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Chapter 1

           Nomatterwhathethoughtabout,healwaysreturnedtothesesamequestionswhichhecouldnotsolveandyetcouldnotceasetoaskhimself.Itwasasifthethreadofthechiefscrewwhichheldhislifetogetherwerestripped,sothatthescrewcouldnotgetinorout,butwentonturninguselesslyinthesameplace.

           Thepostmastercameinandbeganobsequiouslytobeghisexcellencytowaitonlytwohours,when,comewhatmight,hewouldlethisexcellencyhavethecourierhorses.Itwasplainthathewaslyingandonlywantedtogetmoremoneyfromthetraveler.

           “Isthisgoodorbad?”Pierreaskedhimself.“Itisgoodforme,badforanothertraveler,andforhimselfit’sunavoidable,becauseheneedsmoneyforfood;themansaidanofficerhadoncegivenhimathrashingforlettingaprivatetravelerhavethecourierhorses.Buttheofficerthrashedhimbecausehehadtogetonasquicklyaspossible.AndI,”continuedPierre,“shotDólokhovbecauseIconsideredmyselfinjured,andLouisXVIwasexecutedbecausetheyconsideredhimacriminal,andayearlatertheyexecutedthosewhoexecutedhim—alsoforsomereason.Whatisbad?Whatisgood?Whatshouldoneloveandwhathate?Whatdoesonelivefor?AndwhatamI?Whatislife,andwhatisdeath?Whatpowergovernsall?”

           Therewasnoanswertoanyofthesequestions,exceptone,andthatnotalogicalanswerandnotatallareplytothem.Theanswerwas:“You’lldieandallwillend.You’lldieandknowall,orceaseasking.”Butdyingwasalsodreadful.

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