Война и мир

Chapter 5

           

           “But,mydearMonsieurPierre,”saidshe,“howdoyouexplainthefactofagreatmanexecutingaduc—orevenanordinarymanwho—isinnocentanduntried?”

           “Ishouldlike,”saidthevicomte,“toaskhowmonsieurexplainsthe18thBrumaire;wasnotthatanimposture?Itwasaswindle,andnotatallliketheconductofagreatman!”

           “AndtheprisonershekilledinAfrica?Thatwashorrible!”saidthelittleprincess,shrugginghershoulders.

           “He’salowfellow,saywhatyouwill,”remarkedPrinceHippolyte.

           Pierre,notknowingwhomtoanswer,lookedatthemallandsmiled.Hissmilewasunlikethehalf-smileofotherpeople.Whenhesmiled,hisgrave,evenrathergloomy,lookwasinstantaneouslyreplacedbyanother—achildlike,kindly,evenrathersillylook,whichseemedtoaskforgiveness.

           ThevicomtewhowasmeetinghimforthefirsttimesawclearlythatthisyoungJacobinwasnotsoterribleashiswordssuggested.Allweresilent.

           “Howdoyouexpecthimtoansweryouallatonce?”saidPrinceAndrew.“Besides,intheactionsofastatesmanonehastodistinguishbetweenhisactsasaprivateperson,asageneral,andasanemperor.Soitseemstome.”

           “Yes,yes,ofcourse!”Pierrechimedin,pleasedatthearrivalofthisreinforcement.

           “Onemustadmit,”continuedPrinceAndrew,“thatNapoleonasamanwasgreatonthebridgeofArcola,andinthehospitalatJaffawherehegavehishandtotheplague-stricken;but...butthereareotheractswhichitisdifficulttojustify.

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