Война и мир

Chapter 7

           ThePetersburgFreemasonsallcametoseehim,triedtoingratiatethemselveswithhim,anditseemedtothemallthathewaspreparingsomethingforthemandconcealingit.

           Asolemnmeetingofthelodgeoftheseconddegreewasconvened,atwhichPierrepromisedtocommunicatetothePetersburgBrotherswhathehadtodelivertothemfromthehighestleadersoftheirorder.Themeetingwasafullone.AftertheusualceremoniesPierreroseandbeganhisaddress.

           “DearBrothers,”hebegan,blushingandstammering,withawrittenspeechinhishand,“itisnotsufficienttoobserveourmysteriesintheseclusionofourlodge—wemustact—act!Wearedrowsing,butwemustact.”Pierreraisedhisnotebookandbegantoread.

           “Forthedisseminationofpuretruthandtosecurethetriumphofvirtue,”heread,“wemustcleansemenfromprejudice,diffuseprinciplesinharmonywiththespiritofthetimes,undertaketheeducationoftheyoung,uniteourselvesinindissolublebondswiththewisestmen,boldlyyetprudentlyovercomesuperstitions,infidelity,andfolly,andformofthosedevotedtousabodylinkedtogetherbyunityofpurposeandpossessedofauthorityandpower.

           “Toattainthisendwemustsecureapreponderanceofvirtueoverviceandmustendeavortosecurethatthehonestmanmay,eveninthisworld,receivealastingrewardforhisvirtue.Butinthesegreatendeavorswearegravelyhamperedbythepoliticalinstitutionsoftoday.Whatistobedoneinthesecircumstances?Tofavorrevolutions,overthroweverything,repelforcebyforce?...No!Weareveryfarfromthat.

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