Война и мир

Chapter 1

           “WestarttomorrowandI’mgivingyouaplaceinmycarriage.Iamveryglad.Allourimportantbusinesshereisnowsettled,andIoughttohavebeenofflongago.HereissomethingIhavereceivedfromthechancellor.Iaskedhimforyou,andyouhavebeenenteredinthediplomaticcorpsandmadeaGentlemanoftheBedchamber.Thediplomaticcareernowliesopenbeforeyou.”

           Notwithstandingthetoneofweariedassurancewithwhichthesewordswerepronounced,Pierre,whohadsolongbeenconsideringhiscareer,wishedtomakesomesuggestion.ButPrinceVasíliinterruptedhiminthespecialdeepcooingtone,precludingthepossibilityofinterruptinghisspeech,whichheusedinextremecaseswhenspecialpersuasionwasneeded.

           “Mais,moncher,Ididthisformyownsake,tosatisfymyconscience,andthereisnothingtothankmefor.Noonehasevercomplainedyetofbeingtoomuchloved;andbesides,youarefree,youcouldthrowituptomorrow.ButyouwillseeeverythingforyourselfwhenyougettoPetersburg.Itishightimeforyoutogetawayfromtheseterriblerecollections.”PrinceVasílisighed.“Yes,yes,myboy.Andmyvaletcangoinyourcarriage.Ah!Iwasnearlyforgetting,”headded.“Youknow,moncher,yourfatherandIhadsomeaccountstosettle,soIhavereceivedwhatwasduefromtheRyazánestateandwillkeepit;youwon’trequireit.We’llgointotheaccountslater.”

           By“whatwasduefromtheRyazánestate”PrinceVasílimeantseveralthousandrublesquitrentreceivedfromPierre’speasants,whichtheprincehadretainedforhimself.

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