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Chapter 12

           CountessMarywhohadbroughthimuphaddoneherutmosttomakehimloveherhusbandasshelovedhim,andlittleNicholasdidlovehisuncle,butlovedhimwithjustashadeofcontempt.Pierre,however,headored.HedidnotwanttobeanhussaroraKnightofSt.GeorgelikehisuncleNicholas;hewantedtobelearned,wise,andkindlikePierre.InPierre’spresencehisfacealwaysshonewithpleasureandheflushedandwasbreathlesswhenPierrespoketohim.Hedidnotmissasinglewordheuttered,andwouldafterwards,withDessallesorbyhimself,recallandreconsiderthemeaningofeverythingPierrehadsaid.Pierre’spastlifeandhisunhappinesspriorto1812(ofwhichyoungNicholashadformedavaguepoeticpicturefromsomewordshehadoverheard),hisadventuresinMoscow,hiscaptivity,PlatónKaratáev(ofwhomhehadheardfromPierre),hisloveforNatásha(ofwhomtheladwasalsoparticularlyfond),andespeciallyPierre’sfriendshipwiththefatherwhomNicholascouldnotremember—allthismadePierreinhiseyesaheroandasaint.

           FrombrokenremarksaboutNatáshaandhisfather,fromtheemotionwithwhichPierrespokeofthatdeadfather,andfromthecareful,reverenttendernesswithwhichNatáshaspokeofhim,theboy,whowasonlyjustbeginningtoguesswhatloveis,derivedthenotionthathisfatherhadlovedNatáshaandwhendyinghadlefthertohisfriend.Butthefatherwhomtheboydidnotrememberappearedtohimadivinitywhocouldnotbepictured,andofwhomheneverthoughtwithoutaswellingheartandtearsofsadnessandrapture.

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