Война и мир

Chapter 3

           “Itmustbeso,butIamstillsoweakthatIlovemylife,themeaningofwhichisonlynowgraduallyopeningbeforeme.”ButfiveoftheothervirtueswhichPierrerecalled,countingthemonhisfingers,hefeltalreadyinhissoul:courage,generosity,morality,loveofmankind,andespeciallyobedience—whichdidnotevenseemtohimavirtue,butajoy.(Henowfeltsogladtobefreefromhisownlawlessnessandtosubmithiswilltothosewhoknewtheindubitabletruth.)Heforgotwhattheseventhvirtuewasandcouldnotrecallit.

           ThethirdtimetheRhetorcamebackmorequicklyandaskedPierrewhetherhewasstillfirminhisintentionanddeterminedtosubmittoallthatwouldberequiredofhim.

           “Iamreadyforeverything,”saidPierre.

           “Imustalsoinformyou,”saidtheRhetor,“thatourOrderdeliversitsteachingnotinwordsonlybutalsobyothermeans,whichmayperhapshaveastrongereffectonthesincereseekerafterwisdomandvirtuethanmerewords.Thischamberwithwhatyouseethereinshouldalreadyhavesuggestedtoyourheart,ifitissincere,morethanwordscoulddo.Youwillperhapsalsoseeinyourfurtherinitiationalikemethodofenlightenment.OurOrderimitatestheancientsocietiesthatexplainedtheirteachingbyhieroglyphics.Ahieroglyph,”saidtheRhetor,“isanemblemofsomethingnotcognizablebythesensesbutwhichpossessesqualitiesresemblingthoseofthesymbol.”

           Pierreknewverywellwhatahieroglyphwas,butdarednotspeak.HelistenedtotheRhetorinsilence,feelingfromallhesaidthathisordealwasabouttobegin.

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