Война и мир

Chapter 3

           

           Thisidealofgloryandgrandeur—whichconsistsnotmerelyinconsideringnothingwrongthatonedoesbutinpridingoneselfoneverycrimeonecommits,ascribingtoitanincomprehensiblesupernaturalsignificance—thatideal,destinedtoguidethismanandhisassociates,hadscopeforitsdevelopmentinAfrica.Whateverhedoessucceeds.Theplaguedoesnottouchhim.Thecrueltyofmurderingprisonersisnotimputedtohimasafault.Hischildishlyrash,uncalled-for,andignobledeparturefromAfrica,leavinghiscomradesindistress,issetdowntohiscredit,andagaintheenemy’sfleettwiceletshimslippast.When,intoxicatedbythecrimeshehascommittedsosuccessfully,hereachesParis,thedissolutionoftherepublicangovernment,whichayearearliermighthaveruinedhim,hasreacheditsextremelimit,andhispresencetherenowasanewcomerfreefrompartyentanglementscanonlyservetoexalthim—andthoughhehimselfhasnoplan,heisquitereadyforhisnewrôle.

           Hehadnoplan,hewasafraidofeverything,butthepartiessnatchedathimanddemandedhisparticipation.

           Healone—withhisidealofgloryandgrandeurdevelopedinItalyandEgypt,hisinsaneself-adulation,hisboldnessincrimeandfranknessinlying—healonecouldjustifywhathadtobedone.

           Heisneededfortheplacethatawaitshim,andsoalmostapartfromhiswillanddespitehisindecision,hislackofaplan,andallhismistakes,heisdrawnintoaconspiracythataimsatseizingpowerandtheconspiracyiscrownedwithsuccess.

           Heispushedintoameetingofthelegislature.

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