Война и мир

Chapter 26

           Eveniftherewasanyarson(whichisverydoubtful,fornoonehadanyreasontoburnthehouses—inanycaseatroublesomeanddangerousthingtodo),arsoncannotberegardedasthecause,forthesamethingwouldhavehappenedwithoutanyincendiarism.

           *ToRostopchín’sferociouspatriotism.

           HowevertemptingitmightbefortheFrenchtoblameRostopchín’sferocityandforRussianstoblamethescoundrelBonaparte,orlaterontoplaceanheroictorchinthehandsoftheirownpeople,itisimpossiblenottoseethattherecouldbenosuchdirectcauseofthefire,forMoscowhadtoburnaseveryvillage,factory,orhousemustburnwhichisleftbyitsownersandinwhichstrangersareallowedtoliveandcooktheirporridge.Moscowwasburnedbyitsinhabitants,itistrue,butbythosewhohadabandoneditandnotbythosewhoremainedinit.MoscowwhenoccupiedbytheenemydidnotremainintactlikeBerlin,Vienna,andothertowns,simplybecauseitsinhabitantsabandoneditanddidnotwelcometheFrenchwithbreadandsalt,norbringthemthekeysofthecity.

           

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