Война и мир

Chapter 29

           Letlifegooninitunhinderedandletitdefenditself,itwilldomorethanifyouparalyzeitbyencumberingitwithremedies.Ourbodyislikeaperfectwatchthatshouldgoforacertaintime;thewatchmakercannotopenit,hecanonlyadjustitbyfumbling,andthatblindfold....Yes,ourbodyisjustamachineforliving,thatisall.”

           Andhavingenteredonthepathofdefinition,ofwhichhewasfond,Napoleonsuddenlyandunexpectedlygaveanewone.

           “Doyouknow,Rapp,whatmilitaryartis?”askedhe.“Itistheartofbeingstrongerthantheenemyatagivenmoment.That’sall.”

           Rappmadenoreply.

           “TomorrowweshallhavetodealwithKutúzov!”saidNapoleon.“Weshallsee!DoyourememberatBraunauhecommandedanarmyforthreeweeksanddidnotoncemountahorsetoinspecthisentrenchments....Weshallsee!”

           Helookedathiswatch.Itwasstillonlyfouro’clock.Hedidnotfeelsleepy.Thepunchwasfinishedandtherewasstillnothingtodo.Herose,walkedtoandfro,putonawarmovercoatandahat,andwentoutofthetent.Thenightwasdarkanddamp,ascarcelyperceptiblemoisturewasdescendingfromabove.Nearby,thecampfiresweredimlyburningamongtheFrenchGuards,andinthedistancethoseoftheRussianlineshonethroughthesmoke.Theweatherwascalm,andtherustleandtrampoftheFrenchtroopsalreadybeginningtomovetotakeuptheirpositionswereclearlyaudible

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