Война и мир

Chapter 8

           Andthatstupidsetwithoutwhommywifecannotexist,andthosewomen....Ifyouonlyknewwhatthosesocietywomenare,andwomeningeneral!Myfatherisright.Selfish,vain,stupid,trivialineverything—that’swhatwomenarewhenyouseethemintheirtruecolors!Whenyoumeettheminsocietyitseemsasifthereweresomethinginthem,butthere’snothing,nothing,nothing!No,don’tmarry,mydearfellow;don’tmarry!”concludedPrinceAndrew.

           “Itseemsfunnytome,”saidPierre,“thatyou,youshouldconsideryourselfincapableandyourlifeaspoiledlife.Youhaveeverythingbeforeyou,everything.Andyou....”

           Hedidnotfinishhissentence,buthistoneshowedhowhighlyhethoughtofhisfriendandhowmuchheexpectedofhiminthefuture.

           “Howcanhetalklikethat?”thoughtPierre.HeconsideredhisfriendamodelofperfectionbecausePrinceAndrewpossessedinthehighestdegreejusttheveryqualitiesPierrelacked,andwhichmightbebestdescribedasstrengthofwill.PierrewasalwaysastonishedatPrinceAndrew’scalmmanneroftreatingeverybody,hisextraordinarymemory,hisextensivereading(hehadreadeverything,kneweverything,andhadanopinionabouteverything),butaboveallathiscapacityforworkandstudy.AndifPierrewasoftenstruckbyAndrew’slackofcapacityforphilosophicalmeditation(towhichhehimselfwasparticularlyaddicted),heregardedeventhisnotasadefectbutasasignofstrength.

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