Война и мир

Chapter 19

           Fromthetwenty-sixthofAugusttothesecondofSeptember,thatisfromthebattleofBorodinótotheentryoftheFrenchintoMoscow,duringthewholeofthatagitating,memorableweek,therehadbeentheextraordinaryautumnweatherthatalwayscomesasasurprise,whenthesunhangslowandgivesmoreheatthaninspring,wheneverythingshinessobrightlyintherareclearatmospherethattheeyessmart,whenthelungsarestrengthenedandrefreshedbyinhalingthearomaticautumnair,wheneventhenightsarewarm,andwheninthosedarkwarmnights,goldenstarsstartleanddelightuscontinuallybyfallingfromthesky.

           AtteninthemorningofthesecondofSeptemberthisweatherstillheld.

           Thebrightnessofthemorningwasmagical.MoscowseenfromthePoklónnyHilllayspaciouslyspreadoutwithherriver,hergardens,andherchurches,andsheseemedtobelivingherusuallife,hercupolasglitteringlikestarsinthesunlight.

           Theviewofthestrangecitywithitspeculiararchitecture,suchashehadneverseenbefore,filledNapoleonwiththeratherenviousanduneasycuriositymenfeelwhentheyseeanalienformoflifethathasnoknowledgeofthem.Thiscitywasevidentlylivingwiththefullforceofitsownlife.Bytheindefinitesignswhich,evenatadistance,distinguishalivingbodyfromadeadone,NapoleonfromthePoklónnyHillperceivedthethroboflifeinthetownandfelt,asitwere,thebreathingofthatgreatandbeautifulbody.

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