Война и мир

Chapter 12

           Justthenhewasonlyanxioustogetawayasquicklyaspossiblefromplaceswherepeoplewerekillingoneanother,tosomepeacefulrefugewherehecouldrecoverhimself,rest,andthinkoverallthestrangenewfactshehadlearned;butonreachingOrëlheimmediatelyfellill.Whenhecametohimselfafterhisillnesshesawinattendanceonhimtwoofhisservants,TeréntyandVáska,whohadcomefromMoscow;andalsohiscousintheeldestprincess,whohadbeenlivingonhisestateatElétsandhearingofhisrescueandillnesshadcometolookafterhim.

           ItwasonlygraduallyduringhisconvalescencethatPierrelosttheimpressionshehadbecomeaccustomedtoduringthelastfewmonthsandgotusedtotheideathatnoonewouldobligehimtogoanywheretomorrow,thatnoonewoulddeprivehimofhiswarmbed,andthathewouldbesuretogethisdinner,tea,andsupper.Butforalongtimeinhisdreamshestillsawhimselfintheconditionsofcaptivity.Inthesamewaylittlebylittlehecametounderstandthenewshehadbeentoldafterhisrescue,aboutthedeathofPrinceAndrew,thedeathofhiswife,andthedestructionoftheFrench.

           Ajoyousfeelingoffreedom—thatcompleteinalienablefreedomnaturaltomanwhichhehadfirstexperiencedatthefirsthaltoutsideMoscow—filledPierre’ssoulduringhisconvalescence.Hewassurprisedtofindthatthisinnerfreedom,whichwasindependentofexternalconditions,nowhadasitwereanadditionalsettingofexternalliberty.Hewasaloneinastrangetown,withoutacquaintances.Noonedemandedanythingofhimorsenthimanywhere.

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