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Chapter 13

           

           “IfallRussiansareintheleastlikeyou,itissacrilegetofightsuchanation,”hesaidtoPierre.“You,whohavesufferedsofromtheFrench,donotevenfeelanimositytowardthem.”

           PierrehadevokedthepassionateaffectionoftheItalianmerelybyevokingthebestsideofhisnatureandtakingapleasureinsodoing.

           DuringthelastdaysofPierre’sstayinOrëlhisoldMasonicacquaintanceCountWillarski,whohadintroducedhimtothelodgein1807,cametoseehim.WillarskiwasmarriedtoaRussianheiresswhohadalargeestateinOrëlprovince,andheoccupiedatemporarypostinthecommissariatdepartmentinthattown.

           HearingthatBezúkhovwasinOrël,Willarski,thoughtheyhadneverbeenintimate,cametohimwiththeprofessionsoffriendshipandintimacythatpeoplewhomeetinadesertgenerallyexpressforoneanother.WillarskifeltdullinOrëlandwaspleasedtomeetamanofhisowncircleand,ashesupposed,ofsimilarinterests.

           ButtohissurpriseWillarskisoonnoticedthatPierrehadlaggedmuchbehindthetimes,andhadsunk,asheexpressedittohimself,intoapathyandegotism.

           “Youarelettingyourselfgo,mydearfellow,”hesaid.

           ButforallthatWillarskifounditpleasanternowthanithadbeenformerlytobewithPierre,andcametoseehimeveryday.ToPierreashelookedatandlistenedtoWillarski,itseemedstrangetothinkthathehadbeenlikethathimselfbutashorttimebefore.

           Willarskiwasamarriedmanwithafamily,busywithhisfamilyaffairs,hiswife’saffairs,andhisofficialduties.

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