Війна і мир

Chapter 25

           Andwhatdoyouthink,dearfriend?Fiveyearshavepassedsincethen,andalreadyI,withmypettyunderstanding,begintoseeclearlywhyshehadtodie,andinwhatwaythatdeathwasbutanexpressionoftheinfinitegoodnessoftheCreator,whoseeveryaction,thoughgenerallyincomprehensibletous,isbutamanifestationofHisinfiniteloveforHiscreatures.Perhaps,Ioftenthink,shewastooangelicallyinnocenttohavethestrengthtoperformallamother’sduties.Asayoungwifeshewasirreproachable;perhapsshecouldnothavebeensoasamother.Asitis,notonlyhassheleftus,andparticularlyPrinceAndrew,withthepurestregretsandmemories,butprobablyshewilltherereceiveaplaceIdarenothopeformyself.Butnottospeakofheralone,thatearlyandterribledeathhashadthemostbeneficentinfluenceonmeandonmybrotherinspiteofallourgrief.Then,atthemomentofourloss,thesethoughtscouldnotoccurtome;Ishouldthenhavedismissedthemwithhorror,butnowtheyareveryclearandcertain.Iwriteallthistoyou,dearfriend,onlytoconvinceyouoftheGospeltruthwhichhasbecomeformeaprincipleoflife:notasinglehairofourheadswillfallwithoutHiswill.AndHiswillisgovernedonlybyinfiniteloveforus,andsowhateverbefallsusisforourgood.

           YouaskwhetherweshallspendnextwinterinMoscow.Inspiteofmywishtoseeyou,Idonotthinksoanddonotwanttodoso.

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