Война и мир

Chapter 6

           InPrinceAndrew’seyesSperánskiwasthemanhewouldhimselfhavewishedtobe—onewhoexplainedallthefactsoflifereasonably,consideredimportantonlywhatwasrational,andwascapableofapplyingthestandardofreasontoeverything.EverythingseemedsosimpleandclearinSperánski’sexpositionthatPrinceAndrewinvoluntarilyagreedwithhimabouteverything.Ifherepliedandargued,itwasonlybecausehewishedtomaintainhisindependenceandnotsubmittoSperánski’sopinionsentirely.Everythingwasrightandeverythingwasasitshouldbe:onlyonethingdisconcertedPrinceAndrew.ThiswasSperánski’scold,mirrorlikelook,whichdidnotallowonetopenetratetohissoul,andhisdelicatewhitehands,whichPrinceAndrewinvoluntarilywatchedasonedoeswatchthehandsofthosewhopossesspower.ThismirrorlikegazeandthosedelicatehandsirritatedPrinceAndrew,heknewnotwhy.Hewasunpleasantlystruck,too,bytheexcessivecontemptforothersthatheobservedinSperánski,andbythediversityoflinesofargumentheusedtosupporthisopinions.Hemadeuseofeverykindofmentaldevice,exceptanalogy,andpassedtooboldly,itseemedtoPrinceAndrew,fromonetoanother.Nowhewouldtakeupthepositionofapracticalmanandcondemndreamers;nowthatofasatirist,andlaughironicallyathisopponents;nowgrowseverelylogical,orsuddenlyrisetotherealmofmetaphysics.(Thislastresourcewasoneheveryfrequentlyemployed.

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