Война и мир

Chapter 29

           

           “Butallthatisonlylife’ssetting,therealthingislove—love!AmInotright,MonsieurPierre?”saidhe,growinganimated.“Anotherglass?”

           Pierreagainemptiedhisglassandpouredhimselfoutathird.

           “Oh,women,women!”andthecaptain,lookingwithglisteningeyesatPierre,begantalkingofloveandofhisloveaffairs.

           Therewereverymanyofthese,asonecouldeasilybelieve,lookingattheofficer’shandsome,self-satisfiedface,andnotingtheeagerenthusiasmwithwhichhespokeofwomen.ThoughallRamballe’slovestorieshadthesensualcharacterwhichFrenchmenregardasthespecialcharmandpoetryoflove,yethetoldhisstorywithsuchsincereconvictionthathealonehadexperiencedandknownallthecharmofloveandhedescribedwomensoalluringlythatPierrelistenedtohimwithcuriosity.

           Itwasplainthatl’amourwhichtheFrenchmanwassofondofwasnotthatlowandsimplekindthatPierrehadoncefeltforhiswife,norwasittheromanticlovestimulatedbyhimselfthatheexperiencedforNatásha.(Ramballedespisedboththesekindsofloveequally:theoneheconsideredthe“loveofclodhoppers”andtheotherthe“loveofsimpletons.”)L’amourwhichtheFrenchmanworshipedconsistedprincipallyintheunnaturalnessofhisrelationtothewomanandinacombinationofincongruitiesgivingthechiefcharmtothefeeling.

           Thusthecaptaintouchinglyrecountedthestoryofhisloveforafascinatingmarquiseofthirty-fiveandatthesametimeforacharming,innocentchildofseventeen,daughterofthebewitchingmarquise.

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