Война и мир

Chapter 17

           Hastilywashing,andmeeklyputtingonhershabbiestdressandanoldmantilla,Natásha,shiveringinthefreshair,wentoutintothedesertedstreetslitbytheclearlightofdawn.ByAgrafénaIvánovna’sadviceNatáshapreparedherselfnotintheirownparish,butatachurchwhere,accordingtothedevoutAgrafénaIvánovna,thepriestwasamanofverysevereandloftylife.Therewerenevermanypeopleinthechurch;NatáshaalwaysstoodbesideBelóvainthecustomaryplacebeforeaniconoftheBlessedVirgin,letintothescreenbeforethechoirontheleftside,andafeeling,newtoher,ofhumilitybeforesomethinggreatandincomprehensible,seizedherwhenatthatunusualmorninghour,gazingatthedarkfaceoftheVirginilluminatedbythecandlesburningbeforeitandbythemorninglightfallingfromthewindow,shelistenedtothewordsoftheservicewhichshetriedtofollowwithunderstanding.Whensheunderstoodthemherpersonalfeelingbecameinterwovenintheprayerswithshadesofitsown.Whenshedidnotunderstand,itwassweeterstilltothinkthatthewishtounderstandeverythingispride,thatitisimpossibletounderstandall,thatitisonlynecessarytobelieveandtocommitoneselftoGod,whomshefeltguidinghersoulatthosemoments.Shecrossedherself,bowedlow,andwhenshedidnotunderstand,inhorroratherownvileness,simplyaskedGodtoforgivehereverything,everything,tohavemercyuponher.Theprayerstowhichshesurrenderedherselfmostofallwerethoseofrepentance

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