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Chapter 29

           WhilelisteningtotheselovestorieshisownloveforNatáshaunexpectedlyrosetohismind,andgoingoverthepicturesofthatloveinhisimaginationhementallycomparedthemwithRamballe’stales.Listeningtothestoryofthestrugglebetweenloveandduty,PierresawbeforehiseyeseveryminutestdetailofhislastmeetingwiththeobjectofhisloveattheSúkharevwatertower.Atthetimeofthatmeetingithadnotproducedaneffectuponhim—hehadnotevenoncerecalledit.Butnowitseemedtohimthatthatmeetinghadhadinitsomethingveryimportantandpoetic.

           “PeterKirílovich,comehere!Wehaverecognizedyou,”henowseemedtohearthewordsshehadutteredandtoseebeforehimhereyes,hersmile,hertravelinghood,andastraylockofherhair...andthereseemedtohimsomethingpatheticandtouchinginallthis.

           HavingfinishedhistaleabouttheenchantingPolishlady,thecaptainaskedPierreifhehadeverexperiencedasimilarimpulsetosacrificehimselfforloveandafeelingofenvyofthelegitimatehusband.

           ChallengedbythisquestionPierreraisedhisheadandfeltaneedtoexpressthethoughtsthatfilledhismind.Hebegantoexplainthatheunderstoodloveforawomansomewhatdifferently.Hesaidthatinallhislifehehadlovedandstilllovedonlyonewoman,andthatshecouldneverbehis.

           “Tiens!”saidthecaptain.

           Pierrethenexplainedthathehadlovedthiswomanfromhisearliestyears,butthathehadnotdaredtothinkofherbecauseshewastooyoung,andbecausehehadbeenanillegitimatesonwithoutaname.

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