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Chapter 5

           Doyouconsiderthatassassinationshowsgreatnessofsoul?”saidthelittleprincess,smilinganddrawingherworknearertoher.

           “Oh!Oh!”exclaimedseveralvoices.

           “Capital!”saidPrinceHippolyteinEnglish,andbeganslappinghiskneewiththepalmofhishand.

           Thevicomtemerelyshruggedhisshoulders.Pierrelookedsolemnlyathisaudienceoverhisspectaclesandcontinued.

           “Isayso,”hecontinueddesperately,“becausetheBourbonsfledfromtheRevolutionleavingthepeopletoanarchy,andNapoleonaloneunderstoodtheRevolutionandquelledit,andsoforthegeneralgood,hecouldnotstopshortforthesakeofoneman’slife.”

           “Won’tyoucomeovertotheothertable?”suggestedAnnaPávlovna.

           ButPierrecontinuedhisspeechwithoutheedingher.

           “No,”criedhe,becomingmoreandmoreeager,“NapoleonisgreatbecauseherosesuperiortotheRevolution,suppresseditsabuses,preservedallthatwasgoodinit—equalityofcitizenshipandfreedomofspeechandofthepress—andonlyforthatreasondidheobtainpower.”

           “Yes,ifhavingobtainedpower,withoutavailinghimselfofittocommitmurderhehadrestoredittotherightfulking,Ishouldhavecalledhimagreatman,”remarkedthevicomte.

           “Hecouldnotdothat.ThepeopleonlygavehimpowerthathemightridthemoftheBourbonsandbecausetheysawthathewasagreatman.TheRevolutionwasagrandthing!”continuedMonsieurPierre,betrayingbythisdesperateandprovocativepropositionhisextremeyouthandhiswishtoexpressallthatwasinhismind.

           “What?Revolutionandregicideagrandthing?...

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