Війна і мир

Chapter 8

           NotonlycouldhenolongerthinkthethoughtsthathadfirstcometohimashelaygazingattheskyonthefieldofAusterlitzandhadlaterenlargeduponwithPierre,andwhichhadfilledhissolitudeatBoguchárovoandtheninSwitzerlandandRome,butheevendreadedtorecallthemandthebrightandboundlesshorizonstheyhadrevealed.Hewasnowconcernedonlywiththenearestpracticalmattersunrelatedtohispastinterests,andheseizedonthesethemoreeagerlythemorethosepastinterestswereclosedtohim.Itwasasifthatlofty,infinitecanopyofheaventhathadoncetoweredabovehimhadsuddenlyturnedintoalow,solidvaultthatweighedhimdown,inwhichallwasclear,butnothingeternalormysterious.

           Oftheactivitiesthatpresentedthemselvestohim,armyservicewasthesimplestandmostfamiliar.AsageneralondutyonKutúzov’sstaff,heappliedhimselftobusinesswithzealandperseveranceandsurprisedKutúzovbyhiswillingnessandaccuracyinwork.NothavingfoundKurágininTurkey,PrinceAndrewdidnotthinkitnecessarytorushbacktoRussiaafterhim,butallthesameheknewthathoweverlongitmightbebeforehemetKurágin,despitehiscontemptforhimanddespitealltheproofshededucedtoconvincehimselfthatitwasnotworthstoopingtoaconflictwithhim—heknewthatwhenhedidmeethimhewouldnotbeabletoresistcallinghimout,anymorethanaravenousmancanhelpsnatchingatfood.

Зміст книги
Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 1145 з 2250