Война и мир

Chapter 3

           WithbatedbreathandbeatinghearthemovedtowardtheRhetor(bywhichnamethebrotherwhopreparedaseekerforentranceintotheBrotherhoodwasknown).Drawingnearer,herecognizedintheRhetoramanheknew,Smolyanínov,anditmortifiedhimtothinkthatthenewcomerwasanacquaintance—hewishedhimsimplyabrotherandavirtuousinstructor.Foralongtimehecouldnotutteraword,sothattheRhetorhadtorepeathisquestion.

           “Yes...I...I...desireregeneration,”Pierreutteredwithdifficulty.

           “Verywell,”saidSmolyanínov,andwentonatonce:“HaveyouanyideaofthemeansbywhichourholyOrderwillhelpyoutoreachyouraim?”saidhequietlyandquickly.

           “I...hope...forguidance...help...inregeneration,”saidPierre,withatremblingvoiceandsomedifficultyinutteranceduetohisexcitementandtobeingunaccustomedtospeakofabstractmattersinRussian.

           “WhatisyourconceptionofFreemasonry?”

           “IimaginethatFreemasonryisthefraternityandequalityofmenwhohavevirtuousaims,”saidPierre,feelingashamedoftheinadequacyofhiswordsforthesolemnityofthemoment,ashespoke.“Iimagine...”

           “Good!”saidtheRhetorquickly,apparentlysatisfiedwiththisanswer.“Haveyousoughtformeansofattainingyouraiminreligion?”

           “No,Iconsiderediterroneousanddidnotfollowit,”saidPierre,sosoftlythattheRhetordidnothearhimandaskedhimwhathewassaying.“Ihavebeenanatheist,”answeredPierre.

           “Youareseekingfortruthinordertofollowitslawsinyourlife,thereforeyouseekwisdomandvirtue.

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