Война и мир

Chapter 16

           Themoreherealizedtheabsenceofallpersonalmotiveinthatoldman—inwhomthereseemedtoremainonlythehabitofpassions,andinplaceofanintellect(groupingeventsanddrawingconclusions)onlythecapacitycalmlytocontemplatethecourseofevents—themorereassuredhewasthateverythingwouldbeasitshould.“Hewillnotbringinanyplanofhisown.Hewillnotdeviseorundertakeanything,”thoughtPrinceAndrew,“buthewillheareverything,remembereverything,andputeverythinginitsplace.Hewillnothinderanythingusefulnorallowanythingharmful.Heunderstandsthatthereissomethingstrongerandmoreimportantthanhisownwill—theinevitablecourseofevents,andhecanseethemandgrasptheirsignificance,andseeingthatsignificancecanrefrainfrommeddlingandrenouncehispersonalwishdirectedtosomethingelse.Andaboveall,”thoughtPrinceAndrew,“onebelievesinhimbecausehe’sRussian,despitethenovelbyGenlisandtheFrenchproverbs,andbecausehisvoiceshookwhenhesaid:‘Whattheyhavebroughtusto!’andhadasobinitwhenhesaidhewould‘makethemeathorseflesh!’”

           Onsuchfeelings,moreorlessdimlysharedbyall,theunanimityandgeneralapprovalwerefoundedwithwhich,despitecourtinfluences,thepopularchoiceofKutúzovascommanderinchiefwasreceived.

           

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