Війна і мир

Chapter 6

           HadSperánskisprungfromthesameclassashimselfandpossessedthesamebreedingandtraditions,Bolkónskiwouldsoonhavediscoveredhisweak,human,unheroicsides;butasitwas,Speránski’sstrangeandlogicalturnofmindinspiredhimwithrespectallthemorebecausehedidnotquiteunderstandhim.Moreover,Speránski,eitherbecauseheappreciatedtheother’scapacityorbecauseheconsidereditnecessarytowinhimtohisside,showedoffhisdispassionatecalmreasonablenessbeforePrinceAndrewandflatteredhimwiththatsubtleflatterywhichgoeshandinhandwithself-assuranceandconsistsinatacitassumptionthatone’scompanionistheonlymanbesidesoneselfcapableofunderstandingthefollyoftherestofmankindandthereasonablenessandprofundityofone’sownideas.

           DuringtheirlongconversationonWednesdayevening,Speránskimorethanonceremarked:“Weregardeverythingthatisabovethecommonlevelofrootedcustom...”or,withasmile:“Butwewantthewolvestobefedandthesheeptobesafe...”or:“Theycannotunderstandthis...”andallinawaythatseemedtosay:“We,youandI,understandwhattheyareandwhoweare.”

           ThisfirstlongconversationwithSperánskionlystrengthenedinPrinceAndrewthefeelinghehadexperiencedtowardhimattheirfirstmeeting.Hesawinhimaremarkable,clear-thinkingmanofvastintellectwhobyhisenergyandpersistencehadattainedpower,whichhewasusingsolelyforthewelfareofRussia.

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