Chapter 8

           

           AgainPierrewasovertakenbythedepressionhesodreaded.Forthreedaysafterthedeliveryofhisspeechatthelodgehelayonasofaathomereceivingnooneandgoingnowhere.

           Itwasjustthenthathereceivedaletterfromhiswife,whoimploredhimtoseeher,tellinghimhowgrievedshewasabouthimandhowshewishedtodevoteherwholelifetohim.

           AttheendofthelettersheinformedhimthatinafewdaysshewouldreturntoPetersburgfromabroad.

           FollowingthisletteroneoftheMasonicBrotherswhomPierrerespectedlessthantheothersforcedhiswayintoseehimand,turningtheconversationuponPierre’smatrimonialaffairs,bywayoffraternaladviceexpressedtheopinionthathisseveritytohiswifewaswrongandthathewasneglectingoneofthefirstrulesofFreemasonrybynotforgivingthepenitent.

           Atthesametimehismother-in-law,PrinceVasíli’swife,senttohimimploringhimtocomeifonlyforafewminutestodiscussamostimportantmatter.Pierresawthattherewasaconspiracyagainsthimandthattheywantedtoreunitehimwithhiswife,andinthemoodhethenwas,thiswasnotevenunpleasanttohim.Nothingmatteredtohim.Nothinginlifeseemedtohimofmuchimportance,andundertheinfluenceofthedepressionthatpossessedhimhevaluedneitherhislibertynorhisresolutiontopunishhiswife.

           “Nooneisrightandnooneistoblame;soshetooisnottoblame,”hethought.

           Ifhedidnotatoncegivehisconsenttoareunionwithhiswife,itwasonlybecauseinhisstateofdepressionhedidnotfeelabletotakeanystep.

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