Война и мир

Chapter 22

           Hewasagitated;thisextraordinarygatheringnotonlyofnoblesbutalsoofthemerchant-class—lesétatsgénéraux(States-General)—evokedinhimawholeseriesofideashehadlonglaidasidebutwhichweredeeplygraveninhissoul:thoughtsoftheContratSocialandtheFrenchRevolution.ThewordsthathadstruckhimintheEmperor’sappeal—thatthesovereignwascomingtothecapitalforconsultationwithhispeople—strengthenedthisidea.Andimaginingthatinthisdirectionsomethingimportantwhichhehadlongawaitedwasdrawingnear,hestrolledaboutwatchingandlisteningtoconversations,butnowherefindinganyconfirmationoftheideasthatoccupiedhim.

           TheEmperor’smanifestowasread,evokingenthusiasm,andthenallmovedaboutdiscussingit.Besidestheordinarytopicsofconversation,PierreheardquestionsofwherethemarshalsofthenobilityweretostandwhentheEmperorentered,whenaballshouldbegivenintheEmperor’shonor,whethertheyshouldgroupthemselvesbydistrictsorbywholeprovinces...andsoon;butassoonasthewarwastouchedon,orwhatthenobilityhadbeenconvenedfor,thetalkbecameundecidedandindefinite.Thenallpreferredlisteningtospeaking.

           Amiddle-agedman,handsomeandvirile,intheuniformofaretirednavalofficer,wasspeakinginoneoftherooms,andasmallcrowdwaspressingroundhim.Pierrewentuptothecirclethathadformedroundthespeakerandlistened.CountIlyáRostóv,inamilitaryuniformofCatherine’stime,wassaunteringwithapleasantsmileamongthecrowd,withallofwhomhewasacquainted.

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