Война и мир

Chapter 5

           

           ToBorís,Juliewasparticularlygracious:sheregrettedhisearlydisillusionmentwithlife,offeredhimsuchconsolationoffriendshipasshewhohadherselfsufferedsomuchcouldrender,andshowedhimheralbum.Boríssketchedtwotreesinthealbumandwrote:“Rustictrees,yourdarkbranchesshedgloomandmelancholyuponme.”

           Onanotherpagehedrewatomb,andwrote:

           Lamortestsecourableetlamortesttranquille.

           Ah!contrelesdouleursiln’yapasd’autreasile.*

           *Deathgivesreliefanddeathispeaceful.

           Ah!fromsufferingthereisnootherrefuge.

           Juliesaidthiswascharming

           “Thereissomethingsoenchantinginthesmileofmelancholy,”shesaidtoBorís,repeatingwordforwordapassageshehadcopiedfromabook.“Itisarayoflightinthedarkness,ashadebetweensadnessanddespair,showingthepossibilityofconsolation.”

           InreplyBoríswrotetheselines:

           Alimentdepoisond’uneâmetropsensible,

           Toi,sansquilebonheurmeseraitimpossible,

           Tendremélancholie,ah,viensmeconsoler,

           Vienscalmerlestourmentsdemasombreretraite,

           Etmêleunedouceursecrète

           Acespleursquejesenscouler.*

           *Poisonousnourishmentofatoosensitivesoul,

           Thou,withoutwhomhappinesswouldformebeimpossible,

           Tendermelancholy,ah,cometoconsoleme,

           Cometocalmthetormentsofmygloomyretreat,

           Andmingleasecretsweetness

           WiththesetearsthatIfeeltobeflowing.

           ForBorís,Julieplayedmostdolefulnocturnesonherharp.BorísreadPoorLizaaloudtoher,andmorethanonceinterruptedthereadingbecauseoftheemotionsthatchokedhim.

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