Война и мир

Chapter 24

           

           “Whoistoblameforit?Whohasletthingscometosuchapass?”heruminated.“NotI,ofcourse.Ihadeverythingready.IhadMoscowfirmlyinhand.Andthisiswhattheyhaveletitcometo!Villains!Traitors!”hethought,withoutclearlydefiningwhothevillainsandtraitorswere,butfeelingitnecessarytohatethosetraitorswhoevertheymightbewhoweretoblameforthefalseandridiculouspositioninwhichhefoundhimself.

           AllthatnightCountRostopchínissuedorders,forwhichpeoplecametohimfromallpartsofMoscow.Thoseabouthimhadneverseenthecountsomoroseandirritable.

           “Yourexcellency,theDirectoroftheRegistrar’sDepartmenthassentforinstructions....FromtheConsistory,fromtheSenate,fromtheUniversity,fromtheFoundlingHospital,theSuffraganhassent...askingforinformation....WhatareyourordersabouttheFireBrigade?Fromthegovernoroftheprison...fromthesuperintendentofthelunaticasylum...”Allnightlongsuchannouncementswerecontinuallybeingreceivedbythecount.

           Toalltheseinquirieshegavebriefandangryrepliesindicatingthatordersfromhimwerenotnowneeded,thatthewholeaffair,carefullypreparedbyhim,hadnowbeenruinedbysomebody,andthatthatsomebodywouldhavetobearthewholeresponsibilityforallthatmighthappen.

           “Oh,tellthatblockhead,”hesaidinreplytothequestionfromtheRegistrar’sDepartment,“thatheshouldremaintoguardhisdocuments.NowwhyareyouaskingsillyquestionsabouttheFireBrigade?Theyhavehorses,letthembeofftoVladímir,andnotleavethemtotheFrench

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