Война и мир

Chapter 27

           WhenGerásimrousedhimfromhisreverietheideaoccurredtohimoftakingpartinthepopulardefenseofMoscowwhichheknewwasprojected.AndwiththatobjecthehadaskedGerásimtogethimapeasant’scoatandapistol,confidingtohimhisintentionsofremaininginJosephAlexéevich’shouseandkeepinghisnamesecret.Thenduringthefirstdayspentininactionandsolitude(hetriedseveraltimestofixhisattentionontheMasonicmanuscripts,butwasunabletodoso)theideathathadpreviouslyoccurredtohimofthecabalisticsignificanceofhisnameinconnectionwithBonaparte’smorethanoncevaguelypresenteditself.Buttheideathathe,L’russeBesuhof,wasdestinedtosetalimittothepoweroftheBeastwasasyetonlyoneofthefanciesthatoftenpassedthroughhismindandleftnotracebehind.

           When,havingboughtthecoatmerelywiththeobjectoftakingpartamongthepeopleinthedefenseofMoscow,PierrehadmettheRostóvsandNatáshahadsaidtohim:“AreyouremaininginMoscow?...Howsplendid!”thethoughtflashedintohismindthatitreallywouldbeagoodthing,evenifMoscowweretaken,forhimtoremainthereanddowhathewaspredestinedtodo.

           Nextday,withthesoleideaofnotsparinghimselfandnotlagginginanywaybehindthem,PierrewenttotheThreeHillsgate.ButwhenhereturnedtothehouseconvincedthatMoscowwouldnotbedefended,hesuddenlyfeltthatwhatbeforehadseemedtohimmerelyapossibilityhadnowbecomeabsolutelynecessaryandinevitable.

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