Война и мир

Chapter 23

           FromwhathedidhearheunderstoodthattheEmperorspokeofthedangerthreateningtheempireandofthehopesheplacedontheMoscownobility.Hewasansweredbyavoicewhichinformedhimoftheresolutionjustarrivedat.

           “Gentlemen!”saidtheEmperorwithaquiveringvoice.

           Therewasarustlingamongthecrowdanditagainsubsided,sothatPierredistinctlyheardthepleasantlyhumanvoiceoftheEmperorsayingwithemotion:

           “IneverdoubtedthedevotionoftheRussiannobles,buttodayithassurpassedmyexpectations.IthankyouinthenameoftheFatherland!Gentlemen,letusact!Timeismostprecious....”

           TheEmperorceasedspeaking,thecrowdbeganpressingroundhim,andrapturousexclamationswereheardfromallsides.

           “Yes,mostprecious...aroyalword,”saidCountRostóv,withasob.Hestoodattheback,and,thoughhehadheardhardlyanything,understoodeverythinginhisownway.

           FromthehallofthenobilitytheEmperorwenttothatofthemerchants.Thereheremainedabouttenminutes.Pierrewasamongthosewhosawhimcomeoutfromthemerchants’hallwithtearsofemotioninhiseyes.Asbecameknownlater,hehadscarcelybeguntoaddressthemerchantsbeforetearsgushedfromhiseyesandheconcludedinatremblingvoice.WhenPierresawtheEmperorhewascomingoutaccompaniedbytwomerchants,oneofwhomPierreknew,afatotkupshchík.Theotherwasthemayor,amanwithathinsallowfaceandnarrowbeard.Bothwereweeping

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