Война и мир

Chapter 19

           

           EveryRussianlookingatMoscowfeelshertobeamother;everyforeignerwhoseesher,evenifignorantofhersignificanceasthemothercity,mustfeelherfemininecharacter,andNapoleonfeltit.

           “Cettevilleasiatiqueauxinnombrableséglises,Moscoulasainte.Lavoilàdoncenfin,cettefameuseville!Ilétaittemps,”*saidhe,anddismountingheorderedaplanofMoscowtobespreadoutbeforehim,andsummonedLelorgned’Ideville,theinterpreter.

           *“ThatAsiaticcityoftheinnumerablechurches,holy

           Moscow!Hereitisthenatlast,thatfamouscity.Itwas

           hightime.”

           “Atowncapturedbytheenemyislikeamaidwhohaslostherhonor,”thoughthe(hehadsaidsotoTúchkovatSmolénsk).FromthatpointofviewhegazedattheOrientalbeautyhehadnotseenbefore.Itseemedstrangetohimthathislong-feltwish,whichhadseemedunattainable,hadatlastbeenrealized.Intheclearmorninglighthegazednowatthecityandnowattheplan,consideringitsdetails,andtheassuranceofpossessingitagitatedandawedhim.

           “Butcoulditbeotherwise?”hethought.“Hereisthiscapitalatmyfeet.WhereisAlexandernow,andofwhatishethinking?Astrange,beautiful,andmajesticcity;andastrangeandmajesticmoment!InwhatlightmustIappeartothem!”thoughthe,thinkingofhistroops.“Heresheis,therewardforallthosefaintheartedmen,”hereflected,glancingatthosenearhimandatthetroopswhowereapproachingandformingup.“Onewordfromme,onemovementofmyhand,andthatancientcapitaloftheTsarswouldperish.

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