Война и мир

Chapter 3

           )“Whenyouhearaknockatthedoor,youwilluncoveryoureyes,”addedWillarski.“Iwishyoucourageandsuccess,”and,pressingPierre’shand,hewentout.

           Leftalone,Pierrewentonsmilinginthesameway.Onceortwiceheshruggedhisshouldersandraisedhishandtothekerchief,asifwishingtotakeitoff,butletitdropagain.Thefiveminutesspentwithhiseyesbandagedseemedtohimanhour.Hisarmsfeltnumb,hislegsalmostgaveway,itseemedtohimthathewastiredout.Heexperiencedavarietyofmostcomplexsensations.Hefeltafraidofwhatwouldhappentohimandstillmoreafraidofshowinghisfear.Hefeltcurioustoknowwhatwasgoingtohappenandwhatwouldberevealedtohim;butmostofall,hefeltjoyfulthatthemomenthadcomewhenhewouldatlaststartonthatpathofregenerationandontheactivelyvirtuouslifeofwhichhehadbeendreamingsincehemetJosephAlexéevich.Loudknockswereheardatthedoor.Pierretookthebandageoffhiseyesandglancedaroundhim.Theroomwasinblackdarkness,onlyasmalllampwasburninginsidesomethingwhite.Pierrewentnearerandsawthatthelampstoodonablacktableonwhichlayanopenbook.ThebookwastheGospel,andthewhitethingwiththelampinsidewasahumanskullwithitscavitiesandteeth.AfterreadingthefirstwordsoftheGospel:“InthebeginningwastheWordandtheWordwaswithGod,”Pierrewentroundthetableandsawalargeopenboxfilledwithsomething.Itwasacoffinwithbonesinside.Hewasnotatallsurprisedbywhathesaw.

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