Война и мир

Chapter 20

           Inanothercornertwooldbeesarelanguidlyfighting,orcleaningthemselves,orfeedingoneanother,withoutthemselvesknowingwhethertheydoitwithfriendlyorhostileintent.Inathirdplaceacrowdofbees,crushingoneanother,attacksomevictimandfightandsmotherit,andthevictim,enfeebledorkilled,dropsfromaboveslowlyandlightlyasafeather,amongtheheapofcorpses.Thekeeperopensthetwocenterpartitionstoexaminethebroodcells.Inplaceoftheformerclosedarkcirclesformedbythousandsofbeessittingbacktobackandguardingthehighmysteryofgeneration,heseeshundredsofdull,listless,andsleepyshellsofbees.Theyhavealmostalldiedunawares,sittinginthesanctuarytheyhadguardedandwhichisnownomore.Theyreekofdecayanddeath.Onlyafewofthemstillmove,rise,andfeeblyflytosettleontheenemy’shand,lackingthespirittodiestinginghim;therestaredeadandfallaslightlyasfishscales.Thebeekeeperclosesthehive,chalksamarkonit,andwhenhehastimetearsoutitscontentsandburnsitclean.

           SointhesamewayMoscowwasemptywhenNapoleon,weary,uneasy,andmorose,pacedupanddowninfrontoftheKámmer-Kollézskirampart,awaitingwhattohismindwasanecessary,ifbutformal,observanceoftheproprieties—adeputation.

           InvariouscornersofMoscowtherestillremainedafewpeopleaimlesslymovingabout,followingtheiroldhabitsandhardlyawareofwhattheyweredoing

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