Война и мир

Chapter 8

           NotonlycouldhenolongerthinkthethoughtsthathadfirstcometohimashelaygazingattheskyonthefieldofAusterlitzandhadlaterenlargeduponwithPierre,andwhichhadfilledhissolitudeatBoguchárovoandtheninSwitzerlandandRome,butheevendreadedtorecallthemandthebrightandboundlesshorizonstheyhadrevealed.Hewasnowconcernedonlywiththenearestpracticalmattersunrelatedtohispastinterests,andheseizedonthesethemoreeagerlythemorethosepastinterestswereclosedtohim.Itwasasifthatlofty,infinitecanopyofheaventhathadoncetoweredabovehimhadsuddenlyturnedintoalow,solidvaultthatweighedhimdown,inwhichallwasclear,butnothingeternalormysterious.

           Oftheactivitiesthatpresentedthemselvestohim,armyservicewasthesimplestandmostfamiliar.AsageneralondutyonKutúzov’sstaff,heappliedhimselftobusinesswithzealandperseveranceandsurprisedKutúzovbyhiswillingnessandaccuracyinwork.NothavingfoundKurágininTurkey,PrinceAndrewdidnotthinkitnecessarytorushbacktoRussiaafterhim,butallthesameheknewthathoweverlongitmightbebeforehemetKurágin,despitehiscontemptforhimanddespitealltheproofshededucedtoconvincehimselfthatitwasnotworthstoopingtoaconflictwithhim—heknewthatwhenhedidmeethimhewouldnotbeabletoresistcallinghimout,anymorethanaravenousmancanhelpsnatchingatfood.

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