Chapter 18

           

           AtthebeginningofJulymoreandmoredisquietingreportsaboutthewarbegantospreadinMoscow;peoplespokeofanappealbytheEmperortothepeople,andofhiscominghimselffromthearmytoMoscow.AndasuptotheeleventhofJulynomanifestoorappealhadbeenreceived,exaggeratedreportsbecamecurrentaboutthemandaboutthepositionofRussia.ItwassaidthattheEmperorwasleavingthearmybecauseitwasindanger,itwassaidthatSmolénskhadsurrendered,thatNapoleonhadanarmyofamillionandonlyamiraclecouldsaveRussia.

           OntheeleventhofJuly,whichwasSaturday,themanifestowasreceivedbutwasnotyetinprint,andPierre,whowasattheRostóvs’,promisedtocometodinnernextday,Sunday,andbringacopyofthemanifestoandappeal,whichhewouldobtainfromCountRostopchín.

           ThatSunday,theRostóvswenttoMassattheRazumóvskis’privatechapelasusual.ItwasahotJulyday.Evenatteno’clock,whentheRostóvsgotoutoftheircarriageatthechapel,thesultryair,theshoutsofhawkers,thelightandgaysummerclothesofthecrowd,thedustyleavesofthetreesontheboulevard,thesoundsofthebandandthewhitetrousersofabattalionmarchingtoparade,therattlingofwheelsonthecobblestones,andthebrilliant,hotsunshinewereallfullofthatsummerlanguor,thatcontentanddiscontentwiththepresent,whichismoststronglyfeltonabright,hotdayintown.

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