Война и мир

Chapter 24

           

           “Deviltakeit!”saidthevoiceofamanstumblingoversomething.

           PrinceAndrewlookedoutoftheshedandsawPierre,whohadtrippedoverapoleonthegroundandhadnearlyfallen,cominghisway.ItwasunpleasanttoPrinceAndrewtomeetpeopleofhisownsetingeneral,andPierreespecially,forheremindedhimofallthepainfulmomentsofhislastvisittoMoscow.

           “You?Whatasurprise!”saidhe.“Whatbringsyouhere?Thisisunexpected!”

           Ashesaidthishiseyesandfaceexpressedmorethancoldness—theyexpressedhostility,whichPierrenoticedatonce.Hehadapproachedtheshedfullofanimation,butonseeingPrinceAndrew’sfacehefeltconstrainedandillatease.

           “Ihavecome...simply...youknow...come...itinterestsme,”saidPierre,whohadsooftenthatdaysenselesslyrepeatedthatword“interesting.”“Iwishtoseethebattle.”

           “Ohyes,andwhatdotheMasonicbrotherssayaboutwar?Howwouldtheystopit?”saidPrinceAndrewsarcastically.“Well,andhow’sMoscow?Andmypeople?HavetheyreachedMoscowatlast?”heaskedseriously.

           “Yes,theyhave.JulieDrubetskáyatoldmeso.Iwenttoseethem,butmissedthem.TheyhavegonetoyourestatenearMoscow.”

           

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