Война и мир

Chapter 19

           Theguestofhonorwasanaide-de-campofNapoleon’s,therewerealsoseveralFrenchofficersoftheGuard,andapageofNapoleon’s,ayoungladofanoldaristocraticFrenchfamily.Thatsameday,Rostóv,profitingbythedarknesstoavoidbeingrecognizedinciviliandress,cametoTilsitandwenttothelodgingoccupiedbyBorísandZhilínski.

           Rostóv,incommonwiththewholearmyfromwhichhecame,wasfarfromhavingexperiencedthechangeoffeelingtowardNapoleonandtheFrench—whofrombeingfoeshadsuddenlybecomefriends—thathadtakenplaceatheadquartersandinBorís.Inthearmy,BonaparteandtheFrenchwerestillregardedwithmingledfeelingsofanger,contempt,andfear.Onlyrecently,talkingwithoneofPlátov’sCossackofficers,RostóvhadarguedthatifNapoleonweretakenprisonerhewouldbetreatednotasasovereign,butasacriminal.Quitelately,happeningtomeetawoundedFrenchcolonelontheroad,RostóvhadmaintainedwithheatthatpeacewasimpossiblebetweenalegitimatesovereignandthecriminalBonaparte.RostóvwasthereforeunpleasantlystruckbythepresenceofFrenchofficersinBorís’lodging,dressedinuniformshehadbeenaccustomedtoseefromquiteadifferentpointofviewfromtheoutpostsoftheflank.AssoonashenoticedaFrenchofficer,whothrusthisheadoutofthedoor,thatwarlikefeelingofhostilitywhichhealwaysexperiencedatthesightoftheenemysuddenlyseizedhim.HestoppedatthethresholdandaskedinRussianwhetherDrubetskóylivedthere.Borís,hearingastrangevoiceintheanteroom,cameouttomeethim.

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