as +a +famous +, +self-confident +surgeon +who +knows +his +job +does +when +turning +up +his +sleeves +and +putting +on +his +apron +while +a +patient +is +being +strapped +to +the +operating +table +. +“ +The +matter +is +in +my +hands +and +is +clear +and +definite +in +my +head +. +When +the +time +comes +to +set +to +work +I +shall +do +it +as +no +one +else +could +, +but +now +I +can +jest +, +and +the +more +I +jest +and +the +calmer +I +am +the +more +tranquil +and +confident +you +ought +to +be +, +and +the +more +amazed +at +my +genius. +” +Having +finished +his +second +glass +of +punch +, +Napoleon +went +to +rest +before +the +serious +business +which +, +he +considered +, +awaited +him +next +day +. +He +was +so +much +interested +in +that +task +that +he +was +unable +to +sleep +, +and +in +spite +of +his +cold +which +had +grown +worse +from +the +dampness +of +the +evening +, +he +went +into +the +large +division +of +the +tent +at +three +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +, +loudly +blowing +his +nose +. +He +asked +whether +the +Russians +had +not +withdrawn +, +and +was +told +that +the +enemy +’ +s +fires +were +still +in +the +same +places +. +He +nodded +approval +. +The +adjutant +in +attendance +came +into +the +tent +. +“ +Well +, +Rapp +, +do +you +think +we +shall +do +good +business +today +? +” +Napoleon +asked +him +. +“ +Without +doubt +, +sire +, +” +replied +Rapp +. +Napoleon +looked +at +him +. +“ +Do +you +remember +, +sire +, +what +you +did +me +the +honor +to +say +at +Smolénsk +? +” +continued +Rapp +. +“ +The +wine +is +drawn +and +must +be +drunk. +” +Napoleon +frowned +and +sat +silent +for +a +long +time +leaning +his +head +on +his +hand +. +“ +This +poor +army +! +” +he +suddenly +remarked +. +“ +It +has +diminished +greatly +since +Smolénsk +. +Fortune +is +frankly +a +courtesan +, +Rapp +. +I +have +always +said +so +and +I +am +beginning +to +experience +it +. +But +the +Guards +, +Rapp +, +the +Guards +are +intact +? +” +he +remarked +interrogatively +. +“ +Yes +, +sire +, +” +replied +Rapp +. +Napoleon +took +a +lozenge +, +put +it +in +his +mouth +, +and +glanced +at +his +watch +. +He +was +not +sleepy +and +it +was +still +not +nearly +morning +. +It +was +impossible +to +give +further +orders +for +the +sake +of +killing +time +, +for +the +orders +had +all +been +given +and +were +now +being +executed +. +“ +Have +the +biscuits +and +rice +been +served +out +to +the +regiments +of +the +Guards +? +” +asked +Napoleon +sternly +. +“ +Yes +, +sire. +” +“ +The +rice +too +? +” +Rapp +replied +that +he +had +given +the +Emperor +’ +s +order +about +the +rice +, +but +Napoleon +shook +his +head +in +dissatisfaction +as +if +not +believing +that +his +order +had +been +executed +. +An +attendant +came +in +with +punch +. +Napoleon +ordered +another +glass +to +be +brought +for +Rapp +, +and +silently +sipped +his +own +. +“ +I +have +neither +taste +nor +smell +, +” +he +remarked +, +sniffing +at +his +glass +. +“ +This +cold +is +tiresome +. +They +talk +about +medicine—what +is +the +good +of +medicine +when +it +can +’ +t +cure +a +cold +! +Corvisart +gave +me +these +lozenges +but +they +don +’ +t +help +at +all +. +What +can +doctors +cure +? +One +can +’ +t +cure +anything +. +Our +body +is +a +machine +for +living +. +It +is +organized +for +that +, +it +is +its +nature +. +Let +life +go +on +in +it +unhindered +and +let +it +defend +itself +, +it +will +do +more +than +if +you +paralyze +it +by +encumbering +it +with +remedies +. +Our +body +is +like +a +perfect +watch +that +should +go +for +a +certain +time +; +the +watchmaker +can +not +open +it +, +he +can +only +adjust +it +by +fumbling +, +and +that +blindfold +... +. +Yes +, +our +body +is +just +a +machine +for +living +, +that +is +all. +” +And +having +entered +on +the +path +of +definition +, +of +which +he +was +fond +, +Napoleon +suddenly +and +unexpectedly +gave +a +new +one +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +Rapp +, +what +military +art +is +? +” +asked +he +. +“ +It +is +the +art +of +being +stronger +than +the +enemy +at +a +given +moment +. +That +’ +s +all. +” +Rapp +made +no +reply +. +“ +Tomorrow +we +shall +have +to +deal +with +Kutúzov +! +” +said +Napoleon +. +“ +We +shall +see +! +Do +you +remember +at +Braunau +he +commanded +an +army +for +three +weeks +and +did +not +once +mount +a +horse +to +inspect +his +entrenchments +... +. +We +shall +see +! +” +He +looked +at +his +watch +. +It +was +still +only +four +o +’ +clock +. +He +did +not +feel +sleepy +. +The +punch +was +finished +and +there +was +still +nothing +to +do +. +He +rose +, +walked +to +and +fro +, +put +on +a +warm +overcoat +and +a +hat +, +and +went +out +of +the +tent +. +The +night +was +dark +and +damp +, +a +scarcely +perceptible +moisture +was +descending +from +above +. +Near +by +, +the +campfires +were +dimly +burning +among +the +French +Guards +, +and +in +the +distance +those +of +the +Russian +line +shone +through +the +smoke +. +The +weather +was +calm +, +and +the +rustle +and +tramp +of +the +French +troops +already +beginning +to +move +to +take +up +their +positions +were +clearly +audible +. +Napoleon +walked +about +in +front +of +his +tent +, +looked +at +the +fires +and +listened +to +these +sounds +, +and +as +he +was +passing +a +tall +guardsman +in +a +shaggy +cap +, +who +was +standing +sentinel +before +his +tent +and +had +drawn +himself +up +like +a +black +pillar +at +sight +of +the +Emperor +, +Napoleon +stopped +in +front +of +him +. +“ +What +year +did +you +enter +the +service +? +” +he +asked +with +that +affectation +of +military +bluntness +and +geniality +with +which +he +always +addressed +the +soldiers +. +The +man +answered +the +question +. +“ +Ah +! +One +of +the +old +ones +! +Has +your +regiment +had +its +rice +? +” +“ +It +has +, +Your +Majesty. +” +Napoleon +nodded +and +walked +away +. +At +half-past +five +Napoleon +rode +to +the +village +of +Shevárdino +. +It +was +growing +light +, +the +sky +was +clearing +, +only +a +single +cloud +lay +in +the +east +. +The +abandoned +campfires +were +burning +themselves +out +in +the +faint +morning +light +. +On +the +right +a +single +deep +report +of +a +cannon +resounded +and +died +away +in +the +prevailing +silence +. +Some +minutes +passed +. +A +second +and +a +third +report +shook +the +air +, +then +a +fourth +and +a +fifth +boomed +solemnly +near +by +on +the +right +. +The +first +shots +had +not +yet +ceased +to +reverberate +before +others +rang +out +and +yet +more +were +heard +mingling +with +and +overtaking +one +another +. +Napoleon +with +his +suite +rode +up +to +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +where +he +dismounted +. +The +game +had +begun +. +CHAPTER +XXX +On +returning +to +Górki +after +having +seen +Prince +Andrew +, +Pierre +ordered +his +groom +to +get +the +horses +ready +and +to +call +him +early +in +the +morning +, +and +then +immediately +fell +asleep +behind +a +partition +in +a +corner +Borís +had +given +up +to +him +. +Before +he +was +thoroughly +awake +next +morning +everybody +had +already +left +the +hut +. +The +panes +were +rattling +in +the +little +windows +and +his +groom +was +shaking +him +. +“ +Your +excellency +! +Your +excellency +! +Your +excellency +! +” +he +kept +repeating +pertinaciously +while +he +shook +Pierre +by +the +shoulder +without +looking +at +him +, +having +apparently +lost +hope +of +getting +him +to +wake +up +. +“ +What +? +Has +it +begun +? +Is +it +time +? +” +Pierre +asked +, +waking +up +. +“ +Hear +the +firing +, +” +said +the +groom +, +a +discharged +soldier +. +“ +All +the +gentlemen +have +gone +out +, +and +his +Serene +Highness +himself +rode +past +long +ago. +” +Pierre +dressed +hastily +and +ran +out +to +the +porch +. +Outside +all +was +bright +, +fresh +, +dewy +, +and +cheerful +. +The +sun +, +just +bursting +forth +from +behind +a +cloud +that +had +concealed +it +, +was +shining +, +with +rays +still +half +broken +by +the +clouds +, +over +the +roofs +of +the +street +opposite +, +on +the +dew-besprinkled +dust +of +the +road +, +on +the +walls +of +the +houses +, +on +the +windows +, +the +fence +, +and +on +Pierre +’ +s +horses +standing +before +the +hut +. +The +roar +of +guns +sounded +more +distinct +outside +. +An +adjutant +accompanied +by +a +Cossack +passed +by +at +a +sharp +trot +. +“ +It +’ +s +time +, +Count +; +it +’ +s +time +! +” +cried +the +adjutant +. +Telling +the +groom +to +follow +him +with +the +horses +, +Pierre +went +down +the +street +to +the +knoll +from +which +he +had +looked +at +the +field +of +battle +the +day +before +. +A +crowd +of +military +men +was +assembled +there +, +members +of +the +staff +could +be +heard +conversing +in +French +, +and +Kutúzov +’ +s +gray +head +in +a +white +cap +with +a +red +band +was +visible +, +his +gray +nape +sunk +between +his +shoulders +. +He +was +looking +through +a +field +glass +down +the +highroad +before +him +. +Mounting +the +steps +to +the +knoll +Pierre +looked +at +the +scene +before +him +, +spellbound +by +beauty +. +It +was +the +same +panorama +he +had +admired +from +that +spot +the +day +before +, +but +now +the +whole +place +was +full +of +troops +and +covered +by +smoke +clouds +from +the +guns +, +and +the +slanting +rays +of +the +bright +sun +, +rising +slightly +to +the +left +behind +Pierre +, +cast +upon +it +through +the +clear +morning +air +penetrating +streaks +of +rosy +, +golden-tinted +light +and +long +dark +shadows +. +The +forest +at +the +farthest +extremity +of +the +panorama +seemed +carved +in +some +precious +stone +of +a +yellowish-green +color +; +its +undulating +outline +was +silhouetted +against +the +horizon +and +was +pierced +beyond +Valúevo +by +the +Smolénsk +highroad +crowded +with +troops +. +Nearer +at +hand +glittered +golden +cornfields +interspersed +with +copses +. +There +were +troops +to +be +seen +everywhere +, +in +front +and +to +the +right +and +left +. +All +this +was +vivid +, +majestic +, +and +unexpected +; +but +what +impressed +Pierre +most +of +all +was +the +view +of +the +battlefield +itself +, +of +Borodinó +and +the +hollows +on +both +sides +of +the +Kolochá +. +Above +the +Kolochá +, +in +Borodinó +and +on +both +sides +of +it +, +especially +to +the +left +where +the +Vóyna +flowing +between +its +marshy +banks +falls +into +the +Kolochá +, +a +mist +had +spread +which +seemed +to +melt +, +to +dissolve +, +and +to +become +translucent +when +the +brilliant +sun +appeared +and +magically +colored +and +outlined +everything +. +The +smoke +of +the +guns +mingled +with +this +mist +, +and +over +the +whole +expanse +and +through +that +mist +the +rays +of +the +morning +sun +were +reflected +, +flashing +back +like +lightning +from +the +water +, +from +the +dew +, +and +from +the +bayonets +of +the +troops +crowded +together +by +the +riverbanks +and +in +Borodinó +. +A +white +church +could +be +seen +through +the +mist +, +and +here +and +there +the +roofs +of +huts +in +Borodinó +as +well +as +dense +masses +of +soldiers +, +or +green +ammunition +chests +and +ordnance +. +And +all +this +moved +, +or +seemed +to +move +, +as +the +smoke +and +mist +spread +out +over +the +whole +space +. +Just +as +in +the +mist-enveloped +hollow +near +Borodinó +, +so +along +the +entire +line +outside +and +above +it +and +especially +in +the +woods +and +fields +to +the +left +, +in +the +valleys +and +on +the +summits +of +the +high +ground +, +clouds +of +powder +smoke +seemed +continually +to +spring +up +out +of +nothing +, +now +singly +, +now +several +at +a +time +, +some +translucent +, +others +dense +, +which +, +swelling +, +growing +, +rolling +, +and +blending +, +extended +over +the +whole +expanse +. +These +puffs +of +smoke +and +( +strange +to +say +) +the +sound +of +the +firing +produced +the +chief +beauty +of +the +spectacle +. +“ +Puff +! +” +—suddenly +a +round +compact +cloud +of +smoke +was +seen +merging +from +violet +into +gray +and +milky +white +, +and +“ +boom +! +” +came +the +report +a +second +later +. +“ +Puff +! +puff +! +” +—and +two +clouds +arose +pushing +one +another +and +blending +together +; +and +“ +boom +, +boom +! +” +came +the +sounds +confirming +what +the +eye +had +seen +. +Pierre +glanced +round +at +the +first +cloud +, +which +he +had +seen +as +a +round +compact +ball +, +and +in +its +place +already +were +balloons +of +smoke +floating +to +one +side +, +and— +“ +puff +” +( +with +a +pause +) +— +“ +puff +, +puff +! +” +three +and +then +four +more +appeared +and +then +from +each +, +with +the +same +interval— +“ +boom—boom +, +boom +! +” +came +the +fine +, +firm +, +precise +sounds +in +reply +. +It +seemed +as +if +those +smoke +clouds +sometimes +ran +and +sometimes +stood +still +while +woods +, +fields +, +and +glittering +bayonets +ran +past +them +. +From +the +left +, +over +fields +and +bushes +, +those +large +balls +of +smoke +were +continually +appearing +followed +by +their +solemn +reports +, +while +nearer +still +, +in +the +hollows +and +woods +, +there +burst +from +the +muskets +small +cloudlets +that +had +no +time +to +become +balls +, +but +had +their +little +echoes +in +just +the +same +way +. +“ +Trakh-ta-ta-takh +! +” +came +the +frequent +crackle +of +musketry +, +but +it +was +irregular +and +feeble +in +comparison +with +the +reports +of +the +cannon +. +Pierre +wished +to +be +there +with +that +smoke +, +those +shining +bayonets +, +that +movement +, +and +those +sounds +. +He +turned +to +look +at +Kutúzov +and +his +suite +, +to +compare +his +impressions +with +those +of +others +. +They +were +all +looking +at +the +field +of +battle +as +he +was +, +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +him +, +with +the +same +feelings +. +All +their +faces +were +now +shining +with +that +latent +warmth +of +feeling +Pierre +had +noticed +the +day +before +and +had +fully +understood +after +his +talk +with +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Go +, +my +dear +fellow +, +go +... +and +Christ +be +with +you +! +” +Kutúzov +was +saying +to +a +general +who +stood +beside +him +, +not +taking +his +eye +from +the +battlefield +. +Having +received +this +order +the +general +passed +by +Pierre +on +his +way +down +the +knoll +. +“ +To +the +crossing +! +” +said +the +general +coldly +and +sternly +in +reply +to +one +of +the +staff +who +asked +where +he +was +going +. +“ +I +’ +ll +go +there +too +, +I +too +! +” +thought +Pierre +, +and +followed +the +general +. +The +general +mounted +a +horse +a +Cossack +had +brought +him +. +Pierre +went +to +his +groom +who +was +holding +his +horses +and +, +asking +which +was +the +quietest +, +clambered +onto +it +, +seized +it +by +the +mane +, +and +turning +out +his +toes +pressed +his +heels +against +its +sides +and +, +feeling +that +his +spectacles +were +slipping +off +but +unable +to +let +go +of +the +mane +and +reins +, +he +galloped +after +the +general +, +causing +the +staff +officers +to +smile +as +they +watched +him +from +the +knoll +. +CHAPTER +XXXI +Having +descended +the +hill +the +general +after +whom +Pierre +was +galloping +turned +sharply +to +the +left +, +and +Pierre +, +losing +sight +of +him +, +galloped +in +among +some +ranks +of +infantry +marching +ahead +of +him +. +He +tried +to +pass +either +in +front +of +them +or +to +the +right +or +left +, +but +there +were +soldiers +everywhere +, +all +with +the +same +preoccupied +expression +and +busy +with +some +unseen +but +evidently +important +task +. +They +all +gazed +with +the +same +dissatisfied +and +inquiring +expression +at +this +stout +man +in +a +white +hat +, +who +for +some +unknown +reason +threatened +to +trample +them +under +his +horse +’ +s +hoofs +. +“ +Why +ride +into +the +middle +of +the +battalion +? +” +one +of +them +shouted +at +him +. +Another +prodded +his +horse +with +the +butt +end +of +a +musket +, +and +Pierre +, +bending +over +his +saddlebow +and +hardly +able +to +control +his +shying +horse +, +galloped +ahead +of +the +soldiers +where +there +was +a +free +space +. +There +was +a +bridge +ahead +of +him +, +where +other +soldiers +stood +firing +. +Pierre +rode +up +to +them +. +Without +being +aware +of +it +he +had +come +to +the +bridge +across +the +Kolochá +between +Górki +and +Borodinó +, +which +the +French +( +having +occupied +Borodinó +) +were +attacking +in +the +first +phase +of +the +battle +. +Pierre +saw +that +there +was +a +bridge +in +front +of +him +and +that +soldiers +were +doing +something +on +both +sides +of +it +and +in +the +meadow +, +among +the +rows +of +new-mown +hay +which +he +had +taken +no +notice +of +amid +the +smoke +of +the +campfires +the +day +before +; +but +despite +the +incessant +firing +going +on +there +he +had +no +idea +that +this +was +the +field +of +battle +. +He +did +not +notice +the +sound +of +the +bullets +whistling +from +every +side +, +or +the +projectiles +that +flew +over +him +, +did +not +see +the +enemy +on +the +other +side +of +the +river +, +and +for +a +long +time +did +not +notice +the +killed +and +wounded +, +though +many +fell +near +him +. +He +looked +about +him +with +a +smile +which +did +not +leave +his +face +. +“ +Why +’ +s +that +fellow +in +front +of +the +line +? +” +shouted +somebody +at +him +again +. +“ +To +the +left +! +... +Keep +to +the +right +! +” +the +men +shouted +to +him +. +Pierre +went +to +the +right +, +and +unexpectedly +encountered +one +of +Raévski +’ +s +adjutants +whom +he +knew +. +The +adjutant +looked +angrily +at +him +, +evidently +also +intending +to +shout +at +him +, +but +on +recognizing +him +he +nodded +. +“ +How +have +you +got +here +? +” +he +said +, +and +galloped +on +. +Pierre +, +feeling +out +of +place +there +, +having +nothing +to +do +, +and +afraid +of +getting +in +someone +’ +s +way +again +, +galloped +after +the +adjutant +. +“ +What +’ +s +happening +here +? +May +I +come +with +you +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +One +moment +, +one +moment +! +” +replied +the +adjutant +, +and +riding +up +to +a +stout +colonel +who +was +standing +in +the +meadow +, +he +gave +him +some +message +and +then +addressed +Pierre +. +“ +Why +have +you +come +here +, +Count +? +” +he +asked +with +a +smile +. +“ +Still +inquisitive +? +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +assented +Pierre +. +But +the +adjutant +turned +his +horse +about +and +rode +on +. +“ +Here +it +’ +s +tolerable +, +” +said +he +, +“ +but +with +Bagratión +on +the +left +flank +they +’ +re +getting +it +frightfully +hot. +” +“ +Really +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Where +is +that +? +” +“ +Come +along +with +me +to +our +knoll +. +We +can +get +a +view +from +there +and +in +our +battery +it +is +still +bearable +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +Will +you +come +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +’ +ll +come +with +you +, +” +replied +Pierre +, +looking +round +for +his +groom +. +It +was +only +now +that +he +noticed +wounded +men +staggering +along +or +being +carried +on +stretchers +. +On +that +very +meadow +he +had +ridden +over +the +day +before +, +a +soldier +was +lying +athwart +the +rows +of +scented +hay +, +with +his +head +thrown +awkwardly +back +and +his +shako +off +. +“ +Why +haven +’ +t +they +carried +him +away +? +” +Pierre +was +about +to +ask +, +but +seeing +the +stern +expression +of +the +adjutant +who +was +also +looking +that +way +, +he +checked +himself +. +Pierre +did +not +find +his +groom +and +rode +along +the +hollow +with +the +adjutant +to +Raévski +’ +s +Redoubt +. +His +horse +lagged +behind +the +adjutant +’ +s +and +jolted +him +at +every +step +. +“ +You +don +’ +t +seem +to +be +used +to +riding +, +Count +? +” +remarked +the +adjutant +. +“ +No +it +’ +s +not +that +, +but +her +action +seems +so +jerky +, +” +said +Pierre +in +a +puzzled +tone +. +“ +Why +... +she +’ +s +wounded +! +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +In +the +off +foreleg +above +the +knee +. +A +bullet +, +no +doubt +. +I +congratulate +you +, +Count +, +on +your +baptism +of +fire +! +” +Having +ridden +in +the +smoke +past +the +Sixth +Corps +, +behind +the +artillery +which +had +been +moved +forward +and +was +in +action +, +deafening +them +with +the +noise +of +firing +, +they +came +to +a +small +wood +. +There +it +was +cool +and +quiet +, +with +a +scent +of +autumn +. +Pierre +and +the +adjutant +dismounted +and +walked +up +the +hill +on +foot +. +“ +Is +the +general +here +? +” +asked +the +adjutant +on +reaching +the +knoll +. +“ +He +was +here +a +minute +ago +but +has +just +gone +that +way +, +” +someone +told +him +, +pointing +to +the +right +. +The +adjutant +looked +at +Pierre +as +if +puzzled +what +to +do +with +him +now +. +“ +Don +’ +t +trouble +about +me +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +I +’ +ll +go +up +onto +the +knoll +if +I +may +? +” +“ +Yes +, +do +. +You +’ +ll +see +everything +from +there +and +it +’ +s +less +dangerous +, +and +I +’ +ll +come +for +you. +” +Pierre +went +to +the +battery +and +the +adjutant +rode +on +. +They +did +not +meet +again +, +and +only +much +later +did +Pierre +learn +that +he +lost +an +arm +that +day +. +The +knoll +to +which +Pierre +ascended +was +that +famous +one +afterwards +known +to +the +Russians +as +the +Knoll +Battery +or +Raévski +’ +s +Redoubt +, +and +to +the +French +as +la +grande +redoute +, +la +fatale +redoute +, +la +redoute +du +centre +, +around +which +tens +of +thousands +fell +, +and +which +the +French +regarded +as +the +key +to +the +whole +position +. +This +redoubt +consisted +of +a +knoll +, +on +three +sides +of +which +trenches +had +been +dug +. +Within +the +entrenchment +stood +ten +guns +that +were +being +fired +through +openings +in +the +earthwork +. +In +line +with +the +knoll +on +both +sides +stood +other +guns +which +also +fired +incessantly +. +A +little +behind +the +guns +stood +infantry +. +When +ascending +that +knoll +Pierre +had +no +notion +that +this +spot +, +on +which +small +trenches +had +been +dug +and +from +which +a +few +guns +were +firing +, +was +the +most +important +point +of +the +battle +. +On +the +contrary +, +just +because +he +happened +to +be +there +he +thought +it +one +of +the +least +significant +parts +of +the +field +. +Having +reached +the +knoll +, +Pierre +sat +down +at +one +end +of +a +trench +surrounding +the +battery +and +gazed +at +what +was +going +on +around +him +with +an +unconsciously +happy +smile +. +Occasionally +he +rose +and +walked +about +the +battery +still +with +that +same +smile +, +trying +not +to +obstruct +the +soldiers +who +were +loading +, +hauling +the +guns +, +and +continually +running +past +him +with +bags +and +charges +. +The +guns +of +that +battery +were +being +fired +continually +one +after +another +with +a +deafening +roar +, +enveloping +the +whole +neighborhood +in +powder +smoke +. +In +contrast +with +the +dread +felt +by +the +infantrymen +placed +in +support +, +here +in +the +battery +where +a +small +number +of +men +busy +at +their +work +were +separated +from +the +rest +by +a +trench +, +everyone +experienced +a +common +and +as +it +were +family +feeling +of +animation +. +The +intrusion +of +Pierre +’ +s +nonmilitary +figure +in +a +white +hat +made +an +unpleasant +impression +at +first +. +The +soldiers +looked +askance +at +him +with +surprise +and +even +alarm +as +they +went +past +him +. +The +senior +artillery +officer +, +a +tall +, +long-legged +, +pockmarked +man +, +moved +over +to +Pierre +as +if +to +see +the +action +of +the +farthest +gun +and +looked +at +him +with +curiosity +. +A +young +round-faced +officer +, +quite +a +boy +still +and +evidently +only +just +out +of +the +Cadet +College +, +who +was +zealously +commanding +the +two +guns +entrusted +to +him +, +addressed +Pierre +sternly +. +“ +Sir +, +” +he +said +, +“ +permit +me +to +ask +you +to +stand +aside +. +You +must +not +be +here. +” +The +soldiers +shook +their +heads +disapprovingly +as +they +looked +at +Pierre +. +But +when +they +had +convinced +themselves +that +this +man +in +the +white +hat +was +doing +no +harm +, +but +either +sat +quietly +on +the +slope +of +the +trench +with +a +shy +smile +or +, +politely +making +way +for +the +soldiers +, +paced +up +and +down +the +battery +under +fire +as +calmly +as +if +he +were +on +a +boulevard +, +their +feeling +of +hostile +distrust +gradually +began +to +change +into +a +kindly +and +bantering +sympathy +, +such +as +soldiers +feel +for +their +dogs +, +cocks +, +goats +, +and +in +general +for +the +animals +that +live +with +the +regiment +. +The +men +soon +accepted +Pierre +into +their +family +, +adopted +him +, +gave +him +a +nickname +( +“ +our +gentleman +” +) +, +and +made +kindly +fun +of +him +among +themselves +. +A +shell +tore +up +the +earth +two +paces +from +Pierre +and +he +looked +around +with +a +smile +as +he +brushed +from +his +clothes +some +earth +it +had +thrown +up +. +“ +And +how +’ +s +it +you +’ +re +not +afraid +, +sir +, +really +now +? +” +a +red-faced +, +broad-shouldered +soldier +asked +Pierre +, +with +a +grin +that +disclosed +a +set +of +sound +, +white +teeth +. +“ +Are +you +afraid +, +then +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +What +else +do +you +expect +? +” +answered +the +soldier +. +“ +She +has +no +mercy +, +you +know +! +When +she +comes +spluttering +down +, +out +go +your +innards +. +One +can +’ +t +help +being +afraid +, +” +he +said +laughing +. +Several +of +the +men +, +with +bright +kindly +faces +, +stopped +beside +Pierre +. +They +seemed +not +to +have +expected +him +to +talk +like +anybody +else +, +and +the +discovery +that +he +did +so +delighted +them +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +business +of +us +soldiers +. +But +in +a +gentleman +it +’ +s +wonderful +! +There +’ +s +a +gentleman +for +you +! +” +“ +To +your +places +! +” +cried +the +young +officer +to +the +men +gathered +round +Pierre +. +The +young +officer +was +evidently +exercising +his +duties +for +the +first +or +second +time +and +therefore +treated +both +his +superiors +and +the +men +with +great +precision +and +formality +. +The +booming +cannonade +and +the +fusillade +of +musketry +were +growing +more +intense +over +the +whole +field +, +especially +to +the +left +where +Bagratión +’ +s +flèches +were +, +but +where +Pierre +was +the +smoke +of +the +firing +made +it +almost +impossible +to +distinguish +anything +. +Moreover +, +his +whole +attention +was +engrossed +by +watching +the +family +circle—separated +from +all +else—formed +by +the +men +in +the +battery +. +His +first +unconscious +feeling +of +joyful +animation +produced +by +the +sights +and +sounds +of +the +battlefield +was +now +replaced +by +another +, +especially +since +he +had +seen +that +soldier +lying +alone +in +the +hayfield +. +Now +, +seated +on +the +slope +of +the +trench +, +he +observed +the +faces +of +those +around +him +. +By +ten +o +’ +clock +some +twenty +men +had +already +been +carried +away +from +the +battery +; +two +guns +were +smashed +and +cannon +balls +fell +more +and +more +frequently +on +the +battery +and +spent +bullets +buzzed +and +whistled +around +. +But +the +men +in +the +battery +seemed +not +to +notice +this +, +and +merry +voices +and +jokes +were +heard +on +all +sides +. +“ +A +live +one +! +” +shouted +a +man +as +a +whistling +shell +approached +. +“ +Not +this +way +! +To +the +infantry +! +” +added +another +with +loud +laughter +, +seeing +the +shell +fly +past +and +fall +into +the +ranks +of +the +supports +. +“ +Are +you +bowing +to +a +friend +, +eh +? +” +remarked +another +, +chaffing +a +peasant +who +ducked +low +as +a +cannon +ball +flew +over +. +Several +soldiers +gathered +by +the +wall +of +the +trench +, +looking +out +to +see +what +was +happening +in +front +. +“ +They +’ +ve +withdrawn +the +front +line +, +it +has +retired +, +” +said +they +, +pointing +over +the +earthwork +. +“ +Mind +your +own +business +, +” +an +old +sergeant +shouted +at +them +. +“ +If +they +’ +ve +retired +it +’ +s +because +there +’ +s +work +for +them +to +do +farther +back. +” +And +the +sergeant +, +taking +one +of +the +men +by +the +shoulders +, +gave +him +a +shove +with +his +knee +. +This +was +followed +by +a +burst +of +laughter +. +“ +To +the +fifth +gun +, +wheel +it +up +! +” +came +shouts +from +one +side +. +“ +Now +then +, +all +together +, +like +bargees +! +” +rose +the +merry +voices +of +those +who +were +moving +the +gun +. +“ +Oh +, +she +nearly +knocked +our +gentleman +’ +s +hat +off +! +” +cried +the +red-faced +humorist +, +showing +his +teeth +chaffing +Pierre +. +“ +Awkward +baggage +! +” +he +added +reproachfully +to +a +cannon +ball +that +struck +a +cannon +wheel +and +a +man +’ +s +leg +. +“ +Now +then +, +you +foxes +! +” +said +another +, +laughing +at +some +militiamen +who +, +stooping +low +, +entered +the +battery +to +carry +away +the +wounded +man +. +“ +So +this +gruel +isn +’ +t +to +your +taste +? +Oh +, +you +crows +! +You +’ +re +scared +! +” +they +shouted +at +the +militiamen +who +stood +hesitating +before +the +man +whose +leg +had +been +torn +off +. +“ +There +, +lads +... +oh +, +oh +! +” +they +mimicked +the +peasants +, +“ +they +don +’ +t +like +it +at +all +! +” +Pierre +noticed +that +after +every +ball +that +hit +the +redoubt +, +and +after +every +loss +, +the +liveliness +increased +more +and +more +. +As +the +flames +of +the +fire +hidden +within +come +more +and +more +vividly +and +rapidly +from +an +approaching +thundercloud +, +so +, +as +if +in +opposition +to +what +was +taking +place +, +the +lightning +of +hidden +fire +growing +more +and +more +intense +glowed +in +the +faces +of +these +men +. +Pierre +did +not +look +out +at +the +battlefield +and +was +not +concerned +to +know +what +was +happening +there +; +he +was +entirely +absorbed +in +watching +this +fire +which +burned +ever +more +brightly +and +which +he +felt +was +flaming +up +in +the +same +way +in +his +own +soul +. +At +ten +o +’ +clock +the +infantry +that +had +been +among +the +bushes +in +front +of +the +battery +and +along +the +Kámenka +streamlet +retreated +. +From +the +battery +they +could +be +seen +running +back +past +it +carrying +their +wounded +on +their +muskets +. +A +general +with +his +suite +came +to +the +battery +, +and +after +speaking +to +the +colonel +gave +Pierre +an +angry +look +and +went +away +again +having +ordered +the +infantry +supports +behind +the +battery +to +lie +down +, +so +as +to +be +less +exposed +to +fire +. +After +this +from +amid +the +ranks +of +infantry +to +the +right +of +the +battery +came +the +sound +of +a +drum +and +shouts +of +command +, +and +from +the +battery +one +saw +how +those +ranks +of +infantry +moved +forward +. +Pierre +looked +over +the +wall +of +the +trench +and +was +particularly +struck +by +a +pale +young +officer +who +, +letting +his +sword +hang +down +, +was +walking +backwards +and +kept +glancing +uneasily +around +. +The +ranks +of +the +infantry +disappeared +amid +the +smoke +but +their +long-drawn +shout +and +rapid +musketry +firing +could +still +be +heard +. +A +few +minutes +later +crowds +of +wounded +men +and +stretcher-bearers +came +back +from +that +direction +. +Projectiles +began +to +fall +still +more +frequently +in +the +battery +. +Several +men +were +lying +about +who +had +not +been +removed +. +Around +the +cannon +the +men +moved +still +more +briskly +and +busily +. +No +one +any +longer +took +notice +of +Pierre +. +Once +or +twice +he +was +shouted +at +for +being +in +the +way +. +The +senior +officer +moved +with +big +, +rapid +strides +from +one +gun +to +another +with +a +frowning +face +. +The +young +officer +, +with +his +face +still +more +flushed +, +commanded +the +men +more +scrupulously +than +ever +. +The +soldiers +handed +up +the +charges +, +turned +, +loaded +, +and +did +their +business +with +strained +smartness +. +They +gave +little +jumps +as +they +walked +, +as +though +they +were +on +springs +. +The +stormcloud +had +come +upon +them +, +and +in +every +face +the +fire +which +Pierre +had +watched +kindle +burned +up +brightly +. +Pierre +standing +beside +the +commanding +officer +. +The +young +officer +, +his +hand +to +his +shako +, +ran +up +to +his +superior +. +“ +I +have +the +honor +to +report +, +sir +, +that +only +eight +rounds +are +left +. +Are +we +to +continue +firing +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Grapeshot +! +” +the +senior +shouted +, +without +answering +the +question +, +looking +over +the +wall +of +the +trench +. +Suddenly +something +happened +: +the +young +officer +gave +a +gasp +and +bending +double +sat +down +on +the +ground +like +a +bird +shot +on +the +wing +. +Everything +became +strange +, +confused +, +and +misty +in +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +One +cannon +ball +after +another +whistled +by +and +struck +the +earthwork +, +a +soldier +, +or +a +gun +. +Pierre +, +who +had +not +noticed +these +sounds +before +, +now +heard +nothing +else +. +On +the +right +of +the +battery +soldiers +shouting +“ +Hurrah +! +” +were +running +not +forwards +but +backwards +, +it +seemed +to +Pierre +. +A +cannon +ball +struck +the +very +end +of +the +earth +work +by +which +he +was +standing +, +crumbling +down +the +earth +; +a +black +ball +flashed +before +his +eyes +and +at +the +same +instant +plumped +into +something +. +Some +militiamen +who +were +entering +the +battery +ran +back +. +“ +All +with +grapeshot +! +” +shouted +the +officer +. +The +sergeant +ran +up +to +the +officer +and +in +a +frightened +whisper +informed +him +( +as +a +butler +at +dinner +informs +his +master +that +there +is +no +more +of +some +wine +asked +for +) +that +there +were +no +more +charges +. +“ +The +scoundrels +! +What +are +they +doing +? +” +shouted +the +officer +, +turning +to +Pierre +. +The +officer +’ +s +face +was +red +and +perspiring +and +his +eyes +glittered +under +his +frowning +brow +. +“ +Run +to +the +reserves +and +bring +up +the +ammunition +boxes +! +” +he +yelled +, +angrily +avoiding +Pierre +with +his +eyes +and +speaking +to +his +men +. +“ +I +’ +ll +go +, +” +said +Pierre +. +The +officer +, +without +answering +him +, +strode +across +to +the +opposite +side +. +“ +Don +’ +t +fire +... +. +Wait +! +” +he +shouted +. +The +man +who +had +been +ordered +to +go +for +ammunition +stumbled +against +Pierre +. +“ +Eh +, +sir +, +this +is +no +place +for +you +, +” +said +he +, +and +ran +down +the +slope +. +Pierre +ran +after +him +, +avoiding +the +spot +where +the +young +officer +was +sitting +. +One +cannon +ball +, +another +, +and +a +third +flew +over +him +, +falling +in +front +, +beside +, +and +behind +him +. +Pierre +ran +down +the +slope +. +“ +Where +am +I +going +? +” +he +suddenly +asked +himself +when +he +was +already +near +the +green +ammunition +wagons +. +He +halted +irresolutely +, +not +knowing +whether +to +return +or +go +on +. +Suddenly +a +terrible +concussion +threw +him +backwards +to +the +ground +. +At +the +same +instant +he +was +dazzled +by +a +great +flash +of +flame +, +and +immediately +a +deafening +roar +, +crackling +, +and +whistling +made +his +ears +tingle +. +When +he +came +to +himself +he +was +sitting +on +the +ground +leaning +on +his +hands +; +the +ammunition +wagons +he +had +been +approaching +no +longer +existed +, +only +charred +green +boards +and +rags +littered +the +scorched +grass +, +and +a +horse +, +dangling +fragments +of +its +shaft +behind +it +, +galloped +past +, +while +another +horse +lay +, +like +Pierre +, +on +the +ground +, +uttering +prolonged +and +piercing +cries +. +CHAPTER +XXXII +Beside +himself +with +terror +Pierre +jumped +up +and +ran +back +to +the +battery +, +as +to +the +only +refuge +from +the +horrors +that +surrounded +him +. +On +entering +the +earthwork +he +noticed +that +there +were +men +doing +something +there +but +that +no +shots +were +being +fired +from +the +battery +. +He +had +no +time +to +realize +who +these +men +were +. +He +saw +the +senior +officer +lying +on +the +earth +wall +with +his +back +turned +as +if +he +were +examining +something +down +below +and +that +one +of +the +soldiers +he +had +noticed +before +was +struggling +forward +shouting +“ +Brothers +! +” +and +trying +to +free +himself +from +some +men +who +were +holding +him +by +the +arm +. +He +also +saw +something +else +that +was +strange +. +But +he +had +not +time +to +realize +that +the +colonel +had +been +killed +, +that +the +soldier +shouting +“ +Brothers +! +” +was +a +prisoner +, +and +that +another +man +had +been +bayoneted +in +the +back +before +his +eyes +, +for +hardly +had +he +run +into +the +redoubt +before +a +thin +, +sallow-faced +, +perspiring +man +in +a +blue +uniform +rushed +on +him +sword +in +hand +, +shouting +something +. +Instinctively +guarding +against +the +shock—for +they +had +been +running +together +at +full +speed +before +they +saw +one +another—Pierre +put +out +his +hands +and +seized +the +man +( +a +French +officer +) +by +the +shoulder +with +one +hand +and +by +the +throat +with +the +other +. +The +officer +, +dropping +his +sword +, +seized +Pierre +by +his +collar +. +For +some +seconds +they +gazed +with +frightened +eyes +at +one +another +’ +s +unfamiliar +faces +and +both +were +perplexed +at +what +they +had +done +and +what +they +were +to +do +next +. +“ +Am +I +taken +prisoner +or +have +I +taken +him +prisoner +? +” +each +was +thinking +. +But +the +French +officer +was +evidently +more +inclined +to +think +he +had +been +taken +prisoner +because +Pierre +’ +s +strong +hand +, +impelled +by +instinctive +fear +, +squeezed +his +throat +ever +tighter +and +tighter +. +The +Frenchman +was +about +to +say +something +, +when +just +above +their +heads +, +terrible +and +low +, +a +cannon +ball +whistled +, +and +it +seemed +to +Pierre +that +the +French +officer +’ +s +head +had +been +torn +off +, +so +swiftly +had +he +ducked +it +. +Pierre +too +bent +his +head +and +let +his +hands +fall +. +Without +further +thought +as +to +who +had +taken +whom +prisoner +, +the +Frenchman +ran +back +to +the +battery +and +Pierre +ran +down +the +slope +stumbling +over +the +dead +and +wounded +who +, +it +seemed +to +him +, +caught +at +his +feet +. +But +before +he +reached +the +foot +of +the +knoll +he +was +met +by +a +dense +crowd +of +Russian +soldiers +who +, +stumbling +, +tripping +up +, +and +shouting +, +ran +merrily +and +wildly +toward +the +battery +. +( +This +was +the +attack +for +which +Ermólov +claimed +the +credit +, +declaring +that +only +his +courage +and +good +luck +made +such +a +feat +possible +: +it +was +the +attack +in +which +he +was +said +to +have +thrown +some +St. +George +’ +s +Crosses +he +had +in +his +pocket +into +the +battery +for +the +first +soldiers +to +take +who +got +there +. +) +The +French +who +had +occupied +the +battery +fled +, +and +our +troops +shouting +“ +Hurrah +! +” +pursued +them +so +far +beyond +the +battery +that +it +was +difficult +to +call +them +back +. +The +prisoners +were +brought +down +from +the +battery +and +among +them +was +a +wounded +French +general +, +whom +the +officers +surrounded +. +Crowds +of +wounded—some +known +to +Pierre +and +some +unknown—Russians +and +French +, +with +faces +distorted +by +suffering +, +walked +, +crawled +, +and +were +carried +on +stretchers +from +the +battery +. +Pierre +again +went +up +onto +the +knoll +where +he +had +spent +over +an +hour +, +and +of +that +family +circle +which +had +received +him +as +a +member +he +did +not +find +a +single +one +. +There +were +many +dead +whom +he +did +not +know +, +but +some +he +recognized +. +The +young +officer +still +sat +in +the +same +way +, +bent +double +, +in +a +pool +of +blood +at +the +edge +of +the +earth +wall +. +The +red-faced +man +was +still +twitching +, +but +they +did +not +carry +him +away +. +Pierre +ran +down +the +slope +once +more +. +“ +Now +they +will +stop +it +, +now +they +will +be +horrified +at +what +they +have +done +! +” +he +thought +, +aimlessly +going +toward +a +crowd +of +stretcher +bearers +moving +from +the +battlefield +. +But +behind +the +veil +of +smoke +the +sun +was +still +high +, +and +in +front +and +especially +to +the +left +, +near +Semënovsk +, +something +seemed +to +be +seething +in +the +smoke +, +and +the +roar +of +cannon +and +musketry +did +not +diminish +, +but +even +increased +to +desperation +like +a +man +who +, +straining +himself +, +shrieks +with +all +his +remaining +strength +. +CHAPTER +XXXIII +The +chief +action +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +fought +within +the +seven +thousand +feet +between +Borodinó +and +Bagratión +’ +s +flèches +. +Beyond +that +space +there +was +, +on +the +one +side +, +a +demonstration +made +by +the +Russians +with +Uvárov +’ +s +cavalry +at +midday +, +and +on +the +other +side +, +beyond +Utítsa +, +Poniatowski +’ +s +collision +with +Túchkov +; +but +these +two +were +detached +and +feeble +actions +in +comparison +with +what +took +place +in +the +center +of +the +battlefield +. +On +the +field +between +Borodinó +and +the +flèches +, +beside +the +wood +, +the +chief +action +of +the +day +took +place +on +an +open +space +visible +from +both +sides +and +was +fought +in +the +simplest +and +most +artless +way +. +The +battle +began +on +both +sides +with +a +cannonade +from +several +hundred +guns +. +Then +when +the +whole +field +was +covered +with +smoke +, +two +divisions +, +Campan +’ +s +and +Dessaix +’ +s +, +advanced +from +the +French +right +, +while +Murat +’ +s +troops +advanced +on +Borodinó +from +their +left +. +From +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +where +Napoleon +was +standing +the +flèches +were +two +thirds +of +a +mile +away +, +and +it +was +more +than +a +mile +as +the +crow +flies +to +Borodinó +, +so +that +Napoleon +could +not +see +what +was +happening +there +, +especially +as +the +smoke +mingling +with +the +mist +hid +the +whole +locality +. +The +soldiers +of +Dessaix +’ +s +division +advancing +against +the +flèches +could +only +be +seen +till +they +had +entered +the +hollow +that +lay +between +them +and +the +flèches +. +As +soon +as +they +had +descended +into +that +hollow +, +the +smoke +of +the +guns +and +musketry +on +the +flèches +grew +so +dense +that +it +covered +the +whole +approach +on +that +side +of +it +. +Through +the +smoke +glimpses +could +be +caught +of +something +black—probably +men—and +at +times +the +glint +of +bayonets +. +But +whether +they +were +moving +or +stationary +, +whether +they +were +French +or +Russian +, +could +not +be +discovered +from +the +Shevárdino +Redoubt +. +The +sun +had +risen +brightly +and +its +slanting +rays +struck +straight +into +Napoleon +’ +s +face +as +, +shading +his +eyes +with +his +hand +, +he +looked +at +the +flèches +. +The +smoke +spread +out +before +them +, +and +at +times +it +looked +as +if +the +smoke +were +moving +, +at +times +as +if +the +troops +moved +. +Sometimes +shouts +were +heard +through +the +firing +, +but +it +was +impossible +to +tell +what +was +being +done +there +. +Napoleon +, +standing +on +the +knoll +, +looked +through +a +field +glass +, +and +in +its +small +circlet +saw +smoke +and +men +, +sometimes +his +own +and +sometimes +Russians +, +but +when +he +looked +again +with +the +naked +eye +, +he +could +not +tell +where +what +he +had +seen +was +. +He +descended +the +knoll +and +began +walking +up +and +down +before +it +. +Occasionally +he +stopped +, +listened +to +the +firing +, +and +gazed +intently +at +the +battlefield +. +But +not +only +was +it +impossible +to +make +out +what +was +happening +from +where +he +was +standing +down +below +, +or +from +the +knoll +above +on +which +some +of +his +generals +had +taken +their +stand +, +but +even +from +the +flèches +themselves—in +which +by +this +time +there +were +now +Russian +and +now +French +soldiers +, +alternately +or +together +, +dead +, +wounded +, +alive +, +frightened +, +or +maddened—even +at +those +flèches +themselves +it +was +impossible +to +make +out +what +was +taking +place +. +There +for +several +hours +amid +incessant +cannon +and +musketry +fire +, +now +Russians +were +seen +alone +, +now +Frenchmen +alone +, +now +infantry +, +and +now +cavalry +: +they +appeared +, +fired +, +fell +, +collided +, +not +knowing +what +to +do +with +one +another +, +screamed +, +and +ran +back +again +. +From +the +battlefield +adjutants +he +had +sent +out +, +and +orderlies +from +his +marshals +, +kept +galloping +up +to +Napoleon +with +reports +of +the +progress +of +the +action +, +but +all +these +reports +were +false +, +both +because +it +was +impossible +in +the +heat +of +battle +to +say +what +was +happening +at +any +given +moment +and +because +many +of +the +adjutants +did +not +go +to +the +actual +place +of +conflict +but +reported +what +they +had +heard +from +others +; +and +also +because +while +an +adjutant +was +riding +more +than +a +mile +to +Napoleon +circumstances +changed +and +the +news +he +brought +was +already +becoming +false +. +Thus +an +adjutant +galloped +up +from +Murat +with +tidings +that +Borodinó +had +been +occupied +and +the +bridge +over +the +Kolochá +was +in +the +hands +of +the +French +. +The +adjutant +asked +whether +Napoleon +wished +the +troops +to +cross +it +? +Napoleon +gave +orders +that +the +troops +should +form +up +on +the +farther +side +and +wait +. +But +before +that +order +was +given—almost +as +soon +in +fact +as +the +adjutant +had +left +Borodinó—the +bridge +had +been +retaken +by +the +Russians +and +burned +, +in +the +very +skirmish +at +which +Pierre +had +been +present +at +the +beginning +of +the +battle +. +An +adjutant +galloped +up +from +the +flèches +with +a +pale +and +frightened +face +and +reported +to +Napoleon +that +their +attack +had +been +repulsed +, +Campan +wounded +, +and +Davout +killed +; +yet +at +the +very +time +the +adjutant +had +been +told +that +the +French +had +been +repulsed +, +the +flèches +had +in +fact +been +recaptured +by +other +French +troops +, +and +Davout +was +alive +and +only +slightly +bruised +. +On +the +basis +of +these +necessarily +untrustworthy +reports +Napoleon +gave +his +orders +, +which +had +either +been +executed +before +he +gave +them +or +could +not +be +and +were +not +executed +. +The +marshals +and +generals +, +who +were +nearer +to +the +field +of +battle +but +, +like +Napoleon +, +did +not +take +part +in +the +actual +fighting +and +only +occasionally +went +within +musket +range +, +made +their +own +arrangements +without +asking +Napoleon +and +issued +orders +where +and +in +what +direction +to +fire +and +where +cavalry +should +gallop +and +infantry +should +run +. +But +even +their +orders +, +like +Napoleon +’ +s +, +were +seldom +carried +out +, +and +then +but +partially +. +For +the +most +part +things +happened +contrary +to +their +orders +. +Soldiers +ordered +to +advance +ran +back +on +meeting +grapeshot +; +soldiers +ordered +to +remain +where +they +were +, +suddenly +, +seeing +Russians +unexpectedly +before +them +, +sometimes +rushed +back +and +sometimes +forward +, +and +the +cavalry +dashed +without +orders +in +pursuit +of +the +flying +Russians +. +In +this +way +two +cavalry +regiments +galloped +through +the +Semënovsk +hollow +and +as +soon +as +they +reached +the +top +of +the +incline +turned +round +and +galloped +full +speed +back +again +. +The +infantry +moved +in +the +same +way +, +sometimes +running +to +quite +other +places +than +those +they +were +ordered +to +go +to +. +All +orders +as +to +where +and +when +to +move +the +guns +, +when +to +send +infantry +to +shoot +or +horsemen +to +ride +down +the +Russian +infantry—all +such +orders +were +given +by +the +officers +on +the +spot +nearest +to +the +units +concerned +, +without +asking +either +Ney +, +Davout +, +or +Murat +, +much +less +Napoleon +. +They +did +not +fear +getting +into +trouble +for +not +fulfilling +orders +or +for +acting +on +their +own +initiative +, +for +in +battle +what +is +at +stake +is +what +is +dearest +to +man—his +own +life—and +it +sometimes +seems +that +safety +lies +in +running +back +, +sometimes +in +running +forward +; +and +these +men +who +were +right +in +the +heat +of +the +battle +acted +according +to +the +mood +of +the +moment +. +In +reality +, +however +, +all +these +movements +forward +and +backward +did +not +improve +or +alter +the +position +of +the +troops +. +All +their +rushing +and +galloping +at +one +another +did +little +harm +, +the +harm +of +disablement +and +death +was +caused +by +the +balls +and +bullets +that +flew +over +the +fields +on +which +these +men +were +floundering +about +. +As +soon +as +they +left +the +place +where +the +balls +and +bullets +were +flying +about +, +their +superiors +, +located +in +the +background +, +re-formed +them +and +brought +them +under +discipline +and +under +the +influence +of +that +discipline +led +them +back +to +the +zone +of +fire +, +where +under +the +influence +of +fear +of +death +they +lost +their +discipline +and +rushed +about +according +to +the +chance +promptings +of +the +throng +. +CHAPTER +XXXIV +Napoleon +’ +s +generals—Davout +, +Ney +, +and +Murat +, +who +were +near +that +region +of +fire +and +sometimes +even +entered +it—repeatedly +led +into +it +huge +masses +of +well-ordered +troops +. +But +contrary +to +what +had +always +happened +in +their +former +battles +, +instead +of +the +news +they +expected +of +the +enemy +’ +s +flight +, +these +orderly +masses +returned +thence +as +disorganized +and +terrified +mobs +. +The +generals +re-formed +them +, +but +their +numbers +constantly +decreased +. +In +the +middle +of +the +day +Murat +sent +his +adjutant +to +Napoleon +to +demand +reinforcements +. +Napoleon +sat +at +the +foot +of +the +knoll +, +drinking +punch +, +when +Murat +’ +s +adjutant +galloped +up +with +an +assurance +that +the +Russians +would +be +routed +if +His +Majesty +would +let +him +have +another +division +. +“ +Reinforcements +? +” +said +Napoleon +in +a +tone +of +stern +surprise +, +looking +at +the +adjutant—a +handsome +lad +with +long +black +curls +arranged +like +Murat +’ +s +own—as +though +he +did +not +understand +his +words +. +“ +Reinforcements +! +” +thought +Napoleon +to +himself +. +“ +How +can +they +need +reinforcements +when +they +already +have +half +the +army +directed +against +a +weak +, +unentrenched +Russian +wing +? +” +“ +Tell +the +King +of +Naples +, +” +said +he +sternly +, +“ +that +it +is +not +noon +yet +, +and +I +don +’ +t +yet +see +my +chessboard +clearly +. +Go +! +... +” +The +handsome +boy +adjutant +with +the +long +hair +sighed +deeply +without +removing +his +hand +from +his +hat +and +galloped +back +to +where +men +were +being +slaughtered +. +Napoleon +rose +and +having +summoned +Caulaincourt +and +Berthier +began +talking +to +them +about +matters +unconnected +with +the +battle +. +In +the +midst +of +this +conversation +, +which +was +beginning +to +interest +Napoleon +, +Berthier +’ +s +eyes +turned +to +look +at +a +general +with +a +suite +, +who +was +galloping +toward +the +knoll +on +a +lathering +horse +. +It +was +Belliard +. +Having +dismounted +he +went +up +to +the +Emperor +with +rapid +strides +and +in +a +loud +voice +began +boldly +demonstrating +the +necessity +of +sending +reinforcements +. +He +swore +on +his +honor +that +the +Russians +were +lost +if +the +Emperor +would +give +another +division +. +Napoleon +shrugged +his +shoulders +and +continued +to +pace +up +and +down +without +replying +. +Belliard +began +talking +loudly +and +eagerly +to +the +generals +of +the +suite +around +him +. +“ +You +are +very +fiery +, +Belliard +, +” +said +Napoleon +, +when +he +again +came +up +to +the +general +. +“ +In +the +heat +of +a +battle +it +is +easy +to +make +a +mistake +. +Go +and +have +another +look +and +then +come +back +to +me. +” +Before +Belliard +was +out +of +sight +, +a +messenger +from +another +part +of +the +battlefield +galloped +up +. +“ +Now +then +, +what +do +you +want +? +” +asked +Napoleon +in +the +tone +of +a +man +irritated +at +being +continually +disturbed +. +“ +Sire +, +the +prince +... +” +began +the +adjutant +. +“ +Asks +for +reinforcements +? +” +said +Napoleon +with +an +angry +gesture +. +The +adjutant +bent +his +head +affirmatively +and +began +to +report +, +but +the +Emperor +turned +from +him +, +took +a +couple +of +steps +, +stopped +, +came +back +, +and +called +Berthier +. +“ +We +must +give +reserves +, +” +he +said +, +moving +his +arms +slightly +apart +. +“ +Who +do +you +think +should +be +sent +there +? +” +he +asked +of +Berthier +( +whom +he +subsequently +termed +“ +that +gosling +I +have +made +an +eagle +” +) +. +“ +Send +Claparède +’ +s +division +, +sire +, +” +replied +Berthier +, +who +knew +all +the +division +’ +s +regiments +, +and +battalions +by +heart +. +Napoleon +nodded +assent +. +The +adjutant +galloped +to +Claparède +’ +s +division +and +a +few +minutes +later +the +Young +Guards +stationed +behind +the +knoll +moved +forward +. +Napoleon +gazed +silently +in +that +direction +. +“ +No +! +” +he +suddenly +said +to +Berthier +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +send +Claparède +. +Send +Friant +’ +s +division. +” +Though +there +was +no +advantage +in +sending +Friant +’ +s +division +instead +of +Claparède +’ +s +, +and +even +an +obvious +inconvenience +and +delay +in +stopping +Claparède +and +sending +Friant +now +, +the +order +was +carried +out +exactly +. +Napoleon +did +not +notice +that +in +regard +to +his +army +he +was +playing +the +part +of +a +doctor +who +hinders +by +his +medicines—a +role +he +so +justly +understood +and +condemned +. +Friant +’ +s +division +disappeared +as +the +others +had +done +into +the +smoke +of +the +battlefield +. +From +all +sides +adjutants +continued +to +arrive +at +a +gallop +and +as +if +by +agreement +all +said +the +same +thing +. +They +all +asked +for +reinforcements +and +all +said +that +the +Russians +were +holding +their +positions +and +maintaining +a +hellish +fire +under +which +the +French +army +was +melting +away +. +Napoleon +sat +on +a +campstool +, +wrapped +in +thought +. +M. +de +Beausset +, +the +man +so +fond +of +travel +, +having +fasted +since +morning +, +came +up +to +the +Emperor +and +ventured +respectfully +to +suggest +lunch +to +His +Majesty +. +“ +I +hope +I +may +now +congratulate +Your +Majesty +on +a +victory +? +” +said +he +. +Napoleon +silently +shook +his +head +in +negation +. +Assuming +the +negation +to +refer +only +to +the +victory +and +not +to +the +lunch +, +M. +de +Beausset +ventured +with +respectful +jocularity +to +remark +that +there +is +no +reason +for +not +having +lunch +when +one +can +get +it +. +“ +Go +away +... +” +exclaimed +Napoleon +suddenly +and +morosely +, +and +turned +aside +. +A +beatific +smile +of +regret +, +repentance +, +and +ecstasy +beamed +on +M. +de +Beausset +’ +s +face +and +he +glided +away +to +the +other +generals +. +Napoleon +was +experiencing +a +feeling +of +depression +like +that +of +an +ever-lucky +gambler +who +, +after +recklessly +flinging +money +about +and +always +winning +, +suddenly +just +when +he +has +calculated +all +the +chances +of +the +game +, +finds +that +the +more +he +considers +his +play +the +more +surely +he +loses +. +His +troops +were +the +same +, +his +generals +the +same +, +the +same +preparations +had +been +made +, +the +same +dispositions +, +and +the +same +proclamation +courte +et +énergique +, +he +himself +was +still +the +same +: +he +knew +that +and +knew +that +he +was +now +even +more +experienced +and +skillful +than +before +. +Even +the +enemy +was +the +same +as +at +Austerlitz +and +Friedland—yet +the +terrible +stroke +of +his +arm +had +supernaturally +become +impotent +. +All +the +old +methods +that +had +been +unfailingly +crowned +with +success +: +the +concentration +of +batteries +on +one +point +, +an +attack +by +reserves +to +break +the +enemy +’ +s +line +, +and +a +cavalry +attack +by +“ +the +men +of +iron +, +” +all +these +methods +had +already +been +employed +, +yet +not +only +was +there +no +victory +, +but +from +all +sides +came +the +same +news +of +generals +killed +and +wounded +, +of +reinforcements +needed +, +of +the +impossibility +of +driving +back +the +Russians +, +and +of +disorganization +among +his +own +troops +. +Formerly +, +after +he +had +given +two +or +three +orders +and +uttered +a +few +phrases +, +marshals +and +adjutants +had +come +galloping +up +with +congratulations +and +happy +faces +, +announcing +the +trophies +taken +, +the +corps +of +prisoners +, +bundles +of +enemy +eagles +and +standards +, +cannon +and +stores +, +and +Murat +had +only +begged +leave +to +loose +the +cavalry +to +gather +in +the +baggage +wagons +. +So +it +had +been +at +Lodi +, +Marengo +, +Arcola +, +Jena +, +Austerlitz +, +Wagram +, +and +so +on +. +But +now +something +strange +was +happening +to +his +troops +. +Despite +news +of +the +capture +of +the +flèches +, +Napoleon +saw +that +this +was +not +the +same +, +not +at +all +the +same +, +as +what +had +happened +in +his +former +battles +. +He +saw +that +what +he +was +feeling +was +felt +by +all +the +men +about +him +experienced +in +the +art +of +war +. +All +their +faces +looked +dejected +, +and +they +all +shunned +one +another +’ +s +eyes—only +a +de +Beausset +could +fail +to +grasp +the +meaning +of +what +was +happening +. +But +Napoleon +with +his +long +experience +of +war +well +knew +the +meaning +of +a +battle +not +gained +by +the +attacking +side +in +eight +hours +, +after +all +efforts +had +been +expended +. +He +knew +that +it +was +a +lost +battle +and +that +the +least +accident +might +now—with +the +fight +balanced +on +such +a +strained +center—destroy +him +and +his +army +. +When +he +ran +his +mind +over +the +whole +of +this +strange +Russian +campaign +in +which +not +one +battle +had +been +won +, +and +in +which +not +a +flag +, +or +cannon +, +or +army +corps +had +been +captured +in +two +months +, +when +he +looked +at +the +concealed +depression +on +the +faces +around +him +and +heard +reports +of +the +Russians +still +holding +their +ground—a +terrible +feeling +like +a +nightmare +took +possession +of +him +, +and +all +the +unlucky +accidents +that +might +destroy +him +occurred +to +his +mind +. +The +Russians +might +fall +on +his +left +wing +, +might +break +through +his +center +, +he +himself +might +be +killed +by +a +stray +cannon +ball +. +All +this +was +possible +. +In +former +battles +he +had +only +considered +the +possibilities +of +success +, +but +now +innumerable +unlucky +chances +presented +themselves +, +and +he +expected +them +all +. +Yes +, +it +was +like +a +dream +in +which +a +man +fancies +that +a +ruffian +is +coming +to +attack +him +, +and +raises +his +arm +to +strike +that +ruffian +a +terrible +blow +which +he +knows +should +annihilate +him +, +but +then +feels +that +his +arm +drops +powerless +and +limp +like +a +rag +, +and +the +horror +of +unavoidable +destruction +seizes +him +in +his +helplessness +. +The +news +that +the +Russians +were +attacking +the +left +flank +of +the +French +army +aroused +that +horror +in +Napoleon +. +He +sat +silently +on +a +campstool +below +the +knoll +, +with +head +bowed +and +elbows +on +his +knees +. +Berthier +approached +and +suggested +that +they +should +ride +along +the +line +to +ascertain +the +position +of +affairs +. +“ +What +? +What +do +you +say +? +” +asked +Napoleon +. +“ +Yes +, +tell +them +to +bring +me +my +horse. +” +He +mounted +and +rode +toward +Semënovsk +. +Amid +the +powder +smoke +, +slowly +dispersing +over +the +whole +space +through +which +Napoleon +rode +, +horses +and +men +were +lying +in +pools +of +blood +, +singly +or +in +heaps +. +Neither +Napoleon +nor +any +of +his +generals +had +ever +before +seen +such +horrors +or +so +many +slain +in +such +a +small +area +. +The +roar +of +guns +, +that +had +not +ceased +for +ten +hours +, +wearied +the +ear +and +gave +a +peculiar +significance +to +the +spectacle +, +as +music +does +to +tableaux +vivants +. +Napoleon +rode +up +the +high +ground +at +Semënovsk +, +and +through +the +smoke +saw +ranks +of +men +in +uniforms +of +a +color +unfamiliar +to +him +. +They +were +Russians +. +The +Russians +stood +in +serried +ranks +behind +Semënovsk +village +and +its +knoll +, +and +their +guns +boomed +incessantly +along +their +line +and +sent +forth +clouds +of +smoke +. +It +was +no +longer +a +battle +: +it +was +a +continuous +slaughter +which +could +be +of +no +avail +either +to +the +French +or +the +Russians +. +Napoleon +stopped +his +horse +and +again +fell +into +the +reverie +from +which +Berthier +had +aroused +him +. +He +could +not +stop +what +was +going +on +before +him +and +around +him +and +was +supposed +to +be +directed +by +him +and +to +depend +on +him +, +and +from +its +lack +of +success +this +affair +, +for +the +first +time +, +seemed +to +him +unnecessary +and +horrible +. +One +of +the +generals +rode +up +to +Napoleon +and +ventured +to +offer +to +lead +the +Old +Guard +into +action +. +Ney +and +Berthier +, +standing +near +Napoleon +, +exchanged +looks +and +smiled +contemptuously +at +this +general +’ +s +senseless +offer +. +Napoleon +bowed +his +head +and +remained +silent +a +long +time +. +“ +At +eight +hundred +leagues +from +France +, +I +will +not +have +my +Guard +destroyed +! +” +he +said +, +and +turning +his +horse +rode +back +to +Shevárdino +. +CHAPTER +XXXV +On +the +rug-covered +bench +where +Pierre +had +seen +him +in +the +morning +sat +Kutúzov +, +his +gray +head +hanging +, +his +heavy +body +relaxed +. +He +gave +no +orders +, +but +only +assented +to +or +dissented +from +what +others +suggested +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +do +that +, +” +he +replied +to +various +proposals +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +: +go +, +dear +boy +, +and +have +a +look +, +” +he +would +say +to +one +or +another +of +those +about +him +; +or +, +“ +No +, +don +’ +t +, +we +’ +d +better +wait +! +” +He +listened +to +the +reports +that +were +brought +him +and +gave +directions +when +his +subordinates +demanded +that +of +him +; +but +when +listening +to +the +reports +it +seemed +as +if +he +were +not +interested +in +the +import +of +the +words +spoken +, +but +rather +in +something +else—in +the +expression +of +face +and +tone +of +voice +of +those +who +were +reporting +. +By +long +years +of +military +experience +he +knew +, +and +with +the +wisdom +of +age +understood +, +that +it +is +impossible +for +one +man +to +direct +hundreds +of +thousands +of +others +struggling +with +death +, +and +he +knew +that +the +result +of +a +battle +is +decided +not +by +the +orders +of +a +commander +in +chief +, +nor +the +place +where +the +troops +are +stationed +, +nor +by +the +number +of +cannon +or +of +slaughtered +men +, +but +by +that +intangible +force +called +the +spirit +of +the +army +, +and +he +watched +this +force +and +guided +it +in +as +far +as +that +was +in +his +power +. +Kutúzov +’ +s +general +expression +was +one +of +concentrated +quiet +attention +, +and +his +face +wore +a +strained +look +as +if +he +found +it +difficult +to +master +the +fatigue +of +his +old +and +feeble +body +. +At +eleven +o +’ +clock +they +brought +him +news +that +the +flèches +captured +by +the +French +had +been +retaken +, +but +that +Prince +Bagratión +was +wounded +. +Kutúzov +groaned +and +swayed +his +head +. +“ +Ride +over +to +Prince +Peter +Ivánovich +and +find +out +about +it +exactly +, +” +he +said +to +one +of +his +adjutants +, +and +then +turned +to +the +Duke +of +Württemberg +who +was +standing +behind +him +. +“ +Will +Your +Highness +please +take +command +of +the +first +army +? +” +Soon +after +the +duke +’ +s +departure—before +he +could +possibly +have +reached +Semënovsk—his +adjutant +came +back +from +him +and +told +Kutúzov +that +the +duke +asked +for +more +troops +. +Kutúzov +made +a +grimace +and +sent +an +order +to +Dokhtúrov +to +take +over +the +command +of +the +first +army +, +and +a +request +to +the +duke—whom +he +said +he +could +not +spare +at +such +an +important +moment—to +return +to +him +. +When +they +brought +him +news +that +Murat +had +been +taken +prisoner +, +and +the +staff +officers +congratulated +him +, +Kutúzov +smiled +. +“ +Wait +a +little +, +gentlemen +, +” +said +he +. +“ +The +battle +is +won +, +and +there +is +nothing +extraordinary +in +the +capture +of +Murat +. +Still +, +it +is +better +to +wait +before +we +rejoice. +” +But +he +sent +an +adjutant +to +take +the +news +round +the +army +. +When +Scherbínin +came +galloping +from +the +left +flank +with +news +that +the +French +had +captured +the +flèches +and +the +village +of +Semënovsk +, +Kutúzov +, +guessing +by +the +sounds +of +the +battle +and +by +Scherbínin +’ +s +looks +that +the +news +was +bad +, +rose +as +if +to +stretch +his +legs +and +, +taking +Scherbínin +’ +s +arm +, +led +him +aside +. +“ +Go +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +he +said +to +Ermólov +, +“ +and +see +whether +something +can +’ +t +be +done. +” +Kutúzov +was +in +Górki +, +near +the +center +of +the +Russian +position +. +The +attack +directed +by +Napoleon +against +our +left +flank +had +been +several +times +repulsed +. +In +the +center +the +French +had +not +got +beyond +Borodinó +, +and +on +their +left +flank +Uvárov +’ +s +cavalry +had +put +the +French +to +flight +. +Toward +three +o +’ +clock +the +French +attacks +ceased +. +On +the +faces +of +all +who +came +from +the +field +of +battle +, +and +of +those +who +stood +around +him +, +Kutúzov +noticed +an +expression +of +extreme +tension +. +He +was +satisfied +with +the +day +’ +s +success—a +success +exceeding +his +expectations +, +but +the +old +man +’ +s +strength +was +failing +him +. +Several +times +his +head +dropped +low +as +if +it +were +falling +and +he +dozed +off +. +Dinner +was +brought +him +. +Adjutant +General +Wolzogen +, +the +man +who +when +riding +past +Prince +Andrew +had +said +, +“ +the +war +should +be +extended +widely +, +” +and +whom +Bagratión +so +detested +, +rode +up +while +Kutúzov +was +at +dinner +. +Wolzogen +had +come +from +Barclay +de +Tolly +to +report +on +the +progress +of +affairs +on +the +left +flank +. +The +sagacious +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +seeing +crowds +of +wounded +men +running +back +and +the +disordered +rear +of +the +army +, +weighed +all +the +circumstances +, +concluded +that +the +battle +was +lost +, +and +sent +his +favorite +officer +to +the +commander +in +chief +with +that +news +. +Kutúzov +was +chewing +a +piece +of +roast +chicken +with +difficulty +and +glanced +at +Wolzogen +with +eyes +that +brightened +under +their +puckering +lids +. +Wolzogen +, +nonchalantly +stretching +his +legs +, +approached +Kutúzov +with +a +half-contemptuous +smile +on +his +lips +, +scarcely +touching +the +peak +of +his +cap +. +He +treated +his +Serene +Highness +with +a +somewhat +affected +nonchalance +intended +to +show +that +, +as +a +highly +trained +military +man +, +he +left +it +to +Russians +to +make +an +idol +of +this +useless +old +man +, +but +that +he +knew +whom +he +was +dealing +with +. +“ +Der +alte +Herr +” +( +as +in +their +own +set +the +Germans +called +Kutúzov +) +“ +is +making +himself +very +comfortable +, +” +thought +Wolzogen +, +and +looking +severely +at +the +dishes +in +front +of +Kutúzov +he +began +to +report +to +“ +the +old +gentleman +” +the +position +of +affairs +on +the +left +flank +as +Barclay +had +ordered +him +to +and +as +he +himself +had +seen +and +understood +it +. +“ +All +the +points +of +our +position +are +in +the +enemy +’ +s +hands +and +we +can +not +dislodge +them +for +lack +of +troops +, +the +men +are +running +away +and +it +is +impossible +to +stop +them +, +” +he +reported +. +Kutúzov +ceased +chewing +and +fixed +an +astonished +gaze +on +Wolzogen +, +as +if +not +understanding +what +was +said +to +him +. +Wolzogen +, +noticing +“ +the +old +gentleman +’ +s +” +agitation +, +said +with +a +smile +: +“ +I +have +not +considered +it +right +to +conceal +from +your +Serene +Highness +what +I +have +seen +. +The +troops +are +in +complete +disorder +... +. +” +“ +You +have +seen +? +You +have +seen +? +... +” +Kutúzov +shouted +. +Frowning +and +rising +quickly +, +he +went +up +to +Wolzogen +. +“ +How +... +how +dare +you +! +... +” +he +shouted +, +choking +and +making +a +threatening +gesture +with +his +trembling +arms +: +“ +How +dare +you +, +sir +, +say +that +to +me +? +You +know +nothing +about +it +. +Tell +General +Barclay +from +me +that +his +information +is +incorrect +and +that +the +real +course +of +the +battle +is +better +known +to +me +, +the +commander +in +chief +, +than +to +him. +” +Wolzogen +was +about +to +make +a +rejoinder +, +but +Kutúzov +interrupted +him +. +“ +The +enemy +has +been +repulsed +on +the +left +and +defeated +on +the +right +flank +. +If +you +have +seen +amiss +, +sir +, +do +not +allow +yourself +to +say +what +you +don +’ +t +know +! +Be +so +good +as +to +ride +to +General +Barclay +and +inform +him +of +my +firm +intention +to +attack +the +enemy +tomorrow +, +” +said +Kutúzov +sternly +. +All +were +silent +, +and +the +only +sound +audible +was +the +heavy +breathing +of +the +panting +old +general +. +“ +They +are +repulsed +everywhere +, +for +which +I +thank +God +and +our +brave +army +! +The +enemy +is +beaten +, +and +tomorrow +we +shall +drive +him +from +the +sacred +soil +of +Russia +, +” +said +Kutúzov +crossing +himself +, +and +he +suddenly +sobbed +as +his +eyes +filled +with +tears +. +Wolzogen +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +and +curling +his +lips +, +stepped +silently +aside +, +marveling +at +“ +the +old +gentleman +’ +s +” +conceited +stupidity +. +“ +Ah +, +here +he +is +, +my +hero +! +” +said +Kutúzov +to +a +portly +, +handsome +, +dark-haired +general +who +was +just +ascending +the +knoll +. +This +was +Raévski +, +who +had +spent +the +whole +day +at +the +most +important +part +of +the +field +of +Borodinó +. +Raévski +reported +that +the +troops +were +firmly +holding +their +ground +and +that +the +French +no +longer +ventured +to +attack +. +After +hearing +him +, +Kutúzov +said +in +French +: +“ +Then +you +do +not +think +, +like +some +others +, +that +we +must +retreat +? +” +“ +On +the +contrary +, +your +Highness +, +in +indecisive +actions +it +is +always +the +most +stubborn +who +remain +victors +, +” +replied +Raévski +, +“ +and +in +my +opinion +... +” +“ +Kaysárov +! +” +Kutúzov +called +to +his +adjutant +. +“ +Sit +down +and +write +out +the +order +of +the +day +for +tomorrow +. +And +you +, +” +he +continued +, +addressing +another +, +“ +ride +along +the +line +and +announce +that +tomorrow +we +attack. +” +While +Kutúzov +was +talking +to +Raévski +and +dictating +the +order +of +the +day +, +Wolzogen +returned +from +Barclay +and +said +that +General +Barclay +wished +to +have +written +confirmation +of +the +order +the +field +marshal +had +given +. +Kutúzov +, +without +looking +at +Wolzogen +, +gave +directions +for +the +order +to +be +written +out +which +the +former +commander +in +chief +, +to +avoid +personal +responsibility +, +very +judiciously +wished +to +receive +. +And +by +means +of +that +mysterious +indefinable +bond +which +maintains +throughout +an +army +one +and +the +same +temper +, +known +as +“ +the +spirit +of +the +army +, +” +and +which +constitutes +the +sinew +of +war +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +words +, +his +order +for +a +battle +next +day +, +immediately +became +known +from +one +end +of +the +army +to +the +other +. +It +was +far +from +being +the +same +words +or +the +same +order +that +reached +the +farthest +links +of +that +chain +. +The +tales +passing +from +mouth +to +mouth +at +different +ends +of +the +army +did +not +even +resemble +what +Kutúzov +had +said +, +but +the +sense +of +his +words +spread +everywhere +because +what +he +said +was +not +the +outcome +of +cunning +calculations +, +but +of +a +feeling +that +lay +in +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +soul +as +in +that +of +every +Russian +. +And +on +learning +that +tomorrow +they +were +to +attack +the +enemy +, +and +hearing +from +the +highest +quarters +a +confirmation +of +what +they +wanted +to +believe +, +the +exhausted +, +wavering +men +felt +comforted +and +inspirited +. +CHAPTER +XXXVI +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +regiment +was +among +the +reserves +which +till +after +one +o +’ +clock +were +stationed +inactive +behind +Semënovsk +, +under +heavy +artillery +fire +. +Toward +two +o +’ +clock +the +regiment +, +having +already +lost +more +than +two +hundred +men +, +was +moved +forward +into +a +trampled +oatfield +in +the +gap +between +Semënovsk +and +the +Knoll +Battery +, +where +thousands +of +men +perished +that +day +and +on +which +an +intense +, +concentrated +fire +from +several +hundred +enemy +guns +was +directed +between +one +and +two +o +’ +clock +. +Without +moving +from +that +spot +or +firing +a +single +shot +the +regiment +here +lost +another +third +of +its +men +. +From +in +front +and +especially +from +the +right +, +in +the +unlifting +smoke +the +guns +boomed +, +and +out +of +the +mysterious +domain +of +smoke +that +overlay +the +whole +space +in +front +, +quick +hissing +cannon +balls +and +slow +whistling +shells +flew +unceasingly +. +At +times +, +as +if +to +allow +them +a +respite +, +a +quarter +of +an +hour +passed +during +which +the +cannon +balls +and +shells +all +flew +overhead +, +but +sometimes +several +men +were +torn +from +the +regiment +in +a +minute +and +the +slain +were +continually +being +dragged +away +and +the +wounded +carried +off +. +With +each +fresh +blow +less +and +less +chance +of +life +remained +for +those +not +yet +killed +. +The +regiment +stood +in +columns +of +battalion +, +three +hundred +paces +apart +, +but +nevertheless +the +men +were +always +in +one +and +the +same +mood +. +All +alike +were +taciturn +and +morose +. +Talk +was +rarely +heard +in +the +ranks +, +and +it +ceased +altogether +every +time +the +thud +of +a +successful +shot +and +the +cry +of +“ +stretchers +! +” +was +heard +. +Most +of +the +time +, +by +their +officers +’ +order +, +the +men +sat +on +the +ground +. +One +, +having +taken +off +his +shako +, +carefully +loosened +the +gathers +of +its +lining +and +drew +them +tight +again +; +another +, +rubbing +some +dry +clay +between +his +palms +, +polished +his +bayonet +; +another +fingered +the +strap +and +pulled +the +buckle +of +his +bandolier +, +while +another +smoothed +and +refolded +his +leg +bands +and +put +his +boots +on +again +. +Some +built +little +houses +of +the +tufts +in +the +plowed +ground +, +or +plaited +baskets +from +the +straw +in +the +cornfield +. +All +seemed +fully +absorbed +in +these +pursuits +. +When +men +were +killed +or +wounded +, +when +rows +of +stretchers +went +past +, +when +some +troops +retreated +, +and +when +great +masses +of +the +enemy +came +into +view +through +the +smoke +, +no +one +paid +any +attention +to +these +things +. +But +when +our +artillery +or +cavalry +advanced +or +some +of +our +infantry +were +seen +to +move +forward +, +words +of +approval +were +heard +on +all +sides +. +But +the +liveliest +attention +was +attracted +by +occurrences +quite +apart +from +, +and +unconnected +with +, +the +battle +. +It +was +as +if +the +minds +of +these +morally +exhausted +men +found +relief +in +everyday +, +commonplace +occurrences +. +A +battery +of +artillery +was +passing +in +front +of +the +regiment +. +The +horse +of +an +ammunition +cart +put +its +leg +over +a +trace +. +“ +Hey +, +look +at +the +trace +horse +! +... +Get +her +leg +out +! +She +’ +ll +fall +... +. +Ah +, +they +don +’ +t +see +it +! +” +came +identical +shouts +from +the +ranks +all +along +the +regiment +. +Another +time +, +general +attention +was +attracted +by +a +small +brown +dog +, +coming +heaven +knows +whence +, +which +trotted +in +a +preoccupied +manner +in +front +of +the +ranks +with +tail +stiffly +erect +till +suddenly +a +shell +fell +close +by +, +when +it +yelped +, +tucked +its +tail +between +its +legs +, +and +darted +aside +. +Yells +and +shrieks +of +laughter +rose +from +the +whole +regiment +. +But +such +distractions +lasted +only +a +moment +, +and +for +eight +hours +the +men +had +been +inactive +, +without +food +, +in +constant +fear +of +death +, +and +their +pale +and +gloomy +faces +grew +ever +paler +and +gloomier +. +Prince +Andrew +, +pale +and +gloomy +like +everyone +in +the +regiment +, +paced +up +and +down +from +the +border +of +one +patch +to +another +, +at +the +edge +of +the +meadow +beside +an +oatfield +, +with +head +bowed +and +arms +behind +his +back +. +There +was +nothing +for +him +to +do +and +no +orders +to +be +given +. +Everything +went +on +of +itself +. +The +killed +were +dragged +from +the +front +, +the +wounded +carried +away +, +and +the +ranks +closed +up +. +If +any +soldiers +ran +to +the +rear +they +returned +immediately +and +hastily +. +At +first +Prince +Andrew +, +considering +it +his +duty +to +rouse +the +courage +of +the +men +and +to +set +them +an +example +, +walked +about +among +the +ranks +, +but +he +soon +became +convinced +that +this +was +unnecessary +and +that +there +was +nothing +he +could +teach +them +. +All +the +powers +of +his +soul +, +as +of +every +soldier +there +, +were +unconsciously +bent +on +avoiding +the +contemplation +of +the +horrors +of +their +situation +. +He +walked +along +the +meadow +, +dragging +his +feet +, +rustling +the +grass +, +and +gazing +at +the +dust +that +covered +his +boots +; +now +he +took +big +strides +trying +to +keep +to +the +footprints +left +on +the +meadow +by +the +mowers +, +then +he +counted +his +steps +, +calculating +how +often +he +must +walk +from +one +strip +to +another +to +walk +a +mile +, +then +he +stripped +the +flowers +from +the +wormwood +that +grew +along +a +boundary +rut +, +rubbed +them +in +his +palms +, +and +smelled +their +pungent +, +sweetly +bitter +scent +. +Nothing +remained +of +the +previous +day +’ +s +thoughts +. +He +thought +of +nothing +. +He +listened +with +weary +ears +to +the +ever-recurring +sounds +, +distinguishing +the +whistle +of +flying +projectiles +from +the +booming +of +the +reports +, +glanced +at +the +tiresomely +familiar +faces +of +the +men +of +the +first +battalion +, +and +waited +. +“ +Here +it +comes +... +this +one +is +coming +our +way +again +! +” +he +thought +, +listening +to +an +approaching +whistle +in +the +hidden +region +of +smoke +. +“ +One +, +another +! +Again +! +It +has +hit +... +. +” +He +stopped +and +looked +at +the +ranks +. +“ +No +, +it +has +gone +over +. +But +this +one +has +hit +! +” +And +again +he +started +trying +to +reach +the +boundary +strip +in +sixteen +paces +. +A +whizz +and +a +thud +! +Five +paces +from +him +, +a +cannon +ball +tore +up +the +dry +earth +and +disappeared +. +A +chill +ran +down +his +back +. +Again +he +glanced +at +the +ranks +. +Probably +many +had +been +hit—a +large +crowd +had +gathered +near +the +second +battalion +. +“ +Adjutant +! +” +he +shouted +. +“ +Order +them +not +to +crowd +together. +” +The +adjutant +, +having +obeyed +this +instruction +, +approached +Prince +Andrew +. +From +the +other +side +a +battalion +commander +rode +up +. +“ +Look +out +! +” +came +a +frightened +cry +from +a +soldier +and +, +like +a +bird +whirring +in +rapid +flight +and +alighting +on +the +ground +, +a +shell +dropped +with +little +noise +within +two +steps +of +Prince +Andrew +and +close +to +the +battalion +commander +’ +s +horse +. +The +horse +first +, +regardless +of +whether +it +was +right +or +wrong +to +show +fear +, +snorted +, +reared +almost +throwing +the +major +, +and +galloped +aside +. +The +horse +’ +s +terror +infected +the +men +. +“ +Lie +down +! +” +cried +the +adjutant +, +throwing +himself +flat +on +the +ground +. +Prince +Andrew +hesitated +. +The +smoking +shell +spun +like +a +top +between +him +and +the +prostrate +adjutant +, +near +a +wormwood +plant +between +the +field +and +the +meadow +. +“ +Can +this +be +death +? +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +looking +with +a +quite +new +, +envious +glance +at +the +grass +, +the +wormwood +, +and +the +streamlet +of +smoke +that +curled +up +from +the +rotating +black +ball +. +“ +I +can +not +, +I +do +not +wish +to +die +. +I +love +life—I +love +this +grass +, +this +earth +, +this +air +... +. +” +He +thought +this +, +and +at +the +same +time +remembered +that +people +were +looking +at +him +. +“ +It +’ +s +shameful +, +sir +! +” +he +said +to +the +adjutant +. +“ +What +... +” +He +did +not +finish +speaking +. +At +one +and +the +same +moment +came +the +sound +of +an +explosion +, +a +whistle +of +splinters +as +from +a +breaking +window +frame +, +a +suffocating +smell +of +powder +, +and +Prince +Andrew +started +to +one +side +, +raising +his +arm +, +and +fell +on +his +chest +. +Several +officers +ran +up +to +him +. +From +the +right +side +of +his +abdomen +, +blood +was +welling +out +making +a +large +stain +on +the +grass +. +The +militiamen +with +stretchers +who +were +called +up +stood +behind +the +officers +. +Prince +Andrew +lay +on +his +chest +with +his +face +in +the +grass +, +breathing +heavily +and +noisily +. +“ +What +are +you +waiting +for +? +Come +along +! +” +The +peasants +went +up +and +took +him +by +his +shoulders +and +legs +, +but +he +moaned +piteously +and +, +exchanging +looks +, +they +set +him +down +again +. +“ +Pick +him +up +, +lift +him +, +it +’ +s +all +the +same +! +” +cried +someone +. +They +again +took +him +by +the +shoulders +and +laid +him +on +the +stretcher +. +“ +Ah +, +God +! +My +God +! +What +is +it +? +The +stomach +? +That +means +death +! +My +God +! +” +—voices +among +the +officers +were +heard +saying +. +“ +It +flew +a +hair +’ +s +breadth +past +my +ear +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +The +peasants +, +adjusting +the +stretcher +to +their +shoulders +, +started +hurriedly +along +the +path +they +had +trodden +down +, +to +the +dressing +station +. +“ +Keep +in +step +! +Ah +... +those +peasants +! +” +shouted +an +officer +, +seizing +by +their +shoulders +and +checking +the +peasants +, +who +were +walking +unevenly +and +jolting +the +stretcher +. +“ +Get +into +step +, +Fëdor +... +I +say +, +Fëdor +! +” +said +the +foremost +peasant +. +“ +Now +that +’ +s +right +! +” +said +the +one +behind +joyfully +, +when +he +had +got +into +step +. +“ +Your +excellency +! +Eh +, +Prince +! +” +said +the +trembling +voice +of +Timókhin +, +who +had +run +up +and +was +looking +down +on +the +stretcher +. +Prince +Andrew +opened +his +eyes +and +looked +up +at +the +speaker +from +the +stretcher +into +which +his +head +had +sunk +deep +and +again +his +eyelids +drooped +. +The +militiamen +carried +Prince +Andrew +to +the +dressing +station +by +the +wood +, +where +wagons +were +stationed +. +The +dressing +station +consisted +of +three +tents +with +flaps +turned +back +, +pitched +at +the +edge +of +a +birch +wood +. +In +the +wood +, +wagons +and +horses +were +standing +. +The +horses +were +eating +oats +from +their +movable +troughs +and +sparrows +flew +down +and +pecked +the +grains +that +fell +. +Some +crows +, +scenting +blood +, +flew +among +the +birch +trees +cawing +impatiently +. +Around +the +tents +, +over +more +than +five +acres +, +bloodstained +men +in +various +garbs +stood +, +sat +, +or +lay +. +Around +the +wounded +stood +crowds +of +soldier +stretcher-bearers +with +dismal +and +attentive +faces +, +whom +the +officers +keeping +order +tried +in +vain +to +drive +from +the +spot +. +Disregarding +the +officers +’ +orders +, +the +soldiers +stood +leaning +against +their +stretchers +and +gazing +intently +, +as +if +trying +to +comprehend +the +difficult +problem +of +what +was +taking +place +before +them +. +From +the +tents +came +now +loud +angry +cries +and +now +plaintive +groans +. +Occasionally +dressers +ran +out +to +fetch +water +, +or +to +point +out +those +who +were +to +be +brought +in +next +. +The +wounded +men +awaiting +their +turn +outside +the +tents +groaned +, +sighed +, +wept +, +screamed +, +swore +, +or +asked +for +vodka +. +Some +were +delirious +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +bearers +, +stepping +over +the +wounded +who +had +not +yet +been +bandaged +, +took +him +, +as +a +regimental +commander +, +close +up +to +one +of +the +tents +and +there +stopped +, +awaiting +instructions +. +Prince +Andrew +opened +his +eyes +and +for +a +long +time +could +not +make +out +what +was +going +on +around +him +. +He +remembered +the +meadow +, +the +wormwood +, +the +field +, +the +whirling +black +ball +, +and +his +sudden +rush +of +passionate +love +of +life +. +Two +steps +from +him +, +leaning +against +a +branch +and +talking +loudly +and +attracting +general +attention +, +stood +a +tall +, +handsome +, +black-haired +noncommissioned +officer +with +a +bandaged +head +. +He +had +been +wounded +in +the +head +and +leg +by +bullets +. +Around +him +, +eagerly +listening +to +his +talk +, +a +crowd +of +wounded +and +stretcher-bearers +was +gathered +. +“ +We +kicked +him +out +from +there +so +that +he +chucked +everything +, +we +grabbed +the +King +himself +! +” +cried +he +, +looking +around +him +with +eyes +that +glittered +with +fever +. +“ +If +only +reserves +had +come +up +just +then +, +lads +, +there +wouldn +’ +t +have +been +nothing +left +of +him +! +I +tell +you +surely +... +. +” +Like +all +the +others +near +the +speaker +, +Prince +Andrew +looked +at +him +with +shining +eyes +and +experienced +a +sense +of +comfort +. +“ +But +isn +’ +t +it +all +the +same +now +? +” +thought +he +. +“ +And +what +will +be +there +, +and +what +has +there +been +here +? +Why +was +I +so +reluctant +to +part +with +life +? +There +was +something +in +this +life +I +did +not +and +do +not +understand. +” +CHAPTER +XXXVII +One +of +the +doctors +came +out +of +the +tent +in +a +bloodstained +apron +, +holding +a +cigar +between +the +thumb +and +little +finger +of +one +of +his +small +bloodstained +hands +, +so +as +not +to +smear +it +. +He +raised +his +head +and +looked +about +him +, +but +above +the +level +of +the +wounded +men +. +He +evidently +wanted +a +little +respite +. +After +turning +his +head +from +right +to +left +for +some +time +, +he +sighed +and +looked +down +. +“ +All +right +, +immediately +, +” +he +replied +to +a +dresser +who +pointed +Prince +Andrew +out +to +him +, +and +he +told +them +to +carry +him +into +the +tent +. +Murmurs +arose +among +the +wounded +who +were +waiting +. +“ +It +seems +that +even +in +the +next +world +only +the +gentry +are +to +have +a +chance +! +” +remarked +one +. +Prince +Andrew +was +carried +in +and +laid +on +a +table +that +had +only +just +been +cleared +and +which +a +dresser +was +washing +down +. +Prince +Andrew +could +not +make +out +distinctly +what +was +in +that +tent +. +The +pitiful +groans +from +all +sides +and +the +torturing +pain +in +his +thigh +, +stomach +, +and +back +distracted +him +. +All +he +saw +about +him +merged +into +a +general +impression +of +naked +, +bleeding +human +bodies +that +seemed +to +fill +the +whole +of +the +low +tent +, +as +a +few +weeks +previously +, +on +that +hot +August +day +, +such +bodies +had +filled +the +dirty +pond +beside +the +Smolénsk +road +. +Yes +, +it +was +the +same +flesh +, +the +same +chair +à +canon +, +the +sight +of +which +had +even +then +filled +him +with +horror +, +as +by +a +presentiment +. +There +were +three +operating +tables +in +the +tent +. +Two +were +occupied +, +and +on +the +third +they +placed +Prince +Andrew +. +For +a +little +while +he +was +left +alone +and +involuntarily +witnessed +what +was +taking +place +on +the +other +two +tables +. +On +the +nearest +one +sat +a +Tartar +, +probably +a +Cossack +, +judging +by +the +uniform +thrown +down +beside +him +. +Four +soldiers +were +holding +him +, +and +a +spectacled +doctor +was +cutting +into +his +muscular +brown +back +. +“ +Ooh +, +ooh +, +ooh +! +” +grunted +the +Tartar +, +and +suddenly +lifting +up +his +swarthy +snub-nosed +face +with +its +high +cheekbones +, +and +baring +his +white +teeth +, +he +began +to +wriggle +and +twitch +his +body +and +utter +piercing +, +ringing +, +and +prolonged +yells +. +On +the +other +table +, +round +which +many +people +were +crowding +, +a +tall +well-fed +man +lay +on +his +back +with +his +head +thrown +back +. +His +curly +hair +, +its +color +, +and +the +shape +of +his +head +seemed +strangely +familiar +to +Prince +Andrew +. +Several +dressers +were +pressing +on +his +chest +to +hold +him +down +. +One +large +, +white +, +plump +leg +twitched +rapidly +all +the +time +with +a +feverish +tremor +. +The +man +was +sobbing +and +choking +convulsively +. +Two +doctors—one +of +whom +was +pale +and +trembling—were +silently +doing +something +to +this +man +’ +s +other +, +gory +leg +. +When +he +had +finished +with +the +Tartar +, +whom +they +covered +with +an +overcoat +, +the +spectacled +doctor +came +up +to +Prince +Andrew +, +wiping +his +hands +. +He +glanced +at +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +face +and +quickly +turned +away +. +“ +Undress +him +! +What +are +you +waiting +for +? +” +he +cried +angrily +to +the +dressers +. +His +very +first +, +remotest +recollections +of +childhood +came +back +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +mind +when +the +dresser +with +sleeves +rolled +up +began +hastily +to +undo +the +buttons +of +his +clothes +and +undressed +him +. +The +doctor +bent +down +over +the +wound +, +felt +it +, +and +sighed +deeply +. +Then +he +made +a +sign +to +someone +, +and +the +torturing +pain +in +his +abdomen +caused +Prince +Andrew +to +lose +consciousness +. +When +he +came +to +himself +the +splintered +portions +of +his +thighbone +had +been +extracted +, +the +torn +flesh +cut +away +, +and +the +wound +bandaged +. +Water +was +being +sprinkled +on +his +face +. +As +soon +as +Prince +Andrew +opened +his +eyes +, +the +doctor +bent +over +, +kissed +him +silently +on +the +lips +, +and +hurried +away +. +After +the +sufferings +he +had +been +enduring +, +Prince +Andrew +enjoyed +a +blissful +feeling +such +as +he +had +not +experienced +for +a +long +time +. +All +the +best +and +happiest +moments +of +his +life—especially +his +earliest +childhood +, +when +he +used +to +be +undressed +and +put +to +bed +, +and +when +leaning +over +him +his +nurse +sang +him +to +sleep +and +he +, +burying +his +head +in +the +pillow +, +felt +happy +in +the +mere +consciousness +of +life—returned +to +his +memory +, +not +merely +as +something +past +but +as +something +present +. +The +doctors +were +busily +engaged +with +the +wounded +man +the +shape +of +whose +head +seemed +familiar +to +Prince +Andrew +: +they +were +lifting +him +up +and +trying +to +quiet +him +. +“ +Show +it +to +me +... +. +Oh +, +ooh +... +Oh +! +Oh +, +ooh +! +” +his +frightened +moans +could +be +heard +, +subdued +by +suffering +and +broken +by +sobs +. +Hearing +those +moans +Prince +Andrew +wanted +to +weep +. +Whether +because +he +was +dying +without +glory +, +or +because +he +was +sorry +to +part +with +life +, +or +because +of +those +memories +of +a +childhood +that +could +not +return +, +or +because +he +was +suffering +and +others +were +suffering +and +that +man +near +him +was +groaning +so +piteously—he +felt +like +weeping +childlike +, +kindly +, +and +almost +happy +tears +. +The +wounded +man +was +shown +his +amputated +leg +stained +with +clotted +blood +and +with +the +boot +still +on +. +“ +Oh +! +Oh +, +ooh +! +” +he +sobbed +, +like +a +woman +. +The +doctor +who +had +been +standing +beside +him +, +preventing +Prince +Andrew +from +seeing +his +face +, +moved +away +. +“ +My +God +! +What +is +this +? +Why +is +he +here +? +” +said +Prince +Andrew +to +himself +. +In +the +miserable +, +sobbing +, +enfeebled +man +whose +leg +had +just +been +amputated +, +he +recognized +Anatole +Kurágin +. +Men +were +supporting +him +in +their +arms +and +offering +him +a +glass +of +water +, +but +his +trembling +, +swollen +lips +could +not +grasp +its +rim +. +Anatole +was +sobbing +painfully +. +“ +Yes +, +it +is +he +! +Yes +, +that +man +is +somehow +closely +and +painfully +connected +with +me +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +not +yet +clearly +grasping +what +he +saw +before +him +. +“ +What +is +the +connection +of +that +man +with +my +childhood +and +life +? +” +he +asked +himself +without +finding +an +answer +. +And +suddenly +a +new +unexpected +memory +from +that +realm +of +pure +and +loving +childhood +presented +itself +to +him +. +He +remembered +Natásha +as +he +had +seen +her +for +the +first +time +at +the +ball +in +1810 +, +with +her +slender +neck +and +arms +and +with +a +frightened +happy +face +ready +for +rapture +, +and +love +and +tenderness +for +her +, +stronger +and +more +vivid +than +ever +, +awoke +in +his +soul +. +He +now +remembered +the +connection +that +existed +between +himself +and +this +man +who +was +dimly +gazing +at +him +through +tears +that +filled +his +swollen +eyes +. +He +remembered +everything +, +and +ecstatic +pity +and +love +for +that +man +overflowed +his +happy +heart +. +Prince +Andrew +could +no +longer +restrain +himself +and +wept +tender +loving +tears +for +his +fellow +men +, +for +himself +, +and +for +his +own +and +their +errors +. +“ +Compassion +, +love +of +our +brothers +, +for +those +who +love +us +and +for +those +who +hate +us +, +love +of +our +enemies +; +yes +, +that +love +which +God +preached +on +earth +and +which +Princess +Mary +taught +me +and +I +did +not +understand—that +is +what +made +me +sorry +to +part +with +life +, +that +is +what +remained +for +me +had +I +lived +. +But +now +it +is +too +late +. +I +know +it +! +” +CHAPTER +XXXVIII +The +terrible +spectacle +of +the +battlefield +covered +with +dead +and +wounded +, +together +with +the +heaviness +of +his +head +and +the +news +that +some +twenty +generals +he +knew +personally +had +been +killed +or +wounded +, +and +the +consciousness +of +the +impotence +of +his +once +mighty +arm +, +produced +an +unexpected +impression +on +Napoleon +who +usually +liked +to +look +at +the +killed +and +wounded +, +thereby +, +he +considered +, +testing +his +strength +of +mind +. +This +day +the +horrible +appearance +of +the +battlefield +overcame +that +strength +of +mind +which +he +thought +constituted +his +merit +and +his +greatness +. +He +rode +hurriedly +from +the +battlefield +and +returned +to +the +Shevárdino +knoll +, +where +he +sat +on +his +campstool +, +his +sallow +face +swollen +and +heavy +, +his +eyes +dim +, +his +nose +red +, +and +his +voice +hoarse +, +involuntarily +listening +, +with +downcast +eyes +, +to +the +sounds +of +firing +. +With +painful +dejection +he +awaited +the +end +of +this +action +, +in +which +he +regarded +himself +as +a +participant +and +which +he +was +unable +to +arrest +. +A +personal +, +human +feeling +for +a +brief +moment +got +the +better +of +the +artificial +phantasm +of +life +he +had +served +so +long +. +He +felt +in +his +own +person +the +sufferings +and +death +he +had +witnessed +on +the +battlefield +. +The +heaviness +of +his +head +and +chest +reminded +him +of +the +possibility +of +suffering +and +death +for +himself +. +At +that +moment +he +did +not +desire +Moscow +, +or +victory +, +or +glory +( +what +need +had +he +for +any +more +glory +? +) +. +The +one +thing +he +wished +for +was +rest +, +tranquillity +, +and +freedom +. +But +when +he +had +been +on +the +Semënovsk +heights +the +artillery +commander +had +proposed +to +him +to +bring +several +batteries +of +artillery +up +to +those +heights +to +strengthen +the +fire +on +the +Russian +troops +crowded +in +front +of +Knyazkóvo +. +Napoleon +had +assented +and +had +given +orders +that +news +should +be +brought +to +him +of +the +effect +those +batteries +produced +. +An +adjutant +came +now +to +inform +him +that +the +fire +of +two +hundred +guns +had +been +concentrated +on +the +Russians +, +as +he +had +ordered +, +but +that +they +still +held +their +ground +. +“ +Our +fire +is +mowing +them +down +by +rows +, +but +still +they +hold +on +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +They +want +more +! +... +” +said +Napoleon +in +a +hoarse +voice +. +“ +Sire +? +” +asked +the +adjutant +who +had +not +heard +the +remark +. +“ +They +want +more +! +” +croaked +Napoleon +frowning +. +“ +Let +them +have +it +! +” +Even +before +he +gave +that +order +the +thing +he +did +not +desire +, +and +for +which +he +gave +the +order +only +because +he +thought +it +was +expected +of +him +, +was +being +done +. +And +he +fell +back +into +that +artificial +realm +of +imaginary +greatness +, +and +again—as +a +horse +walking +a +treadmill +thinks +it +is +doing +something +for +itself—he +submissively +fulfilled +the +cruel +, +sad +, +gloomy +, +and +inhuman +role +predestined +for +him +. +And +not +for +that +day +and +hour +alone +were +the +mind +and +conscience +darkened +of +this +man +on +whom +the +responsibility +for +what +was +happening +lay +more +than +on +all +the +others +who +took +part +in +it +. +Never +to +the +end +of +his +life +could +he +understand +goodness +, +beauty +, +or +truth +, +or +the +significance +of +his +actions +which +were +too +contrary +to +goodness +and +truth +, +too +remote +from +everything +human +, +for +him +ever +to +be +able +to +grasp +their +meaning +. +He +could +not +disavow +his +actions +, +belauded +as +they +were +by +half +the +world +, +and +so +he +had +to +repudiate +truth +, +goodness +, +and +all +humanity +. +Not +only +on +that +day +, +as +he +rode +over +the +battlefield +strewn +with +men +killed +and +maimed +( +by +his +will +as +he +believed +) +, +did +he +reckon +as +he +looked +at +them +how +many +Russians +there +were +for +each +Frenchman +and +, +deceiving +himself +, +find +reason +for +rejoicing +in +the +calculation +that +there +were +five +Russians +for +every +Frenchman +. +Not +on +that +day +alone +did +he +write +in +a +letter +to +Paris +that +“ +the +battle +field +was +superb +, +” +because +fifty +thousand +corpses +lay +there +, +but +even +on +the +island +of +St. +Helena +in +the +peaceful +solitude +where +he +said +he +intended +to +devote +his +leisure +to +an +account +of +the +great +deeds +he +had +done +, +he +wrote +: +The +Russian +war +should +have +been +the +most +popular +war +of +modern +times +: +it +was +a +war +of +good +sense +, +for +real +interests +, +for +the +tranquillity +and +security +of +all +; +it +was +purely +pacific +and +conservative +. +It +was +a +war +for +a +great +cause +, +the +end +of +uncertainties +and +the +beginning +of +security +. +A +new +horizon +and +new +labors +were +opening +out +, +full +of +well-being +and +prosperity +for +all +. +The +European +system +was +already +founded +; +all +that +remained +was +to +organize +it +. +Satisfied +on +these +great +points +and +with +tranquility +everywhere +, +I +too +should +have +had +my +Congress +and +my +Holy +Alliance +. +Those +ideas +were +stolen +from +me +. +In +that +reunion +of +great +sovereigns +we +should +have +discussed +our +interests +like +one +family +, +and +have +rendered +account +to +the +peoples +as +clerk +to +master +. +Europe +would +in +this +way +soon +have +been +, +in +fact +, +but +one +people +, +and +anyone +who +traveled +anywhere +would +have +found +himself +always +in +the +common +fatherland +. +I +should +have +demanded +the +freedom +of +all +navigable +rivers +for +everybody +, +that +the +seas +should +be +common +to +all +, +and +that +the +great +standing +armies +should +be +reduced +henceforth +to +mere +guards +for +the +sovereigns +. +On +returning +to +France +, +to +the +bosom +of +the +great +, +strong +, +magnificent +, +peaceful +, +and +glorious +fatherland +, +I +should +have +proclaimed +her +frontiers +immutable +; +all +future +wars +purely +defensive +, +all +aggrandizement +antinational +. +I +should +have +associated +my +son +in +the +Empire +; +my +dictatorship +would +have +been +finished +, +and +his +constitutional +reign +would +have +begun +. +Paris +would +have +been +the +capital +of +the +world +, +and +the +French +the +envy +of +the +nations +! +My +leisure +then +, +and +my +old +age +, +would +have +been +devoted +, +in +company +with +the +Empress +and +during +the +royal +apprenticeship +of +my +son +, +to +leisurely +visiting +, +with +our +own +horses +and +like +a +true +country +couple +, +every +corner +of +the +Empire +, +receiving +complaints +, +redressing +wrongs +, +and +scattering +public +buildings +and +benefactions +on +all +sides +and +everywhere +. +Napoleon +, +predestined +by +Providence +for +the +gloomy +role +of +executioner +of +the +peoples +, +assured +himself +that +the +aim +of +his +actions +had +been +the +peoples +’ +welfare +and +that +he +could +control +the +fate +of +millions +and +by +the +employment +of +power +confer +benefactions +. +“ +Of +four +hundred +thousand +who +crossed +the +Vistula +, +” +he +wrote +further +of +the +Russian +war +, +“ +half +were +Austrians +, +Prussians +, +Saxons +, +Poles +, +Bavarians +, +Württembergers +, +Mecklenburgers +, +Spaniards +, +Italians +, +and +Neapolitans +. +The +Imperial +army +, +strictly +speaking +, +was +one +third +composed +of +Dutch +, +Belgians +, +men +from +the +borders +of +the +Rhine +, +Piedmontese +, +Swiss +, +Genevese +, +Tuscans +, +Romans +, +inhabitants +of +the +Thirty-second +Military +Division +, +of +Bremen +, +of +Hamburg +, +and +so +on +: +it +included +scarcely +a +hundred +and +forty +thousand +who +spoke +French +. +The +Russian +expedition +actually +cost +France +less +than +fifty +thousand +men +; +the +Russian +army +in +its +retreat +from +Vílna +to +Moscow +lost +in +the +various +battles +four +times +more +men +than +the +French +army +; +the +burning +of +Moscow +cost +the +lives +of +a +hundred +thousand +Russians +who +died +of +cold +and +want +in +the +woods +; +finally +, +in +its +march +from +Moscow +to +the +Oder +the +Russian +army +also +suffered +from +the +severity +of +the +season +; +so +that +by +the +time +it +reached +Vílna +it +numbered +only +fifty +thousand +, +and +at +Kálisch +less +than +eighteen +thousand. +” +He +imagined +that +the +war +with +Russia +came +about +by +his +will +, +and +the +horrors +that +occurred +did +not +stagger +his +soul +. +He +boldly +took +the +whole +responsibility +for +what +happened +, +and +his +darkened +mind +found +justification +in +the +belief +that +among +the +hundreds +of +thousands +who +perished +there +were +fewer +Frenchmen +than +Hessians +and +Bavarians +. +CHAPTER +XXXIX +Several +tens +of +thousands +of +the +slain +lay +in +diverse +postures +and +various +uniforms +on +the +fields +and +meadows +belonging +to +the +Davýdov +family +and +to +the +crown +serfs—those +fields +and +meadows +where +for +hundreds +of +years +the +peasants +of +Borodinó +, +Górki +, +Shevárdino +, +and +Semënovsk +had +reaped +their +harvests +and +pastured +their +cattle +. +At +the +dressing +stations +the +grass +and +earth +were +soaked +with +blood +for +a +space +of +some +three +acres +around +. +Crowds +of +men +of +various +arms +, +wounded +and +unwounded +, +with +frightened +faces +, +dragged +themselves +back +to +Mozháysk +from +the +one +army +and +back +to +Valúevo +from +the +other +. +Other +crowds +, +exhausted +and +hungry +, +went +forward +led +by +their +officers +. +Others +held +their +ground +and +continued +to +fire +. +Over +the +whole +field +, +previously +so +gaily +beautiful +with +the +glitter +of +bayonets +and +cloudlets +of +smoke +in +the +morning +sun +, +there +now +spread +a +mist +of +damp +and +smoke +and +a +strange +acid +smell +of +saltpeter +and +blood +. +Clouds +gathered +and +drops +of +rain +began +to +fall +on +the +dead +and +wounded +, +on +the +frightened +, +exhausted +, +and +hesitating +men +, +as +if +to +say +: +“ +Enough +, +men +! +Enough +! +Cease +... +bethink +yourselves +! +What +are +you +doing +? +” +To +the +men +of +both +sides +alike +, +worn +out +by +want +of +food +and +rest +, +it +began +equally +to +appear +doubtful +whether +they +should +continue +to +slaughter +one +another +; +all +the +faces +expressed +hesitation +, +and +the +question +arose +in +every +soul +: +“ +For +what +, +for +whom +, +must +I +kill +and +be +killed +? +... +You +may +go +and +kill +whom +you +please +, +but +I +don +’ +t +want +to +do +so +any +more +! +” +By +evening +this +thought +had +ripened +in +every +soul +. +At +any +moment +these +men +might +have +been +seized +with +horror +at +what +they +were +doing +and +might +have +thrown +up +everything +and +run +away +anywhere +. +But +though +toward +the +end +of +the +battle +the +men +felt +all +the +horror +of +what +they +were +doing +, +though +they +would +have +been +glad +to +leave +off +, +some +incomprehensible +, +mysterious +power +continued +to +control +them +, +and +they +still +brought +up +the +charges +, +loaded +, +aimed +, +and +applied +the +match +, +though +only +one +artilleryman +survived +out +of +every +three +, +and +though +they +stumbled +and +panted +with +fatigue +, +perspiring +and +stained +with +blood +and +powder +. +The +cannon +balls +flew +just +as +swiftly +and +cruelly +from +both +sides +, +crushing +human +bodies +, +and +that +terrible +work +which +was +not +done +by +the +will +of +a +man +but +at +the +will +of +Him +who +governs +men +and +worlds +continued +. +Anyone +looking +at +the +disorganized +rear +of +the +Russian +army +would +have +said +that +, +if +only +the +French +made +one +more +slight +effort +, +it +would +disappear +; +and +anyone +looking +at +the +rear +of +the +French +army +would +have +said +that +the +Russians +need +only +make +one +more +slight +effort +and +the +French +would +be +destroyed +. +But +neither +the +French +nor +the +Russians +made +that +effort +, +and +the +flame +of +battle +burned +slowly +out +. +The +Russians +did +not +make +that +effort +because +they +were +not +attacking +the +French +. +At +the +beginning +of +the +battle +they +stood +blocking +the +way +to +Moscow +and +they +still +did +so +at +the +end +of +the +battle +as +at +the +beginning +. +But +even +had +the +aim +of +the +Russians +been +to +drive +the +French +from +their +positions +, +they +could +not +have +made +this +last +effort +, +for +all +the +Russian +troops +had +been +broken +up +, +there +was +no +part +of +the +Russian +army +that +had +not +suffered +in +the +battle +, +and +though +still +holding +their +positions +they +had +lost +ONE +HALF +of +their +army +. +The +French +, +with +the +memory +of +all +their +former +victories +during +fifteen +years +, +with +the +assurance +of +Napoleon +’ +s +invincibility +, +with +the +consciousness +that +they +had +captured +part +of +the +battlefield +and +had +lost +only +a +quarter +of +their +men +and +still +had +their +Guards +intact +, +twenty +thousand +strong +, +might +easily +have +made +that +effort +. +The +French +who +had +attacked +the +Russian +army +in +order +to +drive +it +from +its +position +ought +to +have +made +that +effort +, +for +as +long +as +the +Russians +continued +to +block +the +road +to +Moscow +as +before +, +the +aim +of +the +French +had +not +been +attained +and +all +their +efforts +and +losses +were +in +vain +. +But +the +French +did +not +make +that +effort +. +Some +historians +say +that +Napoleon +need +only +have +used +his +Old +Guards +, +who +were +intact +, +and +the +battle +would +have +been +won +. +To +speak +of +what +would +have +happened +had +Napoleon +sent +his +Guards +is +like +talking +of +what +would +happen +if +autumn +became +spring +. +It +could +not +be +. +Napoleon +did +not +give +his +Guards +, +not +because +he +did +not +want +to +, +but +because +it +could +not +be +done +. +All +the +generals +, +officers +, +and +soldiers +of +the +French +army +knew +it +could +not +be +done +, +because +the +flagging +spirit +of +the +troops +would +not +permit +it +. +It +was +not +Napoleon +alone +who +had +experienced +that +nightmare +feeling +of +the +mighty +arm +being +stricken +powerless +, +but +all +the +generals +and +soldiers +of +his +army +whether +they +had +taken +part +in +the +battle +or +not +, +after +all +their +experience +of +previous +battles—when +after +one +tenth +of +such +efforts +the +enemy +had +fled—experienced +a +similar +feeling +of +terror +before +an +enemy +who +, +after +losing +HALF +his +men +, +stood +as +threateningly +at +the +end +as +at +the +beginning +of +the +battle +. +The +moral +force +of +the +attacking +French +army +was +exhausted +. +Not +that +sort +of +victory +which +is +defined +by +the +capture +of +pieces +of +material +fastened +to +sticks +, +called +standards +, +and +of +the +ground +on +which +the +troops +had +stood +and +were +standing +, +but +a +moral +victory +that +convinces +the +enemy +of +the +moral +superiority +of +his +opponent +and +of +his +own +impotence +was +gained +by +the +Russians +at +Borodinó +. +The +French +invaders +, +like +an +infuriated +animal +that +has +in +its +onslaught +received +a +mortal +wound +, +felt +that +they +were +perishing +, +but +could +not +stop +, +any +more +than +the +Russian +army +, +weaker +by +one +half +, +could +help +swerving +. +By +impetus +gained +, +the +French +army +was +still +able +to +roll +forward +to +Moscow +, +but +there +, +without +further +effort +on +the +part +of +the +Russians +, +it +had +to +perish +, +bleeding +from +the +mortal +wound +it +had +received +at +Borodinó +. +The +direct +consequence +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +Napoleon +’ +s +senseless +flight +from +Moscow +, +his +retreat +along +the +old +Smolénsk +road +, +the +destruction +of +the +invading +army +of +five +hundred +thousand +men +, +and +the +downfall +of +Napoleonic +France +, +on +which +at +Borodinó +for +the +first +time +the +hand +of +an +opponent +of +stronger +spirit +had +been +laid +. +BOOK +ELEVEN +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +Absolute +continuity +of +motion +is +not +comprehensible +to +the +human +mind +. +Laws +of +motion +of +any +kind +become +comprehensible +to +man +only +when +he +examines +arbitrarily +selected +elements +of +that +motion +; +but +at +the +same +time +, +a +large +proportion +of +human +error +comes +from +the +arbitrary +division +of +continuous +motion +into +discontinuous +elements +. +There +is +a +well-known +, +so-called +sophism +of +the +ancients +consisting +in +this +, +that +Achilles +could +never +catch +up +with +a +tortoise +he +was +following +, +in +spite +of +the +fact +that +he +traveled +ten +times +as +fast +as +the +tortoise +. +By +the +time +Achilles +has +covered +the +distance +that +separated +him +from +the +tortoise +, +the +tortoise +has +covered +one +tenth +of +that +distance +ahead +of +him +: +when +Achilles +has +covered +that +tenth +, +the +tortoise +has +covered +another +one +hundredth +, +and +so +on +forever +. +This +problem +seemed +to +the +ancients +insoluble +. +The +absurd +answer +( +that +Achilles +could +never +overtake +the +tortoise +) +resulted +from +this +: +that +motion +was +arbitrarily +divided +into +discontinuous +elements +, +whereas +the +motion +both +of +Achilles +and +of +the +tortoise +was +continuous +. +By +adopting +smaller +and +smaller +elements +of +motion +we +only +approach +a +solution +of +the +problem +, +but +never +reach +it +. +Only +when +we +have +admitted +the +conception +of +the +infinitely +small +, +and +the +resulting +geometrical +progression +with +a +common +ratio +of +one +tenth +, +and +have +found +the +sum +of +this +progression +to +infinity +, +do +we +reach +a +solution +of +the +problem +. +A +modern +branch +of +mathematics +having +achieved +the +art +of +dealing +with +the +infinitely +small +can +now +yield +solutions +in +other +more +complex +problems +of +motion +which +used +to +appear +insoluble +. +This +modern +branch +of +mathematics +, +unknown +to +the +ancients +, +when +dealing +with +problems +of +motion +admits +the +conception +of +the +infinitely +small +, +and +so +conforms +to +the +chief +condition +of +motion +( +absolute +continuity +) +and +thereby +corrects +the +inevitable +error +which +the +human +mind +can +not +avoid +when +it +deals +with +separate +elements +of +motion +instead +of +examining +continuous +motion +. +In +seeking +the +laws +of +historical +movement +just +the +same +thing +happens +. +The +movement +of +humanity +, +arising +as +it +does +from +innumerable +arbitrary +human +wills +, +is +continuous +. +To +understand +the +laws +of +this +continuous +movement +is +the +aim +of +history +. +But +to +arrive +at +these +laws +, +resulting +from +the +sum +of +all +those +human +wills +, +man +’ +s +mind +postulates +arbitrary +and +disconnected +units +. +The +first +method +of +history +is +to +take +an +arbitrarily +selected +series +of +continuous +events +and +examine +it +apart +from +others +, +though +there +is +and +can +be +no +beginning +to +any +event +, +for +one +event +always +flows +uninterruptedly +from +another +. +The +second +method +is +to +consider +the +actions +of +some +one +man—a +king +or +a +commander—as +equivalent +to +the +sum +of +many +individual +wills +; +whereas +the +sum +of +individual +wills +is +never +expressed +by +the +activity +of +a +single +historic +personage +. +Historical +science +in +its +endeavor +to +draw +nearer +to +truth +continually +takes +smaller +and +smaller +units +for +examination +. +But +however +small +the +units +it +takes +, +we +feel +that +to +take +any +unit +disconnected +from +others +, +or +to +assume +a +beginning +of +any +phenomenon +, +or +to +say +that +the +will +of +many +men +is +expressed +by +the +actions +of +any +one +historic +personage +, +is +in +itself +false +. +It +needs +no +critical +exertion +to +reduce +utterly +to +dust +any +deductions +drawn +from +history +. +It +is +merely +necessary +to +select +some +larger +or +smaller +unit +as +the +subject +of +observation—as +criticism +has +every +right +to +do +, +seeing +that +whatever +unit +history +observes +must +always +be +arbitrarily +selected +. +Only +by +taking +infinitesimally +small +units +for +observation +( +the +differential +of +history +, +that +is +, +the +individual +tendencies +of +men +) +and +attaining +to +the +art +of +integrating +them +( +that +is +, +finding +the +sum +of +these +infinitesimals +) +can +we +hope +to +arrive +at +the +laws +of +history +. +The +first +fifteen +years +of +the +nineteenth +century +in +Europe +present +an +extraordinary +movement +of +millions +of +people +. +Men +leave +their +customary +pursuits +, +hasten +from +one +side +of +Europe +to +the +other +, +plunder +and +slaughter +one +another +, +triumph +and +are +plunged +in +despair +, +and +for +some +years +the +whole +course +of +life +is +altered +and +presents +an +intensive +movement +which +first +increases +and +then +slackens +. +What +was +the +cause +of +this +movement +, +by +what +laws +was +it +governed +? +asks +the +mind +of +man +. +The +historians +, +replying +to +this +question +, +lay +before +us +the +sayings +and +doings +of +a +few +dozen +men +in +a +building +in +the +city +of +Paris +, +calling +these +sayings +and +doings +“ +the +Revolution +” +; +then +they +give +a +detailed +biography +of +Napoleon +and +of +certain +people +favorable +or +hostile +to +him +; +tell +of +the +influence +some +of +these +people +had +on +others +, +and +say +: +that +is +why +this +movement +took +place +and +those +are +its +laws +. +But +the +mind +of +man +not +only +refuses +to +believe +this +explanation +, +but +plainly +says +that +this +method +of +explanation +is +fallacious +, +because +in +it +a +weaker +phenomenon +is +taken +as +the +cause +of +a +stronger +. +The +sum +of +human +wills +produced +the +Revolution +and +Napoleon +, +and +only +the +sum +of +those +wills +first +tolerated +and +then +destroyed +them +. +“ +But +every +time +there +have +been +conquests +there +have +been +conquerors +; +every +time +there +has +been +a +revolution +in +any +state +there +have +been +great +men +, +” +says +history +. +And +, +indeed +, +human +reason +replies +: +every +time +conquerors +appear +there +have +been +wars +, +but +this +does +not +prove +that +the +conquerors +caused +the +wars +and +that +it +is +possible +to +find +the +laws +of +a +war +in +the +personal +activity +of +a +single +man +. +Whenever +I +look +at +my +watch +and +its +hands +point +to +ten +, +I +hear +the +bells +of +the +neighboring +church +; +but +because +the +bells +begin +to +ring +when +the +hands +of +the +clock +reach +ten +, +I +have +no +right +to +assume +that +the +movement +of +the +bells +is +caused +by +the +position +of +the +hands +of +the +watch +. +Whenever +I +see +the +movement +of +a +locomotive +I +hear +the +whistle +and +see +the +valves +opening +and +wheels +turning +; +but +I +have +no +right +to +conclude +that +the +whistling +and +the +turning +of +wheels +are +the +cause +of +the +movement +of +the +engine +. +The +peasants +say +that +a +cold +wind +blows +in +late +spring +because +the +oaks +are +budding +, +and +really +every +spring +cold +winds +do +blow +when +the +oak +is +budding +. +But +though +I +do +not +know +what +causes +the +cold +winds +to +blow +when +the +oak +buds +unfold +, +I +can +not +agree +with +the +peasants +that +the +unfolding +of +the +oak +buds +is +the +cause +of +the +cold +wind +, +for +the +force +of +the +wind +is +beyond +the +influence +of +the +buds +. +I +see +only +a +coincidence +of +occurrences +such +as +happens +with +all +the +phenomena +of +life +, +and +I +see +that +however +much +and +however +carefully +I +observe +the +hands +of +the +watch +, +and +the +valves +and +wheels +of +the +engine +, +and +the +oak +, +I +shall +not +discover +the +cause +of +the +bells +ringing +, +the +engine +moving +, +or +of +the +winds +of +spring +. +To +that +I +must +entirely +change +my +point +of +view +and +study +the +laws +of +the +movement +of +steam +, +of +the +bells +, +and +of +the +wind +. +History +must +do +the +same +. +And +attempts +in +this +direction +have +already +been +made +. +To +study +the +laws +of +history +we +must +completely +change +the +subject +of +our +observation +, +must +leave +aside +kings +, +ministers +, +and +generals +, +and +study +the +common +, +infinitesimally +small +elements +by +which +the +masses +are +moved +. +No +one +can +say +in +how +far +it +is +possible +for +man +to +advance +in +this +way +toward +an +understanding +of +the +laws +of +history +; +but +it +is +evident +that +only +along +that +path +does +the +possibility +of +discovering +the +laws +of +history +lie +, +and +that +as +yet +not +a +millionth +part +as +much +mental +effort +has +been +applied +in +this +direction +by +historians +as +has +been +devoted +to +describing +the +actions +of +various +kings +, +commanders +, +and +ministers +and +propounding +the +historians +’ +own +reflections +concerning +these +actions +. +CHAPTER +II +The +forces +of +a +dozen +European +nations +burst +into +Russia +. +The +Russian +army +and +people +avoided +a +collision +till +Smolénsk +was +reached +, +and +again +from +Smolénsk +to +Borodinó +. +The +French +army +pushed +on +to +Moscow +, +its +goal +, +its +impetus +ever +increasing +as +it +neared +its +aim +, +just +as +the +velocity +of +a +falling +body +increases +as +it +approaches +the +earth +. +Behind +it +were +seven +hundred +miles +of +hunger-stricken +, +hostile +country +; +ahead +were +a +few +dozen +miles +separating +it +from +its +goal +. +Every +soldier +in +Napoleon +’ +s +army +felt +this +and +the +invasion +moved +on +by +its +own +momentum +. +The +more +the +Russian +army +retreated +the +more +fiercely +a +spirit +of +hatred +of +the +enemy +flared +up +, +and +while +it +retreated +the +army +increased +and +consolidated +. +At +Borodinó +a +collision +took +place +. +Neither +army +was +broken +up +, +but +the +Russian +army +retreated +immediately +after +the +collision +as +inevitably +as +a +ball +recoils +after +colliding +with +another +having +a +greater +momentum +, +and +with +equal +inevitability +the +ball +of +invasion +that +had +advanced +with +such +momentum +rolled +on +for +some +distance +, +though +the +collision +had +deprived +it +of +all +its +force +. +The +Russians +retreated +eighty +miles—to +beyond +Moscow—and +the +French +reached +Moscow +and +there +came +to +a +standstill +. +For +five +weeks +after +that +there +was +not +a +single +battle +. +The +French +did +not +move +. +As +a +bleeding +, +mortally +wounded +animal +licks +its +wounds +, +they +remained +inert +in +Moscow +for +five +weeks +, +and +then +suddenly +, +with +no +fresh +reason +, +fled +back +: +they +made +a +dash +for +the +Kalúga +road +, +and +( +after +a +victory—for +at +Málo-Yaroslávets +the +field +of +conflict +again +remained +theirs +) +without +undertaking +a +single +serious +battle +, +they +fled +still +more +rapidly +back +to +Smolénsk +, +beyond +Smolénsk +, +beyond +the +Berëzina +, +beyond +Vílna +, +and +farther +still +. +On +the +evening +of +the +twenty-sixth +of +August +, +Kutúzov +and +the +whole +Russian +army +were +convinced +that +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +a +victory +. +Kutúzov +reported +so +to +the +Emperor +. +He +gave +orders +to +prepare +for +a +fresh +conflict +to +finish +the +enemy +and +did +this +not +to +deceive +anyone +, +but +because +he +knew +that +the +enemy +was +beaten +, +as +everyone +who +had +taken +part +in +the +battle +knew +it +. +But +all +that +evening +and +next +day +reports +came +in +one +after +another +of +unheard-of +losses +, +of +the +loss +of +half +the +army +, +and +a +fresh +battle +proved +physically +impossible +. +It +was +impossible +to +give +battle +before +information +had +been +collected +, +the +wounded +gathered +in +, +the +supplies +of +ammunition +replenished +, +the +slain +reckoned +up +, +new +officers +appointed +to +replace +those +who +had +been +killed +, +and +before +the +men +had +had +food +and +sleep +. +And +meanwhile +, +the +very +next +morning +after +the +battle +, +the +French +army +advanced +of +itself +upon +the +Russians +, +carried +forward +by +the +force +of +its +own +momentum +now +seemingly +increased +in +inverse +proportion +to +the +square +of +the +distance +from +its +aim +. +Kutúzov +’ +s +wish +was +to +attack +next +day +, +and +the +whole +army +desired +to +do +so +. +But +to +make +an +attack +the +wish +to +do +so +is +not +sufficient +, +there +must +also +be +a +possibility +of +doing +it +, +and +that +possibility +did +not +exist +. +It +was +impossible +not +to +retreat +a +day +’ +s +march +, +and +then +in +the +same +way +it +was +impossible +not +to +retreat +another +and +a +third +day +’ +s +march +, +and +at +last +, +on +the +first +of +September +when +the +army +drew +near +Moscow—despite +the +strength +of +the +feeling +that +had +arisen +in +all +ranks—the +force +of +circumstances +compelled +it +to +retire +beyond +Moscow +. +And +the +troops +retired +one +more +, +last +, +day +’ +s +march +, +and +abandoned +Moscow +to +the +enemy +. +For +people +accustomed +to +think +that +plans +of +campaign +and +battles +are +made +by +generals—as +anyone +of +us +sitting +over +a +map +in +his +study +may +imagine +how +he +would +have +arranged +things +in +this +or +that +battle—the +questions +present +themselves +: +Why +did +Kutúzov +during +the +retreat +not +do +this +or +that +? +Why +did +he +not +take +up +a +position +before +reaching +Filí +? +Why +did +he +not +retire +at +once +by +the +Kalúga +road +, +abandoning +Moscow +? +and +so +on +. +People +accustomed +to +think +in +that +way +forget +, +or +do +not +know +, +the +inevitable +conditions +which +always +limit +the +activities +of +any +commander +in +chief +. +The +activity +of +a +commander +in +chief +does +not +at +all +resemble +the +activity +we +imagine +to +ourselves +when +we +sit +at +ease +in +our +studies +examining +some +campaign +on +the +map +, +with +a +certain +number +of +troops +on +this +and +that +side +in +a +certain +known +locality +, +and +begin +our +plans +from +some +given +moment +. +A +commander +in +chief +is +never +dealing +with +the +beginning +of +any +event—the +position +from +which +we +always +contemplate +it +. +The +commander +in +chief +is +always +in +the +midst +of +a +series +of +shifting +events +and +so +he +never +can +at +any +moment +consider +the +whole +import +of +an +event +that +is +occurring +. +Moment +by +moment +the +event +is +imperceptibly +shaping +itself +, +and +at +every +moment +of +this +continuous +, +uninterrupted +shaping +of +events +the +commander +in +chief +is +in +the +midst +of +a +most +complex +play +of +intrigues +, +worries +, +contingencies +, +authorities +, +projects +, +counsels +, +threats +, +and +deceptions +and +is +continually +obliged +to +reply +to +innumerable +questions +addressed +to +him +, +which +constantly +conflict +with +one +another +. +Learned +military +authorities +quite +seriously +tell +us +that +Kutúzov +should +have +moved +his +army +to +the +Kalúga +road +long +before +reaching +Filí +, +and +that +somebody +actually +submitted +such +a +proposal +to +him +. +But +a +commander +in +chief +, +especially +at +a +difficult +moment +, +has +always +before +him +not +one +proposal +but +dozens +simultaneously +. +And +all +these +proposals +, +based +on +strategics +and +tactics +, +contradict +each +other +. +A +commander +in +chief +’ +s +business +, +it +would +seem +, +is +simply +to +choose +one +of +these +projects +. +But +even +that +he +can +not +do +. +Events +and +time +do +not +wait +. +For +instance +, +on +the +twenty-eighth +it +is +suggested +to +him +to +cross +to +the +Kalúga +road +, +but +just +then +an +adjutant +gallops +up +from +Milorádovich +asking +whether +he +is +to +engage +the +French +or +retire +. +An +order +must +be +given +him +at +once +, +that +instant +. +And +the +order +to +retreat +carries +us +past +the +turn +to +the +Kalúga +road +. +And +after +the +adjutant +comes +the +commissary +general +asking +where +the +stores +are +to +be +taken +, +and +the +chief +of +the +hospitals +asks +where +the +wounded +are +to +go +, +and +a +courier +from +Petersburg +brings +a +letter +from +the +sovereign +which +does +not +admit +of +the +possibility +of +abandoning +Moscow +, +and +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +rival +, +the +man +who +is +undermining +him +( +and +there +are +always +not +merely +one +but +several +such +) +, +presents +a +new +project +diametrically +opposed +to +that +of +turning +to +the +Kalúga +road +, +and +the +commander +in +chief +himself +needs +sleep +and +refreshment +to +maintain +his +energy +and +a +respectable +general +who +has +been +overlooked +in +the +distribution +of +rewards +comes +to +complain +, +and +the +inhabitants +of +the +district +pray +to +be +defended +, +and +an +officer +sent +to +inspect +the +locality +comes +in +and +gives +a +report +quite +contrary +to +what +was +said +by +the +officer +previously +sent +; +and +a +spy +, +a +prisoner +, +and +a +general +who +has +been +on +reconnaissance +, +all +describe +the +position +of +the +enemy +’ +s +army +differently +. +People +accustomed +to +misunderstand +or +to +forget +these +inevitable +conditions +of +a +commander +in +chief +’ +s +actions +describe +to +us +, +for +instance +, +the +position +of +the +army +at +Filí +and +assume +that +the +commander +in +chief +could +, +on +the +first +of +September +, +quite +freely +decide +whether +to +abandon +Moscow +or +defend +it +; +whereas +, +with +the +Russian +army +less +than +four +miles +from +Moscow +, +no +such +question +existed +. +When +had +that +question +been +settled +? +At +Drissa +and +at +Smolénsk +and +most +palpably +of +all +on +the +twenty-fourth +of +August +at +Shevárdino +and +on +the +twenty-sixth +at +Borodinó +, +and +each +day +and +hour +and +minute +of +the +retreat +from +Borodinó +to +Filí +. +CHAPTER +III +When +Ermólov +, +having +been +sent +by +Kutúzov +to +inspect +the +position +, +told +the +field +marshal +that +it +was +impossible +to +fight +there +before +Moscow +and +that +they +must +retreat +, +Kutúzov +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +Give +me +your +hand +, +” +said +he +and +, +turning +it +over +so +as +to +feel +the +pulse +, +added +: +“ +You +are +not +well +, +my +dear +fellow +. +Think +what +you +are +saying +! +” +Kutúzov +could +not +yet +admit +the +possibility +of +retreating +beyond +Moscow +without +a +battle +. +On +the +Poklónny +Hill +, +four +miles +from +the +Dorogomílov +gate +of +Moscow +, +Kutúzov +got +out +of +his +carriage +and +sat +down +on +a +bench +by +the +roadside +. +A +great +crowd +of +generals +gathered +round +him +, +and +Count +Rostopchín +, +who +had +come +out +from +Moscow +, +joined +them +. +This +brilliant +company +separated +into +several +groups +who +all +discussed +the +advantages +and +disadvantages +of +the +position +, +the +state +of +the +army +, +the +plans +suggested +, +the +situation +of +Moscow +, +and +military +questions +generally +. +Though +they +had +not +been +summoned +for +the +purpose +, +and +though +it +was +not +so +called +, +they +all +felt +that +this +was +really +a +council +of +war +. +The +conversations +all +dealt +with +public +questions +. +If +anyone +gave +or +asked +for +personal +news +, +it +was +done +in +a +whisper +and +they +immediately +reverted +to +general +matters +. +No +jokes +, +or +laughter +, +or +smiles +even +, +were +seen +among +all +these +men +. +They +evidently +all +made +an +effort +to +hold +themselves +at +the +height +the +situation +demanded +. +And +all +these +groups +, +while +talking +among +themselves +, +tried +to +keep +near +the +commander +in +chief +( +whose +bench +formed +the +center +of +the +gathering +) +and +to +speak +so +that +he +might +overhear +them +. +The +commander +in +chief +listened +to +what +was +being +said +and +sometimes +asked +them +to +repeat +their +remarks +, +but +did +not +himself +take +part +in +the +conversations +or +express +any +opinion +. +After +hearing +what +was +being +said +by +one +or +other +of +these +groups +he +generally +turned +away +with +an +air +of +disappointment +, +as +though +they +were +not +speaking +of +anything +he +wished +to +hear +. +Some +discussed +the +position +that +had +been +chosen +, +criticizing +not +the +position +itself +so +much +as +the +mental +capacity +of +those +who +had +chosen +it +. +Others +argued +that +a +mistake +had +been +made +earlier +and +that +a +battle +should +have +been +fought +two +days +before +. +Others +again +spoke +of +the +battle +of +Salamanca +, +which +was +described +by +Crosart +, +a +newly +arrived +Frenchman +in +a +Spanish +uniform +. +( +This +Frenchman +and +one +of +the +German +princes +serving +with +the +Russian +army +were +discussing +the +siege +of +Saragossa +and +considering +the +possibility +of +defending +Moscow +in +a +similar +manner +. +) +Count +Rostopchín +was +telling +a +fourth +group +that +he +was +prepared +to +die +with +the +city +train +bands +under +the +walls +of +the +capital +, +but +that +he +still +could +not +help +regretting +having +been +left +in +ignorance +of +what +was +happening +, +and +that +had +he +known +it +sooner +things +would +have +been +different +... +. +A +fifth +group +, +displaying +the +profundity +of +their +strategic +perceptions +, +discussed +the +direction +the +troops +would +now +have +to +take +. +A +sixth +group +was +talking +absolute +nonsense +. +Kutúzov +’ +s +expression +grew +more +and +more +preoccupied +and +gloomy +. +From +all +this +talk +he +saw +only +one +thing +: +that +to +defend +Moscow +was +a +physical +impossibility +in +the +full +meaning +of +those +words +, +that +is +to +say +, +so +utterly +impossible +that +if +any +senseless +commander +were +to +give +orders +to +fight +, +confusion +would +result +but +the +battle +would +still +not +take +place +. +It +would +not +take +place +because +the +commanders +not +merely +all +recognized +the +position +to +be +impossible +, +but +in +their +conversations +were +only +discussing +what +would +happen +after +its +inevitable +abandonment +. +How +could +the +commanders +lead +their +troops +to +a +field +of +battle +they +considered +impossible +to +hold +? +The +lower-grade +officers +and +even +the +soldiers +( +who +too +reason +) +also +considered +the +position +impossible +and +therefore +could +not +go +to +fight +, +fully +convinced +as +they +were +of +defeat +. +If +Bennigsen +insisted +on +the +position +being +defended +and +others +still +discussed +it +, +the +question +was +no +longer +important +in +itself +but +only +as +a +pretext +for +disputes +and +intrigue +. +This +Kutúzov +knew +well +. +Bennigsen +, +who +had +chosen +the +position +, +warmly +displayed +his +Russian +patriotism +( +Kutúzov +could +not +listen +to +this +without +wincing +) +by +insisting +that +Moscow +must +be +defended +. +His +aim +was +as +clear +as +daylight +to +Kutúzov +: +if +the +defense +failed +, +to +throw +the +blame +on +Kutúzov +who +had +brought +the +army +as +far +as +the +Sparrow +Hills +without +giving +battle +; +if +it +succeeded +, +to +claim +the +success +as +his +own +; +or +if +battle +were +not +given +, +to +clear +himself +of +the +crime +of +abandoning +Moscow +. +But +this +intrigue +did +not +now +occupy +the +old +man +’ +s +mind +. +One +terrible +question +absorbed +him +and +to +that +question +he +heard +no +reply +from +anyone +. +The +question +for +him +now +was +: +“ +Have +I +really +allowed +Napoleon +to +reach +Moscow +, +and +when +did +I +do +so +? +When +was +it +decided +? +Can +it +have +been +yesterday +when +I +ordered +Plátov +to +retreat +, +or +was +it +the +evening +before +, +when +I +had +a +nap +and +told +Bennigsen +to +issue +orders +? +Or +was +it +earlier +still +? +... +When +, +when +was +this +terrible +affair +decided +? +Moscow +must +be +abandoned +. +The +army +must +retreat +and +the +order +to +do +so +must +be +given. +” +To +give +that +terrible +order +seemed +to +him +equivalent +to +resigning +the +command +of +the +army +. +And +not +only +did +he +love +power +to +which +he +was +accustomed +( +the +honours +awarded +to +Prince +Prozoróvski +, +under +whom +he +had +served +in +Turkey +, +galled +him +) +, +but +he +was +convinced +that +he +was +destined +to +save +Russia +and +that +that +was +why +, +against +the +Emperor +’ +s +wish +and +by +the +will +of +the +people +, +he +had +been +chosen +commander +in +chief +. +He +was +convinced +that +he +alone +could +maintain +command +of +the +army +in +these +difficult +circumstances +, +and +that +in +all +the +world +he +alone +could +encounter +the +invincible +Napoleon +without +fear +, +and +he +was +horrified +at +the +thought +of +the +order +he +had +to +issue +. +But +something +had +to +be +decided +, +and +these +conversations +around +him +which +were +assuming +too +free +a +character +must +be +stopped +. +He +called +the +most +important +generals +to +him +. +“ +My +head +, +be +it +good +or +bad +, +must +depend +on +itself +, +” +said +he +, +rising +from +the +bench +, +and +he +rode +to +Filí +where +his +carriages +were +waiting +. +CHAPTER +IV +The +Council +of +War +began +to +assemble +at +two +in +the +afternoon +in +the +better +and +roomier +part +of +Andrew +Savostyánov +’ +s +hut +. +The +men +, +women +, +and +children +of +the +large +peasant +family +crowded +into +the +back +room +across +the +passage +. +Only +Malásha +, +Andrew +’ +s +six-year-old +granddaughter +whom +his +Serene +Highness +had +petted +and +to +whom +he +had +given +a +lump +of +sugar +while +drinking +his +tea +, +remained +on +the +top +of +the +brick +oven +in +the +larger +room +. +Malásha +looked +down +from +the +oven +with +shy +delight +at +the +faces +, +uniforms +, +and +decorations +of +the +generals +, +who +one +after +another +came +into +the +room +and +sat +down +on +the +broad +benches +in +the +corner +under +the +icons +. +“ +Granddad +” +himself +, +as +Malásha +in +her +own +mind +called +Kutúzov +, +sat +apart +in +a +dark +corner +behind +the +oven +. +He +sat +, +sunk +deep +in +a +folding +armchair +, +and +continually +cleared +his +throat +and +pulled +at +the +collar +of +his +coat +which +, +though +it +was +unbuttoned +, +still +seemed +to +pinch +his +neck +. +Those +who +entered +went +up +one +by +one +to +the +field +marshal +; +he +pressed +the +hands +of +some +and +nodded +to +others +. +His +adjutant +Kaysárov +was +about +to +draw +back +the +curtain +of +the +window +facing +Kutúzov +, +but +the +latter +moved +his +hand +angrily +and +Kaysárov +understood +that +his +Serene +Highness +did +not +wish +his +face +to +be +seen +. +Round +the +peasant +’ +s +deal +table +, +on +which +lay +maps +, +plans +, +pencils +, +and +papers +, +so +many +people +gathered +that +the +orderlies +brought +in +another +bench +and +put +it +beside +the +table +. +Ermólov +, +Kaysárov +, +and +Toll +, +who +had +just +arrived +, +sat +down +on +this +bench +. +In +the +foremost +place +, +immediately +under +the +icons +, +sat +Barclay +de +Tolly +, +his +high +forehead +merging +into +his +bald +crown +. +He +had +a +St. +George +’ +s +Cross +round +his +neck +and +looked +pale +and +ill +. +He +had +been +feverish +for +two +days +and +was +now +shivering +and +in +pain +. +Beside +him +sat +Uvárov +, +who +with +rapid +gesticulations +was +giving +him +some +information +, +speaking +in +low +tones +as +they +all +did +. +Chubby +little +Dokhtúrov +was +listening +attentively +with +eyebrows +raised +and +arms +folded +on +his +stomach +. +On +the +other +side +sat +Count +Ostermann-Tolstóy +, +seemingly +absorbed +in +his +own +thoughts +. +His +broad +head +with +its +bold +features +and +glittering +eyes +was +resting +on +his +hand +. +Raévski +, +twitching +forward +the +black +hair +on +his +temples +as +was +his +habit +, +glanced +now +at +Kutúzov +and +now +at +the +door +with +a +look +of +impatience +. +Konovnítsyn +’ +s +firm +, +handsome +, +and +kindly +face +was +lit +up +by +a +tender +, +sly +smile +. +His +glance +met +Malásha +’ +s +, +and +the +expression +of +his +eyes +caused +the +little +girl +to +smile +. +They +were +all +waiting +for +Bennigsen +, +who +on +the +pretext +of +inspecting +the +position +was +finishing +his +savory +dinner +. +They +waited +for +him +from +four +till +six +o +’ +clock +and +did +not +begin +their +deliberations +all +that +time +but +talked +in +low +tones +of +other +matters +. +Only +when +Bennigsen +had +entered +the +hut +did +Kutúzov +leave +his +corner +and +draw +toward +the +table +, +but +not +near +enough +for +the +candles +that +had +been +placed +there +to +light +up +his +face +. +Bennigsen +opened +the +council +with +the +question +: +“ +Are +we +to +abandon +Russia +’ +s +ancient +and +sacred +capital +without +a +struggle +, +or +are +we +to +defend +it +? +” +A +prolonged +and +general +silence +followed +. +There +was +a +frown +on +every +face +and +only +Kutúzov +’ +s +angry +grunts +and +occasional +cough +broke +the +silence +. +All +eyes +were +gazing +at +him +. +Malásha +too +looked +at +“ +Granddad. +” +She +was +nearest +to +him +and +saw +how +his +face +puckered +; +he +seemed +about +to +cry +, +but +this +did +not +last +long +. +“ +Russia +’ +s +ancient +and +sacred +capital +! +” +he +suddenly +said +, +repeating +Bennigsen +’ +s +words +in +an +angry +voice +and +thereby +drawing +attention +to +the +false +note +in +them +. +“ +Allow +me +to +tell +you +, +your +excellency +, +that +that +question +has +no +meaning +for +a +Russian. +” +( +He +lurched +his +heavy +body +forward +. +) +“ +Such +a +question +can +not +be +put +; +it +is +senseless +! +The +question +I +have +asked +these +gentlemen +to +meet +to +discuss +is +a +military +one +. +The +question +is +that +of +saving +Russia +. +Is +it +better +to +give +up +Moscow +without +a +battle +, +or +by +accepting +battle +to +risk +losing +the +army +as +well +as +Moscow +? +That +is +the +question +on +which +I +want +your +opinion +, +” +and +he +sank +back +in +his +chair +. +The +discussion +began +. +Bennigsen +did +not +yet +consider +his +game +lost +. +Admitting +the +view +of +Barclay +and +others +that +a +defensive +battle +at +Filí +was +impossible +, +but +imbued +with +Russian +patriotism +and +the +love +of +Moscow +, +he +proposed +to +move +troops +from +the +right +to +the +left +flank +during +the +night +and +attack +the +French +right +flank +the +following +day +. +Opinions +were +divided +, +and +arguments +were +advanced +for +and +against +that +project +. +Ermólov +, +Dokhtúrov +, +and +Raévski +agreed +with +Bennigsen +. +Whether +feeling +it +necessary +to +make +a +sacrifice +before +abandoning +the +capital +or +guided +by +other +, +personal +considerations +, +these +generals +seemed +not +to +understand +that +this +council +could +not +alter +the +inevitable +course +of +events +and +that +Moscow +was +in +effect +already +abandoned +. +The +other +generals +, +however +, +understood +it +and +, +leaving +aside +the +question +of +Moscow +, +spoke +of +the +direction +the +army +should +take +in +its +retreat +. +Malásha +, +who +kept +her +eyes +fixed +on +what +was +going +on +before +her +, +understood +the +meaning +of +the +council +differently +. +It +seemed +to +her +that +it +was +only +a +personal +struggle +between +“ +Granddad +” +and +“ +Long-coat +” +as +she +termed +Bennigsen +. +She +saw +that +they +grew +spiteful +when +they +spoke +to +one +another +, +and +in +her +heart +she +sided +with +“ +Granddad. +” +In +the +midst +of +the +conversation +she +noticed +“ +Granddad +” +give +Bennigsen +a +quick +, +subtle +glance +, +and +then +to +her +joys +she +saw +that +“ +Granddad +” +said +something +to +“ +Long-coat +” +which +settled +him +. +Bennigsen +suddenly +reddened +and +paced +angrily +up +and +down +the +room +. +What +so +affected +him +was +Kutúzov +’ +s +calm +and +quiet +comment +on +the +advantage +or +disadvantage +of +Bennigsen +’ +s +proposal +to +move +troops +by +night +from +the +right +to +the +left +flank +to +attack +the +French +right +wing +. +“ +Gentlemen +, +” +said +Kutúzov +, +“ +I +can +not +approve +of +the +count +’ +s +plan +. +Moving +troops +in +close +proximity +to +an +enemy +is +always +dangerous +, +and +military +history +supports +that +view +. +For +instance +... +” +Kutúzov +seemed +to +reflect +, +searching +for +an +example +, +then +with +a +clear +, +naïve +look +at +Bennigsen +he +added +: +“ +Oh +yes +; +take +the +battle +of +Friedland +, +which +I +think +the +count +well +remembers +, +and +which +was +... +not +fully +successful +, +only +because +our +troops +were +rearranged +too +near +the +enemy +... +. +” +There +followed +a +momentary +pause +, +which +seemed +very +long +to +them +all +. +The +discussion +recommenced +, +but +pauses +frequently +occurred +and +they +all +felt +that +there +was +no +more +to +be +said +. +During +one +of +these +pauses +Kutúzov +heaved +a +deep +sigh +as +if +preparing +to +speak +. +They +all +looked +at +him +. +“ +Well +, +gentlemen +, +I +see +that +it +is +I +who +will +have +to +pay +for +the +broken +crockery +, +” +said +he +, +and +rising +slowly +he +moved +to +the +table +. +“ +Gentlemen +, +I +have +heard +your +views +. +Some +of +you +will +not +agree +with +me +. +But +I +, +” +he +paused +, +“ +by +the +authority +entrusted +to +me +by +my +Sovereign +and +country +, +order +a +retreat. +” +After +that +the +generals +began +to +disperse +with +the +solemnity +and +circumspect +silence +of +people +who +are +leaving +, +after +a +funeral +. +Some +of +the +generals +, +in +low +tones +and +in +a +strain +very +different +from +the +way +they +had +spoken +during +the +council +, +communicated +something +to +their +commander +in +chief +. +Malásha +, +who +had +long +been +expected +for +supper +, +climbed +carefully +backwards +down +from +the +oven +, +her +bare +little +feet +catching +at +its +projections +, +and +slipping +between +the +legs +of +the +generals +she +darted +out +of +the +room +. +When +he +had +dismissed +the +generals +Kutúzov +sat +a +long +time +with +his +elbows +on +the +table +, +thinking +always +of +the +same +terrible +question +: +“ +When +, +when +did +the +abandonment +of +Moscow +become +inevitable +? +When +was +that +done +which +settled +the +matter +? +And +who +was +to +blame +for +it +? +” +“ +I +did +not +expect +this +, +” +said +he +to +his +adjutant +Schneider +when +the +latter +came +in +late +that +night +. +“ +I +did +not +expect +this +! +I +did +not +think +this +would +happen. +” +“ +You +should +take +some +rest +, +your +Serene +Highness +, +” +replied +Schneider +. +“ +But +no +! +They +shall +eat +horseflesh +yet +, +like +the +Turks +! +” +exclaimed +Kutúzov +without +replying +, +striking +the +table +with +his +podgy +fist +. +“ +They +shall +too +, +if +only +... +” +CHAPTER +V +At +that +very +time +, +in +circumstances +even +more +important +than +retreating +without +a +battle +, +namely +the +evacuation +and +burning +of +Moscow +, +Rostopchín +, +who +is +usually +represented +as +being +the +instigator +of +that +event +, +acted +in +an +altogether +different +manner +from +Kutúzov +. +After +the +battle +of +Borodinó +the +abandonment +and +burning +of +Moscow +was +as +inevitable +as +the +retreat +of +the +army +beyond +Moscow +without +fighting +. +Every +Russian +might +have +predicted +it +, +not +by +reasoning +but +by +the +feeling +implanted +in +each +of +us +and +in +our +fathers +. +The +same +thing +that +took +place +in +Moscow +had +happened +in +all +the +towns +and +villages +on +Russian +soil +beginning +with +Smolénsk +, +without +the +participation +of +Count +Rostopchín +and +his +broadsheets +. +The +people +awaited +the +enemy +unconcernedly +, +did +not +riot +or +become +excited +or +tear +anyone +to +pieces +, +but +faced +its +fate +, +feeling +within +it +the +strength +to +find +what +it +should +do +at +that +most +difficult +moment +. +And +as +soon +as +the +enemy +drew +near +the +wealthy +classes +went +away +abandoning +their +property +, +while +the +poorer +remained +and +burned +and +destroyed +what +was +left +. +The +consciousness +that +this +would +be +so +and +would +always +be +so +was +and +is +present +in +the +heart +of +every +Russian +. +And +a +consciousness +of +this +, +and +a +foreboding +that +Moscow +would +be +taken +, +was +present +in +Russian +Moscow +society +in +1812 +. +Those +who +had +quitted +Moscow +already +in +July +and +at +the +beginning +of +August +showed +that +they +expected +this +. +Those +who +went +away +, +taking +what +they +could +and +abandoning +their +houses +and +half +their +belongings +, +did +so +from +the +latent +patriotism +which +expresses +itself +not +by +phrases +or +by +giving +one +’ +s +children +to +save +the +fatherland +and +similar +unnatural +exploits +, +but +unobtrusively +, +simply +, +organically +, +and +therefore +in +the +way +that +always +produces +the +most +powerful +results +. +“ +It +is +disgraceful +to +run +away +from +danger +; +only +cowards +are +running +away +from +Moscow +, +” +they +were +told +. +In +his +broadsheets +Rostopchín +impressed +on +them +that +to +leave +Moscow +was +shameful +. +They +were +ashamed +to +be +called +cowards +, +ashamed +to +leave +, +but +still +they +left +, +knowing +it +had +to +be +done +. +Why +did +they +go +? +It +is +impossible +to +suppose +that +Rostopchín +had +scared +them +by +his +accounts +of +horrors +Napoleon +had +committed +in +conquered +countries +. +The +first +people +to +go +away +were +the +rich +educated +people +who +knew +quite +well +that +Vienna +and +Berlin +had +remained +intact +and +that +during +Napoleon +’ +s +occupation +the +inhabitants +had +spent +their +time +pleasantly +in +the +company +of +the +charming +Frenchmen +whom +the +Russians +, +and +especially +the +Russian +ladies +, +then +liked +so +much +. +They +went +away +because +for +Russians +there +could +be +no +question +as +to +whether +things +would +go +well +or +ill +under +French +rule +in +Moscow +. +It +was +out +of +the +question +to +be +under +French +rule +, +it +would +be +the +worst +thing +that +could +happen +. +They +went +away +even +before +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +still +more +rapidly +after +it +, +despite +Rostopchín +’ +s +calls +to +defend +Moscow +or +the +announcement +of +his +intention +to +take +the +wonder-working +icon +of +the +Iberian +Mother +of +God +and +go +to +fight +, +or +of +the +balloons +that +were +to +destroy +the +French +, +and +despite +all +the +nonsense +Rostopchín +wrote +in +his +broadsheets +. +They +knew +that +it +was +for +the +army +to +fight +, +and +that +if +it +could +not +succeed +it +would +not +do +to +take +young +ladies +and +house +serfs +to +the +Three +Hills +quarter +of +Moscow +to +fight +Napoleon +, +and +that +they +must +go +away +, +sorry +as +they +were +to +abandon +their +property +to +destruction +. +They +went +away +without +thinking +of +the +tremendous +significance +of +that +immense +and +wealthy +city +being +given +over +to +destruction +, +for +a +great +city +with +wooden +buildings +was +certain +when +abandoned +by +its +inhabitants +to +be +burned +. +They +went +away +each +on +his +own +account +, +and +yet +it +was +only +in +consequence +of +their +going +away +that +the +momentous +event +was +accomplished +that +will +always +remain +the +greatest +glory +of +the +Russian +people +. +The +lady +who +, +afraid +of +being +stopped +by +Count +Rostopchín +’ +s +orders +, +had +already +in +June +moved +with +her +Negroes +and +her +women +jesters +from +Moscow +to +her +Sarátov +estate +, +with +a +vague +consciousness +that +she +was +not +Bonaparte +’ +s +servant +, +was +really +, +simply +, +and +truly +carrying +out +the +great +work +which +saved +Russia +. +But +Count +Rostopchín +, +who +now +taunted +those +who +left +Moscow +and +now +had +the +government +offices +removed +; +now +distributed +quite +useless +weapons +to +the +drunken +rabble +; +now +had +processions +displaying +the +icons +, +and +now +forbade +Father +Augustin +to +remove +icons +or +the +relics +of +saints +; +now +seized +all +the +private +carts +in +Moscow +and +on +one +hundred +and +thirty-six +of +them +removed +the +balloon +that +was +being +constructed +by +Leppich +; +now +hinted +that +he +would +burn +Moscow +and +related +how +he +had +set +fire +to +his +own +house +; +now +wrote +a +proclamation +to +the +French +solemnly +upbraiding +them +for +having +destroyed +his +Orphanage +; +now +claimed +the +glory +of +having +hinted +that +he +would +burn +Moscow +and +now +repudiated +the +deed +; +now +ordered +the +people +to +catch +all +spies +and +bring +them +to +him +, +and +now +reproached +them +for +doing +so +; +now +expelled +all +the +French +residents +from +Moscow +, +and +now +allowed +Madame +Aubert-Chalmé +( +the +center +of +the +whole +French +colony +in +Moscow +) +to +remain +, +but +ordered +the +venerable +old +postmaster +Klyucharëv +to +be +arrested +and +exiled +for +no +particular +offense +; +now +assembled +the +people +at +the +Three +Hills +to +fight +the +French +and +now +, +to +get +rid +of +them +, +handed +over +to +them +a +man +to +be +killed +and +himself +drove +away +by +a +back +gate +; +now +declared +that +he +would +not +survive +the +fall +of +Moscow +, +and +now +wrote +French +verses +in +albums +concerning +his +share +in +the +affair—this +man +did +not +understand +the +meaning +of +what +was +happening +but +merely +wanted +to +do +something +himself +that +would +astonish +people +, +to +perform +some +patriotically +heroic +feat +; +and +like +a +child +he +made +sport +of +the +momentous +, +and +unavoidable +event—the +abandonment +and +burning +of +Moscow—and +tried +with +his +puny +hand +now +to +speed +and +now +to +stay +the +enormous +, +popular +tide +that +bore +him +along +with +it +. +CHAPTER +VI +Hélène +, +having +returned +with +the +court +from +Vílna +to +Petersburg +, +found +herself +in +a +difficult +position +. +In +Petersburg +she +had +enjoyed +the +special +protection +of +a +grandee +who +occupied +one +of +the +highest +posts +in +the +Empire +. +In +Vílna +she +had +formed +an +intimacy +with +a +young +foreign +prince +. +When +she +returned +to +Petersburg +both +the +magnate +and +the +prince +were +there +, +and +both +claimed +their +rights +. +Hélène +was +faced +by +a +new +problem—how +to +preserve +her +intimacy +with +both +without +offending +either +. +What +would +have +seemed +difficult +or +even +impossible +to +another +woman +did +not +cause +the +least +embarrassment +to +Countess +Bezúkhova +, +who +evidently +deserved +her +reputation +of +being +a +very +clever +woman +. +Had +she +attempted +concealment +, +or +tried +to +extricate +herself +from +her +awkward +position +by +cunning +, +she +would +have +spoiled +her +case +by +acknowledging +herself +guilty +. +But +Hélène +, +like +a +really +great +man +who +can +do +whatever +he +pleases +, +at +once +assumed +her +own +position +to +be +correct +, +as +she +sincerely +believed +it +to +be +, +and +that +everyone +else +was +to +blame +. +The +first +time +the +young +foreigner +allowed +himself +to +reproach +her +, +she +lifted +her +beautiful +head +and +, +half +turning +to +him +, +said +firmly +: +“ +That +’ +s +just +like +a +man—selfish +and +cruel +! +I +expected +nothing +else +. +A +woman +sacrifices +herself +for +you +, +she +suffers +, +and +this +is +her +reward +! +What +right +have +you +, +monseigneur +, +to +demand +an +account +of +my +attachments +and +friendships +? +He +is +a +man +who +has +been +more +than +a +father +to +me +! +” +The +prince +was +about +to +say +something +, +but +Hélène +interrupted +him +. +“ +Well +, +yes +, +” +said +she +, +“ +it +may +be +that +he +has +other +sentiments +for +me +than +those +of +a +father +, +but +that +is +not +a +reason +for +me +to +shut +my +door +on +him +. +I +am +not +a +man +, +that +I +should +repay +kindness +with +ingratitude +! +Know +, +monseigneur +, +that +in +all +that +relates +to +my +intimate +feelings +I +render +account +only +to +God +and +to +my +conscience +, +” +she +concluded +, +laying +her +hand +on +her +beautiful +, +fully +expanded +bosom +and +looking +up +to +heaven +. +“ +But +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +listen +to +me +! +” +“ +Marry +me +, +and +I +will +be +your +slave +! +” +“ +But +that +’ +s +impossible. +” +“ +You +won +’ +t +deign +to +demean +yourself +by +marrying +me +, +you +... +” +said +Hélène +, +beginning +to +cry +. +The +prince +tried +to +comfort +her +, +but +Hélène +, +as +if +quite +distraught +, +said +through +her +tears +that +there +was +nothing +to +prevent +her +marrying +, +that +there +were +precedents +( +there +were +up +to +that +time +very +few +, +but +she +mentioned +Napoleon +and +some +other +exalted +personages +) +, +that +she +had +never +been +her +husband +’ +s +wife +, +and +that +she +had +been +sacrificed +. +“ +But +the +law +, +religion +... +” +said +the +prince +, +already +yielding +. +“ +The +law +, +religion +... +What +have +they +been +invented +for +if +they +can +’ +t +arrange +that +? +” +said +Hélène +. +The +prince +was +surprised +that +so +simple +an +idea +had +not +occurred +to +him +, +and +he +applied +for +advice +to +the +holy +brethren +of +the +Society +of +Jesus +, +with +whom +he +was +on +intimate +terms +. +A +few +days +later +at +one +of +those +enchanting +fetes +which +Hélène +gave +at +her +country +house +on +the +Stone +Island +, +the +charming +Monsieur +de +Jobert +, +a +man +no +longer +young +, +with +snow +white +hair +and +brilliant +black +eyes +, +a +Jesuit +à +robe +courte +* +was +presented +to +her +, +and +in +the +garden +by +the +light +of +the +illuminations +and +to +the +sound +of +music +talked +to +her +for +a +long +time +of +the +love +of +God +, +of +Christ +, +of +the +Sacred +Heart +, +and +of +the +consolations +the +one +true +Catholic +religion +affords +in +this +world +and +the +next +. +Hélène +was +touched +, +and +more +than +once +tears +rose +to +her +eyes +and +to +those +of +Monsieur +de +Jobert +and +their +voices +trembled +. +A +dance +, +for +which +her +partner +came +to +seek +her +, +put +an +end +to +her +discourse +with +her +future +directeur +de +conscience +, +but +the +next +evening +Monsieur +de +Jobert +came +to +see +Hélène +when +she +was +alone +, +and +after +that +often +came +again +. +* +Lay +member +of +the +Society +of +Jesus +. +One +day +he +took +the +countess +to +a +Roman +Catholic +church +, +where +she +knelt +down +before +the +altar +to +which +she +was +led +. +The +enchanting +, +middle-aged +Frenchman +laid +his +hands +on +her +head +and +, +as +she +herself +afterward +described +it +, +she +felt +something +like +a +fresh +breeze +wafted +into +her +soul +. +It +was +explained +to +her +that +this +was +la +grâce +. +After +that +a +long-frocked +abbé +was +brought +to +her +. +She +confessed +to +him +, +and +he +absolved +her +from +her +sins +. +Next +day +she +received +a +box +containing +the +Sacred +Host +, +which +was +left +at +her +house +for +her +to +partake +of +. +A +few +days +later +Hélène +learned +with +pleasure +that +she +had +now +been +admitted +to +the +true +Catholic +Church +and +that +in +a +few +days +the +Pope +himself +would +hear +of +her +and +would +send +her +a +certain +document +. +All +that +was +done +around +her +and +to +her +at +this +time +, +all +the +attention +devoted +to +her +by +so +many +clever +men +and +expressed +in +such +pleasant +, +refined +ways +, +and +the +state +of +dove-like +purity +she +was +now +in +( +she +wore +only +white +dresses +and +white +ribbons +all +that +time +) +gave +her +pleasure +, +but +her +pleasure +did +not +cause +her +for +a +moment +to +forget +her +aim +. +And +as +it +always +happens +in +contests +of +cunning +that +a +stupid +person +gets +the +better +of +cleverer +ones +, +Hélène—having +realized +that +the +main +object +of +all +these +words +and +all +this +trouble +was +, +after +converting +her +to +Catholicism +, +to +obtain +money +from +her +for +Jesuit +institutions +( +as +to +which +she +received +indications +) +—before +parting +with +her +money +insisted +that +the +various +operations +necessary +to +free +her +from +her +husband +should +be +performed +. +In +her +view +the +aim +of +every +religion +was +merely +to +preserve +certain +proprieties +while +affording +satisfaction +to +human +desires +. +And +with +this +aim +, +in +one +of +her +talks +with +her +Father +Confessor +, +she +insisted +on +an +answer +to +the +question +, +in +how +far +was +she +bound +by +her +marriage +? +They +were +sitting +in +the +twilight +by +a +window +in +the +drawing +room +. +The +scent +of +flowers +came +in +at +the +window +. +Hélène +was +wearing +a +white +dress +, +transparent +over +her +shoulders +and +bosom +. +The +abbé +, +a +well-fed +man +with +a +plump +, +clean-shaven +chin +, +a +pleasant +firm +mouth +, +and +white +hands +meekly +folded +on +his +knees +, +sat +close +to +Hélène +and +, +with +a +subtle +smile +on +his +lips +and +a +peaceful +look +of +delight +at +her +beauty +, +occasionally +glanced +at +her +face +as +he +explained +his +opinion +on +the +subject +. +Hélène +with +an +uneasy +smile +looked +at +his +curly +hair +and +his +plump +, +clean-shaven +, +blackish +cheeks +and +every +moment +expected +the +conversation +to +take +a +fresh +turn +. +But +the +abbé +, +though +he +evidently +enjoyed +the +beauty +of +his +companion +, +was +absorbed +in +his +mastery +of +the +matter +. +The +course +of +the +Father +Confessor +’ +s +arguments +ran +as +follows +: +“ +Ignorant +of +the +import +of +what +you +were +undertaking +, +you +made +a +vow +of +conjugal +fidelity +to +a +man +who +on +his +part +, +by +entering +the +married +state +without +faith +in +the +religious +significance +of +marriage +, +committed +an +act +of +sacrilege +. +That +marriage +lacked +the +dual +significance +it +should +have +had +. +Yet +in +spite +of +this +your +vow +was +binding +. +You +swerved +from +it +. +What +did +you +commit +by +so +acting +? +A +venial +, +or +a +mortal +, +sin +? +A +venial +sin +, +for +you +acted +without +evil +intention +. +If +now +you +married +again +with +the +object +of +bearing +children +, +your +sin +might +be +forgiven +. +But +the +question +is +again +a +twofold +one +: +firstly +... +” +But +suddenly +Hélène +, +who +was +getting +bored +, +said +with +one +of +her +bewitching +smiles +: +“ +But +I +think +that +having +espoused +the +true +religion +I +can +not +be +bound +by +what +a +false +religion +laid +upon +me. +” +The +director +of +her +conscience +was +astounded +at +having +the +case +presented +to +him +thus +with +the +simplicity +of +Columbus +’ +egg +. +He +was +delighted +at +the +unexpected +rapidity +of +his +pupil +’ +s +progress +, +but +could +not +abandon +the +edifice +of +argument +he +had +laboriously +constructed +. +“ +Let +us +understand +one +another +, +Countess +, +” +said +he +with +a +smile +, +and +began +refuting +his +spiritual +daughter +’ +s +arguments +. +CHAPTER +VII +Hélène +understood +that +the +question +was +very +simple +and +easy +from +the +ecclesiastical +point +of +view +, +and +that +her +directors +were +making +difficulties +only +because +they +were +apprehensive +as +to +how +the +matter +would +be +regarded +by +the +secular +authorities +. +So +she +decided +that +it +was +necessary +to +prepare +the +opinion +of +society +. +She +provoked +the +jealousy +of +the +elderly +magnate +and +told +him +what +she +had +told +her +other +suitor +; +that +is +, +she +put +the +matter +so +that +the +only +way +for +him +to +obtain +a +right +over +her +was +to +marry +her +. +The +elderly +magnate +was +at +first +as +much +taken +aback +by +this +suggestion +of +marriage +with +a +woman +whose +husband +was +alive +, +as +the +younger +man +had +been +, +but +Hélène +’ +s +imperturbable +conviction +that +it +was +as +simple +and +natural +as +marrying +a +maiden +had +its +effect +on +him +too +. +Had +Hélène +herself +shown +the +least +sign +of +hesitation +, +shame +, +or +secrecy +, +her +cause +would +certainly +have +been +lost +; +but +not +only +did +she +show +no +signs +of +secrecy +or +shame +, +on +the +contrary +, +with +good-natured +naïveté +she +told +her +intimate +friends +( +and +these +were +all +Petersburg +) +that +both +the +prince +and +the +magnate +had +proposed +to +her +and +that +she +loved +both +and +was +afraid +of +grieving +either +. +A +rumor +immediately +spread +in +Petersburg +, +not +that +Hélène +wanted +to +be +divorced +from +her +husband +( +had +such +a +report +spread +many +would +have +opposed +so +illegal +an +intention +) +but +simply +that +the +unfortunate +and +interesting +Hélène +was +in +doubt +which +of +the +two +men +she +should +marry +. +The +question +was +no +longer +whether +this +was +possible +, +but +only +which +was +the +better +match +and +how +the +matter +would +be +regarded +at +court +. +There +were +, +it +is +true +, +some +rigid +individuals +unable +to +rise +to +the +height +of +such +a +question +, +who +saw +in +the +project +a +desecration +of +the +sacrament +of +marriage +, +but +there +were +not +many +such +and +they +remained +silent +, +while +the +majority +were +interested +in +Hélène +’ +s +good +fortune +and +in +the +question +which +match +would +be +the +more +advantageous +. +Whether +it +was +right +or +wrong +to +remarry +while +one +had +a +husband +living +they +did +not +discuss +, +for +that +question +had +evidently +been +settled +by +people +“ +wiser +than +you +or +me +, +” +as +they +said +, +and +to +doubt +the +correctness +of +that +decision +would +be +to +risk +exposing +one +’ +s +stupidity +and +incapacity +to +live +in +society +. +Only +Márya +Dmítrievna +Akhrosímova +, +who +had +come +to +Petersburg +that +summer +to +see +one +of +her +sons +, +allowed +herself +plainly +to +express +an +opinion +contrary +to +the +general +one +. +Meeting +Hélène +at +a +ball +she +stopped +her +in +the +middle +of +the +room +and +, +amid +general +silence +, +said +in +her +gruff +voice +: +“ +So +wives +of +living +men +have +started +marrying +again +! +Perhaps +you +think +you +have +invented +a +novelty +? +You +have +been +forestalled +, +my +dear +! +It +was +thought +of +long +ago +. +It +is +done +in +all +the +brothels +, +” +and +with +these +words +Márya +Dmítrievna +, +turning +up +her +wide +sleeves +with +her +usual +threatening +gesture +and +glancing +sternly +round +, +moved +across +the +room +. +Though +people +were +afraid +of +Márya +Dmítrievna +she +was +regarded +in +Petersburg +as +a +buffoon +, +and +so +of +what +she +had +said +they +only +noticed +, +and +repeated +in +a +whisper +, +the +one +coarse +word +she +had +used +, +supposing +the +whole +sting +of +her +remark +to +lie +in +that +word +. +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +of +late +very +often +forgot +what +he +had +said +and +repeated +one +and +the +same +thing +a +hundred +times +, +remarked +to +his +daughter +whenever +he +chanced +to +see +her +: +“ +Hélène +, +I +have +a +word +to +say +to +you +, +” +and +he +would +lead +her +aside +, +drawing +her +hand +downward +. +“ +I +have +heard +of +certain +projects +concerning +... +you +know +. +Well +my +dear +child +, +you +know +how +your +father +’ +s +heart +rejoices +to +know +that +you +... +You +have +suffered +so +much +... +. +But +, +my +dear +child +, +consult +only +your +own +heart +. +That +is +all +I +have +to +say +, +” +and +concealing +his +unvarying +emotion +he +would +press +his +cheek +against +his +daughter +’ +s +and +move +away +. +Bilíbin +, +who +had +not +lost +his +reputation +of +an +exceedingly +clever +man +, +and +who +was +one +of +the +disinterested +friends +so +brilliant +a +woman +as +Hélène +always +has—men +friends +who +can +never +change +into +lovers—once +gave +her +his +view +of +the +matter +at +a +small +and +intimate +gathering +. +“ +Listen +, +Bilíbin +, +” +said +Hélène +( +she +always +called +friends +of +that +sort +by +their +surnames +) +, +and +she +touched +his +coat +sleeve +with +her +white +, +beringed +fingers +. +“ +Tell +me +, +as +you +would +a +sister +, +what +I +ought +to +do +. +Which +of +the +two +? +” +Bilíbin +wrinkled +up +the +skin +over +his +eyebrows +and +pondered +, +with +a +smile +on +his +lips +. +“ +You +are +not +taking +me +unawares +, +you +know +, +” +said +he +. +“ +As +a +true +friend +, +I +have +thought +and +thought +again +about +your +affair +. +You +see +, +if +you +marry +the +prince +” +—he +meant +the +younger +man—and +he +crooked +one +finger +, +“ +you +forever +lose +the +chance +of +marrying +the +other +, +and +you +will +displease +the +court +besides +. +( +You +know +there +is +some +kind +of +connection +. +) +But +if +you +marry +the +old +count +you +will +make +his +last +days +happy +, +and +as +widow +of +the +Grand +... +the +prince +would +no +longer +be +making +a +mésalliance +by +marrying +you +, +” +and +Bilíbin +smoothed +out +his +forehead +. +“ +That +’ +s +a +true +friend +! +” +said +Hélène +beaming +, +and +again +touching +Bilíbin +’ +s +sleeve +. +“ +But +I +love +them +, +you +know +, +and +don +’ +t +want +to +distress +either +of +them +. +I +would +give +my +life +for +the +happiness +of +them +both. +” +Bilíbin +shrugged +his +shoulders +, +as +much +as +to +say +that +not +even +he +could +help +in +that +difficulty +. +“ +Une +maîtresse-femme +! +* +That +’ +s +what +is +called +putting +things +squarely +. +She +would +like +to +be +married +to +all +three +at +the +same +time +, +” +thought +he +. +* +A +masterly +woman +. +“ +But +tell +me +, +how +will +your +husband +look +at +the +matter +? +” +Bilíbin +asked +, +his +reputation +being +so +well +established +that +he +did +not +fear +to +ask +so +naïve +a +question +. +“ +Will +he +agree +? +” +“ +Oh +, +he +loves +me +so +! +” +said +Hélène +, +who +for +some +reason +imagined +that +Pierre +too +loved +her +. +“ +He +will +do +anything +for +me. +” +Bilíbin +puckered +his +skin +in +preparation +for +something +witty +. +“ +Even +divorce +you +? +” +said +he +. +Hélène +laughed +. +Among +those +who +ventured +to +doubt +the +justifiability +of +the +proposed +marriage +was +Hélène +’ +s +mother +, +Princess +Kurágina +. +She +was +continually +tormented +by +jealousy +of +her +daughter +, +and +now +that +jealousy +concerned +a +subject +near +to +her +own +heart +, +she +could +not +reconcile +herself +to +the +idea +. +She +consulted +a +Russian +priest +as +to +the +possibility +of +divorce +and +remarriage +during +a +husband +’ +s +lifetime +, +and +the +priest +told +her +that +it +was +impossible +, +and +to +her +delight +showed +her +a +text +in +the +Gospel +which +( +as +it +seemed +to +him +) +plainly +forbids +remarriage +while +the +husband +is +alive +. +Armed +with +these +arguments +, +which +appeared +to +her +unanswerable +, +she +drove +to +her +daughter +’ +s +early +one +morning +so +as +to +find +her +alone +. +Having +listened +to +her +mother +’ +s +objections +, +Hélène +smiled +blandly +and +ironically +. +“ +But +it +says +plainly +: +‘ +Whosoever +shall +marry +her +that +is +divorced +... +’ +” +said +the +old +princess +. +“ +Ah +, +Maman +, +ne +dites +pas +de +bêtises +. +Vous +ne +comprenez +rien +. +Dans +ma +position +j +’ +ai +des +devoirs +, +” +* +said +Hélène +changing +from +Russian +, +in +which +language +she +always +felt +that +her +case +did +not +sound +quite +clear +, +into +French +which +suited +it +better +. +* +“ +Oh +, +Mamma +, +don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +! +You +don +’ +t +understand +anything +. +In +my +position +I +have +obligations. +” +“ +But +, +my +dear +... +. +” +“ +Oh +, +Mamma +, +how +is +it +you +don +’ +t +understand +that +the +Holy +Father +, +who +has +the +right +to +grant +dispensations +... +” +Just +then +the +lady +companion +who +lived +with +Hélène +came +in +to +announce +that +His +Highness +was +in +the +ballroom +and +wished +to +see +her +. +“ +Non +, +dites-lui +que +je +ne +veux +pas +le +voir +, +que +je +suis +furieuse +contre +lui +, +parce +qu +’ +il +m +’ +a +manqué +parole. +” +* +* +“ +No +, +tell +him +I +don +’ +t +wish +to +see +him +, +I +am +furious +with +him +for +not +keeping +his +word +to +me. +” +“ +Comtesse +, +à +tout +péché +miséricorde +, +” +* +said +a +fair-haired +young +man +with +a +long +face +and +nose +, +as +he +entered +the +room +. +* +“ +Countess +, +there +is +mercy +for +every +sin. +” +The +old +princess +rose +respectfully +and +curtsied +. +The +young +man +who +had +entered +took +no +notice +of +her +. +The +princess +nodded +to +her +daughter +and +sidled +out +of +the +room +. +“ +Yes +, +she +is +right +, +” +thought +the +old +princess +, +all +her +convictions +dissipated +by +the +appearance +of +His +Highness +. +“ +She +is +right +, +but +how +is +it +that +we +in +our +irrecoverable +youth +did +not +know +it +? +Yet +it +is +so +simple +, +” +she +thought +as +she +got +into +her +carriage +. +By +the +beginning +of +August +Hélène +’ +s +affairs +were +clearly +defined +and +she +wrote +a +letter +to +her +husband—who +, +as +she +imagined +, +loved +her +very +much—informing +him +of +her +intention +to +marry +N.N +. +and +of +her +having +embraced +the +one +true +faith +, +and +asking +him +to +carry +out +all +the +formalities +necessary +for +a +divorce +, +which +would +be +explained +to +him +by +the +bearer +of +the +letter +. +And +so +I +pray +God +to +have +you +, +my +friend +, +in +His +holy +and +powerful +keeping—Your +friend +Hélène +. +This +letter +was +brought +to +Pierre +’ +s +house +when +he +was +on +the +field +of +Borodinó +. +CHAPTER +VIII +Toward +the +end +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +Pierre +, +having +run +down +from +Raévski +’ +s +battery +a +second +time +, +made +his +way +through +a +gully +to +Knyazkóvo +with +a +crowd +of +soldiers +, +reached +the +dressing +station +, +and +seeing +blood +and +hearing +cries +and +groans +hurried +on +, +still +entangled +in +the +crowds +of +soldiers +. +The +one +thing +he +now +desired +with +his +whole +soul +was +to +get +away +quickly +from +the +terrible +sensations +amid +which +he +had +lived +that +day +and +return +to +ordinary +conditions +of +life +and +sleep +quietly +in +a +room +in +his +own +bed +. +He +felt +that +only +in +the +ordinary +conditions +of +life +would +he +be +able +to +understand +himself +and +all +he +had +seen +and +felt +. +But +such +ordinary +conditions +of +life +were +nowhere +to +be +found +. +Though +shells +and +bullets +did +not +whistle +over +the +road +along +which +he +was +going +, +still +on +all +sides +there +was +what +there +had +been +on +the +field +of +battle +. +There +were +still +the +same +suffering +, +exhausted +, +and +sometimes +strangely +indifferent +faces +, +the +same +blood +, +the +same +soldiers +’ +overcoats +, +the +same +sounds +of +firing +which +, +though +distant +now +, +still +aroused +terror +, +and +besides +this +there +were +the +foul +air +and +the +dust +. +Having +gone +a +couple +of +miles +along +the +Mozháysk +road +, +Pierre +sat +down +by +the +roadside +. +Dusk +had +fallen +, +and +the +roar +of +guns +died +away +. +Pierre +lay +leaning +on +his +elbow +for +a +long +time +, +gazing +at +the +shadows +that +moved +past +him +in +the +darkness +. +He +was +continually +imagining +that +a +cannon +ball +was +flying +toward +him +with +a +terrific +whizz +, +and +then +he +shuddered +and +sat +up +. +He +had +no +idea +how +long +he +had +been +there +. +In +the +middle +of +the +night +three +soldiers +, +having +brought +some +firewood +, +settled +down +near +him +and +began +lighting +a +fire +. +The +soldiers +, +who +threw +sidelong +glances +at +Pierre +, +got +the +fire +to +burn +and +placed +an +iron +pot +on +it +into +which +they +broke +some +dried +bread +and +put +a +little +dripping +. +The +pleasant +odor +of +greasy +viands +mingled +with +the +smell +of +smoke +. +Pierre +sat +up +and +sighed +. +The +three +soldiers +were +eating +and +talking +among +themselves +, +taking +no +notice +of +him +. +“ +And +who +may +you +be +? +” +one +of +them +suddenly +asked +Pierre +, +evidently +meaning +what +Pierre +himself +had +in +mind +, +namely +: +“ +If +you +want +to +eat +we +’ +ll +give +you +some +food +, +only +let +us +know +whether +you +are +an +honest +man. +” +“ +I +, +I +... +” +said +Pierre +, +feeling +it +necessary +to +minimize +his +social +position +as +much +as +possible +so +as +to +be +nearer +to +the +soldiers +and +better +understood +by +them +. +“ +By +rights +I +am +a +militia +officer +, +but +my +men +are +not +here +. +I +came +to +the +battle +and +have +lost +them. +” +“ +There +now +! +” +said +one +of +the +soldiers +. +Another +shook +his +head +. +“ +Would +you +like +a +little +mash +? +” +the +first +soldier +asked +, +and +handed +Pierre +a +wooden +spoon +after +licking +it +clean +. +Pierre +sat +down +by +the +fire +and +began +eating +the +mash +, +as +they +called +the +food +in +the +cauldron +, +and +he +thought +it +more +delicious +than +any +food +he +had +ever +tasted +. +As +he +sat +bending +greedily +over +it +, +helping +himself +to +large +spoonfuls +and +chewing +one +after +another +, +his +face +was +lit +up +by +the +fire +and +the +soldiers +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +Where +have +you +to +go +to +? +Tell +us +! +” +said +one +of +them +. +“ +To +Mozháysk. +” +“ +You +’ +re +a +gentleman +, +aren +’ +t +you +? +” +“ +Yes. +” +“ +And +what +’ +s +your +name +? +” +“ +Peter +Kirílych. +” +“ +Well +then +, +Peter +Kirílych +, +come +along +with +us +, +we +’ +ll +take +you +there. +” +In +the +total +darkness +the +soldiers +walked +with +Pierre +to +Mozháysk +. +By +the +time +they +got +near +Mozháysk +and +began +ascending +the +steep +hill +into +the +town +, +the +cocks +were +already +crowing +. +Pierre +went +on +with +the +soldiers +, +quite +forgetting +that +his +inn +was +at +the +bottom +of +the +hill +and +that +he +had +already +passed +it +. +He +would +not +soon +have +remembered +this +, +such +was +his +state +of +forgetfulness +, +had +he +not +halfway +up +the +hill +stumbled +upon +his +groom +, +who +had +been +to +look +for +him +in +the +town +and +was +returning +to +the +inn +. +The +groom +recognized +Pierre +in +the +darkness +by +his +white +hat +. +“ +Your +excellency +! +” +he +said +. +“ +Why +, +we +were +beginning +to +despair +! +How +is +it +you +are +on +foot +? +And +where +are +you +going +, +please +? +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +! +” +said +Pierre +. +The +soldiers +stopped +. +“ +So +you +’ +ve +found +your +folk +? +” +said +one +of +them +. +“ +Well +, +good-by +, +Peter +Kirílych—isn +’ +t +it +? +” +“ +Good-by +, +Peter +Kirílych +! +” +Pierre +heard +the +other +voices +repeat +. +“ +Good-by +! +” +he +said +and +turned +with +his +groom +toward +the +inn +. +“ +I +ought +to +give +them +something +! +” +he +thought +, +and +felt +in +his +pocket +. +“ +No +, +better +not +! +” +said +another +, +inner +voice +. +There +was +not +a +room +to +be +had +at +the +inn +, +they +were +all +occupied +. +Pierre +went +out +into +the +yard +and +, +covering +himself +up +head +and +all +, +lay +down +in +his +carriage +. +CHAPTER +IX +Scarcely +had +Pierre +laid +his +head +on +the +pillow +before +he +felt +himself +falling +asleep +, +but +suddenly +, +almost +with +the +distinctness +of +reality +, +he +heard +the +boom +, +boom +, +boom +of +firing +, +the +thud +of +projectiles +, +groans +and +cries +, +and +smelled +blood +and +powder +, +and +a +feeling +of +horror +and +dread +of +death +seized +him +. +Filled +with +fright +he +opened +his +eyes +and +lifted +his +head +from +under +his +cloak +. +All +was +tranquil +in +the +yard +. +Only +someone +’ +s +orderly +passed +through +the +gateway +, +splashing +through +the +mud +, +and +talked +to +the +innkeeper +. +Above +Pierre +’ +s +head +some +pigeons +, +disturbed +by +the +movement +he +had +made +in +sitting +up +, +fluttered +under +the +dark +roof +of +the +penthouse +. +The +whole +courtyard +was +permeated +by +a +strong +peaceful +smell +of +stable +yards +, +delightful +to +Pierre +at +that +moment +. +He +could +see +the +clear +starry +sky +between +the +dark +roofs +of +two +penthouses +. +“ +Thank +God +, +there +is +no +more +of +that +! +” +he +thought +, +covering +up +his +head +again +. +“ +Oh +, +what +a +terrible +thing +is +fear +, +and +how +shamefully +I +yielded +to +it +! +But +they +... +they +were +steady +and +calm +all +the +time +, +to +the +end +... +” +thought +he +. +They +, +in +Pierre +’ +s +mind +, +were +the +soldiers +, +those +who +had +been +at +the +battery +, +those +who +had +given +him +food +, +and +those +who +had +prayed +before +the +icon +. +They +, +those +strange +men +he +had +not +previously +known +, +stood +out +clearly +and +sharply +from +everyone +else +. +“ +To +be +a +soldier +, +just +a +soldier +! +” +thought +Pierre +as +he +fell +asleep +, +“ +to +enter +communal +life +completely +, +to +be +imbued +by +what +makes +them +what +they +are +. +But +how +cast +off +all +the +superfluous +, +devilish +burden +of +my +outer +man +? +There +was +a +time +when +I +could +have +done +it +. +I +could +have +run +away +from +my +father +, +as +I +wanted +to +. +Or +I +might +have +been +sent +to +serve +as +a +soldier +after +the +duel +with +Dólokhov. +” +And +the +memory +of +the +dinner +at +the +English +Club +when +he +had +challenged +Dólokhov +flashed +through +Pierre +’ +s +mind +, +and +then +he +remembered +his +benefactor +at +Torzhók +. +And +now +a +picture +of +a +solemn +meeting +of +the +lodge +presented +itself +to +his +mind +. +It +was +taking +place +at +the +English +Club +and +someone +near +and +dear +to +him +sat +at +the +end +of +the +table +. +“ +Yes +, +that +is +he +! +It +is +my +benefactor +. +But +he +died +! +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +he +died +, +and +I +did +not +know +he +was +alive +. +How +sorry +I +am +that +he +died +, +and +how +glad +I +am +that +he +is +alive +again +! +” +On +one +side +of +the +table +sat +Anatole +, +Dólokhov +, +Nesvítski +, +Denísov +, +and +others +like +them +( +in +his +dream +the +category +to +which +these +men +belonged +was +as +clearly +defined +in +his +mind +as +the +category +of +those +he +termed +they +) +, +and +he +heard +those +people +, +Anatole +and +Dólokhov +, +shouting +and +singing +loudly +; +yet +through +their +shouting +the +voice +of +his +benefactor +was +heard +speaking +all +the +time +and +the +sound +of +his +words +was +as +weighty +and +uninterrupted +as +the +booming +on +the +battlefield +, +but +pleasant +and +comforting +. +Pierre +did +not +understand +what +his +benefactor +was +saying +, +but +he +knew +( +the +categories +of +thoughts +were +also +quite +distinct +in +his +dream +) +that +he +was +talking +of +goodness +and +the +possibility +of +being +what +they +were +. +And +they +with +their +simple +, +kind +, +firm +faces +surrounded +his +benefactor +on +all +sides +. +But +though +they +were +kindly +they +did +not +look +at +Pierre +and +did +not +know +him +. +Wishing +to +speak +and +to +attract +their +attention +, +he +got +up +, +but +at +that +moment +his +legs +grew +cold +and +bare +. +He +felt +ashamed +, +and +with +one +arm +covered +his +legs +from +which +his +cloak +had +in +fact +slipped +. +For +a +moment +as +he +was +rearranging +his +cloak +Pierre +opened +his +eyes +and +saw +the +same +penthouse +roofs +, +posts +, +and +yard +, +but +now +they +were +all +bluish +, +lit +up +, +and +glittering +with +frost +or +dew +. +“ +It +is +dawn +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +But +that +’ +s +not +what +I +want +. +I +want +to +hear +and +understand +my +benefactor +’ +s +words. +” +Again +he +covered +himself +up +with +his +cloak +, +but +now +neither +the +lodge +nor +his +benefactor +was +there +. +There +were +only +thoughts +clearly +expressed +in +words +, +thoughts +that +someone +was +uttering +or +that +he +himself +was +formulating +. +Afterwards +when +he +recalled +those +thoughts +Pierre +was +convinced +that +someone +outside +himself +had +spoken +them +, +though +the +impressions +of +that +day +had +evoked +them +. +He +had +never +, +it +seemed +to +him +, +been +able +to +think +and +express +his +thoughts +like +that +when +awake +. +“ +To +endure +war +is +the +most +difficult +subordination +of +man +’ +s +freedom +to +the +law +of +God +, +” +the +voice +had +said +. +“ +Simplicity +is +submission +to +the +will +of +God +; +you +can +not +escape +from +Him +. +And +they +are +simple +. +They +do +not +talk +, +but +act +. +The +spoken +word +is +silver +but +the +unspoken +is +golden +. +Man +can +be +master +of +nothing +while +he +fears +death +, +but +he +who +does +not +fear +it +possesses +all +. +If +there +were +no +suffering +, +man +would +not +know +his +limitations +, +would +not +know +himself +. +The +hardest +thing +( +Pierre +went +on +thinking +, +or +hearing +, +in +his +dream +) +is +to +be +able +in +your +soul +to +unite +the +meaning +of +all +. +To +unite +all +? +” +he +asked +himself +. +“ +No +, +not +to +unite +. +Thoughts +can +not +be +united +, +but +to +harness +all +these +thoughts +together +is +what +we +need +! +Yes +, +one +must +harness +them +, +must +harness +them +! +” +he +repeated +to +himself +with +inward +rapture +, +feeling +that +these +words +and +they +alone +expressed +what +he +wanted +to +say +and +solved +the +question +that +tormented +him +. +“ +Yes +, +one +must +harness +, +it +is +time +to +harness. +” +“ +Time +to +harness +, +time +to +harness +, +your +excellency +! +Your +excellency +! +” +some +voice +was +repeating +. +“ +We +must +harness +, +it +is +time +to +harness +... +. +” +It +was +the +voice +of +the +groom +, +trying +to +wake +him +. +The +sun +shone +straight +into +Pierre +’ +s +face +. +He +glanced +at +the +dirty +innyard +in +the +middle +of +which +soldiers +were +watering +their +lean +horses +at +the +pump +while +carts +were +passing +out +of +the +gate +. +Pierre +turned +away +with +repugnance +, +and +closing +his +eyes +quickly +fell +back +on +the +carriage +seat +. +“ +No +, +I +don +’ +t +want +that +, +I +don +’ +t +want +to +see +and +understand +that +. +I +want +to +understand +what +was +revealing +itself +to +me +in +my +dream +. +One +second +more +and +I +should +have +understood +it +all +! +But +what +am +I +to +do +? +Harness +, +but +how +can +I +harness +everything +? +” +and +Pierre +felt +with +horror +that +the +meaning +of +all +he +had +seen +and +thought +in +the +dream +had +been +destroyed +. +The +groom +, +the +coachman +, +and +the +innkeeper +told +Pierre +that +an +officer +had +come +with +news +that +the +French +were +already +near +Mozháysk +and +that +our +men +were +leaving +it +. +Pierre +got +up +and +, +having +told +them +to +harness +and +overtake +him +, +went +on +foot +through +the +town +. +The +troops +were +moving +on +, +leaving +about +ten +thousand +wounded +behind +them +. +There +were +wounded +in +the +yards +, +at +the +windows +of +the +houses +, +and +the +streets +were +crowded +with +them +. +In +the +streets +, +around +carts +that +were +to +take +some +of +the +wounded +away +, +shouts +, +curses +, +and +blows +could +be +heard +. +Pierre +offered +the +use +of +his +carriage +, +which +had +overtaken +him +, +to +a +wounded +general +he +knew +, +and +drove +with +him +to +Moscow +. +On +the +way +Pierre +was +told +of +the +death +of +his +brother-in-law +Anatole +and +of +that +of +Prince +Andrew +. +CHAPTER +X +On +the +thirtieth +of +August +Pierre +reached +Moscow +. +Close +to +the +gates +of +the +city +he +was +met +by +Count +Rostopchín +’ +s +adjutant +. +“ +We +have +been +looking +for +you +everywhere +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +The +count +wants +to +see +you +particularly +. +He +asks +you +to +come +to +him +at +once +on +a +very +important +matter. +” +Without +going +home +, +Pierre +took +a +cab +and +drove +to +see +the +Moscow +commander +in +chief +. +Count +Rostopchín +had +only +that +morning +returned +to +town +from +his +summer +villa +at +Sokólniki +. +The +anteroom +and +reception +room +of +his +house +were +full +of +officials +who +had +been +summoned +or +had +come +for +orders +. +Vasílchikov +and +Plátov +had +already +seen +the +count +and +explained +to +him +that +it +was +impossible +to +defend +Moscow +and +that +it +would +have +to +be +surrendered +. +Though +this +news +was +being +concealed +from +the +inhabitants +, +the +officials—the +heads +of +the +various +government +departments—knew +that +Moscow +would +soon +be +in +the +enemy +’ +s +hands +, +just +as +Count +Rostopchín +himself +knew +it +, +and +to +escape +personal +responsibility +they +had +all +come +to +the +governor +to +ask +how +they +were +to +deal +with +their +various +departments +. +As +Pierre +was +entering +the +reception +room +a +courier +from +the +army +came +out +of +Rostopchín +’ +s +private +room +. +In +answer +to +questions +with +which +he +was +greeted +, +the +courier +made +a +despairing +gesture +with +his +hand +and +passed +through +the +room +. +While +waiting +in +the +reception +room +Pierre +with +weary +eyes +watched +the +various +officials +, +old +and +young +, +military +and +civilian +, +who +were +there +. +They +all +seemed +dissatisfied +and +uneasy +. +Pierre +went +up +to +a +group +of +men +, +one +of +whom +he +knew +. +After +greeting +Pierre +they +continued +their +conversation +. +“ +If +they +’ +re +sent +out +and +brought +back +again +later +on +it +will +do +no +harm +, +but +as +things +are +now +one +can +’ +t +answer +for +anything. +” +“ +But +you +see +what +he +writes +... +” +said +another +, +pointing +to +a +printed +sheet +he +held +in +his +hand +. +“ +That +’ +s +another +matter +. +That +’ +s +necessary +for +the +people +, +” +said +the +first +. +“ +What +is +it +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Oh +, +it +’ +s +a +fresh +broadsheet. +” +Pierre +took +it +and +began +reading +. +His +Serene +Highness +has +passed +through +Mozháysk +in +order +to +join +up +with +the +troops +moving +toward +him +and +has +taken +up +a +strong +position +where +the +enemy +will +not +soon +attack +him +. +Forty-eight +guns +with +ammunition +have +been +sent +him +from +here +, +and +his +Serene +Highness +says +he +will +defend +Moscow +to +the +last +drop +of +blood +and +is +even +ready +to +fight +in +the +streets +. +Do +not +be +upset +, +brothers +, +that +the +law +courts +are +closed +; +things +have +to +be +put +in +order +, +and +we +will +deal +with +villains +in +our +own +way +! +When +the +time +comes +I +shall +want +both +town +and +peasant +lads +and +will +raise +the +cry +a +day +or +two +beforehand +, +but +they +are +not +wanted +yet +so +I +hold +my +peace +. +An +ax +will +be +useful +, +a +hunting +spear +not +bad +, +but +a +three-pronged +fork +will +be +best +of +all +: +a +Frenchman +is +no +heavier +than +a +sheaf +of +rye +. +Tomorrow +after +dinner +I +shall +take +the +Iberian +icon +of +the +Mother +of +God +to +the +wounded +in +the +Catherine +Hospital +where +we +will +have +some +water +blessed +. +That +will +help +them +to +get +well +quicker +. +I +, +too +, +am +well +now +: +one +of +my +eyes +was +sore +but +now +I +am +on +the +lookout +with +both +. +“ +But +military +men +have +told +me +that +it +is +impossible +to +fight +in +the +town +, +” +said +Pierre +, +“ +and +that +the +position +... +” +“ +Well +, +of +course +! +That +’ +s +what +we +were +saying +, +” +replied +the +first +speaker +. +“ +And +what +does +he +mean +by +‘ +One +of +my +eyes +was +sore +but +now +I +am +on +the +lookout +with +both +’ +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +The +count +had +a +sty +, +” +replied +the +adjutant +smiling +, +“ +and +was +very +much +upset +when +I +told +him +people +had +come +to +ask +what +was +the +matter +with +him +. +By +the +by +, +Count +, +” +he +added +suddenly +, +addressing +Pierre +with +a +smile +, +“ +we +heard +that +you +have +family +troubles +and +that +the +countess +, +your +wife +... +” +“ +I +have +heard +nothing +, +” +Pierre +replied +unconcernedly +. +“ +But +what +have +you +heard +? +” +“ +Oh +, +well +, +you +know +people +often +invent +things +. +I +only +say +what +I +heard. +” +“ +But +what +did +you +hear +? +” +“ +Well +, +they +say +, +” +continued +the +adjutant +with +the +same +smile +, +“ +that +the +countess +, +your +wife +, +is +preparing +to +go +abroad +. +I +expect +it +’ +s +nonsense +... +. +” +“ +Possibly +, +” +remarked +Pierre +, +looking +about +him +absent-mindedly +. +“ +And +who +is +that +? +” +he +asked +, +indicating +a +short +old +man +in +a +clean +blue +peasant +overcoat +, +with +a +big +snow-white +beard +and +eyebrows +and +a +ruddy +face +. +“ +He +? +That +’ +s +a +tradesman +, +that +is +to +say +, +he +’ +s +the +restaurant +keeper +, +Vereshchágin +. +Perhaps +you +have +heard +of +that +affair +with +the +proclamation. +” +“ +Oh +, +so +that +is +Vereshchágin +! +” +said +Pierre +, +looking +at +the +firm +, +calm +face +of +the +old +man +and +seeking +any +indication +of +his +being +a +traitor +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +he +himself +, +that +’ +s +the +father +of +the +fellow +who +wrote +the +proclamation +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +The +young +man +is +in +prison +and +I +expect +it +will +go +hard +with +him. +” +An +old +gentleman +wearing +a +star +and +another +official +, +a +German +wearing +a +cross +round +his +neck +, +approached +the +speaker +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +complicated +story +, +you +know +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +That +proclamation +appeared +about +two +months +ago +. +The +count +was +informed +of +it +. +He +gave +orders +to +investigate +the +matter +. +Gabriel +Ivánovich +here +made +the +inquiries +. +The +proclamation +had +passed +through +exactly +sixty-three +hands +. +He +asked +one +, +‘ +From +whom +did +you +get +it +? +’ +‘ +From +so-and-so. +’ +He +went +to +the +next +one +. +‘ +From +whom +did +you +get +it +? +’ +and +so +on +till +he +reached +Vereshchágin +, +a +half +educated +tradesman +, +you +know +, +‘ +a +pet +of +a +trader +, +’ +” +said +the +adjutant +smiling +. +“ +They +asked +him +, +‘ +Who +gave +it +you +? +’ +And +the +point +is +that +we +knew +whom +he +had +it +from +. +He +could +only +have +had +it +from +the +Postmaster +. +But +evidently +they +had +come +to +some +understanding +. +He +replied +: +‘ +From +no +one +; +I +made +it +up +myself. +’ +They +threatened +and +questioned +him +, +but +he +stuck +to +that +: +‘ +I +made +it +up +myself. +’ +And +so +it +was +reported +to +the +count +, +who +sent +for +the +man +. +‘ +From +whom +did +you +get +the +proclamation +? +’ +‘ +I +wrote +it +myself. +’ +Well +, +you +know +the +count +, +” +said +the +adjutant +cheerfully +, +with +a +smile +of +pride +, +“ +he +flared +up +dreadfully—and +just +think +of +the +fellow +’ +s +audacity +, +lying +, +and +obstinacy +! +” +“ +And +the +count +wanted +him +to +say +it +was +from +Klyucharëv +? +I +understand +! +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Not +at +all +, +” +rejoined +the +adjutant +in +dismay +. +“ +Klyucharëv +had +his +own +sins +to +answer +for +without +that +and +that +is +why +he +has +been +banished +. +But +the +point +is +that +the +count +was +much +annoyed +. +‘ +How +could +you +have +written +it +yourself +? +’ +said +he +, +and +he +took +up +the +Hamburg +Gazette +that +was +lying +on +the +table +. +‘ +Here +it +is +! +You +did +not +write +it +yourself +but +translated +it +, +and +translated +it +abominably +, +because +you +don +’ +t +even +know +French +, +you +fool. +’ +And +what +do +you +think +? +‘ +No +, +’ +said +he +, +‘ +I +have +not +read +any +papers +, +I +made +it +up +myself. +’ +‘ +If +that +’ +s +so +, +you +’ +re +a +traitor +and +I +’ +ll +have +you +tried +, +and +you +’ +ll +be +hanged +! +Say +from +whom +you +had +it. +’ +‘ +I +have +seen +no +papers +, +I +made +it +up +myself. +’ +And +that +was +the +end +of +it +. +The +count +had +the +father +fetched +, +but +the +fellow +stuck +to +it +. +He +was +sent +for +trial +and +condemned +to +hard +labor +, +I +believe +. +Now +the +father +has +come +to +intercede +for +him +. +But +he +’ +s +a +good-for-nothing +lad +! +You +know +that +sort +of +tradesman +’ +s +son +, +a +dandy +and +lady-killer +. +He +attended +some +lectures +somewhere +and +imagines +that +the +devil +is +no +match +for +him +. +That +’ +s +the +sort +of +fellow +he +is +. +His +father +keeps +a +cookshop +here +by +the +Stone +Bridge +, +and +you +know +there +was +a +large +icon +of +God +Almighty +painted +with +a +scepter +in +one +hand +and +an +orb +in +the +other +. +Well +, +he +took +that +icon +home +with +him +for +a +few +days +and +what +did +he +do +? +He +found +some +scoundrel +of +a +painter +... +” +CHAPTER +XI +In +the +middle +of +this +fresh +tale +Pierre +was +summoned +to +the +commander +in +chief +. +When +he +entered +the +private +room +Count +Rostopchín +, +puckering +his +face +, +was +rubbing +his +forehead +and +eyes +with +his +hand +. +A +short +man +was +saying +something +, +but +when +Pierre +entered +he +stopped +speaking +and +went +out +. +“ +Ah +, +how +do +you +do +, +great +warrior +? +” +said +Rostopchín +as +soon +as +the +short +man +had +left +the +room +. +“ +We +have +heard +of +your +prowess +. +But +that +’ +s +not +the +point +. +Between +ourselves +, +mon +cher +, +do +you +belong +to +the +Masons +? +” +he +went +on +severely +, +as +though +there +were +something +wrong +about +it +which +he +nevertheless +intended +to +pardon +. +Pierre +remained +silent +. +“ +I +am +well +informed +, +my +friend +, +but +I +am +aware +that +there +are +Masons +and +I +hope +that +you +are +not +one +of +those +who +on +pretense +of +saving +mankind +wish +to +ruin +Russia. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +am +a +Mason +, +” +Pierre +replied +. +“ +There +, +you +see +, +mon +cher +! +I +expect +you +know +that +Messrs. +Speránski +and +Magnítski +have +been +deported +to +their +proper +place +. +Mr. +Klyucharëv +has +been +treated +in +the +same +way +, +and +so +have +others +who +on +the +plea +of +building +up +the +temple +of +Solomon +have +tried +to +destroy +the +temple +of +their +fatherland +. +You +can +understand +that +there +are +reasons +for +this +and +that +I +could +not +have +exiled +the +Postmaster +had +he +not +been +a +harmful +person +. +It +has +now +come +to +my +knowledge +that +you +lent +him +your +carriage +for +his +removal +from +town +, +and +that +you +have +even +accepted +papers +from +him +for +safe +custody +. +I +like +you +and +don +’ +t +wish +you +any +harm +and—as +you +are +only +half +my +age—I +advise +you +, +as +a +father +would +, +to +cease +all +communication +with +men +of +that +stamp +and +to +leave +here +as +soon +as +possible. +” +“ +But +what +did +Klyucharëv +do +wrong +, +Count +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +That +is +for +me +to +know +, +but +not +for +you +to +ask +, +” +shouted +Rostopchín +. +“ +If +he +is +accused +of +circulating +Napoleon +’ +s +proclamation +it +is +not +proved +that +he +did +so +, +” +said +Pierre +without +looking +at +Rostopchín +, +“ +and +Vereshchágin +... +” +“ +There +we +are +! +” +Rostopchín +shouted +at +Pierre +louder +than +before +, +frowning +suddenly +. +“ +Vereshchágin +is +a +renegade +and +a +traitor +who +will +be +punished +as +he +deserves +, +” +said +he +with +the +vindictive +heat +with +which +people +speak +when +recalling +an +insult +. +“ +But +I +did +not +summon +you +to +discuss +my +actions +, +but +to +give +you +advice—or +an +order +if +you +prefer +it +. +I +beg +you +to +leave +the +town +and +break +off +all +communication +with +such +men +as +Klyucharëv +. +And +I +will +knock +the +nonsense +out +of +anybody +” +—but +probably +realizing +that +he +was +shouting +at +Bezúkhov +who +so +far +was +not +guilty +of +anything +, +he +added +, +taking +Pierre +’ +s +hand +in +a +friendly +manner +, +“ +We +are +on +the +eve +of +a +public +disaster +and +I +haven +’ +t +time +to +be +polite +to +everybody +who +has +business +with +me +. +My +head +is +sometimes +in +a +whirl +. +Well +, +mon +cher +, +what +are +you +doing +personally +? +” +“ +Why +, +nothing +, +” +answered +Pierre +without +raising +his +eyes +or +changing +the +thoughtful +expression +of +his +face +. +The +count +frowned +. +“ +A +word +of +friendly +advice +, +mon +cher +. +Be +off +as +soon +as +you +can +, +that +’ +s +all +I +have +to +tell +you +. +Happy +he +who +has +ears +to +hear +. +Good-by +, +my +dear +fellow +. +Oh +, +by +the +by +! +” +he +shouted +through +the +doorway +after +Pierre +, +“ +is +it +true +that +the +countess +has +fallen +into +the +clutches +of +the +holy +fathers +of +the +Society +of +Jesus +? +” +Pierre +did +not +answer +and +left +Rostopchín +’ +s +room +more +sullen +and +angry +than +he +had +ever +before +shown +himself +. +When +he +reached +home +it +was +already +getting +dark +. +Some +eight +people +had +come +to +see +him +that +evening +: +the +secretary +of +a +committee +, +the +colonel +of +his +battalion +, +his +steward +, +his +major-domo +, +and +various +petitioners +. +They +all +had +business +with +Pierre +and +wanted +decisions +from +him +. +Pierre +did +not +understand +and +was +not +interested +in +any +of +these +questions +and +only +answered +them +in +order +to +get +rid +of +these +people +. +When +left +alone +at +last +he +opened +and +read +his +wife +’ +s +letter +. +“ +They +, +the +soldiers +at +the +battery +, +Prince +Andrew +killed +... +that +old +man +... +Simplicity +is +submission +to +God +. +Suffering +is +necessary +... +the +meaning +of +all +... +one +must +harness +... +my +wife +is +getting +married +... +One +must +forget +and +understand +... +” +And +going +to +his +bed +he +threw +himself +on +it +without +undressing +and +immediately +fell +asleep +. +When +he +awoke +next +morning +the +major-domo +came +to +inform +him +that +a +special +messenger +, +a +police +officer +, +had +come +from +Count +Rostopchín +to +know +whether +Count +Bezúkhov +had +left +or +was +leaving +the +town +. +A +dozen +persons +who +had +business +with +Pierre +were +awaiting +him +in +the +drawing +room +. +Pierre +dressed +hurriedly +and +, +instead +of +going +to +see +them +, +went +to +the +back +porch +and +out +through +the +gate +. +From +that +time +till +the +end +of +the +destruction +of +Moscow +no +one +of +Bezúkhov +’ +s +household +, +despite +all +the +search +they +made +, +saw +Pierre +again +or +knew +where +he +was +. +CHAPTER +XII +The +Rostóvs +remained +in +Moscow +till +the +first +of +September +, +that +is +, +till +the +eve +of +the +enemy +’ +s +entry +into +the +city +. +After +Pétya +had +joined +Obolénski +’ +s +regiment +of +Cossacks +and +left +for +Bélaya +Tsérkov +where +that +regiment +was +forming +, +the +countess +was +seized +with +terror +. +The +thought +that +both +her +sons +were +at +the +war +, +had +both +gone +from +under +her +wing +, +that +today +or +tomorrow +either +or +both +of +them +might +be +killed +like +the +three +sons +of +one +of +her +acquaintances +, +struck +her +that +summer +for +the +first +time +with +cruel +clearness +. +She +tried +to +get +Nicholas +back +and +wished +to +go +herself +to +join +Pétya +, +or +to +get +him +an +appointment +somewhere +in +Petersburg +, +but +neither +of +these +proved +possible +. +Pétya +could +not +return +unless +his +regiment +did +so +or +unless +he +was +transferred +to +another +regiment +on +active +service +. +Nicholas +was +somewhere +with +the +army +and +had +not +sent +a +word +since +his +last +letter +, +in +which +he +had +given +a +detailed +account +of +his +meeting +with +Princess +Mary +. +The +countess +did +not +sleep +at +night +, +or +when +she +did +fall +asleep +dreamed +that +she +saw +her +sons +lying +dead +. +After +many +consultations +and +conversations +, +the +count +at +last +devised +means +to +tranquillize +her +. +He +got +Pétya +transferred +from +Obolénski +’ +s +regiment +to +Bezúkhov +’ +s +, +which +was +in +training +near +Moscow +. +Though +Pétya +would +remain +in +the +service +, +this +transfer +would +give +the +countess +the +consolation +of +seeing +at +least +one +of +her +sons +under +her +wing +, +and +she +hoped +to +arrange +matters +for +her +Pétya +so +as +not +to +let +him +go +again +, +but +always +get +him +appointed +to +places +where +he +could +not +possibly +take +part +in +a +battle +. +As +long +as +Nicholas +alone +was +in +danger +the +countess +imagined +that +she +loved +her +first-born +more +than +all +her +other +children +and +even +reproached +herself +for +it +; +but +when +her +youngest +: +the +scapegrace +who +had +been +bad +at +lessons +, +was +always +breaking +things +in +the +house +and +making +himself +a +nuisance +to +everybody +, +that +snub-nosed +Pétya +with +his +merry +black +eyes +and +fresh +rosy +cheeks +where +soft +down +was +just +beginning +to +show—when +he +was +thrown +amid +those +big +, +dreadful +, +cruel +men +who +were +fighting +somewhere +about +something +and +apparently +finding +pleasure +in +it—then +his +mother +thought +she +loved +him +more +, +much +more +, +than +all +her +other +children +. +The +nearer +the +time +came +for +Pétya +to +return +, +the +more +uneasy +grew +the +countess +. +She +began +to +think +she +would +never +live +to +see +such +happiness +. +The +presence +of +Sónya +, +of +her +beloved +Natásha +, +or +even +of +her +husband +irritated +her +. +“ +What +do +I +want +with +them +? +I +want +no +one +but +Pétya +, +” +she +thought +. +At +the +end +of +August +the +Rostóvs +received +another +letter +from +Nicholas +. +He +wrote +from +the +province +of +Vorónezh +where +he +had +been +sent +to +procure +remounts +, +but +that +letter +did +not +set +the +countess +at +ease +. +Knowing +that +one +son +was +out +of +danger +she +became +the +more +anxious +about +Pétya +. +Though +by +the +twentieth +of +August +nearly +all +the +Rostóvs +’ +acquaintances +had +left +Moscow +, +and +though +everybody +tried +to +persuade +the +countess +to +get +away +as +quickly +as +possible +, +she +would +not +hear +of +leaving +before +her +treasure +, +her +adored +Pétya +, +returned +. +On +the +twenty-eighth +of +August +he +arrived +. +The +passionate +tenderness +with +which +his +mother +received +him +did +not +please +the +sixteen-year-old +officer +. +Though +she +concealed +from +him +her +intention +of +keeping +him +under +her +wing +, +Pétya +guessed +her +designs +, +and +instinctively +fearing +that +he +might +give +way +to +emotion +when +with +her—might +“ +become +womanish +” +as +he +termed +it +to +himself—he +treated +her +coldly +, +avoided +her +, +and +during +his +stay +in +Moscow +attached +himself +exclusively +to +Natásha +for +whom +he +had +always +had +a +particularly +brotherly +tenderness +, +almost +lover-like +. +Owing +to +the +count +’ +s +customary +carelessness +nothing +was +ready +for +their +departure +by +the +twenty-eighth +of +August +and +the +carts +that +were +to +come +from +their +Ryazán +and +Moscow +estates +to +remove +their +household +belongings +did +not +arrive +till +the +thirtieth +. +From +the +twenty-eighth +till +the +thirty-first +all +Moscow +was +in +a +bustle +and +commotion +. +Every +day +thousands +of +men +wounded +at +Borodinó +were +brought +in +by +the +Dorogomílov +gate +and +taken +to +various +parts +of +Moscow +, +and +thousands +of +carts +conveyed +the +inhabitants +and +their +possessions +out +by +the +other +gates +. +In +spite +of +Rostopchín +’ +s +broadsheets +, +or +because +of +them +or +independently +of +them +, +the +strangest +and +most +contradictory +rumors +were +current +in +the +town +. +Some +said +that +no +one +was +to +be +allowed +to +leave +the +city +, +others +on +the +contrary +said +that +all +the +icons +had +been +taken +out +of +the +churches +and +everybody +was +to +be +ordered +to +leave +. +Some +said +there +had +been +another +battle +after +Borodinó +at +which +the +French +had +been +routed +, +while +others +on +the +contrary +reported +that +the +Russian +army +had +been +destroyed +. +Some +talked +about +the +Moscow +militia +which +, +preceded +by +the +clergy +, +would +go +to +the +Three +Hills +; +others +whispered +that +Augustin +had +been +forbidden +to +leave +, +that +traitors +had +been +seized +, +that +the +peasants +were +rioting +and +robbing +people +on +their +way +from +Moscow +, +and +so +on +. +But +all +this +was +only +talk +; +in +reality +( +though +the +Council +of +Filí +, +at +which +it +was +decided +to +abandon +Moscow +, +had +not +yet +been +held +) +both +those +who +went +away +and +those +who +remained +behind +felt +, +though +they +did +not +show +it +, +that +Moscow +would +certainly +be +abandoned +, +and +that +they +ought +to +get +away +as +quickly +as +possible +and +save +their +belongings +. +It +was +felt +that +everything +would +suddenly +break +up +and +change +, +but +up +to +the +first +of +September +nothing +had +done +so +. +As +a +criminal +who +is +being +led +to +execution +knows +that +he +must +die +immediately +, +but +yet +looks +about +him +and +straightens +the +cap +that +is +awry +on +his +head +, +so +Moscow +involuntarily +continued +its +wonted +life +, +though +it +knew +that +the +time +of +its +destruction +was +near +when +the +conditions +of +life +to +which +its +people +were +accustomed +to +submit +would +be +completely +upset +. +During +the +three +days +preceding +the +occupation +of +Moscow +the +whole +Rostóv +family +was +absorbed +in +various +activities +. +The +head +of +the +family +, +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +, +continually +drove +about +the +city +collecting +the +current +rumors +from +all +sides +and +gave +superficial +and +hasty +orders +at +home +about +the +preparations +for +their +departure +. +The +countess +watched +the +things +being +packed +, +was +dissatisfied +with +everything +, +was +constantly +in +pursuit +of +Pétya +who +was +always +running +away +from +her +, +and +was +jealous +of +Natásha +with +whom +he +spent +all +his +time +. +Sónya +alone +directed +the +practical +side +of +matters +by +getting +things +packed +. +But +of +late +Sónya +had +been +particularly +sad +and +silent +. +Nicholas +’ +letter +in +which +he +mentioned +Princess +Mary +had +elicited +, +in +her +presence +, +joyous +comments +from +the +countess +, +who +saw +an +intervention +of +Providence +in +this +meeting +of +the +princess +and +Nicholas +. +“ +I +was +never +pleased +at +Bolkónski +’ +s +engagement +to +Natásha +, +” +said +the +countess +, +“ +but +I +always +wanted +Nicholas +to +marry +the +princess +, +and +had +a +presentiment +that +it +would +happen +. +What +a +good +thing +it +would +be +! +” +Sónya +felt +that +this +was +true +: +that +the +only +possibility +of +retrieving +the +Rostóvs +’ +affairs +was +by +Nicholas +marrying +a +rich +woman +, +and +that +the +princess +was +a +good +match +. +It +was +very +bitter +for +her +. +But +despite +her +grief +, +or +perhaps +just +because +of +it +, +she +took +on +herself +all +the +difficult +work +of +directing +the +storing +and +packing +of +their +things +and +was +busy +for +whole +days +. +The +count +and +countess +turned +to +her +when +they +had +any +orders +to +give +. +Pétya +and +Natásha +on +the +contrary +, +far +from +helping +their +parents +, +were +generally +a +nuisance +and +a +hindrance +to +everyone +. +Almost +all +day +long +the +house +resounded +with +their +running +feet +, +their +cries +, +and +their +spontaneous +laughter +. +They +laughed +and +were +gay +not +because +there +was +any +reason +to +laugh +, +but +because +gaiety +and +mirth +were +in +their +hearts +and +so +everything +that +happened +was +a +cause +for +gaiety +and +laughter +to +them +. +Pétya +was +in +high +spirits +because +having +left +home +a +boy +he +had +returned +( +as +everybody +told +him +) +a +fine +young +man +, +because +he +was +at +home +, +because +he +had +left +Bélaya +Tsérkov +where +there +was +no +hope +of +soon +taking +part +in +a +battle +and +had +come +to +Moscow +where +there +was +to +be +fighting +in +a +few +days +, +and +chiefly +because +Natásha +, +whose +lead +he +always +followed +, +was +in +high +spirits +. +Natásha +was +gay +because +she +had +been +sad +too +long +and +now +nothing +reminded +her +of +the +cause +of +her +sadness +, +and +because +she +was +feeling +well +. +She +was +also +happy +because +she +had +someone +to +adore +her +: +the +adoration +of +others +was +a +lubricant +the +wheels +of +her +machine +needed +to +make +them +run +freely—and +Pétya +adored +her +. +Above +all +, +they +were +gay +because +there +was +a +war +near +Moscow +, +there +would +be +fighting +at +the +town +gates +, +arms +were +being +given +out +, +everybody +was +escaping—going +away +somewhere +, +and +in +general +something +extraordinary +was +happening +, +and +that +is +always +exciting +, +especially +to +the +young +. +CHAPTER +XIII +On +Saturday +, +the +thirty-first +of +August +, +everything +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +seemed +topsy-turvy +. +All +the +doors +were +open +, +all +the +furniture +was +being +carried +out +or +moved +about +, +and +the +mirrors +and +pictures +had +been +taken +down +. +There +were +trunks +in +the +rooms +, +and +hay +, +wrapping +paper +, +and +ropes +were +scattered +about +. +The +peasants +and +house +serfs +carrying +out +the +things +were +treading +heavily +on +the +parquet +floors +. +The +yard +was +crowded +with +peasant +carts +, +some +loaded +high +and +already +corded +up +, +others +still +empty +. +The +voices +and +footsteps +of +the +many +servants +and +of +the +peasants +who +had +come +with +the +carts +resounded +as +they +shouted +to +one +another +in +the +yard +and +in +the +house +. +The +count +had +been +out +since +morning +. +The +countess +had +a +headache +brought +on +by +all +the +noise +and +turmoil +and +was +lying +down +in +the +new +sitting +room +with +a +vinegar +compress +on +her +head +. +Pétya +was +not +at +home +, +he +had +gone +to +visit +a +friend +with +whom +he +meant +to +obtain +a +transfer +from +the +militia +to +the +active +army +. +Sónya +was +in +the +ballroom +looking +after +the +packing +of +the +glass +and +china +. +Natásha +was +sitting +on +the +floor +of +her +dismantled +room +with +dresses +, +ribbons +, +and +scarves +strewn +all +about +her +, +gazing +fixedly +at +the +floor +and +holding +in +her +hands +the +old +ball +dress +( +already +out +of +fashion +) +which +she +had +worn +at +her +first +Petersburg +ball +. +Natásha +was +ashamed +of +doing +nothing +when +everyone +else +was +so +busy +, +and +several +times +that +morning +had +tried +to +set +to +work +, +but +her +heart +was +not +in +it +, +and +she +could +not +and +did +not +know +how +to +do +anything +except +with +all +her +heart +and +all +her +might +. +For +a +while +she +had +stood +beside +Sónya +while +the +china +was +being +packed +and +tried +to +help +, +but +soon +gave +it +up +and +went +to +her +room +to +pack +her +own +things +. +At +first +she +found +it +amusing +to +give +away +dresses +and +ribbons +to +the +maids +, +but +when +that +was +done +and +what +was +left +had +still +to +be +packed +, +she +found +it +dull +. +“ +Dunyásha +, +you +pack +! +You +will +, +won +’ +t +you +, +dear +? +” +And +when +Dunyásha +willingly +promised +to +do +it +all +for +her +, +Natásha +sat +down +on +the +floor +, +took +her +old +ball +dress +, +and +fell +into +a +reverie +quite +unrelated +to +what +ought +to +have +occupied +her +thoughts +now +. +She +was +roused +from +her +reverie +by +the +talk +of +the +maids +in +the +next +room +( +which +was +theirs +) +and +by +the +sound +of +their +hurried +footsteps +going +to +the +back +porch +. +Natásha +got +up +and +looked +out +of +the +window +. +An +enormously +long +row +of +carts +full +of +wounded +men +had +stopped +in +the +street +. +The +housekeeper +, +the +old +nurse +, +the +cooks +, +coachmen +, +maids +, +footmen +, +postilions +, +and +scullions +stood +at +the +gate +, +staring +at +the +wounded +. +Natásha +, +throwing +a +clean +pocket +handkerchief +over +her +hair +and +holding +an +end +of +it +in +each +hand +, +went +out +into +the +street +. +The +former +housekeeper +, +old +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +, +had +stepped +out +of +the +crowd +by +the +gate +, +gone +up +to +a +cart +with +a +hood +constructed +of +bast +mats +, +and +was +speaking +to +a +pale +young +officer +who +lay +inside +. +Natásha +moved +a +few +steps +forward +and +stopped +shyly +, +still +holding +her +handkerchief +, +and +listened +to +what +the +housekeeper +was +saying +. +“ +Then +you +have +nobody +in +Moscow +? +” +she +was +saying +. +“ +You +would +be +more +comfortable +somewhere +in +a +house +... +in +ours +, +for +instance +... +the +family +are +leaving. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +if +it +would +be +allowed +, +” +replied +the +officer +in +a +weak +voice +. +“ +Here +is +our +commanding +officer +... +ask +him +, +” +and +he +pointed +to +a +stout +major +who +was +walking +back +along +the +street +past +the +row +of +carts +. +Natásha +glanced +with +frightened +eyes +at +the +face +of +the +wounded +officer +and +at +once +went +to +meet +the +major +. +“ +May +the +wounded +men +stay +in +our +house +? +” +she +asked +. +The +major +raised +his +hand +to +his +cap +with +a +smile +. +“ +Which +one +do +you +want +, +Ma +’ +am +’ +selle +? +” +said +he +, +screwing +up +his +eyes +and +smiling +. +Natásha +quietly +repeated +her +question +, +and +her +face +and +whole +manner +were +so +serious +, +though +she +was +still +holding +the +ends +of +her +handkerchief +, +that +the +major +ceased +smiling +and +after +some +reflection—as +if +considering +in +how +far +the +thing +was +possible—replied +in +the +affirmative +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +why +not +? +They +may +, +” +he +said +. +With +a +slight +inclination +of +her +head +, +Natásha +stepped +back +quickly +to +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +, +who +stood +talking +compassionately +to +the +officer +. +“ +They +may +. +He +says +they +may +! +” +whispered +Natásha +. +The +cart +in +which +the +officer +lay +was +turned +into +the +Rostóvs +’ +yard +, +and +dozens +of +carts +with +wounded +men +began +at +the +invitation +of +the +townsfolk +to +turn +into +the +yards +and +to +draw +up +at +the +entrances +of +the +houses +in +Povarskáya +Street +. +Natásha +was +evidently +pleased +to +be +dealing +with +new +people +outside +the +ordinary +routine +of +her +life +. +She +and +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +tried +to +get +as +many +of +the +wounded +as +possible +into +their +yard +. +“ +Your +Papa +must +be +told +, +though +, +” +said +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +. +“ +Never +mind +, +never +mind +, +what +does +it +matter +? +For +one +day +we +can +move +into +the +drawing +room +. +They +can +have +all +our +half +of +the +house. +” +“ +There +now +, +young +lady +, +you +do +take +things +into +your +head +! +Even +if +we +put +them +into +the +wing +, +the +men +’ +s +room +, +or +the +nurse +’ +s +room +, +we +must +ask +permission. +” +“ +Well +, +I +’ +ll +ask. +” +Natásha +ran +into +the +house +and +went +on +tiptoe +through +the +half-open +door +into +the +sitting +room +, +where +there +was +a +smell +of +vinegar +and +Hoffman +’ +s +drops +. +“ +Are +you +asleep +, +Mamma +? +” +“ +Oh +, +what +sleep— +? +” +said +the +countess +, +waking +up +just +as +she +was +dropping +into +a +doze +. +“ +Mamma +darling +! +” +said +Natásha +, +kneeling +by +her +mother +and +bringing +her +face +close +to +her +mother +’ +s +, +“ +I +am +sorry +, +forgive +me +, +I +’ +ll +never +do +it +again +; +I +woke +you +up +! +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +has +sent +me +: +they +have +brought +some +wounded +here—officers +. +Will +you +let +them +come +? +They +have +nowhere +to +go +. +I +knew +you +’ +d +let +them +come +! +” +she +said +quickly +all +in +one +breath +. +“ +What +officers +? +Whom +have +they +brought +? +I +don +’ +t +understand +anything +about +it +, +” +said +the +countess +. +Natásha +laughed +, +and +the +countess +too +smiled +slightly +. +“ +I +knew +you +’ +d +give +permission +... +so +I +’ +ll +tell +them +, +” +and +, +having +kissed +her +mother +, +Natásha +got +up +and +went +to +the +door +. +In +the +hall +she +met +her +father +, +who +had +returned +with +bad +news +. +“ +We +’ +ve +stayed +too +long +! +” +said +the +count +with +involuntary +vexation +. +“ +The +Club +is +closed +and +the +police +are +leaving. +” +“ +Papa +, +is +it +all +right—I +’ +ve +invited +some +of +the +wounded +into +the +house +? +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Of +course +it +is +, +” +he +answered +absently +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +the +point +. +I +beg +you +not +to +indulge +in +trifles +now +, +but +to +help +to +pack +, +and +tomorrow +we +must +go +, +go +, +go +! +... +” +And +the +count +gave +a +similar +order +to +the +major-domo +and +the +servants +. +At +dinner +Pétya +having +returned +home +told +them +the +news +he +had +heard +. +He +said +the +people +had +been +getting +arms +in +the +Krémlin +, +and +that +though +Rostopchín +’ +s +broadsheet +had +said +that +he +would +sound +a +call +two +or +three +days +in +advance +, +the +order +had +certainly +already +been +given +for +everyone +to +go +armed +to +the +Three +Hills +tomorrow +, +and +that +there +would +be +a +big +battle +there +. +The +countess +looked +with +timid +horror +at +her +son +’ +s +eager +, +excited +face +as +he +said +this +. +She +realized +that +if +she +said +a +word +about +his +not +going +to +the +battle +( +she +knew +he +enjoyed +the +thought +of +the +impending +engagement +) +he +would +say +something +about +men +, +honor +, +and +the +fatherland—something +senseless +, +masculine +, +and +obstinate +which +there +would +be +no +contradicting +, +and +her +plans +would +be +spoiled +; +and +so +, +hoping +to +arrange +to +leave +before +then +and +take +Pétya +with +her +as +their +protector +and +defender +, +she +did +not +answer +him +, +but +after +dinner +called +the +count +aside +and +implored +him +with +tears +to +take +her +away +quickly +, +that +very +night +if +possible +. +With +a +woman +’ +s +involuntary +loving +cunning +she +, +who +till +then +had +not +shown +any +alarm +, +said +that +she +would +die +of +fright +if +they +did +not +leave +that +very +night +. +Without +any +pretense +she +was +now +afraid +of +everything +. +CHAPTER +XIV +Madame +Schoss +, +who +had +been +out +to +visit +her +daughter +, +increased +the +countess +’ +fears +still +more +by +telling +what +she +had +seen +at +a +spirit +dealer +’ +s +in +Myasnítski +Street +. +When +returning +by +that +street +she +had +been +unable +to +pass +because +of +a +drunken +crowd +rioting +in +front +of +the +shop +. +She +had +taken +a +cab +and +driven +home +by +a +side +street +and +the +cabman +had +told +her +that +the +people +were +breaking +open +the +barrels +at +the +drink +store +, +having +received +orders +to +do +so +. +After +dinner +the +whole +Rostóv +household +set +to +work +with +enthusiastic +haste +packing +their +belongings +and +preparing +for +their +departure +. +The +old +count +, +suddenly +setting +to +work +, +kept +passing +from +the +yard +to +the +house +and +back +again +, +shouting +confused +instructions +to +the +hurrying +people +, +and +flurrying +them +still +more +. +Pétya +directed +things +in +the +yard +. +Sónya +, +owing +to +the +count +’ +s +contradictory +orders +, +lost +her +head +and +did +not +know +what +to +do +. +The +servants +ran +noisily +about +the +house +and +yard +, +shouting +and +disputing +. +Natásha +, +with +the +ardor +characteristic +of +all +she +did +suddenly +set +to +work +too +. +At +first +her +intervention +in +the +business +of +packing +was +received +skeptically +. +Everybody +expected +some +prank +from +her +and +did +not +wish +to +obey +her +; +but +she +resolutely +and +passionately +demanded +obedience +, +grew +angry +and +nearly +cried +because +they +did +not +heed +her +, +and +at +last +succeeded +in +making +them +believe +her +. +Her +first +exploit +, +which +cost +her +immense +effort +and +established +her +authority +, +was +the +packing +of +the +carpets +. +The +count +had +valuable +Gobelin +tapestries +and +Persian +carpets +in +the +house +. +When +Natásha +set +to +work +two +cases +were +standing +open +in +the +ballroom +, +one +almost +full +up +with +crockery +, +the +other +with +carpets +. +There +was +also +much +china +standing +on +the +tables +, +and +still +more +was +being +brought +in +from +the +storeroom +. +A +third +case +was +needed +and +servants +had +gone +to +fetch +it +. +“ +Sónya +, +wait +a +bit—we +’ +ll +pack +everything +into +these +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +You +can +’ +t +, +Miss +, +we +have +tried +to +, +” +said +the +butler +’ +s +assistant +. +“ +No +, +wait +a +minute +, +please. +” +And +Natásha +began +rapidly +taking +out +of +the +case +dishes +and +plates +wrapped +in +paper +. +“ +The +dishes +must +go +in +here +among +the +carpets +, +” +said +she +. +“ +Why +, +it +’ +s +a +mercy +if +we +can +get +the +carpets +alone +into +three +cases +, +” +said +the +butler +’ +s +assistant +. +“ +Oh +, +wait +, +please +! +” +And +Natásha +began +rapidly +and +deftly +sorting +out +the +things +. +“ +These +aren +’ +t +needed +, +” +said +she +, +putting +aside +some +plates +of +Kiev +ware +. +“ +These—yes +, +these +must +go +among +the +carpets +, +” +she +said +, +referring +to +the +Saxony +china +dishes +. +“ +Don +’ +t +, +Natásha +! +Leave +it +alone +! +We +’ +ll +get +it +all +packed +, +” +urged +Sónya +reproachfully +. +“ +What +a +young +lady +she +is +! +” +remarked +the +major-domo +. +But +Natásha +would +not +give +in +. +She +turned +everything +out +and +began +quickly +repacking +, +deciding +that +the +inferior +Russian +carpets +and +unnecessary +crockery +should +not +be +taken +at +all +. +When +everything +had +been +taken +out +of +the +cases +, +they +recommenced +packing +, +and +it +turned +out +that +when +the +cheaper +things +not +worth +taking +had +nearly +all +been +rejected +, +the +valuable +ones +really +did +all +go +into +the +two +cases +. +Only +the +lid +of +the +case +containing +the +carpets +would +not +shut +down +. +A +few +more +things +might +have +been +taken +out +, +but +Natásha +insisted +on +having +her +own +way +. +She +packed +, +repacked +, +pressed +, +made +the +butler +’ +s +assistant +and +Pétya—whom +she +had +drawn +into +the +business +of +packing—press +on +the +lid +, +and +made +desperate +efforts +herself +. +“ +That +’ +s +enough +, +Natásha +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +I +see +you +were +right +, +but +just +take +out +the +top +one. +” +“ +I +won +’ +t +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +with +one +hand +holding +back +the +hair +that +hung +over +her +perspiring +face +, +while +with +the +other +she +pressed +down +the +carpets +. +“ +Now +press +, +Pétya +! +Press +, +Vasílich +, +press +hard +! +” +she +cried +. +The +carpets +yielded +and +the +lid +closed +; +Natásha +, +clapping +her +hands +, +screamed +with +delight +and +tears +fell +from +her +eyes +. +But +this +only +lasted +a +moment +. +She +at +once +set +to +work +afresh +and +they +now +trusted +her +completely +. +The +count +was +not +angry +even +when +they +told +him +that +Natásha +had +countermanded +an +order +of +his +, +and +the +servants +now +came +to +her +to +ask +whether +a +cart +was +sufficiently +loaded +, +and +whether +it +might +be +corded +up +. +Thanks +to +Natásha +’ +s +directions +the +work +now +went +on +expeditiously +, +unnecessary +things +were +left +, +and +the +most +valuable +packed +as +compactly +as +possible +. +But +hard +as +they +all +worked +till +quite +late +that +night +, +they +could +not +get +everything +packed +. +The +countess +had +fallen +asleep +and +the +count +, +having +put +off +their +departure +till +next +morning +, +went +to +bed +. +Sónya +and +Natásha +slept +in +the +sitting +room +without +undressing +. +That +night +another +wounded +man +was +driven +down +the +Povarskáya +, +and +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +, +who +was +standing +at +the +gate +, +had +him +brought +into +the +Rostóvs +’ +yard +. +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +concluded +that +he +was +a +very +important +man +. +He +was +being +conveyed +in +a +calèche +with +a +raised +hood +, +and +was +quite +covered +by +an +apron +. +On +the +box +beside +the +driver +sat +a +venerable +old +attendant +. +A +doctor +and +two +soldiers +followed +the +carriage +in +a +cart +. +“ +Please +come +in +here +. +The +masters +are +going +away +and +the +whole +house +will +be +empty +, +” +said +the +old +woman +to +the +old +attendant +. +“ +Well +, +perhaps +, +” +said +he +with +a +sigh +. +“ +We +don +’ +t +expect +to +get +him +home +alive +! +We +have +a +house +of +our +own +in +Moscow +, +but +it +’ +s +a +long +way +from +here +, +and +there +’ +s +nobody +living +in +it. +” +“ +Do +us +the +honor +to +come +in +, +there +’ +s +plenty +of +everything +in +the +master +’ +s +house +. +Come +in +, +” +said +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +. +“ +Is +he +very +ill +? +” +she +asked +. +The +attendant +made +a +hopeless +gesture +. +“ +We +don +’ +t +expect +to +get +him +home +! +We +must +ask +the +doctor. +” +And +the +old +servant +got +down +from +the +box +and +went +up +to +the +cart +. +“ +All +right +! +” +said +the +doctor +. +The +old +servant +returned +to +the +calèche +, +looked +into +it +, +shook +his +head +disconsolately +, +told +the +driver +to +turn +into +the +yard +, +and +stopped +beside +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +. +“ +O +, +Lord +Jesus +Christ +! +” +she +murmured +. +She +invited +them +to +take +the +wounded +man +into +the +house +. +“ +The +masters +won +’ +t +object +... +” +she +said +. +But +they +had +to +avoid +carrying +the +man +upstairs +, +and +so +they +took +him +into +the +wing +and +put +him +in +the +room +that +had +been +Madame +Schoss +’ +. +This +wounded +man +was +Prince +Andrew +Bolkónski +. +CHAPTER +XV +Moscow +’ +s +last +day +had +come +. +It +was +a +clear +bright +autumn +day +, +a +Sunday +. +The +church +bells +everywhere +were +ringing +for +service +, +just +as +usual +on +Sundays +. +Nobody +seemed +yet +to +realize +what +awaited +the +city +. +Only +two +things +indicated +the +social +condition +of +Moscow—the +rabble +, +that +is +the +poor +people +, +and +the +price +of +commodities +. +An +enormous +crowd +of +factory +hands +, +house +serfs +, +and +peasants +, +with +whom +some +officials +, +seminarists +, +and +gentry +were +mingled +, +had +gone +early +that +morning +to +the +Three +Hills +. +Having +waited +there +for +Rostopchín +who +did +not +turn +up +, +they +became +convinced +that +Moscow +would +be +surrendered +, +and +then +dispersed +all +about +the +town +to +the +public +houses +and +cookshops +. +Prices +too +that +day +indicated +the +state +of +affairs +. +The +price +of +weapons +, +of +gold +, +of +carts +and +horses +, +kept +rising +, +but +the +value +of +paper +money +and +city +articles +kept +falling +, +so +that +by +midday +there +were +instances +of +carters +removing +valuable +goods +, +such +as +cloth +, +and +receiving +in +payment +a +half +of +what +they +carted +, +while +peasant +horses +were +fetching +five +hundred +rubles +each +, +and +furniture +, +mirrors +, +and +bronzes +were +being +given +away +for +nothing +. +In +the +Rostóvs +’ +staid +old-fashioned +house +the +dissolution +of +former +conditions +of +life +was +but +little +noticeable +. +As +to +the +serfs +the +only +indication +was +that +three +out +of +their +huge +retinue +disappeared +during +the +night +, +but +nothing +was +stolen +; +and +as +to +the +value +of +their +possessions +, +the +thirty +peasant +carts +that +had +come +in +from +their +estates +and +which +many +people +envied +proved +to +be +extremely +valuable +and +they +were +offered +enormous +sums +of +money +for +them +. +Not +only +were +huge +sums +offered +for +the +horses +and +carts +, +but +on +the +previous +evening +and +early +in +the +morning +of +the +first +of +September +, +orderlies +and +servants +sent +by +wounded +officers +came +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +and +wounded +men +dragged +themselves +there +from +the +Rostóvs +’ +and +from +neighboring +houses +where +they +were +accommodated +, +entreating +the +servants +to +try +to +get +them +a +lift +out +of +Moscow +. +The +major-domo +to +whom +these +entreaties +were +addressed +, +though +he +was +sorry +for +the +wounded +, +resolutely +refused +, +saying +that +he +dare +not +even +mention +the +matter +to +the +count +. +Pity +these +wounded +men +as +one +might +, +it +was +evident +that +if +they +were +given +one +cart +there +would +be +no +reason +to +refuse +another +, +or +all +the +carts +and +one +’ +s +own +carriages +as +well +. +Thirty +carts +could +not +save +all +the +wounded +and +in +the +general +catastrophe +one +could +not +disregard +oneself +and +one +’ +s +own +family +. +So +thought +the +major-domo +on +his +master +’ +s +behalf +. +On +waking +up +that +morning +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +left +his +bedroom +softly +, +so +as +not +to +wake +the +countess +who +had +fallen +asleep +only +toward +morning +, +and +came +out +to +the +porch +in +his +lilac +silk +dressing +gown +. +In +the +yard +stood +the +carts +ready +corded +. +The +carriages +were +at +the +front +porch +. +The +major-domo +stood +at +the +porch +talking +to +an +elderly +orderly +and +to +a +pale +young +officer +with +a +bandaged +arm +. +On +seeing +the +count +the +major-domo +made +a +significant +and +stern +gesture +to +them +both +to +go +away +. +“ +Well +, +Vasílich +, +is +everything +ready +? +” +asked +the +count +, +and +stroking +his +bald +head +he +looked +good-naturedly +at +the +officer +and +the +orderly +and +nodded +to +them +. +( +He +liked +to +see +new +faces +. +) +“ +We +can +harness +at +once +, +your +excellency. +” +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +right +. +As +soon +as +the +countess +wakes +we +’ +ll +be +off +, +God +willing +! +What +is +it +, +gentlemen +? +” +he +added +, +turning +to +the +officer +. +“ +Are +you +staying +in +my +house +? +” +The +officer +came +nearer +and +suddenly +his +face +flushed +crimson +. +“ +Count +, +be +so +good +as +to +allow +me +... +for +God +’ +s +sake +, +to +get +into +some +corner +of +one +of +your +carts +! +I +have +nothing +here +with +me +... +. +I +shall +be +all +right +on +a +loaded +cart +... +. +” +Before +the +officer +had +finished +speaking +the +orderly +made +the +same +request +on +behalf +of +his +master +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +yes +, +yes +! +” +said +the +count +hastily +. +“ +I +shall +be +very +pleased +, +very +pleased +. +Vasílich +, +you +’ +ll +see +to +it +. +Just +unload +one +or +two +carts +. +Well +, +what +of +it +... +do +what +’ +s +necessary +... +” +said +the +count +, +muttering +some +indefinite +order +. +But +at +the +same +moment +an +expression +of +warm +gratitude +on +the +officer +’ +s +face +had +already +sealed +the +order +. +The +count +looked +around +him +. +In +the +yard +, +at +the +gates +, +at +the +window +of +the +wings +, +wounded +officers +and +their +orderlies +were +to +be +seen +. +They +were +all +looking +at +the +count +and +moving +toward +the +porch +. +“ +Please +step +into +the +gallery +, +your +excellency +, +” +said +the +major-domo +. +“ +What +are +your +orders +about +the +pictures +? +” +The +count +went +into +the +house +with +him +, +repeating +his +order +not +to +refuse +the +wounded +who +asked +for +a +lift +. +“ +Well +, +never +mind +, +some +of +the +things +can +be +unloaded +, +” +he +added +in +a +soft +, +confidential +voice +, +as +though +afraid +of +being +overheard +. +At +nine +o +’ +clock +the +countess +woke +up +, +and +Matrëna +Timoféevna +, +who +had +been +her +lady +’ +s +maid +before +her +marriage +and +now +performed +a +sort +of +chief +gendarme +’ +s +duty +for +her +, +came +to +say +that +Madame +Schoss +was +much +offended +and +the +young +ladies +’ +summer +dresses +could +not +be +left +behind +. +On +inquiry +, +the +countess +learned +that +Madame +Schoss +was +offended +because +her +trunk +had +been +taken +down +from +its +cart +, +and +all +the +loads +were +being +uncorded +and +the +luggage +taken +out +of +the +carts +to +make +room +for +wounded +men +whom +the +count +in +the +simplicity +of +his +heart +had +ordered +that +they +should +take +with +them +. +The +countess +sent +for +her +husband +. +“ +What +is +this +, +my +dear +? +I +hear +that +the +luggage +is +being +unloaded. +” +“ +You +know +, +love +, +I +wanted +to +tell +you +... +Countess +dear +... +an +officer +came +to +me +to +ask +for +a +few +carts +for +the +wounded +. +After +all +, +ours +are +things +that +can +be +bought +but +think +what +being +left +behind +means +to +them +! +... +Really +now +, +in +our +own +yard—we +asked +them +in +ourselves +and +there +are +officers +among +them +... +. +You +know +, +I +think +, +my +dear +... +let +them +be +taken +... +where +’ +s +the +hurry +? +” +The +count +spoke +timidly +, +as +he +always +did +when +talking +of +money +matters +. +The +countess +was +accustomed +to +this +tone +as +a +precursor +of +news +of +something +detrimental +to +the +children +’ +s +interests +, +such +as +the +building +of +a +new +gallery +or +conservatory +, +the +inauguration +of +a +private +theater +or +an +orchestra +. +She +was +accustomed +always +to +oppose +anything +announced +in +that +timid +tone +and +considered +it +her +duty +to +do +so +. +She +assumed +her +dolefully +submissive +manner +and +said +to +her +husband +: +“ +Listen +to +me +, +Count +, +you +have +managed +matters +so +that +we +are +getting +nothing +for +the +house +, +and +now +you +wish +to +throw +away +all +our—all +the +children +’ +s +property +! +You +said +yourself +that +we +have +a +hundred +thousand +rubles +’ +worth +of +things +in +the +house +. +I +don +’ +t +consent +, +my +dear +, +I +don +’ +t +! +Do +as +you +please +! +It +’ +s +the +government +’ +s +business +to +look +after +the +wounded +; +they +know +that +. +Look +at +the +Lopukhíns +opposite +, +they +cleared +out +everything +two +days +ago +. +That +’ +s +what +other +people +do +. +It +’ +s +only +we +who +are +such +fools +. +If +you +have +no +pity +on +me +, +have +some +for +the +children. +” +Flourishing +his +arms +in +despair +the +count +left +the +room +without +replying +. +“ +Papa +, +what +are +you +doing +that +for +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +who +had +followed +him +into +her +mother +’ +s +room +. +“ +Nothing +! +What +business +is +it +of +yours +? +” +muttered +the +count +angrily +. +“ +But +I +heard +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Why +does +Mamma +object +? +” +“ +What +business +is +it +of +yours +? +” +cried +the +count +. +Natásha +stepped +up +to +the +window +and +pondered +. +“ +Papa +! +Here +’ +s +Berg +coming +to +see +us +, +” +said +she +, +looking +out +of +the +window +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Berg +, +the +Rostóvs +’ +son-in-law +, +was +already +a +colonel +wearing +the +orders +of +Vladímir +and +Anna +, +and +he +still +filled +the +quiet +and +agreeable +post +of +assistant +to +the +head +of +the +staff +of +the +assistant +commander +of +the +first +division +of +the +Second +Army +. +On +the +first +of +September +he +had +come +to +Moscow +from +the +army +. +He +had +nothing +to +do +in +Moscow +, +but +he +had +noticed +that +everyone +in +the +army +was +asking +for +leave +to +visit +Moscow +and +had +something +to +do +there +. +So +he +considered +it +necessary +to +ask +for +leave +of +absence +for +family +and +domestic +reasons +. +Berg +drove +up +to +his +father-in-law +’ +s +house +in +his +spruce +little +trap +with +a +pair +of +sleek +roans +, +exactly +like +those +of +a +certain +prince +. +He +looked +attentively +at +the +carts +in +the +yard +and +while +going +up +to +the +porch +took +out +a +clean +pocket +handkerchief +and +tied +a +knot +in +it +. +From +the +anteroom +Berg +ran +with +smooth +though +impatient +steps +into +the +drawing +room +, +where +he +embraced +the +count +, +kissed +the +hands +of +Natásha +and +Sónya +, +and +hastened +to +inquire +after +“ +Mamma +’ +s +” +health +. +“ +Health +, +at +a +time +like +this +? +” +said +the +count +. +“ +Come +, +tell +us +the +news +! +Is +the +army +retreating +or +will +there +be +another +battle +? +” +“ +God +Almighty +alone +can +decide +the +fate +of +our +fatherland +, +Papa +, +” +said +Berg +. +“ +The +army +is +burning +with +a +spirit +of +heroism +and +the +leaders +, +so +to +say +, +have +now +assembled +in +council +. +No +one +knows +what +is +coming +. +But +in +general +I +can +tell +you +, +Papa +, +that +such +a +heroic +spirit +, +the +truly +antique +valor +of +the +Russian +army +, +which +they—which +it +” +( +he +corrected +himself +) +“ +has +shown +or +displayed +in +the +battle +of +the +twenty-sixth—there +are +no +words +worthy +to +do +it +justice +! +I +tell +you +, +Papa +” +( +he +smote +himself +on +the +breast +as +a +general +he +had +heard +speaking +had +done +, +but +Berg +did +it +a +trifle +late +for +he +should +have +struck +his +breast +at +the +words +“ +Russian +army +” +) +, +“ +I +tell +you +frankly +that +we +, +the +commanders +, +far +from +having +to +urge +the +men +on +or +anything +of +that +kind +, +could +hardly +restrain +those +... +those +... +yes +, +those +exploits +of +antique +valor +, +” +he +went +on +rapidly +. +“ +General +Barclay +de +Tolly +risked +his +life +everywhere +at +the +head +of +the +troops +, +I +can +assure +you +. +Our +corps +was +stationed +on +a +hillside +. +You +can +imagine +! +” +And +Berg +related +all +that +he +remembered +of +the +various +tales +he +had +heard +those +days +. +Natásha +watched +him +with +an +intent +gaze +that +confused +him +, +as +if +she +were +trying +to +find +in +his +face +the +answer +to +some +question +. +“ +Altogether +such +heroism +as +was +displayed +by +the +Russian +warriors +can +not +be +imagined +or +adequately +praised +! +” +said +Berg +, +glancing +round +at +Natásha +, +and +as +if +anxious +to +conciliate +her +, +replying +to +her +intent +look +with +a +smile +. +“ +‘ +Russia +is +not +in +Moscow +, +she +lives +in +the +hearts +of +her +sons +! +’ +Isn +’ +t +it +so +, +Papa +? +” +said +he +. +Just +then +the +countess +came +in +from +the +sitting +room +with +a +weary +and +dissatisfied +expression +. +Berg +hurriedly +jumped +up +, +kissed +her +hand +, +asked +about +her +health +, +and +, +swaying +his +head +from +side +to +side +to +express +sympathy +, +remained +standing +beside +her +. +“ +Yes +, +Mamma +, +I +tell +you +sincerely +that +these +are +hard +and +sad +times +for +every +Russian +. +But +why +are +you +so +anxious +? +You +have +still +time +to +get +away +... +. +” +“ +I +can +’ +t +think +what +the +servants +are +about +, +” +said +the +countess +, +turning +to +her +husband +. +“ +I +have +just +been +told +that +nothing +is +ready +yet +. +Somebody +after +all +must +see +to +things +. +One +misses +Mítenka +at +such +times +. +There +won +’ +t +be +any +end +to +it. +” +The +count +was +about +to +say +something +, +but +evidently +restrained +himself +. +He +got +up +from +his +chair +and +went +to +the +door +. +At +that +moment +Berg +drew +out +his +handkerchief +as +if +to +blow +his +nose +and +, +seeing +the +knot +in +it +, +pondered +, +shaking +his +head +sadly +and +significantly +. +“ +And +I +have +a +great +favor +to +ask +of +you +, +Papa +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Hm +... +” +said +the +count +, +and +stopped +. +“ +I +was +driving +past +Yusúpov +’ +s +house +just +now +, +” +said +Berg +with +a +laugh +, +“ +when +the +steward +, +a +man +I +know +, +ran +out +and +asked +me +whether +I +wouldn +’ +t +buy +something +. +I +went +in +out +of +curiosity +, +you +know +, +and +there +is +a +small +chiffonier +and +a +dressing +table +. +You +know +how +dear +Véra +wanted +a +chiffonier +like +that +and +how +we +had +a +dispute +about +it. +” +( +At +the +mention +of +the +chiffonier +and +dressing +table +Berg +involuntarily +changed +his +tone +to +one +of +pleasure +at +his +admirable +domestic +arrangements +. +) +“ +And +it +’ +s +such +a +beauty +! +It +pulls +out +and +has +a +secret +English +drawer +, +you +know +! +And +dear +Véra +has +long +wanted +one +. +I +wish +to +give +her +a +surprise +, +you +see +. +I +saw +so +many +of +those +peasant +carts +in +your +yard +. +Please +let +me +have +one +, +I +will +pay +the +man +well +, +and +... +” +The +count +frowned +and +coughed +. +“ +Ask +the +countess +, +I +don +’ +t +give +orders. +” +“ +If +it +’ +s +inconvenient +, +please +don +’ +t +, +” +said +Berg +. +“ +Only +I +so +wanted +it +, +for +dear +Véra +’ +s +sake. +” +“ +Oh +, +go +to +the +devil +, +all +of +you +! +To +the +devil +, +the +devil +, +the +devil +... +” +cried +the +old +count +. +“ +My +head +’ +s +in +a +whirl +! +” +And +he +left +the +room +. +The +countess +began +to +cry +. +“ +Yes +, +Mamma +! +Yes +, +these +are +very +hard +times +! +” +said +Berg +. +Natásha +left +the +room +with +her +father +and +, +as +if +finding +it +difficult +to +reach +some +decision +, +first +followed +him +and +then +ran +downstairs +. +Pétya +was +in +the +porch +, +engaged +in +giving +out +weapons +to +the +servants +who +were +to +leave +Moscow +. +The +loaded +carts +were +still +standing +in +the +yard +. +Two +of +them +had +been +uncorded +and +a +wounded +officer +was +climbing +into +one +of +them +helped +by +an +orderly +. +“ +Do +you +know +what +it +’ +s +about +? +” +Pétya +asked +Natásha +. +She +understood +that +he +meant +what +were +their +parents +quarreling +about +. +She +did +not +answer +. +“ +It +’ +s +because +Papa +wanted +to +give +up +all +the +carts +to +the +wounded +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Vasílich +told +me +. +I +consider +... +” +“ +I +consider +, +” +Natásha +suddenly +almost +shouted +, +turning +her +angry +face +to +Pétya +, +“ +I +consider +it +so +horrid +, +so +abominable +, +so +... +I +don +’ +t +know +what +. +Are +we +despicable +Germans +? +” +Her +throat +quivered +with +convulsive +sobs +and +, +afraid +of +weakening +and +letting +the +force +of +her +anger +run +to +waste +, +she +turned +and +rushed +headlong +up +the +stairs +. +Berg +was +sitting +beside +the +countess +consoling +her +with +the +respectful +attention +of +a +relative +. +The +count +, +pipe +in +hand +, +was +pacing +up +and +down +the +room +, +when +Natásha +, +her +face +distorted +by +anger +, +burst +in +like +a +tempest +and +approached +her +mother +with +rapid +steps +. +“ +It +’ +s +horrid +! +It +’ +s +abominable +! +” +she +screamed +. +“ +You +can +’ +t +possibly +have +ordered +it +! +” +Berg +and +the +countess +looked +at +her +, +perplexed +and +frightened +. +The +count +stood +still +at +the +window +and +listened +. +“ +Mamma +, +it +’ +s +impossible +: +see +what +is +going +on +in +the +yard +! +” +she +cried +. +“ +They +will +be +left +! +... +” +“ +What +’ +s +the +matter +with +you +? +Who +are +‘ +they +’ +? +What +do +you +want +? +” +“ +Why +, +the +wounded +! +It +’ +s +impossible +, +Mamma +. +It +’ +s +monstrous +! +... +No +, +Mamma +darling +, +it +’ +s +not +the +thing +. +Please +forgive +me +, +darling +... +. +Mamma +, +what +does +it +matter +what +we +take +away +? +Only +look +what +is +going +on +in +the +yard +... +Mamma +! +... +It +’ +s +impossible +! +” +The +count +stood +by +the +window +and +listened +without +turning +round +. +Suddenly +he +sniffed +and +put +his +face +closer +to +the +window +. +The +countess +glanced +at +her +daughter +, +saw +her +face +full +of +shame +for +her +mother +, +saw +her +agitation +, +and +understood +why +her +husband +did +not +turn +to +look +at +her +now +, +and +she +glanced +round +quite +disconcerted +. +“ +Oh +, +do +as +you +like +! +Am +I +hindering +anyone +? +” +she +said +, +not +surrendering +at +once +. +“ +Mamma +, +darling +, +forgive +me +! +” +But +the +countess +pushed +her +daughter +away +and +went +up +to +her +husband +. +“ +My +dear +, +you +order +what +is +right +... +. +You +know +I +don +’ +t +understand +about +it +, +” +said +she +, +dropping +her +eyes +shamefacedly +. +“ +The +eggs +... +the +eggs +are +teaching +the +hen +, +” +muttered +the +count +through +tears +of +joy +, +and +he +embraced +his +wife +who +was +glad +to +hide +her +look +of +shame +on +his +breast +. +“ +Papa +! +Mamma +! +May +I +see +to +it +? +May +I +? +... +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +We +will +still +take +all +the +most +necessary +things. +” +The +count +nodded +affirmatively +, +and +Natásha +, +at +the +rapid +pace +at +which +she +used +to +run +when +playing +at +tag +, +ran +through +the +ballroom +to +the +anteroom +and +downstairs +into +the +yard +. +The +servants +gathered +round +Natásha +, +but +could +not +believe +the +strange +order +she +brought +them +until +the +count +himself +, +in +his +wife +’ +s +name +, +confirmed +the +order +to +give +up +all +the +carts +to +the +wounded +and +take +the +trunks +to +the +storerooms +. +When +they +understood +that +order +the +servants +set +to +work +at +this +new +task +with +pleasure +and +zeal +. +It +no +longer +seemed +strange +to +them +but +on +the +contrary +it +seemed +the +only +thing +that +could +be +done +, +just +as +a +quarter +of +an +hour +before +it +had +not +seemed +strange +to +anyone +that +the +wounded +should +be +left +behind +and +the +goods +carted +away +but +that +had +seemed +the +only +thing +to +do +. +The +whole +household +, +as +if +to +atone +for +not +having +done +it +sooner +, +set +eagerly +to +work +at +the +new +task +of +placing +the +wounded +in +the +carts +. +The +wounded +dragged +themselves +out +of +their +rooms +and +stood +with +pale +but +happy +faces +round +the +carts +. +The +news +that +carts +were +to +be +had +spread +to +the +neighboring +houses +, +from +which +wounded +men +began +to +come +into +the +Rostóvs +’ +yard +. +Many +of +the +wounded +asked +them +not +to +unload +the +carts +but +only +to +let +them +sit +on +the +top +of +the +things +. +But +the +work +of +unloading +, +once +started +, +could +not +be +arrested +. +It +seemed +not +to +matter +whether +all +or +only +half +the +things +were +left +behind +. +Cases +full +of +china +, +bronzes +, +pictures +, +and +mirrors +that +had +been +so +carefully +packed +the +night +before +now +lay +about +the +yard +, +and +still +they +went +on +searching +for +and +finding +possibilities +of +unloading +this +or +that +and +letting +the +wounded +have +another +and +yet +another +cart +. +“ +We +can +take +four +more +men +, +” +said +the +steward +. +“ +They +can +have +my +trap +, +or +else +what +is +to +become +of +them +? +” +“ +Let +them +have +my +wardrobe +cart +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Dunyásha +can +go +with +me +in +the +carriage. +” +They +unloaded +the +wardrobe +cart +and +sent +it +to +take +wounded +men +from +a +house +two +doors +off +. +The +whole +household +, +servants +included +, +was +bright +and +animated +. +Natásha +was +in +a +state +of +rapturous +excitement +such +as +she +had +not +known +for +a +long +time +. +“ +What +could +we +fasten +this +onto +? +” +asked +the +servants +, +trying +to +fix +a +trunk +on +the +narrow +footboard +behind +a +carriage +. +“ +We +must +keep +at +least +one +cart. +” +“ +What +’ +s +in +it +? +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +The +count +’ +s +books. +” +“ +Leave +it +, +Vasílich +will +put +it +away +. +It +’ +s +not +wanted. +” +The +phaeton +was +full +of +people +and +there +was +a +doubt +as +to +where +Count +Peter +could +sit +. +“ +On +the +box +. +You +’ +ll +sit +on +the +box +, +won +’ +t +you +, +Pétya +? +” +cried +Natásha +. +Sónya +too +was +busy +all +this +time +, +but +the +aim +of +her +efforts +was +quite +different +from +Natásha +’ +s +. +She +was +putting +away +the +things +that +had +to +be +left +behind +and +making +a +list +of +them +as +the +countess +wished +, +and +she +tried +to +get +as +much +taken +away +with +them +as +possible +. +CHAPTER +XVII +Before +two +o +’ +clock +in +the +afternoon +the +Rostóvs +’ +four +carriages +, +packed +full +and +with +the +horses +harnessed +, +stood +at +the +front +door +. +One +by +one +the +carts +with +the +wounded +had +moved +out +of +the +yard +. +The +calèche +in +which +Prince +Andrew +was +being +taken +attracted +Sónya +’ +s +attention +as +it +passed +the +front +porch +. +With +the +help +of +a +maid +she +was +arranging +a +seat +for +the +countess +in +the +huge +high +coach +that +stood +at +the +entrance +. +“ +Whose +calèche +is +that +? +” +she +inquired +, +leaning +out +of +the +carriage +window +. +“ +Why +, +didn +’ +t +you +know +, +Miss +? +” +replied +the +maid +. +“ +The +wounded +prince +: +he +spent +the +night +in +our +house +and +is +going +with +us. +” +“ +But +who +is +it +? +What +’ +s +his +name +? +” +“ +It +’ +s +our +intended +that +was—Prince +Bolkónski +himself +! +They +say +he +is +dying +, +” +replied +the +maid +with +a +sigh +. +Sónya +jumped +out +of +the +coach +and +ran +to +the +countess +. +The +countess +, +tired +out +and +already +dressed +in +shawl +and +bonnet +for +her +journey +, +was +pacing +up +and +down +the +drawing +room +, +waiting +for +the +household +to +assemble +for +the +usual +silent +prayer +with +closed +doors +before +starting +. +Natásha +was +not +in +the +room +. +“ +Mamma +, +” +said +Sónya +, +“ +Prince +Andrew +is +here +, +mortally +wounded +. +He +is +going +with +us. +” +The +countess +opened +her +eyes +in +dismay +and +, +seizing +Sónya +’ +s +arm +, +glanced +around +. +“ +Natásha +? +” +she +murmured +. +At +that +moment +this +news +had +only +one +significance +for +both +of +them +. +They +knew +their +Natásha +, +and +alarm +as +to +what +would +happen +if +she +heard +this +news +stifled +all +sympathy +for +the +man +they +both +liked +. +“ +Natásha +does +not +know +yet +, +but +he +is +going +with +us +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +You +say +he +is +dying +? +” +Sónya +nodded +. +The +countess +put +her +arms +around +Sónya +and +began +to +cry +. +“ +The +ways +of +God +are +past +finding +out +! +” +she +thought +, +feeling +that +the +Almighty +Hand +, +hitherto +unseen +, +was +becoming +manifest +in +all +that +was +now +taking +place +. +“ +Well +, +Mamma +? +Everything +is +ready +. +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +” +asked +Natásha +, +as +with +animated +face +she +ran +into +the +room +. +“ +Nothing +, +” +answered +the +countess +. +“ +If +everything +is +ready +let +us +start. +” +And +the +countess +bent +over +her +reticule +to +hide +her +agitated +face +. +Sónya +embraced +Natásha +and +kissed +her +. +Natásha +looked +at +her +inquiringly +. +“ +What +is +it +? +What +has +happened +? +” +“ +Nothing +... +No +... +” +“ +Is +it +something +very +bad +for +me +? +What +is +it +? +” +persisted +Natásha +with +her +quick +intuition +. +Sónya +sighed +and +made +no +reply +. +The +count +, +Pétya +, +Madame +Schoss +, +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +, +and +Vasílich +came +into +the +drawing +room +and +, +having +closed +the +doors +, +they +all +sat +down +and +remained +for +some +moments +silently +seated +without +looking +at +one +another +. +The +count +was +the +first +to +rise +, +and +with +a +loud +sigh +crossed +himself +before +the +icon +. +All +the +others +did +the +same +. +Then +the +count +embraced +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +and +Vasílich +, +who +were +to +remain +in +Moscow +, +and +while +they +caught +at +his +hand +and +kissed +his +shoulder +he +patted +their +backs +lightly +with +some +vaguely +affectionate +and +comforting +words +. +The +countess +went +into +the +oratory +and +there +Sónya +found +her +on +her +knees +before +the +icons +that +had +been +left +here +and +there +hanging +on +the +wall +. +( +The +most +precious +ones +, +with +which +some +family +tradition +was +connected +, +were +being +taken +with +them +. +) +In +the +porch +and +in +the +yard +the +men +whom +Pétya +had +armed +with +swords +and +daggers +, +with +trousers +tucked +inside +their +high +boots +and +with +belts +and +girdles +tightened +, +were +taking +leave +of +those +remaining +behind +. +As +is +always +the +case +at +a +departure +, +much +had +been +forgotten +or +put +in +the +wrong +place +, +and +for +a +long +time +two +menservants +stood +one +on +each +side +of +the +open +door +and +the +carriage +steps +waiting +to +help +the +countess +in +, +while +maids +rushed +with +cushions +and +bundles +from +the +house +to +the +carriages +, +the +calèche +, +the +phaeton +, +and +back +again +. +“ +They +always +will +forget +everything +! +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +know +I +can +’ +t +sit +like +that +? +” +And +Dunyásha +, +with +clenched +teeth +, +without +replying +but +with +an +aggrieved +look +on +her +face +, +hastily +got +into +the +coach +to +rearrange +the +seat +. +“ +Oh +, +those +servants +! +” +said +the +count +, +swaying +his +head +. +Efím +, +the +old +coachman +, +who +was +the +only +one +the +countess +trusted +to +drive +her +, +sat +perched +up +high +on +the +box +and +did +not +so +much +as +glance +round +at +what +was +going +on +behind +him +. +From +thirty +years +’ +experience +he +knew +it +would +be +some +time +yet +before +the +order +, +“ +Be +off +, +in +God +’ +s +name +! +” +would +be +given +him +: +and +he +knew +that +even +when +it +was +said +he +would +be +stopped +once +or +twice +more +while +they +sent +back +to +fetch +something +that +had +been +forgotten +, +and +even +after +that +he +would +again +be +stopped +and +the +countess +herself +would +lean +out +of +the +window +and +beg +him +for +the +love +of +heaven +to +drive +carefully +down +the +hill +. +He +knew +all +this +and +therefore +waited +calmly +for +what +would +happen +, +with +more +patience +than +the +horses +, +especially +the +near +one +, +the +chestnut +Falcon +, +who +was +pawing +the +ground +and +champing +his +bit +. +At +last +all +were +seated +, +the +carriage +steps +were +folded +and +pulled +up +, +the +door +was +shut +, +somebody +was +sent +for +a +traveling +case +, +and +the +countess +leaned +out +and +said +what +she +had +to +say +. +Then +Efím +deliberately +doffed +his +hat +and +began +crossing +himself +. +The +postilion +and +all +the +other +servants +did +the +same +. +“ +Off +, +in +God +’ +s +name +! +” +said +Efím +, +putting +on +his +hat +. +“ +Start +! +” +The +postilion +started +the +horses +, +the +off +pole +horse +tugged +at +his +collar +, +the +high +springs +creaked +, +and +the +body +of +the +coach +swayed +. +The +footman +sprang +onto +the +box +of +the +moving +coach +which +jolted +as +it +passed +out +of +the +yard +onto +the +uneven +roadway +; +the +other +vehicles +jolted +in +their +turn +, +and +the +procession +of +carriages +moved +up +the +street +. +In +the +carriages +, +the +calèche +, +and +the +phaeton +, +all +crossed +themselves +as +they +passed +the +church +opposite +the +house +. +Those +who +were +to +remain +in +Moscow +walked +on +either +side +of +the +vehicles +seeing +the +travelers +off +. +Rarely +had +Natásha +experienced +so +joyful +a +feeling +as +now +, +sitting +in +the +carriage +beside +the +countess +and +gazing +at +the +slowly +receding +walls +of +forsaken +, +agitated +Moscow +. +Occasionally +she +leaned +out +of +the +carriage +window +and +looked +back +and +then +forward +at +the +long +train +of +wounded +in +front +of +them +. +Almost +at +the +head +of +the +line +she +could +see +the +raised +hood +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +calèche +. +She +did +not +know +who +was +in +it +, +but +each +time +she +looked +at +the +procession +her +eyes +sought +that +calèche +. +She +knew +it +was +right +in +front +. +In +Kúdrino +, +from +the +Nikítski +, +Présnya +, +and +Podnovínsk +Streets +came +several +other +trains +of +vehicles +similar +to +the +Rostóvs +’ +, +and +as +they +passed +along +the +Sadóvaya +Street +the +carriages +and +carts +formed +two +rows +abreast +. +As +they +were +going +round +the +Súkharev +water +tower +Natásha +, +who +was +inquisitively +and +alertly +scrutinizing +the +people +driving +or +walking +past +, +suddenly +cried +out +in +joyful +surprise +: +“ +Dear +me +! +Mamma +, +Sónya +, +look +, +it +’ +s +he +! +” +“ +Who +? +Who +? +” +“ +Look +! +Yes +, +on +my +word +, +it +’ +s +Bezúkhov +! +” +said +Natásha +, +putting +her +head +out +of +the +carriage +and +staring +at +a +tall +, +stout +man +in +a +coachman +’ +s +long +coat +, +who +from +his +manner +of +walking +and +moving +was +evidently +a +gentleman +in +disguise +, +and +who +was +passing +under +the +arch +of +the +Súkharev +tower +accompanied +by +a +small +, +sallow-faced +, +beardless +old +man +in +a +frieze +coat +. +“ +Yes +, +it +really +is +Bezúkhov +in +a +coachman +’ +s +coat +, +with +a +queer-looking +old +boy +. +Really +, +” +said +Natásha +, +“ +look +, +look +! +” +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +not +he +. +How +can +you +talk +such +nonsense +? +” +“ +Mamma +, +” +screamed +Natásha +, +“ +I +’ +ll +stake +my +head +it +’ +s +he +! +I +assure +you +! +Stop +, +stop +! +” +she +cried +to +the +coachman +. +But +the +coachman +could +not +stop +, +for +from +the +Meshchánski +Street +came +more +carts +and +carriages +, +and +the +Rostóvs +were +being +shouted +at +to +move +on +and +not +block +the +way +. +In +fact +, +however +, +though +now +much +farther +off +than +before +, +the +Rostóvs +all +saw +Pierre—or +someone +extraordinarily +like +him—in +a +coachman +’ +s +coat +, +going +down +the +street +with +head +bent +and +a +serious +face +beside +a +small +, +beardless +old +man +who +looked +like +a +footman +. +That +old +man +noticed +a +face +thrust +out +of +the +carriage +window +gazing +at +them +, +and +respectfully +touching +Pierre +’ +s +elbow +said +something +to +him +and +pointed +to +the +carriage +. +Pierre +, +evidently +engrossed +in +thought +, +could +not +at +first +understand +him +. +At +length +when +he +had +understood +and +looked +in +the +direction +the +old +man +indicated +, +he +recognized +Natásha +, +and +following +his +first +impulse +stepped +instantly +and +rapidly +toward +the +coach +. +But +having +taken +a +dozen +steps +he +seemed +to +remember +something +and +stopped +. +Natásha +’ +s +face +, +leaning +out +of +the +window +, +beamed +with +quizzical +kindliness +. +“ +Peter +Kirílovich +, +come +here +! +We +have +recognized +you +! +This +is +wonderful +! +” +she +cried +, +holding +out +her +hand +to +him +. +“ +What +are +you +doing +? +Why +are +you +like +this +? +” +Pierre +took +her +outstretched +hand +and +kissed +it +awkwardly +as +he +walked +along +beside +her +while +the +coach +still +moved +on +. +“ +What +is +the +matter +, +Count +? +” +asked +the +countess +in +a +surprised +and +commiserating +tone +. +“ +What +? +What +? +Why +? +Don +’ +t +ask +me +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +looked +round +at +Natásha +whose +radiant +, +happy +expression—of +which +he +was +conscious +without +looking +at +her—filled +him +with +enchantment +. +“ +Are +you +remaining +in +Moscow +, +then +? +” +Pierre +hesitated +. +“ +In +Moscow +? +” +he +said +in +a +questioning +tone +. +“ +Yes +, +in +Moscow +. +Good-by +! +” +“ +Ah +, +if +only +I +were +a +man +! +I +’ +d +certainly +stay +with +you +. +How +splendid +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Mamma +, +if +you +’ +ll +let +me +, +I +’ +ll +stay +! +” +Pierre +glanced +absently +at +Natásha +and +was +about +to +say +something +, +but +the +countess +interrupted +him +. +“ +You +were +at +the +battle +, +we +heard. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +was +, +” +Pierre +answered +. +“ +There +will +be +another +battle +tomorrow +... +” +he +began +, +but +Natásha +interrupted +him +. +“ +But +what +is +the +matter +with +you +, +Count +? +You +are +not +like +yourself +... +. +” +“ +Oh +, +don +’ +t +ask +me +, +don +’ +t +ask +me +! +I +don +’ +t +know +myself +. +Tomorrow +... +But +no +! +Good-by +, +good-by +! +” +he +muttered +. +“ +It +’ +s +an +awful +time +! +” +and +dropping +behind +the +carriage +he +stepped +onto +the +pavement +. +Natásha +continued +to +lean +out +of +the +window +for +a +long +time +, +beaming +at +him +with +her +kindly +, +slightly +quizzical +, +happy +smile +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +For +the +last +two +days +, +ever +since +leaving +home +, +Pierre +had +been +living +in +the +empty +house +of +his +deceased +benefactor +, +Bazdéev +. +This +is +how +it +happened +. +When +he +woke +up +on +the +morning +after +his +return +to +Moscow +and +his +interview +with +Count +Rostopchín +, +he +could +not +for +some +time +make +out +where +he +was +and +what +was +expected +of +him +. +When +he +was +informed +that +among +others +awaiting +him +in +his +reception +room +there +was +a +Frenchman +who +had +brought +a +letter +from +his +wife +, +the +Countess +Hélène +, +he +felt +suddenly +overcome +by +that +sense +of +confusion +and +hopelessness +to +which +he +was +apt +to +succumb +. +He +felt +that +everything +was +now +at +an +end +, +all +was +in +confusion +and +crumbling +to +pieces +, +that +nobody +was +right +or +wrong +, +the +future +held +nothing +, +and +there +was +no +escape +from +this +position +. +Smiling +unnaturally +and +muttering +to +himself +, +he +first +sat +down +on +the +sofa +in +an +attitude +of +despair +, +then +rose +, +went +to +the +door +of +the +reception +room +and +peeped +through +the +crack +, +returned +flourishing +his +arms +, +and +took +up +a +book +. +His +major-domo +came +in +a +second +time +to +say +that +the +Frenchman +who +had +brought +the +letter +from +the +countess +was +very +anxious +to +see +him +if +only +for +a +minute +, +and +that +someone +from +Bazdéev +’ +s +widow +had +called +to +ask +Pierre +to +take +charge +of +her +husband +’ +s +books +, +as +she +herself +was +leaving +for +the +country +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +in +a +minute +; +wait +... +or +no +! +No +, +of +course +... +go +and +say +I +will +come +directly +, +” +Pierre +replied +to +the +major-domo +. +But +as +soon +as +the +man +had +left +the +room +Pierre +took +up +his +hat +which +was +lying +on +the +table +and +went +out +of +his +study +by +the +other +door +. +There +was +no +one +in +the +passage +. +He +went +along +the +whole +length +of +this +passage +to +the +stairs +and +, +frowning +and +rubbing +his +forehead +with +both +hands +, +went +down +as +far +as +the +first +landing +. +The +hall +porter +was +standing +at +the +front +door +. +From +the +landing +where +Pierre +stood +there +was +a +second +staircase +leading +to +the +back +entrance +. +He +went +down +that +staircase +and +out +into +the +yard +. +No +one +had +seen +him +. +But +there +were +some +carriages +waiting +, +and +as +soon +as +Pierre +stepped +out +of +the +gate +the +coachmen +and +the +yard +porter +noticed +him +and +raised +their +caps +to +him +. +When +he +felt +he +was +being +looked +at +he +behaved +like +an +ostrich +which +hides +its +head +in +a +bush +in +order +not +to +be +seen +: +he +hung +his +head +and +quickening +his +pace +went +down +the +street +. +Of +all +the +affairs +awaiting +Pierre +that +day +the +sorting +of +Joseph +Bazdéev +’ +s +books +and +papers +appeared +to +him +the +most +necessary +. +He +hired +the +first +cab +he +met +and +told +the +driver +to +go +to +the +Patriarch +’ +s +Ponds +, +where +the +widow +Bazdéev +’ +s +house +was +. +Continually +turning +round +to +look +at +the +rows +of +loaded +carts +that +were +making +their +way +from +all +sides +out +of +Moscow +, +and +balancing +his +bulky +body +so +as +not +to +slip +out +of +the +ramshackle +old +vehicle +, +Pierre +, +experiencing +the +joyful +feeling +of +a +boy +escaping +from +school +, +began +to +talk +to +his +driver +. +The +man +told +him +that +arms +were +being +distributed +today +at +the +Krémlin +and +that +tomorrow +everyone +would +be +sent +out +beyond +the +Three +Hills +gates +and +a +great +battle +would +be +fought +there +. +Having +reached +the +Patriarch +’ +s +Ponds +Pierre +found +the +Bazdéevs +’ +house +, +where +he +had +not +been +for +a +long +time +past +. +He +went +up +to +the +gate +. +Gerásim +, +that +sallow +beardless +old +man +Pierre +had +seen +at +Torzhók +five +years +before +with +Joseph +Bazdéev +, +came +out +in +answer +to +his +knock +. +“ +At +home +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Owing +to +the +present +state +of +things +Sophia +Danílovna +has +gone +to +the +Torzhók +estate +with +the +children +, +your +excellency. +” +“ +I +will +come +in +all +the +same +, +I +have +to +look +through +the +books +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Be +so +good +as +to +step +in +. +Makár +Alexéevich +, +the +brother +of +my +late +master—may +the +kingdom +of +heaven +be +his—has +remained +here +, +but +he +is +in +a +weak +state +as +you +know +, +” +said +the +old +servant +. +Pierre +knew +that +Makár +Alexéevich +was +Joseph +Bazdéev +’ +s +half-insane +brother +and +a +hard +drinker +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +I +know +. +Let +us +go +in +... +” +said +Pierre +and +entered +the +house +. +A +tall +, +bald-headed +old +man +with +a +red +nose +, +wearing +a +dressing +gown +and +with +galoshes +on +his +bare +feet +, +stood +in +the +anteroom +. +On +seeing +Pierre +he +muttered +something +angrily +and +went +away +along +the +passage +. +“ +He +was +a +very +clever +man +but +has +now +grown +quite +feeble +, +as +your +honor +sees +, +” +said +Gerásim +. +“ +Will +you +step +into +the +study +? +” +Pierre +nodded +. +“ +As +it +was +sealed +up +so +it +has +remained +, +but +Sophia +Danílovna +gave +orders +that +if +anyone +should +come +from +you +they +were +to +have +the +books. +” +Pierre +went +into +that +gloomy +study +which +he +had +entered +with +such +trepidation +in +his +benefactor +’ +s +lifetime +. +The +room +, +dusty +and +untouched +since +the +death +of +Joseph +Bazdéev +was +now +even +gloomier +. +Gerásim +opened +one +of +the +shutters +and +left +the +room +on +tiptoe +. +Pierre +went +round +the +study +, +approached +the +cupboard +in +which +the +manuscripts +were +kept +, +and +took +out +what +had +once +been +one +of +the +most +important +, +the +holy +of +holies +of +the +order +. +This +was +the +authentic +Scotch +Acts +with +Bazdéev +’ +s +notes +and +explanations +. +He +sat +down +at +the +dusty +writing +table +, +and +, +having +laid +the +manuscripts +before +him +, +opened +them +out +, +closed +them +, +finally +pushed +them +away +, +and +resting +his +head +on +his +hand +sank +into +meditation +. +Gerásim +looked +cautiously +into +the +study +several +times +and +saw +Pierre +always +sitting +in +the +same +attitude +. +More +than +two +hours +passed +and +Gerásim +took +the +liberty +of +making +a +slight +noise +at +the +door +to +attract +his +attention +, +but +Pierre +did +not +hear +him +. +“ +Is +the +cabman +to +be +discharged +, +your +honor +? +” +“ +Oh +yes +! +” +said +Pierre +, +rousing +himself +and +rising +hurriedly +. +“ +Look +here +, +” +he +added +, +taking +Gerásim +by +a +button +of +his +coat +and +looking +down +at +the +old +man +with +moist +, +shining +, +and +ecstatic +eyes +, +“ +I +say +, +do +you +know +that +there +is +going +to +be +a +battle +tomorrow +? +” +“ +We +heard +so +, +” +replied +the +man +. +“ +I +beg +you +not +to +tell +anyone +who +I +am +, +and +to +do +what +I +ask +you. +” +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +, +” +replied +Gerásim +. +“ +Will +you +have +something +to +eat +? +” +“ +No +, +but +I +want +something +else +. +I +want +peasant +clothes +and +a +pistol +, +” +said +Pierre +, +unexpectedly +blushing +. +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +, +” +said +Gerásim +after +thinking +for +a +moment +. +All +the +rest +of +that +day +Pierre +spent +alone +in +his +benefactor +’ +s +study +, +and +Gerásim +heard +him +pacing +restlessly +from +one +corner +to +another +and +talking +to +himself +. +And +he +spent +the +night +on +a +bed +made +up +for +him +there +. +Gerásim +, +being +a +servant +who +in +his +time +had +seen +many +strange +things +, +accepted +Pierre +’ +s +taking +up +his +residence +in +the +house +without +surprise +, +and +seemed +pleased +to +have +someone +to +wait +on +. +That +same +evening—without +even +asking +himself +what +they +were +wanted +for—he +procured +a +coachman +’ +s +coat +and +cap +for +Pierre +, +and +promised +to +get +him +the +pistol +next +day +. +Makár +Alexéevich +came +twice +that +evening +shuffling +along +in +his +galoshes +as +far +as +the +door +and +stopped +and +looked +ingratiatingly +at +Pierre +. +But +as +soon +as +Pierre +turned +toward +him +he +wrapped +his +dressing +gown +around +him +with +a +shamefaced +and +angry +look +and +hurried +away +. +It +was +when +Pierre +( +wearing +the +coachman +’ +s +coat +which +Gerásim +had +procured +for +him +and +had +disinfected +by +steam +) +was +on +his +way +with +the +old +man +to +buy +the +pistol +at +the +Súkharev +market +that +he +met +the +Rostóvs +. +CHAPTER +XIX +Kutúzov +’ +s +order +to +retreat +through +Moscow +to +the +Ryazán +road +was +issued +at +night +on +the +first +of +September +. +The +first +troops +started +at +once +, +and +during +the +night +they +marched +slowly +and +steadily +without +hurry +. +At +daybreak +, +however +, +those +nearing +the +town +at +the +Dorogomílov +bridge +saw +ahead +of +them +masses +of +soldiers +crowding +and +hurrying +across +the +bridge +, +ascending +on +the +opposite +side +and +blocking +the +streets +and +alleys +, +while +endless +masses +of +troops +were +bearing +down +on +them +from +behind +, +and +an +unreasoning +hurry +and +alarm +overcame +them +. +They +all +rushed +forward +to +the +bridge +, +onto +it +, +and +to +the +fords +and +the +boats +. +Kutúzov +himself +had +driven +round +by +side +streets +to +the +other +side +of +Moscow +. +By +ten +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +of +the +second +of +September +, +only +the +rear +guard +remained +in +the +Dorogomílov +suburb +, +where +they +had +ample +room +. +The +main +army +was +on +the +other +side +of +Moscow +or +beyond +it +. +At +that +very +time +, +at +ten +in +the +morning +of +the +second +of +September +, +Napoleon +was +standing +among +his +troops +on +the +Poklónny +Hill +looking +at +the +panorama +spread +out +before +him +. +From +the +twenty-sixth +of +August +to +the +second +of +September +, +that +is +from +the +battle +of +Borodinó +to +the +entry +of +the +French +into +Moscow +, +during +the +whole +of +that +agitating +, +memorable +week +, +there +had +been +the +extraordinary +autumn +weather +that +always +comes +as +a +surprise +, +when +the +sun +hangs +low +and +gives +more +heat +than +in +spring +, +when +everything +shines +so +brightly +in +the +rare +clear +atmosphere +that +the +eyes +smart +, +when +the +lungs +are +strengthened +and +refreshed +by +inhaling +the +aromatic +autumn +air +, +when +even +the +nights +are +warm +, +and +when +in +those +dark +warm +nights +, +golden +stars +startle +and +delight +us +continually +by +falling +from +the +sky +. +At +ten +in +the +morning +of +the +second +of +September +this +weather +still +held +. +The +brightness +of +the +morning +was +magical +. +Moscow +seen +from +the +Poklónny +Hill +lay +spaciously +spread +out +with +her +river +, +her +gardens +, +and +her +churches +, +and +she +seemed +to +be +living +her +usual +life +, +her +cupolas +glittering +like +stars +in +the +sunlight +. +The +view +of +the +strange +city +with +its +peculiar +architecture +, +such +as +he +had +never +seen +before +, +filled +Napoleon +with +the +rather +envious +and +uneasy +curiosity +men +feel +when +they +see +an +alien +form +of +life +that +has +no +knowledge +of +them +. +This +city +was +evidently +living +with +the +full +force +of +its +own +life +. +By +the +indefinite +signs +which +, +even +at +a +distance +, +distinguish +a +living +body +from +a +dead +one +, +Napoleon +from +the +Poklónny +Hill +perceived +the +throb +of +life +in +the +town +and +felt +, +as +it +were +, +the +breathing +of +that +great +and +beautiful +body +. +Every +Russian +looking +at +Moscow +feels +her +to +be +a +mother +; +every +foreigner +who +sees +her +, +even +if +ignorant +of +her +significance +as +the +mother +city +, +must +feel +her +feminine +character +, +and +Napoleon +felt +it +. +“ +Cette +ville +asiatique +aux +innombrables +églises +, +Moscou +la +sainte +. +La +voilà +donc +enfin +, +cette +fameuse +ville +! +Il +était +temps +, +” +* +said +he +, +and +dismounting +he +ordered +a +plan +of +Moscow +to +be +spread +out +before +him +, +and +summoned +Lelorgne +d +’ +Ideville +, +the +interpreter +. +* +“ +That +Asiatic +city +of +the +innumerable +churches +, +holy +Moscow +! +Here +it +is +then +at +last +, +that +famous +city +. +It +was +high +time. +” +“ +A +town +captured +by +the +enemy +is +like +a +maid +who +has +lost +her +honor +, +” +thought +he +( +he +had +said +so +to +Túchkov +at +Smolénsk +) +. +From +that +point +of +view +he +gazed +at +the +Oriental +beauty +he +had +not +seen +before +. +It +seemed +strange +to +him +that +his +long-felt +wish +, +which +had +seemed +unattainable +, +had +at +last +been +realized +. +In +the +clear +morning +light +he +gazed +now +at +the +city +and +now +at +the +plan +, +considering +its +details +, +and +the +assurance +of +possessing +it +agitated +and +awed +him +. +“ +But +could +it +be +otherwise +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +Here +is +this +capital +at +my +feet +. +Where +is +Alexander +now +, +and +of +what +is +he +thinking +? +A +strange +, +beautiful +, +and +majestic +city +; +and +a +strange +and +majestic +moment +! +In +what +light +must +I +appear +to +them +! +” +thought +he +, +thinking +of +his +troops +. +“ +Here +she +is +, +the +reward +for +all +those +fainthearted +men +, +” +he +reflected +, +glancing +at +those +near +him +and +at +the +troops +who +were +approaching +and +forming +up +. +“ +One +word +from +me +, +one +movement +of +my +hand +, +and +that +ancient +capital +of +the +Tsars +would +perish +. +But +my +clemency +is +always +ready +to +descend +upon +the +vanquished +. +I +must +be +magnanimous +and +truly +great +. +But +no +, +it +can +’ +t +be +true +that +I +am +in +Moscow +, +” +he +suddenly +thought +. +“ +Yet +here +she +is +lying +at +my +feet +, +with +her +golden +domes +and +crosses +scintillating +and +twinkling +in +the +sunshine +. +But +I +shall +spare +her +. +On +the +ancient +monuments +of +barbarism +and +despotism +I +will +inscribe +great +words +of +justice +and +mercy +... +. +It +is +just +this +which +Alexander +will +feel +most +painfully +, +I +know +him. +” +( +It +seemed +to +Napoleon +that +the +chief +import +of +what +was +taking +place +lay +in +the +personal +struggle +between +himself +and +Alexander +. +) +“ +From +the +height +of +the +Krémlin—yes +, +there +is +the +Krémlin +, +yes—I +will +give +them +just +laws +; +I +will +teach +them +the +meaning +of +true +civilization +, +I +will +make +generations +of +boyars +remember +their +conqueror +with +love +. +I +will +tell +the +deputation +that +I +did +not +, +and +do +not +, +desire +war +, +that +I +have +waged +war +only +against +the +false +policy +of +their +court +; +that +I +love +and +respect +Alexander +and +that +in +Moscow +I +will +accept +terms +of +peace +worthy +of +myself +and +of +my +people +. +I +do +not +wish +to +utilize +the +fortunes +of +war +to +humiliate +an +honored +monarch +. +‘ +Boyars +, +’ +I +will +say +to +them +, +‘ +I +do +not +desire +war +, +I +desire +the +peace +and +welfare +of +all +my +subjects. +’ +However +, +I +know +their +presence +will +inspire +me +, +and +I +shall +speak +to +them +as +I +always +do +: +clearly +, +impressively +, +and +majestically +. +But +can +it +be +true +that +I +am +in +Moscow +? +Yes +, +there +she +lies. +” +“ +Qu +’ +on +m +’ +amène +les +boyars +, +” +* +said +he +to +his +suite +. +* +“ +Bring +the +boyars +to +me. +” +A +general +with +a +brilliant +suite +galloped +off +at +once +to +fetch +the +boyars +. +Two +hours +passed +. +Napoleon +had +lunched +and +was +again +standing +in +the +same +place +on +the +Poklónny +Hill +awaiting +the +deputation +. +His +speech +to +the +boyars +had +already +taken +definite +shape +in +his +imagination +. +That +speech +was +full +of +dignity +and +greatness +as +Napoleon +understood +it +. +He +was +himself +carried +away +by +the +tone +of +magnanimity +he +intended +to +adopt +toward +Moscow +. +In +his +imagination +he +appointed +days +for +assemblies +at +the +palace +of +the +Tsars +, +at +which +Russian +notables +and +his +own +would +mingle +. +He +mentally +appointed +a +governor +, +one +who +would +win +the +hearts +of +the +people +. +Having +learned +that +there +were +many +charitable +institutions +in +Moscow +he +mentally +decided +that +he +would +shower +favors +on +them +all +. +He +thought +that +, +as +in +Africa +he +had +to +put +on +a +burnoose +and +sit +in +a +mosque +, +so +in +Moscow +he +must +be +beneficent +like +the +Tsars +. +And +in +order +finally +to +touch +the +hearts +of +the +Russians—and +being +like +all +Frenchmen +unable +to +imagine +anything +sentimental +without +a +reference +to +ma +chère +, +ma +tendre +, +ma +pauvre +mère +* +—he +decided +that +he +would +place +an +inscription +on +all +these +establishments +in +large +letters +: +“ +This +establishment +is +dedicated +to +my +dear +mother. +” +Or +no +, +it +should +be +simply +: +Maison +de +ma +Mère +, +* +( +2 +) +he +concluded +. +“ +But +am +I +really +in +Moscow +? +Yes +, +here +it +lies +before +me +, +but +why +is +the +deputation +from +the +city +so +long +in +appearing +? +” +he +wondered +. +* +“ +My +dear +, +my +tender +, +my +poor +mother. +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +House +of +my +Mother. +” +Meanwhile +an +agitated +consultation +was +being +carried +on +in +whispers +among +his +generals +and +marshals +at +the +rear +of +his +suite +. +Those +sent +to +fetch +the +deputation +had +returned +with +the +news +that +Moscow +was +empty +, +that +everyone +had +left +it +. +The +faces +of +those +who +were +not +conferring +together +were +pale +and +perturbed +. +They +were +not +alarmed +by +the +fact +that +Moscow +had +been +abandoned +by +its +inhabitants +( +grave +as +that +fact +seemed +) +, +but +by +the +question +how +to +tell +the +Emperor—without +putting +him +in +the +terrible +position +of +appearing +ridiculous—that +he +had +been +awaiting +the +boyars +so +long +in +vain +: +that +there +were +drunken +mobs +left +in +Moscow +but +no +one +else +. +Some +said +that +a +deputation +of +some +sort +must +be +scraped +together +, +others +disputed +that +opinion +and +maintained +that +the +Emperor +should +first +be +carefully +and +skillfully +prepared +, +and +then +told +the +truth +. +“ +He +will +have +to +be +told +, +all +the +same +, +” +said +some +gentlemen +of +the +suite +. +“ +But +, +gentlemen +... +” +The +position +was +the +more +awkward +because +the +Emperor +, +meditating +upon +his +magnanimous +plans +, +was +pacing +patiently +up +and +down +before +the +outspread +map +, +occasionally +glancing +along +the +road +to +Moscow +from +under +his +lifted +hand +with +a +bright +and +proud +smile +. +“ +But +it +’ +s +impossible +... +” +declared +the +gentlemen +of +the +suite +, +shrugging +their +shoulders +but +not +venturing +to +utter +the +implied +word—le +ridicule +... +. +At +last +the +Emperor +, +tired +of +futile +expectation +, +his +actor +’ +s +instinct +suggesting +to +him +that +the +sublime +moment +having +been +too +long +drawn +out +was +beginning +to +lose +its +sublimity +, +gave +a +sign +with +his +hand +. +A +single +report +of +a +signaling +gun +followed +, +and +the +troops +, +who +were +already +spread +out +on +different +sides +of +Moscow +, +moved +into +the +city +through +the +Tver +, +Kalúga +, +and +Dorogomílov +gates +. +Faster +and +faster +, +vying +with +one +another +, +they +moved +at +the +double +or +at +a +trot +, +vanishing +amid +the +clouds +of +dust +they +raised +and +making +the +air +ring +with +a +deafening +roar +of +mingling +shouts +. +Drawn +on +by +the +movement +of +his +troops +Napoleon +rode +with +them +as +far +as +the +Dorogomílov +gate +, +but +there +again +stopped +and +, +dismounting +from +his +horse +, +paced +for +a +long +time +by +the +Kámmer-Kollézski +rampart +, +awaiting +the +deputation +. +CHAPTER +XX +Meanwhile +Moscow +was +empty +. +There +were +still +people +in +it +, +perhaps +a +fiftieth +part +of +its +former +inhabitants +had +remained +, +but +it +was +empty +. +It +was +empty +in +the +sense +that +a +dying +queenless +hive +is +empty +. +In +a +queenless +hive +no +life +is +left +though +to +a +superficial +glance +it +seems +as +much +alive +as +other +hives +. +The +bees +circle +round +a +queenless +hive +in +the +hot +beams +of +the +midday +sun +as +gaily +as +around +the +living +hives +; +from +a +distance +it +smells +of +honey +like +the +others +, +and +bees +fly +in +and +out +in +the +same +way +. +But +one +has +only +to +observe +that +hive +to +realize +that +there +is +no +longer +any +life +in +it +. +The +bees +do +not +fly +in +the +same +way +, +the +smell +and +the +sound +that +meet +the +beekeeper +are +not +the +same +. +To +the +beekeeper +’ +s +tap +on +the +wall +of +the +sick +hive +, +instead +of +the +former +instant +unanimous +humming +of +tens +of +thousands +of +bees +with +their +abdomens +threateningly +compressed +, +and +producing +by +the +rapid +vibration +of +their +wings +an +aerial +living +sound +, +the +only +reply +is +a +disconnected +buzzing +from +different +parts +of +the +deserted +hive +. +From +the +alighting +board +, +instead +of +the +former +spirituous +fragrant +smell +of +honey +and +venom +, +and +the +warm +whiffs +of +crowded +life +, +comes +an +odor +of +emptiness +and +decay +mingling +with +the +smell +of +honey +. +There +are +no +longer +sentinels +sounding +the +alarm +with +their +abdomens +raised +, +and +ready +to +die +in +defense +of +the +hive +. +There +is +no +longer +the +measured +quiet +sound +of +throbbing +activity +, +like +the +sound +of +boiling +water +, +but +diverse +discordant +sounds +of +disorder +. +In +and +out +of +the +hive +long +black +robber +bees +smeared +with +honey +fly +timidly +and +shiftily +. +They +do +not +sting +, +but +crawl +away +from +danger +. +Formerly +only +bees +laden +with +honey +flew +into +the +hive +, +and +they +flew +out +empty +; +now +they +fly +out +laden +. +The +beekeeper +opens +the +lower +part +of +the +hive +and +peers +in +. +Instead +of +black +, +glossy +bees—tamed +by +toil +, +clinging +to +one +another +’ +s +legs +and +drawing +out +the +wax +, +with +a +ceaseless +hum +of +labor—that +used +to +hang +in +long +clusters +down +to +the +floor +of +the +hive +, +drowsy +shriveled +bees +crawl +about +separately +in +various +directions +on +the +floor +and +walls +of +the +hive +. +Instead +of +a +neatly +glued +floor +, +swept +by +the +bees +with +the +fanning +of +their +wings +, +there +is +a +floor +littered +with +bits +of +wax +, +excrement +, +dying +bees +scarcely +moving +their +legs +, +and +dead +ones +that +have +not +been +cleared +away +. +The +beekeeper +opens +the +upper +part +of +the +hive +and +examines +the +super +. +Instead +of +serried +rows +of +bees +sealing +up +every +gap +in +the +combs +and +keeping +the +brood +warm +, +he +sees +the +skillful +complex +structures +of +the +combs +, +but +no +longer +in +their +former +state +of +purity +. +All +is +neglected +and +foul +. +Black +robber +bees +are +swiftly +and +stealthily +prowling +about +the +combs +, +and +the +short +home +bees +, +shriveled +and +listless +as +if +they +were +old +, +creep +slowly +about +without +trying +to +hinder +the +robbers +, +having +lost +all +motive +and +all +sense +of +life +. +Drones +, +bumblebees +, +wasps +, +and +butterflies +knock +awkwardly +against +the +walls +of +the +hive +in +their +flight +. +Here +and +there +among +the +cells +containing +dead +brood +and +honey +an +angry +buzzing +can +sometimes +be +heard +. +Here +and +there +a +couple +of +bees +, +by +force +of +habit +and +custom +cleaning +out +the +brood +cells +, +with +efforts +beyond +their +strength +laboriously +drag +away +a +dead +bee +or +bumblebee +without +knowing +why +they +do +it +. +In +another +corner +two +old +bees +are +languidly +fighting +, +or +cleaning +themselves +, +or +feeding +one +another +, +without +themselves +knowing +whether +they +do +it +with +friendly +or +hostile +intent +. +In +a +third +place +a +crowd +of +bees +, +crushing +one +another +, +attack +some +victim +and +fight +and +smother +it +, +and +the +victim +, +enfeebled +or +killed +, +drops +from +above +slowly +and +lightly +as +a +feather +, +among +the +heap +of +corpses +. +The +keeper +opens +the +two +center +partitions +to +examine +the +brood +cells +. +In +place +of +the +former +close +dark +circles +formed +by +thousands +of +bees +sitting +back +to +back +and +guarding +the +high +mystery +of +generation +, +he +sees +hundreds +of +dull +, +listless +, +and +sleepy +shells +of +bees +. +They +have +almost +all +died +unawares +, +sitting +in +the +sanctuary +they +had +guarded +and +which +is +now +no +more +. +They +reek +of +decay +and +death +. +Only +a +few +of +them +still +move +, +rise +, +and +feebly +fly +to +settle +on +the +enemy +’ +s +hand +, +lacking +the +spirit +to +die +stinging +him +; +the +rest +are +dead +and +fall +as +lightly +as +fish +scales +. +The +beekeeper +closes +the +hive +, +chalks +a +mark +on +it +, +and +when +he +has +time +tears +out +its +contents +and +burns +it +clean +. +So +in +the +same +way +Moscow +was +empty +when +Napoleon +, +weary +, +uneasy +, +and +morose +, +paced +up +and +down +in +front +of +the +Kámmer-Kollézski +rampart +, +awaiting +what +to +his +mind +was +a +necessary +, +if +but +formal +, +observance +of +the +proprieties—a +deputation +. +In +various +corners +of +Moscow +there +still +remained +a +few +people +aimlessly +moving +about +, +following +their +old +habits +and +hardly +aware +of +what +they +were +doing +. +When +with +due +circumspection +Napoleon +was +informed +that +Moscow +was +empty +, +he +looked +angrily +at +his +informant +, +turned +away +, +and +silently +continued +to +walk +to +and +fro +. +“ +My +carriage +! +” +he +said +. +He +took +his +seat +beside +the +aide-de-camp +on +duty +and +drove +into +the +suburb +. +“ +Moscow +deserted +! +” +he +said +to +himself +. +“ +What +an +incredible +event +! +” +He +did +not +drive +into +the +town +, +but +put +up +at +an +inn +in +the +Dorogomílov +suburb +. +The +coup +de +théâtre +had +not +come +off +. +CHAPTER +XXI +The +Russian +troops +were +passing +through +Moscow +from +two +o +’ +clock +at +night +till +two +in +the +afternoon +and +bore +away +with +them +the +wounded +and +the +last +of +the +inhabitants +who +were +leaving +. +The +greatest +crush +during +the +movement +of +the +troops +took +place +at +the +Stone +, +Moskvá +, +and +Yaúza +bridges +. +While +the +troops +, +dividing +into +two +parts +when +passing +around +the +Krémlin +, +were +thronging +the +Moskvá +and +the +Stone +bridges +, +a +great +many +soldiers +, +taking +advantage +of +the +stoppage +and +congestion +, +turned +back +from +the +bridges +and +slipped +stealthily +and +silently +past +the +church +of +Vasíli +the +Beatified +and +under +the +Borovítski +gate +, +back +up +the +hill +to +the +Red +Square +where +some +instinct +told +them +they +could +easily +take +things +not +belonging +to +them +. +Crowds +of +the +kind +seen +at +cheap +sales +filled +all +the +passages +and +alleys +of +the +Bazaar +. +But +there +were +no +dealers +with +voices +of +ingratiating +affability +inviting +customers +to +enter +; +there +were +no +hawkers +, +nor +the +usual +motley +crowd +of +female +purchasers—but +only +soldiers +, +in +uniforms +and +overcoats +though +without +muskets +, +entering +the +Bazaar +empty-handed +and +silently +making +their +way +out +through +its +passages +with +bundles +. +Tradesmen +and +their +assistants +( +of +whom +there +were +but +few +) +moved +about +among +the +soldiers +quite +bewildered +. +They +unlocked +their +shops +and +locked +them +up +again +, +and +themselves +carried +goods +away +with +the +help +of +their +assistants +. +On +the +square +in +front +of +the +Bazaar +were +drummers +beating +the +muster +call +. +But +the +roll +of +the +drums +did +not +make +the +looting +soldiers +run +in +the +direction +of +the +drum +as +formerly +, +but +made +them +, +on +the +contrary +, +run +farther +away +. +Among +the +soldiers +in +the +shops +and +passages +some +men +were +to +be +seen +in +gray +coats +, +with +closely +shaven +heads +. +Two +officers +, +one +with +a +scarf +over +his +uniform +and +mounted +on +a +lean +, +dark-gray +horse +, +the +other +in +an +overcoat +and +on +foot +, +stood +at +the +corner +of +Ilyínka +Street +, +talking +. +A +third +officer +galloped +up +to +them +. +“ +The +general +orders +them +all +to +be +driven +out +at +once +, +without +fail +. +This +is +outrageous +! +Half +the +men +have +dispersed. +” +“ +Where +are +you +off +to +? +... +Where +? +... +” +he +shouted +to +three +infantrymen +without +muskets +who +, +holding +up +the +skirts +of +their +overcoats +, +were +slipping +past +him +into +the +Bazaar +passage +. +“ +Stop +, +you +rascals +! +” +“ +But +how +are +you +going +to +stop +them +? +” +replied +another +officer +. +“ +There +is +no +getting +them +together +. +The +army +should +push +on +before +the +rest +bolt +, +that +’ +s +all +! +” +“ +How +can +one +push +on +? +They +are +stuck +there +, +wedged +on +the +bridge +, +and +don +’ +t +move +. +Shouldn +’ +t +we +put +a +cordon +round +to +prevent +the +rest +from +running +away +? +” +“ +Come +, +go +in +there +and +drive +them +out +! +” +shouted +the +senior +officer +. +The +officer +in +the +scarf +dismounted +, +called +up +a +drummer +, +and +went +with +him +into +the +arcade +. +Some +soldiers +started +running +away +in +a +group +. +A +shopkeeper +with +red +pimples +on +his +cheeks +near +the +nose +, +and +a +calm +, +persistent +, +calculating +expression +on +his +plump +face +, +hurriedly +and +ostentatiously +approached +the +officer +, +swinging +his +arms +. +“ +Your +honor +! +” +said +he +. +“ +Be +so +good +as +to +protect +us +! +We +won +’ +t +grudge +trifles +, +you +are +welcome +to +anything—we +shall +be +delighted +! +Pray +! +... +I +’ +ll +fetch +a +piece +of +cloth +at +once +for +such +an +honorable +gentleman +, +or +even +two +pieces +with +pleasure +. +For +we +feel +how +it +is +; +but +what +’ +s +all +this—sheer +robbery +! +If +you +please +, +could +not +guards +be +placed +if +only +to +let +us +close +the +shop +... +. +” +Several +shopkeepers +crowded +round +the +officer +. +“ +Eh +, +what +twaddle +! +” +said +one +of +them +, +a +thin +, +stern-looking +man +. +“ +When +one +’ +s +head +is +gone +one +doesn +’ +t +weep +for +one +’ +s +hair +! +Take +what +any +of +you +like +! +” +And +flourishing +his +arm +energetically +he +turned +sideways +to +the +officer +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +very +well +for +you +, +Iván +Sidórych +, +to +talk +, +” +said +the +first +tradesman +angrily +. +“ +Please +step +inside +, +your +honor +! +” +“ +Talk +indeed +! +” +cried +the +thin +one +. +“ +In +my +three +shops +here +I +have +a +hundred +thousand +rubles +’ +worth +of +goods +. +Can +they +be +saved +when +the +army +has +gone +? +Eh +, +what +people +! +‘ +Against +God +’ +s +might +our +hands +can +’ +t +fight. +’ +” +“ +Come +inside +, +your +honor +! +” +repeated +the +tradesman +, +bowing +. +The +officer +stood +perplexed +and +his +face +showed +indecision +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +my +business +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +and +strode +on +quickly +down +one +of +the +passages +. +From +one +open +shop +came +the +sound +of +blows +and +vituperation +, +and +just +as +the +officer +came +up +to +it +a +man +in +a +gray +coat +with +a +shaven +head +was +flung +out +violently +. +This +man +, +bent +double +, +rushed +past +the +tradesman +and +the +officer +. +The +officer +pounced +on +the +soldiers +who +were +in +the +shops +, +but +at +that +moment +fearful +screams +reached +them +from +the +huge +crowd +on +the +Moskvá +bridge +and +the +officer +ran +out +into +the +square +. +“ +What +is +it +? +What +is +it +? +” +he +asked +, +but +his +comrade +was +already +galloping +off +past +Vasíli +the +Beatified +in +the +direction +from +which +the +screams +came +. +The +officer +mounted +his +horse +and +rode +after +him +. +When +he +reached +the +bridge +he +saw +two +unlimbered +guns +, +the +infantry +crossing +the +bridge +, +several +overturned +carts +, +and +frightened +and +laughing +faces +among +the +troops +. +Beside +the +cannon +a +cart +was +standing +to +which +two +horses +were +harnessed +. +Four +borzois +with +collars +were +pressing +close +to +the +wheels +. +The +cart +was +loaded +high +, +and +at +the +very +top +, +beside +a +child +’ +s +chair +with +its +legs +in +the +air +, +sat +a +peasant +woman +uttering +piercing +and +desperate +shrieks +. +He +was +told +by +his +fellow +officers +that +the +screams +of +the +crowd +and +the +shrieks +of +the +woman +were +due +to +the +fact +that +General +Ermólov +, +coming +up +to +the +crowd +and +learning +that +soldiers +were +dispersing +among +the +shops +while +crowds +of +civilians +blocked +the +bridge +, +had +ordered +two +guns +to +be +unlimbered +and +made +a +show +of +firing +at +the +bridge +. +The +crowd +, +crushing +one +another +, +upsetting +carts +, +and +shouting +and +squeezing +desperately +, +had +cleared +off +the +bridge +and +the +troops +were +now +moving +forward +. +CHAPTER +XXII +Meanwhile +, +the +city +itself +was +deserted +. +There +was +hardly +anyone +in +the +streets +. +The +gates +and +shops +were +all +closed +, +only +here +and +there +round +the +taverns +solitary +shouts +or +drunken +songs +could +be +heard +. +Nobody +drove +through +the +streets +and +footsteps +were +rarely +heard +. +The +Povarskáya +was +quite +still +and +deserted +. +The +huge +courtyard +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +was +littered +with +wisps +of +hay +and +with +dung +from +the +horses +, +and +not +a +soul +was +to +be +seen +there +. +In +the +great +drawing +room +of +the +house +, +which +had +been +left +with +all +it +contained +, +were +two +people +. +They +were +the +yard +porter +Ignát +, +and +the +page +boy +Míshka +, +Vasílich +’ +s +grandson +who +had +stayed +in +Moscow +with +his +grandfather +. +Míshka +had +opened +the +clavichord +and +was +strumming +on +it +with +one +finger +. +The +yard +porter +, +his +arms +akimbo +, +stood +smiling +with +satisfaction +before +the +large +mirror +. +“ +Isn +’ +t +it +fine +, +eh +, +Uncle +Ignát +? +” +said +the +boy +, +suddenly +beginning +to +strike +the +keyboard +with +both +hands +. +“ +Only +fancy +! +” +answered +Ignát +, +surprised +at +the +broadening +grin +on +his +face +in +the +mirror +. +“ +Impudence +! +Impudence +! +” +they +heard +behind +them +the +voice +of +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +who +had +entered +silently +. +“ +How +he +’ +s +grinning +, +the +fat +mug +! +Is +that +what +you +’ +re +here +for +? +Nothing +’ +s +cleared +away +down +there +and +Vasílich +is +worn +out +. +Just +you +wait +a +bit +! +” +Ignát +left +off +smiling +, +adjusted +his +belt +, +and +went +out +of +the +room +with +meekly +downcast +eyes +. +“ +Aunt +, +I +did +it +gently +, +” +said +the +boy +. +“ +I +’ +ll +give +you +something +gently +, +you +monkey +you +! +” +cried +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +, +raising +her +arm +threateningly +. +“ +Go +and +get +the +samovar +to +boil +for +your +grandfather. +” +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +flicked +the +dust +off +the +clavichord +and +closed +it +, +and +with +a +deep +sigh +left +the +drawing +room +and +locked +its +main +door +. +Going +out +into +the +yard +she +paused +to +consider +where +she +should +go +next—to +drink +tea +in +the +servants +’ +wing +with +Vasílich +, +or +into +the +storeroom +to +put +away +what +still +lay +about +. +She +heard +the +sound +of +quick +footsteps +in +the +quiet +street +. +Someone +stopped +at +the +gate +, +and +the +latch +rattled +as +someone +tried +to +open +it +. +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +went +to +the +gate +. +“ +Who +do +you +want +? +” +“ +The +count—Count +Ilyá +Andréevich +Rostóv. +” +“ +And +who +are +you +? +” +“ +An +officer +, +I +have +to +see +him +, +” +came +the +reply +in +a +pleasant +, +well-bred +Russian +voice +. +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +opened +the +gate +and +an +officer +of +eighteen +, +with +the +round +face +of +a +Rostóv +, +entered +the +yard +. +“ +They +have +gone +away +, +sir +. +Went +away +yesterday +at +vespertime +, +” +said +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +cordially +. +The +young +officer +standing +in +the +gateway +, +as +if +hesitating +whether +to +enter +or +not +, +clicked +his +tongue +. +“ +Ah +, +how +annoying +! +” +he +muttered +. +“ +I +should +have +come +yesterday +... +. +Ah +, +what +a +pity. +” +Meanwhile +, +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +was +attentively +and +sympathetically +examining +the +familiar +Rostóv +features +of +the +young +man +’ +s +face +, +his +tattered +coat +and +trodden-down +boots +. +“ +What +did +you +want +to +see +the +count +for +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Oh +well +... +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +! +” +said +he +in +a +tone +of +vexation +and +placed +his +hand +on +the +gate +as +if +to +leave +. +He +again +paused +in +indecision +. +“ +You +see +, +” +he +suddenly +said +, +“ +I +am +a +kinsman +of +the +count +’ +s +and +he +has +been +very +kind +to +me +. +As +you +see +” +( +he +glanced +with +an +amused +air +and +good-natured +smile +at +his +coat +and +boots +) +“ +my +things +are +worn +out +and +I +have +no +money +, +so +I +was +going +to +ask +the +count +... +” +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +did +not +let +him +finish +. +“ +Just +wait +a +minute +, +sir +. +One +little +moment +, +” +said +she +. +And +as +soon +as +the +officer +let +go +of +the +gate +handle +she +turned +and +, +hurrying +away +on +her +old +legs +, +went +through +the +back +yard +to +the +servants +’ +quarters +. +While +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +was +running +to +her +room +the +officer +walked +about +the +yard +gazing +at +his +worn-out +boots +with +lowered +head +and +a +faint +smile +on +his +lips +. +“ +What +a +pity +I +’ +ve +missed +Uncle +! +What +a +nice +old +woman +! +Where +has +she +run +off +to +? +And +how +am +I +to +find +the +nearest +way +to +overtake +my +regiment +, +which +must +by +now +be +getting +near +the +Rogózhski +gate +? +” +thought +he +. +Just +then +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +appeared +from +behind +the +corner +of +the +house +with +a +frightened +yet +resolute +look +, +carrying +a +rolled-up +check +kerchief +in +her +hand +. +While +still +a +few +steps +from +the +officer +she +unfolded +the +kerchief +and +took +out +of +it +a +white +twenty-five-ruble +assignat +and +hastily +handed +it +to +him +. +“ +If +his +excellency +had +been +at +home +, +as +a +kinsman +he +would +of +course +... +but +as +it +is +... +” +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +grew +abashed +and +confused +. +The +officer +did +not +decline +, +but +took +the +note +quietly +and +thanked +her +. +“ +If +the +count +had +been +at +home +... +” +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +went +on +apologetically +. +“ +Christ +be +with +you +, +sir +! +May +God +preserve +you +! +” +said +she +, +bowing +as +she +saw +him +out +. +Swaying +his +head +and +smiling +as +if +amused +at +himself +, +the +officer +ran +almost +at +a +trot +through +the +deserted +streets +toward +the +Yaúza +bridge +to +overtake +his +regiment +. +But +Mávra +Kuzmínichna +stood +at +the +closed +gate +for +some +time +with +moist +eyes +, +pensively +swaying +her +head +and +feeling +an +unexpected +flow +of +motherly +tenderness +and +pity +for +the +unknown +young +officer +. +CHAPTER +XXIII +From +an +unfinished +house +on +the +Varvárka +, +the +ground +floor +of +which +was +a +dramshop +, +came +drunken +shouts +and +songs +. +On +benches +round +the +tables +in +a +dirty +little +room +sat +some +ten +factory +hands +. +Tipsy +and +perspiring +, +with +dim +eyes +and +wide-open +mouths +, +they +were +all +laboriously +singing +some +song +or +other +. +They +were +singing +discordantly +, +arduously +, +and +with +great +effort +, +evidently +not +because +they +wished +to +sing +, +but +because +they +wanted +to +show +they +were +drunk +and +on +a +spree +. +One +, +a +tall +, +fair-haired +lad +in +a +clean +blue +coat +, +was +standing +over +the +others +. +His +face +with +its +fine +straight +nose +would +have +been +handsome +had +it +not +been +for +his +thin +, +compressed +, +twitching +lips +and +dull +, +gloomy +, +fixed +eyes +. +Evidently +possessed +by +some +idea +, +he +stood +over +those +who +were +singing +, +and +solemnly +and +jerkily +flourished +above +their +heads +his +white +arm +with +the +sleeve +turned +up +to +the +elbow +, +trying +unnaturally +to +spread +out +his +dirty +fingers +. +The +sleeve +of +his +coat +kept +slipping +down +and +he +always +carefully +rolled +it +up +again +with +his +left +hand +, +as +if +it +were +most +important +that +the +sinewy +white +arm +he +was +flourishing +should +be +bare +. +In +the +midst +of +the +song +cries +were +heard +, +and +fighting +and +blows +in +the +passage +and +porch +. +The +tall +lad +waved +his +arm +. +“ +Stop +it +! +” +he +exclaimed +peremptorily +. +“ +There +’ +s +a +fight +, +lads +! +” +And +, +still +rolling +up +his +sleeve +, +he +went +out +to +the +porch +. +The +factory +hands +followed +him +. +These +men +, +who +under +the +leadership +of +the +tall +lad +were +drinking +in +the +dramshop +that +morning +, +had +brought +the +publican +some +skins +from +the +factory +and +for +this +had +had +drink +served +them +. +The +blacksmiths +from +a +neighboring +smithy +, +hearing +the +sounds +of +revelry +in +the +tavern +and +supposing +it +to +have +been +broken +into +, +wished +to +force +their +way +in +too +and +a +fight +in +the +porch +had +resulted +. +The +publican +was +fighting +one +of +the +smiths +at +the +door +, +and +when +the +workmen +came +out +the +smith +, +wrenching +himself +free +from +the +tavern +keeper +, +fell +face +downward +on +the +pavement +. +Another +smith +tried +to +enter +the +doorway +, +pressing +against +the +publican +with +his +chest +. +The +lad +with +the +turned-up +sleeve +gave +the +smith +a +blow +in +the +face +and +cried +wildly +: +“ +They +’ +re +fighting +us +, +lads +! +” +At +that +moment +the +first +smith +got +up +and +, +scratching +his +bruised +face +to +make +it +bleed +, +shouted +in +a +tearful +voice +: +“ +Police +! +Murder +! +... +They +’ +ve +killed +a +man +, +lads +! +” +“ +Oh +, +gracious +me +, +a +man +beaten +to +death—killed +! +... +” +screamed +a +woman +coming +out +of +a +gate +close +by +. +A +crowd +gathered +round +the +bloodstained +smith +. +“ +Haven +’ +t +you +robbed +people +enough—taking +their +last +shirts +? +” +said +a +voice +addressing +the +publican +. +“ +What +have +you +killed +a +man +for +, +you +thief +? +” +The +tall +lad +, +standing +in +the +porch +, +turned +his +bleared +eyes +from +the +publican +to +the +smith +and +back +again +as +if +considering +whom +he +ought +to +fight +now +. +“ +Murderer +! +” +he +shouted +suddenly +to +the +publican +. +“ +Bind +him +, +lads +! +” +“ +I +daresay +you +would +like +to +bind +me +! +” +shouted +the +publican +, +pushing +away +the +men +advancing +on +him +, +and +snatching +his +cap +from +his +head +he +flung +it +on +the +ground +. +As +if +this +action +had +some +mysterious +and +menacing +significance +, +the +workmen +surrounding +the +publican +paused +in +indecision +. +“ +I +know +the +law +very +well +, +mates +! +I +’ +ll +take +the +matter +to +the +captain +of +police +. +You +think +I +won +’ +t +get +to +him +? +Robbery +is +not +permitted +to +anybody +nowadays +! +” +shouted +the +publican +, +picking +up +his +cap +. +“ +Come +along +then +! +Come +along +then +! +” +the +publican +and +the +tall +young +fellow +repeated +one +after +the +other +, +and +they +moved +up +the +street +together +. +The +bloodstained +smith +went +beside +them +. +The +factory +hands +and +others +followed +behind +, +talking +and +shouting +. +At +the +corner +of +the +Moroséyka +, +opposite +a +large +house +with +closed +shutters +and +bearing +a +bootmaker +’ +s +signboard +, +stood +a +score +of +thin +, +worn-out +, +gloomy-faced +bootmakers +, +wearing +overalls +and +long +tattered +coats +. +“ +He +should +pay +folks +off +properly +, +” +a +thin +workingman +, +with +frowning +brows +and +a +straggly +beard +, +was +saying +. +“ +But +he +’ +s +sucked +our +blood +and +now +he +thinks +he +’ +s +quit +of +us +. +He +’ +s +been +misleading +us +all +the +week +and +now +that +he +’ +s +brought +us +to +this +pass +he +’ +s +made +off. +” +On +seeing +the +crowd +and +the +bloodstained +man +the +workman +ceased +speaking +, +and +with +eager +curiosity +all +the +bootmakers +joined +the +moving +crowd +. +“ +Where +are +all +the +folks +going +? +” +“ +Why +, +to +the +police +, +of +course +! +” +“ +I +say +, +is +it +true +that +we +have +been +beaten +? +” +“ +And +what +did +you +think +? +Look +what +folks +are +saying. +” +Questions +and +answers +were +heard +. +The +publican +, +taking +advantage +of +the +increased +crowd +, +dropped +behind +and +returned +to +his +tavern +. +The +tall +youth +, +not +noticing +the +disappearance +of +his +foe +, +waved +his +bare +arm +and +went +on +talking +incessantly +, +attracting +general +attention +to +himself +. +It +was +around +him +that +the +people +chiefly +crowded +, +expecting +answers +from +him +to +the +questions +that +occupied +all +their +minds +. +“ +He +must +keep +order +, +keep +the +law +, +that +’ +s +what +the +government +is +there +for +. +Am +I +not +right +, +good +Christians +? +” +said +the +tall +youth +, +with +a +scarcely +perceptible +smile +. +“ +He +thinks +there +’ +s +no +government +! +How +can +one +do +without +government +? +Or +else +there +would +be +plenty +who +’ +d +rob +us. +” +“ +Why +talk +nonsense +? +” +rejoined +voices +in +the +crowd +. +“ +Will +they +give +up +Moscow +like +this +? +They +told +you +that +for +fun +, +and +you +believed +it +! +Aren +’ +t +there +plenty +of +troops +on +the +march +? +Let +him +in +, +indeed +! +That +’ +s +what +the +government +is +for +. +You +’ +d +better +listen +to +what +people +are +saying +, +” +said +some +of +the +mob +pointing +to +the +tall +youth +. +By +the +wall +of +China-Town +a +smaller +group +of +people +were +gathered +round +a +man +in +a +frieze +coat +who +held +a +paper +in +his +hand +. +“ +An +ukáse +, +they +are +reading +an +ukáse +! +Reading +an +ukáse +! +” +cried +voices +in +the +crowd +, +and +the +people +rushed +toward +the +reader +. +The +man +in +the +frieze +coat +was +reading +the +broadsheet +of +August +31 +. +When +the +crowd +collected +round +him +he +seemed +confused +, +but +at +the +demand +of +the +tall +lad +who +had +pushed +his +way +up +to +him +, +he +began +in +a +rather +tremulous +voice +to +read +the +sheet +from +the +beginning +. +“ +Early +tomorrow +I +shall +go +to +his +Serene +Highness +, +” +he +read +( +“ +Sirin +Highness +, +” +said +the +tall +fellow +with +a +triumphant +smile +on +his +lips +and +a +frown +on +his +brow +) +, +“ +to +consult +with +him +to +act +, +and +to +aid +the +army +to +exterminate +these +scoundrels +. +We +too +will +take +part +... +” +the +reader +went +on +, +and +then +paused +( +“ +Do +you +see +, +” +shouted +the +youth +victoriously +, +“ +he +’ +s +going +to +clear +up +the +whole +affair +for +you +... +. +” +) +, +“ +in +destroying +them +, +and +will +send +these +visitors +to +the +devil +. +I +will +come +back +to +dinner +, +and +we +’ +ll +set +to +work +. +We +will +do +, +completely +do +, +and +undo +these +scoundrels. +” +The +last +words +were +read +out +in +the +midst +of +complete +silence +. +The +tall +lad +hung +his +head +gloomily +. +It +was +evident +that +no +one +had +understood +the +last +part +. +In +particular +, +the +words +“ +I +will +come +back +to +dinner +, +” +evidently +displeased +both +reader +and +audience +. +The +people +’ +s +minds +were +tuned +to +a +high +pitch +and +this +was +too +simple +and +needlessly +comprehensible—it +was +what +any +one +of +them +might +have +said +and +therefore +was +what +an +ukáse +emanating +from +the +highest +authority +should +not +say +. +They +all +stood +despondent +and +silent +. +The +tall +youth +moved +his +lips +and +swayed +from +side +to +side +. +“ +We +should +ask +him +... +that +’ +s +he +himself +? +” +... +“ +Yes +, +ask +him +indeed +! +... +Why +not +? +He +’ +ll +explain +” +... +voices +in +the +rear +of +the +crowd +were +suddenly +heard +saying +, +and +the +general +attention +turned +to +the +police +superintendent +’ +s +trap +which +drove +into +the +square +attended +by +two +mounted +dragoons +. +The +superintendent +of +police +, +who +had +gone +that +morning +by +Count +Rostopchín +’ +s +orders +to +burn +the +barges +and +had +in +connection +with +that +matter +acquired +a +large +sum +of +money +which +was +at +that +moment +in +his +pocket +, +on +seeing +a +crowd +bearing +down +upon +him +told +his +coachman +to +stop +. +“ +What +people +are +these +? +” +he +shouted +to +the +men +, +who +were +moving +singly +and +timidly +in +the +direction +of +his +trap +. +“ +What +people +are +these +? +” +he +shouted +again +, +receiving +no +answer +. +“ +Your +honor +... +” +replied +the +shopman +in +the +frieze +coat +, +“ +your +honor +, +in +accord +with +the +proclamation +of +his +highest +excellency +the +count +, +they +desire +to +serve +, +not +sparing +their +lives +, +and +it +is +not +any +kind +of +riot +, +but +as +his +highest +excellence +said +... +” +“ +The +count +has +not +left +, +he +is +here +, +and +an +order +will +be +issued +concerning +you +, +” +said +the +superintendent +of +police +. +“ +Go +on +! +” +he +ordered +his +coachman +. +The +crowd +halted +, +pressing +around +those +who +had +heard +what +the +superintendent +had +said +, +and +looking +at +the +departing +trap +. +The +superintendent +of +police +turned +round +at +that +moment +with +a +scared +look +, +said +something +to +his +coachman +, +and +his +horses +increased +their +speed +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +fraud +, +lads +! +Lead +the +way +to +him +, +himself +! +” +shouted +the +tall +youth +. +“ +Don +’ +t +let +him +go +, +lads +! +Let +him +answer +us +! +Keep +him +! +” +shouted +different +people +and +the +people +dashed +in +pursuit +of +the +trap +. +Following +the +superintendent +of +police +and +talking +loudly +the +crowd +went +in +the +direction +of +the +Lubyánka +Street +. +“ +There +now +, +the +gentry +and +merchants +have +gone +away +and +left +us +to +perish +. +Do +they +think +we +’ +re +dogs +? +” +voices +in +the +crowd +were +heard +saying +more +and +more +frequently +. +CHAPTER +XXIV +On +the +evening +of +the +first +of +September +, +after +his +interview +with +Kutúzov +, +Count +Rostopchín +had +returned +to +Moscow +mortified +and +offended +because +he +had +not +been +invited +to +attend +the +council +of +war +, +and +because +Kutúzov +had +paid +no +attention +to +his +offer +to +take +part +in +the +defense +of +the +city +; +amazed +also +at +the +novel +outlook +revealed +to +him +at +the +camp +, +which +treated +the +tranquillity +of +the +capital +and +its +patriotic +fervor +as +not +merely +secondary +but +quite +irrelevant +and +unimportant +matters +. +Distressed +, +offended +, +and +surprised +by +all +this +, +Rostopchín +had +returned +to +Moscow +. +After +supper +he +lay +down +on +a +sofa +without +undressing +, +and +was +awakened +soon +after +midnight +by +a +courier +bringing +him +a +letter +from +Kutúzov +. +This +letter +requested +the +count +to +send +police +officers +to +guide +the +troops +through +the +town +, +as +the +army +was +retreating +to +the +Ryazán +road +beyond +Moscow +. +This +was +not +news +to +Rostopchín +. +He +had +known +that +Moscow +would +be +abandoned +not +merely +since +his +interview +the +previous +day +with +Kutúzov +on +the +Poklónny +Hill +but +ever +since +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +for +all +the +generals +who +came +to +Moscow +after +that +battle +had +said +unanimously +that +it +was +impossible +to +fight +another +battle +, +and +since +then +the +government +property +had +been +removed +every +night +, +and +half +the +inhabitants +had +left +the +city +with +Rostopchín +’ +s +own +permission +. +Yet +all +the +same +this +information +astonished +and +irritated +the +count +, +coming +as +it +did +in +the +form +of +a +simple +note +with +an +order +from +Kutúzov +, +and +received +at +night +, +breaking +in +on +his +beauty +sleep +. +When +later +on +in +his +memoirs +Count +Rostopchín +explained +his +actions +at +this +time +, +he +repeatedly +says +that +he +was +then +actuated +by +two +important +considerations +: +to +maintain +tranquillity +in +Moscow +and +expedite +the +departure +of +the +inhabitants +. +If +one +accepts +this +twofold +aim +all +Rostopchín +’ +s +actions +appear +irreproachable +. +“ +Why +were +the +holy +relics +, +the +arms +, +ammunition +, +gunpowder +, +and +stores +of +corn +not +removed +? +Why +were +thousands +of +inhabitants +deceived +into +believing +that +Moscow +would +not +be +given +up—and +thereby +ruined +? +” +“ +To +preserve +the +tranquillity +of +the +city +, +” +explains +Count +Rostopchín +. +“ +Why +were +bundles +of +useless +papers +from +the +government +offices +, +and +Leppich +’ +s +balloon +and +other +articles +removed +? +” +“ +To +leave +the +town +empty +, +” +explains +Count +Rostopchín +. +One +need +only +admit +that +public +tranquillity +is +in +danger +and +any +action +finds +a +justification +. +All +the +horrors +of +the +reign +of +terror +were +based +only +on +solicitude +for +public +tranquillity +. +On +what +, +then +, +was +Count +Rostopchín +’ +s +fear +for +the +tranquillity +of +Moscow +based +in +1812 +? +What +reason +was +there +for +assuming +any +probability +of +an +uprising +in +the +city +? +The +inhabitants +were +leaving +it +and +the +retreating +troops +were +filling +it +. +Why +should +that +cause +the +masses +to +riot +? +Neither +in +Moscow +nor +anywhere +in +Russia +did +anything +resembling +an +insurrection +ever +occur +when +the +enemy +entered +a +town +. +More +than +ten +thousand +people +were +still +in +Moscow +on +the +first +and +second +of +September +, +and +except +for +a +mob +in +the +governor +’ +s +courtyard +, +assembled +there +at +his +bidding +, +nothing +happened +. +It +is +obvious +that +there +would +have +been +even +less +reason +to +expect +a +disturbance +among +the +people +if +after +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +when +the +surrender +of +Moscow +became +certain +or +at +least +probable +, +Rostopchín +instead +of +exciting +the +people +by +distributing +arms +and +broadsheets +had +taken +steps +to +remove +all +the +holy +relics +, +the +gunpowder +, +munitions +, +and +money +, +and +had +told +the +population +plainly +that +the +town +would +be +abandoned +. +Rostopchín +, +though +he +had +patriotic +sentiments +, +was +a +sanguine +and +impulsive +man +who +had +always +moved +in +the +highest +administrative +circles +and +had +no +understanding +at +all +of +the +people +he +supposed +himself +to +be +guiding +. +Ever +since +the +enemy +’ +s +entry +into +Smolénsk +he +had +in +imagination +been +playing +the +role +of +director +of +the +popular +feeling +of +“ +the +heart +of +Russia. +” +Not +only +did +it +seem +to +him +( +as +to +all +administrators +) +that +he +controlled +the +external +actions +of +Moscow +’ +s +inhabitants +, +but +he +also +thought +he +controlled +their +mental +attitude +by +means +of +his +broadsheets +and +posters +, +written +in +a +coarse +tone +which +the +people +despise +in +their +own +class +and +do +not +understand +from +those +in +authority +. +Rostopchín +was +so +pleased +with +the +fine +role +of +leader +of +popular +feeling +, +and +had +grown +so +used +to +it +, +that +the +necessity +of +relinquishing +that +role +and +abandoning +Moscow +without +any +heroic +display +took +him +unawares +and +he +suddenly +felt +the +ground +slip +away +from +under +his +feet +, +so +that +he +positively +did +not +know +what +to +do +. +Though +he +knew +it +was +coming +, +he +did +not +till +the +last +moment +wholeheartedly +believe +that +Moscow +would +be +abandoned +, +and +did +not +prepare +for +it +. +The +inhabitants +left +against +his +wishes +. +If +the +government +offices +were +removed +, +this +was +only +done +on +the +demand +of +officials +to +whom +the +count +yielded +reluctantly +. +He +was +absorbed +in +the +role +he +had +created +for +himself +. +As +is +often +the +case +with +those +gifted +with +an +ardent +imagination +, +though +he +had +long +known +that +Moscow +would +be +abandoned +he +knew +it +only +with +his +intellect +, +he +did +not +believe +it +in +his +heart +and +did +not +adapt +himself +mentally +to +this +new +position +of +affairs +. +All +his +painstaking +and +energetic +activity +( +in +how +far +it +was +useful +and +had +any +effect +on +the +people +is +another +question +) +had +been +simply +directed +toward +arousing +in +the +masses +his +own +feeling +of +patriotic +hatred +of +the +French +. +But +when +events +assumed +their +true +historical +character +, +when +expressing +hatred +for +the +French +in +words +proved +insufficient +, +when +it +was +not +even +possible +to +express +that +hatred +by +fighting +a +battle +, +when +self-confidence +was +of +no +avail +in +relation +to +the +one +question +before +Moscow +, +when +the +whole +population +streamed +out +of +Moscow +as +one +man +, +abandoning +their +belongings +and +proving +by +that +negative +action +all +the +depth +of +their +national +feeling +, +then +the +role +chosen +by +Rostopchín +suddenly +appeared +senseless +. +He +unexpectedly +felt +himself +ridiculous +, +weak +, +and +alone +, +with +no +ground +to +stand +on +. +When +, +awakened +from +his +sleep +, +he +received +that +cold +, +peremptory +note +from +Kutúzov +, +he +felt +the +more +irritated +the +more +he +felt +himself +to +blame +. +All +that +he +had +been +specially +put +in +charge +of +, +the +state +property +which +he +should +have +removed +, +was +still +in +Moscow +and +it +was +no +longer +possible +to +take +the +whole +of +it +away +. +“ +Who +is +to +blame +for +it +? +Who +has +let +things +come +to +such +a +pass +? +” +he +ruminated +. +“ +Not +I +, +of +course +. +I +had +everything +ready +. +I +had +Moscow +firmly +in +hand +. +And +this +is +what +they +have +let +it +come +to +! +Villains +! +Traitors +! +” +he +thought +, +without +clearly +defining +who +the +villains +and +traitors +were +, +but +feeling +it +necessary +to +hate +those +traitors +whoever +they +might +be +who +were +to +blame +for +the +false +and +ridiculous +position +in +which +he +found +himself +. +All +that +night +Count +Rostopchín +issued +orders +, +for +which +people +came +to +him +from +all +parts +of +Moscow +. +Those +about +him +had +never +seen +the +count +so +morose +and +irritable +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +the +Director +of +the +Registrar +’ +s +Department +has +sent +for +instructions +... +. +From +the +Consistory +, +from +the +Senate +, +from +the +University +, +from +the +Foundling +Hospital +, +the +Suffragan +has +sent +... +asking +for +information +... +. +What +are +your +orders +about +the +Fire +Brigade +? +From +the +governor +of +the +prison +... +from +the +superintendent +of +the +lunatic +asylum +... +” +All +night +long +such +announcements +were +continually +being +received +by +the +count +. +To +all +these +inquiries +he +gave +brief +and +angry +replies +indicating +that +orders +from +him +were +not +now +needed +, +that +the +whole +affair +, +carefully +prepared +by +him +, +had +now +been +ruined +by +somebody +, +and +that +that +somebody +would +have +to +bear +the +whole +responsibility +for +all +that +might +happen +. +“ +Oh +, +tell +that +blockhead +, +” +he +said +in +reply +to +the +question +from +the +Registrar +’ +s +Department +, +“ +that +he +should +remain +to +guard +his +documents +. +Now +why +are +you +asking +silly +questions +about +the +Fire +Brigade +? +They +have +horses +, +let +them +be +off +to +Vladímir +, +and +not +leave +them +to +the +French. +” +“ +Your +excellency +, +the +superintendent +of +the +lunatic +asylum +has +come +: +what +are +your +commands +? +” +“ +My +commands +? +Let +them +go +away +, +that +’ +s +all +... +. +And +let +the +lunatics +out +into +the +town +. +When +lunatics +command +our +armies +God +evidently +means +these +other +madmen +to +be +free. +” +In +reply +to +an +inquiry +about +the +convicts +in +the +prison +, +Count +Rostopchín +shouted +angrily +at +the +governor +: +“ +Do +you +expect +me +to +give +you +two +battalions—which +we +have +not +got—for +a +convoy +? +Release +them +, +that +’ +s +all +about +it +! +” +“ +Your +excellency +, +there +are +some +political +prisoners +, +Meshkóv +, +Vereshchágin +... +” +“ +Vereshchágin +! +Hasn +’ +t +he +been +hanged +yet +? +” +shouted +Rostopchín +. +“ +Bring +him +to +me +! +” +CHAPTER +XXV +Toward +nine +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +, +when +the +troops +were +already +moving +through +Moscow +, +nobody +came +to +the +count +any +more +for +instructions +. +Those +who +were +able +to +get +away +were +going +of +their +own +accord +, +those +who +remained +behind +decided +for +themselves +what +they +must +do +. +The +count +ordered +his +carriage +that +he +might +drive +to +Sokólniki +, +and +sat +in +his +study +with +folded +hands +, +morose +, +sallow +, +and +taciturn +. +In +quiet +and +untroubled +times +it +seems +to +every +administrator +that +it +is +only +by +his +efforts +that +the +whole +population +under +his +rule +is +kept +going +, +and +in +this +consciousness +of +being +indispensable +every +administrator +finds +the +chief +reward +of +his +labor +and +efforts +. +While +the +sea +of +history +remains +calm +the +ruler-administrator +in +his +frail +bark +, +holding +on +with +a +boat +hook +to +the +ship +of +the +people +and +himself +moving +, +naturally +imagines +that +his +efforts +move +the +ship +he +is +holding +on +to +. +But +as +soon +as +a +storm +arises +and +the +sea +begins +to +heave +and +the +ship +to +move +, +such +a +delusion +is +no +longer +possible +. +The +ship +moves +independently +with +its +own +enormous +motion +, +the +boat +hook +no +longer +reaches +the +moving +vessel +, +and +suddenly +the +administrator +, +instead +of +appearing +a +ruler +and +a +source +of +power +, +becomes +an +insignificant +, +useless +, +feeble +man +. +Rostopchín +felt +this +, +and +it +was +this +which +exasperated +him +. +The +superintendent +of +police +, +whom +the +crowd +had +stopped +, +went +in +to +see +him +at +the +same +time +as +an +adjutant +who +informed +the +count +that +the +horses +were +harnessed +. +They +were +both +pale +, +and +the +superintendent +of +police +, +after +reporting +that +he +had +executed +the +instructions +he +had +received +, +informed +the +count +that +an +immense +crowd +had +collected +in +the +courtyard +and +wished +to +see +him +. +Without +saying +a +word +Rostopchín +rose +and +walked +hastily +to +his +light +, +luxurious +drawing +room +, +went +to +the +balcony +door +, +took +hold +of +the +handle +, +let +it +go +again +, +and +went +to +the +window +from +which +he +had +a +better +view +of +the +whole +crowd +. +The +tall +lad +was +standing +in +front +, +flourishing +his +arm +and +saying +something +with +a +stern +look +. +The +blood-stained +smith +stood +beside +him +with +a +gloomy +face +. +A +drone +of +voices +was +audible +through +the +closed +window +. +“ +Is +my +carriage +ready +? +” +asked +Rostopchín +, +stepping +back +from +the +window +. +“ +It +is +, +your +excellency +, +” +replied +the +adjutant +. +Rostopchín +went +again +to +the +balcony +door +. +“ +But +what +do +they +want +? +” +he +asked +the +superintendent +of +police +. +“ +Your +excellency +, +they +say +they +have +got +ready +, +according +to +your +orders +, +to +go +against +the +French +, +and +they +shouted +something +about +treachery +. +But +it +is +a +turbulent +crowd +, +your +excellency—I +hardly +managed +to +get +away +from +it +. +Your +excellency +, +I +venture +to +suggest +... +” +“ +You +may +go +. +I +don +’ +t +need +you +to +tell +me +what +to +do +! +” +exclaimed +Rostopchín +angrily +. +He +stood +by +the +balcony +door +looking +at +the +crowd +. +“ +This +is +what +they +have +done +with +Russia +! +This +is +what +they +have +done +with +me +! +” +thought +he +, +full +of +an +irrepressible +fury +that +welled +up +within +him +against +the +someone +to +whom +what +was +happening +might +be +attributed +. +As +often +happens +with +passionate +people +, +he +was +mastered +by +anger +but +was +still +seeking +an +object +on +which +to +vent +it +. +“ +Here +is +that +mob +, +the +dregs +of +the +people +, +” +he +thought +as +he +gazed +at +the +crowd +: +“ +this +rabble +they +have +roused +by +their +folly +! +They +want +a +victim +, +” +he +thought +as +he +looked +at +the +tall +lad +flourishing +his +arm +. +And +this +thought +occurred +to +him +just +because +he +himself +desired +a +victim +, +something +on +which +to +vent +his +rage +. +“ +Is +the +carriage +ready +? +” +he +asked +again +. +“ +Yes +, +your +excellency +. +What +are +your +orders +about +Vereshchágin +? +He +is +waiting +at +the +porch +, +” +said +the +adjutant +. +“ +Ah +! +” +exclaimed +Rostopchín +, +as +if +struck +by +an +unexpected +recollection +. +And +rapidly +opening +the +door +he +went +resolutely +out +onto +the +balcony +. +The +talking +instantly +ceased +, +hats +and +caps +were +doffed +, +and +all +eyes +were +raised +to +the +count +. +“ +Good +morning +, +lads +! +” +said +the +count +briskly +and +loudly +. +“ +Thank +you +for +coming +. +I +’ +ll +come +out +to +you +in +a +moment +, +but +we +must +first +settle +with +the +villain +. +We +must +punish +the +villain +who +has +caused +the +ruin +of +Moscow +. +Wait +for +me +! +” +And +the +count +stepped +as +briskly +back +into +the +room +and +slammed +the +door +behind +him +. +A +murmur +of +approbation +and +satisfaction +ran +through +the +crowd +. +“ +He +’ +ll +settle +with +all +the +villains +, +you +’ +ll +see +! +And +you +said +the +French +... +He +’ +ll +show +you +what +law +is +! +” +the +mob +were +saying +as +if +reproving +one +another +for +their +lack +of +confidence +. +A +few +minutes +later +an +officer +came +hurriedly +out +of +the +front +door +, +gave +an +order +, +and +the +dragoons +formed +up +in +line +. +The +crowd +moved +eagerly +from +the +balcony +toward +the +porch +. +Rostopchín +, +coming +out +there +with +quick +angry +steps +, +looked +hastily +around +as +if +seeking +someone +. +“ +Where +is +he +? +” +he +inquired +. +And +as +he +spoke +he +saw +a +young +man +coming +round +the +corner +of +the +house +between +two +dragoons +. +He +had +a +long +thin +neck +, +and +his +head +, +that +had +been +half +shaved +, +was +again +covered +by +short +hair +. +This +young +man +was +dressed +in +a +threadbare +blue +cloth +coat +lined +with +fox +fur +, +that +had +once +been +smart +, +and +dirty +hempen +convict +trousers +, +over +which +were +pulled +his +thin +, +dirty +, +trodden-down +boots +. +On +his +thin +, +weak +legs +were +heavy +chains +which +hampered +his +irresolute +movements +. +“ +Ah +! +” +said +Rostopchín +, +hurriedly +turning +away +his +eyes +from +the +young +man +in +the +fur-lined +coat +and +pointing +to +the +bottom +step +of +the +porch +. +“ +Put +him +there. +” +The +young +man +in +his +clattering +chains +stepped +clumsily +to +the +spot +indicated +, +holding +away +with +one +finger +the +coat +collar +which +chafed +his +neck +, +turned +his +long +neck +twice +this +way +and +that +, +sighed +, +and +submissively +folded +before +him +his +thin +hands +, +unused +to +work +. +For +several +seconds +while +the +young +man +was +taking +his +place +on +the +step +the +silence +continued +. +Only +among +the +back +rows +of +the +people +, +who +were +all +pressing +toward +the +one +spot +, +could +sighs +, +groans +, +and +the +shuffling +of +feet +be +heard +. +While +waiting +for +the +young +man +to +take +his +place +on +the +step +Rostopchín +stood +frowning +and +rubbing +his +face +with +his +hand +. +“ +Lads +! +” +said +he +, +with +a +metallic +ring +in +his +voice +. +“ +This +man +, +Vereshchágin +, +is +the +scoundrel +by +whose +doing +Moscow +is +perishing. +” +The +young +man +in +the +fur-lined +coat +, +stooping +a +little +, +stood +in +a +submissive +attitude +, +his +fingers +clasped +before +him +. +His +emaciated +young +face +, +disfigured +by +the +half-shaven +head +, +hung +down +hopelessly +. +At +the +count +’ +s +first +words +he +raised +it +slowly +and +looked +up +at +him +as +if +wishing +to +say +something +or +at +least +to +meet +his +eye +. +But +Rostopchín +did +not +look +at +him +. +A +vein +in +the +young +man +’ +s +long +thin +neck +swelled +like +a +cord +and +went +blue +behind +the +ear +, +and +suddenly +his +face +flushed +. +All +eyes +were +fixed +on +him +. +He +looked +at +the +crowd +, +and +rendered +more +hopeful +by +the +expression +he +read +on +the +faces +there +, +he +smiled +sadly +and +timidly +, +and +lowering +his +head +shifted +his +feet +on +the +step +. +“ +He +has +betrayed +his +Tsar +and +his +country +, +he +has +gone +over +to +Bonaparte +. +He +alone +of +all +the +Russians +has +disgraced +the +Russian +name +, +he +has +caused +Moscow +to +perish +, +” +said +Rostopchín +in +a +sharp +, +even +voice +, +but +suddenly +he +glanced +down +at +Vereshchágin +who +continued +to +stand +in +the +same +submissive +attitude +. +As +if +inflamed +by +the +sight +, +he +raised +his +arm +and +addressed +the +people +, +almost +shouting +: +“ +Deal +with +him +as +you +think 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+He +saw +the +frightened +and +then +infuriated +face +of +the +dragoon +who +dealt +the +blow +, +the +look +of +silent +, +timid +reproach +that +boy +in +the +fur-lined +coat +had +turned +upon +him +. +“ +But +I +did +not +do +it +for +my +own +sake +. +I +was +bound +to +act +that +way +... +. +The +mob +, +the +traitor +... +the +public +welfare +, +” +thought +he +. +Troops +were +still +crowding +at +the +Yaúza +bridge +. +It +was +hot +. +Kutúzov +, +dejected +and +frowning +, +sat +on +a +bench +by +the +bridge +toying +with +his +whip +in +the +sand +when +a +calèche +dashed +up +noisily +. +A +man +in +a +general +’ +s +uniform +with +plumes +in +his +hat +went +up +to +Kutúzov +and +said +something +in +French +. +It +was +Count +Rostopchín +. +He +told +Kutúzov +that +he +had +come +because +Moscow +, +the +capital +, +was +no +more +and +only +the +army +remained +. +“ +Things +would +have +been +different +if +your +Serene +Highness +had +not +told +me +that +you +would +not +abandon +Moscow +without +another +battle +; +all +this +would +not +have +happened +, +” +he +said +. +Kutúzov +looked +at +Rostopchín +as +if +, +not +grasping +what +was +said +to +him +, +he +was +trying +to +read +something +peculiar +written +at +that +moment +on +the +face +of +the +man +addressing +him +. +Rostopchín +grew +confused +and +became +silent +. +Kutúzov +slightly +shook +his +head +and +not +taking +his +penetrating +gaze +from +Rostopchín +’ +s +face +muttered +softly +: +“ +No +! +I +shall +not +give +up +Moscow +without +a +battle +! +” +Whether +Kutúzov +was +thinking +of +something +entirely +different +when +he +spoke +those +words +, +or +uttered +them +purposely +, +knowing +them +to +be +meaningless +, +at +any +rate +Rostopchín +made +no +reply +and +hastily +left +him +. +And +strange +to +say +, +the +Governor +of +Moscow +, +the +proud +Count +Rostopchín +, +took +up +a +Cossack +whip +and +went +to +the +bridge +where +he +began +with +shouts +to +drive +on +the +carts +that +blocked +the +way +. +CHAPTER +XXVI +Toward +four +o +’ +clock +in +the +afternoon +Murat +’ +s +troops +were +entering +Moscow +. +In +front +rode +a +detachment +of +Württemberg +hussars +and +behind +them +rode +the +King +of +Naples +himself +accompanied +by +a +numerous +suite +. +About +the +middle +of +the +Arbát +Street +, +near +the +Church +of +the +Miraculous +Icon +of +St. +Nicholas +, +Murat +halted +to +await +news +from +the +advanced +detachment +as +to +the +condition +in +which +they +had +found +the +citadel +, +le +Kremlin +. +Around +Murat +gathered +a +group +of +those +who +had +remained +in +Moscow +. +They +all +stared +in +timid +bewilderment +at +the +strange +, +long-haired +commander +dressed +up +in +feathers +and +gold +. +“ +Is +that +their +Tsar +himself +? +He +’ +s +not +bad +! +” +low +voices +could +be +heard +saying +. +An +interpreter +rode +up +to +the +group +. +“ +Take +off +your +cap +... +your +caps +! +” +These +words +went +from +one +to +another +in +the +crowd +. +The +interpreter +addressed +an +old +porter +and +asked +if +it +was +far +to +the +Krémlin +. +The +porter +, +listening +in +perplexity +to +the +unfamiliar +Polish +accent +and +not +realizing +that +the +interpreter +was +speaking +Russian +, +did +not +understand +what +was +being +said +to +him +and +slipped +behind +the +others +. +Murat +approached +the +interpreter +and +told +him +to +ask +where +the +Russian +army +was +. +One +of +the +Russians +understood +what +was +asked +and +several +voices +at +once +began +answering +the +interpreter +. +A +French +officer +, +returning +from +the +advanced +detachment +, +rode +up +to +Murat +and +reported +that +the +gates +of +the +citadel +had +been +barricaded +and +that +there +was +probably +an +ambuscade +there +. +“ +Good +! +” +said +Murat +and +, +turning +to +one +of +the +gentlemen +in +his +suite +, +ordered +four +light +guns +to +be +moved +forward +to +fire +at +the +gates +. +The +guns +emerged +at +a +trot +from +the +column +following +Murat +and +advanced +up +the +Arbát +. +When +they +reached +the +end +of +the +Vozdvízhenka +Street +they +halted +and +drew +in +the +Square +. +Several +French +officers +superintended +the +placing +of +the +guns +and +looked +at +the +Krémlin +through +field +glasses +. +The +bells +in +the +Krémlin +were +ringing +for +vespers +, +and +this +sound +troubled +the +French +. +They +imagined +it +to +be +a +call +to +arms +. +A +few +infantrymen +ran +to +the +Kutáfyev +Gate +. +Beams +and +wooden +screens +had +been +put +there +, +and +two +musket +shots +rang +out +from +under +the +gate +as +soon +as +an +officer +and +men +began +to +run +toward +it +. +A +general +who +was +standing +by +the +guns +shouted +some +words +of +command +to +the +officer +, +and +the +latter +ran +back +again +with +his +men +. +The +sound +of +three +more +shots +came +from +the +gate +. +One +shot +struck +a +French +soldier +’ +s +foot +, +and +from +behind +the +screens +came +the +strange +sound +of +a +few +voices +shouting +. +Instantly +as +at +a +word +of +command +the +expression +of +cheerful +serenity +on +the +faces +of +the +French +general +, +officers +, +and +men +changed +to +one +of +determined +concentrated +readiness +for +strife +and +suffering +. +To +all +of +them +from +the +marshal +to +the +least +soldier +, +that +place +was +not +the +Vozdvízhenka +, +Mokhaváya +, +or +Kutáfyev +Street +, +nor +the +Tróitsa +Gate +( +places +familiar +in +Moscow +) +, +but +a +new +battlefield +which +would +probably +prove +sanguinary +. +And +all +made +ready +for +that +battle +. +The +cries +from +the +gates +ceased +. +The +guns +were +advanced +, +the +artillerymen +blew +the +ash +off +their +linstocks +, +and +an +officer +gave +the +word +“ +Fire +! +” +This +was +followed +by +two +whistling +sounds +of +canister +shot +, +one +after +another +. +The +shot +rattled +against +the +stone +of +the +gate +and +upon +the +wooden +beams +and +screens +, +and +two +wavering +clouds +of +smoke +rose +over +the +Square +. +A +few +instants +after +the +echo +of +the +reports +resounding +over +the +stone-built +Krémlin +had +died +away +the +French +heard +a +strange +sound +above +their +head +. +Thousands +of +crows +rose +above +the +walls +and +circled +in +the +air +, +cawing +and +noisily +flapping +their +wings +. +Together +with +that +sound +came +a +solitary +human +cry +from +the +gateway +and +amid +the +smoke +appeared +the +figure +of +a +bareheaded +man +in +a +peasant +’ +s +coat +. +He +grasped +a +musket +and +took +aim +at +the +French +. +“ +Fire +! +” +repeated +the +officer +once +more +, +and +the +reports +of +a +musket +and +of +two +cannon +shots +were +heard +simultaneously +. +The +gate +was +again +hidden +by +smoke +. +Nothing +more +stirred +behind +the +screens +and +the +French +infantry +soldiers +and +officers +advanced +to +the +gate +. +In +the +gateway +lay +three +wounded +and +four +dead +. +Two +men +in +peasant +coats +ran +away +at +the +foot +of +the +wall +, +toward +the +Známenka +. +“ +Clear +that +away +! +” +said +the +officer +, +pointing +to +the +beams +and +the +corpses +, +and +the +French +soldiers +, +after +dispatching +the +wounded +, +threw +the +corpses +over +the +parapet +. +Who +these +men +were +nobody +knew +. +“ +Clear +that +away +! +” +was +all +that +was +said +of +them +, +and +they +were +thrown +over +the +parapet +and +removed +later +on +that +they +might +not +stink +. +Thiers +alone +dedicates +a +few +eloquent +lines +to +their +memory +: +“ +These +wretches +had +occupied +the +sacred +citadel +, +having +supplied +themselves +with +guns +from +the +arsenal +, +and +fired +” +( +the +wretches +) +“ +at +the +French +. +Some +of +them +were +sabered +and +the +Krémlin +was +purged +of +their +presence. +” +Murat +was +informed +that +the +way +had +been +cleared +. +The +French +entered +the +gates +and +began +pitching +their +camp +in +the +Senate +Square +. +Out +of +the +windows +of +the +Senate +House +the +soldiers +threw +chairs +into +the +Square +for +fuel +and +kindled +fires +there +. +Other +detachments +passed +through +the +Krémlin +and +encamped +along +the +Moroséyka +, +the +Lubyánka +, +and +Pokróvka +Streets +. +Others +quartered +themselves +along +the +Vozdvízhenka +, +the +Nikólski +, +and +the +Tverskóy +Streets +. +No +masters +of +the +houses +being +found +anywhere +, +the +French +were +not +billeted +on +the +inhabitants +as +is +usual +in +towns +but +lived +in +it +as +in +a +camp +. +Though +tattered +, +hungry +, +worn +out +, +and +reduced +to +a +third +of +their +original +number +, +the +French +entered +Moscow +in +good +marching +order +. +It +was +a +weary +and +famished +, +but +still +a +fighting +and +menacing +army +. +But +it +remained +an +army +only +until +its +soldiers +had +dispersed +into +their +different +lodgings +. +As +soon +as +the +men +of +the +various +regiments +began +to +disperse +among +the +wealthy +and +deserted +houses +, +the +army +was +lost +forever +and +there +came +into +being +something +nondescript +, +neither +citizens +nor +soldiers +but +what +are +known +as +marauders +. +When +five +weeks +later +these +same +men +left +Moscow +, +they +no +longer +formed +an +army +. +They +were +a +mob +of +marauders +, +each +carrying +a +quantity +of +articles +which +seemed +to +him +valuable +or +useful +. +The +aim +of +each +man +when +he +left +Moscow +was +no +longer +, +as +it +had +been +, +to +conquer +, +but +merely +to +keep +what +he +had +acquired +. +Like +a +monkey +which +puts +its +paw +into +the +narrow +neck +of +a +jug +, +and +having +seized +a +handful +of +nuts +will +not +open +its +fist +for +fear +of +losing +what +it +holds +, +and +therefore +perishes +, +the +French +when +they +left +Moscow +had +inevitably +to +perish +because +they +carried +their +loot +with +them +, +yet +to +abandon +what +they +had +stolen +was +as +impossible +for +them +as +it +is +for +the +monkey +to +open +its +paw +and +let +go +of +its +nuts +. +Ten +minutes +after +each +regiment +had +entered +a +Moscow +district +, +not +a +soldier +or +officer +was +left +. +Men +in +military +uniforms +and +Hessian +boots +could +be +seen +through +the +windows +, +laughing +and +walking +through +the +rooms +. +In +cellars +and +storerooms +similar +men +were +busy +among +the +provisions +, +and +in +the +yards +unlocking +or +breaking +open +coach +house +and +stable +doors +, +lighting +fires +in +kitchens +and +kneading +and +baking +bread +with +rolled-up +sleeves +, +and +cooking +; +or +frightening +, +amusing +, +or +caressing +women +and +children +. +There +were +many +such +men +both +in +the +shops +and +houses—but +there +was +no +army +. +Order +after +order +was +issued +by +the +French +commanders +that +day +forbidding +the +men +to +disperse +about +the +town +, +sternly +forbidding +any +violence +to +the +inhabitants +or +any +looting +, +and +announcing +a +roll +call +for +that +very +evening +. +But +despite +all +these +measures +the +men +, +who +had +till +then +constituted +an +army +, +flowed +all +over +the +wealthy +, +deserted +city +with +its +comforts +and +plentiful +supplies +. +As +a +hungry +herd +of +cattle +keeps +well +together +when +crossing +a +barren +field +, +but +gets +out +of +hand +and +at +once +disperses +uncontrollably +as +soon +as +it +reaches +rich +pastures +, +so +did +the +army +disperse +all +over +the +wealthy +city +. +No +residents +were +left +in +Moscow +, +and +the +soldiers—like +water +percolating +through +sand—spread +irresistibly +through +the +city +in +all +directions +from +the +Krémlin +into +which +they +had +first +marched +. +The +cavalry +, +on +entering +a +merchant +’ +s +house +that +had +been +abandoned +and +finding +there +stabling +more +than +sufficient +for +their +horses +, +went +on +, +all +the +same +, +to +the +next +house +which +seemed +to +them +better +. +Many +of +them +appropriated +several +houses +, +chalked +their +names +on +them +, +and +quarreled +and +even +fought +with +other +companies +for +them +. +Before +they +had +had +time +to +secure +quarters +the +soldiers +ran +out +into +the +streets +to +see +the +city +and +, +hearing +that +everything +had +been +abandoned +, +rushed +to +places +where +valuables +were +to +be +had +for +the +taking +. +The +officers +followed +to +check +the +soldiers +and +were +involuntarily +drawn +into +doing +the +same +. +In +Carriage +Row +carriages +had +been +left +in +the +shops +, +and +generals +flocked +there +to +select +calèches +and +coaches +for +themselves +. +The +few +inhabitants +who +had +remained +invited +commanding +officers +to +their +houses +, +hoping +thereby +to +secure +themselves +from +being +plundered +. +There +were +masses +of +wealth +and +there +seemed +no +end +to +it +. +All +around +the +quarters +occupied +by +the +French +were +other +regions +still +unexplored +and +unoccupied +where +, +they +thought +, +yet +greater +riches +might +be +found +. +And +Moscow +engulfed +the +army +ever +deeper +and +deeper +. +When +water +is +spilled +on +dry +ground +both +the +dry +ground +and +the +water +disappear +and +mud +results +; +and +in +the +same +way +the +entry +of +the +famished +army +into +the +rich +and +deserted +city +resulted +in +fires +and +looting +and +the +destruction +of +both +the +army +and +the +wealthy +city +. +The +French +attributed +the +Fire +of +Moscow +au +patriotisme +féroce +de +Rostopchíne +, +* +the +Russians +to +the +barbarity +of +the +French +. +In +reality +, +however +, +it +was +not +, +and +could +not +be +, +possible +to +explain +the +burning +of +Moscow +by +making +any +individual +, +or +any +group +of +people +, +responsible +for +it +. +Moscow +was +burned +because +it +found +itself +in +a +position +in +which +any +town +built +of +wood +was +bound +to +burn +, +quite +apart +from +whether +it +had +, +or +had +not +, +a +hundred +and +thirty +inferior +fire +engines +. +Deserted +Moscow +had +to +burn +as +inevitably +as +a +heap +of +shavings +has +to +burn +on +which +sparks +continually +fall +for +several +days +. +A +town +built +of +wood +, +where +scarcely +a +day +passes +without +conflagrations +when +the +house +owners +are +in +residence +and +a +police +force +is +present +, +can +not +help +burning +when +its +inhabitants +have +left +it +and +it +is +occupied +by +soldiers +who +smoke +pipes +, +make +campfires +of +the +Senate +chairs +in +the +Senate +Square +, +and +cook +themselves +meals +twice +a +day +. +In +peacetime +it +is +only +necessary +to +billet +troops +in +the +villages +of +any +district +and +the +number +of +fires +in +that +district +immediately +increases +. +How +much +then +must +the +probability +of +fire +be +increased +in +an +abandoned +, +wooden +town +where +foreign +troops +are +quartered +. +“ +Le +patriotisme +féroce +de +Rostopchíne +” +and +the +barbarity +of +the +French +were +not +to +blame +in +the +matter +. +Moscow +was +set +on +fire +by +the +soldiers +’ +pipes +, +kitchens +, +and +campfires +, +and +by +the +carelessness +of +enemy +soldiers +occupying +houses +they +did +not +own +. +Even +if +there +was +any +arson +( +which +is +very +doubtful +, +for +no +one +had +any +reason +to +burn +the +houses—in +any +case +a +troublesome +and +dangerous +thing +to +do +) +, +arson +can +not +be +regarded +as +the +cause +, +for +the +same +thing +would +have +happened +without +any +incendiarism +. +* +To +Rostopchín +’ +s +ferocious +patriotism +. +However +tempting +it +might +be +for +the +French +to +blame +Rostopchín +’ +s +ferocity +and +for +Russians +to +blame +the +scoundrel +Bonaparte +, +or +later +on +to +place +an +heroic +torch +in +the +hands +of +their +own +people +, +it +is +impossible +not +to +see +that +there +could +be +no +such +direct +cause +of +the +fire +, +for +Moscow +had +to +burn +as +every +village +, +factory +, +or +house +must +burn +which +is +left +by +its +owners +and +in +which +strangers +are +allowed +to +live +and +cook +their +porridge +. +Moscow +was +burned +by +its +inhabitants +, +it +is +true +, +but +by +those +who +had +abandoned +it +and +not +by +those +who +remained +in +it +. +Moscow +when +occupied +by +the +enemy +did +not +remain +intact +like +Berlin +, +Vienna +, +and +other +towns +, +simply +because +its +inhabitants +abandoned +it +and +did +not +welcome +the +French +with +bread +and +salt +, +nor +bring +them +the +keys +of +the +city +. +CHAPTER +XXVII +The +absorption +of +the +French +by +Moscow +, +radiating +starwise +as +it +did +, +only +reached +the +quarter +where +Pierre +was +staying +by +the +evening +of +the +second +of +September +. +After +the +last +two +days +spent +in +solitude +and +unusual +circumstances +, +Pierre +was +in +a +state +bordering +on +insanity +. +He +was +completely +obsessed +by +one +persistent +thought +. +He +did +not +know +how +or +when +this +thought +had +taken +such +possession +of +him +, +but +he +remembered +nothing +of +the +past +, +understood +nothing +of +the +present +, +and +all +he +saw +and +heard +appeared +to +him +like +a +dream +. +He +had +left +home +only +to +escape +the +intricate +tangle +of +life +’ +s +demands +that +enmeshed +him +, +and +which +in +his +present +condition +he +was +unable +to +unravel +. +He +had +gone +to +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +house +, +on +the +plea +of +sorting +the +deceased +’ +s +books +and +papers +, +only +in +search +of +rest +from +life +’ +s +turmoil +, +for +in +his +mind +the +memory +of +Joseph +Alexéevich +was +connected +with +a +world +of +eternal +, +solemn +, +and +calm +thoughts +, +quite +contrary +to +the +restless +confusion +into +which +he +felt +himself +being +drawn +. +He +sought +a +quiet +refuge +, +and +in +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +study +he +really +found +it +. +When +he +sat +with +his +elbows +on +the +dusty +writing +table +in +the +deathlike +stillness +of +the +study +, +calm +and +significant +memories +of +the +last +few +days +rose +one +after +another +in +his +imagination +, +particularly +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +of +that +vague +sense +of +his +own +insignificance +and +insincerity +compared +with +the +truth +, +simplicity +, +and +strength +of +the +class +of +men +he +mentally +classed +as +they +. +When +Gerásim +roused +him +from +his +reverie +the +idea +occurred +to +him +of +taking +part +in +the +popular +defense +of +Moscow +which +he +knew +was +projected +. +And +with +that +object +he +had +asked +Gerásim +to +get +him +a +peasant +’ +s +coat +and +a +pistol +, +confiding +to +him +his +intentions +of +remaining +in +Joseph +Alexéevich +’ +s +house +and +keeping +his +name +secret +. +Then +during +the +first +day +spent +in +inaction +and +solitude +( +he +tried +several +times +to +fix +his +attention +on +the +Masonic +manuscripts +, +but +was +unable +to +do +so +) +the +idea +that +had +previously +occurred +to +him +of +the +cabalistic +significance +of +his +name +in +connection +with +Bonaparte +’ +s +more +than +once +vaguely +presented +itself +. +But +the +idea +that +he +, +L +’ +russe +Besuhof +, +was +destined +to +set +a +limit +to +the +power +of +the +Beast +was +as +yet +only +one +of +the +fancies +that +often +passed +through +his +mind +and +left +no +trace +behind +. +When +, +having +bought +the +coat +merely +with +the +object +of +taking +part +among +the +people +in +the +defense +of +Moscow +, +Pierre +had +met +the +Rostóvs +and +Natásha +had +said +to +him +: +“ +Are +you +remaining +in +Moscow +? +... +How +splendid +! +” +the +thought +flashed +into +his +mind +that +it +really +would +be +a +good +thing +, +even +if +Moscow +were +taken +, +for +him +to +remain +there +and +do +what +he +was +predestined +to +do +. +Next +day +, +with +the +sole +idea +of +not +sparing +himself +and +not +lagging +in +any +way +behind +them +, +Pierre +went +to +the +Three +Hills +gate +. +But +when +he +returned +to +the +house +convinced +that +Moscow +would +not +be +defended +, +he +suddenly +felt +that +what +before +had +seemed +to +him +merely +a +possibility +had +now +become +absolutely +necessary +and +inevitable +. +He +must +remain +in +Moscow +, +concealing +his +name +, +and +must +meet +Napoleon +and +kill +him +, +and +either +perish +or +put +an +end +to +the +misery +of +all +Europe—which +it +seemed +to +him +was +solely +due +to +Napoleon +. +Pierre +knew +all +the +details +of +the +attempt +on +Bonaparte +’ +s +life +in +1809 +by +a +German +student +in +Vienna +, +and +knew +that +the +student +had +been +shot +. +And +the +risk +to +which +he +would +expose +his +life +by +carrying +out +his +design +excited +him +still +more +. +Two +equally +strong +feelings +drew +Pierre +irresistibly +to +this +purpose +. +The +first +was +a +feeling +of +the +necessity +of +sacrifice +and +suffering +in +view +of +the +common +calamity +, +the +same +feeling +that +had +caused +him +to +go +to +Mozháysk +on +the +twenty-fifth +and +to +make +his +way +to +the +very +thick +of +the +battle +and +had +now +caused +him +to +run +away +from +his +home +and +, +in +place +of +the +luxury +and +comfort +to +which +he +was +accustomed +, +to +sleep +on +a +hard +sofa +without +undressing +and +eat +the +same +food +as +Gerásim +. +The +other +was +that +vague +and +quite +Russian +feeling +of +contempt +for +everything +conventional +, +artificial +, +and +human—for +everything +the +majority +of +men +regard +as +the +greatest +good +in +the +world +. +Pierre +had +first +experienced +this +strange +and +fascinating +feeling +at +the +Slobóda +Palace +, +when +he +had +suddenly +felt +that +wealth +, +power +, +and +life—all +that +men +so +painstakingly +acquire +and +guard—if +it +has +any +worth +has +so +only +by +reason +of +the +joy +with +which +it +can +all +be +renounced +. +It +was +the +feeling +that +induces +a +volunteer +recruit +to +spend +his +last +penny +on +drink +, +and +a +drunken +man +to +smash +mirrors +or +glasses +for +no +apparent +reason +and +knowing +that +it +will +cost +him +all +the +money +he +possesses +: +the +feeling +which +causes +a +man +to +perform +actions +which +from +an +ordinary +point +of +view +are +insane +, +to +test +, +as +it +were +, +his +personal +power +and +strength +, +affirming +the +existence +of +a +higher +, +nonhuman +criterion +of +life +. +From +the +very +day +Pierre +had +experienced +this +feeling +for +the +first +time +at +the +Slobóda +Palace +he +had +been +continuously +under +its +influence +, +but +only +now +found +full +satisfaction +for +it +. +Moreover +, +at +this +moment +Pierre +was +supported +in +his +design +and +prevented +from +renouncing +it +by +what +he +had +already +done +in +that +direction +. +If +he +were +now +to +leave +Moscow +like +everyone +else +, +his +flight +from +home +, +the +peasant +coat +, +the +pistol +, +and +his +announcement +to +the +Rostóvs +that +he +would +remain +in +Moscow +would +all +become +not +merely +meaningless +but +contemptible +and +ridiculous +, +and +to +this +Pierre +was +very +sensitive +. +Pierre +’ +s +physical +condition +, +as +is +always +the +case +, +corresponded +to +his +mental +state +. +The +unaccustomed +coarse +food +, +the +vodka +he +drank +during +those +days +, +the +absence +of +wine +and +cigars +, +his +dirty +unchanged +linen +, +two +almost +sleepless +nights +passed +on +a +short +sofa +without +bedding—all +this +kept +him +in +a +state +of +excitement +bordering +on +insanity +. +It +was +two +o +’ +clock +in +the +afternoon +. +The +French +had +already +entered +Moscow +. +Pierre +knew +this +, +but +instead +of +acting +he +only +thought +about +his +undertaking +, +going +over +its +minutest +details +in +his +mind +. +In +his +fancy +he +did +not +clearly +picture +to +himself +either +the +striking +of +the +blow +or +the +death +of +Napoleon +, +but +with +extraordinary +vividness +and +melancholy +enjoyment +imagined +his +own +destruction +and +heroic +endurance +. +“ +Yes +, +alone +, +for +the +sake +of +all +, +I +must +do +it +or +perish +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +Yes +, +I +will +approach +... +and +then +suddenly +... +with +pistol +or +dagger +? +But +that +is +all +the +same +! +‘ +It +is +not +I +but +the +hand +of +Providence +that +punishes +thee +, +’ +I +shall +say +, +” +thought +he +, +imagining +what +he +would +say +when +killing +Napoleon +. +“ +Well +then +, +take +me +and +execute +me +! +” +he +went +on +, +speaking +to +himself +and +bowing +his +head +with +a +sad +but +firm +expression +. +While +Pierre +, +standing +in +the +middle +of +the +room +, +was +talking +to +himself +in +this +way +, +the +study +door +opened +and +on +the +threshold +appeared +the +figure +of +Makár +Alexéevich +, +always +so +timid +before +but +now +quite +transformed +. +His +dressing +gown +was +unfastened +, +his +face +red +and +distorted +. +He +was +obviously +drunk +. +On +seeing +Pierre +he +grew +confused +at +first +, +but +noticing +embarrassment +on +Pierre +’ +s +face +immediately +grew +bold +and +, +staggering +on +his +thin +legs +, +advanced +into +the +middle +of +the +room +. +“ +They +’ +re +frightened +, +” +he +said +confidentially +in +a +hoarse +voice +. +“ +I +say +I +won +’ +t +surrender +, +I +say +... +Am +I +not +right +, +sir +? +” +He +paused +and +then +suddenly +seeing +the +pistol +on +the +table +seized +it +with +unexpected +rapidity +and +ran +out +into +the +corridor +. +Gerásim +and +the +porter +, +who +had +followed +Makár +Alexéevich +, +stopped +him +in +the +vestibule +and +tried +to +take +the +pistol +from +him +. +Pierre +, +coming +out +into +the +corridor +, +looked +with +pity +and +repulsion +at +the +half-crazy +old +man +. +Makár +Alexéevich +, +frowning +with +exertion +, +held +on +to +the +pistol +and +screamed +hoarsely +, +evidently +with +some +heroic +fancy +in +his +head +. +“ +To +arms +! +Board +them +! +No +, +you +shan +’ +t +get +it +, +” +he +yelled +. +“ +That +will +do +, +please +, +that +will +do +. +Have +the +goodness—please +, +sir +, +to +let +go +! +Please +, +sir +... +” +pleaded +Gerásim +, +trying +carefully +to +steer +Makár +Alexéevich +by +the +elbows +back +to +the +door +. +“ +Who +are +you +? +Bonaparte +! +... +” +shouted +Makár +Alexéevich +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +right +, +sir +. +Come +to +your +room +, +please +, +and +rest +. +Allow +me +to +have +the +pistol. +” +“ +Be +off +, +thou +base +slave +! +Touch +me +not +! +See +this +? +” +shouted +Makár +Alexéevich +, +brandishing +the +pistol +. +“ +Board +them +! +” +“ +Catch +hold +! +” +whispered +Gerásim +to +the +porter +. +They +seized +Makár +Alexéevich +by +the +arms +and +dragged +him +to +the +door +. +The +vestibule +was +filled +with +the +discordant +sounds +of +a +struggle +and +of +a +tipsy +, +hoarse +voice +. +Suddenly +a +fresh +sound +, +a +piercing +feminine +scream +, +reverberated +from +the +porch +and +the +cook +came +running +into +the +vestibule +. +“ +It +’ +s +them +! +Gracious +heavens +! +O +Lord +, +four +of +them +, +horsemen +! +” +she +cried +. +Gerásim +and +the +porter +let +Makár +Alexéevich +go +, +and +in +the +now +silent +corridor +the +sound +of +several +hands +knocking +at +the +front +door +could +be +heard +. +CHAPTER +XXVIII +Pierre +, +having +decided +that +until +he +had +carried +out +his +design +he +would +disclose +neither +his +identity +nor +his +knowledge +of +French +, +stood +at +the +half-open +door +of +the +corridor +, +intending +to +conceal +himself +as +soon +as +the +French +entered +. +But +the +French +entered +and +still +Pierre +did +not +retire—an +irresistible +curiosity +kept +him +there +. +There +were +two +of +them +. +One +was +an +officer—a +tall +, +soldierly +, +handsome +man—the +other +evidently +a +private +or +an +orderly +, +sunburned +, +short +, +and +thin +, +with +sunken +cheeks +and +a +dull +expression +. +The +officer +walked +in +front +, +leaning +on +a +stick +and +slightly +limping +. +When +he +had +advanced +a +few +steps +he +stopped +, +having +apparently +decided +that +these +were +good +quarters +, +turned +round +to +the +soldiers +standing +at +the +entrance +, +and +in +a +loud +voice +of +command +ordered +them +to +put +up +the +horses +. +Having +done +that +, +the +officer +, +lifting +his +elbow +with +a +smart +gesture +, +stroked +his +mustache +and +lightly +touched +his +hat +. +“ +Bonjour +, +la +compagnie +! +” +* +said +he +gaily +, +smiling +and +looking +about +him +. +* +“ +Good +day +, +everybody +! +” +No +one +gave +any +reply +. +“ +Vous +êtes +le +bourgeois +? +” +* +the +officer +asked +Gerásim +. +* +“ +Are +you +the +master +here +? +” +Gerásim +gazed +at +the +officer +with +an +alarmed +and +inquiring +look +. +“ +Quartier +, +quartier +, +logement +! +” +said +the +officer +, +looking +down +at +the +little +man +with +a +condescending +and +good-natured +smile +. +“ +Les +français +sont +de +bons +enfants +. +Que +diable +! +Voyons +! +Ne +nous +fâchons +pas +, +mon +vieux +! +” +* +added +he +, +clapping +the +scared +and +silent +Gerásim +on +the +shoulder +. +“ +Well +, +does +no +one +speak +French +in +this +establishment +? +” +he +asked +again +in +French +, +looking +around +and +meeting +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +Pierre +moved +away +from +the +door +. +* +“ +Quarters +, +quarters +, +lodgings +! +The +French +are +good +fellows +. +What +the +devil +! +There +, +don +’ +t +let +us +be +cross +, +old +fellow +! +” +Again +the +officer +turned +to +Gerásim +and +asked +him +to +show +him +the +rooms +in +the +house +. +“ +Master +, +not +here—don +’ +t +understand +... +me +, +you +... +” +said +Gerásim +, +trying +to +render +his +words +more +comprehensible +by +contorting +them +. +Still +smiling +, +the +French +officer +spread +out +his +hands +before +Gerásim +’ +s +nose +, +intimating +that +he +did +not +understand +him +either +, +and +moved +, +limping +, +to +the +door +at +which +Pierre +was +standing +. +Pierre +wished +to +go +away +and +conceal +himself +, +but +at +that +moment +he +saw +Makár +Alexéevich +appearing +at +the +open +kitchen +door +with +the +pistol +in +his +hand +. +With +a +madman +’ +s +cunning +, +Makár +Alexéevich +eyed +the +Frenchman +, +raised +his +pistol +, +and +took +aim +. +“ +Board +them +! +” +yelled +the +tipsy +man +, +trying +to +press +the +trigger +. +Hearing +the +yell +the +officer +turned +round +, +and +at +the +same +moment +Pierre +threw +himself +on +the +drunkard +. +Just +when +Pierre +snatched +at +and +struck +up +the +pistol +Makár +Alexéevich +at +last +got +his +fingers +on +the +trigger +, +there +was +a +deafening +report +, +and +all +were +enveloped +in +a +cloud +of +smoke +. +The +Frenchman +turned +pale +and +rushed +to +the +door +. +Forgetting +his +intention +of +concealing +his +knowledge +of +French +, +Pierre +, +snatching +away +the +pistol +and +throwing +it +down +, +ran +up +to +the +officer +and +addressed +him +in +French +. +“ +You +are +not +wounded +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +I +think +not +, +” +answered +the +Frenchman +, +feeling +himself +over +. +“ +But +I +have +had +a +lucky +escape +this +time +, +” +he +added +, +pointing +to +the +damaged +plaster +of +the +wall +. +“ +Who +is +that +man +? +” +said +he +, +looking +sternly +at +Pierre +. +“ +Oh +, +I +am +really +in +despair +at +what +has +occurred +, +” +said +Pierre +rapidly +, +quite +forgetting +the +part +he +had +intended +to +play +. +“ +He +is +an +unfortunate +madman +who +did +not +know +what +he +was +doing. +” +The +officer +went +up +to +Makár +Alexéevich +and +took +him +by +the +collar +. +Makár +Alexéevich +was +standing +with +parted +lips +, +swaying +, +as +if +about +to +fall +asleep +, +as +he +leaned +against +the +wall +. +“ +Brigand +! +You +shall +pay +for +this +, +” +said +the +Frenchman +, +letting +go +of +him +. +“ +We +French +are +merciful +after +victory +, +but +we +do +not +pardon +traitors +, +” +he +added +, +with +a +look +of +gloomy +dignity +and +a +fine +energetic +gesture +. +Pierre +continued +, +in +French +, +to +persuade +the +officer +not +to +hold +that +drunken +imbecile +to +account +. +The +Frenchman +listened +in +silence +with +the +same +gloomy +expression +, +but +suddenly +turned +to +Pierre +with +a +smile +. +For +a +few +seconds +he +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +His +handsome +face +assumed +a +melodramatically +gentle +expression +and +he +held +out +his +hand +. +“ +You +have +saved +my +life +. +You +are +French +, +” +said +he +. +For +a +Frenchman +that +deduction +was +indubitable +. +Only +a +Frenchman +could +perform +a +great +deed +, +and +to +save +his +life—the +life +of +M. +Ramballe +, +captain +of +the +13th +Light +Regiment—was +undoubtedly +a +very +great +deed +. +But +however +indubitable +that +conclusion +and +the +officer +’ +s +conviction +based +upon +it +, +Pierre +felt +it +necessary +to +disillusion +him +. +“ +I +am +Russian +, +” +he +said +quickly +. +“ +Tut +, +tut +, +tut +! +Tell +that +to +others +, +” +said +the +officer +, +waving +his +finger +before +his +nose +and +smiling +. +“ +You +shall +tell +me +all +about +that +presently +. +I +am +delighted +to +meet +a +compatriot +. +Well +, +and +what +are +we +to +do +with +this +man +? +” +he +added +, +addressing +himself +to +Pierre +as +to +a +brother +. +Even +if +Pierre +were +not +a +Frenchman +, +having +once +received +that +loftiest +of +human +appellations +he +could +not +renounce +it +, +said +the +officer +’ +s +look +and +tone +. +In +reply +to +his +last +question +Pierre +again +explained +who +Makár +Alexéevich +was +and +how +just +before +their +arrival +that +drunken +imbecile +had +seized +the +loaded +pistol +which +they +had +not +had +time +to +recover +from +him +, +and +begged +the +officer +to +let +the +deed +go +unpunished +. +The +Frenchman +expanded +his +chest +and +made +a +majestic +gesture +with +his +arm +. +“ +You +have +saved +my +life +! +You +are +French +. +You +ask +his +pardon +? +I +grant +it +you +. +Lead +that +man +away +! +” +said +he +quickly +and +energetically +, +and +taking +the +arm +of +Pierre +whom +he +had +promoted +to +be +a +Frenchman +for +saving +his +life +, +he +went +with +him +into +the +room +. +The +soldiers +in +the +yard +, +hearing +the +shot +, +came +into +the +passage +asking +what +had +happened +, +and +expressed +their +readiness +to +punish +the +culprits +, +but +the +officer +sternly +checked +them +. +“ +You +will +be +called +in +when +you +are +wanted +, +” +he +said +. +The +soldiers +went +out +again +, +and +the +orderly +, +who +had +meanwhile +had +time +to +visit +the +kitchen +, +came +up +to +his +officer +. +“ +Captain +, +there +is +soup +and +a +leg +of +mutton +in +the +kitchen +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Shall +I +serve +them +up +? +” +“ +Yes +, +and +some +wine +, +” +answered +the +captain +. +CHAPTER +XXIX +When +the +French +officer +went +into +the +room +with +Pierre +the +latter +again +thought +it +his +duty +to +assure +him +that +he +was +not +French +and +wished +to +go +away +, +but +the +officer +would +not +hear +of +it +. +He +was +so +very +polite +, +amiable +, +good-natured +, +and +genuinely +grateful +to +Pierre +for +saving +his +life +that +Pierre +had +not +the +heart +to +refuse +, +and +sat +down +with +him +in +the +parlor—the +first +room +they +entered +. +To +Pierre +’ +s +assurances +that +he +was +not +a +Frenchman +, +the +captain +, +evidently +not +understanding +how +anyone +could +decline +so +flattering +an +appellation +, +shrugged +his +shoulders +and +said +that +if +Pierre +absolutely +insisted +on +passing +for +a +Russian +let +it +be +so +, +but +for +all +that +he +would +be +forever +bound +to +Pierre +by +gratitude +for +saving +his +life +. +Had +this +man +been +endowed +with +the +slightest +capacity +for +perceiving +the +feelings +of +others +, +and +had +he +at +all +understood +what +Pierre +’ +s +feelings +were +, +the +latter +would +probably +have +left +him +, +but +the +man +’ +s +animated +obtuseness +to +everything +other +than +himself +disarmed +Pierre +. +“ +A +Frenchman +or +a +Russian +prince +incognito +, +” +said +the +officer +, +looking +at +Pierre +’ +s +fine +though +dirty +linen +and +at +the +ring +on +his +finger +. +“ +I +owe +my +life +to +you +and +offer +you +my +friendship +. +A +Frenchman +never +forgets +either +an +insult +or +a +service +. +I +offer +you +my +friendship +. +That +is +all +I +can +say. +” +There +was +so +much +good +nature +and +nobility +( +in +the +French +sense +of +the +word +) +in +the +officer +’ +s +voice +, +in +the +expression +of +his +face +and +in +his +gestures +, +that +Pierre +, +unconsciously +smiling +in +response +to +the +Frenchman +’ +s +smile +, +pressed +the +hand +held +out +to +him +. +“ +Captain +Ramballe +, +of +the +13th +Light +Regiment +, +Chevalier +of +the +Legion +of +Honor +for +the +affair +on +the +seventh +of +September +, +” +he +introduced +himself +, +a +self-satisfied +irrepressible +smile +puckering +his +lips +under +his +mustache +. +“ +Will +you +now +be +so +good +as +to +tell +me +with +whom +I +have +the +honor +of +conversing +so +pleasantly +, +instead +of +being +in +the +ambulance +with +that +maniac +’ +s +bullet +in +my +body +? +” +Pierre +replied +that +he +could +not +tell +him +his +name +and +, +blushing +, +began +to +try +to +invent +a +name +and +to +say +something +about +his +reason +for +concealing +it +, +but +the +Frenchman +hastily +interrupted +him +. +“ +Oh +, +please +! +” +said +he +. +“ +I +understand +your +reasons +. +You +are +an +officer +... +a +superior +officer +perhaps +. +You +have +borne +arms +against +us +. +That +’ +s +not +my +business +. +I +owe +you +my +life +. +That +is +enough +for +me +. +I +am +quite +at +your +service +. +You +belong +to +the +gentry +? +” +he +concluded +with +a +shade +of +inquiry +in +his +tone +. +Pierre +bent +his +head +. +“ +Your +baptismal +name +, +if +you +please +. +That +is +all +I +ask +. +Monsieur +Pierre +, +you +say +... +. +That +’ +s +all +I +want +to +know. +” +When +the +mutton +and +an +omelet +had +been +served +and +a +samovar +and +vodka +brought +, +with +some +wine +which +the +French +had +taken +from +a +Russian +cellar +and +brought +with +them +, +Ramballe +invited +Pierre +to +share +his +dinner +, +and +himself +began +to +eat +greedily +and +quickly +like +a +healthy +and +hungry +man +, +munching +his +food +rapidly +with +his +strong +teeth +, +continually +smacking +his +lips +, +and +repeating— +“ +Excellent +! +Delicious +! +” +His +face +grew +red +and +was +covered +with +perspiration +. +Pierre +was +hungry +and +shared +the +dinner +with +pleasure +. +Morel +, +the +orderly +, +brought +some +hot +water +in +a +saucepan +and +placed +a +bottle +of +claret +in +it +. +He +also +brought +a +bottle +of +kvass +, +taken +from +the +kitchen +for +them +to +try +. +That +beverage +was +already +known +to +the +French +and +had +been +given +a +special +name +. +They +called +it +limonade +de +cochon +( +pig +’ +s +lemonade +) +, +and +Morel +spoke +well +of +the +limonade +de +cochon +he +had +found +in +the +kitchen +. +But +as +the +captain +had +the +wine +they +had +taken +while +passing +through +Moscow +, +he +left +the +kvass +to +Morel +and +applied +himself +to +the +bottle +of +Bordeaux +. +He +wrapped +the +bottle +up +to +its +neck +in +a +table +napkin +and +poured +out +wine +for +himself +and +for +Pierre +. +The +satisfaction +of +his +hunger +and +the +wine +rendered +the +captain +still +more +lively +and +he +chatted +incessantly +all +through +dinner +. +“ +Yes +, +my +dear +Monsieur +Pierre +, +I +owe +you +a +fine +votive +candle +for +saving +me +from +that +maniac +... +. +You +see +, +I +have +bullets +enough +in +my +body +already +. +Here +is +one +I +got +at +Wagram +” +( +he +touched +his +side +) +“ +and +a +second +at +Smolénsk +” +—he +showed +a +scar +on +his +cheek— +“ +and +this +leg +which +as +you +see +does +not +want +to +march +, +I +got +that +on +the +seventh +at +the +great +battle +of +la +Moskowa +. +Sacré +Dieu +! +It +was +splendid +! +That +deluge +of +fire +was +worth +seeing +. +It +was +a +tough +job +you +set +us +there +, +my +word +! +You +may +be +proud +of +it +! +And +on +my +honor +, +in +spite +of +the +cough +I +caught +there +, +I +should +be +ready +to +begin +again +. +I +pity +those +who +did +not +see +it. +” +“ +I +was +there +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Bah +, +really +? +So +much +the +better +! +You +are +certainly +brave +foes +. +The +great +redoubt +held +out +well +, +by +my +pipe +! +” +continued +the +Frenchman +. +“ +And +you +made +us +pay +dear +for +it +. +I +was +at +it +three +times—sure +as +I +sit +here +. +Three +times +we +reached +the +guns +and +three +times +we +were +thrown +back +like +cardboard +figures +. +Oh +, +it +was +beautiful +, +Monsieur +Pierre +! +Your +grenadiers +were +splendid +, +by +heaven +! +I +saw +them +close +up +their +ranks +six +times +in +succession +and +march +as +if +on +parade +. +Fine +fellows +! +Our +King +of +Naples +, +who +knows +what +’ +s +what +, +cried +‘ +Bravo +! +’ +Ha +, +ha +! +So +you +are +one +of +us +soldiers +! +” +he +added +, +smiling +, +after +a +momentary +pause +. +“ +So +much +the +better +, +so +much +the +better +, +Monsieur +Pierre +! +Terrible +in +battle +... +gallant +... +with +the +fair +” +( +he +winked +and +smiled +) +, +“ +that +’ +s +what +the +French +are +, +Monsieur +Pierre +, +aren +’ +t +they +? +” +The +captain +was +so +naïvely +and +good-humoredly +gay +, +so +real +, +and +so +pleased +with +himself +that +Pierre +almost +winked +back +as +he +looked +merrily +at +him +. +Probably +the +word +“ +gallant +” +turned +the +captain +’ +s +thoughts +to +the +state +of +Moscow +. +“ +Apropos +, +tell +me +please +, +is +it +true +that +the +women +have +all +left +Moscow +? +What +a +queer +idea +! +What +had +they +to +be +afraid +of +? +” +“ +Would +not +the +French +ladies +leave +Paris +if +the +Russians +entered +it +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +” +The +Frenchman +emitted +a +merry +, +sanguine +chuckle +, +patting +Pierre +on +the +shoulder +. +“ +What +a +thing +to +say +! +” +he +exclaimed +. +“ +Paris +? +... +But +Paris +, +Paris +... +” +“ +Paris—the +capital +of +the +world +, +” +Pierre +finished +his +remark +for +him +. +The +captain +looked +at +Pierre +. +He +had +a +habit +of +stopping +short +in +the +middle +of +his +talk +and +gazing +intently +with +his +laughing +, +kindly +eyes +. +“ +Well +, +if +you +hadn +’ +t +told +me +you +were +Russian +, +I +should +have +wagered +that +you +were +Parisian +! +You +have +that +... +I +don +’ +t +know +what +, +that +... +” +and +having +uttered +this +compliment +, +he +again +gazed +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +I +have +been +in +Paris +. +I +spent +years +there +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +one +sees +that +plainly +. +Paris +! +... +A +man +who +doesn +’ +t +know +Paris +is +a +savage +. +You +can +tell +a +Parisian +two +leagues +off +. +Paris +is +Talma +, +la +Duchénois +, +Potier +, +the +Sorbonne +, +the +boulevards +, +” +and +noticing +that +his +conclusion +was +weaker +than +what +had +gone +before +, +he +added +quickly +: +“ +There +is +only +one +Paris +in +the +world +. +You +have +been +to +Paris +and +have +remained +Russian +. +Well +, +I +don +’ +t +esteem +you +the +less +for +it. +” +Under +the +influence +of +the +wine +he +had +drunk +, +and +after +the +days +he +had +spent +alone +with +his +depressing +thoughts +, +Pierre +involuntarily +enjoyed +talking +with +this +cheerful +and +good-natured +man +. +“ +To +return +to +your +ladies—I +hear +they +are +lovely +. +What +a +wretched +idea +to +go +and +bury +themselves +in +the +steppes +when +the +French +army +is +in +Moscow +. +What +a +chance +those +girls +have +missed +! +Your +peasants +, +now—that +’ +s +another +thing +; +but +you +civilized +people +, +you +ought +to +know +us +better +than +that +. +We +took +Vienna +, +Berlin +, +Madrid +, +Naples +, +Rome +, +Warsaw +, +all +the +world +’ +s +capitals +... +. +We +are +feared +, +but +we +are +loved +. +We +are +nice +to +know +. +And +then +the +Emperor +... +” +he +began +, +but +Pierre +interrupted +him +. +“ +The +Emperor +, +” +Pierre +repeated +, +and +his +face +suddenly +became +sad +and +embarrassed +, +“ +is +the +Emperor +... +? +” +“ +The +Emperor +? +He +is +generosity +, +mercy +, +justice +, +order +, +genius—that +’ +s +what +the +Emperor +is +! +It +is +I +, +Ramballe +, +who +tell +you +so +... +. +I +assure +you +I +was +his +enemy +eight +years +ago +. +My +father +was +an +emigrant +count +... +. +But +that +man +has +vanquished +me +. +He +has +taken +hold +of +me +. +I +could +not +resist +the +sight +of +the +grandeur +and +glory +with +which +he +has +covered +France +. +When +I +understood +what +he +wanted—when +I +saw +that +he +was +preparing +a +bed +of +laurels +for +us +, +you +know +, +I +said +to +myself +: +‘ +That +is +a +monarch +, +’ +and +I +devoted +myself +to +him +! +So +there +! +Oh +yes +, +mon +cher +, +he +is +the +greatest +man +of +the +ages +past +or +future. +” +“ +Is +he +in +Moscow +? +” +Pierre +stammered +with +a +guilty +look +. +The +Frenchman +looked +at +his +guilty +face +and +smiled +. +“ +No +, +he +will +make +his +entry +tomorrow +, +” +he +replied +, +and +continued +his +talk +. +Their +conversation +was +interrupted +by +the +cries +of +several +voices +at +the +gate +and +by +Morel +, +who +came +to +say +that +some +Württemberg +hussars +had +come +and +wanted +to +put +up +their +horses +in +the +yard +where +the +captain +’ +s +horses +were +. +This +difficulty +had +arisen +chiefly +because +the +hussars +did +not +understand +what +was +said +to +them +in +French +. +The +captain +had +their +senior +sergeant +called +in +, +and +in +a +stern +voice +asked +him +to +what +regiment +he +belonged +, +who +was +his +commanding +officer +, +and +by +what +right +he +allowed +himself +to +claim +quarters +that +were +already +occupied +. +The +German +who +knew +little +French +, +answered +the +two +first +questions +by +giving +the +names +of +his +regiment +and +of +his +commanding +officer +, +but +in +reply +to +the +third +question +which +he +did +not +understand +said +, +introducing +broken +French +into +his +own +German +, +that +he +was +the +quartermaster +of +the +regiment +and +his +commander +had +ordered +him +to +occupy +all +the +houses +one +after +another +. +Pierre +, +who +knew +German +, +translated +what +the +German +said +to +the +captain +and +gave +the +captain +’ +s +reply +to +the +Württemberg +hussar +in +German +. +When +he +had +understood +what +was +said +to +him +, +the +German +submitted +and +took +his +men +elsewhere +. +The +captain +went +out +into +the +porch +and +gave +some +orders +in +a +loud +voice +. +When +he +returned +to +the +room +Pierre +was +sitting +in +the +same +place +as +before +, +with +his +head +in +his +hands +. +His +face +expressed +suffering +. +He +really +was +suffering +at +that +moment +. +When +the +captain +went +out +and +he +was +left +alone +, +suddenly +he +came +to +himself +and +realized +the +position +he +was +in +. +It +was +not +that +Moscow +had +been +taken +or +that +the +happy +conquerors +were +masters +in +it +and +were +patronizing +him +. +Painful +as +that +was +it +was +not +that +which +tormented +Pierre +at +the +moment +. +He +was +tormented +by +the +consciousness +of +his +own +weakness +. +The +few +glasses +of +wine +he +had +drunk +and +the +conversation +with +this +good-natured +man +had +destroyed +the +mood +of +concentrated +gloom +in +which +he +had +spent +the +last +few +days +and +which +was +essential +for +the +execution +of +his +design +. +The +pistol +, +dagger +, +and +peasant +coat +were +ready +. +Napoleon +was +to +enter +the +town +next +day +. +Pierre +still +considered +that +it +would +be +a +useful +and +worthy +action +to +slay +the +evildoer +, +but +now +he +felt +that +he +would +not +do +it +. +He +did +not +know +why +, +but +he +felt +a +foreboding +that +he +would +not +carry +out +his +intention +. +He +struggled +against +the +confession +of +his +weakness +but +dimly +felt +that +he +could +not +overcome +it +and +that +his +former +gloomy +frame +of +mind +, +concerning +vengeance +, +killing +, +and +self-sacrifice +, +had +been +dispersed +like +dust +by +contact +with +the +first +man +he +met +. +The +captain +returned +to +the +room +, +limping +slightly +and +whistling +a +tune +. +The +Frenchman +’ +s +chatter +which +had +previously +amused +Pierre +now +repelled +him +. +The +tune +he +was +whistling +, +his +gait +, +and +the +gesture +with +which +he +twirled +his +mustache +, +all +now +seemed +offensive +. +“ +I +will +go +away +immediately +. +I +won +’ +t +say +another +word +to +him +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +He +thought +this +, +but +still +sat +in +the +same +place +. +A +strange +feeling +of +weakness +tied +him +to +the +spot +; +he +wished +to +get +up +and +go +away +, +but +could +not +do +so +. +The +captain +, +on +the +other +hand +, +seemed +very +cheerful +. +He +paced +up +and +down +the +room +twice +. +His +eyes +shone +and +his +mustache +twitched +as +if +he +were +smiling +to +himself +at +some +amusing +thought +. +“ +The +colonel +of +those +Württembergers +is +delightful +, +” +he +suddenly +said +. +“ +He +’ +s +a +German +, +but +a +nice +fellow +all +the +same +... +. +But +he +’ +s +a +German. +” +He +sat +down +facing +Pierre +. +“ +By +the +way +, +you +know +German +, +then +? +” +Pierre +looked +at +him +in +silence +. +“ +What +is +the +German +for +‘ +shelter +’ +? +” +“ +Shelter +? +” +Pierre +repeated +. +“ +The +German +for +shelter +is +Unterkunft. +” +“ +How +do +you +say +it +? +” +the +captain +asked +quickly +and +doubtfully +. +“ +Unterkunft +, +” +Pierre +repeated +. +“ +Onterkoff +, +” +said +the +captain +and +looked +at +Pierre +for +some +seconds +with +laughing +eyes +. +“ +These +Germans +are +first-rate +fools +, +don +’ +t +you +think +so +, +Monsieur +Pierre +? +” +he +concluded +. +“ +Well +, +let +’ +s +have +another +bottle +of +this +Moscow +Bordeaux +, +shall +we +? +Morel +will +warm +us +up +another +little +bottle +. +Morel +! +” +he +called +out +gaily +. +Morel +brought +candles +and +a +bottle +of +wine +. +The +captain +looked +at +Pierre +by +the +candlelight +and +was +evidently +struck +by +the +troubled +expression +on +his +companion +’ +s +face +. +Ramballe +, +with +genuine +distress +and +sympathy +in +his +face +, +went +up +to +Pierre +and +bent +over +him +. +“ +There +now +, +we +’ +re +sad +, +” +said +he +, +touching +Pierre +’ +s +hand +. +“ +Have +I +upset +you +? +No +, +really +, +have +you +anything +against +me +? +” +he +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Perhaps +it +’ +s +the +state +of +affairs +? +” +Pierre +did +not +answer +, +but +looked +cordially +into +the +Frenchman +’ +s +eyes +whose +expression +of +sympathy +was +pleasing +to +him +. +“ +Honestly +, +without +speaking +of +what +I +owe +you +, +I +feel +friendship +for +you +. +Can +I +do +anything +for +you +? +Dispose +of +me +. +It +is +for +life +and +death +. +I +say +it +with +my +hand +on +my +heart +! +” +said +he +, +striking +his +chest +. +“ +Thank +you +, +” +said +Pierre +. +The +captain +gazed +intently +at +him +as +he +had +done +when +he +learned +that +“ +shelter +” +was +Unterkunft +in +German +, +and +his +face +suddenly +brightened +. +“ +Well +, +in +that +case +, +I +drink +to +our +friendship +! +” +he +cried +gaily +, +filling +two +glasses +with +wine +. +Pierre +took +one +of +the +glasses +and +emptied +it +. +Ramballe +emptied +his +too +, +again +pressed +Pierre +’ +s +hand +, +and +leaned +his +elbows +on +the +table +in +a +pensive +attitude +. +“ +Yes +, +my +dear +friend +, +” +he +began +, +“ +such +is +fortune +’ +s +caprice +. +Who +would +have +said +that +I +should +be +a +soldier +and +a +captain +of +dragoons +in +the +service +of +Bonaparte +, +as +we +used +to +call +him +? +Yet +here +I +am +in +Moscow +with +him +. +I +must +tell +you +, +mon +cher +, +” +he +continued +in +the +sad +and +measured +tones +of +a +man +who +intends +to +tell +a +long +story +, +“ +that +our +name +is +one +of +the +most +ancient +in +France. +” +And +with +a +Frenchman +’ +s +easy +and +naïve +frankness +the +captain +told +Pierre +the +story +of +his +ancestors +, +his +childhood +, +youth +, +and +manhood +, +and +all +about +his +relations +and +his +financial +and +family +affairs +, +“ +ma +pauvre +mère +” +playing +of +course +an +important +part +in +the +story +. +“ +But +all +that +is +only +life +’ +s +setting +, +the +real +thing +is +love—love +! +Am +I +not +right +, +Monsieur +Pierre +? +” +said +he +, +growing +animated +. +“ +Another +glass +? +” +Pierre +again +emptied +his +glass +and +poured +himself +out +a +third +. +“ +Oh +, +women +, +women +! +” +and +the +captain +, +looking +with +glistening +eyes +at +Pierre +, +began +talking +of +love +and +of +his +love +affairs +. +There +were +very +many +of +these +, +as +one +could +easily +believe +, +looking +at +the +officer +’ +s +handsome +, +self-satisfied +face +, +and +noting +the +eager +enthusiasm +with +which +he +spoke +of +women +. +Though +all +Ramballe +’ +s +love +stories +had +the +sensual +character +which +Frenchmen +regard +as +the +special +charm +and +poetry +of +love +, +yet +he +told +his +story +with +such +sincere +conviction +that +he +alone +had +experienced +and +known +all +the +charm +of +love +and +he +described +women +so +alluringly +that +Pierre +listened +to +him +with +curiosity +. +It +was +plain +that +l +’ +amour +which +the +Frenchman +was +so +fond +of +was +not +that +low +and +simple +kind +that +Pierre +had +once +felt +for +his +wife +, +nor +was +it +the +romantic +love +stimulated +by +himself +that +he +experienced +for +Natásha +. +( +Ramballe +despised +both +these +kinds +of +love +equally +: +the +one +he +considered +the +“ +love +of +clodhoppers +” +and +the +other +the +“ +love +of +simpletons. +” +) 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+“ +shelter +” +is +called +Unterkunft +and +where +the +husbands +eat +sauerkraut +and +the +young +girls +are +“ +too +blonde. +” +Finally +, +the +latest +episode +in +Poland +still +fresh +in +the +captain +’ +s +memory +, +and +which +he +narrated +with +rapid +gestures +and +glowing +face +, +was +of +how +he +had +saved +the +life +of +a +Pole +( +in +general +, +the +saving +of +life +continually +occurred +in +the +captain +’ +s +stories +) +and +the +Pole +had +entrusted +to +him +his +enchanting +wife +( +parisienne +de +cœur +) +while +himself +entering +the +French +service +. +The +captain +was +happy +, +the +enchanting +Polish +lady +wished +to +elope +with +him +, +but +, +prompted +by +magnanimity +, +the +captain +restored +the +wife +to +the +husband +, +saying +as +he +did +so +: +“ +I +have +saved +your +life +, +and +I +save +your +honor +! +” +Having +repeated +these +words +the +captain +wiped +his +eyes +and +gave +himself +a +shake +, +as +if +driving +away 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+. +But +now +it +seemed +to +him +that +that +meeting +had +had +in +it +something +very +important +and +poetic +. +“ +Peter +Kirílovich +, +come +here +! +We +have +recognized +you +, +” +he +now +seemed +to +hear +the +words +she +had +uttered +and +to +see +before +him +her +eyes +, +her +smile +, +her +traveling +hood +, +and +a +stray +lock +of +her +hair +... +and +there +seemed +to +him +something +pathetic +and +touching +in +all +this +. +Having +finished +his +tale +about +the +enchanting +Polish +lady +, +the +captain +asked +Pierre +if +he +had +ever +experienced +a +similar +impulse +to +sacrifice +himself +for +love +and +a +feeling +of +envy +of +the +legitimate +husband +. +Challenged +by +this +question +Pierre +raised +his +head +and +felt +a +need +to +express +the +thoughts +that +filled +his +mind +. +He +began +to +explain +that +he +understood +love +for +a +woman +somewhat +differently +. +He +said +that +in +all +his +life +he +had +loved +and +still +loved +only +one +woman +, +and +that +she +could +never +be +his +. +“ +Tiens +! +” +said +the +captain +. +Pierre +then +explained +that +he +had +loved +this +woman +from +his +earliest +years +, +but +that +he +had +not +dared +to +think +of +her +because +she +was +too +young +, +and +because +he +had +been +an +illegitimate +son +without +a +name +. +Afterwards +when +he +had +received +a +name +and +wealth +he +dared +not +think +of +her +because +he +loved +her +too +well +, +placing +her +far +above +everything +in +the +world +, +and +especially +therefore +above +himself +. +When +he +had +reached +this +point +, +Pierre +asked +the +captain +whether +he +understood +that +. +The +captain +made +a +gesture +signifying +that +even +if +he +did +not +understand +it +he +begged +Pierre +to +continue +. +“ +Platónic +love +, +clouds +... +” +he +muttered +. +Whether +it +was +the +wine +he +had +drunk +, +or +an +impulse +of +frankness +, +or +the +thought +that +this +man +did +not +, +and +never +would +, +know +any +of +those +who +played +a +part +in +his +story +, +or +whether +it +was +all +these +things +together +, +something +loosened +Pierre +’ +s +tongue +. +Speaking +thickly +and +with +a +faraway +look +in +his +shining +eyes +, +he +told +the +whole +story +of +his +life +: +his +marriage +, +Natásha +’ +s +love +for +his +best +friend +, +her +betrayal +of +him +, +and +all +his +own +simple +relations +with +her +. +Urged +on +by +Ramballe +’ +s +questions +he +also +told +what +he +had +at +first +concealed—his +own +position +and +even +his +name +. +More +than +anything +else +in +Pierre +’ +s +story +the +captain +was +impressed +by +the +fact +that +Pierre +was +very +rich +, +had +two +mansions +in +Moscow +, +and +that +he +had +abandoned +everything +and +not +left +the +city +, +but +remained +there +concealing +his +name +and +station +. +When +it +was +late +at +night +they +went +out +together +into +the +street +. +The +night +was +warm +and +light +. +To +the +left +of +the +house +on +the +Pokróvka +a +fire +glowed—the +first +of +those +that +were +beginning +in +Moscow +. +To +the +right +and +high +up +in +the +sky +was +the +sickle +of +the +waning +moon +and +opposite +to +it +hung +that +bright +comet +which +was +connected +in +Pierre +’ +s +heart +with +his +love +. +At +the +gate +stood +Gerásim +, +the +cook +, +and +two +Frenchmen +. +Their +laughter +and +their +mutually +incomprehensible +remarks +in +two +languages +could +be +heard +. +They +were +looking +at +the +glow +seen +in +the +town +. +There +was +nothing +terrible +in +the +one +small +, +distant +fire +in +the +immense +city +. +Gazing +at +the +high +starry +sky +, +at +the +moon +, +at +the +comet +, +and +at +the +glow +from +the +fire +, +Pierre +experienced +a +joyful +emotion +. +“ +There +now +, +how +good +it +is +, +what +more +does +one +need +? +” +thought +he +. +And +suddenly +remembering +his +intention +he +grew +dizzy +and +felt +so +faint +that +he +leaned +against +the +fence +to +save +himself +from +falling +. +Without +taking +leave +of +his +new +friend +, +Pierre +left +the +gate +with +unsteady +steps +and +returning +to +his +room +lay +down +on +the +sofa +and +immediately +fell +asleep +. +CHAPTER +XXX +The +glow +of +the +first +fire +that +began +on +the +second +of +September +was +watched +from +the +various +roads +by +the +fugitive +Muscovites +and +by +the +retreating +troops +, +with +many +different +feelings +. +The +Rostóv +party +spent +the +night +at +Mytíshchi +, +fourteen +miles +from +Moscow +. +They +had +started +so +late +on +the +first +of +September +, +the +road +had +been +so +blocked +by +vehicles +and +troops +, +so +many +things +had +been +forgotten +for +which +servants +were +sent +back +, +that +they +had +decided +to +spend +that +night +at +a +place +three +miles +out +of +Moscow +. +The +next +morning +they +woke +late +and +were +again +delayed +so +often +that +they +only +got +as +far +as +Great +Mytíshchi +. +At +ten +o +’ +clock +that +evening +the +Rostóv +family +and +the +wounded +traveling +with +them +were +all +distributed +in +the +yards +and +huts +of +that +large +village +. +The +Rostóvs +’ +servants +and +coachmen +and +the +orderlies +of +the +wounded +officers +, +after +attending +to +their +masters +, +had +supper +, +fed +the +horses +, +and +came +out +into +the +porches +. +In +a +neighboring +hut +lay +Raévski +’ +s +adjutant +with +a +fractured +wrist +. +The +awful +pain +he +suffered +made +him +moan +incessantly +and +piteously +, +and +his +moaning +sounded +terrible +in +the +darkness +of +the +autumn +night +. +He +had +spent +the +first +night +in +the +same +yard +as +the +Rostóvs +. +The +countess +said +she +had +been +unable +to +close +her +eyes +on +account +of +his +moaning +, +and +at +Mytíshchi +she +moved +into +a +worse +hut +simply +to +be +farther +away +from +the +wounded +man +. +In +the +darkness +of +the +night +one +of +the +servants +noticed +, +above +the +high +body +of +a +coach +standing +before +the +porch +, +the +small +glow +of +another +fire +. +One +glow +had +long +been +visible +and +everybody +knew +that +it +was +Little +Mytíshchi +burning—set +on +fire +by +Mamónov +’ +s +Cossacks +. +“ +But +look +here +, +brothers +, +there +’ +s +another +fire +! +” +remarked +an +orderly +. +All +turned +their +attention +to +the +glow +. +“ +But +they +told +us +Little +Mytíshchi +had +been +set +on +fire +by +Mamónov +’ +s +Cossacks. +” +“ +But +that +’ +s +not +Mytíshchi +, +it +’ +s +farther +away. +” +“ +Look +, +it +must +be +in +Moscow +! +” +Two +of +the +gazers +went +round +to +the +other +side +of +the +coach +and +sat +down +on +its +steps +. +“ +It +’ +s +more +to +the +left +, +why +, +Little +Mytíshchi +is +over +there +, +and +this +is +right +on +the +other +side. +” +Several +men +joined +the +first +two +. +“ +See +how +it +’ +s +flaring +, +” +said +one +. +“ +That +’ +s +a +fire +in +Moscow +: +either +in +the +Sushchévski +or +the +Rogózhski +quarter. +” +No +one +replied +to +this +remark +and +for +some +time +they +all +gazed +silently +at +the +spreading +flames +of +the +second +fire +in +the +distance +. +Old +Daniel +Teréntich +, +the +count +’ +s +valet +( +as +he +was +called +) +, +came +up +to +the +group +and +shouted +at +Míshka +. +“ +What +are +you +staring +at +, +you +good-for-nothing +? +... +The +count +will +be +calling +and +there +’ +s +nobody +there +; +go +and +gather +the +clothes +together. +” +“ +I +only +ran +out +to +get +some +water +, +” +said +Míshka +. +“ +But +what +do +you +think +, +Daniel +Teréntich +? +Doesn +’ +t +it +look +as +if +that +glow +were +in +Moscow +? +” +remarked +one +of +the +footmen +. +Daniel +Teréntich +made +no +reply +, +and +again +for +a +long +time +they +were +all +silent +. +The +glow +spread +, +rising +and +falling +, +farther +and +farther +still +. +“ +God +have +mercy +... +. +It +’ +s +windy +and +dry +... +” +said +another +voice +. +“ +Just +look +! +See +what +it +’ +s +doing +now +. +O +Lord +! +You +can +even +see +the +crows +flying +. +Lord +have +mercy +on +us +sinners +! +” +“ +They +’ +ll +put +it +out +, +no +fear +! +” +“ +Who +’ +s +to +put +it +out +? +” +Daniel +Teréntich +, +who +had +hitherto +been +silent +, +was +heard +to +say +. +His +voice +was +calm +and +deliberate +. +“ +Moscow +it +is +, +brothers +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Mother +Moscow +, +the +white +... +” +his +voice +faltered +, +and +he +gave +way +to +an +old +man +’ +s +sob +. +And +it +was +as +if +they +had +all +only +waited +for +this +to +realize +the +significance +for +them +of +the +glow +they +were +watching +. +Sighs +were +heard +, +words +of +prayer +, +and +the +sobbing +of +the +count +’ +s +old +valet +. +CHAPTER +XXXI +The +valet +, +returning +to +the +cottage +, +informed +the +count +that +Moscow +was +burning +. +The +count +donned +his +dressing +gown +and +went +out +to +look +. +Sónya +and +Madame +Schoss +, +who +had +not +yet +undressed +, +went +out +with +him +. +Only +Natásha +and +the +countess +remained +in +the +room +. +Pétya +was +no +longer +with +the +family +, +he +had +gone +on +with +his +regiment +which +was +making +for +Tróitsa +. +The +countess +, +on +hearing +that +Moscow +was +on +fire +, +began +to +cry +. +Natásha +, +pale +, +with +a +fixed +look +, +was +sitting +on +the +bench +under +the +icons +just +where +she +had +sat +down +on +arriving +and +paid +no +attention +to +her +father +’ +s +words +. +She +was +listening +to +the +ceaseless +moaning +of +the +adjutant +, +three +houses +off +. +“ +Oh +, +how +terrible +, +” +said +Sónya +returning +from +the +yard +chilled +and +frightened +. +“ +I +believe +the +whole +of +Moscow +will +burn +, +there +’ +s +an +awful +glow +! +Natásha +, +do +look +! +You +can +see +it +from +the +window +, +” +she +said +to +her +cousin +, +evidently +wishing +to +distract +her +mind +. +But +Natásha +looked +at +her +as +if +not +understanding +what +was +said +to +her +and +again +fixed +her +eyes +on +the +corner +of +the +stove +. +She +had +been +in +this +condition +of +stupor +since +the +morning +, +when +Sónya +, +to +the +surprise +and +annoyance +of +the +countess +, +had +for +some +unaccountable +reason +found +it +necessary +to +tell +Natásha +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +wound +and +of +his +being +with +their +party +. +The +countess +had +seldom +been +so +angry +with +anyone +as +she +was +with +Sónya +. +Sónya +had +cried +and +begged +to +be +forgiven +and +now +, +as +if +trying +to +atone +for +her +fault +, +paid +unceasing +attention +to +her +cousin +. +“ +Look +, +Natásha +, +how +dreadfully +it +is +burning +! +” +said +she +. +“ +What +’ +s +burning +? +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +Moscow. +” +And +as +if +in +order +not +to +offend +Sónya +and +to +get +rid +of +her +, +she +turned +her +face +to +the +window +, +looked +out +in +such +a +way +that +it +was +evident +that +she +could +not +see +anything +, +and +again +settled +down +in +her +former +attitude +. +“ +But +you +didn +’ +t +see +it +! +” +“ +Yes +, +really +I +did +, +” +Natásha +replied +in +a +voice +that +pleaded +to +be +left +in +peace +. +Both +the +countess +and +Sónya +understood +that +, +naturally +, +neither +Moscow +nor +the +burning +of +Moscow +nor +anything +else +could +seem +of +importance +to +Natásha +. +The +count +returned +and +lay +down +behind +the +partition +. +The +countess +went +up +to +her +daughter +and +touched +her +head +with +the +back +of +her +hand +as +she +was +wont +to +do +when +Natásha +was +ill +, +then +touched +her +forehead +with +her +lips +as +if +to +feel +whether +she +was +feverish +, +and +finally +kissed +her +. +“ +You +are +cold +. +You +are +trembling +all +over +. +You +’ +d +better +lie +down +, +” +said +the +countess +. +“ +Lie +down +? +All +right +, +I +will +. +I +’ +ll +lie +down +at +once +, +” +said +Natásha +. +When +Natásha +had +been +told +that +morning +that +Prince +Andrew +was +seriously +wounded +and +was +traveling +with +their +party +, +she +had +at +first +asked +many +questions +: +Where +was +he +going +? +How +was +he +wounded +? +Was +it +serious +? +And +could +she +see +him +? +But +after +she +had +been +told +that +she +could +not +see +him +, +that +he +was +seriously +wounded +but +that +his +life +was +not +in +danger +, +she +ceased +to +ask +questions +or +to +speak +at +all +, +evidently +disbelieving +what +they +told +her +, +and +convinced +that +say +what +she +might +she +would +still +be +told +the +same +. +All +the +way +she +had +sat +motionless +in +a +corner +of +the +coach +with +wide +open +eyes +, +and +the +expression +in +them +which +the +countess +knew +so +well +and +feared +so +much +, +and +now +she +sat +in +the +same +way +on +the +bench +where +she +had +seated +herself +on +arriving +. +She +was +planning +something +and +either +deciding +or +had +already +decided +something +in +her +mind +. +The +countess +knew +this +, +but +what +it +might +be +she +did +not +know +, +and +this +alarmed +and +tormented +her +. +“ +Natásha +, +undress +, +darling +; +lie +down +on +my +bed. +” +A +bed +had +been +made +on +a +bedstead +for +the +countess +only +. +Madame +Schoss +and +the +two +girls +were +to +sleep +on +some +hay +on +the +floor +. +“ +No +, +Mamma +, +I +will +lie +down +here +on +the +floor +, +” +Natásha +replied +irritably +and +she +went +to +the +window +and +opened +it +. +Through +the +open +window +the +moans +of +the +adjutant +could +be +heard +more +distinctly +. +She +put +her +head +out +into +the +damp +night +air +, +and +the +countess +saw +her +slim +neck +shaking +with +sobs +and +throbbing +against +the +window +frame +. +Natásha +knew +it +was +not +Prince +Andrew +who +was +moaning +. +She +knew +Prince +Andrew +was +in +the +same +yard +as +themselves +and +in +a +part +of +the +hut +across +the +passage +; +but +this +dreadful +incessant +moaning +made +her +sob +. +The +countess +exchanged +a +look +with +Sónya +. +“ +Lie +down +, +darling +; +lie +down +, +my +pet +, +” +said +the +countess +, +softly +touching +Natásha +’ +s +shoulders +. +“ +Come +, +lie +down. +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +... +I +’ +ll +lie +down +at +once +, +” +said +Natásha +, +and +began +hurriedly +undressing +, +tugging +at +the +tapes +of +her +petticoat +. +When +she +had +thrown +off +her +dress +and +put +on +a +dressing +jacket +, +she +sat +down +with +her +foot +under +her +on +the +bed +that +had +been +made +up +on +the +floor +, +jerked +her +thin +and +rather +short +plait +of +hair +to +the +front +, +and +began +replaiting +it +. +Her +long +, +thin +, +practiced +fingers +rapidly +unplaited +, +replaited +, +and +tied +up +her +plait +. +Her +head +moved +from +side +to +side +from +habit +, +but +her +eyes +, +feverishly +wide +, +looked +fixedly +before +her +. +When +her +toilet +for +the +night +was +finished +she +sank +gently +onto +the +sheet +spread +over +the +hay +on +the +side +nearest +the +door +. +“ +Natásha +, +you +’ +d +better +lie +in +the +middle +, +” +said +Sónya +. +“ +I +’ +ll +stay +here +, +” +muttered +Natásha +. +“ +Do +lie +down +, +” +she +added +crossly +, +and +buried +her +face +in +the +pillow +. +The +countess +, +Madame +Schoss +, +and +Sónya +undressed +hastily +and +lay +down +. +The +small +lamp +in +front +of +the +icons +was +the +only +light +left +in +the +room +. +But +in +the +yard +there +was +a +light +from +the +fire +at +Little +Mytíshchi +a +mile +and +a +half +away +, +and +through +the +night +came +the +noise +of +people +shouting +at +a +tavern +Mamónov +’ +s +Cossacks +had +set +up +across +the +street +, +and +the +adjutant +’ +s +unceasing +moans +could +still +be +heard +. +For +a +long +time +Natásha +listened +attentively +to +the +sounds +that +reached +her +from +inside +and +outside +the +room +and +did +not +move +. +First +she +heard +her +mother +praying +and +sighing +and +the +creaking +of +her +bed +under +her +, +then +Madame +Schoss +’ +familiar +whistling +snore +and +Sónya +’ +s +gentle +breathing +. +Then +the +countess +called +to +Natásha +. +Natásha +did +not +answer +. +“ +I +think +she +’ +s +asleep +, +Mamma +, +” +said +Sónya +softly +. +After +a +short +silence +the +countess +spoke +again +but +this +time +no +one +replied +. +Soon +after +that +Natásha +heard +her +mother +’ +s +even +breathing +. +Natásha +did +not +move +, +though +her +little +bare +foot +, +thrust +out +from +under +the +quilt +, +was +growing +cold +on +the +bare +floor +. +As +if +to +celebrate +a +victory +over +everybody +, +a +cricket +chirped +in +a +crack +in +the +wall +. +A +cock +crowed +far +off +and +another +replied +near +by +. +The +shouting +in +the +tavern +had +died +down +; +only +the +moaning +of +the +adjutant +was +heard +. +Natásha +sat +up +. +“ +Sónya +, +are +you +asleep +? +Mamma +? +” +she +whispered +. +No +one +replied +. +Natásha +rose +slowly +and +carefully +, +crossed +herself +, +and +stepped +cautiously +on +the +cold +and +dirty +floor +with +her +slim +, +supple +, +bare +feet +. +The +boards +of +the +floor +creaked +. +Stepping +cautiously +from +one +foot +to +the +other +she +ran +like +a +kitten +the +few +steps +to +the +door +and +grasped +the +cold +door +handle +. +It +seemed +to +her +that +something +heavy +was +beating +rhythmically +against +all +the +walls +of +the +room +: +it +was +her +own +heart +, +sinking +with +alarm +and +terror +and +overflowing +with +love +. +She +opened +the +door +and +stepped +across +the +threshold +and +onto +the +cold +, +damp +earthen +floor +of +the +passage +. +The +cold +she +felt +refreshed +her +. +With +her +bare +feet +she +touched +a +sleeping +man +, +stepped +over +him +, +and +opened +the +door +into +the +part +of +the +hut +where +Prince +Andrew +lay +. +It +was +dark +in +there +. +In +the +farthest +corner +, +on +a +bench +beside +a +bed +on +which +something +was +lying +, +stood +a +tallow +candle +with +a +long +, +thick +, +and +smoldering +wick +. +From +the +moment +she +had +been +told +that +morning +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +wound +and +his +presence +there +, +Natásha +had +resolved +to +see +him +. +She +did +not +know +why +she +had +to +, +she +knew +the +meeting +would +be +painful +, +but +felt +the +more +convinced +that +it +was +necessary +. +All +day +she +had +lived +only +in +hope +of +seeing +him +that +night +. +But +now +that +the +moment +had +come +she +was +filled +with +dread +of +what +she +might +see +. +How +was +he +maimed +? +What +was +left +of +him +? +Was +he +like +that +incessant +moaning +of +the +adjutant +’ +s +? +Yes +, +he +was +altogether +like +that +. +In +her +imagination +he +was +that +terrible +moaning +personified +. +When +she +saw +an +indistinct +shape +in +the +corner +, +and +mistook +his +knees +raised +under +the +quilt +for +his +shoulders +, +she +imagined +a +horrible +body +there +, +and +stood +still +in +terror +. +But +an +irresistible +impulse +drew +her +forward +. +She +cautiously +took +one +step +and +then +another +, +and +found +herself +in +the +middle +of +a +small +room +containing +baggage +. +Another +man—Timókhin—was +lying +in +a +corner +on +the +benches +beneath +the +icons +, +and +two +others—the +doctor +and +a +valet—lay +on +the +floor +. +The +valet +sat +up +and +whispered +something +. +Timókhin +, +kept +awake +by +the +pain +in +his +wounded +leg +, +gazed +with +wide-open +eyes +at +this +strange +apparition +of +a +girl +in +a +white +chemise +, +dressing +jacket +, +and +nightcap +. +The +valet +’ +s +sleepy +, +frightened +exclamation +, +“ +What +do +you +want +? +What +’ +s +the +matter +? +” +made +Natásha +approach +more +swiftly +to +what +was +lying +in +the +corner +. +Horribly +unlike +a +man +as +that +body +looked +, +she +must +see +him +. +She +passed +the +valet +, +the +snuff +fell +from +the +candle +wick +, +and +she +saw +Prince +Andrew +clearly +with +his +arms +outside +the +quilt +, +and +such +as +she +had +always +seen +him +. +He +was +the +same +as +ever +, +but +the +feverish +color +of +his +face +, +his +glittering +eyes +rapturously +turned +toward +her +, +and +especially +his +neck +, +delicate +as +a +child +’ +s +, +revealed +by +the +turn-down +collar +of +his +shirt +, +gave +him +a +peculiarly +innocent +, +childlike +look +, +such +as +she +had +never +seen +on +him +before +. +She +went +up +to +him +and +with +a +swift +, +flexible +, +youthful +movement +dropped +on +her +knees +. +He +smiled +and +held +out +his +hand +to +her +. +CHAPTER +XXXII +Seven +days +had +passed +since +Prince +Andrew +found +himself +in +the +ambulance +station +on +the +field +of +Borodinó +. +His +feverish +state +and +the +inflammation +of +his +bowels +, +which +were +injured +, +were +in +the +doctor +’ +s +opinion +sure +to +carry +him +off +. +But +on +the +seventh +day +he +ate +with +pleasure +a +piece +of +bread +with +some +tea +, +and +the +doctor +noticed +that +his +temperature +was +lower +. +He +had +regained +consciousness +that +morning +. +The +first +night +after +they +left +Moscow +had +been +fairly +warm +and +he +had +remained +in +the +calèche +, +but +at +Mytíshchi +the +wounded +man +himself +asked +to +be +taken +out +and +given +some +tea +. +The +pain +caused +by +his +removal +into +the +hut +had +made +him +groan +aloud +and +again +lose +consciousness +. +When +he +had +been +placed +on +his +camp +bed +he +lay +for +a +long +time +motionless +with +closed +eyes +. +Then +he +opened +them +and +whispered +softly +: +“ +And +the +tea +? +” +His +remembering +such +a +small +detail +of +everyday +life +astonished +the +doctor +. +He +felt +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +pulse +, +and +to +his +surprise +and +dissatisfaction +found +it +had +improved +. +He +was +dissatisfied +because +he +knew +by +experience +that +if +his +patient +did +not +die +now +, +he +would +do +so +a +little +later +with +greater +suffering +. +Timókhin +, +the +red-nosed +major +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +regiment +, +had +joined +him +in +Moscow +and +was +being +taken +along +with +him +, +having +been +wounded +in +the +leg +at +the +battle +of +Borodinó +. +They +were +accompanied +by +a +doctor +, +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +valet +, +his +coachman +, +and +two +orderlies +. +They +gave +Prince +Andrew +some +tea +. +He +drank +it +eagerly +, +looking +with +feverish +eyes +at +the +door +in +front +of +him +as +if +trying +to +understand +and +remember +something +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +any +more +. +Is +Timókhin +here +? +” +he +asked +. +Timókhin +crept +along +the +bench +to +him +. +“ +I +am +here +, +your +excellency. +” +“ +How +’ +s +your +wound +? +” +“ +Mine +, +sir +? +All +right +. +But +how +about +you +? +” +Prince +Andrew +again +pondered +as +if +trying +to +remember +something +. +“ +Couldn +’ +t +one +get +a +book +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +What +book +? +” +“ +The +Gospels +. +I +haven +’ +t +one. +” +The +doctor +promised +to +procure +it +for +him +and +began +to +ask +how +he +was +feeling +. +Prince +Andrew +answered +all +his +questions +reluctantly +but +reasonably +, +and +then +said +he +wanted +a +bolster +placed +under +him +as +he +was +uncomfortable +and +in +great +pain +. +The +doctor +and +valet +lifted +the +cloak +with +which +he +was +covered +and +, +making +wry +faces +at +the +noisome +smell +of +mortifying +flesh +that +came +from +the +wound +, +began +examining +that +dreadful +place +. +The +doctor +was +very +much +displeased +about +something +and +made +a +change +in +the +dressings +, +turning +the +wounded +man +over +so +that +he +groaned +again +and +grew +unconscious +and +delirious +from +the +agony +. +He +kept +asking +them +to +get +him +the +book +and +put +it +under +him +. +“ +What +trouble +would +it +be +to +you +? +” +he +said +. +“ +I +have +not +got +one +. +Please +get +it +for +me +and +put +it +under +for +a +moment +, +” +he +pleaded +in +a +piteous +voice +. +The +doctor +went +into +the +passage +to +wash +his +hands +. +“ +You +fellows +have +no +conscience +, +” +said +he +to +the +valet +who +was +pouring +water +over +his +hands +. +“ +For +just +one +moment +I +didn +’ +t +look +after +you +... +It +’ +s +such +pain +, +you +know +, +that +I +wonder +how +he +can +bear +it. +” +“ +By +the +Lord +Jesus +Christ +, +I +thought +we +had +put +something +under +him +! +” +said +the +valet +. +The +first +time +Prince +Andrew +understood +where +he +was +and +what +was +the +matter +with +him +and +remembered +being +wounded +and +how +was +when +he +asked +to +be +carried +into +the +hut +after +his +calèche +had +stopped +at +Mytíshchi +. +After +growing +confused +from +pain +while +being +carried +into +the +hut +he +again +regained +consciousness +, +and +while +drinking +tea +once +more +recalled +all +that +had +happened +to +him +, +and +above +all +vividly +remembered +the +moment +at +the +ambulance +station +when +, +at +the +sight +of +the +sufferings +of +a +man +he +disliked +, +those +new +thoughts +had +come +to +him +which +promised +him +happiness +. +And +those +thoughts +, +though +now +vague +and +indefinite +, +again +possessed +his +soul +. +He +remembered +that +he +had +now +a +new +source +of +happiness +and +that +this +happiness +had +something +to +do +with +the +Gospels +. +That +was +why +he +asked +for +a +copy +of +them +. +The +uncomfortable +position +in +which +they +had +put +him +and +turned +him +over +again +confused +his +thoughts +, +and +when +he +came +to +himself +a +third +time +it +was +in +the +complete +stillness +of +the +night +. +Everybody +near +him +was +sleeping +. +A +cricket +chirped +from +across +the +passage +; +someone +was +shouting +and +singing +in +the +street +; +cockroaches +rustled +on +the +table +, +on +the +icons +, +and +on +the +walls +, +and +a +big +fly +flopped +at +the +head +of +the +bed +and +around +the +candle +beside +him +, +the +wick +of +which +was +charred +and +had +shaped +itself +like +a +mushroom +. +His +mind +was +not +in +a +normal +state +. +A +healthy +man +usually +thinks +of +, +feels +, +and +remembers +innumerable +things +simultaneously +, +but +has +the +power +and +will +to +select +one +sequence +of +thoughts +or +events +on +which +to +fix +his +whole +attention +. +A +healthy +man +can +tear +himself +away +from +the +deepest +reflections +to +say +a +civil +word +to +someone +who +comes +in +and +can +then +return +again +to +his +own +thoughts +. +But +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +mind +was +not +in +a +normal +state +in +that +respect +. +All +the +powers +of +his +mind +were +more +active +and +clearer +than +ever +, +but +they +acted +apart +from +his +will +. +Most +diverse +thoughts +and +images +occupied +him +simultaneously +. +At +times +his +brain +suddenly +began +to +work +with +a +vigor +, +clearness +, +and +depth +it +had +never +reached +when +he +was +in +health +, +but +suddenly +in +the +midst +of +its +work +it +would +turn +to +some +unexpected +idea +and +he +had +not +the +strength +to +turn +it +back +again +. +“ +Yes +, +a +new +happiness +was +revealed +to +me +of +which +man +can +not +be +deprived +, +” +he +thought +as +he +lay +in +the +semidarkness +of +the +quiet +hut +, +gazing +fixedly +before +him +with +feverish +wide +open +eyes +. +“ +A +happiness +lying +beyond +material +forces +, +outside +the +material +influences +that +act +on +man—a +happiness +of +the +soul +alone +, +the +happiness +of +loving +. +Every +man +can +understand +it +, +but +to +conceive +it +and +enjoin +it +was +possible +only +for +God +. +But +how +did +God +enjoin +that +law +? +And +why +was +the +Son +... +? +” +And +suddenly +the +sequence +of +these +thoughts +broke +off +, +and +Prince +Andrew +heard +( +without +knowing +whether +it +was +a +delusion +or +reality +) +a +soft +whispering +voice +incessantly +and +rhythmically +repeating +“ +piti-piti-piti +, +” +and +then +“ +titi +, +” +and +then +again +“ +piti-piti-piti +, +” +and +“ +ti-ti +” +once +more +. +At +the +same +time +he +felt +that +above +his +face +, +above +the +very +middle +of +it +, +some +strange +airy +structure +was +being +erected +out +of +slender +needles +or +splinters +, +to +the +sound +of +this +whispered +music +. +He +felt +that +he +had +to +balance +carefully +( +though +it +was +difficult +) +so +that +this +airy +structure +should +not +collapse +; +but +nevertheless +it +kept +collapsing +and +again +slowly +rising +to +the +sound +of +whispered +rhythmic +music— +“ +it +stretches +, +stretches +, +spreading +out +and +stretching +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +to +himself +. +While +listening +to +this +whispering +and +feeling +the +sensation +of +this +drawing +out +and +the +construction +of +this +edifice +of +needles +, +he +also +saw +by +glimpses +a +red +halo +round +the +candle +, +and +heard +the +rustle +of +the +cockroaches +and +the +buzzing +of +the +fly +that +flopped +against +his +pillow +and +his +face +. +Each +time +the +fly +touched +his +face +it +gave +him +a +burning +sensation +and +yet +to +his +surprise +it +did +not +destroy +the +structure +, +though +it +knocked +against +the +very +region +of +his +face +where +it +was +rising +. +But +besides +this +there +was +something +else +of +importance +. +It +was +something +white +by +the +door—the +statue +of +a +sphinx +, +which +also +oppressed +him +. +“ +But +perhaps +that +’ +s +my +shirt +on +the +table +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +and +that +’ +s +my +legs +, +and +that +is +the +door +, +but +why +is +it +always +stretching +and +drawing +itself +out +, +and +‘ +piti-piti-piti +’ +and +‘ +ti-ti +’ +and +‘ +piti-piti-piti +’ +... +? +That +’ +s +enough +, +please +leave +off +! +” +Prince +Andrew +painfully +entreated +someone +. +And +suddenly +thoughts +and +feelings +again +swam +to +the +surface +of +his +mind +with +peculiar +clearness +and +force +. +“ +Yes—love +, +” +he +thought +again +quite +clearly +. +“ +But +not +love +which +loves +for +something +, +for +some +quality +, +for +some +purpose +, +or +for +some +reason +, +but +the +love +which +I—while +dying—first +experienced +when +I +saw +my +enemy +and +yet +loved +him +. +I +experienced +that +feeling +of +love +which +is +the +very +essence +of +the +soul +and +does +not +require +an +object +. +Now +again +I +feel +that +bliss +. +To +love +one +’ +s +neighbors +, +to +love +one +’ +s +enemies +, +to +love +everything +, +to +love +God +in +all +His +manifestations +. +It +is +possible +to +love +someone +dear +to +you +with +human +love +, +but +an +enemy +can +only +be +loved +by +divine +love +. +That +is +why +I +experienced +such +joy +when +I +felt +that +I +loved +that +man +. +What +has +become +of +him +? +Is +he +alive +? +... +“ +When +loving +with +human +love +one +may +pass +from +love +to +hatred +, +but +divine +love +can +not +change +. +No +, +neither +death +nor +anything +else +can +destroy +it +. +It +is +the +very +essence +of +the +soul +. +Yet +how +many +people +have +I +hated +in +my +life +? +And +of +them +all +, +I +loved +and +hated +none +as +I +did +her. +” +And +he +vividly +pictured +to +himself +Natásha +, +not +as +he +had +done +in +the +past +with +nothing +but +her +charms +which +gave +him +delight +, +but +for +the +first +time +picturing +to +himself +her +soul +. +And +he +understood +her +feelings +, +her +sufferings +, +shame +, +and +remorse +. +He +now +understood +for +the +first +time +all +the +cruelty +of +his +rejection +of +her +, +the +cruelty +of +his +rupture +with +her +. +“ +If +only +it +were +possible +for +me +to +see +her +once +more +! +Just +once +, +looking +into +those +eyes +to +say +... +” +“ +Piti-piti-piti +and +ti-ti +and +piti-piti-piti +boom +! +” +flopped +the +fly +... +. +And +his +attention +was +suddenly +carried +into +another +world +, +a +world +of +reality +and +delirium +in +which +something +particular +was +happening +. +In +that +world +some +structure +was +still +being +erected +and +did +not +fall +, +something +was +still +stretching +out +, +and +the +candle +with +its +red +halo +was +still +burning +, +and +the +same +shirtlike +sphinx +lay +near +the +door +; +but +besides +all +this +something +creaked +, +there +was +a +whiff +of +fresh +air +, +and +a +new +white +sphinx +appeared +, +standing +at +the +door +. +And +that +sphinx +had +the +pale +face +and +shining +eyes +of +the +very +Natásha +of +whom +he +had +just +been +thinking +. +“ +Oh +, +how +oppressive +this +continual +delirium +is +, +” +thought +Prince +Andrew +, +trying +to +drive +that +face +from +his +imagination +. +But +the +face +remained +before +him +with +the +force +of +reality +and +drew +nearer +. +Prince +Andrew +wished +to +return +to +that +former +world +of +pure +thought +, +but +he +could +not +, +and +delirium +drew +him +back +into +its +domain +. +The +soft +whispering +voice +continued +its +rhythmic +murmur +, +something +oppressed +him +and +stretched +out +, +and +the +strange +face +was +before +him +. +Prince +Andrew +collected +all +his +strength +in +an +effort +to +recover +his +senses +, +he +moved +a +little +, +and +suddenly +there +was +a +ringing +in +his +ears +, +a +dimness +in +his +eyes +, +and +like +a +man +plunged +into +water +he +lost +consciousness +. +When +he +came +to +himself +, +Natásha +, +that +same +living +Natásha +whom +of +all +people +he +most +longed +to +love +with +this +new +pure +divine +love +that +had +been +revealed +to +him +, +was +kneeling +before +him +. +He +realized +that +it +was +the +real +living +Natásha +, +and +he +was +not +surprised +but +quietly +happy +. +Natásha +, +motionless +on +her +knees +( +she +was +unable +to +stir +) +, +with +frightened +eyes +riveted +on +him +, +was +restraining +her +sobs +. +Her +face +was +pale +and +rigid +. +Only +in +the +lower +part +of +it +something +quivered +. +Prince +Andrew +sighed +with +relief +, +smiled +, +and +held +out +his +hand +. +“ +You +? +” +he +said +. +“ +How +fortunate +! +” +With +a +rapid +but +careful +movement +Natásha +drew +nearer +to +him +on +her +knees +and +, +taking +his +hand +carefully +, +bent +her +face +over +it +and +began +kissing +it +, +just +touching +it +lightly +with +her +lips +. +“ +Forgive +me +! +” +she +whispered +, +raising +her +head +and +glancing +at +him +. +“ +Forgive +me +! +” +“ +I +love +you +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +. +“ +Forgive +... +! +” +“ +Forgive +what +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Forgive +me +for +what +I +ha-ve +do-ne +! +” +faltered +Natásha +in +a +scarcely +audible +, +broken +whisper +, +and +began +kissing +his +hand +more +rapidly +, +just +touching +it +with +her +lips +. +“ +I +love +you +more +, +better +than +before +, +” +said +Prince +Andrew +, +lifting +her +face +with +his +hand +so +as +to +look +into +her +eyes +. +Those +eyes +, +filled +with +happy +tears +, +gazed +at +him +timidly +, +compassionately +, +and +with +joyous +love +. +Natásha +’ +s +thin +pale +face +, +with +its +swollen +lips +, +was +more +than +plain—it +was +dreadful +. +But +Prince +Andrew +did +not +see +that +, +he +saw +her +shining +eyes +which +were +beautiful +. +They +heard +the +sound +of +voices +behind +them +. +Peter +the +valet +, +who +was +now +wide +awake +, +had +roused +the +doctor +. +Timókhin +, +who +had +not +slept +at +all +because +of +the +pain +in +his +leg +, +had +long +been +watching +all +that +was +going +on +, +carefully +covering +his +bare +body +with +the +sheet +as +he +huddled +up +on +his +bench +. +“ +What +’ +s +this +? +” +said +the +doctor +, +rising +from +his +bed +. +“ +Please +go +away +, +madam +! +” +At +that +moment +a +maid +sent +by +the +countess +, +who +had +noticed +her +daughter +’ +s +absence +, +knocked +at +the +door +. +Like +a +somnambulist +aroused +from +her +sleep +Natásha +went +out +of +the +room +and +, +returning +to +her +hut +, +fell +sobbing +on +her +bed +. +From +that +time +, +during +all +the +rest +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +journey +, +at +every +halting +place +and +wherever +they +spent +a +night +, +Natásha +never +left +the +wounded +Bolkónski +, +and +the +doctor +had +to +admit +that +he +had +not +expected +from +a +young +girl +either +such +firmness +or +such +skill +in +nursing +a +wounded +man +. +Dreadful +as +the +countess +imagined +it +would +be +should +Prince +Andrew +die +in +her +daughter +’ +s +arms +during +the +journey—as +, +judging +by +what +the +doctor +said +, +it +seemed +might +easily +happen—she +could +not +oppose +Natásha +. +Though +with +the +intimacy +now +established +between +the +wounded +man +and +Natásha +the +thought +occurred +that +should +he +recover +their +former +engagement +would +be +renewed +, +no +one—least +of +all +Natásha +and +Prince +Andrew—spoke +of +this +: +the +unsettled +question +of +life +and +death +, +which +hung +not +only +over +Bolkónski +but +over +all +Russia +, +shut +out +all +other +considerations +. +CHAPTER +XXXIII +On +the +third +of +September +Pierre +awoke +late +. +His +head +was +aching +, +the +clothes +in +which +he +had +slept +without +undressing +felt +uncomfortable +on +his +body +, +and +his +mind +had +a +dim +consciousness +of +something +shameful +he +had +done +the +day +before +. +That +something +shameful +was +his +yesterday +’ +s +conversation +with +Captain +Ramballe +. +It +was +eleven +by +the +clock +, +but +it +seemed +peculiarly +dark +out +of +doors +. +Pierre +rose +, +rubbed +his +eyes +, +and +seeing +the +pistol +with +an +engraved +stock +which +Gerásim +had +replaced +on +the +writing +table +, +he +remembered +where +he +was +and +what +lay +before +him +that +very +day +. +“ +Am +I +not +too +late +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +No +, +probably +he +won +’ +t +make +his +entry +into +Moscow +before +noon. +” +Pierre +did +not +allow +himself +to +reflect +on +what +lay +before +him +, +but +hastened +to +act +. +After +arranging +his +clothes +, +he +took +the +pistol +and +was +about +to +go +out +. +But +it +then +occurred +to +him +for +the +first +time +that +he +certainly +could +not +carry +the +weapon +in +his +hand +through +the +streets +. +It +was +difficult +to +hide +such +a +big +pistol +even +under +his +wide +coat +. +He +could +not +carry +it +unnoticed +in +his +belt +or +under +his +arm +. +Besides +, +it +had +been +discharged +, +and +he +had +not +had +time +to +reload +it +. +“ +No +matter +, +the +dagger +will +do +, +” +he +said +to +himself +, +though +when +planning +his +design +he +had +more +than +once +come +to +the +conclusion +that +the +chief +mistake +made +by +the +student +in +1809 +had +been +to +try +to +kill +Napoleon +with +a +dagger +. +But +as +his +chief +aim +consisted +not +in +carrying +out +his +design +, +but +in +proving +to +himself +that +he +would +not +abandon +his +intention +and +was +doing +all +he +could +to +achieve +it +, +Pierre +hastily +took +the +blunt +jagged +dagger +in +a +green +sheath +which +he +had +bought +at +the +Súkharev +market +with +the +pistol +, +and +hid +it +under +his +waistcoat +. +Having +tied +a +girdle +over +his +coat +and +pulled +his +cap +low +on +his +head +, +Pierre +went +down +the +corridor +, +trying +to +avoid +making +a +noise +or +meeting +the +captain +, +and +passed +out +into +the +street +. +The +conflagration +, +at +which +he +had +looked +with +so +much +indifference +the +evening +before +, +had +greatly +increased +during +the +night +. +Moscow +was +on +fire +in +several +places +. +The +buildings +in +Carriage +Row +, +across +the +river +, +in +the +Bazaar +and +the +Povarskóy +, +as +well +as +the +barges +on +the +Moskvá +River +and +the +timber +yards +by +the +Dorogomílov +Bridge +, +were +all +ablaze +. +Pierre +’ +s +way +led +through +side +streets +to +the +Povarskóy +and +from +there +to +the +church +of +St. +Nicholas +on +the +Arbát +, +where +he +had +long +before +decided +that +the +deed +should +be +done +. +The +gates +of +most +of +the +houses +were +locked +and +the +shutters +up +. +The +streets +and +lanes +were +deserted +. +The +air +was +full +of +smoke +and +the +smell +of +burning +. +Now +and +then +he +met +Russians +with +anxious +and +timid +faces +, +and +Frenchmen +with +an +air +not +of +the +city +but +of +the +camp +, +walking +in +the +middle +of +the +streets +. +Both +the +Russians +and +the +French +looked +at +Pierre +with +surprise +. +Besides +his +height +and +stoutness +, +and +the +strange +morose +look +of +suffering +in +his +face +and +whole +figure +, +the +Russians +stared +at +Pierre +because +they +could +not +make +out +to +what +class +he +could +belong +. +The +French +followed +him +with +astonishment +in +their +eyes +chiefly +because +Pierre +, +unlike +all +the +other +Russians +who +gazed +at +the +French +with +fear +and +curiosity +, +paid +no +attention +to +them +. +At +the +gate +of +one +house +three +Frenchmen +, +who +were +explaining +something +to +some +Russians +who +did +not +understand +them +, +stopped +Pierre +asking +if +he +did +not +know +French +. +Pierre +shook +his +head +and +went +on +. +In +another +side +street +a +sentinel +standing +beside +a +green +caisson +shouted +at +him +, +but +only +when +the +shout +was +threateningly +repeated +and +he +heard +the +click +of +the +man +’ +s +musket +as +he +raised +it +did +Pierre +understand +that +he +had +to +pass +on +the +other +side +of +the +street +. +He +heard +nothing +and +saw +nothing +of +what +went +on +around +him +. +He +carried +his +resolution +within +himself +in +terror +and +haste +, +like +something +dreadful +and +alien +to +him +, +for +, +after +the +previous +night +’ +s +experience +, +he +was +afraid +of +losing +it +. +But +he +was +not +destined +to +bring +his +mood +safely +to +his +destination +. +And +even +had +he +not +been +hindered +by +anything +on +the +way +, +his +intention +could +not +now +have +been +carried +out +, +for +Napoleon +had +passed +the +Arbát +more +than +four +hours +previously +on +his +way +from +the +Dorogomílov +suburb +to +the +Krémlin +, +and +was +now +sitting +in +a +very +gloomy +frame +of +mind +in +a +royal +study +in +the +Krémlin +, +giving +detailed +and +exact +orders +as +to +measures +to +be +taken +immediately +to +extinguish +the +fire +, +to +prevent +looting +, +and +to +reassure +the +inhabitants +. +But +Pierre +did +not +know +this +; +he +was +entirely +absorbed +in +what +lay +before +him +, +and +was +tortured—as +those +are +who +obstinately +undertake +a +task +that +is +impossible +for +them +not +because +of +its +difficulty +but +because +of +its +incompatibility +with +their +natures—by +the +fear +of +weakening +at +the +decisive +moment +and +so +losing +his +self-esteem +. +Though +he +heard +and +saw +nothing +around +him +he +found +his +way +by +instinct +and +did +not +go +wrong +in +the +side +streets +that +led +to +the +Povarskóy +. +As +Pierre +approached +that +street +the +smoke +became +denser +and +denser—he +even +felt +the +heat +of +the +fire +. +Occasionally +curly +tongues +of +flame +rose +from +under +the +roofs +of +the +houses +. +He +met +more +people +in +the +streets +and +they +were +more +excited +. +But +Pierre +, +though +he +felt +that +something +unusual +was +happening +around +him +, +did +not +realize +that +he +was +approaching +the +fire +. +As +he +was +going +along +a +footpath +across +a +wide-open +space +adjoining +the +Povarskóy +on +one +side +and +the +gardens +of +Prince +Gruzínski +’ +s +house +on +the +other +, +Pierre +suddenly +heard +the +desperate +weeping +of +a +woman +close +to +him +. +He +stopped +as +if +awakening +from +a +dream +and +lifted +his +head +. +By +the +side +of +the +path +, +on +the +dusty +dry +grass +, +all +sorts +of +household +goods +lay +in +a +heap +: +featherbeds +, +a +samovar +, +icons +, +and +trunks +. +On +the +ground +, +beside +the +trunks +, +sat +a +thin +woman +no +longer +young +, +with +long +, +prominent +upper +teeth +, +and +wearing +a +black +cloak +and +cap +. +This +woman +, +swaying +to +and +fro +and +muttering +something +, +was +choking +with +sobs +. +Two +girls +of +about +ten +and +twelve +, +dressed +in +dirty +short +frocks +and +cloaks +, +were +staring +at +their +mother +with +a +look +of +stupefaction +on +their +pale +frightened +faces +. +The +youngest +child +, +a +boy +of +about +seven +, +who +wore +an +overcoat +and +an +immense +cap +evidently +not +his +own +, +was +crying +in +his +old +nurse +’ +s +arms +. +A +dirty +, +barefooted +maid +was +sitting +on +a +trunk +, +and +, +having +undone +her +pale-colored +plait +, +was +pulling +it +straight +and +sniffing +at +her +singed +hair +. +The +woman +’ +s +husband +, +a +short +, +round-shouldered +man +in +the +undress +uniform +of +a +civilian +official +, +with +sausage-shaped +whiskers +and +showing +under +his +square-set +cap +the +hair +smoothly +brushed +forward +over +his +temples +, +with +expressionless +face +was +moving +the +trunks +, +which +were +placed +one +on +another +, +and +was +dragging +some +garments +from +under +them +. +As +soon +as +she +saw +Pierre +, +the +woman +almost +threw +herself +at +his +feet +. +“ +Dear +people +, +good +Christians +, +save +me +, +help +me +, +dear +friends +... +help +us +, +somebody +, +” +she +muttered +between +her +sobs +. +“ +My +girl +... +My +daughter +! +My +youngest +daughter +is +left +behind +. +She +’ +s +burned +! +Ooh +! +Was +it +for +this +I +nursed +you +... +. +Ooh +! +” +“ +Don +’ +t +, +Mary +Nikoláevna +! +” +said +her +husband +to +her +in +a +low +voice +, +evidently +only +to +justify +himself +before +the +stranger +. +“ +Sister +must +have +taken +her +, +or +else +where +can +she +be +? +” +he +added +. +“ +Monster +! +Villain +! +” +shouted +the +woman +angrily +, +suddenly +ceasing +to +weep +. +“ +You +have +no +heart +, +you +don +’ +t +feel +for +your +own +child +! +Another +man +would +have +rescued +her +from +the +fire +. +But +this +is +a +monster +and +neither +a +man +nor +a +father +! +You +, +honored +sir +, +are +a +noble +man +, +” +she +went +on +, +addressing +Pierre +rapidly +between +her +sobs +. +“ +The +fire +broke +out +alongside +, +and +blew +our +way +, +the +maid +called +out +‘ +Fire +! +’ +and +we +rushed +to +collect +our +things +. +We +ran +out +just +as +we +were +... +. +This +is +what +we +have +brought +away +... +. +The +icons +, +and +my +dowry +bed +, +all +the +rest +is +lost +. +We +seized +the +children +. +But +not +Katie +! +Ooh +! +O +Lord +! +... +” +and +again +she +began +to +sob +. +“ +My +child +, +my +dear +one +! +Burned +, +burned +! +” +“ +But +where +was +she +left +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +From +the +expression +of +his +animated +face +the +woman +saw +that +this +man +might +help +her +. +“ +Oh +, +dear +sir +! +” +she +cried +, +seizing +him +by +the +legs +. +“ +My +benefactor +, +set +my +heart +at +ease +... +. +Aníska +, +go +, +you +horrid +girl +, +show +him +the +way +! +” +she +cried +to +the +maid +, +angrily +opening +her +mouth +and +still +farther +exposing +her +long +teeth +. +“ +Show +me +the +way +, +show +me +, +I +... +I +’ +ll +do +it +, +” +gasped +Pierre +rapidly +. +The +dirty +maidservant +stepped +from +behind +the +trunk +, +put +up +her +plait +, +sighed +, +and +went +on +her +short +, +bare +feet +along +the +path +. +Pierre +felt +as +if +he +had +come +back +to +life +after +a +heavy +swoon +. +He +held +his +head +higher +, +his +eyes +shone +with +the +light +of +life +, +and +with +swift +steps +he +followed +the +maid +, +overtook +her +, +and +came +out +on +the +Povarskóy +. +The +whole +street +was +full +of +clouds +of +black +smoke +. +Tongues +of +flame +here +and +there +broke +through +that +cloud +. +A +great +number +of +people +crowded +in +front +of +the +conflagration +. +In +the +middle +of +the +street +stood +a +French +general +saying +something +to +those +around +him +. +Pierre +, +accompanied +by +the +maid +, +was +advancing +to +the +spot +where +the +general +stood +, +but +the +French +soldiers +stopped +him +. +“ +On +ne +passe +pas +! +” +* +cried +a +voice +. +* +“ +You +can +’ +t +pass +! +” +“ +This +way +, +uncle +, +” +cried +the +girl +. +“ +We +’ +ll +pass +through +the +side +street +, +by +the +Nikúlins +’ +! +” +Pierre +turned +back +, +giving +a +spring +now +and +then +to +keep +up +with +her +. +She +ran +across +the +street +, +turned +down +a +side +street +to +the +left +, +and +, +passing +three +houses +, +turned +into +a +yard +on +the +right +. +“ +It +’ +s +here +, +close +by +, +” +said +she +and +, +running +across +the +yard +, +opened +a +gate +in +a +wooden +fence +and +, +stopping +, +pointed +out +to +him +a +small +wooden +wing +of +the +house +, +which +was +burning +brightly +and +fiercely +. +One +of +its +sides +had +fallen +in +, +another +was +on +fire +, +and +bright +flames +issued +from +the +openings +of +the +windows +and +from +under +the +roof +. +As +Pierre +passed +through +the +fence +gate +, +he +was +enveloped +by +hot +air +and +involuntarily +stopped +. +“ +Which +is +it +? +Which +is +your +house +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Ooh +! +” +wailed +the +girl +, +pointing +to +the +wing +. +“ +That +’ +s +it +, +that +was +our +lodging +. +You +’ +ve +burned +to +death +, +our +treasure +, +Katie +, +my +precious +little +missy +! +Ooh +! +” +lamented +Aníska +, +who +at +the +sight +of +the +fire +felt +that +she +too +must +give +expression +to +her +feelings +. +Pierre +rushed +to +the +wing +, +but +the +heat +was +so +great +that +he +involuntarily +passed +round +in +a +curve +and +came +upon +the +large +house +that +was +as +yet +burning +only +at +one +end +, +just +below +the +roof +, +and +around +which +swarmed +a +crowd +of +Frenchmen +. +At +first +Pierre +did +not +realize +what +these +men +, +who +were +dragging +something +out +, +were +about +; +but +seeing +before +him +a +Frenchman +hitting +a +peasant +with +a +blunt +saber +and +trying +to +take +from +him +a +fox-fur +coat +, +he +vaguely +understood +that +looting +was +going +on +there +, +but +he +had +no +time +to +dwell +on +that +idea +. +The +sounds +of +crackling +and +the +din +of +falling +walls +and +ceilings +, +the +whistle +and +hiss +of +the +flames +, +the +excited +shouts +of +the +people +, +and +the +sight +of +the +swaying +smoke +, +now +gathering +into +thick +black +clouds +and +now +soaring +up +with +glittering +sparks +, +with +here +and +there +dense +sheaves +of +flame +( +now +red +and +now +like +golden +fish +scales +creeping +along +the +walls +) +, +and +the +heat +and +smoke +and +rapidity +of +motion +, +produced +on +Pierre +the +usual +animating +effects +of +a +conflagration +. +It +had +a +peculiarly +strong +effect +on +him +because +at +the +sight +of +the +fire +he +felt +himself +suddenly +freed +from +the +ideas +that +had +weighed +him +down +. +He +felt +young +, +bright +, +adroit +, +and +resolute +. +He +ran +round +to +the +other +side +of +the +lodge +and +was +about +to +dash +into +that +part +of +it +which +was +still +standing +, +when +just +above +his +head +he +heard +several +voices +shouting +and +then +a +cracking +sound +and +the +ring +of +something +heavy +falling +close +beside +him +. +Pierre +looked +up +and +saw +at +a +window +of +the +large +house +some +Frenchmen +who +had +just +thrown +out +the +drawer +of +a +chest +, +filled +with +metal +articles +. +Other +French +soldiers +standing +below +went +up +to +the +drawer +. +“ +What +does +this +fellow +want +? +” +shouted +one +of +them +referring +to +Pierre +. +“ +There +’ +s +a +child +in +that +house +. +Haven +’ +t +you +seen +a +child +? +” +cried +Pierre +. +“ +What +’ +s +he +talking +about +? +Get +along +! +” +said +several +voices +, +and +one +of +the +soldiers +, +evidently +afraid +that +Pierre +might +want +to +take +from +them +some +of +the +plate +and +bronzes +that +were +in +the +drawer +, +moved +threateningly +toward +him +. +“ +A +child +? +” +shouted +a +Frenchman +from +above +. +“ +I +did +hear +something +squealing +in +the +garden +. +Perhaps +it +’ +s +his +brat +that +the +fellow +is +looking +for +. +After +all +, +one +must +be +human +, +you +know +... +. +” +“ +Where +is +it +? +Where +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +There +! +There +! +” +shouted +the +Frenchman +at +the +window +, +pointing +to +the +garden +at +the +back +of +the +house +. +“ +Wait +a +bit—I +’ +m +coming +down. +” +And +a +minute +or +two +later +the +Frenchman +, +a +black-eyed +fellow +with +a +spot +on +his +cheek +, +in +shirt +sleeves +, +really +did +jump +out +of +a +window +on +the +ground +floor +, +and +clapping +Pierre +on +the +shoulder +ran +with +him +into +the +garden +. +“ +Hurry +up +, +you +others +! +” +he +called +out +to +his +comrades +. +“ +It +’ +s +getting +hot. +” +When +they +reached +a +gravel +path +behind +the +house +the +Frenchman +pulled +Pierre +by +the +arm +and +pointed +to +a +round +, +graveled +space +where +a +three-year-old +girl +in +a +pink +dress +was +lying +under +a +seat +. +“ +There +is +your +child +! +Oh +, +a +girl +, +so +much +the +better +! +” +said +the +Frenchman +. +“ +Good-by +, +Fatty +. +We +must +be +human +, +we +are +all +mortal +you +know +! +” +and +the +Frenchman +with +the +spot +on +his +cheek +ran +back +to +his +comrades +. +Breathless +with +joy +, +Pierre +ran +to +the +little +girl +and +was +going +to +take +her +in +his +arms +. +But +seeing +a +stranger +the +sickly +, +scrofulous-looking +child +, +unattractively +like +her +mother +, +began +to +yell +and +run +away +. +Pierre +, +however +, +seized +her +and +lifted +her +in +his +arms +. +She +screamed +desperately +and +angrily +and +tried +with +her +little +hands +to +pull +Pierre +’ +s +hands +away +and +to +bite +them +with +her +slobbering +mouth +. +Pierre +was +seized +by +a +sense +of +horror +and +repulsion +such +as +he +had +experienced +when +touching +some +nasty +little +animal +. +But +he +made +an +effort +not +to +throw +the +child +down +and +ran +with +her +to +the +large +house +. +It +was +now +, +however +, +impossible +to +get +back +the +way +he +had +come +; +the +maid +, +Aníska +, +was +no +longer +there +, +and +Pierre +with +a +feeling +of +pity +and +disgust +pressed +the +wet +, +painfully +sobbing +child +to +himself +as +tenderly +as +he +could +and +ran +with +her +through +the +garden +seeking +another +way +out +. +CHAPTER +XXXIV +Having +run +through +different +yards +and +side +streets +, +Pierre +got +back +with +his +little +burden +to +the +Gruzínski +garden +at +the +corner +of +the +Povarskóy +. +He +did +not +at +first +recognize +the +place +from +which +he +had +set +out +to +look +for +the +child +, +so +crowded +was +it +now +with +people +and +goods +that +had +been +dragged +out +of +the +houses +. +Besides +Russian +families +who +had +taken +refuge +here +from +the +fire +with +their +belongings +, +there +were +several +French +soldiers +in +a +variety +of +clothing +. +Pierre +took +no +notice +of +them +. +He +hurried +to +find +the +family +of +that +civil +servant +in +order +to +restore +the +daughter +to +her +mother +and +go +to +save +someone +else +. +Pierre +felt +that +he +had +still +much +to +do +and +to +do +quickly +. +Glowing +with +the +heat +and +from +running +, +he +felt +at +that +moment +more +strongly +than +ever +the +sense +of +youth +, +animation +, +and +determination +that +had +come +on +him +when +he +ran +to +save +the +child +. +She +had +now +become +quiet +and +, +clinging +with +her +little +hands +to +Pierre +’ +s +coat +, +sat +on +his +arm +gazing +about +her +like +some +little +wild +animal +. +He +glanced +at +her +occasionally +with +a +slight +smile +. +He +fancied +he +saw +something +pathetically +innocent +in +that +frightened +, +sickly +little +face +. +He +did +not +find +the +civil +servant +or +his +wife +where +he +had +left +them +. +He +walked +among +the +crowd +with +rapid +steps +, +scanning +the +various +faces +he +met +. +Involuntarily +he +noticed +a +Georgian +or +Armenian +family +consisting +of +a +very +handsome +old +man +of +Oriental +type +, +wearing +a +new +, +cloth-covered +, +sheepskin +coat +and +new +boots +, +an +old +woman +of +similar +type +, +and +a +young +woman +. +That +very +young +woman +seemed +to +Pierre +the +perfection +of +Oriental +beauty +, +with +her +sharply +outlined +, +arched +, +black +eyebrows +and +the +extraordinarily +soft +, +bright +color +of +her +long +, +beautiful +, +expressionless +face +. +Amid +the +scattered +property +and +the +crowd +on +the +open +space +, +she +, +in +her +rich +satin +cloak +with +a +bright +lilac +shawl +on +her +head +, +suggested +a +delicate +exotic +plant +thrown +out +onto +the +snow +. +She +was +sitting +on +some +bundles +a +little +behind +the +old +woman +, +and +looked +from +under +her +long +lashes +with +motionless +, +large +, +almond-shaped +eyes +at +the +ground +before +her +. +Evidently +she +was +aware +of +her +beauty +and +fearful +because +of +it +. +Her +face +struck +Pierre +and +, +hurrying +along +by +the +fence +, +he +turned +several +times +to +look +at +her +. +When +he +had +reached +the +fence +, +still +without +finding +those +he +sought +, +he +stopped +and +looked +about +him +. +With +the +child +in +his +arms +his +figure +was +now +more +conspicuous +than +before +, +and +a +group +of +Russians +, +both +men +and +women +, +gathered +about +him +. +“ +Have +you +lost +anyone +, +my +dear +fellow +? +You +’ +re +of +the +gentry +yourself +, +aren +’ +t +you +? +Whose +child +is +it +? +” +they +asked +him +. +Pierre +replied +that +the +child +belonged +to +a +woman +in +a +black +coat +who +had +been +sitting +there +with +her +other +children +, +and +he +asked +whether +anyone +knew +where +she +had +gone +. +“ +Why +, +that +must +be +the +Anférovs +, +” +said +an +old +deacon +, +addressing +a +pockmarked +peasant +woman +. +“ +Lord +have +mercy +, +Lord +have +mercy +! +” +he +added +in +his +customary +bass +. +“ +The +Anférovs +? +No +, +” +said +the +woman +. +“ +They +left +in +the +morning +. +That +must +be +either +Mary +Nikoláevna +’ +s +or +the +Ivánovs +’ +! +” +“ +He +says +‘ +a +woman +, +’ +and +Mary +Nikoláevna +is +a +lady +, +” +remarked +a +house +serf +. +“ +Do +you +know +her +? +She +’ +s +thin +, +with +long +teeth +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +That +’ +s +Mary +Nikoláevna +! +They +went +inside +the +garden +when +these +wolves +swooped +down +, +” +said +the +woman +, +pointing +to +the +French +soldiers +. +“ +O +Lord +, +have +mercy +! +” +added +the +deacon +. +“ +Go +over +that +way +, +they +’ +re +there +. +It +’ +s +she +! +She +kept +on +lamenting +and +crying +, +” +continued +the +woman +. +“ +It +’ +s +she +. +Here +, +this +way +! +” +But +Pierre +was +not +listening +to +the +woman +. +He +had +for +some +seconds +been +intently +watching +what +was +going +on +a +few +steps +away +. +He +was +looking +at +the +Armenian +family +and +at +two +French +soldiers +who +had +gone +up +to +them +. +One +of +these +, +a +nimble +little +man +, +was +wearing +a +blue +coat +tied +round +the +waist +with +a +rope +. +He +had +a +nightcap +on +his +head +and +his +feet +were +bare +. +The +other +, +whose +appearance +particularly +struck +Pierre +, +was +a +long +, +lank +, +round-shouldered +, +fair-haired +man +, +slow +in +his +movements +and +with +an +idiotic +expression +of +face +. +He +wore +a +woman +’ +s +loose +gown +of +frieze +, +blue +trousers +, +and +large +torn +Hessian +boots +. +The +little +barefooted +Frenchman +in +the +blue +coat +went +up +to +the +Armenians +and +, +saying +something +, +immediately +seized +the +old +man +by +his +legs +and +the +old +man +at +once +began +pulling +off +his +boots +. +The +other +in +the +frieze +gown +stopped +in +front +of +the +beautiful +Armenian +girl +and +with +his +hands +in +his +pockets +stood +staring +at +her +, +motionless +and +silent +. +“ +Here +, +take +the +child +! +” +said +Pierre +peremptorily +and +hurriedly +to +the +woman +, +handing +the +little +girl +to +her +. +“ +Give +her +back +to +them +, +give +her +back +! +” +he +almost +shouted +, +putting +the +child +, +who +began +screaming +, +on +the +ground +, +and +again +looking +at +the +Frenchman +and +the +Armenian +family +. +The +old +man +was +already +sitting +barefoot +. +The +little +Frenchman +had +secured +his +second +boot +and +was +slapping +one +boot +against +the +other +. +The +old +man +was +saying +something +in +a +voice +broken +by +sobs +, +but +Pierre +caught +but +a +glimpse +of +this +, +his +whole +attention +was +directed +to +the +Frenchman +in +the +frieze +gown +who +meanwhile +, +swaying +slowly +from +side +to +side +, +had +drawn +nearer +to +the +young +woman +and +taking +his +hands +from +his +pockets +had +seized +her +by +the +neck +. +The +beautiful +Armenian +still +sat +motionless +and +in +the +same +attitude +, +with +her +long +lashes +drooping +as +if +she +did +not +see +or +feel +what +the +soldier +was +doing +to +her +. +While +Pierre +was +running +the +few +steps +that +separated +him +from +the +Frenchman +, +the +tall +marauder +in +the +frieze +gown +was +already +tearing +from +her +neck +the +necklace +the +young +Armenian +was +wearing +, +and +the +young +woman +, +clutching +at +her +neck +, +screamed +piercingly +. +“ +Let +that +woman +alone +! +” +exclaimed +Pierre +hoarsely +in +a +furious +voice +, +seizing +the +soldier +by +his +round +shoulders +and +throwing +him +aside +. +The +soldier +fell +, +got +up +, +and +ran +away +. +But +his +comrade +, +throwing +down +the +boots +and +drawing +his +sword +, +moved +threateningly +toward +Pierre +. +“ +Voyons +, +pas +de +bêtises +! +” +* +he +cried +. +* +“ +Look +here +, +no +nonsense +! +” +Pierre +was +in +such +a +transport +of +rage +that +he +remembered +nothing +and +his +strength +increased +tenfold +. +He +rushed +at +the +barefooted +Frenchman +and +, +before +the +latter +had +time +to +draw +his +sword +, +knocked +him +off +his +feet +and +hammered +him +with +his +fists +. +Shouts +of +approval +were +heard +from +the +crowd +around +, +and +at +the +same +moment +a +mounted +patrol +of +French +Uhlans +appeared +from +round +the +corner +. +The +Uhlans +came +up +at +a +trot +to +Pierre +and +the +Frenchman +and +surrounded +them +. +Pierre +remembered +nothing +of +what +happened +after +that +. +He +only +remembered +beating +someone +and +being +beaten +and +finally +feeling +that +his +hands +were +bound +and +that +a +crowd +of +French +soldiers +stood +around +him +and +were +searching +him +. +“ +Lieutenant +, +he +has +a +dagger +, +” +were +the +first +words +Pierre +understood +. +“ +Ah +, +a +weapon +? +” +said +the +officer +and +turned +to +the +barefooted +soldier +who +had +been +arrested +with +Pierre +. +“ +All +right +, +you +can +tell +all +about +it +at +the +court-martial. +” +Then +he +turned +to +Pierre +. +“ +Do +you +speak +French +? +” +Pierre +looked +around +him +with +bloodshot +eyes +and +did +not +reply +. +His +face +probably +looked +very +terrible +, +for +the +officer +said +something +in +a +whisper +and +four +more +Uhlans +left +the +ranks +and +placed +themselves +on +both +sides +of +Pierre +. +“ +Do +you +speak +French +? +” +the +officer +asked +again +, +keeping +at +a +distance +from +Pierre +. +“ +Call +the +interpreter. +” +A +little +man +in +Russian +civilian +clothes +rode +out +from +the +ranks +, +and +by +his +clothes +and +manner +of +speaking +Pierre +at +once +knew +him +to +be +a +French +salesman +from +one +of +the +Moscow +shops +. +“ +He +does +not +look +like +a +common +man +, +” +said +the +interpreter +, +after +a +searching +look +at +Pierre +. +“ +Ah +, +he +looks +very +much +like +an +incendiary +, +” +remarked +the +officer +. +“ +And +ask +him +who +he +is +, +” +he +added +. +“ +Who +are +you +? +” +asked +the +interpreter +in +poor +Russian +. +“ +You +must +answer +the +chief. +” +“ +I +will +not +tell +you +who +I +am +. +I +am +your +prisoner—take +me +! +” +Pierre +suddenly +replied +in +French +. +“ +Ah +, +ah +! +” +muttered +the +officer +with +a +frown +. +“ +Well +then +, +march +! +” +A +crowd +had +collected +round +the +Uhlans +. +Nearest +to +Pierre +stood +the +pockmarked +peasant +woman +with +the +little +girl +, +and +when +the +patrol +started +she +moved +forward +. +“ +Where +are +they +taking +you +to +, +you +poor +dear +? +” +said +she +. +“ +And +the +little +girl +, +the +little +girl +, +what +am +I +to +do +with +her +if +she +’ +s +not +theirs +? +” +said +the +woman +. +“ +What +does +that +woman +want +? +” +asked +the +officer +. +Pierre +was +as +if +intoxicated +. +His +elation +increased +at +the +sight +of +the +little +girl +he +had +saved +. +“ +What +does +she +want +? +” +he +murmured +. +“ +She +is +bringing +me +my +daughter +whom +I +have +just +saved +from +the +flames +, +” +said +he +. +“ +Good-by +! +” +And +without +knowing +how +this +aimless +lie +had +escaped +him +, +he +went +along +with +resolute +and +triumphant +steps +between +the +French +soldiers +. +The +French +patrol +was +one +of +those +sent +out +through +the +various +streets +of +Moscow +by +Durosnel +’ +s +order +to +put +a +stop +to +the +pillage +, +and +especially +to +catch +the +incendiaries +who +, +according +to +the +general +opinion +which +had +that +day +originated +among +the +higher +French +officers +, +were +the +cause +of +the +conflagrations +. +After +marching +through +a +number +of +streets +the +patrol +arrested +five +more +Russian +suspects +: +a +small +shopkeeper +, +two +seminary +students +, +a +peasant +, +and +a +house +serf +, +besides +several +looters +. +But +of +all +these +various +suspected +characters +, +Pierre +was +considered +to +be +the +most +suspicious +of +all +. +When +they +had +all +been +brought +for +the +night +to +a +large +house +on +the +Zúbov +Rampart +that +was +being +used +as +a +guardhouse +, +Pierre +was +placed +apart +under +strict +guard +. +BOOK +TWELVE +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +In +Petersburg +at +that +time +a +complicated +struggle +was +being +carried +on +with +greater +heat +than +ever +in +the +highest +circles +, +between +the +parties +of +Rumyántsev +, +the +French +, +Márya +Fëdorovna +, +the +Tsarévich +, +and +others +, +drowned +as +usual +by +the +buzzing +of +the +court +drones +. +But +the +calm +, +luxurious +life +of +Petersburg +, +concerned +only +about +phantoms +and +reflections +of +real +life +, +went +on +in +its +old +way +and +made +it +hard +, +except +by +a +great +effort +, +to +realize +the +danger +and +the +difficult +position +of +the +Russian +people +. +There +were +the +same +receptions +and +balls +, +the +same +French +theater +, +the +same +court +interests +and +service +interests +and +intrigues +as +usual +. +Only +in +the +very +highest +circles +were +attempts +made +to +keep +in +mind +the +difficulties +of +the +actual +position +. +Stories +were +whispered +of +how +differently +the +two +Empresses +behaved +in +these +difficult +circumstances +. +The +Empress +Márya +, +concerned +for +the +welfare +of +the +charitable +and +educational +institutions +under +her +patronage +, +had +given +directions +that +they +should +all +be +removed +to +Kazán +, +and +the +things +belonging +to +these +institutions +had +already +been +packed +up +. +The +Empress +Elisabeth +, +however +, +when +asked +what +instructions +she +would +be +pleased +to +give—with +her +characteristic +Russian +patriotism +had +replied +that +she +could +give +no +directions +about +state +institutions +for +that +was +the +affair +of +the +sovereign +, +but +as +far +as +she +personally +was +concerned +she +would +be +the +last +to +quit +Petersburg +. +At +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +on +the +twenty-sixth +of +August +, +the +very +day +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +there +was +a +soiree +, +the +chief +feature +of +which +was +to +be +the +reading +of +a +letter +from +His +Lordship +the +Bishop +when +sending +the +Emperor +an +icon +of +the +Venerable +Sergius +. +It +was +regarded +as +a +model +of +ecclesiastical +, +patriotic +eloquence +. +Prince +Vasíli +himself +, +famed +for +his +elocution +, +was +to +read +it +. +( +He +used +to +read +at +the +Empress +’ +. +) +The +art +of +his +reading +was +supposed +to +lie +in +rolling +out +the +words +, +quite +independently +of +their +meaning +, +in +a +loud +and +singsong +voice +alternating +between +a +despairing +wail +and +a +tender +murmur +, +so +that +the +wail +fell +quite +at +random +on +one +word +and +the +murmur +on +another +. +This +reading +, +as +was +always +the +case +at +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +soirees +, +had +a +political +significance +. +That +evening +she +expected +several +important +personages +who +had +to +be +made +ashamed +of +their +visits +to +the +French +theater +and +aroused +to +a +patriotic +temper +. +A +good +many +people +had +already +arrived +, +but +Anna +Pávlovna +, +not +yet +seeing +all +those +whom +she +wanted +in +her +drawing +room +, +did +not +let +the +reading +begin +but +wound +up +the +springs +of +a +general +conversation +. +The +news +of +the +day +in +Petersburg +was +the +illness +of +Countess +Bezúkhova +. +She +had +fallen +ill +unexpectedly +a +few +days +previously +, +had +missed +several +gatherings +of +which +she +was +usually +the +ornament +, +and +was +said +to +be +receiving +no +one +, +and +instead +of +the +celebrated +Petersburg +doctors +who +usually +attended +her +had +entrusted +herself +to +some +Italian +doctor +who +was +treating +her +in +some +new +and +unusual +way +. +They +all +knew +very +well +that +the +enchanting +countess +’ +illness +arose +from +an +inconvenience +resulting +from +marrying +two +husbands +at +the +same +time +, +and +that +the +Italian +’ +s +cure +consisted +in +removing +such +inconvenience +; +but +in +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +presence +no +one +dared +to +think +of +this +or +even +appear +to +know +it +. +“ +They +say +the +poor +countess +is +very +ill +. +The +doctor +says +it +is +angina +pectoris. +” +“ +Angina +? +Oh +, +that +’ +s +a +terrible +illness +! +” +“ +They +say +that +the +rivals +are +reconciled +, +thanks +to +the +angina +... +” +and +the +word +angina +was +repeated +with +great +satisfaction +. +“ +The +count +is +pathetic +, +they +say +. +He +cried +like +a +child +when +the +doctor +told +him +the +case +was +dangerous. +” +“ +Oh +, +it +would +be +a +terrible +loss +, +she +is +an +enchanting +woman. +” +“ +You +are +speaking +of +the +poor +countess +? +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +coming +up +just +then +. +“ +I +sent +to +ask +for +news +, +and +hear +that +she +is +a +little +better +. +Oh +, +she +is +certainly +the +most +charming +woman +in +the +world +, +” +she +went +on +, +with +a +smile +at +her +own +enthusiasm +. +“ +We +belong +to +different +camps +, +but +that +does +not +prevent +my +esteeming +her +as +she +deserves +. +She +is +very +unfortunate +! +” +added +Anna +Pávlovna +. +Supposing +that +by +these +words +Anna +Pávlovna +was +somewhat +lifting +the +veil +from +the +secret +of +the +countess +’ +malady +, +an +unwary +young +man +ventured +to +express +surprise +that +well-known +doctors +had +not +been +called +in +and +that +the +countess +was +being +attended +by +a +charlatan +who +might +employ +dangerous +remedies +. +“ +Your +information +may +be +better +than +mine +, +” +Anna +Pávlovna +suddenly +and +venomously +retorted +on +the +inexperienced +young +man +, +“ +but +I +know +on +good +authority +that +this +doctor +is +a +very +learned +and +able +man +. +He +is +private +physician +to +the +Queen +of +Spain. +” +And +having +thus +demolished +the +young +man +, +Anna +Pávlovna +turned +to +another +group +where +Bilíbin +was +talking +about +the +Austrians +: +having +wrinkled +up +his +face +he +was +evidently +preparing +to +smooth +it +out +again +and +utter +one +of +his +mots +. +“ +I +think +it +is +delightful +, +” +he +said +, +referring +to +a +diplomatic +note +that +had +been +sent +to +Vienna +with +some +Austrian +banners +captured +from +the +French +by +Wittgenstein +, +“ +the +hero +of +Petropol +” +as +he +was +then +called +in +Petersburg +. +“ +What +? +What +’ +s +that +? +” +asked +Anna +Pávlovna +, +securing +silence +for +the +mot +, +which +she +had +heard +before +. +And +Bilíbin +repeated +the +actual +words +of +the +diplomatic +dispatch +, +which +he +had +himself +composed +. +“ +The +Emperor +returns +these +Austrian +banners +, +” +said +Bilíbin +, +“ +friendly +banners +gone +astray +and +found +on +a +wrong +path +, +” +and +his +brow +became +smooth +again +. +“ +Charming +, +charming +! +” +observed +Prince +Vasíli +. +“ +The +path +to +Warsaw +, +perhaps +, +” +Prince +Hippolyte +remarked +loudly +and +unexpectedly +. +Everybody +looked +at +him +, +understanding +what +he +meant +. +Prince +Hippolyte +himself +glanced +around +with +amused +surprise +. +He +knew +no +more +than +the +others +what +his +words +meant +. +During +his +diplomatic +career +he +had +more +than +once +noticed +that +such +utterances +were +received +as +very +witty +, +and +at +every +opportunity +he +uttered +in +that +way +the +first +words +that +entered +his +head +. +“ +It +may +turn +out +very +well +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +but +if +not +, +they +’ +ll +know +how +to +arrange +matters. +” +And +really +, +during +the +awkward +silence +that +ensued +, +that +insufficiently +patriotic +person +entered +whom +Anna +Pávlovna +had +been +waiting +for +and +wished +to +convert +, +and +she +, +smiling +and +shaking +a +finger +at +Hippolyte +, +invited +Prince +Vasíli +to +the +table +and +bringing +him +two +candles +and +the +manuscript +begged +him +to +begin +. +Everyone +became +silent +. +“ +Most +Gracious +Sovereign +and +Emperor +! +” +Prince +Vasíli +sternly +declaimed +, +looking +round +at +his +audience +as +if +to +inquire +whether +anyone +had +anything +to +say +to +the +contrary +. +But +no +one +said +anything +. +“ +Moscow +, +our +ancient +capital +, +the +New +Jerusalem +, +receives +her +Christ +” +—he +placed +a +sudden +emphasis +on +the +word +her— +“ +as +a +mother +receives +her +zealous +sons +into +her +arms +, +and +through +the +gathering +mists +, +foreseeing +the +brilliant +glory +of +thy +rule +, +sings +in +exultation +, +‘ +Hosanna +, +blessed +is +he +that +cometh +! +’ +” +Prince +Vasíli +pronounced +these +last +words +in +a +tearful +voice +. +Bilíbin +attentively +examined +his +nails +, +and +many +of +those +present +appeared +intimidated +, +as +if +asking +in +what +they +were +to +blame +. +Anna +Pávlovna +whispered +the +next +words +in +advance +, +like +an +old +woman +muttering +the +prayer +at +Communion +: +“ +Let +the +bold +and +insolent +Goliath +... +” +she +whispered +. +Prince +Vasíli +continued +. +“ +Let +the +bold +and +insolent +Goliath +from +the +borders +of +France +encompass +the +realms +of +Russia +with +death-bearing +terrors +; +humble +Faith +, +the +sling +of +the +Russian +David +, +shall +suddenly +smite +his +head +in +his +bloodthirsty +pride +. +This +icon +of +the +Venerable +Sergius +, +the +servant +of +God +and +zealous +champion +of +old +of +our +country +’ +s +weal +, +is +offered +to +Your +Imperial +Majesty +. +I +grieve +that +my +waning +strength +prevents +rejoicing +in +the +sight +of +your +most +gracious +presence +. +I +raise +fervent +prayers +to +Heaven +that +the +Almighty +may +exalt +the +race +of +the +just +, +and +mercifully +fulfill +the +desires +of +Your +Majesty. +” +“ +What +force +! +What +a +style +! +” +was +uttered +in +approval +both +of +reader +and +of +author +. +Animated +by +that +address +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +guests +talked +for +a +long +time +of +the +state +of +the +fatherland +and +offered +various +conjectures +as +to +the +result +of +the +battle +to +be +fought +in +a +few +days +. +“ +You +will +see +, +” +said +Anna +Pávlovna +, +“ +that +tomorrow +, +on +the +Emperor +’ +s +birthday +, +we +shall +receive +news +. +I +have +a +favorable +presentiment +! +” +CHAPTER +II +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +presentiment +was +in +fact +fulfilled +. +Next +day +during +the +service +at +the +palace +church +in +honor +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +birthday +, +Prince +Volkónski +was +called +out +of +the +church +and +received +a +dispatch +from +Prince +Kutúzov +. +It +was +Kutúzov +’ +s +report +, +written +from +Tatárinova +on +the +day +of +the +battle +. +Kutúzov +wrote +that +the +Russians +had +not +retreated +a +step +, +that +the +French +losses +were +much +heavier +than +ours +, +and +that +he +was +writing +in +haste +from +the +field +of +battle +before +collecting +full +information +. +It +followed +that +there +must +have +been +a +victory +. +And +at +once +, +without +leaving +the +church +, +thanks +were +rendered +to +the +Creator +for +His +help +and +for +the +victory +. +Anna +Pávlovna +’ +s +presentiment +was +justified +, +and +all +that +morning +a +joyously +festive +mood +reigned +in +the +city +. +Everyone +believed +the +victory +to +have +been +complete +, +and +some +even +spoke +of +Napoleon +’ +s +having +been +captured +, +of +his +deposition +, +and +of +the +choice +of +a +new +ruler +for +France +. +It +is +very +difficult +for +events +to +be +reflected +in +their +real +strength +and +completeness +amid +the +conditions +of +court +life +and +far +from +the +scene +of +action +. +General +events +involuntarily +group +themselves +around +some +particular +incident +. +So +now +the +courtiers +’ +pleasure +was +based +as +much +on +the +fact +that +the +news +had +arrived +on +the +Emperor +’ +s +birthday +as +on +the +fact +of +the +victory +itself +. +It +was +like +a +successfully +arranged +surprise +. +Mention +was +made +in +Kutúzov +’ +s +report +of +the +Russian +losses +, +among +which +figured +the +names +of +Túchkov +, +Bagratión +, +and +Kutáysov +. +In +the +Petersburg +world +this +sad +side +of +the +affair +again +involuntarily +centered +round +a +single +incident +: +Kutáysov +’ +s +death +. +Everybody +knew +him +, +the +Emperor +liked +him +, +and +he +was +young +and +interesting +. +That +day +everyone +met +with +the +words +: +“ +What +a +wonderful +coincidence +! +Just +during +the +service +. +But +what +a +loss +Kutáysov +is +! +How +sorry +I +am +! +” +“ +What +did +I +tell +about +Kutúzov +? +” +Prince +Vasíli +now +said +with +a +prophet +’ +s +pride +. +“ +I +always +said +he +was +the +only +man +capable +of +defeating +Napoleon. +” +But +next +day +no +news +arrived +from +the +army +and +the +public +mood +grew +anxious +. +The +courtiers +suffered +because +of +the +suffering +the +suspense +occasioned +the +Emperor +. +“ +Fancy +the +Emperor +’ +s +position +! +” +said +they +, +and +instead +of +extolling +Kutúzov +as +they +had +done +the +day +before +, +they +condemned +him +as +the +cause +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +anxiety +. +That +day +Prince +Vasíli +no +longer +boasted +of +his +protégé +Kutúzov +, +but +remained +silent +when +the +commander +in +chief +was +mentioned +. +Moreover +, +toward +evening +, +as +if +everything +conspired +to +make +Petersburg +society +anxious +and +uneasy +, +a +terrible +piece +of +news +was +added +. +Countess +Hélène +Bezúkhova +had +suddenly +died +of +that +terrible +malady +it +had +been +so +agreeable +to +mention +. +Officially +, +at +large +gatherings +, +everyone +said +that +Countess +Bezúkhova +had +died +of +a +terrible +attack +of +angina +pectoris +, +but +in +intimate +circles +details +were +mentioned +of +how +the +private +physician +of +the +Queen +of +Spain +had +prescribed +small +doses +of +a +certain +drug +to +produce +a +certain +effect +; +but +Hélène +, +tortured +by +the +fact +that +the +old +count +suspected +her +and +that +her +husband +to +whom +she +had +written +( +that +wretched +, +profligate +Pierre +) +had +not +replied +, +had +suddenly +taken +a +very +large +dose +of +the +drug +, +and +had +died +in +agony +before +assistance +could +be +rendered +her +. +It +was +said +that +Prince +Vasíli +and +the +old +count +had +turned +upon +the +Italian +, +but +the +latter +had +produced +such +letters +from +the +unfortunate +deceased +that +they +had +immediately +let +the +matter +drop +. +Talk +in +general +centered +round +three +melancholy +facts +: +the +Emperor +’ +s +lack +of +news +, +the +loss +of +Kutáysov +, +and +the +death +of +Hélène +. +On +the +third +day +after +Kutúzov +’ +s +report +a +country +gentleman +arrived +from +Moscow +, +and +news +of +the +surrender +of +Moscow +to +the +French +spread +through +the +whole +town +. +This +was +terrible +! +What +a +position +for +the +Emperor +to +be +in +! +Kutúzov +was +a +traitor +, +and +Prince +Vasíli +during +the +visits +of +condolence +paid +to +him +on +the +occasion +of +his +daughter +’ +s +death +said +of +Kutúzov +, +whom +he +had +formerly +praised +( +it +was +excusable +for +him +in +his +grief +to +forget +what +he +had +said +) +, +that +it +was +impossible +to +expect +anything +else +from +a +blind +and +depraved +old +man +. +“ +I +only +wonder +that +the +fate +of +Russia +could +have +been +entrusted +to +such +a +man. +” +As +long +as +this +news +remained +unofficial +it +was +possible +to +doubt +it +, +but +the +next +day +the +following +communication +was +received +from +Count +Rostopchín +: +Prince +Kutúzov +’ +s +adjutant +has +brought +me +a +letter +in +which +he +demands +police +officers +to +guide +the +army +to +the +Ryazán +road +. +He +writes +that +he +is +regretfully +abandoning +Moscow +. +Sire +! +Kutúzov +’ +s +action +decides +the +fate +of +the +capital +and +of +your +empire +! +Russia +will +shudder +to +learn +of +the +abandonment +of +the +city +in +which +her +greatness +is +centered +and +in +which +lie +the +ashes +of +your +ancestors +! +I +shall +follow +the +army +. +I +have +had +everything +removed +, +and +it +only +remains +for +me +to +weep +over +the +fate +of +my +fatherland +. +On +receiving +this +dispatch +the +Emperor +sent +Prince +Volkónski +to +Kutúzov +with +the +following +rescript +: +Prince +Michael +Ilariónovich +! +Since +the +twenty-ninth +of +August +I +have +received +no +communication +from +you +, +yet +on +the +first +of +September +I +received +from +the +commander +in +chief +of +Moscow +, +via +Yaroslávl +, +the +sad +news +that +you +, +with +the +army +, +have +decided +to +abandon +Moscow +. +You +can +yourself +imagine +the +effect +this +news +has +had +on +me +, +and +your +silence +increases +my +astonishment +. +I +am +sending +this +by +Adjutant-General +Prince +Volkónski +, +to +hear +from +you +the +situation +of +the +army +and +the +reasons +that +have +induced +you +to +take +this +melancholy +decision +. +CHAPTER +III +Nine +days +after +the +abandonment +of +Moscow +, +a +messenger +from +Kutúzov +reached +Petersburg +with +the +official +announcement +of +that +event +. +This +messenger +was +Michaud +, +a +Frenchman +who +did +not +know +Russian +, +but +who +was +quoique +étranger +, +russe +de +cœur +et +d +’ +âme +, +* +as +he +said +of +himself +. +* +Though +a +foreigner +, +Russian +in +heart +and +soul +. +The +Emperor +at +once +received +this +messenger +in +his +study +at +the +palace +on +Stone +Island +. +Michaud +, +who +had +never +seen +Moscow +before +the +campaign +and +who +did +not +know +Russian +, +yet +felt +deeply +moved +( +as +he +wrote +) +when +he +appeared +before +notre +très +gracieux +souverain +* +with +the +news +of +the +burning +of +Moscow +, +dont +les +flammes +éclairaient +sa +route +. +* +( +2 +) +* +Our +most +gracious +sovereign +. +* +( +2 +) +Whose +flames +illumined +his +route +. +Though +the +source +of +M. +Michaud +’ +s +chagrin +must +have +been +different +from +that +which +caused +Russians +to +grieve +, +he +had +such +a +sad +face +when +shown +into +the +Emperor +’ +s +study +that +the +latter +at +once +asked +: +“ +Have +you +brought +me +sad +news +, +Colonel +? +” +“ +Very +sad +, +sire +, +” +replied +Michaud +, +lowering +his +eyes +with +a +sigh +. +“ +The +abandonment +of +Moscow. +” +“ +Have +they +surrendered +my +ancient +capital +without +a +battle +? +” +asked +the +Emperor +quickly +, +his +face +suddenly +flushing +. +Michaud +respectfully +delivered +the +message +Kutúzov +had +entrusted +to +him +, +which +was +that +it +had +been +impossible +to +fight +before +Moscow +, +and +that +as +the +only +remaining +choice +was +between +losing +the +army +as +well +as +Moscow +, +or +losing +Moscow +alone +, +the +field +marshal +had +to +choose +the +latter +. +The +Emperor +listened +in +silence +, +not +looking +at +Michaud +. +“ +Has +the +enemy +entered +the +city +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Yes +, +sire +, +and +Moscow +is +now +in +ashes +. +I +left +it +all +in +flames +, +” +replied +Michaud +in +a +decided +tone +, +but +glancing +at +the +Emperor +he +was +frightened +by +what +he +had +done +. +The +Emperor +began +to +breathe +heavily +and +rapidly +, +his +lower +lip +trembled +, +and +tears +instantly +appeared +in +his +fine +blue +eyes +. +But +this +lasted +only +a +moment +. +He +suddenly +frowned +, +as +if +blaming +himself +for +his +weakness +, +and +raising +his +head +addressed +Michaud +in +a +firm +voice +: +“ +I +see +, +Colonel +, +from +all +that +is +happening +, +that +Providence +requires +great +sacrifices +of +us +... +I +am +ready +to +submit +myself +in +all +things +to +His +will +; +but +tell +me +, +Michaud +, +how +did +you +leave +the +army +when +it +saw +my +ancient +capital +abandoned +without +a +battle +? +Did +you +not +notice +discouragement +? +... +” +Seeing +that +his +most +gracious +ruler +was +calm +once +more +, +Michaud +also +grew +calm +, +but +was +not +immediately +ready +to +reply +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +direct +and +relevant +question +which +required +a +direct +answer +. +“ +Sire +, +will +you +allow +me +to +speak +frankly +as +befits +a +loyal +soldier +? +” +he +asked +to +gain +time +. +“ +Colonel +, +I +always +require +it +, +” +replied +the +Emperor +. +“ +Conceal +nothing +from +me +, +I +wish +to +know +absolutely +how +things +are. +” +“ +Sire +! +” +said +Michaud +with +a +subtle +, +scarcely +perceptible +smile +on +his +lips +, +having +now +prepared +a +well-phrased +reply +, +“ +sire +, +I +left +the +whole +army +, +from +its +chiefs +to +the +lowest +soldier +, +without +exception +in +desperate +and +agonized +terror +... +” +“ +How +is +that +? +” +the +Emperor +interrupted +him +, +frowning +sternly +. +“ +Would +misfortune +make +my +Russians +lose +heart +? +... +Never +! +” +Michaud +had +only +waited +for +this +to +bring +out +the +phrase +he +had +prepared +. +“ +Sire +, +” +he +said +, +with +respectful +playfulness +, +“ +they +are +only +afraid +lest +Your +Majesty +, +in +the +goodness +of +your +heart +, +should +allow +yourself +to +be +persuaded +to +make +peace +. +They +are +burning +for +the +combat +, +” +declared +this +representative +of +the +Russian +nation +, +“ +and +to +prove +to +Your +Majesty +by +the +sacrifice +of +their +lives +how +devoted +they +are +... +. +” +“ +Ah +! +” +said +the +Emperor +reassured +, +and +with +a +kindly +gleam +in +his +eyes +, +he +patted +Michaud +on +the +shoulder +. +“ +You +set +me +at +ease +, +Colonel. +” +He +bent +his +head +and +was +silent +for +some +time +. +“ +Well +, +then +, +go +back +to +the +army +, +” +he +said +, +drawing +himself +up +to +his +full +height +and +addressing +Michaud +with +a +gracious +and +majestic +gesture +, +“ +and +tell +our +brave +men +and +all +my +good +subjects +wherever +you +go +that +when +I +have +not +a +soldier +left +I +shall +put +myself +at +the +head +of +my +beloved +nobility +and +my +good +peasants +and +so +use +the +last +resources +of +my +empire +. +It +still +offers +me +more +than +my +enemies +suppose +, +” +said +the +Emperor +growing +more +and +more +animated +; +“ +but +should +it +ever +be +ordained +by +Divine +Providence +, +” +he +continued +, +raising +to +heaven +his +fine +eyes +shining +with +emotion +, +“ +that +my +dynasty +should +cease +to +reign +on +the +throne +of +my +ancestors +, +then +after +exhausting +all +the +means +at +my +command +, +I +shall +let +my +beard +grow +to +here +” +( +he +pointed +halfway +down +his +chest +) +“ +and +go +and +eat +potatoes +with +the +meanest +of +my +peasants +, +rather +than +sign +the +disgrace +of +my +country +and +of +my +beloved +people +whose +sacrifices +I +know +how +to +appreciate. +” +Having +uttered +these +words +in +an +agitated +voice +the +Emperor +suddenly +turned +away +as +if +to +hide +from +Michaud +the +tears +that +rose +to +his +eyes +, +and +went +to +the +further +end +of +his +study +. +Having +stood +there +a +few +moments +, +he +strode +back +to +Michaud +and +pressed +his +arm +below +the +elbow +with +a +vigorous +movement +. +The +Emperor +’ +s +mild +and +handsome +face +was +flushed +and +his +eyes +gleamed +with +resolution +and +anger +. +“ +Colonel +Michaud +, +do +not +forget +what +I +say +to +you +here +, +perhaps +we +may +recall +it +with +pleasure +someday +... +Napoleon +or +I +, +” +said +the +Emperor +, +touching +his +breast +. +“ +We +can +no +longer +both +reign +together +. +I +have +learned +to +know +him +, +and +he +will +not +deceive +me +any +more +... +. +” +And +the +Emperor +paused +, +with +a +frown +. +When +he +heard +these +words +and +saw +the +expression +of +firm +resolution +in +the +Emperor +’ +s +eyes +, +Michaud—quoique +étranger +, +russe +de +cœur +et +d +’ +âme +, +—at +that +solemn +moment +felt +himself +enraptured +by +all +that +he +had +heard +( +as +he +used +afterwards +to +say +) +, +and +gave +expression +to +his +own +feelings +and +those +of +the +Russian +people +whose +representative +he +considered +himself +to +be +, +in +the +following +words +: +“ +Sire +! +” +said +he +, +“ +Your +Majesty +is +at +this +moment +signing +the +glory +of +the +nation +and +the +salvation +of +Europe +! +” +With +an +inclination +of +the +head +the +Emperor +dismissed +him +. +CHAPTER +IV +It +is +natural +for +us +who +were +not +living +in +those +days +to +imagine +that +when +half +Russia +had +been +conquered +and +the +inhabitants +were +fleeing +to +distant +provinces +, +and +one +levy +after +another +was +being +raised +for +the +defense +of +the +fatherland +, +all +Russians +from +the +greatest +to +the +least +were +solely +engaged +in +sacrificing +themselves +, +saving +their +fatherland +, +or +weeping +over +its +downfall +. +The +tales +and +descriptions +of +that +time +without +exception +speak +only +of +the +self-sacrifice +, +patriotic +devotion +, +despair +, +grief +, +and +the +heroism +of +the +Russians +. +But +it +was +not +really +so +. +It +appears +so +to +us +because +we +see +only +the +general +historic +interest +of +that +time +and +do +not +see +all +the +personal +human +interests +that +people +had +. +Yet +in +reality +those +personal +interests +of +the +moment +so +much +transcend +the +general +interests +that +they +always +prevent +the +public +interest +from +being +felt +or +even +noticed +. +Most +of +the +people +at +that +time +paid +no +attention +to +the +general +progress +of +events +but +were +guided +only +by +their +private +interests +, +and +they +were +the +very +people +whose +activities +at +that +period +were +most +useful +. +Those +who +tried +to +understand +the +general +course +of +events +and +to +take +part +in +it +by +self-sacrifice +and +heroism +were +the +most +useless +members +of +society +, +they +saw +everything +upside +down +, +and +all +they +did +for +the +common +good +turned +out +to +be +useless +and +foolish—like +Pierre +’ +s +and +Mamónov +’ +s +regiments +which +looted +Russian +villages +, +and +the +lint +the +young +ladies +prepared +and +that +never +reached +the +wounded +, +and +so +on +. +Even +those +, +fond +of +intellectual +talk +and +of +expressing +their +feelings +, +who +discussed +Russia +’ +s +position +at +the +time +involuntarily +introduced +into +their +conversation +either +a +shade +of +pretense +and +falsehood +or +useless +condemnation +and +anger +directed +against +people +accused +of +actions +no +one +could +possibly +be +guilty +of +. +In +historic +events +the +rule +forbidding +us +to +eat +of +the +fruit +of +the +Tree +of +Knowledge +is +specially +applicable +. +Only +unconscious +action +bears +fruit +, +and +he +who +plays +a +part +in +an +historic +event +never +understands +its +significance +. +If +he +tries +to +realize +it +his +efforts +are +fruitless +. +The +more +closely +a +man +was +engaged +in +the +events +then +taking +place +in +Russia +the +less +did +he +realize +their +significance +. +In +Petersburg +and +in +the +provinces +at +a +distance +from +Moscow +, +ladies +, +and +gentlemen +in +militia +uniforms +, +wept +for +Russia +and +its +ancient +capital +and +talked +of +self-sacrifice +and +so +on +; +but +in +the +army +which +retired +beyond +Moscow +there +was +little +talk +or +thought +of +Moscow +, +and +when +they +caught +sight +of +its +burned +ruins +no +one +swore +to +be +avenged +on +the +French +, +but +they +thought +about +their +next +pay +, +their +next +quarters +, +of +Matrëshka +the +vivandière +, +and +like +matters +. +As +the +war +had +caught +him +in +the +service +, +Nicholas +Rostóv +took +a +close +and +prolonged +part +in +the +defense +of +his +country +, +but +did +so +casually +, +without +any +aim +at +self-sacrifice +, +and +he +therefore +looked +at +what +was +going +on +in +Russia +without +despair +and +without +dismally +racking +his +brains +over +it +. +Had +he +been +asked +what +he +thought +of +the +state +of +Russia +, +he +would +have +said +that +it +was +not +his +business +to +think +about +it +, +that +Kutúzov +and +others +were +there +for +that +purpose +, +but +that +he +had +heard +that +the +regiments +were +to +be +made +up +to +their +full +strength +, +that +fighting +would +probably +go +on +for +a +long +time +yet +, +and +that +things +being +so +it +was +quite +likely +he +might +be +in +command +of +a +regiment +in +a +couple +of +years +’ +time +. +As +he +looked +at +the +matter +in +this +way +, +he +learned +that +he +was +being +sent +to +Vorónezh +to +buy +remounts +for +his +division +, +not +only +without +regret +at +being +prevented +from +taking +part +in +the +coming +battle +, +but +with +the +greatest +pleasure—which +he +did +not +conceal +and +which +his +comrades +fully +understood +. +A +few +days +before +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +Nicholas +received +the +necessary +money +and +warrants +, +and +having +sent +some +hussars +on +in +advance +, +he +set +out +with +post +horses +for +Vorónezh +. +Only +a +man +who +has +experienced +it—that +is +, +has +passed +some +months +continuously +in +an +atmosphere +of +campaigning +and +war—can +understand +the +delight +Nicholas +felt +when +he +escaped +from +the +region +covered +by +the +army +’ +s +foraging +operations +, +provision +trains +, +and +hospitals +. +When—free +from +soldiers +, +wagons +, +and +the +filthy +traces +of +a +camp—he +saw +villages +with +peasants +and +peasant +women +, +gentlemen +’ +s +country +houses +, +fields +where +cattle +were +grazing +, +posthouses +with +stationmasters +asleep +in +them +, +he +rejoiced +as +though +seeing +all +this +for +the +first +time +. +What +for +a +long +while +specially +surprised +and +delighted +him +were +the +women +, +young +and +healthy +, +without +a +dozen +officers +making +up +to +each +of +them +; +women +, +too +, +who +were +pleased +and +flattered +that +a +passing +officer +should +joke +with +them +. +In +the +highest +spirits +Nicholas +arrived +at +night +at +a +hotel +in +Vorónezh +, +ordered +things +he +had +long +been +deprived +of +in +camp +, +and +next +day +, +very +clean-shaven +and +in +a +full-dress +uniform +he +had +not +worn +for +a +long +time +, +went +to +present +himself +to +the +authorities +. +The +commander +of +the +militia +was +a +civilian +general +, +an +old +man +who +was +evidently +pleased +with +his +military +designation +and +rank +. +He +received +Nicholas +brusquely +( +imagining +this +to +be +characteristically +military +) +and +questioned +him +with +an +important +air +, +as +if +considering +the +general +progress +of +affairs +and +approving +and +disapproving +with +full +right +to +do +so +. +Nicholas +was +in +such +good +spirits +that +this +merely +amused +him +. +From +the +commander +of +the +militia +he +drove +to +the +governor +. +The +governor +was +a +brisk +little +man +, +very +simple +and +affable +. +He +indicated +the +stud +farms +at +which +Nicholas +might +procure +horses +, +recommended +to +him +a +horse +dealer +in +the +town +and +a +landowner +fourteen +miles +out +of +town +who +had +the +best +horses +, +and +promised +to +assist +him +in +every +way +. +“ +You +are +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +’ +s +son +? +My +wife +was +a +great +friend +of +your +mother +’ +s +. +We +are +at +home +on +Thursdays—today +is +Thursday +, +so +please +come +and +see +us +quite +informally +, +” +said +the +governor +, +taking +leave +of +him +. +Immediately +on +leaving +the +governor +’ +s +, +Nicholas +hired +post +horses +and +, +taking +his +squadron +quartermaster +with +him +, +drove +at +a +gallop +to +the +landowner +, +fourteen +miles +away +, +who +had +the +stud +. +Everything +seemed +to +him +pleasant +and +easy +during +that +first +part +of +his +stay +in +Vorónezh +and +, +as +usually +happens +when +a +man +is +in +a +pleasant +state +of +mind +, +everything +went +well +and +easily +. +The +landowner +to +whom +Nicholas +went +was +a +bachelor +, +an +old +cavalryman +, +a +horse +fancier +, +a +sportsman +, +the +possessor +of +some +century-old +brandy +and +some +old +Hungarian +wine +, +who +had +a +snuggery +where +he +smoked +, +and +who +owned +some +splendid +horses +. +In +very +few +words +Nicholas +bought +seventeen +picked +stallions +for +six +thousand +rubles—to +serve +, +as +he +said +, +as +samples +of +his +remounts +. +After +dining +and +taking +rather +too +much +of +the +Hungarian +wine +, +Nicholas—having +exchanged +kisses +with +the +landowner +, +with +whom +he +was +already +on +the +friendliest +terms—galloped +back +over +abominable +roads +, +in +the +brightest +frame +of +mind +, +continually +urging +on +the +driver +so +as +to +be +in +time +for +the +governor +’ +s +party +. +When +he +had +changed +, +poured +water +over +his +head +, +and +scented +himself +, +Nicholas +arrived +at +the +governor +’ +s +rather +late +, +but +with +the +phrase +“ +better +late +than +never +” +on +his +lips +. +It +was +not +a +ball +, +nor +had +dancing +been +announced +, +but +everyone +knew +that +Catherine +Petróvna +would +play +valses +and +the +écossaise +on +the +clavichord +and +that +there +would +be +dancing +, +and +so +everyone +had +come +as +to +a +ball +. +Provincial +life +in +1812 +went +on +very +much +as +usual +, +but +with +this +difference +, +that +it +was +livelier +in +the +towns +in +consequence +of +the +arrival +of +many +wealthy +families +from +Moscow +, +and +as +in +everything +that +went +on +in +Russia +at +that +time +a +special +recklessness +was +noticeable +, +an +“ +in +for +a +penny +, +in +for +a +pound—who +cares +? +” +spirit +, +and +the +inevitable +small +talk +, +instead +of +turning +on +the +weather +and +mutual +acquaintances +, +now +turned +on +Moscow +, +the +army +, +and +Napoleon +. +The +society +gathered +together +at +the +governor +’ +s +was +the +best +in +Vorónezh +. +There +were +a +great +many +ladies +and +some +of +Nicholas +’ +Moscow +acquaintances +, +but +there +were +no +men +who +could +at +all +vie +with +the +cavalier +of +St. +George +, +the +hussar +remount +officer +, +the +good-natured +and +well-bred +Count +Rostóv +. +Among +the +men +was +an +Italian +prisoner +, +an +officer +of +the +French +army +; +and +Nicholas +felt +that +the +presence +of +that +prisoner +enhanced +his +own +importance +as +a +Russian +hero +. +The +Italian +was +, +as +it +were +, +a +war +trophy +. +Nicholas +felt +this +, +it +seemed +to +him +that +everyone +regarded +the +Italian +in +the +same +light +, +and +he +treated +him +cordially +though +with +dignity +and +restraint +. +As +soon +as +Nicholas +entered +in +his +hussar +uniform +, +diffusing +around +him +a +fragrance +of +perfume +and +wine +, +and +had +uttered +the +words +“ +better +late +than +never +” +and +heard +them +repeated +several +times +by +others +, +people +clustered +around +him +; +all +eyes +turned +on +him +, +and +he +felt +at +once +that +he +had +entered +into +his +proper +position +in +the +province—that +of +a +universal +favorite +: +a +very +pleasant +position +, +and +intoxicatingly +so +after +his +long +privations +. +At +posting +stations +, +at +inns +, +and +in +the +landowner +’ +s +snuggery +, +maidservants +had +been +flattered +by +his +notice +, +and +here +too +at +the +governor +’ +s +party +there +were +( +as +it +seemed +to +Nicholas +) +an +inexhaustible +number +of +pretty +young +women +, +married +and +unmarried +, +impatiently +awaiting +his +notice +. +The +women +and +girls +flirted +with +him +and +, +from +the +first +day +, +the +people +concerned +themselves +to +get +this +fine +young +daredevil +of +an +hussar +married +and +settled +down +. +Among +these +was +the +governor +’ +s +wife +herself +, +who +welcomed +Rostóv +as +a +near +relative +and +called +him +“ +Nicholas. +” +Catherine +Petróvna +did +actually +play +valses +and +the +écossaise +, +and +dancing +began +in +which +Nicholas +still +further +captivated +the +provincial +society +by +his +agility +. +His +particularly +free +manner +of +dancing +even +surprised +them +all +. +Nicholas +was +himself +rather +surprised +at +the +way +he +danced +that +evening +. +He +had +never +danced +like +that +in +Moscow +and +would +even +have +considered +such +a +very +free +and +easy +manner +improper +and +in +bad +form +, +but +here +he +felt +it +incumbent +on +him +to +astonish +them +all +by +something +unusual +, +something +they +would +have +to +accept +as +the +regular +thing +in +the +capital +though +new +to +them +in +the +provinces +. +All +the +evening +Nicholas +paid +attention +to +a +blue-eyed +, +plump +and +pleasing +little +blonde +, +the +wife +of +one +of +the +provincial +officials +. +With +the +naïve +conviction +of +young +men +in +a +merry +mood +that +other +men +’ +s +wives +were +created +for +them +, +Rostóv +did +not +leave +the +lady +’ +s +side +and +treated +her +husband +in +a +friendly +and +conspiratorial +style +, +as +if +, +without +speaking +of +it +, +they +knew +how +capitally +Nicholas +and +the +lady +would +get +on +together +. +The +husband +, +however +, +did +not +seem +to +share +that +conviction +and +tried +to +behave +morosely +with +Rostóv +. +But +the +latter +’ +s +good-natured +naïveté +was +so +boundless +that +sometimes +even +he +involuntarily +yielded +to +Nicholas +’ +good +humor +. +Toward +the +end +of +the +evening +, +however +, +as +the +wife +’ +s +face +grew +more +flushed +and +animated +, +the +husband +’ +s +became +more +and +more +melancholy +and +solemn +, +as +though +there +were +but +a +given +amount +of +animation +between +them +and +as +the +wife +’ +s +share +increased +the +husband +’ +s +diminished +. +CHAPTER +V +Nicholas +sat +leaning +slightly +forward +in +an +armchair +, +bending +closely +over +the +blonde +lady +and +paying +her +mythological +compliments +with +a +smile +that +never +left +his +face +. +Jauntily +shifting +the +position +of +his +legs +in +their +tight +riding +breeches +, +diffusing +an +odor +of +perfume +, +and +admiring +his +partner +, +himself +, +and +the +fine +outlines +of +his +legs +in +their +well-fitting +Hessian +boots +, +Nicholas +told +the +blonde +lady +that +he +wished +to +run +away +with +a +certain +lady +here +in +Vorónezh +. +“ +Which +lady +? +” +“ +A +charming +lady +, +a +divine +one +. +Her +eyes +” +( +Nicholas +looked +at +his +partner +) +“ +are +blue +, +her +mouth +coral +and +ivory +; +her +figure +” +( +he +glanced +at +her +shoulders +) +“ +like +Diana +’ +s +... +. +” +The +husband +came +up +and +sullenly +asked +his +wife +what +she +was +talking +about +. +“ +Ah +, +Nikíta +Iványch +! +” +cried +Nicholas +, +rising +politely +, +and +as +if +wishing +Nikíta +Iványch +to +share +his +joke +, +he +began +to +tell +him +of +his +intention +to +elope +with +a +blonde +lady +. +The +husband +smiled +gloomily +, +the +wife +gaily +. +The +governor +’ +s +good-natured +wife +came +up +with +a +look +of +disapproval +. +“ +Anna +Ignátyevna +wants +to +see +you +, +Nicholas +, +” +said +she +, +pronouncing +the +name +so +that +Nicholas +at +once +understood +that +Anna +Ignátyevna +was +a +very +important +person +. +“ +Come +, +Nicholas +! +You +know +you +let +me +call +you +so +? +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +Aunt +. +Who +is +she +? +” +“ +Anna +Ignátyevna +Malvíntseva +. +She +has +heard +from +her +niece +how +you +rescued +her +... +. +Can +you +guess +? +” +“ +I +rescued +such +a +lot +of +them +! +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Her +niece +, +Princess +Bolkónskaya +. +She +is +here +in +Vorónezh +with +her +aunt +. +Oho +! +How +you +blush +. +Why +, +are +... +? +” +“ +Not +a +bit +! +Please +don +’ +t +, +Aunt +! +” +“ +Very +well +, +very +well +! +... +Oh +, +what +a +fellow +you +are +! +” +The +governor +’ +s +wife +led +him +up +to +a +tall +and +very +stout +old +lady +with +a +blue +headdress +, +who +had +just +finished +her +game +of +cards +with +the +most +important +personages +of +the +town +. +This +was +Malvíntseva +, +Princess +Mary +’ +s +aunt +on +her +mother +’ +s +side +, +a +rich +, +childless +widow +who +always +lived +in +Vorónezh +. +When +Rostóv +approached +her +she +was +standing +settling +up +for +the +game +. +She +looked +at +him +and +, +screwing +up +her +eyes +sternly +, +continued +to +upbraid +the +general +who +had +won +from +her +. +“ +Very +pleased +, +mon +cher +, +” +she +then +said +, +holding +out +her +hand +to +Nicholas +. +“ +Pray +come +and +see +me. +” +After +a +few +words +about +Princess +Mary +and +her +late +father +, +whom +Malvíntseva +had +evidently +not +liked +, +and +having +asked +what +Nicholas +knew +of +Prince +Andrew +, +who +also +was +evidently +no +favorite +of +hers +, +the +important +old +lady +dismissed +Nicholas +after +repeating +her +invitation +to +come +to +see +her +. +Nicholas +promised +to +come +and +blushed +again +as +he +bowed +. +At +the +mention +of +Princess +Mary +he +experienced +a +feeling +of +shyness +and +even +of +fear +, +which +he +himself +did +not +understand +. +When +he +had +parted +from +Malvíntseva +Nicholas +wished +to +return +to +the +dancing +, +but +the +governor +’ +s +little +wife +placed +her +plump +hand +on +his +sleeve +and +, +saying +that +she +wanted +to +have +a +talk +with +him +, +led +him +to +her +sitting +room +, +from +which +those +who +were +there +immediately +withdrew +so +as +not +to +be +in +her +way +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +dear +boy +, +” +began +the +governor +’ +s +wife +with +a +serious +expression +on +her +kind +little +face +, +“ +that +really +would +be +the +match +for +you +: +would +you +like +me +to +arrange +it +? +” +“ +Whom +do +you +mean +, +Aunt +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +“ +I +will +make +a +match +for +you +with +the +princess +. +Catherine +Petróvna +speaks +of +Lily +, +but +I +say +, +no—the +princess +! +Do +you +want +me +to +do +it +? +I +am +sure +your +mother +will +be +grateful +to +me +. +What +a +charming +girl +she +is +, +really +! +And +she +is +not +at +all +so +plain +, +either. +” +“ +Not +at +all +, +” +replied +Nicholas +as +if +offended +at +the +idea +. +“ +As +befits +a +soldier +, +Aunt +, +I +don +’ +t +force +myself +on +anyone +or +refuse +anything +, +” +he +said +before +he +had +time +to +consider +what +he +was +saying +. +“ +Well +then +, +remember +, +this +is +not +a +joke +! +” +“ +Of +course +not +! +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +the +governor +’ +s +wife +said +as +if +talking +to +herself +. +“ +But +, +my +dear +boy +, +among +other +things +you +are +too +attentive +to +the +other +, +the +blonde +. +One +is +sorry +for +the +husband +, +really +... +. +” +“ +Oh +no +, +we +are +good +friends +with +him +, +” +said +Nicholas +in +the +simplicity +of +his +heart +; +it +did +not +enter +his +head +that +a +pastime +so +pleasant +to +himself +might +not +be +pleasant +to +someone +else +. +“ +But +what +nonsense +I +have +been +saying +to +the +governor +’ +s +wife +! +” +thought +Nicholas +suddenly +at +supper +. +“ +She +will +really +begin +to +arrange +a +match +... +and +Sónya +... +? +” +And +on +taking +leave +of +the +governor +’ +s +wife +, +when +she +again +smilingly +said +to +him +, +“ +Well +then +, +remember +! +” +he +drew +her +aside +. +“ +But +see +here +, +to +tell +the +truth +, +Aunt +... +” +“ +What +is +it +, +my +dear +? +Come +, +let +’ +s +sit +down +here +, +” +said +she +. +Nicholas +suddenly +felt +a +desire +and +need +to +tell +his +most +intimate +thoughts +( +which +he +would +not +have +told +to +his +mother +, +his +sister +, +or +his +friend +) +to +this +woman +who +was +almost +a +stranger +. +When +he +afterwards +recalled +that +impulse +to +unsolicited +and +inexplicable +frankness +which +had +very +important +results +for +him +, +it +seemed +to +him—as +it +seems +to +everyone +in +such +cases—that +it +was +merely +some +silly +whim +that +seized +him +: +yet +that +burst +of +frankness +, +together +with +other +trifling +events +, +had +immense +consequences +for +him +and +for +all +his +family +. +“ +You +see +, +Aunt +, +Mamma +has +long +wanted +me +to +marry +an +heiress +, +but +the +very +idea +of +marrying +for +money +is +repugnant +to +me. +” +“ +Oh +yes +, +I +understand +, +” +said +the +governor +’ +s +wife +. +“ +But +Princess +Bolkónskaya—that +’ +s +another +matter +. +I +will +tell +you +the +truth +. +In +the +first +place +I +like +her +very +much +, +I +feel +drawn +to +her +; +and +then +, +after +I +met +her +under +such +circumstances—so +strangely +, +the +idea +often +occurred +to +me +: +‘ +This +is +fate. +’ +Especially +if +you +remember +that +Mamma +had +long +been +thinking +of +it +; +but +I +had +never +happened +to +meet +her +before +, +somehow +it +had +always +happened +that +we +did +not +meet +. +And +as +long +as +my +sister +Natásha +was +engaged +to +her +brother +it +was +of +course +out +of +the +question +for +me +to +think +of +marrying +her +. +And +it +must +needs +happen +that +I +should +meet +her +just +when +Natásha +’ +s +engagement +had +been +broken +off +... +and +then +everything +... +So +you +see +... +I +never +told +this +to +anyone +and +never +will +, +only +to +you. +” +The +governor +’ +s +wife +pressed +his +elbow +gratefully +. +“ +You +know +Sónya +, +my +cousin +? +I +love +her +, +and +promised +to +marry +her +, +and +will +do +so +... +. +So +you +see +there +can +be +no +question +about— +” +said +Nicholas +incoherently +and +blushing +. +“ +My +dear +boy +, +what +a +way +to +look +at +it +! +You +know +Sónya +has +nothing +and +you +yourself +say +your +Papa +’ +s +affairs +are +in +a +very +bad +way +. +And +what +about +your +mother +? +It +would +kill +her +, +that +’ +s +one +thing +. +And +what +sort +of +life +would +it +be +for +Sónya—if +she +’ +s +a +girl +with +a +heart +? +Your +mother +in +despair +, +and +you +all +ruined +... +. +No +, +my +dear +, +you +and +Sónya +ought +to +understand +that. +” +Nicholas +remained +silent +. +It +comforted +him +to +hear +these +arguments +. +“ +All +the +same +, +Aunt +, +it +is +impossible +, +” +he +rejoined +with +a +sigh +, +after +a +short +pause +. +“ +Besides +, +would +the +princess +have +me +? +And +besides +, +she +is +now +in +mourning +. +How +can +one +think +of +it +! +” +“ +But +you +don +’ +t +suppose +I +’ +m +going +to +get +you +married +at +once +? +There +is +always +a +right +way +of +doing +things +, +” +replied +the +governor +’ +s +wife +. +“ +What +a +matchmaker +you +are +, +Aunt +... +” +said +Nicholas +, +kissing +her +plump +little +hand +. +CHAPTER +VI +On +reaching +Moscow +after +her +meeting +with +Rostóv +, +Princess +Mary +had +found +her +nephew +there +with +his +tutor +, +and +a +letter +from +Prince +Andrew +giving +her +instructions +how +to +get +to +her +Aunt +Malvíntseva +at +Vorónezh +. +That +feeling +akin +to +temptation +which +had +tormented +her +during +her +father +’ +s +illness +, +since +his +death +, +and +especially +since +her +meeting +with +Rostóv +was +smothered +by +arrangements +for +the +journey +, +anxiety +about +her +brother +, +settling +in +a +new +house +, +meeting +new +people +, +and +attending +to +her +nephew +’ +s +education +. +She +was +sad +. +Now +, +after +a +month +passed +in +quiet +surroundings +, +she +felt +more +and +more +deeply +the +loss +of +her +father +which +was +associated +in +her +mind +with +the +ruin +of +Russia +. +She +was +agitated +and +incessantly +tortured +by +the +thought +of +the +dangers +to +which +her +brother +, +the +only +intimate +person +now +remaining +to +her +, +was +exposed +. +She +was +worried +too +about +her +nephew +’ +s +education +for +which +she +had +always +felt +herself +incompetent +, +but +in +the +depths +of +her +soul +she +felt +at +peace—a +peace +arising +from +consciousness +of +having +stifled +those +personal +dreams +and +hopes +that +had +been +on +the +point +of +awakening +within +her +and +were +related +to +her +meeting +with +Rostóv +. +The +day +after +her +party +the +governor +’ +s +wife +came +to +see +Malvíntseva +and +, +after +discussing +her +plan +with +the +aunt +, +remarked +that +though +under +present +circumstances +a +formal +betrothal +was +, +of +course +, +not +to +be +thought +of +, +all +the +same +the +young +people +might +be +brought +together +and +could +get +to +know +one +another +. +Malvíntseva +expressed +approval +, +and +the +governor +’ +s +wife +began +to +speak +of +Rostóv +in +Mary +’ +s +presence +, +praising +him +and +telling +how +he +had +blushed +when +Princess +Mary +’ +s +name +was +mentioned +. +But +Princess +Mary +experienced +a +painful +rather +than +a +joyful +feeling—her +mental +tranquillity +was +destroyed +, +and +desires +, +doubts +, +self-reproach +, +and +hopes +reawoke +. +During +the +two +days +that +elapsed +before +Rostóv +called +, +Princess +Mary +continually +thought +of +how +she +ought +to +behave +to +him +. +First +she +decided +not +to +come +to +the +drawing +room +when +he +called +to +see +her +aunt—that +it +would +not +be +proper +for +her +, +in +her +deep +mourning +, +to +receive +visitors +; +then +she +thought +this +would +be +rude +after +what +he +had +done +for +her +; +then +it +occurred +to +her +that +her +aunt +and +the +governor +’ +s +wife +had +intentions +concerning +herself +and +Rostóv—their +looks +and +words +at +times +seemed +to +confirm +this +supposition—then +she +told +herself +that +only +she +, +with +her +sinful +nature +, +could +think +this +of +them +: +they +could +not +forget +that +situated +as +she +was +, +while +still +wearing +deep +mourning +, +such +matchmaking +would +be +an +insult +to +her +and +to +her +father +’ +s +memory +. +Assuming +that +she +did +go +down +to +see +him +, +Princess +Mary +imagined +the +words +he +would +say +to +her +and +what +she +would +say +to +him +, +and +these +words +sometimes +seemed +undeservedly +cold +and +then +to +mean +too +much +. +More +than +anything +she +feared +lest +the +confusion +she +felt +might +overwhelm +her +and +betray +her +as +soon +as +she +saw +him +. +But +when +on +Sunday +after +church +the +footman +announced +in +the +drawing +room +that +Count +Rostóv +had +called +, +the +princess +showed +no +confusion +, +only +a +slight +blush +suffused +her +cheeks +and +her +eyes +lit +up +with +a +new +and +radiant +light +. +“ +You +have +met +him +, +Aunt +? +” +said +she +in +a +calm +voice +, +unable +herself +to +understand +that +she +could +be +outwardly +so +calm +and +natural +. +When +Rostóv +entered +the +room +, +the +princess +dropped +her +eyes +for +an +instant +, +as +if +to +give +the +visitor +time +to +greet +her +aunt +, +and +then +just +as +Nicholas +turned +to +her +she +raised +her +head +and +met +his +look +with +shining +eyes +. +With +a +movement +full +of +dignity +and +grace +she +half +rose +with +a +smile +of +pleasure +, +held +out +her +slender +, +delicate +hand +to +him +, +and +began +to +speak +in +a +voice +in +which +for +the +first +time +new +deep +womanly +notes +vibrated +. +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +who +was +in +the +drawing +room +, +looked +at +Princess +Mary +in +bewildered +surprise +. +Herself +a +consummate +coquette +, +she +could +not +have +maneuvered +better +on +meeting +a +man +she +wished +to +attract +. +“ +Either +black +is +particularly +becoming +to +her +or +she +really +has +greatly +improved +without +my +having +noticed +it +. +And +above +all +, +what +tact +and +grace +! +” +thought +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +Had +Princess +Mary +been +capable +of +reflection +at +that +moment +, +she +would +have +been +more +surprised +than +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +at +the +change +that +had +taken +place +in +herself +. +From +the +moment +she +recognized +that +dear +, +loved +face +, +a +new +life +force +took +possession +of +her +and +compelled +her +to +speak +and +act +apart +from +her +own +will +. +From +the +time +Rostóv +entered +, +her +face +became +suddenly +transformed +. +It +was +as +if +a +light +had +been +kindled +in +a +carved +and +painted +lantern +and +the +intricate +, +skillful +, +artistic +work +on +its +sides +, +that +previously +seemed +dark +, +coarse +, +and +meaningless +, +was +suddenly +shown +up +in +unexpected +and +striking +beauty +. +For +the +first +time +all +that +pure +, +spiritual +, +inward +travail +through +which +she +had +lived +appeared +on +the +surface +. +All +her +inward +labor +, +her +dissatisfaction +with +herself +, +her +sufferings +, +her +strivings +after +goodness +, +her +meekness +, +love +, +and +self-sacrifice—all +this +now +shone +in +those +radiant +eyes +, +in +her +delicate +smile +, +and +in +every +trait +of +her +gentle +face +. +Rostóv +saw +all +this +as +clearly +as +if +he +had +known +her +whole +life +. +He +felt +that +the +being +before +him +was +quite +different +from +, +and +better +than +, +anyone +he +had +met +before +, +and +above +all +better +than +himself +. +Their +conversation +was +very +simple +and +unimportant +. +They +spoke +of +the +war +, +and +like +everyone +else +unconsciously +exaggerated +their +sorrow +about +it +; +they +spoke +of +their +last +meeting—Nicholas +trying +to +change +the +subject—they +talked +of +the +governor +’ +s +kind +wife +, +of +Nicholas +’ +relations +, +and +of +Princess +Mary +’ +s +. +She +did +not +talk +about +her +brother +, +diverting +the +conversation +as +soon +as +her +aunt +mentioned +Andrew +. +Evidently +she +could +speak +of +Russia +’ +s +misfortunes +with +a +certain +artificiality +, +but +her +brother +was +too +near +her +heart +and +she +neither +could +nor +would +speak +lightly +of +him +. +Nicholas +noticed +this +, +as +he +noticed +every +shade +of +Princess +Mary +’ +s +character +with +an +observation +unusual +to +him +, +and +everything +confirmed +his +conviction +that +she +was +a +quite +unusual +and +extraordinary +being +. +Nicholas +blushed +and +was +confused +when +people +spoke +to +him +about +the +princess +( +as +she +did +when +he +was +mentioned +) +and +even +when +he +thought +of +her +, +but +in +her +presence +he +felt +quite +at +ease +, +and +said +not +at +all +what +he +had +prepared +, +but +what +, +quite +appropriately +, +occurred +to +him +at +the +moment +. +When +a +pause +occurred +during +his +short +visit +, +Nicholas +, +as +is +usual +when +there +are +children +, +turned +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +little +son +, +caressing +him +and +asking +whether +he +would +like +to +be +an +hussar +. +He +took +the +boy +on +his +knee +, +played +with +him +, +and +looked +round +at +Princess +Mary +. +With +a +softened +, +happy +, +timid +look +she +watched +the +boy +she +loved +in +the +arms +of +the +man +she +loved +. +Nicholas +also +noticed +that +look +and +, +as +if +understanding +it +, +flushed +with +pleasure +and +began +to +kiss +the +boy +with +good +natured +playfulness +. +As +she +was +in +mourning +Princess +Mary +did +not +go +out +into +society +, +and +Nicholas +did +not +think +it +the +proper +thing +to +visit +her +again +; +but +all +the +same +the +governor +’ +s +wife +went +on +with +her +matchmaking +, +passing +on +to +Nicholas +the +flattering +things +Princess +Mary +said +of +him +and +vice +versa +, +and +insisting +on +his +declaring +himself +to +Princess +Mary +. +For +this +purpose +she +arranged +a +meeting +between +the +young +people +at +the +bishop +’ +s +house +before +Mass +. +Though +Rostóv +told +the +governor +’ +s +wife +that +he +would +not +make +any +declaration +to +Princess +Mary +, +he +promised +to +go +. +As +at +Tilsit +Rostóv +had +not +allowed +himself +to +doubt +that +what +everybody +considered +right +was +right +, +so +now +, +after +a +short +but +sincere +struggle +between +his +effort +to +arrange +his +life +by +his +own +sense +of +justice +, +and +in +obedient +submission +to +circumstances +, +he +chose +the +latter +and +yielded +to +the +power +he +felt +irresistibly +carrying +him +he +knew +not +where +. +He +knew +that +after +his +promise +to +Sónya +it +would +be +what +he +deemed +base +to +declare +his +feelings +to +Princess +Mary +. +And +he +knew +that +he +would +never +act +basely +. +But +he +also +knew +( +or +rather +felt +at +the +bottom +of +his +heart +) +that +by +resigning +himself +now +to +the +force +of +circumstances +and +to +those +who +were +guiding +him +, +he +was +not +only +doing +nothing +wrong +, +but +was +doing +something +very +important—more +important +than +anything +he +had +ever +done +in +his +life +. +After +meeting +Princess +Mary +, +though +the +course +of +his +life +went +on +externally +as +before +, +all +his +former +amusements +lost +their +charm +for +him +and +he +often +thought +about +her +. +But +he +never +thought +about +her +as +he +had +thought +of +all +the +young +ladies +without +exception +whom +he +had +met +in +society +, +nor +as +he +had +for +a +long +time +, +and +at +one +time +rapturously +, +thought +about +Sónya +. +He +had +pictured +each +of +those +young +ladies +as +almost +all +honest-hearted +young +men +do +, +that +is +, +as +a +possible +wife +, +adapting +her +in +his +imagination +to +all +the +conditions +of +married +life +: +a +white +dressing +gown +, +his +wife +at +the +tea +table +, +his +wife +’ +s +carriage +, +little +ones +, +Mamma +and +Papa +, +their +relations +to +her +, +and +so +on—and +these +pictures +of +the +future +had +given +him +pleasure +. +But +with +Princess +Mary +, +to +whom +they +were +trying +to +get +him +engaged +, +he +could +never +picture +anything +of +future +married +life +. +If +he +tried +, +his +pictures +seemed +incongruous +and +false +. +It +made +him +afraid +. +CHAPTER +VII +The +dreadful +news +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +of +our +losses +in +killed +and +wounded +, +and +the +still +more +terrible +news +of +the +loss +of +Moscow +reached +Vorónezh +in +the +middle +of +September +. +Princess +Mary +, +having +learned +of +her +brother +’ +s +wound +only +from +the +Gazette +and +having +no +definite +news +of +him +, +prepared +( +so +Nicholas +heard +, +he +had +not +seen +her +again +himself +) +to +set +off +in +search +of +Prince +Andrew +. +When +he +received +the +news +of +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +the +abandonment +of +Moscow +, +Rostóv +was +not +seized +with +despair +, +anger +, +the +desire +for +vengeance +, +or +any +feeling +of +that +kind +, +but +everything +in +Vorónezh +suddenly +seemed +to +him +dull +and +tiresome +, +and +he +experienced +an +indefinite +feeling +of +shame +and +awkwardness +. +The +conversations +he +heard +seemed +to +him +insincere +; +he +did +not +know +how +to +judge +all +these +affairs +and +felt +that +only +in +the +regiment +would +everything +again +become +clear +to +him +. +He +made +haste +to +finish +buying +the +horses +, +and +often +became +unreasonably +angry +with +his +servant +and +squadron +quartermaster +. +A +few +days +before +his +departure +a +special +thanksgiving +, +at +which +Nicholas +was +present +, +was +held +in +the +cathedral +for +the +Russian +victory +. +He +stood +a +little +behind +the +governor +and +held +himself +with +military +decorum +through +the +service +, +meditating +on +a +great +variety +of +subjects +. +When +the +service +was +over +the +governor +’ +s +wife +beckoned +him +to +her +. +“ +Have +you +seen +the +princess +? +” +she +asked +, +indicating +with +a +movement +of +her +head +a +lady +standing +on +the +opposite +side +, +beyond +the +choir +. +Nicholas +immediately +recognized +Princess +Mary +not +so +much +by +the +profile +he +saw +under +her +bonnet +as +by +the +feeling +of +solicitude +, +timidity +, +and +pity +that +immediately +overcame +him +. +Princess +Mary +, +evidently +engrossed +by +her +thoughts +, +was +crossing +herself +for +the +last +time +before +leaving +the +church +. +Nicholas +looked +at +her +face +with +surprise +. +It +was +the +same +face +he +had +seen +before +, +there +was +the +same +general +expression +of +refined +, +inner +, +spiritual +labor +, +but +now +it +was +quite +differently +lit +up +. +There +was +a +pathetic +expression +of +sorrow +, +prayer +, +and +hope +in +it +. +As +had +occurred +before +when +she +was +present +, +Nicholas +went +up +to +her +without +waiting +to +be +prompted +by +the +governor +’ +s +wife +and +not +asking +himself +whether +or +not +it +was +right +and +proper +to +address +her +here +in +church +, +and +told +her +he +had +heard +of +her +trouble +and +sympathized +with +his +whole +soul +. +As +soon +as +she +heard +his +voice +a +vivid +glow +kindled +in +her +face +, +lighting +up +both +her +sorrow +and +her +joy +. +“ +There +is +one +thing +I +wanted +to +tell +you +, +Princess +, +” +said +Rostóv +. +“ +It +is +that +if +your +brother +, +Prince +Andrew +Nikoláevich +, +were +not +living +, +it +would +have +been +at +once +announced +in +the +Gazette +, +as +he +is +a +colonel. +” +The +princess +looked +at +him +, +not +grasping +what +he +was +saying +, +but +cheered +by +the +expression +of +regretful +sympathy +on +his +face +. +“ +And +I +have +known +so +many +cases +of +a +splinter +wound +” +( +the +Gazette +said +it +was +a +shell +) +“ +either +proving +fatal +at +once +or +being +very +slight +, +” +continued +Nicholas +. +“ +We +must +hope +for +the +best +, +and +I +am +sure +... +” +Princess +Mary +interrupted +him +. +“ +Oh +, +that +would +be +so +dread +... +” +she +began +and +, +prevented +by +agitation +from +finishing +, +she +bent +her +head +with +a +movement +as +graceful +as +everything +she +did +in +his +presence +and +, +looking +up +at +him +gratefully +, +went +out +, +following +her +aunt +. +That +evening +Nicholas +did +not +go +out +, +but +stayed +at +home +to +settle +some +accounts +with +the +horse +dealers +. +When +he +had +finished +that +business +it +was +already +too +late +to +go +anywhere +but +still +too +early +to +go +to +bed +, +and +for +a +long +time +he +paced +up +and +down +the +room +, +reflecting +on +his +life +, +a +thing +he +rarely +did +. +Princess +Mary +had +made +an +agreeable +impression +on +him +when +he +had +met +her +in +Smolénsk +province +. +His +having +encountered +her +in +such +exceptional +circumstances +, +and +his +mother +having +at +one +time +mentioned +her +to +him +as +a +good +match +, +had +drawn +his +particular +attention +to +her +. +When +he +met +her +again +in +Vorónezh +the +impression +she +made +on +him +was +not +merely +pleasing +but +powerful +. +Nicholas +had +been +struck +by +the +peculiar +moral +beauty +he +observed +in +her +at +this +time +. +He +was +, +however +, +preparing +to +go +away +and +it +had +not +entered +his +head +to +regret +that +he +was +thus +depriving +himself +of +chances +of +meeting +her +. +But +that +day +’ +s +encounter +in +church +had +, +he +felt +, +sunk +deeper +than +was +desirable +for +his +peace +of +mind +. +That +pale +, +sad +, +refined +face +, +that +radiant +look +, +those +gentle +graceful +gestures +, +and +especially +the +deep +and +tender +sorrow +expressed +in +all +her +features +agitated +him +and +evoked +his +sympathy +. +In +men +Rostóv +could +not +bear +to +see +the +expression +of +a +higher +spiritual +life +( +that +was +why +he +did +not +like +Prince +Andrew +) +and +he +referred +to +it +contemptuously +as +philosophy +and +dreaminess +, +but +in +Princess +Mary +that +very +sorrow +which +revealed +the +depth +of +a +whole +spiritual +world +foreign +to +him +was +an +irresistible +attraction +. +“ +She +must +be +a +wonderful +woman +. +A +real +angel +! +” +he +said +to +himself +. +“ +Why +am +I +not +free +? +Why +was +I +in +such +a +hurry +with +Sónya +? +” +And +he +involuntarily +compared +the +two +: +the +lack +of +spirituality +in +the +one +and +the +abundance +of +it +in +the +other—a +spirituality +he +himself +lacked +and +therefore +valued +most +highly +. +He +tried +to +picture +what +would +happen +were +he +free +. +How +he +would +propose +to +her +and +how +she +would +become +his +wife +. +But +no +, +he +could +not +imagine +that +. +He +felt +awed +, +and +no +clear +picture +presented +itself +to +his +mind +. +He +had +long +ago +pictured +to +himself +a +future +with +Sónya +, +and +that +was +all +clear +and +simple +just +because +it +had +all +been +thought +out +and +he +knew +all +there +was +in +Sónya +, +but +it +was +impossible +to +picture +a +future +with +Princess +Mary +, +because +he +did +not +understand +her +but +simply +loved +her +. +Reveries +about +Sónya +had +had +something +merry +and +playful +in +them +, +but +to +dream +of +Princess +Mary +was +always +difficult +and +a +little +frightening +. +“ +How +she +prayed +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +It +was +plain +that +her +whole +soul +was +in +her +prayer +. +Yes +, +that +was +the +prayer +that +moves +mountains +, +and +I +am +sure +her +prayer +will +be +answered +. +Why +don +’ +t +I +pray +for +what +I +want +? +” +he +suddenly +thought +. +“ +What +do +I +want +? +To +be +free +, +released +from +Sónya +... +She +was +right +, +” +he +thought +, +remembering +what +the +governor +’ +s +wife +had +said +: +“ +Nothing +but +misfortune +can +come +of +marrying +Sónya +. +Muddles +, +grief +for +Mamma +... +business +difficulties +... +muddles +, +terrible +muddles +! +Besides +, +I +don +’ +t +love +her—not +as +I +should +. +O +, +God +! +release +me +from +this +dreadful +, +inextricable +position +! +” +he +suddenly +began +to +pray +. +“ +Yes +, +prayer +can +move +mountains +, +but +one +must +have +faith +and +not +pray +as +Natásha +and +I +used +to +as +children +, +that +the +snow +might +turn +into +sugar—and +then +run +out +into +the +yard +to +see +whether +it +had +done +so +. +No +, +but +I +am +not +praying +for +trifles +now +, +” +he +thought +as +he +put +his +pipe +down +in +a +corner +, +and +folding +his +hands +placed +himself +before +the +icon +. +Softened +by +memories +of +Princess +Mary +he +began +to +pray +as +he +had +not +done +for +a +long +time +. +Tears +were +in +his +eyes +and +in +his +throat +when +the +door +opened +and +Lavrúshka +came +in +with +some +papers +. +“ +Blockhead +! +Why +do +you +come +in +without +being +called +? +” +cried +Nicholas +, +quickly +changing +his +attitude +. +“ +From +the +governor +, +” +said +Lavrúshka +in +a +sleepy +voice +. +“ +A +courier +has +arrived +and +there +’ +s +a +letter +for +you. +” +“ +Well +, +all +right +, +thanks +. +You +can +go +! +” +Nicholas +took +the +two +letters +, +one +of +which +was +from +his +mother +and +the +other +from +Sónya +. +He +recognized +them +by +the +handwriting +and +opened +Sónya +’ +s +first +. +He +had +read +only +a +few +lines +when +he +turned +pale +and +his +eyes +opened +wide +with +fear +and +joy +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +not +possible +! +” +he +cried +aloud +. +Unable +to +sit +still +he +paced +up +and +down +the +room +holding +the +letter +and +reading +it +. +He +glanced +through +it +, +then +read +it +again +, +and +then +again +, +and +standing +still +in +the +middle +of +the +room +he +raised +his +shoulders +, +stretching +out +his +hands +, +with +his +mouth +wide +open +and +his +eyes +fixed +. +What +he +had +just +been +praying +for +with +confidence +that +God +would +hear +him +had +come +to +pass +; +but +Nicholas +was +as +much +astonished +as +if +it +were +something +extraordinary +and +unexpected +, +and +as +if +the +very +fact +that +it +had +happened +so +quickly +proved +that +it +had +not +come +from +God +to +whom +he +had +prayed +, +but +by +some +ordinary +coincidence +. +This +unexpected +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +Nicholas +, +quite +voluntary +letter +from +Sónya +freed +him +from +the +knot +that +fettered +him +and +from +which +there +had +seemed +no +escape +. +She +wrote +that +the +last +unfortunate +events—the +loss +of +almost +the +whole +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +Moscow +property—and +the +countess +’ +repeatedly +expressed +wish +that +Nicholas +should +marry +Princess +Bolkónskaya +, +together +with +his +silence +and +coldness +of +late +, +had +all +combined +to +make +her +decide +to +release +him +from +his +promise +and +set +him +completely +free +. +It +would +be +too +painful +to +me +to +think +that +I +might +be +a +cause +of +sorrow +or +discord +in +the +family +that +has +been +so +good +to +me +( +she +wrote +) +, +and +my +love +has +no +aim +but +the +happiness +of +those +I +love +; +so +, +Nicholas +, +I +beg +you +to +consider +yourself +free +, +and +to +be +assured +that +, +in +spite +of +everything +, +no +one +can +love +you +more +than +does +Your +Sónya +Both +letters +were +written +from +Tróitsa +. +The +other +, +from +the +countess +, +described +their +last +days +in +Moscow +, +their +departure +, +the +fire +, +and +the +destruction +of +all +their +property +. +In +this +letter +the +countess +also +mentioned +that +Prince +Andrew +was +among +the +wounded +traveling +with +them +; +his +state +was +very +critical +, +but +the +doctor +said +there +was +now +more +hope +. +Sónya +and +Natásha +were +nursing +him +. +Next +day +Nicholas +took +his +mother +’ +s +letter +and +went +to +see +Princess +Mary +. +Neither +he +nor +she +said +a +word +about +what +“ +Natásha +nursing +him +” +might +mean +, +but +thanks +to +this +letter +Nicholas +suddenly +became +almost +as +intimate +with +the +princess +as +if +they +were +relations +. +The +following +day +he +saw +Princess +Mary +off +on +her +journey +to +Yaroslávl +, +and +a +few +days +later +left +to +rejoin +his +regiment +. +CHAPTER +VIII +Sónya +’ +s +letter +written +from +Tróitsa +, +which +had +come +as +an +answer +to +Nicholas +’ +prayer +, +was +prompted +by +this +: +the +thought +of +getting +Nicholas +married +to +an +heiress +occupied +the +old +countess +’ +mind +more +and +more +. +She +knew +that +Sónya +was +the +chief +obstacle +to +this +happening +, +and +Sónya +’ +s +life +in +the +countess +’ +house +had +grown +harder +and +harder +, +especially +after +they +had +received +a +letter +from +Nicholas +telling +of +his +meeting +with +Princess +Mary +in +Boguchárovo +. +The +countess +let +no +occasion +slip +of +making +humiliating +or +cruel +allusions +to +Sónya +. +But +a +few +days +before +they +left +Moscow +, +moved +and +excited +by +all +that +was +going +on +, +she +called +Sónya +to +her +and +, +instead +of +reproaching +and +making +demands +on +her +, +tearfully +implored +her +to +sacrifice +herself +and +repay +all +that +the +family +had +done +for +her +by +breaking +off +her +engagement +with +Nicholas +. +“ +I +shall +not +be +at +peace +till +you +promise +me +this. +” +Sónya +burst +into +hysterical +tears +and +replied +through +her +sobs +that +she +would +do +anything +and +was +prepared +for +anything +, +but +gave +no +actual +promise +and +could +not +bring +herself +to +decide +to +do +what +was +demanded +of +her +. +She +must +sacrifice +herself +for +the +family +that +had +reared +and +brought +her +up +. +To +sacrifice +herself +for +others +was +Sónya +’ +s +habit +. +Her +position +in +the +house +was +such +that +only +by +sacrifice +could +she +show +her +worth +, +and +she +was +accustomed +to +this +and +loved +doing +it +. +But +in +all +her +former +acts +of +self-sacrifice +she +had +been +happily +conscious +that +they +raised +her +in +her +own +esteem +and +in +that +of +others +, +and +so +made +her +more +worthy +of +Nicholas +whom +she +loved +more +than +anything +in +the +world +. +But +now +they +wanted +her +to +sacrifice +the +very +thing +that +constituted +the +whole +reward +for +her +self-sacrifice +and +the +whole +meaning +of +her +life +. +And +for +the +first +time +she +felt +bitterness +against +those +who +had +been +her +benefactors +only +to +torture +her +the +more +painfully +; +she +felt +jealous +of +Natásha +who +had +never +experienced +anything +of +this +sort +, +had +never +needed +to +sacrifice +herself +, +but +made +others +sacrifice +themselves +for +her +and +yet +was +beloved +by +everybody +. +And +for +the +first +time +Sónya +felt +that +out +of +her +pure +, +quiet +love +for +Nicholas +a +passionate +feeling +was +beginning +to +grow +up +which +was +stronger +than +principle +, +virtue +, +or +religion +. +Under +the +influence +of +this +feeling +Sónya +, +whose +life +of +dependence +had +taught +her +involuntarily +to +be +secretive +, +having +answered +the +countess +in +vague +general +terms +, +avoided +talking +with +her +and +resolved +to +wait +till +she +should +see +Nicholas +, +not +in +order +to +set +him +free +but +on +the +contrary +at +that +meeting +to +bind +him +to +her +forever +. +The +bustle +and +terror +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +last +days +in +Moscow +stifled +the +gloomy +thoughts +that +oppressed +Sónya +. +She +was +glad +to +find +escape +from +them +in +practical +activity +. +But +when +she +heard +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +presence +in +their +house +, +despite +her +sincere +pity +for +him +and +for +Natásha +, +she +was +seized +by +a +joyful +and +superstitious +feeling +that +God +did +not +intend +her +to +be +separated +from +Nicholas +. +She +knew +that +Natásha +loved +no +one +but +Prince +Andrew +and +had +never +ceased +to +love +him +. +She +knew +that +being +thrown +together +again +under +such +terrible +circumstances +they +would +again +fall +in +love +with +one +another +, +and +that +Nicholas +would +then +not +be +able +to +marry +Princess +Mary +as +they +would +be +within +the +prohibited +degrees +of +affinity +. +Despite +all +the +terror +of +what +had +happened +during +those +last +days +and +during +the +first +days +of +their +journey +, +this +feeling +that +Providence +was +intervening +in +her +personal +affairs +cheered +Sónya +. +At +the +Tróitsa +monastery +the +Rostóvs +first +broke +their +journey +for +a +whole +day +. +Three +large +rooms +were +assigned +to +them +in +the +monastery +hostelry +, +one +of +which +was +occupied +by +Prince +Andrew +. +The +wounded +man +was +much +better +that +day +and +Natásha +was +sitting +with +him +. +In +the +next +room +sat +the +count +and +countess +respectfully +conversing +with +the +prior +, +who +was +calling +on +them +as +old +acquaintances +and +benefactors +of +the +monastery +. +Sónya +was +there +too +, +tormented +by +curiosity +as +to +what +Prince +Andrew +and +Natásha +were +talking +about +. +She +heard +the +sound +of +their +voices +through +the +door +. +That +door +opened +and +Natásha +came +out +, +looking +excited +. +Not +noticing +the +monk +, +who +had +risen +to +greet +her +and +was +drawing +back +the +wide +sleeve +on +his +right +arm +, +she +went +up +to +Sónya +and +took +her +hand +. +“ +Natásha +, +what +are +you +about +? +Come +here +! +” +said +the +countess +. +Natásha +went +up +to +the +monk +for +his +blessing +, +and +he +advised +her +to +pray +for +aid +to +God +and +His +saint +. +As +soon +as +the +prior +withdrew +, +Natásha +took +her +friend +by +the +hand +and +went +with +her +into +the +unoccupied +room +. +“ +Sónya +, +will +he +live +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Sónya +, +how +happy +I +am +, +and +how +unhappy +! +... +Sónya +, +dovey +, +everything +is +as +it +used +to +be +. +If +only +he +lives +! +He +can +not +... +because +... +because +... +of +... +” +and +Natásha +burst +into +tears +. +“ +Yes +! +I +knew +it +! +Thank +God +! +” +murmured +Sónya +. +“ +He +will +live. +” +Sónya +was +not +less +agitated +than +her +friend +by +the +latter +’ +s +fear +and +grief +and +by +her +own +personal +feelings +which +she +shared +with +no +one +. +Sobbing +, +she +kissed +and +comforted +Natásha +. +“ +If +only +he +lives +! +” +she +thought +. +Having +wept +, +talked +, +and +wiped +away +their +tears +, +the +two +friends +went +together +to +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +door +. +Natásha +opened +it +cautiously +and +glanced +into +the +room +, +Sónya +standing +beside +her +at +the +half-open +door +. +Prince +Andrew +was +lying +raised +high +on +three +pillows +. +His +pale +face +was +calm +, +his +eyes +closed +, +and +they +could +see +his +regular +breathing +. +“ +O +, +Natásha +! +” +Sónya +suddenly +almost +screamed +, +catching +her +companion +’ +s +arm +and +stepping +back +from +the +door +. +“ +What +? +What +is +it +? +” +asked +Natásha +. +“ +It +’ +s +that +, +that +... +” +said +Sónya +, +with +a +white +face +and +trembling +lips +. +Natásha +softly +closed +the +door +and +went +with +Sónya +to +the +window +, +not +yet +understanding +what +the +latter +was +telling +her +. +“ +You +remember +, +” +said +Sónya +with +a +solemn +and +frightened +expression +. +“ +You +remember +when +I +looked +in +the +mirror +for +you +... +at +Otrádnoe +at +Christmas +? +Do +you +remember +what +I +saw +? +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +! +” +cried +Natásha +opening +her +eyes +wide +, +and +vaguely +recalling +that +Sónya +had +told +her +something +about +Prince +Andrew +whom +she +had +seen +lying +down +. +“ +You +remember +? +” +Sónya +went +on +. +“ +I +saw +it +then +and +told +everybody +, +you +and +Dunyásha +. +I +saw +him +lying +on +a +bed +, +” +said +she +, +making +a +gesture +with +her +hand +and +a +lifted +finger +at +each +detail +, +“ +and +that +he +had +his +eyes +closed +and +was +covered +just +with +a +pink +quilt +, +and +that +his +hands +were +folded +, +” +she +concluded +, +convincing +herself +that +the +details +she +had +just +seen +were +exactly +what +she +had +seen +in +the +mirror +. +She +had +in +fact +seen +nothing +then +but +had +mentioned +the +first +thing +that +came +into +her +head +, +but +what +she +had +invented +then +seemed +to +her +now +as +real +as +any +other +recollection +. +She +not +only +remembered +what +she +had +then +said—that +he +turned +to +look +at +her +and +smiled +and +was +covered +with +something +red—but +was +firmly +convinced +that +she +had +then +seen +and +said +that +he +was +covered +with +a +pink +quilt +and +that +his +eyes +were +closed +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +it +really +was +pink +! +” +cried +Natásha +, +who +now +thought +she +too +remembered +the +word +pink +being +used +, +and +saw +in +this +the +most +extraordinary +and +mysterious +part +of +the +prediction +. +“ +But +what +does +it +mean +? +” +she +added +meditatively +. +“ +Oh +, +I +don +’ +t +know +, +it +is +all +so +strange +, +” +replied +Sónya +, +clutching +at +her +head +. +A +few +minutes +later +Prince +Andrew +rang +and +Natásha +went +to +him +, +but +Sónya +, +feeling +unusually +excited +and +touched +, +remained +at +the +window +thinking +about +the +strangeness +of +what +had +occurred +. +They +had +an +opportunity +that +day +to +send +letters +to +the +army +, +and +the +countess +was +writing +to +her +son +. +“ +Sónya +! +” +said +the +countess +, +raising +her +eyes +from +her +letter +as +her +niece +passed +, +“ +Sónya +, +won +’ +t +you +write +to +Nicholas +? +” +She +spoke +in +a +soft +, +tremulous +voice +, +and +in +the +weary +eyes +that +looked +over +her +spectacles +Sónya +read +all +that +the +countess +meant +to +convey +with +these +words +. +Those +eyes +expressed +entreaty +, +shame +at +having +to +ask +, +fear +of +a +refusal +, +and +readiness +for +relentless +hatred +in +case +of +such +refusal +. +Sónya +went +up +to +the +countess +and +, +kneeling +down +, +kissed +her +hand +. +“ +Yes +, +Mamma +, +I +will +write +, +” +said +she +. +Sónya +was +softened +, +excited +, +and +touched +by +all +that +had +occurred +that +day +, +especially +by +the +mysterious +fulfillment +she +had +just +seen +of +her +vision +. +Now +that +she +knew +that +the +renewal +of +Natásha +’ +s +relations +with +Prince +Andrew +would +prevent +Nicholas +from +marrying +Princess +Mary +, +she +was +joyfully +conscious +of +a +return +of +that +self-sacrificing +spirit +in +which +she +was +accustomed +to +live +and +loved +to +live +. +So +with +a +joyful +consciousness +of +performing +a +magnanimous +deed—interrupted +several +times +by +the +tears +that +dimmed +her +velvety +black +eyes—she +wrote +that +touching +letter +the +arrival +of +which +had +so +amazed +Nicholas +. +CHAPTER +IX +The +officer +and +soldiers +who +had +arrested +Pierre +treated +him +with +hostility +but +yet +with +respect +, +in +the +guardhouse +to +which +he +was +taken +. +In +their +attitude +toward +him +could +still +be +felt +both +uncertainty +as +to +who +he +might +be—perhaps +a +very +important +person—and +hostility +as +a +result +of +their +recent +personal +conflict +with +him +. +But +when +the +guard +was +relieved +next +morning +, +Pierre +felt +that +for +the +new +guard—both +officers +and +men—he +was +not +as +interesting +as +he +had +been +to +his +captors +; +and +in +fact +the +guard +of +the +second +day +did +not +recognize +in +this +big +, +stout +man +in +a +peasant +coat +the +vigorous +person +who +had +fought +so +desperately +with +the +marauder +and +the +convoy +and +had +uttered +those +solemn +words +about +saving +a +child +; +they +saw +in +him +only +No +. +17 +of +the +captured +Russians +, +arrested +and +detained +for +some +reason +by +order +of +the +Higher +Command +. +If +they +noticed +anything +remarkable +about +Pierre +, +it +was +only +his +unabashed +, +meditative +concentration +and +thoughtfulness +, +and +the +way +he +spoke +French +, +which +struck +them +as +surprisingly +good +. +In +spite +of +this +he +was +placed +that +day +with +the +other +arrested +suspects +, +as +the +separate +room +he +had +occupied +was +required +by +an +officer +. +All +the +Russians +confined +with +Pierre +were +men +of +the +lowest +class +and +, +recognizing +him +as +a +gentleman +, +they +all +avoided +him +, +more +especially +as +he +spoke +French +. +Pierre +felt +sad +at +hearing +them +making +fun +of +him +. +That +evening +he +learned +that +all +these +prisoners +( +he +, +probably +, +among +them +) +were +to +be +tried +for +incendiarism +. +On +the +third +day +he +was +taken +with +the +others +to +a +house +where +a +French +general +with +a +white +mustache +sat +with +two +colonels +and +other +Frenchmen +with +scarves +on +their +arms +. +With +the +precision +and +definiteness +customary +in +addressing +prisoners +, +and +which +is +supposed +to +preclude +human +frailty +, +Pierre +like +the +others +was +questioned +as +to +who +he +was +, +where +he +had +been +, +with +what +object +, +and +so +on +. +These +questions +, +like +questions +put +at +trials +generally +, +left +the +essence +of +the +matter +aside +, +shut +out +the +possibility +of +that +essence +’ +s +being +revealed +, +and +were +designed +only +to +form +a +channel +through +which +the +judges +wished +the +answers +of +the +accused +to +flow +so +as +to +lead +to +the +desired +result +, +namely +a +conviction +. +As +soon +as +Pierre +began +to +say +anything +that +did +not +fit +in +with +that +aim +, +the +channel +was +removed +and +the +water +could +flow +to +waste +. +Pierre +felt +, +moreover +, +what +the +accused +always +feel +at +their +trial +, +perplexity +as +to +why +these +questions +were +put +to +him +. +He +had +a +feeling +that +it +was +only +out +of +condescension +or +a +kind +of +civility +that +this +device +of +placing +a +channel +was +employed +. +He +knew +he +was +in +these +men +’ +s +power +, +that +only +by +force +had +they +brought +him +there +, +that +force +alone +gave +them +the +right +to +demand +answers +to +their +questions +, +and +that +the +sole +object +of +that +assembly +was +to +inculpate +him +. +And +so +, +as +they +had +the +power +and +wish +to +inculpate +him +, +this +expedient +of +an +inquiry +and +trial +seemed +unnecessary +. +It +was +evident +that +any +answer +would +lead +to +conviction +. +When +asked +what +he +was +doing +when +he +was +arrested +, +Pierre +replied +in +a +rather +tragic +manner +that +he +was +restoring +to +its +parents +a +child +he +had +saved +from +the +flames +. +Why +had +he +fought +the +marauder +? +Pierre +answered +that +he +“ +was +protecting +a +woman +, +” +and +that +“ +to +protect +a +woman +who +was +being +insulted +was +the +duty +of +every +man +; +that +... +” +They +interrupted +him +, +for +this +was +not +to +the +point +. +Why +was +he +in +the +yard +of +a +burning +house +where +witnesses +had +seen +him +? +He +replied +that +he +had +gone +out +to +see +what +was +happening +in +Moscow +. +Again +they +interrupted +him +: +they +had +not +asked +where +he +was +going +, +but +why +he +was +found +near +the +fire +? +Who +was +he +? +they +asked +, +repeating +their +first +question +, +which +he +had +declined +to +answer +. +Again +he +replied +that +he +could +not +answer +it +. +“ +Put +that +down +, +that +’ +s +bad +... +very +bad +, +” +sternly +remarked +the +general +with +the +white +mustache +and +red +flushed +face +. +On +the +fourth +day +fires +broke +out +on +the +Zúbovski +rampart +. +Pierre +and +thirteen +others +were +moved +to +the +coach +house +of +a +merchant +’ +s +house +near +the +Crimean +bridge +. +On +his +way +through +the +streets +Pierre +felt +stifled +by +the +smoke +which +seemed +to +hang +over +the +whole +city +. +Fires +were +visible +on +all +sides +. +He +did +not +then +realize +the +significance +of +the +burning +of +Moscow +, +and +looked +at +the +fires +with +horror +. +He +passed +four +days +in +the +coach +house +near +the +Crimean +bridge +and +during +that +time +learned +, +from +the +talk +of +the +French +soldiers +, +that +all +those +confined +there +were +awaiting +a +decision +which +might +come +any +day +from +the +marshal +. +What +marshal +this +was +, +Pierre +could +not +learn +from +the +soldiers +. +Evidently +for +them +“ +the +marshal +” +represented +a +very +high +and +rather +mysterious +power +. +These +first +days +, +before +the +eighth +of +September +when +the +prisoners +were +had +up +for +a +second +examination +, +were +the +hardest +of +all +for +Pierre +. +CHAPTER +X +On +the +eighth +of +September +an +officer—a +very +important +one +judging +by +the +respect +the +guards +showed +him—entered +the +coach +house +where +the +prisoners +were +. +This +officer +, +probably +someone +on +the +staff +, +was +holding +a +paper +in +his +hand +, +and +called +over +all +the +Russians +there +, +naming +Pierre +as +“ +the +man +who +does +not +give +his +name. +” +Glancing +indolently +and +indifferently +at +all +the +prisoners +, +he +ordered +the +officer +in +charge +to +have +them +decently +dressed +and +tidied +up +before +taking +them +to +the +marshal +. +An +hour +later +a +squad +of +soldiers +arrived +and +Pierre +with +thirteen +others +was +led +to +the +Virgin +’ +s +Field +. +It +was +a +fine +day +, +sunny +after +rain +, +and +the +air +was +unusually +pure +. +The +smoke +did +not +hang +low +as +on +the +day +when +Pierre +had +been +taken +from +the +guardhouse +on +the +Zúbovski +rampart +, +but +rose +through +the +pure +air +in +columns +. +No +flames +were +seen +, +but +columns +of +smoke +rose +on +all +sides +, +and +all +Moscow +as +far +as +Pierre +could +see +was +one +vast +charred +ruin +. +On +all +sides +there +were +waste +spaces +with +only +stoves +and +chimney +stacks +still +standing +, +and +here +and +there +the +blackened +walls +of +some +brick +houses +. +Pierre +gazed +at +the +ruins +and +did +not +recognize +districts +he +had +known +well +. +Here +and +there +he +could +see +churches +that +had +not +been +burned +. +The +Krémlin +, +which +was +not +destroyed +, +gleamed +white +in +the +distance +with +its +towers +and +the +belfry +of +Iván +the +Great +. +The +domes +of +the +New +Convent +of +the +Virgin +glittered +brightly +and +its +bells +were +ringing +particularly +clearly +. +These +bells +reminded +Pierre +that +it +was +Sunday +and +the +feast +of +the +Nativity +of +the +Virgin +. +But +there +seemed +to +be +no +one +to +celebrate +this +holiday +: +everywhere +were +blackened +ruins +, +and +the +few +Russians +to +be +seen +were +tattered +and +frightened +people +who +tried +to +hide +when +they +saw +the +French +. +It +was +plain +that +the +Russian +nest +was +ruined +and +destroyed +, +but +in +place +of +the +Russian +order +of +life +that +had +been +destroyed +, +Pierre +unconsciously +felt +that +a +quite +different +, +firm +, +French +order +had +been +established +over +this +ruined +nest +. +He +felt +this +in +the +looks +of +the +soldiers +who +, +marching +in +regular +ranks +briskly +and +gaily +, +were +escorting +him +and +the +other +criminals +; +he +felt +it +in +the +looks +of +an +important +French +official +in +a +carriage +and +pair +driven +by +a +soldier +, +whom +they +met +on +the +way +. +He +felt +it +in +the +merry +sounds +of +regimental +music +he +heard +from +the +left +side +of +the +field +, +and +felt +and +realized +it +especially +from +the +list +of +prisoners +the +French +officer +had +read +out +when +he +came +that +morning +. +Pierre +had +been +taken +by +one +set +of +soldiers +and +led +first +to +one +and +then +to +another +place +with +dozens +of +other +men +, +and +it +seemed +that +they +might +have +forgotten +him +, +or +confused +him +with +the +others +. +But +no +: +the +answers +he +had +given +when +questioned +had +come +back +to +him +in +his +designation +as +“ +the +man +who +does +not +give +his +name +, +” +and +under +that +appellation +, +which +to +Pierre +seemed +terrible +, +they +were +now +leading +him +somewhere +with +unhesitating +assurance +on +their +faces +that +he +and +all +the +other +prisoners +were +exactly +the +ones +they +wanted +and +that +they +were +being +taken +to +the +proper +place +. +Pierre +felt +himself +to +be +an +insignificant +chip +fallen +among +the +wheels +of +a +machine +whose +action +he +did +not +understand +but +which +was +working +well +. +He +and +the +other +prisoners +were +taken +to +the +right +side +of +the +Virgin +’ +s +Field +, +to +a +large +white +house +with +an +immense +garden +not +far +from +the +convent +. +This +was +Prince +Shcherbátov +’ +s +house +, +where +Pierre +had +often +been +in +other +days +, +and +which +, +as +he +learned +from +the +talk +of +the +soldiers +, +was +now +occupied +by +the +marshal +, +the +Duke +of +Eckmühl +( +Davout +) +. +They +were +taken +to +the +entrance +and +led +into +the +house +one +by +one +. +Pierre +was +the +sixth +to +enter +. +He +was +conducted +through +a +glass +gallery +, +an +anteroom +, +and +a +hall +, +which +were +familiar +to +him +, +into +a +long +low +study +at +the +door +of +which +stood +an +adjutant +. +Davout +, +spectacles +on +nose +, +sat +bent +over +a +table +at +the +further +end +of +the +room +. +Pierre +went +close +up +to +him +, +but +Davout +, +evidently +consulting +a +paper +that +lay +before +him +, +did +not +look +up +. +Without +raising +his +eyes +, +he +said +in +a +low +voice +: +“ +Who +are +you +? +” +Pierre +was +silent +because +he +was +incapable +of +uttering +a +word +. +To +him +Davout +was +not +merely +a +French +general +, +but +a +man +notorious +for +his +cruelty +. +Looking +at +his +cold +face +, +as +he +sat +like +a +stern +schoolmaster +who +was +prepared +to +wait +awhile +for +an +answer +, +Pierre +felt +that +every +instant +of +delay +might +cost +him +his +life +; +but +he +did +not +know +what +to +say +. +He +did +not +venture +to +repeat +what +he +had +said +at +his +first +examination +, +yet +to +disclose +his +rank +and +position +was +dangerous +and +embarrassing +. +So +he +was +silent +. +But +before +he +had +decided +what +to +do +, +Davout +raised +his +head +, +pushed +his +spectacles +back +on +his +forehead +, +screwed +up +his +eyes +, +and +looked +intently +at +him +. +“ +I +know +that +man +, +” +he +said +in +a +cold +, +measured +tone +, +evidently +calculated +to +frighten +Pierre +. +The +chill +that +had +been +running +down +Pierre +’ +s +back +now +seized +his +head +as +in +a +vise +. +“ +You +can +not +know +me +, +General +, +I +have +never +seen +you +... +” +“ +He +is +a +Russian +spy +, +” +Davout +interrupted +, +addressing +another +general +who +was +present +, +but +whom +Pierre +had +not +noticed +. +Davout +turned +away +. +With +an +unexpected +reverberation +in +his +voice +Pierre +rapidly +began +: +“ +No +, +monseigneur +, +” +he +said +, +suddenly +remembering +that +Davout +was +a +duke +. +“ +No +, +monseigneur +, +you +can +not +have +known +me +. +I +am +a +militia +officer +and +have +not +quitted +Moscow. +” +“ +Your +name +? +” +asked +Davout +. +“ +Bezúkhov. +” +“ +What +proof +have +I +that +you +are +not +lying +? +” +“ +Monseigneur +! +” +exclaimed +Pierre +, +not +in +an +offended +but +in +a +pleading +voice +. +Davout +looked +up +and +gazed +intently +at +him +. +For +some +seconds +they +looked +at +one +another +, +and +that +look +saved +Pierre +. +Apart +from +conditions +of +war +and +law +, +that +look +established +human +relations +between +the +two +men +. +At +that +moment +an +immense +number +of +things +passed +dimly +through +both +their +minds +, +and +they +realized +that +they +were +both +children +of +humanity +and +were +brothers +. +At +the +first +glance +, +when +Davout +had +only +raised +his +head +from +the +papers +where +human +affairs +and +lives +were +indicated +by +numbers +, +Pierre +was +merely +a +circumstance +, +and +Davout +could +have +shot +him +without +burdening +his +conscience +with +an +evil +deed +, +but +now +he +saw +in +him +a +human +being +. +He +reflected +for +a +moment +. +“ +How +can +you +show +me +that +you +are +telling +the +truth +? +” +said +Davout +coldly +. +Pierre +remembered +Ramballe +, +and +named +him +and +his +regiment +and +the +street +where +the +house +was +. +“ +You +are +not +what +you +say +, +” +returned +Davout +. +In +a +trembling +, +faltering +voice +Pierre +began +adducing +proofs +of +the +truth +of +his +statements +. +But +at +that +moment +an +adjutant +entered +and +reported +something +to +Davout +. +Davout +brightened +up +at +the +news +the +adjutant +brought +, +and +began +buttoning +up +his +uniform +. +It +seemed +that +he +had +quite +forgotten +Pierre +. +When +the +adjutant +reminded +him +of +the +prisoner +, +he +jerked +his +head +in +Pierre +’ +s +direction +with +a +frown +and +ordered +him +to +be +led +away +. +But +where +they +were +to +take +him +Pierre +did +not +know +: +back +to +the +coach +house +or +to +the +place +of +execution +his +companions +had +pointed +out +to +him +as +they +crossed +the +Virgin +’ +s +Field +. +He +turned +his +head +and +saw +that +the +adjutant +was +putting +another +question +to +Davout +. +“ +Yes +, +of +course +! +” +replied +Davout +, +but +what +this +“ +yes +” +meant +, +Pierre +did +not +know +. +Pierre +could +not +afterwards +remember +how +he +went +, +whether +it +was +far +, +or +in +which +direction +. +His +faculties +were +quite +numbed +, +he +was +stupefied +, +and +noticing +nothing +around +him +went +on +moving +his +legs +as +the +others +did +till +they +all +stopped +and +he +stopped +too +. +The +only +thought +in +his +mind +at +that +time +was +: +who +was +it +that +had +really +sentenced +him +to +death +? +Not +the +men +on +the +commission +that +had +first +examined +him—not +one +of +them +wished +to +or +, +evidently +, +could +have +done +it +. +It +was +not +Davout +, +who +had +looked +at +him +in +so +human +a +way +. +In +another +moment +Davout +would +have +realized +that +he +was +doing +wrong +, +but +just +then +the +adjutant +had +come +in +and +interrupted +him +. +The +adjutant +, +also +, +had +evidently +had +no +evil +intent +though +he +might +have +refrained +from +coming +in +. +Then +who +was +executing +him +, +killing +him +, +depriving +him +of +life—him +, +Pierre +, +with +all +his +memories +, +aspirations +, +hopes +, +and +thoughts +? +Who +was +doing +this +? +And +Pierre +felt +that +it +was +no +one +. +It +was +a +system—a +concurrence +of +circumstances +. +A +system +of +some +sort +was +killing +him—Pierre—depriving +him +of +life +, +of +everything +, +annihilating +him +. +CHAPTER +XI +From +Prince +Shcherbátov +’ +s +house +the +prisoners +were +led +straight +down +the +Virgin +’ +s +Field +, +to +the +left +of +the +nunnery +, +as +far +as +a +kitchen +garden +in +which +a +post +had +been +set +up +. +Beyond +that +post +a +fresh +pit +had +been +dug +in +the +ground +, +and +near +the +post +and +the +pit +a +large +crowd +stood +in +a +semicircle +. +The +crowd +consisted +of +a +few +Russians +and +many +of +Napoleon +’ +s +soldiers +who +were +not +on +duty—Germans +, +Italians +, +and +Frenchmen +, +in +a +variety +of +uniforms +. +To +the +right +and +left +of +the +post +stood +rows +of +French +troops +in +blue +uniforms +with +red +epaulets +and +high +boots +and +shakos +. +The +prisoners +were +placed +in +a +certain +order +, +according +to +the +list +( +Pierre +was +sixth +) +, +and +were +led +to +the +post +. +Several +drums +suddenly +began +to +beat +on +both +sides +of +them +, +and +at +that +sound +Pierre +felt +as +if +part +of +his +soul +had +been +torn +away +. +He +lost +the +power +of +thinking +or +understanding +. +He +could +only +hear +and +see +. +And +he +had +only +one +wish—that +the +frightful +thing +that +had +to +happen +should +happen +quickly +. +Pierre +looked +round +at +his +fellow +prisoners +and +scrutinized +them +. +The +two +first +were +convicts +with +shaven +heads +. +One +was +tall +and +thin +, +the +other +dark +, +shaggy +, +and +sinewy +, +with +a +flat +nose +. +The +third +was +a +domestic +serf +, +about +forty-five +years +old +, +with +grizzled +hair +and +a +plump +, +well-nourished +body +. +The +fourth +was +a +peasant +, +a +very +handsome +man +with +a +broad +, +light-brown +beard +and +black +eyes +. +The +fifth +was +a +factory +hand +, +a +thin +, +sallow-faced +lad +of +eighteen +in +a +loose +coat +. +Pierre +heard +the +French +consulting +whether +to +shoot +them +separately +or +two +at +a +time +. +“ +In +couples +, +” +replied +the +officer +in +command +in +a +calm +voice +. +There +was +a +stir +in +the +ranks +of +the +soldiers +and +it +was +evident +that +they +were +all +hurrying—not +as +men +hurry +to +do +something +they +understand +, +but +as +people +hurry +to +finish +a +necessary +but +unpleasant +and +incomprehensible +task +. +A +French +official +wearing +a +scarf +came +up +to +the +right +of +the +row +of +prisoners +and +read +out +the +sentence +in +Russian +and +in +French +. +Then +two +pairs +of +Frenchmen +approached +the +criminals +and +at +the +officer +’ +s +command +took +the +two +convicts +who +stood +first +in +the +row +. +The +convicts +stopped +when +they +reached +the +post +and +, +while +sacks +were +being +brought +, +looked +dumbly +around +as +a +wounded +beast +looks +at +an +approaching +huntsman +. +One +crossed +himself +continually +, +the +other +scratched +his +back +and +made +a +movement +of +the +lips +resembling +a +smile +. +With +hurried +hands +the +soldiers +blindfolded +them +, +drawing +the +sacks +over +their +heads +, +and +bound +them +to +the +post +. +Twelve +sharpshooters +with +muskets +stepped +out +of +the +ranks +with +a +firm +regular +tread +and +halted +eight +paces +from +the +post +. +Pierre +turned +away +to +avoid +seeing +what +was +going +to +happen +. +Suddenly +a +crackling +, +rolling +noise +was +heard +which +seemed +to +him +louder +than +the +most +terrific +thunder +, +and +he +looked +round +. +There +was +some +smoke +, +and +the +Frenchmen +were +doing +something +near +the +pit +, +with +pale +faces +and +trembling +hands +. +Two +more +prisoners +were +led +up +. +In +the +same +way +and +with +similar +looks +, +these +two +glanced +vainly +at +the +onlookers +with +only +a +silent +appeal +for +protection +in +their +eyes +, +evidently +unable +to +understand +or +believe +what +was +going +to +happen +to +them +. +They +could +not +believe +it +because +they +alone +knew +what +their +life +meant +to +them +, +and +so +they +neither +understood +nor +believed +that +it +could +be +taken +from +them +. +Again +Pierre +did +not +wish +to +look +and +again +turned +away +; +but +again +the +sound +as +of +a +frightful +explosion +struck +his +ear +, +and +at +the +same +moment +he +saw +smoke +, +blood +, +and +the +pale +, +scared +faces +of +the +Frenchmen +who +were +again +doing +something +by +the +post +, +their +trembling +hands +impeding +one +another +. +Pierre +, +breathing +heavily +, +looked +around +as +if +asking +what +it +meant +. +The +same +question +was +expressed +in +all +the +looks +that +met +his +. +On +the +faces +of +all +the +Russians +and +of +the +French +soldiers +and +officers +without +exception +, +he +read +the +same +dismay +, +horror +, +and +conflict +that +were +in +his +own +heart +. +“ +But +who +, +after +all +, +is +doing +this +? +They +are +all +suffering +as +I +am +. +Who +then +is +it +? +Who +? +” +flashed +for +an +instant +through +his +mind +. +“ +Sharpshooters +of +the +86th +, +forward +! +” +shouted +someone +. +The +fifth +prisoner +, +the +one +next +to +Pierre +, +was +led +away—alone +. +Pierre +did +not +understand +that +he +was +saved +, +that +he +and +the +rest +had +been +brought +there +only +to +witness +the +execution +. +With +ever-growing +horror +, +and +no +sense +of +joy +or +relief +, +he +gazed +at +what +was +taking +place +. +The +fifth +man +was +the +factory +lad +in +the +loose +cloak +. +The +moment +they +laid +hands +on +him +he +sprang +aside +in +terror +and +clutched +at +Pierre +. +( +Pierre +shuddered +and +shook +himself +free +. +) +The +lad +was +unable +to +walk +. +They +dragged +him +along +, +holding +him +up +under +the +arms +, +and +he +screamed +. +When +they +got +him +to +the +post +he +grew +quiet +, +as +if +he +suddenly +understood +something +. +Whether +he +understood +that +screaming +was +useless +or +whether +he +thought +it +incredible +that +men +should +kill +him +, +at +any +rate +he +took +his +stand +at +the +post +, +waiting +to +be +blindfolded +like +the +others +, +and +like +a +wounded +animal +looked +around +him +with +glittering +eyes +. +Pierre +was +no +longer +able +to +turn +away +and +close +his +eyes +. +His +curiosity +and +agitation +, +like +that +of +the +whole +crowd +, +reached +the +highest +pitch +at +this +fifth +murder +. +Like +the +others +this +fifth +man +seemed +calm +; +he +wrapped +his +loose +cloak +closer +and +rubbed +one +bare +foot +with +the +other +. +When +they +began +to +blindfold +him +he +himself +adjusted +the +knot +which +hurt +the +back +of +his +head +; +then +when +they +propped +him +against +the +bloodstained +post +, +he +leaned +back +and +, +not +being +comfortable +in +that +position +, +straightened +himself +, +adjusted +his +feet +, +and +leaned +back +again +more +comfortably +. +Pierre +did +not +take +his +eyes +from +him +and +did +not +miss +his +slightest +movement +. +Probably +a +word +of +command +was +given +and +was +followed +by +the +reports +of +eight +muskets +; +but +try +as +he +would +Pierre +could +not +afterwards +remember +having +heard +the +slightest +sound +of +the +shots +. +He +only +saw +how +the +workman +suddenly +sank +down +on +the +cords +that +held +him +, +how +blood +showed +itself +in +two +places +, +how +the +ropes +slackened +under +the +weight +of +the +hanging +body +, +and +how +the +workman +sat +down +, +his +head +hanging +unnaturally +and +one +leg +bent +under +him +. +Pierre +ran +up +to +the +post +. +No +one +hindered +him +. +Pale +, +frightened +people +were +doing +something +around +the +workman +. +The +lower +jaw +of +an +old +Frenchman +with +a +thick +mustache +trembled +as +he +untied +the +ropes +. +The +body +collapsed +. +The +soldiers +dragged +it +awkwardly +from +the +post +and +began +pushing +it +into +the +pit +. +They +all +plainly +and +certainly +knew +that +they +were +criminals +who +must +hide +the +traces +of +their +guilt +as +quickly +as +possible +. +Pierre +glanced +into +the +pit +and +saw +that +the +factory +lad +was +lying +with +his +knees +close +up +to +his +head +and +one +shoulder +higher +than +the +other +. +That +shoulder +rose +and +fell +rhythmically +and +convulsively +, +but +spadefuls +of +earth +were +already +being +thrown +over +the +whole +body +. +One +of +the +soldiers +, +evidently +suffering +, +shouted +gruffly +and +angrily +at +Pierre +to +go +back +. +But +Pierre +did +not +understand +him +and +remained +near +the +post +, +and +no +one +drove +him +away +. +When +the +pit +had +been +filled +up +a +command +was +given +. +Pierre +was +taken +back +to +his +place +, +and +the +rows +of +troops +on +both +sides +of +the +post +made +a +half +turn +and +went +past +it +at +a +measured +pace +. +The +twenty-four +sharpshooters +with +discharged +muskets +, +standing +in +the +center +of +the +circle +, +ran +back +to +their +places +as +the +companies +passed +by +. +Pierre +gazed +now +with +dazed +eyes +at +these +sharpshooters +who +ran +in +couples +out +of +the +circle +. +All +but +one +rejoined +their +companies +. +This +one +, +a +young +soldier +, +his +face +deadly +pale +, +his +shako +pushed +back +, +and +his +musket +resting +on +the +ground +, +still +stood +near +the +pit +at +the +spot +from +which +he +had +fired +. +He +swayed +like +a +drunken +man +, +taking +some +steps +forward +and +back +to +save +himself +from +falling +. +An +old +, +noncommissioned +officer +ran +out +of +the +ranks +and +taking +him +by +the +elbow +dragged +him +to +his +company +. +The +crowd +of +Russians +and +Frenchmen +began +to +disperse +. +They +all +went +away +silently +and +with +drooping +heads +. +“ +That +will +teach +them +to +start +fires +, +” +said +one +of +the +Frenchmen +. +Pierre +glanced +round +at +the +speaker +and +saw +that +it +was +a +soldier +who +was +trying +to +find +some +relief +after +what +had +been +done +, +but +was +not +able +to +do +so +. +Without +finishing +what +he +had +begun +to +say +he +made +a +hopeless +movement +with +his +arm +and +went +away +. +CHAPTER +XII +After +the +execution +Pierre +was +separated +from +the +rest +of +the +prisoners +and +placed +alone +in +a +small +, +ruined +, +and +befouled +church +. +Toward +evening +a +noncommissioned +officer +entered +with +two +soldiers +and +told +him +that +he +had +been +pardoned +and +would +now +go +to +the +barracks +for +the +prisoners +of +war +. +Without +understanding +what +was +said +to +him +, +Pierre +got +up +and +went +with +the +soldiers +. +They +took +him +to +the +upper +end +of +the +field +, +where +there +were +some +sheds +built +of +charred +planks +, +beams +, +and +battens +, +and +led +him +into +one +of +them +. +In +the +darkness +some +twenty +different +men +surrounded +Pierre +. +He +looked +at +them +without +understanding +who +they +were +, +why +they +were +there +, +or +what +they +wanted +of +him +. +He +heard +what +they +said +, +but +did +not +understand +the +meaning +of +the +words +and +made +no +kind +of +deduction +from +or +application +of +them +. +He +replied +to +questions +they +put +to +him +, +but +did +not +consider +who +was +listening +to +his +replies +, +nor +how +they +would +understand +them +. +He +looked +at +their +faces +and +figures +, +but +they +all +seemed +to +him +equally +meaningless +. +From +the +moment +Pierre +had +witnessed +those +terrible +murders +committed +by +men +who +did +not +wish +to +commit +them +, +it +was +as +if +the +mainspring +of +his +life +, +on +which +everything +depended +and +which +made +everything +appear +alive +, +had +suddenly +been +wrenched +out +and +everything +had +collapsed +into +a +heap +of +meaningless +rubbish +. +Though +he +did +not +acknowledge +it +to +himself +, +his +faith +in +the +right +ordering +of +the +universe +, +in +humanity +, +in +his +own +soul +, +and +in +God +, +had +been +destroyed +. +He +had +experienced +this +before +, +but +never +so +strongly +as +now +. +When +similar +doubts +had +assailed +him +before +, +they +had +been +the +result +of +his +own +wrongdoing +, +and +at +the +bottom +of +his +heart +he +had +felt +that +relief +from +his +despair +and +from +those +doubts +was +to +be +found +within +himself +. +But +now +he +felt +that +the +universe +had +crumbled +before +his +eyes +and +only +meaningless +ruins +remained +, +and +this +not +by +any +fault +of +his +own +. +He +felt +that +it +was +not +in +his +power +to +regain +faith +in +the +meaning +of +life +. +Around +him +in +the +darkness +men +were +standing +and +evidently +something +about +him +interested +them +greatly +. +They +were +telling +him +something +and +asking +him +something +. +Then +they +led +him +away +somewhere +, +and +at +last +he +found +himself +in +a +corner +of +the +shed +among +men +who +were +laughing +and +talking +on +all +sides +. +“ +Well +, +then +, +mates +... +that +very +prince +who +... +” +some +voice +at +the +other +end +of +the +shed +was +saying +, +with +a +strong +emphasis +on +the +word +who +. +Sitting +silent +and +motionless +on +a +heap +of +straw +against +the +wall +, +Pierre +sometimes +opened +and +sometimes +closed +his +eyes +. +But +as +soon +as +he +closed +them +he +saw +before +him +the +dreadful +face +of +the +factory +lad—especially +dreadful +because +of +its +simplicity—and +the +faces +of +the +murderers +, +even +more +dreadful +because +of +their +disquiet +. +And +he +opened +his +eyes +again +and +stared +vacantly +into +the +darkness +around +him +. +Beside +him +in +a +stooping +position +sat +a +small +man +of +whose +presence +he +was +first +made +aware +by +a +strong +smell +of +perspiration +which +came +from +him +every +time +he +moved +. +This +man +was +doing +something +to +his +legs +in +the +darkness +, +and +though +Pierre +could +not +see +his +face +he +felt +that +the +man +continually +glanced +at +him +. +On +growing +used +to +the +darkness +Pierre +saw +that +the +man +was +taking +off +his +leg +bands +, +and +the +way +he +did +it +aroused +Pierre +’ +s +interest +. +Having +unwound +the +string +that +tied +the +band +on +one +leg +, +he +carefully +coiled +it +up +and +immediately +set +to +work +on +the +other +leg +, +glancing +up +at +Pierre +. +While +one +hand +hung +up +the +first +string +the +other +was +already +unwinding +the +band +on +the +second +leg +. +In +this +way +, +having +carefully +removed +the +leg +bands +by +deft +circular +motions +of +his +arm +following +one +another +uninterruptedly +, +the +man +hung +the +leg +bands +up +on +some +pegs +fixed +above +his +head +. +Then +he +took +out +a +knife +, +cut +something +, +closed +the +knife +, +placed +it +under +the +head +of +his +bed +, +and +, +seating +himself +comfortably +, +clasped +his +arms +round +his +lifted +knees +and +fixed +his +eyes +on +Pierre +. +The +latter +was +conscious +of +something +pleasant +, +comforting +, +and +well-rounded +in +these +deft +movements +, +in +the +man +’ +s +well-ordered +arrangements +in +his +corner +, +and +even +in +his +very +smell +, +and +he +looked +at +the +man +without +taking +his +eyes +from +him +. +“ +You +’ +ve +seen +a +lot +of +trouble +, +sir +, +eh +? +” +the +little +man +suddenly +said +. +And +there +was +so +much +kindliness +and +simplicity +in +his +singsong +voice +that +Pierre +tried +to +reply +, +but +his +jaw +trembled +and +he +felt +tears +rising +to +his +eyes +. +The +little +fellow +, +giving +Pierre +no +time +to +betray +his +confusion +, +instantly +continued +in +the +same +pleasant +tones +: +“ +Eh +, +lad +, +don +’ +t +fret +! +” +said +he +, +in +the +tender +singsong +caressing +voice +old +Russian +peasant +women +employ +. +“ +Don +’ +t +fret +, +friend— +‘ +suffer +an +hour +, +live +for +an +age +! +’ +that +’ +s +how +it +is +, +my +dear +fellow +. +And +here +we +live +, +thank +heaven +, +without +offense +. +Among +these +folk +, +too +, +there +are +good +men +as +well +as +bad +, +” +said +he +, +and +still +speaking +, +he +turned +on +his +knees +with +a +supple +movement +, +got +up +, +coughed +, +and +went +off +to +another +part +of +the +shed +. +“ +Eh +, +you +rascal +! +” +Pierre +heard +the +same +kind +voice +saying +at +the +other +end +of +the +shed +. +“ +So +you +’ +ve +come +, +you +rascal +? +She +remembers +... +Now +, +now +, +that +’ +ll +do +! +” +And +the +soldier +, +pushing +away +a +little +dog +that +was +jumping +up +at +him +, +returned +to +his +place +and +sat +down +. +In +his +hands +he +had +something +wrapped +in +a +rag +. +“ +Here +, +eat +a +bit +, +sir +, +” +said +he +, +resuming +his +former +respectful +tone +as +he +unwrapped +and +offered +Pierre +some +baked +potatoes +. +“ +We +had +soup +for +dinner +and +the +potatoes +are +grand +! +” +Pierre +had +not +eaten +all +day +and +the +smell +of +the +potatoes +seemed +extremely +pleasant +to +him +. +He +thanked +the +soldier +and +began +to +eat +. +“ +Well +, +are +they +all +right +? +” +said +the +soldier +with +a +smile +. +“ +You +should +do +like +this. +” +He +took +a +potato +, +drew +out +his +clasp +knife +, +cut +the +potato +into +two +equal +halves +on +the +palm +of +his +hand +, +sprinkled +some +salt +on +it +from +the +rag +, +and +handed +it +to +Pierre +. +“ +The +potatoes +are +grand +! +” +he +said +once +more +. +“ +Eat +some +like +that +! +” +Pierre +thought +he +had +never +eaten +anything +that +tasted +better +. +“ +Oh +, +I +’ +m +all +right +, +” +said +he +, +“ +but +why +did +they +shoot +those +poor +fellows +? +The +last +one +was +hardly +twenty. +” +“ +Tss +, +tt +... +! +” +said +the +little +man +. +“ +Ah +, +what +a +sin +... +what +a +sin +! +” +he +added +quickly +, +and +as +if +his +words +were +always +waiting +ready +in +his +mouth +and +flew +out +involuntarily +he +went +on +: +“ +How +was +it +, +sir +, +that +you +stayed +in +Moscow +? +” +“ +I +didn +’ +t +think +they +would +come +so +soon +. +I +stayed +accidentally +, +” +replied +Pierre +. +“ +And +how +did +they +arrest +you +, +dear +lad +? +At +your +house +? +” +“ +No +, +I +went +to +look +at +the +fire +, +and +they +arrested +me +there +, +and +tried +me +as +an +incendiary. +” +“ +Where +there +’ +s +law +there +’ +s +injustice +, +” +put +in +the +little +man +. +“ +And +have +you +been +here +long +? +” +Pierre +asked +as +he +munched +the +last +of +the +potato +. +“ +I +? +It +was +last +Sunday +they +took +me +, +out +of +a +hospital +in +Moscow. +” +“ +Why +, +are +you +a +soldier +then +? +” +“ +Yes +, +we +are +soldiers +of +the +Ápsheron +regiment +. +I +was +dying +of +fever +. +We +weren +’ +t +told +anything +. +There +were +some +twenty +of +us +lying +there +. +We +had +no +idea +, +never +guessed +at +all. +” +“ +And +do +you +feel +sad +here +? +” +Pierre +inquired +. +“ +How +can +one +help +it +, +lad +? +My +name +is +Platón +, +and +the +surname +is +Karatáev +, +” +he +added +, +evidently +wishing +to +make +it +easier +for +Pierre +to +address +him +. +“ +They +call +me +‘ +little +falcon +’ +in +the +regiment +. +How +is +one +to +help +feeling +sad +? +Moscow—she +’ +s +the +mother +of +cities +. +How +can +one +see +all +this +and +not +feel +sad +? +But +‘ +the +maggot +gnaws +the +cabbage +, +yet +dies +first +’ +; +that +’ +s +what +the +old +folks +used +to +tell +us +, +” +he +added +rapidly +. +“ +What +? +What +did +you +say +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Who +? +I +? +” +said +Karatáev +. +“ +I +say +things +happen +not +as +we +plan +but +as +God +judges +, +” +he +replied +, +thinking +that +he +was +repeating +what +he +had +said +before +, +and +immediately +continued +: +“ +Well +, +and +you +, +have +you +a +family +estate +, +sir +? +And +a +house +? +So +you +have +abundance +, +then +? +And +a +housewife +? +And +your +old +parents +, +are +they +still +living +? +” +he +asked +. +And +though +it +was +too +dark +for +Pierre +to +see +, +he +felt +that +a +suppressed +smile +of +kindliness +puckered +the +soldier +’ +s +lips +as +he +put +these +questions +. +He +seemed +grieved +that +Pierre +had +no +parents +, +especially +that +he +had +no +mother +. +“ +A +wife +for +counsel +, +a +mother-in-law +for +welcome +, +but +there +’ +s +none +as +dear +as +one +’ +s +own +mother +! +” +said +he +. +“ +Well +, +and +have +you +little +ones +? +” +he +went +on +asking +. +Again +Pierre +’ +s +negative +answer +seemed +to +distress +him +, +and +he +hastened +to +add +: +“ +Never +mind +! +You +’ +re +young +folks +yet +, +and +please +God +may +still +have +some +. +The +great +thing +is +to +live +in +harmony +... +. +” +“ +But +it +’ +s +all +the +same +now +, +” +Pierre +could +not +help +saying +. +“ +Ah +, +my +dear +fellow +! +” +rejoined +Karatáev +, +“ +never +decline +a +prison +or +a +beggar +’ +s +sack +! +” +He +seated +himself +more +comfortably +and +coughed +, +evidently +preparing +to +tell +a +long +story +. +“ +Well +, +my +dear +fellow +, +I +was +still +living +at +home +, +” +he +began +. +“ +We +had +a +well-to-do +homestead +, +plenty +of +land +, +we +peasants +lived +well +and +our +house +was +one +to +thank +God +for +. +When +Father +and +we +went +out +mowing +there +were +seven +of +us +. +We +lived +well +. +We +were +real +peasants +. +It +so +happened +... +” +And +Platón +Karatáev +told +a +long +story +of +how +he +had +gone +into +someone +’ +s +copse +to +take +wood +, +how +he +had +been +caught +by +the +keeper +, +had +been +tried +, +flogged +, +and +sent +to +serve +as +a +soldier +. +“ +Well +, +lad +, +” +and +a +smile +changed +the +tone +of +his +voice +“ +we +thought +it +was +a +misfortune +but +it +turned +out +a +blessing +! +If +it +had +not +been +for +my +sin +, +my +brother +would +have +had +to +go +as +a +soldier +. +But +he +, +my +younger +brother +, +had +five +little +ones +, +while +I +, +you +see +, +only +left +a +wife +behind +. +We +had +a +little +girl +, +but +God +took +her +before +I +went +as +a +soldier +. +I +come +home +on +leave +and +I +’ +ll +tell +you +how +it +was +, +I +look +and +see +that +they +are +living +better +than +before +. +The +yard +full +of +cattle +, +the +women +at +home +, +two +brothers +away +earning +wages +, +and +only +Michael +the +youngest +, +at +home +. +Father +, +he +says +, +‘ +All +my +children +are +the +same +to +me +: +it +hurts +the +same +whichever +finger +gets +bitten +. +But +if +Platón +hadn +’ +t +been +shaved +for +a +soldier +, +Michael +would +have +had +to +go. +’ +called +us +all +to +him +and +, +will +you +believe +it +, +placed +us +in +front +of +the +icons +. +‘ +Michael +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +come +here +and +bow +down +to +his +feet +; +and +you +, +young +woman +, +you +bow +down +too +; +and +you +, +grandchildren +, +also +bow +down +before +him +! +Do +you +understand +? +’ +he +says +. +That +’ +s +how +it +is +, +dear +fellow +. +Fate +looks +for +a +head +. +But +we +are +always +judging +, +‘ +that +’ +s +not +well—that +’ +s +not +right +! +’ +Our +luck +is +like +water +in +a +dragnet +: +you +pull +at +it +and +it +bulges +, +but +when +you +’ +ve +drawn +it +out +it +’ +s +empty +! +That +’ +s +how +it +is. +” +And +Platón +shifted +his +seat +on +the +straw +. +After +a +short +silence +he +rose +. +“ +Well +, +I +think +you +must +be +sleepy +, +” +said +he +, +and +began +rapidly +crossing +himself +and +repeating +: +“ +Lord +Jesus +Christ +, +holy +Saint +Nicholas +, +Frola +and +Lavra +! +Lord +Jesus +Christ +, +holy +Saint +Nicholas +, +Frola +and +Lavra +! +Lord +Jesus +Christ +, +have +mercy +on +us +and +save +us +! +” +he +concluded +, +then +bowed +to +the +ground +, +got +up +, +sighed +, +and +sat +down +again +on +his +heap +of +straw +. +“ +That +’ +s +the +way +. +Lay +me +down +like +a +stone +, +O +God +, +and +raise +me +up +like +a +loaf +, +” +he +muttered +as +he +lay +down +, +pulling +his +coat +over +him +. +“ +What +prayer +was +that +you +were +saying +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +Eh +? +” +murmured +Platón +, +who +had +almost +fallen +asleep +. +“ +What +was +I +saying +? +I +was +praying +. +Don +’ +t +you +pray +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +do +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +But +what +was +that +you +said +: +Frola +and +Lavra +? +” +“ +Well +, +of +course +, +” +replied +Platón +quickly +, +“ +the +horses +’ +saints +. +One +must +pity +the +animals +too +. +Eh +, +the +rascal +! +Now +you +’ +ve +curled +up +and +got +warm +, +you +daughter +of +a +bitch +! +” +said +Karatáev +, +touching +the +dog +that +lay +at +his +feet +, +and +again +turning +over +he +fell +asleep +immediately +. +Sounds +of +crying +and +screaming +came +from +somewhere +in +the +distance +outside +, +and +flames +were +visible +through +the +cracks +of +the +shed +, +but +inside +it +was +quiet +and +dark +. +For +a +long +time +Pierre +did +not +sleep +, +but +lay +with +eyes +open +in +the +darkness +, +listening +to +the +regular +snoring +of +Platón +who +lay +beside +him +, +and +he +felt +that +the +world +that +had +been +shattered +was +once +more +stirring +in +his +soul +with +a +new +beauty +and +on +new +and +unshakable +foundations +. +CHAPTER +XIII +Twenty-three +soldiers +, +three +officers +, +and +two +officials +were +confined +in +the +shed +in +which +Pierre +had +been +placed +and +where +he +remained +for +four +weeks +. +When +Pierre +remembered +them +afterwards +they +all +seemed +misty +figures +to +him +except +Platón +Karatáev +, +who +always +remained +in +his +mind +a +most +vivid +and +precious +memory +and +the +personification +of +everything +Russian +, +kindly +, +and +round +. +When +Pierre +saw +his +neighbor +next +morning +at +dawn +the +first +impression +of +him +, +as +of +something +round +, +was +fully +confirmed +: +Platón +’ +s +whole +figure—in +a +French +overcoat +girdled +with +a +cord +, +a +soldier +’ +s +cap +, +and +bast +shoes—was +round +. +His +head +was +quite +round +, +his +back +, +chest +, +shoulders +, +and +even +his +arms +, +which +he +held +as +if +ever +ready +to +embrace +something +, +were +rounded +, +his +pleasant +smile +and +his +large +, +gentle +brown +eyes +were +also +round +. +Platón +Karatáev +must +have +been +fifty +, +judging +by +his +stories +of +campaigns +he +had +been +in +, +told +as +by +an +old +soldier +. +He +did +not +himself +know +his +age +and +was +quite +unable +to +determine +it +. +But +his +brilliantly +white +, +strong +teeth +which +showed +in +two +unbroken +semicircles +when +he +laughed—as +he +often +did—were +all +sound +and +good +, +there +was +not +a +gray +hair +in +his +beard +or +on +his +head +, +and +his +whole +body +gave +an +impression +of +suppleness +and +especially +of +firmness +and +endurance +. +His +face +, +despite +its +fine +, +rounded +wrinkles +, +had +an +expression +of +innocence +and +youth +, +his +voice +was +pleasant +and +musical +. +But +the +chief +peculiarity +of +his +speech +was +its +directness +and +appositeness +. +It +was +evident +that +he +never +considered +what +he +had +said +or +was +going +to +say +, +and +consequently +the +rapidity +and +justice +of +his +intonation +had +an +irresistible +persuasiveness +. +His +physical +strength +and +agility +during +the +first +days +of +his +imprisonment +were +such +that +he +seemed +not +to +know +what +fatigue +and +sickness +meant +. +Every +night +before +lying +down +, +he +said +: +“ +Lord +, +lay +me +down +as +a +stone +and +raise +me +up +as +a +loaf +! +” +and +every +morning +on +getting +up +, +he +said +: +“ +I +lay +down +and +curled +up +, +I +get +up +and +shake +myself. +” +And +indeed +he +only +had +to +lie +down +, +to +fall +asleep +like +a +stone +, +and +he +only +had +to +shake +himself +, +to +be +ready +without +a +moment +’ +s +delay +for +some +work +, +just +as +children +are +ready +to +play +directly +they +awake +. +He +could +do +everything +, +not +very +well +but +not +badly +. +He +baked +, +cooked +, +sewed +, +planed +, +and +mended +boots +. +He +was +always +busy +, +and +only +at +night +allowed +himself +conversation—of +which +he +was +fond—and +songs +. +He +did +not +sing +like +a +trained +singer +who +knows +he +is +listened +to +, +but +like +the +birds +, +evidently +giving +vent +to +the +sounds +in +the +same +way +that +one +stretches +oneself +or +walks +about +to +get +rid +of +stiffness +, +and +the +sounds +were +always +high-pitched +, +mournful +, +delicate +, +and +almost +feminine +, +and +his +face +at +such +times +was +very +serious +. +Having +been +taken +prisoner +and +allowed +his +beard +to +grow +, +he +seemed +to +have +thrown +off +all +that +had +been +forced +upon +him—everything +military +and +alien +to +himself—and +had +returned +to +his +former +peasant +habits +. +“ +A +soldier +on +leave—a +shirt +outside +breeches +, +” +he +would +say +. +He +did +not +like +talking +about +his +life +as +a +soldier +, +though +he +did +not +complain +, +and +often +mentioned +that +he +had +not +been +flogged +once +during +the +whole +of +his +army +service +. +When +he +related +anything +it +was +generally +some +old +and +evidently +precious +memory +of +his +“ +Christian +” +life +, +as +he +called +his +peasant +existence +. +The +proverbs +, +of +which +his +talk +was +full +, +were +for +the +most +part +not +the +coarse +and +indecent +saws +soldiers +employ +, +but +those +folk +sayings +which +taken +without +a +context +seem +so +insignificant +, +but +when +used +appositely +suddenly +acquire +a +significance +of +profound +wisdom +. +He +would +often +say +the +exact +opposite +of +what +he +had +said +on +a +previous +occasion +, +yet +both +would +be +right +. +He +liked +to +talk +and +he +talked +well +, +adorning +his +speech +with +terms +of +endearment +and +with +folk +sayings +which +Pierre +thought +he +invented +himself +, +but +the +chief +charm +of +his +talk +lay +in +the +fact +that +the +commonest +events—sometimes +just +such +as +Pierre +had +witnessed +without +taking +notice +of +them—assumed +in +Karatáev +’ +s +a +character +of +solemn +fitness +. +He +liked +to +hear +the +folk +tales +one +of +the +soldiers +used +to +tell +of +an +evening +( +they +were +always +the +same +) +, +but +most +of +all +he +liked +to +hear +stories +of +real +life +. +He +would +smile +joyfully +when +listening +to +such +stories +, +now +and +then +putting +in +a +word +or +asking +a +question +to +make +the +moral +beauty +of +what +he +was +told +clear +to +himself +. +Karatáev +had +no +attachments +, +friendships +, +or +love +, +as +Pierre +understood +them +, +but +loved +and +lived +affectionately +with +everything +life +brought +him +in +contact +with +, +particularly +with +man—not +any +particular +man +, +but +those +with +whom +he +happened +to +be +. +He +loved +his +dog +, +his +comrades +, +the +French +, +and +Pierre +who +was +his +neighbor +, +but +Pierre +felt +that +in +spite +of +Karatáev +’ +s +affectionate +tenderness +for +him +( +by +which +he +unconsciously +gave +Pierre +’ +s +spiritual +life +its +due +) +he +would +not +have +grieved +for +a +moment +at +parting +from +him +. +And +Pierre +began +to +feel +in +the +same +way +toward +Karatáev +. +To +all +the +other +prisoners +Platón +Karatáev +seemed +a +most +ordinary +soldier +. +They +called +him +“ +little +falcon +” +or +“ +Platósha +, +” +chaffed +him +good-naturedly +, +and +sent +him +on +errands +. +But +to +Pierre +he +always +remained +what +he +had +seemed +that +first +night +: +an +unfathomable +, +rounded +, +eternal +personification +of +the +spirit +of +simplicity +and +truth +. +Platón +Karatáev +knew +nothing +by +heart +except +his +prayers +. +When +he +began +to +speak +he +seemed +not +to +know +how +he +would +conclude +. +Sometimes +Pierre +, +struck +by +the +meaning +of +his +words +, +would +ask +him +to +repeat +them +, +but +Platón +could +never +recall +what +he +had +said +a +moment +before +, +just +as +he +never +could +repeat +to +Pierre +the +words +of +his +favorite +song +: +native +and +birch +tree +and +my +heart +is +sick +occurred +in +it +, +but +when +spoken +and +not +sung +, +no +meaning +could +be +got +out +of +it +. +He +did +not +, +and +could +not +, +understand +the +meaning +of +words +apart +from +their +context +. +Every +word +and +action +of +his +was +the +manifestation +of +an +activity +unknown +to +him +, +which +was +his +life +. +But +his +life +, +as +he +regarded +it +, +had +no +meaning +as +a +separate +thing +. +It +had +meaning +only +as +part +of +a +whole +of +which +he +was +always +conscious +. +His +words +and +actions +flowed +from +him +as +evenly +, +inevitably +, +and +spontaneously +as +fragrance +exhales +from +a +flower +. +He +could +not +understand +the +value +or +significance +of +any +word +or +deed +taken +separately +. +CHAPTER +XIV +When +Princess +Mary +heard +from +Nicholas +that +her +brother +was +with +the +Rostóvs +at +Yaroslávl +she +at +once +prepared +to +go +there +, +in +spite +of +her +aunt +’ +s +efforts +to +dissuade +her—and +not +merely +to +go +herself +but +to +take +her +nephew +with +her +. +Whether +it +were +difficult +or +easy +, +possible +or +impossible +, +she +did +not +ask +and +did +not +want +to +know +: +it +was +her +duty +, +not +only +to +herself +, +to +be +near +her +brother +who +was +perhaps +dying +, +but +to +do +everything +possible +to +take +his +son +to +him +, +and +so +she +prepared +to +set +off +. +That +she +had +not +heard +from +Prince +Andrew +himself +, +Princess +Mary +attributed +to +his +being +too +weak +to +write +or +to +his +considering +the +long +journey +too +hard +and +too +dangerous +for +her +and +his +son +. +In +a +few +days +Princess +Mary +was +ready +to +start +. +Her +equipages +were +the +huge +family +coach +in +which +she +had +traveled +to +Vorónezh +, +a +semiopen +trap +, +and +a +baggage +cart +. +With +her +traveled +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +little +Nicholas +and +his +tutor +, +her +old +nurse +, +three +maids +, +Tíkhon +, +and +a +young +footman +and +courier +her +aunt +had +sent +to +accompany +her +. +The +usual +route +through +Moscow +could +not +be +thought +of +, +and +the +roundabout +way +Princess +Mary +was +obliged +to +take +through +Lípetsk +, +Ryazán +, +Vladímir +, +and +Shúya +was +very +long +and +, +as +post +horses +were +not +everywhere +obtainable +, +very +difficult +, +and +near +Ryazán +where +the +French +were +said +to +have +shown +themselves +was +even +dangerous +. +During +this +difficult +journey +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +Dessalles +, +and +Princess +Mary +’ +s +servants +were +astonished +at +her +energy +and +firmness +of +spirit +. +She +went +to +bed +later +and +rose +earlier +than +any +of +them +, +and +no +difficulties +daunted +her +. +Thanks +to +her +activity +and +energy +, +which +infected +her +fellow +travelers +, +they +approached +Yaroslávl +by +the +end +of +the +second +week +. +The +last +days +of +her +stay +in +Vorónezh +had +been +the +happiest +of +her +life +. +Her +love +for +Rostóv +no +longer +tormented +or +agitated +her +. +It +filled +her +whole +soul +, +had +become +an +integral +part +of +herself +, +and +she +no +longer +struggled +against +it +. +Latterly +she +had +become +convinced +that +she +loved +and +was +beloved +, +though +she +never +said +this +definitely +to +herself +in +words +. +She +had +become +convinced +of +it +at +her +last +interview +with +Nicholas +, +when +he +had +come +to +tell +her +that +her +brother +was +with +the +Rostóvs +. +Not +by +a +single +word +had +Nicholas +alluded +to +the +fact +that +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +relations +with +Natásha +might +, +if +he +recovered +, +be +renewed +, +but +Princess +Mary +saw +by +his +face +that +he +knew +and +thought +of +this +. +Yet +in +spite +of +that +, +his +relation +to +her—considerate +, +delicate +, +and +loving—not +only +remained +unchanged +, +but +it +sometimes +seemed +to +Princess +Mary +that +he +was +even +glad +that +the +family +connection +between +them +allowed +him +to +express +his +friendship +more +freely +. +She +knew +that +she +loved +for +the +first +and +only +time +in +her +life +and +felt +that +she +was +beloved +, +and +was +happy +in +regard +to +it +. +But +this +happiness +on +one +side +of +her +spiritual +nature +did +not +prevent +her +feeling +grief +for +her +brother +with +full +force +; +on +the +contrary +, +that +spiritual +tranquility +on +the +one +side +made +it +the +more +possible +for +her +to +give +full +play +to +her +feeling +for +her +brother +. +That +feeling +was +so +strong +at +the +moment +of +leaving +Vorónezh +that +those +who +saw +her +off +, +as +they +looked +at +her +careworn +, +despairing +face +, +felt +sure +she +would +fall +ill +on +the +journey +. +But +the +very +difficulties +and +preoccupations +of +the +journey +, +which +she +took +so +actively +in +hand +, +saved +her +for +a +while +from +her +grief +and +gave +her +strength +. +As +always +happens +when +traveling +, +Princess +Mary +thought +only +of +the +journey +itself +, +forgetting +its +object +. +But +as +she +approached +Yaroslávl +the +thought +of +what +might +await +her +there—not +after +many +days +, +but +that +very +evening—again +presented +itself +to +her +and +her +agitation +increased +to +its +utmost +limit +. +The +courier +who +had +been +sent +on +in +advance +to +find +out +where +the +Rostóvs +were +staying +in +Yaroslávl +, +and +in +what +condition +Prince +Andrew +was +, +when +he +met +the +big +coach +just +entering +the +town +gates +was +appalled +by +the +terrible +pallor +of +the +princess +’ +face +that +looked +out +at +him +from +the +window +. +“ +I +have +found +out +everything +, +your +excellency +: +the +Rostóvs +are +staying +at +the +merchant +Brónnikov +’ +s +house +, +in +the +Square +not +far +from +here +, +right +above +the +Vólga +, +” +said +the +courier +. +Princess +Mary +looked +at +him +with +frightened +inquiry +, +not +understanding +why +he +did +not +reply +to +what +she +chiefly +wanted +to +know +: +how +was +her +brother +? +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +put +that +question +for +her +. +“ +How +is +the +prince +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +His +excellency +is +staying +in +the +same +house +with +them. +” +“ +Then +he +is +alive +, +” +thought +Princess +Mary +, +and +asked +in +a +low +voice +: +“ +How +is +he +? +” +“ +The +servants +say +he +is +still +the +same. +” +What +“ +still +the +same +” +might +mean +Princess +Mary +did +not +ask +, +but +with +an +unnoticed +glance +at +little +seven-year-old +Nicholas +, +who +was +sitting +in +front +of +her +looking +with +pleasure +at +the +town +, +she +bowed +her +head +and +did +not +raise +it +again +till +the +heavy +coach +, +rumbling +, +shaking +and +swaying +, +came +to +a +stop +. +The +carriage +steps +clattered +as +they +were +let +down +. +The +carriage +door +was +opened +. +On +the +left +there +was +water—a +great +river—and +on +the +right +a +porch +. +There +were +people +at +the +entrance +: +servants +, +and +a +rosy +girl +with +a +large +plait +of +black +hair +, +smiling +as +it +seemed +to +Princess +Mary +in +an +unpleasantly +affected +way +. +( +This +was +Sónya +. +) +Princess +Mary +ran +up +the +steps +. +“ +This +way +, +this +way +! +” +said +the +girl +, +with +the +same +artificial +smile +, +and +the +princess +found +herself +in +the +hall +facing +an +elderly +woman +of +Oriental +type +, +who +came +rapidly +to +meet +her +with +a +look +of +emotion +. +This +was +the +countess +. +She +embraced +Princess +Mary +and +kissed +her +. +“ +Mon +enfant +! +” +she +muttered +, +“ +je +vous +aime +et +vous +connais +depuis +longtemps. +” +* +* +“ +My +child +! +I +love +you +and +have +known +you +a +long +time. +” +Despite +her +excitement +, +Princess +Mary +realized +that +this +was +the +countess +and +that +it +was +necessary +to +say +something +to +her +. +Hardly +knowing +how +she +did +it +, +she +contrived +to +utter +a +few +polite +phrases +in +French +in +the +same +tone +as +those +that +had +been +addressed +to +her +, +and +asked +: +“ +How +is +he +? +” +“ +The +doctor +says +that +he +is +not +in +danger +, +” +said +the +countess +, +but +as +she +spoke +she +raised +her +eyes +with +a +sigh +, +and +her +gesture +conveyed +a +contradiction +of +her +words +. +“ +Where +is +he +? +Can +I +see +him—can +I +? +” +asked +the +princess +. +“ +One +moment +, +Princess +, +one +moment +, +my +dear +! +Is +this +his +son +? +” +said +the +countess +, +turning +to +little +Nicholas +who +was +coming +in +with +Dessalles +. +“ +There +will +be +room +for +everybody +, +this +is +a +big +house +. +Oh +, +what +a +lovely +boy +! +” +The +countess +took +Princess +Mary +into +the +drawing +room +, +where +Sónya +was +talking +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +. +The +countess +caressed +the +boy +, +and +the +old +count +came +in +and +welcomed +the +princess +. +He +had +changed +very +much +since +Princess +Mary +had +last +seen +him +. +Then +he +had +been +a +brisk +, +cheerful +, +self-assured +old +man +; +now +he +seemed +a +pitiful +, +bewildered +person +. +While +talking +to +Princess +Mary +he +continually +looked +round +as +if +asking +everyone +whether +he +was +doing +the +right +thing +. +After +the +destruction +of +Moscow +and +of +his +property +, +thrown +out +of +his +accustomed +groove +he +seemed +to +have +lost +the +sense +of +his +own +significance +and +to +feel +that +there +was +no +longer +a +place +for +him +in +life +. +In +spite +of +her +one +desire +to +see +her +brother +as +soon +as +possible +, +and +her +vexation +that +at +the +moment +when +all +she +wanted +was +to +see +him +they +should +be +trying +to +entertain +her +and +pretending +to +admire +her +nephew +, +the +princess +noticed +all +that +was +going +on +around +her +and +felt +the +necessity +of +submitting +, +for +a +time +, +to +this +new +order +of +things +which +she +had +entered +. +She +knew +it +to +be +necessary +, +and +though +it +was +hard +for +her +she +was +not +vexed +with +these +people +. +“ +This +is +my +niece +, +” +said +the +count +, +introducing +Sónya— +“ +You +don +’ +t +know +her +, +Princess +? +” +Princess +Mary +turned +to +Sónya +and +, +trying +to +stifle +the +hostile +feeling +that +arose +in +her +toward +the +girl +, +she +kissed +her +. +But +she +felt +oppressed +by +the +fact +that +the +mood +of +everyone +around +her +was +so +far +from +what +was +in +her +own +heart +. +“ +Where +is +he +? +” +she +asked +again +, +addressing +them +all +. +“ +He +is +downstairs +. +Natásha +is +with +him +, +” +answered +Sónya +, +flushing +. +“ +We +have +sent +to +ask +. +I +think +you +must +be +tired +, +Princess. +” +Tears +of +vexation +showed +themselves +in +Princess +Mary +’ +s +eyes +. +She +turned +away +and +was +about +to +ask +the +countess +again +how +to +go +to +him +, +when +light +, +impetuous +, +and +seemingly +buoyant +steps +were +heard +at +the +door +. +The +princess +looked +round +and +saw +Natásha +coming +in +, +almost +running—that +Natásha +whom +she +had +liked +so +little +at +their +meeting +in +Moscow +long +since +. +But +hardly +had +the +princess +looked +at +Natásha +’ +s +face +before +she +realized +that +here +was +a +real +comrade +in +her +grief +, +and +consequently +a +friend +. +She +ran +to +meet +her +, +embraced +her +, +and +began +to +cry +on +her +shoulder +. +As +soon +as +Natásha +, +sitting +at +the +head +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +bed +, +heard +of +Princess +Mary +’ +s +arrival +, +she +softly +left +his +room +and +hastened +to +her +with +those +swift +steps +that +had +sounded +buoyant +to +Princess +Mary +. +There +was +only +one +expression +on +her +agitated +face +when +she +ran +into +the +drawing +room—that +of +love—boundless +love +for +him +, +for +her +, +and +for +all +that +was +near +to +the +man +she +loved +; +and +of +pity +, +suffering +for +others +, +and +passionate +desire +to +give +herself +entirely +to +helping +them +. +It +was +plain +that +at +that +moment +there +was +in +Natásha +’ +s +heart +no +thought +of +herself +or +of +her +own +relations +with +Prince +Andrew +. +Princess +Mary +, +with +her +acute +sensibility +, +understood +all +this +at +the +first +glance +at +Natásha +’ +s +face +, +and +wept +on +her +shoulder +with +sorrowful +pleasure +. +“ +Come +, +come +to +him +, +Mary +, +” +said +Natásha +, +leading +her +into +the +other +room +. +Princess +Mary +raised +her +head +, +dried +her +eyes +, +and +turned +to +Natásha +. +She +felt +that +from +her +she +would +be +able +to +understand +and +learn +everything +. +“ +How +... +” +she +began +her +question +but +stopped +short +. +She +felt +that +it +was +impossible +to +ask +, +or +to +answer +, +in +words +. +Natásha +’ +s +face +and +eyes +would +have +to +tell +her +all +more +clearly +and +profoundly +. +Natásha +was +gazing +at +her +, +but +seemed +afraid +and +in +doubt +whether +to +say +all +she +knew +or +not +; +she +seemed +to +feel +that +before +those +luminous +eyes +which +penetrated +into +the +very +depths +of +her +heart +, +it +was +impossible +not +to +tell +the +whole +truth +which +she +saw +. +And +suddenly +, +Natásha +’ +s +lips +twitched +, +ugly +wrinkles +gathered +round +her +mouth +, +and +covering +her +face +with +her +hands +she +burst +into +sobs +. +Princess +Mary +understood +. +But +she +still +hoped +, +and +asked +, +in +words +she +herself +did +not +trust +: +“ +But +how +is +his +wound +? +What +is +his +general +condition +? +” +“ +You +, +you +... +will +see +, +” +was +all +Natásha +could +say +. +They +sat +a +little +while +downstairs +near +his +room +till +they +had +left +off +crying +and +were +able +to +go +to +him +with +calm +faces +. +“ +How +has +his +whole +illness +gone +? +Is +it +long +since +he +grew +worse +? +When +did +this +happen +? +” +Princess +Mary +inquired +. +Natásha +told +her +that +at +first +there +had +been +danger +from +his +feverish +condition +and +the +pain +he +suffered +, +but +at +Tróitsa +that +had +passed +and +the +doctor +had +only +been +afraid +of +gangrene +. +That +danger +had +also +passed +. +When +they +reached +Yaroslávl +the +wound +had +begun +to +fester +( +Natásha +knew +all +about +such +things +as +festering +) +and +the +doctor +had +said +that +the +festering +might +take +a +normal +course +. +Then +fever +set +in +, +but +the +doctor +had +said +the +fever +was +not +very +serious +. +“ +But +two +days +ago +this +suddenly +happened +, +” +said +Natásha +, +struggling +with +her +sobs +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +why +, +but +you +will +see +what +he +is +like. +” +“ +Is +he +weaker +? +Thinner +? +” +asked +the +princess +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +not +that +, +but +worse +. +You +will +see +. +O +, +Mary +, +he +is +too +good +, +he +can +not +, +can +not +live +, +because +... +” +CHAPTER +XV +When +Natásha +opened +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +door +with +a +familiar +movement +and +let +Princess +Mary +pass +into +the +room +before +her +, +the +princess +felt +the +sobs +in +her +throat +. +Hard +as +she +had +tried +to +prepare +herself +, +and +now +tried +to +remain +tranquil +, +she +knew +that +she +would +be +unable +to +look +at +him +without +tears +. +The +princess +understood +what +Natásha +had +meant +by +the +words +: +“ +two +days +ago +this +suddenly +happened. +” +She +understood +those +words +to +mean +that +he +had +suddenly +softened +and +that +this +softening +and +gentleness +were +signs +of +approaching +death +. +As +she +stepped +to +the +door +she +already +saw +in +imagination +Andrew +’ +s +face +as +she +remembered +it +in +childhood +, +a +gentle +, +mild +, +sympathetic +face +which +he +had +rarely +shown +, +and +which +therefore +affected +her +very +strongly +. +She +was +sure +he +would +speak +soft +, +tender +words +to +her +such +as +her +father +had +uttered +before +his +death +, +and +that +she +would +not +be +able +to +bear +it +and +would +burst +into +sobs +in +his +presence +. +Yet +sooner +or +later +it +had +to +be +, +and +she +went +in +. +The +sobs +rose +higher +and +higher +in +her +throat +as +she +more +and +more +clearly +distinguished +his +form +and +her +shortsighted +eyes +tried +to +make +out +his +features +, +and +then +she +saw +his +face +and +met +his +gaze +. +He +was +lying +in +a +squirrel-fur +dressing +gown +on +a +divan +, +surrounded +by +pillows +. +He +was +thin +and +pale +. +In +one +thin +, +translucently +white +hand +he +held +a +handkerchief +, +while +with +the +other +he +stroked +the +delicate +mustache +he +had +grown +, +moving +his +fingers +slowly +. +His +eyes +gazed +at +them +as +they +entered +. +On +seeing +his +face +and +meeting +his +eyes +Princess +Mary +’ +s +pace +suddenly +slackened +, +she +felt +her +tears +dry +up +and +her +sobs +ceased +. +She +suddenly +felt +guilty +and +grew +timid +on +catching +the +expression +of +his +face +and +eyes +. +“ +But +in +what +am +I +to +blame +? +” +she +asked +herself +. +And +his +cold +, +stern +look +replied +: +“ +Because +you +are +alive +and +thinking +of +the +living +, +while +I +... +” +In +the +deep +gaze +that +seemed +to +look +not +outwards +but +inwards +there +was +an +almost +hostile +expression +as +he +slowly +regarded +his +sister +and +Natásha +. +He +kissed +his +sister +, +holding +her +hand +in +his +as +was +their +wont +. +“ +How +are +you +, +Mary +? +How +did +you +manage +to +get +here +? +” +said +he +in +a +voice +as +calm +and +aloof +as +his +look +. +Had +he +screamed +in +agony +, +that +scream +would +not +have +struck +such +horror +into +Princess +Mary +’ +s +heart +as +the +tone +of +his +voice +. +“ +And +have +you +brought +little +Nicholas +? +” +he +asked +in +the +same +slow +, +quiet +manner +and +with +an +obvious +effort +to +remember +. +“ +How +are +you +now +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +herself +surprised +at +what +she +was +saying +. +“ +That +, +my +dear +, +you +must +ask +the +doctor +, +” +he +replied +, +and +again +making +an +evident +effort +to +be +affectionate +, +he +said +with +his +lips +only +( +his +words +clearly +did +not +correspond +to +his +thoughts +) +: +“ +Merci +, +chère +amie +, +d +’ +être +venue. +” +* +* +“ +Thank +you +for +coming +, +my +dear. +” +Princess +Mary +pressed +his +hand +. +The +pressure +made +him +wince +just +perceptibly +. +He +was +silent +, +and +she +did +not +know +what +to +say +. +She +now +understood +what +had +happened +to +him +two +days +before +. +In +his +words +, +his +tone +, +and +especially +in +that +calm +, +almost +antagonistic +look +could +be +felt +an +estrangement +from +everything +belonging +to +this +world +, +terrible +in +one +who +is +alive +. +Evidently +only +with +an +effort +did +he +understand +anything +living +; +but +it +was +obvious +that +he +failed +to +understand +, +not +because +he +lacked +the +power +to +do +so +but +because +he +understood +something +else—something +the +living +did +not +and +could +not +understand—and +which +wholly +occupied +his +mind +. +“ +There +, +you +see +how +strangely +fate +has +brought +us +together +, +” +said +he +, +breaking +the +silence +and +pointing +to +Natásha +. +“ +She +looks +after +me +all +the +time. +” +Princess +Mary +heard +him +and +did +not +understand +how +he +could +say +such +a +thing +. +He +, +the +sensitive +, +tender +Prince +Andrew +, +how +could +he +say +that +, +before +her +whom +he +loved +and +who +loved +him +? +Had +he +expected +to +live +he +could +not +have +said +those +words +in +that +offensively +cold +tone +. +If +he +had +not +known +that +he +was +dying +, +how +could +he +have +failed +to +pity +her +and +how +could +he +speak +like +that +in +her +presence +? +The +only +explanation +was +that +he +was +indifferent +, +because +something +else +, +much +more +important +, +had +been +revealed +to +him +. +The +conversation +was +cold +and +disconnected +and +continually +broke +off +. +“ +Mary +came +by +way +of +Ryazán +, +” +said +Natásha +. +Prince +Andrew +did +not +notice +that +she +called +his +sister +Mary +, +and +only +after +calling +her +so +in +his +presence +did +Natásha +notice +it +herself +. +“ +Really +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +They +told +her +that +all +Moscow +has +been +burned +down +, +and +that +... +” +Natásha +stopped +. +It +was +impossible +to +talk +. +It +was +plain +that +he +was +making +an +effort +to +listen +, +but +could +not +do +so +. +“ +Yes +, +they +say +it +’ +s +burned +, +” +he +said +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +great +pity +, +” +and +he +gazed +straight +before +him +, +absently +stroking +his +mustache +with +his +fingers +. +“ +And +so +you +have +met +Count +Nicholas +, +Mary +? +” +Prince +Andrew +suddenly +said +, +evidently +wishing +to +speak +pleasantly +to +them +. +“ +He +wrote +here +that +he +took +a +great +liking +to +you +, +” +he +went +on +simply +and +calmly +, +evidently +unable +to +understand +all +the +complex +significance +his +words +had +for +living +people +. +“ +If +you +liked +him +too +, +it +would +be +a +good +thing +for +you +to +get +married +, +” +he +added +rather +more +quickly +, +as +if +pleased +at +having +found +words +he +had +long +been +seeking +. +Princess +Mary +heard +his +words +but +they +had +no +meaning +for +her +, +except +as +a +proof +of +how +far +away +he +now +was +from +everything +living +. +“ +Why +talk +of +me +? +” +she +said +quietly +and +glanced +at +Natásha +. +Natásha +, +who +felt +her +glance +, +did +not +look +at +her +. +All +three +were +again +silent +. +“ +Andrew +, +would +you +like +... +” +Princess +Mary +suddenly +said +in +a +trembling +voice +, +“ +would +you +like +to +see +little +Nicholas +? +He +is +always +talking +about +you +! +” +Prince +Andrew +smiled +just +perceptibly +and +for +the +first +time +, +but +Princess +Mary +, +who +knew +his +face +so +well +, +saw +with +horror +that +he +did +not +smile +with +pleasure +or +affection +for +his +son +, +but +with +quiet +, +gentle +irony +because +he +thought +she +was +trying +what +she +believed +to +be +the +last +means +of +arousing +him +. +“ +Yes +, +I +shall +be +very +glad +to +see +him +. +Is +he +quite +well +? +” +When +little +Nicholas +was +brought +into +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +room +he +looked +at +his +father +with +frightened +eyes +, +but +did +not +cry +, +because +no +one +else +was +crying +. +Prince +Andrew +kissed +him +and +evidently +did +not +know +what +to +say +to +him +. +When +Nicholas +had +been +led +away +, +Princess +Mary +again +went +up +to +her +brother +, +kissed +him +, +and +unable +to +restrain +her +tears +any +longer +began +to +cry +. +He +looked +at +her +attentively +. +“ +Is +it +about +Nicholas +? +” +he +asked +. +Princess +Mary +nodded +her +head +, +weeping +. +“ +Mary +, +you +know +the +Gosp +... +” +but +he +broke +off +. +“ +What +did +you +say +? +” +“ +Nothing +. +You +mustn +’ +t +cry +here +, +” +he +said +, +looking +at +her +with +the +same +cold +expression +. +When +Princess +Mary +began +to +cry +, +he +understood +that +she +was +crying +at +the +thought +that +little +Nicholas +would +be +left +without +a +father +. +With +a +great +effort +he +tried +to +return +to +life +and +to +see +things +from +their +point +of +view +. +“ +Yes +, +to +them +it +must +seem +sad +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +But +how +simple +it +is +. +“ +The +fowls +of +the +air +sow +not +, +neither +do +they +reap +, +yet +your +Father +feedeth +them +, +” +he +said +to +himself +and +wished +to +say +to +Princess +Mary +; +“ +but +no +, +they +will +take +it +their +own +way +, +they +won +’ +t +understand +! +They +can +’ +t +understand +that +all +those +feelings +they +prize +so—all +our +feelings +, +all +those +ideas +that +seem +so +important +to +us +, +are +unnecessary +. +We +can +not +understand +one +another +, +” +and +he +remained +silent +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +little +son +was +seven +. +He +could +scarcely +read +, +and +knew +nothing +. +After +that +day +he +lived +through +many +things +, +gaining +knowledge +, +observation +, +and +experience +, +but +had +he +possessed +all +the +faculties +he +afterwards +acquired +, +he +could +not +have +had +a +better +or +more +profound +understanding +of +the +meaning +of +the +scene +he +had +witnessed +between +his +father +, +Mary +, +and +Natásha +, +than +he +had +then +. +He +understood +it +completely +, +and +, +leaving +the +room +without +crying +, +went +silently +up +to +Natásha +who +had +come +out +with +him +and +looked +shyly +at +her +with +his +beautiful +, +thoughtful +eyes +, +then +his +uplifted +, +rosy +upper +lip +trembled +and +leaning +his +head +against +her +he +began +to +cry +. +After +that +he +avoided +Dessalles +and +the +countess +who +caressed +him +and +either +sat +alone +or +came +timidly +to +Princess +Mary +, +or +to +Natásha +of +whom +he +seemed +even +fonder +than +of +his +aunt +, +and +clung +to +them +quietly +and +shyly +. +When +Princess +Mary +had +left +Prince +Andrew +she +fully +understood +what +Natásha +’ +s +face +had +told +her +. +She +did +not +speak +any +more +to +Natásha +of +hopes +of +saving +his +life +. +She +took +turns +with +her +beside +his +sofa +, +and +did +not +cry +any +more +, +but +prayed +continually +, +turning +in +soul +to +that +Eternal +and +Unfathomable +, +whose +presence +above +the +dying +man +was +now +so +evident +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Not +only +did +Prince +Andrew +know +he +would +die +, +but +he +felt +that +he +was +dying +and +was +already +half +dead +. +He +was +conscious +of +an +aloofness +from +everything +earthly +and +a +strange +and +joyous +lightness +of +existence +. +Without +haste +or +agitation +he +awaited +what +was +coming +. +That +inexorable +, +eternal +, +distant +, +and +unknown +the +presence +of +which +he +had +felt +continually +all +his +life—was +now +near +to +him +and +, +by +the +strange +lightness +he +experienced +, +almost +comprehensible +and +palpable +... +. +Formerly +he +had +feared +the +end +. +He +had +twice +experienced +that +terribly +tormenting +fear +of +death—the +end—but +now +he +no +longer +understood +that +fear +. +He +had +felt +it +for +the +first +time +when +the +shell +spun +like +a +top +before +him +, +and +he +looked +at +the +fallow +field +, +the +bushes +, +and +the +sky +, +and +knew +that +he +was +face +to +face +with +death +. +When +he +came +to +himself +after +being +wounded +and +the +flower +of +eternal +, +unfettered +love +had +instantly +unfolded +itself +in +his +soul +as +if +freed +from +the +bondage +of +life +that +had +restrained +it +, +he +no +longer +feared +death +and +ceased +to +think +about +it +. +During +the +hours +of +solitude +, +suffering +, +and +partial +delirium +he +spent +after +he +was +wounded +, +the +more +deeply +he +penetrated +into +the +new +principle +of +eternal +love +revealed +to +him +, +the +more +he +unconsciously +detached +himself +from +earthly +life +. +To +love +everything +and +everybody +and +always +to +sacrifice +oneself +for +love 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+could +not +now +regain +the +feeling +he +then +had +, +but +was +tormented +by +the +question +whether +Kurágin +was +alive +. +And +he +dared +not +inquire +. +His +illness +pursued +its +normal +physical +course +, +but +what +Natásha +referred +to +when +she +said +: +“ +This +suddenly +happened +, +” +had +occurred +two +days +before +Princess +Mary +arrived +. +It +was +the +last +spiritual +struggle +between +life +and +death +, +in +which +death +gained +the +victory +. +It +was +the +unexpected +realization +of +the +fact +that +he +still +valued +life +as +presented +to +him +in +the +form +of +his +love +for +Natásha +, +and +a +last +, +though +ultimately +vanquished +, +attack +of +terror +before +the +unknown +. +It +was +evening +. +As +usual +after +dinner +he +was +slightly +feverish +, +and +his +thoughts +were +preternaturally +clear +. +Sónya +was +sitting +by +the +table +. +He +began +to +doze +. +Suddenly +a +feeling +of +happiness +seized +him +. +“ +Ah +, +she +has +come +! +” +thought +he +. +And +so +it +was +: +in +Sónya +’ +s +place +sat +Natásha +who +had +just +come +in +noiselessly +. +Since +she +had +begun +looking +after +him +, +he +had +always +experienced +this +physical +consciousness +of +her +nearness +. +She +was +sitting +in +an +armchair +placed +sideways +, +screening +the +light +of +the +candle +from +him +, +and +was +knitting +a +stocking +. +She +had +learned +to +knit +stockings +since +Prince +Andrew +had +casually +mentioned +that +no +one +nursed +the +sick +so +well +as +old +nurses +who +knit +stockings +, +and +that +there +is +something +soothing +in +the +knitting +of +stockings +. +The +needles +clicked +lightly +in +her +slender +, +rapidly +moving +hands +, +and +he +could +clearly +see +the +thoughtful +profile +of +her +drooping +face +. +She +moved +, +and +the +ball +rolled +off +her +knees +. +She +started +, +glanced +round +at +him +, +and +screening +the +candle +with +her +hand +stooped +carefully +with +a +supple +and +exact +movement +, +picked +up +the +ball +, +and +regained +her +former +position +. +He +looked +at +her +without +moving +and +saw +that +she +wanted +to +draw +a +deep +breath +after +stooping +, +but +refrained +from +doing +so +and +breathed +cautiously +. +At +the +Tróitsa +monastery +they +had +spoken +of +the +past +, +and +he +had +told +her +that +if +he +lived +he +would +always +thank +God +for +his +wound +which +had +brought +them +together +again +, +but +after +that +they +never +spoke +of +the +future +. +“ +Can +it +or +can +it +not +be +? +” +he +now +thought +as +he +looked +at +her +and +listened +to +the +light +click +of +the +steel +needles +. +“ +Can +fate +have +brought +me +to +her +so +strangely +only +for +me +to +die +? +... +Is +it +possible +that +the +truth +of +life +has +been +revealed +to +me +only +to +show +me +that +I +have +spent +my +life +in +falsity +? +I +love +her +more +than +anything +in +the +world +! +But +what +am +I +to +do +if +I +love +her +? +” +he +thought +, +and +he +involuntarily +groaned +, +from +a +habit +acquired +during +his +sufferings +. +On +hearing +that +sound +Natásha +put +down +the +stocking +, +leaned +nearer +to +him +, +and +suddenly +, +noticing +his +shining +eyes +, +stepped +lightly +up +to +him +and +bent +over +him +. +“ +You +are +not +asleep +? +” +“ +No +, +I +have +been +looking +at +you +a +long +time +. +I +felt +you +come +in +. +No +one +else +gives +me +that +sense +of +soft +tranquillity +that +you +do +... +that +light +. +I +want +to +weep +for +joy. +” +Natásha +drew +closer +to +him +. +Her +face +shone +with +rapturous +joy +. +“ +Natásha +, +I +love +you +too +much +! +More +than +anything +in +the +world. +” +“ +And +I +! +” +—She +turned +away +for +an +instant +. +“ +Why +too +much +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Why +too +much +? +... +Well +, +what +do +you +, +what +do +you +feel +in +your +soul +, +your +whole +soul—shall +I +live +? +What +do +you +think +? +” +“ +I +am +sure +of +it +, +sure +! +” +Natásha +almost +shouted +, +taking +hold +of +both +his +hands +with +a +passionate +movement +. +He +remained +silent +awhile +. +“ +How +good +it +would +be +! +” +and +taking +her +hand +he +kissed +it +. +Natásha +felt +happy +and +agitated +, +but +at +once +remembered +that +this +would +not +do +and +that +he +had +to +be +quiet +. +“ +But +you +have +not +slept +, +” +she +said +, +repressing +her +joy +. +“ +Try +to +sleep +... +please +! +” +He +pressed +her +hand +and +released +it +, +and +she +went +back +to +the +candle +and +sat +down +again +in +her +former +position +. +Twice +she +turned +and +looked +at +him +, +and +her +eyes +met +his +beaming +at +her +. +She +set +herself +a +task +on +her +stocking +and +resolved +not +to +turn +round +till +it +was +finished +. +Soon +he +really +shut +his +eyes +and +fell +asleep +. +He +did +not +sleep +long +and +suddenly +awoke +with +a +start +and +in +a +cold +perspiration +. +As +he +fell +asleep +he +had +still +been +thinking +of +the +subject +that +now +always +occupied +his +mind—about +life +and +death +, +and +chiefly +about +death +. +He +felt +himself +nearer +to +it +. +“ +Love +? +What +is +love +? +” +he +thought +. +“ +Love +hinders +death +. +Love +is +life +. +All +, +everything +that +I +understand +, +I +understand +only +because +I +love +. +Everything +is +, +everything +exists +, +only +because +I +love +. +Everything +is +united +by +it +alone +. +Love +is +God +, +and +to +die +means +that +I +, +a +particle +of +love +, +shall +return +to +the +general +and +eternal +source. +” +These +thoughts +seemed +to +him +comforting +. +But +they +were +only +thoughts +. +Something +was +lacking +in +them +, +they +were +not +clear +, +they +were +too +one-sidedly +personal +and +brain-spun +. +And +there +was +the +former +agitation +and +obscurity +. +He +fell +asleep +. +He +dreamed +that +he +was +lying +in +the +room +he +really +was +in +, +but +that +he +was +quite +well +and +unwounded +. +Many +various +, +indifferent +, +and +insignificant +people +appeared +before +him +. +He +talked +to +them +and +discussed +something +trivial +. +They +were +preparing +to +go +away +somewhere +. +Prince +Andrew +dimly +realized +that +all +this +was +trivial +and +that +he +had +more +important +cares +, +but +he +continued +to +speak +, +surprising +them +by +empty +witticisms +. +Gradually +, +unnoticed +, +all +these +persons +began +to +disappear +and +a +single +question +, +that +of +the +closed +door +, +superseded +all +else +. +He +rose +and +went +to +the +door +to +bolt +and +lock +it +. +Everything +depended +on +whether +he +was +, +or +was +not +, +in +time +to +lock +it +. +He +went +, +and +tried +to +hurry +, +but +his +legs +refused +to +move +and +he +knew +he +would +not +be +in +time +to +lock +the +door +though +he +painfully +strained +all +his +powers +. +He +was +seized +by +an +agonizing +fear +. +And +that +fear +was +the +fear +of +death +. +It +stood +behind +the +door +. +But +just +when +he +was +clumsily +creeping +toward +the +door +, +that +dreadful +something +on +the +other +side +was +already +pressing +against +it +and +forcing +its +way +in +. +Something +not +human—death—was +breaking +in +through +that +door +, +and +had +to +be +kept +out +. +He +seized +the +door +, +making +a +final +effort +to +hold +it +back—to +lock +it +was +no +longer +possible—but +his +efforts +were +weak +and +clumsy +and +the +door +, +pushed +from +behind +by +that +terror +, +opened +and +closed +again +. +Once +again +it +pushed +from +outside +. +His +last +superhuman +efforts +were +vain +and +both +halves +of +the +door +noiselessly +opened +. +It +entered +, +and +it +was +death +, +and +Prince +Andrew +died +. +But +at +the +instant +he +died +, +Prince +Andrew +remembered +that +he +was +asleep +, +and +at +the +very +instant +he +died +, +having +made +an +effort +, +he +awoke +. +“ +Yes +, +it +was +death +! +I +died—and +woke +up +. +Yes +, +death +is +an +awakening +! +” +And +all +at +once +it +grew +light +in +his +soul +and +the +veil +that +had +till +then +concealed +the +unknown +was +lifted +from +his +spiritual +vision +. +He +felt +as +if +powers +till +then +confined +within +him +had +been +liberated +, +and +that +strange +lightness +did +not +again +leave +him +. +When +, +waking +in +a +cold +perspiration +, +he +moved +on +the +divan +, +Natásha +went +up +and +asked +him +what +was +the +matter +. +He +did +not +answer +and +looked +at +her +strangely +, +not +understanding +. +That +was +what +had +happened +to +him +two +days +before +Princess +Mary +’ +s +arrival +. +From +that +day +, +as +the +doctor +expressed +it +, +the +wasting +fever +assumed +a +malignant +character +, +but +what +the +doctor +said +did +not +interest +Natásha +, +she +saw +the +terrible +moral +symptoms +which +to +her +were +more 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+presence +nor +out +of +it +did +they +weep +, +nor +did +they +ever +talk +to +one +another +about +him +. +They +felt +that +they +could +not +express +in +words +what +they +understood +. +They +both +saw +that +he +was +sinking +slowly +and +quietly +, +deeper +and +deeper +, +away +from +them +, +and +they +both +knew +that +this +had +to +be +so +and +that +it +was +right +. +He +confessed +, +and +received +communion +: +everyone +came +to +take +leave +of +him +. +When +they +brought +his +son +to +him +, +he +pressed +his +lips +to +the +boy +’ +s +and +turned +away +, +not +because +he +felt +it +hard +and +sad +( +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +understood +that +) +but +simply +because +he +thought +it +was +all +that +was +required +of +him +, +but +when +they +told +him +to +bless +the +boy +, +he +did +what +was +demanded +and +looked +round +as +if +asking +whether +there +was +anything +else +he +should +do +. +When +the +last +convulsions +of +the +body +, +which +the +spirit +was +leaving +, +occurred +, +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +were +present +. +“ +Is +it +over +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +when +his +body +had +for +a +few +minutes +lain +motionless +, +growing +cold +before +them +. +Natásha +went +up +, +looked +at +the +dead +eyes +, +and +hastened +to +close +them +. +She +closed +them +but +did +not +kiss +them +, +but +clung +to +that +which +reminded +her +most +nearly +of +him—his +body +. +“ +Where +has +he +gone +? +Where +is +he +now +? +... +” +When +the +body +, +washed +and +dressed +, +lay +in +the +coffin +on +a +table +, +everyone +came +to +take +leave +of +him +and +they +all +wept +. +Little +Nicholas +cried +because +his +heart +was +rent +by +painful +perplexity +. +The +countess +and +Sónya +cried +from +pity +for +Natásha +and +because +he +was +no +more +. +The +old +count +cried +because +he +felt +that +before +long +, +he +, +too +, +must +take +the +same +terrible +step +. +Natásha +and +Princess +Mary +also +wept +now +, +but +not +because +of +their +own +personal +grief +; +they +wept +with +a +reverent +and +softening +emotion +which +had +taken +possession +of +their +souls +at +the +consciousness +of +the +simple +and +solemn +mystery +of +death +that +had +been +accomplished +in +their +presence +. +BOOK +THIRTEEN +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +Man +’ +s +mind +can +not +grasp +the +causes +of +events +in +their +completeness +, +but +the +desire +to +find +those +causes +is +implanted +in +man +’ +s +soul +. +And +without +considering +the +multiplicity +and +complexity +of +the +conditions +any +one +of +which +taken +separately +may +seem +to +be +the +cause +, +he +snatches +at +the +first +approximation +to +a +cause +that +seems +to +him +intelligible +and +says +: +“ +This +is +the +cause +! +” +In +historical +events +( +where +the +actions +of +men +are +the +subject +of +observation +) +the +first +and +most +primitive +approximation +to +present +itself +was +the +will +of +the +gods +and +, +after +that +, +the +will +of +those +who +stood +in +the +most +prominent +position—the +heroes +of +history +. +But +we +need +only +penetrate +to +the +essence +of +any +historic +event—which +lies +in +the +activity +of +the +general +mass +of +men +who +take +part +in +it—to +be +convinced +that +the +will +of +the +historic +hero +does +not +control +the +actions +of +the +mass +but +is +itself +continually +controlled +. +It +may +seem +to +be +a +matter +of +indifference +whether +we +understand +the +meaning +of +historical +events +this +way +or +that +; +yet +there +is +the +same +difference +between +a +man +who +says +that +the +people +of +the +West +moved +on +the +East +because +Napoleon +wished +it +and +a +man +who +says +that +this +happened +because +it +had +to +happen +, +as +there +is +between +those +who +declared +that +the +earth +was +stationary +and +that +the +planets +moved +round +it +and +those +who +admitted +that +they +did +not +know +what +upheld +the +earth +, +but +knew +there +were +laws +directing +its +movement +and +that +of +the +other +planets +. +There +is +, +and +can +be +, +no +cause +of +an +historical +event +except +the +one +cause +of +all +causes +. +But +there +are +laws +directing +events +, +and +some +of +these +laws +are +known +to +us +while +we +are +conscious +of +others +we +can +not +comprehend +. +The +discovery +of +these +laws +is +only +possible +when +we +have +quite +abandoned +the +attempt +to +find +the +cause +in +the +will +of +some +one +man +, +just +as +the +discovery +of +the +laws +of +the +motion +of +the +planets +was +possible +only +when +men +abandoned +the +conception +of +the +fixity +of +the +earth +. +The +historians +consider +that +, +next +to +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +the +occupation +of +Moscow +by +the +enemy +and +its +destruction +by +fire +, +the +most +important +episode +of +the +war +of +1812 +was +the +movement +of +the +Russian +army +from +the +Ryazána +to +the +Kalúga +road +and +to +the +Tarútino +camp—the +so-called +flank +march +across +the +Krásnaya +Pakhrá +River +. +They +ascribe +the +glory +of +that +achievement +of +genius +to +different +men +and +dispute +as +to +whom +the +honor +is +due +. +Even +foreign +historians +, +including +the +French +, +acknowledge +the +genius +of +the +Russian +commanders +when +they +speak +of +that +flank +march +. +But +it +is +hard +to +understand +why +military +writers +, +and +following +them +others +, +consider +this +flank +march +to +be +the +profound +conception +of +some +one +man +who +saved +Russia +and +destroyed +Napoleon +. +In +the +first +place +it +is +hard +to +understand +where +the +profundity +and +genius +of +this +movement +lay +, +for +not +much +mental +effort +was +needed +to +see +that +the +best +position +for +an +army +when +it +is +not +being +attacked +is +where +there +are +most +provisions +; +and +even +a +dull +boy +of +thirteen +could +have +guessed +that +the +best +position +for +an +army +after +its +retreat +from +Moscow +in +1812 +was +on +the +Kalúga +road +. +So +it +is +impossible +to +understand +by +what +reasoning +the +historians +reach +the +conclusion +that +this +maneuver +was +a +profound +one +. +And +it +is +even +more +difficult +to +understand +just +why +they +think +that +this +maneuver +was +calculated +to +save +Russia +and +destroy +the +French +; +for +this +flank +march +, +had +it +been +preceded +, +accompanied +, +or +followed +by +other +circumstances +, +might +have +proved +ruinous +to +the +Russians +and +salutary +for +the +French +. +If +the +position +of +the +Russian +army +really +began +to +improve +from +the +time +of +that +march +, +it +does +not +at +all +follow +that +the +march +was +the +cause +of +it +. +That +flank +march +might +not +only +have +failed +to +give +any +advantage +to +the +Russian +army +, +but +might +in +other +circumstances +have +led +to +its +destruction +. +What +would +have +happened +had +Moscow +not +burned +down +? +If +Murat +had +not +lost +sight +of +the +Russians +? +If +Napoleon +had +not +remained +inactive +? +If +the +Russian +army +at +Krásnaya +Pakhrá +had +given +battle +as +Bennigsen +and +Barclay +advised +? +What +would +have +happened +had +the +French +attacked +the +Russians +while +they +were +marching +beyond +the +Pakhrá +? +What +would +have +happened +if +on +approaching +Tarútino +, +Napoleon +had +attacked +the +Russians +with +but +a +tenth +of +the +energy +he +had +shown +when +he +attacked +them +at +Smolénsk +? +What +would +have +happened +had +the +French +moved +on +Petersburg +? +... +In +any +of +these +eventualities +the +flank +march +that +brought +salvation +might +have +proved +disastrous +. +The +third +and +most +incomprehensible +thing +is +that +people +studying +history +deliberately +avoid +seeing +that +this +flank +march +can +not +be +attributed +to +any +one +man +, +that +no +one +ever +foresaw +it +, +and +that +in +reality +, +like +the +retreat +from +Filí +, +it +did +not +suggest +itself +to +anyone +in +its +entirety +, +but +resulted—moment +by +moment +, +step +by +step +, +event +by +event—from +an +endless +number +of +most +diverse +circumstances +and +was +only +seen +in +its +entirety +when +it +had +been +accomplished +and +belonged +to +the +past +. +At +the +council +at +Filí +the +prevailing +thought +in +the +minds +of +the +Russian +commanders +was +the +one +naturally +suggesting +itself +, +namely +, +a +direct +retreat +by +the +Nízhni +road +. +In +proof +of +this +there +is +the +fact +that +the +majority +of +the +council +voted +for +such +a +retreat +, +and +above +all +there +is +the +well-known +conversation +after +the +council +, +between +the +commander +in +chief +and +Lanskóy +, +who +was +in +charge +of +the +commissariat +department +. +Lanskóy +informed +the +commander +in +chief +that +the +army +supplies +were +for +the +most +part +stored +along +the +Oká +in +the +Túla +and +Ryazán +provinces +, +and +that +if +they +retreated +on +Nízhni +the +army +would +be +separated +from +its +supplies +by +the +broad +river +Oká +, +which +can +not +be +crossed +early +in +winter +. +This +was +the +first +indication +of +the +necessity +of +deviating +from +what +had +previously +seemed +the +most +natural +course—a +direct +retreat +on +Nízhni-Nóvgorod +. +The +army +turned +more +to +the +south +, +along +the +Ryazán +road +and +nearer +to +its +supplies +. +Subsequently +the +inactivity +of +the +French +( +who +even +lost +sight +of +the +Russian +army +) +, +concern +for +the +safety +of +the +arsenal +at +Túla +, +and +especially +the +advantages +of +drawing +nearer +to +its +supplies +caused +the +army +to +turn +still +further +south +to +the +Túla +road +. +Having +crossed +over +, +by +a +forced +march +, +to +the +Túla +road +beyond +the +Pakhrá +, +the +Russian +commanders +intended +to +remain +at +Podólsk +and +had +no +thought +of +the +Tarútino +position +; +but +innumerable +circumstances +and +the +reappearance +of +French +troops +who +had +for +a +time +lost +touch +with +the +Russians +, +and +projects +of +giving +battle +, +and +above +all +the +abundance +of +provisions +in +Kalúga +province +, +obliged +our +army +to +turn +still +more +to +the +south +and +to +cross +from +the +Túla +to +the +Kalúga +road +and +go +to +Tarútino +, +which +was +between +the +roads +along +which +those +supplies +lay +. +Just +as +it +is +impossible +to +say +when +it +was +decided +to +abandon +Moscow +, +so +it +is +impossible +to +say +precisely +when +, +or +by +whom +, +it +was +decided +to +move +to +Tarútino +. +Only +when +the +army +had +got +there +, +as +the +result +of +innumerable +and +varying +forces +, +did +people +begin +to +assure +themselves +that +they +had +desired +this +movement +and +long +ago +foreseen +its +result +. +CHAPTER +II +The +famous +flank +movement +merely +consisted +in +this +: +after +the +advance +of +the +French +had +ceased +, +the +Russian +army +, +which +had +been +continually +retreating +straight +back +from +the +invaders +, +deviated +from +that +direct +course +and +, +not +finding +itself +pursued +, +was +naturally +drawn +toward +the +district +where +supplies +were +abundant +. +If +instead +of +imagining +to +ourselves +commanders +of +genius +leading +the +Russian +army +, +we +picture +that +army +without +any +leaders +, +it +could +not +have +done +anything +but +make +a +return +movement +toward +Moscow +, +describing +an +arc +in +the +direction +where +most +provisions +were +to +be +found +and +where +the +country +was +richest +. +That +movement +from +the +Nízhni +to +the +Ryazán +, +Túla +, +and +Kalúga +roads +was +so +natural +that +even +the +Russian +marauders +moved +in +that +direction +, +and +demands +were +sent +from +Petersburg +for +Kutúzov +to +take +his +army +that +way +. +At +Tarútino +Kutúzov +received +what +was +almost +a +reprimand +from +the +Emperor +for +having +moved +his +army +along +the +Ryazán +road +, +and +the +Emperor +’ +s +letter +indicated +to +him +the +very +position +he +had +already +occupied +near +Kalúga +. +Having +rolled +like +a +ball +in +the +direction +of +the +impetus +given +by +the +whole +campaign +and +by +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +the +Russian +army—when +the +strength +of +that +impetus +was +exhausted +and +no +fresh +push +was +received—assumed +the +position +natural +to +it +. +Kutúzov +’ +s +merit +lay +, +not +in +any +strategic +maneuver +of +genius +, +as +it +is +called +, +but +in +the +fact +that +he +alone +understood +the +significance +of +what +had +happened +. +He +alone +then +understood +the +meaning +of +the +French +army +’ +s +inactivity +, +he +alone +continued +to +assert +that +the +battle +of +Borodinó +had +been +a +victory +, +he +alone—who +as +commander +in +chief +might +have +been +expected +to +be +eager +to +attack—employed +his +whole +strength +to +restrain +the +Russian +army +from +useless +engagements +. +The +beast +wounded +at +Borodinó +was +lying +where +the +fleeing +hunter +had +left +him +; +but +whether +he +was +still +alive +, +whether +he +was +strong +and +merely +lying +low +, +the +hunter +did +not +know +. +Suddenly +the +beast +was +heard +to +moan +. +The +moan +of +that +wounded +beast +( +the +French +army +) +which +betrayed +its +calamitous +condition +was +the +sending +of +Lauriston +to +Kutúzov +’ +s +camp +with +overtures +for +peace +. +Napoleon +, +with +his +usual +assurance +that +whatever +entered +his +head +was +right +, +wrote +to +Kutúzov +the +first +words +that +occurred +to +him +, +though +they +were +meaningless +. +MONSIEUR +LE +PRINCE +KOUTOUZOV +: +I +am +sending +one +of +my +adjutants-general +to +discuss +several +interesting +questions +with +you +. +I +beg +your +Highness +to +credit +what +he +says +to +you +, +especially +when +he +expresses +the +sentiment +of +esteem +and +special +regard +I +have +long +entertained +for +your +person +. +This +letter +having +no +other +object +, +I +pray +God +, +monsieur +le +prince +Koutouzov +, +to +keep +you +in +His +holy +and +gracious +protection +! +NAPOLEON +MOSCOW +, +OCTOBER +30 +, +1812 +Kutúzov +replied +: +“ +I +should +be +cursed +by +posterity +were +I +looked +on +as +the +initiator +of +a +settlement +of +any +sort +. +Such +is +the +present +spirit +of +my +nation. +” +But +he +continued +to +exert +all +his +powers +to +restrain +his +troops +from +attacking +. +During +the +month +that +the +French +troops +were +pillaging +in +Moscow +and +the +Russian +troops +were +quietly +encamped +at +Tarútino +, +a +change +had +taken +place +in +the +relative +strength +of +the +two +armies—both +in +spirit +and +in +number—as +a +result +of +which +the +superiority +had +passed +to +the +Russian +side +. +Though +the +condition +and +numbers +of +the +French +army +were +unknown +to +the +Russians +, +as +soon +as +that +change +occurred +the +need +of +attacking +at +once +showed +itself +by +countless +signs +. +These +signs +were +: +Lauriston +’ +s +mission +; +the +abundance +of +provisions +at +Tarútino +; +the +reports +coming +in +from +all +sides +of +the +inactivity +and +disorder +of +the +French +; +the +flow +of +recruits +to +our +regiments +; +the +fine +weather +; +the +long +rest +the +Russian +soldiers +had +enjoyed +, +and +the +impatience +to +do +what +they +had +been +assembled +for +, +which +usually +shows +itself +in +an +army +that +has +been +resting +; +curiosity +as +to +what +the +French +army +, +so +long +lost +sight +of +, +was +doing +; +the +boldness +with +which +our +outposts +now +scouted +close +up +to +the +French +stationed +at +Tarútino +; +the +news +of +easy +successes +gained +by +peasants +and +guerrilla +troops +over +the +French +, +the +envy +aroused +by +this +; +the +desire +for +revenge +that +lay +in +the +heart +of +every +Russian +as +long +as +the +French +were +in +Moscow +, +and +( +above +all +) +a +dim +consciousness +in +every +soldier +’ +s +mind +that +the +relative +strength +of +the +armies +had +changed +and +that +the +advantage +was +now +on +our +side +. +There +was +a +substantial +change +in +the +relative +strength +, +and +an +advance +had +become +inevitable +. +And +at +once +, +as +a +clock +begins +to +strike +and +chime +as +soon +as +the +minute +hand +has +completed +a +full +circle +, +this +change +was +shown +by +an +increased +activity +, +whirring +, +and +chiming +in +the +higher +spheres +. +CHAPTER +III +The +Russian +army +was +commanded +by +Kutúzov +and +his +staff +, +and +also +by +the +Emperor +from +Petersburg +. +Before +the +news +of +the +abandonment +of +Moscow +had +been +received +in +Petersburg +, +a +detailed +plan +of +the +whole +campaign +had +been +drawn +up +and +sent +to +Kutúzov +for +his +guidance +. +Though +this +plan +had +been +drawn +up +on +the +supposition +that +Moscow +was +still +in +our +hands +, +it +was +approved +by +the +staff +and +accepted +as +a +basis +for +action +. +Kutúzov +only +replied +that +movements +arranged +from +a +distance +were +always +difficult +to +execute +. +So +fresh +instructions +were +sent +for +the +solution +of +difficulties +that +might +be +encountered +, +as +well +as +fresh +people +who +were +to +watch +Kutúzov +’ +s +actions +and +report +upon +them +. +Besides +this +, +the +whole +staff +of +the +Russian +army +was +now +reorganized +. +The +posts +left +vacant +by +Bagratión +, +who +had +been +killed +, +and +by +Barclay +, +who +had +gone +away +in +dudgeon +, +had +to +be +filled +. +Very +serious +consideration +was +given +to +the +question +whether +it +would +be +better +to +put +A +in +B +’ +s +place +and +B +in +D +’ +s +, +or +on +the +contrary +to +put +D +in +A +’ +s +place +, +and +so +on—as +if +anything +more +than +A +’ +s +or +B +’ +s +satisfaction +depended +on +this +. +As +a +result +of +the +hostility +between +Kutúzov +and +Bennigsen +, +his +Chief +of +Staff +, +the +presence +of +confidential +representatives +of +the +Emperor +, +and +these +transfers +, +a +more +than +usually +complicated +play +of +parties +was +going +on +among +the +staff +of +the +army +. +A +was +undermining +B +, +D +was +undermining +C +, +and +so +on +in +all +possible +combinations +and +permutations +. +In +all +these +plottings +the +subject +of +intrigue +was +generally +the +conduct +of +the +war +, +which +all +these +men +believed +they +were +directing +; +but +this +affair +of +the +war +went +on +independently +of +them +, +as +it +had +to +go +: +that +is +, +never +in +the +way +people +devised +, +but +flowing +always +from +the +essential +attitude +of +the +masses +. +Only +in +the +highest +spheres +did +all +these +schemes +, +crossings +, +and +interminglings +appear +to +be +a +true +reflection +of +what +had +to +happen +. +Prince +Michael +Ilariónovich +! +( +wrote +the +Emperor +on +the +second +of +October +in +a +letter +that +reached +Kutúzov +after +the +battle +at +Tarútino +) +Since +September +2 +Moscow +has +been +in +the +hands +of +the +enemy +. +Your +last +reports +were +written +on +the +twentieth +, +and +during +all +this +time +not +only +has +no +action +been +taken +against +the +enemy +or +for +the +relief +of +the +ancient +capital +, +but +according +to +your +last +report +you +have +even +retreated +farther +. +Sérpukhov +is +already +occupied +by +an +enemy +detachment +and +Túla +with +its +famous +arsenal +so +indispensable +to +the +army +, +is +in +danger +. +From +General +Wintzingerode +’ +s +reports +, +I +see +that +an +enemy +corps +of +ten +thousand +men +is +moving +on +the +Petersburg +road +. +Another +corps +of +several +thousand +men +is +moving +on +Dmítrov +. +A +third +has +advanced +along +the +Vladímir +road +, +and +a +fourth +, +rather +considerable +detachment +is +stationed +between +Rúza +and +Mozháysk +. +Napoleon +himself +was +in +Moscow +as +late +as +the +twenty-fifth +. +In +view +of +all +this +information +, +when +the +enemy +has +scattered +his +forces +in +large +detachments +, +and +with +Napoleon +and +his +Guards +in +Moscow +, +is +it +possible +that +the +enemy +’ +s +forces +confronting +you +are +so +considerable +as +not +to +allow +of +your +taking +the +offensive +? +On +the +contrary +, +he +is +probably +pursuing +you +with +detachments +, +or +at +most +with +an +army +corps +much +weaker +than +the +army +entrusted +to +you +. +It +would +seem +that +, +availing +yourself +of +these +circumstances +, +you +might +advantageously +attack +a +weaker +one +and +annihilate +him +, +or +at +least +oblige +him +to +retreat +, +retaining +in +our +hands +an +important +part +of +the +provinces +now +occupied +by +the +enemy +, +and +thereby +averting +danger +from +Túla +and +other +towns +in +the +interior +. +You +will +be +responsible +if +the +enemy +is +able +to +direct +a +force +of +any +size +against +Petersburg +to +threaten +this +capital +in +which +it +has +not +been +possible +to +retain +many +troops +; +for +with +the +army +entrusted +to +you +, +and +acting +with +resolution +and +energy +, +you +have +ample +means +to +avert +this +fresh +calamity +. +Remember +that +you +have +still +to +answer +to +our +offended +country +for +the +loss +of +Moscow +. +You +have +experienced +my +readiness +to +reward +you +. +That +readiness +will +not +weaken +in +me +, +but +I +and +Russia +have +a +right +to +expect +from +you +all +the +zeal +, +firmness +, +and +success +which +your +intellect +, +military +talent +, +and +the +courage +of +the +troops +you +command +justify +us +in +expecting +. +But +by +the +time +this +letter +, +which +proved +that +the +real +relation +of +the +forces +had +already +made +itself +felt +in +Petersburg +, +was +dispatched +, +Kutúzov +had +found +himself +unable +any +longer +to +restrain +the +army +he +commanded +from +attacking +and +a +battle +had +taken +place +. +On +the +second +of +October +a +Cossack +, +Shapoválov +, +who +was +out +scouting +, +killed +one +hare +and +wounded +another +. +Following +the +wounded +hare +he +made +his +way +far +into +the +forest +and +came +upon +the +left +flank +of +Murat +’ +s +army +, +encamped +there +without +any +precautions +. +The +Cossack +laughingly +told +his +comrades +how +he +had +almost +fallen +into +the +hands +of +the +French +. +A +cornet +, +hearing +the +story +, +informed +his +commander +. +The +Cossack +was +sent +for +and +questioned +. +The +Cossack +officers +wished +to +take +advantage +of +this +chance +to +capture +some +horses +, +but +one +of +the +superior +officers +, +who +was +acquainted +with +the +higher +authorities +, +reported +the +incident +to +a +general +on +the +staff +. +The +state +of +things +on +the +staff +had +of +late +been +exceedingly +strained +. +Ermólov +had +been +to +see +Bennigsen +a +few +days +previously +and +had +entreated +him +to +use +his +influence +with +the +commander +in +chief +to +induce +him +to +take +the +offensive +. +“ +If +I +did +not +know +you +I +should +think +you +did +not +want +what +you +are +asking +for +. +I +need +only +advise +anything +and +his +Highness +is +sure +to +do +the +opposite +, +” +replied +Bennigsen +. +The +Cossack +’ +s +report +, +confirmed +by +horse +patrols +who +were +sent +out +, +was +the +final +proof +that +events +had +matured +. +The +tightly +coiled +spring +was +released +, +the +clock +began +to +whirr +and +the +chimes +to +play +. +Despite +all +his +supposed +power +, +his +intellect +, +his +experience +, +and +his +knowledge +of +men +, +Kutúzov—having +taken +into +consideration +the +Cossack +’ +s +report +, +a +note +from +Bennigsen +who +sent +personal +reports +to +the +Emperor +, +the +wishes +he +supposed +the +Emperor +to +hold +, +and +the +fact +that +all +the +generals +expressed +the +same +wish—could +no +longer +check +the +inevitable +movement +, +and +gave +the +order +to +do +what +he +regarded +as +useless +and +harmful—gave +his +approval +, +that +is +, +to +the +accomplished +fact +. +CHAPTER +IV +Bennigsen +’ +s +note +and +the +Cossack +’ +s +information +that +the +left +flank +of +the +French +was +unguarded +were +merely +final +indications +that +it +was +necessary +to +order +an +attack +, +and +it +was +fixed +for +the +fifth +of +October +. +On +the +morning +of +the +fourth +of +October +Kutúzov +signed +the +dispositions +. +Toll +read +them +to +Ermólov +, +asking +him +to +attend +to +the +further +arrangements +. +“ +All +right—all +right +. +I +haven +’ +t +time +just +now +, +” +replied +Ermólov +, +and +left +the +hut +. +The +dispositions +drawn +up +by +Toll +were +very +good +. +As +in +the +Austerlitz +dispositions +, +it +was +written—though +not +in +German +this +time +: +“ +The +First +Column +will +march +here +and +here +, +” +“ +the +Second +Column +will +march +there +and +there +, +” +and +so +on +; +and +on +paper +, +all +these +columns +arrived +at +their +places +at +the +appointed +time +and +destroyed +the +enemy +. +Everything +had +been +admirably +thought +out +as +is +usual +in +dispositions +, +and +as +is +always +the +case +, +not +a +single +column +reached +its +place +at +the +appointed +time +. +When +the +necessary +number +of +copies +of +the +dispositions +had +been +prepared +, +an +officer +was +summoned +and +sent +to +deliver +them +to +Ermólov +to +deal +with +. +A +young +officer +of +the +Horse +Guards +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +orderly +, +pleased +at +the +importance +of +the +mission +entrusted +to +him +, +went +to +Ermólov +’ +s +quarters +. +“ +Gone +away +, +” +said +Ermólov +’ +s +orderly +. +The +officer +of +the +Horse +Guards +went +to +a +general +with +whom +Ermólov +was +often +to +be +found +. +“ +No +, +and +the +general +’ +s +out +too. +” +The +officer +, +mounting +his +horse +, +rode +off +to +someone +else +. +“ +No +, +he +’ +s +gone +out. +” +“ +If +only +they +don +’ +t +make +me +responsible +for +this +delay +! +What +a +nuisance +it +is +! +” +thought +the +officer +, +and +he +rode +round +the +whole +camp +. +One +man +said +he +had +seen +Ermólov +ride +past +with +some +other +generals +, +others +said +he +must +have +returned +home +. +The +officer +searched +till +six +o +’ +clock +in +the +evening +without +even +stopping +to +eat +. +Ermólov +was +nowhere +to +be +found +and +no +one +knew +where +he +was +. +The +officer +snatched +a +little +food +at +a +comrade +’ +s +, +and +rode +again +to +the +vanguard +to +find +Milorádovich +. +Milorádovich +too +was +away +, +but +here +he +was +told +that +he +had +gone +to +a +ball +at +General +Kíkin +’ +s +and +that +Ermólov +was +probably +there +too +. +“ +But +where +is +it +? +” +“ +Why +, +there +, +over +at +Échkino +, +” +said +a +Cossack +officer +, +pointing +to +a +country +house +in +the +far +distance +. +“ +What +, +outside +our +line +? +” +“ +They +’ +ve +put +two +regiments +as +outposts +, +and +they +’ +re +having +such +a +spree +there +, +it +’ +s +awful +! +Two +bands +and +three +sets +of +singers +! +” +The +officer +rode +out +beyond +our +lines +to +Échkino +. +While +still +at +a +distance +he +heard +as +he +rode +the +merry +sounds +of +a +soldier +’ +s +dance +song +proceeding +from +the +house +. +“ +In +the +meadows +... +in +the +meadows +! +” +he +heard +, +accompanied +by +whistling +and +the +sound +of +a +torban +, +drowned +every +now +and +then +by +shouts +. +These +sounds +made +his +spirits +rise +, +but +at +the +same +time +he +was +afraid +that +he +would +be +blamed +for +not +having +executed +sooner +the +important +order +entrusted +to +him +. +It +was +already +past +eight +o +’ +clock +. +He +dismounted +and +went +up +into +the +porch +of +a +large +country +house +which +had +remained +intact +between +the +Russian +and +French +forces +. +In +the +refreshment +room +and +the +hall +, +footmen +were +bustling +about +with +wine +and +viands +. +Groups +of +singers +stood +outside +the +windows +. +The +officer +was +admitted +and +immediately +saw +all +the +chief +generals +of +the +army +together +, +and +among +them +Ermólov +’ +s +big +imposing +figure +. +They +all +had +their +coats +unbuttoned +and +were +standing +in +a +semicircle +with +flushed +and +animated +faces +, +laughing +loudly +. +In +the +middle +of +the +room +a +short +handsome +general +with +a +red +face +was +dancing +the +trepák +with +much +spirit +and +agility +. +“ +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +Bravo +, +Nicholas +Iványch +! +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +” +The +officer +felt +that +by +arriving +with +important +orders +at +such +a +moment +he +was +doubly +to +blame +, +and +he +would +have +preferred +to +wait +; +but +one +of +the +generals +espied +him +and +, +hearing +what +he +had +come +about +, +informed +Ermólov +. +Ermólov +came +forward +with +a +frown +on +his +face +and +, +hearing +what +the +officer +had +to +say +, +took +the +papers +from +him +without +a +word +. +“ +You +think +he +went +off +just +by +chance +? +” +said +a +comrade +, +who +was +on +the +staff +that +evening +, +to +the +officer +of +the +Horse +Guards +, +referring +to +Ermólov +. +“ +It +was +a +trick +. +It +was +done +on +purpose +to +get +Konovnítsyn +into +trouble +. +You +’ +ll +see +what +a +mess +there +’ +ll +be +tomorrow. +” +CHAPTER +V +Next +day +the +decrepit +Kutúzov +, +having +given +orders +to +be +called +early +, +said +his +prayers +, +dressed +, +and +, +with +an +unpleasant +consciousness +of +having +to +direct +a +battle +he +did +not +approve +of +, +got +into +his +calèche +and +drove +from +Letashóvka +( +a +village +three +and +a +half +miles +from +Tarútino +) +to +the +place +where +the +attacking +columns +were +to +meet +. +He +sat +in +the +calèche +, +dozing +and +waking +up +by +turns +, +and +listening +for +any +sound +of +firing +on +the +right +as +an +indication +that +the +action +had +begun +. +But +all +was +still +quiet +. +A +damp +dull +autumn +morning +was +just +dawning +. +On +approaching +Tarútino +Kutúzov +noticed +cavalrymen +leading +their +horses +to +water +across +the +road +along +which +he +was +driving +. +Kutúzov +looked +at +them +searchingly +, +stopped +his +carriage +, +and +inquired +what +regiment +they +belonged +to +. +They +belonged +to +a +column +that +should +have +been +far +in +front +and +in +ambush +long +before +then +. +“ +It +may +be +a +mistake +, +” +thought +the +old +commander +in +chief +. +But +a +little +further +on +he +saw +infantry +regiments +with +their +arms +piled +and +the +soldiers +, +only +partly +dressed +, +eating +their +rye +porridge +and +carrying +fuel +. +He +sent +for +an +officer +. +The +officer +reported +that +no +order +to +advance +had +been +received +. +“ +How +! +Not +rec +... +” +Kutúzov +began +, +but +checked +himself +immediately +and +sent +for +a +senior +officer +. +Getting +out +of +his +calèche +, +he +waited +with +drooping +head +and +breathing +heavily +, +pacing +silently +up +and +down +. +When +Eýkhen +, +the +officer +of +the +general +staff +whom +he +had +summoned +, +appeared +, +Kutúzov +went +purple +in +the +face +, +not +because +that +officer +was +to +blame +for +the +mistake +, +but +because +he +was +an +object +of +sufficient +importance +for +him +to +vent +his +wrath +on +. +Trembling +and +panting +the +old +man +fell +into +that +state +of +fury +in +which +he +sometimes +used +to +roll +on +the +ground +, +and +he +fell +upon +Eýkhen +, +threatening +him +with +his +hands +, +shouting +and +loading +him +with +gross +abuse +. +Another +man +, +Captain +Brózin +, +who +happened +to +turn +up +and +who +was +not +at +all +to +blame +, +suffered +the +same +fate +. +“ +What +sort +of +another +blackguard +are +you +? +I +’ +ll +have +you +shot +! +Scoundrels +! +” +yelled +Kutúzov +in +a +hoarse +voice +, +waving +his +arms +and +reeling +. +He +was +suffering +physically +. +He +, +the +commander +in +chief +, +a +Serene +Highness +who +everybody +said +possessed +powers +such +as +no +man +had +ever +had +in +Russia +, +to +be +placed +in +this +position—made +the +laughingstock +of +the +whole +army +! +“ +I +needn +’ +t +have +been +in +such +a +hurry +to +pray +about +today +, +or +have +kept +awake +thinking +everything +over +all +night +, +” +thought +he +to +himself +. +“ +When +I +was +a +chit +of +an +officer +no +one +would +have +dared +to +mock +me +so +... +and +now +! +” +He +was +in +a +state +of +physical +suffering +as +if +from +corporal +punishment +, +and +could +not +avoid +expressing +it +by +cries +of +anger +and +distress +. +But +his +strength +soon +began +to +fail +him +, +and +looking +about +him +, +conscious +of +having +said +much +that +was +amiss +, +he +again +got +into +his +calèche +and +drove +back +in +silence +. +His +wrath +, +once +expended +, +did +not +return +, +and +blinking +feebly +he +listened +to +excuses +and +self-justifications +( +Ermólov +did +not +come +to +see +him +till +the +next +day +) +and +to +the +insistence +of +Bennigsen +, +Konovnítsyn +, +and +Toll +that +the +movement +that +had +miscarried +should +be +executed +next +day +. +And +once +more +Kutúzov +had +to +consent +. +CHAPTER +VI +Next +day +the +troops +assembled +in +their +appointed +places +in +the +evening +and +advanced +during +the +night +. +It +was +an +autumn +night +with +dark +purple +clouds +, +but +no +rain +. +The +ground +was +damp +but +not +muddy +, +and +the +troops +advanced +noiselessly +, +only +occasionally +a +jingling +of +the +artillery +could +be +faintly +heard +. +The +men +were +forbidden +to +talk +out +loud +, +to +smoke +their +pipes +, +or +to +strike +a +light +, +and +they +tried +to +prevent +their +horses +neighing +. +The +secrecy +of +the +undertaking +heightened +its +charm +and +they +marched +gaily +. +Some +columns +, +supposing +they +had +reached +their +destination +, +halted +, +piled +arms +, +and +settled +down +on +the +cold +ground +, +but +the +majority +marched +all +night +and +arrived +at +places +where +they +evidently +should +not +have +been +. +Only +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +with +his +Cossacks +( +the +least +important +detachment +of +all +) +got +to +his +appointed +place +at +the +right +time +. +This +detachment +halted +at +the +outskirts +of +a +forest +, +on +the +path +leading +from +the +village +of +Stromílova +to +Dmítrovsk +. +Toward +dawn +, +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +, +who +had +dozed +off +, +was +awakened +by +a +deserter +from +the +French +army +being +brought +to +him +. +This +was +a +Polish +sergeant +of +Poniatowski +’ +s +corps +, +who +explained +in +Polish +that +he +had +come +over +because +he +had +been +slighted +in +the +service +: +that +he +ought +long +ago +to +have +been +made +an +officer +, +that +he +was +braver +than +any +of +them +, +and +so +he +had +left +them +and +wished +to +pay +them +out +. +He +said +that +Murat +was +spending +the +night +less +than +a +mile +from +where +they +were +, +and +that +if +they +would +let +him +have +a +convoy +of +a +hundred +men +he +would +capture +him +alive +. +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +consulted +his +fellow +officers +. +The +offer +was +too +tempting +to +be +refused +. +Everyone +volunteered +to +go +and +everybody +advised +making +the +attempt +. +After +much +disputing +and +arguing +, +Major-General +Grékov +with +two +Cossack +regiments +decided +to +go +with +the +Polish +sergeant +. +“ +Now +, +remember +, +” +said +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +to +the +sergeant +at +parting +, +“ +if +you +have +been +lying +I +’ +ll +have +you +hanged +like +a +dog +; +but +if +it +’ +s +true +you +shall +have +a +hundred +gold +pieces +! +” +Without +replying +, +the +sergeant +, +with +a +resolute +air +, +mounted +and +rode +away +with +Grékov +whose +men +had +quickly +assembled +. +They +disappeared +into +the +forest +, +and +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +, +having +seen +Grékov +off +, +returned +, +shivering +from +the +freshness +of +the +early +dawn +and +excited +by +what +he +had +undertaken +on +his +own +responsibility +, +and +began +looking +at +the +enemy +camp +, +now +just +visible +in +the +deceptive +light +of +dawn +and +the +dying +campfires +. +Our +columns +ought +to +have +begun +to +appear +on +an +open +declivity +to +his +right +. +He +looked +in +that +direction +, +but +though +the +columns +would +have +been +visible +quite +far +off +, +they +were +not +to +be +seen +. +It +seemed +to +the +count +that +things +were +beginning +to +stir +in +the +French +camp +, +and +his +keen-sighted +adjutant +confirmed +this +. +“ +Oh +, +it +is +really +too +late +, +” +said +Count +Orlóv +, +looking +at +the +camp +. +As +often +happens +when +someone +we +have +trusted +is +no +longer +before +our +eyes +, +it +suddenly +seemed +quite +clear +and +obvious +to +him +that +the +sergeant +was +an +impostor +, +that +he +had +lied +, +and +that +the +whole +Russian +attack +would +be +ruined +by +the +absence +of +those +two +regiments +, +which +he +would +lead +away +heaven +only +knew +where +. +How +could +one +capture +a +commander +in +chief +from +among +such +a +mass +of +troops +! +“ +I +am +sure +that +rascal +was +lying +, +” +said +the +count +. +“ +They +can +still +be +called +back +, +” +said +one +of +his +suite +, +who +like +Count +Orlóv +felt +distrustful +of +the +adventure +when +he +looked +at +the +enemy +’ +s +camp +. +“ +Eh +? +Really +... +what +do +you +think +? +Should +we +let +them +go +on +or +not +? +” +“ +Will +you +have +them +fetched +back +? +” +“ +Fetch +them +back +, +fetch +them +back +! +” +said +Count +Orlóv +with +sudden +determination +, +looking +at +his +watch +. +“ +It +will +be +too +late +. +It +is +quite +light. +” +And +the +adjutant +galloped +through +the +forest +after +Grékov +. +When +Grékov +returned +, +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +, +excited +both +by +the +abandoned +attempt +and +by +vainly +awaiting +the +infantry +columns +that +still +did +not +appear +, +as +well +as +by +the +proximity +of +the +enemy +, +resolved +to +advance +. +All +his +men +felt +the +same +excitement +. +“ +Mount +! +” +he +commanded +in +a +whisper +. +The +men +took +their +places +and +crossed +themselves +... +. +“ +Forward +, +with +God +’ +s +aid +! +” +“ +Hurrah-ah-ah +! +” +reverberated +in +the +forest +, +and +the +Cossack +companies +, +trailing +their +lances +and +advancing +one +after +another +as +if +poured +out +of +a +sack +, +dashed +gaily +across +the +brook +toward +the +camp +. +One +desperate +, +frightened +yell +from +the +first +French +soldier +who +saw +the +Cossacks +, +and +all +who +were +in +the +camp +, +undressed +and +only +just +waking +up +, +ran +off +in +all +directions +, +abandoning +cannons +, +muskets +, +and +horses +. +Had +the +Cossacks +pursued +the +French +, +without +heeding +what +was +behind +and +around +them +, +they +would +have +captured +Murat +and +everything +there +. +That +was +what +the +officers +desired +. +But +it +was +impossible +to +make +the +Cossacks +budge +when +once +they +had +got +booty +and +prisoners +. +None +of +them +listened +to +orders +. +Fifteen +hundred +prisoners +and +thirty-eight +guns +were +taken +on +the +spot +, +besides +standards +and +( +what +seemed +most +important +to +the +Cossacks +) +horses +, +saddles +, +horsecloths +, +and +the +like +. +All +this +had +to +be +dealt +with +, +the +prisoners +and +guns +secured +, +the +booty +divided—not +without +some +shouting +and +even +a +little +fighting +among +themselves—and +it +was +on +this +that +the +Cossacks +all +busied +themselves +. +The +French +, +not +being +farther +pursued +, +began +to +recover +themselves +: +they +formed +into +detachments +and +began +firing +. +Orlóv-Denísov +, +still +waiting +for +the +other +columns +to +arrive +, +advanced +no +further +. +Meantime +, +according +to +the +dispositions +which +said +that +“ +the +First +Column +will +march +” +and +so +on +, +the +infantry +of +the +belated +columns +, +commanded +by +Bennigsen +and +directed +by +Toll +, +had +started +in +due +order +and +, +as +always +happens +, +had +got +somewhere +, +but +not +to +their +appointed +places +. +As +always +happens +the +men +, +starting +cheerfully +, +began +to +halt +; +murmurs +were +heard +, +there +was +a +sense +of +confusion +, +and +finally +a +backward +movement +. +Adjutants +and +generals +galloped +about +, +shouted +, +grew +angry +, +quarreled +, +said +they +had +come +quite +wrong +and +were +late +, +gave +vent +to +a +little +abuse +, +and +at +last +gave +it +all +up +and +went +forward +, +simply +to +get +somewhere +. +“ +We +shall +get +somewhere +or +other +! +” +And +they +did +indeed +get +somewhere +, +though +not +to +their +right +places +; +a +few +eventually +even +got +to +their +right +place +, +but +too +late +to +be +of +any +use +and +only +in +time +to +be +fired +at +. +Toll +, +who +in +this +battle +played +the +part +of +Weyrother +at +Austerlitz +, +galloped +assiduously +from +place +to +place +, +finding +everything +upside +down +everywhere +. +Thus +he +stumbled +on +Bagovút +’ +s +corps +in +a +wood +when +it +was +already +broad +daylight +, +though +the +corps +should +long +before +have +joined +Orlóv-Denísov +. +Excited +and +vexed +by +the +failure +and +supposing +that +someone +must +be +responsible +for +it +, +Toll +galloped +up +to +the +commander +of +the +corps +and +began +upbraiding +him +severely +, +saying +that +he +ought +to +be +shot +. +General +Bagovút +, +a +fighting +old +soldier +of +placid +temperament +, +being +also +upset +by +all +the +delay +, +confusion +, +and +cross-purposes +, +fell +into +a +rage +to +everybody +’ +s +surprise +and +quite +contrary +to +his +usual +character +and +said +disagreeable +things +to +Toll +. +“ +I +prefer +not +to +take +lessons +from +anyone +, +but +I +can +die +with +my +men +as +well +as +anybody +, +” +he +said +, +and +advanced +with +a +single +division +. +Coming +out +onto +a +field +under +the +enemy +’ +s +fire +, +this +brave +general +went +straight +ahead +, +leading +his +men +under +fire +, +without +considering +in +his +agitation +whether +going +into +action +now +, +with +a +single +division +, +would +be +of +any +use +or +no +. +Danger +, +cannon +balls +, +and +bullets +were +just +what +he +needed +in +his +angry +mood +. +One +of +the +first +bullets +killed +him +, +and +other +bullets +killed +many +of +his +men +. +And +his +division +remained +under +fire +for +some +time +quite +uselessly +. +CHAPTER +VII +Meanwhile +another +column +was +to +have +attacked +the +French +from +the +front +, +but +Kutúzov +accompanied +that +column +. +He +well +knew +that +nothing +but +confusion +would +come +of +this +battle +undertaken +against +his +will +, +and +as +far +as +was +in +his +power +held +the +troops +back +. +He +did +not +advance +. +He +rode +silently +on +his +small +gray +horse +, +indolently +answering +suggestions +that +they +should +attack +. +“ +The +word +attack +is +always +on +your +tongue +, +but +you +don +’ +t +see +that +we +are +unable +to +execute +complicated +maneuvers +, +” +said +he +to +Milorádovich +who +asked +permission +to +advance +. +“ +We +couldn +’ +t +take +Murat +prisoner +this +morning +or +get +to +the +place +in +time +, +and +nothing +can +be +done +now +! +” +he +replied +to +someone +else +. +When +Kutúzov +was +informed +that +at +the +French +rear—where +according +to +the +reports +of +the +Cossacks +there +had +previously +been +nobody—there +were +now +two +battalions +of +Poles +, +he +gave +a +sidelong +glance +at +Ermólov +who +was +behind +him +and +to +whom +he +had +not +spoken +since +the +previous +day +. +“ +You +see +! +They +are +asking +to +attack +and +making +plans +of +all +kinds +, +but +as +soon +as +one +gets +to +business +nothing +is +ready +, +and +the +enemy +, +forewarned +, +takes +measures +accordingly. +” +Ermólov +screwed +up +his +eyes +and +smiled +faintly +on +hearing +these +words +. +He +understood +that +for +him +the +storm +had +blown +over +, +and +that +Kutúzov +would +content +himself +with +that +hint +. +“ +He +’ +s +having +a +little +fun +at +my +expense +, +” +said +Ermólov +softly +, +nudging +with +his +knee +Raévski +who +was +at +his +side +. +Soon +after +this +, +Ermólov +moved +up +to +Kutúzov +and +respectfully +remarked +: +“ +It +is +not +too +late +yet +, +your +Highness—the +enemy +has +not +gone +away—if +you +were +to +order +an +attack +! +If +not +, +the +Guards +will +not +so +much +as +see +a +little +smoke. +” +Kutúzov +did +not +reply +, +but +when +they +reported +to +him +that +Murat +’ +s +troops +were +in +retreat +he +ordered +an +advance +, +though +at +every +hundred +paces +he +halted +for +three +quarters +of +an +hour +. +The +whole +battle +consisted +in +what +Orlóv-Denísov +’ +s +Cossacks +had +done +: +the +rest +of +the +army +merely +lost +some +hundreds +of +men +uselessly +. +In +consequence +of +this +battle +Kutúzov +received +a +diamond +decoration +, +and +Bennigsen +some +diamonds +and +a +hundred +thousand +rubles +, +others +also +received +pleasant +recognitions +corresponding +to +their +various +grades +, +and +following +the +battle +fresh +changes +were +made +in +the +staff +. +“ +That +’ +s +how +everything +is +done +with +us +, +all +topsy-turvy +! +” +said +the +Russian +officers +and +generals +after +the +Tarútino +battle +, +letting +it +be +understood +that +some +fool +there +is +doing +things +all +wrong +but +that +we +ourselves +should +not +have +done +so +, +just +as +people +speak +today +. +But +people +who +talk +like +that +either +do +not +know +what +they +are +talking +about +or +deliberately +deceive +themselves +. +No +battle—Tarútino +, +Borodinó +, +or +Austerlitz—takes +place +as +those +who +planned +it +anticipated +. +That +is +an +essential +condition +. +A +countless +number +of +free +forces +( +for +nowhere +is +man +freer +than +during +a +battle +, +where +it +is +a +question +of +life +and +death +) +influence +the +course +taken +by +the +fight +, +and +that +course +never +can +be +known +in +advance +and +never +coincides +with +the +direction +of +any +one +force +. +If +many +simultaneously +and +variously +directed +forces +act +on +a +given +body +, +the +direction +of +its +motion +can +not +coincide +with +any +one +of +those +forces +, +but +will +always +be +a +mean—what +in +mechanics +is +represented +by +the +diagonal +of +a +parallelogram +of +forces +. +If +in +the +descriptions +given +by +historians +, +especially +French +ones +, +we +find +their +wars +and +battles +carried +out +in +accordance +with +previously +formed +plans +, +the +only +conclusion +to +be +drawn +is +that +those +descriptions +are +false +. +The +battle +of +Tarútino +obviously +did +not +attain +the +aim +Toll +had +in +view—to +lead +the +troops +into +action +in +the +order +prescribed +by +the +dispositions +; +nor +that +which +Count +Orlóv-Denísov +may +have +had +in +view—to +take +Murat +prisoner +; +nor +the +result +of +immediately +destroying +the +whole +corps +, +which +Bennigsen +and +others +may +have +had +in +view +; +nor +the +aim +of +the +officer +who +wished +to +go +into +action +to +distinguish +himself +; +nor +that +of +the +Cossack +who +wanted +more +booty +than +he +got +, +and +so +on +. +But +if +the +aim +of +the +battle +was +what +actually +resulted +and +what +all +the +Russians +of +that +day +desired—to +drive +the +French +out +of +Russia +and +destroy +their +army—it +is +quite +clear +that +the +battle +of +Tarútino +, +just +because +of +its +incongruities +, +was +exactly +what +was +wanted +at +that +stage +of +the +campaign +. +It +would +be +difficult +and +even +impossible +to +imagine +any +result +more +opportune +than +the +actual +outcome +of +this +battle +. +With +a +minimum +of +effort +and +insignificant +losses +, +despite +the +greatest +confusion +, +the +most +important +results +of +the +whole +campaign +were +attained +: +the +transition +from +retreat +to +advance +, +an +exposure +of +the +weakness +of +the +French +, +and +the +administration +of +that +shock +which +Napoleon +’ +s +army +had +only +awaited +to +begin +its +flight +. +CHAPTER +VIII +Napoleon +enters +Moscow +after +the +brilliant +victory +de +la +Moskowa +; +there +can +be +no +doubt +about +the +victory +for +the +battlefield +remains +in +the +hands +of +the +French +. +The +Russians +retreat +and +abandon +their +ancient +capital +. +Moscow +, +abounding +in +provisions +, +arms +, +munitions +, +and +incalculable +wealth +, +is +in +Napoleon +’ +s +hands +. +The +Russian +army +, +only +half +the +strength +of +the +French +, +does +not +make +a +single +attempt +to +attack +for +a +whole +month +. +Napoleon +’ +s +position +is +most +brilliant +. +He +can +either +fall +on +the +Russian +army +with +double +its +strength +and +destroy +it +; +negotiate +an +advantageous +peace +, +or +in +case +of +a +refusal +make +a +menacing +move +on +Petersburg +, +or +even +, +in +the +case +of +a +reverse +, +return +to +Smolénsk +or +Vílna +; +or +remain +in +Moscow +; +in +short +, +no +special +genius +would +seem +to +be +required +to +retain +the +brilliant +position +the +French +held +at +that +time +. +For +that +, +only +very +simple +and +easy +steps +were +necessary +: +not +to +allow +the +troops +to +loot +, +to +prepare +winter +clothing—of +which +there +was +sufficient +in +Moscow +for +the +whole +army—and +methodically +to +collect +the +provisions +, +of +which +( +according +to +the +French +historians +) +there +were +enough +in +Moscow +to +supply +the +whole +army +for +six +months +. +Yet +Napoleon +, +that +greatest +of +all +geniuses +, +who +the +historians +declare +had +control +of +the +army +, +took +none +of +these +steps +. +He +not +merely +did +nothing +of +the +kind +, +but +on +the +contrary +he +used +his +power +to +select +the +most +foolish +and +ruinous +of +all +the +courses +open +to +him +. +Of +all +that +Napoleon +might +have +done +: +wintering +in +Moscow +, +advancing +on +Petersburg +or +on +Nízhni-Nóvgorod +, +or +retiring +by +a +more +northerly +or +more +southerly +route +( +say +by +the +road +Kutúzov +afterwards +took +) +, +nothing +more +stupid +or +disastrous +can +be +imagined +than +what +he +actually +did +. +He +remained +in +Moscow +till +October +, +letting +the +troops +plunder +the +city +; +then +, +hesitating +whether +to +leave +a +garrison +behind +him +, +he +quitted +Moscow +, +approached +Kutúzov +without +joining +battle +, +turned +to +the +right +and +reached +Málo-Yaroslávets +, +again +without +attempting +to +break +through +and +take +the +road +Kutúzov +took +, +but +retiring +instead +to +Mozháysk +along +the +devastated +Smolénsk +road +. +Nothing +more +stupid +than +that +could +have +been +devised +, +or +more +disastrous +for +the +army +, +as +the +sequel +showed +. +Had +Napoleon +’ +s +aim +been +to +destroy +his +army +, +the +most +skillful +strategist +could +hardly +have +devised +any +series +of +actions +that +would +so +completely +have +accomplished +that +purpose +, +independently +of +anything +the +Russian +army +might +do +. +Napoleon +, +the +man +of +genius +, +did +this +! +But +to +say +that +he +destroyed +his +army +because +he +wished +to +, +or +because +he +was +very +stupid +, +would +be +as +unjust +as +to +say +that +he +had +brought +his +troops +to +Moscow +because +he +wished +to +and +because +he +was +very +clever +and +a +genius +. +In +both +cases +his +personal +activity +, +having +no +more +force +than +the +personal +activity +of +any +soldier +, +merely +coincided +with +the +laws +that +guided +the +event +. +The +historians +quite +falsely +represent +Napoleon +’ +s +faculties +as +having +weakened +in +Moscow +, +and +do +so +only +because +the +results +did +not +justify +his +actions +. +He +employed +all +his +ability +and +strength +to +do +the +best +he +could +for +himself +and +his +army +, +as +he +had +done +previously +and +as +he +did +subsequently +in +1813 +. +His +activity +at +that +time +was +no +less +astounding +than +it +was +in +Egypt +, +in +Italy +, +in +Austria +, +and +in +Prussia +. +We +do +not +know +for +certain +in +how +far +his +genius +was +genuine +in +Egypt—where +forty +centuries +looked +down +upon +his +grandeur—for +his +great +exploits +there +are +all +told +us +by +Frenchmen +. +We +can +not +accurately +estimate +his +genius +in +Austria +or +Prussia +, +for +we +have +to +draw +our +information +from +French +or +German +sources +, +and +the +incomprehensible +surrender +of +whole +corps +without +fighting +and +of +fortresses +without +a +siege +must +incline +Germans +to +recognize +his +genius +as +the +only +explanation +of +the +war +carried +on +in +Germany +. +But +we +, +thank +God +, +have +no +need +to +recognize +his +genius +in +order +to +hide +our +shame +. +We +have +paid +for +the +right +to +look +at +the +matter +plainly +and +simply +, +and +we +will +not +abandon +that +right +. +His +activity +in +Moscow +was +as +amazing +and +as +full +of +genius +as +elsewhere +. +Order +after +order +and +plan +after +plan +were +issued +by +him +from +the +time +he +entered +Moscow +till +the +time +he +left +it +. +The +absence +of +citizens +and +of +a +deputation +, +and +even +the +burning +of +Moscow +, +did +not +disconcert +him +. +He +did +not +lose +sight +either +of +the +welfare +of +his +army +or +of +the +doings +of +the +enemy +, +or +of +the +welfare +of +the +people +of +Russia +, +or +of +the +direction +of +affairs +in +Paris +, +or +of +diplomatic +considerations +concerning +the +terms +of +the +anticipated +peace +. +CHAPTER +IX +With +regard +to +military +matters +, +Napoleon +immediately +on +his +entry +into +Moscow +gave +General +Sabastiani +strict +orders +to +observe +the +movements +of +the +Russian +army +, +sent +army +corps +out +along +the +different +roads +, +and +charged +Murat +to +find +Kutúzov +. +Then +he +gave +careful +directions +about +the +fortification +of +the +Krémlin +, +and +drew +up +a +brilliant +plan +for +a +future +campaign +over +the +whole +map +of +Russia +. +With +regard +to +diplomatic +questions +, +Napoleon +summoned +Captain +Yákovlev +, +who +had +been +robbed +and +was +in +rags +and +did +not +know +how +to +get +out +of +Moscow +, +minutely +explained +to +him +his +whole +policy +and +his +magnanimity +, +and +having +written +a +letter +to +the +Emperor +Alexander +in +which +he +considered +it +his +duty +to +inform +his +Friend +and +Brother +that +Rostopchín +had +managed +affairs +badly +in +Moscow +, +he +dispatched +Yákovlev +to +Petersburg +. +Having +similarly +explained +his +views +and +his +magnanimity +to +Tutólmin +, +he +dispatched +that +old +man +also +to +Petersburg +to +negotiate +. +With +regard +to +legal +matters +, +immediately +after +the +fires +he +gave +orders +to +find +and +execute +the +incendiaries +. +And +the +scoundrel +Rostopchín +was +punished +by +an +order +to +burn +down +his +houses +. +With +regard +to +administrative +matters +, +Moscow +was +granted +a +constitution +. +A +municipality +was +established +and +the +following +announcement +issued +: +INHABITANTS +OF +MOSCOW +! +Your +misfortunes +are +cruel +, +but +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +and +King +desires +to +arrest +their +course +. +Terrible +examples +have +taught +you +how +he +punishes +disobedience +and +crime +. +Strict +measures +have +been +taken +to +put +an +end +to +disorder +and +to +re-establish +public +security +. +A +paternal +administration +, +chosen +from +among +yourselves +, +will +form +your +municipality +or +city +government +. +It +will +take +care +of +you +, +of +your +needs +, +and +of +your +welfare +. +Its +members +will +be +distinguished +by +a +red +ribbon +worn +across +the +shoulder +, +and +the +mayor +of +the +city +will +wear +a +white +belt +as +well +. +But +when +not +on +duty +they +will +only +wear +a +red +ribbon +round +the +left +arm +. +The +city +police +is +established +on +its +former +footing +, +and +better +order +already +prevails +in +consequence +of +its +activity +. +The +government +has +appointed +two +commissaries +general +, +or +chiefs +of +police +, +and +twenty +commissaries +or +captains +of +wards +have +been +appointed +to +the +different +wards +of +the +city +. +You +will +recognize +them +by +the +white +ribbon +they +will +wear +on +the +left +arm +. +Several +churches +of +different +denominations +are +open +, +and +divine +service +is +performed +in +them +unhindered +. +Your +fellow +citizens +are +returning +every +day +to +their +homes +and +orders +have +been +given +that +they +should +find +in +them +the +help +and +protection +due +to +their +misfortunes +. +These +are +the +measures +the +government +has +adopted +to +re-establish +order +and +relieve +your +condition +. +But +to +achieve +this +aim +it +is +necessary +that +you +should +add +your +efforts +and +should +, +if +possible +, +forget +the +misfortunes +you +have +suffered +, +should +entertain +the +hope +of +a +less +cruel +fate +, +should +be +certain +that +inevitable +and +ignominious +death +awaits +those +who +make +any +attempt +on +your +persons +or +on +what +remains +of +your +property +, +and +finally +that +you +should +not +doubt +that +these +will +be +safeguarded +, +since +such +is +the +will +of +the +greatest +and +most +just +of +monarchs +. +Soldiers +and +citizens +, +of +whatever +nation +you +may +be +, +re-establish +public +confidence +, +the +source +of +the +welfare +of +a +state +, +live +like +brothers +, +render +mutual +aid +and +protection +one +to +another +, +unite +to +defeat +the +intentions +of +the +evil-minded +, +obey +the +military +and +civil +authorities +, +and +your +tears +will +soon +cease +to +flow +! +With +regard +to +supplies +for +the +army +, +Napoleon +decreed +that +all +the +troops +in +turn +should +enter +Moscow +à +la +maraude +* +to +obtain +provisions +for +themselves +, +so +that +the +army +might +have +its +future +provided +for +. +* +As +looters +. +With +regard +to +religion +, +Napoleon +ordered +the +priests +to +be +brought +back +and +services +to +be +again +performed +in +the +churches +. +With +regard +to +commerce +and +to +provisioning +the +army +, +the +following +was +placarded +everywhere +: +PROCLAMATION +You +, +peaceful +inhabitants +of +Moscow +, +artisans +and +workmen +whom +misfortune +has +driven +from +the +city +, +and +you +scattered +tillers +of +the +soil +, +still +kept +out +in +the +fields +by +groundless +fear +, +listen +! +Tranquillity +is +returning +to +this +capital +and +order +is +being +restored +in +it +. +Your +fellow +countrymen +are +emerging +boldly +from +their +hiding +places +on +finding +that +they +are +respected +. +Any +violence +to +them +or +to +their +property +is +promptly +punished +. +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +and +King +protects +them +, +and +considers +no +one +among +you +his +enemy +except +those +who +disobey +his +orders +. +He +desires +to +end +your +misfortunes +and +restore +you +to +your +homes +and +families +. +Respond +, +therefore +, +to +his +benevolent +intentions +and +come +to +us +without +fear +. +Inhabitants +, +return +with +confidence +to +your +abodes +! +You +will +soon +find +means +of +satisfying +your +needs +. +Craftsmen +and +industrious +artisans +, +return +to +your +work +, +your +houses +, +your +shops +, +where +the +protection +of +guards +awaits +you +! +You +shall +receive +proper +pay +for +your +work +. +And +lastly +you +too +, +peasants +, +come +from +the +forests +where +you +are +hiding +in +terror +, +return +to +your +huts +without +fear +, +in +full +assurance +that +you +will +find +protection +! +Markets +are +established +in +the +city +where +peasants +can +bring +their +surplus +supplies +and +the +products +of +the +soil +. +The +government +has +taken +the +following +steps +to +ensure +freedom +of +sale +for +them +: +( +1 +) +From +today +, +peasants +, +husbandmen +, +and +those +living +in +the +neighborhood +of +Moscow +may +without +any +danger +bring +their +supplies +of +all +kinds +to +two +appointed +markets +, +of +which +one +is +on +the +Mokhováya +Street +and +the +other +at +the +Provision +Market +. +( +2 +) +Such +supplies +will +be +bought +from +them +at +such +prices +as +seller +and +buyer +may +agree +on +, +and +if +a +seller +is +unable +to +obtain +a +fair +price +he +will +be +free +to +take +his +goods +back +to +his +village +and +no +one +may +hinder +him +under +any +pretense +. +( +3 +) +Sunday +and +Wednesday +of +each +week +are +appointed +as +the +chief +market +days +and +to +that +end +a +sufficient +number +of +troops +will +be +stationed +along +the +highroads +on +Tuesdays +and +Saturdays +at +such +distances +from +the +town +as +to +protect +the +carts +. +( +4 +) +Similar +measures +will +be +taken +that +peasants +with +their +carts +and +horses +may +meet +with +no +hindrance +on +their +return +journey +. +( +5 +) +Steps +will +immediately +be +taken +to +re-establish +ordinary +trading +. +Inhabitants +of +the +city +and +villages +, +and +you +, +workingmen +and +artisans +, +to +whatever +nation +you +belong +, +you +are +called +on +to +carry +out +the +paternal +intentions +of +His +Majesty +the +Emperor +and +King +and +to +co-operate +with +him +for +the +public +welfare +! +Lay +your +respect +and +confidence +at +his +feet +and +do +not +delay +to +unite +with +us +! +With +the +object +of +raising +the +spirits +of +the +troops +and +of +the +people +, +reviews +were +constantly +held +and +rewards +distributed +. +The +Emperor +rode +through +the +streets +to +comfort +the +inhabitants +, +and +, +despite +his +preoccupation +with +state +affairs +, +himself +visited +the +theaters +that +were +established +by +his +order +. +In +regard +to +philanthropy +, +the +greatest +virtue +of +crowned +heads +, +Napoleon +also +did +all +in +his +power +. +He +caused +the +words +Maison +de +ma +Mère +to +be +inscribed +on +the +charitable +institutions +, +thereby +combining +tender +filial +affection +with +the +majestic +benevolence +of +a +monarch +. +He +visited +the +Foundling +Hospital +and +, +allowing +the +orphans +saved +by +him +to +kiss +his +white +hands +, +graciously +conversed +with +Tutólmin +. +Then +, +as +Thiers +eloquently +recounts +, +he +ordered +his +soldiers +to +be +paid +in +forged +Russian +money +which +he +had +prepared +: +“ +Raising +the +use +of +these +means +by +an +act +worthy +of +himself +and +of +the +French +army +, +he +let +relief +be +distributed +to +those +who +had +been +burned +out +. +But +as +food +was +too +precious +to +be +given +to +foreigners +, +who +were +for +the +most +part +enemies +, +Napoleon +preferred +to +supply +them +with +money +with +which +to +purchase +food +from +outside +, +and +had +paper +rubles +distributed +to +them. +” +With +reference +to +army +discipline +, +orders +were +continually +being +issued +to +inflict +severe +punishment +for +the +nonperformance +of +military +duties +and +to +suppress +robbery +. +CHAPTER +X +But +strange +to +say +, +all +these +measures +, +efforts +, +and +plans—which +were +not +at +all +worse +than +others +issued +in +similar +circumstances—did +not +affect +the +essence +of +the +matter +but +, +like +the +hands +of +a +clock +detached +from +the +mechanism +, +swung +about +in +an +arbitrary +and +aimless +way +without +engaging +the +cogwheels +. +With +reference +to +the +military +side—the +plan +of +campaign—that +work +of +genius +of +which +Thiers +remarks +that +, +“ +His +genius +never +devised +anything +more +profound +, +more +skillful +, +or +more +admirable +, +” +and +enters +into +a +polemic +with +M. +Fain +to +prove +that +this +work +of +genius +must +be +referred +not +to +the +fourth +but +to +the +fifteenth +of +October—that +plan +never +was +or +could +be +executed +, +for +it +was +quite +out +of +touch +with +the +facts +of +the +case +. +The +fortifying +of +the +Krémlin +, +for +which +la +Mosquée +( +as +Napoleon +termed +the +church +of +Basil +the +Beatified +) +was +to +have +been +razed +to +the +ground +, +proved +quite +useless +. +The +mining +of +the +Krémlin +only +helped +toward +fulfilling +Napoleon +’ +s +wish +that +it +should +be +blown +up +when +he +left +Moscow—as +a +child +wants +the +floor +on +which +he +has +hurt +himself +to +be +beaten +. +The +pursuit +of +the +Russian +army +, +about +which +Napoleon +was +so +concerned +, +produced +an +unheard-of +result +. +The +French +generals +lost +touch +with +the +Russian +army +of +sixty +thousand +men +, +and +according +to +Thiers +it +was +only +eventually +found +, +like +a +lost +pin +, +by +the +skill—and +apparently +the +genius—of +Murat +. +With +reference +to +diplomacy +, +all +Napoleon +’ +s +arguments +as +to +his +magnanimity +and +justice +, +both +to +Tutólmin +and +to +Yákovlev +( +whose +chief +concern +was +to +obtain +a +greatcoat +and +a +conveyance +) +, +proved +useless +; +Alexander +did +not +receive +these +envoys +and +did +not +reply +to +their +embassage +. +With +regard +to +legal +matters +, +after +the +execution +of +the +supposed +incendiaries +the +rest +of +Moscow +burned +down +. +With +regard +to +administrative +matters +, +the +establishment +of +a +municipality +did +not +stop +the +robberies +and +was +only +of +use +to +certain +people +who +formed +part +of +that +municipality +and +under +pretext +of +preserving +order +looted +Moscow +or +saved +their +own +property +from +being +looted +. +With +regard +to +religion +, +as +to +which +in +Egypt +matters +had +so +easily +been +settled +by +Napoleon +’ +s +visit +to +a +mosque +, +no +results +were +achieved +. +Two +or +three +priests +who +were +found +in +Moscow +did +try +to +carry +out +Napoleon +’ +s +wish +, +but +one +of +them +was +slapped +in +the +face +by +a +French +soldier +while +conducting +service +, +and +a +French +official +reported +of +another +that +: +“ +The +priest +whom +I +found +and +invited +to +say +Mass +cleaned +and +locked +up +the +church +. +That +night +the +doors +were +again +broken +open +, +the +padlocks +smashed +, +the +books +mutilated +, +and +other +disorders +perpetrated. +” +With +reference +to +commerce +, +the +proclamation +to +industrious +workmen +and +to +peasants +evoked +no +response +. +There +were +no +industrious +workmen +, +and +the +peasants +caught +the +commissaries +who +ventured +too +far +out +of +town +with +the +proclamation +and +killed +them +. +As +to +the +theaters +for +the +entertainment +of +the +people +and +the +troops +, +these +did +not +meet +with +success +either +. +The +theaters +set +up +in +the +Krémlin +and +in +Posnyákov +’ +s +house +were +closed +again +at +once +because +the +actors +and +actresses +were +robbed +. +Even +philanthropy +did +not +have +the +desired +effect +. +The +genuine +as +well +as +the +false +paper +money +which +flooded +Moscow +lost +its +value +. +The +French +, +collecting +booty +, +cared +only +for +gold +. +Not +only +was +the +paper +money +valueless +which +Napoleon +so +graciously +distributed +to +the +unfortunate +, +but +even +silver +lost +its +value +in +relation +to +gold +. +But +the +most +amazing +example +of +the +ineffectiveness +of +the +orders +given +by +the +authorities +at +that +time +was +Napoleon +’ +s +attempt +to +stop +the +looting +and +re-establish +discipline +. +This +is +what +the +army +authorities +were +reporting +: +“ +Looting +continues +in +the +city +despite +the +decrees +against +it +. +Order +is +not +yet +restored +and +not +a +single +merchant +is +carrying +on +trade +in +a +lawful +manner +. +The +sutlers +alone +venture +to +trade +, +and +they +sell +stolen +goods. +” +“ +The +neighborhood +of +my +ward +continues +to +be +pillaged +by +soldiers +of +the +3rd +Corps +who +, +not +satisfied +with +taking +from +the +unfortunate +inhabitants +hiding +in +the +cellars +the +little +they +have +left +, +even +have +the +ferocity +to +wound +them +with +their +sabers +, +as +I +have +repeatedly +witnessed. +” +“ +Nothing +new +, +except +that +the +soldiers +are +robbing +and +pillaging—October +9. +” +“ +Robbery +and +pillaging +continue +. +There +is +a +band +of +thieves +in +our +district +who +ought +to +be +arrested +by +a +strong +force—October +11. +” +“ +The +Emperor +is +extremely +displeased +that +despite +the +strict +orders +to +stop +pillage +, +parties +of +marauding +Guards +are +continually +seen +returning +to +the +Krémlin +. +Among +the +Old +Guard +disorder +and +pillage +were +renewed +more +violently +than +ever +yesterday +evening +, +last +night +, +and +today +. +The +Emperor +sees +with +regret +that +the +picked +soldiers +appointed +to +guard +his +person +, +who +should +set +an +example +of +discipline +, +carry +disobedience +to +such +a +point +that +they +break +into +the +cellars +and +stores +containing +army +supplies +. +Others +have +disgraced +themselves +to +the +extent +of +disobeying +sentinels +and +officers +, +and +have +abused +and +beaten +them. +” +“ +The +Grand +Marshal +of +the +palace +, +” +wrote +the +governor +, +“ +complains +bitterly +that +in +spite +of +repeated +orders +, +the +soldiers +continue +to +commit +nuisances +in +all +the +courtyards +and +even +under +the +very +windows +of +the +Emperor. +” +That +army +, +like +a +herd +of +cattle +run +wild +and +trampling +underfoot +the +provender +which +might +have +saved +it +from +starvation +, +disintegrated +and +perished +with +each +additional +day +it +remained +in +Moscow +. +But +it +did +not +go +away +. +It +began +to +run +away +only +when +suddenly +seized +by +a +panic +caused +by +the +capture +of +transport +trains +on +the +Smolénsk +road +, +and +by +the +battle +of +Tarútino +. +The +news +of +that +battle +of +Tarútino +, +unexpectedly +received +by +Napoleon +at +a +review +, +evoked +in +him +a +desire +to +punish +the +Russians +( +Thiers +says +) +, +and +he +issued +the +order +for +departure +which +the +whole +army +was +demanding +. +Fleeing +from +Moscow +the +soldiers +took +with +them +everything +they +had +stolen +. +Napoleon +, +too +, +carried +away +his +own +personal +trésor +, +but +on +seeing +the +baggage +trains +that +impeded +the +army +, +he +was +( +Thiers +says +) +horror-struck +. +And +yet +with +his +experience +of +war +he +did +not +order +all +the +superfluous +vehicles +to +be +burned +, +as +he +had +done +with +those +of +a +certain +marshal +when +approaching +Moscow +. +He +gazed +at +the +calèches +and +carriages +in +which +soldiers +were +riding +and +remarked +that +it +was +a +very +good +thing +, +as +those +vehicles +could +be +used +to +carry +provisions +, +the +sick +, +and +the +wounded +. +The +plight +of +the +whole +army +resembled +that +of +a +wounded +animal +which +feels +it +is +perishing +and +does +not +know +what +it +is +doing +. +To +study +the +skillful +tactics +and +aims +of +Napoleon +and +his +army +from +the +time +it +entered +Moscow +till +it +was +destroyed +is +like +studying +the +dying +leaps +and +shudders +of +a +mortally +wounded +animal +. +Very +often +a +wounded +animal +, +hearing +a +rustle +, +rushes +straight +at +the +hunter +’ +s +gun +, +runs +forward +and +back +again +, +and +hastens +its +own +end +. +Napoleon +, +under +pressure +from +his +whole +army +, +did +the +same +thing +. +The +rustle +of +the +battle +of +Tarútino +frightened +the +beast +, +and +it +rushed +forward +onto +the +hunter +’ +s +gun +, +reached +him +, +turned +back +, +and +finally—like +any +wild +beast—ran +back +along +the +most +disadvantageous +and +dangerous +path +, +where +the +old +scent +was +familiar +. +During +the +whole +of +that +period +Napoleon +, +who +seems +to +us +to +have +been +the +leader +of +all +these +movements—as +the +figurehead +of +a +ship +may +seem +to +a +savage +to +guide +the +vessel—acted +like +a +child +who +, +holding +a +couple +of +strings +inside +a +carriage +, +thinks +he +is +driving +it +. +CHAPTER +XI +Early +in +the +morning +of +the +sixth +of +October +Pierre +went +out +of +the +shed +, +and +on +returning +stopped +by +the +door +to +play +with +a +little +blue-gray +dog +, +with +a +long +body +and +short +bandy +legs +, +that +jumped +about +him +. +This +little +dog +lived +in +their +shed +, +sleeping +beside +Karatáev +at +night +; +it +sometimes +made +excursions +into +the +town +but +always +returned +again +. +Probably +it +had +never +had +an +owner +, +and +it +still +belonged +to +nobody +and +had +no +name +. +The +French +called +it +Azor +; +the +soldier +who +told +stories +called +it +Femgálka +; +Karatáev +and +others +called +it +Gray +, +or +sometimes +Flabby +. +Its +lack +of +a +master +, +a +name +, +or +even +of +a +breed +or +any +definite +color +did +not +seem +to +trouble +the +blue-gray +dog +in +the +least +. +Its +furry +tail +stood +up +firm +and +round +as +a +plume +, +its +bandy +legs +served +it +so +well +that +it +would +often +gracefully +lift +a +hind +leg +and +run +very +easily +and +quickly +on +three +legs +, +as +if +disdaining +to +use +all +four +. +Everything +pleased +it +. +Now +it +would +roll +on +its +back +, +yelping +with +delight +, +now +bask +in +the +sun +with +a +thoughtful +air +of +importance +, +and +now +frolic +about +playing +with +a +chip +of +wood +or +a +straw +. +Pierre +’ +s +attire +by +now +consisted +of +a +dirty +torn +shirt +( +the +only +remnant +of +his +former +clothing +) +, +a +pair +of +soldier +’ +s +trousers +which +by +Karatáev +’ +s +advice +he +tied +with +string +round +the +ankles +for +warmth +, +and +a +peasant +coat +and +cap +. +Physically +he +had +changed +much +during +this +time +. +He +no +longer +seemed +stout +, +though +he +still +had +the +appearance +of +solidity +and +strength +hereditary +in +his +family +. +A +beard +and +mustache +covered +the +lower +part +of +his +face +, +and +a +tangle +of +hair +, +infested +with +lice +, +curled +round +his +head +like +a +cap +. +The +look +of +his +eyes +was +resolute +, +calm +, +and +animatedly +alert +, +as +never +before +. +The +former +slackness +which +had +shown +itself +even +in +his +eyes +was +now +replaced +by +an +energetic +readiness +for +action +and +resistance +. +His +feet +were +bare +. +Pierre +first +looked +down +the +field +across +which +vehicles +and +horsemen +were +passing +that +morning +, +then +into +the +distance +across +the +river +, +then +at +the +dog +who +was +pretending +to +be +in +earnest +about +biting +him +, +and +then +at +his +bare +feet +which +he +placed +with +pleasure +in +various +positions +, +moving +his +dirty +thick +big +toes +. +Every +time +he +looked +at +his +bare +feet +a +smile +of +animated +self-satisfaction +flitted +across +his +face +. +The +sight +of +them +reminded +him +of +all +he +had +experienced +and +learned +during +these +weeks +and +this +recollection +was +pleasant +to +him +. +For +some +days +the +weather +had +been +calm +and +clear +with +slight +frosts +in +the +mornings—what +is +called +an +“ +old +wives +’ +summer. +” +In +the +sunshine +the +air +was +warm +, +and +that +warmth +was +particularly +pleasant +with +the +invigorating +freshness +of +the +morning +frost +still +in +the +air +. +On +everything—far +and +near—lay +the +magic +crystal +glitter +seen +only +at +that +time +of +autumn +. +The +Sparrow +Hills +were +visible +in +the +distance +, +with +the +village +, +the +church +, +and +the +large +white +house +. +The +bare +trees +, +the +sand +, +the +bricks +and +roofs +of +the +houses +, +the +green +church +spire +, +and +the +corners +of +the +white +house +in +the +distance +, +all +stood +out +in +the +transparent +air +in +most +delicate +outline +and +with +unnatural +clearness +. +Near +by +could +be +seen +the +familiar +ruins +of +a +half-burned +mansion +occupied +by +the +French +, +with +lilac +bushes +still +showing +dark +green +beside +the +fence +. +And +even +that +ruined +and +befouled +house—which +in +dull +weather +was +repulsively +ugly—seemed +quietly +beautiful +now +, +in +the +clear +, +motionless +brilliance +. +A +French +corporal +, +with +coat +unbuttoned +in +a +homely +way +, +a +skullcap +on +his +head +, +and +a +short +pipe +in +his +mouth +, +came +from +behind +a +corner +of +the +shed +and +approached +Pierre +with +a +friendly +wink +. +“ +What +sunshine +, +Monsieur +Kiril +! +” +( +Their +name +for +Pierre +. +) +“ +Eh +? +Just +like +spring +! +” +And +the +corporal +leaned +against +the +door +and +offered +Pierre +his +pipe +, +though +whenever +he +offered +it +Pierre +always +declined +it +. +“ +To +be +on +the +march +in +such +weather +... +” +he +began +. +Pierre +inquired +what +was +being +said +about +leaving +, +and +the +corporal +told +him +that +nearly +all +the +troops +were +starting +and +there +ought +to +be +an +order +about +the +prisoners +that +day +. +Sokolóv +, +one +of +the +soldiers +in +the +shed +with +Pierre +, +was +dying +, +and +Pierre +told +the +corporal +that +something +should +be +done +about +him +. +The +corporal +replied +that +Pierre +need +not +worry +about +that +as +they +had +an +ambulance +and +a +permanent +hospital +and +arrangements +would +be +made +for +the +sick +, +and +that +in +general +everything +that +could +happen +had +been +foreseen +by +the +authorities +. +“ +Besides +, +Monsieur +Kiril +, +you +have +only +to +say +a +word +to +the +captain +, +you +know +. +He +is +a +man +who +never +forgets +anything +. +Speak +to +the +captain +when +he +makes +his +round +, +he +will +do +anything +for +you. +” +( +The +captain +of +whom +the +corporal +spoke +often +had +long +chats +with +Pierre +and +showed +him +all +sorts +of +favors +. +) +“ +‘ +You +see +, +St. +Thomas +, +’ +he +said +to +me +the +other +day +. +‘ +Monsieur +Kiril +is +a +man +of +education +, +who +speaks +French +. +He +is +a +Russian +seigneur +who +has +had +misfortunes +, +but +he +is +a +man +. +He +knows +what +’ +s +what +... +. +If +he +wants +anything +and +asks +me +, +he +won +’ +t +get +a +refusal +. +When +one +has +studied +, +you +see +, +one +likes +education +and +well-bred +people. +’ +It +is +for +your +sake +I +mention +it +, +Monsieur +Kiril +. +The +other +day +if +it +had +not +been +for +you +that +affair +would +have +ended +ill. +” +And +after +chatting +a +while +longer +, +the +corporal +went +away +. +( +The +affair +he +had +alluded +to +had +happened +a +few +days +before—a +fight +between +the +prisoners +and +the +French +soldiers +, +in +which +Pierre +had +succeeded +in +pacifying +his +comrades +. +) +Some +of +the +prisoners +who +had +heard +Pierre +talking +to +the +corporal +immediately +asked +what +the +Frenchman +had +said +. +While +Pierre +was +repeating +what +he +had +been +told +about +the +army +leaving +Moscow +, +a +thin +, +sallow +, +tattered +French +soldier +came +up +to +the +door +of +the +shed +. +Rapidly +and +timidly +raising +his +fingers +to +his +forehead +by +way +of +greeting +, +he +asked +Pierre +whether +the +soldier +Platoche +to +whom +he +had +given +a +shirt +to +sew +was +in +that +shed +. +A +week +before +the +French +had +had +boot +leather +and +linen +issued +to +them +, +which +they +had +given +out +to +the +prisoners +to +make +up +into +boots +and +shirts +for +them +. +“ +Ready +, +ready +, +dear +fellow +! +” +said +Karatáev +, +coming +out +with +a +neatly +folded +shirt +. +Karatáev +, +on +account +of +the +warm +weather +and +for +convenience +at +work +, +was +wearing +only +trousers +and +a +tattered +shirt +as +black +as +soot +. +His +hair +was +bound +round +, +workman +fashion +, +with +a +wisp +of +lime-tree +bast +, +and +his +round +face +seemed +rounder +and +pleasanter +than +ever +. +“ +A +promise +is +own +brother +to +performance +! +I +said +Friday +and +here +it +is +, +ready +, +” +said +Platón +, +smiling +and +unfolding +the +shirt +he +had +sewn +. +The +Frenchman +glanced +around +uneasily +and +then +, +as +if +overcoming +his +hesitation +, +rapidly +threw +off +his +uniform +and +put +on +the +shirt +. +He +had +a +long +, +greasy +, +flowered +silk +waistcoat +next +to +his +sallow +, +thin +bare +body +, +but +no +shirt +. +He +was +evidently +afraid +the +prisoners +looking +on +would +laugh +at +him +, +and +thrust +his +head +into +the +shirt +hurriedly +. +None +of +the +prisoners +said +a +word +. +“ +See +, +it +fits +well +! +” +Platón +kept +repeating +, +pulling +the +shirt +straight +. +The +Frenchman +, +having +pushed +his +head +and +hands +through +, +without +raising +his +eyes +, +looked +down +at +the +shirt +and +examined +the +seams +. +“ +You +see +, +dear +man +, +this +is +not +a +sewing +shop +, +and +I +had +no +proper +tools +; +and +, +as +they +say +, +one +needs +a +tool +even +to +kill +a +louse +, +” +said +Platón +with +one +of +his +round +smiles +, +obviously +pleased +with +his +work +. +“ +It +’ +s +good +, +quite +good +, +thank +you +, +” +said +the +Frenchman +, +in +French +, +“ +but +there +must +be +some +linen +left +over. +” +“ +It +will +fit +better +still +when +it +sets +to +your +body +, +” +said +Karatáev +, +still +admiring +his +handiwork +. +“ +You +’ +ll +be +nice +and +comfortable +... +. +” +“ +Thanks +, +thanks +, +old +fellow +... +. +But +the +bits +left +over +? +” +said +the +Frenchman +again +and +smiled +. +He +took +out +an +assignation +ruble +note +and +gave +it +to +Karatáev +. +“ +But +give +me +the +pieces +that +are +over. +” +Pierre +saw +that +Platón +did +not +want +to +understand +what +the +Frenchman +was +saying +, +and +he +looked +on +without +interfering +. +Karatáev +thanked +the +Frenchman +for +the +money +and +went +on +admiring +his +own +work +. +The +Frenchman +insisted +on +having +the +pieces +returned +that +were +left +over +and +asked +Pierre +to +translate +what +he +said +. +“ +What +does +he +want +the +bits +for +? +” +said +Karatáev +. +“ +They +’ +d +make +fine +leg +bands +for +us +. +Well +, +never +mind. +” +And +Karatáev +, +with +a +suddenly +changed +and +saddened +expression +, +took +a +small +bundle +of +scraps +from +inside +his +shirt +and +gave +it +to +the +Frenchman +without +looking +at +him +. +“ +Oh +dear +! +” +muttered +Karatáev +and +went +away +. +The +Frenchman +looked +at +the +linen +, +considered +for +a +moment +, +then +looked +inquiringly +at +Pierre +and +, +as +if +Pierre +’ +s +look +had +told +him +something +, +suddenly +blushed +and +shouted +in +a +squeaky +voice +: +“ +Platoche +! +Eh +, +Platoche +! +Keep +them +yourself +! +” +And +handing +back +the +odd +bits +he +turned +and +went +out +. +“ +There +, +look +at +that +, +” +said +Karatáev +, +swaying +his +head +. +“ +People +said +they +were +not +Christians +, +but +they +too +have +souls +. +It +’ +s +what +the +old +folk +used +to +say +: +‘ +A +sweating +hand +’ +s +an +open +hand +, +a +dry +hand +’ +s +close. +’ +He +’ +s +naked +, +but +yet +he +’ +s +given +it +back. +” +Karatáev +smiled +thoughtfully +and +was +silent +awhile +looking +at +the +pieces +. +“ +But +they +’ +ll +make +grand +leg +bands +, +dear +friend +, +” +he +said +, +and +went +back +into +the +shed +. +CHAPTER +XII +Four +weeks +had +passed +since +Pierre +had +been +taken +prisoner +and +though +the +French +had +offered +to +move +him +from +the +men +’ +s +to +the +officers +’ +shed +, +he +had +stayed +in +the +shed +where +he +was +first +put +. +In +burned +and +devastated +Moscow +Pierre +experienced +almost +the +extreme +limits +of +privation +a +man +can +endure +; +but +thanks +to +his +physical +strength +and +health +, +of +which +he +had +till +then +been +unconscious +, +and +thanks +especially +to +the +fact +that +the +privations +came +so +gradually +that +it +was +impossible +to +say +when +they +began +, +he +endured +his +position +not +only +lightly +but +joyfully +. +And +just +at +this +time +he +obtained +the +tranquillity +and +ease +of +mind +he +had +formerly +striven +in +vain +to +reach +. +He +had +long +sought +in +different +ways +that +tranquillity +of +mind +, +that +inner +harmony +which +had +so +impressed +him +in +the +soldiers +at +the +battle +of +Borodinó +. +He +had +sought +it +in +philanthropy +, +in +Freemasonry +, +in +the +dissipations +of +town +life +, +in +wine +, +in +heroic +feats +of +self-sacrifice +, +and +in +romantic +love +for +Natásha +; +he +had +sought +it +by +reasoning—and +all +these +quests +and +experiments +had +failed +him +. +And +now +without +thinking +about +it +he +had +found +that +peace +and +inner +harmony +only +through +the +horror +of +death +, +through +privation +, +and +through +what +he +recognized +in +Karatáev +. +Those +dreadful +moments +he +had +lived +through +at +the +executions +had +as +it +were +forever +washed +away +from +his +imagination +and +memory +the +agitating +thoughts +and +feelings +that +had +formerly +seemed +so +important +. +It +did +not +now +occur +to +him +to +think +of +Russia +, +or +the +war +, +or +politics +, +or +Napoleon +. +It +was +plain +to +him +that +all +these +things +were +no +business +of +his +, +and +that +he +was +not +called +on +to +judge +concerning +them +and +therefore +could +not +do +so +. +“ +Russia +and +summer +weather +are +not +bound +together +, +” +he +thought +, +repeating +words +of +Karatáev +’ +s +which +he +found +strangely +consoling +. +His +intention +of +killing +Napoleon +and +his +calculations +of +the +cabalistic +number +of +the +beast +of +the +Apocalypse +now +seemed +to +him +meaningless +and +even +ridiculous +. +His +anger +with +his +wife +and +anxiety +that +his +name +should +not +be +smirched +now +seemed +not +merely +trivial +but +even +amusing +. +What +concern +was +it +of +his +that +somewhere +or +other +that +woman +was +leading +the +life +she +preferred +? +What +did +it +matter +to +anybody +, +and +especially +to +him +, +whether +or +not +they +found +out +that +their +prisoner +’ +s +name +was +Count +Bezúkhov +? +He +now +often +remembered +his +conversation +with +Prince +Andrew +and +quite +agreed +with +him +, +though +he +understood +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +thoughts +somewhat +differently +. +Prince +Andrew +had +thought +and +said +that +happiness +could +only +be +negative +, +but +had +said +it +with +a +shade +of +bitterness +and +irony +as +though +he +was +really +saying +that +all +desire +for +positive +happiness +is +implanted +in +us +merely +to +torment +us +and +never +be +satisfied +. +But +Pierre +believed +it +without +any +mental +reservation +. +The +absence +of +suffering +, +the +satisfaction +of +one +’ +s +needs +and +consequent +freedom +in +the +choice +of +one +’ +s +occupation +, +that +is +, +of +one +’ +s +way +of +life +, +now +seemed +to +Pierre +to +be +indubitably +man +’ +s +highest +happiness +. +Here +and +now +for +the +first +time +he +fully +appreciated +the +enjoyment +of +eating +when +he +wanted +to +eat +, +drinking +when +he +wanted +to +drink +, +sleeping +when +he +wanted +to +sleep +, +of +warmth +when +he +was +cold +, +of +talking +to +a +fellow +man +when +he +wished +to +talk +and +to +hear +a +human +voice +. +The +satisfaction +of +one +’ +s +needs—good +food +, +cleanliness +, +and +freedom—now +that +he +was +deprived +of +all +this +, +seemed +to +Pierre +to +constitute +perfect +happiness +; +and +the +choice +of +occupation +, +that +is +, +of +his +way +of +life—now +that +that +was +so +restricted—seemed +to +him +such +an +easy +matter +that +he +forgot +that +a +superfluity +of +the +comforts +of +life +destroys +all +joy +in +satisfying +one +’ +s +needs +, +while +great +freedom +in +the +choice +of +occupation—such +freedom +as +his +wealth +, +his +education +, +and +his +social +position +had +given +him +in +his +own +life—is +just +what +makes +the +choice +of +occupation +insolubly +difficult +and +destroys +the +desire +and +possibility +of +having +an +occupation +. +All +Pierre +’ +s +daydreams +now +turned +on +the +time +when +he +would +be +free +. +Yet +subsequently +, +and +for +the +rest +of +his +life +, +he +thought +and +spoke +with +enthusiasm +of +that +month +of +captivity +, +of +those +irrecoverable +, +strong +, +joyful +sensations +, +and +chiefly +of +the +complete +peace +of +mind +and +inner +freedom +which +he +experienced +only +during +those +weeks +. +When +on +the +first +day +he +got +up +early +, +went +out +of +the +shed +at +dawn +, +and +saw +the +cupolas +and +crosses +of +the +New +Convent +of +the +Virgin +still +dark +at +first +, +the +hoarfrost +on +the +dusty +grass +, +the +Sparrow +Hills +, +and +the +wooded +banks +above +the +winding +river +vanishing +in +the +purple +distance +, +when +he +felt +the +contact +of +the +fresh +air +and +heard +the +noise +of +the +crows +flying +from +Moscow +across +the +field +, +and +when +afterwards +light +gleamed +from +the +east +and +the +sun +’ +s +rim +appeared +solemnly +from +behind +a +cloud +, +and +the +cupolas +and +crosses +, +the +hoarfrost +, +the +distance +and +the +river +, +all +began +to +sparkle +in +the +glad +light—Pierre +felt +a +new +joy +and +strength +in +life +such +as +he +had +never +before +known +. +And +this +not +only +stayed +with +him +during +the +whole +of +his +imprisonment +, +but +even +grew +in +strength +as +the +hardships +of +his +position +increased +. +That +feeling +of +alertness +and +of +readiness +for +anything +was +still +further +strengthened +in +him +by +the +high +opinion +his +fellow +prisoners +formed +of +him +soon +after +his +arrival +at +the +shed +. +With +his +knowledge +of +languages +, +the +respect +shown +him +by +the +French +, +his +simplicity +, +his +readiness +to +give +anything +asked +of +him +( +he +received +the +allowance +of +three +rubles +a +week +made +to +officers +) +; +with +his +strength +, +which +he +showed +to +the +soldiers +by +pressing +nails +into +the +walls +of +the +hut +; +his +gentleness +to +his +companions +, +and +his +capacity +for +sitting +still +and +thinking +without +doing +anything +( +which +seemed +to +them +incomprehensible +) +, +he +appeared +to +them +a +rather +mysterious +and +superior +being +. +The +very +qualities +that +had +been +a +hindrance +, +if +not +actually +harmful +, +to +him +in +the +world +he +had +lived +in—his +strength +, +his +disdain +for +the +comforts +of +life +, +his +absent-mindedness +and +simplicity—here +among +these +people +gave +him +almost +the +status +of +a +hero +. +And +Pierre +felt +that +their +opinion +placed +responsibilities +upon +him +. +CHAPTER +XIII +The +French +evacuation +began +on +the +night +between +the +sixth +and +seventh +of +October +: +kitchens +and +sheds +were +dismantled +, +carts +loaded +, +and +troops +and +baggage +trains +started +. +At +seven +in +the +morning +a +French +convoy +in +marching +trim +, +wearing +shakos +and +carrying +muskets +, +knapsacks +, +and +enormous +sacks +, +stood +in +front +of +the +sheds +, +and +animated +French +talk +mingled +with +curses +sounded +all +along +the +lines +. +In +the +shed +everyone +was +ready +, +dressed +, +belted +, +shod +, +and +only +awaited +the +order +to +start +. +The +sick +soldier +, +Sokolóv +, +pale +and +thin +with +dark +shadows +round +his +eyes +, +alone +sat +in +his +place +barefoot +and +not +dressed +. +His +eyes +, +prominent +from +the +emaciation +of +his +face +, +gazed +inquiringly +at +his +comrades +who +were +paying +no +attention +to +him +, +and +he +moaned +regularly +and +quietly +. +It +was +evidently +not +so +much +his +sufferings +that +caused +him +to +moan +( +he +had +dysentery +) +as +his +fear +and +grief +at +being +left +alone +. +Pierre +, +girt +with +a +rope +round +his +waist +and +wearing +shoes +Karatáev +had +made +for +him +from +some +leather +a +French +soldier +had +torn +off +a +tea +chest +and +brought +to +have +his +boots +mended +with +, +went +up +to +the +sick +man +and +squatted +down +beside +him +. +“ +You +know +, +Sokolóv +, +they +are +not +all +going +away +! +They +have +a +hospital +here +. +You +may +be +better +off +than +we +others +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +O +Lord +! +Oh +, +it +will +be +the +death +of +me +! +O +Lord +! +” +moaned +the +man +in +a +louder +voice +. +“ +I +’ +ll +go +and +ask +them +again +directly +, +” +said +Pierre +, +rising +and +going +to +the +door +of +the +shed +. +Just +as +Pierre +reached +the +door +, +the +corporal +who +had +offered +him +a +pipe +the +day +before +came +up +to +it +with +two +soldiers +. +The +corporal +and +soldiers +were +in +marching +kit +with +knapsacks +and +shakos +that +had +metal +straps +, +and +these +changed +their +familiar +faces +. +The +corporal +came +, +according +to +orders +, +to +shut +the +door +. +The +prisoners +had +to +be +counted +before +being +let +out +. +“ +Corporal +, +what +will +they +do +with +the +sick +man +? +... +” +Pierre +began +. +But +even +as +he +spoke +he +began +to +doubt +whether +this +was +the +corporal +he +knew +or +a +stranger +, +so +unlike +himself +did +the +corporal +seem +at +that +moment +. +Moreover +, +just +as +Pierre +was +speaking +a +sharp +rattle +of +drums +was +suddenly +heard +from +both +sides +. +The +corporal +frowned +at +Pierre +’ +s +words +and +, +uttering +some +meaningless +oaths +, +slammed +the +door +. +The +shed +became +semidark +, +and +the +sharp +rattle +of +the +drums +on +two +sides +drowned +the +sick +man +’ +s +groans +. +“ +There +it +is +! +... +It +again +! +... +” +said +Pierre +to +himself +, +and +an +involuntary +shudder +ran +down +his +spine +. +In +the +corporal +’ +s +changed +face +, +in +the +sound +of +his +voice +, +in +the +stirring +and +deafening +noise +of +the +drums +, +he +recognized +that +mysterious +, +callous +force +which +compelled +people +against +their +will +to +kill +their +fellow +men—that +force +the +effect +of +which +he +had +witnessed +during +the +executions +. +To +fear +or +to +try +to +escape +that +force +, +to +address +entreaties +or +exhortations +to +those +who +served +as +its +tools +, +was +useless +. +Pierre +knew +this +now +. +One +had +to +wait +and +endure +. +He +did +not +again +go +to +the +sick +man +, +nor +turn +to +look +at +him +, +but +stood +frowning +by +the +door +of +the +hut +. +When +that +door +was +opened +and +the +prisoners +, +crowding +against +one +another +like +a +flock +of +sheep +, +squeezed +into +the +exit +, +Pierre +pushed +his +way +forward +and +approached +that +very +captain +who +as +the +corporal +had +assured +him +was +ready +to +do +anything +for +him +. +The +captain +was +also +in +marching +kit +, +and +on +his +cold +face +appeared +that +same +it +which +Pierre +had +recognized +in +the +corporal +’ +s +words +and +in +the +roll +of +the +drums +. +“ +Pass +on +, +pass +on +! +” +the +captain +reiterated +, +frowning +sternly +, +and +looking +at +the +prisoners +who +thronged +past +him +. +Pierre +went +up +to +him +, +though +he +knew +his +attempt +would +be +vain +. +“ +What +now +? +” +the +officer +asked +with +a +cold +look +as +if +not +recognizing +Pierre +. +Pierre +told +him +about +the +sick +man +. +“ +He +’ +ll +manage +to +walk +, +devil +take +him +! +” +said +the +captain +. +“ +Pass +on +, +pass +on +! +” +he +continued +without +looking +at +Pierre +. +“ +But +he +is +dying +, +” +Pierre +again +began +. +“ +Be +so +good +... +” +shouted +the +captain +, +frowning +angrily +. +“ +Dram-da-da-dam +, +dam-dam +... +” +rattled +the +drums +, +and +Pierre +understood +that +this +mysterious +force +completely +controlled +these +men +and +that +it +was +now +useless +to +say +any +more +. +The +officer +prisoners +were +separated +from +the +soldiers +and +told +to +march +in +front +. +There +were +about +thirty +officers +, +with +Pierre +among +them +, +and +about +three +hundred +men +. +The +officers +, +who +had +come +from +the +other +sheds +, +were +all +strangers +to +Pierre +and +much +better +dressed +than +he +. +They +looked +at +him +and +at +his +shoes +mistrustfully +, +as +at +an +alien +. +Not +far +from +him +walked +a +fat +major +with +a +sallow +, +bloated +, +angry +face +, +who +was +wearing +a +Kazán +dressing +gown +tied +round +with +a +towel +, +and +who +evidently +enjoyed +the +respect +of +his +fellow +prisoners +. +He +kept +one +hand +, +in +which +he +clasped +his +tobacco +pouch +, +inside +the +bosom +of +his +dressing +gown +and +held +the +stem +of +his +pipe +firmly +with +the +other +. +Panting +and +puffing +, +the +major +grumbled +and +growled +at +everybody +because +he +thought +he +was +being +pushed +and +that +they +were +all +hurrying +when +they +had +nowhere +to +hurry +to +and +were +all +surprised +at +something +when +there +was +nothing +to +be +surprised +at +. +Another +, +a +thin +little +officer +, +was +speaking +to +everyone +, +conjecturing +where +they +were +now +being +taken +and +how +far +they +would +get +that +day +. +An +official +in +felt +boots +and +wearing +a +commissariat +uniform +ran +round +from +side +to +side +and +gazed +at +the +ruins +of +Moscow +, +loudly +announcing +his +observations +as +to +what +had +been +burned +down +and +what +this +or +that +part +of +the +city +was +that +they +could +see +. +A +third +officer +, +who +by +his +accent +was +a +Pole +, +disputed +with +the +commissariat +officer +, +arguing +that +he +was +mistaken +in +his +identification +of +the +different +wards +of +Moscow +. +“ +What +are +you +disputing +about +? +” +said +the +major +angrily +. +“ +What +does +it +matter +whether +it +is +St. +Nicholas +or +St. +Blasius +? +You +see +it +’ +s +burned +down +, +and +there +’ +s +an +end +of +it +... +. +What +are +you +pushing +for +? +Isn +’ +t +the +road +wide +enough +? +” +said +he +, +turning +to +a +man +behind +him +who +was +not +pushing +him +at +all +. +“ +Oh +, +oh +, +oh +! +What +have +they +done +? +” +the +prisoners +on +one +side +and +another +were +heard +saying +as +they +gazed +on +the +charred +ruins +. +“ +All +beyond +the +river +, +and +Zúbova +, +and +in +the +Krémlin +... +. +Just +look +! +There +’ +s +not +half +of +it +left +. +Yes +, +I +told +you—the +whole +quarter +beyond +the +river +, +and +so +it +is. +” +“ +Well +, +you +know +it +’ +s +burned +, +so +what +’ +s +the +use +of +talking +? +” +said +the +major +. +As +they +passed +near +a +church +in +the +Khamóvniki +( +one +of +the +few +unburned +quarters +of +Moscow +) +the +whole +mass +of +prisoners +suddenly +started +to +one +side +and +exclamations +of +horror +and +disgust +were +heard +. +“ +Ah +, +the +villains +! +What +heathens +! +Yes +; +dead +, +dead +, +so +he +is +... +And +smeared +with +something +! +” +Pierre +too +drew +near +the +church +where +the +thing +was +that +evoked +these +exclamations +, +and +dimly +made +out +something +leaning +against +the +palings +surrounding +the +church +. +From +the +words +of +his +comrades +who +saw +better +than +he +did +, +he +found +that +this +was +the +body +of +a +man +, +set +upright +against +the +palings +with +its +face +smeared +with +soot +. +“ +Go +on +! +What +the +devil +... +Go +on +! +Thirty +thousand +devils +! +... +” +the +convoy +guards +began +cursing +and +the +French +soldiers +, +with +fresh +virulence +, +drove +away +with +their +swords +the +crowd +of +prisoners +who +were +gazing +at +the +dead +man +. +CHAPTER +XIV +Through +the +cross +streets +of +the +Khamóvniki +quarter +the +prisoners +marched +, +followed +only +by +their +escort +and +the +vehicles +and +wagons +belonging +to +that +escort +, +but +when +they +reached +the +supply +stores +they +came +among +a +huge +and +closely +packed +train +of +artillery +mingled +with +private +vehicles +. +At +the +bridge +they +all +halted +, +waiting +for +those +in +front +to +get +across +. +From +the +bridge +they +had +a +view +of +endless +lines +of +moving +baggage +trains +before +and +behind +them +. +To +the +right +, +where +the +Kalúga +road +turns +near +Neskúchny +, +endless +rows +of +troops +and +carts +stretched +away +into +the +distance +. +These +were +troops +of +Beauharnais +’ +corps +which +had +started +before +any +of +the +others +. +Behind +, +along +the +riverside +and +across +the +Stone +Bridge +, +were +Ney +’ +s +troops +and +transport +. +Davout +’ +s +troops +, +in +whose +charge +were +the +prisoners +, +were +crossing +the +Crimean +bridge +and +some +were +already +debouching +into +the +Kalúga +road +. +But +the +baggage +trains +stretched +out +so +that +the +last +of +Beauharnais +’ +train +had +not +yet +got +out +of +Moscow +and +reached +the +Kalúga +road +when +the +vanguard +of +Ney +’ +s +army +was +already +emerging +from +the +Great +Ordýnka +Street +. +When +they +had +crossed +the +Crimean +bridge +the +prisoners +moved +a +few +steps +forward +, +halted +, +and +again +moved +on +, +and +from +all +sides +vehicles +and +men +crowded +closer +and +closer +together +. +They +advanced +the +few +hundred +paces +that +separated +the +bridge +from +the +Kalúga +road +, +taking +more +than +an +hour +to +do +so +, +and +came +out +upon +the +square +where +the +streets +of +the +Transmoskvá +ward +and +the +Kalúga +road +converge +, +and +the +prisoners +jammed +close +together +had +to +stand +for +some +hours +at +that +crossway +. +From +all +sides +, +like +the +roar +of +the +sea +, +were +heard +the +rattle +of +wheels +, +the +tramp +of +feet +, +and +incessant +shouts +of +anger +and +abuse +. +Pierre +stood +pressed +against +the +wall +of +a +charred +house +, +listening +to +that +noise +which +mingled +in +his +imagination +with +the +roll +of +the +drums +. +To +get +a +better +view +, +several +officer +prisoners +climbed +onto +the +wall +of +the +half-burned +house +against +which +Pierre +was +leaning +. +“ +What +crowds +! +Just +look +at +the +crowds +! +... +They +’ +ve +loaded +goods +even +on +the +cannon +! +Look +there +, +those +are +furs +! +” +they +exclaimed +. +“ +Just +see +what +the +blackguards +have +looted +... +. +There +! +See +what +that +one +has +behind +in +the +cart +... +. +Why +, +those +are +settings +taken +from +some +icons +, +by +heaven +! +... +Oh +, +the +rascals +! +... +See +how +that +fellow +has +loaded +himself +up +, +he +can +hardly +walk +! +Good +lord +, +they +’ +ve +even +grabbed +those +chaises +! +... +See +that +fellow +there +sitting +on +the +trunks +... +. +Heavens +! +They +’ +re +fighting. +” +“ +That +’ +s +right +, +hit +him +on +the +snout—on +his +snout +! +Like +this +, +we +shan +’ +t +get +away +before +evening +. +Look +, +look +there +... +. +Why +, +that +must +be +Napoleon +’ +s +own +. +See +what +horses +! +And +the +monograms +with +a +crown +! +It +’ +s +like +a +portable +house +... +. +That +fellow +’ +s +dropped +his +sack +and +doesn +’ +t +see +it +. +Fighting +again +... +A +woman +with +a +baby +, +and +not +bad-looking +either +! +Yes +, +I +dare +say +, +that +’ +s +the +way +they +’ +ll +let +you +pass +... +. +Just +look +, +there +’ +s +no +end +to +it +. +Russian +wenches +, +by +heaven +, +so +they +are +! +In +carriages—see +how +comfortably +they +’ +ve +settled +themselves +! +” +Again +, +as +at +the +church +in +Khamóvniki +, +a +wave +of +general +curiosity +bore +all +the +prisoners +forward +onto +the +road +, +and +Pierre +, +thanks +to +his +stature +, +saw +over +the +heads +of +the +others +what +so +attracted +their +curiosity +. +In +three +carriages +involved +among +the +munition +carts +, +closely +squeezed +together +, +sat +women +with +rouged +faces +, +dressed +in +glaring +colors +, +who +were +shouting +something +in +shrill +voices +. +From +the +moment +Pierre +had +recognized +the +appearance +of +the +mysterious +force +nothing +had +seemed +to +him +strange +or +dreadful +: +neither +the +corpse +smeared +with +soot +for +fun +nor +these +women +hurrying +away +nor +the +burned +ruins +of +Moscow +. +All +that +he +now +witnessed +scarcely +made +an +impression +on +him—as +if +his +soul +, +making +ready +for +a +hard +struggle +, +refused +to +receive +impressions +that +might +weaken +it +. +The +women +’ +s +vehicles +drove +by +. +Behind +them +came +more +carts +, +soldiers +, +wagons +, +soldiers +, +gun +carriages +, +carriages +, +soldiers +, +ammunition +carts +, +more +soldiers +, +and +now +and +then +women +. +Pierre +did +not +see +the +people +as +individuals +but +saw +their +movement +. +All +these +people +and +horses +seemed +driven +forward +by +some +invisible +power +. +During +the +hour +Pierre +watched +them +they +all +came +flowing +from +the +different +streets +with +one +and +the +same +desire +to +get +on +quickly +; +they +all +jostled +one +another +, +began +to +grow +angry +and +to +fight +, +white +teeth +gleamed +, +brows +frowned +, +ever +the +same +words +of +abuse +flew +from +side +to +side +, +and +all +the +faces +bore +the +same +swaggeringly +resolute +and +coldly +cruel +expression +that +had +struck +Pierre +that +morning +on +the +corporal +’ +s +face +when +the +drums +were +beating +. +It +was +not +till +nearly +evening +that +the +officer +commanding +the +escort +collected +his +men +and +with +shouts +and +quarrels +forced +his +way +in +among +the +baggage +trains +, +and +the +prisoners +, +hemmed +in +on +all +sides +, +emerged +onto +the +Kalúga +road +. +They +marched +very +quickly +, +without +resting +, +and +halted +only +when +the +sun +began +to +set +. +The +baggage +carts +drew +up +close +together +and +the +men +began +to +prepare +for +their +night +’ +s +rest +. +They +all +appeared +angry +and +dissatisfied +. +For +a +long +time +, +oaths +, +angry +shouts +, +and +fighting +could +be +heard +from +all +sides +. +A +carriage +that +followed +the +escort +ran +into +one +of +the +carts +and +knocked +a +hole +in +it +with +its +pole +. +Several +soldiers +ran +toward +the +cart +from +different +sides +: +some +beat +the +carriage +horses +on +their +heads +, +turning +them +aside +, +others +fought +among +themselves +, +and +Pierre +saw +that +one +German +was +badly +wounded +on +the +head +by +a +sword +. +It +seemed +that +all +these +men +, +now +that +they +had +stopped +amid +fields +in +the +chill +dusk +of +the +autumn +evening +, +experienced +one +and +the +same +feeling +of +unpleasant +awakening +from +the +hurry +and +eagerness +to +push +on +that +had +seized +them +at +the +start +. +Once +at +a +standstill +they +all +seemed +to +understand +that +they +did +not +yet +know +where +they +were +going +, +and +that +much +that +was +painful +and +difficult +awaited +them +on +this +journey +. +During +this +halt +the +escort +treated +the +prisoners +even +worse +than +they +had +done +at +the +start +. +It +was +here +that +the +prisoners +for +the +first +time +received +horseflesh +for +their +meat +ration +. +From +the +officer +down +to +the +lowest +soldier +they +showed +what +seemed +like +personal +spite +against +each +of +the +prisoners +, +in +unexpected +contrast +to +their +former +friendly +relations +. +This +spite +increased +still +more +when +, +on +calling +over +the +roll +of +prisoners +, +it +was +found +that +in +the +bustle +of +leaving +Moscow +one +Russian +soldier +, +who +had +pretended +to +suffer +from +colic +, +had +escaped +. +Pierre +saw +a +Frenchman +beat +a +Russian +soldier +cruelly +for +straying +too +far +from +the +road +, +and +heard +his +friend +the +captain +reprimand +and +threaten +to +court-martial +a +noncommissioned +officer +on +account +of +the +escape +of +the +Russian +. +To +the +noncommissioned +officer +’ +s +excuse +that +the +prisoner +was +ill +and +could +not +walk +, +the +officer +replied +that +the +order +was +to +shoot +those +who +lagged +behind +. +Pierre +felt +that +that +fatal +force +which +had +crushed +him +during +the +executions +, +but +which +he +had +not +felt +during +his +imprisonment +, +now +again +controlled +his +existence +. +It +was +terrible +, +but +he +felt +that +in +proportion +to +the +efforts +of +that +fatal +force +to +crush +him +, +there +grew +and +strengthened +in +his +soul +a +power +of +life +independent +of +it +. +He +ate +his +supper +of +buckwheat +soup +with +horseflesh +and +chatted +with +his +comrades +. +Neither +Pierre +nor +any +of +the +others +spoke +of +what +they +had +seen +in +Moscow +, +or +of +the +roughness +of +their +treatment +by +the +French +, +or +of +the +order +to +shoot +them +which +had +been +announced +to +them +. +As +if +in +reaction +against +the +worsening +of +their +position +they +were +all +particularly +animated +and +gay +. +They +spoke +of +personal +reminiscences +, +of +amusing +scenes +they +had +witnessed +during +the +campaign +, +and +avoided +all +talk +of +their +present +situation +. +The +sun +had +set +long +since +. +Bright +stars +shone +out +here +and +there +in +the +sky +. +A +red +glow +as +of +a +conflagration +spread +above +the +horizon +from +the +rising +full +moon +, +and +that +vast +red +ball +swayed +strangely +in +the +gray +haze +. +It +grew +light +. +The +evening +was +ending +, +but +the +night +had +not +yet +come +. +Pierre +got +up +and +left +his +new +companions +, +crossing +between +the +campfires +to +the +other +side +of +the +road +where +he +had +been +told +the +common +soldier +prisoners +were +stationed +. +He +wanted +to +talk +to +them +. +On +the +road +he +was +stopped +by +a +French +sentinel +who +ordered +him +back +. +Pierre +turned +back +, +not +to +his +companions +by +the +campfire +, +but +to +an +unharnessed +cart +where +there +was +nobody +. +Tucking +his +legs +under +him +and +dropping +his +head +he +sat +down +on +the +cold +ground +by +the +wheel +of +the +cart +and +remained +motionless +a +long +while +sunk +in +thought +. +Suddenly +he +burst +out +into +a +fit +of +his +broad +, +good-natured +laughter +, +so +loud +that +men +from +various +sides +turned +with +surprise +to +see +what +this +strange +and +evidently +solitary +laughter +could +mean +. +“ +Ha-ha-ha +! +” +laughed +Pierre +. +And +he +said +aloud +to +himself +: +“ +The +soldier +did +not +let +me +pass +. +They +took +me +and +shut +me +up +. +They +hold +me +captive +. +What +, +me +? +Me +? +My +immortal +soul +? +Ha-ha-ha +! +Ha-ha-ha +! +... +” +and +he +laughed +till +tears +started +to +his +eyes +. +A +man +got +up +and +came +to +see +what +this +queer +big +fellow +was +laughing +at +all +by +himself +. +Pierre +stopped +laughing +, +got +up +, +went +farther +away +from +the +inquisitive +man +, +and +looked +around +him +. +The +huge +, +endless +bivouac +that +had +previously +resounded +with +the +crackling +of +campfires +and +the +voices +of +many +men +had +grown +quiet +, +the +red +campfires +were +growing +paler +and +dying +down +. +High +up +in +the +light +sky +hung +the +full +moon +. +Forests +and +fields +beyond +the +camp +, +unseen +before +, +were +now +visible +in +the +distance +. +And +farther +still +, +beyond +those +forests +and +fields +, +the +bright +, +oscillating +, +limitless +distance +lured +one +to +itself +. +Pierre +glanced +up +at +the +sky +and +the +twinkling +stars +in +its +faraway +depths +. +“ +And +all +that +is +me +, +all +that +is +within +me +, +and +it +is +all +I +! +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +And +they +caught +all +that +and +put +it +into +a +shed +boarded +up +with +planks +! +” +He +smiled +, +and +went +and +lay +down +to +sleep +beside +his +companions +. +CHAPTER +XV +In +the +early +days +of +October +another +envoy +came +to +Kutúzov +with +a +letter +from +Napoleon +proposing +peace +and +falsely +dated +from +Moscow +, +though +Napoleon +was +already +not +far +from +Kutúzov +on +the +old +Kalúga +road +. +Kutúzov +replied +to +this +letter +as +he +had +done +to +the +one +formerly +brought +by +Lauriston +, +saying +that +there +could +be +no +question +of +peace +. +Soon +after +that +a +report +was +received +from +Dórokhov +’ +s +guerrilla +detachment +operating +to +the +left +of +Tarútino +that +troops +of +Broussier +’ +s +division +had +been +seen +at +Formínsk +and +that +being +separated +from +the +rest +of +the +French +army +they +might +easily +be +destroyed +. +The +soldiers +and +officers +again +demanded +action +. +Generals +on +the +staff +, +excited +by +the +memory +of +the +easy +victory +at +Tarútino +, +urged +Kutúzov +to +carry +out +Dórokhov +’ +s +suggestion +. +Kutúzov +did +not +consider +any +offensive +necessary +. +The +result +was +a +compromise +which +was +inevitable +: +a +small +detachment +was +sent +to +Formínsk +to +attack +Broussier +. +By +a +strange +coincidence +, +this +task +, +which +turned +out +to +be +a +most +difficult +and +important +one +, +was +entrusted +to +Dokhtúrov—that +same +modest +little +Dokhtúrov +whom +no +one +had +described +to +us +as +drawing +up +plans +of +battles +, +dashing +about +in +front +of +regiments +, +showering +crosses +on +batteries +, +and +so +on +, +and +who +was +thought +to +be +and +was +spoken +of +as +undecided +and +undiscerning—but +whom +we +find +commanding +wherever +the +position +was +most +difficult +all +through +the +Russo-French +wars +from +Austerlitz +to +the +year +1813 +. +At +Austerlitz +he +remained +last +at +the +Augezd +dam +, +rallying +the +regiments +, +saving +what +was +possible +when +all +were +flying +and +perishing +and +not +a +single +general +was +left +in +the +rear +guard +. +Ill +with +fever +he +went +to +Smolénsk +with +twenty +thousand +men +to +defend +the +town +against +Napoleon +’ +s +whole +army +. +In +Smolénsk +, +at +the +Malákhov +Gate +, +he +had +hardly +dozed +off +in +a +paroxysm +of +fever +before +he +was +awakened +by +the +bombardment +of +the +town—and +Smolénsk +held +out +all +day +long +. +At +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +when +Bagratión +was +killed +and +nine +tenths +of +the +men +of +our +left +flank +had +fallen +and +the +full +force +of +the +French +artillery +fire +was +directed +against +it +, +the +man +sent +there +was +this +same +irresolute +and +undiscerning +Dokhtúrov—Kutúzov +hastening +to +rectify +a +mistake +he +had +made +by +sending +someone +else +there +first +. +And +the +quiet +little +Dokhtúrov +rode +thither +, +and +Borodinó +became +the +greatest +glory +of +the +Russian +army +. +Many +heroes +have +been +described +to +us +in +verse +and +prose +, +but +of +Dokhtúrov +scarcely +a +word +has +been +said +. +It +was +Dokhtúrov +again +whom +they +sent +to +Formínsk +and +from +there +to +Málo-Yaroslávets +, +the +place +where +the +last +battle +with +the +French +was +fought +and +where +the +obvious +disintegration +of +the +French +army +began +; +and +we +are +told +of +many +geniuses +and +heroes +of +that +period +of +the +campaign +, +but +of +Dokhtúrov +nothing +or +very +little +is +said +and +that +dubiously +. +And +this +silence +about +Dokhtúrov +is +the +clearest +testimony +to +his +merit +. +It +is +natural +for +a +man +who +does +not +understand +the +workings +of +a +machine +to +imagine +that +a +shaving +that +has +fallen +into +it +by +chance +and +is +interfering +with +its +action +and +tossing +about +in +it +is +its +most +important +part +. +The +man +who +does +not +understand +the +construction +of +the +machine +can +not +conceive +that +the +small +connecting +cogwheel +which +revolves +quietly +is +one +of +the +most +essential +parts +of +the +machine +, +and +not +the +shaving +which +merely +harms +and +hinders +the +working +. +On +the +tenth +of +October +when +Dokhtúrov +had +gone +halfway +to +Formínsk +and +stopped +at +the +village +of +Aristóvo +, +preparing +faithfully +to +execute +the +orders +he +had +received +, +the +whole +French +army +having +, +in +its +convulsive +movement +, +reached +Murat +’ +s +position +apparently +in +order +to +give +battle—suddenly +without +any +reason +turned +off +to +the +left +onto +the +new +Kalúga +road +and +began +to +enter +Formínsk +, +where +only +Broussier +had +been +till +then +. +At +that +time +Dokhtúrov +had +under +his +command +, +besides +Dórokhov +’ +s +detachment +, +the +two +small +guerrilla +detachments +of +Figner +and +Seslávin +. +On +the +evening +of +October +11 +Seslávin +came +to +the +Aristóvo +headquarters +with +a +French +guardsman +he +had +captured +. +The +prisoner +said +that +the +troops +that +had +entered +Formínsk +that +day +were +the +vanguard +of +the +whole +army +, +that +Napoleon +was +there +and +the +whole +army +had +left +Moscow +four +days +previously +. +That +same +evening +a +house +serf +who +had +come +from +Bórovsk +said +he +had +seen +an +immense +army +entering +the +town +. +Some +Cossacks +of +Dokhtúrov +’ +s +detachment +reported +having +sighted +the +French +Guards +marching +along +the +road +to +Bórovsk +. +From +all +these +reports +it +was +evident +that +where +they +had +expected +to +meet +a +single +division +there +was +now +the +whole +French +army +marching +from +Moscow +in +an +unexpected +direction—along +the +Kalúga +road +. +Dokhtúrov +was +unwilling +to +undertake +any +action +, +as +it +was +not +clear +to +him +now +what +he +ought +to +do +. +He +had +been +ordered +to +attack +Formínsk +. +But +only +Broussier +had +been +there +at +that +time +and +now +the +whole +French +army +was +there +. +Ermólov +wished +to +act +on +his +own +judgment +, +but +Dokhtúrov +insisted +that +he +must +have +Kutúzov +’ +s +instructions +. +So +it +was +decided +to +send +a +dispatch +to +the +staff +. +For +this +purpose +a +capable +officer +, +Bolkhovítinov +, +was +chosen +, +who +was +to +explain +the +whole +affair +by +word +of +mouth +, +besides +delivering +a +written +report +. +Toward +midnight +Bolkhovítinov +, +having +received +the +dispatch +and +verbal +instructions +, +galloped +off +to +the +General +Staff +accompanied +by +a +Cossack +with +spare +horses +. +CHAPTER +XVI +It +was +a +warm +, +dark +, +autumn +night +. +It +had +been +raining +for +four +days +. +Having +changed +horses +twice +and +galloped +twenty +miles +in +an +hour +and +a +half +over +a +sticky +, +muddy +road +, +Bolkhovítinov +reached +Litashëvka +after +one +o +’ +clock +at +night +. +Dismounting +at +a +cottage +on +whose +wattle +fence +hung +a +signboard +, +GENERAL +STAFF +, +and +throwing +down +his +reins +, +he +entered +a +dark +passage +. +“ +The +general +on +duty +, +quick +! +It +’ +s +very +important +! +” +said +he +to +someone +who +had +risen +and +was +sniffing +in +the +dark +passage +. +“ +He +has +been +very +unwell +since +the +evening +and +this +is +the +third +night +he +has +not +slept +, +” +said +the +orderly +pleadingly +in +a +whisper +. +“ +You +should +wake +the +captain +first. +” +“ +But +this +is +very +important +, +from +General +Dokhtúrov +, +” +said +Bolkhovítinov +, +entering +the +open +door +which +he +had +found +by +feeling +in +the +dark +. +The +orderly +had +gone +in +before +him +and +began +waking +somebody +. +“ +Your +honor +, +your +honor +! +A +courier. +” +“ +What +? +What +’ +s +that +? +From +whom +? +” +came +a +sleepy +voice +. +“ +From +Dokhtúrov +and +from +Alexéy +Petróvich +. +Napoleon +is +at +Formínsk +, +” +said +Bolkhovítinov +, +unable +to +see +in +the +dark +who +was +speaking +but +guessing +by +the +voice +that +it +was +not +Konovnítsyn +. +The +man +who +had +wakened +yawned +and +stretched +himself +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +like +waking +him +, +” +he +said +, +fumbling +for +something +. +“ +He +is +very +ill. +Perhaps +this +is +only +a +rumor. +” +“ +Here +is +the +dispatch +, +” +said +Bolkhovítinov +. +“ +My +orders +are +to +give +it +at +once +to +the +general +on +duty. +” +“ +Wait +a +moment +, +I +’ +ll +light +a +candle +. +You +damned +rascal +, +where +do +you +always +hide +it +? +” +said +the +voice +of +the +man +who +was +stretching +himself +, +to +the +orderly +. +( +This +was +Shcherbínin +, +Konovnítsyn +’ +s +adjutant +. +) +“ +I +’ +ve +found +it +, +I +’ +ve +found +it +! +” +he +added +. +The +orderly +was +striking +a +light +and +Shcherbínin +was +fumbling +for +something +on +the +candlestick +. +“ +Oh +, +the +nasty +beasts +! +” +said +he +with +disgust +. +By +the +light +of +the +sparks +Bolkhovítinov +saw +Shcherbínin +’ +s +youthful +face +as +he +held +the +candle +, +and +the +face +of +another +man +who +was +still +asleep +. +This +was +Konovnítsyn +. +When +the +flame +of +the +sulphur +splinters +kindled +by +the +tinder +burned +up +, +first +blue +and +then +red +, +Shcherbínin +lit +the +tallow +candle +, +from +the +candlestick +of +which +the +cockroaches +that +had +been +gnawing +it +were +running +away +, +and +looked +at +the +messenger +. +Bolkhovítinov +was +bespattered +all +over +with +mud +and +had +smeared +his +face +by +wiping +it +with +his +sleeve +. +“ +Who +gave +the +report +? +” +inquired +Shcherbínin +, +taking +the +envelope +. +“ +The +news +is +reliable +, +” +said +Bolkhovítinov +. +“ +Prisoners +, +Cossacks +, +and +the +scouts +all +say +the +same +thing. +” +“ +There +’ +s +nothing +to +be +done +, +we +’ +ll +have +to +wake +him +, +” +said +Shcherbínin +, +rising +and +going +up +to +the +man +in +the +nightcap +who +lay +covered +by +a +greatcoat +. +“ +Peter +Petróvich +! +” +said +he +. +( +Konovnítsyn +did +not +stir +. +) +“ +To +the +General +Staff +! +” +he +said +with +a +smile +, +knowing +that +those +words +would +be +sure +to +arouse +him +. +And +in +fact +the +head +in +the +nightcap +was +lifted +at +once +. +On +Konovnítsyn +’ +s +handsome +, +resolute +face +with +cheeks +flushed +by +fever +, +there +still +remained +for +an +instant +a +faraway +dreamy +expression +remote +from +present +affairs +, +but +then +he +suddenly +started +and +his +face +assumed +its +habitual +calm +and +firm +appearance +. +“ +Well +, +what +is +it +? +From +whom +? +” +he +asked +immediately +but +without +hurry +, +blinking +at +the +light +. +While +listening +to +the +officer +’ +s +report +Konovnítsyn +broke +the +seal +and +read +the +dispatch +. +Hardly +had +he +done +so +before +he +lowered +his +legs +in +their +woolen +stockings +to +the +earthen +floor +and +began +putting +on +his +boots +. +Then +he +took +off +his +nightcap +, +combed +his +hair +over +his +temples +, +and +donned +his +cap +. +“ +Did +you +get +here +quickly +? +Let +us +go +to +his +Highness. +” +Konovnítsyn +had +understood +at +once +that +the +news +brought +was +of +great +importance +and +that +no +time +must +be +lost +. +He +did +not +consider +or +ask +himself +whether +the +news +was +good +or +bad +. +That +did +not +interest +him +. +He +regarded +the +whole +business +of +the +war +not +with +his +intelligence +or +his +reason +but +by +something +else +. +There +was +within +him +a +deep +unexpressed +conviction +that +all +would +be +well +, +but +that +one +must +not +trust +to +this +and +still +less +speak +about +it +, +but +must +only +attend +to +one +’ +s +own +work +. +And +he +did +his +work +, +giving +his +whole +strength +to +the +task +. +Peter +Petróvich +Konovnítsyn +, +like +Dokhtúrov +, +seems +to +have +been +included +merely +for +propriety +’ +s +sake +in +the +list +of +the +so-called +heroes +of +1812—the +Barclays +, +Raévskis +, +Ermólovs +, +Plátovs +, +and +Milorádoviches +. +Like +Dokhtúrov +he +had +the +reputation +of +being +a +man +of +very +limited +capacity +and +information +, +and +like +Dokhtúrov +he +never +made +plans +of +battle +but +was +always +found +where +the +situation +was +most +difficult +. +Since +his +appointment +as +general +on +duty +he +had +always +slept +with +his +door +open +, +giving +orders +that +every +messenger +should +be +allowed +to +wake +him +up +. +In +battle +he +was +always +under +fire +, +so +that +Kutúzov +reproved +him +for +it +and +feared +to +send +him +to +the +front +, +and +like +Dokhtúrov +he +was +one +of +those +unnoticed +cogwheels +that +, +without +clatter +or +noise +, +constitute +the +most +essential +part +of +the +machine +. +Coming +out +of +the +hut +into +the +damp +, +dark +night +Konovnítsyn +frowned—partly +from +an +increased +pain +in +his +head +and +partly +at +the +unpleasant +thought +that +occurred +to +him +, +of +how +all +that +nest +of +influential +men +on +the +staff +would +be +stirred +up +by +this +news +, +especially +Bennigsen +, +who +ever +since +Tarútino +had +been +at +daggers +drawn +with +Kutúzov +; +and +how +they +would +make +suggestions +, +quarrel +, +issue +orders +, +and +rescind +them +. +And +this +premonition +was +disagreeable +to +him +though +he +knew +it +could +not +be +helped +. +And +in +fact +Toll +, +to +whom +he +went +to +communicate +the +news +, +immediately +began +to +expound +his +plans +to +a +general +sharing +his +quarters +, +until +Konovnítsyn +, +who +listened +in +weary +silence +, +reminded +him +that +they +must +go +to +see +his +Highness +. +CHAPTER +XVII +Kutúzov +like +all +old +people +did +not +sleep +much +at +night +. +He +often +fell +asleep +unexpectedly +in +the +daytime +, +but +at +night +, +lying +on +his +bed +without +undressing +, +he +generally +remained +awake +thinking +. +So +he +lay +now +on +his +bed +, +supporting +his +large +, +heavy +, +scarred +head +on +his +plump +hand +, +with +his +one +eye +open +, +meditating +and +peering +into +the +darkness +. +Since +Bennigsen +, +who +corresponded +with +the +Emperor +and +had +more +influence +than +anyone +else +on +the +staff +, +had +begun +to +avoid +him +, +Kutúzov +was +more +at +ease +as +to +the +possibility +of +himself +and +his +troops +being +obliged +to +take +part +in +useless +aggressive +movements +. +The +lesson +of +the +Tarútino +battle +and +of +the +day +before +it +, +which +Kutúzov +remembered +with +pain +, +must +, +he +thought +, +have +some +effect +on +others +too +. +“ +They +must +understand +that +we +can +only +lose +by +taking +the +offensive +. +Patience +and +time +are +my +warriors +, +my +champions +, +” +thought +Kutúzov +. +He +knew +that +an +apple +should +not +be +plucked +while +it +is +green +. +It +will +fall +of +itself +when +ripe +, +but +if +picked +unripe +the +apple +is +spoiled +, +the +tree +is +harmed +, +and +your +teeth +are +set +on +edge +. +Like +an +experienced +sportsman +he +knew +that +the +beast +was +wounded +, +and +wounded +as +only +the +whole +strength +of +Russia +could +have +wounded +it +, +but +whether +it +was +mortally +wounded +or +not +was +still +an +undecided +question +. +Now +by +the +fact +of +Lauriston +and +Barthélemi +having +been +sent +, +and +by +the +reports +of +the +guerrillas +, +Kutúzov +was +almost +sure +that +the +wound +was +mortal +. +But +he +needed +further +proofs +and +it +was +necessary +to +wait +. +“ +They +want +to +run +to +see +how +they +have +wounded +it +. +Wait +and +we +shall +see +! +Continual +maneuvers +, +continual +advances +! +” +thought +he +. +“ +What +for +? +Only +to +distinguish +themselves +! +As +if +fighting +were +fun +. +They +are +like +children +from +whom +one +can +’ +t +get +any +sensible +account +of +what +has +happened +because +they +all +want +to +show +how +well +they +can +fight +. +But +that +’ +s +not +what +is +needed +now +. +“ +And +what +ingenious +maneuvers +they +all +propose +to +me +! +It +seems +to +them +that +when +they +have +thought +of +two +or +three +contingencies +” +( +he +remembered +the +general +plan +sent +him +from +Petersburg +) +“ +they +have +foreseen +everything +. +But +the +contingencies +are +endless. +” +The +undecided +question +as +to +whether +the +wound +inflicted +at +Borodinó +was +mortal +or +not +had +hung +over +Kutúzov +’ +s +head +for +a +whole +month +. +On +the +one +hand +the +French +had +occupied +Moscow +. +On +the +other +Kutúzov +felt +assured +with +all +his +being +that +the +terrible +blow +into +which +he +and +all +the +Russians +had +put +their +whole +strength +must +have +been +mortal +. +But +in +any +case +proofs +were +needed +; +he +had +waited +a +whole +month +for +them +and +grew +more +impatient +the +longer +he +waited +. +Lying +on +his +bed +during +those +sleepless +nights +he +did +just +what +he +reproached +those +younger +generals +for +doing +. +He +imagined +all +sorts +of +possible +contingencies +, +just +like +the +younger +men +, +but +with +this +difference +, +that +he +saw +thousands +of +contingencies +instead +of +two +or +three +and +based +nothing +on +them +. +The +longer +he +thought +the +more +contingencies +presented +themselves +. +He +imagined +all +sorts +of +movements +of +the +Napoleonic +army +as +a +whole +or +in +sections—against +Petersburg +, +or +against +him +, +or +to +outflank +him +. +He +thought +too +of +the +possibility +( +which +he +feared +most +of +all +) +that +Napoleon +might +fight +him +with +his +own +weapon +and +remain +in +Moscow +awaiting +him +. +Kutúzov +even +imagined +that +Napoleon +’ +s +army +might +turn +back +through +Medýn +and +Yukhnóv +, +but +the +one +thing +he +could +not +foresee +was +what +happened—the +insane +, +convulsive +stampede +of +Napoleon +’ +s +army +during +its +first +eleven +days +after +leaving +Moscow +: +a +stampede +which +made +possible +what +Kutúzov +had +not +yet +even +dared +to +think +of—the +complete +extermination +of +the +French +. +Dórokhov +’ +s +report +about +Broussier +’ +s +division +, +the +guerrillas +’ +reports +of +distress +in +Napoleon +’ +s +army +, +rumors +of +preparations +for +leaving +Moscow +, +all +confirmed +the +supposition +that +the +French +army +was +beaten +and +preparing +for +flight +. +But +these +were +only +suppositions +, +which +seemed +important +to +the +younger +men +but +not +to +Kutúzov +. +With +his +sixty +years +’ +experience +he +knew +what +value +to +attach +to +rumors +, +knew +how +apt +people +who +desire +anything +are +to +group +all +news +so +that +it +appears +to +confirm +what +they +desire +, +and +he +knew +how +readily +in +such +cases +they +omit +all +that +makes +for +the +contrary +. +And +the +more +he +desired +it +the +less +he +allowed +himself +to +believe +it +. +This +question +absorbed +all +his +mental +powers +. +All +else +was +to +him +only +life +’ +s +customary +routine +. +To +such +customary +routine +belonged +his +conversations +with +the +staff +, +the +letters +he +wrote +from +Tarútino +to +Madame +de +Staël +, +the +reading +of +novels +, +the +distribution +of +awards +, +his +correspondence +with +Petersburg +, +and +so +on +. +But +the +destruction +of +the +French +, +which +he +alone +foresaw +, +was +his +heart +’ +s +one +desire +. +On +the +night +of +the +eleventh +of +October +he +lay +leaning +on +his +arm +and +thinking +of +that +. +There +was +a +stir +in +the +next +room +and +he +heard +the +steps +of +Toll +, +Konovnítsyn +, +and +Bolkhovítinov +. +“ +Eh +, +who +’ +s +there +? +Come +in +, +come +in +! +What +news +? +” +the +field +marshal +called +out +to +them +. +While +a +footman +was +lighting +a +candle +, +Toll +communicated +the +substance +of +the +news +. +“ +Who +brought +it +? +” +asked +Kutúzov +with +a +look +which +, +when +the +candle +was +lit +, +struck +Toll +by +its +cold +severity +. +“ +There +can +be +no +doubt +about +it +, +your +Highness. +” +“ +Call +him +in +, +call +him +here. +” +Kutúzov +sat +up +with +one +leg +hanging +down +from +the +bed +and +his +big +paunch +resting +against +the +other +which +was +doubled +under +him +. +He +screwed +up +his +seeing +eye +to +scrutinize +the +messenger +more +carefully +, +as +if +wishing +to +read +in +his +face +what +preoccupied +his +own +mind +. +“ +Tell +me +, +tell +me +, +friend +, +” +said +he +to +Bolkhovítinov +in +his +low +, +aged +voice +, +as +he +pulled +together +the +shirt +which +gaped +open +on +his +chest +, +“ +come +nearer—nearer +. +What +news +have +you +brought +me +? +Eh +? +That +Napoleon +has +left +Moscow +? +Are +you +sure +? +Eh +? +” +Bolkhovítinov +gave +a +detailed +account +from +the +beginning +of +all +he +had +been +told +to +report +. +“ +Speak +quicker +, +quicker +! +Don +’ +t +torture +me +! +” +Kutúzov +interrupted +him +. +Bolkhovítinov +told +him +everything +and +was +then +silent +, +awaiting +instructions +. +Toll +was +beginning +to +say +something +but +Kutúzov +checked +him +. +He +tried +to +say +something +, +but +his +face +suddenly +puckered +and +wrinkled +; +he +waved +his +arm +at +Toll +and +turned +to +the +opposite +side +of +the +room +, +to +the +corner +darkened +by +the +icons +that +hung +there +. +“ +O +Lord +, +my +Creator +, +Thou +has +heard +our +prayer +... +” +said +he +in +a +tremulous +voice +with +folded +hands +. +“ +Russia +is +saved +. +I +thank +Thee +, +O +Lord +! +” +and +he +wept +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +From +the +time +he +received +this +news +to +the +end +of +the +campaign +all +Kutúzov +’ +s +activity +was +directed +toward +restraining +his +troops +, +by +authority +, +by +guile +, +and +by +entreaty +, +from +useless +attacks +, +maneuvers +, +or +encounters +with +the +perishing +enemy +. +Dokhtúrov +went +to +Málo-Yaroslávets +, +but +Kutúzov +lingered +with +the +main +army +and +gave +orders +for +the +evacuation +of +Kalúga—a +retreat +beyond +which +town +seemed +to +him +quite +possible +. +Everywhere +Kutúzov +retreated +, +but +the +enemy +without +waiting +for +his +retreat +fled +in +the +opposite +direction +. +Napoleon +’ +s +historians +describe +to +us +his +skilled +maneuvers +at +Tarútino +and +Málo-Yaroslávets +, +and +make +conjectures +as +to +what +would +have +happened +had +Napoleon +been +in +time +to +penetrate +into +the +rich +southern +provinces +. +But +not +to +speak +of +the +fact +that +nothing +prevented +him +from +advancing +into +those +southern +provinces +( +for +the +Russian +army +did +not +bar +his +way +) +, +the +historians +forget +that +nothing +could +have +saved +his +army +, +for +then +already +it +bore +within +itself +the +germs +of +inevitable +ruin +. +How +could +that +army—which +had +found +abundant +supplies +in +Moscow +and +had +trampled +them +underfoot +instead +of +keeping +them +, +and +on +arriving +at +Smolénsk +had +looted +provisions +instead +of +storing +them—how +could +that +army +recuperate +in +Kalúga +province +, +which +was +inhabited +by +Russians +such +as +those +who +lived +in +Moscow +, +and +where +fire +had +the +same +property +of +consuming +what +was +set +ablaze +? +That +army +could +not +recover +anywhere +. +Since +the +battle +of +Borodinó +and +the +pillage +of +Moscow +it +had +borne +within +itself +, +as +it +were +, +the +chemical +elements +of +dissolution +. +The +members +of +what +had +once +been +an +army—Napoleon +himself +and +all +his +soldiers +fled—without +knowing +whither +, +each +concerned +only +to +make +his +escape +as +quickly +as +possible +from +this +position +, +of +the +hopelessness +of +which +they +were +all +more +or +less +vaguely +conscious +. +So +it +came +about +that +at +the +council +at +Málo-Yaroslávets +, +when +the +generals +pretending +to +confer +together +expressed +various +opinions +, +all +mouths +were +closed +by +the +opinion +uttered +by +the +simple-minded +soldier +Mouton +who +, +speaking +last +, +said +what +they +all +felt +: +that +the +one +thing +needful +was +to +get +away +as +quickly +as +possible +; +and +no +one +, +not +even +Napoleon +, +could +say +anything +against +that +truth +which +they +all +recognized +. +But +though +they +all +realized +that +it +was +necessary +to +get +away +, +there +still +remained +a +feeling +of +shame +at +admitting +that +they +must +flee +. +An +external +shock +was +needed +to +overcome +that +shame +, +and +this +shock +came +in +due +time +. +It +was +what +the +French +called +“ +le +hourra +de +l +’ +Empereur. +” +The +day +after +the +council +at +Málo-Yaroslávets +Napoleon +rode +out +early +in +the +morning +amid +the +lines +of +his +army +with +his +suite +of +marshals +and +an +escort +, +on +the +pretext +of +inspecting +the +army +and +the +scene +of +the +previous +and +of +the +impending +battle +. +Some +Cossacks +on +the +prowl +for +booty +fell +in +with +the +Emperor +and +very +nearly +captured +him +. +If +the +Cossacks +did +not +capture +Napoleon +then +, +what +saved +him +was +the +very +thing +that +was +destroying +the +French +army +, +the +booty +on +which +the +Cossacks +fell +. +Here +as +at +Tarútino +they +went +after +plunder +, +leaving +the +men +. +Disregarding +Napoleon +they +rushed +after +the +plunder +and +Napoleon +managed +to +escape +. +When +les +enfants +du +Don +might +so +easily +have +taken +the +Emperor +himself +in +the +midst +of +his +army +, +it +was +clear +that +there +was +nothing +for +it +but +to +fly +as +fast +as +possible +along +the +nearest +, +familiar +road +. +Napoleon +with +his +forty-year-old +stomach +understood +that +hint +, +not +feeling +his +former +agility +and +boldness +, +and +under +the +influence +of +the +fright +the +Cossacks +had +given +him +he +at +once +agreed +with +Mouton +and +issued +orders—as +the +historians +tell +us—to +retreat +by +the +Smolénsk +road +. +That +Napoleon +agreed +with +Mouton +, +and +that +the +army +retreated +, +does +not +prove +that +Napoleon +caused +it +to +retreat +, +but +that +the +forces +which +influenced +the +whole +army +and +directed +it +along +the +Mozháysk +( +that +is +, +the +Smolénsk +) +road +acted +simultaneously +on +him +also +. +CHAPTER +XIX +A +man +in +motion +always +devises +an +aim +for +that +motion +. +To +be +able +to +go +a +thousand +miles +he +must +imagine +that +something +good +awaits +him +at +the +end +of +those +thousand +miles +. +One +must +have +the +prospect +of +a +promised +land +to +have +the +strength +to +move +. +The +promised +land +for +the +French +during +their +advance +had +been +Moscow +, +during +their +retreat +it +was +their +native +land +. +But +that +native +land +was +too +far +off +, +and +for +a +man +going +a +thousand +miles +it +is +absolutely +necessary +to +set +aside +his +final +goal +and +to +say +to +himself +: +“ +Today +I +shall +get +to +a +place +twenty-five +miles +off +where +I +shall +rest +and +spend +the +night +, +” +and +during +the +first +day +’ +s +journey +that +resting +place +eclipses +his +ultimate +goal +and +attracts +all +his +hopes +and +desires +. +And +the +impulses +felt +by +a +single +person +are +always +magnified +in +a +crowd +. +For +the +French +retreating +along +the +old +Smolénsk +road +, +the +final +goal—their +native +land—was +too +remote +, +and +their +immediate +goal +was +Smolénsk +, +toward +which +all +their +desires +and +hopes +, +enormously +intensified +in +the +mass +, +urged +them +on +. +It +was +not +that +they +knew +that +much +food +and +fresh +troops +awaited +them +in +Smolénsk +, +nor +that +they +were +told +so +( +on +the +contrary +their +superior +officers +, +and +Napoleon +himself +, +knew +that +provisions +were +scarce +there +) +, +but +because +this +alone +could +give +them +strength +to +move +on +and +endure +their +present +privations +. +So +both +those +who +knew +and +those +who +did +not +know +deceived +themselves +, +and +pushed +on +to +Smolénsk +as +to +a +promised +land +. +Coming +out +onto +the +highroad +the +French +fled +with +surprising +energy +and +unheard-of +rapidity +toward +the +goal +they +had +fixed +on +. +Besides +the +common +impulse +which +bound +the +whole +crowd +of +French +into +one +mass +and +supplied +them +with +a +certain +energy +, +there +was +another +cause +binding +them +together—their +great +numbers +. +As +with +the +physical +law +of +gravity +, +their +enormous +mass +drew +the +individual +human +atoms +to +itself +. +In +their +hundreds +of +thousands +they +moved +like +a +whole +nation +. +Each +of +them +desired +nothing +more +than +to +give +himself +up +as +a +prisoner +to +escape +from +all +this +horror +and +misery +; +but +on +the +one +hand +the +force +of +this +common +attraction +to +Smolénsk +, +their +goal +, +drew +each +of +them +in +the +same +direction +; +on +the +other +hand +an +army +corps +could +not +surrender +to +a +company +, +and +though +the +French +availed +themselves +of +every +convenient +opportunity +to +detach +themselves +and +to +surrender +on +the +slightest +decent +pretext +, +such +pretexts +did +not +always +occur +. +Their +very +numbers +and +their +crowded +and +swift +movement +deprived +them +of +that +possibility +and +rendered +it +not +only +difficult +but +impossible +for +the +Russians +to +stop +this +movement +, +to +which +the +French +were +directing +all +their +energies +. +Beyond +a +certain +limit +no +mechanical +disruption +of +the +body +could +hasten +the +process +of +decomposition +. +A +lump +of +snow +can +not +be +melted +instantaneously +. +There +is +a +certain +limit +of +time +in +less +than +which +no +amount +of +heat +can +melt +the +snow +. +On +the +contrary +the +greater +the +heat +the +more +solidified +the +remaining +snow +becomes +. +Of +the +Russian +commanders +Kutúzov +alone +understood +this +. +When +the +flight +of +the +French +army +along +the +Smolénsk +road +became +well +defined +, +what +Konovnítsyn +had +foreseen +on +the +night +of +the +eleventh +of +October +began +to +occur +. +The +superior +officers +all +wanted +to +distinguish +themselves +, +to +cut +off +, +to +seize +, +to +capture +, +and +to +overthrow +the +French +, +and +all +clamored +for +action +. +Kutúzov +alone +used +all +his +power +( +and +such +power +is +very +limited +in +the +case +of +any +commander +in +chief +) +to +prevent +an +attack +. +He +could +not +tell +them +what +we +say +now +: +“ +Why +fight +, +why +block +the +road +, +losing +our +own +men +and +inhumanly +slaughtering +unfortunate +wretches +? +What +is +the +use +of +that +, +when +a +third +of +their +army +has +melted +away +on +the +road +from +Moscow +to +Vyázma +without +any +battle +? +” +But +drawing +from +his +aged +wisdom +what +they +could +understand +, +he +told +them +of +the +golden +bridge +, +and +they +laughed +at +and +slandered +him +, +flinging +themselves +on +, +rending +and +exulting +over +the +dying +beast +. +Ermólov +, +Milorádovich +, +Plátov +, +and +others +in +proximity +to +the +French +near +Vyázma +could +not +resist +their +desire +to +cut +off +and +break +up +two +French +corps +, +and +by +way +of +reporting +their +intention +to +Kutúzov +they +sent +him +a +blank +sheet +of +paper +in +an +envelope +. +And +try +as +Kutúzov +might +to +restrain +the +troops +, +our +men +attacked +, +trying +to +bar +the +road +. +Infantry +regiments +, +we +are +told +, +advanced +to +the +attack +with +music +and +with +drums +beating +, +and +killed +and +lost +thousands +of +men +. +But +they +did +not +cut +off +or +overthrow +anybody +and +the +French +army +, +closing +up +more +firmly +at +the +danger +, +continued +, +while +steadily +melting +away +, +to +pursue +its +fatal +path +to +Smolénsk +. +BOOK +FOURTEEN +: +1812 +CHAPTER +I +The +Battle +of +Borodinó +, +with +the +occupation +of +Moscow +that +followed +it +and +the +flight +of +the +French +without +further +conflicts +, +is +one +of +the +most +instructive +phenomena +in +history +. +All +historians +agree +that +the +external +activity +of +states +and +nations +in +their +conflicts +with +one +another +is +expressed +in +wars +, +and +that +as +a +direct +result +of +greater +or +less +success +in +war +the +political +strength +of +states +and +nations +increases +or +decreases +. +Strange +as +may +be +the +historical +account +of +how +some +king +or +emperor +, +having +quarreled +with +another +, +collects +an +army +, +fights +his +enemy +’ +s +army +, +gains +a +victory +by +killing +three +, +five +, +or +ten +thousand +men +, +and +subjugates +a +kingdom +and +an +entire +nation +of +several +millions +, +all +the +facts +of +history +( +as +far +as +we +know +it +) +confirm +the +truth +of +the +statement +that +the +greater +or +lesser +success +of +one +army +against +another +is +the +cause +, +or +at +least +an +essential +indication +, +of +an +increase +or +decrease +in +the +strength +of +the +nation—even +though +it +is +unintelligible +why +the +defeat +of +an +army—a +hundredth +part +of +a +nation—should +oblige +that +whole +nation +to +submit +. +An +army +gains +a +victory +, +and +at +once +the +rights +of +the +conquering +nation +have +increased +to +the +detriment +of +the +defeated +. +An +army +has +suffered +defeat +, +and +at +once +a +people +loses +its +rights +in +proportion +to +the +severity +of +the +reverse +, +and +if +its +army +suffers +a +complete +defeat +the +nation +is +quite +subjugated +. +So +according +to +history +it +has +been +found +from +the +most +ancient +times +, +and +so +it +is +to +our +own +day +. +All +Napoleon +’ +s +wars +serve +to +confirm +this +rule +. +In +proportion +to +the +defeat +of +the +Austrian +army +Austria +loses +its +rights +, +and +the +rights +and +the +strength +of +France +increase +. +The +victories +of +the +French +at +Jena +and +Auerstädt +destroy +the +independent +existence +of +Prussia +. +But +then +, +in +1812 +, +the +French +gain +a +victory +near +Moscow +. +Moscow +is +taken +and +after +that +, +with +no +further +battles +, +it +is +not +Russia +that +ceases +to +exist +, +but +the +French +army +of +six +hundred +thousand +, +and +then +Napoleonic +France +itself +. +To +strain +the +facts +to +fit +the +rules +of +history +: +to +say +that +the +field +of +battle +at +Borodinó +remained +in +the +hands +of +the +Russians +, +or +that +after +Moscow +there +were +other +battles +that +destroyed +Napoleon +’ +s +army +, +is +impossible +. +After +the +French +victory +at +Borodinó +there +was +no +general +engagement +nor +any +that +were +at +all +serious +, +yet +the +French +army +ceased +to +exist +. +What +does +this +mean +? +If +it +were +an +example +taken +from +the +history +of +China +, +we +might +say +that +it +was +not +an +historic +phenomenon +( +which +is +the +historians +’ +usual +expedient +when +anything +does +not +fit +their +standards +) +; +if +the +matter +concerned +some +brief +conflict +in +which +only +a +small +number +of +troops +took +part +, +we +might +treat +it +as +an +exception +; +but +this +event +occurred +before +our +fathers +’ +eyes +, +and +for +them +it +was +a +question +of +the +life +or +death +of +their +fatherland +, +and +it +happened +in +the +greatest +of +all +known +wars +. +The +period +of +the +campaign +of +1812 +from +the +battle +of +Borodinó +to +the +expulsion +of +the +French +proved +that +the +winning +of +a +battle +does +not +produce +a +conquest +and +is +not +even +an +invariable +indication +of +conquest +; +it +proved +that +the +force +which +decides +the +fate +of +peoples +lies +not +in +the +conquerors +, +nor +even +in +armies +and +battles +, +but +in +something +else +. +The +French +historians +, +describing +the +condition +of +the +French +army +before +it +left +Moscow +, +affirm +that +all +was +in +order +in +the +Grand +Army +, +except +the +cavalry +, +the +artillery +, +and +the +transport—there +was +no +forage +for +the +horses +or +the +cattle +. +That +was +a +misfortune +no +one +could +remedy +, +for +the +peasants +of +the +district +burned +their +hay +rather +than +let +the +French +have +it +. +The +victory +gained +did +not +bring +the +usual +results +because +the +peasants +Karp +and +Vlas +( +who +after +the +French +had +evacuated +Moscow +drove +in +their +carts +to +pillage +the +town +, +and +in +general +personally +failed +to +manifest +any +heroic +feelings +) +, +and +the +whole +innumerable +multitude +of +such +peasants +, +did +not +bring +their +hay +to +Moscow +for +the +high +price +offered +them +, +but +burned +it +instead +. +Let +us +imagine +two +men +who +have +come +out +to +fight +a +duel +with +rapiers +according +to +all +the +rules +of +the +art +of +fencing +. +The +fencing +has +gone +on +for +some +time +; +suddenly +one +of +the +combatants +, +feeling +himself +wounded +and +understanding +that +the +matter +is +no +joke +but +concerns +his +life +, +throws +down +his +rapier +, +and +seizing +the +first +cudgel +that +comes +to +hand +begins +to +brandish +it +. +Then +let +us +imagine +that +the +combatant +who +so +sensibly +employed +the +best +and +simplest +means +to +attain +his +end +was +at +the +same +time +influenced +by +traditions +of +chivalry +and +, +desiring +to +conceal +the +facts +of +the +case +, +insisted +that +he +had +gained +his +victory +with +the +rapier +according +to +all +the +rules +of +art +. +One +can +imagine +what +confusion +and +obscurity +would +result +from +such +an +account +of +the +duel +. +The +fencer +who +demanded +a +contest +according +to +the +rules +of +fencing +was +the +French +army +; +his +opponent +who +threw +away +the +rapier +and +snatched +up +the +cudgel +was +the +Russian +people +; +those +who +try +to +explain +the +matter +according +to +the +rules +of +fencing +are +the +historians +who +have +described +the +event +. +After +the +burning +of +Smolénsk +a +war +began +which +did +not +follow +any +previous +traditions +of +war +. +The +burning +of +towns +and +villages +, +the +retreats +after +battles +, +the +blow +dealt +at +Borodinó +and +the +renewed +retreat +, +the +burning +of +Moscow +, +the +capture +of +marauders +, +the +seizure +of +transports +, +and +the +guerrilla +war +were +all +departures +from +the +rules +. +Napoleon +felt +this +, +and +from +the +time +he +took +up +the +correct +fencing +attitude +in +Moscow +and +instead +of +his +opponent +’ +s +rapier +saw +a +cudgel +raised +above +his +head +, +he +did +not +cease +to +complain +to +Kutúzov +and +to +the +Emperor +Alexander +that +the +war +was +being +carried +on +contrary +to +all +the +rules—as +if +there +were +any +rules +for +killing +people +. +In +spite +of +the +complaints +of +the +French +as +to +the +nonobservance +of +the +rules +, +in +spite +of +the +fact +that +to +some +highly +placed +Russians +it +seemed +rather +disgraceful +to +fight +with +a +cudgel +and +they +wanted +to +assume +a +pose +en +quarte +or +en +tierce +according +to +all +the +rules +, +and +to +make +an +adroit +thrust +en +prime +, +and +so +on—the +cudgel +of +the +people +’ +s +war +was +lifted +with +all +its +menacing +and +majestic +strength +, +and +without +consulting +anyone +’ +s +tastes +or +rules +and +regardless +of +anything +else +, +it +rose +and +fell +with +stupid +simplicity +, +but +consistently +, +and +belabored +the +French +till +the +whole +invasion +had +perished +. +And +it +is +well +for +a +people +who +do +not—as +the +French +did +in +1813—salute +according +to +all +the +rules +of +art +, +and +, +presenting +the +hilt +of +their +rapier +gracefully +and +politely +, +hand +it +to +their +magnanimous +conqueror +, +but +at +the +moment +of +trial +, +without +asking +what +rules +others +have +adopted +in +similar +cases +, +simply +and +easily +pick +up +the +first +cudgel +that +comes +to +hand +and +strike +with +it +till +the +feeling +of +resentment +and +revenge +in +their +soul +yields +to +a +feeling +of +contempt +and +compassion +. +CHAPTER +II +One +of +the +most +obvious +and +advantageous +departures +from +the +so-called +laws +of +war +is +the +action +of +scattered +groups +against +men +pressed +together +in +a +mass +. +Such +action +always +occurs +in +wars +that +take +on +a +national +character +. +In +such +actions +, +instead +of +two +crowds +opposing +each +other +, +the +men +disperse +, +attack +singly +, +run +away +when +attacked +by +stronger +forces +, +but +again +attack +when +opportunity +offers +. +This +was +done +by +the +guerrillas +in +Spain +, +by +the +mountain +tribes +in +the +Caucasus +, +and +by +the +Russians +in +1812 +. +People +have +called +this +kind +of +war +“ +guerrilla +warfare +” +and +assume +that +by +so +calling +it +they +have +explained +its +meaning +. +But +such +a +war +does +not +fit +in +under +any +rule +and +is +directly +opposed +to +a +well-known +rule +of +tactics +which +is +accepted +as +infallible +. +That +rule +says +that +an +attacker +should +concentrate +his +forces +in +order +to +be +stronger +than +his +opponent +at +the +moment +of +conflict +. +Guerrilla +war +( +always +successful +, +as +history +shows +) +directly +infringes +that +rule +. +This +contradiction +arises +from +the +fact +that +military +science +assumes +the +strength +of +an +army +to +be +identical +with +its +numbers +. +Military +science +says +that +the +more +troops +the +greater +the +strength +. +Les +gros +bataillons +ont +toujours +raison +. +* +* +Large +battalions +are +always +victorious +. +For +military +science +to +say +this +is +like +defining +momentum +in +mechanics +by +reference +to +the +mass +only +: +stating +that +momenta +are +equal +or +unequal +to +each +other +simply +because +the +masses +involved +are +equal +or +unequal +. +Momentum +( +quantity +of +motion +) +is +the +product +of +mass +and +velocity +. +In +military +affairs +the +strength +of +an +army +is +the +product +of +its +mass +and +some +unknown +x +. +Military +science +, +seeing +in +history +innumerable +instances +of +the +fact +that +the +size +of +any +army +does +not +coincide +with +its +strength +and +that +small +detachments +defeat +larger +ones +, +obscurely +admits +the +existence +of +this +unknown +factor +and +tries +to +discover +it—now +in +a +geometric +formation +, +now +in +the +equipment +employed +, +now +, +and +most +usually +, +in +the +genius +of +the +commanders +. +But +the +assignment +of +these +various +meanings +to +the +factor +does +not +yield +results +which +accord +with +the +historic +facts +. +Yet +it +is +only +necessary +to +abandon +the +false +view +( +adopted +to +gratify +the +“ +heroes +” +) +of +the +efficacy +of +the +directions +issued +in +wartime +by +commanders +, +in +order +to +find +this +unknown +quantity +. +That +unknown +quantity +is +the +spirit +of +the +army +, +that +is +to +say +, +the +greater +or +lesser +readiness +to +fight +and +face +danger +felt +by +all +the +men +composing +an +army +, +quite +independently +of +whether +they +are +, +or +are +not +, +fighting +under +the +command +of +a +genius +, +in +two—or +three-line +formation +, +with +cudgels +or +with +rifles +that +repeat +thirty +times +a +minute +. +Men +who +want +to +fight +will +always +put +themselves +in +the +most +advantageous +conditions +for +fighting +. +The +spirit +of +an +army +is +the +factor +which +multiplied +by +the +mass +gives +the +resulting +force +. +To +define +and +express +the +significance +of +this +unknown +factor—the +spirit +of +an +army—is +a +problem +for +science +. +This +problem +is +only +solvable +if +we +cease +arbitrarily +to +substitute +for +the +unknown +x +itself +the +conditions +under +which +that +force +becomes +apparent—such +as +the +commands +of +the +general +, +the +equipment +employed +, +and +so +on—mistaking +these +for +the +real +significance +of +the +factor +, +and +if +we +recognize +this +unknown +quantity +in +its +entirety +as +being +the +greater +or +lesser +desire +to +fight +and +to +face +danger +. +Only +then +, +expressing +known +historic +facts +by +equations +and +comparing +the +relative +significance +of +this +factor +, +can +we +hope +to +define +the +unknown +. +Ten +men +, +battalions +, +or +divisions +, +fighting +fifteen +men +, +battalions +, +or +divisions +, +conquer—that +is +, +kill +or +take +captive—all +the +others +, +while +themselves +losing +four +, +so +that +on +the +one +side +four +and +on +the +other +fifteen +were +lost +. +Consequently +the +four +were +equal +to +the +fifteen +, +and +therefore +4x += +15y +. +Consequently +x/y += +15/4 +. +This +equation +does +not +give +us +the +value +of +the +unknown +factor +but +gives +us +a +ratio +between +two +unknowns +. +And +by +bringing +variously +selected +historic +units +( +battles +, +campaigns +, +periods +of +war +) +into +such +equations +, +a +series +of +numbers +could +be +obtained +in +which +certain +laws +should +exist +and +might +be +discovered +. +The +tactical +rule +that +an +army +should +act +in +masses +when +attacking +, +and +in +smaller +groups +in +retreat +, +unconsciously +confirms +the +truth +that +the +strength +of +an +army +depends +on +its +spirit +. +To +lead +men +forward +under +fire +more +discipline +( +obtainable +only +by +movement +in +masses +) +is +needed +than +is +needed +to +resist +attacks +. +But +this +rule +which +leaves +out +of +account +the +spirit +of +the +army +continually +proves +incorrect +and +is +in +particularly +striking +contrast +to +the +facts +when +some +strong +rise +or +fall +in +the +spirit +of +the +troops +occurs +, +as +in +all +national +wars +. +The +French +, +retreating +in +1812—though +according +to +tactics +they +should +have +separated +into +detachments +to +defend +themselves—congregated +into +a +mass +because +the +spirit +of +the +army +had +so +fallen +that +only +the +mass +held +the +army +together +. +The +Russians +, +on +the +contrary +, +ought +according +to +tactics +to +have +attacked +in +mass +, +but +in +fact +they +split +up +into +small +units +, +because +their +spirit +had +so +risen +that +separate +individuals +, +without +orders +, +dealt +blows +at +the +French +without +needing +any +compulsion +to +induce +them +to +expose +themselves +to +hardships +and +dangers +. +CHAPTER +III +The +so-called +partisan +war +began +with +the +entry +of +the +French +into +Smolénsk +. +Before +partisan +warfare +had +been +officially +recognized +by +the +government +, +thousands +of +enemy +stragglers +, +marauders +, +and +foragers +had +been +destroyed +by +the +Cossacks +and +the +peasants +, +who +killed +them +off +as +instinctively +as +dogs +worry +a +stray +mad +dog +to +death +. +Denís +Davýdov +, +with +his +Russian +instinct +, +was +the +first +to +recognize +the +value +of +this +terrible +cudgel +which +regardless +of +the +rules +of +military +science +destroyed +the +French +, +and +to +him +belongs +the +credit +for +taking +the +first +step +toward +regularizing +this +method +of +warfare +. +On +August +24 +Davýdov +’ +s +first +partisan +detachment +was +formed +and +then +others +were +recognized +. +The +further +the +campaign +progressed +the +more +numerous +these +detachments +became +. +The +irregulars +destroyed +the +great +army +piecemeal +. +They +gathered +the +fallen +leaves +that +dropped +of +themselves +from +that +withered +tree—the +French +army—and +sometimes +shook +that +tree +itself +. +By +October +, +when +the +French +were +fleeing +toward +Smolénsk +, +there +were +hundreds +of +such +companies +, +of +various +sizes +and +characters +. +There +were +some +that +adopted +all +the +army +methods +and +had +infantry +, +artillery +, +staffs +, +and +the +comforts +of +life +. +Others +consisted +solely +of +Cossack +cavalry +. +There +were +also +small +scratch +groups +of +foot +and +horse +, +and +groups +of +peasants +and +landowners +that +remained +unknown +. +A +sacristan +commanded +one +party +which +captured +several +hundred +prisoners +in +the +course +of +a +month +; +and +there +was +Vasílisa +, +the +wife +of +a +village +elder +, +who +slew +hundreds +of +the +French +. +The +partisan +warfare +flamed +up +most +fiercely +in +the +latter +days +of +October +. +Its +first +period +had +passed +: +when +the +partisans +themselves +, +amazed +at +their +own +boldness +, +feared +every +minute +to +be +surrounded +and +captured +by +the +French +, +and +hid +in +the +forests +without +unsaddling +, +hardly +daring +to +dismount +and +always +expecting +to +be +pursued +. +By +the +end +of +October +this +kind +of +warfare +had +taken +definite +shape +: +it +had +become +clear +to +all +what +could +be +ventured +against +the +French +and +what +could +not +. +Now +only +the +commanders +of +detachments +with +staffs +, +and +moving +according +to +rules +at +a +distance +from +the +French +, +still +regarded +many +things +as +impossible +. +The +small +bands +that +had +started +their +activities +long +before +and +had +already +observed +the +French +closely +considered +things +possible +which +the +commanders +of +the +big +detachments +did +not +dare +to +contemplate +. +The +Cossacks +and +peasants +who +crept +in +among +the +French +now +considered +everything +possible +. +On +October +22 +, +Denísov +( +who +was +one +of +the +irregulars +) +was +with +his +group +at +the +height +of +the +guerrilla +enthusiasm +. +Since +early +morning +he +and +his +party +had +been +on +the +move +. +All +day +long +he +had +been +watching +from +the +forest +that +skirted +the +highroad +a +large +French +convoy +of +cavalry +baggage +and +Russian +prisoners +separated +from +the +rest +of +the +army +, +which—as +was +learned +from +spies +and +prisoners—was +moving +under +a +strong +escort +to +Smolénsk +. +Besides +Denísov +and +Dólokhov +( +who +also +led +a +small +party +and +moved +in +Denísov +’ +s +vicinity +) +, +the +commanders +of +some +large +divisions +with +staffs +also +knew +of +this +convoy +and +, +as +Denísov +expressed +it +, +were +sharpening +their +teeth +for +it +. +Two +of +the +commanders +of +large +parties—one +a +Pole +and +the +other +a +German—sent +invitations +to +Denísov +almost +simultaneously +, +requesting +him +to +join +up +with +their +divisions +to +attack +the +convoy +. +“ +No +, +bwother +, +I +have +gwown +mustaches +myself +, +” +said +Denísov +on +reading +these +documents +, +and +he +wrote +to +the +German +that +, +despite +his +heartfelt +desire +to +serve +under +so +valiant +and +renowned +a +general +, +he +had +to +forgo +that +pleasure +because +he +was +already +under +the +command +of +the +Polish +general +. +To +the +Polish +general +he +replied +to +the +same +effect +, +informing +him +that +he +was +already +under +the +command +of +the +German +. +Having +arranged +matters +thus +, +Denísov +and +Dólokhov +intended +, +without +reporting +matters +to +the +higher +command +, +to +attack +and +seize +that +convoy +with +their +own +small +forces +. +On +October +22 +it +was +moving +from +the +village +of +Mikúlino +to +that +of +Shámshevo +. +To +the +left +of +the +road +between +Mikúlino +and +Shámshevo +there +were +large +forests +, +extending +in +some +places +up +to +the +road +itself +though +in +others +a +mile +or +more +back +from +it +. +Through +these +forests +Denísov +and +his +party +rode +all +day +, +sometimes +keeping +well +back +in +them +and +sometimes +coming +to +the +very +edge +, +but +never +losing +sight +of +the +moving +French +. +That +morning +, +Cossacks +of +Denísov +’ +s +party +had +seized +and +carried +off +into +the +forest +two +wagons +loaded +with +cavalry +saddles +, +which +had +stuck +in +the +mud +not +far +from +Mikúlino +where +the +forest +ran +close +to +the +road +. +Since +then +, +and +until +evening +, +the +party +had +watched +the +movements +of +the +French +without +attacking +. +It +was +necessary +to +let +the +French +reach +Shámshevo +quietly +without +alarming +them +and +then +, +after +joining +Dólokhov +who +was +to +come +that +evening +to +a +consultation +at +a +watchman +’ +s +hut +in +the +forest +less +than +a +mile +from +Shámshevo +, +to +surprise +the +French +at +dawn +, +falling +like +an +avalanche +on +their +heads +from +two +sides +, +and +rout +and +capture +them +all +at +one +blow +. +In +their +rear +, +more +than +a +mile +from +Mikúlino +where +the +forest +came +right +up +to +the +road +, +six +Cossacks +were +posted +to +report +if +any +fresh +columns +of +French +should +show +themselves +. +Beyond +Shámshevo +, +Dólokhov +was +to +observe +the +road +in +the +same +way +, +to +find +out +at +what +distance +there +were +other +French +troops +. +They +reckoned +that +the +convoy +had +fifteen +hundred +men +. +Denísov +had +two +hundred +, +and +Dólokhov +might +have +as +many +more +, +but +the +disparity +of +numbers +did +not +deter +Denísov +. +All +that +he +now +wanted +to +know +was +what +troops +these +were +and +to +learn +that +he +had +to +capture +a +“ +tongue +” +—that +is +, +a +man +from +the +enemy +column +. +That +morning +’ +s +attack +on +the +wagons +had +been +made +so +hastily +that +the +Frenchmen +with +the +wagons +had +all +been +killed +; +only +a +little +drummer +boy +had +been +taken +alive +, +and +as +he +was +a +straggler +he +could +tell +them +nothing +definite +about +the +troops +in +that +column +. +Denísov +considered +it +dangerous +to +make +a +second +attack +for +fear +of +putting +the +whole +column +on +the +alert +, +so +he +sent +Tíkhon +Shcherbáty +, +a +peasant +of +his +party +, +to +Shámshevo +to +try +and +seize +at +least +one +of +the +French +quartermasters +who +had +been +sent +on +in +advance +. +CHAPTER +IV +It +was +a +warm +rainy +autumn +day +. +The +sky +and +the +horizon +were +both +the +color +of +muddy +water +. +At +times +a +sort +of +mist +descended +, +and +then +suddenly +heavy +slanting +rain +came +down +. +Denísov +in +a +felt +cloak +and +a +sheepskin +cap +from +which +the +rain +ran +down +was +riding +a +thin +thoroughbred +horse +with +sunken +sides +. +Like +his +horse +, +which +turned +its +head +and +laid +its +ears +back +, +he +shrank +from +the +driving +rain +and +gazed +anxiously +before +him +. +His +thin +face +with +its +short +, +thick +black +beard +looked +angry +. +Beside +Denísov +rode +an +esaul +, +* +Denísov +’ +s +fellow +worker +, +also +in +felt +cloak +and +sheepskin +cap +, +and +riding +a +large +sleek +Don +horse +. +* +A +captain +of +Cossacks +. +Esaul +Lováyski +the +Third +was +a +tall +man +as +straight +as +an +arrow +, +pale-faced +, +fair-haired +, +with +narrow +light +eyes +and +with +calm +self-satisfaction +in +his +face +and +bearing +. +Though +it +was +impossible +to +say +in +what +the +peculiarity +of +the +horse +and +rider +lay +, +yet +at +first +glance +at +the +esaul +and +Denísov +one +saw +that +the +latter +was +wet +and +uncomfortable +and +was +a +man +mounted +on +a +horse +, +while +looking +at +the +esaul +one +saw +that +he +was +as +comfortable +and +as +much +at +ease +as +always +and +that +he +was +not +a +man +who +had +mounted +a +horse +, +but +a +man +who +was +one +with +his +horse +, +a +being +consequently +possessed +of +twofold +strength +. +A +little +ahead +of +them +walked +a +peasant +guide +, +wet +to +the +skin +and +wearing +a +gray +peasant +coat +and +a +white +knitted +cap +. +A +little +behind +, +on +a +poor +, +small +, +lean +Kirghíz +mount +with +an +enormous +tail +and +mane +and +a +bleeding +mouth +, +rode +a +young +officer +in +a +blue +French +overcoat +. +Beside +him +rode +an +hussar +, +with +a +boy +in +a +tattered +French +uniform +and +blue +cap +behind +him +on +the +crupper +of +his +horse +. +The +boy +held +on +to +the +hussar +with +cold +, +red +hands +, +and +raising +his +eyebrows +gazed +about +him +with +surprise +. +This +was +the +French +drummer +boy +captured +that +morning +. +Behind +them +along +the +narrow +, +sodden +, +cutup +forest +road +came +hussars +in +threes +and +fours +, +and +then +Cossacks +: +some +in +felt +cloaks +, +some +in +French +greatcoats +, +and +some +with +horsecloths +over +their +heads +. +The +horses +, +being +drenched +by +the +rain +, +all +looked +black +whether +chestnut +or +bay +. +Their +necks +, +with +their +wet +, +close-clinging +manes +, +looked +strangely +thin +. +Steam +rose +from +them +. +Clothes +, +saddles +, +reins +, +were +all +wet +, +slippery +, +and +sodden +, +like +the +ground +and +the +fallen +leaves +that +strewed +the +road +. +The +men +sat +huddled +up +trying +not +to +stir +, +so +as +to +warm +the +water +that +had +trickled +to +their +bodies +and +not +admit +the +fresh +cold +water +that +was +leaking +in +under +their +seats +, +their +knees +, +and +at +the +back +of +their +necks +. +In +the +midst +of +the +outspread +line +of +Cossacks +two +wagons +, +drawn +by +French +horses +and +by +saddled +Cossack +horses +that +had +been +hitched +on +in +front +, +rumbled +over +the +tree +stumps +and +branches +and +splashed +through +the +water +that +lay +in +the +ruts +. +Denísov +’ +s +horse +swerved +aside +to +avoid +a +pool +in +the +track +and +bumped +his +rider +’ +s +knee +against +a +tree +. +“ +Oh +, +the +devil +! +” +exclaimed +Denísov +angrily +, +and +showing +his +teeth +he +struck +his +horse +three +times +with +his +whip +, +splashing +himself +and +his +comrades +with +mud +. +Denísov +was +out +of +sorts +both +because +of +the +rain +and +also +from +hunger +( +none +of +them +had +eaten +anything +since +morning +) +, +and +yet +more +because +he +still +had +no +news +from +Dólokhov +and +the +man +sent +to +capture +a +“ +tongue +” +had +not +returned +. +“ +There +’ +ll +hardly +be +another +such +chance +to +fall +on +a +transport +as +today +. +It +’ +s +too +risky +to +attack +them +by +oneself +, +and +if +we +put +it +off +till +another +day +one +of +the +big +guerrilla +detachments +will +snatch +the +prey +from +under +our +noses +, +” +thought +Denísov +, +continually +peering +forward +, +hoping +to +see +a +messenger +from +Dólokhov +. +On +coming +to +a +path +in +the +forest +along +which +he +could +see +far +to +the +right +, +Denísov +stopped +. +“ +There +’ +s +someone +coming +, +” +said +he +. +The +esaul +looked +in +the +direction +Denísov +indicated +. +“ +There +are +two +, +an +officer +and +a +Cossack +. +But +it +is +not +presupposable +that +it +is +the +lieutenant +colonel +himself +, +” +said +the +esaul +, +who +was +fond +of +using +words +the +Cossacks +did +not +know +. +The +approaching +riders +having +descended +a +decline +were +no +longer +visible +, +but +they +reappeared +a +few +minutes +later +. +In +front +, +at +a +weary +gallop +and +using +his +leather +whip +, +rode +an +officer +, +disheveled +and +drenched +, +whose +trousers +had +worked +up +to +above +his +knees +. +Behind +him +, +standing +in +the +stirrups +, +trotted +a +Cossack +. +The +officer +, +a +very +young +lad +with +a +broad +rosy +face +and +keen +merry +eyes +, +galloped +up +to +Denísov +and +handed +him +a +sodden +envelope +. +“ +From +the +general +, +” +said +the +officer +. +“ +Please +excuse +its +not +being +quite +dry. +” +Denísov +, +frowning +, +took +the +envelope +and +opened +it +. +“ +There +, +they +kept +telling +us +: +‘ +It +’ +s +dangerous +, +it +’ +s +dangerous +, +’ +” +said +the +officer +, +addressing +the +esaul +while +Denísov +was +reading +the +dispatch +. +“ +But +Komaróv +and +I +” +—he +pointed +to +the +Cossack— +“ +were +prepared +. +We +have +each +of +us +two +pistols +... +. +But +what +’ +s +this +? +” +he +asked +, +noticing +the +French +drummer +boy +. +“ +A +prisoner +? +You +’ +ve +already +been +in +action +? +May +I +speak +to +him +? +” +“ +Wostóv +! +Pétya +! +” +exclaimed +Denísov +, +having +run +through +the +dispatch +. +“ +Why +didn +’ +t +you +say +who +you +were +? +” +and +turning +with +a +smile +he +held +out +his +hand +to +the +lad +. +The +officer +was +Pétya +Rostóv +. +All +the +way +Pétya +had +been +preparing +himself +to +behave +with +Denísov +as +befitted +a +grown-up +man +and +an +officer—without +hinting +at +their +previous +acquaintance +. +But +as +soon +as +Denísov +smiled +at +him +Pétya +brightened +up +, +blushed +with +pleasure +, +forgot +the +official +manner +he +had +been +rehearsing +, +and +began +telling +him +how +he +had +already +been +in +a +battle +near +Vyázma +and +how +a +certain +hussar +had +distinguished +himself +there +. +“ +Well +, +I +am +glad +to +see +you +, +” +Denísov +interrupted +him +, +and +his +face +again +assumed +its +anxious +expression +. +“ +Michael +Feoklítych +, +” +said +he +to +the +esaul +, +“ +this +is +again +fwom +that +German +, +you +know +. +He +” +—he +indicated +Pétya— +“ +is +serving +under +him. +” +And +Denísov +told +the +esaul +that +the +dispatch +just +delivered +was +a +repetition +of +the +German +general +’ +s +demand +that +he +should +join +forces +with +him +for +an +attack +on +the +transport +. +“ +If +we +don +’ +t +take +it +tomowwow +, +he +’ +ll +snatch +it +fwom +under +our +noses +, +” +he +added +. +While +Denísov +was +talking +to +the +esaul +, +Pétya—abashed +by +Denísov +’ +s +cold +tone +and +supposing +that +it +was +due +to +the +condition +of +his +trousers—furtively +tried +to +pull +them +down +under +his +greatcoat +so +that +no +one +should +notice +it +, +while +maintaining +as +martial +an +air +as +possible +. +“ +Will +there +be +any +orders +, +your +honor +? +” +he +asked +Denísov +, +holding +his +hand +at +the +salute +and +resuming +the +game +of +adjutant +and +general +for +which +he +had +prepared +himself +, +“ +or +shall +I +remain +with +your +honor +? +” +“ +Orders +? +” +Denísov +repeated +thoughtfully +. +“ +But +can +you +stay +till +tomowwow +? +” +“ +Oh +, +please +... +May +I +stay +with +you +? +” +cried +Pétya +. +“ +But +, +just +what +did +the +genewal +tell +you +? +To +weturn +at +once +? +” +asked +Denísov +. +Pétya +blushed +. +“ +He +gave +me +no +instructions +. +I +think +I +could +? +” +he +returned +, +inquiringly +. +“ +Well +, +all +wight +, +” +said +Denísov +. +And +turning +to +his +men +he +directed +a +party +to +go +on +to +the +halting +place +arranged +near +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +in +the +forest +, +and +told +the +officer +on +the +Kirghíz +horse +( +who +performed +the +duties +of +an +adjutant +) +to +go +and +find +out +where +Dólokhov +was +and +whether +he +would +come +that +evening +. +Denísov +himself +intended +going +with +the +esaul +and +Pétya +to +the +edge +of +the +forest +where +it +reached +out +to +Shámshevo +, +to +have +a +look +at +the +part +of +the +French +bivouac +they +were +to +attack +next +day +. +“ +Well +, +old +fellow +, +” +said +he +to +the +peasant +guide +, +“ +lead +us +to +Shámshevo. +” +Denísov +, +Pétya +, +and +the +esaul +, +accompanied +by +some +Cossacks +and +the +hussar +who +had +the +prisoner +, +rode +to +the +left +across +a +ravine +to +the +edge +of +the +forest +. +CHAPTER +V +The +rain +had +stopped +, +and +only +the +mist +was +falling +and +drops +from +the +trees +. +Denísov +, +the +esaul +, +and +Pétya +rode +silently +, +following +the +peasant +in +the +knitted +cap +who +, +stepping +lightly +with +outturned +toes +and +moving +noiselessly +in +his +bast +shoes +over +the +roots +and +wet +leaves +, +silently +led +them +to +the +edge +of +the +forest +. +He +ascended +an +incline +, +stopped +, +looked +about +him +, +and +advanced +to +where +the +screen +of +trees +was +less +dense +. +On +reaching +a +large +oak +tree +that +had +not +yet +shed +its +leaves +, +he +stopped +and +beckoned +mysteriously +to +them +with +his +hand +. +Denísov +and +Pétya +rode +up +to +him +. +From +the +spot +where +the +peasant +was +standing +they +could +see +the +French +. +Immediately +beyond +the +forest +, +on +a +downward +slope +, +lay +a +field +of +spring +rye +. +To +the +right +, +beyond +a +steep +ravine +, +was +a +small +village +and +a +landowner +’ +s +house +with +a +broken +roof +. +In +the +village +, +in +the +house +, +in +the +garden +, +by +the +well +, +by +the +pond +, +over +all +the +rising +ground +, +and +all +along +the +road +uphill +from +the +bridge +leading +to +the +village +, +not +more +than +five +hundred +yards +away +, +crowds +of +men +could +be +seen +through +the +shimmering +mist +. +Their +un-Russian +shouting +at +their +horses +which +were +straining +uphill +with +the +carts +, +and +their +calls +to +one +another +, +could +be +clearly +heard +. +“ +Bwing +the +prisoner +here +, +” +said +Denísov +in +a +low +voice +, +not +taking +his +eyes +off +the +French +. +A +Cossack +dismounted +, +lifted +the +boy +down +, +and +took +him +to +Denísov +. +Pointing +to +the +French +troops +, +Denísov +asked +him +what +these +and +those +of +them +were +. +The +boy +, +thrusting +his +cold +hands +into +his +pockets +and +lifting +his +eyebrows +, +looked +at +Denísov +in +affright +, +but +in +spite +of +an +evident +desire +to +say +all +he +knew +gave +confused +answers +, +merely +assenting +to +everything +Denísov +asked +him +. +Denísov +turned +away +from +him +frowning +and +addressed +the +esaul +, +conveying +his +own +conjectures +to +him +. +Pétya +, +rapidly +turning +his +head +, +looked +now +at +the +drummer +boy +, +now +at +Denísov +, +now +at +the +esaul +, +and +now +at +the +French +in +the +village +and +along +the +road +, +trying +not +to +miss +anything +of +importance +. +“ +Whether +Dólokhov +comes +or +not +, +we +must +seize +it +, +eh +? +” +said +Denísov +with +a +merry +sparkle +in +his +eyes +. +“ +It +is +a +very +suitable +spot +, +” +said +the +esaul +. +“ +We +’ +ll +send +the +infantwy +down +by +the +swamps +, +” +Denísov +continued +. +“ +They +’ +ll +cweep +up +to +the +garden +; +you +’ +ll +wide +up +fwom +there +with +the +Cossacks +” +—he +pointed +to +a +spot +in +the +forest +beyond +the +village— +“ +and +I +with +my +hussars +fwom +here +. +And +at +the +signal +shot +... +” +“ +The +hollow +is +impassable—there +’ +s +a +swamp +there +, +” +said +the +esaul +. +“ +The +horses +would +sink +. +We +must +ride +round +more +to +the +left +... +. +” +While +they +were +talking +in +undertones +the +crack +of +a +shot +sounded +from +the +low +ground +by +the +pond +, +a +puff +of +white +smoke +appeared +, +then +another +, +and +the +sound +of +hundreds +of +seemingly +merry +French +voices +shouting +together +came +up +from +the +slope +. +For +a +moment +Denísov +and +the +esaul +drew +back +. +They +were +so +near +that +they +thought +they +were +the +cause +of +the +firing +and +shouting +. +But +the +firing +and +shouting +did +not +relate +to +them +. +Down +below +, +a +man +wearing +something +red +was +running +through +the +marsh +. +The +French +were +evidently +firing +and +shouting +at +him +. +“ +Why +, +that +’ +s +our +Tíkhon +, +” +said +the +esaul +. +“ +So +it +is +! +It +is +! +” +“ +The +wascal +! +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +He +’ +ll +get +away +! +” +said +the +esaul +, +screwing +up +his +eyes +. +The +man +whom +they +called +Tíkhon +, +having +run +to +the +stream +, +plunged +in +so +that +the +water +splashed +in +the +air +, +and +, +having +disappeared +for +an +instant +, +scrambled +out +on +all +fours +, +all +black +with +the +wet +, +and +ran +on +. +The +French +who +had +been +pursuing +him +stopped +. +“ +Smart +, +that +! +” +said +the +esaul +. +“ +What +a +beast +! +” +said +Denísov +with +his +former +look +of +vexation +. +“ +What +has +he +been +doing +all +this +time +? +” +“ +Who +is +he +? +” +asked +Pétya +. +“ +He +’ +s +our +plastún +. +I +sent +him +to +capture +a +‘ +tongue. +’ +” +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +” +said +Pétya +, +nodding +at +the +first +words +Denísov +uttered +as +if +he +understood +it +all +, +though +he +really +did +not +understand +anything +of +it +. +Tíkhon +Shcherbáty +was +one +of +the +most +indispensable +men +in +their +band +. +He +was +a +peasant +from +Pokróvsk +, +near +the +river +Gzhat +. +When +Denísov +had +come +to +Pokróvsk +at +the +beginning +of +his +operations +and +had +as +usual +summoned +the +village +elder +and +asked +him +what +he +knew +about +the +French +, +the +elder +, +as +though +shielding +himself +, +had +replied +, +as +all +village +elders +did +, +that +he +had +neither +seen +nor +heard +anything +of +them +. +But +when +Denísov +explained +that +his +purpose +was +to +kill +the +French +, +and +asked +if +no +French +had +strayed +that +way +, +the +elder +replied +that +some +“ +more-orderers +” +had +really +been +at +their +village +, +but +that +Tíkhon +Shcherbáty +was +the +only +man +who +dealt +with +such +matters +. +Denísov +had +Tíkhon +called +and +, +having +praised +him +for +his +activity +, +said +a +few +words +in +the +elder +’ +s +presence +about +loyalty +to +the +Tsar +and +the +country +and +the +hatred +of +the +French +that +all +sons +of +the +fatherland +should +cherish +. +“ +We +don +’ +t +do +the +French +any +harm +, +” +said +Tíkhon +, +evidently +frightened +by +Denísov +’ +s +words +. +“ +We +only +fooled +about +with +the +lads +for +fun +, +you +know +! +We +killed +a +score +or +so +of +‘ +more-orderers +, +’ +but +we +did +no +harm +else +... +. +” +Next +day +when +Denísov +had +left +Pokróvsk +, +having +quite +forgotten +about +this +peasant +, +it +was +reported +to +him +that +Tíkhon +had +attached +himself +to +their +party +and +asked +to +be +allowed +to +remain +with +it +. +Denísov +gave +orders +to +let +him +do +so +. +Tíkhon +, +who +at +first +did +rough +work +, +laying +campfires +, +fetching +water +, +flaying +dead +horses +, +and +so +on +, +soon +showed +a +great +liking +and +aptitude +for +partisan +warfare +. +At +night +he +would +go +out +for +booty +and +always +brought +back +French +clothing +and +weapons +, +and +when +told +to +would +bring +in +French +captives +also +. +Denísov +then +relieved +him +from +drudgery +and +began +taking +him +with +him +when +he +went +out +on +expeditions +and +had +him +enrolled +among +the +Cossacks +. +Tíkhon +did +not +like +riding +, +and +always +went +on +foot +, +never +lagging +behind +the +cavalry +. +He +was +armed +with +a +musketoon +( +which +he +carried +rather +as +a +joke +) +, +a +pike +and +an +ax +, +which +latter +he +used +as +a +wolf +uses +its +teeth +, +with +equal +ease +picking +fleas +out +of +its +fur +or +crunching +thick +bones +. +Tíkhon +with +equal +accuracy +would +split +logs +with +blows +at +arm +’ +s +length +, +or +holding +the +head +of +the +ax +would +cut +thin +little +pegs +or +carve +spoons +. +In +Denísov +’ +s +party +he +held +a +peculiar +and +exceptional +position +. +When +anything +particularly +difficult +or +nasty +had +to +be +done—to +push +a +cart +out +of +the +mud +with +one +’ +s +shoulders +, +pull +a +horse +out +of +a +swamp +by +its +tail +, +skin +it +, +slink +in +among +the +French +, +or +walk +more +than +thirty +miles +in +a +day—everybody +pointed +laughingly +at +Tíkhon +. +“ +It +won +’ +t +hurt +that +devil—he +’ +s +as +strong +as +a +horse +! +” +they +said +of +him +. +Once +a +Frenchman +Tíkhon +was +trying +to +capture +fired +a +pistol +at +him +and +shot +him +in +the +fleshy +part +of +the +back +. +That +wound +( +which +Tíkhon +treated +only +with +internal +and +external +applications +of +vodka +) +was +the +subject +of +the +liveliest +jokes +by +the +whole +detachment—jokes +in +which +Tíkhon +readily +joined +. +“ +Hallo +, +mate +! +Never +again +? +Gave +you +a +twist +? +” +the +Cossacks +would +banter +him +. +And +Tíkhon +, +purposely +writhing +and +making +faces +, +pretended +to +be +angry +and +swore +at +the +French +with +the +funniest +curses +. +The +only +effect +of +this +incident +on +Tíkhon +was +that +after +being +wounded +he +seldom +brought +in +prisoners +. +He +was +the +bravest +and +most +useful +man +in +the +party +. +No +one +found +more +opportunities +for +attacking +, +no +one +captured +or +killed +more +Frenchmen +, +and +consequently +he +was +made +the +buffoon +of +all +the +Cossacks +and +hussars +and +willingly +accepted +that +role +. +Now +he +had +been +sent +by +Denísov +overnight +to +Shámshevo +to +capture +a +“ +tongue. +” +But +whether +because +he +had +not +been +content +to +take +only +one +Frenchman +or +because +he +had +slept +through +the +night +, +he +had +crept +by +day +into +some +bushes +right +among +the +French +and +, +as +Denísov +had +witnessed +from +above +, +had +been +detected +by +them +. +CHAPTER +VI +After +talking +for +some +time +with +the +esaul +about +next +day +’ +s +attack +, +which +now +, +seeing +how +near +they +were +to +the +French +, +he +seemed +to +have +definitely +decided +on +, +Denísov +turned +his +horse +and +rode +back +. +“ +Now +, +my +lad +, +we +’ +ll +go +and +get +dwy +, +” +he +said +to +Pétya +. +As +they +approached +the +watchhouse +Denísov +stopped +, +peering +into +the +forest +. +Among +the +trees +a +man +with +long +legs +and +long +, +swinging +arms +, +wearing +a +short +jacket +, +bast +shoes +, +and +a +Kazán +hat +, +was +approaching +with +long +, +light +steps +. +He +had +a +musketoon +over +his +shoulder +and +an +ax +stuck +in +his +girdle +. +When +he +espied +Denísov +he +hastily +threw +something +into +the +bushes +, +removed +his +sodden +hat +by +its +floppy +brim +, +and +approached +his +commander +. +It +was +Tíkhon +. +His +wrinkled +and +pockmarked +face +and +narrow +little +eyes +beamed +with +self-satisfied +merriment +. +He +lifted +his +head +high +and +gazed +at +Denísov +as +if +repressing +a +laugh +. +“ +Well +, +where +did +you +disappear +to +? +” +inquired +Denísov +. +“ +Where +did +I +disappear +to +? +I +went +to +get +Frenchmen +, +” +answered +Tíkhon +boldly +and +hurriedly +, +in +a +husky +but +melodious +bass +voice +. +“ +Why +did +you +push +yourself +in +there +by +daylight +? +You +ass +! +Well +, +why +haven +’ +t +you +taken +one +? +” +“ +Oh +, +I +took +one +all +right +, +” +said +Tíkhon +. +“ +Where +is +he +? +” +“ +You +see +, +I +took +him +first +thing +at +dawn +, +” +Tíkhon +continued +, +spreading +out +his +flat +feet +with +outturned +toes +in +their +bast +shoes +. +“ +I +took +him +into +the +forest +. +Then +I +see +he +’ +s +no +good +and +think +I +’ +ll +go +and +fetch +a +likelier +one. +” +“ +You +see +? +... +What +a +wogue—it +’ +s +just +as +I +thought +, +” +said +Denísov +to +the +esaul +. +“ +Why +didn +’ +t +you +bwing +that +one +? +” +“ +What +was +the +good +of +bringing +him +? +” +Tíkhon +interrupted +hastily +and +angrily— +“ +that +one +wouldn +’ +t +have +done +for +you +. +As +if +I +don +’ +t +know +what +sort +you +want +! +” +“ +What +a +bwute +you +are +! +... +Well +? +” +“ +I +went +for +another +one +, +” +Tíkhon +continued +, +“ +and +I +crept +like +this +through +the +wood +and +lay +down. +” +( +He +suddenly +lay +down +on +his +stomach +with +a +supple +movement +to +show +how +he +had +done +it +. +) +“ +One +turned +up +and +I +grabbed +him +, +like +this. +” +( +He +jumped +up +quickly +and +lightly +. +) +“ +‘ +Come +along +to +the +colonel +, +’ +I +said +. +He +starts +yelling +, +and +suddenly +there +were +four +of +them +. +They +rushed +at +me +with +their +little +swords +. +So +I +went +for +them +with +my +ax +, +this +way +: +‘ +What +are +you +up +to +? +’ +says +I +. +‘ +Christ +be +with +you +! +’ +” +shouted +Tíkhon +, +waving +his +arms +with +an +angry +scowl +and +throwing +out +his +chest +. +“ +Yes +, +we +saw +from +the +hill +how +you +took +to +your +heels +through +the +puddles +! +” +said +the +esaul +, +screwing +up +his +glittering +eyes +. +Pétya +badly +wanted +to +laugh +, +but +noticed +that +they +all +refrained +from +laughing +. +He +turned +his +eyes +rapidly +from +Tíkhon +’ +s +face +to +the +esaul +’ +s +and +Denísov +’ +s +, +unable +to +make +out +what +it +all +meant +. +“ +Don +’ +t +play +the +fool +! +” +said +Denísov +, +coughing +angrily +. +“ +Why +didn +’ +t +you +bwing +the +first +one +? +” +Tíkhon +scratched +his +back +with +one +hand +and +his +head +with +the +other +, +then +suddenly +his +whole +face +expanded +into +a +beaming +, +foolish +grin +, +disclosing +a +gap +where +he +had +lost +a +tooth +( +that +was +why +he +was +called +Shcherbáty—the +gap-toothed +) +. +Denísov +smiled +, +and +Pétya +burst +into +a +peal +of +merry +laughter +in +which +Tíkhon +himself +joined +. +“ +Oh +, +but +he +was +a +regular +good-for-nothing +, +” +said +Tíkhon +. +“ +The +clothes +on +him—poor +stuff +! +How +could +I +bring +him +? +And +so +rude +, +your +honor +! +Why +, +he +says +: +‘ +I +’ +m +a +general +’ +s +son +myself +, +I +won +’ +t +go +! +’ +he +says. +” +“ +You +are +a +bwute +! +” +said +Denísov +. +“ +I +wanted +to +question +... +” +“ +But +I +questioned +him +, +” +said +Tíkhon +. +“ +He +said +he +didn +’ +t +know +much +. +‘ +There +are +a +lot +of +us +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +but +all +poor +stuff—only +soldiers +in +name +, +’ +he +says +. +‘ +Shout +loud +at +them +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +and +you +’ +ll +take +them +all +, +’ +” +Tíkhon +concluded +, +looking +cheerfully +and +resolutely +into +Denísov +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +I +’ +ll +give +you +a +hundwed +sharp +lashes—that +’ +ll +teach +you +to +play +the +fool +! +” +said +Denísov +severely +. +“ +But +why +are +you +angry +? +” +remonstrated +Tíkhon +, +“ +just +as +if +I +’ +d +never +seen +your +Frenchmen +! +Only +wait +till +it +gets +dark +and +I +’ +ll +fetch +you +any +of +them +you +want—three +if +you +like. +” +“ +Well +, +let +’ +s +go +, +” +said +Denísov +, +and +rode +all +the +way +to +the +watchhouse +in +silence +and +frowning +angrily +. +Tíkhon +followed +behind +and +Pétya +heard +the +Cossacks +laughing +with +him +and +at +him +, +about +some +pair +of +boots +he +had +thrown +into +the +bushes +. +When +the +fit +of +laughter +that +had +seized +him +at +Tíkhon +’ +s +words +and +smile +had +passed +and +Pétya +realized +for +a +moment +that +this +Tíkhon +had +killed +a +man +, +he +felt +uneasy +. +He +looked +round +at +the +captive +drummer +boy +and +felt +a +pang +in +his +heart +. +But +this +uneasiness +lasted +only +a +moment +. +He +felt +it +necessary +to +hold +his +head +higher +, +to +brace +himself +, +and +to +question +the +esaul +with +an +air +of +importance +about +tomorrow +’ +s +undertaking +, +that +he +might +not +be +unworthy +of +the +company +in +which +he +found +himself +. +The +officer +who +had +been +sent +to +inquire +met +Denísov +on +the +way +with +the +news +that +Dólokhov +was +soon +coming +and +that +all +was +well +with +him +. +Denísov +at +once +cheered +up +and +, +calling +Pétya +to +him +, +said +: +“ +Well +, +tell +me +about +yourself. +” +CHAPTER +VII +Pétya +, +having +left +his +people +after +their +departure +from +Moscow +, +joined +his +regiment +and +was +soon +taken +as +orderly +by +a +general +commanding +a +large +guerrilla +detachment +. +From +the +time +he +received +his +commission +, +and +especially +since +he +had +joined +the +active +army +and +taken +part +in +the +battle +of +Vyázma +, +Pétya +had +been +in +a +constant +state +of +blissful +excitement +at +being +grown-up +and +in +a +perpetual +ecstatic +hurry +not +to +miss +any +chance +to +do +something +really +heroic +. +He +was +highly +delighted +with +what +he +saw +and +experienced +in +the +army +, +but +at +the +same +time +it +always +seemed +to +him +that +the +really +heroic +exploits +were +being +performed +just +where +he +did +not +happen +to +be +. +And +he +was +always +in +a +hurry +to +get +where +he +was +not +. +When +on +the +twenty-first +of +October +his +general +expressed +a +wish +to +send +somebody +to +Denísov +’ +s +detachment +, +Pétya +begged +so +piteously +to +be +sent +that +the +general +could +not +refuse +. +But +when +dispatching +him +he +recalled +Pétya +’ +s +mad +action +at +the +battle +of +Vyázma +, +where +instead +of +riding +by +the +road +to +the +place +to +which +he +had +been +sent +, +he +had +galloped +to +the +advanced +line +under +the +fire +of +the +French +and +had +there +twice +fired +his +pistol +. +So +now +the +general +explicitly +forbade +his +taking +part +in +any +action +whatever +of +Denísov +’ +s +. +That +was +why +Pétya +had +blushed +and +grown +confused +when +Denísov +asked +him +whether +he +could +stay +. +Before +they +had +ridden +to +the +outskirts +of +the +forest +Pétya +had +considered +he +must +carry +out +his +instructions +strictly +and +return +at +once +. +But +when +he +saw +the +French +and +saw +Tíkhon +and +learned +that +there +would +certainly +be +an +attack +that +night +, +he +decided +, +with +the +rapidity +with +which +young +people +change +their +views +, +that +the +general +, +whom +he +had +greatly +respected +till +then +, +was +a +rubbishy +German +, +that +Denísov +was +a +hero +, +the +esaul +a +hero +, +and +Tíkhon +a +hero +too +, +and +that +it +would +be +shameful +for +him +to +leave +them +at +a +moment +of +difficulty +. +It +was +already +growing +dusk +when +Denísov +, +Pétya +, +and +the +esaul +rode +up +to +the +watchhouse +. +In +the +twilight +saddled +horses +could +be +seen +, +and +Cossacks +and +hussars +who +had +rigged +up +rough +shelters +in +the +glade +and +were +kindling +glowing +fires +in +a +hollow +of +the +forest +where +the +French +could +not +see +the +smoke +. +In +the +passage +of +the +small +watchhouse +a +Cossack +with +sleeves +rolled +up +was +chopping +some +mutton +. +In +the +room +three +officers +of +Denísov +’ +s +band +were +converting +a +door +into +a +tabletop +. +Pétya +took +off +his +wet +clothes +, +gave +them +to +be +dried +, +and +at +once +began +helping +the +officers +to +fix +up +the +dinner +table +. +In +ten +minutes +the +table +was +ready +and +a +napkin +spread +on +it +. +On +the +table +were +vodka +, +a +flask +of +rum +, +white +bread +, +roast +mutton +, +and +salt +. +Sitting +at +table +with +the +officers +and +tearing +the +fat +savory +mutton +with +his +hands +, +down +which +the +grease +trickled +, +Pétya +was +in +an +ecstatic +childish +state +of +love +for +all +men +, +and +consequently +of +confidence +that +others +loved +him +in +the +same +way +. +“ +So +then +what +do +you +think +, +Vasíli +Dmítrich +? +” +said +he +to +Denísov +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +right +my +staying +a +day +with +you +? +” +And +not +waiting +for +a +reply +he +answered +his +own +question +: +“ +You +see +I +was +told +to +find +out—well +, +I +am +finding +out +... +. +Only +do +let +me +into +the +very +... +into +the +chief +... +I +don +’ +t +want +a +reward +... +. +But +I +want +... +” +Pétya +clenched +his +teeth +and +looked +around +, +throwing +back +his +head +and +flourishing +his +arms +. +“ +Into +the +vewy +chief +... +” +Denísov +repeated +with +a +smile +. +“ +Only +, +please +let +me +command +something +, +so +that +I +may +really +command +... +” +Pétya +went +on +. +“ +What +would +it +be +to +you +? +... +Oh +, +you +want +a +knife +? +” +he +said +, +turning +to +an +officer +who +wished +to +cut +himself +a +piece +of +mutton +. +And +he +handed +him +his +clasp +knife +. +The +officer +admired +it +. +“ +Please +keep +it +. +I +have +several +like +it +, +” +said +Pétya +, +blushing +. +“ +Heavens +! +I +was +quite +forgetting +! +” +he +suddenly +cried +. +“ +I +have +some +raisins +, +fine +ones +; +you +know +, +seedless +ones +. +We +have +a +new +sutler +and +he +has +such +capital +things +. +I +bought +ten +pounds +. +I +am +used +to +something +sweet +. +Would +you +like +some +? +... +” +and +Pétya +ran +out +into +the +passage +to +his +Cossack +and +brought +back +some +bags +which +contained +about +five +pounds +of +raisins +. +“ +Have +some +, +gentlemen +, +have +some +! +” +“ +You +want +a +coffeepot +, +don +’ +t +you +? +” +he +asked +the +esaul +. +“ +I +bought +a +capital +one +from +our +sutler +! +He +has +splendid +things +. +And +he +’ +s +very +honest +, +that +’ +s +the +chief +thing +. +I +’ +ll +be +sure +to +send +it +to +you +. +Or +perhaps +your +flints +are +giving +out +, +or +are +worn +out—that +happens +sometimes +, +you +know +. +I +have +brought +some +with +me +, +here +they +are +” +—and +he +showed +a +bag— +“ +a +hundred +flints +. +I +bought +them +very +cheap +. +Please +take +as +many +as +you +want +, +or +all +if +you +like +... +. +” +Then +suddenly +, +dismayed +lest +he +had +said +too +much +, +Pétya +stopped +and +blushed +. +He +tried +to +remember +whether +he +had +not +done +anything +else +that +was +foolish +. +And +running +over +the +events +of +the +day +he +remembered +the +French +drummer +boy +. +“ +It +’ +s +capital +for +us +here +, +but +what +of +him +? +Where +have +they +put +him +? +Have +they +fed +him +? +Haven +’ +t +they +hurt +his +feelings +? +” +he +thought +. +But +having +caught +himself +saying +too +much +about +the +flints +, +he +was +now +afraid +to +speak +out +. +“ +I +might +ask +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +but +they +’ +ll +say +: +‘ +He +’ +s +a +boy +himself +and +so +he +pities +the +boy. +’ +I +’ +ll +show +them +tomorrow +whether +I +’ +m +a +boy +. +Will +it +seem +odd +if +I +ask +? +” +Pétya +thought +. +“ +Well +, +never +mind +! +” +and +immediately +, +blushing +and +looking +anxiously +at +the +officers +to +see +if +they +appeared +ironical +, +he +said +: +“ +May +I +call +in +that +boy +who +was +taken +prisoner +and +give +him +something +to +eat +? +... +Perhaps +... +” +“ +Yes +, +he +’ +s +a +poor +little +fellow +, +” +said +Denísov +, +who +evidently +saw +nothing +shameful +in +this +reminder +. +“ +Call +him +in +. +His +name +is +Vincent +Bosse +. +Have +him +fetched. +” +“ +I +’ +ll +call +him +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +call +him +. +A +poor +little +fellow +, +” +Denísov +repeated +. +Pétya +was +standing +at +the +door +when +Denísov +said +this +. +He +slipped +in +between +the +officers +, +came +close +to +Denísov +, +and +said +: +“ +Let +me +kiss +you +, +dear +old +fellow +! +Oh +, +how +fine +, +how +splendid +! +” +And +having +kissed +Denísov +he +ran +out +of +the +hut +. +“ +Bosse +! +Vincent +! +” +Pétya +cried +, +stopping +outside +the +door +. +“ +Who +do +you +want +, +sir +? +” +asked +a +voice +in +the +darkness +. +Pétya +replied +that +he +wanted +the +French +lad +who +had +been +captured +that +day +. +“ +Ah +, +Vesénny +? +” +said +a +Cossack +. +Vincent +, +the +boy +’ +s +name +, +had +already +been +changed +by +the +Cossacks +into +Vesénny +( +vernal +) +and +into +Vesénya +by +the +peasants +and +soldiers +. +In +both +these +adaptations +the +reference +to +spring +( +vesná +) +matched +the +impression +made +by +the +young +lad +. +“ +He +is +warming +himself +there +by +the +bonfire +. +Ho +, +Vesénya +! +Vesénya +! +—Vesénny +! +” +laughing +voices +were +heard +calling +to +one +another +in +the +darkness +. +“ +He +’ +s +a +smart +lad +, +” +said +an +hussar +standing +near +Pétya +. +“ +We +gave +him +something +to +eat +a +while +ago +. +He +was +awfully +hungry +! +” +The +sound +of +bare +feet +splashing +through +the +mud +was +heard +in +the +darkness +, +and +the +drummer +boy +came +to +the +door +. +“ +Ah +, +c +’ +est +vous +! +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Voulez-vous +manger +? +N +’ +ayez +pas +peur +, +on +ne +vous +fera +pas +de +mal +, +” +* +he +added +shyly +and +affectionately +, +touching +the +boy +’ +s +hand +. +“ +Entrez +, +entrez. +” +* +( +2 +) +* +“ +Ah +, +it +’ +s +you +! +Do +you +want +something +to +eat +? +Don +’ +t +be +afraid +, +they +won +’ +t +hurt +you. +” +* +( +2 +) +“ +Come +in +, +come +in. +” +“ +Merci +, +monsieur +, +” +* +said +the +drummer +boy +in +a +trembling +almost +childish +voice +, +and +he +began +scraping +his +dirty +feet +on +the +threshold +. +* +“ +Thank +you +, +sir. +” +There +were +many +things +Pétya +wanted +to +say +to +the +drummer +boy +, +but +did +not +dare +to +. +He +stood +irresolutely +beside +him +in +the +passage +. +Then +in +the +darkness +he +took +the +boy +’ +s +hand +and +pressed +it +. +“ +Come +in +, +come +in +! +” +he +repeated +in +a +gentle +whisper +. +“ +Oh +, +what +can +I +do +for +him +? +” +he +thought +, +and +opening +the +door +he +let +the +boy +pass +in +first +. +When +the +boy +had +entered +the +hut +, +Pétya +sat +down +at +a +distance +from +him +, +considering +it +beneath +his +dignity +to +pay +attention +to +him +. +But +he +fingered +the +money +in +his +pocket +and +wondered +whether +it +would +seem +ridiculous +to +give +some +to +the +drummer +boy +. +CHAPTER +VIII +The +arrival +of +Dólokhov +diverted +Pétya +’ +s +attention +from +the +drummer +boy +, +to +whom +Denísov +had +had +some +mutton +and +vodka +given +, +and +whom +he +had +had +dressed +in +a +Russian +coat +so +that +he +might +be +kept +with +their +band +and +not +sent +away +with +the +other +prisoners +. +Pétya +had +heard +in +the +army +many +stories +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +extraordinary +bravery +and +of +his +cruelty +to +the +French +, +so +from +the +moment +he +entered +the +hut +Pétya +did +not +take +his +eyes +from +him +, +but +braced +himself +up +more +and +more +and +held +his +head +high +, +that +he +might +not +be +unworthy +even +of +such +company +. +Dólokhov +’ +s +appearance +amazed +Pétya +by +its +simplicity +. +Denísov +wore +a +Cossack +coat +, +had +a +beard +, +had +an +icon +of +Nicholas +the +Wonder-Worker +on +his +breast +, +and +his +way +of +speaking +and +everything +he +did +indicated +his +unusual +position +. +But +Dólokhov +, +who +in +Moscow +had +worn +a +Persian +costume +, +had +now +the +appearance +of +a +most +correct +officer +of +the +Guards +. +He +was +clean-shaven +and +wore +a +Guardsman +’ +s +padded +coat +with +an +Order +of +St. +George +at +his +buttonhole +and +a +plain +forage +cap +set +straight +on +his +head +. +He +took +off +his +wet +felt +cloak +in +a +corner +of +the +room +, +and +without +greeting +anyone +went +up +to +Denísov +and +began +questioning +him +about +the +matter +in +hand +. +Denísov +told +him +of +the +designs +the +large +detachments +had +on +the +transport +, +of +the +message +Pétya +had +brought +, +and +his +own +replies +to +both +generals +. +Then +he +told +him +all +he +knew +of +the +French +detachment +. +“ +That +’ +s +so +. +But +we +must +know +what +troops +they +are +and +their +numbers +, +” +said +Dólokhov +. +“ +It +will +be +necessary +to +go +there +. +We +can +’ +t +start +the +affair +without +knowing +for +certain +how +many +there +are +. +I +like +to +work +accurately +. +Here +now—wouldn +’ +t +one +of +these +gentlemen +like +to +ride +over +to +the +French +camp +with +me +? +I +have +brought +a +spare +uniform. +” +“ +I +, +I +... +I +’ +ll +go +with +you +! +” +cried +Pétya +. +“ +There +’ +s +no +need +for +you +to +go +at +all +, +” +said +Denísov +, +addressing +Dólokhov +, +“ +and +as +for +him +, +I +won +’ +t +let +him +go +on +any +account. +” +“ +I +like +that +! +” +exclaimed +Pétya +. +“ +Why +shouldn +’ +t +I +go +? +” +“ +Because +it +’ +s +useless. +” +“ +Well +, +you +must +excuse +me +, +because +... +because +... +I +shall +go +, +and +that +’ +s +all +. +You +’ +ll +take +me +, +won +’ +t +you +? +” +he +said +, +turning +to +Dólokhov +. +“ +Why +not +? +” +Dólokhov +answered +absently +, +scrutinizing +the +face +of +the +French +drummer +boy +. +“ +Have +you +had +that +youngster +with +you +long +? +” +he +asked +Denísov +. +“ +He +was +taken +today +but +he +knows +nothing +. +I +’ +m +keeping +him +with +me. +” +“ +Yes +, +and +where +do +you +put +the +others +? +” +inquired +Dólokhov +. +“ +Where +? +I +send +them +away +and +take +a +weceipt +for +them +, +” +shouted +Denísov +, +suddenly +flushing +. +“ +And +I +say +boldly +that +I +have +not +a +single +man +’ +s +life +on +my +conscience +. +Would +it +be +difficult +for +you +to +send +thirty +or +thwee +hundwed +men +to +town +under +escort +, +instead +of +staining—I +speak +bluntly—staining +the +honor +of +a +soldier +? +” +“ +That +kind +of +amiable +talk +would +be +suitable +from +this +young +count +of +sixteen +, +” +said +Dólokhov +with +cold +irony +, +“ +but +it +’ +s +time +for +you +to +drop +it. +” +“ +Why +, +I +’ +ve +not +said +anything +! +I +only +say +that +I +’ +ll +certainly +go +with +you +, +” +said +Pétya +shyly +. +“ +But +for +you +and +me +, +old +fellow +, +it +’ +s +time +to +drop +these +amenities +, +” +continued +Dólokhov +, +as +if +he +found +particular +pleasure +in +speaking +of +this +subject +which +irritated +Denísov +. +“ +Now +, +why +have +you +kept +this +lad +? +” +he +went +on +, +swaying +his +head +. +“ +Because +you +are +sorry +for +him +! +Don +’ +t +we +know +those +‘ +receipts +’ +of +yours +? +You +send +a +hundred +men +away +, +and +thirty +get +there +. +The +rest +either +starve +or +get +killed +. +So +isn +’ +t +it +all +the +same +not +to +send +them +? +” +The +esaul +, +screwing +up +his +light-colored +eyes +, +nodded +approvingly +. +“ +That +’ +s +not +the +point +. +I +’ +m +not +going +to +discuss +the +matter +. +I +do +not +wish +to +take +it +on +my +conscience +. +You +say +they +’ +ll +die +. +All +wight +. +Only +not +by +my +fault +! +” +Dólokhov +began +laughing +. +“ +Who +has +told +them +not +to +capture +me +these +twenty +times +over +? +But +if +they +did +catch +me +they +’ +d +string +me +up +to +an +aspen +tree +, +and +with +all +your +chivalry +just +the +same. +” +He +paused +. +“ +However +, +we +must +get +to +work +. +Tell +the +Cossack +to +fetch +my +kit +. +I +have +two +French +uniforms +in +it +. +Well +, +are +you +coming +with +me +? +” +he +asked +Pétya +. +“ +I +? +Yes +, +yes +, +certainly +! +” +cried +Pétya +, +blushing +almost +to +tears +and +glancing +at +Denísov +. +While +Dólokhov +had +been +disputing +with +Denísov +what +should +be +done +with +prisoners +, +Pétya +had +once +more +felt +awkward +and +restless +; +but +again +he +had +no +time +to +grasp +fully +what +they +were +talking +about +. +“ +If +grown-up +, +distinguished +men +think +so +, +it +must +be +necessary +and +right +, +” +thought +he +. +“ +But +above +all +Denísov +must +not +dare +to +imagine +that +I +’ +ll +obey +him +and +that +he +can +order +me +about +. +I +will +certainly +go +to +the +French +camp +with +Dólokhov +. +If +he +can +, +so +can +I +! +” +And +to +all +Denísov +’ +s +persuasions +, +Pétya +replied +that +he +too +was +accustomed +to +do +everything +accurately +and +not +just +anyhow +, +and +that +he +never +considered +personal +danger +. +“ +For +you +’ +ll +admit +that +if +we +don +’ +t +know +for +sure +how +many +of +them +there +are +... +hundreds +of +lives +may +depend +on +it +, +while +there +are +only +two +of +us +. +Besides +, +I +want +to +go +very +much +and +certainly +will +go +, +so +don +’ +t +hinder +me +, +” +said +he +. +“ +It +will +only +make +things +worse +... +. +” +CHAPTER +IX +Having +put +on +French +greatcoats +and +shakos +, +Pétya +and +Dólokhov +rode +to +the +clearing +from +which +Denísov +had +reconnoitered +the +French +camp +, +and +emerging +from +the +forest +in +pitch +darkness +they +descended +into +the +hollow +. +On +reaching +the +bottom +, +Dólokhov +told +the +Cossacks +accompanying +him +to +await +him +there +and +rode +on +at +a +quick +trot +along +the +road +to +the +bridge +. +Pétya +, +his +heart +in +his +mouth +with +excitement +, +rode +by +his +side +. +“ +If +we +’ +re +caught +, +I +won +’ +t +be +taken +alive +! +I +have +a +pistol +, +” +whispered +he +. +“ +Don +’ +t +talk +Russian +, +” +said +Dólokhov +in +a +hurried +whisper +, +and +at +that +very +moment +they +heard +through +the +darkness +the +challenge +: +“ +Qui +vive +? +” +* +and +the +click +of +a +musket +. +* +“ +Who +goes +there +? +” +The +blood +rushed +to +Pétya +’ +s +face +and +he +grasped +his +pistol +. +“ +Lanciers +du +6-me +, +” +* +replied +Dólokhov +, +neither +hastening +nor +slackening +his +horse +’ +s +pace +. +* +“ +Lancers +of +the +6th +Regiment. +” +The +black +figure +of +a +sentinel +stood +on +the +bridge +. +“ +Mot +d +’ +ordre. +” +* +* +“ +Password. +” +Dólokhov +reined +in +his +horse +and +advanced +at +a +walk +. +“ +Dites +donc +, +le +colonel +Gérard +est +ici +? +” +* +he +asked +. +* +“ +Tell +me +, +is +Colonel +Gérard +here +? +” +“ +Mot +d +’ +ordre +, +” +repeated +the +sentinel +, +barring +the +way +and +not +replying +. +“ +Quand +un +officier +fait +sa +ronde +, +les +sentinelles +ne +demandent +pas +le +mot +d +’ +ordre +... +” +cried +Dólokhov +suddenly +flaring +up +and +riding +straight +at +the +sentinel +. +“ +Je +vous +demande +si +le +colonel +est +ici. +” +* +* +“ +When +an +officer +is +making +his +round +, +sentinels +don +’ +t +ask +him +for +the +password +... +. +I +am +asking +you +if +the +colonel +is +here. +” +And +without +waiting +for +an +answer +from +the +sentinel +, +who +had +stepped +aside +, +Dólokhov +rode +up +the +incline +at +a +walk +. +Noticing +the +black +outline +of +a +man +crossing +the +road +, +Dólokhov +stopped +him +and +inquired +where +the +commander +and +officers +were +. +The +man +, +a +soldier +with +a +sack +over +his +shoulder +, +stopped +, +came +close +up +to +Dólokhov +’ +s +horse +, +touched +it +with +his +hand +, +and +explained +simply +and +in +a +friendly +way +that +the +commander +and +the +officers +were +higher +up +the +hill +to +the +right +in +the +courtyard +of +the +farm +, +as +he +called +the +landowner +’ +s +house +. +Having +ridden +up +the +road +, +on +both +sides +of +which +French +talk +could +be +heard +around +the +campfires +, +Dólokhov +turned +into +the +courtyard +of +the +landowner +’ +s +house +. +Having +ridden +in +, +he +dismounted +and +approached +a +big +blazing +campfire +, +around +which +sat +several +men +talking +noisily +. +Something +was +boiling +in +a +small +cauldron +at +the +edge +of +the +fire +and +a +soldier +in +a +peaked +cap +and +blue +overcoat +, +lit +up +by +the +fire +, +was +kneeling +beside +it +stirring +its +contents +with +a +ramrod +. +“ +Oh +, +he +’ +s +a +hard +nut +to +crack +, +” +said +one +of +the +officers +who +was +sitting +in +the +shadow +at +the +other +side +of +the +fire +. +“ +He +’ +ll +make +them +get +a +move +on +, +those +fellows +! +” +said +another +, +laughing +. +Both +fell +silent +, +peering +out +through +the +darkness +at +the +sound +of +Dólokhov +’ +s +and +Pétya +’ +s +steps +as +they +advanced +to +the +fire +leading +their +horses +. +“ +Bonjour +, +messieurs +! +” +* +said +Dólokhov +loudly +and +clearly +. +* +“ +Good +day +, +gentlemen. +” +There +was +a +stir +among +the +officers +in +the +shadow +beyond +the +fire +, +and +one +tall +, +long-necked +officer +, +walking +round +the +fire +, +came +up +to +Dólokhov +. +“ +Is +that +you +, +Clément +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +Where +the +devil +... +? +” +But +, +noticing +his +mistake +, +he +broke +off +short +and +, +with +a +frown +, +greeted +Dólokhov +as +a +stranger +, +asking +what +he +could +do +for +him +. +Dólokhov +said +that +he +and +his +companion +were +trying +to +overtake +their +regiment +, +and +addressing +the +company +in +general +asked +whether +they +knew +anything +of +the +6th +Regiment +. +None +of +them +knew +anything +, +and +Pétya +thought +the +officers +were +beginning +to +look +at +him +and +Dólokhov +with +hostility +and +suspicion +. +For +some +seconds +all +were +silent +. +“ +If +you +were +counting +on +the +evening +soup +, +you +have +come +too +late +, +” +said +a +voice +from +behind +the +fire +with +a +repressed +laugh +. +Dólokhov +replied +that +they +were +not +hungry +and +must +push +on +farther +that +night +. +He +handed +the +horses +over +to +the +soldier +who +was +stirring +the +pot +and +squatted +down +on +his +heels +by +the +fire +beside +the +officer +with +the +long +neck +. +That +officer +did +not +take +his +eyes +from +Dólokhov +and +again +asked +to +what +regiment +he +belonged +. +Dólokhov +, +as +if +he +had +not +heard +the +question +, +did +not +reply +, +but +lighting +a +short +French +pipe +which +he +took +from +his +pocket +began +asking +the +officer +in +how +far +the +road +before +them +was +safe +from +Cossacks +. +“ +Those +brigands +are +everywhere +, +” +replied +an +officer +from +behind +the +fire +. +Dólokhov +remarked +that +the +Cossacks +were +a +danger +only +to +stragglers +such +as +his +companion +and +himself +, +“ +but +probably +they +would +not +dare +to +attack +large +detachments +? +” +he +added +inquiringly +. +No +one +replied +. +“ +Well +, +now +he +’ +ll +come +away +, +” +Pétya +thought +every +moment +as +he +stood +by +the +campfire +listening +to +the +talk +. +But +Dólokhov +restarted +the +conversation +which +had +dropped +and +began +putting +direct +questions +as +to +how +many +men +there +were +in +the +battalion +, +how +many +battalions +, +and +how +many +prisoners +. +Asking +about +the +Russian +prisoners +with +that +detachment +, +Dólokhov +said +: +“ +A +horrid +business +dragging +these +corpses +about +with +one +! +It +would +be +better +to +shoot +such +rabble +, +” +and +burst +into +loud +laughter +, +so +strange +that +Pétya +thought +the +French +would +immediately +detect +their +disguise +, +and +involuntarily +took +a +step +back +from +the +campfire +. +No +one +replied +a +word +to +Dólokhov +’ +s +laughter +, +and +a +French +officer +whom +they +could +not +see +( +he +lay +wrapped +in +a +greatcoat +) +rose +and +whispered +something +to +a +companion +. +Dólokhov +got +up +and +called +to +the +soldier +who +was +holding +their +horses +. +“ +Will +they +bring +our +horses +or +not +? +” +thought +Pétya +, +instinctively +drawing +nearer +to +Dólokhov +. +The +horses +were +brought +. +“ +Good +evening +, +gentlemen +, +” +said +Dólokhov +. +Pétya +wished +to +say +“ +Good +night +” +but +could +not +utter +a +word +. +The +officers +were +whispering +together +. +Dólokhov +was +a +long +time +mounting +his +horse +which +would +not +stand +still +, +then +he +rode +out +of +the +yard +at +a +footpace +. +Pétya +rode +beside +him +, +longing +to +look +round +to +see +whether +or +not +the +French +were +running +after +them +, +but +not +daring +to +. +Coming +out +onto +the +road +Dólokhov +did +not +ride +back +across +the +open +country +, +but +through +the +village +. +At +one +spot +he +stopped +and +listened +. +“ +Do +you +hear +? +” +he +asked +. +Pétya +recognized +the +sound +of +Russian +voices +and +saw +the +dark +figures +of +Russian +prisoners +round +their +campfires +. +When +they +had +descended +to +the +bridge +Pétya +and +Dólokhov +rode +past +the +sentinel +, +who +without +saying +a +word +paced +morosely +up +and +down +it +, +then +they +descended +into +the +hollow +where +the +Cossacks +awaited +them +. +“ +Well +now +, +good-by +. +Tell +Denísov +, +‘ +at +the +first +shot +at +daybreak +, +’ +” +said +Dólokhov +and +was +about +to +ride +away +, +but +Pétya +seized +hold +of +him +. +“ +Really +! +” +he +cried +, +“ +you +are +such +a +hero +! +Oh +, +how +fine +, +how +splendid +! +How +I +love +you +! +” +“ +All +right +, +all +right +! +” +said +Dólokhov +. +But +Pétya +did +not +let +go +of +him +and +Dólokhov +saw +through +the +gloom +that +Pétya +was +bending +toward +him +and +wanted +to +kiss +him +. +Dólokhov +kissed +him +, +laughed +, +turned +his +horse +, +and +vanished +into +the +darkness +. +CHAPTER +X +Having +returned +to +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +, +Pétya +found +Denísov +in +the +passage +. +He +was +awaiting +Pétya +’ +s +return +in +a +state +of +agitation +, +anxiety +, +and +self-reproach +for +having +let +him +go +. +“ +Thank +God +! +” +he +exclaimed +. +“ +Yes +, +thank +God +! +” +he +repeated +, +listening +to +Pétya +’ +s +rapturous +account +. +“ +But +, +devil +take +you +, +I +haven +’ +t +slept +because +of +you +! +Well +, +thank +God +. +Now +lie +down +. +We +can +still +get +a +nap +before +morning. +” +“ +But +... +no +, +” +said +Pétya +, +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +to +sleep +yet +. +Besides +I +know +myself +, +if +I +fall +asleep +it +’ +s +finished +. +And +then +I +am +used +to +not +sleeping +before +a +battle. +” +He +sat +awhile +in +the +hut +joyfully +recalling +the +details +of +his +expedition +and +vividly +picturing +to +himself +what +would +happen +next +day +. +Then +, +noticing +that +Denísov +was +asleep +, +he +rose +and +went +out +of +doors +. +It +was +still +quite +dark +outside +. +The +rain +was +over +, +but +drops +were +still +falling +from +the +trees +. +Near +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +the +black +shapes +of +the +Cossacks +’ +shanties +and +of +horses +tethered +together +could +be +seen +. +Behind +the +hut +the +dark +shapes +of +the +two +wagons +with +their +horses +beside +them +were +discernible +, +and +in +the +hollow +the +dying +campfire +gleamed +red +. +Not +all +the +Cossacks +and +hussars +were +asleep +; +here +and +there +, +amid +the +sounds +of +falling +drops +and +the +munching +of +the +horses +near +by +, +could +be +heard +low +voices +which +seemed +to +be +whispering +. +Pétya +came +out +, +peered +into +the +darkness +, +and +went +up +to +the +wagons +. +Someone +was +snoring +under +them +, +and +around +them +stood +saddled +horses +munching +their +oats +. +In +the +dark +Pétya +recognized +his +own +horse +, +which +he +called +“ +Karabákh +” +though +it +was +of +Ukranian +breed +, +and +went +up +to +it +. +“ +Well +, +Karabákh +! +We +’ +ll +do +some +service +tomorrow +, +” +said +he +, +sniffing +its +nostrils +and +kissing +it +. +“ +Why +aren +’ +t +you +asleep +, +sir +? +” +said +a +Cossack +who +was +sitting +under +a +wagon +. +“ +No +, +ah +... +Likhachëv—isn +’ +t +that +your +name +? +Do +you +know +I +have +only +just +come +back +! +We +’ +ve +been +into +the +French +camp. +” +And +Pétya +gave +the +Cossack +a +detailed +account +not +only +of +his +ride +but +also +of +his +object +, +and +why +he +considered +it +better +to +risk +his +life +than +to +act +“ +just +anyhow. +” +“ +Well +, +you +should +get +some +sleep +now +, +” +said +the +Cossack +. +“ +No +, +I +am +used +to +this +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +I +say +, +aren +’ +t +the +flints +in +your +pistols +worn +out +? +I +brought +some +with +me +. +Don +’ +t +you +want +any +? +You +can +have +some. +” +The +Cossack +bent +forward +from +under +the +wagon +to +get +a +closer +look +at +Pétya +. +“ +Because +I +am +accustomed +to +doing +everything +accurately +, +” +said +Pétya +. +“ +Some +fellows +do +things +just +anyhow +, +without +preparation +, +and +then +they +’ +re +sorry +for +it +afterwards +. +I +don +’ +t +like +that. +” +“ +Just +so +, +” +said +the +Cossack +. +“ +Oh +yes +, +another +thing +! +Please +, +my +dear +fellow +, +will +you +sharpen +my +saber +for +me +? +It +’ +s +got +bl +... +” +( +Pétya +feared +to +tell +a +lie +, +and +the +saber +never +had +been +sharpened +. +) +“ +Can +you +do +it +? +” +“ +Of +course +I +can. +” +Likhachëv +got +up +, +rummaged +in +his +pack +, +and +soon +Pétya +heard +the +warlike +sound +of +steel +on +whetstone +. +He +climbed +onto +the +wagon +and +sat +on +its +edge +. +The +Cossack +was +sharpening +the +saber +under +the +wagon +. +“ +I +say +! +Are +the +lads +asleep +? +” +asked +Pétya +. +“ +Some +are +, +and +some +aren +’ +t—like +us. +” +“ +Well +, +and +that +boy +? +” +“ +Vesénny +? +Oh +, +he +’ +s +thrown +himself +down +there +in +the +passage +. +Fast +asleep +after +his +fright +. +He +was +that +glad +! +” +After +that +Pétya +remained +silent +for +a +long +time +, +listening +to +the +sounds +. +He +heard +footsteps +in +the +darkness +and +a +black +figure +appeared +. +“ +What +are +you +sharpening +? +” +asked +a +man +coming +up +to +the +wagon +. +“ +Why +, +this +gentleman +’ +s +saber. +” +“ +That +’ +s +right +, +” +said +the +man +, +whom +Pétya +took +to +be +an +hussar +. +“ +Was +the +cup +left +here +? +” +“ +There +, +by +the +wheel +! +” +The +hussar +took +the +cup +. +“ +It +must +be +daylight +soon +, +” +said +he +, +yawning +, +and +went +away +. +Pétya +ought +to +have +known +that +he +was +in +a +forest +with +Denísov +’ +s +guerrilla +band +, +less +than +a +mile +from +the +road +, +sitting +on +a +wagon +captured +from +the +French +beside +which +horses +were +tethered +, +that +under +it +Likhachëv +was +sitting +sharpening +a +saber +for +him +, +that +the +big +dark +blotch +to +the +right +was +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +, +and +the +red +blotch +below +to +the +left +was +the +dying +embers +of +a +campfire +, +that +the +man +who +had +come +for +the +cup +was +an +hussar +who +wanted +a +drink +; +but +he +neither +knew +nor +waited +to +know +anything +of +all +this +. +He +was +in +a +fairy +kingdom +where +nothing +resembled +reality +. +The +big +dark +blotch +might +really +be +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +or +it +might +be +a +cavern +leading +to +the +very +depths +of +the +earth +. +Perhaps +the +red +spot +was +a +fire +, +or +it +might +be +the +eye +of +an +enormous +monster +. +Perhaps +he +was +really +sitting +on +a +wagon +, +but +it +might +very +well +be +that +he +was +not +sitting +on +a +wagon +but +on +a +terribly +high +tower +from +which +, +if +he +fell +, +he +would +have +to +fall +for +a +whole +day +or +a +whole +month +, +or +go +on +falling +and +never +reach +the +bottom +. +Perhaps +it +was +just +the +Cossack +, +Likhachëv +, +who +was +sitting +under +the +wagon +, +but +it +might +be +the +kindest +, +bravest +, +most +wonderful +, +most +splendid +man +in +the +world +, +whom +no +one +knew +of +. +It +might +really +have +been +that +the +hussar +came +for +water +and +went +back +into +the +hollow +, +but +perhaps +he +had +simply +vanished—disappeared +altogether +and +dissolved +into +nothingness +. +Nothing +Pétya +could +have +seen +now +would +have +surprised +him +. +He +was +in +a +fairy +kingdom +where +everything +was +possible +. +He +looked +up +at +the +sky +. +And +the +sky +was +a +fairy +realm +like +the +earth +. +It +was +clearing +, +and +over +the +tops +of +the +trees +clouds +were +swiftly +sailing +as +if +unveiling +the +stars +. +Sometimes +it +looked +as +if +the +clouds +were +passing +, +and +a +clear +black +sky +appeared +. +Sometimes +it +seemed +as +if +the +black +spaces +were +clouds +. +Sometimes +the +sky +seemed +to +be +rising +high +, +high +overhead +, +and +then +it +seemed +to +sink +so +low +that +one +could +touch +it +with +one +’ +s +hand +. +Pétya +’ +s +eyes +began +to +close +and +he +swayed +a +little +. +The +trees +were +dripping +. +Quiet +talking +was +heard +. +The +horses +neighed +and +jostled +one +another +. +Someone +snored +. +“ +Ozheg-zheg +, +Ozheg-zheg +... +” +hissed +the +saber +against +the +whetstone +, +and +suddenly +Pétya +heard +an +harmonious +orchestra +playing +some +unknown +, +sweetly +solemn +hymn +. +Pétya +was +as +musical +as +Natásha +and +more +so +than +Nicholas +, +but +had +never +learned +music +or +thought +about +it +, +and +so +the +melody +that +unexpectedly +came +to +his +mind +seemed +to +him +particularly +fresh +and +attractive +. +The +music +became +more +and +more +audible +. +The +melody +grew +and +passed +from +one +instrument +to +another +. +And +what +was +played +was +a +fugue—though +Pétya +had +not +the +least +conception +of +what +a +fugue +is +. +Each +instrument—now +resembling +a +violin +and +now +a +horn +, +but +better +and +clearer +than +violin +or +horn—played +its +own +part +, +and +before +it +had +finished +the +melody +merged +with +another +instrument +that +began +almost +the +same +air +, +and +then +with +a +third +and +a +fourth +; +and +they +all +blended +into +one +and +again +became +separate +and +again +blended +, +now +into +solemn +church +music +, +now +into +something +dazzlingly +brilliant +and +triumphant +. +“ +Oh—why +, +that +was +in +a +dream +! +” +Pétya +said +to +himself +, +as +he +lurched +forward +. +“ +It +’ +s +in +my +ears +. +But +perhaps +it +’ +s +music +of +my +own +. +Well +, +go +on +, +my +music +! +Now +! +... +” +He +closed +his +eyes +, +and +, +from +all +sides +as +if +from +a +distance +, +sounds +fluttered +, +grew +into +harmonies +, +separated +, +blended +, +and +again +all +mingled +into +the +same +sweet +and +solemn +hymn +. +“ +Oh +, +this +is +delightful +! +As +much +as +I +like +and +as +I +like +! +” +said +Pétya +to +himself +. +He +tried +to +conduct +that +enormous +orchestra +. +“ +Now +softly +, +softly +die +away +! +” +and +the +sounds +obeyed +him +. +“ +Now +fuller +, +more +joyful +. +Still +more +and +more +joyful +! +” +And +from +an +unknown +depth +rose +increasingly +triumphant +sounds +. +“ +Now +voices +join +in +! +” +ordered +Pétya +. +And +at +first +from +afar +he +heard +men +’ +s +voices +and +then +women +’ +s +. +The +voices +grew +in +harmonious +triumphant +strength +, +and +Pétya +listened +to +their +surpassing +beauty +in +awe +and +joy +. +With +a +solemn +triumphal +march +there +mingled +a +song +, +the +drip +from +the +trees +, +and +the +hissing +of +the +saber +, +“ +Ozheg-zheg-zheg +... +” +and +again +the +horses +jostled +one +another +and +neighed +, +not +disturbing +the +choir +but +joining +in +it +. +Pétya +did +not +know +how +long +this +lasted +: +he +enjoyed +himself +all +the +time +, +wondered +at +his +enjoyment +and +regretted +that +there +was +no +one +to +share +it +. +He +was +awakened +by +Likhachëv +’ +s +kindly +voice +. +“ +It +’ +s +ready +, +your +honor +; +you +can +split +a +Frenchman +in +half +with +it +! +” +Pétya +woke +up +. +“ +It +’ +s +getting +light +, +it +’ +s +really +getting +light +! +” +he +exclaimed +. +The +horses +that +had +previously +been +invisible +could +now +be +seen +to +their +very +tails +, +and +a +watery +light +showed +itself +through +the +bare +branches +. +Pétya +shook +himself +, +jumped +up +, +took +a +ruble +from +his +pocket +and +gave +it +to +Likhachëv +; +then +he +flourished +the +saber +, +tested +it +, +and +sheathed +it +. +The +Cossacks +were +untying +their +horses +and +tightening +their +saddle +girths +. +“ +And +here +’ +s +the +commander +, +” +said +Likhachëv +. +Denísov +came +out +of +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +and +, +having +called +Pétya +, +gave +orders +to +get +ready +. +CHAPTER +XI +The +men +rapidly +picked +out +their +horses +in +the +semidarkness +, +tightened +their +saddle +girths +, +and +formed +companies +. +Denísov +stood +by +the +watchman +’ +s +hut +giving +final +orders +. +The +infantry +of +the +detachment +passed +along +the +road +and +quickly +disappeared +amid +the +trees +in +the +mist +of +early +dawn +, +hundreds +of +feet +splashing +through +the +mud +. +The +esaul +gave +some +orders +to +his +men +. +Pétya +held +his +horse +by +the +bridle +, +impatiently +awaiting +the +order +to +mount +. +His +face +, +having +been +bathed +in +cold +water +, +was +all +aglow +, +and +his +eyes +were +particularly +brilliant +. +Cold +shivers +ran +down +his +spine +and +his +whole +body +pulsed +rhythmically +. +“ +Well +, +is +ev +’ +wything +weady +? +” +asked +Denísov +. +“ +Bwing +the +horses. +” +The +horses +were +brought +. +Denísov +was +angry +with +the +Cossack +because +the +saddle +girths +were +too +slack +, +reproved +him +, +and +mounted +. +Pétya +put +his +foot +in +the +stirrup +. +His +horse +by +habit +made +as +if +to +nip +his +leg +, +but +Pétya +leaped +quickly +into +the +saddle +unconscious +of +his +own +weight +and +, +turning +to +look +at +the +hussars +starting +in +the +darkness +behind +him +, +rode +up +to +Denísov +. +“ +Vasíli +Dmítrich +, +entrust +me +with +some +commission +! +Please +... +for +God +’ +s +sake +... +! +” +said +he +. +Denísov +seemed +to +have +forgotten +Pétya +’ +s +very +existence +. +He +turned +to +glance +at +him +. +“ +I +ask +one +thing +of +you +, +” +he +said +sternly +, +“ +to +obey +me +and +not +shove +yourself +forward +anywhere. +” +He +did +not +say +another +word +to +Pétya +but +rode +in +silence +all +the +way +. +When +they +had +come +to +the +edge +of +the +forest +it +was +noticeably +growing +light +over +the +field +. +Denísov +talked +in +whispers +with +the +esaul +and +the +Cossacks +rode +past +Pétya +and +Denísov +. +When +they +had +all +ridden +by +, +Denísov +touched +his +horse +and +rode +down +the +hill +. +Slipping +onto +their +haunches +and +sliding +, +the +horses +descended +with +their +riders +into +the +ravine +. +Pétya +rode +beside +Denísov +, +the +pulsation +of +his +body +constantly +increasing +. +It +was +getting +lighter +and +lighter +, +but +the +mist +still +hid +distant +objects +. +Having +reached +the +valley +, +Denísov +looked +back +and +nodded +to +a +Cossack +beside +him +. +“ +The +signal +! +” +said +he +. +The +Cossack +raised +his +arm +and +a +shot +rang +out +. +In +an +instant +the +tramp +of +horses +galloping +forward +was +heard +, +shouts +came +from +various +sides +, +and +then +more +shots +. +At +the +first +sound +of +trampling +hoofs +and +shouting +, +Pétya +lashed +his +horse +and +loosening +his +rein +galloped +forward +, +not +heeding +Denísov +who +shouted +at +him +. +It +seemed +to +Pétya +that +at +the +moment +the +shot +was +fired +it +suddenly +became +as +bright +as +noon +. +He +galloped +to +the +bridge +. +Cossacks +were +galloping +along +the +road +in +front +of +him +. +On +the +bridge +he +collided +with +a +Cossack +who +had +fallen +behind +, +but +he +galloped +on +. +In +front +of +him +soldiers +, +probably +Frenchmen +, +were +running +from +right +to +left +across +the +road +. +One +of +them +fell +in +the +mud +under +his +horse +’ +s +feet +. +Cossacks +were +crowding +about +a +hut +, +busy +with +something +. +From +the +midst +of +that +crowd +terrible +screams +arose +. +Pétya +galloped +up +, +and +the +first +thing +he +saw +was +the +pale +face +and +trembling +jaw +of +a +Frenchman +, +clutching +the +handle +of +a +lance +that +had +been +aimed +at +him +. +“ +Hurrah +! +... +Lads +! +... +ours +! +” +shouted +Pétya +, +and +giving +rein +to +his +excited +horse +he +galloped +forward +along +the +village +street +. +He +could +hear +shooting +ahead +of +him +. +Cossacks +, +hussars +, +and +ragged +Russian +prisoners +, +who +had +come +running +from +both +sides +of +the +road +, +were +shouting +something +loudly +and +incoherently +. +A +gallant-looking +Frenchman +, +in +a +blue +overcoat +, +capless +, +and +with +a +frowning +red +face +, +had +been +defending +himself +against +the +hussars +. +When +Pétya +galloped +up +the +Frenchman +had +already +fallen +. +“ +Too +late +again +! +” +flashed +through +Pétya +’ +s +mind +and +he +galloped +on +to +the +place +from +which +the +rapid +firing +could +be +heard +. +The +shots +came +from +the +yard +of +the +landowner +’ +s +house +he +had +visited +the +night +before +with +Dólokhov +. +The +French +were +making +a +stand +there +behind +a +wattle +fence +in +a +garden +thickly +overgrown +with +bushes +and +were +firing +at +the +Cossacks +who +crowded +at +the +gateway +. +Through +the +smoke +, +as +he +approached +the +gate +, +Pétya +saw +Dólokhov +, +whose +face +was +of +a +pale-greenish +tint +, +shouting +to +his +men +. +“ +Go +round +! +Wait +for +the +infantry +! +” +he +exclaimed +as +Pétya +rode +up +to +him +. +“ +Wait +? +... +Hurrah-ah-ah +! +” +shouted +Pétya +, +and +without +pausing +a +moment +galloped +to +the +place +whence +came +the +sounds +of +firing +and +where +the +smoke +was +thickest +. +A +volley +was +heard +, +and +some +bullets +whistled +past +, +while +others +plashed +against +something +. +The +Cossacks +and +Dólokhov +galloped +after +Pétya +into +the +gateway +of +the +courtyard +. +In +the +dense +wavering +smoke +some +of +the +French +threw +down +their +arms +and +ran +out +of +the +bushes +to +meet +the +Cossacks +, +while +others +ran +down +the +hill +toward +the +pond +. +Pétya +was +galloping +along +the +courtyard +, +but +instead +of +holding +the +reins +he +waved +both +his +arms +about +rapidly +and +strangely +, +slipping +farther +and +farther +to +one +side +in +his +saddle +. +His +horse +, +having +galloped +up +to +a +campfire +that +was +smoldering +in +the +morning +light +, +stopped +suddenly +, +and +Pétya +fell +heavily +on +to +the +wet +ground +. +The +Cossacks +saw +that +his +arms +and +legs +jerked +rapidly +though +his +head +was +quite +motionless +. +A +bullet +had +pierced +his +skull +. +After +speaking +to +the +senior +French +officer +, +who +came +out +of +the +house +with +a +white +handkerchief +tied +to +his +sword +and +announced +that +they +surrendered +, +Dólokhov +dismounted +and +went +up +to +Pétya +, +who +lay +motionless +with +outstretched +arms +. +“ +Done +for +! +” +he +said +with +a +frown +, +and +went +to +the +gate +to +meet +Denísov +who +was +riding +toward +him +. +“ +Killed +? +” +cried +Denísov +, +recognizing +from +a +distance +the +unmistakably +lifeless +attitude—very +familiar +to +him—in +which +Pétya +’ +s +body +was +lying +. +“ +Done +for +! +” +repeated +Dólokhov +as +if +the +utterance +of +these +words +afforded +him +pleasure +, +and +he +went +quickly +up +to +the +prisoners +, +who +were +surrounded +by +Cossacks +who +had +hurried +up +. +“ +We +won +’ +t +take +them +! +” +he +called +out +to +Denísov +. +Denísov +did +not +reply +; +he +rode +up +to +Pétya +, +dismounted +, +and +with +trembling +hands +turned +toward +himself +the +bloodstained +, +mud-bespattered +face +which +had +already +gone +white +. +“ +I +am +used +to +something +sweet +. +Raisins +, +fine +ones +... +take +them +all +! +” +he +recalled +Pétya +’ +s +words +. +And +the +Cossacks +looked +round +in +surprise +at +the +sound +, +like +the +yelp +of +a +dog +, +with +which +Denísov +turned +away +, +walked +to +the +wattle +fence +, +and +seized +hold +of +it +. +Among +the +Russian +prisoners +rescued +by +Denísov +and +Dólokhov +was +Pierre +Bezúkhov +. +CHAPTER +XII +During +the +whole +of +their +march +from +Moscow +no +fresh +orders +had +been +issued +by +the +French +authorities +concerning +the +party +of +prisoners +among +whom +was +Pierre +. +On +the +twenty-second +of +October +that +party +was +no +longer +with +the +same +troops +and +baggage +trains +with +which +it +had +left +Moscow +. +Half +the +wagons +laden +with +hardtack +that +had +traveled +the +first +stages +with +them +had +been +captured +by +Cossacks +, +the +other +half +had +gone +on +ahead +. +Not +one +of +those +dismounted +cavalrymen +who +had +marched +in +front +of +the +prisoners +was +left +; +they +had +all +disappeared +. +The +artillery +the +prisoners +had +seen +in +front +of +them +during +the +first +days +was +now +replaced +by +Marshal +Junot +’ +s +enormous +baggage +train +, +convoyed +by +Westphalians +. +Behind +the +prisoners +came +a +cavalry +baggage +train +. +From +Vyázma +onwards +the +French +army +, +which +had +till +then +moved +in +three +columns +, +went +on +as +a +single +group +. +The +symptoms +of +disorder +that +Pierre +had +noticed +at +their +first +halting +place +after +leaving +Moscow +had +now +reached +the +utmost +limit +. +The +road +along +which +they +moved +was +bordered +on +both +sides +by +dead +horses +; +ragged +men +who +had +fallen +behind +from +various +regiments +continually +changed +about +, +now +joining +the +moving +column +, +now +again +lagging +behind +it +. +Several +times +during +the +march +false +alarms +had +been +given +and +the +soldiers +of +the +escort +had +raised +their +muskets +, +fired +, +and +run +headlong +, +crushing +one +another +, +but +had +afterwards +reassembled +and +abused +each +other +for +their +causeless +panic +. +These +three +groups +traveling +together—the +cavalry +stores +, +the +convoy +of +prisoners +, +and +Junot +’ +s +baggage +train—still +constituted +a +separate +and +united +whole +, +though +each +of +the +groups +was +rapidly +melting +away +. +Of +the +artillery +baggage +train +which +had +consisted +of +a +hundred +and +twenty +wagons +, +not +more +than +sixty +now +remained +; +the +rest +had +been +captured +or +left +behind +. +Some +of +Junot +’ +s +wagons +also +had +been +captured +or +abandoned +. +Three +wagons +had +been +raided +and +robbed +by +stragglers +from +Davout +’ +s +corps +. +From +the +talk +of +the +Germans +Pierre +learned +that +a +larger +guard +had +been +allotted +to +that +baggage +train +than +to +the +prisoners +, +and +that +one +of +their +comrades +, +a +German +soldier +, +had +been +shot +by +the +marshal +’ +s +own +order +because +a +silver +spoon +belonging +to +the +marshal +had +been +found +in +his +possession +. +The +group +of +prisoners +had +melted +away +most +of +all +. +Of +the +three +hundred +and +thirty +men +who +had +set +out +from +Moscow +fewer +than +a +hundred +now +remained +. +The +prisoners +were +more +burdensome +to +the +escort +than +even +the +cavalry +saddles +or +Junot +’ +s +baggage +. +They +understood +that +the +saddles +and +Junot +’ +s +spoon +might +be +of +some +use +, +but +that +cold +and +hungry +soldiers +should +have +to +stand +and +guard +equally +cold +and +hungry +Russians +who +froze +and +lagged +behind +on +the +road +( +in +which +case +the +order +was +to +shoot +them +) +was +not +merely +incomprehensible +but +revolting +. +And +the +escort +, +as +if +afraid +, +in +the +grievous +condition +they +themselves +were +in +, +of +giving +way +to +the +pity +they +felt +for +the +prisoners +and +so +rendering +their +own +plight +still +worse +, +treated +them +with +particular +moroseness +and +severity +. +At +Dorogobúzh +while +the +soldiers +of +the +convoy +, +after +locking +the +prisoners +in +a +stable +, +had +gone +off +to +pillage +their +own +stores +, +several +of +the +soldier +prisoners +tunneled +under +the +wall +and +ran +away +, +but +were +recaptured +by +the +French +and +shot +. +The +arrangement +adopted +when +they +started +, +that +the +officer +prisoners +should +be +kept +separate +from +the +rest +, +had +long +since +been +abandoned +. +All +who +could +walk +went +together +, +and +after +the +third +stage +Pierre +had +rejoined +Karatáev +and +the +gray-blue +bandy-legged +dog +that +had +chosen +Karatáev +for +its +master +. +On +the +third +day +after +leaving +Moscow +Karatáev +again +fell +ill +with +the +fever +he +had +suffered +from +in +the +hospital +in +Moscow +, +and +as +he +grew +gradually +weaker +Pierre +kept +away +from +him +. +Pierre +did +not +know +why +, +but +since +Karatáev +had +begun +to +grow +weaker +it +had +cost +him +an +effort +to +go +near +him +. +When +he +did +so +and +heard +the +subdued +moaning +with +which +Karatáev +generally +lay +down +at +the +halting +places +, +and +when +he +smelled +the +odor +emanating +from +him +which +was +now +stronger +than +before +, +Pierre +moved +farther +away +and +did +not +think +about +him +. +While +imprisoned +in +the +shed +Pierre +had +learned +not +with +his +intellect +but +with +his +whole +being +, +by +life +itself +, +that +man +is +created +for +happiness +, +that +happiness +is +within +him +, +in +the +satisfaction +of +simple +human +needs +, +and +that +all +unhappiness +arises +not +from +privation +but +from +superfluity +. +And +now +during +these +last +three +weeks +of +the +march +he +had +learned +still +another +new +, +consolatory +truth—that +nothing +in +this +world +is +terrible +. +He +had +learned +that +as +there +is +no +condition +in +which +man +can +be +happy +and +entirely +free +, +so +there +is +no +condition +in +which +he +need +be +unhappy +and +lack +freedom +. +He +learned +that +suffering +and +freedom +have +their +limits +and +that +those +limits +are +very +near +together +; +that +the +person +in +a +bed +of +roses +with +one +crumpled +petal +suffered +as +keenly +as +he +now +, +sleeping +on +the +bare +damp +earth +with +one +side +growing +chilled +while +the +other +was +warming +; +and +that +when +he +had +put +on +tight +dancing +shoes +he +had +suffered +just +as +he +did +now +when +he +walked +with +bare +feet +that +were +covered +with +sores—his +footgear +having +long +since +fallen +to +pieces +. +He +discovered +that +when +he +had +married +his +wife—of +his +own +free +will +as +it +had +seemed +to +him—he +had +been +no +more +free +than +now +when +they +locked +him +up +at +night +in +a +stable +. +Of +all +that +he +himself +subsequently +termed +his +sufferings +, +but +which +at +the +time +he +scarcely +felt +, +the +worst +was +the +state +of +his +bare +, +raw +, +and +scab-covered +feet +. +( +The +horseflesh +was +appetizing +and +nourishing +, +the +saltpeter +flavor +of +the +gunpowder +they +used +instead +of +salt +was +even +pleasant +; +there +was +no +great +cold +, +it +was +always +warm +walking +in +the +daytime +, +and +at +night +there +were +the +campfires +; +the +lice +that +devoured +him +warmed +his +body +. +) +The +one +thing +that +was +at +first +hard +to +bear +was +his +feet +. +After +the +second +day +’ +s +march +Pierre +, +having +examined +his +feet +by +the +campfire +, +thought +it +would +be +impossible +to +walk +on +them +; +but +when +everybody +got +up +he +went +along +, +limping +, +and +, +when +he +had +warmed +up +, +walked +without +feeling +the +pain +, +though +at +night +his +feet +were +more +terrible +to +look +at +than +before +. +However +, +he +did +not +look +at +them +now +, +but +thought +of +other +things +. +Only +now +did +Pierre +realize +the +full +strength +of +life +in +man +and +the +saving +power +he +has +of +transferring +his +attention +from +one +thing +to +another +, +which +is +like +the +safety +valve +of +a +boiler +that +allows +superfluous +steam +to +blow +off +when +the +pressure +exceeds +a +certain +limit +. +He +did +not +see +and +did +not +hear +how +they +shot +the +prisoners +who +lagged +behind +, +though +more +than +a +hundred +perished +in +that +way +. +He +did +not +think +of +Karatáev +who +grew +weaker +every +day +and +evidently +would +soon +have +to +share +that +fate +. +Still +less +did +Pierre +think +about +himself +. +The +harder +his +position +became +and +the +more +terrible +the +future +, +the +more +independent +of +that +position +in +which +he +found +himself +were +the +joyful +and +comforting +thoughts +, +memories +, +and +imaginings +that +came +to +him +. +CHAPTER +XIII +At +midday +on +the +twenty-second +of +October +Pierre +was +going +uphill +along +the +muddy +, +slippery +road +, +looking +at +his +feet +and +at +the +roughness +of +the +way +. +Occasionally +he +glanced +at +the +familiar +crowd +around +him +and +then +again +at +his +feet +. +The +former +and +the +latter +were +alike +familiar +and +his +own +. +The +blue-gray +bandy +legged +dog +ran +merrily +along +the +side +of +the +road +, +sometimes +in +proof +of +its +agility +and +self-satisfaction +lifting +one +hind +leg +and +hopping +along +on +three +, +and +then +again +going +on +all +four +and +rushing +to +bark +at +the +crows +that +sat +on +the +carrion +. +The +dog +was +merrier +and +sleeker +than +it +had +been +in +Moscow +. +All +around +lay +the +flesh +of +different +animals—from +men +to +horses—in +various +stages +of +decomposition +; +and +as +the +wolves +were +kept +off +by +the +passing +men +the +dog +could +eat +all +it +wanted +. +It +had +been +raining +since +morning +and +had +seemed +as +if +at +any +moment +it +might +cease +and +the +sky +clear +, +but +after +a +short +break +it +began +raining +harder +than +before +. +The +saturated +road +no +longer +absorbed +the +water +, +which +ran +along +the +ruts +in +streams +. +Pierre +walked +along +, +looking +from +side +to +side +, +counting +his +steps +in +threes +, +and +reckoning +them +off +on +his +fingers +. +Mentally +addressing +the +rain +, +he +repeated +: +“ +Now +then +, +now +then +, +go +on +! +Pelt +harder +! +” +It +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +thinking +of +nothing +, +but +far +down +and +deep +within +him +his +soul +was +occupied +with +something +important +and +comforting +. +This +something +was +a +most +subtle +spiritual +deduction +from +a +conversation +with +Karatáev +the +day +before +. +At +their +yesterday +’ +s +halting +place +, +feeling +chilly +by +a +dying +campfire +, +Pierre +had +got +up +and +gone +to +the +next +one +, +which +was +burning +better +. +There +Platón +Karatáev +was +sitting +covered +up—head +and +all—with +his +greatcoat +as +if +it +were +a +vestment +, +telling +the +soldiers +in +his +effective +and +pleasant +though +now +feeble +voice +a +story +Pierre +knew +. +It +was +already +past +midnight +, +the +hour +when +Karatáev +was +usually +free +of +his +fever +and +particularly +lively +. +When +Pierre +reached +the +fire +and +heard +Platón +’ +s +voice +enfeebled +by +illness +, +and +saw +his +pathetic +face +brightly +lit +up +by +the +blaze +, +he +felt +a +painful +prick +at +his +heart +. +His +feeling +of +pity +for +this +man +frightened +him +and +he +wished +to +go +away +, +but +there +was +no +other +fire +, +and +Pierre +sat +down +, +trying +not +to +look +at +Platón +. +“ +Well +, +how +are +you +? +” +he +asked +. +“ +How +am +I +? +If +we +grumble +at +sickness +, +God +won +’ +t +grant +us +death +, +” +replied +Platón +, +and +at +once +resumed +the +story +he +had +begun +. +“ +And +so +, +brother +, +” +he +continued +, +with +a +smile +on +his +pale +emaciated +face +and +a +particularly +happy +light +in +his +eyes +, +“ +you +see +, +brother +... +” +Pierre +had +long +been +familiar +with +that +story +. +Karatáev +had +told +it +to +him +alone +some +half-dozen +times +and +always +with +a +specially +joyful +emotion +. +But +well +as +he +knew +it +, +Pierre +now +listened +to +that +tale +as +to +something +new +, +and +the +quiet +rapture +Karatáev +evidently +felt +as +he +told +it +communicated +itself +also +to +Pierre +. +The +story +was +of +an +old +merchant +who +lived +a +good +and +God-fearing +life +with +his +family +, +and +who +went +once +to +the +Nízhni +fair +with +a +companion—a +rich +merchant +. +Having +put +up +at +an +inn +they +both +went +to +sleep +, +and +next +morning +his +companion +was +found +robbed +and +with +his +throat +cut +. +A +bloodstained +knife +was +found +under +the +old +merchant +’ +s +pillow +. +He +was +tried +, +knouted +, +and +his +nostrils +having +been +torn +off +, +“ +all +in +due +form +” +as +Karatáev +put +it +, +he +was +sent +to +hard +labor +in +Siberia +. +“ +And +so +, +brother +” +( +it +was +at +this +point +that +Pierre +came +up +) +, +“ +ten +years +or +more +passed +by +. +The +old +man +was +living +as +a +convict +, +submitting +as +he +should +and +doing +no +wrong +. +Only +he +prayed +to +God +for +death +. +Well +, +one +night +the +convicts +were +gathered +just +as +we +are +, +with +the +old +man +among +them +. +And +they +began +telling +what +each +was +suffering +for +, +and +how +they +had +sinned +against +God +. +One +told +how +he +had +taken +a +life +, +another +had +taken +two +, +a +third +had +set +a +house +on +fire +, +while +another +had +simply +been +a +vagrant +and +had +done +nothing +. +So +they +asked +the +old +man +: +‘ +What +are +you +being +punished +for +, +Daddy +? +’ +— +‘ +I +, +my +dear +brothers +, +’ +said +he +, +‘ +am +being +punished +for +my +own +and +other +men +’ +s +sins +. +But +I +have +not +killed +anyone +or +taken +anything +that +was +not +mine +, +but +have +only +helped +my +poorer +brothers +. +I +was +a +merchant +, +my +dear +brothers +, +and +had +much +property +. +‘ +And +he +went +on +to +tell +them +all +about +it +in +due +order +. +‘ +I +don +’ +t +grieve +for +myself +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +God +, +it +seems +, +has +chastened +me +. +Only +I +am +sorry +for +my +old +wife +and +the +children +, +’ +and +the +old +man +began +to +weep +. +Now +it +happened +that +in +the +group +was +the +very +man +who +had +killed +the +other +merchant +. +‘ +Where +did +it +happen +, +Daddy +? +’ +he +said +. +‘ +When +, +and +in +what +month +? +’ +He +asked +all +about +it +and +his +heart +began +to +ache +. +So +he +comes +up +to +the +old +man +like +this +, +and +falls +down +at +his +feet +! +‘ +You +are +perishing +because +of +me +, +Daddy +, +’ +he +says +. +‘ +It +’ +s +quite +true +, +lads +, +that +this +man +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +is +being +tortured +innocently +and +for +nothing +! +I +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +did +that +deed +, +and +I +put +the +knife +under +your +head +while +you +were +asleep +. +Forgive +me +, +Daddy +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +for +Christ +’ +s +sake +! +’ +” +Karatáev +paused +, +smiling +joyously +as +he +gazed +into +the +fire +, +and +he +drew +the +logs +together +. +“ +And +the +old +man +said +, +‘ +God +will +forgive +you +, +we +are +all +sinners +in +His +sight +. +I +suffer +for +my +own +sins +, +’ +and +he +wept +bitter +tears +. +Well +, +and +what +do +you +think +, +dear +friends +? +” +Karatáev +continued +, +his +face +brightening +more +and +more +with +a +rapturous +smile +as +if +what +he +now +had +to +tell +contained +the +chief +charm +and +the +whole +meaning +of +his +story +: +“ +What +do +you +think +, +dear +fellows +? +That +murderer +confessed +to +the +authorities +. +‘ +I +have +taken +six +lives +, +’ +he +says +( +he +was +a +great +sinner +) +, +‘ +but +what +I +am +most +sorry +for +is +this +old +man +. +Don +’ +t +let +him +suffer +because +of +me. +’ +So +he +confessed +and +it +was +all +written +down +and +the +papers +sent +off +in +due +form +. +The +place +was +a +long +way +off +, +and +while +they +were +judging +, +what +with +one +thing +and +another +, +filling +in +the +papers +all +in +due +form—the +authorities +I +mean—time +passed +. +The +affair +reached +the +Tsar +. +After +a +while +the +Tsar +’ +s +decree +came +: +to +set +the +merchant +free +and +give +him +a +compensation +that +had +been +awarded +. +The +paper +arrived +and +they +began +to +look +for +the +old +man +. +‘ +Where +is +the +old +man +who +has +been +suffering +innocently +and +in +vain +? +A +paper +has +come +from +the +Tsar +! +’ +so +they +began +looking +for +him +, +” +here +Karatáev +’ +s +lower +jaw +trembled +, +“ +but +God +had +already +forgiven +him—he +was +dead +! +That +’ +s +how +it +was +, +dear +fellows +! +” +Karatáev +concluded +and +sat +for +a +long +time +silent +, +gazing +before +him +with +a +smile +. +And +Pierre +’ +s +soul +was +dimly +but +joyfully +filled +not +by +the +story +itself +but +by +its +mysterious +significance +: +by +the +rapturous +joy +that +lit +up +Karatáev +’ +s +face +as +he +told +it +, +and +the +mystic +significance +of +that +joy +. +CHAPTER +XIV +“ +À +vos +places +! +” +* +suddenly +cried +a +voice +. +* +“ +To +your +places. +” +A +pleasant +feeling +of +excitement +and +an +expectation +of +something +joyful +and +solemn +was +aroused +among +the +soldiers +of +the +convoy +and +the +prisoners +. +From +all +sides +came +shouts +of +command +, +and +from +the +left +came +smartly +dressed +cavalrymen +on +good +horses +, +passing +the +prisoners +at +a +trot +. +The +expression +on +all +faces +showed +the +tension +people +feel +at +the +approach +of +those +in +authority +. +The +prisoners +thronged +together +and +were +pushed +off +the +road +. +The +convoy +formed +up +. +“ +The +Emperor +! +The +Emperor +! +The +Marshal +! +The +Duke +! +” +and +hardly +had +the +sleek +cavalry +passed +, +before +a +carriage +drawn +by +six +gray +horses +rattled +by +. +Pierre +caught +a +glimpse +of +a +man +in +a +three-cornered +hat +with +a +tranquil +look +on +his +handsome +, +plump +, +white +face +. +It +was +one +of +the +marshals +. +His +eye +fell +on +Pierre +’ +s +large +and +striking +figure +, +and +in +the +expression +with +which +he +frowned +and +looked +away +Pierre +thought +he +detected +sympathy +and +a +desire +to +conceal +that +sympathy +. +The +general +in +charge +of +the +stores +galloped +after +the +carriage +with +a +red +and +frightened +face +, +whipping +up +his +skinny +horse +. +Several +officers +formed +a +group +and +some +soldiers +crowded +round +them +. +Their +faces +all +looked +excited +and +worried +. +“ +What +did +he +say +? +What +did +he +say +? +” +Pierre +heard +them +ask +. +While +the +marshal +was +passing +, +the +prisoners +had +huddled +together +in +a +crowd +, +and +Pierre +saw +Karatáev +whom +he +had +not +yet +seen +that +morning +. +He +sat +in +his +short +overcoat +leaning +against +a +birch +tree +. +On +his +face +, +besides +the +look +of +joyful +emotion +it +had +worn +yesterday +while +telling +the +tale +of +the +merchant +who +suffered +innocently +, +there +was +now +an +expression +of +quiet +solemnity +. +Karatáev +looked +at +Pierre +with +his +kindly +round +eyes +now +filled +with +tears +, +evidently +wishing +him +to +come +near +that +he +might +say +something +to +him +. +But +Pierre +was +not +sufficiently +sure +of +himself +. +He +made +as +if +he +did +not +notice +that +look +and +moved +hastily +away +. +When +the +prisoners +again +went +forward +Pierre +looked +round +. +Karatáev +was +still +sitting +at +the +side +of +the +road +under +the +birch +tree +and +two +Frenchmen +were +talking +over +his +head +. +Pierre +did +not +look +round +again +but +went +limping +up +the +hill +. +From +behind +, +where +Karatáev +had +been +sitting +, +came +the +sound +of +a +shot +. +Pierre +heard +it +plainly +, +but +at +that +moment +he +remembered +that +he +had +not +yet +finished +reckoning +up +how +many +stages +still +remained +to +Smolénsk—a +calculation +he +had +begun +before +the +marshal +went +by +. +And +he +again +started +reckoning +. +Two +French +soldiers +ran +past +Pierre +, +one +of +whom +carried +a +lowered +and +smoking +gun +. +They +both +looked +pale +, +and +in +the +expression +on +their +faces—one +of +them +glanced +timidly +at +Pierre—there +was +something +resembling +what +he +had +seen +on +the +face +of +the +young +soldier +at +the +execution +. +Pierre +looked +at +the +soldier +and +remembered +that +, +two +days +before +, +that +man +had +burned +his +shirt +while +drying +it +at +the +fire +and +how +they +had +laughed +at +him +. +Behind +him +, +where +Karatáev +had +been +sitting +, +the +dog +began +to +howl +. +“ +What +a +stupid +beast +! +Why +is +it +howling +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +His +comrades +, +the +prisoner +soldiers +walking +beside +him +, +avoided +looking +back +at +the +place +where +the +shot +had +been +fired +and +the +dog +was +howling +, +just +as +Pierre +did +, +but +there +was +a +set +look +on +all +their +faces +. +CHAPTER +XV +The +stores +, +the +prisoners +, +and +the +marshal +’ +s +baggage +train +stopped +at +the +village +of +Shámshevo +. +The +men +crowded +together +round +the +campfires +. +Pierre +went +up +to +the +fire +, +ate +some +roast +horseflesh +, +lay +down +with +his +back +to +the +fire +, +and +immediately +fell +asleep +. +He +again +slept +as +he +had +done +at +Mozháysk +after +the +battle +of +Borodinó +. +Again +real +events +mingled +with +dreams +and +again +someone +, +he +or +another +, +gave +expression +to +his +thoughts +, +and +even +to +the +same +thoughts +that +had +been +expressed +in +his +dream +at +Mozháysk +. +“ +Life +is +everything +. +Life +is +God +. +Everything +changes +and +moves +and +that +movement +is +God +. +And +while +there +is +life +there +is +joy +in +consciousness +of +the +divine +. +To +love +life +is +to +love +God +. +Harder +and +more +blessed +than +all +else +is +to +love +this +life +in +one +’ +s +sufferings +, +in +innocent +sufferings. +” +“ +Karatáev +! +” +came +to +Pierre +’ +s +mind +. +And +suddenly +he +saw +vividly +before +him +a +long-forgotten +, +kindly +old +man +who +had +given +him +geography +lessons +in +Switzerland +. +“ +Wait +a +bit +, +” +said +the +old +man +, +and +showed +Pierre +a +globe +. +This +globe +was +alive—a +vibrating +ball +without +fixed +dimensions +. +Its +whole +surface +consisted +of +drops +closely +pressed +together +, +and +all +these +drops +moved +and +changed +places +, +sometimes +several +of +them +merging +into +one +, +sometimes +one +dividing +into +many +. +Each +drop +tried +to +spread +out +and +occupy +as +much +space +as +possible +, +but +others +striving +to +do +the +same +compressed +it +, +sometimes +destroyed +it +, +and +sometimes +merged +with +it +. +“ +That +is +life +, +” +said +the +old +teacher +. +“ +How +simple +and +clear +it +is +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +How +is +it +I +did +not +know +it +before +? +” +“ +God +is +in +the +midst +, +and +each +drop +tries +to +expand +so +as +to +reflect +Him +to +the +greatest +extent +. +And +it +grows +, +merges +, +disappears +from +the +surface +, +sinks +to +the +depths +, +and +again +emerges +. +There +now +, +Karatáev +has +spread +out +and +disappeared +. +Do +you +understand +, +my +child +? +” +said +the +teacher +. +“ +Do +you +understand +, +damn +you +? +” +shouted +a +voice +, +and +Pierre +woke +up +. +He +lifted +himself +and +sat +up +. +A +Frenchman +who +had +just +pushed +a +Russian +soldier +away +was +squatting +by +the +fire +, +engaged +in +roasting +a +piece +of +meat +stuck +on +a +ramrod +. +His +sleeves +were +rolled +up +and +his +sinewy +, +hairy +, +red +hands +with +their +short +fingers +deftly +turned +the +ramrod +. +His +brown +morose +face +with +frowning +brows +was +clearly +visible +by +the +glow +of +the +charcoal +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +the +same +to +him +, +” +he +muttered +, +turning +quickly +to +a +soldier +who +stood +behind +him +. +“ +Brigand +! +Get +away +! +” +And +twisting +the +ramrod +he +looked +gloomily +at +Pierre +, +who +turned +away +and +gazed +into +the +darkness +. +A +prisoner +, +the +Russian +soldier +the +Frenchman +had +pushed +away +, +was +sitting +near +the +fire +patting +something +with +his +hand +. +Looking +more +closely +Pierre +recognized +the +blue-gray +dog +, +sitting +beside +the +soldier +, +wagging +its +tail +. +“ +Ah +, +he +’ +s +come +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +And +Plat— +” +he +began +, +but +did +not +finish +. +Suddenly +and +simultaneously +a +crowd +of +memories +awoke +in +his +fancy—of +the +look +Platón +had +given +him +as +he +sat +under +the +tree +, +of +the +shot +heard +from +that +spot +, +of +the +dog +’ +s +howl +, +of +the +guilty +faces +of +the +two +Frenchmen +as +they +ran +past +him +, +of +the +lowered +and +smoking +gun +, +and +of +Karatáev +’ +s +absence +at +this +halt—and +he +was +on +the +point +of +realizing +that +Karatáev +had +been +killed +, +but +just +at +that +instant +, +he +knew +not +why +, +the +recollection +came +to +his +mind +of +a +summer +evening +he +had +spent +with +a +beautiful +Polish +lady +on +the +veranda +of +his +house +in +Kiev +. +And +without +linking +up +the +events +of +the +day +or +drawing +a +conclusion +from +them +, +Pierre +closed +his +eyes +, +seeing +a +vision +of +the +country +in +summertime +mingled +with +memories +of +bathing +and +of +the +liquid +, +vibrating +globe +, +and +he +sank +into +water +so +that +it +closed +over +his +head +. +Before +sunrise +he +was +awakened +by +shouts +and +loud +and +rapid +firing +. +French +soldiers +were +running +past +him +. +“ +The +Cossacks +! +” +one +of +them +shouted +, +and +a +moment +later +a +crowd +of +Russians +surrounded +Pierre +. +For +a +long +time +he +could +not +understand +what +was +happening +to +him +. +All +around +he +heard +his +comrades +sobbing +with +joy +. +“ +Brothers +! +Dear +fellows +! +Darlings +! +” +old +soldiers +exclaimed +, +weeping +, +as +they +embraced +Cossacks +and +hussars +. +The +hussars +and +Cossacks +crowded +round +the +prisoners +; +one +offered +them +clothes +, +another +boots +, +and +a +third +bread +. +Pierre +sobbed +as +he +sat +among +them +and +could +not +utter +a +word +. +He +hugged +the +first +soldier +who +approached +him +, +and +kissed +him +, +weeping +. +Dólokhov +stood +at +the +gate +of +the +ruined +house +, +letting +a +crowd +of +disarmed +Frenchmen +pass +by +. +The +French +, +excited +by +all +that +had +happened +, +were +talking +loudly +among +themselves +, +but +as +they +passed +Dólokhov +who +gently +switched +his +boots +with +his +whip +and +watched +them +with +cold +glassy +eyes +that +boded +no +good +, +they +became +silent +. +On +the +opposite +side +stood +Dólokhov +’ +s +Cossack +, +counting +the +prisoners +and +marking +off +each +hundred +with +a +chalk +line +on +the +gate +. +“ +How +many +? +” +Dólokhov +asked +the +Cossack +. +“ +The +second +hundred +, +” +replied +the +Cossack +. +“ +Filez +, +filez +! +” +* +Dólokhov +kept +saying +, +having +adopted +this +expression +from +the +French +, +and +when +his +eyes +met +those +of +the +prisoners +they +flashed +with +a +cruel +light +. +* +“ +Get +along +, +get +along +! +” +Denísov +, +bareheaded +and +with +a +gloomy +face +, +walked +behind +some +Cossacks +who +were +carrying +the +body +of +Pétya +Rostóv +to +a +hole +that +had +been +dug +in +the +garden +. +CHAPTER +XVI +After +the +twenty-eighth +of +October +when +the +frosts +began +, +the +flight +of +the +French +assumed +a +still +more +tragic +character +, +with +men +freezing +, +or +roasting +themselves +to +death +at +the +campfires +, +while +carriages +with +people +dressed +in +furs +continued +to +drive +past +, +carrying +away +the +property +that +had +been +stolen +by +the +Emperor +, +kings +, +and +dukes +; +but +the +process +of +the +flight +and +disintegration +of +the +French +army +went +on +essentially +as +before +. +From +Moscow +to +Vyázma +the +French +army +of +seventy-three +thousand +men +not +reckoning +the +Guards +( +who +did +nothing +during +the +whole +war +but +pillage +) +was +reduced +to +thirty-six +thousand +, +though +not +more +than +five +thousand +had +fallen +in +battle +. +From +this +beginning +the +succeeding +terms +of +the +progression +could +be +determined +mathematically +. +The +French +army +melted +away +and +perished +at +the +same +rate +from +Moscow +to +Vyázma +, +from +Vyázma +to +Smolénsk +, +from +Smolénsk +to +the +Berëzina +, +and +from +the +Berëzina +to +Vílna—independently +of +the +greater +or +lesser +intensity +of +the +cold +, +the +pursuit +, +the +barring +of +the +way +, +or +any +other +particular +conditions +. +Beyond +Vyázma +the +French +army +instead +of +moving +in +three +columns +huddled +together +into +one +mass +, +and +so +went +on +to +the +end +. +Berthier +wrote +to +his +Emperor +( +we +know +how +far +commanding +officers +allow +themselves +to +diverge +from +the +truth +in +describing +the +condition +of +an +army +) +and +this +is +what +he +said +: +I +deem +it +my +duty +to +report +to +Your +Majesty +the +condition +of +the +various +corps +I +have +had +occasion +to +observe +during +different +stages +of +the +last +two +or +three +days +’ +march +. +They +are +almost +disbanded +. +Scarcely +a +quarter +of +the +soldiers +remain +with +the +standards +of +their +regiments +, +the +others +go +off +by +themselves +in +different +directions +hoping +to +find +food +and +escape +discipline +. +In +general +they +regard +Smolénsk +as +the +place +where +they +hope +to +recover +. +During +the +last +few +days +many +of +the +men +have +been +seen +to +throw +away +their +cartridges +and +their +arms +. +In +such +a +state +of +affairs +, +whatever +your +ultimate +plans +may +be +, +the +interest +of +Your +Majesty +’ +s +service +demands +that +the +army +should +be +rallied +at +Smolénsk +and +should +first +of +all +be +freed +from +ineffectives +, +such +as +dismounted +cavalry +, +unnecessary +baggage +, +and +artillery +material +that +is +no +longer +in +proportion +to +the +present +forces +. +The +soldiers +, +who +are +worn +out +with +hunger +and +fatigue +, +need +these +supplies +as +well +as +a +few +days +’ +rest +. +Many +have +died +these +last +days +on +the +road +or +at +the +bivouacs +. +This +state +of +things +is +continually +becoming +worse +and +makes +one +fear +that +unless +a +prompt +remedy +is +applied +the +troops +will +no +longer +be +under +control +in +case +of +an +engagement +. +November +9 +: +twenty +miles +from +Smolénsk +. +After +staggering +into +Smolénsk +which +seemed +to +them +a +promised +land +, +the +French +, +searching +for +food +, +killed +one +another +, +sacked +their +own +stores +, +and +when +everything +had +been +plundered +fled +farther +. +They +all +went +without +knowing +whither +or +why +they +were +going +. +Still +less +did +that +genius +, +Napoleon +, +know +it +, +for +no +one +issued +any +orders +to +him +. +But +still +he +and +those +about +him +retained +their +old +habits +: +wrote +commands +, +letters +, +reports +, +and +orders +of +the +day +; +called +one +another +sire +, +mon +cousin +, +prince +d +’ +Eckmühl +, +roi +de +Naples +, +and +so +on +. +But +these +orders +and +reports +were +only +on +paper +, +nothing +in +them +was +acted +upon +for +they +could +not +be +carried +out +, +and +though +they +entitled +one +another +Majesties +, +Highnesses +, +or +Cousins +, +they +all +felt +that +they +were +miserable +wretches +who +had +done +much +evil +for +which +they +had +now +to +pay +. +And +though +they +pretended +to +be +concerned +about +the +army +, +each +was +thinking +only +of +himself +and +of +how +to +get +away +quickly +and +save +himself +. +CHAPTER +XVII +The +movements +of +the +Russian +and +French +armies +during +the +campaign +from +Moscow +back +to +the +Niemen +were +like +those +in +a +game +of +Russian +blindman +’ +s +buff +, +in +which +two +players +are +blindfolded +and +one +of +them +occasionally +rings +a +little +bell +to +inform +the +catcher +of +his +whereabouts +. +First +he +rings +his +bell +fearlessly +, +but +when +he +gets +into +a +tight +place +he +runs +away +as +quietly +as +he +can +, +and +often +thinking +to +escape +runs +straight +into +his +opponent +’ +s +arms +. +At +first +while +they +were +still +moving +along +the +Kalúga +road +, +Napoleon +’ +s +armies +made +their +presence +known +, +but +later +when +they +reached +the +Smolénsk +road +they +ran +holding +the +clapper +of +their +bell +tight—and +often +thinking +they +were +escaping +ran +right +into +the +Russians +. +Owing +to +the +rapidity +of +the +French +flight +and +the +Russian +pursuit +and +the +consequent +exhaustion +of +the +horses +, +the +chief +means +of +approximately +ascertaining +the +enemy +’ +s +position—by +cavalry +scouting—was +not +available +. +Besides +, +as +a +result +of +the +frequent +and +rapid +change +of +position +by +each +army +, +even +what +information +was +obtained +could +not +be +delivered +in +time +. +If +news +was +received +one +day +that +the +enemy +had +been +in +a +certain +position +the +day +before +, +by +the +third +day +when +something +could +have +been +done +, +that +army +was +already +two +days +’ +march +farther +on +and +in +quite +another +position +. +One +army +fled +and +the +other +pursued +. +Beyond +Smolénsk +there +were +several +different +roads +available +for +the +French +, +and +one +would +have +thought +that +during +their +stay +of +four +days +they +might +have +learned +where +the +enemy +was +, +might +have +arranged +some +more +advantageous +plan +and +undertaken +something +new +. +But +after +a +four +days +’ +halt +the +mob +, +with +no +maneuvers +or +plans +, +again +began +running +along +the +beaten +track +, +neither +to +the +right +nor +to +the +left +but +along +the +old—the +worst—road +, +through +Krásnoe +and +Orshá +. +Expecting +the +enemy +from +behind +and +not +in +front +, +the +French +separated +in +their +flight +and +spread +out +over +a +distance +of +twenty-four +hours +. +In +front +of +them +all +fled +the +Emperor +, +then +the +kings +, +then +the +dukes +. +The +Russian +army +, +expecting +Napoleon +to +take +the +road +to +the +right +beyond +the +Dnieper—which +was +the +only +reasonable +thing +for +him +to +do—themselves +turned +to +the +right +and +came +out +onto +the +highroad +at +Krásnoe +. +And +here +as +in +a +game +of +blindman +’ +s +buff +the +French +ran +into +our +vanguard +. +Seeing +their +enemy +unexpectedly +the +French +fell +into +confusion +and +stopped +short +from +the +sudden +fright +, +but +then +they +resumed +their +flight +, +abandoning +their +comrades +who +were +farther +behind +. +Then +for +three +days +separate +portions +of +the +French +army—first +Murat +’ +s +( +the +vice-king +’ +s +) +, +then +Davout +’ +s +, +and +then +Ney +’ +s—ran +, +as +it +were +, +the +gauntlet +of +the +Russian +army +. +They +abandoned +one +another +, +abandoned +all +their +heavy +baggage +, +their +artillery +, +and +half +their +men +, +and +fled +, +getting +past +the +Russians +by +night +by +making +semicircles +to +the +right +. +Ney +, +who +came +last +, +had +been +busying +himself +blowing +up +the +walls +of +Smolénsk +which +were +in +nobody +’ +s +way +, +because +despite +the +unfortunate +plight +of +the +French +or +because +of +it +, +they +wished +to +punish +the +floor +against +which +they +had +hurt +themselves +. +Ney +, +who +had +had +a +corps +of +ten +thousand +men +, +reached +Napoleon +at +Orshá +with +only +one +thousand +men +left +, +having +abandoned +all +the +rest +and +all +his +cannon +, +and +having +crossed +the +Dnieper +at +night +by +stealth +at +a +wooded +spot +. +From +Orshá +they +fled +farther +along +the +road +to +Vílna +, +still +playing +at +blindman +’ +s +buff +with +the +pursuing +army +. +At +the +Berëzina +they +again +became +disorganized +, +many +were +drowned +and +many +surrendered +, +but +those +who +got +across +the +river +fled +farther +. +Their +supreme +chief +donned +a +fur +coat +and +, +having +seated +himself +in +a +sleigh +, +galloped +on +alone +, +abandoning +his +companions +. +The +others +who +could +do +so +drove +away +too +, +leaving +those +who +could +not +to +surrender +or +die +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +This +campaign +consisted +in +a +flight +of +the +French +during +which +they +did +all +they +could +to +destroy +themselves +. +From +the +time +they +turned +onto +the +Kalúga +road +to +the +day +their +leader +fled +from +the +army +, +none +of +the +movements +of +the +crowd +had +any +sense +. +So +one +might +have +thought +that +regarding +this +period +of +the +campaign +the +historians +, +who +attributed +the +actions +of +the +mass +to +the +will +of +one +man +, +would +have +found +it +impossible +to +make +the +story +of +the +retreat +fit +their +theory +. +But +no +! +Mountains +of +books +have +been +written +by +the +historians +about +this +campaign +, +and +everywhere +are +described +Napoleon +’ +s +arrangements +, +the +maneuvers +, +and +his +profound +plans +which +guided +the +army +, +as +well +as +the +military +genius +shown +by +his +marshals +. +The +retreat +from +Málo-Yaroslávets +when +he +had +a +free +road +into +a +well-supplied +district +and +the +parallel +road +was +open +to +him +along +which +Kutúzov +afterwards +pursued +him—this +unnecessary +retreat +along +a +devastated +road—is +explained +to +us +as +being +due +to +profound +considerations +. +Similarly +profound +considerations +are +given +for +his +retreat +from +Smolénsk +to +Orshá +. +Then +his +heroism +at +Krásnoe +is +described +, +where +he +is +reported +to +have +been +prepared +to +accept +battle +and +take +personal +command +, +and +to +have +walked +about +with +a +birch +stick +and +said +: +“ +J +’ +ai +assez +fait +l +’ +empereur +; +il +est +temps +de +faire +le +général +, +” +* +but +nevertheless +immediately +ran +away +again +, +abandoning +to +its +fate +the +scattered +fragments +of +the +army +he +left +behind +. +* +“ +I +have +acted +the +Emperor +long +enough +; +it +is +time +to +act +the +general. +” +Then +we +are +told +of +the +greatness +of +soul +of +the +marshals +, +especially +of +Ney—a +greatness +of +soul +consisting +in +this +: +that +he +made +his +way +by +night +around +through +the +forest +and +across +the +Dnieper +and +escaped +to +Orshá +, +abandoning +standards +, +artillery +, +and +nine +tenths +of +his +men +. +And +lastly +, +the +final +departure +of +the +great +Emperor +from +his +heroic +army +is +presented +to +us +by +the +historians +as +something +great +and +characteristic +of +genius +. +Even +that +final +running +away +, +described +in +ordinary +language +as +the +lowest +depth +of +baseness +which +every +child +is +taught +to +be +ashamed +of—even +that +act +finds +justification +in +the +historians +’ +language +. +When +it +is +impossible +to +stretch +the +very +elastic +threads +of +historical +ratiocination +any +farther +, +when +actions +are +clearly +contrary +to +all +that +humanity +calls +right +or +even +just +, +the +historians +produce +a +saving +conception +of +“ +greatness. +” +“ +Greatness +, +” +it +seems +, +excludes +the +standards +of +right +and +wrong +. +For +the +“ +great +” +man +nothing +is +wrong +, +there +is +no +atrocity +for +which +a +“ +great +” +man +can +be +blamed +. +“ +C +’ +est +grand +! +” +* +say +the +historians +, +and +there +no +longer +exists +either +good +or +evil +but +only +“ +grand +” +and +“ +not +grand. +” +Grand +is +good +, +not +grand +is +bad +. +Grand +is +the +characteristic +, +in +their +conception +, +of +some +special +animals +called +“ +heroes. +” +And +Napoleon +, +escaping +home +in +a +warm +fur +coat +and +leaving +to +perish +those +who +were +not +merely +his +comrades +but +were +( +in +his +opinion +) +men +he +had +brought +there +, +feels +que +c +’ +est +grand +, +* +( +2 +) +and +his +soul +is +tranquil +. +* +“ +It +is +great. +” +* +( +2 +) +That +it +is +great +. +“ +Du +sublime +( +he +saw +something +sublime +in +himself +) +au +ridicule +il +n +’ +y +a +qu +’ +un +pas +, +” +* +said +he +. +And +the +whole +world +for +fifty +years +has +been +repeating +: +“ +Sublime +! +Grand +! +Napoléon +le +Grand +! +” +Du +sublime +au +ridicule +il +n +’ +y +a +qu +’ +un +pas +. +* +“ +From +the +sublime +to +the +ridiculous +is +but +a +step. +” +And +it +occurs +to +no +one +that +to +admit +a +greatness +not +commensurable +with +the +standard +of +right +and +wrong +is +merely +to +admit +one +’ +s +own +nothingness +and +immeasurable +meanness +. +For +us +with +the +standard +of +good +and +evil +given +us +by +Christ +, +no +human +actions +are +incommensurable +. +And +there +is +no +greatness +where +simplicity +, +goodness +, +and +truth +are +absent +. +CHAPTER +XIX +What +Russian +, +reading +the +account +of +the +last +part +of +the +campaign +of +1812 +, +has +not +experienced +an +uncomfortable +feeling +of +regret +, +dissatisfaction +, +and +perplexity +? +Who +has +not +asked +himself +how +it +is +that +the +French +were +not +all +captured +or +destroyed +when +our +three +armies +surrounded +them +in +superior +numbers +, +when +the +disordered +French +, +hungry +and +freezing +, +surrendered +in +crowds +, +and +when +( +as +the +historians +relate +) +the +aim +of +the +Russians +was +to +stop +the +French +, +to +cut +them +off +, +and +capture +them +all +? +How +was +it +that +the +Russian +army +, +which +when +numerically +weaker +than +the +French +had +given +battle +at +Borodinó +, +did +not +achieve +its +purpose +when +it +had +surrounded +the +French +on +three +sides +and +when +its +aim +was +to +capture +them +? +Can +the +French +be +so +enormously +superior +to +us +that +when +we +had +surrounded +them +with +superior +forces +we +could +not +beat +them +? +How +could +that +happen +? +History +( +or +what +is +called +by +that +name +) +replying +to +these +questions +says +that +this +occurred +because +Kutúzov +and +Tormásov +and +Chichagóv +, +and +this +man +and +that +man +, +did +not +execute +such +and +such +maneuvers +... +. +But +why +did +they +not +execute +those +maneuvers +? +And +why +if +they +were +guilty +of +not +carrying +out +a +prearranged +plan +were +they +not +tried +and +punished +? +But +even +if +we +admitted +that +Kutúzov +, +Chichagóv +, +and +others +were +the +cause +of +the +Russian +failures +, +it +is +still +incomprehensible +why +, +the +position +of +the +Russian +army +being +what +it +was +at +Krásnoe +and +at +the +Berëzina +( +in +both +cases +we +had +superior +forces +) +, +the +French +army +with +its +marshals +, +kings +, +and +Emperor +was +not +captured +, +if +that +was +what +the +Russians +aimed +at +. +The +explanation +of +this +strange +fact +given +by +Russian +military +historians +( +to +the +effect +that +Kutúzov +hindered +an +attack +) +is +unfounded +, +for +we +know +that +he +could +not +restrain +the +troops +from +attacking +at +Vyázma +and +Tarútino +. +Why +was +the +Russian +army—which +with +inferior +forces +had +withstood +the +enemy +in +full +strength +at +Borodinó—defeated +at +Krásnoe +and +the +Berëzina +by +the +disorganized +crowds +of +the +French +when +it +was +numerically +superior +? +If +the +aim +of +the +Russians +consisted +in +cutting +off +and +capturing +Napoleon +and +his +marshals—and +that +aim +was +not +merely +frustrated +but +all +attempts +to +attain +it +were +most +shamefully +baffled—then +this +last +period +of +the +campaign +is +quite +rightly +considered +by +the +French +to +be +a +series +of +victories +, +and +quite +wrongly +considered +victorious +by +Russian +historians +. +The +Russian +military +historians +in +so +far +as +they +submit +to +claims +of +logic +must +admit +that +conclusion +, +and +in +spite +of +their +lyrical +rhapsodies +about +valor +, +devotion +, +and +so +forth +, +must +reluctantly +admit +that +the +French +retreat +from +Moscow +was +a +series +of +victories +for +Napoleon +and +defeats +for +Kutúzov +. +But +putting +national +vanity +entirely +aside +one +feels +that +such +a +conclusion +involves +a +contradiction +, +since +the +series +of +French +victories +brought +the +French +complete +destruction +, +while +the +series +of +Russian +defeats +led +to +the +total +destruction +of +their +enemy +and +the +liberation +of +their +country +. +The +source +of +this +contradiction +lies +in +the +fact +that +the +historians +studying +the +events +from +the +letters +of +the +sovereigns +and +the +generals +, +from +memoirs +, +reports +, +projects +, +and +so +forth +, +have +attributed +to +this +last +period +of +the +war +of +1812 +an +aim +that +never +existed +, +namely +that +of +cutting +off +and +capturing +Napoleon +with +his +marshals +and +his +army +. +There +never +was +or +could +have +been +such +an +aim +, +for +it +would +have +been +senseless +and +its +attainment +quite +impossible +. +It +would +have +been +senseless +, +first +because +Napoleon +’ +s +disorganized +army +was +flying +from +Russia +with +all +possible +speed +, +that +is +to +say +, +was +doing +just +what +every +Russian +desired +. +So +what +was +the +use +of +performing +various +operations +on +the +French +who +were +running +away +as +fast +as +they +possibly +could +? +Secondly +, +it +would +have +been +senseless +to +block +the +passage +of +men +whose +whole +energy +was +directed +to +flight +. +Thirdly +, +it +would +have +been +senseless +to +sacrifice +one +’ +s +own +troops +in +order +to +destroy +the +French +army +, +which +without +external +interference +was +destroying +itself +at +such +a +rate +that +, +though +its +path +was +not +blocked +, +it +could +not +carry +across +the +frontier +more +than +it +actually +did +in +December +, +namely +a +hundredth +part +of +the +original +army +. +Fourthly +, +it +would +have +been +senseless +to +wish +to +take +captive +the +Emperor +, +kings +, +and +dukes—whose +capture +would +have +been +in +the +highest +degree +embarrassing +for +the +Russians +, +as +the +most +adroit +diplomatists +of +the +time +( +Joseph +de +Maistre +and +others +) +recognized +. +Still +more +senseless +would +have +been +the +wish +to +capture +army +corps +of +the +French +, +when +our +own +army +had +melted +away +to +half +before +reaching +Krásnoe +and +a +whole +division +would +have +been +needed +to +convoy +the +corps +of +prisoners +, +and +when +our +men +were +not +always +getting +full +rations +and +the +prisoners +already +taken +were +perishing +of +hunger +. +All +the +profound +plans +about +cutting +off +and +capturing +Napoleon +and +his +army +were +like +the +plan +of +a +market +gardener +who +, +when +driving +out +of +his +garden +a +cow +that +had +trampled +down +the +beds +he +had +planted +, +should +run +to +the +gate +and +hit +the +cow +on +the +head +. +The +only +thing +to +be +said +in +excuse +of +that +gardener +would +be +that +he +was +very +angry +. +But +not +even +that +could +be +said +for +those +who +drew +up +this +project +, +for +it +was +not +they +who +had +suffered +from +the +trampled +beds +. +But +besides +the +fact +that +cutting +off +Napoleon +with +his +army +would +have +been +senseless +, +it +was +impossible +. +It +was +impossible +first +because—as +experience +shows +that +a +three-mile +movement +of +columns +on +a +battlefield +never +coincides +with +the +plans—the +probability +of +Chichagóv +, +Kutúzov +, +and +Wittgenstein +effecting +a +junction +on +time +at +an +appointed +place +was +so +remote +as +to +be +tantamount +to +impossibility +, +as +in +fact +thought +Kutúzov +, +who +when +he +received +the +plan +remarked +that +diversions +planned +over +great +distances +do +not +yield +the +desired +results +. +Secondly +it +was +impossible +, +because +to +paralyze +the +momentum +with +which +Napoleon +’ +s +army +was +retiring +, +incomparably +greater +forces +than +the +Russians +possessed +would +have +been +required +. +Thirdly +it +was +impossible +, +because +the +military +term +“ +to +cut +off +” +has +no +meaning +. +One +can +cut +off +a +slice +of +bread +, +but +not +an +army +. +To +cut +off +an +army—to +bar +its +road—is +quite +impossible +, +for +there +is +always +plenty +of +room +to +avoid +capture +and +there +is +the +night +when +nothing +can +be +seen +, +as +the +military +scientists +might +convince +themselves +by +the +example +of +Krásnoe +and +of +the +Berëzina +. +It +is +only +possible +to +capture +prisoners +if +they +agree +to +be +captured +, +just +as +it +is +only +possible +to +catch +a +swallow +if +it +settles +on +one +’ +s +hand +. +Men +can +only +be +taken +prisoners +if +they +surrender +according +to +the +rules +of +strategy +and +tactics +, +as +the +Germans +did +. +But +the +French +troops +quite +rightly +did +not +consider +that +this +suited +them +, +since +death +by +hunger +and +cold +awaited +them +in +flight +or +captivity +alike +. +Fourthly +and +chiefly +it +was +impossible +, +because +never +since +the +world +began +has +a +war +been +fought +under +such +conditions +as +those +that +obtained +in +1812 +, +and +the +Russian +army +in +its +pursuit +of +the +French +strained +its +strength +to +the +utmost +and +could +not +have +done +more +without +destroying +itself +. +During +the +movement +of +the +Russian +army +from +Tarútino +to +Krásnoe +it +lost +fifty +thousand +sick +or +stragglers +, +that +is +a +number +equal +to +the +population +of +a +large +provincial +town +. +Half +the +men +fell +out +of +the +army +without +a +battle +. +And +it +is +of +this +period +of +the +campaign—when +the +army +lacked +boots +and +sheepskin +coats +, +was +short +of +provisions +and +without +vodka +, +and +was +camping +out +at +night +for +months +in +the +snow +with +fifteen +degrees +of +frost +, +when +there +were +only +seven +or +eight +hours +of +daylight +and +the +rest +was +night +in +which +the +influence +of +discipline +can +not +be +maintained +, +when +men +were +taken +into +that +region +of +death +where +discipline +fails +, +not +for +a +few +hours +only +as +in +a +battle +, +but +for +months +, +where +they +were +every +moment +fighting +death +from +hunger +and +cold +, +when +half +the +army +perished +in +a +single +month—it +is +of +this +period +of +the +campaign +that +the +historians +tell +us +how +Milorádovich +should +have +made +a +flank +march +to +such +and +such +a +place +, +Tormásov +to +another +place +, +and +Chichagóv +should +have +crossed +( +more +than +knee-deep +in +snow +) +to +somewhere +else +, +and +how +so-and-so +“ +routed +” +and +“ +cut +off +” +the +French +and +so +on +and +so +on +. +The +Russians +, +half +of +whom +died +, +did +all +that +could +and +should +have +been +done +to +attain +an +end +worthy +of +the +nation +, +and +they +are +not +to +blame +because +other +Russians +, +sitting +in +warm +rooms +, +proposed +that +they +should +do +what +was +impossible +. +All +that +strange +contradiction +now +difficult +to +understand +between +the +facts +and +the +historical +accounts +only +arises +because +the +historians +dealing +with +the +matter +have +written +the +history +of +the +beautiful +words +and +sentiments +of +various +generals +, +and +not +the +history +of +the +events +. +To +them +the +words +of +Milorádovich +seem +very +interesting +, +and +so +do +their +surmises +and +the +rewards +this +or +that +general +received +; +but +the +question +of +those +fifty +thousand +men +who +were +left +in +hospitals +and +in +graves +does +not +even +interest +them +, +for +it +does +not +come +within +the +range +of +their +investigation +. +Yet +one +need +only +discard +the +study +of +the +reports +and +general +plans +and +consider +the +movement +of +those +hundreds +of +thousands +of +men +who +took +a +direct +part +in +the +events +, +and +all +the +questions +that +seemed +insoluble +easily +and +simply +receive +an +immediate +and +certain +solution +. +The +aim +of +cutting +off +Napoleon +and +his +army +never +existed +except +in +the +imaginations +of +a +dozen +people +. +It +could +not +exist +because +it +was +senseless +and +unattainable +. +The +people +had +a +single +aim +: +to +free +their +land +from +invasion +. +That +aim +was +attained +in +the +first +place +of +itself +, +as +the +French +ran +away +, +and +so +it +was +only +necessary +not +to +stop +their +flight +. +Secondly +it +was +attained +by +the +guerrilla +warfare +which +was +destroying +the +French +, +and +thirdly +by +the +fact +that +a +large +Russian +army +was +following +the +French +, +ready +to +use +its +strength +in +case +their +movement +stopped +. +The +Russian +army +had +to +act +like +a +whip +to +a +running +animal +. +And +the +experienced +driver +knew +it +was +better +to +hold +the +whip +raised +as +a +menace +than +to +strike +the +running +animal +on +the +head +. +BOOK +FIFTEEN +: +1812 +- +13 +CHAPTER +I +When +seeing +a +dying +animal +a +man +feels +a +sense +of +horror +: +substance +similar +to +his +own +is +perishing +before +his +eyes +. +But +when +it +is +a +beloved +and +intimate +human +being +that +is +dying +, +besides +this +horror +at +the +extinction +of +life +there +is +a +severance +, +a +spiritual +wound +, +which +like +a +physical +wound +is +sometimes +fatal +and +sometimes +heals +, +but +always +aches +and +shrinks +at +any +external +irritating +touch +. +After +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +death +Natásha +and +Princess +Mary +alike +felt +this +. +Drooping +in +spirit +and +closing +their +eyes +before +the +menacing +cloud +of +death +that +overhung +them +, +they +dared +not +look +life +in +the +face +. +They +carefully +guarded +their +open +wounds +from +any +rough +and +painful +contact +. +Everything +: +a +carriage +passing +rapidly +in +the +street +, +a +summons +to +dinner +, +the +maid +’ +s +inquiry +what +dress +to +prepare +, +or +worse +still +any +word +of +insincere +or +feeble +sympathy +, +seemed +an +insult +, +painfully +irritated +the +wound +, +interrupting +that +necessary +quiet +in +which +they +both +tried +to +listen +to +the +stern +and +dreadful +choir +that +still +resounded +in +their +imagination +, +and +hindered +their +gazing +into +those +mysterious +limitless +vistas +that +for +an +instant +had +opened +out +before +them +. +Only +when +alone +together +were +they +free +from +such +outrage +and +pain +. +They +spoke +little +even +to +one +another +, +and +when +they +did +it +was +of +very +unimportant +matters +. +Both +avoided +any +allusion +to +the +future +. +To +admit +the +possibility +of +a +future +seemed +to +them +to +insult +his +memory +. +Still +more +carefully +did +they +avoid +anything +relating +to +him +who +was +dead +. +It +seemed +to +them +that +what +they +had +lived +through +and +experienced +could +not +be +expressed +in +words +, +and +that +any +reference +to +the +details +of +his +life +infringed +the +majesty +and +sacredness +of +the +mystery +that +had +been +accomplished +before +their +eyes +. +Continued +abstention +from +speech +, +and +constant +avoidance +of +everything +that +might +lead +up +to +the +subject—this +halting +on +all +sides +at +the +boundary +of +what +they +might +not +mention—brought +before +their +minds +with +still +greater +purity +and +clearness +what +they +were +both +feeling +. +But +pure +and +complete +sorrow +is +as +impossible +as +pure +and +complete +joy +. +Princess +Mary +, +in +her +position +as +absolute +and +independent +arbiter +of +her +own +fate +and +guardian +and +instructor +of +her +nephew +, +was +the +first +to +be +called +back +to +life +from +that +realm +of +sorrow +in +which +she +had +dwelt +for +the +first +fortnight +. +She +received +letters +from +her +relations +to +which +she +had +to +reply +; +the +room +in +which +little +Nicholas +had +been +put +was +damp +and +he +began +to +cough +; +Alpátych +came +to +Yaroslávl +with +reports +on +the +state +of +their +affairs +and +with +advice +and +suggestions +that +they +should +return +to +Moscow +to +the +house +on +the +Vozdvízhenka +Street +, +which +had +remained +uninjured +and +needed +only +slight +repairs +. +Life +did +not +stand +still +and +it +was +necessary +to +live +. +Hard +as +it +was +for +Princess +Mary +to +emerge +from +the +realm +of +secluded +contemplation +in +which +she +had +lived +till +then +, +and +sorry +and +almost +ashamed +as +she +felt +to +leave +Natásha +alone +, +yet +the +cares +of +life +demanded +her +attention +and +she +involuntarily +yielded +to +them +. +She +went +through +the +accounts +with +Alpátych +, +conferred +with +Dessalles +about +her +nephew +, +and +gave +orders +and +made +preparations +for +the +journey +to +Moscow +. +Natásha +remained +alone +and +, +from +the +time +Princess +Mary +began +making +preparations +for +departure +, +held +aloof +from +her +too +. +Princess +Mary +asked +the +countess +to +let +Natásha +go +with +her +to +Moscow +, +and +both +parents +gladly +accepted +this +offer +, +for +they +saw +their +daughter +losing +strength +every +day +and +thought +that +a +change +of +scene +and +the +advice +of +Moscow +doctors +would +be +good +for +her +. +“ +I +am +not +going +anywhere +, +” +Natásha +replied +when +this +was +proposed +to +her +. +“ +Do +please +just +leave +me +alone +! +” +And +she +ran +out +of +the +room +, +with +difficulty +refraining +from +tears +of +vexation +and +irritation +rather +than +of +sorrow +. +After +she +felt +herself +deserted +by +Princes +Mary +and +alone +in +her +grief +, +Natásha +spent +most +of +the +time +in +her +room +by +herself +, +sitting +huddled +up +feet +and +all +in +the +corner +of +the +sofa +, +tearing +and +twisting +something +with +her +slender +nervous +fingers +and +gazing +intently +and +fixedly +at +whatever +her +eyes +chanced +to +fall +on +. +This +solitude +exhausted +and +tormented +her +but +she +was +in +absolute +need +of +it +. +As +soon +as +anyone +entered +she +got +up +quickly +, +changed +her +position +and +expression +, +and +picked +up +a +book +or +some +sewing +, +evidently +waiting +impatiently +for +the +intruder +to +go +. +She +felt +all +the +time +as +if +she +might +at +any +moment +penetrate +that +on +which—with +a +terrible +questioning +too +great +for +her +strength—her +spiritual +gaze +was +fixed +. +One +day +toward +the +end +of +December +Natásha +, +pale +and +thin +, +dressed +in +a +black +woolen +gown +, +her +plaited +hair +negligently +twisted +into +a +knot +, +was +crouched +feet +and +all +in +the +corner +of +her +sofa +, +nervously +crumpling +and +smoothing +out +the +end +of +her +sash +while +she +looked +at +a +corner +of +the +door +. +She +was +gazing +in +the +direction +in +which +he +had +gone—to +the +other +side +of +life +. +And +that +other +side +of +life +, +of +which +she +had +never +before +thought +and +which +had +formerly +seemed +to +her +so +far +away +and +improbable +, +was +now +nearer +and +more +akin +and +more +comprehensible +than +this +side +of +life +, +where +everything +was +either +emptiness +and +desolation +or +suffering +and +indignity +. +She +was +gazing +where +she +knew +him +to +be +; +but +she +could +not +imagine +him +otherwise +than +as +he +had +been +here +. +She +now +saw +him +again +as +he +had +been +at +Mytíshchi +, +at +Tróitsa +, +and +at +Yaroslávl +. +She +saw +his +face +, +heard +his +voice +, +repeated +his +words +and +her +own +, +and +sometimes +devised +other +words +they +might +have +spoken +. +There +he +is +lying +back +in +an +armchair +in +his +velvet +cloak +, +leaning +his +head +on +his +thin +pale +hand +. +His +chest +is +dreadfully +hollow +and +his +shoulders +raised +. +His +lips +are +firmly +closed +, +his +eyes +glitter +, +and +a +wrinkle +comes +and +goes +on +his +pale +forehead +. +One +of +his +legs +twitches +just +perceptibly +, +but +rapidly +. +Natásha +knows +that +he +is +struggling +with +terrible +pain +. +“ +What +is +that +pain +like +? +Why +does +he +have +that +pain +? +What +does +he +feel +? +How +does +it +hurt +him +? +” +thought +Natásha +. +He +noticed +her +watching +him +, +raised +his +eyes +, +and +began +to +speak +seriously +: +“ +One +thing +would +be +terrible +, +” +said +he +: +“ +to +bind +oneself +forever +to +a +suffering +man +. +It +would +be +continual +torture. +” +And +he +looked +searchingly +at +her +. +Natásha +as +usual +answered +before +she +had 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+die +continually +before +my +eyes +, +I +should +have +been +happy +compared +with +what +I +am +now +. +Now +there +is +nothing +... +nobody +. +Did +he +know +that +? +No +, +he +did +not +and +never +will +know +it +. +And +now +it +will +never +, +never +be +possible +to +put +it +right. +” +And +now +he +again +seemed +to +be +saying +the +same +words +to +her +, +only +in +her +imagination +Natásha +this +time +gave +him +a +different +answer +. +She +stopped +him +and +said +: +“ +Terrible +for +you +, +but +not +for +me +! +You +know +that +for +me +there +is +nothing +in +life +but +you +, +and +to +suffer +with +you +is +the +greatest +happiness +for +me +, +” +and +he +took +her +hand +and +pressed +it +as +he +had +pressed +it +that +terrible +evening +four +days +before +his +death +. +And +in +her +imagination +she +said +other +tender +and +loving +words +which +she +might +have +said +then +but +only +spoke +now +: +“ +I +love +thee +! +... +thee +! +I +love +, +love 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+about +Peter +Ilýnich +... +a +letter +, +” +she +finished +with +a +sob +. +CHAPTER +II +Besides +a +feeling +of +aloofness +from +everybody +Natásha +was +feeling +a +special +estrangement +from +the +members +of +her +own +family +. +All +of +them—her +father +, +mother +, +and +Sónya—were +so +near +to +her +, +so +familiar +, +so +commonplace +, +that +all +their +words +and +feelings +seemed +an +insult +to +the +world +in +which +she +had +been +living +of +late +, +and +she +felt +not +merely +indifferent +to +them +but +regarded +them +with +hostility +. +She +heard +Dunyásha +’ +s +words +about +Peter +Ilýnich +and +a +misfortune +, +but +did +not +grasp +them +. +“ +What +misfortune +? +What +misfortune +can +happen +to +them +? +They +just +live +their +own +old +, +quiet +, +and +commonplace +life +, +” +thought +Natásha +. +As +she +entered +the +ballroom +her +father +was +hurriedly +coming +out +of +her +mother +’ +s +room +. +His +face +was +puckered +up +and +wet +with +tears +. +He +had +evidently +run +out +of +that +room +to +give +vent +to +the +sobs +that +were +choking +him +. +When +he +saw +Natásha +he +waved +his +arms +despairingly +and +burst +into +convulsively +painful +sobs +that +distorted +his +soft +round +face +. +“ +Pe +... +Pétya +... +Go +, +go +, +she +... +is +calling +... +” +and +weeping +like +a +child +and +quickly +shuffling +on +his +feeble +legs +to +a +chair +, +he +almost +fell +into +it +, +covering +his +face +with +his +hands +. +Suddenly +an +electric +shock +seemed +to +run +through +Natásha +’ +s +whole +being +. +Terrible +anguish +struck +her +heart +, +she +felt +a +dreadful +ache +as +if +something +was +being +torn +inside +her +and +she +were +dying +. +But +the +pain +was +immediately +followed +by +a +feeling +of +release +from +the +oppressive +constraint +that +had +prevented +her +taking +part +in +life +. +The +sight +of +her +father +, +the +terribly +wild +cries +of +her +mother +that +she 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+it +’ +s +not +true +! +Killed +! +... +ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +... +It +’ +s +not +true +! +” +Natásha +put +one +knee +on +the +armchair +, +stooped +over +her +mother +, +embraced +her +, +and +with +unexpected +strength +raised +her +, +turned +her +face +toward +herself +, +and +clung +to +her +. +“ +Mummy +! +... +darling +! +... +I +am +here +, +my +dearest +Mummy +, +” +she +kept +on +whispering +, +not +pausing +an +instant +. +She +did +not +let +go +of +her +mother +but +struggled +tenderly +with +her +, +demanded +a +pillow +and +hot +water +, +and +unfastened +and +tore +open +her +mother +’ +s +dress +. +“ +My +dearest +darling +... +Mummy +, +my +precious +! +... +” +she +whispered +incessantly +, +kissing +her +head +, +her +hands +, +her +face +, +and +feeling +her +own +irrepressible +and +streaming +tears +tickling +her +nose +and +cheeks +. +The +countess +pressed +her +daughter +’ +s +hand +, +closed +her +eyes +, +and +became +quiet +for +a +moment +. +Suddenly +she 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+from +reality +into +a +world +of +delirium +. +Natásha +did +not +remember +how +that +day +passed +nor +that +night +, +nor +the +next +day +and +night +. +She +did +not +sleep +and +did +not +leave +her +mother +. +Her +persevering +and +patient +love +seemed +completely +to +surround +the +countess +every +moment +, +not +explaining +or +consoling +, +but +recalling +her +to +life +. +During +the +third +night +the +countess +kept +very +quiet +for +a +few +minutes +, +and +Natásha +rested +her +head +on +the +arm +of +her +chair +and +closed +her +eyes +, +but +opened +them +again +on +hearing +the +bedstead +creak +. +The +countess +was +sitting +up +in +bed +and +speaking +softly +. +“ +How +glad +I +am +you +have +come +. +You +are +tired +. +Won +’ +t +you +have +some +tea +? +” +Natásha +went +up +to +her +. +“ +You +have +improved +in +looks +and +grown +more +manly +, +” +continued +the +countess +, +taking +her +daughter +’ +s +hand +. +“ +Mamma +! +What +are +you +saying +... +” +“ +Natásha +, +he +is +no +more +, +no +more +! +” +And +embracing +her +daughter +, +the +countess +began +to +weep +for +the +first +time +. +CHAPTER +III +Princess +Mary +postponed +her +departure +. +Sónya +and +the +count +tried +to +replace +Natásha +but +could +not +. +They +saw +that +she +alone +was +able +to +restrain +her +mother +from +unreasoning +despair +. +For +three +weeks +Natásha +remained +constantly +at +her +mother +’ +s +side +, +sleeping +on +a +lounge +chair +in +her +room +, +making +her +eat +and +drink +, +and +talking +to +her +incessantly +because +the +mere +sound +of +her +tender +, +caressing +tones +soothed +her +mother +. +The +mother +’ +s +wounded +spirit +could +not +heal +. +Pétya +’ +s +death +had +torn +from +her +half +her +life +. +When +the +news +of +Pétya +’ +s +death +had +come +she +had +been +a +fresh +and +vigorous +woman +of +fifty +, +but +a +month +later +she +left +her +room +a +listless +old +woman +taking +no +interest +in +life +. +But +the +same +blow +that +almost +killed +the +countess +, +this +second +blow +, +restored +Natásha +to +life +. +A +spiritual +wound +produced +by +a +rending +of +the +spiritual +body +is +like +a +physical +wound +and +, +strange +as +it +may +seem +, +just +as +a +deep +wound +may +heal +and +its +edges +join +, +physical +and +spiritual +wounds +alike +can +yet +heal +completely +only +as +the +result +of +a +vital +force +from +within +. +Natásha +’ +s +wound +healed +in +that +way +. +She +thought +her +life +was +ended +, +but +her +love +for +her +mother +unexpectedly +showed +her +that +the +essence +of +life—love—was +still +active +within +her +. +Love +awoke +and +so +did +life +. +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +last +days +had +bound +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +together +; +this +new +sorrow +brought +them +still +closer +to +one +another +. +Princess +Mary +put +off +her +departure +, +and +for +three +weeks +looked +after +Natásha +as +if +she +had +been +a +sick +child +. +The +last +weeks +passed +in +her +mother +’ +s +bedroom +had +strained +Natásha +’ +s +physical +strength +. +One +afternoon +noticing +Natásha +shivering +with +fever +, +Princess +Mary +took +her +to +her +own +room +and +made +her +lie +down +on +the +bed +. +Natásha +lay +down +, +but +when +Princess +Mary +had +drawn +the +blinds +and +was +going +away +she +called +her +back +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +want +to +sleep +, +Mary +, +sit +by +me +a +little. +” +“ +You +are +tired—try +to +sleep. +” +“ +No +, +no +. +Why +did +you +bring +me +away +? +She +will +be +asking +for +me. +” +“ +She +is +much +better +. +She +spoke +so +well +today +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +Natásha +lay +on +the +bed +and +in +the +semidarkness +of +the +room +scanned +Princess +Mary +’ +s +face +. +“ +Is +she +like +him +? +” +thought +Natásha +. +“ +Yes +, +like +and +yet +not +like +. +But +she +is +quite +original +, +strange +, +new +, +and +unknown +. +And +she +loves +me +. +What +is +in +her +heart +? +All +that +is +good +. +But +how +? +What +is +her +mind +like +? +What +does +she +think +about +me +? +Yes +, +she +is +splendid +! +” +“ +Mary +, +” +she +said +timidly +, +drawing +Princess +Mary +’ +s +hand +to +herself +, +“ +Mary +, +you +mustn +’ +t +think +me +wicked +. +No +? +Mary +darling +, +how +I +love +you +! +Let +us +be +quite +, +quite +friends. +” +And +Natásha +, +embracing +her +, +began +kissing +her +face +and +hands +, +making +Princess +Mary +feel +shy +but +happy +by +this +demonstration +of +her +feelings +. +From +that +day +a +tender +and +passionate +friendship +such +as +exists +only +between +women +was +established +between +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +. +They +were +continually +kissing +and +saying +tender +things +to +one +another +and +spent +most +of +their +time +together +. +When +one +went +out +the +other +became +restless +and +hastened +to +rejoin +her +. +Together +they +felt +more +in +harmony +with +one +another +than +either +of +them +felt +with +herself +when +alone +. +A +feeling +stronger +than +friendship +sprang +up +between +them +; +an +exclusive +feeling +of +life +being +possible +only +in +each +other +’ +s +presence +. +Sometimes +they +were +silent +for +hours +; +sometimes +after +they +were +already +in +bed +they +would +begin +talking +and +go +on +till +morning +. +They +spoke +most +of +what +was +long +past +. +Princess +Mary +spoke +of +her +childhood +, +of +her +mother +, +her +father +, +and +her +daydreams +; +and +Natásha +, +who +with +a +passive +lack +of +understanding +had +formerly +turned +away +from +that +life +of +devotion +, +submission +, +and +the +poetry +of +Christian +self-sacrifice +, +now +feeling +herself +bound +to +Princess +Mary +by +affection +, +learned +to +love +her +past +too +and +to +understand +a +side +of +life +previously +incomprehensible +to +her +. +She +did +not +think +of +applying +submission +and +self-abnegation +to +her +own +life +, +for +she +was +accustomed +to +seek +other +joys +, +but +she +understood +and +loved +in +another +those +previously +incomprehensible +virtues +. +For +Princess +Mary +, +listening +to +Natásha +’ +s +tales +of +childhood +and +early +youth +, +there +also +opened +out +a +new +and +hitherto +uncomprehended +side +of +life +: +belief +in +life +and +its +enjoyment +. +Just +as +before +, +they +never +mentioned +him +so +as +not +to +lower +( +as +they +thought +) +their +exalted +feelings +by +words +; +but +this +silence +about +him +had +the +effect +of +making +them +gradually +begin +to +forget +him +without +being +conscious +of +it +. +Natásha +had +grown +thin +and +pale +and +physically +so +weak +that +they +all +talked +about +her +health +, +and +this +pleased +her +. +But +sometimes +she +was +suddenly +overcome +by +fear +not +only +of +death +but +of +sickness +, +weakness +, +and +loss +of +good +looks +, +and +involuntarily +she +examined +her +bare +arm +carefully +, +surprised +at +its +thinness +, +and +in +the +morning +noticed +her +drawn +and +, +as +it +seemed +to +her +, +piteous +face +in +her +glass +. +It +seemed +to +her +that +things +must +be +so +, +and +yet +it +was +dreadfully +sad +. +One +day +she +went +quickly +upstairs +and +found +herself +out +of +breath +. +Unconsciously +she +immediately +invented +a +reason +for +going +down +, +and +then +, +testing +her +strength +, +ran +upstairs +again +, +observing +the +result +. +Another +time +when +she +called +Dunyásha +her +voice +trembled +, +so +she +called +again—though +she +could +hear +Dunyásha +coming—called +her +in +the +deep +chest +tones +in +which +she +had +been +wont +to +sing +, +and +listened +attentively +to +herself +. +She +did +not +know +and +would +not +have +believed +it +, +but +beneath +the +layer +of +slime +that +covered +her +soul +and +seemed +to +her +impenetrable +, +delicate +young +shoots +of +grass +were +already +sprouting +, +which +taking +root +would +so +cover +with +their +living +verdure +the +grief +that +weighed +her +down +that +it +would +soon +no +longer +be +seen +or +noticed +. +The +wound +had +begun +to +heal +from +within +. +At +the +end +of +January +Princess +Mary +left +for +Moscow +, +and +the +count +insisted +on +Natásha +’ +s +going +with +her +to +consult +the +doctors +. +CHAPTER +IV +After +the +encounter +at +Vyázma +, +where +Kutúzov +had +been +unable +to +hold +back +his +troops +in +their +anxiety +to +overwhelm +and +cut +off +the +enemy +and +so +on +, +the +farther +movement +of +the +fleeing +French +, +and +of +the +Russians +who +pursued +them +, +continued +as +far +as +Krásnoe +without +a +battle +. +The +flight +was +so +rapid +that +the +Russian +army +pursuing +the +French +could +not +keep +up +with +them +; +cavalry +and +artillery +horses +broke +down +, +and +the +information +received +of +the +movements +of +the +French +was +never +reliable +. +The +men +in +the +Russian +army +were +so +worn +out +by +this +continuous +marching +at +the +rate +of +twenty-seven +miles +a +day +that +they +could +not +go +any +faster +. +To +realize +the +degree +of +exhaustion +of +the +Russian +army +it +is +only +necessary +to +grasp +clearly +the +meaning +of +the +fact +that +, +while +not +losing +more +than +five +thousand +killed +and +wounded +after +Tarútino +and +less +than +a +hundred +prisoners +, +the +Russian +army +which +left +that +place +a +hundred +thousand +strong +reached +Krásnoe +with +only +fifty +thousand +. +The +rapidity +of +the +Russian +pursuit +was +just +as +destructive +to +our +army +as +the +flight +of +the +French +was +to +theirs +. +The +only +difference +was +that +the +Russian +army +moved +voluntarily +, +with +no +such +threat +of +destruction +as +hung +over +the +French +, +and +that +the +sick +Frenchmen +were +left +behind +in +enemy +hands +while +the +sick +Russians +left +behind +were +among +their +own +people +. +The +chief +cause +of +the +wastage +of +Napoleon +’ +s +army +was +the +rapidity +of +its +movement +, +and +a +convincing +proof +of +this +is +the +corresponding +decrease +of +the +Russian +army +. +Kutúzov +as +far +as +was +in +his +power +, +instead +of +trying +to +check +the +movement +of +the +French +as +was +desired +in +Petersburg +and +by +the +Russian +army +generals +, +directed +his +whole +activity +here +, +as +he +had +done +at +Tarútino +and +Vyázma +, +to +hastening +it +on +while +easing +the +movement +of +our +army +. +But +besides +this +, +since +the +exhaustion +and +enormous +diminution +of +the +army +caused +by +the +rapidity +of +the +advance +had +become +evident +, +another +reason +for +slackening +the +pace +and +delaying +presented +itself +to +Kutúzov +. +The +aim +of +the +Russian +army +was +to +pursue +the +French +. +The +road +the +French +would +take +was +unknown +, +and +so +the +closer +our +troops +trod +on +their +heels +the +greater +distance +they +had +to +cover +. +Only +by +following +at +some +distance +could +one +cut +across +the +zigzag +path +of +the +French +. +All +the +artful +maneuvers +suggested +by +our +generals +meant +fresh +movements +of +the +army +and +a +lengthening +of +its +marches +, +whereas +the +only +reasonable +aim +was +to +shorten +those +marches +. +To +that +end +Kutúzov +’ +s +activity +was +directed +during +the +whole +campaign +from +Moscow +to +Vílna—not +casually +or +intermittently +but +so +consistently +that +he +never +once +deviated +from +it +. +Kutúzov +felt +and +knew—not +by +reasoning +or +science +but +with +the +whole +of +his +Russian +being—what +every +Russian +soldier +felt +: +that +the +French +were +beaten +, +that +the +enemy +was +flying +and +must +be +driven +out +; +but +at +the +same +time +he +like +the +soldiers +realized +all +the +hardship +of +this +march +, +the +rapidity +of +which +was +unparalleled +for +such +a +time +of +the +year +. +But +to +the +generals +, +especially +the +foreign +ones +in +the +Russian +army +, +who +wished +to +distinguish +themselves +, +to +astonish +somebody +, +and +for +some +reason +to +capture +a +king +or +a +duke—it +seemed +that +now—when +any +battle +must +be +horrible +and +senseless—was +the +very +time +to +fight +and +conquer +somebody +. +Kutúzov +merely +shrugged +his +shoulders +when +one +after +another +they +presented +projects +of +maneuvers +to +be +made +with +those +soldiers—ill-shod +, +insufficiently +clad +, +and +half +starved—who +within +a +month +and +without +fighting +a +battle +had +dwindled +to +half +their +number +, +and +who +at +the +best +if +the +flight +continued +would +have +to +go +a +greater +distance +than +they +had +already +traversed +, +before +they +reached +the +frontier +. +This +longing +to +distinguish +themselves +, +to +maneuver +, +to +overthrow +, +and +to +cut +off +showed +itself +particularly +whenever +the +Russians +stumbled +on +the +French +army +. +So +it +was +at +Krásnoe +, +where +they +expected +to +find +one +of +the +three +French +columns +and +stumbled +instead +on +Napoleon +himself +with +sixteen +thousand +men +. +Despite +all +Kutúzov +’ +s +efforts +to +avoid +that +ruinous +encounter +and +to +preserve +his +troops +, +the +massacre +of +the +broken +mob +of +French +soldiers +by +worn-out +Russians +continued +at +Krásnoe +for +three +days +. +Toll +wrote +a +disposition +: +“ +The +first +column +will +march +to +so +and +so +, +” +etc +. +And +as +usual +nothing +happened +in +accord +with +the +disposition +. +Prince +Eugène +of +Württemberg +fired +from +a +hill +over +the +French +crowds +that +were +running +past +, +and +demanded +reinforcements +which +did +not +arrive +. +The +French +, +avoiding +the +Russians +, +dispersed +and +hid +themselves +in +the +forest +by +night +, +making +their +way +round +as +best +they +could +, +and +continued +their +flight +. +Milorádovich +, +who +said +he +did +not +want +to +know +anything +about +the +commissariat +affairs +of +his +detachment +, +and +could +never +be +found +when +he +was +wanted—that +chevalier +sans +peur +et +sans +reproche +* +as +he +styled +himself—who +was +fond +of +parleys +with +the +French +, +sent +envoys +demanding +their +surrender +, +wasted +time +, +and +did +not +do +what +he +was +ordered +to +do +. +* +Knight +without +fear +and +without +reproach +. +“ +I +give +you +that +column +, +lads +, +” +he +said +, +riding +up +to +the +troops +and +pointing +out +the +French +to +the +cavalry +. +And +the +cavalry +, +with +spurs +and +sabers +urging +on +horses +that +could +scarcely +move +, +trotted +with +much +effort +to +the +column +presented +to +them—that +is +to +say +, +to +a +crowd +of +Frenchmen +stark +with +cold +, +frost-bitten +, +and +starving—and +the +column +that +had +been +presented +to +them +threw +down +its +arms +and +surrendered +as +it +had +long +been +anxious +to +do +. +At +Krásnoe +they +took +twenty-six +thousand +prisoners +, +several +hundred +cannon +, +and +a +stick +called +a +“ +marshal +’ +s +staff +, +” +and +disputed +as +to +who +had +distinguished +himself +and +were +pleased +with +their +achievement—though +they +much +regretted +not +having +taken +Napoleon +, +or +at +least +a +marshal +or +a +hero +of +some +sort +, +and +reproached +one +another +and +especially +Kutúzov +for +having +failed +to +do +so +. +These +men +, +carried +away +by +their +passions +, +were +but +blind +tools +of +the +most +melancholy +law +of +necessity +, +but +considered +themselves +heroes +and +imagined +that +they +were +accomplishing +a +most +noble +and +honorable +deed +. +They +blamed +Kutúzov +and +said +that +from +the +very +beginning +of +the +campaign +he +had +prevented +their +vanquishing +Napoleon +, +that +he +thought +of +nothing +but +satisfying +his +passions +and +would +not +advance +from +the +Linen +Factories +because +he +was +comfortable +there +, +that +at +Krásnoe +he +checked +the +advance +because +on +learning +that +Napoleon +was +there +he +had +quite +lost +his +head +, +and +that +it +was +probable +that +he +had +an +understanding +with +Napoleon +and +had +been +bribed +by +him +, +and +so +on +, +and +so +on +. +Not +only +did +his +contemporaries +, +carried +away +by +their +passions +, +talk +in +this +way +, +but +posterity +and +history +have +acclaimed +Napoleon +as +grand +, +while +Kutúzov +is +described +by +foreigners +as +a +crafty +, +dissolute +, +weak +old +courtier +, +and +by +Russians +as +something +indefinite—a +sort +of +puppet +useful +only +because +he +had +a +Russian +name +. +CHAPTER +V +In +1812 +and +1813 +Kutúzov +was +openly +accused +of +blundering +. +The +Emperor +was +dissatisfied +with +him +. +And +in +a +history +recently +written +by +order +of +the +Highest +Authorities +it +is +said +that +Kutúzov +was +a +cunning +court +liar +, +frightened +of +the +name +of +Napoleon +, +and +that +by +his +blunders +at +Krásnoe +and +the +Berëzina +he +deprived +the +Russian +army +of +the +glory +of +complete +victory +over +the +French +. +* +* +History +of +the +year +1812 +. +The +character +of +Kutúzov +and +reflections +on +the +unsatisfactory +results +of +the +battles +at +Krásnoe +, +by +Bogdánovich +. +Such +is +the +fate +not +of +great +men +( +grands +hommes +) +whom +the +Russian +mind +does +not +acknowledge +, +but +of +those +rare +and +always +solitary +individuals +who +, +discerning +the +will +of +Providence +, +submit +their +personal +will +to +it +. +The +hatred +and +contempt +of +the +crowd +punish +such +men +for +discerning +the +higher +laws +. +For +Russian +historians +, +strange +and +terrible +to +say +, +Napoleon—that +most +insignificant +tool +of +history +who +never +anywhere +, +even +in +exile +, +showed +human +dignity—Napoleon +is +the +object +of +adulation +and +enthusiasm +; +he +is +grand +. +But +Kutúzov—the +man +who +from +the +beginning +to +the +end +of +his +activity +in +1812 +, +never +once +swerving +by +word +or +deed +from +Borodinó +to +Vílna +, +presented +an +example +exceptional +in +history +of +self-sacrifice +and +a +present +consciousness +of +the +future +importance +of +what +was +happening—Kutúzov +seems +to +them +something +indefinite +and +pitiful +, +and +when +speaking +of +him +and +of +the +year +1812 +they +always +seem +a +little +ashamed +. +And +yet +it +is +difficult +to +imagine +an +historical +character +whose +activity +was +so +unswervingly +directed +to +a +single +aim +; +and +it +would +be +difficult +to +imagine +any +aim +more +worthy +or +more +consonant +with +the +will +of +the +whole +people +. +Still +more +difficult +would +it +be +to +find +an +instance +in +history +of +the +aim +of +an +historical +personage +being +so +completely +accomplished +as +that +to +which +all +Kutúzov +’ +s +efforts +were +directed +in +1812 +. +Kutúzov +never +talked +of +“ +forty +centuries +looking +down +from +the +Pyramids +, +” +of +the +sacrifices +he +offered +for +the +fatherland +, +or +of +what +he +intended +to +accomplish +or +had +accomplished +; +in +general +he +said +nothing +about +himself +, +adopted +no +pose +, +always +appeared +to +be +the +simplest +and +most +ordinary +of +men +, +and +said +the +simplest +and +most +ordinary +things +. +He +wrote +letters +to +his +daughters +and +to +Madame +de +Staël +, +read +novels +, +liked +the +society +of +pretty +women +, +jested +with +generals +, +officers +, +and +soldiers +, +and +never +contradicted +those +who +tried +to +prove +anything +to +him +. +When +Count +Rostopchín +at +the +Yaúza +bridge +galloped +up +to +Kutúzov +with +personal +reproaches +for +having +caused +the +destruction +of +Moscow +, +and +said +: +“ +How +was +it +you +promised +not +to +abandon +Moscow +without +a +battle +? +” +Kutúzov +replied +: +“ +And +I +shall +not +abandon +Moscow +without +a +battle +, +” +though +Moscow +was +then +already +abandoned +. +When +Arakchéev +, +coming +to +him +from +the +Emperor +, +said +that +Ermólov +ought +to +be +appointed +chief +of +the +artillery +, +Kutúzov +replied +: +“ +Yes +, +I +was +just +saying +so +myself +, +” +though +a +moment +before +he +had +said +quite +the +contrary +. +What +did +it +matter +to +him—who +then +alone +amid +a +senseless +crowd +understood +the +whole +tremendous +significance +of +what +was +happening—what +did +it +matter +to +him +whether +Rostopchín +attributed +the +calamities +of +Moscow +to +him +or +to +himself +? +Still +less +could +it +matter +to +him +who +was +appointed +chief +of +the +artillery +. +Not +merely +in +these +cases +but +continually +did +that +old +man—who +by +experience +of +life +had +reached +the +conviction +that +thoughts +and +the +words +serving +as +their +expression +are +not +what +move +people—use +quite +meaningless +words +that +happened +to +enter +his +head +. +But +that +man +, +so +heedless +of +his +words +, +did +not +once +during +the +whole +time +of +his +activity +utter +one +word +inconsistent +with +the +single +aim +toward +which +he +moved +throughout +the +whole +war +. +Obviously +in +spite +of +himself +, +in +very +diverse +circumstances +, +he +repeatedly +expressed +his +real +thoughts +with +the +bitter +conviction +that +he +would +not +be +understood +. +Beginning +with +the +battle +of +Borodinó +, +from +which +time +his +disagreement +with +those +about +him +began +, +he +alone +said +that +the +battle +of +Borodinó +was +a +victory +, +and +repeated +this +both +verbally +and +in +his +dispatches +and +reports +up +to +the +time +of +his +death +. +He +alone +said +that +the +loss +of +Moscow +is +not +the +loss +of +Russia +. +In +reply +to +Lauriston +’ +s +proposal +of +peace +, +he +said +: +There +can +be +no +peace +, +for +such +is +the +people +’ +s +will +. +He +alone +during +the +retreat +of +the +French +said +that +all +our +maneuvers +are +useless +, +everything +is +being +accomplished +of +itself +better +than +we +could +desire +; +that +the +enemy +must +be +offered +“ +a +golden +bridge +” +; +that +neither +the +Tarútino +, +the +Vyázma +, +nor +the +Krásnoe +battles +were +necessary +; +that +we +must +keep +some +force +to +reach +the +frontier +with +, +and +that +he +would +not +sacrifice +a +single +Russian +for +ten +Frenchmen +. +And +this +courtier +, +as +he +is +described +to +us +, +who +lies +to +Arakchéev +to +please +the +Emperor +, +he +alone—incurring +thereby +the +Emperor +’ +s +displeasure—said +in +Vílna +that +to +carry +the +war +beyond +the +frontier +is +useless +and +harmful +. +Nor +do +words +alone +prove +that +only +he +understood +the +meaning +of +the +events +. +His +actions—without +the +smallest +deviation—were +all +directed +to +one +and +the +same +threefold +end +: +( +1 +) +to +brace +all +his +strength +for +conflict +with +the +French +, +( +2 +) +to +defeat +them +, +and +( +3 +) +to +drive +them +out +of +Russia +, +minimizing +as +far +as +possible +the +sufferings +of +our +people +and +of +our +army +. +This +procrastinator +Kutúzov +, +whose +motto +was +“ +Patience +and +Time +, +” +this +enemy +of +decisive +action +, +gave +battle +at +Borodinó +, +investing +the +preparations +for +it +with +unparalleled +solemnity +. +This +Kutúzov +who +before +the +battle +of +Austerlitz +began +said +that +it +would +be +lost +, +he +alone +, +in +contradiction +to +everyone +else +, +declared +till +his +death +that +Borodinó +was +a +victory +, +despite +the +assurance +of +generals +that +the +battle +was +lost +and +despite +the +fact +that +for +an +army +to +have +to +retire +after +winning +a +battle +was +unprecedented +. +He +alone +during +the +whole +retreat +insisted +that +battles +, +which +were +useless +then +, +should +not +be +fought +, +and +that +a +new +war +should +not +be +begun +nor +the +frontiers +of +Russia +crossed +. +It +is +easy +now +to +understand +the +significance +of +these +events—if +only +we +abstain +from +attributing +to +the +activity +of +the +mass +aims +that +existed +only +in +the +heads +of +a +dozen +individuals—for +the +events +and +results +now +lie +before +us +. +But +how +did +that +old +man +, +alone +, +in +opposition +to +the +general +opinion +, +so +truly +discern +the +importance +of +the +people +’ +s +view +of +the +events +that +in +all +his +activity +he +was +never +once +untrue +to +it +? +The +source +of +that +extraordinary +power +of +penetrating +the +meaning +of +the +events +then +occuring +lay +in +the +national +feeling +which +he +possessed +in +full +purity +and +strength +. +Only +the +recognition +of +the +fact +that +he +possessed +this +feeling +caused +the +people +in +so +strange +a +manner +, +contrary +to +the +Tsar +’ +s +wish +, +to +select +him—an +old +man +in +disfavor—to +be +their +representative +in +the +national +war +. +And +only +that +feeling +placed +him +on +that +highest +human +pedestal +from +which +he +, +the +commander +in +chief +, +devoted +all +his +powers +not +to +slaying +and +destroying +men +but +to +saving +and +showing +pity +on +them +. +That +simple +, +modest +, +and +therefore +truly +great +, +figure +could +not +be +cast +in +the +false +mold +of +a +European +hero—the +supposed +ruler +of +men—that +history +has +invented +. +To +a +lackey +no +man +can +be +great +, +for +a +lackey +has +his +own +conception +of +greatness +. +CHAPTER +VI +The +fifth +of +November +was +the +first +day +of +what +is +called +the +battle +of +Krásnoe +. +Toward +evening—after +much +disputing +and +many +mistakes +made +by +generals +who +did +not +go +to +their +proper +places +, +and +after +adjutants +had +been +sent +about +with +counterorders—when +it +had +become +plain +that +the +enemy +was +everywhere +in +flight +and +that +there +could +and +would +be +no +battle +, +Kutúzov +left +Krásnoe +and +went +to +Dóbroe +whither +his +headquarters +had +that +day +been +transferred +. +The +day +was +clear +and +frosty +. +Kutúzov +rode +to +Dóbroe +on +his +plump +little +white +horse +, +followed +by +an +enormous +suite +of +discontented +generals +who +whispered +among +themselves +behind +his +back +. +All +along +the +road +groups +of +French +prisoners +captured +that +day +( +there +were +seven +thousand +of +them +) +were +crowding +to +warm +themselves +at +campfires +. +Near +Dóbroe +an +immense +crowd +of +tattered +prisoners +, +buzzing +with +talk +and +wrapped +and +bandaged +in +anything +they +had +been +able +to +get +hold +of +, +were +standing +in +the +road +beside +a +long +row +of +unharnessed +French +guns +. +At +the +approach +of +the +commander +in +chief +the +buzz +of +talk +ceased +and +all +eyes +were +fixed +on +Kutúzov +who +, +wearing +a +white +cap +with +a +red +band +and +a +padded +overcoat +that +bulged +on +his +round +shoulders +, +moved +slowly +along +the +road +on +his +white +horse +. +One +of +the +generals +was +reporting +to +him +where +the +guns +and +prisoners +had +been +captured +. +Kutúzov +seemed +preoccupied +and +did +not +listen +to +what +the +general +was +saying +. +He +screwed +up +his +eyes +with +a +dissatisfied +look +as +he +gazed +attentively +and +fixedly +at +these +prisoners +, +who +presented +a +specially +wretched +appearance +. +Most +of +them +were +disfigured +by +frost-bitten +noses +and +cheeks +, +and +nearly +all +had +red +, +swollen +and +festering +eyes +. +One +group +of +the +French +stood +close +to +the +road +, +and +two +of +them +, +one +of +whom +had +his +face +covered +with +sores +, +were +tearing +a +piece +of +raw +flesh +with +their +hands +. +There +was +something +horrible +and +bestial +in +the +fleeting +glance +they +threw +at +the +riders +and +in +the +malevolent +expression +with +which +, +after +a +glance +at +Kutúzov +, +the +soldier +with +the +sores +immediately +turned +away +and +went +on +with +what +he +was +doing +. +Kutúzov +looked +long +and +intently +at +these +two +soldiers +. +He +puckered +his +face +, +screwed +up +his +eyes +, +and +pensively +swayed +his +head +. +At +another +spot +he +noticed +a +Russian +soldier +laughingly +patting +a +Frenchman +on +the +shoulder +, +saying +something +to +him +in +a +friendly +manner +, +and +Kutúzov +with +the +same +expression +on +his +face +again +swayed +his +head +. +“ +What +were +you +saying +? +” +he +asked +the +general +, +who +continuing +his +report +directed +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +attention +to +some +standards +captured +from +the +French +and +standing +in +front +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +regiment +. +“ +Ah +, +the +standards +! +” +said +Kutúzov +, +evidently +detaching +himself +with +difficulty +from +the +thoughts +that +preoccupied +him +. +He +looked +about +him +absently +. +Thousands +of +eyes +were +looking +at +him +from +all +sides +awaiting +a +word +from +him +. +He +stopped +in +front +of +the +Preobrazhénsk +regiment +, +sighed +deeply +, +and +closed +his +eyes +. +One +of +his +suite +beckoned +to +the +soldiers +carrying +the +standards +to +advance +and +surround +the +commander +in +chief +with +them +. +Kutúzov +was +silent +for +a +few +seconds +and +then +, +submitting +with +evident +reluctance +to +the +duty +imposed +by +his +position +, +raised +his +head +and +began +to +speak +. +A +throng +of +officers +surrounded +him +. +He +looked +attentively +around +at +the +circle +of +officers +, +recognizing +several +of +them +. +“ +I +thank +you +all +! +” +he +said +, +addressing +the +soldiers +and +then +again +the +officers +. +In +the +stillness +around +him +his +slowly +uttered +words +were +distinctly +heard +. +“ +I +thank +you +all +for +your +hard +and +faithful +service +. +The +victory +is +complete +and +Russia +will +not +forget +you +! +Honor +to +you +forever. +” +He +paused +and +looked +around +. +“ +Lower +its +head +, +lower +it +! +” +he +said +to +a +soldier +who +had +accidentally +lowered +the +French +eagle +he +was +holding +before +the +Preobrazhénsk +standards +. +“ +Lower +, +lower +, +that +’ +s +it +. +Hurrah +lads +! +” +he +added +, +addressing +the +men +with +a +rapid +movement +of +his +chin +. +“ +Hur-r-rah +! +” +roared +thousands +of +voices +. +While +the +soldiers +were +shouting +Kutúzov +leaned +forward +in +his +saddle +and +bowed +his +head +, +and +his +eye +lit +up +with +a +mild +and +apparently +ironic +gleam +. +“ +You +see +, +brothers +... +” +said +he +when +the +shouts +had +ceased +... +and +all +at +once +his +voice +and +the +expression +of +his +face +changed +. +It +was +no +longer +the +commander +in +chief +speaking +but +an +ordinary +old +man +who +wanted +to +tell +his +comrades +something +very +important +. +There +was +a +stir +among +the +throng +of +officers +and +in +the +ranks +of +the +soldiers +, +who +moved +that +they +might +hear +better +what +he +was +going +to +say +. +“ +You +see +, +brothers +, +I +know +it +’ +s +hard +for +you +, +but +it +can +’ +t +be +helped +! +Bear +up +; +it +won +’ +t +be +for +long +now +! +We +’ +ll +see +our +visitors +off +and +then +we +’ +ll +rest +. +The +Tsar +won +’ +t +forget +your +service +. +It +is +hard +for +you +, +but +still +you +are +at +home +while +they—you +see +what +they +have +come +to +, +” +said +he +, +pointing +to +the +prisoners +. +“ +Worse +off +than +our +poorest +beggars +. +While +they +were +strong +we +didn +’ +t +spare +ourselves +, +but +now +we +may +even +pity +them +. +They +are +human +beings +too +. +Isn +’ +t +it +so +, +lads +? +” +He +looked +around +, +and +in +the +direct +, +respectful +, +wondering +gaze +fixed +upon +him +he +read +sympathy +with +what +he +had +said +. +His +face +grew +brighter +and +brighter +with +an +old +man +’ +s +mild +smile +, +which +drew +the +corners +of +his +lips +and +eyes +into +a +cluster +of +wrinkles +. +He +ceased +speaking +and +bowed +his +head +as +if +in +perplexity +. +“ +But +after +all +who +asked +them +here +? +Serves +them +right +, +the +bloody +bastards +! +” +he +cried +, +suddenly +lifting +his +head +. +And +flourishing +his +whip +he +rode +off +at +a +gallop +for +the +first +time +during +the +whole +campaign +, +and +left +the +broken +ranks +of +the +soldiers +laughing +joyfully +and +shouting +“ +Hurrah +! +” +Kutúzov +’ +s +words +were +hardly +understood +by +the +troops +. +No +one +could +have +repeated +the +field +marshal +’ +s +address +, +begun +solemnly +and +then +changing +into +an +old +man +’ +s +simplehearted +talk +; +but +the +hearty +sincerity +of +that +speech +, +the +feeling +of +majestic +triumph +combined +with +pity +for +the +foe +and +consciousness +of +the +justice +of +our +cause +, +exactly +expressed +by +that +old +man +’ +s +good-natured +expletives +, +was +not +merely +understood +but +lay +in +the +soul +of +every +soldier +and +found +expression +in +their +joyous +and +long-sustained +shouts +. +Afterwards +when +one +of +the +generals +addressed +Kutúzov +asking +whether +he +wished +his +calèche +to +be +sent +for +, +Kutúzov +in +answering +unexpectedly +gave +a +sob +, +being +evidently +greatly +moved +. +CHAPTER +VII +When +the +troops +reached +their +night +’ +s +halting +place +on +the +eighth +of +November +, +the +last +day +of +the +Krásnoe +battles +, +it +was +already +growing +dusk +. +All +day +it +had +been +calm +and +frosty +with +occasional +lightly +falling +snow +and +toward +evening +it +began +to +clear +. +Through +the +falling +snow +a +purple-black +and +starry +sky +showed +itself +and +the +frost +grew +keener +. +An +infantry +regiment +which +had +left +Tarútino +three +thousand +strong +but +now +numbered +only +nine +hundred +was +one +of +the +first +to +arrive +that +night +at +its +halting +place—a +village +on +the +highroad +. +The +quartermasters +who +met +the +regiment +announced +that +all +the +huts +were +full +of +sick +and +dead +Frenchmen +, +cavalrymen +, +and +members +of +the +staff +. +There +was +only +one +hut +available +for +the +regimental +commander +. +The +commander +rode +up +to +his +hut +. +The +regiment +passed +through +the +village +and +stacked +its +arms +in +front +of +the +last +huts +. +Like +some +huge +many-limbed +animal +, +the +regiment +began +to +prepare +its +lair +and +its +food +. +One +part +of +it +dispersed +and +waded +knee-deep +through +the +snow +into +a +birch +forest +to +the +right +of +the +village +, +and +immediately +the +sound +of +axes +and +swords +, +the +crashing +of +branches +, +and +merry +voices +could +be +heard +from +there +. +Another +section +amid +the +regimental +wagons +and +horses +which +were +standing +in +a +group +was +busy +getting +out +caldrons +and +rye +biscuit +, +and +feeding +the +horses +. +A +third +section +scattered +through +the +village +arranging +quarters +for +the +staff +officers +, +carrying +out +the +French +corpses +that +were +in +the +huts +, +and +dragging +away +boards +, +dry +wood +, +and +thatch +from +the +roofs +, +for +the +campfires +, +or +wattle +fences +to +serve +for +shelter +. +Some +fifteen +men +with +merry +shouts +were +shaking +down +the +high +wattle +wall +of +a +shed +, +the +roof +of +which +had +already +been +removed +. +“ +Now +then +, +all +together—shove +! +” +cried +the +voices +, +and +the +huge +surface +of +the +wall +, +sprinkled +with +snow +and +creaking +with +frost +, +was +seen +swaying +in +the +gloom +of +the +night +. +The +lower +stakes +cracked +more +and +more +and +at +last +the +wall +fell +, +and +with +it +the +men +who +had +been +pushing +it +. +Loud +, +coarse +laughter +and +joyous +shouts +ensued +. +“ +Now +then +, +catch +hold +in +twos +! +Hand +up +the +lever +! +That +’ +s +it +... +. +Where +are +you +shoving +to +? +” +“ +Now +, +all +together +! +But +wait +a +moment +, +boys +... +With +a +song +! +” +All +stood +silent +, +and +a +soft +, +pleasant +velvety +voice +began +to +sing +. +At +the +end +of +the +third +verse +as +the +last +note +died +away +, +twenty +voices +roared +out +at +once +: +“ +Oo-oo-oo-oo +! +That +’ +s +it +. +All +together +! +Heave +away +, +boys +! +... +” +but +despite +their +united +efforts +the +wattle +hardly +moved +, +and +in +the +silence +that +followed +the +heavy +breathing +of +the +men +was +audible +. +“ +Here +, +you +of +the +Sixth +Company +! +Devils +that +you +are +! +Lend +a +hand +... +will +you +? +You +may +want +us +one +of +these +days. +” +Some +twenty +men +of +the +Sixth +Company +who +were +on +their +way +into +the +village +joined +the +haulers +, +and +the +wattle +wall +, +which +was +about +thirty-five +feet +long +and +seven +feet +high +, +moved +forward +along +the +village +street +, +swaying +, +pressing +upon +and +cutting +the +shoulders +of +the +gasping +men +. +“ +Get +along +... +Falling +? +What +are +you +stopping +for +? +There +now +... +. +” +Merry +senseless +words +of +abuse +flowed +freely +. +“ +What +are +you +up +to +? +” +suddenly +came +the +authoritative +voice +of +a +sergeant +major +who +came +upon +the +men +who +were +hauling +their +burden +. +“ +There +are +gentry +here +; +the +general +himself +is +in +that +hut +, +and +you +foul-mouthed +devils +, +you +brutes +, +I +’ +ll +give +it +to +you +! +” +shouted +he +, +hitting +the +first +man +who +came +in +his +way +a +swinging +blow +on +the +back +. +“ +Can +’ +t +you +make +less +noise +? +” +The +men +became +silent +. +The +soldier +who +had +been +struck +groaned +and +wiped +his +face +, +which +had +been +scratched +till +it +bled +by +his +falling +against +the +wattle +. +“ +There +, +how +that +devil +hits +out +! +He +’ +s +made +my +face +all +bloody +, +” +said +he +in +a +frightened +whisper +when +the +sergeant +major +had +passed +on +. +“ +Don +’ +t +you +like +it +? +” +said +a +laughing +voice +, +and +moderating +their +tones +the +men +moved +forward +. +When +they +were +out +of +the +village +they +began +talking +again +as +loud +as +before +, +interlarding +their +talk +with +the +same +aimless +expletives +. +In +the +hut +which +the +men +had +passed +, +the +chief +officers +had +gathered +and +were +in +animated +talk +over +their +tea +about +the +events +of +the +day +and +the +maneuvers +suggested +for +tomorrow +. +It +was +proposed +to +make +a +flank +march +to +the +left +, +cut +off +the +Vice-King +( +Murat +) +and +capture +him +. +By +the +time +the +soldiers +had +dragged +the +wattle +fence +to +its +place +the +campfires +were +blazing +on +all +sides +ready +for +cooking +, +the +wood +crackled +, +the +snow +was +melting +, +and +black +shadows +of +soldiers +flitted +to +and +fro +all +over +the +occupied +space +where +the +snow +had +been +trodden +down +. +Axes +and +choppers +were +plied +all +around +. +Everything +was +done +without +any +orders +being +given +. +Stores +of +wood +were +brought +for +the +night +, +shelters +were +rigged +up +for +the +officers +, +caldrons +were +being +boiled +, +and +muskets +and +accouterments +put +in +order +. +The +wattle +wall +the +men +had +brought +was +set +up +in +a +semicircle +by +the +Eighth +Company +as +a +shelter +from +the +north +, +propped +up +by +musket +rests +, +and +a +campfire +was +built +before +it +. +They +beat +the +tattoo +, +called +the +roll +, +had +supper +, +and +settled +down +round +the +fires +for +the +night—some +repairing +their +footgear +, +some +smoking +pipes +, +and +some +stripping +themselves +naked +to +steam +the +lice +out +of +their +shirts +. +CHAPTER +VIII +One +would +have +thought +that +under +the +almost +incredibly +wretched +conditions +the +Russian +soldiers +were +in +at +that +time—lacking +warm +boots +and +sheepskin +coats +, +without +a +roof +over +their +heads +, +in +the +snow +with +eighteen +degrees +of +frost +, +and +without +even +full +rations +( +the +commissariat +did +not +always +keep +up +with +the +troops +) +—they +would +have +presented +a +very +sad +and +depressing +spectacle +. +On +the +contrary +, +the +army +had +never +under +the +best +material +conditions +presented +a +more +cheerful +and +animated +aspect +. +This +was +because +all +who +began +to +grow +depressed +or +who +lost +strength +were +sifted +out +of +the +army +day +by +day +. +All +the +physically +or +morally +weak +had +long +since +been +left +behind +and +only +the +flower +of +the +army—physically +and +mentally—remained +. +More +men +collected +behind +the +wattle +fence +of +the +Eighth +Company +than +anywhere +else +. +Two +sergeants +major +were +sitting +with +them +and +their +campfire +blazed +brighter +than +others +. +For +leave +to +sit +by +their +wattle +they +demanded +contributions +of +fuel +. +“ +Eh +, +Makéev +! +What +has +become +of +you +, +you +son +of +a +bitch +? +Are +you +lost +or +have +the +wolves +eaten +you +? +Fetch +some +more +wood +! +” +shouted +a +red-haired +and +red-faced +man +, +screwing +up +his +eyes +and +blinking +because +of +the +smoke +but +not +moving +back +from +the +fire +. +“ +And +you +, +Jackdaw +, +go +and +fetch +some +wood +! +” +said +he +to +another +soldier +. +This +red-haired +man +was +neither +a +sergeant +nor +a +corporal +, +but +being +robust +he +ordered +about +those +weaker +than +himself +. +The +soldier +they +called +“ +Jackdaw +, +” +a +thin +little +fellow +with +a +sharp +nose +, +rose +obediently +and +was +about +to +go +but +at +that +instant +there +came +into +the +light +of +the +fire +the +slender +, +handsome +figure +of +a +young +soldier +carrying +a +load +of +wood +. +“ +Bring +it +here—that +’ +s +fine +! +” +They +split +up +the +wood +, +pressed +it +down +on +the +fire +, +blew +at +it +with +their +mouths +, +and +fanned +it +with +the +skirts +of +their +greatcoats +, +making +the +flames +hiss +and +crackle +. +The +men +drew +nearer +and +lit +their +pipes +. +The +handsome +young +soldier +who +had +brought +the +wood +, +setting +his +arms +akimbo +, +began +stamping +his +cold +feet +rapidly +and +deftly +on +the +spot +where +he +stood +. +“ +Mother +! +The +dew +is +cold +but +clear +... +. +It +’ +s +well +that +I +’ +m +a +musketeer +... +” +he +sang +, +pretending +to +hiccough +after +each +syllable +. +“ +Look +out +, +your +soles +will +fly +off +! +” +shouted +the +red-haired +man +, +noticing +that +the +sole +of +the +dancer +’ +s +boot +was +hanging +loose +. +“ +What +a +fellow +you +are +for +dancing +! +” +The +dancer +stopped +, +pulled +off +the +loose +piece +of +leather +, +and +threw +it +on +the +fire +. +“ +Right +enough +, +friend +, +” +said +he +, +and +, +having +sat +down +, +took +out +of +his +knapsack +a +scrap +of +blue +French +cloth +, +and +wrapped +it +round +his +foot +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +steam +that +spoils +them +, +” +he +added +, +stretching +out +his +feet +toward +the +fire +. +“ +They +’ +ll +soon +be +issuing +us +new +ones +. +They +say +that +when +we +’ +ve +finished +hammering +them +, +we +’ +re +to +receive +double +kits +! +” +“ +And +that +son +of +a +bitch +Petróv +has +lagged +behind +after +all +, +it +seems +, +” +said +one +sergeant +major +. +“ +I +’ +ve +had +an +eye +on +him +this +long +while +, +” +said +the +other +. +“ +Well +, +he +’ +s +a +poor +sort +of +soldier +... +. +” +“ +But +in +the +Third +Company +they +say +nine +men +were +missing +yesterday. +” +“ +Yes +, +it +’ +s +all +very +well +, +but +when +a +man +’ +s +feet +are +frozen +how +can +he +walk +? +” +“ +Eh +? +Don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +! +” +said +a +sergeant +major +. +“ +Do +you +want +to +be +doing +the +same +? +” +said +an +old +soldier +, +turning +reproachfully +to +the +man +who +had +spoken +of +frozen +feet +. +“ +Well +, +you +know +, +” +said +the +sharp-nosed +man +they +called +Jackdaw +in +a +squeaky +and +unsteady +voice +, +raising +himself +at +the +other +side +of +the +fire +, +“ +a +plump +man +gets +thin +, +but +for +a +thin +one +it +’ +s +death +. +Take +me +, +now +! +I +’ +ve +got +no +strength +left +, +” +he +added +, +with +sudden +resolution +turning +to +the +sergeant +major +. +“ +Tell +them +to +send +me +to +hospital +; +I +’ +m +aching +all +over +; +anyway +I +shan +’ +t +be +able +to +keep +up. +” +“ +That +’ +ll +do +, +that +’ +ll +do +! +” +replied +the +sergeant +major +quietly +. +The +soldier +said +no +more +and +the +talk +went +on +. +“ +What +a +lot +of +those +Frenchies +were +taken +today +, +and +the +fact +is +that +not +one +of +them +had +what +you +might +call +real +boots +on +, +” +said +a +soldier +, +starting +a +new +theme +. +“ +They +were +no +more +than +make-believes. +” +“ +The +Cossacks +have +taken +their +boots +. +They +were +clearing +the +hut +for +the +colonel +and +carried +them +out +. +It +was +pitiful +to +see +them +, +boys +, +” +put +in +the +dancer +. +“ +As +they +turned +them +over +one +seemed +still +alive +and +, +would +you +believe +it +, +he +jabbered +something +in +their +lingo. +” +“ +But +they +’ +re +a +clean +folk +, +lads +, +” +the +first +man +went +on +; +“ +he +was +white—as +white +as +birchbark—and +some +of +them +are +such +fine +fellows +, +you +might +think +they +were +nobles. +” +“ +Well +, +what +do +you +think +? +They +make +soldiers +of +all +classes +there. +” +“ +But +they +don +’ +t +understand +our +talk +at +all +, +” +said +the +dancer +with +a +puzzled +smile +. +“ +I +asked +him +whose +subject +he +was +, +and +he +jabbered +in +his +own +way +. +A +queer +lot +! +” +“ +But +it +’ +s +strange +, +friends +, +” +continued +the +man +who +had +wondered +at +their +whiteness +, +“ +the +peasants +at +Mozháysk +were +saying +that +when +they +began +burying +the +dead—where +the +battle +was +you +know—well +, +those +dead +had +been +lying +there +for +nearly +a +month +, +and +says +the +peasant +, +‘ +they +lie +as +white +as +paper +, +clean +, +and +not +as +much +smell +as +a +puff +of +powder +smoke. +’ +” +“ +Was +it +from +the +cold +? +” +asked +someone +. +“ +You +’ +re +a +clever +fellow +! +From +the +cold +indeed +! +Why +, +it +was +hot +. +If +it +had +been +from +the +cold +, +ours +would +not +have +rotted +either +. +‘ +But +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +go +up +to +ours +and +they +are +all +rotten +and +maggoty +. +So +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +we +tie +our +faces +up +with +kerchiefs +and +turn +our +heads +away +as +we +drag +them +off +: +we +can +hardly +do +it +. +But +theirs +, +’ +he +says +, +‘ +are +white +as +paper +and +not +so +much +smell +as +a +whiff +of +gunpowder. +’ +” +All +were +silent +. +“ +It +must +be +from +their +food +, +” +said +the +sergeant +major +. +“ +They +used +to +gobble +the +same +food +as +the +gentry. +” +No +one +contradicted +him +. +“ +That +peasant +near +Mozháysk +where +the +battle +was +said +the +men +were +all +called +up +from +ten +villages +around +and +they +carted +for +twenty +days +and +still +didn +’ +t +finish +carting +the +dead +away +. +And +as +for +the +wolves +, +he +says +... +” +“ +That +was +a +real +battle +, +” +said +an +old +soldier +. +“ +It +’ +s +the +only +one +worth +remembering +; +but +since +that +... +it +’ +s +only +been +tormenting +folk. +” +“ +And +do +you +know +, +Daddy +, +the +day +before +yesterday +we +ran +at +them +and +, +my +word +, +they +didn +’ +t +let +us +get +near +before +they +just +threw +down +their +muskets +and +went +on +their +knees +. +‘ +Pardon +! +’ +they +say +. +That +’ +s +only +one +case +. +They +say +Plátov +took +‘ +Poleon +himself +twice +. +But +he +didn +’ +t +know +the +right +charm +. +He +catches +him +and +catches +him—no +good +! +He +turns +into +a +bird +in +his +hands +and +flies +away +. +And +there +’ +s +no +way +of +killing +him +either. +” +“ +You +’ +re +a +first-class +liar +, +Kiselëv +, +when +I +come +to +look +at +you +! +” +“ +Liar +, +indeed +! +It +’ +s +the +real +truth. +” +“ +If +he +fell +into +my +hands +, +when +I +’ +d +caught +him +I +’ +d +bury +him +in +the +ground +with +an +aspen +stake +to +fix +him +down +. +What +a +lot +of +men +he +’ +s +ruined +! +” +“ +Well +, +anyhow +we +’ +re +going +to +end +it +. +He +won +’ +t +come +here +again +, +” +remarked +the +old +soldier +, +yawning +. +The +conversation +flagged +, +and +the +soldiers +began +settling +down +to +sleep +. +“ +Look +at +the +stars +. +It +’ +s +wonderful +how +they +shine +! +You +would +think +the +women +had +spread +out +their +linen +, +” +said +one +of +the +men +, +gazing +with +admiration +at +the +Milky +Way +. +“ +That +’ +s +a +sign +of +a +good +harvest +next +year. +” +“ +We +shall +want +some +more +wood. +” +“ +You +warm +your +back +and +your +belly +gets +frozen +. +That +’ +s +queer. +” +“ +O +Lord +! +” +“ +What +are +you +pushing +for +? +Is +the +fire +only +for +you +? +Look +how +he +’ +s +sprawling +! +” +In +the +silence +that +ensued +, +the +snoring +of +those +who +had +fallen +asleep +could +be +heard +. +Others +turned +over +and +warmed +themselves +, +now +and +again +exchanging +a +few +words +. +From +a +campfire +a +hundred +paces +off +came +a +sound +of +general +, +merry +laughter +. +“ +Hark +at +them +roaring +there +in +the +Fifth +Company +! +” +said +one +of +the +soldiers +, +“ +and +what +a +lot +of +them +there +are +! +” +One +of +the +men +got +up +and +went +over +to +the +Fifth +Company +. +“ +They +’ +re +having +such +fun +, +” +said +he +, +coming +back +. +“ +Two +Frenchies +have +turned +up +. +One +’ +s +quite +frozen +and +the +other +’ +s +an +awful +swaggerer +. +He +’ +s +singing +songs +... +. +” +“ +Oh +, +I +’ +ll +go +across +and +have +a +look +... +. +” +And +several +of +the +men +went +over +to +the +Fifth +Company +. +CHAPTER +IX +The +fifth +company +was +bivouacking +at +the +very +edge +of +the +forest +. +A +huge +campfire +was +blazing +brightly +in +the +midst +of +the +snow +, +lighting +up +the +branches +of +trees +heavy +with +hoarfrost +. +About +midnight +they +heard +the +sound +of +steps +in +the +snow +of +the +forest +, +and +the +crackling +of +dry +branches +. +“ +A +bear +, +lads +, +” +said +one +of +the +men +. +They +all +raised +their +heads +to +listen +, +and +out +of +the +forest +into +the +bright +firelight +stepped +two +strangely +clad +human +figures +clinging +to +one +another +. +These +were +two +Frenchmen +who +had +been +hiding +in +the +forest +. +They +came +up +to +the +fire +, +hoarsely +uttering +something +in +a +language +our +soldiers +did +not +understand +. +One +was +taller +than +the +other +; +he +wore +an +officer +’ +s +hat +and +seemed +quite +exhausted +. +On +approaching +the +fire +he +had +been +going +to +sit +down +, +but +fell +. +The +other +, +a +short +sturdy +soldier +with +a +shawl +tied +round +his +head +, +was +stronger +. +He +raised +his +companion +and +said +something +, +pointing +to +his +mouth +. +The +soldiers +surrounded +the +Frenchmen +, +spread +a +greatcoat +on +the +ground +for +the +sick +man +, +and +brought +some +buckwheat +porridge +and +vodka +for +both +of +them +. +The +exhausted +French +officer +was +Ramballe +and +the +man +with +his +head +wrapped +in +the +shawl +was +Morel +, +his +orderly +. +When +Morel +had +drunk +some +vodka +and +finished +his +bowl +of +porridge +he +suddenly +became +unnaturally +merry +and +chattered +incessantly +to +the +soldiers +, +who +could +not +understand +him +. +Ramballe +refused +food +and +resting +his +head +on +his +elbow +lay +silent +beside +the +campfire +, +looking +at +the +Russian +soldiers +with +red +and +vacant +eyes +. +Occasionally +he +emitted +a +long-drawn +groan +and +then +again +became +silent +. +Morel +, +pointing +to +his +shoulders +, +tried +to +impress +on +the +soldiers +the +fact +that +Ramballe +was +an +officer +and +ought +to +be +warmed +. +A +Russian +officer +who +had +come +up +to +the +fire +sent +to +ask +his +colonel +whether +he +would +not +take +a +French +officer +into +his +hut +to +warm +him +, +and +when +the +messenger +returned +and +said +that +the +colonel +wished +the +officer +to +be +brought +to +him +, +Ramballe +was +told +to +go +. +He +rose +and +tried +to +walk +, +but +staggered +and +would +have +fallen +had +not +a +soldier +standing +by +held +him +up +. +“ +You +won +’ +t +do +it +again +, +eh +? +” +said +one +of +the +soldiers +, +winking +and +turning +mockingly +to +Ramballe +. +“ +Oh +, +you +fool +! +Why +talk +rubbish +, +lout +that +you +are—a +real +peasant +! +” +came +rebukes +from +all +sides +addressed +to +the +jesting +soldier +. +They +surrounded +Ramballe +, +lifted +him +on +the +crossed +arms +of +two +soldiers +, +and +carried +him +to +the +hut +. +Ramballe +put +his +arms +around +their +necks +while +they +carried +him +and +began +wailing +plaintively +: +“ +Oh +, +you +fine +fellows +, +my +kind +, +kind +friends +! +These +are +men +! +Oh +, +my +brave +, +kind +friends +, +” +and +he +leaned +his +head +against +the +shoulder +of +one +of +the +men +like +a +child +. +Meanwhile +Morel +was +sitting +in +the +best +place +by +the +fire +, +surrounded +by +the +soldiers +. +Morel +, +a +short +sturdy +Frenchman +with +inflamed +and +streaming +eyes +, +was +wearing +a +woman +’ +s +cloak +and +had +a +shawl +tied +woman +fashion +round +his +head +over +his +cap +. +He +was +evidently +tipsy +, +and +was +singing +a +French +song +in +a +hoarse +broken +voice +, +with +an +arm +thrown +round +the +nearest +soldier +. +The +soldiers +simply +held +their +sides +as +they +watched +him +. +“ +Now +then +, +now +then +, +teach +us +how +it +goes +! +I +’ +ll +soon +pick +it +up +. +How +is +it +? +” +said +the +man—a +singer +and +a +wag—whom +Morel +was +embracing +. +“ +Vive +Henri +Quatre +! +Vive +ce +roi +valiant +! +” +sang +Morel +, +winking +. +“ +Ce +diable +à +quatre +... +” +* +* +“ +Long +live +Henry +the +Fourth +, +that +valiant +king +! +That +rowdy +devil. +” +“ +Vivarika +! +Vif-seruvaru +! +Sedyablyaka +! +” +repeated +the +soldier +, +flourishing +his +arm +and +really +catching +the +tune +. +“ +Bravo +! +Ha +, +ha +, +ha +! +” +rose +their +rough +, +joyous +laughter +from +all +sides +. +Morel +, +wrinkling +up +his +face +, +laughed +too +. +“ +Well +, +go +on +, +go +on +! +” +“ +Qui +eut +le +triple +talent +, +De +boire +, +de +battre +, +Et +d +’ +être +un +vert +galant. +” +* +* +Who +had +a +triple +talent +For +drinking +, +for +fighting +, +And +for +being +a +gallant +old +boy +... +“ +It +goes +smoothly +, +too +. +Well +, +now +, +Zaletáev +! +” +“ +Ke +... +” +Zaletáev +, +brought +out +with +effort +: +“ +ke-e-e-e +, +” +he +drawled +, +laboriously +pursing +his +lips +, +“ +le-trip-ta-la-de-bu-de-ba +, +e +de-tra-va-ga-la +” +he +sang +. +“ +Fine +! +Just +like +the +Frenchie +! +Oh +, +ho +ho +! +Do +you +want +some +more +to +eat +? +” +“ +Give +him +some +porridge +: +it +takes +a +long +time +to +get +filled +up +after +starving. +” +They +gave +him +some +more +porridge +and +Morel +with +a +laugh +set +to +work +on +his +third +bowl +. +All +the +young +soldiers +smiled +gaily +as +they +watched +him +. +The +older +men +, +who +thought +it +undignified +to +amuse +themselves +with +such +nonsense +, +continued +to +lie +at +the +opposite +side +of +the +fire +, +but +one +would +occasionally +raise +himself +on +an +elbow +and +glance +at +Morel +with +a +smile +. +“ +They +are +men +too +, +” +said +one +of +them +as +he +wrapped +himself +up +in +his +coat +. +“ +Even +wormwood +grows +on +its +own +root. +” +“ +O +Lord +, +O +Lord +! +How +starry +it +is +! +Tremendous +! +That +means +a +hard +frost +... +. +” +They +all +grew +silent +. +The +stars +, +as +if +knowing +that +no +one +was +looking +at +them +, +began +to +disport +themselves +in +the +dark +sky +: +now +flaring +up +, +now +vanishing +, +now +trembling +, +they +were +busy +whispering +something +gladsome +and +mysterious +to +one +another +. +CHAPTER +X +The +French +army +melted +away +at +the +uniform +rate +of +a +mathematical +progression +; +and +that +crossing +of +the +Berëzina +about +which +so +much +has +been +written +was +only +one +intermediate +stage +in +its +destruction +, +and +not +at +all +the +decisive +episode +of +the +campaign +. +If +so +much +has +been +and +still +is +written +about +the +Berëzina +, +on +the +French +side +this +is +only +because +at +the +broken +bridge +across +that +river +the +calamities +their +army +had +been +previously +enduring +were +suddenly +concentrated +at +one +moment +into +a +tragic +spectacle +that +remained +in +every +memory +, +and +on +the +Russian +side +merely +because +in +Petersburg—far +from +the +seat +of +war—a +plan +( +again +one +of +Pfuel +’ +s +) +had +been +devised +to +catch +Napoleon +in +a +strategic +trap +at +the +Berëzina +River +. +Everyone +assured +himself +that +all +would +happen +according +to +plan +, +and +therefore +insisted +that +it +was +just +the +crossing +of +the +Berëzina +that +destroyed +the +French +army +. +In +reality +the +results +of +the +crossing +were +much +less +disastrous +to +the +French—in +guns +and +men +lost—than +Krásnoe +had +been +, +as +the +figures +show +. +The +sole +importance +of +the +crossing +of +the +Berëzina +lies +in +the +fact +that +it +plainly +and +indubitably +proved +the +fallacy +of +all +the +plans +for +cutting +off +the +enemy +’ +s +retreat +and +the +soundness +of +the +only +possible +line +of +action—the +one +Kutúzov +and +the +general +mass +of +the +army +demanded—namely +, +simply +to +follow +the +enemy +up +. +The +French +crowd +fled +at +a +continually +increasing +speed +and +all +its +energy +was +directed +to +reaching +its +goal +. +It +fled +like +a +wounded +animal +and +it +was +impossible +to +block +its +path +. +This +was +shown +not +so +much +by +the +arrangements +it +made +for +crossing +as +by +what +took +place +at +the +bridges +. +When +the +bridges +broke +down +, +unarmed +soldiers +, +people +from +Moscow +and +women +with +children +who +were +with +the +French +transport +, +all—carried +on +by +vis +inertiæ—pressed +forward +into +boats +and +into +the +ice-covered +water +and +did +not +surrender +. +That +impulse +was +reasonable +. +The +condition +of +fugitives +and +of +pursuers +was +equally +bad +. +As +long +as +they +remained +with +their +own +people +each +might +hope +for +help +from +his +fellows +and +the +definite +place +he +held +among +them +. +But +those +who +surrendered +, +while +remaining +in +the +same +pitiful +plight +, +would +be +on +a +lower +level +to +claim +a +share +in +the +necessities +of +life +. +The +French +did +not +need +to +be +informed +of +the +fact +that +half +the +prisoners—with +whom +the +Russians +did +not +know +what +to +do—perished +of +cold +and +hunger +despite +their +captors +’ +desire +to +save +them +; +they +felt +that +it +could +not +be +otherwise +. +The +most +compassionate +Russian +commanders +, +those +favorable +to +the +French—and +even +the +Frenchmen +in +the +Russian +service—could +do +nothing +for +the +prisoners +. +The +French +perished +from +the +conditions +to +which +the +Russian +army +was +itself +exposed +. +It +was +impossible +to +take +bread +and +clothes +from +our +hungry +and +indispensable +soldiers +to +give +to +the +French +who +, +though +not +harmful +, +or +hated +, +or +guilty +, +were +simply +unnecessary +. +Some +Russians +even +did +that +, +but +they +were +exceptions +. +Certain +destruction +lay +behind +the +French +but +in +front +there +was +hope +. +Their +ships +had +been +burned +, +there +was +no +salvation +save +in +collective +flight +, +and +on +that +the +whole +strength +of +the +French +was +concentrated +. +The +farther +they +fled +the +more +wretched +became +the +plight +of +the +remnant +, +especially +after +the +Berëzina +, +on +which +( +in +consequence +of +the +Petersburg +plan +) +special +hopes +had +been +placed +by +the +Russians +, +and +the +keener +grew +the +passions +of +the +Russian +commanders +, +who +blamed +one +another +and +Kutúzov +most +of +all +. +Anticipation +that +the +failure +of +the +Petersburg +Berëzina +plan +would +be +attributed +to +Kutúzov +led +to +dissatisfaction +, +contempt +, +and +ridicule +, +more +and +more +strongly +expressed +. +The +ridicule +and +contempt +were +of +course +expressed +in +a +respectful +form +, +making +it +impossible +for +him +to +ask +wherein +he +was +to +blame +. +They +did +not +talk +seriously +to +him +; +when +reporting +to +him +or +asking +for +his +sanction +they +appeared +to +be +fulfilling +a +regrettable +formality +, +but +they +winked +behind +his +back +and +tried +to +mislead +him +at +every +turn +. +Because +they +could +not +understand +him +all +these +people +assumed +that +it +was +useless +to +talk +to +the +old +man +; +that +he +would +never +grasp +the +profundity +of +their +plans +, +that +he +would +answer +with +his +phrases +( +which +they +thought +were +mere +phrases +) +about +a +“ +golden +bridge +, +” +about +the +impossibility +of +crossing +the +frontier +with +a +crowd +of +tatterdemalions +, +and +so +forth +. +They +had +heard +all +that +before +. +And +all +he +said—that +it +was +necessary +to +await +provisions +, +or +that +the +men +had +no +boots—was +so +simple +, +while +what +they +proposed +was +so +complicated +and +clever +, +that +it +was +evident +that +he +was +old +and +stupid +and +that +they +, +though +not +in +power +, +were +commanders +of +genius +. +After +the +junction +with +the +army +of +the +brilliant +admiral +and +Petersburg +hero +Wittgenstein +, +this +mood +and +the +gossip +of +the +staff +reached +their +maximum +. +Kutúzov +saw +this +and +merely +sighed +and +shrugged +his +shoulders +. +Only +once +, +after +the +affair +of +the +Berëzina +, +did +he +get +angry +and +write +to +Bennigsen +( +who +reported +separately +to +the +Emperor +) +the +following +letter +: +“ +On +account +of +your +spells +of +ill +health +, +will +your +excellency +please +be +so +good +as +to +set +off +for +Kalúga +on +receipt +of +this +, +and +there +await +further +commands +and +appointments +from +His +Imperial +Majesty. +” +But +after +Bennigsen +’ +s +departure +, +the +Grand +Duke +Tsarévich +Constantine +Pávlovich +joined +the +army +. +He +had +taken +part +in +the +beginning +of +the +campaign +but +had +subsequently +been +removed +from +the +army +by +Kutúzov +. +Now +having +come +to +the +army +, +he +informed +Kutúzov +of +the +Emperor +’ +s +displeasure +at +the +poor +success +of +our +forces +and +the +slowness +of +their +advance +. +The +Emperor +intended +to +join +the +army +personally +in +a +few +days +’ +time +. +The +old +man +, +experienced +in +court +as +well +as +in +military +affairs—this +same +Kutúzov +who +in +August +had +been +chosen +commander +in +chief +against +the +sovereign +’ +s +wishes +and +who +had +removed +the +Grand +Duke +and +heir-apparent +from +the +army—who +on +his +own +authority +and +contrary +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +will +had +decided +on +the +abandonment +of +Moscow +, +now +realized +at +once +that +his +day +was +over +, +that +his +part +was +played +, +and +that +the +power +he +was +supposed +to +hold +was +no +longer +his +. +And +he +understood +this +not +merely +from +the +attitude +of +the +court +. +He +saw +on +the +one +hand +that +the +military +business +in +which +he +had +played +his +part +was +ended +and +felt +that +his +mission +was +accomplished +; +and +at +the +same +time +he +began +to +be +conscious +of +the +physical +weariness +of +his +aged +body +and +of +the +necessity +of +physical +rest +. +On +the +twenty-ninth +of +November +Kutúzov +entered +Vílna—his +“ +dear +Vílna +” +as +he +called +it +. +Twice +during +his +career +Kutúzov +had +been +governor +of +Vílna +. +In +that +wealthy +town +, +which +had +not +been +injured +, +he +found +old +friends +and +associations +, +besides +the +comforts +of +life +of +which +he +had +so +long +been +deprived +. +And +he +suddenly +turned +from +the +cares +of +army +and +state +and +, +as +far +as +the +passions +that +seethed +around +him +allowed +, +immersed +himself +in +the +quiet +life +to +which +he +had +formerly +been +accustomed +, +as +if +all +that +was +taking +place +and +all +that +had +still +to +be +done +in +the +realm +of +history +did +not +concern +him +at +all +. +Chichagóv +, +one +of +the +most +zealous +“ +cutters-off +” +and +“ +breakers-up +, +” +who +had +first +wanted +to +effect +a +diversion +in +Greece +and +then +in +Warsaw +but +never +wished +to +go +where +he +was +sent +: +Chichagóv +, +noted +for +the +boldness +with +which +he +spoke +to +the +Emperor +, +and +who +considered +Kutúzov +to +be +under +an +obligation +to +him +because +when +he +was +sent +to +make +peace +with +Turkey +in +1811 +independently +of +Kutúzov +, +and +found +that +peace +had +already +been +concluded +, +he +admitted +to +the +Emperor +that +the +merit +of +securing +that +peace +was +really +Kutúzov +’ +s +; +this +Chichagóv +was +the +first +to +meet +Kutúzov +at +the +castle +where +the +latter +was +to +stay +. +In +undress +naval +uniform +, +with +a +dirk +, +and +holding +his +cap +under +his +arm +, +he +handed +Kutúzov +a +garrison +report +and +the +keys +of +the +town +. +The +contemptuously +respectful +attitude +of +the +younger +men +to +the +old +man +in +his +dotage +was +expressed +in +the +highest +degree +by +the +behavior +of +Chichagóv +, +who +knew +of +the +accusations +that +were +being +directed +against +Kutúzov +. +When +speaking +to +Chichagóv +, +Kutúzov +incidentally +mentioned +that +the +vehicles +packed +with +china +that +had +been +captured +from +him +at +Borísov +had +been +recovered +and +would +be +restored +to +him +. +“ +You +mean +to +imply +that +I +have +nothing +to +eat +out +of +... +. +On +the +contrary +, +I +can +supply +you +with +everything +even +if +you +want +to +give +dinner +parties +, +” +warmly +replied +Chichagóv +, +who +tried +by +every +word +he +spoke +to +prove +his +own +rectitude +and +therefore +imagined +Kutúzov +to +be +animated +by +the +same +desire +. +Kutúzov +, +shrugging +his +shoulders +, +replied +with +his +subtle +penetrating +smile +: +“ +I +meant +merely +to +say +what +I +said. +” +Contrary +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +wish +Kutúzov +detained +the +greater +part +of +the +army +at +Vílna +. +Those +about +him +said +that +he +became +extraordinarily +slack +and +physically +feeble +during +his +stay +in +that +town +. +He +attended +to +army +affairs +reluctantly +, +left +everything +to +his +generals +, +and +while +awaiting +the +Emperor +’ +s +arrival +led +a +dissipated +life +. +Having +left +Petersburg +on +the +seventh +of +December +with +his +suite—Count +Tolstóy +, +Prince +Volkónski +, +Arakchéev +, +and +others—the +Emperor +reached +Vílna +on +the +eleventh +, +and +in +his +traveling +sleigh +drove +straight +to +the +castle +. +In +spite +of +the +severe +frost +some +hundred +generals +and +staff +officers +in +full +parade +uniform +stood +in +front +of +the +castle +, +as +well +as +a +guard +of +honor +of +the +Semënov +regiment +. +A +courier +who +galloped +to +the +castle +in +advance +, +in +a +troyka +with +three +foam-flecked +horses +, +shouted +“ +Coming +! +” +and +Konovnítsyn +rushed +into +the +vestibule +to +inform +Kutúzov +, +who +was +waiting +in +the +hall +porter +’ +s +little +lodge +. +A +minute +later +the +old +man +’ +s +large +stout +figure +in +full-dress +uniform +, +his +chest +covered +with +orders +and +a +scarf +drawn +round +his +stomach +, +waddled +out +into +the +porch +. +He +put +on +his +hat +with +its +peaks +to +the +sides +and +, +holding +his +gloves +in +his +hand +and +walking +with +an +effort +sideways +down +the +steps +to +the +level +of +the +street +, +took +in +his +hand +the +report +he +had +prepared +for +the +Emperor +. +There +was +running +to +and +fro +and +whispering +; +another +troyka +flew +furiously +up +, +and +then +all +eyes +were +turned +on +an +approaching +sleigh +in +which +the +figures +of +the +Emperor +and +Volkónski +could +already +be +descried +. +From +the +habit +of +fifty +years +all +this +had +a +physically +agitating +effect +on +the +old +general +. +He +carefully +and +hastily +felt +himself +all +over +, +readjusted +his +hat +, +and +pulling +himself +together +drew +himself +up +and +, +at +the +very +moment +when +the +Emperor +, +having +alighted +from +the +sleigh +, +lifted +his +eyes +to +him +, +handed +him +the +report +and +began +speaking +in +his +smooth +, +ingratiating +voice +. +The +Emperor +with +a +rapid +glance +scanned +Kutúzov +from +head +to +foot +, +frowned +for +an +instant +, +but +immediately +mastering +himself +went +up +to +the +old +man +, +extended +his +arms +and +embraced +him +. +And +this +embrace +too +, +owing +to +a +long-standing +impression +related +to +his +innermost +feelings +, +had +its +usual +effect +on +Kutúzov +and +he +gave +a +sob +. +The +Emperor +greeted +the +officers +and +the +Semënov +guard +, +and +again +pressing +the +old +man +’ +s +hand +went +with +him +into +the +castle +. +When +alone +with +the +field +marshal +the +Emperor +expressed +his +dissatisfaction +at +the +slowness +of +the +pursuit +and +at +the +mistakes +made +at +Krásnoe +and +the +Berëzina +, +and +informed +him +of +his +intentions +for +a +future +campaign +abroad +. +Kutúzov +made +no +rejoinder +or +remark +. +The +same +submissive +, +expressionless +look +with +which +he +had +listened +to +the +Emperor +’ +s +commands +on +the +field +of +Austerlitz +seven +years +before +settled +on +his +face +now +. +When +Kutúzov +came +out +of +the +study +and +with +lowered +head +was +crossing +the +ballroom +with +his +heavy +waddling +gait +, +he +was +arrested +by +someone +’ +s +voice +saying +: +“ +Your +Serene +Highness +! +” +Kutúzov +raised +his +head +and +looked +for +a +long +while +into +the +eyes +of +Count +Tolstóy +, +who +stood +before +him +holding +a +silver +salver +on +which +lay +a +small +object +. +Kutúzov +seemed +not +to +understand +what +was +expected +of +him +. +Suddenly +he +seemed +to +remember +; +a +scarcely +perceptible +smile +flashed +across +his +puffy +face +, +and +bowing +low +and +respectfully +he +took +the +object +that +lay +on +the +salver +. +It +was +the +Order +of +St. +George +of +the +First +Class +. +CHAPTER +XI +Next +day +the +field +marshal +gave +a +dinner +and +ball +which +the +Emperor +honored +by +his +presence +. +Kutúzov +had +received +the +Order +of +St. +George +of +the +First +Class +and +the +Emperor +showed +him +the +highest +honors +, +but +everyone +knew +of +the +imperial +dissatisfaction +with +him +. +The +proprieties +were +observed +and +the +Emperor +was +the +first +to +set +that +example +, +but +everybody +understood +that +the +old +man +was +blameworthy +and +good-for-nothing +. +When +Kutúzov +, +conforming +to +a +custom +of +Catherine +’ +s +day +, +ordered +the +standards +that +had +been +captured +to +be +lowered +at +the +Emperor +’ +s +feet +on +his +entering +the +ballroom +, +the +Emperor +made +a +wry +face +and +muttered +something +in +which +some +people +caught +the +words +, +“ +the +old +comedian. +” +The +Emperor +’ +s +displeasure +with +Kutúzov +was +specially +increased +at +Vílna +by +the +fact +that +Kutúzov +evidently +could +not +or +would +not +understand +the +importance +of +the +coming +campaign +. +When +on +the +following +morning +the +Emperor +said +to +the +officers +assembled +about +him +: +“ +You +have +not +only +saved +Russia +, +you +have +saved +Europe +! +” +they +all +understood +that +the +war +was +not +ended +. +Kutúzov +alone +would +not +see +this +and +openly +expressed +his +opinion +that +no +fresh +war +could +improve +the +position +or +add +to +the +glory +of +Russia +, +but +could +only +spoil +and +lower +the +glorious +position +that +Russia +had +gained +. +He +tried +to +prove +to +the +Emperor +the +impossibility +of +levying +fresh +troops +, +spoke +of +the +hardships +already +endured +by +the +people +, +of +the +possibility +of +failure +and +so +forth +. +This +being +the +field +marshal +’ +s +frame +of +mind +he +was +naturally +regarded +as +merely +a +hindrance +and +obstacle +to +the +impending +war +. +To +avoid +unpleasant +encounters +with +the +old +man +, +the +natural +method +was +to +do +what +had +been +done +with +him +at +Austerlitz +and +with +Barclay +at +the +beginning +of +the +Russian +campaign—to +transfer +the +authority +to +the +Emperor +himself +, +thus +cutting +the +ground +from +under +the +commander +in +chief +’ +s +feet +without +upsetting +the +old +man +by +informing +him +of +the +change +. +With +this +object +his +staff +was +gradually +reconstructed +and +its +real +strength +removed +and +transferred +to +the +Emperor +. +Toll +, +Konovnítsyn +, +and +Ermólov +received +fresh +appointments +. +Everyone +spoke +loudly +of +the +field +marshal +’ +s +great +weakness +and +failing +health +. +His +health +had +to +be +bad +for +his +place +to +be +taken +away +and +given +to +another +. +And +in +fact +his +health +was +poor +. +So +naturally +, +simply +, +and +gradually—just +as +he +had +come +from +Turkey +to +the +Treasury +in +Petersburg +to +recruit +the +militia +, +and +then +to +the +army +when +he +was +needed +there—now +when +his +part +was +played +out +, +Kutúzov +’ +s +place +was +taken +by +a +new +and +necessary +performer +. +The +war +of +1812 +, +besides +its +national +significance +dear +to +every +Russian +heart +, +was +now +to +assume +another +, +a +European +, +significance +. +The +movement +of +peoples +from +west +to +east +was +to +be +succeeded +by +a +movement +of +peoples +from +east +to +west +, +and +for +this +fresh +war +another +leader +was +necessary +, +having +qualities +and +views +differing +from +Kutúzov +’ +s +and +animated +by +different +motives +. +Alexander +I +was +as +necessary +for +the +movement +of +the +peoples +from +east +to +west +and +for +the +refixing +of +national +frontiers +as +Kutúzov +had +been +for +the +salvation +and +glory +of +Russia +. +Kutúzov +did +not +understand +what +Europe +, +the +balance +of +power +, +or +Napoleon +meant +. +He +could +not +understand +it +. +For +the +representative +of +the +Russian +people +, +after +the +enemy +had +been +destroyed +and +Russia +had +been +liberated +and +raised +to +the +summit +of +her +glory +, +there +was +nothing +left +to +do +as +a +Russian +. +Nothing +remained +for +the +representative +of +the +national +war +but +to +die +, +and +Kutúzov +died +. +CHAPTER +XII +As +generally +happens +, +Pierre +did +not +feel +the +full +effects +of +the +physical +privation +and +strain +he +had +suffered +as +prisoner +until +after +they +were +over +. +After +his +liberation +he +reached +Orël +, +and +on +the +third +day +there +, +when +preparing +to +go +to +Kiev +, +he +fell +ill +and +was +laid +up +for +three +months +. +He +had +what +the +doctors +termed +“ +bilious +fever. +” +But +despite +the +fact +that +the +doctors +treated +him +, +bled +him +, +and +gave +him +medicines +to +drink +, +he +recovered +. +Scarcely +any +impression +was +left +on +Pierre +’ +s +mind +by +all +that +happened +to +him +from +the +time +of +his +rescue +till +his +illness +. +He +remembered +only +the +dull +gray +weather +now +rainy +and +now +snowy +, +internal +physical +distress +, +and +pains +in +his +feet +and +side +. +He +remembered +a +general +impression +of +the +misfortunes +and +sufferings +of +people +and +of +being +worried +by +the +curiosity +of +officers +and +generals +who +questioned +him +, +he +also +remembered +his +difficulty +in +procuring +a +conveyance +and +horses +, +and +above +all +he +remembered +his +incapacity +to +think +and +feel +all +that +time +. +On +the +day +of +his +rescue +he +had +seen +the +body +of +Pétya +Rostóv +. +That +same +day +he +had +learned +that +Prince +Andrew +, +after +surviving +the +battle +of +Borodinó +for +more +than +a +month +had +recently +died +in +the +Rostóvs +’ +house +at +Yaroslávl +, +and +Denísov +who +told +him +this +news +also +mentioned +Hélène +’ +s +death +, +supposing +that +Pierre +had +heard +of +it +long +before +. +All +this +at +the +time +seemed +merely +strange +to +Pierre +: +he +felt +he +could +not +grasp +its +significance +. +Just +then +he +was +only +anxious +to +get +away +as +quickly +as +possible +from +places +where +people +were +killing +one +another +, +to +some +peaceful +refuge +where +he +could +recover +himself +, +rest +, +and +think +over +all +the +strange +new +facts +he +had +learned +; +but +on +reaching +Orël +he +immediately +fell +ill +. +When +he +came +to +himself +after +his +illness +he +saw +in +attendance +on +him +two +of +his +servants +, +Terénty +and +Váska +, +who +had +come +from +Moscow +; +and +also +his +cousin +the +eldest +princess +, +who +had +been +living +on +his +estate +at +Eléts +and +hearing +of +his +rescue +and +illness +had +come +to +look +after +him +. +It +was +only +gradually +during +his +convalescence +that +Pierre +lost +the +impressions +he +had +become +accustomed +to +during +the +last +few +months +and +got +used +to +the +idea +that +no +one +would +oblige +him +to +go +anywhere +tomorrow +, +that +no +one +would +deprive +him +of +his +warm +bed +, +and +that +he +would +be +sure +to +get +his +dinner +, +tea +, +and +supper +. +But +for +a +long +time +in +his +dreams +he +still +saw +himself +in +the +conditions +of +captivity +. +In +the +same +way +little +by +little +he +came +to +understand +the +news +he +had +been +told +after +his +rescue +, +about +the +death +of +Prince +Andrew +, +the +death +of +his +wife +, +and +the +destruction +of +the +French +. +A +joyous +feeling +of +freedom—that +complete +inalienable +freedom +natural +to +man +which +he +had +first +experienced +at +the +first +halt +outside +Moscow—filled +Pierre +’ +s +soul +during +his +convalescence +. +He +was +surprised +to +find +that +this +inner +freedom +, +which +was +independent +of +external +conditions +, +now +had +as +it +were +an +additional +setting +of +external +liberty +. +He +was +alone +in +a +strange +town +, +without +acquaintances +. +No +one +demanded +anything +of +him +or +sent +him +anywhere +. +He +had +all +he +wanted +: +the +thought +of +his +wife +which +had +been +a +continual +torment +to +him +was +no +longer +there +, +since +she +was +no +more +. +“ +Oh +, +how +good +! +How +splendid +! +” +said +he +to +himself +when +a +cleanly +laid +table +was +moved +up +to +him +with +savory +beef +tea +, +or +when +he +lay +down +for +the +night +on +a +soft +clean +bed +, +or +when +he +remembered +that +the +French +had +gone +and +that +his +wife +was +no +more +. +“ +Oh +, +how +good +, +how +splendid +! +” +And +by +old +habit +he +asked +himself +the +question +: +“ +Well +, +and +what +then +? +What +am +I +going +to +do +? +” +And +he +immediately +gave +himself +the +answer +: +“ +Well +, +I +shall +live +. +Ah +, +how +splendid +! +” +The +very +question +that +had +formerly +tormented +him +, +the +thing +he +had +continually +sought +to +find—the +aim +of +life—no +longer +existed +for +him +now +. +That +search +for +the +aim +of +life +had +not +merely +disappeared +temporarily—he +felt +that +it +no +longer +existed +for +him +and +could +not +present +itself +again +. +And +this +very +absence +of +an +aim +gave +him +the +complete +, +joyous +sense +of +freedom +which +constituted +his +happiness +at +this +time +. +He +could +not +see +an +aim +, +for +he +now +had +faith—not +faith +in +any +kind +of +rule +, +or +words +, +or +ideas +, +but +faith +in +an +ever-living +, +ever-manifest +God +. +Formerly +he +had +sought +Him +in +aims +he +set +himself +. +That +search +for +an +aim +had +been +simply +a +search +for +God +, +and +suddenly +in +his +captivity +he +had +learned +not +by +words +or +reasoning +but +by +direct +feeling +what +his +nurse +had +told +him +long +ago +: +that +God +is +here +and +everywhere +. +In +his +captivity +he +had +learned +that +in +Karatáev +God +was +greater +, +more +infinite +and +unfathomable +than +in +the +Architect +of +the +Universe +recognized +by +the +Freemasons +. +He +felt +like +a +man +who +after +straining +his +eyes +to +see +into +the +far +distance +finds +what +he +sought +at +his +very +feet +. +All +his +life +he +had +looked +over +the +heads +of +the +men +around +him +, +when +he +should +have +merely +looked +in +front +of +him +without +straining +his +eyes +. +In +the +past +he +had +never +been +able +to +find +that +great +inscrutable +infinite +something +. +He +had +only +felt +that +it +must +exist +somewhere +and +had +looked +for +it +. +In +everything +near +and +comprehensible +he +had +seen +only +what +was +limited +, +petty +, +commonplace +, +and +senseless +. +He +had +equipped +himself +with +a +mental +telescope +and +looked +into +remote +space +, +where +petty +worldliness +hiding +itself +in +misty +distance +had +seemed +to +him +great +and +infinite +merely +because +it +was +not +clearly +seen +. +And +such +had +European +life +, +politics +, +Freemasonry +, +philosophy +, +and +philanthropy +seemed +to +him +. +But +even +then +, +at +moments +of +weakness +as +he +had +accounted +them +, +his +mind +had +penetrated +to +those +distances +and +he +had +there +seen +the +same +pettiness +, +worldliness +, +and +senselessness +. +Now +, +however +, +he +had +learned +to +see +the +great +, +eternal +, +and +infinite +in +everything +, +and +therefore—to +see +it +and +enjoy +its +contemplation—he +naturally +threw +away +the +telescope +through +which +he +had +till +now +gazed +over +men +’ +s +heads +, +and +gladly +regarded +the +ever-changing +, +eternally +great +, +unfathomable +, +and +infinite +life +around +him +. +And +the +closer +he +looked +the +more +tranquil +and +happy +he +became +. +That +dreadful +question +, +“ +What +for +? +” +which +had +formerly +destroyed +all +his +mental +edifices +, +no +longer +existed +for +him +. +To +that +question +, +“ +What +for +? +” +a +simple +answer +was +now +always +ready +in +his +soul +: +“ +Because +there +is +a +God +, +that +God +without +whose +will +not +one +hair +falls +from +a +man +’ +s +head. +” +CHAPTER +XIII +In +external +ways +Pierre +had +hardly +changed +at +all +. +In +appearance +he +was +just +what +he +used +to +be +. +As +before +he +was +absent-minded +and +seemed +occupied +not +with +what +was +before +his +eyes +but +with +something +special +of +his +own +. +The +difference +between +his +former +and +present +self +was +that +formerly +when +he +did +not +grasp +what +lay +before +him +or +was +said +to +him +, +he +had +puckered +his +forehead +painfully +as +if +vainly +seeking +to +distinguish +something +at +a +distance +. +At +present +he +still +forgot +what +was +said +to +him +and +still +did +not +see +what +was +before +his +eyes +, +but +he +now +looked +with +a +scarcely +perceptible +and +seemingly +ironic +smile +at +what +was +before +him +and +listened +to +what +was +said +, +though +evidently +seeing +and +hearing +something +quite +different +. +Formerly +he +had +appeared +to +be +a +kindhearted +but +unhappy +man +, +and +so +people +had +been +inclined +to +avoid +him +. +Now +a +smile +at +the +joy +of +life +always +played +round +his +lips +, +and +sympathy +for +others +shone +in +his +eyes +with +a +questioning +look +as +to +whether +they +were +as +contented +as +he +was +, +and +people +felt +pleased +by +his +presence +. +Previously +he +had +talked +a +great +deal +, +grew +excited +when +he +talked +, +and +seldom +listened +; +now +he +was +seldom +carried +away +in +conversation +and +knew +how +to +listen +so +that +people +readily +told +him +their +most +intimate +secrets +. +The +princess +, +who +had +never +liked +Pierre +and +had +been +particularly +hostile +to +him +since +she +had +felt +herself +under +obligations +to +him +after +the +old +count +’ +s +death +, +now +after +staying +a +short +time +in +Orël—where +she +had +come +intending +to +show +Pierre +that +in +spite +of +his +ingratitude +she +considered +it +her +duty +to +nurse +him—felt +to +her +surprise +and +vexation +that +she +had +become +fond +of +him +. +Pierre +did +not +in +any +way +seek +her +approval +, +he +merely +studied +her +with +interest +. +Formerly +she +had +felt +that +he +regarded +her +with +indifference +and +irony +, +and +so +had +shrunk +into +herself +as +she +did +with +others +and +had +shown +him +only +the +combative +side +of +her +nature +; +but +now +he +seemed +to +be +trying +to +understand +the +most +intimate +places +of +her +heart +, +and +, +mistrustfully +at +first +but +afterwards +gratefully +, +she +let +him +see +the +hidden +, +kindly +sides +of +her +character +. +The +most +cunning +man +could +not +have +crept +into +her +confidence +more +successfully +, +evoking +memories +of +the +best +times +of +her +youth +and +showing +sympathy +with +them +. +Yet +Pierre +’ +s +cunning +consisted +simply +in +finding +pleasure +in +drawing +out +the +human +qualities +of +the +embittered +, +hard +, +and +( +in +her +own +way +) +proud +princess +. +“ +Yes +, +he +is +a +very +, +very +kind +man +when +he +is +not +under +the +influence +of +bad +people +but +of +people +such +as +myself +, +” +thought +she +. +His +servants +too—Terénty +and +Váska—in +their +own +way +noticed +the +change +that +had +taken +place +in +Pierre +. +They +considered +that +he +had +become +much +“ +simpler. +” +Terénty +, +when +he +had +helped +him +undress +and +wished +him +good +night +, +often +lingered +with +his +master +’ +s +boots +in +his +hands +and +clothes +over +his +arm +, +to +see +whether +he +would +not +start +a +talk +. +And +Pierre +, +noticing +that +Terénty +wanted +a +chat +, +generally +kept +him +there +. +“ +Well +, +tell +me +... +now +, +how +did +you +get +food +? +” +he +would +ask +. +And +Terénty +would +begin +talking +of +the +destruction +of +Moscow +, +and +of +the +old +count +, +and +would +stand +for +a +long +time +holding +the +clothes +and +talking +, +or +sometimes +listening +to +Pierre +’ +s +stories +, +and +then +would +go +out +into +the +hall +with +a +pleasant +sense +of +intimacy +with +his +master +and +affection +for +him +. +The +doctor +who +attended +Pierre +and +visited +him +every +day +, +though +he +considered +it +his +duty +as +a +doctor +to +pose +as +a +man +whose +every +moment +was +of +value +to +suffering +humanity +, +would +sit +for +hours +with +Pierre +telling +him +his +favorite +anecdotes +and +his +observations +on +the +characters +of +his +patients +in +general +, +and +especially +of +the +ladies +. +“ +It +’ +s +a +pleasure +to +talk +to +a +man +like +that +; +he +is +not +like +our +provincials +, +” +he +would +say +. +There +were +several +prisoners +from +the +French +army +in +Orël +, +and +the +doctor +brought +one +of +them +, +a +young +Italian +, +to +see +Pierre +. +This +officer +began +visiting +Pierre +, +and +the +princess +used +to +make +fun +of +the +tenderness +the +Italian +expressed +for +him +. +The +Italian +seemed +happy +only +when +he +could +come +to +see +Pierre +, +talk +with +him +, +tell +him +about +his +past +, +his +life +at +home +, +and +his +love +, +and +pour +out +to +him +his +indignation +against +the +French +and +especially +against +Napoleon +. +“ +If +all +Russians +are +in +the +least +like +you +, +it +is +sacrilege +to +fight +such +a +nation +, +” +he +said +to +Pierre +. +“ +You +, +who +have +suffered +so +from +the +French +, +do +not +even +feel +animosity +toward +them. +” +Pierre +had +evoked +the +passionate +affection +of +the +Italian +merely +by +evoking +the +best +side +of +his +nature +and +taking +a +pleasure +in +so +doing +. +During +the +last +days +of +Pierre +’ +s +stay +in +Orël +his +old +Masonic +acquaintance +Count +Willarski +, +who +had +introduced +him +to +the +lodge +in +1807 +, +came +to +see +him +. +Willarski +was +married +to +a +Russian +heiress +who +had +a +large +estate +in +Orël +province +, +and +he +occupied +a +temporary +post +in +the +commissariat +department +in +that +town +. +Hearing +that +Bezúkhov +was +in +Orël +, +Willarski +, +though +they +had +never +been +intimate +, +came +to +him +with +the +professions +of +friendship +and +intimacy +that +people +who +meet +in +a +desert +generally +express +for +one +another +. +Willarski +felt +dull +in +Orël +and +was +pleased +to +meet +a +man +of +his +own +circle +and +, +as +he +supposed +, +of +similar +interests +. +But +to +his +surprise +Willarski +soon +noticed +that +Pierre +had +lagged +much +behind +the +times +, +and +had +sunk +, +as +he +expressed +it +to +himself +, +into +apathy +and +egotism +. +“ +You +are +letting +yourself +go +, +my +dear +fellow +, +” +he +said +. +But +for +all +that +Willarski +found +it +pleasanter +now +than +it +had +been +formerly +to +be +with +Pierre +, +and +came +to +see +him +every +day +. +To +Pierre +as +he +looked +at +and +listened +to +Willarski +, +it +seemed +strange +to +think +that +he +had +been +like +that +himself +but +a +short +time +before +. +Willarski +was +a +married +man +with +a +family +, +busy +with +his +family +affairs +, +his +wife +’ +s +affairs +, +and +his +official +duties +. +He +regarded +all +these +occupations +as +hindrances +to +life +, +and +considered +that +they +were +all +contemptible +because +their +aim +was +the +welfare +of +himself +and +his +family +. +Military +, +administrative +, +political +, +and +Masonic +interests +continually +absorbed +his +attention +. +And +Pierre +, +without +trying +to +change +the +other +’ +s +views +and +without +condemning +him +, +but +with +the +quiet +, +joyful +, +and +amused +smile +now +habitual +to +him +, +was +interested +in +this +strange +though +very +familiar +phenomenon +. +There +was +a +new +feature +in +Pierre +’ +s +relations +with +Willarski +, +with +the +princess +, +with +the +doctor +, +and +with +all +the +people +he +now +met +, +which +gained +for +him +the +general +good +will +. +This +was +his +acknowledgment +of +the +impossibility +of +changing +a +man +’ +s +convictions +by +words +, +and +his +recognition +of +the +possibility +of +everyone +thinking +, +feeling +, +and +seeing +things +each +from +his +own +point +of +view +. +This +legitimate +peculiarity +of +each +individual +which +used +to +excite +and +irritate +Pierre +now +became +a +basis +of +the +sympathy +he +felt +for +, +and +the +interest +he +took +in +, +other +people +. +The +difference +, +and +sometimes +complete +contradiction +, +between +men +’ +s +opinions +and +their +lives +, +and +between +one +man +and +another +, +pleased +him +and +drew +from +him +an +amused +and +gentle +smile +. +In +practical +matters +Pierre +unexpectedly +felt +within +himself +a +center +of +gravity +he +had +previously +lacked +. +Formerly +all +pecuniary +questions +, +especially +requests +for +money +to +which +, +as +an +extremely +wealthy +man +, +he +was +very +exposed +, +produced +in +him +a +state +of +hopeless +agitation +and +perplexity +. +“ +To +give +or +not +to +give +? +” +he +had +asked +himself +. +“ +I +have +it +and +he +needs +it +. +But +someone +else +needs +it +still +more +. +Who +needs +it +most +? +And +perhaps +they +are +both +impostors +? +” +In +the +old +days +he +had +been +unable +to +find +a +way +out +of +all +these +surmises +and +had +given +to +all +who +asked +as +long +as +he +had +anything +to +give +. +Formerly +he +had +been +in +a +similar +state +of +perplexity +with +regard +to +every +question +concerning +his +property +, +when +one +person +advised +one +thing +and +another +something +else +. +Now +to +his +surprise +he +found +that +he +no +longer +felt +either +doubt +or +perplexity +about +these +questions +. +There +was +now +within +him +a +judge +who +by +some +rule +unknown +to +him +decided +what +should +or +should +not +be +done +. +He +was +as +indifferent +as +heretofore +to +money +matters +, +but +now +he +felt +certain +of +what +ought +and +what +ought +not +to +be +done +. +The +first +time +he +had +recourse +to +his +new +judge +was +when +a +French +prisoner +, +a +colonel +, +came +to +him +and +, +after +talking +a +great +deal +about +his +exploits +, +concluded +by +making +what +amounted +to +a +demand +that +Pierre +should +give +him +four +thousand +francs +to +send +to +his +wife +and +children +. +Pierre +refused +without +the +least +difficulty +or +effort +, +and +was +afterwards +surprised +how +simple +and +easy +had +been +what +used +to +appear +so +insurmountably +difficult +. +At +the +same +time +that +he +refused +the +colonel +’ +s +demand +he +made +up +his +mind +that +he +must +have +recourse +to +artifice +when +leaving +Orël +, +to +induce +the +Italian +officer +to +accept +some +money +of +which +he +was +evidently +in +need +. +A +further +proof +to +Pierre +of +his +own +more +settled +outlook +on +practical +matters +was +furnished +by +his +decision +with +regard +to +his +wife +’ +s +debts +and +to +the +rebuilding +of +his +houses +in +and +near +Moscow +. +His +head +steward +came +to +him +at +Orël +and +Pierre +reckoned +up +with +him +his +diminished +income +. +The +burning +of +Moscow +had +cost +him +, +according +to +the +head +steward +’ +s +calculation +, +about +two +million +rubles +. +To +console +Pierre +for +these +losses +the +head +steward +gave +him +an +estimate +showing +that +despite +these +losses +his +income +would +not +be +diminished +but +would +even +be +increased +if +he +refused +to +pay +his +wife +’ +s +debts +which +he +was +under +no +obligation +to +meet +, +and +did +not +rebuild +his +Moscow +house +and +the +country +house +on +his +Moscow +estate +, +which +had +cost +him +eighty +thousand +rubles +a +year +and +brought +in +nothing +. +“ +Yes +, +of +course +that +’ +s +true +, +” +said +Pierre +with +a +cheerful +smile +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +need +all +that +at +all +. +By +being +ruined +I +have +become +much +richer. +” +But +in +January +Savélich +came +from +Moscow +and +gave +him +an +account +of +the +state +of +things +there +, +and +spoke +of +the +estimate +an +architect +had +made +of +the +cost +of +rebuilding +the +town +and +country +houses +, +speaking +of +this +as +of +a +settled +matter +. +About +the +same +time +he +received +letters +from +Prince +Vasíli +and +other +Petersburg +acquaintances +speaking +of +his +wife +’ +s +debts +. +And +Pierre +decided +that +the +steward +’ +s +proposals +which +had +so +pleased +him +were +wrong +and +that +he +must +go +to +Petersburg +and +settle +his +wife +’ +s +affairs +and +must +rebuild +in +Moscow +. +Why +this +was +necessary +he +did +not +know +, +but +he +knew +for +certain +that +it +was +necessary +. +His +income +would +be +reduced +by +three +fourths +, +but +he +felt +it +must +be +done +. +Willarski +was +going +to +Moscow +and +they +agreed +to +travel +together +. +During +the +whole +time +of +his +convalescence +in +Orël +Pierre +had +experienced +a +feeling +of +joy +, +freedom +, +and +life +; +but +when +during +his +journey +he +found +himself +in +the +open +world +and +saw +hundreds +of +new +faces +, +that +feeling +was +intensified +. +Throughout +his +journey +he +felt +like +a +schoolboy +on +holiday +. +Everyone—the +stagecoach +driver +, +the +post-house +overseers +, +the +peasants +on +the +roads +and +in +the +villages—had +a +new +significance +for +him +. +The +presence +and +remarks +of +Willarski +who +continually +deplored +the +ignorance +and +poverty +of +Russia +and +its +backwardness +compared +with +Europe +only +heightened +Pierre +’ +s +pleasure +. +Where +Willarski +saw +deadness +Pierre +saw +an +extraordinary +strength +and +vitality—the +strength +which +in +that +vast +space +amid +the +snows +maintained +the +life +of +this +original +, +peculiar +, +and +unique +people +. +He +did +not +contradict +Willarski +and +even +seemed +to +agree +with +him—an +apparent +agreement +being +the +simplest +way +to +avoid +discussions +that +could +lead +to +nothing—and +he +smiled +joyfully +as +he +listened +to +him +. +CHAPTER +XIV +It +would +be +difficult +to +explain +why +and +whither +ants +whose +heap +has +been +destroyed +are +hurrying +: +some +from +the +heap +dragging +bits +of +rubbish +, +larvae +, +and +corpses +, +others +back +to +the +heap +, +or +why +they +jostle +, +overtake +one +another +, +and +fight +, +and +it +would +be +equally +difficult +to +explain +what +caused +the +Russians +after +the +departure +of +the +French +to +throng +to +the +place +that +had +formerly +been +Moscow +. +But +when +we +watch +the +ants +round +their +ruined +heap +, +the +tenacity +, +energy +, +and +immense +number +of +the +delving +insects +prove +that +despite +the +destruction +of +the +heap +, +something +indestructible +, +which +though +intangible +is +the +real +strength +of +the +colony +, +still +exists +; +and +similarly +, +though +in +Moscow +in +the +month +of +October +there +was +no +government +and +no +churches +, +shrines +, +riches +, +or +houses—it +was +still +the +Moscow +it +had +been +in +August +. +All +was +destroyed +, +except +something +intangible +yet +powerful +and +indestructible +. +The +motives +of +those +who +thronged +from +all +sides +to +Moscow +after +it +had +been +cleared +of +the +enemy +were +most +diverse +and +personal +, +and +at +first +for +the +most +part +savage +and +brutal +. +One +motive +only +they +all +had +in +common +: +a +desire +to +get +to +the +place +that +had +been +called +Moscow +, +to +apply +their +activities +there +. +Within +a +week +Moscow +already +had +fifteen +thousand +inhabitants +, +in +a +fortnight +twenty-five +thousand +, +and +so +on +. +By +the +autumn +of +1813 +the +number +, +ever +increasing +and +increasing +, +exceeded +what +it +had +been +in +1812 +. +The +first +Russians +to +enter +Moscow +were +the +Cossacks +of +Wintzingerode +’ +s +detachment +, +peasants +from +the +adjacent +villages +, +and +residents +who +had +fled +from +Moscow +and +had +been +hiding +in +its +vicinity +. +The +Russians +who +entered +Moscow +, +finding +it +plundered +, +plundered +it +in +their +turn +. +They +continued +what +the +French +had +begun +. +Trains +of +peasant +carts +came +to +Moscow +to +carry +off +to +the +villages +what +had +been +abandoned +in +the +ruined +houses +and +the +streets +. +The +Cossacks +carried +off +what +they +could +to +their +camps +, +and +the +householders +seized +all +they +could +find +in +other +houses +and +moved +it +to +their +own +, +pretending +that +it +was +their +property +. +But +the +first +plunderers +were +followed +by +a +second +and +a +third +contingent +, +and +with +increasing +numbers +plundering +became +more +and +more +difficult +and +assumed +more +definite +forms +. +The +French +found +Moscow +abandoned +but +with +all +the +organizations +of +regular +life +, +with +diverse +branches +of +commerce +and +craftsmanship +, +with +luxury +, +and +governmental +and +religious +institutions +. +These +forms +were +lifeless +but +still +existed +. +There +were +bazaars +, +shops +, +warehouses +, +market +stalls +, +granaries—for +the +most +part +still +stocked +with +goods—and +there +were +factories +and +workshops +, +palaces +and +wealthy +houses +filled +with +luxuries +, +hospitals +, +prisons +, +government +offices +, +churches +, +and +cathedrals +. +The +longer +the +French +remained +the +more +these +forms +of +town +life +perished +, +until +finally +all +was +merged +into +one +confused +, +lifeless +scene +of +plunder +. +The +more +the +plundering +by +the +French +continued +, +the +more +both +the +wealth +of +Moscow +and +the +strength +of +its +plunderers +was +destroyed +. +But +plundering +by +the +Russians +, +with +which +the +reoccupation +of +the +city +began +, +had +an +opposite +effect +: +the +longer +it +continued +and +the +greater +the +number +of +people +taking +part +in +it +the +more +rapidly +was +the +wealth +of +the +city +and +its +regular +life +restored +. +Besides +the +plunderers +, +very +various +people +, +some +drawn +by +curiosity +, +some +by +official +duties +, +some +by +self-interest—house +owners +, +clergy +, +officials +of +all +kinds +, +tradesmen +, +artisans +, +and +peasants—streamed +into +Moscow +as +blood +flows +to +the +heart +. +Within +a +week +the +peasants +who +came +with +empty +carts +to +carry +off +plunder +were +stopped +by +the +authorities +and +made +to +cart +the +corpses +out +of +the +town +. +Other +peasants +, +having +heard +of +their +comrades +’ +discomfiture +, +came +to +town +bringing +rye +, +oats +, +and +hay +, +and +beat +down +one +another +’ +s +prices +to +below +what +they +had +been +in +former +days +. +Gangs +of +carpenters +hoping +for +high +pay +arrived +in +Moscow +every +day +, +and +on +all +sides +logs +were +being +hewn +, +new +houses +built +, +and +old +, +charred +ones +repaired +. +Tradesmen +began +trading +in +booths +. +Cookshops +and +taverns +were +opened +in +partially +burned +houses +. +The +clergy +resumed +the +services +in +many +churches +that +had +not +been +burned +. +Donors +contributed +Church +property +that +had +been +stolen +. +Government +clerks +set +up +their +baize-covered +tables +and +their +pigeonholes +of +documents +in +small +rooms +. +The +higher +authorities +and +the +police +organized +the +distribution +of +goods +left +behind +by +the +French +. +The +owners +of +houses +in +which +much +property +had +been +left +, +brought +there +from +other +houses +, +complained +of +the +injustice +of +taking +everything +to +the +Faceted +Palace +in +the +Krémlin +; +others +insisted +that +as +the +French +had +gathered +things +from +different +houses +into +this +or +that +house +, +it +would +be +unfair +to +allow +its +owner +to +keep +all +that +was +found +there +. +They +abused +the +police +and +bribed +them +, +made +out +estimates +at +ten +times +their +value +for +government +stores +that +had +perished +in +the +fire +, +and +demanded +relief +. +And +Count +Rostopchín +wrote +proclamations +. +CHAPTER +XV +At +the +end +of +January +Pierre +went +to +Moscow +and +stayed +in +an +annex +of +his +house +which +had +not +been +burned +. +He +called +on +Count +Rostopchín +and +on +some +acquaintances +who +were +back +in +Moscow +, +and +he +intended +to +leave +for +Petersburg +two +days +later +. +Everybody +was +celebrating +the +victory +, +everything +was +bubbling +with +life +in +the +ruined +but +reviving +city +. +Everyone +was +pleased +to +see +Pierre +, +everyone +wished +to +meet +him +, +and +everyone +questioned +him +about +what +he +had +seen +. +Pierre +felt +particularly +well +disposed +toward +them +all +, +but +was +now +instinctively +on +his +guard +for +fear +of +binding +himself +in +any +way +. +To +all +questions +put +to +him—whether +important +or +quite +trifling—such +as +: +Where +would +he +live +? +Was +he +going +to +rebuild +? +When +was +he +going +to +Petersburg +and +would +he +mind +taking +a +parcel +for +someone +? +—he +replied +: +“ +Yes +, +perhaps +, +” +or +, +“ +I +think +so +, +” +and +so +on +. +He +had +heard +that +the +Rostóvs +were +at +Kostromá +but +the +thought +of +Natásha +seldom +occurred +to +him +. +If +it +did +it +was +only +as +a +pleasant +memory +of +the +distant +past +. +He +felt +himself +not +only +free +from +social +obligations +but +also +from +that +feeling +which +, +it +seemed +to +him +, +he +had +aroused +in +himself +. +On +the +third +day +after +his +arrival +he +heard +from +the +Drubetskóys +that +Princess +Mary +was +in +Moscow +. +The +death +, +sufferings +, +and +last +days +of +Prince +Andrew +had +often +occupied +Pierre +’ +s +thoughts +and +now +recurred +to +him +with +fresh +vividness +. +Having +heard +at +dinner +that +Princess +Mary +was +in +Moscow +and +living +in +her +house—which +had +not +been +burned—in +Vozdvízhenka +Street +, +he +drove +that +same +evening +to +see +her +. +On +his +way +to +the +house +Pierre +kept +thinking +of +Prince +Andrew +, +of +their +friendship +, +of +his +various +meetings +with +him +, +and +especially +of +the +last +one +at +Borodinó +. +“ +Is +it +possible +that +he +died +in +the +bitter +frame +of +mind +he +was +then +in +? +Is +it +possible +that +the +meaning +of +life +was +not +disclosed +to +him +before +he +died +? +” +thought +Pierre +. +He +recalled +Karatáev +and +his +death +and +involuntarily +began +to +compare +these +two +men +, +so +different +, +and +yet +so +similar +in +that +they +had +both +lived +and +both +died +and +in +the +love +he +felt +for +both +of +them +. +Pierre +drove +up +to +the +house +of +the +old +prince +in +a +most +serious +mood +. +The +house +had +escaped +the +fire +; +it +showed +signs +of +damage +but +its +general +aspect +was +unchanged +. +The +old +footman +, +who +met +Pierre +with +a +stern +face +as +if +wishing +to +make +the +visitor +feel +that +the +absence +of +the +old +prince +had +not +disturbed +the +order +of +things +in +the +house +, +informed +him +that +the +princess +had +gone +to +her +own +apartments +, +and +that +she +received +on +Sundays +. +“ +Announce +me +. +Perhaps +she +will +see +me +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Yes +, +sir +, +” +said +the +man +. +“ +Please +step +into +the +portrait +gallery. +” +A +few +minutes +later +the +footman +returned +with +Dessalles +, +who +brought +word +from +the +princess +that +she +would +be +very +glad +to +see +Pierre +if +he +would +excuse +her +want +of +ceremony +and +come +upstairs +to +her +apartment +. +In +a +rather +low +room +lit +by +one +candle +sat +the +princess +and +with +her +another +person +dressed +in +black +. +Pierre +remembered +that +the +princess +always +had +lady +companions +, +but +who +they +were +and +what +they +were +like +he +never +knew +or +remembered +. +“ +This +must +be +one +of +her +companions +, +” +he +thought +, +glancing +at +the +lady +in +the +black +dress +. +The +princess +rose +quickly +to +meet +him +and +held +out +her +hand +. +“ +Yes +, +” +she +said +, +looking +at +his +altered +face +after +he +had +kissed +her +hand +, +“ +so +this +is +how +we +meet +again +. +He +spoke +of +you +even +at +the +very +last +, +” +she +went +on +, +turning +her +eyes +from +Pierre +to +her +companion +with +a +shyness +that +surprised +him +for +an +instant +. +“ +I +was +so +glad +to +hear +of +your +safety +. +It +was +the +first +piece +of +good +news +we +had +received +for +a +long +time. +” +Again +the +princess +glanced +round +at +her +companion +with +even +more +uneasiness +in +her +manner +and +was +about +to +add +something +, +but +Pierre +interrupted +her +. +“ +Just +imagine—I +knew +nothing +about +him +! +” +said +he +. +“ +I +thought +he +had +been +killed +. +All +I +know +I +heard +at +second +hand +from +others +. +I +only +know +that +he +fell +in +with +the +Rostóvs +... +. +What +a +strange +coincidence +! +” +Pierre +spoke +rapidly +and +with +animation +. +He +glanced +once +at +the +companion +’ +s +face +, +saw +her +attentive +and +kindly +gaze +fixed +on +him +, +and +, +as +often +happens +when +one +is +talking +, +felt +somehow +that +this +companion +in +the +black +dress +was +a +good +, +kind +, +excellent +creature +who +would +not +hinder +his +conversing +freely +with +Princess +Mary +. +But +when +he +mentioned +the +Rostóvs +, +Princess +Mary +’ +s +face +expressed +still +greater +embarrassment +. +She +again +glanced +rapidly +from +Pierre +’ +s +face +to +that +of +the +lady +in +the +black +dress +and +said +: +“ +Do +you +really +not +recognize +her +? +” +Pierre +looked +again +at +the +companion +’ +s +pale +, +delicate +face +with +its +black +eyes +and +peculiar +mouth +, +and +something +near +to +him +, +long +forgotten +and +more +than +sweet +, +looked +at +him +from +those +attentive +eyes +. +“ +But +no +, +it +can +’ +t +be +! +” +he +thought +. +“ +This +stern +, +thin +, +pale +face +that +looks +so +much +older +! +It +can +not +be +she +. +It +merely +reminds +me +of +her. +” +But +at +that +moment +Princess +Mary +said +, +“ +Natásha +! +” +And +with +difficulty +, +effort +, +and +stress +, +like +the +opening +of +a +door +grown +rusty +on +its +hinges +, +a +smile +appeared +on +the +face +with +the +attentive +eyes +, +and +from +that +opening +door +came +a +breath +of +fragrance +which +suffused +Pierre +with +a +happiness +he +had +long +forgotten +and +of +which +he +had +not +even +been +thinking—especially +at +that +moment +. +It +suffused +him +, +seized +him +, +and +enveloped +him +completely +. +When +she +smiled +doubt +was +no +longer +possible +, +it +was +Natásha +and +he +loved +her +. +At +that +moment +Pierre +involuntarily +betrayed +to +her +, +to +Princess +Mary +, +and +above +all +to +himself +, +a +secret +of +which +he +himself +had +been +unaware +. +He +flushed +joyfully +yet +with +painful +distress +. +He +tried +to +hide +his +agitation +. +But +the +more +he +tried +to +hide +it +the +more +clearly—clearer +than +any +words +could +have +done—did +he +betray +to +himself +, +to +her +, +and +to +Princess +Mary +that +he +loved +her +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +only +the +unexpectedness +of +it +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +But +as +soon +as +he +tried +to +continue +the +conversation +he +had +begun +with +Princess +Mary +he +again +glanced +at +Natásha +, +and +a +still-deeper +flush +suffused +his +face +and +a +still-stronger +agitation +of +mingled +joy +and +fear +seized +his +soul +. +He +became +confused +in +his +speech +and +stopped +in +the +middle +of +what +he +was +saying +. +Pierre +had +failed +to +notice +Natásha +because +he +did +not +at +all +expect +to +see +her +there +, +but +he +had +failed +to +recognize +her +because +the +change +in +her +since +he +last +saw +her +was +immense +. +She +had +grown +thin +and +pale +, +but +that +was +not +what +made +her +unrecognizable +; +she +was +unrecognizable +at +the +moment +he +entered +because +on +that +face +whose +eyes +had +always +shone +with +a +suppressed +smile +of +the +joy +of +life +, +now +when +he +first +entered +and +glanced +at +her +there +was +not +the +least +shadow +of +a +smile +: +only +her +eyes +were +kindly +attentive +and +sadly +interrogative +. +Pierre +’ +s +confusion +was +not +reflected +by +any +confusion +on +Natásha +’ +s +part +, +but +only +by +the +pleasure +that +just +perceptibly +lit +up +her +whole +face +. +CHAPTER +XVI +“ +She +has +come +to +stay +with +me +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +The +count +and +countess +will +be +here +in +a +few +days +. +The +countess +is +in +a +dreadful +state +; +but +it +was +necessary +for +Natásha +herself +to +see +a +doctor +. +They +insisted +on +her +coming +with +me. +” +“ +Yes +, +is +there +a +family +free +from +sorrow +now +? +” +said +Pierre +, +addressing +Natásha +. +“ +You +know +it +happened +the +very +day +we +were +rescued +. +I +saw +him +. +What +a +delightful +boy +he +was +! +” +Natásha +looked +at +him +, +and +by +way +of +answer +to +his +words +her +eyes +widened +and +lit +up +. +“ +What +can +one +say +or +think +of +as +a +consolation +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Nothing +! +Why +had +such +a +splendid +boy +, +so +full +of +life +, +to +die +? +” +“ +Yes +, +in +these +days +it +would +be +hard +to +live +without +faith +... +” +remarked +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +that +is +really +true +, +” +Pierre +hastily +interrupted +her +. +“ +Why +is +it +true +? +” +Natásha +asked +, +looking +attentively +into +Pierre +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +How +can +you +ask +why +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +The +thought +alone +of +what +awaits +... +” +Natásha +without +waiting +for +Princess +Mary +to +finish +again +looked +inquiringly +at +Pierre +. +“ +And +because +, +” +Pierre +continued +, +“ +only +one +who +believes +that +there +is +a +God +ruling +us +can +bear +a +loss +such +as +hers +and +... +yours. +” +Natásha +had +already +opened +her +mouth +to +speak +but +suddenly +stopped +. +Pierre +hurriedly +turned +away +from +her +and +again +addressed +Princess +Mary +, +asking +about +his +friend +’ +s +last +days +. +Pierre +’ +s +confusion +had +now +almost +vanished +, +but +at +the +same +time +he +felt +that +his +freedom +had +also +completely +gone +. +He +felt +that +there +was +now +a +judge +of +his +every +word +and +action +whose +judgment +mattered +more +to +him +than +that +of +all +the +rest +of +the +world +. +As +he +spoke +now +he +was +considering +what +impression +his +words +would +make +on +Natásha +. +He +did +not +purposely +say +things +to +please +her +, +but +whatever +he +was +saying +he +regarded +from +her +standpoint +. +Princess +Mary—reluctantly +as +is +usual +in +such +cases—began +telling +of +the +condition +in +which +she +had +found +Prince +Andrew +. +But +Pierre +’ +s +face +quivering +with +emotion +, +his +questions +and +his +eager +restless +expression +, +gradually +compelled +her +to +go +into +details +which +she +feared +to +recall +for +her +own +sake +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +and +so +... +? +” +Pierre +kept +saying +as +he +leaned +toward +her +with +his +whole +body +and +eagerly +listened +to +her +story +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +... +so +he +grew +tranquil +and +softened +? +With +all +his +soul +he +had +always +sought +one +thing—to +be +perfectly +good—so +he +could +not +be +afraid +of +death +. +The +faults +he +had—if +he +had +any—were +not +of +his +making +. +So +he +did +soften +? +... +What +a +happy +thing +that +he +saw +you +again +, +” +he +added +, +suddenly +turning +to +Natásha +and +looking +at +her +with +eyes +full +of +tears +. +Natásha +’ +s +face +twitched +. +She +frowned +and +lowered +her +eyes +for +a +moment +. +She +hesitated +for +an +instant +whether +to +speak +or +not +. +“ +Yes +, +that +was +happiness +, +” +she +then +said +in +her +quiet +voice +with +its +deep +chest +notes +. +“ +For +me +it +certainly +was +happiness. +” +She +paused +. +“ +And +he +... +he +... +he +said +he +was +wishing +for +it +at +the +very +moment +I +entered +the +room +... +. +” +Natásha +’ +s +voice +broke +. +She +blushed +, +pressed +her +clasped +hands +on +her +knees +, +and +then +controlling +herself +with +an +evident +effort +lifted +her +head +and +began +to +speak +rapidly +. +“ +We +knew +nothing +of +it +when +we +started +from +Moscow +. +I +did +not +dare +to +ask +about +him +. +Then +suddenly +Sónya +told +me +he +was +traveling +with +us +. +I +had +no +idea +and +could +not +imagine +what +state +he +was +in +, +all +I +wanted +was +to +see +him +and +be +with +him +, +” +she +said +, +trembling +, +and +breathing +quickly +. +And +not +letting +them +interrupt +her +she +went +on +to +tell +what +she +had +never +yet +mentioned +to +anyone—all +she +had +lived +through +during +those +three +weeks +of +their +journey +and +life +at +Yaroslávl +. +Pierre +listened +to +her +with +lips +parted +and +eyes +fixed +upon +her +full +of +tears +. +As +he +listened +he +did +not +think +of +Prince +Andrew +, +nor +of +death +, +nor +of +what +she +was +telling +. +He +listened +to +her +and +felt +only +pity +for +her +, +for +what +she +was +suffering +now +while +she +was +speaking +. +Princess +Mary +, +frowning +in +her +effort +to +hold +back +her +tears +, +sat +beside +Natásha +, +and +heard +for +the +first +time +the +story +of +those +last +days +of +her +brother +’ +s +and +Natásha +’ +s +love +. +Evidently +Natásha +needed +to +tell +that +painful +yet +joyful +tale +. +She +spoke +, +mingling +most +trifling +details +with +the +intimate +secrets +of +her +soul +, +and +it +seemed +as +if +she +could +never +finish +. +Several +times +she +repeated +the +same +thing +twice +. +Dessalles +’ +voice +was +heard +outside +the +door +asking +whether +little +Nicholas +might +come +in +to +say +good +night +. +“ +Well +, +that +’ +s +all—everything +, +” +said +Natásha +. +She +got +up +quickly +just +as +Nicholas +entered +, +almost +ran +to +the +door +which +was +hidden +by +curtains +, +struck +her +head +against +it +, +and +rushed +from +the +room +with +a +moan +either +of +pain +or +sorrow +. +Pierre +gazed +at +the +door +through +which +she +had +disappeared +and +did +not +understand +why +he +suddenly +felt +all +alone +in +the +world +. +Princess +Mary +roused +him +from +his +abstraction +by +drawing +his +attention +to +her +nephew +who +had +entered +the +room +. +At +that +moment +of +emotional +tenderness +young +Nicholas +’ +face +, +which +resembled +his +father +’ +s +, +affected +Pierre +so +much +that +when +he +had +kissed +the +boy +he +got +up +quickly +, +took +out +his +handkerchief +, +and +went +to +the +window +. +He +wished +to +take +leave +of +Princess +Mary +, +but +she +would +not +let +him +go +. +“ +No +, +Natásha +and +I +sometimes +don +’ +t +go +to +sleep +till +after +two +, +so +please +don +’ +t +go +. +I +will +order +supper +. +Go +downstairs +, +we +will +come +immediately. +” +Before +Pierre +left +the +room +Princess +Mary +told +him +: +“ +This +is +the +first +time +she +has +talked +of +him +like +that. +” +CHAPTER +XVII +Pierre +was +shown +into +the +large +, +brightly +lit +dining +room +; +a +few +minutes +later +he +heard +footsteps +and +Princess +Mary +entered +with +Natásha +. +Natásha +was +calm +, +though +a +severe +and +grave +expression +had +again +settled +on +her +face +. +They +all +three +of +them +now +experienced +that +feeling +of +awkwardness +which +usually +follows +after +a +serious +and +heartfelt +talk +. +It +is +impossible +to +go +back +to +the +same +conversation +, +to +talk +of +trifles +is +awkward +, +and +yet +the +desire +to +speak +is +there +and +silence +seems +like +affectation +. +They +went +silently +to +table +. +The +footmen +drew +back +the +chairs +and +pushed +them +up +again +. +Pierre +unfolded +his +cold +table +napkin +and +, +resolving +to +break +the +silence +, +looked +at +Natásha +and +at +Princess +Mary +. +They +had +evidently +both +formed +the +same +resolution +; +the +eyes +of +both +shone +with +satisfaction +and +a +confession +that +besides +sorrow +life +also +has +joy +. +“ +Do +you +take +vodka +, +Count +? +” +asked +Princess +Mary +, +and +those +words +suddenly +banished +the +shadows +of +the +past +. +“ +Now +tell +us +about +yourself +, +” +said +she +. +“ +One +hears +such +improbable +wonders +about +you. +” +“ +Yes +, +” +replied +Pierre +with +the +smile +of +mild +irony +now +habitual +to +him +. +“ +They +even +tell +me +wonders +I +myself +never +dreamed +of +! +Mary +Abrámovna +invited +me +to +her +house +and +kept +telling +me +what +had +happened +, +or +ought +to +have +happened +, +to +me +. +Stepán +Stepánych +also +instructed +me +how +I +ought +to +tell +of +my +experiences +. +In +general +I +have +noticed +that +it +is +very +easy +to +be +an +interesting +man +( +I +am +an +interesting +man +now +) +; +people +invite +me +out +and +tell +me +all +about +myself. +” +Natásha +smiled +and +was +on +the +point +of +speaking +. +“ +We +have +been +told +, +” +Princess +Mary +interrupted +her +, +“ +that +you +lost +two +millions +in +Moscow +. +Is +that +true +? +” +“ +But +I +am +three +times +as +rich +as +before +, +” +returned +Pierre +. +Though +the +position +was +now +altered +by +his +decision +to +pay +his +wife +’ +s +debts +and +to +rebuild +his +houses +, +Pierre +still +maintained +that +he +had +become +three +times +as +rich +as +before +. +“ +What +I +have +certainly +gained +is +freedom +, +” +he +began +seriously +, +but +did +not +continue +, +noticing +that +this +theme +was +too +egotistic +. +“ +And +are +you +building +? +” +“ +Yes +. +Savélich +says +I +must +! +” +“ +Tell +me +, +you +did +not +know +of +the +countess +’ +death +when +you +decided +to +remain +in +Moscow +? +” +asked +Princess +Mary +and +immediately +blushed +, +noticing +that +her +question +, +following +his +mention +of +freedom +, +ascribed +to +his +words +a +meaning +he +had +perhaps +not +intended +. +“ +No +, +” +answered +Pierre +, +evidently +not +considering +awkward +the +meaning +Princess +Mary +had +given +to +his +words +. +“ +I +heard +of +it +in +Orël +and +you +can +not +imagine +how +it +shocked +me +. +We +were +not +an +exemplary +couple +, +” +he +added +quickly +, +glancing +at +Natásha +and +noticing +on +her +face +curiosity +as +to +how +he +would +speak +of +his +wife +, +“ +but +her +death +shocked +me +terribly +. +When +two +people +quarrel +they +are +always +both +in +fault +, +and +one +’ +s +own +guilt +suddenly +becomes +terribly +serious +when +the +other +is +no +longer +alive +. +And +then +such +a +death +... +without +friends +and +without +consolation +! +I +am +very +, +very +sorry +for +her +, +” +he +concluded +, +and +was +pleased +to +notice +a +look +of +glad +approval +on +Natásha +’ +s +face +. +“ +Yes +, +and +so +you +are +once +more +an +eligible +bachelor +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +Pierre +suddenly +flushed +crimson +and +for +a +long +time +tried +not +to +look +at +Natásha +. +When +he +ventured +to +glance +her +way +again +her +face +was +cold +, +stern +, +and +he +fancied +even +contemptuous +. +“ +And +did +you +really +see +and +speak +to +Napoleon +, +as +we +have +been +told +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +Pierre +laughed +. +“ +No +, +not +once +! +Everybody +seems +to +imagine +that +being +taken +prisoner +means +being +Napoleon +’ +s +guest +. +Not +only +did +I +never +see +him +but +I +heard +nothing +about +him—I +was +in +much +lower +company +! +” +Supper +was +over +, +and +Pierre +who +at +first +declined +to +speak +about +his +captivity +was +gradually +led +on +to +do +so +. +“ +But +it +’ +s +true +that +you +remained +in +Moscow +to +kill +Napoleon +? +” +Natásha +asked +with +a +slight +smile +. +“ +I +guessed +it +then +when +we +met +at +the +Súkharev +tower +, +do +you +remember +? +” +Pierre +admitted +that +it +was +true +, +and +from +that +was +gradually +led +by +Princess +Mary +’ +s +questions +and +especially +by +Natásha +’ +s +into +giving +a +detailed +account +of +his +adventures +. +At +first +he +spoke +with +the +amused +and +mild +irony +now +customary +with +him +toward +everybody +and +especially +toward +himself +, +but +when +he +came +to +describe +the +horrors +and +sufferings +he +had +witnessed +he +was +unconsciously +carried +away +and +began +speaking +with +the +suppressed +emotion +of +a +man +re-experiencing +in +recollection +strong +impressions +he +has +lived +through +. +Princess +Mary +with +a +gentle +smile +looked +now +at +Pierre +and +now +at +Natásha +. +In +the +whole +narrative +she +saw +only +Pierre +and +his +goodness +. +Natásha +, +leaning +on +her +elbow +, +the +expression +of +her +face +constantly +changing +with +the +narrative +, +watched +Pierre +with +an +attention +that +never +wandered—evidently +herself +experiencing +all +that +he +described +. +Not +only +her +look +, +but +her +exclamations +and +the +brief +questions +she +put +, +showed +Pierre +that +she +understood +just +what +he +wished +to +convey +. +It +was +clear +that +she +understood +not +only +what +he +said +but +also +what +he +wished +to +, +but +could +not +, +express +in +words +. +The +account +Pierre +gave +of +the +incident +with +the +child +and +the +woman +for +protecting +whom +he +was +arrested +was +this +: +“ +It +was +an +awful +sight—children +abandoned +, +some +in +the +flames +... +One +was +snatched +out +before +my +eyes +... +and +there +were +women +who +had +their +things +snatched +off +and +their +earrings +torn +out +... +” +he +flushed +and +grew +confused +. +“ +Then +a +patrol +arrived +and +all +the +men—all +those +who +were +not +looting +, +that +is—were +arrested +, +and +I +among +them. +” +“ +I +am +sure +you +’ +re +not +telling +us +everything +; +I +am +sure +you +did +something +... +” +said +Natásha +and +pausing +added +, +“ +something +fine +? +” +Pierre +continued +. +When +he +spoke +of +the +execution +he +wanted +to +pass +over +the +horrible +details +, +but +Natásha +insisted +that +he +should +not +omit +anything +. +Pierre +began +to +tell +about +Karatáev +, +but +paused +. +By +this +time +he +had +risen +from +the +table +and +was +pacing +the +room +, +Natásha +following +him +with +her +eyes +. +Then +he +added +: +“ +No +, +you +can +’ +t +understand +what +I +learned +from +that +illiterate +man—that +simple +fellow. +” +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +go +on +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Where +is +he +? +” +“ +They +killed +him +almost +before +my +eyes. +” +And +Pierre +, +his +voice +trembling +continually +, +went +on +to +tell +of +the +last +days +of +their +retreat +, +of +Karatáev +’ +s +illness +and +his +death +. +He +told +of +his +adventures +as +he +had +never +yet +recalled +them +. +He +now +, +as +it +were +, +saw +a +new +meaning +in +all +he +had +gone +through +. +Now +that +he +was +telling +it +all +to +Natásha +he +experienced +that +pleasure +which +a +man +has +when +women +listen +to +him—not +clever +women +who +when +listening +either +try +to +remember +what +they +hear +to +enrich +their +minds +and +when +opportunity +offers +to +retell +it +, +or +who +wish +to +adopt +it +to +some +thought +of +their +own +and +promptly +contribute +their +own +clever +comments +prepared +in +their +little +mental +workshop—but +the +pleasure +given +by +real +women +gifted +with +a +capacity +to +select +and +absorb +the +very +best +a +man +shows +of +himself +. +Natásha +without +knowing +it +was +all +attention +: +she +did +not +lose +a +word +, +no +single +quiver +in +Pierre +’ +s +voice +, +no +look +, +no +twitch +of +a +muscle +in +his +face +, +nor +a +single +gesture +. +She +caught +the +unfinished +word +in +its +flight +and +took +it +straight +into +her +open +heart +, +divining +the +secret +meaning +of +all +Pierre +’ +s +mental +travail +. +Princess +Mary +understood +his +story +and +sympathized +with +him +, +but +she +now +saw +something +else +that +absorbed +all +her +attention +. +She +saw +the +possibility +of +love +and +happiness +between +Natásha +and +Pierre +, +and +the +first +thought +of +this +filled +her +heart +with +gladness +. +It +was +three +o +’ +clock +in +the +morning +. +The +footmen +came +in +with +sad +and +stern +faces +to +change +the +candles +, +but +no +one +noticed +them +. +Pierre +finished +his +story +. +Natásha +continued +to +look +at +him +intently +with +bright +, +attentive +, +and +animated +eyes +, +as +if +trying +to +understand +something +more +which +he +had +perhaps +left +untold +. +Pierre +in +shamefaced +and +happy +confusion +glanced +occasionally +at +her +, +and +tried +to +think +what +to +say +next +to +introduce +a +fresh +subject +. +Princess +Mary +was +silent +. +It +occurred +to +none +of +them +that +it +was +three +o +’ +clock +and +time +to +go +to +bed +. +“ +People +speak +of +misfortunes +and +sufferings +, +” +remarked +Pierre +, +“ +but +if +at +this +moment +I +were +asked +: +‘ +Would +you +rather +be +what +you +were +before +you +were +taken +prisoner +, +or +go +through +all +this +again +? +’ +then +for +heaven +’ +s +sake +let +me +again +have +captivity +and +horseflesh +! +We +imagine +that +when +we +are +thrown +out +of +our +usual +ruts +all +is +lost +, +but +it +is +only +then +that +what +is +new +and +good +begins +. +While +there +is +life +there +is +happiness +. +There +is +much +, +much +before +us +. +I +say +this +to +you +, +” +he +added +, +turning +to +Natásha +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +she +said +, +answering +something +quite +different +. +“ +I +too +should +wish +nothing +but +to +relive +it +all +from +the +beginning. +” +Pierre +looked +intently +at +her +. +“ +Yes +, +and +nothing +more +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +It +’ +s +not +true +, +not +true +! +” +cried +Pierre +. +“ +I +am +not +to +blame +for +being +alive +and +wishing +to +live—nor +you +either. +” +Suddenly +Natásha +bent +her +head +, +covered +her +face +with +her +hands +, +and +began +to +cry +. +“ +What +is +it +, +Natásha +? +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Nothing +, +nothing. +” +She +smiled +at +Pierre +through +her +tears +. +“ +Good +night +! +It +is +time +for +bed. +” +Pierre +rose +and +took +his +leave +. +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +met +as +usual +in +the +bedroom +. +They +talked +of +what +Pierre +had +told +them +. +Princess +Mary +did +not +express +her +opinion +of +Pierre +nor +did +Natásha +speak +of +him +. +“ +Well +, +good +night +, +Mary +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +I +am +often +afraid +that +by +not +speaking +of +him +” +( +she +meant +Prince +Andrew +) +“ +for +fear +of +not +doing +justice +to +our +feelings +, +we +forget +him. +” +Princess +Mary +sighed +deeply +and +thereby +acknowledged +the +justice +of +Natásha +’ +s +remark +, +but +she +did +not +express +agreement +in +words +. +“ +Is +it +possible +to +forget +? +” +said +she +. +“ +It +did +me +so +much +good +to +tell +all +about +it +today +. +It +was +hard +and +painful +, +but +good +, +very +good +! +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +I +am +sure +he +really +loved +him +. +That +is +why +I +told +him +... +Was +it +all +right +? +” +she +added +, +suddenly +blushing +. +“ +To +tell +Pierre +? +Oh +, +yes +. +What +a +splendid +man +he +is +! +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +Mary +... +” +Natásha +suddenly +said +with +a +mischievous +smile +such +as +Princess +Mary +had +not +seen +on +her +face +for +a +long +time +, +“ +he +has +somehow +grown +so +clean +, +smooth +, +and +fresh—as +if +he +had +just +come +out +of +a +Russian +bath +; +do +you +understand +? +Out +of +a +moral +bath +. +Isn +’ +t +it +true +? +” +“ +Yes +, +” +replied +Princess +Mary +. +“ +He +has +greatly +improved. +” +“ +With +a +short +coat +and +his +hair +cropped +; +just +as +if +, +well +, +just +as +if +he +had +come +straight +from +the +bath +... +Papa +used +to +... +” +“ +I +understand +why +he +” +( +Prince +Andrew +) +“ +liked +no +one +so +much +as +him +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Yes +, +and +yet +he +is +quite +different +. +They +say +men +are +friends +when +they +are +quite +different +. +That +must +be +true +. +Really +he +is +quite +unlike +him—in +everything. +” +“ +Yes +, +but +he +’ +s +wonderful. +” +“ +Well +, +good +night +, +” +said +Natásha +. +And +the +same +mischievous +smile +lingered +for +a +long +time +on +her +face +as +if +it +had +been +forgotten +there +. +CHAPTER +XVIII +It +was +a +long +time +before +Pierre +could +fall +asleep +that +night +. +He +paced +up +and +down +his +room +, +now +turning +his +thoughts +on +a +difficult +problem +and +frowning +, +now +suddenly +shrugging +his +shoulders +and +wincing +, +and +now +smiling +happily +. +He +was +thinking +of +Prince +Andrew +, +of +Natásha +, +and +of +their +love +, +at +one +moment +jealous +of +her +past +, +then +reproaching +himself +for +that +feeling +. +It +was +already +six +in +the +morning +and +he +still +paced +up +and +down +the +room +. +“ +Well +, +what +’ +s +to +be +done +if +it +can +not +be +avoided +? +What +’ +s +to +be +done +? +Evidently +it +has +to +be +so +, +” +said +he +to +himself +, +and +hastily +undressing +he +got +into +bed +, +happy +and +agitated +but +free +from +hesitation +or +indecision +. +“ +Strange +and +impossible +as +such +happiness +seems +, +I +must +do +everything +that +she +and +I +may +be +man +and +wife +, +” +he +told +himself +. +A +few +days +previously +Pierre +had +decided +to +go +to +Petersburg +on +the +Friday +. +When +he +awoke +on +the +Thursday +, +Savélich +came +to +ask +him +about +packing +for +the +journey +. +“ +What +, +to +Petersburg +? +What +is +Petersburg +? +Who +is +there +in +Petersburg +? +” +he +asked +involuntarily +, +though +only +to +himself +. +“ +Oh +, +yes +, +long +ago +before +this +happened +I +did +for +some +reason +mean +to +go +to +Petersburg +, +” +he +reflected +. +“ +Why +? +But +perhaps +I +shall +go +. +What +a +good +fellow +he +is +and +how +attentive +, +and +how +he +remembers +everything +, +” +he +thought +, +looking +at +Savélich +’ +s +old +face +, +“ +and +what +a +pleasant +smile +he +has +! +” +“ +Well +, +Savélich +, +do +you +still +not +wish +to +accept +your +freedom +? +” +Pierre +asked +him +. +“ +What +’ +s +the +good +of +freedom +to +me +, +your +excellency +? +We +lived +under +the +late +count—the +kingdom +of +heaven +be +his +! +—and +we +have +lived +under +you +too +, +without +ever +being +wronged. +” +“ +And +your +children +? +” +“ +The +children +will +live +just +the +same +. +With +such +masters +one +can +live. +” +“ +But +what +about +my +heirs +? +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +Supposing +I +suddenly +marry +... +it +might +happen +, +” +he +added +with +an +involuntary +smile +. +“ +If +I +may +take +the +liberty +, +your +excellency +, +it +would +be +a +good +thing. +” +“ +How +easy +he +thinks +it +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +He +doesn +’ +t +know +how +terrible +it +is +and +how +dangerous +. +Too +soon +or +too +late +... +it +is +terrible +! +” +“ +So +what +are +your +orders +? +Are +you +starting +tomorrow +? +” +asked +Savélich +. +“ +No +, +I +’ +ll +put +it +off +for +a +bit +. +I +’ +ll +tell +you +later +. +You +must +forgive +the +trouble +I +have +put +you +to +, +” +said +Pierre +, +and +seeing +Savélich +smile +, +he +thought +: +“ +But +how +strange +it +is +that +he +should +not +know +that +now +there +is +no +Petersburg +for +me +, +and +that +that +must +be +settled +first +of +all +! +But +probably +he +knows +it +well +enough +and +is +only +pretending +. +Shall +I +have +a +talk +with +him +and +see +what +he +thinks +? +” +Pierre +reflected +. +“ +No +, +another +time. +” +At +breakfast +Pierre +told +the +princess +, +his +cousin +, +that +he +had +been +to +see +Princess +Mary +the +day +before +and +had +there +met— +“ +Whom +do +you +think +? +Natásha +Rostóva +! +” +The +princess +seemed +to +see +nothing +more +extraordinary +in +that +than +if +he +had +seen +Anna +Semënovna +. +“ +Do +you +know +her +? +” +asked +Pierre +. +“ +I +have +seen +the +princess +, +” +she +replied +. +“ +I +heard +that +they +were +arranging +a +match +for +her +with +young +Rostóv +. +It +would +be +a +very +good +thing +for +the +Rostóvs +, +they +are +said +to +be +utterly +ruined. +” +“ +No +; +I +mean +do +you +know +Natásha +Rostóva +? +” +“ +I +heard +about +that +affair +of +hers +at +the +time +. +It +was +a +great +pity. +” +“ +No +, +she +either +doesn +’ +t +understand +or +is +pretending +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +Better +not +say +anything +to +her +either. +” +The +princess +too +had +prepared +provisions +for +Pierre +’ +s +journey +. +“ +How +kind +they +all +are +, +” +thought +Pierre +. +“ +What +is +surprising +is +that +they +should +trouble +about +these +things +now +when +it +can +no +longer +be +of +interest +to +them +. +And +all +for +me +! +” +On +the +same +day +the +Chief +of +Police +came +to +Pierre +, +inviting +him +to +send +a +representative +to +the +Faceted +Palace +to +recover +things +that +were +to +be +returned +to +their +owners +that +day +. +“ +And +this +man +too +, +” +thought +Pierre +, +looking +into +the +face +of +the +Chief +of +Police +. +“ +What +a +fine +, +good-looking +officer +and +how +kind +. +Fancy +bothering +about +such +trifles +now +! +And +they +actually +say +he +is +not +honest +and +takes +bribes +. +What +nonsense +! +Besides +, +why +shouldn +’ +t +he +take +bribes +? +That +’ +s +the +way +he +was +brought +up +, +and +everybody +does +it +. +But +what +a +kind +, +pleasant +face +and +how +he +smiles +as +he +looks +at +me. +” +Pierre +went +to +Princess +Mary +’ +s +to +dinner +. +As +he +drove +through +the +streets +past +the +houses +that +had +been +burned +down +, +he +was +surprised +by +the +beauty +of +those +ruins +. +The +picturesqueness +of +the +chimney +stacks +and +tumble-down +walls +of +the +burned-out +quarters +of +the +town +, +stretching +out +and +concealing +one +another +, +reminded +him +of +the +Rhine +and +the +Colosseum +. +The +cabmen +he +met +and +their +passengers +, +the +carpenters +cutting +the +timber +for +new +houses +with +axes +, +the +women +hawkers +, +and +the +shopkeepers +, +all +looked +at +him +with +cheerful +beaming +eyes +that +seemed +to +say +: +“ +Ah +, +there +he +is +! +Let +’ +s +see +what +will +come +of +it +! +” +At +the +entrance +to +Princess +Mary +’ +s +house +Pierre +felt +doubtful +whether +he +had +really +been +there +the +night +before +and +really +seen +Natásha +and +talked +to +her +. +“ +Perhaps +I +imagined +it +; +perhaps +I +shall +go +in +and +find +no +one +there. +” +But +he +had +hardly +entered +the +room +before +he +felt +her +presence +with +his +whole +being +by +the +loss +of +his +sense +of +freedom +. +She +was +in +the +same +black +dress +with +soft +folds +and +her +hair +was +done +the +same +way +as +the +day +before +, +yet +she +was +quite +different +. +Had +she +been +like +this +when +he +entered +the +day +before +he +could +not +for +a +moment +have +failed +to +recognize +her +. +She +was +as +he +had +known +her +almost +as +a +child +and +later +on +as +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +fiancée +. +A +bright +questioning +light +shone +in +her +eyes +, +and +on +her +face +was +a +friendly +and +strangely +roguish +expression +. +Pierre +dined +with +them +and +would +have +spent +the +whole +evening +there +, +but +Princess +Mary +was +going +to +vespers +and +Pierre +left +the +house +with +her +. +Next +day +he +came +early +, +dined +, +and +stayed +the +whole +evening +. +Though +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +were +evidently +glad +to +see +their +visitor +and +though +all +Pierre +’ +s +interest +was +now +centered +in +that +house +, +by +the +evening +they +had +talked +over +everything +and +the +conversation +passed +from +one +trivial +topic +to +another +and +repeatedly +broke +off +. +He +stayed +so +long +that +Princess +Mary +and +Natásha +exchanged +glances +, +evidently +wondering +when +he +would +go +. +Pierre +noticed +this +but +could +not +go +. +He +felt +uneasy +and +embarrassed +, +but +sat +on +because +he +simply +could +not +get +up +and +take +his +leave +. +Princess +Mary +, +foreseeing +no +end +to +this +, +rose +first +, +and +complaining +of +a +headache +began +to +say +good +night +. +“ +So +you +are +going +to +Petersburg +tomorrow +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +No +, +I +am +not +going +, +” +Pierre +replied +hastily +, +in +a +surprised +tone +and +as +though +offended +. +“ +Yes +... +no +... +to +Petersburg +? +Tomorrow—but +I +won +’ +t +say +good-by +yet +. +I +will +call +round +in +case +you +have +any +commissions +for +me +, +” +said +he +, +standing +before +Princess +Mary +and +turning +red +, +but +not +taking +his +departure +. +Natásha +gave +him +her +hand +and +went +out +. +Princess +Mary +on +the +other +hand +instead +of +going +away +sank +into +an +armchair +, +and +looked +sternly +and +intently +at +him +with +her +deep +, +radiant +eyes +. +The +weariness +she +had +plainly +shown +before +had +now +quite +passed +off +. +With +a +deep +and +long-drawn +sigh +she +seemed +to +be +prepared +for +a +lengthy +talk +. +When +Natásha +left +the +room +Pierre +’ +s +confusion +and +awkwardness +immediately +vanished +and +were +replaced +by +eager +excitement +. +He +quickly +moved +an +armchair +toward +Princess +Mary +. +“ +Yes +, +I +wanted +to +tell +you +, +” +said +he +, +answering +her +look +as +if +she +had +spoken +. +“ +Princess +, +help +me +! +What +am +I +to +do +? +Can +I +hope +? +Princess +, +my +dear +friend +, +listen +! +I +know +it +all +. +I +know +I +am +not +worthy +of +her +, +I +know +it +’ +s +impossible +to +speak +of +it +now +. +But +I +want +to +be +a +brother +to +her +. +No +, +not +that +, +I +don +’ +t +, +I +can +’ +t +... +” +He +paused +and +rubbed +his +face +and +eyes +with +his +hands +. +“ +Well +, +” +he +went +on +with +an +evident +effort +at +self-control +and +coherence +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +when +I +began +to +love +her +, +but +I +have +loved +her +and +her +alone +all +my +life +, +and +I +love +her +so +that +I +can +not +imagine +life +without +her +. +I +can +not +propose +to +her +at +present +, +but +the +thought +that +perhaps +she +might +someday +be +my +wife +and +that +I +may +be +missing +that +possibility +... +that +possibility +... +is +terrible +. +Tell +me +, +can +I +hope +? +Tell +me +what +I +am +to +do +, +dear +princess +! +” +he +added +after +a +pause +, +and +touched +her +hand +as +she +did +not +reply +. +“ +I +am +thinking +of +what +you +have +told +me +, +” +answered +Princess +Mary +. +“ +This +is +what +I +will +say +. +You +are +right +that +to +speak +to +her +of +love +at +present +... +” +Princess +Mary +stopped +. +She +was +going +to +say +that +to +speak +of +love +was +impossible +, +but +she +stopped +because +she +had +seen +by +the +sudden +change +in +Natásha +two +days +before +that +she +would +not +only +not +be +hurt +if +Pierre +spoke +of +his +love +, +but +that +it +was +the +very +thing +she +wished +for +. +“ +To +speak +to +her +now +wouldn +’ +t +do +, +” +said +the +princess +all +the +same +. +“ +But +what +am +I +to +do +? +” +“ +Leave +it +to +me +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +. +“ +I +know +... +” +Pierre +was +looking +into +Princess +Mary +’ +s +eyes +. +“ +Well +? +... +Well +? +... +” +he +said +. +“ +I +know +that +she +loves +... +will +love +you +, +” +Princess +Mary +corrected +herself +. +Before +her +words +were +out +, +Pierre +had +sprung +up +and +with +a +frightened +expression +seized +Princess +Mary +’ +s +hand +. +“ +What +makes +you +think +so +? +You +think +I +may +hope +? +You +think +... +? +” +“ +Yes +, +I +think +so +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +with +a +smile +. +“ +Write +to +her +parents +, +and +leave +it +to +me +. +I +will +tell +her +when +I +can +. +I +wish +it +to +happen +and +my +heart +tells +me +it +will. +” +“ +No +, +it +can +not +be +! +How +happy +I +am +! +But +it +can +’ +t +be +... +. +How +happy +I +am +! +No +, +it +can +’ +t +be +! +” +Pierre +kept +saying +as +he +kissed +Princess +Mary +’ +s +hands +. +“ +Go +to +Petersburg +, +that +will +be +best +. +And +I +will +write +to +you +, +” +she +said +. +“ +To +Petersburg +? +Go +there +? +Very +well +, +I +’ +ll +go +. +But +I +may +come +again +tomorrow +? +” +Next +day +Pierre +came +to +say +good-by +. +Natásha +was +less +animated +than +she +had +been +the +day +before +; +but +that +day +as +he +looked +at +her +Pierre +sometimes +felt +as +if +he +was +vanishing +and +that +neither +he +nor +she +existed +any +longer +, +that +nothing +existed +but +happiness +. +“ +Is +it +possible +? +No +, +it +can +’ +t +be +, +” +he +told +himself +at +every +look +, +gesture +, +and +word +that +filled +his +soul +with +joy +. +When +on +saying +good-by +he +took +her +thin +, +slender +hand +, +he +could +not +help +holding +it +a +little +longer +in +his +own +. +“ +Is +it +possible +that +this +hand +, +that +face +, +those +eyes +, +all +this +treasure +of +feminine +charm +so +strange +to +me +now +, +is +it +possible +that +it +will +one +day +be +mine +forever +, +as +familiar +to +me +as +I +am +to +myself +? +... +No +, +that +’ +s +impossible +! +... +” +“ +Good-by +, +Count +, +” +she +said +aloud +. +“ +I +shall +look +forward +very +much +to +your +return +, +” +she +added +in +a +whisper +. +And +these +simple +words +, +her +look +, +and +the +expression +on +her +face +which +accompanied +them +, +formed +for +two +months +the +subject +of +inexhaustible +memories +, +interpretations +, +and +happy +meditations +for +Pierre +. +“ +‘ +I +shall +look +forward +very +much +to +your +return +... +. +’ +Yes +, +yes +, +how +did +she +say +it +? +Yes +, +‘ +I +shall +look +forward +very +much +to +your +return. +’ +Oh +, +how +happy +I +am +! +What +is +happening +to +me +? +How +happy +I +am +! +” +said +Pierre +to +himself +. +CHAPTER +XIX +There +was +nothing +in +Pierre +’ +s +soul +now +at +all +like +what +had +troubled +it +during +his +courtship +of +Hélène +. +He +did +not +repeat +to +himself +with +a +sickening +feeling +of +shame +the +words +he +had +spoken +, +or +say +: +“ +Oh +, +why +did +I +not +say +that +? +” +and +, +“ +Whatever +made +me +say +‘ +Je +vous +aime +’ +? +” +On +the +contrary +, +he +now +repeated +in +imagination +every +word +that +he +or +Natásha +had +spoken +and +pictured +every +detail +of +her +face +and +smile +, +and +did +not +wish +to +diminish +or +add +anything +, +but +only +to +repeat +it +again +and +again +. +There +was +now +not +a +shadow +of +doubt +in +his +mind +as +to +whether +what +he +had +undertaken +was +right +or +wrong +. +Only +one +terrible +doubt +sometimes +crossed +his +mind +: +“ +Wasn +’ +t +it +all +a +dream +? +Isn +’ +t +Princess +Mary +mistaken +? +Am +I +not +too +conceited +and +self-confident +? +I +believe +all +this—and +suddenly +Princess +Mary +will +tell +her +, +and +she +will +be +sure +to +smile +and +say +: +‘ +How +strange +! +He +must +be +deluding +himself +. +Doesn +’ +t +he +know +that +he +is +a +man +, +just +a +man +, +while +I +... +? +I +am +something +altogether +different +and +higher. +’ +” +That +was +the +only +doubt +often +troubling +Pierre +. +He +did +not +now +make +any +plans +. +The +happiness +before +him +appeared +so +inconceivable +that +if +only +he +could +attain +it +, +it +would +be +the +end +of +all +things +. +Everything +ended +with +that +. +A +joyful +, +unexpected +frenzy +, +of +which +he +had +thought +himself +incapable +, +possessed +him +. +The +whole +meaning +of +life—not +for +him +alone +but +for +the +whole +world—seemed +to +him +centered +in +his +love +and +the +possibility +of +being +loved +by +her +. +At +times +everybody +seemed +to +him +to +be +occupied +with +one +thing +only—his +future +happiness +. +Sometimes +it +seemed +to +him +that +other +people +were +all +as +pleased +as +he +was +himself +and +merely +tried +to +hide +that +pleasure +by +pretending +to +be +busy +with +other +interests +. +In +every +word +and +gesture +he +saw +allusions +to +his +happiness +. +He +often +surprised +those +he +met +by +his +significantly +happy +looks +and +smiles +which +seemed +to +express +a +secret +understanding +between +him +and +them +. +And +when +he +realized +that +people +might +not +be +aware +of +his +happiness +, +he +pitied +them +with +his +whole +heart +and +felt +a +desire +somehow +to +explain +to +them +that +all +that +occupied +them +was +a +mere +frivolous +trifle +unworthy +of +attention +. +When +it +was +suggested +to +him +that +he +should +enter +the +civil +service +, +or +when +the +war +or +any +general +political +affairs +were +discussed +on +the +assumption +that +everybody +’ +s +welfare +depended +on +this +or +that +issue +of +events +, +he +would +listen +with +a +mild +and +pitying +smile +and +surprise +people +by +his +strange +comments +. +But +at +this +time +he +saw +everybody—both +those +who +, +as +he +imagined +, +understood +the +real +meaning +of +life +( +that +is +, +what +he +was +feeling +) +and +those +unfortunates +who +evidently +did +not +understand +it—in +the +bright +light +of +the +emotion +that +shone +within +himself +, +and +at +once +without +any +effort +saw +in +everyone +he +met +everything +that +was +good +and +worthy +of +being +loved +. +When +dealing +with +the +affairs +and +papers +of +his +dead +wife +, +her +memory +aroused +in +him +no +feeling +but +pity +that +she +had +not +known +the +bliss +he +now +knew +. +Prince +Vasíli +, +who +having +obtained +a +new +post +and +some +fresh +decorations +was +particularly +proud +at +this +time +, +seemed +to +him +a +pathetic +, +kindly +old +man +much +to +be +pitied +. +Often +in +afterlife +Pierre +recalled +this +period +of +blissful +insanity +. +All +the +views +he +formed +of +men +and +circumstances +at +this +time +remained +true +for +him +always +. +He +not +only +did +not +renounce +them +subsequently +, +but +when +he +was +in +doubt +or +inwardly +at +variance +, +he +referred +to +the +views +he +had +held +at +this +time +of +his +madness +and +they +always +proved +correct +. +“ +I +may +have +appeared +strange +and +queer +then +, +” +he +thought +, +“ +but +I +was +not +so +mad +as +I +seemed +. +On +the +contrary +I +was +then +wiser +and +had +more +insight +than +at +any +other +time +, +and +understood +all +that +is +worth +understanding +in +life +, +because +... +because +I +was +happy. +” +Pierre +’ +s +insanity +consisted +in +not +waiting +, +as +he +used +to +do +, +to +discover +personal +attributes +which +he +termed +“ +good +qualities +” +in +people +before +loving +them +; +his +heart +was +now +overflowing +with +love +, +and +by +loving +people +without +cause +he +discovered +indubitable +causes +for +loving +them +. +CHAPTER +XX +After +Pierre +’ +s +departure +that +first +evening +, +when +Natásha +had +said +to +Princess +Mary +with +a +gaily +mocking +smile +: +“ +He +looks +just +, +yes +, +just +as +if +he +had +come +out +of +a +Russian +bath—in +a +short +coat +and +with +his +hair +cropped +, +” +something +hidden +and +unknown +to +herself +, +but +irrepressible +, +awoke +in +Natásha +’ +s +soul +. +Everything +: +her +face +, +walk +, +look +, +and +voice +, +was +suddenly +altered +. +To +her +own +surprise +a +power +of +life +and +hope +of +happiness +rose +to +the +surface +and +demanded +satisfaction +. +From +that +evening +she +seemed +to +have +forgotten +all +that +had +happened +to +her +. +She +no +longer +complained +of +her +position +, +did +not +say +a +word +about +the +past +, +and +no +longer +feared +to +make +happy +plans +for +the +future +. +She +spoke +little +of +Pierre +, +but +when +Princess +Mary +mentioned +him +a +long-extinguished +light +once +more +kindled +in +her +eyes +and +her +lips +curved +with +a +strange +smile +. +The +change +that +took +place +in +Natásha +at +first +surprised +Princess +Mary +; +but +when +she +understood +its +meaning +it +grieved +her +. +“ +Can +she +have +loved +my +brother +so +little +as +to +be +able +to +forget +him +so +soon +? +” +she +thought +when +she +reflected +on +the +change +. +But +when +she +was +with +Natásha +she +was +not +vexed +with +her +and +did +not +reproach +her +. +The +reawakened +power +of +life +that +had +seized +Natásha +was +so +evidently +irrepressible +and +unexpected +by +her +that +in +her +presence +Princess +Mary +felt +that +she +had +no +right +to +reproach +her +even +in +her +heart +. +Natásha +gave +herself +up +so +fully +and +frankly +to +this +new +feeling +that +she +did +not +try +to +hide +the +fact +that +she +was +no +longer +sad +, +but +bright +and +cheerful +. +When +Princess +Mary +returned +to +her +room +after +her +nocturnal +talk +with +Pierre +, +Natásha +met +her +on +the +threshold +. +“ +He +has +spoken +? +Yes +? +He +has +spoken +? +” +she +repeated +. +And +a +joyful +yet +pathetic +expression +which +seemed +to +beg +forgiveness +for +her +joy +settled +on +Natásha +’ +s +face +. +“ +I +wanted +to +listen +at +the +door +, +but +I +knew +you +would +tell +me. +” +Understandable +and +touching +as +the +look +with +which +Natásha +gazed +at +her +seemed +to +Princess +Mary +, +and +sorry +as +she +was +to +see +her +agitation +, +these +words +pained +her +for +a +moment +. +She +remembered +her +brother +and +his +love +. +“ +But +what +’ +s +to +be +done +? +She +can +’ +t +help +it +, +” +thought +the +princess +. +And +with +a +sad +and +rather +stern +look +she +told +Natásha +all +that +Pierre +had +said +. +On +hearing +that +he +was +going +to +Petersburg +Natásha +was +astounded +. +“ +To +Petersburg +! +” +she +repeated +as +if +unable +to +understand +. +But +noticing +the +grieved +expression +on +Princess +Mary +’ +s +face +she +guessed +the +reason +of +that +sadness +and +suddenly +began +to +cry +. +“ +Mary +, +” +said +she +, +“ +tell +me +what +I +should +do +! +I +am +afraid +of +being +bad +. +Whatever +you +tell +me +, +I +will +do +. +Tell +me +... +. +” +“ +You +love +him +? +” +“ +Yes +, +” +whispered +Natásha +. +“ +Then +why +are +you +crying +? +I +am +happy +for +your +sake +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +, +who +because +of +those +tears +quite +forgave +Natásha +’ +s +joy +. +“ +It +won +’ +t +be +just +yet—someday +. +Think +what +fun +it +will +be +when +I +am +his +wife +and +you +marry +Nicholas +! +” +“ +Natásha +, +I +have +asked +you +not +to +speak +of +that +. +Let +us +talk +about +you. +” +They +were +silent +awhile +. +“ +But +why +go +to +Petersburg +? +” +Natásha +suddenly +asked +, +and +hastily +replied +to +her +own +question +. +“ +But +no +, +no +, +he +must +... +Yes +, +Mary +, +He +must +... +. +” +FIRST +EPILOGUE +: +1813 +- +20 +CHAPTER +I +Seven +years +had +passed +. +The +storm-tossed +sea +of +European +history +had +subsided +within +its +shores +and +seemed +to +have +become +calm +. +But +the +mysterious +forces +that +move +humanity +( +mysterious +because +the +laws +of +their +motion +are +unknown +to +us +) +continued +to +operate +. +Though +the +surface +of +the +sea +of +history +seemed +motionless +, +the +movement +of +humanity +went +on +as +unceasingly +as +the +flow +of +time +. +Various +groups +of +people +formed +and +dissolved +, +the +coming +formation +and +dissolution +of +kingdoms +and +displacement +of +peoples +was +in +course +of +preparation +. +The +sea +of +history +was +not +driven +spasmodically +from +shore +to +shore +as +previously +. +It +was +seething +in +its +depths +. +Historic +figures +were +not +borne +by +the +waves +from +one +shore +to +another +as +before +. +They +now +seemed +to +rotate +on +one +spot +. +The +historical +figures +at +the +head +of +armies +, +who +formerly +reflected +the +movement +of +the +masses +by +ordering +wars +, +campaigns +, +and +battles +, +now +reflected +the +restless +movement +by +political +and +diplomatic +combinations +, +laws +, +and +treaties +. +The +historians +call +this +activity +of +the +historical +figures +“ +the +reaction. +” +In +dealing +with +this +period +they +sternly +condemn +the +historical +personages +who +, +in +their +opinion +, +caused +what +they +describe +as +the +reaction +. +All +the +well-known +people +of +that +period +, +from +Alexander +and +Napoleon +to +Madame +de +Staël +, +Photius +, +Schelling +, +Fichte +, +Chateaubriand +, +and +the +rest +, +pass +before +their +stern +judgment +seat +and +are +acquitted +or +condemned +according +to +whether +they +conduced +to +progress +or +to +reaction +. +According +to +their +accounts +a +reaction +took +place +at +that +time +in +Russia +also +, +and +the +chief +culprit +was +Alexander +I +, +the +same +man +who +according +to +them +was +the +chief +cause +of +the +liberal +movement +at +the +commencement +of +his +reign +, +being +the +savior +of +Russia +. +There +is +no +one +in +Russian +literature +now +, +from +schoolboy +essayist +to +learned +historian +, +who +does +not +throw +his +little +stone +at +Alexander +for +things +he +did +wrong +at +this +period +of +his +reign +. +“ +He +ought +to +have +acted +in +this +way +and +in +that +way +. +In +this +case +he +did +well +and +in +that +case +badly +. +He +behaved +admirably +at +the +beginning +of +his +reign +and +during +1812 +, +but +acted +badly +by +giving +a +constitution +to +Poland +, +forming +the +Holy +Alliance +, +entrusting +power +to +Arakchéev +, +favoring +Golítsyn +and +mysticism +, +and +afterwards +Shishkóv +and +Photius +. +He +also +acted +badly +by +concerning +himself +with +the +active +army +and +disbanding +the +Semënov +regiment. +” +It +would +take +a +dozen +pages +to +enumerate +all +the +reproaches +the +historians +address +to +him +, +based +on +their +knowledge +of +what +is +good +for +humanity +. +What +do +these +reproaches +mean +? +Do +not +the +very +actions +for +which +the +historians +praise +Alexander +I +( +the +liberal +attempts +at +the +beginning +of +his +reign +, +his +struggle +with +Napoleon +, +the +firmness +he +displayed +in +1812 +and +the +campaign +of +1813 +) +flow +from +the +same +sources—the +circumstances +of +his +birth +, +education +, +and +life—that +made +his +personality +what +it +was +and +from +which +the +actions +for +which +they +blame +him +( +the +Holy +Alliance +, +the +restoration +of +Poland +, +and +the +reaction +of +1820 +and +later +) +also +flowed +? +In +what +does +the +substance +of +those +reproaches +lie +? +It +lies +in +the +fact +that +an +historic +character +like +Alexander +I +, +standing +on +the +highest +possible +pinnacle +of +human +power +with +the +blinding +light +of +history +focused +upon +him +; +a +character +exposed +to +those +strongest +of +all +influences +: +the +intrigues +, +flattery +, +and +self-deception +inseparable +from +power +; +a +character +who +at +every +moment +of +his +life +felt +a +responsibility +for +all +that +was +happening +in +Europe +; +and +not +a +fictitious +but +a +live +character +who +like +every +man +had +his +personal +habits +, +passions +, +and +impulses +toward +goodness +, +beauty +, +and +truth—that +this +character—though +not +lacking +in +virtue +( +the +historians +do +not +accuse +him +of +that +) +—had +not +the +same +conception +of +the +welfare +of +humanity +fifty +years +ago +as +a +present-day +professor +who +from +his +youth +upwards +has +been +occupied +with +learning +: +that +is +, +with +books +and +lectures +and +with +taking +notes +from +them +. +But +even +if +we +assume +that +fifty +years +ago +Alexander +I +was +mistaken +in +his +view +of +what +was +good +for +the +people +, +we +must +inevitably +assume +that +the +historian +who +judges +Alexander +will +also +after +the +lapse +of +some +time +turn +out +to +be +mistaken +in +his +view +of +what +is +good +for +humanity +. +This +assumption +is +all +the +more +natural +and +inevitable +because +, +watching +the +movement +of +history +, +we +see +that +every +year +and +with +each +new +writer +, +opinion +as +to +what +is +good +for +mankind +changes +; +so +that +what +once +seemed +good +, +ten +years +later +seems +bad +, +and +vice +versa +. +And +what +is +more +, +we +find +at +one +and +the +same +time +quite +contradictory +views +as +to +what +is +bad +and +what +is +good +in +history +: +some +people +regard +giving +a +constitution +to +Poland +and +forming +the +Holy +Alliance +as +praiseworthy +in +Alexander +, +while +others +regard +it +as +blameworthy +. +The +activity +of +Alexander +or +of +Napoleon +can +not +be +called +useful +or +harmful +, +for +it +is +impossible +to +say +for +what +it +was +useful +or +harmful +. +If +that +activity +displeases +somebody +, +this +is +only +because +it +does +not +agree +with +his +limited +understanding +of +what +is +good +. +Whether +the +preservation +of +my +father +’ +s +house +in +Moscow +, +or +the +glory +of +the +Russian +arms +, +or +the +prosperity +of +the +Petersburg +and +other +universities +, +or +the +freedom +of +Poland +or +the +greatness +of +Russia +, +or +the +balance +of +power +in +Europe +, +or +a +certain +kind +of +European +culture +called +“ +progress +” +appear +to +me +to +be +good +or +bad +, +I +must +admit +that +besides +these +things +the +action +of +every +historic +character +has +other +more +general +purposes +inaccessible +to +me +. +But +let +us +assume +that +what +is +called +science +can +harmonize +all +contradictions +and +possesses +an +unchanging +standard +of +good +and +bad +by +which +to +try +historic +characters +and +events +; +let +us +say +that +Alexander +could +have +done +everything +differently +; +let +us +say +that +with +guidance +from +those +who +blame +him +and +who +profess +to +know +the +ultimate +aim +of +the +movement +of +humanity +, +he +might +have +arranged +matters +according +to +the +program +his +present +accusers +would +have +given +him—of +nationality +, +freedom +, +equality +, +and +progress +( +these +, +I +think +, +cover +the +ground +) +. +Let +us +assume +that +this +program +was +possible +and +had +then +been +formulated +, +and +that +Alexander +had +acted +on +it +. +What +would +then +have +become +of +the +activity +of +all +those +who +opposed +the +tendency +that +then +prevailed +in +the +government—an +activity +that +in +the +opinion +of +the +historians +was +good +and +beneficent +? +Their +activity +would +not +have +existed +: +there +would +have +been +no +life +, +there +would +have +been +nothing +. +If +we +admit +that +human +life +can +be +ruled +by +reason +, +the +possibility +of +life +is +destroyed +. +CHAPTER +II +If +we +assume +as +the +historians +do +that +great +men +lead +humanity +to +the +attainment +of +certain +ends—the +greatness +of +Russia +or +of +France +, +the +balance +of +power +in +Europe +, +the +diffusion +of +the +ideas +of +the +Revolution +, +general +progress +, +or +anything +else—then +it +is +impossible +to +explain +the +facts +of +history +without +introducing +the +conceptions +of +chance +and +genius +. +If +the +aim +of +the +European +wars +at +the +beginning +of +the +nineteenth +century +had +been +the +aggrandizement +of +Russia +, +that +aim +might +have +been +accomplished +without +all +the +preceding +wars +and +without +the +invasion +. +If +the +aim +was +the +aggrandizement +of +France +, +that +might +have +been +attained +without +the +Revolution +and +without +the +Empire +. +If +the +aim +was +the +dissemination +of +ideas +, +the +printing +press +could +have +accomplished +that +much +better +than +warfare +. +If +the +aim +was +the +progress +of +civilization +, +it +is +easy +to +see +that +there +are +other +ways +of +diffusing +civilization +more +expedient +than +by +the +destruction +of +wealth +and +of +human +lives +. +Why +did +it +happen +in +this +and +not +in +some +other +way +? +Because +it +happened +so +! +“ +Chance +created +the +situation +; +genius +utilized +it +, +” +says +history +. +But +what +is +chance +? +What +is +genius +? +The +words +chance +and +genius +do +not +denote +any +really +existing +thing +and +therefore +can +not +be +defined +. +Those +words +only +denote +a +certain +stage +of +understanding +of +phenomena +. +I +do +not +know +why +a +certain +event +occurs +; +I +think +that +I +can +not +know +it +; +so +I +do +not +try +to +know +it +and +I +talk +about +chance +. +I +see +a +force +producing +effects +beyond +the +scope +of +ordinary +human +agencies +; +I +do +not +understand +why +this +occurs +and +I +talk +of +genius +. +To +a +herd +of +rams +, +the +ram +the +herdsman +drives +each +evening +into +a +special +enclosure +to +feed +and +that +becomes +twice +as +fat +as +the +others +must +seem +to +be +a +genius +. +And +it +must +appear +an +astonishing +conjunction +of +genius +with +a +whole +series +of +extraordinary +chances +that +this +ram +, +who +instead +of +getting +into +the +general +fold +every +evening +goes +into +a +special +enclosure +where +there +are +oats—that +this +very +ram +, +swelling +with +fat +, +is +killed +for +meat +. +But +the +rams +need +only +cease +to +suppose +that +all +that +happens +to +them +happens +solely +for +the +attainment +of +their +sheepish +aims +; +they +need +only +admit +that +what +happens +to +them +may +also +have +purposes +beyond +their +ken +, +and +they +will +at +once +perceive +a +unity +and +coherence +in +what +happened +to +the +ram +that +was +fattened +. +Even +if +they +do +not +know +for +what +purpose +they +are +fattened +, +they +will +at +least +know +that +all +that +happened +to +the +ram +did +not +happen +accidentally +, +and +will +no +longer +need +the +conceptions +of +chance +or +genius +. +Only +by +renouncing +our +claim +to +discern +a +purpose +immediately +intelligible +to +us +, +and +admitting +the +ultimate +purpose +to +be +beyond +our +ken +, +may +we +discern +the +sequence +of +experiences +in +the +lives +of +historic +characters +and +perceive +the +cause +of +the +effect +they +produce +( +incommensurable +with +ordinary +human +capabilities +) +, +and +then +the +words +chance +and +genius +become +superfluous +. +We +need +only +confess +that +we +do +not +know +the +purpose +of +the +European +convulsions +and +that +we +know +only +the +facts—that +is +, +the +murders +, +first +in +France +, +then +in +Italy +, +in +Africa +, +in +Prussia +, +in +Austria +, +in +Spain +, +and +in +Russia—and +that +the +movements +from +the +west +to +the +east +and +from +the +east +to +the +west +form +the +essence +and +purpose +of +these +events +, +and +not +only +shall +we +have +no +need +to +see +exceptional +ability +and +genius +in +Napoleon +and +Alexander +, +but +we +shall +be +unable +to +consider +them +to +be +anything +but +like +other +men +, +and +we +shall +not +be +obliged +to +have +recourse +to +chance +for +an +explanation +of +those +small +events +which +made +these +people +what +they +were +, +but +it +will +be +clear +that +all +those +small +events +were +inevitable +. +By +discarding +a +claim +to +knowledge +of +the +ultimate +purpose +, +we +shall +clearly +perceive +that +just +as +one +can +not +imagine +a +blossom +or +seed +for +any +single +plant +better +suited +to +it +than +those +it +produces +, +so +it +is +impossible +to +imagine +any +two +people +more +completely +adapted +down +to +the +smallest +detail +for +the +purpose +they +had +to +fulfill +, +than +Napoleon +and +Alexander +with +all +their +antecedents +. +CHAPTER +III +The +fundamental +and +essential +significance +of +the +European +events +of +the +beginning +of +the +nineteenth +century +lies +in +the +movement +of +the +mass +of +the +European +peoples +from +west +to +east +and +afterwards +from +east +to +west +. +The +commencement +of +that +movement +was +the +movement +from +west +to +east +. +For +the +peoples +of +the +west +to +be +able +to +make +their +warlike +movement +to +Moscow +it +was +necessary +: +( +1 +) +that +they +should +form +themselves +into +a +military +group +of +a +size +able +to +endure +a +collision +with +the +warlike +military +group +of +the +east +, +( +2 +) +that +they +should +abandon +all +established +traditions +and +customs +, +and +( +3 +) +that +during +their +military +movement +they +should +have +at +their +head +a +man +who +could +justify +to +himself +and +to +them +the +deceptions +, +robberies +, +and +murders +which +would +have +to +be +committed +during +that +movement +. +And +beginning +with +the +French +Revolution +the +old +inadequately +large +group +was +destroyed +, +as +well +as +the +old +habits +and +traditions +, +and +step +by +step +a +group +was +formed +of +larger +dimensions +with +new +customs +and +traditions +, +and +a +man +was +produced +who +would +stand +at +the +head +of +the +coming +movement +and +bear +the +responsibility +for +all +that +had +to +be +done +. +A +man +without +convictions +, +without +habits +, +without +traditions +, +without +a +name +, +and +not +even +a +Frenchman +, +emerges—by +what +seem +the +strangest +chances—from +among +all +the +seething +French +parties +, +and +without +joining +any +one +of +them +is +borne +forward +to +a +prominent +position +. +The +ignorance +of +his +colleagues +, +the +weakness +and +insignificance +of +his +opponents +, +the +frankness +of +his +falsehoods +, +and +the +dazzling +and +self-confident +limitations +of +this +man +raise +him +to +the +head +of +the +army +. +The +brilliant +qualities +of +the +soldiers +of +the +army +sent +to +Italy +, +his +opponents +’ +reluctance +to +fight +, +and +his +own +childish +audacity +and +self-confidence +secure +him +military +fame +. +Innumerable +so-called +chances +accompany +him +everywhere +. +The +disfavor +into +which +he +falls +with +the +rulers +of +France +turns +to +his +advantage +. +His +attempts +to +avoid +his +predestined +path +are +unsuccessful +: +he +is +not +received +into +the +Russian +service +, +and +the +appointment +he +seeks +in +Turkey +comes +to +nothing +. +During +the +war +in +Italy +he +is +several +times +on +the +verge +of +destruction +and +each +time +is +saved +in +an +unexpected +manner +. +Owing +to +various +diplomatic +considerations +the +Russian +armies—just +those +which +might +have +destroyed +his +prestige—do +not +appear +upon +the +scene +till +he +is +no +longer +there +. +On +his +return +from +Italy +he +finds +the +government +in +Paris +in +a +process +of +dissolution +in +which +all +those +who +are +in +it +are +inevitably +wiped +out +and +destroyed +. +And +by +chance +an +escape +from +this +dangerous +position +presents +itself +in +the +form +of +an +aimless +and +senseless +expedition +to +Africa +. +Again +so-called +chance +accompanies +him +. +Impregnable +Malta +surrenders +without +a +shot +; +his +most +reckless +schemes +are +crowned +with +success +. +The +enemy +’ +s +fleet +, +which +subsequently +did +not +let +a +single +boat +pass +, +allows +his +entire +army +to +elude +it +. +In +Africa +a +whole +series +of +outrages +are +committed +against +the +almost +unarmed +inhabitants +. +And +the +men +who +commit +these +crimes +, +especially +their +leader +, +assure +themselves +that +this +is +admirable +, +this +is +glory—it +resembles +Caesar +and +Alexander +the +Great +and +is +therefore +good +. +This +ideal +of +glory +and +grandeur—which +consists +not +merely +in +considering +nothing +wrong +that +one +does +but +in +priding +oneself +on +every +crime +one +commits +, +ascribing +to +it +an +incomprehensible +supernatural +significance—that +ideal +, +destined +to +guide +this +man +and +his +associates +, +had +scope +for +its +development +in +Africa +. +Whatever +he +does +succeeds +. +The +plague +does +not +touch +him +. +The +cruelty +of +murdering +prisoners +is +not +imputed +to +him +as +a +fault +. +His +childishly +rash +, +uncalled-for +, +and +ignoble +departure +from +Africa +, +leaving +his +comrades +in +distress +, +is +set +down +to +his +credit +, +and +again +the +enemy +’ +s +fleet +twice +lets +him +slip +past +. +When +, +intoxicated +by +the +crimes +he +has +committed +so +successfully +, +he +reaches +Paris +, +the +dissolution +of +the +republican +government +, +which +a +year +earlier +might +have +ruined +him +, +has +reached +its +extreme +limit +, +and +his +presence +there +now +as +a +newcomer +free +from +party +entanglements +can +only +serve +to +exalt +him—and +though +he +himself +has +no +plan +, +he +is +quite +ready +for +his +new +rôle +. +He +had +no +plan +, +he +was +afraid +of +everything +, +but +the +parties +snatched +at +him +and +demanded +his +participation +. +He +alone—with +his +ideal +of +glory +and +grandeur +developed +in +Italy +and +Egypt +, +his +insane +self-adulation +, +his +boldness +in +crime +and +frankness +in +lying—he +alone +could +justify +what +had +to +be +done +. +He +is +needed +for +the +place +that +awaits +him +, +and +so +almost +apart +from +his +will +and +despite +his +indecision +, +his +lack +of +a +plan +, +and +all +his +mistakes +, +he +is +drawn +into +a +conspiracy +that +aims +at +seizing +power +and +the +conspiracy +is +crowned +with +success +. +He +is +pushed +into +a +meeting +of +the +legislature +. +In +alarm +he +wishes +to +flee +, +considering +himself +lost +. +He +pretends +to +fall +into +a +swoon +and +says +senseless +things +that +should +have +ruined +him +. +But +the +once +proud +and +shrewd +rulers +of +France +, +feeling +that +their +part +is +played +out +, +are +even +more +bewildered +than +he +, +and +do +not +say +the +words +they +should +have +said +to +destroy +him +and +retain +their +power +. +Chance +, +millions +of +chances +, +give +him +power +, +and +all +men +as +if +by +agreement +co-operate +to +confirm +that +power +. +Chance +forms +the +characters +of +the +rulers +of +France +, +who +submit +to +him +; +chance +forms +the +character +of +Paul +I +of +Russia +who +recognizes +his +government +; +chance +contrives +a +plot +against +him +which +not +only +fails +to +harm +him +but +confirms +his +power +. +Chance +puts +the +Duc +d +’ +Enghien +in +his +hands +and +unexpectedly +causes +him +to +kill +him—thereby +convincing +the +mob +more +forcibly +than +in +any +other +way +that +he +had +the +right +, +since +he +had +the +might +. +Chance +contrives +that +though +he +directs +all +his +efforts +to +prepare +an +expedition +against +England +( +which +would +inevitably +have +ruined +him +) +he +never +carries +out +that +intention +, +but +unexpectedly +falls +upon +Mack +and +the +Austrians +, +who +surrender +without +a +battle +. +Chance +and +genius +give +him +the +victory +at +Austerlitz +; +and +by +chance +all +men +, +not +only +the +French +but +all +Europe—except +England +which +does +not +take +part +in +the +events +about +to +happen—despite +their +former +horror +and +detestation +of +his +crimes +, +now +recognize +his +authority +, +the +title +he +has +given +himself +, +and +his +ideal +of +grandeur +and +glory +, +which +seems +excellent +and +reasonable +to +them +all +. +As +if +measuring +themselves +and +preparing +for +the +coming +movement +, +the +western +forces +push +toward +the +east +several +times +in +1805 +, +1806 +, +1807 +, +and +1809 +, +gaining +strength +and +growing +. +In +1811 +the +group +of +people +that +had +formed +in +France +unites +into +one +group +with +the +peoples +of +Central +Europe +. +The +strength +of +the +justification +of +the +man +who +stands +at +the +head +of +the +movement +grows +with +the +increased +size +of +the +group +. +During +the +ten-year +preparatory +period +this +man +had +formed +relations +with +all +the +crowned +heads +of +Europe +. +The +discredited +rulers +of +the +world +can +oppose +no +reasonable +ideal +to +the +insensate +Napoleonic +ideal +of +glory +and +grandeur +. +One +after +another +they +hasten +to +display +their +insignificance +before +him +. +The +King +of +Prussia +sends +his +wife +to +seek +the +great +man +’ +s +mercy +; +the +Emperor +of +Austria +considers +it +a +favor +that +this +man +receives +a +daughter +of +the +Caesars +into +his +bed +; +the +Pope +, +the +guardian +of +all +that +the +nations +hold +sacred +, +utilizes +religion +for +the +aggrandizement +of +the +great +man +. +It +is +not +Napoleon +who +prepares +himself +for +the +accomplishment +of +his +role +, +so +much +as +all +those +round +him +who +prepare +him +to +take +on +himself +the +whole +responsibility +for +what +is +happening +and +has +to +happen +. +There +is +no +step +, +no +crime +or +petty +fraud +he +commits +, +which +in +the +mouths +of +those +around +him +is +not +at +once +represented +as +a +great +deed +. +The +most +suitable +fête +the +Germans +can +devise +for +him +is +a +celebration +of +Jena +and +Auerstädt +. +Not +only +is +he +great +, +but +so +are +his +ancestors +, +his +brothers +, +his +stepsons +, +and +his +brothers-in-law +. +Everything +is +done +to +deprive +him +of +the +remains +of +his +reason +and +to +prepare +him +for +his +terrible +part +. +And +when +he +is +ready +so +too +are +the +forces +. +The +invasion +pushes +eastward +and +reaches +its +final +goal—Moscow +. +That +city +is +taken +; +the +Russian +army +suffers +heavier +losses +than +the +opposing +armies +had +suffered +in +the +former +war +from +Austerlitz +to +Wagram +. +But +suddenly +instead +of +those +chances +and +that +genius +which +hitherto +had +so +consistently +led +him +by +an +uninterrupted +series +of +successes +to +the +predestined +goal +, +an +innumerable +sequence +of +inverse +chances +occur—from +the +cold +in +his +head +at +Borodinó +to +the +sparks +which +set +Moscow +on +fire +, +and +the +frosts—and +instead +of +genius +, +stupidity +and +immeasurable +baseness +become +evident +. +The +invaders +flee +, +turn +back +, +flee +again +, +and +all +the +chances +are +now +not +for +Napoleon +but +always +against +him +. +A +countermovement +is +then +accomplished +from +east +to +west +with +a +remarkable +resemblance +to +the +preceding +movement +from +west +to +east +. +Attempted +drives +from +east +to +west—similar +to +the +contrary +movements +of +1805 +, +1807 +, +and +1809—precede +the +great +westward +movement +; +there +is +the +same +coalescence +into +a +group +of +enormous +dimensions +; +the +same +adhesion +of +the +people +of +Central +Europe +to +the +movement +; +the +same +hesitation +midway +, +and +the +same +increasing +rapidity +as +the +goal +is +approached +. +Paris +, +the +ultimate +goal +, +is +reached +. +The +Napoleonic +government +and +army +are +destroyed +. +Napoleon +himself +is +no +longer +of +any +account +; +all +his +actions +are +evidently +pitiful +and +mean +, +but +again +an +inexplicable +chance +occurs +. +The +allies +detest +Napoleon +whom +they +regard +as +the +cause +of +their +sufferings +. +Deprived +of +power +and +authority +, +his +crimes +and +his +craft +exposed +, +he +should +have +appeared +to +them +what +he +appeared +ten +years +previously +and +one +year +later—an +outlawed +brigand +. +But +by +some +strange +chance +no +one +perceives +this +. +His +part +is +not +yet +ended +. +The +man +who +ten +years +before +and +a +year +later +was +considered +an +outlawed +brigand +is +sent +to +an +island +two +days +’ +sail +from +France +, +which +for +some +reason +is +presented +to +him +as +his +dominion +, +and +guards +are +given +to +him +and +millions +of +money +are +paid +him +. +CHAPTER +IV +The +flood +of +nations +begins +to +subside +into +its +normal +channels +. +The +waves +of +the +great +movement +abate +, +and +on +the +calm +surface +eddies +are +formed +in +which +float +the +diplomatists +, +who +imagine +that +they +have +caused +the +floods +to +abate +. +But +the +smooth +sea +again +suddenly +becomes +disturbed +. +The +diplomatists +think +that +their +disagreements +are +the +cause +of +this +fresh +pressure +of +natural +forces +; +they +anticipate +war +between +their +sovereigns +; +the +position +seems +to +them +insoluble +. +But +the +wave +they +feel +to +be +rising +does +not +come +from +the +quarter +they +expect +. +It +rises +again +from +the +same +point +as +before—Paris +. +The +last +backwash +of +the +movement +from +the +west +occurs +: +a +backwash +which +serves +to +solve +the +apparently +insuperable +diplomatic +difficulties +and +ends +the +military +movement +of +that +period +of +history +. +The +man +who +had +devastated +France +returns +to +France +alone +, +without +any +conspiracy +and +without +soldiers +. +Any +guard +might +arrest +him +, +but +by +strange +chance +no +one +does +so +and +all +rapturously +greet +the +man +they +cursed +the +day +before +and +will +curse +again +a +month +later +. +This +man +is +still +needed +to +justify +the +final +collective +act +. +That +act +is +performed +. +The +last +rôle +is +played +. +The +actor +is +bidden +to +disrobe +and +wash +off +his +powder +and +paint +: +he +will +not +be +wanted +any +more +. +And +some +years +pass +during +which +he +plays +a +pitiful +comedy +to +himself +in +solitude +on +his +island +, +justifying +his +actions +by +intrigues +and +lies +when +the +justification +is +no +longer +needed +, +and +displaying +to +the +whole +world +what +it +was +that +people +had +mistaken +for +strength +as +long +as +an +unseen +hand +directed +his +actions +. +The +manager +having +brought +the +drama +to +a +close +and +stripped +the +actor +shows +him +to +us +. +“ +See +what +you +believed +in +! +This +is +he +! +Do +you +now +see +that +it +was +not +he +but +I +who +moved +you +? +” +But +dazed +by +the +force +of +the +movement +, +it +was +long +before +people +understood +this +. +Still +greater +coherence +and +inevitability +is +seen +in +the +life +of +Alexander +I +, +the +man +who +stood +at +the +head +of +the +countermovement +from +east +to +west +. +What +was +needed +for +him +who +, +overshadowing +others +, +stood +at +the +head +of +that +movement +from +east +to +west +? +What +was +needed +was +a +sense +of +justice +and +a +sympathy +with +European +affairs +, +but +a +remote +sympathy +not +dulled +by +petty +interests +; +a +moral +superiority +over +those +sovereigns +of +the +day +who +co-operated +with +him +; +a +mild +and +attractive +personality +; +and +a +personal +grievance +against +Napoleon +. +And +all +this +was +found +in +Alexander +I +; +all +this +had +been +prepared +by +innumerable +so-called +chances +in +his +life +: +his +education +, +his +early +liberalism +, +the +advisers +who +surrounded +him +, +and +by +Austerlitz +, +and +Tilsit +, +and +Erfurt +. +During +the +national +war +he +was +inactive +because +he +was +not +needed +. +But +as +soon +as +the +necessity +for +a +general +European +war +presented +itself +he +appeared +in +his +place +at +the +given +moment +and +, +uniting +the +nations +of +Europe +, +led +them +to +the +goal +. +The +goal +is +reached +. +After +the +final +war +of +1815 +Alexander +possesses +all +possible +power +. +How +does +he +use +it +? +Alexander +I—the +pacifier +of +Europe +, +the +man +who +from +his +early +years +had +striven +only +for +his +people +’ +s +welfare +, +the +originator +of +the +liberal +innovations +in +his +fatherland—now +that +he +seemed +to +possess +the +utmost +power +and +therefore +to +have +the +possibility +of +bringing +about +the +welfare +of +his +peoples—at +the +time +when +Napoleon +in +exile +was +drawing +up +childish +and +mendacious +plans +of +how +he +would +have +made +mankind +happy +had +he +retained +power—Alexander +I +, +having +fulfilled +his +mission +and +feeling +the +hand +of +God +upon +him +, +suddenly +recognizes +the +insignificance +of +that +supposed +power +, +turns +away +from +it +, +and +gives +it +into +the +hands +of +contemptible +men +whom +he +despises +, +saying +only +: +“ +Not +unto +us +, +not +unto +us +, +but +unto +Thy +Name +! +... +I +too +am +a +man +like +the +rest +of +you +. +Let +me +live +like +a +man +and +think +of +my +soul +and +of +God. +” +As +the +sun +and +each +atom +of +ether +is +a +sphere +complete +in +itself +, +and +yet +at +the +same +time +only +a +part +of +a +whole +too +immense +for +man +to +comprehend +, +so +each +individual +has +within +himself +his +own +aims +and +yet +has +them +to +serve +a +general +purpose +incomprehensible +to +man +. +A +bee +settling +on +a +flower +has +stung +a +child +. +And +the +child +is +afraid +of +bees +and +declares +that +bees +exist +to +sting +people +. +A +poet +admires +the +bee +sucking +from +the +chalice +of +a +flower +and +says +it +exists +to +suck +the +fragrance +of +flowers +. +A +beekeeper +, +seeing +the +bee +collect +pollen +from +flowers +and +carry +it +to +the +hive +, +says +that +it +exists +to +gather +honey +. +Another +beekeeper +who +has +studied +the +life +of +the +hive +more +closely +says +that +the +bee +gathers +pollen +dust +to +feed +the +young +bees +and +rear +a +queen +, +and +that +it +exists +to +perpetuate +its +race +. +A +botanist +notices +that +the +bee +flying +with +the +pollen +of +a +male +flower +to +a +pistil +fertilizes +the +latter +, +and +sees +in +this +the +purpose +of +the +bee +’ +s +existence +. +Another +, +observing +the +migration +of +plants +, +notices +that +the +bee +helps +in +this +work +, +and +may +say +that +in +this +lies +the +purpose +of +the +bee +. +But +the +ultimate +purpose +of +the +bee +is +not +exhausted +by +the +first +, +the +second +, +or +any +of +the +processes +the +human +mind +can +discern +. +The +higher +the +human +intellect +rises +in +the +discovery +of +these +purposes +, +the +more +obvious +it +becomes +, +that +the +ultimate +purpose +is +beyond +our +comprehension +. +All +that +is +accessible +to +man +is +the +relation +of +the +life +of +the +bee +to +other +manifestations +of +life +. +And +so +it +is +with +the +purpose +of +historic +characters +and +nations +. +CHAPTER +V +Natásha +’ +s +wedding +to +Bezúkhov +, +which +took +place +in +1813 +, +was +the +last +happy +event +in +the +family +of +the +old +Rostóvs +. +Count +Ilyá +Rostóv +died +that +same +year +and +, +as +always +happens +, +after +the +father +’ +s +death +the +family +group +broke +up +. +The +events +of +the +previous +year +: +the +burning +of +Moscow +and +the +flight +from +it +, +the +death +of +Prince +Andrew +, +Natásha +’ +s +despair +, +Pétya +’ +s +death +, +and +the +old +countess +’ +grief +fell +blow +after +blow +on +the +old +count +’ +s +head +. +He +seemed +to +be +unable +to +understand +the +meaning +of +all +these +events +, +and +bowed +his +old +head +in +a +spiritual +sense +as +if +expecting +and +inviting +further +blows +which +would +finish +him +. +He +seemed +now +frightened +and +distraught +and +now +unnaturally +animated +and +enterprising +. +The +arrangements +for +Natásha +’ +s +marriage +occupied +him +for +a +while +. +He +ordered +dinners +and +suppers +and +obviously +tried +to +appear +cheerful +, +but +his +cheerfulness +was +not +infectious +as +it +used +to +be +: +on +the +contrary +it +evoked +the +compassion +of +those +who +knew +and +liked +him +. +When +Pierre +and +his +wife +had +left +, +he +grew +very +quiet +and +began +to +complain +of +depression +. +A +few +days +later +he +fell +ill +and +took +to +his +bed +. +He +realized +from +the +first +that +he +would +not +get +up +again +, +despite +the +doctor +’ +s +encouragement +. +The +countess +passed +a +fortnight +in +an +armchair +by +his +pillow +without +undressing +. +Every +time +she +gave +him +his +medicine +he +sobbed +and +silently +kissed +her +hand +. +On +his +last +day +, +sobbing +, +he +asked +her +and +his +absent +son +to +forgive +him +for +having +dissipated +their +property—that +being +the +chief +fault +of +which +he +was +conscious +. +After +receiving +communion +and +unction +he +quietly +died +; +and +next +day +a +throng +of +acquaintances +who +came +to +pay +their +last +respects +to +the +deceased +filled +the +house +rented +by +the +Rostóvs +. +All +these +acquaintances +, +who +had +so +often +dined +and +danced +at +his +house +and +had +so +often +laughed +at +him +, +now +said +, +with +a +common +feeling +of +self-reproach +and +emotion +, +as +if +justifying +themselves +: +“ +Well +, +whatever +he +may +have +been +he +was +a +most +worthy +man +. +You +don +’ +t +meet +such +men +nowadays +... +. +And +which +of +us +has +not +weaknesses +of +his +own +? +” +It +was +just +when +the +count +’ +s +affairs +had +become +so +involved +that +it +was +impossible +to +say +what +would +happen +if +he +lived +another +year +that +he +unexpectedly +died +. +Nicholas +was +with +the +Russian +army +in +Paris +when +the +news +of +his +father +’ +s +death +reached +him +. +He +at +once +resigned +his +commission +, +and +without +waiting +for +it +to +be +accepted +took +leave +of +absence +and +went +to +Moscow +. +The +state +of +the +count +’ +s +affairs +became +quite +obvious +a +month +after +his +death +, +surprising +everyone +by +the +immense +total +of +small +debts +the +existence +of +which +no +one +had +suspected +. +The +debts +amounted +to +double +the +value +of +the +property +. +Friends +and +relations +advised +Nicholas +to +decline +the +inheritance +. +But +he +regarded +such +a +refusal +as +a +slur +on +his +father +’ +s +memory +, +which +he +held +sacred +, +and +therefore +would +not +hear +of +refusing +and +accepted +the +inheritance +together +with +the +obligation +to +pay +the +debts +. +The +creditors +who +had +so +long +been +silent +, +restrained +by +a +vague +but +powerful +influence +exerted +on +them +while +he +lived +by +the +count +’ +s +careless +good +nature +, +all +proceeded +to +enforce +their +claims +at +once +. +As +always +happens +in +such +cases +rivalry +sprang +up +as +to +which +should +get +paid +first +, +and +those +who +like +Mítenka +held +promissory +notes +given +them +as +presents +now +became +the +most +exacting +of +the +creditors +. +Nicholas +was +allowed +no +respite +and +no +peace +, +and +those +who +had +seemed +to +pity +the +old +man—the +cause +of +their +losses +( +if +they +were +losses +) +—now +remorselessly +pursued +the +young +heir +who +had +voluntarily +undertaken +the +debts +and +was +obviously +not +guilty +of +contracting +them +. +Not +one +of +the +plans +Nicholas +tried +succeeded +; +the +estate +was +sold +by +auction +for +half +its +value +, +and +half +the +debts +still +remained +unpaid +. +Nicholas +accepted +thirty +thousand +rubles +offered +him +by +his +brother-in-law +Bezúkhov +to +pay +off +debts +he +regarded +as +genuinely +due +for +value +received +. +And +to +avoid +being +imprisoned +for +the +remainder +, +as +the +creditors +threatened +, +he +re-entered +the +government +service +. +He +could +not +rejoin +the +army +where +he +would +have +been +made +colonel +at +the +next +vacancy +, +for +his +mother +now +clung +to +him +as +her +one +hold +on +life +; +and +so +despite +his +reluctance +to +remain +in +Moscow +among +people +who +had +known +him +before +, +and +despite +his +abhorrence +of +the +civil +service +, +he +accepted +a +post +in +Moscow +in +that +service +, +doffed +the +uniform +of +which +he +was +so +fond +, +and +moved +with +his +mother +and +Sónya +to +a +small +house +on +the +Sívtsev +Vrazhók +. +Natásha +and +Pierre +were +living +in +Petersburg +at +the +time +and +had +no +clear +idea +of +Nicholas +’ +circumstances +. +Having +borrowed +money +from +his +brother-in-law +, +Nicholas +tried +to +hide +his +wretched +condition +from +him +. +His +position +was +the +more +difficult +because +with +his +salary +of +twelve +hundred +rubles +he +had +not +only +to +keep +himself +, +his +mother +, +and +Sónya +, +but +had +to +shield +his +mother +from +knowledge +of +their +poverty +. +The +countess +could +not +conceive +of +life +without +the +luxurious +conditions +she +had +been +used +to +from +childhood +and +, +unable +to +realize +how +hard +it +was +for +her +son +, +kept +demanding +now +a +carriage +( +which +they +did +not +keep +) +to +send +for +a +friend +, +now +some +expensive +article +of +food +for +herself +, +or +wine +for +her +son +, +or +money +to +buy +a +present +as +a +surprise +for +Natásha +or +Sónya +, +or +for +Nicholas +himself +. +Sónya +kept +house +, +attended +on +her +aunt +, +read +to +her +, +put +up +with +her +whims +and +secret +ill-will +, +and +helped +Nicholas +to +conceal +their +poverty +from +the +old +countess +. +Nicholas +felt +himself +irredeemably +indebted +to +Sónya +for +all +she +was +doing +for +his +mother +and +greatly +admired +her +patience +and +devotion +, +but +tried +to +keep +aloof +from +her +. +He +seemed +in +his +heart +to +reproach +her +for +being +too +perfect +, +and +because +there +was +nothing +to +reproach +her +with +. +She +had +all +that +people +are +valued +for +, +but +little +that +could +have +made +him +love +her +. +He +felt +that +the +more +he +valued +her +the +less +he +loved +her +. +He +had +taken +her +at +her +word +when +she +wrote +giving +him +his +freedom +and +now +behaved +as +if +all +that +had +passed +between +them +had +been +long +forgotten +and +could +never +in +any +case +be +renewed +. +Nicholas +’ +position +became +worse +and +worse +. +The +idea +of +putting +something +aside +out +of +his +salary +proved +a +dream +. +Not +only +did +he +not +save +anything +, +but +to +comply +with +his +mother +’ +s +demands +he +even +incurred +some +small +debts +. +He +could +see +no +way +out +of +this +situation +. +The +idea +of +marrying +some +rich +woman +, +which +was +suggested +to +him +by +his +female +relations +, +was +repugnant +to +him +. +The +other +way +out—his +mother +’ +s +death—never +entered +his +head +. +He +wished +for +nothing +and +hoped +for +nothing +, +and +deep +in +his +heart +experienced +a +gloomy +and +stern +satisfaction +in +an +uncomplaining +endurance +of +his +position +. +He +tried +to +avoid +his +old +acquaintances +with +their +commiseration +and +offensive +offers +of +assistance +; +he +avoided +all +distraction +and +recreation +, +and +even +at +home +did +nothing +but +play +cards +with +his +mother +, +pace +silently +up +and +down +the +room +, +and +smoke +one +pipe +after +another +. +He +seemed +carefully +to +cherish +within +himself +the +gloomy +mood +which +alone +enabled +him +to +endure +his +position +. +CHAPTER +VI +At +the +beginning +of +winter +Princess +Mary +came +to +Moscow +. +From +reports +current +in +town +she +learned +how +the +Rostóvs +were +situated +, +and +how +“ +the +son +has +sacrificed +himself +for +his +mother +, +” +as +people +were +saying +. +“ +I +never +expected +anything +else +of +him +, +” +said +Princess +Mary +to +herself +, +feeling +a +joyous +sense +of +her +love +for +him +. +Remembering +her +friendly +relations +with +all +the +Rostóvs +which +had +made +her +almost +a +member +of +the +family +, +she +thought +it +her +duty +to +go +to +see +them +. +But +remembering +her +relations +with +Nicholas +in +Vorónezh +she +was +shy +about +doing +so +. +Making +a +great +effort +she +did +however +go +to +call +on +them +a +few +weeks +after +her +arrival +in +Moscow +. +Nicholas +was +the +first +to +meet +her +, +as +the +countess +’ +room +could +only +be +reached +through +his +. +But +instead +of +being +greeted +with +pleasure +as +she +had +expected +, +at +his +first +glance +at +her +his +face +assumed +a +cold +, +stiff +, +proud +expression +she +had +not +seen +on +it +before +. +He +inquired +about +her +health +, +led +the +way +to +his +mother +, +and +having +sat +there +for +five +minutes +left +the +room +. +When +the +princess +came +out +of +the +countess +’ +room +Nicholas +met +her +again +, +and +with +marked +solemnity +and +stiffness +accompanied +her +to +the +anteroom +. +To +her +remarks +about +his +mother +’ +s +health +he +made +no +reply +. +“ +What +’ +s +that +to +you +? +Leave +me +in +peace +, +” +his +looks +seemed +to +say +. +“ +Why +does +she +come +prowling +here +? +What +does +she +want +? +I +can +’ +t +bear +these +ladies +and +all +these +civilities +! +” +said +he +aloud +in +Sónya +’ +s +presence +, +evidently +unable +to +repress +his +vexation +, +after +the +princess +’ +carriage +had +disappeared +. +“ +Oh +, +Nicholas +, +how +can +you +talk +like +that +? +” +cried +Sónya +, +hardly +able +to +conceal +her +delight +. +“ +She +is +so +kind +and +Mamma +is +so +fond +of +her +! +” +Nicholas +did +not +reply +and +tried +to +avoid +speaking +of +the +princess +any +more +. +But +after +her +visit +the +old +countess +spoke +of +her +several +times +a +day +. +She +sang +her +praises +, +insisted +that +her +son +must +call +on +her +, +expressed +a +wish +to +see +her +often +, +but +yet +always +became +ill-humored +when +she +began +to +talk +about +her +. +Nicholas +tried +to +keep +silence +when +his +mother +spoke +of +the +princess +, +but +his +silence +irritated +her +. +“ +She +is +a +very +admirable +and +excellent +young +woman +, +” +said +she +, +“ +and +you +must +go +and +call +on +her +. +You +would +at +least +be +seeing +somebody +, +and +I +think +it +must +be +dull +for +you +only +seeing +us. +” +“ +But +I +don +’ +t +in +the +least +want +to +, +Mamma. +” +“ +You +used +to +want +to +, +and +now +you +don +’ +t +. +Really +I +don +’ +t +understand +you +, +my +dear +. +One +day +you +are +dull +, +and +the +next +you +refuse +to +see +anyone. +” +“ +But +I +never +said +I +was +dull. +” +“ +Why +, +you +said +yourself +you +don +’ +t +want +even +to +see +her +. +She +is +a +very +admirable +young +woman +and +you +always +liked +her +, +but +now +suddenly +you +have +got +some +notion +or +other +in +your +head +. +You +hide +everything +from +me. +” +“ +Not +at +all +, +Mamma. +” +“ +If +I +were +asking +you +to +do +something +disagreeable +now—but +I +only +ask +you +to +return +a +call +. +One +would +think +mere +politeness +required +it +... +. +Well +, +I +have +asked +you +, +and +now +I +won +’ +t +interfere +any +more +since +you +have +secrets +from +your +mother. +” +“ +Well +, +then +, +I +’ +ll +go +if +you +wish +it. +” +“ +It +doesn +’ +t +matter +to +me +. +I +only +wish +it +for +your +sake. +” +Nicholas +sighed +, +bit +his +mustache +, +and +laid +out +the +cards +for +a +patience +, +trying +to +divert +his +mother +’ +s +attention +to +another +topic +. +The +same +conversation +was +repeated +next +day +and +the +day +after +, +and +the +day +after +that +. +After +her +visit +to +the +Rostóvs +and +her +unexpectedly +chilly +reception +by +Nicholas +, +Princess +Mary +confessed +to +herself +that +she +had +been +right +in +not +wishing +to +be +the +first +to +call +. +“ +I +expected +nothing +else +, +” +she +told +herself +, +calling +her +pride +to +her +aid +. +“ +I +have +nothing +to +do +with +him +and +I +only +wanted +to +see +the +old +lady +, +who +was +always +kind +to +me +and +to +whom +I +am +under +many +obligations. +” +But +she +could +not +pacify +herself +with +these +reflections +; +a +feeling +akin +to +remorse +troubled +her +when +she +thought +of +her +visit +. +Though +she +had +firmly +resolved +not +to +call +on +the +Rostóvs +again +and +to +forget +the +whole +matter +, +she +felt +herself +all +the +time +in +an +awkward +position +. +And +when +she +asked +herself +what +distressed +her +, +she +had +to +admit +that +it +was +her +relation +to +Rostóv +. +His +cold +, +polite +manner +did +not +express +his +feeling +for +her +( +she +knew +that +) +but +it +concealed +something +, +and +until +she +could +discover +what +that +something +was +, +she +felt +that +she +could +not +be +at +ease +. +One +day +in +midwinter +when +sitting +in +the +schoolroom +attending +to +her +nephew +’ +s +lessons +, +she +was +informed +that +Rostóv +had +called +. +With +a +firm +resolution +not +to +betray +herself +and +not +show +her +agitation +, +she +sent +for +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +went +with +her +to +the +drawing +room +. +Her +first +glance +at +Nicholas +’ +face +told +her +that +he +had +only +come +to +fulfill +the +demands +of +politeness +, +and +she +firmly +resolved +to +maintain +the +tone +in +which +he +addressed +her +. +They +spoke +of +the +countess +’ +health +, +of +their +mutual +friends +, +of +the +latest +war +news +, +and +when +the +ten +minutes +required +by +propriety +had +elapsed +after +which +a +visitor +may +rise +, +Nicholas +got +up +to +say +good-by +. +With +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +’ +s +help +the +princess +had +maintained +the +conversation +very +well +, +but +at +the +very +last +moment +, +just +when +he +rose +, +she +was +so +tired +of +talking +of +what +did +not +interest +her +, +and +her +mind +was +so +full +of +the +question +why +she +alone +was +granted +so +little +happiness +in +life +, +that +in +a +fit +of +absent-mindedness +she +sat +still +, +her +luminous +eyes +gazing +fixedly +before +her +, +not +noticing +that +he +had +risen +. +Nicholas +glanced +at +her +and +, +wishing +to +appear +not +to +notice +her +abstraction +, +made +some +remark +to +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +and +then +again +looked +at +the +princess +. +She +still +sat +motionless +with +a +look +of +suffering +on +her +gentle +face +. +He +suddenly +felt +sorry +for +her +and +was +vaguely +conscious +that +he +might +be +the +cause +of +the +sadness +her +face +expressed +. +He +wished +to +help +her +and +say +something +pleasant +, +but +could +think +of +nothing +to +say +. +“ +Good-by +, +Princess +! +” +said +he +. +She +started +, +flushed +, +and +sighed +deeply +. +“ +Oh +, +I +beg +your +pardon +, +” +she +said +as +if +waking +up +. +“ +Are +you +going +already +, +Count +? +Well +then +, +good-by +! +Oh +, +but +the +cushion +for +the +countess +! +” +“ +Wait +a +moment +, +I +’ +ll +fetch +it +, +” +said +Mademoiselle +Bourienne +, +and +she +left +the +room +. +They +both +sat +silent +, +with +an +occasional +glance +at +one +another +. +“ +Yes +, +Princess +, +” +said +Nicholas +at +last +with +a +sad +smile +, +“ +it +doesn +’ +t +seem +long +ago +since +we +first +met +at +Boguchárovo +, +but +how +much +water +has +flowed +since +then +! +In +what +distress +we +all +seemed +to +be +then +, +yet +I +would +give +much +to +bring +back +that +time +... +but +there +’ +s +no +bringing +it +back. +” +Princess +Mary +gazed +intently +into +his +eyes +with +her +own +luminous +ones +as +he +said +this +. +She +seemed +to +be +trying +to +fathom +the +hidden +meaning +of +his +words +which +would +explain +his +feeling +for +her +. +“ +Yes +, +yes +, +” +said +she +, +“ +but +you +have +no +reason +to +regret +the +past +, +Count +. +As +I +understand +your +present +life +, +I +think +you +will +always +recall +it +with +satisfaction +, +because +the +self-sacrifice +that +fills +it +now +... +” +“ +I +can +not +accept +your +praise +, +” +he +interrupted +her +hurriedly +. +“ +On +the +contrary +I +continually +reproach +myself +... +. +But +this +is +not +at +all +an +interesting +or +cheerful +subject. +” +His +face +again +resumed +its +former +stiff +and +cold +expression +. +But +the +princess +had +caught +a +glimpse +of +the +man +she +had +known +and +loved +, +and +it +was +to +him +that +she +now +spoke +. +“ +I +thought +you +would +allow +me +to +tell +you +this +, +” +she +said +. +“ +I +had +come +so +near +to +you +... +and +to +all +your +family +that +I +thought +you +would +not +consider +my +sympathy +misplaced +, +but +I +was +mistaken +, +” +and +suddenly +her +voice +trembled +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +why +, +” +she +continued +, +recovering +herself +, +“ +but +you +used +to +be +different +, +and +... +” +“ +There +are +a +thousand +reasons +why +, +” +laying +special +emphasis +on +the +why +. +“ +Thank +you +, +Princess +, +” +he +added +softly +. +“ +Sometimes +it +is +hard. +” +“ +So +that +’ +s +why +! +That +’ +s +why +! +” +a +voice +whispered +in +Princess +Mary +’ +s +soul +. +“ +No +, +it +was +not +only +that +gay +, +kind +, +and +frank +look +, +not +only +that +handsome +exterior +, +that +I +loved +in +him +. +I +divined +his +noble +, +resolute +, +self-sacrificing +spirit +too +, +” +she +said +to +herself +. +“ +Yes +, +he +is +poor +now +and +I +am +rich +... +. +Yes +, +that +’ +s +the +only +reason +... +. +Yes +, +were +it +not +for +that +... +” +And +remembering +his +former +tenderness +, +and +looking +now +at +his +kind +, +sorrowful +face +, +she +suddenly +understood +the +cause +of +his +coldness +. +“ +But +why +, +Count +, +why +? +” +she +almost +cried +, +unconsciously +moving +closer +to +him +. +“ +Why +? +Tell +me +. +You +must +tell +me +! +” +He +was +silent +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +understand +your +why +, +Count +, +” +she +continued +, +“ +but +it +’ +s +hard +for +me +... +I +confess +it +. +For +some +reason +you +wish +to +deprive +me +of +our +former +friendship +. +And +that +hurts +me. +” +There +were +tears +in +her +eyes +and +in +her +voice +. +“ +I +have +had +so +little +happiness +in +life +that +every +loss +is +hard +for +me +to +bear +... +. +Excuse +me +, +good-by +! +” +and +suddenly +she +began +to +cry +and +was +hurrying +from +the +room +. +“ +Princess +, +for +God +’ +s +sake +! +” +he +exclaimed +, +trying +to +stop +her +. +“ +Princess +! +” +She +turned +round +. +For +a +few +seconds +they +gazed +silently +into +one +another +’ +s +eyes—and +what +had +seemed +impossible +and +remote +suddenly +became +possible +, +inevitable +, +and +very +near +. +CHAPTER +VII +In +the +winter +of +1813 +Nicholas +married +Princess +Mary +and +moved +to +Bald +Hills +with +his +wife +, +his +mother +, +and +Sónya +. +Within +four +years +he +had +paid +off +all +his +remaining +debts +without +selling +any +of +his +wife +’ +s +property +, +and +having +received +a +small +inheritance +on +the +death +of +a +cousin +he +paid +his +debt +to +Pierre +as +well +. +In +another +three +years +, +by +1820 +, +he +had +so +managed +his +affairs +that +he +was +able +to +buy +a +small +estate +adjoining +Bald +Hills +and +was +negotiating +to +buy +back +Otrádnoe—that +being +his +pet +dream +. +Having +started +farming +from +necessity +, +he +soon +grew +so +devoted +to +it +that +it +became +his +favorite +and +almost +his +sole +occupation +. +Nicholas +was +a +plain +farmer +: +he +did +not +like +innovations +, +especially +the +English +ones +then +coming +into +vogue +. +He +laughed +at +theoretical +treatises +on +estate +management +, +disliked +factories +, +the +raising +of +expensive +products +, +and +the +buying +of +expensive +seed +corn +, +and +did +not +make +a +hobby +of +any +particular +part +of +the +work +on +his +estate +. +He +always +had +before +his +mind +’ +s +eye +the +estate +as +a +whole +and +not +any +particular +part +of +it +. +The +chief +thing +in +his +eyes +was +not +the +nitrogen +in +the +soil +, +nor +the +oxygen +in +the +air +, +nor +manures +, +nor +special +plows +, +but +that +most +important +agent +by +which +nitrogen +, +oxygen +, +manure +, +and +plow +were +made +effective—the +peasant +laborer +. +When +Nicholas +first +began +farming +and +began +to +understand +its +different +branches +, +it +was +the +serf +who +especially +attracted +his +attention +. +The +peasant +seemed +to +him +not +merely +a +tool +, +but +also +a +judge +of +farming +and +an +end +in +himself +. +At +first +he +watched +the +serfs +, +trying +to +understand +their +aims +and +what +they +considered +good +and +bad +, +and +only +pretended +to +direct +them +and +give +orders +while +in +reality +learning +from +them +their +methods +, +their +manner +of +speech +, +and +their +judgment +of +what +was +good +and +bad +. +Only +when +he +had +understood +the +peasants +’ +tastes +and +aspirations +, +had +learned +to +talk +their +language +, +to +grasp +the +hidden +meaning +of +their +words +, +and +felt +akin +to +them +did +he +begin +boldly +to +manage +his +serfs +, +that +is +, +to +perform +toward +them +the +duties +demanded +of +him +. +And +Nicholas +’ +management +produced +very +brilliant +results +. +Guided +by +some +gift +of +insight +, +on +taking +up +the +management +of +the +estates +he +at +once +unerringly +appointed +as +bailiff +, +village +elder +, +and +delegate +, +the +very +men +the +serfs +would +themselves +have +chosen +had +they +had +the +right +to +choose +, +and +these +posts +never +changed +hands +. +Before +analyzing +the +properties +of +manure +, +before +entering +into +the +debit +and +credit +( +as +he +ironically +called +it +) +, +he +found +out +how +many +cattle +the +peasants +had +and +increased +the +number +by +all +possible +means +. +He +kept +the +peasant +families +together +in +the +largest +groups +possible +, +not +allowing +the +family +groups +to +divide +into +separate +households +. +He +was +hard +alike +on +the +lazy +, +the +depraved +, +and +the +weak +, +and +tried +to +get +them +expelled +from +the +commune +. +He +was +as +careful +of +the +sowing +and +reaping +of +the +peasants +’ +hay +and +corn +as +of +his +own +, +and +few +landowners +had +their +crops +sown +and +harvested +so +early +and +so +well +, +or +got +so +good +a +return +, +as +did +Nicholas +. +He +disliked +having +anything +to +do +with +the +domestic +serfs—the +“ +drones +” +as +he +called +them—and +everyone +said +he +spoiled +them +by +his +laxity +. +When +a +decision +had +to +be +taken +regarding +a +domestic +serf +, +especially +if +one +had +to +be +punished +, +he +always +felt +undecided +and +consulted +everybody +in +the +house +; +but +when +it +was +possible +to +have +a +domestic +serf +conscripted +instead +of +a +land +worker +he +did +so +without +the +least +hesitation +. +He +never +felt +any +hesitation +in +dealing +with +the +peasants +. +He +knew +that +his +every +decision +would +be +approved +by +them +all +with +very +few +exceptions +. +He +did +not +allow +himself +either +to +be +hard +on +or +punish +a +man +, +or +to +make +things +easy +for +or +reward +anyone +, +merely +because +he +felt +inclined +to +do +so +. +He +could +not +have +said +by +what +standard +he +judged +what +he +should +or +should +not +do +, +but +the +standard +was +quite +firm +and +definite +in +his +own +mind +. +Often +, +speaking +with +vexation +of +some +failure +or +irregularity +, +he +would +say +: +“ +What +can +one +do +with +our +Russian +peasants +? +” +and +imagined +that +he +could +not +bear +them +. +Yet +he +loved +“ +our +Russian +peasants +” +and +their +way +of +life +with +his +whole +soul +, +and +for +that +very +reason +had +understood +and +assimilated +the +one +way +and +manner +of +farming +which +produced +good +results +. +Countess +Mary +was +jealous +of +this +passion +of +her +husband +’ +s +and +regretted +that +she +could +not +share +it +; +but +she +could +not +understand +the +joys +and +vexations +he +derived +from +that +world +, +to +her +so +remote +and +alien +. +She +could +not +understand +why +he +was +so +particularly +animated +and +happy +when +, +after +getting +up +at +daybreak +and +spending +the +whole +morning +in +the +fields +or +on +the +threshing +floor +, +he +returned +from +the +sowing +or +mowing +or +reaping +to +have +tea +with +her +. +She +did +not +understand +why +he +spoke +with +such +admiration +and +delight +of +the +farming +of +the +thrifty +and +well-to-do +peasant +Matthew +Ermíshin +, +who +with +his +family +had +carted +corn +all +night +; +or +of +the +fact +that +his +( +Nicholas +’ +) +sheaves +were +already +stacked +before +anyone +else +had +his +harvest +in +. +She +did +not +understand +why +he +stepped +out +from +the +window +to +the +veranda +and +smiled +under +his +mustache +and +winked +so +joyfully +, +when +warm +steady +rain +began +to +fall +on +the +dry +and +thirsty +shoots +of +the +young +oats +, +or +why +when +the +wind +carried +away +a +threatening +cloud +during +the +hay +harvest +he +would +return +from +the +barn +, +flushed +, +sunburned +, +and +perspiring +, +with +a +smell +of +wormwood +and +gentian +in +his +hair +and +, +gleefully +rubbing +his +hands +, +would +say +: +“ +Well +, +one +more +day +and +my +grain +and +the +peasants +’ +will +all +be +under +cover. +” +Still +less +did +she +understand +why +he +, +kindhearted +and +always +ready +to +anticipate +her +wishes +, +should +become +almost +desperate +when +she +brought +him +a +petition +from +some +peasant +men +or +women +who +had +appealed +to +her +to +be +excused +some +work +; +why +he +, +that +kind +Nicholas +, +should +obstinately +refuse +her +, +angrily +asking +her +not +to +interfere +in +what +was +not +her +business +. +She +felt +he +had +a +world +apart +, +which +he +loved +passionately +and +which +had +laws +she +had +not +fathomed +. +Sometimes +when +, +trying +to +understand +him +, +she +spoke +of +the +good +work +he +was +doing +for +his +serfs +, +he +would +be +vexed +and +reply +: +“ +Not +in +the +least +; +it +never +entered +my +head +and +I +wouldn +’ +t +do +that +for +their +good +! +That +’ +s +all +poetry +and +old +wives +’ +talk—all +that +doing +good +to +one +’ +s +neighbor +! +What +I +want +is +that +our +children +should +not +have +to +go +begging +. +I +must +put +our +affairs +in +order +while +I +am +alive +, +that +’ +s +all +. +And +to +do +that +, +order +and +strictness +are +essential +... +. +That +’ +s +all +about +it +! +” +said +he +, +clenching +his +vigorous +fist +. +“ +And +fairness +, +of +course +, +” +he +added +, +“ +for +if +the +peasant +is +naked +and +hungry +and +has +only +one +miserable +horse +, +he +can +do +no +good +either +for +himself +or +for +me. +” +And +all +Nicholas +did +was +fruitful—probably +just +because +he +refused +to +allow +himself +to +think +that +he +was +doing +good +to +others +for +virtue +’ +s +sake +. +His +means +increased +rapidly +; +serfs +from +neighboring +estates +came +to +beg +him +to +buy +them +, +and +long +after +his +death +the +memory +of +his +administration +was +devoutly +preserved +among +the +serfs +. +“ +He +was +a +master +... +the +peasants +’ +affairs +first +and +then +his +own +. +Of +course +he +was +not +to +be +trifled +with +either—in +a +word +, +he +was +a +real +master +! +” +CHAPTER +VIII +One +matter +connected +with +his +management +sometimes +worried +Nicholas +, +and +that +was +his +quick +temper +together +with +his +old +hussar +habit +of +making +free +use +of +his +fists +. +At +first +he +saw +nothing +reprehensible +in +this +, +but +in +the +second +year +of +his +marriage +his +view +of +that +form +of +punishment +suddenly +changed +. +Once +in +summer +he +had +sent +for +the +village +elder +from +Boguchárovo +, +a +man +who +had +succeeded +to +the +post +when +Dron +died +and +who +was +accused +of +dishonesty +and +various +irregularities +. +Nicholas +went +out +into +the +porch +to +question +him +, +and +immediately +after +the +elder +had +given +a +few +replies +the +sound +of +cries +and +blows +were +heard +. +On +returning +to +lunch +Nicholas +went +up +to +his +wife +, +who +sat +with +her +head +bent +low +over +her +embroidery +frame +, +and +as +usual +began +to +tell +her +what +he +had +been +doing +that +morning +. +Among +other +things +he +spoke +of +the +Boguchárovo +elder +. +Countess +Mary +turned +red +and +then +pale +, +but +continued +to +sit +with +head +bowed +and +lips +compressed +and +gave +her +husband +no +reply +. +“ +Such +an +insolent +scoundrel +! +” +he +cried +, +growing +hot +again +at +the +mere +recollection +of +him +. +“ +If +he +had +told +me +he +was +drunk +and +did +not +see +... +But +what +is +the +matter +with +you +, +Mary +? +” +he +suddenly +asked +. +Countess +Mary +raised +her +head +and +tried +to +speak +, +but +hastily +looked +down +again +and +her +lips +puckered +. +“ +Why +, +whatever +is +the +matter +, +my +dearest +? +” +The +looks +of +the +plain +Countess +Mary +always +improved +when +she +was +in +tears +. +She +never +cried +from +pain +or +vexation +, +but +always +from +sorrow +or +pity +, +and +when +she +wept +her +radiant +eyes +acquired +an +irresistible +charm +. +The +moment +Nicholas +took +her +hand +she +could +no +longer +restrain +herself +and +began +to +cry +. +“ +Nicholas +, +I +saw +it +... +he +was +to +blame +, +but +why +do +you +... +Nicholas +! +” +and +she +covered +her +face +with +her +hands +. +Nicholas +said +nothing +. +He +flushed +crimson +, +left +her +side +, +and +paced +up +and +down +the +room +. +He +understood +what +she +was +weeping +about +, +but +could +not +in +his +heart +at +once +agree +with +her +that +what +he +had +regarded +from +childhood +as +quite +an +everyday +event +was +wrong +. +“ +Is +it +just +sentimentality +, +old +wives +’ +tales +, +or +is +she +right +? +” +he +asked +himself +. +Before +he +had +solved +that +point +he +glanced +again +at +her +face +filled +with +love +and +pain +, +and +he +suddenly +realized +that +she +was +right +and +that +he +had +long +been +sinning +against +himself +. +“ +Mary +, +” +he +said +softly +, +going +up +to +her +, +“ +it +will +never +happen +again +; +I +give +you +my +word +. +Never +, +” +he +repeated +in +a +trembling +voice +like +a +boy +asking +for +forgiveness +. +The +tears +flowed +faster +still +from +the +countess +’ +eyes +. +She +took +his +hand +and +kissed +it +. +“ +Nicholas +, +when +did +you +break +your +cameo +? +” +she +asked +to +change +the +subject +, +looking +at +his +finger +on +which +he +wore +a +ring +with +a +cameo +of +Laocoön +’ +s +head +. +“ +Today—it +was +the +same +affair +. +Oh +, +Mary +, +don +’ +t +remind +me +of +it +! +” +and +again +he +flushed +. +“ +I +give +you +my +word +of +honor +it +shan +’ +t +occur +again +, +and +let +this +always +be +a +reminder +to +me +, +” +and +he +pointed +to +the +broken +ring +. +After +that +, +when +in +discussions +with +his +village +elders +or +stewards +the +blood +rushed +to +his +face +and +his +fists +began +to +clench +, +Nicholas +would +turn +the +broken +ring +on +his +finger +and +would +drop +his +eyes +before +the +man +who +was +making +him +angry +. +But +he +did +forget +himself +once +or +twice +within +a +twelvemonth +, +and +then +he +would +go +and +confess +to +his +wife +, +and +would +again +promise +that +this +should +really +be +the +very +last +time +. +“ +Mary +, +you +must +despise +me +! +” +he +would +say +. +“ +I +deserve +it. +” +“ +You +should +go +, +go +away +at +once +, +if +you +don +’ +t +feel +strong +enough +to +control +yourself +, +” +she +would +reply +sadly +, +trying +to +comfort +her +husband +. +Among +the +gentry +of +the +province +Nicholas +was +respected +but +not +liked +. +He +did +not +concern +himself +with +the +interests +of +his +own +class +, +and +consequently +some +thought +him +proud +and +others +thought +him +stupid +. +The +whole +summer +, +from +spring +sowing +to +harvest +, +he +was +busy +with +the +work +on +his +farm +. +In +autumn +he +gave +himself +up +to +hunting +with +the +same +business-like +seriousness—leaving +home +for +a +month +, +or +even +two +, +with +his +hunt +. +In +winter +he +visited +his +other +villages +or +spent +his +time +reading +. +The +books +he +read +were +chiefly +historical +, +and +on +these +he +spent +a +certain +sum +every +year +. +He +was +collecting +, +as +he +said +, +a +serious +library +, +and +he +made +it +a +rule +to +read +through +all +the +books +he +bought +. +He +would +sit +in +his +study +with +a +grave +air +, +reading—a +task +he +first +imposed +upon +himself +as +a +duty +, +but +which +afterwards +became +a +habit +affording +him +a +special +kind +of +pleasure +and +a +consciousness +of +being +occupied +with +serious +matters +. +In +winter +, +except +for +business +excursions +, +he +spent +most +of +his +time +at +home +making +himself +one +with +his +family +and +entering +into +all +the +details +of +his +children +’ +s +relations +with +their +mother +. +The +harmony +between +him +and +his +wife +grew +closer +and +closer +and +he +daily +discovered +fresh +spiritual +treasures +in +her +. +From +the +time +of +his +marriage +Sónya +had +lived +in +his +house +. +Before +that +, +Nicholas +had +told +his +wife +all +that +had +passed +between +himself +and +Sónya +, +blaming +himself +and +commending +her +. +He +had +asked +Princess +Mary +to +be +gentle +and +kind +to +his +cousin +. +She +thoroughly +realized +the +wrong +he +had +done +Sónya +, +felt +herself +to +blame +toward +her +, +and +imagined +that +her +wealth +had +influenced +Nicholas +’ +choice +. +She +could +not +find +fault +with +Sónya +in +any +way +and +tried +to +be +fond +of +her +, +but +often +felt +ill-will +toward +her +which +she +could +not +overcome +. +Once +she +had +a +talk +with +her +friend +Natásha +about +Sónya +and +about +her +own +injustice +toward +her +. +“ +You +know +, +” +said +Natásha +, +“ +you +have +read +the +Gospels +a +great +deal—there +is +a +passage +in +them +that +just +fits +Sónya. +” +“ +What +? +” +asked +Countess +Mary +, +surprised +. +“ +‘ +To +him +that +hath +shall +be +given +, +and +from +him +that +hath +not +shall +be +taken +away. +’ +You +remember +? +She +is +one +that +hath +not +; +why +, +I +don +’ +t +know +. +Perhaps +she +lacks +egotism +, +I +don +’ +t +know +, +but +from +her +is +taken +away +, +and +everything +has +been +taken +away +. +Sometimes +I +am +dreadfully +sorry +for +her +. +Formerly +I +very +much +wanted +Nicholas +to +marry +her +, +but +I +always +had +a +sort +of +presentiment +that +it +would +not +come +off +. +She +is +a +sterile +flower +, +you +know—like +some +strawberry +blossoms +. +Sometimes +I +am +sorry +for +her +, +and +sometimes +I +think +she +doesn +’ +t +feel +it +as +you +or +I +would. +” +Though +Countess +Mary +told +Natásha +that +those +words +in +the +Gospel +must +be +understood +differently +, +yet +looking +at +Sónya +she +agreed +with +Natásha +’ +s +explanation +. +It +really +seemed +that +Sónya +did +not +feel +her +position +trying +, +and +had +grown +quite +reconciled +to +her +lot +as +a +sterile +flower +. +She +seemed +to +be +fond +not +so +much +of +individuals +as +of +the +family +as +a +whole +. +Like +a +cat +, +she +had +attached +herself +not +to +the +people +but +to +the +home +. +She +waited +on +the +old +countess +, +petted +and +spoiled +the +children +, +was +always +ready +to +render +the +small +services +for +which +she +had +a +gift +, +and +all +this +was +unconsciously +accepted +from +her +with +insufficient +gratitude +. +The +country +seat +at +Bald +Hills +had +been +rebuilt +, +though +not +on +the +same +scale +as +under +the +old +prince +. +The +buildings +, +begun +under +straitened +circumstances +, +were +more +than +simple +. +The +immense +house +on +the +old +stone +foundations +was +of +wood +, +plastered +only +inside +. +It +had +bare +deal +floors +and +was +furnished +with +very +simple +hard +sofas +, +armchairs +, +tables +, +and +chairs +made +by +their +own +serf +carpenters +out +of +their +own +birchwood +. +The +house +was +spacious +and +had +rooms +for +the +house +serfs +and +apartments +for +visitors +. +Whole +families +of +the +Rostóvs +’ +and +Bolkónskis +’ +relations +sometimes +came +to +Bald +Hills +with +sixteen +horses +and +dozens +of +servants +and +stayed +for +months +. +Besides +that +, +four +times +a +year +, +on +the +name +days +and +birthdays +of +the +hosts +, +as +many +as +a +hundred +visitors +would +gather +there +for +a +day +or +two +. +The +rest +of +the +year +life +pursued +its +unbroken +routine +with +its +ordinary +occupations +, +and +its +breakfasts +, +lunches +, +dinners +, +and +suppers +, +provided +out +of +the +produce +of +the +estate +. +CHAPTER +IX +It +was +the +eve +of +St. +Nicholas +, +the +fifth +of +December +, +1820 +. +Natásha +had +been +staying +at +her +brother +’ +s +with +her +husband +and +children +since +early +autumn +. +Pierre +had +gone +to +Petersburg +on +business +of +his +own +for +three +weeks +as +he +said +, +but +had +remained +there +nearly +seven +weeks +and +was +expected +back +every +minute +. +Besides +the +Bezúkhov +family +, +Nicholas +’ +old +friend +the +retired +General +Vasíli +Dmítrich +Denísov +was +staying +with +the +Rostóvs +this +fifth +of +December +. +On +the +sixth +, +which +was +his +name +day +when +the +house +would +be +full +of +visitors +, +Nicholas +knew +he +would +have +to +exchange +his +Tartar +tunic +for +a +tail +coat +, +and +put +on +narrow +boots +with +pointed +toes +, +and +drive +to +the +new +church +he +had +built +, +and +then +receive +visitors +who +would +come +to +congratulate +him +, +offer +them +refreshments +, +and +talk +about +the +elections +of +the +nobility +; +but +he +considered +himself +entitled +to +spend +the +eve +of +that +day +in +his +usual +way +. +He +examined +the +bailiff +’ +s +accounts +of +the +village +in +Ryazán +which +belonged +to +his +wife +’ +s +nephew +, +wrote +two +business +letters +, +and +walked +over +to +the +granaries +, +cattle +yards +and +stables +before +dinner +. +Having +taken +precautions +against +the +general +drunkenness +to +be +expected +on +the +morrow +because +it +was +a +great +saint +’ +s +day +, +he +returned +to +dinner +, +and +without +having +time +for +a +private +talk +with +his +wife +sat +down +at +the +long +table +laid +for +twenty +persons +, +at +which +the +whole +household +had +assembled +. +At +that +table +were +his +mother +, +his +mother +’ +s +old +lady +companion +Belóva +, +his +wife +, +their +three +children +with +their +governess +and +tutor +, +his +wife +’ +s +nephew +with +his +tutor +, +Sónya +, +Denísov +, +Natásha +, +her +three +children +, +their +governess +, +and +old +Michael +Ivánovich +, +the +late +prince +’ +s +architect +, +who +was +living +on +in +retirement +at +Bald +Hills +. +Countess +Mary +sat +at +the +other +end +of +the +table +. +When +her +husband +took +his +place +she +concluded +, +from +the +rapid +manner +in +which +after +taking +up +his +table +napkin +he +pushed +back +the +tumbler +and +wineglass +standing +before +him +, +that +he +was +out +of +humor +, +as +was +sometimes +the +case +when +he +came +in +to +dinner +straight +from +the +farm—especially +before +the +soup +. +Countess +Mary +well +knew +that +mood +of +his +, +and +when +she +herself +was +in +a +good +frame +of +mind +quietly +waited +till +he +had +had +his +soup +and +then +began +to +talk +to +him +and +make +him +admit +that +there +was +no +cause +for +his +ill-humor +. +But +today +she +quite +forgot +that +and +was +hurt +that +he +should +be +angry +with +her +without +any +reason +, +and +she +felt +unhappy +. +She +asked +him +where +he +had +been +. +He +replied +. +She +again +inquired +whether +everything +was +going +well +on +the +farm +. +Her +unnatural +tone +made +him +wince +unpleasantly +and +he +replied +hastily +. +“ +Then +I +’ +m +not +mistaken +, +” +thought +Countess +Mary +. +“ +Why +is +he +cross +with +me +? +” +She +concluded +from +his +tone +that +he +was +vexed +with +her +and +wished +to +end +the +conversation +. +She +knew +her +remarks +sounded +unnatural +, +but +could +not +refrain +from +asking +some +more +questions +. +Thanks +to +Denísov +the +conversation +at +table +soon +became +general +and +lively +, +and +she +did +not +talk +to +her +husband +. +When +they +left +the +table +and +went +as +usual +to +thank +the +old +countess +, +Countess +Mary +held +out +her +hand +and +kissed +her +husband +, +and +asked +him +why +he +was +angry +with +her +. +“ +You +always +have +such +strange +fancies +! +I +didn +’ +t +even +think +of +being +angry +, +” +he +replied +. +But +the +word +always +seemed +to +her +to +imply +: +“ +Yes +, +I +am +angry +but +I +won +’ +t +tell +you +why. +” +Nicholas +and +his +wife +lived +together +so +happily +that +even +Sónya +and +the +old +countess +, +who +felt +jealous +and +would +have +liked +them +to +disagree +, +could +find +nothing +to +reproach +them +with +; +but +even +they +had +their +moments +of +antagonism +. +Occasionally +, +and +it +was +always +just +after +they +had +been +happiest +together +, +they +suddenly +had +a +feeling +of +estrangement +and +hostility +, +which +occurred +most +frequently +during +Countess +Mary +’ +s +pregnancies +, +and +this +was +such +a +time +. +“ +Well +, +messieurs +et +mesdames +, +” +said +Nicholas +loudly +and +with +apparent +cheerfulness +( +it +seemed +to +Countess +Mary +that +he +did +it +on +purpose +to +vex +her +) +, +“ +I +have +been +on +my +feet +since +six +this +morning +. +Tomorrow +I +shall +have +to +suffer +, +so +today +I +’ +ll +go +and +rest. +” +And +without +a +word +to +his +wife +he +went +to +the +little +sitting +room +and +lay +down +on +the +sofa +. +“ +That +’ +s +always +the +way +, +” +thought +Countess +Mary +. +“ +He +talks +to +everyone +except +me +. +I +see +... +I +see +that +I +am +repulsive +to +him +, +especially +when +I +am +in +this +condition. +” +She +looked +down +at +her +expanded +figure +and +in +the +glass +at +her +pale +, +sallow +, +emaciated +face +in +which +her +eyes +now +looked +larger +than +ever +. +And +everything +annoyed +her—Denísov +’ +s +shouting +and +laughter +, +Natásha +’ +s +talk +, +and +especially +a +quick +glance +Sónya +gave +her +. +Sónya +was +always +the +first +excuse +Countess +Mary +found +for +feeling +irritated +. +Having +sat +awhile +with +her +visitors +without +understanding +anything +of +what +they +were +saying +, +she +softly +left +the +room +and +went +to +the +nursery +. +The +children +were +playing +at +“ +going +to +Moscow +” +in +a +carriage +made +of +chairs +and +invited +her +to +go +with +them +. +She +sat +down +and +played +with +them +a +little +, +but +the +thought +of +her +husband +and +his +unreasonable +crossness +worried +her +. +She +got +up +and +, +walking +on +tiptoe +with +difficulty +, +went +to +the +small +sitting +room +. +“ +Perhaps +he +is +not +asleep +; +I +’ +ll +have +an +explanation +with +him +, +” +she +said +to +herself +. +Little +Andrew +, +her +eldest +boy +, +imitating +his +mother +, +followed +her +on +tiptoe +. +She +did +not +notice +him +. +“ +Mary +, +dear +, +I +think +he +is +asleep—he +was +so +tired +, +” +said +Sónya +, +meeting +her +in +the +large +sitting +room +( +it +seemed +to +Countess +Mary +that +she +crossed +her +path +everywhere +) +. +“ +Andrew +may +wake +him. +” +Countess +Mary +looked +round +, +saw +little +Andrew +following +her +, +felt +that +Sónya +was +right +, +and +for +that +very +reason +flushed +and +with +evident +difficulty +refrained +from +saying +something +harsh +. +She +made +no +reply +, +but +to +avoid +obeying +Sónya +beckoned +to +Andrew +to +follow +her +quietly +and +went +to +the +door +. +Sónya +went +away +by +another +door +. +From +the +room +in +which +Nicholas +was +sleeping +came +the +sound +of +his +even +breathing +, +every +slightest +tone +of +which +was +familiar +to +his +wife +. +As +she +listened +to +it +she +saw +before +her +his +smooth +handsome +forehead +, +his +mustache +, +and +his +whole +face +, +as +she +had +so +often +seen +it +in +the +stillness +of +the +night +when +he +slept +. +Nicholas +suddenly +moved +and +cleared +his +throat +. +And +at +that +moment +little +Andrew +shouted +from +outside +the +door +: +“ +Papa +! +Mamma +’ +s +standing +here +! +” +Countess +Mary +turned +pale +with +fright +and +made +signs +to +the +boy +. +He +grew +silent +, +and +quiet +ensued +for +a +moment +, +terrible +to +Countess +Mary +. +She +knew +how +Nicholas +disliked +being +waked +. +Then +through +the +door +she +heard +Nicholas +clearing +his +throat +again +and +stirring +, +and +his +voice +said +crossly +: +“ +I +can +’ +t +get +a +moment +’ +s +peace +... +. +Mary +, +is +that +you +? +Why +did +you +bring +him +here +? +” +“ +I +only +came +in +to +look +and +did +not +notice +... +forgive +me +... +. +” +Nicholas +coughed +and +said +no +more +. +Countess +Mary +moved +away +from +the +door +and +took +the +boy +back +to +the +nursery +. +Five +minutes +later +little +black-eyed +three-year-old +Natásha +, +her +father +’ +s +pet +, +having +learned +from +her +brother +that +Papa +was +asleep +and +Mamma +was +in +the +sitting +room +, +ran +to +her +father +unobserved +by +her +mother +. +The +dark-eyed +little +girl +boldly +opened +the +creaking +door +, +went +up +to +the +sofa +with +energetic +steps +of +her +sturdy +little +legs +, +and +having +examined +the +position +of +her +father +, +who +was +asleep +with +his +back +to +her +, +rose +on +tiptoe +and +kissed +the +hand +which +lay +under +his +head +. +Nicholas +turned +with +a +tender +smile +on +his +face +. +“ +Natásha +, +Natásha +! +” +came +Countess +Mary +’ +s +frightened +whisper +from +the +door +. +“ +Papa +wants +to +sleep. +” +“ +No +, +Mamma +, +he +doesn +’ +t +want +to +sleep +, +” +said +little +Natásha +with +conviction +. +“ +He +’ +s +laughing. +” +Nicholas +lowered +his +legs +, +rose +, +and +took +his +daughter +in +his +arms +. +“ +Come +in +, +Mary +, +” +he +said +to +his +wife +. +She +went +in +and +sat +down +by +her +husband +. +“ +I +did +not +notice +him +following +me +, +” +she +said +timidly +. +“ +I +just +looked +in. +” +Holding +his +little +girl +with +one +arm +, +Nicholas +glanced +at +his +wife +and +, +seeing +her +guilty +expression +, +put +his +other +arm +around +her +and +kissed +her +hair +. +“ +May +I +kiss +Mamma +? +” +he +asked +Natásha +. +Natásha +smiled +bashfully +. +“ +Again +! +” +she +commanded +, +pointing +with +a +peremptory +gesture +to +the +spot +where +Nicholas +had +placed +the +kiss +. +“ +I +don +’ +t +know +why +you +think +I +am +cross +, +” +said +Nicholas +, +replying +to +the +question +he +knew +was +in +his +wife +’ +s +mind +. +“ +You +have +no +idea +how +unhappy +, +how +lonely +, +I +feel +when +you +are +like +that +. +It +always +seems +to +me +... +” +“ +Mary +, +don +’ +t +talk +nonsense +. +You +ought +to +be +ashamed +of +yourself +! +” +he +said +gaily +. +“ +It +seems +to +be +that +you +can +’ +t +love +me +, +that +I +am +so +plain +... +always +... +and +now +... +in +this +cond +... +” +“ +Oh +, +how +absurd +you +are +! +It +is +not +beauty +that +endears +, +it +’ +s +love +that +makes +us +see +beauty +. +It +is +only +Malvínas +and +women +of +that +kind +who +are +loved +for +their +beauty +. +But +do +I +love +my +wife +? +I +don +’ +t +love +her +, +but +... +I +don +’ +t +know +how +to +put +it +. +Without +you +, +or +when +something +comes +between +us +like +this +, +I +seem +lost +and +can +’ +t +do +anything +. +Now +do +I +love +my +finger +? +I +don +’ +t +love +it +, +but +just +try +to +cut +it +off +! +” +“ +I +’ +m +not +like +that +myself +, +but +I +understand +. +So +you +’ +re +not +angry +with +me +? +” +“ +Awfully +angry +! +” +he +said +, +smiling +and +getting +up +. +And +smoothing +his +hair +he +began +to +pace +the +room +. +“ +Do +you +know +, +Mary +, +what +I +’ +ve +been +thinking +? +” +he +began +, +immediately +thinking +aloud +in +his +wife +’ +s +presence +now +that +they +had +made +it +up +. +He +did +not +ask +if +she +was +ready +to +listen +to +him +. +He +did +not +care +. +A +thought +had +occurred +to +him +and +so +it +belonged +to +her +also +. +And +he +told +her +of +his +intention +to +persuade +Pierre +to +stay +with +them +till +spring +. +Countess +Mary +listened +till +he +had +finished +, +made +some +remark +, +and +in +her +turn +began +thinking +aloud +. +Her +thoughts +were +about +the +children +. +“ +You +can +see +the +woman +in +her +already +, +” +she +said +in +French +, +pointing +to +little +Natásha +. +“ +You +reproach +us +women +with +being +illogical +. +Here +is +our +logic +. +I +say +: +‘ +Papa +wants +to +sleep +! +’ +but +she +says +, +‘ +No +, +he +’ +s +laughing. +’ +And +she +was +right +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +with +a +happy +smile +. +“ +Yes +, +yes. +” +And +Nicholas +, +taking +his +little +daughter +in +his +strong +hand +, +lifted +her +high +, +placed +her +on +his +shoulder +, +held +her +by +the +legs +, +and +paced +the +room +with +her +. +There +was +an +expression +of +carefree +happiness +on +the +faces +of +both +father +and +daughter +. +“ +But +you +know +you +may +be +unfair +. +You +are +too +fond +of +this +one +, +” +his +wife +whispered +in +French +. +“ +Yes +, +but +what +am +I +to +do +? +... +I +try +not +to +show +... +” +At +that +moment +they +heard +the +sound +of +the +door +pulley +and +footsteps +in +the +hall +and +anteroom +, +as +if +someone +had +arrived +. +“ +Somebody +has +come. +” +“ +I +am +sure +it +is +Pierre +. +I +will +go +and +see +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +and +left +the +room +. +In +her +absence +Nicholas +allowed +himself +to +give +his +little +daughter +a +gallop +round +the +room +. +Out +of +breath +, +he +took +the +laughing +child +quickly +from +his +shoulder +and +pressed +her +to +his +heart +. +His +capers +reminded +him +of +dancing +, +and +looking +at +the +child +’ +s +round +happy +little +face +he +thought +of +what +she +would +be +like +when +he +was +an +old +man +, +taking +her +into +society +and +dancing +the +mazurka +with +her +as +his +old +father +had +danced +Daniel +Cooper +with +his +daughter +. +“ +It +is +he +, +it +is +he +, +Nicholas +! +” +said +Countess +Mary +, +re-entering +the +room +a +few +minutes +later +. +“ +Now +our +Natásha +has +come +to +life +. +You +should +have +seen +her +ecstasy +, +and +how +he +caught +it +for +having +stayed +away +so +long +. +Well +, +come +along +now +, +quick +, +quick +! +It +’ +s +time +you +two +were +parted +, +” +she +added +, +looking +smilingly +at +the +little +girl +who +clung +to +her +father +. +Nicholas +went +out +holding +the +child +by +the +hand +. +Countess +Mary +remained +in +the +sitting +room +. +“ +I +should +never +, +never +have +believed +that +one +could +be +so +happy +, +” +she +whispered +to +herself +. +A +smile +lit +up +her +face +but +at +the +same +time +she +sighed +, +and +her +deep +eyes +expressed +a +quiet +sadness +as +though +she +felt +, +through +her +happiness +, +that +there +is +another +sort +of +happiness +unattainable +in +this +life +and +of +which +she +involuntarily +thought +at +that +instant +. +CHAPTER +X +Natásha +had +married +in +the +early +spring +of +1813 +, +and +in +1820 +already +had +three +daughters +besides +a +son +for +whom +she +had +longed +and +whom +she +was +now +nursing +. +She +had +grown +stouter +and +broader +, +so +that +it +was +difficult +to +recognize +in +this +robust +, +motherly +woman +the +slim +, +lively +Natásha +of +former +days +. +Her +features +were +more +defined +and +had +a +calm +, +soft +, +and +serene +expression +. +In +her +face +there +was +none +of +the +ever-glowing +animation +that +had +formerly +burned +there +and +constituted +its +charm +. +Now +her +face +and +body +were +often +all +that +one +saw +, +and +her +soul +was +not +visible +at +all +. +All +that +struck +the +eye +was +a +strong +, +handsome +, +and +fertile +woman +. +The +old +fire +very +rarely +kindled +in +her +face +now +. +That +happened +only +when +, +as +was +the +case +that +day +, +her +husband +returned +home +, +or +a +sick +child +was +convalescent +, +or +when +she +and +Countess +Mary +spoke +of +Prince +Andrew +( +she +never +mentioned +him +to +her +husband +, +who +she +imagined +was +jealous +of +Prince +Andrew +’ +s +memory +) +, +or +on +the +rare +occasions +when +something +happened +to +induce +her +to +sing +, +a +practice +she +had +quite +abandoned +since +her +marriage +. +At +the +rare +moments +when +the +old +fire +did +kindle +in +her +handsome +, +fully +developed +body +she +was +even +more +attractive +than +in +former +days +. +Since +their +marriage +Natásha +and +her +husband +had +lived +in +Moscow +, +in +Petersburg +, +on +their +estate +near +Moscow +, +or +with +her +mother +, +that +is +to +say +, +in +Nicholas +’ +house +. +The +young +Countess +Bezúkhova +was +not +often +seen +in +society +, +and +those +who +met +her +there +were +not +pleased +with +her +and +found +her +neither +attractive +nor +amiable +. +Not +that +Natásha +liked +solitude—she +did +not +know +whether +she +liked +it +or +not +, +she +even +thought +that +she +did +not—but +with +her +pregnancies +, +her +confinements +, +the +nursing +of +her +children +, +and +sharing +every +moment +of +her +husband +’ +s +life +, +she +had +demands +on +her +time +which +could +be +satisfied +only +by +renouncing +society +. +All +who +had +known +Natásha +before +her +marriage +wondered +at +the +change +in +her +as +at +something +extraordinary +. +Only +the +old +countess +with +her +maternal +instinct +had +realized +that +all +Natásha +’ +s +outbursts +had +been +due +to +her +need +of +children +and +a +husband—as +she +herself +had +once +exclaimed +at +Otrádnoe +not +so +much +in +fun +as +in +earnest—and +her +mother +was +now +surprised +at +the +surprise +expressed +by +those +who +had +never +understood +Natásha +, +and +she +kept +saying +that +she +had +always +known +that +Natásha +would +make +an +exemplary +wife +and +mother +. +“ +Only +she +lets +her +love +of +her +husband +and +children +overflow +all +bounds +, +” +said +the +countess +, +“ +so +that +it +even +becomes +absurd. +” +Natásha +did +not +follow +the +golden +rule +advocated +by +clever +folk +, +especially +by +the +French +, +which +says +that +a +girl +should +not +let +herself +go +when +she +marries +, +should +not +neglect +her +accomplishments +, +should +be +even +more +careful +of +her +appearance +than +when +she +was +unmarried +, +and +should +fascinate +her +husband +as +much +as +she +did +before +he +became +her +husband +. +Natásha +on +the +contrary +had +at +once +abandoned +all +her +witchery +, +of +which +her +singing +had +been +an +unusually +powerful +part +. +She +gave +it +up +just +because +it +was +so +powerfully +seductive +. +She +took +no +pains +with +her +manners +or +with +delicacy +of +speech +, +or +with +her +toilet +, +or +to +show +herself +to +her +husband +in +her +most +becoming +attitudes +, +or +to +avoid +inconveniencing +him +by +being +too +exacting +. +She +acted +in +contradiction +to +all +those +rules +. +She +felt +that +the +allurements +instinct +had +formerly +taught +her +to +use +would +now +be +merely +ridiculous +in +the +eyes +of +her +husband +, +to +whom +she +had +from +the +first +moment +given +herself +up +entirely—that +is +, +with +her +whole +soul +, +leaving +no +corner +of +it +hidden +from +him +. +She +felt +that +her +unity +with +her +husband +was +not +maintained +by +the +poetic +feelings +that +had +attracted +him +to +her +, +but +by +something +else—indefinite +but +firm +as +the +bond +between +her +own +body +and +soul +. +To +fluff +out +her +curls +, +put +on +fashionable +dresses +, +and +sing +romantic +songs +to +fascinate +her +husband +would +have +seemed +as +strange +as +to +adorn +herself +to +attract +herself +. +To +adorn +herself +for +others +might +perhaps +have +been +agreeable—she +did +not +know—but +she +had +no +time +at +all +for +it +. +The +chief +reason +for +devoting +no +time +either +to +singing +, +to +dress +, +or +to +choosing +her +words +was +that +she +really +had +no +time +to +spare +for +these +things +. +We +know +that +man +has +the +faculty +of +becoming +completely +absorbed +in +a +subject +however +trivial +it +may +be +, +and +that +there +is +no +subject +so +trivial +that +it +will +not +grow +to +infinite +proportions +if +one +’ +s +entire +attention +is +devoted +to +it +. +The +subject +which +wholly +engrossed +Natásha +’ +s +attention +was +her +family +: +that +is +, +her +husband +whom +she +had +to +keep +so +that +he +should +belong +entirely +to +her +and +to +the +home +, +and +the +children +whom +she +had +to +bear +, +bring +into +the +world +, +nurse +, +and +bring +up +. +And +the +deeper +she +penetrated +, +not +with +her +mind +only +but +with +her +whole +soul +, +her +whole +being +, +into +the +subject +that +absorbed +her +, +the +larger +did +that +subject +grow +and +the +weaker +and +more +inadequate +did +her +powers +appear +, +so +that +she +concentrated +them +wholly +on +that +one +thing +and +yet +was +unable +to +accomplish +all +that +she +considered +necessary +. +There +were +then +as +now +conversations +and +discussions +about +women +’ +s +rights +, +the +relations +of +husband +and +wife +and +their +freedom +and +rights +, +though +these +themes +were +not +yet +termed +questions +as +they +are +now +; +but +these +topics +were +not +merely +uninteresting +to +Natásha +, +she +positively +did +not +understand +them +. +These +questions +, +then +as +now +, +existed +only +for +those +who +see +nothing +in +marriage +but +the +pleasure +married +people +get +from +one +another +, +that +is +, +only +the +beginnings +of +marriage +and +not +its +whole +significance +, +which +lies +in +the +family +. +Discussions +and +questions +of +that +kind +, +which +are +like +the +question +of +how +to +get +the +greatest +gratification +from +one +’ +s +dinner +, +did +not +then +and +do +not +now +exist +for +those +for +whom +the +purpose +of +a +dinner +is +the +nourishment +it +affords +; +and +the +purpose +of +marriage +is +the +family +. +If +the +purpose +of +dinner +is +to +nourish +the +body +, +a +man +who +eats +two +dinners +at +once +may +perhaps +get +more +enjoyment +but +will +not +attain +his +purpose +, +for +his +stomach +will +not +digest +the +two +dinners +. +If +the +purpose +of +marriage +is +the +family +, +the +person +who +wishes +to +have +many +wives +or +husbands +may +perhaps +obtain +much +pleasure +, +but +in +that +case +will +not +have +a +family +. +If +the +purpose +of +food +is +nourishment +and +the +purpose +of +marriage +is +the +family +, +the +whole +question +resolves +itself +into +not +eating +more +than +one +can +digest +, +and +not +having +more +wives +or +husbands +than +are +needed +for +the +family—that +is +, +one +wife +or +one +husband +. +Natásha +needed +a +husband +. +A +husband +was +given +her +and +he +gave +her +a +family +. +And +she +not +only +saw +no +need +of +any +other +or +better +husband +, +but +as +all +the +powers +of +her +soul +were +intent +on +serving +that +husband +and +family +, +she +could +not +imagine +and +saw +no +interest +in +imagining +how +it +would +be +if +things +were +different +. +Natásha +did +not +care +for +society +in +general +, +but +prized +the +more +the +society +of +her +relatives—Countess +Mary +, +and +her +brother +, +her +mother +, +and +Sónya +. +She +valued +the +company +of +those +to +whom +she +could +come +striding +disheveled +from +the +nursery +in +her +dressing +gown +, +and +with +joyful +face +show +a +yellow +instead +of +a +green +stain +on +baby +’ +s +napkin +, +and +from +whom +she +could +hear +reassuring +words +to +the +effect +that +baby +was +much +better +. +To +such +an +extent +had +Natásha +let +herself +go +that +the +way +she +dressed +and +did +her +hair +, +her +ill-chosen +words +, +and +her +jealousy—she +was +jealous +of +Sónya +, +of +the +governess +, +and +of +every +woman +, +pretty +or +plain—were +habitual +subjects +of +jest +to +those +about +her +. +The +general +opinion +was +that +Pierre +was +under +his +wife +’ +s +thumb +, +which +was +really +true +. +From +the +very +first +days +of +their +married +life +Natásha +had +announced +her +demands +. +Pierre +was +greatly +surprised +by +his +wife +’ +s +view +, +to +him +a +perfectly +novel +one +, +that +every +moment +of +his +life +belonged +to +her +and +to +the +family +. +His +wife +’ +s +demands +astonished +him +, +but +they +also +flattered +him +, +and +he +submitted +to +them +. +Pierre +’ +s +subjection +consisted +in +the +fact +that +he +not +only +dared +not +flirt +with +, +but +dared +not +even +speak +smilingly +to +, +any +other +woman +; +did +not +dare +dine +at +the +Club +as +a +pastime +, +did +not +dare +spend +money +on +a +whim +, +and +did +not +dare +absent +himself +for +any +length +of +time +, +except +on +business—in +which +his +wife +included +his +intellectual +pursuits +, +which +she +did +not +in +the +least +understand +but +to +which +she +attributed +great +importance +. +To +make +up +for +this +, +at +home +Pierre +had +the +right +to +regulate +his +life +and +that +of +the +whole +family +exactly +as +he +chose +. +At +home +Natásha +placed +herself +in +the +position +of +a +slave +to +her +husband +, +and +the +whole +household +went +on +tiptoe +when +he +was +occupied—that +is +, +was +reading +or +writing +in +his +study +. +Pierre +had +but +to +show +a +partiality +for +anything +to +get +just +what +he +liked +done +always +. +He +had +only +to +express +a +wish +and +Natásha +would +jump +up +and +run +to +fulfill +it +. +The +entire +household +was +governed +according +to +Pierre +’ +s +supposed +orders +, +that +is +, +by +his +wishes +which +Natásha +tried +to +guess +. +Their +way +of +life +and +place +of +residence +, +their +acquaintances +and +ties +, +Natásha +’ +s +occupations +, +the +children +’ +s +upbringing +, +were +all +selected +not +merely +with +regard +to +Pierre +’ +s +expressed +wishes +, +but +to +what +Natásha +from +the +thoughts +he +expressed +in +conversation +supposed +his +wishes +to +be +. +And +she +deduced +the +essentials +of +his +wishes +quite +correctly +, +and +having +once +arrived +at +them +clung +to +them +tenaciously +. +When +Pierre +himself +wanted +to +change +his +mind +she +would +fight +him +with +his +own +weapons +. +Thus +in +a +time +of +trouble +ever +memorable +to +him +after +the +birth +of +their +first +child +who +was +delicate +, +when +they +had +to +change +the +wet +nurse +three +times +and +Natásha +fell +ill +from +despair +, +Pierre +one +day +told +her +of +Rousseau +’ +s +view +, +with +which +he +quite +agreed +, +that +to +have +a +wet +nurse +is +unnatural +and +harmful +. +When +her +next +baby +was +born +, +despite +the +opposition +of +her +mother +, +the +doctors +, +and +even +of +her +husband +himself—who +were +all +vigorously +opposed +to +her +nursing +her +baby +herself +, +a +thing +then +unheard +of +and +considered +injurious—she +insisted +on +having +her +own +way +, +and +after +that +nursed +all +her +babies +herself +. +It +very +often +happened +that +in +a +moment +of +irritation +husband +and +wife +would +have +a +dispute +, +but +long +afterwards +Pierre +to +his +surprise +and +delight +would +find +in +his +wife +’ +s +ideas +and +actions +the +very +thought +against +which +she +had +argued +, +but +divested +of +everything +superfluous +that +in +the +excitement +of +the +dispute +he +had +added +when +expressing +his +opinion +. +After +seven +years +of +marriage +Pierre +had +the +joyous +and +firm +consciousness +that +he +was +not +a +bad +man +, +and +he +felt +this +because +he +saw +himself +reflected +in +his +wife +. +He +felt +the +good +and +bad +within +himself +inextricably +mingled +and +overlapping +. +But +only +what +was +really +good +in +him +was +reflected +in +his +wife +, +all +that +was +not +quite +good +was +rejected +. +And +this +was +not +the +result +of +logical +reasoning +but +was +a +direct +and +mysterious +reflection +. +CHAPTER +XI +Two +months +previously +when +Pierre +was +already +staying +with +the +Rostóvs +he +had +received +a +letter +from +Prince +Theodore +, +asking +him +to +come +to +Petersburg +to +confer +on +some +important +questions +that +were +being +discussed +there +by +a +society +of +which +Pierre +was +one +of +the +principal +founders +. +On +reading +that +letter +( +she +always +read +her +husband +’ +s +letters +) +Natásha +herself +suggested +that +he +should +go +to +Petersburg +, +though +she +would +feel +his +absence +very +acutely +. +She +attributed +immense +importance +to +all +her +husband +’ +s +intellectual +and +abstract +interests +though +she +did +not +understand +them +, +and +she +always +dreaded +being +a +hindrance +to +him +in +such +matters +. +To +Pierre +’ +s +timid +look +of +inquiry +after +reading +the +letter +she +replied +by +asking +him +to +go +, +but +to +fix +a +definite +date +for +his +return +. +He +was +given +four +weeks +’ +leave +of +absence +. +Ever +since +that +leave +of +absence +had +expired +, +more +than +a +fortnight +before +, +Natásha +had +been +in +a +constant +state +of +alarm +, +depression +, +and +irritability +. +Denísov +, +now +a +general +on +the +retired +list +and +much +dissatisfied +with +the +present +state +of +affairs +, +had +arrived +during +that +fortnight +. +He +looked +at +Natásha +with +sorrow +and +surprise +as +at +a +bad +likeness +of +a +person +once +dear +. +A +dull +, +dejected +look +, +random +replies +, +and +talk +about +the +nursery +was +all +he +saw +and +heard +from +his +former +enchantress +. +Natásha +was +sad +and +irritable +all +that +time +, +especially +when +her +mother +, +her +brother +, +Sónya +, +or +Countess +Mary +in +their +efforts +to +console +her +tried +to +excuse +Pierre +and +suggested +reasons +for +his +delay +in +returning +. +“ +It +’ +s +all +nonsense +, +all +rubbish—those +discussions +which +lead +to +nothing +and +all +those +idiotic +societies +! +” +Natásha +declared +of +the +very +affairs +in +the +immense +importance +of +which +she +firmly +believed +. +And +she +would +go +to +the +nursery +to +nurse +Pétya +, +her +only +boy +. +No +one +else +could +tell +her +anything +so +comforting +or +so +reasonable +as +this +little +three-month-old +creature +when +he +lay +at +her +breast +and +she +was +conscious +of +the +movement +of +his +lips +and +the +snuffling +of +his +little +nose +. +That +creature +said +: +“ +You +are +angry +, +you +are +jealous +, +you +would +like +to +pay +him +out +, +you +are +afraid—but +here +am +I +! +And +I +am +he +... +” +and +that +was +unanswerable +. +It +was +more +than +true +. +During +that +fortnight +of +anxiety +Natásha +resorted +to +the +baby +for +comfort +so +often +, +and +fussed +over +him +so +much +, +that +she +overfed +him +and +he +fell +ill. +She +was +terrified +by +his +illness +, +and +yet +that +was +just +what +she +needed +. +While +attending +to +him +she +bore +the +anxiety +about +her +husband +more +easily +. +She +was +nursing +her +boy +when +the +sound +of +Pierre +’ +s +sleigh +was +heard +at +the +front +door +, +and +the +old +nurse—knowing +how +to +please +her +mistress—entered +the +room +inaudibly +but +hurriedly +and +with +a +beaming +face +. +“ +Has +he +come +? +” +Natásha +asked +quickly +in +a +whisper +, +afraid +to +move +lest +she +should +rouse +the +dozing +baby +. +“ +He +’ +s +come +, +ma +’ +am +, +” +whispered +the +nurse +. +The +blood +rushed +to +Natásha +’ +s +face +and +her +feet +involuntarily +moved +, +but +she +could +not +jump +up +and +run +out +. +The +baby +again +opened +his +eyes +and +looked +at +her +. +“ +You +’ +re +here +? +” +he +seemed +to +be +saying +, +and +again +lazily +smacked +his +lips +. +Cautiously +withdrawing +her +breast +, +Natásha +rocked +him +a +little +, +handed +him +to +the +nurse +, +and +went +with +rapid +steps +toward +the +door +. +But +at +the +door +she +stopped +as +if +her +conscience +reproached +her +for +having +in +her +joy +left +the +child +too +soon +, +and +she +glanced +round +. +The +nurse +with +raised +elbows +was +lifting +the +infant +over +the +rail +of +his +cot +. +“ +Go +, +ma +’ +am +! +Don +’ +t +worry +, +go +! +” +she +whispered +, +smiling +, +with +the +kind +of +familiarity +that +grows +up +between +a +nurse +and +her +mistress +. +Natásha +ran +with +light +footsteps +to +the +anteroom +. +Denísov +, +who +had +come +out +of +the +study +into +the +dancing +room +with +his +pipe +, +now +for +the +first +time +recognized +the +old +Natásha +. +A +flood +of +brilliant +, +joyful +light +poured +from +her +transfigured +face +. +“ +He +’ +s +come +! +” +she +exclaimed +as +she +ran +past +, +and +Denísov +felt +that +he +too +was +delighted +that +Pierre +, +whom +he +did +not +much +care +for +, +had +returned +. +On +reaching +the +vestibule +Natásha +saw +a +tall +figure +in +a +fur +coat +unwinding +his +scarf +. +“ +It +’ +s +he +! +It +’ +s +really +he +! +He +has +come +! +” +she +said +to +herself +, +and +rushing +at +him +embraced +him +, +pressed +his +head +to +her +breast +, +and +then +pushed +him +back +and +gazed +at +his +ruddy +, +happy +face +, +covered +with +hoarfrost +. +“ +Yes +, +it +is +he +, +happy +and +contented +... +. +” +Then +all +at +once +she +remembered +the +tortures +of +suspense +she +had +experienced +for +the +last +fortnight +, +and +the +joy +that +had +lit +up +her +face +vanished +; +she +frowned +and +overwhelmed +Pierre +with +a +torrent +of +reproaches +and +angry +words +. +“ +Yes +, +it +’ +s +all +very +well +for +you +. +You +are +pleased +, +you +’ +ve +had +a +good +time +... +. +But +what +about +me +? +You +might +at +least +have +shown +consideration +for +the +children +. +I +am +nursing +and +my +milk +was +spoiled +... +. +Pétya +was +at +death +’ +s +door +. +But +you +were +enjoying +yourself +. +Yes +, +enjoying +... +” +Pierre +knew +he +was +not +to +blame +, +for +he +could +not +have +come +sooner +; +he +knew +this +outburst +was +unseemly +and +would +blow +over +in +a +minute +or +two +; +above +all +he +knew +that +he +himself +was +bright +and +happy +. +He +wanted +to +smile +but +dared +not +even +think +of +doing +so +. +He +made +a +piteous +, +frightened +face +and +bent +down +. +“ +I +could +not +, +on +my +honor +. +But +how +is +Pétya +? +” +“ +All +right +now +. +Come +along +! +I +wonder +you +’ +re +not +ashamed +! +If +only +you +could +see +what +I +was +like +without +you +, +how +I +suffered +! +” +“ +You +are +well +? +” +“ +Come +, +come +! +” +she +said +, +not +letting +go +of +his +arm +. +And +they +went +to +their +rooms +. +When +Nicholas +and +his +wife +came +to +look +for +Pierre +he +was +in +the +nursery +holding +his +baby +son +, +who +was +again +awake +, +on +his +huge +right +palm +and +dandling +him +. +A +blissful +bright +smile +was +fixed +on +the +baby +’ +s +broad +face +with +its +toothless +open +mouth +. +The +storm +was +long +since +over +and +there +was +bright +, +joyous +sunshine +on +Natásha +’ +s +face +as +she +gazed +tenderly +at +her +husband +and +child +. +“ +And +have +you +talked +everything +well +over +with +Prince +Theodore +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +Yes +, +capitally. +” +“ +You +see +, +he +holds +it +up. +” +( +She +meant +the +baby +’ +s +head +. +) +“ +But +how +he +did +frighten +me +... +You +’ +ve +seen +the +princess +? +Is +it +true +she +’ +s +in +love +with +that +... +” +“ +Yes +, +just +fancy +... +” +At +that +moment +Nicholas +and +Countess +Mary +came +in +. +Pierre +with +the +baby +on +his +hand +stooped +, +kissed +them +, +and +replied +to +their +inquiries +. +But +in +spite +of +much +that +was +interesting +and +had +to +be +discussed +, +the +baby +with +the +little +cap +on +its +unsteady +head +evidently +absorbed +all +his +attention +. +“ +How +sweet +! +” +said +Countess +Mary +, +looking +at +and +playing +with +the +baby +. +“ +Now +, +Nicholas +, +” +she +added +, +turning +to +her +husband +, +“ +I +can +’ +t +understand +how +it +is +you +don +’ +t +see +the +charm +of +these +delicious +marvels. +” +“ +I +don +’ +t +and +can +’ +t +, +” +replied +Nicholas +, +looking +coldly +at +the +baby +. +“ +A +lump +of +flesh +. +Come +along +, +Pierre +! +” +“ +And +yet +he +’ +s +such +an +affectionate +father +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +, +vindicating +her +husband +, +“ +but +only +after +they +are +a +year +old +or +so +... +” +“ +Now +, +Pierre +nurses +them +splendidly +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +He +says +his +hand +is +just +made +for +a +baby +’ +s +seat +. +Just +look +! +” +“ +Only +not +for +this +... +” +Pierre +suddenly +exclaimed +with +a +laugh +, +and +shifting +the +baby +he +gave +him +to +the +nurse +. +CHAPTER +XII +As +in +every +large +household +, +there +were +at +Bald +Hills +several +perfectly +distinct +worlds +which +merged +into +one +harmonious +whole +, +though +each +retained +its +own +peculiarities +and +made +concessions +to +the +others +. +Every +event +, +joyful +or +sad +, +that +took +place +in +that +house +was +important +to +all +these +worlds +, +but +each +had +its +own +special +reasons +to +rejoice +or +grieve +over +that +occurrence +independently +of +the +others +. +For +instance +, +Pierre +’ +s +return +was +a +joyful +and +important +event +and +they +all +felt +it +to +be +so +. +The +servants—the +most +reliable +judges +of +their +masters +because +they +judge +not +by +their +conversation +or +expressions +of +feeling +but +by +their +acts +and +way +of +life—were +glad +of +Pierre +’ +s +return +because +they +knew +that +when +he +was +there +Count +Nicholas +would +cease +going +every +day +to +attend +to +the +estate +, +and +would +be +in +better +spirits +and +temper +, +and +also +because +they +would +all +receive +handsome +presents +for +the +holidays +. +The +children +and +their +governesses +were +glad +of +Pierre +’ +s +return +because +no +one +else +drew +them +into +the +social +life +of +the +household +as +he +did +. +He +alone +could +play +on +the +clavichord +that +écossaise +( +his +only +piece +) +to +which +, +as +he +said +, +all +possible +dances +could +be +danced +, +and +they +felt +sure +he +had +brought +presents +for +them +all +. +Young +Nicholas +, +now +a +slim +lad +of +fifteen +, +delicate +and +intelligent +, +with +curly +light-brown +hair +and +beautiful +eyes +, +was +delighted +because +Uncle +Pierre +as +he +called +him +was +the +object +of +his +rapturous +and +passionate +affection +. +No +one +had +instilled +into +him +this +love +for +Pierre +whom +he +saw +only +occasionally +. +Countess +Mary +who +had +brought +him +up +had +done +her +utmost +to +make +him +love +her +husband +as +she +loved +him +, +and +little +Nicholas +did +love +his +uncle +, +but +loved +him +with +just +a +shade +of +contempt +. +Pierre +, +however +, +he +adored +. +He +did +not +want +to +be +an +hussar +or +a +Knight +of +St. +George +like +his +uncle +Nicholas +; +he +wanted +to +be +learned +, +wise +, +and +kind +like +Pierre +. +In +Pierre +’ +s +presence +his +face +always +shone +with +pleasure +and +he +flushed +and +was +breathless +when +Pierre +spoke +to +him +. +He +did +not +miss +a +single +word +he +uttered +, +and +would +afterwards +, +with +Dessalles +or +by +himself +, +recall +and +reconsider +the +meaning +of +everything +Pierre +had +said +. +Pierre +’ +s +past +life +and +his +unhappiness +prior +to +1812 +( +of +which +young +Nicholas +had +formed +a +vague +poetic +picture +from +some +words +he +had +overheard +) +, +his +adventures +in +Moscow +, +his +captivity +, +Platón +Karatáev +( +of +whom +he +had +heard +from +Pierre +) +, +his +love +for +Natásha +( +of +whom +the +lad +was +also +particularly +fond +) +, +and +especially +Pierre +’ +s +friendship +with +the +father +whom +Nicholas +could +not +remember—all +this +made +Pierre +in +his +eyes +a +hero +and +a +saint +. +From +broken +remarks +about +Natásha +and +his +father +, +from +the +emotion +with +which +Pierre +spoke +of +that +dead +father +, +and +from +the +careful +, +reverent +tenderness +with +which +Natásha +spoke +of +him +, +the +boy +, +who +was +only +just +beginning +to +guess +what +love +is +, +derived +the +notion +that +his +father +had +loved +Natásha +and +when +dying +had +left +her +to +his +friend +. +But +the +father +whom +the +boy +did +not +remember +appeared +to +him +a +divinity +who +could +not +be +pictured +, +and +of +whom +he +never +thought +without +a +swelling +heart +and +tears +of +sadness +and +rapture +. +So +the +boy +also +was +happy +that +Pierre +had +arrived +. +The +guests +welcomed +Pierre +because +he +always +helped +to +enliven +and +unite +any +company +he +was +in +. +The +grown-up +members +of +the +family +, +not +to +mention +his +wife +, +were +pleased +to +have +back +a +friend +whose +presence +made +life +run +more +smoothly +and +peacefully +. +The +old +ladies +were +pleased +with +the +presents +he +brought +them +, +and +especially +that +Natásha +would +now +be +herself +again +. +Pierre +felt +the +different +outlooks +of +these +various +worlds +and +made +haste +to +satisfy +all +their +expectations +. +Though +the +most +absent-minded +and +forgetful +of +men +, +Pierre +, +with +the +aid +of +a +list +his +wife +drew +up +, +had +now +bought +everything +, +not +forgetting +his +mother—and +brother-in-law +’ +s +commissions +, +nor +the +dress +material +for +a +present +to +Belóva +, +nor +toys +for +his +wife +’ +s +nephews +. +In +the +early +days +of +his +marriage +it +had +seemed +strange +to +him +that +his +wife +should +expect +him +not +to +forget +to +procure +all +the +things +he +undertook +to +buy +, +and +he +had +been +taken +aback +by +her +serious +annoyance +when +on +his +first +trip +he +forgot +everything +. +But +in +time +he +grew +used +to +this +demand +. +Knowing +that +Natásha +asked +nothing +for +herself +, +and +gave +him +commissions +for +others +only +when +he +himself +had +offered +to +undertake +them +, +he +now +found +an +unexpected +and +childlike +pleasure +in +this +purchase +of +presents +for +everyone +in +the +house +, +and +never +forgot +anything +. +If +he +now +incurred +Natásha +’ +s +censure +it +was +only +for +buying +too +many +and +too +expensive +things +. +To +her +other +defects +( +as +most +people +thought +them +, +but +which +to +Pierre +were +qualities +) +of +untidiness +and +neglect +of +herself +, +she +now +added +stinginess +. +From +the +time +that +Pierre +began +life +as +a +family +man +on +a +footing +entailing +heavy +expenditure +, +he +had +noticed +to +his +surprise +that +he +spent +only +half +as +much +as +before +, +and +that +his +affairs—which +had +been +in +disorder +of +late +, +chiefly +because +of +his +first +wife +’ +s +debts—had +begun +to +improve +. +Life +was +cheaper +because +it +was +circumscribed +: +that +most +expensive +luxury +, +the +kind +of +life +that +can +be +changed +at +any +moment +, +was +no +longer +his +nor +did +he +wish +for +it +. +He +felt +that +his +way +of +life +had +now +been +settled +once +for +all +till +death +and +that +to +change +it +was +not +in +his +power +, +and +so +that +way +of +life +proved +economical +. +With +a +merry +, +smiling +face +Pierre +was +sorting +his +purchases +. +“ +What +do +you +think +of +this +? +” +said +he +, +unrolling +a +piece +of +stuff +like +a +shopman +. +Natásha +, +who +was +sitting +opposite +to +him +with +her +eldest +daughter +on +her +lap +, +turned +her +sparkling +eyes +swiftly +from +her +husband +to +the +things +he +showed +her +. +“ +That +’ +s +for +Belóva +? +Excellent +! +” +She +felt +the +quality +of +the +material +. +“ +It +was +a +ruble +an +arshin +, +I +suppose +? +” +Pierre +told +her +the +price +. +“ +Too +dear +! +” +Natásha +remarked +. +“ +How +pleased +the +children +will +be +and +Mamma +too +! +Only +you +need +not +have +bought +me +this +, +” +she +added +, +unable +to +suppress +a +smile +as +she +gazed +admiringly +at +a +gold +comb +set +with +pearls +, +of +a +kind +then +just +coming +into +fashion +. +“ +Adèle +tempted +me +: +she +kept +on +telling +me +to +buy +it +, +” +returned +Pierre +. +“ +When +am +I +to +wear +it +? +” +and +Natásha +stuck +it +in +her +coil +of +hair +. +“ +When +I +take +little +Másha +into +society +? +Perhaps +they +will +be +fashionable +again +by +then +. +Well +, +let +’ +s +go +now. +” +And +collecting +the +presents +they +went +first +to +the +nursery +and +then +to +the +old +countess +’ +rooms +. +The +countess +was +sitting +with +her +companion +Belóva +, +playing +grand-patience +as +usual +, +when +Pierre +and +Natásha +came +into +the +drawing +room +with +parcels +under +their +arms +. +The +countess +was +now +over +sixty +, +was +quite +gray +, +and +wore +a +cap +with +a +frill +that +surrounded +her +face +. +Her +face +had +shriveled +, +her +upper +lip +had +sunk +in +, +and +her +eyes +were +dim +. +After +the +deaths +of +her +son +and +husband +in +such +rapid +succession +, +she +felt +herself +a +being +accidentally +forgotten +in +this +world +and +left +without +aim +or +object +for +her +existence +. +She +ate +, +drank +, +slept +, +or +kept +awake +, +but +did +not +live +. +Life +gave +her +no +new +impressions +. +She +wanted +nothing +from +life +but +tranquillity +, +and +that +tranquillity +only +death +could +give +her +. +But +until +death +came +she +had +to +go +on +living +, +that +is +, +to +use +her +vital +forces +. +A +peculiarity +one +sees +in +very +young +children +and +very +old +people +was +particularly +evident +in +her +. +Her +life +had +no +external +aims—only +a +need +to +exercise +her +various +functions +and +inclinations +was +apparent +. +She +had +to +eat +, +sleep +, +think +, +speak +, +weep +, +work +, +give +vent +to +her +anger +, +and +so +on +, +merely +because +she +had +a +stomach +, +a +brain +, +muscles +, +nerves +, +and +a +liver +. +She +did +these +things +not +under +any +external +impulse +as +people +in +the +full +vigor +of +life +do +, +when +behind +the +purpose +for +which +they +strive +that +of +exercising +their +functions +remains +unnoticed +. +She +talked +only +because +she +physically +needed +to +exercise +her +tongue +and +lungs +. +She +cried +as +a +child +does +, +because +her +nose +had +to +be +cleared +, +and +so +on +. +What +for +people +in +their +full +vigor +is +an +aim +was +for +her +evidently +merely +a +pretext +. +Thus +in +the +morning—especially +if +she +had +eaten +anything +rich +the +day +before—she +felt +a +need +of +being +angry +and +would +choose +as +the +handiest +pretext +Belóva +’ +s +deafness +. +She +would +begin +to +say +something +to +her +in +a +low +tone +from +the +other +end +of +the +room +. +“ +It +seems +a +little +warmer +today +, +my +dear +, +” +she +would +murmur +. +And +when +Belóva +replied +: +“ +Oh +yes +, +they +’ +ve +come +, +” +she +would +mutter +angrily +: +“ +O +Lord +! +How +stupid +and +deaf +she +is +! +” +Another +pretext +would +be +her +snuff +, +which +would +seem +too +dry +or +too +damp +or +not +rubbed +fine +enough +. +After +these +fits +of +irritability +her +face +would +grow +yellow +, +and +her +maids +knew +by +infallible +symptoms +when +Belóva +would +again +be +deaf +, +the +snuff +damp +, +and +the +countess +’ +face +yellow +. +Just +as +she +needed +to +work +off +her +spleen +so +she +had +sometimes +to +exercise +her +still-existing +faculty +of +thinking—and +the +pretext +for +that +was +a +game +of +patience +. +When +she +needed +to +cry +, +the +deceased +count +would +be +the +pretext +. +When +she +wanted +to +be +agitated +, +Nicholas +and +his +health +would +be +the +pretext +, +and +when +she +felt +a +need +to +speak +spitefully +, +the +pretext +would +be +Countess +Mary +. +When +her +vocal +organs +needed +exercise +, +which +was +usually +toward +seven +o +’ +clock +when +she +had +had +an +after-dinner +rest +in +a +darkened +room +, +the +pretext +would +be +the +retelling +of +the +same +stories +over +and +over +again +to +the +same +audience +. +The +old +lady +’ +s +condition +was +understood +by +the +whole +household +though +no +one +ever +spoke +of +it +, +and +they +all +made +every +possible +effort +to +satisfy +her +needs +. +Only +by +a +rare +glance +exchanged +with +a +sad +smile +between +Nicholas +, +Pierre +, +Natásha +, +and +Countess +Mary +was +the +common +understanding +of +her +condition +expressed +. +But +those +glances +expressed +something +more +: +they +said +that +she +had +played +her +part +in +life +, +that +what +they +now +saw +was +not +her +whole +self +, +that +we +must +all +become +like +her +, +and +that +they +were +glad +to +yield +to +her +, +to +restrain +themselves +for +this +once +precious +being +formerly +as +full +of +life +as +themselves +, +but +now +so +much +to +be +pitied +. +“ +Memento +mori +, +” +said +these +glances +. +Only +the +really +heartless +, +the +stupid +ones +of +that +household +, +and +the +little +children +failed +to +understand +this +and +avoided +her +. +CHAPTER +XIII +When +Pierre +and +his +wife +entered +the +drawing +room +the +countess +was +in +one +of +her +customary +states +in +which +she +needed +the +mental +exertion +of +playing +patience +, +and +so—though +by +force +of +habit +she +greeted +him +with +the +words +she +always +used +when +Pierre +or +her +son +returned +after +an +absence +: +“ +High +time +, +my +dear +, +high +time +! +We +were +all +weary +of +waiting +for +you +. +Well +, +thank +God +! +” +and +received +her +presents +with +another +customary +remark +: +“ +It +’ +s +not +the +gift +that +’ +s +precious +, +my +dear +, +but +that +you +give +it +to +me +, +an +old +woman +... +” +—yet +it +was +evident +that +she +was +not +pleased +by +Pierre +’ +s +arrival +at +that +moment +when +it +diverted +her +attention +from +the +unfinished +game +. +She +finished +her +game +of +patience +and +only +then +examined +the +presents +. +They +consisted +of +a +box +for +cards +, +of +splendid +workmanship +, +a +bright-blue +Sèvres +tea +cup +with +shepherdesses +depicted +on +it +and +with +a +lid +, +and +a +gold +snuffbox +with +the +count +’ +s +portrait +on +the +lid +which +Pierre +had +had +done +by +a +miniaturist +in +Petersburg +. +The +countess +had +long +wished +for +such +a +box +, +but +as +she +did +not +want +to +cry +just +then +she +glanced +indifferently +at +the +portrait +and +gave +her +attention +chiefly +to +the +box +for +cards +. +“ +Thank +you +, +my +dear +, +you +have +cheered +me +up +, +” +said +she +as +she +always +did +. +“ +But +best +of +all +you +have +brought +yourself +back—for +I +never +saw +anything +like +it +, +you +ought +to +give +your +wife +a +scolding +! +What +are +we +to +do +with +her +? +She +is +like +a +mad +woman +when +you +are +away +. +Doesn +’ +t +see +anything +, +doesn +’ +t +remember +anything +, +” +she +went +on +, +repeating +her +usual +phrases +. +“ +Look +, +Anna +Timoféevna +, +” +she +added +to +her +companion +, +“ +see +what +a +box +for +cards +my +son +has +brought +us +! +” +Belóva +admired +the +presents +and +was +delighted +with +her +dress +material +. +Though +Pierre +, +Natásha +, +Nicholas +, +Countess +Mary +, +and +Denísov +had +much +to +talk +about +that +they +could +not +discuss +before +the +old +countess—not +that +anything +was +hidden +from +her +, +but +because +she +had +dropped +so +far +behindhand +in +many +things +that +had +they +begun +to +converse +in +her +presence +they +would +have +had +to +answer +inopportune +questions +and +to +repeat +what +they +had +already +told +her +many +times +: +that +so-and-so +was +dead +and +so-and-so +was +married +, +which +she +would +again +be +unable +to +remember—yet +they +sat +at +tea +round +the +samovar +in +the +drawing +room +from +habit +, +and +Pierre +answered +the +countess +’ +questions +as +to +whether +Prince +Vasíli +had +aged +and +whether +Countess +Mary +Alexéevna +had +sent +greetings +and +still +thought +of +them +, +and +other +matters +that +interested +no +one +and +to +which +she +herself +was +indifferent +. +Conversation +of +this +kind +, +interesting +to +no +one +yet +unavoidable +, +continued +all +through +teatime +. +All +the +grown-up +members +of +the +family +were +assembled +near +the +round +tea +table +at +which +Sónya +presided +beside +the +samovar +. +The +children +with +their +tutors +and +governesses +had +had +tea +and +their +voices +were +audible +from +the +next +room +. +At +tea +all +sat +in +their +accustomed +places +: +Nicholas +beside +the +stove +at +a +small +table +where +his +tea +was +handed +to +him +; +Mílka +, +the +old +gray +borzoi +bitch +( +daughter +of +the +first +Mílka +) +, +with +a +quite +gray +face +and +large +black +eyes +that +seemed +more +prominent +than +ever +, +lay +on +the +armchair +beside +him +; +Denísov +, +whose +curly +hair +, +mustache +, +and +whiskers +had +turned +half +gray +, +sat +beside +countess +Mary +with +his +general +’ +s +tunic +unbuttoned +; +Pierre +sat +between +his +wife +and +the +old +countess +. +He +spoke +of +what +he +knew +might +interest +the +old +lady +and +that +she +could +understand +. +He +told +her +of +external +social +events +and +of +the +people +who +had +formed +the +circle +of +her +contemporaries +and +had +once +been +a +real +, +living +, +and +distinct +group +, +but +who +were +now +for +the +most +part +scattered +about +the +world +and +like +herself +were +garnering +the +last +ears +of +the +harvests +they +had +sown +in +earlier +years +. +But +to +the +old +countess +those +contemporaries +of +hers +seemed +to +be +the +only +serious +and +real +society +. +Natásha +saw +by +Pierre +’ +s +animation +that +his +visit +had +been +interesting +and +that +he +had +much +to +tell +them +but +dare +not +say +it +before +the +old +countess +. +Denísov +, +not +being +a +member +of +the +family +, +did +not +understand +Pierre +’ +s +caution +and +being +, +as +a +malcontent +, +much +interested +in +what +was +occurring +in +Petersburg +, +kept +urging +Pierre +to +tell +them +about +what +had +happened +in +the +Semënovsk +regiment +, +then +about +Arakchéev +, +and +then +about +the +Bible +Society +. +Once +or +twice +Pierre +was +carried +away +and +began +to +speak +of +these +things +, +but +Nicholas +and +Natásha +always +brought +him +back +to +the +health +of +Prince +Iván +and +Countess +Mary +Alexéevna +. +“ +Well +, +and +all +this +idiocy—Gossner +and +Tatáwinova +? +” +Denísov +asked +. +“ +Is +that +weally +still +going +on +? +” +“ +Going +on +? +” +Pierre +exclaimed +. +“ +Why +more +than +ever +! +The +Bible +Society +is +the +whole +government +now +! +” +“ +What +is +that +, +mon +cher +ami +? +” +asked +the +countess +, +who +had +finished +her +tea +and +evidently +needed +a +pretext +for +being +angry +after +her +meal +. +“ +What +are +you +saying +about +the +government +? +I +don +’ +t +understand. +” +“ +Well +, +you +know +, +Maman +, +” +Nicholas +interposed +, +knowing +how +to +translate +things +into +his +mother +’ +s +language +, +“ +Prince +Alexander +Golítsyn +has +founded +a +society +and +in +consequence +has +great +influence +, +they +say. +” +“ +Arakchéev +and +Golítsyn +, +” +incautiously +remarked +Pierre +, +“ +are +now +the +whole +government +! +And +what +a +government +! +They +see +treason +everywhere +and +are +afraid +of +everything. +” +“ +Well +, +and +how +is +Prince +Alexander +to +blame +? +He +is +a +most +estimable +man +. +I +used +to +meet +him +at +Mary +Antónovna +’ +s +, +” +said +the +countess +in +an +offended +tone +; +and +still +more +offended +that +they +all +remained +silent +, +she +went +on +: +“ +Nowadays +everyone +finds +fault +. +A +Gospel +Society +! +Well +, +and +what +harm +is +there +in +that +? +” +and +she +rose +( +everybody +else +got +up +too +) +and +with +a +severe +expression +sailed +back +to +her +table +in +the +sitting +room +. +The +melancholy +silence +that +followed +was +broken +by +the +sounds +of +the +children +’ +s +voices +and +laughter +from +the +next +room +. +Evidently +some +jolly +excitement +was +going +on +there +. +“ +Finished +, +finished +! +” +little +Natásha +’ +s +gleeful +yell +rose +above +them +all +. +Pierre +exchanged +glances +with +Countess +Mary +and +Nicholas +( +Natásha +he +never +lost +sight +of +) +and +smiled +happily +. +“ +That +’ +s +delightful +music +! +” +said +he +. +“ +It +means +that +Anna +Makárovna +has +finished +her +stocking +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +. +“ +Oh +, +I +’ +ll +go +and +see +, +” +said +Pierre +, +jumping +up +. +“ +You +know +, +” +he +added +, +stopping +at +the +door +, +“ +why +I +’ +m +especially +fond +of +that +music +? +It +is +always +the +first +thing +that +tells +me +all +is +well +. +When +I +was +driving +here +today +, +the +nearer +I +got +to +the +house +the +more +anxious +I +grew +. +As +I +entered +the +anteroom +I +heard +Andrúsha +’ +s +peals +of +laughter +and +that +meant +that +all +was +well. +” +“ +I +know +! +I +know +that +feeling +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +But +I +mustn +’ +t +go +there—those +stockings +are +to +be +a +surprise +for +me. +” +Pierre +went +to +the +children +, +and +the +shouting +and +laughter +grew +still +louder +. +“ +Come +, +Anna +Makárovna +, +” +Pierre +’ +s +voice +was +heard +saying +, +“ +come +here +into +the +middle +of +the +room +and +at +the +word +of +command +, +‘ +One +, +two +, +’ +and +when +I +say +‘ +three +’ +... +You +stand +here +, +and +you +in +my +arms—well +now +! +One +, +two +! +... +” +said +Pierre +, +and +a +silence +followed +: +“ +three +! +” +and +a +rapturously +breathless +cry +of +children +’ +s +voices +filled +the +room +. +“ +Two +, +two +! +” +they +shouted +. +This +meant +two +stockings +, +which +by +a +secret +process +known +only +to +herself +Anna +Makárovna +used +to +knit +at +the +same +time +on +the +same +needles +, +and +which +, +when +they +were +ready +, +she +always +triumphantly +drew +, +one +out +of +the +other +, +in +the +children +’ +s +presence +. +CHAPTER +XIV +Soon +after +this +the +children +came +in +to +say +good +night +. +They +kissed +everyone +, +the +tutors +and +governesses +made +their +bows +, +and +they +went +out +. +Only +young +Nicholas +and +his +tutor +remained +. +Dessalles +whispered +to +the +boy +to +come +downstairs +. +“ +No +, +Monsieur +Dessalles +, +I +will +ask +my +aunt +to +let +me +stay +, +” +replied +Nicholas +Bolkónski +also +in +a +whisper +. +“ +Ma +tante +, +please +let +me +stay +, +” +said +he +, +going +up +to +his +aunt +. +His +face +expressed +entreaty +, +agitation +, +and +ecstasy +. +Countess +Mary +glanced +at +him +and +turned +to +Pierre +. +“ +When +you +are +here +he +can +’ +t +tear +himself +away +, +” +she +said +. +“ +I +will +bring +him +to +you +directly +, +Monsieur +Dessalles +. +Good +night +! +” +said +Pierre +, +giving +his +hand +to +the +Swiss +tutor +, +and +he +turned +to +young +Nicholas +with +a +smile +. +“ +You +and +I +haven +’ +t +seen +anything +of +one +another +yet +... +. +How +like +he +is +growing +, +Mary +! +” +he +added +, +addressing +Countess +Mary +. +“ +Like +my +father +? +” +asked +the +boy +, +flushing +crimson +and +looking +up +at +Pierre +with +bright +, +ecstatic +eyes +. +Pierre +nodded +, +and +went +on +with +what +he +had +been +saying +when +the +children +had +interrupted +. +Countess +Mary +sat +down +doing +woolwork +; +Natásha +did +not +take +her +eyes +off +her +husband +. +Nicholas +and +Denísov +rose +, +asked +for +their +pipes +, +smoked +, +went +to +fetch +more +tea +from +Sónya—who +sat +weary +but +resolute +at +the +samovar—and +questioned +Pierre +. +The +curly-headed +, +delicate +boy +sat +with +shining +eyes +unnoticed +in +a +corner +, +starting +every +now +and +then +and +muttering +something +to +himself +, +and +evidently +experiencing +a +new +and +powerful +emotion +as +he +turned +his +curly +head +, +with +his +thin +neck +exposed +by +his +turn-down +collar +, +toward +the +place +where +Pierre +sat +. +The +conversation +turned +on +the +contemporary +gossip +about +those +in +power +, +in +which +most +people +see +the +chief +interest +of +home +politics +. +Denísov +, +dissatisfied +with +the +government +on +account +of +his +own +disappointments +in +the +service +, +heard +with +pleasure +of +the +things +done +in +Petersburg +which +seemed +to +him +stupid +, +and +made +forcible +and +sharp +comments +on +what +Pierre +told +them +. +“ +One +used +to +have +to +be +a +German—now +one +must +dance +with +Tatáwinova +and +Madame +Kwüdener +, +and +wead +Ecka +’ +tshausen +and +the +bwethwen +. +Oh +, +they +should +let +that +fine +fellow +Bonaparte +loose—he +’ +d +knock +all +this +nonsense +out +of +them +! +Fancy +giving +the +command +of +the +Semënov +wegiment +to +a +fellow +like +that +Schwa +’ +tz +! +” +he +cried +. +Nicholas +, +though +free +from +Denísov +’ +s +readiness +to +find +fault +with +everything +, +also +thought +that +discussion +of +the +government +was +a +very +serious +and +weighty +matter +, +and +the +fact +that +A +had +been +appointed +Minister +of +This +and +B +Governor +General +of +That +, +and +that +the +Emperor +had +said +so-and-so +and +this +minister +so-and-so +, +seemed +to +him +very +important +. +And +so +he +thought +it +necessary +to +take +an +interest +in +these +things +and +to +question +Pierre +. +The +questions +put +by +these +two +kept +the +conversation +from +changing +its +ordinary +character +of +gossip +about +the +higher +government +circles +. +But +Natásha +, +knowing +all +her +husband +’ +s +ways +and +ideas +, +saw +that +he +had +long +been +wishing +but +had +been +unable +to +divert +the +conversation +to +another +channel +and +express +his +own +deeply +felt +idea +for +the +sake +of +which +he +had +gone +to +Petersburg +to +consult +with +his +new +friend +Prince +Theodore +, +and +she +helped +him +by +asking +how +his +affairs +with +Prince +Theodore +had +gone +. +“ +What +was +it +about +? +” +asked +Nicholas +. +“ +Always +the +same +thing +, +” +said +Pierre +, +looking +round +at +his +listeners +. +“ +Everybody +sees +that +things +are +going +so +badly +that +they +can +not +be +allowed +to +go +on +so +and +that +it +is +the +duty +of +all +decent +men +to +counteract +it +as +far +as +they +can. +” +“ +What +can +decent +men +do +? +” +Nicholas +inquired +, +frowning +slightly +. +“ +What +can +be +done +? +” +“ +Why +, +this +... +” +“ +Come +into +my +study +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +Natásha +, +who +had +long +expected +to +be +fetched +to +nurse +her +baby +, +now +heard +the +nurse +calling +her +and +went +to +the +nursery +. +Countess +Mary +followed +her +. +The +men +went +into +the +study +and +little +Nicholas +Bolkónski +followed +them +unnoticed +by +his +uncle +and +sat +down +at +the +writing +table +in +a +shady +corner +by +the +window +. +“ +Well +, +what +would +you +do +? +” +asked +Denísov +. +“ +Always +some +fantastic +schemes +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Why +this +, +” +began +Pierre +, +not +sitting +down +but +pacing +the +room +, +sometimes +stopping +short +, +gesticulating +, +and +lisping +: +“ +the +position +in +Petersburg +is +this +: +the +Emperor +does +not +look +into +anything +. +He +has +abandoned +himself +altogether +to +this +mysticism +” +( +Pierre +could +not +tolerate +mysticism +in +anyone +now +) +. +“ +He +seeks +only +for +peace +, +and +only +these +people +sans +foi +ni +loi +* +can +give +it +him—people +who +recklessly +hack +at +and +strangle +everything—Magnítski +, +Arakchéev +, +and +tutti +quanti +... +. +You +will +agree +that +if +you +did +not +look +after +your +estates +yourself +but +only +wanted +a +quiet +life +, +the +harsher +your +steward +was +the +more +readily +your +object +might +be +attained +, +” +he +said +to +Nicholas +. +* +Without +faith +or +law +. +“ +Well +, +what +does +that +lead +up +to +? +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Well +, +everything +is +going +to +ruin +! +Robbery +in +the +law +courts +, +in +the +army +nothing +but +flogging +, +drilling +, +and +Military +Settlements +; +the +people +are +tortured +, +enlightenment +is +suppressed +. +All +that +is +young +and +honest +is +crushed +! +Everyone +sees +that +this +can +not +go +on +. +Everything +is +strained +to +such +a +degree +that +it +will +certainly +break +, +” +said +Pierre +( +as +those +who +examine +the +actions +of +any +government +have +always +said +since +governments +began +) +. +“ +I +told +them +just +one +thing +in +Petersburg. +” +“ +Told +whom +? +” +“ +Well +, +you +know +whom +, +” +said +Pierre +, +with +a +meaning +glance +from +under +his +brows +. +“ +Prince +Theodore +and +all +those +. +To +encourage +culture +and +philanthropy +is +all +very +well +of +course +. +The +aim +is +excellent +but +in +the +present +circumstances +something +else +is +needed. +” +At +that +moment +Nicholas +noticed +the +presence +of +his +nephew +. +His +face +darkened +and +he +went +up +to +the +boy +. +“ +Why +are +you +here +? +” +“ +Why +? +Let +him +be +, +” +said +Pierre +, +taking +Nicholas +by +the +arm +and +continuing +. +“ +That +is +not +enough +, +I +told +them +. +Something +else +is +needed +. +When +you +stand +expecting +the +overstrained +string +to +snap +at +any +moment +, +when +everyone +is +expecting +the +inevitable +catastrophe +, +as +many +as +possible +must +join +hands +as +closely +as +they +can +to +withstand +the +general +calamity +. +Everything +that +is +young +and +strong +is +being +enticed +away +and +depraved +. +One +is +lured +by +women +, +another +by +honors +, +a +third +by +ambition +or +money +, +and +they +go +over +to +that +camp +. +No +independent +men +, +such +as +you +or +I +, +are +left +. +What +I +say +is +widen +the +scope +of +our +society +, +let +the +mot +d +’ +ordre +be +not +virtue +alone +but +independence +and +action +as +well +! +” +Nicholas +, +who +had +left +his +nephew +, +irritably +pushed +up +an +armchair +, +sat +down +in +it +, +and +listened +to +Pierre +, +coughing +discontentedly +and +frowning +more +and +more +. +“ +But +action +with +what +aim +? +” +he +cried +. +“ +And +what +position +will +you +adopt +toward +the +government +? +” +“ +Why +, +the +position +of +assistants +. +The +society +need +not +be +secret +if +the +government +allows +it +. +Not +merely +is +it +not +hostile +to +government +, +but +it +is +a +society +of +true +conservatives—a +society +of +gentlemen +in +the +full +meaning +of +that +word +. +It +is +only +to +prevent +some +Pugachëv +or +other +from +killing +my +children +and +yours +, +and +Arakchéev +from +sending +me +off +to +some +Military +Settlement +. +We +join +hands +only +for +the +public +welfare +and +the +general +safety. +” +“ +Yes +, +but +it +’ +s +a +secret +society +and +therefore +a +hostile +and +harmful +one +which +can +only +cause +harm. +” +“ +Why +? +Did +the +Tugendbund +which +saved +Europe +” +( +they +did +not +then +venture +to +suggest +that +Russia +had +saved +Europe +) +“ +do +any +harm +? +The +Tugendbund +is +an +alliance +of +virtue +: +it +is +love +, +mutual +help +... +it +is +what +Christ +preached +on +the +Cross. +” +Natásha +, +who +had +come +in +during +the +conversation +, +looked +joyfully +at +her +husband +. +It +was +not +what +he +was +saying +that +pleased +her—that +did +not +even +interest +her +, +for +it +seemed +to +her +that +was +all +extremely +simple +and +that +she +had +known +it +a +long +time +( +it +seemed +so +to +her +because +she +knew +that +it +sprang +from +Pierre +’ +s +whole +soul +) +, +but +it +was +his +animated +and +enthusiastic +appearance +that +made +her +glad +. +The +boy +with +the +thin +neck +stretching +out +from +the +turn-down +collar—whom +everyone +had +forgotten—gazed +at +Pierre +with +even +greater +and +more +rapturous +joy +. +Every +word +of +Pierre +’ +s +burned +into +his +heart +, +and +with +a +nervous +movement +of +his +fingers +he +unconsciously +broke +the +sealing +wax +and +quill +pens +his +hands +came +upon +on +his +uncle +’ +s +table +. +“ +It +is +not +at +all +what +you +suppose +; +but +that +is +what +the +German +Tugendbund +was +, +and +what +I +am +proposing. +” +“ +No +, +my +fwiend +! +The +Tugendbund +is +all +vewy +well +for +the +sausage +eaters +, +but +I +don +’ +t +understand +it +and +can +’ +t +even +pwonounce +it +, +” +interposed +Denísov +in +a +loud +and +resolute +voice +. +“ +I +agwee +that +evewything +here +is +wotten +and +howwible +, +but +the +Tugendbund +I +don +’ +t +understand +. +If +we +’ +re +not +satisfied +, +let +us +have +a +bunt +of +our +own +. +That +’ +s +all +wight +. +Je +suis +vot +’ +e +homme +! +” +* +* +“ +I +’ +m +your +man. +” +Pierre +smiled +, +Natásha +began +to +laugh +, +but +Nicholas +knitted +his +brows +still +more +and +began +proving +to +Pierre +that +there +was +no +prospect +of +any +great +change +and +that +all +the +danger +he +spoke +of +existed +only +in +his +imagination +. +Pierre +maintained +the +contrary +, +and +as +his +mental +faculties +were +greater +and +more +resourceful +, +Nicholas +felt +himself +cornered +. +This +made +him +still +angrier +, +for +he +was +fully +convinced +, +not +by +reasoning +but +by +something +within +him +stronger +than +reason +, +of +the +justice +of +his +opinion +. +“ +I +will +tell +you +this +, +” +he +said +, +rising +and +trying +with +nervously +twitching +fingers +to +prop +up +his +pipe +in +a +corner +, +but +finally +abandoning +the +attempt +. +“ +I +can +’ +t +prove +it +to +you +. +You +say +that +everything +here +is +rotten +and +that +an +overthrow +is +coming +: +I +don +’ +t +see +it +. +But +you +also +say +that +our +oath +of +allegiance +is +a +conditional +matter +, +and +to +that +I +reply +: +‘ +You +are +my +best +friend +, +as +you +know +, +but +if +you +formed +a +secret +society +and +began +working +against +the +government—be +it +what +it +may—I +know +it +is +my +duty +to +obey +the +government +. +And +if +Arakchéev +ordered +me +to +lead +a +squadron +against +you +and +cut +you +down +, +I +should +not +hesitate +an +instant +, +but +should +do +it. +’ +And +you +may +argue +about +that +as +you +like +! +” +An +awkward +silence +followed +these +words +. +Natásha +was +the +first +to +speak +, +defending +her +husband +and +attacking +her +brother +. +Her +defense +was +weak +and +inapt +but +she +attained +her +object +. +The +conversation +was +resumed +, +and +no +longer +in +the +unpleasantly +hostile +tone +of +Nicholas +’ +last +remark +. +When +they +all +got +up +to +go +in +to +supper +, +little +Nicholas +Bolkónski +went +up +to +Pierre +, +pale +and +with +shining +, +radiant +eyes +. +“ +Uncle +Pierre +, +you +... +no +... +If +Papa +were +alive +... +would +he +agree +with +you +? +” +he +asked +. +And +Pierre +suddenly +realized +what +a +special +, +independent +, +complex +, +and +powerful +process +of +thought +and +feeling +must +have +been +going +on +in +this +boy +during +that +conversation +, +and +remembering +all +he +had +said +he +regretted +that +the +lad +should +have +heard +him +. +He +had +, +however +, +to +give +him +an +answer +. +“ +Yes +, +I +think +so +, +” +he +said +reluctantly +, +and +left +the +study +. +The +lad +looked +down +and +seemed +now +for +the +first +time +to +notice +what +he +had +done +to +the +things +on +the +table +. +He +flushed +and +went +up +to +Nicholas +. +“ +Uncle +, +forgive +me +, +I +did +that +... +unintentionally +, +” +he +said +, +pointing +to +the +broken +sealing +wax +and +pens +. +Nicholas +started +angrily +. +“ +All +right +, +all +right +, +” +he +said +, +throwing +the +bits +under +the +table +. +And +evidently +suppressing +his +vexation +with +difficulty +, +he +turned +away +from +the +boy +. +“ +You +ought +not +to +have +been +here +at +all +, +” +he +said +. +CHAPTER +XV +The +conversation +at +supper +was +not +about +politics +or +societies +, +but +turned +on +the +subject +Nicholas +liked +best—recollections +of +1812 +. +Denísov +started +these +and +Pierre +was +particularly +agreeable +and +amusing +about +them +. +The +family +separated +on +the +most +friendly +terms +. +After +supper +Nicholas +, +having +undressed +in +his +study +and +given +instructions +to +the +steward +who +had +been +waiting +for +him +, +went +to +the +bedroom +in +his +dressing +gown +, +where +he +found +his +wife +still +at +her +table +, +writing +. +“ +What +are +you +writing +, +Mary +? +” +Nicholas +asked +. +Countess +Mary +blushed +. +She +was +afraid +that +what +she +was +writing +would +not +be +understood +or +approved +by +her +husband +. +She +had +wanted +to +conceal +what +she +was +writing +from +him +, +but +at +the +same +time +was +glad +he +had +surprised +her +at +it +and +that +she +would +now +have +to +tell +him +. +“ +A +diary +, +Nicholas +, +” +she +replied +, +handing +him +a +blue +exercise +book +filled +with +her +firm +, +bold +writing +. +“ +A +diary +? +” +Nicholas +repeated +with +a +shade +of +irony +, +and +he +took +up +the +book +. +It +was +in +French +. +December +4 +. +Today +when +Andrúsha +( +her +eldest +boy +) +woke +up +he +did +not +wish +to +dress +and +Mademoiselle +Louise +sent +for +me +. +He +was +naughty +and +obstinate +. +I +tried +threats +, +but +he +only +grew +angrier +. +Then +I +took +the +matter +in +hand +: +I +left +him +alone +and +began +with +nurse +’ +s +help +to +get +the +other +children +up +, +telling +him +that +I +did +not +love +him +. +For +a +long +time +he +was +silent +, +as +if +astonished +, +then +he +jumped +out +of +bed +, +ran +to +me +in +his +shirt +, +and +sobbed +so +that +I +could +not +calm +him +for +a +long +time +. +It +was +plain +that +what +troubled +him +most +was +that +he +had +grieved +me +. +Afterwards +in +the +evening +when +I +gave +him +his +ticket +, +he +again +began +crying +piteously +and +kissing +me +. +One +can +do +anything +with +him +by +tenderness +. +“ +What +is +a +‘ +ticket +’ +? +” +Nicholas +inquired +. +“ +I +have +begun +giving +the +elder +ones +marks +every +evening +, +showing +how +they +have +behaved. +” +Nicholas +looked +into +the +radiant +eyes +that +were +gazing +at +him +, +and +continued +to +turn +over +the +pages +and +read +. +In +the +diary +was +set +down +everything +in +the +children +’ +s +lives +that +seemed +noteworthy +to +their +mother +as +showing +their +characters +or +suggesting +general +reflections +on +educational +methods +. +They +were +for +the +most +part +quite +insignificant +trifles +, +but +did +not +seem +so +to +the +mother +or +to +the +father +either +, +now +that +he +read +this +diary +about +his +children +for +the +first +time +. +Under +the +date +“ +5 +” +was +entered +: +Mítya +was +naughty +at +table +. +Papa +said +he +was +to +have +no +pudding +. +He +had +none +, +but +looked +so +unhappily +and +greedily +at +the +others +while +they +were +eating +! +I +think +that +punishment +by +depriving +children +of +sweets +only +develops +their +greediness +. +Must +tell +Nicholas +this +. +Nicholas +put +down +the +book +and +looked +at +his +wife +. +The +radiant +eyes +gazed +at +him +questioningly +: +would +he +approve +or +disapprove +of +her +diary +? +There +could +be +no +doubt +not +only +of +his +approval +but +also +of +his +admiration +for +his +wife +. +Perhaps +it +need +not +be +done +so +pedantically +, +thought +Nicholas +, +or +even +done +at +all +, +but +this +untiring +, +continual +spiritual +effort +of +which +the +sole +aim +was +the +children +’ +s +moral +welfare +delighted +him +. +Had +Nicholas +been +able +to +analyze +his +feelings +he +would +have +found +that +his +steady +, +tender +, +and +proud +love +of +his +wife +rested +on +his +feeling +of +wonder +at +her +spirituality +and +at +the +lofty +moral +world +, +almost +beyond +his +reach +, +in +which +she +had +her +being +. +He +was +proud +of +her +intelligence +and +goodness +, +recognized +his +own +insignificance +beside +her +in +the +spiritual +world +, +and +rejoiced +all +the +more +that +she +with +such +a +soul +not +only +belonged +to +him +but +was +part +of +himself +. +“ +I +quite +, +quite +approve +, +my +dearest +! +” +said +he +with +a +significant +look +, +and +after +a +short +pause +he +added +: +“ +And +I +behaved +badly +today +. +You +weren +’ +t +in +the +study +. +We +began +disputing—Pierre +and +I—and +I +lost +my +temper +. +But +he +is +impossible +: +such +a +child +! +I +don +’ +t +know +what +would +become +of +him +if +Natásha +didn +’ +t +keep +him +in +hand +... +. +Have +you +any +idea +why +he +went +to +Petersburg +? +They +have +formed +... +” +“ +Yes +, +I +know +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +. +“ +Natásha +told +me. +” +“ +Well +, +then +, +you +know +, +” +Nicholas +went +on +, +growing +hot +at +the +mere +recollection +of +their +discussion +, +“ +he +wanted +to +convince +me +that +it +is +every +honest +man +’ +s +duty +to +go +against +the +government +, +and +that +the +oath +of +allegiance +and +duty +... +I +am +sorry +you +weren +’ +t +there +. +They +all +fell +on +me—Denísov +and +Natásha +... +Natásha +is +absurd +. +How +she +rules +over +him +! +And +yet +there +need +only +be +a +discussion +and +she +has +no +words +of +her +own +but +only +repeats +his +sayings +... +” +added +Nicholas +, +yielding +to +that +irresistible +inclination +which +tempts +us +to +judge +those +nearest +and +dearest +to +us +. +He +forgot +that +what +he +was +saying +about +Natásha +could +have +been +applied +word +for +word +to +himself +in +relation +to +his +wife +. +“ +Yes +, +I +have +noticed +that +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +. +“ +When +I +told +him +that +duty +and +the +oath +were +above +everything +, +he +started +proving +goodness +knows +what +! +A +pity +you +were +not +there—what +would +you +have +said +? +” +“ +As +I +see +it +you +were +quite +right +, +and +I +told +Natásha +so +. +Pierre +says +everybody +is +suffering +, +tortured +, +and +being +corrupted +, +and +that +it +is +our +duty +to +help +our +neighbor +. +Of +course +he +is +right +there +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +, +“ +but +he +forgets +that +we +have +other +duties +nearer +to +us +, +duties +indicated +to +us +by +God +Himself +, +and +that +though +we +might +expose +ourselves +to +risks +we +must +not +risk +our +children. +” +“ +Yes +, +that +’ +s +it +! +That +’ +s +just +what +I +said +to +him +, +” +put +in +Nicholas +, +who +fancied +he +really +had +said +it +. +“ +But +they +insisted +on +their +own +view +: +love +of +one +’ +s +neighbor +and +Christianity—and +all +this +in +the +presence +of +young +Nicholas +, +who +had +gone +into +my +study +and +broke +all +my +things. +” +“ +Ah +, +Nicholas +, +do +you +know +I +am +often +troubled +about +little +Nicholas +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +. +“ +He +is +such +an +exceptional +boy +. +I +am +afraid +I +neglect +him +in +favor +of +my +own +: +we +all +have +children +and +relations +while +he +has +no +one +. +He +is +constantly +alone +with +his +thoughts. +” +“ +Well +, +I +don +’ +t +think +you +need +reproach +yourself +on +his +account +. +All +that +the +fondest +mother +could +do +for +her +son +you +have +done +and +are +doing +for +him +, +and +of +course +I +am +glad +of +it +. +He +is +a +fine +lad +, +a +fine +lad +! +This +evening +he +listened +to +Pierre +in +a +sort +of +trance +, +and +fancy—as +we +were +going +in +to +supper +I +looked +and +he +had +broken +everything +on +my +table +to +bits +, +and +he +told +me +of +it +himself +at +once +! +I +never +knew +him +to +tell +an +untruth +. +A +fine +lad +, +a +fine +lad +! +” +repeated +Nicholas +, +who +at +heart +was +not +fond +of +Nicholas +Bolkónski +but +was +always +anxious +to +recognize +that +he +was +a +fine +lad +. +“ +Still +, +I +am +not +the +same +as +his +own +mother +, +” +said +Countess +Mary +. +“ +I +feel +I +am +not +the +same +and +it +troubles +me +. +A +wonderful +boy +, +but +I +am +dreadfully +afraid +for +him +. +It +would +be +good +for +him +to +have +companions. +” +“ +Well +it +won +’ +t +be +for +long +. +Next +summer +I +’ +ll +take +him +to +Petersburg +, +” +said +Nicholas +. +“ +Yes +, +Pierre +always +was +a +dreamer +and +always +will +be +, +” +he +continued +, +returning +to +the +talk +in +the +study +which +had +evidently +disturbed +him +. +“ +Well +, +what +business +is +it +of +mine +what +goes +on +there—whether +Arakchéev +is +bad +, +and +all +that +? +What +business +was +it +of +mine +when +I +married +and +was +so +deep +in +debt +that +I +was +threatened +with +prison +, +and +had +a +mother +who +could +not +see +or +understand +it +? +And +then +there +are +you +and +the +children +and +our +affairs +. +Is +it +for +my +own +pleasure +that +I +am +at +the +farm +or +in +the +office +from +morning +to +night +? +No +, +but +I +know +I +must +work +to +comfort +my +mother +, +to +repay +you +, +and +not +to +leave +the +children +such +beggars +as +I +was. +” +Countess +Mary +wanted +to +tell +him +that +man +does +not +live +by +bread +alone +and +that +he +attached +too +much +importance +to +these +matters +. +But +she +knew +she +must +not +say +this +and +that +it +would +be +useless +to +do +so +. +She +only +took +his +hand +and +kissed +it +. +He +took +this +as +a +sign +of +approval +and +a +confirmation +of +his +thoughts +, +and +after +a +few +minutes +’ +reflection +continued +to +think +aloud +. +“ +You +know +, +Mary +, +today +Elias +Mitrofánych +” +( +this +was +his +overseer +) +“ +came +back +from +the +Tambóv +estate +and +told +me +they +are +already +offering +eighty +thousand +rubles +for +the +forest. +” +And +with +an +eager +face +Nicholas +began +to +speak +of +the +possibility +of +repurchasing +Otrádnoe +before +long +, +and +added +: +“ +Another +ten +years +of +life +and +I +shall +leave +the +children +... +in +an +excellent +position. +” +Countess +Mary +listened +to +her +husband +and +understood +all +that +he +told +her +. +She +knew +that +when +he +thought +aloud +in +this +way +he +would +sometimes +ask +her +what +he +had +been +saying +, +and +be +vexed +if +he +noticed +that +she +had +been +thinking +about +something +else +. +But +she +had +to +force +herself +to +attend +, +for +what +he +was +saying +did +not +interest +her +at +all +. +She +looked +at +him +and +did +not +think +, +but +felt +, +about +something +different +. +She +felt +a +submissive +tender +love +for +this +man +who +would +never +understand +all +that +she +understood +, +and +this +seemed +to +make +her +love +for +him +still +stronger +and +added +a +touch +of +passionate +tenderness +. +Besides +this +feeling +which +absorbed +her +altogether +and +hindered +her +from +following +the +details +of +her +husband +’ +s +plans +, +thoughts +that +had +no +connection +with +what +he +was +saying +flitted +through +her +mind +. +She +thought +of +her +nephew +. +Her +husband +’ +s +account +of +the +boy +’ +s +agitation +while +Pierre +was +speaking +struck +her +forcibly +, +and +various +traits +of +his +gentle +, +sensitive +character +recurred +to +her +mind +; +and +while +thinking +of +her +nephew +she +thought +also +of +her +own +children +. +She +did +not +compare +them +with +him +, +but +compared +her +feeling +for +them +with +her +feeling +for +him +, +and +felt +with +regret +that +there +was +something +lacking +in +her +feeling +for +young +Nicholas +. +Sometimes +it +seemed +to +her +that +this +difference +arose +from +the +difference +in +their +ages +, +but +she +felt +herself +to +blame +toward +him +and +promised +in +her +heart +to +do +better +and +to +accomplish +the +impossible—in +this +life +to +love +her +husband +, +her +children +, +little +Nicholas +, +and +all +her +neighbors +, +as +Christ +loved +mankind +. +Countess +Mary +’ +s +soul +always +strove +toward +the +infinite +, +the +eternal +, +and +the +absolute +, +and +could +therefore +never +be +at +peace +. +A +stern +expression +of +the +lofty +, +secret +suffering +of +a +soul +burdened +by +the +body +appeared +on +her +face +. +Nicholas +gazed +at +her +. +“ +O +God +! +What +will +become +of +us +if +she +dies +, +as +I +always +fear +when +her +face +is +like +that +? +” +thought +he +, +and +placing +himself +before +the +icon +he +began +to +say +his +evening +prayers +. +CHAPTER +XVI +Natásha +and +Pierre +, +left +alone +, +also +began +to +talk +as +only +a +husband +and +wife +can +talk +, +that +is +, +with +extraordinary +clearness +and +rapidity +, +understanding +and +expressing +each +other +’ +s +thoughts +in +ways +contrary +to +all +rules +of +logic +, +without +premises +, +deductions +, +or +conclusions +, +and +in +a +quite +peculiar +way +. +Natásha +was +so +used +to +this +kind +of +talk +with +her +husband +that +for +her +it +was +the +surest +sign +of +something +being +wrong +between +them +if +Pierre +followed +a +line +of +logical +reasoning +. +When +he +began +proving +anything +, +or +talking +argumentatively +and +calmly +and +she +, +led +on +by +his +example +, +began +to +do +the +same +, +she +knew +that +they +were +on +the +verge +of +a +quarrel +. +From +the +moment +they +were +alone +and +Natásha +came +up +to +him +with +wide-open +happy +eyes +, +and +quickly +seizing +his +head +pressed +it +to +her +bosom +, +saying +: +“ +Now +you +are +all +mine +, +mine +! +You +won +’ +t +escape +! +” +—from +that +moment +this +conversation +began +, +contrary +to +all +the +laws +of +logic +and +contrary +to +them +because +quite +different +subjects +were +talked +about +at +one +and +the +same +time +. +This +simultaneous +discussion +of +many +topics +did +not +prevent +a +clear +understanding +but +on +the +contrary +was +the +surest +sign +that +they +fully +understood +one +another +. +Just +as +in +a +dream +when +all +is +uncertain +, +unreasoning +, +and +contradictory +, +except +the +feeling +that +guides +the +dream +, +so +in +this +intercourse +contrary +to +all +laws +of +reason +, +the +words +themselves +were +not +consecutive +and +clear +but +only +the +feeling +that +prompted +them +. +Natásha +spoke +to +Pierre +about +her +brother +’ +s +life +and +doings +, +of +how +she +had +suffered +and +lacked +life +during +his +own +absence +, +and +of +how +she +was +fonder +than +ever +of +Mary +, +and +how +Mary +was +in +every +way +better +than +herself +. +In +saying +this +Natásha +was +sincere +in +acknowledging +Mary +’ +s +superiority +, +but +at +the +same +time +by +saying +it +she +made +a +demand +on +Pierre +that +he +should +, +all +the +same +, +prefer +her +to +Mary +and +to +all +other +women +, +and +that +now +, +especially +after +having +seen +many +women +in +Petersburg +, +he +should +tell +her +so +afresh +. +Pierre +, +answering +Natásha +’ +s +words +, +told +her +how +intolerable +it +had +been +for +him +to +meet +ladies +at +dinners +and +balls +in +Petersburg +. +“ +I +have +quite +lost +the +knack +of +talking +to +ladies +, +” +he +said +. +“ +It +was +simply +dull +. +Besides +, +I +was +very +busy. +” +Natásha +looked +intently +at +him +and +went +on +: +“ +Mary +is +so +splendid +, +” +she +said +. +“ +How +she +understands +children +! +It +is +as +if +she +saw +straight +into +their +souls +. +Yesterday +, +for +instance +, +Mítya +was +naughty +... +” +“ +How +like +his +father +he +is +, +” +Pierre +interjected +. +Natásha +knew +why +he +mentioned +Mítya +’ +s +likeness +to +Nicholas +: +the +recollection +of +his +dispute +with +his +brother-in-law +was +unpleasant +and +he +wanted +to +know +what +Natásha +thought +of +it +. +“ +Nicholas +has +the +weakness +of +never +agreeing +with +anything +not +generally +accepted +. +But +I +understand +that +you +value +what +opens +up +a +fresh +line +, +” +said +she +, +repeating +words +Pierre +had +once +uttered +. +“ +No +, +the +chief +point +is +that +to +Nicholas +ideas +and +discussions +are +an +amusement—almost +a +pastime +, +” +said +Pierre +. +“ +For +instance +, +he +is +collecting +a +library +and +has +made +it +a +rule +not +to +buy +a +new +book +till +he +has +read +what +he +had +already +bought—Sismondi +and +Rousseau +and +Montesquieu +, +” +he +added +with +a +smile +. +“ +You +know +how +much +I +... +” +he +began +to +soften +down +what +he +had +said +; +but +Natásha +interrupted +him +to +show +that +this +was +unnecessary +. +“ +So +you +say +ideas +are +an +amusement +to +him +... +. +” +“ +Yes +, +and +for +me +nothing +else +is +serious +. +All +the +time +in +Petersburg +I +saw +everyone +as +in +a +dream +. +When +I +am +taken +up +by +a +thought +, +all +else +is +mere +amusement. +” +“ +Ah +, +I +’ +m +so +sorry +I +wasn +’ +t +there +when +you +met +the +children +, +” +said +Natásha +. +“ +Which +was +most +delighted +? +Lisa +, +I +’ +m +sure. +” +“ +Yes +, +” +Pierre +replied +, +and +went +on +with +what +was +in +his +mind +. +“ +Nicholas +says +we +ought +not +to +think +. +But +I +can +’ +t +help +it +. +Besides +, +when +I +was +in +Petersburg +I +felt +( +I +can +say +this +to +you +) +that +the +whole +affair +would +go +to +pieces +without +me—everyone +was +pulling +his +own +way +. +But +I +succeeded +in +uniting +them +all +; +and +then +my +idea +is +so +clear +and +simple +. +You +see +, +I +don +’ +t +say +that +we +ought +to +oppose +this +and +that +. +We +may +be +mistaken +. +What +I +say +is +: +‘ +Join +hands +, +you +who +love +the +right +, +and +let +there +be +but +one +banner—that +of +active +virtue. +’ +Prince +Sergéy +is +a +fine +fellow +and +clever. +” +Natásha +would +have +had +no +doubt +as +to +the +greatness +of +Pierre +’ +s +idea +, +but +one +thing +disconcerted +her +. +“ +Can +a +man +so +important +and +necessary +to +society +be +also +my +husband +? +How +did +this +happen +? +” +She +wished +to +express +this +doubt +to +him +. +“ +Now +who +could +decide +whether +he +is +really +cleverer +than +all +the +others +? +” +she +asked +herself +, +and +passed +in +review +all +those +whom +Pierre +most +respected +. +Judging +by +what +he +had +said +there +was +no +one +he +had +respected +so +highly +as +Platón +Karatáev +. +“ +Do +you +know +what +I +am +thinking +about +? +” +she +asked +. +“ +About +Platón +Karatáev +. +Would +he +have +approved +of +you +now +, +do +you +think +? +” +Pierre +was +not +at +all +surprised +at +this +question +. +He +understood +his +wife +’ +s +line +of +thought +. +“ +Platón +Karatáev +? +” +he +repeated +, +and +pondered +, +evidently +sincerely +trying +to +imagine +Karatáev +’ +s +opinion +on +the +subject +. +“ +He +would +not +have +understood +... +yet +perhaps +he +would. +” +“ +I +love +you +awfully +! +” +Natásha +suddenly +said +. +“ +Awfully +, +awfully +! +” +“ +No +, +he +would +not +have +approved +, +” +said +Pierre +, +after +reflection +. +“ +What +he +would +have +approved +of +is +our +family +life +. +He +was +always +so +anxious +to +find +seemliness +, +happiness +, +and +peace +in +everything +, +and +I +should +have +been +proud +to +let +him +see +us +. +There +now—you +talk +of +my +absence +, +but +you +wouldn +’ +t +believe +what +a +special +feeling +I +have +for +you +after +a +separation +... +. +” +“ +Yes +, +I +should +think +... +” +Natásha +began +. +“ +No +, +it +’ +s +not +that +. +I +never +leave +off +loving +you +. +And +one +couldn +’ +t +love +more +, +but +this +is +something +special +... +. +Yes +, +of +course— +” +he +did +not +finish +because +their +eyes +meeting +said +the +rest +. +“ +What +nonsense +it +is +, +” +Natásha +suddenly +exclaimed +, +“ +about +honeymoons +, +and +that +the +greatest +happiness +is +at +first +! +On +the +contrary +, +now +is +the +best +of +all +. +If +only +you +did +not +go +away +! +Do +you +remember +how +we +quarreled +? +And +it +was +always +my +fault +. +Always +mine +. +And +what +we +quarreled +about—I +don +’ +t +even +remember +! +” +“ +Always +about +the +same +thing +, +” +said +Pierre +with +a +smile +. +“ +Jealo +... +” +“ +Don +’ +t +say +it +! +I +can +’ +t +bear +it +! +” +Natásha +cried +, +and +her +eyes +glittered +coldly +and +vindictively +. +“ +Did +you +see +her +? +” +she +added +, +after +a +pause +. +“ +No +, +and +if +I +had +I +shouldn +’ +t +have +recognized +her. +” +They +were +silent +for +a +while +. +“ +Oh +, +do +you +know +? +While +you +were +talking +in +the +study +I +was +looking +at +you +, +” +Natásha +began +, +evidently +anxious +to +disperse +the +cloud +that +had +come +over +them +. +“ +You +are +as +like +him +as +two +peas—like +the +boy. +” +( +She +meant +her +little +son +. +) +“ +Oh +, +it +’ +s +time +to +go +to +him +... +. +The +milk +’ +s +come +... +. +But +I +’ +m +sorry +to +leave +you. +” +They +were +silent +for +a +few +seconds +. +Then +suddenly +turning +to +one +another +at +the +same +time +they +both +began +to +speak +. +Pierre +began +with +self-satisfaction +and +enthusiasm +, +Natásha +with +a +quiet +, +happy +smile +. +Having +interrupted +one +another +they +both +stopped +to +let +the +other +continue +. +“ +No +. +What +did +you +say +? +Go +on +, +go +on. +” +“ +No +, +you +go +on +, +I +was +talking +nonsense +, +” +said +Natásha +. +Pierre +finished +what +he +had +begun +. +It +was +the +sequel +to +his +complacent +reflections +on +his +success +in +Petersburg +. +At +that +moment +it +seemed +to +him +that +he +was +chosen +to +give +a +new +direction +to +the +whole +of +Russian +society +and +to +the +whole +world +. +“ +I +only +wished +to +say +that +ideas +that +have +great +results +are +always +simple +ones +. +My +whole +idea +is +that +if +vicious +people +are +united +and +constitute +a +power +, +then +honest +folk +must +do +the +same +. +Now +that +’ +s +simple +enough. +” +“ +Yes. +” +“ +And +what +were +you +going +to +say +? +” +“ +I +? +Only +nonsense. +” +“ +But +all +the +same +? +” +“ +Oh +nothing +, +only +a +trifle +, +” +said +Natásha +, +smiling +still +more +brightly +. +“ +I +only +wanted +to +tell +you +about +Pétya +: +today +nurse +was +coming +to +take +him +from +me +, +and +he +laughed +, +shut +his +eyes +, +and +clung +to +me +. +I +’ +m +sure +he +thought +he +was +hiding +. +Awfully +sweet +! +There +, +now +he +’ +s +crying +. +Well +, +good-by +! +” +and +she +left +the +room +. +Meanwhile +downstairs +in +young +Nicholas +Bolkónski +’ +s +bedroom +a +little +lamp +was +burning +as +usual +. +( +The +boy +was +afraid +of +the +dark +and +they +could +not +cure +him +of +it +. +) +Dessalles +slept +propped +up +on +four +pillows +and +his +Roman +nose +emitted +sounds +of +rhythmic +snoring +. +Little +Nicholas +, +who +had +just +waked +up +in +a +cold +perspiration +, +sat +up +in +bed +and +gazed +before +him +with +wide-open +eyes +. +He +had +awaked +from +a +terrible +dream +. +He +had +dreamed +that +he +and +Uncle +Pierre +, +wearing +helmets +such +as +were +depicted +in +his +Plutarch +, +were +leading +a +huge +army +. +The +army +was +made +up +of +white +slanting +lines +that +filled +the +air +like +the +cobwebs +that +float +about +in +autumn +and +which +Dessalles +called +les +fils +de +la +Vièrge +. +In +front +was +Glory +, +which +was +similar +to +those +threads +but +rather +thicker +. +He +and +Pierre +were +borne +along +lightly +and +joyously +, +nearer +and +nearer +to +their +goal +. +Suddenly +the +threads +that +moved +them +began +to +slacken +and +become +entangled +and +it +grew +difficult +to +move +. +And +Uncle +Nicholas +stood +before +them +in +a +stern +and +threatening +attitude +. +“ +Have +you +done +this +? +” +he +said +, +pointing +to +some +broken +sealing +wax +and +pens +. +“ +I +loved +you +, +but +I +have +orders +from +Arakchéev +and +will +kill +the +first +of +you +who +moves +forward. +” +Little +Nicholas +turned +to +look +at +Pierre +but +Pierre +was +no +longer +there +. +In +his +place +was +his +father—Prince +Andrew—and +his +father +had +neither +shape +nor +form +, +but +he +existed +, +and +when +little +Nicholas +perceived +him +he +grew +faint +with +love +: +he +felt +himself +powerless +, +limp +, +and +formless +. +His +father +caressed +and +pitied +him +. +But +Uncle +Nicholas +came +nearer +and +nearer +to +them +. +Terror +seized +young +Nicholas +and +he +awoke +. +“ +My +father +! +” +he +thought +. +( +Though +there +were +two +good +portraits +of +Prince +Andrew +in +the +house +, +Nicholas +never +imagined +him +in +human +form +. +) +“ +My +father +has +been +with +me +and +caressed +me +. +He +approved +of +me +and +of +Uncle +Pierre +. +Whatever +he +may +tell +me +, +I +will +do +it +. +Mucius +Scaevola +burned +his +hand +. +Why +should +not +the +same +sort +of +thing +happen +to +me +? +I +know +they +want +me +to +learn +. +And +I +will +learn +. +But +someday +I +shall +have +finished +learning +, +and +then +I +will +do +something +. +I +only +pray +God +that +something +may +happen +to +me +such +as +happened +to +Plutarch +’ +s +men +, +and +I +will +act +as +they +did +. +I +will +do +better +. +Everyone +shall +know +me +, +love +me +, +and +be +delighted +with +me +! +” +And +suddenly +his +bosom +heaved +with +sobs +and +he +began +to +cry +. +“ +Are +you +ill +? +” +he +heard +Dessalles +’ +voice +asking +. +“ +No +, +” +answered +Nicholas +, +and +lay +back +on +his +pillow +. +“ +He +is +good +and +kind +and +I +am +fond +of +him +! +” +he +thought +of +Dessalles +. +“ +But +Uncle +Pierre +! +Oh +, +what +a +wonderful +man +he +is +! +And +my +father +? +Oh +, +Father +, +Father +! +Yes +, +I +will +do +something +with +which +even +he +would +be +satisfied +... +. +” +SECOND +EPILOGUE +CHAPTER +I +History +is +the +life +of +nations +and +of +humanity +. +To +seize +and +put +into +words +, +to +describe +directly +the +life +of +humanity +or +even +of +a +single +nation +, +appears +impossible +. +The +ancient +historians +all +employed +one +and +the +same +method +to +describe +and +seize +the +apparently +elusive—the +life +of +a +people +. +They +described +the +activity +of +individuals +who +ruled +the +people +, +and +regarded +the +activity +of +those +men +as +representing +the +activity +of +the +whole +nation +. +The +question +: +how +did +individuals +make +nations +act +as +they +wished +and +by +what +was +the +will +of +these +individuals +themselves +guided +? +the +ancients +met +by +recognizing +a +divinity +which +subjected +the +nations +to +the +will +of +a +chosen +man +, +and +guided +the +will +of +that +chosen +man +so +as +to +accomplish +ends +that +were +predestined +. +For +the +ancients +these +questions +were +solved +by +a +belief +in +the +direct +participation +of +the +Deity +in +human +affairs +. +Modern +history +, +in +theory +, +rejects +both +these +principles +. +It +would +seem +that +having +rejected +the +belief +of +the +ancients +in +man +’ +s +subjection +to +the +Deity +and +in +a +predetermined +aim +toward +which +nations +are +led +, +modern +history +should +study +not +the +manifestations +of +power +but +the +causes +that +produce +it +. +But +modern +history +has +not +done +this +. +Having +in +theory +rejected +the +view +held +by +the +ancients +, +it +still +follows +them +in +practice +. +Instead +of +men +endowed +with +divine +authority +and +directly +guided +by +the +will +of +God +, +modern +history +has +given +us +either +heroes +endowed +with +extraordinary +, +superhuman +capacities +, +or +simply +men +of +very +various +kinds +, +from +monarchs +to +journalists +, +who +lead +the +masses +. +Instead +of +the +former +divinely +appointed +aims +of +the +Jewish +, +Greek +, +or +Roman +nations +, +which +ancient +historians +regarded +as +representing +the +progress +of +humanity +, +modern +history +has +postulated +its +own +aims—the +welfare +of +the +French +, +German +, +or +English +people +, +or +, +in +its +highest +abstraction +, +the +welfare +and +civilization +of +humanity +in +general +, +by +which +is +usually +meant +that +of +the +peoples +occupying +a +small +northwesterly +portion +of +a +large +continent +. +Modern +history +has +rejected +the +beliefs +of +the +ancients +without +replacing +them +by +a +new +conception +, +and +the +logic +of +the +situation +has +obliged +the +historians +, +after +they +had +apparently +rejected +the +divine +authority +of +the +kings +and +the +“ +fate +” +of +the +ancients +, +to +reach +the +same +conclusion +by +another +road +, +that +is +, +to +recognize +( +1 +) +nations +guided +by +individual +men +, +and +( +2 +) +the +existence +of +a +known +aim +to +which +these +nations +and +humanity +at +large +are +tending +. +At +the +basis +of +the +works +of +all +the +modern +historians +from +Gibbon +to +Buckle +, +despite +their +seeming +disagreements +and +the +apparent +novelty +of +their +outlooks +, +lie +those +two +old +, +unavoidable +assumptions +. +In +the +first +place +the +historian +describes +the +activity +of +individuals +who +in +his +opinion +have +directed +humanity +( +one +historian +considers +only +monarchs +, +generals +, +and +ministers +as +being +such +men +, +while +another +includes +also +orators +, +learned +men +, +reformers +, +philosophers +, +and +poets +) +. +Secondly +, +it +is +assumed +that +the +goal +toward +which +humanity +is +being +led +is +known +to +the +historians +: +to +one +of +them +this +goal +is +the +greatness +of +the +Roman +, +Spanish +, +or +French +realm +; +to +another +it +is +liberty +, +equality +, +and +a +certain +kind +of +civilization +of +a +small +corner +of +the +world +called +Europe +. +In +1789 +a +ferment +arises +in +Paris +; +it +grows +, +spreads +, +and +is +expressed +by +a +movement +of +peoples +from +west +to +east +. +Several +times +it +moves +eastward +and +collides +with +a +countermovement +from +the +east +westward +. +In +1812 +it +reaches +its +extreme +limit +, +Moscow +, +and +then +, +with +remarkable +symmetry +, +a +countermovement +occurs +from +east +to +west +, +attracting +to +it +, +as +the +first +movement +had +done +, +the +nations +of +middle +Europe +. +The +counter +movement +reaches +the +starting +point +of +the +first +movement +in +the +west—Paris—and +subsides +. +During +that +twenty-year +period +an +immense +number +of +fields +were +left +untilled +, +houses +were +burned +, +trade +changed +its +direction +, +millions +of +men +migrated +, +were +impoverished +, +or +were +enriched +, +and +millions +of +Christian +men +professing +the +law +of +love +of +their +fellows +slew +one +another +. +What +does +all +this +mean +? +Why +did +it +happen +? +What +made +those +people +burn +houses +and +slay +their +fellow +men +? +What +were +the +causes +of +these +events +? +What +force +made +men +act +so +? +These +are +the +instinctive +, +plain +, +and +most +legitimate +questions +humanity +asks +itself +when +it +encounters +the +monuments +and +tradition +of +that +period +. +For +a +reply +to +these +questions +the +common +sense +of +mankind +turns +to +the +science +of +history +, +whose +aim +is +to +enable +nations +and +humanity +to +know +themselves +. +If +history +had +retained +the +conception +of +the +ancients +it +would +have +said +that +God +, +to +reward +or +punish +his +people +, +gave +Napoleon +power +and +directed +his +will +to +the +fulfillment +of +the +divine +ends +, +and +that +reply +would +have +been +clear +and +complete +. +One +might +believe +or +disbelieve +in +the +divine +significance +of +Napoleon +, +but +for +anyone +believing +in +it +there +would +have +been +nothing +unintelligible +in +the +history +of +that +period +, +nor +would +there +have +been +any +contradictions +. +But +modern +history +can +not +give +that +reply +. +Science +does +not +admit +the +conception +of +the +ancients +as +to +the +direct +participation +of +the +Deity +in +human +affairs +, +and +therefore +history +ought +to +give +other +answers +. +Modern +history +replying +to +these +questions +says +: +you +want +to +know +what +this +movement +means +, +what +caused +it +, +and +what +force +produced +these +events +? +Then +listen +: +“ +Louis +XIV +was +a +very +proud +and +self-confident +man +; +he +had +such +and +such +mistresses +and +such +and +such +ministers +and +he +ruled +France +badly +. +His +descendants +were +weak +men +and +they +too +ruled +France +badly +. +And +they +had +such +and +such +favorites +and +such +and +such +mistresses +. +Moreover +, +certain +men +wrote +some +books +at +that +time +. +At +the +end +of +the +eighteenth +century +there +were +a +couple +of +dozen +men +in +Paris +who +began +to +talk +about +all +men +being +free +and +equal +. +This +caused +people +all +over +France +to +begin +to +slash +at +and +drown +one +another +. +They +killed +the +king +and +many +other +people +. +At +that +time +there +was +in +France +a +man +of +genius—Napoleon +. +He +conquered +everybody +everywhere—that +is +, +he +killed +many +people +because +he +was +a +great +genius +. +And +for +some +reason +he +went +to +kill +Africans +, +and +killed +them +so +well +and +was +so +cunning +and +wise +that +when +he +returned +to +France +he +ordered +everybody +to +obey +him +, +and +they +all +obeyed +him +. +Having +become +an +Emperor +he +again +went +out +to +kill +people +in +Italy +, +Austria +, +and +Prussia +. +And +there +too +he +killed +a +great +many +. +In +Russia +there +was +an +Emperor +, +Alexander +, +who +decided +to +restore +order +in +Europe +and +therefore +fought +against +Napoleon +. +In +1807 +he +suddenly +made +friends +with +him +, +but +in +1811 +they +again +quarreled +and +again +began +killing +many +people +. +Napoleon +led +six +hundred +thousand +men +into +Russia +and +captured +Moscow +; +then +he +suddenly +ran +away +from +Moscow +, +and +the +Emperor +Alexander +, +helped +by +the +advice +of +Stein +and +others +, +united +Europe +to +arm +against +the +disturber +of +its +peace +. +All +Napoleon +’ +s +allies +suddenly +became +his +enemies +and +their +forces +advanced +against +the +fresh +forces +he +raised +. +The +Allies +defeated +Napoleon +, +entered +Paris +, +forced +Napoleon +to +abdicate +, +and +sent +him +to +the +island +of +Elba +, +not +depriving +him +of +the +title +of +Emperor +and +showing +him +every +respect +, +though +five +years +before +and +one +year +later +they +all +regarded +him +as +an +outlaw +and +a +brigand +. +Then +Louis +XVIII +, +who +till +then +had +been +the +laughingstock +both +of +the +French +and +the +Allies +, +began +to +reign +. +And +Napoleon +, +shedding +tears +before +his +Old +Guards +, +renounced +the +throne +and +went +into +exile +. +Then +the +skillful +statesmen +and +diplomatists +( +especially +Talleyrand +, +who +managed +to +sit +down +in +a +particular +chair +before +anyone +else +and +thereby +extended +the +frontiers +of +France +) +talked +in +Vienna +and +by +these +conversations +made +the +nations +happy +or +unhappy +. +Suddenly +the +diplomatists +and +monarchs +nearly +quarreled +and +were +on +the +point +of +again +ordering +their +armies +to +kill +one +another +, +but +just +then +Napoleon +arrived +in +France +with +a +battalion +, +and +the +French +, +who +had +been +hating +him +, +immediately +all +submitted +to +him +. +But +the +Allied +monarchs +were +angry +at +this +and +went +to +fight +the +French +once +more +. +And +they +defeated +the +genius +Napoleon +and +, +suddenly +recognizing +him +as +a +brigand +, +sent +him +to +the +island +of +St. +Helena +. +And +the +exile +, +separated +from +the +beloved +France +so +dear +to +his +heart +, +died +a +lingering +death +on +that +rock +and +bequeathed +his +great +deeds +to +posterity +. +But +in +Europe +a +reaction +occurred +and +the +sovereigns +once +again +all +began +to +oppress +their +subjects. +” +It +would +be +a +mistake +to +think +that +this +is +ironic—a +caricature +of +the +historical +accounts +. +On +the +contrary +it +is +a +very +mild +expression +of +the +contradictory +replies +, +not +meeting +the +questions +, +which +all +the +historians +give +, +from +the +compilers +of +memoirs +and +the +histories +of +separate +states +to +the +writers +of +general +histories +and +the +new +histories +of +the +culture +of +that +period +. +The +strangeness +and +absurdity +of +these +replies +arise +from +the +fact +that +modern +history +, +like +a +deaf +man +, +answers +questions +no +one +has +asked +. +If +the +purpose +of +history +be +to +give +a +description +of +the +movement +of +humanity +and +of +the +peoples +, +the +first +question—in +the +absence +of +a +reply +to +which +all +the +rest +will +be +incomprehensible—is +: +what +is +the +power +that +moves +peoples +? +To +this +, +modern +history +laboriously +replies +either +that +Napoleon +was +a +great +genius +, +or +that +Louis +XIV +was +very +proud +, +or +that +certain +writers +wrote +certain +books +. +All +that +may +be +so +and +mankind +is +ready +to +agree +with +it +, +but +it +is +not +what +was +asked +. +All +that +would +be +interesting +if +we +recognized +a +divine +power +based +on +itself +and +always +consistently +directing +its +nations +through +Napoleons +, +Louis-es +, +and +writers +; +but +we +do +not +acknowledge +such +a +power +, +and +therefore +before +speaking +about +Napoleons +, +Louis-es +, +and +authors +, +we +ought +to +be +shown +the +connection +existing +between +these +men +and +the +movement +of +the +nations +. +If +instead +of +a +divine +power +some +other +force +has +appeared +, +it +should +be +explained +in +what +this +new +force +consists +, +for +the +whole +interest +of +history +lies +precisely +in +that +force +. +History +seems +to +assume +that +this +force +is +self-evident +and +known +to +everyone +. +But +in +spite +of +every +desire +to +regard +it +as +known +, +anyone +reading +many +historical +works +can +not +help +doubting +whether +this +new +force +, +so +variously +understood +by +the +historians +themselves +, +is +really +quite +well +known +to +everybody +. +CHAPTER +II +What +force +moves +the +nations +? +Biographical +historians +and +historians +of +separate +nations +understand +this +force +as +a +power +inherent +in +heroes +and +rulers +. +In +their +narration +events +occur +solely +by +the +will +of +a +Napoleon +, +and +Alexander +, +or +in +general +of +the +persons +they +describe +. +The +answers +given +by +this +kind +of +historian +to +the +question +of +what +force +causes +events +to +happen +are +satisfactory +only +as +long +as +there +is +but +one +historian +to +each +event +. +As +soon +as +historians +of +different +nationalities +and +tendencies +begin +to +describe +the +same +event +, +the +replies +they +give +immediately +lose +all +meaning +, +for +this +force +is +understood +by +them +all +not +only +differently +but +often +in +quite +contradictory +ways +. +One +historian +says +that +an +event +was +produced +by +Napoleon +’ +s +power +, +another +that +it +was +produced +by +Alexander +’ +s +, +a +third +that +it +was +due +to +the +power +of +some +other +person +. +Besides +this +, +historians +of +that +kind +contradict +each +other +even +in +their +statement +as +to +the +force +on +which +the +authority +of +some +particular +person +was +based +. +Thiers +, +a +Bonapartist +, +says +that +Napoleon +’ +s +power +was +based +on +his +virtue +and +genius +. +Lanfrey +, +a +Republican +, +says +it +was +based +on +his +trickery +and +deception +of +the +people +. +So +the +historians +of +this +class +, +by +mutually +destroying +one +another +’ +s +positions +, +destroy +the +understanding +of +the +force +which +produces +events +, +and +furnish +no +reply +to +history +’ +s +essential +question +. +Writers +of +universal +history +who +deal +with +all +the +nations +seem +to +recognize +how +erroneous +is +the +specialist +historians +’ +view +of +the +force +which +produces +events +. +They +do +not +recognize +it +as +a +power +inherent +in +heroes +and +rulers +, +but +as +the +resultant +of +a +multiplicity +of +variously +directed +forces +. +In +describing +a +war +or +the +subjugation +of +a +people +, +a +general +historian +looks +for +the +cause +of +the +event +not +in +the +power +of +one +man +, +but +in +the +interaction +of +many +persons +connected +with +the +event +. +According +to +this +view +the +power +of +historical +personages +, +represented +as +the +product +of +many +forces +, +can +no +longer +, +it +would +seem +, +be +regarded +as +a +force +that +itself +produces +events +. +Yet +in +most +cases +universal +historians +still +employ +the +conception +of +power +as +a +force +that +itself +produces +events +, +and +treat +it +as +their +cause +. +In +their +exposition +, +an +historic +character +is +first +the +product +of +his +time +, +and +his +power +only +the +resultant +of +various +forces +, +and +then +his +power +is +itself +a +force +producing +events +. +Gervinus +, +Schlosser +, +and +others +, +for +instance +, +at +one +time +prove +Napoleon +to +be +a +product +of +the +Revolution +, +of +the +ideas +of +1789 +and +so +forth +, +and +at +another +plainly +say +that +the +campaign +of +1812 +and +other +things +they +do +not +like +were +simply +the +product +of +Napoleon +’ +s +misdirected +will +, +and +that +the +very +ideas +of +1789 +were +arrested +in +their +development +by +Napoleon +’ +s +caprice +. +The +ideas +of +the +Revolution +and +the +general +temper +of +the +age +produced +Napoleon +’ +s +power +. +But +Napoleon +’ +s +power +suppressed +the +ideas +of +the +Revolution +and +the +general +temper +of +the +age +. +This +curious +contradiction +is +not +accidental +. +Not +only +does +it +occur +at +every +step +, +but +the +universal +historians +’ +accounts +are +all +made +up +of +a +chain +of +such +contradictions +. +This +contradiction +occurs +because +after +entering +the +field +of +analysis +the +universal +historians +stop +halfway +. +To +find +component +forces +equal +to +the +composite +or +resultant +force +, +the +sum +of +the +components +must +equal +the +resultant +. +This +condition +is +never +observed +by +the +universal +historians +, +and +so +to +explain +the +resultant +forces +they +are +obliged +to +admit +, +in +addition +to +the +insufficient +components +, +another +unexplained +force +affecting +the +resultant +action +. +Specialist +historians +describing +the +campaign +of +1813 +or +the +restoration +of +the +Bourbons +plainly +assert +that +these +events +were +produced +by +the +will +of +Alexander +. +But +the +universal +historian +Gervinus +, +refuting +this +opinion +of +the +specialist +historian +, +tries +to +prove +that +the +campaign +of +1813 +and +the +restoration +of +the +Bourbons +were +due +to +other +things +beside +Alexander +’ +s +will—such +as +the +activity +of +Stein +, +Metternich +, +Madame +de +Staël +, +Talleyrand +, +Fichte +, +Chateaubriand +, +and +others +. +The +historian +evidently +decomposes +Alexander +’ +s +power +into +the +components +: +Talleyrand +, +Chateaubriand +, +and +the +rest—but +the +sum +of +the +components +, +that +is +, +the +interactions +of +Chateaubriand +, +Talleyrand +, +Madame +de +Staël +, +and +the +others +, +evidently +does +not +equal +the +resultant +, +namely +the +phenomenon +of +millions +of +Frenchmen +submitting +to +the +Bourbons +. +That +Chateaubriand +, +Madame +de +Staël +, +and +others +spoke +certain +words +to +one +another +only +affected +their +mutual +relations +but +does +not +account +for +the +submission +of +millions +. +And +therefore +to +explain +how +from +these +relations +of +theirs +the +submission +of +millions +of +people +resulted—that +is +, +how +component +forces +equal +to +one +A +gave +a +resultant +equal +to +a +thousand +times +A—the +historian +is +again +obliged +to +fall +back +on +power—the +force +he +had +denied—and +to +recognize +it +as +the +resultant +of +the +forces +, +that +is +, +he +has +to +admit +an +unexplained +force +acting +on +the +resultant +. +And +that +is +just +what +the +universal +historians +do +, +and +consequently +they +not +only +contradict +the +specialist +historians +but +contradict +themselves +. +Peasants +having +no +clear +idea +of +the +cause +of +rain +, +say +, +according +to +whether +they +want +rain +or +fine +weather +: +“ +The +wind +has +blown +the +clouds +away +, +” +or +, +“ +The +wind +has +brought +up +the +clouds. +” +And +in +the +same +way +the +universal +historians +sometimes +, +when +it +pleases +them +and +fits +in +with +their +theory +, +say +that +power +is +the +result +of +events +, +and +sometimes +, +when +they +want +to +prove +something +else +, +say +that +power +produces +events +. +A +third +class +of +historians—the +so-called +historians +of +culture—following +the +path +laid +down +by +the +universal +historians +who +sometimes +accept +writers +and +ladies +as +forces +producing +events—again +take +that +force +to +be +something +quite +different +. +They +see +it +in +what +is +called +culture—in +mental +activity +. +The +historians +of +culture +are +quite +consistent +in +regard +to +their +progenitors +, +the +writers +of +universal +histories +, +for +if +historical +events +may +be +explained +by +the +fact +that +certain +persons +treated +one +another +in +such +and +such +ways +, +why +not +explain +them +by +the +fact +that +such +and +such +people +wrote +such +and +such +books +? +Of +the +immense +number +of +indications +accompanying +every +vital +phenomenon +, +these +historians +select +the +indication +of +intellectual +activity +and +say +that +this +indication +is +the +cause +. +But +despite +their +endeavors +to +prove +that +the +cause +of +events +lies +in +intellectual +activity +, +only +by +a +great +stretch +can +one +admit +that +there +is +any +connection +between +intellectual +activity +and +the +movement +of +peoples +, +and +in +no +case +can +one +admit +that +intellectual +activity +controls +people +’ +s +actions +, +for +that +view +is +not +confirmed +by +such +facts +as +the +very +cruel +murders +of +the +French +Revolution +resulting +from +the +doctrine +of +the +equality +of +man +, +or +the +very +cruel +wars +and +executions +resulting +from +the +preaching +of +love +. +But +even +admitting +as +correct +all +the +cunningly +devised +arguments +with +which +these +histories +are +filled—admitting +that +nations +are +governed +by +some +undefined +force +called +an +idea—history +’ +s +essential +question +still +remains +unanswered +, +and +to +the +former +power +of +monarchs +and +to +the +influence +of +advisers +and +other +people +introduced +by +the +universal +historians +, +another +, +newer +force—the +idea—is +added +, +the +connection +of +which +with +the +masses +needs +explanation +. +It +is +possible +to +understand +that +Napoleon +had +power +and +so +events +occurred +; +with +some +effort +one +may +even +conceive +that +Napoleon +together +with +other +influences +was +the +cause +of +an +event +; +but +how +a +book +, +Le +Contrat +Social +, +had +the +effect +of +making +Frenchmen +begin +to +drown +one +another +can +not +be +understood +without +an +explanation +of +the +causal +nexus +of +this +new +force +with +the +event +. +Undoubtedly +some +relation +exists +between +all +who +live +contemporaneously +, +and +so +it +is +possible +to +find +some +connection +between +the +intellectual +activity +of +men +and +their +historical +movements +, +just +as +such +a +connection +may +be +found +between +the +movements +of +humanity +and +commerce +, +handicraft +, +gardening +, +or +anything +else +you +please +. +But +why +intellectual +activity +is +considered +by +the +historians +of +culture +to +be +the +cause +or +expression +of +the +whole +historical +movement +is +hard +to +understand +. +Only +the +following +considerations +can +have +led +the +historians +to +such +a +conclusion +: +( +1 +) +that +history +is +written +by +learned +men +, +and +so +it +is +natural +and +agreeable +for +them +to +think +that +the +activity +of +their +class +supplies +the +basis +of +the +movement +of +all +humanity +, +just +as +a +similar +belief +is +natural +and +agreeable +to +traders +, +agriculturists +, +and +soldiers +( +if +they +do +not +express +it +, +that +is +merely +because +traders +and +soldiers +do +not +write +history +) +, +and +( +2 +) +that +spiritual +activity +, +enlightenment +, +civilization +, +culture +, +ideas +, +are +all +indistinct +, +indefinite +conceptions +under +whose +banner +it +is +very +easy +to +use +words +having +a +still +less +definite +meaning +, +and +which +can +therefore +be +readily +introduced +into +any +theory +. +But +not +to +speak +of +the +intrinsic +quality +of +histories +of +this +kind +( +which +may +possibly +even +be +of +use +to +someone +for +something +) +the +histories +of +culture +, +to +which +all +general +histories +tend +more +and +more +to +approximate +, +are +significant +from +the +fact +that +after +seriously +and +minutely +examining +various +religious +, +philosophic +, +and +political +doctrines +as +causes +of +events +, +as +soon +as +they +have +to +describe +an +actual +historic +event +such +as +the +campaign +of +1812 +for +instance +, +they +involuntarily +describe +it +as +resulting +from +an +exercise +of +power—and +say +plainly +that +that +was +the +result +of +Napoleon +’ +s +will +. +Speaking +so +, +the +historians +of +culture +involuntarily +contradict +themselves +, +and +show +that +the +new +force +they +have +devised +does +not +account +for +what +happens +in +history +, +and +that +history +can +only +be +explained +by +introducing +a +power +which +they +apparently +do +not +recognize +. +CHAPTER +III +A +locomotive +is +moving +. +Someone +asks +: +“ +What +moves +it +? +” +A +peasant +says +the +devil +moves +it +. +Another +man +says +the +locomotive +moves +because +its +wheels +go +round +. +A +third +asserts +that +the +cause +of +its +movement +lies +in +the +smoke +which +the +wind +carries +away +. +The +peasant +is +irrefutable +. +He +has +devised +a +complete +explanation +. +To +refute +him +someone +would +have +to +prove +to +him +that +there +is +no +devil +, +or +another +peasant +would +have +to +explain +to +him +that +it +is +not +the +devil +but +a +German +, +who +moves +the +locomotive +. +Only +then +, +as +a +result +of +the +contradiction +, +will +they +see +that +they +are +both +wrong +. +But +the +man +who +says +that +the +movement +of +the +wheels +is +the +cause +refutes +himself +, +for +having +once +begun +to +analyze +he +ought +to +go +on +and +explain +further +why +the +wheels +go +round +; +and +till +he +has +reached +the +ultimate +cause +of +the +movement +of +the +locomotive +in +the +pressure +of +steam +in +the +boiler +, +he +has +no +right +to +stop +in +his +search +for +the +cause +. +The +man +who +explains +the +movement +of +the +locomotive +by +the +smoke +that +is +carried +back +has +noticed +that +the +wheels +do +not +supply +an +explanation +and +has +taken +the +first +sign +that +occurs +to +him +and +in +his +turn +has +offered +that +as +an +explanation +. +The +only +conception +that +can +explain +the +movement +of +the +locomotive +is +that +of +a +force +commensurate +with +the +movement +observed +. +The +only +conception +that +can +explain +the +movement +of +the +peoples +is +that +of +some +force +commensurate +with +the +whole +movement +of +the +peoples +. +Yet +to +supply +this +conception +various +historians +take +forces +of +different +kinds +, +all +of +which +are +incommensurate +with +the +movement +observed +. +Some +see +it +as +a +force +directly +inherent +in +heroes +, +as +the +peasant +sees +the +devil +in +the +locomotive +; +others +as +a +force +resulting +from +several +other +forces +, +like +the +movement +of +the +wheels +; +others +again +as +an +intellectual +influence +, +like +the +smoke +that +is +blown +away +. +So +long +as +histories +are +written +of +separate +individuals +, +whether +Caesars +, +Alexanders +, +Luthers +, +or +Voltaires +, +and +not +the +histories +of +all +, +absolutely +all +those +who +take +part +in +an +event +, +it +is +quite +impossible +to +describe +the +movement +of +humanity +without +the +conception +of +a +force +compelling +men +to +direct +their +activity +toward +a +certain +end +. +And +the +only +such +conception +known +to +historians +is +that +of +power +. +This +conception +is +the +one +handle +by +means +of +which +the +material +of +history +, +as +at +present +expounded +, +can +be +dealt +with +, +and +anyone +who +breaks +that +handle +off +, +as +Buckle +did +, +without +finding +some +other +method +of +treating +historical +material +, +merely +deprives +himself +of +the +one +possible +way +of +dealing +with +it +. +The +necessity +of +the +conception +of +power +as +an +explanation +of +historical +events +is +best +demonstrated +by +the +universal +historians +and +historians +of +culture +themselves +, +for +they +professedly +reject +that +conception +but +inevitably +have +recourse +to +it +at +every +step +. +In +dealing +with +humanity +’ +s +inquiry +, +the +science +of +history +up +to +now +is +like +money +in +circulation—paper +money +and +coin +. +The +biographies +and +special +national +histories +are +like +paper +money +. +They +can +be +used +and +can +circulate +and +fulfill +their +purpose +without +harm +to +anyone +and +even +advantageously +, +as +long +as +no +one +asks +what +is +the +security +behind +them +. +You +need +only +forget +to +ask +how +the +will +of +heroes +produces +events +, +and +such +histories +as +Thiers +’ +will +be +interesting +and +instructive +and +may +perhaps +even +possess +a +tinge +of +poetry +. +But +just +as +doubts +of +the +real +value +of +paper +money +arise +either +because +, +being +easy +to +make +, +too +much +of +it +gets +made +or +because +people +try +to +exchange +it +for +gold +, +so +also +doubts +concerning +the +real +value +of +such +histories +arise +either +because +too +many +of +them +are +written +or +because +in +his +simplicity +of +heart +someone +inquires +: +by +what +force +did +Napoleon +do +this +? +—that +is +, +wants +to +exchange +the +current +paper +money +for +the +real +gold +of +actual +comprehension +. +The +writers +of +universal +histories +and +of +the +history +of +culture +are +like +people +who +, +recognizing +the +defects +of +paper +money +, +decide +to +substitute +for +it +money +made +of +metal +that +has +not +the +specific +gravity +of +gold +. +It +may +indeed +make +jingling +coin +, +but +will +do +no +more +than +that +. +Paper +money +may +deceive +the +ignorant +, +but +nobody +is +deceived +by +tokens +of +base +metal +that +have +no +value +but +merely +jingle +. +As +gold +is +gold +only +if +it +is +serviceable +not +merely +for +exchange +but +also +for +use +, +so +universal +historians +will +be +valuable +only +when +they +can +reply +to +history +’ +s +essential +question +: +what +is +power +? +The +universal +historians +give +contradictory +replies +to +that +question +, +while +the +historians +of +culture +evade +it +and +answer +something +quite +different +. +And +as +counters +of +imitation +gold +can +be +used +only +among +a +group +of +people +who +agree +to +accept +them +as +gold +, +or +among +those +who +do +not +know +the +nature +of +gold +, +so +universal +historians +and +historians +of +culture +, +not +answering +humanity +’ +s +essential +question +, +serve +as +currency +for +some +purposes +of +their +own +, +only +in +universities +and +among +the +mass +of +readers +who +have +a +taste +for +what +they +call +“ +serious +reading. +” +CHAPTER +IV +Having +abandoned +the +conception +of +the +ancients +as +to +the +divine +subjection +of +the +will +of +a +nation +to +some +chosen +man +and +the +subjection +of +that +man +’ +s +will +to +the +Deity +, +history +can +not +without +contradictions +take +a +single +step +till +it +has +chosen +one +of +two +things +: +either +a +return +to +the +former +belief +in +the +direct +intervention +of +the +Deity +in +human +affairs +or +a +definite +explanation +of +the +meaning +of +the +force +producing +historical +events +and +termed +“ +power. +” +A +return +to +the +first +is +impossible +, +the +belief +has +been +destroyed +; +and +so +it +is +essential +to +explain +what +is +meant +by +power +. +Napoleon +ordered +an +army +to +be +raised +and +go +to +war +. +We +are +so +accustomed +to +that +idea +and +have +become +so +used +to +it +that +the +question +: +why +did +six +hundred +thousand +men +go +to +fight +when +Napoleon +uttered +certain +words +, +seems +to +us +senseless +. +He +had +the +power +and +so +what +he +ordered +was +done +. +This +reply +is +quite +satisfactory +if +we +believe +that +the +power +was +given +him +by +God +. +But +as +soon +as +we +do +not +admit +that +, +it +becomes +essential +to +determine +what +is +this +power +of +one +man +over +others +. +It +can +not +be +the +direct +physical +power +of +a +strong +man +over +a +weak +one—a +domination +based +on +the +application +or +threat +of +physical +force +, +like +the +power +of +Hercules +; +nor +can +it +be +based +on +the +effect +of +moral +force +, +as +in +their +simplicity +some +historians +think +who +say +that +the +leading +figures +in +history +are +heroes +, +that +is +, +men +gifted +with +a +special +strength +of +soul +and +mind +called +genius +. +This +power +can +not +be +based +on +the +predominance +of +moral +strength +, +for +, +not +to +mention +heroes +such +as +Napoleon +about +whose +moral +qualities +opinions +differ +widely +, +history +shows +us +that +neither +a +Louis +XI +nor +a +Metternich +, +who +ruled +over +millions +of +people +, +had +any +particular +moral +qualities +, +but +on +the +contrary +were +generally +morally +weaker +than +any +of +the +millions +they +ruled +over +. +If +the +source +of +power +lies +neither +in +the +physical +nor +in +the +moral +qualities +of +him +who +possesses +it +, +it +must +evidently +be +looked +for +elsewhere—in +the +relation +to +the +people +of +the +man +who +wields +the +power +. +And +that +is +how +power +is +understood +by +the +science +of +jurisprudence +, +that +exchange +bank +of +history +which +offers +to +exchange +history +’ +s +understanding +of +power +for +true +gold +. +Power +is +the +collective +will +of +the +people +transferred +, +by +expressed +or +tacit +consent +, +to +their +chosen +rulers +. +In +the +domain +of +jurisprudence +, +which +consists +of +discussions +of +how +a +state +and +power +might +be +arranged +were +it +possible +for +all +that +to +be +arranged +, +it +is +all +very +clear +; +but +when +applied +to +history +that +definition +of +power +needs +explanation +. +The +science +of +jurisprudence +regards +the +state +and +power +as +the +ancients +regarded +fire—namely +, +as +something +existing +absolutely +. +But +for +history +, +the +state +and +power +are +merely +phenomena +, +just +as +for +modern +physics +fire +is +not +an +element +but +a +phenomenon +. +From +this +fundamental +difference +between +the +view +held +by +history +and +that +held +by +jurisprudence +, +it +follows +that +jurisprudence +can +tell +minutely +how +in +its +opinion +power +should +be +constituted +and +what +power—existing +immutably +outside +time—is +, +but +to +history +’ +s +questions +about +the +meaning +of +the +mutations +of +power +in +time +it +can +answer +nothing +. +If +power +be +the +collective +will +of +the +people +transferred +to +their +ruler +, +was +Pugachëv +a +representative +of +the +will +of +the +people +? +If +not +, +then +why +was +Napoleon +I +? +Why +was +Napoleon +III +a +criminal +when +he +was +taken +prisoner +at +Boulogne +, +and +why +, +later +on +, +were +those +criminals +whom +he +arrested +? +Do +palace +revolutions—in +which +sometimes +only +two +or +three +people +take +part—transfer +the +will +of +the +people +to +a +new +ruler +? +In +international +relations +, +is +the +will +of +the +people +also +transferred +to +their +conqueror +? +Was +the +will +of +the +Confederation +of +the +Rhine +transferred +to +Napoleon +in +1806 +? +Was +the +will +of +the +Russian +people +transferred +to +Napoleon +in +1809 +, +when +our +army +in +alliance +with +the +French +went +to +fight +the +Austrians +? +To +these +questions +three +answers +are +possible +: +Either +to +assume +( +1 +) +that +the +will +of +the +people +is +always +unconditionally +transferred +to +the +ruler +or +rulers +they +have +chosen +, +and +that +therefore +every +emergence +of +a +new +power +, +every +struggle +against +the +power +once +appointed +, +should +be +absolutely +regarded +as +an +infringement +of +the +real +power +; +or +( +2 +) +that +the +will +of +the +people +is +transferred +to +the +rulers +conditionally +, +under +definite +and +known +conditions +, +and +to +show +that +all +limitations +, +conflicts +, +and +even +destructions +of +power +result +from +a +nonobservance +by +the +rulers +of +the +conditions +under +which +their +power +was +entrusted +to +them +; +or +( +3 +) +that +the +will +of +the +people +is +delegated +to +the +rulers +conditionally +, +but +that +the +conditions +are +unknown +and +indefinite +, +and +that +the +appearance +of +several +authorities +, +their +struggles +and +their +falls +, +result +solely +from +the +greater +or +lesser +fulfillment +by +the +rulers +of +these +unknown +conditions +on +which +the +will +of +the +people +is +transferred +from +some +people +to +others +. +And +these +are +the +three +ways +in +which +the +historians +do +explain +the +relation +of +the +people +to +their +rulers +. +Some +historians—those +biographical +and +specialist +historians +already +referred +to—in +their +simplicity +failing +to +understand +the +question +of +the +meaning +of +power +, +seem +to +consider +that +the +collective +will +of +the +people +is +unconditionally +transferred +to +historical +persons +, +and +therefore +when +describing +some +single +state +they +assume +that +particular +power +to +be +the +one +absolute +and +real +power +, +and +that +any +other +force +opposing +this +is +not +a +power +but +a +violation +of +power—mere +violence +. +Their +theory +, +suitable +for +primitive +and +peaceful +periods +of +history +, +has +the +inconvenience—in +application +to +complex +and +stormy +periods +in +the +life +of +nations +during +which +various +powers +arise +simultaneously +and +struggle +with +one +another—that +a +Legitimist +historian +will +prove +that +the +National +Convention +, +the +Directory +, +and +Bonaparte +were +mere +infringers +of +the +true +power +, +while +a +Republican +and +a +Bonapartist +will +prove +: +the +one +that +the +Convention +and +the +other +that +the +Empire +was +the +real +power +, +and +that +all +the +others +were +violations +of +power +. +Evidently +the +explanations +furnished +by +these +historians +being +mutually +contradictory +can +only +satisfy +young +children +. +Recognizing +the +falsity +of +this +view +of +history +, +another +set +of +historians +say +that +power +rests +on +a +conditional +delegation +of +the +will +of +the +people +to +their +rulers +, +and +that +historical +leaders +have +power +only +conditionally +on +carrying +out +the +program +that +the +will +of +the +people +has +by +tacit +agreement +prescribed +to +them +. +But +what +this +program +consists +in +these +historians +do +not +say +, +or +if +they +do +they +continually +contradict +one +another +. +Each +historian +, +according +to +his +view +of +what +constitutes +a +nation +’ +s +progress +, +looks +for +these +conditions +in +the +greatness +, +wealth +, +freedom +, +or +enlightenment +of +citizens +of +France +or +some +other +country +. +But +not +to +mention +the +historians +’ +contradictions +as +to +the +nature +of +this +program—or +even +admitting +that +some +one +general +program +of +these +conditions +exists—the +facts +of +history +almost +always +contradict +that +theory +. +If +the +conditions +under +which +power +is +entrusted +consist +in +the +wealth +, +freedom +, +and +enlightenment +of +the +people +, +how +is +it +that +Louis +XIV +and +Iván +the +Terrible +end +their +reigns +tranquilly +, +while +Louis +XVI +and +Charles +I +are +executed +by +their +people +? +To +this +question +historians +reply +that +Louis +XIV +’ +s +activity +, +contrary +to +the +program +, +reacted +on +Louis +XVI +. +But +why +did +it +not +react +on +Louis +XIV +or +on +Louis +XV—why +should +it +react +just +on +Louis +XVI +? +And +what +is +the +time +limit +for +such +reactions +? +To +these +questions +there +are +and +can +be +no +answers +. +Equally +little +does +this +view +explain +why +for +several +centuries +the +collective +will +is +not +withdrawn +from +certain +rulers +and +their +heirs +, +and +then +suddenly +during +a +period +of +fifty +years +is +transferred +to +the +Convention +, +to +the +Directory +, +to +Napoleon +, +to +Alexander +, +to +Louis +XVIII +, +to +Napoleon +again +, +to +Charles +X +, +to +Louis +Philippe +, +to +a +Republican +government +, +and +to +Napoleon +III +. +When +explaining +these +rapid +transfers +of +the +people +’ +s +will +from +one +individual +to +another +, +especially +in +view +of +international +relations +, +conquests +, +and +alliances +, +the +historians +are +obliged +to +admit +that +some +of +these +transfers +are +not +normal +delegations +of +the +people +’ +s +will +but +are +accidents +dependent +on +cunning +, +on +mistakes +, +on +craft +, +or +on +the +weakness +of +a +diplomatist +, +a +ruler +, +or +a +party +leader +. +So +that +the +greater +part +of +the +events +of +history—civil +wars +, +revolutions +, +and +conquests—are +presented +by +these +historians +not +as +the +results +of +free +transferences +of +the +people +’ +s +will +, +but +as +results +of +the +ill-directed +will +of +one +or +more +individuals +, +that +is +, +once +again +, +as +usurpations +of +power +. +And +so +these +historians +also +see +and +admit +historical +events +which +are +exceptions +to +the +theory +. +These +historians +resemble +a +botanist +who +, +having +noticed +that +some +plants +grow +from +seeds +producing +two +cotyledons +, +should +insist +that +all +that +grows +does +so +by +sprouting +into +two +leaves +, +and +that +the +palm +, +the +mushroom +, +and +even +the +oak +, +which +blossom +into +full +growth +and +no +longer +resemble +two +leaves +, +are +deviations +from +the +theory +. +Historians +of +the +third +class +assume +that +the +will +of +the +people +is +transferred +to +historic +personages +conditionally +, +but +that +the +conditions +are +unknown +to +us +. +They +say +that +historical +personages +have +power +only +because +they +fulfill +the +will +of +the +people +which +has +been +delegated +to +them +. +But +in +that +case +, +if +the +force +that +moves +nations +lies +not +in +the +historic +leaders +but +in +the +nations +themselves +, +what +significance +have +those +leaders +? +The +leaders +, +these +historians +tell +us +, +express +the +will +of +the +people +: +the +activity +of +the +leaders +represents +the +activity +of +the +people +. +But +in +that +case +the +question +arises +whether +all +the +activity +of +the +leaders +serves +as +an +expression +of +the +people +’ +s +will +or +only +some +part +of +it +. +If +the +whole +activity +of +the +leaders +serves +as +the +expression +of +the +people +’ +s +will +, +as +some +historians +suppose +, +then +all +the +details +of +the +court +scandals +contained +in +the +biographies +of +a +Napoleon +or +a +Catherine +serve +to +express +the +life +of +the +nation +, +which +is +evident +nonsense +; +but +if +it +is +only +some +particular +side +of +the +activity +of +an +historical +leader +which +serves +to +express +the +people +’ +s +life +, +as +other +so-called +“ +philosophical +” +historians +believe +, +then +to +determine +which +side +of +the +activity +of +a +leader +expresses +the +nation +’ +s +life +, +we +have +first +of +all +to +know +in +what +the +nation +’ +s +life +consists +. +Met +by +this +difficulty +historians +of +that +class +devise +some +most +obscure +, +impalpable +, +and +general +abstraction +which +can +cover +all +conceivable +occurrences +, +and +declare +this +abstraction +to +be +the +aim +of +humanity +’ +s +movement +. +The +most +usual +generalizations +adopted +by +almost +all +the +historians +are +: +freedom +, +equality +, +enlightenment +, +progress +, +civilization +, +and +culture +. +Postulating +some +generalization +as +the +goal +of +the +movement +of +humanity +, +the +historians +study +the +men +of +whom +the +greatest +number +of +monuments +have +remained +: +kings +, +ministers +, +generals +, +authors +, +reformers +, +popes +, +and +journalists +, +to +the +extent +to +which +in +their +opinion +these +persons +have +promoted +or +hindered +that +abstraction +. +But +as +it +is +in +no +way +proved +that +the +aim +of +humanity +does +consist +in +freedom +, +equality +, +enlightenment +, +or +civilization +, +and +as +the +connection +of +the +people +with +the +rulers +and +enlighteners +of +humanity +is +only +based +on +the +arbitrary +assumption +that +the +collective +will +of +the +people +is +always +transferred +to +the +men +whom +we +have +noticed +, +it +happens +that +the +activity +of +the +millions +who +migrate +, +burn +houses +, +abandon +agriculture +, +and +destroy +one +another +never +is +expressed +in +the +account +of +the +activity +of +some +dozen +people +who +did +not +burn +houses +, +practice +agriculture +, +or +slay +their +fellow +creatures +. +History +proves +this +at +every +turn +. +Is +the +ferment +of +the +peoples +of +the +west +at +the +end +of +the +eighteenth +century +and +their +drive +eastward +explained +by +the +activity +of +Louis +XIV +, +XV +, +and +XVI +, +their +mistresses +and +ministers +, +and +by +the +lives +of +Napoleon +, +Rousseau +, +Diderot +, +Beaumarchais +, +and +others +? +Is +the +movement +of +the +Russian +people +eastward +to +Kazán +and +Siberia +expressed +by +details +of +the +morbid +character +of +Iván +the +Terrible +and +by +his +correspondence +with +Kúrbski +? +Is +the +movement +of +the +peoples +at +the +time +of +the +Crusades +explained +by +the +life +and +activity +of +the +Godfreys +and +the +Louis-es +and +their +ladies +? +For +us +that +movement +of +the +peoples +from +west +to +east +, +without +leaders +, +with +a +crowd +of +vagrants +, +and +with +Peter +the +Hermit +, +remains +incomprehensible +. +And +yet +more +incomprehensible +is +the +cessation +of +that +movement +when +a +rational +and +sacred +aim +for +the +Crusade—the +deliverance +of +Jerusalem—had +been +clearly +defined +by +historic +leaders +. +Popes +, +kings +, +and +knights +incited +the +peoples +to +free +the +Holy +Land +; +but +the +people +did +not +go +, +for +the +unknown +cause +which +had +previously +impelled +them +to +go +no +longer +existed +. +The +history +of +the +Godfreys +and +the +Minnesingers +can +evidently +not +cover +the +life +of +the +peoples +. +And +the +history +of +the +Godfreys +and +the +Minnesingers +has +remained +the +history +of +Godfreys +and +Minnesingers +, +but +the +history +of +the +life +of +the +peoples +and +their +impulses +has +remained +unknown +. +Still +less +does +the +history +of +authors +and +reformers +explain +to +us +the +life +of +the +peoples +. +The +history +of +culture +explains +to +us +the +impulses +and +conditions +of +life +and +thought +of +a +writer +or +a +reformer +. +We +learn +that +Luther +had +a +hot +temper +and +said +such +and +such +things +; +we +learn +that +Rousseau +was +suspicious +and +wrote +such +and +such +books +; +but +we +do +not +learn +why +after +the +Reformation +the +peoples +massacred +one +another +, +nor +why +during +the +French +Revolution +they +guillotined +one +another +. +If +we +unite +both +these +kinds +of +history +, +as +is +done +by +the +newest +historians +, +we +shall +have +the +history +of +monarchs +and +writers +, +but +not +the +history +of +the +life +of +the +peoples +. +CHAPTER +V +The +life +of +the +nations +is +not +contained +in +the +lives +of +a +few +men +, +for +the +connection +between +those +men +and +the +nations +has +not +been +found +. +The +theory +that +this +connection +is +based +on +the +transference +of +the +collective +will +of +a +people +to +certain +historical +personages +is +an +hypothesis +unconfirmed +by +the +experience +of +history +. +The +theory +of +the +transference +of +the +collective +will +of +the +people +to +historic +persons +may +perhaps +explain +much +in +the +domain +of +jurisprudence +and +be +essential +for +its +purposes +, +but +in +its +application +to +history +, +as +soon +as +revolutions +, +conquests +, +or +civil +wars +occur—that +is +, +as +soon +as +history +begins—that +theory +explains +nothing +. +The +theory +seems +irrefutable +just +because +the +act +of +transference +of +the +people +’ +s +will +can +not +be +verified +, +for +it +never +occurred +. +Whatever +happens +and +whoever +may +stand +at +the +head +of +affairs +, +the +theory +can +always +say +that +such +and +such +a +person +took +the +lead +because +the +collective +will +was +transferred +to +him +. +The +replies +this +theory +gives +to +historical +questions +are +like +the +replies +of +a +man +who +, +watching +the +movements +of +a +herd +of +cattle +and +paying +no +attention +to +the +varying +quality +of +the +pasturage +in +different +parts +of +the +field +, +or +to +the +driving +of +the +herdsman +, +should +attribute +the +direction +the +herd +takes +to +what +animal +happens +to +be +at +its +head +. +“ +The +herd +goes +in +that +direction +because +the +animal +in +front +leads +it +and +the +collective +will +of +all +the +other +animals +is +vested +in +that +leader. +” +This +is +what +historians +of +the +first +class +say—those +who +assume +the +unconditional +transference +of +the +people +’ +s +will +. +“ +If +the +animals +leading +the +herd +change +, +this +happens +because +the +collective +will +of +all +the +animals +is +transferred +from +one +leader +to +another +, +according +to +whether +the +animal +is +or +is +not +leading +them +in +the +direction +selected +by +the +whole +herd. +” +Such +is +the +reply +historians +who +assume +that +the +collective +will +of +the +people +is +delegated +to +rulers +under +conditions +which +they +regard +as +known +. +( +With +this +method +of +observation +it +often +happens +that +the +observer +, +influenced +by +the +direction +he +himself +prefers +, +regards +those +as +leaders +who +, +owing +to +the +people +’ +s +change +of +direction +, +are +no +longer +in +front +, +but +on +one +side +, +or +even +in +the +rear +. +) +“ +If +the +animals +in +front +are +continually +changing +and +the +direction +of +the +whole +herd +is +constantly +altered +, +this +is +because +in +order +to +follow +a +given +direction +the +animals +transfer +their +will +to +the +animals +that +have +attracted +our +attention +, +and +to +study +the +movements +of +the +herd +we +must +watch +the +movements +of +all +the +prominent +animals +moving +on +all +sides +of +the +herd. +” +So +say +the +third +class +of +historians +who +regard +all +historical +persons +, +from +monarchs +to +journalists +, +as +the +expression +of +their +age +. +The +theory +of +the +transference +of +the +will +of +the +people +to +historic +persons +is +merely +a +paraphrase—a +restatement +of +the +question +in +other +words +. +What +causes +historical +events +? +Power +. +What +is +power +? +Power +is +the +collective +will +of +the +people +transferred +to +one +person +. +Under +what +condition +is +the +will +of +the +people +delegated +to +one +person +? +On +condition +that +that +person +expresses +the +will +of +the +whole +people +. +That +is +, +power +is +power +: +in +other +words +, +power +is +a +word +the +meaning +of +which +we +do +not +understand +. +If +the +realm +of +human +knowledge +were +confined +to +abstract +reasoning +, +then +having +subjected +to +criticism +the +explanation +of +“ +power +” +that +juridical +science +gives +us +, +humanity +would +conclude +that +power +is +merely +a +word +and +has +no +real +existence +. +But +to +understand +phenomena +man +has +, +besides +abstract +reasoning +, +experience +by +which +he +verifies +his +reflections +. +And +experience +tells +us +that +power +is +not +merely +a +word +but +an +actually +existing +phenomenon +. +Not +to +speak +of +the +fact +that +no +description +of +the +collective +activity +of +men +can +do +without +the +conception +of +power +, +the +existence +of +power +is +proved +both +by +history +and +by +observing +contemporary +events +. +Whenever +an +event +occurs +a +man +appears +or +men +appear +, +by +whose +will +the +event +seems +to +have +taken +place +. +Napoleon +III +issues +a +decree +and +the +French +go +to +Mexico +. +The +King +of +Prussia +and +Bismarck +issue +decrees +and +an +army +enters +Bohemia +. +Napoleon +I +issues +a +decree +and +an +army +enters +Russia +. +Alexander +I +gives +a +command +and +the +French +submit +to +the +Bourbons +. +Experience +shows +us +that +whatever +event +occurs +it +is +always +related +to +the +will +of +one +or +of +several +men +who +have +decreed +it +. +The +historians +, +in +accord +with +the +old +habit +of +acknowledging +divine +intervention +in +human +affairs +, +want +to +see +the +cause +of +events +in +the +expression +of +the +will +of +someone +endowed +with +power +, +but +that +supposition +is +not +confirmed +either +by +reason +or +by +experience +. +On +the +one +side +reflection +shows +that +the +expression +of +a +man +’ +s +will—his +words—are +only +part +of +the +general +activity +expressed +in +an +event +, +as +for +instance +in +a +war +or +a +revolution +, +and +so +without +assuming +an +incomprehensible +, +supernatural +force—a +miracle—one +can +not +admit +that +words +can +be +the +immediate +cause +of +the +movements +of +millions +of +men +. +On +the +other +hand +, +even +if +we +admitted +that +words +could +be +the +cause +of +events +, +history +shows +that +the +expression +of +the +will +of +historical +personages +does +not +in +most +cases +produce +any +effect +, +that +is +to +say +, +their +commands +are +often +not +executed +, +and +sometimes +the +very +opposite +of +what +they +order +occurs +. +Without +admitting +divine +intervention +in +the +affairs +of +humanity +we +can +not +regard +“ +power +” +as +the +cause +of +events +. +Power +, +from +the +standpoint +of +experience +, +is +merely +the +relation +that +exists +between +the +expression +of +someone +’ +s +will +and +the +execution +of +that +will +by +others +. +To +explain +the +conditions +of +that +relationship +we +must +first +establish +a +conception +of +the +expression +of +will +, +referring +it +to +man +and +not +to +the +Deity +. +If +the +Deity +issues +a +command +, +expresses +His +will +, +as +ancient +history +tells +us +, +the +expression +of +that +will +is +independent +of +time +and +is +not +caused +by +anything +, +for +the +Divinity +is +not +controlled +by +an +event +. +But +speaking +of +commands +that +are +the +expression +of +the +will +of +men +acting +in +time +and +in +relation +to +one +another +, +to +explain +the +connection +of +commands +with +events +we +must +restore +: +( +1 +) +the +condition +of +all +that +takes +place +: +the +continuity +of +movement +in +time +both +of +the +events +and +of +the +person +who +commands +, +and +( +2 +) +the +inevitability +of +the +connection +between +the +person +commanding +and +those +who +execute +his +command +. +CHAPTER +VI +Only +the +expression +of +the +will +of +the +Deity +, +not +dependent +on +time +, +can +relate +to +a +whole +series +of +events +occurring +over +a +period +of +years +or +centuries +, +and +only +the +Deity +, +independent +of +everything +, +can +by +His +sole +will +determine +the +direction +of +humanity +’ +s +movement +; +but +man +acts +in +time +and +himself +takes +part +in +what +occurs +. +Reinstating +the +first +condition +omitted +, +that +of +time +, +we +see +that +no +command +can +be +executed +without +some +preceding +order +having +been +given +rendering +the +execution +of +the +last +command +possible +. +No +command +ever +appears +spontaneously +, +or +itself +covers +a +whole +series +of +occurrences +; +but +each +command +follows +from +another +, +and +never +refers +to +a +whole +series +of +events +but +always +to +one +moment +only +of +an +event +. +When +, +for +instance +, +we +say +that +Napoleon +ordered +armies +to +go +to +war +, +we +combine +in +one +simultaneous +expression +a +whole +series +of +consecutive +commands +dependent +one +on +another +. +Napoleon +could +not +have +commanded +an +invasion +of +Russia +and +never +did +so +. +Today +he +ordered +such +and +such +papers +to +be +written +to +Vienna +, +to +Berlin +, +and +to +Petersburg +; +tomorrow +such +and +such +decrees +and +orders +to +the +army +, +the +fleet +, +the +commissariat +, +and +so +on +and +so +on—millions +of +commands +, +which +formed +a +whole +series +corresponding +to +a +series +of +events +which +brought +the +French +armies +into +Russia +. +If +throughout +his +reign +Napoleon +gave +commands +concerning +an +invasion +of +England +and +expended +on +no +other +undertaking +so +much +time +and +effort +, +and +yet +during +his +whole +reign +never +once +attempted +to +execute +that +design +but +undertook +an +expedition +into +Russia +, +with +which +country +he +considered +it +desirable +to +be +in +alliance +( +a +conviction +he +repeatedly +expressed +) +—this +came +about +because +his +commands +did +not +correspond +to +the +course +of +events +in +the +first +case +, +but +did +so +correspond +in +the +latter +. +For +an +order +to +be +certainly +executed +, +it +is +necessary +that +a +man +should +order +what +can +be +executed +. +But +to +know +what +can +and +what +can +not +be +executed +is +impossible +, +not +only +in +the +case +of +Napoleon +’ +s +invasion +of +Russia +in +which +millions +participated +, +but +even +in +the +simplest +event +, +for +in +either +case +millions +of +obstacles +may +arise +to +prevent +its +execution +. +Every +order +executed +is +always +one +of +an +immense +number +unexecuted +. +All +the +impossible +orders +inconsistent +with +the +course +of +events +remain +unexecuted +. +Only +the +possible +ones +get +linked +up +with +a +consecutive +series +of +commands +corresponding +to +a +series +of +events +, +and +are +executed +. +Our +false +conception +that +an +event +is +caused +by +a +command +which +precedes +it +is +due +to +the +fact +that +when +the +event +has +taken +place +and +out +of +thousands +of +others +those +few +commands +which +were +consistent +with +that +event +have +been +executed +, +we +forget +about +the +others +that +were +not +executed +because +they +could +not +be +. +Apart +from +that +, +the +chief +source +of +our +error +in +this +matter +is +due +to +the +fact +that +in +the +historical +accounts +a +whole +series +of +innumerable +, +diverse +, +and +petty +events +, +such +for +instance +as +all +those +which +led +the +French +armies +to +Russia +, +is +generalized +into +one +event +in +accord +with +the +result +produced +by +that +series +of +events +, +and +corresponding +with +this +generalization +the +whole +series +of +commands +is +also +generalized +into +a +single +expression +of +will +. +We +say +that +Napoleon +wished +to +invade +Russia +and +invaded +it +. +In +reality +in +all +Napoleon +’ +s +activity +we +never +find +anything +resembling +an +expression +of +that +wish +, +but +find +a +series +of +orders +, +or +expressions +of +his +will +, +very +variously +and +indefinitely +directed +. +Amid +a +long +series +of +unexecuted +orders +of +Napoleon +’ +s +one +series +, +for +the +campaign +of +1812 +, +was +carried +out—not +because +those +orders +differed +in +any +way +from +the +other +, +unexecuted +orders +but +because +they +coincided +with +the +course +of +events +that +led +the +French +army +into +Russia +; +just +as +in +stencil +work +this +or +that +figure +comes +out +not +because +the +color +was +laid +on +from +this +side +or +in +that +way +, +but +because +it +was +laid +on +from +all +sides +over +the +figure +cut +in +the +stencil +. +So +that +examining +the +relation +in +time +of +the +commands +to +the +events +, +we +find +that +a +command +can +never +be +the +cause +of +the +event +, +but +that +a +certain +definite +dependence +exists +between +the +two +. +To +understand +in +what +this +dependence +consists +it +is +necessary +to +reinstate +another +omitted +condition +of +every +command +proceeding +not +from +the +Deity +but +from +a +man +, +which +is +, +that +the +man +who +gives +the +command +himself +takes +part +in +the +event +. +This +relation +of +the +commander +to +those +he +commands +is +just +what +is +called +power +. +This +relation +consists +in +the +following +: +For +common +action +people +always +unite +in +certain +combinations +, +in +which +regardless +of +the +difference +of +the +aims +set +for +the +common +action +, +the +relation +between +those +taking +part +in +it +is +always +the +same +. +Men +uniting +in +these +combinations +always +assume +such +relations +toward +one +another +that +the +larger +number +take +a +more +direct +share +, +and +the +smaller +number +a +less +direct +share +, +in +the +collective +action +for +which +they +have +combined +. +Of +all +the +combinations +in +which +men +unite +for +collective +action +one +of +the +most +striking +and +definite +examples +is +an +army +. +Every +army +is +composed +of +lower +grades +of +the +service—the +rank +and +file—of +whom +there +are +always +the +greatest +number +; +of +the +next +higher +military +rank—corporals +and +noncommissioned +officers +of +whom +there +are +fewer +, +and +of +still-higher +officers +of +whom +there +are +still +fewer +, +and +so +on +to +the +highest +military +command +which +is +concentrated +in +one +person +. +A +military +organization +may +be +quite +correctly +compared +to +a +cone +, +of +which +the +base +with +the +largest +diameter +consists +of +the +rank +and +file +; +the +next +higher +and +smaller +section +of +the +cone +consists +of +the +next +higher +grades +of +the +army +, +and +so +on +to +the +apex +, +the +point +of +which +will +represent +the +commander +in +chief +. +The +soldiers +, +of +whom +there +are +the +most +, +form +the +lower +section +of +the +cone +and +its +base +. +The +soldier +himself +does +the +stabbing +, +hacking +, +burning +, +and +pillaging +, +and +always +receives +orders +for +these +actions +from +men +above +him +; +he +himself +never +gives +an +order +. +The +noncommissioned +officers +( +of +whom +there +are +fewer +) +perform +the +action +itself +less +frequently +than +the +soldiers +, +but +they +already +give +commands +. +An +officer +still +less +often +acts +directly +himself +, +but +commands +still +more +frequently +. +A +general +does +nothing +but +command +the +troops +, +indicates +the +objective +, +and +hardly +ever +uses +a +weapon +himself +. +The +commander +in +chief +never +takes +direct +part +in +the +action +itself +, +but +only +gives +general +orders +concerning +the +movement +of +the +mass +of +the +troops +. +A +similar +relation +of +people +to +one +another +is +seen +in +every +combination +of +men +for +common +activity—in +agriculture +, +trade +, +and +every +administration +. +And +so +without +particularly +analyzing +all +the +contiguous +sections +of +a +cone +and +of +the +ranks +of +an +army +, +or +the +ranks +and +positions +in +any +administrative +or +public +business +whatever +from +the +lowest +to +the +highest +, +we +see +a +law +by +which +men +, +to +take +associated +action +, +combine +in +such +relations +that +the +more +directly +they +participate +in +performing +the +action +the +less +they +can +command +and +the +more +numerous +they +are +, +while +the +less +their +direct +participation +in +the +action +itself +, +the +more +they +command +and +the +fewer +of +them +there +are +; +rising +in +this +way +from +the +lowest +ranks +to +the +man +at +the +top +, +who +takes +the +least +direct +share +in +the +action +and +directs +his +activity +chiefly +to +commanding +. +This +relation +of +the +men +who +command +to +those +they +command +is +what +constitutes +the +essence +of +the +conception +called +power +. +Having +restored +the +condition +of +time +under +which +all +events +occur +, +we +find +that +a +command +is +executed +only +when +it +is +related +to +a +corresponding +series +of +events +. +Restoring +the +essential +condition +of +relation +between +those +who +command +and +those +who +execute +, +we +find +that +by +the +very +nature +of +the +case +those +who +command +take +the +smallest +part +in +the +action +itself +and +that +their +activity +is +exclusively +directed +to +commanding +. +CHAPTER +VII +When +an +event +is +taking +place +people +express +their +opinions +and +wishes +about +it +, +and +as +the +event +results +from +the +collective +activity +of +many +people +, +some +one +of +the +opinions +or +wishes +expressed +is +sure +to +be +fulfilled +if +but +approximately +. +When +one +of +the +opinions +expressed +is +fulfilled +, +that +opinion +gets +connected +with +the +event +as +a +command +preceding +it +. +Men +are +hauling +a +log +. +Each +of +them +expresses +his +opinion +as +to +how +and +where +to +haul +it +. +They +haul +the +log +away +, +and +it +happens +that +this +is +done +as +one +of +them +said +. +He +ordered +it +. +There +we +have +command +and +power +in +their +primary +form +. +The +man +who +worked +most +with +his +hands +could +not +think +so +much +about +what +he +was +doing +, +or +reflect +on +or +command +what +would +result +from +the +common +activity +; +while +the +man +who +commanded +more +would +evidently +work +less +with +his +hands +on +account +of +his +greater +verbal +activity +. +When +some +larger +concourse +of +men +direct +their +activity +to +a +common +aim +there +is +a +yet +sharper +division +of +those +who +, +because +their +activity +is +given +to +directing +and +commanding +, +take +less +part +in +the +direct +work +. +When +a +man +works +alone +he +always +has +a +certain +set +of +reflections +which +as +it +seems +to +him +directed +his +past +activity +, +justify +his +present +activity +, +and +guide +him +in +planning +his +future +actions +. +Just +the +same +is +done +by +a +concourse +of +people +, +allowing +those +who +do +not +take +a +direct +part +in +the +activity +to +devise +considerations +, +justifications +, +and +surmises +concerning +their +collective +activity +. +For +reasons +known +or +unknown +to +us +the +French +began +to +drown +and +kill +one +another +. +And +corresponding +to +the +event +its +justification +appears +in +people +’ +s +belief +that +this +was +necessary +for +the +welfare +of +France +, +for +liberty +, +and +for +equality +. +People +ceased +to +kill +one +another +, +and +this +event +was +accompanied +by +its +justification +in +the +necessity +for +a +centralization +of +power +, +resistance +to +Europe +, +and +so +on +. +Men +went +from +the +west +to +the +east +killing +their +fellow +men +, +and +the +event +was +accompanied +by +phrases +about +the +glory +of +France +, +the +baseness +of +England +, +and +so +on +. +History +shows +us +that +these +justifications +of +the +events +have +no +common +sense +and +are +all +contradictory +, +as +in +the +case +of +killing +a +man +as +the +result +of +recognizing +his +rights +, +and +the +killing +of +millions +in +Russia +for +the +humiliation +of +England +. +But +these +justifications +have +a +very +necessary +significance +in +their +own +day +. +These +justifications +release +those +who +produce +the +events +from +moral +responsibility +. +These +temporary +aims +are +like +the +broom +fixed +in +front +of +a +locomotive +to +clear +the +snow +from +the +rails +in +front +: +they +clear +men +’ +s +moral +responsibilities +from +their +path +. +Without +such +justification +there +would +be +no +reply +to +the +simplest +question +that +presents +itself +when +examining +each +historical +event +. +How +is +it +that +millions +of +men +commit +collective +crimes—make +war +, +commit +murder +, +and +so +on +? +With +the +present +complex +forms +of +political +and +social +life +in +Europe +can +any +event +that +is +not +prescribed +, +decreed +, +or +ordered +by +monarchs +, +ministers +, +parliaments +, +or +newspapers +be +imagined +? +Is +there +any +collective +action +which +can +not +find +its +justification +in +political +unity +, +in +patriotism +, +in +the +balance +of +power +, +or +in +civilization +? +So +that +every +event +that +occurs +inevitably +coincides +with +some +expressed +wish +and +, +receiving +a +justification +, +presents +itself +as +the +result +of +the +will +of +one +man +or +of +several +men +. +In +whatever +direction +a +ship +moves +, +the +flow +of +the +waves +it +cuts +will +always +be +noticeable +ahead +of +it +. +To +those +on +board +the +ship +the +movement +of +those +waves +will +be +the +only +perceptible +motion +. +Only +by +watching +closely +moment +by +moment +the +movement +of +that +flow +and +comparing +it +with +the +movement +of +the +ship +do +we +convince +ourselves +that +every +bit +of +it +is +occasioned +by +the +forward +movement +of +the +ship +, +and +that +we +were +led +into +error +by +the +fact +that +we +ourselves +were +imperceptibly +moving +. +We +see +the +same +if +we +watch +moment +by +moment +the +movement +of +historical +characters +( +that +is +, +re-establish +the +inevitable +condition +of +all +that +occurs—the +continuity +of +movement +in +time +) +and +do +not +lose +sight +of +the +essential +connection +of +historical +persons +with +the +masses +. +When +the +ship +moves +in +one +direction +there +is +one +and +the +same +wave +ahead +of +it +, +when +it +turns +frequently +the +wave +ahead +of +it +also +turns +frequently +. +But +wherever +it +may +turn +there +always +will +be +the +wave +anticipating +its +movement +. +Whatever +happens +it +always +appears +that +just +that +event +was +foreseen +and +decreed +. +Wherever +the +ship +may +go +, +the +rush +of +water +which +neither +directs +nor +increases +its +movement +foams +ahead +of +it +, +and +at +a +distance +seems +to +us +not +merely +to +move +of +itself +but +to +govern +the +ship +’ +s +movement +also +. +Examining +only +those +expressions +of +the +will +of +historical +persons +which +, +as +commands +, +were +related +to +events +, +historians +have +assumed +that +the +events +depended +on +those +commands +. +But +examining +the +events +themselves +and +the +connection +in +which +the +historical +persons +stood +to +the +people +, +we +have +found +that +they +and +their +orders +were +dependent +on +events +. +The +incontestable +proof +of +this +deduction +is +that +, +however +many +commands +were +issued +, +the +event +does +not +take +place +unless +there +are +other +causes +for +it +, +but +as +soon +as +an +event +occurs—be +it +what +it +may—then +out +of +all +the +continually +expressed +wishes +of +different +people +some +will +always +be +found +which +by +their +meaning +and +their +time +of +utterance +are +related +as +commands +to +the +events +. +Arriving +at +this +conclusion +we +can +reply +directly +and +positively +to +these +two +essential +questions +of +history +: +( +1 +) +What +is +power +? +( +2 +) +What +force +produces +the +movement +of +the +nations +? +( +1 +) +Power +is +the +relation +of +a +given +person +to +other +individuals +, +in +which +the +more +this +person +expresses +opinions +, +predictions +, +and +justifications +of +the +collective +action +that +is +performed +, +the +less +is +his +participation +in +that +action +. +( +2 +) +The +movement +of +nations +is +caused +not +by +power +, +nor +by +intellectual +activity +, +nor +even +by +a +combination +of +the +two +as +historians +have +supposed +, +but +by +the +activity +of +all +the +people +who +participate +in +the +events +, +and +who +always +combine +in +such +a +way +that +those +taking +the +largest +direct +share +in +the +event +take +on +themselves +the +least +responsibility +and +vice +versa +. +Morally +the +wielder +of +power +appears +to +cause +the +event +; +physically +it +is +those +who +submit +to +the +power +. +But +as +the +moral +activity +is +inconceivable +without +the +physical +, +the +cause +of +the +event +is +neither +in +the +one +nor +in +the +other +but +in +the +union +of +the +two +. +Or +in +other +words +, +the +conception +of +a +cause +is +inapplicable +to +the +phenomena +we +are +examining +. +In +the +last +analysis +we +reach +the +circle +of +infinity—that +final +limit +to +which +in +every +domain +of +thought +man +’ +s +reason +arrives +if +it +is +not +playing +with +the +subject +. +Electricity +produces +heat +, +heat +produces +electricity +. +Atoms +attract +each +other +and +atoms +repel +one +another +. +Speaking +of +the +interaction +of +heat +and +electricity +and +of +atoms +, +we +can +not +say +why +this +occurs +, +and +we +say +that +it +is +so +because +it +is +inconceivable +otherwise +, +because +it +must +be +so +and +that +it +is +a +law +. +The +same +applies +to +historical +events +. +Why +war +and +revolution +occur +we +do +not +know +. +We +only +know +that +to +produce +the +one +or +the +other +action +, +people +combine +in +a +certain +formation +in +which +they +all +take +part +, +and +we +say +that +this +is +so +because +it +is +unthinkable +otherwise +, +or +in +other +words +that +it +is +a +law +. +CHAPTER +VIII +If +history +dealt +only +with +external +phenomena +, +the +establishment +of +this +simple +and +obvious +law +would +suffice +and +we +should +have +finished +our +argument +. +But +the +law +of +history +relates +to +man +. +A +particle +of +matter +can +not +tell +us +that +it +does +not +feel +the +law +of +attraction +or +repulsion +and +that +that +law +is +untrue +, +but +man +, +who +is +the +subject +of +history +, +says +plainly +: +I +am +free +and +am +therefore +not +subject +to +the +law +. +The +presence +of +the +problem +of +man +’ +s +free +will +, +though +unexpressed +, +is +felt +at +every +step +of +history +. +All +seriously +thinking +historians +have +involuntarily +encountered +this +question +. +All +the +contradictions +and +obscurities +of +history +and +the +false +path +historical +science +has +followed +are +due +solely +to +the +lack +of +a +solution +of +that +question +. +If +the +will +of +every +man +were +free +, +that +is +, +if +each +man +could +act +as +he +pleased +, +all +history +would +be +a +series +of +disconnected +incidents +. +If +in +a +thousand +years +even +one +man +in +a +million +could +act +freely +, +that +is +, +as +he +chose +, +it +is +evident +that +one +single +free +act +of +that +man +’ +s +in +violation +of +the +laws +governing +human +action +would +destroy +the +possibility +of +the +existence +of +any +laws +for +the +whole +of +humanity +. +If +there +be +a +single +law +governing +the +actions +of +men +, +free +will +can +not +exist +, +for +then +man +’ +s +will +is +subject +to +that +law +. +In +this +contradiction +lies +the +problem +of +free +will +, +which +from +most +ancient +times +has +occupied +the +best +human +minds +and +from +most +ancient +times +has +been +presented +in +its +whole +tremendous +significance +. +The +problem +is +that +regarding +man +as +a +subject +of +observation +from +whatever +point +of +view—theological +, +historical +, +ethical +, +or +philosophic—we +find +a +general +law +of +necessity +to +which +he +( +like +all +that +exists +) +is +subject +. +But +regarding +him +from +within +ourselves +as +what +we +are +conscious +of +, +we +feel +ourselves +to +be +free +. +This +consciousness +is +a +source +of +self-cognition +quite +apart +from +and +independent +of +reason +. +Through +his +reason +man +observes +himself +, +but +only +through +consciousness +does +he +know +himself +. +Apart +from +consciousness +of +self +no +observation +or +application +of +reason +is +conceivable +. +To +understand +, +observe +, +and +draw +conclusions +, +man +must +first +of +all +be +conscious +of +himself +as +living +. +A +man +is +only +conscious +of +himself +as +a +living +being +by +the +fact +that +he +wills +, +that +is +, +is +conscious +of +his +volition +. +But +his +will—which +forms +the +essence +of +his +life—man +recognizes +( +and +can +but +recognize +) +as +free +. +If +, +observing +himself +, +man +sees +that +his +will +is +always +directed +by +one +and +the +same +law +( +whether +he +observes +the +necessity +of +taking +food +, +using +his +brain +, +or +anything +else +) +he +can +not +recognize +this +never-varying +direction +of +his +will +otherwise +than +as +a +limitation +of +it +. +Were +it +not +free +it +could +not +be +limited +. +A +man +’ +s +will +seems +to +him +to +be +limited +just +because +he +is +not +conscious +of +it +except +as +free +. +You +say +: +I +am +not +free +. +But +I +have +lifted +my +hand +and +let +it +fall +. +Everyone +understands +that +this +illogical +reply +is +an +irrefutable +demonstration +of +freedom +. +That +reply +is +the +expression +of +a +consciousness +that +is +not +subject +to +reason +. +If +the +consciousness +of +freedom +were +not +a +separate +and +independent +source +of +self-consciousness +it +would +be +subject +to +reasoning +and +to +experience +, +but +in +fact +such +subjection +does +not +exist +and +is +inconceivable +. +A +series +of +experiments +and +arguments +proves +to +every +man +that +he +, +as +an +object +of +observation +, +is +subject +to +certain +laws +, +and +man +submits +to +them +and +never +resists +the +laws +of +gravity +or +impermeability +once +he +has +become +acquainted +with +them +. +But +the +same +series +of +experiments +and +arguments +proves +to +him +that +the +complete +freedom +of +which +he +is +conscious +in +himself +is +impossible +, +and +that +his +every +action +depends +on +his +organization +, +his +character +, +and +the +motives +acting +upon +him +; +yet +man +never +submits +to +the +deductions +of +these +experiments +and +arguments +. +Having +learned +from +experiment +and +argument +that +a +stone +falls +downwards +, +a +man +indubitably +believes +this +and +always +expects +the +law +that +he +has +learned +to +be +fulfilled +. +But +learning +just +as +certainly +that +his +will +is +subject +to +laws +, +he +does +not +and +can +not +believe +this +. +However +often +experiment +and +reasoning +may +show +a +man +that +under +the +same +conditions +and +with +the +same +character +he +will +do +the +same +thing +as +before +, +yet +when +under +the +same +conditions +and +with +the +same +character +he +approaches +for +the +thousandth +time +the +action +that +always +ends +in +the +same +way +, +he +feels +as +certainly +convinced +as +before +the +experiment +that +he +can +act +as +he +pleases +. +Every +man +, +savage +or +sage +, +however +incontestably +reason +and +experiment +may +prove +to +him +that +it +is +impossible +to +imagine +two +different +courses +of +action +in +precisely +the +same +conditions +, +feels +that +without +this +irrational +conception +( +which +constitutes +the +essence +of +freedom +) +he +can +not +imagine +life +. +He +feels +that +however +impossible +it +may +be +, +it +is +so +, +for +without +this +conception +of +freedom +not +only +would +he +be +unable +to +understand +life +, +but +he +would +be +unable +to +live +for +a +single +moment +. +He +could +not +live +, +because +all +man +’ +s +efforts +, +all +his +impulses +to +life +, +are +only +efforts +to +increase +freedom +. +Wealth +and +poverty +, +fame +and +obscurity +, +power +and +subordination +, +strength +and +weakness +, +health +and +disease +, +culture +and +ignorance +, +work +and +leisure +, +repletion +and +hunger +, +virtue +and +vice +, +are +only +greater +or +lesser +degrees +of +freedom +. +A +man +having +no +freedom +can +not +be +conceived +of +except +as +deprived +of +life +. +If +the +conception +of +freedom +appears +to +reason +to +be +a +senseless +contradiction +like +the +possibility +of +performing +two +actions +at +one +and +the +same +instant +of +time +, +or +of +an +effect +without +a +cause +, +that +only +proves +that +consciousness +is +not +subject +to +reason +. +This +unshakable +, +irrefutable +consciousness +of +freedom +, +uncontrolled +by +experiment +or +argument +, +recognized +by +all +thinkers +and +felt +by +everyone +without +exception +, +this +consciousness +without +which +no +conception +of +man +is +possible +constitutes +the +other +side +of +the +question +. +Man +is +the +creation +of +an +all-powerful +, +all-good +, +and +all-seeing +God +. +What +is +sin +, +the +conception +of +which +arises +from +the +consciousness +of +man +’ +s +freedom +? +That +is +a +question +for +theology +. +The +actions +of +men +are +subject +to +general +immutable +laws +expressed +in +statistics +. +What +is +man +’ +s +responsibility +to +society +, +the +conception +of +which +results +from +the +conception +of +freedom +? +That +is +a +question +for +jurisprudence +. +Man +’ +s +actions +proceed +from +his +innate +character +and +the +motives +acting +upon +him +. +What +is +conscience +and +the +perception +of +right +and +wrong +in +actions +that +follows +from +the +consciousness +of +freedom +? +That +is +a +question +for +ethics +. +Man +in +connection +with +the +general +life +of +humanity +appears +subject +to +laws +which +determine +that +life +. +But +the +same +man +apart +from +that +connection +appears +to +be +free +. +How +should +the +past +life +of +nations +and +of +humanity +be +regarded—as +the +result +of +the +free +, +or +as +the +result +of +the +constrained +, +activity +of +man +? +That +is +a +question +for +history +. +Only +in +our +self-confident +day +of +the +popularization +of +knowledge—thanks +to +that +most +powerful +engine +of +ignorance +, +the +diffusion +of +printed +matter—has +the +question +of +the +freedom +of +will +been +put +on +a +level +on +which +the +question +itself +can +not +exist +. +In +our +time +the +majority +of +so-called +advanced +people—that +is +, +the +crowd +of +ignoramuses—have +taken +the +work +of +the +naturalists +who +deal +with +one +side +of +the +question +for +a +solution +of +the +whole +problem +. +They +say +and +write +and +print +that +the +soul +and +freedom +do +not +exist +, +for +the +life +of +man +is +expressed +by +muscular +movements +and +muscular +movements +are +conditioned +by +the +activity +of +the +nerves +; +the +soul +and +free +will +do +not +exist +because +at +an +unknown +period +of +time +we +sprang +from +the +apes +. +They +say +this +, +not +at +all +suspecting +that +thousands +of +years +ago +that +same +law +of +necessity +which +with +such +ardor +they +are +now +trying +to +prove +by +physiology +and +comparative +zoology +was +not +merely +acknowledged +by +all +the +religions +and +all +the +thinkers +, +but +has +never +been +denied +. +They +do +not +see +that +the +role +of +the +natural +sciences +in +this +matter +is +merely +to +serve +as +an +instrument +for +the +illumination +of +one +side +of +it +. +For +the +fact +that +, +from +the +point +of +view +of +observation +, +reason +and +the +will +are +merely +secretions +of +the +brain +, +and +that +man +following +the +general +law +may +have +developed +from +lower +animals +at +some +unknown +period +of +time +, +only +explains +from +a +fresh +side +the +truth +admitted +thousands +of +years +ago +by +all +the +religious +and +philosophic +theories—that +from +the +point +of +view +of +reason +man +is +subject +to +the +law +of +necessity +; +but +it +does +not +advance +by +a +hair +’ +s +breadth +the +solution +of +the +question +, +which +has +another +, +opposite +, +side +, +based +on +the +consciousness +of +freedom +. +If +men +descended +from +the +apes +at +an +unknown +period +of +time +, +that +is +as +comprehensible +as +that +they +were +made +from +a +handful +of +earth +at +a +certain +period +of +time +( +in +the +first +case +the +unknown +quantity +is +the +time +, +in +the +second +case +it +is +the +origin +) +; +and +the +question +of +how +man +’ +s +consciousness +of +freedom +is +to +be +reconciled +with +the +law +of +necessity +to +which +he +is +subject +can +not +be +solved +by +comparative +physiology +and +zoology +, +for +in +a +frog +, +a +rabbit +, +or +an +ape +, +we +can +observe +only +the +muscular +nervous +activity +, +but +in +man +we +observe +consciousness +as +well +as +the +muscular +and +nervous +activity +. +The +naturalists +and +their +followers +, +thinking +they +can +solve +this +question +, +are +like +plasterers +set +to +plaster +one +side +of +the +walls +of +a +church +who +, +availing +themselves +of +the +absence +of +the +chief +superintendent +of +the +work +, +should +in +an +access +of +zeal +plaster +over +the +windows +, +icons +, +woodwork +, +and +still +unbuttressed +walls +, +and +should +be +delighted +that +from +their +point +of +view +as +plasterers +, +everything +is +now +so +smooth +and +regular +. +CHAPTER +IX +For +the +solution +of +the +question +of +free +will +or +inevitability +, +history +has +this +advantage +over +other +branches +of +knowledge +in +which +the +question +is +dealt +with +, +that +for +history +this +question +does +not +refer +to +the +essence +of +man +’ +s +free +will +but +its +manifestation +in +the +past +and +under +certain +conditions +. +In +regard +to +this +question +, +history +stands +to +the +other +sciences +as +experimental +science +stands +to +abstract +science +. +The +subject +for +history +is +not +man +’ +s +will +itself +but +our +presentation +of +it +. +And +so +for +history +, +the +insoluble +mystery +presented +by +the +incompatibility +of +free +will +and +inevitability +does +not +exist +as +it +does +for +theology +, +ethics +, +and +philosophy +. +History +surveys +a +presentation +of +man +’ +s +life +in +which +the +union +of +these +two +contradictions +has +already +taken +place +. +In +actual +life +each +historic +event +, +each +human +action +, +is +very +clearly +and +definitely +understood +without +any +sense +of +contradiction +, +although +each +event +presents +itself +as +partly +free +and +partly +compulsory +. +To +solve +the +question +of +how +freedom +and +necessity +are +combined +and +what +constitutes +the +essence +of +these +two +conceptions +, +the +philosophy +of +history +can +and +should +follow +a +path +contrary +to +that +taken +by +other +sciences +. +Instead +of +first +defining +the +conceptions +of +freedom +and +inevitability +in +themselves +, +and +then +ranging +the +phenomena +of +life +under +those +definitions +, +history +should +deduce +a +definition +of +the +conception +of +freedom +and +inevitability +themselves +from +the +immense +quantity +of +phenomena +of +which +it +is +cognizant +and +that +always +appear +dependent +on +these +two +elements +. +Whatever +presentation +of +the +activity +of +many +men +or +of +an +individual +we +may +consider +, +we +always +regard +it +as +the +result +partly +of +man +’ +s +free +will +and +partly +of +the +law +of +inevitability +. +Whether +we +speak +of +the +migration +of +the +peoples +and +the +incursions +of +the +barbarians +, +or +of +the +decrees +of +Napoleon +III +, +or +of +someone +’ +s +action +an +hour +ago +in +choosing +one +direction +out +of +several +for +his +walk +, +we +are +unconscious +of +any +contradiction +. +The +degree +of +freedom +and +inevitability +governing +the +actions +of +these +people +is +clearly +defined +for +us +. +Our +conception +of +the +degree +of +freedom +often +varies +according +to +differences +in +the +point +of +view +from +which +we +regard +the +event +, +but +every +human +action +appears +to +us +as +a +certain +combination +of +freedom +and +inevitability +. +In +every +action +we +examine +we +see +a +certain +measure +of +freedom +and +a +certain +measure +of +inevitability +. +And +always +the +more +freedom +we +see +in +any +action +the +less +inevitability +do +we +perceive +, +and +the +more +inevitability +the +less +freedom +. +The +proportion +of +freedom +to +inevitability +decreases +and +increases +according +to +the +point +of +view +from +which +the +action +is +regarded +, +but +their +relation +is +always +one +of +inverse +proportion +. +A +sinking +man +who +clutches +at +another +and +drowns +him +; +or +a +hungry +mother +exhausted +by +feeding +her +baby +, +who +steals +some +food +; +or +a +man +trained +to +discipline +who +on +duty +at +the +word +of +command +kills +a +defenseless +man—seem +less +guilty +, +that +is +, +less +free +and +more +subject +to +the +law +of +necessity +, +to +one +who +knows +the +circumstances +in +which +these +people +were +placed +, +and +more +free +to +one +who +does +not +know +that +the +man +was +himself +drowning +, +that +the +mother +was +hungry +, +that +the +soldier +was +in +the +ranks +, +and +so +on +. +Similarly +a +man +who +committed +a +murder +twenty +years +ago +and +has +since +lived +peaceably +and +harmlessly +in +society +seems +less +guilty +and +his +action +more +due +to +the +law +of +inevitability +, +to +someone +who +considers +his +action +after +twenty +years +have +elapsed +than +to +one +who +examined +it +the +day +after +it +was +committed +. +And +in +the +same +way +every +action +of +an +insane +, +intoxicated +, +or +highly +excited +man +appears +less +free +and +more +inevitable +to +one +who +knows +the +mental +condition +of +him +who +committed +the +action +, +and +seems +more +free +and +less +inevitable +to +one +who +does +not +know +it +. +In +all +these +cases +the +conception +of +freedom +is +increased +or +diminished +and +the +conception +of +compulsion +is +correspondingly +decreased +or +increased +, +according +to +the +point +of +view +from +which +the +action +is +regarded +. +So +that +the +greater +the +conception +of +necessity +the +smaller +the +conception +of +freedom +and +vice +versa +. +Religion +, +the +common +sense +of +mankind +, +the +science +of +jurisprudence +, +and +history +itself +understand +alike +this +relation +between +necessity +and +freedom +. +All +cases +without +exception +in +which +our +conception +of +freedom +and +necessity +is +increased +and +diminished +depend +on +three +considerations +: +( +1 +) +The +relation +to +the +external +world +of +the +man +who +commits +the +deeds +. +( +2 +) +His +relation +to +time +. +( +3 +) +His +relation +to +the +causes +leading +to +the +action +. +The +first +consideration +is +the +clearness +of +our +perception +of +the +man +’ +s +relation +to +the +external +world +and +the +greater +or +lesser +clearness +of +our +understanding +of +the +definite +position +occupied +by +the +man +in +relation +to +everything +coexisting +with +him +. +This +is +what +makes +it +evident +that +a +drowning +man +is +less +free +and +more +subject +to +necessity +than +one +standing +on +dry +ground +, +and +that +makes +the +actions +of +a +man +closely +connected +with +others +in +a +thickly +populated +district +, +or +of +one +bound +by +family +, +official +, +or +business +duties +, +seem +certainly +less +free +and +more +subject +to +necessity +than +those +of +a +man +living +in +solitude +and +seclusion +. +If +we +consider +a +man +alone +, +apart +from +his +relation +to +everything +around +him +, +each +action +of +his +seems +to +us +free +. +But +if +we +see +his +relation +to +anything +around +him +, +if +we +see +his +connection +with +anything +whatever—with +a +man +who +speaks +to +him +, +a +book +he +reads +, +the +work +on +which +he +is +engaged +, +even +with +the +air +he +breathes +or +the +light +that +falls +on +the +things +about +him—we +see +that +each +of +these +circumstances +has +an +influence +on +him +and +controls +at +least +some +side +of +his +activity +. +And +the +more +we +perceive +of +these +influences +the +more +our +conception +of +his +freedom +diminishes +and +the +more +our +conception +of +the +necessity +that +weighs +on +him +increases +. +The +second +consideration +is +the +more +or +less +evident +time +relation +of +the +man +to +the +world +and +the +clearness +of +our +perception +of +the +place +the +man +’ +s +action +occupies +in +time +. +That +is +the +ground +which +makes +the +fall +of +the +first +man +, +resulting +in +the +production +of +the +human +race +, +appear +evidently +less +free +than +a +man +’ +s +entry +into +marriage +today +. +It +is +the +reason +why +the +life +and +activity +of +people +who +lived +centuries +ago +and +are +connected +with +me +in +time +can +not +seem +to +me +as +free +as +the +life +of +a +contemporary +, +the +consequences +of +which +are +still +unknown +to +me +. +The +degree +of +our +conception +of +freedom +or +inevitability +depends +in +this +respect +on +the +greater +or +lesser +lapse +of +time +between +the +performance +of +the +action +and +our +judgment +of +it +. +If +I +examine +an +act +I +performed +a +moment +ago +in +approximately +the +same +circumstances +as +those +I +am +in +now +, +my +action +appears +to +me +undoubtedly +free +. +But +if +I +examine +an +act +performed +a +month +ago +, +then +being +in +different +circumstances +, +I +can +not +help +recognizing +that +if +that +act +had +not +been +committed +much +that +resulted +from +it—good +, +agreeable +, +and +even +essential—would +not +have +taken +place +. +If +I +reflect +on +an +action +still +more +remote +, +ten +years +ago +or +more +, +then +the +consequences +of +my +action +are +still +plainer +to +me +and +I +find +it +hard +to +imagine +what +would +have +happened +had +that +action +not +been +performed +. +The +farther +I +go +back +in +memory +, +or +what +is +the +same +thing +the +farther +I +go +forward +in +my +judgment +, +the +more +doubtful +becomes +my +belief +in +the +freedom +of +my +action +. +In +history +we +find +a +very +similar +progress +of +conviction +concerning +the +part +played +by +free +will +in +the +general +affairs +of +humanity +. +A +contemporary +event +seems +to +us +to +be +indubitably +the +doing +of +all +the +known +participants +, +but +with +a +more +remote +event +we +already +see +its +inevitable +results +which +prevent +our +considering +anything +else +possible +. +And +the +farther +we +go +back +in +examining +events +the +less +arbitrary +do +they +appear +. +The +Austro-Prussian +war +appears +to +us +undoubtedly +the +result +of +the +crafty +conduct +of +Bismarck +, +and +so +on +. +The +Napoleonic +wars +still +seem +to +us +, +though +already +questionably +, +to +be +the +outcome +of +their +heroes +’ +will +. +But +in +the +Crusades +we +already +see +an +event +occupying +its +definite +place +in +history +and +without +which +we +can +not +imagine +the +modern +history +of +Europe +, +though +to +the +chroniclers +of +the +Crusades +that +event +appeared +as +merely +due +to +the +will +of +certain +people +. +In +regard +to +the +migration +of +the +peoples +it +does +not +enter +anyone +’ +s +head +today +to +suppose +that +the +renovation +of +the +European +world +depended +on +Attila +’ +s +caprice +. +The +farther +back +in +history +the +object +of +our +observation +lies +, +the +more +doubtful +does +the +free +will +of +those +concerned +in +the +event +become +and +the +more +manifest +the +law +of +inevitability +. +The +third +consideration +is +the +degree +to +which +we +apprehend +that +endless +chain +of +causation +inevitably +demanded +by +reason +, +in +which +each +phenomenon +comprehended +, +and +therefore +man +’ +s +every +action +, +must +have +its +definite +place +as +a +result +of +what +has +gone +before +and +as +a +cause +of +what +will +follow +. +The +better +we +are +acquainted +with +the +physiological +, +psychological +, +and +historical +laws +deduced +by +observation +and +by +which +man +is +controlled +, +and +the +more +correctly +we +perceive +the +physiological +, +psychological +, +and +historical +causes +of +the +action +, +and +the +simpler +the +action +we +are +observing +and +the +less +complex +the +character +and +mind +of +the +man +in +question +, +the +more +subject +to +inevitability +and +the +less +free +do +our +actions +and +those +of +others +appear +. +When +we +do +not +at +all +understand +the +cause +of +an +action +, +whether +a +crime +, +a +good +action +, +or +even +one +that +is +simply +nonmoral +, +we +ascribe +a +greater +amount +of +freedom +to +it +. +In +the +case +of +a +crime +we +most +urgently +demand +the +punishment +for +such +an +act +; +in +the +case +of +a +virtuous +act +we +rate +its +merit +most +highly +. +In +an +indifferent +case +we +recognize +in +it +more +individuality +, +originality +, +and +independence +. +But +if +even +one +of +the +innumerable +causes +of +the +act +is +known +to +us +we +recognize +a +certain +element +of +necessity +and +are +less +insistent +on +punishment +for +the +crime +, +or +the +acknowledgment +of +the +merit +of +the +virtuous +act +, +or +the +freedom +of +the +apparently +original +action +. +That +a +criminal +was +reared +among +malefactors +mitigates +his +fault +in +our +eyes +. +The +self-sacrifice +of +a +father +or +mother +, +or +self-sacrifice +with +the +possibility +of +a +reward +, +is +more +comprehensible +than +gratuitous +self-sacrifice +, +and +therefore +seems +less +deserving +of +sympathy +and +less +the +result +of +free +will +. +The +founder +of +a +sect +or +party +, +or +an +inventor +, +impresses +us +less +when +we +know +how +or +by +what +the +way +was +prepared +for +his +activity +. +If +we +have +a +large +range +of +examples +, +if +our +observation +is +constantly +directed +to +seeking +the +correlation +of +cause +and +effect +in +people +’ +s +actions +, +their +actions +appear +to +us +more +under +compulsion +and +less +free +the +more +correctly +we +connect +the +effects +with +the +causes +. +If +we +examined +simple +actions +and +had +a +vast +number +of +such +actions +under +observation +, +our +conception +of +their +inevitability +would +be +still +greater +. +The +dishonest +conduct +of +the +son +of +a +dishonest +father +, +the +misconduct +of +a +woman +who +had +fallen +into +bad +company +, +a +drunkard +’ +s +relapse +into +drunkenness +, +and +so +on +are +actions +that +seem +to +us +less +free +the +better +we +understand +their +cause +. +If +the +man +whose +actions +we +are +considering +is +on +a +very +low +stage +of +mental +development +, +like +a +child +, +a +madman +, +or +a +simpleton—then +, +knowing +the +causes +of +the +act +and +the +simplicity +of +the +character +and +intelligence +in +question +, +we +see +so +large +an +element +of +necessity +and +so +little +free +will +that +as +soon +as +we +know +the +cause +prompting +the +action +we +can +foretell +the +result +. +On +these +three +considerations +alone +is +based +the +conception +of +irresponsibility +for +crimes +and +the +extenuating +circumstances +admitted +by +all +legislative +codes +. +The +responsibility +appears +greater +or +less +according +to +our +greater +or +lesser +knowledge +of +the +circumstances +in +which +the +man +was +placed +whose +action +is +being +judged +, +and +according +to +the +greater +or +lesser +interval +of +time +between +the +commission +of +the +action +and +its +investigation +, +and +according +to +the +greater +or +lesser +understanding +of +the +causes +that +led +to +the +action +. +CHAPTER +X +Thus +our +conception +of +free +will +and +inevitability +gradually +diminishes +or +increases +according +to +the +greater +or +lesser +connection +with +the +external +world +, +the +greater +or +lesser +remoteness +of +time +, +and +the +greater +or +lesser +dependence +on +the +causes +in +relation +to +which +we +contemplate +a +man +’ +s +life +. +So +that +if +we +examine +the +case +of +a +man +whose +connection +with +the +external +world +is +well +known +, +where +the +time +between +the +action +and +its +examination +is +great +, +and +where +the +causes +of +the +action +are +most +accessible +, +we +get +the +conception +of +a +maximum +of +inevitability +and +a +minimum +of +free +will +. +If +we +examine +a +man +little +dependent +on +external +conditions +, +whose +action +was +performed +very +recently +, +and +the +causes +of +whose +action +are +beyond +our +ken +, +we +get +the +conception +of +a +minimum +of +inevitability +and +a +maximum +of +freedom +. +In +neither +case—however +we +may +change +our +point +of +view +, +however +plain +we +may +make +to +ourselves +the +connection +between +the +man +and +the +external +world +, +however +inaccessible +it +may +be +to +us +, +however +long +or +short +the +period +of +time +, +however +intelligible +or +incomprehensible +the +causes +of +the +action +may +be—can +we +ever +conceive +either +complete +freedom +or +complete +necessity +. +( +1 +) +To +whatever +degree +we +may +imagine +a +man +to +be +exempt +from +the +influence +of +the +external +world +, +we +never +get +a +conception +of +freedom +in +space +. +Every +human +action +is +inevitably +conditioned +by +what +surrounds +him +and +by +his +own +body +. +I +lift +my +arm +and +let +it +fall +. +My +action +seems +to +me +free +; +but +asking +myself +whether +I +could +raise +my +arm +in +every +direction +, +I +see +that +I +raised +it +in +the +direction +in +which +there +was +least +obstruction +to +that +action +either +from +things +around +me +or +from +the +construction +of +my +own +body +. +I +chose +one +out +of +all +the +possible +directions +because +in +it +there +were +fewest +obstacles +. +For +my +action +to +be +free +it +was +necessary +that +it +should +encounter +no +obstacles +. +To +conceive +of +a +man +being +free +we +must +imagine +him +outside +space +, +which +is +evidently +impossible +. +( +2 +) +However +much +we +approximate +the +time +of +judgment +to +the +time +of +the +deed +, +we +never +get +a +conception +of +freedom +in +time +. +For +if +I +examine +an +action +committed +a +second +ago +I +must +still +recognize +it +as +not +being +free +, +for +it +is +irrevocably +linked +to +the +moment +at +which +it +was +committed +. +Can +I +lift +my +arm +? +I +lift +it +, +but +ask +myself +: +could +I +have +abstained +from +lifting +my +arm +at +the +moment +that +has +already +passed +? +To +convince +myself +of +this +I +do +not +lift +it +the +next +moment +. +But +I +am +not +now +abstaining +from +doing +so +at +the +first +moment +when +I +asked +the +question +. +Time +has +gone +by +which +I +could +not +detain +, +the +arm +I +then +lifted +is +no +longer +the +same +as +the +arm +I +now +refrain +from +lifting +, +nor +is +the +air +in +which +I +lifted +it +the +same +that +now +surrounds +me +. +The +moment +in +which +the +first +movement +was +made +is +irrevocable +, +and +at +that +moment +I +could +make +only +one +movement +, +and +whatever +movement +I +made +would +be +the +only +one +. +That +I +did +not +lift +my +arm +a +moment +later +does +not +prove +that +I +could +have +abstained +from +lifting +it +then +. +And +since +I +could +make +only +one +movement +at +that +single +moment +of +time +, +it +could +not +have +been +any +other +. +To +imagine +it +as +free +, +it +is +necessary +to +imagine +it +in +the +present +, +on +the +boundary +between +the +past +and +the +future—that +is +, +outside +time +, +which +is +impossible +. +( +3 +) +However +much +the +difficulty +of +understanding +the +causes +may +be +increased +, +we +never +reach +a +conception +of +complete +freedom +, +that +is +, +an +absence +of +cause +. +However +inaccessible +to +us +may +be +the +cause +of +the +expression +of +will +in +any +action +, +our +own +or +another +’ +s +, +the +first +demand +of +reason +is +the +assumption +of +and +search +for +a +cause +, +for +without +a +cause +no +phenomenon +is +conceivable +. +I +raise +my +arm +to +perform +an +action +independently +of +any +cause +, +but +my +wish +to +perform +an +action +without +a +cause +is +the +cause +of +my +action +. +But +even +if—imagining +a +man +quite +exempt +from +all +influences +, +examining +only +his +momentary +action +in +the +present +, +unevoked +by +any +cause—we +were +to +admit +so +infinitely +small +a +remainder +of +inevitability +as +equaled +zero +, +we +should +even +then +not +have +arrived +at +the +conception +of +complete +freedom +in +man +, +for +a +being +uninfluenced +by +the +external +world +, +standing +outside +of +time +and +independent +of +cause +, +is +no +longer +a +man +. +In +the +same +way +we +can +never +imagine +the +action +of +a +man +quite +devoid +of +freedom +and +entirely +subject +to +the +law +of +inevitability +. +( +1 +) +However +we +may +increase +our +knowledge +of +the +conditions +of +space +in +which +man +is +situated +, +that +knowledge +can +never +be +complete +, +for +the +number +of +those +conditions +is +as +infinite +as +the +infinity +of +space +. +And +therefore +so +long +as +not +all +the +conditions +influencing +men +are +defined +, +there +is +no +complete +inevitability +but +a +certain +measure +of +freedom +remains +. +( +2 +) +However +we +may +prolong +the +period +of +time +between +the +action +we +are +examining +and +the +judgment +upon +it +, +that +period +will +be +finite +, +while +time +is +infinite +, +and +so +in +this +respect +too +there +can +never +be +absolute +inevitability +. +( +3 +) +However +accessible +may +be +the +chain +of +causation +of +any +action +, +we +shall +never +know +the +whole +chain +since +it +is +endless +, +and +so +again +we +never +reach +absolute +inevitability +. +But +besides +this +, +even +if +, +admitting +the +remaining +minimum +of +freedom +to +equal +zero +, +we +assumed +in +some +given +case—as +for +instance +in +that +of +a +dying +man +, +an +unborn +babe +, +or +an +idiot—complete +absence +of +freedom +, +by +so +doing +we +should +destroy +the +very +conception +of +man +in +the +case +we +are +examining +, +for +as +soon +as +there +is +no +freedom +there +is +also +no +man +. +And +so +the +conception +of +the +action +of +a +man +subject +solely +to +the +law +of +inevitability +without +any +element +of +freedom +is +just +as +impossible +as +the +conception +of +a +man +’ +s +completely +free +action +. +And +so +to +imagine +the +action +of +a +man +entirely +subject +to +the +law +of +inevitability +without +any +freedom +, +we +must +assume +the +knowledge +of +an +infinite +number +of +space +relations +, +an +infinitely +long +period +of +time +, +and +an +infinite +series +of +causes +. +To +imagine +a +man +perfectly +free +and +not +subject +to +the +law +of +inevitability +, +we +must +imagine +him +all +alone +, +beyond +space +, +beyond +time +, +and +free +from +dependence +on +cause +. +In +the +first +case +, +if +inevitability +were +possible +without +freedom +we +should +have +reached +a +definition +of +inevitability +by +the +laws +of +inevitability +itself +, +that +is +, +a +mere +form +without +content +. +In +the +second +case +, +if +freedom +were +possible +without +inevitability +we +should +have +arrived +at +unconditioned +freedom +beyond +space +, +time +, +and +cause +, +which +by +the +fact +of +its +being +unconditioned +and +unlimited +would +be +nothing +, +or +mere +content +without +form +. +We +should +in +fact +have +reached +those +two +fundamentals +of +which +man +’ +s +whole +outlook +on +the +universe +is +constructed—the +incomprehensible +essence +of +life +, +and +the +laws +defining +that +essence +. +Reason +says +: +( +1 +) +space +with +all +the +forms +of +matter +that +give +it +visibility +is +infinite +, +and +can +not +be +imagined +otherwise +. +( +2 +) +Time +is +infinite +motion +without +a +moment +of +rest +and +is +unthinkable +otherwise +. +( +3 +) +The +connection +between +cause +and +effect +has +no +beginning +and +can +have +no +end +. +Consciousness +says +: +( +1 +) +I +alone +am +, +and +all +that +exists +is +but +me +, +consequently +I +include +space +. +( +2 +) +I +measure +flowing +time +by +the +fixed +moment +of +the +present +in +which +alone +I +am +conscious +of +myself +as +living +, +consequently +I +am +outside +time +. +( +3 +) +I +am +beyond +cause +, +for +I +feel +myself +to +be +the +cause +of +every +manifestation +of +my +life +. +Reason +gives +expression +to +the +laws +of +inevitability +. +Consciousness +gives +expression +to +the +essence +of +freedom +. +Freedom +not +limited +by +anything +is +the +essence +of +life +, +in +man +’ +s +consciousness +. +Inevitability +without +content +is +man +’ +s +reason +in +its +three +forms +. +Freedom +is +the +thing +examined +. +Inevitability +is +what +examines +. +Freedom +is +the +content +. +Inevitability +is +the +form +. +Only +by +separating +the +two +sources +of +cognition +, +related +to +one +another +as +form +to +content +, +do +we +get +the +mutually +exclusive +and +separately +incomprehensible +conceptions +of +freedom +and +inevitability +. +Only +by +uniting +them +do +we +get +a +clear +conception +of +man +’ +s +life +. +Apart +from +these +two +concepts +which +in +their +union +mutually +define +one +another +as +form +and +content +, +no +conception +of +life +is +possible +. +All +that +we +know +of +the +life +of +man +is +merely +a +certain +relation +of +free +will +to +inevitability +, +that +is +, +of +consciousness +to +the +laws +of +reason +. +All +that +we +know +of +the +external +world +of +nature +is +only +a +certain +relation +of +the +forces +of +nature +to +inevitability +, +or +of +the +essence +of +life +to +the +laws +of +reason +. +The +great +natural +forces +lie +outside +us +and +we +are +not +conscious +of +them +; +we +call +those +forces +gravitation +, +inertia +, +electricity +, +animal +force +, +and +so +on +, +but +we +are +conscious +of +the +force +of +life +in +man +and +we +call +that +freedom +. +But +just +as +the +force +of +gravitation +, +incomprehensible +in +itself +but +felt +by +every +man +, +is +understood +by +us +only +to +the +extent +to +which +we +know +the +laws +of +inevitability +to +which +it +is +subject +( +from +the +first +knowledge +that +all +bodies +have +weight +, +up +to +Newton +’ +s +law +) +, +so +too +the +force +of +free +will +, +incomprehensible +in +itself +but +of +which +everyone +is +conscious +, +is +intelligible +to +us +only +in +as +far +as +we +know +the +laws +of +inevitability +to +which +it +is +subject +( +from +the +fact +that +every +man +dies +, +up +to +the +knowledge +of +the +most +complex +economic +and +historic +laws +) +. +All +knowledge +is +merely +a +bringing +of +this +essence +of +life +under +the +laws +of +reason +. +Man +’ +s +free +will +differs +from +every +other +force +in +that +man +is +directly +conscious +of +it +, +but +in +the +eyes +of +reason +it +in +no +way +differs +from +any +other +force +. +The +forces +of +gravitation +, +electricity +, +or +chemical +affinity +are +only +distinguished +from +one +another +in +that +they +are +differently +defined +by +reason +. +Just +so +the +force +of +man +’ +s +free +will +is +distinguished +by +reason +from +the +other +forces +of +nature +only +by +the +definition +reason +gives +it +. +Freedom +, +apart +from +necessity +, +that +is +, +apart +from +the +laws +of +reason +that +define +it +, +differs +in +no +way +from +gravitation +, +or +heat +, +or +the +force +that +makes +things +grow +; +for +reason +, +it +is +only +a +momentary +undefinable +sensation +of +life +. +And +as +the +undefinable +essence +of +the +force +moving +the +heavenly +bodies +, +the +undefinable +essence +of +the +forces +of +heat +and +electricity +, +or +of +chemical +affinity +, +or +of +the +vital +force +, +forms +the +content +of +astronomy +, +physics +, +chemistry +, +botany +, +zoology +, +and +so +on +, +just +in +the +same +way +does +the +force +of +free +will +form +the +content +of +history +. +But +just +as +the +subject +of +every +science +is +the +manifestation +of +this +unknown +essence +of +life +while +that +essence +itself +can +only +be +the +subject +of +metaphysics +, +even +the +manifestation +of +the +force +of +free +will +in +human +beings +in +space +, +in +time +, +and +in +dependence +on +cause +forms +the +subject +of +history +, +while +free +will +itself +is +the +subject +of +metaphysics +. +In +the +experimental +sciences +what +we +know +we +call +the +laws +of +inevitability +, +what +is +unknown +to +us +we +call +vital +force +. +Vital +force +is +only +an +expression +for +the +unknown +remainder +over +and +above +what +we +know +of +the +essence +of +life +. +So +also +in +history +what +is +known +to +us +we +call +laws +of +inevitability +, +what +is +unknown +we +call +free +will +. +Free +will +is +for +history +only +an +expression +for +the +unknown +remainder +of +what +we +know +about +the +laws +of +human +life +. +CHAPTER +XI +History +examines +the +manifestations +of +man +’ +s +free +will +in +connection +with +the +external +world +in +time +and +in +dependence +on +cause +, +that +is +, +it +defines +this +freedom +by +the +laws +of +reason +, +and +so +history +is +a +science +only +in +so +far +as +this +free +will +is +defined +by +those +laws +. +The +recognition +of +man +’ +s +free +will +as +something +capable +of +influencing +historical +events +, +that +is +, +as +not +subject +to +laws +, +is +the +same +for +history +as +the +recognition +of +a +free +force +moving +the +heavenly +bodies +would +be +for +astronomy +. +That +assumption +would +destroy +the +possibility +of +the +existence +of +laws +, +that +is +, +of +any +science +whatever +. +If +there +is +even +a +single +body +moving +freely +, +then +the +laws +of +Kepler +and +Newton +are +negatived +and +no +conception +of +the +movement +of +the +heavenly +bodies +any +longer +exists +. +If +any +single +action +is +due +to +free +will +, +then +not +a +single +historical +law +can +exist +, +nor +any +conception +of +historical +events +. +For +history +, +lines +exist +of +the +movement +of +human +wills +, +one +end +of +which +is +hidden +in +the +unknown +but +at +the +other +end +of +which +a +consciousness +of +man +’ +s +will +in +the +present +moves +in +space +, +time +, +and +dependence +on +cause +. +The +more +this +field +of +motion +spreads +out +before +our +eyes +, +the +more +evident +are +the +laws +of +that +movement +. +To +discover +and +define +those +laws +is +the +problem +of +history +. +From +the +standpoint +from +which +the +science +of +history +now +regards +its +subject +on +the +path +it +now +follows +, +seeking +the +causes +of +events +in +man +’ +s +free +will +, +a +scientific +enunciation +of +those +laws +is +impossible +, +for +however +man +’ +s +free +will +may +be +restricted +, +as +soon +as +we +recognize +it +as +a +force +not +subject +to +law +, +the +existence +of +law +becomes +impossible +. +Only +by +reducing +this +element +of +free +will +to +the +infinitesimal +, +that +is +, +by +regarding +it +as +an +infinitely +small +quantity +, +can +we +convince +ourselves +of +the +absolute +inaccessibility +of +the +causes +, +and +then +instead +of +seeking +causes +, +history +will +take +the +discovery +of +laws +as +its +problem +. +The +search +for +these +laws +has +long +been +begun +and +the +new +methods +of +thought +which +history +must +adopt +are +being +worked +out +simultaneously +with +the +self-destruction +toward +which—ever +dissecting +and +dissecting +the +causes +of +phenomena—the +old +method +of +history +is +moving +. +All +human +sciences +have +traveled +along +that +path +. +Arriving +at +infinitesimals +, +mathematics +, +the +most +exact +of +sciences +, +abandons +the +process +of +analysis +and +enters +on +the +new +process +of +the +integration +of +unknown +, +infinitely +small +, +quantities +. +Abandoning +the +conception +of +cause +, +mathematics +seeks +law +, +that +is +, +the +property +common +to +all +unknown +, +infinitely +small +, +elements +. +In +another +form +but +along +the +same +path +of +reflection +the +other +sciences +have +proceeded +. +When +Newton +enunciated +the +law +of +gravity +he +did +not +say +that +the +sun +or +the +earth +had +a +property +of +attraction +; +he +said +that +all +bodies +from +the +largest +to +the +smallest +have +the +property +of +attracting +one +another +, +that +is +, +leaving +aside +the +question +of +the +cause +of +the +movement +of +the +bodies +, +he +expressed +the +property +common +to +all +bodies +from +the +infinitely +large +to +the +infinitely +small +. +The +same +is +done +by +the +natural +sciences +: +leaving +aside +the +question +of +cause +, +they +seek +for +laws +. +History +stands +on +the +same +path +. +And +if +history +has +for +its +object +the +study +of +the +movement +of +the +nations +and +of +humanity +and +not +the +narration +of +episodes +in +the +lives +of +individuals +, +it +too +, +setting +aside +the +conception +of +cause +, +should +seek +the +laws +common +to +all +the +inseparably +interconnected +infinitesimal +elements +of +free +will +. +CHAPTER +XII +From +the +time +the +law +of +Copernicus +was +discovered +and +proved +, +the +mere +recognition +of +the +fact +that +it +was +not +the +sun +but +the +earth +that +moves +sufficed +to +destroy +the +whole +cosmography +of +the +ancients +. +By +disproving +that +law +it +might +have +been +possible +to +retain +the +old +conception +of +the +movements +of +the +bodies +, +but +without +disproving +it +, +it +would +seem +impossible +to +continue +studying +the +Ptolemaic +worlds +. +But +even +after +the +discovery +of +the +law +of +Copernicus +the +Ptolemaic +worlds +were +still +studied +for +a +long +time +. +From +the +time +the +first +person +said +and +proved +that +the +number +of +births +or +of +crimes +is +subject +to +mathematical +laws +, +and +that +this +or +that +mode +of +government +is +determined +by +certain +geographical +and +economic +conditions +, +and +that +certain +relations +of +population +to +soil +produce +migrations +of +peoples +, +the +foundations +on +which +history +had +been +built +were +destroyed +in +their +essence +. +By +refuting +these +new +laws +the +former +view +of +history +might +have +been +retained +; +but +without +refuting +them +it +would +seem +impossible +to +continue +studying +historic +events +as +the +results +of +man +’ +s +free +will +. +For +if +a +certain +mode +of +government +was +established +or +certain +migrations +of +peoples +took +place +in +consequence +of +such +and +such +geographic +, +ethnographic +, +or +economic +conditions +, +then +the +free +will +of +those +individuals +who +appear +to +us +to +have +established +that +mode +of +government +or +occasioned +the +migrations +can +no +longer +be +regarded +as +the +cause +. +And +yet +the +former +history +continues +to +be +studied +side +by +side +with +the +laws +of +statistics +, +geography +, +political +economy +, +comparative +philology +, +and +geology +, +which +directly +contradict +its +assumptions +. +The +struggle +between +the +old +views +and +the +new +was +long +and +stubbornly +fought +out +in +physical +philosophy +. +Theology +stood +on +guard +for +the +old +views +and +accused +the +new +of +violating +revelation +. +But +when +truth +conquered +, +theology +established +itself +just +as +firmly +on +the +new +foundation +. +Just +as +prolonged +and +stubborn +is +the +struggle +now +proceeding +between +the +old +and +the +new +conception +of +history +, +and +theology +in +the +same +way +stands +on +guard +for +the +old +view +, +and +accuses +the +new +view +of +subverting +revelation +. +In +the +one +case +as +in +the +other +, +on +both +sides +the +struggle +provokes +passion +and +stifles +truth +. +On +the +one +hand +there +is +fear +and +regret +for +the +loss +of +the +whole +edifice +constructed +through +the +ages +, +on +the +other +is +the +passion +for +destruction +. +To +the +men +who +fought +against +the +rising +truths +of +physical +philosophy +, +it +seemed +that +if +they +admitted +that +truth +it +would +destroy +faith +in +God +, +in +the +creation +of +the +firmament +, +and +in +the +miracle +of +Joshua +the +son +of +Nun +. +To +the +defenders +of +the +laws +of +Copernicus +and +Newton +, +to +Voltaire +for +example +, +it +seemed +that +the +laws +of +astronomy +destroyed +religion +, +and +he +utilized +the +law +of +gravitation +as +a +weapon +against +religion +. +Just +so +it +now +seems +as +if +we +have +only +to +admit +the +law +of +inevitability +, +to +destroy +the +conception +of +the +soul +, +of +good +and +evil +, +and +all +the +institutions +of +state +and +church +that +have +been +built +up +on +those +conceptions +. +So +too +, +like +Voltaire +in +his +time +, +uninvited +defenders +of +the +law +of +inevitability +today +use +that +law +as +a +weapon +against +religion +, +though +the +law +of +inevitability +in +history +, +like +the +law +of +Copernicus +in +astronomy +, +far +from +destroying +, +even +strengthens +the +foundation +on +which +the +institutions +of +state +and +church +are +erected +. +As +in +the +question +of +astronomy +then +, +so +in +the +question +of +history +now +, +the +whole +difference +of +opinion +is +based +on +the +recognition +or +nonrecognition +of +something +absolute +, +serving +as +the +measure +of +visible +phenomena +. +In +astronomy +it +was +the +immovability +of +the +earth +, +in +history +it +is +the +independence +of +personality—free +will +. +As +with +astronomy +the +difficulty +of +recognizing +the +motion +of +the +earth +lay +in +abandoning +the +immediate +sensation +of +the +earth +’ +s +fixity +and +of +the +motion +of +the +planets +, +so +in +history +the +difficulty +of +recognizing +the +subjection +of +personality +to +the +laws +of +space +, +time +, +and +cause +lies +in +renouncing +the +direct +feeling +of +the +independence +of +one +’ +s +own +personality +. +But +as +in +astronomy +the +new +view +said +: +“ +It +is +true +that +we +do +not +feel 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Inserts a value into the counter + pub fn insert(&mut self, v: V) { + let mut x = HASH::default(); + v.hash(&mut x); + let x = x.finish(); + let k: u32 = (x >> 58) as u32 % 64; + let x: u64 = x & 0x03FF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF; + + if x & (self.u - 1) == self.u - 1 { + if (self.sketch1 & (1_u64 << k)) == 0 { + self.count1 += 1; + }; + self.sketch1 |= 1 << k; + } + + if x & (4 * self.u - 1) == 4 * self.u - 1 { + if (self.sketch2 & (1_u64 << k)) == 0 { + self.count2 += 1; + }; + self.sketch2 |= 1 << k; + } + + if self.count1 >= 62 { + self.u *= 4; + self.sketch1 = self.sketch2; + self.count1 = self.count2; + self.sketch2 = 0; + self.count2 = 0; + } + } + #[inline] + #[must_use] + #[allow( + clippy::cast_precision_loss, + clippy::cast_possible_truncation, + clippy::cast_sign_loss + )] + /// Returns the cardinality estimate + pub fn count(&self) -> u64 { + let beta = 1.0 - (self.count1 as f64 / Self::M as f64); + let bias: f64 = 1.1 * (1.0 / beta).ln(); + ((self.u as f64) * (Self::M as f64) * bias) as u64 + } +} diff --git a/src/htb.rs b/src/htb.rs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6c7f614 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/htb.rs @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +pub(super) mod sketch; + +use std::hash::Hasher; + +use sketch::Sketch; + +use crate::M256; + +/// `HyperTwoBits` implementation that is fully stack allocated and generic to avoid branches for +/// different numbers of sub streams. +/// +/// Both the hasher and the sub stream size siaz can be customized, by default it uses `ahash` and `M256` +pub struct HyperTwoBits { + _hash: std::marker::PhantomData, + sketch: SKETCH, + count: u32, + t: u32, +} + +impl Default for HyperTwoBits { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + _hash: std::marker::PhantomData, + sketch: SKETCH::default(), + count: 0, + t: 1, + } + } +} + +impl HyperTwoBits { + const ALPHA: f64 = 0.988; + #[must_use] + /// Creates a new `HyperTwoBits` counter with specified hasher and bitset, + /// use `HyperTwoBits::default()` for default values. + pub fn new() -> Self { + Self { + _hash: std::marker::PhantomData, + sketch: BITS::default(), + count: 0, + t: 1, + } + } + #[inline] + #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] + /// Inserts a value into the counter + pub fn insert(&mut self, v: &V) { + let mut x = HASH::default(); + v.hash(&mut x); + let x = x.finish(); + // use most significant bits for k the rest for x + let k: u32 = (x >> BITS::K_SHIFT) as u32; + let x: u64 = x & BITS::X_MASK; + let mut count_changed = false; + + if x.trailing_ones() >= self.t && self.sketch.val(k) < 1 { + self.count += 1; + count_changed = true; + self.sketch.set(k, 1); + } + // 2^4 + if x.trailing_ones() >= self.t + 4 && self.sketch.val(k) < 2 { + self.sketch.set(k, 2); + } + + // 2^8 + if x.trailing_ones() >= self.t + 8 && self.sketch.val(k) < 3 { + self.sketch.set(k, 3); + } + + if count_changed && f64::from(self.count) >= Self::ALPHA * f64::from(BITS::M) { + self.sketch.decrement(); + self.count = self.sketch.count(); + self.t += 4; + } + } + + /// returns the estimated count. This function is non destructive + /// and can be called multiple times without changing the state of the counter + #[inline] + #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation, clippy::cast_sign_loss)] + pub fn count(&self) -> u64 { + let beta = 1.0 - f64::from(self.count) / f64::from(BITS::M); + let bias: f64 = (1.0 / beta).ln(); + ((2.0_f64.powf(f64::from(self.t))) * f64::from(BITS::M) * bias) as u64 + } +} + +#[cfg(test)] +mod tests { + + use super::*; + #[test] + fn htb64_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 24); + } + #[test] + fn htb128_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 48); + } + #[test] + fn htb256_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 80); + } + #[test] + fn htb512_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 144); + } + #[test] + fn htb1024_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 272); + } + #[test] + fn htb2048_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 528); + } + #[test] + fn htb4096_size() { + assert_eq!(std::mem::size_of::>(), 1040); + } +} diff --git a/src/htb/sketch.rs b/src/htb/sketch.rs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0cd4b00 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/htb/sketch.rs @@ -0,0 +1,417 @@ +/// Sketch storage for `HyperTwoBits` the trait is used +/// to implement optimized storage structs for each value of M +/// this allows us let the compilare avoid know exaclty what M is +/// and avoid conditionals, loops and branches. +pub trait Sketch: Default { + /// Number of substreams + const M: u32; + /// bitmask for x, the most significant bits n bits are used so that 2^n = M + /// this is pre-compuated into a const to let the compiler do it's magic + const X_MASK: u64; + /// number of bits to shift to get k, turns the most significant n bits into k + /// so that 2^n = M + const K_SHIFT: u32; + /// Fetches the value of the sketch at position k + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8; + /// Sets the value of the sketch at position k + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8); + /// Decrements the sketch + fn decrement(&mut self); + /// Returns the number of active sub streams in the sketch + fn count(&self) -> u32; +} + +/// M = 64, using two 64 bit integers to store the sketch +#[derive(Default)] +pub struct M64 { + lo: u64, + hi: u64, +} + +impl Sketch for M64 { + const M: u32 = 64; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0011_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 58; + #[inline] + #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + let hi = (self.hi >> k) as u8 & 1; + let lo = (self.lo >> k) as u8 & 1; + hi << 1 | lo + } + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + let v = u64::from(v); + self.hi = (self.hi & !(1 << k)) | (((v / 2) & 1) << k); + self.lo = (self.lo & !(1 << k)) | ((v & 1) << k); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + // calculate the sketch where each value is decremented by 1 + self.lo = self.hi & !self.lo; + self.hi &= !self.lo; + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + // count the number of sub channels that are active + // buy looking which have either the high and/or the low bit set + // and counting the ones in the value + let d = self.hi | self.lo; + d.count_ones() + } +} + +/// M = 128, using two 128 bit integers to store the sketch +/// we do this instead of a array of 64 bit integers to +/// take adavantage of modern architectures that offer good +/// instructions for 128 bit integers. +/// +/// The implementation is similar to M64 +#[derive(Default)] +pub struct M128 { + lo: u128, + hi: u128, +} + +impl Sketch for M128 { + const M: u32 = 128; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0001_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 57; + + #[inline] + #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + let hi = (self.hi >> k) as u8 & 1; + let lo = (self.lo >> k) as u8 & 1; + hi << 1 | lo + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + let v = v as u128; + self.hi = (self.hi & !(1 << k)) | (((v / 2) & 1) << k); + self.lo = (self.lo & !(1 << k)) | ((v & 1) << k); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.lo = self.hi & !self.lo; + self.hi &= !self.lo; + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + let d = self.hi | self.lo; + d.count_ones() + } +} + +/// We use a register to store hi and low bits together +/// to optimize for cache locallity when compiting inside +/// a vectored sketch +#[derive(Default, Clone, Copy, Debug)] +struct HiLoRegister { + hi: u128, + lo: u128, +} +/// Generic scatch using `REGISTERS` 128 bit `HiLoRegister` +/// so the total M for the sketch is `REGISTERS` * 128. +/// +/// This is not meant to be used directly instead it serves as +/// a base for the other vectored sketches +pub struct M128Reg { + s: [HiLoRegister; REGISTERS], +} + +impl Default for M128Reg { + fn default() -> Self { + Self { + s: [HiLoRegister { hi: 0, lo: 0 }; REGISTERS], + } + } +} + +impl M128Reg { + const REG_SIZE: usize = 128; + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + // Calculate the index in the sketch vector + let i = k as usize / Self::REG_SIZE; + // calculate the left over index into the sketc + let k = k as usize % Self::REG_SIZE; + // Calculate the high bit + let hi = ((self.s[i].hi >> k) & 1) as u8; + // Calculate the low bit + let lo = ((self.s[i].lo >> k) & 1) as u8; + (hi << 1) | lo + } + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(v < 4); + let v: u128 = v as u128; + // Calculate the index in the sketch vector + let i = k as usize / Self::REG_SIZE; + // calculate the left over index into the sketc + let k = k as usize % Self::REG_SIZE; + // set the high bit by first clearing the bit in the sketch and then setting it + // to the value in v + self.s[i].hi = (self.s[i].hi & !(1 << k)) | (((v / 2) & 1) << k); + // set the low bit analogously + self.s[i].lo = (self.s[i].lo & !(1 << k)) | ((v & 1) << k); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + // Decrement by decrementing each register + for s in &mut self.s { + s.lo = s.hi & !s.lo; + s.hi &= !s.lo; + } + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + let mut r = 0; + // Count the number of active substreams by counting them for each register + // and summing them up + for s in self.s { + r += (s.hi | s.lo).count_ones(); + } + r + } +} + +/// M = 256 Sketch Implementation +pub type M256 = M128Reg<2>; + +impl Sketch for M256 { + const M: u32 = 256; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0000_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 56; + + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + self.val(k) + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + self.set(k, v); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.decrement(); + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + self.count() + } +} + +/// M = 512 Sketch Implementation +pub type M512 = M128Reg<4>; + +impl Sketch for M512 { + const M: u32 = 512; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0000_0111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 55; + + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + self.val(k) + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + self.set(k, v); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.decrement(); + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + self.count() + } +} + +/// M = 1024 Sketch Implementation +pub type M1024 = M128Reg<8>; + +impl Sketch for M1024 { + const M: u32 = 1024; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0000_0011_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 54; + + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + self.val(k) + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + self.set(k, v); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.decrement(); + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + self.count() + } +} + +/// M = 2048 Sketch Implementation +pub type M2048 = M128Reg<16>; + +impl Sketch for M2048 { + const M: u32 = 2048; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0000_0001_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 53; + + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + self.val(k) + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + self.set(k, v); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.decrement(); + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + self.count() + } +} + +/// M = 4096 Sketch Implementation +pub type M4096 = M128Reg<32>; + +impl Sketch for M4096 { + const M: u32 = 4096; + const X_MASK: u64 = + 0b0000_0000_0000_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111_1111; + const K_SHIFT: u32 = 52; + + #[inline] + fn val(&self, k: u32) -> u8 { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + self.val(k) + } + + #[inline] + fn set(&mut self, k: u32, v: u8) { + debug_assert!(k < Self::M); + debug_assert!(v < 4); + self.set(k, v); + } + #[inline] + fn decrement(&mut self) { + self.decrement(); + } + #[inline] + fn count(&self) -> u32 { + self.count() + } +} + +#[cfg(test)] +mod tests { + use super::*; + + fn test() { + let mut s = S::default(); + for i in 0..S::M { + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 0); + s.set(i, 1); + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 1); + s.set(i, 2); + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 2); + s.set(i, 3); + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 3); + for j in 0..S::M { + if j == i { + assert_eq!(s.val(j), 3); + } else { + assert_eq!(s.val(j), 0); + } + } + s.set(i, 0); + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 0); + } + for i in 0..S::M { + s.set(i, 3); + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 3); + } + s.decrement(); + for i in 0..S::M { + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 2); + } + s.decrement(); + for i in 0..S::M { + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 1); + } + s.decrement(); + for i in 0..S::M { + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 0); + } + s.decrement(); + for i in 0..S::M { + assert_eq!(s.val(i), 0); + } + } + + #[test] + fn test_m64() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m128() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m265() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m512() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m1024() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m2048() { + test::(); + } + #[test] + fn test_m4096() { + test::(); + } +} diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a7954b5 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/lib.rs @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +//! `HyperTwoBits` is a probabilistic data structure that estimates the number of distinct elements in a set. +//! It has the same use case as `HyperLogLog`, but it uses less memory and is faster while achiving a roughly similar precision. +//! similar accuracy. +//! +//! This implementation holds the entire sketch in the stack without heap allocations. It defaults to +//! `ahash` for hashing, but you can use any hasher that implements `std::hash::Hasher`. +//! +//! +//! ```rust +//! use hypertwobits::{HyperTwoBits, M512}; +//! let mut htb = HyperTwoBits::::default(); +//! htb.insert(&"foo"); +//! assert_eq!(htb.count(), 1); +//! htb.insert(&"bar"); +//! assert_eq!(htb.count(), 2); +//! ``` + +#![deny(clippy::pedantic, missing_docs)] +/// `HyperBitBit64` implementation +mod hbb64; +/// `HyperTwoBits` implementation +mod htb; + +pub use hbb64::HyperBitBit64; +pub use htb::sketch::{Sketch, M1024, M128, M2048, M256, M4096, M512, M64}; +pub use htb::HyperTwoBits; + +#[cfg(test)] +mod tests { + + use std::{ + collections::HashSet, + hash::RandomState, + io::{BufRead, BufReader}, + }; + + use hyperloglogplus::{HyperLogLog as _, HyperLogLogPlus}; + + use super::*; + + #[allow( + clippy::cast_precision_loss, + clippy::cast_sign_loss, + clippy::cast_possible_truncation + )] + fn run(f: &str, delta: f64, mut n: usize) -> std::io::Result<()> { + let mut htb: HyperTwoBits = HyperTwoBits::::new(); + let mut hll: HyperLogLogPlus<[u8], RandomState> = + HyperLogLogPlus::new(16, RandomState::new()).unwrap(); + let mut set = HashSet::new(); + + let buf = BufReader::new(std::fs::File::open(f)?); + let mut lines = buf.lines(); + while let Some(Ok(line)) = lines.next() { + if n == 0 { + break; + } + n -= 1; + let s = line.as_bytes(); + htb.insert(&s); + hll.insert(s); + set.insert(line); + } + + let count = set.len() as f64; + let delta_hll = (count - hll.count()).abs() / count; + let delta_htb = (count - htb.count() as f64).abs() / count; + + let diff_htb = delta_htb - delta_hll; + + assert!( + diff_htb < delta, + "Delta between HLL+ and HTB is too high: {diff_htb}\nCount: {count}\nHLL+: {}\nHTB: {}", + hll.count() as u64, + htb.count() + ); + Ok(()) + } + + fn test_all(f: &str, delta: f64, n: usize) -> std::io::Result<()> { + // we only test M2048 for now to sazve time when running tests + // it's the medium tradeoff between space and precision, for HLL we use precision of 16 + // from a range 4 and 18 + run::(f, delta, n)?; + Ok(()) + } + #[test] + fn test_shakespear() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Shakespeare.csv", 0.1, usize::MAX) + } + #[test] + fn test_shakespear_100() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Shakespeare.csv", 0.22, 100) + } + #[test] + fn test_shakespear_1_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Shakespeare.csv", 0.13, 1_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_shakespear_10_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Shakespeare.csv", 0.1, 10_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_shakespear_100_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Shakespeare.csv", 0.1, 100_000) + } + + #[test] + fn test_ulysses() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Ulysses.csv", 0.1, usize::MAX) + } + #[test] + fn test_ulysses_100() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Ulysses.csv", 0.23, 100) + } + #[test] + fn test_ulysses_1_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Ulysses.csv", 0.14, 1_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_ulysses_10_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Ulysses.csv", 0.1, 10_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_ulysses_100_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/Ulysses.csv", 0.12, 100_000) + } + + #[test] + fn test_war_and_peace() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/War_and_Peace.csv", 0.1, usize::MAX) + } + #[test] + fn test_war_and_peace_100() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/War_and_Peace.csv", 0.20, 100) + } + #[test] + fn test_war_and_peace_1_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/War_and_Peace.csv", 0.13, 1_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_war_and_peace_10_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/War_and_Peace.csv", 0.1, 10_000) + } + #[test] + fn test_war_and_peace_100_000() -> std::io::Result<()> { + test_all("data/War_and_Peace.csv", 0.1, 100_000) + } +}