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Chapter 8

           Andtheconsciousnessthattheinsultwasnotyetavenged,thathisrancorwasstillunspent,weighedonhisheartandpoisonedtheartificialtranquillitywhichhemanagedtoobtaininTurkeybymeansofrestless,plodding,andrathervaingloriousandambitiousactivity.

           Intheyear1812,whennewsofthewarwithNapoleonreachedBucharest—whereKutúzovhadbeenlivingfortwomonths,passinghisdaysandnightswithaWallachianwoman—PrinceAndrewaskedKutúzovtotransferhimtotheWesternArmy.Kutúzov,whowasalreadywearyofBolkónski’sactivitywhichseemedtoreproachhisownidleness,veryreadilylethimgoandgavehimamissiontoBarclaydeTolly.

           BeforejoiningtheWesternArmywhichwasthen,inMay,encampedatDrissa,PrinceAndrewvisitedBaldHillswhichwasdirectlyonhisway,beingonlytwomilesofftheSmolénskhighroad.Duringthelastthreeyearstherehadbeensomanychangesinhislife,hehadthought,felt,andseensomuch(havingtraveledbothintheeastandthewest),thatonreachingBaldHillsitstruckhimasstrangeandunexpectedtofindthewayoflifethereunchangedandstillthesameineverydetail.Heenteredthroughthegateswiththeirstonepillarsanddroveuptheavenueleadingtothehouseasifhewereenteringanenchanted,sleepingcastle.Thesameoldstateliness,thesamecleanliness,thesamestillnessreignedthere,andinsidetherewasthesamefurniture,thesamewalls,sounds,andsmell,andthesametimidfaces,onlysomewhatolder.

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