Війна і мир

Chapter 27

           HemustremaininMoscow,concealinghisname,andmustmeetNapoleonandkillhim,andeitherperishorputanendtothemiseryofallEurope—whichitseemedtohimwassolelyduetoNapoleon.

           PierreknewallthedetailsoftheattemptonBonaparte’slifein1809byaGermanstudentinVienna,andknewthatthestudenthadbeenshot.Andtherisktowhichhewouldexposehislifebycarryingouthisdesignexcitedhimstillmore.

           TwoequallystrongfeelingsdrewPierreirresistiblytothispurpose.Thefirstwasafeelingofthenecessityofsacrificeandsufferinginviewofthecommoncalamity,thesamefeelingthathadcausedhimtogotoMozháyskonthetwenty-fifthandtomakehiswaytotheverythickofthebattleandhadnowcausedhimtorunawayfromhishomeand,inplaceoftheluxuryandcomforttowhichhewasaccustomed,tosleeponahardsofawithoutundressingandeatthesamefoodasGerásim.TheotherwasthatvagueandquiteRussianfeelingofcontemptforeverythingconventional,artificial,andhuman—foreverythingthemajorityofmenregardasthegreatestgoodintheworld.PierrehadfirstexperiencedthisstrangeandfascinatingfeelingattheSlobódaPalace,whenhehadsuddenlyfeltthatwealth,power,andlife—allthatmensopainstakinglyacquireandguard—ifithasanyworthhassoonlybyreasonofthejoywithwhichitcanallberenounced.

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